NeuroWiki:User Permission System

This page “NeuroWiki:User Permission System” is NeuroWiki's current policy

• Policy text is used to describe the current rules or policies of NeuroWiki;
• Users are expected to adhere to the content described on this page;
• The Site Owner of NeuroWiki reserves the final interpretation right for all provisions.

Core User Group Definitions

User Group	Scope of Authority	Assignment Mechanism	Cross-Language Status
Site Owner	Server-level operations Final decision authority Management of all user groups Represents NeuroWiki No actual corresponding user group	Automatically held	Globally unique
Bureaucrat	Assign/revoke administrator rights (future) Manage high-privilege bots Handle policy disputes within the language site Content protection/deletion Enforce bans Maintain template systems Represent the Site Owner or NeuroWiki with authorization Perform administrator duties and responsibilities	Currently granted directly by the Site Owner	Single-language site
Administrator	Content protection/deletion Enforce bans Maintain template systems	Currently granted directly by the Site Owner	Single-language site
High-Privilege Bot	Perform high-risk operations Modify abuse filters	Granted by Bureaucrats or the Site Owner, must also hold the Bot user group	Cross-language site
Bot	Routine maintenance tasks Data synchronization operations	Granted by Administrators, Bureaucrats, or the Site Owner	Cross-language site

Conceptual Permission System

The conceptual permission system is not reflected in user groups or technical implementations but holds authority in policy/guideline documents.

Core Definitions

Permission Name	Nature	Acquisition Method	Scope	Technical Implementation
Site Owner	Naturally held ownership Indivisible Irrevocable	Automatically granted to the individual owning the domain and server control rights	Entire site and physical infrastructure Covers all language sites	Independent of user group systems Controlled physically through servers and related infrastructure
Global Administrator	Policy privileges Automatically effective	Holds Administrator rights across all language sites	Cross-language policy enforcement Global decision-making	Independent of user group systems
Global Bureaucrat	Policy privileges Automatically effective	Holds Bureaucrat rights across all language sites	Cross-language arbitration Emergency incident resolution	Independent of user group systems

Permission Characteristics

• Site Owner Permissions：
  • Decoupled from the account system; remain effective even if the Site Owner account is deleted
  • Can be exercised directly through physical server access
  • Override all technical user group permissions

• Global Administrator/Bureaucrat：
  • Not displayed on Special:UserGroupRights
  • Status changes require no manual intervention:
    • When a user loses Administrator/Bureaucrat status on any language site, the corresponding global permissions are automatically revoked
    • Adding a new language site requires re-fulfillment of the condition of holding permissions across all sites
  • Privileges include:
    • Participating in global policy revisions
    • Overriding arbitration decisions from any language site

Unused User Groups

User Group	Current Status	Future Plans
Interface Administrator	Not in use; equivalent permissions are held by Administrators/Bureaucrats	Will not be enabled
CheckUser	Held only by the Site Owner	May be opened to Bureaucrats in the future
Oversight	Not in use	May be enabled as a subset of Administrator/Bureaucrat permissions
Push Subscription Administrator	Not in use	Will not be enabled
Steward	Not in use; equivalent permissions are held by Administrators/Bureaucrats	Will not be enabled

Permission Granting Rules

1. Site Owner permissions are indivisible and irrevocable.
2. Bureaucrat permissions are limited to a maximum of 3 users per language site, excluding Global Bureaucrats.

Permission Revocation Mechanism

Currently determined solely by the Site Owner.

Public Display of Technical User Group Permissions

• Special:ListGroupRights