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A user that may have been unrightfully locked
There is a now-locked user known as I have no idea, who is marked as a sockpuppet of I have no idea 2.0. However, there are many flaws with this lock: If there is something I'm missing then please tell me, but otherwise, I would disagree that these actions are worthy of a global lock. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 08:44, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) For one thing, I have no idea is the master account, not I have no idea 2.0, as I have no idea was created first.
 * 2) After looking at their contributions page on all wikis to which they have been shown to contribute on their CentralAuth (not checking the others where they may have commented or done something else that only appears in logs because there's a lot and it isn't worth my time, also I haven't checked GMW because I currently can't access it), they have not edited on a single wiki with I have no idea since they created I have no idea 2.0, with the exception of Miraheze Meta (where they commented for verification). Therefore, this is not really disruptive sockpuppetry.
 * 3) Despite all of this, it is stated that the use of the two accounts has somehow violated sockpuppetry rules. There is no clear proof of other abuse, other than their CentralAuth showing that they were blocked by from the game reception wikis for allegedly using an unnamed "fake Santa Claus account" and other unnamed accounts, however there is no clear proof of this, therefore this is questionable.
 * Did you forget about this confirmation that they dropped a while ago? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 09:19, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * No. I saw that, and I believe it does not show nor prove any disruptive behaviour. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 10:27, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * You seemed to have forgotten something here. That user was confirmed to have abused multiple accounts back in December 2020. How many times do I have to repeat myself here? (It's bad enough when I see somebody oblivious to the fact that I have no idea was related to I have no idea 2.0, considering the fact that himself has investigated and determined I have no idea 2.0 / I have no idea was the main master, behind such accounts like Santa Claus, among such troll accounts.) DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 10:39, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Fair enough with the Santa Claus thing, though it wasn't clear what account you were talking about in the block summaries on the GRWs. As for the I have no idea situation, I am not saying they are not the same account, just that the sockpuppetry was not necessarily disruptive. Also, the accounts' global user pages should be changed to be accurate, too. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 11:12, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your understanding. I know what I said above was just purely out of frustration, but keep in mind that I have no idea has outright admitted to operating the I have no idea 2.0 account prior to being globally locked. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 11:19, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Likely this lock was confirmed with technical evidence that has long expired and is not able to be retrieved. Locks for sockpuppetry overwhelmingly have technical confirmation which can override even vague behavioral indications that people can see looking back long after the fact. There are likely other locks or contexts in this case which are not immediately obvious. Unless the original operator of the account appeals or overwhelming third party evidence is provided, this lock will not be overridden. --Raidarr (talk) 12:05, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I concur with Raidarr's assessment here, FatBurn0000. That being said, assuming the operator of said accounts has not already created other accounts that were involved in similar behaviours, given the passage of time, if the operator were to e-mail Stewards at, owning up to the vandalism and sockpuppetry, acknowledging any more contemporary accounts they created in good-faith, and promised not to repeat the behaviour, I have no doubt Stewards would be very accepting of that and allow the user to either (a) continue using their more contemporary account(s), (b) create a new account, or (c) request one of the prior accounts be unlocked, all in compliance with user accounts policy. Dmehus (talk) 18:03, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Regardless, the statements on the user pages should be fixed, as the I have no idea should be marked as a former account. Wikipedia has a template called former account, maybe Miraheze could create something like that. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 23:28, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * It doesn't really matter at this point. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:19, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I beg to differ; it should be changed to prevent confusion. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 02:59, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Let's just agree to disagree, even if what you said is correct. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 15:36, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

CheckUser request for 2 suspected RickERB23 sockpuppets

 * Schoolboy99
 * LambChop90

I am making this request because I have been observing some very eerily familiar behavior from both parties that are identical to the master: These 2 accounts have been very hostile towards other editors on both the  and the. For example, this hostile edit summary (or otherwise inappropriate comment) from LambChop90 is identical to RickERB23's comments in terms of hostility.

Similar hostile behavior from all parties: LambChop90 vs. RickERB23. LambChop90 vs. RickERB23.

Similar behavior when engaging in edit-warring: Schoolboy99 vs. LambChop90 vs. RickERB23

As you can see, there's a lot of behavioral similarities between these 2 accounts and the master, that is, if we were to go further in depth of how they are quacking similarly to one another. Hope this gets done as soon as possible. Thank you. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 17:48, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
 * For an example pertaining to Schoolboy99 and, there is edit summaries like this, where he compared me to China just for removing political stuff. Rick demonstrated similar behavior to removal of problematic material through a previous sock, RadarYo47, in this topic where he demonstrated the same irrationally uncivil behavior as Rick. Marxo Grouch  (talk) 01:50, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the report. I have ✅ the mentioned accounts plus a newly registered one that was also him. I have also ✅ two IP ranges abused by him across multiple wikis which should keep him away for a while. Let me know if he returns, thanks. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 02:08, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much. Also, was DemonCobra22 a ✅ sockpuppet of his? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 02:53, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
 * A new account, RounderFortheWin, just showed up and is continuing this stupid debacle, as shown in this edit-summary, consistent with LambChop90's hostile edit-summaries. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:06, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

Moderators taking a lot to approve my request
Hi there, my wiki request has been declined because the reason is in English and my wiki is in Spanish (yeah, Spanish is my main language) and i updated my request, and they're taking over 24 hours to review my request, they usually take around 5-7 hours or so FranciscoLol2009 (talk) 19:28, 30 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Wiki creation times vary a lot. Some days, requests get approved within a minute, others with a few hours. It depends on how many wiki creators are around to service requests. Anyhow, your request was approved by me. Thanks. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 02:25, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Not logged in people can't search pages on my wiki
Hey so, my friend (who doesn't have a Miraheze account) can't search pages on my wiki, i logged out and it also happend to me, can you make something so people who aren't logged in can search pages FranciscoLol2009 (talk) 18:33, 31 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Nevermind, it was because my wiki was private FranciscoLol2009 (talk) 18:37, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Report Wikilouco users for cyberbully
Tem um usuário chamado Jonnys que fez alguns artigos copiando as minhas discussão louca que eu comento pela destruipedia, eu tentei conversar com o The Log, o atual burocrata naquela Wiki para dar um jeito nesse usuário, mas ele além de zombar do meu pedido, como também me baniu infinitamente nessa wiki e deletou todas as minhas edições feitas naquele site. Eu acredito que eles estejam quebrando alguma regra sobre essa comunidade, sobre desrespeito dos usuários.

Translation: There is a user called Jonnys who made some articles copying my crazy discussion that I comment on destruipedia, I tried talking to The Log, the current bureaucrat on that Wiki to fix this user, but he not only mocked my request, but also infinitely banned me from this wiki and deleted all my edits made on that site. I believe they are breaking some rule about this community, about disrespecting users. Pérola Maniaco (talk) 02:32, 1 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Só para esclarecer, Jonnys copiou alguns artigos da Destruipedia e você pediu a The Log para removê-los, certo? Se sim, você pode me linkar as páginas que ele copiou? Obrigado.
 * Eng: Just to clarify, Jonnys copied some articles from Destruipedia and you asked The Log to remove them, right? If so, can you link me the pages he copied? Thanks. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 02:40, 1 August 2022 (UTC)


 * As I said, The Log deleted all my edits on that Wiki, but I admit I was a little ignorant with the bureaucrat, as it's part of my satirical personality. Pérola Maniaco (talk) 02:49, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I see but I am just asking for you to clarify this more for me to understand what's going on. From what I understand, Jonnys copied a discussion from Destruipedia, you asked The Log to remove it(?) and The Log banned you, correct? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 02:57, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

I understand now, it's not articles copied on Destruipedia, but my comments. This Jonny copied some of my opinions as you can compare here, which embarrassed me, because I didn't give permission to copy what I write on other sites, even more to make fun of. Pérola Maniaco (talk) 03:02, 1 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Well, I didn't directly say to delete his articles, but rather that he could cause problems if this guy continues to attack. But the bureaucrat just ignored it, so I was meaner to him, which caused him to banish me. A pity is that he deleted and hidden, what I had written there. But The Log rewrote a comment of mine that I made in my own thread, this is very visible, that if you can view supplied edits. Pérola Maniaco (talk) 03:07, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I can see the hidden edits. While I believe you should not have been overly rude with your comments, I do believe a full blown ban is unwarranted. I will request more information from the bureaucrat and I'll get back to you soon. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:18, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

Yes I appreciate your technical help. For me, just deleting the articles created by this Jonny will be enough. But about me being rude, it's part of my personality on this account, but here because it's a more serious area, so I should write seriously. Pérola Maniaco (talk) 10:39, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

@Commentary, eu sou apenas considerado um vândalo na Desciclopedia, em Uncommons e na UnMeta onde me citou eu não sou ainda um vândalo, sendo os meus únicos erros era eu ter banido indevidamente o Terror e ter entrado em atrito com o JPLSilva. Na Wikimerda eu tenho alguns atritos com os usuários, mas nada toxico conforme você me acusou diretamente, ao contrário dos usuários do Wikilouco que andam me atacando diretamente com artigos com indiretas a mim. Pois nessas wikis onde me chamas de vândalo eu me chamo Dragomaniaco, mas não tem nada haver com assuntos da comunidade Miraheze e não uso essas plantaformas para fazer ataques diretos as pessoas. Pérola Maniaco (talk) 17:42, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

More than a day has passed and the problem of this user here that attacked me by copying everything I I talk on another wiki, with the bureaucrat who lets these things happen there. Pérola Maniaco (talk) 10:50, 3 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Parece que finalmente o The Log respondeu na sua discussão Agent, mas ele não se justificou o motivo dele deixar que outro usuários tipo o Jonny usam a plantaforma para me bulinar. E mais uma coisa, é certeza absoluta que esse usuário não é o The Log, ele conviveu comigo por muitos anos na Desciclopedia, ele saberia muito bem dizer as confusões que eu causei por lá, ao contrário dessa pessoa falsa se passando por ele, apesar que por aqui ser uma wiki diferente da versão do Carlb, o usuário tem o direito de adotar qualquer nome que ele desejar, infelizmente.


 * Translation: Looks like The Log finally responded in your Agent thread, but he didn't explain why he let other users like Jonny use the platform to tease me. And one more thing, it is absolutely certain that this user is not The Log, he lived with me for many years on Desciclopedia, he would know very well how to tell the confusion I caused there, unlike this fake person pretending to be him, despite that because this is a different wiki than the Carlb version, the user has the right to adopt any name he wants, unfortunately. Pérola Maniaco (talk) 15:59, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

local interwiki administrator election
Hello, 开炸弹车 and I would like to request a local interwiki administrator position on the [//nmfwiki.miraheze.org NMFWiki]. We read the qualifications at Interwiki administrators and feel We are eligible for the position. We posted two posts on mh:nmfwiki:NT:讨论区/申请用户组 on the wiki, and have received no opposition. Thank you! -- 坑触可 (talk) 08:39, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello, 开炸弹车 and I post two threads here. I want to close our local interwiki administrator election. Thanks. --坑触可 (talk) 03:53, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

CheckUser request for RTP

 * RTP

If you'll look at the abuse log for RTP, while it does seem to be a false positive for the nonciclopedia LTA, there are strong suggestions of illegitimate and duplicitous sockpuppetry given the largely two-party and ongoing dispute between two users on. Agent Isai is aware, but this more contemporary development does suggest a CheckUser request is in order. If confirmed, I'd suggest at least global locks for the socks, and a final warning to the master. Dmehus (talk) 16:56, 1 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Commentary

Update: Another recent user account has emerged with similar abuse log hits to RTP warranting a CheckUser investigation, particularly given the targeted nature of the edits, or attempted edits. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 20:30, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

Deletion of the following pages from yokaiwatch.miraheze.org
Hello, I would like to request the deletion of the following pages from yokaiwatch.miraheze.org as I do not have the permissions to do it.
 * The Importance Of Wedding Rings And Tungsten Carbide - vandalism
 * Best Lactose Intolerance Tablets And Ideas For Traveling With Lactose Intolerance - vandalism
 * Yo-kai Watch Blasters - vandalism ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 18:20, 1 August 2022 (UTC)


 * ZeusDeeGoose, thanks for your report. The Importance Of Wedding Rings And Tungsten Carbide and Best Lactose Intolerance Tablets And Ideas For Traveling With Lactose Intolerance look to be lingering spam, rather than vandalism. The pages' creating user accounts, RobtRnw664185213 and DarrinMatra077 should also be globally locked as spambots; however, given the age of the spam page creations, a CheckUser investigation would be fruitless. Yo-kai Watch Blasters created by 2601:58a:180:44c0:9d9a:d535:277e:78fc looks to be a cross between vandalism and nonsense, so can be deleted as the latter. 2601:58a:180:44c0:9d9a:d535:277e:78fc looks to be a Comcast cable IP address, and could be blocked for vandalism, including globally, but given the age, that wouldn't be necessary. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 18:42, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for clarifying. ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 22:27, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
 * All the pages have been deleted, thank you for your report! Agent Isai  Talk to me! 22:29, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

CheckUser request for 2 suspected Anti villain/ Gigdsclasp sockpuppets

 * PawnDonetskRussia
 * PwanDonetskRussia

Aside from their duck-like usernames being similar to one another, there was one thing that caught my eye immediately: Their edits on this particular page on the Real Life Villains Wiki overlap with not just each other, but other prior socks such as Biyong, Pol Piyá Cm, Putin travels prevents his feces from falling into enemy hands, among the other socks that may or might not be listed in this report. In both PawnDonetskRussia and PwanDonetskRussia's edits, most of their edits are mostly focused on Vladimir Putin. I am hereby requesting a CheckUser on both of these accounts, and flush away any potential sleepers if possible. Thank you, and happy editing! :) DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 12:48, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

Something to say
uh, yesterday I self-requested to lock and vanish this account, plus, I've received a mention from said post but the revisions got wiped (and my account is still unlocked/un-vanished). I'm kinda confused, what happened? ComradeRabbit95 (talk) 18:41, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Simple answer: It had to be oversighted because publicly requesting your account to be vanished would be a bit of a problem. In any case, use the TSPortal or send an email to request your account to be vanished. That is the advice I could give you. Hope it helps. :) DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 23:10, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Understood, that's what I've just done, thank you! Now this thread can be removed if required to.
 * You're welcome, and I'm glad the advice worked for you. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 11:28, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Issues with Gyaanipedia
First of all I couldn't able to edit anything at Special:ManageWiki page on English Gyaanipedia https://en.gyaanipedia.com and many of the users are reporting that they are facing permission error issue like this.

Please help me in solving these errors. Thanks. Shaunak Chakraborty (talk) 15:14, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, I have procedurally moved the thread back to as a more suitable venue. I will respond soon regarding your case. Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 23:30, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Noting that this has been answered on my local talk page. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 05:07, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Deletion of maraichers.miraheze.org
Hello,

Could you please delete the maraichers.miraheze.org wiki? I have retrieved its contents already and thus do not need a backup. I am aware this deletion cannot be undone.

Thanks for your services. Xavierg (talk) 21:33, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * The wiki is already deleted. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 09:35, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Dormancy exemption request
Hey admins, I'd like to request that my wiki — the Republic of Independent Acadia — be exempt from deletion on account of it being a long term personal writing project. I've seen this reasoning used on other wikis listed on the exemptions page so thought I'd try my luck at getting the same exemption. It's far from my only creative venture so my contributions to it are sporadic. HanTyumi (talk) 06:05, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I see that the wiki doesn't have too many pages just yet, is there a particular reason why you anticipate that you won't be editing this wiki but will still need the few pages? Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 09:33, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
 * It's not that I don't expect to make a lot of edits or add a lot of pages, the reasoning is that like I said my edits and writing is sporadic. So I may go long periods without editing it, but not abandoning it either. HanTyumi (talk) 21:34, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

Dormancy exemption request for erawiki
Dear Stewards, I am a bureaucrat and sysop of erawiki (wiki.erag.eu.org).

In accordance with the requirements of the Dormancy exemption, I would like to apply for a Dormancy exemption on behalf of that wiki. The reasons are as follows: 1. This wiki is currently for reading purposes only, and we have documented most of the era games currently available on the web. 2. This wiki is currently largely complete, with close to 200 pages covering game descriptions, playthroughs, cheats, troubleshooting, and more. We hope that you will pass our application, for which we are very grateful. ICARUSINERA (talk) 13:16, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the delay, this is now ✅. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 13:42, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
 * We are much obliged to you for your great help. Thanks a lot! ICARUSINERA (talk) 16:10, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

Deletion request for darkwitchzeus.miraheze.org
I would like to request to delete my own wiki. There are no contributors other than myself. I was going to use the wiki, but I never did. I may return to the project in the future, but for now I want it deleted. ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 01:50, 7 August 2022 (UTC)


 * ✅, as requested. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 02:03, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

Checkuser request
Hello.Would you check 's IP,please?This account might be created by Long term abuse on Ysmwiki.Thank you. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 09:33, 7 August 2022 (UTC) fix by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 09:34, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Would it be possible for you to provide some proof that'll help us better determine whether this is a sockpuppet or not? Thanks. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 20:02, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for replying.This user was overbearing towards Ysmwiki's administrators.It's a lot like LTA.(LTA also harasses admins) by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 23:27, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Deletion request for paramountplus.miraheze.org
I want to delete a wiki that I created on my own and I never use the Wiki and there are no contributions but myself and it only has 1 page I was going to use it but I got busy with other stuff and nothing I can think of to add and I really want the Wiki deleted so can you please delete that Wiki ASAP NachelForever (talk) 09:41, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, as requested. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 20:00, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Factory reset for wiki


I did no check for importation and found big error that can not be resolved. Can someone delete this wiki and recreate it please? Thanks! Pocokomisan (talk) 13:49, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, as requested. A systems administrator will need to reset the wiki however. I have asked one to do that. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 19:59, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ¡Gracias! ¿Y por que los wiki creadores no puede reiniciarlo? Pocokomisan (talk) 20:24, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Cuando borramos un wiki, no se borra la base de datos del wiki en caso de que alguien en el futuro quiera pedir que se reabra un wiki. Solo los administradores de sistema pueden borrar la base de datos completamente entonces necesitamos que uno de ellos borre la base de datos para que podamos recrear el wiki usando el mismo subdominio. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 20:33, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ¿Como está pasando el progreso? ¿Necesito que yo rehago un wiki solicitud después? Pocokomisan (talk) 03:13, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

Local election process concluded
It has been 2 weeks since I've put the election page up (https://gundam.miraheze.org/wiki/Talk:Main_Page) so I think I should be returned bureaucrat rights by now. I really need them to start editing again. Balofo2 (talk) 19:41, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
 * In the most technical of sense, your election does not meet the requirements for a local election per Local elections as you failed to add a sitenotice to the wiki or add a notice on the main page. However, because you are the lone user on the wiki and because no one disputed your lone activity and election on the wiki, I have decided to call the election in your favor and ✅ you to bureaucrat and administrator. Congratulations and happy editing. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 20:19, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot! Can you unlock my other wiki so I can stage the election process there too? https://geass.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page Balofo2 (talk) 21:44, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, as requested. Let us know if you need anything, thanks. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 01:45, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
 * @Agent Isai I really need someone to open this wiki https://geass.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page so I can stage the election process. Balofo2 (talk) 23:29, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
 * The wiki was closed because you did not edit it quickly enough. You must make an edit or log action quickly to prevent it from being reclosed. I have ✅ the wiki once more, please make an edit. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:46, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

Question
Are non-admins allowed to tag sock master/sockpuppet accounts? FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 06:02, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I think it is allowed since Wikipedia has some examples.
 * Hi, commenting here as a volunteer. I have once tagged globally locked accounts (i.e. Special:Diff/248885), but then reverted by a former steward here, as it is considered unnecessary. I think this matter is at the discretion of stewards and really depending on the circumstances. -Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 08:35, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Generally, it depends on a number of factors. If the account was made by a serial puppeteer who used the account for a little time then it would be a waste of time to do that. On the other hand, if the sock was used extensively and a random lock out of nowhere is likely to confuse people then yes, tagging a user would be appropriate. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 20:22, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Another thing, it appears the sockpuppet template is rather poorly made. Could it perhaps be made identical to the template on Miraheze Login Wiki? FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 21:24, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, as requested. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 01:43, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Request
Could you guys please close ScumTube Wiki? It is a duplicate of mh:wretchedyoutubevideos:Wretched YouTube Videos Wiki and I admit that I shouldn't try and change its subject to YouTubers instead. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 10:28, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, as requested. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 19:56, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Request 3 wikis made to be closed
Hello, I would like / request for 3 wikis known as classicsonic.miraheze.org, sonicblast.miraheze.org and pnfdubs.miraheze.org to all be deleted permanently, and for all the data to be indefinitely lost to time. Thank you. BECAUSE DATS ('CAUSE DATS) 'CAUSE DATS ('CAUSE DATS) HOW IT IS 20:24, 8 August 2022 (UTC)


 * ✅, as requested. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 00:54, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Requesting lock of User:Sister location circus fox 3
The user is a sockpuppet of User:New Scott cawthon fnaf, who was blocked on Crappy Games Wiki for spamming a wall of text about Five Nights at Freddy's. ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 00:18, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Actually, it should be locked as vandalism-only account, seeing as the user has no other contributions on Miraheze wikis. ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 00:20, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Regardless of reason, Agent Isai has ✅ the account for abusing multiple accounts. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 01:46, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

Local Interwiki Administrator election
I am requesting the closure of my interwiki administrator election. Thank you -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 00:25, 10 August 2022 (UTC)


 * ✅, as requested. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 17:11, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Delete my wiki please
I lost motivation to continue it. Moreover, I also have another project that I took interest in: https://athenaeumspaces.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page Capybread (talk) 00:41, 10 August 2022 (UTC)


 * ✅. --Raidarr (talk) 11:41, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Locking request
Hello.Would you lock Mevius_super?Mevius_super trolled globally and has already been blocked on some sites.(Please refer to global account information) Thank you. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 08:54, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
 * (supplement) This user is suspected to be related to the following user who was also spamming on unpedia.miraheze.org. Please investigate together.
 * User:Sun and moon（CentralAuth）
 * User:Eye dont no（CentralAuth）
 * User:Ajinomoto agf（CentralAuth）
 * -- Schwarz ・ Talk /  ウソペディア  02:53, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

User Rights
Hello,

Could a steward (or local actor where applicable) please remove all user rights on wikis except botswiki, wikimaniawiki?

I don't mind having autopatrolled on meta too but otherwise I'd like to remove rights where I'm no longer active.

Thanks, ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  09:37, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅. TestWiki I defer to a local actor. Circleyverse appears to be soft deleted; the problem is custom groups which are not in my Meta control. Recaptime and Astonishing Scratchers also have custom groups requiring local control. Only way I'd manage it is if I temporarily restore global userrights access. The rest I've removed centrally or in my local capacity, though that has been reduced as I've largely resigned from involvement in reception wikis. An SRE-Steward with more hats would probably be best to take another run through this to finish it off and if anything's left I'll consider something like temporary global userrights to get it done. There's no active local authority on remaining wikis except TestWiki. --Raidarr (talk) 12:07, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
 * For testwiki local actors can’t remove consuls and according to https://publictestwiki.com/wiki/TestWiki:Consuls they specifically defer that responsibility to stewards. Sorry to see you go, you were a great help. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 13:11, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I have completed the rest. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:48, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

Request to open closed wiki to stage local election
Hi, as everyone must be aware here I'm the successor account to a founder account that was lost. I need someone to open https://geass.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page so I can start the local election process so I can regain my bureaucrat status as I have successfully acquired for the https://gundam.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page Balofo2 (talk) 21:04, 11 August 2022 (UTC)


 * ✅. Please edit quickly to prevent the wiki from being reclosed automatically as was the case when I first opened your wiki again per your previous request. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:48, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Sadly I couldn't edit it in time Balofo2 (talk) 19:50, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

Dormancy policy exemption request for darkwitch.miraheze.org
Hello, I am requesting a dormancy policy exemption for darkwitchwiki. We already have a large pool of info (about 100+ pages) and a large amount of files (500+ files). A large amount of pages are finished and are well written. The series also hasn't been getting a lot of news recently, and it isn't very popular to begin with. I also moved the wiki from Fandom to Miraheze, and a backup of content will no longer be available in the future. ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 03:55, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 17:01, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

www.lgbtqia.wiki is experiencing technical difficulties.
www.lgbtqia.wiki is experiencing technical difficulties. Cannot access the database: Connection refused (db141) (db141) TMNBFF (talk) 08:58, 12 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Several wikis are getting this error and seem to be down, Miraheze administrators are looking into it at the moment. KatozzKita (talk) 09:47, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
 * The error is ✅, please see this Phabricator task for more details about the issue. Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 02:18, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

Another Checkuser request for a few more Anti villain/Gigdsclasp sock(s)


In Bruckheimer's case, it's almost exactly the same behavior as shown here, similar to PwanDonetskRussia's behavior in this edit-summary. The other 2 are pretty much the same, but in different articles. I'll pull up more if required. Also, if I made an error in this template, at least fix it, so I'll know for next time. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 01:49, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * The first two accounts have been locked. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 13:39, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Did you also check Ge tugurios as well? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:41, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Just as an FYI, Reception123 already answered my question through direct message on Discord. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:46, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

Global lock request
Hey. Would you lock these users shown below? They vandalised in Ysmwiki and has already been blocked. The vandal users are:


 * User:ワクチンの副反応でしにかけでも競馬を見るドデカイカクサラーメン (CentralAuth)
 * User:ドデカスラーメン先輩 (CentralAuth)
 * User:JCBJCB (CentralAuth)
 * User:JHGDF (CentralAuth)

Lock them ASAP. Thanks.


 * or, mind checking this out if you can? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:45, 15 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Update: 2 more LTA: User:ソクパぺ, User:Sokeido

CheckUser for the following sockpuppeteers
I would like to request a CheckUser for the following sockpuppeteers:

PBSArchive's newest socks
A few weeks ago, this user was IP banned for a year and somehow managed to create new sockpuppet accounts a few days ago. The following are his new sockpuppets likely falling into a different IP address: These accounts are obviously sockpuppets of said sockpuppeteer, containing a portion of his name as well as having the same bad grammar in his edits. For example, this page creation and this revision have identical grammar and formatting found in his many other sockpuppet accounts. I was asked by a steward if this user manages to create more sockpuppets, I should alert them.
 * PBSNorthWest
 * PBSArchive

Introseria socks
Every single one of his socks contain "Introseria" in the username and some of these accounts vandalized/spammed the CLG Wiki (in edits now deleted by admins).
 * Linmagnoliabyintroseria
 * Linmagnoliaforintroseria
 * Linmagnoliaforintroseria32
 * Linmagnolia and introseria home entertainment
 * Linmagnolia and introseria video

RainbowKitty2000 socks
If you notice, most of her sockpuppets contain the acronyms of football associations and looking through their edits, they all consist of minor edits usually targeting the Jam Filled Toronto and several other pages. Camenati (talk) 06:33, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
 * UEFA2008
 * UEFA2012
 * UEFA2016
 * UEFA2020
 * UEFA2024
 * UEFA360
 * AFC2001
 * Thanks for the report. An investigation has been done and accounts have been ✅ accordingly. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 13:34, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

I have a question
So, I know that this is really late given that I could have asked this seven months ago (back when the wiki got closed), but why was Rubbish Quotev Posts Wiki closed and deleted? I presume it was manually closed, but I'm not sure why the bureaucrat I contacted renamed the wiki as I suggested but then closed it. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 20:42, 15 August 2022 (UTC)


 * It appears to have been closed by a local bureaucrat indeed so there is unfortunately no more record of why since it has now been permanently deleted. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 05:28, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Request to add interwiki prefixes
I've requested this before in Stewards' noticeboard/Archive 31. But now it does not seem to work. What's wrong？ Zes M Young (talk) 08:15, 12 August 2022 (UTC)


 * @Zes M Young Hello, what's the exact issue you're facing? --  Joseph  TB  CT  CA   00:05, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
 * @Ugochimobi I could not use the interwiki prefixes added last time. See the link above.--Zes M Young (talk) 09:24, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
 * To follow up the issue you faced, can you give us which page are you trying to add the interwiki link, but it doesn’t work? I believe my understanding of the Chinese language may somehow help. Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 03:09, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
 * https://cloudvillage.miraheze.org/wiki/%E5%9C%A8%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%A4%A7%E6%88%98%E5%83%B5%E5%B0%B8%E9%87%8C%E7%8E%A9%E6%BB%9A%E5%8A%A8%E7%9A%84%E5%A4%A9%E7%A9%BA
 * All the links in the page are wrong. Zes M Young (talk) 03:42, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
 * After I checked the Special:Interwiki and it’s corresponding logs, it seems that have only added the requested interwiki prefixes for   but not , as shown in the logs here (In a nutshell: This is not a bug but rather a forget from the interwiki admin). Please be patient to wait for any Interwiki administrators, typically  to follow up with this request. Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 08:43, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks. --  Joseph  TB  CT  CA   09:55, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Apologies! I definitely forgot cloudvillagewiki. I hope it's perfectly done now.
 * Regards! --  Joseph  TB  CT  CA   09:58, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh no. You forgot there is  in the URL of Miraheze's wikis :(
 * So  actually links to   and that is actually an invalid link! 😂
 * Could you go back again and add ? Thanks. Zes M Young (talk) 12:58, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

He(Ugochimobi) seems to be busy. Who else can help me... Zes M Young (talk) 06:48, 16 August 2022 (UTC)


 * 啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊 Zes M Young (talk) 04:58, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

Global block for
It is a proxy used by a known mass vandal (see ). According to No open proxy policy, we must block globally. — Pixial  [Talk] 05:13, 15 August 2022 (UTC)


 * I have had a look and it doesn't seem conclusive that that IP is a proxy. The wiki mentioned isn't a Miraheze wiki so a global block for abuse would also not be appropriate in my opinion unless there's abuse on Miraheze. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 05:37, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
 * This IP was used by an LTA also here on Miraheze, known as "Eariowa" here and on other wikis. The link to the wiki used served as a reference. Furthermore, this site confirms that it is a proxy. — Pixial  [Talk] 01:03, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

CheckUser request for even more suspected sockpuppets of RickERB23

 * DemonSlayerFan58
 * JoyLucaGT
 * RounderFortheWin

I am requesting a CheckUser against these 3 accounts, as these 3 have engaged in hostile behavior, consistent with what RickERB23 does when it comes to incivility. Not to mention some overlap between the master, and these 3 suspected socks shouldn't be hard to spot. Here is a list of comparisons between the 3, the master and some older socks:

DemonSlayerFan58 vs. RadarYo47 vs. RickERB23

DemonSlayerFan58 vs. LambChop90

JoyLucaGT vs. TomBatMDO

Now let's look at the behavior that immediately caught my attention, and is free to add in more evidence if needed:

Schoolboy99 vs. DemonSlayerFan58 vs. TomBatMDO vs. TheYouTubePopStar. The behavior does appear to be quite obvious, but anybody else who is also familiar with this master may add more compiling evidence onto this thread if they wish to. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:02, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh yeah, I forgot about RounderFortheWin. This edit from this guy completely overlaps with LambChop90's edit, shown on this page on the Terrible Shows & Episodes Wiki. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:05, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, thank you for your report. I have ✅ these accounts after confirming they were indeed sockpuppets of RickERB23 and I have globally blocked a range he abused exclusively. Thank you for your report. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 05:10, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 14:09, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

I can't access my main account.
In case you're wondering, no I didn't use this account to evade a ban; I made it because everytime I even attempt to log into my main account, I always get a database error code, rendering said account completely inaccessible, so I made this backup account in case I can't use my main one. Can this be fixed? SuperStreetKombat 2.0 (talk) 06:29, 16 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Never mind, I got it working again. SuperStreetKombat (talk) 07:13, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello, if you have bug issues, report here, ask someone on the Discord server or report it on Community noticeboard. It is outside the scope of this page. — Pixial  [Talk] 01:09, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

Report Wikilouco users for cyberbully (continuation)
Ainda não teve um desfecho sobre esse usuário copiar os meus comentários loucos que eu comentava na Destruipedia, além desse burocrata do Wikilouco não deu um jeito naquele usuário e me baniu infinitamente nessa wiki. Teve uma pequena investigação e o próprio suposto burocrata falou sua versão, mas sem justificar o motivo dele deixar esses ataques que ocorreu a mim. Será possivel uma conclusão no caso? Tipo deletar todos esses artigos que são como deboche a mim e uma punição ao tal usuário, isso se eles quebraram alguma regra da comunidade daqui.

Translation: There has not yet been an outcome on this user copying my crazy comments that I commented on on Destroipedia, besides this crazy Wikibureaucrat didn't fix that user and banned me infinitely on this wiki. There was a small investigation and the supposed bureaucrat himself spoke his version, but without justifying why he left these attacks that occurred to me. Is a conclusion possible in the case? Like deleting all these articles that are like a mockery to me and a punishment to that user, if they broke any rules of the community here. Pérola Maniaco (talk) 19:33, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I endorse the above request. It's an injustice they are doing to the user, these phrases were said by the same on sister wikis and they simply created articles using them. — Pixial  [Talk] 01:10, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

Removing theTopTens from the blacklist
Okay, so I'm not exactly sure where it is banned, but one way or another, the website theTopTens ( thetoptens.com ) has been blacklisted globally from Miraheze, as clearly stated in this discussion. However, I think that the site should be removed from the blacklist. Although the site is (obviously) an unreliable source of information, it can be used as a source when writing pages about the site and its content. In addition to this, toxic posts that were made a long time ago by inactive users are not a reason to blacklist it, in fact, that gives users a thing to write about. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 20:31, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I do not believe that this site has been blacklisted because it is an "unreliable source" as I do not believe it is up to Stewards to decide what the believe is reliable on what not. The reasons given were that it was repeatedly used for harassment and that it was an SEO spam website. Do you have any specific evidence that suggests that the reasons which were given at the time are no longer the case on the website? DeeM28 (talk) 11:36, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
 * The problem is though, the "harassment" on the site is not relevant as there are many reasons why the source would be used anyway. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 20:53, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Request to open closed wiki to stage local election
Hi, as everyone must be aware here I'm the successor account to a founder account that was lost. I need someone to open https://geass.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page so I can start the local election process so I can regain my bureaucrat status. For how long is the wiki reopen for editing since I missed last time? Balofo2 (talk) 23:57, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Agent Isai  Talk to me! 02:15, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry, due to timezone differences I was sleeping while you opened it. Could you please do it again? Balofo2 (talk) 20:05, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Agent Isai  Talk to me! 15:31, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I've put up the election process page: https://geass.miraheze.org/wiki/Talk:Main_Page
 * I can't make a wide site notice or modify the sidebar because it's locked to admins right now. Balofo2 (talk) 18:26, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Unblock my account hooligan23 from the tony talk wiki please?
Unblock my account hooligan23 from the Tony talk wiki, please? What I was doing on that wiki was not intended to be malicious but was to try and correct misinformation. Hooligan23 (talk) 22:36, 19 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Can you unblock me? @Agent Isai Hooligan23 (talk) 22:44, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi there, I blocked you for a day because of your comments to the other user. I understand you meant no malice but please keep in mind to be civil. If you confirm that you've read the Code of Conduct and promise to not violate it again, I'll unblock you early. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 22:46, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * yes thank you i regret my actions and have read the code of conduct. Hooligan23 (talk) 23:05, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Agent Isai  Talk to me! 02:13, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Request again
@Ugochimobi added interwiki prefixes last time but he forgot to add  (See the discussion above). I mentioned that but it seemed no one comes to solve it. Zes M Young (talk) 04:53, 20 August 2022 (UTC)


 * @Zes M Young It should be properly done now. --  Joseph  TB  CT  CA   08:47, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Subdomain change
Hello, I made a mistake with the subdomain in wiki request ( donpolandballwiki ) and want to change it to doncountryballswiki. Thank you in advance. User:Obossum721 (talk) 7:00, 21 August 2022 (MSK)
 * Hi, please request this on Phabricator as this is handled by sysadmins, not Stewards. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 04:56, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

Undelete of encyclopedia.miraheze.org
Hello, can steward please undelete encyclopediawiki? The last activity may be in April, but we hope it remains in the database. Thanks. (I am bureaucrat) クールトレイン７７７ (talk) 12:35, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * On top of being deleted for inactivity, this wiki was also marked as a copyright violation for copy and pasting Japanese Wikipedia articles without proper attribution so I don't think that that wiki will be restored. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 08:24, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Not to interrupt here, but also, looking at the database name, it looks like it's a rip-off of Wikipedia. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 09:48, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
 * This wiki is an archive of articles removed from Wikipedia. Everything has been imported correctly using Special:Import. We are in compliance with the license and there should be no copyright violation. Community has not been contacted about copyright and is confused--クールトレイン７７７ (talk) 14:42, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
 * From what we can see, many pages were just copy and pasted with no revisions imported. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 15:32, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Reception Wikis Wiki
What is the best way to become a bureaucrat on this wiki? I'm already an admin, but not a bureaucrat, and the wiki isn't really active enough to have a local election. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 09:46, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
 * The local elections still would apply here. You're free to start a local election and perhaps give it two weeks. After that's done, we'll promote you to bureaucrat for a trial period of 3-6 months and if no one disputes that/you've made improvements to the local community, we'll evaluate whether to extend or make permanent the appointment. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 15:34, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay, I'm starting a local election. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 07:00, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Enabling SemanticMediaWiki for ArtMechanicum (https://wiki.artmechanicum.com/)
On behalf of the Art Mechanicum wiki (link), I am requesting the SemanticMediaWiki extension to be enabled for the wiki. I understand it is permanently "experimental" and may be removed with little to no prior notice, and will retain regular XML dumps. Thank you! Temporalis (talk) 04:06, 25 August 2022 (UTC)


 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 17:44, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

local interwiki administrator election
Hello, 开炸弹车 and I post two threads here. I want to close our local interwiki administrator election. Thanks. --坑触可 (talk) 04:43, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Delete Wiki & Account
I would like to delete this wiki and my account, please.

WeltallBR (talk) 01:32, 26 August 2022 (UTC) WeltallBR (talk) 01:32, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
 * You can chage condition of your own wiki in Special:Managewiki/core.(Please set "closed") However,for system reason we're not able to delete account. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 01:39, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I am sure stewards will soon review your request about deleting your wiki. As for deleting your account, would you like to simply be globally locked which is easy and restricts you from logging in, and can be recovered once you changed your mind, or would you like to 'GDPR' your account according to our Terms of Use (renames your username and makes it inaccessible)? If you mean the latter option, please email Trust and Safety at, linking your user account, so that they can initiate the process to vanish your account in accordance with the Data Request Process. Note that this will take a longer time to complete, as for deleting your account, which though is technically possible, it cannot be done as for copyright attribution purposes. -Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 03:14, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Adding on to this, if you choose to go the Trust and Safety route, please do not email . Instead, please file a request in TSPortal instead as T&S does not accept email requests for that anymore. Additionally, deleting a user account is actually impossible within MediaWiki, it's a big caveat of the account system.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:43, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Lock this account as this was only a test account
Please lock this account as it is a test account. I think you guys know who this is, but do check it to be sure. ThyTestAccount (talk) 17:40, 27 August 2022 (UTC)


 * ✅, as requested. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 17:43, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Deletion of two wikis
Can you delete mh:delightfulmusicandsongs:Delightful Music & Songs Wiki and mh:worstmusicandsongs:Worst Music & Songs Wiki since they are copies of mh:excellentmusic:Excellent Music Wiki and mh:horriblemusic:Horrible Music Wiki, respectively, and since mh:horriblemusicandsongs:Horrible Music & Songs Wiki was also deleted, it would make sense to delete these two as well. Both DM&SW and WM&SW were made private several months ago and have been sitting dormant ever since. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 10:19, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

CheckUser requests for users who have deleted page content over a period of several days
There has been a vandal who has been deleting page content for the past few days and we are asking for an IP address inquiry for the user (see tree). しぃ (talk) 07:43, 31 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Username | Vandalized page
 * Minecraft0609 |
 * 2何時 | しぃ (talk) 07:44, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Just to note, Stewards never make logged in user's IP addresses public. If the IP address match, Stewards may choose to globally block ranges if we find it necessary. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 12:15, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Understood. However, if there is a request for disclosure of sender information through a Japanese court, will Stewart comply with it? しぃ (talk) 12:26, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * That's only on an occasion where a police investigation was ongoing and stuff. But other than that, not exactly. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:26, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * This is something outside the authority of stewards, as this is related to legal stuffs. Quoting part of the Privacy Policy which may be useful for your question: “We may share User Information when we believe in good faith that release is necessary to comply with a court order; to comply with applicable law; to comply with a subpoena from a third party... ” Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 07:05, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

Add Back Bureaucrats Group
I was cleaning up some groups and I deleted the Bureaucrat group. Would it be possible to have that group added back and be a part of it again? Sorry for the inconvenience. KoalaHands (talk) 23:07, 1 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Based on T9722, I'm assuming this was for echolife, and has now been done. For future reference, it would be helpful to link to the affected wiki in any such request. In any case, please be careful when reassigning permissions. You will always be able to manage your wikis setting if you can maintain yourself in a group with the managewiki permission. Just be sure that you don't give this right to everyone either. Cheers -- Void  Whispers 00:29, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, it was for echolife and thank you. I am new to this and apologize for messing with something I didn't understand... off to read before I do anything else. KoalaHands (talk) 13:56, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Is it okay if a steward closes an RfC on our wikis?
So almost a week ago an RfC was made on Qualitipedia regarding closing the wikis. Despite not being open for a week, it has close to one hundred votes, which should be more than enough to come to a conclusion and close it. However, considering what the RfC is about, its current mixed state, and the involvement of QP's staff, me and the other staff members agreed to have a steward close the RfC. It's best that we get an uninvolved and professional party to have a fair and unbiased closure for this RfC. --Blazikeye535 (talk) 17:39, 4 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Because of the magnitude of the Request for Comment, Stewards would be willing to close the RfC and execute the will of the community but I will note that because of the far reach of the RfC, it would be best if the RfC remained open for a few more weeks. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 18:37, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Incredible Wikis and Users Wiki
Why exactly was Incredible Wikis and Users Wiki (incrediblewikisandusers.miraheze.org) closed and deleted? It wasn't necessarily violating the content policy or anything. I know it's been a long time but why exactly did this happen? FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 04:39, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * To my knowledge it wasn't deleted, it would have been deleted for inactivity likely. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 04:59, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Could it be restored somehow? FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 09:44, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I know this discussion is over a week old, but there's an archive of wiki backups from September 20, 2020 here. It should contain the dump for the wiki. Tali64³ (talk) 18:16, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Can you specify which one is the IWUW dump? FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 06:09, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Digging comes with the territory of the wiki dumps I'm afraid. They are not organized or intended to be that easy. Could be interesting if future dumps have an index of contents though. --Raidarr (talk) 13:09, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, is it possible for the original wiki to be restored? FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 20:06, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * If you find the dump, yes. --Raidarr (talk) 11:14, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Where can I find the dump? FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 11:19, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Since there hasn't been a reply in several days, I've gone ahead and extracted the dump. It's a little bit over 2MB, but it should be fine. After the wiki's created, you should give me administrator rights so I can import the dump. You should probably name it "Incredible Wikis Wiki", though, and ban pages about users, since having pages about them might cause problems. Tali64³ (talk) 12:34, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Sounds good, except for a couple of things:

FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 01:07, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Its new title will be Creative Wikis Wiki.
 * 2) Users should still be allowed but there will be limits, as you need significance to be on the wiki, and pages can't be too egotistical. It will still be titled CWW though since wikis will be the main subject and users will be more of a partial subject. In addition to that, most pages about reception wikis will be deleted to further prevent egotism.
 * 3) Please import the dump file with all revisions copied and all edits assigned to users if they exist locally.


 * Alright, sounds reasonable. I don't know if the dump has all the revisions, though. Tali64³ (talk) 12:01, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

I'm trying to keep my Wiki from closing.
Food Dye Studios is about to be closed, due to be inactive. Can you go to Exempt from Inactivity? I can't check that because, I need a steward to do it.

https://fds.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:ManageWiki

That way my wiki doesn't get closed/deleted. I can't always make edits to the wiki. Kew1119 (talk) 17:08, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Could you please give us more details about why you want an exemption? Is there a lot of content that will be read but doesn't need regular editing? Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 05:34, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
 * There's content that doesn't need regular editing. There is alot of content that does need to be read. Edits to this I would like to open, every once in a while. Kew1119 (talk) 14:51, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I've added the exemption for your wiki. -- Void  Whispers 20:06, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Trashy Celebrities Wiki
Could you please restore this wiki? It wasn't necessarily violating the Content Policy, as all of the unsourced pages were up for deletion, and it was intended for criticism, not spreading rumours. I was trying to fix it to make sure it wasn't deleted, but other users kept ruining it. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 20:41, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, the wiki has already been permanently deleted. While XML backups certainly exist there was enough time to appeal the decision to close/delete the wiki for Content Policy violations. You may argue that the content was criticism and not hateful content/rumours but very often the two merged together on wikis of this type and much of the 'criticism' was not backed up which could lead to claims of defamation. Therefore, this is as there is nothing that indicated the CP wasn't violated and there was sufficient time to argue that before deletion. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 12:19, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I did argue that before deletion, and as I said before, all of the pages with unsourced claims were either up for deletion or cleanup, but okay. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 20:21, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello? FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 20:12, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Note that there is no need to say this after a conversation is getting stale. Maybe Reception123 doesn't want to respond for whatever reason. ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 02:18, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Addition of the LinkTitles extension for sadutandawiki
I'd like to request that the parser hook extension LinkTitles be added to sadutandawiki in order to lessen the workload of linking pages as they're created. Florian87 (talk) 19:02, 2 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi, does your wiki plan to have more than 2,500 content pages? Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 19:02, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * @Reception123 It does indeed plan to have more than 2 500 pages, but I don't think that's gonna happen any time soon. I think it's best if no action is taken for the time being to add the extension. Thank you for your time. Florian87 (talk) 15:07, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Checkuser request
On nonciclopedia.org I had to ban multiple vandalism-only accounts sharing the same modus operandi. I protected the site so that new accounts could only be created by existing users and more vandalism accounts were created after that. I suspect there's an otherwise ok user that is creating accounts to vandalize without tainting his/her main account(s), so a checkuser might be in order. Also, I just saw a new account being created after the protection (AmandaH0223187) but that should be impossible, is a sysop doing this? Wedhro (talk) 23:24, 2 September 2022 (UTC) Update: I had to set the wiki to private in order to stop new accounts from being created but it didn't work, one more account was created after that ( Valerioss ).Wedhro (talk) 02:28, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
 * In order to stop account creations, you would need to revoke the right to createaccounts in (everyone) and Users. Simply making the wiki private does not solve this issue. ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 03:25, 3 September 2022 (UTC) (Minor edit 03:28, 3 September 2022 (UTC))
 * You are right on, it was an established user who did the vandalism. I will be issuing them a final User accounts policy warning as technical data links them 101% to the recent vandalism. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 01:15, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I have issued a warning to Darth Plagueis (who is behind this). I have locked all of their sockpuppets too. If you see another sock, do let me know please. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 01:39, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * There's a recurrent troll creating dozen of sockpuppets that yesterday left a solidarity message in Darth Plagueis' talk page, I wonder if it's actually the same person complimenting himself; the following are his more recent sockpuppets:
 * Special:CentralAuth/Bob Kelso 30 cm (e tutti ne ittù chiulo)
 * Special:CentralAuth/Siete dei Baldracchi Puteolenti Luridi
 * Special:CentralAuth/Siete Gabbicessi Sopratutto agent Fogna
 * Special:CentralAuth/Siete Lekkapalle Sopratutto agent Fogna
 * Special:CentralAuth/Siete Vomito Putrefatto
 * Special:CentralAuth/Siete degli Slappagabbicessi Intasati
 * Also, I wonder it all those fake accounts can be traced back to an older user, I mean, much older than Darth Plagueis, because he seems to be aware of obscure things happened on the wiki many years ago and that's very suspicious. Thanks. Wedhro (talk) 08:35, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * That user is just the standard LTA who always attacks your wiki (I don't know if you have a name for him, we just refer to him as the "Nonciclopedia LTA"). Agent Isai  Talk to me! 15:34, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * So, it's two different people, right? Would you do a check user on the LTA vandal just in case it's an old user, for the reasons I explained above? Wedhro (talk) 18:51, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I did do a check which confirmed it was a different user, the "Nonciclopedia LTA". They extensively abuse Telecom Italia ranges and if we were to block their IPs, we'd be blocking all of Telecom Italia. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 18:54, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Checkuser request
Would you check IP of the account below?
 * by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 12:13, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Above accounts were created by Long-term abuse. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 12:21, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hopefully either or another Steward takes a look into this at some point. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 15:41, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm waiting for reply from or other stewards. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 12:57, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Based on my investigation, 2208-gomi is confirmed to "富士山の頂上で絶頂", "富士山の頂上でオナニーして絶頂", and "富士山の頂上はバ力". The account is also a possible/likely match to "いちいち監視しながらブロックすんな きょう殺すぞ", but I can't be 100% certain. I did not check the third account, as the results from the first two checks indicated that the results would not be any more useful than checking the behavior for identifying other sockpuppets. The range(s) involved are too large for a check or global block to be effective. -- Void  Whispers 21:03, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm waiting for reply from or other stewards. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 12:57, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Based on my investigation, 2208-gomi is confirmed to "富士山の頂上で絶頂", "富士山の頂上でオナニーして絶頂", and "富士山の頂上はバ力". The account is also a possible/likely match to "いちいち監視しながらブロックすんな きょう殺すぞ", but I can't be 100% certain. I did not check the third account, as the results from the first two checks indicated that the results would not be any more useful than checking the behavior for identifying other sockpuppets. The range(s) involved are too large for a check or global block to be effective. -- Void  Whispers 21:03, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Request for exemption to dormancy policy
Hi, i have a wiki https://cradleylinks.miraheze.org/wiki this contains over 200 of information about the Local History of Cradley. The contents on this wiki are of great use to historians and local people and although going forward new articles will be added from time to time it is more of a useful read only resource. Please can you consider a dormancy exemption. Thank you very much for your time. Coxs (talk) 10:46, 5 September 2022 (UTC) Coxs (talk) 10:46, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 19:00, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much Coxs (talk) 21:14, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Exemption from the Dormancy Policy
I would like to apply for the exemption, as our wiki is pretty much full and there is simply not enough information that we would add to this wiki. Our wiki is used I would say if not daily then every second day by our community of players from Czech Ultima Online server Kelevar.cz even if we are not adding more content (because most of it is already there). https://kelevar.miraheze.org LaboTec (talk) 05:38, 6 September 2022 (UTC) LaboTec (talk) 05:38, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 19:00, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Question
What should be done with blogs made by a GPDR account? FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 04:56, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Nothing. Just like edits and pages made by GPDR'd accounts, blogs can remain there. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 05:24, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * What username should be used in the blog category? Like "articles by user [what?]" FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 07:49, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Articles by MirahezeGDPR xxx would be best or you could even say "Articles by Vanished User 1" or something, just as long as you don't use their old username. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 23:08, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * What if their account was GPDR'd but they returned with the same username before they were GPDR'd. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 04:47, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Terrible abuse
Hello Stewards. I consulted with DarkMatterMan about LTA. How can we take action to prevent this abuse?We'd like to have your opinion.Thank you. On behalf of another ysmwiki's admin. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 12:08, 3 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi there, I would suggest you enable StopForumSpam on your wiki which should block most proxies. I'd suggest that you request more CheckUsers for socks instead of playing whack-a-mole with them by just blocking them. When you do request CheckUsers, please link us proof that helps us be certain that one user is a sock of another or try to tell us some of the socks usual behaviors that help us verify that certain behavior belongs to a sock. Please report more often what you see on here as we Stewards can't read East Asian languages so we are left in the dark and can't help you. Is there anything at the moment we can do to help you and your wiki? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 23:12, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello.Now I'm discussioning about it with community.(Link)I'd like you to comment there. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 08:31, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppet of ApexAgunomu

 * Special:CentralAuth/Vista Valkyrie

They are blocked in Qualitipedia for the same reason and have been behaviouring the same way like Apex does. -Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 23:36, 7 September 2022 (UTC)


 * I did a check on them a few hours ago but that yielded nothing. They were blocked by DarkMatterMan4500 from Qualtipedia Meta not due to local behavior but rather something observed here on Meta so that's not enough proof of socking for now. If you see anything further that suggests they are a sock, do feel free to report back. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 23:39, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Just noting here for the record that the user appears to have been locked in the end. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 15:00, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Abuse of power on CLG Wiki
One of our bureaucrats on CLG Wiki, User:MatthewLMayfield has started to misuse his power. He has demoted admins User:ENunn, User:TheUsername15 and User:HibiscusCrown20. Said demotions were on extremely thin grounds. Username15 was demoted for inactivity, which I could get had he not just promoted User:CuriousGeorge60 to Bureaucrat status despite them having hardly edited in two years and never previously used their admin tools. ENunn was demoted for no discernable reason at all other than some vague mention of private discussions that I understand ENunn himself was not even aware of. HibiscusCrown was demoted purely because she was promoted in his absence with the tacit approval of a steward. He has made a menacing forum post (https://closinglogosgroup.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=Forum:There_are_going_to_be_new_changes_here) in which he suggested blocks and further demotions may occur. As I have been writing this, he has removed the link to our discord server without any discussion of discontinuing it. and has deleted our RfA page with no discussion whatsoever. courtesy ping as they're in our Discord server and aware of what's been happening. Hb1290 (talk) 01:10, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
 * That's terrible. Almost like corruption is occurring on the . There's no way we're letting this slide. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 01:16, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Things have evolved considerably. He has now demoted me and is wheel-warring with a steward Hb1290 (talk) 01:57, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Just adding a public update for onlookers but this was referred to the local community for remediation and the user in question has resigned. The future of wiki bureaucrats is being discussed by the local community as of now. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 06:46, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

User rename request
I would like to have my username changed to Friendly Mountain12 since it’ll match with my Fandom username. The only hesitation I have is whether or not that’s something that should be done by me or someone else. Thanks for the answer to this question. Paramount1106 (talk) 01:35, 10 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Please see Special:GlobalRenameRequest instead. ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 03:43, 10 September 2022 (UTC) (edit 03:44, 10 September 2022 (UTC))
 * In this case, is correct here. To request a global rename of your account, go to this page to request your new username. Hope that helps. :) DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 11:49, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I already did that, however I didn’t receive any answer about whether or not the request was approved or rejected. I contacted @Agent Isai about it on their talk page to see if there was an update with it. Paramount1106 (talk) 14:04, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Local Interwiki Administrator election
Based on local elections, grant me interwiki admin rights on. Thank you. 1108-Kiju /▶talk 06:56, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

Requesting Hit Counters Extension for Farthest Frontier wiki
Requesting that the Hit Counters extension (requires managewiki-restricted permissions) be enabled for the Farthest Frontier wiki.

Wiki link: https://farthestfrontier.miraheze.org/

Please let me know if this request needs to be submitted via Phabricator instead. NotAracham (talk) 20:50, 10 September 2022 (UTC)


 * HitCounters is currently broken and turning it on would break your wiki. It is slated for removal. Apologies. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 02:02, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting me know, this request can be closed. NotAracham (talk) 02:29, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Enable Extension:Cargo on https://www.puzzles.wiki/
Miraheze wiki URL: https://www.puzzles.wiki/

Now that T9477 has been resolved, we would like to use Cargo on our wiki. We plan to use a new Data namespace and put a couple tables of size 50K rows or less. And to query that data across templates on various content pages.

According to Special:Statistics, our total number of pages is 1100, and we plan to not hit the 50K page limit.

Overall, the extension would be hugely helpful for sorting through the data we have generated, and querying it accordingly, so requesting enabling the extension.

Thanks!

Soni (talk) 02:54, 12 September 2022 (UTC)


 * ✅, as requested. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 02:33, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

(User:Soni)

Request for exemption to dormancy policy
Hi, I would like to apply for the dormancy exemption for my wiki https://mandaepedia.miraheze.org/wiki It is an encyclopedia for a religion and is meant to be read only. It is basically complete, but I may add an article from time to time or minor edits. Thank you Mandaepedia001 (talk) 03:40, 12 September 2022 (UTC) Mandaepedia001 (talk) 03:40, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your request. I reviewed your wiki and do note that it is impressive that you have amassed over a thousand articles in three months. However, upon closer inspection, I see most (if not all) of your articles are straight imports from Wikipedia. Seeing that this wiki is essentially a Wikipedia mirror, minus any articles not related to the topic, I am ❌ this request. Thank you for your understanding. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:01, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, regarding being a Wikipedia mirror, the encyclopedia is rather adapted from Wikipedia using only sources from scholars that specialize in Mandaeism and Mandaean religious texts and leaders which differs from Wikipedia. You will notice, for example, from the main articles such as Mandaeism which includes sections not found in the Wikipedia article (prohibitions, similarities with Abrahamic religions, correct prophets) and Sabians which includes quotes from scholars not found in the Wikipedia article. I have gone through all the articles to make sure the sources are from specialists and Mandaean religious texts which is not the case on Wikipedia. I would be grateful if the exemption request can be reconsidered. Mandaepedia001 (talk) 15:55, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

Checkuser request on Nonciclopedia
I would like to request a check on L’Igienista and L'Imbottigliascorregge, thanks in advance. --Executive2 (talk) 11:35, 12 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Sounds like a duck to me. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 11:57, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks DarkMatterMan4500 ;)--Executive2 (talk) 12:05, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi there. I have confirmed that those two accounts are related and have ✅ them. I also completely ✅ their IP ranges (they exclusively abused Telecom Italia Retail) so they shouldn't be back in a long time. Let us know if you see them again, thanks! Agent Isai  Talk to me! 02:29, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks ;)--Executive2 (talk) 08:30, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

I want my GreenGreen account fully globalized
I'm now done with Miraheze and have decided to move on from it since I've begin to grow out of it and want to move onto other things on different websites, and I would like it if you globalized my GreenGreen account please since I'm done for now and will never come back on these sites again.

So I would now like to say goodbye and far well to all of my friends on Miraheze. GreenGreen (talk) 15:42, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry to see you go, this is now ✅. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 05:46, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Account ready for closure.
I am planning to retire my active Miraheze account, because a new account is coming soon. Please lock this active account. Your best friend, Scj323347. Scj323347 (talk) 16:01, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry to see you go, this is now ✅. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 05:46, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Requesting exemption from dormancy policy
Hello, I'd like to request an exemption to the dormancy policy for my Leaf Geometry Wiki. It contains reference information on a series of games that is essentially complete as of now. There will be edits in the future, but few and far between as we wait for other games to be released or translated. We have a small community relying on the wiki so this would be much appreciated. Thank you for your time! Nekonchu (talk) 02:50, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 05:46, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! Nekonchu (talk) 15:47, 14 September 2022 (UTC)