User Rollbackers/Extras

This is a list of usergroup rights that are extended to the fictional User Rollback usergroup on wikis with certain extensions and features added that was conceived by C.Syde in late March 2016. For information about the usergroup rights that are currently extended to this fictional global usergroup on all wikis, see this page.

Abilities that User Rollbackers have on wikis with certain features added
Since the User Rollback usergroup is based around the userrollback extension, it does not have many additional abilities on wikis with certain extensions and features added. In fact some of the abilities currently extended to User Rollbackers on those wikis are permissions that they previously had on all wikis.

Abilities that User Rollbackers have on wikis with the SpamBlacklist extension added
Fandom Staff and Fandom Helpers have the ability to override the spam blacklist via the Phalanxexempt permission. Volunteer Spam Task Force members also had the ability, prior to the usergroup's retirement. Wiki Managers and Content Team Members were also granted the ability, following their respective introductions in May and July 2019, prior to their respective retirements. Wiki Representatives and Wiki Specialists were also granted it, following their respective introductions in July 2021.
 * Sboverride

User Rollbackers were subsequently granted an ability to override the spam blacklist in June 2021. However unlike the Phalanxexempt permission, the Sboverride ability would not have made users immune to global blocks. The reason I subsequently decided that User Rollbackers should have an ability to override the spam blacklist was so that they wouldn't fall victim to any false positives by the spam protection filter while reverting spam and vandalism.

Even though User Rollbackers were subsequently granted an ability to override the spam blacklist, they were expected to take note of the blacklist entries that would otherwise trigger the spam protection filter. They could have had their rights revoked by Staff if they were found to have abused the privilege of overriding the spam blacklist by doing things such as inserting content that would not only have triggered the spam protection filter but was in violation of Fandom's terms of use. Although in practice most User Rollbackers would probably also be Staff anyway.

Even though I got the idea in February 2021 to create a fictional ability that allows users to override the spam blacklist, I found that the exact same concept had already been proposed back in March 2012, though apparently it never got past the proposal stage, as the permission doesn't exist anywhere on any sites that use MediaWiki. If the permission were to exist on Fandom, it would be redundant for Staff, Wiki Representatives, Wiki Specialists, Helpers, and SOAP members, as they already have the Phalanxexempt permission which implicitly allows them to override the spam blacklist. But since User Rollbackers don't have that permission, having the Sboverride permission would be quite handy for them.

User Rollbackers lost the ability on all wikis in July 2021 after it was decided that they shouldn't have any permissions related to the SpamBlacklist extension, as it doesn't appear on Fandom wikis by default. However they do still have the ability to override the spam blacklist on wikis that have the SpamBlacklist extension added to them. User Rollbackers were granted another fictional permission titled Spamfilter-bypass so that they would still be able to override the spam protection filter on wikis that don't have the SpamBlacklist extension added to them.

Fandom Staff and Fandom Helpers have the ability to view the spam blacklist via the Phalanx permission. Volunteer Spam Task Force members also had the ability, prior to the usergroup's retirement. Wiki Managers were subsequently granted the ability in December 2019, prior to their retirement. Wiki Representatives and Spam Obliteration and Prevention members were also granted it, following their introductions in July 2021 and July 2020. Wiki Specialists were subsequently granted the ability in December 2021.
 * Spamblacklistview

User Rollbackers were subsequently granted an ability to view the spam blacklist on wikis with the SpamBlacklist extension enabled. However unlike the Phalanx permission, the Spamblacklistview ability would not have allowed users to manage global blocks or spam filters. The reason I subsequently decided that User Rollbackers should have an ability to view the entries on the spam blacklist on wikis with the SpamBlacklist extension enabled was so they would hopefully keep instances of performing actions that would otherwise trigger the spam blacklist to a minimum.

User Rollbackers can have had their rights revoked by Staff if they are found to have abused the privilege of viewing the spam blacklist in order to deliberately do things that would not only have triggered the spam blacklist but are in violation of Fandom's terms of use. Although in practice many users that would be part of the User Rollback group would probably also be Staff anyway.