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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.

Quick navigation: Administrator | Interface administrator | Bureaucrat | CheckUser | Oversight | Removal of access | Miscellaneous | Global permissions

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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:

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

Administrator access

Steward requests/Permissions/Sysop-header

Bureaucrat access

Steward requests/Permissions/Crat-header

CheckUser access

Steward requests/Permissions/CU-header

User Wpedzich@pl.wikipedia

Status:    Done

• Wiki: pl.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • no standard bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Wpedzich (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
• Discussion: community vote

According to a community vote with assumed at least 85% valid votes of support (100/6/5), Wpedzich @ pl.wikipedia is to be granted CheckUser privileges. The identity of the user is already confirmed by the WMF staffers (Wpedzich is a Steward, too). Tar Lócesilion 20:44, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Done--Vituzzu 20:47, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Gratias permissionem subito dari habeo :) _{I hope I didn't make a mistake. A few years without Latin and I could forget something :)} Tar Lócesilion 21:09, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

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>

Manoillon@fr.wikipedia

Status:    Done

• Wiki: fr.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • no standard bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Manoillon (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

The user was granted temporary sysop rights and, well, time is up! --Popo le Chien 21:48, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Done - make a note that user still has abusefilter flag. LeinaD (t) 21:54, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Yup, that's fine. Thank you! Popo le Chien 07:35, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

To be honest I checked logs and edits but I supposed a notification has been already done, without a notification I wouldn't have performed the other three requests so fastily, personally I use to send also an email to sysop going to lose their flags for inactivity before asking for deflag. --Vituzzu 13:41, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Well in that particular case I did both + later had coffee with the dude. His level of awareness on the matter of flag removal can be rated as "high" :-) Popo le Chien 09:49, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Simply "high"? :p

--Vituzzu 09:50, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Walter@nl.wikipedia

Status:    Done

• Wiki: nl.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy_{[no automatic approval]} • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Walter (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

By this I request the removal of my own sysop rights at my home-wiki, NL Wikipedia --Walter 22:50, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Done, thank you for your work! LeinaD (t) 22:58, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Raymond@de.wikipedia

Status:    Done

• Wiki: de.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • no standard bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: raymond (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

Please remove my 'crat flag because my time is over as announced on dewiki on 7th September 2011. Thanks. --Raymond 12:27, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Done Thanks for your work! Note: I only removed your crat flag, not your admin flag of course. Trijnstel 12:32, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Dauphiné@fr.wikipedia

Status:    Done

• Wiki: fr.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • no standard bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Dauphiné (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

More than 6 months inactivity, as per local policy. --Popo le Chien 13:21, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

As noted before, unless an emergency desysop, leaving a note (and a thank you message) on the users' talk pages would be nice. --M/ 13:25, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Done. @M7, was that note to me or to Popo? I removed already as it is a matter of local policy. — [ Tanvir | Talk ] 13:30, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

The note was to Popo, and was only intended as general suggestion. I've seen your change of rights, and I'm sorry if I conflicted in editing. Ciao, M/ 13:31, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Err, yes, but I did leave a note right after posting here. I am not a punk ^^ Popo le Chien 13:39, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for your work, also!!! --M/ 13:41, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

To be honest I checked logs and edits but I supposed a notification has been already done, without a notification I wouldn't have performed the other three requests so fastily, personally I use to send also an email to sysop going to lose their flags for inactivity before asking for deflag, but nevermind it can be a suggestion for the next request. --Vituzzu 13:41, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

En passant@fr.wikipedia

Status:    Done

• Wiki: fr.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • no standard bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: En passant (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

More than 6 months inactivity, as per local policy. --Popo le Chien 13:21, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Done--Vituzzu 13:25, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Aoineko@fr.wikipedia

Status:    Done

• Wiki: fr.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • no standard bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Aoineko (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

More than 6 months inactivity, as per local policy. --Popo le Chien 13:21, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Done--Vituzzu 13:25, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Zouavman Le Zouave@fr.wikipedia

Status:    Done

• Wiki: fr.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • no standard bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Zouavman_Le_Zouave (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

More than 6 months inactivity, as per local policy. --Popo le Chien 13:21, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Done--Vituzzu 13:26, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Huji@fa.wikisource

Status:    Done

• Wiki: fa.wikisource.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Huji (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

The project has active admins and I'm not active there, so please remove my sysop access there. Thanks in advance. --Huji 00:49, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Done. Thank you for your services. — [ Tanvir | Talk ] 03:49, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

HaeB@de.wikipedia

Status:    In progress

• Wiki: de.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • no standard bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: HaeB (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
• Discussion: local policy

Please remove only the checkuser flag. HaeB doesn't want to be checkuser anymore and announced in July the retirement for this function. He was elected on the 19th of Oktobre 2009 and the 2 years according to the local policy are over now. Nevertheless, thanks very much for his work!

For information of the stewards here: The election for this function in de.wiki will start in 3 days, so we'll have new checkusers (and hopefully 5 instead of just 3) by Novembre 7th. For the moment, there are 2 checkusers left. It's still not clear if Bdk wants to go on with the job who now needs to candidate again in this election until Octobre 24th (and is elected until Novembre 2nd). If she would decide to retire then we would not have 2 checkusers left between Novembre 2nd and Novembre 6th. Hopefully, there will not be any urgent need for checkuser information in the meantime that can't wait until Novembre 7th. In the German community, checkuser informations are handled very restricted and there may be a few differences in the handling between there and here. --Geitost ^diskusjon 13:07, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Miscellaneous requests

Steward requests/Permissions/Misc-header

See also

Steward requests/Permissions/Footer