Ranks and Awards System for Encyclopedia Europa
Hi guys,
This is something that I have wanted to do for a while, that is a Ranks and a Awards system for our wiki. I'll explain below and please let me know what you think.
Since we have the ranks insignia in this article, I suggest we create a system where users gain ranks as they edit to encourage contributors. The rank of each user will be display in his/her profile page in form of a Infobox and maybe in the signature as well.
Ranks can be promoted by admins or by users upon reaching the requirements. However, users who violated the criteria will be given a warning. The second time will be a 3-day ban and the third time will be a permanent ban.
The requirements for promotion to next rank are as follow (this is just my suggestion, I need you…
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