User:Gbaor/Custodianship

Things to do and read during the probationary custodianship period.

Mentor's comments
Hi, Gbaor, and thanks for your message over on my talk page. For the time being, I suggest you just focus on "How to be a Wikimedia sysop" - there's a lot there! On the whole, I'd say that the most important thing is to think about long-term commitment. Long-term commitment means that when you choose the kind of things you do at WV, you have to choose things which you enjoy doing. Most custodians specialise in something - something they're good at and enjoy. If you look at all the things that custodians can do, and all the maintenance tasks available, you'll rarely find a custodian who actually does it all. So perhaps give most things a try, and then concentrate on those things which you feel right with. A custodian who stays around for years will probably change their editing specialisations every now and again so that they can maintain their commitment and motivation. --McCormack 08:02, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

To read
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 * How to be a Wikimedia sysop ✅
 * w:Wikipedia:Transclusion
 * w:Wikipedia:Template substitution
 * w:Wikipedia:Categorization
 * Templates
 * Import
 * Deletion policy ✅
 * Academic freedom ✅
 * Naming conventions ✅
 * Subpages ✅
 * Namespaces✅
 * Schools ✅
 * Topics ✅

Other projects

 * Steward handbook on Meta
 * Wikipedia:Administrators
 * Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide
 * Wikipedia:New admin school
 * Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list