Help:Administrator's Handbook

These help pages form a guide for administrators of this wiki.

Contents

 * 1) /Preface/
 * 2) Explanation of Admin-specific Tools
 * 3) Deletion and Undeletion - how and when to use these tools.
 * 4) /Page Protection/
 * 5) /User Block/
 * 6) /Sidebar/
 * 7) /Importing/ - how and when to use this tool.
 * 8) /Block/ - how and when to use this tool.
 * 9) /Edit History/ - how and when to merge or split up edit histories.
 * 10) /Protect/ - how and when to use this tool.
 * 11) /Rollback/ - how and when to use this tool.
 * 12) /Special pages/ - special pages only available to administrators.
 * 13) /Editing in the MediaWiki Namespace/ - changing the appearance of the project.
 * 14) Aspects of Being a Responsible Administrator
 * 15) /Introduction/
 * 16) /Being a Project Leader/
 * 17) /Recent Changes Patrol/
 * 18) /Spam and Spammers/ - dealing with spam and spammers.
 * 19) /How to Handle Copyright Violations/
 * 20) Wikimedia-specific
 * 21) /Asking for help/ - where to go on individual projects to request advice.
 * 22) /Wikimedia projects/
 * 23) /Pages to watch/ - what pages administrators may wish to watch on individual projects.
 * 24) /Combating spam/ - advice for those doing anti-spam work