User groups
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The following is a list of user groups in the Wikimedia Foundation projects. It is organized in approximate descending order of permissions. Note that the order is not directly correlated to power in the proper sense of the word, but rather refers to technical access in the MediaWiki software. Be aware that, though the technical abilities are the same on all Foundation projects, certain groups' definitions and roles differ from wiki to wiki.
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[edit] Local groups
Here's a list of user groups, from the highest access level to the lowest.
- Steward
- Checkuser
- Oversight
- Bureaucrat
- Administrator/sysop
- Abuse filter manager (some wikis)
- Rollbacker (some wikis)
- Reviewer (some wikis)
- Patroller (some wikis)
- Account creator (currently English Wikipedia only)
- IP block exempt
- Bot
- Flooder (some wikis)
- Editor (some wikis)
- Registered user
- Newly registered user
- Unregistered user
- Blocked user
[edit] Global user groups
- See also Global permissions.
[edit] Global bot
Global bots have bot access on all wikis where global bots are enabled (this must be explicitly permitted by local policy; see a list of allowing wikis). Global bots are subject to the standard bot policy, which limits these bots to specific tasks.
See:
- Standard bot policy
- Global bots: members | wikis and rights | log
[edit] Global rollback
Users with global rollback can revert a series of edits by one user with one click on any wiki, primarily intended for vandalism and nonsense. Users must be demonstrably active in crosswiki counter-vandalism for access.
See:
- Global rollback
- Global rollbackers: members | rights
[edit] Global sysop
Global sysops are users with sysop access on multiple small wikis, mainly for the purpose of fighting vandalism in the absence of local administrators. They are appointed after a lengthy discussion on SRG.
See:
- Global sysops
- Global sysops: members | rights
[edit] Staff
The Staff group is assigned to some paid employees of the Wikimedia Foundation and their delegates. This group has access to the interface for mainly legal purposes.
See:
- Current paid staff
- Staff group: members | rights
- original proposal
[edit] Steward
Stewards have complete access to the wiki interface, and perform technical implementation of community consensus, deal with emergencies, and intervene against crosswiki vandalism. Stewards are elected annually with participation from all wikis.
See:
- Stewards
- Stewards/History
- Stewards: members | rights (global)
[edit] Special-purpose
[edit] Notes
- Toolserver.org, Available user rights which do not exist on every wiki (affected wiki is indicated).
[edit] See also
| User groups | |
|---|---|
| Local: | blocked user – unregistered user – newly-registered user – registered user – bot – administrator – bureaucrat – oversight – checkuser – IP block exempt – Importer |
| Global: | locked account – unified account – bot – rollbacker – abuse filter editor – interface editor – new wiki importers - sysop – ombudsman – founder – staff – system administrator – steward |
