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Could someone close this wiki?
https://cringyapps.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page This wiki. Could someone close this wiki down? I fear that it could become a Crappy Games Wiki knock-off. - Qubodude225
 * Apologies for the delay in replying. Your message was, perhaps, easily missed as you missed signing your post with four tildes . Signing your posts helps to identify you and also allows our archiving bot to archive threads. Nevertheless, while don't allow wikis to be exact carbon copies of other wikis (with little or no modification), we do permit multiple wikis covering the same topic. Direct duplicate forks of existing wikis can still be allowed to remain, but that requires steward mediation (when a complaint has been lodged). In order for us to assess your concerns, can you substantiate your request by linking to both wikis so we can assess whether one is a whole duplication of the other wiki or merely a similar wiki covering the same topic? Dmehus (talk) 02:05, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

Could someone block this user?
His name is tntexplosionis321. He won't stop cyberbullying (and sending death threats to) a user named Nguyễn Trí Nguyên all because he criticized him. Can you also block his IP address too? ~ Qubodude225 (Madelinefan101)
 * This seems to have been handled locally at the abysmalrobloxgames.miraheze.org wiki where Tntexplosionis321 has been blocked indefinitely. Do you still require steward or Global Sysop involvement here? When you post on Meta, please remember to sign your posts with four tildes as it becomes harder to track down your post otherwise and for a bot to archive discussions. Dmehus (talk)  02:21, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Tntexplosionis321 has been locked by, a Global Sysop, as a vandalism-only account. Thank you for your report. Dmehus (talk) 02:54, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

Request for Deletion
I noticed the Content Policy got changed, so I am now requesting that Bad Scratch Wiki be deleted, as it contains un-sourced information and insults. WickyHoney (talk) 19:50, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

Ping in hopes for imminent action. WickyHoney (talk) 08:05, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

It's been long enough, and you said deletion would occur in approximately 24-48 hours, and it's been longer than that, so I kindly request that it be deleted as soon as possible. WickyHoney (talk) 19:14, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Void  Whispers 17:50, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Files on a wiki are blurry
For some reason, most files in my wiki are blurry. Why's that? - PowerDagger15 18:58, 29 June 2020
 * I don't remember where we discussed this and can't find the discussion, but the bottom line was: The configuration of your wiki chooses one of several methods for rendering photos (none of them perfect).  The wiki software sends to your browser the photo to render (which is sometimes a small "thumbnail" photo) and your browser renders it.  (I welcome a more detailed explanation from an expert.)   09:37, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I have no idea what you are talking about. Is it an extension that makes it blurry? PowerDagger15 (talk) 16:26, 19 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I believe this has been fixed, it was a bug where a skin was changing the size of all image thumbnails to 10px when it shouldn't have. -- Void  Whispers 17:50, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Request to close Requests for Comment/Code of Conduct Commission reform
The Request for Comment is getting close to a month and is important so could a Steward please close this Request for Comment? Thanks! DeeM28 (talk) 11:09, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Closed by John. -- Void  Whispers 17:50, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Category Errors
Hello, I've noticed a problem on multiple wikis where when I click on a category it shows an internal error. I believe it may be a software bug. Is there any way to fix it? Kesner (talk) 15:41, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the late response. Are you still seeing this, and if so, can you link to where this is happening? -- Void  Whispers 17:50, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for responding but I believe that the error was temporary. Categories are now working again. Kesner (talk) 23:10, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Deletion request
Hello, I would like to request the deletion of this wiki since it has been removed as our main site via a decision from the administrators. Here is our wiki:. Thanks. - AbeldenGov 19:23, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Can you clarify if you're wanting your wiki deleted by a steward, or just removed from the Gazetteer of wikis public directory? Dmehus (talk) 02:43, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

Delete this defamitory page on Rotten Websites Wiki and prevent it from being recreated.
Rotten Websites wiki haves a page on Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust and it is nothing but defamitory. They won't take it down and so I want you guys to take it down and lock it so it can't be recreated. Here's the link: mh:rottenwebsites:Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust This page really needs to be deleted.
 * Sorry for the late response. Could you please indicate which parts of this article you see as defamatory? Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 14:15, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Deletion and shut down of Unlikely Characters for Super Smash Bros Wiki and Likely Characters for Super Smash Bros Wiki
Hello, I would like to shut down these wikis: https://ucfssb.miraheze.org/wiki/Unlikely_Characters_for_Super_Smash_Bros._Wiki and https://lcfssb.miraheze.org/wiki/Likely_Characters_for_Super_Smash_Bros._Wiki, since the original founder of these wikis had disappeared due to users invading the page and it had been turned into a mess, it should be shut down and deleted for good. - hidden IP user 15:02, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look into this later. -- Void  Whispers 17:50, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

request wiki deletion
I request that the wiki at https://arrowverse.miraheze.org please be deleted. Universal Omega (talk) 17:37, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Relisting for steward action. Dmehus (talk) 02:40, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

I do not wish to be on Miraheze anymore.
Please globally lock my account. I do not wish to be affiliated with Miraheze anymore since I want to avoid drama there. The accusations made about me being an SJW or having intimidating behavior towards the users here is false. I only want to edit in a wiki in peace, but since the users aren't really grateful about what I wish to do, I want to get myself globally blocked and not associate myself with Miraheze anymore. - RenarioExtreme (talk) 6:02, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Cross Wiki notifications are broken, and delete BSW
There is a wiki named R and for some reason there are 2 alerts I got from that wiki but since it's private, I can't read them. Now they just affect my cross wiki notifications. And delete Bad Scratch Wiki, since the ScratchTeam wants it deleted since June.--PowerDagger15 (talk) 17:55, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Regarding the former, that's probably by design because it's a private wiki. Was it originally a public wiki that you accessed, watchlisted a page, and thus receive notifications for your attached account there? Have you tried going into your "all notifications" page, clicking on the notification, and, even though you can't read it, clicking through to the URL? That may be all that it takes to mark it as 'read'. Otherwise, it may be possible to file a task on Phabricator, to see if something can be fixed? Regarding BSW, yes, stewards are well aware of that. There's a process that it is undergoing before it can be deleted. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 18:08, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
 * , also https://static.miraheze.org/metawiki/5/53/BSWDeletedMessage.jpg says that Marius is not satisfied making the wiki private, meaning he thinks Bad Scratch Wiki should be deleted. I consider BSW to be deleted as fast as possible. 20:31, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Wiki has been deleted. -- Void  Whispers 17:50, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Please delete my Wiki
Hello. I am the owner of the PC Building Simulator wiki on Miraheze. I've noticed that this wiki isn't very helpful, as the wiki is bare and a superior one is on FANDOM. I would like to delete my wiki, please. Souliousery is pretty cool 04:05, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Please let me know if you still have an interest in this. -- Void  Whispers 17:50, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Ban Trevor807
Ban him as he didn't respect my opinion about SJWS. 18:08, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
 * , I have moved your question to the Stewards' noticeboard as your reference to  appeared to refer to a topic on another wiki, which is out of scope of Administrators' noticeboard. However, your question could use some additional detail. Please kindly reply to this thread, indenting one additional level from this reply, and signing your reply with four tildes, as  . Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 18:53, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
 * - That isn't enough to get him globally blocked PowerDagger15 (talk) 13:50, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Agreed, the evidence and rational provided are insufficient for a global lock. -- Void  Whispers 17:50, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Waiting for my name change for 4-5 days
I want my name changed soon PowerDagger15 (talk) 13:54, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Clearing out the queue now. -- Void  Whispers 17:50, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Block Thefamilysimp2014
Reason: Vandal Hooligan --Hookuai (talk) 15:20, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I noticed that this user are blocked on 4 wikis, and has vandalised this wiki. I think that this user should be globally locked indefinitely, and their IP range be globally blocked for a month to prevent additional vandalism. --TFFfan (talk) 15:25, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I am also suggesting a CheckUser to be performed on this user because their editing patterns appear that they may be an LTA, and for reasons I stated above for locking IP. --TFFfan (talk) 15:27, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the report. ✅ for cross-wiki vandalism. A steward may decide to CU if they wish. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 15:31, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

Can someone look into this user?
I was looking through the abuse logs, and on Procrastipedia, this user has tripped the abuse filter 18 times in the past 48 hours. Abuse log. They keep adding external links to their userpage, which triggers the filter. I looked into the attempts, and I noticed that every time, the external links led to different accounts on different websites (NOT affiliated with miraheze). These different accounts are all with different real names, occupations, ages, status of marriage, and even gender. I just have a bad feeling about this user, and it appears suspicious that their personal details happen to change with every website and every edit attempt on that wiki. I really think someone needs to look into this user, as it may be possible that they are an LTA or abuse multiple accounts. Thanks! --TFFfan (talk) 17:33, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
 * And one more thing, if they are not an LTA/sockpuppeteer, they are advertising/promoting, and since that wiki is highly inactive, a global sysop would need to block them. Thanks! --TFFfan (talk) 17:36, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I have no comment or position on this in particular, but I'm not sure if is active on either Discord or IRC or not, but often these sort of reports are assessed and actioned (where action is required) more quickly for reports through those channels.
 * Also, I have procedurally moved this from the Meta Administrators' noticeboard as it is of little interest to local only Meta administrators. Dmehus (talk) 17:45, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, I do not use any of those. If you are on them, can you report it there? Thanks! --TFFfan (talk) 17:48, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I do and would definitely do that for you, but I'm not seeing either (a) the need or (b) the urgency here. Do you have evidence of cross-wiki problems caused by this user that are getting past the abuse filters? If so, then I think it's worthwhile to report on Discord/IRC CVT channels. Dmehus (talk) 17:52, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
 * has globally locked the account. Dmehus (talk) 17:57, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
 * That's good. And thank you . Even though they were only spam and no LTA, they still could have done other things to other wikis. Again, thanks. --TFFfan (talk) 18:01, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

Ugh....
JUST DELETE BAD SCRATCH WIKI ALREADY I DONT WANT TO HEAR "Oh ThIs WIlL TaKE a LOng TimE aNd PrOCEss" JUST DELETE THE WIKI ALREADY AND STOP WASTING TIME PowerDagger15 (talk) 15:36, 19 July 2020 (UTC)
 * It's in a process that the stewards have to follow and should be deleted in due course. Due process has to be followed. Dmehus (talk) 15:39, 19 July 2020 (UTC)
 * What is due course? PowerDagger15 (talk) 16:13, 19 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Whenever the formal process initiated by the stewards is complete. Dmehus (talk) 16:16, 19 July 2020 (UTC)
 * While I understand that you may be frustrated and want the wiki deleted, I would like to point out that being uncivil and writing in all caps will not impress anyone or make them do something quicker. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 14:12, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Void  Whispers 17:50, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Hi
Hi There Can You Please Delete Bad Scratch Wiki? Because Even Though Its Been Privated. What Circley Said That in This Image https://static.miraheze.org/metawiki/5/53/BSWDeletedMessage.jpg Marius is not satisfied making the wiki private, meaning he thinks Bad Scratch Wiki Should Be Closed and Not Privated.
 * First off, the stewards are working, even though they are inactive, because they are following the due process, and second, you didn't add a signature. Make sure to add the  at the end of your message. I added an unsigned template at the end of your message.  01:19, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Done now. -- Void  Whispers 17:50, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Please allow use of miraheze templates for wiki
Wiki: custom domain: vedopedia.witches-empire.com / magic.miraheze.org / Thank you in advance. Затейник (talk) 16:28, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I remember transcluding from Miraheze template Wiki is possible by default. Can't you call using prefix  ? --そらたこ (talk) 00:55, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

How do I restore this page?
User:DMBFFF/Dekadays beginning from winter solstice

I created it several months ago—long before June 2020.

Here's Stewards' noticeboard/Archive 12 for reference. Thanks. DMBFFF (talk) 01:26, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
 * If you are an administrator on the wiki there is a restore button that allows you to do so. You can click here and it will take you there. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 14:10, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Done, but it's a redirect that I made it in June. I created the page months earlier. Again, I think I lost the original content when I moved it to the new namespace, turned the former into a redirect, and then removed the namespace (erroneously, it seems). DMBFFF (talk) 10:54, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * It looks like I won't be getting any help in this anytime soon. It's a good thing I saved my old pages. To anyone is reading this, save your pages, and don't delete particular namespaces without first moving the ones you don't want lost. Maybe I'll figure this all out myself in several months or a few years. I'm not faulting the admins: it's just the way it is, I suppose. DMBFFF (talk) 16:18, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Looking at this request, you actually came to the correct location, if (a) you first asked a local administrator to restore your page and (b) if a local administrator on that wiki did not action your request for restoration within "a reasonable period of time" (somewhat common practice seems to be at least seven days must've elapsed). At that time, you can request here, ideally linking to your request on the local wiki, and a steward (or Global Sysop (as long it's not a GS opted out wiki) can then action your request appropriately (if the local wiki has local deletion/undeletion policies, then those prevail; otherwise, it's subject to global policies and conventions)). I'm going to ping back to this request to alert him to your follow up. Dmehus (talk) 16:47, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * You are a local  and   on this wiki. You should, therefore, be able to undelete this page. Apologies to Reception123 for my premature ping above. Dmehus (talk) 16:51, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I see the problem. You only restored the most recent revision, which was a redirect. Go back into the page restoration function for that page and restore all revisions, then undo only the most recent edit to show the previous page. Dmehus (talk) 16:56, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * You may also want to check the destination page, FMRAV:DMBFFF (FMRAV User page)/Dekadays beginning from winter solstice. I'm not seeing any logs for that page, but seeing as that is a redlink, there could very well be content that can be restored there. Dmehus (talk) 17:01, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

Read the bottom of me
I heard that the stewards are working on a so-called "due process" so they can delete Bad Scratch Wiki. How long will it take? -BobRocks20 (talk) 00:35, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Done now. -- Void  Whispers 17:50, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I see the wiki not deleted.
 * This was a bug, we've fixed it. -- Void  Whispers 19:55, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * This is a known issue with Phabricator when wikis are marked as deleted by a steward or system administrator. They are not immediately deleted, but will deleted, presumably, in the next batch processing. Rest assured, it is marked as private and scheduled for deletion now. Dmehus (talk) 19:57, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * The wiki should have immediately shown a 404. It will do now. We just don't actually immediately drop the database. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  19:59, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * (again) And now it's gone...per 's comments. Great news. Dmehus (talk) 20:00, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Lock Wpetoi
He created bad scratch wiki to harrass underages (YES), and he hates children and wants to kill them. He also demanded FANDOM to kill WickyHoney and Pacsonic9000, and kept vandalizing there. He's also a liar and narcissist and is greedy. He has been causing trouble to the point that the Scratch Team discovered what happened. So guess what? They extend our blocks because of someone that isn't even us. So please lock him PowerDagger15 (talk) 14:31, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
 * That would otherwise be potentially useful contextual information, but it is also off-wiki correspondence. Has Wpetoi provided any on-wiki confirmation that that reddit user account of the same name belongs to them? Even if they have provided such on-wiki confirmation, do we also know that that reddit account has not been compromised in some way? We can't rely, solely, on content posted by users with similar names on other user-generated content sites. A diff on a Miraheze-hosted wiki that confirms that reddit account as belonging to Wpetoi of Miraheze would go a long way to providing this needed confirmation. Dmehus (talk) 15:27, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
 * If a user has made a threat against any user, please follow Responding to threats. If in doubt, drop tech[at]miraheze.org an email now and I'll take a look. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  15:32, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
 * About the on wiki stuff, he only made Bad Scratch Wiki to insult and harrass scratchers (Children especially). He also insulted CircleyDoesExtracter's depression and joked about it, which insulted him and his fans (including me). He also called me dumb twice and lies a lot. He denies his wrongdoings too and he probably even wants CDE to get more depressed and commit suicide. He denies he has FANDOM and Reddit, even though there's solid proof there is. When CSW was still up, he told me he had FANDOM and reddit PowerDagger15 (talk) 15:39, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, I personally find that Bad Scratch Wiki, and related wikis, distasteful and grossly disgusting. As I understand it, BSW is in a process whereby the stewards have notified the owner and bureaucrats of that wiki, and it should be deleted in due course (as I said in reply to you in one of the above threads you started on this noticeboard). Stewards, system administrators, and much of the active Miraheze community (including me) are well aware of the problems it's caused to other Mirahezians, and that's why the community has authorized a 45-day moratorium on the creation of any Scratch wikis. We're also being more active in declining wikis that seem like outright violations of our Content Policy whereby the wikis are proposed to be singularly about creating disparaging content pages on Internet users. I would recommend following 's advice above, link to that reddit post, and he or another Miraheze Staff team member will do all the investigating they can to provide the necessary confirmation between the accounts, and take action swiftly and appropriately. Dmehus (talk) 15:47, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok, thank you! Hopefully this due process is finished and this user gets locked and his wiki
 * No problem...I, for one, will be happy when BSW is finally deleted. I do think it was unfair, though, of the MIT Scratch Team to ban the user accounts of users who merely visited BSW accidentally or were themselves the subject of those disgusting pages. You guys never created those pages, so I have no idea why they thought it was appropriate to ban you guys. Far too strict of an action for them to take, in my opinion. Neither of you guys deserved to be banned there. Dmehus (talk) 15:56, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
 * How long is the due process though? PowerDagger15 (talk) 15:58, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
 * That I don't know. We could probably use some further detail (i.e., general information) on our process of stewards deleting wikis in violation of one or more elements of our Content Policy, as documentation or help pages, so that users have a clearer understanding of the process and timeframes (as they do with Dormancy Policy). Dmehus (talk) 16:02, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
 * While I cannot comment on the deletion process as I am unaware of what the Stewards are planning to do regarding that, I would like to point out that it would probably be useful to provide further links that would implicate the user in what you claim, so that we can investigate and take action if we find that they have been violating global policies (such as the Code of Conduct for example). The link to the Reddit thread having been removed, it is difficult for us to be able to determine what was said there so it would be useful to have additional links and evidence to what you claim for us to be able to help with the user (as for the deletion of the wiki, that is a different aspect). Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 14:07, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I did look at that post, and I did see it before it was deleted, and it was saying that he hates children, and wants to kill them. A bot removed the message yesterday. The reactions from the people do also provide evidence for what he said, with one user saying "i do not understand, are you attacking children?" This user obviously needs to be locked, and I think authorities need to be alerted. --TFFfan (talk) 14:12, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Without the ability to confirm if the user is in ownership of those wikia/reddit accounts, there really isn't enough evidence to take action on this request. The wiki however, has been deleted. -- Void  Whispers 17:50, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Fix name space of 828 (Module / 模块)
In rs.miraheze.org, (the language of it is zh, not zh-cn or zh-hans,) the namespace of 828 is named "模块" with the alias "Module". It's not normal for a wiki with variant languages, and this problem has been fixed in zh Wikipedia, but still exists in rs.miraheze.org. I want to have "Module" be the namespace name with "模块" being alias. I can't fix it via managing the namespaces of it. --SolidBlock (talk) 13:07, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi. You mention that this problem has been fixed in the zh Wikipedia, does that mean it was fixed recently? (Also in the future please bring technical questions such as these to Community noticeboard. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 14:08, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't know whether it's fixed recently. Just recently I visited zh Wikipedia via mirror and found that the mirror namespace is fixed, compared to the last time I visited the modules there (may be months ago). You can see T165593. --SolidBlock (talk) 15:16, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Another troll
XxSugar Zone In GeneralxX is a vandalism-only account. Please lock this hooligan's account when of you guys sees this. —Seewater514 (talk) 15:02, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Void  Whispers 17:50, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Somebody global lock XxSugar Zone In GeneralxX?
Reason: Vandalism --Hookuai (talk) 15:17, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Void  Whispers 17:50, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Can you please IP-ban these users,

 * Special:CentralAuth/Windows%26MSDOS_is_Back!_TheCharlie%26LolaAndSuperMarioFanatic2006
 * Special:CentralAuth/Windows%26MSDOS_is_Back!_TheCharlie%26LolaAndSuperMarioFanatic2006_ANAUTTP
 * Special:CentralAuth/Windows%26MSDOS_is_Back!_TheCharlie%26LolaAndSuperMarioFanatic2006_ANAUTTP_ANATHDTC
 * Special:CentralAuth/Windows%26MSDOS

They have kept on vandalizing the Eric Crowley page on the Horrible Vyonders Wiki. --Rainstorm1650 (talk) 05:04, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Looking at the global contributions I see all these users have no edits: could you please link me to the original account that was vandalising? And additionally, if this is happening on one local wiki only local blocks should suffice in my opinion. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 05:26, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * It's because the wiki has the moderation extension and the first account is the first one on the list Rainstorm1650 (talk) 06:10, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

Another vandal
MRPlSSSHlTHEAD 1488 is a vandalism-only account. Please lock their account when one of you guys sees this. —Seewater514 (talk) 15:14, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the report. Even though the account has only vandalised locally the username violates our Username Policy so it will be locked. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 15:28, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

Lock this account
SchoolShootingsAreFunny1488. Another troll. Kesner (talk) 15:58, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the report. The account in question has been ✅. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 16:06, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

The vandal is back
The troll Known as "Mr. PissShitHead" is back with a third sockpuppet: Suicide Is Very Funny 1488. --Seewater514 (talk) 16:50, 25 July 2020 (UTC)


 * I would like to request a CheckUser for this user and block his IP range. If anyone wants to second this motion, please do. Thanks! --TFFfan (talk) 16:53, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't think the likelihood of a CheckUser check increases by community consensus to do so. What matters are the diffs. Do you have some behavioural evidence from both user accounts to warrant the check? That would be helpful. Dmehus (talk) 16:58, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I do not have diffs, but the names are obviously the same people doing the same thing. --TFFfan (talk) 17:04, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah, diffs likely aren't required in this case because the username you posted on Discord #irc-relay is identical to the above-noted username. This is duck quackingly-related to Mr. PissShitHead. Dmehus (talk) 17:14, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * The ASN for all three of these accounts is being globalled right now. -- Void  Whispers 17:17, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, . Dmehus (talk) 17:19, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

Vandals on Astonishing Scratchers Wiki
These IP addresses are vandalizing pages there and even if they are blocked, they still spam using Flow

Lock these addresses:

199.66.92.189

45.56.148.96

45.56.141.161

162.246.20.61

104.37.31.249

2607:fea8:2ddf:f3d0:1969:b3c3:f616:2d4f

I think the vandal has a VPN InspecterAbdel (talk) 17:49, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Have you rangeblocked them? They shouldn't be able to edit Flow pages, as far as I'm aware, if properly blocked. Let me know if you would like help with locally rangeblocking; I can help with the IPv4 rangeblocks, but would suggest as someone to help with the IPv6 rangeblock, as I'm not familiar with that yet. Dmehus (talk) 17:55, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Just to let you know, I can help rangeblock right now for both IPv4 and IPv6. --TFFfan (talk) 17:57, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't know how to range block, I think you guys should do that InspecterAbdel (talk) 18:01, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I will do it. Just can you grant me admin rights for a day, and I will take care of it. --TFFfan (talk) 18:03, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Unless wants to, I'd be happy to do it, if you'll grant me   privileges for < 24 hours. Dmehus (talk) 18:05, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm not a bureaucrat on that wiki, so I can't make you an admin. Try asking CircleyDoesExtracter InspecterAbdel (talk) 18:07, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Pinging them so they get it. I need sysop rights on the wiki for 24 hours or less to take care if IP ranges blocking. Thanks. See discussion above. --TFFfan (talk) 18:09, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I've asked on Discord as well to grant TFFfan temporary   rights to do this. Dmehus (talk) 18:11, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I've given admin rights for a day. Let's see.  CircleyDoesExtracter  ( Circley Talk  |  Global   |  Email the Cloud ) 18:12, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ locally. --TFFfan (talk) 18:23, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

Another account that needs to be locked
AlreadyTaken. Vandalism only account. Kesner (talk) 10:50, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ by Reception123. Dmehus (talk) 14:34, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

New Reception Wiki Bureaucrat Request
I was the original creator of the wiki and the wiki has gotten some vandalism recently.
 * You have also posted an adoption request for this wiki at Requests for adoption. Can you give us a few more details here? Firstly, is this wiki still active? If so, then I will close your adoption request. Next, how were your rights removed and by whom? Can you link us to any local policies in effect on the wiki at the time so a steward can assess whether your rights were removed in accordance with the local policies at the time? Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 14:23, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * It appears there was an error during the wiki creation process that created the wiki without assigning a local administrator/crat. This is ideally something that should be caught the moment it happens (by the wiki creator), but I've fixed it now. -- Void  Whispers 15:26, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

special:GlobalRenameRequest
Can you accept my request for a special:GlobalRenameRequest? It's been about a week since I made my request.--Houyagokusai (talk) 10:21, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

A user needs to get locked
Autist Alif From Samarinda is a troll. He committed cross-wiki vandalism and harrasment InspecterAbdel (talk) 17:52, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ by Reception123. Dmehus (talk) 17:59, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

Trolls on Awful Movies Wiki that needed to be blocked
List of trolls on Awful Movies Wiki:
 * 1) IHATEAWFULMOVIESWIKIWORSTWIKI‎
 * 2) N1ggers fanclub
 * 3) Idontlikeawfulmovieswiki

Stephenfisher2001 (talk) 19:06, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Is there evidence that the vandalism and trolling is occurring cross-wiki (ideally, on two or more wikis which do not share a common  team)? If not, locally handling it is usually best. Having said that, the second user you identified is clearly a username policy violation, so I'm going to ping Reception123. Dmehus (talk) 19:09, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

Well, I don't know if it's a sock puppet or not but, they're two vandals were N1ggers fanclub, and IHATEAWFULMOVIESWIKIWORSTWIKI, just vandalized The Room page on Awful Movies Wiki. :( Stephenfisher2001 (talk) 19:20, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * That's true, and I agree that users #1 and #3 are quacking as likely, just on the similarity of their usernames. It's quite possible that #2 is as well, so a CheckUser may be helpful in this case. Rangeblocking their IP address(es) globally could be helpful in such a case, especially if they have a habit of creating multiple accounts to target your wiki. Thank you for your report. Did you want to locally block them all for now, with autoblock enabled to prevent them using the same IP addresses as those blocked accounts? Dmehus (talk) 19:24, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

Yes. Stephenfisher2001 (talk) 19:31, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I've let the stewards and Global Sysops know of this thread on Discord. I see you are a, so not sure if you have access to the Special:Block page on that wiki. What you can do is go to the Special:ActiveUsers page on that wiki and message any   to block them locally with autoblock enabled, pending global action. Dmehus (talk) 19:54, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

Users #1 and #3 seem to have been ✅, and user #2 now no longer exists so it was likely either (a) hidden or (b) renamed to someothing more appropriate. Dmehus (talk) 20:46, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

✅ All three are locked. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 21:03, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

A troll is back
Can you lock Fetus? He is a vandal, a sock of Autisticide/JEWICIDE, called me Autistic and made a hate page about me just for reporting him to stewards, and he wishes death to all autistic people, which includes my friends and little brother ;( InspecterAbdel (talk) 20:21, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Do you have some evidence that Fetus is a sockpuppet of that other globally locked user? I will say that I declined the user's wiki requests 13437 and 13438, but mostly due to lack of clarity on the requested wiki's purpose and topic. Personal attacks and harassment are never acceptable, but stewards and Global Sysops will typically require you to link to the diffs. There's a user script in my global.js file that you can add to your global.js file to make linking to the diffs easier. Dmehus (talk) 20:36, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ by . In future, though, it is definitely helpful to link to the diffs. Dmehus (talk) 20:41, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Well both made autism jokes, both hate me (he put PowerDagger15 (my old name) on "worst miraheze users" on TheTopTens jsut because I reported him), both wish death towards autistics. InspecterAbdel (talk) 20:46, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you, that is very helpful context for that wiki request I declined. I am glad I declined it as it didn't give me a good feeling. It purported to be a "top 10 user wiki," but gave the impression of being a "top 10 positive users" wiki. Seeing that now, it's clear now that the user attempted to deceive us wiki creators. I will note that in the wiki request. Thank you for your report, and I'm sorry you and your brother had to see those comments. Dmehus (talk) 20:49, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh great, he's back with another sock. Lock him,.
 * ✅ by . Dmehus (talk) 21:48, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

Just Asking have you set any Abuse filters they usually help when there is issues with trolls? --Cocopuff2018 21:33, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * , good suggestion. I can try investigating setting up a basic abuse filter on 's wiki. They clearly have a preference for similar, inappropriate usernames. Dmehus (talk) 21:48, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * If you need me to I can set up the abuse filters If needed just Let me know Cocopuff2018 21:57, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * How do you set up an abuse filter? I want to set it up myself. Oh and is it ok for me to have autopatrolled rights? InspecterAbdel (talk) 21:57, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm not an administrator, so I can't say, but my preference would be to see you go 7 days without needing an unsigned signature to be added. If you can consciously make an effort for the next four days, I will personally nominate you for  at Administrators' noticeboard on 1 August 2020. How about that? As for the abuse filter set up, it's done through Special:AbuseFilter, but you have to know a bit of code that works with the MediaWiki functions. I've got to look into it more, but I can probably set up a dirt simple one for you in a couple days, and then show you how to do it. Dmehus (talk) 22:05, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Ugh, he's back again as RevivedBlaze, and he admitted he's Austicide InspecterAbdel (talk) 00:33, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Can you link to the Special:Diff where RevivedBlaze admitted to being Autisticide? You just use, where   represents the numerical value of the revision where the user said that. That's helpful for expediting locking due to sockpuppetry. 00:38, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Nevermind...I got it, as the user only had one edit, so was easy to find. Thanks also to for reporting on Discord, too. Dmehus (talk) 00:43, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ by . Dmehus (talk) 00:53, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * He's back again, and said that people with autism get offended easily, and that's why he wants to trigger them. Sorry if I said this but I told him to hang himself and get raped . Sorry if I said a death threat to him but he's getting on my nerves InspecterAbdel (talk) 18:11, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * That's fine; it's understandable. In fairness, it's just a sockpuppet after all.
 * ✅ by . Dmehus (talk) 18:20, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

Lock General I80
Reason: He's been commiting heinous crimes such as whiteknighting Zenko, he's wishing users such as Kesner, Portrock1566, and Voltuse to get globalled because they blocked him for whiteknighting a bad user, will call anybody who blocks him an "SJW" and he cannot handle being blocked and calls it as being "unfair". He also made false allegations towards Voltuse, NeptunePerson2018, and others on the [Free Adminship Blacklist] including Masson Thief --Hookuai (talk) 02:42, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Specific diffs would be helpful. Also, what do you mean by the term "whiteknighting"? And finally, on which wiki(s) is this occurring, and will one or more local indefinite blocks suffice? Dmehus (talk) 03:35, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Basically, the term "whiteknighting" means blindly defending another user. There could be proof for his hostile behaviour: Special:Permalink/105724 and mh:commonsensewiki:User talk:Kesner --Hookuai (talk) 04:41, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the clarification on what it is meant by "whiteknighting." I can see what you mean by the first referenced diff, but I would note that no steward or Global Sysop action was taken there. It was archived without action, which suggests they either (a) didn't see merit in his complaint or (b) it was unnoticed (which was less likely). I recall noticing it, but it contained no diffs and seemed like a local dispute. In terms of the second diff, that is unfortunate that General I80 locally blocked Kesner. For a wiki that seems to purport to advocate for free speech and welcome all viewpoints, with a name like "Common Sense Wiki," it's more than a bit ironic and disappointing. Nevertheless, as unfortunate as it is, and it does appear that the user is behaving in a childish fashion, I'm personally not seeing anything that rises to the level of warranting Global Sysop or steward involvement, but I'll nonetheless ping to take a second look. Hope this helps. If you would like my personal opinion, I personally think that all parties should agree to avoid each other's wikis and limit their interactions in communal wikis on which they each don't hold local   or   user rights. Dmehus (talk) 05:06, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

Cannot edit due to Inactivity
Hi, I created gvdswiki as a community wiki for the Global Virtual Design Sprint community. After setting it up I have been working to find a team to help me grow the wiki. I have now found a team to help me but the wiki has been inactive for over 60 days and I cannot edit the wiki. How do I get it back? BigG (talk) 12:06, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I see that you are an  on that wiki, but, since the logs are private, I cannot see if and/or how you came to lose your   status on this wiki. Can you look in your ManageWiki logs and let me know how you came to lose your status? If it's something as simple as a configuration change you or another bureaucrat made, or even a likely inadvertent removal of your rights with no described narrative why, then that'll make it easier for a steward to action this request. Dmehus (talk) 16:22, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

Yet again another troll came
User:MR. PlSSSHITHEAD came back and went to Unfavorable Wikis and Users Wiki and then he went to upload a gif showing a gross image of a naked guy squatting. Lock him. --Hookuai (talk) 15:55, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ By . --TFFfan (talk) 16:06, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * This user has an apparent preference for similar usernames. You could probably thwart these users from even being created with a simple wildcarded entry to your Title blacklist. It won't stop the user from creating entirely new usernames, but at least it would prevent the user, to a certain extent, from creating myriad variations on "Mr. Pissshithead". Dmehus (talk) 16:12, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * He's back. Also, check the sitenotice there InspecterAbdel (talk) 16:23, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks... has reported this on Discord  channel, and I've linked to your diff. Do you want some help setting up a Title blacklist? I'm willing to be a local   on your wiki, but can't promise any contributions to the wiki. Think of me as a silent, local bureaucrat WikiGnome. Dmehus (talk) 16:27, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * It's ok, I think we'll take care of the problem. I added a sitenotice for the bureaucrats who know how to protect the wiki InspecterAbdel (talk) 16:32, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, sounds good. ping me if you need assistance. Dmehus (talk) 16:34, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ by . Dmehus (talk) 16:33, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I found another group of sockpuppet, these are MrPlSS, and Autisticide666. They keep on coming back and makes fun of people who are autistic. These are suspected sockpuppets. I found on unfavorable wikis and users wiki. CircleyDoesExtracter  ( Circley Talk  |  Global   |  Email the Cloud ) 18:09, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * , thanks for monitoring. These sockpuppets have been ✅ by . Dmehus (talk) 18:22, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Can you set up an abuse filter on UW&UW and FCRAFW? I don't want Mr.Autism is funny to raid it InspecterAbdel (talk) 18:28, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

A troll is back again
This time it's not Autisticide, he is called "Mr.P***S***Head" and he uploaded NSFW files and told people to heil him. The file got deleted though. InspecterAbdel (talk) 16:03, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ By . --TFFfan (talk) 16:06, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

How do I mass delete pages in reallifevillains.miraheze.org
Andrewbdfe (talk) 17:16, 29 July 2020 (UTC) I'm trying to delete pages with the word "Thread:" in Special:Nuke because its clogging the wiki and I try to mass delete this pages but it keep saying "There are no page titles matching your search." Andrewbdfe (talk) 17:16, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * How many pages is it? If Thread: is a namespace on your wiki, you can delete all threads in that namespace (be sure you want to do this). Alternatively, you can tag the threads with, and then nuke the pages in that category you created and utilized. Failing that, there's a maintenance script system administrators can run, and which can be requested on Phabricator. It's under the   project and   workboard. Dmehus (talk) 17:39, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you also for signing your posts with . I thought I'd just give you this useful pro tip: instead of using external links to your wiki, you can use magic hook wikilinks (a Miraheze creation) in the form of  . Dmehus (talk) 17:50, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * But "Thread:" is not a namespace on my wiki and I'm trying to delete all the pages at once with nuke but I can't and that I have to do it manually which thats long Andrewbdfe (talk) 18:02, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * That's okay if it's not a namespace, but can you edit those thread pages to tag them with a category? That way, you can easily tag the category to each of the thread pages and nuke all thread pages tagged in that category. Special:Nuke is very limited in its approach; you have to either nuke all pages by a given user, all pages created in a given namespace, or all pages in a given category. Otherwise, you have to know SQL LIKE commands, and I haven't completely understood all of that yet. How many pages are you talking? If it's not too many, then this is the approach you should take. If you're talking hundreds or thousands, then see my reply above. Also, are they comingled within a given namespace? If there is only threads in that namespace, you could just nuke all pages in that namespace easily. Dmehus (talk) 18:11, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * But there are too many of these pages and how do I do SQL LIKE commands Andrewbdfe (talk) 18:58, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * How many is too many? It shouldn't take too long to copy a category onto each page in rapid succession. One can probably tag 2-3 pages per minute, at human speed, so you're looking at 120-180 pages per hour. Is it more than that? Do you know which namespace(s) they're in? I am not familiar with SQL LIKE commands, especially with MediaWiki's syntax, so will have to defer on that. At any rate, it really shouldn't be utilized by users who are new to Special:Nuke. Let me look at your wiki quickly. Dmehus (talk) 19:03, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * But than how do you create a namespace for "Thread:" Andrewbdfe (talk) 19:06, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, I had a quick look. I see what you mean. It looks like you've enabled all your discussion forum and messaging extensions in Main: namespace, hence the clutter. In future, you should be able to use Special:ManageWiki/namespaces (on your wiki), create a new namespace called Thread: and then enable the messaging extension in that namespace. The extension may be able to be configured via Special:ManageWiki/extensions (also on your wiki) to be set up in its own namespace, too. Not familiar with the extensions, so I make no guarantees as to whether this is feasible. Nevertheless, I see what you mean. Do you want all threads deleted? And, are they all in Main: namespace? I will message the system administrators on Discord to look at this request and set up a deletion script to mass delete these pages for you. Dmehus (talk) 19:13, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Actually making them a namespace solve the problem, thank you Andrewbdfe (talk) 19:19, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

I actually said that there may unintended consequences from changing the namespace configuration for those extensions with the existing pages still outstanding. I checked the deletion log on your wiki, and don't see them having been deleted. Nor do I see where they were moved to in your created namespace. Can you kindly fill me in on the details for keeping this request up-to-date and filling in the Phabricator ticket I created? Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 19:33, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Please revert whatever namespace configuration you've done; the pages do not seem to have been deleted. Rather, because of the namespace configuration change, those existing thread pages are causing bad title errors on your wiki. So, if you can kindly confirm, on-wiki, by way of a reply, so that a system administrator can handle the mass deletion you originally requested. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 20:00, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * See also this discussion on 's user talk page, this discussion on the 's user talk page on Real Life Villains wiki, and this discussion on my user talk page. Dmehus (talk) 20:32, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * We need them to delete half as they talk about subjects that are banned from this wiki (e.g. Donald Trump). TheGreatGazebo (talk) 23:43, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, that's problematic, moreso for you guys than anything as you will need to compile a list of all pages to delete. If you'd prefer just to have all pages with those prefixes deleted, please feel free to say so, but at present, all we can do now is fix your wiki by reverting the Special:ManageWiki/namespaces configuration changes. Dmehus (talk) 00:16, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I think you already know this, but the reason why there are thread pages is that the wiki used to be on FANDOM, but the dumb staff closed the wiki for a dumb SJW reason, so the FANDOM importing bot imported pages from FANDOM to Miraheze, so the comments got imported too, and that's why there are "Thread" pages. Here is an example. InspecterAbdel (talk) 15:46, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I didn't actually know those specific details on the hosting and importation history for this wiki, but figured it was probably a migration from Fandom. I also figured these extensions, or some version of them, were likely heavily used over at Fandom. So, thank you for pointing out those useful details. Dmehus (talk) 16:02, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

Oversighter request on scpwikimc.miraheze.org
I want oversight access on only [scpwikimc.miraheze.org This site] for these uses:

Obvious ones

 * To redact personal information
 * removal of standard copyright infringement
 * removal of explicit adult content
 * Suppress usernames which is unacceptable
 * Removal of personal attacks pointed towards normal admins and moderators(have the browse archive flag)

Not obvious ones

 * To hide blatant vandalism
 * To remove misunderstanding causing information which has proven ineffective with RevDel.
 * Removal of derivative work of content licensed under CC-**-ND-** X.X license. ( ND prohibits derivative work)

The reason for requesting is that I would like to speedily remove all information like that whenever I can see them, and not to wait another few days for the results to come out, since there might be articles like SCP-166 or SCP-053 and Montok-110 which I would like to closely monitor and speedily suppress problematic content since SCP-166 or others like it if miswritten or misstructured can constitute as extremely unacceptable content such as pornographic and extremely violent content which should be suppressed immediately. If the members of the community want a vetting oversighter I will post another request up here as well.

Comments
This site is based on an idea at bilibili and its editors sometimes make mistakes that may make mistakes that caused confusion and someone accused me of hosting a cult website (see the deleted 2 revisions of the main page), although these edits are not done by me. ThesenatorO5-2 (talk) at 01:00, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * With regard to the fourth reason for requesting Oversight, revisions do not need to be suppressed to maintain CreativeCommons copyright compliance. These can be revision deleted. Regardings the fifth reason, you can revision delete these, and link to the revisions in your request for oversight to stewards@undefinedmiraheze.org. Reason # 2 only requires revision deletion. The only real valid reason for requesting Oversight permissions on your wiki would be the first reason, but you haven't articulated a clear need to be able to do this yourself (that is, you can request oversighting by e-mailing stewards@undefinedmiraheze.org), so I'm going to go out (on not very much of a limb) and say this is likely to close as not done. Dmehus (talk) 01:40, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I also added some possible reasons. Things like SCP-166 may exist since my wiki is hosting derivative works of the SCP wiki hosted elsewhere, and CC-ND is prohibiting derivatives.
 * Thanks for adding the additional "reasons." I get, and like, that you are trying to help ensure rights-holders' rights are protected with respect to no derivative works, but I feel compelled to point out that, as long as you have done what you can by revision deleting rights' infringing content, you cannot possibly be held liable for any subsequent forks of that content over which you have no control. That becomes that rights-holder's responsibility, entirely, to decide whether, and to what extent, to protecting their content. If you wanted, you could add a template notice to all your pages on your wiki or even just a general disclaimer that your wiki isn't responsible for authorized or unauthorized forks of content that may have, at one time, be hosted on your wiki, but, as far as I'm aware, this is not specifically required. Dmehus (talk) 14:11, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I guess I better move an RfC on a proper local oversight/CheckUser granting policy further up the list. FWIW, unilateral granting won't be allowed. It'll need support equal to that to gain Steward. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  14:14, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Exactly that. I can see, potentially, the need for a local oversight (moreso than local CheckUser, though), but regardless of the number of "supports" or "opposes" one is given, there's got to be a clear need, and I'm not seeing it here. To what extent has even tried requesting oversight, linking to the revision deletions, by e-mailing the stewards? Based on my conversations with you and others, Miraheze is more liberal than Wikimedia when it comes to requests for revision suppression from either (a) the requesting individual or (b) the local wiki. Other than the obvious vandalism, most of those reasons are good reasons for oversighting, but  needs to realize that CheckUser and Oversight are two user rights that are not simply going to be granted on the basis of a wiki vote with little to no rationale. There's got to be a need, and that hasn't been demonstrated here. Plus, then there's the formality of any successful applicant having to file, confidentially, personal identity documents with Miraheze and signing agreements related to non-disclosure and misuse. Dmehus (talk) 14:24, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * How to sign that document? ThesenatorO5-2 (talk) at 23:32, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * It doesn't exist yet, as far as I'm aware, as there has never been a local Oversight user right grant. I was just speaking hypothetically with about what would need to happen in terms of any potential future non-steward local Oversight appointment. Firstly, though, we'd need to draft an RfC, put forward the RfC to the community, and have the RfC be implemented in consultation with Miraheze Staff (and, perhaps, the board). Even after all of that would be done, only then could we start drafting such documents and implementing this. More simply, this isn't likely to happen in less than, and probably more like, six months. If you have revisions you want oversighted, e-mail them, in a list (you could attach them in a text file, if you wanted), to , with your reason(s) for the suppression, and I'm sure stewards will action them accordingly. Dmehus (talk) 23:43, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

Dormancy Exemption Request
Hello, I'm the bureaucrat for the Blade XLord Wiki. The game Blade XLord (English server) has announced its shutdown on September 30, 2020. Since there will be no more English content updates, the Wiki will also no longer receive any updates moving forward. However, since there are no other readily available English guides/sources for the game, some of the guides may still be useful for those who are shifting to the Japanese server. Because of this, I would still like to request the Wiki be exempt from the dormancy policy for archival purposes if possible. --Elaeagnifolia (talk) 08:36, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * All the best. ThesenatorO5-2 (talk) 10:28, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I have not looked through the content of this wiki, but you mentioned this wiki has a Japanese version that will be updated. It would be relatively straightforward (a Phabricator request) to merge this wiki's content into one or more new namespaces on the Japanese language wiki. We also need to consider that someone else may wish to adopt this English language wiki in accordance with Dormancy Policy, allowing it to stay independent of the Japanese wiki and continue to be maintained and updated. We should be mindful of the implications before rushing in to granting inactivity exemptions, so as not to "front run" our existing policies (chiefly Dormancy Policy). If, however, there were no requests to adopt it at requests for adoption, then I think we'd, potentially, have a stronger case for an exemption here (with the caveat that I've yet to assess its content on that basis). Until that process has played out, I can neither support nor oppose this request as described and discussed. Dmehus (talk) 14:37, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * To clarify, there is a Japanese version of the game, and there are Japanese informational sites available for the game (eg. blogs, game guide/database sites owned by commercial entities), but there is no Japanese Wiki in the sense of having an open, community-editable resource where I could add the info I've datamined from the game assets (Information not available on any of the sites, English or Japanese, that I've come across). While I wouldn't be adverse to the Wiki being adopted, I believe the chance is slim as I've been pretty much the only active editor for the past 2-3 months. If I knew anyone that was interested in continuing to maintain the Wiki, then I would've gladly handed over the reins of the Wiki to them instead of putting the Wiki into a permanent archival state, but unfortunately, I don't know anyone willing. What I do know though is that there is a subset of English players moving to the Japanese server, and I believe the English-written guides and datamined information would still be beneficial to that group of people. Hope that provides more insight into the situation! --Elaeagnifolia (talk) 22:41, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much for that expanded detail and clarification to your Dormancy Policy exemption request. I know stewards have discretion here and this isn't something on which we !vote as a community, but I particularly like that you would be interested in handing it over to someone else, if they were willing to keep it current and actively maintain it. Given that, if stewards were to grant you an exemption request, would be supportive of the idea of someone potentially adopting it in the future if the person(s) can show, to steward satisfaction, that the requestor(s) can demonstrate that they have both the (a) knowledge and (b) commitment level in order to reinvigorate the wiki? The wiki would, notionally, thus be exempt from deletion due to inactivity, while at the same time, not making it exempt from adoption to qualified adopters. Functionally, a steward could note, presumably via a footnote next to your wiki's listing in the Dormancy Policy exceptions listing this caveat, linking to to the permalink or diff of the revision of this request at closing. Dmehus (talk) 23:16, 31 July 2020 (UTC)


 * I'd like to point out that dormancy policy exemptions don't necessarily require voting and are usually decided by a Steward. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 15:53, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, that is a good point, too. Since arguments were expressed by the requestor, I just felt compelled to point out the reason(s) by which a steward may wish to not grant this exemption request. Though you've replied to my comment, I don't necessarily think it was directed towards me, though, since I'm not the one who merely !voted. I think my point about this potentially circumventing Dormancy Policy by trying to shut down a wiki and put it into a permanent archival state, without other users' being given a chance to maintain the wiki from a technical/maintenance point of view as well as from the perspective of content currency is particularly compelling. Dmehus (talk) 15:58, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

An anonymous user who needs to get temporary blocked
92.38.148.60 is a raider who told to die all because she raided a wiki (Which I don't even know if she did), he/she a-logged her, and is a hypocrite because he/she raids too. Also a (suspected) sock of Zenko. InspecterAbdel (talk) 18:23, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I checked the recent changes and found out that did not raid a wiki, and she only undid a troll's edits InspecterAbdel (talk) 18:27, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Given the nature of the contributions by the anonymous user, and potential for it being a blocked user editing while logged out, I've notified the stewards and Global Sysops to your report on Discord,  channel. Dmehus (talk) 18:28, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * It also got her falsely blocked on that wiki InspecterAbdel (talk) 18:32, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that's unfortunate. Are you able to go to that wiki and approach one of the administrators on the wiki, to see if the user can be unblocked by explaining the user was only reverting vandalism and/or troll-like edits? Alternatively, if you are not comfortable doing that, a steward or Global Sysop may be able to make that request of local administrators on your behalf; however, they generally cannot supercede local administration (i.e., can only act if local administration doesn't). Dmehus (talk) 18:36, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * The IP address has been locally blocked for making threats. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 18:44, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * The admin there is pretty inactive, but I'll try to tell him InspecterAbdel (talk) 18:55, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks. If you don't hear back in about seven days, reply to this thread, and a GS or steward will follow up, I'm sure. Dmehus (talk) 19:43, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, I'm a male, not female. --Rainstorm1650 (talk) 05:47, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Please Lock this troll
ETWGdbfnjkmazrTh Is a troll user who made a nonsense wiki request in the farmer log.㊗️⚽️Μπέλα2006⚽️㊗️ (talk) 19:17, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah, they did make a wiki request that was invalid. However, at this time, it appears that they do not need to be locked, as they have made no contributons on any wiki, and they have not tripped the abuse filter. They have not done anything since I warned them on there talk page. If anything changes me or another user here will let you know, and a steward will look at the request and determine if they need to be locked. Thanks! --TFFfan (talk) 19:22, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I think the user should be locked, as the gibberish might be a sign of malware InspecterAbdel (talk) 19:24, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * They continued after warnings. --TFFfan (talk) 19:29, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I think he is going to be the next MrPissShitHead (And sorry if I said cuss words).㊗️⚽️Μπέλα2006⚽️㊗️ (talk) 19:31, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree. Unfortunately. --TFFfan (talk) 19:34, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Regrettably, not having seen the farmer log spamming, I would have to support this, too. Dmehus (talk) 19:39, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah and doing this stuff will result in him getting a lock.㊗️⚽️Μπέλα2006⚽️㊗️ (talk) 19:46, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * It's only one log action on one wiki, but with a random username like that, the probability of this user being either (a) a vandalism-only account or (b) a sockpuppet of an LTA is high. Dmehus (talk) 19:48, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah exactly.㊗️⚽️Μπέλα2006⚽️㊗️ (talk) 19:55, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Update: ETWGdbfnjkmazrTh has been ✅ by RhinosF1. This should be sufficient, since Special:CreateWiki is not available on other Miraheze wikis. If the disruption continues, a steward can follow up. 21:23, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

(reset indent) I would recommend that users stop voting (support/oppose) on lock requests. They are not an election or a competition. If a Global Sysop or Steward thinks it is necessary they will lock the user but there is absolutely no need to vote on it, and user votes on these matters will not be taken into account. This user only having vandalised Meta, I do not see the need for a lock at this time. If there is any cross-wiki vandalism this may be reconsidered. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:10, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

I'm going to leave this for now. It was only two requests spaced several minutes apart. If they do the exact same thing after the local block expires then I suggest immediately reblocking and would recommend a lock at that time. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 11:28, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Dormancy policy exemption for Vaccabolario
Hi stewards,

I'm the Vaccabolario wiki's bureaucrat, asking the dormancy policy exemption as this wiki, being a Dictionary, is mostly made to be read (and, considering it's 99% text, it won't take much room on Miraheze's servers anyway).

I asked it in a recent past but, not seeing my wiki listed into Exemptions list, nor an approval/deny comment from you, I'm asking it again.

Thanks in advance,

ElweThor (talk) 13:44, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Regarding your previous request, it's possible it was missed, or a steward did see it, but didn't see that it needed any action. At any rate, they'll review and assess your request for a Dormancy Policy exemption in due course; however, considering that your wiki is still here, it seems like it may not need an exemption as you are active on the wiki. Just producing one log action and/or edit on a regular basis keeps your wiki active. As well, even if it didn't have any log actions or edits in the prescribed period, it can easily be reactivated in Special:ManageWiki on your wiki. Hope this helps. Dmehus (talk) 15:44, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

I can't do visual editing
I always get an error message. Is it possible to reinstate visual editing?

Trevor807 (talk) 18:20, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
 * On your wiki, or on Meta? In any case, community portal is the best place to ask these sort of questions. Having said that and assuming you meant on Meta, that is a long-standing, undesirable configuration issue, and I'm in the process of putting together a Phabricator request and, where required, a community discussion to fix this. In the mean time, if you have your preferences set globally, go to Special:Preferences, and disable "visual editor" (only 4-5 people have it active, very likely because of this configuration issue). When I have established the Phabricator ticket and, where required, community discussion, I'll ping you to express a view, if you wish. Dmehus (talk) 19:02, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Any wiki, it seems.

Trevor807 (talk) 06:08, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Could you please let us know what error message you are getting, and on which wiki? Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:24, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Message: Error loading data from server: apierror-visualeditor-docserver-http-error: (curl error: 52) Server returned nothing (no headers, no data). Would you like to retry?. DifferentHistory Wiki and Best TV Shows Wiki.

Trevor807 (talk) 21:35, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Same here. The error I get is this: Error loading data from server: apierror-visualeditor-docserver-http-error: (curl error: 52) Server returned nothing (no headers, no data). Would you like to retry? - Theblazemaster4 (talk) 15:19, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Electowiki's configuration of VisualEditor and New Wikitext Editor seems to be the only Miraheze wiki on which I've never encountered this error. We should mirror that configuration globally, particularly on Meta. I believe the problem is when VisualEditor is disabled in some namespaces, since New Wikitext Editor is set to  (per the default configuration instructions on MediaWiki), it's not separately enabled. How the Wikimedia-owned and -operated wikis do it is they have some wikis where VE is enabled everywhere and some where it's enabled only in certain namespaces. In all wikis, though, New Wikitext Editor is enabled. Pinging . Dmehus (talk) 15:42, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

I can't change permission
I am the 更紗語辞典's bureaucrat. I created new user group named "架空世界創作者". But I can't add users to this permission group. What should I do? --TANUKI (talk) 02:58, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
 * go to Special:ManageWiki/permissions/bureaucrat and check the box named "Can add to others" next to "架空世界創作者" in the "Group Assignments" section. 03:18, 1 August 2020 (UTC) ］ |
 * Thank you. Solved. --TANUKI (talk) 03:41, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Could someone please globally lock this user?
His name is RainBoy107.

Reason: He said in a YouTube video that he'd be happy if a user died and had the audacity to say that he would celebrate her death. He's also been acting like a pervert towards minors too. Here's a link to where he was acting so heartless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWFya401z6A&t=49s DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 14:53, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Please check below.

What the heck just happened
I just got a notice saying that there was a Attempt to log into my account from another device probably meaning that somebody is trying to hack my account. Can anyone explain this? ㊗️⚽️Μπέλα2006⚽️㊗️ (talk) 14:58, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
 * If it's says it was unsucessful, change your password to a more secure one and enable 2FA. If it was successful, please email tech@undefinedmiraheze.org ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  15:14, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
 * My password is the same as my zoom password, I only use it to get easier access to my account and also, it was a wrong password.㊗️⚽️Μπέλα2006⚽️㊗️ (talk) 15:17, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Please do not reuse passwords. If they never got in, you should be fine but I strongly suggest you take this opportunity to review your digital security. I've asked a member of our technical team to review signs of any compromise. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  15:21, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
 * You probably logged in from another device InspecterAbdel (talk) 20:05, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Lock this user
Can you please globally lock Nitesh Surya Vanapalli?

Reasons:

He kept on harassing us on Awful Movies Wiki when we tried to criticise him, and he also spams infobox quotes. Theblazemaster4 (talk) 15:23, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Nitesh Surya Vanapalli is locally blocked on that wiki, so, personally, from my perspective, this looks to be handled, and thus a global lock may not be required. Being blocked locally on more than one wiki, each with its own local rules and standards of conduct that are hard to measure against each other globally, does not necessarily mean a global lock is required. Your report would certainly require more information on the severity of the harassment, and simply editing infoboxes in a manner inconsistent with local policies on that wiki wouldn't equate to requiring a global lock. Dmehus (talk) 15:33, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree that for the time being I do not really see a strong enough reason to globally lock. As Dmehus said it would be useful if you could provide proof (links) to the harassment we could look into it further. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 17:13, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I also do agree with Dmehus, and Reception123, there's a very vague reason requiring to lock that user. CircleyDoesExtracter  ( Circley Talk  |  Global   |  Email the Cloud ) 18:38, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I think we should, but only temporary, because he harrased for no reason. (He told him to shut the F___ up) InspecterAbdel (talk) 19:03, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

He also vandalized a page on Unfavorable Wikis Wiki about him Theblazemaster4 (talk) 00:19, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

Please globally lock RainBoy107
Reason: He said in a YouTube video that he'd be happy if a user died and had the audacity to say that he would celebrate her death. He's also been acting like a pervert towards minors too. Here's a link to where he was acting so heartless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWFya401z6A&t=49s

DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 17:11, 1 August 2020 (UTC)DarkMatterMan4500
 * Do you have any definitive proof that the Miraheze user is the same as the one on YouTube besides the username? Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 18:02, 1 August 2020 (UTC)