Help:Administrators

Administrators are wiki editors with special privileges. Initially, the administrators and bureaucrat were appointed from the people who started this wiki, but moving forward, they will be elected by the community. Additionally, the existing administrators and bureaucrat are subject to term limits, described below, and will be up for election.

What administrators can do

 * 1) Block IP addresses or users, in compliance with the blocking policy
 * 2) Manage the visual appearance of the wiki.
 * 3) Edit or move fully protected pages such as the Main Page and key templates.
 * 4) Protect pages
 * 5) Delete or undelete pages, per the deletion policy.
 * 6) Manage the rights of other users (eg, promoting them to confirmed, autopatrolled, or rollback status).

Responsibilities of administrators

 * Respond promptly (within ~1 week) to deletion requests
 * Regularly check and respond to the Administrators' Noticeboard
 * Address and prevent vandalism as soon as possible.

To retain administrative privileges, administrators must make at least 200 mainspace edits and use admin tools (such as blocking or deletion) at least once in any six month span. Bureaucrats must make a total of at least 400 edits across all namespaces.

Becoming an administrator
An experienced editor with at least 6 months of experience editing may be nominated to be an administrator. You cannot nominate yourself. Nominees will be voted on by all those who are eligible.

Term limits
Administrator term limits are 2 years. You may serve an unlimited number of terms, but you must be re-nominated and re-elected each time. Bureaucrat term limits are also 2 years. Bureaucrats must be nominated from among people currently serving as administrators (including administrators up for re-election) or from former administrators who stepped down from that role on good terms.

Administrative abuse
The following page covers further expectations for administrators. If you believe an administrator has behaved inappropriately and/or abused their power, please respectfully speak with them if possible, and feel free to ask the bureaucrat or another administrator to mediate as needed.

If you believe an admin has repeatedly abused their position, please contact the bureaucrat (if the admin in question is not the bureaucrat) or another administrator. You will need to provide examples.

If you believe that all administrators have abused their position, please contact the Miraheze wiki Stewards. You will need to provide evidence as they are not familiar with our wiki specifically.