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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viquip%C3%A8dia:Editor_de_plantilles" title="Viquipèdia:Editor de plantilles – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Viquipèdia:Editor de plantilles" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedie:Techni%C4%8Dt%C3%AD_spr%C3%A1vci" title="Wikipedie:Techničtí správci – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Wikipedie:Techničtí správci" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Skabelonredakt%C3%B8rer" title="Wikipedia:Skabelonredaktører – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Wikipedia:Skabelonredaktører" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Editores_de_plantillas" title="Wikipedia:Editores de plantillas – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Wikipedia:Editores de plantillas" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%AF%D9%88" title="ویکی‌پدیا:ویرایشگر الگو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویکی‌پدیا:ویرایشگر الگو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" 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title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Wikipedia:Template_editor" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Template_editor&oldid=1256148149" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a 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file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Template_editor&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Template_editors" hreflang="en"><span>Wikimedia Commons</span></a></li><li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-meta mw-list-item"><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template_editor" hreflang="en"><span>Meta-Wiki</span></a></li><li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikivoyage mw-list-item"><a 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lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Wikipedia user right</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the visual template data editor, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor" title="Wikipedia:VisualEditor">Wikipedia:VisualEditor</a>. For the WikiProject, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Templates" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Templates">Wikipedia:WikiProject Templates</a>. For requesting the creation of a template, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_templates" title="Wikipedia:Requested templates">Wikipedia:Requested templates</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"WP:TPE" redirects here. For talk page etiquette, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_page_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines">Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines</a>. For WikiProject Chinese Taipei, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Taiwan" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Taiwan">Wikipedia:WikiProject Taiwan</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238436933">.mw-parser-output .ombox{margin:4px 0;border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);box-sizing:border-box;color:var(--color-base,#202122)}.mw-parser-output .ombox.mbox-small{font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{border:2px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ombox-delete{border:2px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ombox-content{border:1px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ombox-style{border:1px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ombox-move{border:1px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ombox-protection{border:2px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.9em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-invalid-type{text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ombox{margin:4px 10%}.mw-parser-output .ombox.mbox-small{clear:right;float:right;margin:4px 0 4px 1em;width:238px}}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.ombox img{max-width:none!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}</style><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Blue tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Blue_check.svg/30px-Blue_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Blue_check.svg/45px-Blue_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Blue_check.svg/60px-Blue_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><b>This page documents an English Wikipedia <a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_behavioral_guidelines" title="Category:Wikipedia behavioral guidelines">behavioral guideline</a>.</b><br/><div style="font-size: 90%;">Editors should generally follow it, though <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all rules">exceptions</a> may apply. Substantive edits to this page should reflect <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PGCHANGE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PGCHANGE">consensus</a>. When in doubt, discuss first on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Template_editor" title="Wikipedia talk:Template editor">this guideline's talk page</a>.</div></td><td class="mbox-imageright"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:TPE"></span><span id="WP:TED"></span><span id="WP:TPED"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:TPE&redirect=no">WP:TPE</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:TED&redirect=no">WP:TED</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:TPED&redirect=no">WP:TPED</a></span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice nutshell" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/30px-Walnut.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/45px-Walnut.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/60px-Walnut.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="192"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><b>This page in a nutshell:</b> <div><ul><li>The <i>template editor</i> permission allows editors to make changes to templates and modules that are protected with template-protection.</li><li>The right is granted to trusted, experienced users who have demonstrated a good understanding of working with templates.</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Template_editor_icon_(1).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Wikipedia_Template_editor_icon_%281%29.svg/150px-Wikipedia_Template_editor_icon_%281%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Wikipedia_Template_editor_icon_%281%29.svg/225px-Wikipedia_Template_editor_icon_%281%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Wikipedia_Template_editor_icon_%281%29.svg/300px-Wikipedia_Template_editor_icon_%281%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>template editor</b> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels" title="Wikipedia:User access levels">user right</a> allows trusted coders to edit <a href="/wiki/Help:Template" title="Help:Template">templates</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Lua" title="Wikipedia:Lua">modules</a> that have been <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy" title="Wikipedia:Protection policy">protected</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy#Template_protection" title="Wikipedia:Protection policy">template protection level</a> (usually due to a high transclusion count). It also allows those editors to create and modify <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editnotice" title="Wikipedia:Editnotice">editnotices</a> for all pages, not just those in their own user and talk pages.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are currently <a href="/wiki/Special:ListUsers/templateeditor" title="Special:ListUsers/templateeditor">188</a> template editors, which makes the total number of users with this permission 1,036 (the rest are administrators). </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Use" data-mw-thread-id="h-Use"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Use"></span>Use<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Use"></span></h2></div> <p>Editors are permitted to exercise this permission to perform maintenance, answer reasonable edit requests, and make any other simple and generally uncontroversial edits to templates, modules, and editnotices. They are also permitted to enact more complex or controversial edits <b>after</b> those edits are first made to a test sandbox, their technical reliability and their consensus among other informed editors having already been established. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Have_a_strong_password" data-mw-thread-id="h-Have_a_strong_password-Use"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Have_a_strong_password-Use"></span>Have a strong password<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Have_a_strong_password-Use"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:User_account_security" title="Wikipedia:User account security">Wikipedia:User account security</a></div> <p>If you have the template editor user right, please ensure you have a <a href="/wiki/Password_strength" title="Password strength">strong password</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Personal_security_practices" title="Wikipedia:Personal security practices">follow appropriate personal security practices</a>. A compromised template editor account will be blocked and its privileges removed on grounds of site security. In the unlikely event that your account is compromised, notify an administrator immediately, so they can block your account and remove any sensitive privileges to prevent damage. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wise_template_editing" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wise_template_editing-Use"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wise_template_editing-Use"></span>Wise template editing<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wise_template_editing-Use"></span></h3></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="WTE"></span><span class="anchor" id="Wise_template_editing"></span> </p><p>The key to wisely editing templates is to <b>thoroughly</b> test your changes before implementing them. Each template has a default <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_sandbox_and_test_cases" title="Wikipedia:Template sandbox and test cases"><i>testcases</i> subpage</a> which should be used for this purpose. It is important to test whether your changes have introduced any errors or not, which can be easy to spot if test cases are well-set up. </p><p>Remember that template-editorship, just like adminship, <em>can never</em> be allowed to become some sort of privileged position within debates among editors. Being a template editor puts you in a complicated position, because any edit you make is at once both a normal edit and a privileged action. Avoid making unilateral decisions if there is reason to think people might object. You can always propose the change on a template's talk page, and make the change if there are no objections after a few days. Use your discretion in determining how potentially controversial your change might be. </p><p>Expect to be held accountable for all changes you make. Be receptive to any concerns or complaints that others raise. </p><p>Repeated failure to adhere to these restrictions can result in revocation of permissions. If the failure is particularly egregious, any administrator reserves the right to remove your template-editing access summarily and without warning, even for a first offense. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_considerations" data-mw-thread-id="h-Other_considerations-Wise_template_editing"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Other_considerations-Wise_template_editing"></span>Other considerations<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Other_considerations-Wise_template_editing"></span></h4></div> <p>Template editors should be aware of what kind of changes require gathering consensus beforehand and which don't. Remember to be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility" title="Wikipedia:Civility">civil</a> when engaging in editing disputes. </p><p>It is a plus for editors in general to be aware of the implications of changes to <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:High-risk_templates" title="Wikipedia:High-risk templates">highly transcluded templates</a></b>. In particular, many small changes to these templates in a short time may backlog the <a href="/wiki/Help:Job_queue" title="Help:Job queue">job queue</a>, causing pages using the templates not to be re-updated quickly. (In some circumstances, pages may not be updated even a week after a change to a very highly transcluded template or module.) </p><p>Note that template protection is not a guard against inexperienced editors trying their hands on templates per se, nor to guard against repeated changes, nor to shut out editors not acting on consensus. Vandalism or misinformation on a high-risk template would be visible on many pages that transclude them, which is considered the primary reason for preemptive template protection. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes" data-mw-thread-id="h-When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes-Use"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes-Use"></span>When to seek discussion for template changes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes-Use"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:TPECON"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:TPECON&redirect=no">WP:TPECON</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="box-Notice plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text" style="text-align: left;">This is a <strong>rough</strong> guide, and is in no way a replacement for using <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_%22Ignore_all_rules%22_means#Use_common_sense" title="Wikipedia:What "Ignore all rules" means">common sense</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><span class="anchor" id="MD"></span><span class="anchor" id="Must_discuss"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Changes_that_should_be_made_ONLY_after_substantial_discussion" data-mw-thread-id="h-Changes_that_should_be_made_ONLY_after_substantial_discussion-When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Changes_that_should_be_made_ONLY_after_substantial_discussion-When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes"></span>Changes that should be made <i>ONLY</i> after substantial discussion<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Changes_that_should_be_made_ONLY_after_substantial_discussion-When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes"></span></h4></div> <ul><li>Any <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/breaking_change" class="extiw" title="wikt:breaking change">breaking changes</a>, no matter how small. If it removes a parameter, or changes expected parameter behavior, do not do it without strong consensus, unless your reason for doing so is absolutely critical.</li> <li>Changes that significantly affect a template or module's visual appearance to the reader. "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox" title="Template:Infobox">infobox</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> were in shades of pink?"<span class="nowrap"> </span>... Bring it up on the talk page first.</li></ul> <p><span class="anchor" id="SD"></span><span class="anchor" id="Some_discussion"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Changes_that_require_at_least_some_discussion,_or_at_least_several_days_passing_with_no_one_commenting_on_your_proposal" data-mw-thread-id="h-Changes_that_require_at_least_some_discussion,_or_at_least_several_days_passing-When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes"><span id="Changes_that_require_at_least_some_discussion.2C_or_at_least_several_days_passing_with_no_one_commenting_on_your_proposal"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Changes_that_require_at_least_some_discussion,_or_at_least_several_days_passing-When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes"></span>Changes that require at least some discussion, or at least several days passing with no one commenting on your proposal<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Changes_that_require_at_least_some_discussion,_or_at_least_several_days_passing-When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes"></span></h4></div> <ul><li>The addition of new parameters, if they'll significantly change the template's usage or display. This includes adding numbered parameters as aliases for named parameters, adding additional numbered parameters to ones already in use, or adding any parameters that allow major, visually noticeable changes (e.g. a <code>{{{color}}}</code> parameter on <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox" title="Template:Infobox">infobox</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>).</li> <li>Visual layout changes that are minor but still noticeable, e.g. swapping the order of a few parameters in an infobox, adding or removing readable text or slightly tweaking something's color.</li> <li>Per <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Wikidata_Phase_2" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Wikidata Phase 2">RFC consensus</a> (2013), it's best to seek consensus before adding Wikidata functionality to a template or module. Discussions in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)/Archive_128#RfC:_Wikidata_in_infoboxes,_opt-in_or_opt-out?" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 128">2016</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikidata/2018_Infobox_RfC" title="Wikipedia:Wikidata/2018 Infobox RfC">2018</a> have found that using Wikidata in templates, particularly infoboxes, remains relatively contentious.</li></ul> <p><span class="anchor" id="PD"></span><span class="anchor" id="Possibly_discuss"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Changes_that_can_usually_be_made_unilaterally_but_that,_depending_on_the_circumstances,_you_may_want_to_discuss_first" data-mw-thread-id="h-Changes_that_can_usually_be_made_unilaterally_but_that,_depending_on_the_circums-When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes"><span id="Changes_that_can_usually_be_made_unilaterally_but_that.2C_depending_on_the_circumstances.2C_you_may_want_to_discuss_first"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Changes_that_can_usually_be_made_unilaterally_but_that,_depending_on_the_circums-When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes"></span>Changes that can usually be made unilaterally but that, depending on the circumstances, you may want to discuss first<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Changes_that_can_usually_be_made_unilaterally_but_that,_depending_on_the_circums-When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes"></span></h4></div> <ul><li>The addition of new parameters that add minor functionality—for instance, an <code>italic=yes</code> or a <code>noprint=yes</code>.</li> <li>Edits that affect a template's appearance, but only slightly, such as the use of the <code>nowrap</code> class on a template that looks better on one line or swapping a few words.</li> <li>Edits that improve a template's compliance with MOS, accessibility, and other guidelines or policies. Note that many guidelines are subject to interpretation.</li></ul> <p><span class="anchor" id="ND"></span><span class="anchor" id="No_discussion"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Changes_that_can_almost_always_be_made_unilaterally" data-mw-thread-id="h-Changes_that_can_almost_always_be_made_unilaterally-When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Changes_that_can_almost_always_be_made_unilaterally-When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes"></span>Changes that can almost always be made unilaterally<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Changes_that_can_almost_always_be_made_unilaterally-When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes"></span></h4></div> <ul><li>Fixes of obvious markup errors or typos.</li> <li>Changes that don't affect the result when the template is transcluded.</li> <li>Copy-edits of any sort. (Just be sure you're right!)</li> <li>Non-controversial changes to hidden tracking categories.</li> <li>Changes to CSS classes with no visible effect, or where the visible effect will be an unambiguous improvement (e.g. removing excess whitespace in a template's output in certain browsers).</li> <li>Replacement of deprecated code or templates used within a given template, provided said deprecation is based on a prior consensus. (If possible, provide a link to a page explaining the change that you are making, e.g. <a href="/wiki/Special:LintErrors" title="Special:LintErrors">Special:LintErrors</a> or a consensus discussion.)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Abuse" data-mw-thread-id="h-Abuse"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Abuse"></span>Abuse<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Abuse"></span></h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Vandalism-Abuse"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Vandalism-Abuse"></span>Vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Vandalism-Abuse"></span></h3></div> <p>If you use this right for anything even vaguely resembling <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">vandalism</a>, <b>you will be blocked immediately</b>. Wikipedia maintains an active policy of "shoot first, ask questions later" when it comes to anything involving widely transcluded templates. If you hold privileged access on any other projects, you may very well find your account <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/lock" class="extiw" title="m:lock">locked</a> by the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/stewards" class="extiw" title="m:stewards">stewards</a> until you can prove you are in control of it. Even if it is all a misunderstanding, you may lose your template-editor privileges nonetheless if you are found to have behaved recklessly or erratically. </p><p>The same goes for vandalism that <i>doesn't</i> involve this right. This is, fundamentally, an administrator-level right, and you are expected to behave with the accountability and behaviour that entails. Administrators have been <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators#Review_and_removal_of_adminship" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">desysopped</a> for inappropriate behavior, even when that behavior didn't involve their tools, or never affected a single article. Considering that this right gives you some of the abilities that people are most afraid of falling into the hands of a rogue admin, you should not be making any untoward changes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Editing_disputes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Editing_disputes-Abuse"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Editing_disputes-Abuse"></span>Editing disputes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Editing_disputes-Abuse"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:TPEBOLD"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:TPEBOLD&redirect=no">WP:TPEBOLD</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>This right should never be used to gain an upper hand in editing disputes. You have a privilege that most people do not have. The normal <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD,_revert,_discuss_cycle" title="Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle">BOLD, revert, discuss cycle</a> does not apply because those without this right are unable to perform the "revert" step. Therefore, if your edit is or may be controversial (see <a href="#When_to_seek_discussion_for_template_changes">the "When to seek discussion" criteria above</a>), avoid making unilateral decisions, and instead propose the change on the template's talk page, and then make the change if there are no objections after a few days. Do not change the template to your preferred version when consensus has not been achieved yet to resolve the dispute. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dispute_with_a_fellow_template_editor" data-mw-thread-id="h-Dispute_with_a_fellow_template_editor-Abuse"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Dispute_with_a_fellow_template_editor-Abuse"></span>Dispute with a fellow template editor<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Dispute_with_a_fellow_template_editor-Abuse"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:TPEDISPUTE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:TPEDISPUTE&redirect=no">WP:TPEDISPUTE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>A template editor should not revert the edit of their peer on a protected template without good cause, careful thought and (if possible) a prior brief discussion with the template editor whose action is challenged. It is the responsibility of the reverting template editor to demonstrate their revert is not out of sheer reflex. When a template editor's edit is reversed by a peer, the edit (or a similar one) must not be reinstated by the original or another template editor without clear discussion leading to a consensus decision. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Requesting" data-mw-thread-id="h-Requesting"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Requesting"></span>Requesting<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Requesting"></span></h2></div> <p>If you wish to request template editor rights for yourself, please see <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Template_editor" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Template editor">Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Template editor</a></b>. This right is also automatically part of the administrator tools package. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Guidelines_for_granting" data-mw-thread-id="h-Guidelines_for_granting"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Guidelines_for_granting"></span>Guidelines for granting<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Guidelines_for_granting"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:TPEGRANT"></span><span id="WP:TEGRANT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:TPEGRANT&redirect=no">WP:TPEGRANT</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:TEGRANT&redirect=no">WP:TEGRANT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="GRANT"></span> The template editor user right is granted by administrators. Administrators use their own discretionary assessment of an editor's template contribution value, technical expertise, as well as the following <b>general</b> guidelines: </p> <ol><li><span class="anchor" id="G1"></span> The editor should be a registered Wikipedia user who has been editing for at least 1 year.</li> <li><span class="anchor" id="G2"></span> The editor should have made at least 1,000 overall edits.</li> <li><span class="anchor" id="G3"></span> The editor should have made at least 150 total edits to the Template and Module <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Namespace" title="Wikipedia:Namespace">namespaces</a>.</li> <li><span class="anchor" id="G4"></span> The editor should have no behavioral <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">blocks</a> (including partial blocks) or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring#The_three-revert_rule" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">3RR</a> violations for a span of 6 months prior to applying.</li></ol> <p>Additionally, an editor should have demonstrated a need for the right, as well as a familiarity with the care and responsibility required when dealing with high-risk template modification: </p> <ol start="5"> <li> <span class="anchor" id="G5"></span> The editor should have worked on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_sandbox_and_test_cases" title="Wikipedia:Template sandbox and test cases">sandbox version</a> of at least three template-protected templates or modules.</li> <li> <span class="anchor" id="G6"></span> The editor should have requested and had successfully enacted at least five significant edits to template-protected templates or modules.</li> </ol> <p>The above items are merely guidelines. An administrator may choose to substitute other proofs of an editor's competence in handling high-risk template responsibilities. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Criteria_for_revocation" data-mw-thread-id="h-Criteria_for_revocation"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Criteria_for_revocation"></span>Criteria for revocation<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Criteria_for_revocation"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:TPEREVOKE"></span><span id="WP:TEREVOKE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:TPEREVOKE&redirect=no">WP:TPEREVOKE</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:TEREVOKE&redirect=no">WP:TEREVOKE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="REVOKE"></span> The user right can be revoked at any time by an administrator without any process or prior notice in any of the following circumstances: </p> <ol><li><span class="anchor" id="R1"></span>The editor demonstrated a pattern of performing obviously controversial edits to protected templates without first determining <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">consensus</a>.</li> <li><span class="anchor" id="R2"></span>The editor demonstrated a pattern of failing to exercise sufficient care when editing protected templates, resulting in serious errors appearing on pages.</li> <li><span class="anchor" id="R3"></span>The editor used the permission to gain the upper hand in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">disputes</a>.</li> <li><span class="anchor" id="R4"></span>The editor performed any blatant <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">vandalism</a>.</li> <li><span class="anchor" id="R5"></span>The editor has been inactive for 12 months.</li> <li><span class="anchor" id="R6"></span>The editor failed to report to an administrator after noticing unauthorized use of their account or otherwise neglected <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:User_account_security" title="Wikipedia:User account security">account security practices</a>.</li></ol> <p>Additionally, the right may be removed immediately at the request of the editor. </p><p>If your template editor right was revoked and you would like to appeal the decision, first communicate with the revoking administrator. If after such an exchange you still feel the matter is unresolved and requires outside input, or if the administrator is unresponsive, use <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard">Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard</a> to appeal the decision. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Template_protection_considerations" data-mw-thread-id="h-Template_protection_considerations"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Template_protection_considerations"></span>Template protection considerations<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Template_protection_considerations"></span></h2></div> <p><b>Note:</b> Some high-risk templates and modules are protected via <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy#Full_protection" title="Wikipedia:Protection policy">full protection</a>, as these templates and modules have become very stable and seen few, if any, necessary changes. Template editors cannot edit these pages, but any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">administrator</a> may change the protection level for individual templates and modules on request. See the list of <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ProtectedPages&namespace=10&type=edit&level=templateeditor">templates</a> and <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ProtectedPages&namespace=828&type=edit&level=templateeditor">modules</a></span> currently under "protected template" protection. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Technical_details" data-mw-thread-id="h-Technical_details"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Technical_details"></span>Technical details<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Technical_details"></span></h2></div> <p>The template editor user right includes the following roles:<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><i>editcontentmodel</i>, allowing the creation of mass message lists and other content model changes (see <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:ChangeContentModel" class="extiw" title="mw:Help:ChangeContentModel">mw:Help:ChangeContentModel</a>)</li> <li><i>oathauth-enable</i>, allowing the enabling of <a href="/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication" title="Help:Two-factor authentication">two-factor authentication</a></li> <li><i>tboverride</i>, allowing the overriding of the <a href="/wiki/MediaWiki:Titleblacklist" title="MediaWiki:Titleblacklist">title blacklist</a>, and therefore the editing of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editnotice" title="Wikipedia:Editnotice">editnotices</a></li> <li><i>templateeditor</i>, allowing the editing of template-protected pages</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Template_editor" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Template editor">Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Template editor</a>, for requesting the Template editor user right</li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Edit_template-protected" title="Template:Edit template-protected">edit template-protected</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, for making edit requests to template-protected pages <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_template-protected_edit_requests" title="Category:Wikipedia template-protected edit requests">Category:Wikipedia template-protected edit requests</a>, for viewing the current open template-protected edit requests</li> <li><a href="/wiki/User:AnomieBOT/TPERTable" title="User:AnomieBOT/TPERTable">User:AnomieBOT/TPERTable</a>, a watchable and annotated view of the current open template-protected edit requests</li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:User_wikipedia/Template_editor" title="Template:User wikipedia/Template editor">User wikipedia/Template editor</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Userboxes" title="Wikipedia:Userboxes">userbox</a> template to indicate you have template editor permission</li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:User_template_editor_since" title="Template:User template editor since">User template editor since</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> – a userbox to indicate having template editor permission with period of time</li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Template_editor_topicon" title="Template:Template editor topicon">Template editor topicon</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, an icon for the top of your user page – adds a category to page automatically</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_editor/sandbox" title="Wikipedia:Template editor/sandbox">Wikipedia:Template editor/sandbox</a>, primarily for testing <code>{{PROTECTIONLEVEL}}</code>-related template code</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Template_editor_user_right" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Template editor user right">Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Template editor user right</a>, the original proposal that resulted in the creation of this user right</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/724082194#RfC:_Editinterface_rights_for_template_editors" title="Special:PermanentLink/724082194">RfC rejecting</a> adding <code>editinterface</code> to this group.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Notes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Notes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Notes"></span>Notes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Notes"></span></h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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users</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_create_an_account%3F" title="Wikipedia:Why create an account?">Why create an account?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:CreateAccount" title="Special:CreateAccount">Create an account</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Request_an_account" title="Wikipedia:Request an account">Request an account</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IP_editors_are_human_too" title="Wikipedia:IP editors are human too">IPs are human too</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IP_addresses_are_not_people" title="Wikipedia:IP addresses are not people">IP addresses are not people</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IP_hopper" title="Wikipedia:IP hopper">IP hopper</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Registered users</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_account" title="Wikipedia:New account">New account</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Logging_in" title="Help:Logging in">Logging in</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Reset_password" title="Help:Reset password">Reset passwords</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Username_policy" title="Wikipedia:Username policy">Username policy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Changing_username" title="Wikipedia:Changing username">Changing username</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Usernames_for_administrator_attention" title="Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention">Usernames for administrator attention</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Unified_login" title="Wikipedia:Unified login">Unified login or SUL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry#Legit" title="Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry">Alternate account</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Account security</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Password_strength_requirements" title="Wikipedia:Password strength requirements">Password strength requirements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:User_account_security" title="Wikipedia:User account security">User account security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Personal_security_practices" title="Wikipedia:Personal security practices">Personal security practices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Two-factor_authentication" title="Help:Two-factor authentication">Two-factor authentication</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Using_AWB_with_2FA" title="Wikipedia:Using AWB with 2FA">2FA for AWB</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Committed_identity" title="Template:Committed identity">Committed identity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:On_privacy,_confidentiality_and_discretion" title="Wikipedia:On privacy, confidentiality and discretion">On privacy, confidentiality and discretion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Compromised_accounts" title="Wikipedia:Compromised accounts">Compromised accounts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_not_get_outed_on_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:How to not get outed on Wikipedia">How to not get outed</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Blocks, bans, sanctions,<br/>global actions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">Blocking policy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Blocks" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Blocks">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_guide/Blocking" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Blocking">Admin's guide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_guide/Blocking/Tools" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Blocking/Tools">Tools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Autoblock" title="Wikipedia:Autoblock">Autoblock</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Appealing_a_block" title="Wikipedia:Appealing a block">Appealing a block</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_appealing_blocks" title="Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks">Guide to appealing blocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Unblock_Ticket_Request_System" title="Wikipedia:Unblock Ticket Request System">UTRS Unblock Ticket Request System</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_IP_addresses" title="Wikipedia:Blocking IP addresses">Blocking IP addresses</a> <ul><li><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Range_blocks" class="extiw" title="mw:Help:Range blocks">Range blocks</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Range_blocks/IPv6" class="extiw" title="mw:Help:Range blocks/IPv6">IPv6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Open_proxies" title="Wikipedia:Open proxies">Open proxies</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Banning_policy" title="Wikipedia:Banning policy">Banning policy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Ban_appeals" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Ban appeals">ArbCom appeals</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sanctions" title="Wikipedia:Sanctions">Sanctions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_restrictions" title="Wikipedia:Editing restrictions">Personal sanctions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_sanctions" title="Wikipedia:General sanctions">General sanctions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics">Contentious topics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_enforcement_log" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration enforcement log">Log</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sanctions_(essay)" title="Wikipedia:Sanctions (essay)">Essay</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Indefinite_is_not_infinite" title="Wikipedia:Indefinite is not infinite">Indef ≠ infinite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Long-term_abuse" title="Wikipedia:Long-term abuse">Long-term abuse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Standard_offer" title="Wikipedia:Standard offer">Standard offer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Global_actions" title="Wikipedia:Global actions">Global actions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related to accounts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry" title="Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry">Sockpuppetry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Single-purpose_account" title="Wikipedia:Single-purpose account">Single-purpose account</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sleeper_account" title="Wikipedia:Sleeper account">Sleeper account</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism-only_account" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism-only account">Vandalism-only account</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikibreak" title="Wikipedia:Wikibreak">Wikibreak</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_User_scripts/Scripts/WikiBreak_Enforcer" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts/WikiBreak Enforcer">Enforcer</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Retiring" title="Wikipedia:Retiring">Retiring</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Courtesy_vanishing" title="Wikipedia:Courtesy vanishing">Courtesy vanishing</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Clean_start" title="Wikipedia:Clean start">Clean start</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/User:Worm_That_Turned/Quiet_return" title="User:Worm That Turned/Quiet return">Quiet return</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels" title="Wikipedia:User access levels">User groups</a><br/> and <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_groups#Global_user_groups" class="extiw" title="m:User groups">global user groups</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions">Requests for permissions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator_instructions" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Administrator instructions">Admin instructions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_guide/Granting_and_revoking_user_rights" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Granting and revoking user rights">Admin guide</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Account_creator" title="Wikipedia:Account creator">Account creator</a> <ul><li><a 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mover">File mover</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/File_mover" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/File mover">PERM</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IP_block_exemption" title="Wikipedia:IP block exemption">IP block exempt</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Unblock_Ticket_Request_System" title="Wikipedia:Unblock Ticket Request System">Request</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Mass_message_senders" title="Wikipedia:Mass message senders">Mass message sender</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Mass_message_sender" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Mass message sender">PERM</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers">New page reviewer</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/New_page_reviewer" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/New page reviewer">PERM</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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