Wikipedia:GLAM/Wikipedians in Special Residence/Hans Muller/Presentatie/IHS-checks-and-balances

Checks and balances

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• New articles are signalled on a conspicuous Special:NewPages list. For RecentChanges see WP menu on the left
  
  
  • Users are asked to check ([Mark this page as patrolled])
    
    
    
• Horrible texts get a header {{Db-nonsense}} and are deleted or nominated for deletion (or correction) - see Criteria for speedy deletion
  
  
  • Today's page for Proposed deletion: w:en:Category:Proposed deletion as of 4 June 2014
    
    
    
• Community portal, Village pump, Third opinion
  
  
• Chosen administrators mediate in conflicts and block vandals
  
  
  • In most cases conflicts arise over the conduct of contributors, not over the contents of articles
    
    
  • The internal court with chosen wise people is called Arbcom (Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee)