Help:Administrator's Handbook: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 16:57, 19 January 2024

This is one of Pikmin Fanon's help pages and is meant to aid users by improving their ability to positively contribute to the wiki. Expanding pages such as this with additional information is always welcome.

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.

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-These help pages form a guide for administrators of this wiki.
+{{help|admin=y}}
+These help pages '''guide an [[Help:Group rights#Administrators|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 [[mw:|MediaWiki software]].
 ==Contents==
-# [[/Preface/]]
+#Explanation of admin-specific tools:
-# Explanation of Admin-specific Tools
+##[[/Block/]]
-## [[/Page Deletion|Deletion and Undeletion]] - how and when to use these tools.
+##[[/Delete/]]
-## [[/Page Protection/]]
+##[[/Import/]]
-## [[/User Block/]]
+##[[/MediaWiki/]]
-## [[/Sidebar/]]
+##[[/Merge/]]
-## [[/Importing/]] - how and when to use this tool.
+##[[/Protect/]]
-## [[/Block/]] - how and when to use this tool.
+##[[/Rollback/]]
-## [[/Edit History/]] - how and when to merge or split up edit histories.
+##[[/Sidebar/]]
-## [[/Protect/]] - how and when to use this tool.
+#Aspects of being a responsible administrator:
-## [[/Rollback/]] - how and when to use this tool.
+##[[/Introduction/]]
-## [[/Special pages/]] - special pages only available to administrators.
+##[[/Being a Project Leader/]]
-## [[/Editing in the MediaWiki Namespace/]] - changing the appearance of the project.
+##[[/Recent changes patrol/]]
-# Aspects of Being a Responsible Administrator
-## [[/Introduction/]]
-## [[/Being a Project Leader/]]
-## [[/Recent Changes Patrol/]]
-## [[/Spam and Spammers/]] - dealing with spam and spammers.
-## [[/How to Handle Copyright Violations/]]
-# Wikimedia-specific
-## [[/Asking for help/]] - where to go on individual projects to request advice.
-## [[/Wikimedia projects/]]
-## [[/Pages to watch/]] - what pages administrators may wish to watch on individual projects.
-## [[/Combating spam/]] - advice for those doing anti-spam work
-[[Category:Administrator's Handbook]]
+[[Category:Help]]