The following is a list of user groups defined on this wiki, with their associated access rights.
There may be
additional information
about individual rights.
| Group
| Rights
|
|---|
(all)
(*)
|
- Automatically log in with an external user account
(
autocreateaccount
)
- Create discussion pages
(
createtalk
)
- Create pages (which are not discussion pages)
(
createpage
)
- Create short URLs
(
urlshortener-create-url
)
- Edit using the translate interface
(
translate
)
- Edit your own preferences
(
editmyoptions
)
- Edit your own private data (e.g. email address, real name) and request password reset emails
(
editmyprivateinfo
)
- Merge their account
(
centralauth-merge
)
- Read pages
(
read
)
- Use of the write API
(
writeapi
)
- Use the VIPS scaling test interface
Special:VipsTest
(
vipsscaler-test
)
- View abuse filters
(
abusefilter-view
)
- View the abuse log
(
abusefilter-log
)
- View your own private data (e.g. email address, real name)
(
viewmyprivateinfo
)
|
Account creators
(accountcreator)
(list of members)
|
- Not be affected by rate limits
(
noratelimit
)
|
Autoconfirmed users
(autoconfirmed)
|
- Access a basic view of the IP information attached to revisions or log entries
(
ipinfo-view-basic
)
- Edit pages protected as "Allow only autoconfirmed users"
(
editsemiprotected
)
- Move pages
(
move
)
- Not be affected by IP-based rate limits
(
autoconfirmed
)
- Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA
(
skipcaptcha
)
- Reset failed or transcoded videos so they are inserted into the job queue again
(
transcode-reset
)
- Retrieve information about IP addresses attached to revisions or log entries
(
ipinfo
)
- Save books as community page
(
collectionsaveascommunitypage
)
- Save books as user page
(
collectionsaveasuserpage
)
- View
information about the current transcode activity
(
transcode-status
)
- View detailed abuse log entries
(
abusefilter-log-detail
)
|
Bots
(bot)
(list of members)
|
- Be treated as an automated process
(
bot
)
- Bypass blocked external domains
(
abusefilter-bypass-blocked-external-domains
)
- Bypass the spam block list
(
sboverride
)
- Edit pages protected as "Allow only autoconfirmed users"
(
editsemiprotected
)
- Have one's own edits automatically marked as patrolled
(
autopatrol
)
- Not be affected by IP-based rate limits
(
autoconfirmed
)
- Not be affected by rate limits
(
noratelimit
)
- Not create redirects from source pages when moving pages
(
suppressredirect
)
- Not have minor edits to discussion pages trigger the new messages prompt
(
nominornewtalk
)
- Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA
(
skipcaptcha
)
- Send notifications to others
(
echo-create
)
- Use higher limits in API queries
(
apihighlimits
)
- Use of the write API
(
writeapi
)
|
Bureaucrats
(bureaucrat)
(list of members)
|
|
Check users
(checkuser)
(list of members)
|
- Access a full view of the IP information attached to revisions or log entries
(
ipinfo-view-full
)
- Check users' IP addresses and other information
(
checkuser
)
- Enable two-factor authentication
(
oathauth-enable
)
- View IP addresses used by temporary accounts without needing to check the preference
(
checkuser-temporary-account-no-preference
)
- View a log of who has accessed IP information
(
ipinfo-view-log
)
- View private data in the abuse log
(
abusefilter-privatedetails
)
- View the AbuseFilter private details access log
(
abusefilter-privatedetails-log
)
- View the checkuser log
(
checkuser-log
)
- View the log of access to temporary account IP addresses
(
checkuser-temporary-account-log
)
|
Confirmed users
(confirmed)
(list of members)
|
- Access a basic view of the IP information attached to revisions or log entries
(
ipinfo-view-basic
)
- Edit pages protected as "Allow only autoconfirmed users"
(
editsemiprotected
)
- Move pages
(
move
)
- Not be affected by IP-based rate limits
(
autoconfirmed
)
- Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA
(
skipcaptcha
)
- Reset failed or transcoded videos so they are inserted into the job queue again
(
transcode-reset
)
- Retrieve information about IP addresses attached to revisions or log entries
(
ipinfo
)
- Save books as community page
(
collectionsaveascommunitypage
)
- Save books as user page
(
collectionsaveasuserpage
)
- View
information about the current transcode activity
(
transcode-status
)
- View detailed abuse log entries
(
abusefilter-log-detail
)
|
Editors
(editor)
(list of members)
|
- Edit pages
(
edit
)
- Edit pages protected as "Allow only autoconfirmed users"
(
editsemiprotected
)
- Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
- Edit sitewide JSON
(
editsitejson
)
- Edit the user interface
(
editinterface
)
- Manage message groups
(
translate-manage
)
- Mark versions of pages for translation
(
pagetranslation
)
- Not be affected by IP-based rate limits
(
autoconfirmed
)
- Overwrite existing files
(
reupload
)
- Overwrite existing files uploaded by oneself
(
reupload-own
)
- Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA
(
skipcaptcha
)
- Upload files
(
upload
)
|
Flooders
(flood)
(list of members)
|
- Be treated as an automated process
(
bot
)
|
Importers
(import)
(list of members)
|
- Enable two-factor authentication
(
oathauth-enable
)
- Import pages from a file upload
(
importupload
)
- Import pages from other wikis
(
import
)
|
Interface administrators
(interface-admin)
(list of members)
|
- Edit other users' CSS files
(
editusercss
)
- Edit other users' JSON files
(
edituserjson
)
- Edit other users' JavaScript files
(
edituserjs
)
- Edit sitewide CSS
(
editsitecss
)
- Edit sitewide JSON
(
editsitejson
)
- Edit sitewide JavaScript
(
editsitejs
)
- Edit the user interface
(
editinterface
)
- Enable two-factor authentication
(
oathauth-enable
)
|
IP block exemptions
(ipblock-exempt)
(list of members)
|
- Bypass IP blocks, auto-blocks and range blocks
(
ipblock-exempt
)
- Bypass IP restrictions issued by the StopForumSpam extension
(
sfsblock-bypass
)
- Bypass automatic blocks of Tor exit nodes
(
torunblocked
)
|
Users blocked from the IP Information tool
(no-ipinfo)
(list of members)
|
- Access a basic view of the IP information attached to revisions or log entries
(
ipinfo-view-basic
)
- Access a full view of the IP information attached to revisions or log entries
(
ipinfo-view-full
)
- Retrieve information about IP addresses attached to revisions or log entries
(
ipinfo
)
- View a log of who has accessed IP information
(
ipinfo-view-log
)
|
Stewards
(steward)
(list of members)
|
- Delete pages with large histories
(
bigdelete
)
- Edit all user rights
(
userrights
)
- Forcibly create a local account for a global account
(
centralauth-createlocal
)
- Not be affected by rate limits
(
noratelimit
)
|
Suppressors
(suppress)
(list of members)
|
- Block or unblock a username, hiding or unhiding it from the public
(
hideuser
)
- Delete and undelete specific log entries
(
deletelogentry
)
- Delete and undelete specific revisions of pages
(
deleterevision
)
- Enable two-factor authentication
(
oathauth-enable
)
- Hide entries in the abuse log
(
abusefilter-hide-log
)
- View hidden abuse log entries
(
abusefilter-hidden-log
)
- View private logs
(
suppressionlog
)
- View revisions hidden from any user
(
viewsuppressed
)
- View, hide and unhide specific revisions of pages from any user
(
suppressrevision
)
|
Administrators
(sysop)
(list of members)
|
- Access a full view of the IP information attached to revisions or log entries
(
ipinfo-view-full
)
- Batch-upload more files at once with Upload Wizard
(
mass-upload
)
- Block or unblock a user from sending email
(
blockemail
)
- Block or unblock other users from editing
(
block
)
- Bypass IP blocks, auto-blocks and range blocks
(
ipblock-exempt
)
- Change page language
(
pagelang
)
- Change protection settings and edit cascade-protected pages
(
protect
)
- Configure Upload Wizard campaigns
(
upwizcampaigns
)
- Create and (de)activate
tags
(
managechangetags
)
- Create new user accounts
(
createaccount
)
- Create or modify abuse filters
(
abusefilter-modify
)
- Create or modify what external domains are blocked from being linked
(
abusefilter-modify-blocked-external-domains
)
- Create short URLs
(
urlshortener-create-url
)
- Delete
tags
from the database
(
deletechangetags
)
- Delete and undelete specific log entries
(
deletelogentry
)
- Delete and undelete specific revisions of pages
(
deleterevision
)
- Delete pages
(
delete
)
- Disable global blocks locally
(
globalblock-whitelist
)
- Edit other users' JSON files
(
edituserjson
)
- Edit pages protected as "Allow only administrators"
(
editprotected
)
- Edit pages protected as "Allow only autoconfirmed users"
(
editsemiprotected
)
- Edit sitewide JSON
(
editsitejson
)
- Edit the content model of a page
(
editcontentmodel
)
- Edit the user interface
(
editinterface
)
- Enable two-factor authentication
(
oathauth-enable
)
- Forcibly create a local account for a global account
(
centralauth-createlocal
)
- Have one's own edits automatically marked as patrolled
(
autopatrol
)
- Import pages from other wikis
(
import
)
- Mark others' edits as patrolled
(
patrol
)
- Mark rolled-back edits as bot edits
(
markbotedits
)
- Mass delete pages
(
nuke
)
- Merge the history of pages
(
mergehistory
)
- Modify abuse filters with restricted actions
(
abusefilter-modify-restricted
)
- Move category pages
(
move-categorypages
)
- Move files
(
movefile
)
- Move pages
(
move
)
- Move pages with their subpages
(
move-subpages
)
- Move root user pages
(
move-rootuserpages
)
- Not be affected by IP-based rate limits
(
autoconfirmed
)
- Not be affected by rate limits
(
noratelimit
)
- Not create redirects from source pages when moving pages
(
suppressredirect
)
- Override files on the shared media repository locally
(
reupload-shared
)
- Override the disallowed titles or usernames list
(
tboverride
)
- Override the spoofing checks
(
override-antispoof
)
- Overwrite existing files
(
reupload
)
- Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA
(
skipcaptcha
)
- Quickly rollback the edits of the last user who edited a particular page
(
rollback
)
- Reset failed or transcoded videos so they are inserted into the job queue again
(
transcode-reset
)
- Search deleted pages
(
browsearchive
)
- Send a message to multiple users at once
(
massmessage
)
- Undelete a page
(
undelete
)
- Upload files
(
upload
)
- Use higher limits in API queries
(
apihighlimits
)
- View
information about the current transcode activity
(
transcode-status
)
- View a list of unwatched pages
(
unwatchedpages
)
- View abuse filters marked as private
(
abusefilter-view-private
)
- View deleted history entries, without their associated text
(
deletedhistory
)
- View deleted text and changes between deleted revisions
(
deletedtext
)
- View detailed abuse log entries
(
abusefilter-log-detail
)
- View log entries of abuse filters marked as private
(
abusefilter-log-private
)
- View the disallowed titles list log
(
titleblacklistlog
)
- Add groups:
Flooders
,
Editors
and
IP block exemptions
- Remove groups:
Confirmed users
,
Flooders
,
Editors
and
IP block exemptions
- Add group to own account:
Translation administrators
- Remove group from own account:
Translation administrators
|
Translation administrators
(translationadmin)
(list of members)
|
- Change page language
(
pagelang
)
- Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
- Enable two-factor authentication
(
oathauth-enable
)
- Import offline translations
(
translate-import
)
- Manage message groups
(
translate-manage
)
- Mark versions of pages for translation
(
pagetranslation
)
|
Transwiki importers
(transwiki)
(list of members)
|
- Enable two-factor authentication
(
oathauth-enable
)
- Import pages from other wikis
(
import
)
|
Upload Wizard campaign editors
(upwizcampeditors)
(list of members)
|
- Configure Upload Wizard campaigns
(
upwizcampaigns
)
|
Users
(user)
(list of members)
|
- Add and remove arbitrary
tags
on individual revisions and log entries
(
changetags
)
- Apply
tags
along with one's changes
(
applychangetags
)
- Change workflow state of message groups
(
translate-groupreview
)
- Create discussion pages
(
createtalk
)
- Create pages (which are not discussion pages)
(
createpage
)
- Edit pages
(
edit
)
- Edit your own user CSS files
(
editmyusercss
)
- Edit your own user JSON files
(
editmyuserjson
)
- Edit your own user JavaScript files
(
editmyuserjs
)
- Edit your own watchlist (note that some actions will still add pages even without this right)
(
editmywatchlist
)
- Manage OAuth grants
(
mwoauthmanagemygrants
)
- Mark edits as minor
(
minoredit
)
- Move category pages
(
move-categorypages
)
- Move root user pages
(
move-rootuserpages
)
- Read pages
(
read
)
- Review translations
(
translate-messagereview
)
- Send email to other users
(
sendemail
)
- Use of the write API
(
writeapi
)
- View the spam block list log
(
spamblacklistlog
)
- View your own watchlist
(
viewmywatchlist
)
|
| Namespace
| Right(s) allowing user to edit
| | (Main)
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| Wikimedia
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| File
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| MediaWiki
| - Edit the user interface
(
editinterface
)
|
| Template
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| Help
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| Category
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| Resolution
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| Legal
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| Minutes
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| Policy
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| Endowment
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| Agenda
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| Archive
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| Memory
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| Committee
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| Campaign
| - Configure Upload Wizard campaigns
(
upwizcampaigns
)
|
| TimedText
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| Module
| - Edit pages with potential legal consequences
(
edit-legal
)
|
| Translations
| - Edit using the translate interface
(
translate
)
|