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{{EM admin|EM:ADMIN|EM:MOP}}{{Nutshell|Administrators are users who are trusted to have technical powers to perform actions on the wiki.|Administrators are in no position of authority over other users}} | {{EM admin|EM:ADMIN|EM:MOP}}{{Nutshell|Administrators are users who are trusted to have technical powers to perform actions on the wiki.|Administrators are in no position of authority over other users.}} | ||
Adminship ''(the mop)'' is handed out pretty liberally. People with vague trust generally get admin tools, this is to prevent any silly bureaucracy from setting in, to encourage editors, and to have fastest access to respond to issues that need the tools. This may change as the wiki grows and there's more of a need to be discerning. | |||
Adminship ''( | |||
'''This wiki contains {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} lazy admins.''' | |||
==What admins are and aren't== | ==What admins are and aren't== | ||
===Are=== | ===Are=== | ||
Admins have a set of tools. | |||
===Aren't=== | ===Aren't=== | ||
Admins | Admins don't have authority over other editors. They don't automatically win in content disputes, although adminship does reflect the opinions of a trusted member of the community - their arguments may have more weight than others through experience. | ||
Admins found to be abusing the tools, or pretending to be wikigods when they don't will really quickly find themselves losing the mop, and the respect of their fellow EndMyopians {{sad}} | |||
==What admins can do (and relevant policies, most of which have not been written yet/copied from Wikpedia yet)== | ==What admins can do (and relevant policies, most of which have not been written yet/copied from Wikpedia yet)== | ||
Administrators have the technical ability to perform the following actions: | Administrators have the technical ability to perform the following actions: | ||
* [[EndMyopia:Blocking policy|Block]] and unblock user accounts and IP addresses from editing | * [[EndMyopia:Blocking policy|Block]] and unblock user accounts and IP addresses from editing | ||
* Apply, modify, and remove [[EM:Protection policy|page protection]] on a particular page to restrict or allow editing, moving, or creation | * Apply, modify, and remove [[EM:Protection policy|page protection]] on a particular page to restrict or allow editing, moving, or creation | ||
** Edit fully protected pages | ** Edit fully protected pages | ||
* [[EndMyopia:Deletion policy|Delete]] pages | * [[EndMyopia:Deletion policy|Delete]] pages | ||
** | ** View and restore deleted pages | ||
* [[EndMyopia: | * [[EndMyopia:Revision deletion policy|Restrict and restore public visibility]] of information in individual logs and page revisions. | ||
* Override the [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist|title blacklist]] | * Override the [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist|title blacklist]] | ||
* Move a page to any desired title | * Move a page to any desired title | ||
* Create [[EM:edit notices|edit notices]] | * Create [[EM:edit notices|edit notices]] | ||
* Perform other special actions as listed at [[Special:ListGroupRights#sysop]] | * Perform other special actions as listed at [[Special:ListGroupRights#sysop]] | ||
==Policies around using the tools== | |||
*[[EndMyopia:Blocking policy]] | *[[EndMyopia:Blocking policy]] | ||
*[[EndMyopia:Deletion policy]] | *[[EndMyopia:Deletion policy]] | ||
*[[EndMyopia:Protection policy]] | |||
*[[EndMyopia:Revision deletion policy]] | *[[EndMyopia:Revision deletion policy]] | ||
{{Editing navbox}} | {{Editing navbox}} |