Consumer Rights Wiki:Moderator guidelines - Revision history

Sojourna at 22:40, 12 April 2026

2026-04-12T22:40:59Z

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	A good article, not in need of marking, should '''substantiate its claims.'''		A good article, not in need of marking, should '''substantiate its claims.'''

	*Utilise sources in line with [[Wiki ~~Content Policies~~#Verifiability\|the Wiki's verifiability policy]].		*Utilise sources in line with [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Wiki content policies#Verifiability\|the Wiki's verifiability policy]].
	*Corroborate patterns or systemic relevance through multiple examples or reports		*Corroborate patterns or systemic relevance through multiple examples or reports

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	====E. Tone and presentation:====		====E. Tone and presentation:====
	A good (non-Theme) article, not in need of marking, will be written in accordance with the Wiki's implementation of [[Wiki ~~Content Policies~~\|NPOV (Neutral Point-Of-View):]]		A good (non-Theme) article, not in need of marking, will be written in accordance with the Wiki's implementation of [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Wiki content policies\|NPOV (Neutral Point-Of-View):]]

	*'''The article should be neutral and factual,''' without unnecessarily emotional language, and without coming across as an expression of personal grievances or irrelevant hypotheticals.		*'''The article should be neutral and factual,''' without unnecessarily emotional language, and without coming across as an expression of personal grievances or irrelevant hypotheticals.

Sojourna at 23:14, 9 April 2026

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	*'''If the article is a person page:'''		*'''If the article is a person page:'''

	#The article is compliant with the [[Living ~~Persons Policy~~\|Living Persons ~~policy~~]]. If article is non-compliant, then delete content, or the entire article, as appropriate.		#The article is compliant with the [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Living persons policy\|Living Persons Policy]]. If article is non-compliant, then delete content, or the entire article, as appropriate.
	#The subject of the article is a person with major decision-making influence over one or more incident pages, at least one of which must be of high quality (properly sourced, so on and so forth)		#The subject of the article is a person with major decision-making influence over one or more incident pages, at least one of which must be of high quality (properly sourced, so on and so forth)

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	These are guidelines for the implementation of the Wiki's content policies and editorial guidelines.		These are guidelines for the implementation of the Wiki's content policies and editorial guidelines.

	Please note that, as per the Wiki's [[Living Persons Policy]], a stricter approach should be taken to the moderation of articles about, or which mention, Living People.		Please note that, as per the Wiki's [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Living persons policy\|Living Persons Policy]], a stricter approach should be taken to the moderation of articles about, or which mention, Living People.

	====A. Available tags:====		====A. Available tags:====

JakeL at 10:44, 30 March 2026

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 ==Moderator rules for evaluating and processing submissions==
 These rules aim to provide clear guidance for moderators to determine whether a submission should be included in the wiki and outline what changes or additional information would be required for inclusion.
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 #*Demonstrate connection to systemic issues rather than isolated incident.
 #*Include verifiable evidence of Apple's involvement.
 [[Category:CRW]]

Louis: fix meta description

2026-03-30T03:11:14Z

fix meta description

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			{{#seo:
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			\|description=Guidelines for Consumer Rights Wiki moderators covering content inclusion criteria, article evaluation standards, dispute resolution, and community management policies.
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	==Moderator rules for evaluating and processing submissions==		==Moderator rules for evaluating and processing submissions==

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: /* A. Available tags: */ +template:cleanup

2026-03-14T17:08:49Z

A. Available tags:: +template:cleanup

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	*[[Template:DeletionRequest\|DeletionRequest]]<br />Use for an article which is clearly irrelevant, spam, or not likely to be improved.		*[[Template:DeletionRequest\|DeletionRequest]]<br />Use for an article which is clearly irrelevant, spam, or not likely to be improved.
	*[[Template:SloppyAI\|SloppyAI]]<br />Use for an article where AI is heavily used without enough care and/or supervision to guarantee the credibility or readability or the article.		*[[Template:SloppyAI\|SloppyAI]]<br />Use for an article where AI is heavily used without enough care and/or supervision to guarantee the credibility or readability or the article.
			*[[Template:Cleanup\|Cleanup]]<br />Use for when an article has good content, but lacks a clear structure

	Optionally when using the <code>Incomplete</code> tag, up to four specific issues with the article can be pointed out by including <code><nowiki>Issue 1/2/3/4</nowiki></code> parameters these appear in a numbered list in the notice (see [[Template:Incomplete\|Incomplete]] for example usage).		Optionally when using the <code>Incomplete</code> tag, up to four specific issues with the article can be pointed out by including <code><nowiki>Issue 1/2/3/4</nowiki></code> parameters these appear in a numbered list in the notice (see [[Template:Incomplete\|Incomplete]] for example usage).

Keith: updated wording around article deletion

2025-11-20T00:51:07Z

updated wording around article deletion

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	Users can use the request templates <code>DeletionRequest</code> ([[Template:DeletionRequest\|deletion request template page]]) and <code>MergeRequest</code>[[Template:MergeRequest\| merge request template page]]) to indicate pages that may need deletion. DeletionRequest notices should not be applied to articles which could be reasonably served by other notices, as they appear quite aggressive, and could serve to 'bite' newbies. Their primary use is for spam, and for non-moderators to alert moderators of pages which may need deletion. For pages which don't belong on the wiki due to their topic (but it appears that the author of the article has created the article in good faith), the Irrelevant notice should be used instead. For severely underdeveloped pages, use stub notices, and so on. A page which has been an extremely short stub for a long time with no sign of maintenance can be served with a deletion notice if it appears abandoned. Look through the [[:Category:Articles with merge requests\|Articles with merge requests]] and [[:Category:Articles with deletion requests\|Articles with deletion requests]] categories (both in the[[:Category:Todo\| todo]] category) in order to look though these requests.		Users can use the request templates <code>DeletionRequest</code> ([[Template:DeletionRequest\|deletion request template page]]) and <code>MergeRequest</code>[[Template:MergeRequest\| merge request template page]]) to indicate pages that may need deletion. DeletionRequest notices should not be applied to articles which could be reasonably served by other notices, as they appear quite aggressive, and could serve to 'bite' newbies. Their primary use is for spam, and for non-moderators to alert moderators of pages which may need deletion. For pages which don't belong on the wiki due to their topic (but it appears that the author of the article has created the article in good faith), the Irrelevant notice should be used instead. For severely underdeveloped pages, use stub notices, and so on. A page which has been an extremely short stub for a long time with no sign of maintenance can be served with a deletion notice if it appears abandoned. Look through the [[:Category:Articles with merge requests\|Articles with merge requests]] and [[:Category:Articles with deletion requests\|Articles with deletion requests]] categories (both in the[[:Category:Todo\| todo]] category) in order to look though these requests.

	If a deletion request is determined to be valid, the linked pages need to be handled and after that the page should be ~~marked with the <code><nowiki>{{Garbage}}</nowiki></code> template and protected from edits, pending final deletion~~. If a talk page is present before deletion, it is best practice to keep the talk page as its contents usually explain to readers why the page was deleted.		If a deletion request is determined to be valid after suitable time for discussion has passed (~1 week), the linked pages need to be handled and after that the page should be deleted by a moderator. If a talk page is present before deletion, it is best practice to keep the talk page as its contents usually explain to readers why the page was deleted.

	In cases of merge requests, things might not be as simple. After deciding on the page which is to be kept, and moving all relevent content to that page, the page [[Special:MergeHistory]] should be used in order to maintain the edit history and contributors. This might become complicated if three or more pages are to be merged, so they should be merged sequentially to avoid conflicts. After merging, and ensuring the retention of all edit history, any redundant pages should be deleted.		In cases of merge requests, things might not be as simple. After deciding on the page which is to be kept, and moving all relevent content to that page, the page [[Special:MergeHistory]] should be used in order to maintain the edit history and contributors. This might become complicated if three or more pages are to be merged, so they should be merged sequentially to avoid conflicts. After merging, and ensuring the retention of all edit history, any redundant pages should be deleted.

Mr Pollo: /* F. Deletion requests and merge requests: */

2025-10-27T20:31:33Z

F. Deletion requests and merge requests:

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	Users can use the request templates <code>DeletionRequest</code> ([[Template:DeletionRequest\|deletion request template page]]) and <code>MergeRequest</code>[[Template:MergeRequest\| merge request template page]]) to indicate pages that may need deletion. DeletionRequest notices should not be applied to articles which could be reasonably served by other notices, as they appear quite aggressive, and could serve to 'bite' newbies. Their primary use is for spam, and for non-moderators to alert moderators of pages which may need deletion. For pages which don't belong on the wiki due to their topic (but it appears that the author of the article has created the article in good faith), the Irrelevant notice should be used instead. For severely underdeveloped pages, use stub notices, and so on. A page which has been an extremely short stub for a long time with no sign of maintenance can be served with a deletion notice if it appears abandoned. Look through the [[:Category:Articles with merge requests\|Articles with merge requests]] and [[:Category:Articles with deletion requests\|Articles with deletion requests]] categories (both in the[[:Category:Todo\| todo]] category) in order to look though these requests.		Users can use the request templates <code>DeletionRequest</code> ([[Template:DeletionRequest\|deletion request template page]]) and <code>MergeRequest</code>[[Template:MergeRequest\| merge request template page]]) to indicate pages that may need deletion. DeletionRequest notices should not be applied to articles which could be reasonably served by other notices, as they appear quite aggressive, and could serve to 'bite' newbies. Their primary use is for spam, and for non-moderators to alert moderators of pages which may need deletion. For pages which don't belong on the wiki due to their topic (but it appears that the author of the article has created the article in good faith), the Irrelevant notice should be used instead. For severely underdeveloped pages, use stub notices, and so on. A page which has been an extremely short stub for a long time with no sign of maintenance can be served with a deletion notice if it appears abandoned. Look through the [[:Category:Articles with merge requests\|Articles with merge requests]] and [[:Category:Articles with deletion requests\|Articles with deletion requests]] categories (both in the[[:Category:Todo\| todo]] category) in order to look though these requests.

	If a deletion request is determined to be valid, the linked pages need to be handled and after that the page should be marked with the <code><nowiki>{{Garbage}}</nowiki></code> template and protected from edits, pending final deletion.		If a deletion request is determined to be valid, the linked pages need to be handled and after that the page should be marked with the <code><nowiki>{{Garbage}}</nowiki></code> template and protected from edits, pending final deletion. If a talk page is present before deletion, it is best practice to keep the talk page as its contents usually explain to readers why the page was deleted.

	In cases of merge requests, things might not be as simple. After deciding on the page which is to be kept, and moving all relevent content to that page, the page [[Special:MergeHistory]] should be used in order to maintain the edit history and contributors. This might become complicated if three or more pages are to be merged, so they should be merged sequentially to avoid conflicts. After merging, and ensuring the retention of all edit history, any redundant pages should be deleted.		In cases of merge requests, things might not be as simple. After deciding on the page which is to be kept, and moving all relevent content to that page, the page [[Special:MergeHistory]] should be used in order to maintain the edit history and contributors. This might become complicated if three or more pages are to be merged, so they should be merged sequentially to avoid conflicts. After merging, and ensuring the retention of all edit history, any redundant pages should be deleted.

	====3. Identifying file submissions in need of flags====		====3. Identifying file submissions in need of flags====

JackFromWisconsin: /* 2. Identifying articles in need of flags (stubs and beyond) */ edit 2

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2. Identifying articles in need of flags (stubs and beyond): edit 2

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	\|<code>DeletionRequest</code>		\|<code>DeletionRequest</code>
	\| colspan="2" \|[[:Category:Articles ~~marked for~~ deletion\|Articles ~~marked for~~ deletion]]		\| colspan="2" \|[[:Category:Articles with deletion requests\|Articles with deletion requests]]
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	\|<code>SloppyAI</code>		\|<code>SloppyAI</code>

JackFromWisconsin: /* F. Deletion requests and merge requests: */ edit

2025-08-23T18:53:30Z

F. Deletion requests and merge requests:: edit

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	==Moderator rules for evaluating and processing submissions==		==Moderator rules for evaluating and processing submissions==
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	====F. Deletion requests and merge requests:====		====F. Deletion requests and merge requests:====
	Users can use the request templates <code>DeletionRequest</code> ([[Template:DeletionRequest\|deletion request template page]]) and <code>MergeRequest</code>[[Template:MergeRequest\| merge request template page]]) to indicate pages that may need deletion. DeletionRequest notices should not be applied to articles which could be reasonably served by other notices, as they appear quite aggressive, and could serve to 'bite' newbies. Their primary use is for spam, and for non-moderators to alert moderators of pages which may need deletion. For pages which don't belong on the wiki due to their topic (but it appears that the author of the ~~articlehas~~ created the article in good faith), the Irrelevant notice should be used instead. For severely underdeveloped pages, use stub notices, and so on. A page which has been an extremely short stub for a long time with no sign of maintenance can be served with a deletion notice if it appears abandoned. Look through the [[:Category:Articles with merge requests\|Articles with merge requests]] and [[:Category:Articles with deletion requests\|Articles with deletion requests]] categories (both in the[[:Category:Todo\| todo]] category) in order to look though these requests.		Users can use the request templates <code>DeletionRequest</code> ([[Template:DeletionRequest\|deletion request template page]]) and <code>MergeRequest</code>[[Template:MergeRequest\| merge request template page]]) to indicate pages that may need deletion. DeletionRequest notices should not be applied to articles which could be reasonably served by other notices, as they appear quite aggressive, and could serve to 'bite' newbies. Their primary use is for spam, and for non-moderators to alert moderators of pages which may need deletion. For pages which don't belong on the wiki due to their topic (but it appears that the author of the article has created the article in good faith), the Irrelevant notice should be used instead. For severely underdeveloped pages, use stub notices, and so on. A page which has been an extremely short stub for a long time with no sign of maintenance can be served with a deletion notice if it appears abandoned. Look through the [[:Category:Articles with merge requests\|Articles with merge requests]] and [[:Category:Articles with deletion requests\|Articles with deletion requests]] categories (both in the[[:Category:Todo\| todo]] category) in order to look though these requests.

	If a deletion request is determined to be valid, the linked pages need to be handled and after that the page should be marked with the <code><nowiki>{{Garbage}}</nowiki></code> template and protected from edits, pending final deletion.		If a deletion request is determined to be valid, the linked pages need to be handled and after that the page should be marked with the <code><nowiki>{{Garbage}}</nowiki></code> template and protected from edits, pending final deletion.

Keith: fixed previous edit

2025-08-20T19:19:50Z

fixed previous edit

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	*[[Template:ToneWarning\|ToneWarning]]<br />Use for an article where the tone is significantly non-compliant, and needs major improvement		*[[Template:ToneWarning\|ToneWarning]]<br />Use for an article where the tone is significantly non-compliant, and needs major improvement
	*[[Template:Irrelevant\|Irrelevant]] <br />Use for an article that is on the edge of not being relevant, and an editor feels falls foul of the inclusion criteria above. Basically a limbo to put articles in where their merits can be discussed before a decision is made on their deletion.		*[[Template:Irrelevant\|Irrelevant]] <br />Use for an article that is on the edge of not being relevant, and an editor feels falls foul of the inclusion criteria above. Basically a limbo to put articles in where their merits can be discussed before a decision is made on their deletion.
	*[[Template:~~DeletionNotice~~\|~~DeletionNotice~~]]<br />Use for an article which is clearly irrelevant, spam, or not likely to be improved.		*[[Template:DeletionRequest\|DeletionRequest]]<br />Use for an article which is clearly irrelevant, spam, or not likely to be improved.
	*[[Template:SloppyAI\|SloppyAI]]<br />Use for an article where AI is heavily used without enough care and/or supervision to guarantee the credibility or readability or the article.		*[[Template:SloppyAI\|SloppyAI]]<br />Use for an article where AI is heavily used without enough care and/or supervision to guarantee the credibility or readability or the article.

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	\|<code>~~DeletionNotice~~</code>		\|<code>DeletionRequest</code>
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	*[[Template:DeletionRequest\|DeletionRequest]]<br />Use for an article which is clearly irrelevant, spam, or not likely to be improved.		*[[Template:DeletionRequest\|DeletionRequest]]<br />Use for an article which is clearly irrelevant, spam, or not likely to be improved.
	*[[Template:SloppyAI\|SloppyAI]]<br />Use for an article where AI is heavily used without enough care and/or supervision to guarantee the credibility or readability or the article.		*[[Template:SloppyAI\|SloppyAI]]<br />Use for an article where AI is heavily used without enough care and/or supervision to guarantee the credibility or readability or the article.
			*[[Template:Cleanup\|Cleanup]]<br />Use for when an article has good content, but lacks a clear structure

	Optionally when using the <code>Incomplete</code> tag, up to four specific issues with the article can be pointed out by including <code><nowiki>Issue 1/2/3/4</nowiki></code> parameters these appear in a numbered list in the notice (see [[Template:Incomplete\|Incomplete]] for example usage).		Optionally when using the <code>Incomplete</code> tag, up to four specific issues with the article can be pointed out by including <code><nowiki>Issue 1/2/3/4</nowiki></code> parameters these appear in a numbered list in the notice (see [[Template:Incomplete\|Incomplete]] for example usage).