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All [[PikminFanon:About|Pikmin Fanon]] contributors have access to read and contribute to our wiki. A number of special user roles also exist on Pikmin Fanon with advanced user rights, in order to help prevent spam and vandalism. Below is a description of these rights.
Every Pikmin Fanon contributor has access to read and edit the wiki. A number of special '''user roles''' also exist on Pikmin Fanon with advanced user rights, in order to help impede spam and vandalism. The following is a description of these roles.


==Basic==
==Basic==
===Users===
===Users===
Users who created an account and are logged in can:
The users of [[PikminFanon:About|Pikmin Fanon]] are editors with an account. Although people without an account can make edits and use some basic editing features of the wiki, users with an account can also:
*[[Help:Creating an article|Create new pages]] and edit unprotected pages.
 
*Customize the appearance and features of the wiki by setting their [[Help:Preferences|preferences]].
*Create pages.
*Edit their own [[Help:Preferences|preferences]].
*Edit their own [[Help:Watchlist|watchlist]].
*Maintain a [[Help:User page|user profile and talk page]].
*Maintain a [[Help:User page|user profile and talk page]].
*Mark edits as [[Help:Minor edit|minor]].
*[[Help:Emailing a user|Send email]]s to other users.
*Use the write API.
Although newly-created accounts have access to those features, [[#Autoconfirmed users|autoconfirmed users]] have access to a few more.
{{for|a list of all users, including inactive ones|Special:ListUsers}}


===Autoconfirmed users===
===Autoconfirmed users===
Users who are confirmed, by an autoconfirmation process of the wiki, can:
Autoconfirmed users are editors that are automatically confirmed to be actual contributors to Pikmin Fanon. This system is in place to prevent giving too many privileges to newly-created accounts in fear that they may be used to cause harm.
 
Compared to [[#Users|newly-registered users]], users that are autoconfirmed can:
 
*Bypass the CAPTCHA.
*Bypass the CAPTCHA.
*Edit semi-protected pages.
*Edit [[Special:ProtectedPages|semi-protected pages]].
*[[Help:Moving a page|Move]] articles and other pages.
*[[Help:Moving a page|Move]] pages and files.
*[[Help:Files|Upload]] a file to the wiki or a new version of an existing file.
*[[Help:Purge|Purge]] the cache for a page.
*[[Help:Upload|Upload]] files and new versions of existing files.


{{for|a list of all users|Special:UserList}}
==Advanced==
{{see also|1=Forum:Official list of staff|t1=Official list of staff members}}


==Advanced==
===Administrators===
===Administrators===
Administrators, also known as "sysops" or just "admins", are users who are active, trustworthy, and continually publishing constructive edits, they can:
Administrators (or ''sysops'') are users who are active, trustworthy, and continually publish constructive edits.
 
The MediaWiki software has a few important features that are restricted to administrators. Compared to regular users, administrators have the ability to:
 
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*[[Help:Administrator's Handbook/Block|Block]] a user or IP address from editing.
*[[Help:Administrator's Handbook/Block|Block]] a user or IP address from editing.
*Change wiki prefixes in [[Special:Interwiki]].
*Change wiki prefixes in [[Special:Interwiki]].
*[[Help:Administrator's Handbook/Delete|Delete]] and undelete pages, page histories, images, or files.
*Create and (de)activate [[Help:Tags|tags]].
*Mark edits as [[Help:Administrator's Handbook/Patrolled edits|patrolled]].
*Create and edit [[mw:Extension:Widget|widgets]] in the Widgets namespace.
*[[Help:Administrator's Handbook/Delete|Delete]] and undelete pages, images, or files.
*Delete and undelete specific revisions of pages.
*Edit in the [[Help:Administrator's Handbook/Interface page|MediaWiki namespace]].
*[[Help:Import|Import]] pages from other wikis.
*Mark edits as [[mw:Help:Patrolled edits|patrolled]].
*[[Help:Administrator's Handbook/Protect|Protect]] a page so it cannot be edited or moved by users without admin rights.
*[[Help:Administrator's Handbook/Protect|Protect]] a page so it cannot be edited or moved by users without admin rights.
*[[Help:Administrator's Handbook/Rollback|Rollback]] disruptive/unconstructive edits.
*[[Help:Administrator's Handbook/Rollback|Rollback]] disruptive/unconstructive edits.
*Upload files from a URL.
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{{for|a list of administrators|Special:ListAdmins}}
{{for|a list of all administrators, including inactive ones|Special:ListAdmins}}
{{for|further details|Help:Administrator's Handbook}}
{{for|further details|Help:Administrator's Handbook}}


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*[[Help:Changing your username|Rename]] users.
*[[Help:Changing your username|Rename]] users.


{{for|a list of bureaucrats|Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat}}
{{for|a list of all bureaucrats, including inactive ones|Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat}}


===Interface administrators===
===Interface administrators===
Interface administrators (also referred to as an "interface-admin") are the only users with the ability to edit sitewide CSS and JS pages (such as [[MediaWiki:Common.js]], [[MediaWiki:Vector.css]], interface messages which are interpreted as raw HTML, or the gadget pages listed on [[Special:Gadgets]]), and other users' personal CSS/JS pages. JS and CSS pages are executed by the browser of wiki editors and readers as code, which can be used to change how content is styled, change the behavior of pages, or even implement gadgets.
Interface administrators are users who can edit the interface (pages in MediaWiki namespace), including sitewide CSS/JavaScript pages and other users' CSS/JavaScript pages.


{{for|a list of interface administrators|Special:ListUsers/interface-admin}}
{{for|a list of all interface administrators, including inactive ones|Special:ListUsers/interface-admin}}


===Suppressors===
===Suppressors===
Suppressors are users associated with cutting out abuse of the edit system (where edits appear on lists such as the history or recent changes list), they can:
Suppressors are users associated with cutting out abuse of the edit system (where edits appear on lists such as the history or recent changes list).
*Block a username, hiding it from the public (not to be confused with a user block.)
 
*Delete and undelete specific log entries and specific revisions of pages.
They can:
*View private logs and revisions that are hidden from any user.
*Block a username, [[Help:RevisionDelete|hiding it]] from the public.
*Delete and undelete specific log entries.
*View, hide, and unhide specific revisions of pages from any user.
*View, hide, and unhide specific revisions of pages from any user.


{{for|a list of suppressors|Special:ListUsers/suppress}}
{{for|a list of all suppressors, including inactive ones|Special:ListUsers/suppress}}


==Others==
==Others==
===Bots===
===Bots===
A "bot" is an automated process, program, or script that makes it easier for a user to make tedious or repetitive edits and actions on a wiki. When a bot is running in quick succession, the [[Help:Recent changes|recent changes]] log can sometimes be overtaken, making it harder to spot more substantial edits by regular users. Giving an account a "bot flag" will hide these edits from the recent changes list (although any editor can still choose to see them by clicking "Show bots").
Bots are automated process, program, or script that makes it easier for a user to make tedious or repetitive edits and actions on a wiki. When a bot is running in quick succession, the recent changes log can sometimes be overtaken, making it harder to spot more substantial edits by regular users. Giving an account a "bot flag" will hide these edits from the recent changes list (although any editor can still choose to see them by clicking "Show bots").
 
{{For|a list of bots|Special:ListBots}}
 
===Developers===
Developers are users who can bypass the CAPTCHA when performing CAPTCHA-triggering actions.
 
{{for|a list of developers|Special:ListUsers/developer}}


==See also==
{{for|a list of all bots, including inactive ones|Special:ListBots}}
*[[Forum:Official list of staff|Official list of staff members]]

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All Pikmin Fanon contributors have access to read and contribute to our wiki. A number of special user roles also exist on Pikmin Fanon with advanced user rights, in order to help prevent spam and vandalism. Below is a description of these rights.

Basic

Users

The users of Pikmin Fanon are editors with an account. Although people without an account can make edits and use some basic editing features of the wiki, users with an account can also:

Although newly-created accounts have access to those features, autoconfirmed users have access to a few more.

For a list of all users, including inactive ones, see Special:ListUsers.

Autoconfirmed users

Autoconfirmed users are editors that are automatically confirmed to be actual contributors to Pikmin Fanon. This system is in place to prevent giving too many privileges to newly-created accounts in fear that they may be used to cause harm.

Compared to newly-registered users, users that are autoconfirmed can:

Advanced

See also: Official list of staff members

Administrators

Administrators (or sysops) are users who are active, trustworthy, and continually publish constructive edits.

The MediaWiki software has a few important features that are restricted to administrators. Compared to regular users, administrators have the ability to:

  • Block a user or IP address from editing.
  • Change wiki prefixes in Special:Interwiki.
  • Create and (de)activate tags.
  • Create and edit widgets in the Widgets namespace.
  • Delete and undelete pages, images, or files.
  • Delete and undelete specific revisions of pages.
  • Edit in the MediaWiki namespace.
  • Import pages from other wikis.
  • Mark edits as patrolled.
  • Protect a page so it cannot be edited or moved by users without admin rights.
  • Rollback disruptive/unconstructive edits.
  • Upload files from a URL.
For a list of all administrators, including inactive ones, see Special:ListAdmins.
For further details, see Help:Administrator's Handbook.

Bureaucrats

Bureaucrats are users who are trusted admins but have access to a few more features than an admin has. With the same rights as admins, they can:

  • Grant (and revoke) administrator or bureaucrat status to other users.
  • Rename users.
For a list of all bureaucrats, including inactive ones, see Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat.

Interface administrators

Interface administrators are users who can edit the interface (pages in MediaWiki namespace), including sitewide CSS/JavaScript pages and other users' CSS/JavaScript pages.

For a list of all interface administrators, including inactive ones, see Special:ListUsers/interface-admin.

Suppressors

Suppressors are users associated with cutting out abuse of the edit system (where edits appear on lists such as the history or recent changes list).

They can:

  • Block a username, hiding it from the public.
  • Delete and undelete specific log entries.
  • View, hide, and unhide specific revisions of pages from any user.
For a list of all suppressors, including inactive ones, see Special:ListUsers/suppress.

Others

Bots

Bots are automated process, program, or script that makes it easier for a user to make tedious or repetitive edits and actions on a wiki. When a bot is running in quick succession, the recent changes log can sometimes be overtaken, making it harder to spot more substantial edits by regular users. Giving an account a "bot flag" will hide these edits from the recent changes list (although any editor can still choose to see them by clicking "Show bots").

For a list of all bots, including inactive ones, see Special:ListBots.
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