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Latest comment: 13 years ago by Az1568 in topic Rejected requests

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Approved requests

Latest comment: 14 years ago18 comments11 people in discussion
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User:Amire80

My name is Amir E. Aharoni. I am an editor since 2005 on en.wikipedia, he.wikipedia, ru.wikipedia, en.wikisource and commons, a sysop on he.wp (he:User:Amire80) and en.wp (en:User:Amire80), an OTRS volunteer and a member of Wikimedia Israel. My email is amir.aharoni@mail.huji.ac.il . I often read the Foundation wiki and find spelling mistakes. I can report them on Foundation wiki feedback, but it would be easier for everyone if I could make non-controversial corrections directly. Thank you. --Amir E. Aharoni 11:58, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

  Done Cbrown1023 talk 01:00, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
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Done. Az1568 (talk) 18:13, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

User:Church of emacs

I occasionally notice errors and style issues on the foundation wiki, some of which I report on the feedback page. An account would allow me to fix them myself and improve the style of pages (mostly minor changes and surely uncontroversial). I'd also be willing to help out at the feedback page. I'm a sysop on multiple wikis (dewiki, meta, mediawikiwiki, wm2010) and oversight on dewiki. Kind regards, --Church of emacs talk · contrib 18:01, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks --Church of emacs talk · contrib 18:24, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
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Temporary account granted by Philippe. For fundraising purposes only and will expire on January 31, 2011.

User:BarkingFish

Username: BarkingFish
Email: lightningstrike35 live.nl
Interlink: n:User:BarkingFish
Reason: Currently assisting with WMF Banner testing and checking Donation pages for errors in text, code and other issues. Would save a lot of time and trouble if I could fix what I find without having to leave lists of issues for others to handle, when you're busy enough already. I'm fully conversant with HTML, Wikicode and Image placements, so I may as well help while I can. With regards, BarkingFish 00:32, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

  Done Azariv 00:50, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
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Killiondude

I'd like to help out with the wikignomish things around the site, including the to-do list. I'd be willing to help out with more if more was asked of me. I find myself generally trustworthy as I'm an admin on enwiki, Commons, and an OTRS volunteer. Thanks. Killiondude 00:06, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

  • Comment: I fully support this request and was inclined to fulfill it myself. I don't see any reason for it to be problematic and there's plenty to be done on wikimediafoundation.org that Killiondude could help out with. I'll give it a few days before acting on this (assuming someone else doesn't beat me to the punch). --MZMcBride 04:45, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
  Done Azariv 02:19, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
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User:Lankiveil

Done. --MZMcBride 20:09, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
Please note: this is the wrong process for this. I'm disabling this account. Chapters are to work with the chapter contact to establish accounts. Philippe (WMF) 20:29, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
This one is now authorized through the appropriate process as well. Philippe (WMF) 20:37, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
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User:Laaknor

Laaknor 18:11, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Done. --MZMcBride 20:09, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
Please note: this is the wrong process for this. I'm disabling this account. Chapters are to work with the chapter contact to establish accounts. Philippe (WMF) 20:29, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
Update: Laaknor has coordinated with the chapter contact so I'm not disabling this one. Philippe (WMF) 20:33, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Rejected requests

Latest comment: 13 years ago37 comments18 people in discussion
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User:Martorell

  • Username: User:Martorell (same user at all wikimedia projects).
  • Administrator on projects in Catalan: Wikipedia (bur.) since 2004, Wikibooks (admin starter, as project requester) since 2005, and Wikinews (admin starter as project requester) since 2006.
  • Reason: I'm strongly active on Wikimedia CAT candidate to become Local Chapter for Catalan projects. At same time, I belong to the association wich promotes free knowledge and also promotes this candidate (Amical Viquimèdia), and I need to communicate with Wikimedia Foundation members, specially in those things related about relationship with regional Catalan media and press regarded to wikimedia projects in Catalan in Spain, France, Andorra and Italy.
Hello! Actually, communication with the Wikimedia Foundation happens on this wiki. Foundationwiki is not a discussion wiki, it's our website for the public. If you are interested in things like the press and media, you could e-mail Jay Walsh (jwalsh wikimedia.org) to see if you could be added as a press contact. Cbrown1023 talk 20:59, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
  Not done - the Foundation wiki is our public website, not the place to communicate with the Foundation. See Casey's comment for more information. Thank you for your interest. —Sean Whitton / 18:07, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
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User:Durova

  • Username: User:Durova (same at all Wikimedia projects).
  • Administrator on Commons, English Wikisource, and English Wikinews.
  • Reason is to complete an application for a Credo account.

Durova 17:34, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Hi there - what's a Credo account? A quick Google reveals a mobile phone company. I'm confused. —Sean Whitton / 18:07, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
You don't need an account to do that, Durova. Just complete the form. 86.29.77.243 19:24, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
Basically what Sean said... there is alot of "Credo" stuff, so it is difficult to understand. Could you explain? Thanks, NonvocalScream 19:43, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
I believe this is what is being referred to, but as I explained above, an account is not needed to complete the form. --86.29.77.243 19:46, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
Perhaps she means a Wikimedia credit card account??? Jon 19:49, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
No, I see. The credo reference account. Durova, I don't think your going to need an account on the foundation wiki for this purpose, the English Wikipdia account should suffice for the eligibility requirements. Respectfully, NonvocalScream 19:57, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
p.s. You all are welcome to create an account rather than edit as an IP, or inversely, just use the one you have. NonvocalScream 20:06, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
  Not done It looks like you're mistaken and don't need an account for this, and in any case applications are now closed (assuming we got the right Credo!). Thanks. —Sean Whitton / 12:30, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
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User:Devunt

  • Username: User:Devunt (same at all Wikimedia projects).
  • Administrator and crat on Testwiki. MediaWiki svn user & developer & coder.
  • Reason is to translate articles to korean.

--15:32, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

  Not done As stated on the top of the page, article translation happens here on Meta-Wiki. See TR. Cbrown1023 talk 21:15, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
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User:Wifione

Username: ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪
Email: wificlassone gmail.com
Interlink: [1]
Reason: I currently am an administrator on the English Wikipedia. I'd like to kindly request an account as I wish to become more active in suggesting changes/updations/improvements to certain policies of our Foundation that are applicable across all projects; an account will allow me to provide regular inputs on our Foundation's website and would allow me to better serve the Foundation in the ways I have described. As a starting instance, I plan to begin by discussing certain changes to our Checkuser policy, changes which I believe will go further in our attempts to better our Foundation's interests. In the future, if I believe that such an account is not required any more, I shall request for the account access to be removed. Irrespective of whether this request is approved, I should take this chance to thank the Foundation for the opportunity to contribute to the administration of the project. With sincere regards, ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ 06:00, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

The Foundation wiki isn't really a discussion wiki; it's the public face of the Foundation. As such, the content is only beneficial for readers and infrequent contributors to learn about how the Foundation works. The changes you describe should therefore be discussed on meta, which by contrast is a discussion wiki. Best, PeterSymonds 08:19, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
Sure. I understand and withdraw my request. Thanks for the reply and kind regards.♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ 16:39, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
  Not done Withdrawn by user. Azariv 00:00, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
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User:Kizito

Username: Kizito
Email: kbirabwa yahoo.co.uk
Interlink lg:User:Kizito
Reason: Can you create an account on Foundation Wiki for me. I would like to localise the Wikipedia globe logo into Luganda, for the Luganda Wikipedia.
Regards, Kizito 13:41, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

The localistation for logo's is done on Commmons and meta. Huib talk Abigor 18:12, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks Huib, so declined. Thank you for offering your help, but the foundation wiki is no suitable venue for your interest. --Aphaia 15:35, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
  Not done per above. Azariv 04:22, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
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User:Wilsonmess

Username: Wilsonmess
Email: luanwusheng gmail.com
Reason: I found some error or outdated information on the zh-hans version of wikimedia foundation, and an account would allow me to update it. Best Regards, Wilsonmess 08:56, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Hello Wilsonmess and thank you for volunteering to help cleanup the Simplified Chinese pages on Foundationwiki! All translation work is done on Meta-Wiki and any changes made here are synced to Foundationwiki after they've been reviewed. All of the translations are linked from TR. If you tell me what page you found errors/outdated information on, I'll point you to the right page on Meta-Wiki. Cbrown1023 talk 20:54, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
  Not done Translation work is done on Meta-Wiki. Azariv 04:22, 1 October 2010 (UTC)


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User:I-20

  • Username: User:I-20
  • Email: tuxlover684 gmail.com
  • Reason: Want to be a WikiGnome and do things on the To-Do. Also want to set my skin preference to monobook (and keep it, ?useskin=monobook is very annoying)

—I-20the highway 15:33, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

I'd suggest a simple closure for this request as I-20 is "vanished". Kylu 02:15, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
  Not done User's account is locked. Azariv 04:22, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
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User:Bhawani Gautam Rhk

  • Project where I am an admin: Nepali Wikipedia
  • My Email address: bsgautamrhk gmail.com
  • Reason for account: need to update fundraising pages for chapter.

Bhawani Gautam Rhk

Hi. Accounts needed for the Fundraiser should be sought through the Chapters Coordinator, Moushira. Please e-mail Moushira or drop a note on their talk page. Thanks. PeterSymonds 15:11, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
  Not done Please e-mail Moushira. Az1568 (talk) 07:39, 6 January 2011 (UTC)


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Emperyan

The Wikimedia Foundation is very deficient in terms of Turkish content. I also want to open an account to translate the pages into Turkish. Emperyanileti/message 20:31, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

  Not done We would welcome your help with translations! However, as it says above, all translation work is done here on Meta-Wiki at TR so that everyone can participate. You do not need a foundationwiki account to translate. Cbrown1023 talk 15:40, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
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Mono

I'm interested in helping with gnomish things; member of the Fundraising 2010 commitee.  ℳono  03:24, 28 October 2010 (UTC)   Not done Reasons provided are not specific enough nor demonstrate the need to create an account. Az1568 (talk) 03:06, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

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Frozen Wind

Same rationale as the I-20 request:

Frozen Windwant to be chilly? 00:29, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Reason from I-20 was: Want to be a WikiGnome and do things on the To-Do. Also want to set my skin preference to monobook (and keep it, ?useskin=monobook is very annoying) Kylu 00:51, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
Sorry, but you don't seem to be active at all in foundation-level work or in communications so I honestly don't see any need for an account. Do you have any specific reasons for this request (other than Wikignomish stuff)? Az1568 (talk) 05:15, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
  Not done Thank you for offering to help, however the reason provided is not enough to create an account. Please utilize Wikimedia site feedback instead and show more involvement in foundation-level work or in communications. Az1568 (talk) 21:55, 24 October 2010 (UTC)


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Ktsquare

  • Username: Ktsquare
  • Email: Ktsquare gmail.com
  • Interwiki links: en:user:Ktsquare
  • Reason: I had been posting bids for wikimania 2009 and 2010 in Toronto and attended the meetings for Wikimedia Canada.
  • Trust: I had been an admin on en.wikipedia since 2002 and had served as admin on zh.wikipedia for years from 2002 to 2008.

-- Ktsquare 22:24, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, but what's the reason that you need the account? Cbrown1023 talk 21:57, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
At this moment, I shall use the account to post and edit wikimania or Wikimedia Canada (WMC)-related information or communication; say some tidbits from WMC meeting worth posting. -- Ktsquare 20:50, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
  Not done The Foundationwiki is for the official face of the Wikimedia Foundation, so only news items by the Communications staff members or from recognized/official chapters go up there. Meta-Wiki is a better fit for the stuff you mentioned. Cbrown1023 talk 21:09, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
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