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La prisenti è na pàggina d'aiutu p'amministratura (e aspiranti tali) nta Commons circa l'usu apprupiatu dê strummenti misi a sò dispusizzioni.<br />
Si teni prisenti ca sta pàggina nun è na lìnia guida, ma sulu n''''elencu di suggirimenti e cunzigghi'''.
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Ci sunnu dui diffirenzi mpurtanti ntra èssiri amministraturi nta Commons e essìrilu nta unu qualegghiè di l'àutri pruggetti di Wikimedia:
# A diffirenza di l'azzioni amministrativi chiumputi nta unu qualegghiè dê pruggetti, li quali hannu effettu lucali, chiddi nta Commons mpàttanu putinzialmenti nta ''tutti li pruggetti'': si penza â cancillazzioni di na fotugrafìa di Commons, pi effettu dâ quali idda diveni nun dispunìbbili nta qualegghiè àutru pruggettu;
# A diffirenza dûn qualegghiè capìtulu linguìsticu, ntô quali si prisumi cu cirtizza raggiunèvuli ca tutti li cuntribbutura pàrranu e cumprènninu la stissa lingua, nta Commons chisto nun è affattu scuntatu: quinni abbisogna stari accura ntô rilazziunàrisi cu utenti ca nun pàrranu la nostra stissa lingua, e nta nuddu casu cumpurtàrisi n manera discriminatoria, nè dari la mprissioni di fàrilu, a càusa dâ divirsità linguìstica.

D'àutra parti, ci sunnu tanti simigghianzi cu l'àutri pruggetti di Wikimedia, p'esempiu, macari nta Commons:
* si ci aspetta ca n'amministraturi aggisci rispittannu lu cunzenzu;
* si ci aspetta c'aggisci ntô ntiressi dô pruggettu;
* si ci aspetta ca si cunzurta cu l'àutri amministratura si nun è sicuru supra li cunziguenzi di na sò azzioni;
* n'amministraturi avissi a ammèttiri n'erruri cummittutu e adupiràrisi ô megghiu pi punìricci rimediu;
* n'amministraturi avissi a èssiri cuntattàbbili;
* n'amministraturi avissi a succùrriri a l'utenti c'addumànnanu aiutu, o sapiri nnicari a iddi quarchidunu ca li pozza aiutari; avissi a avvirtiri macari si s'attrova n wikipàusa.

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== Quannu addivintati amministratura… ==
* Agghiunciti li nfurmazzioni linguìstichi ({{pg|Commons:Babel|Babel}}) ntâ vostra pàggina utenti, sì ca l'àutri Wikicommonisti sàccianu quali lingui parrati o capiti;
* Accirtàtivi d'aviri abbilitatu la ricizzioni di posta elittrònica ntê vostri opzioni utenti;
* <span class="mw-translate-fuzzy">Evitati d'addumannari a l'utenti di lassàrivi li missaggi ntâ vostra pàggina utenti pressu la vostra wiki principali (p'esempiu scn.wiki si viniti di ddà): si prisumi ca si aviti addivintatu amministratura ccà nta Commons aviti tempu di didicari a l'utenti di Commons ntâ vostra pàggina utenti nta stu pruggettu, e cuntrullati la vostra pàggina utenti ccà a ntirvalli rigulari e friquenti;</span>
* Assignalati ntâ vostra pàggina utenti (usannu {{pg|Commons:Userboxes}} o qualegghiè àutru menzu) quali roli ricupriti nta Commons (p'esempiu, nnicati si siti n'opiraturi OTRS o un rivisuri di fiducia). Ovviamenti, quannu addivintati amministraturi, arricurdàtivi di nnicàrilu.

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== Cunzigghi pê neuamministratura ==
* Iscrivìrisi â [https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/commons-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ mailing list commons-l] è ùtili si vuliti sapiri zocchi succedi. Putìstivu macari èssiri ntirissati a l'[https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/commons-l@lists.wikimedia.org/ archiviu] rilativu.
* Liggiti li {{pg|Commons:Deletion policy|lìnii guida supra la cancillazzioni}} e la sizzioni principali di l'{{pg|Commons:Deletion requests|addumannati di cancillazzioni}}.
* Abbilitati li [[MediaWiki talk:Gadget-QuickDelete|gadget QuickDelete]] [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|ntê vostri opzioni pirsunali]], accussì putiti vilocimenti marcari li mmàggini senza nfurmazzioni sufficienti supra la pruvinenza o supra la licenza e avvirtìrinni cu un sulu click l'utenti ca li carricau nta Commons.
* Ncluditi li pàggini siguenti ntrâ vostra lista taliata: [[Commons:Help desk]], [[Commons:Village pump/Copyright]] (''Village pump'' è lu currispittivu sicilianu dô Bar), [[Commons:Administrators' noticeboard]] e li sò suttapàggini [[COM:AN/V|Vannalismi]], [[COM:AN/U|Utenti prubblimàtici]] e [[COM:AN/B|Blocchi e prutizzioni]].
* Liggiti {{pg|Commons:Staying mellow}}, poi riliggìtilu. Spiega bonu comu circamu di travagghiari ccà: nun vulemu addivintari comu àutri wiki dê quali macari aviti spirienza, ntê quali pari ca tutta l'enirgìa va spisa pi litigari chiuttostu ca pi fari travagghiu custruttivu.
* Cuntrullati li {{pg|Commons:Licensinglìnii guida supra li licenzi}} e àutri nnicazzioni supra lu copyright quali [[Commons:Freedom of panorama|libbirtà di panurama]], {{pg|Commons:De minimis|''De minimis''}} e {{pg|Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag|quannu usari lu template PD-Art}}. Li liggi supra lu copyright nun sunnu na materia sìmplici e nun si vi addumanna di sapiri tuttu, ma si faciti l'amministratura avìstivu a aviri na canuscenza sufficienti dê pulìtichi di Commons supra lu copyright.
* Dati n'occhiata a l'elencu dê [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|{{int:prefs-gadgets}}]] (abbasciu attruvati chiddi appòsiti pi l'amministratura, puru si p'esempiu un gadget comu UserMessages è assai ùtili).
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">If you need help you can join the admin channel on IRC {{irc|wikimedia-commons-admin|webchat=1}}</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Enable the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|Two-factor authentication]] at [[Special:OATH]].</span>

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== Effetti dâ cancillazzioni dûn file ==

Commons furnisci chiù di {{#expr:trunc {{#expr:{{formatnum:{{NUMBEROFFILES}}|R}}/1000000}}}} miliuna di file a tutti li Wiki affirenti a Wikimedia, quinni è assai prubbàbbili ca la cancillazzioni d'unu d'iddi mpatta supra duzzini di Wiki varii (vi nni putiti addunari cuntrullannu ''GlobalUsage'' ntâ parti supiriuri dâ pàggina dô file).

Pi effettu di chistu, aviri a stari accura sempri quannu si tratta di cancillari un file.
Chistu, ovviamenti, nun signìfica ca li palesi viulazzioni di copyright nun vannu cancillati sulu pirchì li file n viulazzioni sunnu utilizzati; l'usu di cuntinuti lìbbiri è un puntu fermu di Commons chiù ca nta àutri Wiki, e st'attività di livatina di cuntinuti n viulazzioni di copyright è un travagghiu mpurtanti ca rafforza la carattirìstica di Commons comu dipòsitu sulu di cuntinuti lìbbiri.

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== Effetti dâ ntirazzioni cu l'àutri utenti ==

Commons susteni l'àutri pruggetti Wikimedia, ma pò arrinèsciri sulu cu l'appoiu, a sò volta, di tali pruggetti (pirchì è comu li capìtuli lucali vìdinu Commons a ditirminari si tali cumunità ncuràggianu o menu li propi utenti a carricari li propi file nta Commons chiuttostu ca ntô sò pruggettu); tiniti quinni a menti ca, quannu ntiraggiti cu un qualegghiè utenti, putìstivu èssiri pirciputi comu rapprisintanti n sòlidu di Commons, cu tuttu chiddu ca nni cunzegui. Quinni è mpurtanti èssiri educati e pacenti.

Quannu ntrapigghiamu n'azzioni è chiù ndividuali (p'esempiu na cancillazzioni) ca cumunitaria (dicìdiri si na licenza data è accittàbbili o menu), arricurdàmuni sempri di spiegari quali sunnu li raggiuni ca ni purtaru a aggiri nta na manera data, e tinemu cuntu dê pariri di qualegghiè utenti di qualegghiè pruggettu pruveni. Sutta vari punti di vista (ma nun tutti) la cumunità di Commons è â stessa stregua dâ ''cumunità di Wikimedia'': avemu òbblighi versu tutti l'utenti, nun sulu chiddi cu n'account nta Commons.

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Good communication and a willingness to accept feedback are not optional extras for an admin. Good communication in deletion closures is particularly important because without it decisions cannot easily be reviewed and understood.
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== Multilinguismu==

* Lìnia guida: {{pg|Commons:Language policy}}

Unni pussìbbili, nudda lingua avissi a èssiri prifiruta a n'àutra.
Nun abbisogna pinalizzari n'utenza n raggiuni dâ lingua parrata.
Si aviti raggiuni di pinzari ca l'utenza câ quali ntiraggiti nun parra la vostra lingua, circati di fàricci jùnciri li vostri missaggi traduciuti ntâ sò lingua: l'òniri è vostru, nun sò. Dati n'occhiata a [[Commons:List of administrators by language]] pi nnirizzari, si pussìbbili, lu vostru currispunnenti a n'amministraturi ca parra la sò lingua.

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== Funzioni spiciali ==

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=== Cancillazzioni e riprìstinu ===

* Lìnia guida chiavi: {{pg|Commons:Deletion policy}} e {{pg|Commons:Criteria for speedy deletion}}
* Lista dê catigurìi di cancillazzioni: {{pg|Template:Deletion menu}}
* {{pg|Commons:Deletion requests}}
* {{pg|Commons:Undeletion requests}}

L'elencu di l'arritrati di l'addumannati di cancillazzioni ràpida è longu.
Lu vostru aiutu nta dd'àrïa è sempri bimminutu e dicisivu.

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Tiniti prisenti ca li file ca cancillati mpàttanu putinzialmenti nta tutti li pruggetti Wikimedia, quinni spigati '''sempri''' pirchì l'aviti cancillati.
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Si n'utenti (sia chiddu ca carricau lu file o menu) si prisenta cu nfurmazzioni rilivanti e affidàbbili supra lu status dûn file cancillatu a sèguitu di carenza di nfurmazzioni supra la pruvinenza, licenza e dritti vari, ripristinati rapidamenti lu file.

Nun effittuari sustituzzioni n massa di mmàggini raster (PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, etc.) cu vitturiali anàlughi (SVG): la cosa criau cunflitti n passatu.
N lìnia ginirali, qualegghiè mmàggini raster sustituita di un vitturiali anàlugu nun va cancillata (fattu sarvu ddà unni, casu pi casu, la mmàggini sia nun utilizzata e ci sia cunzenzu â sò eliminazzioni).
Liggiti [[Commons talk:Deletion requests/Superseded]] pi nfurmazzioni chiù dittagghiati.

Arricurdàtivi sempri ca nun tocca a nui dicìdiri quali sia la virsioni "giusta" dûn file qualegghiè, e ca l'utilizzu o menu di na virsioni ditirminata è di cumpitenza dê capìtuli lucali. Li cancillazzioni hannu a arriguardari sulu casi nun oggettu di discussioni (p'esempiu mmàggini digradati, copii esatti, etc.); tiniti macari prisenti ca li cancillazzioni di massa òbbliganu CommonsDelinker a fari un travagghiu pisanti nta tutti li pruggetti, quinni valutati sempri si chisti sunnu ''strittamenti'' nicissarii.

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Pê catigurìi, a parti lu casu di chiddi cu noma palesimenti errati (es. '''Calro Muratori''' nveci di '''Carlo Muratori'''), ca lu nomu è offinzivu o nun prisenta standard sintatticu-ortugràfici curretti (p'esempiu cu un nomu propiu n minùsculu nveci ca n maiùsculu: un'ipotetica categoria '''juventus football club''' va cancellata subito), si consideri l'oppurtunità d'effittuari un ''soft-redirect'' ddà unni lu sò nomu nun è di principiu nun apprupiatu o erratu, ma nun è chiddu utilizzatu chiù friquentimenti (p'esempiu, [[:Category:Macro photographs by subject|Macro photographs by subject]] ca ridiriggi ô chiù utilizzatu [[:Category:Close-ups by subject|Close-ups by subject]]) oppuru d'utilizzàrilu qualora la grafìa dô nomu pozza ndùciri n erruri (p'esempiu, [[:Category:Andy Garcia|Andy Garcia]] ridiriggi a [[:Category:Andy García|Andy García]], cu l'accentu ntâ "i").
Benchì lu redirect dê catigurìi nun rinstrata autumaticamenti l'utenti, comuegghiè l'avverti ch'esisti na catigurìa cô nomu apprupriatu e mpidisci di criari chidda cô nomu nun idòniu.
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Deletion of pages with over 5,000 revisions has been restricted to prevent accidental disruption, its deletion is restricted to [[m:Special:MyLanguage/stewards|Stewards]]. Please [[m:Steward requests/Miscellaneous|contact one]] for assistance.
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=== Blocking and unblocking ===
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* Key policy: {{pg|Commons:Blocking policy}}
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Have your email confirmed, so blocked users can contact you (and let them know this). Blocked users are also able to edit their talk page. Keep in mind the principles of [[#Multilinguality|multilinguality]] mentioned above.
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Note that Commons currently has no formal three revert rule. This doesn't mean that edit warring or upload warring is acceptable. If you notice edit warring, push the participants to discussion, warn, and finally if necessary block.
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It is possible to [[Special:GlobalBlockWhitelist|change]] the local status of global blocks.
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When blocking bots due to a malfunction (or unapproved bot), please remember to disable autoblocks so that other WMF Labs bots (if running on labs) are not affected.
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''{{comseealso|Commons:IP block exemption}}''
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=== Protecting and unprotecting ===
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* Key pages: [[Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Blocks and protections]], [[:Category:Commons protected edit requests]]
* Key policy: {{pg|Commons:Page protection}}
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Don't protect preemptively. Use semi-protection whenever possible. In general, avoid cascading protection.
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In the case of disputes and revert wars, protect and send the users to the talk page to sort out consensus.
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In the case of repeated vandalism, a short block to the user or IP is preferred because it attacks the problem at its source and doesn't disadvantage other well-meaning users.
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Several images on Commons are {{pg|Commons:Auto-protected files|automatically protected}} from edits for a short period of time due to their visibility.
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Items transcluded on [[Commons:Cascade-protected items]] are considered ultra-high-use and are often critical to the Wikimedia Commons interface or used on many pages.
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=== Rollback ===
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* Guideline: {{pg|Commons:Rollback}}
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This tool allows for fast reverting of the last edit(s) to a page. It's similar to the undo function, however, this will undo all consecutive edits by the same user, thus restoring the latest version made by a user other than the last. It generates a auto-summary and saves automatically. (Non-admins can request this ability [[COM:RR#Rollback|here]].)
Admins can mark rollbacks as +b (<code>bot</code>) using the API or a script.
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=== Commanding bots ===
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Some specific {{pg|Commons:Bots|bots}} accept commands from admins on [[User:CommonsDelinker/commands]]. Admins can mass-move categories around and also universally replace on all Wikimedia projects. Admins should be very careful with these tools and only use them in uncontroversial cases or cases that have consensus acceptance.
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=== Special MW pages ===
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Special pages in the MediaWiki namespace. If you don't have technical knowledge please don't edit these pages.
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist]] – titles for which certain actions are blocked</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[MediaWiki:Titlewhitelist]] – titles matching these regexps are exempt from the blacklist</span>
* [[MediaWiki:Robots.txt]]
* [[MediaWiki:Block-autoblock-exemptionlist]]
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]] – External URLs matching this list will be blocked when added to a page.</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist]] – External URLs matching this list will not be blocked even if they would have been blocked by blacklist entries</span>
* [[MediaWiki:Captcha-addurl-whitelist]]
* [[MediaWiki:Filename-prefix-blacklist]]
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[MediaWiki:WikiLove.js]] – Configure WikiLove</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[MediaWiki:Echo-blacklist]] – Blacklisted account will cause no Echo notifications. <br />New usernames should be added (case-sensitive) on a new line with no special markup or prefixes. Individual users can override the blacklist by creating a whitelist file which is located at [[Special:MyPage/Echo-whitelist]].</span>

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There are also global blacklists available at meta which cannot be edited by local admins:
* [[:m:Title blacklist]]
* [[:m:Spam blacklist]]
* [[:m:Email blacklist]]
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=== Abuse filter ===
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* Key pages: {{pg|Commons:Abuse filter}}
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The [[Special:AbuseFilter|Abuse filter]] is an automated software mechanism of applying automatic heuristics to all actions (edits, uploads, moves, deletions, etc.). Please test your filter changes before saving it. All actions caught by the filters are [[Special:AbuseLog|logged]]. To restore autoconfirmed status you can use the [[Special:AbuseFilter/tools|debugging tools]]. Please create new abuse filters only if absolutely necessary to prevent issues with the condition limit. Wikimedia Commons has 2000 conditions, if the limit is reached abusefilter will no longer work correctly (not all edits are getting checked). See [[:mw:Extension:AbuseFilter/Conditions]].
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''See also [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules format|mw:Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules format]]''
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=== Mass message ===
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You can use the MassMessage tool to send a message to a list of users via a [[Special:MassMessage|special page]]. This is a very powerful tool, and it is strongly suggested that you read the [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:MassMessage|documentation]] before using it. You are fully responsible for any mistakes (including typos in the body text, inappropriate recipients lists, etc.). Avoid embarrassment and double-check that you are sending to the right distribution list. A [[Special:CreateMassMessageList|special page]] to create message delivery lists is available.
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=== Merge page histories ===
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* Key page: {{pg|Commons:History merging and splitting}}
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[[Special:MergeHistory]] page lets you merge revisions of the history of one source page into a newer page. Make sure that your change will maintain historical page continuity.
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=== Upload Wizard campaigns ===
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* Key page: {{pg|Commons:Upload campaigns}}
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Admins and {{pg|Commons:Upload Wizard campaign editors|upload wizard campaign editors}} can edit the campaign configuration (stored as JSON in the Campaign namespace). See the [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:UploadWizard/Campaigns|UploadWizard campaign functionality documentation]] for further information.
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=== User rights management ===
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[[Special:UserRights]] can be used to add and/or remove users from User groups, see [[Special:ListGroupRights]]. To see recent rights changes, visit [[Special:Log/rights]]. Please welcome users granted a new right with an [[:Category:User rights message templates|appropriate message]]. See [[COM:RFR]] for requests. As a rough guideline, admins usually require editors to have made more than 500 useful non-botlike edits, and to have been active in the last thirty days to receive autopatrolled. 1,000 and 1,500 useful non-botlike edits or a large amount of justified renaming requests at the Commons are required (as a rough guideline) to receive filemover right and users with fewer than 200 edits will not be added to the [[COM:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage|awb checkpage]]. User needs to file a request at [[Commons:License review/requests]] to become a license reviewer.
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=== Tag management ===
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Administrators can manage and delete tags via [[Special:Tags]]. System tags and tags used on a lot of revisions can't be deleted. Deletions are irreversible and cannot be undone, not even by database administrators.
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== Vandalism and vandal fighting ==
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Avoid labeling people's efforts as vandalism. True vandals know that what they are doing is wrong; you don't gain much from telling them again. For people who believe they really are editing in the best interests of the wiki, calling them "vandals" is inflammatory and unhelpful. Admins can mark rolled-back edits as bot edits. [[Special:Nuke]] allows to mass delete recently created pages, you can use {{pg|Help:VisualFileChange.js|VisualFileChange}} for non recently created pages. See also {{pg|Commons:Counter Vandalism Unit}}.
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== Reporting bugs ==
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If you have detected a bug when using admin tools or if someone has reported a technical problem on [[COM:AN]], please file a bug on [[:phabricator:]]. Please try to provide an exact description of the problem, and if possible a screenshot, to allow an easy reproduction of the problem. See also {{pg|Commons:Bugs}}.
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== If you speak languages other than English ==
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* Please participate at the [[COM:VP|Village pump]] in [[Template:Lang-VP|your language]]. This is one of the few places users can ask for help in their own language. If there is a version of [[Commons:Help desk]] in [[Template:Lang-HD|your language]], please consider helping out there as well.
* Please at least take a look at {{pg|Commons:Help page maintenance}}, a page for coordinating the translation of Commons pages to other languages.
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== Checklist of stuff you should know ==
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This is stuff you should come across or be aware of before considering becoming an admin. It's not a complete list. (if the question doesn't have an answer in parenthesis... that's because you REALLY need to know the answer to it before you consider standing... and if you don't already know, or don't know how to find out on your own, you probably haven't been around enough to have picked up the norms here yet)
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Does Commons allow fair use? "Wikipedia only" permission? "Educational use only" license terms?</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Which Creative Commons licenses are accepted, which are not?</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">What is the best way to transfer files from other Wikimedia projects? ({{pg|Commons:Moving files to Commons}})</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">What is OTRS and how is it used? ({{pg|Commons:OTRS}})</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">How to join/read the archives of the mailing list. ({{pg|Commons:Mailing lists}})</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">When is it appropriate to use page protection (including cascading)? ({{pg|COM:P}})</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">When is it appropriate to block users? ({{pg|COM:BP}})</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">What is the correct procedure for nominating a file for deletion/undeletion?</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">How to "rename" or "move" a category. ({{pg|Commons:Rename a category}})</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">How to split or merge a page. ({{pg|COM:HMS}})</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">How to find an admin that speaks a particular language, when you need to.</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Where users should seek opinions and help.</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Where to see an overview of a user's uploads, including untagged or uncategorised files.</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">How should you close a deletion request relating to a probable copyvio that is widely in use on other wikis and where there is a clear consensus of stated views that the image should be kept?</span>

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== Where your help is needed ==
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{{Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Backlog}}
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Commons is frequently backlogged in the deletion area.
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Close old {{pg|Commons:Deletion requests|deletion requests}} on [[Commons:Deletion requests/Older Discussions]].</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Delete images that are missing required information in [[:Category:Unknown]].</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Clean up the [[:Category:candidates for speedy deletion|candidates for speedy deletion]].</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Deal with [[:Category:Requests for unblock|Requests for unblock]].</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Deal with [[:Category:Commons protected edit requests|Commons protected edit requests]].</span>

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See also: ''[[Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Backlog|Overview of the Admin backlog]]'' and ''[[:Category:Commons admin backlog]]''
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