Steward requests/Permissions

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This page is for requests to havestewardsgrant or revokeadministrator,bureaucrat,checkuser,andoversightrights onWikimedia projectswhichdo not have a local permissions procedure.Minimum voting requirement are listedhere.

Old sections are archived. Thelist of archivesis below.

Requests for bot flags are handled atSRB,and requests forglobal permissionsare handled atSRGP.
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-stewards^connectIRCchannel. In emergencies, type!stewardin the channel to get the attention of stewards. Otherwise, you can type@stewardfor non-urgent help.

Other than requests to remove your own access or emergencies, please only make requests hereaftergaining the on-wiki approval of your local community.

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Cross-wiki requests
CheckUser information Global blocks/locks Permissions (global) Permissions (bot) Permissions (other) Username changes/ usurpation requests Miscellaneous requests URL blacklisting Title/username blacklisting Email blacklisting
Meta-Wiki requests
CheckUser information Deletion Permissions Requests for help

Using this page

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 you're requesting access for multiple bots, leave this field blank and give a list of these bots 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 forat leastone week, butno morethan 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

Certain permissions (notablyCheckUserandOversight) additionallyrequireusers to sign aconfidentiality agreement.Users requesting these permissions must make a request below, and must alsosign the confidentiality agreementwith theWikimedia Foundation.The request is placed on hold temporarily, until the receipt has beenformally confirmedby the Office.

Requests

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

SeeAdministratorfor information about this user group.

If you are requesting adminship to handle one time vandalism incidents or clearing a deletion backlog, please seeSteward requests/Miscellaneous.

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

Admins doing cross-wiki work may wish to seeIRC/wikimedia-adminfor information about joining#wikimedia-admin^connect.

Stewards: Please use {{Systmp}} for approved temporary requests.

Requests for removal of access should be posted at thesectionbelow.

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. SeeSteward requests/Permissions/Minimum voting requirements.

Interface administrator access

SeeInterface adminfor information about this user group.

If you need to accomplish a one-time, non-recurring task, please request your task atSteward requests/Miscellaneous.

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 attranslatewiki.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 havetwo-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 thesectionbelow.

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. SeeSteward requests/Permissions/Minimum voting requirements.

Bureaucrat access

SeeBureaucratfor 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. Seeherefor a guideline.

Requests for removal of access should be posted at thesectionbelow.

CheckUser access

SeeCheckUser policyfor information about this user group and the policy governing the use of this tool.

To request CheckUserinformation,seeSteward requests/Checkuser.This is the place to request CheckUseraccess.
One-time CheckUser access is not permitted and temporary access is only used byStewardsor when the mandate of the CUs has an expiry date specified in local policies.

Stewards: Before granting this permission to a user, please check the currentpolicyand make sure that the user hassigned the confidentiality agreementwith the Wikimedia Foundation. Anemail templateis available for requesting new users to identify.

When a new user is assigned to this group, please add them tothis list.Subscription tocheckuser-lwill be handled by list owners. Make sure new users contactan opfor access to#wikimedia-privacy^connectand#wikimedia-checkuser^connect.

Oversight access

SeeOversight policyfor 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-stewards^connectand contact a steward privately.This section is for requesting access to the Oversight tool.

For contact details about oversighters across the wikis, refer tothis page.

Note that temporary Oversight access is not permitted and temporary status is only used byStewards.

Stewards: Before granting this permission to a user, please check the currentpolicyand make sure that the user hassigned the confidentiality agreementwith the Wikimedia Foundation.

When a new user is assigned to this group, please add them tothis list.

Miscellaneous requests

Requests for permissions that don't fit in other sections belong here.Importerrights 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

If you're requesting the removal ofyour ownpermissions, 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(seeprevious discussionon 24 hour delays);the rights will not be restored by stewards once they are removed.

To request the removal ofanotheruser'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 aseparate list of these specific wikis.

To request the removal ofanotheruser's permissions forinactivity,link to your local inactivity policy. If your site does not have inactivity policy, the global policyAdmin activity reviewapplies.

See theinstructions abovefor adding new requests. Please post new requests at the bottom of the section.

Using this page

Confirmation of signing confidentiality agreement

Requests

Administrator access

Interface administrator access

Bureaucrat access

CheckUser access

Oversight access

Miscellaneous requests

Removal of access

See also