Whirled:Requests for administrator attention

Do you need an administrator to... (What is an administrator?)


 * Report a vandal? Visit:
 * Whirled:Vandalism in progress
 * An administrator can repair damage made by a malicious user more quickly than other users: if someone is making multiple damaging edits it will be easier for you to report them than try to repair everything yourself. To see if a user is making many damaging edits click their username and then User contributions.
 * What is vandalism?


 * Block a vandal who has been warned? Visit:
 * Whirled:Administrator intervention against vandalism


 * Delete a page? Visit:
 * Whirled:Deletion if you feel the page does not belong in the Whirled Wiki.
 * If the wiki stops you moving a page, make your request on the protected article's talk page.
 * Learn more by reading the deletion policy


 * Delete a category? Visit:
 * Learn more about categorization
 * If you want to have a category deleted, make your request on the category's talk page.


 * Undelete a page or allow you to view a deleted page? Visit:
 * Whirled:Votes for undeletion
 * Learn more by reading the undeletion policy


 * Protect or unprotect a page? Visit:
 * Requests for page protection


 * Edit a protected page?
 * Ask on the talk page. For example, for changes to MediaWiki:Blockedtext, ask at MediaWiki talk:Blockedtext
 * Learn more by reading the protection policy


 * Revert one or two vandal's/inexperienced user's edits? Visit:
 * Whirled:Revert
 * To see how many damaging edits a user is making click their username and then User contributions.
 * ''What is the three-revert rule?


 * Redirect or Page move issues? Visit:
 * What is a redirect?
 * Or put a note on the article's discussion page with your question or request.


 * Unblock a user?
 * Contact the admin who carried out the ban via their User talk page
 * Learn more by reading the blocking policy.

To ask an administrator a question, seek advice and so on see the list of administrators

Please note that sysops do not...
 * Resolve disputes.
 * Try Wikipedia's dispute resolution process instead.
 * However, sysops, or other experienced users, may be willing to informally offer an opinion if you ask them privately (for example, via user_talk page).
 * Fix bugs.
 * You can report them at Known bugs though.
 * Make administrators.
 * Only bureaucrats can do this, and only following community consensus at Whirled:Requests for adminship.
 * Remove administrator status from anyone.
 * This is done by bureaucrats, or, in emergency cases only, by Agents in charge of the wiki.
 * Query the Whirled Wiki database
 * Reassign edits or make name changes.
 * Delete accounts.
 * Protect pages on a specific version, or "from" a specific user, or decide which version is "correct" or "NPOV".
 * See Whirled:Protected page guidelines