Administrators

Different users have access to different functions of the site. While anyone can do most things on the site, including reading and editing, administrators can access a few aditional functions.

Administrator Abilities

These additional functions include:

• Deleting and undeleting pages, page history, and uploaded files
• Locking a page so it can not be edited or renamed by users who are not admins or autoconfirfed status.
• Blocking IP addresses or user names from editing
• Editing; such as changing system messages and skins

Staff

Wikia Staff members have full access to all Wikia. They will be shown in Special:Listusers/staff on anywiki. Please use Specific:Contact to contact Wikia Staff.

How to Guide on Administrator Powers

Please seeHelp:Administrators' how-to guide for a guide on the different functions

Want to become an Administrator?

For you to become an administrator, someone with bureaucrat access must make you one. On larger Wikia, there will usually be a community page for requests, with a page name such as "Request for Adminship". On a smaller wiki, you may simply ask on the community portal or Forum, or ask a bureaucrat directly on his or her talk page.

If there are no active bureaucrats and you wish to become an administrator or adopt the wiki, please contact the community staff. If there are other active editors but no active bureaucrats/admins, you should first discuss with them on who should become an admin, whether it be one of you, or all of you.

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 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 Wikia community.