Wiki Ranks
This page lists all of the roles of users on the wiki and what they do. For a list of all user permissions, see User Group Rights.
Common Ranks
This list is ordered in ascending order. Ranks will assume the responsibilities of ranks below it (Administrators will have the duties of a Moderator, etc).
Anonymous
A user that does not have an account. These users cannot create or edit pages, and must make an account to do so.
Users
Any typical user on the wiki. These users have the ability to create and edit pages, but any changes made must be confirmed by a moderator before being published.
Auto-confirmed
A role given to users after they have met the following requirements:
- Their account is 7 days old.
- They have made 5 edits on the wiki.
At the current moment, this role does not have any difference from the standard User role.
Auto-moderated
Users with this role can bypass the moderation requirement after creating or editing articles. This role is given to users manually by wiki administrators. The role can be given through, but not limited to, the following requirements:
- The user is a trusted and/or known member in the community.
- The user has made multiple contributions and has shown that they can benefit from the role.
Moderators
Moderators verify articles that are created or edited by users.
Moderation Guidelines
Pages are required to be verified by a moderator in order to be published on the wiki. The moderation tool should only be used for vandalism and/or inappropriate content. If an edit is incorrect, the edit should be passed through and then changed later, with a reason for that change in the edit summary. This is so contributors are not denied of their edits, and so contribution is saved in the page's history.
Users will always be manually added into the automoderated users role, never automatically. Someone could easily bypass an automatic restriction by pushing multiple small edits, so it is best that this role is distributed manually by administrators/bureaucrats.
List of Moderators:
Administrators
Administrators are responsible for observing content on the wiki and for editing important pages such as the main page and wiki information. They can also grant roles to users that are lower than the Administrator role.
List of Administrators:
Bureaucrats
Bureaucrats are the heads of the wiki. Most bureaucrats will have access to how the wiki operates. Bureaucrats are able to grant Administrator roles.
List of Bureaucrats:
Other Ranks
These are miscellaneous ranks listed in no particular order.
Interface Administrators
Interface Administrators are those who have control over how the wiki looks. They have access to editing any site-wide CSS and JS files.
List of Interface Administrators:
Bots
Bot accounts are used for wiki extensions.
List of bots:
- FuzzyBot - Used for the translation extension
- MediaWiki default - Default account
- ModerationUploadStash - Used for the moderation extension
