Introduction[]
Different users have access to different functions of the site. While anyone can do most things on the site, including reading and editing, administrators can access a few additional functions:
- Deleting and undeleting pages, page histories, and uploaded files.
- Locking (protecting) a page so it cannot be edited or renamed by users without admin rights.
- Blocking IP addresses or user names from editing; and very quick "rollback" of undesirable edits.
- Editing the interface by changing system messages and skins.
A bureaucrat can make other users into bureaucrats or administrators on their own wiki.
Some Fandom staff members have full access to all of Fandom. They will be shown in Special:Listusers/staff on any wiki. The Spam Obliteration and Prevention (SOAP) team have limited administrator access to all of Fandom for cleanup purposes. These users will be shown on Special:Listusers/soap on any Fandom wiki. Please see the Central Fandom contact page for details on how to contact Fandom staff.
Who are this wiki's administrators?[]
For a complete list of users with administrator access, see Special:Listusers/sysop.
Becoming an administrator[]
Ask on the community portal or Forum, or ask a bureaucrat directly on his or her talk page/Message Wall.
If there are no active bureaucrats and you wish to become an administrator, please contact the community staff on the Central wiki.
What can administrators not do?[]
Administrators should not use their powers to settle editing disputes; for example, to lock a page on a version he or she prefers in an editing dispute that isn't vandalism. Administrator powers should be used to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in good faith. Ideally, an admin shouldn't be considered "in charge". The ideal admin is just someone who is trusted to have a few extra buttons and to use them for the benefit of the Fandom community.
See also[]
- Administrators' how-to guide - the detailed, Fandom-wide version of this page