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'''Administrators''', or '''sysops''', are editors who have access to technical features that help with maintenance. Those include protecting and deleting pages, blocking other editors, and undoing these actions as well. The RuneScape Wiki's practice is to grant this access to anyone who has been an active and regular contributor for a while, is familiar with and respects RuneScape Wiki policy, and is generally a known and trusted member of the community. Administrators do not have any power in-game, as they are not [[Jagex]] employees.

The community looks to administrators to perform essential housekeeping chores that require the extra access administrators are entrusted with. Among them are watching the [[RS:AD|various discussions]] around the wiki and carrying out the consensus of the community therein, keeping an eye on new and changed articles to swiftly delete vandalism, and meeting [[RS:AR|requests for help]] that require administrative access.
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==Administrators' abilities==
{{See also|RuneScape:Access levels}}

Administrators have the technical ability to perform the following actions:

* [[RuneScape:User block policy|block and unblock]] users and IP addresses from editing
* [[RuneScape:Protection policy|protect and unprotect]] pages to restrict editing
* [[RuneScape:Deletion policy|delete and restore]] pages and images, and their history
* [[RS:REVDEL|hide specific revisions]] of any page or log item
* assign and remove the rollback, and custodian user rights
* enable [[Special:Protectsite]] when needed, according to [[RuneScape:Protectsite|criteria]]
* perform other special actions as listed at [[Special:ListGroupRights]]

Administrators also take responsibility for determining consensus in [[RS:YG|discussions]], such as [[RS:RFD|requests for deletion]], [[RS:RFM|requests for merging]], and [[RS:FI|featured image nominations]]. While not a tool, it is still a right reserved [[Forum:Non-sysops closing Yew Grove threads|only for administrators]].

==Becoming an administrator==
If you have been around for a while, other users will notice your good work. If another user notices this work, they may nominate you and add your name to [[RuneScape:Requests for adminship]]. Discussion will then take place by fellow editors in order to determine if there is a consensus that you should become an administrator.

If you are granted access, we ask that you exercise care in using these functions, especially the ability to delete pages and their history, to delete images, and the ability to block users. You may benefit from reading the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list|Administrators' reading list]] on Wikipedia before using any of your administrative abilities.

==Help from administrators==
Sometimes in the course of editing content on a wiki you need access to some of the special protected functions of an administrator even though you haven't gone through the process of becoming an administrator yet.

For most reasonable requests that will be seen by all of the administrators (instead of just on their individual talk pages), please make a request on [[RuneScape:Administrative requests]]. You can also bring up issues that may require administrator intervention, or perhaps you've simply made a whole bunch of mistakes and may need an experienced editor to help clean up a bunch of pages you've created by mistake.

*To request a page be deleted, see the instructions at [[RuneScape:Criteria for speedy deletion]].
*To request a file (or page) be renamed, see the instructions at [[RuneScape:Criteria for speedy move]].
*To request a vandal be blocked, report them at [[RuneScape:Counter-Vandalism Unit]].

==List of administrators==
{{See also|Special:ListUsers/sysop}}
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===Bureaucrats===
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! width="150px" | Username
! width="80px" | Talk page
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===Administrators===
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! width="150px" | Username
! width="80px" | Talk page
! width="100px" | Contributions
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===Former administrators===
* [[User:Shadowdancer|Shadowdancer]] had his rights removed in August 2006 due to conduct detrimental to the wiki.
* [[User:Dreadnought|Dreadnought]] had his rights removed in October 2007 [[Forum:Dreadnought's admin rights|by consensus]].
* [[User:Puremexican|Puremexican]] had his rights removed in February 2009 [[Forum:Request to review Puremexican's use of admin tools|by consensus]].
* [[User:Stinkowing|Stinkowing]] had his rights removed in March 2009 [[Forum:Why is Stinkowing still an administrator?|by request and consensus]].
* [[User:Bonziiznob|Bonziiznob]] had his rights removed in March 2010 by request.
* All forum admins had their rights removed when the [[Forum:Enforcing Wiki Forum Rules|forums were removed]].
* [[User:AndorinKato|AndorinKato]] had his rights removed in June 2013 by request.
* [[User:AnselaJonla|AnselaJonla]] had her rights removed in June 2013 [[Forum:Problems with AnselaJonla Part 2|by consensus]].
* [[User:Dtm142|Dtm142]] had his rights removed in December 2015 [[Forum:Remove Dtm142 from chat|by consensus]].
* [[User:Ryan PM|Ryan PM]] personally removed his rights in August 2018 as an act of retirement.
* [[User:Jr Mime|Jr Mime]] personally removed his rights in May 2019.

==Inactivity==
Administrators and bureaucrats who have been inactive for one year will have their rights removed, as decided in [[Forum:Security of sysop accounts|August 2015]]. However, they may request them back any time at a later date.

===Inactive bureaucrats===
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* [[User:Azaz129|Azaz129]]
* [[User:Calebchiam|Calebchiam]]
* [[User:Cqm|Cqm]]
* [[User:Eucarya|Eucarya]]
* [[User:Gaz Lloyd|Gaz Lloyd]]
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* [[User:Hyenaste|Hyenaste]]
* [[User:Karlis|Karlis]]
* [[User:Laser Dragon|Laser Dragon]]
* [[User:Merovingian|Merovingian]]
* [[User:Oddlyoko|Oddlyoko]]
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* [[User:Sacre Fi|Sacre Fi]]
* [[User:Skill|Skill]]
* [[User:Vimescarrot|Vimescarrot]]
* [[User:Whiplash|Whiplash]]
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===Inactive administrators===
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* [[User:9the Enigma9|9the Enigma9]]
* [[User:A proofreader|A proofreader]]
* [[User:Aburnett|Aburnett]]
* [[User:Ajraddatz|Ajraddatz]]
* [[User:Amaurice|Amaurice]]
* [[User:Atlandy|Atlandy]]
* [[User:Avian Maid|Avian Maid]]
* [[User:Azliq7|Azliq7]]
* [[User:Butterman62|Butterman62]]
* [[User:C Teng|C Teng]]
* [[User:Cflm001|Cflm001]]
* [[User:Chaos Monk|Chaos Monk]]
* [[User:Chaoticar|Chaoticar]]
* [[User:Chiafriend12|Chiafriend12]]
* [[User:Chicken7|Chicken7]]
* [[User:Chrislee33|Chrislee33]]
* [[User:Ciphrius Kane|Ciphrius Kane]]
* [[User:Clv309|Clv309]]
* [[User:Coelacanth0794|Coelacanth0794]]
* [[User:Cook Me Plox|Cook Me Plox]]
* [[User:Cool Spy0|Cool Spy0]]
* [[User:Couchpotato99|Couchpotato99]]
* [[User:Dechaineux|Dechaineux]]
* [[User:Emosworld|Emosworld]]
* [[User:Endasil|Endasil]]
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* [[User:Evil yanks|Evil yanks]]
* [[User:Frede173|Frede173]]
* [[User:Hairr|Hairr]]
* [[User:Haloolah123|Haloohlah123]]
* [[User:Horsehead|Horsehead]]
* [[User:Huanghe63|Huanghe63]]
* [[User:Hurston|Hurston]]
* [[User:Ilyas|Ilyas]]
* [[User:JaydenKieran]]
* [[User:Jlun2|Jlun2]]
* [[User:Joeytje50|Joeytje50]]
* [[User:KelseW|KelseW]]
* [[User:Kytti khat|Kytti khat]]
* [[User:Leevclarke|Leevclarke]]
* [[User:Liquidhelium|Liquidhelium]]
* [[User:Malestro|Malestro]]
* [[User:-Matt|-Matt]]
* [[User:Megalodon99|Megalodon99]]
* [[User:Morian Smith|Morian Smith]]
* [[User:Muzzy34|Muzzy34]]
* [[User:Nex Undique|Nex Undique]]
* [[User:Pointy|Pointy]]
* [[User:Powers38|Powers38]]
* [[User:Psycho Robot|Psycho Robot]]
* [[User:Quarenon|Quarenon]]
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* [[User:Rich Farmbrough|Rich Farmbrough]]
* [[User:Richard1990|Richard1990]]
* [[User:Robert Horning|Robert Horning]]
* [[User:Ruud10K|Ruud10K]]
* [[User:Rwojy|Rwojy]]
* [[User:Salix of Prifddinas|Salix of Prifddinas]]
* [[User:Sentra246|Sentra246]]
* [[User:Sir Revan125|Sir Revan125]]
* [[User:Spineweilder|Spineweilder]]
* [[User:Soldier 1033|Soldier 1033]]
* [[User:Starieeena|Starieeena]]
* [[User:Stelercus|Stelercus]]
* [[User:Syugecin|Syugecin]]
* [[User:Tarikochi|Tarikochi]]
* [[User:TehKittyCat|TehKittyCat]]
* [[User:Tesfan|Tesfan]]
* [[User:ThePsionic|ThePsionic]]
* [[User:Tienjt0|Tienjt0]]
* [[User:The evil dude|The evil dude]]
* [[User:Thebrains222|Thebrains222]]
* [[User:TyA|TyA]]
* [[User:Urbancowgurl777|Urbancowgurl777]]
* [[User:Wowbagger421|Wowbagger421]]
* [[User:X1011|X1011]]
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