The Sims Wiki:Administrators

Listed below are the active administrators and bureaucrats on this wiki. Some inactive administrators or bureaucrats are not listed on this table. For a complete list of users with administrator access, see Special:Listusers/sysop.

Different users have access to different functions of the site. While anyone can do most things on the site, including reading and editing, administrators (also known as sysops) can access a few additional functions:


 * Deleting and undeleting pages, page histories, and uploaded files.
 * Locking (protecting) a page so it cannot be edited or renamed by users without admin rights.
 * Blocking IP addresses or user names from editing; and very quick "rollback" of undesirable edits.
 * Editing the interface by changing system messages and skins.

Bureaucrats
Bureaucrats are the same as regular administrators, except they have the ability to add and remove user rights for other users. Bureaucrats cannot have their bureaucrat user flag removed by other bureaucrats, and can remove the user flags of any other user (aside from bureaucrats or Wikia Staff). Bureaucrats technically do not need to have sysop flags, though in practice they almost always have sysop flags anyways. Aside from this ability, bureaucrats are equal to other administrators.

On The Sims Wiki, only administrators can apply to or be nominated to become a bureaucrat. Selection of new bureaucrats is handled via a community nomination and review process on the requests for bureaucratship page.

Wikia Staff
Wikia staff members have full access to all of Wikia. They will be shown in Special:Listusers/staff on any wiki. Wikia janitors have limited administrator access to all of Wikia for cleanup purposes. These users will be shown in Special:Listusers/janitor across Wikia. VSTF have sysop rights across Wikia so that they can deal with vandalism when they see it or when there are no admins about. VSTF members will be shown on Special:Listusers/vstf across Wikia. Please see the Wikia Community Central contact page for details on how to contact Wikia staff.

How do I use administrator powers?
See the administrators' how-to guide for a guide on using admin functions.

Becoming an administrator
Experienced users who have already received rollback privileges, and who are trusted, long-term members of The Sims Wiki community may request administrator powers at    :Requests for administratorship  page. Once a user has applied, a Bureaucrat will review the application and either approve or deny it. Please be patient as a Bureaucrat reviews the application, as it may take days or weeks before a response is made. Also note that Bureaucrats may not be looking to take on more administrators at the current time; the Requests for administratorship page should state whether new applications are being accepted.

What can administrators not do?
Administrators should not use their administrator powers to settle editing disputes; for example, to lock a page on a version he or she prefers 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. Ideally an admin shouldn't be considered "in charge". The ideal admin is just someone who is trusted to have a few extra buttons and to use them for the benefit of the Wikia community.

Inactive Administrator Policy
In order to ensure that most, if not all, administrators on are active participants in the community,  has adopted an Inactive Administrator Policy. The policy is as follows:


 * 1) All administrators are expected to remain as active contributors to the content namespace on the wiki, as well as active participants in the wiki community. Bureaucrats shall, on an individual basis, determine if an administrator has become inactive and shall notify the administrator of their inactivity.
 * 2) Admins should be given a reminder up to a week before their rights are to be revoked.
 * 3) A former admin can immediately regain their status by contacting a bureaucrat and declaring their intention to return to active duty if the absence is less than six (6) months. If they are inactive for longer than six months, they will have to reapply.
 * 4) If an admin knows they will be inactive for a prolonged/unknown period of time (3 months or longer), they should step down and they may request to be reinstated at any time. A user who has been absent for 3 months, who hadn't stepped down beforehand, will have their rights revoked as if they had become inactive and they'll have 6 months to request to be reinstated before they're required to go through another RfA. Special cases to extend or revoke an administratorship may be brought to the attention of current administrators. If an administrator is banned permanently from, their rights are automatically revoked.

The Inactive Administrator Policy has taken effect as of August 28, 2010, and was amended on the 20th of May, 2012

Definitions of current status
The table at the top of this page lists the current status of the various administrators on the wiki. Statuses are generally set as follows: