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Wikipedia admins are not IT admins, they're more like forum moderators or admins on a free phpBB 2 hosting service in 2005. They don't have "admin" access to ba
by formerly_proven 8mo ago
Wikipedia admins are not IT admins, they're more like forum moderators or admins on a free phpBB 2 hosting service in 2005. They don't have "admin" access to backend systems. Those are the WMF sysadmins.
- Wikipedianon 8mo agoThis is half true, because Wikipedia admins had the ability to edit sitewide JavaScript until 2018. A certain number of "community" admins maintain that right to this day after it was realized this was a massive security hole.
- Gander5739 8mo agoYou mean interface admins?