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 indefinite administrator access. Regards, Kadı Message 20:58, 15 October 2023 (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.

Edgar Allan Poe@sh.wikipedia

Status:    On hold

As per the discussion linked above, I would like to request that the Stewards assign Bureaucrat privileges to me. As per our rules and guidelines (see here), the conditions have been met (a month-long discussion, a minimum of 15 votes and at least 80% for the decision), which is why this request is made. I am posting this request here despite the fact that we do have two bureaucrats on the project, but as you can see here, my fellow colleagues have not been active for almost three (Igor) and six (OC Ripper) months, and they haven't even participated in the voting process, which means that there is no local sysop to assign me to this user group, which is why the request was made here. Thank you in advance! Edgar Allan Poe (talk) 00:33, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Edgar Allan Poe: I sent an email to Igor Windsor and OC Ripper! Will wait a few more days :) --Superpes15 (talk) 01:04, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Superpes15: No problem, thank you! :) Edgar Allan Poe (talk) 01:57, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Superpes15: Hellou! :) It's been a week since we last talked, and I suppose you haven't received a reply from either of my colleagues? We do have several requests that need to be taken care of locally (a new admin and a bot), so if you think we've waited long enough, the community would be happy to have these things taken care of! :D Edgar Allan Poe (talk) 23:50, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Edgar Allan Poe:, I confirm I didn't get any reply! We are still discussing, as you can imagine assigning a flag, in a wiki where there are local groups that can do it, is not an easy thing. We kindly ask you to wait a little longer and we'll inform you of the outcome (and in the meantime there's also a few more days of waiting for a possible return of the local 'crats). Many thanks for your patience :) Superpes15 (talk) 00:05, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Superpes15: No problem, I shall contact you again after a few days have passed, but please do consider that the local 'crats are inactive and that the state of things is as if there were no local 'crats, as the two of them are not present. Thank you for your reply! :) Edgar Allan Poe (talk) 00:16, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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.

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.

Operator873@global

Status:    Done

A lot has suddenly appeared on my already full plate of life. It's bittersweet and heart wrenching to say goodbye, but... this where this journey ends. Please remove my Steward flag. Thank you for all the memories. Operator873 connect 00:32, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold for 1 day, standard for resignation of advanced permissions --Mykola 00:40, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
OMG please no </3 --Superpes15 (talk) 00:57, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Operator873, you've been one of the most helpful stewards and SEWP admins around...... sad to see you go. Sigh. #prodraxis connect 02:05, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I am going to miss you. Can I have a hug before you go? Deauthorized (talk) 02:09, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
You will be missed. — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 06:00, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your service --Ameisenigel (talk) 18:55, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
+1 to Ameisenigel, many thanks for your work. TenWhile6 (talk | SWMT) 19:46, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your service, sad to see you go :( --Ferien (talk) 20:35, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
+1, I've said it privately, but I'll repeat it here: Thank you so much for your work on the steward team and all the useful bots. Sincerely, Martin Urbanec (talk) 22:54, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

See also

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

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