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A '''bureaucrat''' can make other users into bureaucrats or administrators on their own wiki. | A '''bureaucrat''' can make other users into bureaucrats or administrators on their own wiki. | ||
Bureaucrats can also give users the ability to "rollback" edits not made in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith|good faith]. | Bureaucrats can also give users the ability to "rollback" edits not made in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith| good faith]. | ||
== Who are this wiki's administrators? == | == Who are this wiki's administrators? == | ||
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== What can administrators not do? == | == 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 used to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in [ | 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 used to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith| 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 community. | ||
[[Category:Site administration|{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:Site administration|{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||