FamilySearch Wiki:Administrators

See also Moderators

Policies of FamilySearch Wiki

 * The Guiding Principles for this site.
 * Overall FamilySearch Wiki Policies
 * Copyright, Copyleft, and Intellectual Property
 * Privacy Policy
 * Image use

Reasons to Contact an Administrator

 * Report a page that needs immediate deletion
 * Submit a page that might need protecting or unprotecting

How to Contact Administrators

 * Add a Flag related to the problem with content in the Wiki
 * Participate in the FamilySearch Wiki live user group meetings
 * For general feedback or technical issues please see the instruction on the: Contact us page.

Sysops are system Administrators
The Administrators help manage the development and content in the Wiki. Some tasks the Administrators (Sysops) keep busy with include:


 * Determining the namespaces used in the Wiki and the purpose for each namespace.
 * Write the Did You Know? article for the Main Page
 * Moderate the Forums
 * Monitor deletion requests See Deletion Requests for instructions on monitoring.
 * Follow-up on deleting pages and images as needed.
 * View deleted revisions of pages
 * Undelete pages or images
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Blocking and Banning, individual and ranges of IP addresses
 * Protect and unprotect pages
 * Edit the interface
 * Dispute resolution. The "Neutrality Disputes" flag addresses the dispute resolution needs.

Maintenance Flag Monitoring
Examples of all current: Maintenance Templates. Monitor each flag by clicking on the links below:


 * Category:Deletion Requests - immediate action is needed
 * Category:Outdated articles - flag remains until fixed
 * Category:Neutrality disputes - two week requirement
 * Category:Not English - move pages to language wiki if available
 * Category:Copyright problems - one week requirement
 * Category:Ambiguous page title - flag remains until fixed
 * Category:Merge articles - flag remains until fixed
 * Category:Articles needing citations - discussion needed before implementation