Thelemapedia:Stewards

(Revision as of 22:43, 26 Jun 2005)

Stewards are Thelemapedians who have "administrator" rights. Their primary responsibility is to care for the welfare and integrity of the site. Editorially, they have no more authority than any other site member, and are equally bound to Thelemapedia editorial policies. At the same time, they do have special security privileges which they use to enforce policy when necessary. For example, they have the ability to protect and delete pages, block and ban users, and delete obvious vandalism. More than that, they are available for dispute mediation and as a source of assistance, essentially providing guidance and leadership within the Thelemapedia community.

Note: Thelemapedia defines "Steward" differently than Wikipedia, who also has a member designation with that title.

Table of contents

1 Responsibilities

2 Privileges

3 Becoming a Steward

3.1 Applying for Stewardship

Responsibilities

Stewards are expected to be familiar with Thelemapedia policies and guidelines. They should be courteous, and should exercise good judgment and patience in dealing with others. The central concern of a Steward should be the welfare of the site. Moreover, Stewards are expected to help expand the site, both in terms of adding new materials and in extending its profile within the greater Thelemic community. Here is a detailed list of Steward duties:

Mediate content disputes
Protect pages from editing when necessary (this is rare)
Block or ban users who consistantly disregard Thelemapedia guidelines or vandalize the site
Help refine and enforce site policies
Help keep Thelemapedia within its intended scope
Try to see that copyrights are protected
Promote the site
Encourage people to join as editors
Help new users with the site
Expand the site with new materials

Privileges

Stewards have certain security-based priviledges to help them fulfill their duties. These include:

Protect and unprotect pages. Pages are only protected in certain rare circumstances.
Delete (and undelete) pages and their history. This is also a rare event. Sometimes deletion is a technical matter, in which a redirection page has to be removed to make way for renaming an article, or a page whose history has been broken up has to be deleted and the pieces recombined. Other times it's a matter of cleaning up simple junk edits on pages with no actual content, or removing material that has been pasted in from another site and infringes copyright.
Reversion. Stewards have a faster, automated reversion tool to help them revert vandalism or edits that clearly violate site policy.
Block and unblock. Block and unblock IP addresses, IP ranges, and user accounts, for a specific time, or indefinitely.

Becoming a Steward

Stewardship is granted to trusted members of the community who are familiar with Thelemapedia policies and have a substantial history of contributing to the site. They should be able to discuss issues without becoming personal. Even in the face of abuse and irrationality, a Steward should show patience and a willingness to listen and compromise. Finally, a Steward must be willing to do admin chores, such as making good wiki links, correcting errors, improving the category system, and maintaining the integrity of the various sections.

Applying for Stewardship

Any member can become a Steward. If you would like to apply for Stewardship, follow the directions on the following page: Thelemapedia:Apply for Stewardship.

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