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CheckUser request for 2 accounts:

 * CaillouRocks
 * DiaperFan

Okay, I am requesting a CheckUser on these 2 accounts for the following reasons: I've noticed they've uploaded the exact same NSFW pictures on 2 wikis, with CaillouRocks doing it on the Garbage Roblox Games Wiki, and DiaperFan doing it on the Perfection Roblox Games Wiki. I also noticed that one of the files on 2 wikis that were uploaded by 2 users are exactly the same as the one that CaillouRocks has uploaded on the Garbage Roblox Games Wiki. These logs and the amount of overwhelming evidence was enough to convince me that they are the same person, and I'd like to request a Steward to perform a CheckUser on those 2 accounts. Thanks for reading this. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 11:33, 31 July 2021 (UTC)


 * or Void could maybe look as they're both active. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:38, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. Dmehus (talk) 19:34, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, also there is also another case to look into, but I'll put that on another thread. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:25, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Spambot in Nonciclopedia
Hello could you please ban Osso.Buco? Angelo Pisani (talk) 23:27, 1 August 2021 (UTC)


 * I wouldn't call that a spam-bot, but rather a vandalism-only account. I'm still trying to get in touch with the Stewards like to investigate this. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 23:50, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * no, he's clearly a spambot. He spams his products and website...--Angelo Pisani (talk) 23:53, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Regardless of classification, blocked and reverted. -- Void  Whispers 00:12, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but however, there was more today. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:37, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Encuesta anual Miraheze 2021 / Miraheze 2021 annual survey
Hola. A mediados del mes de julio respondí la encuesta anual de Miraheze. En ella respondí que me agradaría que establezcan contacto conmigo para tratar dos temas. Aún no he recibido mensajes vía correo electrónico. Consulto: Desde ya, muchas gracias. Saludos cordiales. Hugo Ar (talk) 03:22, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ¿Recibieron mis respuestas?
 * ¿Establecerán comunicación?

Translated by Google Translator

Hello. In mid-July, I responded to the annual Miraheze survey. In it I replied that I would like to be contacted to discuss two issues. I have not received any messages via email yet. I consult: From already thank you very much. Kind regards. Hugo Ar (talk) 03:22, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Have you received my answers?
 * Will they establish communication?
 * ¡Hola! Yo también respondí la encuesta y ya se han comunicado conmigo. Es posible que el correo electrónico conteniendo la respuesta a tus preguntas se haya ido a la carpeta spam de tu cliente de correo electrónico, trata de revisar allí. También es posible que los que estén respondiendo a las preguntas de la encuesta estén muy ocupados. Los resultados de la encuesta ya fueron publicados aquí (en Inglés). Si no lo encuentras por ningún lado y si te sientes cómodo, puedes tratar de preguntar aquí y alguien le dará respuesta a tus preguntas/seguimiento a cualquier sugerencia. Gracias! Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:32, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * (translation) Hello! I also replied to the survey and have received a reply back. It's possible that the email containing the answer to your questions may have ended up in the spam folder of your email client, try checking there. It's also possible that the people who are replying to the surveys are currently very busy. The results to the survey were published here. If you still can't find it and if you feel comfortable, you can ask here and someone will answer your question/follow up on your suggestions. Thanks!


 * Muchas gracias Agent Isai por la amable respuesta y el enlace a los resultados de la encuesta.
 * Respondí la encuesta a través de mh:wikifrases:especial:MirahezeSurvey. ¿Estaré incluido en los resultados finales de la encuesta?
 * Entre los comentarios que acabo de leer no aparecen los temas que he planteado. De los que leí allí, estoy de acuerdo con el lento almacenamiento en caché de las actualizaciones.
 * Mi propuesta es mejorar el posicionamiento SEO. Similares páginas wiki de otras granjas están mejor posicionadas que las de Miraheze en los motores de búsqueda. En mi experiencia, las páginas se indexan más rápidamente a los motores de búsqueda introduciendo las URL en Google Console, por ejemplo. Es una labor bastante tediosa porque hay que hacerlo manualmente porque las wikis no tienen sitemap para que el motor indexe las páginas desde allí.
 * Y esa es mi solicitud: añadir la extensión sitemap: mw:Extension:AutoSitemap en ManageWiki para tener la oportunidad de que los motores de búsqueda rastreen las páginas directamente desde cada sitemap, en vez de hacerlo manualmente página por página. ¿Se podrá hacer? Gracias. Saludos cordiales. Hugo Ar (talk) 04:13, 2 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Translated by Google Translator


 * Thank you very much Agent Isai for the kind response and the link to the survey results.
 * I answered the survey through mh:wikifrases:special:MirahezeSurvey. Will I be included in the final results of the survey?
 * Among the comments I have just read, the issues I have raised do not appear. From the ones I read there, I agree with the slow caching of updates.
 * My proposal is to improve SEO positioning. Similar wiki pages from other farms rank higher than Miraheze's in search engines. In my experience, pages are indexed faster by search engines by entering the URLs in the Google Console, for example. It is quite a tedious task because you have to do it manually because wikis do not have a sitemap for the engine to index the pages from there.
 * And that's my request: add the extension sitemap: mw:Extension:AutoSitemap in ManageWiki to have the opportunity for search engines to crawl pages directly from each sitemap, instead of manually page by page. Can it be done? Thanks. Kind regards. Hugo Ar (talk) 04:13, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Miraheze ofrece sitemaps automaticos, por ejemplo, este es el sitemap de este wiki (Miraheze Meta). El sitemap está incluido en el robots.txt de tu wiki y debería ser detectado automáticamente por Google. Si no lo es, simplemente ve a /robots.txt en tu wiki (p. ej. https://miwiki.miraheze.org/robots.txt) y encontrarás un enlace a el sitemap. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 05:05, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * (translation) Miraheze offers automatic sitemaps, for example, this is this wiki (Miraheze Meta)'s sitemap. The sitemap is included in your wikis robots.txt and should be automatically detected by Google. If it isn't, simply go to /robots.txt on your wiki (e.g. https://mywiki.miraheze.org/robots.txt) and you will find a link to the sitemap.


 * Gracias por el enlace, Agent Isai. Me refiero a un «sitemap» con todas las páginas URL del wiki para que el motor de búsqueda rastree desde allí todas las páginas. Google console enseña cómo hacerlo, pero se requiere de una página .xml y la inserción de cada URL es manual. ¿O hay algo que no entiendo bien? Hugo Ar (talk) 07:51, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Translated by Google Translator
 * Thanks for the link, Agent Isai. I mean a «sitemap» with all the URL pages of the wiki so that the search engine crawls all the pages from there. The Google console teaches how to do it, but it requires an .xml page and the insertion of each URL is manual. Or is there something that I am not understanding well? Hugo Ar (talk) 07:51, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Si, el enlace al que me refiero a es un archivo .xml. El enlace que incluí en mi último mensaje era el enlace para el sitemap de este wiki, Miraheze Meta, en forma de pagina .xml. Si tienes problemas localizando el sitemap de tu wiki, puedes dejar el enlace a tu wiki aquí y yo te daré el enlace para el sitemap en forma .xml. Gracias. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 22:25, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * (translation) Yes, the link which I am referring to is an .xml file. The link which I included in my last message was the link to the sitemap of this wiki, Miraheze Meta, in .xml format. If you have trouble finding the sitemap to your wiki, you can leave a link to your wiki here and I will link the .xml sitemap file for you. Thank you.


 * Hola Agent Isai, he leido en tu página de usuario que conoces muy bien el idioma español. Intentaré explayarme un poco más sobre el asunto.
 * Sí, pude comprobar los enlaces que me pasaste. Uno es .txt y el otro es xml. Pero lo que encuentro allí no es el sitemap con todas las páginas del wiki, sino solo la página principal.
 * A los pocos días de la creación del wiki que administro activé´a través de ManageWiki la extensión WikiSEO. Luego, mediante la configuración auxiliar, agregué la clave de verificación para Google y Yandex (lamentablmente aún no logro conseguir una clave para Bing). En uno o dos días la página principal del wiki ya aparecía en esos motores de búsqueda. Aguardé varios días más para ver si las restantes páginas se iban añadiendo a los buscadores, pero no ocurría. Decidí, pues, ingresarlas una a una a trevés de Google Console y de Yandex Webmaster.
 * En muy poco tiempo las páginas comenzaron a aparecer. Como comprobación de que la aparición en los buscadores no es automática, sino que es a través del pedido de indexado página por página, dejé muchas páginas sin añadir, a fin de ver si el motor de búsqueda las añade por sí mismo (aunque sea más tardíamente). Hasta este momento (luego de tres meses) no hay caso: solo aparecen en el motor de búsqueda aquellas páginas de las que solicité la indexación.
 * Aquí puedes ver:
 * 100 resultados en Google (todos indexados por mí desde Google Console, excepto la página principal).
 * Para no lidiar con la indexación manual de cada página del wiki solicito que se tenga en cuenta incorporar la extensión mw:Extension: AutoSitemap. «La extensión AutoSitemap crea automáticamente un archivo "sitemap.xml" en cada evento de creación / edición / eliminación de página. El archivo de mapa del sitio ayuda a los motores de búsqueda a observar las páginas de su sitio. Esta extensión se basa en la extensión ManualSitemap.»
 * Miraheze podría aparecer mejor posicionada en los buscadores si se implementara esta extensión, ya que ahora, si comprobamos cualquier wiki, incluso este (que es el principal) no tiene todas sus páginas indexadas. Con esto no pretendo que cada vez que se cree una página aparezca de inmediato el resultado en cada motor de búsquesa, pero sí, aunque sea, al cabo de tres, cuatro o cinco días. Si las páginas no aparecen en los buscadores, nadie las podrá encontrar. De allí mi interés por este tema. Un cordial saludo. Hugo Ar (talk) 08:16, 3 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Translated by Google Translator
 * Hello Agent Isai, I have read on your user page that you know the Spanish language very well. I will try to elaborate a little more on the matter.
 * Yes, I was able to check the links you passed me. One is .txt and the other is xml. But what I find there is not the sitemap with all the wiki pages, but only the main page.
 * A few days after the creation of the wiki that I manage, I activated the WikiSEO extension through ManageWiki. Then, using the helper settings, I added the verification key for Google and Yandex (unfortunately I still can't get a key for Bing). Within a day or two, the main page of the wiki was already appearing on those search engines. I waited several more days to see if the remaining pages were added to the search engines, but it did not happen. So I decided to enter them one by one through Google Console and Yandex Webmaster.
 * In no time the pages began to appear. As a check that the appearance in the search engines is not automatic, but is through the page-by-page indexing order, I left many pages without adding, in order to see if the search engine adds them by itself (even if it is more belatedly). Until now (after three months) there is no case: only those pages from which I requested indexing appear in the search engine.
 * Here you can see:
 * 100 results in Google (all indexed by me from the Google Console, except the main page).
 * In order not to deal with the manual indexing of each wiki page, I request that you consider incorporating the extension mw:Extension: AutoSitemap. The AutoSitemap extension automatically creates a "sitemap.xml" file on each page create / edit / delete event. The sitemap file helps search engines look at the pages of your site. This extension is based on the ManualSitemap extension.
 * Miraheze could appear better positioned in the search engines if this extension were implemented, since now, if we check any wiki, even this one (which is the main one) does not have all its pages indexed. With this I do not pretend that every time a page is created the result will appear immediately in each search engine, but yes, even after three, four or five days. If the pages do not appear in the search engines, nobody will be able to find them. Hence my interest in this topic. Cordial greeting. Hugo Ar (talk) 08:16, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

CheckUser request for recent vandals on Nonciclopedia:

 * Da Nonciclopedia, l'enciclopedia liberalizzata (ma solo in Olanda).
 * Roberta Guidi
 * Osso.Buco
 * Federica Chiarullo
 * ALIK 54 BETF

It's come to my attention that all 5 of these accounts were involved in some vandalism, and some examples like these are pretty suspicious, as these diffs are almost exactly the same edits compared to these following diffs from this guy in question. Could a Steward please have a look into this too? I know I'm sounding like a broken record at this point, but at the very least it should be looked into more. Thanks for reading. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:42, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Spam accounts that needs locking:

 * (This one has been persistent here this week)
 * (This one has been persistent here this week)

If anybody's around, please lock these spambots. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 15:59, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Locked, --MrJaroslavik (talk) 21:35, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

CheckUser required on FAMEPedia
Hello stewards a sockpuppet investigation case on FAMEPedia requires the CheckUser to check a possible sockpuppetry. More details can be seen on the investigation page. Thanks!


 * On behalf of FAMEPedia SPI clerks,
 * ~ Mazzaz (talk)
 * 17:12, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ❌ as a CheckUser is not required here for what are obvious alternate accounts. Speaking as a local, I don't feel the original block was justified, and should be reviewed and discussed locally. Speaking as a Steward, this is thus procedurally out of place, so is ❌ for the reasons articulated herein. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 19:01, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

CheckUser request on suspicious users:

 * Mrs. Puff
 * Bling-Bling Boy (Yes, it's locked, but still requesting a CheckUser on them anyway)

To or anyone with the Steward rights, listen closely: I am requesting a CheckUser on both of these 2 accounts, mainly because I have noticed that Bling-Bling Boy was replacing content with nonsense like this one, and while the other one, "Mrs. Puff", blanked out this page and even going as far as to replace some sections of content with complete nonsense here. I have a feeling that these 2 accounts were created with the intention of targeting specific articles like the Johnny Test pages on both the Terrible Shows & Episodes Wiki and the Best Shows & Episodes Wiki, and 2 SpongeBob movies on the Greatest Movies Wiki, with similar edit summaries, and the way they make their marks. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:15, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Can you usurp my old and new account?
I had to make an new account because my password was not working, can you please combine my old account s contributions on all the wikis I visited please, this is really important Gilimaster69 2.0 (talk) 20:22, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * He confirmed on his Discord that Gilimaster69 and this account ARE the same master. —Mario Mario 456 22:23, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok but but what about all of my contributions. Gilimaster69 2.0 (talk) 23:06, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * also can you do the same thing you did to gust Gilimaster69 2.0 (talk) 01:50, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

Oh wait never mind about me from getting my password i just got my account back but keep gilimaster699 2.0 for emails (talk)

What is an "interwiki prefix"?
Hello. I want to import pages from this wiki to this wiki. my problem about importing is that if I submit an XML file without entering an interwiki prefix, I get a message saying:

"Import failed: * Loss of session data. You might have been logged out. Please verify that you're still logged in and try again. If it still does not work, try logging out and logging back in, and check that your browser allows cookies from this site. * No interwiki prefix was supplied"

Please help me. SPEEDYBEAVER ( talk ) 15:09, 6 August 2021 (UTC)


 * You want wikia:reverse-terrible-tv-shows putting in that box :) ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  15:10, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry to barge in here, but it just so happens that I have downloaded the necessary files to import to that wiki, so maybe I could help him. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 15:12, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I've managed to do this trick: "wikia:reverse-terrible-tv-shows", and it had no issues there. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 15:20, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Even then, I see another message saying "Import failed: Expected tag, got". SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 15:13, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * That means the file is broken. Maybe DMM can try? ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  15:14, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

Deletion request
I'm a bureaucrat on Terrible Shows & Episodes Wiki. I would want Celebdumb to be deleted, it failed and must die, it turned into a celebrity-shaming page. The problem is that it requires bigdelete. Can someone do it? —Mario Mario 456 02:10, 7 August 2021 (UTC)


 * MarioMario456 Ordinarily, I'd probably prefer to double-check with DuchessTheSponge, but seeing as they are currently blocked on Meta Wiki together with the fact that you're both bureaucrats and administrators on that wiki whose visions, generally speaking, seem to be frequently in sync with each other as well as the fact that their most recent edit summary (i.e., "this page is useless for now") seemed to confirm that they either (a) agreed with deletion or (b) did not object to it. Accordingly, this has been ✅. Dmehus (talk) 20:21, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Reopen Ficreation
Hi, I'm a user among others on Ficreation who was not warned that it would be hastily closed with none of the pages loading, this was done by the user MBL because of some petty infighting among the admins, could you please have MBL undo what he has done, or do so yourselves, thank you. Freighttrain (talk) 05:31, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello, this does appear to be a local dispute; Stewards generally let these be resolved by the community. If I recall well, Ficreation had various bureaucrats, any of them can reopen the wiki at Special:ManageWiki/core. However, should bureaucrats not respond to community calls to reopen the wiki and if it is community consensus that the wiki be reopened, you all can hold an election where users of the wiki can vote and decide if the wiki should be reopened. If you gain a majority, Stewards will reopen ther wiki. Thank you. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 05:38, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sock that needs checking:

 * Mr. Namless Thing?

I'm going to list a bunch of things that might be an indication that DearMaster6 might be behind this:


 * This user page seems to be almost nearly the same as DearMaster6's userpage
 * Re-creation of a page, which was just a blank page, picking up where the master has left off on. Mr. Namless Thing? vs. DearMaster6
 * Similarities in their editing on the Squirrel Boy page on the TS&EW, that overlaps with each other.
 * Editing patterns between Mr. Namless Thing?, and DearMaster6 are identical to each other, minusing the unrelated articles.

In conclusion, I can safely conclude that DearMaster6 is abusing multiple accounts, and has been suspected of using 2 other accounts prior to locking, like Teen Titans Go! Rocks and The something guy mainly due to both those accounts, and DearMaster6 using the "It's a rip-off of X" claim onto pages. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 16:16, 8 August 2021 (UTC)


 * I agree there are some similarities, but why was Mr. Namless Thing blocked other than for suspicion of abusing multiple accounts? Given how long ago DearMaster6 was blocked, if you don't have a legitimate reason for locally blocking Mr. Namless Thing, I'd rather prefer to see you unblock them, welcome them to your wikis, and do point them towards each local wiki's rules as well as our global policies. Dmehus (talk) 00:41, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Good question: DearMaster6 was originally blocked for inserting gibberish into pages. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 00:43, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

please unblock me in many wikis.
internetvillainswiki.miraheze.org loathsomecharacters.miraheze.org awesomegames.miraheze.org greatestmovies.miraheze.org awfulmovies.miraheze.org besttvshows.miraheze.org

I am very regretted my past action in 2020. because i want to change it to the better. i want to move on from now and forget my past wrongdoings. can you blocked me from these wikis i listed above? i want to be a block free user because i am matured enough. please tell me that i am an innocent person right now. QwertyMan&#39;65 (talk) 17:09, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Stewards cannot assist in this unfortunately. Please contact the administrators of that wiki to appeal your bans. Thank you for your understanding. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 17:19, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I might be able to unblock him on most of the wikis he is mentioning since I happen to be an admin on those wikis except for the Internet Villains Wiki. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:46, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello, look at my link below where block evidence remains:
 * https://loathsomecharacters.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log/block?page=User:QwertyMan%2765
 * https://awesomegames.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log/block?page=User:QwertyMan%2765
 * https://greatestmovies.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log/block?page=User:QwertyMan%2765
 * https://awfulmovies.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log/block?page=User:QwertyMan%2765
 * https://besttvshows.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log/block?page=User:QwertyMan%2765
 * https://greatcharacters.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log/block?page=User:QwertyMan%2765
 * I am very regretted my past action and very sorry for you.
 * I need to be a better person and I have to move on to be a brighter future.
 * please lift my block appeal now because I am improved my behavior outside and inside the internet. QwertyMan&#39;65 (talk) 09:12, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

What's happening? Why can't I edit in this wiki?
What's going on? Why can't I read or edit any of these pages? Is there something I did wrong? I don't understand this. I was just visiting this wiki, checking out some pages that I could read, and edit my own pages. But's what's happening in here. Is there a stop to this? Let me know, I want to be on this wiki again. The Posthumous (talk) 01:42, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * What errors are you getting? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 01:44, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Are you talking about the Incredible Characters Wiki & the Loathsome Characters Wiki? If so, we closed them due to changes in the Qualitipedia re-branding process. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 02:10, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for asking agent isai, I Was just visiting loathsomecharacters.miraheze.org to read some pages. And edit a few mistakes. But I suddenly I could this page says permission error, I didn't know what was going on? Isaiah, there a way to fix this permission error thing? The Posthumous (talk) 04:29, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * As DarkMatterMan4500 has pointed out, this was done because of Quailipedia rebranding. I believe it'll reopen based on those comments. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:31, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * It's not re-opening, that was part of the decision to close them. TigerBlazer (talk) 17:44, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

What happened to the Greatest and Loathsome Characters Wikis?
What happened to the Greatest and Loathsome Characters Wikis? I was going to go on it, but then it was closed and is private. What happened? That is the things. MarioBobFan (talk) 03:01, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * , I assume that above section answers your questions. ~ Mazzaz (talk) 05:33, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Please reopen Loathsome Characters Wiki and Great Characters Wiki!
Manningkj089 (talk) 13:08, 9 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Please read this blog post for more info. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:10, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * For this section and any other user that comes in here, the Stewards have no role in this. It was a locally made decision by some of the top local admins. You should contact them first. The shot was evidently fired (per DMM's above link) by . --Raidarr (talk) 14:02, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Actually, I think stewards do. Users would like to fork the wiki to keep it running. On this subject the content policy says:
 * "[You may not create] a direct fork of another Miraheze wiki where little to no attempts have been made to mediate situations on the existing wiki or existing community. If mediation has been attempted and failed, contact a steward who will be able to support the community through any follow up processes deemed necessary including but not limited to acceptance of a fork wiki as an exemption to this clause."
 * I think that it is fairly clear that there is a disagreement over the wiki - the admins want to close it but several users would like it to stay up. I don't know whether stewards think that adequate mediation has happened or not but (unless the admins chose to put the wikis up for adoption) they should step in either to say what mediation should look like or to support the community with forking the wiki. ~ El Komodos Drago (talk to me) 14:08, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * We actually did allow some community consensus, as people shared their thoughts on that action on the blog before locking the wikis was done. TigerBlazer (talk) 18:34, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * "Some" does not suffice. The decision was made on the same day, not to mention it was a discussion before the discussion was pushed through with an action announced afterwards. Then, you had/have evidence of several users with investment who clearly had no idea what was going on. Concensus is achieved after appropriate time for all regulars to appear, and on the wiki that is in question - not made on its behalf on a different wiki, even if it is the largest of its group. Due to this questionable state of consensus, the amount of still-interested people and the quoted clause provided by, it is reasonable for users to request a new version or even a transfer of power to admins who still care about the premise, even as other admins and users don't. To hand off content when it doesn't suit personal fancy instead of purging it, as is too common on that neck of the woods I'm afraid. So for the Steward audience there is a case for the exception to be made, and for that matter, there is no case for you or anyone else to discourage the creation of an alternative for those who care (although reopening the existing one would be more tricky and is up to them). --Raidarr (talk) 22:28, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

What happened to Incredible Characters Wiki?
I just want to know. Also, I am not a sock puppet of anyone. EmmaDaBest (talk) 17:33, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Please read this and the threads above this one. Thank you. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 17:36, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Close my account
I Would like my account to be locked because I'm no longer using it MicroGarfield (talk) 05:48, 11 August 2021 (UTC) MicroGarfield


 * globally or just on a specific wiki? Angelo Pisani (talk) 08:41, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Accounts don't necessarily get deleted around here unless stated otherwise under any normal circumstances. Hope that helps. :) DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 14:57, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
 * MicroGarfield, do you want your account to be globally locked, renamed to a random hash (but recoverable later), or renamed and anonymized to a random hash (not recoverable later)? All are possible. If either of the first two, I can handle this in my steward capacity. If the latter one, I can handle this in another capacity. Dmehus (talk) 01:00, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Demote Game2Winter on polandballwiki
Hello, though I am in no way affiliated with this community, I am here on behalf of the bureaucrats of polandballwiki as they have asked for my help. It has been decided by community consensus and bureaucrat consensus that Game2Winter must be demoted for attempted take over of the wiki. The bureaucrats and community now ask that this user be demoted by Stewards of their bureaucratic rights. Below will be the bureaucrats affirming this decision. Agent Isai Talk to me! 23:50, 11 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Hello, I'm a Bureaucrat on the Polandball Wiki and this is my affirmation. MxMelody (talk) 23:58, 11 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi, I'm a bureaucrat on the Polandball Wiki and this is my affirmation. Collisions (talk) 23:56, 11 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi there, I'm one of the bureaucrats on the Polandball Wiki and this is my affirmation. ChocoMingo (talk) 00:02, 12 August 2021 (UTC)


 * IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THIS: I was not trying to take over the wiki, I was simply trying to maintain my bureaucrat powers. A side note here, I was the one who founded the wiki (you can see proof, my account is the oldest in the Polandball Wiki). I gave all of them the bureaucrat role because A) they had been in the community for a long time and B) they were trustworthy, and now they are trying to stage a mutiny against me. Which side are you on? Game2Winter (talk) 23:59, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. User demoted locally, seems to have accepted it. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:01, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

Why is Loathsome and Great Characters closed?
CartoonCartoons64 (talk) 18:49, 12 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Please refer to the existing question on the board, answered here (a few sections up). Raidarr (talk) 20:20, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

If you are going to do this, then...
Can you at least tell me how I'm supposed to download XML dumps? Because if I go to download them, all I get is a document tree. Plus, I need them for my future projects. SPEEDYBEAVER ( talk ) 21:27, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Are you trying to make an export on Miraheze? If so, go to Special:DataDump on your wiki and request an export dump be made. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 21:54, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
 * But I'm talking about resurrecting deleted wikis from the dead (such as Heroes Wiki of Miraheze). SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 21:58, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
 * To request an XML dump of a wiki that was closed, you will need to open a Phabricator task, asking that the wiki be reopened. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 22:02, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
 * But I'm talking about wikis that are permanently deleted, meaning that I will need direct links to download their backups. SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 22:05, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Again, you can ask for a sysadmin on Phabricator to provide you the XML dump. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:38, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * But again, there are wikis that were permanently deleted, meaning there's no way to generate backups. In addition to that, some of them went as far as violating Content Policy and sometimes Code of Conduct. These include,
 * Atrocious YouTubers Wiki
 * Atrocious Deviants Wiki
 * Horrible Vyonders Wiki
 * Unfavorable Wikis & Users Wiki
 * Incredible Wikis & Users Wiki
 * Toxic Fandoms & Hatedoms Wiki
 * The Starin SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 05:20, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * We won't be providing dumps of these. You can try archive.org for the standard public wiki ones. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  07:07, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * But I still want said wikis' dumps because they may be useful in the future. SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 07:48, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Available backups will be on https://archive.org/details/@reception123 if any exist. The wikis were dropped so we can't take new XMLs now. Reception123 is out of office (not that we have physical offices) so won't be able to see if they are on server. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  08:26, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * But, like what I said, I can't download XML files so, I need help. SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 09:13, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * If you cannot download from archive.org, then you are completely out of luck. It's rather strange that you decide to make a 'if you are going to do this' title and content when the decision has been done for more than enough time for the right people to exercise due diligence. Unfortunately quick searches don't give me database names to resemble what you're looking for. But that doesn't mean they aren't buried somewhere. --Raidarr (talk) 11:23, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, here are the database names for each of them, respectively,
 * atrociousyoutuberswiki
 * atrociousdeviantswiki
 * horriblevyonderswikiwiki
 * unfavorablefandomwikiswiki
 * incrediblewikisanduserswiki
 * toxicfandomsandhatedomswiki
 * thestarinwiki SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 12:22, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

The wikis you have mentioned have been wiped from the database months ago, so the dumps might not be there for whatever reason. In addition, it is worth noting that the Atrocious YouTubers Wiki, Horrible Vyonders Wiki, and Toxic Fandoms & Hatedoms Wiki were recently wiped from the database. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:25, 13 August 2021 (UTC)


 * But, can you at least help me how I'm supposed to download dumps? SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 14:27, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * If you didn't understand what I'm saying, just go to here, and click ones that end with ".xml". And see what I'm talking about. SPEEDYBEAVER  ( talk ) 19:51, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I have verified all the wikis you are looking for are inside that tar file (excluding unfavorablefandomwikiswiki and thestarinwiki). To get the XML dumps, download "wikibackups27102019.tar.gz," open it with a dedicated program (like 7-zip, WinRAR, just to name a few) and then inside you will find the .xml's for the wikis you are looking for. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 06:11, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

Renaming my account only on a select few wikis.
I'm planning on renaming my account sometime in the future, but I'm wondering if it is possible to do so on the wikis of my choosing instead of every wiki, as there's a lot of wikis I don't want to be attached to anymore. DeciduousWater534 (talk) 03:12, 13 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Because of the way our login system, CentralAuth, is designed, it's not possible to unattach and rename your account on certain wikis. If you want your account renamed, you have to have it renamed globally. Sorry for the inconvenience. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:22, 13 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Huh, okay. I guess I'll just make a new account then and use that new account (provided I won't get in trouble for having multiple accounts). Thanks for letting me know. --DeciduousWater534 (talk) 03:28, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * DeciduousWater534 That's totally fine. What you might want to do is create a global user page on Loginwiki, for your new account, stating that it is the alternate account of DeciduousWater534 and you will make every effort to not edit on wikis where locally blocked on your main account, but if you do, to just drop you a note. That shows good intentions and faith on your part. Dmehus (talk) 00:56, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Please
please reopen the wiki Qqqqqqqq (talk) 05:16, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * What is your wiki? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 05:25, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I think he's referring to both the Incredible Characters Wiki and the Loathsome Characters Wiki. And I can't stress out how many times I've been seeing requests like these pop up here for a number of days. Making demands or unnecessary requests to have them re-opened while there was a community consensus on a blog post from Crappy Games Wiki have all voted to have both of the wikis closed down were unanimous. I'm going to have to ask that everybody should stop with the requests to having both of them re-opened. And to be honest, characters don't exactly have reception, unlike toys, or other types of media. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:21, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah dude, they are never coming back. TigerBlazer (talk) 17:45, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * To the contrary, I think it is probably inevitable that they do come back. The question is whether the admins do the sensible thing and put the wiki up for adoption or whether we wait for it to be closed, grab the backup from Archive.Org, and file a create a wiki request with the backup. ~ El Komodos Drago (talk to me) 01:08, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Question
Alright, so I've mostly finished setting up my new account (which I'm using right now), and I no longer have any use for the old account. Is it okay if my old account gets globally locked? I have no intention of going back. --Blazikeye535 (talk) 05:24, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Are you asking to have your old account globally locked? If so, please provide your old username and a Steward will advise you of the options available to you. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 07:14, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, my old account is DeciduousWater534. I will confirm this request on that account as well. —Blazikeye535 (talk) 14:24, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * This is my old account which I will no longer use, and I am again confirming that I want this account (which is DeciduousWater534, and not Blazikeye535) globally locked. —DeciduousWater534 (talk) 14:29, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Blazikeye535 for confirming from both of your accounts. ✅. Please make sure you do not edit on the   where your original account was locally blocked. I would recommend not visiting that wiki as well. The wiki is, or was last I checked, private, so you'd not be able to view it anyway. Dmehus (talk) 01:15, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
 * My block on that wiki was the main reason why I created my new account, that block on CentralAuth stuck out like a sore thumb, which constantly irked me. I know that sounds like a crazy excuse for creating a new account, but I tried multiple times in the past to either get unblocked from the wiki or have my account detached from that wiki and a ton of other wikis, but to no avail, so I went with my last resort option (which was making a new account). I use the CentralAuth very commonly to look at contributions and blocks, and to prevent the usual trolls/vandals from vandalizing wikis they have yet to vandalize, and the quick way I pull it up is through a highlighted link to my global account info. That's why the block constantly got to me, I was constantly reminded of my past mistakes seeing it every single time, as well as worrying about getting blocked on a few other wikis associated with that wiki. Anyways, thanks for locking the account, I'll make sure to stick to my wikis and wikis that are harmless while avoiding wikis containing the users that I have bad blood with. --Blazikeye535 (talk) 03:54, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Dormancy policy on Lostech wiki
Hello, I am the founder and nearly only contributor of Lostech wiki (lostech.miraheze.org), a resource on the BattleTech franchise, with over 2900 articles.

I would like to ask for an exception to inactivity and auto-closing due to the following reasons.
 * I don't have time to make frequent edits.
 * As the game updates very slowly there may be long periods without new rules (indeed, the base rules have barely changed in nearly 40 years).
 * The resource is still useful even if it isn't updated constantly.
 * It is the only BattleTech wiki with mixed fanmade and official content.
 * Several articles and sections have unique info not found anywhere else.

Thanks in advance. --NimoStar (talk) 12:45, 14 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Sorry for the delay, your wiki has now been exempted from the Dormancy Policy. -- Void  Whispers 19:53, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Please close my wiki
Please delete  as I have no interest in it anymore and I already closed it and made it private. I will now focus on another wiki. "zany" (My talk) 15:52, 14 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Zany ✅. Dmehus (talk) 01:07, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

--RLm36 (talk) 20:05, 16 August 2021 (UTC)Please delete, it's crushed wiki.

CheckUser request for Key-Power

 * Key-Power
 * ロープTA

Request CU for the above 2 accounts. This is because the behavior at the time of posting is very similar and these accounts may be bypassing the block. Schwarz ・ Talk /  ウソペディア  20:25, 14 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Could you explain what made you draw the conclusion that these 2 accounts are possibly related to each other? Draw out the diffs, if possible. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:40, 14 August 2021 (UTC)


 * S/he often writes "おk" in the summary (Posted by Key-Power on Usopedia, Posted by ロープTA on Uncyclopedia). This is a slang that stands for "OK" in Japan, and I don't see any users other than s/he writing in the summary. There are other small similarities such as style and puns, but it is very difficult for me to translate them into English and explain them.-- Schwarz ・ Talk /  ウソペディア  21:01, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't see the similarity you mention in that diff. Can you link to some other diffs, please? Based upon that, an investigation into possible user accounts policy contravention may be warranted. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 01:08, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Regarding the puns I mentioned above, puns with similar trends have been posted on usopedia and shiromachiya (comments on shiromachiya have been deleted). Even if you try to translate these from Japanese to English, it is very difficult to translate because the sentences are meaningless, but words A and a with similar sounds are lined up, followed by words B and b with similar sounds. The style of arranging them is very similar. I don't know if these comments will be accepted as evidence, but it's certainly a special tendency not seen by other users.-- Schwarz ・ Talk /  ウソペディア  02:34, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Can I be renamed?
I want to be renamed as Shugo8 because I no longer like my username, How I can be renamed? TheAnimeLover (talk) 04:20, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
 * You can file a request here. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:25, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

reopen Famepedia wiki
please reopen ficreation i would like to edit and possibly adopt the wiki?

https://ficreation.miraheze.org/wiki/Ficreation

Cocopuff2018 (talk) 19:58, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, the wiki was made private on purpose which makes it ineligible for adoption. Sorry for the inconvenience. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 20:04, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
 * You will have to appeal to whoever was the local bureaucrat/made the call. Given the on-wiki announcement your chances are slim I'm afraid. --Raidarr (talk) 22:24, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Cocopuff2018 Do you mean Famepedia Wiki or Ficreation Wiki? Dmehus (talk) 00:51, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
 * fincreation Cocopuff2018 (talk) 15:43, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Dormancy policy exemption
We kindly request that you exempt the following wiki from the Dormancy Policy. Thank you in advance!

Note: Our initial request (written on 1st August 2021) was ignored and it is now archived. Is there anything else that we should do in order for our request to be processed?

Wiki: repository.archiopedia.org (or archiopedia.miraheze.org).

Reason: The wiki is an encyclopedia and a database; this means that it may not be edited for long periods of time, but it should remain active continuously in order for our readers to be always able to access it and use the materials that have already been uploaded. Publisher (Archiopedia) (talk) 12:26, 16 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Apologies for not seeing your previous request, your wiki has now been exempted from the dormancy policy. -- Void  Whispers 19:49, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Why was Loathsome Characters Wiki closed?
I really need to know. It was one of my favorite wikis. EmmaDaBest (talk) 17:54, 16 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi, I'm the leader of Qualitipedia, if you wanna know why the character wikis shutted down you can view this blog for why they shutted down, thanks. DuchessTheSponge (talk) 18:02, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Falsely Accused of Pedophilia
I recently made a blog about hentai on Crappy Games and though I deleted it because it was causing some drama, a comment I made was taken out of proportion and now I'm being accused of being a pedophile. All I said was that in some hentai lolis are actually adults, and named two hentai that proved my point. Because of this, I've been blocked on all the Reception Wikis and my repuation is now shot to hell. I am not a pedophile I was merely trying to explain something and now it's being blown way out of proportion. I'd like to be unblocked and explain my side of the story. Grust (talk) 21:47, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Please read the above and respond accordingly. Thank you. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 22:04, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Sadly, DuchessTheSponge won't respond to this thread at all. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 22:14, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Are they still banned from posting on the SN? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 22:41, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Nope, their blocks were modified by around 20 hours ago. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 00:02, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I wasn't trying to be a pedophile. I was even invited to share my side of the story on Discord before I was banned.  For hating cancel culture you sure are trying to avoid hearing my side of the story. Grust (talk) 22:20, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay an update, I just heard that what I said is still technically illegal in the U.K. but safe in the U.S. where I reside. If that is indeed the case, I won't pursue ending my block any further and will leave the matter closed. Grust (talk) 22:45, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Illegal is contingent on the content in question being a deliberate drawing of children in an obscene context, while you made a statement discussing them in context of the 'adult age despite being called loli' if I remember the screencap correctly. That is not so decisive under UK law as far as I know, though it's up to someone more versed to say. Either way I personally found the affair disproportionately handled and the accusation still inaccurate. --Raidarr (talk) 00:21, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
 * In the end, it doesn't matter now, that disproportion has already destroyed my reputation and now more think I'm a creep even though all I did was say something stupid. I hear some on Discord are defending me but I got blocked before I could say anything.  Even if I'm found innocent and my reputation is somehow restored to life, this incident will ensure that even if I'm unblocked, I won't be returning to the Reception Wikis. Grust (talk) 00:50, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
 * It’s ok bud. I will avenge you and hopefully operate the wikis. Hope you do good. jrStudios (talk) 01:08, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I have deleted the topic, for mainly not having enough evidence to back up their claims on that. Anyone who is caught restoring the topic will receive a warning from me. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 01:10, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. UK Law does prohibit cartoon pornography depicting minors, even should the character depicted as underage be stated to be above the age of consent (eg looks 10 but is 100 is not a valid defense). Regardless, the legality of such images is outside of the purview of us here, as no matching images were distributed through Miraheze. It is not&mdash;to the best of my understanding&mdash;illegal to discuss such contents. Though it is a risky topic, as we may be required to remove and/or report to the authorities any material that encourages or distributes such images (including via links). I may be incorrect on that last point though. Ultimately, it is the determination of the community what behavior they find acceptable or not. I do invite users comment on this regard, however I strongly recommend not to label individuals as a "pedophile" out of interest of not provoking libel/defamation. -- Void  Whispers 01:09, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

Can someone please unlock the Incredible and Loathsome Characters Wikis?
Can someone please unlock the Incredible and Loathsome Characters Wikis? 2601:2C5:4280:6B90:EC99:BF40:C547:FC36 22:12, 16 August 2021 (UTC)


 * I'm afraid not. I've heard people make these requests multiple times, and it's quite tiring to even bear witness to. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 22:17, 16 August 2021 (UTC)