Steward requests/Global permissions/2023-09

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Requests for other global permissions

Latest comment: 11 months ago15 comments6 people in discussion

remove global VRT permissions agents for Nosebagbear

Status: Done

Global user: Nosebagbear (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Thanks, --Krd 12:34, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Done :(. Sgd. —Hasley 12:42, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Global interface admin for Vikipolimer

Status: Withdrawn

Global user: Vikipolimer (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Hello,

I am Vikipolimer, a long-time active contributor to Wikimedia projects. I have been contributing to the Turkish Wikipedia for 11 years, where I currently serve as an administrator, interface administrator, and oversight. Thanks to knowledge in MediaWiki JS and OOUI, I am well-versed in the technical requirements of Wikimedia projects. This experience reflects my capacity to successfully adapt and maintain the Adiutor tool for local wikis. I have previously adapted Adiutor for the French, Serbian, and Hungarian Wikis, enhancing the ease of use for users in these languages.

The primary reasons for my application are as follows:

I possess the necessary technical knowledge and experience to effectively adapt the Adiutor tool to local Wikimedia projects. This will enable more users to utilize the tool efficiently.
I can allocate time to ensure that Adiutor functions smoothly on wikis where it has already been adapted and perform necessary updates as required. This will ensure the tool remains functional and up-to-date.
With my long-standing contributions to Wikimedia projects, I am experienced in understanding communities and offering solutions tailored to project needs. As a global interface administrator, I aim to leverage this experience on a broader scale.

My intention as a global interface administrator is to contribute to the overall health and user experience of Wikimedia projects, making the Adiutor tool accessible to more languages and communities.

I possess all the necessary information for the evaluation of my application and am always open to collaboration with the community. Furthermore, as an experienced user, I aim to utilize my extensive knowledge and expertise in software coding and interface design to assist other wikis.

Best regards, 𝗩𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿 ℣ 21:41, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

I'm confused: is this for Adiutor, and if so, have any wikis (outside of the few you mentioned) asked for you to enable it on that wiki? Leaderboard (talk) 14:57, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
@Leaderboard, Indeed, they submit their requests via a Telegram group. In addition to that channel, I also receive requests through various other communication channels. My primary objective is to fulfill these requests and make valuable contributions to interface-related wikis by leveraging my expertise in MediaWiki JavaScript and OOUI, not just limited to Adiutor. If my request is deemed inappropriate, the topic may be closed, and my request archived accordingly. 𝗩𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿 ℣ 17:05, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
@Vikipolimer:, I've archived your request as requested, though I wouldn't oppose you solely due to a honest mistake at en.wiki. Leaderboard (talk) 07:12, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
Oppose based on this request I just denied over at enwiki, where Vikipolimer showed lack of understanding of local policies and expectations for launching gadgets. — xaosflux ^Talk 09:07, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
@Xaosflux, In short, my lack of knowledge about an ongoing discussion regarding introducing a gadget on the English Wikipedia appears to be the reason behind why I do not have such permissions. However, it seems there isn't a specific policy for introducing new gadgets across all wikis. My goal here isn't just to add a gadget to one wiki; rather, it's to express my desire to utilize my existing knowledge for the benefit of all wikis. It seems that this intention is being perceived as a potentially harmful factor, so I'm considering withdrawing and archiving this request. I didn't anticipate that contributing as a globally would be this challenging. @Leaderboard you may archive this request. 𝗩𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿 ℣ 16:33, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Correct, there is not a global gadget policy, however many projects have local policies and expectations, and a GIE would be expected to follow every single one of them when making changes as large as introducing gadgets - especially on large projects. — xaosflux ^Talk 16:38, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

remove global VRT permissions agents for Praxidicae

Status: Done

Global user: Praxidicae (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Thanks, --Krd 10:43, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt. --Mykola 11:09, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

remove global VRT permissions agents for Frakir

Status: Done

Global user: Frakir (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Thanks, --Krd 11:41, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt. --Mykola 11:42, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

remove global VRT permissions agents for TonyBallioni

Status: Done

Global user: TonyBallioni (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Thanks, --Krd 11:46, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt — xaosflux ^Talk 12:47, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

Requests for global rollback permissions

Latest comment: 11 months ago152 comments62 people in discussion

Global rollback for Count Count

The following request is closed. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Status: Done

Global user: Count Count (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Not ending before 1 September 2023 14:00 UTC

Hi all! I would like to request global rollback rights for my crosswiki anti-vandalism and anti-spam work. While fighting spam I won't frequently use rollback, but the autoreviewrestore right is still beneficial for manual reverts in projects that use flagged revisions. For anti-vandalism work global rollback is very helpful for reverting high-velocity crosswiki vandals. Also I am getting a bit tired of filling out captchas.

I am a sysop and ex-arb on dewiki, rollbacker on enwiki and wikidata and global abuse filter helper. I have reviewed the global rollback policy. Thanks, --Count Count (talk) 14:00, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Support trusted user --Johannnes89 (talk) 14:15, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Support --Ameisenigel (talk) 14:48, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Support --TenWhile6 (talk | SWMT) 15:17, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Support Syunsyunminmin 🗨️talk 15:23, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Support Trusted, reasonable request. --V0lkanic (talk) 21:04, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Support --Tmv (talk) 03:35, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Support Thanks for volunteering! 𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚁𝚒𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚛 ^{𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚞𝚜𝚜} 04:11, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Support Trusted. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs) 05:36, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Support Helpful and trusted. --M/ (talk) 05:57, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Support LGTM —MdsShakil (talk) 09:54, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Support Trusted user. Bobherry (talk) 10:16, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Support effective and knowledgeable in their xwiki work of spam identification and removal — billinghurst sDrewth 10:18, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Support Sure - trusted and have seen them around a lot reverting cross-wiki spam. --Ferien (talk) 10:57, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Support LGTM -- Drummingman (talk) 15:28, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Support Trusted. #prodraxis ^connect 22:58, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Support -- DARIO SEVERI (talk) 11:06, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
Support. Toadette (chat) 13:19, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
Support --No issues, trusted user.--Tumbuka Arch^★_★^★ 20:40, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Support trusted--Chqaz (talk) 10:23, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Neriah - 💬 - 13:26, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Helpful / reliable editor, I supported. ☀DefenderTienMinh⛤☯☽ (talk) 13:30, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Done. Sgd. —Hasley 14:03, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Global rollback for Fr33kman

Status: Not done

Global user: Fr33kman (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Back doing SWMT stuff. Former global sysop and former steward. Thx fr33kman 23:13, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Not ending before 7 September 2023 23:12 UTC

Support Sure. yw ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 23:14, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Definitely. Former steward, trusted, no concerns at all --Ferien (talk) 23:15, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Trusted user, welcome back. -Count Count (talk) 04:05, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Support - Trusted.--*Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page ♮ 04:19, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Support as he's a trusted sysop on simplewiki. signed, 64andtim (chat) 04:33, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --Ameisenigel (talk) 06:40, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Support -- Tumbuka Arch^★_★^★ 07:43, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Saederup92 (talk) 07:44, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Support trusted user. I'm a bit surprised though how easily this requests is getting support given Fr33kman is back doing SWMT stuff for just a couple of weeks after a ten year? break with xwiki activity still being quite low [1]. We should probably discuss if we sometimes set too strict requirements if we compare this with failed GR requests with similar level of trust and similar xwiki activity, e.g. [2] --Johannnes89 (talk) 07:56, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Yes, this is concerning. 2 users, both given different treatments. --Minorax^«¦talk¦» 14:28, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

I somewhat see the point, though in the case you linked the requester did not demonstrate any experience in the field while the current candidate is returning after having previously demonstrated it. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 16:39, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

With former stewards, I would be willing to support them getting global rollback back in most cases. If they had the xwiki experience to be a steward, they have the experience to be a global rollbacker today. I would have supported XenonX3's global rollback request if I had seen it. As I have done before, I'll point out that now we have TWGlobal, SWViewer and "fake rollback", there is rarely an actual need for having global rollback. If you are in SWViewer, there is no noticeable difference between undoing and rollbacking. IMO, we should be more generous in giving global rollbacker out because of this. So yes, I think we are certainly on the "too strict" side rather than "too lenient." --Ferien (talk) 23:30, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Sorry I didn't want to discuss specific GR requests or criticise anyone's points in favour/against a requestor, it's just a general feeling that we (including myself) sometimes set expectations too high, almost as if it was a request for GS instead of GR. Perhaps this is because GR requirements („demonstrably active in cross-wiki counter-vandalism or anti-spam activities (...) and make heavy use of revert on many wikis“) are a bit vague and the permissions are bundled with some other rights (e.g. autopatroll, autoreviewrestore) which have lead to discussions in the past (I remember enwiki manually disabling autopatrol for new articles created by global rollbackers after bad page creations some years ago). Johannnes89 (talk) 07:34, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support→ Tanbiruzzaman 💬 08:01, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
~~Neutral~~ Oppose: very low cross-wiki activity. --Mtarch11 (talk) 08:16, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Support per Johannnes89 --TenWhile6 (talk | SWMT) 11:14, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Support No concerns.--BRP^ever 12:48, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Trusted user. Bobherry (talk) 14:18, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
~~Neutral~~ Oppose Definitely trusted but the low cross-wiki activity is a no go. Doesn't seem to be active in fighting x-wiki vandalism, most reverts are on simple.wp where you're an admin. And you're only active since July this year. --Minorax^«¦talk¦» 14:27, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Oppose per Minorax --𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 👤💬 14:54, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Oppose per Minorax; I don't support if the user is trusted but not experienced. Now that we have Twinkle and SWViewer, the advantages of GR are limited — we don't necessarily need those to patrol small wikis, I think. --Tmv (talk) 16:24, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
I think small wikis definitely need to be patrolled. You get a lot of petty vandalism and spaming with advertisements. SWviewer is a great tool but I've found that sometimes you need to look at the actuaal page to see if it's vandalism etc. or not. When you've got the page open it's useful to have rollback available. fr33kman 23:11, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

I sometimes see people reverting edits just based on recent revision without looking at the page history and causing a mess, so I too prefer visiting actual page many of the times. That aside, I think we seek a reasonable degree of competence, experience and trust for these roles. For those willing to return to the roles that they left in good standing, the bar should definitely be lower.--BRP^ever 02:06, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
I too prefer to visit the actual page, but then Twinkle helps. I feel that the load from using Twinkle is actually not too heavy.

Being a former steward is a strong vote of trust. On the other hand, experience should count separately. I have noticed that about half of your edits on small wiki include the creation of your user pages and edits not related to vandalisms. In light of this, I conclude that we should still wait. --Tmv (talk) 22:50, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support No issues, trusted. --M/ (talk) 08:34, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Highly trusted, due to being a former steward. While the need for the role is not as significant as it should be in most cases, I do not have any problem granting such right to a former steward and sysop. --V0lkanic (talk) 09:40, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Former steward + GS. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs) 11:33, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
I need to see a better reason than "SWMT stuff"; @Fr33kman:, you need to explain why the existing tools such as Twinkle don't work. I also share Johannes' concern in differential scoring (i.e, discrimination), which has been a notorious problem with the community as a whole. Leaderboard (talk) 14:53, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Those tools do work, but there is a reason rollback was invented in the first place and that is (iirc) to save on data. Using TW or SWViewer is using undo and that sends the same amount of data onto the page whereas rollback just reverts the page to what is was without sending that same amount of data. Whilst I know that Wikipedia is not paper, its bytes, the more data being sent the more hard drives being purchased. It's a small thing but an important one in my opinion. fr33kman 15:35, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
@Fr33kman:, that in itself isn't a valid reason. You're correct in that rollback uses fewer bytes, but users' reasoning for having rollback is usually much stronger than that. Leaderboard (talk) 16:08, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
My reason for wanting rollback is because sometimes you need to bring up the actual page to determine what you want, at that point I'd prefer to use rollback rather than TW or undo. fr33kman 16:18, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support.~aanzx ^✉_© 16:01, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Neutral Not enough cross-wiki experience to get support, I think. Almost all edits are performed in English projects. --LR0725 [ Talk | Contribs ] 04:03, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Support on the basis that your edit count, while on the lower side, is OK, and your reasoning for wanting GR is acceptable, just like any other user applying for the right. I should note that being a former steward is a plus and while this was considered, it's clear that you've being advantaged in a way that means that you would be unlikely to get the right should you be a less-established user. Leaderboard (talk) 04:26, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Support--doramiso-meta (talk) 10:10, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Support No problems from me. Jianhui67^{talk★contribs} 17:53, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Oppose per above. Concerns with minimal recent activity levels -FASTILY 22:52, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Neutral IMO, GR rights should not have too high level of entry but still some level of wide cross-wiki experience is required. But leaving aside numerical representation of that, I have some questions about actions themselves. For example, I do not get why have you nominated this page for deletion, seems like normal userpage.--reNVoy (user talk) 21:32, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
Neutral Neriah - 💬 - 18:46, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Not done, while the discussion has demonstrated that the user is without a doubt trusted and I myself welcome a former steward returning to the activity, it was also indicated that cross-wiki activity is lacking at the moment. According to the global rollback policy "For consideration, users must be demonstrably active in cross-wiki counter-vandalism or anti-spam activities ... and make heavy use of revert on many wikis. They may request access ..., providing evidence of this." I am afraid the discussion has shown that this condition is not met. Please do not let this discourage you and please do apply after a couple of months of cross-wiki activity again. Thank you for your work! --Base (talk) 23:09, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Global rollback for TenWhile6

Status: Done

Global user: TenWhile6 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Not ending before 9 September 2023 06:05 UTC

Dear Wikimedians, I like to ask for global rollback rights. I am globally active in fighting vandalism and spam and a SWMT member. Usually I use SWViewer and TwinkleGlobal. I've gained experience with rollback because I already have local rollback permissions at multiple wikis (e.g. dewiki, enwiki, wikidata). I'm aware of the policy and only use rollback for clear vandalism. Thanks, --TenWhile6 (talk | SWMT) 06:05, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Support good xwiki activity --Johannnes89 (talk) 06:22, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support A good cross-wiki activity and experience from my point of view. Often seen on patrol. ShifaYT ✉Talk 08:04, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support lots of xwiki experience, no issues here. --Ferien (talk) 08:31, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Thank you for volunteering. --M/ (talk) 08:34, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support xwiki looks good.--*Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page ♮ 09:23, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Very good crosswiki experience. Thank you for all the work so far. --V0lkanic (talk) 09:41, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Good cross wiki experience. Bobherry (talk) 10:06, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --SHB2000 (talk | contribs) 11:33, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
What's the issue with SWViewer and TwinkleGlobal? Leaderboard (talk) 14:54, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
@Leaderboard Your question is a bit confusing. I hope that I don’t need a real issue to get this right, per policy its not necessary and we all now that GR is really helpful. Beside that: yes, there are issues. The rights package of the Global Rollbacker is quite extensive and very helpful. Captcha is not the problem, because of global SUL, but many of my reverts in small wikis are not based on SWV, because I also use guc to follow cross-wiki spammers and vandals and use global abuse filters. In the diffview I can only use TwinkleGlobal for reverting, but there I still have problems with abuse filters & if I have to revert many edits of one user I can faster rollback, because the rollback button is already there while I have to wait 5 seconds for TwinkleGlobal to load. But that are only small issues, I think autoreviewrestore and autopatrol will help me the most in projects with only a few patrollers / reviewers. And patrolmarks will help me to patrol the recent changes in projects manually, which I also sometimes do. Feel free to ask if you still have any questions or concerns. TenWhile6 (talk | SWMT) 15:20, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
@TenWhile6: that's fine; the question is not meant to be difficult to answer. Support. Leaderboard (talk) 16:07, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Trusted and experienced fr33kman 15:29, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --Ameisenigel (talk) 15:45, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support.~aanzx ^✉_© 16:02, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support, experience appears solid. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 17:11, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Good xwiki activity. Thanks for volunteering —MdsShakil (talk) 17:23, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --For sure. Trusted plus xwiki-- Tumbuka Arch^★_★^★ 00:10, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Surely enough. --LR0725 [ Talk | Contribs ] 03:59, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Syunsyunminmin 🗨️talk 04:29, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Trusted user, thanks for your work. --Count Count (talk) 10:29, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --20041027 𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓼𝓾（talk） 16:40, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Jianhui67^{talk★contribs} 17:53, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Support -FASTILY 22:52, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Support - XXBlackburnXx (talk) 07:17, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
Support good xwiki activity -- DARIO SEVERI (talk) 07:45, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
Support thanks for volunteering. —Yahya (talk • contribs.) 20:36, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
Support from the sample of edits that I have looked through, looks good.--reNVoy (user talk) 21:44, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Neriah - 💬 - 18:46, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
Support→ Tanbiruzzaman 💬 06:19, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
Support - Trusted 𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚁𝚒𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚛 ^{𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚞𝚜𝚜} 11:50, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
Support ―Eihel (talk) 17:17, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt, clear consensus for the rights to be granted. Thank you for the work and enjoy using new button :) --Base (talk) 18:09, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Global rollback for AramilFeraxa

The following request is closed. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Status: Done

Global user: AramilFeraxa (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Not ending before 19 September 2023 08:32 UTC

Hello there! I would like to request access to the global rollback. These rights would help me patrol the cross-wiki recent changes and fight the vandals (I do this throughe SWViewer). I have familiarized myself with the global rollback policy and the local one as well. I am a global renamer, sysop on plwiki and also already have rollbacker rights on several wikis. Thank you for your consideration. AramilFeraxa (Write to me!) 08:32, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

Support LGTM, thank you for volunteering! --TenWhile6 (talk | SWMT) 08:38, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
Support-Trusted__ Tumbuka Arch^★_★^★ 10:49, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
"and fight the vandals (I do this throughe SWViewer)" - ok, and why do you need global rollback as a result? It's not meant to be a difficult question, but since we already have enough tools for cross-wiki patrollers, some reasoning is required. Leaderboard (talk) 11:14, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
@Leaderboard: Thanks for your question. It's mostly a matter of rollbacking mass vandalism by one user. It's much easier to click a single button to undo an edit right away than to make multiple clicks with each edit. In addition, very rarely, but it also happened that it simply did not allow me to undo edits due to, for example, the abuse filter, rollback solves the issue. And, of course, I think you'll agree with me that the autopatrol is also quite a convenience. AramilFeraxa (Write to me!) 11:52, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
I thought Twinkle allows you to simulate rollback without having the right? Your abuse filter explanation is OK though, and hence count this as a support. Leaderboard (talk) 15:53, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
You can't just ctrl+click all rollback links (or use a mass-rollback script) with Twinkle. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 21:15, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

If a regular user with TW could do that we probably wouldn't need to have GR at all. No? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Styyx (talk) 14:12, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Trusted and the explanation one above me makes total sense. --Count Count (talk) 12:24, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Reasonable request, trusted. --V0lkanic (talk) 18:56, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --Ameisenigel (talk) 21:03, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
Support 𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚁𝚒𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚛 ^{𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚞𝚜𝚜} 15:00, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --Saroj (talk) 15:01, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --Ferien (talk) 15:32, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Openbk (talk) 15:49, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
Support - Ajraddatz (talk) 22:38, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Daniuu (talk) 10:29, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support per above. Styyx (talk) 14:12, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Looks enough. --LR0725 [ Talk | Contribs ] 17:25, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --Victor Trevor (talk) 20:04, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Neriah - 💬 - 21:07, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support. DARIO SEVERI (talk) 10:01, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt Consensus to promote! Congratulations! @AramilFeraxa: Remember to log-out and log-in again on SWViewer to authenticate yourself as GR :) --Superpes15 (talk) 08:32, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Global rollback for Quinlan83

Status: Done

Global user: Quinlan83 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Not ending before 22 September 2023 13:25 UTC

Hi: I'm a sysop on it.wiki, constantly committed to combating cross-wiki vandalism. Given my daily activity on different editions of Wikipedia (I patrol with Swviewer and constantly use Twinkle Global) I would like to ask for the global rollbacker flag, which would help me a lot. Thank you in advance--Quinlan83 (talk) 13:25, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Support Thanks for volunteering. —MdsShakil (talk) 13:31, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --Saroj (talk) 13:46, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support definitely competent for this role. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 13:53, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Thought you already had it tbh. Styyx (talk) 14:12, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Trusted and active crosswiki. --Melos (talk) 14:35, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Highly skilled and trusted. Definitely an added value for cross-wiki patrolling. --M/ (talk) 14:57, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --Ameisenigel (talk) 15:16, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Syunsyunminmin 🗨️talk 15:26, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support trusted user, good crossactivity. Thank you for volunteering! --TenWhile6 (talk | SWMT) 16:09, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Strong support very trusted user--Parma1983 (talk) 16:31, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --Johannnes89 (talk) 16:42, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Strong support Oh e finalmente! Che ci voleva a chiedere il flag? --Superpes15 (talk) 17:01, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Wait, not global rollbacker yet? This is surprising. --LR0725 [ Talk | Contribs ] 17:24, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --Victor Trevor (talk) 20:05, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support —Yahya (talk • contribs.) 20:07, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Daily commitment and trusted user. --Titore (talk) 10:09, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
Strong support I am surprised you haven't had the right until now. --V0lkanic (talk) 10:09, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Neriah - 💬 - 10:40, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
Support And I am another person who is surprised you didn't already have it. --Ferien (talk) 15:01, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
Support - Trusted- Tumbuka Arch^★_★^★ 15:20, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
Support - Ajraddatz (talk) 17:26, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
Support. Toadette (chat) 18:09, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
Support -FASTILY 00:29, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
Support - Trusted. DARIO SEVERI (talk) 10:43, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --20041027 𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓼𝓾（talk） 14:10, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
Support - Wait, you didn't have one? :P--A09 (talk) 14:33, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
SupportTANBIRUZZAMAN (💬) 15:15, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Lemonaka (talk) 16:18, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
Strong support Thanks a lot for volunteering!--reNVoy (user talk) 23:55, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
Support GL! Gadir (talk) 12:44, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt -- Amanda (she/her) 21:32, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Requests for global IP block exemption

Latest comment: 11 months ago28 comments13 people in discussion

Global IP Block Exempt for Bukky658

Status: Done

Global user: Bukky658 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Per UTRS #75447 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 12:00, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

I kindly write to follow up with my appeal for a Global IP Block exemption. Bukky658 (talk) 15:35, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

On hold Await reply. -- Amanda (she/her) 07:53, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt -- Amanda (she/her) 13:56, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for Bfcae

Status: Not done

Global user: Bfcae (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Per UTRS #76096 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 08:00, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

On hold Await reply. -- Amanda (she/her) 08:29, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

@AmandaNP fyi, reply seems to be in UTRS now. Leaving to you :). Martin Urbanec (talk) 11:17, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

Not done -- Amanda (she/her) 14:05, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for Tcit

Status: Done

Global user: Tcit (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Per UTRS #77190 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 14:00, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Left comments, would appreciate a 2O. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 14:06, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt -- Amanda (she/her) 14:13, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Global IP block exempt for 人间百态

Status: Done

Global user: 人间百态 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

User located in mainland China needs global IP block exemption for editing Wikidata etc. by certain proxy. Thank you. --人间百态,独尊变态 (讨论) 01:16, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

@人间百态: I have granted you IPBE flag locally, please check if it works well. Stang 13:07, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for giving me IPBE flag but I still apply for GIPBE. This is because I now need GIPBE for anti-sabotage on other sites.--人间百态,独尊变态 (讨论) 07:22, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt -- Amanda (she/her) 14:14, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for Xiumuzidiao

Status: Not done

Global user: Xiumuzidiao (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Per UTRS #77465 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 15:00, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

To the stewards: this user want to edit commons and wikidata (in mainland China), please give him the rights. Thx. Hehua (talk) 01:44, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Not done -- Amanda (she/her) 14:22, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for Dominic

Status: Done

Global user: Dominic (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Per UTRS #77556 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 02:00, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt -- Amanda (she/her) 14:24, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Global IP block exempt for Sukerchang

Status: Done

Global user: Sukerchang (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Per ticket:2023083110001285. Thanks. (Steward clerks action) --SCP-2000 02:21, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt @SCP-2000: -- Amanda (she/her) 03:35, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Global IP block exempt for BryanDavis

Status: Not done

Global user: BryanDavis (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I use Hurricane Electric's gratis https://tunnelbroker.net/ as an IPv6 provider because my ISP does not offer native IPv6 connectivity. The 2001:470:0:0:0:0:0:0/32 network controlled by Tunnelbroker has been blocked as WM:NOP with block ID #535788. Because this block does not allow authenticated users to edit I currently need to modify my network config in order to edit any SUL wiki. --BryanDavis (talk) 21:07, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

@BryanDavis: I have no objection to giving it to you obviously, but the global block you linked is anon only. Might you be the latest victim of a composite block message and therefore you need to request local IPBE as global IPBE will not exempt you from local hard blocks? -- Amanda (she/her) 02:08, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Not done No response. -- Amanda (she/her) 18:25, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for 27bchao1

Status: Not done

Global user: 27bchao1 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)
Discussion: I am a school student who likes to edit Wikipedia but will not abuse I am asking that I get an ip ban restriction so that I do not get banned at the school just for logging in. It would be a disappointment to get this account banned just for logging into the school's WIFI on Wikipedia. I hope you understand my request and can make an accommodation thanks!

<Add an explanation here>, thanks, --27bchao1 (talk) 14:26, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Why are you requesting so many permissions at same time? LR0725 [ Talk | Contribs ] 18:55, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Not done user indef blocked for process abuse. — xaosflux ^Talk 20:41, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Requests for 2 Factor Auth tester permissions

Latest comment: 11 months ago44 comments22 people in discussion

2FA Tester for Wingnutsc

Status: Not done

Global user: Wingnutsc (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

<Requesting to please add 2FA to my account to increase my security posture and be a part of the testing group. I have 2FA enabled for dozens of other accounts, so I am well versed on how to enable, store, and use 2FA. --Wingnutsc (talk) 21:44, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

Did you read this page and understand that unlike with certain other services we do not have server side recovery services generally available? — xaosflux ^Talk 13:27, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Not done - no response from requester. — xaosflux ^Talk 16:19, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Leenma

Status: Not done

Global user: Leenma (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

<Requesting access to 2FA for my account for increased account security. I have 2FA enabled for dozens of other accounts, so I am well versed on how to enable, store, and use 2FA. Thank you.> --Leenma

Did you read this page and understand that unlike with certain other services we do not have server side recovery services generally available? — xaosflux ^Talk 13:27, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Not done - no response from requester. — xaosflux ^Talk 16:19, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

2FA Tester for My Wiki Alter Ego

Status: Done

Global user: My Wiki Alter Ego (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I've read the help page for 2FA and would like to activate it on my account, thanks --My Wiki Alter Ego (talk) 20:44, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt --Martin Urbanec (talk) 09:41, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Arian

Status: Done

Global user: Arian (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I'd like 2FA to be activated for my account for security reasons. I use 2FA almost anywhere I can, and Wikimedia projects are no exceptions, thanks, --Arian ^Talk 20:41, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

@Arian Have you read the help page? TenWhile6 (talk | SWMT) 09:17, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

@TenWhile6 I Have. I used to have 2FA setup on my account since I had advanced rights in fawiki and I'm familiar with the process.--Arian ^Talk 10:21, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Arian, Erledigt, please make sure not to lose the scratch codes. --Base (talk) 18:11, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

2FA Tester for BryanDavis

Status: Done

Global user: BryanDavis (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I use 2FA on my Wikimedia Foundation staff account and would like to have the same level of protection on my volunteer account. I have read Help:Two-factor authentication and understand the complications that may arise for recovering my account if I lose my 2FA seed and recovery codes. --BryanDavis (talk) 21:12, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

@BryanDavis: Erledigt --AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 21:17, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Oski97

Status: Done

Global user: Oski97 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I would like to enable 2FA for increased security. I have read the help page and I am familiar with how 2FA works. Thank you. --Oski97 (talk) 19:21, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt @Oski97: --Superpes15 (talk) 08:34, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Raven

Status: Done

Global user: Raven (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I'd like to have the right to use 2FA. I'm well experienced in the use of 2FA on many other sites and also I've read the help page. I also want to add that I got some alerts of multiple failed login attempts to my WMF account, lately. Even with a good password I'd like to add some more security to my account, thanks, --Raven (talk) 10:13, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt @Raven: --Superpes15 (talk) 10:38, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Raketsla

Status: Done

Global user: Raketsla (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Hello! I have read the help page and would like to test 2FA, as well as have some additional account security. Thank you! Raketsla (talk) 11:31, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt @Raketsla: --Superpes15 (talk) 11:35, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Cooksey87

Status: Done

Global user: Cooksey87 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I would like to use 2FA please. I’ve read the help page, thanks, --Cooksey87 (talk) 16:56, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

@Cooksey87: Erledigt --Superpes15 (talk) 18:22, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Briggs-Atrop

Status: Not done

Global user: Briggs-Atrop (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Requesting 2FA for enhanced account security, thanks, --Briggs-Atrop (talk) 18:04, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

On hold @Briggs-Atrop: Can you please confirm if you have read the help page? Thanks --Superpes15 (talk) 21:31, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

@Briggs-Atrop: Re-pinging Superpes15 (talk) 09:52, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Not done No reply. If still needed please post a new request. --Superpes15 (talk) 08:38, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Baggend

Status: Done

Global user: Baggend (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

This is to INDICATE that I have read and understand the help page about two-factor authentication, thanks, --Baggend (talk) 18:50, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt @Baggend: --Superpes15 (talk) 19:38, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Newsroomie

Status: Done

Global user: Newsroomie (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

This is to INDICATE that I read the help page about two-factor authentication and understand the risks, thanks, --Newsroomie (talk) 23:42, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt @Newsroomie: --Superpes15 (talk) 09:19, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

2FA Tester for LR0725

Status: Withdrawn

Global user: LR0725 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I read help page about 2FA, and understood the risk about it. Thanks. --LR0725 [ Talk | Contribs ] 11:50, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

@LR0725 you should be able to activate 2FA at ko:Special:OATH (or other projects where you have sysop permissions) Johannnes89 (talk) 12:22, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

@Johannnes89: Ah, right. Thanks! LR0725 [ Talk | Contribs ] 12:23, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

I activated 2FA at kowiki, so no need for request. Sorry. --LR0725 [ Talk | Contribs ] 12:57, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Snowedinn

Status: Done

Global user: Snowedinn (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Hello, I would like to request access to enable 2fa to my account. I must admit I don't have a very defensible need to have 2fa enabled on my account other than I like to have it enabled on any account of mine on any service that supports it purely out of an abundance of caution around security. I have read the help section on 2fa and understand it can read to irrecovable loss of my account access. Please let me know if there is any more information you would like for me to provide.

Thanks,

--Snowedinn (talk) 04:28, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt @Snowedinn: --Superpes15 (talk) 23:25, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

2FA Tester for IrrationalBeing

Status: Done

Global user: IrrationalBeing (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Hello, I would also like to enable 2FA on my account. Reason being, increased security and I try to enable 2FA whenever possible. Let me know if you need any further clarification. Thank you, --IrrationalBeing (talk) 19:55, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Hello IrrationalBeing! Have you read the help page? Thanks --Superpes15 (talk) 23:26, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi Superpes15! I read this, assumed (wrongly) that it was the same page as this (duh!), and have now reread both. I am not a high-profile editor, and as of now have a relatively low edit count, it's just a matter of being able to use 2FA wherever I can (I would understand if this reason is not sufficient). I understand the risks involved with 2FA and have a safe place to store the scratch codes. Let me know if there is anything else you need to know ;-). Grazie mille! IrrationalBeing (talk) 11:58, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt @IrrationalBeing: Thanks for the confirmation! It's not a problem if you are not a high-profile editor! The only requirement to obtain the 2FA-tester flag is to have read the help page :) Have a nice weekend! --Superpes15 (talk) 12:04, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you very much, I really appreciate it. Have a nice weekend too! :-) IrrationalBeing (talk) 17:04, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

2FA Tester for 27bchao1

Status: Not done

Global user: 27bchao1 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I understand the risks of 2FA and need to use it because I am being hacked and need it immidetly as I use wikipedia a lot. (talk) 9:55, 19 September 2023 (EST)

@27bchao1: Have you read the help page? TenWhile6 (talk | SWMT) 14:02, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Yes I have read and understand what could happen. 27bchao1 (talk) 14:04, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

I know the risks of having it on Wikipedia. 27bchao1 (talk) 14:12, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Not done as user is indef blocked for process abuse. — xaosflux ^Talk 20:40, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Requests for global rename permissions

Latest comment: 11 months ago26 comments24 people in discussion

Global rename for Kadı

The following request is closed. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Status: Done

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

Not ending before 23 September 2023 18:13 UTC

Hello I am Kadı, I serve as an administrator in Commons, Turkish Wikiquote and Turkish Wikivoyage. Last time I withdrawn my request because of oppose votes and decided to wait and request again. I would like to work in global and help to conclude renaming requests. Regards,--Kadı Message 18:13, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Support block on tkwiki was resolved. I don't see an issue anymore. --Ferien (talk) 20:46, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
Support like last time --Ameisenigel (talk) 06:17, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
Support —Yahya (talk • contribs.) 08:04, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
Support-- Tumbuka Arch^★_★^★ 09:48, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
Support 𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚁𝚒𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚛 ^{𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚞𝚜𝚜} 10:17, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
Support no prob --Tmv (talk) 14:42, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --Victor Trevor (talk) 15:12, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Syunsyunminmin 🗨️talk 15:28, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
Support--Infinite0694 (Talk) 17:23, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
Support —MdsShakil (talk) 19:19, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
Support fr33kman 22:22, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
Support per Ferien --TenWhile6 (talk | SWMT) 07:14, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
Support - Ammarpad (talk) 07:20, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --LR0725 [ Talk | Contribs ] 09:56, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --V0lkanic (talk) 20:59, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --Saroj (talk) 04:14, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
So, has anything changed since the last request? Do you think the oppose votes last time were valid or not? – Ajraddatz (talk) 22:39, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
@Ajraddatz, There were some concerns because of the block I received in trwiki. By waiting, I showed the community that the issue did not persist. Kadı Nachricht 02:29, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Fair enough, thanks for explaining. I think it's important to address the past problems when making a new request. That said, I have no other concerns, so thanks for volunteering and best of luck. Support - Ajraddatz (talk) 17:27, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
Support per above. Styyx (talk) 14:12, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support Neriah - 💬 - 21:07, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Support -FASTILY 00:29, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
Support --M/ (talk) 15:12, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
Support GL! Gadir (talk) 12:44, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Erledigt. Masti, for ML. --Mykola 20:14, 23 September 2023 (UTC)