AFSWiki Access Policy

The AFS Wiki supports three levels of membership.

Some pages are explicitly called out as accessible to all visitors, whether they have an account or not. We refer to this user group as "anonymous." If you have an account, but have not logged in, you are limited to these pages. A good example is welcome and introductory content for those wishing to learn more about AFS.
Some pages are only available to users with accounts on AFSWiki. In addition, creation of new content requires this level of access. We refer to this user group as "user." If you have an account, please be sure to log in to view all content and in order to be able to contribute to the wiki. This group contains the majority of the content and is specific to the information used by volunteers to perform sending, hosting, and other volunteer activities.
Very, very little content is restricted to editing by a few users. This function is reserved for cases where there is an increased sensitivity for reasons of regulatory compliance or liability. In these cases, it is important that the information come from a designated, trusted source. This content is viewable by all, despite being editable by only a few. A good example of this type of content is specific information about procedures or regulations as outlined by the United States State Department.

All content and editing access is limited to AFS USA registered volunteers and staff.

This policy was arrived at after much debate. To read some of that debate, please take a look here.

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