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

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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.

Stefán Örvar Sigmundsson@iswiktionary

Status:    In progress

The project is very inactive. I have recently changed well over a thousand messages on translatewiki.net which concern the categorisation of the project, for instance tracking categories which MediaWiki expects to exist. I intend to fix some discrepancies as well as tidy up unneeded local messages. I do not expect that I will want to extend the user access level beyond the 3-month period. Stefán Örvarr Sigmundsson (talk) 10:11, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Same comment as above. EPIC (talk) 10:24, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Stefán Örvar Sigmundsson: Please also note that iswiktionary has 2 bureaucrats is:wikt:Kerfissíða:Notendalisti/bureaucrat. Have you tried contacting them first? EPIC (talk) 10:37, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I did not think to it. Should I contact them to make me an administrator or to dump on them a workload of administrative actions to execute on my behalf? Stefán Örvarr Sigmundsson (talk) 12:05, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If a wiki has local bureaucrats, we usually leave the task of adding new administrators to them. So, I suggest contacting them, and if they do not respond in a week or so, feel free to come back here and there shouldn't be a problem granting you adminship. EPIC (talk) 12:08, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ardzun@min.wiktionary

Status:    In progress

As the Minangkabau Wiktionary continues to develop, we need additional admins to manage this Wikikato. Please make Ardzun an admin on Wikikato. Harditaher (talk) 04:31, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Harditaher: This adminship discussion seems to be over two months old. We sadly can't action when it is that old, so please open a new local discussion. It should be open for at least one week; if you want, you can let it be open for two weeks, but no more than that. Please come back after that, and there should be no problems granting. EPIC (talk) 07:32, 9 March 2024 (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.
  • 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.

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.

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.

TJ@fiwikiquote

Status:    In progress

Per local policy (Ylläpito-oikeudet poistetaan, kun ylläpitäjän edellisestä muokkauksesta (lokimerkinnät mukaan lukien) Wikisitaateissa on kulunut yli vuosi. [Administrator rights are removed when more than a year has passed since the administrator's last edit (including log entries) in Wikiquote.]). Last edit on 7 June 2022. Ameisenigel (talk) 14:30, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

They edited globally just two weeks ago, so it's probably useful to send them a notice (like they have previously been sent). I'm notifying them on their talk page and via email, and coming back if no response is given. EPIC (talk) 14:48, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ferien@enwikiquote

Status:    Done

Please remove my sysop rights on this project. I have been inactive on Wikiquote for quite some time and do not think it would be fair on the community in keeping the admin tools when I am not going to be using them for the foreseeable future either way. --Ferien (talk) 22:43, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold for 1 day, standard for resignation of advanced permissions. EPIC (talk) 22:43, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Olmi@ukwiki

Status:    On hold

As a reply to the inactivity notification (the local inactivity policy), the user asked to remove his sysop rights. Andriy.v (talk) 09:58, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold for 1 day, standard for resignation of advanced permissions. EPIC (talk) 10:02, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jayantanth@bnwikisource

Status:    Done

Per local policy (কোনো প্রশাসক ১ বছরে (৩৬৫ দিন) ন্যুনতম ১০০টি সম্পাদনা না করলে ধরে নেওয়া হতে পারে, যে তিনি সক্রিয় নন। অর্থাৎ প্রশাসককে শুধুমাত্র প্রশাসন সংক্রান্ত কাজেই অবদান রাখতে হবে এমন কোনো বাধ্যবাধকতা নেই। তিনি যেন উইকিসংকলনের মুল কাজে সক্রিয় থাকেন। এক্ষেত্রে এক বছর ধরা হবে, ১লা জানুয়ারি থেকে ৩১ শে ডিসেম্বর একটি পঞ্জিকাবর্ষে সকল প্রশাসক ন্যুনতম ১০০টি সম্পাদনা করবেন। উইকিমিডিয়ার অন্য প্রকল্পের সম্পাদনা এখানে গণনায় ধরা হবে না। [If an admin does not make at least 100 edits in 1 year (365 days), it can be assumed that he is inactive. That is, there is no obligation for the administrator to contribute only to administrative tasks. He should be active in the main work of wiki compilation. In this case one year will be considered, all administrators will make minimum 100 edits in a calendar year from 1st January to 31st December. Editing of other Wikimedia projects will not be counted here.]) The user has just made six edits in 2023 and no edits in 2024. Ameisenigel (talk) 17:56, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done, and many thanks for their service. EPIC (talk) 18:09, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Ameisenigel and @EPIC The next line of the policy is `প্রতি জানুয়ারি মাসে সকল প্রশাসকের মূল্যায়ন হবে ও ১০০টির কম সম্পদনাকারী প্রশাসকের জন্য মেটাতে প্রশাসকত্ব বাতিলের আবেদন সম্প্রদায়ের সিদ্ধান্তের ভিত্তিতে (link)এখানে সরাসরি যেকোনো ব্যবহারকারী করতে পারবেন। [All administrators will be evaluated every January and any user can directly apply for cancellation of administration for administrators with less than 100 resources based on the community's decision.]`
That means the activity requirement will be evaluated every January, and before reporting, there should be a local discussion. ~ Yahya (talk • contribs) 18:49, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Bodhisattwa da, did I interpret the policy correctly? ~ Yahya (talk • contribs) 18:55, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There is no need for a local discussion (any user can directly apply for cancellation of administration for administrators with less than 100 resources). The 100 edits have not been made in 2023 and nothing has changed regarding their activity in the meantime. --Ameisenigel (talk) 18:56, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know how exactly the policy should be interpreted either, but it seems to be clear that the policy seems to say that admins require at least 100 edits in a calendar year, which doesn't seem to be the case (six edits last year). EPIC (talk) 19:03, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It appears that any bn.wikisource user can seek removal of permissions only after a decision has been made locally: "any user can directly apply for cancellation of administration for administrators with less than 100 resources based on the community's decision" - however the term "community decision" isn't very clear. It should either refer to the policy or to the discussion in which an admin's activity is being discussed. ─ Aafī (talk) 19:07, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As a native Bengali speaker, my understanding is that the phrase 'সম্প্রদায়ের সিদ্ধান্তের ভিত্তিতে' implies that the decision of the local community is necessary prior to any request for the removal of rights here. But the sentence should be written more clearly. ~ Yahya (talk • contribs) 19:23, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Just like Aafi I interpreted "community decision" in this case to be the local policy (I took a quick look at the policy before removing), but either way these removal requests should probably be left to users who can speak the language of the project or is an active user in it to avoid fuss like this. I'm not going to reinstate the flags right now because the last part of the policy is unclear, but either way the 100 edits/year requisite does not seem to be met here. EPIC (talk) 19:35, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi EPIC,
the local policy (bn:s:উইকিসংকলন:প্রশাসক#প্রশাসকত্ব_বাতিল_প্রক্রিয়া) is this:
1. If an admin doesn't do at least 100 edits (any type of edits e.g. admin action, general edits etc) in one year, then we can consider him/her inactive.
2. If an admin is inactive, to remove his/her sysop right, there should be community consensus. (i.e. to get community consensus, propose it on bn:s:উইকিসংকলন:লিপিশালা)
3. And then if there is community consensus, anyone can submit a request here on meta.
I am sorry but local policy is not fully followed in this case (yes, step no. 1 is met but step no. 2 is missing). আফতাবুজ্জামান (talk) 23:34, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the clarification. I would recommend starting a new local discussion; if there is consensus to remove, this can remain as it is, and if there is consensus to keep, I will happily reinstate the flags. Once again, I apologize for the inconvenience I may have caused here. EPIC (talk) 23:39, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Milda@cswikisource

Status:    Done

Per local policy (Správci, který po dobu půl roku neprovede žádnou zaznamenanou správcovskou akci, mohou být automaticky odebrána práva správce. [An administrator who does not perform any recorded administrative action for half a year may be automatically deprived of administrator rights.]) Last logged action on 3 August 2023. Ameisenigel (talk) 18:03, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done, and many thanks for their service. I have removed the crat/admin flags, but not the IA flag. I'm not sure what the policy says about that (and I don't know if IAs need to be admins on cswikisource) but either way cswikisource has another crat who can remove it. EPIC (talk) 18:09, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See also

Cooperation requests for: comments (local) (global) · translation

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