Help:Administrators

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Administrators (also known as sysops or admins) are users who possess restricted technical features, such as deleting pages, blocking disruptive users from editing, and protecting pages from certain users. A full list of rights included in the administrators group can be found at Special:ListGroupRights.

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Who are the administrators?

A list of administrators can be found at Special:ListUsers/sysop on any wiki. The project page Project:Administrators may have more info about administrators, and policies regarding the admin tools.

Can I become an admin?

It depends entirely on your local community and the estabilished policies over there. Some wikis with a large community have very strict requirements for candidates, while you can be easily granted administrator rights on smaller wikis. Check your wiki's local Project:Administrators page to find out more.

What should an admin never do?

An admin should never block users without a good reason. The same goes for page deletions and page protections/unprotections. Administrators should always be able to give a reason for their actions, both in the summary of the action, and per request at a later time.

If an administrator, however, blocks a user or deletes pages without a valid reason, it is considered an abuse of admin privileges, which could have his or her adminship revoked.

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