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This page hosts requests for administrator access on the Meta-Wiki; for requesting administrator access on any other wiki, please find the appropriate venue on the index of request and proposal pages. Bureaucrat, checkuser, oversight and bot requests are also made here. Before making a request here, please see the administrator policy.

Most requests should be listed here for at least seven days; bureaucrats should only close after the minimum time foreseen in the relevant policy. Discussions are not closed early. Adminship will be granted by a support ratio of at least 75%. If a request hasn't been addressed by a bureaucrat after a lengthy period of time, please leave a note at Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat. Requests may be extended, or put on hold by bureaucrats, pending decision or finding of consensus.

Requests for temporary adminship and bot requests may be less formal and often go for a shorter duration if consensus becomes clear after only a few days of discussion.

All editors with an account on Meta, at least one active account on any Wikimedia project, and a link between the two, may participate in any request and give their opinion of the candidate. However, more active Meta editors' opinions may be given additional weight in controversial cases.

See below for information on prerequisites on submitting a request, and how to add a nomination.

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Note that this page is for access on Meta only. See the permission request to stewards page for adminship/deadminship requests on other projects.

Regular adminship

  1. Before requesting admin access, please check the policy for requesting adminship.
  2. Use the box below, insert your username:

  3. Place a request on this page, by transcluding the subpage, for example {{Meta:Requests for adminship/Username}}. Please put the newest request on the top. Bear in mind that even if you do meet the criteria above this does not mean that the community will automatically approve a request.
  4. Please note, past administrators who have given up their rights must meet all criteria at the time of the new request. There is no separate process for reinstating past administrators.

Please note: Ill-considered nominations for adminship can be draining and deflating to both the community and the candidate. Any successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate sufficient experience within the Wikimedia community, in addition to a familiarity with Meta-Wiki. If a candidate is not already a local administrator or holder of advanced permissions on a Wikimedia content project, they are less likely to pass a request for adminship here at Meta-Wiki.

Bureaucratship

Add your request below under the bureaucratship section. Please note:

  • Only active administrators can become bureaucrats, and only after at least 6 months of regular adminship.
  • User is endorsed by two current bureaucrats after they nominate themselves here.

If you fail any of these requirements, you will not be assigned the bureaucrat flag. For more information see the Meta bureaucrat page.

Other access

For these types of access, create a subpage just as you would for regular adminship and add it to the appropriate section of this page.


  • Limited adminship: If you need sysop access for a particular reason (such as ability to edit protected pages), you may request limited adminship on Meta. If granted, the user understands that they will only be allowed to use the tools for the tasks they were approved, and not doing so will be grounds for immediate removal. Temporary sysop access will normally be valid for one month unless requested and granted otherwise.


  • CheckUser: please read the CheckUser policy and add your request below under the checkuser section, in the same way as an admin request.

  • Oversight: please read the Oversight policy and add your request below under the oversight section, in the same way as an admin request.



For these types of access, just ask on Meta request for help from a sysop or bureaucrat page:

Requests for global renamer permissions are handled at global permission requests to stewards page.

WMF Office Staff and Contractors

  • If you are an WMF Official or Contractor and need rights on Meta-Wiki to perform your duties the process is different. Please have a look at the WMF staff userrights policy on Office wiki[restricted access] and follow the procedure described there. If in doubt, please contact Trust and Safety; or send an email to ca wikimedia org.(source)

Requests for regular adminship

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Requests for limited adminship

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Requests for interface adminship

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Requests for bureaucratship

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Requests for CheckUser access

"Meta:Requests for checkuser" redirects here. To request checkuser information, see Meta:Requests for CheckUser information.
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Requests for Oversight access

"Meta:Requests for oversight" redirects here. To request oversighting, see Meta:Oversighters#Requests.
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Requests for translation adminship

KuboF Hromoslav

Hi. I ask for the role of translation admin mostly to streamline work of my Wikimedia User Group Esperanto and Free Knowledge (WUG ELiSo), and possibly also other affiliations. We (EliSo) want to have translations of more of our pages, so having available translation admin in house would shorten our work times, and would save work of other translation admins.

I have a multi-years long experience as a translator using Extension:Translate on WM wikis and on translatewiki.net. Also, I am trained in programming and have experience with using wiki bots (KuBOT), so using translation systax in fine for me. I am admin on several WM wikis, so I have also experience with higher user rights. As an exercise I have just prepared a page for translation. --KuboF Hromoslav (talk) 18:33, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Support trusted user and convincing rationale. Svārtava (tɕ) 20:40, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ZI Jony (removal)

Not ending before 04:24, 14 March 2025 (UTC)

I'd like to request the community to review ZI Jony's use of the translation admin user right as his use of the tool doesn't comply with the Meta:Internationalization guidelines despite reminders. Ref. Special:Diff/28217549, Special:Diff/28217586, Special:Diff/26236117, Special:Diff/28333949 are examples. And as far as I can see, it's a repeat of the diffs provided at their failed request for TA. As such, I'd like to propose for the removal of User:ZI Jony's translation admin user rights and should the right be removed, they can request for it again via the normal process. --Min☠︎rax«¦talk¦» 04:26, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  •   Remove per nom. I also cannot help but notice that there wasn't a whole lot of support at Meta:Requests for translation adminship/ZI Jony 2 (by number of votes) either. //shb (t • c) 04:30, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Comment: I acknowledge the concerns raised regarding my use of translation admin tools and appreciate the feedback. My intention has always been to support multilingual accessibility on Meta, and I regret any mistakes I have made.
I have always been open to learning and improving. When Minorax pointed out issues, I acknowledged them and even requested one-on-one mentorship to better align with Meta’s internationalization guidelines. Unfortunately, this mentorship has not been provided, and I am still looking for guidance to refine my approach.
Despite these concerns, I have actively contributed to marking pages for translation, supporting important Wikimedia initiatives. Instead of outright removal, I would greatly appreciate an opportunity to improve with proper mentorship. If needed, I am willing to take a temporary step back from translation admin activities (including removal) while receiving guidance.
I remain committed to following best practices and ensuring that my future translation work fully aligns with community expectations. I sincerely ask the community to consider my willingness to learn and improve before making a final decision. Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 11:43, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@ZI Jony Minorax has however been telling you about this multiple times. Have you considered asking before preparing the page for translation, or prepare the page for translation and then ask for help at something like Meta:RfH or Discord? Basically, I'm trying to understand why you're running into issues multiple times. Leaderboard (talk) 12:00, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Leaderboard, thank you for your feedback. I understand that Minorax has pointed out these issues multiple times, and I genuinely regret any mistakes I have made. My goal has always been to contribute positively, and I now recognize that I should have been more proactive in seeking guidance before proceeding with translation marking.
Moving forward, I will follow your suggestion by asking for help—either on RfH or Discord—before marking complex pages for translation. I am still looking for one-on-one mentorship from Minorax or any experienced translation admin to refine my understanding and avoid repeated mistakes.
I truly appreciate the community’s patience and guidance, and I am committed to improving my approach to translation admin work. Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 18:49, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I'll give you a chance.   Keep Leaderboard (talk) 18:59, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I appreciate that you're willing to learn but repeating the same mistakes despite reminders shows otherwise. --Min☠︎rax«¦talk¦» 15:50, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I understand your points! However, still I am asking help from you. We can start an academy subpage under your/my user page for this. Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 12:24, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  remove Due to the concerns raised by Minorax--Cactus🌵 spiky ouch 11:49, 7 March 2025 (UTC) Change to   dont remove--Cactus🌵 spiky ouch 10:46, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requests for CentralNotice adminship

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Requests for bot flags

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See also

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

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