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. Minimum voting requirement are listed here.
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 this is for multiple users, leave this field blank and give a list of these users 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.
Aereus646@lij.wikipedia.org
- Wiki: lij.wikipedia.org.org (list 'crats •
no standard bot policy• summary • 'crats rights) - User: Aereus646 (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Aministrato%C3%AE/Ele%C3%A7io%C3%ACn/Aereus646
Ladies/Gentlemen, as Badano5 did not wish to renew his adminship, I asked our community to vote for Aereus646, who was willing to support me as a second administrator. We also posted the link to the voting at the very top of our community portal: https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:P%C3%B2rtego_da_comunit%C3%A6#Eleççioin_a_aministratô. We are a small community and holding elections continuously is not simple. Thus, I hope you can grant him adminiship for at least one year. Awaiting your kind confirmation, best regards --Luensu1959 (talk) 16:24, 20 January 2020 (UTC) Luensu1959
Kostas20142@el.wikiquote.org
- Wiki: el.wikiquote.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Kostas20142 (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: link
Hello, I had filed an adminship application some time ago and I think it can now be closed. Please grant me the permission for 6 months. (Please note that I had held the permission in the past but didn't apply for renewal due to absence back then). --Kostas20142 (talk) 15:17, 20 January 2020 (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.
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.
Benipal hardarshan@pawikisource
- Wiki: pa.wikisource.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Benipal hardarshan (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: Here
Hi, I am asking for Bureaucrat rights. Currently Punjabi wikisource is growing community, we try to outreach for new members. Since it is growing we will need new admins for maintaince. The discussion linked above includes supports from current admins and also from the active contributers. Hope you will grant me the rights. With regards *•.¸♡ ℍ𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝔹𝕖𝕟𝕚𝕡𝕒𝕝 ♡¸.•*𝕋𝕒𝕝𝕜 12:39, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
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.
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.
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.
أسامة الساعدي@arwikipedia
- Wiki: ar.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy[no automatic approval] • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: أسامة الساعدي (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: Resigned on 09:45, 20 Jan 2020.
Please remove his sysop flag on arwiki --Alaa :)..! 12:38, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
On hold for 1 day, standard for resignation of advanced permissions --Alaa :)..! 12:38, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
User:T.A Shirakawa@zh.wikipedia
- Wiki: zh.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy[no automatic approval] • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: T.A Shirakawa (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: w:zh:Wikipedia:管理員請辭#T.A Shirakawa
Please remove my sysop on zhwp, thanks.--T.A 白河(Shirakawa)(Talk - Mail) 14:28, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
Stanglavine@global
- Global user: Stanglavine (edits (alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: Resignation
Please, remove my access:
- checkuser at pt.wikipedia;
- sysop at wikidata.wiki;
- global-rename;
- global-rollbacker;
- global-sysop;
Remove me from email lists and private wikis too. Unfortunately, I don't have more disponibility to work. Thanks for all. Rafael (stanglavine) msg 12:01, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
- On hold for 1 day, standard for resignation of advanced permissions --Wim b 12:03, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
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:
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