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== User accounts ==

Editing is restricted to people with accounts for ease of site moderation. Any member of the Endurance Coalition Discord may request an account and in 99% of cases it will be accepted outright. This is done by reaching out to any ~~wiki~~ bureaucrat~~.<ref>At the moment the only~~ bureaucrat ~~for the foreseeable future is Sirdog~~. ~~This may or may not include Fleff in the future; see section "Permissions"</ref>~~ Non-Endurance Coalition Discord members may still be eligible for an account if they can provide a convincing reason as to why. Presuming a bureaucrat does not decline the request, Fleff will be consulted and he will have the final decision making authority on the matter.

Editing is restricted to people with accounts for ease of site moderation. Any member of the Endurance Coalition Discord may request an account and in 99% of cases it will be accepted outright. This is done by reaching out to any [[Special:Listusers/bureaucrat|'''bureaucrat''']]. Non-Endurance Coalition Discord members may still be eligible for an account if they can provide a convincing reason as to why. Presuming a bureaucrat does not decline the request, Fleff will be consulted and he will have the final decision making authority on the matter.

An account consists purely of a username and password. If any user forgets their credentials, or their credentials will not work, a bureaucrat can be contacted and they can assign a new password to the user.

Wiki administrators reserve the right to block accounts (i.e the user can login but not edit) for any reason. Bureaucrats reserve the right to decline creating an account for any reason. Editors are required to follow the directions of a wiki administrator when it comes to interacting with the wiki.

Wiki [[Special:Listusers/sysop|'''administrators''']] reserve the right to block accounts (i.e the user can login but not edit) for any reason. Bureaucrats reserve the right to decline creating an account for any reason. Editors are required to follow the directions of a wiki administrator when it comes to interacting with the wiki.

=== User privacy notice ===

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While few in number, there are a couple of permissions that are not given to all users:

* '''Administrator''' — ~~Numerous additional functions for easy site administration~~. ~~Most notably include blocking users, protecting pages, and deleting~~ pages and logs from public visibility.

* [[Special:Listusers/sysop|'''Administrator''']] — Site moderators. They can delete pages and logs from public visibility, block users from editing, and protect pages and files so only specific users can edit them.

* '''Bureaucrat''' — Can assign and revoke permissions, edit user accounts, and create new accounts.

* [[Special:Listusers/bureaucrat|'''Bureaucrat''']] — Can assign and revoke permissions, edit user accounts, and create new accounts.

* '''Interface administrator''' — Can edit pages which dictate the look of the website (e.g [[MediaWiki:Editnotice-0-War game rules]], which dictates the message shown to all editors that edit that page) and import pages from other MediaWiki instances to this wiki.

For an exhaustive list of all user permissions, and what each permission can explicitly do, see [[Special:ListGroupRights]].

Any user with an account may request one of the above from ~~Sirdog~~ of whom may approve or deny such requests at ~~his~~ discretion. Those with prior history editing Wikimedia projects are considerably more likely to receive such permissions, though the biggest factor is level of editing activity, knowledge of wiki construction, and willingness to learn.

Any user with an account may request one of the above from a bureaucrat of whom may approve or deny such requests at their discretion. Those with prior history editing Wikimedia projects are considerably more likely to receive such permissions, though the biggest factor is level of editing activity, knowledge of wiki construction, and willingness to learn.

Fleff, due to his nature as the gamemaster and curator of the game this wiki is dedicated too, is entitled to all above permissions at his request.

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 == User accounts ==
-Editing is restricted to people with accounts for ease of site moderation. Any member of the Endurance Coalition Discord may request an account and in 99% of cases it will be accepted outright. This is done by reaching out to any wiki bureaucrat.<ref>At the moment the only bureaucrat for the foreseeable future is Sirdog. This may or may not include Fleff in the future; see section "Permissions"</ref> Non-Endurance Coalition Discord members may still be eligible for an account if they can provide a convincing reason as to why. Presuming a bureaucrat does not decline the request, Fleff will be consulted and he will have the final decision making authority on the matter.
+Editing is restricted to people with accounts for ease of site moderation. Any member of the Endurance Coalition Discord may request an account and in 99% of cases it will be accepted outright. This is done by reaching out to any [[Special:Listusers/bureaucrat|'''bureaucrat''']]. Non-Endurance Coalition Discord members may still be eligible for an account if they can provide a convincing reason as to why. Presuming a bureaucrat does not decline the request, Fleff will be consulted and he will have the final decision making authority on the matter.
 An account consists purely of a username and password. If any user forgets their credentials, or their credentials will not work, a bureaucrat can be contacted and they can assign a new password to the user.
-Wiki administrators reserve the right to block accounts (i.e the user can login but not edit) for any reason. Bureaucrats reserve the right to decline creating an account for any reason. Editors are required to follow the directions of a wiki administrator when it comes to interacting with the wiki.
+Wiki [[Special:Listusers/sysop|'''administrators''']] reserve the right to block accounts (i.e the user can login but not edit) for any reason. Bureaucrats reserve the right to decline creating an account for any reason. Editors are required to follow the directions of a wiki administrator when it comes to interacting with the wiki.
 === User privacy notice ===
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 While few in number, there are a couple of permissions that are not given to all users:
-* '''Administrator''' — Numerous additional functions for easy site administration. Most notably include blocking users, protecting pages, and deleting pages and logs from public visibility.
+* [[Special:Listusers/sysop|'''Administrator''']] — Site moderators. They can delete pages and logs from public visibility, block users from editing, and protect pages and files so only specific users can edit them.
-* '''Bureaucrat''' — Can assign and revoke permissions, edit user accounts, and create new accounts.
+* [[Special:Listusers/bureaucrat|'''Bureaucrat''']] — Can assign and revoke permissions, edit user accounts, and create new accounts.
 * '''Interface administrator''' — Can edit pages which dictate the look of the website (e.g [[MediaWiki:Editnotice-0-War game rules]], which dictates the message shown to all editors that edit that page) and import pages from other MediaWiki instances to this wiki.
 For an exhaustive list of all user permissions, and what each permission can explicitly do, see [[Special:ListGroupRights]].
-Any user with an account may request one of the above from Sirdog of whom may approve or deny such requests at his discretion. Those with prior history editing Wikimedia projects are considerably more likely to receive such permissions, though the biggest factor is level of editing activity, knowledge of wiki construction, and willingness to learn.
+Any user with an account may request one of the above from a bureaucrat of whom may approve or deny such requests at their discretion. Those with prior history editing Wikimedia projects are considerably more likely to receive such permissions, though the biggest factor is level of editing activity, knowledge of wiki construction, and willingness to learn.
 Fleff, due to his nature as the gamemaster and curator of the game this wiki is dedicated too, is entitled to all above permissions at his request.