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This page explains the role of administrators (sometimes called admins or sysops) on Wikimedia Commons. Note that details of the role, and the way in which administrators are appointed, may differ from other sites.

If you want to request administrator help, please post at Commons:Administrators' noticeboard.

There are currently 270 administrators on Commons.

Contents 1 What is an administrator? 1.1 Technical 1.2 Community role 2 Suggestions for administrators 3 Removal of administrator rights 4 How do I become an administrator? 5 Voting 6 Requests for adminship 6.1 Silver Spoon 6.1.1 Votes 6.1.2 Comments 7 Archives 8 See also

[edit] What is an administrator?

Administrators as of June 2009 [+/−]

Listing by language Listing by date

Number of Admins: 270 32X, de, en-2, hsb-1, ru-1 555, pt, en-1, es-1, fr-1, gl-1 ABach, pl, en-2 ABF, de, en-2, la-1, fr-1 Abigor, nl, en-3, de-2, af-1, fy-1, li-1, nsd-1 Adam Cuerden, en, es-1, de-1, no-1 Adambro, en, fr-1 Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, is, en-3, da-1 AFBorchert, de, en-3 Ahonc, uk, ru-4, en-2, de-1 Aka, de, en-3 Ala z, pl, en-2, ru-1 ALE!, de, en-3, es-3, fr-1, it-1 Alhen, es, en-2 Aliman5040, es, fr-4, de-2, en-1, it-1 Alison, en, ga-3, fr-2, gd-1 Alno, fr, en-3, es-2, pt-1 AndreasPraefcke, de, en-3, fr-1 Andrew c, en Angr, en, de-4, fr-2, ga-2, la-2, cy-1 Anonymous101, en, pt-1, es-2, it-1, fr-1, de-1 Anonymous Dissident, en, de-1, fr-1, id-1, ja-1 AnRo0002, de, en-2, fr-2, es-1 Anthere, fr, en-3 (steward) Arria Belli, en, es, fr-4, ca-2, it-2, pt-1, ru-1 Aude, en, ar-2 Avatar, de, en-2, fr-1 Avraham, en, he-2 AVRS, ru, en-2, eo-2 Badseed, el, en-3, it-1 BanyanTree, en, ja-2 Bapti, fr, en-3, de-2 Barcex, es, en-2, fr-1 Bastique, en, fr-3, es-2, la-2, ga-1 (bureaucrat, steward, check user) Bayo, fr, en-1, es-1 Bdk, de, en-2 Belgrano, es, en-3 Bidgee, en Bogdan, ro, en-3, it-3, fr-2 Bryan, nl, en-3, fr-1, de-1 Brynn, en Butko, ru, uk-2, en-1 Cary Bass, en, fr-3, es-2, la-2, ga-1 Cbrown1023, en Cecil, de, en-3, fr-2, es-1, fi-1 (bureaucrat) Chatama, ja, en-1 Chris 73, de, en-3, ja-1 ChrisiPK, de, en-3, fr-1 ChristianBier, de, en-3 Ciell, nl, en-2, de-1 Cirt, en, es-2 Cnyborg, no, nn-3, en-3, da-2, sv-2, de-1, la-1 Codeispoetry, de, en-3, es-2 Collard, en CommonsDelinkerHelper (bot) Cookie, es, en-2 Coyau, fr, en-1 DaB., de, en-1 Dantadd, it, pt, en-3, es-3, fr-3, gl-3, ca-2, ro-1, el-1 Darkone, de, en-1 Davepape, en David Levy, en David.Monniaux, fr, en-3, es-1 Dcoetzee, en, fr-2, et-1 Deadstar, nl, en-4, af-1, de-1, fr-1 Diti, fr, en-4 D-Kuru, de, en-2, it-1 Dodo, es, en-2 Dori, sq, en-3, fr-1, it-1 Dragons flight, en, es-1 Drini, es, en-4, pt-1 (steward, check user) Dschwen, de, en-3, fr-1 Duesentrieb, de, en-2 Durin, en, fr-1 Durova, en, de-2, es-1, fr-1 Ecemaml, es, en-3 Ed g2s, en, fr-1 Edgar181, en, de-1, fr-1, es-1 Editor at Large, en, fr-1, la-1, es-1, it-1 Ejdzej, pl, en-2 Elcobbola en, de Eleassar, sl, en-3, fr-2, de-1 Elya, de, en-3, uk-2, ru-1 EPO, da, en-3, de-1 Esby, fr, en-3, de-1 EugeneZelenko, ru, be, en-2, bg-1, pl-1 (bureaucrat) Eusebius, fr, en-3, es-2 EVula, en Fanghong, zh, en-2, fr-1 Filnik, it, en-3, de-2 Finnrind, no, nn-3, en-3, da-2, sv-2, de-1 Fir0002, en Flominator, de, als, en-3 Florent Pécassou, fr, en-2, es-1 Foroa, vls, nl, en-3, fr-2 Forrester, de, en-3, fr-2 FunkMonk, da, en-4, no-3, fo-2, sv-2, de-1, es-1 FrancoGG, es, en-3 Geni, en GeorgHH, de, en-1 Gizmo II, es, en-3, fr-2, ru-1 Gmaxwell, en Gnangarra, en Golbez, en, ja-2 Greudin, fr, en-2, de-1 grin, hu, en-3, de-1 Gruznov, ru, en-1, fr-1 Guérin Nicolas, fr, en-3, de-2, es-1 guillom, fr, en-3, de-1 (steward) Haukurth, is, en-3, da-2, fo-2, fr-2, nn-2, no-2, sv-2, de-1 Herbythyme, en, fr-1 (check user) Herr Kriss, pl, en-2 Hesperian, en High Contrast, de, en-3, fr-1 Howcheng, en, ja-2 H-stt, de, en-4, fr-1 ignis, ja, en-2, fr-1, de-1 Ilmari Karonen, fi, en-3, sv-2, de-1, fr-1 Infrogmation, en, es-1 Jacoplane, nl, en, fr-2, de-1 Jastrow, fr, en-3, de-1, it-1 Jayvdb, en Jcornelius, de, lt-2, la-2, en-2, pt-2, fr-1 Jdforrester, en JeremyA, en Joergens.mi, de, en-3 Joku Janne, fi, en-2, sv-3 jonny-mt, en, ja-4 Juliancolton, en, es-1 Julo, pl, en-2, de-1, ru-1 Jusjih, zh, en-3, fr-1 (bureaucrat, steward) J.smith, en Kaldari, en Kallerna, fi, en-3, sv-2, de-1 Kameraad Pjotr, nl, en-3, de-2, fr-2, la-2, grc-2 Kanonkas, no, en, de-1 Kimse, az-4, ru-4, tr-3, en-3 Kjetil r, no, en-3, eo-2, de-1 Klemen Kocjancic, sl, en-3, de-2, hr-1, bs-1 Korrigan, fr, en-3, de-1, ht-1 Krimpet, en, es-1, ase-1 Kved, es, en-3 Kwj2772, ko, en-2 Lar, en, de-1 (bureaucrat, check user, steward, oversight) Leafnode, pl, en-3, ja-2, de-1 Leit, de, en-3, fr-1 LERK, ja, en-2, ko-2, ko-han-3, de-1, es-1, fr-1 Lennert B, de, en-4, fr-2, hu-1 Lestath, pl, en-2, la-1 Leyo, gsw, de, en-3, fr-3, es-1, la-1 Loco085, es, en-3, pt-2, de-1 Lokal Profil, sv, en-4, pt-2, fr-1 Ludmiła Pilecka, pl, en-2, ru-1 Lupo, de, en-3, fr-2, es-1, it-1 Luxo, gsw, de-4, en-1, fr-1 Lycaon, vls, nl, en-4, af-2, de-2, fr-2, da-1, es-1, it-1, nn-1, no-1, sv-1 Mach, tr, en-3, az-2 Magnus Manske, de, en-2 Maire, pl, en-4, de-2, fr-2, ru-1 Majorly, en, de-2, fr-1 Marcus Cyron, de, en-1 Mardetanha fa, az, en-3, tr-2, ar-1 (steward) Martin H., de, en-2 Masur, pl, en-3, de-1 Matt314, de, en-3, fr-2, es-1, zh-1 Mattbuck, en, fr-1, la-1 Maxim, ru, en-3, fr-2 Maximaximax, ru, en-2 Mbdortmund, de, en-2, fr-2, la-1 MBisanz, en Mdd4696, en, es-1 MECU, en MediaWiki Update Bot (bot) Meno25, ar, en-4, fr-1 (steward) MGA73, da, en-3, de-2, sv-1, no-1 MichaelMaggs, en, fr-1 (bureaucrat) Micheletb, fr, en-3, it-1, es-1 Mike.lifeguard, en, fr-2 (steward, checkuser) Mitchazenia, en, es-2 Miya, ja, en-2 Mormegil, cs, en-2, de-1 Morven, en MPF, en, da-2, de-1, fr-1 Multichill, nl, en-3, de-1, fr-1 Mwpnl, nl, en-4, de-2, fr-1 My name, de, la-3, en-2,5, fr-1 Nagy, de, en-3, fr-2, es-1, sv-1 newmanbe, en, eo-1, es-1 Nichalp, en, fr-1, hi-2 Nick, en, sco-2, fr-1 NielsF, nl, en-3, fr-2, it-2, de-1 Nilfanion, en, fr-1 Nishkid64, en, es-2, te-1 notafish, fr, en-4, de-3, es-2, it-2 O, zh, en-4, zh-wuu-2, zh-hu-3, yue-1 fr-1 odder, pl, en-2, de-2 Okki, fr, en-2 Oxam Hartog, fr, en-1 Para, fi, en-4, fr-2, sv-1 PatríciaR, pt, en-3, sv-2, es-1, fr-1 (bureaucrat, ombudsman) PeterSymonds, en, de-1 Pharos, en, fr-1 Pimke, pl, de-4, en-2 Platonides, es, en-2, fr-1 Polarlys, de, en-2, fr-1, no-1 Powerek38, pl, en-4, fr-2, es-1, de-1 Pruneau, fr, en-4, de-1 Putnik, ru, en-2 ~Pyb, fr, en-2 Pymouss44, fr, en-3, de-2, it-2, he-1 Quadell, en Radomil, pl, en-2, fr-1, la-1 Ragesoss, en, de-1, fr-1 Ra'ike, de, en-2 Ram-Man, en, es-1 Rama, fr, en-3, de-2, la-2, es-1, it-1, ja-1 (oversight) Rastrojo, es, en-3, fr-2, eo-1 Raul654, en, es-1 Raymond, de, en-3, nl-1 (oversight) RedCoat, en, es-4, fr-2, it-1 Remember the dot, en, es-3, pt-1 Riana, en, bn-2, hi-1 Richie, de, en-3, fr-2 Rimshot, de, en-4, fr-2, it-1 Rjd0060, en Rlevse, en, de-1 Rocket000, en, es-1 Rootology, en Royalbroil, en, es-1 Rüdiger Wölk, de, en-2 S1, de, ru, en-2 Samulili, fi, en-3, sv-3, fr-2, no-2, de-2, es-1, it-1, da-1, et-1, ru-1 Sanbec, es, en-1, fr-1 Sandstein, als, de, en-4, fr-3, it-1 SB Johnny, en, de-2, fr-2, es-1 (checkuser) Sfu, pl, en-2 ShakataGaNai, en Shizhao, zh, en-1, ru-1 Siebrand, nl, en-3, fr-1, de-1 Slomox, de, en-2 Spangineer, en, es-3 Spiritia, bg, en-3, ru-2, mk-2, de-1 Stan Shebs, en, de-1 str4nd, fi, en-2, sv-2 Sv1xv, el, en-3, fr-1 Szczepan1990, pl, en-2 Tabercil, en Tarawneh, en, ar, de-1 Thuresson, sv, en-3, no-2 Timichal, cs, en-3, de-1, fi-1 Tom, en, es-1 Trixt, it, en-2, fr-1 Tryphon, fr, en-3, de-1 tsca, pl, en, da Túrelio, de, en-3, es-1 VIGNERON, fr, de-2, en-2, zh-1 Wadester16, en, es-2 Waldir, pt, en-3 WilyD, en, fr-1 WJBscribe, en, fr-3, de-1 Wknight94, en Wsiegmund, en, fr-1, es-1 Wutsje, fy, nl, en-3, de-2, fr-1 Wuzur, de, en-3 Yann, fr, en-3, hi-2, gu-1 (steward) Yuval Y, he, en-3 Zirland, cs, pl-3, en-3, sk-2, eo-2 Zscout370, en, be-1, es-1, ja-1, ru-1 Zyephyrus, fr, en-3, la-3, el-2 Zzyzx11, en, es-1, fr-1

[edit] Technical

Administrators are users with the technical ability on Wikimedia Commons to:

• delete and undelete images and other uploaded files, and to view and restore deleted versions
• delete and undelete pages, and to view and restore deleted revisions
• protect and unprotect pages, and to edit admin-protected pages
• block and unblock users, individual IP addresses and IP address ranges
• edit the MediaWiki namespace

These are collectively known as the admin tools.

[edit] Community role

Administrators are experienced and trusted members of the Commons community who have taken on additional maintenance work and have been entrusted with the admin tools by public consensus/vote. Different admins have different areas of interest and expertise, but typical admin tasks include determining and closing deletion requests, deleting copyright violations, undeleting files where necessary, protecting Commons against vandalism, and working on templates and other protected pages. Of course, some of these tasks can be done by non-admins as well.

Administrators are expected to understand the goals of this project, and be prepared to work constructively with others towards those ends. Administrators should also understand and follow Commons' policies, and where appropriate respect community consensus.

Apart from roles which require use of the admin tools, administrators have no special editorial authority by virtue of their position, and in discussions and public votes their contributions are treated in the same way as any ordinary editor. Of course, some admins are influential, but that derives not from their position as such but from the personal trust they have gained from the community.

[edit] Suggestions for administrators

Please read Commons:Guide to adminship.

[edit] Removal of administrator rights

Under the de-admin policy, administrator rights may be revoked due to inactivity or misuse of sysop tools.

[edit] How do I become an administrator?

First, go to Commons:Administrators/Howto and read the information there. Then come back here and make your request in the section below.

• After clicking on the appropriate button and creating the subpage, you must transclude it on the page that opens, at the top of the section.

• If someone else nominated you, please accept the nomination by stating "I accept" or something similar, and signing below the nomination itself. The subpage will still need to be transcluded by you or your nominator.

Use the box below, replacing Username with your username:

[edit] Voting

Any registered user may vote here although those who have few or no previous edits may not be fully counted. It is preferable if you give reasons both for  Support votes or  Oppose ones as this will help the closing bureaucrat in their decision. Greater weight is given to argument, with supporting evidence if needed, than to a simple vote.

Purge the cache Use the edit link below to edit the transcluded page.

[edit] Requests for adminship

When complete, pages listed here should be archived to Commons:Administrators/Archive.

• Please read Commons:Administrators before voting here. Any logged in user may vote.

[edit] Silver Spoon

Voice your opinion

Links for Silver Spoon: Silver Spoon (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · blocklog)

I have the pleasure to be nominating Silver Spoon. He is a dedicated editor.

He has been working on Commons now for two years and he has done 1500 edits on Commons, He is mostly uploading great pictures, but we could use more administrators. Silver Spoon is a administrator on the Dutch Wikipedia for some time now and does a great job there.

I'm sure when we grant him the extra buttons he will be more active with copyvio tagging and closing deletion request because he has a good knowledge of copyright information. Since there are getting more and more Dutch people involved in Commons (and administrators are leaving) I would say we need more good Dutch administrators.

He can help people in Dutch, English, German and African and would be a good help to the team. I hope you will give him the same amount of trust that I have and grant him the buttons. Huib talk 12:11, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the nomination and the trust shown. I am happy to accept. I would indeed like to assist in the various admin tasks that will complement my work on commons and hopefully will benefit the project. Sofar I have been mainly active in uploading images, categorizing and granting media renames. I am a native speaker of Dutch and also can speak English. I am a peaceful down to earth person and hope to be able to also help other people in a good way to advance this project. Silver Spoon (talk) 12:29, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Votes

1.  Support, of course. Multichill (talk) 12:57, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
2.  Support Huib talk 12:58, 30 June 2009 (UTC) as nom
3.  Support --Chatama (talk) 22:58, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
4.  Support --Mbdortmund (talk) 00:17, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
5.  Support –Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:29, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
6.  Support Kind friendly and helpful person. MoiraMoira (talk) 09:04, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
7.  Support good admin on the dutch wikipedia who thinks things through before he acts JZ85 (talk) 09:06, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
8.  Support Lymantria (talk) 09:07, 1 July 2009 (UTC) A very good colleague-admin on nl. Friendly, helpful, correct and makes decisions that are needed. Lymantria (talk) 09:07, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
9.  Support Not much interaction with the community (on this wiki at least), but based on what I can see, along with the nom., the acceptance note, and Multichill's support (usually share the same view as him on things and he would know in this case since he already sysops with Spoon on nl.wp.), I support. Oh, and Lymantria's a colleague-admin too. ;) Rocket000 (talk) 16:06, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
10.  Support Why not? -FASTILY ^(TALK) 00:37, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
11.  Support Kordas (sínome!) 01:42, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

     Support Nice guy 77.49.26.65 Please log in to vote. →Nagy 09:25, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

12.  Ar son, per Multichill. Stifle (talk) 13:59, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
13.  Support Baiji --> (Opinión) 18:46, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

•  Comment I think will be good idea if candidate will participate more in Commons community and user interactions. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:43, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
  • Hi EugeneZelenko, I think you're right on this point, and I will, though some ppl allready know me via wikimedia-commons on IRC. Silver Spoon Sokpop (talk) 14:55, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Archives

You can find archives at Commons:Administrators/Archive.

[edit] See also

• Commons:Rollbackers
• Commons:Bureaucrats
• Commons:Checkusers
• Commons:Oversighters