MeritBadgeDotOrg:Sysop
From MeritBadgeDotOrg
(Difference between revisions)
(create) |
m (→Pre-requisites for Adminship: Updated) |
||
| (18 intermediate revisions not shown.) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| - | |||
| - | |||
==What is a Sysop?== | ==What is a Sysop?== | ||
| - | + | '''Sysops''' on this wiki are administrators that help keep the website running efficiently and effectively for the benefit of Scouting. | |
| - | + | A user with sysop rights can: | |
| + | |||
| + | * ''edit'' '''protected''' pages/sections (including those in the ''MeritBadgeDotOrg'' namespace), | ||
| + | * [[MeritBadgeDotOrg:Recent changes patrol|''patrol'']] the [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]], | ||
| + | * ''move'' pages, | ||
| + | * ''delete'' and ''undelete'' pages, | ||
| + | * ''protect'' and ''unprotect'' pages, | ||
| + | * ''block'' and ''unblock'' users, and | ||
| + | * use the ''[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Reverting#Rollback rollback]'' feature. | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{See|[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Administrators MediaWiki.Org/Manual:Administrators] for details.}}{{Clear}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Can I become a Sysop on this wiki?== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Yes, absolutely! You can volunteer yourself, or be nominated. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Pre-requisites for Adminship=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | In order to become a Sysop on this wiki: | ||
| + | *First, you '''must''' be an active, trained, BSA-registered: | ||
| + | :a) [[Scouter]], or | ||
| + | :b) 18-20 year-old [[Venturer]]/[[Sea Scout]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | :''Trained'' means... | ||
| + | :* your [[Youth Protection]] training certification must be (and must remain) current — '''''no exceptions'''''; and | ||
| + | :* you must be '''"trained to position"'''... i.e., you have completed all training necessary for the [[adult leader]] (or, Venturing/Sea Scouting officer) position in which you are ''primarily'' registered. | ||
| + | |||
| + | *Second, you must also be a registered member of [http://www.MeritBadge.Net MeritBadge.Net]. (There is a ''private'' forum on MeritBadge.Net where sysops can discuss the administrative (i.e., back office) aspects of maintaining this website, to which you would need to subscribe.) | ||
| + | |||
| + | If you meet these pre-requisites, some ''(very) limited'' personal information will asked for in order to verify that you meet the above requirements. (Note: This information will only be available to the [[Bureaucrats]].) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Requests for Adminship=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''If you are interested, or would like to nominate somebody, please e-mail ''[[Special:Emailuser/RWSmith|RWSmith]]''.''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Who are the Sysops on this wiki?== | ||
| + | *See: '''[[Special:Listusers/sysop|List of Sysops]]''' | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[MeritBadgeDotOrg:Administrators|Administrators]] — Bureaucrats and Sysops | ||
| + | *[[MeritBadgeDotOrg:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrats]] — Just what it says | ||
| + | *[[MeritBadgeDotOrg:Administrators/User rights|User rights (permissions)]] — (Note: locally annotated) | ||
[[Category:Administrators|{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:Administrators|{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
Current revision
Contents |
What is a Sysop?
Sysops on this wiki are administrators that help keep the website running efficiently and effectively for the benefit of Scouting.
A user with sysop rights can:
- edit protected pages/sections (including those in the MeritBadgeDotOrg namespace),
- patrol the recent changes,
- move pages,
- delete and undelete pages,
- protect and unprotect pages,
- block and unblock users, and
- use the rollback feature.
- See: MediaWiki.Org/Manual:Administrators for details.
Can I become a Sysop on this wiki?
Yes, absolutely! You can volunteer yourself, or be nominated.
Pre-requisites for Adminship
In order to become a Sysop on this wiki:
- First, you must be an active, trained, BSA-registered:
- Trained means...
- your Youth Protection training certification must be (and must remain) current — no exceptions; and
- you must be "trained to position"... i.e., you have completed all training necessary for the adult leader (or, Venturing/Sea Scouting officer) position in which you are primarily registered.
- Second, you must also be a registered member of MeritBadge.Net. (There is a private forum on MeritBadge.Net where sysops can discuss the administrative (i.e., back office) aspects of maintaining this website, to which you would need to subscribe.)
If you meet these pre-requisites, some (very) limited personal information will asked for in order to verify that you meet the above requirements. (Note: This information will only be available to the Bureaucrats.)
Requests for Adminship
If you are interested, or would like to nominate somebody, please e-mail RWSmith.
Who are the Sysops on this wiki?
- See: List of Sysops
See also
- Administrators — Bureaucrats and Sysops
- Bureaucrats — Just what it says
- User rights (permissions) — (Note: locally annotated)
