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Different users have access to different functions of the site. While anyone can do most things on the site, including reading and editing, administrators can access a few additional functions.

Administrator abilities

These additional functions include:

  • Deleting and undeleting pages, page histories, and uploaded files.
  • Locking (protecting) a page so it cannot be edited or renamed by users without admin rights or autoconfirmed status.
  • Blocking IP addresses or user names from editing; and very quick "rollback" of undesirable edits.
  • Editing the interface by changing system messages and skins.

Bureaucrat abilities

A bureaucrat can make other users into bureaucrats or administrators on their own wiki.

Bureaucrats can also give users the ability to "rollback" edits not made in good faith.

Staff

Wikia staff members have full access to all Wikia. They will be shown in Special:Listusers/staff on any wiki. Please use Special:Contact to contact Wikia staff.

Who are this wiki's administrators?

What can administrators not do?

Administrators should not use their administrator powers to settle editing disputes; for example, to lock a page on a version he or she prefers in an editing dispute that isn't vandalism. Administrator powers should be used to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in good faith. Ideally an admin shouldn't be considered "in charge". The ideal admin is just someone who is trusted to have a few extra buttons and to use them for the benefit of the Wikia community.

Path to Adminship

Contributing to Fables Wiki does not require any special set of user rights. Any logged-in editor has the ability to strengthen the quality of articles on the same level as anyone else.

Unlike some wikis, Fables Wiki does not have a vote/nominate/request process for editors to become an admin. New admins are selected at the discretion of the existing administrators where candidates are discussed off-wiki for privacy reasons.

New admins are considered by several criteria that include (but are not limited to) users whose edits do not need to be regularly checked or fixed, editors who excel at wiki formatting, and strong/friendly communication with fellow editors on talk pages and forum threads.

All admins (new and existing) are expected to follow the primary "Policies and Guidelines" outlined, regularly monitor Special:RecentChanges to clean up erroneous additions, welcome and help good-faith editors, be open to off-wiki conference, help craft wiki policy, and maintain the general upkeep of the wiki.

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