The Blockheads Wiki:User groups

From The Blockheads Wiki

For an explicit list of user rights, please see User group rights.

Users

Users are people who have created an account. Compared to someone who has not made an account, they can also:

  • Purge the site cache for a page without confirmation

There are currently 23 users on The Blockheads Wiki, with 4 of them being active.

Autoconfirmed users

Autoconfirmed users are users who have also confirmed that they have a valid email set if their preferences. Compared to someone who has not confirmed their email, they can also:

  • Create pages
  • Edit pages
  • Upload files
  • Move pages and files
  • Overwrite existing files
  • Send email to other users

Bots

Bots are automated programs that constructively edit the wiki. A list of bots on this wiki can be found here. Compared to an autoconfirmed user, they can also:

  • Be treated as a bot
  • Have edits automatically marked as patrolled
  • Not create redirects when moving pages
  • Not have minor edits to talk pages trigger the new messages prompt
  • Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA

There are currently 0 bots on The Blockheads Wiki.

Administrators

Administrators are higher-ranking users that have additional powers. They are also known as admins or sysops. A user can be promoted to an administrator by a bureaucrat. Compared to an autoconfirmed user, they can also:

  • Block users
    • Block other users from editing
    • Block users from sending email
    • Unblock themselves
  • Protect pages and change protection levels
    • Edit protected pages
  • Delete pages
    • Undelete a page
    • Delete pages with large histories
    • Delete and undelete specific revisions of pages
    • Search through deleted pages
    • View deleted history entries, text, and changes between deleted revisions
  • Edit the user interface
  • Mark others' edits as patrolled
    • Have edits automatically marked as patrolled
  • Import pages
  • Not create redirects when moving pages
  • Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA
  • Quickly rollback the edits of the last user who edited a particular page
  • View a list of unwatched pages

List of administrators

There are currently 4 admins on The Blockheads Wiki. Administrators with a status of "Active" should be contacted prior to those marked "Email" or "Inactive". Active admins should, in most cases, be contacted on their talk page; private matters can be discussed via email.

Username Talk Contributions Email Status Date joined Additional powers
Abcboy (talk) (contribs) (email) Active 16 March 2013
Admin (talk) (contribs) (email) Email 18 January 2013 Bureaucrat
Cdrras (talk) (contribs) (email) Inactive 29 January 2013
Craig.Davison (talk) (contribs) (email) Active 13 April 2013
McClaw (talk) (contribs) (email) Active 30 January 2013
MintYogi (talk) (contribs) (email) Email 19 January 2013 Bureaucrat

Last updated by >Craig.Davison on 08 December 2014.

Bureaucrats

Bureaucrats are higher-ranking administrators that have additional powers. A user can be promoted to a bureaucrat by a bureaucrat. Compared to an administrator, they can also:

  • Edit all user rights

List of bureaucrats

There are currently 1 bureaucrats on The Blockheads Wiki. Most problems can also be dealt with by an administrator, and so an admin should be contacted prior to contacting a bureaucrat.

Username Talk Contributions Email Status Date joined
Admin (talk) (contribs) (email) Email 18 January 2013
MintYogi (talk) (contribs) (email) Email 19 January 2013

Last updated by >Craig.Davison on 08 December 2014.

MintYogi

MintYogi is the owner of The Blockheads Wiki. He has access to the server and database, and so can upgrade the MediaWiki software, install software extensions, and various other things.

List of MintYogis

There is currently one MintYogi on The Blockheads Wiki.

Username Talk Contributions Email Status Date joined
MintYogi (talk) (contribs) (email) Email 19 January 2013

Last updated by >Craig.Davison on 08 December 2014.