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-stewardsconnect 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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Cross-wiki requests
Meta-Wiki requests

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 this user group.

  • MediaWiki interface translations are done at translatewiki.net. Please do not request administrator access solely for that purpose; your request will be declined.
  • Stewards: Please use {{Systmp}} for approved temporary requests.

Requests for removal of access should be posted at the section below.

Please start a new discussion about requesting the permission on the local village pump, administrators' noticeboard or a designated page for requesting permissions each time you request or renew adminship.

  • Discussions should be open for seven days. Please request adminship here seven days after discussions started. This page is not the place for any discussions or votes. (For wikis with few active users, it is OK to have no comments.)
  • If you only want adminship for specific tasks, please state for how long and for which tasks you need it. Otherwise stewards will decide whether to assign permanent adminship and the duration of adminship. See Steward requests/Permissions/Minimum voting requirements.

Kadı@trwikivoyage

Status:    In progress

I request sysop access according to the discussion above. Kind regards, Kadı Message 21:35, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm concerned about granting this due to your blocks on trwiki which include an active harassment block and a former sockpuppetry block. Stewards need to take these concerns seriously when considering your request. I will discuss this with my colleagues and we will decide how to proceed from there. -- Amanda (she/her) 23:12, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The trwikivoyage community has elected me. I answered all of the questions. If they don’t want me, they do not support my adminship. Regards, Kadı Message 03:57, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Interface administrator access

See Interface admin for information about this user group.

  • If you are requesting adminship and the interface admin at the same time, you can file one request in administrator section and state you want interface adminship as well.
  • MediaWiki interface translations are done at translatewiki.net. Please do not request interface administrator access solely for that purpose; your request will be declined.
  • Since the end of 2018, all interface administrators are required to have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled. Please, enable it before posting your request here.
  • Stewards: Please use {{Systmp}} for approved temporary requests.

Requests for removal of access should be posted at the section below.

Please start a new discussion about requesting the permission on the local village pump, administrators' noticeboard or a designated page for requesting permissions each time you request or renew interface adminship.

  • Discussions should be open for seven days. Please request interface adminship here seven days after discussions started. This page is not the place for any discussions or votes. (For wikis with few active users, it is OK to have no comments.)
  • If you only want interface adminship for specific tasks, please state for how long and for which tasks you need it. Otherwise stewards will decide whether to assign permanent interface adminship and the duration of interface adminship. See Steward requests/Permissions/Minimum voting requirements.

Bureaucrat access

See Bureaucrat for information about this user group.
  • In principle, requests for temporary bureaucrat access are not granted.
  • A small project does not need bureaucrats. Currently whether a promotion is valid or not is decided by stewards. See here for a guideline.

Requests for removal of access should be posted at the section below.

CheckUser access

See CheckUser policy for information about this user group and the policy governing the use of this tool.
  • To request CheckUser information, see Steward requests/Checkuser. This is the place to request CheckUser access.
  • One-time CheckUser access is not permitted and temporary access is only used by Stewards or when the mandate of the CUs has an expiry date specified in local policies.

Oversight access

See Oversight policy for information about this user group and the policy governing the use of this tool.
  • To request to have content oversighted, ask for a steward in #wikimedia-stewardsconnect and contact a steward privately. This section is for requesting access to the Oversight tool.
  • For contact details about oversighters across the wikis, refer to this page.
  • Note that temporary Oversight access is not permitted and temporary status is only used by Stewards .
  • When a new user is assigned to this group, please add them to this list.

Wizardist@bewikipedia

Status:    On hold

-- Maksim L. (talk) 08:02, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold pending on the candidate's signature of the confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information (see instructions) and Wikimedia Foundation confirmation of the same -- Amanda (she/her) 14:54, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
 On hold Pending a brief internal discussion, should be back in a few days. -- Amanda (she/her) 00:23, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Mienski@bewikipedia

Status:    On hold

If he needs admin rights to perform oversight rights, give him admin rights as well (or I will). If he doesn't need admin rights, don't give him any. That's what the community decided. -- Maksim L. (talk) 08:02, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold pending on the candidate's signature of the confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information (see instructions) and Wikimedia Foundation confirmation of the same -- Amanda (she/her) 14:54, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Also to note, admin permissions are not required for the oversighter right to be assigned as I just tested it. -- Amanda (she/her) 09:00, 9 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
 On hold Pending a brief internal discussion, should be back in a few days. -- Amanda (she/her) 00:23, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Amanda, users in Belarus are at risk every day. Tomorrow, or maybe today, one of the admins can be taken into captivity. The threat to users will increase, two are already in captivity. Does everyone understand the situation? Maksim L. (talk) 07:46, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Maksim L.: We want to tell you that we understand your concerns well and take your situation seriously. Your admins are still temporarily, not as narrow as the oversight, but can revdel so that only admins can see the history or logs on bewiki. As long as your admins or someone who hijacked the admins account don't leak the logs, it can have a similar effect to the oversight. I'm sure this request will be handled soon, but I'd like to say that you may want to consider this option. --Sotiale (talk) 09:11, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
We do so. I'll repeat. Today I can be taken into captivity or another of the admins. It is not known when this will happen. It is necessary to make sure that admins cannot give out personal data of users, even if they "really want to". This will also protect admins, to some extent. Maksim L. (talk) 10:00, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
If you are concerned about your revdeled logs or page history being leaked due to concerns about your admins account hijacking, we can take action(oversight) directly on the history or logs of some pages in an emergency. In any case, I believe that a decision on this request will be made soon. I ask for your generous understanding. --Sotiale (talk) 09:20, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, if anything needs to be oversighted, please contact us and I'd be happy to fill the role till this is sorted. -- Amanda (she/her) 11:32, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Miscellaneous requests

Requests for permissions that don't fit in other sections belong here. Importer rights can be granted on most wikis by stewards only. Please gain local community consensus before posting a new section here.

Note that the following types of permissions requests belong on separate pages:

  • SRB — Local or global bot status
  • SRGP — Global permissions

Removal of access

  • 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 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 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 Admin activity review applies.
  • See the instructions above for adding new requests. Please post new requests at the bottom of the section.

See also

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

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