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This '''inactivity policy''' sets minimum standards for activity levels of advanced rights holders, such as [[administrators]]. Permissions are removed from inactive users to decrease the risk of compromised accounts and to ensure that administrators are always familiar with current practices.

This '''inactivity policy''' sets minimum standards for activity levels of advanced rights holders, such as [[administrators]]. Permissions are removed from inactive users to decrease the risk associated with compromised accounts and to ensure that administrators are always familiar with current practices.

== Policy ==

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On wikis where no such review process exists locally, the following procedure shall apply:

# Stewards will notify those permission holders who have exceeded the maximum allowed time period for inactivity. Such a notification will be sent as a message to the user's talk page on the wiki where they hold their advanced permissions~~. A notification should also be sent to an appropriate centralized forum on the local project~~.

# Stewards will notify those permission holders who have exceeded the maximum allowed time period for inactivity. Such a notification will be sent as a message to the user's talk page on the wiki where they hold their advanced permissions.

# If a notified user wishes to retain their permissions, the user should ~~say so within 14 days, and~~ the ~~permissions will be kept~~.

# If a notified user wishes to retain their permissions, the user should discuss the matter with the local community on a centralized forum.

# If a notified user wishes to resign or does not respond within 14 days, the appropriate permissions should be removed.<ref>Note that if a user who holds both Class 1 and Class 2 permissions has been inactive for less than two years, Class 2 permissions may be retained.</ref> However, Stewards should not remove administrator access on [[Bureaucrats#Removing administrator access|wikis where bureaucrats can do so]].

# If a notified user wishes to resign, does not respond within 14 days, fails to follow the procedure in step 2, or fails to get community support for continued access, the appropriate permissions should be removed.<ref>Note that if a user who holds both Class 1 and Class 2 permissions has been inactive for less than two years, Class 2 permissions may be retained.</ref> However, Stewards should not remove administrator access on [[Bureaucrats#Removing administrator access|wikis where bureaucrats can do so]].

# The community should be notified about any removals on a central discussion page.

=== Procedure for global permissions ===

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 {{global policy}}
-This '''inactivity policy''' sets minimum standards for activity levels of advanced rights holders, such as [[administrators]]. Permissions are removed from inactive users to decrease the risk of compromised accounts and to ensure that administrators are always familiar with current practices.
+This '''inactivity policy''' sets minimum standards for activity levels of advanced rights holders, such as [[administrators]]. Permissions are removed from inactive users to decrease the risk associated with compromised accounts and to ensure that administrators are always familiar with current practices.
 == Policy ==
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 On wikis where no such review process exists locally, the following procedure shall apply:
-# Stewards will notify those permission holders who have exceeded the maximum allowed time period for inactivity. Such a notification will be sent as a message to the user's talk page on the wiki where they hold their advanced permissions. A notification should also be sent to an appropriate centralized forum on the local project.
+# Stewards will notify those permission holders who have exceeded the maximum allowed time period for inactivity. Such a notification will be sent as a message to the user's talk page on the wiki where they hold their advanced permissions.
-# If a notified user wishes to retain their permissions, the user should say so within 14 days, and the permissions will be kept.
+# If a notified user wishes to retain their permissions, the user should discuss the matter with the local community on a centralized forum.
-# If a notified user wishes to resign or does not respond within 14 days, the appropriate permissions should be removed.<ref>Note that if a user who holds both Class 1 and Class 2 permissions has been inactive for less than two years, Class 2 permissions may be retained.</ref> However, Stewards should not remove administrator access on [[Bureaucrats#Removing administrator access|wikis where bureaucrats can do so]].
+# If a notified user wishes to resign, does not respond within 14 days, fails to follow the procedure in step 2, or fails to get community support for continued access, the appropriate permissions should be removed.<ref>Note that if a user who holds both Class 1 and Class 2 permissions has been inactive for less than two years, Class 2 permissions may be retained.</ref> However, Stewards should not remove administrator access on [[Bureaucrats#Removing administrator access|wikis where bureaucrats can do so]].
+# The community should be notified about any removals on a central discussion page.
 === Procedure for global permissions ===