User blog:Minithepeanut/LeftHA, Inactive, Expelled Characters etc.

This is my two ideas in one blog.

First of all, you know how we have a bazillion templates for people that have left, like LeftHA, Inactive, Expelled, Adoption, Hiatus, Archived Probably not a bazillion. I think we should make some sort of page with all the templates on them and how/when to use them, sorta like the Userboxes page.

Then secondly, is the issue of what to do with those pages. We have more deleted characters on here than we do not deleted. I think we need some sort of new policy where characters that have LEFT, as in, you aren't roleplaying them anymore, have their page deleted. If they have a really long Slap Page or Blog or whatever that you put a lot of effort into, you can archive it, using the Archived template, and then we remove all the other categories from that page. Now, I know a lot of you kinda stopped at the whole "Delete the page" thing, but here's the thing. Since we've introduced the LeftHA template, people have thought a lot less about deleting their OCs, because they can just bring them back later. I think we should a) if the portrayer only wants to take a break or is putting them up for adoption, mark them with the Hiatus or Adoption template b) if the portrayer is inactive and hasn't said they won't be back, we keep the Inactive tag on their character's pages for three months or so, then delete the page. If they won't be back, just delete the page, except in some cases, like if a user dies, and we keep the page as a memorial to them or c) delete the page if the user doesn't want to RP them anymore, which can easily be restored if you change your mind.

I just think it's going to clear up a lot of uneccesary pages. Plus we might see new character around for a lot longer.

Anyway, you're probably still mad at me for being a crappy admin for the past while, but tell me what you think anyway.