Steward requests/Global permissions

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This page hosts requests for global permissions. To make a request, read the relevant policy (global rollback, global sysop, global rename, …) and make a request below. Explain why membership is needed for that group, and detail prior experience or qualifications.

This is not a vote and any active Wikimedia editor may participate in the discussion.

Global rollback and global interface editor requests require no fewer than 5 days of discussion while abuse filter helper and maintainer requests require no fewer than 7 days. Global renamer and global sysop requests require no fewer than 2 weeks of discussion. For requests that are unlikely to pass under any circumstances, they may be closed by a steward without further discussion (after a reasonable amount of input).

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Requests for global rollback permissions

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Please be sure to follow the instructions below:

Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions, and not doing so would reflect poorly on your suitability.

Please also review the Global rollback policy.

Please note that Global rollbackers discussions are not votes. Comments must present specific points in favor of or against a user's approval.

Instructions for making a request

Before requesting, make sure that:

You have sufficient activity to meet the requirements to be allocated the global rollback flag

To make a request: Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain of why you need the access and why you're suitable.

=== Global rollback for {{subst:u|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}} ===
{{sr-request
 |status    = <!-- don't change this line -->
 |domain    = global <!-- don't change this line -->
 |user name = {{subst:REVISIONUSER}} <!-- don't change this line unless you're nominating another user -->
}}
::''Not ending before {{subst:#time:H:i j F Y (T)|+5 days}}''

The request will be approved if consensus to do so exists after a period of consideration of no less than 5 days (with rare exceptions, no matter how obvious the result may seem). This is not a vote, and all input is welcome. Stewards will determine whether consensus exists; when doing so it is likely that the weight given to the input of those involved in cross-wiki work will be most influential.

Requests for global sysop permissions

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Please be sure to follow the instructions below:

Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions, and not doing so would reflect poorly on your suitability.

Please also review the Global sysops policy.

Stewards: When you give someone global sysop rights, please list them on Users with global sysop access and ask them to subscribe to the global sysops mailing list.

Please note that Global sysops discussions are not votes. Comments must present specific points in favor of or against a user's approval.

Instructions for making a request

Before requesting, make sure that:

You have a global account ;
You are logged in on this wiki, and the account is part of your global account;

To make a request: Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain of why you need the access and why you're suitable. If you previously requested that right, please add a link to the previous discussion(s).

=== Global sysop for {{subst:u|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}} ===
{{sr-request
 |status    = <!-- don't change this line -->
 |domain    = global <!-- don't change this line -->
 |user name = {{subst:REVISIONUSER}} <!-- don't change this line unless you're nominating another user -->
}}
::''Not ending before {{subst:#time:H:i j F Y (T)|+2 week}}''

The request will be approved if consensus to do so exists after a period of consideration of no less than two weeks (no exceptions are allowed no matter how obvious the result may seem). This is not a vote, and all input is welcome. Stewards will determine whether consensus exists; when doing so it is likely that the weight given to the input of those involved in cross-wiki work will be most influential. Please note: Since 2019 all global sysops are required to have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled.

Requests for global rename permissions

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Please be sure to follow the instructions below:

Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions, and not doing so would reflect poorly on your suitability.

Please also review the global rename policy and the global renamers policy page.

Stewards: When you give someone global rename rights, please add them to the list of global renamers and ask them to subscribe to the global renamers' mailing list.

Instructions for making a request

Before requesting, make sure that:

You have a global account;
You are logged in on this wiki, and the account is part of your global account;
You have considered the addition of a user language box to your user page

To make a request: Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain of why you need the access and why you're suitable. If you previously requested that right, please add a link to the previous discussion(s).

=== Global rename for {{subst:u|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}} ===
{{sr-request
 |status    = <!-- don't change this line -->
 |domain    = meta.wikimedia <!-- don't change this line -->
 |user name = {{subst:REVISIONUSER}} <!-- don't change this line unless you're nominating another user -->
}}
::''Not ending before {{subst:#time:H:i j F Y (T)|+2 week}}''

The request will be approved if consensus to do so exists after a period of consideration of no less than two weeks (no exceptions are allowed no matter how obvious the result may seem). While all input is welcome, there is a hard 80% support requirement for this role as per the global renamer policy.

Global rename for Bunnypranav

Status: In progress

Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
User: Bunnypranav (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

Not ending before 16:03 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Hello folks! I request the global renamer to help out with the rename requests sent through the Special:GlobalRenameRequest interface, and, after some experience doing so, give my bit at the private requests to the mail address. I am currently a sysop at Wikifunctions (user page). I have been regularly helping out with deletion and blocks at that wiki, and now wish to help out globally as well. I am an experienced editor at enwiki as well, with New page patroller and other rights, and I operate a bot in the same wiki. I have native-level proficiency in English, Hindi, and Telugu, along with basic understanding of various other Indian languages (I cannot read other scripts, but can understand once transliterated).

I have fully gone through the Global rename policy, and will give my very best at following it while also not biting any users who have (un)intentionally chosen a disallowed username. I hope the community gives me this opportunity, thank you for your time! (Please DO PING me if you want my reply, I cannot regularly watch this high traffic page) ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 16:03, 17 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Support Legitimate – DreamRimmer ■ 16:47, 17 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support ToadetteEdit (talk) 19:25, 17 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Jianhui67^{talk★contribs} 03:01, 18 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support PieWriter (talk) 07:23, 18 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Ameisenigel (talk) 12:49, 18 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Infinite0694 (Talk) 14:34, 18 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Bluerasberry (talk) 15:23, 18 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support 𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓪𝓷기나ㅏㄴ(T/C) 15:30, 18 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support NDG (talk) 15:32, 18 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Saroj (talk) 16:54, 18 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) 17:02, 18 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Icodense (talk) 20:39, 18 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Der-Wir-Ing ("DWI") talk 20:44, 18 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Divinations (talk) 00:13, 19 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Requests for global IP block exemption

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Please be sure to follow the instructions below:

Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions. Please review Global IP block exemption. You may request Global IP block exemption via stewards

wikimedia.org if you can not edit this page.

Please note: Global IP block exemption does NOT make one immune to locally-created blocks of any sort, only global blocks.

If you want to edit the Chinese Wikipedia, usually global IP block exemptions will not help you. Please see this instruction to request a local IP block exemption.

Instructions for making a request

Before requesting global IP block exemption, make sure that:

You have a global account ;
You are logged in on this wiki, and the account is part of your global account;

To request global IP block exemption: Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain why you need the access and why you're suitable. If needed, link to relevant discussions.

=== Global IP block exempt for {{subst:u|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}} ===
{{sr-request
 |status    = <!--don't change this line-->
 |domain    = global<!--don't change this line-->
 |user name = {{subst:REVISIONUSER}}
}}
<Add an explanation here>, thanks, --~~~~

The request will be approved if there is demonstrated need for the permission, such as bypassing a global block from someone who is not the intended target.

Global IP block exempt for Saskeh

Status: In progress

Global user: Saskeh (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Sorry my parcial English (is a progress). The first message is Portuguese and the second is English (I used a translator, but there are some phrases in English that I can get right):

Na minha página de Wikipédia em português, eu me identifico o local onde eu moro (São Paulo, SP, Brasil). No entanto, a cidade, região metropolitana e seus arredores, são alvos inúmeros bloqueios aos IPs (devido ao vandalismo feito por moradores na região, descobertas das contas desconhecidas ou recém criadas após verificações e aos proxies abertos). Por causa disso, tive que usar VPN pela minha segurança e privacidade, mas mesmo assim, já tive que parar devido ao bloqueio e ser acusado inocentemente por usar alguma conta associada à verificação (evasão ao bloqueio ou sockpuppetry), o que têm aumentado muito (em anos recentes, eu tenho viajado e sem editar).

Devido os bloqueios aos IPs por motivos mencionados (vandalismo, contas bloqueadas após serem verificadas e proxies abertos), eu tenho deixado editar alguns projetos (a maioria são da Wikinotícias e da Wikipédia) por dias, semanas, meses e até anos (podem verificarem as minhas contribuições como prova por mais de 10 anos). Apesar da Wikipédia em português ter restringido as edições por IP, ainda têm estes bloqueios aos IPs que duram até 5 anos, em muitas regiões do Brasil. Por estes motivos, eu peço autorização do IPBE na minha conta em todos os projetos wikis (ipblock-exempt).

On my Portuguese Wikipedia page, I identify my place of residence (São Paulo, SP, Brazil). However, the City, Metropolitan Area, and its surroundings are subject to numerous IP blocks (due to vandalism by local residents, discovery of unknown or newly created accounts after verification and open proxies). Because of this, I had to use a VPN for my security and privacy, but even so, I've had to stop due to the block and have been innocently accused of using an account associated with the verification (block evasion or sockpuppetry), which has increased significantly (in recent years, I've been traveling and haven't been able to edit).

Due to IP address blocks for the aforementioned reasons (vandalism, accounts blocked after verification, and open proxies), I have been unable to edit some projects (mostly Wikinews and Wikipedia) for days, weeks, months, and even years (you can verify my contributions as proof for over 10 years). Although the Wikipedia in Portuguese has restricted edits by IP address, these IP address blocks still exist, lasting up to 5 years in many regions of Brazil. For these reasons, I request IPBE authorization on my account for all-projects wikis (ipblock-exempt).

thanks, --Saskeh (talk) 04:50, 10 May 2026 (UTC).[reply]

@Saskeh IP blocks on Portuguese Wikipedia shouldn't affect you if you're logged-in, you shouldn't need VPN to edit. And if some local blocks affect you, global IP block exempt won't help – only local IP block exemptions help against local blocks. Johannnes89 (talk) 05:55, 16 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Thomas74

Status: In progress

Global user: Thomas74 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

(Steward clerk) Established cross-wiki editor requesting for IPBE, see ticket:2026051410010137, thanks, --Luciferian Thomas 06:48, 15 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Requests for other global permissions

Please be sure to follow the instructions below:

Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions.

Instructions for making a request

Before requesting additional global permissions, make sure that:

You are logged in on this wiki;
No specific section on this page exists for the permission you want to request;

To request additional global permissions: Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain what kind of access you need and why. If needed, link to relevant discussions. If you hold, or have previously held, the right and are asking for either a renewal or revival of that right, please add a link to the previous discussion.

=== <Add requested permission here> for {{subst:u|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}} ===
{{sr-request
 |status    = <!-- don't change this line -->
 |domain    = global <!-- don't change this line -->
 |user name = {{subst:REVISIONUSER}} <!-- don't change this line unless you're nominating another user -->
}}
<Add an explanation here>, thanks, --~~~~

The request will be approved if consensus to do so exists after a short period of consideration. A steward will review the request.

Requests for global rollback permissions

Requests for global sysop permissions

Requests for global rename permissions

Global rename for Bunnypranav

Requests for global IP block exemption

Global IP block exempt for Saskeh

Global IP block exempt for Thomas74

Requests for other global permissions

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