Star Trek Online Geekipedia:Administrators
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This page has been adapted from Memory Alpha:Administrators with thanks. JadeEnigma 06:14, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
Administrators are Star Trek Online Geekipedia users with so-called sysop rights. They are not superior to other users, but are able to perform maintenance and security tasks. Administrators still have the same responsibilities, rights and privilages as any other regular user.
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Administrator responsibilities
Administrators at the Star Trek Online Geekipedia have the following privilages and responsibilities:
- Protecting pages. Admins can protect pages from further changes in cases of vandalism or content disputes. This should happen only in certain rare circumstances (see also: Protection policy).
- Deletion and undeletion. Admins can delete and un-delete pages and images from the Star Trek Online Geekipedia. This happens more frequently, but it is necessary to restrict permissions to this feature in order to prevent vandalism (see also: Deletion policy).
- Block and unblock. In extreme cases, admins can ban users from contributing to the Star Trek Online Geekipedia, either for a specific amount of time, or indefinitely (see also: Bans and blocks).
- MediaWiki namespace. Admins may edit the protected pages in the MediaWiki namespace. These pages are used to define the text of the user interface.
Becoming an administrator
If you believe that a fellow registered user would make a good administrator, you can add the name to the list of nominations for administratorship. Please note that at this time, you cannot nominate yourself for this position. The geekipedia's general policy is to grant administrator status to anyone who has actively participated in the development of the encyclopedia for a period of time and is a recognized member of the community. For a wiki, the more administrators that participate in the system, the better.
There are no strict standards for becoming an administrator; however, in general it is expected that a nominee for administratorship be a registered member of the community for at least several months, and to have made several hundred edits to articles. It's best for the nominees to exhibit a good understanding of the geekipedia's Policies and Guidelines and to be an active participant in the implementation of those policies for various articles. In this case, both quality and quantity are important factors to be considered.
When a member is nominated for administratorship, the nomination should be discussed and voted upon by all registered members. If, after a period of no less than seven days, there is unanimous agreement in support of the nomination, then the nomination is accepted and a bureaucrat will grant the member administrator privileges. If no consensus is achieved within fourteen days, then the nomination is rejected. A rationale should be provided with each vote. Especially, any objection with clearly no connection to this project can be considered invalid.
Members may be re-nominated after a one-month waiting period following the date of the rejection of the previous nomination. There is no limit to the number of times a member may be nominated. Nominations for members who are obviously new and/or unqualified may be rejected before the voting cycle is completed.
Bureaucrats
Bureaucrats are administrators with the most authority. There is no policy in place for appointment to this position, since those who have it are the owners and operators of the site, and "hold the keys to the kingdom." Only bureaucrats have the ability to make other users into administrators, or sysops.
See Bureaucratic Privilege for policies regarding and governing these few individuals.
