Benutzer:WikiBayer/Benutzerrechte/en

Extended rights are there to improve and organise the project, not to show off or boost your own ego. Users with extended rights participate in the organisation and are not automatically better authors.

When should extended rights be requested?

In general, you should only ask for extended rights when you need them. Requesting rights in advance because you might need them one day is disruptive and should be avoided at all costs.

Collection Rights

Excessive collecting of unused permissions is unnecessary and not very trustworthy, so it is not a good idea to collect permissions as a "status symbol". Users who collecting rights cause unnecessary extra work for the volunteer community.

What is the maximum number of permissions a user should have?

There is no general answer to this question, as it depends on the user's activity and role. For example, a user who writes and improves an article, but does not take on any organisational tasks, should only have basic permissions such as "autoreview" and "reviewer" (or "autopatrol" and "patroller" depending on the project). For a user who is involved in organising and/or fighting vandalism in several projects, it may make sense to apply for higher rights such as "Administrator" or "Oversight" in several projects.

Global rights

Global rights apply to all or most projects, and should only be requested by trusted users who are involved in many projects. When in doubt, local rights are preferable. Global rights are also not a status symbol for very active users, and should not be requested simply because of a very high number of contributions to a project.