+<% if not(@mediawiki[:private_accounts]) and not(@mediawiki[:private_site]) -%>
+# user group "confirmed" with identical rights as "autoconfirmed", but assigned manually by sysops
+$wgGroupPermissions['confirmed'] = $wgGroupPermissions['autoconfirmed'];
+$wgAddGroups['sysop'][] = 'confirmed';
+$wgRemoveGroups['sysop'][] = 'confirmed';
+<% end -%>
+