Thread:Semanticdrifter/@comment-24567267-20130823210936/@comment-4811793-20130826205339

As far as removing other users' rights you can manage the removal yourself for every level except bureaucrats.

As a general rule, we don't remove bureaucrat rights for inactive bureaucrats unless they've done something wrong. They were given those rights because they were  trusted by the community and other admins (or because they founded the wikia), and it was considered at the time to be a permanent promotion. Leaving their bureaucrat rights in place and visible is a symbol of respect and appreciation, and they could always come back and help out. However, there are a few situations where bureaucrat rights can be removed:

1) If there's any reason to suspect that you can't trust them anymore, please send us links which support your claim for us to verify this, and we'll be happy to remove their rights if we agree.

2) If any of them are still active elsewhere on Wikia but no longer wish to maintain this community, you can contact them and ask them to remove their own rights. This is generally the best option.

3) If it's clear that there's a strong community need to limit bureaucrats to only active members, we can step in and help. If you wish to pursue this approach, we suggest you hold a public discussion and vote on your community (open to all community members). We need to see community participation in the conversation and a general consensus before we can assess the situation further.

As for your theme designer question, you can read up on the help page here for more info. You might also ask on our forums, or reach out to us via Special:Contact if you are having issues.