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Administrators are wiki users with sysop rights. This means they are free to moderate the site as well as perform administrative functions and maintenance. Certain administrators may also have access to the special bureaucrat privilege.

Privileges and responsibilities

Admins

  • Deleting and undeleting pages, page histories, and uploaded files.
  • Locking (protecting) a page so it cannot be edited or renamed by users without admin rights or autoconfirmed status.
  • Blocking IP addresses or user names from editing; and very quick "rollback" of undesirable edits.
  • Editing the interface by changing system messages and skins.

Bureaucrats

Bureaucrats are special admins with the ability to grant or revoke admin privileges. The founder of the wiki gains this role by default, and it can be granted to further bureaucrats if needed.

Bureaucrats can also give users the ability to "rollback" edits not made in good faith.

Staff

Wikia staff members have full access to all Wikia. They will be shown in Special:Listusers/staff on any wiki. Please use Special:Contact to contact Wikia staff.

How do I use administrator powers?

See Help:Administrators' how-to guide for a guide on using admin functions.

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 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 Wikia community.

Becoming an administrator

In order to become an administrator, you must be given sysop rights by a bureaucrat (for information on this role, see below). There is currently no open pathway to becoming an admin, and users cannot nominate themselves. In the future, there may be a nomination system if the wiki grows enough to need one.

Current administrators

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