Requests for Comment/Allow global sysops to globally rename users

For some reason, only stewards can globally rename users. Let's change this and let global sysops do this, as this will speed up global rename requests. — Mario Mario  456  15:20, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Proposal 1
Global sysops are allowed to globally rename users.

Oppose

 * 1)  As a current (and the only) global sysop, I don't think this would be a necessary or good idea. I think that Global Sysops already have sufficient permissions and it would not be appropriate to have them also gain the rename permission. Global Sysops are supposed to assist Stewards but they are distinct from Stewards and therefore I don't think that they should gain another permission and slowly come close to being indistinguishable from Stewards. There's also not really any indication that renames are being done too slow as far as I'm aware. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 15:34, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * 2)  per Reception123 above, certainly, but I also because policy defines Global Sysops as a chiefly counter-vandalism role, and I can't see how performing a global rename would constitute counter-vandalism. So, on that basis, I believe this is a significant expansion to the role that would require a larger discussion. In terms of that larger discussion, there's also a question of need. With some ~350 global renames in the past nearly six years, that's an average of only roughly 50-60 global renames per year. I think existing Stewards are capable of handling that level of work. If there becomes a need for further delegation, it would be better to create a specific purpose   group. Dmehus (talk) 15:38, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * 3)  Global sysops are meant to do the work of an administrator on wikis with little maintenance or on wikis that have a lot of clutter or vandalism and for some reason the bureaucrat (or owner, or other administrators) of that wiki do nothing about it. Global sysops should, in my view, only be traditionally endowed with the rights of a local administrator (as has been done now), and should not be given more responsibility. Renaming the user in my eyes hasn’t posed any challenges for Miraheze, so I really don’t support this. Stewards easily have time to rename users and that’s fine. --Anton (talk) 15:48, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Status quo
Only stewards are allowed to globally rename users.

Support

 * 1)  see my comment above. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 15:34, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * 2)  per above and my comment above. Dmehus (talk) 15:39, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * 3)  see also my comment above. --Anton (talk) 15:48, 8 May 2021 (UTC)