Wikipedia:Administrative service awards

This page in a nutshell: Some administrators choose to acknowledge their service to Wikipedia by displaying a service award which denotes time served and number of administrative actions made. These awards are unofficial – displaying the wrong one carries no penalty (except possible disapproval from other administrators), and displaying the right one does not indicate authority or competence.

Shortcuts

Administrative service awards are for admins what our service awards are for Wikipedians, generally; that is, a gamification mechanism to reward the self instead of getting recognition from others.^[1] These awards focus specifically on administrative actions using "the tools" as compared to mere edits done while an elected admin.

Please remember that neither the number of administrative actions nor the length of time from when "awarded the mop" is a good indicator of the quality of an administrator's actions or diplomatic ability. Hence, these service awards do not indicate any level of authority whatsoever; "master" administrators are not bestowed with more authority through this award than "novice" administrators.

Award levels

Overview

There are currently 20 award levels.

For the sake of variety, three badge variants will someday be provided for each level: a medal, a mop, and a ribbon (thanks to Wikipedia:Ribbons). Administrators may display the badge of their preference, a combination of badges, or none at all.

To learn your administrative action count, see User:JamesR/AdminStats.

Requirements

The following table lists the requirements for each award level. Both lengths of time and the total number of actions must be met for each award level.


°	Award	Alternative Award	Minimum number of administrative actions	Period
1	New Administrator	Duster	1	1 day
2	Novice Administrator	Rookie Janitor	10	1 month
3	Apprentice Administrator	Apprentice Janitor	100	3 months
4	Journeyman Administrator	Advanced Apprentice Janitor	200	6 months
5	Yeoman Administrator	Certified Janitor	350	1 year
6	Experienced Administrator	Experienced Janitor	500	1.5 years
7	Veteran Administrator	Master Janitor	800	2 years
8	Veteran Administrator II	Grand Master Janitor	1,200	2.5 years
9	Veteran Administrator III	Great Grand Master Janitor	1,800	3 years
10	Veteran Administrator IV	Janitor of the Encyclopedia	2,600	3.5 years
11	Senior Administrator	Master Janitor of the Encyclopedia	3,500	4 years
12	Senior Administrator II	Grand Janitor of the Encyclopedia	4,500	4.5 years
13	Senior Administrator III	Great Grand Janitor of the Encyclopedia	5,700	5 years
14	Master Administrator	Supreme Janitor of the Encyclopedia	7,000	6 years
15	Master Administrator II	Custodian of the Cabal	9,000	7 years
16	Master Administrator III	Master Custodian of the Cabal	12,000	8 years
17	Master Administrator IV	Grand Custodian of the Cabal	17,000	10 years
18	Grandmaster Administrator	Great Grand Custodian of the Cabal	27,000	12 years
19	Grandmaster Administrator First-Class	Supreme Custodian of the Cabal	42,000	14 years
20	Vanguard Administrator	Quantum Custodian	62,000	16 years

Exposition on the requirements

Rationale for the requirements

The administrative action count requirements for the levels are based on what, in the opinion of the administrators who formulated the requirements, could be achieved by a human administrator working with considerable regularity and diligence using the default tools and a fairly typical administrative action pattern. The awards for the first two years require a considerably lower administrative action rate than those for the later years.

Bots and administrators using certain tools or administrative action patterns may achieve higher rates, while administrators using certain administrative action patterns (such as mainly posting completed articles with a single action and so forth) may have lower rates, and of course administrators who don't perform actions regularly may have lower rates.

Thus not all administrators will see a good match between service time and administrative action counts (some administrators may be eligible for a high level by service time but not by administrative action count, while other administrators may be eligible for a high level by administrative action count, but not by service time). This is an imperfection which is an inherent consequence of the decision to use an uncomplicated system for determining eligibility for each award.

Images, userboxes, and top icons

You can place the {{Admin service awards}} template on your user page to show the image, userbox, or top icon most appropriate for your time of service and count of administrative actions. You must include |year=, |month=, and |day= parameters specifying the date you passed RFA, as well as your count of administrative actions performed using the |actions= parameter, and update these each time your edits pass one of the service award levels. The |format= parameter can be used to specify the display format. See the template's documentation for details.

You can also choose to simply display an award from the following table:

New Administrator (or Duster)

{{New Administrator}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
New Administrator
and is entitled to display this
Bronze Service Badge.

{{New Administrator Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{New Administrator Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib01.svg

{{New Administrator Topicon}}

Requirements:

1 administrative action and
1 day of service

Novice Administrator (or Rookie Janitor)

{{Novice Administrator}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Novice Administrator
and is entitled to display this
Bronze Service Badge.

{{Novice Administrator Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Novice Administrator Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib02.svg

{{Novice Administrator Topicon}}

Requirements:

10 administrative actions and
1 month of service

Apprentice Administrator (or Apprentice Janitor)

{{Apprentice Administrator}}

Mop TBD

This editor is an
Apprentice Administrator
and is entitled to display this
Bronze Service Badge.

{{Apprentice Administrator Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Apprentice Administrator Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib03.svg

{{Apprentice Administrator Topicon}}

Requirements:

100 administrative actions and
3 months of service

Journeyman Administrator (or Advanced Apprentice Janitor)

{{Journeyman Administrator}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Journeyman Administrator
and is entitled to display this
Bronze Service Badge.

{{Journeyman Administrator Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Journeyman Administrator Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib04.svg

{{Journeyman Administrator Topicon}}

Requirements:

200 administrative actions and
6 months of service

Yeoman Administrator (or Certified Janitor)

{{Yeoman Administrator}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Yeoman Administrator
and is entitled to display this
Bronze Service Badge.

{{Yeoman Administrator Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Yeoman Administrator Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib05.svg

{{Yeoman Administrator Topicon}}

Requirements:

350 administrative actions and
1 year of service

Experienced Administrator (or Experienced Janitor)

{{Experienced Administrator}}

Mop TBD

This editor is an
Experienced Administrator
and is entitled to display this
Bronze Service Badge.

{{Experienced Administrator Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Experienced Administrator Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib06.svg

{{Experienced Administrator Topicon}}

Requirements:

500 administrative actions and
1.5 years of service

Veteran Administrator (or Master Janitor)

{{Veteran Administrator}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Veteran Administrator
and is entitled to display this
Silver Service Badge.

{{Veteran Administrator Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Veteran Administrator Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib07.svg

{{Veteran Administrator Topicon}}

Requirements:

800 administrative actions and
2 years of service

Veteran Administrator II (or Grand Master Janitor)

{{Veteran Administrator II}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Veteran Administrator II
and is entitled to display this
Silver Service Badge.

{{Veteran Administrator II Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Veteran Administrator II Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib08.svg

{{Veteran Administrator II Topicon}}

Requirements:

1,200 administrative actions and
2.5 years of service

Veteran Administrator III (or Great Grand Master Janitor)

{{Veteran Administrator III}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Veteran Administrator III
and is entitled to display this
Silver Service Badge.

{{Veteran Administrator III Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Veteran Administrator III Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib09.svg

{{Veteran Administrator III Topicon}}

Requirements:

1,800 administrative actions and
3 years of service

Veteran Administrator IV (or Janitor of the Encyclopedia)

{{Veteran Administrator IV}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Veteran Administrator IV
and is entitled to display this
Silver Service Badge.

{{Veteran Administrator IV Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Veteran Administrator IV Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib10.svg

{{Veteran Administrator IV Topicon}}

Requirements:

2,600 administrative actions and
3.5 years of service

Senior Administrator (or Master Janitor of the Encyclopedia)

{{Senior Administrator}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Senior Administrator
and is entitled to display this
Silver Service Badge.

{{Senior Administrator Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Senior Administrator Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib11.svg

{{Senior Administrator Topicon}}

Requirements:

3,500 administrative actions and
4 years of service

Senior Administrator II (or Grand Janitor of the Encyclopedia)

{{Senior Administrator II}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Senior Administrator II
and is entitled to display this
Silver Service Badge.

{{Senior Administrator II Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Senior Administrator II Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib12.svg

{{Senior Administrator II Topicon}}

Requirements:

4,500 administrative actions and
4.5 years of service

Senior Administrator III (or Great Grand Janitor of the Encyclopedia)

{{Senior Administrator III}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Senior Administrator III
and is entitled to display this
Silver Service Badge.

{{Senior Administrator III Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Senior Administrator III Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib13.svg

{{Senior Administrator III Topicon}}

Requirements:

5,700 administrative actions and
5 years of service

Master Administrator (or Supreme Janitor of the Encyclopedia)

{{Master Administrator}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Master Administrator
and is entitled to display this
Silver Service Badge.

{{Master Administrator Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Master Administrator Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib14.svg

{{Master Administrator Topicon}}

Requirements:

7,000 administrative actions and
6 years of service

Master Administrator II (or Custodian of the Cabal)

{{Master Administrator II}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Master Administrator II
and is entitled to display this
Silver Service Badge.

{{Master Administrator II Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Master Administrator II Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib15.svg

{{Master Administrator II Topicon}}

Requirements:

9,000 administrative actions and
7 years of service

Master Administrator III (or Master Custodian of the Cabal)

{{Master Administrator III}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Master Administrator III
and is entitled to display this
Silver Service Badge.

{{Master Administrator III Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Master Administrator III Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib16.svg

{{Master Administrator III Topicon}}

Requirements:

12,000 administrative actions and
8 years of service

Master Administrator IV (or Grand Custodian of the Cabal)

{{Master Administrator IV}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Master Administrator IV
and is entitled to display this
Silver Service Badge.

{{Master Administrator IV Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Master Administrator IV Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib17.svg

{{Master Administrator IV Topicon}}

Requirements:

17,000 administrative actions and
10 years of service

Grandmaster Administrator (or Great Grand Custodian of the Cabal)

{{Grandmaster Administrator}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Grandmaster Administrator
and is entitled to display this
Gold Service Badge
and carry the
Bronze Keys to the Encyclopedia.

{{Grandmaster Administrator Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Grandmaster Administrator Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib18.svg

{{Grandmaster Administrator Topicon}}

Requirements:

27,000 administrative actions and
12 years of service

Grandmaster Administrator First-Class (or Supreme Custodian of the Cabal)

{{Grandmaster Administrator First-Class}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Grandmaster Administrator First-Class
and is entitled to display this
Gold Service Badge
and carry the
Silver Keys to the Encyclopedia.

{{Grandmaster Administrator First-Class Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Grandmaster Administrator First-Class Ribbon}}

Grandmaster Administrator First-Class

{{Grandmaster Administrator First-Class Topicon}}

Requirements:

42,000 administrative actions and
14 years of service

Vanguard Administrator (or Quantum Custodian)

{{Vanguard Administrator}}

Mop TBD

This editor is a
Vanguard Administrator
and is entitled to display this
Gold Service Badge
and carry the
Gold Keys to the Encyclopedia.

{{Vanguard Administrator Userbox}}

Mop Userbox TBD

{{Vanguard Administrator Ribbon}}

File:Adminrib20.svg

{{Vanguard Administrator Topicon}}

Requirements:

62,000 administrative actions and
16 years of service

References

^ Ashton, Daniel (January 3, 2011). "Awarding the self in Wikipedia: Identity work and the disclosure of knowledge". First Monday. 16 (1). Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

[1] Ashton, Daniel (January 3, 2011). "Awarding the self in Wikipedia: Identity work and the disclosure of knowledge". First Monday. 16 (1). Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

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v t e Awards, decorations, and medals of Wikipedia
Awarded by co-founder Jimmy Wales	Order of the Day Wikimedian of the Year also by country
Awards by WikiProject	WikiCup Editor of the Week W Award Four Award Triple Crown Million Award Impact • Precious
Barnstars and other personal awards	Barnstar awards by topic Personal user awards Personal greetings and cheers Awards by country 2.0 Ribbons
Awards by number of edits	Service awards Incremental service awards Administrative service awards
See also	WikiLove Thanks! Reward board Contests Merchandise giveaways
WikiProject Wikipedia Awards Kindness Campaign

Award levels

Overview

Requirements

Exposition on the requirements

Rationale for the requirements

Images, userboxes, and top icons

New Administrator (or Duster)

Novice Administrator (or Rookie Janitor)

Apprentice Administrator (or Apprentice Janitor)

Journeyman Administrator (or Advanced Apprentice Janitor)

Yeoman Administrator (or Certified Janitor)

Experienced Administrator (or Experienced Janitor)

Veteran Administrator (or Master Janitor)

Veteran Administrator II (or Grand Master Janitor)

Veteran Administrator III (or Great Grand Master Janitor)

Veteran Administrator IV (or Janitor of the Encyclopedia)

Senior Administrator (or Master Janitor of the Encyclopedia)

Senior Administrator II (or Grand Janitor of the Encyclopedia)

Senior Administrator III (or Great Grand Janitor of the Encyclopedia)

Master Administrator (or Supreme Janitor of the Encyclopedia)

Master Administrator II (or Custodian of the Cabal)

Master Administrator III (or Master Custodian of the Cabal)

Master Administrator IV (or Grand Custodian of the Cabal)

Grandmaster Administrator (or Great Grand Custodian of the Cabal)

Grandmaster Administrator First-Class (or Supreme Custodian of the Cabal)

Vanguard Administrator (or Quantum Custodian)

See also

References