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好玩
好玩
 * 你在做什麽？Fung ster (contribs - email - CA) 00:05, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

Protected edit-request on July 8 2019
It is requested that a change to the Dormancy Policy be made.

On the section Dormancy Policy, please change Similar to the exemptions above, there are several wikis that are considered exceptions to this policy. The Dormancy Policy never has and never will apply to Meta Wiki (this central project wiki), loginwiki (which is required for technical reasons), commonswikiwiki (central image repository), cvtwiki, conductwiki, or staff wiki (which are all used for internal coordination). to Similar to the exemptions above, there are several wikis that are considered exceptions to this policy. The Dormancy Policy never has and never will apply to Meta Wiki (this central project wiki), loginwiki (which is required for technical reasons), commonswiki (central image repository), cvtwiki, conductwiki, or staff wiki (which are all used for internal coordination). per this section.

Cheers, --Fung ster (contribs - email - CA) 01:41, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thanks for the catch. -- Void  Whispers 01:58, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

Entered bad address for phabricator registration
Hi, I entered a misspelled email address when I was registering for phabricator. It keeps telling me that the email has been sent and won’t let me correct it. The correct address is in my miraheze account settings. Can you reset it? Thanks, Eddie


 * Hi, i've deleted the account so you can recreate it with the correct email. Paladox (talk) 20:45, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

How can I get translator permissions?
I've tried to translate main page to Polish but extension says I don't have required permissions. "Get permission" link redirects me to deleted page (Translator). What should I do then?

Rail (talk) 20:26, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Posting here is fine! Someone who can help will be around soon! User:RhinosF1 - (Quirc) (chat (on meta) ) · CA 20:29, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ (I also created a short page with instructions there) -- Void  Whispers 21:44, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Rail (talk) 07:07, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

Translator rights
I have noticed that the German version still needs some tweaks to it. I'd be glad to help with that, but I've never been autoconfirmed since I never made edits to the Meta Wiki.  – Pulsaris   08:55, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 09:03, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Znotch190711

 * The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
 * Znotch190711 is prohibited from creating further Requests for Comment, or adding additional proposals to an existing RfC. This does not, however, prohibit them from commenting suggestions in the comment sections of ongoing discussions.
 * As an aside, I would like to recommend that future proposals that have global consequences (RfCs may affect global policy) be put on the Community noticeboard. -- Void  Whispers 18:42, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

Hello,

I've opened this thread to discuss the actions of.

Firstly, this user has started a number of RfCs recently that they know are likely to fail and have been previously discussed varying from changes to the internal structure of Mirhaeze to CVT. Their latest RfC is a very long page with a number of proposals that even they themselves know are unlikely to pass and oppose.

I have also noticed that this user makes misleading comments as evidenced at their talk page where they claim to have not requested any wikis despite having done so and this discussion where they claim to have nominated me for sysop hypothetically and then deny this part way through which they refused to remove when I blanked it as I decided I did not want to be involved in this and are taking the mick about unaware WMF wiki users.


 * User:RhinosF1 - (Quirc) (chat (on meta) ) · CA 15:58, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

Proposal (A)
is topic-banned from creating RfCs or proposing new options in RfCs.

Discussion

 * I have no way to know user's intention in opening RfCs, such as that he knew they would be unsuccessful. His initiatives are too bureaucracy-heavy and formal for my tastes, but I would not bar him from taking initiatives because of this difference in style.  I would not ask Miraheze users to conduct an open vote to disapprove of one of us.   16:54 12-Jul-2019
 * I think that the community should be allowed to vote on whether a user is wasting their time with such proposals. We are not Wikipedia, but I find that their community ban policy is sensible. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 17:52, 12 July 2019 (UTC)


 * I wonder how long s/he should be banned, if this succeeds. Is it a permaban, or a ban for a certain limited amount of time?-- 17:54, 13 July 2019 (UTC)
 * In the way that the current proposal is formulated, it implies an indefinite ban which can only be lifted by another community vote on the matter. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 18:01, 13 July 2019 (UTC)
 * OK. Thanks for your reply.-- 18:25, 13 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thinking about this and speaking with John, I have realized that as Proposal B, this proposal should also be made at Community noticeboard instead, as RfCs concern the global community and therefore decisions cannot be made on Meta. If this proposal were to pass, it would only affect RfCs that are for Meta only. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 13:12, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure - the decision will NOT affect RfCs created outside meta for sure, but all RfCs, including global ones, made on meta is technically activities on meta and thus meta can, at least, from a purely technical point of view, have a control on them.-- 13:52, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

Votes

 * 1) as proposer User:RhinosF1 - (Quirc) (chat (on meta) ) · CA 15:58, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
 * 2) Spike did a very good job explaining why an external user should not have decisions on an non meta wiki. Znotch190711 (Contribs - My wiki - CA) 17:15, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
 * This should be under B shouldn't it. User:RhinosF1 - (Quirc) (chat (on meta) ) · CA 17:39, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
 * 1) -- Dark Dragoon   (talk)  18:11, 13 July 2019 (UTC)
 * 2) While I find most of the recent RfCs going in vain, I don't think all of the proposals were worthless. Thus, I'd like to agree to a ban on creating new RfCs, but would like to disagree on restricting to create new proposals on ongoing topics started by others.-- 18:25, 13 July 2019 (UTC)
 * 3) RfC is a good way for the community to have their say but if you look on meta this user has created many useless discussions that had no point. For now we should not allow him to create them anymore but this can be changed later if they show better behavior. --DeeM28 (talk) 07:42, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Proposal (B)
moved to CN

General Discussion

 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section

what’s going on in the mobile version
Excuse me. I went to Meta today and I have found out I can’t read pages on Mobile. If I’m on a page and reading it in mobile view, no test appears on the page. Somebody, please. This needs some serious EXPLAINING. •• Fair0002 • Bureaucrat and Administrator of Crazybloxian Empire Wiki 06:30, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 * You're right. -- Dark Dragoon  (talk)  07:40, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 * A task has been opened and we are looking into why this is happening. Thank you for pointing it out. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 09:03, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I have identified the issue as coming from the Tweeki skin. The skin has now been temporarily disabled on Meta while we sort out the issue, so all pages now work on mobile. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 18:50, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yey! Anyways, ████ you, Tweeki. You messed up the wiki. Anyways, learn alesson.

Inappropriate wiki.
Hello,

It has been brought to my attention that a section of your wiki site (https://truecapitalist.miraheze.org/wiki/Giant_Incident) you've hosted has been used to defame, and spread lies about myself. It was referring to me as a "pedophile", which is a false, and unsubstantiated accusation. It also solicits mine and other people's personal information with the intent to harass them. The main wiki page in reference is overall been used to organize, and document targeted harassment by individuals.

This page contains a youtube video that contains my own personal phone number multiple times: https://truecapitalist.miraheze.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Show_Episode_21

The main individual in question who has been making the offending edits about myself has a profile that can be found here: https://truecapitalist.miraheze.org/wiki/User:Cans_Abusing_Meme_Magician

I would like to ask for assistance in preventing my personal information to be released as well as removing content making serious false allegations. I feel that the main wiki where this is taking place is not doing anything productive or informative, and by nature is entirely nefarious.

Thank you,

https://truecapitalist.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page
 * I've deleted anywhere I could find that hinted at the person in question being a pedophile, as I'm pretty sure that constitutes libel. At least until the author of the post attempts to dispute it or anything. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 04:26, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

Please, I would like to translate to Portuguese (PT-br).
Please, I would like to help to translate to Portuguese (PT-br). GabrielMacedo (talk) 17:16, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅, you can now translate. -- Void  Whispers 19:38, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Mailling list
Is there a mailing list for Miraheze, if yes, where to subscribe? Greetings, Manuela (talk) 03:17, 7 August 2019 (UTC)
 * There's not one yet, but there may be one in the works soon. Check out T4536 for more details. -- Void  Whispers 03:24, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

Redirect old acc
Hello. Would a helpful admin please be able to redirect my old account's userpage to my current one. Thanks, Æ ro|undefined 03:29, 11 September 2019 (UTC) ✅ ~ RhinosF1 - (chat) · CA · contribs · Rights - ) 05:33, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

Translation
Hello. I would like to be able to translate to Norwegian. LloydSwag04 (talk) 15:57, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 16:31, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

Help with Importing
I'm trying to import some templates from wikipedia, but I'm generally confused about what I need to do.
 * Hi, If you haven't see Imports. If you want to pop onto IRC or Discord then myself or another user will happily walk you through it and if you're still stuck then I can import it for you. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  13:31, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

Delete
My user page,please,for that stay my globaluserpage. Gustave London (talk) 12:42, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  12:44, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

Problem with Upload file and can not log in to Phabricator?
Hi!

I am a new user and have just started a site! But can not upload files? And are not allowed to log in to Phabricator? I wonder if there can be something that I have missed here? Best regards from https://swedishmuseum.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page_Archive /VisbyStar
 * Hi, What errors are you seeing (for both file uploads and Phabricator). ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  20:15, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
 * For upload file it is: Action failed

Jump to navigationJump to search Could not open lock file for "mwstore://local-backend/local-public/7/78/20190906_171010.jpg". Make sure your upload directory is configured correctly and your web server has permission to write to that directory. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:$wgUploadDirectory for more information.
 * and for Phabricator it is: Du har inte behörighet att utföra den åtgärd du begärt. (in Swedish) It says I am not allowed to do this request.
 * We're looking into the file upload issue and regarding Phabricator, Are you signing up via the 'Mediawiki account' option. (You can only create an account if you use that to link your Miraheze account). ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  20:25, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi, file uploads should work now! It appears your wiki's folder was missing on our file storage servers hence why there was a failure. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Paladox (talk) 20:43, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Great! Thank you very much! I will try to solve the Phabricator "problem" later. I think my account is not connected yet. VisbyStar (talk) 20:50, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Would you be able to try phabricator again please? We think we've discovered the problem and fixed it! (https://github.com/miraheze/mw-config/commit/73686b1db78b6eac9fc1f016a29f96b794efc61c) Paladox (talk) 21:34, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

User:Zacharycook505
They are copying a bunch of unnecessary templates from Wikipedia, even with no attributions. Therefore please block this user. - P1av0rSe01Complaint? 10:59, 22 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I've ✅ the pages but am ❌ to block at this point. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  13:03, 22 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Concur; this user's edits seem unwise but not necessarily malicious. In addition to failure to attribute the material to Wikipedia editors, which you mentioned to the user on his talk page, the user might not understand that Meta is not for individual wiki-building but for the designated purposes, and has all the templates it needs unless people decide to add new features to it.   01:36 23-Sep-2019

Loading Slowly and 503 frequently
I'm frequently meet Loading Slowly and 503 on https://splatoonwiki.miraheze.org/ and https://meta.miraheze.org/

How can I fix it?


 * Please let me know if it happens again. Paladox (talk) 15:24, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
 * It happens from time to time though our sysadmins have been trying to improve the situation. When the wiki is down, you can use our IRC or Discord to report the problem lively.-- 12:59, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Thank you very much! It's been better!

Delete Talk:Requests for Comment/Harassment
Please,delete this page,your content have vandalism. Gustave London (talk) 11:12, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#DC143C">'C' ) 12:01, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

How can I remove skins?
Hi, I can add skins to my Wiki. But how can I remove skins I do not want in my Wiki? I could use CSS, is there a built-in methond? Thank you, best regards <span style=" text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgb(53,73,29); font: bold 1.3em Georgia, serif;">Lily (Lilypond Wiki) 10:05, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
 * You will find the removable skins in Special:ManageWiki/extensions. The ones you can select in preferences can't be removed as far as I know. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#DC143C">'C' ) 10:44, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your answer, this was exactly what I thought, I hoped I was wrong, <span style=" text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgb(53,73,29); font: bold 1.3em Georgia, serif;">Lily (Lilypond Wiki) 12:55, 2 November 2019 (UTC)

Request autopatrolled rights
I want to get autopatrolled rights. Can anyone assign it for me? Thanks Wolf (talk) 15:08, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 15:12, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected page request
Hi, just another last request. I want to make my user page (User:Wolf) semi-protected because I don't want anonymous users and IPs breaking my user page. Wolf (talk) 14:17, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

Request Autopatrolled rights
I want to get autopatrolled roles. Can anyone assign it for me? Thank you in advance 「ペーパークリップ？！」 (aka PaperClip) (t/c | global🌎 ) 03:40, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
 * ❌ Just over a month ago, you were accused of sock puppetry and had a request to shorten signatures due to its ridiculous length. Given that list of sock puppets, I’d like to wait until you’ve gone long enough CheckUser evidence doesn’t show abuse. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  06:38, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Extension LinkTarget
Hi, I added the Extension LinkTarget because I want to open extern links in a new window. Since I have no access to LocalSettings.php, how do I define classes with link target "_blank"? <span style=" text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgb(53,73,29); font: bold 1.3em Georgia, serif;">Lily (Lilypond Wiki) 06:35, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi, it's me again. Nobody here who can help me? Can someone tell me how to open external links in a new window? Thank you <span style=" text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgb(53,73,29); font: bold 1.3em Georgia, serif;">Lily (Lilypond Wiki) 09:59, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Have you configured mh:lilypond:Special:ManageWiki/settings? Hispano76 (talk) 02:30, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much, this was exactly I was looking for <span style=" text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgb(53,73,29); font: bold 1.3em Georgia, serif;">Lily (Lilypond Wiki) 07:19, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

i want to make an spanish version of this wiki from zero
i want to make the spanish version of the wikia also using miraheze but i think i should be autorized by the admins
 * Can you explain and detail your query? Hispano76 (talk) 01:32, 21 November 2019 (UTC)

i want to translate myself the crappy games wikia article by article
 * You can request a personal wiki. After it is approved, you will be able to create articles in Spanish. Hispano76 (talk) 01:40, 21 November 2019 (UTC)

Something I noticed
https://meta.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WikiDiscover&offset=wright013wiki&language=en&category=education

Somebody's been making a bunch of wikis, many of which empty. When I went to the wiki request queue, I couldn't find any of the wikis there. meta ❯  chirality  23:23, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Take a peek at mh:wright:. Everything is explained on the first page. Certainly an odd case, but was done legitimately and for a purpose. dross  (t • c • g) 01:15, 6 December 2019 (UTC)

Delete RFC
I'm requesting deletion of the RFC I did a few weeks ago. This is to rewrite the policy proposal in Commons for later approval. Hispano76 (talk) 21:56, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  22:25, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

how to log in
Hi, I requested and received confirmation of a new wiki. Yay! What do I do now? It just says it was approved. How do I log in? How do I find it? I'm not super techy so I'm sorry in advance is this is something obvious.
 * You must log in with your account at Special:UserLogin and then we can tell you where your wiki is. I can't guess as there have been dozens of approved requests in the last few weeks. Hispano76 (talk) 21:13, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

Parser Function don't work
Hi, i have a wiki, where parser functions like  and   are working perfectly fine. Recently I created a second wiki where these functions don't work. I have compared the extensions and found (almost) no difference, I looked into the settings and could not find the error. Can anyone help me out and give me a hint? Here the parser functions are working, there they are not. Thank you <span style=" text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgb(53,73,29); font: bold 1.3em Georgia, serif;">Lily (Lilypond Wiki) 11:20, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
 * These can be enabled in Special:ManageWiki, under the edit section, as the enable string functionality option. -- Void  Whispers 17:40, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much, this was exactly what I was looking for, greetings, <span style=" text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgb(53,73,29); font: bold 1.3em Georgia, serif;">Lily (Lilypond Wiki) 11:24, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

Admin
I'd like to request for adminship. --8ight (talk) 18:37, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Adminship can be requested at Requests for permissions. However, based on your contributions I strongly advise against requesting, as you do not have enough experience here for the role. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#DC143C">'C' ) 19:56, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I heard that Trump is in Peach, quick, someone tell Mario. --8ight (talk) 21:52, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

Delete UserPage
Please delete my user page, the content was moved to loginwiki. Hispano76 (talk) 17:44, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#DC143C">'C' ) 17:47, 29 December 2019 (UTC)

Rename
How can i rename my acc
 * You can make a request from Special:GlobalRenameRequest. However, please bare in mind that sometimes the renaming process will get stuck, resulting in your account being locked out (which will require a phab task to fix).-- 03:41, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Page move "throttled"
User Naleksuh stated that he had tried to move a page in his userspace but got the message, "Action throttled." Both he and the page have age of at least three weeks. Does he need additional permissions to use the Move button successfully? (If so, the Move button ought not to be visible to him.) Is there a coding error in an Abuse Filter? 03:38 18-Jan-2020
 * That is strange, did the message say anything else? Did you try again after? I've checked the abuse log and there are no logs for Naleksuh, so it does not seem to be from there. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:28, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I think there's a default speed limit within the MW core system for any actions by users that are not admins nor bots. Maybe he might have been acting too fast (ex. 10+ moves per minute). If this is the case, it can be solved by waiting for a while.-- 07:39, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I only attempted one move, and got this message for several hours. I tried uploading a screenshot of the error, but I got the message "This action has been automatically identified as harmful, and therefore disallowed. If you believe your action was constructive, please inform an administrator of what you were trying to do. A brief description of the abuse rule which your action matched is: Uploading on Meta ". Naleksuh (talk) 21:05, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c - 21:19, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
 * That appears to have fixed it. Thank you. Naleksuh (talk) 22:37, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

Commercial spam
User:FredericaLuton23, to the extent that it makes sense at all, seems to be commercial spam, and is certainly nothing that belongs on Meta.

There are several recent new users with such usernames (real-life name, almost always female, in CamelCase, followed by numeral). Over on, this is suspect, also first edits made breaking lines with   (which is not the case with this page). 00:36 10-Feb-2020

PS—My notice at User talk:Kormit seems to have fallen on deaf ears. 00:39 10-Feb-2020
 * ✅ ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  15:21, 10 February 2020 (UTC)

Where is the link for weekly backup archive?
I couldn't finf the link for weekly backed up arcihve. Where could I find it?
 * You can find it on Special:DataDump of your wiki. Please see backups for more details.-- 09:17, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

I need permission to edit in Toxic Fandoms & Hatedoms wiki
Please help me, I need a required rights.

- Thanks,.
 * ❌ As this is not an issue on meta.-- 09:18, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

PlavorSeol
This user is well-known on Meta and should get. 13:25 11-Feb-2020
 * I’m going to leave this open for comment but I’d say ❌ due to a few instances of impolite behaviours in the past. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  15:00, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
 * On hold, I’ve messaged 2 admins specifically for comment. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  18:25, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree with RhinosF1's assessment at this time. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 18:49, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I too agree. However, I've been assuming that the job of a Patroller is to verify that edits aren't vandalism.  If Admins are using the patrol flag as a reminder to review each of his edits for "impolite behaviors," then I should stop manually patrolling him.   04:09 12-Feb-2020

❌ Considering that he is likely to be banned.-- 09:09, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Delete Userpage

 * User:HispanoBOT, use on LoginWiki userpage Hispano76 (talk) 01:03, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  06:49, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Sourav Halder
After adding to Meta templates Meta didn't need, this user has taken to welcoming newbies, including some without contributions whose names are typical for spambots. If you support this effort, he should get. If not, you should do something. 11:45 8-Mar-2020

Yesterday, RhinosF1 blocked Sourav for one month. A discussion continued at User talk:Sourav Halder. The block concerned ballot-stuffing at RfIA. What happened is one of the following:
 * 1) User created sockpuppets to vote himself additional authority multiple times
 * 2) User induced playground pals to come to Miraheze to all vote him additional authority
 * 3) User is just a popular guy and a bunch of people arrived with nothing better to do than vote for him.

Ballot-stuffing is misbehavior. We cannot have government, plus our presumption that we will all be anonymous to one another, without guarding against ballot stuffing. However, RhinosF1 told Sourav that he could appeal for a Checkuser; if Sourav was really banned for creating sockpuppets, I think the Checkuser should precede the ban. And Checkuser is not always conclusive, and does not preclude the unlikely third option I present above.

In my opinion, a better outcome is this:
 * Void the votes of the new users
 * Possibly ban the new users if Admins are certain they have no legitimate purpose for joining Miraheze except to win a vote
 * Possibly void the entire ballot
 * Monitor Sourav, as he has repeatedly shown the impulse to be, or put himself forward as, Miraheze government, rather than do actual creative work.

However, the whole affair strikes me as failing to Assume Good Faith, much like the PlavorSeol affair. 01:22 11-Mar-2020
 * For me, the behavourial evidence was pretty obvious. A CheckUser returned supoorting technical evidence when it was done. The votes of the puppets are struck and they have been blocked. Aa you point out, this is not the first issue woth Sourav. Taking their reaction to deny it and past behaviour, I believe a short block was appropaite. They are welcome back as Sourav after the block expires if they positively contribute. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  05:52, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
 * My opinion is that due to the lack of urgency in this case (since it wasn't direct vandalism), a block could've waited until a confirmation from a CheckUser, even though I agree that the behavioral evidence was clear in this case. Perhaps it is time to think about requirements for account age when it comes to voting (a few days before the vote perhaps) to fix this issue. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:18, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I like that proposal. (Then again, I am a dinosaur who likes the real-world requirement to register to vote — rather than just show up — so that all parties can know exactly who the voters are.)  Surely votes on policy, and on treatment of misbehaving users, should "freeze the voter list" at the risk of "disenfranchising" newbies.  So votes from users whose registration timestamp is after the creation of the RfC are thrown out.  (If you really care about the issue, you can see it being drafted in someone's userspace before creation of the RfC, register then, and get around this rule, and that's fine.)


 * Young voters especially hope to be activists (and maybe President) the moment they join a new club (which was part of the problem with PlavorSeol and Sourav!). Those with experience look around and learn first.   09:39 11-Mar-2020

Request
I'm Applying for autopatrolled <font style="color:#6666ff">~'Sourav Halder' <font face="Papyrus"> 19:55, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
 * ❌ due to block history. . Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 22:31, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

Hmm I understand my mistake and am work honestly as a rule. I can see that you are online now so I request you to look into this.And request this right. <font style="color:#6666ff">~'Sourav Halder' <font face="Papyrus"> 16:16, 13 April 2020 (UTC)


 * I have already translated many pages so I will be encouraged to translate this right <font style="color:#6666ff">~'Sourav Halder' <font face="Papyrus"> 16:19, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

Error loading
hey there for my wiki when i try to edit it says Error loading data from server: apierror-visualeditor-docserver-http: HTTP 404. Would you like to retry?

Please help fix it i Do not know how to fix it link below []
 * It should be working fine, if you are just now enabling VisualEditor it could take a few minutes until it will work. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 23:51, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

Interwiki requests
Hi, all! I have two interwiki requests. You can complete this request on Special:Interwiki.

Add:

Prefix: "ja"

URL: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/$1

Reason: Useful to link Japanese Wikipedia.

Remove:

Prefix: "krebswiki"

URL: https://krebs.miraheze.org/wiki/$1

Reason: The wiki "krebswiki" has been closed.

Thanks, --そらたこ (talk) 03:01, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Are there any issues with making this changes? --そらたこ (talk) 14:03, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

Interwiki linking to Japanese Wikipedia can be accomplished by テスト. This is a mechanic within Wikipedia. --Jack980517 (talk) 11:58, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I know that. However, there are a few problems. If you make a link as shown, the link will become longer.(It is also assumed to be used in the summary.) The link fails when the system crashes in the English Wikipedia. And, there are quite a few users who speaks Japanese in Miraheze. It is very convenient to be able to link directly. --そらたこ (talk) 17:09, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

hypewiki was removed
hypewiki (hypewiki.miraheze.org) was removed. I have no ideas why. Can you please help? I need to recover the content.
 * Hi. If your wiki was removed it would most likely be because of the Dormancy Policy. However, if the wiki was public and was active before 1 March we may be able to recover it and restore it. Is that the case, and would you like us to? Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 17:40, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, please.
 * Could you please re-request the wiki and then the I will import the old data back? Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 07:18, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I see my wiki website is online now and you don't need to import it. Thanks.
 * Okay, great : Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 10:45, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

Page protection needed
User talk:209.239.100.126 needs to semi protected for the duration of the rangeblock affecting the IP address, as this particular IP in the range is posting gibberish and obscenities to their talk page. There does not appear to be enough talk page disruption across the range to merit a range-wide removal of talk page access (unless there are deleted talk page edits that I can't see). Amanda Catherine (talk) 23:49, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Revoked TP as IP Range is static, not dynamic - history of abuse on the range so sufficient to revoke TP to me if it continues on a talk page. Legitimate users can appeal via email. John (talk) 00:12, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

User page deletion
I am requesting my user page be deleted so that my global user page from loginwiki will show. Sario528 (talk) 18:14, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Void  Whispers 18:19, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Proposed Community ban for Sourav Halder
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 * The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
 * Consensus to block, additionally with the request to make it global the following applies:

John (talk) 19:24, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Sourav Halder, as a person, is banned from Meta for a period of 3 months,
 * His account and all existing accounts (whether disclosed or undisclosed) are to be globally locked,
 * Any appeals to the lock will be heard by the community (processed by Stewards) after the Meta ban expires.

I am writing this to propose a local ban (Meta only) on Sourav Halder. While the reason of my original 1 month block (disruptive editing) may have not been that appropriate, I would like to request that the local community bans him from Meta for a pariod of 3 months. This user may seem that they are just asking for help, but there have been multiple cases of them insisting on us resolving his requests (by email as well as talkpages) and they keep trying to rush us when we told them to be patient. He has also violated the Code of Conduct on IRC and in other areas (contacting people via PM when they told him not to do so). Here are examples of specific instances that prove that this user is wasting our time and not just looking for help:
 * After having violated the CoC by not being respectful and accusing RhinosF1 of lying when that was not the case as well as other non respectful comments to us, he was asked to leave which he did only this was his leave message: Sourav was ← sourav left : "fuckyou"
 * After requesting multiple custom domains, I took time to configure them (after already being pressured to do it "quickly") only to find out that the next day he was requesting that we delete those wikis. He continued to make numerous wiki requests and frivolous requests on Phabricator.

Outside of Meta/Miraheze he's also been blocked for not being able to respect policies or behave (while this is not a reason for a Meta ban, it puts things into context):
 * He's been blocked on TestWiki for not being able to respect local policies there and for saying he wouldn't do something only to do it after. (he still keeps insisting on getting unblocked after he has been told he wouldn't be many times, and after he has been given many chances)
 * He is globally locked on the WMF projects as a Long-term abuser.

Therefore I think it is clear that this user is just here to waste our time and to misbehave, so I propose the 3 month ban imposed by the Meta community. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:45, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Support

 * 1)  as proposer. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:45, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * 2)  I have looked at the contributions and it looks like this user is quite conflictual and has already been blocked on Meta and on exterior wikis. The IRC message mentioned is unacceptable; saying that to the dedicated volunteers that work hard for us and this project. I feel that this user is just looking for trouble and to waste time as OP says and their block at the Wikimedia project also shows that they are not "looking for help". This user needs a break to learn how to be polite and respectful of the people and this community that are helping him for free. Three months is a good time to let them reflect. DeeM28 (talk) 08:09, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Whom have I spoken with disrespect? -- Sourav  Talk... 08:26, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm Miraheze I like to work and I have contributed wellAnd I'm not blocking all wikis, -- Sourav  Talk... 08:32, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * DeeM28 In the meantime why am I blocked to meta.How guilty I am.Explaining below. -- Sourav  Talk... 09:07, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * 1)  More than enough rope has been given. They've been blocked, apologised and broke rules immediately after. They show no indication of improving.  ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  09:20, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Do you think I did any bad editing after the first block And that's what If you say a little -- Sourav  Talk... 10:11, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I do, evidence has been laid out clearly by others. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  10:12, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * 1)  I would go as far as to suggest an indefinite ban from Meta, and perhaps a 6 month or longer global community ban from Miraheze. I don't usually suggest such strong sanctions, but this editor has definitely exhausted their rope and the good faith of many others, including myself (coming from someone who usually pushes AGF more than the average). Amanda Catherine (talk) 13:05, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * 2)  I was one of the people who asked for this ban proposal. While I normally like to AGF when dealing with users, Sourav Halder appears to be here only to waste our time and has used up all the good faith I have in me. This is not needed on Miraheze. -<span style="text-shadow: 4px 4px 20px lightskyblue, -4px -4px 20px HotPink;font-weight:bold;">EK ● 📝 ● 🌎 13:21, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * 3)  It's all been said by the other fellows. A three-month break should make him reflect on his behavior. Hispano76 (talk) 13:42, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * 4)  I strive to assume good faith whenever I can, but Sourav Halder seems to be cutting it fine right now. WickyHoney (talk) 13:46, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * 5) . "Asking to be blocked" below is the last straw, if there weren't already several.  Anyone can "block himself" by simply going away, unless his real intention is to (1) seek attention or (2) make a separation "someone else's fault."   20:19 4-May-2020
 * 6)  Please globally block indefinitely. This user has triggered the abuse filter on sdiywiki for posting off topic spam. --Rob Kam (talk) 17:09, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Comments
notice: I want to be blocked knowing Stewards opinion before blocking the world Before leaving Miraheze, I gave my opinion in Bengali 'আমি উইকিপিডিয়া নতুন ছিলাম কিছু সংখ্যক ভুলের কারণে আমাকে অবরুদ্ধ করা হয় পরে Miraheze সাথে পরিচয় হয় এরপর Miraheze এ কাজ শুরু করি অনেক ভুলভ্রান্তি হয়েছি কিন্তু এমন কিছু কাজ আছে যেগুলো আমি করিনি এরপরেও আমাকে বলা হচ্ছে আমি করেছি (যেমন নিজেকে ভোট দেওয়ার) সত্যি কথা বলতে আমি Miraheze  এ ভালোবেসে কাজ করছিলাম কিন্তু আমাকে আপনারা ভুল বুঝলে শেষ পর্যায়ে আমি একটি নতুন ডোমেইন নিয়েছিলাম এই জন্য বার বার উইকির জন্য আবেদন করেছিলাম। এরপরেও আমিও এই উইকি টি জনপ্রিয় করার জন্য বিভিন্ন পদক্ষেপ গ্রহণ করেছিলাম।এর জন্য একটি ডোমেইন নিয়েছি  এর জন্য খুবই দুঃখিত আপনাদের বিভিন্ন ভাবে বিরক্ত করেছি এখন আমি Miraheze থেকে leave নিতে চলেছি কিন্তু যাবার আগে বলতে চাই আমার শেষ অনুরোধ রাখলে আমি খুশি হয়ে আরো ভালো কাজ করতাম আমি শুধু বিভিন্ন অধিকার দাবি করছিলাম যে গুলো পাওয়ার জন্য ও আমি যথেষ্ট ছিলাম এটাই হয়তো ছিল আমার দ্বিতীয় অপরাধ।' I'm requesting you to block golobal across all wikis, not just meta Miraheze. -- Sourav  Talk... 14:11, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Can you please clarify? Do you really wish to be globally locked? Take note that you will be unable to edit on any Miraheze wiki. Thank you -<span style="text-shadow: 4px 4px 20px lightskyblue, -4px -4px 20px HotPink;font-weight:bold;">EK ● 📝 ● 🌎 14:27, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes I understand,Give me chance if Miraheze doesn't block now I'm ready to work --  Sourav  Talk... 14:40, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

I demand proper justice on this issue. First of all, I admit that I wasted some time on custom domains,And the rest of the problems you are talking about may be that I have contacted them for cooperation.And to get their help.I request you to block me after investigating these matters.I am seeking your help for this Stewards'. -- Sourav  Talk... 06:54, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * (disruptive editing)Do a little investigation of where I did it -- Sourav  Talk... 06:59, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Public test wiki(I didn't waste anyone's time) There was reason to block  ConsulBlock Unanimous agreement of multiple people. Signifcant wasting of others time and effort.I am also requesting to investigate this.And I request you to investigate the rest of the problems --  Sourav  Talk... 07:03, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I have left messages and emails on the talk page for responsible users for help and support.Also not on any other subject.Didn't send disrespectful messages to anyone -- Sourav  Talk... 07:08, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * You notice,Hope you understand,I asked for help from many people while working on Wikipedia but no one Blocked me.Rather encouraged.Wants to discuss a little about my first block to meet.The first reason I was blocked was because of abuse of multiple accounts. Hmm,The reason I opened multiple accounts was to create bots, But I did not abuse all these accounts,All these accounts are just used in my wiki.RhinosF1 Suspicion blocks me,And he blocked me (the next verification is that my IP does not match the puja and Ripon's IP) but there was another account just blocking for him on my wiki. I want to say one thing I want to develop Miraheze not harm.  Another thing I noticed is Shaunak Chakraborty interwiki Administrato He has multiple accounts but I think he is never blocked. --  Sourav  Talk... 08:49, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * To respond to your claims. First of all, I have already explained how your "asking for help" is being done in a way that does not respect the Code of Conduct and that is not respectful to us. Second of all, the claim that you are not blocked on the WMF is false as you were globally locked there for Long-term abuse. Here on Meta RhinosF1 blocked you for sockpuppetry because you voted for yourself with other accounts on an RfX which is contrary to policy. The user you mention Shaunak Chakraborty is not blocked because they do not use their accounts to vote for themselves or to vandalise, I would invite you to read the User accounts policy if that needs clarification. Furthermore, this comment where you are trying to mislead about your global lock on the WMF is again proof that you are not being straight with us. Lastly, actions speak more than words and while you say that you are trying to help your actions show us otherwise. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 09:20, 4 May 2020 (UTC)


 * What can I know? my conduct is bad for you?and Shaunak Chakraborty Wikipedia was like thiswiki --  Sourav  Talk... 10:08, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * If you have evidence of a breach of the User accounts policy or other abuse, please tell us. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  10:10, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Shaunak Chakraborty No account was abused and I didn't either.That's what I mean. told me not to do that for the second time and I did not do that -- Sourav  Talk... 10:15, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I did not cast my vote myself. These two user IPs do not match mine I want to say as an example If you are applying for a right, can you be the person if a user from your country votes for you? -- Sourav  Talk... 10:32, 4 May 2020 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section

Bonnedav rollback request
Hello,

I wish to request the rollback right on meta so that I may better assist in combating spam and vandalism to keep meta a clean place for the miraheze community to come together. I understand that is right is only for meta and does not affect any other wikis. I agree to only rollback edits that clearly violate policy and leave anything else up to the admins, bureaucrats, and stewards.

Thank you for considering.

Bonnedav (talk) 04:49, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I do not see much anti-vandalism work on meta. How can you demonstrate previous counter vandalism experience? ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  06:44, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't have a lot of experience but I have read the policies and hope to learn and gain more experience. However I did assist in reverting an attack on nonciclopedia.org where a user was adding a political message to the top of every page. Thank you. Bonnedav (talk) 17:34, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
 * @RhinosF1 Im sorry if this is inappropriate but it has been 9 days since my reply and I feel it prudent to bump both this and the page deletion request below. I understand I have limited experience but I have been monitoring the recent changes and marking good edits as patrolled. I have not encountered any vandalism yet but when I do I will undo it but I would like to have the rollback right so I may do so more quickly. However I will understand if you decide not to grant my request at this time. Thank you. Bonnedav (talk) 17:00, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry I missed this, no objection then from me but I need to go and get food then eat it first!! Will look later. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  17:05, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh that's quite alright, thank you and enjoy your lunch. (I don't know what time it is where you are but its around lunch time for me.) I think I will probably go eat something as well. Bonnedav (talk) 17:11, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Back, ✅ ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  18:35, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Bonnedav (talk) 18:45, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Module:Random
Could someone please delete this? I created it on the wrong wiki (I was intending to create it on Miraheze Template Wiki). Pppery (talk) 19:43, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 17:05, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

There seems to be a glitch
Every time I try to upload an image, I get the "500 Internal Server Error" screen.

Trevor807 (talk) 22:03, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * What Wiki? example? Hispano76 (talk) 22:05, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

It seems I can't upload images on any wiki. I also can't do edits, apparently.

Trevor807 (talk) 22:08, 16 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi, what wiki? Paladox (talk) 22:27, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

There's DifferentHistory Wiki and most of the reception wikis. The only wiki I can edit on is Atrocious YouTubers Wiki.

Trevor807 (talk) 22:31, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

I also cannot upload images. Wiki: Esoteric Music Software Wiki

Dotexe (talk) 22:36, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * It seems to happen in some wikis, when you preview the edit or see the changes made in the edit (like in UcroniasWiki). But the funny thing is, that doesn't happen in any of my other wikis or pages. Any errors from an extension or config? Hispano76 (talk) 23:17, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't see any errors. Only change I made was the wiki sitename because it had a minor mistake. Should I change it back? I also realized I'm able to do edits unlike the other poster... maybe a different problem? Dotexe (talk) 23:42, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Can you do a screenshot showing the error please? Paladox (talk) 23:22, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Here is the upload page before hitting upload. Here is the error page after hitting upload. Here is the image I was trying to upload. Dotexe (talk) 23:34, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * How big is the file? Paladox (talk) 00:09, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Nvm, i've managed to upload the image you linked to without error.
 * I was able to upload by removing the summary. Dotexe (talk) 01:01, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

I can upload to https://esomusic.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page. Paladox (talk) 23:23, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

T1nutshell
The user T1nutshell appears to exist solely for abuse. Please investigate. Bonnedav (talk) 22:27, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * No action needed yet, we will watch out. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  06:33, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

wiki created template
Hello, I just tried to use the "wiki created" template but noticed that the built-in signature does not work and just shows 4 '~'s instead of an actual signature. Could someone please fix this? The page is protected. Thank you. Bonnedav (talk) 07:33, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
 * The template is no longer used, Echo notifications are done for that. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 07:43, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Ah ok, thank you. Bonnedav (talk) 02:12, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Is there some reason an admin doesn't delete it and it's subtemplates, then? Pppery (talk) 02:28, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
 * They are transcluded on a lot of pages. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  06:22, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

Deletions
Hey, can anyone can delete , please? It are non-translated parts after update, thanks.--MrJaroslavik (talk) 17:00, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Translations:Meta:Autoconfirmed users/1/es
 * Translations:Meta:Autoconfirmed users/5/fr
 * Translations:Meta:Autoconfirmed users/2/fr
 * Translations:Meta:Autoconfirmed users/5/bn
 * Translations:Meta:Autoconfirmed users/5/zh
 * Translations:Meta:Autoconfirmed users/5/ja
 * Translations:Meta:Autoconfirmed users/3/ja
 * Translations:Meta:Autopatrolled users/2/ja
 * Translations:Meta:Autopatrolled users/2/zh-cn
 * Translations:Meta:Autopatrolled users/2/bn
 * Translations:Meta:Autopatrolled users/2/it
 * Translations:Meta:Autopatrolled users/2/es
 * ✅ ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  07:38, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Interface (MediaWiki) pages about GS
Hey, another one. Can anyone create Global sysops Global sysop Global sysops Thanks --MrJaroslavik (talk) 18:01, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
 * page MediaWiki:Group-globalsysop with content
 * page MediaWiki:Group-globalsysop-member with content
 * page MediaWiki:Grouppage-globalsysop with content
 * And please delete pages MediaWiki:Group-wikimanager, MediaWiki:Group-wikimanager-member, MediaWiki:Grouppage-wikimanager, it's no longer needed, thanks.--MrJaroslavik (talk) 18:10, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ globally through the magic repo and ❌ as logs will still use them I think. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  07:40, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Pages for translation after update
Please mark this pages for translation , thanks--MrJaroslavik (talk) 18:35, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Wiki creators
 * Translation administrators
 * Bureaucrats
 * ✅ ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  07:42, 21 May 2020 (UTC)