Help:Administrator's Handbook

These help pages guide an administrator by explaining all of the special functions available to them, and practices they must avoid when trying to do their job.

This guide is not dealing with any of the software configuration issues that are associated with low-level operating system commands and configuration files directly associated with the use of the MediaWiki software.

=Contents=
 * 1) Explanation of admin-specific tools
 * 2) Deletion and Undeletion - how and when to use these tools.
 * 3) /Page Protection/
 * 4) /User Block/ how and when to block violating users.
 * 5) /Sidebar/
 * 6) /Importing/ how and when to use this tool.
 * 7) /Block/ - how and when to use this tool.
 * 8) /Edit History/ - how and when to merge or split up edit histories.
 * 9) /Protect/ - how and when to use this tool.
 * 10) /Rollback/ - how and when to use this tool.
 * 11) /Special pages/ - special pages only available to administrators.
 * 12) /Editing in the MediaWiki Namespace/ - changing the appearance of the project.
 * 13) Aspects of being a responsible administrator
 * 14) /Introduction/
 * 15) /Being a Project Leader/
 * 16) /Recent Changes Patrol/
 * 17) /How to Handle Copyright Violations/