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	==== Proposition: Rename Reviewer role to Uploader (or something like that) ====		==== Proposition: Rename Reviewer role to Uploader (or something like that) ====

	For several months, we have given rights for certain members of the community to upload their own images without needing to have them approved by our [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=Reviewer Reviewer] missionaries for appropriateness. For instance, certain employee teams at FamilySearch are adding content rapidly and need to upload their own images in order to fulfill their tight production schedules. But since we didn't have a system role for uploading, we were giving people the Moderator role, which includes uploading rights. The fact that these folks weren't really Moderators has led to some issues. Some of these folks are not well versed in governance, Manual of Style issues, and wikiquette, so when they tangle with newbies who see that they are "Moderators," the newbies get a feeling that our wiki's leaders aren't very friendly or knowledgeable, so these newbies cease contributing.		For several months, we have given rights for certain members of the community to upload their own images without needing to have them approved by our [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=Reviewer Reviewer] missionaries for appropriateness. For instance, certain employee teams at FamilySearch are adding content rapidly and need to upload their own images in order to fulfill their tight production schedules. But since we didn't have a system role for uploading, we were giving people the Moderator role, which includes uploading rights. The fact that these folks weren't really Moderators has led to some issues. Some of these folks are not well versed in governance, Manual of Style issues, and wikiquette, so when they tangle with newbies who see that they are "Moderators," the newbies get a feeling that our wiki's leaders aren't very friendly or knowledgeable, so these newbies cease contributing.