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== "Watching" wiki pages == | == "Watching" wiki pages == | ||
Once registered, the first thing you will need to do is understand how "watching" pages work. Watching the pages you moderate is important so that you can be aware of changes that are made to the pages. When you watch a page, you will be notified via email each time a change is made to that page, and you will know who is working on these pages. Moderators should: | Once registered, the first thing you will need to do is understand how [[Help:Watchlist| "watching" ]]pages work. Watching the pages you moderate is important so that you can be aware of changes that are made to the pages. When you watch a page, you will be notified via email each time a change is made to that page, and you will know who is working on these pages. Moderators should: | ||
#Thank the people who are working on those pages and encourage their contributions to the wiki. | #Thank the people who are working on those pages and encourage their contributions to the wiki on the contributor's talk page or via email. | ||
#Be aware of potential problems that may arise. | #Be aware of potential problems that may arise. | ||
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*Once you have logged in and are on a page you want to watch, look on the upper right side of the page for the toolbar with '''watch''', '''share''' and '''print'''. | *Once you have logged in and are on a page you want to watch, look on the upper right side of the page for the toolbar with '''watch''', '''share''' and '''print'''. | ||
*Click '''watch'''. The system will indicate that you are now watching that page | *Click '''watch'''. The system will indicate that you are now watching that page | ||
*“Watching” will generate an e-mail to you when other users make edits to the page. When you visit the | *“Watching” will generate an e-mail to you when other users make edits to the page. When you visit the page, you can view the History tab to see what was changed. This makes it easy for you to track changes to the pages you moderate. | ||
'''Watch the following pages:''' | '''Watch the following pages:''' | ||
*First, add the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator|FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator]] page to your watchlist. This will notify you of any new helps for Moderators and any changes to the job description. | *First, add the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator|FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator]] page to your watchlist. This will notify you of any new helps for Moderators and any changes to the job description. | ||
*Second, add the locality or topic pages you are moderating to the watchlist, their topic pages, and the sub-locality pages. For example, if you are the New York moderator, you will add the New York page, the New York topic pages, and the New York county pages to your watchlist.<br> | *Second, add the locality or topic pages you are moderating to the watchlist, their topic pages, and the sub-locality pages. For example, if you are the New York moderator, you will add the New York page, the New York topic pages, and the New York county pages to your watchlist.<br> | ||
== Be involved - learning about policy changes saves rework == | == Be involved - learning about policy changes saves rework == | ||