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This wiki has a variety of account permissions that have been created to assist in it's administration.

This wiki has a variety of account permissions that have been created to assist in it's administration. If a particular permission does not have usage guidelines, it is either because it is anticipated a limited set of users will ever have it, or because usage does not necessarily require written rules.

== Bureaucrat ==

The only people capable of granting and revoking any permissions listed below are '''bureaucrats'''. Such individuals may grant and revoke at their sole discretion. This permission is strictly controlled, not due to a lack of trust, but due to a lack of need for many people to have it. A bureaucrat account being compromised could cause substantial damage which may not be reversible, and so limited granting is also in the interest of site security. While anyone is permitted to ask to become a bureaucrat, odds are greater than normal that it'll be denied.

The only people capable of granting and revoking any permissions listed below are '''bureaucrats'''. Such individuals may grant and revoke at their sole discretion. They can also perform an enhanced version of revision deletion called ''suppression'', which allows hiding deleted information from even administrators, reserved for getting rid of ''personally identifiable'' information.

This permission is strictly controlled, not due to a lack of trust, but due to a lack of need for many people to have it. A bureaucrat account being compromised could cause substantial damage which may not be reversible, and so limited granting is also in the interest of site security. While anyone is permitted to ask to become a bureaucrat, odds are greater than normal that it'll be denied.

The following individuals in the Endurance Coalition are bureaucrats.

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== Administrator ==

An '''~~administrator~~''' is a ~~functional janitor for~~ the ~~wiki. They are able~~ to ~~block user accounts (which restrict all editing and usage of any advanced permissions)~~, ~~protect pages from editing (and subsequently edit any protected~~ page~~<ref>Not~~ ''~~strictly~~'~~' true~~. ~~Certain pages are protected by an [[Special:AbuseFilter|abuse filter]]~~ and ~~interface pages require being an interface administrator to edit.</ref>), and are able to~~ delete ~~and restore pages. This makes it considerably easier to control~~ the ~~wiki's organization than a regular user is capable of doing~~.

{{Ambox|type=delete|image=[[File:Icons8 flat privacy.svg|50px]]|text=Administrators are to use their revision deletion tools to remove unwanted information from being public. If there is '''personally identifiable information''', a bureaucrat ''must'' be notified even after deletion. If there is any doubt if it's identifiable, default to notifying a bureaucrat anyway. If the administrator is confused on how to delete revisions properly, they should '''just delete the page itself'''. A bureaucrat will restore and delete the revisions properly later.}}

Usage of the page protection and deletion tools are at administrator discretion (with an expectation of working in tandem with fellow administrators and other wiki-enthusiasts). The actual use of the tools are explained at [[mw:Manual:Administrators|Manual:Administrators]] (though note not all permissions the page states administrators have are actually available on this wiki). Administrators should be aware that deletion is not permanent, and accidental or ignorant deletion is not something to fear. All pages can be [[mw:Help:Deletion and undeletion|undeleted]].

An '''administrator''' is a functional janitor for the wiki. They are able to block user accounts (which restrict all editing and usage of any advanced permissions), protect pages from editing (and subsequently edit any protected page<ref>Not ''strictly'' true. Certain pages are protected by an [[Special:AbuseFilter|abuse filter]] and interface pages require being an interface administrator to edit.</ref>), and are able to delete and restore pages and revisions. This makes it considerably easier to control the wiki's organization than a regular user is capable of doing.

Usage of the page protection and deletion tools are at administrator discretion (with an expectation of working in tandem with fellow administrators and other wiki-enthusiasts). The actual use of the tools are explained at [[mw:Manual:Administrators|Manual:Administrators]] (though note not all permissions the page states administrators have are actually available on this wiki). Administrators should be aware that deletion is not permanent, and accidental or ignorant deletion is not something to fear. All pages can be [[mw:Help:Deletion and undeletion|undeleted]]. To delete specific revisions, see [[mediawikiwiki:Help:RevisionDelete|Help:RevisionDelete]].

=== Usage guidelines ===

~~The only hard guideline is that administrators~~ should never block to punish, but as a means of stopping disruption from an account {{Emdash}} usually in response to an account compromise, the account owner lashing out emotionally, or the account owner acting abusively in response to some falling out with the Endurance Coalition or any specific member. This is performed at [[Special:Block]].

Administrators should never block to punish, but as a means of stopping disruption from an account {{Emdash}} usually in response to an account compromise, the account owner lashing out emotionally, or the account owner acting abusively in response to some falling out with the Endurance Coalition or any specific member. This is performed at [[Special:Block]].

== Interface administrator ==

An interface administrator has no correlation with an administrator, and are simply ~~accounts which~~ can edit interface pages (e.g the <code>Module:</code> and <code>MediaWiki:</code> namespace) and import pages from other MediaWiki sites.

An '''interface administrator''' has no correlation with a regular administrator, and are simply editors who can edit interface pages (e.g the <code>Module:</code> and <code>MediaWiki:</code> namespace) and import pages from other MediaWiki sites.

== Edit filter manager ==

An '''edit filter manager''' is able to create and edit abuse filters at [[Special:AbuseFilter]]. They can also view and edit the private filters. The abuse filter is a set of [[wikipedia:Regular expression|regular expression]] filters that perform defined actions based on a given pattern. This wiki uses a limited number of filters to try and stop particular behaviors which may case harm~~, such as not allowing someone to post a link to the Endurance Coalition Discord server~~. Filters are marked private by edit filter managers at their discretion, and it tends to be based on vibes, or whether the ability to see the regex will result in easy bypassing.

An '''edit filter manager''' is able to create and edit abuse filters at [[Special:AbuseFilter]]. They can also view and edit the private filters. The abuse filter is a set of [[wikipedia:Regular expression|regular expression]] filters that perform defined actions based on a given pattern. This wiki uses a limited number of filters to try and stop particular behaviors which may case harm. Filters are marked private by edit filter managers at their discretion, and it tends to be based on vibes, or whether the ability to see the regex will result in easy bypassing.

== Account specialist ==

An '''account specialist''' is able to create accounts for users and edit accounts so as to assist with account recovery. Account creation is done through [[Special:CreateAccount]] and editing is done through [[Special:EditAccount]], and does not permit editing of account permissions. All permissions available to account specialists are bundled into the bureaucrat permission. This permission is particularly easy to ask for due to it's limited scope.

== Footnotes ==

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-This wiki has a variety of account permissions that have been created to assist in it's administration.
+This wiki has a variety of account permissions that have been created to assist in it's administration. If a particular permission does not have usage guidelines, it is either because it is anticipated a limited set of users will ever have it, or because usage does not necessarily require written rules.
 == Bureaucrat ==
-The only people capable of granting and revoking any permissions listed below are '''bureaucrats'''. Such individuals may grant and revoke at their sole discretion. This permission is strictly controlled, not due to a lack of trust, but due to a lack of need for many people to have it. A bureaucrat account being compromised could cause substantial damage which may not be reversible, and so limited granting is also in the interest of site security. While anyone is permitted to ask to become a bureaucrat, odds are greater than normal that it'll be denied.
+The only people capable of granting and revoking any permissions listed below are '''bureaucrats'''. Such individuals may grant and revoke at their sole discretion. They can also perform an enhanced version of revision deletion called ''suppression'', which allows hiding deleted information from even administrators, reserved for getting rid of ''personally identifiable'' information.
+This permission is strictly controlled, not due to a lack of trust, but due to a lack of need for many people to have it. A bureaucrat account being compromised could cause substantial damage which may not be reversible, and so limited granting is also in the interest of site security. While anyone is permitted to ask to become a bureaucrat, odds are greater than normal that it'll be denied.
 The following individuals in the Endurance Coalition are bureaucrats.
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 == Administrator ==
-An '''administrator''' is a functional janitor for the wiki. They are able to block user accounts (which restrict all editing and usage of any advanced permissions), protect pages from editing (and subsequently edit any protected page<ref>Not ''strictly'' true. Certain pages are protected by an [[Special:AbuseFilter|abuse filter]] and interface pages require being an interface administrator to edit.</ref>),  and are able to delete and restore pages. This makes it considerably easier to control the wiki's organization than a regular user is capable of doing.
+{{Ambox|type=delete|image=[[File:Icons8 flat privacy.svg|50px]]|text=Administrators are to use their revision deletion tools to remove unwanted information from being public. If there is '''personally identifiable information''', a bureaucrat ''must'' be notified even after deletion. If there is any doubt if it's identifiable, default to notifying a bureaucrat anyway. If the administrator is confused on how to delete revisions properly, they should '''just delete the page itself'''. A bureaucrat will restore and delete the revisions properly later.}}
-Usage of the page protection and deletion tools are at administrator discretion (with an expectation of working in tandem with fellow administrators and other wiki-enthusiasts). The actual use of the tools are explained at [[mw:Manual:Administrators|Manual:Administrators]] (though note not all permissions the page states administrators have are actually available on this wiki). Administrators should be aware that deletion is not permanent, and accidental or ignorant deletion is not something to fear. All pages can be [[mw:Help:Deletion and undeletion|undeleted]].
+An '''administrator''' is a functional janitor for the wiki. They are able to block user accounts (which restrict all editing and usage of any advanced permissions), protect pages from editing (and subsequently edit any protected page<ref>Not ''strictly'' true. Certain pages are protected by an [[Special:AbuseFilter|abuse filter]] and interface pages require being an interface administrator to edit.</ref>),  and are able to delete and restore pages and revisions. This makes it considerably easier to control the wiki's organization than a regular user is capable of doing.
+Usage of the page protection and deletion tools are at administrator discretion (with an expectation of working in tandem with fellow administrators and other wiki-enthusiasts). The actual use of the tools are explained at [[mw:Manual:Administrators|Manual:Administrators]] (though note not all permissions the page states administrators have are actually available on this wiki). Administrators should be aware that deletion is not permanent, and accidental or ignorant deletion is not something to fear. All pages can be [[mw:Help:Deletion and undeletion|undeleted]]. To delete specific revisions, see [[mediawikiwiki:Help:RevisionDelete|Help:RevisionDelete]].
 === Usage guidelines ===
-The only hard guideline is that administrators should never block to punish, but as a means of stopping disruption from an account {{Emdash}} usually in response to an account compromise, the account owner lashing out emotionally, or the account owner acting abusively in response to some falling out with the Endurance Coalition or any specific member. This is performed at [[Special:Block]].
+Administrators should never block to punish, but as a means of stopping disruption from an account {{Emdash}} usually in response to an account compromise, the account owner lashing out emotionally, or the account owner acting abusively in response to some falling out with the Endurance Coalition or any specific member. This is performed at [[Special:Block]].
 == Interface administrator ==
-An interface administrator has no correlation with an administrator, and are simply accounts which can edit interface pages (e.g the <code>Module:</code> and <code>MediaWiki:</code> namespace) and import pages from other MediaWiki sites.
+An '''interface administrator''' has no correlation with a regular administrator, and are simply editors who can edit interface pages (e.g the <code>Module:</code> and <code>MediaWiki:</code> namespace) and import pages from other MediaWiki sites.
 == Edit filter manager ==
-An '''edit filter manager''' is able to create and edit abuse filters at [[Special:AbuseFilter]]. They can also view and edit the private filters. The abuse filter is a set of [[wikipedia:Regular expression|regular expression]] filters that perform defined actions based on a given pattern. This wiki uses a limited number of filters to try and stop particular behaviors which may case harm, such as not allowing someone to post a link to the Endurance Coalition Discord server. Filters are marked private by edit filter managers at their discretion, and it tends to be based on vibes, or whether the ability to see the regex will result in easy bypassing.
+An '''edit filter manager''' is able to create and edit abuse filters at [[Special:AbuseFilter]]. They can also view and edit the private filters. The abuse filter is a set of [[wikipedia:Regular expression|regular expression]] filters that perform defined actions based on a given pattern. This wiki uses a limited number of filters to try and stop particular behaviors which may case harm. Filters are marked private by edit filter managers at their discretion, and it tends to be based on vibes, or whether the ability to see the regex will result in easy bypassing.
+== Account specialist ==
+An '''account specialist''' is able to create accounts for users and edit accounts so as to assist with account recovery. Account creation is done through [[Special:CreateAccount]] and editing is done through [[Special:EditAccount]], and does not permit editing of account permissions. All permissions available to account specialists are bundled into the bureaucrat permission. This permission is particularly easy to ask for due to it's limited scope.
 == Footnotes ==
 {{Reflist}}