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Created page with "{{Help navigation|usergroups|header=Default user groups|description=User groups are bundles of user permissions which allow users to do certain actions. Learn about how these work on SkyWiki.|keywords=skywiki admin, skywiki bureaucrat, skywiki user groups, skywiki user permissions}} '''User groups''' (also sometimes referred to as ''flags'') are bundles which contain '''user permissions''' assigned to them. Users can then be promoted to these user groups to allow them to..." |
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== Local groups == | == Local groups == | ||
'''Local groups''' are all groups which only have power on one wiki, their local wiki. Unlike global groups which can do certain actions on all | '''Local groups''' are all groups which only have power on one wiki, their local wiki. Unlike global groups which can do certain actions on all SkyWiki wikis, local groups only have power on one wiki. | ||
Below is a list of all local groups as they are by default and includes ''restricted'' user groups which only [[Special:MyLanguage/Stewards|Stewards | Below is a list of all local groups as they are by default and includes ''restricted'' user groups which only [[Special:MyLanguage/Stewards|Stewards]] can assign. | ||
=== {{int:Group-bureaucrat}} === | === {{int:Group-bureaucrat}} === | ||
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'''Bureaucrat''' is the highest local group a user can obtain by default. Bureaucrats can promote and demote administrators and interface administrators. Additionally, bureaucrats are not affected by rate limits, can override local account spoofing checks in [[mw:Extension:AntiSpoof|AntiSpoof]], can access [[Special:MyLanguage/ManageWiki|ManageWiki]], and can edit interwiki data. | '''Bureaucrat''' is the highest local group a user can obtain by default. Bureaucrats can promote and demote administrators and interface administrators. Additionally, bureaucrats are not affected by rate limits, can override local account spoofing checks in [[mw:Extension:AntiSpoof|AntiSpoof]], can access [[Special:MyLanguage/ManageWiki|ManageWiki]], and can edit interwiki data. | ||
By default, bureaucrats '''''cannot''''' be demoted by other bureaucrats, only [[Special:MyLanguage/Stewards|Stewards]] may do that. Bureaucrats also hold an immense amount of power locally. '''Only promote trusted users to bureaucrat'''. If you are a bureaucrat, you can request other bureaucrats be demoted on the | By default, bureaucrats '''''cannot''''' be demoted by other bureaucrats, only [[Special:MyLanguage/Stewards|Stewards]] may do that. Bureaucrats also hold an immense amount of power locally. '''Only promote trusted users to bureaucrat'''. If you are a bureaucrat, you can request other bureaucrats be demoted on the Steward requests/Permissions (granted you have a good reason for it such as bureaucrat or community consensus, resignation, or another good reason). | ||
The bureaucrat group alone does not give users the ability to do many tasks often associated with being an administrator, such as banning users and deleting pages. To achieve all of that, you must also be an administrator. | The bureaucrat group alone does not give users the ability to do many tasks often associated with being an administrator, such as banning users and deleting pages. To achieve all of that, you must also be an administrator. | ||