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Hello stewards,

Can someone please lock the about 20 spambots ive blocked on meta over the last day and see if you can find any underlying IPs to block?

Ty, ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  14:07, 19 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Yes please.
 * And please, post the IP ranges publicly. I am considering making my own DNSBL and include this spam network in it. this issue has been affecting so many MediaWiki operators which include Wikimedia and Wikifur lately, not just Miraheze. MarioSuperstar77 (talk) 15:36, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I don’t think that’s really possible, as IP addresses are PII. —［ <span style="font-weight:800; padding:0.25em 0.5em;border-radius:.35em;background-color:#d2527f;background:background-image: linear-gradient(45deg,#CF121F,#F83A0C,#F83A0C,#FF6347,#FFD228); background-image: -o-linear-gradient(45deg,#CF121F,#F83A0C,#F83A0C,#FF6347,#FFD228); background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(45deg,#CF121F,#F83A0C,#F83A0C,#FF6347,#FFD228); background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(45deg,#CF121F,#F83A0C,#F83A0C,#FF6347,#FFD228); background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(45deg,#CF121F,#F83A0C,#F83A0C,#FF6347,#FFD228); background-image: -khtml-linear-gradient(45deg,#CF121F,#F83A0C,#F83A0C,#FF6347,#FFD228););color:rgba(255,255,255,1);text-shadow:0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)">Bukkit  ］［ Talk  |  Contributions  |  Barnstars  15:42, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't know what "PII" mean, but the spammers use proxies like colocation and web hosting solution, so since this website already blocks the tor network and often cracks down on VPN abuse, then I don't see why that issue should be made less apparent. As a matter of fact, if you use a website called domain tools you can find their ranges and then range block them, so they cannot come back via another IP address. MarioSuperstar77 (talk) 15:49, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Additionally, the reason why I asked for their IP addresses was to blacklist them since they are not broadband addresses, they are proxies. MarioSuperstar77 (talk) 15:53, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
 * That is still sensitive information, and that would be an invasion of their privacy, so to speak. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 17:26, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
 * This a proxy IP address, this is not their real address. How is that an invasion of privacy? Do you think open proxies like VPNs and the tor network are sensitive information too?
 * I got plenty of these spambots and absolutely all of them were coming from web hosts like ServerMania, B2NETSOLUTIONS and EONIX just to name a few examples.
 * Hell, some whataboutism, but what about all the IP addresses you block. You folks invade their privacy each time you let them edit here or whenever you block them for vandalism. MarioSuperstar77 (talk) 12:39, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Just recently I got a spambot who used the VPN service IPvanish to spam on the wiki and I am not afraid to share the IP address because it is a Virtual Private Newtwork. https://whois.domaintools.com/209.107.204.182 You may want to check the IP here for more detailed information: https://ipinfo.info/html/ip_checker.php
 * I swear if I ever get reverted or blocked for posting the IP address belonging to an open proxy that's used exclusively used for vandalism or spam. MarioSuperstar77 (talk) 12:48, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
 * , from what I can tell you, per No open proxies policy, proxy addresses are generally blocked by CVT members whenever they discover any. So, if the CheckIUser shows that the IP used by those spambots (listed by RhinosF1) are proxies, stewards can take care of it. There is no need to publically post those IP's. And yes, IP address is still the personal identifiable information, one should not be asking users or anyone about it and only stewards, in case of miraheze, should have access to knowing IP and if it appears to be a proxy, they can block it. So, users like me and you should not be landing into someone's work. Yes, in your wiki if you encounter a proxy IP, better is to post here and ask a CVT member for the Global block, other than blocking locally. ~ Mazzaz (talk) 15:35, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, Mazzaz is right. A steward will never publicly link a user with an IP address regardless of what the user does, that is private information and that would be against global policy. It being a proxy doesn't matter, the fact is a user will not be identified by their IP if they are logged in. If they choose to edit logged out that is their choice and they should be aware that their IP will be visible. And yes, we publicly ban IP addresses but that's not explicitly identifying which user edited from which IP. I don't think it's necessary to continue pursuing this discussion, the point is: Stewards do CUs and globally block IPs as necessary but they will not tell you which IP belonged to which user. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 19:15, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

Lock these spambots

 * StellaDowden
 * AnthonySroka

If you need the proof:

 torunitaranwiki * 特別:Log/abusefilter hit * AnthonySroka *  AnthonySroka が Keuntungan Akses Permainan Slots Online Lewat Gadget で「edit」操作を行い、 フィルター 1 が作動しました. 対処操作: 警告 (詳細)  torunitaranwiki * 特別:Log/abusefilter hit * AnthonySroka *  AnthonySroka が Keuntungan Akses Permainan Slots Online Lewat Gadget で「edit」操作を行い、 フィルター 2 が作動しました. 対処操作: 警告 (詳細)  torunitaranwiki * 特別:Log/abusefilter hit * StellaDowden *  StellaDowden が The Ease Given Through The Very Best On-line Wagering Webinternet Web Sites In Participating In Is Actually Our Principal Target で「edit」操作を行い、 フィルター 1 が作動しました. 対処操作: 警告 (詳細)  torunitaranwiki * 特別:Log/abusefilter hit * StellaDowden *  StellaDowden が The Ease Given Through The Very Best On-line Wagering Webinternet Web Sites In Participating In Is Actually Our Principal Target で「edit」操作を行い、 フィルター 2 が作動しました. 対処操作: 警告 (詳細)  torunitaranwiki * 特別:Log/abusefilter hit * StellaDowden *  StellaDowden が 3 Cara Langkah Untuk Mendapati Jekpot Poker Online で「edit」操作を行い、 フィルター 1 が作動しました. 対処操作: 警告 (詳細)  torunitaranwiki * 特別:Log/abusefilter hit * StellaDowden *  StellaDowden が 3 Cara Langkah Untuk Mendapati Jekpot Poker Online で「edit」操作を行い、 フィルター 2 が作動しました. 対処操作: 警告 (詳細) —Mario Mario 456 23:01, 20 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks for reporting it here. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 15:49, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. I would like to note however that unless spambots are spamming logs quite a bit individually there's not a huge need to individually report them. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 11:04, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

CU
I think that User:Il nonciclopediano divertente is a sock of User:Il nonciclopediano umoristico because they have almost the same nick umoristico=divertente. They created vandalism pages. And they don't edit at the same moment.--Angelo Pisani (talk) 15:50, 26 July 2021 (UTC)


 * To add to what has said, this user seems to have a habit of blanking articles, not to mention their first edit was on their user page, which is kinda suspicious, similar to a locked user with a trolling message that has since been deleted by Reception123, making nonsense pages, strangely similar to not only this log right here, but also this type of nonsense. Oddly enough, these strange edits seem pretty odd to me. One thing that caught my eye was this strange blanking of the page. I think this should be investigated too. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 16:24, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
 * All 3 of them are now ✅ by MrJaroslavik. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 17:54, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

Global Ban and Checkuser request for cross-wiki abusers

 * Special:CentralAuth/반달 바이러스
 * Special:CentralAuth/대왕사마귀
 * Special:CentralAuth/전광훈 목사님께서 정권을 잡아야 한다
 * Special:CentralAuth/이 사용자는 노무현 대통령을 영원히 기억하고자 합니다

Here are some names of vandal which show similar patterns. All of these accounts have appeared in mh:libertygame: and mh:osaindex:, showing dozens of documents being replaced with specific content by each account. Please ban on all three accounts globally before damaging other wikis, and checkuser considering the similar behavior patterns of each user. 재미재미 (talk) 09:17, 28 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Wow, THAT is suspicious. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 17:09, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
 * The first one was already locked by Dmehus. I've locked the other 3 as VOAs. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 11:00, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

Merge user on nonciclopedia.org
Maybe I'm late for request merge account as other user after Nonciclopedia move from wikia to Miraheze. 8 years ago, I was using User:Bhenry1990 at old Nonciclopedia and other Uncyclopedias hosted by Wikia. Then I quitted for several years. Now I return to Uncyclopedias. I cannot login as Bhenry1990 here, nor create account as Bhenry1990 at Miraheze. I guess my old account was created here when Nonciclopedia moved, but community says someone has used it here on Miraheze. I need Steward's help to merge my old account into my new account then rename back to Bhenry1990, if the old account is actually not in use. Thanks. Bhenry2021 (talk) 09:54, 28 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Apologies for the delay, I'll take a look at doing this tomorrow. For clarification of process, we'll merge the old username into the new username (to preserve the login information), and then rename the new name to be the same as the old name. -- Void  Whispers 00:16, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

"I confirm the identity and that he/she had an account within Nonciclopedia… I also had the same problem ;)"--Executive2 (talk) 13:48, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

CheckUser request for 2 accounts:

 * CaillouRocks
 * DiaperFan

Okay, I am requesting a CheckUser on these 2 accounts for the following reasons: I've noticed they've uploaded the exact same NSFW pictures on 2 wikis, with CaillouRocks doing it on the Garbage Roblox Games Wiki, and DiaperFan doing it on the Perfection Roblox Games Wiki. I also noticed that one of the files on 2 wikis that were uploaded by 2 users are exactly the same as the one that CaillouRocks has uploaded on the Garbage Roblox Games Wiki. These logs and the amount of overwhelming evidence was enough to convince me that they are the same person, and I'd like to request a Steward to perform a CheckUser on those 2 accounts. Thanks for reading this. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 11:33, 31 July 2021 (UTC)


 * or Void could maybe look as they're both active. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:38, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. Dmehus (talk) 19:34, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, also there is also another case to look into, but I'll put that on another thread. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:25, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Dormancy policy exemption
We kindly request that you exempt the following wiki from the Dormancy Policy. Thank you in advance!

Wiki: repository.archiopedia.org (or archiopedia.miraheze.org).

Reason: The wiki is an encyclopedia and a database; this means that it may not be edited for long periods of time, but it should remain active continuously in order for our readers to be always able to access it and use the materials that have already been uploaded. Publisher (Archiopedia) (talk) 12:57, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Spambot in Nonciclopedia
Hello could you please ban Osso.Buco? Angelo Pisani (talk) 23:27, 1 August 2021 (UTC)


 * I wouldn't call that a spam-bot, but rather a vandalism-only account. I'm still trying to get in touch with the Stewards like to investigate this. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 23:50, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * no, he's clearly a spambot. He spams his products and website...--Angelo Pisani (talk) 23:53, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Regardless of classification, blocked and reverted. -- Void  Whispers 00:12, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but however, there was more today. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:37, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Encuesta anual Miraheze 2021 / Miraheze 2021 annual survey
Hola. A mediados del mes de julio respondí la encuesta anual de Miraheze. En ella respondí que me agradaría que establezcan contacto conmigo para tratar dos temas. Aún no he recibido mensajes vía correo electrónico. Consulto: Desde ya, muchas gracias. Saludos cordiales. Hugo Ar (talk) 03:22, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ¿Recibieron mis respuestas?
 * ¿Establecerán comunicación?

Translated by Google Translator

Hello. In mid-July, I responded to the annual Miraheze survey. In it I replied that I would like to be contacted to discuss two issues. I have not received any messages via email yet. I consult: From already thank you very much. Kind regards. Hugo Ar (talk) 03:22, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Have you received my answers?
 * Will they establish communication?
 * ¡Hola! Yo también respondí la encuesta y ya se han comunicado conmigo. Es posible que el correo electrónico conteniendo la respuesta a tus preguntas se haya ido a la carpeta spam de tu cliente de correo electrónico, trata de revisar allí. También es posible que los que estén respondiendo a las preguntas de la encuesta estén muy ocupados. Los resultados de la encuesta ya fueron publicados aquí (en Inglés). Si no lo encuentras por ningún lado y si te sientes cómodo, puedes tratar de preguntar aquí y alguien le dará respuesta a tus preguntas/seguimiento a cualquier sugerencia. Gracias! Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:32, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * (translation) Hello! I also replied to the survey and have received a reply back. It's possible that the email containing the answer to your questions may have ended up in the spam folder of your email client, try checking there. It's also possible that the people who are replying to the surveys are currently very busy. The results to the survey were published here. If you still can't find it and if you feel comfortable, you can ask here and someone will answer your question/follow up on your suggestions. Thanks!


 * Muchas gracias Agent Isai por la amable respuesta y el enlace a los resultados de la encuesta.
 * Respondí la encuesta a través de mh:wikifrases:especial:MirahezeSurvey. ¿Estaré incluido en los resultados finales de la encuesta?
 * Entre los comentarios que acabo de leer no aparecen los temas que he planteado. De los que leí allí, estoy de acuerdo con el lento almacenamiento en caché de las actualizaciones.
 * Mi propuesta es mejorar el posicionamiento SEO. Similares páginas wiki de otras granjas están mejor posicionadas que las de Miraheze en los motores de búsqueda. En mi experiencia, las páginas se indexan más rápidamente a los motores de búsqueda introduciendo las URL en Google Console, por ejemplo. Es una labor bastante tediosa porque hay que hacerlo manualmente porque las wikis no tienen sitemap para que el motor indexe las páginas desde allí.
 * Y esa es mi solicitud: añadir la extensión sitemap: mw:Extension:AutoSitemap en ManageWiki para tener la oportunidad de que los motores de búsqueda rastreen las páginas directamente desde cada sitemap, en vez de hacerlo manualmente página por página. ¿Se podrá hacer? Gracias. Saludos cordiales. Hugo Ar (talk) 04:13, 2 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Translated by Google Translator


 * Thank you very much Agent Isai for the kind response and the link to the survey results.
 * I answered the survey through mh:wikifrases:special:MirahezeSurvey. Will I be included in the final results of the survey?
 * Among the comments I have just read, the issues I have raised do not appear. From the ones I read there, I agree with the slow caching of updates.
 * My proposal is to improve SEO positioning. Similar wiki pages from other farms rank higher than Miraheze's in search engines. In my experience, pages are indexed faster by search engines by entering the URLs in the Google Console, for example. It is quite a tedious task because you have to do it manually because wikis do not have a sitemap for the engine to index the pages from there.
 * And that's my request: add the extension sitemap: mw:Extension:AutoSitemap in ManageWiki to have the opportunity for search engines to crawl pages directly from each sitemap, instead of manually page by page. Can it be done? Thanks. Kind regards. Hugo Ar (talk) 04:13, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Miraheze ofrece sitemaps automaticos, por ejemplo, este es el sitemap de este wiki (Miraheze Meta). El sitemap está incluido en el robots.txt de tu wiki y debería ser detectado automáticamente por Google. Si no lo es, simplemente ve a /robots.txt en tu wiki (p. ej. https://miwiki.miraheze.org/robots.txt) y encontrarás un enlace a el sitemap. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 05:05, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * (translation) Miraheze offers automatic sitemaps, for example, this is this wiki (Miraheze Meta)'s sitemap. The sitemap is included in your wikis robots.txt and should be automatically detected by Google. If it isn't, simply go to /robots.txt on your wiki (e.g. https://mywiki.miraheze.org/robots.txt) and you will find a link to the sitemap.


 * Gracias por el enlace, Agent Isai. Me refiero a un «sitemap» con todas las páginas URL del wiki para que el motor de búsqueda rastree desde allí todas las páginas. Google console enseña cómo hacerlo, pero se requiere de una página .xml y la inserción de cada URL es manual. ¿O hay algo que no entiendo bien? Hugo Ar (talk) 07:51, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Translated by Google Translator
 * Thanks for the link, Agent Isai. I mean a «sitemap» with all the URL pages of the wiki so that the search engine crawls all the pages from there. The Google console teaches how to do it, but it requires an .xml page and the insertion of each URL is manual. Or is there something that I am not understanding well? Hugo Ar (talk) 07:51, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Si, el enlace al que me refiero a es un archivo .xml. El enlace que incluí en mi último mensaje era el enlace para el sitemap de este wiki, Miraheze Meta, en forma de pagina .xml. Si tienes problemas localizando el sitemap de tu wiki, puedes dejar el enlace a tu wiki aquí y yo te daré el enlace para el sitemap en forma .xml. Gracias. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 22:25, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * (translation) Yes, the link which I am referring to is an .xml file. The link which I included in my last message was the link to the sitemap of this wiki, Miraheze Meta, in .xml format. If you have trouble finding the sitemap to your wiki, you can leave a link to your wiki here and I will link the .xml sitemap file for you. Thank you.


 * Hola Agent Isai, he leido en tu página de usuario que conoces muy bien el idioma español. Intentaré explayarme un poco más sobre el asunto.
 * Sí, pude comprobar los enlaces que me pasaste. Uno es .txt y el otro es xml. Pero lo que encuentro allí no es el sitemap con todas las páginas del wiki, sino solo la página principal.
 * A los pocos días de la creación del wiki que administro activé´a través de ManageWiki la extensión WikiSEO. Luego, mediante la configuración auxiliar, agregué la clave de verificación para Google y Yandex (lamentablmente aún no logro conseguir una clave para Bing). En uno o dos días la página principal del wiki ya aparecía en esos motores de búsqueda. Aguardé varios días más para ver si las restantes páginas se iban añadiendo a los buscadores, pero no ocurría. Decidí, pues, ingresarlas una a una a trevés de Google Console y de Yandex Webmaster.
 * En muy poco tiempo las páginas comenzaron a aparecer. Como comprobación de que la aparición en los buscadores no es automática, sino que es a través del pedido de indexado página por página, dejé muchas páginas sin añadir, a fin de ver si el motor de búsqueda las añade por sí mismo (aunque sea más tardíamente). Hasta este momento (luego de tres meses) no hay caso: solo aparecen en el motor de búsqueda aquellas páginas de las que solicité la indexación.
 * Aquí puedes ver:
 * 100 resultados en Google (todos indexados por mí desde Google Console, excepto la página principal).
 * Para no lidiar con la indexación manual de cada página del wiki solicito que se tenga en cuenta incorporar la extensión mw:Extension: AutoSitemap. «La extensión AutoSitemap crea automáticamente un archivo "sitemap.xml" en cada evento de creación / edición / eliminación de página. El archivo de mapa del sitio ayuda a los motores de búsqueda a observar las páginas de su sitio. Esta extensión se basa en la extensión ManualSitemap.»
 * Miraheze podría aparecer mejor posicionada en los buscadores si se implementara esta extensión, ya que ahora, si comprobamos cualquier wiki, incluso este (que es el principal) no tiene todas sus páginas indexadas. Con esto no pretendo que cada vez que se cree una página aparezca de inmediato el resultado en cada motor de búsquesa, pero sí, aunque sea, al cabo de tres, cuatro o cinco días. Si las páginas no aparecen en los buscadores, nadie las podrá encontrar. De allí mi interés por este tema. Un cordial saludo. Hugo Ar (talk) 08:16, 3 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Translated by Google Translator
 * Hello Agent Isai, I have read on your user page that you know the Spanish language very well. I will try to elaborate a little more on the matter.
 * Yes, I was able to check the links you passed me. One is .txt and the other is xml. But what I find there is not the sitemap with all the wiki pages, but only the main page.
 * A few days after the creation of the wiki that I manage, I activated the WikiSEO extension through ManageWiki. Then, using the helper settings, I added the verification key for Google and Yandex (unfortunately I still can't get a key for Bing). Within a day or two, the main page of the wiki was already appearing on those search engines. I waited several more days to see if the remaining pages were added to the search engines, but it did not happen. So I decided to enter them one by one through Google Console and Yandex Webmaster.
 * In no time the pages began to appear. As a check that the appearance in the search engines is not automatic, but is through the page-by-page indexing order, I left many pages without adding, in order to see if the search engine adds them by itself (even if it is more belatedly). Until now (after three months) there is no case: only those pages from which I requested indexing appear in the search engine.
 * Here you can see:
 * 100 results in Google (all indexed by me from the Google Console, except the main page).
 * In order not to deal with the manual indexing of each wiki page, I request that you consider incorporating the extension mw:Extension: AutoSitemap. The AutoSitemap extension automatically creates a "sitemap.xml" file on each page create / edit / delete event. The sitemap file helps search engines look at the pages of your site. This extension is based on the ManualSitemap extension.
 * Miraheze could appear better positioned in the search engines if this extension were implemented, since now, if we check any wiki, even this one (which is the main one) does not have all its pages indexed. With this I do not pretend that every time a page is created the result will appear immediately in each search engine, but yes, even after three, four or five days. If the pages do not appear in the search engines, nobody will be able to find them. Hence my interest in this topic. Cordial greeting. Hugo Ar (talk) 08:16, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

CheckUser request for recent vandals on Nonciclopedia:

 * Da Nonciclopedia, l'enciclopedia liberalizzata (ma solo in Olanda).
 * Roberta Guidi
 * Osso.Buco
 * Federica Chiarullo
 * ALIK 54 BETF

It's come to my attention that all 5 of these accounts were involved in some vandalism, and some examples like these are pretty suspicious, as these diffs are almost exactly the same edits compared to these following diffs from this guy in question. Could a Steward please have a look into this too? I know I'm sounding like a broken record at this point, but at the very least it should be looked into more. Thanks for reading. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:42, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Spam accounts that needs locking:

 * (This one has been persistent here this week)
 * (This one has been persistent here this week)

If anybody's around, please lock these spambots. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 15:59, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Locked, --MrJaroslavik (talk) 21:35, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

CheckUser required on FAMEPedia
Hello stewards a sockpuppet investigation case on FAMEPedia requires the CheckUser to check a possible sockpuppetry. More details can be seen on the investigation page. Thanks!


 * On behalf of FAMEPedia SPI clerks,
 * ~ Mazzaz (talk)
 * 17:12, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ❌ as a CheckUser is not required here for what are obvious alternate accounts. Speaking as a local, I don't feel the original block was justified, and should be reviewed and discussed locally. Speaking as a Steward, this is thus procedurally out of place, so is ❌ for the reasons articulated herein. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 19:01, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

CheckUser request on suspicious users:

 * Mrs. Puff
 * Bling-Bling Boy (Yes, it's locked, but still requesting a CheckUser on them anyway)

To or anyone with the Steward rights, listen closely: I am requesting a CheckUser on both of these 2 accounts, mainly because I have noticed that Bling-Bling Boy was replacing content with nonsense like this one, and while the other one, "Mrs. Puff", blanked out this page and even going as far as to replace some sections of content with complete nonsense here. I have a feeling that these 2 accounts were created with the intention of targeting specific articles like the Johnny Test pages on both the Terrible Shows & Episodes Wiki and the Best Shows & Episodes Wiki, and 2 SpongeBob movies on the Greatest Movies Wiki, with similar edit summaries, and the way they make their marks. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:15, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Can you usurp my old and new account?
I had to make an new account because my password was not working, can you please combine my old account s contributions on all the wikis I visited please, this is really important Gilimaster69 2.0 (talk) 20:22, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * He confirmed on his Discord that Gilimaster69 and this account ARE the same master. —Mario Mario 456 22:23, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok but but what about all of my contributions. Gilimaster69 2.0 (talk) 23:06, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * also can you do the same thing you did to gust Gilimaster69 2.0 (talk) 01:50, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

Oh wait never mind about me from getting my password i just got my account back but keep gilimaster699 2.0 for emails (talk)

What is an "interwiki prefix"?
Hello. I want to import pages from this wiki to this wiki. my problem about importing is that if I submit an XML file without entering an interwiki prefix, I get a message saying:

"Import failed: * Loss of session data. You might have been logged out. Please verify that you're still logged in and try again. If it still does not work, try logging out and logging back in, and check that your browser allows cookies from this site. * No interwiki prefix was supplied"

Please help me. SPEEDYBEAVER ( talk ) 15:09, 6 August 2021 (UTC)


 * You want wikia:reverse-terrible-tv-shows putting in that box :) ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  15:10, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry to barge in here, but it just so happens that I have downloaded the necessary files to import to that wiki, so maybe I could help him. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 15:12, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I've managed to do this trick: "wikia:reverse-terrible-tv-shows", and it had no issues there. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 15:20, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Even then, I see another message saying "Import failed: Expected tag, got". SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 15:13, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * That means the file is broken. Maybe DMM can try? ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  15:14, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

Deletion request
I'm a bureaucrat on Terrible Shows & Episodes Wiki. I would want Celebdumb to be deleted, it failed and must die, it turned into a celebrity-shaming page. The problem is that it requires bigdelete. Can someone do it? —Mario Mario 456 02:10, 7 August 2021 (UTC)


 * MarioMario456 Ordinarily, I'd probably prefer to double-check with DuchessTheSponge, but seeing as they are currently blocked on Meta Wiki together with the fact that you're both bureaucrats and administrators on that wiki whose visions, generally speaking, seem to be frequently in sync with each other as well as the fact that their most recent edit summary (i.e., "this page is useless for now") seemed to confirm that they either (a) agreed with deletion or (b) did not object to it. Accordingly, this has been ✅. Dmehus (talk) 20:21, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Reopen Ficreation
Hi, I'm a user among others on Ficreation who was not warned that it would be hastily closed with none of the pages loading, this was done by the user MBL because of some petty infighting among the admins, could you please have MBL undo what he has done, or do so yourselves, thank you. Freighttrain (talk) 05:31, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello, this does appear to be a local dispute; Stewards generally let these be resolved by the community. If I recall well, Ficreation had various bureaucrats, any of them can reopen the wiki at Special:ManageWiki/core. However, should bureaucrats not respond to community calls to reopen the wiki and if it is community consensus that the wiki be reopened, you all can hold an election where users of the wiki can vote and decide if the wiki should be reopened. If you gain a majority, Stewards will reopen ther wiki. Thank you. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 05:38, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sock that needs checking:

 * Mr. Namless Thing?

I'm going to list a bunch of things that might be an indication that DearMaster6 might be behind this:


 * This user page seems to be almost nearly the same as DearMaster6's userpage
 * Re-creation of a page, which was just a blank page, picking up where the master has left off on. Mr. Namless Thing? vs. DearMaster6
 * Similarities in their editing on the Squirrel Boy page on the TS&EW, that overlaps with each other.
 * Editing patterns between Mr. Namless Thing?, and DearMaster6 are identical to each other, minusing the unrelated articles.

In conclusion, I can safely conclude that DearMaster6 is abusing multiple accounts, and has been suspected of using 2 other accounts prior to locking, like Teen Titans Go! Rocks and The something guy mainly due to both those accounts, and DearMaster6 using the "It's a rip-off of X" claim onto pages. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 16:16, 8 August 2021 (UTC)


 * I agree there are some similarities, but why was Mr. Namless Thing blocked other than for suspicion of abusing multiple accounts? Given how long ago DearMaster6 was blocked, if you don't have a legitimate reason for locally blocking Mr. Namless Thing, I'd rather prefer to see you unblock them, welcome them to your wikis, and do point them towards each local wiki's rules as well as our global policies. Dmehus (talk) 00:41, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Good question: DearMaster6 was originally blocked for inserting gibberish into pages. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 00:43, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

please unblock me in many wikis.
internetvillainswiki.miraheze.org loathsomecharacters.miraheze.org awesomegames.miraheze.org greatestmovies.miraheze.org awfulmovies.miraheze.org besttvshows.miraheze.org

I am very regretted my past action in 2020. because i want to change it to the better. i want to move on from now and forget my past wrongdoings. can you blocked me from these wikis i listed above? i want to be a block free user because i am matured enough. please tell me that i am an innocent person right now. QwertyMan&#39;65 (talk) 17:09, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Stewards cannot assist in this unfortunately. Please contact the administrators of that wiki to appeal your bans. Thank you for your understanding. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 17:19, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I might be able to unblock him on most of the wikis he is mentioning since I happen to be an admin on those wikis except for the Internet Villains Wiki. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:46, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello, look at my link below where block evidence remains:
 * https://loathsomecharacters.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log/block?page=User:QwertyMan%2765
 * https://awesomegames.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log/block?page=User:QwertyMan%2765
 * https://greatestmovies.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log/block?page=User:QwertyMan%2765
 * https://awfulmovies.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log/block?page=User:QwertyMan%2765
 * https://besttvshows.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log/block?page=User:QwertyMan%2765
 * https://greatcharacters.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log/block?page=User:QwertyMan%2765
 * I am very regretted my past action and very sorry for you.
 * I need to be a better person and I have to move on to be a brighter future.
 * please lift my block appeal now because I am improved my behavior outside and inside the internet. QwertyMan&#39;65 (talk) 09:12, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

What's happening? Why can't I edit in this wiki?
What's going on? Why can't I read or edit any of these pages? Is there something I did wrong? I don't understand this. I was just visiting this wiki, checking out some pages that I could read, and edit my own pages. But's what's happening in here. Is there a stop to this? Let me know, I want to be on this wiki again. The Posthumous (talk) 01:42, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * What errors are you getting? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 01:44, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Are you talking about the Incredible Characters Wiki & the Loathsome Characters Wiki? If so, we closed them due to changes in the Qualitipedia re-branding process. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 02:10, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for asking agent isai, I Was just visiting loathsomecharacters.miraheze.org to read some pages. And edit a few mistakes. But I suddenly I could this page says permission error, I didn't know what was going on? Isaiah, there a way to fix this permission error thing? The Posthumous (talk) 04:29, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * As DarkMatterMan4500 has pointed out, this was done because of Quailipedia rebranding. I believe it'll reopen based on those comments. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:31, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * It's not re-opening, that was part of the decision to close them. TigerBlazer (talk) 17:44, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

What happened to the Greatest and Loathsome Characters Wikis?
What happened to the Greatest and Loathsome Characters Wikis? I was going to go on it, but then it was closed and is private. What happened? That is the things. MarioBobFan (talk) 03:01, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * , I assume that above section answers your questions. ~ Mazzaz (talk) 05:33, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Please reopen Loathsome Characters Wiki and Great Characters Wiki!
Manningkj089 (talk) 13:08, 9 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Please read this blog post for more info. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:10, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * For this section and any other user that comes in here, the Stewards have no role in this. It was a locally made decision by some of the top local admins. You should contact them first. The shot was evidently fired (per DMM's above link) by . --Raidarr (talk) 14:02, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Actually, I think stewards do. Users would like to fork the wiki to keep it running. On this subject the content policy says:
 * "[You may not create] a direct fork of another Miraheze wiki where little to no attempts have been made to mediate situations on the existing wiki or existing community. If mediation has been attempted and failed, contact a steward who will be able to support the community through any follow up processes deemed necessary including but not limited to acceptance of a fork wiki as an exemption to this clause."
 * I think that it is fairly clear that there is a disagreement over the wiki - the admins want to close it but several users would like it to stay up. I don't know whether stewards think that adequate mediation has happened or not but (unless the admins chose to put the wikis up for adoption) they should step in either to say what mediation should look like or to support the community with forking the wiki. ~ El Komodos Drago (talk to me) 14:08, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * We actually did allow some community consensus, as people shared their thoughts on that action on the blog before locking the wikis was done. TigerBlazer (talk) 18:34, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

What happened to Incredible Characters Wiki?
I just want to know. Also, I am not a sock puppet of anyone.EmmaDaBest;EmmaDaBest (talk) 17:33, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Please read this and the threads above this one. Thank you. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 17:36, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Close my account
I Would like my account to be locked because I'm no longer using it MicroGarfield (talk) 05:48, 11 August 2021 (UTC) MicroGarfield


 * globally or just on a specific wiki? Angelo Pisani (talk) 08:41, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Demote Game2Winter on polandballwiki
Hello, though I am in no way affiliated with this community, I am here on behalf of the bureaucrats of polandballwiki as they have asked for my help. It has been decided by community consensus and bureaucrat consensus that Game2Winter must be demoted for attempted take over of the wiki. The bureaucrats and community now ask that this user be demoted by Stewards of their bureaucratic rights. Below will be the bureaucrats affirming this decision. Agent Isai Talk to me! 23:50, 11 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Hello, I'm a Bureaucrat on the Polandball Wiki and this is my affirmation. MxMelody (talk) 23:58, 11 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi, I'm a bureaucrat on the Polandball Wiki and this is my affirmation. Collisions (talk) 23:56, 11 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi there, I'm one of the bureaucrats on the Polandball Wiki and this is my affirmation. ChocoMingo (talk) 00:02, 12 August 2021 (UTC)


 * IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THIS: I was not trying to take over the wiki, I was simply trying to maintain my bureaucrat powers. A side note here, I was the one who founded the wiki (you can see proof, my account is the oldest in the Polandball Wiki). I gave all of them the bureaucrat role because A) they had been in the community for a long time and B) they were trustworthy, and now they are trying to stage a mutiny against me. Which side are you on? Game2Winter (talk) 23:59, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. User demoted locally, seems to have accepted it. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:01, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

Why is Loathsome and Great Characters closed?
CartoonCartoons64 (talk) 18:49, 12 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Please refer to the existing question on the board, answered here (a few sections up). Raidarr (talk) 20:20, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

If you are going to do this, then...
Can you at least tell me how I'm supposed to download XML dumps? Because if I go to download them, all I get is a document tree. Plus, I need them for my future projects. SPEEDYBEAVER ( talk ) 21:27, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Are you trying to make an export on Miraheze? If so, go to Special:DataDump on your wiki and request an export dump be made. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 21:54, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
 * But I'm talking about resurrecting deleted wikis from the dead (such as Heroes Wiki of Miraheze). SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 21:58, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
 * To request an XML dump of a wiki that was closed, you will need to open a Phabricator task, asking that the wiki be reopened. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 22:02, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
 * But I'm talking about wikis that are permanently deleted, meaning that I will need direct links to download their backups. SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 22:05, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Again, you can ask for a sysadmin on Phabricator to provide you the XML dump. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:38, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * But again, there are wikis that were permanently deleted, meaning there's no way to generate backups. In addition to that, some of them went as far as violating Content Policy and sometimes Code of Conduct. These include,
 * Atrocious YouTubers Wiki
 * Atrocious Deviants Wiki
 * Horrible Vyonders Wiki
 * Unfavorable Wikis & Users Wiki
 * Incredible Wikis & Users Wiki
 * Toxic Fandoms & Hatedoms Wiki
 * The Starin SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 05:20, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * We won't be providing dumps of these. You can try archive.org for the standard public wiki ones. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  07:07, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * But I still want said wikis' dumps because they may be useful in the future. SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 07:48, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Available backups will be on https://archive.org/details/@reception123 if any exist. The wikis were dropped so we can't take new XMLs now. Reception123 is out of office (not that we have physical offices) so won't be able to see if they are on server. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  08:26, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * But, like what I said, I can't download XML files so, I need help. SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 09:13, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * If you cannot download from archive.org, then you are completely out of luck. It's rather strange that you decide to make a 'if you are going to do this' title and content when the decision has been done for more than enough time for the right people to exercise due diligence. Unfortunately quick searches don't give me database names to resemble what you're looking for. But that doesn't mean they aren't buried somewhere. --Raidarr (talk) 11:23, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, here are the database names for each of them, respectively,
 * atrociousyoutuberswiki
 * atrociousdeviantswiki
 * horriblevyonderswikiwiki
 * unfavorablefandomwikiswiki
 * incrediblewikisanduserswiki
 * toxicfandomsandhatedomswiki
 * thestarinwiki SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 12:22, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

The wikis you have mentioned have been wiped from the database months ago, so the dumps might not be there for whatever reason. In addition, it is worth noting that the Atrocious YouTubers Wiki, Horrible Vyonders Wiki, and Toxic Fandoms & Hatedoms Wiki were recently wiped from the database. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:25, 13 August 2021 (UTC)


 * But, can you at least help me how I'm supposed to download dumps? SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 14:27, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * If you didn't understand what I'm saying, just go to here, and click ones that end with ".xml". And see what I'm talking about. SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 19:51, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

Renaming my account only on a select few wikis.
I'm planning on renaming my account sometime in the future, but I'm wondering if it is possible to do so on the wikis of my choosing instead of every wiki, as there's a lot of wikis I don't want to be attached to anymore. DeciduousWater534 (talk) 03:12, 13 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Because of the way our login system, CentralAuth, is designed, it's not possible to unattach and rename your account on certain wikis. If you want your account renamed, you have to have it renamed globally. Sorry for the inconvenience. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:22, 13 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Huh, okay. I guess I'll just make a new account then and use that new account (provided I won't get in trouble for having multiple accounts). Thanks for letting me know. --DeciduousWater534 (talk) 03:28, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

Please
please reopen the wiki Qqqqqqqq (talk) 05:16, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * What is your wiki? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 05:25, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I think he's referring to both the Incredible Characters Wiki and the Loathsome Characters Wiki. And I can't stress out how many times I've been seeing requests like these pop up here for a number of days. Making demands or unnecessary requests to have them re-opened while there was a community consensus on a blog post from Crappy Games Wiki have all voted to have both of the wikis closed down were unanimous. I'm going to have to ask that everybody should stop with the requests to having both of them re-opened. And to be honest, characters don't exactly have reception, unlike toys, or other types of media. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:21, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah dude, they are never coming back. TigerBlazer (talk) 17:45, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

Question
Alright, so I've mostly finished setting up my new account (which I'm using right now), and I no longer have any use for the old account. Is it okay if my old account gets globally locked? I have no intention of going back. --Blazikeye535 (talk) 05:24, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Are you asking to have your old account globally locked? If so, please provide your old username and a Steward will advise you of the options available to you. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 07:14, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, my old account is DeciduousWater534. I will confirm this request on that account as well. —Blazikeye535 (talk) 14:24, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * This is my old account which I will no longer use, and I am again confirming that I want this account (which is DeciduousWater534, and not Blazikeye535) globally locked. —DeciduousWater534 (talk) 14:29, 13 August 2021 (UTC)