FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator Responsibilities: Difference between revisions

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Research Wiki Moderators are responsible to:

Build Community - Help build an active, vibrant community of contributors in a locality or topic.
Recognize Contributions - Introduce themselves to new contributors to that locality, potentially recognize contributors for great work
Help Resolve Problems - Generally a very minor part of these responsibilities, it will be important to respond when Wiki Guidelines and Policies are broken by contributors, and help when two contributors are in an editing dispute by supporting the Dispute Resolution guidelines.

New moderators will:

Click to watch the pages in the locality to be aware of the work being done on them. This will help the moderator know when others are contributing to these pages and give them information they need to reach out to contributors - specifically the following, though there may be more:
- The main locality page (e.g. the Missouri page)
- Sub-locality pages (e.g. the counties in Missouri)
- The locality topic pages (e.g. Missouri Bible Records, etc.)
Learn about each of the following, so that they know what to do or where to refer people when they get questions:
- Wiki Guidelines and Policies, "How the wiki works"
- The Manual of Style
- How to use Talk/Discussion pages to communicate with other contributors
- How to use the Wiki Forums
- How to find help information in the wiki
- The dispute resolution process
Once they feel they understand the above concepts, they will continue to keep updated in two areas:
- Follow the discussions in the Contributor's Corner on the forums.
- Watch the Wiki pages of note – the Guidelines & Policy pages, the Moderator pages, and any other pages they feel are important.

Notes:

There can be a single moderator for a topic/location, or a team of moderators that work together.
These responsibilities can take anywhere from a few hours here and there to as much time as the moderator will allow.

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-[[FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator|&lt; Back to Moderator page]]
+[[FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator&lt; Back to Moderator page]]
-== Research Wiki Moderators do the following: ==
+'''Research Wiki Moderators are responsible to:'''
-:*'''Build Community''' - Help build an active, vibrant community of contributors in a locality or topic.
+*'''Build Community''' - Help build an active, vibrant community of contributors in a locality or topic.
-:*'''Recognize Contributions''' - Introduce yourself to new contributors to that locality, potentially recognizing those contributors whose work is particularly valuable.
+*'''Recognize Contributions''' - Introduce themselves to new contributors to that locality, potentially recognize contributors for great work
-:*'''Help Resolve Problems''' - Generally a very minor part of these responsibilities, it will be important to respond when Wiki Guidelines and Policies are not observed by contributors, and assist when two or more contributors have an editing dispute by supporting the Dispute Resolution guidelines.<br>
+*'''Help Resolve Problems''' - Generally a very minor part of these responsibilities, it will be important to respond when Wiki Guidelines and Policies are broken by contributors, and help when two contributors are in an editing dispute by supporting the Dispute Resolution guidelines.<br>
-== As a new moderator, you will:  ==
+<br>'''New moderators will:'''
-:#'''[[Help:Watchlist|Watch the pages]]''' in the locality to be aware of the work being done on them. This will: 1. Help you know when others are contributing to these pages, and 2. Give you information you need to reach out to contributors. You'll watch at least:
+#Click to watch the pages in the locality to be aware of the work being done on them. This will help the moderator know when others are contributing to these pages and give them information they need to reach out to contributors - specifically the following, though there may be more:
-:#*The main locality page (e.g. the [[Missouri|Missouri]] page)
+#*The main locality page (e.g. the [[Missouri|Missouri]] page)
-:#*Sub-locality pages (e.g. the [[Jackson County, Missouri|counties in Missouri]])
+#*Sub-locality pages (e.g. the [[Jackson County, Missouri|counties in Missouri]])
-:#*The locality topic pages (e.g. [[Missouri Bible Records|Missouri Bible Records]], etc.)
+#*The locality topic pages (e.g. [[Missouri Bible Records|Missouri Bible Records]], etc.)
-:#'''Learn about the following''', so that you know what to do or where to refer people when they have questions:
+#Learn about each of the following, so that they know what to do or where to refer people when they get questions:
-:#*How to use [[Help:Talk Pages|Talk pages]] to communicate with other contributors<br>
+#*Wiki [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles|Guidelines]] and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Policies|Policies]], "How the wiki works"
-:#*How to find [[Help:Contributor Help|help information]] in the wiki
+#*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|The Manual of Style]]
-:#*Wiki [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles|Guidelines]] and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Policies|Policies]], "How the wiki works"
+#*How to use Talk/Discussion pages to communicate with other contributors
-:#*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|The Manual of Style]]<br>
+#*How to use the [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/forumdisplay.php?f=5 Wiki Forums]
-:#*The [[FamilySearch Wiki:Dispute Resolution|dispute resolution]] process
+#*How to find [[Help:Contributor Help|help information]] in the wiki
-:#*Update the links as the pages are completed
+#*The [[FamilySearch Wiki:Dispute Resolution|dispute resolution]] process
-:#*Work with the volunteers so that they know the criteria being used for the locality
+#Once they feel they understand the above concepts, they will continue to keep updated in two areas:
-The Dispute Resolution Guidelines are outlined on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Dispute resolution]] page and the links from that page.
+#*Follow the discussions in the Contributor's Corner on the forums.
+#*Watch the Wiki pages of note – the Guidelines &amp; Policy pages, the Moderator pages, and any other pages they feel are important.<br>
-== Your ongoing responsibilities include: ==
+<br>
-Stay updated by doing the following:
+'''Notes:'''
-:*[[Help:Watchlist|Watch important Wiki pages]]:
+*There can be a single moderator for a topic/location, or a team of moderators that work together.<br>
-::*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles|Guiding Principles]]
+*These responsibilities can take anywhere from a few hours here and there to as much time as the moderator will allow.
-::*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Policies|Policies]]
-::*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|The Manual of Style]]
-::*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator|Moderators]]
-::*Moderator Responsibilities (this page)
-::*Other pages you feel are important.
-== Best Practices  ==
+<!--
-:'''Build Community'''<br>
+*Be familiar with the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles|Guiding Principles]] and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Policies|Policies]] of the Wiki.
+*Be familiar with the content in the subject area you moderate.
+*Add information and links to the pages you moderate.
+*Share best practices with others as they contribute.
+*Know how to contact other users through their [[Help:Discussion Pages (Talk Pages)|user discussion&nbsp;pages]] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:E-mailing_users E-mail this user] feature.&nbsp;
+*Be familiar with [[FamilySearch Wiki:Administrators#How_to_Contact_Administrators|how to contact administrators]] when needed.
+*Add this page to your [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Help:Watchlist Watchlist] to be notified of any&nbsp;changes to the Moderator role.
+*[https://help.familysearch.org/help/viewdocument?documentId=109787&sliceId=SAL_Public&userQuery=subscribe+to+a+forum Subscribe] to the&nbsp;[http://forums.familysearch.org/en/forumdisplay.php?f=81 Contributors' Corner forum] so you can be aware of changes in policies, governance, stylistic issues, and templates.&nbsp;
-::*Share best practices with others as they contribute.
+-->
-::*Recruit those known to you who have good knowledge about the area
-:::*[[Help:Adopt-a-page|Adoption]] of pages by organizations is a great recruiting tool
-:::*Social media is also a great way to spread the word
-:::*Starting a [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject|WikiProject]] can help you recruit those who need a specific focus to know how to help
-:'''Recognize contributions'''<br>
-::*Know how to contact other users through their [[Help:Talk Pages|user pages]] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Emailing_users Email this user] feature.
-::*Visit the [[Special:Contributions|User Contributions]] page of contributors to see what they have been working on to know what to recognize.
-:'''Help Resolve Problems'''
-::*Be familiar with the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles|Guiding Principles]] and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Policies|Policies]] of the Wiki.
-::*Be familiar with the content in the subject area you moderate.
-::*Be familiar with [[FamilySearch Wiki:Administrators#How_to_Contact_Administrators|how to contact administrators]] when needed.<br>
-== Notes  ==
-:*There can be a single moderator for a topic/location, or a team of moderators that work together.<br>
-:*These responsibilities can take anywhere from a few hours here and there to as much time as the moderator will allow.
-[[Category:Moderators]]