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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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.
RG72@eowiktionary
- Wiki: eo.wiktionary.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: RG72 (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: eo:wikt:Vikivortaro:Kandidatiĝoj#Dua administranto-kandidatiĝo RG72
Hello! I have been working for Esperanto-Wiktionary since 2014, having created a number of articles like [1], [2], [3] and major lists like [4], [5] and I believe that this important project needs an administrator, which it has not had for many years.
I announced my candidacy on November 12 and have since received 10 votes in favor (one was later withdrawn due to a smear campaign launched by former administrator Taylor79, who was deprived of this status by decision of the stewards due to endless conflicts and arbitrariness), 4 votes against. For this reason, please, promote me to administrator position.RG72 (talk) 16:36, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- On hold Per removal request below. -- Amanda (she/her) 19:20, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
- Note that I checked this project a lot in the last 2 years and I didn't notice a lot of active users there! Some of voters never edited there. Is there an explanation for this (like notifying them on social or on another projects)? Thanks. Superpes15 (talk) 00:16, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
Not done Other request was closed with removal. -- Amanda (she/her) 06:26, 11 January 2024 (UTC)- @AmandaNP: just a heads up, the removal request was for eowiki, but this adminship request is for eowiktionary. EPIC (talk) 07:00, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you, struck and still up for consideration. -- Amanda (she/her) 07:19, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- I think the project is not yet ready to have a local sysop. I see this election with a lot of votes made by users who aren't active here (and are from eowiki). Stewards removed the local sysops on eowikt after quarrels and abuse between two administrators some years ago and, since that, I've always observed the project while also performing ordinary maintenance actions (the two formers sysops continued to argue also using heavy insults between each other). I don't think it's a very good idea to give the flag to a third user who hasn't really been active in the project for a long time and immediately after their deflag on eowiki! Thanks
- P.S. Note that the support votes are 9 and not 10 (although, coming from users who are not very active there, I couldn't define their value). Superpes15 (talk) 09:37, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you, struck and still up for consideration. -- Amanda (she/her) 07:19, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- @AmandaNP: just a heads up, the removal request was for eowiki, but this adminship request is for eowiktionary. EPIC (talk) 07:00, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
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Comment Can anyone stop this? I think everyone is already tired of this endless stream of accusations and paranoid fears. This is Wikimedia, not a psychoanalyst's office! RG72 (talk) 09:44, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
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Robertjamal12@tw.wikipedia
- Wiki: tw.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Robertjamal12 (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: w:tw:Wikipedia:Admin requests
Hello, I've been an administrator on the Twi Wikipedia for sometime now and I'd like to continue administrating on the Twi Wikipedia. Thank you Robertjamal12 ~🔔 11:21, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Robertjamal12: Is there any particular reason why you posted the same (and already processed) request again? --Superpes15 (talk) 16:41, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Superpes15 I sincerely apologize for the duplicate request. It was an oversight on my part.
- Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Robertjamal12 ~🔔 23:04, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
Gadarawamo@guwwiki
- Wiki: guw.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Gadarawamo (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: discussion
I am requesting admin access to carry out maintenance work. Gadarawamo (talk) 08:54, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
- Granted for 6 months to expire on 2024-08-01. To prolong your (interface) adminship, please start another election a few days before your temporary access expires, and after a week post your request again to this page. Thanks. --❄️Mykola❄️ 10:21, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
李瞬生@lzhwiki
- Wiki: zh-classical.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: 李瞬生 (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: lzh:維基大典:有秩選舉#李瞬生
My rights will soon expire. Ask for approval to extend the term, thanks. The vote has ended with 4 supports. --李瞬生 (talk) 14:26, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
- Non-steward comment @李瞬生:
I'm assuming you are requesting a renewal of your rights, and not a removal of access? If so, this should be placed under the section "Administrator access".Now done by user. EPIC (talk) 14:21, 27 January 2024 (UTC)- Not done @李瞬生: First of all the local request started on 25 January and you should wait a week before posting here.
- Also, the flag will expire on 25 February, so I suggest you open a new local request on 17 February, and then ask for the flag here on 24 February, otherwise your flag will be assigned starting from the current date (and, if you prefer this case, just post here again starting 1 February - 7 days of discussion). Thanks for your understanding --Superpes15 (talk) 18:09, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
- Good day. Thank you for your reply, because I will be very busy in February. To prevent forgetting, I will apply again in a few days. 李瞬生 (talk) 06:54, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
- @李瞬生: So, no problem, the request is not too old and you can keep this one (we can consider it valid if it isn’t so hold) :) Just post here again! Thanks! Superpes15 (talk) 10:05, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Superpes15: Now I am applying again. --李瞬生 (talk) 15:51, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
- @李瞬生: So, no problem, the request is not too old and you can keep this one (we can consider it valid if it isn’t so hold) :) Just post here again! Thanks! Superpes15 (talk) 10:05, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
- Good day. Thank you for your reply, because I will be very busy in February. To prevent forgetting, I will apply again in a few days. 李瞬生 (talk) 06:54, 29 January 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.
- 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.
Như Gây Mê@cebwiki
- Wiki: ceb.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Như Gây Mê (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: Here
It's been 7 days since the discussion (Asia/Manila time, UTC+8). Thanks! Halley luv Filipino ❤ 05:15, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- On hold Hello @Như Gây Mê:. You should have mentioned here that you've a local bureaucrat. I'll put this on hold and will wait for another week (I'm trying to contact the local bureaucrat and, if they don't reply after a week, we'll proceed). Thanks --Superpes15 (talk) 11:18, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- I understood and will wait! But I have a question, do I need to create another discussion to request bureaucrat permission? Thanks Halley luv Filipino ❤ 12:30, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Như Gây Mê: Unfortunately the project is not so large and doesn't need other bureaucrats (so we won't flag new 'crats - see here for further informations). If I looked correctly, the current 'crat falls into AAR23 and, if they don't reply after the notifications, will likely be removed. For obvious reasons we cannot remove bureaucrats where they already exist but, in small projects where they don't exist or have been removed, we currently manage the permissions, also because it's difficult to see a project with 6 permanent sysop and 15 votes made by active users. I personally don't see the need for bureaucrats in projects with very few actions required (this flag is mainly needed in larger wikis). Furthermore, local bureaucrats generally give flags without expiration, this, in projects where there is no broad consensus and users are often inactives, can lead to problems. If I were the only bureaucrat of such a project, personally, I would resign immediately so as not to leave problems even in the event of my inactivity (but it is a personal opinion - even if I have seen others who have done so in the past - but I also see some users who want to keep the 'crat flag even without performing any action for years). Thanks :) Superpes15 (talk) 12:43, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- I understood, thanks! Halley luv Filipino ❤ 12:52, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- Messages are for reminder only :@Superpes15: Hi, It's been a week but the bureaucrat still hasn't responded. Can you confirm that? Halley luv Filipino ❤ 01:51, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Như Gây Mê: Please don't rush. I'm in touch with the 'crat who replied to my email. So please wait for further communications! Thanks :) Superpes15 (talk) 10:32, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Như Gây Mê: Unfortunately the project is not so large and doesn't need other bureaucrats (so we won't flag new 'crats - see here for further informations). If I looked correctly, the current 'crat falls into AAR23 and, if they don't reply after the notifications, will likely be removed. For obvious reasons we cannot remove bureaucrats where they already exist but, in small projects where they don't exist or have been removed, we currently manage the permissions, also because it's difficult to see a project with 6 permanent sysop and 15 votes made by active users. I personally don't see the need for bureaucrats in projects with very few actions required (this flag is mainly needed in larger wikis). Furthermore, local bureaucrats generally give flags without expiration, this, in projects where there is no broad consensus and users are often inactives, can lead to problems. If I were the only bureaucrat of such a project, personally, I would resign immediately so as not to leave problems even in the event of my inactivity (but it is a personal opinion - even if I have seen others who have done so in the past - but I also see some users who want to keep the 'crat flag even without performing any action for years). Thanks :) Superpes15 (talk) 12:43, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- I understood and will wait! But I have a question, do I need to create another discussion to request bureaucrat permission? Thanks Halley luv Filipino ❤ 12:30, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
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.
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.
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:
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.
MarcoAurelio@global, meta
- Global user: MarcoAurelio (edits (alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)
- Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: MarcoAurelio (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
Please remove the following permissions from my account:
- global: steward
- meta.wikimedia: checkuser, oversight
Thank you, —MarcoAurelio (talk) 18:14, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
- On hold for 1 day, standard for resignation of advanced permissions. --❄️Mykola❄️ 18:15, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
- FYI shouldn't checkuser on loginwiki also be removed? --Nintendofan885T&Cs apply 23:53, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Nintendofan885: Obviously it's included in the steward set! We'll remove this flag too, unless MarcoAurelio changes his mind, as I hope! Superpes15 (talk) 00:05, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Superpes15: Ah ok. I didn't know whether somebody would forget with it not being listed. --Nintendofan885T&Cs apply 00:12, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- There is a large list of items needed to on/off-board stewards. — xaosflux Talk 00:15, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Nintendofan885: Yep, no problem, we won't forget it (also steward flag is both locally and globally assigned for example) :) Superpes15 (talk) 00:18, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- There is a large list of items needed to on/off-board stewards. — xaosflux Talk 00:15, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Superpes15: Ah ok. I didn't know whether somebody would forget with it not being listed. --Nintendofan885T&Cs apply 00:12, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Nintendofan885: Obviously it's included in the steward set! We'll remove this flag too, unless MarcoAurelio changes his mind, as I hope! Superpes15 (talk) 00:05, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- FYI shouldn't checkuser on loginwiki also be removed? --Nintendofan885T&Cs apply 23:53, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
- Done. Thanks for all your work, MarcoAurelio. --❄️Mykola❄️ 18:13, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- @MarcoAurelio: Let me say that it was an honor to work with you (although unfortunately for only a year), we'll miss you a lot and hope to see you again in the team soon :( --Superpes15 (talk) 18:16, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for your service --Ameisenigel (talk) 22:40, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
Wugapodes@enwikipedia
- Wiki: en.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy[no automatic approval] • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Wugapodes (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
Please remove my CheckUser access on the English Wikipedia. I've notified the English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee by email of my intent to resign CheckUser access. Wugapodes (talk) 20:24, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
- On hold for 1 day, standard for resignation of advanced permissions --Superpes15 (talk) 20:30, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
- The Committee has announced the resignation on our noticeboard. Thanks, Sdrqaz (talk) 20:39, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
- Done Thanks for your service! --Superpes15 (talk) 20:14, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- The Committee has announced the resignation on our noticeboard. Thanks, Sdrqaz (talk) 20:39, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
Esquilo@svwiki
- Wiki: sv.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy[no automatic approval] • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Esquilo (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: Declined reelection
Per svwiki policy, administrators are elected for periods of one year and each year have to be reelected for a new period. This time Esquilo did not wish to run for reelection. As the admin period is now over, the sysop rights should be removed. EPIC (talk) 23:38, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- Done. --❄️Mykola❄️ 01:15, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
Kitayama@svwiki
- Wiki: sv.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy[no automatic approval] • summary • 'crats rights)
- User: Kitayama (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
- Discussion: Declined reelection
Per svwiki policy, administrators are elected for periods of one year and each year have to be reelected for a new period. Kitayama was left a notice on their talk page, but later indicated that they did not wish to run for reelection. As the admin period has ended, the sysop rights should be removed. EPIC (talk) 23:38, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- Done. --❄️Mykola❄️ 01:15, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
Minorax@mediawiki
- Wiki: mediawiki.org (list 'crats •
no standard bot policy• summary • 'crats rights) - User: Minorax (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
Inactive here, no need for sysop and no need to wait for 1 day. --Minorax«¦talk¦» 11:58, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
- Done. --Sotiale (talk) 12:08, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
Okkn@wikidata
- Wiki: wikidata.org (list 'crats •
no standard bot policy• summary • 'crats rights) - User: Okkn (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
Please remove the sysop rights for Okkn due to inactivity according to policy at wikidata. User has made 4 sysop actions in the last six months as of February 1st (see [6]). --Lymantria (talk) 17:37, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
- Done Thanks for your service --Superpes15 (talk) 17:58, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
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