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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)

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)
 * As I recall, solicited the suggestion of pages to export from the wiki as a Steward when refusing a request to reopen the wiki. Therefore in this case I believe the message being placed here is appropriate unless noted otherwise, as something that I believe would require a Steward to process. --Raidarr (talk) 18:25, 9 January 2022 (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.  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)
 * While I like the idea of a streamlined process, I believe it would first be important to consider and develop the reporting platform that has come up in odd discussion and previous Miraheze Meetings. Said platform can suppelment the current Noticeboard function without adding too much more inline structure to the way this page and the process works. I think the objective should be minimizing complications for reporting as possible, and as such we should consider the above before splintering off different noticeboards. If that is too far in the future or not feasible I encourage developing a proof of concept or collaborating for one in a dedicated space, be it Meta userspace, split to Public Test Wiki for scale or a different dedicated area so the structure can be made, reviewed, styled and implemented cleanly. Developing clarity and a comfortable interface is critical for an idea such as this to work, and to reduce what I consider WMF's flaw of having a questionably offered interface with too many divisions for people trying to solve issues, as I think is already something of an issue for how Miraheze already works. --Raidarr (talk) 14:57, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I concur largely with Raidarr's comments above. While it's true not everyone users IRC or Discord, the vast majority of those active volunteers do, including Magogre. I also agree that we should not replicate the many imperfect aspects of Wikimedia, in terms of on-wiki reporting of what are routine or reports (i.e., requests to block open proxies, lock obvious spambots, or even lock obvious vandalism only accounts). If user does not use IRC or Discord, the on-wiki reports are not too frequent so as to be to require segmentation to a separate noticeboard. Consolidating requests on a single noticeboard means fewer noticeboards for Stewards to monitor, and it should be noted that it is not a noticeboard used exclusively by Stewards' either; Global Sysops monitor for requests within their mandate and with which they're able to handle. I think Miraheze has a unique multi-channel reporting structure, and this is the best. If at some point, a particular type of request requires a separate noticeboard, we can consider that, but I would probably be more inclined to favour a local election assessment request noticeboard, retaining CheckUser requests and global lock/block requests at stewards' noticeboard. Dmehus (talk) 16:15, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * 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)
 * --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 16:22, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

How about I place this request for a while, to see if a new account starts cropping up and repeating the same behavior? --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 02:42, 9 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)
 * Robkelk, I've ✅ the illegitimate sockpuppet user account, and ✅ the user via their main account. Please advise me if you should see any future, or, conversely, pre-existing user accounts behaving in a similar manner. Dmehus (talk) 03:11, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Concerning behavior from a Meta patroller.
Are you aware that the patroller by the name of Bukkit recently vandalized a page on Terrible Shows & Episodes Wiki in response to a page they disagreed with? To be frank, this action is very concerning to me given that the user showed no signs of behavior like this previously. What I want is for the stewards to look into this to determine what should be done. Marxo Grouch (talk) 00:24, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Marxo Grouch I agree the blatant vandalism is concerning, and especially so since the linked page is not particularly problematic, from a Content Policy or other policy perspective, but I'm uncertain as to what you're wanting Stewards to do here? Engaging in cross-wiki vandalism could be a reason to revoke Bukkit's  bit, but that would be best handled by a Meta administrator at Administrators' noticeboard. Unless you have significantly more evidence of vandalism or disruptive behaviour across wikis, or have evidence of abusing multiple accounts, I don't really see a need for Steward involvement here. Dmehus (talk) 00:32, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Surprised that such a communicative user, Bukkit, patroller on Meta, couldn't hold back the urge to vandalize (remove content) on Miraheze's own wiki. I don't think it's necessary yet, although the stewards who evaluate it, a revocation. In this case, an attention to what this user does lately is necessary. But that's sometimes just him showing what he really is. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 00:36, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

System problem
Hello. I just found a problem in the system. All usergroups from all wikis send to this page and not to the wiki page about this group. Also groups like administrators and bureaucrats write their system only in English and not in other languages. Thanks! AlPaD (talk) 20:34, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * This was probably a MirahezeMagic update yesterday, it also happened to me (See about this in GitHub: ) --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 20:41, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you! AlPaD (talk) 21:02, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The link change was done recently in a bid to aid users and wikis in understanding some of these user groups better. You can change where the page links to by changing the link in your wiki's local MediaWiki:Grouppage- (e.g. sysop for admin, bureaucrat for bureaucrats, etc.). Agent Isai  Talk to me! 20:45, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you! AlPaD (talk) 21:02, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Delete this wiki
Hello. I am requesting the deletion of the following wiki:


 * 1) gtavariantswiki

The name, scope, and description are perfect for me. However, the wiki is totally messed up full of pages and inaccurate edits. I could even ask to restore it to Phabricator, but due to server migration, we can't do that until January 14th. I need this wiki deleted to soon request another one of a similar scope. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 21:54, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
 * YellowFrogger, though TheNino is also a bureaucrat and administrator on that wiki and is a relatively equal contributor to you, I do know that you and TheNino often work and collaborate with each other roughly in sync, so this has been ✅. Note, though, that the wiki database still exists, it's just marked for deletion and users will see a 404-like error page. The actual database will not be dropped for at least two weeks from today, and even then, it is at SRE's discretion (though, in practice, it's usually when I nudge the SRE team member chiefly responsible). :) Dmehus (talk) 04:00, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello, good to see you back,, and thanks for taking the action. Universal Omega said they are no longer performing wiki restores by migration, order given by Reception123. I don't know why, but it makes me think that maybe this process takes time to complete. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 04:22, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
 * wikis can be deleted via ManageWiki, without the database being dropped. We are holding off on dropping databases or completely resetting wikis until after the migration, but Stewards can still mark wikis as deleted. 04:29, 12 January 2022 (UTC) ］ |
 * In addition to what Universal Omega said above, I would also just add that the reason SRE is likely holding off on import requests until after the migration is a combination of things, ostensibly owing to SRE being very busy with the migration and also to either potential strain on the servers as the migration of data takes place and/or essentially freezing manual changes to the database servers. Dmehus (talk) 04:34, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm not seeing problem with maintaining 404 error page, this is normal/typical of non-existent wiki. Also,, could you look at these two recent requests in the administrators noticeboard?. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 04:42, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Requesting a Dormancy Policy exemption for Zendari
Hello! I'd like to request a dormancy policy exemption for https://zendari.miraheze.org/. We've been continuously vandalised over the past few months, so I set the wiki as private, however I've received a few requests to open up the wiki again because people are still reading the articles and still want to know some history behind everything in the contest as we've put lots of effort into it. However I'm afraid to put it as closed or inactive because we may risk deletion (and I've heard that someone can claim the wiki as their own, which would likely mean that a vandaliser would take it over - although I'm not sure if this is true or not), so I'd like to request for our wiki to be exempt from the dormancy policy rule. I think I've cleaned up all the vandalism that happened so putting it as read-only would be a great solution until further notice. We created a fantasy world and it would be a real shame if everything was lost due to inactivity. Hope it's alright! Stewen (talk) 19:00, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Request of dormancy policy exemption for three encyclopedias
Dear Stewards, I have contributed three encyclopedias, based on content from Wikipedia but substantially expanded with my own contributions.

Wikipedia is appropriately credited at the bottom of every page with content sourced from Wikipedia.

They are.

1. Astrobiology Wiki https://astrobiology.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page (redirects to https://encyclopediaofastrobiology.org)

2. Microtonal Encyclopedia https://microtonal.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page

3. Doomsday Debunked wiki https://doomsdaydebunked.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page

I did a lot of activity when creating the encyclopedias but only rarely add new content to them.

All three fall under your first exemption:

QUOTE "Wikis made to be read, where a lot of information is already on wiki and doesn't need to be actively edited."

So I'm requesting for an exemption from your dormancy rule.

Thanks! Robertinventor (talk) 20:46, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Robertinventor, thank you for your request for an exemption to Dormancy Policy, which I've now assessed. In terms of need, with regard to, you appear to be the only contributor to the wiki, other than one potential spam only account and DarkMatterMan4500, a Counter Vandalism Team volunteer, who appeared to have created their local user talk page for an avoided red link. In terms of  , again, you appear to be the only contributor to the wiki, surplus of spambots notwithstanding. In terms of  , again, you also appear to be one of only a handful of contributors to the wiki, one of which has since been globally locked. In terms of content, as you say, much of it has been copied from (English) Wikipedia, though you do note it has been expanded, adapted, and otherwise added original text, which is good, as we would not want to just host unedited copied forks of Wikipedia. Thus, I'm going to ✅ you the requested exemption indefinitely, but please do note that this is an indefinite, not a permanent, exemption, and may be removed or otherwise altered to include an expiration date at any time, with or without advance notification to you should your wiki no longer need the exemption for a variety of reasons (including, but not limited to, content, activity, etc.). In practice, though, if removing an exemption, we would almost certainly provide such an advance notification; only an alteration (i.e., to add an expiration date) may not have with it advance notification. Finally, while I've not checked every page of your wiki, please do ensure your wiki links appropriately to every source Wikipedia page (or other external wiki page, as applicable), in order to provide attribution for copyright purposes. This can be done by including an interwiki link in an edit summary, in the format of  . Thanks! Dmehus (talk) 16:41, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * You paged me? --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 16:47, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * He didn't call you, but pinged linking to your user page, then you get a notification. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 16:55, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I did receive a notification from, mentioning me, so I came here. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 17:03, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Closed wiki error (?)
I think my private wiki was closed by mistake because I was interacting with it in the last 60 days (creating new pages...) I need help to understand what happened and how to fix it. Here's the link of my private wiki Anduril (talk) 21:55, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, after the migration of Miraheze servers, the wikis were unintentionally "closed" by the build process, including recent changes that shrunk. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 22:03, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Horrible Companies Wiki was closed too. FatBurn0000 (talk) 00:13, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * FatBurn0000, ✅. Dmehus (talk) 01:17, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Anduril, looks like you ✅ this in ManageWiki. Dmehus (talk) 01:17, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Request to remove a bureaucrat
Hi Team, My name is Sunil Butolia (user:sunilbutolia) and I am founder of famepediawiki and famedatawiki. Last year I promoted a user to bureaucrat because he had good knowledge of managing wiki, but later some time he started claiming ownership of both the wiki's. I feel insecure by this behavior of him.

So kindly help me to come out of this problem.

When I promoted him: https://famedata.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&logid=1010

Kindly remove (user:ugochimobi) from both of my wiki's.

Sunilbutolia (talk) 03:01, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, you're in the good spot. It's stewards who do that. Also, could you tell more about Ugochimobi, he is a global interwiki admin on Miraheze. What did he do? --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 03:08, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Sunilbutolia Okay, can you link me to the local discussion where there is consensus among at least some of the wiki's recently active contributors to remove the applicable  bit from the user? Likewise, given that the two of you both founded Famepedia and Famedata wikis, Ugochimobi, please link me to where you had consensus to create a   group to which you added yourself but not Sunilbutolia? Separately, I believe you have an outstanding question from the Trust and Safety team at: your local user talk page. Dmehus (talk) 03:10, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Requesting Removal of Inactive Status & Bureaucrat Permission
Hello, I'm a contributor on Comic Crossroads. I believe there was some kind of error because the wiki has been marked inactive. I edited pages on the wiki throughout December (as late as December 26th). Could the inactive status be removed, please?

Additionally, I would like to request to be made a bureaucrat for the sake of efficiency so that I may remedy this if this happens again.

Thank you and best regards, RoninTheMasterless (talk) 06:35, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * This was due to a bug with ManageWiki and empty Recent Changes. You yourself have the power to reopen it via Special:ManageWiki by unclicking "Closed". Agent Isai  Talk to me! 06:40, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * It is not allowing me to. The boxes are inaccessible to me. I believe I need bureaucrat permissions to change it. --RoninTheMasterless (talk) 07:00, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , yes but a steward can also do it for you given the only bureaucrat on Comic Crossroads have been inactive for a while. --Magogre (talk) 16:07, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * This appears to have been ✅. Dmehus (talk) 16:15, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

holmiwiki
"This wiki has been closed because there have been no edits or logs…" Why did you write this? I have often edited my wiki, last time on 26 December 2021. See this page: ÉS 2021. (Unfortunately, I only know a little English.) Nozder (talk) 15:51, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Nozder This is due to an issue with the Recent Changes and ManageWiki thinking your wiki has had no edits in 60 days. You can simply reopen the wiki yourself via Special:ManageWiki. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 15:58, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Nozder, ✅ your wiki. FYI, you can do this yourself in the future here. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 16:17, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * It is an error after the migration of Miraheze servers, in the process of restoration which has shrunk the recent changes. My wiki cache is 181 days old. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 16:37, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot! - Nozder (talk) 16:39, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Request for Reopening of Wiki listed Inactive in error
I would like to request a reopening of the breedersofthenephelym wiki page as a good faith user, per the Dormancy Policy.

I believe it was considered dormant in error, as there have been recent edits made, and others have mentioned this happening to their pages as well. Also relevant as part of the Dormancy Excemptions policy, this wiki is largely made to be read for reference purposes, and only requires edits when something needs to be added or corrected as the game progresses in its development. Please allow the wiki to reopen so that we may continue updating the page to reflect the state of the game, and refer players to it in order to assist them with gameplay.

Also, I would like to request adoption of the wiki, so that we may appoint admins to facilitate its care and curation in the future. One of the game moderators and I both attempted to do so on the Request Adoption site; however it seemed to be closed to editing. Thank you for your consideration. MadCatMonkey (talk) 16:59, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Requesting a fix for Inactive Status
Greetings. After the recent server migration, the recent changes list on the evilbabes.miraheze.org wiki went blank and it became inactive by mistake because of it. I'm not sure how long it will take for any of its moderators to see what happened, so I'm requesting a bureaucrat role in it to fix it by myself. Thanks for your attention. ObscureTangent (talk) 17:06, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

The content policy of Miraheze is flawed and should change
Miraheze does not allow articles about people in wikis when in reality we aren't harassing anyone, we are just criticizing people, and this rule should be removed since there are celebrities that are bad at acting and/or are rude towards their fans and also, there are some celebrities that have committed crimes, such as Victor Salva (who has been convicted of sexual misconduct with a 12-year-old boy), Bill Cosby (who has been found guilty of rape in 2018) or Amber Heard (who abused Johnny Depp and accused him of abusing her, she also abused of her ex-girlfriend and got arrested as a result, and also stole money from charity, which is a felony), there are also YouTubers that have committed crimes such as Peluchin Entertainment (the boy who murdered kittens and also appeared in the news because of it) for example, and horrible people like them deserve to be criticized.

also, back in 2019 pages about FuturisticHub were banned, I know this is an old thing but this was a very dumb move, the reception wikis were not harassing him, just criticizing him plus this shows how he can't take criticism at all, there is no need to ban pages about him since we are criticizing him since he as done bad things such as harassing people.

It is just stupid how no one had the guts to speak out about this. SuperSoul (talk) 19:09, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * for a number of reasons. For 1, not a lot of the pages on the celebrities were sourced, and 2nd, even if that were to happen, it would be chaotic for everybody, so therefore, not going to happen for those reasons. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:14, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * In addition, we have no plans on re-adding the articles about users or groups of people as part of the ban against articles on real people on the Qualitipedia Network. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:17, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Pages about celebrities shouldn't be banned on the Qualitipedias because:
 * 1.- We do not harass people, we criticize them.
 * 2.- Some celebrities mistreat their fans (such as some Funimation voice actors) and/or have commited crimes such as those I've mentioned before or even support criminals, and we need to criticize that kind of behavior.
 * 3.- it is so hard to add sources to a page?.
 * I am criticizing this because this is just bad for the Qualitipedias. SuperSoul (talk) 19:41, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello. Content against a person or group of people is not allowed on Miraheze, even if they have done something controversial (let's be partial on the information). Miraheze funded solely by donations, and if judged by the content of these wikis, by one of these people? It's what I think. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 19:18, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Furthermore, Miraheze could be harmed just by hosting these categories. If you want such a wiki, you can host your own and import its contents into Special:DataDump. See the MediaWiki installation tutorial. Unfortunately it can be annoying, but it's to avoid any problems. Thank you for your understanding. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 19:27, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * SuperSoul, firstly, you should know that Content Policy does not prohibit pages which provide for reliably sourced encyclopedia content about real people; content which is potentially defamatory and libelous, is, of course, prohibited by Content Policy, as well as other policies. Content Policy does prohibit wholly or significantly negative content about subjects (usually people, since those are the ones that are the source of complaints, whether from the subject or from the community). As well, noting your pattern of editing contributions which is substantially similar to two or more user accounts that were globally locked, I can you also clarify whether you have created other accounts and/or used on Miraheze? Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 19:39, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * We are not defamating anyone, we are against defamation, and we are criticizing nasty people who do bad things, plus some famous people can't take criticism (such as for example Derek Savage, who once threated someone who made a video criticizing him), don't be an idiot. SuperSoul (talk) 19:52, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * You shouldn't be insulting a Steward like that, as that's not going to bring you anything good. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:53, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * DarkMatterMan4500 I'm not sure you said "insulting a Steward." Insulting any user, is not okay. :) Dmehus (talk) 21:16, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah, but seeing as though SuperSoul doesn't get the point only bothers me, and I'd bet it would bother you if it was going on constantly from a user, wouldn't you say? --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 21:22, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree the user's conduct is indeed problematic, but where I disagree is the need to differentiate or distinguish between conduct directed to a user holding advanced permissions and one that holds no advanced permissions. Hope that clarifies. Dmehus (talk) 21:28, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * SuperSoul, I'm not sure what you're getting at, as I've not received any complaints from users about one or more pages on your wiki. I'm not even aware on which wiki you're talking about, either. Furthermore, I would additionally note that, on occasion, Stewards have removed a few pages from Qualitipedia wikis (usually ) for Content Policy issues, but closing or deleting a wiki is not taken lightly. Where possible, as with the Trust and Safety team, we take the minimum required remedial action. Dmehus (talk) 21:19, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * According to his final words, the type of content on QP can now be contested. And, it can't follow Qualitipedia's standards with Why this is bad? sections if it did, it would be defamation against a group of people, according to CP. You can bring partial and true information. And, calm down, and follow the code of conduct. Thanks. --YellowFrogger (Talk — ✐) 20:06, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * As a local bureaucrat on Qualitipedia wikis, let me make a few things clear.
 * What's in issue here is the local policy of respective wikis, not the overall Miraheze Content Policy as outlined above. This was an issue decided upon locally by RfC. If you have an issue with it, you should take it up locally.
 * There are too many editors who lack the maturity to address real people especially on negative wikis in a neutral way, too quick to cause controversy in a simple exchange. At best it would be a headache to moderate the pages in a way that wouldn't require extensive local or even global intervention.
 * This thread is a case in point for above, abrasive from the start diving into uncivil and muddied conversation. The above was for the history of the subjects. This thread continues the case in point.
 * There is considerable mixed information on the subject and I am available to direct inquiries on the matter being discussed. The above I believe is the true response to this topic. --Raidarr (talk) 23:18, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Raidarr, for clearing that up. That's a good point that the Qualitipedia wikis have an additional, local content policy, which the global Content Policy strongly encourages local wikis to adopt a supplemental local policy. Dmehus (talk) 23:22, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Raidarr, for clearing that up. That's a good point that the Qualitipedia wikis have an additional, local content policy, which the global Content Policy strongly encourages local wikis to adopt a supplemental local policy. Dmehus (talk) 01:33, 17 January 2022 (UTC)