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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-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.

Quick navigation: Administrator | Interface administrator | Bureaucrat | CheckUser | Oversight | Removal of access | Miscellaneous | Global permissions

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Cross-wiki requests
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Meta-Wiki requests
CheckUser information Deletion Permissions Requests for help

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:

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

Administrator access

Steward requests/Permissions/Sysop-header

Bureaucrat access

Steward requests/Permissions/Crat-header

CheckUser access

Steward requests/Permissions/CU-header

Oversight access

To request to have content oversighted, ask in #wikimedia-stewards, or email oversight-llistswikimediaorg for requests regarding English Wikipedia. This is the place to request Oversight access. Note that temporary Oversight access is not permitted and the temporary status is only used by Stewards.

Stewards

Do not grant Oversight access unless the user is identified to the foundation, which will be announced on the Identification noticeboard. When you give someone oversight access, list them on Oversight.

Removal of access

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• 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 [[<tvar name="self-discussion">Talk:Steward_requests/Permissions/2011#Self_requests</tvar>|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 [[<tvar name="crat-rem">Bureaucrat#Removing_access</tvar>|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 [[<tvar name="aar">Admin activity review</tvar>|Admin activity review]] applies.

• See the [[<tvar name="usage">#Using this page</tvar>|instructions above]] for adding new requests. Please post new requests at the bottom of the section.</translate>

aawiki

Status:    Done

Following Closing projects policy#Definition of actions I've removed the admin rights of the following user: Aeæ (sysop). Bots still needs to be removed. -- Dferg 17:30, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Bots also done. -- Dferg 17:42, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

qualitywiki, advisorywiki, wikimania2005wiki

Status:    Done

I removed all local userrights on these locked projects. Ruslik 18:57, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Microchip08@enwikinews

Status:    Done

• Wiki: en.wikinews.org (list 'crats • bot policy_{[no automatic approval]} • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Microchip08 (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

Please revoke my sysop flag. — μ 23:02, September 6 2011 (UTC)

Done thanks for your service. Matanya 05:03, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

VasilievVV@incubatorwiki

Please remove his bureaucrat access per http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steward_requests/Permissions&diff=2767700&oldid=2767203 (sysop and bureaucrat access always goes together on Incubator). Thanks, SPQRobin (talk) 13:18, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

Done Laaknor 13:20, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

Wiggum@dewiki

Status:    Done

• Wiki: de.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • no standard bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Wiggum (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

Please remove my sysop rights on de-WP. TIA, --Wiggum 13:34, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

Done. Thanks for your work! -Barras 13:38, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

BarkingFish@tpi.wikipedia

Status:    Done

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

After a good couple of years waking up this once-near-death wiki, I'm regrettably handing back my admin privs. I've had a lot of fun, and hope I've been of some use, but I'm involved with a lot of other things nowadays, including packaging for a major linux distro in preparation for their next release in about 3 weeks time. I've not visited the site or worked on it in excess of 8 weeks, and I would rather say goodbye to it now, than watch it fall into disarray with an inactive admin. Thank you for the privilege of letting me work there, and make things better, I appreciate it. --BarkingFish 00:07, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Done, and thank you for your work there! PeterSymonds (talk) 08:16, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Lionslayer@my.wiktionary

Status:    In progress

• Wiki: my.wiktionary.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Lionslayer (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

Please, extend my adminship here. Thanks. @=={Lionslayer> ^☎ 08:43, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Miscellaneous requests

Steward requests/Permissions/Misc-header

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