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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.

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

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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.

SafariScribe@Ig Wikipedia

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Status:    On hold

I am applying for the extension of my admin privileges as it will expire soon. Courtesy ping to User:Barras who granted me the previous one. SafariScribe (talk) 22:48, 26 September 2026 (UTC)reply

The request wasn't transcluded on ig:WP:Requests for adminship and the enwiki block raises concerns, I've left a note on igwiki asking active editors to make sure there's some discussion about it [1]. Johannnes89 (talk) 21:00, 3 October 2026 (UTC)reply
@Johannnes89, das ist nicht so. This is way out of box. My block on enwiki doesn't serve as a hindrance for my case with Igwiki; I shall still appeal to know how User:Asilvering did the off-wiki investigation because I still testify of having no business with anybody. Even the evidence they claim to have gotten wasn't shown to me, to prove whether it is actually falsified, etc. But that's by the way, it doesn't concern me from the basis of Igwiki. You should check my contributions there and see if I meet the threshold. Again, the mode of requesting admin in that wiki is very scattered and not organised; those I plan to finalise when my Sysop right is renewed. Best! SafariScribe (talk) 22:19, 4 October 2026 (UTC)reply
@Johannnes89, if you need further information about the en-wiki block, there are notes on cuwiki, and COIVRT could forward the relevant ticket to the stewards. asilvering (talk) 23:34, 4 October 2026 (UTC)reply
I lean towards not granting. The comment by King ChristLike doesn't seem to be addressed for ("this is really the case of having a fellow country man stab another" – really?), and the request still hasn't been transcluded. While indeffed on enwiki, I wouldn't take that into account given the candidate already has sysop perms (if it was their first request, I likely would've also declined on that basis). //shb (t • c) 23:48, 4 October 2026 (UTC)reply
Agreed. They got the first temp adminship before the ban on enwiki and without anyone commenting. The only comment currently is negative. I'd also decline it this time. Barras talk 16:44, 6 October 2026 (UTC)reply

Saad Nuhu@hawikipedia

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Status:    Done

— The preceding unsigned comment was added by Saad Nuhu (talk) 12:41, 29 September 2026 (UTC)reply

 On hold local RfA started on September 29, but needs to be open for at least 7 days --Johannnes89 (talk) 21:16, 3 October 2026 (UTC)reply
There is a request for adminship page on ha.wiki. The project has a fair number of admins and active users. It's odd that there is no input at all. -Barras talk 16:48, 6 October 2026 (UTC)reply
That page has only one watcher, likely the creator of the page, and is admin-level protected. Previous RfAs also took place on ha:Wikipedia:Kofan al'umma (1, 2, 3, etc.). Of the most recent RfAs, one took place on a subpage of Neman Adminship and another on Kofan al'umma. The first was well attended; the second less so, but 3/4 participants were admins and the fourth had more than 20000 edits. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 17:16, 6 October 2026 (UTC)reply
Thanks, @NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh. Rather inconsistent, but that's no big deal. -Barras talk 16:01, 7 October 2026 (UTC)reply
Done Granted for 3 months to expire on 2027-01-07. 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. Barras talk 16:02, 7 October 2026 (UTC)reply

MOIBARDE@ffwikipedia

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Status:    On hold

Hello, I my temporary sysop right on Fulfulde Wikipedia is about to expire on October 4, 2026. I would like to request for another 2 years. This will allow me to continue the maintenance work I have been doing over the past three months including; guarding the pages against vandalism, deletting spam articles and protecting pages and templates. Thank you. MOIBARDE (talk) 16:17, 3 October 2026 (UTC)reply

 On hold the local discussion was started today and needs to be open for at least 7 days. But there's more than enough time, your sysop permissions don't expire until November 3. --Johannnes89 (talk) 21:33, 3 October 2026 (UTC)reply

Ilya Discuss@ffwikipedia

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Status:    On hold

Hello. I am requesting for sysop (administrator) rights to assist with the maintenance and management of ffwiki. As an active contributor, I intend to use the privilege in protecting ffwiki pages against vandalism, managing page moves, spam cleanup, and other maintenance tasks. Thank you. Ilya Discuss (talk) 16:28, 3 October 2026 (UTC)reply

 On hold the local discussion was started today and needs to be open for at least 7 days. --Johannnes89 (talk) 21:36, 3 October 2026 (UTC)reply

Sibiru45@bjnwiktionary

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Status:    In progress

Hello, stewards.

As my term as admin and interface-admin will expire on October 7, 2026, I would hereby like to apply for permanent admin and interface-admin status on the Banjar Wiktionary.

Previously, I have served as an admin on bjn.wiktionary for more than one year. Thank you, stewards. Regards, Sibiru45 (talk) 06:34, 7 October 2026 (UTC)reply

Score Beethoven@rw.wikipedia

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Status:    Done

Hello.

rw.wikipedia currently has no local administrators. I have requested temporary adminship (6 months) after a community discussion open for 7 days (1–8 October 2026, link above).
No objections were raised during the discussion; the community is very small (~46 active users). I am active on the wiki (~5,800 edits since 2022) and on other projects (Wikidata rollbacker, Commons file mover).

Thank you.

Score Beethoven (talk) 10:17, 8 October 2026 (UTC)reply

Done Granted for 6 months to expire on 2027-04-08. 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. shb (t • c) 10:39, 8 October 2026 (UTC)reply
Thanks, learning curve. Will do my best to make a nice usage of those rights ! Score Beethoven (talk) 11:16, 8 October 2026 (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.
  • Since 2026, all bureaucrats are required to have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled. Please, enable it before posting your request here.

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.
  • Since 2026, all CheckUsers are required to have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled. Please, enable it before posting your request here.

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 .
  • Since 2026, all oversighters are required to have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled. Please, enable it before posting your request here.
  • 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

Hộp cát@testwiki

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Status:    Done

Hộp cát is an alternate account of mine. Please add it to the local temporary account IP viewer group. This is so that I can test my user scripts, specifically with respect to the ipinfo-view-arbitrary-ip permission (Look up IP information for arbitrary IP addresses on Special:IPInfo), which admins have but TAIVs don't. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 10:52, 7 October 2026 (UTC)reply

Done set for one month. EPIC (talk) 13:25, 7 October 2026 (UTC)reply

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.

Pafsanias @ rowiki

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Status:    Done

This is a request done following this checkuser request, per our revocation policy, which mentions that the procedure is initiated by a number of 5 users with a minimum of 6 months and 100 edits on the wiki. Once initiated, the rights of the administrator are withrawn, through a request [here], then a new election is organized. You can find the 5 users who support the revocation here.--Strainu (talk) 11:38, 7 October 2026 (UTC)reply

Done with great regret. shb (t • c) 12:49, 7 October 2026 (UTC)reply
Comment Comment: In accordance with the revocation policy, only the administrator and bureaucrat rights should be removed following a discussion where 5 eligible users support the removal. Any other "lower rank" rights are not covered by the policy. Therefore, all the other rights the user still possess are still subject to local debate. --Paloi Sciurala (talk｜contribs) 12:50, 7 October 2026 (UTC)reply
@Paloi Sciurala: ftr I only removed their sysop bit – I kept their autopatroller bit, both per the policy you and Strainu linked, and also because we don't really remove permissions that can be done by local users. Best, //shb (t • c) 13:04, 7 October 2026 (UTC)reply

Contrapunctus-1@global

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Status:    Done

Last visible action, an edit, more than a year ago at 07 October 2025, 10:13:55 (UTC) on commonswiki. Per the policy, GIPBE rights should be removed. Thanks! Max (talk) 12:39, 7 October 2026 (UTC)reply

Done shb (t • c) 12:50, 7 October 2026 (UTC)reply

See also

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

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