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*Note: This draft actually consists of six different pages: Slight modifications to the Staff page, and a rewrite of the Admin Guide, expanding it to four pages + the introductory page. | *Note: This draft actually consists of six different pages: Slight modifications to the Staff page, and a rewrite of the Admin Guide, expanding it to four pages + the introductory page. | ||
=KHWiki:Staff= | |||
The ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki '''Staff''' are editors chosen to protect the wiki’s content from vandalism or edit warring, manage articles and files on site, and moderate and help resolve conflicts among users. They have additional rights and tools that allow them to carry out these tasks. | The ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki '''Staff''' are editors chosen to protect the wiki’s content from vandalism or edit warring, manage articles and files on site, and moderate and help resolve conflicts among users. They have additional rights and tools that allow them to carry out these tasks. | ||
==Current Staff== | ==Current Staff== | ||
The ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki's current staff includes four types of editors: | The ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki's current staff includes four types of editors: | ||
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Staff members who are temporarily inactive appear in grayscale. They are not able to help other editors right now, so any issues that arise should be brought to the attention of an active staff member. | Staff members who are temporarily inactive appear in grayscale. They are not able to help other editors right now, so any issues that arise should be brought to the attention of an active staff member. | ||
===Retired staff=== | |||
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The staff of the wiki, like other editors, are voluntary. Overtime, we've had editors come and go as members of the wiki's staff. We're grateful to each of these wonderful people who have made the wiki what it is today. | |||
==Offsite staff== | |||
The ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki has additional social channels and networks, including a YouTube channel, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ pages, and a DeviantArt group. These are maintained by the editors listed below. Please contact any of these if you have any questions pertaining to any of these specific accounts. | |||
==More help== | ==More help== | ||
*'''[[KHWiki:Staff Manual]]''': A guide to staff rights and responsiblities | *'''[[KHWiki:Staff Manual]]''': A guide to staff rights and responsiblities | ||
*'''[[KHWiki:Traverse Town/1st District/Mailbox|Mailbox]]''': A list of active editors who would love to lend a hand. | *'''[[KHWiki:Traverse Town/1st District/Mailbox|Mailbox]]''': A list of active editors who would love to lend a hand. | ||
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=KHWiki:Staff Manual= | |||
The Staff at the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki are tasked with keeping order on site. They have many responsibilities, but they all tie back to managing content and media files, mediating in conflicts among users, and enforcing site policies and rules. They do this with additional user rights, allowing them to protect or delete pages, rollback edits to quickly revert vandalism, edit the [[Special:Allmessages|site interface text]], and temporarily block or permanently ban users for vandalism or other disruption, among other things. | The Staff at the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki are tasked with keeping order on site. They have many responsibilities, but they all tie back to managing content and media files, mediating in conflicts among users, and enforcing site policies and rules. They do this with additional user rights, allowing them to protect or delete pages, rollback edits to quickly revert vandalism, edit the [[Special:Allmessages|site interface text]], and temporarily block or permanently ban users for vandalism or other disruption, among other things. | ||
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==The Role of the Staff== | ==The Role of the Staff== | ||
{{See also|KHWiki:Staff | {{See also|KHWiki:Staff policy}} | ||
Staff members are first and foremost, editors. They still have a responsibility to the wiki itself. | Staff members are first and foremost, editors. They still have a responsibility to the wiki itself. | ||
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==Contacting an Staff Member== | ==Contacting an Staff Member== | ||
An automatically generated list of administrators can be found at [[Special:Listadmins]]. You can find a manual list of the staff on the [[ | An automatically generated list of administrators can be found at [[Special:Listadmins]]. You can find a manual list of the staff on the [[KHWiki:Staff|Staff]] page. | ||
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=Staff Rights and Tools= | |||
Members of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki’s staff have several different rights and tools in order to enforce site rules and keep order on the wiki. | Members of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki’s staff have several different rights and tools in order to enforce site rules and keep order on the wiki. | ||
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An administrator can protect pages, which prevents other editors from editing them. Pages can be protected on different levels. Pages can be protected from anonymous IP edits, newer users, or from non-staff users, and for varying degrees of time. | An administrator can protect pages, which prevents other editors from editing them. Pages can be protected on different levels. Pages can be protected from anonymous IP edits, newer users, or from non-staff users, and for varying degrees of time. | ||
*Semi-protection is normally used to alleviate vandalism. It appears in the Protection Log as “edit=autoconfirmed”, and protects pages from being edited by unregistered users (anonymous IP addresses) and newer accounts. It should only be used in cases of heavy vandalism from multiple usernames or IP addresses. Putting the page on your watchlist and reverting vandalism may be a better alternative. Semi-protection may also be used on formatting templates or other major templates. | *Semi-protection is normally used to alleviate vandalism. It appears in the Protection Log as “edit=autoconfirmed”, and protects pages from being edited by unregistered users (anonymous IP addresses) and newer accounts. It should only be used in cases of heavy vandalism from multiple usernames or IP addresses. Putting the page on your watchlist and reverting vandalism may be a better alternative. Semi-protection may also be used on formatting templates or other major templates. | ||
*Full protection is generally used for protecting major site-wide pages. It appears in the Protection Log as “edit=sysop”, and only administrators can edit these pages. It can be used for important formatting templates, templates that require virtually no change or depict a special formatting character (such as {{ | *Full protection is generally used for protecting major site-wide pages. It appears in the Protection Log as “edit=sysop”, and only administrators can edit these pages. It can be used for important formatting templates, templates that require virtually no change or depict a special formatting character (such as <nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki>), or pages dealing with legal concerns such as the site's [[KHWiki:Copyrights|copyright notice]]. Full protection should rarely be used to prevent vandalism unless semi-protection fails to do so. Full protection may be used, however, to alleviate edit wars between established users. | ||
*Protection can also be placed solely on moving a page, in case the page is a target of page-move vandalism or edit warring. | *Protection can also be placed solely on moving a page, in case the page is a target of page-move vandalism or edit warring. | ||
Pages should be protected if the pages involved suffer recurring and targeted vandalism or if the pages are at the center of an edit war. This may happen around the time of a game launch, as the release of a new game may spur many edits of poorer and often false quality. However, pages should never be protected simply to preserve edits that are more favorable over edits that are more correct. Page Protection should be used in an edit war to encourage discussion on the edits, not to kill that discussion. Pages should also not be protected to eliminate editing related to new game releases, but rather to encourage better editing and prevent repetitive reverting or rollbacks. | Pages should be protected if the pages involved suffer recurring and targeted vandalism or if the pages are at the center of an edit war. This may happen around the time of a game launch, as the release of a new game may spur many edits of poorer and often false quality. However, pages should never be protected simply to preserve edits that are more favorable over edits that are more correct. Page Protection should be used in an edit war to encourage discussion on the edits, not to kill that discussion. Pages should also not be protected to eliminate editing related to new game releases, but rather to encourage better editing and prevent repetitive reverting or rollbacks. | ||
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===Moving=== | ===Moving=== | ||
While all can move pages, Moderators and Administrators can move pages without creating a redirect page. This allows for a clean move, and is best used if there is a misspelling in article names or if an article has been named incorrectly altogether. Additionally, Moderators and Administrators can move files. This is perfect for managing files, especially to make files meet the [[KHWiki:Media policy|Media Policy]]. | While all can move pages, Moderators and Administrators can move pages without creating a redirect page. This allows for a clean move, and is best used if there is a misspelling in article names or if an article has been named incorrectly altogether. Additionally, Moderators and Administrators can move files. This is perfect for managing files, especially to make files meet the [[KHWiki:Media policy policy|Media Policy]]. | ||
===Delete=== | ===Delete=== | ||
Delete completely removes a page, its associated talk page, and the related page histories from public view. Other administrators can still view the page in [[Special:Undelete]] and in the related Delete Logs. Pages should be deleted if they are irrelevant to the ‘’Kingdom Hearts’’ series, are replaced by other pages, are unnecessary redirects created by page moves, or are pages created for spam or as a result of page-move vandalism. Images may also be deleted if they violate copyright laws and site copyright rules, are uploaded for vandalism purposes, or violate the Wiki’s [[KHWiki:Media Policy|Media Policy]]. Categories may also be deleted if they are a result of manual category renaming. Remember to remove or replace the links to deleted pages by checking in [[Special:Whatlinkshere]]. To request a page be deleted, especially if there is question about whether or not it should be deleted, add the {{tname|delete}} template at the top of the page. A list of pages set to be deleted can be found at [[:Category: | Delete completely removes a page, its associated talk page, and the related page histories from public view. Other administrators can still view the page in [[Special:Undelete]] and in the related Delete Logs. Pages should be deleted if they are irrelevant to the ‘’Kingdom Hearts’’ series, are replaced by other pages, are unnecessary redirects created by page moves, or are pages created for spam or as a result of page-move vandalism. Images may also be deleted if they violate copyright laws and site copyright rules, are uploaded for vandalism purposes, or violate the Wiki’s [[KHWiki:Media policy Policy|Media Policy]]. Categories may also be deleted if they are a result of manual category renaming. Remember to remove or replace the links to deleted pages by checking in [[Special:Whatlinkshere]]. To request a page be deleted, especially if there is question about whether or not it should be deleted, add the {{tname|delete}} template at the top of the page. A list of pages set to be deleted can be found at [[:Category:Pages for deletion]]. | ||
===Blocks and Bans=== | ===Blocks and Bans=== | ||
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# [[KHWiki:Staff Manual/Part2|'''Next:''' Good Faith]] | # [[KHWiki:Staff Manual/Part2|'''Next:''' Good Faith]] | ||
[[Category: Kingdom Hearts Wiki]] | [[Category:Kingdom Hearts Wiki]] | ||
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=Good Faith= | |||
Public wikis like Wikipedia and the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki rely on the assumption that all users are acting in '''good faith''', which means that users on the site are trying to help the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki accomplish its goals, not hurt it. This obviously doesn’t mean that one should assume good faith when a user is obviously engaging in vandalism or blatant disruptive behavior, but rather that there is a doubt, one should always assume first that the user in question is trying to help. | Public wikis like Wikipedia and the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki rely on the assumption that all users are acting in '''good faith''', which means that users on the site are trying to help the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki accomplish its goals, not hurt it. This obviously doesn’t mean that one should assume good faith when a user is obviously engaging in vandalism or blatant disruptive behavior, but rather that there is a doubt, one should always assume first that the user in question is trying to help. | ||
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Bad faith is, as its name implies, the opposite of good faith. It is double-mindedness, and often involves intentional deceit of others. On the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki, it’s the intention to not act according to site policies and rules. Do not assume bad faith unless there is blatant evidence (recurring vandalism, disregard for advice/warnings, consistent personal attacks, etc.). Even when bad faith is evident, continue to act civilly. For regular users and editors, such behavior, with evidence, should be reported to a member of the wiki’s staff. Efforts should be made to help the user involved change, but if not, the wiki’s policies and procedures for warnings, blocks, and bans should be implemented accordingly. Indeed, good faith doesn’t destroy or nullify the wiki’s rules, but rather emphasizes that one should assume good intentions on the part of the offending user as much as possible while still being fair and just to site policy. | Bad faith is, as its name implies, the opposite of good faith. It is double-mindedness, and often involves intentional deceit of others. On the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki, it’s the intention to not act according to site policies and rules. Do not assume bad faith unless there is blatant evidence (recurring vandalism, disregard for advice/warnings, consistent personal attacks, etc.). Even when bad faith is evident, continue to act civilly. For regular users and editors, such behavior, with evidence, should be reported to a member of the wiki’s staff. Efforts should be made to help the user involved change, but if not, the wiki’s policies and procedures for warnings, blocks, and bans should be implemented accordingly. Indeed, good faith doesn’t destroy or nullify the wiki’s rules, but rather emphasizes that one should assume good intentions on the part of the offending user as much as possible while still being fair and just to site policy. | ||
==External | ==External links== | ||
*[[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Assume good faith|Assume Good Faith – Wikipedia guidelines]] | *[[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Assume good faith|Assume Good Faith – Wikipedia guidelines]] | ||
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# [[KHWiki:Staff Manual/Part3|'''Next:''' Conflict Resolution]] | # [[KHWiki:Staff Manual/Part3|'''Next:''' Conflict Resolution]] | ||
[[Category: Kingdom Hearts Wiki]] | [[Category:Kingdom Hearts Wiki]] | ||
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=Conflict Resolution= | |||
'''Conflict Resolution''' is the effort made to resolve disputes and arguments caused by differing opinions on an article’s content or specific edits made to an article. Often, these will stem from disagreement with site policies, but they may stem from things such as whether one revision is better for the article than another. | '''Conflict Resolution''' is the effort made to resolve disputes and arguments caused by differing opinions on an article’s content or specific edits made to an article. Often, these will stem from disagreement with site policies, but they may stem from things such as whether one revision is better for the article than another. | ||
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* [[KHWiki:Staff Manual/Part4|'''Next:''' Personal Attacks, Vandalism, and Trolls]] | * [[KHWiki:Staff Manual/Part4|'''Next:''' Personal Attacks, Vandalism, and Trolls]] | ||
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=Personal Attacks, Vandalism, and Trolls= | |||
All Wikis face various forms of vandalism and disruptive behavior from different users. This article details how to deal with users who engage in intentional bad behavior, in accordance with the site’s [[KHWiki:User Account Policy|User Account Policy]]. | All Wikis face various forms of vandalism and disruptive behavior from different users. This article details how to deal with users who engage in intentional bad behavior, in accordance with the site’s [[KHWiki:User Account Policy|User Account Policy]]. | ||
==Personal Attacks== | ==Personal Attacks== | ||
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* [[KHWiki:Staff Manual|Manual Main Page]] | * [[KHWiki:Staff Manual|Manual Main Page]] | ||
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