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'''Administrators''', sometimes called '''admins''', are users who have been promoted and given additional powers and responsibilities. They are lower ranked than [[Jiggywikki:Bureaucrats|bureaucrats]], who have the ability to change user ranks, such as making a user an administrator. Be aware that the term "administrator" is sometimes used as an umbrella term to refer to all the wiki staff, rather than the specific admin rank. | '''Administrators''', sometimes called '''admins''', are users who have been promoted and given additional powers and responsibilities. They are lower ranked than [[Jiggywikki:Bureaucrats|bureaucrats]], who have the ability to change user ranks, such as making a user an administrator. Be aware that the term "administrator" is sometimes used as an umbrella term to refer to all the wiki staff, rather than the specific admin rank. | ||
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There are some features that regular users cannot use: | There are some features that regular users cannot use: | ||
*[[Special:Log/block|Blocking]] user accounts, IP addresses and IP ranges for a specific time or indefinitely. | *[[Special:Log/block|Blocking]] user accounts, IP addresses and IP ranges for a specific time or indefinitely; see the [[Jiggywikki:Blocking policy|blocking policy]] for more information. | ||
*Unblocking user accounts, IP addresses and IP ranges. | *Unblocking user accounts, IP addresses and IP ranges. | ||
*Looking up a user's IP address via {{wp|Wikipedia:CheckUser|CheckUser}}. | *Looking up a user's IP address via {{wp|Wikipedia:CheckUser|CheckUser}}. | ||
*Hiding inappropriate usernames from public view. | *Hiding inappropriate usernames from public view. | ||
*[[Special:Log/protect|Protecting]] and unprotecting pages. | *[[Special:Log/protect|Protecting]] and unprotecting pages. | ||
*Directly editing or moving [[Jiggywikki:Protected | *Directly editing or moving [[Jiggywikki:Protected page|protected pages]]. | ||
*[[Special:Log/delete|Deleting]], viewing, and restoring pages, files and their history. | *[[Special:Log/delete|Deleting]], viewing, and restoring pages, files and their history. | ||
*Hiding, viewing, and restoring specific revisions of a page from public view, including the associated edit summary if necessary. | *Hiding, viewing, and restoring specific revisions of a page from public view, including the associated edit summary if necessary. | ||
*Marking edits as patrolled. | *Marking edits as patrolled. | ||
*Having their own edits automatically marked as patrolled. | *Having their own edits automatically marked as patrolled. | ||
See the [[Help:Administrators' how-to guide|administrators' how-to guide]] for a guide on using admin functions. | |||
==Current administrators== | ==Current administrators== | ||
*[[User:Magma|Magma]] | *[[User:Magma|Magma]] | ||
[[Category:Help|{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:Help|{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||