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Requests for global IP block exemption

Latest comment: 1 day ago 51 comments14 people in discussion

Global IP Block Exempt for Jopparn

Status: Not done

Per UTRS #98574 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 14:00, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Not done, see UTRS. ~ Yahya (talkcontribs) 07:38, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP block exempt for Matthiasb

Status: Done

Often editing in the trains, which sometimes uses blocked OPs, which in turn in the past has blocked me. Editing not only in homewiki but in a variety of German language and non-German language Wikimediaprojects. --Matthiasb (talk) 16:41, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Done ~ Yahya (talkcontribs) 15:49, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP block exempt for Yugaminena

Status: Done

I live in China and I have to edit wiki by this,thanks, --Yugaminena (talk) 00:52, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

Done ~ Yahya (talkcontribs) 15:56, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP block exempt for Kuzzim

Status: Done

I use VPN on my dedicated server to access sites banned in Russia and I hate to turn off VPN and reload page before any edit in Wiki projects. --Kuzzim (talk) 13:45, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

Done ~ Yahya (talkcontribs) 15:54, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP block exempt for Papuass

Status: Done

Please extend my global IP block exemption rights because my workplace IP is in banned range. --Papuass (talk) 11:36, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Done ~ Yahya (talkcontribs) 15:52, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for Abdansykr26

Status: Not done

Per UTRS #98746 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 13:00, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

Not done see UTRS. ~ Yahya (talkcontribs) 21:02, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for Huimao28

Status: Not done

per his unblock zh }request.-Manchiu (talk) 16:14, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

Brand new user with 0 edits, is already IPBE on their homewiki. Once they become established they may request further exemption extensions. — xaosflux Talk 16:16, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
However, the IPBE isn't effective for me because I'm using a proxy which have no Fixed ip so that I can't edit the Wikipedia,so I need GIPBE Huimao28 (talk) 23:51, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
You already have local IPBE, just go to w:zh:Wikipedia:首页 and get started. — xaosflux Talk 01:23, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for .hecko

Status: Not done

Per UTRS #98928 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 23:00, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

Not done see UTRS. EPIC (talk) 09:52, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for Tongngoucheong

Status: Not done

Per UTRS #98948 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 14:00, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Not done see UTRS. — xaosflux Talk 15:09, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP block exempt for 今紫

Status: Not done

Request a Global IP Block Waiver extension, thanks, --今紫 (talk) 01:24, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Not done The block you were initially affected by has been softened and shouldn't be affecting you anymore. If you are still having problems with editing after your current exemption has expired, please send us a new email with more information. EPIC (talk) 17:02, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for mieliestronk

Status: Not done

Per UTRS #98985 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 13:00, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Not done see UTRS. EPIC (talk) 17:00, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for Ashley Graves

Status: Not done

Per UTRS #98986 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 13:00, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Not done see UTRS. — xaosflux Talk 21:06, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP block exempt for Cagliost

Status: Not done

I am a long-time Wikipedia editor. Occasionally, I find the IP address I am editing from has a block, even though I am logged in. This is annoying. I am currently affected by one of these blocks. I previously had a global exemption, but only for a week. Please could I have a permanent or very long exemption? Thanks, cagliost (talk) 04:42, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Not done the block you ran in to is a local block, this flag will not help with that. When a local block is placed on a network address, the local administrators would need to exempt you (as the ones at your homewiki have done), or they can adjust the block. — xaosflux Talk 14:24, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for Nicolas Tintenial

Status: Not done

Per UTRS #99165 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 21:00, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Not done see UTRS. EPIC (talk) 21:25, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for Maarten Jansen

Status: Not done

Per UTRS #99189 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 14:00, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Not done see UTRS. — xaosflux Talk 19:19, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for Felixbecker2

Status: Not done

Per UTRS #99203 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 18:00, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Not done see UTRS. — xaosflux Talk 19:18, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for alachuckthebuck

Status: Withdrawn

Per UTRS #98799 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 18:00, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

Request withdrawn per UTRS. — xaosflux Talk 02:15, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for Bartositges

Status: Not done

Per UTRS #99230 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 10:00, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

Not done see UTRS. — xaosflux Talk 02:13, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for ThunderGit

Status: Not done

Per UTRS #99254 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 01:00, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

Not done see UTRS. — xaosflux Talk 02:11, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for Silver Dovelet

Status: Not done

Per UTRS #99338 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 05:00, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

Not done see UTRS. — xaosflux Talk 14:38, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP block exempt for MykolaHK

Status: Done

For editing more conveniently on all wikis in the future, thanks in advance.--MykolaHK (talk) 06:32, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Done Added for a year to begin. EPIC (talk) 10:59, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for OreoTwice

Status: Not done

Per UTRS #99464 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 02:00, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Not done see UTRS. EPIC (talk) 10:54, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP Block Exempt for netze

Status: Withdrawn

Per UTRS #99529 --DeltaQuadBot (talk) 11:00, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Request withdrawn per UTRS. EPIC (talk) 10:54, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP block exempt for Pigsonthewing

Status: Already done

I have longstanding IP exemption on en.Wikipedia, because I regularly give demos or train people as part of GLAM outreach, at venues whose networks are blocked. I also work on trains, using public WI-Fi. However I have also experienced difficulty recently due to inability to edit Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons and other projects in such circumstances. Please make me globally exempt. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:48, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Already done by Xaosflux. Note that GIPBE only exempts you from global blocks - if you are affected by local hardblocks, you need to request a local IP block exemption. EPIC (talk) 10:54, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Global IP block exempt for Félix ALLEBOSCH

Status: Done

<Add an explanation here>, thanks, I change the results of elections. I still have to change the number of local popuolations — The preceding unsigned comment was added by Félix ALLEBOSCH (talk) 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Done per last time. EPIC (talk) 10:56, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Requests for global rename permissions

Latest comment: 23 days ago 179 comments55 people in discussion

Global rename for Svartava

The following request is closed. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Status: Not done
Not ending before 28 December 2024 10:38 UTC

Hi, I would like to apply for global renamer permissions. My languages are hi-N, en-4, sa-2, pra-1. I have some basic understanding of other Indic languages like gu, mr, pa, bn, etc. due to interest in comparative historical linguistics and having enwiktionary as homewiki, as well as some Romance languages like fr, es; which I think would be useful for this right when dealing with usernames. Thanks, – Svārtava (t ɕ) 10:38, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

(削除) Changed to Neutral neutral because of your recent but withdrawn RfA, as SHB2000's and TenWhile's objections are relevant. (削除ここまで) I would definitely advise to slow down and to never hat collect for advanced permissions. However, you still have my moral support. Codename Noreste (talk) 19:09, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
Now changed one more time as a weak support, on second thought. Please take my advice above seriously, but you still have my moral support and my vote. You are not punished by other users but scrutinized because of the withdrawn RfA. Remember to take it slow with the sysop experience you can gain on a content project. Thank you for voluteering on the Wikimedia movement. Codename Noreste (talk) 20:33, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

Not done Unfortunately, in this request we have 32 supports and 9 opposes, which gives a support ratio of around 78%. As the 80% support requirement is not met, this request is ultimately unsuccessful. Svartava, thank you for volunteering, don't feel discouraged by the outcome and feel free to re-apply in the future. EPIC (talk) 16:01, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

I thank everyone for their time. I am sincerely grateful to all those who kept their faith in me and I will take the lessons from this request to improve myself and continue doing contributions for the projects. Svārtava (t ɕ) 16:56, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
I have once again placed this request on hold, as some doubts have come up regarding an opposing vote. If it is struck then it would also mean that this request would meet the 80% support requirements, and can thus be evaluated from there. EPIC (talk) 22:35, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
Uh, sorry EPIC, but I am counting 9 opposes which are not struck. A09, Kadi, me, Hasan, Aafi, Horcus, Aopou, SHB, Aramil. Besides that, 80% + consensus is needed to promote, and imo it‘s arguable that this doesn‘t show consensus even if it would be just 8 opposes due to the fact that all opposes are pointing out one single big issue. --TenWhile6 23:08, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
Indeed there are 9 opposes - and in this case it's one of them that is being discussed (i.e it has not yet been striked, but if it is, then this request would meet the support requirements and would therefore need be evaluated from there instead). I had therefore placed this on hold for internal discussion, and it will be re-closed in some time. EPIC (talk) 23:12, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
Okay, then I misunderstood you, sorry. --TenWhile6 23:16, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
When EPIC asked about this in a private chat, I suggested that the request be closed as not done as the policy requirement of 80% support had not been met. Given the concerns with one of the opposes, I think there is a case to be made that the 80% requirement has been met. The decision to grant or not grant the permissions would then rest on whether there is consensus to promote. Given that none of the arguments against deal specifically with how the user would use these permissions (although some tangentially get at that), I think there could be consensus, but as I voted I will of course leave it to another colleague. Either way, absent new facts this request should be closed one way or the other. – Ajraddatz (talk) 18:13, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
Update, Tanbiruzzaman switched to oppose, about two hours ago, that would make the support below 80%, but I would like to make some points. Although, as the candidate myself, I am a partisan here, please allow me to write a final post.
  • By the hard 80% support requirement, this request is a vote, thus I believe switching so late when the request is on hold and decision is close to reaching, is unfair to the candidate. Additionally, the vote switch was explicitly stated to be of the purpose to make an opportunity for me to prove myself, i.e. it was made clearly made just to stop this request from passing at the end moment, which I don't see how it is fair.
  • If it would be a "non-vote" discussion, this is fine, but in that case, the opposing arguments have been fully addressed: Getting two advanced rights in 45 days isn't what most would call hat-collecting; How can it be that they have not shown the need for the tools? We can assume that if we granted the right to them, they would process the special:globalrenamequeue ; what is the community going to gain by having the OP wait for a few months for no reason?
  • The opposers have clearly voted so because of hat-collecting concern - SHB2000 went on to even say: OP's insistence that their behaviour was not hat collecting (twice now, even though what was done was pretty indefensible) is also enough for me to oppose this request which reflects assumption of bad faith. I invite you to judge by my Meta contributions and see if my Meta RFA (which I agree was bit too soon) was made to collect the right without having any use for it.
  • Finally, I believe I have shown sufficient cross-wiki trust to not misuse the permissions, and it is seen that the request was well-passing before the Meta RFA came in.
With this, I rest my case and trust the decision of stewards. Svārtava (t ɕ) 19:29, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
(Noting that this is still being discussed, at the moment. A final decision will be enacted in some time.) EPIC (talk) 19:31, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
I don't think the switch to oppose counts, as it was done after the request was placed on hold. Leaderboard (talk) 04:12, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
Considering the controversy around this request, it has been re-closed as Not done after discussion among stewards. This decision is regardless of whether the disputed opposes are taken into account or not. With that being said, once again, thank you for volunteering, and feel free to once again run in the future, with the opposition taken into account. EPIC (talk) 21:02, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Global rename for Aopou

The following request is closed: Support of 80% not achieved — JJMC89 (T ·C) 16:34, 2 January 2025 (UTC) . Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Status: Not done
Not ending before 1 January 2025 23:26 UTC

Hello, everyone. I am a Wikipedian contributing to the Spanish Wikipedia. My roles there include Rollbacker, Reviewer, Template Editor, and Rollbacker on Wikidata, among other local responsibilities. My native language is Spanish, and I have strong proficiency in English, French, Portuguese, Italian and Arabic. The purpose of my request is to broaden my involvement within Wikimedia Foundation projects, without necessarily limiting myself to being a local contributor on Wikipedia.

I am aware that many prefer candidates to have prior experience as sysops, but honestly, my local Wikipedia often judges users harshly during candidacies. We are losing more administrators due to poor management. Most candidacies fail to gain sufficient support and are often judged for minor mistakes, sometimes dating back years. This has been acknowledged by a former administrator of Spanish Wikipedia, who expressed similar concerns.

Additionally, I couldn’t participate in the local renaming process on my Wikipedia because the renamers there do not allow collaboration or responses—it is, unfortunately, a space controlled exclusively by them. For these reasons, I am submitting my request to collaborate more broadly and to contribute with my language skills to support the Wikimedia community. This text was modified on December 25, 2024 to make a clarification that may not have been understood in the answers. Aopou {discusión} 23:26, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Global rename for Wüstenspringmaus

The following request is closed. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Not ending before 3 January 2025 15:55 UTC,

Hi, I'm Wüstenspringmaus, an admin on Wikidata, AFH and a member of the ArbCom of the German Wikipedia. I am active in several multilingual projects and am familiar with local policies. I would like to support on the relevant pages and on the local request page.

I have read and will abide by the Global renamers policy, Global rename policy, and other relevant (local) policies. My languages are de-n, en-3, and la-2. Thank you for considering this request and if you have any questions or comments, please let me know. Best, Wüstenspringmaus talk 15:55, 20 December 2024 (UTC)


Done Clear consensus. @Wüstenspringmaus: I'll assist with subscribing you to the mailing list, so I'll send you an email shortly. Congrats! EPIC (talk) 16:02, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Requests for 2 Factor Auth tester permissions

Latest comment: 2 days ago 62 comments28 people in discussion

2FA Tester for Babou Tunt

Status: Not done

I am requesting 2FA tester permissions to enhance the security of my account and contribute to the overall security of Wikimedia projects. I work in cybersecurity and have extensive experience with two-factor authentication, understanding its importance in protecting user accounts. Thank you, --Babou Tunt (talk) 19:24, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

@Babou Tunt - have you read Help:Two-factor authentication and do you understand how it could lead to irrecoverable loss of access to your account? Ternera (talk) 13:20, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
@Babou Tunt:, second ping.~~S i d~~ 15:27, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

Not done No replay --Alaa :)..! 21:35, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Horcus

Status: Done

I would like to apply for 2FA tester permission to improve the security of my account. I am very familiar with 2FA. I accept the regulations as such and at the same time I accept that I can lose my account permanently. Thanks, Horcus (talk) 21:58, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Done --Alaa :)..! 21:35, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Dpeukert

Status: Done

Hi, I'd like the 2FA tester permission, I've read the help page, am familiar with the process and acknowledge that it could lead to me losing access to my account. --Dpeukert (talk) 00:48, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Donexaosflux Talk 12:26, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Choth

Status: Done

Dear team, I would also like to secure my account on the Wikimedia/Wikipedia platforms using 2FA via TOTP (I would even prefer to use it in conjunction with passkeys 😅). I have been using these procedures for years and am technically able to take care of any problems myself, as I have already implemented these procedures in my own Mediawiki instances (and other software projects). Thank you very much 😊, --Choth (talk) 20:52, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

@Choth, have you read the help page and understand the risks? TenWhile6 11:29, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
Hi, I've already read it and knowing the risks. Thank you 😊 Choth (talk) 18:06, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
Done @Choth: please keep in mind that you may only choose TOTP or FIDO2, and that the later is much more experimental and has more known issues in our implementation. — xaosflux Talk 18:32, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for ClimbingDeveloper

Status: Done

Hi, I'd love being added to the 2FA tester group. I use TOTP, as well as other MFA methods like FIDO2 in all applications where it's available. In my job, I am responsible for our IDPs, including the MFA policies. I also have read the help page for 2FA in here and fully understand that it could lead to losing access to my account, thanks, --ClimbingDeveloper (talk) 07:54, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

Done --Alaa :)..! 19:10, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Arabsjp

Status: Done

Dear team, I would also like to secure my account on the Wikimedia/Wikipedia platforms using 2FA via TOTP, thanks, --Arabsjp (talk) 11:00, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

@Arabsjp - have you read the help page to understand the risks? Ternera (talk) 14:16, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
Yes, I have read the help page for 2FA and I fully understand that it could lead to losing access to my account 👀
Thanks 🙏🏻 Arabsjp (talk) 14:23, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
Done --Alaa :)..! 19:10, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Ikkqqstudio

Status: Done

Hi, can I be added to 2FA test group?, i use Microsoft authenticator, thanks, --Ikkqqstudio (talk) 12:20, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

@Ikkqqstudio- have you read the help page to understand the risks of 2fa? Ternera (talk) 04:14, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
yeah Ikkqqstudio (talk) 09:02, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
Donexaosflux Talk 11:25, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for TheAstorPastor

Status: Done

I have read the help page and understand that it could lead to irrecoverable loss of access to my account, thanks, --TheAstorPastor (talk) 17:15, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Donexaosflux Talk 17:20, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for BlankEclair

Status: Done

I have two Yubikeys, so unless if my house burns down, I shouldn't need to disable 2FA (and if it does burn down, so does my password vault, so it doesn't change much). BlankEclair (talk) 08:16, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

BlankEclair, have you read the 2FA help page and have understood the risks? Codename Noreste (talk) 09:15, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
Codename Noreste: Yes, essentially that WebAuthn will require logins from the same domain where it is registered, that there are no recovery codes for WebAuthn, and that 2FA resets MAY be allowed (and if not, you essentially have to register a new account). BlankEclair (talk) 09:41, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for the clarification. There is also a time-based one-time password for 2FA as well. Codename Noreste (talk) 09:45, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Done ~ Yahya (talkcontribs) 10:12, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for KpaBap

Status: Done

I've read the help pages and just want 2FA enabled because it's a good way to make my account more secure, thanks, --KpaBap

Done --Johannnes89 (talk) 09:09, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for 9reat

Status: Done

Hi. I've read the help pages and I wish to enabled 2FA on my account. Thank you. --9reat (talk) 03:07, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Done --Johannnes89 (talk) 09:09, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Damariobros

Status: Done

I have read the help pages and wish to enable two-factor authentication on my Wikimedia account to increase my account security, especially in light of the recent threats by extremist political entities to specifically target volunteer Wikipedia editors. I have used two-factor on all my accounts for years now and am experienced and vigilant in maintaining them. Thanks, --Damariobros (talk) 23:10, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

Done --Johannnes89 (talk) 11:52, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Knowhan

Status: Done

Hi, I want to have 2FA enabled to increase account security, I have read the Help page and fully aware of the potential risks, thanks.--Knowhan (talk) 15:38, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Donexaosflux Talk 16:14, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Dervişli

Status: Done

I want to protect my account with 2FA. I have read the help page and the policies page. I understand. Dervişli (talk) 11:01, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

Donexaosflux Talk 16:38, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Dikkülah

Status: Done

I want to activate 2FA, and I have enough information about 2FA and policies. Thanks! --Dikkülah (talk) 15:19, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

Did you read our specific help page, which explains unique risks in our implementation? — xaosflux Talk 16:39, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
Yes, I have read and understood. Dikkülah (talk) 20:18, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
DoneAjraddatz (talk) 20:19, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Bataling

Status: Done

My password manager keeps bugging me that there's 2FA availiable and I finally got round to doing something about it. I have, infact, read the help page. Cheers, --Bataling (talk) 21:00, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

Done --Johannnes89 (talk) 09:33, 19 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Aarav200

Status: Withdrawn

I have read 2:FA related policies and this help to protect from hacking and they up a extra layer of protection of counter based code in authication.--- Aαrαv200[@píng mє] 11:06, 19 January 2025 (UTC)

Your recent posts suggest that you recently had a complete account loss due to not following the best practices related to this experiment, yet you want to try it again? Are you going to take steps to avoid repeating that situation? — xaosflux Talk 14:07, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
I need to have two factor authorization because I don't want my account to be hacked or compromised. I have to do something to protect my account. I have no other choice.--- Aαrαv200[@píng mє] 19:10, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
Having a strong password, and properly securing your recovery account is the standard way to "protect your account". Noting, you didn't answer my question above. — xaosflux Talk 21:41, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
@Xaosflux: Thank for you're response, No, I not need to access again 2:FA, you're right, If we I having very strong passwords, it should be good for account without using 2:FA tool, I think this is unnecessary for me, please decline my request. :) --- Aαrαv200[@píng mє] 05:05, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

marked as Request withdrawn per comment above. --Johannnes89 (talk) 07:02, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Nanona15dobato

Status: Done

I have read Help:Two-factor authentication and understand it could lead to the loss of this account. thanks, --nanona(15) 06:30, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

Done --Johannnes89 (talk) 07:04, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for JClouds

Status: Not done

Hello Stewards, As a cautious and generally security aware person I would appreciate to be able to use 2FA for my account. Thank you! --JClouds (talk) 13:49, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Have you read the help page and understand there is an increased risk to your availability if using these methods? — xaosflux Talk 14:20, 15 January 2025 (UTC)
@JClouds second ping, per standard procedure. TenWhile6 00:11, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
Not done no response. — xaosflux Talk 10:49, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for Vossman

Status: Not done

Hi, I use TOTP via Google Authenticator for all of my logins and I have been getting so many failed login attempt messages. I store my passwords in KeePassXC and will store the backup keys there as well. It is a not a deal breaker, if I don't have it, but would be nice. thanks, --Vossman (talk) 19:02, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

Have you read the help page and understand the increased risk of account loss here? — xaosflux Talk 19:09, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
@Vossman second ping, per standard procedure. TenWhile6 00:12, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
Not done no response. — xaosflux Talk 10:49, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

2FA Tester for JClouds

Status: Done

User requested 2FA last week [1], but didn‘t answer. They now confirmed that they have read the help page and are aware of the risks. Please assign the permission. Thanks, --TenWhile6 15:19, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Done --Alaa :)..! 17:34, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Requests for global rollback permissions

Latest comment: 1 day ago 168 comments53 people in discussion

Global rollback for Codename Noreste

The following request is closed. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Status: Done
Not ending before 1 January 2025 22:21 UTC

Hello, everyone. My first global rollback request (as 64andtim) did not go well because at the time, I had limited cross-wiki experience, along with some other concerns. But as a member of the SWMT who has been fighting cross-wiki vandalism and spam (using SWViewer with over more than 3600 actions and manual undos) for a little more than a year now, I would like to apply for this permission, as the markbotedits right and exclusions from abuse filters and the CAPTCHA would be efficient in my anti-vandalism/spam/LTA work. I also hold the rollback permission on several projects (including Meta as a local patroller, and I currently hold an advanced global permission), and I have read the global rollback policy on Meta as well as some local rollback policies on some projects, where applicable. Thank you for your consideration. Codename Noreste (talk) 22:21, 27 December 2024 (UTC)


Done Per clear consensus. @Codename Noreste: Don't forget to log out and in again on SWViewer, so that it recognizes you as a global rollbacker. Congrats! EPIC (talk) 22:44, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Global rollback for Gadir

The following request is closed. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Status: Done
Not ending before 4 January 2025 00:06 UTC

Hello everyone. I am applying for global rollback rights. I globally fight vandalism via SWViewer and I know what powers these rights give me. I have read and understood the meta-wiki and other policy pages. This right will help me a lot in the fight against vandalism. Thanks you for your time. Thanks. Sincerely, Gadir (talk) 00:06, 30 December 2024 (UTC)


Done Clear consensus, congrats! @Gadir: Don't forget to log out and in again on SWViewer so that it recognizes you as a global rollbacker. EPIC (talk) 00:34, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Global rollback for FlightTime

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Status: Withdrawn
Not ending before 17 January 2025 22:55 UTC

Experienced user, wanting to help Small Wiki Monitoring Team by monitoring IRC (cvn-sw). Thank you for your consideration. - FlightTime (open channel) 22:55, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

Request withdrawn Request withdrawn. Thank you. - FlightTime (open channel) 02:09, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

Global rollback for Bhairava7

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Status: Withdrawn
Not ending before 15 January 2025 18:47 UTC

Hello there, I'm Bhairava7 (previously Aviram7) and I'm Anti-Vandal & spam removing fighter on Wmf project via SWviewer, I have rollback privilege on several wikis (include enwiki,simplewiki, wikidata).etc and patroller on metawiki. I understand global rollback policy and I regular monitoring Vandalism or spam on wikimedia project through SWviewer.Happy editing --- Bhairava7(@píng mє-tαlk mє) 18:47, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

  • (削除) Support Support looks good to me! Ternera (talk) 19:21, 10 January 2025 (UTC) (削除ここまで)
    • Oppose Oppose due to the concerns raised below. I think it would be best to give it some more time so Bhairava7 can gain more experience, but I may be inclined to support in the future. Ternera (talk) 13:11, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
  • easy Support Support. --Wüstenspringmaus talk 19:24, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
  • (削除) Support Support No problem. --quebecguy ⚜️ (talk | contribs) 19:48, 10 January 2025 (UTC) (削除ここまで)
  • (削除) Support Support Svārtava (t ɕ) 20:01, 10 January 2025 (UTC) (削除ここまで)
    • Changing vote to Strong oppose for the given reasons: strong suspicion of hat collecting.
      • Only ~ 400 SWViewver undoes (combined from both usernames) on wikis they don't already have rollback as of now; most of their undoes by SWViewer are on English and Simple Wikipedia.
      • The user's cross-wiki activity is very recent, from 4th January this year (which is one week before this request was made) and the last cross-wiki activity before that was in September 2024 (both under their old and new usernames). This is easily corroborated by global user contributions and crossactivity tool.
      • Even though this GR request was passing in just 3 more days, the user requested rollback at Hindi Wikipedia just yesterday hi:विकिपीडिया:रोलबैकर्स_अधिकार_हेतु_निवेदन#Bhairava7, which further solidified the suspicion that they are collecting rights as badges. Their activity on Hindi Wikipedia is also very low currently excluding ~ 20 edits this month i.e in January 2025.
      • Although their last 2 rollback requests at hiwiki were successful (after number of unsuccessful rollback requests and 1 autopatrol request), hiwiki admin User:SM7 correctly noted that the user typically gets inactive after getting rights and got very active when they had to rerequest it (since the rollback right given on Hindi Wikipedia that time was temporary). It is also said that they are very eager to get the rights.
      • Lastly, although this has improved, they also seem to have poor communication or language skills and sometimes what they write is borderline confusing and full of grammatical or spelling errors. This is also the case with their comments in Hindi Wikipedia (despite Hindi likely being one of their native or near-native language). Communication skills are important especially if the right is GR which can require the user to communicate on projects and languages outside which they commonly work.
    Thus, although their work on enwiki (where they are most active) appears OK, I unfortunately do not think I trust them to consistently be able to assess edits in projects and languages they are not familiar with, especially with so low cross-wiki activity (as shown above) and other concerns. I'm willing to switch to support after sufficient experience and trust is gained. Svārtava (t ɕ) 05:31, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
    Oh damn, didn't realise this when giving the advice to the candidate on my talk page. Sorry, but I too have to Oppose Oppose per Svartava; the concerns about the candidate on hiwiki is very concerning (and there's no reason to doubt Svartava's concerns about the candidate's communication on hiwiki). --SHB (tc) 06:15, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
    See also Special:GoToComment/c-Bhairava7-20250108072600-SHB2000-20250108071600 as well. Codename Noreste (talk) 07:05, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
    Given the user has "retired", this solidifies my oppose vote. --SHB (tc) 11:20, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
see also Not retired; No, I never retired on Wikipedia but I thought Someone thought I'm going retired but this is not true, I'll be working other wiki.Happy editing --- Bhairava7(@píng mє-tαlk mє) 11:52, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
What was the retired stunt all about then? --SHB (tc) 12:00, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
Cc to Bhairava7 to your reply. Codename Noreste (talk) 12:05, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
@SHB2000: No! I see the result of my request is be going unsuccessful and I already understand the global permission is very sensitive,I don't feel bad because I known all things is for temporary include life and whole the world, I like to be work on meta and other wikis. I happy with our local rights and I'm on going removing vandalism with local rollback tool and thank you for all guys for participate in my request. Happy editing --- Bhairava7(@píng mє-tαlk mє) 12:23, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
@SHB2000: Hi there, I did not want to speak but today I have to say that I consider Svartava my mentor, I am trying to follow his footsteps. I really did not know that if a request for special global rights is made on a global wiki, then it should not be made on other local wikis. Anyway, Svartava also did the same thing, please see this and this too. He too had requested for rollback on Hindi Wikipedia one time before your global rollback request, after all I am also a human being. I accept that I have made a mistake but unintentionally, I should be given a chance to prove my credibility. My aim is only to remove vandalism on a global level and there is not much vandalism and rollbackers on Hindi Wikipedia, and those who are there are not active. Please consider this global request of mine.Happy editing --- Bhairava7(@píng mє-tαlk mє) 06:46, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
Maybe it's just me, but I'd be concerned if your own mentor opposes your request as opposed to any other user. --SHB (tc) 07:13, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
@Bhairava7: It is sad I had to change my vote. I wanted to support (as I did earlier) per assuming good faith although as SHB said on his talk page (and I pointed out above) that the cross-wiki activity is not very extensive. But I can't support after your hiwiki request for rollback.
It is not a rule that you can't request for rollback anywhere if you are requesting for GR, BUT, your activity on hiwiki currently is very low. If you were sufficiently active there, there is no real concern with the request even if it becomes redundant to GR.
About my request, I had requested rollback on hiwiki before GR (you can check I was active that time on hiwiki), and as far as I remember during my cross-wiki work I was suggested that I probably had enough experience for GR, so I went ahead and applied for it globally. Here, your global request for rollback was passing with full support but despite that you went to request rollback on hiwiki when you were not even active there. Svārtava (t ɕ) 07:15, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
@Svartava: Thanks for you're response, I always wanted to contribute to Hindi Wikipedia, but I had to leave Hindi Wikipedia due to some personal reasons. I had created many articles on Hindi Wikipedia and had also removed vandalism for a long time, but I wanted to contribute to other wikis like English and Metawiki and wanted to gain some new experiences.. One cannot work on more than one wiki at a time, although Hindi is my mother tongue and I know Hindi very well.. and I am a spokesperson of Hindi language, I have full capability to talk to you in clear Hindi and as far as support is concerned, I did not ask you to support me and If you think that I had requested only to gain power, then you should never have supported me. I consider you my mentor... today I have lost faith in goodness and good contributions.. Why did you request for global rollback? My only reason for requesting global rollback is that I want to keep Wikipedia and other wikis vandal-free... It would have been wrong if I started demanding rights in every wiki and I was not trying to break the policies and integrity of Wikipedia... So, I requested for global rollback and if you find my intention wrong... then I will never consider contributing to Wikipedia again and will give up all rights.Happy editing --- Bhairava7(@píng mє-tαlk mє) 07:42, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
Svartava does have an extensive history of cross-wiki patrolling – that alone is enough for global rollback. They were very well aware of the implications of GR and why it's considered such a sensitive permission.
The same can't be said for you when it's abundantly clear that local rollback on hiwiki is redundant to global rollback (and for extra measure, if you see my x-wiki edit matrix, all the wikis which I'm either autopatrolled or have rollback on were because I obtained such perms before getting GR) – and giving GR, which gives unrestricted rollback + autopatrolled access at 850+ wikis, into the hands of someone who might just not fully understand what it gives can have unintended consequences down the road. --SHB (tc) 08:09, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
@Svartava: Hello, I have already been given the right to rollback temporarily three times on Hindi Wikipedia, I am not collecting any top-level fame, rather I am interested in removing vandalism globally, I have the right to rollback on other wikis as well, I have not done anything wrong... and if you think that I have not done any wrong editing anywhere on Wikipedia.Happy editing!--- Bhairava7(@píng mє-tαlk mє) 05:55, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

Request withdrawn and Thanks to all editors to participate in my request. Happy editing --- Bhairava7(@píng mє-tαlk mє) 13:34, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

Global rollback for Quebecguy

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Status: Done
Not ending before 15 January 2025 13:16 UTC

Hello!

Around 2 years ago, i've requested this right, but i ended up withdrawing due to my lack of experience at that time and i'm going to try again. Since my last attempt, I currently have:

  • 10,000 global edits, with ~1400 reverts outside of frwiki and enwiki
  • Local rollback rights on enwiki and frwiki
  • Autopatrolled on Meta-Wiki
  • 3 years of experience

Global rollback rights would allow me to fight against vandals and LTAs more efficiently. 2FA is also enabled on my account and i intend to fully adhere by the GR policy. Thanks! --quebecguy ⚜️ (talk | contribs) 13:16, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Changing to Neutral Neutral per the link that XXB mentioned. --SHB (tc) 10:13, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Done There is a clear consensus to promote. With that being said, there was a concern raised here and I also encourage the candidate to please take it into account. Congrats! EPIC (talk) 13:22, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Global rollback for MarkRosenbaum

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Status: Withdrawn
Not ending before 25 January 2025 16:57 UTC

Hi All, I'm hoping to gain the Global Rollback permission. While I could be considered newer as accounts go I have a strong interest in Wikipedia Anti-Vandalism and I believe I have proven that on enwiki. I'd like to get involved in cross-wiki anti-vandalism and small wiki monitoring so I'm requesting global rollback. Thank you for your consideration, Mark — The preceding unsigned comment was added by MarkRosenbaum (talk) 16:58, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

@MarkRosenbaum: Unfortunately, this request is clearly too soon as you have very little cross-wiki activity; if you are interested in doing cross-wiki patrolling, SWViewer is a helpful tool to start. You may rerequest later when you have gained sufficient experience using it, but I suggest withdrawing this for now. Thanks for volunteering. Svārtava (t ɕ) 17:26, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
In addition to SWViewer, I recommend TwinkleGlobal. It's clearly too soon for global rollback. Quoting global rollback: „For consideration, users must be demonstrably active in cross-wiki counter-vandalism or anti-spam activities (...) and make heavy use of revert on many wikis", that's currently not the case. Johannnes89 (talk) 18:05, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
Got it, thanks for the feedback. I'll go get some more experience and come back at a later date. MarkRosenbaum (talk) 18:10, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
this request is Request withdrawn then. --TenWhile6 18:15, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

Request withdrawn per above. EPIC (talk) 19:48, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

Global rollback for TypeInfo

The following request is closed. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Status: Withdrawn
Not ending before 30 January 2025 21:44 UTC

I am requesting global rollback rights to help combat cross-wiki vandalism and disruptive edits effectively. Over the years, I have gained extensive experience in identifying and reverting vandalism on multiple Wikimedia projects, including English Wikipedia, Hindi Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Commons.I regularly monitor recent changes and revert inappropriate edits using rollback tools where I already have local rights. However, there are situations where I encounter vandalism across wikis where I lack these permissions, making it challenging to act swiftly. Global rollback rights would enable me to handle such cases more efficiently and contribute to maintaining the integrity of Wikimedia projects globally. TYPEINFO (talk) 21:44, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

  • Oppose Oppose Sorry but no, poor cross-wiki experience, only perform actions on projects which you got rollback rights. All of them are granted for about a month, and the reason for request is because they are rollbacker in other projects. I won't say it's cross-wiki hat collecter but definitely too early for gr. Thanks for your passion tho. aqurs ❄️ 23:38, 25 January 2025 (UTC)
    Thank you for your honest feedback and for taking the time to review my request. I understand that my cross-wiki experience may currently be limited, and I acknowledge the need to build a stronger track record across multiple projects before pursuing global rollback rights.I will focus on increasing my contributions to smaller wikis and actively engaging in cross-wiki anti-vandalism work to demonstrate my commitment and reliability. My intention is not to collect hats but to genuinely assist in maintaining the integrity of Wikimedia projects.Your guidance is valuable, and I will work on improving my experience and reapply at an appropriate time when I can better demonstrate my readiness for this responsibility. TYPEINFO (talk) 04:30, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
  • Oppose Oppose Aopou {talk} 02:59, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
  • Strong oppose and this comes less than a month since their request for patroller was declined on Meta-Wiki. The same issues of limited reverts (esp outside the projects they hold rollback on). I do not trust TypeInfo one bit to have unsupervised autopatroller access that comes with GR, use TwinkleGlobal or Restorer to gain experience first. --SHB (tc) 04:33, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
  • Request withdrawn Thank you for your detailed feedback and for taking the time to review my request. I understand the concerns raised about my current level of cross-wiki experience and the need to build a stronger foundation before pursuing global rollback rights.I acknowledge that my recent activity and limited reverts, especially outside projects where I hold rollback, are insufficient to justify this request at this time. Additionally, I take your suggestion to use tools like TwinkleGlobal or Restorer seriously and will focus on gaining the necessary experience and trust.In light of this, I am withdrawing my request for global rollback. I will continue to improve my cross-wiki contributions and revisit this request when I am better prepared. Thank you again for your guidance and honest feedback. TYPEINFO (talk) 04:45, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Requests for other global permissions

Latest comment: 5 days ago 17 comments12 people in discussion

Global interface editor for Danielyepezgarces

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

Hello, my motivation for obtaining this permission is to be a pioneer in leading the necessary changes so that my local wiki (eswiki) was shareable with dark mode and many of the editors could enjoy this mode, and my purpose for this permission is to help chapter wikis to have corrections and help in the interface, --Danielyepezgarces (talk) 03:15, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

  • Oppose Oppose You're already an interface admin on eswiki, which should suffice for that wiki. From watching others most dark mode changes don't need interface admin access. If specific chapters wikis trust you with this then that's their right, but I don't think this extremely powerful global group is warranted. * Pppery * it has begun 03:28, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
I understand your point of view, and thank you for your opinion, it is very valuable, but I want to emphasize that requests like these phab:T383378 cannot be attended to as a normal user. Danielyepezgarces (talk) 03:57, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
And my point is they should be attended to by the governance structure of the chapter (who already has the relevant rights), not an outsider. * Pppery * it has begun 05:29, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Not done Closing early, as unlikely to pass under any circumstances. Thank you for volunteering and feel free to apply again in the future with a valid need. EPIC (talk) 17:05, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

remove global VRT permissions agents for .avgas

Status: Done

Thanks, --Krd 08:37, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

Done. EPIC (talk) 08:38, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

add global VRT permissions agents for Nemoralis

Status: Done

Thanks, --Krd 12:23, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Done. EPIC (talk) 12:34, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Requests for global sysop permissions

Latest comment: 11 days ago 50 comments48 people in discussion

Global sysop for Ternera

The following request is closed. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Status: Done
Not ending before 15 January 2025 18:49 UTC

Hello all,

I’m Ternera and I’ve been actively fighting vandalism on a variety of wikis - especially focusing on small wikis with no admins.

I'm requesting global sysop rights mainly so I can help with Global sysops/Speedy delete requests and at GSR, where I've made over 350 edits. It would also come in helpful while I’m patrolling recent changes and run into LTA’s on small wikis.

Currently, I’m a global rollbacker and have served as a sysop on rwwiki for the past 6 months, which has taught me how to use the sysop toolkit. I’ve made my fair share of mistakes since I've been participating on Wiki projects, but I do my best to learn from them. 2fa is enabled on my account. Thank you for your feedback. Ternera (talk) 18:49, 1 January 2025 (UTC)


Done Clear consensus, congrats! @Ternera: Please request to subscribe to the mailing list. EPIC (talk) 18:56, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

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