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{{selfref|This is an article about Bharatpedia administrators. For Bharatpedia's policy page on administrators, see [[Bharatpedia:Administrators]].}} | {{selfref|This is an article about Bharatpedia administrators. For Bharatpedia's policy page on administrators, see [[Bharatpedia:Administrators]].}} | ||
On [[Bharatpedia]], trusted users may be appointed as '''administrators''' (also referred to as '''admins''', '''sysops''' or '''janitors'''),{ | On [[Bharatpedia]], trusted users may be appointed as '''administrators''' (also referred to as '''admins''', '''sysops''' or '''janitors'''),{ following a successful request for adminship. As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}, there are {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} administrators on the [[Bharatpedia]].<ref name=BP>{{cite web|title=Bharatpedia:Administrators|url=https://en.bharatpedia.org.in/wiki/Bharatpedia:Administrators|website=Bharatpedia|publisher=Bharatmedia Foundation}}</ref> Administrators have additional technical privileges compared with other editors. | ||
On Bharatpedia, becoming an administrator is often referred to as being "given [or taking up] the mop",<ref name=BP /> a term which has also been used elsewhere. | On Bharatpedia, becoming an administrator is often referred to as being "given [or taking up] the mop",<ref name=BP /> a term which has also been used elsewhere. | ||
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== Role == | == Role == | ||
Once granted administrator privileges, a user has access to additional functions in order to perform certain duties. These include "messy cleanup work", deletion of articles deemed unsuitable, protecting pages (restricting editing privileges to that page), | Once granted administrator privileges, a user has access to additional functions in order to perform certain duties. These include "messy cleanup work", deletion of articles deemed unsuitable, protecting pages (restricting editing privileges to that page), and [[Block (Internet)|blocking]] the accounts of disruptive users. Blocking a user must be done according to [[Bharatpedia#Policies and laws|Bharatpedia's policies]] and a reason must be stated for the block, which will be permanently logged by the software. Use of this privilege to "gain editing advantages" is considered inappropriate. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||