Meta:Interface administrators

This page contains a draft of a proposed global policy for Miraheze. The proposal is still a work in progress and/or under discussion, and has not yet reached the consensus for adoption.

Interface administrators are users that have the ability to edit in the MediaWiki: namespace on this wiki, which is the namespace of the wiki that controls certain aspects of the wiki user interface (i.e., the sidebar, the footer, links on special pages, and the like). They also have the ability to edit other users' JavaScript and CSS files; however, in practice, this is rarely done, and might only be done where a new user has requested assistance with installing a user script, for example.

Appointment
Interface administrators are appointed locally by any bureaucrat and, following this Request for Comment, any administrator is specifically added to the list of advanced users who are able to grant this user right.

Requests for interface administrator should, ideally, be made at Administrators' noticeboard, but may also be requested on the user talk page of any bureaucrat or administrator.

Eligibility
To be eligible for the interface administrator user group right, the requesting ensure must ensure that they:


 * Have a clear and specific purpose for requesting the right;
 * Already hold one (or more) advanced user rights such as wiki creator, rollbacker, Global Sysop, or other user group rights that demonstrate that they are trustworthy;
 * Have no recent history of blocks or other sanctions on Meta (the granting administrator or bureaucrat has some discretion here in what is considered recent); and
 * Have confirmed, in writing, that they have a strong password on their user account

Revocation
As any administrator or any bureaucrat can grant interface administrator, they can also revoke it from any user who has:


 * Shown, or otherwise given indication of, their user account, computer, and related technology having been been compromised; or,
 * Engaged in vandalism in restricted namespaces or on restricted pages

For security purposes, interface administrator may also be removed by any administrator or bureaucrat, on their own or following a request for removal at Administrators' noticeboard, from any user who has not made any log actions or edits in the past 30 days. When the user returns and still has a need for the tool, they can re-request it at Administrators' noticeboard.