− | '''Administrators''', commonly known as '''admins''' or '''sysops''' (''sys''tem ''op''erators), are those users who have been granted the technical ability to perform certain special actions on this wiki. These include the ability to block and unblock user accounts, IP addresses, and IP ranges from editing, edit fully protected pages, protect and unprotect pages from editing, delete and undelete pages, rename pages without restriction, and use certain other tools. | + | '''Administrators''', commonly known as '''admins''' or '''sysops''' (''sys''tem ''op''erators), are those users who have been granted the technical ability to perform certain special actions on this wiki. These include the ability to block and unblock user accounts, IP addresses, and IP ranges from editing, edit fully protected pages, protect and unprotect pages from editing, delete and undelete pages, rename pages without restriction, and use certain other tools. |
| Administrators assume these responsibilities as volunteers after undergoing a [[Charity]]-run review process. They might be employees of the Charity. Using their tools, they must never use them to gain an advantage in a dispute in which they were involved. They are expected to observe a high standard of conduct, to use the tools fairly, and - better to repeat - '''never''' to use them to gain advantage in a dispute. | | Administrators assume these responsibilities as volunteers after undergoing a [[Charity]]-run review process. They might be employees of the Charity. Using their tools, they must never use them to gain an advantage in a dispute in which they were involved. They are expected to observe a high standard of conduct, to use the tools fairly, and - better to repeat - '''never''' to use them to gain advantage in a dispute. |