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Username usurpation request
Hey, could I usurp the username "Elli" (is my username on WMF Wikis and some others). The user "Elli" here has made zero edits since their account was registered on any wiki. Thanks! 0xElli (talk) 10:10, 11 March 2021 (UTC)


 * 0xElli Looking at the global accounts for the user in question, it looks like no Meta or Loginwiki accounts were created; however, the account is a global account. Nevertheless, our usual practice is for the requesting user to post a message on the user in question's Meta user talk page, so I will reach out to a system administrator, likely Reception123, to see if he can run a maintenance script that will attach Elli's account to Meta wiki so you can post your message. After a period of typically 2-4 weeks time, you would just return to stewards' noticeboard, replying to this thread or linking to the archive thread and starting a new thread if it's already been archived, so that a Steward can process your request. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 14:41, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Please ping me when I can leave them the message, then I'll do that and check back here in a few weeks. 0xElli (talk) 09:18, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * 0xElli You can now leave a message on Elli's Meta user talk page. Referenced Phabricator ticket #T6951. Dmehus (talk) 16:56, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Left a comment at their talk. Thanks for your help! 0xElli (talk) 07:18, 13 March 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem. Dmehus (talk) 07:19, 13 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Since I haven't gotten a reply back, could the usurpation take place now? Thanks. 0xElli (talk) 20:03, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
 * 0xElli, sure, yeah, I think that's fine. I'll start the rename requests later tonight or tomorrow. Dmehus (talk) 20:04, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Update on Larryding
After some thorough investigation, I have found that Larryding has been abusing multiple accounts, because four total users have been accused of being Larryding sockpuppets. https://terribletvshows.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=&user=Masterblaster&page=&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B0%5D=comments&wpfilters%5B1%5D=newusers&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop
 * Call of duty lord is a confirmed sockpuppet of Larryding, as I showed you in the above thread. Also, he used that account to message another user, SuperStreetKombat, in defense of Larryding: https://crappygames.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserBoard&user=SuperStreetKombat&conv=Call+of+duty+lord. He also left a comment in defense of Larryding. That does seem to be all that sockpuppet did apart from the account confirmation.
 * Special:Contributions/Countdieselbrain is another suspected sockpuppet who hasn’t done much either except for a few comments in defense of Larryding.
 * Special:Contributions/Masterblaster, another suspected sockpuppet has done more, as can be seen by his comments logs on Awful Movies Wiki and Terrible TV Shows Wiki, where he exhibits behavior similar to Larryding: https://awfulmovies.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=&user=Masterblaster&page=&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B0%5D=comments&wpfilters%5B1%5D=newusers&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop
 * Special:Contributions/Popthesmoke03 is a more recently discovered suspected sockpuppet of Larryding. This is the thread given in the link to his block on Crappy Games Wiki which is deleted so I have no way to see it, but from the deletion description it seems like he either admitted to being a sockpuppet in the thread or displayed similar behavior: https://crappygames.miraheze.org/wiki/Topic:W5f0iwckkbw7xkvc

I think you should run a CheckUser on these accounts, as this is proof that he is ban evading. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 23:05, 20 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Blubabluba9990 What local policies did Larryding violate that led to their being blocked on each wiki? Can you also link to a warning, whether on a talk page (ideal) or in an edit summary (somewhat less than ideal), again on each wiki, where the user was warned about contravening said policy prior to being locally blocked? Without that, I don't feel a lock would be appropriate given these circumstances, and you should instead properly warn and Larryding on exactly which policies they were violating and to appeal their local blocks via their user talk pages, which should be left open. Dmehus (talk) 23:38, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
 * There haven’t been any warnings, at least not to my knowledge.
 * I could try to talk to Larryding here about it. I am not an admin on any of those wikis so I am not in any position to give warnings though.
 * He is blocked as well as his suspected socks on those wikis, though he didn’t violate a policy on each wiki.
 * They also do not have talk page privileges on any wikis. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 23:46, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
 * If you should contact anyone about giving Larryding a warning, it would be an admin, preferably DecidiousWater234 since he is an admin on all of those wikis, at least I think so. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 23:47, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Well it looks like I was right, he was abusing multiple accounts and the accounts are now globally locked so case closed. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 23:44, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

CheckUser request
Recently there has been a lot of vandalism-only accounts with fairly simplistic names on our wikis, and I want to find out who's responsible for all of these accounts if they are in fact being created by one user. Here's some accounts that come in mind: Rocker Bell Cherry Fanta Knife Cartoons Cuphead Gary --DeciduousWater534 (talk) 18:02, 27 March 2021 (UTC)


 * DeciduousWater534 Rocker and Bell have already been ✅ as vandalism only accounts, but I feel the vandalism is too generic to assess as potentially related to some of the other listed users. Cherry and Fanta were already previously locked, and the contributions of Cuphead were indeed nearly identical to those users, so Cuphead has also been ✅. For Knife, Cartoons, and Gary, while the usernames are indeed somewhat similar in form, they haven't yet edited, so until we see some editing, I don't think further action is needed at this time. Please do advise if they edit on wikis where not blocked, especially if the vandalism is substantially similar to the other locked users in some way. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 18:25, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
 * One user suspected that Radel1996 was behind those sockpuppet accounts, but that account is too stale for CU results. What do you think? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:14, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Requesting deletion of spambot accounts
Every day on sdiy.miraheze.org accounts are created by spambots. With various measures in place these accounts don't ever get used. Currently on the wiki there are 2,272 registered users but of these only 24 have done a legitimate edit. Please could the 2,248 dormant accounts be deleted? Rob Kam (talk) 19:39, 27 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Rob Kam We can't delete accounts. It's technically possible to merge and delete existing user accounts into other user accounts, but this is not commonly done for mainly technical reasons. Typically, we just lock spam only accounts. We could additionally hide them, potentially, as well. Have you also considered enabling the StopForumSpam extension on your wiki? It's supposedly fairly effective at stopping spambot account creations. Finally, you could also potentially consider removing the ability for anonymous users to create accounts account on your wiki, and post a note for them to create an account on Meta Wiki. Dmehus (talk) 19:50, 27 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Merge and delete is what I'm asking for. I can provide a text file of the names if that helps. These spurious users make an unnecessary mess of the wiki stats.


 * Spam itself is not an issue. The abuse filter extension already prevents the spambots very effectively. Locking spambot accounts is almost pointless with these used-one-time-only accounts. I'm the user who asked for StopForumSpam to be added to Miraheze in the first place - I'm unsure whether what difference it has made. Making account creation more intricate is an idea but I'm reluctant to add yet more hurdles in the way of anyone wanting to make constructive edits. --Rob Kam (talk) 00:40, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * There are several logistical issues with merging and deleting spam only accounts. Firstly, spam only accounts are not all created by the same only account farm, so it would logistically very challenging, if not impossible, depending on the age of the accounts, to confirm whether spam only accounts were indeed created by the spam only account farm. Secondarily, as the accounts are global, accounts are also attached, at minimum, to Meta and to Loginwiki, so it's not just your wiki where the accounts exist. Finally, it would be very messy. Thus, unless another Steward and a system administrator are willing to sign off on this, I'm going to say that this would not be possible, unfortunately. That's very neat that you are the user that requested the StopForumSpam extension, though. Dmehus (talk) 01:24, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * There is one other option that may be of interest to you, and this would involve you exporting XML, image, and ManageWiki settings dumps of your wiki in Special:DataDump (on your wiki). You would then request system administrators to delete, drop, and recreate your wiki as a fresh wiki with a Phabricator task. Once that's done, you would then create another Phabricator task to import those dumps you generated. This would repopulate your wiki as at the time of deletion, without the spam only accounts attached. The downside of this, though, is that while your and other users' contributions would still be locally assigned, they would not be reflected in your global edits in CentralAuth. As well, if any spam only accounts had made edits, their accounts would be re-added, but most of the spam only accounts would not be reattached to your wiki. Dmehus (talk) 01:31, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

Regarding a recent request for Global User Rename
Hello, I recently requested a global username for this account (using this account) via Special:GlobalRenameRequest, but I made a small mistake that I realize looking back to the username I requested. Could you please, instead of renaming this account to "TurtleWiki Bureaucrats, rename it to TurtleWiki Bureaucrat (without the "s" at the end)? Thank you, and sorry for the inconvenience. (Please ping my main account, Turtle84375, when replying to this) - Turtle84385 (talk) 20:04, 27 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Yes, I can take care of that tonight or tomorrow when I process the above request. Dmehus (talk) 20:06, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Great, thanks! Turtle84375 (talk) 20:07, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Dmehus Hi, I don't mean to be impatient or anything, but it's been a few days since your reply, so I just wanted to follow up with you on this rename request, since I see it hasn't happened yet. I understand that you are very busy, and there is no real rush for this rename, but this is just a friendly reminder. Thank you for all of your help here on Meta and globally! Turtle84375 (talk) 06:24, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Turtle84375 Apologies for the delay in the requested rename of Turtle84385 to TurtleWiki Bureaucrats, but this has now been ✅. Dmehus (talk) 00:00, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Ah... thank you, sorry to make you go through the trouble of doing this... but I believe I asked above if you could remove the "s"? Again, I apologize for not putting that in the original request, and I looking back at the edits you had to do, it looks like a lot of work to globally rename a user, but would you mind if the "s" could be removed? If you really don't feel like doing that very minor change through such a tedious process, I totally understand, it's not too important, but I would like it done if possible. Turtle84375 (talk) 02:31, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Turtle84375 Ah, yes, that's right; however, as there is is no way for me to modify an existing an global rename request, I would've had to use Special:GlobalRenameUser rather than action your open request in Special:GlobalRenameQueue. Actually, though, now that I think about it some more, since you did mention you plan to use TurtleWiki Bureaucrats as a role account for all bureaucrats, collectively, on TurtleWiki, the plural version does actually sound more grammatically correct. You could also potentially register a separate alternate account, without the s as well, if you wanted. Let me know if you do think the plural version does actually sound better, based on that analysis, if you might like to register a second singular version, or if you'd still prefer for it to be renamed again. Dmehus (talk) 06:35, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Dmehus Hm, now that you mention it, that does sound reasonable. I think I will keep it plural, in this case. Thanks for going through all of the trouble! Turtle84375 (talk) 06:49, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Turtle84375 Sounds good, and no problem. :) Dmehus (talk) 13:48, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

I want to leave Miraheze
No one on Miraheze wants to talk to me and so I want to quit this site User:Forrest Lesak — Preceding unsigned comment added by Forrest Lesak (talk • contribs) 01:08, 28 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Forrest Lesak We're sorry to see you go. If there's a specific issue we can help you resolve instead, please do let us know. Otherwise, you have several options, which include (a) cease using your user account, (b) request a lock of your user account, or (c) request a global rename and/or lock to vanish your account. Dmehus (talk) 01:19, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I choose A cease using my account Forrest Lesak (talk) 02:49, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay, sounds good. Feel free to use your account again should you wish to return to Miraheze. Dmehus (talk) 03:46, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for being apart of Miraheze (: --Cocopuff2018 (talk) 19:48, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

About my wiki
I requested for my wiki Rolling Sky English Wiki hours ago. User:Dmehus let me add some descriptions. But now nobody has replied to me. Is it because there is not anyone noticing it or it is still not good enough to create it? Zes M Young (talk) 03:42, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Zes M Young It was basically just the former rather than the latter. I've looked at your updated wiki request and, though still a bit vague, it was good enough to approve as essentially a foreign language player version of the gaming mod wiki . Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 03:50, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

I kicked myself out of my wiki...
So, funny story, I accidentally removed my ManageWiki rights on a wiki when I deleted a usergroup that I had replaced, but forgot to put myself into... could a kind steward please put me back into the "owner" usergroup on this wiki? Thank you! Turtle84375 (talk) 21:29, 28 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Turtle84375 ✅. Please remember that when you are changing around your user groups with the  user right, to always ensure you've added the new group with the   user right before deleting the old user group. Dmehus (talk) 21:52, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you, much appreciated. I wasn't paying attention, so I neglected to place myself in the "owner" usergroup before deleting "wiki_owner" (with that not-so-nice looking underscore), so that's entirely my fault. I will make sure to pay attention to that in the future. Turtle84375 (talk) 21:56, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Turtle84375 Not a problem at all. It happens, somewhat more frequently than you might expect. So, not to worry. :) Dmehus (talk) 21:58, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

About Radel1996:
Just like I reported to Dmehus last night, I have found out that he may have a connection to all those hooliganism-only/vandalism-only accounts that's been popping up under our radar over the span of 3 weeks as seen from this topic here. Doug had a look, so I think all the Stewards around here should look as well, not just Doug. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 23:56, 28 March 2021 (UTC)


 * DarkMatterMan4500 I haven't had a chance to have a look at it today; will try and look tomorrow. You did already report this on my user talk page and in, so this is effectively the third copy of this report. We're all volunteers, and will get to your report in due course. Dmehus (talk) 00:04, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay, sorry about that. With all due respect, I won't make anymore duplicate reports about it. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 00:14, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem. It's better if the reports are just consolidated into one location. This is good now, though. Dmehus (talk) 00:20, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, you're right about that. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 01:36, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

There's a user making a bunch of gross and/or suggestive comments on a couple or more wikis.
Qualitypownder has been making all these disgusting comments, (in which I've had to remove) on both this wiki, and this wiki as well. I suspect that he may be behind this account to make the same type of inappropriate comments as well. Could you maybe have a look into these comment logs that I'm providing here? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:30, 29 March 2021 (UTC)


 * And please keep in mind that I can handle hiding the comments on my own. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:34, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
 * This has been handled now. -- Void  Whispers 23:06, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Issues with new user accounts
Hello Stewards of Miraheze!

I have new wiki users that registered their accounts in my Miraheze wiki (iceria.org) and are experiencing issues in getting their accounts activated to be able to post and edit articles. I even went ahead and changed their usergroups, even made them administrators! Still having the same issues, not having permissions to edit and participate in the wiki.

Screenshots of the errors are attached - looks like the user here is in a catch-22 where they can't fix their email issue because they don't have the rights... how can this be fixed on my end? Is this something I can address, and if so how?

ERROR 1: https://i.imgur.com/k8qKXcq.png

ERROR 2: https://i.imgur.com/oDniAJ5.png

Attached is a list of the three accounts that need to be confirmed are listed in "Capture1.PNG". It's the accounts User:Ardy and User:PrimodeAguilar. I created a second Ardy account (User:Ardy2) to test if it was a problem with the user or with the wiki. Ardy2 can be deleted.

USERS: https://i.imgur.com/0yFXeoM.png

Any help on this would be so appreciated. Thank you!!! Edgard (talk) 17:55, 29 March 2021 (UTC)


 * It looks like you've set  to , which provides an additional protection measure that those alternate accounts may not be able to override if they don't have confirmed e-mail addresses themselves as any   user right they may have by being in the correct user group will not matter. Dmehus (talk) 18:04, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I will try that now. Edgard (talk) 22:13, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

I Also wanted to mention I do recommend using abuse filter most of the time when it comes to spam account's they do often get caught by abuse filter's I use it on my wiki and have had many spam accounts its a great tool I recommend! --Cocopuff2018 (talk) 19:51, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Global lock for Revengefulwilddog
Sockpuppet of Larryding, which is known to leave hate comments cross-wiki. MarioMario456 (talk) 22:02, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Also requesting CheckUser, globally block all IPs and lock all accounts. MarioMario456 (talk) 22:17, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
 * On review, the large series of comments, in combination with a wide assortment of accounts that were created to evade various blocks, has earned Larryding and every sock I could confirm a lock. -- Void  Whispers 23:07, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Global lock for Mahtabmunsur6
Sockpuppet of globally locked user Larryding. Run CheckUser and globally block all IPs and lock all accounts. MarioMario456 (talk) 15:58, 31 March 2021 (UTC)


 * MarioMario456 That user has only made two or three comments on one wiki, as far as I can tell. We'd need to see linked diffs from both the suspected alternate and master accounts. that establish a similar behavioural pattern to Larryding Dmehus (talk) 16:02, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
 * https://besttvshows.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log/comments/Larryding https://crappygames.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log/comments/Mahtabmunsur6 MarioMario456 (talk) 16:06, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for providing those links. Looking through Larryding's comments, I see a lot of editorial comments on certain pages whereas on Mahtabmunsur6 made only two comments referring to user as "Satan's baby child." This doesn't show a sufficient behavioural link between the two users to warrant a CheckUser investigation pursuant to user accounts policy. Please monitor the user and advise if they make further edits on other pages which are substantially similar to Larryding's edits. Dmehus (talk) 16:12, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Global lock request for the following possible LTAs on.

 * ノリスケ
 * ノリスケはほろびぬ何度でも蘇るのさ

After the first one was blocked for these edits on their contributions page, which apparently was suppressed by an admin for possible vandalism, the said user used an alt to evade that block. I don't know about you guys, but does this constitute a lock for the user since they're possibly abusing multiple accounts to evade blocks? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 17:08, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh, looks like I missed one:
 * レミィ
 * I'll wait patiently for someone to reply, as we're all volunteering on this wiki after all. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 14:58, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Changing the subdomain of a wiki
Hi, I have caused some confusion with my wiki requests 17477 and 17484, sorry for that. The former request was approved, the wiki has the subdomain stupipedia. Is it possible to change that to "nopedia"? Sorry again for the inconveniences I caused and thank you for your patience Manuela (talk) 12:35, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, yes that is possible! Could you please create a request via Phabricator? Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 12:50, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I will do that Manuela (talk) 12:57, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Can you please delete my Amazing Restaurants Wiki?
The reason why is because I don't need that wiki anymore as there's already a wiki called First Class Restaurants and Foods Wiki, which was made before mine was. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:20, 1 April 2021 (UTC)


 * DarkMatterMan4500 Though wikis will eventually and usually be deleted in accordance with Dormancy Policy, as your wiki above had only a single content page about McDonald's and since you were the only contributor to this wiki, I've ✅ it per your request. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 20:29, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Global lock for AldenCew
Spammer. Left me a spam message on Crappy Games Wiki. (I have since deleted it, but I can tell you, they did). MarioMario456 (talk) 20:20, 1 April 2021 (UTC)


 * ❌ as I can't find even a single edit or log action for the above-referenced user. If you can point me to a specific link, I'll revisit this, but as of now, I don't see any edits or log actions (deleted or live). Dmehus (talk) 20:31, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Global lock for spammers

 * AldenCew
 * Jerodwew

Sent me spam messages in crappygameswiki. Proof:



MarioMario456 (talk) 11:47, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I discovered that these accounts were created in September 2019. Are they hacked accounts? Run CheckUser, globally block the IPs and lock all the accounts. MarioMario456 (talk) 11:53, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * MarioMario456 Thank you for the clarification. This is certainly a first for me, as I've never seen spam only accounts sending private user board messages to legitimate users. Those are definitely spammy, albeit quite bizarre, messages. They appear to have been sent recently based on the timestamps, but since there's no edit or log actions produced, I'm not certain whether technical data would be available in the CheckUser tool. It would for the login, provided the user accounts didn't stay logged in since they were created. Do you recall the full user board messages you received and whether they included links to external webpages? Dmehus (talk) 14:51, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, they contained external links. The accounts tried to use HTML instead of wikitext for the spam messages. MarioMario456 (talk) 15:46, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * MarioMario456 ❌ for CheckUser. Nevertheless, based on the above, I will ✅ them as clear (and sneaky) spam only accounts. Dmehus (talk) 17:20, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

Redirecting Special:CreateAccount to Login Wiki
As suggested by Dmehus above at Requesting deletion of spambot accounts. I need some help to change the account creation on sdiy.miraheze.org (and simpleelectronics.miraheze.org). How do I redirect e.g. Synth DIY Wiki Special:CreateAccount to Login Wiki Special:CreateAccount or to some message linking to there, as well as once the account has been created to redirect the user back to the originating wiki? --Rob Kam (talk) 12:32, 2 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Rob Kam Looking at these interface messages, it doesn't seem like there's an interface message that lets one define the page name location of Special:CreateAccount. Rather, you may be able to include a link to Loginwiki or to Meta Wiki to soft redirect users to those wikis to create an account (i.e., "To create a Miraheze global account, please visit this page." or something to that effect). Mainly, though, I would remove the  user right from your   user group, allowing whichever registered user groups you want to create accounts on your wiki. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 14:40, 2 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Removing the  user group's   user right hides Special:CreateAccount. I've added an instruction on the home pages. --Rob Kam (talk) 17:57, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Rob Kam Oh, that's great that it hides the Special:CreateAccount user page automatically then. Dmehus (talk) 18:17, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Now I just need to find out how to change the user link in the header for anonymous users, from to  . --Rob Kam (talk) 20:51, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Rob Kam, you might consider enabling the RightFunctions parser function extension, which adds a parser function that allows you to check if a given user is in a given group and then display one of two messages. If they're anonymous, template #1 is displayed. If they're registered, template #2 is displayed. Dmehus (talk) 20:54, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't think that's needed since anonymous users already get in the header . I just need to preface the link Special:CreateAccount with loginwiki:. I'm unsure whether it's possible. --Rob Kam (talk) 21:13, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I mean I see you created this interface message, but I'm not sure that lets you define more just the linked text, though I guess you could maybe try modifying it to include the interwiki wikilink. There's also MediaWiki:Createaccount. Let me try something on TestWiki. Dmehus (talk) 21:18, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Rob Kam Unfortunately, my test creation of MediaWiki:Createaccount on TestWiki was not successful. I don't think this would technically be possible to do with interface messages, at least not without a change to core MediaWiki upstream. You could create a JavaScript gadget in your wiki's common.js file that replaces these links with custom links; however, I do wonder whether we'd be defeating the whole purpose of this endeavour by creating an automated link for a spambot to create an account on Loginwiki. I think it would probably be best just to leave as is, and do as you've done by explaining to human editors on your wiki's main page to create an account on Loginwiki, then return to your wiki to edit. Dmehus (talk) 21:36, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Having to create and maintain a JavaScript gadget is getting more technical than I can easily manage. For now it will have to work as it is. --Rob Kam (talk) 22:01, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Done (with help from Joritochip and others), although users will have to find their own way back from Login Wiki.
 * --Rob Kam (talk) 17:45, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Rob Kam Yeah, I saw that on the Phabricator task. Great multi-party collaboration from all involved. Thank you for copying the above script here as others may find it useful. Dmehus (talk) 18:38, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Glad I was able to help you with this issue! :) Joritochip (talk) 19:56, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

Extension request for simulatorwiki
Can the LinkTitles extension be enabled for simulatorwiki? — Arcversintalk 22:57, 3 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Arcversin ✅. It's funny I was just looking at the LinkTitles extension a few days ago, and didn't realize it was installed on Miraheze already. Dmehus (talk) 23:04, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

Request for Dormancy Policy Exemption for Two personal wikis
I'd like to apply for a dormancy exemption policy for these two wikis, I've updated them a fair bit the past few months, they're updated infrequently due to drip feed in writings and content, not to mention technical difficulties with my current hardware, and after I can put all that i need on them they won't really be updated past that, I am the sole editor of the wiki and this is a personal project, it's a lot to get into but it's only for cataloging information that isn't updated very often. U1-GA Encyclopedia in particular is important for something but that's a bit personal.

https://tanzanite.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page

https://u1ga.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page

JuleKing2921 (talk) 06:16, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * JuleKing2921 Thank you for your request for exemptions to Dormancy Policy for each of your  and   wikis, which I've now assessed. In terms of need, indeed as they are both the personal original character repositories and story/literature writing wikis for your and EarlGrey's fictional world(s), for which you are the sole contributing editor, this part is satisfied. In terms of content, though a number of pages were sub-stubs, it's obvious they will be more fully expanded later on, and you've already met our generally accepted minimum content requirements with the other expanded pages you'd already written together with the original artistic creations in your wikis' File: namespace. Thus, I've ✅ you an indefinite exemption to Dormancy Policy as personal original character repositories and literature wikis of yourself and EarlGrey, for which you are the sole contributor, made to be read by real people. Please do advise us if you no longer require an exemption. Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 06:57, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

Request for permission fix
Hello! We were working on creating new roles that fit the administration of our team, but we messed up the bureaucrat role and removed its managewiki perms, basically locking us out of any changes. We need immediate help. Thank you.

The wiki in question is https://olwest.miraheze.org/ Nyl (talk) 12:07, 4 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Nyl It looks like you were in the process of setting up a new  user group, but removed the   user right from the   group before you'd assigned yourself the   group. So, I've ✅ the   user right to the   group for you in   (apologies for the incomplete log summary, as I accidentally launched a new tab, which completed the action; nevertheless, the log summary was completed here in this dummy log action). Dmehus (talk) 12:24, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Nyl (talk) 12:32, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem. :) Dmehus (talk) 12:53, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

Auditing of CheckUser actions
This is a very general question and is not aimed at any specific action, it was just something that came to my mind when I was reviewing logs. I am curious whether a process exist by which Stewards periodically review the private CheckUser log to make sure that none other Stewards are exceeding the scope of the CheckUser policy. If this does not presently exist, is it something that could be considered by the Stewards team? I think that the CheckUser tool is a very powerful one and that it should be made sure that it is not used too frequently or too lightly, as the policy says in order to not unnecessarily invade the privacy of users. --DeeM28 (talk) 14:36, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I wanted (later) add thread to CN about addition of "checkuser-log" permission to global steward group to better control, so they don't need add myself CU permission purely for "audit".--MrJaroslavik (talk) 15:25, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I think this could be an interesting idea, and while we're not the WMF of course, I checked and WMF Stewards also have the checkuser-log permission on a permanent basis, so I don't think it would be a bad idea to add that permission to Stewards here. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 10:55, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Found a Username Policy Violation
I found that this user still exists with its current name, which I believe is either a Username Policy violation or it should be, given the obvious fact that it's inappropriate. Just though I should let a Steward know so they can warn the user and/or do a Global Rename. Turtle84375 (talk) 06:38, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting us know, I've locked the account. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 10:54, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I personally don't really see a Username Policy violation with D!ck in this case as "Dick" is a valid personal name (common short form for Richard). The user may be implying the vulgar slang for an appendage of male anatomy, or they may have just preferred to stylize their name in a unique way. If Dick were a registered user on Miraheze, I suppose you could make a Username Policy violation case on impersonation grounds, but it would be a bit weak, I think, as "Dick" is such a common name, so it'd really depend on the user's contributions. Dmehus (talk) 14:04, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Dmehus True, I overlooked that possibility. Looking at their edits, while one of them seems like it was reverted by the owner of a talk page, and the other is on their userpage (both in a different wiki), none of these are violations, I believe. Well, in that case, here's another one to lock, and this one, for Username Policy violation, as these are definitely vulgar. But does locking them even matter if they have no activity? Turtle84375 (talk) 17:59, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Turtle84375 Those could be locked, or at least warned first and invited to request a rename, then locked if no rename is done. However, your point is a very good one. There is little need to lock, as they haven't edited. The first account exists outside of Meta, so there could be more of a need there. In terms of hiding the usernames globally, I don't feel the usernames are so offensive to warrant global hiding. That is typically used for awful offensive usernames that target a Miraheze user or specific group of people. Dmehus (talk) 18:05, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Dmehus Huh, interesting to know, there's "global hiding." It's ultimately up to you guys what is done with those accounts, the only purpose of this Steward noticeboard post was to point out a few accounts. If you don't think anything needs to be done, I'm fine with that. Turtle84375 (talk) 18:22, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Lock Ddxfx and a sock of said user:
If you have a look at both Ddxfx2 and Ddxfx's edits on this wiki, it looks like blatant vandalism to me. The former is a sockpuppet of the latter, and while the latter is the sockmaster. Is it enough for a lock on both of those accounts? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 14:13, 5 April 2021 (UTC)


 * This would need a closer examination, as many of the user's edits were made on non-English free vandalism type wikis and may be locally permitted vandalism. Dmehus (talk) 14:15, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
 * So does that mean you're going to look at them now? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 14:16, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I'll try and take a look later today. I have a number of other priorities to look after first. Dmehus (talk) 14:17, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay, sounds good to me. And when you get a chance, could you have a look at both ノリスケ and
 * ノリスケはほろびぬ何度でも蘇るのさ's edits on the ? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 14:20, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

B’crat right
I have requested a wiki named WikiGuide  before. However, I deleted the usergroup “Founder” that I created carelessly. As that group contains all rights that I need to manage my wiki, can any steward re-add the B’crat and sysop right to me again locally? Or should I request it for adoption? Thank you.

-- Matttest (talk) 04:29, 6 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Matttest If you're the owner of the wiki, and it looks like you are, then a Steward should be able to restore your user rights. (Lol, I see what meant when he said that this happens more than you would think, I've already seen 3 of these such requests, including my own). Turtle84375 (talk) 06:53, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Matttest This is indeed the best venue for you to request this, as you are requesting inadvertently dropped user groups from your same account. I've ✅ your inadvertently dropped  and   rights per this request. As a best practice when changing user groups in the future, especially those which involve the   user right, be sure to add yourself to the new user group containing the   user right prior to deleting the old user group. Dmehus (talk) 12:47, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

About copyright infringement and spoofing on kerokerowikiwwiki
I don't know where to report it, so I write it here. "mh:kerokerowikiw:" is a blatant piracy. The main page is from Chakuwiki and the logo is from Japanese Wikipedia. Also, all posted articles are copied from content on other wikis such as Wikipedia (For example, "2019年コロナウイルス感染症による社会・経済的影響", original), Uncyclopedia (For example, "この人痴漢です!", original), Chakuwiki (For example, "もしあの水生生物が存在しなかったら", original), and Tanukipedia (For example, "Tanukipedia:Tanukipediaについて", original). And, the administrator of this wiki, "ネイ", is impersonating the administrator of Japanese Wikipedia. I hope this wiki will be closed soon. Schwarz ・ Talk /  ウソペディア  12:52, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Similarly, User:Minorax also seems to be impersonating a Wikipedia user.-- Schwarz ・ Talk /  ウソペディア  11:21, 7 April 2021 (UTC)


 * I've had a look into your report yesterday, and it was exactly how you described it. I have noted this on the channel yesterday. I hope someone will look into your report soon enough, though. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 15:19, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
 * This will need a thorough review, in order to assess whether any infringement was made in good-faith or not and whether remediation, as a private, locked wiki, would be possible. That being said, the potential impersonation concerns do concern me as well, so I'm going to approach that aspect of this report first. Dmehus (talk) 15:24, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

the address "rwmd.miraheze.org" seems not to work
the address https://rwmd.miraheze.org/ seems not to work Bernd (talk) 15:19, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Bernd It looks like  was deleted in accordance with Dormancy Policy. Your original request is here. Though you rerequested the wiki here, which doesn't meet our requirements for a wiki, I will nonetheless approve it as this is a recreation of your previous wiki, which likely had no issues with respect to Content Policy. I will then see if I can locate a public XML dump of your wiki to have system administrators re-import your previous, deleted wiki onto the recreated wiki. Dmehus (talk) 15:28, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

VisualEditor extension request
I want to enable VisualEditor for theaternachhaltigwiki, but it is greyed out in my ManageWiki. Visual Editor will be needed to make this wiki accessible to not tech-savvy people as well. Digitalimmersion (talk) 16:51, 6 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Digitalimmersion In this case, VisualEditor is greyed out because it requires the TemplateData extension to be enabled first. Please try enabling that extension first, then enable VisualEditor. Dmehus (talk) 16:58, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

I deleted the group burocraut
Sorry, I create my wiki recently (JdaNeco), but I deleted the group burocraut and now I can't manage my wiki. Jdaneco (talk) 04:53, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Jdaneco ✅ after recreating the  group with the default permissions. As a best practice when changing around or deleting user groups, especially those involving the   user right, please ensure you add yourself to the new user group first (or you've added the   user right to an existing group you already have first) prior to deleting any duplicate user groups. Dmehus (talk) 13:42, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Global lock request for "浅原商工"
Cross-wiki abuse account. Schwarz ・ Talk /  ウソペディア  06:10, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
 * 浅原商工
 * Yes, locked. Thank you,--MrJaroslavik (talk) 06:13, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Global lock April 7
Spam-only account: Special:CentralAuth/%E6%B5%85%E5%8E%9F%E5%95%86%E5%B7%A52. --Anton (talk) 06:29, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
 * It's abuse of multiple accounts, also already reported via IRC.--MrJaroslavik (talk) 06:32, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
 * But not locked yet. --Anton (talk) 06:34, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Locked now.--MrJaroslavik (talk) 06:36, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

All The Tropes - request for Checkuser
We placed User:Xandermartin98 on an indefinite block on 2017-12-19. We have had two independent complaints that edits by User:InterestingPerson appear to be the same style and subject matter as those of User:Xandermartin98. We request a Checkuser on grounds of suspicion of ban evasion. --Robkelk (talk) 11:15, 7 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Robkelk Firstly, please note that technical data available in the CheckUser tool is only retained for ninety (90) days, and that user does not appear to have edited globally on Miraheze since being blocked on your wiki. Second, can you point to a few of the most compelling diffs made by InterestingPerson that is likely related to Xandermartin98 by also linking to the best diffs from Xandermartin98? Finally, given the span of time, my preference would be for you to locally warn and/or block InterestingPerson in line with your wiki's local policies, and specifically point out to them user accounts policy, a global policy. If InterestingPerson then attempts to evade their block by creating new accounts, you can file a further report regarding likely contraventions of user accounts policy. Dmehus (talk) 13:53, 7 April 2021 (UTC)


 * The four specific edits made by InterestingPerson that prompted myself and one of our users to independently suspect the possibility of ban evasion are:
 * Blog post
 * Duplicate blog post
 * Edit to "Running Gag/Fan Works"
 * A mention of XanderMartin98's writing buried in a much larger edit
 * As for comparisons, I will dig through Xandermartin98's edit history to find something appropriate, but the issue is not so much repeated content as repeated themes and obsessions. In particular InterestingPerson's characterization of an obscure plot device which failed to pass muster as a trope -- originally proposed by Xandermartin98 and key to the particular fetishistic bent of his writing -- as "one of the most iconic tropes in Western Animation" struck us as uniquely and bizarrely echoing Xandermartin98's particular preoccupations.  InterestingPerson has also demonstrated a similar focus as Xandermartin98 on specific characters from certain cartoons, such as Di Lung from Courage the Cowardly Dog.
 * We will in the mean time address this on a local level and look for behaviors that indicate that they are one and the same. Thank you for your time.  -- Looney Toons (talk) 18:13, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Looney Toons Thank you for your follow-up regarding Robkelk's report. The last diff is perhaps the most compelling. I did also note this diff from New XanderMartin98. Unfortunately, that account seems to be abandoned. Nevertheless, taken together, it does suggest the user may be creating multiple accounts to edit on your wiki in contravention of user accounts policy. Dmehus (talk) 18:46, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Ah! I knew we had dealt with him more recently than 2017; I just didn't remember the "New" variant on his username.  As it so happens, another ATT mod saw your reply overnight and by the time I checked this morning, InterestingPerson had already been banned as an evader/sockpuppet.  Thank you again for your time and effort. -- Looney Toons (talk) 13:54, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
 * InterestingPerson has admitted to being Xandermartin98. Screencap here. Since he has admitted to using multiple accounts to bypass a community block, I leave it up to the Stewards to determine whether he is in violation of global policy. (As for his statement in that post that we refused to listen to him, we specifically asked him to communicate with us on at least one matter, with no reply. If he wants us to listen, he has to speak.) --Robkelk (talk) 23:24, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Wretched YouTube Videos Wiki needs to shut down
This wiki has a lot of Content Policy violations as well as articles copied and pasted from the (now closed and private) Atrocious YouTubers Wiki and Horrible Vyonders Wiki, as well as the (still available) mh:rottenwebsites:Rotten Websites Wiki and mh:terribletvshows:Terrible TV Shows Wiki. Proof. A lot of these articles are unsources. MarioMario456 (talk) 14:46, 7 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your report. This has already been reported in . I do have some concerns regarding the wiki, but it may not be so much as to necessitate deletion. I've proposed a few possible solutions to other Stewards, and am just waiting to hear back from them. Dmehus (talk) 14:51, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Local election assessment request on
Procedurally posting this local election assessment request on  for Bop34, who requested a local election assessment by Stewards on IRC in the  channel. Dmehus (talk) 15:14, 7 April 2021 (UTC) Dmehus (talk) 15:14, 7 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Bop34 As I noted in my closing comments, this LGTM, so this is ✅. Dmehus (talk) 21:53, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Global lock for DerikNeby
Spam-only account. Proof:

MarioMario456 (talk) 22:59, 7 April 2021 (UTC)


 * MarioMario456 Ergh, yes, these are quite annoying. Anyway, ✅. Dmehus (talk) 23:03, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Please exempt Simple Electronics Wiki from inactivity
Please exempt simpleelectronics.miraheze.org from inactivity it's main purpose is to be read and doesn't need to be actively edited. --Rob Kam (talk) 23:10, 7 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Rob Kam ✅ because I'm already familiar with the full scope of your wiki and your wiki's content and, most importantly, without spam only accounts creating accounts at a furious pace on your wiki, there's a clear need as the wiki is generally edited by few editors, somewhat infrequently. Dmehus (talk) 23:15, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Global lock for Онлайн Займы
Spam-only account, send me a spam message on crappygameswiki. Full message in wikitext (in Russian):

Ищешь где занять денег, но все банки отказывают? Тогда онлайн займы - то место, которое ты ищешь. Мы расскажем как быстро занять денег онлайн под низкие проценты, как не попасться на удочки мошейников и при этом сэкономить. Переходи на сайт, и учись занимать онлайн с выгодой!

MarioMario456 (talk) 15:34, 8 April 2021 (UTC)


 * MarioMario456 I'm not quite sure why they seem to be targeting you with SocialProfile user board message spam. Are you able to upload a screenshot? Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 15:36, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
 * [[File:Screenshot 20210408 114029.png]] This is so fucking annoying. I have contacted the developers of SocialProfile to add some form of restriction to messaging. MarioMario456 (talk) 15:43, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
 * MarioMario456 Agreed, completely. That's good you've raised an upstream issue, though. ✅. Dmehus (talk) 15:45, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Delete my Wiki please
Please can you delete my wikie https://kiben.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page

I created it with the intent to get a feel for the wiki site and after experimenting and spending a lot of time reading i have decided that it isn't for me unfortunately. As such please can it be deleted? Parakka (talk) 20:28, 8 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Parakka Though wikis are normally deleted in accordance with Dormancy Policy, as you've just requested this wiki earlier today and decided against using Miraheze's services at this time, I've ✅ the wiki for you. Please feel free to request a wiki again in the future. Dmehus (talk) 00:21, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

Loathsome Characters Wiki (Alex's Version)
I'm so sick and tired of the overuses of Why He/She/They Suck(s) every single time. That's why I decided to make this same wiki, only that actually uses Why He's/She's/They're Loathsome and Why He's/She's/They're Loathsome nowadays, and not just Why He/She/They Suck(s), Bad Qualities, Why He/She/They Sucked, Why He/She/They Suck(s) In This Season, Why He/She/They Used To Suck and Why He/She/They Suck(s) Now. I like you to honor and redeem my wiki. You sent March 29 at 6:17 PM None of the others would except, so your the only one who can. You sent March 29 at 6:17 PM I'm begging you. You sent March 29 at 6:19 PM The database name may not contain non-alphanumeric characters. That's what it keeps saying every time I try submitting, and to submit it. You sent March 29 at 6:19 PM The database name may not contain non-alphanumeric characters. That's what it keeps saying every time I try submitting, and to submit it. Loathsome Characters Wiki (Alex's Version) The other one is trash these days. You're allowed to add in the same characters on the first wiki to here, and the Great Characters Wiki on both Miraheze and Fandom are allowed to have Why He's/She's/They're Great on there which makes no sense on why you're forbidden to use Why He's/She's/They're Loathsome on that wiki which is still complete bull to this very day. Your staff chose decline and say it's never gonna happen, it will happen, those jerks just choose not to. That's why you're a better person than those guys on that wiki. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexkrzywicki1 (talk • contribs) 17:27, 9 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Now that this section has been restored, I will relay the message I posted to you on the Discord #general channel here. Dmehus said that you are allowed to make a wiki that has a similar scope to the Loathsome Characters Wiki, however you cannot also use the name "Loathsome Characters Wiki", you will need to choose a different name. Additionally, the error that says "The database name may not contain non-alphanumeric characters." is because you included invalid characters in the "Wiki URL" field on Special:RequestWiki. You can only use the alphabet and numbers, no dashes, underscores, or other special characters. You can try re-creating your wiki request with that in mind. Joritochip (talk) 22:10, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

Similar username
I noticed the username "Reception321" on the Public Test Wiki today. It was created on August 25, 2020 (source) but I'm wondering here if this might be a username misuse? Because we have Reception123 which is system Administrator and global sysop etc. Is Reception321 allowed? --Anton (talk) 17:44, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
 * As it says on the userpage, this account is my legitimate testing account and belongs to me. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 17:48, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I'll add the notice on testwiki locally as well to make it more clear. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 17:50, 9 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Oh, I didn't notice that at all! My apologies. --Anton (talk) 17:51, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem, I should've also had the notice on testwiki to make it more clear, which is now done. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 17:52, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

DarkMatterMan4500
What a complete imbecile, he said "I gave him a burning threat," he clearly overreacted to that, and besides, a threat would more be like "I'll kill you," and that is something I have not said. He is an idiot, and a cry baby!