StarfieldWiki:User Group Rights

User groups are flags set on certain user accounts that allow them to perform certain actions on Starfield Wiki that other contributors cannot. A user with a particular flag is given specific site permissions and the use of certain features of the MediaWiki software.

Some of these flags are automatic, and some must be set manually. For example, all visitors to the site, including anonymous users, are part of the group, while all logged-in users are also part of the  group. User accounts are automatically promoted into the autoconfirmed group when the account is four days old and has made at least 10 edits. Other flags are only given upon request. Flags such as and  are given only after community discussion and consensus.

Generic User Groups
Users are automatically added to the following groups based on their account status.

Anonymous Users
Contributors who have not created an account or logged in may read all pages on the wiki (except restricted Special pages) and edit pages that are not protected or semi-protected; however, they are not permitted to move pages. They may create talk pages in any talk namespace, but they cannot upload files or images. They must answer a CAPTCHA if they wish to make an edit which involves the addition of one or more external links and click a confirm link to purge pages.

New Users
Users with newly-registered accounts may create pages in any namespace (except the MediaWiki namespace, and at times temporarily, the Lore, Main, and certain other namespaces) and may also e-mail other users if they have activated a valid email address in their user preferences. All logged-in users may mark edits as minor. They may purge pages without a confirmation step but are still required to answer a CAPTCHA when adding external links. They may also customize their wiki interface and its options as they wish, via Special:Preferences, or by adding personal CSS or JavaScript rules to their monobook.css or monobook.js files.

Autoconfirmed Users
Accounts that are more than 4 days old and have made at least 10 edits are. Autoconfirmed users can move pages and can edit semi-protected pages. Autoconfirmed status is checked every time a user performs a restricted action and is automatically added as soon as the account qualifies.

Confirmed Users
This group is highly similar to Autoconfirmed Users, but it bypasses the time and edit count restrictions. This allows new users who have been confirmed as non-spammers to do such things as copying large blocks of text to a sandbox, and adding external links to their pages. Currently, they cannot edit semi-protected pages or move pages until they reach full autoconfirmed status. Once that has happened, users can be removed from this group.

Restricted User Groups
Users are added to the following groups at the discretion of an administrator, or following a successful community-based nomination and voting process.

Abuse Filter Editors
These users have the flag and can modify the abuse filter, which was created to automatically prevent spam and other types of vandalism. An automatically generated list of abuse filter editors can be found here.

Administrators
Administrator rights (or sysop rights) are granted by the community to nominated users. The process involves considerable discussion and examination of their activities as an editor. Users who are members of the user group have access to a number of tools to allow them to carry out certain functions on the wiki. The tools cover processes such as page deletion, page protection, blocking and unblocking, ability to modify protected pages and the MediaWiki interface, and the ability to grant and remove patroller and blocker rights to other users. Administrators can use Special:RenameUser to rename user accounts, upon request. An automatically generated list of administrators can be found here.

CheckUser
Users who are given the flag have access to Special:CheckUser. They are able to view a list of all IP addresses used by a user account to edit the wiki, a list of all edits made by an IP, or all user accounts that have used a particular IP address. On Starfield Wiki, all administrators have CheckUser permissions.

Rollback
Users who are given the flag are given access to a feature that reverts all consecutive edits made by one user with one click and automatically marks those edits as patrolled. Only administrators and bureaucrats have this ability.

Autopatrolled Users
Autopatrolled users are a group of users who have the flag, which means their edits are automatically patrolled. Candidates for this group must be nominated and voted upon by patrollers or administrators. An automatically generated list of autopatrolled users can be found here.

Blockers
Blockers are a group of users with the flag. They have the ability to block particularly disruptive editors for up to six hours in the event an administrator is not available, in accordance with the Blocking Policy. Administrators can promote users to this group by request, at their own discretion. An automatically generated list of blockers can be found here.

Bots
Accounts used by approved bots to make pre-approved edits are given the flag. Bot accounts are automated or semi-automated and the nature of their edits is well defined. These accounts can be quickly blocked if the bot does something unexpected. Contributions from bot accounts are hidden by default from the Recent Changes page and from watchlists. Minor edits made by bot accounts to user talk pages do not trigger the "you have new messages" banner. An automatically generated list of bots can be found here.

Bureaucrats
Bureaucrats have extended access to Special:UserRights, enabling them to add users to the bot, patroller, administrator, and bureaucrat groups. An automatically generated list of bureaucrats can be found here.

Patrollers
Patrollers are a subset of editors who regularly monitor the Recent Changes page to ensure that new edits meet the site's style guidelines. Users in this group can mark edits as patrolled and can use the Special:Patrol tool. Members of this group must be successfully nominated by the Starfield Wiki community and can be added to the patroller group by an administrator. An automatically generated list of patrollers can be found here.

Translators
Translators are users who have admin-like permissions for working with foreign-language versions of the Starfield Wiki.

Userspace Patrollers
Userspace patrollers are users who monitor user pages and user talk pages, and can mark edits in those namespaces as patrolled. Administrators can add users to this group upon request, at their own discretion. An automatically generated list of users in this group can be found here.

Other StarfieldWiki-related Groups
These are groups of people who have elevated privileges elsewhere on Starfield Wiki, not groups in the MediaWiki sense.

Discord Staff
Staff Members on Discord keep the server working and usable. They have the power to kick and ban users, as well as perform channel maintenance. See the Discord page for details on channel operators.

Server Access
Only Daveh has full access to the servers on which Starfield Wiki runs, including the ability to update and configure all of site's operating software. Alfwyn, Jak Atackka, Nephele and RobinHood70 can log in to the servers and view the site's software configuration files. They can make changes to the development server, though access rights to the production servers varies.

Social Media Webmasters
Social media webmasters manage our social media accounts.