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A '''bureaucrat''' can make other users into bureaucrats or administrators on their own wiki. | A '''bureaucrat''' can make other users into bureaucrats or administrators on their own wiki. | ||
Bureaucrats can also give users the ability to "rollback" edits not made in [[ | Bureaucrats can also give users the ability to "rollback" edits not made in [[Help:Assuming good faith|good faith]]. | ||
== Staff == | == Staff == | ||
Fandom staff members have full access to all wikis. They will be shown in [[Special:ListUsers/staff]] on any wiki. Please use [[Special:Contact]] to contact Fandom staff. | |||
== Who are this wiki's administrators? == | == Who are this wiki's administrators? == | ||
The "founder" of a wiki, the person who first requested it, is given administrator access automatically. Founders are also given bureaucrat access so they can make any other user on their wiki an administrator or bureaucrat. For a complete list of users with administrator access, see [[Special: | The "founder" of a wiki, the person who first requested it, is given administrator access automatically. Founders are also given bureaucrat access so they can make any other user on their wiki an administrator or bureaucrat. For a complete list of users with administrator access, see [[Special:ListUsers/sysop]]. | ||
== How do I use administrator powers? == | == How do I use administrator powers? == | ||
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== Becoming an administrator == | == Becoming an administrator == | ||
For you to become an administrator, someone with bureaucrat access must make you one. On larger | For you to become an administrator, someone with bureaucrat access must make you one. On larger wikis, there will usually be a community page for requests, with a page name such as "{{ns:project}}:Requests for adminship". On a smaller wiki, you may simply ask on the community portal or [[Forum:Index|Forum]], or ask a bureaucrat directly on his or her talk page. | ||
If there are no active bureaucrats, use the "Requests for adminship" page to nominate users to become admins or bureaucrats. Once a community decision has been reached (or if there is no active community to debate the decision), please leave a message at the [[ | If there are no active bureaucrats, use the "Requests for adminship" page to nominate users to become admins or bureaucrats. Once a community decision has been reached (or if there is no active community to debate the decision), please leave a message at the [[w:c:community:Adoption:Requests|wiki adoption requests page]] and Fandom Staff can provide the rights. | ||
== What can administrators not do? == | == What can administrators not do? == | ||
Administrators should not use their administrator powers to settle editing disputes; for example, to lock a page on a version he or she prefers in an editing dispute that isn't vandalism. Administrator powers should be used to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in [[ | Administrators should not use their administrator powers to settle editing disputes; for example, to lock a page on a version he or she prefers in an editing dispute that isn't vandalism. Administrator powers should be used to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in [[Help:Assuming good faith|good faith]]. Ideally an admin shouldn't be considered "in charge". The ideal admin is just someone who is trusted to have a few extra buttons and to use them for the benefit of the Fandom community. | ||
[[Category:Site administration|{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:Site administration|{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||