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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 169 administrators on Commons. To become an administrator, users can apply and go through a voting process.

Iste pagina explica le rolo del administratores (tamben appellate admins o sysops) sur Wikimedia Commons. Nota ben que le detalios del rolo, e le maniera in que le administratores es appunctate, pote differer de altere sitos.

Si tu vole peter le adjuta de un administrator, adjunge un message sur le tabuliero del administratores.

Il ha actualmente 169 administratores sur Commons.

Que es un administrator?

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

Number of Admins: 169

  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. odder, pl, en-4, de-2 (bureaucrat, oversighter)
  111. P199, en, nl, fr-2, tl-2, de-1
  112. Pi.1415926535, en, es-2
  113. Pitke, fi, en-4, sv-2, ja-2, fr-1, de-1
  114. Platonides, es, en-2, fr-1
  115. Poco a poco, es, de-4, en-3, fr-2, it-2, pl-2, pt-1
  116. Podzemnik, cs, en-2
  117. Polarlys, de, en-2, fr-1, no-1
  118. Pyb, fr, en-2
  119. Pymouss, fr, en-3, de-2, it-2, he-1
  120. Racconish, fr, en-4
  121. Ragesoss, en, de-1, fr-1
  122. Ra'ike, de, en-2
  123. Rastrojo, es, en-3, fr-2, eo-1
  124. Ratekreel, ks, en-3, ur-3
  125. Raymond, de, en-3, nl-1 (oversighter)
  126. Rehman, en, si-1
  127. Reinhard Kraasch, de, en-3
  128. Revi C., ko, en-3
  129. Rimshot, de, en-4, fr-2, it-1
  130. Romaine, nl, en-3, de-2, af-1, fr-1
  131. Rosenzweig, de, en-3, fr-1, la-1
  132. Royalbroil, en, es-1
  133. RP88, en, de-1
  134. Rudolphous, nl, en-3, de-2
  135. Ruthven, it, fr, en-4, es-4, nap-4, ca-2, de-1
  136. Sadads, en, es-3
  137. Sanandros, als, de, en-3, fr-1
  138. Satdeep Gill, pa, en-5, hi-5, es-3, fr-2, fa-1
  139. Shizhao, zh, en-1, ru-1
  140. Sreejithk2000, ml, en-3, hi-3, ta-1, kn-1
  141. Steinsplitter, bar, de-4, it-3, en-1
  142. Stifle, en, ga, fr-2, de-1
  143. Strakhov, es, en-2
  144. TadejM, sl, en-3, de-2, fr-2
  145. Taivo, et, en-3, ru-3, de-1
  146. Teles, pt, en-3, es-2
  147. Theklan, eu, es, en-3, fr-1, ca-1
  148. Themightyquill, en, fr-2, de-1, hu-1
  149. The Squirrel Conspiracy, en (checkuser)
  150. Thibaut120094, fr, en-2, ja-1
  151. Thuresson, sv, en-3, no-2
  152. Triplec85, de, en-3, fr-1, hr-1, la-1
  153. TunnelESON, zh, en-3, fr-2, ko-1
  154. Túrelio, de, en-3, es-1
  155. VIGNERON, fr, de-2, en-2, zh-1
  156. Wdwd, de, en-2
  157. Well-Informed Optimist, ru, uk-4, en-3
  158. Wikitanvir, bn, en-3, de-2, as-2, bpy-1
  159. Wutsje, fy, nl, en-3, de-2, fr-1
  160. Yann, fr, en-4, hi-2, gu-1
  161. Yasu, ja, en-2, de-1
  162. Ymblanter, ru, en-3, de-2, fr-2, nl-2, it-1, es-1
  163. Yuval CT, he, en-3
  164. Ziv, gsw, de, en-2, it-2, he-2
  165. Zzyzx11, en, es-1, fr-1
  166. علاء, ar, en-4, he-1, es-1 (steward)
  167. Abuse filter, (automated account)
  168. CommonsDelinker, (bot) see request
  169. KrinkleBot, (bot) see request

If 169 is not the last number on this list, there may be an error or there are some users assigned temporarily.

Technic

Le administratores es usatores con le capacitate technic sur Wikimedia Commons de:

  • 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

Istes se appella collectivemente le instrumentos administrative.

Rolo communitari

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.

Suggestiones pro administratores

Lege Commons:Guide to adminship.

Remotion del derectos de administrator

Sub le politica de-admin, le derectos de administrator pote esser revocate pro inactivitate e pro misuso del instrumentos administrative. 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.

Sollicitar pro devenir 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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  • 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.

Nux

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

Scheduled to end: 22:34, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi. I'm Nux, a programmer from Poland, and I want to become a technical admin and an interface admin (after reading that page, I assume I need both). In my day job, I work as a Tech Lead at a relatively large library systems company, so I'm accustomed to working in highly used environments. I've also been a user on Wikipedia for more than 20 years and have worked with various other open-source software (including translations for OpenOfice and Greenstone Digital Library, minor changes to Firefox debugger, and some changes in MediaWiki). My primary technical interests are accessibility, cybersecurity, i18n/l10n, and JavaScript. I create gadgets and bots on wikis (mostly on pl.wiki, but I also have e.g. IA rights on Meta).

Here on Commons, you might know me from fixing US maps, such as File:Map of Virginia highlighting Roanoke City.svg (and many others). I could use higher API limits when doing things like that. I can also process requests from the Polish community. I speak Polish, English, and JavaScript fluently, I used to know German and I'm learning French.

Cheers and thanks for reading my request :), Nux (talk··dyskusja) 22:34, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Votes

  •  Support An experienced user with a strong willingness to contribute to the community. --Gower (talk) 06:21, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Knowing Nux's experience and dedication to other (well, to all) Wikimedia projects I have no doubts about his candidature. --czupirek (talk) 12:13, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support per their answer below, I believe the user is trusted and is experienced in technical admin work, so hence will bring valuable contributions to Commons. I would appreciate a higher activity level, but it is not an opposing factor for me. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 12:33, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support LGTM, per Tvpuppy. JaydenChao (talk) 13:10, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 14:39, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Good candidate, no issue. --Yann (talk) 14:40, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Net-good user, why not. --Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 18:34, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Why not? Ankry (talk) 19:59, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support absolutely no objections. --Msb (talk) 20:14, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Good candidate with technical experience. Seboloidus (talk) 21:32, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Support per their answer below FaviFake (talk) 21:41, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support No objections. Good luck!--Kadı Message 21:53, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support granting account creator (removes rate limits) at minimum, and  strongly support granting Sysop and IA. All the Best -- Chuck Talk 05:57, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Jianhui67 T★C 09:44, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Deltaspace42 (talk) 15:24, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support - the candidate gave me a good impression. Grand-Duc (talk) 16:39, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support - will be good for commons. Ktkvtsh (talk) 17:56, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support ToadetteEdit (talk) 06:56, 4 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Fit India 15:12, 4 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support, seems like a good candidate. Ternera (talk) 17:03, 4 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Looks like a good candidate and more eyes on Category:Commons protected edit requests for interface administrators would be welcome. - Alexis Jazz ping plz 04:11, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support, a person who is always helpful and technically efficient Kajtus von Rzywiec (talk) 07:54, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Shaan SenguptaTalk 09:08, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support A bit surprised Nux is not a sysop here already. He is one of the mainstays of everything we have in the user interface/templates/bots on pl.wikipedia.  « Saper // @talk »  19:47, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Good luck :)--keriM (talk) 20:04, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Gruzin (talk) 20:10, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support an excellent candidate, very helpful and focused on user satisfaction. W2k2 (talk) 21:15, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Good candidate with technical experience Elżbieta Kossecka (talk) 21:24, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Good luck! ChemSim (Talk) 08:03, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support -- go on! -- Marcus Cyron (talk) 12:42, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support HurricaneZeta alt (talk) 18:46, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Geoffroi 21:34, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Support Nemoralis (talk) 21:51, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Comments

  • So far I am not convinced; higher API limit is only a minor argument for granting admin privileges; also it seems you don't bring a lot of experience in the Commons-Namespace. --Isderion (talk) 23:40, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment My initial comment would be that you don't seem particularly active at present. Your last 100 contributions were over a period of 5 months. I guess I'd expect that to have been over a matter of days. (maybe it's me) Herby talk thyme 06:46, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Question, @Nux, thank you for nominating yourself for adminship. Can you expand on what you plan to do particularly if you become an admin in Commons? You have mentioned "fixing US maps", "higher API limits" and "process requests from the Polish community", which as mentioned above, these don't seem to be strong arguments for granting admin privileges. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 09:42, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
    Hi. Sorry for not being very specific.
    • First, I plan to fix problems with the interface due to changes in the standard thumbnail sizes, which are currently causing the upload form to malfunction. But also MediaWiki:WSM.css, MediaWiki:Gadget-scrollUpButton.js and more. For that, I will need interface administrator rights.
    • Then there are more than 2,100 pages to fix (most of them look like links). I assume some of the pages to change are protected, so I would need administrator rights to edit them. I already have a script for that, so it should be doable in a few hours (unless there are some unusual cases that require more work). I could start now, but it's easier and faster for me to do it in one go.
    • I'm also a tech contributor for Wiki Loves Monuments in Poland, so I might need to update templates quickly as the event approaches. I have adjusted the Polish WLM campaign in the past (I only have temporary rights for that at the moment). I also have my notes for next year's WLM (just to show you this is not a one-time thing). So rights to change the campaign and some templates is something I might need to update once a year based on community decisions and technical reqs. It's not frequent, but when needed, it may require quick changes.
    • I'm active on plwiki community channels, so Polish-speaking users would know how to reach me. Most other admins here who speak Polish are not very active on Wikipedia, so I think I could help fill that gap. I'm also a CheckUser and an admin on plwiki, and I would be the only CU from plwiki who is also an admin here on Commons.
    • I also plan to subscribe to the admin boards and help when I can. So maybe some technical stuff, maybe some quick file rename and stuff like that.
    • I will also go through Category:Commons protected edit requests for interface administrators. Upon brief examination I noticed some of the requests have no comments from admins. I have extensive experience with JS and CSS, so I should be able to handle most requests quickly.
    • I will also go through Category:Commons protected edit requests whenever I have more time, but my priorities will be JS and CSS.
    So as I hope you can see now, most of the activities I could do I just cannot do. Hence you would see more of my activity on Commons when I would get the rights needed to do the activities I honestly just like to do :) Nux (talk··dyskusja) 11:40, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
    Sorry, forgot to ping: @Tvpuppy, @Herbythyme, @Isderion. Hopefully above answers your questions and resolves reservations / doubts. Nux (talk··dyskusja) 11:43, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
  •  Question @Nux: mind activating the opt-in for the XTools edit counter? I get that you're applying as tech admin; and as such, I think that you're bound to receive "emergency calls" for help (like a request for RevDel of private data or the like - I'm one such guy who's actively contacting admins spotted in RC when I see nefarious stuff). I'd like to see when it's the most likely to meet you online. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 15:45, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
    @Grand-Duc interesting, I think I never had this request. You can see that here: https://xtools.wmcloud.org/ec/pl.wikipedia.org/Nux?sections=year-counts|timecard. Thought that's not the only time you can find me on wikis. There are times when I prepare tools offline or not with edits (like today for example I'm doing a tool on Toolforge, which is only reading API, not doing edits). Nux (talk··dyskusja) 16:06, 3 May 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: ~83
  • Unfree Flickr files: ~0
  • Recent unfree Flickr images: ~1
  • Media uploaded without a license as of 2026-05: ~140

Other:

  • Duplicates: ~3
  • Advertisements/spam: ~42
  • Personal photos/selfies: ~118
  • Other speedy deletions: ~36
  • Categories for discussion: 134 months
  • Media requiring a split up: ~0
  • Requests for unblock: ~2
  • Undeletion requests: ~13

Protected edit requests:

  • Full protection: ~21
  • Interface admin: ~17
  • Technical: ~0
  • Template protection: ~16
  • Protection level: ~0

See also: DR, HMS, …

See also

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