Administrators

Introduction
Administrators (also known as "admins" or "sysops") are trusted users who are generally chosen by the community and also have access certain tools and protected pages.

Being an administrator makes the tag "Administrator" appear next to a user's name on their profile, unless changed on MediaWiki:Userprofile-global-tag-sysop.

Administrator Rights

 * All privileges from both the Content Moderator and Discussions Moderator groups.
 * Block users from editing and other actions.
 * Grant and revoke the Discussions Moderator right.
 * Edit the community's skin and format.
 * Edit whitelisted MediaWiki pages.

For more details, see the Help:Administrators' how-to guide.

Benefits
The benefits of being an Administrator are:
 * Staff member: Administrators are part of the managing staff, and as such can take part in staff discussions. In other words, members have the opportunity to directly discuss the future direction of the site, and their opinions will be taken into consideration when creating/modifying site policies.
 * Administrators are widely regarded as the most respected and capable members of the site. Their opinions are highly valued, and they are fundamental cornerstones for keeping the wiki running smoothly on a daily basis.
 * Unrestricted page unlock privilege: When it comes to pages with Administrator-level protection, members are required to provide a valid reason for unlocking a page. Depending of the validity, the page may or may not be unlocked, usually on a temporary basis. Administrators, however, can unlock pages, edit locked pages, etcetera. In other words, they have Administrator-level access to all pages.
 * Administrators have access to the Rollback tool.
 * Administrators also have the ability to edit the site's skin and format, as well as white-listed MediaWiki pages.

Appointment
If you would like to be appointed to the role/status of an Administrator. You can contact any of the existing bureaucrats and they will add the status for you. However, before requesting to be appointed to an Administrator. You must meet the following prerequisites:
 * The member must display intimate familiarity with the site's rules and regulations, in addition to understanding the mechanics of how the site fundamentally works.
 * The member must display leadership ability, logical reasoning and decision-making ability, adequate administrative contributions, and a healthy amount of experience. (Experience refers to the member's experience as a staff member. In other words, to become an Administrator, the member should have a previous position as a moderator within any wiki).
 * The member should have been active for a minimum of 6 months, with at least 3 months of frequent activity.
 * Once promoted, the member must preferably remain similarly active. A period of inactivity over 3 month upon being promoted will likely result in the position being removed.

Removal
The Administrator role may be revoked under any of the following conditions:
 * Severe violation of the wiki rules.
 * Bad-mouthing the wiki policies. (Personally disagreeing with them is an entirely separate issue. In case of such a disagreement, it is recommended that the matter is resolved with a private conversation, instead of exploding publicly).
 * Direct disobedience of a bureaucrat in case of a site policy. (Personally disagreeing with a policy is an entirely separate issue. In case of such a disagreement, it is recommended that the matter is handled via personal messages. Publicly disagreeing about a page's content (such as a character's statistics, or the profile image) is, of course, permitted, as long as done within the confines of the site's rules).
 * Public argument is prohibited in cases of site policies only. In such instances, it is strongly recommended that the matter be handled via private messages.
 * Complete inactivity for a period of three months or more.
 * Misuse of powers to modify statistics of Administrator-locked pages, to insert false and unmotivated ratings.