Meta:Requests for adminship

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1. Before requesting admin access, please check the policy for requesting adminship.
2. Use the box below, insert your username:
   
   
3. Place a request on this page, by transcluding the subpage, for example {{Meta:Requests for adminship/Username}}. Please put the newest request on the top. Bear in mind that even if you do meet the criteria above this does not mean that the community will automatically approve a request.
4. Please note, past administrators who have given up their rights must meet all criteria at the time of the new request. There is no separate process for reinstating past administrators.

Please note: Ill-considered nominations for adminship can be draining and deflating to both the community and the candidate. Any successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate sufficient experience within the Wikimedia community, in addition to a familiarity with Meta-Wiki. If a candidate is not already a local administrator or holder of advanced permissions on a Wikimedia content project, they are less likely to pass a request for adminship here at Meta-Wiki.

Add your request below under the bureaucratship section. Please note:

• Only active administrators can become bureaucrats, and only after at least 6 months of regular adminship.
• User is endorsed by two current bureaucrats after they nominate themselves here.

If you fail any of these requirements, you will not be assigned the bureaucrat flag. For more information see the Meta bureaucrat page.

For these types of access, create a subpage just as you would for regular adminship and add it to the appropriate section of this page.

• Interface adminship: Please read the Meta interface administrator page. The WMF requires two-factor authentication for this access.

• Limited adminship: If you need sysop access for a particular reason (such as ability to edit protected pages), you may request limited adminship on Meta. If granted, the user understands that they will only be allowed to use the tools for the tasks they were approved, and not doing so will be grounds for immediate removal. Temporary sysop access will normally be valid for one month unless requested and granted otherwise.

• Bot: Please read the bot policy. This wiki allows global bots and automatic approval of certain types of bots; for other bots, add your request below under the bot section, in the same way as an admin request.

• CheckUser: please read the CheckUser policy and add your request below under the checkuser section, in the same way as an admin request.

• Oversight: please read the Oversight policy and add your request below under the oversight section, in the same way as an admin request.

• Translation administrator: please read Meta translation administrator page and Meta’s page about translate extension. No fixed time limit for these requests is defined, and there are no particular requirements; if you provide a valid reason and demonstrate that you know and understand how to prepare pages for translation, your request will most likely be granted.

• CentralNotice administrator: Meta Central notice administrator page grant access to manage and edit banner campaigns. Because of the potentially huge impact of banners on the wikis, this should be granted carefully and sparingly. The WMF requires two-factor authentication for this access.

For these types of access, just ask on Meta request for help from a sysop or bureaucrat page:

• MassMessage senders : please read about MassMessages, and provide a clear reason for requesting access. Specify whether you need it temporarily or permanently.
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• If you are an WMF Official or Contractor and need rights on Meta-Wiki to perform your duties the process is different. Please have a look at the WMF staff userrights policy on Office wiki ^{[restricted access]} and follow the procedure described there. If in doubt, please contact Trust and Safety; or send an email to ca@wikimedia.org.^(source)

• A09 (talk • contribs • deleted user contributions • logs • block log • abuse log • CentralAuth • stalktoy)  Bureaucrats: user rights management.

Not ending before 11 March 2025 22:00 (UTC)

Dear community,

I am requesting full administrator rights. While my primary wiki is slwiki and I recently became a global sysop, I would also like to highlight my work on the abuse filter. To effectively manage global filters—especially as they produce an increasing number of false positives on slwiki and may require future refinements—Meta adminship would greatly help.

Over my five years of wiki editing, I have actively dealt with various types of abuse, including regular vandalism, long-term vandalism, and cross-wiki spam. I would like to extend this work to Meta, where the number of spammers is also rising. Additionally, Meta adminship would allow me to edit the spam blacklist.

Given my experience and the reasons outlined above, I believe I am well-suited to serve the community in this capacity.--A09 |(pogovor) 22:00, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Support Support sure. Svārtava (t ɕ) 01:56, 5 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support more work on global filters would really be nice. //shb (t • c) 03:55, 5 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Of course. –FlyingAce ^✈hello 05:49, 5 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Strong support Strong support, sure! easy no-brainer request --Wüstenspringmaus _talk 06:12, 5 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Clear need of use case. aqurs ❄️ 07:56, 5 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support--Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 09:49, 5 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support per experience and valid use case. ⟲ Three Sixty! (talk, edits) 12:34, 5 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Sure! ShifaYT ✉Talk 13:49, 5 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --Ameisenigel (talk) 18:06, 5 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --V0lkanic (talk) 18:51, 5 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Ternera (talk) 18:58, 5 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support —Meruleh {talk} 19:31, 5 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --M/ (talk) 19:09, 6 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support with trust comes experience. --Galahad (sasageyo!)^(esvoy) 17:43, 7 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support – DreamRimmer (talk) 05:13, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support No apparent issues, and I've been one of the users who have encouraged A09 to run. EPIC (talk) 08:36, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Of course. --Count Count (talk) 09:14, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support – Leo ^talk 13:07, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support – Ajraddatz (talk) 15:09, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Do I even need to say my !vote (Support Support).-FusionSub (talk) 15:29, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Duh. House Blaster (talk • he/they) 18:51, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Jianhui67 ^{talk ★contribs} 18:52, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Queen of Hearts (talk) 19:04, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --Pólux (talk) 04:28, 9 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --Arcticocean ■しかく 12:06, 9 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Ternera (talk • contribs • deleted user contributions • logs • block log • abuse log • CentralAuth • stalktoy)  Bureaucrats: user rights management.

Not ending before 11 March 2025 01:20 (UTC)

Hi all,

I've been actively fighting vandalism here on Meta and would like to help out with some sysop tasks. Most weekdays, I spend time watching the recent changes where I revert vandalism and tag inappropriate pages for speedy deletion. I believe I can help at WM:RFH and CAT:DEL, as well as handling deletions/blocks when I find things while patrolling. I'm and active global sysop, I've familiarized myself with the relevant Meta policies, and I look forward to hearing the community's input. Thanks!

--Ternera (talk) 01:20, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Support Support absolutely. Svārtava (t ɕ) 02:53, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support--Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 04:13, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support —Meruleh {talk} 04:15, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support global sysop + former rwwiki sysop. //shb (t • c) 05:45, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Strong support Strong support --Wüstenspringmaus _talk 08:19, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --TenWhile6 08:54, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support aqurs ❄️ 09:27, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support ⟲ Three Sixty! (talk, edits) 12:35, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support – Leo ^talk 12:40, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support –FlyingAce ^✈hello 14:25, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Strong support Strong support without concerns, thank you for helping. Codename Noreste (talk) 15:08, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --Ameisenigel (talk) 16:55, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --Pólux (talk) 20:27, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support ShifaYT ✉Talk 13:51, 5 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --V0lkanic (talk) 18:51, 5 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --M/ (talk) 19:10, 6 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Initially, I was considering a neutral stance based on my criteria; however, your experience clearly conveys trustworthiness. Best, --Galahad (sasageyo!)^(esvoy) 17:38, 7 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

  Now to be fair, Ternera was an rwwiki sysop for a fair while before resigning so technically they would meet your criteria. //shb (t • c) 06:54, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Support Support – DreamRimmer (talk) 05:12, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Looks good to me. Has the relevant experience and is already involved in admin related stuff here. EPIC (talk) 08:38, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support – Ajraddatz (talk) 15:08, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support No reason to oppose.-FusionSub (talk) 15:30, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Jianhui67 ^{talk ★contribs} 18:52, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Queen of Hearts (talk) 19:04, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --Arcticocean ■しかく 12:06, 9 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

"Meta:Requests for checkuser" redirects here. To request checkuser information, see Meta:Requests for CheckUser information.

"Meta:Requests for oversight" redirects here. To request oversighting, see Meta:Oversighters#Requests.

• Erboldilyara (talk • contribs • deleted user contributions • logs • block log • abuse log • CentralAuth • stalktoy)  Bureaucrats: user rights management.

Hi, everyone! I hope you are doing well.

I am writing to request adminship for translation. I have been a cross-wiki translator for many years, particularly serving as a translator between Russian-Kazakh Wikipedia and English-Kazakh Wikipedia. Please check my page on Kazakh Wikipedia, where you can find over 800 articles that I have translated from other Wikipedias into Kazakh Wikipedia. In total, I have contributed more than 2,500 articles and made over 4,500 edits on Kazakh Wikipedia.

Now, I would like to expand my scope of work and contribute to translations on Meta. You can see an example of my translation into Kazakh on Meta here. I am fluent in Kazakh, English, Russian, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, and Turkish. Therefore, I would also like to translate content in these languages on Meta, as there is a significant lack of translations available.

Thank you for your time! --Erboldilyara (talk) 23:01, 6 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Comment Comment Translating content on Meta-Wiki doesn't require any user rights. --Min☠︎rax ^«¦talk¦» 03:49, 7 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

@Erboldilyara: You don’t need to be a translation administrator for translation any pages. Read Meta:Translation administrators for information about translation adminship and what rights you obtain by it. Svārtava (t ɕ) 03:51, 7 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Oppose Oppose for now per Minorax and Svartava. //shb (t • c) 04:04, 7 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Oppose Oppose You dont need trans admin for the reason you stated. Any normal user can translate. Lack of response to comments raised questions users understanding for the need of TA. --Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 11:50, 7 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Oppose Oppose per above, TA ist not required for translating content. --Ameisenigel (talk) 06:48, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Comment Comment I'd advise you to withdraw the request as there was obviously a misunderstanding from your side as to what rights you need for translations. --V0lkanic (talk) 10:32, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Oppose Oppose Request doesn't show any need for the translation admin toolkit, making translations doesn't require TA.-FusionSub (talk) 15:37, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Oppose Oppose per above --TenWhile6 19:52, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• ZI Jony (talk • contribs • deleted user contributions • logs • block log • abuse log • CentralAuth • stalktoy)  Bureaucrats: user rights management.

Not ending before 04:24, 14 March 2025 (UTC)

I'd like to request the community to review ZI Jony's use of the translation admin user right as his use of the tool doesn't comply with the Meta:Internationalization guidelines despite reminders. Ref. Special:Diff/28217549, Special:Diff/28217586, Special:Diff/26236117, Special:Diff/28333949 are examples. And as far as I can see, it's a repeat of the diffs provided at their failed request for TA. As such, I'd like to propose for the removal of User:ZI Jony's translation admin user rights and should the right be removed, they can request for it again via the normal process. --Min☠︎rax ^«¦talk¦» 04:26, 7 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Remove Remove per nom. I also cannot help but notice that there wasn't a whole lot of support at Meta:Requests for translation adminship/ZI Jony 2 (by number of votes) either. //shb (t • c) 04:30, 7 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Comment Comment: I acknowledge the concerns raised regarding my use of translation admin tools and appreciate the feedback. My intention has always been to support multilingual accessibility on Meta, and I regret any mistakes I have made.

I have always been open to learning and improving. When Minorax pointed out issues, I acknowledged them and even requested one-on-one mentorship to better align with Meta’s internationalization guidelines. Unfortunately, this mentorship has not been provided, and I am still looking for guidance to refine my approach.

Despite these concerns, I have actively contributed to marking pages for translation, supporting important Wikimedia initiatives. Instead of outright removal, I would greatly appreciate an opportunity to improve with proper mentorship. If needed, I am willing to take a temporary step back from translation admin activities (including removal) while receiving guidance.

I remain committed to following best practices and ensuring that my future translation work fully aligns with community expectations. I sincerely ask the community to consider my willingness to learn and improve before making a final decision. Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) 11:43, 7 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

@ZI Jony Minorax has however been telling you about this multiple times. Have you considered asking before preparing the page for translation, or prepare the page for translation and then ask for help at something like Meta:RfH or Discord? Basically, I'm trying to understand why you're running into issues multiple times. Leaderboard (talk) 12:00, 7 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Leaderboard, thank you for your feedback. I understand that Minorax has pointed out these issues multiple times, and I genuinely regret any mistakes I have made. My goal has always been to contribute positively, and I now recognize that I should have been more proactive in seeking guidance before proceeding with translation marking.

Moving forward, I will follow your suggestion by asking for help—either on RfH or Discord—before marking complex pages for translation. I am still looking for one-on-one mentorship from Minorax or any experienced translation admin to refine my understanding and avoid repeated mistakes.

I truly appreciate the community’s patience and guidance, and I am committed to improving my approach to translation admin work. Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) 18:49, 7 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

OK, I'll give you a chance. Keep Keep Leaderboard (talk) 18:59, 7 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

I appreciate that you're willing to learn but repeating the same mistakes despite reminders shows otherwise. --Min☠︎rax ^«¦talk¦» 15:50, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

I understand your points! However, still I am asking help from you. We can start an academy subpage under your/my user page for this. Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) 12:24, 9 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Oppose remove Due to the concerns raised by Minorax--Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 11:49, 7 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
•  Weak keep I would be willing to give a final chance, assuming good faith and that you will commit to what you said above, despite the repeated failure to do so. --KonstantinaG07 (talk) 19:31, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Neutral Neutral I see ZI Jony's mistakes but I also acknowledge that they will ask for guidance in future. --Ameisenigel (talk) 08:27, 9 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Keep Keep: although this is a close issue, on balance, giving a final chance would be safe --Arcticocean ■しかく 12:11, 9 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Yahya (talk • contribs • deleted user contributions • logs • block log • abuse log • CentralAuth • stalktoy)  Bureaucrats: user rights management.

Not ending before 10 March 2025 13:22 (UTC)

Hi, I'm Yahya, an admin of several projects and a steward. The Bangla Wikimedia community organizes 6-7 events annually that require CN banners. Starting this year, these events will be managed by a single team (bringing them under one umbrella for better coordination), and I would like to help maintain these banners. Therefore, I am requesting CentralNotice adminship.

Additionally, I will support other requests as needed. I have familiarized myself with the CN admin interface, the usage guidelines, and the help page, and I will seek feedback or double-check with other CN admins if I have any questions or doubts.

Thank you! ~ Yahya (talk • contribs) 13:22, 3 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Support Support I trust Yahya. Therefore, sure. --TenWhile6 13:26, 3 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support aqurs ❄️ 13:48, 3 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support. Svārtava (t ɕ) 14:18, 3 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Strong support Strong support sure, thanks for volunteering! --Wüstenspringmaus _talk 14:32, 3 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support thanks for volunteering --Johannnes89 (talk) 17:51, 3 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --Ameisenigel (talk) 18:14, 3 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support —MdsShakil (talk) 18:41, 3 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support, hooray! —DerHexer (Talk) 22:01, 3 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• An easy no-brainer Support Support from me. //shb (t • c) 22:02, 3 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Strong support Strong support--Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 04:14, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support —Meruleh {talk} 04:17, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support – Leo ^talk 12:41, 4 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --V0lkanic (talk) 18:48, 5 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Strong support Strong support Mobashir - 🇧🇩 (talk) 06:20, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Strong support Strong support Galahad (sasageyo!)^(esvoy) 13:49, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support Jianhui67 ^{talk ★contribs} 18:53, 8 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support, thanks for volunteering. ~~~~
  User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 03:44, 9 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Support Support --Arcticocean ■しかく 12:11, 9 March 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

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