Stewards' noticeboard/Archive 7

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Error "invalid character" when requesting a wiki
Hello, I'd like to try miraheze as classroom wiki as a replacement for wikispaces. I wanted to request a wiki with the subdomain aklasse.miraheze.org an the wiki name A-Klasse, I set the language to de-ch an wrote classroom wiki into the description field. The request wasn't accepted, it said that there is an invalid (or unallowed?) character in the request. I tried it a second time with the wiki name set to Aklasse, ommiting the dash (as I couldn't see any other possibly invalid character in my request): I got the same result. How can I make this work? Thank you for helping me out. Kaspar Helmle (talk) 11:05, 20 February 2018 (UTC) This problem is solved, thank you MacFan4000 Kaspar Helmle (talk) 06:00, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Hello, I am beginning in the process of creating a Wiki on miraheze, I've got the invalid character error message, the problem seems not solved, I had suppressed "é" letters, but it doesn't change anything, thank you for your answer ?! Philippe
 * I will investigate this error. In the meantime please post your request here (title, URL, description) and someone will create it manually. Reception123  (talk) ('C' ) 12:45, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅. And yes, a custom domain is possible later. Reception123 (talk) ('C' )  Thank you very much ! 15:40, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅. And yes, a custom domain is possible later. Reception123 (talk) ('C' )  Thank you very much ! 15:40, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

Request to poach another user's name
It has been six months, the time at which I said, on my user page at The Mirror, I would request a change of user name. I joined late last August, have contributed content, a little money, copy-editing for policy pages like FAQ and the Gazetteer of wikis, and participation in various discussions. Whereas user Spike, who joined late last July, seems to have 1 contribution, an upload of a screen shot to Lonsdale Battalion, where it is not useful nor was ever used. If it is allowed, I would like to change my username to Spike, as I was and would still be known at Wikia Uncyclopedia if their login page worked with older browsers. And I have not put the dog suit on in years. 03:15 25-Feb-2018
 * Even if this is done now by a Steward, I think we should have a policy about these sort of things, so that users know what to expect. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 06:16, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I agree with on this. The user you mention is a mate of mine who has contributed a lot on other military-based websites, my old forum and his own Lonsdale Battalion website, all with the same username, which has been around for many years. I doubt he will be contributing anything anytime soon on my wiki as he is usually busy working on his own projects, however, there is always the possibility he would want to contribute on my wiki in the future, even if to upload the occasional image or edit a page, which he might do as our projects have in the past crossed over. If there was a policy in place that stated if users didn't contribute in a set amount of time (unless they had a requested, for example, a dormancy period etc.) then they would effectively forfeit that account and, as part of a sub-clause, other users could request the adoption of that username. If that was the case and there was an official Miraheze policy in place, then I would have no issue with you poaching that username.  10:27, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

I agree. "Six months" sounds like a policy but it is not (yet) a policy. That is useful information, upon which the thing to do is not request to poach but inquire on what terms he would relinquish the username Spike and pick another. 10:36 25-Feb-2018
 * Before a six month period users could "discuss" amongst themselves the terms to relinquish a username provided they followed a specific policy for this purpose. If an inactive user isn't around to discuss this then policy could dictate he/she might have to wait until a set period of time has elapsed before that username can be claimed by someone else, very similar to requesting to a adopt a wiki etc. Certainly anything after six months (and this is just a ballpark figure open to debate and change) of inactivity and without a user dormancy request, a user could potentially forfeit his/her username and anyone could effectively request it as their own. But there will no doubt be a lot more to it than that and it would take a little time for a policy to be drafted, agreed upon and officially put into use. 11:24, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

If they have a 'copyrightable' contribution on any live wiki (not-deleted-from-database), it cannot be usurped (borrowing Wikimedia term here) for legal reason. (Creative Commons' Attribution requirements) If they are really empty and is not active for at least 6-12 months (duration subject to change) then with (2-4) week prior notice, it could be usurped. Rules about changing username should be sort of global policy because the username is globally unique, and our username policy is already a global one. &mdash; revi  14:08, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, even though it did not contain anything pertaining to this precise example, there was an RfC on this matter, which was closed due to no clear consensus for any of the proposed policies. So, we might want to have a discussion here and draft a new policy which will be favorable for everyone. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 17:30, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Request reversal of protection of effectively the entire When They Cry wiki from non-admins
Hello, I am relatively new to the When They Cry wiki (whentheycry.miraheze.org), and I noticed that seemingly all of the pages on the wiki (even my own and others' user / user-talk pages) are protected from editing. Having been an editor of Wikipedia for 10 years and of Wikia for 16 months, I could understand certain pages' need for protection based on precedents, or even a temporary edit-permission autoblock until one has logged enough browsing time on the wiki.

However, it has taken me quite a bit of digging to find that these pages are protected from editing by any user who is not an Administrator. I would add that the last and most successful bit of research into the matter involved altering the url to include page name, which only users already extremely well acquainted would know to do. There is no notice or disclaimer whatsoever that basic-level users are denied edit permissions, or for what reason(s); no reasonably-accessible record of this change having ever taken place; and no way to contact Administrators (since edit permissions are denied even on user-talk pages).

A Steward's look into the matter and appropriate action thereafter would be greatly appreciated. Should the Steward be unwilling to mandate an unprotect of most pages, an encouragement of the wiki's Admins to at least put up notices regarding the specifics of the edit protection would itself go a long way.

Thank you for your time and consideration, Blue Caper  (talk) 21:53, 26 February 2018 (UTC)


 * If you were able to use the URL trick, then it strikes me that the page isn't really protected. At Uncyclopedia, people made the Edit button go away (from very old Forum pages that only a vandal would add to) using JavaScript.  Here, the local Admins might have wanted a semi-private, read-only wiki, but you are right, they ought to allow communication to themselves.   23:24 26-Feb-2018
 * The ability to edit was restricted to administrators in phabricator task 2331. I'd suggest contacting User:Kinzo on this wiki, and we'll go from there. Although, it would seem like a good idea to allow users to at least edit their own talk pages, if not the talk pages of other users. -- Void  Whispers 23:37, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
 * There is now a Phabricator task requested by a local bureaucrat, T2785, so in the point of view of this Stewards' Noticeboard post, this is a resolved issue (the task itself has not been done yet). Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 09:55, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

Mabi and Gangjo Shortwiki(쇼트위키) request the termination of the secretary's authority
KoreaTopic : Mabi와 Gangjo 쇼트위키에서 사무관 권한 해제요청

쇼트위키(shortwiki.miraheze.org)에서 Mabi와 Gangjo의 권한을 (없음)으로 바꿔주실수있습니까? 사무관 권한을 못 건들기 때문입니다.

Can you change the permissions of Mabi and Gangjo to (none) on the shortwiki(shortwiki.miraheze.org)? This is because they do not get the authority of the secretary.

Thank you.--Shortwiki (talk) 17:02, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Quick translation: "Please remove 'crat @ shortwiki from Special:CentralAuth/Mabi and Special:CentralAuth/Gangjo." &mdash; revi  17:28, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
 * 관련 공동체 합의나 규정이 있나요? &mdash; revi  17:37, 3 March 2018 (UTC)


 * 여기에 있습니다. 정말 늦게 대답해 드려서 죄송합니다. 그리고 저희 위키 규정상 2개월이상 활동을 안할시에는 바로 권한을 회수해야하는데 사무관 권한만 회수가 안되니 불편하네요. 추가로 Bion도 요청합니다.--Shortwiki (talk) 10:04, 9 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Should we accept not-posted-on-their-wiki as a consensus? Revi-alt (talk) 11:44, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
 * If there is a local wiki policy, or any consensus, yes. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 08:01, 10 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I find nothing in PrefixIndex/Project:. &mdash; revi</tt>  08:10, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

Request to delete 무나위키
Wiki: 무나위키

I want to close this wikis.

I am sorry for my poor English so I wrote it on the translator. --Jayu (talk) 10:55, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

Request to delete 자유반달위키
I'm the same person who created this wikis kjh010206. And I'll write down why, if you will, I know. The account named kj h010206 was hacked into creating a new account named Jayu. However, the new account is not under the authority of an officer. So I want to delete wiki. This sentence can be awkward because it uses a translator. I would appreciate it if you would delete the free half moon wiki.--Jayu (talk) 11:04, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is a bit unclear. Could you please rather write in Korean? can take care of it / translate. Reception123  (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 08:02, 10 March 2018 (UTC)
 * 알겠습니다. 한국어로 적겠습니다. 우선 요약하면 자유반달위키를 폐쇄하고 싶습니다. 자세히 설명하면, 자유반달위키는 kjh010206 계정 일때 만들었는데 그 계정이 해킹을 당하여서(...) 새로 계정을 만들었는데 그 계정이 Jayu라는 계정입니다. 그런데 문제가 생겼습니다. (kjh010206 계정은 차던 당해서 문제 없음.) 바로 새로 만든 계정이 사무관 권한이 없었습니다. 저는 자유반달위키를 비활성화 하고 싶었지만 그럴수가 없었습니다. 그래서 결론은 자유반달위키를 폐쇄하고 싶은데 폐쇄할 수 있나요?--Jayu (talk) 14:03, 10 March 2018 (UTC)


 * 기존 Jayu님이 차단당해도 진행은 해야될것같습니다.--Shortwiki (talk) 16:27, 11 March 2018 (UTC)


 * 두 계정 간의 연관성을 확인할 수 없는 이상 요청은 진행되어서는 안 됩니다. &mdash;  revi</tt>  16:56, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

닉네임 변경 가능합니까?
Please transforlate use.

Unad321에서 Tenpower로 계정을 변경하려고 합니다.

메타 이슈트래거에서도 Unad321을 Shortwiki로 변경요청하며 이슈트래거에 있는 Shortwiki의 계정을 다시활성화시켜주시길 부탁드립니다. 감사합니다.--Unad321 (talk) 13:34, 11 March 2018 (UTC)


 * 위에 계정이랑 같은 사람입니다. 제 계정이름을 Tenpower로 변경 부탁드립니다. --Shortwiki (talk) 13:50, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Rename request; Unad321 to Tenpower. &mdash; revi</tt>  10:17, 12 March 2018 (UTC)


 * @revi 변경요청 Unad321을 Shortwiki로 바꾸는것을 요청합니다. Shortwiki또한 제 계정입니다. Shortwiki의 계정을 Tenpower계정으로 바꿔주십시오. 예를 들어

Unad321 to Shortwiki / Shortwiki to Tenpower를 말하는겁니다. --Unad321 (talk) 10:47, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

Inviting participants
Hello,

That's my day 3 on miraheze, I'm quite exciting about beginning a Wiki ! Please, what's the easiest procedure about creating accounts for new participants, my colleagues asked me "where the application form ?" So I send them this link : https://didapro.miraheze.org/wiki/Spécial:Créer_un_compte but it seems that they get an error message, with something like : "erreur d'administration". Is there a parameter issue coming from me ? is it a question of procedure ? Is there a bug to create account ? Thank you Wikiderpdp
 * If you know their email address, try these procedures:
 * Collect your colleagues' email address and their preferred username. They must be able to receive email, because temporary passwords will be sent to mail.
 * You'll access Special:CreateAccount on your wiki, not here.
 * Tick "".
 * Put your colleagues username and email address.
 * Create the account.
 * Right after that, visit Special:UserRights on your wiki.
 * Put their username, grant "member" to their account, save.
 * Repeat for all of them.
 * If you don't know...
 * Ask them to create an account here, using https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:CreateAccount.
 * Then ask them their username, and also to visit your wiki. This is important, even though they can't see their contents when they first visit.
 * After they visit your wiki, you'll see their username in Special:ListUsers.
 * Go to "If you know their email address" #6, and continue there.
 * &mdash; revi</tt>  10:12, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you, that's clear, but why can't they directly open an account by themself ? User:Wikiderpdp
 * Our account name is shared across wikis and it automatically creates an account when unauthorized miraheze ID owner clicks a link to your wiki. So "Member" permission is needed to prevent data leak from such attack. And I assume non-members cannot access create account page because it is not whitelisted. &mdash; revi</tt>  11:57, 12 March 2018 (UTC),
 * In the past, we have added translations of Special:CreateAccount to the whitelist. It might be a good idea to add this as well. -- Void  Whispers 15:47, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Visual editor extension
Good Morning, how to get a visual editor for my wiki as I can see it here in the Stewards' noticeboard, I made a request in Phabricator for what I assume to be a extension but I don't know. Thank you again Wikiderpdp (talk) 09:36, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
 * That's all you have to do. It should hopefully be handled soon. -- Void  Whispers 15:44, 13 March 2018 (UTC) I got it. You are great all of you !! user:wikideRPDP

Insert MS Word files format or other office solution format
Hello, I tried to insert a .docx file format document yesterday and I got an error message, does it mean that I have to ask for an extension in request features Does it depend of the version *.doc ou .docx ? photos are OK. What can I expect ? Thank you Philippe Wikiderpdp
 * Hello, .doc and so on are not file types that can be uploaded. The usual way of importing text is to copy it on your computer and paste it into an edit box on Miraheze.  However, our wikis use the MediaWiki markup language.  For example, you boldface some text by preceding and following it with three single-quotes in a row.  Microsoft Word and similar programs don't know about this.  Usually when you import text you need to pretty it up by adding this mark-up.   14:56 12-Mar-2018
 * Thank you, so there is no way to offer to create pages with files attachement to download ? Wikiderpdp
 * By default, there is no way to upload  and   files onto Miraheze wikis, but that can change. If you know how to edit basic code in PHP, I suggest you submit a pull request at Miraheze's mw-config/LocalSettings.php file. Or, if you don't, just go to, Miraheze's Phabricator, and request to add a variation of this on your wiki:  -- 06:34, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Change Username
Hi. I had a small issue similar to this one (https://phabricator.miraheze.org/T2646) and the solution was to create a new account and not use the account that was made for me from the Admin.

Could you please change around the username's in the wiki tag.miraheze.org from YC Tenenbaum to Admin YCT and YC Tenenbaum2 to YC Tenenbaum

Thanks!

PS. You guys ROCK!!!
 * Can you please confirm the rename from the account YC Tenenbaum2? Alternately, there may be way to fix the issue by a sysadmin merging the account to global. -- Void  Whispers 22:23, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

HI. To confirm: I want to change YC Tenenbaum to Admin YCT and then after that change YC Tenenbaum2 to YC Tenenbaum (basically just drop the 2).

Basically, I want the second account to have the name of the first account. In order to do that, I would think we need to change the name of the first account first.

Thanks again!
 * Sorry I wasn't too clear, I meant confirm the rename while logged into the account. -- Void  Whispers 19:29, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Ok. I'm logged in as YC Tenenbaum2 and I'm confirming.
 * ✅ -- Void  Whispers 17:45, 17 March 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Void  Whispers 17:45, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

Change Username(2 Username)
번역기를 사용하여 번역해주시면 됩니다.(Please transforlate use.)

위에도 명시했다시피(닉네임 변경 가능합니까?) Unad321을 Shortwiki로 이름 변경해주시고 Shortwiki의 닉네임을 Tenpower로 변경요청합니다.

두 계정 전부다 제가 소유하고있습니다. 파일을 보내기 원하신다면 증거물로 파일을 제출하도록 하겠습니다. 감사합니다 --Unad321 (talk)


 * 계정 확인 전용 메시지입니다. --Shortwiki (talk) 03:30, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

IP확인 부탁드립니다. 같은 계정으로 로그인 되어 있을겁니다. --Shortwiki (talk) 03:44, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

Problem with infoboxes
Right. I followed the guide on importing infoboxes from other wikis. I also imported both the common.css and .js. The problem here is that my infoboxes don't have the standard grey outline and background, they are only the arguments floating on a white void. I also can't in any way align said infoboxes to the right.

Any help is appreciated.

--LopesTheIdiot (talk) 15:26, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Have you tried clearing your browser's cache? It looks like it should be working to me. (Changes to common.css/common.js tend to take a little while to go through and can get caught in your browser's cache). -- Void  Whispers 01:38, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I'll try that. Thanks.

--LopesTheIdiot (talk) 14:27 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Rename request
Can someone go into Special:GlobalRenameQueue to go and check up on my rename request. Thanks --Blight-WES (talk) 01:26, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
 * My my, I really need to keep a closer eye on that page. ✅ -- Void  Whispers 01:35, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

Change Username (3)

 * Current user name: User:UnCristiano
 * Desired user name: User:Cristianopedia
 * Commentary: Hi, I want my UnCristiano username to be changed to Cristiano Cristianopedia. I add that my name should also be renamed in Phabricator Or is there a problem?. UnCristiano (talk) 18:21, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Answer: (to fill)
 * sorry for the delay, but to confirm, do you want to be renamed to Cristianopedia or Cristiano? -- Void  Whispers 00:04, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, it was a mistake in the translation. UnCristiano (talk) 02:10, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
 * No problem. ✅ -- Void  Whispers 02:43, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

Request for Wiki Creator permissions
I'd really like to lend a hand with Miraheze but I'm afraid I'm not too proficient with many technical aspects, so I might be able to help with Wiki Creation. I've gone through and read over Wiki creators guide, and I feel fairly confident with it C: ItsPugle (talk) 01:38, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 1) We can never have enough Wiki Creators! MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 01:39, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ,, this request needs sysadmin input. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 15:34, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Looks fine to me. John (talk) 22:55, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Void  Whispers 23:45, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you! ItsPugle (talk) 01:06, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

Incomplete tag on wiki
The  tag on brynda1231.miraheze.org was incomplete and now everything after it is underlined... Can you please fix the thing..--Brynda1231 (talk) 13:44, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment: It has already been corrected. Wiki1776 (talk) 02:24, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
 * When using HTML markup, remember you always need to close the statement with . Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 11:31, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

General/Local accounts error message
Good morning, I create our wiki a mounth ago, we are 6 or 7 people as a beginning, I apply this procedure from REVE advice to invite participants : "Collect your colleagues' email address and their preferred username. They must be able to receive email, because temporary passwords will be sent to mail. You'll access Special:CreateAccount on your wiki, not here. Tick "Utiliser un mot de passe aléatoire temporaire et l’envoyer à l’adresse de courriel spécifiée". Put your colleagues username and email address. Create the account. Right after that, visit Special:UserRights on your wiki. Put their username, grant "member" to their account, save. Repeat for all of them."

I grant them directly administrator, all them get an error message, some of them can not access at all to the restrict page (admin only). How can I check what's going on ? How can I remove an account, to create it again with no double. Thank you [|wikiderpdp]
 * Which error message are you receiving? Could you please share it or provide a screenshot? Also, which wiki is it? (Si c'est plus facile pour vous, on peut aussi parler en Français). Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 11:30, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

latex in Math extension error
I am trying to use LaTex within the math extension for the first time. I have the following error

"Failed to parse (PNG conversion failed; check for correct installation of latex and dvipng (or dvips + gs + convert)): y=\dfrac {-b\pm \sqrt {b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}"

$$y=\dfrac {-b\pm \sqrt {b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}$$

Am I doing something wrong or is there something required different in the setup? Any help appreciated as I am very new to this.

Thanks, Luke
 * If possible, please report this issue at Phabricator (Request features) in order for us to be able to better track it. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 11:28, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

User hat lost password and no email - how can I grant him access again?
My wiki is ag7732 - a user has forgotten his password and not didn't set an mail - how can I help him?

Thanks, Martin

Martin Schulte (talk) 06:54, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello, unfortunately if we cannot confirm that the user is indeed the user in question (by any other method), we cannot reset his password and he will have to create a new account. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 11:27, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Is there no way I (I'm administrator) can do this?Martin Schulte (talk) 14:04, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, unless we have confirmation we cannot reset a user account. Sorry for this inconvenience. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 07:12, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

Request for CVT by CnocBride
So, I applied to join the CVT back in 2017 but that was heavily overshadowed by the whole Amanda issue and the Code of Conduct Commission, which I am so grateful to be on. I know I have not been the most active on Miraheze in recent months and my bouts of activity have been poor, but I have always tried to keep up to date on the various changes of Miraheze. I want to continue to support the community through my work on the wiki queue, giving my opinions on Rfc, configuration changes and through the Code of Conduct Comission. I aim to do this by joining the CVT. I believe I am right for the job because I consider myself a trusted member of the Miraheze community, I have experience in using Mediawiki and I just absolutely adore Miraheze despite my time issues sometimes. I hope you can see why I fit into the job of being on the CVT team! &#32;  CnocBride | Talk | Contribs  11:31, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

Support

 * 1)  We can never have enough Cvt members. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 11:56, 29 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 2)  Experienced User. —<b style="color: #1406D0;">AlvaroMolina</b> (<b style="color: #137500;">✉</b> -  ✔ ) 14:08, 29 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 3)  Videojeux4 (talk) 14:25, 29 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 4)  <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">GOTILON  - <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">Talk  - <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">Contributions  14:29, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Comments
Any more comments on this? &#32;  CnocBride | Talk | Contribs  13:45, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Questions
1. Do you think that you will be able to be active enough as a member of the CVT? Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 07:11, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

Answer: While my activity has sunk in recent months, I do believe I can upkeep a decent amount of time and effort into Miraheze to ensure that it runs smoothly. &#32;  CnocBride | Talk | Contribs  18:04, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

2. What do you plan on doing, if you become a member of the CVT? Do you already have experience with Abuse Filters? Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 07:11, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

Answer: I have looked into Abuse Filters before and while I don't consider myself fully competent with them, I do believe I can pick them up quickly because I have a passion for this sort of thing. I want to use the CVT to expand my expertise in these areas and also help out Miraheze. As I always want to expand my knowledge on Miraheze and my helpfulness to the community, I hope to assist with regular spam fighting, blocking users from editing due to breaking rules, assist in page rollbacks and dealing with any other vandalism that may occur within the CVT. &#32;  CnocBride | Talk | Contribs  18:04, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

Change username
Hi, I'd like to have my name changed to 賢者タイム. Thanks! 絶対空域 (talk) 12:06, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ^ Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 07:09, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Void  Whispers 20:32, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

Delete page
Please, delete this page -> User:GOTILON/createWikiNotify.js <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">GOTILON - <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">Talk  - <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">Contributions  19:52, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, although the request should probably have gone to Administrators' noticeboard. -- Void  Whispers 19:56, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Restoration of rights
Hi,

Spoke to Void about this earlier in regards to restoring my rights I rescinded (sysop, crat) in May 2017 when I left. As no policy governs reappointment of these rights and the fact stewards are assuming the role of bureaucrat here, I feel like its appropriate to ask for them back.

Thanks, John (talk) 23:19, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
 * No concerns from my end. ✅ -- Void  Whispers 23:42, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

Request for CVT by GOTILON
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 * The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
 * Closed as unsuccessful. John (talk) 18:00, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

Well, once again I come to the community to ask for the support (or not) of the CVT global position, with the intention of helping against the vandalism fight in the Miraheze wikis and in the same Meta, although I do not have much time in Miraheze, I have shown to fulfill my responsibilities (although minimal) of Wiki Creator, as well as autopatrolled, to see that all editions made by users do not violate any local Meta policy, or Miraheze's use policies, I await your comments <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">GOTILON - <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">Talk  - <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">Contributions  18:05, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Oppose

 * i think its too soon, not to mention there is plenty active CVT already. Zppix (Meta | CVT Member | talk to me) 13:56, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Per Zppix. —<b style="color: #1406D0;">AlvaroMolina</b> (<b style="color: #137500;">✉</b> - ✔ ) 02:41, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

Questions

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

Special:CreateAccount
Hello,

I have difficulties to create new accounts to invite contributors to our wiki, I follow this to add people : https://didapro.miraheze.org/wiki/Accueil "You'll access Special:CreateAccount on your wiki, not here ( miraheze). Tick "Utiliser un mot de passe aléatoire temporaire et l’envoyer à l’adresse de courriel spécifiée". Put your colleagues username and email address. Create the account. Right after that, visit Special:UserRights on your wiki. Put their username, grant "member" to their account, save. Repeat for all of them."

Every user I had invited get an error message, some pass over it, some not, so can complete their account some not. This error message is disturbing. I think it's a real bug. When I create new temporary account for them how many time have they to complete their account ? Why some of them can not go beyond the error message and some can ? Thank you for your help https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/User:Wikiderpdp
 * This can be helpful <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">GOTILON - <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">Talk  - <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">Contributions  14:50, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I am in situation one REVI described :
 * If you know everyone's email, you can just create an account, and let MediaWiki generate password and email to them. And after you create an account, you can access Special:UserRights and grant   to the accounts you need. I have succeed with 6 subscribers and they get 6 error messages. But right now I am chatting with a capable person, using Chrome and she can not go over the error message  To complete I get the wiki plugin for the visual editor, also, does it create buggy answers to invitations ?
 * Wikiderpdp, can you copy and paste the error message you get (or your users get)? Without that we don't know what error is interrupting your workflow. &mdash; revi</tt>  00:00, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Wikiderpdp, can you copy and paste the error message you get (or your users get)? Without that we don't know what error is interrupting your workflow. &mdash; revi</tt>  00:00, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

Undo multiple vandalism operations from same user
Hello! On my wiki zendari.miraheze.org, an user called CarlaNutcracker has blanked all of the pages that they’ve made. They have been temporarily banned, but is it possible to rollback the pages without having to do it one at a time?

Stewen (talk) 10:59, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * It is bit advanced tool, but you can use PWB's revertbot.py with . &mdash;  revi</tt>  12:31, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

Spambots?
I caught a lot of spambots on Special:AbuseLog (especially on PublicTestWiki but on other Wikis as well). I have raised this problem on PublicTestWiki but it is also important to raise this problem on Meta as the amount of abuse log hits are a lot. As an admin on PublicTestWiki, shall I block them or not? Thanks. Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:14, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I just saw another AbuseLog hit on PublicTestWiki, literally moments ago after writing the above message. The extent of the problem is quite bad. Pkbwcgs (talk) 19:16, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ Blocked and locked well over 500 accounts worth of spambots. -- Void  Whispers 21:43, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

I can't login
Hello, I have to leave this message anonimously because I can no longer login, both on my wiki and here on Meta (I'm Wedhro); the system keeps giving me the error "No active login attempt is in progress for your session." I heard it might be some issue with CentralAuth, but I don't really know. --94.160.172.133 16:03, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

P.S. the page giving me the error is Special:CentralLogin/complete --94.160.172.133 16:05, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Try returning to the previous page and trying again. If that doesn't work, clear your cookies and try again. -- Void  Whispers 16:15, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I already tried multiple times and I cleared my cache twice, to no avail.--94.160.172.133 16:34, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The cache isn't what's gonna get ya, it's the cookies. If that still doesn't cut it, I'll open a phabricator task for you. -- Void  Whispers 16:38, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Oops, I actually meant I cleared cookies, my mistake.--94.166.29.248 17:24, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello i am one of the ops looking into this. When you deleted your cookie which site did you do? was it miraheze.org? which wiki are you having problems on? Paladox (talk) 17:39, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
 * In the logs it showed that account as last successfully logging in at 16:01:13 today on metawiki. Could you try resetting your password? Paladox (talk) 17:43, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I couldn't login both on https://nonciclopedia.miraheze.org and here on Meta. I changed my password and now I'm logged in, but I wonder the reason why I couldn't before.--Wedhro (talk) 18:13, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

It's me again. After logging out I could no longer log in, same error as above. I deleted all cookies and tried 4 different browser but nothing. I could log in only by changing my password again, which is getting quite unconvenient. I wish I could give you some technical detail but I really have no idea what's happening.--Wedhro (talk) 09:48, 3 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Hello, we fixed the problem, could you try relogging in and deleting your cookies for those wiki's please? Paladox (talk) 23:00, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

User right request:editinterwiki for sysops on my local wiki
Hi, I'm the bureaucrat/sysop on Piowiki, and I'd like to ask a Steward to add editinterwiki rights for sysops so that I can edit local interwiki links suitable for a wiki in Japanese. I also want to test interwiki links as other languages (since my wiki is mainly for testing before moving Usopedia on miraheze, and Usopedia is a candidate sister wiki of Illogicopedia), so please enable it in addition.

Thank you for your help.--開拓者 (talk)
 * Hi please tell us what you need us to add, and we will do it for you. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 22:47, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
 * OK, as a Japanese wiki, I'd like to add the following links as for now.
 * Group 1: Japanese local wikis
 * usp - https://usopedia.aioilight.space/$1 (Usopedia)
 * ep - https://enpedia.rxy.jp/wiki/$1 (Enpedia)
 * yp - https://ja.yourpedia.org/wiki/$1 (Yourpedia)
 * cw - https://wiki.chakuriki.net/index.php/$1 (Chakuwiki)
 * Group 2: The Japanese versions of global wikis, to avoid double redirect
 * jawp - https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/$1 (Wikipedia, Japanese)
 * jaucp - https://ja.uncyclopedia.info/wiki/$1 (Uncyclopedia, Japanese)
 * As for lanugage interwiki links, I don't have it yet, but I might notify you after creating another wiki.--開拓者 (talk) 13:28, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

Could missing pages get redirected?
Before I moved the sdiywiki to Miraheze the tidied URL was with /w/. So that now following old links on the web, (e.g. old posts in forums or Facebook) get a 404 page not found.Please could https://sdiy.info/w/* be made to redirect to https://sdiy.info/wiki/*? --Rob Kam (talk) 10:40, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

User right request:editinterwiki for sysops on Nonsensopedia and Nonciclopedia
Hi. I see that Nonsensopedia has moved here and the various interlanguage links from it to other Uncyclopedia languages are now broken. The language codes on http://uncyclopedia.info/wiki/Special:Interwiki will need to be created for any of the Uncyclopedia-related projects (including Nonsensopedia) and the bureaucrats on the respective projects given 'editinterwiki' in order to maintain this list. As each Uncyclopedia language is an independent project and free to be hosted separately (I have some, Wikia has some, some are independent...) these tend to be awkward to keep up to date, hence the need to give the individual wiki bureaucrats access to make changes.

I also see that $wgLogo isn't currently pointing to the Uncyclopedia project's logo - the usual convention on both Uncyclopedia and Wikia appears to have been to routinely set $wgLogo to images/b/bc/Wiki.png on each local project, so https://nonsensopedia.miraheze.org/wiki/Plik:Wiki.png should display as that wiki's $wgLogo. Can this be done here? Carlb (talk) 02:57, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * As for the logo, go to Special:ManageWiki on your wiki, enter the URL (starting with, note that you need to remove the "https:" part) of the image (which is,   for nonsensopedia, for example), and save it. Then it will work properly within a few minutes or so.-- 10:19, 14 June 2018 (UTC)modded.-- 10:41, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

bureaucrat authority
The state that the bureaucrat is absent continues. I am the only sysop that is active. Can you give me the bureaucrat authority in the home wiki? Thank you. 賢者タイム (talk) 19:12, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi. Is it possible for you to get consensus from the other users on the wiki for you to become a bureaucrat? For example, create a page on your wiki requesting bureaucrat rights, and get users to comment and vote (support/oppose) etc. Please link that page and the result here. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 10:37, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I agreed. So this time I will choose a method that will not be BC. Please give administrator authority to User:ゆきひかり who is trusted as an administrator candidate. Please handle the operation due to absence of BC. Thank you. 賢者タイム (talk) 01:03, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I also participate in jawp2ch.miraheze and an in sympathy with promotion ひきひかり to sysop. But sole formerly-active bureaucrat has disappeared. For your information, there is no voting system or policy for assigning rights in our wiki, decides by discussion or bureaucrat' arbitrary decision. Please deputize our wiki's bureaucrat operation. Living Deadman (talk) 12:27, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
 * This is 2ch post by Waiesu0, our wiki bureaucrat. You can find that s/he has allowed user to become an administrator. Living Deadman (talk) 14:37, 6 June 2018 (UTC)


 * If the current bureaucrat is active, why is it not possible for them to grant bureaucrat directly? Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 18:33, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * jawp2ch has 4 bureaucrats and of three have been inactive since 2017. Waiesu0, remaining bureaucrat, had been active until 2018-04-07 and s/he is no longer active. The idea that Yuki-Hikari would be promoted to administrator was occurred at 2018-05-02. At that time, there was no bureaucrat in active in jawp2ch. Living Deadman (talk) 08:59, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ (promoted ゆきひかり to administrator). -- Void  Whispers 16:16, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

What happened to my pages? Kpiq
Folks

Yesterday, June 5, 2018, out of nowhere my pages and my login dissappeared. I couldn't login nor could I see my pages. That was posted into the Admin's noticeboard and somebody transferred it and resolved it in the Community noticeboard.

I say "resolved" because I can login again. But today my pages are still nowhere to be found. I did a search by User and looked for my pages. Here's what I see where I would expect to see my user.

User:Kevjonesin User:Kgv User:Khep User:Kidgrifter User:Kiko4564 User:Kimtuna11 User:Kin Ele Tic User:Kitheara User:Kivandopulus User:Kjh010206 User:KniznyKlub User:Kourouklides User:LCARS47 User:Labster

Can somebody restore my pages as they were when last updated, June 5 near noon time?

Regards

Pedro Serrano

p.s. here's my user's creation date. I started creating pages soon after that. 2018-04-13T05:13:47 User account Kpiq (talk | contribs) was created

Folks

My previous request for help for data loss that happened on June 5 has gone unsolved for almost two weeks now. Is it possible you may recover the data lost on that day? All of my pages are gone. An estimate on the recovery would be welcome.

Regards

Pedro Serrano
 * Hi, I've taken a look into the wiki, and I have found no indication that the pages existed. I'll take a closer look soon, but this may require sysadmin involvement. -- Void  Whispers 18:16, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

Request on the Localization Wiki
Excuse me, would it possible to change my user group to bureaucrat on the Localization Wiki? I have no permission to create translations. --Angrydog001 (talk) 15:32, 15 June 2018 (UTC)


 * ✅ I've given you full access, and restored the wiki to the condition you requested it in, as there is not any case that we need to hold the wiki for any reason. Apologies for any inconvenience. -- Void  Whispers 18:14, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

Oversight access on cmgwiki
Hi, Thank very much for services, and I very glad in here. Btw, I would requests oversight access in mywiki cmg.miraheze.org, and before I've experience about it. Thanks :-) Cmg (talk) 07:03, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Unless the stewards can be proven to not be able to handle requests in a fast manner and unless the community then approves a user via vote the short answer is no. Oversight access on any wiki lets you see sensitive information that may have been hidden for legal reasons --Sau226 (talk) 09:10, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I hope if only in mywiki cmgwiki, it's not a serious problem, because there a local problem, so no effect for global. And I think no reason to oppose. Cmg (talk) 11:48, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

Delete wikirlevip.miraheze.org
Hello. I tried using Miraheze, but actually I would like to use Wikia to run Wikirlevip. So, could you delete wikirlevip.miraheze.org please? All the datas in wikirlevip.miraheze.org are just copies from wikirlevip.wikia.com, so I don't mind deleting wikirlevip.miraheze.org completely. Best regards. --Fuji kyosuke (talk) 15:40, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * First, you can make your wiki "closed" via Special:ManageWiki of your wiki. Then, ask for deletion on Phabricator. You can find a similar case here.-- 12:21, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

linen.miraheze.org as a "read" WIKI
Hi Stewards,

I am the originator and main contributor to the WIKI "Wings of Linen" (linen.miraheze.org), which is a informational site about WWI aircraft, scale models thereof, and their use in games. The WIKI already has hundreds of pages and redirects with hundreds of hours of work put into it.

As an informational site, there will be times when a lot of data is added to the site, and there will be times when it is mostly used as a static reference, with few edits.

I would like to apply for it to be added as an exception to the general Dormancy Policy under the clause, "Wikis made to be read, where a lot of information is already on wiki and doesn't need to be actively edited." I think this WIKI very well meets that definition (although I hope over time to recruit more contributors and thereby encourage more frequent edits). Otherwise it is vulnerable to the dormant-WIKI policy any time my hands get too full to make new contributions for a few weeks.

Thanks,

ReducedAircraftFactory (talk) 18:44, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 20:20, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

Check IP adress for potential duplicate user
Hello!

This is all taking place on zendari.miraheze.org.

Would it be possible for you to check the IP adresses for the users "AnickaFryckova" and "Simonka1234567" (without the quotes)? The admins of the wiki (me along with others) are suspicious of them being duplicate users.

We run an online song contest where people create their own countries and compete, and we do not allow users to have more than one country/account. They just made a suspicious edit that might indicate that they are using multiple accounts.

All I need to know is if the IP adresses are similar, or if one of them is using an IP adress which might look like a proxy. They're both from Czech Republic, so both IP adresses should point to Czech Republic. If they don't, then we can pretty easily confirm that one of the accounts are using a proxy.

Thanks in advance!

~ Stewen (talk) 17:03, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I can confirm from a technical view, the accounts are technically identically. It is beyond reasonable doubt that the accounts are operated by the same person on a technical level. John (talk) 21:36, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

Wikicreator
Hello! I would like to help the community and become a Wiki creator, if possible. I have read the manual. OlegCinema (talk) 08:39, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
 * We always need new wiki creators, so I see no problems with approving this request. A steward may grant the rights. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 08:41, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Please also add me. I've read and translated the manual, and I understand it well. In addition, I'm familiar with Japanese wikis, making it possible to check whether it is appropriate (or possible spoofing, faking) for a certain user to create a wiki related to Japanese wikis outside.-- 01:55, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

Flag
Hey. I have actively contributed translations in translatewiki, but I noticed that there is not much to translate there. Can I get the translation administrator flag to translate system messages into Russian? OlegCinema (talk) 07:04, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * System messages are translated globally via GitHub (see the last section of Tech:Translating Miraheze extensions). Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 14:50, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Reception123 I'm talking about the meta translation, not the global system messages. For example, https://meta.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-Miraheze&action=page&filter=&language=ru OlegCinema (talk) 15:08, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * You don’t need translationadmin to translate pages. You are not autoconfirmed, so I have given you the translator flag. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 15:15, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

My request has been archived, without actions
Hi, I'd like to re-post the archived topic on adding local interwiki links to my wiki. My request is linked above, and MacFan4000 said they would do it for me, but nobody has done anything about it for me yet.

I also like to ask you to add the same interwiki links on my second wiki in addition to my first wiki (previously requested). Thanks for reading.-- 11:27, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Sorry that your request was not previously done. It is now ✅. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#FF0000">'C' ) 14:46, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but the interwiki link cw on Piowiki seems to be wrong, with the URL of yourpedia mistakenly included. Could you reconfirm this one for me?-- 18:44, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Fixed I do believe. -- Void  Whispers 19:02, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Seems to work fine:)-- 19:15, 25 June 2018 (UTC)