Oh, one crucial additional step:
8. after creating the account, go to
http://wikimedia.or.ke/Special:UserRights, type in the user name you just
created and click Edit User Groups, then check the checkbox "enabled".
This is required to let the user have write access to the wiki.
I just reviewed all existing accounts and found some of them were not
enabled. So if you couldn't edit the wiki previously, you should now be
able to.
Cheers,
Asaf
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)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
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Asaf Bartov
Wikimedia Foundation
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Asaf Bartov
Wikimedia Foundation