Requests for global permissions

Universal Omega's Request for Global Rollbacker

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 * ✅. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 13:27, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

User: Universal Omega ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log )

Reason(s) for request
Currently there is a substantial lack of volunteers in Miraheze, including wiki creators, CVT, and even technical positions. I have decided to request global rollbacker because of this. So that I may be able to assist CVT in some aspects whenever possible. Although global rollbackers have a fairly small responsibility, the aspect of the position in assisting CVT with vandalism can be a great help for the existing CVT members. While I can't commit to being fully active every single day, I can use this position to undo vandalism I come across, or see occurring in the CVT feeds. I do have other responsibilities on Miraheze that take a way some of my availability in this type of position, but I think I would still be able to be active enough around the community, in order to affectively perform in this position and assist CVT in at least one aspect of vandalism. Due to the lack of volunteers everywhere, I am looking to put myself available to assist where possible. And while I do know I have no time (or even desire) for anything else in CVT (Global Sysop/Steward) due to time-constraints and even overall desire for that, I do think as a global rollbacker I can put myself to use to assist the small CVT team, without taking to much time out of other responsibilities here. Universal Omega (talk) 20:45, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

Support

 * 1)  CosmicAlpha is an exceptional user and instills much trust. I wouldn't have any issues with them becoming a Global Rollbacker to assist the CVT team in countervandalism across the farm. He's mostly very active and so I don't see any issues with him being a CVT member. I know he's also working on changes to the DiscordNotifications extension that will help CVT to find problematic edits better and faster so the contribution would be exceptional.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 22:54, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) . Oh yes, absolutely. This user doesn't fool around here, so I would say yes here. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 23:10, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  Vandalism has been on the rise recently. I believe that with more personnel, we can handle the situation smoothly./ He is a reliable user and suitable as a Global Rollbacker.-- 1108-Kiju /▶talk  12:31, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 4) No issues with this request. ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 13:04, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 5)  The candidate's background appears to be very solid in my opinion and it leaves me with no concern for filling in this relatively minor role. --DeeM28 (talk) 14:36, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 6)  UO has established his reliability beyond a shadow of a doubt. I am confident that if he could be trusted with high-level backend access, he can also be trusted with the Global Rollbacker tool --   Joseph  TB  CT  CA   21:25, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 7)  Trusted user.
 * 8) I thought I already voted but I guess not. CosmicAlpha has contributed positively to Miraheze for a while, and I can trust him with this hat. Only concern I have is it seems like he has a lot on his plate right now (given his SRE membership) so I fear that this could cause burnout, but I have no other issues with this request. --  Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 15:20, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Oppose

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DarkMatterMan4500's Request for Global Rollbacker

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 * Clear consensus in favor so marking this as ✅ Agent Isai  Talk to me! 16:08, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

User: DarkMatterMan4500 ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log )

Reason(s) for request
I am requesting this global right because I have been tirelessly reverting vandalism, and just recently, I've had to tirelessly clean up vandalism on the  due to some recent vandalism attacks. I'd like to acquire this right so if I see vandalism occurring anywhere on any type of wiki (aside from the ones I'm administering), I will be there to revert them. I've been actively contributing to Miraheze within the span of nearly 33 months now (since January 29th, 2020 believe it or not). had suggested to me that I should apply to be a global rollbacker so it can save me all the trouble of having to barrel through vandalism one at a time globally. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 14:39, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

Additional comments given by user (if any)
I honestly hope this can make my life as a wiki editor a lot easier these days. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 21:10, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

Support

 * 1)  I often see him doing vandalism revert on smaller wikis. If rollbacks were available, it would help us deal with vandalism more smoothly. --1108-Kiju / ▶ Talk  02:58, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2)  I also think that DarkMatterMan4500 should have a global getter. now there is 1 recycler and very few. It is possible to see him in wiki applications. If he did the vandalism rollback, which I couldn't do, it is to be appreciated. I support.  Hey Türkiye  message?  15:34, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately that is very true. We only have left, while there's barely anybody interested in this, other than me and Universal Omega in question. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 01:23, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1)  The role of Global Rollbacker is not one that entails a large degree of responsibility but it does facilitate work and potentially also provides for a path to other global functions if the user demonstrates an ability. The main qualifications that I see for this role are activity and trust. In terms of DarkMatterMan4500 I see that he is very active on the project and I do not see any reasons why he could not be trusted with this role given that he actively participates in countervandalism efforts (according to 1108-Kiju at least). --DeeM28 (talk) 14:37, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2)  I think that global rollbacker will help them. They are reverting vandalism quite often and reporting to CVT, I think that having the additional global rollbacker rights will be highly beneficial to them and I definitely support this request. Universal Omega (talk) 02:35, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  You know, take it. You've always been there for me and you helped me deal with people stressing me out last year so I really think you deserve it buddy. DuchessTheSponge (talk) 04:17, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 4)  —MdsShakil (talk) 05:57, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 5)  I have no reason to oppose. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 06:05, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 6)  Trusted user. No issue with this. This user reverted and reported a significant vandalism (as well as vandal's impersonation) on DistroWiki. I think he can continue paying attention to vandalism on DistroWiki.
 * 7) Without a doubt. This user has been contributing to #cvt on IRC tirelessly. --Blad  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 12:47, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1)  He requested Global Sysop rights 2 years ago, but it wasn't successful, so I am going to be opposing for now. Keep up the anti-vandalism work though, and then after certain time you will got my support!  [NOTE: Now supporting, not opposing. ]
 * This is not Global Sysop right, far smaller in fact, and it seems hardly fair to just say 'well he tried years ago and it didn't work so I'm going to oppose now'. If you want him to keep up anti-vandalism then consider supporting the tool that will let him do it better, which does not grant advanced access like the ability to lock. --Raidarr (talk) 10:58, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I actually agree with Raidarr. This time, it's not about the Global Sysop flag, but rather the Global Rollbacker flag, seeing I have been working tirelessly on end reverting vandalism, and reporting very often on Discord. It's been about a good 2 years since I joined their server (since October 2020 the last time I remember). --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 11:51, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2 years ago is a pretty long time for requests like these. --Blad  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 12:01, 15 October 2022 (UTC)


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MrJaroslavik's Confirmation for Global Sysop

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 * There has been quite some debate regarding whether the criteria for no confidence votes should be used or the one suggested by MrJaroslavik should be used (which seems to match criteria for appointment). The policy says nothing about voluntary confirmation votes but it wouldn't make much sense to use the criteria which is reserved for appointment for something which isn't an appointment since MrJaroslavik is currently a Global Sysop and it can't be said that he's asking to be 'appointed'. Even if it may seem odd for someone to open a vote of "no confidence" in themselves the policy requirements for that seem to align more with the purpose of this request, and it can always be treated as a vote of "confidence". Therefore, even though most of the comments mention MrJaroslavik's inactivity as a concern and most of the supports are 'weak', based on the comments and votes there isn't 50% support for removing rights as required and therefore the request itself is unsuccessful (i.e. rights won't be removed). MrJaroslavik is free to voluntarily step down however if he wishes to adhere to the initial standards he set out, but in terms of this actual request it would be unsuccessful per the official no-confidence criteria set out. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:38, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

User: MrJaroslavik ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log )

Reason(s) for request

 * Relevant links: first and second election -- resignation
 * Meta-Wiki logs (you can filter it to locks/global blocks/etc) -- CVT log - Personal CVT log (since second appointement, i bet there is 95% of my actions)

Hello! It's year and 3 months since i was re-appointed as global sysop after second election, so i request confirmation, for reasons below. As you may know, my activity is low (activity logs in links above), but i am not sure what is better - either:
 * A) resign because i am mostly inactive or
 * B) stay because i can be useful sometimes, in case of urgent requests if i am online.

To be fully honest, i cannot guarantee that I will be more active, but I want to know your opinion. If you don't know me, everything is on my userpage and in previous requests. PS: You can take this also as semi-confirmation request about my Meta Administrator permissions and comment my Meta Administrator aspect (= after this ends, i will look what to do - either resign/request confirmation/stay). NOTE: This request will be successful if there is a support ratio of at least 80%. Support = Keep, Oppose = Revocation of rights Request for Stewards: Please leave this open for 14 days if there is not 10 comments after 7 days.

Additional comments given by user (if any)
Please, if you have questions, ask me.

Questions for candidate

 * 1)  What do actually expect your activity to look like in the future? An hour a week? A couple hours a month? Every other month? Just when directly pinged? Universal Omega (talk) 11:19, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi! I don't have some expectations, but "when i am online and see report and i can act" could be good reply - also i sometimes look to Abuse filters and CVT logs, but there is nothing where i should act. Also i want to point out thai this request is not just about my permissions, I don't stick them and hat collecting is not my case. I think we can use precedent from this discussion at later date. It's not for first time when there is A) and B) as above.--MrJaroslavik (talk) 19:58, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Comments by other users

 * 1) Procedural note I just wanted to note that it is an unusual occurrence as far as I am aware for a candidate to submit a vote of confidence without a necessity for it and without an existing procedure. I would also say that it is commendable that this has been done. For the procedural aspects it appears that the candidate is setting down their own rules for their request which also appears to be unusual. There is a dilemma here. Either (a) the candidate's rules are applied by the closing Steward or (b) the rules set out here are applied. My preference would be to apply option (b) as calling a vote a vote of "confidence" instead of a vote of "no confidence" does not appear to be different enough to the rules that exist. If the candidate wishes to apply their own rules nothing stops them from doing so as if they do not qualify by their own rules they can voluntarily resign - but I do not believe a Steward should apply different rules simply because this request is formulated differently. --DeeM28 (talk) 17:01, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi This is technically new request for global permissions, it's why i used support ratio 80%. Originally, i wanted to use own ratio 60/70%, but it could be setting of own rules and i don't wanted do it. That being sait, it's not "candidate rules", it's rules for appointement.--MrJaroslavik (talk) 17:06, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Also i considered "vote of no confidence", but it could be ridiculous to create vote of no confidence for myself, right?--MrJaroslavik (talk) 17:10, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) although the user is inactive, they are still a valuable member of the CVT team when available. Although I advise the user to stepdown if they are unable to delegate time for their duties as GS. --  Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 21:17, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) I was not concerned of Jaro's ability to do reasonably well both as a meta sysop and as a global sysop while I was Steward. The problem of course was him being present enough to make much impact. Any 'full team' discussion would at the very least be delayed or split were they to include him. I can mirror Agent's sentiment that I haven't seen him sweep in at truly key moments, provide special utility or be a dealbreaker in the vein that John can be for his activity. But I lean towards 'take what we can get' given I have little issue with his operations when he is present. I might advise that Jaro consider if he wants to make a bit more of a push should this succeed to his satisfaction; if not, I would expect down the road this will result in discussions both vaguely and specifically referencing him as an example of hats going largely unused in the vein of NDK. Overall I do not believe the status quo will be affected with or without. --Raidarr (talk) 00:34, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
 * In the experience that I have had at Miraheze persons who do not seem able to commit to being active end up being removed or resigning at some point in time. --DeeM28 (talk) 17:03, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) { {Oppose|weak}} Global sysop is only him! by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 07:23, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Uh... could you try that one again? I'm not sure if you quite got the intentions of the request. --Raidarr (talk) 10:42, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * This seems like a support vote to me. As long as this confirmation passes, MrJaroslavik will not lose his rights. --Blad  (talk • contribs • accounts) 22:23, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry, i wanted to mention that, but i forgot, fixed now.-MrJaroslavik (talk) 22:28, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Can you please confirm this is oppose vote (=to demote me) to be 100% sure?--MrJaroslavik (talk) 19:28, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) While the points around inactivity are certainly not a positive, I see vanishingly few active folks with permissions to equal Global Sysop role. Losing that technical resource/institutional knowledge without redundant support seems ill-advised... NotAracham (Talk | Contribs) 21:31, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 2)  Miraheze needs trustworthy volunteers. Even if a volunteer is unable to be as active as considered ideal, they are better to have than not to have.--SchizoidNightmares (talk) 18:37, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  Trusted user, despite inactive sometimes. Silicona (talk) 09:46, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Abstain

 * 1) While MrJaroslavik has experience and is generally helpful when he's active, he's also generally not very active and we see him pop up every so often to lock an account reported on #miraheze-cvt. I don't necessarily have any issues with him as a Global Sysop but if he believes that he may not have any more time to devote to his duties, it may be best to listen to the Code of Conduct and step down and reapply once he has more time in the future. Otherwise, if he believes he may be able to devote more time then I'd have no issue supporting this. We usually already have at least one active Steward online at most times to lock accounts and most of the locking requests MrJaroslavik has actioned weren't really an emergency, per se, as they were mostly contained or he ended up clashing with someone else who was going to lock too. Once again, I have no issues with MrJaroslavik remaining as GS but if he does believe he can't devote time to the project, it may be wiser to step down per the Code of Conduct and reapply at a later date.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 21:34, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) I concur with the above. --Blad  (talk • contribs • accounts) 23:44, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3) Activity has been a major concern for some time. MrJaroslavik is quite talented in the role, and I don't believe this talent will be lost without the GS toolset. I hope to see MrJaroslavik continue countervandalism activities when possible even if the permissions are to be removed. I would also hope to see a new RfGR for MrJaroslavik in the future, should circumstances allow a return to full activity.  dross  (t • c • g) 02:00, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 4)  I have spent the last few days debating on how to vote here. On one hand, the activity is not ideal, on the other hand can be around sometimes, if directly asked to be, or check the feeds every one in a while. However, I can't support this request because of activity, but I also do not wish to oppose this because CVT is in fact already pretty small, and it doesn't help to loose another member of it either, and besides activity I haven't really had any other issues here. But again, I can't support due to activity. But I also dislike the idea of opposing this request as well. For this reason, I must abstain here, as I can't support or oppose this request. Universal Omega (talk) 02:20, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 5)  This is one of the few times I've ever had to abstain from voting. I would have voted for him to retain the bit, but after reading all the comments, replies and the confirmation write-up, etc., it seems like the user is both still interested in the bit but isn't sure how to express it and, at the same time, is no longer interested but doesn't want to drop it. which makes it unclear to me and possibly other users how to vote. I personally want him to retain the bit but I don't think he wants to retain. --   Joseph  TB  CT  CA   13:06, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1)  per Buel, as well as abstain comments above
 * What is "per Buel"? He never clarified how his statement actually supported an oppose. If he's the only global sysop then it sounds quite silly to oppose in a manner that guarantees we will have no global sysops. You make votes off the cuff like this and unfortunately it seems they are rarely backed up, the abstain comments bring much more material but paired with the first issue it seems almost lazy to just point to them and move on. --Raidarr (talk) 10:52, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1)  While I was very close to a weak support I have regretfully decided that I cannot do so. The reason obviously is activity. What is most concerning is that if we are to look at Meta contributions and logs there is a full two month gap between August and October where MrJaroslavik has been completely absent without any warning to the community. Otherwise if MrJaroslavik had been sporadically active I would have been more persuaded to accept the request on the sole basis that if MrJaroslavik leaves there will be no more Global Sysops left. If MrJaroslavik is only active a few times a month for a role that clearly requires taking quick action and being active I do not think it is right for him to continue. I would be willing to change my vote to an abstain or weak support however if MrJaroslavik can guarantee that there will not be any new gaps in his activity and that he will at least be sporadically available a few times a week as a general idea. --DeeM28 (talk) 16:56, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi I don't want to influence your vote and respect your (oppose) choice. As i already said, i cannot guarantee my activity will be better, i don't want to lie, but again this request either than silent resignation was because I wanted to weigh in with the community A) and B). It!s not just about me. And for activity of GS in general - In 90% i act per report in #cvt on IRC or rarely somewhere else, options of own initiative are limited. I don't said it's not possible - there is cvt-feed (majority of "reports" is false positive), Abuse Filter (but now when there are not spambots is almost nothing) - it's only my view. So to answer your question, i can act when i don't sleep + when i get notification about report + when i can act (it's not something for what is CU needed. Feel free to ask another questions. --MrJaroslavik (talk) 19:28, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I understand that you are not able to guarantee activity. As a compromise would you at least be able to guarantee that it is unlikely for you to have another two month absence and it is rather likely that you would be able to respond to CVT reports at least a few times a week? If the response is positive I may be willing to support mainly because there is an under staffing at the CVT team. --DeeM28 (talk) 19:14, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi! No, i will not have another two month absence and will try to respond to reports when i can. But again, I don't want to influence your vote. Also i want to mention, if this request will be successful, after 2-4 months, i will weight if i should continue or not, and take into account all comments from here.--MrJaroslavik (talk) 19:22, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
 * It seems odd that you do not want to 'influence' votes when that is necessarily what people do in requests for permissions, or confirmation or indeed in self defense for removal. Questions, clarification, your input is a necessary factor for people to come to a decision; if you had no influence at all being the subject of discussion then it sort of defeats the purpose, and if you did not want to influence you'd just let the request stand without leaving any sort of comment or response which would presumably harm people's impressions. Perhaps I'm misunderstanding your use of the term. --Raidarr (talk) 21:36, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi! I just don't think i should try to change user's votes after they was published. So i use wording "I don't want to influence your vote, but..." to be on "safe side". I know it's unusual but why not...--MrJaroslavik (talk) 09:20, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * That's the thing: In this case DeeM makes an explicit opening in his vote that he is willing to have his vote influenced, perhaps changed if you can provide information that satisfies him as he otherwise has little to go on based on your overall activity. In this case unusual is arguably crossing into self sabotage if you are looking for a particular, strict ratio and do not want to affect a fenceline vote that is almost pleading to be changed. That margin looks like it will be essential for this vote to have any chance of passing given current traffic. --Raidarr (talk) 11:50, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 1)  Thanks - BrandonWM (talk • contribs • global • rights) 03:33, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I've moved your oppose to the end of the vote section as votes are made in chronological order. I'd also like to mention that not much weight is given to votes that don't give any reason. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 12:03, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, apologies. I meant to update my reasoning at some point but then just never found the chance. I don't have the utmost confidence giving Jaroslavik GS permissions due to some of my previous interactions with him. However, I concede I've been away for a while and would like to give him a shot. As a result, I am modifying my vote to a . Thanks - BrandonWM (talk • contribs • global • rights) 01:58, 4 November 2022 (UTC)


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Universal Omega's Request for Global Sysop

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 * Consensus to promote. Welcome aboard! Agent Isai  Talk to me! 06:50, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

User: Universal Omega ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log )

Reason(s) for request
For a little over a month, I have been active as a global rollbacker. This has allowed me to rollback vandalism, but it does not allow me to take further action where necessary. In light of the above confirmation for MrJaroslavik, and reduced activity I am making this request for global sysop, to further volunteer my time in the CVT position and engage in countervandalism. During my time as a global rollbacker, I have already put some effort into bettering the CVT monitoring, including running a CVTBot in for reporting of possible actions necessary for CVT. It has made it easier to detect vandalism/spam, and I have personally used it numerous times for global rollbacker actions. I understand I have not been a global rollbacker for all that long, but since that was a relatively minor role that hasn't given me all the tools I really needed to be a productive member of CVT, as all I could do is rollback edits, not take any further action on them but report it in when necessary, and wait for someone else to handle it. For this reason, and for the reason of the activity of the only other global sysop, as stated above, and that we only have 4 other CVT members (Stewards) with over 5,000 wikis, I have decided to request Global Sysop to become a more proactive and beneficial member of the CVT team. Thank you! Universal Omega (talk) 02:41, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

Questions for candidate

 * 1) How will you manage to find time for all your responsibilities at Miraheze (Director, system administrator, Global Sysop)? --DeeM28 (talk) 15:15, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I appreciate the question here. As a director, there is a meeting once every three months. I reach out to users prior to the meeting, and prepare for it. But is not highly time consuming. As for my duties as Global Sysop and System administrator, I do feel I can properly balance my time between the two, for example in the evenings, and mornings also I mostly deal with on-wiki activity, whereas a lot during the afternoon I deal with system administrator work. I would probably continue to do this, while also remaining more available to handle CVT actions if necessary during other times of the day as well. I regularly monitor the CVT feeds on IRC, and have CVT stalk words set up on IRC, to notify if there is some more likely instances of vandalism or spam that would require CVT intervention. Universal Omega (talk) 16:45, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Have there been frequent occasions so far where you would have had the opportunity to stop vandalism but was not able to due to the lack of Global Sysop permissions? --DeeM28 (talk) 15:15, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't exactly say frequent occasions, but there have been about three instances in the past two weeks where this was the case. Universal Omega (talk) 16:45, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) What would you do if an account called 'I hate Miraheze!' was created? --DeeM28 (talk) 15:15, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * It is a likely violation of the Username Policy Universal Omega (talk) 16:45, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) How would you handle a user who is behaving inappropriately (personally attacking people, casting aspersions and similar behavior) but not explicitly violating any policies? --DeeM28 (talk) 15:15, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Well if they are personally attacking people, then they likely can't really do that in a way to not violate policies, as that would most likely be a violation of the Code of Conduct, so that would depend on the severity of it, but the Code of Conduct is primarily handled by Stewards, so I would hand that over to Stewards if necessary, or try to mediate the situation if I am able to as well. Universal Omega (talk) 16:45, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) How would you handle a user who used racial and/or homophobic terms aimed at another user on the platform on a wiki or multiple wikis? --DeeM28 (talk) 15:17, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * This is again a violation of the Code of Conduct, depends on severity, but I would probably hand it over to Stewards also, or convene with other CVT members on the proper actions to be taken. Though, this would definitely be a more severe violation of the Code of Conduct than the above question. Universal Omega (talk) 16:45, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

I would also like to add, I would always try and assume good faith, liaise with other Global Sysops or Stewards if unsure, and defer to Stewards if unsure and it is not immediately urgent to take actions. If it was immediately urgent, then I would take action where necessary. Unless an obvious violation of global policies, obvious spam-only or vandalism-only accounts, or a violation on multiple wikis, I would also not take global action, but rather local action (such as locally blocking if there is not cross-wiki abuse). Universal Omega (talk) 16:45, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

Support

 * 1)  Trusted user. No issue with this.
 * 2)  Absolutely. --Blad  (talk • contribs • global) 11:05, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  Good luck! by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 11:33, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * , as Universal Omega's background goes well beyond a stint as GR which I honestly haven't seen much of personally. UO is one of what you might call core volunteers to the project, personally sustaining a great deal of what keeps the project afloat on the Technical/MediaWiki side. For this reason I advise moderation to avoid burnout and not getting into too many fields too quickly (for example, looking past GS to another role within a few months). Frankly I've seen you burn out before or have ideological differences with others resulting in soft quits and it is not pretty. I make this vote suspecting that is still possible and wondering how long this line of activity will last. I would also preach caution and good faith after reading back a minor incident on Discord yesterday. Nonetheless, I expect you will do well to support the system in the meantime and GS alone is not a particularly intensive role especially when all the hard hitting tends to be on a Steward's shoulders anyway. Its true value is being eyes and ears for the Steward structure and chipping at the fringes of their ever-present workload. I wish you the best in this capacity. --Raidarr (talk) 11:59, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 1)  Adding my support, tempered with similar concerns as Raidarr:
 * 2) Many hats can lead to some of those hats getting dropped or a heavy weight on the one wearing that hat stack, raising risk of burnout. UO/CA has just about the largest stack of hats within Miraheze.
 * 3) Consolidation of every major power in one set of hands without oversight is a risk - not just of the user going rogue, but the massive damage that could be done should their account be compromised.
 * That said, I have every confidence that UO/CA and the folks involved in site engineering will find an appropriate way to balance these risks. NotAracham (talk • contribs • global) 14:36, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 1)  My support is based on UniversalOmega's track record of successfully managing other sophisticated bits that he has. Why? He is not only a consistent user, but also someone who can be trusted with sophisticated bits. He met the requirements for this bit by having more than 1000 global edits, having an account older than two months, and being a cool guy who assists Mirahezians both on a personal/community and technical level. I have no reason to dispute his comprehension of the rules that govern the bit because he has demonstrated it by serving as an SRE member, a board member, a global rollbacker, etc. --   Joseph  TB  CT  CA   13:47, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 2)  Universal Omega is well enough merited to have these rights granted. They have a proven track record of benevolence to Miraheze and are clearly qualified for these rights.--SchizoidNightmares (talk) 14:31, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  Well known, trusted user. Sario528 (talk) 16:39, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 4)  Trusted user Silicona (talk) 10:11, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1)  First I would like to say that I respect very much Universal Omega's work and contributions to the community and believe that he has done a terrific job in his system administrator role. My weak oppose is not personal and as you may have noticed I am generally more reticent than others to support candidates in advanced global permissions. That being said the fact that someone has done great work in one area does not mean that we must quickly support them without considering things further. Often it is the case that a user who is very helpful in one area and appears to be kind person overall is not necessarily suited for a particular role but voting users simply focus upon the former attributes and do not stop to think about the role qualifications. In terms of trusting the candidate, Universal Omega being a member of the SRE team and a Director there is clearly no doubt that he is trustworthy. It is interesting that users in support of this request give good reasons to oppose. My first reason for reluctance is activity. While some users with multiple advanced permissions appear to do well I believe that overall it is detrimental for one user to have to be in many "places" at the same time. I also do not think it is ideal to further expand the situation where system administrators are increasingly dominant in community roles to the extent that if MrJaroslavik is to fail there will no longer be any 'independent' community-elected advanced permission users. Second I think it is a bit rapid to request Global Sysop only one month after having been global rollbacker and more time as part of the CVT team could have been beneficial. Third it is also difficult for me to determine whether Universal Omega has the right judgment and discretion required for the role of Global Sysop as I have not sen many contributions on the noticeboards which were unrelated to technical matters. Regretfully there is not much that can be done to demonstrate that but I will concede given that I imagine a lot of activity takes place on Discord it may be beneficial for me to join someday. Finally in terms of necessity I do not believe as far as I am aware that there is such a huge demand for countervandalism tasks that it would weigh more than the concerns I list above. This was very close to an Abstain or Weak Support and I think if this had been made a bit later where more experience in the field could have been acquired it would have likely tended to be a weak support. --DeeM28 (talk) 15:11, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * After reading the request once again I have identified this phrase mentioned by Raidarr "...I've seen you burn out before or have ideological differences with others resulting in soft quits and it is not pretty". I do not fully understand the meaning of "soft quits" but if true the assertion about burning out in the past further makes me believe that it is not a good idea for users to acquire such a large amount of roles. Ideological differences are not an inherent issue but when having advanced rights it is important to consult with colleagues or Stewards for difficult decisions and to avoid deciding controversial issues alone. --DeeM28 (talk) 15:23, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I acknowledge and respect your concern, but I'd like to address it. The "soft quit" was actually something to do with my personal life, mixed with some disagreement with a particular user at the time, I am in a good place personally now, and that would not happen again. I understand the underlying concern raised here. But I am more able to manage the positions and have, in recent months, learned to manage myself and my volunteer positions and time here without causing any stress or personal burn out. Universal Omega (talk) 16:47, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 1)  Dear @Universal Omega, I totally understand your desire to be a global manager, but you have too many hats, when you buy a new hat, it can affect your activity and I don't think it's right for you to buy more hats. Serving Miraheze is a good thing, but too many hats seem to impress you a bit. Please focus on your current hats. What did they say? It takes too many hats, too many sacrifices.  Hey Türkiye  message?  11:45, 16 November 2022 (UTC)


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NotAracham's Request for global interwiki administrator

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 * Clear consensus to promote. Congratulations! Agent Isai  Talk to me! 18:40, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

User: NotAracham ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log )

Reason(s) for request
After discussion w/ others who are either former or current inter-wiki administrators about responsibilities for the role, I see both a need to ensure redundancy in folks able to serve in this capacity as well as a good match for my background/skillset. To that end, I'd like to humbly put forward my name in consideration for the IWA role. I am open and willing to answer all questions within reason.

Please see comments for additional details regarding my CV/background/relevant skills. While this is a less-lengthy statement than my application for Wiki Creator, I'd like to give greater space for my answers to community questions to guide decision-making.

Additional comments given by user (if any)
CV Details:
 * Active member in good standing (and serving as a moderator) of the Miraheze discord community, where the majority of interwiki requests take place at present
 * Since appointment to Wiki Creator on 5 November 2022, I have diligently served in this role, taking ~950 decline or approve actions over this time for a daily average of 17 request actions.
 * Miraheze Member since August 2022
 * Prior to my time with Miraheze, I served as administrator to a RadioShack customer support forum, among which my duties included weeding out spam links from users.

Comments by other users
--  Joseph  TB  CT  CA   13:36, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Just for the record, here are the prerequisites for requesting the GIWA role;
 * Prerequisite 1: Have at least 500 total global edits on Miraheze (on more than one wiki); Yes_check.svg PASSED
 * Prerequisite 2: Have had their Miraheze account for at least 2 months; Yes_check.svg PASSED
 * Prerequisite 3: Be involved in some way in community matters (in discussions on Community Noticeboard, etc.) Yes_check.svg PASSED

Support

 * 1)  I am the only GIwA now actively responding to requests, thus that's one of the reasons I'm in favour of this request; Other admins includes Doug who isn't active, Agent Isai who is a steward that is so busy attending to stewards' requests, and UO who is superbusy with the current technical situation on ground being a member of SRE. NotAracham is a wiki creator, and since we have a sizable number of wiki creators who actively respond to requests, I don't think they will find this duty to be an undue strain. With them on ground, I believe requests for interwiki table configurations wouldn't take longer than it takes currently. --   Joseph  TB  CT  CA   13:53, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 2)  NotAracham has been extremely helpful so far and demonstrated they can be trusted. I have no doubt they can carry out the role effectively. Our multiple previous experiences with granting rights to fairly new users gives me caution but I see no reason to cast doubt here. I hope 2023 brings a fantastic new volunteer to the advanced rights team.  ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  21:01, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  No issues with this at all. Zppix (Meta &#124; talk to me) 21:05, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 4)  From my interactions with NotAracham, both off-wiki and on, they have acted in the utmost manner of respect and professionalism. I hold NotAracham in only the highest regard. I believe they will be an excellent addition to the interwiki administrator team. Thanks - BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 10:26, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 5) Very trusted user. by Buel ·Talk·e-mail 15:53, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 6)  This is without a doubt, a very easy support for me. I have zero issues at all with this request, and they are trusted user. Universal Omega (talk) 05:45, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 7)  I completely agree. NotAracham is a very reliable user.--1108-Kiju /Talk  09:03, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 8)  per above --Blad  (talk • contribs • global) 12:42, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 9)  Trusted user. No issue with this.
 * 10) ez support. User was successfully nominated to the WC role by a Steward, and has since shown good judgement and the ability to defer to other people when in doubt. Will do a fine job. OrangeStar (talk) 20:06, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

Oppose

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HeyTürkiye's Request for Global sysop
User: HeyTürkiye ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log )

Reason(s) for request
Hello Dear Miraheze Community, I am HeyTürkiye. As you know, this is my second application and I tried to focus on inexperienced subjects by realizing that I was doing some hat hunting in my first application and realizing that I was inexperienced. As you know, the number of Global Administrators is very small and consists of users who have the trust of the community. I know how difficult it is to have Global Admin rights, dealing with CVT requests, troubleshooting users, dealing with Vandalism, protecting pages when necessary is a bit of a challenge. Around 3200 I have Admin (sysop) rights on Feign Game Wiki (feignwiki) and have used administrator tools on wikis I own. My diary on Feign Game Wiki can be found here. My Usergroups. In general, I try to send requests to the help channel on the Discord server, be active in the chat channel, send interwiki requests, see information about cvt and often try to help users in chat. I usually write comments to RfCs, actively trying to implement my views. I am an experienced person who understands vandalism and the concepts of vandalism very well. I have read and accept the Global Sysop agreement. Whether the result is unsuccessful or successful, I wish the best for Miraheze.  Hey Türkiye  message? 18:29, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * In addition: As with any other application, I am happy to answer your questions. be it a positive or negative answer. I will continue to deal with inexperienced subjects by not reducing my motivation.  Hey Türkiye  message? 18:33, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

Additional comments given by user (if any)
CV Details:
 * More than 4000 contributions on Feign Game Wiki and its wikis More than 1000 administrator actions
 * Member of Miraheze since September 2021
 * I have experience writing an active article in Wikimedia projects and against vandalism. (since 2020)
 * Active participation and comments on Discord and RfC

Questions for candidate

 * 1) What would you do if an account by the name of "Miraheze1111" was to be created? Violation of the Username Policy, or no? Thanks - BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 07:23, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * First of all, thank you @BrandonWM for the problem, the Miraheze1111 username is of course against the Username policy and I will warn the user about changing the user's name from Global Name change requests.  Hey Türkiye  message? 07:58, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) How would you implement CVT decisions as a global sysop? Under what circumstances would you act alone, and under what circumstances would you seek input from other Global Sysops and Stewards before executing a decision? Thanks - BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 07:23, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * First, to implement my own CVT decisions, I first look at how Vandalism is done, return pages for (undoes, page dumps, obscene content, etc.), then it depends on user preference (or Vandalism done eg: this user He vandalized 10 times in 1 week, this page should be protected) I will protect the page for a certain period of time. or I ask my colleague (CVT personnel) about what I will do from difficult tasks and I apply the necessary procedures and give the printout to the CVT personnel.  Hey Türkiye  message? 08:10, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Additional answer: Page protection, undo, etc. when I'm alone. I perform my global maid work under conditions.  Hey Türkiye  message? 08:13, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users
Per above, HeyTürkiye is eligible for the Global Sysop user group. Thanks - BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 07:19, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * The requirements to be eligible for the Global Sysop user group are as follows:
 * Prerequisite One: Have at least 1000 total global edits on Miraheze. ✅ - 4940 global edits across Miraheze.
 * Prerequisite Two: Have had their Miraheze account for at least 2 months. ✅ - Account created on September 17, 2021.
 * Prerequisite Three: Be involved in some way in community matters. ✅ - Active on open RfCs and noticeboards.
 * 1) What is your Wikimedia account? --<span style="font-weight: bold; background:linear-gradient(#ff00ff,#c800c8,purple,#c800c8,#ff00ff);; -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent; font-family:monospace">Blad  (talk • contribs • global) 23:49, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * My Wikimedia account is User:Birazdangelicem. Unfortunately, I do not contribute anything because I am bored with my Wikimedia account.  Hey Türkiye  message? 08:15, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Oppose
Opposing as WP:NOTQUITEYET. While this user has good intentions in their interactions I've witnessed, GSysOp is a globally-facing countervandalism role that requires both precision and strong language context in the pursuit of countervandalism activities. There's been enough recent instances of lost context leading to misunderstandings in discussions on discord and elsewhere that I'm not yet comfortable granting my support, though this user is absolutely trending in the correct direction.

--NotAracham (talk • contribs • global) 00:02, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your vote, but you know that we have a term called vandalism and it has always been seen as the right behavior for Miraheze, our users who will fight against vandalism. If you're saying it's a little early then, I say oh okay.  Hey Türkiye  message? 04:25, 9 January 2023 (UTC)