I think I would want that. David On Feb 6, 2012 8:35 PM, "Asaf Bartov" <abar...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Hi, folks. > > Back when we created the wiki <http://wikimedia.or.ke/> for the future > Wikimedia Kenya, we set Abbas and me as "bureaucrats" (meaning users with > administrative privileges -- among which, the ability to create users in > this closed wiki), just as a starting default. > > I have now made those of you who have been active on the wiki in the past > 30 days "bureaucrats" on the wiki as well, so that requests for new users > don't need to depend on Abbas and me. The new bureaucrats are: Oscar > Limoke, Stephen Wanjau, Oliver Stegen (Baba Tabita) and Alex Wafula. > > If you feel anyone else needs bureaucrat access, let me know (or ask one > of the new bureaucrats! :)). > > However, as Spider-Man's uncle said: "With great power comes great > responsibility" -- so please don't fool around with the many things > bureaucrats can do, to avoid creating unnecessary work. > > As a reminder, the way for bureaucrats to create new users for other > people is: > > 1. Get the new user's e-mail, and let them pick their desired username. > 2. Log in to wikimedia.or.ke with your own account > 3. Under "Toolbox" in the left sidebar, pick "Special Pages" > 4. Click "Log in / Create account" > 5. Click the "Create an account" link > 6. Type in the user's desired username and e-mail. DO NOT type in > anything for the password. > 7. Click the "by e-mail" button, NOT the "create account" button. > > An e-mail will be sent to the new user's address, with a link to complete > the registration. Then the new user can pick their own password, and the > world is at peace. > > P.S. I have created an account for Sarah Osano at her request. This is as > good an opportunity to ask one of the bureaucrats for an account on the > WMKE wiki, if you don't already have one! Be sure to specify the username > you want. > > Cheers, > > Asaf > -- > Asaf Bartov > Wikimedia Foundation > > > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaKE mailing list > WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake > >
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