Meet the Administrators!

An Administrator is a user who have access to a few additional features on the site for housekeeping for keeping wikis nice and tidy. They are users who have access to more features than Patrollers.

What features do Administrators have?

These functions are solely for housekeeping for keeping Halopedia nice and tidy. The community does look to administrators to perform the essential chores that require the extra access administrators are entrusted with. However, otherwise, administrators are the same as other users, and are expected to be well-tempered in all respects.

• Deleting and undeleting pages, uploaded images and page histories.
• Protecting a page so it can not be edited or moved by anonymous users (autoconfirmed protection) or non-admins (full/sysop protection), in accordance with the policy.
• Blocking IP addresses or user names from editing; and quick reversion ("rollback") of undesirable edits.
• Editing the interface by changing system messages and skins (editing MediaWiki files).
• Viewing a user's IP addresses and other information.
• Marking high quality page revisions as "patrolled" to help with the reverting of poor or bad-faith edits.

What should Administrators not do?

Administrators should not use their administrator powers to settle editing disputes; for example, to lock a page on a version they prefer in an editing dispute that isn't vandalism. Administrator powers should be used to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in good faith. Administrators should not be considered "in charge". The ideal admin is a regular user who is trusted to have a few extra buttons and to use them for the benefit of Halopedia.

How can I become a Administrator?

Main article: Halopedia:Requests for Adminship

Administrators are usually selected on an as-needed basis only. As Halopedia grows, more administrators may be needed to assist in its operation. New administrators are always selected via a Request for Adminship.

Administrator Help Guide

See Wikipedia's administrators' how-to guide for a complete guide on using administrator functions. For bureaucrats, see Halopedia:Bureaucrats for a Bureaucrat Help Guide.

• Special:Blockip - block a username, IP address, or IP range
• Special:DeletedContributions - view a user's deleted contributions
• Special:Import - import pages with full history and content from other wikis
• Special:RevisionDelete - Hides individual page revisions in the case of exposure of sensitive information (eg. potentially libelous or personal information as well as copyright violations). Note: See manual here
• Special:Undelete - view and restore deleted content
• Special:Unwatchedpages - view a list of pages not on any users' watchlist
• Special:Checkuser - view IP addresses used by a user, or vice-versa. This tool should only be used in accordance with the policy

Meet the Administrators!

Current

Braidenvl (talk) (contribs) (e-mail) File:Kane.png About me Braidenvl has been a member of Halopedia since 2007. Deep lore pages are his forte. He's also a stickler for language mechanics (spelling, punctuation, etc.) and takes a vested interest in those aspects when editing.

CIA391 (talk) (contribs) (e-mail) About me CIA391 has been a Halopedian since 2010. He can generally be found doing community projects aiming to make the community a better place.

Dragonclaws (talk) (contribs) (e-mail) About me Dragonclaws became a Halo fan in 2001, became an admin in 2005, and is still rampant after all these years! Wiki focuses include i love bees, tedious category management, and trying to keep the community friendly and inclusive

Jack Phoenix (talk) (contribs) (e-mail) About me Jack Phoenix is a MediaWiki developer who has been a Halopedian since 2007 and the primary developer of the social tools used on Halopedia and countless other wikis since 2008.

Jugus (talk) (contribs) (e-mail) About me A member of Halopedia since 2009, Jugus mainly focuses on lore-related content and is often shamelessly nitpicky about details that, for some reason, tend not to bother most other people. He also runs the Articles for Improvement project.

Morhek (talk) (contribs) (e-mail) File:Morhek - Sad Fidel.jpg About me Morhek has been a member of Halopedia since 2007, and can generally be found on talk pages or forums, clarifying canon details, and engaging the community contructively.

NightHammer (talk) (contribs) (e-mail) File:NightHammer.jpg About me NightHammer joined in 2014 after years of lurking. He likes making meticulous edits, editing when he should be studying, and often works on lore-related articles.

Porplemontage (talk) (contribs) (e-mail) About me No bio yet.

Rusty-112 (talk) (contribs) (e-mail) About me Rusty-112 joined Halopedia in 2009 and was nominated as an admin in 2012. Achievement and medal pages are his pet project.

Sith Venator (talk) (contribs) (e-mail) About me Sith Venator joined Halopedia in 2008. List of appearances sections, image categories, and making sure pages have images from all their appearances in visual media are his main focus.

Spartacus (talk) (contribs) (e-mail) About me Spartacus has been a member of Halopedia since 2011. He can be found most often hanging out on the community Discord Server. Forge is by far his favorite game mode. He also enjoys being very critical of 343 Industries.

• BaconShelf talk contribs
• Black-Box talk contribs
• CIA391 talk contribs
• CIABot talk contribs
• CMDR RileySV talk contribs
• Dab1001 talk contribs
• Dr Mutran talk contribs
• Haloprov talk contribs
• Jack Phoenix talk contribs
• JackVibe talk contribs
• Porplemontage talk contribs
• Rusty-112 talk contribs
• Sith Venator talk contribs
• SpyglassUnitBeta talk contribs
• Superintendent talk contribs
• Tacitus talk contribs
• TheArb1ter117 talk contribs

¹ Is currently on a leave of absence

Former Administrators

This is a list of former Administrators. Most listed here are no longer active.

• Buz - Inactive since November 2004
• AgentSeethroo - Inactive since July 2006
• Esemono - Inactive since March 2007
• Guesty-Persony-Thingy - Resigned February 2008
• ED - Resigned August 2008
• EwCDnaudee419 - Resigned October 2009
• Simon rjh - Resigned October 2009
• HaloDude - Honorably Discharged April 2010
• Manticore - Honorably Discharged April 2010
• RelentlessRecusant - Honorably Discharged April 2010
• Spirit of Fire - Honorably Discharged April 2010
• Devout Atheist - Resigned August 2010
• Subtank - Resigned September 2010
• General5 7 - Resigned March 2011
• Grizzlei - Resigned May 2013
• Nicmavr - Resigned June 2013
• Smoke. - Resigned June 2013
• Halo-343 - Resigned June 2013
• Forerunner - Honorably Discharged June 2013
• Spartacus - Resigned August 2017
• Tuckerscreator - Resigned October 2017