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This page hosts requests for global permissions. To make a request, read the relevant policy (global rollback , global sysop , global rename , ...) and make a request below. Explain why membership is needed for that group, and detail prior experience or qualifications.

This is not a vote and any active Wikimedia editor may participate in the discussion.

Global rollback and global interface editor requests require no fewer than 5 days of discussion while abuse filter helper and maintainer requests require no fewer than 7 days. Global renamer and global sysop requests require no fewer than 2 weeks of discussion. For requests that are unlikely to pass under any circumstances, they may be closed by a steward without further discussion (after a reasonable amount of input).

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Requests for global rollback permissions

Please be sure to follow the instructions below:
Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions, and not doing so would reflect poorly on your suitability.
Please also review the Global rollback policy.
Please note that Global rollbackers discussions are not votes. Comments must present specific points in favor of or against a user's approval.
Instructions for making a request

Before requesting, make sure that: You have sufficient activity to meet the requirements to be allocated the global rollback flag

To make a request
Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain of why you need the access and why you're suitable.
=== Global rollback 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 -->
}}
::''Not ending before {{subst:#time:j F Y H:i|+5 days}} UTC''

The request will be approved if consensus to do so exists after a period of consideration of no less than 5 days (with rare exceptions , no matter how obvious the result may seem). This is not a vote, and all input is welcome. Stewards will determine whether consensus exists; when doing so it is likely that the weight given to the input of those involved in cross-wiki work will be most influential.

Requests for global sysop permissions

Please be sure to follow the instructions below:
Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions, and not doing so would reflect poorly on your suitability.
Please also review the Global sysops policy.
Stewards
When you give someone global sysop rights, please list them on Users with global sysop access and ask them to subscribe to the global sysops mailing list.
Please note that Global sysops discussions are not votes. Comments must present specific points in favor of or against a user's approval.
Instructions for making a request

Before requesting, make sure that:

  1. You have a global account ;
  2. You are logged in on this wiki, and the account is part of your global account;
To make a request
Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain of why you need the access and why you're suitable. If you previously requested that right, please add a link to the previous discussion(s).
=== Global sysop 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 -->
}}
:''Not ending before {{subst:#time:j F Y H:i|+2 week}} UTC''

The request will be approved if consensus to do so exists after a period of consideration of no less than two weeks (no exceptions are allowed no matter how obvious the result may seem). This is not a vote, and all input is welcome. Stewards will determine whether consensus exists; when doing so it is likely that the weight given to the input of those involved in cross-wiki work will be most influential. Please note: Since 2019 all global sysops are required to have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled.

Global sysop for TheresNoTime

Status: In progress
Not ending before 26 March 2024 15:36 UTC

Hello! As someone who has previously done quite a bit of xwiki maintenance/anti-vandalism work (primarily as a steward), and wishes to keep helping out on smaller projects as and when the need arises, I am requesting global sysop permissions. This desire has most recently come from my closing of this phabricator task (with my "sysadmin hat" on) and referring the user to potentially reach out to the GSs — I noticed there's as always work to be done on these smaller projects, and I have the experience to help.

For full transparency, I resigned my stewardship due in part to an incident in October 2022 which resulted in the loss of my checkuser/oversight permissions on the English Wikipedia. I regret my actions, and posted a public apology in May of 2023. I again here reaffirm my apologies, and hope my previous positive track record and desire to be helpful makes up for my mistakes. Many thanks — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 15:36, 12 March 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

Requests for global rename permissions

Please be sure to follow the instructions below:
Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions, and not doing so would reflect poorly on your suitability.
Please also review the global rename policy and the global renamers policy page.
Stewards
When you give someone global rename rights, please add them to the list of global renamers and ask them to subscribe to the global renamers' mailing list.
Instructions for making a request

Before requesting, make sure that:

  1. You have a global account;
  2. You are logged in on this wiki, and the account is part of your global account;
  3. You have considered the addition of a user language box to your user page
To make a request
Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain of why you need the access and why you're suitable. If you previously requested that right, please add a link to the previous discussion(s).
=== Global rename for {{subst:u|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}} ===
{{sr-request
 |status = <!-- don't change this line -->
 |domain = meta.wikimedia <!-- don't change this line -->
 |user name = {{subst:REVISIONUSER}} <!-- don't change this line unless you're nominating another user -->
}}
:''Not ending before {{subst:#time:j F Y H:i|+2 week}} UTC''

The request will be approved if consensus to do so exists after a period of consideration of no less than two weeks (no exceptions are allowed no matter how obvious the result may seem). While all input is welcome, there is a hard 80% support requirement for this role as per the global renamer policy.

Requests for global IP block exemption

Please be sure to follow the instructions below:
Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions. Please review Global IP block exemption. You may request Global IP block exemption via stewards(_AT_)wikimedia.org if you can not edit this page.
Please note: Global IP block exemption does NOT make one immune to locally-created blocks of any sort, only global blocks.
If you want to edit the Chinese Wikipedia, usually global IP block exemptions will not help you. Please see this instruction to request a local IP block exemption.
Instructions for making a request

Before requesting global IP block exemption, make sure that:

  1. You have a global account ;
  2. You are logged in on this wiki, and the account is part of your global account;
To request global IP block exemption
Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain why you need the access and why you're suitable. If needed, link to relevant discussions.
=== 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, --~~~~

The request will be approved if there is demonstrated need for the permission, such as bypassing a global block from someone who is not the intended target.

Global IP block exempt for Uyiliu2

Status: In progress

I have to use a proxy due to local policy, and I hope to be unblocked. I need to add cross-language links to newly created articles and submit my own images to Wikimedia.Thank you so much --Uyiliu2 (talk) 08:37, 13 March 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

What policy requires using a proxy? Our policy (no open proxies) certainly doesn't require using a proxy. — xaosflux Talk 10:08, 13 March 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
The policy here refers to the policy of mainland China. I need to use a proxy to access and edit Wikimedia sites, but my IP is often blocked. Therefore, I hope to be granted GIPBE to avoid being affected. Thanks!--Uyiliu2 (talk) 05:56, 14 March 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
@Uyiliu2 What wikis are you having issues with, as I see you are exempt on the ZH and EN wikipedias. I do not think global exempt would be beneficial for only a couple of wikis unless you were a sysop or something similar. Da Lamb Talk to me! Please don't eat da 🐑! 19:47, 14 March 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
see here for zh.wikipedia and here for en.wikipedia. TenWhile6 (talk | SWMT) 14:06, 15 March 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
Yes, I applied for local IP exemption for the Chinese Wiki and English Wiki. I am from mainland China and had to use a proxy. Therefore, I was banned from all IP addresses. Then I was unable to use Wikimedia Foundation projects such as Wikidata normally. For example, I could not edit interlanguage links.--Uyiliu2 (talk) 10:14, 16 March 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
Okay, good. If you applied for local IPBE on zhwiki & enwiki, you don't need Global IPBE anymore, right? Than you can withdraw this request. --TenWhile6 (talk | SWMT) 10:18, 16 March 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
I’m afraid I cannot. I wish to use Wikimedia data and Wikimedia Commons normally, such as editing interlanguage links and uploading images to Wikimedia Commons. However, I am currently prohibited from doing so. Other than applying for GIPBE, do you have any other recommendations?If there is a better method, I would be very eager to try it.--Uyiliu2 (talk) 05:37, 17 March 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
Maybe I didn’t explain clearly before.To give a brief summary, I am from mainland China.I need to use a proxy to access and edit Wikimedia sites, but my IP is blocked. Therefore, I hope to be granted GIPBE to avoid being affected. Thanks!--Uyiliu2 (talk) 10:19, 16 March 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

Requests for 2 Factor Auth tester permissions

Please be sure to follow the instructions below:
Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions.
Testing this service may result in the loss of your access and is not recommended for inexperienced users.
Instructions for making a request

Before requesting 2FA tester global permissions, make sure that:

  1. You are logged in on this wiki;
  2. You have read the help page about two-factor authentication and understand how it could lead to irrecoverable loss of access to your account ;
To request 2FA tester global permissions
Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and INDICATE you have read the Help page.
If the request page is currently protected, please file as an edit request on the talk page.
=== 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, --~~~~

The request will be approved if there is no reason not to grant one. A steward will review the request.

Requests for other global permissions

Please be sure to follow the instructions below:
Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions.
Instructions for making a request

Before requesting additional global permissions, make sure that:

  1. You are logged in on this wiki;
  2. No specific section on this page exists for the permission you want to request;
To request additional global permissions
Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain what kind of access you need and why. If needed, link to relevant discussions. If you hold, or have previously held, the right and are asking for either a renewal or revival of that right, please add a link to the previous discussion.
=== <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, --~~~~

The request will be approved if consensus to do so exists after a short period of consideration. A steward will review the request.

See also

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