Simpsons Wiki: Administrators

**Administrators** are users who have proved themselves to be a very reliable editor of the wiki and have worked their way up to become an administrator. They are usually the most reliable members of the community and can be contacted with queries. They have the power to delete pages if they are spam/vandalism and block users if they have vandalized on the wiki at all. The purpose of an administrator is to keep peace on the wiki and to keep vandalism at bay.

Administrators can also edit the pages that make up the wiki, such as the sidebar, site notice and the coding for the looks of the wiki too.

Different users have access to different functions of the site. While anyone can do most things on the site, including reading and editing, administrators can access a few additional functions.

## Administrátori

The current list of administrators has been added to the Administrators template. The administrators can also be viewed by checking the List local users page.

Administrators can update the following sections to give an overall indication of how active they are on the wiki.

## Administrator abilities

These additional functions are:

* Deleting and undeleting pages, page histories, and uploaded files.
* Locking (protecting) a page so it cannot be edited or renamed by users without admin rights. Pages can also be protected so that new and anonymous editors cannot edit them.
* Blocking IP addresses or user names from editing; and very quick "rollback" of undesirable edits.
* Editing the interface by changing system messages and skins.
* Renaming files

A **bureaucrat** can make other users into bureaucrats or administrators on their own wiki. Bureaucrats are selected from the pool of administrators by other bureaucrats.

Most Fandom staff members have full access to all wikis (except techs). They will be shown in Special:Listusers/staff on any wiki. Please see the Central Wiki contact page for details on how to contact Fandom staff.

## 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 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 good faith. 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 Fandom community.

## Becoming an administrator

In order to become an administrator on Simpsons Wiki, a user must be a long-term, frequent, and competent contributor to the wiki, meeting the following minimum criteria:

* Be active for at least 6 months.
* Have at least 500 edits, a majority in the main namespace not blog or talk page/message wall comments. (see Special:Editcount, User contributions)
* User must be an active member of the community.

In addition, the user must:

* Follow and work to implement the Wiki policies, including Vandalism Policy and the Manual of Style.
* Contribute to articles using correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
* Understand the difference between vandalism and bad faith edits.
* Demonstrate patience with new users and be willing to help point them in the right direction.
* Be active in the community: communicate with other users through talk pages, IRC, email and/or vote frequently.

Candidates should be nominated based on the quality of their edits and their interaction with other users. It is not necessary that the user create a large number of new pages or major edits per week, but rather that they are actively making the wiki a better place. Nominations for members who are obviously new and/or unqualified may be rejected before the voting cycle is completed.

### Nominations

To nominate yourself or someone who meets the above criteria for administrator, add them to Nominations for administratorship. If there is another current nomination in process, please wait until that nomination is resolved.

* You must give a brief outline of why you are nominating the user and use their talk page to notify them. Once a nomination is made, the nominee must accept the nomination or else it is void.

* If, after no less than seven days from the nomination, the voting is unanimous and the nominee has accepted, then a bureaucrat will grant the user administrator privileges. If no consensus has been reached within fourteen days, the nomination is rejected.

* If rejected, the user must wait 30 days before becoming eligible to be nominated again. There is no limit to the number of times a member may be nominated.

### Voting

In order to vote on nominations for administratorship, you must be a registered user with more than 5 un-reverted edits. There are three sections for each nomination: **Support**, **Oppose**, and **Comments**.

* Use a `#` sign instead of a `*` to mark the votes so it is easy to see the number of votes.
* The nominee should not vote for themselves, but instead mark the initial section of the nomination as **Accepted** along with their signature. The nominee may make additional comments in the Comments section.
* You *may* provide a rationale (reason) when supporting a nomination.
* You *must* provide a rationale when objecting to a nomination. Any objection that clearly has no connection to this project or one that does not list a rationale can be considered invalid.
* If you wish to discuss the nomination without voting, use the comments section.
* If you wish to remove your vote, please strikethrough it by surrounding it with `

`. This is so we can accurately track the voting, especially once it's archived.

## How do I use administrator powers?

See the administrators' how-to guide for a guide on using admin functions. A help page is also available that lists Administrative tools.