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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)

Please Close https://unfavorablefandomwikis.miraheze.org/wiki/
I Founded that wiki, and other admins demoted me because they though a rule i put was unfair, i tried getting admin rights back so i could close the wiki, however the admins still have not made me admin again, which i need to close the wiki, so please close it ScratchCoder (talk) 14:56, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Again, don't ignore the full picture. You kept demoting Inkster for a poor reason, and you established an unfair rule. You also edit-war with other people, instead of talking it out. You did all of those things and that's why you were demoted. Don't forget the whole picture. You will be promoted again in a month if you behave better. WickyHoney (talk) 16:56, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
 * You are using the "Demoted a user" as an excuse, i stopped demoting the user even before i was demoted, and the user broke multiple rules, not just one. im requesting the wiki to be deleted as the point of it was to be against abusive admins, however there are abusive admins, it is my fault, i should have watched who got premoted more carefully, but now that there are abusive admins on a wiki that is meant to stop abusive admins, i think it should just be closed altogether, plus i wont even be active on miraheze soon, which i said on my profile. ScratchCoder (talk) 20:08, 29 June 2020 (UTC)


 * This is why, if I had a wiki, I would establish a  role, and policies around that, that could not be removed by anyone but me alone. I would create a role similar to the Consul on Public Test Wiki that would have access to Special:ManageWiki and essentially the same rights as the "founder," with one important exception, they could not remove or change anything to do with the "founder" user group. This is a good reason for thinking your local user groups and developing a local policy, to ensure these sort of usurpations don't happen. That being said, we certainly have many wikis that overlap, significantly, with the scope of other wikis, so perhaps you could formalize a plan to develop a new wiki, similar in scope but different in name. Articulate it well, clearly, and sufficiently thoroughly, and it should be approved. Dmehus (talk) 21:23, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I actually might do that if i get admin rights back, thanks. ScratchCoder (talk) 21:26, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
 * As far as your dispute goes about getting your rights back, I know that stewards do have some authority over local wikis, but I generally think it would be limited to, but not usurping, assessing whether your rights were removed in a manner consistent with the local practices on that wiki. I would think their role here would be to examine the history, seeing whether local policies were followed by both parties (including yourself), and trying to come to a mediated resolution. In any event, I would think the best outcome here would be for a steward to play the role of mediator as it obviously seems like a heated situation between both parties, who seem like constructive contributors. Going to ping here to look into and see to what extent they can assist both sides here. Dmehus (talk) 21:35, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Please Keep the wiki open. ScratchCoder (talk) 17:50, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes keep it open, I gave SC's rights back PowerDagger15 (talk) 18:13, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for both your replies. Just wait for a steward to evaluate this thread and note any action taken (if any). Dmehus (talk) 18:36, 9 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)

Someone must ban this IP address.
This IP address called "134.209.197.172" is insulting my friends by adding articles to Bad Scratch Wiki and is very harsh. The bad scratch wiki is also breaking the content policy because the articles are insulting the scratchers. So I think this IP address should be considered banned. CircleyDoesExtracter (talk) 23:11, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
 * The IP address has been locally blocked by Void. The question of Bad Scratch Wiki is being dealt with by Stewards. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 18:48, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Can I be the new owner of Abysmal Roblox Games Wiki? I am the only active admin and the wiki will close within a month or so.
Title.
 * I am not sure what you mean by "owner", we don't really assign "ownership" to people on wikis. Do you mean you would also like bureaucrat rights perhaps? Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 18:48, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Problem with infoboxes and templates
Hello, here my problem: I don't know how to work my models and infoboxes. I haven't been able to create any, even by copying and pasting code. Help me out, thank you.
 * Could you please link some of the pages and let us know what is not working for you?

Ban RollOverTheFloor
Reason: Troll ruffian, and a vandal on Awful Movies Wiki. Stephenfisher2001 (talk) 14:08, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Has been done by Void. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 14:29, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Bureaucrat rights for Abysmal Roblox Games Wiki
I do not know how to reply, and I am mostly confused with the signing, but that's what I meant. Nihirichan (talk) 00:30, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I was just talking to about this on Discord and, in the course of discussing with him, because this wiki was manually closed by a local bureaucrat, there is a consensus among Void and his steward/system administrator colleagues that wikis aren't available through the normal Requests for adoption process. However, you do have one of two or three options, all handled locally:
 * Use either Special:EmailUser or the user talk page of the closing bureaucrat or another bureaucrat on that wiki (from Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat on that wiki) and request that they re-open the wiki and add you on as a bureaucrat to adopt it locally;
 * Hold a local community vote in a prominent location, whether in the discussion forums, on a noticeboard, or some other prominent page, defining the timeframe for voting and any other parameters for a successful vote, to appoint a new bureaucrat on the wiki, in compliance with any local policies, of course, which, from my cursory look, there doesn't appear to be any; or,
 * Hold a local community vote to adopt the wiki locally, naming new bureaucrats, and deciding whether to discard any absentee or abandoned bureaucrats.
 * In the case of 2 and 3, you would come back to SN here on Meta, inform the stewards of the location of the vote, and then they will close the discussion and take any actions in absence of any action by a local bureaucrat to effect the results of that vote.
 * Keep me updated. I'm also willing to stand for temporary bureaucrat on that wiki for the purposes of helping you guys to more fully develop your local policies governing local adoptions and appointments processes, to eliminate situations like this in the future, if requested. I can't commit to staying on as a bureaucrat on that wiki longer term, though. Dmehus (talk) 02:42, 10 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)

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)

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)

About my login
Hello,i'm Gustave London,and i'm having problems with my login.He says that "it looks like there was a session hijacking".Somebody help me!  20:59, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
 * @Redacted It’s probably because you have to try again.—Μπέλα2006 (talk) 21:02, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
 * If that fails, please clear your cookies in your browser, and then try again. -- Void  Whispers 00:35, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

Hey can somebody delete my account please?
I don't want to be associated with the wikis anymore, please. Ramadhan1a (talk) 04:39, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Accounts can’t be deleted, but I suppose the Stewards can lock your account so that you can’t use it. That’s what happened to Grust. How’s that sound? WickyHoney (talk) 05:26, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

That sounds nice I guess Ramadhan1a 06:14, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
 * WickyHoney is correct that, unfortunately, accounts cannot be deleted, but could, potentially, be locked. It may also be possible to rename your account to a random hash, similar to Wikimedia's vanished user policy., we may not have a specific policy on vanishing, but it seems reasonable as it's common sense. Dmehus (talk) 14:13, 11 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.

Possible lock for this user I mentioned
Hello. I am CircleyDoesExtracter.

As I looked on Rotten Websites Wiki. I saw some suspicious activity.

I then looked at the recent changes. There's a user named "JEWICIDE". I see the pages with zero changes. When I expand more, I see some vandalism. There's many evil changes like the changes that repeatedly say the F word multiple times. I even see the name is very racist. It means "Suicide to jews". That's very racist to those people. He also vandalizes many pages on RWW, like the TheTopTens page. Anyways, stewards, can you consider locking JEWICIDE? CircleyDoesExtracter (talk) 22:58, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ It seems that user is locked. Thank you, stewards. 15:55, 12 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)

Nonciclopedia (nonciclopedia.org): official request to Miraheze staff
Hello,

Wedhro recently left the site, so there are no active bureaucrats there. I would like to ask you to: - remove admin rights to Nevermindfc, as he is inactive; - add bureaucrat rights to Fantinaikos, the only active admin; - remove bureaucrat rights Paladox, as a bureaucrat is the one who is administrating this site, and he is not active.

Thanks. - [hidden IP]
 * Paladox has granted Bureaucrat rights as a local bureaucrat. John (talk) 14:59, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Can you please hide the previous IP, and also this one, in the history of the page? - [hidden IP] 15:02, 13 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)

Please Lock this account
用户:曦曦小公主 Vandalized 1 wiki, and was suspected of sockpuppeting. ThesenatorO5-2 (talk) 04:57, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Since there has only been vandalism on one wiki, I don't see a strong reason to globally lock at this time as a global sysop. A steward may do a CheckUser if they see fit. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 14:09, 14 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)

Dormancy policy exemption to Circleyverse Wiki
Hello stewards.

I am the owner of Circleyverse Wiki (https://circleyverse.miraheze.org), and I ask this wiki to be exempted from the Dormancy Policy. This wiki has content with Circleyverse that will be read by people, meaning the wiki is meant to read. While I will add some content, the pages might not be actively edited. Also, I have a lot of global edits (over 2,000 edits) meaning I have many signs of having activity. I came to Miraheze every day, so I'm pretty sure I am very active.

So would you like Circleyverse Wiki to be exempted from the Dormancy Policy? Thank you. 20:09, 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)

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)

Fake user profiles
Hi, new and obviously fake user profiles are being created and added to our wiki (https://cyberlaw.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&offset=&limit=500&username=&group=&creationSort=1&wpsubmit=&wpFormIdentifier=mw-listusers-form), at a rate of about 5 per week, since the end of July 2019. We have robust mechanisms to prevent vandalism, and the profiles mostly remain passive, but I was wondering if this could be a security risk. They clutter our user list, anyway - how do I get rid of them and prevent them from being created?
 * If you have robust mechanisms to prevent vandalism, there's probably nothing you need to do. If they are entirely inactive or mostly inactive, their revisions will (likely) need to be patrolled (assuming you have Special:RecentChanges and Special:NewPages) instead. Accounts are created automatically just by visiting your website; as far as I'm aware, perhaps can clarify, there's no way to remove unwanted users. Even if the users were globally locked or locally blocked, it would still not remove them from the users list. One workaround you might want to try is to create a separate "user" group and add all users that start actually editing your wiki to that group; it would have the same permissions as the system default "users" group except it would allow you to easily filter out the users who just joined by having visited your wiki. I realize it may not be ideal or what you were ideally looking for in that it wouldn't remove the clutter, but it would essentially provide a way to better organize the clutter in Special:ListUsers. Also, when you post to the talk pages on Meta, please remember to sign your posts with   as a bot requires the timestamp information created by your signature to archive threads. Dmehus (talk) 13:37, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the clarification, this is good to know! Uncleistvan1BBB (talk) 14:31, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
 * No problem. Dmehus (talk) 15:14, 16 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)

Some users that need bureaucrat
Hello. Recently all bureaucrats from a wiki have retired and did not give anyone else the status before leaving, causing the wiki to have no bureaucrats and thus no ability to confirm new users. If possible, please give the users Portrock1566, Inkster and Hookuai the status. Kesner (talk) 18:50, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Are any of those wikis in closed or inactive status? If so, then you will need to use Requests for adoption. Otherwise, if the wikis are all still active, there is a little a steward can do yet. A leading option I would recommend is organizing a local bureaucrat election on each of the wikis, consistent with each wiki's existing local policies (if any) governing elevated position appointments, then, when the election is complete, you will need to come back to Stewards' noticeboard to advise a steward of the completed elections. In such notifications, it's probably helpful to link to any local policies on each wiki, so that a steward can more quickly assess the local elections. Hope this helps. Dmehus (talk) 18:59, 16 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)

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)

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)

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)