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===Most frequent user action blocks=== | ===Most frequent user action blocks=== | ||
* 13: Vandalism detected. The system automatically blocks usernames | * 13: Vandalism detected. The system automatically blocks usernames for 2 days (change block to indefinite when vandalism is confirmed) and IP addresses for 3 months. Block should be changed to indefinite. | ||
* 31: Website is in protected mode and account creation is disabled. | * 31: Website is in protected mode and account creation is disabled. | ||
* 15: The website is in protected mode and edits from IP addresses, or users who are not on the two safe lists are disabled. Account creation is disabled. | * 15: The website is in protected mode and edits from IP addresses, or users who are not on the two safe lists are disabled. Account creation is disabled. | ||
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*10: User is not on the safe list and exceeded the number of edits allowed. | *10: User is not on the safe list and exceeded the number of edits allowed. | ||
*11: Website is in lockdown mode and editing from | *11: Website is in lockdown mode and editing from new users is disabled | ||
*12: Similar to the above case except only anonymous edits are disabled. Edits from all existing user names are still allowed. Account creation is disabled. | *12: Similar to the above case except only anonymous edits are disabled. Edits from all existing user names are still allowed. Account creation is disabled. | ||
*14: New user link. This function is currently not implemented however the site has other protections against spam (Captcha on account creation, or for all edits from an IP address). | *14: New user link. This function is currently not implemented however the site has other protections against spam (Captcha on account creation, or for all edits from an IP address). | ||
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There are two safe user lists that can be maintained through [[Special:UserRights|User rights management]]: | There are two safe user lists that can be maintained through [[Special:UserRights|User rights management]]: | ||
* {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=em-bypass-1 '''em-bypass-1'''}}: | * {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=em-bypass-1 '''em-bypass-1'''}}: New users who have started contributing should be on this list to decrease the likelihood of being blocked by the system. Anyone can be added to this list without any risk. New users should be asked to use the Preview button as much as possible and space out the 'Saves' to about once every 5 minutes. | ||
* {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=em-bypass-2 '''em-bypass-2'''}}: Users on this list are not monitored at all. Only users who are completely trusted should be on this list. | * {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=em-bypass-2 '''em-bypass-2'''}}: Users on this list are not monitored at all. Only users who are completely trusted should be on this list. Explicit requests by new users to be added to this safe list should be ignored. | ||
A user should only be one of these | A user should only be added to one of these lists (whichever is applicable), and administrators do not need to be added to any. | ||
Inclusion on these lists is to protect against accidental blocks, and is not related to a user's quality of editing. If a safe user begins to vandalize, they should be removed from the list and their edits should be reverted. If that proves difficult, the site can revert to a backup and retain any positive contributions. | |||
===Changing rights=== | ===Changing rights=== | ||
# Click a user's contribs link, for example: [[Special:Contributions/ | |||
# Click on "user rights management" at the top. You will see: [[Special:UserRights/ | # Click a user's contribs link, for example: [[Special:Contributions/Amina]] | ||
# Click on "user rights management" at the top. You will see: [[Special:UserRights/Amina]] | |||
# Assign right of bypass 1 or 2 (choose only one) | # Assign right of bypass 1 or 2 (choose only one) | ||
#*Choose bypass-1 if its a new editor | #*Choose bypass-1 if its a new editor | ||
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{{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:EditMonitorAdmin&action=cleartable '''Clear Edit Monitor Table'''}} | {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:EditMonitorAdmin&action=cleartable '''Clear Edit Monitor Table'''}} | ||
==Unblock message== | |||
After unblocking a valid user, use '''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:[[MediaWiki:Edit Monitor Admin/Unblock message]]}}''' as the unblock message (edit as needed). | |||
==Related Links== | ==Related Links== |
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