Steward requests/Global permissions

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Please note: Global IP block exemption does NOT make one immune to locally-created blocks of any sort, only global blocks.

=== Global IP block exempt for {{subst:u|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}} ===
{{sr-request
 |status = <!--don't change this line-->
 |domain = global<!--don't change this line-->
 |user name = {{subst:REVISIONUSER}}
}}
<Add an explanation here>, thanks, --~~~~

I had a global IP block exemption up until last month, when it expired after a year. If possible, I would like to restore it for at least another year. My reason remains the same as last time: I travel frequently and often edit using a VPN I have sitting on one of the larger cloud services. Thanks, Brycehughes (talk) 14:21, 21 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

=== 2FA Tester for {{subst:u|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}} ===
{{sr-request
 |status = <!--don't change this line-->
 |domain = global <!--don't change this line-->
 |user name = {{subst:REVISIONUSER}}
}}
<Add an explanation here>, thanks, --~~~~

Recently my account was hacked and my email was removed but thankfully I got it back from the Wikimedia T/S team. I want 2FA in my account so it'll be prevented from hack/account compromise in the near future. thanks, --Owlf (talk) 09:26, 21 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

@Owlf, can you please tell me if you have read H:2FA? Wiki13 (talk) 09:30, 21 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

=== <Add requested permission here> for {{subst:u|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}} ===
{{sr-request
 |status = <!-- don't change this line -->
 |domain = global <!-- don't change this line -->
 |user name = {{subst:REVISIONUSER}} <!-- don't change this line unless you're nominating another user -->
}}
<Add an explanation here>, thanks, --~~~~

Not ending before 22 May 2021 23:53 UTC

Hello everyone, I am Hasley. I am requesting AFH rights in order to be able to view private GAF log entries—which I patrol regularly—without needing to come to Meta from wikis where I do not have (global) sysop access. I also have been working on developing filters against a couple of LTAs that have caused severe disruption on eswiki (namely, GRP and Joaquinito01). Having access to the AF code of other projects, particularly the specific filters, would help greatly. Sgd. —Hasley 23:53, 15 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

• Support Support Trusted editor valid need. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 04:27, 16 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support, I don't see any problems, trusted user. -- CptViraj (talk) 05:01, 16 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support as someone who finds AFH very helpful for this purpose. Leaderboard (talk) 07:26, 16 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --Zabe (talk) 09:49, 16 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support, Trusted user -- MdsShakil (talk) 11:37, 16 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support valid rationale, trusted user => sure. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 13:13, 16 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Neriah (talk) 13:42, 16 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support--WikiBayer 👤💬 16:05, 16 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Trusted user, no concerns. --Uncitoyen ^talk 16:19, 16 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support no concerns. — xaosflux ^Talk 01:25, 17 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Track record would indicate Hasley (wow, I had been reading it as Halsey all this time!) will use it responsibly and well.
  acagastya 08:34, 17 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support trusted user with a valid reason. — csc ^-1 15:44, 17 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support trusted user- कन्हाई प्रसाद चौरसिया (talk) 15:55, 17 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support * Pppery * _{it has begun} 20:20, 18 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support -FASTILY 00:25, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Java Hurricane 02:51, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support no issues. —Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 02:58, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --Novak Watchmen (talk) 03:29, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• YesY trusted  — billinghurst sDrewth 05:12, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --Alaa :)..! 18:36, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support -J. Ansari Talk 19:02, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support. Trusted user who has a good reason for getting the right. --Ferien (talk) 21:02, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Trusted, valid reason --DannyS712 (talk) 18:15, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Jianhui67 ^{talk ★contribs} 08:28, 21 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

Not ending before 24 May 2021 06:59 UTC

I'm running into cases where multiple wikis have requested that I add/modify/comment on private filters, which I cannot do as an AFH (where I can only see them). Explicit examples include (I've also been asked to help, or have helped, on some other wikis):

• en.wikivoyage
• de.wikinews

I was wondering, as a result, whether I could get AFM. For reference, I do indeed satisfy the requirements, as someone who has modified filters for Wikibooks and MediaWiki. Note that I expect to use this permission only sparingly in general (because this right is supposed to be used only on the request of the community), but when needed I expect it to be very useful. Thanks in advance.

P.S: do let me know if I should be applying for something else, I don't think there's an alternative in my case but I could be wrong. --Leaderboard (talk) 06:59, 17 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

• Support Support Leaderboard is working with abuse filter on home wikis according to the logs. He/she contact with users on other wikis about abusefilter as I see sometimes. Already is a global abuse filter helper, so I think Leaderboard might help on this issue. --Uncitoyen ^talk 09:42, 17 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support trusted user- कन्हाई प्रसाद चौरसिया (talk) 16:02, 17 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Oppose Oppose Given their manner of interacting with other users I would rather not give them a global right where communication skills are required. --Rs chen 7754 18:06, 17 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
  • Besides [1] and [2], User:Leaderboard/GS attempts shows a bull-in-the-china-shop approach to working with medium-sized wikis. Also see [3], [4], [5]. Sorry, but quite frankly this would be a PR nightmare for Meta (not that it isn't already). --Rs chen 7754 18:13, 17 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

    @Rschen7754: Sigh. For the interaction aspect, I have actually made an explicit note on my userpage with respect to communication. As a non-native speaker I am well aware that I am not the best in translating my thoughts to words, and I did apologise for that one mistake that was pointed out then (your second link). If there are further mistakes I've made, please let me know - I try my best in that aspect.

    And can I know what mistake I've made with my GS attempts page? For every single wiki in that list, I have done due process - explaining the benefits of having global sysops around, answering the concerns or questions of anyone at that wiki, and being very clear that it is the community's decision and not mine. Personally I think my attempt is a good thing instead, for different reasons. If you think I should not be doing I would appreciate if you could let me know why on my talk page (linking from here if necessary) so that I can reconsider if needed. Leaderboard (talk) 18:37, 17 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

    • The ability to effectively communicate across different cultures and languages is a requirement for most global roles. I'll admit that I am a native English speaker - but most stewards are not and they somehow are able to communicate with other communities in an effective manner. It is certainly within my rights under "due process" to go to en.wikipedia and ask if they want to be part of the global sysop group. Whether that is a wise thing to ask is another. Because medium-sized communities, especially those with CUs, can see this as an attempted power grab, you need to be very careful if you make such a request, and point to a specific problem that needs solving. On the contrary, many of your comments especially on en.wikisource were borderline combative and badgering, bludgeoning the discussion. --Rs chen 7754 00:10, 18 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

      tl;dr: you can't argue a wiki into the global sysop group. --Rs chen 7754 00:20, 18 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

      @Rschen7754:

      • I don't know what more I can do with respect to your communication concern. I know I made a mistake, I have freely apologised for it and even disclosed my weakness on my user page. The AUC (area under the curve) of my precision-recall graph in communication is lower than yours at the very least, and the reason for that has not only to do with my being non-native EN, but other historical factors I am unable to disclose at this time (except that the concerns you raised are true outside of wikiland, and hence I hope you understand the difficulty I face).
      • As for your second point, en.wikipedia is one of the few communities that has a large enough admin population to support itself (though I'd still support such a proposal if someone comes up with one). It is a firm belief of mine that most wikis in the opt-out list will benefit from global sysops, and I'm seeing wikis with >= 50 sysops benefit from GS. Notice that for medium-sized wikis, global sysops are unlikely to make use of their rights most of the time, however, when they do need it becomes very helpful. I've been trying to be careful while discussing this with wiki communities, and would welcome any feedback to improve on that aspect. "combative and badgering" was not my intention at all - I try to sense when it becomes clear that a community does not want GS, and leave them at that point. But then I do also need to clear some misconceptions about global sysops that people raise - keeping this balance is tricky. Leaderboard (talk) 08:45, 18 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

• Comment Comment It is good that you are assisting wikis with AF interpretation. I would note that you have asked today to exclude a specific IP address from a global filter, and typically I would not think that is something that we would be wanting to do unless truly truly truly necessary. Occasional FPs are okay where there is no harm being done. If users have to modify some of their behaviour on some occasions, I am okay with that in non-content spaces with certain filters.

  We're probably at the point with this growing community (c.2014 Stewards => c.2018 Stew + Meta admin => 2020 Stew + Meta admin + AFM) to set out some principles and expectations for those undertaking the global AF role. To now it has been somewhat implicit and come from people familiar or practised in global roles.  — billinghurst sDrewth 11:22, 18 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

• Oppose Oppose per Rschen7754 * Pppery * _{it has begun} 20:22, 18 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --Novak Watchmen (talk) 04:32, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Oppose Oppose per Rschen, but also I see no demonstrated valid need. —Thanks for the fish! ^{talk•contribs} 17:18, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

  @Tks4Fish: I think I did? As noted, if a different permission would satisfy my need (namely to edit filters crosswiki by the request of the community), please do let me know; I'm not aware of one. Leaderboard (talk) 17:22, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

  That's for two wikis. This right is a truly global one. Frankly, I don't think you have the communication skills required to handle such a permission globally, in wikis such as enwiki, for instance, as demonstrated by Rschen. —Thanks for the fish! ^{talk•contribs} 18:05, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

  @Tks4Fish: I can show more examples if required (here's a third one, yet another; some are done off-wiki as well) - I just gave two examples and did not mean that I was only working on two wikis.

  I don't know why you're referencing enwiki - I don't think Rschen said that I did anything (let alone wrong) on that wiki. Did you mean another wiki? Also I wish to point out that his opposition, to my understanding, was based on one mistake which I've freely apologised for. Leaderboard (talk) 18:50, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

  Certainly not, the multiple diffs I provided (plus your replies to comments here) shows a disturbing pattern. --Rs chen 7754 05:01, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

• Oppose Oppose--WikiBayer 👤💬 19:00, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

  @WikiBayer: Is your opposition solely based on Rschen's? Leaderboard (talk) 19:02, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

  No, I know you from other discussions in the metawiki and I have read the discussion in dewikinews. WikiBayer 👤💬 19:10, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

  @WikiBayer: What was the mistake I made in dewikinews? Also if you could elaborate on "other discussions in the metawiki" I would be grateful. Leaderboard (talk) 19:13, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

  The discussions do not show that you have the skills to take on this task.

  Before you make such a high right that can cause damage even unintentionally, you should study the subject very carefully. WikiBayer 👤💬 18:13, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

• Support Support. Neriah • talk • 19:04, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support. Has experience with filters, has a good reason for getting it and I can trust the user. --Ferien (talk) 21:05, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Oppose Oppose I don't see enough x-wiki experience here, also recent filter work such as in b:en:Special:AbuseFilter/history/66/item/402 where deprecated parameters are being pushed isn't something I'd want to see being used to maintain other projects from a technical level. — xaosflux ^Talk 16:39, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Oppose Oppose too many opposes from people I trust. Plus, [6] doesn't really convince me – it looks to me that the requestor considers AFM to be a free card to edit all filters arbitrarily, while that's not the case. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 18:20, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

Not ending before 25 May 2021 11:04 UTC

I would like to nominate LPfi for the 'helper role. They are an admin at English Wikivoyage who writes and follows its abusefilters and its logs. They are having the need to look at our global rules as they impact their wiki and having that local access rather than having to always come and ask about any issue from the global space. Local admin at enVoy since 2018, knows their way around an abusefilter. Also admin at svWP, svWB and has been editing WMF for 12 years. I do not see an issue with knowledge, competence or trust. Also will help with their local management of xwiki LTAs to view other filters that we have in our LTA management. -- — billinghurst sDrewth 11:04, 18 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

Just noting that I do accept the nomination and that I'd be glad to answer any questions. –LPfi (talk) 11:13, 18 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

• Support Support - As fellow en.wikivoyage sysop, I have complete faith in LPfi's ability and trustworthiness.--ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 11:38, 18 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support I trust billinghurst's judgement, and if they think that LPfi should have AFH, I don't see any issue granting it. The presented use case makes sense to me. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 12:00, 18 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support OK Leaderboard (talk) 12:19, 18 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --Novak Watchmen (talk) 04:42, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support for judgement of billinghurst -- कन्हाई प्रसाद चौरसिया (talk) 08:21, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --Ferien (talk) 21:06, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support -FASTILY 00:39, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support — csc ^-1 12:18, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support. Sgd. —Hasley 14:20, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support LGTM --DannyS712 (talk) 18:16, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support OK. — xaosflux ^Talk 10:08, 21 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support OK. Neriah • talk • 15:07, 21 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Jianhui67 ^{talk ★contribs} 03:05, 22 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Java Hurricane 13:59, 22 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

Not ending before 26 May 2021 17:35 UTC

Hi. I would like to be able to read private global filters, mostly in order to remove duplicates/make maintenance on fr-wp abusefilters (where I work with user:Supertoff). I am an abusefilter editor (and also bureaucrat, sysop, OS) on frwiki.

Best regards, — Jules* ^Talk 17:35, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

• Support Support OK Leaderboard (talk) 17:36, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support long time Sysop, OS, Abusefilter on frwiki. And he is one of the most active users on the false positive reports page. No doubt about the use he can do of this status. Supertoff (talk) 18:33, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support * Pppery * _{it has begun} 18:54, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Neriah • talk • 19:03, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Ferien (talk) 21:07, 19 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support -FASTILY 00:39, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --Novak Watchmen (talk) 04:24, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• YesY Supertoff's endorsement is sufficient for me.  — billinghurst sDrewth 11:29, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support — csc ^-1 12:19, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support no doubts - कन्हाई प्रसाद चौरसिया (talk) 13:30, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support. Sgd. —Hasley 14:20, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support LGTM --DannyS712 (talk) 18:16, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support OK. — xaosflux ^Talk 10:08, 21 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support I've had lots of good interactions with jules* and I'm sure he'd make good use of this right. --Blablubbs|talk 10:09, 21 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Jianhui67 ^{talk ★contribs} 03:06, 22 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support surely. Java Hurricane 13:59, 22 May 2021 (UTC) [reply ]

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