KHWiki:Administrators

Administrators (also known as "sysops") are editors who can protect or delete pages, use "rollback" to quickly revert vandalism, edit the text of the site interface, and block users for vandalism or other disruption.

Sysop tools
Administrators have access to the following tools:

Deletion - This, unlike blanking or removal of text, will completely delete a page as well as its history. Other administrators may still view the page at Special:Undelete/(Name of page). This should only be done to pages in the namespace that are irrelevant to the wiki, pages that become obsolete, redirects after moves when it is desirable to leave the redirect open for editing (since it is difficult for inexperienced users to edit redirects), and pages created from page-move vandalis.
 * Images may also be deleted, although it is a good idea to save a copy temporarily in case the image needs to be re-uploaded. Images should only be deleted when they are copyright violations or used for vandalism only.
 * Categories that are renamed via consensus should not be deleted, but instead have placed on them.  These categories should be emptied.
 * Remember to remove the links from a deleted page from all other articles by checking Special:Whatlinkshere/(Name of page). This is especially important with templates.

Protection - This will prevent other editors from editing pages. If a reason for protection says "edit=autoconfirmed", only unregistered users and users whose accounts are 4 days old or older can edit it. If it says "edit=sysop", it means only sysops can edit it.
 * Semi-protection is normally used to alleviate vandalism. It should only be used in cases of heavy vandalism from multiple usernames or IP addresses.  Putting the page on your watchlist and reverting vandalism may be a better alternative.  Semi-protection may also be used on formatting templates or templates dealing with copyright info, such as.
 * Full protection should only be used for important formatting templates, templates that require virtually no change or depict a special character (such as, or pages dealing with legalconcerns such as the site's copyright notice. Full protection should never be used to prevent vandalism unless semi-protection does not do the job after a while.  Full protection may be used, however, to alleviate edit wars between established users.
 * It's possible to protect pages from moves only, in case a page is particularly susceptible to page-move vandalism.
 * Wikia's protection policy advises against protection of the Main Page.

Blocking - This can be used to prevent an editor from editing or moving pages, and from uploading pictures. Blocked editors may still edit their talk pages. If blocking a vandal, consider leaving a welcoming warning first - they may simply be experimenting or goofing around, and may have an interest that can be channeled into something productive. locks for vandalism, especially of IP addresses, should be pretty short.
 * Blocking can also be used on established editors who make insulting comments towards others or use excessive profanity, or are otherwise disruptive or belligerent. When possible, let an uninvolved administrator make the call if you are in a dispute with the person.
 * Unblocks may be granted toward users who pledge to stop the disruptive behavior they were blocked for or agree to certain restrictions. It's best to consult the blocking admin beforehand, but not entirely necessary (especially if they are not around).

Rollback - Rollback may be used to quickly revert vandalism. If you see in the edit summary, "Reverted edits by XXX; changed to last version by ---", it means the edit was reverted via rollback. This should only be used to revert vandalism and not content edits.

Editing MediaWiki pages - administrators have the ability to change the interface text of the site. To track changes to the MediaWiki namespace, see this recent changes link.

What admins are not
Administrators are not content judges, and in that avenue, are equal to other editors. Administrators should not use the tools to gain an advantage in a disagreement by blocking users, rollbacking non-vandalism edits or otherwise.

Administrators are also not owners of the wiki; all editors have equal input in decisions.

Contacting an admin
An automatically generated list of administrators can be found at Special:Listadmins. You can find a manual list in the section. Staff members also have sysop access.