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This page provides a quick overview of the different types of user rights. | This page provides a quick overview of the different types of user rights. A more comprehensive list can be found at [[Special:UserGroupRights]]. | ||
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*'''[[Pikipedia:Autoconfirmed users|Autoconfirmed users]]''': users that have an account "confirmed" to be non-destructive. They are given a few more powers over newly-created accounts. | *'''[[Pikipedia:Autoconfirmed users|Autoconfirmed users]]''': users that have an account "confirmed" to be non-destructive. They are given a few more powers over newly-created accounts. | ||
;Advanced | ;Advanced | ||
*'''[[Pikipedia:Patrollers|Patrollers]]''': users | *'''[[Pikipedia:Patrollers|Patrollers]]''': users with a few staff abilities, such as being able to mark edits as patrolled so other staff don't have to check them too. | ||
*'''[[Pikipedia:Administrators|Administrators]]''': users that can | *'''[[Pikipedia:Administrators|Administrators]]''': users that can delete pages, block users, delete pages, and perform other maintenance operations. | ||
*'''[[Pikipedia:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrats]]''': users that have administrator powers, plus the ability to change other users' rights. | *'''[[Pikipedia:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrats]]''': users that have administrator powers, plus the ability to change other users' rights. | ||
*'''[[Pikipedia:Developers|Developers]]''': users that can read and write the wiki's database. | *'''[[Pikipedia:Developers|Developers]]''': users that can read and write the wiki's database. | ||
Revision as of 04:58, April 18, 2022
This page provides a quick overview of the different types of user rights. A more comprehensive list can be found at Special:UserGroupRights.
- Basic
- IP addresses: editors who aren't logged in. When they save an edit, their IP is attributed to that edit.
- Users: editors who have an account.
- Autoconfirmed users: users that have an account "confirmed" to be non-destructive. They are given a few more powers over newly-created accounts.
- Advanced
- Patrollers: users with a few staff abilities, such as being able to mark edits as patrolled so other staff don't have to check them too.
- Administrators: users that can delete pages, block users, delete pages, and perform other maintenance operations.
- Bureaucrats: users that have administrator powers, plus the ability to change other users' rights.
- Developers: users that can read and write the wiki's database.
- Others
- Bots: user accounts that are not used by humans, but rather, by bots that perform automated tasks. These users have special rights to help with their tasks.