Administrators, or sysops of Indiana Jones Wiki are trusted users with additional user rights to help maintain, clean, and lead the wiki through its goals. Administrators are expected to handle housekeeping tasks such as deleting and moving articles, keeping an eye on recent changes, monitoring the wiki for vandalism, issuing blocks, and promoting users to staff.
Current admins[]
Pathway for adminship[]
Exceptional editors may be promoted to adminship through the Forum:The Raven by creating a new forum. Nominees must the following requirements:
- Be an active editor of the wiki for at least one year with constructive contributions.
- Must not have a major block history, though this may be waived in the user's nomination. Minimal blocks may be fine, providing the user has demonstrated they have learned and grown since.
- Must be nominated by another user.
Any user may nominate someone for adminship, provided they meet the requirements. The nominee may accept the nomination on the forum, and state how they meet the requirements and justifications for any waived criteria. Nominations are first approved by the administrator team, based on general requirements set up on the wiki. The community may then vote on the nomination. There are no term limits for administrators, though they may be called to step down or issue a vote of no confidence if the administrator continually violates the wiki's guidelines or are inactive.
Being a good administrator[]
- Be open and responsive. Communication is key. Many users, especially new ones, will look to you for guidance and advice. Being a friendly and approachable face, as well as addressing users in a timely manner, is important to creating an open and welcoming environment on the wiki.
- Do not act as the "owner" of the site. Wikis belong to the community, and ideally admins should not be considered “in charge,” even if they’re the founder of the wiki. They are experienced users who are trusted to use a few extra tools for the betterment and protection of the community as a whole, not for personal gain.
- Do not protect large numbers of content pages. The majority of pages on a wiki should remain unprotected to encourage all users in the community to edit. Page protection should only be implemented if it serves the betterment of the community for reasons such as preventing persistent vandalism or “edit warring.” Protection should not be used to lock a page on a version you prefer, to reserve the page to be edited later as an admin project, or to mark any page as “complete” - there is always more to be improved.
- Do not revert edits made in good faith without explanation. Rewording should always be considered before resorting to reversion. If the edit is incorrect or cannot be reworded or revised, then a clear explanation should be provided to the user that made the edit as to why it was reverted.
- Do not shut out the opinions of other users. Everyone in the community should feel encouraged and empowered to speak up and engage in reasonable discussions about topics that pertain to the wiki, even if their opinions differ from that of an administrator.
- Do not play favorites. All editors should be given the opportunity to learn and grow in the community.
- Understand your limits. Being an admin on a wiki can be rewarding, but it can also be tiring. If you need to take a break or leave the wiki, it is okay. Talk to your fellow admins and let them know.