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This page is for requests to have stewards grant or revoke administrator, bureaucrat, checkuser, and oversight rights on Wikimedia projects which do not have a local permissions procedure.

Old sections are archived. The list of archives is below.

• Requests for bot flags are handled at SRB, and requests for global permissions are handled at SRGP.
• If you are requesting adminship or bureaucratship, and your wiki has a local bureaucrat, submit your request to that user or to the relevant local request page (index).
• For urgent requests, such as to combat large-scale vandalism on a small wiki, contact a steward in the #wikimedia-stewards^connect IRC channel. In emergencies, type !steward in the channel to get the attention of stewards. Otherwise, you can type @steward for non-urgent help.

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

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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 for at least one week, but no more than three weeks (if so, you'll need to restart the process).

3. If anything is missing from your request, a steward will request more information.

Confirmation of signing confidentiality agreement

Certain permissions (notably CheckUser and Oversight) additionally require users to sign a confidentiality agreement. Users requesting these permissions must make a request below, and must also sign the confidentiality agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation. The request is placed on hold temporarily, until the receipt has been formally confirmed by the Office.

Requests

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

==== Username@xxproject ====
{{sr-request
 |status    = <!--don't change this line-->
 |domain    =
 |user name =
 |discussion= 
}}

Administrator access

Steward requests/Permissions/Sysop-header

Hym411@kowikinews

Status:    On hold

• Wiki: ko.wikinews.org (list 'crats • bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Hym411 (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
• Discussion: RfA (3rd time)

My third (First on Dec 2013 (1st), Second on Mar 2014 (2nd and SRAT)) RfA has 2/0/1, and since community is still small, I don't expect any more vote. — Revi_complaint? 03:53, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

You know that your current temporary rights are still ongoing? --MF-W 09:55, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

Yes, but it's expiring in 3 weeks, so I want it to be extended. — Revi_complaint? 12:18, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

the clock starts on the period whenever we process it, would you like this to be on hold for a couple of weeks, and we do it closer to the cutoff?  — billinghurst sDrewth 00:30, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

Yes, please. — Revi_complaint? 09:32, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

 On hold until 12 September  — billinghurst sDrewth 02:40, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Bureaucrat access

Steward requests/Permissions/Crat-header

CheckUser access

Steward requests/Permissions/CU-header

Oversight access

Steward requests/Permissions/OS-header

Removal of access

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• If you're requesting the removal of your own permissions, make sure you're logged in to your account. If you have multiple flags, specify which you want removed. Stewards may delay your request a short time to ensure you have time to rethink your request (see [[<tvar name="self-discussion">Talk:Steward_requests/Permissions/2011#Self_requests</tvar>|previous discussion]] on 24 hour delays); the rights will not be restored by stewards once they are removed.

• To request the removal of another user's permissions, you must gain consensus on the local wiki first. When there is community consensus that the user's access should be removed, provide a link to the discussion, with a brief explanation of the reason for the request, and summarize the results of discussion. However, as bureaucrats of some wikis may remove users from the administrator or bureaucrat group, please see also a [[<tvar name="crat-rem">Bureaucrat#Removing_access</tvar>|separate list of these specific wikis]].

• To request the removal of another user's permissions for inactivity, link to your local inactivity policy. If your site does not have inactivity policy, the global policy [[<tvar name="aar">Admin activity review</tvar>|Admin activity review]] applies.

• See the [[<tvar name="usage">#Using this page</tvar>|instructions above]] for adding new requests. Please post new requests at the bottom of the section.</translate>

ResidentScholar@en.wikisource

Status:    Done

• Wiki: en.wikisource.org (list 'crats • no standard bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: ResidentScholar (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
• Discussion: policy, discussion.

ResidentScholar has failed a vote of confidence at annual confirmation. Please remove administrator rights per local policy. Hesperian 05:15, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Done, QuiteUnusual (talk) 07:22, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Yair rand @ wikidatawiki

Status:    Done

• Wiki: wikidata.org (list 'crats • no standard bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Yair rand (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)
• Discussion: local inactivity policy, user have to make 10 actions / 6 months, but he made 4.

Inactivity run for this month. — Revi_complaint? 13:51, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Done--Shanmugamp7 ^(talk) 17:17, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Xic667@fr.wikipedia

Status:    In progress

• Wiki: fr.wikipedia.org (list 'crats • no standard bot policy • summary • 'crats rights)
• User: Xic667 (talk • edits • logs • UserRights • activity • CentralAuth • email • verify 2FA)

Please remove my sysop status on french Wikipedia. Thanks --Xic667 (talk) 17:19, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Miscellaneous requests

Steward requests/Permissions/Misc-header

ResidentScholar@en.wikisource

Status:    Not done

Hi folks,

English Wikisource needs a steward to close an annual administrator confirmation discussion that has turned into a vote of confidence, and to take any consequent action.

We have three local 'crats, but I have recused from closing because I opposed last year, another has voted in this discussion, and the third cannot be reached at this time. Thus we have no 'crat who is in a position to close this. I did consider asking an uninvolved local non-functionary to close, but decided it was best in this case to pass it up to you guys.

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Thanks, Hesperian 01:24, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

If I read your policy correctly, this is a purely numerical decision (50%+1 of voters is needed for removal, and the result is 4:8:2, 8/14~57%). In my opinion, it doesn't require anyone to close in the sense of determining a result, mathematics does that. Then you could request removal here, being a bureaucrat. --MF-W 10:57, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

Yes, it is a vote, in the strict numerical sense of the word. I still feel I ought to recuse, but if the message here is that it needs to be closed locally before stewards will act, then I guess I'll have to step up. Hesperian 12:06, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

Local close complete. This request moved to section above. Hesperian 05:15, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

tagging as Not done to allow archiving - QuiteUnusual (talk) 14:24, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

See also

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