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Why is FuturisticHub forbidden on Terrible TV Shows?
I remember when Terrible TV Shows wiki used to have page on FuturisticHub because of his fetish videos, and I decided to make fun of him, yet it's very biased and would cause drama. I apologize for causing drama to FuturisticHub just because of his fetish videos, especially the infamous NEEDED IN MINECRAFT video.

Anyway, you requested Terrible TV Shows to forbid anything about FuturisticHub. But why? Maxkatzur (talk) 11:48, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I think this is rather a question for Terrible TV Shows wiki. I for one am not aware of any request from Stewards that would 'forbid' content about FuturisticHub, assuming the "you" meant Stewards. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 16:03, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I'd check with . He was the last person if I remember to review that content. To be honest, it wouldn't have been a bad idea if he did. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  17:31, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm not aware of a FuturisticHub page on . I'm aware of a similarly named former page on another wiki, though, which Stewards opted to remove as it contained information contrary to Content Policy (namely, unsourced, defamatory, wholly negative, and potentially libelous information). Can you give us a few more details on the page on this wiki? Dmehus (talk) 17:36, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Prior to its closure on FANDOM, there was a page on Terrible TV Shows wiki criticizing FuturisticHub, the Minecraft animator infamous for his fetish videos and the now-infamous NEEDED IN MINECRAFT video. Maxkatzur (talk) 05:33, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
 * @Dmehus First of, yes one of you did delete the TerribleTVShows wiki article giving the same reasons as you cited above for that "other" article on that "other" wiki you mention. You say that specific article was violating the coc based on "unsourced, defamatory, wholly negative, and potentially libelous information" and all the while it did not do any of that (Assuming that using archived links from archive.org and screenshots CLEARLY showing someone's bad behavior is not enough for your sourcing checks). Additionally, some Steward removed the article featured on TerribleTVShows for the exact same reason, in spite of the fact that everything noted on the article could be found on the con-artist FuturisticHub's Youtube channel, yes absolutely all of it. Moreover, that TerribleTVShows article only covered a part of FuturisticHub's crankery, that was fairly innocent. The only thing you could say about both articles being in violation of your coc, if you want to stretch the pedantry further out, is that both articles were being wholly negative (At the same time, what good could you write about douchebags? Hypothetically, if any article on Hitler was made on Miraheze, it would immediately violate your code of conduct because it is wholly negative, how's that fair).
 * That also dawned on me that you bunch removed 2 articles based on a pretending-victim which did not violate any of your coc (In fact, I am gonna add that they were allowed on each respective wiki for a duration of 1 year and a half ) and then did absolutely no mediation with anyone, instead you immediately pulled the plug out of nowhere. None of that is transparent either, gossiping about whether an article should get removed on Discord only let's people who DO HAVE DISCORD see what's being said there and either take that as a warning for what's to come or make their case against the decision. You strive so much to be like Wikipedia, start off by doing actual AfDs publicly on Miraheze instead of gossiping between yourselves on Discord, because that system is neither transparent nor fair for any of your users.
 * And with all honesty, why do you listen to that Sociopathic Mythomaniac? He figuratively tried to clean his ass off after harassing a dozen of people online, all of them came forward to state the very same thing: They were harassed by him, they were blackmailed by him, they received fraudulent lawsuits and had to file an anti-SLAPP back, etc. FuturisticHub already claims to be a woman called Holly, [only because of a dispute https://www.engadget.com/2016-04-04-youtube-channel-dispute-20m-award.html]. He lost his Youtube channel, but his wife re-integrated it by claiming that she owns it when she barely does anything on it. When you claim to be someone you are not, that already is a reason to take what you say with a grain of salt. I am gonna ask that right now and right there, why did you not verify the claims yourselves instead of screaming "ZOMG DEFAMATION!" and remove 2 articles that were fine before that guy decides to show up to smooth-talk you? And when I am saying "you", I am talking of all the Stewards running this site, not just you Dmehus. MarioSuperstar77 (talk) 17:13, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Doug wasn't really around in 2019 when it happened, so I don't really see any reason to flock on a dead topic, even though some of your points you raised here do provide some good pointers. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 17:32, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Scary transclusion
Hi. I was wondering whether Scary transcluding could be enabled on Meta as a few users have mentioned it before and it would be useful for template transclusion/substitution from the Miraheze Template Wiki. It's also currently enabled by default for wikis so I don't see a reason for why Meta shouldn't also have it enabled. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 19:33, 15 May 2021 (UTC)


 * This would make the Miraheze Template Wiki very useful (easily so) for the rest of Miraheze. Rob Kam (talk) 22:14, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Reception123 This is a reasonable request, and is now ✅. In addition to the above, scary transclusion is also enabled on Loginwiki, so this will allow for cross-wiki substitution of templates and user page subpages between Meta Wiki and Loginwiki. Lots of potential use cases, and I've also had the same thought actually, particularly because I remember reading that Rob Kam has been wanting to more fully realize the ambitions of Miraheze Template Wiki becoming a centralized template repository. Related to that, it might be useful to centralize the Twinkle templates there, too. Lily has also done some great work on templates with parameters that have been coded specifically for cross-wiki transclusion, too. Finally, as you noted, this is already the default setting on all newly created Miraheze wikis. Dmehus (talk) 13:50, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Wikis Embedding Tracking Scripts
Hi, I have recently noticed that some wikis embed tracking scripts from  (and some other sites as well) which sets tracking cookies. Miraheze is an advertisement-free wiki farm and I do not want to be tracked when I visit wikis hosted by this farm which load these scripts. I was under the impression that the CP implicitly prohibited this but it turns out that AddThis links are added by an extension called AddThis, which is installed on Miraheze. Should the extension be un-deployed and uninstalled as it poses a privacy risk or is an RfC needed? Thank you. 10:07, 17 May 2021 (UTC)


 * I found the task where the extension was installed. Labster mentioned that the PP necessitates adding a disclaimer where the extension is used but that may no longer be the case and I have seen no such disclaimer on wikis using it yet. Should this be forwarded to T&S or the Board or are Stewards the right people? 10:14, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Hrm, I mean, yes, I was aware the AddThis extension was installed on Miraheze. It's mainly just so users can provide little chiclet links to share specific pages, comments, etc., on a given wiki across social media platforms, on wikis that have enabled them. As to whether this violates Privacy Policy or not, I believe it would depend on what sort of data is collected by the AddThis extension. For example, if it is just IP address and web browser user agent data, anonymized and in aggregate form, this may be fine. If it is collecting personal data in a non-aggregated format such that individual users can be identified, then further review is likely needed, and I suspect it would be the Site Reliability Engineering team would engage the Trust and Safety team. If the review concluded that there was no issue from a legal perspective, then I suppose, if the extension is widely used by many wikis, an RfC would indeed be the best route to go, if wanting to propose to have it removed. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 12:44, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
 * As a post-script to your further reply, where Labster mentioned a specific wiki disclaimer, I would just note that during that time, Miraheze was not incorporated and was managed from a liability perspective by Labster (U.S. jurisdiction). As Miraheze is now an incorporated entity in the UK, the legal jurisdiction has changed. Whether that changes the requirement for a specific wiki disclaimer requirement, I will have to have to review that with Owen. Dmehus (talk) 12:47, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Please can you handle this in your T&S capacity, let me know if you need anything. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  13:01, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I am aware of the changes caused by incorporation and that's what I implicitly referred to when I said "but that may no longer be the case". 13:22, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I figured you were likely aware of that, but I was just noting that for others that may be following this thread. Anyway, I've asked Owen separately, as I do feel we need to first (a) look into what sort of data is collected by the AddThis extension, to ensure it is / remains consistent with Privacy Policy and (b) whether that specific wiki disclaimer is either (i) still required or (ii) no longer required, but a recommended best practice. Dmehus (talk) 13:31, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Bump. I noticed that  was removed from the CSP whitelist. What did T&S decide to do with  ?  21:31, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
 * R4356th Thank you for your enquiry and for your follow-up. With apologies for the delay in responding, the primary concern with  is that it is an ad server, which is indeed contrary to the ethos of an ad-free Miraheze, and Privacy Policy does not allow data to be collected for the purposes of allowing behavioural ad service providers to add to their data collection. With regard to   specifically, though that decision has not been finalized, our review of the Oracle Data Cloud Privacy Policy, of which AddThis and the AddThis extension is a part, confirms that only users that geolocate to the United States have any aggregate data tracking, and Oracle Data Cloud provides an opt-out for those users. Oracle Data Cloud specifically precludes tracking of users in the EU, UK, and EEA, and says it does not track users outside of the United States. Additionally, we have also confirmed that no wiki has the    variable specified, which would've provided tracking data (those in the U.S. that AddThis tracks, of course) to the AddThis user specified by the publisher ID number. As a result, Trust and Safety is satisfied, and has left any decision on whether to keep or remove the AddThis extension to Site Reliability Engineering. My understanding, though, based on my conversations with Reception123 is that their preference would be to retain the extension, provided that it still functions without , given the number of wikis that are using that extension. Hope that helps. Doug (talk) 00:59, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Searching extensions
I don’t know what is the right place to ask about this, so I decided to ask here now. Also, I don't know if the AdvancedSearch and CirrusSearch ​extensions have been in Miraheze before? If I remember correctly, these have been available at least sometimes (when I founded the first Miraheze-poweredby wiki). Now, however, I can no longer find these on any of my Miraheze wikis on ManageWiki, nor do they appear on the Special:Version page either. Have they been deliberately taken out of service or have they ever been? If possible, should one of the System administrators enable the AdvancedSearch and CirrusSearch extensions ​(possibly Elastica is also needed), because I think it's a great searching interface. Thanks. --Anton (talk) 10:57, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Anton Thank you for the question. I definitely agree that ElasticSearch and CirrusSearch provide superior search functionality and experience; however, I do know that they've been declined (possibly several times) by system administrators as essentially too resource intensive. In short, they'd require more system administrators than Miraheze's technical budget allows. Hope that helps. As to whether they existed on Miraheze before, it's possible, and if that is the case, system resources would be the reason. Dmehus (talk) 12:33, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks ! This helps me. Hopefully someday we will get these extensions. Anton (talk) 12:56, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

PHP or JSON
I tried to download a DataDump of my wiki today, and it gave me an index.php file, instead of the usual JSON. Is there something wrong? InspecterAbdel (NLW) 17:41, 17 May 2021 (UTC)


 * InspecterAbdel Hrm, I was able to generate the correct tarballs and json files for each of the three backup types for  when I just tried. It could be an issue with your web browser, perhaps? Dmehus (talk) 17:46, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It usually gives me a json dump. InspecterAbdel (NLW) 18:13, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

Why are pages criticising fetish art not allowed? Example: Rotten Websites Wiki
So I came with forbidden page example on Rotten Websites Wiki 'fetish art'. The reason states that is against Miraheze's content policy. So, what does violate content policy and does it causes drama? Maxkatzur (talk) 05:29, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Maxkatzur Fetish art pages aren't prohibited by Miraheze's Content Policy. It's possible  has a local content policy that prohibits such pages, but if that's the case, some clarification is needed in terms of that wiki amending its rules to clarify that it isn't against Miraheze's Content Policy but rather the wiki's local content policy. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Dmehus (talk) 13:10, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Extension
Hola. Consulto aquí porque no logro registrarme en Phabricator. ¿Es posible incorporar la extensión AutoSitemap? Gracias. Saludos cordiales. Hugo Ar (talk) 06:32, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

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Hello. I consult here because I cannot register with Phabricator. Is it possible to incorporate the AutoSitemap extension? Thanks. Best regards. Hugo Ar (talk) 06:32, 18 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Hello, can you tell why you cannot register to Phabricator? And I think AutoSitemap extension is possible, and only System administrators can install it., ? --Anton (talk) 08:41, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Anton there's really no need to ping two system administrators to this request, as this is just an extension request. It likely will need a security review, but there's also a lot of open tasks on Phabricator right now. Plus, with the forthcoming MediaWiki 1.36 upgrade, it wouldn't surprised me if we deprioritized new extension requests until after the upgrade is complete. Dmehus (talk) 13:04, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Hugo Ar What is the error message you are getting preventing you from registering for a Phabricator account? As far as your extension request goes, this may require a security review, but if it all possible, system administrators have many tasks right now, would you be okay if we deprioritized this request until early to mid June (approximately) while the MediaWiki 1.36 is underway? Dmehus (talk) 13:07, 18 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Dmehus, Anton:
 * Muchas gracias por las respuestas. Dejo una captura de pantalla sobre el acceso fallido a Phabricator. Intento ingresar con mi nombre de usuario y la contraseña que utilizo aquí (es decir, en Miraheze como cuenta global), pero no puedo.


 * Sobre la extensión Autositemap:
 * si es posible la instalación: no hay prisas. No es prioritario.
 * si no es posble la instalación, solicito ayuda para crear una página .xml y crear manualmente el mapa del sitio.
 * Creo que la instalación es muy útil para que los rastradores (Google, Yandex, Bing, etc) puedan indexar las páginas más fácilmente. Saludos cordiales. Hugo Ar (talk) 18:26, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * Dmehus, Anton:
 * Thank you very much for the answers. I leave a screenshot about the failed access to Phabricator. I try to log in with my username and password that I use here (ie in Miraheze as a global account), but I can't.


 * About the Autositemap extension:
 * if installation is possible: no rush. It is not a priority.
 * If the installation is not possible, I ask for help to create an .xml page and manually create the site map.
 * I think that the installation is very useful so that the crawlers (Google, Yandex, Bing, etc.) can index the pages more easily. Best regards. Hugo Ar (talk) 18:26, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Hugo Ar for your reply and screenshot. Please see my reply here. Dmehus (talk) 18:30, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Please delete my wiki
Hello, I have abandoned this personal project and would like to delete its wiki: https://aurea.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page. Thank you. Eunnoia (talk) 20:39, 18 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Eunnoia As you're the only contributor to this private wiki, this is ✅ per your request. Dmehus (talk) 21:11, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Please lock the spam-only accounts listed on the All The Tropes Wiki
Please feel free to lock up these spambots that have recently been triggering this filter on the All The Tropes Wiki. Could a Steward look into this if they can? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:10, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Request for Wiki Deletion
Hello, it is with a lot of painful thought that I've come to this decision, but in the end it is inevitable that I will be taking an indefinite wiki leave of absence. In the near future, due to some rather personal reasons, I will no longer be able to attend to my wikis or any others, for that matter, and am unsure when I will be able to find the time to get back into Miraheze. The time that I have spent here was time that I enjoyed, I found the community welcoming, and there are so many opportunities to help. I wish I didn't have to stop now, right when I was really getting into the swing of things, but again, circumstances in my life have changed, and I need to devote my attention to other things. Therefore, I would like to request that my wikis,  and   be deleted. The first one has only ever been edited by me, and the second one is a fictional world-building wiki started by me. I don't know if I'll ever have time to visit them again, so I would just like them deleted. The first one never hit off, so I'm fine with losing that one, and I have saved TurtleWiki to the Internet Archive as well as uploaded an image & xml dump of the wiki to the Archive. Thank you all for understanding, and I hope that sometime in the distant future, I may be able to come back and pick up where I left off. Turtle84375 (talk) 22:01, 19 May 2021 (UTC)


 * With deep regrets, this is ✅ in these log actions (#1 and #2), per the articulated rationale in your request. Dmehus (talk) 23:08, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for doing this, and thank you all of the help you've given me in my time on Miraheze. Turtle84375 (talk) 23:21, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Turtle84375 No problem. It's been wonderful to have helped you with ManageWiki, MediaWiki, and I did particularly enjoy restoring your user groups from your over-zealous joke abuse filter. ;) Dmehus (talk) 23:40, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Nom de domaine
Bonjour

Comment fait-on si on veut relier un nom de domaine à son wiki ?

Zazoult (talk) 11:09, 20 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Zazoult Thank you for your question. Please note that new threads are added to the bottom of the page, rather than the top, so I've ✅ this accordingly. Sorry I've had to use Google Translate as my French is a little rusty. Your question translates from the same as, "How do you do if you want to link a domain name to your wiki?" Please see custom domains for an explanation on the process and steps involved, and feel free to reach out to Reception123 at his user talk page if you have any questions. (He also speaks French fluently, too.) Dmehus (talk) 13:56, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

My wikis
What would be good rules for https://fanfictionstories.miraheze.org and https://dcmarvelcomics.miraheze.org?--Iron Sword 23 (talk) 23:40, 20 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Iron Sword 23 This doesn't need to be asked at stewards' noticeboard, and, to be quite honest, isn't really the best sort of discussion on-wiki, either. I'd highly recommend asking this on our Discord server or in our IRC channels. Dmehus (talk) 23:42, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Asked it on Discord. Iron Sword 23 (talk) 23:45, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay, ✅. . Dmehus (talk) 23:47, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Lock request
To this user: Special:Contributions/Tonjobo4jw. Not useful edits. Spamming links. I don’t know where the links actually go (I haven’t tried), but together they say it takes them to illegal sites. User edits may also be worth the suppress. Thanks. --Anton (talk) 17:55, 21 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Anton Wow, that's a strange one. Username suggests spam only account, but the edits are quite specific and not spam only account behaviour. It's likely long-term abuse, but, at minimum, it's a vandalism only account. Thanks for the report. Dmehus (talk) 17:58, 21 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Okay, thanks for the reply. Thank you also for the very fast action! --Anton (talk) 18:00, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem. Note that this may not be the final action taken here. Though I suspect the linked diffs are just trolling, I have referred the matter to the Trust and Safety team (which includes me with a separate hat) for guidance before proceeding further in a community capacity. Dmehus (talk) 18:04, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I would like the revisions on my talk page to be oversighted/hidden please. InspecterAbdel (NLW) 18:42, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Firstly, requests for oversight should not be requested on-wiki. Based on my conversations with other Meta administrators, who happen to be either Stewards and/or Global Sysops, I personally don't feel suppression is required here as this is just random nonsense/gibberish from vandalism only accounts. Revision deletion, I suppose, is a possibility here, but would be an edge case, I do feel. In any case, the vandalism only accounts have been ✅ and measures have been effected that should prevent further accounts from being created. Dmehus (talk) 20:42, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

Second Dormancy Policy Exemption Request
Unfortunately, I have to make a second dormancy policy exemption request for both my wikis, The Wow House Wiki and The Fowl House Wiki, as I am the only contributor to both wikis and I have been busy with other things like with Qualitipedia. I do have plans to request other wikis, but I do not want The Wow House Wiki and The Fowl House Wiki to be closed. They have a lot of content on them and I also do not have a lot of time to continuously update them. I cannot advertise either wiki because everyone hates wiki advertising. Also, is there a limit to wiki requests, because I was thinking of requesting some other wikis to be made in the future, but first I have to decide what will happen to my other two wikis. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 19:17, 21 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi, I wanna tell you that I know I'm not a steward but if your wikis are inactive, you can always reopen them by using Special:ManageWiki. Also, if you ever retire Miraheze then there's no point since these wikis will end up being raided later on, thanks. DuchessTheSponge (talk) 20:10, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I do not wish to retire from Miraheze anytime soon. I wish there was some way I could keep them archived but not closed, as I do not want them to be deleted. I unfortunately cannot protect these wikis forever. Also, I worry that I have been neglecting my wikis since recently a user vandalized it, luckily a global sysop took care of it but this does make me worry about the fate of these wikis. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 20:24, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look at your wikis and assess them in terms of content intended to be read by real people in the next couple days. Dmehus (talk) 20:26, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok. I plan to request more wikis but I will do that once The Wow House Wiki and The Fowl House Wiki have their fates sorted out and also after the Qualitipedia rebrand is done and dusted. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 20:36, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
 * If they get deleted, I suppose you could request them again and they don't really get deleted until around 6 months or a year. DuchessTheSponge (talk) 21:36, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Then I would have to recreate the pages all over again. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 23:06, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Successful election on
There is no active bureaucrat for promotion on that wiki, so I'm calling the stewards for help. Promote me to bureaucrat + sysop on  with the reason being "successful election on a wiki with no active bureaucrats". The proof is: https://horriblemusicandsongs.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&oldid=2888

— Mario Mario  456  22:29, 21 May 2021 (UTC)


 * I don't see a consensus for promotion at Talk:Main Page, as I explained to you on Discord. I'll work on closing the discussion this weekend, so that the wiki can move forward with potential alternatives for consideration. Dmehus (talk) 22:40, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Then look at this and this. — Mario Mario  456  22:58, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

Merge my accounts
I have know that I could request account merging in this noticeboard since there was an user got denied on the Community noticeboard. Before I create lhmnwiki about a month, I have created an account called "Song Ngư" - which did not have an email bind into it. Because of that, I losed my access into it. Could you help me merge my account into "Song Ngư"? Thank you first. Song Ngư MGR (talk) 02:57, 22 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Song Ngư MGR If your apparent alternate account, lhmnwiki, was not attached to very many wikis (i.e., only a handful or so) and had not made many contributions, a user merge per your request would be possible; however, since you note that you did not have a confirmed e-mail address to the account and cannot remember your password, we have no way to be certain this account is 100% owned by you. Accordingly, this is ❌, at least so long as you are not able to confirm this is your alternate account. I would, however, suggest that you try using Special:EmailUser to see if you can send e-mail to that user. It's possible the account did have a confirmed e-mail address associated to it. Check all your e-mail accounts and see if you receive an e-mail message. If you do, then you can try requesting a password reset. If not, then I'd suggest trying some of your common passwords. It's possible you do still have access; you just can't remember what the password is. Dmehus (talk) 14:33, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Lily deleted my contribution on Gazetteer of wikis
Difference between revisions of "Gazetteer of wikis"

I had to find out, who deleted a description added by me to my wiki Vedopedia, and found that Lily deleted not his own data with remark says "minor" edit. In my opinion it is violation of Code of Conduct. Please take action regarding that user. The data restored back to Gazetteer of wikis

Helper (talk) 04:56, 22 May 2021 (UTC)


 * The wiki that was removed in that edit no longer exists. It is perfectly valid for it to be removed. I would remind yourself though that making false accusations is also a code of conduct violation. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  08:05, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * To add to what RhinosF1 said, it's not a Code of Conduct violation to remove an entry on Gazetteer of wikis, whether the removal was legitimate or not. If it wasn't a legitimate removal, it might warrant providing guidance to the user. It looks like your wiki is now active again, so you can feel free to re-add it to the Gazetteer of wikis. Dmehus (talk) 14:27, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your support, I failed to add a comment to my edits, this will not happen again, greetings, --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 19:59, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Please add Gazetteer of wikis to meta main page
There is no easy way to find where Gazetteer of wikis located at and jump to it. No mention of it on main page or Noticeboards. Thank you in advance. Helper (talk) 05:08, 22 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Helper Firstly, normally requests requiring intervention by a Meta administrator should be placed at Administrators' noticeboard. Nevertheless, as your request is relating to placing link to a directory of Miraheze hosted wikis on the prominent Main Page, it's reasonable to think a Meta administrator would consult a Steward before implementing the change. Interestingly, I'm a bit surprised the Main Page didn't already have a link to the Gazetteer of wikis, or Special:WikiDiscover for that matter. One possible reason might be that such a link didn't really fit within any of the four quadrants, other than the possible exception of the third ("contact us") quadrant, but even then, it'd need to be renamed to reflect that its purpose is not just for contacting or following Miraheze. It then hit me where we could place this link, for which I've also added a link to Special:WikiDiscover. Accordingly, this is now ✅; however, I'm going to ping Reception123, in his unofficial community relations liaison "capacity" and because he's been around Miraheze since the beginning, to share any thoughts. Dmehus (talk) 14:21, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Importing from Wikipedia?
I tried to import Peugeot 405 to http://alternatehistory16386.miraheze.org but it timed out and got this message:

Import failed: Expected tag, got

I'd set it so that all history and templates were included, for attribution purposes.

Is this normal, or is there a solution to this? --Walhouse (talk) 14:40, 22 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Walhouse I'm not certain with that specific error; however, since Wikipedia templates include a lot of template dependencies, you'll almost certainly receive a 503 backend fetch error if you try importing all revisions and templates at the same time. Thus, I do recommend you either (a) import templates one-by-one, (b) import only the current revision, linking to the source template/module using an interwiki link, or (c) file a task of templates and modules to be imported on Phabricator by uploading your XML dump. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 14:46, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * @Dmehus: thank you, had forgotten that! --Walhouse (talk) 14:52, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem. :) Dmehus (talk) 14:56, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Accidentally changed settings when testing user groups
I made a change to Special:ManageWiki to user groups (created a duplicate Bureaucrats user group and forgot to set special managewiki permissions) and now can't reverse it to access the interface, can't even access it even though I'm bureaucrat, how can I reverse this? --Walhouse (talk) 15:11, 22 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Should add, at alternatehistory16386.miraheze.org. --Walhouse (talk) 15:12, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Walhouse It looks like you might be just trying to stylize your  group with an uppercase letter. Uppercase initial characters are less desired for a combination of technical and cosmetic reasons. Would you be okay if I recreated the   with the default permissions, then you can delete your   group? Dmehus (talk) 15:17, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * To add to what I said above, you would then stylize your group names with MediaWiki:Group-bureaucrat and MediaWiki:Group-bureaucrat-member. Dmehus (talk) 15:19, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem, I screwed up trying to create new groups. --Walhouse (talk) 15:25, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Walhouse ✅. Dmehus (talk) 15:34, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * @Dmehus. Thank you. If you need to desysop a user on your wiki, is that for stewards or can it be done locally per the rules on here? I gave my test account sysop status on there, but now can't remove it. --Walhouse (talk) 15:42, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Walhouse No problem. For removing a user's  permission, no, Stewards don't need to get involved unless (a) the user complains the removal was done in contravention of the wiki's established local desysop policies or (b) there are no active local bureaucrats, and there's been a request to desysop the user in line with the community's consensus-established desysop policies (or global conventions and best practices, where none exist locally). For   removals, while it is technically possible for bureaucrats to remove local bureaucrats, by default, Stewards are required to remove local bureaucrats. This is to help ensure (a) inadvertent self-removals of the   bit and (b) the community's permissions removal policies are respected. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 15:47, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Walhouse Oh, good spot. I forgot to set that in my recreating the  user group. ✅. Dmehus (talk) 15:51, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * @Dmehus: Thank you. I was trying to take admin privileges from a test sysop account of mine, not bureaucrat. --15:55, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Walhouse Yeah, that's no problem, and Special:ManageWiki/permissions can be a bit confusing sometimes, as it's always the group above the group you want to be able have be added or removed by said higher level group. One time, in my local capacity as a Consul on TestWiki, I inadvertently and very briefly added the ability for the  user group to add and remove  . I quickly realized my error, and corrected it. Dmehus (talk) 15:59, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * To add to what I said above, you just need to go into Special:UserRights/Walhouse-alt1 on your wiki now that I've ✅ the permissions issue above in order to remove the  bit. Dmehus (talk) 16:03, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Internal error / Error interno


Hola. En aparece un mensaje de error. No sé cómo solucionarlo. ¿Alguien sabe cómo arreglarlo? Desde ya, muchas gracias y disculpas por las molestias. Hugo Ar (talk) 00:38, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Translated by Google Translate

Hello. In an error message appears. I don't know how to fix it. Does anyone know how to fix it? Thank you very much in advance and we apologize for the inconvenience. Hugo Ar (talk) 00:38, 23 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Hugo Ar Can you report this on Phabricator? This is a technical issue that requires system administrators running a stack trace in order to diagnose and resolve the issue. Dmehus (talk) 00:43, 23 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you Dmehus. The application is already done: https://phabricator.miraheze.org/T7343 Best regards. Hugo Ar (talk) 00:58, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay, that's perfect, Hugo Ar. Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 01:34, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Request to delete my wiki
I haven't maintained this in a long time and I don't think anybody would maintain it. Please delete jackmasseywelsh.miraheze.org - also, thanks for providing me with a place to store information about Jack Massey Welsh for the past few months! FunctionalMetatable (talk) 11:40, 23 May 2021 (UTC)


 * FunctionalMetatable Have you downloaded an XML dump of your wiki? Dmehus (talk) 11:52, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
 * FunctionalMetatable Did you see my follow up question? Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 23:19, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
 * oops, I didn't check this for few days. Nope, I haven't. should I download an XML dump? FunctionalMetatable (talk) 07:14, 26 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I'd recommend it, personally, so you have a backup of your wiki. You just go into Special:DataDump and generate XML and image dumps. You don't need to worry about the ManageWiki settings dump. Dmehus (talk) 07:18, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

A batch of spam-only accounts to lock:

 * ChristyMoffitt
 * TamLaster0
 * Stanton3038
 * EdgardoPomeroy5
 * CalliePatton44
 * MickeyDoll27557
 * JohnieLand9
 * JulieDeeds34246
 * Stefan0226
 * BudZimmerman25
 * Karolin1972
 * ShelaLfn127737
 * AleishaTownson
 * AlejandraMorin
 * AllisonMackaness
 * LilianMoller
 * GerardXrr09
 * JoellenS17
 * BrodieMiranda
 * SammyCouture2
 * TyreeRestrepo88
 * DanialTousignant
 * RoseanneLear5
 * AlejandraMorin
 * ClintonMcclary
 * SidneyWoa16
 * Samual84D529
 * AdellNellis
 * ErmelindaBilling
 * ChristianChang
 * LizaClunies2789

A total of 30 spambots, along with any additional spambots that I may not have added to this list, feel free to lock those spam accounts. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:19, 23 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Looks like the spambots listed here have been ✅ by . DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 23:04, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Global lock request ( 05/24 )
This account is spam only. And it is impersonation of Chakuwiki's admin シチクニ (His old name is Tc79929, みどり.).--Egg (talk) 16:40, 23 May 2021 (UTC) (Correction of the mistake of signing.--Egg (talk) 16:42, 23 May 2021 (UTC))
 * みどり, ‎Tc79729‎
 * Added--Egg (talk) 00:46, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Wiki promoting hate, racism and bullying. Insulting real life people.
Hi. This wiki:https://chadsofa.miraheze.org/wiki/Home is filled with insulting articles. Some promoting hate and insulting real people, such as the youtuber Geekdoom101: https://chadsofa.miraheze.org/wiki/Reekdom and a Japanese artist, Toyotaro: https://chadsofa.miraheze.org/wiki/Toyotarou_(Toyble). There is also an article filled with racist terms against latino americans: https://chadsofa.miraheze.org/wiki/Toyopacos It is being used as material for certain people to spread hate and bullying on communities. They used to have a wiki about it but it was deleted. Now they are starting it again. Jeffthenameless (talk) 18:37, 23 May 2021 (UTC)


 * I find it strange how you're reporting that wiki, but could you explain how they're hateful in a way? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:37, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Page Making Fun of me on wiki called Wage's World
This user named ItMeansNothing made this page here: https://wage10.miraheze.org/wiki/User:ItMeansNothing/sandbox/PN, making fun of me and trolling as well as making false facts about me. It's considered cyberbullying and harassment. Is there anyway that this page, or better yet, this Miraheze wiki gets deleted by someone? PrivateNewone (talk) 00:52, 24 May 2021 (UTC) PrivateNewone

Please delete my Wiki
https://hypotheticaltornadoeswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page - Hello, could you please delete my wiki? It started as a private project with only one other person who has since left with no intent to return, and is devoid of any activity; I do not need it. As sad as it is to make the request, any data that could be useful from here has essentially been exported to another wiki where it will continue to live on, so I feel no need to generate a dump. Thanks in advance Jarrell Tornado (talk) 01:47, 24 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Jarrell Tornado Though wikis are normally deleted in accordance with Dormancy Policy, this is nonetheless ✅ per the articulated reason of your request. Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 23:16, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

Error 502 Bad Gateway
2:00 AM UTC 24 may 2021 to 2:14 AM UTC 24 may 2021. Best regards. Hugo Ar (talk) 02:24, 24 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Hugo Ar Yep, thank you, this affected all Miraheze customer wikis, as far as I'm aware. You can follow along on the Phabricator ticket, as given the length of the downtime and the fact all wikis were impacted, there will be a incident report prepared to examine cause(s) and identify solution(s). No system administrators (i.e., those with server access) seem to be available at the moment. Dmehus (talk) 02:37, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the reply, Dmehus. About the loading times that I read in the Phabricator report, I confirm. For about 5 days, access to the pages has become slower. Best regard. Hugo Ar (talk) 02:47, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Suspicion on another user
Could someone at Miraheze do a Check User for both DarkMatterMan4500 and that IP vandal 75.164.7.97 to determine their proximity?

Each time 75.164.7.97 shows up to vandalize a wiki, DarkMatterMan4500 snoops in at the last minute right after all the damage is done to undo all of it. I feel like there is likely a case of superhero syndrome with this person.

Now, the Check User is to determine whether he had a friend nearby/a second address to vandalize Miraheze or if that's false.

In the future, I would also like to see the administration paying more attention to him for similar behavior. Gay Socrates (talk) 18:15, 24 May 2021 (UTC)


 * I don't think they do CUs with IPs. InspecterAbdel (NLW) 18:19, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Gay Socrates Well, 75.164.7.97 geolocates to CenturyLink in Portland, Oregon, and I have noticed similar crosswiki IP vandalism on that IP range. That being said, it would never be appropriate to link a user to an IP address. It is highly unlikely what you suggest is occurring, as DarkMatterMan4500 is just very active monitoring the, and reverts the vandalism very promptly. I would encourage you to thank DarkMatterMan4500 instead. Dmehus (talk) 18:27, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * What made you think I would even vandalize a wiki? Like what Dmehus has said, I'm usually just monitoring the wikis, and if there's vandalism happening over there, I'm usually over there reverting it. So your statement about me being related is absolutely not true, nor would I even know the user who was running it to begin with. Don't jump to conclusions, my friend. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:57, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Account separation
I keep on accidentally clicking on wiki links, and CentralAuth creates local accounts and adds them to my global account even when I do not want them there and never intend to contribute to the wikis. Since you said that it was possible to separate local accounts from a global account, I would like the following accounts to be separated from my global account: naasgameland.miraheze.org, fridaynightfunkin.miraheze.org, en.gyaanipedia.com, and fr.gyaanipedia.com, the first two of which I clicked on by accident and the latter two were me investigating a phenomenon that I had told you about in a post on Community Noticeboard. Would it be possible to create an entirely new global account from just those four accounts, or will I need to first make an alt account to have them be merged into. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 20:45, 24 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Or to be more specific: User:Blubabluba9990@naasgamelandwiki and User:Blubabluba9990@fridaynightfunkinwiki. Idk what the case would be for the other two wikis I mentioned since they do not appear to have a standard naming scheme.
 * Here is my CentralAuth for reference: Special:CentralAuth/Blubabluba9990 Blubabluba9990 (talk) 20:53, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Or at least en.gyaanipedia.com and fr.gyaanipedia.com, since the other two at least have some other Reception Wiki user influence, because they were both created by Reception Wiki users (InspectorAbdel created naasgameland.miraheze.org, and MarioMario456 created fridaynightfunkin.miraheze.org), but en.gyaanipedia.org and fr.gyaanipedia.org have nothing to do with the reception wikis or any reception wiki users, it just seems like there was a weird glitch where fr.gyaanipedia.com appears in both Inkster's and Mar9122's CentralAuth and en.gyaanipedia.com appears in Mar9122's central auth, which may just be an account creation glitch since both local accounts were created when the users were globally locked. So you should probably just unmerge my accounts at en.gyaanipedia.com and fr.gyaanipedia.com and merge both accounts into a separate account, since I do not want them in my main global account. To be honest after looking up what Gyaanipedia is it doesn't even look like they are associated with Miraheze at all. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 21:34, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * So that would be Blubabluba9990@gyaanipediawiki and Blubabluba9990@frgyaanipediawiki. Should I create an alt first to have these accounts unmerged or could they just become a completely separate account. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 22:26, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * We unfortunately can not unlink local accounts from a global one. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  06:47, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Wait, I thought that Dmehus said that accounts could be unmerged from a global account Blubabluba9990 (talk) 18:53, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
 * They can be. What RhinosF1 said above was not entirely accurate. That being said, there really has to be extraordinarily good reason(s) for wanting to unmerge an account and merge into it into another unmerged account, as there are quite a few steps involved, so it's really not a practice that scales on a wiki farm with four stewards and more than 4,200 wikis. If it's just to unmerge an inadvertently attached account from a wiki you didn't mean to visit while logged in, that wouldn't be an appropriate justification, in my opinion. If it's because you have notifications on a private wiki you can't access, your notifications can be cleared by SRE with a Phabricator ticket. Hope that clarifies. Dmehus (talk) 19:31, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok. In that case it really doesn't seem like there would be a reason. I wish there was some way I could talk to the person who made the CentralAuth extension and ask them to make a way to delete or hide local accounts. Idk who made the extension though, they might not even be active. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 20:54, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

Another batch of spam-only accounts to lock:

 * KentScammell52
 * MikkiNeace1
 * StephanDunkley
 * AbeFreese3
 * JovitaRyan0
 * VernJay635
 * SalvatoreZadow
 * KaliFunk7464
 * CandiceFurst
 * KarmaJacobson
 * JeffereyCazneaux
 * CharlotteWill5
 * WileyS843648440
 * KurtisOst27
 * GerardDiggs
 * MKWSonya06
 * BertieCato10
 * FloridaArent918
 * CliffChew9512
 * KennyGoolsby
 * NellQuinonez3
 * NTNBelen2019
 * JimmyBody6
 * HildegardY16
 * GloriaTasman
 * MadelinePidgeon
 * RichelleDinkins
 * SabrinaM61
 * DavidKauders
 * Courtney0004
 * MiriamSaldana92
 * GabrielLau39
 * RichelleDinkins
 * HarrisSchnaars4
 * DaciaCage43
 * GDMDee23715
 * BeatrizD04
 * LewisP09180300
 * JohnnyA2569051
 * MelindaE28

Could a Steward go and lock ALL 40 of these spambots that I have listed here? I know this is a bigger batch than what I have displayed previously, but I do believe they all need to be locked. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 22:12, 25 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the report. I'll try and take a look at these tomorrow or Thursday, as I am planning on resuming the spam only account battle then. Dmehus (talk) 23:09, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. :) DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:30, 26 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Ready when you are . DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:58, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Welp, looks like I found more to add to the list:
 * HattiePasco2
 * CorneliusVaughan
 * AdolfoWilkes26
 * SkyeJensen641
 * RussellNeedham DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:43, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

Dmehus
Can we discuss something on Discord?--Iron Sword 23 (talk) 01:43, 26 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Yes, I'll switch to Discord now. Dmehus (talk) 01:44, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

julientremblaymclellan.miraheze.org

 * Wiki: julientremblaymclellan.miraheze.org
 * Username: Jtmlis
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no):
 * Reason: NO LONGER USED
 * PLEASE DELETE THE WIKI — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtmlis (talk • contribs) 20:19, 26 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Jtmlis Firstly, please note I have procedurally moved this request from requests for adoption to stewards' noticeboard, where it is now in scope. Secondly, please do remember to sign your posts on all talk pages and noticeboards, broadly construed, with four tildes . Finally, this is ✅ per your request to delete your own personal wiki. Dmehus (talk) 20:32, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Request for wiki deletion
I would like my wiki on https://d45t5g8r1g45rg4r54r5t1.miraheze.org to be deleted. Anpang (talk) 00:54, 27 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Anpang As this wiki's sole contributing editor, this is ✅ per your request. Additionally, as there were only five sub-stub pages in  namespace, each containing only a single sentence, I've assumed you have either (a) already generated an XML dump or (b) didn't need to generate an XML dump of your wiki. Dmehus (talk) 01:04, 27 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks! I didn't generate a dump because I don't need it. Anpang (talk) 02:42, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

Can you shut down Controversial Wikis & Users Wiki?
If you want to know why I'm asking this. Yes, I know you guys are aware of this site but I want to tell you guys that this wiki is becoming the new Unfavorable Wikis and Users Wiki as there's a bunch of pages on that site that violates the CoC. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you might wanna look here, so that's why I felt like it should shut down since it's becoming the new Unfavorable Wikis and Users Wiki. I felt like you should take a lot at this site carefully and you'll see what I mean, thanks. DuchessTheSponge (talk) 14:50, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

Embedding wiki on our web
Hi there,

We at https://kelevar.miraheze.org/wiki/Hlavn%C3%AD_strana would like to show the wiki as embedded site on our main site (so users are not directly linked to the wiki) - http://kelevar.cz

https://puu.sh/HKCqo/3de174cc9c.png

When we were using self hosted wiki we were able to embed our wiki there. I don't know why its not working but I would ask you to change that so our users can directly use wiki on our site. LaboTec (talk) 09:02, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure why you'd need users to use your Miraheze-hosted wiki embedded as part of your main website or how your previous self-hosted wiki was configured, but this would need a few more details on your configuration. You should be able to show your wiki in an iframe or regular frame, though users actually editing the wiki may load it in a new tab. If it's just to present a common brand for your website, why not request a custom domain for your wiki, such as ? Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 15:59, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

Restoration of NoelSimsSandbox
Hello, I would like to ask if you could restore NoelSimsSandbox for me, because it was deleted because of inactivity (is there a way to disable it?) I also might want to import my FANDOM articles to Miraheze if it's possible NoelSims (talk) 14:25, 29 May 2021 (UTC)


 * NoelSims ✅. Dmehus (talk) 15:54, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

Can you please re-enable these wikis?
I want to make archives of every page on Atrocious YouTubers Wiki, Toxic Fandoms & Hatedoms Wiki, and a few other closedreception wikis. After my archives are done, I will leave those wikis in the dust forever. SPEEDYBEAVER (talk) 09:01, 30 May 2021 (UTC)


 * ❌ per my comments elsewhere, in multiple locations, to you, as these wikis were closed for systemic, unremediated Content Policy violations, firstly, and Code of Conduct violations on the part of wiki contributors, which local administrators did not resolve. There has been plenty of time for users to make archives of these wikis and, indeed, they were likely included in wiki XML dumps posted to The Internet Archive. Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 15:59, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * But they contain pages and log histories that have no archives of them. SPEEDYBEAVER (talk) 16:19, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, for one thing, an XML dump wouldn't include log histories. There's no need to maintain an archive of content which wholly or substantially contravened Content Policy or, in the case of log summaries (including block summaries), the Code of Conduct. Dmehus (talk) 16:23, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * But deleted pages (before backup) cannot be imported. I know that there are some pages deleted before backup (such as Nicobbq's page on AYTW). SPEEDYBEAVER (talk) 17:22, 30 May 2021 (UTC)