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Different users have access to different functions of the site. While anyone can do most things on the site, including reading and editing, '''administrators''' can access a few additional functions.

== Administrator abilities ==
These additional functions are:
* Deleting and undeleting pages, page histories, and uploaded files.
* Locking ([[project:Protected page|protecting]]) a page so it cannot be edited or renamed by users without admin rights.
* Blocking IP addresses or user names from editing; and very quick "rollback" of undesirable edits.
* Editing the interface by changing system messages and skins.

A '''bureaucrat''' can make other users into bureaucrats or administrators on their own wiki. However, he or she is not currently able to remove admin access from any user; please contact one of the community staff if you need that done.

Some Fandom staff members have full access to all Fandom-hosted wikis. They will be shown in [[Special:Listusers/staff]] on any wiki. The [[Wikia:Help:SOAP|SOAP team]] have limited administrator access to all wikis for cleanup purposes. These users will be shown on [[Special:Listusers/janitor]] on any wiki. Please see the [[Wikia:Contact us|contact page]] on Community Central for details on how to contact Fandom staff.

== Who are this wiki's administrators? ==

The "founder" of a wiki, the person who first requested it, is given administrator access automatically. Founders are also given bureaucrat access so they can make any other user on their wiki an administrator or bureaucrat. For a complete list of users with administrator access, see [[Special:Listusers/sysop]].

=== Admins ===
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! style="width:30%;" |ADMIN
! style="width:30%;" |CONTACT
! style="width:10%;" |STATUS
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-size: small" |<font color="green">'''Active'''</font> ••• <font color="gold">'''Semi-Active'''</font> ••• <font color="red">'''Absent'''</font>
|-
|[[User:LegendsAvatar$$|LegendsAvatar$$]]
|[[Message Wall:LegendsAvatar$$|Message Wall]]
| style="background-color: green" |
|-
|[[User:RRabbit42|RRabbit42]]
|[[Message Wall:RRabbit42|Message Wall]]
| style="background-color: gold" |
|-
|[[User:Daniellewiki|Daniellewiki]]
|[[Message Wall:Daniellewiki|Message Wall]]
| style="background-color: gold" |
|}

== How do I use administrator powers? ==

See the [[Help:Administrators' how-to guide|administrators' how-to guide]] for a guide on using admin functions.

== Becoming an administrator ==

For you to become an administrator, someone with bureaucrat access must make you one. On larger wikis, there will usually be a community page for requests, with a page name such as "[[{{ns:project}}:Requests for adminship]]". On a smaller wiki, you may simply ask on the community portal or [[Forum:Index|Forum]], or ask a bureaucrat directly on his or her talk page.

If there are no active bureaucrats and you wish to become an administrator, please contact the [[Wikia:Community Team|community staff on Community Central]].

== What can administrators not do? ==

Administrators should not use their administrator powers to settle editing disputes; for example, to lock a page on a version he or she prefers in an editing dispute that isn't vandalism. Administrator powers should be used to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in good faith.  Ideally an admin shouldn't be considered "in charge". The ideal admin is just someone who is trusted to have a few extra buttons and to use them for the benefit of the Fandom community.

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