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For more information on how to interpret these, see this page. User name links. The User name links group contains the following: User page: A link to the user page of the requested account; Creation log: A link to check the creation logs of the requested account; SUL: A link to check the existence of the requested user name on other Wikimedia ...
Being unable to create an account for yourself is typically due to: Having trouble or being unable to see or complete the required CAPTCHA image verification step.; Choosing a username that is too similar to an existing username (in these cases, an account creator can approve the creation of similar usernames if certain criteria are met).
The management page, accessible through Special:UserRights. To modify a user's rights, browse to Special:UserRights. Type in the name of the user you wish to grant rights to. In this case, type in "ThisIsaTest" for User:ThisIsaTest. If you type in a non-existent username, you will be informed of this.
You may also wish to create a global user page that will display on all Wikimedia projects where you have not created a local user page. User talk page Your user talk page (sometimes abbreviated to "your talk page" or "your user talk") has a name like this: User talk:Example. (This link is to yours.) Its normal use is for messages from, and ...
Administrator instructions for Requests for permissions: . Administrators are permitted to grant account creator, autopatrolled, confirmed, file mover, mass message sender, pending changes reviewer, rollback and template editor flags to any user who meets the criteria outlined at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions#Permissions and can be trusted not to abuse the tool(s).
This page in a nutshell: This page documents common tasks administrators do and their best practices. Here admins can learn how to exercise their tools properly before being set loose on the big, wide encyclopedia...
You must have years of a good edit history that shows you understand Wikipedia policies, have good judgement, a good temperament, and have a need for the administrator toolset. A nomination is then made at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship where the community decides if the user deserves the tools.
In each line, the name of the edited page is at the far left, followed by the time of the edit (hours:minutes on a 24-hour clock), and then the number of characters added or deleted by the edit. User names in red indicate that the user has not created a personal user page. (You'll learn how to create your user page later in this chapter.)