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To ensure that MozillaWiki is curated and maintained efficiently, we need a coherent process for organizing users and groups. | To ensure that MozillaWiki is curated and maintained efficiently, we need a coherent process for organizing users and groups. | ||
Prior to now there has been no process. Users who wanted access to additional features requested they be added to user groups and those requests were granted without a vetting process. Additionally, features normally available to regular users, such as move, were not available to them on MozillaWiki. | Prior to now there has been no process. Users who wanted access to additional features requested they be added to user groups and those requests were granted without a consistent, documented vetting process. Additionally, features normally available to regular users, such as move, were not available to them on MozillaWiki. | ||
As such, a great many users belong to bureaucrat and sysop groups unnecessarily. These groups have powerful privileges that should be granted to users who understand those privileges and who commit to mindful administration of the wiki. | As such, a great many users belong to bureaucrat and sysop groups unnecessarily. These groups have powerful privileges that should be granted to users who understand those privileges and who commit to mindful administration of the wiki. | ||