Help:Admin FAQ


 * 1) What are admins and bureaucrats?

Admins (also called sysops) and bureaucrats are wiki contributors with extra access. This lets them perform necessary tasks like deleting unneeded pages. Usually, bureaucrats are also admins. more...Who's who on Wikia To delete a page, click the "delete" link above the article. Fill in the field on the next page with a reason for deletion, and click "delete page" You can protect a page from editing by clicking the "protect" link at the top of the article. Choose whether to prevent unregistered users or all but sysops editing, and fill in a reason for the protection. Click "protect" to enable the protection. more... on page protection It's always better to find ways to deal with problems on the wiki than blocking people, but sometimes it is necessary. To block someone, you can use the special page at Special:Blockip. There is a link to this on all contributions pages. Enter the IP or username you need to block, select the other options, and click "block this user". <smallBlocking The best defence against spam on the wiki is to delete it. Regular maintenance like this discourages spammers and keeps the wiki tidy. But Wikia has other tools to help, including automatic removal of spam edits, a blacklist for spammed links, and captchas for some edits adding links to the wiki.
 * 1) How do I delete a page?
 * 1) How do I stop people editing a page?
 * 1) How do I ban people from the wiki?
 * 1) How do I deal with spam on the wiki?


 * Help:Spam / Spam cleanup script include Spam blacklist


 * 1) What should I do about vandalism on the wiki?

If you are a bureaucrat, then you can make other users on the wiki admins or bureaucrats too. To do this, visit the special page on
 * 1) I want to send a messages to all contributors, how do I do that?
 * Help:Site notice
 * 1) Where can I get more help?
 * Other contributors can give advice and help with all admin controls. You can contact them on the Central Wikia forums, or on the main mailing list.  Help:CheckUser
 * 1) how do I make other people admins and bureaucrats?
 * Help:User access levels
 * 1) How do I allow users to rollback edits?
 * Help:GiveRollback