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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 requirements 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.

[email protected]

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Status:    In progress

After discussion for a temporary period of 3 months Djile59 (talk) 13:52, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[email protected]

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Status:    Already done

I am requesting for an extension of my admin rights. Warmglow (talk) 09:56, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Warmglow: you already have administrator rights, your request was handled 3 days ago [1]. AramilFeraxa (talk) 15:08, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I see it has been granted now. Thank you. Warmglow (talk) 16:40, 23 May 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.

Wildoo78@frwikivoyage

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Status:    In progress

Need a temporary interface administrator until July 31, 2025 to "fix" the French Wikivoyage listing editor script to correct the request phabricator:T375978. Thanks. / Besoin d'un administrateur d'interface temporaire jusqu'au 31 juillet 2025 pour « réparer » le script de l'éditeur de liste Wikivoyage français afin de corriger la demande phabricator:T375978. Merci. Crochet.david (talk) 17:24, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Wildoo78: note, this access requires multi-factor authentication to be configured. This may be done here: fr:voy:Spécial:Manage_Two-factor_authentication — xaosflux Talk 23:36, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I just did it. Wildoo78 (talk) 10:53, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There's a local bureaucrat on the project, but they appear to be inactive for almost a year. I've e-mailed @Adehertogh to check if they can/want to grant the permissions, otherwise stewards could step in.
@Crochet.david @Wildoo78 shouldn't the request be ono voy:fr:Wikivoyage:Nominations d'administrateurs? I don't want to be overly bureaucratic, given that the request seems to be focussed primarily on fixing the issue in phab:T375978, but I would have expected at least a ping to other admins / other active community members on that project.
Regarding this question [2]: You should test changes to gadgets via your local common.js (deactivate the gadget in your personal preferences while testing the improved code as a user script). Once you've confirmed it works, apply the changes to the gadget. Johannnes89 (talk) 05:18, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Johannnes89: Yes, it should be on that page (speaking as someone who was formerly active on frwikivoyage). I can't say for sure if this is still true, but discussions on the pub (or cafe) were still binding back when I was more active; I think an exception can be made. Just my 2c. //shb (t • c) 01:37, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[email protected]

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Status:    Done

Hello ! I'm one of the admins on this Wiki, but I would need to have Interface administrator access in order to edit MediaWiki pages. Please see local discussions. If possible, to fit with adminship dates : 2 years. Thank you in advance, Best regards. Brochon99 (talk) 13:37, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Expiration date has been set to match the expiration of the administrator permission: 18:58, 27 March 2027. 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. —MdsShakil (talk) 13:47, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you MdsShakil. Best. Brochon99 (talk) 14:34, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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.

Meruleh@eswikivoyage

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Status:    Done

Please remove my admin rights from es.wikivoyage. Thanks. —MERULEH 14:54, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold for 1 day, standard for resignation of advanced permissions. EPIC (talk) 14:55, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done —MdsShakil (talk) 14:56, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Galahad@global

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Status:    On hold

I recently had a near-suicidal breakdown due to everything that's happening right now. This has made me reconsider many things, and possibly the global community's trust in me has also been affected. That's why I prefer to remove myself from the Ombuds and Global Sysop flags (I'd like to keep the Global Rollback flag, though). Best, --Galahad (sasageyo!)(esvoy) 02:23, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold for 1 day, standard for resignation of advanced permissions AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 02:50, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Wait, the ombud flag doesn’t need approval to be removed? – Phương Linh (T · C · CA · L · B) 04:18, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see any reason why someone wouldn't be able to resign as an Ombud. We don't usually force people to edit and all that. AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 04:22, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
😢. Jianhui67 talk★contribs 05:04, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Please try not to take things too seriously and let go of any harmful thoughts. You are a valued contributor. We are all volunteers, and there is no pressure to do more than you are comfortable with. If this is affecting your health, it is absolutely okay to take a break and focus on yourself. Your well-being comes first. – DreamRimmer ■ 05:27, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
So sadness for your resignation, wishing you good luck and all the best. ː) ~~Sid~~ 14:54, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Listen, no one is superior to each other, because we are all equal and are volunteers. I hereby wish you the best of great luck, and please take care. Codename Noreste (talk · contribs) 20:20, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

on-wiki permissions removed. Waiting on removal of mailing list, private wiki, and other access. —MdsShakil (talk) 04:46, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See also

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

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