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Jimmy actually lacks that specific authority. His control is limited to blocking users and removing rights from users [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W

• makomk 9y ago
  Jimmy Wales used to have more authority. It was stripped from him by the community after he repeatedly abused it. However, despite this he still has the technical ability to not just remove arbitrary permissions from any user on any project but to grant them too, including to himself. (This is, in fact, mentioned in the link you posted - you must just have missed that part.)