Auto-Mod: Difference between revisions
From MusicBrainz Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
(AutoModNomination -> AutoEditorElection (Imported from MoinMoin)) |
(badterminology (Imported from MoinMoin)) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
AutoMod is an ambiguous term and can mean either [[Auto Moderator|AutoModerator]] or [[Auto-Moderation|AutoModeration]]. |
AutoMod is an ambiguous term and can mean either [[Auto Moderator|AutoModerator]] or [[Auto-Moderation|AutoModeration]]. |
||
* An [[Auto- |
* An [[Auto-Edit|AutoModeration]] is a [[Bad Terminology|BadTerminology]] for an [[Auto-Edit|AutoEdit]]: an [[Edit]] that does not go to a vote and is applied immediately. |
||
* An [[Auto |
* An [[Auto-Editor|AutoModerator]] is a [[Bad Terminology|BadTerminology]] for an [[Auto-Editor|AutoEditor]]: an [[Editor]] who has been given the "automod" privilege (by the [[Auto-Editor Election|AutoEditorElection]] process). This privilege enables them to enter a [[Edit Type|greater range of edit types]] that are auto-approved, i.e. applied immediately, without going to a vote. |
||
In most cases, AutoMod |
In most cases, AutoMod was used in the latter sense but should not be used anymore. |
||
[[Category:To Be Reviewed]] [[Category:Terminology]] |
[[Category:To Be Reviewed]] [[Category:Terminology]] |
||
Revision as of 15:51, 26 April 2007
AutoModerators and AutoModerations
AutoMod is an ambiguous term and can mean either AutoModerator or AutoModeration.
- An AutoModeration is a BadTerminology for an AutoEdit: an Edit that does not go to a vote and is applied immediately.
- An AutoModerator is a BadTerminology for an AutoEditor: an Editor who has been given the "automod" privilege (by the AutoEditorElection process). This privilege enables them to enter a greater range of edit types that are auto-approved, i.e. applied immediately, without going to a vote.
In most cases, AutoMod was used in the latter sense but should not be used anymore.
