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'''Welcome to your friendly local Constabulary!'''

''Constables, you might find it handy to bookmark this page!''

== Basic info ==

'''To "call a constable,"''' please write [mailto:constables@citizendium.com constables@citizendium.com]

'''[[:Category:CZ Constables|Our list of constables]]'''

Constables are available to resolve behavioral--not editorial--disputes and to rein in troublemakers.  ''Please do not criticize other people's behavior on the wiki.''  Such criticisms may be deleted.  Please bring the matter up with the Constabulary.

Since we have stopped self-registration, constables are also (again) reviewing applications and creating new accounts.

== Some handy links for constables ==

;General
* [[CZ:Constabulary Home|Constabulary Home]]
* [[CZ:Policy Outline#Constabulary Policy|Constabulary Policy (in Policy Outline)]]
* [[:Category:CZ Constables|List of all constables]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_how-to_guide MediaWiki how-to guide] - note, Wikipedia's ''policy'' greatly differs from ours, but some of their technical how-tos are applicable.
* [[CZ:Professionalism|Professionalism]]

;New applicants
* [[CZ:Pilot Project Application Review Procedure|Pilot Project Application Review Procedure]]
* [http://pilot.citizendium.org/wiki?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup Create an account] 
* [[Special:Listusers|User list]]
* ''Defunct:'' [[CZ:New Account Review Procedure|New Account Review Procedure]]

;Blocking
*[[CZ:Constabulary Blocking Procedures|Constabulary Blocking Procedures]]
*[[Special:Blockip]]

;Deletion
*[[CZ:Article Deletion Policy|Article Deletion Policy]]
*[[Special:Log/delete]]
*[[:Category:Speedy Deletion Requests]]
*[[Special:Undelete]]

;Misc
*[[Special:BrokenRedirects]]
*[[Special:CheckUser]]
*[[Special:Ipblocklist]]
*[[Special:Log]]
*[[Special:Newimages]]
*[[Special:Unwatchedpages]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_fix_cut_and_paste_moves How to fix cut-and-paste moves]

;Vandalism
*[[CZ:Anti-vandalism procedures|Anti-vandalism procedures]]
*[[CZ:Anti-vandalism links|Anti-vandalism links]]

== A guide to constable procedures ==

Constables, the following is a guide to how to do your job.

=== The constables mailbox ===

Constables require access to the constables@citizendium.org mailbox to perform their duties.  To access it, request instructions from another constable.  

We would like to keep it's "Inbox" emptied &mdash; have a short turnaround time for all messages, as far as possible.  Most of the sub-folders should be self-explanatory.  Do look in and read the contents of "For our reference".

===The constables list ===
Constables also need to to be subscribed to an internal-only account for constables only. As soon as you became a constable, Larry Sanger (at present) should have subscribed you.  Contact him if not.

=== Responding to rude remarks and complaints made on the wiki ===

'''Rude remarks''' shouldn't be tolerated; see [[CZ:Professionalism|Professionalism]]. If a paragraph of text contains personal attacks or other abusive language, constables should replace the whole paragraph (or a series of thus problematic paragraphs) with the <code><nowiki>{{civil}}</nowiki></code> template, which generates this message:

:::{{civil}}

'''Complaints''' by contributors about other contributors &mdash; authors, editors, ''and'' constables &mdash; should be made to constables@citizendium.org.  Accordingly, such complaints are not permitted ''on the wiki''.  If a paragraph of text contains any such complaint, constables should replace the whole paragraph with the <code><nowiki>{{nocomplaints}}</nowiki></code> template, which generates this message:

:::{{nocomplaints}}

Making repeated complaints about other users on the wiki can, after [how many?] warnings, lead to a user's at least temporary removal from the project.  Abuse is dealt with much more strictly; see [[CZ:Constabulary Blocking Procedures|Constabulary Blocking Procedures]] and [[CZ:We_aren%27t_Wikipedia|We aren't not Wikipedia]].

=== Page deletion ===

''To draft''

For now, see [[:Category:Speedy Deletion Requests]] and [[CZ:Article Deletion Policy]].

=== Anti-vandalism procedures ===

See [[CZ:Anti-vandalism procedures|Anti-vandalism procedures]].

=== The <nowiki>{{Approved}}</nowiki> template==
See [[CZ:Approval Process|Approval Process]] with particular attention to [[CZ:Approval_Process#Sysops_make_it_official_with_the_.7B.7BApproved.7D.7D_template|this section]].