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Other wiki engines either don't have easy ways to publicly see a lists of Sysops or the wiki is beautifully simple and doesn't need that role.
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MarkDilley (talk | contribs) (Other wiki engines either don't have easy ways to publicly see a lists of Sysops or the wiki is beautifully simple and doesn't need that role.) |
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'''Sysops''', also written as '''SysOps'''; a shortened [[wp:Portmanteau|portmanteau]] of 'system operators' – of a [[wiki]], are also known as '''administrators''' (usually shortened to '''admins''' for brevity). Sysops can perform [[Special:ListGroupRights|administrative functions]] that regular [[user]] account holders cannot. Sysops can [[WikiIndex:Blocking Policy|block]] difficult people or unblock them, and can delete [[WikiIndex:Spam Control Policy|spam]] or [[vandal]]ism. Sysops can also protect pages, unprotect them and edit protected pages. | '''Sysops''', also written as '''SysOps'''; a shortened [[wp:Portmanteau|portmanteau]] of 'system operators' – of a [[wiki]], are also known as '''administrators''' (usually shortened to '''admins''' for brevity). Sysops can perform [[Special:ListGroupRights|administrative functions]] that regular [[user]] account holders cannot. Sysops can [[WikiIndex:Blocking Policy|block]] difficult people or unblock them, and can delete [[WikiIndex:Spam Control Policy|spam]] or [[vandal]]ism. Sysops can also protect pages, unprotect them and edit protected pages. | ||
All wiki using the [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] software on the internet post a full list of current Sysops of that wiki (unless they specifically choose to withold that information). Other [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engines]] | All wiki using the [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] software on the internet post a full list of current Sysops of that wiki (unless they specifically choose to withold that information). Other [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engines]] either don't have easy ways to publicly see a lists of Sysops or the [[wiki]] is beautifully simple and doesn't need that role. | ||
*<span class=plainlinks>[http://wikiindex.org/Special:Listusers?username=&group=sysop Sysops]</span> of [[WikiIndex]] | *<span class=plainlinks>[http://wikiindex.org/Special:Listusers?username=&group=sysop Sysops]</span> of [[WikiIndex]] | ||