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*Bug tracker — a facility for reporting problems with the Wikipedia Web site or the MediaWiki software that runs it; | *Bug tracker — a facility for reporting problems with the Wikipedia Web site or the MediaWiki software that runs it; | ||
*Village pump: proposals page — a place for making non-policy suggestions; and | *Village pump: proposals page — a place for making non-policy suggestions; and | ||
*Wikipedia:Help desk — Wikipedia's general help desk, if other pages have not answered your query. | *Wikipedia:Help desk — Wikipedia's general help desk, if other pages have not answered your query. | ||
< | === Editorial structure<ref name="wpEdOvCo">from Wikipedia:Editorial Oversight and Control, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Editorial_oversight_and_control</ref> === | ||
The Wikipedia community is largely self-organizing, so that anyone may build a reputation as a competent editor and become involved in any role they may choose, subject to peer approval. Individuals often will choose to become involved in specialized tasks, such as reviewing articles at others request, watching current edits for vandalism, or watching newly created articles for quality control purposes, or similar roles. Editors who find that editorial administrator responsibility would benefit their ability to help the community may ask their peers in the community for agreement to undertake such roles; a structure which enforces meritocracy and communal standards of editorship and conduct. At present around a 75-80% approval rating after a communal "no holds barred" inquiry, is considered the requirement for such a role, a standard which tends to ensure a high level of experience, trust and familiarity across a broad front of projects within Wikipedia. | |||
(Such rights are stringently restricted, ensuring that editorial and administrative matters are separated powers and only rarely lead to editorial conflict of interest.) | |||
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