Wookieepedia:User access levels

This page lists the various user access levels or user groups on Wookieepedia. It is possible to be in more than one user group at the same time.

The wiki software's Special:ListUsers automatically lists users in specific groups, while Special:ListGroupRights automatically lists user groups and their permissions. For more information, please see Fandom Community Central's Help:User rights.

Wookieepedia roles[]

Group	Description
Implicit groups
User	All registered accounts are in the implicit user group. This allows them to perform some actions that unregistered users cannot, including moving pages.
Autoconfirmed users `autoconfirmed`	All users with a Fandom account older than four days are considered autoconfirmed. This is an implicit user group and as such, it does not appear on userpages or user lists. Autoconfirmed status is required to upload files, edit semi-protected pages, and add external links.
Elected Wookieepedia positions
Rollbackers `rollback`	Rollbackers are Wookieepedians with extensive background in anti-vandalism and are entrusted with one-click reversion of edits.
Administrators `sysop`	Administrators are Wookieepedians elected to carry out a wide range of technical and political duties.
Bureaucrats `bureaucrat`	Bureaucrats are administrators with additional rights and duties, including managing local user access levels and RevisionDelete.
CheckUser `checkuser`	Some administrators are entrusted by Fandom with the CheckUser feature, allowing them to inspect users' IP addresses to counter sockpuppetry.
Discussions moderators `threadmoderator`	Discussions moderators are Wookieepedians who manage the Discussions forum.
Other Wookieepedia user groups
Bots `bot`	Bots are automated or semi-automated editing processes run by Wookieepedia users. They can bypass rate limits and their edits do not appear on Special:RecentChanges.

Fandom roles[]

Group	Description
Fandom employees
Fandom Staff `staff`	Fandom Staff are employed by Fandom and generally do not get involved in day-to-day wiki affairs. Fandom Staff can be contacted via Special:Contact.
Fandom Utilities `util`	Fandom Utilities are Fandom Staff with some additional rights.
Wiki Representatives `wiki-representative`	The Wiki Representatives program was organized by Fandom, assigning select users to liaise with specific communities such as Wookieepedia. Spongebob456 served as Wookieepedia's Wiki Representative and continues working as a Community Manager in Fandom's Entertainment division, led by Idekmandy.
Wiki Specialists `wiki-specialist`	Wiki Specialists are Fandom Staff who focus on wiki content. Wookieepedia is part of Fandom's Entertainment division, led by Cavalier One.
Volunteer positions
Fandom Stars `fandom-star`	Fandom Stars are Fandom editors who participate in Fandom's creator recognition program and help Fandom Staff report issues with new features alongside serving as ambassadors in their communities. It replaced the Community Council.
Fandom Helpers `helper`	Fandom Helpers are volunteers with user rights similar to Fandom Staff, but they do not get involved in day-to-day wiki affairs.
Global Discussions moderators `global-discussions-moderator`	Global Discussions moderators have rights similar to local Discussions moderators, but can use them on all Fandom sites.
Vanguards `vanguard`	Vanguard members are volunteers who help out wikis with templates, particularly portable infoboxes.
Volunteer Developers `voldev`	Volunteer Developers are users who help out on Fandom by fixing bugs and improving the software.
SOAP `soap`	SOAP members are volunteers who engage in sitewide anti-vandalism work. While they share some rights with local administrators, most of their work is focused on cross-wiki vandalism and they do not outrank Wookieepedia administrators.
Other Fandom user groups
Authenticated `authenticated`
Blogger `blogger`
Content Moderators `content-moderator`
Content Reviewers `content-reviewer`
Content Volunteers `content-volunteer`
Global bots `bot-global`
Request To Be Forgotten Tool Admin `request-to-be-forgotten-admin`
Restricted login `restricted-login` Restricted login auto `restricted-login-auto` Restricted login exempt `restricted-login-exempt`
Image Reviewers `imagereviewer`
Fandom Translators `translator`