Echoes of the Flesh:Access levels

This page summarizes how access works on the Sarkic Cults Wiki. For the exact live rights list, see Special:ListGroupRights.

Access model

The wiki is publicly readable, but editing is split by role and by namespace protection.

Public reading

Everyone, including visitors who are not logged in, can read the wiki and create an account.

Discussion and personal space

Logged-in users can edit talk pages, manage their account settings, maintain watchlists, and edit their own user CSS/JS/JSON pages.

Content namespaces

The main content areas of the wiki require the content-edit right. In practice, this means verified members and above can edit most wiki content, while ordinary registered accounts cannot.

Protected content areas currently include:

• Main namespace
• Project namespace
• File namespace
• Help namespace
• Category namespace

Special protected areas

Some parts of the wiki use higher trust levels:

• Template and Form pages require the template-edit right.
• MediaWiki interface pages and site/user CSS, JS, and JSON require editinterface.
• The custom Solomonari namespace requires the solomonari right.

Group summary

Unregistered members

Unregistered visitors can read the wiki and create an account. They cannot edit pages or upload files.

Registered members

Registered members can:

• Edit talk pages and other non-protected discussion/personal-space pages
• Mark minor edits
• Manage preferences, private account information, and watchlists
• Edit their own user CSS, JS, and JSON pages
• Send email through the wiki when enabled

Registered members cannot:

• Edit protected content namespaces
• Create regular content pages
• Upload or reupload files
• Move pages or files

Verified members

Verified members are trusted contributors who have been approved by staff. They can:

• Edit the wiki's protected content namespaces
• Create content pages
• Upload and reupload local files
• Move pages and files
• Edit semiprotected pages
• Purge pages

This is the normal contributor role for members who are actively helping with the wiki.

Solomonari

Solomonari is a separate access flag for the custom Solomonari namespace. It is assigned where needed and does not replace the normal contributor/staff ladder by itself.

Moderators

Moderators have all verified member permissions, plus day-to-day workflow and trust-management tools. They can:

• Patrol and autopatrol edits
• Roll back vandalism or bad edits
• Suppress redirects when moving pages
• Bypass CAPTCHA where needed
• Manage certain user group assignments
• Grant and remove the verified and solomonari groups
• Use Flow moderation tools available on this wiki

Moderators are intended to handle routine content review and contributor verification, not heavy administrative maintenance.

Maintainers

Maintainers have all moderator permissions, plus broader maintenance and administrative tooling. They can:

• Protect pages and edit protected pages
• Edit templates and forms
• Edit restricted fields and selected advanced content models
• Block users
• Upload by URL and reupload shared files
• Run Cargo queries and rebuild Cargo data
• View AbuseFilter logs available to this role
• Use selected advanced extension maintenance tools
• Grant and remove the moderator group in addition to verified and solomonari

Maintainers are the main high-trust content and operations role on this wiki.

Interface administrators

Interface administrators can edit site interface content, including MediaWiki pages and site/user CSS, JS, and JSON. This role is restricted because interface pages can affect the whole wiki.

Administrators (sysop)

Administrators have full site administration permissions, including the custom protection rights used on this wiki. This is the highest general administration role.

Bureaucrats

Bureaucrats handle assignment of the highest-trust operational roles. On this wiki, bureaucrats can grant and remove:

• verified
• solomonari
• moderator
• maintainer
• interface-admin
• sysop

Bots

Bots are automated or semi-automated accounts with raised limits for bulk editing and maintenance work. Bot access is granted manually when appropriate.

Practical summary

• Want to read the wiki: no account needed.
• Want to discuss or maintain your own account/user pages: a normal registered account is enough.
• Want to edit articles, files, and core content: you need the verified group.
• Want to moderate contributors and review content workflow: moderator.
• Want to maintain templates, forms, and higher-trust wiki operations: maintainer.
• Want to edit sitewide interface code: interface administrator.