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This is the de facto place for admins to coordinate. Some notes
This is the de facto place for admins to coordinate. If you are looking for information on being an administrator, or on admin rights and responsibilities, see
[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For_system_administrators for administrators]. ''You can see a list of admins at [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Special:Listusers?group=sysop Special:Listusers].''
'''[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For_moderators notes for administrators]''' and the '''[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Administrators administrator's manual]'''.


* For a list of admins, see [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Special:Listusers?group=sysop Special:Listusers]
For older requests, see the [[OLPC:Administrators/Archive|archive]].
* For a list of recent rights changes, see [[special:log]]
* For older requests, see the '''[[OLPC:Administrators/Archive|archive]]'''.


== Nominations for adminship ==
== Nominations for adminship ==
Adminship should be no big deal. Administrators need to learn how to use the [[special:log|logs]], the delete and protect tabs, and the [[special:blockip|block tool]]; please nominate regular wiki users you trust, checking that they have some familiarity with the wiki.
Adminship is no big deal. Administrators need to learn how to use the [[special:log|logs]], the delete and protect tabs, and the [[special:blockip|block tool]]; please nominate regular wiki users you trust, checking that they have some familiarity with the wiki.


'''All editors and wiki-users are encouraged to weigh on on nominees for adminship.'''
Please '''list new nominations at the top of the page'''.


To nominate a user, add a section here with their name, and a {{User|username}} template below it, along with a paragraph describing their work and why they would be a reasonable admin. '''List newest nominations at the top of the page'''. After ten days, nominations should be closed, and any admin can do the closing; nominations with more than 80% support are likely to be adminned. Nominees with unanimous support from more than three editors can be adminned after five days.<small><sup>[[OLPC talk:Administrators|see talk]]</sup></small>
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=== [[User:ixo|Iain Davidson]] ===
Avid supporter, OLPC Wiki watcher/maintainer, support-gang, grassroots, developer, and repair location (once application process is decided). Maintains over 8 Wikis weekly: examples: http://aobn.org http://relectronics.org/wiki http://notes.homelinux.org http://resume.homelinux.org also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:IainDavidson Wikipedian]. Other skills - graphic designer, photographer, programmer in 6+ languages.. Sustainable Living and Green Alternative energy supporter (have [http://green.dystopia.org/solar solar panels], windmills, worm bins, rain barrels, etc). And also completely unrelated, semi-retired at 39. :) And trying really hard to stop using < hr / > codes.


* none
==== Comments ====


=== others to consider ===
<hr>
* [[User:mollydb|mollydb]], [[user:barb0101|barb0101]], [[user:davewa|davewa]]


== Nominations for de-adminship ==
=== [[User:Katie|Avril K. Davis]] ===
''We have a small number of active admins and bureaucrats, and should clean up our lists to reflect this fact.''
[http://www.edwardtufte.com Edward Tufte] acolyte, [http://icf.som.yale.edu Web Developer], [http://belisle.org/pillory/index.php/Main_Page WikiMaster], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Akatie Wikipedian], Brewster (which has absolutely no relevance), [http://belisle.org/pillory/skins/pillory/headbg.jpg Future Curmudgeon], [http://www.belisle.org/gallery Photographer]
: ''Style Nazi'' [[User:Katie|Katie]] 23:23, 27 January 2008 (EST)


Admins who haven't edited or used admin privs in over a year may have their flag removed. Anyone can argue to support/keep the flag for any of these folks; if there's no argument in favor it will be removed. Easy enough to get it back if desired later; this way the list of admins and bureaucrats is reasonably accurate.
==== Comments ====
* Thunderous '''Support'''. --[[User:Sj|Sj]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Sj|<font color="fc9" style="font-size:70%">leave me a message</font>]] 00:13, 28 January 2008 (EST)
* Yay for Katie! '''[[User:Firefoxman|ff]]<font color="darkgreen">[[User talk:Firefoxman|m]]</font>''' 10:19, 28 January 2008 (EST)
* Strong '''support'''. [[User:Phil|Phil]] 15:30, 4 February 2008 (EST)


== Recently discussed ==
=== [[User:Nlee|Nikki Lee]] ===
Contributor, art group director, Olin chapter organizer. --[[User:Sj|Sj]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Sj|<font color="fc9" style="font-size:70%">leave me a message</font>]] 21:19, 13 January 2008 (EST)


Older archives : [[OLPC:Administrators/Archive|archive 1]] | [[OLPC:Administrators/Archive2|archive 2]]
==== Comments ====
* '''Support'''. --[[User:Sj|Sj]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Sj|<font color="fc9" style="font-size:70%">leave me a message</font>]] 21:19, 13 January 2008 (EST)
** seconded, especially if we're asking her to revise the [[Main Page]], [[Participate]], and create and maintain a batch of Welcome tutorials. [[User:Mchua|Mchua]] 22:34, 13 January 2008 (EST)


== Older Questions and Answers ==
=== [[User:ZdenekBroz|Zdenek]]===
Long time content contributor, php hacker. Not an active Wikipedian, but uses wikis regularly; trustworthy and prolific.

==== Comments ====
* '''Support'''. --[[User:Sj|Sj]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Sj|<font color="fc9" style="font-size:70%">leave me a message</font>]] 12:01, 1 January 2008 (EST)

=== [[User:Sethwoodworth|Seth Woodworth (isforinsects)]] ===
Content curator, volunteer coordinator, and documentation slave. Wiki-competent.

==== Comments ====
* '''Support''': avid support gangster and wiki patrolman :) --[[User:Chihyu|Chihyu]] 15:14, 4 February 2008 (EST)
* Strong '''support'''. [[User:Phil|Phil]] 15:30, 4 February 2008 (EST)
* Bien sur. --[[User:Sj|Sj]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Sj|<font style="color:#f70; font-size:70%">talk</font>]] 20:58, 4 February 2008 (EST)

== Questions and Answers ==


=== On Administrative tasks ===
=== On Administrative tasks ===
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*: No need to protect them; just keep an eye on them. I try not to protect anything until some vandal starts to make them unusable.
*: No need to protect them; just keep an eye on them. I try not to protect anything until some vandal starts to make them unusable.


* What should I be doing to patrol vandalism?
=== Where are our readers from? ===
*: Take a look at [[OLPC:Vandalism]] and monitor [[Special:Recentchanges]] using some of the features there : toggle viewing "logged in users", for instance, and you will only see the IPs who have never logged in. You can also visit [[Special:Contributions/newbies]] to see contribs by the newest users.
Some time ago I raised the question about who's reading what - and more importantly (for me) from where. (See [[Talk:The_OLPC_Wiki#Visitor statistics|here]]). My question originates in that knowing that kind of information we may be able either to tune content or promote/demote links in the front page, faq, etc. For example, if I knew that it was argies rarely visit Argentina's page, it could mean that they are looking for other kind of news, data, whatever; but at least I'd know they aren't reading it - maybe it's just lack of local diffusion.--[[User:Xavi|Xavi]] 20:49, 20 January 2007 (EST)
: A project for the stats team...


== Current bureaucrats ==
== List of current Admins ==
''see also: [[Special:Listusers]]''
''see also: [[Special:Listusers]]''
(The manual listings below are incomplete. Click the header links for a database listing.)
* Cjb ‎(Bureaucrat, Sysop)

* Felice ‎(Bureaucrat, Sysop)
<span class=plainlinks>[http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php?title=Special%3AListUsers&username=&group=bureaucrat&creationSort=1&limit=250 '''Bureaucrats''']</span>
* Jg ‎(Bureaucrat, Sysop)
* {{user|Cjb}}
* Krstic ‎(Bureaucrat, Sysop)
* {{user|cjl}}
* Mako ‎(Bureaucrat, Sysop)
* {{user|CScott}}
* Sj ‎(Bureaucrat, Sysop)
* {{user|DanielDrake}}
* Walter ‎(Bureaucrat, Sysop)
* {{user|Edmcnierney}}
* Wmb@firmworks.com ‎(Bureaucrat, Sysop)
* {{user|LFaraone}}
* {{user|mchua}}
* {{user|Sj}} ‎
* {{user|sridhar}}


''inactive''
* {{user|Wmb@firmworks.com}}

=== <span class=plainlinks>[http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php?title=Special%3AListUsers&username=&group=sysop&creationSort=1&limit=250 Administrators]</span> ===

* {{user|Bert}}
* {{user|Femslade}}
* {{user|godiard}}
* {{user|Holt}}
* {{user|homunq}}
* {{user|Ixo}}
* {{user|jvonau}}
* {{user|Leejc}}
* {{user|mchua}}
* {{user|MitchellNCharity}}
* {{user|Mstone}}
* {{user|nlee}}
* {{user|Sethwoodworth}}
* {{user|rafaelOrtiz}}
* {{user|Wad}}
* {{user|Walter}}

''inactive''
* {{user|Benjamin Mako Hill}}
* {{user|Bernie}}
* {{User|Chihyu}}
* {{user|hhardy}}
* {{user|Jg}}
* {{user|Katie}}
* {{user|Kimquirk}}
* {{user|Morgs}}
* {{user|Xavi}}


<span class=plainlinks>[http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php?title=Special%3AListUsers&username=&group=bot&creationSort=1&limit=250 '''Bots''']</span>
== Current sysops ==
* [[User:Aburton|Aburton]]
* [[User:Bernie|Bernie]]
* [[User:Cavallo|Cavallo]]
* [[User:Chihyu|Chihyu]]
* [[User:Firefoxman|Firefoxman]]
* [[User:Jacobolus|Jacobolus]] ‎
* [[User:Khassounah|Khassounah]] ‎
* [[User:mchua|mchua]]
* [[user:Mcfletch|Mcfletch]]
* [[User:mlj|Mlj]]
* [[User:Papert|Papert]]
* [[User:Xavi|Xavi]] ‎
* [[User:rafaelOrtiz|Rafael Ortiz]]
* [[User:Wad|Wad]]

Latest revision as of 16:18, 14 May 2016

This is the de facto place for admins to coordinate. If you are looking for information on being an administrator, or on admin rights and responsibilities, see notes for administrators and the administrator's manual.

Nominations for adminship

Adminship is no big deal. Administrators need to learn how to use the logs, the delete and protect tabs, and the block tool; please nominate regular wiki users you trust, checking that they have some familiarity with the wiki.

All editors and wiki-users are encouraged to weigh on on nominees for adminship.

To nominate a user, add a section here with their name, and a username (talk · contribs) template below it, along with a paragraph describing their work and why they would be a reasonable admin. List newest nominations at the top of the page. After ten days, nominations should be closed, and any admin can do the closing; nominations with more than 80% support are likely to be adminned. Nominees with unanimous support from more than three editors can be adminned after five days.see talk

  • none

others to consider

Nominations for de-adminship

We have a small number of active admins and bureaucrats, and should clean up our lists to reflect this fact.

Admins who haven't edited or used admin privs in over a year may have their flag removed. Anyone can argue to support/keep the flag for any of these folks; if there's no argument in favor it will be removed. Easy enough to get it back if desired later; this way the list of admins and bureaucrats is reasonably accurate.

Recently discussed

Older archives : archive 1 | archive 2

Older Questions and Answers

On Administrative tasks

  • I've been patrolling the general edits, does it help? I try not to patrol technical and similar edits that may compromise the hardware/software builds, etc
    Yes, it helps.
  • I'm trying to categorize the site, and was thinking that Wikipedia's handling of subcategories as expandable lists would be a nice extension to have in order to avoid content being lost deep within sub-categories (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Computer_architecture)
    Ahh, interesting point. We should do this.
  • I've been doing some reworks with the Ask OLPC a Question area (mainly writing up /Summary pages for the ... about XXX pages). The selection of questions (and body of the answer) could use some OLPC staff member to review their correctness. comments? should those /Summary pages be protected? if yes, only to registered users or exclusively admins?
    No need to protect them; just keep an eye on them. I try not to protect anything until some vandal starts to make them unusable.
  • What should I be doing to patrol vandalism?
    Take a look at OLPC:Vandalism and monitor Special:Recentchanges using some of the features there : toggle viewing "logged in users", for instance, and you will only see the IPs who have never logged in. You can also visit Special:Contributions/newbies to see contribs by the newest users.

List of current Admins

see also: Special:Listusers (The manual listings below are incomplete. Click the header links for a database listing.)

Bureaucrats


inactive

Administrators

inactive

Bots