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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 Administrators' noticeboard.

There are currently 225 administrators on Commons.

An admin wielding the mop, a common symbol of administrators. See also: The good admin.

What is an administrator?

Administrators as of September 2018 [+/−]
Listing by language
Listing by date
Listing by activity

Number of Admins: 225

  1. -revi, ko, en-3 (steward)
  2. ~riley, en, fr-1, es-1
  3. 1Veertje, nl, en-4, de-1, fr-1
  4. 32X, de, en-2, hsb-1, ru-1
  5. 99of9, en (bureaucrat)
  6. A.Savin, ru, de-4, en-2
  7. Achim55, de, en-3, nds-3, la-2
  8. AFBorchert, de, en-3
  9. Ahonc, uk, ru-4, en-2, de-1 (global renamer)
  10. Aka, de, en-3
  11. Alan, es, eu-3, en-2
  12. Alno, fr, en-3, es-2, pt-1
  13. Amada44, de, en-3, fr-1
  14. Ankry, pl, en-2, ru-1
  15. AnRo0002, de, en-2, fr-2, es-1
  16. Anthere, fr, en-3
  17. Arthur Crbz, fr, en-4, es-3
  18. Aude, en, ar-2, de-2, es-3
  19. AzaToth, sv, en-4
  20. Barcex, es, en-2, fr-1
  21. Basvb, nl, en-3, de-2
  22. Benoît Prieur,fr, en-3, pt-2, es-1, it-1, hy-1
  23. Benoit Rochon, fr, en-4
  24. Billinghurst, en
  25. Blackcat, it, en-3, fr
  26. BrightRaven, fr, en-3, nl-2, es-2, zh-1
  27. Butko, ru, uk-2, en-1
  28. Cambalachero, es, en-3
  29. Captain-tucker, en
  30. ChrisiPK, de, en-3, fr-1
  31. Ciell, nl, en-2, de-1
  32. Common Good, en
  33. Cookie, es, en-2
  34. Courcelles, en, es-2, fr-2
  35. Czar, en
  36. DaB., de, en-1
  37. Dantadd, it, pt, en-3, es-3, fr-3, gl-3, ca-2, ro-1, el-1
  38. DarwIn, pt, en-3, es-2, fr-2, gl-2, ca-1, it-1, oc-1
  39. Davepape, en
  40. David Levy, en
  41. De728631, de, en-5
  42. Dereckson, fr, en-3, de-1, nl-1
  43. DerHexer, de, en-3, grc-3, la-3, es-1 (steward)
  44. Dharmadhyaksha, mr, en-3, hi-3
  45. DMacks, en
  46. Didym, de, en-2, fr-2
  47. Dschwen, de, en-3, fr-1 (bureaucrat)
  48. Dyolf77, ar, fr-5, en-2, it-1, es-1
  49. D-Kuru, de, en-2, it-1
  50. Ebrahim, fa
  51. Edgar181, en, de-1, fr-1, es-1
  52. Elcobbola en, de (checkuser)
  53. Eleassar, sl, en-3, de-2, fr-2
  54. Elitre, it, en-3, fr-2
  55. Ellin Beltz, en (bureaucrat)
  56. Emha, de, bar, en-3, fr-1
  57. Érico, pt, en-2, es-1 (global renamer)
  58. EugeneZelenko, ru, be, en-2, bg-1, pl-1 (bureaucrat)
  59. Ezarate, es-3, en-1
  60. Flominator, de, als, en-3
  61. FunkMonk, da, en-4, no-3, fo-2, sv-2, de-1, es-1
  62. Geagea, he, ka-3, en-3, ru-1
  63. Geni, en
  64. George Chernilevsky, ru, uk-3, de-2, en-2, bg-1, la-1, be-1, fr-1
  65. Gestumblindi, als, de, en-3
  66. Gnangarra, en, nys-1
  67. Golbez, en, ja-2
  68. Green Giant, en, de-1, fr-1 (steward)
  69. grin, hu, en-3, de-1
  70. Gruznov, ru, en-1, fr-1
  71. Guanaco, en, es-1
  72. Hedwig in Washington, de, en-4, nds-1
  73. Hekerui, de, en-4
  74. Herbythyme, en, fr-2, es-1, it-1
  75. Hesperian, en
  76. HJ Mitchell, en
  77. Howcheng, en, ja-2
  78. Huntster, en
  79. Hystrix, de, en-1
  80. Indeedous, de, en-3, fr-2
  81. Infrogmation, en, es-1
  82. Jameslwoodward, en, fr-1 (bureaucrat, checkuser)
  83. January, en
  84. Jaqen, it, en-2
  85. Jarekt, pl, en
  86. JarrahTree, en, id-1
  87. Jastrow, fr, en-3, ro-2, de-1, it-1
  88. Jcb, nl, en-3, es-3
  89. Jcornelius, de, lt-2, la-2, en-2, pt-2, fr-1
  90. Jdforrester, en
  91. Jdx, pl
  92. Jean-Frédéric, fr, en-4, es-1
  93. JGHowes, en, fr-2, de-1
  94. Jianhui67, en, zh-3, ms-1 (global renamer)
  95. Jmabel, en, es-3, ro-2, de-1, ca-1, it-1, pt-1, fr-1
  96. Joergens.mi, de, en-3
  97. Jon Kolbert, en, fr-4, de-2
  98. Josve05a, sv, en-3
  99. Juliancolton, en
  100. Julo, pl, en-2, de-1, ru-1
  101. JuTa, de, en-2, fr-1 (bureaucrat)
  102. Jusjih, zh, en-3, fr-2, ko-1
  103. Kaldari, en
  104. Kallerna, fi, en-3, sv-2, de-1
  105. Kelly, en
  106. King of Hearts, en, zh-3, es-2, ja-1
  107. Klemen Kocjancic, sl, en-3, de-2, hr-1, bs-1
  108. Krd, de, en-3 (bureaucrat, checkuser)
  109. Krinkle, nl, en-3, de-2
  110. KTo288, en, zh-4
  111. Kwj2772, ko, en-3
  112. Leit, de, en-3, fr-1
  113. Léna, fr, en-3, es-1
  114. Leyo, gsw, de, en-3, fr-3, es-1, la-1
  115. Lokal Profil, sv, en-4, pt-2, fr-1
  116. Lymantria, nl, en-3, de-2, fy-2, fr-1, zea-1
  117. Magog the Ogre, en, es-2 (checkuser)
  118. Mahagaja, en, de-4, fr-2, ga-2, la-2, cy-1
  119. Maire, pl, en-4, es-2, fr-2, de-2, ru-1 (global renamer)
  120. Majora, en, fr-2, it-1
  121. Marcus Cyron, de, en-2
  122. Mardetanha fa, az, en-3, tr-2, ar-1 (steward)
  123. Martin H., de, en-2
  124. Masur, pl, en-3, de-1
  125. Matanya, en, he (steward)
  126. Materialscientist, en-4, ru-4, nl-3, fr-1, es-1
  127. Mates, cs, en-3, sk-4, de-1
  128. Mattbuck, en, fr-1, la-1
  129. Maxim, ru, en-3, fr-2
  130. MBisanz, en (steward)
  131. Mentifisto, en, mt, it-2 (steward)
  132. Micheletb, fr, en-3, it-1, es-1
  133. Mike Peel, en, pt-2, fr-1
  134. Missvain, en
  135. Mitchazenia, en, es-2
  136. Miya, ja, en-2
  137. Moheen Reeyad, bn, as-1, bpy-1, en-3, hi-1, hif-1
  138. Morgankevinj, en, es-1, la-1
  139. Mormegil, cs, en-2, de-1
  140. MPF, en, da-2, de-1, fr-1
  141. Multichill, nl, en-3, de-1, fr-1
  142. Mys 721tx, zh, en-3 (global renamer)
  143. Nagy, de, en-3, fr-2, es-1, sv-1
  144. NahidSultan, bn, en-3, bpy-1 (steward)
  145. Natuur12, nl, en-3, de-1
  146. Neozoon, de, en-4, nl-4, fr-2
  147. Nick, en, sco-2, fr-1
  148. Nilfanion, en, fr-1
  149. notafish, fr, en-4, de-3, es-2, it-2
  150. Nyttend, en, ang-1
  151. odder, pl, en-4, de-2 (bureaucrat, oversighter)
  152. Otourly, fr, en-2, it-1
  153. P199, en, nl, fr-2, tl-2, de-1
  154. Perhelion, de, en-3
  155. Pi.1415926535, en, es-2
  156. PierreSelim, fr, en-3, es-1 (oversighter)
  157. Pitke, fi, en-4, sv-2
  158. Platonides, es, en-2, fr-1
  159. Pleclown, fr, en-3
  160. Poco a poco, es, de-4, en-3, fr-2, it-2, pl-2, pt-1
  161. Podzemnik, cs, en-2
  162. Polarlys, de, en-2, fr-1, no-1
  163. Putnik, ru, en-2
  164. Pyb, fr, en-2
  165. Pymouss, fr, en-3, de-2, it-2, he-1
  166. Ragesoss, en, de-1, fr-1
  167. Ra'ike, de, en-2
  168. Rama, fr, en-3, de-2, la-2, es-1, it-1, ja-1 (oversighter)
  169. Rastrojo, es, en-3, fr-2, eo-1
  170. Raymond, de, en-3, nl-1 (oversighter)
  171. Rehman, en, si-1
  172. Reinhard Kraasch, de, en-3
  173. Revent, en (oversighter)
  174. Rimshot, de, en-4, fr-2, it-1
  175. Rodhullandemu, en, fr-1, de-1, sv-1
  176. Romaine, nl, en-3, de-2, af-1, fr-1
  177. Ronhjones, en, fr-1
  178. Rosenzweig, de, en-3, fr-1, la-1
  179. Royalbroil, en, es-1
  180. RP88, en, de-1
  181. Rudolphous, nl, en-3, de-2
  182. Ruthven, it, fr, en-4, es-4, nap-4, ca-2, de-1
  183. Sanandros, als, de, en-3, fr-1
  184. Sealle, ru, en-4, pl-2, sk-2, uk-2
  185. Shizhao, zh, en-1, ru-1
  186. Sphilbrick, en
  187. Spiritia, bg, en-3, ru-2, mk-2, de-1
  188. Sreejithk2000, ml, en-3, hi-3, ta-1, kn-1
  189. Srittau, de, en-3
  190. Steinsplitter, bar, de-4, it-3, en-1 (global renamer)
  191. Stifle, en, ga, fr-2, de-1
  192. Storkk, en, fr-3, de-2, eo-2
  193. Tabercil, en
  194. Taivo, et, en-3, ru-3, de-1
  195. Tarawneh, en, ar, de-1
  196. Techman224, en
  197. Teles, pt, en-3, es-2 (steward)
  198. Themightyquill, en, fr-2, de-1, hu-1
  199. Thibaut120094, fr, en-2, ja-2
  200. Thuresson, sv, en-3, no-2
  201. Trijnstel, nl, en-4, de-1, fr-1 (checkuser, steward)
  202. Túrelio, de, en-3, es-1
  203. VIGNERON, fr, de-2, en-2, zh-1
  204. Waldir, pt, en-3
  205. Wdwd, de, en-2
  206. Well-Informed Optimist, ru, uk-4, en-3
  207. Whym, ja, en-2
  208. Wikitanvir, bn, en-3, as-2, bpy-1
  209. Wutsje, fy, nl, en-3, de-2, fr-1
  210. Wuzur, de, en-3
  211. wvk, de, en-4, fa-3, fr-2
  212. Yann, fr, en-4, hi-2, gu-1
  213. Yarl, pl, en-2, de-1, ru-1
  214. Yasu, ja, en-2, de-1
  215. Y.haruo, ja, en-1
  216. Ymblanter, ru, en-3, de-2, fr-2, nl-2, it-1, es-1
  217. Yuval Y, he, en-3
  218. Zhuyifei1999‎, zh, en-4
  219. Zzyzx11, en, es-1, fr-1
  220. とある白い猫, en, tr, az-3, ja-2, fr-1, nl-1
  221. CommonsDelinker, (bot)
  222. CommonsMaintenanceBot, (bot) see request
  223. Embedded Data Bot, (bot) see request
  224. GifTagger, (bot) see request
  225. KrinkleBot, (bot) see request

The system currently recognizes 225 administrators. If that is not the last number in the list above, there is an error in the list.

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
  • rename files
  • add and remove usergroups
  • configure Upload Wizard campaigns
  • delete and undelete specific log entries and revisions of pages
  • import pages from other wikis
  • merge the history of pages
  • modify abuse filters
  • not create redirects from source pages when moving pages
  • override the spoofing checks and title or username blacklist
  • send a message to multiple users at once (massmessage)
  • use higher limits in API queries

These are collectively known as the admin tools.

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. Some admins may become more influential, not due to their position as such but from the personal trust they may have gained from the community.

Suggestions for administrators

Please read Commons:Guide to adminship.

Removal of administrator rights

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

Apply to become an administrator

All intending administrators must go through this process and submit themselves to RFA, including all ex-administrators who are seeking to return to their previous role.

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, copy the link to the subpage, e.g. "Commons:Administrators/Requests/Username", edit Commons:Administrators/Requests and paste it in at the top of the section, then put it in double curly brackets (e.g. {{Commons:Administrators/Requests/Username}} ) to transclude it.
  • 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:


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 Symbol support vote.svg Support votes or Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose ones as this will help the closing bureaucrat in their decision. Greater weight is given to an argument, with supporting evidence if needed, than to a simple vote.

Promotion normally requires at least 75% in favour, with a minimum of 8 support votes. Votes from unregistered users are not counted. However, the closing bureaucrat has discretion in judging community consensus, and the decision will not necessarily be based on the raw numbers.

Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral comments are not counted in the vote totals for the purposes of calculating pass/fail percentages. However such comments are part of the discussion, may persuade others, and contribute to the closing bureaucrat's understanding of community consensus.

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

Requests for adminship

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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 although those who have few or no previous edits may not be fully counted.

Strakhov

Vote

Strakhov (talk · contributions · deleted user contributions · recent activity · logs · block log · global contribs · SULinfo)

Scheduled to end: 20:37, (UTC)

Hi! I'm a ...let's say... es-n, en-2 user. I have rollbacker, file mover and license reviewer rights. I do not 'desperately' need sysop rights and if I get the right I'm not gonna "burn" it with "over-use": not a "backlog saviour", pero podría poner mi granito de arena. No problem at all if I don't get the right. No problem with losing it... To be honest I don't even know why I'm asking for it. I think I can help with basic and non controversial housekeeping, being an additional asset the es-n, since I noticed more Spanish speaking admins are needed here. This one isn't the only account I've used in this project (never blocked, not a high-profile contributor), but I'd rather not disclose that info on former accounts and so because of IRL privacy concerns. If really needed I've not problem at all with treating that stuff with a checkuser via email. My main task here is uploading content, adding categories and so, and ...that's not gonna change, but I ocassionally start deletion requests, send files to speedy deletion, and attend people at Commons:Café too. I'm capable of writing "sorry, I was wrong". In this scenario, I think me having extra "buttons" could be (to some extent) useful for this project, and I think I'd invest more time in admin-related activities (do not wait for a "power admin", though). No professional lawyer, no professional photographer, and as already suggested not much of an antivandal-delete-block-oriented editor for now. Don't expect me to close polemical and nuanced requests, nor delivering block after block. I collaborate in es.wikipedia and wikidata too. That's all, folks. strakhov (talk) 20:37, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Votes

  • Symbol support vote.svg Support - experienced user - I can find no problematic issues with this user - Jcb (talk) 20:54, 6 September 2018 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Helmy oved 21:01, 6 September 2018 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Looks good to me. --Yann (talk) 10:18, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Experienced user, every help is good. Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 10:39, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:26, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
  • GA candidate.svg Weak support: on the one hand, I have no apparent objections against a reputable user with no negative background. On the other, I just don't see enough recent activity in the Commons namespace. 247 edits in 2018 and 1% overall – too few for me to generate a clear positive or negative score. Sealle (talk) 19:15, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Jcb. Hystrix (talk) 20:26, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --NatigKrolik (talk) 01:41, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

Comments

  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question Your username has clear meaning in Russian. Do you speak Russian? Taivo (talk) 07:35, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
@Taivo: Nop. I wish I could. Russian is not one of the languages I'm able to understand to a certain degree without using Google Translate. strakhov (talk) 09:34, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

Requests for bureaucratship

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

  • Please read Commons:Bureaucrats before posting or voting here. Any logged in user may vote although those who have few or no previous edits may not be fully counted.

No current requests.

Requests for CheckUser rights

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

  • Please read Commons:Checkusers before posting or voting here. Any logged in user may vote although those who have few or no previous edits may not be fully counted.

No current requests.

Requests for Oversight rights

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

  • Please read Commons:Oversighters before voting here. Any logged in user may vote, although those who have few or no previous edits may not be fully counted.

No current requests.

Archives

You can find requests for adminship archives at Commons:Administrators/Archive.

See also

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