User rights

For the technical page mostly used by administrators, see Special:UserRights

This page exists to present the various rights a user can have both here and across Qualitipedia as a whole. If you'd like to request rights (either here or for another wiki), please follow the instructions in the Discussion tab.

Below is a breakdown of the rights found on QP, as practical to the average user. Not all of them are listed because some of them are rarely if ever used. Each group has a blurb on its own page, which will link here for the wider picture.

Autoconfirmed
Autoconfirmed is granted when a user makes 10 edits to a single wiki and has been there for 4 days and allows you to never need captchas. While users can typically edit most pages, the amount of vandalism and bad-faith actors that Qualtipedia is exposed to sometimes forces us to use protection that restricts editing to this level of user. It is earned on each wiki in turn, but you can request it on the local wiki from an admin if you are already a QP regular. See below.

Confirmed
If you are a regular member of Qualitipedia in other places but do not have Autoconfirmed (ie, you just saw a Request for Comment and regularly edit a QP wiki, but you haven't edited here yet), please leave a message on an administrator's talk page or use this discussion.

Administrator
Administrators on Qualitipedia are usually local, though some are promoted across several wikis. They ensure the rules are followed, handle daily administrative work, give advice and sometimes make judgements when needed. With few exceptions, they can typically be contacted to address a problem local to the wiki. They are currently promoted by bureaucrats, who may take nominations or hold votes for the position as they see fit.

If there is an issue affecting wider Qualitipedia, it should be taken here where almost everyone is equal except for bureaucrats and locally appointed admins (who on this wiki help form/clean up policy, manage Requests for Comment and otherwise handle administrative tasks for this area). If you have an issue with an admin, first please try to resolve it with them. If they are unreasonable, take it to a bureaucrat; if you have made contact and cannot get a result, you may create a post on your talk page here (it will be seen) and raise the issue so the leaders of QP can review whatever evidence is available and make a decision.

Bureaucrats
Bureaucrats are usually global (especially the ones listed here), unless they are long enough established or founded the wiki. They are the overseers who determine consensus and set direction for policy, as well as manage staff and perform rare technical work in ManageWiki. The ones to know are: Other bureaucrats exist based on their level of trust and influence. Like with administrators, the best idea is to contact them if there is an issue as they are expected to be more moderate than even admins. Typically bureaucrats act collectively, so if one is out of line the others can be a voice of reason. If all else fails (or if you are blocked), you still have the right to a final case on your QP meta talk page.
 * The leader (first among equals, currently DarkMatterMan4500)
 * The co-leader (deputy and 'heir apparent', currently Blazikeye)

The Miraheze network
We are hosted by Miraheze, and sometimes they are brought in to help handle issues or may be needed in a severe enough case. Most commonly these are mh:meta:Stewards with the CheckUser permission, allowing them to investigate cases of extreme or repeated abuse. The mh:meta:wiki creators approve wikis if they will likely not cause problems per the true global mh:meta:Content Policy and may be mentioned on occasion. Generally speaking unless there is an extreme issue, you should not have to contact the global Miraheze staff and approaching them for an issue that can be resolved further up this list is inappropriate.