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==== Registered users ==== | ==== Registered users ==== | ||
Registered users have the ability to edit most pages on the wiki immediately after | Registered users have the ability to edit most pages on the wiki immediately after registering an account and verifying their e-mail address. | ||
==== Autoconfirmed users ==== | ==== Autoconfirmed users ==== | ||
Some pages may be protected from editing due to high visibility or vandalism. Users with the <code>[[Special:ListGroupRights#autoconfirmed|autoconfirmed]]</code> pseudo-group may edit pages that are semi-protected, such as the [[Main Page]]. | Some pages may be protected from editing due to high visibility or vandalism. Users with the <code>[[Special:ListGroupRights#autoconfirmed|autoconfirmed]]</code> pseudo-group may edit pages that are semi-protected, such as the [[Main Page]]. The page move tool is also restricted to autoconfirmed users. | ||
=== Administrators and Bureaucrats === | === Administrators and Bureaucrats === | ||
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==== Bureaucrats ==== | ==== Bureaucrats ==== | ||
Bureaucrats are trusted users who have the ability to modify user accounts. They have access to [[Special:UserRights]], enabling them to add users to the ''bureaucrat'' group (but not remove them), and the ability to add users to the ''administrator'', ''bot'', and ''interface administrator'' groups. | Bureaucrats are trusted users who have the ability to modify user accounts. They have access to [[Special:UserRights]], enabling them to add users to the ''bureaucrat'' group (but not remove them), and the ability to add users to the ''administrator'', ''bot'', and ''interface administrator'' groups. There is no current process for requesting bureaucratship. | ||
=== Functionary groups === | |||
Some groups grant access to specialized tools. | |||
==== Interface administrators ==== | |||
Interface administrators can edit site-wide CSS, Javascript, and JSON pages, and the respective pages in another user's userspace. | |||
==== Suppressors ==== | |||
Suppressors can hide log entries, revisions, and usernames from non suppressors, including administrators and bureaucrats. | |||
==== Check users ==== | |||
Check users have the ability to view the IP addresses and other technical information associated with an account. | |||
==== File uploaders ==== | |||
File uploaders have the ability to upload and overwrite files, which is not automatically granted to prevent abuse. | |||
==== Patrollers ==== | |||
Patrollers have the ability to mark a revision as "patrolled", meaning that it has been reviewed for any disruptive editing. They also have access to the "rollback" right, allowing them to revert recent changes by any user with a single action. | |||
==== Bots ==== | |||
Accounts that perform automated edits are added to the ''bot'' user group, which allows their actions to be treated as an automated process. | |||
Latest revision as of 12:59, 7 September 2023
To prevent disruption to the wiki, certain functions and pages are restricted to users with certain user groups. These user groups can either be assigned by an administrator, or automatically granted by the MediaWiki software.
Overview
Unregistered visitors are a part of the * group, and users with a registered account are also part of the user group. Users are automatically promoted into the autoconfirmed pseudo-group after they have made ten edits over a period of four days.
User groups
A list of system-generated technical permissions is available at Special:ListGroupRights.
Automatically granted groups
Unregistered users
Unregistered users may view any article on the wiki, but may not edit until they have registered an account.
Registered users
Registered users have the ability to edit most pages on the wiki immediately after registering an account and verifying their e-mail address.
Autoconfirmed users
Some pages may be protected from editing due to high visibility or vandalism. Users with the autoconfirmed pseudo-group may edit pages that are semi-protected, such as the Main Page. The page move tool is also restricted to autoconfirmed users.
Administrators and Bureaucrats
Administrators
Administrators are users with access to certain tools to ensure site security. They can block and unblock users from editing, protect and delete pages, and edit fully protected pages. There is no current process for requesting adminship.
Bureaucrats
Bureaucrats are trusted users who have the ability to modify user accounts. They have access to Special:UserRights, enabling them to add users to the bureaucrat group (but not remove them), and the ability to add users to the administrator, bot, and interface administrator groups. There is no current process for requesting bureaucratship.
Functionary groups
Some groups grant access to specialized tools.
Interface administrators
Interface administrators can edit site-wide CSS, Javascript, and JSON pages, and the respective pages in another user's userspace.
Suppressors
Suppressors can hide log entries, revisions, and usernames from non suppressors, including administrators and bureaucrats.
Check users
Check users have the ability to view the IP addresses and other technical information associated with an account.
File uploaders
File uploaders have the ability to upload and overwrite files, which is not automatically granted to prevent abuse.
Patrollers
Patrollers have the ability to mark a revision as "patrolled", meaning that it has been reviewed for any disruptive editing. They also have access to the "rollback" right, allowing them to revert recent changes by any user with a single action.
Bots
Accounts that perform automated edits are added to the bot user group, which allows their actions to be treated as an automated process.