abstract
| - There are six basic levels of user rights found across Wikia. These are universal, though other levels can be added alongside the six basic levels
* Unregistered/new user: This level applies to users who have either not registered or have only registered recently. These users may be restricted from editing certain pages.
* Autoconfirmed user: Autoconfirmed users are the primary userbase of all of Wikia. They can edit nearly all of the pages minus the MediaWiki pages (which govern much of the features on an individual wiki) and pages that have been protected up to administrator status.
* Rollback user: Rollback users are granted the ability to roll back a number of consecutive edits made by the same person. These flags are typically granted to users deemed trustworthy, and are bestowed by Bureaucrats. However, apart from that extra tool there is no difference between an autoconfirmed user and a rollback user.
* Chatmod: Chatmods have similar responsibilities to the administrators (explained below). However, they are only able to kick/ban users on the wiki's chat channel, and the rights can be bestowed by both admins and bureaucrats.
* Administrator: Administrators, sometimes refered to as Sysops (shorthand for System Operator), are the next level of user rights. Users who are administrators have the capacity to protect and unprotect pages, delete pages, edit the MediaWiki space, and block/unblock users. These users are typically chosen by a community vote, but they can be elevated to the status of sysop by wikia staff members if the wiki they are editing is inactive.
* Bureaucrat: The final level of user rights (minus staff members), bureaucrats are essentially administrators who have been granted the ability to give other users flags as well. A bureaucrat is necessary to elevate any other user, minus chatmod status which can also be granted by admins. Users can have multiple flags at the same time. A chatmod can also be a rollback, and admins usually have rollback status (they are also chatmods by default). Bureaucrats can give bureaucrat status, but it can not be subsequently taken by them. Beyond this, there is the status of staff member. However, only employees of Wikia may hold this status, and because of this it's not included here. Staff members have overarching bureaucrat status on all Wikia wikis, as well as access to the underlying mechanics behind the website itself. It should be noted that although they have different tools, the different users are all considered equal, and should not be treated differently from one another. In order to become and admin or bureaucrat here, one need only apply at the relevant page. Becoming a chatmod or rollback is a matter of asking a local bureaucrat.
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