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A new feature of MediaWiki 1.5 allows user groups to be created which include users at different levels.

Each group can be assigned a mixture of the following rights.

Permission Description Access
All users Registered Admins Bureaucrats Stewards Individually assigned Disabled
asksql Allows user to query the database using SQL             X
block Allows user to block an IP address, user name, or range of IPs, from editing     X        
boardvote Allows users to check IPs and strike out votes during Board elections           X  


bot Allows user to edit without their edits showing up in recent changes (usually only used for mass edits by bots)           X  
checkuser Allows user to see all IP addresses used by a registered user or to show all edits from a given IP address, including those made by logged in users. See meta:CheckUser for a discussion of this.           X  
createaccount Allows user to create a user account for themselves or another user X            
'Create article' Allows user to create a new article   X          
delete Allows user to delete a page     X        
deletedhistory Allows user to view the history of a deleted page     X        
developer Deprecated: no longer assigned           X  
edit Allows user to edit any page which is not protected X            
editinterface Allows user to edit the MediaWiki namespace to affect the interface     X        
import Allows user to import pages from a locally stored XML file     X     X  


makebot Allows user to set bot flags for accounts       X      
makesysop Allows user to give admin/bureaucrat abilities to another       X      
move Allows user to change the title of a page by moving it   X          
oversight Allows user to delete individual revisions of pages           X  
patrol Allows user to state that they have checked an edit that appeared in recent changes             X
protect Allows user to lock or unlock a page, and edit locked pages     X        
read Allows user to read pages (other than whitelisted pages if that option is on) X            
renameuser Allows user to change the name of an existing account       X      
rollback Allows user to use a special link to more easily revert a bad edit.     X        
siteadmin Allows user to change settings that affect the whole site             X
undelete Allows user to view deleted versions, undelete a previously deleted page, or undelete specific revisions of a deleted page     X        
unwatchedpages Allows user to view a list of pages not on anyone's watchlist     X        
upload Allows user to upload an image or other file to the wiki, or to overwrite an existing non-protected file   X          
userrights Allows user to change the access levels of another user (more advanced than 'makesysop')         X    

There has been discussion of making some of the abilities available individually, but there has been no consensus to do this as yet.

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