User group rights

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The following is a list of user groups defined on this wiki, with their associated access rights. There may be additional information about individual rights.

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Group	Rights
(all) `(*)`	Create discussion pages `(createtalk)` Create new user accounts `(createaccount)` Create pages (which are not discussion pages) `(createpage)` Edit your own preferences `(editmyoptions)` Edit your own private data (e.g. email address, real name) and request password reset emails `(editmyprivateinfo)` Read pages `(read)` Use of the write API `(writeapi)` View your own private data (e.g. email address, real name) `(viewmyprivateinfo)` Vote pages `(voteny)`
Autoconfirmed users `(autoconfirmed)`	Edit pages protected as "Allow only autoconfirmed users" `(editsemiprotected)` Not be affected by IP-based rate limits `(autoconfirmed)` Use external links in comments `(commentlinks)`
Users blocked from chat `(blockedfromchat)` (list of members)	Use Special:Chat `(chat)`
Bots `(bot)` (list of members)	Be treated as an automated process `(bot)` Edit pages protected as "Allow only autoconfirmed users" `(editsemiprotected)` Have one's own edits automatically marked as patrolled `(autopatrol)` Not be affected by IP-based rate limits `(autoconfirmed)` Not create redirects from source pages when moving pages `(suppressredirect)` Not have minor edits to discussion pages trigger the new messages prompt `(nominornewtalk)` Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA `(skipcaptcha)` Use higher limits in API queries `(apihighlimits)` Use of the write API `(writeapi)`
Bureaucrats `(bureaucrat)` (list of members)	Edit all user rights `(userrights)` Merge users `(usermerge)` Not be affected by rate limits `(noratelimit)` Rename users `(renameuser)`
Chat moderators `(chatmod)` (list of members)	Block and kick (if enabled) users from Special:Chat `(modchat)` Use Special:Chat `(chat)` Add group: Users blocked from chat Remove group: Users blocked from chat
Check users `(checkuser)` (list of members)	Check users' IP addresses and other information `(checkuser)` View the checkuser log `(checkuser-log)`
Comment administrators `(commentadmin)` (list of members)	Administrate user-submitted comments `(commentadmin)`
Interface administrators `(interface-admin)` (list of members)	Edit other users' CSS files `(editusercss)` Edit other users' JSON files `(edituserjson)` Edit other users' JavaScript files `(edituserjs)` Edit sitewide CSS `(editsitecss)` Edit sitewide JSON `(editsitejson)` Edit sitewide JavaScript `(editsitejs)` Edit the user interface `(editinterface)`
Push subscription managers `(push-subscription-manager)` (list of members)	Manage all push subscriptions `(manage-all-push-subscriptions)`
staff `(staff)` (list of members)	Create new and edit existing awards `(awardsmanage)` Create new and edit existing gifts `(giftadmin)` Populate other users' profiles for existing wikis `(populate-user-profiles)` Update other users' social profiles `(editothersprofiles)` View and update private information (email address) in other users' social profiles `(editothersprofiles-private)`
Suppressors `(suppress)` (list of members)	Block or unblock a username, hiding or unhiding it from the public `(hideuser)` Delete and undelete specific log entries `(deletelogentry)` Delete and undelete specific revisions of pages `(deleterevision)` View private logs `(suppressionlog)` View revisions hidden from any user `(viewsuppressed)` View, hide and unhide specific revisions of pages from any user `(suppressrevision)`
Administrators `(sysop)` (list of members)	Administrate user-submitted comments `(commentadmin)` Batch-upload more files at once with Upload Wizard `(mass-upload)` Block and kick (if enabled) users from Special:Chat `(modchat)` Block or unblock a user from sending email `(blockemail)` Block or unblock other users from editing `(block)` Bypass IP blocks, auto-blocks and range blocks `(ipblock-exempt)` Bypass IP restrictions issued by the StopForumSpam extension `(sfsblock-bypass)` Change protection settings and edit cascade-protected pages `(protect)` Configure Upload Wizard campaigns `(upwizcampaigns)` Create and (de)activate tags `(managechangetags)` Create new and edit existing awards `(awardsmanage)` Create new and edit existing gifts `(giftadmin)` Create new user accounts `(createaccount)` Delete tags from the database `(deletechangetags)` Delete pages `(delete)` Delete pages with large histories `(bigdelete)` Edit other users' JSON files `(edituserjson)` Edit pages protected as "Allow only administrators" `(editprotected)` Edit pages protected as "Allow only autoconfirmed users" `(editsemiprotected)` Edit sitewide JSON `(editsitejson)` Edit the user interface `(editinterface)` Handle revision reports `(handle-reports)` Have one's own edits automatically marked as patrolled `(autopatrol)` Import pages from a file upload `(importupload)` Import pages from other wikis `(import)` Mark others' edits as patrolled `(patrol)` Mark rolled-back edits as bot edits `(markbotedits)` Mass delete pages `(nuke)` Merge the history of pages `(mergehistory)` Move category pages `(move-categorypages)` Move files `(movefile)` Move pages `(move)` Move pages with their subpages `(move-subpages)` Move root user pages `(move-rootuserpages)` Not be affected by IP-based rate limits `(autoconfirmed)` Not be affected by rate limits `(noratelimit)` Not create redirects from source pages when moving pages `(suppressredirect)` Override files on the shared media repository locally `(reupload-shared)` Overwrite existing files `(reupload)` Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA `(skipcaptcha)` Quickly rollback the edits of the last user who edited a particular page `(rollback)` Remove user's avatars `(avatarremove)` Search deleted pages `(browsearchive)` Unblock oneself `(unblockself)` Undelete a page `(undelete)` Upload files `(upload)` Use Cosmos ThemeDesigner `(themedesigner)` Use Special:Chat `(chat)` Use higher limits in API queries `(apihighlimits)` View a list of unwatched pages `(unwatchedpages)` View deleted history entries, without their associated text `(deletedhistory)` View deleted text and changes between deleted revisions `(deletedtext)` Add groups: Chat moderators, Users blocked from chat and Upload Wizard campaign editors Remove groups: Chat moderators, Users blocked from chat and Upload Wizard campaign editors
Upload Wizard campaign editors `(upwizcampeditors)` (list of members)	Configure Upload Wizard campaigns `(upwizcampaigns)`
Users `(user)` (list of members)	Add and remove arbitrary tags on individual revisions and log entries `(changetags)` Apply tags along with one's changes `(applychangetags)` Create discussion pages `(createtalk)` Create pages (which are not discussion pages) `(createpage)` Edit pages `(edit)` Edit the content model of a page `(editcontentmodel)` Edit your own user CSS files `(editmyusercss)` Edit your own user JSON files `(editmyuserjson)` Edit your own user JavaScript files `(editmyuserjs)` Edit your own user JavaScript files that are redirects `(editmyuserjsredirect)` Edit your own watchlist (note that some actions will still add pages even without this right) `(editmywatchlist)` Mark edits as minor `(minoredit)` Move category pages `(move-categorypages)` Move files `(movefile)` Move pages `(move)` Move pages with their subpages `(move-subpages)` Move root user pages `(move-rootuserpages)` Override files on the shared media repository locally `(reupload-shared)` Overwrite existing files `(reupload)` Read pages `(read)` Report revisions for administrator attention `(report)` Send email to other users `(sendemail)` Submit comments `(comment)` Upload files `(upload)` Use Special:Chat `(chat)` Use of the write API `(writeapi)` View your own watchlist `(viewmywatchlist)` Vote pages `(voteny)`

Namespace restrictions

Namespace	Right(s) allowing user to edit
MediaWiki	Edit the user interface `(editinterface)`
Campaign	Configure Upload Wizard campaigns `(upwizcampaigns)`