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The Volunteer Response Team (VRT) always welcomes new volunteers to help with answering tickets. Nonetheless, to ensure the quality of service and given the confidential nature of the work, there is a selective application procedure.

The VRTS administrators are a group of highly-trusted and experienced volunteers who assess your application to join the VRT. When assessing an application, they familiarize themselves with your work on the Wikimedia projects to ensure that you are suitable as an addition to the VRT. It therefore takes some time before you receive a response regarding your application.

How do I volunteer?

If you are interested in volunteering, please read VRT/Recruiting for information about what the job entails. Feel free to join #wikimedia-vrt^connect to ask any questions that you might have with regard to the Wikimedia Volunteer Response Team. Before applying, please ensure that you are:

• Willing to work on difficult, sensitive, and at times hostile messages
• Courteous, skilled at resolving disputes, friendly – even in the face of hostility – sensitive to the needs of outsiders, and have exemplary discretion
• Willing to sign the VRTS users confidentiality agreement, considering the access to nonpublic personal data policy
• 16 years of age or older

Please review the list of queues prior to submitting your application, and apply for all of those queues where you think you'd be able to help.

Notes

• The VRT is especially interested in users who are entrusted with any special tools on local projects (sysop, bureaucrat, checkuser, etc.), though this is not an absolute requirement.
• Please also add links to help desk posts, talk pages, or other discussions you think are relevant.
• Language skills — other than English — are also highly appreciated. Additional help in language queues is greatly needed and we'd like to know if you are able to help in any other language.
• If you already have access to VRTS, and you'd like to get access to additional queues, you typically don't need to apply here. Ask on Administrator requests on vrt-wiki instead.
• Permissions queues: users that already have strong knowledge of and experience with copyright issues, like administrators or license reviewers on Wikimedia Commons, are highly appreciated and invited to volunteer. Users without such skills should apply for info queues instead.

German-speaking volunteers

If you'd like to volunteer for the info-de queue, please apply locally by following the instructions at de:Wikipedia:Support-Team#Mitarbeit im Support-Team.

Dutch-speaking volunteers

If you'd like to volunteer for the info-nl queue, please apply below and send an email to contact-nllistswikimediaorg for the team to assess your application.

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Btspurplegalaxy

• User links: Btspurplegalaxy (talk • contribs • CentralAuth • global • count • blocks)
• Babel/Languages you can reply in: en-N
• Your most active user talk page(s): en:User talk:Btspurplegalaxy
• Queues you would like access to: permissions-commons
• Email sent? Done

I am writing to apply for the Volunteer Response Team. I have a solid understanding of copyright laws and the experience of providing my own images. I am familiar with Creative Commons licenses and the guidelines for media use on Wikimedia Commons. My contributions have always aimed to enhance the platform's content quality. Additionally, I always tag copyright violations to help maintain images. I've been wanting to join the VRT for some time now. I have a well-balanced schedule, so I would be able to be active and help others when needed. I am passionate about helping the community and would love the opportunity to support and assist in maintaining the platform's standards. Thank you for considering my application. I look forward to the possibility of contributing to the Volunteer Response Team. Btspurplegalaxy (talk) 05:26, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Please advise why File:AgustD '대취타' MV behind cut 19.jpg is a free file. Krd 10:17, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

If you stroll down to the very bottom and look on the right side, you'll see the icon for the CCL. Btspurplegalaxy (talk) 10:21, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

It's not visible in my brwoser, but it's at least in the page source. Thank you. Krd 10:30, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Since it can sometimes be easy to miss, I added a note to the picture. You're welcome! Btspurplegalaxy (talk) 10:34, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

人间百态

• User links: 人间百态 (talk • contribs • CentralAuth • global • count • blocks)
• Babel/Languages you can reply in: zh-n en-1
• Your most active user talk page(s): zh:User talk:人间百态
• Queues you would like access to: info-zh
• Email sent? Done

I'm applying for Volunteer Response Team and participate in its work.I am familiar with the Chinese Wikipedia guidelinesand have experience interpreting them for new users.I can keep my cool when dealing with angry people.I have plenty of time to help those in need.I am passionate about helping the Chinese Wikipedia community and assisting with any work on the Chinese Wikipedia that requires this permissions.Thank you for considering my application. I look forward to the possibility of contributing to the Volunteer Response Team.人间百态,独尊变态(讨论) 14:16, 31 May 2024 (UTC)