Steward requests/Permissions
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
!stewardin the channel to get the attention of stewards. Otherwise, you can type@stewardfor 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.
Quick navigation: Administrator | Interface administrator | Bureaucrat | CheckUser | Oversight | Removal of access | Miscellaneous | Global permissions
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Using this page
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Administrator access
[edit]See Administrator for information about this user group.
- If you are requesting adminship to handle one time vandalism incidents or clearing a deletion backlog, please see Steward requests/Miscellaneous.
- MediaWiki interface translations are done at translatewiki.net. Please do not request administrator access solely for that purpose; your request will be declined.
- Admins doing cross-wiki work may wish to see IRC/wikimedia-admin for information about joining #wikimedia-adminconnect.
- 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.
Hadithfajri@minwikisource
[edit]- Wiki: min.wikisource.org (list 'crats •
no standard bot policy• summary • 'crats rights) - User: Hadithfajri (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: Here
Request for Minangkabau Wikisource administrators because this project has just been published and does not have administrators yet. Thank you Zhilal Darma (talk) 09:19, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
On hold until 12 November, as per MVR a discussion must last at least one week. AramilFeraxa (talk) 10:52, 8 November 2025 (UTC)
Shokupan@ja.wikivoyage
[edit]- Wiki: ja.wikivoyage.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Shokupan (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: ja:voy:Wikivoyage:管理者の信任/Shokupan_20251026
Hello, my administrator rights on Japanese Wikivoyage will expire soon. I asked the community for an extension, which was granted. I am applying for an extension of my admin rights. Thank you. Shokupan (talk) 07:17, 9 November 2025 (UTC)
Song GK@ibawikipedia
[edit]- Wiki: iba.wikipedia.org (list 'crats •
no standard bot policy• summary • 'crats rights) - User: Song GK (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: iba:Wikipedia:Kedai Kupi#Chalun Admin Wikipedia Jaku Iban
My extension of administration right's request has been approved by community of Iban WikipediaSong GK (talk) 10:52, 9 November 2025 (UTC)
Granted for 1 year to expire on 2026-11-10. 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. —MdsShakil (talk) 16:34, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
Rulwarih@ibawikipedia
[edit]- Wiki: iba.wikipedia.org (list 'crats •
no standard bot policy• summary • 'crats rights) - User: Rulwarih (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: iba:Wikipedia:Kedai Kupi#Chalun Admin Wikipedia Jaku Iban
The extension of administration right's request has been approved by community of Iban Wikipedia.Song GK (talk) 10:52, 9 November 2025 (UTC)
Granted for 1 year to expire on 2026-11-10. 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. —MdsShakil (talk) 16:33, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
Ultron90@mswiktionary
[edit]- Wiki: ms.wiktionary.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Ultron90 (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: Here
The extension of administrator rights has been approved by the community on Malay Wiktionary. Ultron90 (talk) 18:03, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
Granted for 1 year to expire on 2026-11-11. 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. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 09:06, 11 November 2025 (UTC)
Rombituon@mswiktionary
[edit]- Wiki: ms.wiktionary.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Rombituon (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: Here
The extension of administrator rights has been approved by the community on Malay Wiktionary. Ultron90 (talk) 18:03, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
Granted for 1 year to expire on 2026-11-11. 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. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 09:07, 11 November 2025 (UTC)
Interface administrator access
[edit]See Interface admin for information about this user group.
- If you need to accomplish a one-time, non-recurring task, please request your task at Steward requests/Miscellaneous.
- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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.
- Stewards: Before granting this permission to a user, please check the current policy and make sure that the user has signed the confidentiality agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation. An email template is available for requesting new users to identify.
- When a new user is assigned to this group, please add them to this list. Subscription to checkuser-l will be handled by list owners. Make sure new users contact an op for access to #wikimedia-privacyconnect and #wikimedia-checkuserconnect.
Turkmen@azwikipedia
[edit]- Wiki: az.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Turkmen (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: Here
- Signature:
diff
This request should be kept until November 9, 2025 (for at least 2 checkusers) Sincerely, Qədir (talk) 08:23, 3 November 2025 (UTC)
On hold AramilFeraxa (talk) 18:31, 3 November 2025 (UTC)
OhanaUnited@enwikivoyage
[edit]- Wiki: en.wikivoyage.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: OhanaUnited (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: voy:en:Wikivoyage:User rights nominations#OhanaUnited (checkuser)
- Signature:
missing
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)
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)
- I have signed it. OhanaUnitedTalk page 14:44, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
Nemoralis@azwikipedia
[edit]- Wiki: az.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Nemoralis (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: Here
- Signature:
missing
Thanks.--Turkmen talk 09:00, 9 November 2025 (UTC)
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)
- 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)
Oversight access
[edit]- 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.
- Stewards: Before granting this permission to a user, please check the current policy and make sure that the user has signed the confidentiality agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation.
- When a new user is assigned to this group, please add them to this list.
Miscellaneous requests
[edit]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:
Removal of access
[edit]- 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.
邪凶凤@global
[edit]- Global user: 邪凶凤 (edits (alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)
Last visible action, a log, more than a year ago at 09 November 2024, 18:41:51 (UTC) on ruwikipedia. Per the policy, GIPBE rights should be removed. Thanks! – DreamRimmer ■ 11:38, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
MPSCL@global
[edit]- Global user: MPSCL (edits (alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)
Last visible action, an edit, more than a year ago at 10 November 2024, 07:11:25 (UTC) on nlwikipedia. Per the policy, GIPBE rights should be removed. Thanks! – DreamRimmer ■ 11:38, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
See also
[edit]- Steward requests
- Log of changes to user rights
- Log of global rights-related changes
- Steward handbook
- Users that have signed confidentiality agreement for nonpublic personal data
- Archives
General requests for: help from a Meta sysop or bureaucrat · deletion (speedy deletions: local · multilingual) · URL blacklisting · new languages · interwiki map
Personal requests for: username changes · permissions (global) · bot status · adminship on Meta · CheckUser information (local) · local administrator help
Cooperation requests for: comments (local) (global) · translation