Dexter Wiki:Administration

Introduction
Anyone who visits Fandom can view and read pages. Unregistered (anonymous) users also usually have the ability to edit and add pages to the wiki, though some communities require logging into a Fandom account first.

Administrators
Administrators (also known as "admins" or "sysops") have additional rights. They can:


 * Delete or undelete a page or image.
 * Protect (lock) or unprotect a page.
 * Rollback undesirable edits.
 * Revert vandalism.
 * Block users from editing and other actions.
 * Edit the community's skin and format.
 * Edit white-listed MediaWiki pages.
 * Merge page histories..
 * Grant or revoke chat moderator and discussions moderator rights.

Administrator status causes the tag "Admin" (on legacy wikis) or "Sysop" (on UCP wikis) to appear next to the user's name on their profile.

Bureaucrats
Founders of communities automatically have bureaucrat rights in addition to administrator rights. Other users may be granted the bureaucrat right by another bureaucrat in the community, or through wiki adoption for an inactive community. Bureaucrats have special rights, They can:


 * Grant rollback, content moderator, administrator, and bureaucrat status to other users.
 * Revoke rollback, content moderator, or administrator privileges.

Bureaucrat status can only be removed by the bureaucrat themselves or by Fandom staff, in the case of inactive or abusive bureaucrats at the request of the currently active community.

Bureaucrat status causes the tag "Bureaucrat" to appear next to the user’s name on their profile.

How to Become an Administrator
Someone with bureaucratic access must make you one. On large Wikis, there may be a community page for requests with a name such as "Requests for Adminship." On a smaller wiki, you may ask a bureaucrat directly on his or her message wall.

If there are no active bureaucrats on a wiki and you wish to become an administrator, please contact the staff at Central Community page - “Adoption:Requests.”

Best Practices for Administrators
Admins are expected to serve the community. They should not be thought of as bosses or rulers, but as guides who are no more or less important or influential than any other user in the community.

Admins are often those who interact with the largest number of community members. This may give out warnings, provide corrections, or block users in some cases. They help clear the wiki of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits (though not users acting in good faith).

An admin tells someone exactly what it is that they need to improve upon, as well as how to improve upon it. If someone ignores you after multiple attempts to help, then you can move on to giving warnings. This way, you can help users and guide them towards becoming great contributors.

Admins play a crucial role in making sure that a community operates smoothly. While admins should not make all of the decisions, they can certainly be very helpful in making sure that users know how to follow local rules.

This Wiki's Administrators

 * User:TheBigGnome (bureaucrat and sysops)
 * User:DexDevotee (sysops)