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If the account is similar to an existing one, check to see if the existing account is active (if the account is similar and you don't have administrative or accountcreator privileges, you should send an e-mail to accounts-enwiki-l (at) lists.wikimedia.org explaining why you believe the account should or should not be created). Click this link.
Type in the name of the user you wish to grant rights to. In this case, type in "ThisIsaTest" for User:ThisIsaTest. If you type in a non-existent username, you will be informed of this. Also make sure that you are giving the right to the user you intend to give it to, and not a possible imposter of that user.
There are lots of ways in which you can do admin stuff, without being an admin; for example: get involved in Category:Wikipedia maintenance; get involved in Category:WikiProjects; get involved in Category:Wikipedia backlog; get involved in fighting vandalism; if you've been reverting vandalism for a while, any admin can give you rollback rights
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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.
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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.
Change any of the following settings, then click Save to finalize your selection: • Cc/Bcc Select whether or not you want Cc/Bcc displayed. • Default Compose Mode Select how you want the compose screen displayed.