Thread:GorillaMan/@comment-5754239-20150323034845/@comment-27158281-20150325020057

Ironwestie wrote: For now, take a look at Community Wikia:Help:User access levels. It'll give you some idea as to what abilities certain users are given. Later on, if you need more clarification, I could give you a more in-depth description. The main point is that none of these powers are given to any one just because and that having these powers means that some things are expected. For one, a person in the "administration" of a wiki (any one above a User) should be able to handle their powers wisely and benevolently. Abuse of administrative powers is severely frowned upon. There are different levels of access, including "administrator" and "bureaucrat". "Administrator" refers to a person with various powers, including the ability to edit all locked pages and the ability to ban users. "Bureaucrat" refers to a person that can only change the user levels of other users. Promoting people to Administrator and such. However, a Bureaucrat cannot revoke Bureaucrat status from another Bureaucrat. To add to the confusion, Bureaucrats can also be Admins. In this context, we are talking about whether we administrators are fine with one or the other becoming Bureaucrat in addition to being an Administrator. In this way we will be able to promote more people to administrative ranks and hopefully help the wiki grow more.

The generally accepted expectations of any administrative role are as follows:
 * Be civil, be friendly
 * Be fair, be forgiving
 * Do not abuse your powers
 * Mind the community. Pitch ideas to it if you think that the change you make will be a big one.
 * Administrative powers simply mean that you are able to serve the wiki better. You are no more of a person because of them. You serve the wiki, not the other way around.
 * Be active, but bear in mind that this is a volunteer effort. If you become inactive for more than some months, you may have your powers revoked. However, you can quit/rejoin at your leisure.

If you have any more questions about the abilities of an administrator, I suggest that you check out the Administrator's how to guide and the links above before asking me or Gorilla Man on another thread. If you decide that you are not comfortable becoming an administrator, we can discuss that here.

Correct if I have made any errors, please. ~ironwestie (talk to me) 01:34, March 25, 2015 (UTC) Was that directed at me?