Wikipedia:Administrators' guide
Congratulations on becoming a new admin! You have heard about "the tools" and perhaps even have read something about them at the Administrators' how-to guide or the Administrators' reading list, but have little to no experience using them. It is often tough when an admin starts to use the sysop tools for the first time. You might be hesitant to block a user or to delete a page because you are afraid you might do it wrong. Here at the New Admin School (NAS), you can use the tools in an environment that will not harm the encyclopedia. After a few months of admin work, please consider coming back to the school and revise the courses to include anything that may be missing. Spending a few minutes here may seem well worth it if it keeps you from ending up in the village stocks.
Administrator privileges
Click the list below for some tasks that you can do as a new admin to practice using the tools in an environment that will not harm the encyclopedia. In ascending order of possible damage (In other words 1 is mild, 9 is severe):
- Granting and revoking accountcreator
- Rollback
- Protecting
- Protecting deleted pages
- Rollback granting and revoking
- Deleting
- Dealing with disputes
- Blocking
- Viewing deleted pages and contributions
See also
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