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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-stewards^connect 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.

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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.

• 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-admin^connect.

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• 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.

CapitainAfrika@kgwikipedia

Status:    On hold

• Wiki: kg.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: CapitainAfrika (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
• Discussion: awa

I want to become Administrator access and Interface administrator access on wikipedia in kikongo (see here) CapitainAfrika (talk) 20:44, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

 On hold until 1 April. Like above your request doesn't seem to say anything about the interface admin part, so I'm not sure about granting that. EPIC (talk) 20:57, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

for the interface, there are many words that do not agree with the true meaning of the words, this is the reason for this need.CapitainAfrika (talk) 21:07, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

It has now been one week since the request was opened, but still, given that your userpage says you are kg-0 makes me hesitant about granting here. I will leave this to another steward for that reason. EPIC (talk) 11:16, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

@EPIC, @CapitainAfrika: Interface administrator rights are not necessary at all for general improvements in interface translation. It's much better to do it on https://translatewiki.net, which has its own accounts.

Interface administrator rights are necessary for advanced interface customizations, only in cases when the translations that come from translatewiki.net cannot be appropriate for some reason, and as far as I can see, this is not the case with kg.wikipedia at the moment. Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 13:39, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, well, yes, the IA request was already declined a while ago, I'm just waiting for input from another steward regarding the sysop bit. EPIC (talk) 13:51, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi @CapitainAfrika: For which task do you need the sysop and IA flags? How do you think you can handle the fact that you are a kg-0 speaker? Superpes15 (talk) 09:37, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you @Superpes15, I have basic knowledge since I am from the region and my parents come from this community, I am looking to revitalize my language and I have already formed a community of contributors to move the project forward. I am learning the language and I can do the translations on translatewiki.net, but I also asked for administrator rights since I have some experience using Wikipedia CapitainAfrika (talk) 10:16, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

@CapitainAfrika: Thanks for your explanation, but it's still unclear to me why do you need sysop flag there, which kind of task requires the flag? Superpes15 (talk) 10:39, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

There are certain modules that require you to have rights to create them, I am trying to set up the Biography infobox for example, the display is not correct, in lnwiki it is already good but especially to retrieve the info from Wikidata, moreover the user @Pppery helped us to do it in lnwiki, but the problem remains in kgwiki, too, for the display of navigation palette in bottom of the page, it's still difficult for the two wikis, I'll send you the links that complicate me, if you could help me either by creating them or by helping me create them :

https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Mobile.css

https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.css

https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_Biographie

https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_Biographie2

https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Module:Infobox/Fonctions/Personne/Documentation

https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Module:Infobox/Fonctions/Géolocalisation/Documentation

https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Module:Wikidata/Chemin/parser

Thanks @Superpes15: CapitainAfrika (talk) 11:46, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

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This has now been open for over two months with no new comments since over a month ago. Might we consider closing this, per what has already been said above? EPIC (talk) 09:29, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Af420@pswikipedia

Status:    On hold

• Wiki: ps.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Af420 (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
• Discussion: ps:ويکيپېډيا:د پازوالۍ لپاره غوښتنې/Af420/۴

Hei, There are some material on common.js and css on pswiki that were updated by me long ago, and it needs to be changed now. At the moment there are only one admin on pswiki, and i have been an admin for years, and wannt to renew, there are few spam pages, that needs to be deleted, some pages and templates with few info are protected and cant be updated, so i would like to get administrator and interface administrator access so i can do the work done:)

 On hold until 9 June 2024. EPIC (talk) 17:08, 4 June 2024 (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.

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• 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.

רונאלדיניו המלך@hewikibooks

Status:    In progress

• Wiki: he.wikibooks.org (list 'crats • no standard bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: רונאלדיניו המלך (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

Hi, for importing code lines for Hebrew Wikibooks I want Interface administrator. Unfortunately our only bureaucrat Rotemliss is replaying to tagging and even mailing as you can see in the additional request below which have waited several months. I am a senior member of Hebrew wiki, know js and aware of protecting my user. רונאלדיניו המלך (talk) 09:33, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

@רונאלדיניו המלך: First of all, you will need to place a public request for interface adminship on the dedicated page for doing so (which seems to be he:b:ויקיספר:מזנון). Secondly, given that this wiki has a bureaucrat, Rotemliss, please try to contact them first. If you do not receive a response from the local bureaucrat, the request can be processed here. EPIC (talk) 09:40, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

I have opened a removal of access request becuase he doesn`t connected there anymore. We need to choose another one as quick as possible. רונאלדיניו המלך (talk) 09:42, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

OK, but like mentioned, if you want to request interface adminship, please place a public request at he:b:ויקיספר:מזנון and return here in one week if the local bureaucrat has not responded by then. EPIC (talk) 09:45, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

I need also Administrator access for allowing me updating Main Page and don`t except too much to happen but I`ll do as you wish. רונאלדיניו המלך (talk) 10:12, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, I have also sent the local bureaucrat an email. Let's wait a week and see. EPIC (talk) 10:21, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, we will contiue it locally. רונאלדיניו המלך (talk) 13:33, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

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.
• 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.

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• 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-privacy^connect and #wikimedia-checkuser^connect.

Daniuu@nlwikipedia

Status:    Done

• Wiki: nl.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy_{[no automatic approval]} • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Daniuu (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
• Discussion: Announcement
• Signature: diff

New checkuser appointed by the Dutch Arbitration Committee, per article 7.4 of the local ArbCom regulations and article 3 of the local CU regulations. - Kippenvlees1 (talk) 16:07, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Done and best of luck checking! List admins will take care of complimentary accesses. EPIC (talk) 16:11, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

(Correction afterwards: Don't think any new complimentary accesses will need to be handled here - only the two others will require onboarding here.) EPIC (talk) 16:42, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Natuur12@nlwikipedia

Status:    Done

• Wiki: nl.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy_{[no automatic approval]} • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Natuur12 (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
• Discussion: Announcement
• Signature: diff

New checkuser appointed by the Dutch Arbitration Committee, per article 7.4 of the local ArbCom regulations and article 3 of the local CU regulations. - Kippenvlees1 (talk) 16:07, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Done and best of luck checking! List admins will take care of complimentary accesses. EPIC (talk) 16:11, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

XXBlackburnXx@nlwikipedia

Status:    Done

• Wiki: nl.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy_{[no automatic approval]} • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: XXBlackburnXx (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
• Discussion: Announcement
• Signature: diff

New checkuser appointed by the Dutch Arbitration Committee, per article 7.4 of the local ArbCom regulations and article 3 of the local CU regulations. - Kippenvlees1 (talk) 16:07, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Done and best of luck checking! List admins will take care of complimentary accesses. EPIC (talk) 16:11, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

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-stewards^connect 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 .

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• 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:

• SRB — Local or global bot status
• SRGP — Global permissions

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.

Vito Genovese@trwiki

Status:    On hold

• Wiki: tr.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy_{[no automatic approval]} • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Vito Genovese (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
• Discussion: Per Oversight policy#Removal of access

Posting here for transparency; as per Oversight policy#Removal of access, I have removed oversighter rights from Vito Genovese@trwiki as per more one year of global inactivity. Last edit at 2023-03-03 10:03, last logged action at 2023-03-02 20:57. EPIC (talk) 07:54, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi, per my email exchange with EPIC, I am leaving this quick note to let the record show that I am actively on my account and in full control of it, just not editing at the moment. As the policy intends to prevent the risks associated with unattended accounts, I believe we are safe here. Additionally, the local policy to get the access is only through an RfO, something that I am not willing to go through at this time, so the removal would only serve to prevent my potential work on this front. I would therefore appreciate it if a reinstatement could be considered. Thank you!

Vito Genovese 18:43, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

I'm not sure whether the rights can be reinstated at this point; I will leave this to another steward. In the meantime I will place this request on hold to prevent archiving. EPIC (talk) 15:43, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Appreciate it! I have a couple additional points that I would be happy to share with the steward that looks into this case, which I am not willing to share publicly. Please drop me a line if you see fit. Thank you!

Vito Genovese 18:44, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

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