Steward requests/Global permissions/2020-07

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Requests for global rollback permissions

Global rollback for ThesenatorO5-2

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Status: Not done

Global user: ThesenatorO5-2 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Not ending before 21 July 2020 09:27 UTC

I am requesting this right to be able to fastly revert any vandalism or anything disruptive, and especially on wikipedia. I am still relatively new here and I wonder if I can have this right. I have made about 400 edits in total at all WikiMedia wikis, and 350 on Wikipedia. I am also active on Commons and Meta.ThesenatorO5-2 (talk) 09:27, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Strong oppose. Answer is still no. No crosswiki activity. --Wiki13 talk 09:40, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Strong oppose! Answer is still now, exactly as here. Cheers! Nadzik (talk) 09:54, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Strong oppose No cross-wiki activity. --Uncitoyen^talk 10:40, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong oppose NO. --mirinano (talk) 11:50, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

(non-steward closure) Not done There is totally no consensus here and there cannot be no consensus for appoint. No x-wiki activity. See also user's talk page on enwiki.--MrJaroslavik (talk) 11:51, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global rollback for Bencemac

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Status: Done

Global user: Bencemac (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Not ending before 18 July 2020 16:57 UTC

Hello everyone! I'd like to apply for GR. I'm administrator of Wikidata, and my global field of work is mostly removing spam connected to Commons and Wikidata. Unfortunately, I'm often stopped by CAPTCHA and AbuseFilter; I remember, once I even had to ask someone else to mark a page for deletion because I couldn't add the template myself. I was advised in the past to apply till I'm willing to continue what I do, so here I am. The right would be very useful for me in general, especially when my edits get undid by spammers. I've read the guidelines and am happy to serve if you find me appropriate. Thanks for reading! Bencemac (talk) 16:57, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support, user has some global contributions, if he needs the perissions to continue his work, I support him. Cheers! Nadzik (talk) 17:07, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support I don't see any issues. Thank you for volunteering, Vermont (talk) 17:16, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support trusted 𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 👤💬 17:43, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Bencemac has important permissions like admin in many wikis. I have witnessed several times that it is working globally to prevent vandalism and spam. Having this authority will facilitate its work. Thanks for your contributions. Good luck. --Uncitoyen^talk 17:44, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Weak support The iw contributions are not huge, but bubu and sysop rights inspire confidence. —Eihel (talk) 18:21, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support sure. Sgd. —Hasley 18:33, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Seems good to me, I've seen Bencemac in the patroling field, so why not! --Martin Urbanec (talk) 18:38, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Good profile. Esteban16 (talk) 18:52, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. --FitIndia ^{Talk Commons} 21:01, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support why not?--Infinite0694 (Talk) 23:39, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support No issues.--mirinano (talk) 00:00, 14 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support ミラ P 04:56, 14 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support DARIO SEVERI (talk) 11:31, 14 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Jianhui67^{talk★contribs} 14:08, 14 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -FASTILY 01:56, 15 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
There were concerns raised about your ability to work with others at Stewards/Elections 2020/Votes/Bencemac. How would you respond to that? --Rs chen 7754 02:02, 15 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You can always improve yourself, and I believe I did that. Working with others also needs the others' cooperation, but some people just want to see the devil in me, no matter what I try or do, so I don't think that this lack is just my fault all the time. I believe that you, who see me in the field, can judge me and decide if these concerns are truly real or not. I'm surely have the intention to work with others, otherwise I wouldn't be here. I hope I answered your question. Regards, Bencemac (talk) 17:53, 15 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support I feel we are here for Global rollback for this candidate. G-Rollback is to fight x-wiki Vandals. I support this candidate for this user rights, when it comes to stew. election or G-sysop then I think Rschen7754 concerns could be considerable. Best wishes ahead. --Tiven2240 (talk) 02:18, 15 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support This candidate can just kill off any vandalism present. --ThesenatorO5-2 (talk) 06:54, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -- Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) 08:35, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Reasonable request, frequently saw them clearing crosswiki mess by spammers. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 14:27, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Sure. --Hamish 08:02, 17 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -- Несмир Кудилович (разговор) 09:13, 17 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Eligible user--Path slopu (talk) 15:25, 17 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support I see no issues, they should have the rights. QueerEcofeminist^{"cite! even if you fight"!!!} [they/them/their] 04:17, 18 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support per 1997kB. -- CptViraj (talk) 04:20, 18 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Clear consensus to promote, rights granted. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 17:53, 18 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you everyone! Bencemac (talk) 07:59, 19 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global rollback for Lofty abyss

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Status: Done

Global user: Lofty abyss (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Not ending before 25 July 2020 07:50 UTC

I'd like to be more efficient. I used it for years in the past, and anyone can confirm that I'm accurate, active, and usually double-check. Lofty abyss 07:50, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

trusted--𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 👤💬 12:11, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support User has steward experience. It is obvious that it returned by edits. --Uncitoyen^talk 13:54, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Had been steward for years where these tools are included. No problem for me. --Wiki13 (talk) 14:08, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support competent user, former steward, reliable Wikimedian. --Path slopu (talk) 15:23, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Valid use case, sufficiently experienced and trustworthy, no issues supporting. Thank you for volunteering, Vermont (talk) 16:49, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support --FitIndia ^{Talk Commons} 17:33, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Trust user. --mirinano (talk) 00:06, 21 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -- Несмир Кудилович (разговор) 00:37, 21 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Per Vermont. Rafael ^{(stanglavine) msg} 02:39, 21 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. Sgd. —Hasley 11:15, 21 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support, per Uncitoyen. Cheers! Nadzik (talk) 19:25, 21 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Ankry (talk) 21:14, 21 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Per Vermont.--Turkmen ^talk 08:42, 22 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -FASTILY 06:46, 23 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:43, 23 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -- Definitely trusted on several wikis, they will give justice to the right for sure. QueerEcofeminist^{"cite! even if you fight"!!!} [they/them/their] 17:32, 23 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Per 1997kB -J. Ansari Talk 05:07, 24 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support --Geonuch (talk) 05:42, 24 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Trusted user. Nnadigoodluck (talk) 11:56, 24 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support LGTM --DannyS712 (talk) 21:45, 24 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Jianhui67^{talk★contribs} 04:59, 25 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Clear consensus, promoted. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 08:11, 25 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global rollback for Syed Muhammad Al Hafiz

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Status: Not done

Global user: Syed Muhammad Al Hafiz (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Not ending before 4 August 2020 06:27 UTC

I am requesting this right because I hate vandalism and I also used TW to rollback vandalismic edits. — The preceding unsigned comment was added by Syed Muhammad Al Hafiz (talk) 6:27, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

Oppose 384 edits globally, only edited on 8 wikis, having checked 6 (didn't look at mswiki and enwiki) the only revert I saw was a self revert. No demonstrated need --DannyS712 (talk) 09:34, 30 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not done as this is unlikely to pass under any circumstances. No x-wiki activity --Alaa :)..! 10:16, 30 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Requests for global sysop permissions

Global sysop for Operator873

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Status: Done

Global user: Operator873 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Not ending before 11 July 2020 02:18 UTC

Greetings and salutations. I'm requesting the global sysop toolkit in order further expand my efforts against global spam, LTAs, and, occasionally, low level vandalism. I have found a lot of pleasure in seeking out hidden spam links and combating spambot activities. The bulk of my xwiki activity is related to this end and therefore does not reflect actual edits as evidenced by my frequent requests on SR/G. However, with the global sysop tool set, I'd be able to take more direct action on the items I find. I'm currently a Sysop and CheckUser on the Simple English Wikipedia and the writer/owner of GlobalSysBot (the Global Sysop Bot). Thank you for your kind consideration. Operator873^talkconnect 02:18, 27 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support Operator's a very competent and trusted user, to whom the GS toolkit will be very welcome. His contributions to the GS workflow with the GlobalSysBot are great. Though his edits may not reflect that, he's very active crosswiki, mainly fighting spam, which we are always needing help on. Good luck! —Thanks for the fish! ^{talk•contribs} 02:43, 27 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support I saw him quickly reverting spam in small wikis. The tools he creates are great, and I hope he will be even more active with the combination of GlobalSysBot and GS flag.--mirinano (talk) 07:22, 27 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. Fair use. No concerns. Sgd. —Hasley 15:04, 27 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support per Tks4Fish. Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) 15:14, 27 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support He has shown trust, commitment, and skills. He needs the flag. Esteban16 (talk) 15:45, 27 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support For me personally, havent had that much interaction with Operator, but from what I've seen he could clearly benefit from these tools. --Wiki13 talk 15:57, 27 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Of course! Highly experienced and competent editor, very trustworthy, and I have no doubt whatsoever that they will do a lot of good with the tools. Thank you for volunteering! Vermont (talk) 03:22, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -- Wagino 20100516 (talk) 05:51, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Neutral There are few cross-wiki edits from this account. Despite this, Operator has made useful contributions to the cross-wiki. Therefore, I can't directly oppose this request. Thanks for your contribution. Good luck. --Uncitoyen^talk 08:25, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support of course.-BRP^ever 08:51, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support per Mirinano. -- CptViraj (talk) 14:01, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support --DannyS712 (talk) 14:38, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support No concerns. Good job[1]!--Infinite0694 (Talk) 15:59, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. FitIndia ^{Talk Commons} 16:02, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support seen them active in counter-vadalism and spam. If they can do that, they can have GS. Can I Log In (talk) 23:48, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support, cheers! Nadzik (talk) 09:18, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support --Wright Streetdeck 10:49, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support --Minorax (talk) 13:38, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support of course. —Eihel (talk) 18:57, 30 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support I see no reason why not. -Examknow (talk) 19:00, 30 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support ミラ P 17:17, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Syman51 (talk) 18:27, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -J. Ansari Talk 05:25, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -FASTILY 07:54, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support -- Несмир Кудилович (разговор) 10:13, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Sure, good luck. --Sotiale (talk) 10:21, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I can't find a reason to oppose. --Hamish 05:18, 3 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Per Tks4Fish and Vermont. Experienced, trusted, a great addition to the team, no doubt! Thank you for volunteering, Rafael ^{(stanglavine) msg} 15:49, 3 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support ‐‐1997kB (talk) 16:36, 3 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support has my complete support. -- Dolotta (talk) 20:05, 3 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Jianhui67^{talk★contribs} 18:27, 4 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Fatima Al Khalidi (talk) 01:22, 5 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support. Operator873 has my 100% support. Hiàn (talk) 01:26, 5 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Trusted --Alaa :)..! 13:24, 6 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support - Operator873 has been a fantastic admin on simplewiki and I absolutely think he would be an asset to projects as a global sysop. IWI (chat) 03:22, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -- कन्हाई प्रसाद चौरसिया (talk) 14:45, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done per community consensus. --Sotiale (talk) 02:20, 11 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Trijnstel: Please add Operator873 to the mailing list. Thank you for your time :D --Sotiale (talk) 02:20, 11 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done! Trijnstel_talk 10:20, 11 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global sysop for Drmies

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Status: Withdrawn

Global user: Drmies (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Not ending before 26 July 2020 21:41 UTC

Hi all--I am here for one reason: to have the ability to roll back the ongoing harassment by User:WhenDatHotlineBling (who may, on occasion, be impersonated by My Royal Young...) and block their socks. Hotline has a habit of pinging, emailing, and doxxing me and a few others on various Wikiprojects, including WikiQuote, and sometimes it takes a while for that stuff to be removed, the user blocked, and then the edits revdeleted/suppressed. Those of you who have helped me in the past with it: thank you very much. You know how disgusting it is, and it's made even more painful by the fact that he's been publicizing my home address for years and never had the decency to send me a Christmas card. I'm not going to list the now-mostly suppressed edits, hundreds if not thousands of them; the history of this is indicative, I think.

Anyway, I would like to have global rights so I can do at least a bit of damage control; please note also that usually those harassing posts involve other favorite targets, including Praxidicae and User:Flyer22. I will add that I have no intention of being much more active globally, and that I have no global ambition: this is for limited use.

I've been identified to the Foundation, I have two-factor authentication, I just had my tetanus shot, and I am not under any current sanctions anywhere. When Hotline is taken care of, I will gladly give back my tool. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 21:50, 12 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support trusted user. Valid need. Not on IRC so flagging down a steward is annoying and basically requires using CU-l, so this is easier. Right can’t really do much on wikis with established communities so sure. TonyBallioni (talk) 22:06, 12 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -- Несмир Кудилович (разговор) 22:09, 12 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Global rollback would probably be a better group if your intent is to revert the vandalism. The global sysop group isn't active on all wikis; see Special:WikiSets/7 for a list of wikis where GS do not have access. Global rollback is, in contrast, a truly global group. – Ajraddatz (talk) 22:20, 12 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
- Ajraddatz, you've seen this vandal: they need immediate blocking, not rolling back, and revdeleting. I thought about asking for rollback but realized it serves no purpose, and only eggs them on. Drmies (talk) 15:12, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  - They need immediate locking (and checking and global blocking of any underling IPs or ranges), given the cross-wiki nature of their abuse. I have no issues trusting you with this access, I just don't think it'll be sufficient for dealing with the problem. – Ajraddatz (talk) 18:59, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
There is little global activity (especially GS wikis). Trusted user, but should not be given the GS flag. GS is not about solving a single problem. Even if it's temporary. --mirinano (talk) 06:18, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Drmies While I fully support you in this request, GS doesn't include global rollback and it sounds like that's what you're going for? Praxidicae (talk) 11:11, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Neutral. User is trusted, it can be observed by the permissions he has on en.wikipedia. Regardless of that, I cannot support you for GS, with such little global activity. If you want to fight vandalism, why won't you apply for the Global Rollback first? I look forward to your candidacy for GS in the future. Cheers! Nadzik (talk) 13:21, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
- Thanks--but given the nature of the harassment, rollback alone won't do as long as they're not blocked. And because they always ping me (and others, none of whom are stewards), I'm often the first one to know. Drmies (talk) 15:10, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  - @Drmies: I understand. Please do not take it personally, I just think that Global sysop should be given to the user that are experienced, trusted, and have shown cross-wiki work. You are surely experienced and trusted, that is why I am not opposing your request. Cheers! Nadzik (talk) 17:09, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'm in support of this request, but global rollback is likely better. Most of the wikis that WDHB vandalizes on, as far as I've seen, are not GS projects. Vermont (talk) 17:15, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong oppose It's not personally, but you should only have global rights if you use them. The GS policy requires cross wiki work that you do not have and do not want. The purpose of GS is to do all cross wiki work and not just hunt a single troll --𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 👤💬 17:38, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
- User:WikiBayer, I am not "hunting a single troll"--I am trying to prevent being doxxed all the damn time. Drmies (talk) 18:18, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong oppose Sorry I can't see a lot of cross-wiki work. It's too early to be a global sysop now. Other global sysops and stewards can help you with your problems as much as possible. --Uncitoyen^talk 17:49, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Neutral. I don't like to oppose here. You do good work on the English Wikipedia. But for global sysop people are expected to have crosswik activity. I can't really see that yet. I also have to agree with WikiBayers point. If you were to get more crosswiki activity I might even consider supporting you at a later request. --Wiki13 talk 17:59, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Weak oppose Usually more permissive, the candidate's motivation text seems biased: he gives an example where a GS has no place, enWQ. Also, the crosswiki contributions are not huge. —Eihel (talk) 18:15, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Regretfully oppose. Trusted user, but has a limited cross-wiki experience. Global sysop toolkit wouldn't be useful on projects like the one they mentioned. I could support a request for global rollback instead. Sgd. —Hasley 18:48, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support If the user weren't trusted and experienced, I would probably oppose him, given the reason he wants the flag. While it is true that GS are expected to have a strong record of xwiki work, I think this particular case deserves an exemption. He would be doing anti-harrassment work, which involves many things. Esteban16 (talk) 18:50, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose this use case doesn't seem to support this request; if you need to rollback changes on many projects, global rollbacker is better - if someone is being a cross-wiki vandalism only account, chasing them around on small projects with the block tool isn't ideal either, refer to a steward for a gobal lock; further, posting of private personal information on various projects (who I'm assuming don't have oversight teams such as enwikiquote) should get cleaned up by suppression, which is also going to require a steward to engage. As far as the example of enwikiquote goes, that project has both more than 10 admins, and more than 3 that have logged actions in the last two months, so global sysops shouldn't even be operating there. — xaosflux ^Talk 19:05, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
- Xaosflux, if you don't approve this, I think there's little hope of this succeeding. Please do us all a favor and just close the request. I'll just do what I've been doing--reporting to the stewards and/or pinging someone I know. Here's one thing that I wish would happen: that those who do place a block won't be negligent or hesitant in suppressing, because sometimes I have to ask for that separately. Thanks. Drmies (talk) 20:39, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  - Unfortunately the people doing the blocking are often not the ones with the ability to suppress the content. The community has decided that all of the local user groups need to feel important, so we don't allow stewards to clean up messes on large wikis (well, we let them arbitrarily do some things - rollbacking is fine, deleting and suppressing not). They would need to request that local users do the suppressing on wikis with local oversighters. – Ajraddatz (talk) 21:14, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  - @Drmies: it's nothing against you specifically, but mostly this just isn't the right tool to deal with this problem (especially with current policies for individual project governance as mentioned by Ajraddatz). I'm not sure what the "best" solution is for reactive cleanups if it is across multiple sized projects. (Trust and Safety "leads the Anti-Harassment Program" - but you've seen what happens when they try to act in a way a community doesn't like......). — xaosflux ^Talk 23:12, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    - User:Xaosflux, I don't know either. What I do know is that a lack of proper governance shouldn't stand in the way of blocking people like this and quickly reverting their edits (suppression is always last on the list, I know--but just rolling back is useless when the LTA is simply sitting right there reverting). I will say this: Trust and Safety is not the slowest of agencies. Local law enforcement is top of the list, the FBI is somewhere in the middle--yes, Ajraddatz, that is where this is at. On EN-Wikipedia, we talk about IAR when extraordinarily events sometimes call for extraordinary measures; I would have thought that blocking would be as "fine" as rolling back. Ajraddatz, after two or more years of this shit (I'm sure you've seen some of it, and if you haven't, well, my daughter is sad at you--those who know, know) I really don't care very much anymore about what authority is granted to which group of whatever. The very fact that all of a sudden I (and all those other users) can be reached, and harassed, and doxxed, on a dozen different fucking projects where none of us did anything, that should be reason enough for someone to get serious about this. And here we are, discussing the semantics and going "oh ho-ho, this user hasn't done enough in the different wikis"--well, to all those who said that, you probably haven't been fucking doxxed over a dozen wikis, and I'm not even sure you have as many contributions globally as I do. So please someone close this shit-show, because I am getting really frustrated by the lack of support. It's pretty sad if the WMF is more understanding than individual human beings. Xaosflux, Ajraddatz, I'm not really directing this at you. It's the others, who get all formal with their "strong oppose" (there is no such fucking thing), that I'm pissed at. I wish that whoever invented this project-wide unified log-in ... well, I'll stop. Xaosflux, please close this and archive this. Thanks. Drmies (talk) 00:39, 14 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      - You're right to be upset. For years I've been arguing that we need to do better at coordinating our response to cross-wiki abuse and harassment, but it has repeatedly been dismissed as against the principle of local project governance or other meaningless technicalities. Here is a user group that I proposed in 2012 that would, had it been accepted, allow you to at least lock the global account and revert the edits without the edits being immediately reverted back by the troll. But that particular proposal didn't pass because people thought that anyone who wants that access should just become a steward (through once-a-year elections, granting them all sorts of other unrelated tools that they may or may not want to use) and the details of elections and confirmations would be too complicated. And there have been others, like a current proposal that would allow stewards to get more centralized CheckUser data to aid in fighting cross-wiki abuse. The proposal is facing significant opposition because of various "problems" like stewards not being elected to view that information, the fact that it would allow stewards to get information otherwise only available to big wiki CUs, or the incredible risks associated with granting stewards access to more non-public information. It's all nonsense from people who have absolutely no perspective of how these websites fit into the real world. I think the only hope is that the WMF continues to take more and more responsibility in this area, because I don't see the stubborn community ever shifting on this. – Ajraddatz (talk) 01:35, 14 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sigh, I’m going to weigh in here again and point out that global sysop does not actually do all that much and it’s arguably the least significant global right because it’s scope is so restricted. Come to think of it, the only permission that I think should be given more freely is pending changes reviewer on en.wiki. It’s the ability to block and delete on projects that have no existing community. That’s not really that big a deal. I know that there’s a lot of pride felt by people who work doing countervandal work on small wikis, but this permission is significantly less powerful than global rollback in that global rollback is actually global.
Okay, Drmies screwed up and said that he wanted to use it on a non-GS wiki, and he didn’t know rollback isn’t bundled: who can blame him. It’s bundled with sysop everywhere else.
Here’s the thing: this vandal is extremely bad and will start targeting him elsewhere. This is a valid use case of another human being having his life and his family’s life threatened. Letting him shut it down quickly should just be common sense. So yes, I’m going to ping Uncitoyen, Wiki13, Hasley, Eihel, and WikiBayer I’d strongly encourage you to revisit the votes here. Is a merit badge for cross-wikiness really worth maintaining as a trophy, when it’s something that actually impacts someone’s life. And yes, xaos and ajr, Drmies could have explained what he wanted better, but there’s a fairly clear use case here, especially when it expands to other projects. Anyone who knows the background here will tell you it’s going to expand before it stops. TonyBallioni (talk) 01:29, 14 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
In the past year exactly none of the wikis he has been targetted on are in the GS wikiset. It's not an issue of trust, it's a simple practical problem that this right wouldn't let him use any new access anywhere that he needs it. And it's incredibly rich to hear you talk about using common sense to fight cross-wiki harassment when you oppose any other effort to give stewards or other users active in fighting cross-wiki abuse the tools to do their job properly. – Ajraddatz (talk) 01:35, 14 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I know what kind of stuff Drmies is talking about, as unfortunately I've been one of few people that spots this LTA very quickly. As soon as I see this I request help of a steward immediately to make sure the content is oversighted as soon as possible. Almost in all cases when this has happened recently action was taken in minutes. And as far my reasoning is concerned... I know what the scope is on global sysop (I'v been one in the past) and that it's limited. Its only scoped to most small wikis and thats why I think anyone getting this global right should have experience in dealing with the vandalism, spam and abuse which happen on small wikis. In the end GS won't solve the problem he's having with this LTA. In my experience asking for a steward to help in #wikimedia-stewards^connect is the fastest way to deal with this LTA when he comes around. --Wiki13 talk 06:09, 14 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Requests for global IP block exemption

Global IP block exempt for SCP-2000

Status: Done

Global user: SCP-2000 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Because of the social problem, I would like to have GIPBE to improve my privacy, thanks. --SCP-2000 05:34, 30 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Trusted. --Wright Streetdeck 08:19, 30 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
PS: Social problem means the political situation in Hong Kong. --SCP-2000 13:16, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. --Sotiale (talk) 13:29, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Sun8908

Status: Done

Global user: Sun8908 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Owing to the social problem, I would like to apply GIPBE to improve privacy and security. I mainly edit Chinese Wikipedia, Wikidata and English Wikipedia, and also some other Wikimedia project. Thank you very much!--Sun8908 (talk) 08:20, 30 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have to use VPN to use the Internet to ensure safety. Thanks!--Sun8908 (talk) 11:21, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. --Sotiale (talk) 13:30, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for SCP-500x

Status: Done

Global user: SCP-500x (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Application reasons are the same as above. --Secur ityXP™ 09:18, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done as user already has a GIPBE --Martin Urbanec (talk) 09:58, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Ypreselms

Status: Done

Global user: Ypreselms (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I am a user in mainland China and need a proxy or VPN for edit. I have a local IPBE on Chinese Wikipedia, and I need GIPBE to edit English Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. Thank you.--Ypreselms (talk) 08:30, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ypreselms英文维基百科那边您应该还需要申请一个本地IPBE，那边本地IP封禁有很多，看这个w:en:WP:IPECPROXY申请。--Hamish 11:36, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

感谢您的提醒，以我目前的需求，还不需要在英文维基百科申请本地IPBE。--Ypreselms (talk) 14:20, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Maybe have local blocked in Commons. You also need a local exemption. --Wright Streetdeck 08:19, 30 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I understand.--Ypreselms (talk) 12:18, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. Please note that GIPBE won't exempt you from local blocks. —Thanks for the fish! ^{talk•contribs} 16:35, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Emojiwiki

Status: Done

Global user: Emojiwiki (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

會用VPN（ProtonVPN為第一個測試的VPN），怕用了以後被封，所以先申請, --Emojiwiki (talk) 10:30, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

social problem so i will use VPN --Emojiwiki (talk) 10:31, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
CHanged another VPN service, the IP is 79.141.162.81 --Emojiwiki (talk) 11:22, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Could you clarify the social problem, please? --Martin Urbanec (talk) 12:34, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

After talking with Martin, Done. —Thanks for the fish! ^{talk•contribs} 16:57, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for H78c67c

Status: Done

Global user: H78c67c (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I would like to request global IP block exempt to bypass Global IP blocks for open proxies, as I use VPNs to visit Wikimedia projects due to concerns of personal safety. Thank you. H78c67c (talk) 09:02, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Incidentally, I reside in Hong Kong and I would like to continue contributing to various projects while using a VPN. H78c67c (talk) 10:02, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. --Sotiale (talk) 13:32, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for SecXP-Test

Status: Done

Global user: SecXP-Test (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

My Alternative account using Tor to improve my privacy, want gipbe, Thank you.--Secur ityXP™ 09:18, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done as owner already has an IPBE --Martin Urbanec (talk) 09:58, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Temp3600

Status: Done

Global user: Temp3600 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Due to the recent legislation, it is expected Wikimedia would be banned in Hong Kong sooner or later. Getting an global IPBE is needed to continue my activity on meta-wiki. --Temp3600 (talk) 15:04, 30 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done --Martin Urbanec (talk) 09:53, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for ネイ

Status: Done

Global user: ネイ (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Due to the political situation in Hong Kong, I have a need for global IPBE rights, in order to ensure my personal safety and security. I have local IPBE right on zhwiki and am an administrator on jawiki; will need global IPBE rights for Commons, Wikidata and Meta-Wiki. ネイ (talk) 07:05, 1 July 2020 (UTC) Add Wikidata ネイ (talk) 07:16, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done --Martin Urbanec (talk) 09:56, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Wpcpey

Status: Done

Global user: Wpcpey (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Due to personal privacy and security concern, I would like to apply GIPBE, to edit Chinese, English Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. Thank You! --Wpcpey (talk) 08:13, 30 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Trusted. --Wright Streetdeck 08:19, 30 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
GIPBE won't let you edit enwiki, you'll need a local exemption. Majavah ^{talk/contribs/sul} 08:19, 30 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
- How to do local exemption ?--Wpcpey (talk) 13:07, 30 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  - @Wpcpey: Follow en:WP:IPBE. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 09:49, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

He also edits Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons among others. He's a trusted HK editor.--72.15.59.173 14:25, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. Local IP blocking should be resolved locally with local IPBE. --Sotiale (talk) 14:31, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Santer

Status: Done

Global user: Santer (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I'm asking for GIPBE because I'm affected by yesterday's 83.7.0.0/16 global block and can't edit plwiki, enwiki and wikidata. Thanks for the help. Santer (talk) 17:21, 30 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done --Martin Urbanec (talk) 09:52, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for SecXP-bot

Status: Done

Global user: SecXP-bot (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Application reasons are the same as above. --Secur ityXP™ 09:18, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done as account holder already has a GIPBE --Martin Urbanec (talk) 09:59, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Streetdeck-bot

Status: Done

Global user: Streetdeck-bot (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Per above. --Wright Streetdeck 06:52, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. --Sotiale (talk) 10:19, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Billchenchina

Status: Done

Global user: Billchenchina (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I'm from mainland China and I need to use proxy to edit wikipedia. Without IPBE I cannot edit wikipedia. Thanks, --Billchenchina (talk) 06:53, 5 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ruslik (talk) 20:01, 6 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Cmsth11126a02

Status: Done

Global user: Cmsth11126a02 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I am from HK, with the Hong Kong national security law commenced recently, I need GIPBE for upload photos in commons and other edits . Thank you!--Cmsth11126a02 (talk) 13:55, 6 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done --Martin Urbanec (talk) 16:48, 6 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Sakura.SW

Status: Done

Global user: Sakura.SW (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Hello, I am a wiki user from Chinese mainland. I earnestly request you to grant Global IPBE. I hope it can be used to edit wikidata and so on.(I use the mirror site established by Chinese Wikipedia user User:AnYiLin to edit Wikipedia,etc)Thank you very much! --Sakura.SW (talk) 17:47, 5 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ruslik (talk) 20:03, 6 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Yangfl

Status: Done

Global user: Yangfl (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Hi, I'm from China mainland and VPN is required to bypass network block, thanks. --Yangfl (talk) 04:37, 6 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ruslik (talk) 14:34, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Banetkool

Status: Done

Global user: Banetkool (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I'm from Hong Kong and I need to use proxy to edit Wikipedia. Without GIPBE I cannot edit Wikipedia and upload photos in commons. Thanks!--Banetkool (talk) 13:17, 6 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ruslik (talk) 14:37, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Fatima Al Khalidi

Status: Done

Global user: Fatima Al Khalidi (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I don't know why sometimes I see my IP in block range and sometime it works perfect. I need Global IP block exempt so that I may continue my service on Urwiki and Enwiki. BTW, today my ip was in block range on Enwiki. I don't know who does that editing and it effects me. thanks, --Fatima Al Khalidi (talk) 00:36, 5 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

GIPBE will not help with local blocks on Enwiki. Ruslik (talk) 19:59, 6 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It was global range block on meta. I don't see it daily but sometimes when I sign in. Fatima Al Khalidi (talk) 11:14, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ruslik (talk) 14:38, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Anson.

Status: Done

Global user: Anson. (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Wishing to use Tor to hide IP in Hong Kong. Thank you.--Anson. (talk) 21:56, 7 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done --Martin Urbanec (talk) 14:37, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for User:Fiamma di Prometeo

Status: Done

Global user: Fiamma di Prometeo (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Wishing to use Tor to hide IP in China. Thank you.--Fiamma di Prometeo (talk) 16:11, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done by Krd.--FdP (talk) 16:14, 9 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Andrew012p

Status: Not done

Global user: Andrew012p (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Andrew012p (talk) 11:36, 4 July 2020 (UTC) Hello, this is Andrew012p, I am requesting an unblock on my global IP because I have been using a VPN but I forgot to remove it. Please review and unblock me so I can edit articles. Thank you so much!Reply[reply]

If you forgot to remove the VPN, you can do this at any moment. Ruslik (talk) 15:28, 4 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not done no reply --Martin Urbanec (talk) 19:28, 10 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Qydera

Status: Not done

Global user: Qydera (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Hello im from Papua (newguinea), I have to uploading picture on the commons., thanks, --Qydera (talk) 18:11, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Qydera: Hello, why do you need an exemption for that? --Martin Urbanec (talk) 19:28, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I was automatically blocked with no further notifications on the Commons the IP was blocked, its just to keep my last pledge to someone, hehehe, his file was on there Qydera (talk) 10:33, 10 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not done If your IP was blocked at commons, you need to contact a Commons administrator to sort it out. The best thing is to email info-commons@wikimedia.org and mention the details (your accountname, IP address, block ID and other details displayed in the blocked notice). --Martin Urbanec (talk) 19:30, 10 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Edouard2

Status: Not done

Global user: Edouard2 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I don't understand. I am suposed to be blocked since 26 March, but I could make edits until yesterday. Please unlock me, I have very important edits to do, thanks, --Edouard2 (talk) 06:28, 3 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Edouard2:You have GIPBE flag now. I think you should request a local IPBE because you must be affected by a local hard block which GIPBE cannot bypass. --Hamish 03:07, 4 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not done per the above --Martin Urbanec (talk) 19:28, 10 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for AngeCI

Status: Done

Global user: AngeCI (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I would like to request a GIPBE just in case I have to access Wikimedia projects through proxies from Hong Kong due to the political situation in Hong Kong. Thanks. --AngeCI (talk) 11:13, 12 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done --Martin Urbanec (talk) 12:10, 12 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for C933103

Status: Done

Global user: C933103 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I would like to apply for global IP block exempt in order to ensure my ability to edit wiki pages through internet proxy or other similar tools while physically located in regions like Hong Kong or Mainland China, thanks, --C933103 (talk) 09:37, 7 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. --Sotiale (talk) 10:55, 12 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for nothingofwater

Status: Done

Global user: Nothingofwater (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I typically edit from work (like, I assume the vast majority of editors). My company has implemented an always-on VPN, which falls under the global IP block. My record shows me as a good-faith editor for more than a decade. I only use/edit as a logged-in user. Thanks! --Nothingofwater (talk) 16:17, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done @Nothingofwater: Keep in mind global IPBE doesn't exempt you from local blocks. You would need to request a local English Wikipedia exemption if you're still affected. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 18:40, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for 任宝硕

Status: Done

Global user: 任宝硕 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

我是一名中国人，因为大陆政策原因，我不得不使用代理来访问/编辑维基百科，因此我需要申请IP封禁豁免权限，望批准，感谢。The result of using Google Translate: I am a Chinese, because of mainland policy reasons, I have to use a proxy to access/edit Wikipedia, so I need to apply for IP ban exemption permission, hope to approve, thanks.--任宝硕 (talk) 14:15, 14 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. Please note GIPBE won't exempt you from local blocks. —Thanks for the fish! ^{talk•contribs} 03:26, 15 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Aesopmerit

Status: Not done

Global user: Aesopmerit (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Long-term abuser and crosswiki vandal fighter, thanks, --Aesopmerit (talk) 23:30, 14 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Edits on commons suggest user is more likely an LTA than an LTA fighter --DannyS712 (talk) 23:40, 14 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You got me there @DannyS712:. I am an LTA SPA. My purpose is to strengthen the wikis by pointing out the flaws. I have made at least fifty accounts in the past couple of months and probably 6,000 vandal edits on Commons. Yet nobody wants to throttle the ability of a newbie or an IP to do so much damage. It’s almost as though the sysops enjoy cleaning up after me. Aesopmerit (talk) 23:43, 14 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That makes it easy - indeffed (was already indeffed on commons for vandalism). Report to SRG - suggest a lock rather than granting rights --DannyS712 (talk) 23:46, 14 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not done Ruslik (talk) 15:59, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Wqyyy

Status: Done

Global user: Wqyyy (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I live in mainland China now and I need an IPBE for editing, thanks, --Wqyyy (talk) 12:34, 15 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ruslik (talk) 16:42, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Lewenstein

Status: Done

Global user: Lewenstein (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)
Discussion: The user reported here that he got caught by a global IP block, namely 2001:4BB8:0:0:0:0:0:0/39. He is using mobile access to the site. He said that he has trouble with requests on english, so I'm requesting it for him. Regards, Luke 081515 16:43, 17 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done --Martin Urbanec (talk) 17:12, 17 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for 射命丸

Status: Done

Global user: 射命丸 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I'm a user from China mainland who can only use VPN to edit Wikipedia. I've made more than 300 editions in Wikipedia of 4 languages. I have got IP block exemption in Chinese Wikipedia, but I also edit some pages of Japanese, English and Vietnamese Wikipedia, which I'm prohibited from editing because of the IP block. So I think I need global IP block exemption, thanks, --射命丸 (talk) 03:28, 23 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. --Sotiale (talk) 09:26, 23 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Lilin3035

Status: Done

Global user: Lilin3035 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I am from China and I have to use a proxy to access Wikipedia, and I am blocked from linking different entries in Wikidata. Therefore I need a global IP block exemption, and I promise I will not abuse it, thanks, --Lilin3035 (talk) 05:17, 26 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. --Sotiale (talk) 05:26, 26 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for Abouc%w7

Status: Done

Global user: Abouc%w7 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

< I am from China, because there is a network firewall that prevents me from accessing the Wikipedia. A proxy tool must be used to access global Wikipedia. Request to give me a global IP blocking exemption. >

Already done through OTRS. --Sotiale (talk) 05:24, 26 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global IP block exempt for GodNey

Status: Done

Global user: GodNey (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I am from Iran and My IP address is in a range that has been blocked on all Wikimedia Foundation wikis. please unblock me and, I promise I will not abuse it, thanks, --GodNey (talk) 06:34, 27 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ruslik (talk) 20:18, 30 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Requests for global rename permissions

Global rename for Nadzik

The following request is closed Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Status: Done

Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
User: Nadzik (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

Not ending before 8 July 2020 11:51 UTC

Hi! I would like to request global renamer permissions. I am an active editor on pl.wikipedia and Wikidata. Recently I've started editing af.wikipedia and joined Small Wiki Monitoring Team. I've read and learned the Global rename policy, I've also read the past requests (both accepted and rejected), in order to familiarize myself with the type of job I would be responsible for. For the moment there is only one polish speaking Global renamer and due to her duties, she has not been active in the last few months. Due to a large number of GLAM accounts on pl.wiki I would also be able to help them locally, as they are usually not experienced users and the thought of META is usually overwhelming for them. I could handle the rename requests as the summer just started and I've got some more free time. I will resign these permissions when they are no longer needed or when I won't be able to use them actively. I hope that my intentions are clear, I would be happy to answer any questions if necessary. Cheers! Nadzik (talk) 11:51, 24 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support we could use another renamer with plwiki roots :D ‐‐DutchTina (talk) 11:57, 24 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -- Несмир Кудилович (разговор) 12:02, 24 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support ミラ P 16:33, 24 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support --masti <talk> 18:34, 26 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support no problem.--mirinano (talk) 00:16, 27 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support --Minorax (talk) 13:38, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Will help with Polish-language requests. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 14:19, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
- Genuine question: This user is not an admin. Is that a problem for getting the global rename permissions? Trijnstel_talk 20:08, 30 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Hello @Trijnstel:, nothing on Global renamers#Membership and for the example, Special:CentralAuth/Phjtieudoc is not sysop, on any wiki, but he is Global renamer. Regards. —Eihel (talk) 01:16, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -- Sounds like a great candidate to me! -- Dolotta (talk) 20:02, 3 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Question: Hello Nadzik, Glad to see this nomination. Could you please show any examples where you have helped with rename request or those GLAM related request on plwiki? Also could you please link where those local GLAM related request on plwiki are handled. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 06:40, 4 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
- Hi @1997kB:, nice to see you in yet another place! I haven't had a pleasure to help any accounts just yet. Plwiki is in a interesting situation, as there used to be a page where one would contact local bureaucrats, but it hasn't been in use since 2014. It depends on a workload, but if it was necessary, I guess we could think about bringing it back to life (like enwiki page dedicated to that). Right now accounts are mostly reported to Administrators' Noticeboard and are warned with this template. Recently we had a big discussion on plwiki about the names of the accounts that are created (some of them use names of the GLAM institutions that they represent, which is against our policy), which sparked after the official account of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland was blocked for not following our policy. Cheers! Nadzik (talk) 11:06, 4 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Fatima Al Khalidi (talk) 01:23, 5 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Neutral Although there's no red flags, but I also don't see anything in favour despite the need of linguistic diversity in our team. I usually look for some experience in renaming related areas or sysop so that they can use rename with those rename blocks—both of which are absent here. Also on the one side you referenced that big discussion but you didn't even participated in it, which to me is not satisfying. BTW thanks for the answer to question though! ‐‐1997kB (talk) 14:58, 5 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ruslik (talk) 14:45, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@-revi and Trijnstel: for list related work. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:39, 9 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ftr: this has been done. Trijnstel_talk 22:15, 10 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global rename for ThesenatorO5-2

The following request is closed Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Status: Not done

Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
User: ThesenatorO5-2 (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

Not ending before 30 July 2020 06:52 UTC

Note that I have requested a username change to --NullPointer--

I am requesting this permission mainly to fight vandalism and to help people whose username has problems to change them. I have apporximately 300 edits totally on all WikiMedia wikis. ThesenatorO5-2 (talk) 06:52, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Strong oppose ---𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 👤💬 06:59, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong oppose! Global rename is not a tool to fight against vandalism. You would do much better if you first got some experience and then maybe apply for local rollback permissions. For now [2]. Cheers! Nadzik (talk) 07:14, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong oppose--MrJaroslavik (talk) 08:07, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong oppose No. --Wiki13 talk 08:22, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong oppose enough of this trolling. Java Hurricane 08:37, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong oppose -- Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) 08:38, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong oppose, wrong request. DARIO SEVERI (talk) 09:04, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong oppose It doesn't have enough experience. --Uncitoyen^talk 10:40, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong oppose --mirinano (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

(non-steward closure) Not done There is totally no consensus here and there cannot be no consensus for appoint. No x-wiki activity. See also user's talk page on enwiki.--MrJaroslavik (talk) 11:52, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global rename for LasGitanas

The following request is closed Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Status: Not done

Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
User: LasGitanas (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

I would like to have a global renamer permission, to rename users that are requested on eswiki. I am a trusted user. Right now I have more than 100 editions on eswiki, so I am applying to become a global renamer. I am looking forward to your response. --LasGitanas (talk) 13:51, 26 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not ending before 9 August 2020 13:49 UTC

Strong oppose account is 3 days old --DannyS712 (talk) 13:53, 26 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose a 4 day old account does not have the demonstrated need or trust for this right. Praxidicae (talk) 13:53, 26 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not done as this is unlikely to pass under any circumstances --Martin Urbanec (talk) 14:00, 26 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global rename for Uncitoyen

The following request is closed Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Status: Done

Wiki: meta.wikimedia.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
User: Uncitoyen (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

Not ending before 30 July 2020 13:17 UTC

Hello. My main wiki is Turkish Wikipedia. I worked as an administrator on most Turkish wiki projects. I have been an OTRS volunteer for 5 years. I've blocked many inappropriate usernames in my own wiki since years. Sometimes there are requests to change names on Turkish OTRS. I naturally explain these e-mails in detail and direct them to global renamers. But when I check these users later, I see that many of them couldn't request a name change. Because most of them don't speak English, they admit that they didn't fulfill these requests correctly. I have read the global policy several times. I think this permission will be easy for users who have problems in Turkish wikis. Thanks. Also: My statistics on this Turkish Wikipedia.--Uncitoyen^talk 13:17, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support user already has advanced permissions. It isn't spread amongst many wikis but user has several wikis with several hundred edits. Uncitoyen is already a global rollbacker, I think he can be trusted. Cheers! Nadzik (talk) 15:41, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. Sgd. —Hasley 16:33, 17 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Trusted user.--Path slopu (talk) 15:39, 18 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support I think its a good Idea --Kreba4 (talk) 19:33, 18 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support good luck! --mirinano (talk) 00:30, 19 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -- Несмир Кудилович (разговор) 19:41, 19 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support no concerns. ミラ P 03:16, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support why not :). --Martin Urbanec (talk) 08:08, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Experienced sysop and CU. chansey ^message? 09:59, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support No concerns here.--HakanIST (talk) 11:16, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Trusted, no concerns. We need tr users on the team. Rafael ^{(stanglavine) msg} 02:46, 21 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Trusted and experienced user. --ToprakM ^✉ 12:46, 21 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -J. Ansari Talk 18:26, 21 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support Trusted and experienced wikimedian.--Turkmen ^talk 08:44, 22 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support --Samuele2002 (Talk!) 11:18, 22 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -FASTILY 06:46, 23 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Admin and CU on homewiki and valid need. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:43, 23 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support --Geonuch (talk) 05:42, 24 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support LGTM --DannyS712 (talk) 21:45, 24 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Jianhui67^{talk★contribs} 04:59, 25 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support, good luck :)--evrifaessa ❯❯❯ mesaj 18:59, 25 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support trusted as a CU on tr.wiki. No reason to not trust with this. TonyBallioni (talk) 22:44, 26 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Trusted and experienced user. LuCkY^talk 11:07, 27 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support --Minorax (talk) 16:08, 27 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support --Wiki13 (talk) 16:11, 27 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -- Cabayi (talk) 10:33, 28 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support--Infinite0694 (Talk) 16:15, 28 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support --Alaa :)..! 10:16, 30 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Clear consensus, promoted. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 14:12, 30 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Requests for 2 Factor Auth tester permissions

2FA Tester for Mirinano

Status: Done

Global user: Mirinano (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Request to enable 2FA in my account. I want to improve my account security. I read the help page and understood about 2FA.--mirinano (talk) 10:03, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done--Sakretsu (炸裂) 10:29, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for AngryBoneCider

Status: Done

Global user: AngryBoneCider (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I have read and understood the documentation, thanks, --AngryBoneCider (talk) 15:14, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done —Thanks for the fish! ^{talk•contribs} 16:55, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Wolkye

Status: Done

Global user: Wolkye (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I read the documentation, thanks, --Wolkye (talk) 18:18, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ruslik (talk) 20:36, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Richard41799

Status: Done

Global user: Richard41799 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Hi, I’ve already read the Help page about 2fa and I want to enable it for my wikipedia account as I do on any website I can. Thanks, --Richard41799 (talk) 02:22, 4 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ruslik (talk) 15:26, 4 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for FlunkOut

Status: Not done

Global user: FlunkOut (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I enable 2fa on every account that I can, thanks, FlunkOut Mon Jun 29 18:15:14 EDT 2020--FlunkOut (talk) 22:15, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@FlunkOut: Have you read the documentation? --Samuele2002 (Talk!) 23:43, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not doneNo reply. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 15:29, 4 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for User:Fatima Al Khalidi

Status: Done

Global user: Fatima Al Khalidi (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I want 2FA to be enabled to my account so I'd like to request this user right. I have read and understood Help:2FA. thanks, --Fatima Al Khalidi (talk) 01:31, 5 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ruslik (talk) 20:44, 5 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Michael Helmbrecht

Status: Done

Global user: Mhelmbrecht (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I like to have 2FA enabled for everything. 🙂 I have read and understood Help:2FA! Thanks, --Mhelmbrecht (talk) 16:28, 6 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done --Martin Urbanec (talk) 16:47, 6 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Evrifaessa

Status: Done

Global user: Evrifaessa (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Hello, I'm Evrifaessa. I'm a patroller in Turkish Wikipedia and I'm mostly active in trwiki and wikidata, and I sometimes make edits in trwikiquote and enwiki too. I have 2FA enabled for the most of my social accounts, and wanted to apply for this global perm the moment I saw that 2FA is also available for Wikipedians. And yes, I read Help:2FA. Wish a nice day to everyone :) --evrifaessa ❯❯❯ mesaj 17:16, 6 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done --Martin Urbanec (talk) 17:25, 6 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Aarakast

Status: Done

Global user: Aarakast (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I’d like to have 2FA enabled for my account, thanks! I have read the help page, am aware of the risks. --Aarakast (talk) 13:10, 7 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done --Martin Urbanec (talk) 19:22, 7 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Einundachtzig

Status: Done

Global user: Einundachtzig (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I would like to be added to the 2FA testers group. I have read the help section and understand the risks. Thanks! --Einundachtzig (talk) 06:27, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ruslik (talk) 14:31, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for A.WagnerC

Status: Done

Global user: A.WagnerC (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I am an active editor on ptwiki. I have access to the rollback status there. I would like to have two-factor protection for security and to prevent bad people from suddenly taking over my account., thanks, --A.WagnerC (talk) 00:22, 7 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Please make sure you read the help page(This is a requirement in the request instructions). Thanks. --Sotiale (talk) 00:37, 7 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@A.WagnerC: Hello, I want to process your request. Let me know if you read the help page! --Sotiale (talk) 15:12, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Sotiale: I read. Installed the Google Authenticator. What I need to do now? A.WagnerC (talk) 16:02, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. --Sotiale (talk) 16:04, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for DaveLiao

Status: Done

Global user: DaveLiao (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)
Discussion: I've read the help page on Help:Two-factor_authentication and I'd like to secure my account. I've contributed in the past and would like to continue to do so in a more secure manner.

Done Ruslik (talk) 18:24, 9 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Paper9oll

Status: Done

Global user: Paper9oll (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I have read the help page on Help:Two-factor_authentication and I would like to secure my account. I have contributed in the past and have continued doing so. I would however like my account to be more secure.

Done Ruslik (talk) 07:08, 10 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for UncleBubba

Status: Done

Global user: UncleBubba (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

After an extended absence, I've returned to contributing to (the English) WP. I work in IT—specifically Information Security—and am quite familiar with MFA implementations. I would love to have the additional security of a TOTP requirement on my account. I have read the Help page on 2FA, as requested; in fact, it's why I'm here. Thanks! UncleBubba (talk) 14:49, 11 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done --Martin Urbanec (talk) 15:20, 11 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for ImprovedWikiImprovment

Status: Done

Global user: ImprovedWikiImprovment (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I am involved with LTAs who frequently make log in requests to my account. As a result, I am requesting access so I can use 2FA. I have read the help page and understand it. --IWI (chat) 19:06, 12 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done —Thanks for the fish! ^{talk•contribs} 19:17, 12 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for 轻语者

Status: Done

Global user: 轻语者 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)
Discussion: For some personal reasons, I plan to retire temporarily. I hope I can activate 2fa to better protect my account during my Wiki holiday. Thank you. 轻语者 (talk) 10:20, 11 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@轻语者: Could you please confirm you read the help page? --Martin Urbanec (talk) 15:21, 11 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Martin Urbanec: Yep. 轻语者 (talk) 23:48, 11 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done —Thanks for the fish! ^{talk•contribs} 16:09, 12 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Dmcourtn

Status: Not done

Global user: Dmcourtn (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I'm an active editor on Wikipedia. I would like to have MFA protection for additional security on my account. I'm using 1Password as my MFA vault manager. Thanks, --Dmcourtn

@Dmcourtn: Please, sign in and confirm this request. Ruslik (talk) 14:33, 8 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not done request was not confirmed. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 18:43, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Padre 4UJ

Status: Not done

Global user: Padre 4UJ (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)
Discussion: I'm not sure that I need 2FA but I received a notice from my password managr that Wikipedia had 2FA available now and I always thing that security is very important. I have an app included in my manager that allows secure 2FA generation and think that I should be allowed to use 2FA.

<Add an explanation here>, thanks, --Padre 4UJ (talk) 10:31, 9 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Padre 4UJ: Could you please confirm you read the help page? Thank you, --Martin Urbanec (talk) 14:10, 9 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not done No reply. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 18:43, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Lucas Pinto Ricardo

Status: Done

Global user: Lucas Pinto Ricardo (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I would like to have 2FA enabled in my account before editing anything in the wiki, I have read the help page and know the requirements. — The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lucas Pinto Ricardo (talk)

His 2 unique editions (from 1 year ago) centered on a Swiss firm do not inspire me… —Eihel (talk) 18:28, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I have no affiliation with this company, I am actually a student. Should I remove these editions? - Lucas Pinto Ricardo

Done Ruslik (talk) 20:27, 14 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Mischnu

Status: Done

Global user: Mischnu (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I've read the help page. Please enable 2FA for my account, thanks, --Mischnu (talk) 17:58, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. --Sotiale (talk) 05:54, 17 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Timweston

Status: Done

Global user: Timweston (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I've read the help page. So I request to enable 2FA for my account, thanks. --Timweston (talk) 15:51, 18 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done --Martin Urbanec (talk) 17:55, 18 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for PoyiHsuan

Status: Done

Global user: PoyiHsuan (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I've read the help page. So I request to enable 2FA for my account, thanks. --PoyiHsuan (talk) 09:46, 18 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@PoyiHsuan: Are you read H:2FA? 轻语者 (talk) 10:23, 18 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@轻语者: They already indicated that in their request. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 12:08, 18 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Granted --Martin Urbanec (talk) 12:08, 18 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for XinuGod

Status: Done

Global user: XinuGod (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I have read H:2FA. So I request to enable 2FA for my account, thanks. --XinuGod (talk) 09:07, 18 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Granted --Martin Urbanec (talk) 12:09, 18 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Nomader

Status: Done

Global user: Nomader (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I've read H:2FA and would like to enable 2FA for my account. --Nomader ^(Talk) 02:35, 19 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. --Sotiale (talk) 07:10, 19 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Velocitay

Status: Done

Global user: Velocitay (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I've read H:2FA and would like to enable 2FA for my account, thanks, --Velocitay (talk) 21:26, 19 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. --Sotiale (talk) 04:30, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Kharthax

Status: Done

Global user: Kharthax (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I've read H:2FA and would like to enable 2FA for my account, thanks, --Kharthax (talk) 21:13, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Kharthax, Done, please make sure not to lose your scratch codes. --Base (talk) 05:03, 22 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Ehler

Status: Done

Global user: ehler (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)
Discussion: Wikipedia User Page

I've read H:2FA and would like to enable 2FA for my account, thanks, --Ehler (talk) 02:41, 21 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ehler, Done, please make sure not to lose your scratch codes. --Base (talk) 05:03, 22 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Llosimura

Status: Done

Global user: Llosimura (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I would like to enable 2FA for my account. I have read H:2FA as well. Thank you! --Llosimura (talk) 19:07, 22 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ruslik (talk) 20:32, 22 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Liyilin88923

Status: Done

Global user: Liyilin88923 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I've read H:2FA and would like to enable 2FA for my account, thanks, --Liyilin88923 (talk) 04:02, 22 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Liyilin88923, Done, please make sure not to lose your scratch codes. --Base (talk) 05:03, 22 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Lberrymage

Status: Done

Global user: Lberrymage (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I would like to enable 2FA for my account because I like to secure my accounts as much as reasonably possible. I have read H:2FA as well. Thank you! --Lberrymage (talk) 06:35, 22 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Lberrymage, please sign in and confirm the request. --Base (talk) 18:50, 22 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm sorry, I thought I was. I am confirming that request now. --Lberrymage (talk) 11:01, 22 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. —Thanks for the fish! ^{talk•contribs} 14:45, 23 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Pathbot

Status: Done

Global user: Pathbot (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Hi greetings, I'd like to use 2FA for my alternate account User:Pathbot in Wikimedia wikis for securing it . It have bot right in mlwiki. I have read the help page of 2FA. Thanks. --Path slopu (talk) 04:41, 24 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done --Martin Urbanec (talk) 12:24, 24 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Martin Urbanec: Thank you.--Path slopu (talk) 13:22, 24 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for SkylarMacDonald

Status: Done

Global user: SkylarMacDonald (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Hi, I'd like to switch on 2FA for my account because ~~1Password keeps bugging me about it~~ I like to keep my accounts as secure as possible, like Lberrymage above, and am applying 2FA to as many accounts as I can. I have read and understand H:2FA. Thank you! --SkylarMacDonald (talk) 22:59, 24 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done, SkylarMacDonald. Make sure not to lose your scratch codes :) --Base (talk) 00:14, 25 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'll try my best! Thanks :) SkylarMacDonald (talk) 04:05, 25 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Yannik Bloscheck

Status: Done

Global user: Yannik Bloscheck (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I want to enable 2FA for my account here, because it's just best practice to do so. I do understand how it works and have read the help page. Thanks! --Yannik Bloscheck (talk) 17:24, 26 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ruslik (talk) 20:16, 26 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for LuCKY

Status: Done

Global user: LuCKY (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Hi, I would like to be a 2FA tester. I currently use it on Facebook, Google, discord and Wikitech. I would like to test it here, too. Thanks! --LuCkY^{<spanstyle="color:#c0c0c0"> talk} 06:42, 27 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Have you read the instructions above? You have some missing statement. — regards, Revi 09:07, 27 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yes, I have read it. LuCkY^talk 09:23, 27 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Good. Done. — regards, Revi 09:25, 27 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Zkahn94

Status: Done

Global user: Zkahn94 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I would like to request 2-factor authentication for my account. I read the documentation and understand how to use it.

Done Ruslik (talk) 06:18, 28 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for Staze

Status: Done

Global user: Staze (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Would like to requst 2FA for my account. I understand how 2FA works and have read the the documentation. --Staze

Done --Martin Urbanec (talk) 16:55, 28 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2FA Tester for AnYiLin

Status: Done

Global user: AnYiLin (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I would like to request 2FA for my account, I read the documentation already and understand how to use it. --AnYiLin^Talk 23:19, 29 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done --Alaa :)..! 10:14, 30 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Requests for other global permissions

Abuse filter helper for Stanglavine

The following request is closed Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Status: Done

Global user: Stanglavine (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

I have identified, blocked and reported spam activities as a GS. I have done this mainly through SWViwer and through individual lists of "wikis to monitor" that I create myself. However, I would like to have access of global abuse filters logs (many are private, for obvious reasons) as they would help to centralize my work. I am specifically interested in abusefilter-log-private permission and I intend to use them only in global filters (46, 76, 233, 250, 251, others that may be useful 72, 100, 101, 132, 169, 190, 234) mainly to track spambots. I think global abuse filters logs of this private filters can be of great help, and to access them I need to be a meta sysop or abuse filter helper, so I make this request. I have no intention of using this permission for anything other than global filters. Thanks for consideration, and open for questions. --Rafael ^{(stanglavine) msg} 19:31, 27 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support. Sgd. —Hasley 01:09, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support trusted user and need this permission--𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 👤💬 07:12, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
This is fine, I guess, but have you considered asking for Meta admin flag instead? It would allow you to also edit the filters, and perhaps it could make more sense. Support anyway, as there is no reason to oppose. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 10:44, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Weak support you are a very nice global user and I trust you. I think it's great to be able to view private abuse logs on all wikis. however, if you only want to view global abuse filter logs, you may be Meta admin instead of AFH flag. I want you to get Meta admin flag as well.--mirinano (talk) 12:43, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Why not? Nieuwsgierige Gebruiker (talk) 06:35, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Weak support, but I understand what Mirinano and Martin Urbanec say. Have you thought about this option? Cheers! Nadzik (talk) 09:20, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Nadzik: yes, I thought about this possibility, but it seemed to me that abuse filter help had the most appropriate scope for what I need. I may have been wrong, but I already opened the request here, so I don't know if it's worth thinking about now. Rafael ^{(stanglavine) msg} 16:46, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support --Minorax (talk) 13:39, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -FASTILY 07:54, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support -- Несмир Кудилович (разговор) 10:11, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done —MarcoAurelio (talk) 11:05, 3 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Global interface admin rights for User:Jayprakash12345

The following request is closed Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Status: Done

Global user: Jayprakash12345 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA)

Not ending before 08:09, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

I would like to nominate myself for the global interface admin rights. I am a voluntary lead developer of Indic-TechCom, a regional technical group. I joined Wikipedia in 2015. and start contributing to Wikimedia's technical space in 2017. I am also a Wikimedia's Google summer of code 2019 Intern, MediaWiki extensions developer, MediaWiki trainer, Editor having 19,000+ edits, Technical Officer in Heritage GLAM. I created 10+ UserScripts, 10 Toolsforge tools. I was a Technical resource person/Organizer of 7 MediaWiki/Technical programs. My 512 patches out 556 have been merged at Gerrit Wikimedia. So there is two motivations for applying. First, there are lack of skilled interface admins in Indic languages (excluding Hindi). Due to this, Indic wikis don't maintenance the gadgets actively. Second as a team, We are getting requests regarding gadget fixes. I took 5 times to interface admin rights to the local wiki. See Indic-TechCom/Management#User_rights_Details. I also guided to the local admins/users How to fix things. Example are

These are only examples. I guide actively on email a lot. Teaching "How to fix the issue" to the non-technical person is less productive and may rise the breaking of the site. So now it times to take responsibility. I have created mw:MediaWiki:Gadget-tabbedwindow.js like gadgets for MediaWiki.org Dev community. and ran Writing user scripts & gadgets workshops. So it demonstrates the capabilities that I have at least intermediate knowledge of scripts. This user rights will overcome above both issue. Thank you--Jayprakash >>> Talk 08:09, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support Trusted user and apt for this role -- Gopavasanth (talk) 10:05, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support At several times in the past Jay had received temporary interface-admin rights on Indic wikis - in several cases where there are no interface admins on those wikis. When community needs a fix quickly, it is delayed due to nomination process on local wiki, and then a wait for 7-14 days, before temporary rights are given. This cycle repeats again after a few weeks, where something else has to be fixed. As Jay had been consistently working to resolve tech issues on Indic Wiki and largely the sole player in the area, having these rights will help him save a lot of time. KCVelaga (talk) 10:39, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Question: From my understanding, it seems this reequest is aimed at the wikis related to the Indic Tech-com. Is that right? Wouldn't requesting interface adminship at a few individual wikis do a better job? Thanks for your answer, --Martin Urbanec (talk) 10:42, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Martin Urbanec, Yes, This request is aimed for wikis related to Indic languages. I requested rights on individual wikis for a week in the past. But every time I had to wait for a week then request on meta page. It took an average of 10 days. And frankly speaking, I spent most of the time in traveling. So I don't know what will be my situation after 10 days later. There are 24 Indic Languages and these languages have projects such as Wikipedia, Wikibooks, and Wikisource etc. I think there is no sense to nominate on 50+ wikis?--Jayprakash >>> Talk 11:23, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support I usually don't comment on such requests, however lack of interface admins is a recurring problem when something has changed in MediaWiki's CSS handling, and sometimes people find it easier to file tickets in Phabricator to ask for help (which is the wrong place for on-wiki content support) instead of trying to find out how to find and contact global interface admins. Here are three examples from the last two weeks from Indic wikis. I can see Jayprakash as a great point of contact and help, not only for fixing such problems but as he is also a trusted contributor and willing to actively share his technical knowledge with others so they can fix these problems on their wikis in the future. --AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 12:06, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support Per Jayprakash's explanation and Andre's vouche, I support this request. It indeed doesn't make sense requesting the right at 20+ language versions. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 12:11, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support His technical skill is very high, and having the GIA flag will help many wikis. Good luck!--mirinano (talk) 12:14, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support As someone who had to rely on Jay Prakash's expertise in the past on multiple occasions, I strongly support this request. This will definitely help Jay to fix many long standing issues on various Indic wikis. --Satdeep Gill (talk) 12:41, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support trusted user, as Indic-TechCom member Jay Prakash worked multiple wikis a lot. it's necessary to request global interface admin and I strongly support this request. Thanks for helping us! Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) 13:06, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support, this will be very helpfull for our Indic Wikisource Community, because in wikisurce , the local interface admin some times cannot fixed the major issues related too many JS gadget. LAst two years he have neen working?supporting developing so many thing. If he got this, real help full to community. Jayantanth (talk) 13:23, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support per Satdeep Gil. -- CptViraj (talk) 13:39, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. This is an incredibly trust-requiring userright and I believe that Jayprakash12345 is sufficiently trusted, responsible, and experienced to handle it. There is the potential for a lot of necessary work to be done with this userright, and I thank Jay for volunteering. Vermont (talk) 13:57, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support. Definitely a trusted user, he is the backbone of Indic-TechCom and I believe allowing Global Interface Admin rights will not only ease his work but actually will ease all the work of the community as far as the technical issues are concerned.Rajeeb (talk) 14:15, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support per Vermont and Aklapper --DannyS712 (talk) 14:37, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support, per above. Sgd. —Hasley 14:40, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support Trusted user and helping a lot of Indic Wikimedia communities in technical aspects. This will help him to do his work in an easier fashion and help the communities as well. --Ananth subray (talk) 16:32, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support per Aklapper.--Turkmen ^talk 23:26, 28 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support-- Trusted user with good technical skills. He's been of great support to the Indic community for a long time now. Innocentbunny TALK 01:12, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support They are many technical issues that Indic Wiki communities are facing right now. There is a lack of technical persons/Interface Admins in most of the communities who has experience in dealing with issues related. Jay who volunteers a developer in Indic Tech-com, I believe in his capabilities and his works and would like to support his request for this IA flag.-❙❚❚❙❙ JinOy ❚❙❚❙❙ ✉ 04:35, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support No doubt -J. Ansari Talk 06:03, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Suitable candidate. Nieuwsgierige Gebruiker (talk) 06:37, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support, can be trusted. Cheers! Nadzik (talk) 09:23, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support --Minorax (talk) 13:39, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support Jay Prakash is one the most skilful and experienced people in the technical work in South Asian Region. Without his consistent support for supporting with the MediaWiki patches, fixing bugs, and creating wonderful tools such as Stats calculator for Wikisource project, BookReader tool that allows readers to read books on Wikisource in a format similar to the Internet Archive, Activeuser, OCR Tool that automatically OCR the page with one click without hassle of running the OCR on entire book from Linux which is technical and Commmon editors cannot use well, very innovative Wikisource Contest tool, and he is currently working on building self sustainable tool for Wikipedia contests that would be very supportive for communities to calculate stats which are currently done with Fountain tool or dashboard. Without his support, Wikisource communities would not be able to function the way they do. Last year, there were some technical issues in Indic Wikisource projects due to which the entire project site were not picking up images of the books for proofreading, which created problems for editors who could not proofread for a month or so. Jay Prakash stepped in to work on the JS script and helped the 15+ Wikisource projects to remove those issues. This may sound like a long story in endorsement but his VOLUNTEER efforts are incomparable and he is someone who has kind and open demeanor and he always is supporting different projects/programs in the backdrop to ensure the technical side of the work runs smoothly. Wikilover90 (talk) 12:36, 30 June 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Trusted user Syman51 (talk) 18:23, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support -FASTILY 07:54, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support --Samuele2002 (Talk!) 08:40, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support -- Несмир Кудилович (разговор) 10:10, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support From my limited knowledge of interface, I see this guy is doing right and great things in those wikis, thank you for you volunteering and of course I support. --Hamish 05:27, 3 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support Jayprakash deserves it. Best wishes for future works. --Tiven2240 (talk) 10:50, 3 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]