User talk:ToastGuard/Orcanami/Archive 4

Lets talk about the different user rights in wikipedia. IP Users, that is, users that edit anonymously have only basic rights to edit text and upload files(after completing a CAPTCHA). Once users are registered and have an account, they are allowed to have different user rights, some which are granted automatically, and some which are granted manually following a Request for Permissions (WP:PERM). starting with automatic rights you have:

Automatic

• AutoConfirmed

This right grants users the right to edit semi-protected articles without review from another user. It is automatically given to a user after their account is more than 4 days old, with more than 10 edits. Accounts with this right cannot edit any pages that have extended-confirmed protection and higher. These editors make up the vast majority of the English Wikipedia's editors.

• Extended-Confirmed

This right grants users the ability to edit more higher profile pages, as well as giving them a good reputation. It is automatically given after 30 days and 500 edits. Typically Extended confirmed users can be dependable and more trustworthy editors, however there are, and have been, cases where people abuse the extended-confirmed right.

Manual-High Level

• Administrator

Also known as "SysOps" for system operator, they are the maintainers of wikipedia and apply blocks, protection, and delete pages that fit certain criteria. They are chosen via a process called a Request for Adminship (RfA), where they discuss with other editors why they should be considered as an admin. They are then voted upon by members of the public with a sufficient amount of edits. They have extensive rights and high discipline and responsibility.

• Oversight

These editors have rights that allow them to suppress information. this is done by deleting specific content and removing it from public view and the page history. These users are the most trusted and scrutinized editors on the English Wikipedia. They will suppress information such as non-public personal information, or anything that meets certain criteria, as reported by regular editors. The path to oversight is long and is similar to a RfA.

• Bureaucrats

These user rights allow the user to add or remove certain high profile rights such as administrator, or interface administrator. It is given following a successful Request for Bureaucratship(RfB).

• Checkuser

This user right allows the user to check the any editors IP and view all edits made under it. This allows them to take care of cases of sockpuppetry and extreme vandalism. They are The process to getting this right is long and must have the approval of the Arbitration Committee.

Manual-Low Level

• Rollbacker

This user right allows editors to revert a page to the last revision from a different author. It is granted to those who have over 200 Mainspace edits. Normal use of it is by users who Counter Vandalism on the English Wikipedia.

• Pending Changes Reviewer

Articles that are semi-protected(the lowest level of protection) can be edited by anyone, however, if the edit is made by someone that is not AutoConfirmed then the edit is put as "Under Review". A pending changes reviewer will the look over the edit and decide whether or not to accept the edit. It is made so that no clear and obvious vandalism is put into semi-protected articles.

• AutoPatrolled

Users with this right have their new pages automatically patrolled(reviewed) without a third party editor to check the work. It is used by experienced editors to bypass the Articles for Creation (AfC) program.

• Patroller

These Users review articles that are in the AfC process before they get created on the main space. This is a special right for experienced editors to peer-review others before it is indexed by search engines.

• File Movers

These user have the ability to rename files in an easier manner than others.

• Page Mover

This right allows editors to move pages without having to make redirects as well as creating editnotices.

• Account Creator

Allows users to create accounts on behalf of other users, in cases where a user cannot do it for themselves. They can also override several restrictions to usernames such as the name, how many can be made on an IP a day, and the anti-spoofing filters.

• EventCoordinator

Users in this category are normally wikimedia outreach staff, this right allows virtually the same rights as account creator, but also the ability to allow other users to create temporary accounts all on the same IP.

• TemplateEditor

Allowed to edit Template-Protected pages. For higher profile templates such as warnings and deletion tags.

• IPBlockExemption

This is a tag given to users whose IP is shared with other editors who have been blocked and thus it affects the user. This tag allows the user to continue as normal without being blocked.

• Edit Filter Manager

This right allows the user to add, delete, or modify any of the edit filters on wikipedia. Edit filters are used with bots to find and revert vandalism and unhelpful edits.

• Edit Filter Helper

A transition right, it is meant as a stand in for the Edit Filter Manager for those who do not yet have the ability to apply or receive edit filter manager rights.

• Mass Message Sender

This right allows the user to send multiple messages at the same time.

• Interface Administrator

Allows a current administrator to edit anyone on the English Wikipedia's CSS, CS, and JSON code.

Other Rights

• Bots

Allows a Bot account to not be displayed in recent changes to not overload a user or edit filter with bot edits.

• CopyVio Bot

Special permission for bots to put likely copyright violation tags in the new pages feed.

• Founder

Special permission for Jimbo Wales to allow him access to every right on wikipedia.

• Researcher

Allows user to search deleted articles, pages, and deleted contents.

• Importers

Allows a user to import wiki pages from other wikis.

• Stewards

A global right for the top wikipedians of all Wikimedia Foundation Projects. They have access to all user rights except the Founder right, and have access to all WMF projects, and serve in the founders wishes.

Assignment

Please read this page and select 1 high level right, 5 low level rights and 2 other rights and tell me why you think it's important in the space under this section.

High level right

Oversight. Necessary to ensure that Wikipedia's servers are not used to host malicious content. This gives Wikipedia greater standing and authority among those who use it and to avoid promoting harmful material (e.g., edits that reveal private information --- a list of people matched to social security numbers would be ripe for exploitation and could lead to a lawsuit).

Low level rights

Page Mover. Vandals moving pages for malicious reasons or ordinary Wikipedians moving pages for petty reasons --- all are disruptive to the indexing of that page. Also, having a specific role reduces overhead in notices/redirects.

Interface Administrator. Minimizes disruptions caused by people adapting to new interface changes.

Mass Message Sender. Less spam.

AutoPatrolled. Limits review overhead for AfC without impeding creation of articles.

Rollbacker. Reduces edit wars with drive-by vandals.

Other

Researcher. Necessary for running certain types of natural experiments to answer questions about why content is deleted or how quickly it is deleted.

Bots. Prevents a bunch of bots from overloading the servers (which are provisioned with humans in mind).