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{{Shortcut|[[A/G]]}} {{Moderationnav}} {{TOCright}} =What are System Operators on this Wiki?= There are currently only two kinds of administrators on the wiki, system operators (commonly abbreviated 'sysops') and bureaucrats. Sysops have several abilities beyond that of the average user. They can: *Ban users and IP addresses from the wiki *Delete and undelete pages *Protect and unprotect pages *Move pages to new titles Bureaucrats can do everything that sysops can do, but can, in addition, promote and demote users to sysop status. ''The current Sysop roster can be found [[Special:Listusers/sysop|here]], and the Bureaucrat roster, [[Special:Listusers/bureaucrat|here]].'' This page provides guidelines as to the conduct of system operators, and the use of administrative abilities. All system operators are expected to follow the guidelines listed below, and not following these is considered misconduct. These guidelines are the effective will of the community at this point in time. Modification of these guidelines is expected as a part of the growth of this community. Those wishing to modify any part of this document should discuss the changes on this page's talk page. Consensus of the community is required in order to change these guidelines. =Owner Privilege= As owner of this wiki, [[User:Kevan|Kevan]] is not required to follow any wiki guidelines, and he has full carte blanche of any activity within the wiki. Further, Kevan retains the ability to promote and demote system operators as he sees fit; assign or remove administrator status from anyone; overrule any promotion, no matter how much or how little support the prospective user may have; overrule any administrative decision or ruling; and generally exercise complete and total authority over any wiki activity. =General Conduct= Administrators are provided with abilities beyond that of normal users in the expectation that they will be used to fulfill duties on the wiki that normal users are not capable of fulfilling. System operators are not any "more worthy" than any other user, and system operators are not to use their status to create the impression that they are. System operators are merely especially trusted wiki users, and are beholden to the community just as any other user is. For most actions on the wiki, a system operators' word has no greater weight than any other user. As a wiki, for these actions, each user's voice has equal weight, regardless of his or her abilities. In some instances, however, system operators are considered to have greater authority than normal users so that they can effectively fulfill their responsibilities. *System operators are considered "more authoritative" than normal users in the sense that only sysops can make decisions regarding administrator-specific responsibilities, and only system operators can definitively enforce wiki policies. *System operators, as trusted users of the wiki, are given the right to make judgment calls and use their best discretion on a case-by-case basis. Should the exact wording of the policies run contrary to a system operators' best good-faith judgment and/or the spirit of the policies, the exact wording may be ignored. *System operators are also given the authority to make decisions regarding actions for which there is no governing policy in place. For example, should a particular action for which there is no policy be disputed, system operators may exercise their best judgment to allow or deny it. *Past administrator actions that are not explicitly governed by a policy may be used as precedent, but if a system operator believes that the precedent should be ignored for some significant reason, he or she may do so. *Despite having access to CheckUser, system operators are still bound by the terms of the [[UDWiki:privacy policy|privacy policy]]. For any administrator-specific actions, if a system operator is found to have been in error, the processes of [[A/M|sysop misconduct]] may be used to resolve the issue. In short, a system operator is to be treated as a normal user, with all the rights and responsibilities therein, with some additional responsibilities and associated rights so that they can fulfill those responsibilities. =Deletion and Undeletion of Pages= Deletion of pages is restricted to system operators due to its permanent nature — deletions can't be reverted by normal users, and deleted images can't be reverted by anyone. The following guidelines outline when system operators may delete pages. System operators may only delete a page in one of four instances: #A page has been listed on [[UDWiki:Administration/Speedy Deletions]], and that page is eligible for Speedy Deletion according to the current guidelines for Speedy Deletions. Before serving the request, system operators are expected to review the page to ensure its suitability for Speedy Deletion. #A page has been listed on [[UDWiki:Administration/Deletions]], and that page has been deemed eligible for Deletion by the wiki community, in compliance with the rules of the Deletions page. #A page has been created by a system operator in the User namespace as a subpage of the administrator's user page, no user other than the administrator has made substantial contributions to the page, and the page is not required for any significant reason. In this case, the system operator should make note of his or her deletion on [[UDWiki:Administration/Speedy Deletions]] either before or after he or she has deleted the page. #When acting in accordance with approved policies. Except in the third instance listed above, a system operator may not delete a page that he or she has requested be deleted. It is part of a system operators' responsibility to check the Speedy Deletions and Deletions pages often and serve any pending requests, subject to the guidelines above, and review the administrator Page Deletions page often to ensure that administrator user pages have been deleted properly. The ability to undelete pages is restricted to system operators, and normal users are limited to recreating pages. As such, in the case that a deleted page is in need to be restored, regular users can request the restoration through the [[A/U|Undeletions]] page. System operators may only undelete pages that have been requested to be restored through this page, or that they themselves have deleted by mistake. The repeated recreation of deleted pages not going through the [[A/U|Undeletions]] page is to be treated as [[UDWiki:Vandalism|Vandalism]]. In some circumstances, scheduled deletions may be required to avoid clogging the Deletions or Speedy Deletions pages. In this case, it is not expected that each deletion be requested through the Administration pages. Instead, the schedule should be approved by the community at the [[UDWiki:Administration/Deletions/Scheduling|Scheduling subpage]]. Approved schedules are listed in the following subsection. {{UDWiki:Administration/Deletion Schedule}} =Protection of Pages= Protection of pages is restricted to system operators due to the inherent nature of the action — protections would not be useful if regular users could protect and unprotect pages at will. The following guidelines are the rules that govern system operators' actions in regards to page protection. System operators may only protect pages that users have requested be protected on [[UDWiki:Administration/Protections]], or (for a short period, and without the need for a protection request) high-visibility pages that are undergoing repeated vandalism. Before a page is protected, it is expected that the system operator will ensure that there is good reason for its protection — these include protracted edit wars, and constant vandalism by multiple users on a high-visibility page. Further, except in the instance of heavy vandalism mentioned above, system operators may not protect a page that they themselves have requested be protected. It is part of a system operator's responsibility to check these pages often and serve any pending requests, subject to the guidelines above. In the event of protection, a system operator is expected to protect the page '''in whatever state the page was in at the time the request is reviewed''', regardless of its original state. In some circumstances, protections on a scheduled basis may be required as part of a system on the wiki. In this case, it is not expected that each protection be requested through the Administration pages. Instead, the schedule should be approved by the Community at the Schedules section of [[UDWiki:Administration/Protections]]. Approved schedules are listed in the following Subsection. ==Scheduled Protections== * '''Historical Events''' - Events which are voted Historical are to be protected on sight. Their talk pages should stay unprotected. {{c|green|''Approved 12 August 2009.''}} * '''Administration archives''' - Archives of the administration pages will be protected upon creation. {{c|green|''Approved 15 November 2007}} * '''Spamminated and Removed Suggestion Pages''' - Individual suggestion pages that were spamminated or removed from voting. {{c|green|''Approved 3 June 2007.''}} * '''Suggestion Day Page Protection''' - Each Suggestion day vote page will be protected after its given voting period, and after the intro template has been replaced. {{c|green|''Approved 11 Dec 2005.''}} * '''Policy Discussion Protection''' - Polices on [[M/PD|policy discussion]] for which voting has ended, and their talk pages, will be protected. {{c|green|''Approved 23 Aug 2006.''}} * '''Historical Groups Protection''' - Groups that are listed in {{cl|Historical Groups}}, and their talk pages. {{c|green|''Approved 8 Sept 2006.''}} * '''Suggestions Archives Protection''' - The suggestions archives of undecided, peer rejected (after voting for the days have closed) and the previous days archives. {{c|green|''Approved 8 Sept 2006.''}} * '''Banned Users Protection''' - Users who have been banned should have their user pages, user talk pages, and any subpages of their user pages or user talk pages protected for the duration of their bans. For example, a user banned for 24 hours would have his or her pages protected for 24 hours, and a user banned permanently would have his or her pages protected permanently. {{c|green|''Approved 11 Sept 2006.''}} ==Editing of Protected Pages== As a subset of their administration powers, system operators also have the ability to edit protected pages. Given that sysops and bureaucrats are the only users who can edit protected pages, it is expected that system operators take care to edit protected pages only in good faith, and not without good reason. System operators are explicitly given the right to edit a page that has been protected due to constant vandalism, and changes are necessary to revert the vandalism. Requests for a system operator to edit a protected page should be placed under the Requested Edits heading on the [[A/PT|protections]] page. ==Unprotections== Any user may request on the [[A/PT|protections page]] that a page be unprotected. If there is no longer a need for the page to protected, a system operator will then fulfill that request. =Moving of Pages= As a result of frequent page move vandalism, the 'move' permission on this wiki has been restricted to specific user groups (currently sysops and bureaucrats; this may change in the future). If a normal user wants to move a page, they will need to request that do so on the [[A/MR|Move Requests]] page. All reasonable requests will be carried out by those who have the 'move' permission. Any user still able to move pages will not need to request another user move pages for them. =Warning and Banning of Users= ==Introduction== Warning and banning of users is restricted to system operators due to security reasons — a conflict between two users could easily escalate to a constant ban war if such power were available to all users. It is expected that a system operator will always try to look at a reported edit from the viewpoint that it is a good faith attempt to improve the wiki. Also, it is expected that a system operator be prepared to reverse a warning/ban should the community desire it. It is part of a system operator's responsibility to warn or ban any vandals they find on the wiki, subject to the guidelines below. System operators may also choose to ban the IP of a user for the same duration that the user's account was banned, provided that the system operator believes that the user is circumventing their account ban, or is planning to do so. When a system operator warns or bans an user, the action should be noted on the [[UDWiki:Administration/Vandal Data]] page. ==What is Considered Vandalism== System operators may only warn or ban users who consistently vandalize the wiki. Vandalism is by definition an edit not made in a good-faith attempt to improve this wiki, and includes any actions which are defined to be vandalism by approved polices. Many examples of this can be found on [[UDWiki:Vandalism]]. Additionally, some pages may have specific rules as to their usage, and consistent and flagrant disregard for those rules may also be considered vandalism. ==When a User May be Warned or Banned== System operators may only warn/ban a user when: # The user is an alternate account of a vandal that is still under his/her ban period. # The user is an adbot (a type of computer program used for automated edits such as the creation of pages/links with no legitimate purpose). # The user has made at least 3 (three) edits, at least one of which is deemed vandalism, and none of which are deemed to be constructive or to the benefit of the majority of the wiki. # A report has been filed through [[UDWiki:Administration/Vandal Banning]], and the user doesn't match any of the previous instances shown above. In this instance, a system operator is specifically given the ability to warn/ban the user before a report is made on [[UDWiki:Administration/Vandal Banning]], as long as the report is placed on that page shortly thereafter by the system operator or someone else. Furthermore, system operators are specifically given the ability to both report and warn/ban a user. # Acting in accordance with approved policies. # The user itself requested his own ban for personal reasons. In the unlikely case that a system operator bans a user without merit or without following the guidelines above, and a Misconduct case is filed against him or her, said system operator may be banned for the same duration of time that the user was unfairly banned, should the ruling system operator on the misconduct case deem it necessary. Additionally, some users may be under limitations imposed by an Arbitrator according to the [[UDWiki:Administration/Arbitration]] page. In that case, a violation of those limitations will be treated as vandalism subject to the same treatments as the fourth instance shown above, while ignoring warnings, as per the [[UDWiki:Administration/Arbitration]] page's rules. ==Cycle of Warnings and Bannings== In all but the fourth of the above instances, and the fifth should the system operator believe that the case doesn't merit the permaban laid out by standing policy, he/she should impose an infinite ban without a warning. In the case of the fourth and fifth instances (the latter only if the system operator rules that a permaban is not applicable), the system operator is expected to warn/ban the user according to the following process: The first action to be taken is to warn the user. A user must be warned at least twice (in response to at least two different reports) before a system operator may administer the first ban. Warnings are to be placed on the talk page of the user's account and recorded on the vandal data page. No ban shall be delivered if the user has less than two standing warnings on his or her record on the vandal data page, even if he or she has been banned before. To encourage users to reform and become good contributors to this Wiki, a single vandal escalation can be struck out for every 250 good-faith edits the warned user makes, provided that one month has passed since the user's last infraction, with another month for every subsequent striking after the first in the series, restarting in the event of a vandal escalation. If a user has more than two vandal escalations, the first escalation struck shall be the second warning, followed by the bans in descending order of severity (if any), and finishing in the first warning. If the user is still found vandalizing this Wiki and his or her two warnings still stand, the system operator then may ban the user. The bans shall be escalating in nature, the first being for 24 hours, the second being for 48 hours, the third being for one week, the fourth being for one month, and any subsequent ban being for one month with the possibility of a permanent ban as outlined in the [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion/Reduce_Vandal_Escalations|Reducing Vandal Escalations]] policy. [[Category:Policy_Documents]]

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