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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. | ||
;Basic: | |||
*'''[[Pikipedia:IP addresses|IP addresses]]''': editors who aren't [[Special:UserLogin|logged in]]. When they save an edit, their IP is attributed to that edit. | |||
*'''[[Pikipedia:Users|Users]]''': editors who have an account. | |||
*'''[[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 | |||
*'''[[Pikipedia:Patrollers|Patrollers]]''': users tasked with confirming if an edit is good or not. If it is, they mark the edit as "patrolled". | |||
*'''[[Pikipedia:Administrators|Administrators]]''': users that can block 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:Developers|Developers]]''': users that can read and write the wiki's database. | |||
;Others: | |||
*'''[[Pikipedia:Bots|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. | |||
[[Category:Administration]] | [[Category:Administration]] | ||
[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] |
Revision as of 21:31, March 11, 2022
This page provides a quick overview of the different types of user rights.
- 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 tasked with confirming if an edit is good or not. If it is, they mark the edit as "patrolled".
- Administrators: users that can block 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.