Meta:Requests for permissions

Universal Omega (Administrator)

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 * With unanimous support, this proposal is ✅. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 05:09, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

Group: Administrator Reason: Hello, I am making this request for Meta Administrator because over the last few months we have lost numerous Meta Administrators to resignations. I have decided to request Meta Administrator to further my involvement in the Meta community, and to remain more active within the community. Recently, I have been active as a global rollbacker, monitoring the CVT feeds, and even creating a new IRC bot to further assist in CVT monitoring. I have also recently had more time on my hands to commit to the community. Miraheze has been lacking volunteers and this has not been improving much lately, while we do have more wiki creator request as of late, we have a lack of volunteers in most other areas. Over the past year Meta Administrators have been resigning. This included Southparkfan, NDKilla, Dmehus, and RhinosF1. Currently most of the other remaining Meta Administrators only seem to be active a couple times a month (if even that). Only about two or maybe three Meta Administrators are reliably around and active. I can't say I would be around as much as the most active Meta Administrators, but I would be available most of the time, and likely be around more than the majority of current Meta Administrators. Thank you! Universal Omega (talk) 02:01, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Discussion
Other users feel free to support/oppose/abstain from this RfP but please state your reasoning below.


 * 1) A relatively active user, kind, and overall helpful. This user has all the qualities that I find good in an administrator. Given the current lack of sysops and good rationale, I can support this request. --  Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 05:45, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) The Goose Named Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|uploads|email) 13:34, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3) I have no problems. I thought you were a global sysop. Please be sensible and don't have the talk page problem etc. And be nice to people. Naleksuh (talk) 16:03, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 4) LovingHaydeL (talk to me uwu!) 9:44, 5 October 2022 (PST)
 * 5) per above. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 03:00, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 6)  As with my vote for Global Rollbacker looking at Universal Omega's contributions I do not have any concerns that they would be able to fill this role. As far as I am aware they have not had any real conflicts with other users and are a fair person. Since indeed we have lost some previous administrators it is sensible to have a new person fill the role. --DeeM28 (talk) 07:16, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 7)  I support Omega on the condition that he does not abuse his authority and treats people kindly, I hope to see your steward candidate as well..  Hey Türkiye  message?  16:38, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 8) Presence on Meta is distinguished. Never a single concern with this user's work, and I am more than happy to support.  dross  (t • c • g) 22:45, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 9)  One of my closest friends on this platform, honored to support. Thanks - BrandonWM (talk • contribs • global • rights) 03:51, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 10)  No issues with this request, ComsicAlpha is an asset to the team and I welcome him onboard.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 20:48, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 11)  – no issues. Startus (talk) 13:19, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 12)  per DeeM28. --1108-Kiju / ▶ Talk  06:56, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 13) ; likewise no issues, plenty of needed passion and competence demonstrated time and again from SRE. --Raidarr (talk) 01:40, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 14)  Very trusted user. Meta needs Universal Omega as administrator. AlPaD (talk) 18:04, 13 October 2022 (UTC)


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Bukkit (Wiki creator)

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 * Clear consensus to promote. Welcome aboard! Agent Isai  Talk to me! 06:22, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Group: Wiki creator Reason: Hello, I am Bukkit. I am a fairly active user, and I am an Interwiki Admin, and (despite revoked due to prior conduct) previously, a patroller. I am requesting this right as it seems clear that there is a need for another wiki creator as the backlog is often clogged resulting in users having to go through “waves” to clear it out, which is clearly a problem, as the newer users expect wikis to be made in at least less than a day, and they may turn their business elsewhere, or grow unhappy with the status of Miraheze, alongside the stress and unneeded work for wiki creators, and as such, there's a growing need for additional members on the WC team. As a wiki creator, I should be able to clear the backlog, and even prevent one. I understand the Content Policy, the Code of Conduct, and have fully read the Wiki creators’ guide. Feel fere to ask questions, I should be able to answer them. As always, for your consideration. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 16:42, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Questions for candidate
Bukkit, although I support you, I have a few questions to ask you. This question will not affect my support. I hope you can answer my questions completely.  Hey Türkiye  message? 18:58, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Your support should never be blind as it appears to be now. You should always scrutinize a user before giving them your vote. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:23, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * @Agent Isai think like that; people can be angry sometimes, and if giving rights is an insult (in our religion), he has learned his lesson. Bukkit seems to have learned its lesson, too. Remember that Agent Isai; Every person has 3 rights, people are given 3 rights. 4. No rights are granted.  Hey Türkiye  message? 14:52, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry but I did not understand that, could you elaborate? Giving rights isn't an insult I'd say so I'm not too terribly sure of what you meant by that. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:32, 9 October 2022 (UTC)


 * 1) These days, users are reacting to the closure of Qualitipedia wikis. Well, if a user receives a wiki request from you, such as another version of Qualitipedia hosting content (for example, Qualitipedia 2.0), would you accept it, and if you reject it, what would your answer be to that user?  Hey Türkiye  message?  18:58, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) You know, wiki requests are also created according to the subject, it is possible to see that the wiki requests are accumulated in 3 days if you do not look at them. So in this case, would you work with the common user?  Hey Türkiye  message?  18:58, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3) You created the wiki and noticed that the local Bureaucrat who requested the wiki created a wikimedia fork wiki. What steps do you take to close it, open a discussion to close it to the community, or close the wiki by justifying it individually?  Hey Türkiye  message?  18:58, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 4) We need wiki creators right now because there are so many requests, but are you busy in your private life, can you contribute to Miraheze?  Hey Türkiye  message?  18:58, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Decline, as per the Content Policy § 3: "A wiki must not create problems which make it difficult for other wikis." as well as the wikis were closed by community consensus, are generally toxic, and causes reputation problems for Miraheze.
 * I'm sorry, but I cannot understand what you're trying to say, could you please explain and/or rephrase it?
 * Create a discussion on the Stewards' noticeboard and notify the user about the thread.
 * My activity should usually remain the same as it is now, and if it's going to go down, I should be able to post a notice on my user page, and step-down if medium to long-term. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 19:26, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * In the second question, I tried to explain this; Wiki requests can pile up if they are never approved or rejected by an administrator. So what would you do with the proliferating wiki requests? I asked a question. I hope it will be explanatory.  Hey Türkiye  message? 19:39, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I would likely use my spare time to clear it, most likely with another wiki creator if able to. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 19:52, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * so much for answering my questions directly when I asked them. I have no doubt that you will take care of your wiki creator requests on Miraheze with @ZeusDeeGoose. Best of luck to both users again, with respect and love ❤ (The answers to the questions satisfied me, I forgot to write that too)  Hey Türkiye  message? 19:56, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) What do you bring to the team that others don't?  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:23, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Mostly more activity, some of the wiki creators are there at times and some aren't, there are a few wiki creators' that are active leading to creations taking a little while to be created, leading to users joining the discord and asking for their wikis to be created/reviewed. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 17:16, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Do you foresee yourself being active in the immediate future?  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:23, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * As mentioned in my IWA request, my activity should be better than the last few months as I have better managed my time. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 17:18, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) How well-versed would you say you are with policy and convention?  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:23, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Over my (almost) 2 years of being on Miraheze, I've read and familiarized all of the policies (mostly because of past me requesting Wiki Creator like every 2 weeks :p). -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 17:21, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Have you read the WC guide and Content Policy?  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:23, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yep. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 17:22, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Below are a few wiki requests I'd like you to answer and give thoughts on.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:23, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Polandball Wiki Users" Wiki database name: "pbwuserswiki" Visibility: Public Description: "Wiki documents all users within the Polandball Wiki community, their accomplishments, goals, controversy, and history"
 * ❌ per Content Policy § 3; Miraheze does not host wikis with the sole purpose to spread unsubstantiated insult, hate or rumours against a person or group of people. This wiki has the potential to cause drama due to the scope itself and is target to false rumors towards individuals that someone may not like. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 18:44, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with declining this for Content Policy concern that may arise from this. Generally, we don't accept any 'user' wikis as they have the ease to explode into dumpster fires, especially wikis of communities such as Polandball, Roblox, and Minecraft. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:32, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "My notes" Wiki database name: "948934wiki" Visibility: Private Description: "Private notes for myself"
 * ✅ although vague, the notes are private; I'd advise the user to follow the Content Policy and Terms of Use at all times. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 18:55, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * While the scope is fine, make sure to keep an eye out for subdomains. If you find a subdomain that doesn't fit in with the intended scope, make sure to ask them to change it to fit their scope or, if it's a private wiki, ask them too why they chose it. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:32, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Final Fantasy Wiki" Wiki database name: "subdomainwiki" Visibility: Public Description: "Final Fantasy is a game franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and developed and owned by Square Enix. We want to make a new wiki about this on Miraheze because we see you offer great service. Thank you for reading!"
 * ❌ due to vague description as well as the subdomain should be changed, will send comment via the RequestWiki comments telling the user how to change the subdomain -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 18:55, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with this. Always make sure to keep an eye out on subdomains as overly vague or generic subdomains such as this tend to be issues. Make sure to not accidentally approve something like "mywikiwiki," "examplewiki," "mytestwiki," "mewiki," "awiki," "wwwwiki," etc. as those are overly generic and might be caused by misunderstanding of how the system works. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:32, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Polcompball Reloaded" Wiki database name: "polcompballreloadedwiki" Visibility: Public Description: "Polcompball Reloaded will be a spin-off of Polcompball which will allow for more self-insert OCs and less left propaganda that's inundating the wiki. We'll let users make their own ideology balls and won't restrict them as much as PCB and PCBA do."
 * ❌ per Content Policy § 4; A wiki must not create problems which make it difficult for other wikis. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 18:44, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with declining this but there's not much reasoning behind why exactly you chose to invoke this clause. It is important to formulate a reasoning on why you declined in order to be 100% sure about declining something and in case you are later asked why you did something, so that you don't have to think of something on the spot and make everyone realise you didn't think it through. Certain communities, such as Polandball, Roblox, and Minecraft, have the ability to bring out the worst in users and cause rifts between them. A wiki like this is likely the cause of conflict within internal leadership or users which prompts this sort of 'spur' wiki which generally tends to be very nasty in nature and CoC/CP issues for Stewards later on. If in doubt, ask a Steward or WC who knows about these topics closely and who may be able to bring into perspective why a certain user is trying to create a wiki, this perhaps may reveal why a rift was created and whether the wiki is a potential troublemaker or not. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:32, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Grand Grimoire Wiki" Wiki database name: "grandgrimoirewiki" Visibility: Public Description: "OC group. We saw your service and we would love to have a wiki on it. You offer a lot more flexibility than other wiki hosts so we chose you over other hosts like Fandom from where we come from. We like that your host lets us choose who can edit, our old wiki has lots of spam and that doesn't let us edit in peace. Hope you approve ~"
 * ❌ and request clarification of what the wiki is about. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 18:44, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree. Sometimes, you might look at a wiki request that's several sentences (even paragraphs) long and might think "What a perfection of wiki request!" but in reality, it might be 90% 'filler' (what I call all information in a request that doesn't relate to the scope). For example, a wiki request might talk several sentences of why they think Miraheze is good, Fandom is bad, why they want to migrate, what features they want to use, but if you dissect it, you'll realise that basically a word or two in their request described the scope and that that isn't enough to help you assess the request so when in doubt, ask for clarification. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:32, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Minecraft Mods" Wiki database name: "mcmodswiki" Visibility: Public Description: "Documenting Minecraft mods, both client and server plugins, in an encyclopedic manner"
 * ✅ good rationale. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 18:55, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with this assessment. Even if it's short, as long as it cuts straight to the chase, it's good. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:32, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Научная вики" Wiki database name: "sciencewiki" Visibility: Public Description: "Научная вики будет посвящена только научным темам, полученным из официальных источников в академических кругах."
 * ✅, good scope. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 18:55, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I disagree with this approval. While the scope is good, the subdomain is not. It is essential that you always make sure that non-English wikis occupy a subdomain which reflects that they aren't an English wiki, especially if a request takes up such a generic word like "science". If a wiki is not in English, decline and ask them to select a subdomain which reflects that they are a non-English wiki, even if an English wiki doesn't currently occupy the subdomain itself. Can you imagine a "gameswiki" which was in Chinese and not English? If someone else later wanted to start a wiki on games, they'd have a hard time and users might be confused on why they don't occupy the "games.*" subdomain. We've had issues with such generic subdomains in the past too. If I'm not mistaken, the Russian CountryHumans Wiki occupies "countryhumanswiki" and the English CountryHumans Wiki has to use "countryhumanswikiwiki" which is an SEO issue in the end and causes headaches for users who are confused. If the Russian CountryHumans Wiki had occupied countryhumansruwiki since the beginning, this wouldn't have been such an issue. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:32, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Everyone Wiki" Wiki database name: "everyonewiki" Visibility: Public Description: "Wikipedia but without the notability requirements"
 * ❌, Wikipedia clones are a dime a dozen on Miraheze, would suggest user to contribute to one of the existing ones, plus no notability requirements could result in false claims about people. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 18:55, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with this. We generally do not approve Wikipedia-like projects anymore as 1) We have too many of them and 2) They always end up being a copyright issue pain. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:32, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "BootyTapper" Wiki database name: "bootytapperwiki" Visibility: Public Description: "NSFW game made by NSFWSoft, LLC. We want to create a community wiki to document game history, achievements, mods, and more."
 * , would confer with stewards and other wiki creators. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 18:44, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Generally, we always decline and ask them if they agree to the 3 conventions (soon to be policy) of: 1) Not having NSFW stuff in their main page, 2) putting a sitenotice warning users the content is not meant for minors and 3) Collapsing NSFW content by default. We also ask them to read the Code of Conduct, Content Policy, and to certify that their wiki will be in compliance with British law. If in doubt of course, ask a Steward. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:32, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Jessica's Great Eurovision Song Contest" Wiki database name: "jgescwiki" Visibility: Public Description: "I want to keep track of my own Eurovision-like song contest. This wiki will be used just by me and a few other people."
 * ✅ description is clear. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 18:55, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree, scope is good. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:32, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Super Smash Bros Wiki" Wiki database name: "smashbroswiki" Visibility: Public Description: "Super Smash Bros is a game made by Nintendo. I want to document every aspect of it, from it's pre-release history to its newest DLC fighters."
 * ✅ clear scope. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 18:55, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with this approval but I warn you about duplicate wikis. Before approving a wiki of such popular scope, search on Google if we have a wiki on this topic. I've found sometimes wikis I'm about to approve end up being a duplicate of a similar wiki so two wikis on the same topic would've been an SEO issue. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:32, 9 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Wiki name: "4chan /b/ general" Wiki database name: "4chanbgenwiki" Visibility: Public Description: "/b/ is a random place and we thought it would be funny if we made a wiki documenting everything they've ever done, classic regulars, and others."
 * ❌, 4chan itself is controversial, /b/ has virtually no rules and thus subject to egregious violations of our Content Policy, Code of Conduct and Terms of Use. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 18:55, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with this. Per the Content Policy, things which cause undue attention to the farm are prohibited and a wiki which would document such a place will certainly cause not only that but unsubstantiated insult and more. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:32, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * In the end, your answers seem fine. I just warn you about subdomains, make sure they fit a wiki's scope and purpose. If a wiki focuses on a niche topic within a larger topic, don't approve it so as to allow a wiki in the future which embarks to the whole topic to occupy that subdomain. For example, I've seen in the past wikis which discuss one game within a franchise occupy the name of the entire franchise in their subdomain which ended up being an issue for a wiki in the future which wanted to focus on the entire franchise not being able to use that subdomain. Additionally, be careful with Polandball (especially Polcompball), Roblox, and Minecraft wikis, they sometimes end up giving us headaches as some wikis have the tendency to stir up drama and require constant CVT or Steward attention. At this moment, we have a case on a Polandball-related wiki where someone is accusing another of being a pedophile so we have to meditate this issue and resolve it as this is causing a rift within the community. We also have a Minecraft wiki at the moment which is an entire CP issue so we're looking at that too so if in doubt, ask them to certify that they've read the CP and CoC and that they promise to abide and enforce the policy at all times under penalty of wiki closure and as always, ask a Steward if you're stumped. We know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two ;) Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:32, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Alright, thanks for the questions and responses. I was mostly confused about the  question and polcomball ones. I had a feeling that the subdomain for science wiki should have been related to Russian, but didn’t know what the subdomain would have been since special characters are not allowed; just realized that it could have been   or something along those lines. For , I knew it would be a decline, but not 100% certain for what reason. I thought it would per Content Policy § 4 since it seemed like a clone but with a small twist. Again, thank you for the questions, and I'll be sure to ask a steward if I have any questions. --  Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 07:23, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Questions HeyTürkiye asked Bukkit for the 2nd time
Dear Bukkit, I also have some questions to ask, I would be very happy if you could answer them.  Hey Türkiye  message? 07:49, 9 October 2022 (UTC)


 * 1) Insult vs. You have experienced events, what would 6your reaction be if someone angered you?  Hey Türkiye  message?  07:49, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Remain calm; diplomatic relations between users is vital. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 08:22, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) You know that Wiki creators either act collectively or act individually. Let's imagine; A wiki creator looks at the same application as you, and he approves when you reject it. such confusion arises. What would your methods be in this situation, what would you do?  Hey Türkiye  message?  07:49, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I would ask them why they approved the wiki, and depending on the situation, request that the wiki gets deleted. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 08:27, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) For example, user XXXXX58 submitted a wiki reference. This wiki application made an application to denigrate Turkey's politics and insult the Republic of Turkey. Let the namespace be turkiyeçokberbat.miraheze.org. Would you approve this application?  Hey Türkiye  message?  07:49, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ❌ per Content Policy § 3; Miraheze does not host wikis with the sole purpose to spread unsubstantiated insult, hate or rumours against a person or group of people, also the subdomain contains characters that are not allowed in subdomains. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 10:10, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Now, I have some wiki suggestions to ask you. very  if you answer.  Hey Türkiye  message?  07:49, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Yasak Elma Wiki" Wiki database name: "yasakelmawiki" Visibility: A public wiki Description: "The series will provide information about the Forbidden Apple series broadcast by the FOX TV channel in Turkey. The purpose of the wiki is to tell the characters played in the Forbidden Apple and the story of the series."  Hey Türkiye  message? 09:10, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ clear scope. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 10:14, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wiki" Wiki database name: "rtewiki" Visibility: A public wiki Description: "I will organize a smear campaign against the President of the Turkish Republic. I will insult Erdogan, I will not leave any swear words!"  Hey Türkiye  message? 09:10, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ❌ per Content Policy § 3; Miraheze does not host wikis with the sole purpose to spread unsubstantiated insult, hate or rumours against a person or group of people -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 10:15, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Miraditary" Wiki database name: "miradictionarywiki" Visibility: A public wiki Description: "This Wiki will be an official dictionary of Miraheze, It will contain information taken from the dictionary." (NOTE: but the local bureaucrat of this wiki will create forked copyrighted articles from Wikimedia without telling you)  Hey Türkiye  message? 09:10, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ❌, not because of copyright violations (I don’t know that when I accept it), but because of the description. It says that it’s the “official” and mixed with the prefix mira-, it could mislead users into thinking it’s an official Miraheze wiki. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 10:18, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Ruhi Cenet Wiki" Wiki database name: "ruhicenetwiki" Visibility: A public wiki Description: "In this wiki, there will be a review article about Ruhi Cenet's videos."  Hey Türkiye  message? 09:10, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ❌. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 10:20, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Sivas Gazi Lisesi Wiki" Wiki database name: "sivasgazilisesiwiki" Visibility: Private Description: "This Wiki will contain gossip at Sivas Gazi high school, how bad the teachers are, conversations."  Hey Türkiye  message? 09:10, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ❌ as per Content Policy § 3, has potential to spread rumors and (but not necessarily) “dox” people in the school. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 10:25, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Bad People Wiki" Wiki database name: "badpeoplewiki" Visibility: A public wiki Description: "This wiki will give information about the murderer people in Turkey and will scare little children a lot."  Hey Türkiye  message? 09:10, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ❌ due to opportunity for toxicity and false information against a person. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 10:26, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Minecraft Mods Wiki" Wiki database name: "minecraftmodswiki" Visibility: A public wiki Description: "The purpose of this Wiki is to give information about mods in Minecraft, what is in that mod, characters, (creatures), what blocks it has, pictures and information about them (disposable because it is copyrighted). Its scope will only be built on Minecraft Mods."  Hey Türkiye  message? 09:10, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, clear scope. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 10:28, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "World Song Contest 2023 Wiki" Wiki database name: "worldsongcontest2023wiki" Visibility: Private Description: "This Wiki provides scores etc. by the World song contest judges. Written and a private wiki on who the winner is, it will become a public wiki once it's announced."  Hey Türkiye  message? 09:10, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, decent scope. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 10:29, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Pinterest Wiki" Wiki database name: "pinterestwiki" Visibility: A public wiki Description: "This Wiki will not provide information and photos about the Popular Social Media app Pinterest, but rather disparage Pinterest."  Hey Türkiye  message? 09:10, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ❌, misleading subdomain and chance of general toxicity. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 10:31, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiki name: "Chat with Friends Wiki" Wiki database name: "friendswiki" Visibility: Public Description: "This Wiki is a chat wiki with My Friends. Thanks to this wiki, we can joke with our friends, chat and chat. I want to create a wiki with humor and laughter with today's bear."  Hey Türkiye  message? 09:10, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I’m honestly uncertain, I’d confer with my peers. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 10:32, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * CAUTION! Wiki name: "NSFW S** Wiki" Wiki database name: "nsfwswiki" Visibility: Hidden Description: "I want to create a wiki that will allow kids to fuck easily and get used to it, that will make kids addicted."   Hey Türkiye  message?  09:13, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ❌ and report to stewards and/or T&S due to description of the wiki. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 10:33, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Sorry for the lateness but here are some of my own questions/situations for you to answer. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 17:51, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
 * A wiki called 'stalinwiki' whose description says "I want to make a wiki about the good things that Joseph Stalin did and why Stalinism and Communism is still a great model for society". Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 17:51, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Confer to stewards, however I would be leaning toward ❌ due to potential propaganda on-wiki, and controversy about the wiki. I frankly don't have much experience on political wiki-requests, nothing is really stated about it and if it's allowed on-wiki other than existing clauses, in which hardly fits the scope of political wikis based on one person. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 21:00, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
 * A wiki called 'zekesprivatenotes' whose description says "This wiki will be used be me for some private notes I'd like to host on a wiki". Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 17:51, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, would tell the user to ensure that the wiki follows the Content Policy, ToU, and Code of Conduct at all times. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 21:01, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
 * A wiki called 'terriblecitieswiki' whose description says "This wiki will list some cities that we really think are terrible and we will list the reasons for why they are terrible on each page". Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 17:51, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ❌, reception wikis on real life places/people have never turned out to be good. This has a great opportunity to violate our policies, as well as the controversies that Miraheze can get into. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 21:05, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
 * A wiki about a popular TV show whose description says "This wiki will feature articles about  as well as images from the show". Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 17:51, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

Discussion
Other users feel free to support/oppose/abstain from this RfP but please state your reasoning below.


 * 1)  there is enough community support for me, and he answered questions to my satisfaction. I'm restoring my vote as long as it doesn't insult.  Hey Türkiye  message?  19:31, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) While reviewing in waves is the norm, wiki requests rarely take more than a day. And when they do it's because the wiki creator asks a question that the requestor doesn't answer. Naleksuh (talk) 19:56, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Even then, it takes hours for a request to even get declined or accepted due to the wiki creators going in waves. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 20:12, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah and? Naleksuh (talk) 20:27, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * If you were on the Discord server (tbh, shame #general isn’t bridged to irc but it is what it is) you’d see at least one person asking what’s taking their wiki request so long; there’s clear need that there’s a need for a few more wiki creators. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 07:34, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1)  Know and trust user. Thanks - BrandonWM (talk • contribs • global • rights) 23:54, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2)  No issues with this request. They seem to be a good candidate, and I believe they can handle such a role. --Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 22:33, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3) good luck with you're request --Cocopuff2018 (talk) 01:50, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 4) In light of the current urgency (the aforementioned 'rarely more than a day' has been sorely tested with the limited active pool), the fact that Bukkit has answered a withering and near-record volume of questions amicably and the fact he's shaped up considerably from earlier times, I think I can reasonably offer a . --Raidarr (talk) 01:25, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 5) I am sorry for not being actively being on top of wiki requests. The entire year has been tough for me for a variety of personal reasons including doing my best to hide from a stalker and my cat having died recently. Bukkit, I never opposed your request but I just didn't support it. If you are interested in being a wiki creator, join #miraheze-wikicreators and #miraheze-wikicreators-feed (the latter of which is a new channel recently made). Thank you to Agent Isai for reviewing requests. I will try to be more on top of them and I am glad Bukkit will help too. Especially because I did notice the last time we got a new wiki creator was November 2021. Naleksuh (talk) 04:26, 12 October 2022 (UTC)


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ZeusDeeGoose (Wiki creator)

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 * Closing per User close policy, seeing as the candidate has withdrawn their request. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marxo Grouch (User talk:Marxo Grouch • Special:Contributions/Marxo Grouch)
 * Just noting that while UCP can be invoked, the user withdrew first so it'd make more sense to note this as withdrawn rather than closing per UCP. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:52, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Group: Wiki creator Reason: Hi. I'm ZeusDeeGoose. I am making a request for wiki creator for similar reasons to the above. Since the 503's of Miraheze have started, I noticed that Wiki requests grew, usually leaving 1 creator, usually a steward, to clear out the requests in one go. I would like to request the right as well. I am typically active on Meta during the early morning and afternoon. I have fully read all wiki policy pages and understand that misuse may lead to my rights being revoked by a Steward. I will answer any questions you may have, although keep in mind I have requested a global rename recently, so I may answer under my other account User:ZeusDeeGoose (public). --Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 19:16, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Questions for candidate
ZeusDeeGoose, I supported you as well as Bukkit, but I have questions to ask. I expect you to answer these questions.  Hey Türkiye  message? 19:36, 7 October 2022 (UTC)


 * 1) I think a wiki creator should be kind to users. That's why someone's request for wiki generator is insulting etc. If found, would you complain to the first rulers or would you be kind to him?  Hey Türkiye  message?  19:36, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I would decline this wiki request. Miraheze doesn't host hate wikis. If the requester is being rude, I would ask them to calm down. --Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 19:47, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) You notice that someone has spammed a wiki. first, immediately close wiki requests, do you want the user to be blocked by administrators, or do you close wiki requests?  Hey Türkiye  message?  19:36, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I would close all requests, then ask a Meta sysop to assign the RequestWiki blocked flag temporarily. --Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 19:39, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) You've noticed a wiki with a fork of Wikimedia. To close the wiki, would you first warn the local Bureaucrat and close it again, or would you close the wiki directly?  Hey Türkiye  message?  19:36, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Should I have the wiki creator right, this would not be possible. Wiki creator only contains the right to review wiki requests, not global ManageWiki. It would be best left to a Steward. If a wiki request like this were to appear, I would check existing Wikimedia forks on Miraheze and make sure that it is not a duplicate of another wiki. --Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 19:43, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * @ZeusDeeGoose for answering my questions, your questions have been answered to my satisfaction, since there are no more questions, I wish you luck :) Regards and love  Hey Türkiye  message? 19:51, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Discussion
Other users feel free to support/oppose/abstain from this RfP but please state your reasoning below.


 * 1)  Immediate response to the sudden wiki creator request :) ZeusDeeGoose is well aware of the Wiki generator shortfall, knowing that any abuse will be taken by the stewards. Miraheze started to develop a lot after these 503s, so I agree with you. You killed two birds with one stone, I wish the best for Miraheze and send my regards and love to ZeusDeeGoose.  Hey Türkiye  message?  19:25, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) --LovingHaydeL (talk) 20:20, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  Please don't take this personally (I know it's easy to think  = this person doesn't like me - we all, including myself, have fallen at some point into that line of thinking) however, while I don't have any issue with your character, I would like to get better acquainted with you and your reasoning and judgement by seeing you around more on Meta. I think this request came just a tiny bit too soon and would have liked to see it in maybe a month or two when you've more experience on Meta as your main bout of volunteering started in late August/early September. I haven't been able to see your judgement up close and thus, cannot support just yet but am definitely willing to perhaps in December. Judgement is key in this position as you often come into close call situations where approving a wiki could have potentially caused many issues to the farm and you thus dodged a bullet. I'd recommend in this time to perhaps get in contact with a WC to have them mentor you or to become acquainted with some WC practices by going over wiki requests or going through the WC guide, Content Policy, and other global policies.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 20:55, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 4)  I'm sure he/she is a very nice user. However little experience and too early. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 12:40, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 5)  per Buel
 * 6) --Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 13:51, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
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Raidarr (Wiki creator)

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 * While there were a few concerns raised related to activity and future retirement, there is nonetheless a strong consensus to promote. ✅. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 05:14, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

Group: Wiki creator Reason: In light of very heavy requests recently, advice/urges from current stewards/former peers and the sheer lack of active reviewers, I will tentatively exit volunteering retirement to take a shot for this role. The return will be temporary, a matter of months; I intend to resign again once I am no longer able to contribute since real life will claim me full time for the first half of next year. In the meantime I'll take a shot at reviewing wiki requests at semi-regular intervals; usually daily although there will be gaps. I may also be able to back up, support and peer review up and coming wiki creators who join the ranks and hopefully we'll be in a better spot by the time I need to retire properly. If there are inquiries you'd like to make in the meantime, by all means. Thank you for your consideration. --Raidarr (talk) 01:38, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Questions for candidate

 * 1) You had retired from Miraheze in August. I'm assuming this means you're partially returning to the platform? --Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 10:58, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * For this capacity yes, until it is time to retire in full. Initial retirement was a combination of burnout and upcoming circumstances. I'm largely over the former and will not yet be forced to leave by the latter. I intend to make it clear when the second happens. --Raidarr (talk) 12:59, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Discussion
Other users feel free to support/oppose/abstain from this RfP but please state your reasoning below.


 * 1)  Very rarely will you see a strongest support come out of me. I reserve these for votes where I deeply agree with a subject at hand or for requests where I believe truly that adding a user would be of benefit. In this case, I believe adding Raidarr back onto the team would be a huge net positive. Me being out sick for the past week has made me realize how reliant we are on a single or two people to action requests which is horrible as that means that when one user who we rely sorely on is out, the system collapses. We currently have 74 requests in the queue which need attention. Adding Raidarr onto the team would be a huge help to the team which clearly needs it. It's sad that we have so many WCs yet this occurs. Raidarr has been a true star and asset to Miraheze and his sound judgement is of no concern at all, I have no reservations about him being a wiki creator.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 01:44, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2)  Agent summed it up pretty good. Zero issues and definitely needed, and I trust Raidarr's judgment beyond a doubt. Universal Omega (talk) 01:50, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  With too many requests in queue, I think one that's active is necessary. Phosphor750Ti (User Page, Communicate, Contributions) 01:55, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 4)  ImReal (talk) 03:08, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 5)  Known and very trusted user. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 08:34, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 6)  already a steward in the past, and is trusted by the community. --Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 13:07, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 7)  Raidarr is a reliable and friendly user, despite being a steward in the past. He interacts well with me and establishes nice sincere answers. Even leaving the stewardship made me sad :( I have no doubt that I will do his duty, I hope he does not retire again. <3  Hey Türkiye  message?  13:13, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Sadly my retirement will be inevitable, but I appreciate the support. I'll do the best I can spare before that happens. --Raidarr (talk) Raidarr (talk) 13:20, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * @Raidarr Takdiriniz için çok teşekkür ederim Sayın Raidarr, Her ne kadar eskiden kâhya olun yada olmayın, Miraheze için değerli birisi olmayı hiçbir zaman unutmayın. Bu topluluk her zaman arkanızdadır.  Hey Türkiye  message?  14:19, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1)  I must say that the concept of a temporary wiki creator who knows that they will soon retire from the project is not one that makes me confident. While that is true the fact that Raidarr was a Steward and his activity in that role does make me confident that there are no issues with him being able to fulfill this role. For practical reasons it makes sense for me to support this request at this time as an exceptional measure. --DeeM28 (talk) 14:33, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) I will not support someone planning to retire in the short term. Whether more wiki creators are necessary or not, the solution to that problem is not getting wiki creators who plan to rewrite anyway, which will only add to the problem of the number of wiki creators dropping like flies. I oppose this request especially when it was followed shortly after Bukkit's. Let us see how that goes first. Also, we need more wiki creators who speak other languages, and Raidarr only speaks English according to their last request. Naleksuh (talk) 15:36, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * The problem is not creators dropping like flies, rather creators who take on the role with an unclear understanding of what they can offer which becomes an extended, inconsistent, often marginal or nonexistent impact on the process for their entire time. You somewhat fit the definition of this and indeed resembled it for longer than I expect to be away in recent years, but even still are more consistent in appearance than the majority who do appear. Wiki creators appear, remain on the list, and either barely do much in the first place or end up doing nothing for a long time while still having the hat. Hence the system at any given time depending on less than a half dozen reviewers, despite there being nearly two dozen. That I would imagine is the far greater problem than a self-aware service that performs while it lasts and knows when it's time to hang up. --Raidarr (talk) 19:31, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * @Naleksuh @Raidarr I don't think he will retire. He was a steward at the time and did his duty to the best of his ability (again, I appreciate it). but I would like to underline that he will also contribute to Miraheze before he retires, as . Whether Miraheze approves 1 wiki request or approves 1000 requests, it is one of the proofs of serving Miraheze. Everyone has a private life and Raidarr wants to take on the role of wiki creator before he retires for the 2nd time, and it's the right thing to do. Please think again.  Hey Türkiye  message? 19:49, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Not a concern. It would be wonderful to see you around Meta again. As all should understand, especially those of us with lots of time in the wiki-sphere, tools are usually hardly more than an extra button to click. Our volunteers are valuable wherever and whenever they contribute.  dross  (t • c • g) 09:06, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) The user is very trusted, former steward and global sysop. Thank you for your help! AlPaD (talk) 18:00, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3) The user who loves human heads on alien/animal bodies in cartoons for no reason (talk to me uwu!) 18:24, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

Buel (Wiki creator)
Group: Wiki creator Reason: Recently shwarz resigned due to inactivity.More and more pepople are using miraheze.Japanese users are also included.This is second request for me.My last request was declined.I've learned many things since then.Already read content policy.I hope this will be helpful for miraheze.Thank you. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 07:57, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

Questions for candidate
If you believe you have learned from the last time, I invite you to re-answer the questions from your last request. --Raidarr (talk) 11:26, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1)  Public wiki named "Bad Celebrities Wiki" - Description "A wiki that discusses bad celebrities."
 * 2)  Private wiki named "Super Happy Tree Wiki" - Description "I want to make a wiki for me and my friends"
 * 3)  Public wiki named "The Legendary Witch Wiki" - Description "Recently, due to Fandom's policy changes, I would like to move my wiki here. This wiki will discuss legendary witches."
 * 4)  Public wiki named "Tropes Wiki" - Description "A wiki for all tropes in media. Tropes Wiki will cover tropes in several pieces of media, which is included but not limited to games, films, literature, and TV shows."
 * 5)  Public wiki named "Humor Wiki" - Description "A wiki for jokes. It will describe every singe joke in detail and their punchlines, alongside comedians. It will also cover comedy films and books as well."

Discussion
Other users feel free to support/oppose/abstain from this RfP but please state your reasoning below.


 * 1) Unfortunately, I have to (albeit weakly) oppose this request. It was created a mere 13 days after the users prior request which (at least to me) isn’t enough time to memorize all policies that are currently in place (especially the recently updated Content Policy. I’m weak opposing due to the fact that (i) it was mostly my opinion on the basis of learning; everybody learns differently, and; (ii) we are in need of users who (at least has intermediate) knowledge of other languages, especially the ones that are starting to be used more and more (i.e Spanish). I advise the user to request again in 3 months or so, preferably under a mentorship (with me or other wiki creators) to help you on your journey to Wiki Creator. Thank you for your understanding. --  Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 08:15, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2)  Yes, we are in need of other active wiki creators, but I also echo Bukkit's concerns above given the little time that has passed since your last request. Also with the recent addition of Bukkit, and Raidarr's request above, I am not sure I see a clear and urgent need for additional wiki creators at this time, at least not without first seeing how this goes. However, I do not fully  this request, and would probably offer a  if there wasn't the other requests already, and given a couple more months I'd potentially be willing to give a full support as well, provided evidence of the understanding of the content policy is provided. I appreciate your willingness to volunteer for wiki creator, and for your desire to take an active volunteer role in the community, but I encourage you to assist around Meta in the meantime and potentially again request in a couple months (probably at least 2 months). Thank you! Universal Omega (talk) 08:30, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your advice.Do you mean Does that mean I should be more experienced? Best by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 08:45, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) This user is trusted, and sufficiently active, but I think it's a bit too early to run again, as your last request was massively unsuccessful, and that was 2 weeks ago. --<span style="font-weight: bold; background:linear-gradient(#ff00ff,#c800c8,purple,#c800c8,#ff00ff);; -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent">Blad  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 11:17, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) Firstly, I would disregard ongoing/prior successful requests as frankly there are never enough people for this role and if this user can fill a niche and actually show up from time to time, great, that will beat a majority who hold the hat. Consider as well the self-aware non-permanent nature of my request. This candidate should be reviewed on their own merits, and those merits say it is very difficult to understand the difference from the last request. It was made at the beginning of the month and allegedly much has been learned since then. I haven't seen evidence of this but maybe the questions will be enlightening and I can preface this with a proper vote. Being bilingual cannot substitute a strong understanding and judgement of policy and process in a platform that is English before others. This is not just to say 'be more experienced' - it's to say, prove your experience, or at the very least, prove your understanding. --Raidarr (talk) 11:30, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  Thank you @Buel for applying at the expense of the wiki creator, but I'm not sure you memorized Content Policy. As @Agent Isai said, I want to see you active so I can vote accordingly. Thousands of wiki requests are coming in and we don't know for what purpose wikis will be created. Some create Wikimedia fork wikis like FamePedia, but the wiki is different, or they use a wiki for defamation and so on. Content policy is constantly changing, even after 1 year (I don't know exactly), and a wiki creator needs to keep up with the content policy. I think my advice to you is to do a question and answer with a wiki creator right now. so you can look at what a wiki creator does or not, take an example from it, and work with a wiki creator. So buel, I don't see you fully understanding the content policy, some experience in these works is required. if you meet these requirements, I will give you  no doubt. so you are a bit of a beginner but you should improve yourself. Kind regards,  Hey Türkiye  message?  21:28, 14 October 2022 (UTC)