Sonic Fanon Wiki:Staff

Different users at SFW have access to different functions of the site. While anyone can do most things on the site, including reading and editing, the administrators have a few extra abilities.

Administrator abilities
These additional functions are:
 * 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 (Referred to as "using the Banhammer" in most cases,) and quick rollbacking of undesirable or bad-faith edits.
 * Editing the MediaWiki interface by changing system messages and skins.

A bureaucrat can make other users into bureaucrats or administrators on their own wiki. However, he or she is not currently able to remove admin access from any user; please contact one of the community staff if you need that done.

Some Wikia staff members have full access to all Wikia. They will be shown in Special:Listusers/staff on any wiki. Wikia janitors have limited administrator access to all Wikia for cleanup purposes. These users will be shown on Special:Listusers/janitor on any Wikia. Please see the Central Wikia contact page for details on how to contact Wikia staff.

Who are this wiki's administrators?

 * Administrator nominations are now closed.

The "founder" of SFW, the person who first requested it, was given administrator access automatically. The founder was also given bureaucrat access so they can make any other user on SFW an administrator or bureaucrat. Here is the official list of administrators, as amended on August 6, 2010. (Bureaucrats are listed in bold).

How do I use administrator powers?
See the administrators' how-to guide and Banhammer Policy for a guide on using admin functions, such as the Banhammer.

Becoming an administrator
For you to become an administrator, a bureaucrat must make you one. Here at SFW, you can request on the "Admin/Bureaucrat Nominations" page. Please note that administrator nominations are now suspended.

What can administrators not do?
Administrators should not use their administrator 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 SFW clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits (i.e. trolls,) 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 Sonic Fanon community.

What if don't want to become an administrator at SFW?
There is the position of rollback, which is simply a regular user with an extra button to revert vandalism. Rollback is for those users who want to help the well-being and safety of the wiki, but don't want the responsibility that comes with being an administrator.

If you simply want to look out for vandalism, there is The Vandal Police, which is an organization that helps keep the wiki clear of trolls, spam and vandalism.