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Meta-Wiki has a small active community. When a normal user requires the assistance of an administrator or bureaucrat for some particular task, it is not always easy to find one. This page helps users find one when they need one; asking specific admins directly via their talk pages is one way to elicit a fast response. It is only for assistance required at Meta-Wiki, help for other wikis needs to be requested at those wikis.

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General requests for: help from a Meta sysop or bureaucrat · deletion (speedy deletions: local · multilingual) · URL blacklisting · new languages · interwiki map

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Meta-Wiki maintenance announcements [edit]

General maintenance announcements:

(as of 11 May 2026)

• Assistance with Meta-Wiki maintenance is always welcome.
• Many files awaiting review for basic {{information}}, source and license.

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(as of 11 May 2026)

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Report concerning User:RedactedHumanoid, Froglord, GearsDatapacks, and Chaotic Enby

RedactedHumanoid, Froglord, GearsDatapacks, and Chaotic Enby (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • GUC • CA) — Reasons: Long-term abuse XReport --Tenshi! (Talk page) 22:06, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

Done — The preceding unsigned comment was added by EggRoll97 (talk) 02:20, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

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Report concerning User:Wikispammer XD2

Wikispammer XD2 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • GUC • CA) — Reasons: Vandalism XReport --LuniZunie (talk) 06:08, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

Blocked Locked by Barras NDG (talk) 08:26, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

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Remove event organizer for Bile rene

Global user: Bile rene (talk • contribs • User rights • global contributions • CentralAuth • block log)

Reason for request: The requirements for this right include "No active blocks on the wiki on which you are applying for the right". The user has been indefinitely blocked on Wikidata since December, but has continued to use this permission to organize Wikidata-related events, doing so three times in this period. Given these circumstances, I recommend the removal of the permission. Bovlb (talk) 15:58, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

@Bovlb, Wikidata-related events, so yes, I have revoked the right, though the "No active blocks on the wiki on which you are applying for the right", wouldn't technically apply because that'd be applicable on Wikidata. I am open to corrections. _signed, Aafi ^(talk) 16:26, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

Event organizer rights for Lefcentreright

Global user: Lefcentreright (talk • contribs • User rights • global contributions • CentralAuth • block log)

Reason for request: I am a 2026 African Wikipedian Alliance Fellow supported by Code for Africa and the Norwegian Embassy. I plan to organise Wikimedia events and edit-a-thons related to gender equity, LGBTQ+ rights, and democracy in Southern Africa. I would like access to the Event Registration tool to manage participant registration and communication.

Criteria met:

• No active blocks: Yes.
• Global edits: 42,060
• Additional criteria: Planning to organise Wikimedia events as part of my fellowship.

Additional information: My fellowship work focuses on improving Wikimedia content in Southern Africa.

--Lefcentreright (talk) 18:33, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

Granted NDG (talk) 18:41, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

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