GlobalGroupsbeta
A review of extra permissions assigned to global groups on Wikimedia Foundation wikis.
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Staff
47 accounts on all wikis have these permissions:
| aftv5-delete-feedback | Delete feedback |
| aftv5-hide-feedback | Hide feedback |
| aftv5-see-deleted-feedback | View deleted feedback |
| aftv5-see-hidden-feedback | View hidden feedback |
| autoconfirmed | Edit semi-protected pages |
| autopatrol | Have one's own edits automatically marked as patrolled |
| bigdelete | Delete pages with large histories |
| browsearchive | Search deleted pages |
| centralauth-admin | (obsolete) |
| centralauth-lock | Lock or hide global account |
| centralauth-merge | Merge their account |
| centralauth-oversight | Suppress global account |
| centralauth-unmerge | Unmerge global account |
| centralnotice-admin | Manage central notices |
| centralnotice-translate | (obsolete) |
| checkuser | Check user's IP addresses and other information |
| checkuser-log | View the checkuser log |
| delete | Delete pages |
| deletedhistory | View deleted history entries, without their associated text |
| deletedtext | View deleted text and changes between deleted revisions |
| deletelogentry | |
| deleterevision | Delete and undelete specific revisions of pages |
| edit | Edit pages |
| editinterface | Edit the user interface |
| editusercss | Edit other users' CSS files |
| editusercssjs | Edit other users' CSS and JavaScript files |
| edituserjs | Edit other users' JavaScript files |
| globalblock | Make global blocks |
| globalblock-exempt | Bypass global blocks |
| globalblock-whitelist | Disable global blocks locally |
| globalunblock | Remove global blocks |
| hiderevision | Hide revisions from administrators with Extension:Oversight |
| hideuser | Block a username, hiding it from the public |
| import | Import pages from other wikis |
| importupload | Import pages from a file upload |
| ipblock-exempt | Bypass IP blocks, auto-blocks and range blocks |
| moodbar-admin | (obsolete) |
| move | Move pages |
| move-rootuserpages | Move root user pages |
| move-subpages | Move pages with their subpages |
| movefile | Move files |
| noratelimit | Not be affected by rate limits |
| nuke | Mass delete pages |
| override-antispoof | Override the spoofing checks |
| oversight | View a previously hidden revision with Extension:Oversight |
| prefstats | (obsolete) |
| protect | Change protection levels and edit protected pages |
| purge | Purge the site cache for a page without confirmation |
| reupload | Overwrite existing files |
| reupload-shared | Override files on the shared media repository locally |
| suppressionlog | View private logs |
| suppressredirect | Not create redirects from source pages when moving pages |
| suppressrevision | Review and restore revisions hidden from administrators |
| tboverride | Override the title blacklist |
| tboverride-account | Override the username blacklist |
| transcode-reset | |
| transcode-status | |
| uboverride | (obsolete) |
| unblockself | Unblock themselves |
| undelete | Undelete a page |
| unwatchedpages | View a list of unwatched pages |
| upload | Upload files |
| upload_by_url | Upload files from a URL |
| userrights | Edit all user rights |
Steward
40 accounts on all wikis have these permissions:
| abusefilter-hidden-log | View hidden abuse log entries |
| abusefilter-hide-log | Hide entries in the abuse log |
| abusefilter-log | View the abuse log |
| abusefilter-log-detail | View detailed abuse log entries |
| abusefilter-log-private | |
| abusefilter-modify | Modify abuse filters |
| abusefilter-modify-restricted | Modify abuse filters with restricted actions |
| abusefilter-revert | Revert all changes by a given abuse filter |
| abusefilter-view | View abuse filters |
| abusefilter-view-private | View abuse filters marked as private |
| apihighlimits | Use higher limits in API queries |
| autoconfirmed | Edit semi-protected pages |
| autopatrol | Have one's own edits automatically marked as patrolled |
| autoreviewrestore | |
| bigdelete | Delete pages with large histories |
| block | Block other users from editing |
| blockemail | Block a user from sending e-mail |
| browsearchive | Search deleted pages |
| centralauth-merge | Merge their account |
| centralnotice-admin | Manage central notices |
| centralnotice-translate | (obsolete) |
| createaccount | Create new user accounts |
| delete | Delete pages |
| deletedhistory | View deleted history entries, without their associated text |
| deletedtext | View deleted text and changes between deleted revisions |
| deletelogentry | |
| deleterevision | Delete and undelete specific revisions of pages |
| edit | Edit pages |
| editinterface | Edit the user interface |
| editusercssjs | Edit other users' CSS and JavaScript files |
| globalblock-exempt | Bypass global blocks |
| globalblock-whitelist | Disable global blocks locally |
| globalgroupmembership | Edit membership to global groups |
| globalgrouppermissions | Manage global groups |
| hideuser | Block a username, hiding it from the public |
| import | Import pages from other wikis |
| importupload | Import pages from a file upload |
| ipblock-exempt | Bypass IP blocks, auto-blocks and range blocks |
| markbotedits | Mark rolled-back edits as bot edits |
| move | Move pages |
| move-rootuserpages | Move root user pages |
| move-subpages | Move pages with their subpages |
| movefile | Move files |
| noratelimit | Not be affected by rate limits |
| nuke | Mass delete pages |
| override-antispoof | Override the spoofing checks |
| oversight | View a previously hidden revision with Extension:Oversight |
| patrolmarks | View recent changes patrol marks |
| protect | Change protection levels and edit protected pages |
| purge | Purge the site cache for a page without confirmation |
| renameuser | Rename users |
| rollback | Quickly rollback the edits of the last user who edited a particular page |
| skipcaptcha | Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA |
| suppressionlog | View private logs |
| suppressredirect | Not create redirects from source pages when moving pages |
| suppressrevision | Review and restore revisions hidden from administrators |
| tboverride | Override the title blacklist |
| tboverride-account | Override the username blacklist |
| unblockself | Unblock themselves |
| undelete | Undelete a page |
| unwatchedpages | View a list of unwatched pages |
| upload | Upload files |
Global sysops
22 accounts on all except 107 wikis have these permissions:
| abusefilter-log-detail | View detailed abuse log entries |
| abusefilter-modify | Modify abuse filters |
| apihighlimits | Use higher limits in API queries |
| autoconfirmed | Edit semi-protected pages |
| autopatrol | Have one's own edits automatically marked as patrolled |
| autoreviewrestore | |
| block | Block other users from editing |
| blockemail | Block a user from sending e-mail |
| browsearchive | Search deleted pages |
| delete | Delete pages |
| deletedhistory | View deleted history entries, without their associated text |
| deletedtext | View deleted text and changes between deleted revisions |
| deletelogentry | |
| deleterevision | Delete and undelete specific revisions of pages |
| editinterface | Edit the user interface |
| editusercssjs | Edit other users' CSS and JavaScript files |
| import | Import pages from other wikis |
| ipblock-exempt | Bypass IP blocks, auto-blocks and range blocks |
| markbotedits | Mark rolled-back edits as bot edits |
| move | Move pages |
| move-rootuserpages | Move root user pages |
| move-subpages | Move pages with their subpages |
| movefile | Move files |
| noratelimit | Not be affected by rate limits |
| nuke | Mass delete pages |
| override-antispoof | Override the spoofing checks |
| patrol | Mark others' edits as patrolled |
| protect | Change protection levels and edit protected pages |
| proxyunbannable | Bypass automatic blocks of proxies |
| reupload | Overwrite existing files |
| reupload-shared | Override files on the shared media repository locally |
| rollback | Quickly rollback the edits of the last user who edited a particular page |
| skipcaptcha | Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA |
| suppressredirect | Not create redirects from source pages when moving pages |
| tboverride | Override the title blacklist |
| unblockself | Unblock themselves |
| undelete | Undelete a page |
| unwatchedpages | View a list of unwatched pages |
| upload | Upload files |
Founder
1 account on all wikis has these permissions:
| abusefilter-hidden-log | View hidden abuse log entries |
| abusefilter-log | View the abuse log |
| abusefilter-log-detail | View detailed abuse log entries |
| abusefilter-log-private | |
| abusefilter-view | View abuse filters |
| abusefilter-view-private | View abuse filters marked as private |
| apihighlimits | Use higher limits in API queries |
| autopatrol | Have one's own edits automatically marked as patrolled |
| browsearchive | Search deleted pages |
| centralauth-merge | Merge their account |
| checkuser-log | View the checkuser log |
| createaccount | Create new user accounts |
| deletedhistory | View deleted history entries, without their associated text |
| deletedtext | View deleted text and changes between deleted revisions |
| edit | Edit pages |
| globalblock-exempt | Bypass global blocks |
| import | Import pages from other wikis |
| importupload | Import pages from a file upload |
| ipblock-exempt | Bypass IP blocks, auto-blocks and range blocks |
| minoredit | Mark edits as minor |
| move | Move pages |
| noratelimit | Not be affected by rate limits |
| oversight | View a previously hidden revision with Extension:Oversight |
| proxyunbannable | Bypass automatic blocks of proxies |
| purge | Purge the site cache for a page without confirmation |
| read | Read pages |
| rollback | Quickly rollback the edits of the last user who edited a particular page |
| sendemail | Send e-mail to other users |
| suppressionlog | View private logs |
| suppressredirect | Not create redirects from source pages when moving pages |
| suppressrevision | Review and restore revisions hidden from administrators |
| torunblocked | Bypass automatic blocks of tor exit nodes |
| unwatchedpages | View a list of unwatched pages |
| upload | Upload files |
Sysadmin
19 accounts on all wikis have these permissions:
| abusefilter-hidden-log | View hidden abuse log entries |
| abusefilter-hide-log | Hide entries in the abuse log |
| abusefilter-log | View the abuse log |
| abusefilter-log-detail | View detailed abuse log entries |
| abusefilter-modify | Modify abuse filters |
| abusefilter-modify-restricted | Modify abuse filters with restricted actions |
| abusefilter-revert | Revert all changes by a given abuse filter |
| abusefilter-view | View abuse filters |
| abusefilter-view-private | View abuse filters marked as private |
| apihighlimits | Use higher limits in API queries |
| autoconfirmed | Edit semi-protected pages |
| autopatrol | Have one's own edits automatically marked as patrolled |
| block | Block other users from editing |
| blockemail | Block a user from sending e-mail |
| centralauth-admin | (obsolete) |
| centralauth-lock | Lock or hide global account |
| centralauth-merge | Merge their account |
| centralauth-oversight | Suppress global account |
| centralauth-unmerge | Unmerge global account |
| edit | Edit pages |
| editinterface | Edit the user interface |
| editprotected | Edit protected pages (without cascading protection) |
| editusercss | Edit other users' CSS files |
| editusercssjs | Edit other users' CSS and JavaScript files |
| edituserjs | Edit other users' JavaScript files |
| globalgroupmembership | Edit membership to global groups |
| globalgrouppermissions | Manage global groups |
| override-export-depth | Export pages including linked pages up to a depth of 5 |
| skipcaptcha | Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA |
| suppressredirect | Not create redirects from source pages when moving pages |
| tboverride | Override the title blacklist |
| tboverride-account | Override the username blacklist |
| userrights | Edit all user rights |
| userrights-interwiki | Edit user rights of users on other wikis |
New wikis importer
2 accounts on all except 715 wikis have these permissions:
| autoconfirmed | Edit semi-protected pages |
| delete | Delete pages |
| deletedhistory | View deleted history entries, without their associated text |
| deletedtext | View deleted text and changes between deleted revisions |
| editinterface | Edit the user interface |
| import | Import pages from other wikis |
| importupload | Import pages from a file upload |
| move | Move pages |
| move-subpages | Move pages with their subpages |
| noratelimit | Not be affected by rate limits |
| protect | Change protection levels and edit protected pages |
| skipcaptcha | Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA |
| suppressredirect | Not create redirects from source pages when moving pages |
| tboverride | Override the title blacklist |
| undelete | Undelete a page |
Editinterface
11 accounts on all wikis have these permissions:
| autoconfirmed | Edit semi-protected pages |
| edit | Edit pages |
| editinterface | Edit the user interface |
| editprotected | Edit protected pages (without cascading protection) |
| editusercss | Edit other users' CSS files |
| editusercssjs | Edit other users' CSS and JavaScript files |
| edituserjs | Edit other users' JavaScript files |
| protect | Change protection levels and edit protected pages |
| suppressredirect | Not create redirects from source pages when moving pages |
| tboverride | Override the title blacklist |
Global rollback
67 accounts on all wikis have these permissions:
| abusefilter-log-detail | View detailed abuse log entries |
| autoconfirmed | Edit semi-protected pages |
| autopatrol | Have one's own edits automatically marked as patrolled |
| autoreviewrestore | |
| markbotedits | Mark rolled-back edits as bot edits |
| move | Move pages |
| noratelimit | Not be affected by rate limits |
| rollback | Quickly rollback the edits of the last user who edited a particular page |
| skipcaptcha | Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA |
| suppressredirect | Not create redirects from source pages when moving pages |
Global bot
95 accounts on 408 wikis have these permissions:
| apihighlimits | Use higher limits in API queries |
| autoconfirmed | Edit semi-protected pages |
| autopatrol | Have one's own edits automatically marked as patrolled |
| bot | Be treated as an automated process |
| nominornewtalk | Not have minor edits to discussion pages trigger the new messages prompt |
| noratelimit | Not be affected by rate limits |
| skipcaptcha | Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA |
| suppressredirect | Not create redirects from source pages when moving pages |
| writeapi | Use of the write API |
Abusefilter
2 accounts on all wikis have these permissions:
| abusefilter-log | View the abuse log |
| abusefilter-log-detail | View detailed abuse log entries |
| abusefilter-modify | Modify abuse filters |
| abusefilter-modify-restricted | Modify abuse filters with restricted actions |
| abusefilter-revert | Revert all changes by a given abuse filter |
| abusefilter-view | View abuse filters |
Ombudsmen
7 accounts on all wikis have these permissions:
| browsearchive | Search deleted pages |
| checkuser | Check user's IP addresses and other information |
| checkuser-log | View the checkuser log |
| deletedhistory | View deleted history entries, without their associated text |
| deletedtext | View deleted text and changes between deleted revisions |
| suppressionlog | View private logs |
Abuse filter helper
1 account on all wikis has these permissions:
| abusefilter-log | View the abuse log |
| abusefilter-log-detail | View detailed abuse log entries |
| abusefilter-log-private | |
| abusefilter-view | View abuse filters |
| abusefilter-view-private | View abuse filters marked as private |
Global-ipblock-exempt
95 accounts on all wikis have these permissions:
| globalblock-exempt | Bypass global blocks |
| torunblocked | Bypass automatic blocks of tor exit nodes |
Apihighlimits-requestor
4 accounts on all wikis have these permissions:
| apihighlimits | Use higher limits in API queries |
Captcha-exempted
2 accounts on all wikis have these permissions:
| skipcaptcha | Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA |
Recursive-export
2 accounts on all wikis have these permissions:
| override-export-depth | Export pages including linked pages up to a depth of 5 |
