Steward requests/Permissions
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
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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
Administrator access
See Administrator for information about this user group.
- If you are requesting adminship to handle one time vandalism incidents or clearing a deletion backlog, please see Steward requests/Miscellaneous.
- MediaWiki interface translations are done at translatewiki.net. Please do not request administrator access solely for that purpose; your request will be declined.
- Admins doing cross-wiki work may wish to see IRC/wikimedia-admin for information about joining #wikimedia-adminconnect.
- 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.
Enkhsaihan2005@bxr.wikipedia
- Wiki: bxr.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Enkhsaihan2005 (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: w:bxr:wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship#Enkhsaihan2005
Hi, I have been administrator of Buryat Wikipedia for over 9 months and I am one of 2 administrator there. I'd like to continue administrating Buryat Wikipedia. --Enkhsaihan2005 (talk) 18:32, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
- On hold until 24 May 2022 Ruslik (talk) 20:40, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
- So, my administrator rights have ended today. What else can I do. Enkhsaihan2005 (talk) 13:00, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
Robertjamal12@tw.wikipedia
- Wiki: tw.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Robertjamal12 (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: w:tw:Wikipedia:Admin requests
Hello, I've been an administrator on the Twi Wikipedia for the last 6 months. I'd like to continue administrating on the Twi Wikipedia. Thank you Robertjamal12 ~🔔 12:42, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
- On hold until May 30th. --Base (talk) 20:01, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
Rebel Agent@tn.wikipedia
- Wiki: tn.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: RebelAgent (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: w:tn:wikipedi:Admin requests
Hello, I would like to be an admin at the Setswana Wikipedia, I would like to take care of the wiki and I need permission to translate pages from English Wikipedia to the Setswana Wikipedia. Thank You Rebel Agent (talk) 13:52, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
Interface administrator access
See Interface admin for information about this user group.
- If you need to accomplish a one-time, non-recurring task, please request your task at Steward requests/Miscellaneous.
- 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.
Đức Anh@viwikibooks
- Wiki: vi.wikibooks.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Đức Anh (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: b:vi:Wikibooks:Biểu quyết cấp quyền/Bảo quản viên/Đức Anh/3
Interface admin for 2 more years, please. Đức Anh (talk) 09:50, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
- @Đức Anh: Hello! Interface-admin requires H:2FA enabled. Please, enable it on your account and let me know when this is done. Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Regards, stanglavine msg 19:53, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
- @Stanglavine: done. Đức Anh (talk) 04:12, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
Bureaucrat access
- 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
- 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.
- Stewards: Before granting this permission to a user, please check the current policy and make sure that the user has signed the confidentiality agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation. An email template is available for requesting new users to identify.
- When a new user is assigned to this group, please add them to this list. Subscription to checkuser-l will be handled by list owners. Make sure new users contact an op for access to #wikimedia-privacyconnect and #wikimedia-checkuserconnect.
Elph@arwikipedia
- Wiki: ar.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy[no automatic approval] • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Elph (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: User Elph asked to remove all of his flags on 12 December 2021, but now he returned back, in our policy mentioned that "all flags returned to the user if user requested to be returned before the passage of 6 months duration". Sysop and bureaucrat flag already given. But Checkuser flag needs a steward (I can't do that, as arwiki is my homewiki)
- Signature: diff
I'll put this request "onhold" based on @RadiX: and @Trijnstel: comments on 2017-12. I'll open a discussion on steward-l. Best --Alaa :)..! 14:21, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
Oversight access
- 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 .
- Stewards: Before granting this permission to a user, please check the current policy and make sure that the user has signed the confidentiality agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation.
- When a new user is assigned to this group, please add them to this list.
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:
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.
Zhxy 519@zhwikisource
- Wiki: zh.wikisource.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- Discussion: s:zh:Topic:Wuir0v1gqhndz5e1
I request the suspension of administrator access of User:Zhxy 519 until the desysop process for User:Zhxy 519 on zhwikisource ends. Reason: He blocks another administrator User:Jusjih on zhwikisource for submitting a formal desysop request of User:Zhxy 519 himself following the desysop process. This is absolutely unacceptable behaviour for an administrator on a small wiki. Midleading (talk) 10:42, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
Collapsing extended discussion: Stewards are aware of this and discussing this on stewards-l. — regards, Revi 19:02, 30 April 2022 (UTC) |
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- Any update about this case? Thank you. SCP-2000 15:39, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
SilkTork@metawiki
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: SilkTork (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
The user made their last rename more than a year ago at 10:36, 18 May 2021 (UTC), as per the policy, their global renamer rights should be removed. Thanks! -- CptViraj (talk) 07:12, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
- Done @Trijnstel: for the mailing list. -- Amanda (she/her) 14:41, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
Rahuldeshmukh101@mrwikisource
- Wiki: mr.wikisource.org (list 'crats •
no standard bot policy• summary • 'crats rights) - User: Rahuldeshmukh101 (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
They have importer rights on this project. The user is inactive on this project for last 10 years 2 months. So they are definitely inactive for long. As there was no action and such advance rights should be removed as per Admin activity review? I am bit confused as importer rights is not mentioned in the policy but such long inactivity seems a pretty good reason for removal? QueerEcofeminist [they/them/their] 17:54, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
- You can ask the user if they still need it (the user is active on other projects). Ruslik (talk) 20:33, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
Taichi@eswikibooks and Taichi@eswikinews
- Wiki: es.wikibooks.org (list 'crats •
no standard bot policy• summary • 'crats rights) - User: Taichi (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Wiki: es.wikinews.org (list 'crats •
no standard bot policy• summary • 'crats rights) - User: Taichi (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
My activity in recent years in both projects has dropped to almost zero. I'm focusing only on the most active Wikimedia projects. Currently both projects have administrators who can do a better job than me.
The permissions I want removed are the sysop and bureaucrat on both projects. Taichi - (あ!) 18:09, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
- On hold for 1 day, standard for resignation of advanced permissions. Sgd. —Hasley 18:16, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
ZI Jony@bnwiktionary
- Wiki: bn.wiktionary.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: ZI Jony (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
Please remove my IA rights, I'm quite busy in my real life and couldn't contribute at the moment. Thanks! Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 10:29, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
On hold for 1 day, standard for resignation of advanced permissions --Alaa :)..! 13:38, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
See also
- Steward requests
- Log of changes to user rights
- Log of global rights-related changes
- Steward handbook
- Users that have signed confidentiality agreement for nonpublic personal data
- Archives
General requests for: help from a Meta sysop or bureaucrat · deletion (speedy deletions: local · multilingual) · URL blacklisting · new languages · interwiki map
Personal requests for: username changes · permissions (global) · bot status · adminship on Meta · CheckUser information (local) · local administrator help
Cooperation requests for: comments (local) (global) · translation