Requests for global permissions

DarkMatterMan4500's Request for Global Sysop

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 * I'm deciding to not pursue this, and will for a fourth time. Sorry not sorry. Besides, I misunderstood what  has been telling me about the whole voting for new global sysops thing and whatnot. While I cannot deny my uptight anger gets the best of me a lot when it comes to dealing with persistent annoyance from LTAs, I think I'm just better off not trying this again. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 22:56, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

User: DarkMatterMan4500 ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log )

Reason(s) for request
This requires no introduction here. I have been a member of the Miraheze community for over 3 years since my arrival here on January 29th, 2020, and it's been quite a blast. I have been helping with reverting vandalism within the span of 3 years, considering I've been quite helpful in terms of voting in RfCs, and giving my feedback on certain things. As you can see, I have since successfully acquired my global rollbacker flag back in October of 2022, as I have reported problems directly to the stewards and other CVT members through Discord (although I have also taken the time to report any ToS violations to the Trust & Safety team privately). With this, I can hopefully respond to requests easily, ranging from cleaning up any form of cross-wiki disruption and/or other forms of abusive behavior, try to calm down the storm before it can get any worse, and try to resolve the situation. I know I've attempted this about 3 times (1 in 2020, and the other 2 back in 2021), although I did withdraw the request as I felt like I wasn't ready yet, now I feel like it's the right time to shine here. I know some of you in here may have very little doubt, but you are more than welcome to voice them here by voting. Thank you for taking your time to read this request, and I hope you can consider me. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 14:01, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Additional comments given by user (if any)
In terms of me attempting this a 4th time throughout the span of 3 years, I really hope I can make a difference in this community. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 14:01, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Questions for candidate

 * 1) As of late, I haven't seen you as active on Miraheze and haven't seen you use your Global Rollbacker rights. Do you pledge to devote more time to the CVT work? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:20, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) What would you bring to the team? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:20, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Presently, we have 4 Global Sysops and 4 Stewards, 8 people in the CVT team, a record for CVT, why do you believe your addition would be beneficial for the team? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:20, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 4) In the past, concerns have been raised about your judgement. Particularly, concerns have been raised about somewhat rash and 'trigger-happy' attitudes displayed from you. What can you say about this? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:20, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 5) In the past, it's been noted that you sometimes seem to order Stewards to do things. I don't believe this is in bad faith but rather the product of miscommunication. What would you do to address any potential issues with miscommunication and how would you foment strong relationships with your fellow peers in CVT? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:20, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 6) Global Sysop policy states that Global Sysops work with communities to address issues facing them locally. How do you interpret this? When do you believe it is acceptable for a Global Sysop to intervene locally? Only in countervandalism issues or does this include other issues? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:20, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 7) In your view, when would it be allowable to lock an account? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:20, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 8) What prompted this RfGR? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:20, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 9) Do you foresee yourself being active in the near future, more so than you already are? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:20, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
 * To answer the first question, I've actually been more active on my Kirby Wiki, which would explain the inactivity on Meta as of lately, and I actually have used my global rollbacker flag within the span of 4 months, it's just that I've been responding to them cross-wiki, and not just Meta. In other words, yes. To answer the 2nd question, I intend to at least help with backlogs (if I were to become more active than I have been here for the past few months), and try to at least help calm down the storm. To answer the 3rd question, I'm not quite sure how to process this, other than maybe show some support. Also for questions 4 and 5, I will admit I have displayed such trigger-happy attitudes that isn't expected from anyone else in this community, and seemed to have ordered the Stewards around, albeit not intentionally. I will also admit that I sometimes misunderstand what's being conveyed to me, so why would I need to try and hide it, especially when it's already out there for many people to see? As for question 6, what I can try to interpret in the best way possible without sounding stupid is to try to look into the situation without being one-sided, and try to get both sides of the story. I get that it might not mean too much, but this is to not make myself look extremely biased. As for question 7? It would be appropriate to lock an account if they are becoming problematic (such as egregious Code of Conduct violations, doing cross-wiki vandalism or other abuse, or other violations), and I intend to mitigate the disruption before it gets worse. To answer question 8, I simply thought there were some openings for people with experience to apply for this, but I somehow must have misunderstood what was being said to me. And question 9? I'll try to be more active here as well. Thank you for asking me the questions. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 16:09, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) DMM has been very proactive in reporting vandalism and LTA’s, however, the recent inactivity in the field concerns me, especially when claiming that they have gotten better in terms of rashness with nothing to show that it’s true. I would also like to note the constant hostility toward LTAs and users that “annoy” him, which is concerning for a group of users who (b)lock users. However, I would support it perhaps in a few months of CVT activity and signs of improvement. --  Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 21:58, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I could just withdraw this, and not pursue this. Besides, I've been more active on my Kirby Wiki lately, so I should seek the opportunity to edit there instead. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 22:50, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


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Buehl106's Request for global rollbacker

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 * ✅ with unanimous support. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:10, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

User: Buehl106 ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log )

Reason(s) for request
Hello.Today I request Global rollbacker role.Agent Isai advised me that my experience would be more helpful by becomeing GR.(Example) So I decided to request this rights.In fact,I've been miraheze user for about 1 year and have admin/bc rights on many Japanese wikis.I am especially familiar with how to deal with vandalism through our activities on ysmwiki and wikisitewiki.Also, if I become a GR, I can quickly request the local administrator to remove any copyright infringement or personal information.There are currently few vandals at Meta, but in the past, I have responded to vandalism when there was some. Another reason for my candidacy is that Japanese language wikis are often neglected and vandalism has not been reverted.Thank you. by Buehl106 ·Talk·e-mail 22:47, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Questions for candidate

 * 1) There is a big problem with sockpuppets and LTAs on Japanese wikis. If elected, would you assist CVT and report more sockpuppets encountered for CheckUser on the Stewards' noticeboard? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 23:09, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes.I will reduce the amount of activity on meta a little and patrol other wikis and report. by Buehl106 ·Talk·e-mail 23:25, 1 March 2023 (UTC)


 * 1) Communication is important for the role. Do you foresee yourself potentially joining our Discord or IRC channels? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 23:09, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I've already joined discord.I'd increase activity on Discord as well if elected. by Buehl106 ·Talk·e-mail 23:25, 1 March 2023 (UTC)


 * 1) Do you see yourself as remaining active in the near future? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 23:09, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
 * My current private life is very stable and there is almost no fear of becoming inactive. by Buehl106 ·Talk·e-mail 23:25, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

 * 1)  Also, if I become a GR, I can quickly request the local administrator to remove any copyright infringement or personal information I think you misunderstand the scope of Global Rollbacker; their purpose it to rollback edits, not deal with such violations of policies. --  Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 23:05, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I know. Not to be confused with GS. The main purpose of GR is rollback. However, when I remand on various Japanese wikis, I also performed administrative actions, so I just showed it. by Buehl106 ·Talk·e-mail 23:15, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) I don't see any real reason to oppose this request. Buehl is active on many Japanese wikis and I have seen them in action much though I haven't had much interaction with him. I'm sure that he'll be a net positive to the team and so I am I supporting this request.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 23:37, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Kind and active user, have no concerns regarding the user. Although I haven't really seen the Japanese wiki CVT work, I still believe that with the above, Beuhl is definitely a great fit for the team; as such I (strongly) support this. --  Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 00:53, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 3)  I am not fully convinced that the candidate fully understands that their role is solely focused on rollback as well as the fact that global interference should not take precedence over local action. The group being a minor one however it seems acceptable to support this request and the candidate seems to be relatively trustworthy. --DeeM28 (talk) 10:35, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 4) As Agent Isai and others have stated, active user on foreign language wikis, understands the permissions they're requested. No reason to oppose. BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 16:09, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 5) Buehl has shown themselves to be helpful in their efforts with our underserved Japanese-language wiki communities.  I believe that they have strong potential to become an invaluable CVT member and this is a great first step towards that. --NotAracham (talk • contribs • global) 20:08, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 6)  Buehl is not limited to Miraheze, and has cleaned up many abuse on the Japanese wiki, and his activities are very reliable.--Funa-enpitu（talk/Posting Record） 06:57, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 7)  I support this request. They have proven themselves and demonstrated some activity in countervandalism from what they are already able to assit with. Universal Omega (talk) 06:59, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 8)  --1108-Kiju /Talk  08:22, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 9)  Trusted user. No issue with this. Good luck!
 * 10) --虎之介 (talk) 12:19, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 11)  per above. Tali64³ (talk) 19:54, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

Oppose

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Bukkit's Request for Global Rollbacker

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 * . Given the fact that I just recently came back from a wikibreak, I (and other users) feel like I need some more time before I re-request more rights. As such, I am withdrawing the request, and will spend time engaging in community work and others before a new request. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 21:17, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

User: Bukkit ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log )

Reason(s) for request
Hello! I am requesting this right as a way to boost my CVT experience with a more hands-on “training”, as well as helping wikis with vandals. And although I just recently returned from a wiki-break, I believe that I now have enough time on my hands to contribute once more on Miraheze. I stalk the #miraheze-cvt-feed (cvt-feed/cvt-feed-experimental on Discord) frequently. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 14:23, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Questions for candidate

 * 1) What would you say that you bring to the team? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 15:33, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I believe that I can bring diplomatic relations with the users and the existing CVT team. I also believe that I can help some of the vandalistic edits that I catch on the #miraheze-cvt-feed. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 20:29, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Do you currently edit on any wikis? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 15:33, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * The only wiki I am editing currently is Memipedia, although not that much. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 20:29, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) You have been largely inactive for a while until a few days ago. If elected, do you foresee yourself remaining active in the near future? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 15:33, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, ever since I focused more on my health issues, I’ve been able to edit and do more things for an extended period of time without burnout. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 20:29, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) You previously served as wiki creator and global interwiki administrator; however, you only served in both roles for around 40 days before resigning. If elected, would you commit time to the role and stay on for longer than just a month? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 15:33, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Yep. I have more time on my hands since the wiki-break, and am ready to again volunteer.
 * 1) You were revoked over a year ago from patroller for vandalistic edits and from local IP block exemption for sockpuppetry. I have re-granted you patroller as time has passed since those incidents and I trust you have matured, as demonstrated by the fact that you were successfully elected to wiki creator and interwiki administrator. However, can you assure the community that you won't engage in such behaviors going forward? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 15:33, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Ever since my wiki-break, I believe that I have matured from the past, and will not violate any policies. If such an incident does happen again, I will resign from my positions to preserve the integrity of the CVT team. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 20:29, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Abstain

 * 1)  I will change this to a support if you resume activity for a longer period, per BrandonWM. Collei (talk) 19:02, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) I have a concern supporting this request. My reservation is in relation to your activity. You have been inactive until a few days ago, so to return and request a global right a few days later is slightly out of the ordinary. You have earned back the community's trust after that sockpuppetry issue, but when you requested wiki creator and global interwiki admin, you resigned quickly after. I would like to see some more continued, consistent activity before you request this right again. I believe you can and will do great with the right, but your activity needs to be consistent in order for me to be in support. BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 16:07, 2 March 2023 (UTC)


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1108-Kiju's Request for Global Rollbacker

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 * Clear consensus to promote. Congratulations! Agent Isai  Talk to me! 22:09, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

User: 1108-Kiju ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log )

Reason(s) for request
Recently I have seen many acts of vandalism on Japanese wikis. Most users who do these on the Japanese wiki post content that only native speakers would consider to be "vandalism". Most of these acts are not so malicious that they need to be reported to the CVT, but they do need to be reverted. When I find vandalism, I revert, but since it takes time when there are multiple contributions, I will apply for a Global Rollbacker flag to ensure a smooth response.

As you can see from CentralAuth, I have experience dealing with vandalism on multiple wikis. I have also reported them to CVT on Discord when necessary. The activity on Meta is sporadic, but activity on the Japanese wikis is active. I can continue to be active in the future. Thanks. --1108-Kiju /Talk 09:08, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

(only a partial list, there are actually more) --1108-Kiju /Talk 09:05, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * My experience in dealing with vandalism.
 * Discord - CVT - Please search for "from: Kiju#5889".
 * Meta revert logs
 * Ysmwiki rollback logs
 * WikisiteWiki rollback logs
 * newusopedia revert logs
 * Mh:hoshishinichi:Special:Contributions/1108-Kiju
 * Mh:update:Special:Contributions/1108-Kiju
 * Mh:sizukaworldview:Special:Contributions/1108-Kiju
 * Mh:linworld:Special:diff/82
 * Mh:migdal:Special:diff/1142

Support

 * 1)  Has already been fairly active with countervandalism as much as they could be. Global Rollbacker is a quite minor group, so I have no issue with this request. Universal Omega (talk) 09:28, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 2)  Most of miraheze users already know his activity.No issues.Good luck!! by Buehl106 ·Talk·e-mail 10:41, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) --虎之介 (talk) 12:19, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 4)  there has been a lot of vandalism on JP wikis. Good luck! Collei (talk) 12:24, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 5) --Funa-enpitu（talk/Posting Record） 13:36, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 6)  Per Universal Omega. Hope to see you join the team! BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 16:13, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 7)  From what I have seen of their work administering several non-english wikis, my impression is that of stable and generally-impartial guidance.  Given the limited scope of this role + their proven support from the communities they'd oversee, I have no reservations in supporting this request. --NotAracham (talk • contribs • global) 19:44, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 8)  per above. Tali64³ (talk) 19:54, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 9)  per above. Best Regards -- Hey Türkiye  Message? 11:37, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 10)  No concerns from my side; no concerns raised by others as well. --   Joseph  TB  CT  CA   19:10, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

Oppose

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BrandonWM's Request for Global Interwiki Administrator

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 * Consensus to promote with admonition on BrandonWM to seek input from peers if unsure to prevent misunderstandings. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 01:40, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

User: BrandonWM ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log )

Reason(s) for request
I'm applying for the role of global interwiki administrator because I believe that I can be a useful asset in that field of work. I am an active Meta patroller and have over 2,100 contributions globally, over 1,200 of those occurring on Meta. I am active on Miraheze's Phabricator and GitHub operations, where I assist (where possible) in the technical side of things for Miraheze. I'm also active on the Miraheze Discord server and IRC channels, where I regularly help out users with their questions and concerns. I've decided to put my name forward for consideration after discussion with a few other users, who encouraged me to put my name forward for the role in order to help Miraheze in a more extended capacity. All questions are more than welcome, I promise to do my best to answer any and all that you may have.

Additional comments given by user (if any)

 * Prerequisites for Global Interwiki Administrator;
 * Prerequisite 1: Have at least 500 total global edits on Miraheze (on more than one wiki): ✅
 * Prerequisite 2: Have had their Miraheze account for at least 2 months: ✅
 * Prerequisite 3: Be involved in some way in community matters (in discussions on Community Noticeboard, etc.): ✅

Questions for candidate
Requester:ExtremelyBannedUser URL: bread.fandom.com Prefix: meta Link: supernaturalwiki Forward: Transclude: --NotAracham (talk • contribs • global) 02:29, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Who can request an interwiki prefix be added to or removed from a wiki?
 * 2) What are some things you might want to do before adding a new interwiki prefix to a wiki?
 * 3) What's wrong with this request?
 * To answer #1, only local bureaucrats may request an interwiki prefix be added to the table. If the interwiki admin is a local bureaucrat, or if they have been given authorization by local bureaucrats to add prefixes to the interwiki table, then they may. Otherwise, they should not add prefixes. For #2, I’d want to confirm that the prefix isn’t malicious (spam, piracy links, etc.) and that the prefix is a valid URL. I’d want to confirm that it’s formatted correctly as well, making sure the $1 is in the appropriate location. To answer #3, firstly, the prefix cannot be Meta. Meta is a global interwiki prefix that is sent to meta.miraheze.org, and should not be removed from a wiki. Second, there is no preference selected for the Forward or Transclude options, yes or no. Thirdly, there is no $1 in the URL, so it isn’t indicated where the link would direct to. I would assume that the link is bread.fandom.com/wiki/$1 as that is the format for FANDOM wikis, but I would want to double-check with the wiki bureaucrat that is requesting the prefix before actioning anything. BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 02:48, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Great stuff, thanks for the quick replies! Largely correct, a few minor things:  1. Per the Interwiki Administrators page, if there's clear community consensus to add and no active bureaucrats to authorize it, this is also acceptable. 2. Every single major thing is covered in your answer, great work!  A minor quirk to know: Trailing spaces in the linked site can cause problems, if the user complains the interwiki isn't working that's a great thing to check if it snuck in. 3. The only thing you missed:  Given this format, they're requesting an interwiki be added TO Fandom, which we can't do since we're not fandom. :D  That one was a bit sneaky, no points deducted. Overall, great answers that give me confidence.
 * Thank you! Oops, I must've mixed up the format haha, will keep that in mind for the future. Will make sure to check trailing spaces, and will keep community consensus in mind. BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 03:02, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

 * 1) When I saw this request for global interwiki administrator, it reminded me of something I found while browsing through talk page archives. When BrandonWM was unblocked on appeal, one of the two unblock conditions was to not self-request for any permissions requiring a community vote. This was over 8 months ago, and since then, Brandon has been very helpful around Miraheze, so I doubt that anyone would care. While I'm not opposing this request, there was no time limit set for the conditions to expire, and to my knowledge, they've never been lifted manually, so by making this request, Brandon is technically breaching one of his unblock conditions. This is a very minor thing to bring up, so feel free to vote support or oppose on this request regardless of this comment. Tali64³ (talk) 01:09, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * If I’m being honest I forgot that that restriction was in effect, and there wasn’t any mention of it. If a Meta administrator would like me to rescind the request, I’m happy to do so as it’s technically in violation I suppose. I have already reached out to a Meta administrator for clarification on the issue as soon as I saw this, and am awaiting response. BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 01:22, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Agent Isai has approved a temporary waiver on this requirement for this RfGR. The condition listed above has been waived only for this RfGR, to clarify. BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 02:08, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * As mentioned before, there is nothing to allow people to "waive" restrictions on entirely their own whims, likely the reason Agent Isai chose not to post it onwiki. Naleksuh (talk) 02:13, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * For the sake of argument and formality, I'll retroactively nominate BrandonWM if this is perceived as needed. --NotAracham (talk • contribs • global) 02:15, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

Support

 * 1)  He is super helpful around Miraheze, is really nice and respectful and when I first joined, he helped me find out how MH works! 《Commetian_Empire》 (talk) 01:22, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 2)  While there isn't a particularly strong need for another IW administrator given current workloads, having another non-Steward/GS user to handle what workload does exist isn't a bad idea.  Roles requiring greater nuance might give me hesitation, but interwiki administration is a straightforward role that I believe BrandonWM will excel at given their understanding of the Miraheze platform. --NotAracham (talk • contribs • global) 02:22, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 3)  Is there really a need for anymore GIWA users? Not really. However, BrandonWM is a solid user, skilled in multiple aspects of Miraheze. I have no doubt that he will fit well in the team. --  Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 00:35, 9 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 4)  I agree with.BM is very active and has much knowledge about mw and interwiki.Sure trusted. by Buehl106·Talk·e-mail 04:45, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 5)  per NotAracham. Best Regards -- Hey Türkiye  Message? 11:37, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 6)  per NotAracham. --1108-Kiju /Talk  15:28, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 7)  Without hesitation. BrandonWM has been around for a long while and I'm sure they would do well in this capacity. --   Joseph  TB  CT  CA   19:04, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

Oppose

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