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This page hosts requests for global permissions. To make a request, read the relevant policy (global rollback, global sysop, ...) and make a request below. Explain why membership is needed for that group, and detail prior experience or qualifications.
This is not a vote and any active Wikimedia editor may participate in the discussion.
Successful global rollback requests require no fewer than 5 days of discussion, while successful global sysop discussions require no fewer than 2 weeks.
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Requests for global rollback permissions

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Please be sure to follow the instructions below:
Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions, and not doing so would reflect poorly on your suitability.
Please also review the Global rollback policy.
Instructions for making a request

Before requesting, make sure that: You have sufficient activity to meet the requirements to be allocated the global rollback flag

To make a request
Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain of why you need the access and why you're suitable.
=== Global rollback for {{subst:u|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}} ===
{{sr-request
 |status    = <!-- don't change this line -->
 |domain    = global <!-- don't change this line -->
 |user name = {{subst:REVISIONUSER}} <!-- don't change this line unless you're nominating another user -->
}}
::''Not ending before {{subst:#time:j F Y H:i|+5 days}} UTC''

The request will be approved if consensus to do so exists after a period of consideration of no less than 5 days (with rare exceptions , no matter how obvious the result may seem). This is not a vote, and all input is welcome. Stewards will determine whether consensus exists; when doing so it is likely that the weight given to the input of those involved in cross-wiki work will be most influential.

Requests for global sysop permissions

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Please be sure to follow the instructions below:

Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions, and not doing so would reflect poorly on your suitability.
Please also review the Global sysops policy.
Stewards
When you give someone global sysop rights, please list them on [[<tvar name="T:GS">Template:List of global sysops</tvar>|Users with global sysop access]] and ask them to subscribe to the [[<tvar name="2">mail:global-sysops</tvar>|global sysops mailing list]].</translate>
<translate> Instructions for making a request</translate>

<translate> Before requesting, make sure that:

  1. You have a global account ;
  2. You are logged in on this wiki, and the account is part of your global account;
To make a request
Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain of why you need the access and why you're suitable. If you previously requested that right, please add a link to the previous discussion(s).</translate>
=== Global sysop for {{subst:u|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}} ===
{{sr-request
 |status    = <!-- don't change this line -->
 |domain    = global <!-- don't change this line -->
 |user name = {{subst:REVISIONUSER}} <!-- don't change this line unless you're nominating another user -->
}}
:''Not ending before {{subst:#time:j F Y H:i|+2 week}} UTC''

<translate> The request will be approved if consensus to do so exists after a period of consideration of no less than two weeks (no exceptions are allowed no matter how obvious the result may seem). This is not a vote, and all input is welcome. Stewards will determine whether consensus exists; when doing so it is likely that the weight given to the input of those involved in cross-wiki work will be most influential. Please note: Since 2019 all global sysops are required to have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled.</translate>

Requests for global IP block exemption

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Please be sure to follow the instructions below:

Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions. Please review [[<tvar name="GIBE">Global IP block exemption</tvar>|Global IP block exemption]]. You may request Global IP block exemption via stewards(_AT_)wikimedia.org if you can not edit this page.
Please note: Global IP block exemption does NOT make one immune to locally-created blocks of any sort, only global blocks.</translate>
<translate> Instructions for making a request</translate>

<translate> Before requesting global IP block exemption, make sure that:

  1. You have a global account ;
  2. You are logged in on this wiki, and the account is part of your global account;
To request global IP block exemption
Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain why you need the access and why you're suitable. If needed, link to relevant discussions.</translate>
=== Global IP block exempt for {{subst:u|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}} ===
{{sr-request
 |status    = <!--don't change this line-->
 |domain    = global<!--don't change this line-->
 |user name = {{subst:REVISIONUSER}}
}}
<translate><!--T:6-->
<Add an explanation here>, thanks</translate>, --~~~~

<translate> The request will be approved if there is demonstrated need for the permission, such as bypassing a global block from someone who is not the intended target.</translate>

Global IP block exempt for Deivis

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I'm locked in all wikis except es.wiki, my IP range, is blocked globally. I have excension in es.wiki, so I can only edit there. Thanks, --Deivis (talk) 20:36, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

His IP address is 96.47.238.221 - he said that on IRC half an hour ago. Trijnsteltalk 21:03, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
He also exposed the issue in the es.wiki administrators' channel using that IP address. I find the global permission justified. --abián 21:41, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Deivis: The block is a soft block, and that simply requires you to login to edit. There shouldn't be a need for an IPBE.  — billinghurst sDrewth 04:20, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Billinghurst: I use wikipedia from a VPN service, because my ISP blocks wikipedia, these IP are blocked throughout wikipedia. I can only edit in es.wiki, --Deivis (talk) 21:56, 1 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Deivis: I understand that, but not what I was saying. What I am saying is that the block that is in place by stewards is a soft block. It only blocks anonymous (IP) edits. If you are logged in, then you should be able to edit without hindrance. So as you are logged in to edit here, that same effect should happen across all WMF wikis.  — billinghurst sDrewth 00:22, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Billinghurst: Look at this picture, it is clear that in commons I'm blocked by IP, --Deivis (talk) 01:50, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed, obviously the block on that IP's range (Special:GlobalBlockList/96.44.189.53) is not anon-only. --MF-W 09:59, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done, seems reasonable. - Hoo man (talk) 19:17, 4 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Yxyang93

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I'm living in China, and sometimes I only have to use a proxy to wikipedia. I already have a zh wikipedia ip block exemptions, but for me to edit other wikis useless. So I want to have a global ip block exemptions. Thanks, --Azunyan(留言) 12:00, 6 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've granted your global account exemption from global blocks. Ajraddatz (talk) 14:07, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you.--Azunyan(留言) 08:05, 11 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Requests for other global permissions

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Please be sure to follow the instructions below:

Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions.</translate>
<translate> Instructions for making a request</translate>

<translate> Before requesting additional global permissions, make sure that:

  1. You are logged in on this wiki;
  2. No specific section on this page exists for the permission you want to request;
To request additional global permissions
Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain what kind of access you need and why. If needed, link to relevant discussions. If you hold, or have previously held, the right and are asking for either a renewal or revival of that right, please add a link to the previous discussion.</translate>
=== <Add requested permission here> for [[User:Foo|Foo]] ===
{{sr-request
 |status    = <!--don't change this line-->
 |domain    = global<!--don't change this line-->
 |user name = <translate><!--T:4-->
Username</translate>
 |discussion=
}}
<translate><!--T:5-->
<Add an explanation here>, thanks</translate>, --~~~~

<translate> The request will be approved if consensus to do so exists after a short period of consideration. A steward will review the request.</translate>

Global editinterface for Technical 13

Status:    Withdrawn

Per en:Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment/MediaWiki editor, I'm first requesting this user right to continue my work in updating deprecated and obsolete HTML tags that I started on enwp with this batch request for an administrator to process for me. I realized that these same tags are likely in use on multiple other wikis and I would like to clean some of them up. Secondly, I would like to be able to maintain the articles for creation gadget on en as I am currently its primary developer and it's becoming increasingly more difficult to find administrators that can read JavaScript to get version pushes done. I fully understand that any use on my part for a project that is out of scope of this request without discussion and consensus (or a proposal with lack of objection after a reasonable amount of time per normal protocol) would be immediate grounds for removal of the user group and other potential sanctions, and I will not be making any such edits. I would also be happy to post a notice on my user page for other editors concerned with an action of mine to request Interface editors#Removal if appropriate. Thank you for your consideration. Technical 13 (talk) 18:14, 4 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Some quick comments off the bat: mantaining enwiki's gadgets is not a valid request for a right that applies across 850-ish projects. Second, I believe you just had your template editors rights removed on enwiki for edit-warring. Global editinterface rights are very delicate, and need careful handling, as such I oppose this request. Snowolf How can I help? 18:28, 4 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I particularly find this assessment of the user's behavior by enwiki 'crat xeno to be worrying in regard to an applicant for this userright. Having related userrights removed on one's main project is even more relevant if the user, as in this case, has little to no cross-wiki experience. Snowolf How can I help? 18:34, 4 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It was not an unrelated reason, it was for editwarring with similar rights to the ones contained in the package you're requesting across 850 projects. It matters not whether you will use it on enwiki or not, global editinterface is a sensitive right and it needs careful handling to avoid upsetting local communities. You seem to lack almost any cross-wiki experience and manage to edit-war with a very similar right even on your homewiki. I do not think that you can be trusted to careful manage relations with other projects if you struggle with doing so even on the wiki you're most familiar with. Users can disagree on whether your rights should have been pulled on enwiki or not and I have no idea whether it was the right call or not, but I see at the very least a 'crat supporting the removal and providing the description that I linked to, which is very chilling to me. This is most definitively not the background I'd like to see when seeing a request in this section, and this is why I am opposing it. Global editinterface users should be exceedingly non-controversial. Snowolf How can I help? 18:43, 4 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I have since taken a quick peak at the user's enwiki talk page and found several instances of enwiki administrators complaining about T13 edit warring with them, and at least two administrators have produced statements to the effect that T13 use of the template editor rights has been problematic. This is definitively not what we look for in a holder of global rights, especially with the user's experience concentrated so much into the project where he's experiencing these problems. Who knows what might happen on projects where he is not familiar with local policies and customs if this is what happens on the project where he is from. Snowolf How can I help? 18:58, 4 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Probably indeed out of this right's scope. Anyway, do you have any evidence for prior local agreement on enwiki ("Interface editors should avoid making routine changes to the interface on larger wikis without prior agreement")? Vogone (talk) 18:49, 4 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]


Global editinterface for 99of9

Status:    Done

I'm requesting a second extension of this request whereby I translate sidebar links on any other language wikis that I visit into English. The userright was extended last year, and I've sporadically translated a few more, and would like to continue this task. An example of this work is these edits on vls.wiki. It's not high-volume work, but I think it's useful. In terms of trustworthiness, I'm still a bureaucrat on Commons, and have never been warned or blocked on any project. --99of9 (talk) 12:45, 6 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done per comments above. Matanya (talk) 08:26, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Global editinterface for Krenair

Status:    Done

I'm a MediaWiki developer trusted with +2 for the past year and a half, dealing primarily with JavaScript (outside of core) these days, and can help out with updating tools to remove dependencies on deprecated features. Or disabling loading of external resources, if that comes up. I'm also a sysop and bureaucrat on mediawikiwiki if that helps. Thanks, --Krenair (talk • contribs) 20:32, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'll execute this if no one objects by tomorrow. Matanya (talk) 08:50, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Matanya: You are aware that this is not a renewal request, that there is ongoing discussion about the GEI scope on an RFC, and that if you close it tomorrow, it would only have been open for less than 48 hours? I find this a bit too fast, suggest keeping it open for at least a week, if not two. Savhñ 12:52, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Now i am. Thank you savh, for some reason i was sure it is a renewal. I wonder why i picked that up from. Sure, a week or two sounds reasonable. Matanya (talk) 13:00, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
'Tomorrow' was surprising for me too, but a week, if not two? I'd love to know why you think my request should wait that long in comparison to others, Savh. --Krenair (talk • contribs) 13:14, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The request will be approved if consensus to do so exists after a short period of consideration. A steward will review the request. While 48 hours seem a bit short, two weeks might be a bit too long. However, there is no set time for such requests. -Barras talk 13:40, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Two weeks in indeed over the top, I was just using the standard GS granting periods as a reference. As far as I can see in the RFC I linked, 5 days is the proposed minimum discussion time, which I think is fine, and even though it has not been implemented yet, I feel tempted to follow. My main point was that 48h were not sufficient, even though it seems to have been handled so in previous cases. I didn't mean it personally, nor do I feel you are unsuitable to be granted the right or that your request specifically should be open for longer. I am sorry it could be interpreted that way, it wasn't my intention. Savhñ 14:14, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, thank you Savh. --Krenair (talk • contribs) 00:51, 11 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Done good luck with the extra buttons. Matanya (talk) 08:24, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See also

Cooperation requests for: comments (local) (global) · translation

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