Stewards' noticeboard

Global rights
Hello, as of recent spam incidents and so I am curious to know what other global rights will we have on Miraheze except Steward/Sysadmin. Will we have Global sysops/rollbackers to combat vandalism? --Reception123 (talk) 08:08, 12 August 2015 (EDT)

Interwiki
I have noticed a interwiki issues, as when I link meta from another wiki (e.g. Meta:Miraheze) it does not work. I think there is a problem with the interwiki table. --Reception123 (talk) 15:17, 12 August 2015 (EDT)
 * The inter wiki table is fine and functions as should. Meta is not an inter wiki link however. Wikis are also not automatically added to the table. John (talk) 15:51, 12 August 2015 (EDT)
 * I'd add "https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/$1" to the interwiki table but I can't figure out how to edit it. Do I not have permissions? It would be nice if at least meta was working. Also John, the edited Wikipedia link is the only link that actually works.. Borderlands 2 Hi Test. Only Wikipedia works. Others used to not work after being added but all three of these appear to work. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 04:11, 13 August 2015 (EDT)
 * Yes indeed, I tried to edit but have no idea how/don't have permissions. --Reception123  (talk) ( contribs  ) 04:32, 13 August 2015 (EDT)
 * Only stewards can right now though it should be delegated to metawiki sysops. John (talk) 08:00, 13 August 2015 (EDT)
 * Could you add ("https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/$1") for Meta: ? --Reception123  (talk) ( contribs  ) 08:39, 13 August 2015 (EDT)
 * I'm deferring from doing non urgent things apart from commenting until I'm actually home. John (talk) 11:32, 13 August 2015 (EDT)
 * I've set up "m:" as a prefix (Stewards' noticeboard) and taken "metawiki:" for us instead of redirecting it elsewhere (Stewards' noticeboard). Anything else? John (talk) 10:30, 15 August 2015 (EDT)
 * Apologies for butting into your conversation, but I have an Interwiki request. I am delighted with the existing large Interwiki table. Could you also add a "w:" alternate interwiki prefix for Wikipedia, please? I am already finding that I link far more to Wikipedia that to any of the other possibilities, and I imagine this will the case for many wikis here. SeekTruthFromFacts (talk) 20:14, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ as it's probably the most-used "w" site, I've gone ahead and added it at Special:Interwiki. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 21:29, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
 * No, thank you very much SeekTruthFromFacts (talk) 22:05, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

Permissions to access my wiki
I´ve requested to create a wiki that was returned as "Done", but I don't have access to read or edit it.

My user is: Gestao.damil

wiki: damil.miraheze.org

Also, can I have permissions to give read rights to new users in my wiki?


 * per the following you should have all mentioned permissions. (At least reading and assigning groups. I'm not sure how private wiki membership works yet.)
 * -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 15:32, 14 August 2015 (EDT)
 * Yes, indeed. Member assigning does not work yet but should be set up very soon. --Reception123  (talk) ( contribs  ) 00:13, 15 August 2015 (EDT)
 * Hi, while we're still experimenting with a set up which provides ease of use for the user and efficiency with the code, some things do lack the best functionality. The member user group is how you can allow others to read the wiki only with no extended privileges unless you build on that. Currently the group is not assignable by administrators though I will fix that later today in my final look over. Administrators should be able to read the wiki although as pointed out - they can't. That will also be fixed although for now I have given you the member user group which allows you to read the wiki. Feel free to ask if you have any more questions or concerns, John (talk) 05:49, 15 August 2015 (EDT)
 * Hi, while we're still experimenting with a set up which provides ease of use for the user and efficiency with the code, some things do lack the best functionality. The member user group is how you can allow others to read the wiki only with no extended privileges unless you build on that. Currently the group is not assignable by administrators though I will fix that later today in my final look over. Administrators should be able to read the wiki although as pointed out - they can't. That will also be fixed although for now I have given you the member user group which allows you to read the wiki. Feel free to ask if you have any more questions or concerns, John (talk) 05:49, 15 August 2015 (EDT)

Rename Test Wiki to TestWiki
Could you please renane Test Wiki to TestWiki? And speaking about this I don't think im going to be the only one that wants a rename, so we need to start thinking about CreateWiki configs as well. --Reception123  (talk) ( contribs  ) 02:26, 16 August 2015 (EDT)
 * Done. John (talk) 11:45, 16 August 2015 (EDT)
 * Thank you. --Reception123  (talk) ( contribs  ) 11:46, 16 August 2015 (EDT)

I don't appear to have administrator rights on my wiki
Thanks so much for making my wiki, I'm really excited to get started on it! There is a small issue however and that issue is not being able to view a majority of the pages (except for the main one) due to incorrect permissions, so I believe this means I'm not an administrator of the wiki yet.
 * Hi, I've just assigned you sysop and bureaucrat rights on the wiki. We had an issue where rights were not automatically assigned though I have now fixed that. Sorry for the issue, hope you enjoy the service we provide! John (talk) 15:05, 16 August 2015 (EDT)
 * Thank you! Megumi-Sensei

I am likewise excited to get started on my wiki, but I don't appear to have permission to edit aka. founder/administration rights. Should I have been granted the rights automatically, or should I expect a longer waiting period? Looking forward to trying out the service, thank you. Vana
 * Sorry. There is currently an issue with generic account creation with the extension used to make wikis. I have assigned the appropriate rights to your account now however. Thanks, John (talk) 13:31, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

I also do not have administrator rights on my wiki (linux.miraheze.org). Can you please assist? Thank you. Jsmith (talk) 17:41, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Done. John (talk) 17:42, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

Can't edit wiki
Hi! I'm really sorry to be writing out another topic, but I just realized the full issue. I didn't have administrator privileges on the wiki, but I just found I don't have member privileges as well so I can't create and edit pages on my wiki.
 * Hi, you helped point out to me an over complication in the design and implementation of private wikis. Administrators should be able to edit and read wikis without the member group (in theory everyone should be able to edit, but they can't because they lack read). In the configuration - it seems these rights were revoked from every group and only given to members which is unnecessary. You should be able to do everything now. Sorry for the issues but your reporting of these issues are essential to the development of the service provided by us. John (talk) 16:38, 16 August 2015 (EDT)
 * Thank you so much. I had been wondering if I did something wrong at first, but I'm glad the issue was taken care of, it's very much appreciated! ^_^ Megumi-Sensei (talk) 16:51, 16 August 2015 (EDT)
 * Member should now be assignable. Enjoy. John (talk) 17:23, 16 August 2015 (EDT)

Deleted
Hello, all pages that I have created on the test wiki, (except main page) are "deleted" but there is no log nothing. --Reception123 <font color="#4418E1"> (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 02:28, 17 August 2015 (EDT)

Founder
Hello, I created a wiki and I got this error message "The founder user was not promoted on the wiki" --<font color="#FA80231">Reception123 <font color="#4418E1"> (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 02:47, 17 August 2015 (EDT).
 * And, the main page (default) was also not created. --<font color="#FA80231">Reception123 <font color="#4418E1"> (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 02:49, 17 August 2015 (EDT)

!! Non-wiki creator and IP (possibly) can use Special:CreateWiki !!
I tested creating a wiki with an example account (test1wiki) and it worked! I didn't test but when im logged out I see the Special:CreateWiki page (before it said to log in). I think this is a little security issue. --<font color="#FA80231">Reception123 <font color="#4418E1"> (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 04:38, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Fixed a few hours ago. Southparkfan (talk) 07:57, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Please also report possible security issues through the correct venues. This doesn't speed up our response and just makes the issues more aware for everyone. Thanks, John (talk) 09:57, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

Founder rights
Please don't forget to assign founder rights to the users that requested recently. <font color="#FA80231">Reception123 <font color="#4418E1"> (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 04:51, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

Delete 2 wikis
Hello, these two wikis ''* 05:17 . . Reception123 (Talk | contribs | block) created the wiki "drunkenpeasantswiki" ‎(Per request #25 (the other one had a typo)) were created by mistake (sorry), could you please delete them? <font color="#FA80231">Reception123 <font color="#4418E1"> (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 05:22, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * 05:09 . . Reception123 (Talk | contribs | block) created the wiki "drukenpeasantswiki" ‎(Per request)''

Whitlisting main pages of private wikis
Hello, I think that private wiki's mainpages should be whitelisted, as it's not a really good approach for a user to see that he's not allowed to edit the page. It also would be good for the mainpage to be public, so users can have a summary about what the wiki is about. I cannot think of other reasons but there probably are more. --<font color="#FA80231">Reception123 <font color="#4418E1"> (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 17:08, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * They should be already. John (talk) 17:09, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I asked SPF and he just answered me "They're not.", so I thought they weren't supposed to be. --<font color="#FA80231">Reception123 <font color="#4418E1"> (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 17:10, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Works now. Seems to be --<font color="#FA80231">Reception123 <font color="#4418E1"> (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 17:13, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

Bug related to multiple sections with the same name
I have a page with three headings named "Criticisms" (all level 3 headings). The internal links are #Criticisms, #Criticisms_2, #Criticisms_3. When I edit #Criticisms_3, upon saving it takes me to #Criticisms. It should take me to #Criticisms_3. Elliotolds (talk) 21:40, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
 * <font color="#FA80231">Reception123 <font color="#4418E1"> (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 03:52, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Will look soon when I have more time. Southparkfan (talk) 11:23, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
 * This is a long-standing MediaWiki issue. Wynter (talk) 04:49, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

How is this being financed?
There is no such thing as a free lunch, right?! This seems too generous to be true, so how do you propose to finance the hosting? And is there a back story? Were you frustrated that there was nowhere to put your wiki on Antiguan calypso and decided that you need a calypso spirit of sharing? My guess is probably wrong, but perhaps the founders could share your ideas and ideals in the FAQ. (I tried to post this on the FAQ Talk page but it was lost in an edit conflict) SeekTruthFromFacts (talk) 12:18, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Hello, the founders are pretty busy at the time, but maybe they will respond at a later moment. I am here since Miraheze started, basically, we get financed by donations. John and Southparkfan wanted to make a wiki that had more clear goals than Orain, and possibly a better response time. The rest I will let John and Southparkfan answer fully when they have time. --<font color="#FA80231">Reception123 <font color="#4418E1"> (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 15:12, 11 September 2015 (UTC)
 * You can find an answer in our FAQ now. Southparkfan (talk) 15:14, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

Uoops, I've set wrong Language!
Sorry about that I left that section, but I just forgot set Language to ko - 한국어 instead of the default value(en - English) in my request. I'm not sure it's possible but may I ask you to fix the Language blank to ko - 한국어? Sorry about that! --Lagoon (talk) 09:30, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Sure, will change it to ko. --<font color="#FA80231">Reception123 <font color="#4418E1"> (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 11:13, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you, User:Reception123! Thanks for letting know that you have checked my request! However, seems I didn't get any right in there, would you like to check it if possible? Thanks so much! X) --Lagoon (talk) 11:20, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I cannot as it is private  --<font color="#FA80231">Reception123 <font color="#4418E1"> (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 11:23, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Rights assigned. Will look into why the extension did not grant them. John (talk) 11:27, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Hehe, thanks so much for both! X) --Lagoon (talk) 11:30, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

Wiki creator
Hello, I would like to apply as a wiki creator. For users who don't know me, I am TheTVFan and I come from Italy. I joined Miraheze in September 2015. In the past, I was bureaucrat and administrator of TestWiki and founder of Serie TV Wiki on Orain. I would like to become a wiki creator to help users creating new wikis and expand the world of Miraheze. Best regards, --TheTVFan (talk) 10:35, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Why not? We do need as many wiki creators as possible. Preferably come on IRC and talk to us. And please read this <font color="#FA80231">Reception123 <font color="#4418E1"> (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 11:23, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I havre read the page and joined you in the IRC channel. --TheTVFan (talk) 12:17, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

Cannot find wiki I created, oops, it just takes a few minutes
Hi, new user here. I'm familiar with editing wikis but not creating a wiki on your site. I created a wiki called rawdata.miraheze.org and I assumed I could get to the first page via https://rawdata.miraheze.org, but when I go there I get... nevermind. It appears to take about 5 minutes to create the page after I confirm my email. Sorry! I'm sure this will be helpful to other new users though. Bulrush (talk) 11:54, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

How do I make my wiki read-only by everyone but me?
How do I set up permissions like that? On my initial creation of the wiki, I set it to "public", but it wasn't clear what that means as far as reading and editing. I just want to be able to edit it but let anyone else read it. I'd also like to later add an occasional user to help me with edits.
 * It will be made public soon, please be patient. <font color="#FA80231">Reception123 <font color="#4418E1"> (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 15:01, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Seems it was already done. <font color="#FA80231">Reception123 <font color="#4418E1"> (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 15:03, 21 September 2015 (UTC)


 * I checked the permissions on my wiki rawdata.miraheze.org. Looks like anyone can edit, move, or delete stuff. How do I remove those permissions? Bulrush (talk) 11:15, 22 September 2015 (UTC)