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'''Autoconfirmed users''' are editors that are automatically confirmed to be actual contributors to [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wiki:About|Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wiki]]. This system is in place to prevent giving too many privileges to newly-created accounts in fear that they may be used to cause harm.
'''Autoconfirmed users''' are editors that are automatically confirmed to be actual contributors to Wimpy Kid Wiki. In the fear that newly-created accounts may be used to cause harm, a system is in place to prevent giving too many privileges to them. An account is autoconfirmed when it has existed for a specific time and has made a specific number of edits.


Compared to [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wiki:Users|newly-registered users]], users that are autoconfirmed can:
Compared to [[Project:Users|newly-registered users]], autoconfirmed users can edit [[Special:ProtectedPages|semi-protected pages]], move (rename) pages, upload files, and bypass the [[wikipedia:CAPTCHA|CAPTCHA]].


*Bypass the CAPTCHA.
==See also==
*Edit [[Special:ProtectedPages|semi-protected pages]].
*[[Help:Group rights]]: a quick overview of the different types of user rights.
*[[Special:MovePage|Move]] pages and files.
*[[Special:Purge|Purge]] the cache for a page.
*[[Special:Upload|Upload]] files and new versions of existing files.


{{for|a quick overview of the different types of user rights|Help:Group rights}}
[[Category:User groups]]
 
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Revision as of 06:10, 28 December 2023

Autoconfirmed users are editors that are automatically confirmed to be actual contributors to Wimpy Kid Wiki. In the fear that newly-created accounts may be used to cause harm, a system is in place to prevent giving too many privileges to them. An account is autoconfirmed when it has existed for a specific time and has made a specific number of edits.

Compared to newly-registered users, autoconfirmed users can edit semi-protected pages, move (rename) pages, upload files, and bypass the CAPTCHA.

See also