Request for an account on the Foundation wiki/Archives/2012

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[edit] Approved requests

The following discussion is closed: Account created

User:Emperyan

Done: "A randomly generated password for Emperyan has been sent to mmd.empi-at-gmail.com." PeterSymonds (talk) 11:28, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed: Account created

User:Boberger

  • Projects where I am active: w:sv:Användare:Boberger, Commons, User:Boberger
  • My Email address: bengt.oberger@wikimedia.se
  • Reason why I need an account: I am a member of the board of Wikimedia Sverige, the Swedish Chapter of WMF
    Boberger 19:00, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
    Done. All best, PeterSymonds (talk) 19:12, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed: Account created

User:Thehelpfulone

Confirmed, I spoke with Help, and think there's value in having xim on the wiki. Philippe (WMF) 20:53, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
Over the years I've been called THO and Helpy, but Help is a new abbreviation! :-) The Helpful One 20:55, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
Done. PeterSymonds (talk) 21:58, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed: Account created

User:Peteryoungmeister

  • Project where I am an admin: our databases?
  • My Email address: py at wikimedia.org
  • Reason why I need an account: My job title is improperly listed on the employee page. I wish to correct it. -~~~~
    Done on your staff account Pyoungmeister, as that one is listed on the WMF staff page. PeterSymonds (talk) 17:20, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed: Account created

Stevie Benton

  • My name is Stevie Benton, newly appointed Communications Organiser for Wikimedia UK.
  • My e-mail address is Stevie.Benton-at-wikimedia.org.uk and I'm an admin on the Wikimedia UK wiki (I think).
  • I'd like an account to be able to add my contact details to the Wikimedia UK section of the press room page please. Many thanks!

--Stevie Benton (talk) 08:56, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Done. PeterSymonds (talk) 19:31, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed: Account created

Pitke

The following discussion is closed: account created

User:Jtmorgan

  • Project where I am an admin: n/a
  • My Email address: jmorgan at wikimedia.org
  • Reason why I need an account: I am a research fellow (contractor) working for WMF with Siko Bouterse in Community Fellowships, Global Development. I'd like to fill out my wikimediafoundation.org profile. My history with the foundation is almost identical to EpochFail's. We were Summer of Research-ers together. My main account on Enwiki and Meta is w:User:Jtmorgan.
Hi there, I believe you need to ask Siko to organise an account for you, or did she send you here to request the account? The Helpful One 16:18, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
She didn't. I just saw that many of my peers had Foundation profiles, and wanted one of my very own! But I've emailed Siko to see what she says. Thanks! Jtmorgan (talk) 16:57, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
No problem, I think that Siko organises the accounts for the Fellows, so you should be able to make your own Foundation wiki profile very soon! :) The Helpful One 16:58, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
Since other Fellows have had their accounts created upon request, I've gone ahead and created it. PeterSymonds (talk) 17:55, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
Thanks to you both! I tried to log in with my meta credentials, tho, and was not able to do so. I also haven't seen a confirmation email with a temp password. Where should I look for login credentials? Jtmorgan (talk) 20:41, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
Hmm, you should have received a confirmation email, check spam? Just to confirm, is your email address jtmorgan@ or just jmorgan@? The Helpful One 20:43, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
Just got it! Thanks again Jtmorgan (talk) 23:20, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
I think that's because Chip created another account for you, User:Jmorgan, can you please edit with whichever account you can login to, then I will ask someone to block the other account? If it's User:Jmorgan that you can login to, then the other username User:Jtmorgan can be renamed on foundation wiki so that you can "usurp" (reclaim) the username User:Jtmorgan, which I imagine is what you want. The Helpful One 23:28, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

[edit] Rejected requests

The following discussion is closed: Account not created

Gullit Torres

  • Project that I participate: w:pt:Usuário: Gullit Torres
  • e-mail address: gullit92-at-gmail.com
  • Reason why I need an acoount: I'm a member of Wikipedia and I want to contribute to the Wikimedia foundation with my work.
Not done. This is the page to request an account on the Wikimedia Foundation website, which is not open to normal editing. It is restricted because the content there generally only needs to be edited by those associated with the Wikimedia Foundation, especially considering it occasionally hosts some highly sensitive pages. You do not need an account there to contribute to other Wikimedia projects, but if you see anything amiss, please make use of Foundation wiki feedback. Those with the appropriate access can make the changes for you. Many thanks, PeterSymonds (talk) 20:03, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed: Account not created

User:ItsMeBrandonSky

  • Email: brandonskypimenta at gmail.com
  • Reason why I need an account: I'm a member of the Wikimedia Meta-Wiki, so why not the Wikimedia Foundation? Please, Wikimedia, create an account for me.

ItsMeBrandonSky (talk) 17:08, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

The requirements for getting an account in the Foundation wiki clearly states that you need to be an administrator, Foundation committee member or local chapter member to apply, which, from your reason and your SUL account, I'm guessing you are not. I'm thinking this request is ineligible for that reason. Pmlineditor (t · c · l) 17:14, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Not done. As Pmlineditor explains, the Wikimedia Foundation wiki is a restricted wiki which hosts some highly sensitive content. Account creation is therefore not automatic, and a high degree of trust and experience, along with a reason for needing to edit this wiki, before a request is considered. Please make use of Foundation wiki feedback if you see anything that should be edited or corrected. Many thanks for your understanding, PeterSymonds (talk) 17:36, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed: Account not created

User:Singhalawap

  • Project where I am an admin: w:si:User:Singhalawap
  • My Email address: singhalawap at yahoo.com
  • Reason why I need an account: I am an admin of sinhala wikipedia. I like to contribute by translating the important content of wikimediafoundation.org.Singhalawap (talk) 02:30, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
    • Translating usually is not an accepted reason according to the header.--Jasper Deng (talk) 02:43, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
      • Hi Singalawap! Thank you for offering to help with translations. Translations are not done directly on the WMF wiki; they are all done here on Meta. See Translations for more information. Please make use of Foundation wiki feedback if you see any errors in published translations, or any other issues. Thanks, PeterSymonds (talk) 07:01, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
      • Thank you for the advices. I will do accordingly. Singhalawap (talk) 01:47, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
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