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Il nocciolo di questa pagina: 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 171 administrators on Commons. To become an administrator, users can apply and go through a voting process.

Sta pàggina spiega lu rolu di l'amministratura (a li voti chiamati admins o sysops) nta Wikimedia Commons. Teni prisenti ca li dittagghi supra lu rolu e la manera ntâ quali sunnu numinati ponnu diffiriri di l'àutri siti.

Si si voli addumannari l'aiutu di n'amministraturi, scrìviri un post nta Administrators' noticeboard.

Ci sunnu attualmenti 171 amministratura nta Commons.

Cui è n'amministraturi?

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

Number of Admins: 171

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

If 171 is not the last number on this list, there may be an error or there are some users assigned temporarily.

Chistioni tècnichi

L'amministratura sunnu utenti câ capacità tècnica nta Wikimedia Commons pi:

  • Cancillari o ricupirari mmàggini e àutri file carricati, virificari e ripristinari li virsioni cancillati
  • Cancillari o ricupirari pàggini, virificari e ripristinari li rivisioni cancillati
  • Prutèggiri o livari la prutizzioni evintuali ê pàggini, canciari chiddi stissi pàggini ca foru prutiggiuti di àutri amministratura
  • Bluccari o sbluccari l'utenzi di l'utenti, comu puru li nnirizzi IP ndividuali o la gamma di nnirizzi IP
  • Canciari lu spazziu nomu
  • Rinuminari li file
  • Livari gruppi d'utenti (requests for rights)
  • Cunfigurari campagni pô carricamentu cu prucidura guidata
  • Cancillari e ripristinari vuci comu puru rivisiunari lu riggistru spicìficu di na pàggina
  • Mpurtari pàggini di àutri wiki
  • Uniri la crunuluggìa dê pàggini
  • Canciari li filtri d'abbusu
  • Nun criari rinnirizzamenti di pàggini quannu chisti hannu a èssiri spustati e canciati dô nomu origginali
  • Gnurari li cuntrolli di spoofing e lu tìtulu, o lu nomu utenti dâ blacklist
  • Mannari un missaggiu a chiù utenti e cuntimpuraniamenti (massmessage)
  • Utilizzari li lìmiti chiù àuti pê ntirrugazzioni API

Chisti sunnu noti ntâ cullittività comu li strummenti di l'amministratura.

Rolu ntâ Cumunità

L'amministratura sunnu membri sperti e affidàbbili dâ cumunità Commons, li quali ntrapigghiaru un travagghiu di manutinzioni ultiriuri: a iddi foru affidati li strummenti d'amministraturi e hannu un pirmissu pùbblicu pi zocchi pò èssiri un votu/cunzenzu. Diversi amministratura hannu diffirenti àrii di ntiressi e cumpitenza, nunostanti ca li còmpiti tìpici di l'amministratura cumprènninu: la ditirminazzioni e cunchiusioni d'addumannati di cancillazzioni; la cancillazzioni di viulazzioni dô copyright; lu riprìstinu di file si avissi a èssiri nicissariu; la prutizzioni ntê cunfronti di Commons di parti di dd'utenzi ca dê sò canciamenti nni fannu mutivu di vannalismu; travagghiari ntê mudelli (usualmenti chiamati e canusciuti dô tèrmini templates), e àutri evintuali canciamenti ntê pàggini ca sunnu prutiggiuti. Naturalmenti, arcuni di sti còmpiti ponnu macari èssiri svolti di utenti nun-amministratura.

Si ci aspetta ca l'amministratura cumprènninu li scopi di stu pruggettu, e sunnu priparati a travagghiari custruttivamenti cu l'àutri pi sti fini. L'amministratura noltri avìssiru a cumprènniri e seguiri li pulìtichi di Commons, e unni apprupiatu rispittari la culliggialità dâ cumunità.

Oltri ô rolu c'addumanna l'usu dê strummenti d'amministrazzioni, l'amministratura nun pussèdinu auturità edituriali spiciali n virtù dâ sò pusizzioni, e ô nternu di discussioni e vutazzioni pùbblichi li sò cuntribbuti sunnu cunzidirati â stissa manera di n'utenti edituri nurmali. Naturalmenti arcuni amministratura hannu chiù nfluenza, ma chistu nun diriva tantu dâ sò pusizzioni quantu dâ fiducia ca guadagnaru ô nternu dâ cumunità.

Suggirimenti pi l'amministratura

Lèggiti Commons:Guide to adminship.

Livamentu dê privileggi d'amministraturi

Sicunnu la de-admin policy, li privileggi d'amministraturi ponnu èssiri rivucati pi nun attività o usu erratu dê strummenti. 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.

Addumannata p'addivintari amministraturi

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.

Comu prima cosa abbisogna jiri ntâ pàggina Amministraturi/Howto e liggìrisi li nfurmazzioni ca sunnu ripurtati ddà. Doppudichì si pò turnari ccà p'effittuari la vostra addumannata ntâ sizzioni suttastanti.

  • 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.

Mothusi Sekhomba

Vote

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

Scheduled to end: 13:46, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

I am requesting adminship on Wikimedia Commons to support the campaigns I organize, including Wiki Loves Monuments 2026 in Botswana and Wiki Loves Folklore 2026. These projects involve large-scale uploads, categorization, and contributor engagement, and admin tools will allow me to manage submissions more effectively, maintain project pages, and address technical issues promptly.

Examples of my work on Commons

  • Coordinated uploads and categorization for Wiki Loves Folklore 2026 in Botswana.
  • Established the Commons landing page for Wiki Loves Monuments Botswana 2026 – WikiVerse Botswana.
  • Actively contributed to Wikimedia Commons through image uploads, category maintenance, and supporting new contributors.

Related experience on other Wikimedia wikis

  • Founding Director of WikiVerse Botswana, leading community mobilization and partnerships.
  • Organizer of Wikimedia campaigns including edit‑a‑thons and outreach events, engaging diverse participants.
  • Active contributor across English Wikipedia, Setswana Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Meta‑Wiki, with experience in documentation, governance structures, and campaign coordination.

With adminship, I will be able to ensure smooth execution of Botswana’s campaigns, uphold content quality, and strengthen Commons as a hub for cultural documentation.

Votes

  •  Oppose Bedivere (talk) 14:45, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I'm afraid 700 contributions over just under 3 years (I think) is really nothing like enough.--Herby talk thyme 14:48, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose no need shown. --Krd 15:41, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Not a valid reason for requesting adminship awww. Adminship is for janitorial work like COM:DR and anti-vandalism/spam/LTA, and the things you plan to do (manage submissions more effectively, maintain project pages, and address technical issues promptly) fall outside that scope. Jianhui67 T★C 16:32, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Strongest possible oppose admin tools are not for this purpose. I would go further and suggest someone to SNOW close this for the obvious reason. Shaan SenguptaTalk 17:12, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose Sorry but admin tools are not needed for the things you are doing. Captain-tucker (talk) 17:51, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose --Achim55 (talk) 19:37, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose --— D Y O L F 77[Talk] 07:54, 22 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose, Users should instead apply for Commons:Requests for rights#Event organizer. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 14:25, 22 June 2026 (UTC)
    Thank you so much for your suggestion, it's much helpful. Mothusi Sekhomba (talk) 19:48, 24 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Oppose No activity outside of Wiki Loves campaigns. You don't need admin tools to manage these campaigns. Read: w:Principle of least privilege. Nemoralis (talk) 23:28, 23 June 2026 (UTC)
  •  Weak support ""smooth execution""? oh yeah? we doing here hard execution without adminship. i believe our admins will be glad to help you. there is no time loss actually in projects. just do request and wait. and also, this is not positive vote. i just see this in good faith, you should at least get one positive vote. modern_primat ඞඞඞ ----TALK 07:38, 24 June 2026 (UTC)
    Thanks. Mothusi Sekhomba (talk) 19:50, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

Comments

  • chapter "Related experience on other Wikimedia wikis"
Text "Founding Director of WikiVerse Botswana, leading community mobilization and partnerships." Why is it a leading community mobilization? It's around 20 memebers in 2026 at least shown in the picture from this year. --~2026-36084-58 (talk) 16:12, 21 June 2026 (UTC
  • @Mothusi Sekhomba - based on your nomination statement, it seems like you misunderstand the purpose of adminship. Seeing as this RFA has probably reached the point of COM:SNOW, my suggestion would be to withdraw and consider if you truly need admin tools for the work you're doing. I'd suggest reading over COM:A along with other guidelines and policies. Ternera (talk) 00:47, 24 June 2026 (UTC)
    Thank you. Mothusi Sekhomba (talk) 19:50, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

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: ~308
  • Unfree Flickr files: ~0
  • Recent unfree Flickr images: ~1
  • Media uploaded without a license as of 2026-06: ~719

Other:

  • Duplicates: ~3 523
  • Advertisements/spam: ~5
  • Personal photos/selfies: ~12
  • Other speedy deletions: ~79
  • Categories for discussion: 134 months
  • Media requiring a split up: ~0
  • Requests for unblock: ~2
  • Undeletion requests: ~46

Protected edit requests:

  • Full protection: ~27
  • Interface admin: ~10
  • Technical: ~0
  • Template protection: ~13
  • Protection level: ~0

See also: DR, HMS, …

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