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Delete my wiki
Hello! I wish for my wiki to be deleted

https://yourosongcontest.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page

I would like to recover the wiki "https://fablac.miraheze.org/wiki/Accueil"
Good morning,

I am contacting you because I will wish to recover the wiki of our school. It's called "fablac". We are very disappointed not to find him again.

Thanks in advance. Have a beautiful day, Sophie
 * Hello and welcome! I am not a Steward, but I think your request would carry more weight if you were a registered user.  Please pick a username!   22:23 20-Mar-2019

How do i add a Infobox? i Know Barely anything about Coding on Wikis sadly.
Hi, i'm New here as i Moved from Wikia's Mass-Ad Festival to here which seems cleaner. Only Issue i have right now is Adding Infoboxes to my Wiki.
 * Hello and welcome! Please read FAQ.  (Better yet, read the entire page!)  Take care when importing code, because sometimes a template relies on other templates and you need to import them all.  You're right that it's "cleaner" to edit here than at Wikia, where they are always breaking stuff.  Templates are somewhat like subroutines in a programming language, and unfortunately, it will require learning about them, because even if you get them to work, you'll find you want to tweak them.   13:48 23-Mar-2019

How do I get to the Special:ManageWiki to uncheck the "closed" box to reopen it
My wiki was closed for dormancy - and I would like to re-open it, but I don't know how to get to the Special:ManageWiki page to uncheck the "closed" box. DebyJolley
 * Surfing to the page  (making an appropriate substitution for  ) should get you there, though I do not know if other problems will prevent you from completing the operation.   03:45 2-May-2019

Thank you, Spike!!

User can't login after merge
Hello, Special:CentralAuth/Anse1997 says he can't log in with neither his new password nor the old one he used to have before the merge, and asking for a password reset only results on him being told no email address was set for that account (it was, he says). There's anything that can be done?--Wedhro (talk) 21:24, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
 * sorry for the delay, it seems as though John merged the new account into the old one, which sets the account information to that of the old account. We could redo the merge. Note for anyone who completes this that you have to merge the old account into the new account, and then rename the account so that it has the name of the old one. -- Void  Whispers 15:42, 7 May 2019 (UTC)
 * any update? The user says he still can't login.--Wedhro (talk) 17:40, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

How do I edit the CSS file for my wiki?
How do I edit the CSS file for my wiki? I am currently using the Vector skin. Let's say my wiki is https://WIKINAME.miraheze.org. I have poked around in the Special pages and all the settings and extensions pages and cannot find a way to edit the CSS. Thanks! --Bulrush (talk) 13:08, 8 May 2019 (UTC)
 * CSS is editable through the page MediaWiki:Common.css or through MediaWiki:Vector.css. Common.css applies to all users regardless of their skin, while Vector.css only applies to the skin. -- Void  Whispers 15:52, 8 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Ok I must not be editing the right link. I tried editing https://newearth.miraheze.org/wiki/Common.css, saved it, and reloaded my wiki page, nothing changed. This is what I put into the file:

/* This CSS overrides all skins on newearth.miraheze.org. */ h1 {border-top: 4px solid black; margin-top: 4pt; } What's the full URL that I'm supposed to edit? Bulrush (talk) 13:40, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Ok I got it. It's https://newearth.miraheze.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.css. Bulrush (talk) 13:48, 13 May 2019 (UTC)


 * There is one other thing that could go wrong. When you refresh a page, MediaWiki is smart enough to ask for fresh copies of all the files that went into the rendering of that page.  But MediaWiki is not smart enough to detect that the CSS has changed.  So you should flush your browser's cache (Ctrl-F5 in Mozilla).   20:52 13-May-2019

Please add bureaucrat authority to me
I'm founder of "Wikitrivia (https://wikitrivia.miraheze.org/)".

I'd like to use ManageWiki, but I can't because I don't have bureaucrat authority. Please add it to me. -- Schwarz ・ Talk /  ウソペディア  08:16, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Should be fixed now. -- Void  Whispers 18:56, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Cannot set me onto bureaucrat on theresnoname.miraheze.org
Hello, when I'm going to add some extension, I don't see Administration section. after seeing my user rights, I noticed that the bureaucrat checkbox has been disabled. can you please enabled it, so I can add some extension? Theresnoname (talk) 09:56, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Should be fixed now. -- Void  Whispers 18:56, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

How do I make a default page when new pages are created?
There may be multiple users that can edit my wiki. I would like to have Category:All on the bottom of every new created page without multiple users having to remember to do that manually. Is there a way I can make a wiki template which will be copied into a new page whenever a new page is created? Thank you! Bulrush (talk) 14:24, 13 May 2019 (UTC)


 * Here is one solution: You can create a page that users call to create a new page; it can use DPL, and the  tag that creates the edit window can use the   parameter to specify what is initially in that edit window, from a different file.  These contents could include Category:All.  This solution does not prevent the creator of the page from removing the category.  Another solution is to write a 'bot that periodically cycles through every page not in the category and adds it; I don't know how to do this.   21:18 13-May-2019

Ok, maybe I'm not asking the right question. When I backup my wiki I want to backup all pages, and I was going to use the Category:All to add all pages to the export list. Is there another way to export all pages to back them up to a local file on my PC? Bulrush (talk) 12:16, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Bulrush You can do this via Special:DataDump or with Special:AllPages and Special:Export. Isn't that what you're looking for? Hispano76 (talk) 14:08, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
 * It depends on size of your wiki (whether to use Special:DataDump or to use Special:Export), but perhaps Special:AllPages can provide a list as well.-- 14:17, 19 May 2019 (UTC)

I don't have permissions to view or do Special:DataDumps and I assume I cannot give myself that permission. Usually I backup my wiki using Special:Export but I have to type in a category to get and export pages in that category, when really I want to backup all pages in that wiki. I've tried a category of '+' and '*' and neither work to give me all pages. If I forget to add a Category of 'All' to a page then that page doesn't get backed up. Any ideas how I can back up all pages of a wiki using Special:Export? Bulrush (talk) 10:08, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
 * You can give yourself the permission from Special:ManageWikiPermissions on your wiki (which should be: view-dump, generate-dump, and possibly delete-dump).-- 12:03, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

How do I set the max image size that can be uploaded?
The default settings seems to be 250mb, that seems a bit excessive. I poked around in all the settings screens and can't seem to find the setting. If the max size just for my wiki newearth.miraheze.org is 5mb that's fine. Bulrush (talk) 12:27, 15 May 2019 (UTC)

I need to report a wiki
So theres this one wiki called Horrid Reception Wikis Wiki, and they made a hate article out of me, and I need you to either delete the article, unban me, and then give the admins a warning, or shut down the wiki.

Link: https://horridreceptionwikis.miraheze.org/wiki/Angrybirdsfan

PS. Make sure you contact Mar & Stickman's local officials. (And what Local Officials are, is the Government.)

Signed - User:Angrybirdsfanonmiraheze
 * I'm going to assume from what I've seen that this has been resolved elsewhere. Even if it hasn't, my response is still going to be that moving on is your best course of action. -- Void  Whispers 01:22, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

I don't have bureaucrat-rights for my new wiki
Hello! Thank you for creating my wiki "IKgroßeGruppenWiki" (https://ikgrossegruppen.miraheze.org). Unfortunately, I don't have bureaucrat-rights for that wiki - at the moment I only have user-rights for this account. Could you please give me bureaucrat-rights? Thank you! User:IKGroßeGruppenWiki
 * Looks to have been fixed, let us know if you need anything else! -- Void  Whispers 16:22, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Freckles
Freckles needs to be globally locked as an obvious sockpuppet. They've self-admitted on their user page that they are User:DoveWindsor, which in turn is a sock of User:Louise3. Amanda Catherine (talk) 15:28, 16 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Taken care of by John. SA 13 Bro (talk) 18:40, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Extension issues on Atrocious Deviants Wiki
The blog extension appears to be corrupted.

proof:

https://atrociousdeviants.miraheze.org/wiki/Blog:Announcement_28/4/2019

Theresnoname (talk) 11:53, 17 May 2019 (UTC)
 * As it looks like a technical issue to me, maybe it's a good idea to file a ticket on phabricator.-- 13:34, 17 May 2019 (UTC)

Please delete my account
Please delete my account. Goodbye, Miraheze users! This account will be replaced by the new account name Fungster. LegoMaster (talk Account information: [ block log] – contribs – logs – [ abuse log] – CentralAuth ) 02:24, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Additionally, please remove all the rights that LegoMaster has. Thank you. Fungster (talk) 03:57, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
 * An account cannot be deleted (even if you stop using it). However, your request for removal of rights may be handled by the Stewards.-- 06:50, 19 May 2019 (UTC)

Can you make me an admin and bureaucrat on Talented Deviants Wiki.?
The founder and admin and bureucrat of Talented Deviants Wiki, Queenspace rarely active on that wiki. I want to enable some extensions on that wiki. Theresnoname (talk) 04:32, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
 * You may be granted the rights if you have reached a community agreement (please provide us the link to the page if any). However, if not, the permissions will probably not be given. If your purpose of having it is focused on managing Extensions, you may ask us to enable some extensions on the community noticeboard so that wiki managers can handle it.-- 06:33, 19 May 2019 (UTC)

Merge users on nonciclopedia.org (16)
Hi, user Special:CentralAuth/Debunker needs to be merged into Special:CentralAuth/Debuncher. Also, Special:CentralAuth/Anse1997 is still unable to log in after his temporary account Special:CentralAuth/Anse1997 temp was merged.--Wedhro (talk) 08:29, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. Anse1997 will need to be redone from the top, unless there is another way to confirm their identity to reset their password. -- Void  Whispers 20:23, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * He confirmed his identity by writing on my Fandom message wall with his old account: https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Thread:1652665 - Anyway, what do you mean by "to be redone from the top", should he create a new temporary account?--Wedhro (talk) 09:27, 22 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, that is unfortunately what has to be done. -- Void  Whispers 15:18, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

Please delete all cgs prefaced files on scruffy wiki.
I've tried with "Mass delete" aka Special:Nuke on scruffywiki but it just deletes the same 31 files over and over, even though they're already deleted. See also T4390. Please would a steward delete all files with names beginning with "cgs" on scruffywiki? -- Rob Kam (talk) 19:24, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Doing now. -- Void  Whispers 20:28, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you. -- Rob Kam (talk) 21:49, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Sorry for checking back in so late, but can you confirm that they have all been deleted? -- Void  Whispers 15:17, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

Change my username
I'd like to request a username change. Is there any catches I should know before I request my username to be changed?
 * Please use Special:GlobalRenameRequest. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 05:50, 22 May 2019 (UTC)

All Wikis usergroup seemed to be back as default setting
There's seemed to be all Wikis usergroup has back to default setting, this could be possible cause by an bugs. Can you have a look at public test wiki? Which the Consuls usergroup had been disappear, and now the Bureaucrats tester were have the technical ability to modify the Manage wiki settings. Just in case occurrence any kind of security issues. <b style="color:red">S</b><b style="color:orange">A</b><b style="color:gold"> 1</b><b style="color:green">3</b><b style="color:blue"> B</b><b style="color:indigo">r</b><b style="color:violet">o</b> (talk) 15:32, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Hello, we are sorry that you lost your groups last night. There was a incident last night which resulted in all groups being overwritten. So we had to restore all wiki's to the default groups in order to restore services to wikis. Paladox (talk) 15:47, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your notice, it seemed the Consuls usergroup on public test wiki has been fixed now. <b style="color:red">S</b><b style="color:orange">A</b><b style="color:gold"> 1</b><b style="color:green">3</b><b style="color:blue"> B</b><b style="color:indigo">r</b><b style="color:violet">o</b> (talk) 19:20, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
 * All the permissions should be fixed by now, according to T4405. If there are still remaining problems, however, please let us know.-- 02:17, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Sure, thanks for your request the task help at phabricator. :) I occasionally were on here to monitor the circumstances and do some Chinese language translation on the documentation pages, although I had my busy works in real life time. <b style="color:red">S</b><b style="color:orange">A</b><b style="color:gold"> 1</b><b style="color:green">3</b><b style="color:blue"> B</b><b style="color:indigo">r</b><b style="color:violet">o</b> (talk) 17:26, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
 * P.S. According to T4413, the restoration was made based on backup created on May 5th. Permission changes since then might not be restored and should be turned back manually. Please see Special:log/managewiki on your wiki to check if your wiki is affected. This will apply globally.-- 15:26, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
 * There's seemed to be no issues to restore the May 5th permission settings for public test wiki, so it should be definitely okay for PTW. <b style="color:red">S</b><b style="color:orange">A</b><b style="color:gold"> 1</b><b style="color:green">3</b><b style="color:blue"> B</b><b style="color:indigo">r</b><b style="color:violet">o</b> (talk) 16:21, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

Enable TwoColConflict on Miraheze Meta
Please enable TwoColConflict extension on Miraheze Meta so that users can resolve edit conflicts more easily. - PlavorSeol (T | C) 15:01, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Please ask our wiki managers. Fungster ''My talk 06:59, 25 May 2019 (UTC)

administrator and bureaucrant, beidipedia.miraheze.org
Hi I was an Admin in beidipedia. Wiki. Com, but I stopped editing, with a bunch of active users after changes that was imposed on us by wiki. I accidentally found out that you guys brought the old style back. We are OK now but eventually there will be more traffic and vandalism. So, if it is OK with you guys I'd like to take the responsibilities of be bureac/Admin. In beidipedia.miraheze.or Photo1 (talk) 16:19, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Please make this request locally, and if it is successful a Steward will grant the rights. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 08:32, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I have talked to the community before to recommend to have a local admin/crat, because there seems to be no active admin/crat (because of Dysk's absence) while the wiki itself has been active (and as far as I know, no global volunteers understand Arabic so far).-- 10:02, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
 * As I said on your talk page on beidipedia before, we would like to have a link to the community decision provided to us (though considering the fact that beidipedia is one of the uncycs that were kicked out from wikia/fandom, being an admin and/or a crat before your migration seems to be a valid reason to have your permissions back).-- 10:02, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Is there any way to verify that? -- Void  Whispers 00:09, 27 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I should've said "if it's true," to be clear. As the former-fandom wiki is now deleted, there's actually no way to confirm it (which is why we still need a clear community decision page).-- 00:30, 27 May 2019 (UTC)

Please give me sysop rights
Hello. A steward must give me the right to be an administrator. Please??? Mohamed Saed (talk) 21:02, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
 * If you are talking about Meta, rights are given based on requests for permissions. However, requesting rights right after creating an account is a sign of hat collecting, and therefore they will not be given. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 08:29, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Asking for sysop decreases the chance of having it.--MCpillager (talk) 14:47, 26 May 2019 (UTC)

Merge users on nonciclopedia.org (17)
User Anse1997 has created one more temporary account in order to get his original account back (first time it didn't work), so I'm asking to merge Special:CentralAuth/Anse1997 tries again in Special:CentralAuth/Anse1997. He confirmed his identity on my message wall on Fandom, here.--Wedhro (talk) 22:37, 27 May 2019 (UTC)