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'''Administrators''' are users with additional technical capabilities on Meta. They use these technical capabilities to perform routine maintenance, such as deleting old pages and blocking vandal accounts. They have the technical ability to do the following (not an exhaustive list): | '''Administrators''' are users with additional technical capabilities on Meta. They use these technical capabilities to perform routine maintenance, such as deleting old pages and blocking vandal accounts. They have the technical ability to do the following (not an exhaustive list): | ||
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* Edit the [[Global title blacklist]] | * Edit the [[Global title blacklist]] | ||
== Becoming an administrator == | |||
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 [[Meta:Requests for permissions|requests for permissions]] page. For the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following: | 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 [[Meta:Requests for permissions|requests for permissions]] page. For the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following: | ||
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* The request must have been open for at least 7 days | * The request must have been open for at least 7 days | ||
== 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 administrator for a user is opened on the [[Community portal]], for the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following: | ||
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* The request has been open for at least 3 days | * The request has been open for at least 3 days | ||
* At least 3 users vote in the discussion | * At least 3 users vote in the discussion | ||