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== How to Contact Administrators == | == How to Contact Administrators == | ||
*Add a [[Maintenance Templates|Flag]] related to the problem with content in the Wiki | * Add a [[Maintenance Templates|Flag]] related to the problem with content in the Wiki | ||
*Participate in the [[FamilySearch wiki user group meeting|FamilySearch Wiki user group]] | * Participate in the [[FamilySearch wiki user group meeting|FamilySearch Wiki user group]] | ||
* | * For general feedback or technical issues please see the instruction on the: [[FamilySearch Wiki:Contact Us|Contact us]] page. | ||
== Sysops are system Administrators == | == Sysops are system Administrators == | ||
Revision as of 12:51, 15 March 2010
See also Moderators
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Policies of FamilySearch Wiki[edit | edit source]
- The Guiding Principles for this site.
- Overall FamilySearch Wiki Policies
- Copyright, Copyleft, and Intellectual Property
- Privacy Policy
- Image use
Reasons to Contact an Administrator[edit | edit source]
- Report a page that needs immediate deletion
- Submit a page that might need protecting or unprotecting
How to Contact Administrators[edit | edit source]
- Add a Flag related to the problem with content in the Wiki
- Participate in the FamilySearch Wiki user group
- For general feedback or technical issues please see the instruction on the: Contact us page.
Sysops are system Administrators[edit | edit source]
The Administrators help manage the development and content in the Wiki. Some tasks the Administrators (Sysops) keep busy with include:
- Determining the namespaces used in the Wiki and the purpose for each namespace.
- Write the Did You Know? article for the Main Page
- Moderate the Forums
- Monitor deletion requests See Deletion Requests for instructions on monitoring.
- Follow-up on deleting pages and images as needed.
- View deleted revisions of pages
- Undelete pages or images
- FamilySearch Wiki:Blocking and Banning, individual and ranges of IP addresses
- Protect and unprotect pages
- Edit the interface
- Dispute resolution. The "Neutrality Disputes" flag addresses the dispute resolution needs.
Maintenance Flag Monitoring[edit | edit source]
Examples of all current: Maintenance Templates. Monitor each flag by clicking on the links below:
- Category:Deletion Requests - immediate action is needed
- Category:Outdated articles - flag remains until fixed
- Category:Neutrality disputes - two week requirement
- Category:Not English - move pages to language wiki if available
- Category:Copyright problems - one week requirement
- Category:Ambiguous page title - flag remains until fixed
- Category:Merge articles - flag remains until fixed
- Category:Articles needing citations - discussion needed before implementation