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VassarWiki adopts a collective governance model, where decisions are made through deliberation and consensus-building. The weight of each contributor's voice is determined by the strength of their argument. Certain technical actions require their access be limited to a smaller group of contributors called administrators, who remain bound to community consensus and are not given any precedence in disputes.

Policies are the site's foundational principles that all contributors must follow. You should read and understand policies before editing. Guidelines are records of best practices in content and behavior. While there is no need to be an expert on guidelines when starting out, contributors should generally defer to and attempt to follow them. Like everything on VassarWiki, policies and guidelines are established by community consensus and can evolve.

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	VassarWiki adopts a collective governance model, which means it has no single owner or leader. However, certain technical actions require their access be limited to a smaller group of contributors. '''Administrators''' are contributors who have been granted the ability to perform these actions on VassarWiki, including suspending users for policy violations, deleting and restoring pages, and approving prospective contributors who lack a vassar.edu email. Administrators are ''not'' given any precedence in content disputes (unless the dispute involves a legal issue).		{{#lsth:VassarWiki:About\|Governance}}

	~~[[VassarWiki talk~~:Administrator elections\|Anyone can apply to be an administrator]]. While there are no official requirements, candidates should have a track record of constructive editing. (Given how new the wiki is, feel free to immediately apply if you're interested.) Applications to be an administrator are approved by consensus through community discussion. Administrators who abuse their authority should be [[VassarWiki:~~Reports~~\|~~reported]].~~