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Dormancy Policy exemption for a currently private wiki
I would like to apply for dormancy policy exemption for my currently private wiki.

For the following reasons:

1 - There is only so much I can take of going back and forth using wayback machine to retrieve the data, I need breaks. There was no xml dump (that I know of) and the way the publisher hosted it was extremely limiting, we editors didn't have the delete power at all nevermind administrator powers. The currently private wiki is a rebuild of a lost wiki (it was essentially deleted when the publisher lost rights to the game and failed to pass the wiki to new publisher) I am one of the original wiki editors and I absolutely despise that publisher for deleting 10+ years of work that the community put into that wiki, (I contributed about 7 years of work before I left when that publisher first took over, I knew they were bad due to disrespecting of experienced wiki editors). So I guess its essentially me taking it back and rebuilding it better.

2 - I'm an active gamer, every so often I find a slew of games that I'm interested in trying out. Recently there had been 3 in a row (one after the other, spending a few weeks in each one, which took up the time I would have otherwise spent on my wiki) this triggered the inactive warning which I then had to spend 10-15 mins searching how to get rid of it, time I rather spend editing when I'm back after playing.

3 - I have a burning hatred of the publisher that I blame for the loss of the wiki, I will eventually have it back to its former glory, once there I will most likely make it publically viewable but not editable unless by admins. I do not want to lose the wiki again. Mystic (talk) 20:58, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

Could I get a reply? If the information above is insufficient, please contact me on Discord (preferred way of contact) Thanks. Mystic (talk) 23:14, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, sorry for the delay, I assume this just wasn't seen until now. I have made your wiki exempt from the Dormancy Policy, so you shouldn't have to worry now. -- Void  Whispers 00:04, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you Mystic (talk) 15:23, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

The Qualitipedia blocking problem

 * The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
 * This has been ✅. As a reminder to Blubabluba9990, please attempt local resolution first. In this case, I think it did help for a Steward to at least reach out to Blazikeye535 to enquire as to the reason for the cross-wiki blocks. As a reminder to Qualitipedia wiki administrators, blocks should be done based on necessity on each wiki, not withstanding behaviourally likely sockpuppet accounts engaged in blatant disruption and/or vandalism. Otherwise, if a user is being disruptive on one or two of your wikis, that is where the blocks should occur. Dmehus (talk) 21:22, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

As you may know, Qualitipedia has a habit of blocking users for minor offenses, often indefinitely, and blocking users across wikis, even wikis in which they have done nothing wrong or never even contributed to. In addition, it isn't possible to communicate with admins as most of the Qualitipedia admins are not active here on Meta. Also, many of the block summaries do not even describe what the user did. It is time that Stewards try to intervene, since this is a situation that has not only affected me but other users as well. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 19:59, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
 * If I wasn't welcome on a certain wiki I would consider leaving (I'm not welcome by the community there, what do I do?). Anyway, if this were the only wiki I'm interested in contributing to, I would appeal to the site owner by sending an email without having to open the RfC (send via gmail, etc.). Your case is very similar to the other one here. Users are usually blocked like this on Qualitipedia (not generalizing, there is good content there). I also didn't understand much with your blocking, you don't have many reversed edits per your Special:Contributions and got blocked for wasting "second chance" second this user here in the summary. Even so, a future new admin will perhaps think of your case YellowFrogger (✉ Talk  ✐ Edits ) 20:13, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
 * The prior block before the recent one was out of revenge by 2 former admins anyway. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:29, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
 * his block log is a lot, with summaries only about 'chances'. And I see you are an administrator, DMM YellowFrogger (✉ Talk  ✐ Edits )</b> 20:40, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Take out the part where I said a lot of edits to it weren't reverted, these wikis don't display the Edit Tag/Label YellowFrogger</b> (✉ Talk </b> ✐ Edits </b>)</b> 20:54, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Worth noting for the record that DMM is the duly elected top leader of QP, and semantically 'first among equals'. That said, this is one of the various cases I would want to look at early on pending current leader review of the aforementioned 'admin request'. Of course, it would be out of any local hands if the presiding Stewards feel the need to address it personally. --Raidarr (talk) 21:00, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm not quite sure where any of the existing bureaucrats/sysops on the Qualitipedia wikis were "duly elected," as the historical practice has been whether a bureaucrat "likes you," so it's very much been an autocratic system, though that is starting to change with their move toward using Requests for Comments. Regarding your statement that you intend to look into this regarding your aforementioned "admin request," are you referring to your Global Sysop request, which I will aim to close some time tonight or tomorrow, or your Qualitipedia wikis' bureaucrat request? If the former, that's not really within the mandate of Global Sysops. In theory, any uninvolved member of the local or global community could engage with a local community as a facilitator/mediator in a form of dispute resolution, provided all parties agreed to the mediation. So it's not really related to the Global Sysop role. It is related to the Steward role, but, on the other hand, it could be useful if someone other than a Steward, attempted some form of mediation, so this can be added the list of local resolution and global community mediation steps that had taken place if the local community feels it's at an impasse and more formal mediation/binding arbitration is warranted. In short, anyone, including Global Sysops (though it's not specific to that role), can engage with a local community in requested, less formal and non-binding mediation, whereas it would be Stewards that would engage in the former as well as more formal mediation and binding arbitration. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 12:47, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I apologize for the lack of clarity and will address this sequentially.
 * It is true in practice that QP has always been an oligarchic entity, and really, my local request is as democratic a way to do it as the wikis ever have been to appointing 'top management', often replacing a retiring user with someone seen as good enough by other managers from the time. In this case I very clearly remember that there was a blog presenting a vote, in which multiple users were presented to be the top leader subsequent to the leader of the time getting into quite a lot of issues and temporarily resigning from management altogether. Unfortunately I believe this was done on Crappy Games Wiki, which was still used as the 'meta wiki' for reception wiki business at the time in most cases, and QP central was only just founded. I'm also afraid it may have been deleted when a number of admins after the fact removed everything pertaining to the controversy, and so along with poor memory regarding the possible/probable title, I'm afraid I cannot show the post. It's only been something I knew and not something I've linked, so now that you've called it and I cannot locate the evidence I'll have to correct that statement. I can only say that DMM is indeed colloquially recognized as the top authority (leader), with Blazikeye as deputy - co-leader, the position I am running for as well that carries implications on top of the usual understanding of 'bureaucrat', which I'm afraid is also only really defined by convention.
 * Indeed I mean the latter capacity of Qualitipedia bureaucrat, which I apologize again for being ambiguous on. The Global Sysop capacity is indeed unrelated to how I would address the topic locally, where the local rights would trump any global ones in conflict resolution (since both GS and Stewards should not have to intervene with local administration resolving the issues themselves in the first place. In the leadership capacity I intend to address the perceived apathy of the current top leadership by being a top leader who facilitates and addresses the issue from an authoritative position, something which is currently exceedingly difficult if there are problems reaching said leadership in the first place.
 * I hope this makes things somewhat more clear. --Raidarr (talk) 14:58, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Blubabluba9990, thank you for your request. I concur with YellowFrogger's assessment of your most recent  block log log entry that the notion of someone having permanently blown their "last chance" or "second chance" is (more than) a bit ridiculous. Some of your blocks have been legitimate, in which you demonstrated competency issues in terms of your making bold changes without first discussing them, but in this case, looking through your local contributions to the wiki, I'm not seeing where you made any edits or log actions since DarkMatterMan4500 unblocked you more than a week ago. So, what we have here is unexplained wheel warring. That being said, I'm not personally seeing a need for Steward intervention here, at this stage. I have, however, reached out to Blazikeye535 on their user talk page and asked them, specifically, why you were blocked on that wiki to which you'd not contributed since your previous unblock and reminded them of the Code of Conduct. Dmehus (talk) 13:00, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
 * That is a huge problem (blocking users from wikis they never contributed on), I was blocked from the Delightful Songs & Music Wiki, Cancelled Movies Wiki, Magnificent Literature Wiki, and the Dreadful Books Wiki. That's the thing. MarioBobFan (talk) 03:41, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
 * That isn't the only wiki I am blocked on. The wiki where this happened was Qualitipedia Meta, and nothing bad happened on any of the other wikis. My good contributions also outweigh the bad on the wikis. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 20:19, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Considering that this entire problem has been resolved, this discussion should be closed. can you close the discussion in the basis that this issue has been resolved and no further replies are needed here. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 21:17, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

I would also like my IP address to stop being blocked accross all of the wikis that I am blocked from. MarioBobFan (talk) 08:09, 23 December 2021 (UTC)


 * I intend to review your block in the coming days in my new capacity on Qualitipedia. Note that the IP blocks are by extension of normal block, and it only matters if you are trying to edit in another/without an account, which circumvents the point of the original block and will not be changed while the original account block is in place. --Raidarr (talk) 16:18, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Raidarr, Unlocking the MarioBobFan? His case is very similar to the one mentioned above, therefore, with less notoriety because the user does not speak up --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 16:21, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Unblock, to be specific. I have some background on his case and an outright unblock on all wikis would be hasty. However, has been left a message on his QP talk page where he should be able to respond, and we can see about correcting the things that caused the issue as well as work towards a lasting unblock. --Raidarr (talk) Raidarr (talk) 20:28, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

I still want and must be unblocked. MarioBobFan (talk) 06:38, 26 December 2021 (UTC)


 * You don't "must" be unblocked. Severe as it was, you were blocked for a reason. I asked questions on QPC, and you more or less ignored them. There's nothing I can work with when you are not cooperative, and likewise it is not the Stewards job to make it so for you. --Raidarr (talk) 11:23, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
 * He didn't ignore it I think, because he edit little on Qualitipedia and he didn't even notice the comments. Unless it uses global notifications. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 11:47, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
 * He replied to the thread in question, all pertinent content being just above the field he used to reply with. I reiterate the need to consider what was written. --Raidarr (talk) 14:33, 26 December 2021 (UTC)


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

Add peculiarwiki to CVT opt-out wikis
I am the only active contributor, as well as the bureaucrat on peculiarwiki. Please add it to CVT opt-out. dross (t • c • g) 00:52, 23 December 2021 (UTC)


 * dross, ✅ per the articulated rationale of your request. Dmehus (talk) 13:17, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

I want to be demoted from the Characters Wikis
I originally made a blog requesting to be demoted, but other admins ignored that request for no reason, so I thought I'd ask to get demoted from those wikis on this noticeboard instead, and hopefully, other admins can get my attention. SuperStreetKombat (talk) 00:08, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello. What does it mean to be "demoted". Do you want to be blocked? --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 00:44, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * It is highly recommendable you resolve this issue locally before escalating it to a level of global intervention as Stewards generally defer action to local administrators. Please leave a message on the talk pages of your local bureaucrats or feel free to them here or leave them a message on their Miraheze Meta talk page.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 00:51, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Consider it done. I'll gladly honor your request. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 00:56, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I have ✅ both actions. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 01:01, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Delete these wikis
Hello. I want to request the deletion of the following wikis: https://svonibus.miraheze.org/wiki/ and https://esonibus.miraheze.org/wiki/; these projects at the beginning were meant to be a stumbling block in another language than the traditional Ônibus Wiki (they even had interwiki tables in them), therefore due to lack of time, and not need (especially due to RfC recent on dormancy policy exception) I came here to request your deletion. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 00:49, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * YellowFrogger, ✅ (#1 and #2), per your request; however, I'm not really sure how the closure of the most recent RfC amending Dormancy Policy had any effect on whether you wish to continue these wikis. You could've still applied for an exemption on these wikis, of up to two years, and you did, but there was just no content / such minimal content on the wiki that an exemption wasn't justified at this point in time. Nevertheless, have you considered making  a multilingual wiki using the Translate extension, perhaps? Dmehus (talk) 03:05, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Yes I'm using the Translate extension although I'm not that good at it yet. The downside is that you keep creating alternative pages, etc. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 17:31, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Three accounts that I suspect of being linked.

 * Jhb
 * Niij
 * Bsh

Here is some context for my hunch. The first user, Jhb, was blocked indefinitely for making this disgusting comment. The next day, the second user, Niij, showed up and made an eerily similar comment to the one Jhb made. Having seen the comment that got the first user banned, I decided to question the user on whether they were the first user or not.

Now here's where things get even more suspicious. Not long afterward, the third account, Bsh, appeared to clarify that they were imitating The Angry Video Game Nerd. What made this come off as a confession of guilt to me was that the user was writing in the first person as if they were the one who wrote that comment. Combined with the fact that all three accounts have similar usernames and were made not too far apart from each other according to the CentralAuth pages I linked above, I highly suspect that these three accounts are one and the same. However, I cannot be completely certain of this, which is why I am asking the stewards to look into this to determine their relation. <span style="background:linear-gradient(90deg,crimson,indigo, #ADD8E6); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">Marxo Grouch (talk) 17:21, 24 December 2021 (UTC)


 * I get the feeling that you may have witnessed Jabgidge doing his usual trolling in the comments section on pages relating to The Loud House. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 17:26, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Jabgidge also wrote nasty and inappropriate stuff about The Loud House, from these hidden logs on the Terrible Shows & Episodes Wiki, which is only accessible by sysops and/or bureaucrats or by a Steward either way. Jeudb, his sockpuppet has done the very same thing. I am listing these in case asks for some type of reference. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 17:32, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I may use this as a means of identifying any future Jabgidge socks, that is if these accounts are in fact related to Jabgidge. <span style="background:linear-gradient(90deg,crimson,indigo, #ADD8E6); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">Marxo Grouch (talk) 17:53, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * A CheckUser check here wouldn't hurt as all the listed users have vandalized --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 23:53, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Marxo Grouch, thank you for your report, and for providing both context and contextually relevant evidence in your report. This has now been ✅, with Jhb and Bsh being locked as illegitimate sockpuppets of Jabgidge. While the behavioural evidence from Niij is somewhat similar, and they may well be a sockpuppet, it's at this point. It's also possible, and perhaps more likely, they're a different sock of someone else...there was a user on Meta Wiki that was locked/blocked long ago for vandalism that referenced "Lynn and Lana," but I can't recall the user's username. If you or DarkMatterMan4500 can dig that up for me, that'd possibly be quite helpful. As to a current lock for other reasons, it's like two offensive comments on a single wiki, so it's not a vandalism only account. One potential thought for you to consider, you might want to unblock Niij on   locally, providing them a local warning as to the wiki's rules, and see whether they (a) contain in the same vein, thereby providing further contextually relevant evidence for consideration or (b) improve their behaviour and behave constructively. Dmehus (talk) 19:08, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I have unblocked Niiij. Oh, and speaking of Lynn and Lana, is the user you're referring to happen to be this user, Ihatelynnloudjr2? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:17, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
 * DarkMatterMan4500, ✅ re: the former. Regarding the latter, ah, that user. Possibly one of their socks, but if I am remembering correctly, the user in question vandalized a Meta user talk page or a Loginwiki user talk page, or some other talk page on either, that referenced "Lynn and Lana" and "asses." So, not specifically the one I was thinking of. If our search functionality was better, I might be able to find it, but if you want to look through the block list, excluding IP blocks, of course, you might find something as I'm sure the user was locally blocked. Dmehus (talk) 19:26, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

Request to block my account
Hello, it is CapixabaMonteirist, I am here to ask for block/lock my account since I am no longer using Miraheze and I no longer want to use this account anyone. So, I am requesting for my account be blocked/locked in Miraheze. CapixabaMonteirist (talk) 00:01, 27 December 2021 (UTC)


 * CapixabaMonteirist, ✅, per your request. Should you wish to return, you may e-mail  to request an unlock, or create a new account, taking care to oblige user accounts policy. Should you later desire to have private personal information removed from your account, you can e-mail the Trust and Safety team through their process. Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 00:18, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

Greetings
I have been alerted that a user impersonated me on multiple mediawiki projects. I have manages to resolve the issue at RationalWiki. I would like to resolve the issue here ASAP. Please rename to Darubrub as the user who registered with the name is not me as the user unlikely used my own email to register such account. Take the time to compare my editing habits on wikipedia and rationalwiki to that user. Thanks. ThereIsACoolLorx (talk) 01:24, 27 December 2021 (UTC)


 * ThereIsACoolLorx, this is a reasonable request, chiefly because, in this case, Darubrub, is locked globally as a vandalism only account/illegitimate sockpuppet account. I'm not sure about the impersonation, but do you go by Darubrub on either of (a) Wikimedia or (b) RationalWiki? If so, can you link me a confirmation edit on said wiki(s)? And finally, if I rename the Darubrub account on Miraheze, do you intend to register it on Miraheze? Or better yet, e-mail me your e-mail address so I can create the account for you and e-mail you a temporary password? Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 02:39, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

Could these pages be imported?
I created a list here of pages from the now-closed New Reception Wiki that should be imported to another wiki. As suggested by in the comment section of this blog post I made about it on The Chill Place, the pages could possibly be imported to that wiki. Could a steward please take a look at this? FatBurn0000 (talk) 03:19, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
 * This seems like a request better suited for Phabricator. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:35, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

Creating local IPBE group
Per my close of the RfC here I'm requesting that a Steward creates a local IPBE group on Meta. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 21:21, 27 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Reception123, ✅. I couldn't add the  user right, but I suspect that is because it is on the ManageWiki blacklist, so you will either need to effect this change for   in the   file, or we can just leave it, since Meta Wiki is unaffected by global blocks, as far as I'm aware? Dmehus (talk) 21:27, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Please note that I've also ✅ my mistake. Dmehus (talk) 21:32, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

Restore managewiki permission to Administrators
Anterra Wiki

Hello, a while back I accidentally deleted the Bureaucrat user group without giving Administrators the right to add and remove users from the Administrator user group. Admins are also unable to edit the wiki's settings/permissions.

Could I get these rights added? Thanks. BCMatsuyama (talk) 01:20, 28 December 2021 (UTC)


 * BCMatsuyama, ✅, per your request. I've also added the default group add/remove configuration typical of bureaucrats to your sysop configuration. The reason why we strongly advise you to leave off the ability to remove other bureaucrats, or in this case, sysops, is two-fold. Firstly, it provides a second-level check from Stewards, to ensure removals are done in accordance with local consensus of the wiki community. Secondarily, it prevents inadvertent self-removals such as this. :) Dmehus (talk) 01:59, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

Creating a steward requests page to be used for requesting (b)locks, permissions, CU
Hi. I am proposing to create a page where users may report user account and IP's to CVT, request CU information and permissions from stewards after holding Local election or after successful reopening request. All the above mentioned things will be divided into sections for the clarity. The locks and blocks can be performed by CVT but the other requests such as CU and permissions requests will be performed only by Stewards. This noticeboard will still be used for miscellaneous requests and other things which are not mentioned above. The page will be titled CVT requests or Steward requests (preferred). --Magogre (talk) 04:53, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Stewards noticeboard is also often cited to report users who have committed vandalism, and even request a block, and email is currently a good option, so I don't think that would be necessary --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 05:02, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Email is not used to request blocks or report users/IP's, if I am not mistaken. It is used to request oversight, appeal locks and blocks and discuss other private matters with stewards which cannot be publicly discussed.SN is cited to report, but that's what I am proposing to change in regards to above mentioned things (blocks, CentralAuth locks, CU information and permission requests) --Magogre (talk) 05:19, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
 * SN has too many purposes, to me. <span style="display:inline-block;border:2px solid #bfff00;border-radius:8px;background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom right, #75ff75, #ffff80)"> Anpang 📨 05:06, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
 * How would you propose this page be structured? In a fashion like that of Wikimedia Meta-Wiki's Steward requests/Global? I was actually reviewing this topic with another volunteer today and suggested perhaps following Orain's approach to the Stewards' noticeboard as a demo perhaps. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 08:00, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Agent, Orain's page (you linked) looks similar to what I am saying. As I have said above, there will be a section for each type of request - one for CU, one for permissions, one for blocks and locks with a general header on the top and a specific header in each of these three headings properly guiding users where and how to request. Magogre (talk) 12:16, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Magogre, I do not believe we need to replicate the Wikimedia way of doing things, with multiple noticeboards for stewards to monitor. We're just not big enough, nor are there a sufficient number of requests, to warrant multiple noticeboards for each type of requests. Global Sysops will monitor stewards' noticeboard for certain requests within their scope and mandate, and assist with those requests where they are able to do so. There's also issues with a lot of these requests are actually requested on IRC in . As well, many users will post on the wrong noticeboard, with one stewards' noticeboard; let alone four or five. We could, however, create separate boilerplate templates for common steward requests (such as a local election request, local interwiki administrator request,  request, CheckUser request, or other request), but still have them be added to this noticeboard. That in and of itself, with consistent subject headings, would go a long way towards improving the organization. Dmehus (talk) 18:54, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Not every user uses/will use IRC or Discord. Off-wiki #cvt should be only for emergencies or where CVT need to act instantly. Everything should be centred on-wiki. I have even seen users requesting to perform CheckUser on someone and a lot of similar cases, daily on Discord. I am not trying to replicate Wikimedia's way, I never said that. It is for the simpleness and separating the noticeboard. I agree that there aren't too many requests, but it is better to have one instead of monitoring spambot list userspace pages. Magogre (talk) 20:06, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, for spambots, we don't necessarily need to have those retained in an archive in perpetuity. Also, locking spambots without soft blocking the IP ranges is of only marginal and very short term use, as additional spam only accounts are created on a daily basis, but upon re-reading your reply, I see that's not really what you were requesting, so that's fine. CheckUser requests for non-routine evasion are rather infrequent (i.e., AllTheTropes Wiki was the last one, as I recall), so I don't see why those can't remain on stewards' noticeboard. I do agree with maintaining simplicity, but speaking with Reception123 and others in the past, fewer noticeboards are way this achieved. Thus, if we make any changes, I would suggest a streamlining of the Steward request workflow to use common request templates, similar to the process used at requests for adoption. Hope that clarifies and is helpful. Dmehus (talk) 20:25, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Restoring ManageWiki permissions for Bureaucrat role
Hello. I've by accident removed the ManageWiki permission from the Bureaucrat role in my wiki, inadvertently locking myself out of the ManageWiki permissions and in turn preventing me from restoring that permission to myself. With no obvious way of fixing this issue and with this issue practically stopping me from configuring the wiki at all, I don't see any alternative other than to ask a steward's help in restoring this permission to my wiki's Bureaucrat role.

The wiki in question

My wiki's page for managing permissions Sylepieus (talk) 18:26, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Sylepieus, ✅. Please ensure that you do not remove the  user right, as it's essential for using ManageWiki on your wiki. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 18:45, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

My Detective Conan Wiki adoption request
Hello. I wanted to tell you that I had made a request to adopt Detective Conan Wiki: here Could you take a look at it to see if I qualify? Thanks in advance and sorry for the inconvenience. Anass (talk) 01:30, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Please ask to adopt a wiki in the requests for adoption. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 01:37, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Anass, I will aim to handle the open requests for adoption tonight and tomorrow. Dmehus (talk) 01:39, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. Dmehus (talk) 18:18, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Detective Conan Wiki language change
Hello, I want to change the language to Detective Conan Wiki from English to Spanish, may it be possible (I requested it from the beginning but with all this change it is in English)? Anass (talk) 17:57, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Anass, ✅. Dmehus (talk) 18:02, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

CheckUser request for the following accounts listed here:

 * BlitzR6SiegeMain76
 * DravenLoLf4n6

While yes, DravenLoLf4n6 is indeed globally locked, I did find something pretty suspicious about how these accounts have behaved on a few wikis, which I'll be narrowing down the list of (hopefully sufficient) evidence that could be used to identify the main account (if BlitzR6SiegeMain76 is the master at all). For one thing, both Blitz and Draven have vandalized the Undertale article on the Awesome Games Wiki, with BlitzR6SiegeMain76 replacing all contents with gibberish, then about 16 days later, DravenLoLf4n6 came about and did something similar, except writing an inappropriate edit. Then we have BlitzR6SiegeMain76 replacing content with racial slurs, which is technically indistinguishable to Jack the Furry Slayer's racial slurs he put on The Dunkman's article about the Clifford movie on Awful Movies Wiki. Not sure if this is enough evidence to warrant a check, but I have noticed some similar gibberish that both Blitz and Draven have added (while DravenLoLf4n6 is indeed globally locked, I'd like that account to be checked as well). Pinging to give this section a look. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:48, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Let me guess: You didn't find much, right? --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:10, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * DarkMatterMan4500 Thank you for your report. Please note that while you've provided evidence, I did not find the linked diffs particularly compelling. I did, however, find other evidence which suggested there was potential inappropriate abuse of multiple accounts in accordance with user accounts policy. However, I would say these two accounts ❌. Nevertheless, though the vandalism is occurring on one wiki, based on a variety of evidence, I have ✅ BlitzR6SiegeMain76 as a vandalism only account. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 19:13, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Alright, thank you. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:15, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Detective Conan Wiki permits
Hello, I wanted to request delete and move permissions for Detective Conan Wiki as the previous bureaucrat protected all categories and templates. Anass (talk) 19:39, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Anass, for that, you will need to hold a local election somewhere on the wiki. You can advise me when it's set up, and I can add a local sitenotice for you. Nevertheless, in the interim, I can unprotect those categories and templates for you, to allow you to work on them? Dmehus (talk) 19:43, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Dmehus Perfect, where do I have to make the local choice and how do I do it? Yes please, I need to work on them.--Anass (talk) 19:53, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Anass, check the wiki to see if there's a "requests for permissions," "administrators' noticeboard," "bureaucrats' noticeboard," or "community portal" (usually in  or   namespace. If none exists, then simply create a local election page in either namespace, explaining clearly the rights you're requesting, that you would be seeking to be an additional bureaucrat/sysop, not a replacement, and outline how to express views for or against your candidacy. Once set up, you can return here to request a local sitenotice. I will unprotect the templates and categories per your request now. Dmehus (talk) 15:26, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Dmehus I already have the message and it is found here. I would like to know what would happen if no one commented or voted in the election, would it be automatically canceled?--Anass (talk) 17:13, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Anass, thank you. I'll review this after a few days, and will add the local sitenotice per your request and per good global practice. To your question, no the election would not be cancelled. Rather, we would consider your contributions to the wiki, and assuming you'd made more than a few very minor edits and there no objections, would declare your election request successful by acclamation. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 17:25, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello Anass: unfortunately, I have to tell you that I have declined the idea of continuing with the Detective Conan wiki and wanted to apologize for my insistence and the inconvenience I have given you. I would also like to ask you to delete my edits and make the wiki private so that someone else can adopt it, I don't know if the latter is possible but I leave it up to you. --Anass (talk) 22:53, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Anass, not a problem. As to deleting your edits, that's not really needed. Other users can pick up where you left off and make further changes, or roll the changes back. As to making the wiki private, that would need a local community discussion (described above for the permissions request). So if you don't go to that step, I would say, just move on and leave the wiki be. Someone will pick up where you left off, request to adopt it, or the wiki will be later deleted. Dmehus (talk) 22:57, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok, thank you very much and sorry for the inconvenience. --Anass (talk) 23:13, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Can I have my username renamed from Connall2021 to Connall2022 please?
Hello, I would like my username to be renamed from Connall2021 to Connall2022 to match up with the year weʼre currently in please. Connall2021 (talk) 06:33, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Connall2021, Hi there. You can request a rename at Special:GlobalRenameRequest though I would advise you don't request a rename every year and instead pick a nickname which isn't so dependant on the year. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 07:41, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Though we can accept your rename request via stewards' noticeboard, I concur with Agent Isai above in that you should pick a username that is not dependent on the current year. Usernames are meant to be long-term things, lasting across multiple years. Dmehus (talk) 14:10, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Yandex. Critical error


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Happy 2022 everyone! Hugo Ar (talk) 15:37, 2 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Answered here. Greetings. Hugo Ar (talk) 12:35, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

Crappy GachaTubers Wiki
Could a steward please close this wiki? stated in this topic that he was going to delete this wiki and Bad Quotev Users Wiki, also BQUW was renamed and rebranded and later closed, so there's no need to worry about it. Anyway, most (if not all) pages are not actual criticism and are instead just spreading rumours about GachaTubers. If the userbase wants a wiki about bad GachaTube content, then they should probably make a new one instead, and it should have a slightly different focus. FatBurn0000 (talk) 03:17, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * And I noticed that edits there need to be approved by moderators. He's flouting the Content Policy (Miraheze does not host wikis with the sole purpose of spreading an unsubstantiated insult, hate or rumors against a person or group of people) and the stewards must have forgotten about that. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 03:29, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * FatBurn0000, as I recall, I said that this is sort of meh, given the extremely low number of pages created. More importantly, I also indicated my preference would be for you, or someone else locally, to begin a discussion on the wiki, in a prominent location, and after at least seven (7) days have elapsed, then we could close it per the local wiki's request. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 03:37, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The problem is, as said, the wiki has moderation, so my edit will have to be reviewed by a moderator. FatBurn0000 (talk) 04:31, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * FatBurn0000 Since the wiki has only one local bureaucrat/sysop, whose only recent log actions have been to reopen the wiki, and since the wiki does have some content issues that you've noted above, the fact that the Moderation extension is enabled and there are no local administrators available to approve legitimate community discussion requests, or worse, is contrary to the very ethos of local community-controlled discussions. I've approved the outstanding edits by you and YellowFrogger in lieu of locally available moderators, and while Stewards could've granted you the local  group on this basis, since you're seeking to start a community discussion, this is problem. As such, per this reasonable request, and because additionally there does not appear to have been any local discussion to enable the extension, even among local administrators, I have ✅ the Moderation extension. Should you encounter attempts to subvert the democratic process on that wiki, please ping me here or another member of the Steward team. Dmehus (talk) 04:45, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Really Bad Admin Alert
His name is WellFiredToast. His wiki is called mightythornberry.miraheze.org. He blocked me permanently for no damn reason at all. He even revoked tpa and eMail. I never abused those ever! The user should be spoken to, then banned.

I never did anything wrong, I left a message on his meta talk page yet hasn’t responded. All I did was improve on the main page, this block is super unfair and I should be unblocked. TheCoolStranger45 (talk) 08:06, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * TheCoolStranger45, that's good that you left them a message on Meta Wiki, as that would be your first step. That being said, your tone here is not helpful, nor is calling the user an "ugly prawn." I would suggest posting a second message on their user talk page, on Meta Wiki, with a ping as well, and take a conciliatory approach. If they still do not respond in a few weeks, then we can revisit this. Dmehus (talk) 08:15, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Morbius
I posted to this user's talk page three times now. I was blocked on their wiki for no reason and just want to be unblocked. I have no plans to edit Project Saramora, but I want my CentralAuth to show I am in good standing globally. &#8211; MJL &thinsp;‐Talk‐☖ 04:45, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Note that I am not a steward or an admin. But, CentralAuth negated might be bad, but note that it doesn't fully indicate that a user has committed malicious acts or anything like that. I've been blocked on two wikis I haven't edited on, and several experienced Meta users have already been blocked on several wikis. Often times, a block cannot be taken seriously. Relax and and don't worry about it. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐)
 * This user and all others have been cleared from the blocked list. The blocks were due to previous difficulties on a former wiki with bots and spammers and our misunderstanding of the existence of observers and the like on Miraheze who would visit the many wikis in such fashion.  We apologise for the misunderstanding and hope future interactions may be more amicable! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Morbius (talk • contribs) 14:23, 5 January 2022‎
 * OK understood! (: --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 16:41, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Awesome, thank you and happy new year! <3 &#8211; MJL &thinsp;‐Talk‐☖ 18:20, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

CheckUser request on a suspected Quarrow sockpuppet:
I have a good reason to believe this is Quarrow doing his usual vandalism tricks. These following diffs here are pretty consistent, with the first diff being an obvious hint that it's a sockpuppet. Also compare this same edit by Computer2003michael to this edit made by AVXUser, and you'll see that there's a pattern going on here, especially with the comparisons between this diff (which is the same one by the way) and this deleted photo, which I believe had a picture of someone in a diaper, which was uploaded by DiaperFan. Pinging so he can investigate this in an orderly manner. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:54, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Computer2003michael
 * Also, compare this edit summary made by Computer2003michael and every disruptive vandalism and/or other disruptive edits in general made by this user to this edit by LOTRMaster, as that particular edit is obviously vandalism. Same hatred, same behavior, same pattern, and same about everything, which can be seen from the edits, and the behavior appears to be quite obvious here. In general, Quarrow doesn't even try hiding the fact that he's evading locks, nor does he hide any of his "Quarrow" nonsense either. Hopefully, additional evidence I've provided is enough to warrant a check, and to do a sleeper check, so we can flush out all the sockpuppets he might have created with the IP range he might've used. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 03:37, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * This same user, Computer2003michael, has already been ✅ for likely abusing interwiki and vandalism by Raidarr. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 03:44, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, but that doesn't matter. It's still pending an investigation, so by doing this, we might even find a bunch of sleepers the user might have utilized under the same IP range. Also, that comment you posted above doesn't really help much, I'd like you to refrain from making unhelpful comments in the future, if you can. :) --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 04:00, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * You did not like the nature of my comment, although I agree it didn't count. So my theory is that global locks can restrict access to other accounts. Anyway, I will try to limit this by avoiding this kind of comments. Thanks. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 05:01, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * These edits are also made to mark up or remove my inactivity. I don't have to say what users say on the noticeboards, so I don't want to be inactive in the project. 05:07, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * It is true that I have locked the account for vandalism at the time, spurred as well by the compelling signs of an LTA that I highly suspect to be true, as well as no faith in good change or further benefit to Miraheze while unlocked. However, I avoided locking for LTA pending proper confirmation from Stewards, as well as the fact I still need to have a proper LTA discussion with dmehus. I think the comment is made with good intentions and does not deserve to be struck as it was, though I confirm that this SN post is an appropriate follow up for the topic. This shouldn't have to become a discussion on peanut galleries, though for that matter nor should any user feel obliged to make edits to stave off a perception of inactivity that would be in no way accurate. At times withholding comments can indeed be the wiser move, but in any case continuing that tangent is probably best for a different discussion area. My 2c here. --Raidarr (talk) 09:58, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, and I also noticed you didn't sign your name, so I did the rest for you using the  template. In the future, it's best you sign your name using the ~ code, which I'm sure a lot of users may have pointed this out to not only you, but a lot of Mirahezians that come to contribute to this project. Hope this helps. :) --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 11:46, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! But remember that I'm not new to wikis, my device bug caused me to sign it with five tildes, so this if looks more like an accident, and the community shouldn't care for that. --YellowFrogger  (Talk — ✐) 20:42, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I have already ✅ on Discord. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 02:17, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Some things I'd like to ask about
FatBurn0000 (talk) 06:42, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Could you possibly close Horrible Music & Songs Wiki? Someone tried to adopt it, and the election took too long, so mh:worstmusicandsongs:Worst Music & Songs Wiki was created instead, therefore, we don't need the wiki.
 * 2) Could you please reopen Amazing Scratch Projects Wiki? It was closed with no consensus much like the website reception wikis.
 * 1 is a duplicate premise of now two wikis that exist (a wikia port also using the 'horrible' flair in its name and the mentioned Worst M&S). It's possible the content is similarly pulled from one or the other wiki, as half of WM&S is from the direct wikia port. Unless substantial violations can be found though, the Stewards may prefer leaving the matter to local vote much in the same way as Crappy GachaTubers. --Raidarr (talk) 09:39, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * About the HMASW I'm talking about, it is actually the first one, however for various reasons, this does not mean it should be the one that is kept. It was originally founded by CHICHI7YT, the owner of the Fandom version at the time, on September 23, 2018, due to the fact that the Fandom version was probably going to close soon considering that was around the time when reception wikis (especially negative ones) were being shut down on Fandom. However, for whatever reason, the Fandom version didn't close until eventually, a Fandom staff member discovered the wiki on September 30, 2020 and by the time that was happening, the Miraheze version had been expanded by outcasts and ultimately looked like it was deliberately made to duplicate and defame the original wiki. This caused the new owner to believe this is what it was, and as a result tried to get the wiki closed and made a new wiki for migration. However, a user replied to them here and the owner falsely believed that they were an actual global staff member (when they were not) and as a result thought that the request to close the wikis had been denied. However, since the election took too long and has now been duplicated, it should be closed. Also, what about ASPW? FatBurn0000 (talk) 02:49, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
 * 1 is still likely to fall under community discussion unless it provides substantial content concerns. As for 2, that is entirely Steward discretion given the wiki's private nature. If it was the same type of circumstances as the website wikis it may be reopened; but if the editing was very minimal and no local contributors objected, it may be even clearer than TNRW and remain closed. --Raidarr (talk) 09:14, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Checkuser Request for a possible ban evader
All The Tropes requests a Checkuser of User:Iloveicecream and User:Thistroperz

User:Iloveicecream is currently on a temporary block (scheduled to end at 2022-01-11T17:51:23) for multiple violations of section 2 of att:All The Tropes:Terms of Service followed by a violation of section 1 ("abusive behavior") of the same core policy.

User:Thistroperz displays the same idiosyncrasies in the use of wiki markup (or the lack thereof) and the English language that User:Iloveicecream displays.

If User:Thistroperz is the same user as User:Iloveicecream, then this is "evidence of ban evasion" which as per att:All The Tropes:How We Do Bans Around Here we consider to be grounds for a permanent ban without warning on the first occurrence. If this is the case, then we authorize Miraheze to block both accounts indefinitely on All The Tropes.

--Robkelk (talk) 00:49, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Could you provide a few examples of Iloveicecream using another account attempting to go around a block given to the said user? That would be most helpful. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 01:00, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , this appears to be the first attempt (at least, the first attempt that we've spotted) of Iloveicecream attempting ban evasion. we have a zero-tolerance of ban evasion on All The Tropes, which is why we're requesting the Checkuser in the first place. --Robkelk (talk) 01:09, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * DarkMatterMan4500, the edits by Thistroperz are behind the Moderation extension, so Robkelk can't provide live diffs. That being said, I do see the behavioural similarities/traits Robkelk mentioned. Dmehus (talk) 01:14, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I've approved this edit (after checking that it wasn't in violation of section2 of our Terms of Service) so that you have something to work with. --Robkelk (talk) 01:26, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Ah, okay then. :) --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 02:38, 9 January 2022 (UTC)