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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 189 administrators on Commons.

What is an administrator?

Administrators as of January 2023
Listing by: Language • Date • Activity [+/−]

Number of Admins: 189

  1. -revi, ko, en-3 (steward)
  2. 1234qwer1234qwer4, ru, de-4, en-3
  3. 1Veertje, nl, en-4, de-1, fr-1
  4. 32X, de, en-2, hsb-1, ru-1
  5. 99of9, en (bureaucrat)
  6. A.Savin, ru, de-4, en-2
  7. Achim55, de, en-3, nds-3, la-2
  8. AFBorchert, de, en-3
  9. Ahonc, uk, ru-4, en-2, de-1
  10. Aka, de, en-3
  11. Alno, fr, en-3, es-2, pt-1
  12. Amada44, de, en-3, fr-1
  13. Andre Carrotflower, en, es-3, fr-3, de-2
  14. Андрей Романенко, ru, en-3, uk-3, be-2, fr-2, lv-2
  15. Ankry, pl, en-2, ru-1
  16. AnRo0002, de, en-2, fr-2, es-1
  17. Anthere, fr, en-3
  18. AntiCompositeNumber, en, fr-2 (steward)
  19. Aude, en, ar-2, de-2, es-3
  20. Benoît Prieur, fr, en-3, pt-2, es-1, it-1, hy-1
  21. Billinghurst, en
  22. Blackcat, it, en-3, fr
  23. BrightRaven, fr, en-3, nl-2, es-2, zh-1
  24. Butko, ru, uk-2, en-1
  25. Captain-tucker, en
  26. Christian Ferrer, fr, en-2, es-2
  27. Ciell, nl, en-2, de-1
  28. Common Good, en
  29. Cookie, es, en-2
  30. CptViraj, gu, hi-4, en-3
  31. Cromium, en, de-1, fr-1 (steward)
  32. Czar, en
  33. DaB., de, en-1
  34. DarwIn, pt, en-3, es-2, fr-2, gl-2, ca-1, it-1, oc-1
  35. Davepape, en
  36. De728631, de, en-5
  37. DerHexer, de, en-3, grc-3, la-3, es-1 (steward)
  38. Dharmadhyaksha, mr, en-3, hi-3
  39. DMacks, en
  40. Didym, de, en-2, fr-2
  41. Dyolf77, ar, fr-5, en-2, it-1, es-1
  42. D-Kuru, de, en-2, it-1
  43. Ebrahim, fa, en-3
  44. Elcobbola en, de (checkuser)
  45. Ellin Beltz, en (bureaucrat)
  46. Ellywa, nl, en-2, de-1, fr-1
  47. Emha, de, bar, en-3, fr-1
  48. Érico, pt, en-2, es-1
  49. EugeneZelenko, ru, be, en-2, bg-1, pl-1 (bureaucrat)
  50. Explicit, en, es, ko-2
  51. Ezarate, es-3, en-1
  52. Fitindia, en-3, hi-2, mr-2 (checkuser)
  53. FunkMonk, da, en-4, no-3, fo-2, sv-2, de-1, es-1
  54. Gbawden, en-3, af-1
  55. Geagea, he, ka-3, en-3, ru-1
  56. Geni, en
  57. George Chernilevsky, ru, uk-3, de-2, en-2, bg-1, la-1, be-1, fr-1
  58. Gestumblindi, als, de, en-3
  59. Gnangarra, en, nys-1
  60. GPSLeo, de, en-2
  61. GreenMeansGo, en
  62. Grin, hu, en-3, de-1
  63. Hekerui, de, en-4
  64. Herbythyme, en, fr-2, es-1, it-1
  65. Hesperian, en
  66. Howcheng, en, ja-2
  67. Huntster, en
  68. Indeedous, de, en-3, fr-2
  69. Infrogmation, en, es-1
  70. IronGargoyle, en, de-1
  71. Jameslwoodward, en, fr-1 (bureaucrat, checkuser)
  72. Jaqen, it, en-2
  73. Jarekt, pl, en
  74. JarrahTree, en, id-1
  75. Jcornelius, de, lt-2, la-2, en-2, pt-2, fr-1
  76. Jdforrester, en
  77. Jean-Frédéric, fr, en-4, es-1
  78. Jianhui67, en, zh-4, ja-2, ms-1
  79. Jmabel, en, es-3, ro-2, de-1, ca-1, it-1, pt-1, fr-1
  80. Joergens.mi, de, en-3
  81. JoKalliauer, de, en-3
  82. Jon Kolbert, en, fr-4, de-2 (steward)
  83. Josve05a, sv, en-3
  84. Julo, pl, en-2, de-1, ru-1
  85. JuTa, de, en-2, fr-1 (bureaucrat)
  86. Jusjih, zh, en-3, fr-2, ko-1
  87. Kadı, tr, en-5, fr-2, az-2
  88. Kaldari, en
  89. Kallerna, fi, en-3, sv-2, de-1
  90. King of Hearts, en, zh-3, es-2, ja-1
  91. Klemen Kocjancic, sl, en-3, de-2, hr-1, bs-1
  92. Krd, de, en-3 (bureaucrat, checkuser)
  93. Krinkle, nl, en-3, de-2
  94. Leit, de, en-3, fr-1
  95. Léna, fr, en-3, es-1
  96. Leyo, gsw, de, en-3, fr-3, es-1, la-1
  97. Lofty abyss, en, mt, it-2
  98. Lymantria, nl, en-3, de-2, fy-2, fr-1, zea-1
  99. Magog the Ogre, en, es-2
  100. Mahagaja, en, de-4, fr-2, ga-2, la-2, cy-1
  101. Maire, pl, en-4, es-2, fr-2, de-2, ru-1
  102. Marcus Cyron, de, en-2
  103. Mardetanha fa, az, en-3, tr-2, ar-1
  104. Masur, pl, en-3, de-1
  105. Matanya, en, he (steward)
  106. Materialscientist, en-4, ru-4, nl-3, fr-1, es-1
  107. MB-one, de, en-3, fr-1, pt-1
  108. MBisanz, en
  109. Mdaniels5757, en, es-1
  110. MGA73, da, en-3, de-2, no-1, sv-1
  111. Mhhossein, fa, en-3, ar-1
  112. Micheletb, fr, en-3, it-1, es-1
  113. Mike Peel, en, pt-2, fr-1
  114. Minorax, en, zh (oversighter)
  115. Missvain, en
  116. Mitchazenia, en, es-2
  117. Miya, ja, en-2
  118. Moheen, bn, as-1, bpy-1, en-3, hi-1, hif-1
  119. Morgankevinj, en
  120. MPF, en, da-2, de-1, fr-1
  121. Multichill, nl, en-3, de-1, fr-1
  122. Mys 721tx, zh, en-3
  123. Nagy, de, en-3, fr-2, es-1, sv-1
  124. NahidSultan, bn, en-3, bpy-1
  125. Nat, en, fr, gsw-1, pl-1
  126. Natuur12, nl, en-3, de-1
  127. Nick, en, sco-2, fr-1
  128. notafish, fr, en-4, de-3, es-2, it-2
  129. odder, pl, en-4, de-2 (bureaucrat, oversighter)
  130. Otourly, fr, en-2, it-1
  131. P199, en, nl, fr-2, tl-2, de-1
  132. Pi.1415926535, en, es-2
  133. Platonides, es, en-2, fr-1
  134. Poco a poco, es, de-4, en-3, fr-2, it-2, pl-2, pt-1
  135. Podzemnik, cs, en-2
  136. Polarlys, de, en-2, fr-1, no-1
  137. Pyb, fr, en-2
  138. Pymouss, fr, en-3, de-2, it-2, he-1
  139. Racconish, fr, en-4
  140. Ragesoss, en, de-1, fr-1
  141. Ra'ike, de, en-2
  142. Rama, fr, en-3, de-2, la-2, es-1, it-1, ja-1 (oversighter)
  143. Rastrojo, es, en-3, fr-2, eo-1
  144. Raymond, de, en-3, nl-1 (oversighter)
  145. Regasterios, hu, en-1
  146. Rehman, en, si-1
  147. Reinhard Kraasch, de, en-3
  148. Rimshot, de, en-4, fr-2, it-1
  149. Romaine, nl, en-3, de-2, af-1, fr-1
  150. Rosenzweig, de, en-3, fr-1, la-1
  151. Royalbroil, en, es-1
  152. RP88, en, de-1
  153. Rubin16, ru, tt, en-4
  154. Rudolphous, nl, en-3, de-2
  155. Ruthven, it, fr, en-4, es-4, nap-4, ca-2, de-1
  156. Sanandros, als, de, en-3, fr-1
  157. Shizhao, zh, en-1, ru-1
  158. Spiritia, bg, en-3, ru-2, mk-2, de-1
  159. Sreejithk2000, ml, en-3, hi-3, ta-1, kn-1
  160. Srittau, de, en-3
  161. Steinsplitter, bar, de-4, it-3, en-1
  162. Stifle, en, ga, fr-2, de-1
  163. Storkk, en, fr-3, de-2, eo-2
  164. Strakhov, es, en-2
  165. TadejM, sl, en-3, de-2, fr-2
  166. Taivo, et, en-3, ru-3, de-1
  167. Tarawneh, en, ar, de-1
  168. Themightyquill, en, fr-2, de-1, hu-1
  169. The Squirrel Conspiracy, en
  170. Thibaut120094, fr, en-2, ja-2
  171. Thuresson, sv, en-3, no-2
  172. Trijnstel, nl, en-4, de-1, fr-1 (checkuser, steward)
  173. Tulsi Bhagat, ne, mai, en-3, hi-2, bh-2, hif-2
  174. Túrelio, de, en-3, es-1
  175. VIGNERON, fr, de-2, en-2, zh-1
  176. Wdwd, de, en-2
  177. Well-Informed Optimist, ru, uk-4, en-3
  178. Wikitanvir, bn, en-3, de-2, as-2, bpy-1
  179. Wutsje, fy, nl, en-3, de-2, fr-1
  180. Yann, fr, en-4, hi-2, gu-1
  181. Yasu, ja, en-2, de-1
  182. Ymblanter, ru, en-3, de-2, fr-2, nl-2, it-1, es-1
  183. Yuval CT, he, en-3
  184. Zzyzx11, en, es-1, fr-1
  185. علاء, ar, en-4, he-1, es-1 (steward)
  186. Abuse filter, (automated account)
  187. CommonsDelinker, (bot) see request
  188. CommonsMaintenanceBot, (bot) see request
  189. KrinkleBot, (bot) see request

If 189 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
  • edit less-restricted interface messages (see also Commons:Interface administrators)
  • rename files
  • add and remove user groups
  • 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. In an de-admin request, normal standards for determining consensus in an RfA do not apply. Instead, "majority consensus" should be used, whereby any consensus to demote of higher than 50% is sufficient to remove the admin.

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.

  • 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 you give reasons for both Support and Oppose votes 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. Bureaucrats may, at their discretion, extend the period of an RfA if they feel that it will be helpful in better determining community consensus.

  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.

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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.

Arya 88

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Arya 88 (talk · contributions · deleted user contributions · recent activity · logs · block log · global contribs · CentralAuth)

Scheduled to end: 01:53, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

I am active user of Indonesian, Malay, and Javanese Wikipedia. South East Asian has 681.491.526 citizen total, and 160 milion malay speaker. I think commons need more admin to accomodate user around the world, espesially from ESEAP and ASEAN. Because many user non-english speaker espesially Malay and Indonesian is not feel treated well (eg. "Me"), because of differences in languages and culture. Thanks. Arya 88 (talk) 01:53, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Votes

  •   Agree Bennylin (yes?) 14:48, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
  •   Oppose - insufficient tenure and editing experience - Only participated in 5 DRs and only uploads own work (so nothing from Flickr etc), I understand the need for diverse admins and I appreciate it may be hard for non-English editors to navigate around the site however I cannot support purely based on the diverse aspect - You've not done a great deal in all the years you've been here that warrants the admin toolkit. Maybe you could translate pages into Malay, Indonesian or Jav. Anyway oppose. –Davey2010Talk 00:41, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
  •   Oppose per Davey.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 00:48, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
  •   Oppose per above. Concerns with minimal experience in admin-related areas -FASTILY 08:51, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
  •   Neutral @Arya 88: perhaps you can start doing some maintenance work (e.g. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?sort=create_timestamp_desc&search=hastemplate%3Aid+deepcategory%3A%22All+media+needing+categories+as+of+2023%22 ) so that you can show your experience. then request again in a few months' time.--RZuo (talk) 09:57, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
  •   Oppose experience is quite low and you do not even explain what you like to do as an administrator. --Ameisenigel (talk) 10:03, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
  •   Oppose I am inclined to oppose at this time. ─ The Aafī (talk) 16:13, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
  •   moral support Bedivere (talk) 16:39, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

Comments

  • Comment How does the language barrier help here? Can you explain what activities you intend to participate in if you are given access to admin toolkit? ─ The Aafī (talk) 16:16, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
  • Question Where have you not felt being treated well, can you bring some examples, diffs? I must say you have not many edits yet on commons and you made about 400 edits in the last 2 years...Paradise Chronicle (talk) 00:16, 18 January 2023 (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.

See also

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