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Close this wiki
https://nationalsocialism.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page

A Nazi wiki, well it has no content yet, but as the wiki's name says and welcome page says it wants to promote Nazism.

Close it before its being used for those things. OPMAN (talk) 12:59, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Miraheze values freedom of speech and diversity of views. Unless there are serious violations of the Code of Conduct or Content Policy, a wiki promoting a political ideology, regardless of how extreme, is highly unlikely to be shut down. In short, if you see those serious violations, you must link to each violation directly, preferably in a list format, in order for a steward to investigate. Dmehus (talk) 13:57, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Disgusted and disappointed and here I thought the term "hate speech" in Content Policy actually meant something. OPMAN (talk) 14:46, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
 * "Hate speech" does "mean something." What I'm saying is, unless you can show, directly, specific examples of threats or egregious, hateful speech towards a group of people or individual persons, then there's little stewards can do. There's nothing in Content Policy that prevents informational, or even avocational wikis, discussing or criticizing one or more political ideologies (which include Nazi socialism, fascism, anarchism, and similar). Hope that makes sense. Dmehus (talk) 15:00, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
 * In my view, as long as it is a historical wiki and is solely there for documenting facts and remains neutral, there should not be any issues. But if it makes certain claims against specific groups of people or such, in that case that should be investigated. Please let us know if there are specific instances of that. Reception123 (talk) ( C) 15:33, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Why limit it to historical, though? I think the key is neutrality, and the views being advocated. That is, a Nazism wiki that advocates hateful acts against one or more groups of people would not be okay whereas an informational wiki outlining the broad strokes ideologies, current or historical, in a compare and contrast-type format would probably be okay. It's really context specific, but yes, in any case, the requestor's report does not meet the requirements for an investigation. Dmehus (talk) 15:39, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, my main issue is for it to advocate hateful acts, or perhaps call groups of people "inferior" to others, which would be discrimination. I would like to point out a previous discussion on this matter that is about a similar topic. Reception123 (talk) ( C) 15:40, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Christ dude, you really want to get my empty wiki banned based on the Main Page? - National Socialist Friendo (talk) 16:40, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm going to be BOLD here and say this won't be done. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 16:47, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, gratefully, National Socialist Friendo (talk) 18:47, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah I do and I still stand by that and why don't you just change your name to "Nazi Friendo" and Dmehus says "Nazi socialism, fascism, anarchism, and similar", what? In what way anarchism is similar to other two, makes no sense and yeah historical wikis are ok, Wikia has a Nazi wiki but as Reception123 said, that wiki documents historical stuff, but what I saw on the main page at that time in this wiki, It was not about historical things, It stated It wants to promote the Nazi movement and beliefs of Nazism, which basically means it wants to promote Nazism, If you actually know what it is, you will know that comes under "hate speech" in Content Policy, I just hope miraheze doesn't become some kinda cesspool in the name of so called "freedom of speech" or "neutrality". OPMAN (talk) 06:40, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Login is not working
I can't login in my wiki https://perthowiki.miraheze.org

Sorry, but without login I can't add any screenshot for illustration of my problem.

Also I can't change laguage for you? this is only russian:

"Похоже, возникли проблемы с текущим сеансом работы; это действие было отменено в целях предотвращения «захвата сеанса». Пожалуйста, переотправьте форму." It's very important for me by closed wiki.

I have this board in all pages:

"This wiki has no edits or logs made within the last 45 days, therefore it is marked as inactive. If you would like to prevent this wiki from being closed, please start showing signs of activity here. If there are no signs of this wiki being used within the next 15 days, this wiki may be closed per the Dormancy Policy. This wiki will then be eligible for adoption by another user. If not adopted and still inactive 135 days from now, this wiki will become eligible for deletion. Please be sure to familiarize yourself with Miraheze's Dormancy Policy. If there is activity on this wiki you can go to Special:ManageWiki and uncheck "inactive" yourself. If you have any other questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to ask at Stewards' noticeboard."

What can I do in this terrible situation?..

thanks in advance for your help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by IP editor (talk • contribs) 18:52, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi IP editor, please go to Special:UserLogin on your wiki, and let us know what error you are receiving. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 19:23, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
 * (Please sign your posts on talk pages by using four tildes like this: .) Dmehus (talk) 19:23, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Dmehus, I'm admin ~Mekhanizm~ this is screenshot about no login in my wiki: http://diemilitarmusik.clan.su/fh/temp/zzz001perthowiki.png — Preceding unsigned comment added by IP editor (talk • contribs) 15:31, 18 September 2020 (UTC
 * Unfortunately, I'm not able to assist you further. Do you have a registered e-mail account associated to your Mekhanizm global account? If so, I'd suggest resetting your password, and see if that works, as I'm not seeing any problems in your CentralAuth. If that doesn't work, please contact  to find out alternative way(s) of verifying you and resetting your password. Thanks.
 * (Please sign your posts on talk pages by using four tildes like this: .) Dmehus (talk) 22:45, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

Checkuser request on suspected accounts
Hi, I'd like to request for checkuser on suspected accounts on Unfavorable Wikis and Users Wiki. They are:
 * Special:CentralAuth/Inkster
 * Special:CentralAuth/Thorn Ice

Most people said that Inkster is the owner of this account. People said that he showed up (As he joined in September 7, 2020) just days after Inkster started getting blocked around several wikis probably just a coincidence. Because of this Thorn Ice was accused as a sockpuppet use by Inkster. Thanks. 09:15, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * The user(s) in question have been ✅ by NDKilla. Dmehus (talk) 04:19, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

There is a user who is a admin that is doxxing a user's face on Unfavorable Wikis and Users Wiki on Miraheze
So this page https://unfavorablefandomwikis.miraheze.org/wiki/Kadabra which is made by Caulipower contains a Google Drive folder, that has a image of the user's face (which he hacked his webcam to get) and posted it there. His parents also tried to tell him to remove it, but he refused to (since he hated that user so much) and he wants the user to get doxxed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by OldieSchool (talk • contribs) 12:54, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * First of all, you aren't fooling anyone Willg. Second of all, Caulipower did not "hack your webcam" and doesn't know how to hack people. Finally, while the drive shouldn't contain a picture of your face for privacy reasons, it is obvious that it was already made public before and therefore does not fit the definition of doxxing. Can a steward please lock this account for ban evasion and spreading more false information? Paprika (talk) 13:18, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * You literally never learned from your mistakes did you, Willg? SpazJR61 (talk) 13:42, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Doesn't help that this was once on your Patreon, huh Willg? - LightCorp 6:15, 18 September 2020 (UTC) (I'd post my link things here but I have no idea how to do so)
 * Nope, our son's account was hyjacked by a hacker by OldieSchool (talk • contribs) 12:54, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

These wikis are harassing, bullying, and doxxing innocent users
These wikis to be precise Atrocious YouTubers Wiki, Horrible Vyonders Wiki, and Unfavorable Wikis and Users Wiki.

They are harassing users, and they hate SJWs. We need them banned ASAP. - D-Mob — Preceding unsigned comment added by D Mob (talk • contribs) 18:54, 18 September 2020‎ (UTC)
 * wheres the proof of them harassing users? and is "They hate SJWs" really a bad thing? ScratchCoder (talk) 18:59, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I believe many of the pages have a bunch of biased stuff, just look at most of them, this is why people work with Crappy Games Wikia more since it's a game reviewing wiki... - Machoke — Preceding unsigned comment added by Machoke (talk • contribs) 19:02, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Innocent? You (willg8686, Kadabra) have been harassing users for around 3 years now! - LightCorp — Preceding unsigned comment added by LightCorp (talk • contribs) 20:04, 18 September 2020‎ (UTC)
 * I find it very weird that both D Mob and Machokes accounts are both less then one day old (Machokes account being less then a hour and ten minutes old by the time I'm writing this) and some information I found makes me think that your a sock of a user who has a page on Unfavorable Users and Wikis Wiki. ScratchCoder (talk) 20:07, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * How, though? You got any proof? 20:55, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I saw from the global account manager with says how old a account is. ScratchCoder (talk) 21:04, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I use that “List Users” function that’s in every Miraheze to figure out when an account was created. - LightCorp — Preceding unsigned comment added by LightCorp (talk • contribs) 21:07, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I see... 21:54, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Do you Have Proof of This? or are you just Lying to try to take those wikis down. We never Harass ,Bully ,or Doxx Users. It was never Used to get anyone Bulled ,Harassed ,or Doxxed. Codeingit (talk) 12:05, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 * It's just willg8686 (Kadabra) keeping the drama up as usual. LightCorp (talk) 16:10, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Please lock this account again
OldieSchool This account was made by Willg8686 just to evade his bans. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 20:07, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Machoke Also this one as well. SpazJR61 (talk) 20:32, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

Resignation of my Wiki Creators
Please revoke away my Wiki Creators right, as nowadays I've no much active time online to be a volunteer due to my live job. It will be preferable for other active users to be eligible Wiki Creators, thanks. SA 13 Bro (talk) 03:08, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your service as a wiki creator over the years. Should your circumstances change, please don't hesitate to reapply. I will notify a steward of your request. Dmehus (talk) 03:11, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ by in this log action. Thanks again for your service. Dmehus (talk) 03:19, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Sure, thanks for your attention. Have a nice day for you! :) SA</b> 1</b>3</b> B</b>r</b>o</b> (talk) 03:25, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Can you please globally lock OfficialACYT?
He vandalized the The Secret Life of Pets 2 page on Awful Movies Wiki multiple times and it contained the n-word. Here's proof (warning you may find it offensive) - ACoolBlaze5 (talk) 12:03, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 * The user has been ✅ by Reception123 as a vandalism only account and because said vandalism occurred on multiple wikis. Please note that vandalism occurring on only a single wiki can generally be handled with a local block. Hope that clarifies. Dmehus (talk) 13:51, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, but since I'm not an admin on said wiki, and that most of (if not, all) the admins on said wiki live in the United States (timezones), I cannot do much but inform the stewards. - ACoolBlaze5 (talk) 15:02, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Please lock PsychoticClown
This guy has been saying some rather messed up stuff like that there should be more terrorist attacks. Not only that, but that counts as a threat. Here's evidence of him saying it: https://awfulmovies.miraheze.org/wiki/Cuties#comment-6873

Oh, and also, look at some of his activities on various wikis: https://rottenwebsites.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/PsychoticClown https://besttvshows.miraheze.org/wiki/Code_Geass#comment-2049 https://rottenwebsites.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=Jesus_IS_Hitler&diff=prev&oldid=26553 https://rottenwebsites.miraheze.org/wiki/Blog:Grust%27s_Top_3_Acts_Obsessed_Anti-SJWs_Do_That_Cross_a_Line_Even_I_Won%27t_Cross#comment-2508 https://rottenwebsites.miraheze.org/wiki/Antifa#comment-2507 https://rottenwebsites.miraheze.org/wiki/Antifa#comment-2506 https://rottenwebsites.miraheze.org/wiki/Radical_Black_Lives_Matter#comment-2504 https://rottenwebsites.miraheze.org/wiki/Rooster_Teeth#comment-2502 https://rottenwebsites.miraheze.org/wiki/Rooster_Teeth#comment-2501

This guy has been praising deaths of other people, regardless of what category they belong to, and even said that if someone dies, he would celebrate their deaths.

DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 16:27, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ By Reception123. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 04:54, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Ilogicopedia
The illogicalpedia was abandoned by its administrators and there is little activity. --Anthony8IA (talk) 14:03, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, you can read Dormancy Policy as that may apply to your question. However, I'm not sure what your question is. Are you wanting to adopt the wiki, or otherwise hold a local election on the wiki with inactive administrators? Either of these may be possible, depending on the current wiki's status, and the circumstances that gave rise to that status. Dmehus (talk) 14:26, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, I would like to adopt the wiki. 	--Anthony8IA (talk) 14:31, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks. That's helpful. Looking in Special:ManageWiki, I see that wiki is not closed, so it cannot be adopted. I do see the wiki's sole  has not edited in more than six months or more, yes, so you have a couple options here. One, you could go to this special page on the wiki to connect with that bureaucrat's user page and then use the Special:EmailUser function (if available) to see if they will appoint you as a bureaucrat and administrator on the wiki. Alternatively, ideally if they don't reply or you cannot use that function, you can hold a local election in a prominent page on the wiki, naming yourself as the candidate for local  . If the wiki has local policies governing bureaucrat selection or election, you must follow them, and should link to that page in your local election. If they have no local policies governing role elections or selections, then, typically, you should establish those rules on your request for appointment or election page and, as a recommended guideline, should follow the global customs and conventions that we use (typically, a candidate's request is open for at least seven calendar days,  the number of position(s) open for election or appointment is specified, the number of candidates running is also specified, and the required minimum support ratio is specified). Since the wiki is notionally not an active wiki, you should specify what happens if no one expresses a view after the minimum election timeframe you or the local wiki specifies (i.e., if it will be considered successful or unsuccessful). Once your local process has concluded, come back to stewards' noticeboard and, in a new thread, link to both your local election page (using the MirahezeMagic interwiki wikilink format I used in this reply) and any of the wiki's relevant guidelines or policies, and a steward will assess your process and grant rights in absence of an active local bureaucrat on the wiki. Dmehus (talk) 15:10, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Lock these accounts
These accounts go by the following: EliasD, EliasTheVyonder2001, Elias D The Vyonder, ItsElias, EliasTheVyonder2002, EliasTheVyonder2002 Returns, EliasD Alt, and EliasAnimate2020: They are all accounts made by a troll just to harass people and send threatening messages to them. Here's some evidence that proves that these Elias D accounts were made to harass and threaten other users. (Be warned, some might be disturbing, while others are just laughable in general): https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Blog:What%E2%80%99s_your_opinion_on_spies_of_detectives#comment-8935 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8930 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8922 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8881 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8829 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8714 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/TeenageGamer7493_Animations#comment-8712 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Blog:ReddAnimate#comment-8681 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8664 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8650 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8644 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8635 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8468 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8467 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/GoBigPlanetMate3854_//_SuperstarLunaIsCutie#comment-8412 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8374 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Electromaniatic#comment-8322 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8308 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/User:ThePCGamer#comment-8307 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8296 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/St._Abbyfan#comment-8295 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/StarNico_Vega_The_Glitter_Force_And_Total_Drama_Fan#comment-8294 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8293 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8291 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8290 https://horriblevyonderswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Elias_D_The_Vyonder#comment-8288

DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 15:16, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Lock this account
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 * The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
 * Moot now that the subject wiki has been closed. Aside from that, if you wish to report a user's conduct or contravention of user accounts policy, you should do so in a new thread, linking to specific diff evidence, not just Special:Contributions pages. Stewards will not do your investigating for you. Dmehus (talk) 15:37, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

https://unfavorablefandomwikis.miraheze.org/wiki/User:Mediawatcher2212

It’s a sockpuppet of IHateYouAll/Bunn.

https://atrociousyoutubers.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth?target=Ihateallofyou

This proves so. Caulipower (talk) 03:07, 21 September 2020 (UTC)


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WillG sockpuppets
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 * Moot now that the subject wiki has been closed. Aside from that, if you wish to report a user's conduct or contravention of user accounts policy, you should do so in a new thread, linking to specific diff evidence, not just Special:Contributions pages. Stewards will not do your investigating for you. Dmehus (talk) 15:39, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

https://unfavorablefandomwikis.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Machamp

https://unfavorablefandomwikis.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Silly_Guy

Those 2 accounts are clearly WillG as they act like WillG, global them as fast as possible.

Caulipower (talk) 13:32, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , you've linked to the Special:Contributions pages of two users whom you suspect as being the same, but you've not, specifically, listed any evidence. Stewards don't have time to chase down specific diffs; you must do this work for them, which shows clear enough behavioural evidence for a CheckUser check. Hope this helps. Dmehus (talk) 13:51, 21 September 2020 (UTC)


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Reopen
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 * The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
 * This discussion is going in circles and not getting anywhere. The point is, as said in the ManageWiki log description, unfavorablefandomwikiswiki was closed due to the repeated failures of local administrators to act and make sure the Content Policy is being enforced, as well as them ignoring and circumventing what Stewards asked them to do. There was no need for there to be a specific warning that it was going to be closed, and there were tons of warnings and deletions for Content Policy and Code of Conduct violations. The content policy says: "Wiki creators and wiki administrators are expected to know this policy, and ensure that their wikis do not fall outside the bounds of these rules." The local administrators did not seem to put any effort into ensuring the wiki was respecting the policy, probably even the opposite frankly. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 15:28, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Reopen unfavorable wikis and users because it just randomly got closed. i have no idea why it was closed and it wont let me reopen it. ScratchCoder (talk) 14:47, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * It did not randomly get closed. It was closed due to repeated Content Policy violations that were not addressed after numerous warnings given by both Global Sysops and Stewards. Reception123 (talk) ( C) 14:50, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * But users can just be warned that they will be demoted if they violated the policy. ScratchCoder (talk) 14:53, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Large parts of the wiki were violating the content policy, it wasn't a question of one or two individual users being the only people responsible for the violations. Reception123 (talk) ( C) 14:54, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * The problem isn't just a Code of Conduct issue; it was a systemic violation of Content Policy on a wiki wide scale. Sometimes, it just makes sense to take a match to the wiki. Dmehus (talk) 14:58, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * But still, it would not make sense to close it just with no warning at all. ScratchCoder (talk) 15:01, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * The Inkster and Zenko pages were two of the most flagrant Content Policy issues, and just the tip of the iceberg. It was not closed without warning. Your wiki has become the subject of constant global surveillance and remediation, which your local administrators have not acted upon, and at some point, it just becomes too problematic for global functionaries to police. Dmehus (talk) 15:04, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict) There were multiple warnings before regarding the Content Policy and Code of Conduct issues made by Stewards and Global Sysops. It is perfectly normal that if these warnings and suggestions are ignored by most users, the wiki would be closed altogether. Reception123 (talk) ( C) 15:06, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * But what could happen is it could be reopen and on the Sitenotice it can say do not violate the policy or you will get banned/demoted and the wiki might be closed. ScratchCoder (talk) 15:15, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure if the other reception wikis, Atrocious YouTubers Wiki and Horrible Vyonders Wiki will be closed too. But we will see... - Tyrogue 15:30, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * You seem to miss the point we warned the wiki numerous times to no avail... So for right now imma say is it snowing? Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 15:17, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Maybe a lot of uses missed the point because they did not see any warnings at all. if there is a warning on the sitenotice then more users will know. ScratchCoder (talk) 15:20, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, the admins certainly didn't concern themselves much with the several warnings they received, and defied Stewards. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 15:21, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Did they know the wiki would be closed? because i did not. ScratchCoder (talk) 15:23, 21 September 2020 (UTC)


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I would like to lock an old account of mine
I am making a request to lock an old account I rarely use anymore. This account is called DarkMetaKnight123 Agent Joestar (talk) 17:17, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * We would need the account to edit this section confirming this. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 17:19, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Here's the account, sorry if it took so long DarkMetaKnight123 (talk) 18:02, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 18:04, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Hey Stewards? This is a question I needed to ask.
Will Atrocious YouTubers Wiki and Horrible Vyonders Wiki both might become disabled due to violating Miraheze's Terms of Service/Code Of Conduct? -SmackDownVSRaw 2:31PM — Preceding unsigned comment added by SmackDownVSRaw (talk • contribs) 18:31, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * (Please sign your posts on talk pages by using four tildes like this: .) Dmehus (talk) 18:43, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh sorry, I'm not really used to the signing system, anyways does those wikis violate TOS on here?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by SmackDownVSRaw (talk • contribs) 18:47, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * That's okay, but in that case, you clicked the "nowiki" button instead of the signature button, which nullifies your signature. Dmehus (talk) 18:50, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * While I'm not a steward, my best advice regarding those wikis is to review every page, taking care to remove unsourced information that is wholly negative, derogatory, or denigrating about users. In addition, I also recommend reviewing your Special:BlockList and unblocking or unblocking and reblocking users with cleaner, non-derogatory or harassing block summaries. Dmehus (talk) 18:48, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I believe I am not a admin on those wikis, and quality control on those wikis lack valid proof, and they have harassing block reasons. Please check those wikis with the stewards. SmackDownVSRaw (talk • contribs) 2:50, 21 September 2020 (EDT)
 * Is the admins starting to check on those wikis? SmackDownVSRaw (talk • contribs) 3:00, 21 September 2020 (EDT)

Lock these accounts
Willg8686 is using these accounts to evade his bans like he did before. Here they are: SmackDownVSRaw Machamp D Mob Hitmonchan OldieSchool Silly Guy Trollsome

Please lock them immediately. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 18:52, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * As I said elsewhere, you need to supply diffs to specific revisions showing the behavioural evidence. Stewards will not do this investigating for you. Also, can you check your signature in Special:Preferences? I believe it's inserting a  that is breaking talk page style conventions. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 18:54, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Please stop falsely accusing users of doing stuff they didn't do... SmackDownVSRaw (talk • contribs) 2:56, 21 September 2020 (EDT)
 * Oh yeah, sorry about that. Also, I will be investigating it the next time I see something like that again. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 18:58, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, but I note you've unstruck Silly Guy's Special:Contributions link, but that external link is not, as far as I'm aware, a Miraheze wiki. Dmehus (talk) 19:01, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Fixed it now. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 19:04, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Nope, I still had to move the line break. Dmehus (talk) 19:06, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

I believe these wikis are violating TOS (Harassment Pages and Block Lists)
Both Atrocious YouTubers Wiki and Horrible Vyonders Wiki have harassing block lists and many pages don't have evidence on them. SmackDownVSRaw (talk • contribs) 3:00, 21 September 2020 (EDT)
 * We're aware of problems on these wikis. Please don't create extraneous, duplicate reports on stewards' noticeboard that add no new evidence. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 19:07, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Bureaucrat
I want to edit stuff on toxic fandoms and hatedoms wiki — Preceding unsigned comment added by The-D*vil (talk • contribs) 02:47, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * It closed down, because of a file that violated CoC. Lamborghini446 03:00, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * You legit couldn't be farther from wrong, it was closed because the ENTIRE wiki violated CoC and content policy. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 03:13, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Why is Horrible Vyonders Wiki closed?
Title. I can't reopen the wiki for whatever reason. --Rainstorm1650 (talk) 05:21, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Horrible Vyonders Wiki was closed by NDKilla for repeatedly violating the Content Policy. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 05:45, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * And how are they violating the content policy? --Rainstorm1650 (talk) 07:49, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Please see my closure here, and my comments above. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 07:55, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Which file violated Code of Conduct, so it caused the closure of Toxic Fandoms & Hatedoms Wiki?
I just want know what exactly went wrong, because I miss this wiki as a source of unlikable communities that people should be aware of. Man who turned Evil (talk) 12:36, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * It was no specific page or even several page(s). If it were just that, the pages would've been deleted, and the local administrators told why. The problem with that wiki, as with the others, was a systemic issue, with sustained and persistent Content Policy violations. As well, the local administrators themselves committed sustained and continuous Code of Conduct with their egregious block and edit summaries. Dmehus (talk) 13:27, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, I remember browsing block logs and I know there were some mean-spirited summaries why guilty users of that wiki were blocked. Now I get it!- Man who turned Evil (talk) 22:29, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Does the other wikis fall under the violation of Code of Conduct?
These wikis to be precise

Wikis that show the worst users/things: Crappy Games Wiki (Some pages harass some developers), Terrible TV Shows Wiki (Some pages harass certain animators), Awful Movies Wiki, and Rotten Websites Wiki

Wikis that show the best users/things: Awesome Games Wiki, Best TV Shows Wiki, Marvelous Vyonders Wiki, and Amazing YouTubers Wiki — Preceding unsigned comment added by Machop (talk • contribs) 14:02, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Those wikis, I would say, from what I have seen, do have some Code of Conduct issues, particularly in and around their administrators' block and edit summaries. As well, at times, the edit summaries by administrators and users are not appropriate. In terms of content, they are generally better than the user-focused Reception wikis, but they are by no means blameless. If you see blatant Code of Conduct or Content Policy issues on these wikis, you should either report them to stewards and Global Sysops on Discord/IRC, on this noticeboard, or via e-mail to . Regardless of your reporting channel, you should always link to specific revisions of pages or log actions that are particularly egregious.
 * (Please sign your posts on talk pages by using four tildes like this: .) Dmehus (talk) 14:19, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Even if it violates CoD, I don’t think we should close them, the reception wikis better be here than FANDOM -HellLord — Preceding unsigned comment added by HellLord (talk • contribs) 14:25, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I believe you can check the blocklist on every wiki, just to check if there's any harassing bans/block messages, also check these pages here, here, and here Machop (talk • contribs) 11:49, 22 September 2020 (EDT)
 * I'd like to say that we are not harassing the developers that have a page on CGW and the animators that have a pagw on TTVSW. We're just criticizing them. --Lamborghini446 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lamborghini446 (talk • contribs) 14:30, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Since you both have not signed your above replies correctly, I'm going to ping you both here to remove your above signatures and re-sign using four tildes to comply with talk page guidelines. I'll give you both a couple hours to do this before I fix them for you, but note that there limits to the number of signatures I will fix for any one user. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 14:43, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * @Dmehus Ok, I don’t want the reception wikis closed, it might ruin our careers. HellLord (talk) 14:45, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I don’t think the reception wikis harass or dox people, they just criticise them and give us reasons why they are not good, Awful Movies Wiki doesn’t harass people. We don't it to be the end like what happened years ago at FANDOM. HellLord (talk) 14:50, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Machop, I know you're WillG. Caulipower (talk) 14:51, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Criticism is not harassment. Please stop spreading false information SpazJR61 (talk) 15:00, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Those wikis aren't really harassment since the "animators and developers" aren't users like Inkster. Besides they are criticism, not harassment. They aren't what Atrocious YouTubers and Unfavorable Users and Wikis did and failed. ItMeansNothing (talk) 15:14, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Reopen Horrible Vyonders and Atrocious Youtubers wikis!
Reopen them please? I don't see a violation of the terms of service on Miraheze! Colin Marques (talk) 14:06, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ❌ they have numerous pages that violate our Code of Conduct and Content Policy. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 14:16, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Toxic Fandoms And Hatedoms Wiki
So is it true? That a myriad of violations caused the closure of this wiki?

If it is, I'll tell you something. In my time spent on that wiki, I've seen multiple problems that run in and around the local wiki, from its anarchic state to its current form, I saw some messed up stuff, from edit summaries and some block reasons. Freddie123 (talk) 15:24, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Toxic Fandoms And Hatedoms Wiki
Reopen the Toxic Fandoms And Hatedoms Wiki now. I want to read pages on that wiki. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The-D*vil (talk • contribs) 15:55, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Please do not make demands like this. The wiki was closed due to Content Policy violations and there are no plans to make it public or reopen it at this time. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 16:34, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

These people replying to this, are witchhunting a user just for helping out the stewards
https://crappygames.miraheze.org/wiki/Topic:Vugfwc0kq6uyodzi I believe this is against TOS of Miraheze... Machop (talk • contribs) 11:52, 22 September 2020 (EDT)


 * Willg, I know is that you, people not witchhunting you. SpazJR61 (talk) 16:30, 22 September 2020 (UTC)


 * First off Willg, you were never even threatened at all. The reason why I blocked you was because you wouldn't stop creating account after account just to evade bans, and second, you didn't provide anything to prove that I quote unquote "threatened you". All I said was if the reception wikis were shut down because of you, it would've been all your fault. So overall, no threat was even made towards you. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 16:35, 22 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Who's Willg? Machop (talk • contribs) 12:36, 22 September 2020 (EDT)

I was threatened by a admin via a block on Crappy Games Wiki
https://crappygames.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log/block?page=User:Machop Stewards please check ASAP... Machop (talk • contribs) 12:24, 22 September 2020 (EDT)
 * Stop lying. SpazJR61 (talk) 16:30, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't personally consider that a threat. If you are indeed a sockpuppet as they claim, then you should not be creating accounts on their wikis. Reception123 (talk) ( C) 16:32, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Indeed. This is a user that was banned a long time ago for slandering people. He will not stop evading his bans via VPN and it is our right to block him for doing so as long as he keeps making new accounts. Paprika (talk) 16:35, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree with you. —-'''Μπέλα2006🌎 (🔥The Blazing Duke🔥) (Blazing Talk) (Blazing Edits) 16:36, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I am a different person, my name is Jason Woodson... Machop (talk • contribs) 12:36, 22 September 2020 (EDT)
 * Unfortunately, it is indeed the same user who did all this mess a long time ago. Also, our claims are actually correct because if you look at the similarities of the usernames, you'll notice a pattern, which is exactly what we tried to tell you all along. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 16:40, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Indeed, he's now been globally locked by Void for abusing multiple accounts. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 16:50, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

And the boomerang comes back around, and hits OP. Socking won't get you anywhere, especially considering that this isn't the first time we've been here. -- Void  Whispers 16:50, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * You should do the same thing to his Hitmonchan, Machoke, Machamp, OldieSchool, and his SmackDownVsRaw accounts. They were also used to evade bans to. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 16:51, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Hitmonlee And he’s back again.—-'''Μπέλα2006🌎 (🔥The Blazing Duke🔥) (Blazing Talk) (Blazing Edits) 16:55, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, I almost forgot his Tyson2002 account too. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 17:04, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Ironic, he tried to report us all, yet got the ban himself. ItMeansNothing (talk) 17:24, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Can you PLEASE close down Horrible Music and Songs Wiki? (Please, notice this stewards)
The one on FANDOM caused a lot of drama, and the recreated version on Miraheze could potentially break the rules here and catch drama as well. Besides, you guys don't want these kinds of wikis to be ruining the site, right? So could you please close down the wiki? I think it could be violating the Terms of Use or Content Policy. - Disintegrated.to.pieces (talk) 19:57, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * @Disintegrated.to.pieces We can't delete wikis just because the other one that's similar to the on Miraheze is worse, plus i don't really think it breaks any notable policies i can think of. OpenRISC (talk) 16:15, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * @OpenRISC What I noticed, though, is that this wiki talks about a lot of singers, and singers are people, so this wiki could technically be seen as a place to encourage hate on singers, who are real-life people. So doesn't that break one of the rules on here? - Disintegrated.to.pieces (talk) 18:23, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * They have the right to make a wiki about that topic if they wish, Making Wiki's about hate on singers does not break terms of use or code of conduct therefore unless the wiki is breaking terms of use or code of conduct nothing we can do about it i would suggest not interacting/or editing the wiki if you do not Like the wiki (: — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cocopuff2018 (talk • contribs) 13:21, 24 September 2020
 * First of all, I would like to note that while some Reception wikis were recently closed due to Content Policy violations, that does not mean that every one of those wikis are problematic and must be automatically closed. The title of the wiki could indicate that its purpose is to criticize and/or discuss songs. I would like to remind that the Content Policy only applies to "unsubstantiated insult, hate or rumours against a person or group of people". If you however do think that this is the case for this wiki, please do provide specific examples of pages in order for them to be investigated. Unless specific evidence is provided there is no case to close this wiki. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 13:34, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I think that this revision of this page would be an example of unsubstantiated hate on Doja Cat. Before the current revision, it gave stupid reasons with little to no evidence about why she is a bad singer, like in this revision, for example. - Disintegrated.to.pieces (talk) 15:10, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

The Stewards can't close a wiki because of the fandom version causing drama. As stated it can only be closed if its been founded to break any notable policy Codeingit (talk) 14:11, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Lock these fake Elias D accounts.
The following accounts are: EliasD, ItsElias, EliasD Alt, EliasAnimate2020, EliasTheVyonder2001, EliasTheVyonder2002, EliasTheVyonder 2002 Returns, and Elias D The Vyonder. They were basically created to harass other users on the Horrible Vyonders Wiki while it was still around. and the other admins should lock these accounts as soon as they can, as I was trying to tell you guys this whole time. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 20:52, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I've only just had time to look into this. It is now done. -- Void  Whispers 02:25, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Horrible Vyonders wiki
Stewards can you recover the horrible Vyonder wiki please — Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎ItsElias (talk • contribs) 12:21, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Boldly calling this ❌ per Content Policy and Code of Conduct. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 14:22, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Please lock Alif and Nepgear for vandalism
He vandalized the Terrible TV Shows Wiki about a month ago, and I'm surprised nobody has globally locked him. Here's some evidence: https://terribletvshows.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Alif_and_Nepgear DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 13:42, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ locked as VOA. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 14:32, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Lock this fake account
This guy added in racist information on a closed or private wiki and the account needs to be locked as it is an impersonation account out of UltimateMakerDude30. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 18:11, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 19:34, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Lock these vandals on wiki.8b8t.com
Pogggggg2847529457, Lazar123, and Pogggghg8292 are all vandalizing pages on this wiki by uploading inappropriate photos onto pages. Please lock their accounts immediately and delete the photos immediately. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 19:04, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm not familiar with those users, so don't doubt that they are likely to be vandalism only accounts, but I just thought I should comment that that there's been a request on steward mediation regarding that wiki and another 8b8t Miraheze customer wiki in the irc-relay channel on Discord. I doubt those users are related to the user who requested mediation, but just thought I should note this in the thread for the actioning Global Sysop. Dmehus (talk) 19:07, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, I think you should go take a look at the wiki anyway, and possibly remove those inappropriate pictures from there. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 19:11, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh, yeah, I don't doubt that the pictures should be removed, and if I were a Global Sysop or steward, I would. However, I am not that yet, as I am just a clerk on these noticeboards. So I will leave that for a Global Sysop or steward to review and remove. Thank you for your report. Dmehus (talk) 19:18, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Why don't we have do it too? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 19:24, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Despite the vandalism being local, due to the fact that multiple accounts were used by the same user which violates the User accounts policy, I've decided to lock all three accounts globally. I've also nuked the images. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 19:28, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Can you do the same thing to WhyTheHellDoYouBrushYourTeeethAtWork as well? He also vandalized pages. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 19:34, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Zppix has already blocked this user locally. I don't see any evidence of vandalism on other wikis, so for the time being I don't see a reason to lock this account at a global level. If there is cross-wiki vandalism though, please let us know here. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 13:36, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Why is HVW closed?
It closed today, any solution? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Katholica (talk • contribs) 20:03, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * It was closed for violating Code of Conduct and Content Policy, and there are no solutions. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 20:05, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

I would like this wiki of mine to be closed
I would like the Dreadful Music wiki that I made to be closed as I don't need it anymore. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 20:25, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * If you just want the wiki to be closed, you can do this yourself at Special:ManageWiki on the wiki. By steward convention, manually closed wikis are ineligible for adoption at requests for adoption. Hope this helps. Dmehus (talk) 20:52, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I actually meant to say that I want my Dreadful Music wiki to be deleted. Sorry for the mix-up. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 20:55, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, no problem then. A steward should look at your request in the next couple of weeks (i.e., wiki deletion requests have typically given lower priority than, say, handling cross-wiki vandalism, abuse of multiple accounts reports, global renames, etc.). I will monitor your request and relist, as appropriate, to prevent the bot from archiving it. Dmehus (talk) 21:00, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Exemption from inactivity
I'm the only active bureaucrat on this wiki, owned by my little brother InspecterAbdel (I'm his older sister (age 14)), who is unfortunately locked, and I don't want this wiki shut down and permadeleted. DiamondDigger197 (talk) 20:29, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep in mind, I'm NOT a sock, even if we share a computer DiamondDigger197 (talk) 20:31, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Remove this rule
Miraheze does not host wikis with the sole purpose to spread unsubstantiated insult, hate or rumours against a person or group of people Colin Marques (talk) 21:47, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ❌ and won't ever happen. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 21:49, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

unexempt CVT from Moviepedia wiki
I would like you to please unexempt CVT I honestly think we could use them and I would like the group Unexempted for the wiki please '

Moviepedia

Cocopuff2018 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cocopuff2018 (talk • contribs) 00:59, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I think this is a good move. No reason for small wikis to opt out of Global Sysop counter-vandalism efforts. I will let a steward know. Dmehus (talk) 01:25, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Void  Whispers 02:28, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Please lock Hey maboys
This guy has been vandalizing a page by blanking the page Please lock them. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 12:14, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I think I have mentioned this before, but please note that global locks are usually performed in cases of cross-wiki vandalism, spambots or any other global policy violations (including abusing multiple accounts). It is unnecessary to lock an account for merely performing one single edit on one single wiki. The user can very well be blocked locally to prevent further vandalism and if it spreads to (an) other wiki(s) then they can be reported for a global lock. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 13:43, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Well okay then. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 14:19, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Check user on Ip's
Please do an IP check on these accounts they are vandalism and spam IP's and I would like to know if they have any other main accounts or if they have any connection/ Please and thank you

147.135.77.241 2001:BC8:1830:140D:0:0:0:1 195.191.235.159 5.149.250.222 195.191.235.159 5.149.255.178 79.141.162.81 51.15.166.240 163.172.209.76

Cocopuff2018 13:17, 24 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Hello and welcome to Meta, you don't have to manually type your signature, you can just type 4 tildes, like this:  -- ACoolBlaze5 (talk) 13:37, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict) I believe that it is unreasonable to ask Stewards to go on a witch hunt for these several IPs without any sort of indication of evidence or suspicious behavior from an actual user that would be editing from these IPs. Unless there is a user on your wiki that you believe is vandalizing from all these different IPs (with evidence to why you think this) a CheckUser cannot be done. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 13:39, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Global lock request for "マトレー並みに迅速なシュバカルツ"

 * User:マトレー並みに迅速なシュバカルツ

This is a cross wiki abuse. Please lock this account. Also, this username is incorrect, so please rename it as well.-- Schwarz ・ Talk /  ウソペディア  18:33, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Haven't looked at the contributions, but why the rename? Dmehus (talk) 18:35, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅--MrJaroslavik (talk) 18:38, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Please delete my account, I am being bullied
Hello, I would like to request the anonymization of my account. Please change my username to a random name to protect my privacy. I am being bullied on Nonciclopedia by this anonymous user, who added defamation to my user page. Thank you. Gabngst (talk) 19:11, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * While it is not possible to delete accounts, you can request your personal information be removed from your user account and your account be renamed; however, this is not within stewards' purview. You will need to e-mail your request to, and a system administrator will take it from there. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 19:55, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Nevertheless, bullying is never okay, per Code of Conduct, and a steward or Global Sysop can look into that anonymous user's contributions and mitigate the problem appropriately. Dmehus (talk) 19:57, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your reply. I believe Nonciclopedia is a very problematic wiki: it should be a Wikipedia parody, but in fact it's a vandal magnet. This anonymous user keeps returning after being blocked multiple times. You can see here that the global sysop MrJaroslavik already blocked many IPs, and they could all be the same person. Can you please delete my user page on Nonciclopedia and then protect it to prevent creation? Gabngst (talk) 08:18, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, I will ping, another Global Sysop to take a look at that wiki and also to delete and creation protect at  level, as a Global Sysop action your local user page. Zppix is also a system administrator, so you can contact him privately via e-mail regarding the redaction of your account's personal information, should you wish to go through with that. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 23:11, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your help. I have sent an email to Zppix to request the anonymization of my account. Gabngst (talk) 10:00, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, sounds good. Regarding deletion of your local user page on that wiki, it has been apparently blanked and -protected by Void. If you are satisfied with this outcome, please let me know. If not and would favour deletion and creation protection at , please let me know, and I will be sure and ping Void or another steward. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 10:43, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I would prefer it to be deleted and protected so that only administrators can create it again. Also, please check out this IP, who insulted me, Void and Zppix in edit summaries. Gabngst (talk) 12:11, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, thank you for clarifying. I will ping to this thread, both to investigate the apparent further anonymous vandalism occurring on that wiki and also to   and creation   at   your deleted local user page. Dmehus (talk) 12:22, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Gabngst (talk) 12:29, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Void  Whispers 16:02, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Void :) Gabngst (talk) 18:07, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

You can report the bullies to the Miraheze staff and they will take care of that Codeingit (talk) 16:53, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your comment. I would just point out that, unless it is something like very clear and credible threats of harm, system administrators do not handle on-wiki bullying. This sort of thing would be considered harassment and is covered by the Code of Conduct, which is overseen by stewards. Hope that clarifies. Dmehus (talk) 23:11, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Gabngst (talk) 10:00, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
 * No problem. Dmehus (talk) 10:44, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Something About Reception Wikis...
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 * The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
 * Unactionable steward request. The Meta community sympathizes with users' loss of their wiki(s) that have been closed for systematic Content Policy and Code of Conduct violations, but stewards' noticeboard isn't, or isn't supposed to be, rather, a drama board. If this was intended to be an appeal of the wiki's closure, it falls woefully short of that. If you have a specific question of stewards, you can always contact . Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 12:22, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Listen, the Horrible Vyonders Wiki, Atrocious YouTubers Wiki, Toxic Fandoms And Hatedoms Wiki and all of these other reception wikis are for criticism you know. Shadow Freddy (talk) 02:13, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * you aren't wrong, but the concept was poorly executed. People were expecting these wikis to be factual wikis that criticize shitty users, YouTubers, wikis, etc. But no, they only got ED Kiwi farms-esque wikis. Also, sign your posts like this . - M̶̩͎̈e̷͚͊͠M̶͍͛̕è̷͙G̶̖̀̕ͅu̶͖̘͂Y̴̨̢͠W̶̼̻̓̕ḁ̸̩̐̊s̶͙͠L̵̙͇̈́ŏ̷̲͝s̷͈̅ṭ̷̎́ (<font style="color: black">𝕊𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘  / <font style="color: black">𝔸𝕔𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥 𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕠 ) 04:01, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * well, sorry that I forgot to add that... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shadow Freddy (talk • contribs) 04:22, 25 September 2020 (UTC)


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

You know Gucci Rsbbit?
Globally unblock him. He's been way overhated and he's behaving much better than he was before. Plus, he has potential in him. NeedsMoreJPEG (talk) 17:41, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I actually agree - M̶̩͎̈e̷͚͊͠M̶͍͛̕è̷͙G̶̖̀̕ͅu̶͖̘͂Y̴̨̢͠W̶̼̻̓̕ḁ̸̩̐̊s̶͙͠L̵̙͇̈́ŏ̷̲͝s̷͈̅ṭ̷̎́ (<font style="color: black">𝕊𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘  / <font style="color: black">𝔸𝕔𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥 𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕠 ) 18:38, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't know the circumstances that gave rise to this user's apparent global lock, but please tell this user to e-mail  with their appeal, and note that they do have two community members in yourselves willing to vouch for them. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 23:01, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Local CheckUser and Oversight
I want to do CheckUser and Oversight in my wiki, gomdoliwiki. What should I do? --Gomdoli4696 (talk) 00:24, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
 * This is a good-faith question, and a somewhat frequent one of new Mirahezians. Unfortunately, because CheckUser and Oversight provide for access to privileged information, the tools are, unfortunately, not used by anyone other than stewards. System administrators can use the tools, but only in very limited circumstances, mainly relating to Miraheze Terms of Use enforcement. If you believe a user is contravening user accounts policy, you can supply diffs and other behavioural evidence in a report on this noticeboard or via e-mail to . In terms of the latter, generally, requests for suppression should follow the Oversight global guidelines and policy; however, stewards may consider other requests for suppressing revisions, with a well articulated reason. Requests for suppressing revisions should never be made on-wiki, and instead e-mailed to  . Hope this helps. Dmehus (talk) 01:21, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. then bad users report here?--Gomdoli4696 (talk) 01:26, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ah, k. --Gomdoli4696 (talk) 01:27, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Can you global Rabbet hoal please
He told Stephenfisher2001 to have an unhappy birthday, he also threatened Necropolis saying "don't make me harass you in discord", proof is here HellLord (talk) 09:25, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I think I've repeated this quite a few times on this page, but global locks are really only for cross-wiki vandalism, spam or violating global policies (such as abusing multiple accounts or an inappropriate username). It is honestly quite ridiculous for you to be requesting a lock for someone wishing someone an "unhappy birthday". Yes, it is obviously not a very nice thing to do but it is no where near to be a "lockable offense". If you feel that they may be someone who is abusing multiple accounts and you have indications of this please let us know, but an account will not be locked for simply saying one not very nice thing to someone, which I wouldn't even consider to be an insult really. For this case, I feel that a local block is sufficient to cease the trolling/insulting comments (the one regarding the harassing). Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 10:52, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , to my words on Rabbet hoal, he's actually a Konstantinodinokov55 alt. He's been attacking Necropolis on other Discord servers and even stalks on him when he comes to various Discord servers. -- H ookuai ( Talk to Nuclear Jaws ) 05:44, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Responding to your message, I would just note that if someone is contravening the Code of Conduct on Discord and/or IRC, that doesn't necessarily translate into sanctions on-wiki. Any warnings, sanctions, and the like should be appropriate and relevant to the channel(s) where the policy violations are potentially occurring. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 12:42, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

Please close
Hello, I would like to request that https://hypopedia.miraheze.org be deleted. I no longer want the wiki project and I can confirm I am/was the only bureaucrat there as well as active user. Thank you. Hypercane <font color="#8152C6">(  talk <font color="#8152C6">) 23:46, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Please lock New XanderMartin98
If you were to look at this, you're gonna find out that this guy has a history of bringing his inappropriate behavior onto the All The Tropes Wiki. Also, this guy has been abusing multiple accounts according to this block reason: "Abusing multiple accounts AND Inserting false information or nonsense/gibberish into pages: Dug up info man is an unrepentant troublemaker dragging his perversions and rule breaking way here. See this for more info:" DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 10:47, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Do you have links to the user's Miraheze on-wiki behaviour? We can only consider evidence present on Miraheze wikis, as well as Miraheze Discord and IRC servers in the course of potential next steps. As well, such problematic behaviour would need to be substantial and significant and not just occasional problems—that is a generally constructive contributor who occasionally causes problems may warrant a local block(s) or some sort of other sanctions. In terms of global locking, as and I have stated on this noticeboard and elsewhere, global locks are principally used for vandalism only accounts or single purpose trolling accounts where there is zero or almost no constructive contributions, spam only accounts, Username Policy violations, or for contraventions of either user accounts policy where the user showed problems of revisiting existing wikis where blocked and causing similar problems. Even if those problems are present, the user would need to be causing problems on two (three is better) or more wikis. As well, to that I would just add that my personal preference is where those two wikis are under the same shared local administration and bureaucrats as the first wiki, a local block may still be all that's needed. Hope this helps. Dmehus (talk) 12:50, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * This should be useful: https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/New_XanderMartin98 DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 12:55, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the on-wiki link, but I would just note that user is ✅, and the account you've reported, XanderMartin98, doesn't exist on that wiki, so there's no user accounts policy violation. It is fine if a user attempts a clean start with a different account and does not revisit the same wikis where they were locally blocked. As well, when reporting users who are not single-purpose vandalism only or spam only accounts, a personal best practice I recommend is to ping them to your report, as part of good due process. You can see the example in the ping I've added to the section header for you. Dmehus (talk) 13:07, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Actually, upon looking into this further, the user you've reported, XanderMartin98, does not exist globally, and the referenced user is only locally blocked on All The Tropes wiki and your Crappy Games Wiki, to which the user has never contributed. Unless you have a second account showing where the user has visited both of those wikis and caused problems, this looks to be ✅. Dmehus (talk) 13:14, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

Global ban evading user
I found out that a user is evading a global ban:
 * https://astonishingscratchers.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=User:OisinFan62ASWReturns&diff=prev&oldid=1362
 * https://astonishingscratchers.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=User:OisinFan62ASWReturns&diff=prev&oldid=1382

The links added above show revisions where he admitted to be locked. You may also need check the user's infobox on his user page. Waldo (talk) 19:23, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * First, a procedural comment...a user being locked does not equate to a "global ban" or even a "global lock." It just means that the user has been sanctioned for inappropriately contravening one or more of our global policies. Second, you've not identified original locally blocked or locked user account to which you believe this user account is linked. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 21:04, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I was going to but Reception changed the old account's name to MirahezeG something. It used to be OisinFan62 but as I said it got changed, due to ToU. Also, one of the links specifically said the account of locked on Miraheze specifically. The infobox on the user page also says the user is 12 years old and I didn't want to be type it outright because it felt inhumane but it looks like you've forced me to say it. Oversight what I said later, please (to someone who can). Also, I'm new so please be nicer instead of grouchy. Waldo (talk) 21:51, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * That sounds like a random hash that Miraheze system administrators will rename users to related to the UK's Data Protection Regulation, which is functionally similar to the EU's General Data Protection Regulation. Nevertheless, this is outside the purview of stewards. I would suggest you e-mail  if you believe the above-named user is related to a previous user. I'm not certain which random hash you believe the user is related to, but you should include those details in your e-mail message to system administrators. Dmehus (talk) 21:59, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, I did that (I think I forgot some details though). Thanks for the help! Waldo (talk) 22:32, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * That's great, and no problem. I've alerted one of the system administrators privately on Discord as well. I am sorry if my above post seemed "grouchy." Certainly that wasn't what I was wanting and, indeed, that's the first time I've ever been referred to as grouchy. Nevertheless, I'm sorry if my initial reply was not as well received. Dmehus (talk) 22:41, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * It's all fine. I'm sorry as well. I now believe I was misinterpreting the approach and I don't think I should have reacted the way I did. Anyway, thanks again! Waldo (talk) 23:04, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, that's great then. Thanks! Dmehus (talk) 23:36, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

Cross-wiki deletion request
Please delete https://qorea.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=10. I want to global sysop, but I'm not. --Gomdoli4696 (talk) 12:29, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Are the local administrators on that wiki inactive? If so, you've come to the right place, and a Global Sysop or steward should be able to action your request shortly. Regarding your request for global rights as a Global Sysop, this seems like it may be related to this request. The reasoning for your request is very short, and, if I'm being completely honest with you, your request is unlikely to be successful on that basis. While not an official prerequisite for Global Sysop, significant activity on Meta, monitoring the global abuse log, making reports, responding to requests, answering questions, patrolling, and really anything else is sort of an unofficial prerequisite for the role. Since no one has voted in your request, you can boldly  your request, or ask me to do that. Dmehus (talk) 14:24, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
 * This wiki's local sysop's last contribute is 1 month ago. Where can I request to global sysop? Thanks, --Gomdoli4696 (talk) 22:41, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Global Sysops do revert obvious vandalism and remove obvious spam in absence of local administrators, absolutely. However, to obtain that role, one typically needs to have significant experience on Meta, helping users on the noticeboards, helping users on Discord and IRC, and helping in other ways. If that wiki is without local administrators, what you might consider is holding a local election. Firstly, though, check this page to see if any bureaucrats on the wiki had made contributions or log actions in the past month. If so, you could ask that bureaucrat about making you an administrator. If not, look around on the wiki for any local policies governing local permissions requests or elections. If one exists, then follow those procedures to request  and/or   permissions. If none exists, then you will need to create a local election page in a prominent location on the local wiki. There you would state the number and type of position(s) up for election, the candidate(s) running, the number of position(s) to be filled, how long the election shall run for (typically 5-7 calendar days minimum), and the required support ratio. You should also state whether the election is declared successful if no one expresses a supportive view but there is also no opposition, either (i.e., an election by acclamation). Once that's done and the election concluded, return to stewards' noticeboard, and post a new thread, linking to the local election page and any local policies, and a steward will assess your election and grant rights in absence of a local bureaucrat. Hope this helps. Dmehus (talk) 22:56, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
 * But I'm curious how to "requesting deletion" to another Global sysop. Thanks, Gomdoli4696 (talk) 23:01, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, but I don't understand your follow up question. Can you clarify what you are asking a bit? I assumed you are find that wiki needs constant attention of Global Sysops, due to inactive local administrators, so I merely wanted to suggest ways in which you might be able to get yourself appointed or elected as a local administrator, since you don't yet qualify for the Global Sysop role. If you don't want to be a local administrator, that is fine, and you can report requests for deleting local pages either on this noticeboard, in the Miraheze Discord server, in the IRC channel, or via e-mail to  . Be sure to link to the local pages requiring deletion, and the reason(s) for deletion. Hope this helps. Dmehus (talk) 23:19, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

Inactive Account On Wiki.8b8t.com
An inactive person named VetaVeta has been inactive for a while now, and I'm starting to think that he made another account, can you delete this account if possible? If not possible that would be ok too. MWikiFan 16:53, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ❌ BOLDly., for one thing, we don't delete accounts, even they are inactive. There are ways to redact and rename one's account, but this would have to be requested by , who is not even inactive, having recently requested to adopt that wiki at requests for adoption on Meta last month. Dmehus (talk) 18:12, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

Lock FortRan98
This guy may have been blocked for vandalism, but however, he decided to send me a foe request for no reason the other day. I don't think this guy should be around if he's just gonna vandalize articles. I suggest a global lock to be in place so he won't cause anymore trouble around this community. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 23:18, 29 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I had a look through nearly all of the contributions on that wiki, one of only two wikis on which this user was locally blocked, and, other than two or three diffs, I didn't see anything that would be construed, in a global/Meta context, as vandalism. There were some diffs that, yes, would be construed as vandalism, but some of the edits were constructive (i.e., replacing one section header that said "why it sucks" with "why it needs to be fixed"). The user could do well to communicate better and explain his or her edits with edit summaries, but I'm not seeing anything that would be construed, from the perspective of global functionaries, as blatant vandalism. There was also this thoughtful, compassionate blog post on Amazing YouTubers wiki. Vandalism only accounts are not known for these sort of constructive, thoughtful edits. It's important also to remember that there's a difference between locally defined vandalism and blatant vandalism in a globally defined context. In other words, what local administrators view as vandalism may not equate vandalism for the purpose of defining a vandalism only account. As to the point about the foe request, well, that seems to be something related to the SocialProfile extension, but would be any user's right to do that and hardly even worth a local block let alone a global lock. So, this seems to be ✅, I'd say, as the user is locally blocked on two wikis, and, on the other wikis, the user appears to be behaving themselves and even being constructive. Dmehus (talk) 01:17, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Alright then. I guess I won't have to worry about it. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 11:35, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

POWDER wiki admin transfer
https://powder.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page

I am the sole user of this wiki to my knowledge. I used to be the admin under the handle Fizlocke but forgot my password and had no recovery email. Please transfer admin rights to MaximoMaxim. MaximoMaxim (talk) 04:23, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, this is why you should always have a confirmed recovery e-mail address for your account(s). Nevertheless, if you only logged in to your Fizlocke user account with the same IP address, it may be possible for a system administrator to (a) verify this and (b) request some sort of government-issued photo identification to confirm your identity. You would need to e-mail  to do this, though. Otherwise, there's no provision in our global policies to simply transfer your administrator privileges from one user account to another. I suppose you could consent to a steward performing a CheckUser on you, but if the results were inconclusive, then they still would not be able to transfer rights from your apparent old account to your newer account, and even then, since there's no global policy on self-requested CheckUser requests, it would be entirely within steward discretion to either accept or reject/decline your request. So, really, your best option is actually a local election. Assuming your wiki has no local permissions request policies or other election rules, you would create an election page on that wiki, on a prominent page, stating the number and type of position(s) you're running for (i.e., administrator, bureaucrat), the name(s) of the candidate(s) running, how long the election shall run for, the minimum support ratio required for a successful election, and whether an election can be declared successful after the minimum timeframe if no one expresses a view (i.e., election by acclamation). Once your process has concluded (recommended to last for at least 5-7 calendar days), return to stewards' noticeboard and, in a new thread, state the wiki address, local location of the election, and a steward will assess your local election in absence of a local bureaucrat. Dmehus (talk) 13:39, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

Wiki was removed, and now can't be reopened
My wiki (https://thisland.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page) was closed due to inactivity, and I didn't receive any warnings in advance by email.

I emailed tech@ and was told that my wiki has been reopened. Now when I visit I see "This wiki has been closed because there have been no edits or logs made within the last 60 days. This wiki is now eligible for being adopted. To adopt this wiki please go to Requests for adoption and make a request. If this wiki is not adopted within 6 months it may be deleted. Note: If you are a bureaucrat on this wiki you can go to Special:ManageWiki and uncheck the "closed" box to reopen it." I went to Special:ManageWiki but I am unable to uncheck the "closed" box.

Could anyone help me get my wiki working again? Could anyone help me to make sure that I will get email notifications next time the wiki is about to be taken offline?

Thank you! Cassolotl (talk) 17:05, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
 * If you are a bureaucrat, you can go to the wiki and type Special:ManageWiki/core and uncheck the closed box and click submit. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 17:17, 30 September 2020 (UTC)


 * I just went to https://thisland.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:ManageWiki/core and there's "Manage this wiki's core settings > Select what you would like to manage below, and click submit! > Main Settings", but all the options are greyed out and I'm unable to do anything! Cassolotl (talk) 17:25, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I do not see that message, you should be fine to edit normally. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 17:37, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
 * This seems to have been resolved in these log actions by Void. So, you should be able to edit on the wiki now. Dmehus (talk) 18:45, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I am now able to edit! Cassolotl (talk) 13:46, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

Please lock this account
Hi, I'd like to request for a global lock on this account:
 * Special:CentralAuth/VosVosKitsune

This is an alt made by a previously globalled user called Zenko just to evade their ban, and it's name is Zenko's other alt, VosKitsune with an extra Vos. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1008:b04f:f892:88d8:eea2:887c:4ede (talk • contribs) 19:16, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
 * 2600:1008:b04f:f892:88d8:eea2:887c:4ede, firstly, (Please sign your posts on talk pages by using four tildes like this: .).
 * Secondly, regarding your "report," to the extent it is that, you have not provided any evidence, typically in the forum of easily verifiable recent contributions and, ideally, in the form of diffs. As well, much like we discount the !votes of anonymous editors in permissions requests on Meta, we cannot credibly or realistically take into account the reports of anonymous users, mainly around reasons of procedural fairness and due process for the accused. Thirdly, the user whom who note has not been "globally banned," as you incorrectly claim. Their account was globally locked, yes, mainly relating to contravention of user accounts policy on local wikis on which they were locally blocked. It would not be a contravention of user accounts policy for a user to begin a clean start on other Miraheze wikis on which they were not blocked, provided, of course, they didn't revisit and resume similar problems that led to their being locally blocked on those wikis. Finally, I would just note that several of those wikis on which the user was originally locally blocked have now been closed and made private by a steward following repeated, systemic Content Policy and Code of Conduct violations, which went unremediated despite numerous warnings by global functionaries. Dmehus (talk) 22:00, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

Open up the horrible vyonders wiki
I would like for you guys to reopen up my friend's wiki Horrible Vyonders Wiki because he isn't able to reopen it. oof — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8804:5500:33f:1156:42d6:3279:359c (talk • contribs) 05:33, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Many people have said it above this post. This wiki was closed for violating the Miraheze Content Policy and from the comments above I do not think anyone will be opening it again. DeeM28 (talk) 11:03, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

Unblock Bauerbach and remove Autoblock #6 on Short Stories & Prompts (https://shortstories.miraheze.org/)
Please can you unblock Bauerbach and remove Autoblock #6 on Short Stories & Prompts (https://shortstories.miraheze.org/)? I cannot really do anything on the wiki because I triggered one of my AbuseFilters I created and my IP address is the same as the one on the other account (the one I used to create the wiki and test the filter). I am the one who created the wiki, and other people are using it because I am using the wiki for a challenge I have created involving writing short stories. Can you please remove those blocks or revert the last actions taken by the abuse filter? BradleyTheGreat (talk) 17:07, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your report, and for signing your posts on Meta with four tildes . Assuming you don't have any other administrators on the wiki who can do this? If not, I will ping here to handle this for you, as this seems like essentially a self-request. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 17:22, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reverted. For future, please use alternative account for testing.--MrJaroslavik (talk) 18:11, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks! BradleyTheGreat (talk) 18:55, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

Cannot request wiki
I am trying to request the brother wiki of Terrific Television Networks Wiki, Worst Television Networks Wiki, but it says I have an invalid character, but they don't say which. Please help. I have no idea (talk) 00:13, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
 * First, thank you for signing your noticeboard posts with four tildes . Second, without knowing which character you were trying to use or the position of said character, we cannot diagnose the problem. Third, this seems to be moot as I have now ✅. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 00:29, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

Global rename for GomdoliWiki bot
User creation log. Please rename, "GomdoliWiki bot" to "Gomdolibot". Thanks, Gomdoli4696 (talk) 05:13, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Please use Special:GlobalRenameRequest in order to request a rename. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 05:20, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Must I login to my bot account? --Gomdoli4696 (talk) 05:23, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, you need to log into the account that is requesting the rename. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 05:29, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay. Thanks. --Gomdoli4696 (talk) 05:32, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I requested. --Gomdoli4696 (talk) 05:50, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, a steward will generally get your global rename request in the order received (usually within about a week or so), but you are free to continue logging in and using your bot account by its current username until your rename request has been processed. Dmehus (talk) 05:56, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

Toxic Fandoms and Hatedoms Wiki
I was wanting to ask why has Toxic Fandoms and Hatedoms closed or shall I say is now a private wiki? What was the main reason for this?! GamingNerdMiraheze (talk) 13:15, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
 * First, thank you for the question, though this has already been pretty well explained, I think, a little further up. Second, thank you for signing your posts with four tildes . Finally, to your question, the decision by stewards to close, lock, and make private, or delete, a wiki is not taken lightly. This particular wiki had fairly egregious Code of Conduct violations by many of its users, in edit and block summaries but also in the content about users they wrote. As well, the wiki had systemic Content Policy issues with regard to publishing wholly negative and even defamatory content about users. Hope this helps. Dmehus (talk) 14:24, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the help, and am I able to view the Toxic Fandoms and Hatedoms wiki again anytime soon?! Even though it's private?! Like Atrocious YouTubers is a private wiki and I'm still able to read pages on it, but I will never vandalize them. GamingNerdMiraheze (talk) 14:45, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Unless you are a  or   on that wiki, you won't be able to view pages, no. In theory, when a wiki is locked and made private by a steward, the idea is that the wiki's local bureaucrats would remove and remediate all problematic content, after which a steward would need to review the remediation and reassess the wiki to see whether it now adheres to Content Policy. In reality, though, there was arguably little, if any, content that could otherwise be remediated and salvaged. So, in all likelihood, it'd end up as a wiki with no content pages. Moreover, this wiki's whole purpose arguably contravenes Content Policy in that its sole purpose is to trash talk a certain subset of so-called Reception wikis hosted by Miraheze and Fandoms. That in and of itself wouldn't necessarily be a problem on its own, but the problem becomes a major Content Policy issue when said negative content is written about users. Finally, since and before this wiki's closure, other wikis around which this wiki's negative content revolved have also been closed. So, this is, for better or for worse (for better in my view), this wiki will just cease to exist per Dormancy Policy. Hope this helps. Dmehus (talk) 15:02, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

Import failed: No interwiki prefix was supplied
Hi, I am new to this wiki farm. I wanted to import some content from a XML exported from a MediaWiki managed elsewhere. But the import failed because No interwiki prefix was supplied. I have no idea what an interwiki prefix is. Help welcome. Gerdami (talk) 16:04, 2 October 2020 (UTC)