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	docs: Extract help doc for wildcard mention policy.
This commit moves the wildcard mentions documentation to a top-level page. Edited by tabbott to deduplicate with the existing docs, and add cross-links.
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* [Weekly digest emails](/help/digest-emails)
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* [Disable welcome emails](/help/disable-welcome-emails)
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* [Configure notification bot](/help/configure-notification-bot)
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* [Restrict wildcard mentions](/help/restrict-wildcard-mentions)
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* [Require topics in stream messages](/help/require-topics)
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* [Add custom emoji](/help/add-custom-emoji)
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* [Configure authentication methods](/help/configure-authentication-methods)
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[globally](/help/pm-mention-alert-notifications) or for [individual
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streams](/help/stream-notifications).
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### Restrictions on wildcard mentions
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## Related articles
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Organization administrators can set a policy for which users are
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allowed to use wildcard mentions.
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Zulip allows anyone to use wildcard mentions in streams with at most
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15 subscribers.
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Organizations administrators can configure a policy for which classes
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of users are allowed to use wildcard mentions in streams with more
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than 15 subscribers.  The default allows only organization
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administrators to use wildcard mentions in large streams.
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Users permitted to use wildcard mentions by the organization's policy
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are warned that wildcard mentions result in everyone receiving email
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and mobile push notifications.
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{start_tabs}
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{settings_tab|organization-permissions}
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2. Under **Organization permissions**, configure
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   **Who can use wildcard mentions in large streams**.
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{!save-changes.md!}
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{end_tabs}
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* [Restrict wildcard mentions](/help/restrict-wildcard-mentions)
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  new users can take disruptive actions.
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* [Restrict email visibility](/help/restrict-visibility-of-email-addresses)
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  to reduce the likelihood of off-platform spam.
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* [Restrict wildcard mentions](/help/mention-a-user-or-group#restrictions-on-wildcard-mentions)
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* [Restrict wildcard mentions](/help/restrict-wildcard-mentions)
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  so only moderators can mention everyone in your organization.
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## Response
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Additionally, you can override this configuration for individual
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streams in your [Stream settings](/help/stream-notifications).
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streams in your [Stream settings](/help/stream-notifications), and
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administrators can [restrict use of wildcard
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mentions](/help/restrict-wildcard-mentions) in large streams.
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## Related articles
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* [Add an alert word](/help/add-an-alert-word)
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* [Restrict wildcard mentions](/help/restrict-wildcard-mentions)
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# Restrict wildcard mentions
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{!admin-only.md!}
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Organization administrators can set a policy for which users are
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allowed to use [wildcard
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mentions](/help/pm-mention-alert-notifications#wildcard-mentions) in
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large streams (defined for this purpose as streams with more than 15
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subscribers).
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Zulip allows anyone to use wildcard mentions in streams with at most
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15 subscribers. The default allows only organization administrators to
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use wildcard mentions in large streams.
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Users permitted to use wildcard mentions by the organization's policy
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are warned that wildcard mentions will result in all subscribers
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receiving email and mobile push notifications.
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{start_tabs}
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{settings_tab|organization-permissions}
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2. Under **Organization permissions**, configure
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   **Who can use wildcard mentions in large streams**.
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{!save-changes.md!}
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{end_tabs}
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