Image Comics Database:Administrators

Bureaucrats
Bureaucrats, sometimes referred to as head-administrators, are distinguished Administrators recognized with additional powers and authority. They are usually responsible for the design of the site, from style and layout to individual page function and site structure organization. (Though much of this is brought before the community for final voting). They are often content editors and contributors as well, and are generally the people to go to if you have questions regarding the origins and policies of the site. Disputes between users and administrators may be moderated by a Bureaucrat. They frequent the forums and IRC chat to provide help and assistance wherever possible. They are elected through nomination by other Administrators to existing Bureaucrat(s) as the need arises.

Administrators
Administrators, also known as moderators or sysops, are distinguished members of the community recognized with additional powers and authority. They are mostly regular content editors and contributors, although some specialize in other areas such as programming. Generally, these are the people to go to if you have questions around the site as a veteran or newcomer, want to discuss policy or templating, or need a dispute settled. Some of them frequent the forums and IRC chat for further discussion. They are elected through the requests for user rights system. There is also a help guide for newer administrators. Most, if not all, of them are pretty nice people.

Administrator abilities
These additional functions include:
 * Deleting and undeleting pages, page histories, and uploaded files.
 * Locking (protecting) a page so it cannot be edited or renamed by users without sysop rights or autoconfirmed status.
 * Blocking IP addresses or user names from editing.
 * Very quick "rollback" of undesirable edits.
 * Editing the interface by changing system messages and skins.

Bots
Bots are accounts setup by and for administrators who need to provide routine maintenance and changes to many pages at the same time. They are usually named for the Administrator they belong to. If you have questions about the edits done by any of these, please see the owner.