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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 181 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 decembre 2024 Listing by: Language • Date • Activity [+/−]

Number of Admins: 181 1234qwer1234qwer4, ru, de-4, en-3 1Veertje, nl, en-4, de-1, fr-1 32X, de, en-2, hsb-1, ru-1 99of9, en (bureaucrat) A.Savin, ru, de-4, en-2 Aafi, ks, ur-5, en-3, hi-2, ar-1 Abzeronow, en, fr-1 Achim55, de, en-3, nds-3, la-2 AFBorchert, de, en-3 Ahonc, uk, ru-4, en-2, de-1 Aka, de, en-3 Alno, fr, en-3, es-2, pt-1 Андрей Романенко, ru, en-3, uk-3, be-2, fr-2, lv-2 Ankry, pl, en-2, ru-1 AnRo0002, de, en-2, fr-2, es-1 Anthere, fr, en-3 AntiCompositeNumber, en, fr-2 (steward) Aude, en, ar-2, de-2, es-3 Auntof6, en, es-2, fr-1 Bastique, en, fr-3, es-2, la-2, fi-1, pl-1 Bedivere, es, en-4, pt-1 Billinghurst, en Blackcat, it, en-3, fr BrightRaven, fr, en-3, nl-2, es-2, zh-1 Butko, ru, uk-2, en-1 Captain-tucker, en Christian Ferrer, fr, en-2, es-2 Ciell, nl, en-2, de-1 Common Good, en CptViraj, gu, hi-4, en-3 (bureaucrat) Cromium, en, de-1, fr-1 Cybularny, pl, en-2, es-1, de-1 Czar, en DaB., de, en-1 DarwIn, pt, en-3, es-2, fr-2, gl-2, ca-1, it-1, oc-1 Davepape, en DerHexer, de, en-3, grc-3, la-3, es-1 (steward) Dharmadhyaksha, mr, en-3, hi-3 DMacks, en Didym, de, en-2, fr-2 Dyolf77, ar, fr-5, en-2, it-1, es-1 D-Kuru, de, en-2, it-1 Ebrahim, en-3 Elcobbola en, de (checkuser) Ellin Beltz, en (bureaucrat) Ellywa, nl, en-2, de-1, fr-1 Emha, de, bar, en-3, fr-1 Érico, pt, en-2, es-1 EugeneZelenko, ru, be, en-2, bg-1, pl-1 (bureaucrat) Explicit, en, es, ko-2 Ezarate, es-3, en-1 Fitindia, en-3, hi-2, mr-2 FunkMonk, da, en-4, no-3, fo-2, sv-2, de-1, es-1 Gbawden, en-3, af-1 Geagea, he, ka-3, en-3, ru-1 Geni, en George Chernilevsky, ru, uk-3, de-2, en-2, bg-1, la-1, be-1, fr-1 Gestumblindi, als, de, en-3 Gnangarra, en, nys-1 GPSLeo, de, en-2 GreenMeansGo, en Grin, hu, en-3, de-1 Hekerui, de, en-4 Herbythyme, en, fr-2, es-1, it-1 Hesperian, en Holly Cheng, en, ja-2 Huntster, en Indeedous, de, en-3, fr-2 Infrogmation, en, es-1 IronGargoyle, en, de-1 Jameslwoodward, en, fr-1 (bureaucrat, checkuser) Jaqen, it, en-2 Jarekt, pl, en Jcornelius, de, lt-2, la-2, en-2, pt-2, fr-1 Jdforrester, en Jean-Frédéric, fr, en-4, es-1 Jianhui67, en, zh-4, ja-2, ms-2 Jmabel, en, es-3, ro-2, de-1, ca-1, it-1, pt-1, fr-1 Joergens.mi, de, en-3 JoKalliauer, de, en-3 Jon Kolbert, en, fr-4, de-2 (steward) Josve05a, sv, en-3 Jusjih, zh, en-3, fr-2, ko-1 Kadı, tr, en-5, fr-2, az-2 Kallerna, fi, en-3, sv-2, de-1 King of Hearts, en, zh-3, es-2, ja-1 Klemen Kocjancic, sl, en-3, de-2, hr-1, bs-1 Krd, de, en-3 (bureaucrat, checkuser) Krinkle, nl, en-3, de-2 Kritzolina, de, en-3, fr-2, it-1 Léna, fr, en-3, es-1 Leyo, gsw, de, en-3, fr-3, es-1, la-1 Lofty abyss, en, mt, it-2 Lymantria, nl, en-3, de-2, fy-2, fr-1, zea-1 Magog the Ogre, en, es-2 Mahagaja, en, de-4, fr-2, ga-2, la-2, cy-1 Maire, pl, en-4, es-2, fr-2, de-2, ru-1 Marcus Cyron, de, en-2 Masur, pl, en-3, de-1 Materialscientist, en-4, ru-4, nl-3, fr-1, es-1 Matrix, en, ta-2 MB-one, de, en-3, fr-1, pt-1 MBisanz, en Mdaniels5757, en, es-1 MGA73, da, en-3, de-2, no-1, sv-1 Mhhossein, fa, en-3, ar-1 Micheletb, fr, en-3, it-1, es-1 Mike Peel, en, pt-2, fr-1 Minorax, en, zh (oversighter) Missvain, en Mitchazenia, en, es-2 Miya, ja, en-2 Moheen, bn, as-1, bpy-1, en-3, hi-1, hif-1 Morgankevinj, en MPF, en, da-2, de-1, fr-1 Multichill, nl, en-3, de-1, fr-1 Mys 721tx, zh, en-3 Nagy, de, en-3, fr-2, es-1, sv-1 NahidSultan, bn, en-3, bpy-1 Natuur12, nl, en-3, de-1 notafish, fr, en-4, de-3, es-2, it-2 odder, pl, en-4, de-2 (bureaucrat, oversighter) P199, en, nl, fr-2, tl-2, de-1 Pi.1415926535, en, es-2 Platonides, es, en-2, fr-1 Poco a poco, es, de-4, en-3, fr-2, it-2, pl-2, pt-1 Podzemnik, cs, en-2 Polarlys, de, en-2, fr-1, no-1 Pyb, fr, en-2 Pymouss, fr, en-3, de-2, it-2, he-1 Racconish, fr, en-4 Ragesoss, en, de-1, fr-1 Ra'ike, de, en-2 Rastrojo, es, en-3, fr-2, eo-1 Raymond, de, en-3, nl-1 (oversighter) Red-tailed hawk, en, es-4, pt-2, ug-1 Regasterios, hu, en-1 Rehman, en, si-1 Reinhard Kraasch, de, en-3 Revi C., ko, en-3 Rimshot, de, en-4, fr-2, it-1 Romaine, nl, en-3, de-2, af-1, fr-1 Rosenzweig, de, en-3, fr-1, la-1 Royalbroil, en, es-1 RP88, en, de-1 Rudolphous, nl, en-3, de-2 Ruthven, it, fr, en-4, es-4, nap-4, ca-2, de-1 Sadads, en, es-3 Sanandros, als, de, en-3, fr-1 Satdeep Gill, pa, en-5, hi-5, es-3, fr-2, fa-1 Shizhao, zh, en-1, ru-1 Spiritia, bg, en-3, ru-2, mk-2, de-1 Sreejithk2000, ml, en-3, hi-3, ta-1, kn-1 Steinsplitter, bar, de-4, it-3, en-1 Stifle, en, ga, fr-2, de-1 Storkk, en, fr-3, de-2, eo-2 Strakhov, es, en-2 TadejM, sl, en-3, de-2, fr-2 Taivo, et, en-3, ru-3, de-1 Teles, pt, en-3, es-2 Themightyquill, en, fr-2, de-1, hu-1 The Squirrel Conspiracy, en Thibaut120094, fr, en-2, ja-1 Thuresson, sv, en-3, no-2 Triplec85, de, en-3, fr-1, hr-1, la-1 Tulsi, ne, mai, en-3, hi-2, hif-2, bh-1 Túrelio, de, en-3, es-1 VIGNERON, fr, de-2, en-2, zh-1 Wdwd, de, en-2 Well-Informed Optimist, ru, uk-4, en-3 Wikitanvir, bn, en-3, de-2, as-2, bpy-1 Wutsje, fy, nl, en-3, de-2, fr-1 Yann, fr, en-4, hi-2, gu-1 Yasu, ja, en-2, de-1 Ymblanter, ru, en-3, de-2, fr-2, nl-2, it-1, es-1 Yuval CT, he, en-3 Zzyzx11, en, es-1, fr-1 علاء, ar, en-4, he-1, es-1 (steward) Abuse filter, (automated account) CommonsDelinker, (bot) see request KrinkleBot, (bot) see request If 181 is not the last number on this list, there may be an error or there are some users assigned temporarily.

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
• 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  Support votes or  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.

 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.

Adygrafix250

Related requests:

• Administrators/Requests/Adygrafix250

Vote

Adygrafix250 (talk · contributions (views) · deleted user contributions · recent activity (talk · project · deletion requests) · logs · block log · global contribs · CentralAuth)

Scheduled to end: 23:43, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

I am applying to become a Wiki commons administrator to address the challenges facing the Rwandan Wikimedia community. As a native speaker of Kinyarwanda, I have noticed numerous mistakes and inconsistencies on commons that undermine the quality and accuracy of its content. Unfortunately, there are currently no administrators from Rwanda who are proficient in Kinyarwanda and understand the cultural nuances required to manage and curate this vital resource effectively. By becoming an administrator, I aim to enhance the credibility of the platform by ensuring accurate edits, combating vandalism, and fostering a supportive environment for contributors. My passion for knowledge-sharing and dedication to promoting Kinyarwanda make me eager to serve the Wikipedia community in this role. (a short statement why you (or this person) should be an admin...) Your signature's timestamp for a self-nom is when the candidacy starts. For non-self-noms, the candidate should "accept" with a short statement and sign it... that timestamp is when the candidacy starts... Adygrafix250 (talk) 23:43, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Votes

•  Oppose Just a terrible nomination. When a self-nom candidate cannot even rightly format their own RfA, I can't support. Thanks for the passion, nonetheless. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 05:40, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose I don't see why you'd need the mop in order to fix the mistakes and inconsistencies you've mentioned. I also don't see any edits in your edit history indicating that you've already done work in those areas. Almost all of your edits are uploads or edits to your uploads - there's no vandalism fighting, no creating/editing translations, very minimal activity in DR, etcetera. Finally, I have concerns that a significant number your those uploads - everything in the Kandt House Museum series - may be COM:FOP Rwanda violations. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 05:57, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose I'm sorry, but you do not have the level of experience or involvement in Commons processes that is expected of an administrator. You also seem uncertain of whether you're applying for adminship on Commons or Wikipedia; they are not the same. Omphalographer (talk) 06:11, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose insufficient experience, sorry. Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 07:12, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose No experience.--A09 (talk) 12:28, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose Very insufficient experience. --Prototyperspective (talk) 12:33, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose per above --TenWhile6 12:37, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose The RfA candidate has written that By becoming an administrator, I aim to enhance the credibility of the platform by ensuring accurate edits, combating vandalism, and fostering a supportive environment for contributors and that the candidate has noticed numerous mistakes and inconsistencies on commons with respect to Kinyarwanda content. It might be true that we are handling Kinyarwanda content poorly, and I don't doubt that having more people with native knowledge of that language would be quite helpful in improving the Commons—doing this is a noble goal, and I would like to thank the RfA candidate for this. But if the candidate wants to help fix these inconsistencies, then the candidate already has the power to do this as a normal editor—one does not need to be an administrator to fix captions and revert vandalism. As such, I would encourage the candidate to do this as a normal editor, and work towards the goal of improving Kinyarwanda content. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 14:40, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose per above - we would always appreciate your help over at rwwiki though! Ternera (talk) 14:46, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose per Aafi. Self-portrait on userpage looks like AI-generated? --A.Savin 16:12, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
•  Oppose Seemingly a ChatGPT nom. --Bedivere (talk) 16:13, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

   Agree 100% AI generated probability according to GPTZero. Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 16:41, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

•  Oppose Per Bediviere, Waqar, Aafi, Red Tailed Hawk, and The Squirrel Conspiracy. All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 16:40, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Comments

• """As a native speaker of Kinyarwanda""" please check COM:FR. we need more people for this area. before requesting file renaming user right please be sure you did good file renaming requests according to policies. modern_primat ^{ඞඞඞ ----TALK} 14:45, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
  • They appear to fit the criteria for file mover in number of edits. FM requests that they made from September look good to me Abzeronow (talk) 18:34, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

     Agree with Abzeronow. Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 20:13, 11 December 2024 (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

• Commons:User access levels
• Commons:Administrators/Inactivity section