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'''Administrators''' (sometimes shortened to ''Admins'', occassionally also called ''System operators'' or ''Sysops'' for short) are Lexicanum editors who have been entrusted with access to certain wiki tools that [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Editors|"normal" editors Editors]] do not have access to in order to deal with certain problems or perform specific tasks relating to the maintenance of the Lexicanum.
==Mission==
''Administrators'' are tasked with maintaining the Lexicanum and intervening when there are problems with or between other [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Editors|editors]]. These problems include but are not limited to vandalism, non-compliance with Lexicanum rules, guidelines or standards, unacceptable behaviour, disputes necessitating mediation or a ruling etc. But they also have the means to perform specific actions on Lexicanum pages that are not open to normal editorsEditors.
''Administrators'' are also the go-to persons for [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Editors|normal editors Editors]] in case of problems like reporting vandalism, unacceptable behaviour by other editors, ask for advice or help. ''Administrators'' are experienced editors who in most cases will be able to help out immediately - or, if need be, to consult with other ''Administrators'' or [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrats]].
==Where to find and how to contact an Administrator?==
==Examples of Administrator tools, tasks and rights==
*watch over and ruthlessly enforce the Lexicanum rules
*watch over [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]] with a special emphasis on [[Special:Newpages|new articles]] or changes by new or inexperienced editors [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Editors|Editors]] or by editors whose contributions have proven to be problematic in the past
*randomly check if the [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Citation|citations]] provided by users are genuine and up to the required citation standards
*edit any visible page on the wiki (regardless of protection), in any namespace
While it is quite rare that an ''Administrator'' "goes bad", i.e. abuses his powers and behaves in an unacceptable way, this is not completely unheard of. In such cases a [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrat]] should immediately be called in to mediate or to intervene.
It should go without saying that if an editor [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Editors|Editor]] or other Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Administrators|Administrator]] calls in a ''Bureaucrat'' and it turns out that his/her accusations against an ''Administrator'' are unfounded or even phoney that this can have consequences for the reporting editorindividual. This should not discourage editors from reporting problems with ''Administrators'' but they should make quite sure that their case is serious, well-documented and generally logical. And editors should also be aware that ''Administrators'' - like everybody else - are entitled to personal opinions, so you should distinguish between ''official'' and ''personal'' statements by ''Administrators''.
On the other hand any ''Administrator'' misbehaving should be quite aware that they are expected to lead by example. And that due to their more exposed position they are prone to attract their fair share of scrutiny from both below and above. [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrats]] will try to quietly moderate and resolve any issues between normal editors [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Editors|Editors]] and ''Administrators'' that might arise in an even-handed and transparent way. But there will be no hesitation whatsoever to demote or - in extremis - even ban a ''Administrator'' depending on the severity of the problems.
==See also==
