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While anyone on [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wiki]] has access to reading and contributing to our wiki, there are also a number of special '''user roles''' that exist on Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wiki with advanced user rights, intended to help prevent spam and vandalism. The following is a description of these rights.
This page provides a quick overview of the different types of user rights. A more comprehensive list can be found at [[Special:UserGroupRights]].


==Basic==
'''Basic''':
===Users===
*'''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wiki:Users|Users]]''': editors who have an account.
This applies to [[Special:ListUsers|all users]] who are [[Special:UserLogin|logged in]]. They can:
*'''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wiki:Autoconfirmed users|Autoconfirmed users]]''': users that have an account "confirmed" to be non-destructive. They are given a few more powers over newly-created accounts.
*[[mw:Help:New pages|Create new pages]] and edit unprotected pages.
'''Staff''':
*[[Special:Upload|Upload]] an image or other file to the wiki.
*'''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wiki:Administrators|Administrators]]''': users that can delete pages, block users, delete pages, and perform other maintenance operations.
*Customize the appearance and features of the wiki by setting their [[Special:Preferences|preferences]].
*'''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wiki:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrats]]''': users that have administrator powers, plus the ability to change other users' rights.
*Maintain a [[mw:Help:User page|user profile and talk page]].
*'''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wiki:Interface administrators|Interface administrators]]''': users that can read and write the wiki's database.
 
*'''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wiki:Suppress|Suppressors]]''': users that can hide revisions of pages.
===Autoconfirmed users===
'''Others''':
Users who are confirmed, by an autoconfirmation process of the wiki, can:
*'''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wiki:Bots|Bots]]''': user accounts that are not used by humans, but rather, by bots that perform automated tasks. These users have special rights to help with their tasks.
*[[mw:Help:Moving a page|Move]] articles and other pages.
*Edit semi-protected pages.
*Bypass the CAPTCHA.
*Upload a new version of an existing file.
 
{{For|a list of all users|Special:ListUsers}}
 
==Advanced==
=== Administrators ===
Administrators, also known as "sysops" or just "admins", are users who are active, trustworthy, and continually establishing constructive edits. Administrators can:
*Change wiki prefixes in [[Special:Interwiki]].
*[[mw:Help:Blocking users|Block]] a user or IP address from editing.
*[[mw:Help:Deletion and undeletion|Delete]] and undelete pages, page histories, images, or files.
*[[mw:Help:Protecting and unprotecting pages|Protect]] a page so it cannot be edited or moved by users without admin rights.
*Mark edits as [[mw:Help:Patrolled edits|patrolled]].
*{{wp|Help:Reverting#Rollback|Rollback}} disruptive/unconstructive  edits.
 
{{for|a list of administrators|Special:ListAdmins}}
 
===Bureaucrats===
A bureaucrat is a user who is a trusted admin but has access to a few more features than an admin has. With the same rights as admins, bureaucrats can:
*Grant (and revoke) administrator or bureaucrat status to other users.
*[[Special:Logs/renameuser|Rename]] users.
 
{{for|a list of bureaucrats|Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat}}
 
=== Interface administrators ===
Interface administrators are the only users with the ability to edit sitewide CSS and JS pages (such as [[MediaWiki:Common.css]], [[MediaWiki:Vector.css]], interface messages which are interpreted as raw HTML, or the gadget pages listed on [[Special:Gadgets]]), and other users' personal CSS/JS pages. JS and CSS pages are executed by the browser of wiki editors and readers as code, which can be used to change how content is styled, change the behavior of pages, or even implement highly complicated gadgets such as [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:HotCat|HotCat]].
 
{{for|a list of interface administrators|Special:ListUsers/interface-admin}}
 
=== Suppressors ===
Suppressors are users associated with cutting out abuse of the edit system (where edits appear on lists such as the history or recent changes list). They can:
*Hide a username from the public.
*[[mw:Help:RevisionDelete|Delete]] specific log entries and specific revisions of pages.
*View private logs and revisions that are hidden from other users.
 
{{for|a list of suppressors|Special:ListUsers/suppress}}
 
==Others==
===Bots===
A "bot" is an automated process, program, or script that makes it easier for a user to make tedious or repetitive edits and actions on a wiki. When a bot is running in quick succession, the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] log can sometimes be overtaken, making it harder to spot more substantial edits by regular users.  Giving an account a "bot flag" will hide these edits from the recent changes list (although any editor can still choose to see them by clicking "Show bots").
 
{{For|a list of bots|Special:ListBots}}


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Revision as of 01:07, 5 February 2023

This page provides a quick overview of the different types of user rights. A more comprehensive list can be found at Special:UserGroupRights.

Basic:

  • Users: editors who have an account.
  • Autoconfirmed users: users that have an account "confirmed" to be non-destructive. They are given a few more powers over newly-created accounts.

Staff:

  • Administrators: users that can delete pages, block users, delete pages, and perform other maintenance operations.
  • Bureaucrats: users that have administrator powers, plus the ability to change other users' rights.
  • Interface administrators: users that can read and write the wiki's database.
  • Suppressors: users that can hide revisions of pages.

Others:

  • Bots: user accounts that are not used by humans, but rather, by bots that perform automated tasks. These users have special rights to help with their tasks.
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