Crossgen Comics Database:Administrators

Bureaucrats
Bureaucrats, also known as head-administrators, are distinguished administrators recognized with additional powers and authority. They are usually responsible for the design of the site, from style and layout to individual page function and site structure organization. They are often content editors and contributors as well, and are generally the people to go to if you have questions regarding the origins and policies of the site.

Disputes between users and administrators may be moderated by a bureaucrat. They frequent the Forums and Live Chat to provide help and assistance wherever possible. They are elected through nomination by other administrators to existing bureaucrat(s) as the need arises.

Administrators
Administrators, sometimes referred to as Admins, Sysop or Staff, are distinguished members of the community recognized with additional powers and authority. They are mostly regular content editors and contributors, although some specialize in other areas, such as programming. Generally, these are the people to go to if you have questions around the site (as a veteran or a newcomer), want to discuss policy or templating, or need a dispute settled. Many of them frequent the Forums and Live Chat for further discussion.

Moderators
Moderators are trusted users that have been given a selection of administrative abilities to help the site run smooth, and come in two varieties: content moderators and discussion moderators.

Content
Content Moderators have access to admin rights such as deleting and undeleting pages, protecting and unprotecting pages, and moving files.

Discussion
Discussion Moderators are users that have moderation abilities on discussion platforms, including forums and blogs.

Bots
Bots are accounts set up by and for administrators who need to provide routine maintenance and changes to many pages at the same time. They are usually named for the administrator they belong to. If you have questions about the edits done by any of these bots, please see the owner.

Administrator abilities
These additional functions include:
 * Deleting and undeleting pages, page histories, and uploaded files.
 * Locking (protecting) a page so it cannot be edited or renamed by users without sysop rights or autoconfirmed status.
 * Blocking IP addresses or user names from editing.
 * Very quick "rollback" of undesirable edits.
 * Editing the interface by changing system messages and skins.