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Introduction[]

Different users have access to different functions of the site. While anyone can do most things on the site, including reading and editing, administrators can access a few additional functions:

  • Deleting and undeleting pages, page histories, and uploaded files.
  • Locking (protecting) a page so it cannot be edited or renamed by users without admin rights.
  • Blocking IP addresses or user names from editing; and very quick "rollback" of undesirable edits.
  • Editing the interface by changing system messages and skins.

A bureaucrat can make other users into bureaucrats or administrators on their own wiki. He or she is not currently able to remove admin access from any user; please contact one of the community staff if you need that done.

Some Wikia staff members have full access to all Wikia. They will be shown in Special:Listusers/staff on any wiki. Please see the Central Wikia contact page for details on how to contact Wikia staff.

Who are this wiki's administrators?[]

The "founder" of a wiki, the person who first requested it, is given administrator access automatically. Founders are also given bureaucrat access so they can make any other user on their wiki an administrator or bureaucrat. For a complete list of users with administrator access, see Special:Listusers/sysop. In addition to founding a wiki, a user can become bureaucrat through promotion or adoption. When becoming bureaucrat through promotion, the previous bureaucrats grant them the rights. Through adoption, the rights are granted by Wikia staff to an active user of an abandoned wikia site.

You may also wish to list them on this page.

Administrator name Activity Promotion date Status
Hammiams Partially Active April 17, 2012 Administrator, Bureaucrat
Vanilladazzle Inactive June 13, 2016 Administrator, Content Moderator
JetGlom Active October 29, 2019 Administrator, Content Moderator
Gringo300 Active October 29, 2019 Administrator, Content Moderator

Former Administrators[]

Former Admistrators are users who were admins but were demoted by another administrators, or a Bureaucrat due to inactivty, a busy life, or other reasons not mentioned here.

Administrator name Activity Status Promotion date Demotion date Reason
CreepingDave Inactive Founder July 25, 2007 June 6, 2009 Inactivity
Glaedr93 Inactive Administrator, Bureaucrat April 7, 2009 August 23, 2016 Inactivity
Tzellos94 Inactive Administrator June 6, 2009 April 18, 2012 Inactivity
SF01 Inactive Administrator June 6, 2012 June 13, 2016 Inactivity

How do I use administrator powers?[]

See the administrators' how-to guide for a guide on using admin functions.

Becoming an administrator[]

For you to become an administrator, someone with bureaucrat access must make you one. On larger Wikia, there will usually be a community page for requests, with a page name such as "Metallica Wiki:Requests for adminship". On a smaller wiki, you may simply ask on the community portal or Forum, or ask a bureaucrat directly on his or her talk page.

If there are no active bureaucrats and you wish to become an administrator, please contact the community staff on the Central Wikia.

What can administrators not do?[]

Administrators should not use their administrator powers to settle editing disputes; for example, to lock a page on a version he or she prefers in an editing dispute that isn't vandalism. Administrator powers should be use to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in good faith. Ideally an admin shouldn't be considered "in charge". The ideal admin is just someone who is trusted to have a few extra buttons and to use them for the benefit of the Wikia community.

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