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This page in a nutshell: Administrators on Wikimedia Commons are users with additional technical abilities to manage the site. They can delete and restore files and pages, protect pages, block users, rename files, and perform other administrative tasks. There are currently 177 administrators on Commons. To become an administrator, users can apply and go through a voting process.

This page explains the role of administrators (sometimes called admins or sysops) on Wikimedia Commons. Note that details of the role, and the way in which administrators are appointed, may differ from other sites.

If you want to request administrator help, please post at Administrators' noticeboard.

There are currently 177 administrators on Commons.

What is an administrator?

Administrators as of August 2025
Listing by: Language • Date • Activity [+/−]

Number of Admins: 177

  1. 1234qwer1234qwer4, ru, de-4, en-3 (steward)
  2. 1Veertje, nl, en-4, de-1, fr-1
  3. 32X, de, en-2, hsb-1, ru-1
  4. 99of9, en (bureaucrat)
  5. A.Savin, ru, de-4, en-2
  6. Aafi, ks, ur-5, en-3, hi-2, ar-1
  7. Abzeronow, en, fr-1
  8. Achim55, de, en-3, nds-3, la-2
  9. AFBorchert, de, en-3
  10. Ahonc, uk, ru-4, en-2, de-1
  11. Aka, de, en-3
  12. Alno, fr, en-3, es-2, pt-1
  13. Андрей Романенко, ru, en-3, uk-3, be-2, fr-2, lv-2
  14. Ankry, pl, en-2, ru-1
  15. AnRo0002, de, en-2, fr-2, es-1
  16. Anthere, fr, en-3
  17. AntiCompositeNumber, en, fr-2 (steward)
  18. Aude, en, ar-2, de-2, es-3
  19. Auntof6, en, es-2, fr-1
  20. Bastique, en, fr-3, es-2, la-2, fi-1, pl-1
  21. Bedivere, es, en-4, pt-1
  22. Billinghurst, en
  23. Blackcat, it, en-3, fr
  24. BrightRaven, fr, en-3, nl-2, es-2, zh-1
  25. Butko, ru, uk-2, en-1
  26. Captain-tucker, en
  27. ChemSim, de, en-3
  28. Christian Ferrer, fr, en-2, es-2
  29. Ciell, nl, en-2, de-1
  30. Common Good, en
  31. CptViraj, gu, hi-4, en-3 (bureaucrat)
  32. Cromium, en, de-1, fr-1
  33. Cybularny, pl, en-2, es-1, de-1
  34. DaB., de, en-1
  35. DarwIn, pt, en-3, es-2, fr-2, gl-2, ca-1, it-1, oc-1
  36. Davepape, en
  37. DerHexer, de, en-3, grc-3, la-3, es-1 (steward)
  38. Dharmadhyaksha, mr, en-3, hi-3
  39. DMacks, en
  40. Didym, de, en-2, fr-2
  41. Dyolf77, ar, fr-5, en-2, it-1, es-1
  42. D-Kuru, de, en-2, it-1
  43. Ebrahim, en-3
  44. Elcobbola en, de (checkuser)
  45. Ellywa, nl, en-2, de-1, fr-1
  46. Emha, de, bar, en-3, fr-1
  47. Érico, pt, en-2, es-1
  48. EugeneZelenko, ru, be, en-2, bg-1, pl-1 (bureaucrat)
  49. Explicit, en, es, ko-2
  50. Ezarate, es-3, en-1
  51. Fitindia, en-3, hi-2, mr-2
  52. FunkMonk, da, en-4, no-3, fo-2, sv-2, de-1, es-1
  53. Gbawden, en-3, af-1
  54. Geagea, he, ka-3, en-3, ru-1
  55. Geni, en
  56. George Chernilevsky, ru, uk-3, de-2, en-2, bg-1, la-1, be-1, fr-1
  57. Gestumblindi, als, de, en-3
  58. Gnangarra, en, nys-1
  59. Gnom, de, en-3, fr-2, it-2, es-1
  60. GPSLeo, de, en-2
  61. GreenMeansGo, en
  62. Grin, hu, en-3, de-1
  63. Hekerui, de, en-4
  64. Herbythyme, en, fr-2, es-1, it-1
  65. Holly Cheng, en, ja-2
  66. Huntster, en
  67. Indeedous, de, en-3, fr-2
  68. Infrogmation, en, es-1
  69. IronGargoyle, en, de-1
  70. Jameslwoodward, en, fr-1 (bureaucrat, checkuser)
  71. Jaqen, it, en-2
  72. Jarekt, pl, en
  73. Jcornelius, de, lt-2, la-2, en-2, pt-2, fr-1
  74. Jdforrester, en
  75. Jianhui67, en, zh-4, ja-2, ms-2
  76. Jmabel, en, es-3, ro-2, de-1, ca-1, it-1, pt-1, fr-1
  77. Joergens.mi, de, en-3
  78. Jon Kolbert, en, fr-4, de-2 (steward)
  79. Josve05a, sv, en-3
  80. Jusjih, zh, en-3, fr-2, ko-1
  81. Kadı, tr, en-5, fr-2, az-2
  82. Kaganer, ru, en-1
  83. Kallerna, fi, en-3, sv-2, de-1
  84. King of Hearts, en, zh-3, es-2, ja-1
  85. Klemen Kocjancic, sl, en-3, de-2, hr-1, bs-1
  86. Krd, de, en-3 (bureaucrat, checkuser)
  87. Krinkle, nl, en-3, de-2
  88. Kritzolina, de, en-3, fr-2, it-1
  89. Léna, fr, en-3, es-1
  90. Leyo, gsw, de, en-3, fr-3, es-1, la-1
  91. Lofty abyss, en, mt, it-2
  92. Lymantria, nl, en-3, de-2, fy-2, fr-1, zea-1 (checkuser)
  93. Magog the Ogre, en, es-2
  94. Mahagaja, en, de-4, fr-2, ga-2, la-2, cy-1
  95. Maire, pl, en-4, es-2, fr-2, de-2, ru-1
  96. Marcus Cyron, de, en-2
  97. Masur, pl, en-3, de-1
  98. Materialscientist, en-4, ru-4, nl-3, fr-1, es-1
  99. Matrix, en, ta-2
  100. MB-one, de, en-3, fr-1, pt-1
  101. Mdaniels5757, en, es-1
  102. MGA73, da, en-3, de-2, no-1, sv-1
  103. Mhhossein, fa, en-3, ar-1
  104. Micheletb, fr, en-3, it-1, es-1
  105. Mike Peel, en, pt-2, fr-1
  106. Minorax, en, zh (oversighter)
  107. Missvain, en
  108. Mitchazenia, en, es-2
  109. Miya, ja, en-2
  110. Moheen, bn, as-1, bpy-1, en-3, hi-1, hif-1
  111. Morgankevinj, en
  112. MPF, en, da-2, de-1, fr-1
  113. Multichill, nl, en-3, de-1, fr-1
  114. Mys 721tx, zh, en-3
  115. Nagy, de, en-3, fr-2, es-1, sv-1
  116. NahidSultan, bn, en-3, bpy-1
  117. Natuur12, nl, en-3, de-1
  118. notafish, fr, en-4, de-3, es-2, it-2
  119. odder, pl, en-4, de-2 (bureaucrat, oversighter)
  120. P199, en, nl, fr-2, tl-2, de-1
  121. Pi.1415926535, en, es-2
  122. Platonides, es, en-2, fr-1
  123. Poco a poco, es, de-4, en-3, fr-2, it-2, pl-2, pt-1
  124. Podzemnik, cs, en-2
  125. Polarlys, de, en-2, fr-1, no-1
  126. Pyb, fr, en-2
  127. Pymouss, fr, en-3, de-2, it-2, he-1
  128. Racconish, fr, en-4
  129. Ragesoss, en, de-1, fr-1
  130. Ra'ike, de, en-2
  131. Rastrojo, es, en-3, fr-2, eo-1
  132. Ratekreel, ks, en-3, ur-3
  133. Raymond, de, en-3, nl-1 (oversighter)
  134. Red-tailed hawk, en, es-4, pt-2, ug-1
  135. Regasterios, hu, en-1
  136. Rehman, en, si-1
  137. Reinhard Kraasch, de, en-3
  138. Revi C., ko, en-3
  139. Rimshot, de, en-4, fr-2, it-1
  140. Romaine, nl, en-3, de-2, af-1, fr-1
  141. Rosenzweig, de, en-3, fr-1, la-1
  142. Royalbroil, en, es-1
  143. RP88, en, de-1
  144. Rudolphous, nl, en-3, de-2
  145. Ruthven, it, fr, en-4, es-4, nap-4, ca-2, de-1
  146. Sadads, en, es-3
  147. Sanandros, als, de, en-3, fr-1
  148. Satdeep Gill, pa, en-5, hi-5, es-3, fr-2, fa-1
  149. Shizhao, zh, en-1, ru-1
  150. Sreejithk2000, ml, en-3, hi-3, ta-1, kn-1
  151. Steinsplitter, bar, de-4, it-3, en-1
  152. Stifle, en, ga, fr-2, de-1
  153. Strakhov, es, en-2
  154. TadejM, sl, en-3, de-2, fr-2
  155. Taivo, et, en-3, ru-3, de-1
  156. Teles, pt, en-3, es-2
  157. Themightyquill, en, fr-2, de-1, hu-1
  158. The Squirrel Conspiracy, en (checkuser)
  159. Thibaut120094, fr, en-2, ja-1
  160. Thuresson, sv, en-3, no-2
  161. Triplec85, de, en-3, fr-1, hr-1, la-1
  162. Túrelio, de, en-3, es-1
  163. VIGNERON, fr, de-2, en-2, zh-1
  164. Wdwd, de, en-2
  165. Well-Informed Optimist, ru, uk-4, en-3
  166. Wikitanvir, bn, en-3, de-2, as-2, bpy-1
  167. Wutsje, fy, nl, en-3, de-2, fr-1
  168. Yann, fr, en-4, hi-2, gu-1
  169. Yasu, ja, en-2, de-1
  170. Ymblanter, ru, en-3, de-2, fr-2, nl-2, it-1, es-1
  171. Yuval CT, he, en-3
  172. Ziv, gsw, de, en-2, it-2, he-2
  173. Zzyzx11, en, es-1, fr-1
  174. علاء, ar, en-4, he-1, es-1 (steward)
  175. Abuse filter, (automated account)
  176. CommonsDelinker, (bot) see request
  177. KrinkleBot, (bot) see request

If 177 is not the last number on this list, there may be an error or there are some users assigned temporarily.

Technical

Administrators are users with the technical ability on Wikimedia Commons to:

  • delete and undelete images and other uploaded files, and to view and restore deleted versions
  • delete and undelete pages, and to view and restore deleted revisions
  • protect and unprotect pages, and to edit admin-protected pages
  • block and unblock users, individual IP addresses and IP address ranges
  • edit less-restricted interface messages (see also Commons:Interface administrators)
  • rename files
  • add and remove user groups
  • configure Upload Wizard campaigns
  • delete and undelete specific log entries and revisions of pages
  • import pages from other wikis
  • merge the history of pages
  • modify abuse filters
  • not create redirects from source pages when moving pages
  • override the spoofing checks and title or username blacklist
  • send a message to multiple users at once (massmessage)
  • use higher limits in API queries

These are collectively known as the admin tools.

Community role

Administrators are experienced and trusted members of the Commons community who have taken on additional maintenance work and have been entrusted with the admin tools by public consensus/vote. Different admins have different areas of interest and expertise, but typical admin tasks include determining and closing deletion requests, deleting copyright violations, undeleting files where necessary, protecting Commons against vandalism, and working on templates and other protected pages. Of course, some of these tasks can be done by non-admins as well.

Administrators are expected to understand the goals of this project, and be prepared to work constructively with others towards those ends. Administrators should also understand and follow Commons' policies, and where appropriate, respect community consensus.

Apart from roles which require use of the admin tools, administrators have no special editorial authority by virtue of their position, and in discussions and public votes their contributions are treated in the same way as any ordinary editor. Some admins may become more influential, not due to their position as such, but from the personal trust they may have gained from the community.

Suggestions for administrators

Please read Commons:Guide to adminship.

Removal of administrator rights

Under the de-admin policy, administrator rights may be revoked due to inactivity or misuse of sysop tools. In a de-admin request, normal standards for determining consensus in an RfA do not apply. Instead, "majority consensus" should be used, whereby any consensus to demote of higher than 50% is sufficient to remove the admin.

Apply to become an administrator

All intending administrators must go through this process and submit themselves to RFA, including all ex-administrators who are seeking to return to their previous role.

First, go to Commons:Administrators/Howto and read the information there. Then come back here and make your request in the section below.

  • If someone else nominated you, please accept the nomination by stating "I accept" or something similar, and signing below the nomination itself. The subpage will still need to be transcluded by you or your nominator.


Use the box below, replacing Username with your username:

Voting

Any registered user may vote here although those who have few or no previous edits may not be fully counted. It is preferable you give reasons for both Support and Oppose votes as this will help the closing bureaucrat in their decision. Greater weight is given to an argument, with supporting evidence if needed, than to a simple vote.

Promotion normally requires at least 75% in favour, with a minimum of 8 support votes. Votes from unregistered users are not counted. However, the closing bureaucrat has discretion in judging community consensus, and the decision will not necessarily be based on the raw numbers. Bureaucrats may, at their discretion, extend the period of an RfA if they feel that it will be helpful in better determining community consensus.

 Neutral comments are not counted in the vote totals for the purposes of calculating pass/fail percentages. However, such comments are part of the discussion, may persuade others, and contribute to the closing bureaucrat's understanding of community consensus.

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Requests for adminship

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When complete, pages listed here should be archived to Commons:Administrators/Archive.

  • Please read Commons:Administrators before voting here. Any logged in user may vote although those who have few or no previous edits may not be fully counted.

Theklan

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Theklan (talk · contributions (views) · deleted user contributions · deleted uploads · recent activity (talk · project · deletion requests) · logs · block log · global contribs · CentralAuth)

Scheduled to end: 09:20, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

I have been around for many years, and contributed with thousands of images, mine and from archives, and I have seen that admins have too much things to take care of. So I think that it's time to help with those tasks. I have good knowledge of copyright (as far as this is even possible), and experience working with GLAM institutions. My home wiki is Basque Wikipedia, where I'm also an admin and bureaucrat with more than a decade of experience. Thanks for your support! Theklan (talk) 09:20, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Votes

Hardly 'riddled'. Most of them seem to be kept and some downright trollish DRs from an editor who was then indeffed for making them. Andy Dingley (talk) 13:37, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support See no problems. Good Luck. --Wikijunkie (talk) 21:39, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Weak oppose I don't see anything seriously wrong the user that makes me think they can't be an admin (but then I haven't dealt with them outside of this and checking their edit history just now either). The amount of deletion notices on their talk page is troubling though. Not to enough to make me think they should never be an administrator but the role does kind of require a basic understanding of copyright. So IMO it's a little premature. I wouldn't have a problem with them trying to go a while without any of the uploads being nominated for deletion, while they learn about copyright and participate in DRs, and then reapplying. But DRs are the main area that we need administrator to work in though. So it's something a user should have an understanding of to be one. --Adamant1 (talk) 01:15, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Weak oppose wie Vorredner --Mateus2019 (talk) 10:57, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support I see no concerns here and would welcome someone with an interest in Basque culture to broaden our often rather insular outlook. Andy Dingley (talk) 13:37, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

  • Hi, Could you please explain why you uploaded Commons:Deletion requests/File:Euskal Herria Covid 19 fotomuntaia.jpg, deleted for missing sources, and Commons:Deletion requests/File:Herensuge (euskal mitologia) - Midjourney AI bertsioa.png, deleted for being out of scope? Thanks, Yann (talk) 17:31, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    For sure! The first one was a montage I made with files from the category c:Category:COVID-19 pandemic in the Basque Country, but I failed to record the sources of those, so it was deleted. I didn't have time when it was discussed to find the source images, so I didn't challenge the deletion itself. About the Midjourney file, this was uploaded within an experiment to upload AI generated images of mithological beings. It was superseded by another image (you can see it at eu:Herensuge), so an user asked to delete it because it was "out of scope". I don't think it is out of scope, but as the image wasn't in use, the deletion is not completely harmful. Theklan (talk) 15:11, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hi, here are a few questions about common DRs (feel free to answer inline btw), answer with your first thoughts (of course this may change through the course of the deletion discussion).
    1. Someone nominates File:Random logo.png for deletion with the rationale "redundant to File:Random logo.svg". Assume File:Random logo.png is not INUSE.
    2. Someone nominates a 1945 WW2 photo was published in 1945 in Germany. Assume the author is anonymous per Template:PD-anon-70-EU.
    3. Someone nominates a company logo for deletion with the rationale "copyright violation".
    4. Someone nominates a photo that they made 5 years ago for deletion stating "I don't want it on the internet anymore". The photo's subject is quite obscure and we don't have many photos of that subject. Assume no GDPR or related issues.
    5. Someone nominates a photo for deletion stating the data is unreliable and out of date. They provide a link to the correct data but haven't uploaded a file yet with the correct data. The file is in use on multiple projects.
—Matrix(!) ping onewhen replying {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 16:29, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requests for bureaucratship

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When complete, pages listed here should be archived to Commons:Bureaucrats/Archive.

  • Please read Commons:Bureaucrats before posting or voting here. Any logged in user may vote although those who have few or no previous edits may not be fully counted.

No current requests.

Requests for CheckUser rights

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When complete, pages listed here should be archived to Commons:Checkusers/Archive.

  • Please read Commons:Checkusers before posting or voting here. Any logged in user may vote although those who have few or no previous edits may not be fully counted.

No current requests.

Requests for Oversight rights

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When complete, pages listed here should be archived to Commons:Oversighters/Archive.

  • Please read Commons:Oversighters before voting here. Any logged in user may vote, although those who have few or no previous edits may not be fully counted.

No current requests.

Tasks

purge Admin backlog

Copyright:

  • Copyright violations: ~70
  • Unfree Flickr files: ~0
  • Recent unfree Flickr images: ~24
  • Media uploaded without a license as of 2025-08: ~275

Other:

  • Duplicates: ~276
  • Advertisements/spam: ~0
  • Personal photos/selfies: ~18
  • Other speedy deletions: ~18
  • Categories for discussion: 84 months
  • Media requiring a split up: ~0
  • Requests for unblock: ~0
  • Undeletion requests: ~12

Protected edit requests:

  • Full protection: ~6
  • Interface admin: ~12
  • Technical: ~0
  • Template protection: ~6
  • Protection level: ~0

See also: DR, HMS, …

See also

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