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Wikipedia's administrative tools are often likened to a janitor's mop, leading to adminship being described at times as being "given the mop".Just like a real-world janitor might have keys to offices that some other workers are excluded from, admins have some role-specific abilities, but – also like a real-world janitor – they're not more important than the other editors.
Twinkle – Offers a wealth of powerful administrative tools. More info in the sections below. MoreMenu – Adds up to two drop-down menus to the menu bar containing links to useful common tasks, user/page logs, analytic tools/statistics, and tools for administrators.
This enables easier follow-up admin-actions. Following the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections , the following editors have been elected to the Arbitration Committee: CaptainEek , Daniel , Elli , KrakatoaKatie , Liz , Primefac , ScottishFinnishRadish , Theleekycauldron , Worm That Turned .
Icon that represents administrators on Wikipedia Discussion with Wikipedia Administrators in the Wiki Indaba 2023 conference in Agadir, Morocco.. On Wikipedia, trusted users may be appointed as administrators (also referred to as admins, sysops or janitors), [1]: 327 following a successful request for adminship.
In 1964, the association changed its name to the American Society for Training & Development. ASTD eventually widened its focus to connect learning and performance with business results. In 2000, the organization chose to refer to itself just by the letters ASTD, to underscore that it wanted to broaden its scope as a professional organization.
Administrators monitor each other; nearly all admin actions are reversible by any other admin (including page deletions, page protections, and blocks). The Arbitration Committee also has the power to sanction administrators, and does so fairly regularly.
Wikipedia requires a certain amount of administration and governance in order to further the project's goals.To achieve Wikipedia's purpose, a wide range of administrative pages are made available in various namespaces which enumerate the various protocols and conventions created and implemented by community consensus for English Wikipedia.
A list of all users who are currently administrators (sometimes referred to as "sysops") in the English Wikipedia can be found .There are 849 (as of now) administrator accounts (active and otherwise), 456 of them active (as of 2025-01-27).