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'''[[<tvar name="mwa">:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Administrators</tvar>|Administrators]]''' on Meta are users who have been granted the technical ability to perform certain [[<tvar name="rights">Special:ListGroupRights#sysop</tvar>|special actions]] with '''local''' ({{<tvar name="pp">ll|iw=mw|Help:Protection</tvar>|protect}} and unprotect pages, {{<tvar name="dp">ll|Meta:Deletion policy</tvar>|delete}} and undelete pages, [[<tvar name="bl">:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Block and unblock</tvar>|block]] and unblock users, and perform a variety of other tasks) and '''global''' (edit the {{<tvar name="tb">ll|Title blacklist</tvar>|title}} and {{<tvar name="sb">ll|Spam blacklist</tvar>|spam blacklists}}, modify [[<tvar name="gab">Special:MyLanguage/Global AbuseFilter</tvar>|global abusefilters]], send {{<tvar name="mm">ll|MassMessage</tvar>|mass messages}} globally and more) effects.

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* For a list of administrators on other Wikimedia projects, see [[<tvar name="wm-admins">Administrators of Wikimedia projects</tvar>|Administrators of Wikimedia projects]].</translate>
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* For '''assistance''' from an admin, visit [[<tvar name="rfh">Meta:Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat</tvar>|Meta:Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat]].
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== Policy for requesting adminship == <!--T:8-->

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To request administrator access on Meta, you need to:
* Demonstrate cross-wiki experience (e.g., be a participant of at least two months' duration on at least one project other than Meta and the "home" project).
* Have a user page on Meta.
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* Have 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 objective, measure; there is no official edit-count).
* Preferably add {{[[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/User language</tvar>|#babel]]}} to your user page, given the multilingual nature of Meta.

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Ill-considered nominations for adminship can be draining and deflating to both community and candidate. Any successful candidate will need to demonstrate sufficient experience within the Wikimedia community, in addition to a familiarity with Meta. If a candidate is not already a local administrator or holder of advanced permissions on a Wikimedia content project, they are less likely to pass a request for adminship at Meta.

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The request is made at [[<tvar name="rfa">Meta:Requests for adminship</tvar>|Requests for adminship]], with at least one week allocated for the community to express opinions. The candidate will be named sysop here only if approved by at least 75% of participants. All active Meta-wiki editors may participate and give their opinion on the candidate. If your activity is outside Meta, but you have an opinion based on working with candidate in other Wikimedia projects, in support of or against the candidate, you are welcomed to submit it.

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If the candidate becomes a sysop, they should add their name to the [[<tvar name="list">Template:List of administrators</tvar>|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 desysoped.

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See also: <tvar name="1">https://xtools.wmflabs.org/ec/meta.wikimedia.org</tvar>

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For current administrators: <tvar name="1">{{ll|Template:AdminWelcome}}</tvar> contains some handy links.

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To become an administrator, make a request at [[<tvar name="rfa">Meta:Requests for adminship</tvar>|Requests for adminship]] and meet the requirements listed there and above.

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Regular administrators are allowed to subscribe to [[<tvar name="metawiki-admins-l">Mail:metawiki-admins</tvar>|metawiki-admins]], a private mailing list. Should you wish to subscribe, you'll find the instructions on the mailing list page.

=== Exceptions === <!--T:13-->

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It is helpful for some people to have access to 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 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.

== Limited administrator status == <!--T:34-->
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Administrator status can be granted in a limited or restricted way. Limits can be set in time and/or in scope (for example, a user can be granted limited administrator status to perform technical work for an indefinite period of time, or to assist in a specific task for a set period of time, etc.). Unless requested and granted otherwise, limited adminship will have a duration of one month, after which rights will be removed. Limited administrators technically are given the same rights as regular administrators, but should avoid using their administrator tools for tasks they have not been authorized. Doing so could be grounds for immediate removal. Limited administrators can also be subject to a different activity requirement than regular administrators.

== Policy for de-adminship == <!--T:14-->

=== Inactivity === <!--T:15-->

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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 [[<tvar name="1">Meta:Administrators/Removal</tvar>|Meta:Administrators/Removal]]. Users who are desysopped may reapply through the regular avenue.

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The next formal administrator review takes place on: <tvar name="date">{{date|{{#time:Y|1 {{:Meta:Administrators/Removal (inactivity)/Next}}|en}}|{{#time:m|1 {{:Meta:Administrators/Removal (inactivity)/Next}}|en}}|01|{{TRANSLATIONLANGUAGE}}}}</tvar> <small>([[<tvar name="1">Meta:Administrators/Removal (inactivity)/Next</tvar>|update]])</small>

===== Removal criteria ===== <!--T:17-->

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# Users who have made fewer than ten edits in the six months immediately before the 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.

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<small>'''''Exception'''''<br />Newly elected administrators are exempt from the first evaluation date following their election. The evaluation criteria apply only to users who were administrators for the full six-month evaluation period.</small>

== Involved administrators == <!--T:40-->

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Administrators should avoid using their tools in situations where they may not be impartial. Those situations include using the tools in disputes in which they are involved parties. If the administrator is in doubt, the administrator is encouraged to ask for opinions, or to ask another administrator to take the case to [[<tvar name="1">Meta:Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat</tvar>|Meta:Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat]].

== List of administrators == <!--T:18-->

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The following users have sysop rights on Meta. (See also auto-generated lists of [[<tvar name="1">Special:listusers/sysop</tvar>|administrators]], [[<tvar name="2">Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat</tvar>|bureaucrats]], [[<tvar name="3">Special:ListUsers/checkuser</tvar>|checkusers]], [[<tvar name="4">Special:listusers/oversight</tvar>|oversighters]] and [[<tvar name="5">Special:ListUsers/steward</tvar>|stewards]].)
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{{List of administrators
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|User name=<translate><!--T:29--> User name</translate>
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|Languages spoken=<translate><!--T:30--> Languages spoken</translate>
|Other rights=<translate><!--T:31--> Other rights</translate>
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=== Temporary adminship or adminship by decree === <!--T:19-->
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{{List of temporary administrators
|caption=<translate><!--T:42--> Temporary Meta-Wiki administrators or Meta-Wiki administrators by decree</translate>
|Last updated=<translate><!--T:43--> Last updated</translate>
|User name=<translate><!--T:20--> User name</translate>
|Request page=<translate><!--T:21--> Request page</translate>
|Approved for=<translate><!--T:22--> Approved for</translate>
|Granted by=<translate><!--T:23--> Granted by</translate>
|Expiration time=<translate><!--T:24--> Expiration time</translate>
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== See also == <!--T:25-->

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* [[<tvar name="bureaucrats">Meta:Bureaucrats</tvar>|Meta:Bureaucrats]]
* [[<tvar name="mass-message-list">Meta:Administrators/Mass-message list</tvar>|Mass-message list]]
* [[<tvar name="former-admins">Meta:Former administrators</tvar>|Former administrators]]
* [[<tvar name="reading-list">Meta:Administrators' reading list</tvar>|Administrators' reading list]]
* [[<tvar name="handbook">Meta:Admin handbook</tvar>|Admin's handbook]]
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