Project:Tools
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User access refers to the access, otherwise called tools, permissions, or user rights, a user has on the community wiki.
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 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.
Unique Tools
The following tools are only given to users who meet certain criteria off-wiki.
| Tool Name | What It Does | Who Gets It |
|---|---|---|
| Clerk | The ability to edit all levels of page protection. | Clerks |
| Management | Grants access to the <code>Manage:</code> namespace. | 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
<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.
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
<blockquote>For information on how to use this tool, see Help:User access/Oversight.</blockquote>
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 the other logs).
Template Editor
A template editor can edit any page in the <code>Template:</code> namespace, thus allowing template editing.
User Manager
<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.
Check User
<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. </text>