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An '''extended editor''' is an editor with additional rights, which most prominently includes the ability to roll back edits and to suppress redirects when moving pages.

== Additional abilities ==
=== Suppress redirects ===
[[File:Extended editor suppress redirect checkbox.jpg|thumb|Suppress redirect checkbox on Special:MovePage]]
'''Suppress redirects''' makes it possible to move pages without automatically creating a redirect from the source to the target page. To use this, simply untick the ''"Leave a redirect behind"'' checkbox when moving pages.

=== Rollback ===
A '''rollback''' reverts all subsequent edits of the last contributor to a page. Essentially, the revision ''before'' that contributor started editing the page will be reinstated. It should be used to quickly [[Help:Reverting|revert]] vandalism or spam. As a rollback is a one-click ability that provides no additional information, it should not be used for normal disputes. In such cases, an undo or revert is preferred as it allows a user to specify further reasoning in the edit summary.

Rollback links appear in most revisions lists, including [[Special:Watchlist|the watchlist]] and [[Special:RecentChanges]]. This makes it possible to accidentally roll back edits. A special [[Special:MyPage/common.css|user CSS]] can be used to hide the link. For example, to hide the rollback links in recent changes, add the following CSS:

<pre>
body.page-Special_RecentChanges span.mw-rollback-link { display: none; }
</pre>

=== Patrol ===
MediaWiki supports a way of monitoring revisions using the '''patrolling''' feature. With it, it is possible to mark a revision as ''patrolled'', signalizing to other users with the permission that the revision was checked and for example did not contain vandalism. A red exclamation mark in [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] will highlight revisions that have not been patrolled yet. Visiting the diff-view for the revision will show a link ''"Mark as patrolled"'' that allows to mark the revision as patrolled.

In addition, any edits made by an extended editor are automatically marked as patrolled.

However, the patrolling feature is currently not utilized on this wiki.

As above, this link and exclamation mark flag can be hidden with CSS:

<pre>
.unpatrolled, .patrollink { visibility: hidden; }
</pre>

== Acquiring extended editor permissions ==
[[Guild Wars 2 Wiki:List of administrators|Bureaucrats]] can award the rights when requested on their talk pages. Occasionally, sysops will approach users to request extended permissions if they could benefit from the ability to move pages.

== See also ==
* [[Guild Wars 2 Wiki:List of administrators]]
* [[Special:ListUsers/patrol|List of extended editors]]

[[Category:Practices and processes]]
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