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If you were recently given an account, '''before doing anything''', change your password. This is done by going to [[Special:Preferences]] and clicking the "Change password" button.

== 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 [[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 entirely of a username and password. An editor is unable to request a password reset via email. Editors that forget their credentials are to contact a bureaucrat for assistance.

[[Special:Listusers/sysop|'''Administrators''']] reserve the right to block accounts (i.e the editor 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 wiki administrators when it comes to interacting with the wiki.

=== Permissions ===

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

* '''Administrator''' — Site moderators. They can delete pages and logs from public visibility, block editors from editing, and protect pages and files so only specific editors can edit them.

* '''Bureaucrat''' — Can assign and revoke permissions, edit 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 permissions, and what each permission can explicitly do, see [[Special:ListGroupRights]].

Anyone with an account may request one of the above from a bureaucrat of whom may approve or deny such requests at their discretion. History editing other wikis (especially Wikimedia sites), knowledge of the war game, consistent editing on this wiki, and willingness to learn all greatly improve the chances of such a request being granted.

== Ownership of your edits ==

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|A [[wikipedia:Free and open-source software|'''free and open source''']] software that is designed to provide a wiki-style of editing to a website. This software is what runs this very website and the English Wikipedia.

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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 [[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 entirely of a username and password. An editor is unable to request a password reset via email. Editors that forget their credentials are to contact a bureaucrat for assistance.~~

[[Special:Listusers/sysop|'''Administrators''']] reserve the right to block accounts (i.e the editor 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 wiki administrators when it comes to interacting with the wiki.

~~=== Permissions ===~~

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

* '''Administrator''' — Site moderators. They can delete pages and logs from public visibility, block editors from editing, and protect pages and files so only specific editors can edit them.

* '''Bureaucrat''' — Can assign and revoke permissions, edit 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 permissions, and what each permission can explicitly do, see [[Special:ListGroupRights]].~~

Anyone with an account may request one of the above from a bureaucrat of whom may approve or deny such requests at their discretion. History editing other wikis (especially Wikimedia sites), knowledge of the war game, consistent editing on this wiki, and willingness to learn all greatly improve the chances of such a request being granted.

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 If you were recently given an account, '''before doing anything''', change your password. This is done by going to [[Special:Preferences]] and clicking the "Change password" button.
+== 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 [[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 entirely of a username and password. An editor is unable to request a password reset via email. Editors that forget their credentials are to contact a bureaucrat for assistance.
+[[Special:Listusers/sysop|'''Administrators''']] reserve the right to block accounts (i.e the editor 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 wiki administrators when it comes to interacting with the wiki.
+=== Permissions ===
+While few in number, there are a couple of permissions that are not given to all editors:
+* '''Administrator''' — Site moderators. They can delete pages and logs from public visibility, block editors from editing, and protect pages and files so only specific editors can edit them.
+* '''Bureaucrat''' — Can assign and revoke permissions, edit 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 permissions, and what each permission can explicitly do, see [[Special:ListGroupRights]].
+Anyone with an account may request one of the above from a bureaucrat of whom may approve or deny such requests at their discretion. History editing other wikis (especially Wikimedia sites), knowledge of the war game, consistent editing on this wiki, and willingness to learn all greatly improve the chances of such a request being granted.
 == Ownership of your edits ==
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 |A [[wikipedia:Free and open-source software|'''free and open source''']] software that is designed to provide a wiki-style of editing to a website. This software is what runs this very website and the English Wikipedia.
 |}
-== 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 [[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 entirely of a username and password. An editor is unable to request a password reset via email. Editors that forget their credentials are to contact a bureaucrat for assistance.
-[[Special:Listusers/sysop|'''Administrators''']] reserve the right to block accounts (i.e the editor 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 wiki administrators when it comes to interacting with the wiki.
-=== Permissions ===
-While few in number, there are a couple of permissions that are not given to all editors:
-* '''Administrator''' — Site moderators. They can delete pages and logs from public visibility, block editors from editing, and protect pages and files so only specific editors can edit them.
-* '''Bureaucrat''' — Can assign and revoke permissions, edit 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 permissions, and what each permission can explicitly do, see [[Special:ListGroupRights]].
-Anyone with an account may request one of the above from a bureaucrat of whom may approve or deny such requests at their discretion. History editing other wikis (especially Wikimedia sites), knowledge of the war game, consistent editing on this wiki, and willingness to learn all greatly improve the chances of such a request being granted.
 == Done ==