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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.

Ballardmaize@bclwiktionary

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Status:    Done

--- Renewing my expired admin status. I would like to include the interface admin rights renewal in this request. Thank you. Imelda (Talk) 02:12, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Done Granted for 6 months to expire on 2026-07-22. 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) 06:59, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

ShmilyDigital@tlwikisource

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Status:    Done

— The preceding unsigned comment was added by ShmilyDigital (talk) 05:07, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold the RfA started just three days ago, MVR requires at least 7 days of discussion --Johannnes89 (talk) 11:34, 17 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Done Granted for 6 months to expire on 2026-07-22. 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) 07:01, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Saimawnkham@shnwiktionary

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Status:    Done

I would like to request for the renewal of my admin rights. Thanks.Saimawnkham (talk) 04:17, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Done Granted for 2 years to expire on 2028-01-22. 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) 07:04, 22 January 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.

Saimawnkham@shnwiktionary

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Status:    Done

I would like to request for the renewal of my interface admin rights. Thanks.Saimawnkham (talk) 04:18, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Done Granted for 2 years to expire on 2028-01-22. 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) 07:04, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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.

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.

many crats@testwikis

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Status:    On hold

Just FYI, I'm cleaning up a pile of inactive bureaucrats on testwiki and test2wiki — xaosflux Talk 15:38, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

What about testwikidata:? --Ameisenigel (talk) 15:42, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
No requests/notices were posted at testwikidata as far as I can see (only at testwiki and test2wiki). That being said, there probably shouldn't be any issue removing potential inactive crats from testwikidata either if desired and if someone were to post requests/notices there. EPIC (talk) 15:44, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I hadn't gotten to that one yet, and so far only looked at 2+ year local inactive. — xaosflux Talk 15:48, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Xaosflux: also, just as a query; did you intend to do these removals yourself (with this request simply posted for the sake of transparency), or was this a request for another steward? EPIC (talk) 15:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I'm going to do them, just put a notice in this local place as well. — xaosflux Talk 15:56, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Request was simply a bit unclear to me, thus the question. EPIC (talk) 15:56, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Is it standard policy to not inform those users? Der-Wir-Ing ("DWI") talk 08:19, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
All of the affected users should have gotten a ping in the discussions linked above. All of them haven't been active on test(2)wiki for 2+ years, some never used their crat rights even once on that project. More than enough reason to remove for inactivity. Johannnes89 (talk) 10:15, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
At least one has not gotten a notification. You got a screenshot as proof. Der-Wir-Ing ("DWI") talk 10:40, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Since this is a test wiki removals are likely less controversial here, since the rights are removed without prejudice and can be re-granted on request if and when they are needed again. Noting that this is also partly a preparation for 2FA enrollment for bureaucrats. EPIC (talk) 10:45, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Yup this, especially trying to avoid getting someone's global account tied up because of an old unused test. — xaosflux Talk 11:41, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Where can I read more about 2FA becoming required for crats? Der-Wir-Ing ("DWI") talk 11:55, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
WMF T&S is still in early planning. — xaosflux Talk 12:01, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Interesting. Was your non-ping intended? Several of those users are active in general, just not on that specific project. Der-Wir-Ing ("DWI") talk 12:07, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
No, I did link the usernames and used a live signature on the edit; I wasn't going to bother people with a user talk for old inactive tests. — xaosflux Talk 14:28, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I know for sure that one of them did not receive the ping. I assume it's true for all of them. Der-Wir-Ing ("DWI") talk 18:53, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
No ping, thx for nothing. Best Itti (talk) 21:40, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • I sent another list without any section links to attempt echo notifications, will sit on this for a few more days to see if there are responses. Noting, these are all users that have been inactive on these projects for years. — xaosflux Talk 19:18, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Since it is possible to turn off such notifications in one's preferences, I would strongly recommend that everyone receives a message on their talk page. While these are only test wikis and the rights can be restored as needed, I think it would be only fair, especially to people who are still active on other wikis but not watching these projects. -Barras talk 20:00, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    It's a test wiki; does it really matter? If these users suddenly find that they need the right, it shouldn't be difficult to get the right back. Leaderboard (talk) 15:52, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Saroj@xxproject

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Status:    Withdrawn

Please remove all my advanced permissions across Wikimedia projects so I can focus on content contributions. I wish to keep my global rollbacker rights to continue fighting cross-wiki spam and vandalism. Thanks. --Saroj (talk) 05:10, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold for 1 day, standard for resignation of advanced permissions. That being said, I think I know what this is related to but resigning is probably overexaggerated. I'll give you some time to think. EPIC (talk) 05:13, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I'd like to withdraw the request for now. It was made during a moment of frustration (both on-wiki and IRL). I appreciate the understanding. Saroj (talk) 15:48, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Request withdrawn per above. EPIC (talk) 15:52, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

SeikilosLin@global

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Status:    Done

Last visible action more than a year ago at 02:59, 21 January 2025 (UTC) on jawiktionary. Per the policy, GIPBE rights should be removed. Thanks! -- CptViraj (talk) 12:38, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Done —MdsShakil (talk) 15:59, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Eldarion@trwiki

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Status:    Done

Noting that I have removed Eldarion's oversight rights at the Turkish Wikipedia, with thanks for their service, as per one year of inactivity. Last edit was performed on 4 January 2025. EPIC (talk) 16:04, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

See also

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

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