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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. Minimum voting requirements are listed here.

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.
  • All processed requests are automatically archived after 24 hours of no activity. Use {{PinSRP}} on a request section to prevent it from being archived, or {{ArchiveNowSRP}} to archive a request section as soon as possible.

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.

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Cross-wiki requests
Meta-Wiki requests

Using this page

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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 this is for multiple users, leave this field blank and give a list of these users 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

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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

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COPY THE FOLLOWING CODE to the bottom of the appropriate section below: 


==== User name@xxproject ====
{{sr-request
  |status     = <!--don't change this line-->
  |domain     =<!-- Such as en.wikibooks -->
  |user name  =
  |discussion = 
}}

Administrator access

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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.

Kadek Ayu Sulastri@banwikipedia

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Status:    Done

I would like to add this user as administrator for Balinese wikipedia, the consensus already made on discussion, thanks. Angayubagia (talk) 09:29, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Granted for 1 year to expire on 2026-11-15. To prolong your (interface) adminship, please start another election a few days before your temporary access expires, and after a week post your request again to this page. Thanks. --Johannnes89 (talk) 10:41, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

咽頭べさ@mnw.wiktionary

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Status:    On hold

I respectfully request the renewal of my adminship tenure on Mon Wiktionary. Previously, I was granted this privilege for a one-year term. For this current request, I would respectfully like to ask for permanent adminship so that I can continually work on Mon literature. The reason for this is that I am currently the only person on Mon Wiktionary capable of writing dictionary translations for over 1,000 languages.--𝓓𝓻.𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓫𝓮𝓼𝓪|𝒯𝒶𝓁𝓀 14:44, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold MVR require 7 days of discussion, the request was posted just two days ago [1] --Johannnes89 (talk) 21:07, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Also noting that we previously granted admin permissions for three and six months [2] – not one year – and that the community is way too small for permanent adminship. Johannnes89 (talk) 21:09, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I sincerely apologize for the previous oversight regarding the duration of my adminship. It is true that my previous term was for six months, and I regret writing the incorrect duration. This mistake was not due to carelessness, but rather because my focus has been largely concentrated on other critical tasks for the advancement of Mon literature. If you deem a permanent adminship extension impossible, I respectfully request that you consider extending my adminship for a suitable term. This is crucial because I am currently the only contributor on Mon Wiktionary capable of handling many essential responsibilities, including writing translation dictionaries for over a thousand languages. My primary motivation for requesting a permanent adminship is to ensure the continuous preservation and maintenance of both Mon literature and Mon Wiktionary. However, if a permanent term is not feasible, I humbly and respectfully ask that you grant me an appropriate alternative duration. 𝓓𝓻.𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓫𝓮𝓼𝓪|𝒯𝒶𝓁𝓀 04:37, 13 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mdktb@arwikiversity

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Status:    In progress

I would like to renew my admin access. The community is rather inactive, and there has been no objection or comment after a week of discussion --Mdktb (talk) 17:15, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Let's wait until November 18 when the current permissions expire. Noting previous admin permissions (3, 6, 12 months [3]) which don't appear in the current log due to the account rename [4]. Johannnes89 (talk) 09:41, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Johannnes89 I appreciate that. I think changing the expiration date is also a suitable option instead of waiting for the period to end and granting it again. Thx --Mdktb (talk) 13:18, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Haoreima@mniwikipedia

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Status:    In progress

I have been a local temporary sysop for 3 + 6 + 12 months. My duration is to be completed. So, I am re-requesting the sysop rights to serve the wiki once more. --Haoreima (talk) 06:32, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Let's wait until November 18 when the current permissions expire. @Haoreima I noticed you granted yourself temporary account IP viewer permissions [5]. Those are already included in admin permissions so you don't need that user group. Instead you need to visit your local preferences and accept the policy in order to get IP access. Johannnes89 (talk) 09:45, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the information, sir! :-) Haoreima (talk) 10:06, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Interface administrator access

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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

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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

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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.

Turkmen@azwikipedia

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Status:    On hold

This request should be kept until November 9, 2025 (for at least 2 checkusers) Sincerely, Qədir (talk) 08:23, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold AramilFeraxa (talk) 18:31, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

OhanaUnited@enwikivoyage

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Status:    On hold

As per successful CU nom with 32 support votes and no oppose votes. Might need to be on hold until ANPDP signature comes through, though. //shb (t • c) 22:42, 8 November 2025 (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. EPIC (talk) 22:52, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I have signed it. OhanaUnitedTalk page 14:44, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nemoralis@azwikipedia

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Status:    On hold

Thanks.--Turkmen talk 09:00, 9 November 2025 (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 --Johannnes89 (talk) 09:04, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I already signed it on 2024 but somehow they didn't add my username to IN. I sent an email to @JSutherland (WMF) and @NahidSultan (WMF) Nemoralis (talk) 09:07, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oversight access

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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

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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

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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 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.

Razimantv@ml.wikipedia

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Status:    Done

-- Inactive admin,IA and CU per the [policy]: no edits in last 3 months, only 25 edits in the past year, and no admin actions in over a year.~2025-33708-27 (talk) 01:28, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Removed sysop flag. Since the inactivity policy does not mention the CU flag, and since removing it would require removal of the other CU on that project (Kiran Gopi) I have left that for now. EPIC (talk) 05:10, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The policy to become a check user in Malayalam Wikipedia is that the user must be elected as an admin and must have performed 200 admin activities. (മലയാളം വിക്കിപീഡിയയിൽ കാര്യനിർവാഹകനായി തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കപ്പെടുകയും 200 കാര്യനിർവാഹക പ്രവൃത്തികളെങ്കിലും നടത്തി പരിചയമുണ്ടായിരിക്കുകയും വേണം.)
If a check user is inactive for more than three months, the flag will be removed. And once a check user loses their flag this way, a new election needs to be held for them to become a check user again.(മൂന്ന് മാസത്തിൽ കൂടുതൽ സജീവമല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വതേ ചെക്ക് യൂസർ സ്ഥാനം നഷ്ടമാകുന്നതാണ്. ഇങ്ങനെ സംഭവിച്ചാൽ പിന്നീട് ചെക്ക് യൂസർ ആകാൻ വീണ്ടും തെരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് നടത്തണം.)
The policy for being elected as a check user and losing the check user status is mentioned on the Check User page, under the section on election of check users. ~2025-33708-27 (talk) 10:31, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I noticed that mention just now (and my translator seems to give the same response as well). This would however leave the project completely without CUs since the CU rights of Kiran Gopi will need to be suspended until a new CU is elected. I'll put this up for discussion with others, before potentially processing. EPIC (talk) 10:39, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done I have now removed the CheckUser rights as well after agreement from others, and also suspended Kiran Gopi's CU flag until the community elects another checkuser. EPIC (talk) 10:52, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Uncitoyen@trwiki

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Status:    On hold

I am a CU on trwiki. According the global checkuser inactivity policy I am applying for removal the right of Uncitoyen. The user’s last edit on trwiki 17.11.2024 and last checkuser log more than one year before. Vincent Vega msg? 22:01, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My impression of the global CU inactivity policy is that since it states that any account with no contributions in one year, it includes global activity and not just local activity (unless local policy says otherwise). In that sense the user would formally be considered active since the user's last edit was performed in October this year. But in either case this would need to wait at least two days since a year has not fully passed. EPIC (talk) 22:44, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@EPIC: Thank you for your interest and prompt response. The global policy doesn't clearly define "contribution" and it's unclear whether "contribution" refers to a normal change or a checkuser log event.
You can check the user's local CU logs. Other users can't see these logs, only CU’s can. That's why I submitted the request. You can wait two days or decline, I've fulfilled my responsibility to my own community. Thanks! Vincent Vega msg? 22:55, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Seems that w:tr:Vikipedi:Denetçiler#Yetkilerin_geri_alınması is a local policy and specifies 1 year inactivity, as it is a local policy it would be local in scope. Agree there is 2 days remaining. — xaosflux Talk 23:06, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Same as global policy, it’s a translation. Also our local policy doesn’t mention contribution is an edit or CU log record. Vincent Vega msg? 23:10, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, what I am suggesting is that as that policy was incorporated locally the activity it specifies would only be locally - so activity on other projects should not be considered. Also, yes we can see the CU logs. So barring any objection, or actual local activity I think this request should be granted in 2 days. — xaosflux Talk 23:15, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
For the record, I also think this could eventually be processed accordingly. EPIC (talk) 23:16, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your interest! Best regards. Vincent Vega msg? 23:28, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sqncjs@kowiki

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Status:    In progress

Hello, I am Sqncjs on Korean Wikipedia. I no longer wish to continue my role as sysop in Korean Wikipedia. So I want to removal of my sysop role. Thank you. Sqncjs (talk) 01:45, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See also

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

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