Introduction
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:
- 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.
- Blocking IP addresses or user names from editing; and very quick "rollback" of undesirable edits.
- Editing the interface by changing system messages and skins.
A bureaucrat can make other users into bureaucrats or administrators on their own wiki.
Additionally, some Wikia staff members have full access to all Wikia. They will be shown in Special:Listusers/staff on any wiki. Please see the contact page for details on how to contact Wikia staff.
Who are this wiki's administrators?
The "founder" of a wiki, the person who first requested it, is given administrator access automatically. Founders are also given bureaucrat access so they can make any other user on their wiki an administrator or bureaucrat. For a complete list of users with administrator access, see Special:Listusers/sysop.
There are currently 8 administrators on the BioShock Wiki.
- User:Grubish360 (Founder; inactive)
- User:Kirkburn (Wikia Staff; inactive)
- User:Stigma-231 (Inactive)
- User:BlueIsSupreme (Inactive)
- User:Gardimuer (Semi-inactive)
- User:Willbachbakal (Semi-active)
- User:Unownshipper
- User:Mainframe98
How do I use administrator powers?
See the administrators' how-to guide for a guide to using admin functions.
Becoming an administrator
For you to become an administrator, someone with bureaucrat access must make you one. On the BioShock Wiki requests can be made at BioShock Wiki:Requests for user rights/Adminship requests.
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 wiki community.