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The '''user access level''' of editors affects their abilities to perform specific actions on Wikipedia. The user access level depends on which rights (also called permissions, [[Internet forum#User groups|user groups]], [[bit (computing)|bits]], or [[flag (computing)|flags]]) are assigned to accounts. There are two types of access leveling: automatic, and requested. User access levels are determined by whether the [[WP:Wikipedian|Wikipedian]] is logged in, the account's age and edits, and what manually assigned rights the account has. | The '''user access level''' of editors affects their abilities to perform specific actions on Wikipedia. The user access level depends on which rights (also called permissions, [[Internet forum#User groups|user groups]], [[bit (computing)|bits]], or [[flag (computing)|flags]]) are assigned to accounts. There are two types of access leveling: automatic, and requested. User access levels are determined by whether the [[WP:Wikipedian|Wikipedian]] is logged in, the account's age and edits, and what manually assigned rights the account has. | ||
Anyone can use the basic functionalities of Wikipedia even if they are not logged in. Unless they are [[WP:BLOCK|blocked]], they may freely edit most pages. Being logged in gives users many advantages, such as having their public [[IP address]] hidden and the ability to track one's own contributions. Additionally, once user accounts are more than a certain number of days old and have made more than a certain number of edits, they automatically become autoconfirmed or extended confirmed, allowing the direct creation of articles, the ability to move pages, to edit semi-protected and extended-protected pages, and upload files. Further access levels need to be assigned manually by a user with the appropriate authority. An editor with more experience and good standing can attempt to become an [[WP:SYSOP|administrator]], which provides a large number of advanced permissions. Many other flags for specialized tasks are also available | Anyone can use the basic functionalities of Wikipedia even if they are not logged in. Unless they are [[WP:BLOCK|blocked]], they may freely edit most pages. Being logged in gives users many advantages, such as having their public [[IP address]] hidden and the ability to track one's own contributions. Additionally, once user accounts are more than a certain number of days old and have made more than a certain number of edits, they automatically become autoconfirmed or extended confirmed, allowing the direct creation of articles, the ability to move pages, to edit semi-protected and extended-protected pages, and upload files. Further access levels need to be assigned manually by a user with the appropriate authority. An editor with more experience and good standing can attempt to become an [[WP:SYSOP|administrator]], which provides a large number of advanced permissions. Many other flags for specialized tasks are also available. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||