Meta:Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat

Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat (at Meta-Wiki only)

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 01 December 2022)

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

Discussions:

(as of 01 December 2022)

None currently.

(Last updated: 2022-04-02)

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Suggestion[edit]

Just for convinience, can we somehow transclude Category:Meta protected edit requests to this page? 163.116.130.27 15:51, 24 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

We already link it from Special:RecentChanges with a counter, so that should be enough. — xaosflux ^Talk 17:55, 24 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Seconded. That's enough for me personally as I use RC to patrol maintenance. Camouflaged Mirage (talk) 06:39, 26 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Lemonaka (talk) 06:28, 30 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

AWB access on Meta[edit]

Hi, I want to use AWB to fix some typos in Kashmiri language pages that are due to missing characters in the keyboards. Could you please enable the access. I have already this access on other projects and I am fully aware about the policies and guidelines. I also am aware that any missuse will result in my account being blocked. Rest assured, I won't missuse this tool. Thankyou 511KeV (talk) 05:44, 27 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done @511KeV: I've added you, please be sure not to flood recent changes/etc by high-speed editing with that tool. — xaosflux ^Talk 16:55, 30 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. — xaosflux ^Talk 16:55, 30 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Speedily close of a failed global ban RFC[edit]

Requests for comment/Global ban for PlanespotterA320 failed requirements #3 and #4 of Global_bans#Obtaining_consensus_for_a_global_ban, it has been created for nearly a month but still failed these two requirements.

According to A nomination that fails to correctly follow the above steps is invalid, and may be speedily closed on policy page, please speedily close this RFC as invalid. Lemonaka (talk) 09:19, 30 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. --MF-W 13:39, 1 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. MF-W 13:39, 1 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Report concerning User:37.160.145.154[edit]

37.160.145.154 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • GUC • CA) — Reasons: I don't speak Spanish but this IP's translation edits are clearly nonsense. see contribs. Edits are still reverted and I don't know how to undo translations. 137a (talk) 15:04, 30 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

reverted and blocked --Johannnes89 (talk) 18:05, 30 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. --Johannnes89 (talk) 18:05, 30 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Can't create account in ENwiki, need help[edit]

I'm using NetScope, a proxy (apparently not an open one) that is enforced by the internet admin. As a result I can't autocreate my account there because my IP range is blocked. Can someone please help? 137a (talk) 14:53, 30 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@137a please see w:Wikipedia:Unblock Ticket Request System, submit a request using that form and an enwiki admin can look in to that for you, let them know the same information you put above. Alternatively, you could try to use a different network, such as a mobile data connection. — xaosflux ^Talk 16:52, 30 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. No a meta-wiki issue. — xaosflux ^Talk 16:52, 30 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Community health initiative[edit]

Please semi-protect due to persistent vandalism. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 03:27, 1 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Movement Strategy[edit]

Please semi-protect due to persistent vandalism. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 03:43, 1 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Request for semi-protection for User talk:郊外生活[edit]

Please semi-protect User talk:郊外生活 due to vandalism by Sidowpknbihihj (w:ja:LTA:HEATHROW) socks. My user talk page was semi-protected in April, but recently LTA started to post abusive language here on meta and almost all edits are vandalism or revert. This type of vandalism can be seen at enwiki, commons and wikidata, and my user talk pages are semi-protected on these projects. To deal with cross-wiki abuse, I guess my user talk page needs to be semi-protected temporary. 郊外生活Kogaiseikatsu (talk,contribs) 19:30, 1 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. --❄Mykola❄ 20:23, 1 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. ❄Mykola❄ 20:23, 1 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]