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:''To contact a Meta-Wiki administrator, go to [[/Noticeboard]]. For the page about administrators in general, see [[Administrators]].'' | <languages/> | ||
<translate>:''To contact a Meta-Wiki administrator, go to <tvar name=1>[[Meta:Administrators/Noticeboard]]</tvar>. For the page about administrators in general, see [[<tvar name=2>Special:MyLanguage/Administrators</tvar>|Administrators]].''</translate> | |||
{{Meta policy}} | {{Meta policy}} | ||
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'''Administrators''' on Meta are users who have been granted the technical ability to perform certain special actions with local (protect and unprotect pages, delete and undelete pages, block and unblock users, and perform a variety of other tasks) and global (edit the title and spam blacklists) effects. | '''Administrators''' on Meta are users who have been granted the technical ability to perform certain special actions with local (protect and unprotect pages, delete and undelete pages, block and unblock users, and perform a variety of other tasks) and global (edit the title and spam blacklists) effects. | ||
== Requesting adminship == | == Requesting adminship == | ||
Adminship may be requested at [[Meta:Requests for permissions]]. | |||
Adminship may be requested at <tvar name=1>[[Meta:Requests for permissions]]</tvar>. | |||
To request administrator access on Meta, candidates need to: | To request administrator access on Meta, candidates need to: | ||
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* <translate>Have a user page on Meta.</translate> | |||
* <translate>Have a valid contact address (either a confirmed email address in preferences or a valid email address on the user page).</translate> | |||
* <translate>Be an active contributor on Meta (this is a subjective, not objective, measure; there is no official edit count).</translate> | |||
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[[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Meta:Bureaucrats</tvar>|Bureaucrats]] have the technical ability to promote users to adminship. If there are no active bureaucrats, a [[<tvar name=2>Special:MyLanguage/Stewards</tvar>|Steward]] should perform the task instead. | |||
== Involved administrators == | |||
Administrators should avoid using their tools in situations where they may not be impartial. Those situations include using the tools in disputes in which they are an involved party. If the administrator is in doubt, the administrator is encouraged to ask for opinions from another user. | Administrators should avoid using their tools in situations where they may not be impartial. Those situations include using the tools in disputes in which they are an involved party. If the administrator is in doubt, the administrator is encouraged to ask for opinions from another user. | ||
== Removal of adminship == | == Removal of adminship == | ||
=== Inactivity === | === Inactivity === | ||
Any administrator who has made no edits or logged actions on Meta for 1 year should have administrative privileges removed by a Steward. | Any administrator who has made no edits or logged actions on Meta for 1 year should have administrative privileges removed by a Steward. | ||
=== Emergencies === | === Emergencies === | ||
Stewards should immediately remove permissions from any administrator account that appears to be compromised or that is engaging in blatant disruption. | Stewards should immediately remove permissions from any administrator account that appears to be compromised or that is engaging in blatant disruption. | ||
=== Other removals === | === Other removals === | ||
Administrative privileges may also be removed based on consensus at [[Meta:Requests for permissions]]. | |||
Administrative privileges may also be removed based on consensus at <tvar name=1>[[Meta:Requests for permissions]]</tvar>.</translate> | |||