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{{EM admin}}
{{EM admin|EM:NOBIGDEAL|EM:ADMIN|EM:SYSOP|EM:MOP}}{{Nutshell|Administrators are users who are trusted to have technical powers to perform actions on the wiki.|Adminship is no big deal.|Administrators are in no position of authority over other users, although it makes sense that they are more trusted than the average user, so their arguments ''may'' hold more weight.}}
{{Nutshell|Administrators are users who are trusted to have technical powers to perform actions on the wiki.|Administrators are in no position of authority over other users}}
Adminship ''(the mop)'' is handed out pretty liberally. People with vague trust generally get admin tools, this is to prevent any silly bureaucracy from setting in, to encourage editors, and to have fastest access to respond to issues that need the tools. This may change as the wiki grows and there's more of a need to be discerning.
[[File:Candies clip art.png|right|100px|thumb|Come and get it]]
Adminship is handed out like free candy here in the majority of cases. People with vague trust generally get admin tools, this is to prevent any silly bureaucracy from setting in, to encourage editors, and to have fastest access to respond to issues that need the tools. This may change as the wiki grows and there's more of a need to be discerning.


Admins do not automatically win in content disputes, and adminship does not imply authority. It's just a set of tools.  
The main reason there are a lot of admins is to [[EM:vandalism|block vandals]] really easily. '''This wiki has {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} lazy admins.'''
==What admins are and aren't==
===Are===
Admins have a set of tools.
===Aren't===
Admins don't have authority over other editors. They don't automatically win in content disputes, although adminship does reflect the opinions of a trusted member of the community - their arguments may have more weight than others through experience.


Admin found to be abusing the tools will really quickly find themselves losing the mop, and the respect of their fellow EndMyopians {{sad}}
Admins found to be abusing the tools, or pretending to be wikigods when they don't will really quickly find themselves losing the mop, and the respect of their fellow EndMyopians {{sad}}
 
==What admins can do==
==What admins can do (and relevant policies, most of which have not been written yet/copied from Wikpedia yet)==
Administrators have the technical ability to perform the following actions:
Administrators have the technical ability to perform the following actions:
* [[EndMyopia:Blocking policy|Block]] and unblock user accounts and IP addresses from editing
* [[EndMyopia:Blocking policy|Block]] and unblock user accounts and IP addresses from editing
* Apply, modify, and remove [[EM:Protection policy|page protection]] on a particular page to restrict or allow editing, moving, or creation
* Apply, modify, and remove [[EM:Protection policy|page protection]] on a particular page to restrict or allow editing, moving, or creation
** Edit fully protected pages
** Edit fully protected pages
* [[EndMyopia:Deletion policy|Delete]] pages
* [[EndMyopia:Deletion policy|Delete]] pages
** [[EndMyopia:Viewing and restoring deleted pages|View and restore deleted pages]]
** View and restore deleted pages
* [[EndMyopia:RevDel|Restrict and restore public visibility]] of information in individual logs and page revisions.
* [[EndMyopia:Revision deletion policy|Restrict and restore public visibility]] of information in individual logs and page revisions.
* Override the [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist|title blacklist]]
* Override the [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist|title blacklist]]
* Move a page to any desired title
* Move a page to any desired title
* Create [[EM:edit notices|edit notices]]
* Perform other special actions as listed at [[Special:ListGroupRights#sysop]]
* Perform other special actions as listed at [[Special:ListGroupRights#sysop]]


===Relevant policies (not hard rules)===
*[[EndMyopia:Blocking policy]]
*[[EndMyopia:Blocking policy]]
*[[EndMyopia:Deletion policy]]
*[[EndMyopia:Deletion policy]]
*[[EndMyopia:Protection policy]]
*[[EndMyopia:Revision deletion policy]]
*[[EndMyopia:Revision deletion policy]]
 
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This wiki contains {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} lazy admins.
 
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{{Policies and guidelines}}

Latest revision as of 16:52, 15 June 2020

Adminship (the mop) is handed out pretty liberally. People with vague trust generally get admin tools, this is to prevent any silly bureaucracy from setting in, to encourage editors, and to have fastest access to respond to issues that need the tools. This may change as the wiki grows and there's more of a need to be discerning.

The main reason there are a lot of admins is to block vandals really easily. This wiki has 2 lazy admins.

What admins are and aren't

Are

Admins have a set of tools.

Aren't

Admins don't have authority over other editors. They don't automatically win in content disputes, although adminship does reflect the opinions of a trusted member of the community - their arguments may have more weight than others through experience.

Admins found to be abusing the tools, or pretending to be wikigods when they don't will really quickly find themselves losing the mop, and the respect of their fellow EndMyopians Face-sad.svg

What admins can do

Administrators have the technical ability to perform the following actions:

Relevant policies (not hard rules)