Tacoma FD Wiki:Administrators

Every wiki in Fandom is overseen by their own administrations, and that includes the Tacoma FD Wiki. The administration consists of three types of users; bureaucrats, administrators, and content moderators.

DISCLAIMER: The Tacoma FD Wiki is  NOT AFFLIATED WITH truTV.

## Current administration

The status of each member is updated every month.

### Legend

 **Away** | These users are currently away (such as on vacation, etc.), but will return shortly. It's unlikely they will edit or respond to messages, except for rare occasions.

## *Bureaucrats*

* Bureaucrats have access to privileges from the administrator, discussions moderator, content moderator, and rollback groups.
* Only **bureaucrats** have the ability to manipulate user rights, as well as block and unblock users, so this right is generally used in addition to the administrator group.
* They have the ability to promote and revoke rollback, content moderator, and administrator rights as well as appointing new bureaucrats.

## **Administrators**

* **Administrators** (also known as "**admins**" or "**sysops (short for system-operators)**") are trusted users who are generally chosen by the community and also have access to the following rights:
	+ All privileges from the discussions moderator and content moderator groups.
	+ Block users who are vandalizing the wiki from editing and other actions.
	+ Grant and revoke both the Chat Moderator and Discussion Moderator rights.
	+ Edit the community's skin and format.
	+ Edit white-listed MediaWiki pages.

## **Content Moderators**

* **Content moderators** are users who have additional tools available to moderate specific parts of the community. These tools are:
	+ Deleting and moving protected pages
	+ Deleting and moving files
	+ Undeleting pages and files
	+ Rollback
	+ Re-upload files
	+ Protecting and unprotecting pages

## Becoming an Administrator

For you to become an administrator, someone with bureaucrat access must make you one, which includes FANDOM Staff.

Bureaucrats usually look for trusted users to do show the dedication, drive and abilities on maintaining and contributing a wikia. These users must have hundreds if not thousands of contributions, but quality matters more than quantity. They must establish themselves as long-standing members who can respectfully engage with users and admins.

Most of the time, rights are earned, not simply asked and especially not demanded. Bureacrats will determine when and who to upgrade to adminship.

If there are no active bureaucrats or administrators, create a Discussions page to determine a community consensus. Once a community decision has been reached (or if there is no active community to debate the decision), please leave a message at the wiki adoption requests page and FANDOM Staff can provide the rights (if the eligibility requirements are met).

## What Can't the Administrative Team Do?

Administrators should not abuse their administrator powers; for example, blocking users over petty excuses or edits made in good faith. Administrators on this wiki aren't allowed to bully or intimidate other users by any means. Administrator powers should be used to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in. Ideally 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. An administrator reflects the three values of the wiki, Fairness, Equality, Inclusivity.

Please use Special:Contact to contact Wikia staff if problems arise in a community that the current administrative team are not solving or are causing.