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<div style="font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.65); margin-bottom: 0.35rem;">WikiOasis Global Staff</div>
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'''Global Administrators''' are users who have the ability to use technical tools such as deleting pages and blocking users like Global Patrollers, and have additional permissions such as global blocking a specific user on all WikiOasis wikis. They assist in vandalism prevention and cleanup, alongside Stewards and Global Patrollers.
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'''Globals Administrator''' are a global group that give users the ability to use technical tools such as deleting pages and blocking users on all pages. They assist in vandalism prevention and cleanup, alongside Stewards and Global Patrollers.
 
== Globally ==
'''Global Administrators''' have the technical ability to do the following (not an exhaustive list):


== Permissions ==
Global Administrators have the technical ability to do the following (not an exhaustive list):
* Protect pages
* Protect pages
* Delete and undelete pages, revisions and logged actions
* Delete and undelete pages, revisions and logged actions
* Block and unblock users
* Globally and locally block and unblock users
* Edit fully protected pages, and those in the MediaWiki namespace
* Edit fully protected pages, and those in the MediaWiki namespace
* Create and manage central notices globally
* Create and manage central notices globally
* Edit the [[Global title blacklist]]
* Edit the [[Global title blacklist]]


=== Becoming a Global Administrator ===
== Appointment ==
Global Administrator is a highly trusted role, giving users the ability to manage certain global functionality, such as central notices and the global title blacklist. In order for a user to become an administrator, they must request it on the [[Requests for global roles|Requests for global roles]] page. For the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following:
Global Administrator is a highly trusted role, giving users the ability to manage certain global functionality, such as central notices and the global title blacklist. In order for a user to become an administrator, they must request it on the [[Requests for global roles]] page. For the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following:
 
* At least 5 users vote in the discussion
* At least 5 users vote in the discussion
* At least a 2/3 support ratio
* At least a 2/3 support ratio
* The request must have been open for at least 5 days
* The request must have been open for at least 5 days


=== Revocation ===
== Revocation ==
In the event that a request for the removal of administrator for a user is opened on the [[Community portal]], for the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following:
In the event that a request for the removal of a global administrator is opened on the [[Requests for global roles]] page, for the request to be deemed successful, the following needs to be met:
* A 2/3 support ratio
* The request has been open for at least 5 days
* At least 5 users vote in the discussion


* A 50% support ratio
== List of Global Administrators ==
* The request has been open for at least 3 days
{{Special:ListUsers/global-sysop}}
* At least 3 users vote in the discussion
=== List of Global Administrators ===
* [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]]


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Special:ListGroupRights#global-sysop|Special:ListGroupRights]] - list of global administrator rights
* [[Special:ListGroupRights#global-sysop|Special:ListGroupRights]] &ndash; list of global administrator rights
* [[Special:ListUsers/global-sysop]] - automated list of global administrators
* [[Special:ListUsers/global-sysop]] &ndash; automated list of global administrators


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Latest revision as of 20:50, 5 May 2026

WikiOasis Global Staff
Global Administrators
Globally empowered to enforce policy and protect every WikiOasis community.

Stewards Global Administrators Global Patrollers

Global Administrators are users who have the ability to use technical tools such as deleting pages and blocking users like Global Patrollers, and have additional permissions such as global blocking a specific user on all WikiOasis wikis. They assist in vandalism prevention and cleanup, alongside Stewards and Global Patrollers.

Permissions

Global Administrators have the technical ability to do the following (not an exhaustive list):

  • Protect pages
  • Delete and undelete pages, revisions and logged actions
  • Globally and locally block and unblock users
  • Edit fully protected pages, and those in the MediaWiki namespace
  • Create and manage central notices globally
  • Edit the Global title blacklist

Appointment

Global Administrator is a highly trusted role, giving users the ability to manage certain global functionality, such as central notices and the global title blacklist. In order for a user to become an administrator, they must request it on the Requests for global roles page. For the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following:

  • At least 5 users vote in the discussion
  • At least a 2/3 support ratio
  • The request must have been open for at least 5 days

Revocation

In the event that a request for the removal of a global administrator is opened on the Requests for global roles page, for the request to be deemed successful, the following needs to be met:

  • A 2/3 support ratio
  • The request has been open for at least 5 days
  • At least 5 users vote in the discussion

List of Global Administrators

See also

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