Rugby League Wiki:User groups
The ability of contributors to perform certain actions is determined by various flags on their account, some of which are automatic and others of which must be given to them manually. A user with a flag is said to be a member of that flag's 'user group', giving them certain 'permissions' and the use of certain features of the wiki.
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Overview
All visitors to the site, including unregistered users, are part of the '*' group, while all logged-in users are also part of the 'user' group. Users are automatically promoted into the 'autoconfirmed'/established users group after meeting membership and editing thresholds. Other flags, such as 'administrator', are given manually.
User groups
Unregistered
Contributors who have not created an account or logged in are identified by their IP address rather than a user name, and may read all pages (except restricted special pages), and edit pages that are not protected or semi-protected. They may create talk pages in any talk namespace but may need to ask for help to create pages in some parts of the wiki. They cannot upload files or images. They must answer a CAPTCHA if they wish to make an edit.
Autoconfirmed users
After a certain length of time and a certain number of edits, users will become autoconfirmed.
When editing, autoconfirmed users no longer need to enter a CAPTCHA.
Current requirements:
- User must have existed for 1 day
- User must have made 2
The exact requirements may be altered from time to time.
Administrators
Users who are members of the 'administrator' user group have access to a number of tools to allow them to carry out certain functions on the wiki. The tools cover processes such as page deletion, page protection, blocking and unblocking, access to modify fully protected pages and the Mediawiki interface.
Widget editors
Widget editors are allowed to edit the widget namespace. Widgets are tools and features that can be used on the wiki. Administrators are also capable of editing this namespace, without being in the widget user group.
