Autoconfirmed users are users that are automatically confirmed to be actual contributors to the wiki. This system is in place in order to prevent giving too many privileges to newly-created accounts, in fear that they may be used to cause harm.
A user is considered autoconfirmed when they have made 1 edit and have the account for at least a full day.
Compared to newly-registered users, users that are autoconfirmed can:
- Create new articles.
- Edit pages that are protected such that only autoconfirmed users can edit.
- Move files and pages.
- Upload new versions of existing files.
- Upload images via URL.
- Purge a page's cache.
- Use the upload button under mobile.