Different users have access to different functions of the site. While anyone can do most things on the site, including reading and editing, Bureaucrats can access a few additional functions which include those of administrators:
- Deleting and undeleting pages, page histories, and uploaded files.
- Locking (protecting) a page so it cannot be edited or renamed by users without admin rights.
- Blocking IP addresses or user names from editing; and very quick "rollback" of undesirable edits.
- Editing the interface by changing system messages and skins.
Beyond the administrator skills, Bureaucrats also have access to a few additional functions:
- Promote and revoke rollback, Content Moderator, Discussions Moderator, and administrator rights
- Appointing new bureaucrats. (While they cannot directly remove another user's bureaucrat status, they can remove their own.)
- Remove a user's bot status in case the bot is malfunctioning, but bot flag requests are handled by staff after being approved (by either a bureaucrat or the community)