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The '''leader''' of a [[wiki]] is the principal, senior [[administrator]] in charge of the site; either by means of [[ | The '''leader''' of a [[wiki]] is a {{tag|Wiki People|person}} who is the principal, senior [[administrator]] in charge of the site; either by means of [[Founder|founding]] the [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]], being asked to take over from the retiring founder, or adopting a [[:Category:Dormant|dormant]] and / or [[:Category:GoalAbandoned|abandoned]] wiki site. | ||
The leader may be an active contributor and key member of the community of editors; or, as in the case of [[WikiIndex]], may be 'hands-off'<sup>[[Ray King]]</sup> and leave the day-to-day running to another member<sup>[[MarkDilley]]</sup> of the community. | The leader may be an [[:Category:Active contributors to this wiki|active contributor]] and key member of the community of editors; or, as in the case of [[WikiIndex]], may be 'hands-off'<sup>[[John Stanton]] (founder) and [[Ray King]] (owner)</sup> and leave the day-to-day running to another senior member<sup>[[MarkDilley]]</sup> of the community. | ||
Wiki leaders are usually members of both [[sysop]] and [[Bureaucrat]] [[usergroup]]s; and, depending upon their level of wiki expertise, may also be a member of the [[interwiki]] usergroup, or may even have created an additional [[:Category:User Bot|bot]] account. | |||
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*[[Template:Founded by]] | *[[Template:Founded by]] | ||
*[[Check user]] | |||
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[[Category:WikiIdea]] | [[Category:WikiIdea]] | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
Revision as of 18:12, 1 September 2014
The leader of a wiki is a person who is the principal, senior administrator in charge of the site; either by means of founding the wiki, being asked to take over from the retiring founder, or adopting a dormant and / or abandoned wiki site.
The leader may be an active contributor and key member of the community of editors; or, as in the case of WikiIndex, may be 'hands-off'John Stanton (founder) and Ray King (owner) and leave the day-to-day running to another senior memberMarkDilley of the community.
Wiki leaders are usually members of both sysop and Bureaucrat usergroups; and, depending upon their level of wiki expertise, may also be a member of the interwiki usergroup, or may even have created an additional bot account.
- See also