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'''User access''' refers to the access, otherwise called ''tools'', ''permissions'', or ''user rights'', a user has on the community wiki.
'''User access''' refers to the access, otherwise called ''tools'', ''permissions'', or ''user rights'', a user has on the project. An exhaustive list of all user groups and their abilities is located at [[Special:ListGroupRights]].


==Obtaining Permissions==
==Obtaining Permissions==
Any wiki user may request access to any tool, though users wanting any permission listed under '''Unique Tools''' will be required to meet the criteria in the relevant column. This is done by approaching any [https://lunarys.net/index.php/Special:ListUsers?username=&group=wiki_admin&wpsubmit=&wpFormIdentifier=mw-listusers-form&limit=50 wiki administrator] and asking for it. If the wiki administrator feels the user will make use of the tool properly, they will assign and train the person on its use.
Any editor may request access to any tool by going to the talk page of [[Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat|any bureaucrat]]. Assignment of permissions is at their sole discretion.


==Unique Tools==
== Bureaucrat ==
The following tools are only given to users who meet certain criteria off-wiki.
A '''bureaucrat''' can assign any user right - including the bureaucrat user right - to any editor account.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Tool Name
!What It Does
!Who Gets It
|-
|'''Clerk'''
|The ability to edit all levels of page protection.
|[[Clerk|Clerks]]
|-
|'''Management'''
|Grants access to the <code>Manage:</code> namespace.
|[[Management|Management staff]].
|-
|'''Management Creator'''
|Grants access to both see ''and'' edit the <code>Manage:</code> namespace.
|Trained management staff.
|-
|'''Secret Clearance'''
|Grants access to the <code>Secret:</code> namespace.
|Administrators authorized by [[leadership]].
|-
|'''Wiki Administrator'''
|Grants miscellaneous tools that either a) aren't suitable to be given their own permission group and/or b) allow wiki-platform manipulation.
|The [[wiki director]] and sufficiently interested leadership staff.
|}


==Patroller==
== Interface administrator ==
<blockquote>''For information on how to use this tool, see [[Help:User access/Patroller]].''</blockquote>A '''patroller''' can accept or reject edits made by IP users in [[Special:Moderation]].
An '''interface administrator''' can edit all CSS, JSON, and JavaScript files on the project (both site-wide and user-specific) and edit the interface of the MediaWiki instance.
 
==Relocator==
<blockquote>''For information on how to use this tool, see [[Help:User access/Relocator]].''</blockquote>
 
A '''relocator''' can move pages (with or without redirects) and files.
 
==Deletion Specialist==
<blockquote>''For information on how to use this tool, see [[Help:User access/Deletion Specialist]].''</blockquote>
 
A '''deletion specialist''' can delete, restore, and move pages and files.
 
==File Uploader==
A '''file uploader''' can upload files to the wiki for the purpose of using them on pages.
 
===Uploading Restrictions===
*All images must serve a constructive purpose.
*An image cannot contain anything within it that violates the basic rules.


==Suppressor==
==Suppressor==
<blockquote>''For information on how to use this tool, see [[Help:User access/Oversight]].''</blockquote>
A '''suppressor''' can remove individual entries in a page history or log from public ''and administrative view'' (e.g person who made an edit, the edit summary, the revision of the page itself, or entries from most of [[Special:Log|the other logs]]).
 
An '''oversighter''' can remove individual entries in a page history or log from public view (e.g person who made an edit, the edit summary, the revision of the page itself, or entries from most of [[Special:Log|the other logs]]).
 
==Template Editor==
A '''template editor''' can edit any page in the <code>Template:</code> namespace, thus allowing [[Help:Templates|template]] editing.


==User Manager==
==Check user==
<blockquote>''For information on how to use this tool, see [[Help:User access/User Manager]]''</blockquote>A '''user manager''' can edit a user's account, rename a user, and create accounts. They are also granted the <code>Wiki Support</code> role on the community Discord.
A '''check user''' can tie IP addresses to user accounts, and vice versa, and automatically review information relating to that from within the website.


==Check User==
== Administrator ==
[[Category:Wiki Help]]
An '''administrator''' can protect pages and files from being edited, protect file and page titles from being created, delete pages, restore pages, block users and IP addresses, and remove individual entries in a page history or log from public view (e.g person who made an edit, the edit summary, the revision of the page itself, or entries from most of [[Special:Log|the other logs]]).
<blockquote>''For information on how to use this tool, see [[Help:User access/Check User]]''</blockquote>A '''check user''' can tie IP addresses to user accounts, and vice versa, and automatically review information relating to that from within the website.
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Revision as of 05:25, 29 November 2022

User access refers to the access, otherwise called tools, permissions, or user rights, a user has on the project. An exhaustive list of all user groups and their abilities is located at Special:ListGroupRights.

Obtaining Permissions

Any editor may request access to any tool by going to the talk page of any bureaucrat. Assignment of permissions is at their sole discretion.

Bureaucrat

A bureaucrat can assign any user right - including the bureaucrat user right - to any editor account.

Interface administrator

An interface administrator can edit all CSS, JSON, and JavaScript files on the project (both site-wide and user-specific) and edit the interface of the MediaWiki instance.

Suppressor

A suppressor can remove individual entries in a page history or log from public and administrative view (e.g person who made an edit, the edit summary, the revision of the page itself, or entries from most of the other logs).

Check user

A check user can tie IP addresses to user accounts, and vice versa, and automatically review information relating to that from within the website.

Administrator

An administrator can protect pages and files from being edited, protect file and page titles from being created, delete pages, restore pages, block users and IP addresses, and remove individual entries in a page history or log from public view (e.g person who made an edit, the edit summary, the revision of the page itself, or entries from most of the other logs).

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