The user rights are fine grained for each action and for each namespace. The following rights can be defined
- view: View a page (default: main namespace)
- talk: Create new talks on the discussion page.
- create: Create a new page with that name
- modify: Modify an existing page and view the history of the page.
- propose: Propose a creation or a modification. The revision will be saved, but not used for view. Any user with modify rights can accept the proposed revision.
- protect: Protect or unprotect a page. Protected pages can be viewed, but not modified.
- delete: Delete or undelete a page. This does not delete the revisions but it cannot be viewed any more.
- upload: Upload a file
The user rights are defined in the
User pages