policy draft update and call for volunteers

[aethel]

We've got a few policy updates ready to see the light of day (alas, the image policy draft is not one of them, due in part to recent legal developments -- see the board post). First up is an overhaul of the Administrators page. Administrators were a separate category of users that was described on a page back in the beginning of the wiki, but somehow never got implemented. The Administrators' role is to manage users and help implement the policies set by the Wiki Committee. In practice, the Committee has taken on some of these responsibilities, but there are still gaps between what the Gardeners and the Committee have been doing. (The committee's main tasks are setting policy and working with Systems on technical issues. The Gardeners' main tasks are watering, weeding, pruning, and sometimes replanting the many species of articles that grow in our beautiful wiki garden.)

So! We have compiled a list of tasks that outline what admins can and should do to help the wiki run smoothly. However, nothing is set in stone! Please take a look and let us know if these tasks make sense or if there are still gaps in who is responsible for what. Or if you have questions. Or something else.

At this point, the difference between admins and the committee is still a bit theoretical since the only people acting as admins at present are on the committee. So this post is also a call for volunteers. To qualify for Administrator, you'll need experience as a gardener. But anyone able to regularly visit and monitor the wiki is welcome to become a Gardener.

Who wants to be a gardener or an admin? You can send an email to wiki@transformativeworks.org or gardeners@fanlore.org to sign up.