FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator Approval Procedures

The Moderator role
One of the responsibilities of the Wiki Support Team involves Role Management, which includes the role of Moderator.

Moderators for the wiki content will come and go. The moderator role assigned to the users will need to be changed accordingly. See FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator for documentation related to the moderator role. Pages in the wiki related the moderator role include:


 * FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator
 * FamilySearch Wiki:The Purpose of Site Moderation
 * Category:Moderators
 * Modub
 * Moderator Responsibilities, including Help Wanted pages

Steps to be followed when a request is received from someone wishing to be a Moderator

 * Make sure that the person applying understands the responsibilities of a moderator. Direct them to the Responsibilities page.
 * If they are agreeable to accepting the responsibilities of a moderator, a Google form has been created for potential moderators to complete. Direct them to the form. Once the form is submitted it will be reviewed by the Community Council.




 * Once the form has been reviewed, the Community Group Lead will contact the patron and help them put the user box on their Talk page and add them to the moderator lists. She will also direct the new moderator to the pages they need to review in order to fulfill their duties as a moderator.


 * Add the new moderator to Yammer (after receiving their permission).
 * Make the introductory lessons designed for new volunteers available to new moderators.