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Steward requests (Permissions)

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This page is for requests to have stewards grant or revoke administrator, bureaucrat, checkuser, and oversight rights on Wikimedia projects which do not have a local permissions procedure.

Old sections are archived. The list of archives is below.

• Requests for bot flags are handled at SRB, and requests for global permissions are handled at SRGP.
• If you are requesting adminship or bureaucratship, and your wiki has a local bureaucrat, submit your request to that user or to the relevant local request page (index).
• For urgent requests, such as to combat large-scale vandalism on a small wiki, contact a steward in the #wikimedia-stewards^connect IRC channel. In emergencies, type !steward in the channel to get the attention of stewards. Otherwise, you can type @steward for non-urgent help.

Other than requests to remove your own access or emergencies, please only make requests here after gaining the on-wiki approval of your local community.

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Using this page

1. Place the following code at the bottom of the appropriate section below:

==== Username@xxproject ====
{{sr-request
 |status    = <!-- don't change this line -->
 |domain    = <!-- such as en.wikibooks -->
 |user name = 
 |discussion= 
}}
(your remarks) ~~~~

2. Fill in the values:

• domain: the wiki's URL domain (like "ex.wikipedia" or "meta.wikimedia").
• user name: the name of the user whose rights are to be changed (like "Exampleuser"). In case you're requesting access for multiple bots, leave this field blank and give a list of these bots in your remarks
• discussion: a link to the local vote or discussion about the rights change (for example, "[[ex:Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship#ExampleUser]]"). This should normally be for at least one week, but no more than three weeks (if so, you'll need to restart the process).

3. If anything is missing from your request, a steward will request more information.

Confirmation of signing confidentiality agreement

Certain permissions (notably CheckUser and Oversight) additionally require users to sign a confidentiality agreement. Users requesting these permissions must make a request below, and must also sign the confidentiality agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation. The request is placed on hold temporarily, until the receipt has been formally confirmed by the Office.

Requests

COPY THE FOLLOWING CODE to the bottom of the appropriate section below:

==== user name@xxproject ====
{{sr-request
 |status    = <!--don't change this line-->
 |domain    =
 |user name =
 |discussion= 
}}

Administrator access

See administrator for information about the position. Requests for removal of access belong in another section. Admins doing cross-wiki work may wish to see IRC/wikimedia-admin for information about joining #wikimedia-admin.

If you are requesting administrator status to translate the wiki interface, this should be done at the translatewiki.net instead (see mw:localisation). You can ask questions in the IRC channel or on the mailing list.

If you are requesting adminship to handle one-time vandalism incidents or clearing a deletion backlog, please see Vandalism reports and Steward requests/Speedy deletions.

Stewards

Currently-active temporary permissions are listed at /Approved temporary; copy granted requests to the appropriate section there, stating the date of removal in the section header and at the bottom of the request. Please invite new sysops to the admin IRC channel.

Archiving

Requests only need remain listed below for a few days, and may afterward be removed as long as they have been copied to the subpage. Users who archive requests on that page, please check if the request was correctly added to the temporary subpage before removing it from this page.

For permanent sysopship please provide a link to the local community approval. For temporary sysopship please state for how long and for which tasks you need it, and link to a local announcement.

Michaelovic@arc.wikipedia

Status:    In progress

• Wiki: arc.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Michaelovic (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
• Discussion: Discussion (with only active member)

Hi, I would like to ask for permanent administrator/sysop status for the Aramaic Wikipedia. Currently there is only one active admin. Having admin rights would make it easier to revert vandalism and would also make work much faster than it is now. I would also not be dependent of only one active admin. Thanks in advance. Michaelovic 09:57, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Hello. First of all please make a request in a more public page, like the talk page of the main page or in the community discussion page (if any); then wait at least a week to gauge (if any) community consensus. In base of the results of that voting we will consider this request. Thanks, --dferg ^{☎ talk} 18:55, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Bureaucrat access

Steward requests/Permissions/Crat-header

MalTsilna@ttwikibooks

Status:    In progress

• Wiki: tt.wikibooks.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: MalTsilna (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
• Discussion: tt:b:Викикитап:Бюрократ статусын алу

Please Bureaucrat access discussion of local edition on Tatar Wikibooks. In this project to date, no active bureaucrats, so the project can not develop. Thank you! —— Ильнар Шайдуллов 13:03, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Please put a link to the public discussion and vote. Thank you, --dferg ^{☎ talk} 13:16, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

One vote (by and for yourself) and you haven't contacted the existing local bureaucrat yet (who is the only other admin on the project) at all. It's not very likely that your request will succeed without a significant number of regular contributors. Please see Requests for comment/Minimum voting requirements#Minimum requirements to elect Bureaucrats for more information. Kylu 04:23, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

User is personally asking for votes here. --dferg ^{☎ talk} 23:24, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

CheckUser access

Steward requests/Permissions/CU-header

Oversight access

To request to have content oversighted, ask in #wikimedia-stewards, or email oversight-llistswikimediaorg for requests regarding English Wikipedia. This is the place to request Oversight access. Note that temporary Oversight access is not permitted and the temporary status is only used by Stewards.

Stewards

Do not grant Oversight access unless the user is identified to the foundation, which will be announced on the Identification noticeboard. When you give someone oversight access, list them on Oversight.

Removal of access

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• If you're requesting the removal of your own permissions, make sure you're logged in to your account. If you have multiple flags, specify which you want removed. Stewards may delay your request a short time to ensure you have time to rethink your request (see [[<tvar name="self-discussion">Talk:Steward_requests/Permissions/2011#Self_requests</tvar>|previous discussion]] on 24 hour delays); the rights will not be restored by stewards once they are removed.

• To request the removal of another user's permissions, you must gain consensus on the local wiki first. When there is community consensus that the user's access should be removed, provide a link to the discussion, with a brief explanation of the reason for the request, and summarize the results of discussion. However, as bureaucrats of some wikis may remove users from the administrator or bureaucrat group, please see also a [[<tvar name="crat-rem">Bureaucrat#Removing_access</tvar>|separate list of these specific wikis]].

• To request the removal of another user's permissions for inactivity, link to your local inactivity policy. If your site does not have inactivity policy, the global policy [[<tvar name="aar">Admin activity review</tvar>|Admin activity review]] applies.

• See the [[<tvar name="usage">#Using this page</tvar>|instructions above]] for adding new requests. Please post new requests at the bottom of the section.</translate>

Wanderer999@fr Wikipedia

Removal of sysop rights. Reason: More than 6 months of inactivity.

• Language Code: fr
• Local Confirmation/Request Link: fr:Wikipédia:Prise_de_décision/Administrateur/Suspension_et_retrait_du_statut_en_cas_d'inactivité_prolongée_ou_de_démission#Proposition_1
• Local User Page: fr:Utilisateur:Wanderer999

Thanks in advance. Poppy 18:10, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Dake@fr Wikipedia

Removal of sysop rights. Reason: More than 6 months of inactivity.

• Language Code: fr
• Local Confirmation/Request Link: fr:Wikipédia:Prise_de_décision/Administrateur/Suspension_et_retrait_du_statut_en_cas_d'inactivité_prolongée_ou_de_démission#Proposition_1
• Local User Page: fr:Utilisateur:Dake

Thanks in advance. Poppy 18:10, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Valérie75@fr Wikipedia

Removal of sysop rights. Reason: More than 6 months of inactivity.

• Language Code: fr
• Local Confirmation/Request Link: fr:Wikipédia:Prise_de_décision/Administrateur/Suspension_et_retrait_du_statut_en_cas_d'inactivité_prolongée_ou_de_démission#Proposition_1
• Local User Page: fr:Utilisateur:Valérie75

Thanks in advance. Poppy 18:10, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Schiste@fr Wikipedia

Removal of sysop rights. Reason: More than 6 months of inactivity.

• Language Code: fr
• Local Confirmation/Request Link: fr:Wikipédia:Prise_de_décision/Administrateur/Suspension_et_retrait_du_statut_en_cas_d'inactivité_prolongée_ou_de_démission#Proposition_1
• Local User Page: fr:Utilisateur:Schiste

Thanks in advance. Poppy 18:10, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Mattb112885@en.wikibooks

Status:    Done

• Wiki: en.wikibooks.org (list 'crats • no standard bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Mattb112885 (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
• Discussion: local nomination/local policy

Removal due to inactivity. Local policy justifying this is linked above and the local notice is also linked above. User received notice on talk page and via email. Additionally, user has implicitly resigned. --Adrignola 16:01, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Done. LeinaD (t) 13:37, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

ArtMechanic@de.wikipedia

Status:    Done

• Wiki: de.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • no standard bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: ArtMechanic (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
• Discussion: Sadly, ArtMechanic died on July 16, 2010; see admin notices/the list of deceased wikipedians in agreement with his family

all necessary local actions, according to the de.wp-conventions, are completed. thanks for assistance --Jan eissfeldt 13:19, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

I'm very sorry to hear that. It's been done now. LeinaD (t) 13:34, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Miscellaneous requests

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