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== Bureaucrat ==

The only people ~~capable of adjusting~~ permissions are '''bureaucrats'''. They may do so at their ~~sole~~ discretion. They can also ~~perform an enhanced version of revision deletion which allows hiding deleted information~~ from even administrators, reserved for getting rid of ''personally identifiable'' information.

The only people able to adjust permissions are '''bureaucrats'''. They may do so at their discretion. They can also delete revisions in a manner that hides them from even administrators, reserved for getting rid of ''personally identifiable'' information that is mistakenly published.

This permission is strictly controlled 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.

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* The box <code>Editing their own talk page</code> should always be ticked.

* Blocks should always be given a legible reason.

* Expiration is at administrator discretion. Generally speaking, most of the examples above would warrant an indefinite block (~~an inebriated~~ editor perhaps a day or two, someone emotional perhaps a week; these are recommendations, not rules).

* Expiration is at administrator discretion. Generally speaking, most of the examples above would warrant an indefinite block (a drunk editor perhaps a day or two, someone emotional perhaps a week; these are recommendations, not rules).

== Interface administrator ==

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 == Bureaucrat ==
-The only people capable of adjusting permissions are '''bureaucrats'''. They may do so at their sole discretion. They can also perform an enhanced version of revision deletion which allows hiding deleted information from even administrators, reserved for getting rid of ''personally identifiable'' information.
+The only people able to adjust permissions are '''bureaucrats'''. They may do so at their discretion. They can also delete revisions in a manner that hides them from even administrators, reserved for getting rid of ''personally identifiable'' information that is mistakenly published.
 This permission is strictly controlled 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.
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 * The box <code>Editing their own talk page</code> should always be ticked.
 * Blocks should always be given a legible reason.
-* Expiration is at administrator discretion. Generally speaking, most of the examples above would warrant an indefinite block (an inebriated editor perhaps a day or two, someone emotional perhaps a week; these are recommendations, not rules).
+* Expiration is at administrator discretion. Generally speaking, most of the examples above would warrant an indefinite block (a drunk editor perhaps a day or two, someone emotional perhaps a week; these are recommendations, not rules).
 == Interface administrator ==