Wikipedia:User access levels

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To show a user's access, different flags are given to do different tasks on Wikipedia. These flags are given to your account. Some are given automatically, and others must be given manually. A user with a flag is said to belong to that flag's 'user group', giving them certain rights and the access to certain features of the MediaWiki software. The privileges of each user group are shown here.