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Create a new user account for themselves or another user ACCP: createpage: Create a new page createpagemainns: Create a new mainspace page (users without this right are redirected to the Article Creation Workflow landing page) createtalk: Create a new talk page delete: Delete a page with ≤ 5,000 revisions deletechangetags: Delete tags from ...
There is a lot of admin stuff you can do without being an admin! Maybe you are here because you've done several hundred edits and are now looking for new challenges, new ways to help the wiki. There are lots of ways in which you can do admin stuff , without being an admin; for example:
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.
It is easy to give admin status to people without evidence of admin actions. It is difficult to remove the power even when the community has the evidence of their actions and can see they are not adding value (or worse). Good admins will have continuing support of the community. Lightmouse 11:27, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
Any English Wikipedia administrator can ask a global rollbacker to stop using rollback if what they deem to be misuse occurs, and the global rollbacker must comply with such a request. Such a decision by an administrator can be appealed at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard. Failure to comply may result in a local block.
This enables easier follow-up admin-actions. Following the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections , the following editors have been elected to the Arbitration Committee: CaptainEek , Daniel , Elli , KrakatoaKatie , Liz , Primefac , ScottishFinnishRadish , Theleekycauldron , Worm That Turned .
Administrators monitor each other; nearly all admin actions are reversible by any other admin (including page deletions, page protections, and blocks). The Arbitration Committee also has the power to sanction administrators, and does so fairly regularly.
Reach consensus on the page's talk page and then request an edit by adding {{Edit protected}} to the talk page. If the talk page is protected too, use WP:RFED. For minor tweaks of the Main Page, make a request on Talk:Main Page. To report errors on the Main Page, use Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors. Learn more by reviewing Wikipedia's page ...