Bharatpedia:User access levels: Difference between revisions

==== Registered (new) users ====

Registered users may immediately e-mail other users if they activate an email address in their [[Special:Preferences|user preferences]]. All logged-in users may mark edits as minor. They may purge pages without a confirmation step, but are still required to answer a CAPTCHA when adding external links. Edits that they make to a page that is under pending changes protection immediately go live, unless other pending changes need to be reviewed. They may save books to their userspace but not the Books namespace.

Administrators and bureaucrats are requested from pages other than [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions]].

==== Administrators ====

Administrators, also commonly referred to as "admins" or "[[sysop]]s" ('''sys'''tem '''op'''erator'''s'''), are editors who are granted the rights by the community following a Request for Adminship (RfA). The RfA process involves in-depth and considerable discussion and examination of the candidate's activity and contributions as an editor and are granted the rights by the community consensus. Administrators have exclusive access to a number of tools to allow them to carry out certain functions on the wiki. The tools cover processes such as page deletion, page protection, blocking and unblocking users, and the ability to edit fully protected pages. Administrators also have the ability to grant and remove most access rights to other users (account creator, autopatrolled, confirmed, file mover, edit filter helper, edit filter manager, event coordinator, extended confirmed, IP block exempt, mass message sender, new page reviewer, page mover, pending changes reviewer, rollback, template editor, and AutoWikiBrowser) and to their own alternate accounts. By convention, administrators also normally take responsibility for judging the outcome of certain discussions requiring these technical controls (such as deletions). Administrators are not granted more editorial control over article content than other editors. They are required to follow all policies and guidelines and are held to the same level of accountability as non-administrators.

==== Pending changes reviewer ====

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Members of this group can review other users' edits to articles placed under [[WP:Protection policy#Pending changes protection|pending changes protection]]. This right is automatically assigned to administrators. Prior to September 2014, this right was known as {{mono|'reviewer'}}.

==== Rollback ====

Users who are given the rollback flag ({{mono|'rollbacker'}} user group) may [[Help:Reverting|revert]] consecutive revisions of an editor using the [[Wikipedia:Rollback feature|rollback]] feature. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

==== Autopatrolled ====

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Members of this group have <samp>'autopatrol'</samp>, which allows them to have their pages automatically patrolled on the [[Special:NewPages|New Pages list]]. This right is automatically assigned to administrators. Prior to June 2010, this right was known as {{mono|'autoreviewer'}}.

====New page reviewer (patroller)====

Members of this group have <samp>'patrol'</samp>, which allows them to mark pages created by others as [[mw:Help:Patrolled edits|patrolled]] or [[Wikipedia:Page Curation|reviewed]]. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

==== File mover ====

The file mover user right is intended to allow users experienced in working with files to rename them, subject to policy, with the ease that autoconfirmed users already enjoy when renaming Bharatpedia articles. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

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==== Page mover ====

The page mover user right ({{mono|'extendedmover'}} user group) is intended to allow users who have demonstrated a good understanding of Bharatpedia page naming system to rename pages and subpages without leaving redirects, subject to policy. They are also able to create and edit [[WP:editnotice|editnotices]] as well as move categories. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

==== Account creator ====

See [[Special:ListUsers/accountcreator]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:accountcreator}} account creators.

==== Event coordinator<span id="Eventcoordinator"></span> ====

The eventcoordinator flag ({{mono|'eventcoordinator'}} user group) is intended for individuals involved with off-wiki outreach events to create accounts for their attendees. Event coordinators are not affected by the 6 account creation limit per day per IP. In addition, they can allow their event attendees to create new articles by temporarily adding newly created accounts to <samp>[[#Autoconfirmed and confirmed users|confirmed]]</samp> user group.

==== Template editor ====

Users who are given the templateeditor flag ({{mono|'templateeditor'}} user group) are allowed to edit pages protected with [[Wikipedia:Protection policy#template|template protection]], as well as create and edit [[Wikipedia:editnotice|editnotices]]. Template protection is only applied to pages in the [[Wikipedia:Template namespace|template]] and [[Wikipedia:Lua|module]] namespaces, as well as a few pages in Bharatpedia namespace. This right is intended to allow experienced template and module coders to make changes without having to request that an administrator make the edits for them. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

==== IP block exemption ====

The flag is intended for trusted users in good standing who are unfortunately affected by such blocks. Requests for this permission may be included with your [[Wikipedia:Appealing a block|unblock request]]. If you are affected by an IP address range block, you must send your unblock request using the [[Wikipedia:Unblock Ticket Request System|Unblock Ticket Request System]]. If you are trying to edit through a blocked anonymous proxy or a VPN service, you must instead send your request to {{nospam|checkuser-en-wp|wikipedia.org}}, or contact a [[#CheckUser|CheckUser]] directly.

See [[Special:ListUsers/ipblock-exempt]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:ipblock-exempt}} affected users.

==== Edit filter managers ====

Members of the edit filter manager group can create, modify, enable, disable, and delete [[Special:AbuseFilter|edit filters]] as well as view private filters and their associated logs. This right is not assigned to administrators by default but they are allowed to grant the user right to themselves. These capabilities can also be granted to non-admins following a successful request at [[Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard]].

====Edit filter helpers====

Members of the edit filter helper group can view private [[Special:AbuseFilter|edit filters]] and their associated logs. This access is also included in the administrator groups. These capabilities can also be granted to non-admins following a successful request at [[Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard]].

==== Mass message sender ====

Members of this group may send messages to multiple users at once. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

====Interface administrators====

See [[Special:ListUsers/interface-admin]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:interface-admin}} Interface administrators.

=== Functionary user levels ===

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==== CheckUser ====

Users who are given the CheckUser flag ({{mono|'checkuser'}} user group) have access to [[Special:CheckUser]], a [[WP:SPEC|function page]] that allows them to view a list of all [[IP address]]es used by a user account to edit Bharatpedia, an extended list of ''all edits'' made from an IP (which includes edits that were made by any user accounts while using the specific IP), or a list of all user accounts that have used a given IP address. They also have access to the Checkuser log, which logs each time a Checkuser uses their tools to view any of the information listed. This user right is only granted to ''exceedingly few users'' and after a high level of scrutiny and review by the community, and after review and the support of the [[WP:ARB|Arbitration Committee]]. Users must also be at least 18 years old and have signed [[Wikipedia:Access to nonpublic information|our confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information]]. As CheckUsers have access to deleted revisions, they are also required to have passed an "RFA or RFA-identical process" first.<ref name="wmf"/>

==== Oversight ====

Users who are given the oversight flag ({{mono|'oversight'}} user group) have access to additional functions on the page deletion, revision deletion, and block [[Help:Special page|function pages]] through which they can hide logs or revisions of pages (partially or entirely) from any form of usual access by all other users, including [[WP:ADMIN|administrators]]. They also have access to the [[Special:Log/suppress|suppression log]], where they can view actions made by other oversighters, as well as the content of the hidden revisions. This user right is only granted to ''exceedingly few users'' and after a high level of scrutiny and review by the community, and after review and the support of [[WP:ARB|Arbitration Committee]]. Users must also be at least 18 years old and have signed the confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information. Oversighters are also required to have passed a "RfA or RfA-identical process" first.

See [[Special:ListUsers/oversight]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:oversight}} Oversighters.

==== Bots ====

Accounts used by approved [[WP:BOT|bots]] to make pre-approved edits can be flagged as such. Bot accounts are automated or semi-automated, the nature of their edits is well defined, and they will be quickly blocked if their actions vary from their given tasks, so they require less scrutiny than human edits.

==== Copyright violation bots ====

A {{mono|'copyviobot'}} is an approved bot that is given the {{mono|(pagetriage-copyvio)}} permission, allowing it to use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php API] to tag pages listed on [[Special:NewPagesFeed]] as likely [[Wikipedia:Copyright violations|copyright violations]].

== Blocked users ==

Any user account can be blocked, regardless of which user group(s) it belongs to. During the duration of the block, the blocking flag disables the user or IP's existing editing privileges depending on which [[WP:OPTIONS|block options]] are set by the administrator. A [[Wikipedia:Partial blocks|partial block]] still allows some parts of Bharatpedia to be edited.

=== Indefinitely blocked users ===

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==== Stewards ====

Users who are members of the {{mono|'steward'}} user group may grant and revoke any permission to or from any user on any wiki operated by Bharatpedia which allows open account creation. Stewards generally act only when there is no user on a particular wiki that can make the necessary change. This includes granting of the {{mono|'administrator'}} or {{mono|'bureaucrat'}} access levels on wikis which do not have any local bureaucrats, and removing such flags if the user resigns or the account is acting maliciously. Stewards are also responsible for granting and revoking access levels such as {{mono|'oversight'}} and {{mono|'checkuser'}}, as no other group is capable of making such changes except.