Steward requests/Permissions

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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.

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.

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

Cross-wiki requests
Meta-Wiki requests

Using this page

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 you're requesting access for multiple bots, leave this field blank and give a list of these bots 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

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

COPY THE FOLLOWING CODE to the bottom of the appropriate section below:

==== User name@xxproject ====
{{sr-request
 |status    = <!--don't change this line-->
 |domain    =
 |user name =
 |discussion= 
}}

Administrator access

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.

SHB2000@na.wikipedia

While the Nauruan Wikipedia does have four admins, none of them are active. I am one of only 2 active people on this wiki, and the adminship page has been dormant for a while. I put a request recently, but I doubt it'll be answered soon. 7elteven's request has been silent.

I also occasionally revert vandalism there. SHB2000 (talk | contibs | en.wikivoyage | w:User:SHB2000) 12:12, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold until 2021-05-16 --Martin Urbanec (talk) 12:30, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Done Granted for 3 months to expire on 2021-08-16. 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) 14:40, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Đức Anh@vi.wikibooks

This is my second time running for this position. I hope to be able to become an administrator indefinitely. Đức Anh (talk) 04:38, 14 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold until 2021-05-19 -- Amanda (aka DQ) 05:01, 14 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Anasskoko@ha.wikipedia

I'm requesting a long term admin right after the first and previous right has expired.--AnasskokoTalk 07:35, 14 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold until 2021-05-15. stanglavine msg 15:48, 14 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Done Granted for 1 year to expire on 2022-05-15. 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) 01:05, 15 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

شيماء@arwiktionary

Please give her sysop flag on ar.wiktionary for 1 year. Best --Alaa :)..! 18:10, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done Granted for 1 year to expire on 2022-05-16. 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. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 19:19, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Interface administrator access

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

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

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.
  • Temporary CheckUser access is not permitted and temporary access is only used by Stewards .

Oversight access

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.

Vito Genovese@tr.wikipedia

The nomination has received 26 support votes and 7 oppose votes, resulting in 78.78%. The Confidentiality Agreement has been signed as well.

As for the points raised by the opposers, let me provide a brief recap: I recently opposed the indefinite block for a user who, in their rationale for an oppose vote in a request for checkuser, referred to existence of a previous username -- not the name itself -- of the candidate. The username in question is a real name, but the change in question was the result of a renaming request, not a clean start. The blocked user concluded their vote with a note declaring their intention to "review her relationship with Wikipedia if the request becomes successful and declare this publicly", which was interpreted as a threat to reveal personal information of the candidate. I have argued that the information is question is not non-public as the oversight policy points out, so what the blocked user had done was unpleasant at best, only because the preference of the candidate was known. I also pointed out that the closing remark cannot be interpreted as a threat, because "this" clearly refers to the preceding statement, which is their intention to review their relationship with Wikipedia. Several fellow sysops have since agreed with this assessment and the block has been lifted on the same day. The first opposer (who was originally a supporter) notes that their confidence in me is shaken, because I don't respect the request for a clean start. They also note that such disclosure of personal information leaves the candidate open for off-wiki threats, and since this is relevant for being an oversight, they are opposing. In my response, I pointed out that this was not a case of clean start, nor the information in question was non-public information. Not to mention that the blocked user had only acknowledged that there was another username instead of mentioning the name explicitly. I argued that being an oversight has to do with non-public information, which is why it is not relevant. The second opposer expresses similar sentiments, concluding that I am not competent to identify personal information. They also refer to an edit to the local checkuser policy, which they consider unethical. With the edit in question, I rewrote what a checkuser is allowed to do by closely mimicking the global policy, because the original local text contained outrageous provisions, including that it is acceptable to provide the IP information to local authorities if they ask us to, which can have extremely dangerous consequences in a legally unstable country like Turkey. I pointed out in my response and argued that a local WMF project is not allowed to have provisions that contradict a global policy and that change had no bearing on the discussion where the policy had been referred to. The third opposer points out that I will not be able to devote time to being an oversight, because I am already a sysop and a crat. The fourth opposer argues the same, but because I am already a crat with no reference to adminship. The fifth opposer agrees with everything. The sixth opposer does not like a single user holding multiple advanced user rights. The seventh opposer agrees with the first opposer. In my response, I pointed out the workload of a crat is not more than one hour per year, so I did not agree with the time-related concerns. What I was particularly concerned about at one point was whether the community saw me fit to handle non-public information, because it has implications for my adminship as well. I now think that there is a consensus on the view that I am, the lack of which was going to result in my resignation.

Anyway, sorry for the long request. I just wanted to present things to you in a crystal clear fashion.

Vito Genovese 14:26, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold until the agreement is recorded at the noticeboard. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 14:37, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of access

  • 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.

Bubamara@sk.wikipedia

I ask to remove sysop and bureaucrat flag on skwiki for Bubamara. Reason: per local rule: she does not have sysop edit for last 4 months. Bureaucrat flag should be (by sk rule) removed with sysop flag. Vasiľ (talk) 06:41, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done -- Amanda (aka DQ) 07:01, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Miscellaneous requests

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

See also