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{{Hatnote|1=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">This page is about user groups and rights on MediaWiki, for the simple and flexible affiliation structure please see [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia User Groups|Wikimedia User Groups]]</span>}}
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The following is a list of '''user groups''' in the Wikimedia Foundation projects. It is organized in approximate descending order of permissions. Note that the order is not directly correlated to power in the proper sense of the word, but rather refers to technical access in the MediaWiki software. Be aware that, though the technical abilities are the same on all Foundation projects, certain groups' definitions and roles differ from wiki to wiki.
The following is a list of '''user groups''' in the Wikimedia Foundation projects. It is organized in approximate descending order of permissions. Note that the order is not directly correlated to power in the proper sense of the word, but rather refers to technical access in the MediaWiki software. Be aware that, though the technical abilities are the same on all Foundation projects, certain groups' definitions and roles differ from wiki to wiki.
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== Local groups ==
== Local groups ==
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Here's a list of user groups, from the highest access level to the lowest.
=== On Meta ===
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* [[Special:MyLanguage/Stewards|Steward]] (this is a global group)
==== Without global effects ====
* [[Special:MyLanguage/CheckUser policy|Checkuser]]
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* [[Special:MyLanguage/Oversight policy|Oversight]]
* [[Meta:Account creators|{{int|group-accountcreator}}]]
* {{ll|Bureaucrat}}
* {{pg|Meta:Autopatrollers|{{int|group-autopatrolled}} }}
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Administrator|Administrator (sysop)]]
* {{pg|Meta:Bot|{{int|group-bot}}}}
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Meta:OAuth_administrators|OAuth administrators]] (on [[mw:|MediaWikiWiki]])
* {{pg|Meta:Bureaucrats|{{int|group-bureaucrat}}}}
* [[d:Q13422647|Abuse filter manager]] (some wikis)
* {{pg|Meta:CheckUsers|{{int|group-checkuser}}}}
* [[d:Q5148465|Rollbacker]] (some wikis)
* {{pg|Meta:Confirmed users|2={{int|group-confirmed}}}}
* [[d:Q11107170|Reviewer or Editor]] (some wikis that use ''Flagged Revisions'')
* {{pg|Meta:Event organizers|2={{int|group-event-organizer}}}}
* [[d:Q15080994|Template editor]] (some wikis)
* {{pg|Meta:Flood flag|2={{int|group-flood}}}}
* [[d:Q13417505|File mover]] (some wikis)
* {{pg|Meta:Importer|2={{int|group-import}}}}
* [[d:Q11302303|Patroller]] (some wikis)
* {{pg|Meta:IP block exemption|2={{int|group-ipblock-exempt}}}}
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Account creator|Account creator]] (exists globally, used in some wikis)
* {{pg|Meta:Users blocked from the IP Information tool|2={{int|group-no-ipinfo}} }}
* {{ll|IP block exempt}}
* {{pg|Meta:Oversighters|2={{int|group-suppress}} }}
* {{ll|Bot}}
* {{pg|Meta:Patrollers|2={{int|group-patroller}} }}
* {{ll|Flooder}} (some wikis)
* {{pg|Meta:Transwiki importers|2={{int|group-transwiki}} }}
* {{ll|Registered user}} and {{ll|newly registered user}}
* {{pg|Meta:Temporary account IP viewers|2={{int|group-temporary-account-viewer}}}}
* {{ll|Unregistered user}}
* {{pg|Meta:Uploaders|2={{int|group-uploader}} }}
* ''{{ll|Blocked user}}'' (this is not a user group)
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==== With global effects ====
{{Anchor|Global-user-groups}}
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* {{pg|Meta:Administrators|2={{int|group-sysop}} }}
* {{pg|Meta:Central notice administrators|2={{int|group-centralnoticeadmin}} }}
* {{pg|Global renamers|2={{int|group-global-renamer}} }}
* {{pg|Meta:Interface administrators|2={{int|group-interface-admin}} }}
* {{pg|Meta:MassMessage senders|2={{int|group-massmessage-sender}} }}
* {{pg|Meta:OAuth administrators|2={{int|group-oauthadmin}} }}
* {{pg|Meta:Push subscription managers|2={{int|group-push-subscription-manager}} }}
* {{pg|Meta:Translation administrators|2={{int|group-translationadmin}} }}
* {{pg|Meta:WMF IT Services|2={{int|group-wmf-officeit}} }}
* {{pg|Meta:WMF Trust and Safety|2={{int|group-wmf-supportsafety}} }}


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=== On some other wikis ===
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* [[d:Q9020729|{{int|group-uploader}}]]
* [[d:Q4616033|{{int|group-autopatrolled}}]]
* [[d:Q98064718|{{int|group-patroller}}]]
* [[d:Q11107170|{{int|group-reviewer}}]]
* [[Rollbacker|{{int|group-rollbacker}}]]
* [[d:Q4616033|{{int|group-autoreview}}]]
* [[en:Wikipedia:User access levels#Extendedconfirmed|{{int|group-extendedconfirmed}}]]
* [[d:Q13417505|{{int|group-filemover}}]]
* [[d:Q15266590|{{int|group-interface-editor}}]]
* [[d:Q13422647|{{int|group-abusefilter}}]]
* [[Template editor|{{int|group-templateeditor}}]]
* [[d:Q10862160|{{int|group-eliminator}}]]
* [[d:Q17587453|{{int|group-translationadmin}}]]
* [[d:Q17587453|{{int|group-massmessage-sender}}]]
* {{pg|Arbitration Committee|2={{int|group-arbcom}}}}
* [[d:Q24207206|{{int|group-extendedmover}}]]
* [[d:Q39502014|{{int|group-botadmin}} ]]
* {{pg|Flooder|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Flooders</span>}}
* [[d:Q56116460|{{int|group-curator}}]]
* [[d:Q134821702|{{int|group-electionclerk}}]]
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=== On one other wiki ===
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* [[de:Wikipedia:Limit-Ausgenommene|{{int|group-noratelimit}} ]]
* [[ru:Википедия:Инженеры|{{int|group-engineer}} ]]
* [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Upload Wizard campaign editors| {{int|group-upwizcampeditors}} ]]
* [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:License review| {{int|Group-image-reviewer}} ]]
* [[Incubator:Incubator:Administrators#Test-administrators|{{int|group-test-sysop}} ]]
* [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property creators|{{int|group-propertycreator}} ]]
* [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Administrators#Other accounts with administrative access|{{int|Group-wikidata-staff}} ]]
* [[:w:en:Wikipedia:User access levels#Researchers|{{int|group-researcher}} ]]
* [[:w:zh:Wikipedia:IP封鎖豁免權授予者|{{int|group-ipblock-exempt-grantor}} ]]
* [[:w:zh:Wikipedia:选举监察员|{{int|group-scrutineer}} ]]
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=== On all wikis ===
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* ''{{pg|Blocked user|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Blocked users</span>}}''
* ''{{pg|Unregistered user|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Unregistered users</span>}}''
* ''{{pg|Newly registered user|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Newly registered users</span>}}''
* {{pg|Registered user|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Registered users</span>}}
* {{pg|Meta:Confirmed users|2={{int|group-confirmed}}}}
* {{pg|Autoconfirmed user|2={{int|group-autoconfirmed}} }}
* {{pg|Account creator|2={{int|group-accountcreator}} }}
* {{pg|Bot|2={{int|Group-bot}} }}
* {{pg|Administrator|2={{int|group-sysop}} }}
* {{pg|Interface administrators|2={{int|group-interface-admin}} }}
* {{pg|Bureaucrat|2={{int|group-bureaucrat}} }}
* {{pg|Oversight policy|2={{int|group-oversight}} }}
* {{pg|CheckUser policy|2={{int|group-checkuser}} }}
* {{pg|IP block exempt|2={{int|Group-ipblockexempt}} }}
* {{pg|Importer|2={{int|group-importer}}}}
* {{pg|Importer|2={{int|group-transwiki}}}}
* {{pg|Meta:Temporary account IP viewers|2={{int|group-temporary-account-viewer}} }}
* {{pg|Meta:Users blocked from the IP Information tool|2={{int|group-no-ipinfo}} }}
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== Global user groups ==
== Global user groups ==
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:''See also {{ll|Global groups}} and {{ll|Global rights}}''.
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=== Abuse filter helper ===
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The {{ll|abuse filter helpers}} global group was created to allow its users global access to view the contents of [[Special:MyLanguage/abuse filter|abuse filters]] marked as private and their corresponding abuse log entries.
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=== Abuse filter maintainer ===
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:''See also {{ll|Global permissions}}, {{ll|Global groups}} and {{ll|Global rights}}''.
{{ll|Abuse filter maintainer}} is a [[Special:MyLanguage/Global groups|global user group]] assigned by [[Special:MyLanguage/Stewards|stewards]] that permits trusted users access to view, and where appropriate, edit abuse filters. This permission is enabled on every public Wikimedia wiki that shares access via [[Special:CentralAuth|CentralAuth]] and [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Unified login|SUL]], and is only to be used for non-controversial maintenance, or by request of the local community. Since users in this group can seriously disrupt Wikimedia wikis if used incorrectly, the abuse filter maintainer permission is only assigned to users who have a strong track record in maintaining abuse filters.
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=== API high limit requestor ===
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{{Main|API high limit requestors}}
{{:API high limit requestors}}
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=== CAPTCHA exemptions ===
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{{Main|CAPTCHA exemptions}}
{{:CAPTCHA exemptions}}
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=== Global bot ===
=== Global bot ===
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Global bots have [[Special:MyLanguage/bot|bot access]] on all wikis where global bots are enabled (this must be explicitly permitted by local policy; [[Bot policy/Implementation#Where it is policy|see a list of allowing wikis]]). Global bots are subject to the [[Special:MyLanguage/Bot policy|standard bot policy]], which limits these bots to specific tasks.
Global bots have [[Special:MyLanguage/Bot|bot access]] on all wikis where global bots are enabled ([[Bot policy/Implementation#Where it is policy|see the list of wikis]]). Global bots are subject to the [[Special:MyLanguage/Bot policy|standard bot policy]], which limits these bots to specific tasks.
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See:
See:
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Bot policy|Standard bot policy]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Bot policy|Standard bot policy]]
* Global bots: [[Special:GlobalUsers/global-bot|members]] | [[toollabs:meta/globalgroups/#global-bot|wikis and rights]] | [{{fullurl:Special:Log|type=gblrights&page=Special:EditWikiSets/2}} log]
* Global bots: [[Special:GlobalUsers/global-bot|members]] | [[toollabs:meta/globalgroups/#global-bot|wikis and rights]] | [{{fullurl:Special:Log|type=gblrights&page=Special:EditWikiSets/2}} log]
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=== Global deleters ===
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{{Main|Global deleters}}
{{:Global deleters}}
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=== Interface editors ===
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Interface editors is a global group that allows its members to modify interface pages and protected templates on all Wikimedia projects. A user may be given this permission if they are a highly experienced js/css/template coder. It should be used only to perform non-controversial tasks. As a rule this permission is assigned for a finite duration—up to a year.
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=== Global IP block exempt ===
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The '''{{ll|global IP block exemption}}''' is a global group that allows users to bypass [[Special:MyLanguage/Global blocks|global IP blocks and rangeblocks]].
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=== Global rollback ===
=== Global rollback ===
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Users with global rollback can revert a series of edits by one user with one click on any wiki, primarily intended for vandalism and nonsense. Users must be demonstrably active in crosswiki counter-vandalism for access.
Users with {{ll|global rollback}} can revert a series of edits by one user with one click on any wiki, primarily intended for vandalism and nonsense. Users must be demonstrably active in crosswiki counter-vandalism for access.
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See:
See:
* {{ll|Global rollback}}
* Global rollbackers: [[Special:GlobalUsers/global-rollbacker|members]] | [[toollabs:meta/globalgroups/#global-rollbacker|rights]]
* Global rollbackers: [[Special:GlobalUsers/global-rollbacker|members]] | [[toollabs:meta/globalgroups/#global-rollbacker|rights]]
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=== Global sysop ===
=== Global sysop ===
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Global sysops are users with sysop access on multiple small wikis, mainly for the purpose of fighting vandalism in the absence of local administrators. They are appointed after a lengthy discussion on [[SRGP]].
Global sysops are users with sysop access on multiple small wikis, mainly for the purpose of fighting vandalism in the absence of local administrators. They are appointed after a lengthy discussion on [[Steward requests/Global permissions]].
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See:
See:
* {{ll|Global sysops}}
* {{ll|Global sysops}}
* Global sysops: [[Special:GlobalUsers/global-sysop|members]] | [[toollabs:meta/globalgroups/#global-sysop|rights]]
* Global sysops: [[Special:GlobalUsers/global-sysop|members]] | [[toollabs:meta/globalgroups/#global-sysop|rights]]
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=== OTRS members ===
=== Global temporary account IP viewers ===
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OTRS members are users who have access to [[Special:MyLanguage/OTRS|the permissions queues of the Wikimedia OTRS system]]. The global group is used primarily for identification purposes, and [[Special:GlobalGroupPermissions/otrs-member|the only user right it contains]] is the ability to activate [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|two factor authentication]].
[[Special:MyLanguage/Global temporary account IP viewers|Global temporary account IP viewers]] are users with the ability to see temporary account IP addresses on all wikis.
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=== Staff ===
See:

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The Staff group is assigned to some [[wmf:Staff and contractors|paid employees of the Wikimedia Foundation]]. This group has special access primarily for technical or legal purposes.
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Global temporary account IP viewers: [[Special:GlobalUsers/global-temporary-account-viewer|members]] | [[toollabs:meta/globalgroups/#global-temporary-account-viewer|rights]]</span>

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==== Background ====
=== New wikis importers ===

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The Wikimedia Foundation is constantly evaluating who is a member of the staff user group in order to minimize the proliferation of this very specialized tool. Membership of the staff group is constantly re-evaluated, particularly in light of a more limited tool being available that will fit a staff member's needs, if someone is expected to not need staff rights for a period of time, or if there is something that triggers during a risk assessment. These re-evaluations are part of good security practices.

Previously, who did and did not have staff rights was relatively arbitrary, based upon asking the staff member who was in charge of these rights. The process has been subsequently formalized to protect against abuse or misuse of staff rights. In order to receive staff rights, it requires second level sign-off (meaning that for a new employee in a department, director level signoff is required and for a new manager, C-level signoff is required), a formal written use-case that is kept on file and routinely reviewed to determine whether the use-case is still met by assignment of staff rights, a brief training session explaining their appropriate and inappropriate use, and an acknowledgement (in writing) of the rights and responsibilities that come with staff rights.

Previously, there were few protections against abuse. Today, there are a number of checks and balances built into the system. On the English Wikipedia, for instance, the [[w:en:Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Audit|Arbitration Committee]] reviews all logged actions and discusses questionable actions with [[User:Mdennis (WMF)|Maggie]] or [[User:Jalexander-WMF|James]] (as the WMF employees responsible for rights assignment) to ensure they are within policy. On other wikis where there is no comparable subcommittee, the [[Special:MyLanguage/Support and Safety|Support and Safety]] (SuSa) team audits and reviews employee actions. This has resulted in employee disciplinary action on occasion. These are not toothless protections.

==== Assignment ====

Staff rights are managed by the [[User:Mdennis (WMF)|Director of Support and Safety]], the [[User:Jalexander-WMF|Manager of Trust and Safety]] and the second-level Wikimedia Foundation manager of the person requesting staff rights.

[[Special:MyLanguage/Stewards|Wikimedia stewards]] and [[Special:GlobalUsers/staff|staff]] will <span class="plainlinks">[//meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Special:GlobalUsers/staff add or remove] permissions <sup>([//meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Special:GlobalUsers/Staff former link])</sup></span> from the staff global user group and they also add or remove user accounts from the staff global user group based on the requests of the Lead Manager of Trust and Safety or their designee. There is no requirement that community consensus be demonstrated or that the above requirements (including sign-offs) are proved.

'''Rationale and responsibility of advanced permissions assignment for Wikimedia Foundation staff are currently [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AvhjkTJIpW2zdDl1bVBuOU1jQUJwOHd5YmhmSzFaZHc&single=true&gid=5&output=html recorded in a locked Google spreadsheet].''' A mirror of that page can be found at [[Special:MyLanguage/WMF Advanced Permissions|WMF Advanced Permissions]].

==== Permissions ====

The following chart lists the user rights available in the staff user group and an explanation of why these rights are necessary for staff to have.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! User right
! Purpose
|-
| autoconfirmed
| ...
|-
| autopatrol
| ...
|-
| bigdelete
| At times, the SuSa or technical team need the ability to delete pages with a high number of revisions for technical reasons, or for legal compliance reasons.
|-
| browsearchive
| ...
|-
| centralauth-merge
| ...
|-
| centralauth-unmerge
| ...
|-
| centralnotice-admin
| ...
|-
| checkuser
| The SuSa team uses this right for legal compliance (subpoena, etc.) and safety reasons (investigations of threats)
|-
| checkuser-log
| The SuSa team uses this right for legal compliance (subpoena, etc.) and safety reasons (investigations of threats)
|-
| delete
| The SuSa team uses this right for legal compliance and copyright purposes.
|-
| deletedhistory
| The SuSa team uses this right for legal compliance and copyright purposes.
|-
| deletedtext
| The SuSa team uses this right for legal compliance and copyright purposes.
|-
| deletelogentry
| The SuSa team uses this right for legal compliance purposes.
|-
| deleterevision
| The SuSa team uses this right for legal compliance and copyright purposes.
|-
| edit
| ...
|-
| editinterface
| The SuSa team uses this right for legal compliance and copyright purposes (i.e., to change the copyright notices, etc.). Other staff members use it to support the development of other projects and technical initiatives.
|-
| editusercss
| rowspan="3" | This was done for a couple of reasons.

First, we have had times when we saw a user insert some code in their own user.js and user.css files that really shouldn't be there, and then propagate that code out to the wikis by adding a transclusion from their own user files to, for instance, Mediawiki:Common.js of a smaller wiki, and thereby add google tracking code, for instance. This allows staff to easily (and in a logged fashion) remove such code.


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Second, in order to include a script for those users who hold staff rights which colors red the interface buttons for things that they really shouldn't touch without a REALLY good reason (i.e., the execute checkuser button). You can see that script in my own user.js file. This is a reminder for new staff who didn't come from the community that these are specialized rights, and not everyone has access to them, and serves as a mental "speedbump" against using them.
'''{{ll|New wikis importers}}''' are users who regularly deal with the [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Import|import]] of pages to the new wikis created per the [[Special:MyLanguage/Language proposal policy|language proposal policy]], from their respective test wikis ([[Incubator:|Incubator]], [[BetaWikiversity:|BetaWikiversity]] or [[OldWikisource:|OldWikisource]]). This is a merely technical routine task that should be done by experienced importers (see [[incubator:I:SCL|the log of past imports]]).
|-
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| editusercssjs
|-
| edituserjs
|-
| globalblock
| ...
|-
| globalblock-exempt
| ...
|-
| globalblock-whitelist
| ...
|-
| globalunblock
| ...
|-
| hiderevision
| ...
|-
| hideuser
| ...
|-
| import
| ...
|-
| importupload
| ...
|-
| ipblock-exempt
| ...
|-
| moodbar-admin
| ...
|-
| move
| ...
|-
| move-rootuserpages
| ...
|-
| move-subpages
| ...
|-
| movefile
| ...
|-
| noratelimit
| ...
|-
| nuke
| ...
|-
| override-antispoof
| ...
|-
| oversight
| ...
|-
| prefstats
| ...
|-
| protect
| ...
|-
| purge
| ...
|-
| reupload
| ...
|-
| reupload-shared
| ...
|-
| superprotect
| ...
|-
| suppressionlog
| ...
|-
| suppressredirect
| ...
|-
| suppressrevision
| ...
|-
| tboverride
| ...
|-
| tboverride-account
| ...
|-
| transcode-reset
| ...
|-
| transcode-status
| ...
|-
| uboverride
| ...
|-
| unblockself
| ...
|-
| undelete
| ...
|-
| unwatchedpages
| ...
|-
| upload
| ...
|-
| upload_by_url
| ...
|}
See:
* [[wmf:Staff|Current paid staff]]
{{TNT|Special global permissions/Seealso|staff}}
* [[Requests for comments/Wikimedia Foundation staff permissions|original proposal]]


<span id="Steward"></span>
=== de Stewards ===
=== de Stewards ===


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[[Special:MyLanguage/Stewards|Stewards]] have complete access to the wiki interface, and perform technical implementation of community consensus, deal with emergencies, and intervene against crosswiki vandalism. Stewards are elected annually with participation from all wikis.
[[Special:MyLanguage/Stewards|Stewards]] have complete access to the wiki interface, and perform technical implementation of community consensus, deal with emergencies, and intervene against crosswiki vandalism. Stewards are elected annually with participation from all wikis.
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See:
See:
* {{ll|Stewards}}
* {{ll|Stewards}}
* [[Stewards/History|Stewards/History]]
* [[Stewards/History|Stewards/History]]
* Stewards: [[Special:GlobalUsers/steward|members]] | [[toollabs:meta/globalgroups/#steward|rights (global)]]
* Stewards: [[Special:GlobalUsers/steward|members]] | [[toollabs:meta/globalgroups/#steward|rights (global)]]
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=== VRT permissions agents ===
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VRT permissions agents are users who have access to [[Special:MyLanguage/VRT|the permissions queues of the Wikimedia VRTS]]. The global group is used primarily for identification purposes.
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=== {{ll|Special global permissions|Special-purpose}} ===
=== {{ll|Special global permissions|Special-purpose}} ===
* {{ll|Founder}}

* [[Global Flow creator|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Global Flow creator</span>]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Ombudsman commission|Ombudsman]]
* {{ll|Ombuds commission}}
* {{ll|Recursive export}}
* {{ll|System administrators}}
* {{ll|System administrators}}
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Staff group|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Staff</span>]]
* {{ll|Founder}}
* [[wmf-email-block-override]]
* {{ll|Abuse filter helpers}}
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee#Global group|u4c-member]]
* {{ll|Interface editors}}


== Notes ==

*[[toollabs:rightstool/cgi-bin/availrights|Tool Labs]], Available user rights which do not exist on every wiki (affected wiki is indicated)


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Latest revision as of 21:17, 9 August 2026

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This page is about user groups and rights on MediaWiki, for the simple and flexible affiliation structure please see Wikimedia User Groups

The following is a list of user groups in the Wikimedia Foundation projects. It is organized in approximate descending order of permissions. Note that the order is not directly correlated to power in the proper sense of the word, but rather refers to technical access in the MediaWiki software. Be aware that, though the technical abilities are the same on all Foundation projects, certain groups' definitions and roles differ from wiki to wiki.

Local groups

On Meta

Without global effects

With global effects

On some other wikis

On one other wiki

On all wikis

Global user groups

See also Global groups and Global rights .

Abuse filter helper

The abuse filter helpers global group was created to allow its users global access to view the contents of abuse filters marked as private and their corresponding abuse log entries.

Abuse filter maintainer

Abuse filter maintainer is a global user group assigned by stewards that permits trusted users access to view, and where appropriate, edit abuse filters. This permission is enabled on every public Wikimedia wiki that shares access via CentralAuth and SUL, and is only to be used for non-controversial maintenance, or by request of the local community. Since users in this group can seriously disrupt Wikimedia wikis if used incorrectly, the abuse filter maintainer permission is only assigned to users who have a strong track record in maintaining abuse filters.

API high limit requestor

Hauptartikel: API high limit requestors

Users within the API high limit requestors global user group could have a higher API query limit.

This group offers the apihighlimits user right, and enables a maximum 5000 results when querying via API. Normally, bots and sysops automatically have this right.

CAPTCHA exemptions

Hauptartikel: CAPTCHA exemptions

Users within the CAPTCHA exemptions global user group won't be prompted to enter CAPTCHAs by Extension:ConfirmEdit (for example, when saving a page with new external links in it). This permission is only assigned to users that have demonstrated a need for it. Users may request access to captcha-exempt at Steward requests/Global permissions.

Note that this can be overridden by anti-abuse measures as needed. For example, a community-managed AbuseFilter rule can require that a CAPTCHA be presented to the user making the edit before allowing the edit to be saved. This may take precedence over the general CAPTCHA exemption.

Accepted rationales for granting this right:

Global bot

Global bots have bot access on all wikis where global bots are enabled (see the list of wikis). Global bots are subject to the standard bot policy, which limits these bots to specific tasks.

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Global deleters

Hauptartikel: Global deleters

Global deleters help users transition to global user pages or manage their user pages crosswiki via the Synchbot service. The group lets members delete and undelete pages on all wikis, and complements the interface editor group.

Interface editors

Interface editors is a global group that allows its members to modify interface pages and protected templates on all Wikimedia projects. A user may be given this permission if they are a highly experienced js/css/template coder. It should be used only to perform non-controversial tasks. As a rule this permission is assigned for a finite duration—up to a year.

Global IP block exempt

The global IP block exemption is a global group that allows users to bypass global IP blocks and rangeblocks.

Global rollback

Users with Zeröcknämmer en alle Wikis can revert a series of edits by one user with one click on any wiki, primarily intended for vandalism and nonsense. Users must be demonstrably active in crosswiki counter-vandalism for access.

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Global sysop

Global sysops are users with sysop access on multiple small wikis, mainly for the purpose of fighting vandalism in the absence of local administrators. They are appointed after a lengthy discussion on Steward requests/Global permissions.

See:

Global temporary account IP viewers

Global temporary account IP viewers are users with the ability to see temporary account IP addresses on all wikis.

See:

New wikis importers

New wikis importers are users who regularly deal with the import of pages to the new wikis created per the language proposal policy, from their respective test wikis (Incubator, BetaWikiversity or OldWikisource). This is a merely technical routine task that should be done by experienced importers (see the log of past imports).

de Stewards

Stewards have complete access to the wiki interface, and perform technical implementation of community consensus, deal with emergencies, and intervene against crosswiki vandalism. Stewards are elected annually with participation from all wikis.

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VRT permissions agents

VRT permissions agents are users who have access to the permissions queues of the Wikimedia VRTS. The global group is used primarily for identification purposes.

Special-purpose

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