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== Moderation  ==
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Moderators are volunteer administrators of the FamilySearch Wiki who help monitor wiki content within a subject area&nbsp;and guide others as they contribute. If you are interested in being a moderator for a specific locality or research subject, {{Please contact the Support Team}}.  
 
Moderators are volunteer administrators of the FamilySearch Wiki who help monitor wiki content within a subject area&nbsp;and guide others as they contribute. If you are interested in being a moderator for a specific locality or research subject, {{Please contact the Support Team}}.  
  
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The Moderator Job Description includes the following items:  
 
The Moderator Job Description includes the following items:  
  
*Be familiar with the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles|Guiding Principles]] and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Policies|Policies]] of the Wiki.
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*'''Build Community''' - Help build an active, vibrant community of contributors in a locality or topic.<br>
*Be familiar with the content in the subject area you moderate.  
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*'''Recognize Contributions''' - Introduce themselves to new contributors to that locality, potentially recognize contributors for great work<br>
*Add information and links to the pages you moderate.
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*'''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 or more contributors are in an editing dispute by supporting the Dispute Resolution guidelines.
*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;
 
  
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For the first steps to take to help you with the above, see the&nbsp;[[FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator Responsibilities|Moderator Responsibilities]].
  
 
== Become a Moderator<br>  ==
 
== Become a Moderator<br>  ==
  
If you are interested in being a moderator for a specific locality, {{Please contact the Support Team}}. Send the following information in to apply to be a moderator:<br>  
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If you are interested in being a moderator, or part of a team of moderators, for a specific locality or topic, {{Please contact the Support Team}}. Copy and paste the following information into your e-mail program and answer the questions. Use “Request to become a Wiki Moderator” (without the quote marks) as the subject line of your e-mail.<br>  
  
 
*Name:  
 
*Name:  
 
*Username (Wiki login):  
 
*Username (Wiki login):  
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*Which page(s) are you interested in moderating?
 
*Have you created your User page?  
 
*Have you created your User page?  
 
*What is your experience in editing in the Wiki?  
 
*What is your experience in editing in the Wiki?  
*What is your experience in genealogy research in the area you would like to moderate? <br>
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*Do you use the FamilySearch Forums?
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*What would you like to achieve by working on the Wiki?
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*Have you ever been involved in genealogy-related projects with a group of people before?
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*What is your experience in genealogy research in the area you would like to moderate?  
 
*Have you read through the following pages regarding moderator duties on the Wiki, and do you understand the moderator responsibilities?
 
*Have you read through the following pages regarding moderator duties on the Wiki, and do you understand the moderator responsibilities?
  
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:*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator/Getting Started|FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator/Getting Started]]<br>
 
:*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator/Getting Started|FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator/Getting Started]]<br>
  
*Are you familiar with the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|FamilySearch Wiki Manual of Style]]?<br>  
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*Are you familiar with the FamilySearch Research Wiki [[FamilySearch Wiki:Policies|Policies]], [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles|Guiding Principles]], and the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]?<br>  
 
*What questions do you have about Moderator duties? You can [https://familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?p=32562#post32562 ask on the forum].<br>
 
*What questions do you have about Moderator duties? You can [https://familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?p=32562#post32562 ask on the forum].<br>
  
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Your request will be reviewed, and you will be contacted in a short period of time.<br>  
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Thank you for your willingness to further help in our wonderful Wiki community!
  
 
== Who are the Moderators?  ==
 
== Who are the Moderators?  ==
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Revision as of 22:20, 28 November 2012

Policies of FamilySearch Wiki
Tools for Moderators
  • The moderator user box added to your user page will communicate to other wiki users that you are the moderator for the content.
  • Add the box by typing {{User Moderator}}
to your user page. 
  • You might want to add the name of the localities and/or subjects you are moderating to your user page along with the user box.


Return to Help:Moderators




Moderators are volunteer administrators of the FamilySearch Wiki who help monitor wiki content within a subject area and guide others as they contribute. If you are interested in being a moderator for a specific locality or research subject, Please contact the Support Team.

 

Responsibilities

The Moderator Job Description includes the following items:

  • 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 or more contributors are in an editing dispute by supporting the Dispute Resolution guidelines.

For the first steps to take to help you with the above, see the Moderator Responsibilities.

Become a Moderator

If you are interested in being a moderator, or part of a team of moderators, for a specific locality or topic, Please contact the Support Team. Copy and paste the following information into your e-mail program and answer the questions. Use “Request to become a Wiki Moderator” (without the quote marks) as the subject line of your e-mail.

  • Name:
  • Username (Wiki login):
  • Which page(s) are you interested in moderating?
  • Have you created your User page?
  • What is your experience in editing in the Wiki?
  • Do you use the FamilySearch Forums?
  • What would you like to achieve by working on the Wiki?
  • Have you ever been involved in genealogy-related projects with a group of people before?
  • What is your experience in genealogy research in the area you would like to moderate?
  • Have you read through the following pages regarding moderator duties on the Wiki, and do you understand the moderator responsibilities?

Your request will be reviewed, and you will be contacted in a short period of time.

Thank you for your willingness to further help in our wonderful Wiki community!

Who are the Moderators?

Our current moderators include:

Countries

United States

Focused Research

Historical Records

How-to Articles

All moderators in the Wiki are invited to help write the following articles. Each article is specifically related to being a moderator. Sharing your experiences in the Discussion tab would be a great place to start. The thoughts and ideas you add to the Discussion tab will assist anyone who wishes to write the article. The articles listed below were started as stub articles. Your participation in this effort will help all moderators.

Moderating the Community

Moderating Content

Things you can do

The following items are things that a moderator can do to help improve the content in their area of expertise and also grow the community of volunteers authors and editors:

  • Review and edit content as needed
  • Showcase content from your area of expertise
  • Upload images
  • Encourage the creation of new pages
  • Encourage users to clarify ambiguous page titles
  • Discuss, approve, interpret, and clarify policies
  • Get good ideas from other moderators and areas of the wiki and lead contributors in your area to implement them
  • Communicate important issues to other contributors in your subject area
  • Organize and lead wikiprojects
  • Identify and invite knowledgeable people to help with the wiki

See also
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