diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 039131a610..bd1e7ff08e 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -25462,3 +25462,13 @@ Rom    3 Mar 2005
 
     win_build/installerv2/
         < numerous files and folders >
+
+Bruce  3 March 2005
+    - Added ops page for managing special users (from Christian Beer)
+
+    html/
+        ops/
+            index.php
+            manage_special_users.php
+            manage_special_users_action.php
+
diff --git a/html/ops/index.php b/html/ops/index.php
index ff3703be1c..2d9b6626f1 100644
--- a/html/ops/index.php
+++ b/html/ops/index.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ echo "
     <li><a href=\"update_uotd.php\">Update user of the day</a> (Should run as cron-job)
     <li><a href=\"create_account_form.php\">Create account</a>
     <li><a href=\"cancel_wu_form.php\">Cancel workunits</a>
+    <li><a href=\"manage_special_users.php\">Manage special users</a>
 
     </ul>
     </table>
diff --git a/html/ops/manage_special_users.php b/html/ops/manage_special_users.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96ebf7b3c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/ops/manage_special_users.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+$cvs_version_tracker[]="\$Id$";  //Generated automatically - do not edit
+
+require_once('../inc/forum.inc');
+require_once('../inc/util_ops.inc');
+
+db_init();
+
+admin_page_head('Manage special users');
+
+start_table("align=\"center\"");
+row1("Current special users", '9');
+
+echo "<tr><td>User</td>";
+for($i=0;$i<=6;$i++) {
+    echo "<td width=\"15\">" . $special_user_bitfield[$i] . "</td>\n";
+}
+echo "</tr>";
+
+$result = mysql_query("SELECT prefs.userid, prefs.special_user, user.name 
+                       FROM forum_preferences as prefs, user 
+                       WHERE special_user > '0' and prefs.userid=user.id");
+for($i=1;$i<=mysql_num_rows($result);$i++){
+	$foo = mysql_fetch_object($result);
+    echo "<tr><form action=\"manage_special_users_action.php\" method=\"POST\">\n";
+    echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"userid\" value=\"$foo->userid\"
+          <td>$foo->name</td>";
+    for ($j=0;$j<=6;$j++) {
+        $bit = substr($foo->special_user, $j, 1);
+        echo "<td><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"".$j."\" value=\"1\"";
+        if ($bit == 1) {
+            echo " checked=\"checked\"";
+        }
+        echo "></td>\n";
+    }
+    echo "<td><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Update\"></form></td>";
+    echo "</tr>\n";
+}
+
+echo "<tr><form action=\"manage_special_users_action.php\" method=\"POST\">\n";
+echo "<td>Add UserID:<input type=\"text\" name=\"userid\" size=\"6\"></td>";
+
+for ($j=0;$j<=6;$j++) {
+        echo "<td><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"".$j."\" value=\"1\"";
+        echo "></td>\n";
+    }
+    echo "<td><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Update\"></form></td>";
+    echo "</tr>\n";
+
+
+end_table();
+
+admin_page_tail();
+
+?>
diff --git a/html/ops/manage_special_users_action.php b/html/ops/manage_special_users_action.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b04a296d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/ops/manage_special_users_action.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+$cvs_version_tracker[]="\$Id$";  //Generated automatically - do not edit
+
+require_once("../inc/db_ops.inc");
+require_once("../inc/util_ops.inc");
+
+db_init();
+
+admin_page_head("Manage special users action");
+
+$bitset = '';
+
+for ($i=0;$i<=6;$i++) {
+    if (post_int($i, TRUE) == '1') {
+        $bitset = str_pad($bitset, $i+1, '1');
+    } else {
+        $bitset = str_pad($bitset, $i+1, '0');
+    }
+}
+if ($bitset == "0000000") $bitset = '';
+$userid = post_int("userid");
+
+$query = "UPDATE forum_preferences SET special_user='$bitset' WHERE userid='$userid'";
+mysql_query($query);
+
+if (mysql_affected_rows() == 1) {
+    echo "<center><h2>Success</h2>";
+} else {
+    echo "<center><h2>Failure</h2>";
+}
+
+echo "Query was: $query</center>";
+
+//echo "<br><a href=\"manage_special_users.php\">Manage users</a>";
+
+admin_page_tail();
+
+?>