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The following page documents an official Meta-Wiki policy. This page has been elaborated and approved by the community and its compliance is mandatory for all users. It must not be modified without prior community approval. |
| ←Policies and guidelines | Administrator policies and information |
| This page provides information on Meta-Wiki administrators, and lays out relevant policies. |
An administrator is a user who can protect/unprotect pages, delete/undelete pages, block/unblock users, and do a variety of other tasks (see full list here). To become an administrator, one must make a request at Meta:Requests for adminship and meet the requirements listed there and below.
For a list of administrators on other Wikimedia projects, see Administrators of Wikimedia projects.
For current administrators: Template:AdminWelcome/en contains some handy links.
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[edit] Policy for requesting adminship
To request administrator access on Meta, the requirements listed below need to be fulfilled:
- Be an administrator, bureaucrat, or checkuser on a Wikimedia content project.
- Demonstrate cross-wiki experience. For example, be a participant of at least 2 months' duration on at least one project other than Meta and the "home" project.
- Have a user page on Meta, with links to the user pages on other participated projects. This can state that SUL is activated or be provided via a Wiki matrix if that is not possible.
- Having a valid contact address (either a confirmed email address in preferences, or a valid email address on the user page).
- Be an active contributor on Meta. This is a subjective, not an objective, measure and there is no official post count.
- Preferably add {{#babel}} to the user page, given the multi-lingual nature of Meta.
The request shall be done on Meta:Requests for adminship. A time for opinion of at least one week will be given. The candidate will be named sysop here only if they are approved by a consensus of at least 75% in support. All editors with an account on Meta, at least one active account on any Wikimedia project, and a link between the two, may participate and give their opinion on the candidate. In case of an opposition, enough people must speak for the candidate for them to become sysop on Meta.
If the candidate becomes a sysop, they should add their name to Administrator list, and ensure they keep a valid user name page, links to at least one other project, and valid contact. Administrators not respecting these rules will be de-sysoped.
See also: //toolserver.org/%7Etparis/pcount/index.php?name=UserName&lang=meta&wiki=wikimedia
[edit] Exceptions
It is helpful for some people to have access to some protected pages on Meta (related to languages files). In such cases, two options are possible:
- Temporary unprotection of these pages, so that the user can quietly work on them for a limited time.
- Temporary sysoping of the user in question so they can edit the protected pages. In this case, the adminship shall be granted with no requirements and approval, but the user will promise to limit their activity to the necessity of their local project. Preferably, the admin status will be temporary.
[edit] Policy for de-adminship
[edit] Temporary sysop status
Sysop access can be granted temporarily. For example, people starting up a new project need to be able to work on some protected pages on Meta to set up their project. Usually, temporary sysop status will be removed after 30 days but in certain cases some temporary administrators may be granted longer periods or sometimes an indefinite period of time.
[edit] Inactivity
Any sysop inactive on Meta will be desysopped. "Inactivity" is normally defined as fewer than 10 logged actions in the past six months. Desysopping is formally undertaken at /Removal. Users who are desysopped may re-apply through the regular avenue.
The next formal administrator review takes place on: 1 October 2012 (update)
[edit] Removal criteria
- Users who have made fewer than ten edits in the six months immediately prior to the designated removal date (April 1 or October 1) are desysopped without notice.
- Users who have made more than ten edits but fewer than ten actions requiring admin privileges in the same period are given a week to indicate they would like to retain their access. Users in this category are to be notified on the first day, and adminship is removed without notice on the seventh day if there is no response.
[edit] List of administrators
The following users have sysop rights on Meta. (See also auto-generated lists of administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters and stewards.)
| user name | languages spoken (≥1) | other rights |
|---|---|---|
| Amire80 | ru-N, en-4, he-4, ca-3, it-2, eo-2, es-2, la-1, lt-1, am-1, ar-1 | |
| Anthere | fr, en-3 | |
| Aphaia | ja, en-3, de-2, it-1, fr-1 | |
| Aude | en, ar-3, es-1 | |
| Avraham | en, he-2 | steward |
| axpde | de, en-4, fr-1, nl-1, it-1, es-1 | steward |
| Barras | de, en-4, fr-1 | bureaucrat, checkuser, steward |
| Bdamokos | hu | |
| Beetstra | en | global rollbacker |
| Beria | pt, en-3, es-2, gl-2, mwl-2, ca-2, an-1, fr-1, it-1, oc-1 | |
| Billinghurst | en | checkuser, steward |
| Bsadowski1 | en | steward |
| BRUTE | ka, en-2, ru-2 | global rollbacker, global sysop |
| Cbrown1023 | en, es-2 | bureaucrat |
| Church of emacs | de, en-3, fr-1 | global rollbacker |
| Courcelles | en, es-2, fr-2 | global rollbacker, oversight |
| Danny B. | cs | |
| DerHexer | de, en-3, es-2, grc-2, la-2 | oversight, steward |
| Dschwen | ||
| Dungodung | sr, en-4, bs-3, hr-3 | bureaucrat, steward |
| EdBever | nl, en-3, de-1 | global rollbacker |
| Effeietsanders | nl, en-2 | |
| Eloquence | de, en-3 | |
| Erwin | nl, en | |
| Fr33kman | en, ja-2, nl-1, fr-1 | bureaucrat, global sysop, steward |
| guillom | fr, en-3 | |
| Herbythyme | en, fr-2, es-1, it-1 | checkuser, global rollbacker, global sysop |
| Hoo man | de, en-2 | global rollbacker, global sysop, interface editor |
| Jamesofur | en, fr-1, la-1 | global rollbacker, global sysop |
| Jon Harald Søby | nb, no, en-3, nn-3, sv-3, da-2, de-2, eo-1, es-1, ro-1, sw-1 | global sysop |
| Jusjih | zh, en-3 | steward |
| Kaldari | en | |
| Killiondude | en, es-3 | |
| Laaknor | no, en-3, nn-2, sv-1, da-1 | steward |
| Lustiger seth | de, en-3 | |
| M7 | it, en-3, es-2, fr-2 | bureaucrat, steward |
| Magister Mathematicae | es, en-4 | bureaucrat, checkuser, oversight, steward |
| MarcoAurelio | es, en-3, fr-3 | bureaucrat, checkuser, steward |
| Mardetanha | az, fa, en-3, tr-2 | bureaucrat, checkuser, oversight, steward |
| Matanya | en, he | bureaucrat, steward |
| Mathonius | nl, en-3, fr-1, de-1 | global rollbacker, global sysop |
| Mentifisto | en, it-2 | bureaucrat, steward |
| Micki | sr, bs-4, hr-3, en-2, mk-2, de-1, sk-1, sl-1 | global rollbacker |
| Millosh | bs, hr, sh, sr, en-3, bg-2, cu-2, mk-2, ru-2, sl-2 | steward |
| Mxn | en, es-2, vi-2 | |
| MZMcBride | en, es-2 | |
| Nemo | it, en-2 | |
| Notafish | fr, en-4, de-3, es-2, it-2 | |
| Pathoschild | en, fr-2 | checkuser, oversight, steward |
| Patrick | nl, en-3 | |
| Peteforsyth | en, fr-1 | |
| PeterSymonds | en, de-1 | steward |
| Pharos | en, fr-1 | |
| Philippe | en | |
| Pmlineditor | en-4, bn, hi-2/3, hif-2, bh-1, as-1, pa-1, mr-1, gu-1, sa-1 | bureaucrat, global rollbacker, global sysop |
| Quentinv57 | fr, en-3, de-1, lb-1 | bureaucrat, steward |
| Ruy Pugliesi | pt, en-3, es-2, fr-2, gl-1, it-1, sk-1, sq-1, ms-1, hi-1 | global rollbacker, global sysop |
| Savh | nl, es, en-3, fr-2 | global rollbacker, global sysop |
| Shizhao | zh | steward |
| Sj | en | bureaucrat |
| Snowolf | en, it | steward |
| Tegel | sv, en-3 | steward |
| Teles | pt, en-3, es-2 | steward |
| Thehelpfulone | en, es-2, fr-2 | bureaucrat |
| Theo10011 | en, de-2, fr-3, es-2, it-2, la-3, hi-5, ur-4, ar-1, sa-2, ks-2, mr-2, new-2, pa-2, gu-2 | |
| Tiptoety | en | bureaucrat, checkuser, global rollbacker, global sysop |
| Trijnstel | nl, en-4, de-1, fr-1 | steward |
| VasilievVV | ru, en-3 | bureaucrat, global rollbacker, global sysop |
| Vituzzu | it, scn, en-2, fr-2, la-1, es-1, pt-1 | steward |
| Wikitanvir | bn, en-3, as-2, bpy-1 | bureaucrat, steward |
| Wpedzich | pl, en-3, de-2 | steward |
[edit] Temporary adminship
- Tbayer (WMF), needs it for the central notice.
- Jsoby, WMF staff. No exact expiry.
- Akhanna; WMF staff needs access to the centralnotice tool.
- Smazeland; WMF translation staff. Rights granted by Philippe (WMF) with no determined expiry.
- Kgladstone (WMF); WMF staff - needs banner access. No expiry set. Granted by Philippe.
- Dchen (WMF), Needs it for her job. Granted by Philippe.
- Mmovchin - needs to edit Huggle config pages as a Huggle developer. To expire 07 May 2013. Granted by Thehelpfulone per RFA.
[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 |
