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Welcome admins! This suite of pages documents common admin tasks and how to properly perform them. Administrative tools are very powerful, so it's important you understand how they work before attempting to use them. Here you can learn about everything you can do, and some of the features you'll be able to test out in a safe environment without worry of causing disruption. Spending 15 or 20 minutes here may seem well worth it if it keeps you from ending up in the [[WP:STOCKS|village stocks]].

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Please note that as an operator of an account with administrative privileges, you should review your [[Wikipedia:User account security|user account security]] practices.

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Welcome, [[Wikipedia:Administrators|admins]]! This suite of pages documents common admin tasks and how to properly perform them. Administrative tools arehave verybeen powerfulgranted due to the trust the community has in you, so it's important you understand how they work before attempting to use them. Here you can learn about everything you can do, and some of the features you'll be able to test out in a safe environment without worry of causing disruption. Spending 15 or 20 minutes here may seem well worth it if it keeps you from ending up in the [[WP:STOCKS|village stocks]].

Please note that as an operator of an account with administrative privileges, you should review your [[Wikipedia:User account security|user account security]] practices. You may also wish to subscribe to the [[WP:ANEWS|Administrators' newsletter]] to stay up to date with relevant discussions and technology changes.

== Guides ==

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*[[/Protecting/]]

*[[/Deleting/]]

*[[/Fixing cut-and-paste moves/]] (e.g. [[WP:HISTMERGE]])

*[[/Blocking/]] (and unblocking)

*[[/Granting and revoking user rights/]]

*[[/Cleaning backlogs/]]

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*[[/Dealing with disputes/]]

*[[/Edit filters/]]

*[[/Tools|Tools, scripts and gadgets]]

==See also==

* [[WikipediaWP:Administrators' reading list|Administrators' reading list]]

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* [[WikipediaWP:Advice for new administrators]]

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* [[WP:Closing discussions]] – a frequent admin task, but not covered in the guide above

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* [[WP:In the news/Administrator instructions]]

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* [[WikipediaWP:List of administrators]]

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* [[WP:What adminship is not]] ([[WP:Essay|essay]])

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* [[Wikipedia:Advice for new administrators]]

* [[Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list|Administrators' reading list]]

* An [[WP:ESSAYS|essay]] on [[Wikipedia:what adminship is not|what adminship is not]]

* [[Wikipedia:List of administrators]]

* [[:Category:Administrative backlog]]

* [[:Template:Admin dashboard|Admin dashboard]]

* [[Help:Two-factor authentication]] – highly recommended settings to increase the security of your administrator account

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