Wikipedia:Requests for administrator attention

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 * Block a vandal or spammer who has been sufficiently warned? See Administrator intervention against vandalism.
 * Block someone who has violated the three-revert rule or edit warred? See Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring.
 * Block someone for a blatant username policy violation? See Usernames for administrator attention.
 * Block someone for abusing multiple accounts? See Sockpuppet investigations.
 * Block someone for other reasons? See Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents.
 * Learn more by reviewing Wikipedia's blocking policy.
 * Respond to a threat of physical harm or self-harm? See Responding to threats of harm for instructions on how to do this immediately.
 * Delete a page?
 * See Criteria for speedy deletion if the page appears nonsensical, just someone testing the wiki, or meets another of the criteria for speedy deletion.
 * See Proposed deletion if the deletion is likely to be non-controversial.
 * See Deletion process if you feel the page does not belong on Wikipedia and wish to start a discussion.
 * Learn more by reviewing Wikipedia's deletion policy.
 * Undelete a page or allow you to view a deleted page?
 * See Deletion review if you wish to discuss or appeal a deletion that was performed.
 * See Requests for undeletion to request an undeletion of a page that was not controversially deleted via proposed deletion.
 * Learn more by reviewing Wikipedia's undeletion policy.
 * Protect or unprotect a page? See Requests for page protection to file a request.
 * Help with redirect or page move issues? See Redirects for discussion or Requested moves. You can also try the Administrators' noticeboard.
 * To learn more about redirects, visit Wikipedia's redirect editing guideline
 * Edit a protected page?
 * Reach consensus on the page's talk page and then request an edit by adding Edit protected to the talk page.
 * If the talk page is protected too, use WP:RFED.
 * For minor tweaks of the Main Page, make a request on Talk:Main Page.
 * To report errors on the Main Page, use Main Page/Errors.
 * Learn more by reviewing Wikipedia's page protection policy.
 * Revert an edit or a small number of edits? See Reverting for more information.
 * Remove sensitive or offensive information or copyright violations from the article history? See Revision deletion.
 * Unblock a user? See Appealing a block.
 * Enforce an arbitration ruling? See Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement.
 * Learn more by reviewing Wikipedia's arbitration policy.
 * Answer some other question about how Wikipedia works? See Help desk.


 * Do something else? Either contact an administrator directly, or try the Administrators' noticeboard. Click here for a list of recently active admins.

To ask an administrator a question, seek advice, etc., place Admin help on your talkpage.

Please note that administrators cannot...


 * Resolve disputes.
 * Try the dispute resolution process instead.
 * However, administrators, or other experienced users, may be willing to informally offer an opinion if you ask them privately (for example, via user talk page).
 * Fix bugs.
 * You can report them at Phabricator.
 * Make someone an administrator.
 * Only bureaucrats can do this, and only following community consensus at Requests for adminship.
 * Remove administrator status from someone.
 * This is done by bureaucrats or stewards, and only on the request of the Arbitration Committee or by request of the administrator.
 * Query the Wikipedia database.
 * Ask at SQL query requests, or download the database and run them yourself.
 * Reassign edits or make name changes.
 * Ask a global renamer at Changing username.
 * Delete accounts.
 * This is not possible. See Username policy.
 * Protect pages on a specific version, or "from" a specific user, or decide which version is "correct" or "NPOV".
 * See Protection policy.