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* [[User:AltAcnt|'''AltAcnt''']] (S)
* [[User:AltAcnt|'''AltAcnt''']] (S)
* ''[[User:Sky2042|Sky2042]]''
* ''[[User:Sky2042|Sky2042]]''
==What can administrators do?==
The wiki software has a few important features that are restricted to only administrators and bureaucrats.
* Edit protected pages.
* Protect and unprotect pages.
* Delete pages, including images, and their history.
* View and restore deleted pages, including images, and their history.
* Block and unblock users, IP address, and IP ranges.
* Revert pages quickly via the [[m:Help:Reverting|rollback]] method.
* Change the text and style of the interface by editing the pages in the MediaWiki namespace.
* Can view [[Special:Unwatchedpages]] to see pages which may be more vulnerable to vandalism.
==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 use to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in good faith.  Idealy 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 Wikia community.
==Access types==
Types of identified users, listed here in roughly ascending order of power, include:
*'''IP addresses''' — Visitors who haven't [[Special:Userlogin|logged in]] or are unregistered.
*'''Registered/Logged-in users''' — Users who have registered an account. Registered users can upload files and move pages, as well as edit some protected pages.
*'''Bots''' — [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Bot policy|Bots]] are automated users. Their edits do not show up in the [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]].
*'''Administrators (sysops)''' — See [[Super Smash Bros. Wiki:Administrators#What can administrators do?|the above section]].
*'''Bureaucrats''' — Bureaucrats (also known as '''B'crats''') can turn other users into sysops or bureaucrats. Bureaucrats are created by other bureaucrats on projects where these exist. Sysoppings are recorded in [[Special:Log/rights]].
*'''Staff''' — Employees of Wikia Inc.  They can change any user's access level and grant bot status. They can be found at [[Special:Listusers/staff]].
==Becoming an administrator==
:''Main: [[SmashWiki:Requests for adminship]]''
If you have been editing this wiki for some time and have gained the trust of the community here, you may nominate yourself or someone else for adminship. Other users can comment on whether or not they approve your request.
==Nominations and applications==


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Revision as of 19:19, March 19, 2008

Administrators, or sysops, are editors who have access to technical features that help with maintenance. Those include protecting and deleting pages, blocking other editors, and undoing these actions as well.

This page consists of various lists of SmashWiki users. These lists are not complete!

Administrators

Bold marks bureaucrats

Experienced MediaWiki users

Users by language

Bold marks native, fluent or near-native
Regular formatting marks intermediate
Italic marks poor speakers

en English

U - United States, B - United Kingdom, A - Australia and New Zealand, C - Canada, O - Other

fr French

F - Europe, C - Canada, O - Other

sv Swedish

S - Sweden, F - Finland, O - other