Steward requests/Global permissions/2026-02

Requests for global rename permissions

Global rename for وسيم

Not ending before 21:41 10 February 2026 (UTC)

→ Reason 1. Community need: In the Arabic Wikipedia, username change requests are currently handled by a very small number of active renamers. At present, only two users are consistently processing requests (Dr-Taher and Alaa), which naturally leads to delays and a growing backlog. By having Global Renamer access, I would be able to help reduce waiting times, ensure continuity, and support users who request timely username changes across projects.

Reason 2. Why I'm suitable?: I have thoroughly reviewed and understood the Global Rename Policy and the Global Renamers guidelines. Additionally, I'm highly active on a daily basis, including during academic periods.

• Strong oppose. No reason was provided, and I am not seeing any extensive cross-wiki history on the user's CentralAuth (more than 3800 edits on Arabic Wikipedia). I would recommend to close this nomination early. Codename Noreste (talk • contribs) 00:09, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose Oppose Account age 5 months Special:CentralAuth/وسيم --Der-Wir-Ing ("DWI") talk 02:40, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

  @Der-Wir-Ing,

  While my account is relatively recent, the level of trust granted to me within this short timeframe reflects consistent activity and responsible conduct. Within approximately 5 months, I have been entrusted with multiple advanced permissions on the Arabic Wikipedia such as: Rollbacker and Editor, which are only granted after demonstrated policy awareness, and sustained constructive contributions.

  Yours Faithfully,

  Wassim

  وسيم (talk) 15:34, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

  @وسيم Is this AI? Leaderboard (talk) 16:19, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

@Codename Noreste,

I would like to clarify that the reason was not intentionally omitted. I followed the instruction template when opening the request, but I misunderstood where exactly the explanation should be placed, so it was not included at the time of posting. Since the oppose was based on the absence of a reason rather than the content itself, I would kindly ask whether you would consider withdrawing or reconsidering your vote after the rationale is added.

Yours Faithfully,

Wassim

وسيم (talk) 13:44, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose Oppose per above. --Saroj (talk) 15:18, 28 January 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Oppose Although I see that you are a rollbacker on arwiki, I think you are acting prematurely and may not be fully familiar with global renaming. Moreover, based on your description, I believe this would probably just be a "hat" you are putting on (after all, you mostly handle renaming requests on arwiki), and your global activity level is also insufficient. 浅村しき (talk) 17:33, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

  @ShuQizhe,

  Sir, I have carefully read the Global Rename Policy and the Global renamers Policy. With all due respect, I am not a "hat." If you look at the archives for Arabic Wikipedia: Username Change Requests for October 2025, November, December, and January 2026, you will see that only Dr- Taher and Alaa were handling requests. I kindly request that you struck through your statement as it is an untrue claim. To further demonstrate that I am not a "hat", in December I asked an administrator if he could remove the Autochecked (in Arabic:مراجع تلقائيا) user permission after receiving the "Editor" permission (look here). I believe this serves as strong evidence that I am not a "hat." Btw, i said this before: By having Global Renamer access, I would be able to help reduce waiting times, ensure continuity, and support users who request timely username changes across projects.

  Yours Faithfully,

  Wassim

  وسيم (talk) 18:34, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

  Alright, thanks for the explanation. However, I still think that applying at this point is a bit premature.

  I’ll go ahead and close it. 浅村しき (talk) 18:48, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

• Request withdrawn Stewards, Please close this request I would also like to clarify that I will not re-apply for this permission unless a steward nominates me. Thank you.

وسيم (talk) 18:42, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

Global rename for SanBonne

Not ending before 22:14, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

Reason

Hello,
I would like to request global rename permissions. I am an administrator on the Arabic Wikipedia, the executive director of multiple Wikimedia affiliates, and an active contributor on the Arabic and French (newcomer at this project) Wikipedias. I also hold additional rights on Commons, Wikidata, and several other projects.
The main reason: for submitting this request now is to be able to process blocked rename requests smoothly and efficiently, while fully respecting Wikimedia policies and global renaming guidelines.
Regarding Languages: I am fluent in Arabic, English, and French, and I have basic knowledge of Spanish and German.
Thank you for considering my request. --SanBonne (talk) 22:14, 6 February 2026 (UTC)

• No issues at all as you are an arwiki sysop, but are you using LLM for this nomination? aqurs 🍧 00:43, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

  Hello @Aqurs1,

  Thank you for your question. I checked it grammatically, as it could contains errors. The prompt with the draft is:

  check, make it clear and correct, and professional:
  "Hello, I would like to request the global rename permissions, I am admin at Arabic Wikipedia; the ED of multiple affiliates, and active on Arabic and French (Newbie) wikipedia; plus to having some additional rights on Commons, wikidata, and others. The main reason of asking this request now is to process blocked requests smoothly and efficacilly respecting wikimedia policies. I am fluent at Arabic, English and French, and knowing the basics in Spanish and German."

  Then I repolish the version I got manually, adding subtitles, which are "The main reason" and "regarding languages".

  I hope my answer is clear for you and for whoever else wondering about it.

  Best SanBonne (talk) 07:13, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

  + Maybe you are also wondering about the chatbot answer; thus, it is good to add it here:

  Here’s a polished, clear, and professional version of your message. I’ve kept the tone aligned with what stewards expect on Meta while making your experience and motivation stand out more confidently.

  Revised Version

  Hello,

  I would like to request global rename permissions. I am an administrator on the Arabic Wikipedia, the Executive Director of multiple Wikimedia affiliates, and an active contributor on Arabic and French (newbie) Wikipedia. I also hold additional user rights on Commons, Wikidata, and several other projects.

  The main reason for submitting this request now is to be able to process blocked or complex rename requests smoothly and efficiently, while fully respecting Wikimedia policies and global renaming guidelines.

  I am fluent in Arabic, English, and French, and I have basic knowledge of Spanish and German.

  Thank you for considering my request.

  the other addition, were manually added.

  I think my answer is complete now. Thank you for your question again. SanBonne (talk) 07:26, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

  Support Support aqurs 🍧 11:23, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

• Support Support —DerHexer (Talk) 07:27, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support; and I really appreciate the transparency behind the AI usage here. // shb (t • c) 07:54, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support Sincerely, Qədir (talk) 09:34, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support SanBonneChance (good luck in French)--Der-Wir-Ing ("DWI") talk 09:53, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support We need one on arwiki.--Faisal ^talk 11:03, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support --NDG (talk) 11:45, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
• Weak support 浅村しき (talk) 11:49, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support--Mohammed Qays (talk) 15:33, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support--Infinite0694 (Talk) 22:28, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support Trusted user. Divinations (talk) 00:01, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support Je vous souhaite bonne chance pour votre candidature! PieWriter (talk) 01:37, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support Looks good to me. – DreamRimmer ■しかく 04:27, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support Jianhui67 ^{talk ★contribs} 04:30, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support --Ameisenigel (talk) 07:30, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• Strong support Strong support Peterxy(talk) 07:40, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support Trusted user with a valid use case. Ternera (talk) 21:35, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support--Gerges ^(Talk) 22:21, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support --Saroj (talk) 08:41, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support Good way to be transparent about the usage of AI and not using it to write for you, user is experienced. HurricaneZeta (talk) 16:39, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support --V0lkanic (talk) 09:33, 10 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support. —— Eric Liu _{(Talk )} 09:34, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support --Jan Myšák (talk) 15:25, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support --Count Count (talk) 15:32, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support Sakurase (talk) 15:44, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
• Neutral Neutral - The fact that SanBonne used AI in itself is something I will usually penalise, because I want to hear your voice, not an LLM. The fact that you disclosed the use of AI is what makes me not oppose this candidature. The use of phrases like "...and professional..." increases the likelihood of unexpected changes in meaning, and is what probably contributed to the LLM issues exhibited by another candidate in this year's steward election. If you claim that you are "fluent" in a language, I expect you to be able to write your statement without touching an LLM. Your original statement is perfectly fine - it's not like we expect perfection. Leaderboard (talk) 18:02, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support --Lookruk 💬 (Talk) 10:30, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
• Question Question: SanBonne: I have supported your request, but I would like to ask a simple question, if you don't mind. If you become a renamer, what would you look at before accepting a rename request? Please don't use an LLM to answer this question. – DreamRimmer ■しかく 16:42, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

  Thank you for supporting me. Here is my transparent answer without LLM:

  I have read the policy carefully before applying to get the rights. Mentioning that, I will mainly work to help with renaming in Arabic Wikipedia locally, but not without giving a hand and helping on the global one as I can and when needed.

  Detailed Answer

  1. First of all, I will find if the name is from a language I understand or not; if not, I will ask for help "as possible" to make sure that the new name is not violating the naming policy in general (the local and the global one).
  2. Second: I will review why he wants to change his username, the purpose of this renaming, and whether there are local renamers whom the user should reach first (I found that as an action done in a recent case, as I remember)
  3. Third: Review if his first renaming happened or not. If not, find out why the user wants to rename his account (username) again.
  4. Fourth: I will review the renamer's global contributions to make sure that the user is not seeking the rename to conceal or obfuscate bad conduct or that he is not a blocked user (as blocked users can't change the username during the blocking period).

  On the other hand, I will review if the username requested is used around WikiProjects or not, which also has other cases to solve.

  I hope my answer is clear and covers the cases. If you have other important points to add, I am happy to learn from the experienced and have more information and knowledge than me.

  Best, SanBonne (talk) 17:52, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

• Support Support — DARIO SEVERI (talk) 23:36, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Requests for global IP block exemption

Global IP Block Exempt for Finn330zhao

• Global user: Finn330zhao (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for MykolaHK

• Global user: MykolaHK (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for DerFuchs

• Global user: DerFuchs (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Drunk Experiter

• Global user: Drunk Experiter (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Yugaminena

• Global user: Yugaminena (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for JogiAsad

• Global user: JogiAsad (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for El monty

• Global user: El monty (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Veritasphere

• Global user: Veritasphere (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Peterxy12

• Global user: Peterxy12 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP Block Exempt for Chaheel Riens

• Global user: Chaheel Riens (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Hexexie

• Global user: Hexexie (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP Block Exempt for Malikhpur

• Global user: Malikhpur (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP Block Exempt for 3dnh5y

• Global user: 3dnh5y (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Benjifs

• Global user: Benjifs (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP Block Exempt for NyteWL

• Global user: NyteWL (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Aesthetic of me

• Global user: Aesthetic of me (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Dealerofsalvation

• Global user: Dealerofsalvation (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP Block Exempt for Greenknight dv

• Global user: Greenknight dv (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Chatsven

• Global user: Chatsven (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Zophas

• Global user: Zophas (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Great Brightstar

• Global user: Great Brightstar (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Andyrom75

• Global user: Andyrom75 (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Jeromi Mikhael

• Global user: Jeromi Mikhael (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Agus Damanik

• Global user: Agus Damanik (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Jack Wylde

• Global user: Jack Wylde (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Bennylin

• Global user: Bennylin (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Nohirara

• Global user: Nohirara (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Global IP block exempt for Michael Barbereau WMFr

• Global user: Michael Barbereau WMFr (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Requests for other global permissions

add global VRT permissions agents for Qədir

• Global user: Qədir (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

remove global VRT permissions agents for Consigned

• Global user: Consigned (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

add global VRT permissions agents for Rodrigo.Argenton

• Global user: Rodrigo.Argenton (edits ^(alt) • CA • global groups • crossactivity • verify 2FA )

Requests for global rollback permissions

Global rollback for Tenshi Hinanawi

Not ending before 00:20 23 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi all. I'm requesting global rollback so that I can check TA IPs for abuse in line with the policy, as well as being able to use rollback scripts such as Selective Rollback for reverting edits when SWMT patrolling. Tenshi! (Talk page) 00:20, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

• Weak support Would like to see a bit more cross-wiki activity, but I see the user active on SWViewer (around 1k edits) often and the user seems trusted. PieWriter (talk) 00:22, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support Cross wiki work looks good to me, check reverts on serval wikis and they are fine. aqurs 🍧 03:08, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support per aqurs1. shb (t • c) 03:16, 18 February 2026 (UTC
• Support Support --Saroj (talk) 08:22, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
• Question Question: Under what circumstances do you consider it acceptable to revert as "unexplained content removal", especially in languages you don't speak? lp0 on fire () 08:56, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

  When the removal is not by the author of the text, there is no summary or an unsatisfactory explanation is given (e.g. default blanking summary, "Fix text" while removing an entire section), and whether the content removed was nonsense or vandalism. For languages I don't speak, I have to rely on machine translation to check the text, which isn't always accurate. Generally, I double-check the translation between two machine translators to see if there are any differences in translation, then I decide whether it should be reverted or not. Tenshi! (Talk page) 16:21, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

• Support Support per aqurs. We often met on duty where Tenshi was faster than me. I would have liked to see slightly more than 2500 edits outside of their homewiki. --NDG (talk) 11:56, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support experienced enough --Der-Wir-Ing ("DWI") talk 13:41, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support have only had good interactions with them, xwiki looks good enough. LuniZunie (talk) 16:44, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Support Stats looks good to me. – DreamRimmer ■しかく 17:16, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Oppose I see Tenshi around a fair bit while patrolling, and I think they are a valuable addition to the SWMT. That said, their reverts are often problematic when reverting as "unexplained content removal"; there are reasons not to restore content other than that the content removed was nonsense or vandalism.

I'm sorry, but the edits above don't inspire confidence. I'll also note that I didn't have to dig to find those; they were just the first diffs I found. When I'm patrolling I sometimes see an edit that I think is better left for the local community to assess, and then see Tenshi revert it; I'd accept a few mistakes, but this seems like a pattern, and I'd rather they not have global autopatrol and autoreviewrestore just yet. lp0 on fire () 17:22, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

I agree that most of the edits you've presented aren't any good, though I'd like to clarify two. For diff 12, SWViewer will pseudo-rollback if you do not have rollback permissions. I did not know this at the time and thought it would just undo the shown edit. Likewise with diff 9, SWViewer presents only wikitext, so I wasn't aware the templates were non-existent. Tenshi! (Talk page) 18:46, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

I've struck diff 12. Diff 9 still seems problematic to me. By the way, all of what I've just said should be accompanied with a huge helping of "thank you for your excellent work fighting vandalism and please keep it up". I just think you're a little hasty to revert sometimes. lp0 on fire () 18:50, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose Oppose per lp0 on fire, as these are quite recent, but with thanks for your work so far. Please be really careful with content removal, even if there is no edit summary it doesn't necessarily indicate you're free to revert and practices can vary on different wikis. --Ferien (talk) 21:02, 18 February 2026 (UTC)