Help:Administration

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Template:H:h Administrators are wiki users who have "sysop rights". The wiki software has few features whose use is restricted, but they are quite important.

Administrator tools

Protection

Administrators can edit protected pages and protect and unprotect pages. Protection of a page means that a non-admin cannot modify it.

Procedure

• To protect a page, click the protect tab. In the monobook skin, the shortcut alt+= can alternatively be used. This will lead to a confirmation screen with two menus and a checkbox. In the menu, the administrator can choose to protect the page from editing by unregistered users or all users. Similarly, the page can be protected from moves by either unregistered users or all users (the system automatically adds the same level of protection to moves as it does to edits, but the protection level can be changed by checking the "Unlock move permissions" checkbox). Enter the reason for page protection in the box and press "confirm." This will be logged.
• To unprotect a page, click the unprotect tab. This will bring up the exact page as above, only this time the two menus will already be selected. Unprotection only involves selecting "(default)" under the "Edits" menu and pressing confirm. A reason for unprotection should be given as well. This action will likewise be logged.

Notes

• MediaWiki namespace: Only sysops can edit pages in the protected MediaWiki namespace, which contains the interface messages (such as the blocked text, tab text, et cetera).
• Editing: To edit a previously protected page as an administrator, just click the edit tab. The only difference now is that there is a warning at the top of the page indicating that the page has been protected, but it can be edited like any other non-protected page.
• Images: Protecting an image is mostly the same as protecting a page (see above). When the protect tab is clicked on the image description page, both the page and the image are protected. The image description page will be protected, and non-sysops will not be able to revert the image to an earlier version, or upload a new version over it.

Deletion

Administrators can delete pages and their history, and can view and restore deleted pages and their history. They can also delete images, but this is irreversible; once an image is deleted, it cannot be restored. There is no particular reason for this; it's simply the way the software works.

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