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==Administrative Links==
==Vandalism Related==
 
===Vandalism Related===
;Lock down/protected Mode:
;Lock down/protected Mode:
This mode is enabled on the wiki to protect against ongoing vandalism which may involve multiple users, user accounts or IP addresses.
This mode is enabled on the wiki to protect against ongoing vandalism which may involve multiple users, user accounts or IP addresses.
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This disables anonymous edits from IP. Its helpful for spam or vandalism. The page [[WikiIslam:Forum]] can still be edited by IP users. For spam on that page, protect it temporarily separately.
This disables anonymous edits from IP. Its helpful for spam or vandalism. The page [[WikiIslam:Forum]] can still be edited by IP users. For spam on that page, protect it temporarily separately.


;Blocking:
===Blocking/Unblocking===
* [[Special:BlockIP|Block user or IP]] | [[Special:Log/block|Block log]] | [[Special:Log/autoblock|Auto Block log]]
* [[Special:BlockIP|Block user or IP]] | [[Special:Log/block|Block log]] | [[Special:Log/autoblock|Auto Block log]]
* '''Range blocks:''' (for persistent vandalism using similar IP's) [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Range_blocks Range Blocks] (mediawiki.org) | [http://www.csc.fi/english/funet/calc/laskin2.html IP Range Block calculator]
* '''Range blocks:''' (for persistent vandalism using similar IP's) [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Range_blocks Range Blocks] (mediawiki.org) | [http://www.csc.fi/english/funet/calc/laskin2.html IP Range Block calculator]
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***[[MediaWiki:Bpl-2]] (trusted and frequent editors only; use this list with caution)
***[[MediaWiki:Bpl-2]] (trusted and frequent editors only; use this list with caution)


 
==Utilities==
;Recent Changes Cleanup:
;Recent Changes Cleanup:
* [[Special:RecentChangesCleanup|Recent Changes Cleanup]]: for hiding vandalism-related items from the Recent Changes page. These changes will still show up if 'show-bots' is clicked on the RC page.
* [[Special:RecentChangesCleanup|Recent Changes Cleanup]]: for hiding vandalism-related items from the Recent Changes page. These changes will still show up if 'show-bots' is clicked on the RC page.
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*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spam_blacklist Latest Spam Blacklist] | [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SpamBlacklist_extension Main page for SBL]
*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spam_blacklist Latest Spam Blacklist] | [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SpamBlacklist_extension Main page for SBL]


==Admin Related Useful Links and Information==
==Useful Links and Information==
* [[Special:UnreviewedPages]] - pages that need to be reviewed ([http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:FlaggedRevs Help page for Flagged revisions])
* [[Special:UnreviewedPages]] - pages that need to be reviewed ([http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:FlaggedRevs Help page for Flagged revisions])
* Use with caution: [http://wikiislam.net/w/index.php?title=Special:EditThrottleAdmin&action=clearsitecache Clear Site Cache] - The Site Caches store previously retrieved data and pages to speed up site performance. If cleared, it will increase our average CPU usage on the server for some time and effect speed slightly (for about an hour or so) as new caches are created. Only clear the site cache when there are problems with multiple templates or pages not showing up their most recent versions. If clearing the site cache does not solve the issue, the problem might be something else.
* Use with caution: [http://wikiislam.net/w/index.php?title=Special:EditThrottleAdmin&action=clearsitecache Clear Site Cache] - The Site Caches store previously retrieved data and pages to speed up site performance. If cleared, it will increase our average CPU usage on the server for some time and effect speed slightly (for about an hour or so) as new caches are created. Only clear the site cache when there are problems with multiple templates or pages not showing up their most recent versions. If clearing the site cache does not solve the issue, the problem might be something else.
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* [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist]] (used only if the extension is enabled)
* [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist]] (used only if the extension is enabled)


;User management and information
==User management and information==
* [[Special:Log/newusers|New Users log]]
* [[Special:Log/newusers|New Users log]]
* [[Special:ListUsers|User list]]  
* [[Special:ListUsers|User list]]