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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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Cross-wiki requests
Meta-Wiki requests

Using this page

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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

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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

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COPY THE FOLLOWING CODE to the bottom of the appropriate section below: 


==== User name@xxproject ====
{{sr-request
  |status     = <!--don't change this line-->
  |domain     =<!-- Such as en.wikibooks -->
  |user name  =
  |discussion = 
}}

Administrator access

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See Administrator for information about this user group.

  • MediaWiki interface translations are done at translatewiki.net. Please do not request administrator access solely for that purpose; your request will be declined.
  • 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.

Kylaix@ru.wikibooks

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Status:    Done

I would like to request for a permanent admin rights (preferable). Kylain Aixter (СО) 23:16, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Granted for 1 year to expire on 2026-02-02. 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.
In accordance with the previous case I'm granting temporarily at first. With that being said, please mention this in your next request and we will likely consider permanent adminship by then. EPIC (talk) 10:20, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Kylain Aixter (СО) 01:14, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Exec8@ceb.wikipedia

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Status:    In progress

I am applying for sysop and interface admin rights. This is to provide technical support on initiatives to grow the local community, update page and monitor bad actors such as vandalism. I have sysop experience on Wikimania wiki and Pangasinan Wikipedia. --Exec8 (talk)

I'm leaning towards closing this as not done. Per MVR discussions should be open for at least one week, and around 3-4 weeks at most. This one has been open for more than two months at this point, and I would therefore think that the discussion has reached a point where the consensus is almost too old. EPIC (talk) 09:06, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

咽頭べさ@mnw.wiktionary

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Status:    Not done

In Mon Wiktionary, among those who work in various fields, I am the only one. Now for the update Module or MediaWiki in Mon Wiktionary, are short of help. I applied to (Mon Wiktionary request as an administrator for protection) as an Mon Wiktionary admin to resolve this issue, but no one responded. In Mon Wiktionary, how much work I have done can be checked at any time, so since Mon Wiktionary is a place related to the Mon language, we are experts in the Mon language, would like to have the right to edit freely. I have worked hard for Mon Wiktionary for many years, but I am very disappointed that I do not have the freedom to edit freely. (For more, check out @Octahedron80 comments on "Administrators ?")I want to be able to maintain Mon Wiktionary freely because it is a place related to my native language, thanks.--𝓓𝓻.𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓫𝓮𝓼𝓪|𝒯𝒶𝓁𝓀 09:46, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see any recent request here (only an old one from almost three years ago), therefore   Not done. You will need to open a fresh discussion, and return here after at least a week has passed, and a few weeks at most. There doesn't need to be any votes, just as long as there is a recent request. EPIC (talk) 10:15, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If I write a new message to apply for moderator, I think it's useless, it's a waste of time, because in the past 3 years, I wrote messages to apply for moderator, my request was not seen and no one replied. I think that kind of action is disrespectful to others. also if do not want me to apply for an admin position, please find someone who is fluent in Mon language like me and can work full-time on Mon Wiktionary to maintain Mon Wiktionary as soon as possible. I don't come from a wealthy background, so I will need to pay for internet costs to continue my future Mon language work on Mon Wiktionary, also I don't want to waste any more time on my new request where no one will read it. as you can see, the fact that no one has read my request or responded to it for over three years makes it absolutely clear that they don't value me or no respect for me. I am very hurt about that matter. they should respect me because I sometimes go hunger and work so hard for Mon Wiktionary, thanks. 𝓓𝓻.𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓫𝓮𝓼𝓪|𝒯𝒶𝓁𝓀 11:44, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@咽頭べさ: This is just a part of procedure that you have to open a fresh discussion and let it stay for one week. If there are no votes, you can apply here after one week has passed as the formality would be completed. Svārtava (tɕ) 18:51, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Adding to that: It's impossible for stewards to reliably know for all projects whether there is an active community (or at least some other active editors) or if there's really no-one else except for the user requesting admin permissions. To avoid any situation where users get admin permissions even though there are active editors which might disagree, we require a public discussion for every request for adminship, even if they get zero votes. It's not about the votes, it's about making sure everyone has the chance to voice their opinion. Johannnes89 (talk) 19:04, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Try reading my request in this ညးကောပ်ကာဲ, there are currently not many people working on Mon Wiktionary, and you can check at any time to see if I am the only one working on Mon Wiktionary. since Mon Wiktionary is a private domain for the Mon language, it is appropriate for you to grant editing rights to those who are experts in the Mon language. although Mon Wiktionary is currently a private domain for the Mon language, I find it completely unfair if people who are proficient in the Mon language are not allowed to edit or apply for admin rights. as a matter of fairness, we want full editing rights on Mon Wiktionary, just like Thai, France, Chinese Wikimedia, so in all the time I've been working on the wiki without being paid, I've never felt the freedom that the Main Page says, but I think the reason why some people abandon Mon Wiktionary is probably because of what I mentioned above. I am currently the only person working on Mon Wiktionary. I have invited others to help out, but I see them avoiding coming back to Mon Wiktionary. so I feel sad and hurt every time I talk about these things. 𝓓𝓻.𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓫𝓮𝓼𝓪|𝒯𝒶𝓁𝓀 10:37, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You were already told that there is no need for any comments on the discussion, just as long as there is a local request. It isn't that you aren't allowed to request admin rights - it's the policy requiring a public request, which applies to everyone requesting rights on this page. EPIC (talk) 10:42, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MohammedBama123@knc.wikipedia

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Status:    On hold

I am applying for admin ship in the newly created https://knc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Shafi_kura as am the administrator in the incubator wiki before getting it's own site I would like to continue. MohammedBama123 (talk) 20:29, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@MohammedBama123 please wait at least 7 days and then post a request to this page following the instructions above. Johannnes89 (talk) 07:29, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Johannnes89 Thanks for the Head up. MohammedBama123 (talk) 19:14, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Namoroka@ko.wikisource

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Status:    In progress

Please grant him both the Administrator and Interface administrator rights, as he requested both in the discussion. As a sysop, I'm making this request in behalf of User:Namoroka because there are no bureaucrats in kowikisource.

Also, if possible, please consider granting him permanent rights. He had temporary sysop rights before and is generally seen as trustworthy inside the Korean Wikimedia Community. Aspere (talk) 04:55, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Aspere it seems like s:ko:위키문헌:관리자 선거 절차#당선자 결정 mentions a condition of having at least 20 votes. Checking all the past RfA linked at s:ko:위키문헌:관리자 선거 it seems like no request for adminship has ever meet this condition. Your community might want to consider officially removing it to avoid any issues, usually stewards should not just apply MVR, but also local policies.
MVR requires at least five votes, which is exactly the number of vote this request got. Previous requests by other users had higher participation (e.g. [1] in 2024). Given that all other admins on kowikisource have permanent admin permissions and the community seems large enough, I think we can grant permanent admin permissions to Namoroka (and also IA based on previous experience [2] before IA permissions got separated). --Johannnes89 (talk) 08:59, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Aram@ckbwiktionary

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Status:    Done

Votes:

  • Sysop: 1 support and no oppose.
  • Interface admin: 4 supports and no oppose.

Note: There is no admin and interface admin on this project. I have previously been granted both rights twice on a temporary basis. Since Wiktionary is not a stable project, and its templates and modules change frequently and unpredictably, it may be more practical to grant them without an expiration to ensure I can keep up with these changes efficiently. Thanks! Aram (talk) 16:00, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Granted for 2 years to expire on 2027-02-04. 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.
The community isn't large enough for permanent administrators at this time, though I've once again extended the flags. EPIC (talk) 16:19, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@EPIC: I highly appreciate it. Two years is perfect for now. Thank you a lot for your support! Aram (talk) 17:08, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Warmglow@tw.wikipedia

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Status:    In progress

(I would like to request for admin rights to ensure quality articles are written in the Twi language ) Warmglow (talk) 20:17, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Warmglow the discussion seems to have support, which is good. But if I see it correctly, it was done in the wrong place? You have been asked [3] to add your request to the designated admin request page, but it doesn't seem like you actually did so [4]? --Johannnes89 (talk) 08:26, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That's true the correction came at a later date and I already had some support. I have made the correction. Kindly assist do I delete my request here as it seems I need to start over? Warmglow (talk) 12:17, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Interface administrator access

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See Interface admin for information about this user group.

  • If you are requesting adminship and the interface admin at the same time, you can file one request in administrator section and state you want interface adminship as well.
  • MediaWiki interface translations are done at translatewiki.net. Please do not request interface administrator access solely for that purpose; your request will be declined.
  • Since the end of 2018, all interface administrators are required to have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled. Please, enable it before posting your request here.
  • Stewards: Please use {{Systmp}} for approved temporary requests.

Requests for removal of access should be posted at the section below.

Please start a new discussion about requesting the permission on the local village pump, administrators' noticeboard or a designated page for requesting permissions each time you request or renew interface adminship.

  • Discussions should be open for seven days. Please request interface adminship here seven days after discussions started. This page is not the place for any discussions or votes. (For wikis with few active users, it is OK to have no comments.)
  • If you only want interface adminship for specific tasks, please state for how long and for which tasks you need it. Otherwise stewards will decide whether to assign permanent interface adminship and the duration of interface adminship. See Steward requests/Permissions/Minimum voting requirements.

Bureaucrat access

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See Bureaucrat for information about this user group.
  • 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

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See CheckUser policy for information about this user group and the policy governing the use of this tool.
  • 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.

Oversight access

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See Oversight policy for information about this user group and the policy governing the use of this tool.
  • 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 .
  • When a new user is assigned to this group, please add them to this list.

Miscellaneous requests

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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:

  • SRB — Local or global bot status
  • SRGP — Global permissions

Removal of access

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  • 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.

AmandaNP@en.wikipedia

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Status:    Done

AmandaNP has resigned her CheckUser and Oversight permissions by request to the Arbitration Committee. Please remove her from the user groups.

On behalf of the Committee, Sdrqaz (talk) 05:33, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Done with thanks for their service. EPIC (talk) 06:08, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Freedom's Falcon@ar.wikipedia

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Status:    Done

He resigned from adminship three days ago --Mohanad (talk) 11:11, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Done As the 24 hour hold was already applied and completed locally I'm not applying any further hold time. Thanks to Freedom's Falcon for their service. EPIC (talk) 11:15, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ternera@rwwiki

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Status:    On hold

I would like to step down as sysop for the time being so I can focus on other responsibilities. Thank you! Ternera (talk) 23:00, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  On hold for 1 day, standard for resignation of advanced permissions. EPIC (talk) 23:10, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Superpes15@metawiki

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Status:    Done
Status:    Done
As said several times, flags are only useful when used, I had already foreseen my inactivity in 2024, I didn't imagine it being so serious due to various personal situations. Therefore I ask for the removal of my steward flag, I'd like to keep the other flags for now, hoping for a return. Obviously if this won't happen I would have no problem withdrawing them too. I preferred this mode to the statement so the deflag is immediate and the procedure is more streamlined. If possible, I'd like to return GS/GRN/GR as before at my election. It has been a big honor to serve and I hope to return to actively contribute to the entire community soon! A big hug to everyone!
P.S. No need to wait for 24 hours :) --Superpes15 (talk) 14:13, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your work and I hope you'll come back later! TenWhile6 14:17, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  Done I'd like to join in and thank you for your service. I'll handle stewardwiki access shortly. EPIC (talk) 14:18, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks both <3 --Superpes15 (talk) 14:19, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your service. --Ameisenigel (talk) 15:03, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Minorax@global

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Status:    Done

Resigning from OC, sent a mail to the Commission just a while ago. --Min☠︎rax«¦talk¦» 14:26, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Done with thanks for serving on the committee. EPIC (talk) 14:35, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your service. --Ameisenigel (talk) 15:02, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
+1, thanks for your service in the OC. TenWhile6 15:03, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See also

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

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