Help talk:User rights

Editing
I edited this page in July 2008, but noticed now that I can't edit any Help Namespace pages here. My question is this: is this apparently new change that permits only admins to edit Help Namespace pages Wikia-wide? Blue Rook 04:51, 12 November 2008 (UTC)


 * It only affects Wikia Help, due to Help:Shared Help. Kirkburn (talk) 13:23, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Admin rollback
possible to add a line here some where (maybe in the hot to add rollback/sysop section), that sysops dont need rollback also --Uberfuzzy 09:46, 3 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Done. Kirkburn (talk) 14:51, 3 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Made it a little more noticeable because this is done a lot (on a daily basis), and added a section about bots. Probably may want to add another bullet to w:c:messaging:MediaWiki:Userrights-groups-help to note this. --Charitwo (talk) 15:24, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Uh! Oh! What?
Staff is the employes in the wiki are they paid like on the pay role?

Young Piece 23:23, 3 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Staff have access to all of Wikia's wikis, they are paid employees of Wikia. See Help:Wikia Staff for more information. --Charitwo (talk) 13:48, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Buerocrat
Who is the buerocrat, or whatever,of the Road Wars Wiki THEBILL1996 16:52, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Have a look at Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat. Followed by 100 zeroes  (talk | contribs) 01:07, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Er...I mean, have a look at Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat on that wiki. Followed by 100 zeroes  (talk | contribs) 01:08, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Admin question
Can Admin's give other Users Admin powers? --User:axx1000 19:42, 17 August 2009


 * No, only bureaucrats. Kirkburn (talk) 23:54, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Changing permissions
Why can't an admin of an individual wiki block non-logged-in users from editing? I've started a wiki on a subject that's likely to draw several trolls, and I'd rather stop them from editing in the first place than have to clean up after them. Shiftnoise 00:00, April 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * Hello, this can be done on each individual wiki, but it is not something we would usually recommend. It's much harder to build the community on a wiki that blocks anonymous users. This is because many first time visitors will try out the site before logging and creating an account. Forcing people to log in first can put people off and slow the growth of your wiki.
 * While it is often true that more problem edits can come from anonymous editors, accounts are easy to make and it's likely that vandals and spammers will just switch tactics rather than go away. At least with anonymous edits, you can see which are the ones to check first, and can see the IP of the vandal directly. With this information it's possible (in some cases) to block a range of IPs and prevent someone editing who is switching IP addresses.
 * The main reason we recommend keeping a wiki open to editing by all, is that it's just more friendly that way. Open editing is an ideal, one that wikis were built on. We think it's good to keep wikis that way. Of course, there may be special circumstances on particular wikis, and we are always willing to listen to any specific considerations.
 * Best, --Sarah (talk 21:38, April 5, 2010 (UTC)