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This is an information page.
It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect differing levels of consensus and vetting. |
There have been many discussions about "unbundling" the powers of Wikipedia administrators – into an either a range of "sub-administrator" user classes, or permitting them for all editors in good standing. Only a few of these discussions have achieved the consensus necessary to unbundle any of these abilities.
Several such efforts – narrowly focused ones – have been successful, resulting in the following:
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group.)![]() | Parts of this Wikipedia page (those related to section) need to be updated. Please help update this Wikipedia page to reflect recent events or newly available information. Last update: Probably a majority of unbundling proposals after 2012. |
Most such proposals fail, however. In particular, a generalized "unbundle everything" idea has been classified as a perennially unsuccessful proposal that should not be re-proposed. Here are some of the discussions that did not result in changes.
Wikipedia accounts and governance
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Unregistered (IP) users |
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Registered users |
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Account security |
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Blocks, bans, sanctions, global actions |
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Related to accounts |
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User groups and global user groups |
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Advanced user groups |
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Committees and related |
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Governance |
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