t== Access rights model ==
| user type | description | reading content | authoring content | needs account | can access research data stored in wiki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | any internet user | only those in the namespaces ... | none | no | only those without restricted access | ||
| 1 | register wiki user | in any namespace | in any namespace | yes | only those without restricted access | ||
| 2 | researcher | in any namespace | in any namespace | yes | those with and without restricted access | ||
| ∞ | administrator | in any namespace | in any namespace | yes | those with and without restricted access |
In wiki jargon a namespace refers to a certain category of content. See the Wikimedia manual for details.
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Research data with restricted access
One of the major purposes of this wiki is to make available research data such as e.g. interview recordings, transcripts, assessment items, or assessment data. Access to such data can be either unrestricted or restricted. Research data with restricted access is only accessible to users of type 2.
To explain access rights by virtue of an example let's imagine users Amy One (of type 1), Bertram Two (of type 2), Cecil, Dagmar, and Elly Three (of type 3). Dagmar and Elly restrict access to (some of) their resources. That means that only Cecil, Dagmar and Elly to have access to these resources. Amy and Bertram don't. Note that access restriction is by group not by person. Access is restricted to user type 2 (or "higher"). It is not possible that Cecil restricts access to Dagmar only. (As a matter of fact, aiming at a lean access rights model restriction by person is not intended.)
For a real example visit Limits
Technically access to content is restricted by adding
<bs:pageaccess groups="sysop,researcher" />
to the content page. To do so using the source code editor, just insert this (any place will be fine). Using the visual editor select Insert>Magic word>pageaccess. Restricting access right is not a regular feature of Wikimedia and one of the reasons why the BlueSpice extension has been chosen as a platform.
Getting access to privileges of user type 2 ("researcher")
There isn't an automated process to get access rights of user type 2. And there is no plan that there will be one. Instead access rights need to be granted manually by an administrator. Only users of type 1 can apply for access rights of user type 2. In order to do so they need to send an email to an administrator. It is the administrator's responsibility to check and decide whether applicants can trustfully granted the privileges of user type 2.
At a certain point there will be a dedicated email address for access rights applications. For the time being, requests for access rights of user type 2 need to be send to p.riegler@ostfalia.de.
