Memory Alpha:Administrators

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Administrators, commonly known as admins or sysops (system operators), are Memory Alpha users who the community has granted access to certain tools that are restricted from the general public, such as the ability to block users and delete pages. Administrative tools should be used to uphold Memory Alpha's policies and guidelines, protect the wiki from vandalism, and perform maintenance tasks. They should never be used to gain an unfair advantage in a dispute.

Becoming an administrator

For a wiki, the more administrators that participate in the system, the better. If you believe that a fellow archivist would make a good administrator, you can add their name to the list of nominations for administratorship. You cannot nominate yourself for adminship.

Aside from being an autoconfirmed user, there are no strict standards candidates must meet. However, a candidate is most likely to gain support if they have actively participated in the development of the encyclopedia for some time and are a recognized member of the community. It's also best for candidates to exhibit a good understanding of Memory Alpha's policies and guidelines and to have a high quality and quantity of contributions.

Once a nomination is filed, any autoconfirmed user may vote on it and participate in the discussion. A rationale must be provided with each vote. Any votes with no clear connection to the candidate's performance on Memory Alpha during the last two years are considered invalid.

Voting must remain open for at least seven days. Nominations are considered successful if (1) support is unanimous among valid votes, (2) there are at least four valid support votes, and (3) the candidate cast a valid support vote. All other nominations are considered unsuccessful.

Members may be re-nominated after a one-month waiting period following the date of the rejection of the previous nomination. There is no limit to the number of times a member may be nominated. Nominations for members who are obviously new and/or unqualified may be rejected before the voting cycle is completed.

Removal of tools

There are two ways in which users may loose their administrative tools.

1. Users may voluntarily give up their tools. In this case, they should remove themselves from any administrative user groups via Special:UserRights – they should not request this be done by others.
2. Administrative tools may be removed from accounts that have been inactive for five years or more (these users are marked as "inactive" in the list below). This is entirely a housekeeping procedure and may be reversed at the request of the user in question.

List

This table includes all users who currently hold administrative tools on Memory Alpha, listed by language edition.

User	Role(s)	Edits	Last edited	Language	Status

Language	Bureaucrat	Sysop	Content moderator	Quick answers editor	Rollback	Bot
bg	list	list	list	list	list	list
ca	list	list	list	list	list	list
cs	list	list	list	list	list	list
de	list	list	list	list	list	list
en	list	list	list	list	list	list
eo	list	list	list	list	list	list
es	list	list	list	list	list	list
fr	list	list	list	list	list	list
it	list	list	list	list	list	list
ja	list	list	list	list	list	list
nl	list	list	list	list	list	list
pl	list	list	list	list	list	list
pt	list	list	list	list	list	list
ro	list	list	list	list	list	list
ru	list	list	list	list	list	list
sr	list	list	list	list	list	list
sv	list	list	list	list	list	list
uk	list	list	list	list	list	list
zh	list	list	list	list	list	list
mu	list	list	list	list	list	list

See also

• Administrators' how-to guide
• Best practices for administrators