This page hosts requests for global permissions. To make a request, read the relevant policy (global rollback, global sysop, global rename, …) and make a request below. Explain why membership is needed for that group, and detail prior experience or qualifications.
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Global rollback and global interface editor requests require no fewer than 5 days of discussion while abuse filter helper and maintainer requests require no fewer than 7 days. Global renamer and global sysop requests require no fewer than 2 weeks of discussion. For requests that are unlikely to pass under any circumstances, they may be closed by a steward without further discussion (after a reasonable amount of input).
Please note that Global rollbackers discussions are not votes. Comments must present specific points in favor of or against a user's approval.
Instructions for making a request
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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.
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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).
=== 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 -->
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:''Not ending before {{subst:#time:j F Y H:i|+2 week}} UTC''
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.
2nd nom. Hi, I'm an active member of the SWMT and am a global rollbacker since June 2015. I think the global sysop right would be useful for me to help out with GS scope wiki. Thanks, --Infinite0694 (Talk)01:28, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support Though I'm an active user on Japanese wikipedia, where Infinite0694 is mainly working, I cannot find the issue to be noted there. Good Luck.--Yapparina (talk) 11:34, 11 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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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.
=== 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}}
}}
<Add an explanation here>, thanks, --~~~~
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.
I'm an admin on en.wiki, and after a break from it I'm back to common tasks like reviewing unblock requests - and that includes "unblock for rename" requests. Currently I can only unblock, and then a separate rename request is needed - and I think the two-stage process can be confusing for new users (who are faced with what can be a daunting set of rules). Now with global accounts and global rename and Arbs (embarassing mistake) Bureaucrats not needed for rename, it has been suggested here that admins who routinely patrol unblock requests should apply for global renamer, and I think that would simplify things for new users and reduce the two-part workload. I'd use it only (see below) for unblock/rename requests made on en.wiki.
I hope you don't mind a few additional comments on the local vs global issue. As I see it, individual projects used to have their own ability to rename users (it was reserved for bureaucrats on en.wiki - I don't know about others). But since we moved to a unified login (which, I think, is a very good thing) we have naturally lost the ability to do local renames. As such, I'm simply asking to be able to use the new mechanism for doing renames for en.wiki users. I really don't see this as controversial, and I see no detriment to Wikipedia/Wikimedia if I only use the right to rename users on en.wiki. The alternative, that to be allowed to rename users one would need to be multilingual and active on multiple projects (even if many admins only speak one language and only want to work on one Wikipedia), would seem to me to be to the detriment of all the individual projects which are mostly administered by local-only admins. I am, of course, open to any questions. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 09:53, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support valid rational. Global renamers aren't expected to be active everywhere, especially if they want to focus on one type of request. Ajraddatz (talk) 18:04, 20 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
{{weak oppose}} per Steinsplitter. This is not a vote of distrust to Boing!, but the global renamer role was created to help all users seeking a rename independently of the project and end the crazyness of having to request dozens of renames everywhere. If Boing! were also keen to help out in other kind of requests that come via the global-rename-queue, I may reconsider, but getting the GRename tool to become sort of local bureaucrats again is not appropriate IMHO. Thanks. —MarcoAurelio 10:28, 21 January 2016 (UTC)Support —MarcoAurelio17:50, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
If there are other things I could do with the tool then yes, sure, I'd be happy to help with them - but it would have to be English-language only, as I'm a typical Brit with an embarrassing ignorance of other languages (I can read menus and road signs in a couple of languages, but that's about it). Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 13:59, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions.
Instructions for making a request
Before requesting additional global permissions, make sure that:
You are logged in on this wiki;
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.
=== <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 = Username
|discussion=
}}
<Add an explanation here>, thanks, --~~~~
The request will be approved if consensus to do so exists after a short period of consideration. A steward will review the request.
Support No objections. Jianhui67 talk★contribs 16:22, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
Biplab Anand (Talk) 00:55, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
Done Clear consensus --Shanmugamp7 (talk) 04:01, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
Oppose Because "I'd use it only for unblock/rename requests made on en.wiki." and low level of crosswiki-ness. --Steinsplitter (talk) 17:58, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
