Wikipedia:Administrators
Administrators are editors who have the extra ability to:
- Block and unblock other users
- Delete and undelete pages on the site
- Protect and unprotect pages
- Edit pages in the MediaWiki namespace (e.g., MediaWiki:Sidebar)
- View deleted edits of a page
- View any contributions by a user to pages which are deleted.
There are currently 312 administrators on Test Wikipedia. For a list, see Special:ListUsers/sysop.
Becoming an administrator
Administrator rights can be requested at Wikipedia:Requests/Permissions. A bureaucrat will decide on the request then. Candidates should meet the following requirements:
- Be active and trusted on other projects and preferably be a sysop elsewhere, or
- Demonstrate a need for the access (e.g. developers).
Losing admin rights
Admins are subject to having their user rights removed after one year of inactivity on this wiki. If they want the rights back, they can make a request.