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The '''moderator''' user group is assigned to all members of the [https://nixos.org/community/teams/moderation/ moderation team] who have a wiki account.
The '''moderator''' user group is assigned to all members of the [https://nixos.org/community/teams/moderation/ community-wide Moderation Team] who have a wiki account.


== Obtaining the group ==
== Obtaining the group ==
Once you are officially added to the moderation team, lease contact a bureaucrat by posting in [https://matrix.to/#/#wiki:nixos.org #wiki:nixos.org on Matrix], emailing [mailto:wiki@nixos.org wiki@nixos.org], or by [[Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat|leaving a message on a bureaucrat's talk page]].
Once you are officially added to the moderation team, please [[Special:CreateAccount|create an account]] and then contact a bureaucrat by posting in [https://matrix.to/#/#wiki:nixos.org #wiki:nixos.org on Matrix], emailing [mailto:wiki@nixos.org wiki@nixos.org], or by [[Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat|leaving a message on a bureaucrat's talk page]].
 
== Guide ==
=== Reverting changes ===
Moderators, like all users, can [[mediawikiwiki:Manual:Reverts|revert individual changes]]. Additionally, moderators have [[mediawikiwiki:Manual:Rollback|a special <code>rollback</code> right]], allowing them to revert multiple changes at once without confirmation. Please note that '''the changes and their reverts, including rollbacks, are visible in the page history'''; please see [[#Hiding revisions|§ Hiding revisions]] for a way to hide revisions from view.
 
=== Deleting pages ===
Moderators can delete entire pages from the NixOS Wiki, making its revision history inaccessible in the process. See [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Deletion and undeletion|the MediaWiki manual]] for usage instructions. For more granular control over removing content, see [[#Reverting changes|§ Reverting changes]] and [[#Hiding revisions|§ Hiding revisions]].
 
=== Blocking users ===
When suspending a user, moderators are able to block users to prevent them from making edits to the wiki. See [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Blocking users|the MediaWiki manual]] for usage instructions.
 
=== Hiding revisions ===
Moderators have the [[mediawikiwiki:Help:RevisionDelete|<code>oversight</code>]] permission, allowing them to make page revisions inaccessible. See [[mediawikiwiki:Help:RevisionDelete#Using RevisionDelete|the MediaWiki manual]] for usage instructions.
 
=== Protecting pages ===
Moderators can protect a page, preventing it from being edited. See [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Protected pages|the MediaWiki manual]] for usage instructions.

Latest revision as of 04:33, 23 June 2024

The moderator user group is assigned to all members of the community-wide Moderation Team who have a wiki account.

Obtaining the group

Once you are officially added to the moderation team, please create an account and then contact a bureaucrat by posting in #wiki:nixos.org on Matrix, emailing wiki@nixos.org, or by leaving a message on a bureaucrat's talk page.

Guide

Reverting changes

Moderators, like all users, can revert individual changes. Additionally, moderators have a special rollback right, allowing them to revert multiple changes at once without confirmation. Please note that the changes and their reverts, including rollbacks, are visible in the page history; please see § Hiding revisions for a way to hide revisions from view.

Deleting pages

Moderators can delete entire pages from the NixOS Wiki, making its revision history inaccessible in the process. See the MediaWiki manual for usage instructions. For more granular control over removing content, see § Reverting changes and § Hiding revisions.

Blocking users

When suspending a user, moderators are able to block users to prevent them from making edits to the wiki. See the MediaWiki manual for usage instructions.

Hiding revisions

Moderators have the oversight permission, allowing them to make page revisions inaccessible. See the MediaWiki manual for usage instructions.

Protecting pages

Moderators can protect a page, preventing it from being edited. See the MediaWiki manual for usage instructions.