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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.