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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 174 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 174 administrators on Commons.

What is an administrator?

Administrators as of February 2026
Listing by: Language • Date • Activity [+/−]

Number of Admins: 174

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

If 174 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.

Taylor 49

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Taylor_49 (talk · contributions (views) · deleted user contributions · deleted uploads · recent activity (talk · project · deletion requests) · logs · block log · global contribs · CentralAuth)

Scheduled to end: 00:20, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

Having ca 20'000 edits at commons during past 9 years, most of them during last 2 years, I would like to help with the numberous backlogs of this wiki, among others ca 7'000 open requests for deletion, and ca 4000 category discussion requests. While some requests for deletion are extremely difficult, many are trivial and can be resolved by deletion after 7 days or even earlier due to obvious copyright violation or request of the uploader. Also many category discussion requests are trivial and need a speedy deletion only (example). I have been so far closing some deletion requests even without sysop status, limited to cases of obvious KEPT. meta.toolforge.org (very slow) While there are ca 170 human sysops on this wiki, of them ca 120 active ones, probably at least 40 more would be needed to stop the backlogs for further growing, and make them sink to a sane level, and I would like to be the first of 40 sysops appointed during th year 2026. Thank you. Taylor 49 (talk) 00:20, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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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: ~51
  • Unfree Flickr files: ~0
  • Recent unfree Flickr images: ~2
  • No license since 24 January 2026: ~98
  • No permission since 24 January 2026: ~1
  • No source since 24 January 2026: ~7
  • Media uploaded without a license as of 2026-02: ~41

Other:

  • Duplicates: ~1
  • Advertisements/spam: ~16
  • Personal photos/selfies: ~90
  • Other speedy deletions: ~27
  • Categories for discussion: 134 months
  • Media requiring a split up: ~0
  • Requests for unblock: ~4
  • Undeletion requests: ~32

Protected edit requests:

  • Full protection: ~57
  • Interface admin: ~12
  • Technical: ~3
  • Template protection: ~6
  • Protection level: ~0

See also: DR, HMS, …

See also

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