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Church Rosters Guide

A quick, minimally technical, guide to GWUC rosters on the wiki. Suggestions for improvement welcome.

Why do we want rosters on the wiki?

• Rosters are of interest to more than the people on them. Publishing them here allows all interested parties to see them.
• Rosters change. The wiki provides an easy way to keep the published version up to date.
• Rosters on the wiki enable us to send automatic reminders.

How do I record a swap?

• You need to edit the roster page by swapping the names. See HowToUseTheChurchWiki for further help on editing. Click Save Changes when you are finished.

  • You need to be logged in to edit wiki pages. If you do not have a user name, ask DavidMorgan.

  • If you use FireFox as your web browser, you can click on Edit(GUI) fro a more graphical user interface.

  • If not, use Edit(txt). The resulting display is a little more confusing. The symbols "||" signify a new cell in the table.

What if I mess it up?

No problem. The wiki keeps copies of all previous saved versions. <wikimaster AT gwuc DOT org DOT au> can return any page to any previous version very easily.

What about automatic allocation?

• Most rosters are allocted manually in batches, by the coordinator. Requests to avoid certain dates need to be directed to them.
• Some roster are automatically allocated, week by week. The individual rosters indicate which they are.
  • These rosters have a Preferences page, which controls the automatic allocation.

  • This process allows volunteers to avoid being allocated dates when they are unavailable, by adding their name to RosterUnavailable.

How do I join a roster?

• For a manually allocated roster, contact the coordinator or ChurchOffice.

• For an automatically allocated roster, your name needs to be on the Preferences page. You can enter it yourself, or ask ChurchOffice, the coordinator, or <wikimaster AT gwuc DOT org DOT au> to do it for you.