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The '''account creator''' |
The '''account creator''' [[Wikipedia:User access levels|user group]] (<samp>accountcreator</samp> user group) grants access to a tool which permits trusted Wikipedia contributors to make a large number of accounts for other people who request them. |
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== Account creators' abilities == |
== Account creators' abilities == |
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Accounts in the account creator [[Wikipedia:User access levels|user group]] have the technical ability to perform the following actions: |
Accounts in the account creator [[Wikipedia:User access levels|user group]] have the technical ability to perform the following actions: |
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* Create more than six accounts in a 24-hour period with [[Special:CreateAccount]] or other tools |
* Create more than six accounts<ref name="TempLowerLimit" group="note">This limit can sometimes be temporarily lowered further, due to persistent abuse</ref> in a 24-hour period with [[Special:CreateAccount]] or other tools (the <samp>noratelimit</samp> flag). |
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* Override the "anti-spoof" check and create accounts that are [[Wikipedia:Username policy#Similar usernames|similar to accounts that already exist]] (the < |
* Override the "anti-spoof" check and create accounts that are [[Wikipedia:Username policy#Similar usernames|similar to accounts that already exist]] (the <samp>override-antispoof</samp> flag). |
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* Override the "blacklist" check and create accounts that are otherwise blocked by the [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist|title blacklist]] (the <samp>tboverride-account</samp> flag).<ref name="BlacklistNotReccomended" group="note">This action is ''not recommended'' and should ''never be used'' except in ''extremely rare edge cases'' and after approval by an [[Wikipedia:Request an account/Guide#Tool administrators|ACC tool administrator]] or an [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrator]] who is both highly familiar and very proficient with the account creation process, the title blacklist, and how both of them function and operate. If an account is created with a username that matches an entry in the title blacklist (even if you overrode the title blacklist on the new account creation page when creating it), the account will be unable to create any pages within their own userspace due to how the title blacklist functions. The account will also experience many other related issues and problems on Wikipedia due to their username being flagged as a match to an entry in the title blacklist. If you are creating an account and are seeking approval to override the title blacklist because it is erroneously flagging the requested username as something that is not permitted, you should seek to have the entry in the title blacklist modified in order to fix the false positive hit instead of overriding the title blacklist and proceeding with the creation.</ref> |
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* Override the "blacklist" check and create accounts that are otherwise blocked by the [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist|title blacklist]] (the '<tt>tboverride-account</tt>' flag). |
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== Becoming an account creator == |
== Becoming an account creator == |
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| ⚫ | The account creator flag may be granted to users who are active and experienced in the [[Wikipedia:Request an account|request an account process]] (ACC) and so are [[Wikipedia:Access to nonpublic information#Scope|identified]] to the [[meta:Identification noticeboard|Wikimedia Foundation]]. Users are expected to correctly handle many requests and have hit the six (6) account rate limit more than once before requesting the flag, which may be done at '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Account creator]]'''. |
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The account creator flag may be granted to users who are: |
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* Involved in the [[Outreach:Education|Education Program]] or other outreach work where they have a need to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Mass account creation|create accounts without restriction]] regularly. |
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* Temporarily, as the event coordinator for a short event, where these users also need to create accounts without restriction. |
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The right is included in the Administrator toolset. |
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| ⚫ | The account creator permission is provided to editors active in the ACC process. Users with the account creator right are allowed to use any of the technical abilities included with this user right at their own discretion. The English Wikipedia has [[Special:ListUsers/accountcreator|{{NUMBERINGROUP:accountcreator}}]] users who explicitly have the account creator flag enabled. |
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This right was previously granted to individuals involved with off-wiki outreach events to help them create accounts for participants. In May 2018, a new user group, [[Wikipedia:Event coordinator|event coordinator]], was created, which allows individuals to not be affected by the rate limit on creating accounts without the other abilities granted to account creator. Editors who previously would have been eligible for account creator should instead request the {{code|eventcoordinator}} user group. |
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Users are expected to correctly handle many requests and have hit the six (6) account rate limit more than once before requesting the flag, which may be done at '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Account creator]]'''. |
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==Notes== |
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{{Reflist|group=note}} |
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==Other information== |
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| ⚫ | The account creator permission is provided to active |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Special: |
* [[Special:ListUsers/accountcreator|A list of users with the <samp>accountcreator</samp> user group]] |
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* {{tl|Accountcreator topicon}} |
* {{tl|Accountcreator topicon}}—a [[Template:Top icon|top icon]] displaying the accountcreator icon - adds category to page automatically |
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* {{tl|User wikipedia/Accountcreator}} |
* {{tl|User wikipedia/Accountcreator}}—a [[Wikipedia:Userboxes|userbox]] for displaying accountcreator rights |
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* {{tl|User account creator since}} for indicating account creator rights with period of time |
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* {{tl|User wikipedia/accountcreator}} - an alternative [[Wikipedia:Userboxes|userbox]] for displaying accountcreator rights |
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* {{tl|User wikipedia/acclabsuser}} |
* {{tl|User wikipedia/acclabsuser}}—a [[Wikipedia:Userboxes|userbox]] for displaying usage rights on the ACC Tool Server |
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* [[:meta:Mass account creation|Mass account creation]] |
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* [[meta:Mass_account_creation|Mass_account_creation]] (Meta) |
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{{Wikipedia accounts|collapsed}} |
{{Wikipedia accounts|collapsed}} |
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[[Category:Wikipedia user access levels]] |
[[Category:Wikipedia user access levels]] |
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[[Category:Wikipedia user accounts]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:22, 15 December 2023
The account creator user group (accountcreator user group) grants access to a tool which permits trusted Wikipedia contributors to make a large number of accounts for other people who request them.
Account creators' abilities
Accounts in the account creator user group have the technical ability to perform the following actions:
- Create more than six accounts[note 1] in a 24-hour period with Special:CreateAccount or other tools (the noratelimit flag).
- Override the "anti-spoof" check and create accounts that are similar to accounts that already exist (the override-antispoof flag).
- Override the "blacklist" check and create accounts that are otherwise blocked by the title blacklist (the tboverride-account flag).[note 2]
Becoming an account creator
The account creator flag may be granted to users who are active and experienced in the request an account process (ACC) and so are identified to the Wikimedia Foundation. Users are expected to correctly handle many requests and have hit the six (6) account rate limit more than once before requesting the flag, which may be done at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Account creator.
The right is included in the Administrator toolset. To grant the flag, administrators should follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Account creator/Administrator instructions.
Other information
The account creator permission is provided to editors active in the ACC process. Users with the account creator right are allowed to use any of the technical abilities included with this user right at their own discretion. The English Wikipedia has 13 users who explicitly have the account creator flag enabled.
This right was previously granted to individuals involved with off-wiki outreach events to help them create accounts for participants. In May 2018, a new user group, event coordinator, was created, which allows individuals to not be affected by the rate limit on creating accounts without the other abilities granted to account creator. Editors who previously would have been eligible for account creator should instead request the eventcoordinator user group.
Notes
- ^ This limit can sometimes be temporarily lowered further, due to persistent abuse
- ^ This action is not recommended and should never be used except in extremely rare edge cases and after approval by an ACC tool administrator or an administrator who is both highly familiar and very proficient with the account creation process, the title blacklist, and how both of them function and operate. If an account is created with a username that matches an entry in the title blacklist (even if you overrode the title blacklist on the new account creation page when creating it), the account will be unable to create any pages within their own userspace due to how the title blacklist functions. The account will also experience many other related issues and problems on Wikipedia due to their username being flagged as a match to an entry in the title blacklist. If you are creating an account and are seeking approval to override the title blacklist because it is erroneously flagging the requested username as something that is not permitted, you should seek to have the entry in the title blacklist modified in order to fix the false positive hit instead of overriding the title blacklist and proceeding with the creation.
See also
- A list of users with the accountcreator user group
- {{Accountcreator topicon}}—a top icon displaying the accountcreator icon - adds category to page automatically
- {{User wikipedia/Accountcreator}}—a userbox for displaying accountcreator rights
- {{User account creator since}} for indicating account creator rights with period of time
- {{User wikipedia/acclabsuser}}—a userbox for displaying usage rights on the ACC Tool Server
- Mass account creation