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We had a small attack of vandalism
We had a small attack of vandalism. Blanking:

https://nonsensopedia.org/w/index.php?hidebots=1&tagfilter=mw-blank&limit=500&days=7&title=Specjalna:Ostatnie_zmiany&urlversion=2

and spam from fandom wiki: ip 5.173.232.98

Check if these attacks are related to each other. I think it's one or two people with FANDOM. I am afraid that during the Christmas break they will want to destroy us... Zel Nonsensopedia
 * I can verify for 100% those user accounts were created by the very same person. There is no evidence that suggests the user created additional (vandalism-only) accounts. Due to privacy reasons, I cannot go into details regarding the used IP addresses, however, if you are under attack again please let us know so we can take additional measures as necessary. Southparkfan (talk) 14:55, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

Interwiki links
I want my own interwiki links of my wiki Gyaanipedia, which is in many languages. Shaunak Chakraborty (talk)


 * Could you please list your wikis with interwiki prefixes so that I (or anyone) can work on it?-- 15:46, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

Prefixes
 * gyaanipedia
 * higyaanipedia
 * bngyaanipedia
 * tegyaanipedia
 * tagyaanipedia
 * pugyaanipedia
 * gugyaanipedia
 * mrgyaanipedia
 * mlgyaanipedia
 * bhgyaanipedia
 * maigyaanipedia

I will create more language wikis in future.
 * Are you sure you want to use them? They won't work as language interwiki prefixes (language interwiki prefixes should be language codes (such as  or  ).-- 00:39, 21 December 2018 (UTC)



OK I got it then please use these prefixes:-


 * en
 * hi
 * bn
 * te
 * ta
 * pu
 * gu
 * mr
 * ml
 * bh
 * mai

Shaunak Chakraborty (talk)
 * OK, and now it's ✅-- 06:15, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

Templates won't update
To whomever it may concern,

On my wiki the Legion Libraries, templates do not seem to be updating. I am currently making many pages, so I simply wish to be able to see my progress as I do so. If there is a way to fix this, please do as such whenever you can. Many thanks!

-Nicholas Kaos 26 December 2018
 * Hi, this is an issue that is simply resolved using methods described in w:WP:PURGE. I'm not sure if there is an easy way to automate doing so, but if you need help with any of it, let me know. -- Void  Whispers 20:56, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

Add interwiki new languages
Please add these new languages in Interwiki https://en.gyaanipedia.co.in/wiki/Special:Interwiki

Miraheze wikis
 * as
 * hif
 * commons
 * or

Wikia wikis
 * wikia to  https://gyaanipedia.wikia.com
 * ur to http://ur.gyaanipedia.wikia.com
 * fr to http://fr.gyaanipedia.wikia.com
 * es to http://es.gyaanipedia.wikia.com
 * it to http://it.gyaanipedia.wikia.com
 * ja to http://ur.gyaanipedia.wikia.com
 * de to http://de.gyaanipedia.wikia.com
 * af to http://af.gyaanipedia.wikia.com
 * zn to http://zn.gyaanipedia.wikia.com
 * ru to http://ru.gyaanipedia.wikia.com
 * pl to http://pl.gyaanipedia.wikia.com
 * pt-br to http://pt-br.gyaanipedia.wikia.com

Thank you very much Shaunak Chakraborty (talk)
 * OK, I was first asked for it, and want to ask this question. Are there any ways to add lots of interwikis at once (something like nuke or mass rollback), because it will be like dozens of repetitive work and it would be much easier if I could do it mechanically?-- 14:45, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
 * P.S. And I personally think that  should be assigned for  instead, ain't I right?-- 14:48, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

Comment authority at https://incorrecttohowiki.miraheze.org
Comment authority is disabled at https://incorrecttohowiki.miraheze.org. What does this mean?--ウソつき (talk) 07:47, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
 * I think that's due to update, which also happened in Usopedia. You can fix it from Special:ManageWikiPermissions on your wiki by checking  and possibly   if you want to allow users adding links.-- 11:41, 28 December 2018 (UTC)

Checkuser on Usopedia
開拓者 has illeagal accounts 灌漑水路 and クールトレイン７７７. He is very malicious LTA and deploying Probaganda at each other UCP sites. He is LTA:KOSHIN and Usopedia had been manipulate by the same person. Please checkuser and lock these accounts.--ガノニマス・インヴェスティゲイター (talk) 09:56, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi.I'm cooltrain777,sysop and BC on Usopedia.
 * ガノニマス・インヴェスティゲイター was created 開拓者 and 灌漑水路 's block request on Usopedia.And his request reason is LTA:KOSHIN.But,開拓者 and 灌漑水路 and クールトレイン７７７(me) are Usopedia's sysop and BC. So,I think,ガノニマス・インヴェスティゲイター hate us.So,I think he is LTA.So,please checkuser ガノニマス・インヴェスティゲイター, too.:-) --クールトレイン７７７ (cooltrain777) ( Userpage / Talk page ) 10:25, 28 December 2018 (UTC)


 * I think this CU request made by ガノニマス・インヴェスティゲイター is merely a harassment against us, without any valid evidences. On the other hand, it might be useful to check ガノニマス・インヴェスティゲイター, because the user him/herself might be an LTA. I will lock this account for cross-wiki harassing against certain users.-- 11:32, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
 * CU is inconclusive, there's no obvious connection. -- Void  Whispers 19:12, 28 December 2018 (UTC)

Checkuser request on suspected accounts
Hi, I'd like to request for checkuser on suspected accounts on Usopedia and Ansaikuropedia. They are:
 * Special:CentralAuth/.Trashes
 * Special:CentralAuth/りけっと

They have made votes against me within just an hour or so, and their only contribution is this vote on my user subpage (already reverted). .Trashes and Ekusuto1 were created on Ansaikuropedia probably only for this purpose. It's almost obvious that some kind of vandal or LTA is behind this (as these accounts are all listed here), but I wonder who it actually is. Thanks.-- 08:52, 31 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Special:CentralAuth/未来切手
 * I'll add this account, as s/he seems to know what's inside our abuse filter, which only those who have experienced them would know.-- 11:00, 31 December 2018 (UTC)
 * The first six accounts are all the same user, and also Special:CentralAuth/ガノニマス・インヴェスティゲイター. User:未来切手 is on a mobile range, and it's difficult to be certain, but it is not related to the other listed accounts at all. -- Void  Whispers 17:48, 31 December 2018 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks for your reply. 17:50, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

Merge users on nonciclopedia.org
First of all, I'll do a lot of requests like this because after moving our wiki from Wikia, users need to get back their accounts but can't sign up with the old user names, so they have to create a temporary account and then merge it with the old. That said, the first request is to merge Special:CentralAuth/Undead Lord with Special:CentralAuth/Revenant Lord, and than merge it with Special:CentralAuth/Revenant Lord temporaneo. The final username must be "Revenant Lord".--Wedhro (talk) 17:28, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

Also, the following 10 sockpuppets (!) need to be merged together... And then the final merge with Special:CentralAuth/Treffo, which is the definitive user name. Happy new year!--Wedhro (talk) 20:30, 31 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Special:CentralAuth/Frank Delyrio
 * Special:CentralAuth/LNRD89
 * Special:CentralAuth/Abelard Coogaspein
 * Special:CentralAuth/Walapoya
 * Special:CentralAuth/Trefezex
 * Special:CentralAuth/Bood Spoonsar
 * Special:CentralAuth/Krastophor
 * Special:CentralAuth/Birmacchione
 * Special:CentralAuth/Trefesso
 * Special:CentralAuth/Il Fantasma di Treffo
 * Hi, it appears that the first global merge has failed. I've filed T3947, so that it can be investigated when sysadmins are available. I will be performing more tests on merging accounts once I get more information, and only then will I attempt to merge another user. -- Void  Whispers 05:42, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

Main Page mobile
Can anyone please tell me that how I can create a mobile main page of my wiki which is different from the desktop page. Thank you. My wiki https://en.gyaanipedia.co.in Shaunak Chakraborty (talk)
 * It is possible, but we do not currently have the extension installed. I have created a task on Phabricator for an extension to be reviewed for this purpose. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 17:35, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

Add interwiki new languages
Please add these new languages in Interwiki https://en.gyaanipedia.co.in/wiki/Special:Interwiki Shaunak Chakraborty (talk)
 * hif
 * as
 * or
 * sa
 * commons
 * meta
 * OK, I've done with the four language code requests above (only on the English Gyaanpedia. Since the work we need to do per your request is increasing in a quadratic manner, I will nominate you as an interwiki admin on January 5th, and also hope that you do it by yourself if it successes).
 * However, for meta and commons, are you sure you want to use them, since it will overwrite the global interwiki prefixes currently assigned to Miraheze meta and Miraheze commons?-- 09:18, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes I am sure for meta and commons. Shaunak Chakraborty (talk)
 * OK, it's done on English Gyaanipedia.-- 12:01, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

Permission error on new wiki
Hello, I don't think I've received admin/bureaucrat permissions for the wiki I requested earlier today: https://aclapper.miraheze.org. It looks like there might have been a similar issue with new wikis on Dec 20th, though I'm new to using mediawiki and might have missed something obvious. Thanks for your help. Aclapper (talk) 21:47, 2 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Hi, user "Hearth to matilda" has the admin/bureaucrat rights. See https://aclapper.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:ListUsers Paladox (talk) 01:23, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
 * We've resolved the error by deleting the wiki, which was mistakenly created for the wrong user, and recreated it for you. We are currently investigating why the wrong user appears on the wiki request. It appears to be an accidental issue caused by migrating user accounts. -- Void  Whispers 03:23, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you, that worked. Aclapper (talk) 17:00, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Merge users on nonciclopedia.org (2)
Now that the issues with user merge seems to be fixed, I remind you I asked for the following mega-merge of 10 sockpuppets: And then the final merge with Special:CentralAuth/Treffo, which is the definitive user name. Then the temporary user Special:CentralAuth/TheAlePower_temp needs to get the username and contribs of Special:CentralAuth/TheAlePower. Anyway I'm not sure how this works, point is: users are creating temporary accounts in order to get back their original accounts, which they can't create because they already exist, so they must be able to log in the old account by using the password/email of the new one. If that's not feasible, tell me how to do it, please.--Wedhro (talk) 08:41, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Special:CentralAuth/Frank Delyrio
 * Special:CentralAuth/LNRD89
 * Special:CentralAuth/Abelard Coogaspein
 * Special:CentralAuth/Walapoya
 * Special:CentralAuth/Trefezex
 * Special:CentralAuth/Bood Spoonsar
 * Special:CentralAuth/Krastophor
 * Special:CentralAuth/Birmacchione
 * Special:CentralAuth/Trefesso
 * Special:CentralAuth/Il Fantasma di Treffo
 * Also, user Revenant Lord says he can't login after the user merge, with error "Incorrect username or password entered".--Wedhro (talk) 15:31, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
 * This is what I was afraid of, the extension provides no information on what user information is preserved, but it seems like it isn't what we wanted it to be. I'm going to test what gets saved, before moving forward with the user merges. -- Void  Whispers 16:07, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Maybe the old account should be merged into the temporary account (so that the user gets back the contribs and keeps the new password/email), then the temporary account gets renamed as the old one?--Wedhro (talk) 16:10, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
 * That appears to be how it works. We'll go with that from now on. Is there any reason to merge the accounts for Treffo? As it doesn't appear that a user is getting the account back. -- Void  Whispers 16:16, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
 * He will, it was him that asked me to merge his old sockpuppets. I set up a page on Fandom for people asking to join the new wiki here, so I'm only requesting merges for users that are actually interested.--Wedhro (talk) 16:22, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Also, Special:CentralAuth/Blueyes2002 needs to be merged in Special:CentralAuth/Blueyestemp, and the final user name must be "Blueyes2002".--Wedhro (talk) 16:27, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
 * TheAlePower has been done, but we've come across an issue with the user merge function that prevents us from doing anything else for the time being. Most simply put, the username that gets merged does not become available for use, even though it should be. -- Void  Whispers 18:59, 3 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Hi, for "Revenant Lord" they can reset there password through email (i've added the email from there temp account to it). Paladox (talk) 21:16, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blueyes2002 is done. Could you make sure that each user logs into nonciclopedia with their temporary account first? We can only merge a user account when they exist on all the same wikis as the other account. -- Void  Whispers 21:22, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Wiki's logo (File:Wiki.png) won't update
I always have a hard time adding a new version of the nonciclopedia's logo; even if the upload is successful and the new version appears in the history, the file stays on the previous version for days or forever. Purging the page won't help. Attempting to reupload the file fails, I'm told that version already exist, and checking the options to ignore system errors and such fails too. We often change logo for special occasions like holidays and such so we can wait a few hours for the servers to catch up but no longer than that.--Wedhro (talk) 09:53, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Oops, here's the logo: https://nonciclopedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki.png --Wedhro (talk) 09:54, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
 * What does the new logo look like? To resolve the issue quickly, you can upload the new logo separately using Special:Upload and then change the logo in Special:ManageWikiSettings. Also, please note that for technical issues you can use Community Noticeboard instead of SN. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 10:32, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Oops, next time. If you check the history you'll see there's a few differences between the 21 dic 2018 and 2 gen 2019 versions (the title doesn't overlap with the logo and the wiki-sphere is slightly different) and you can see those differences in the history thumbnails, but if you click on this one you're taken to the previous version of the file. Also, in Special:ManageWikiSettings I can't link to the newest version for the same reason: the link to the new version is https://static.miraheze.org/nonciclopediawiki/b/bc/Wiki.png, exactly the same as the link I previously set, and it leads to the old version. --Wedhro (talk) 10:41, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Namespace Error
On my wiki xed.miraheze.org, I accidentally didn't notice that I had a few pages already created with the prefix English: before I created the namespace English. Those pages seem to be inaccessible now. I am only looking to delete them. Any advice? How can I delete the namespaces I created? I regret my decision! I will go delete the content out of the namespaces ... --Aquatiki (talk) 13:22, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi, the ability to delete namespaces hasn’t been added yet, but if you would like, we can manually remove them from the database. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 14:07, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I screwed up. Can you delete the   and   namespaces, and their Talk namespaces? --Aquatiki (talk) 23:35, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Please do delete the namespaces. They are empty, but I screwed up and their are articles in the Main namespace that are inaccessible.  here --Aquatiki (talk) 03:13, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 12:30, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

ReplaceText Permissions
I added the extension ReplaceText, and when I go to its special page, I get the error   I am the administrator and bureaucrat, and I checked my user rights, which seem to include everything except bot. What am I doing wrong? --Aquatiki (talk) 23:38, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Try disabling it and enabling it. If that doesn't work, use Special:ManageWikiPermissions to add replacetext to the sysop usergroup and let us know. -- Void  Whispers 23:46, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Special:ManageWikiPermissions was the answer. Thanks! --Aquatiki (talk) 00:27, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Internal error after submitting ManageWiki forms
Hi. I seem to have problems after I click "Submit" on ManageWiki forms and I get this text: MediaWiki internal error.

Original exception: [60fdc0a8730720f528b9af56] 2019-01-06 12:17:07: Fatal exception of type "Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError"

Exception caught inside exception handler.

Set $wgShowExceptionDetails = true; and $wgShowDBErrorBacktrace = true; at the bottom of LocalSettings.php to show detailed debugging information.

What is causing this error? Psl631 (Let's Chat!) 12:19, 6 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Is this specific to any one ManageWiki form? Or does it affect all of them? -- Void  Whispers 18:04, 6 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Hi, we have now fixed the error. It was due to a missing table in the database (for a extension) Paladox (talk) 18:05, 6 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks, i hate the internal error after i click "Submit" after I see that page think I that that was not saved. thanks 😃 Psl631 (Let's Chat!) 18:17, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Visual Editor for custom namespace
On https://shroudedpath.miraheze.org/wiki/ I've created a custom namespace (STGM). It seems like the visual editor extension needs to be informed of the namespace for it to work, which I can't do.

Also I had to add the namespace twice because it disappeared. It might have to do with me accidentally using the same name for the main and talk namespace. It would probably be best to automatically create a name for the talk namespace, since the default seems to be "[main namespace name] talk" anyway. I hope the namespace has now been created correctly.

Thanks in advance

Error in Special:ManageWikiNamespaces on my Uncyclopedia
Hi! I seem to have an error on the Special:ManageWikiNamespaces special page on my Uncyclopedia wiki; the drop-down list on choosing namespaces seem to be empty. I tried both adding  to the URL and changing skins, the dropdown list continue to be empty. Please help me to fix this problem. Psl631 (Let's Chat!) 14:59, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

Checkuser request for suspected LTA accounts on Usopedia
Hi, I'd like to ask for a checkuser on suspected LTA accounts created on Usopedia. They are: They all have the suffix 「たん」 in common (which is some sort of trend following my sub account 開拓たん), had been created in a short period, and the second account has been indefinitely blocked due to abusive user name. Thanks in advance.-- 11:35, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
 * さっぽろぴりかこたん
 * 城町銀行経営破たん
 * たんたかたんたかたんたんたん
 * ❌ Using multiple accounts is allowed per the User_accounts_policy. Only in the case of misuse a CheckUser could be justified. Southparkfan (talk) 01:49, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
 * It is allowed, but the accounts of an LTA is NOT (because it's a block/lock evasion). I should also note that having multiple accounts without reasons on our wiki is against our local policy (even if it's not against the global policy). We have been suffering from a Japanese cross-wiki LTA for a long time, and I also should add that at least one of them is probably that of the LTA (based on the logging on the abuselog).-- 02:36, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
 * In that case, I'm going to take a look at it. -- Void  Whispers 20:15, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
 * さっぽろぴりかこたん
 * 城町銀行経営破たん
 * たんたかたんたかたんたんたん
 * 牛たん
 * かにふとん, who has some interesting technical relation to some blocked proxies, but nothing I can comment on.
 * The above accounts are all technically related to each other. -- Void  Whispers 20:32, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
 * All right, I'll lock the accounts except for かにふとん for abusing multiple accounts. For かにふとん, I need to question the user before dealing with it, and thus let me handle it for now. Thanks.-- 04:22, 12 January 2019 (UTC)

DoveWindsor
Quacking sock of Lousie3 - just see their contributions here on Meta and the wiki that they created. Please globally lock. Thanks. Amanda Catherine (talk) 12:30, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi, why are you so sure about this user being a sockpuppet of Louise3?-- 12:38, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
 * The behavior here matches the Louise3 socks almost exactly - mass canvassing here on Meta for users to contribute to their wiki, unilaterally giving out admin and bureaucrat rights to every user who creates a local account on their wiki, having their wiki more-or-less copy Wikipedia (possibly in violation of copyright policy), etc. Amanda Catherine (talk) 12:44, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
 * You may be right, but I'm not sure enough, and, at least, we can't say the user is a vandal-only account so far (like LTA:KOSHIN or whatsoever). Please wait for a steward to come and review your comment. Also, please do not revert edits on talk pages (unless it's an obvious vandal or/and it's your own talk page). Thank you.-- 12:58, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I have restored their access to their wiki. as a staff member, I would like to ask you to not ban founders from their wikis even if you have admin/bureaucrat on the wiki. If an account is a sock puppet, it will be determined by stewards sabe edit reversions and wiki removals will be handeled by steward. This is their responsibility and not yours. We are happy however for you to tell us if you think an account is a sock puppet. Thanks for your understanding. I will let the stewards handle the rest of this. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 15:37, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
 * CU confirmed. But yeah let stewards handle it. -- Void  Whispers 16:53, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
 * For some clarity; "as a staff member, I would like to ask you to not ban founders from their wikis", wikis don't have founders, and as a staff member, you don't have the authority to overrule the actions of a community member. By the user giving Amanda crat, Amanda has the same responsibility for the wiki as the original user and the removal of bureaucrat from the user is 100% a valid action in a sense where policies lack. Just like you're reinstating is 100% valid as an action. John (talk) 19:23, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
 * +1 regarding what John said. Just to be clear, the user was such an obvious sock of Louise3 that I instantly recognized having dealt with them extensively before, and therefore I took the actions I did because IMHO the user really had no right to even have that wiki created. Although, on a semi-related note, I see the user has blocked me indefinitely and I’d be appreciative if this could be removed so that I don’t have an invalid block in my CA. Amanda Catherine (talk) 22:46, 10 January 2019 (UTC)

Dormancy exemption
I would like to request a Dormancy Policy exemption for the Constructed Worlds (Altverse) Wiki because it is viewed and designed for a significant readership base and does not require continual editing as it already contains a fairly large library of articles and content. The community occasionally experiences decreased editing activity, but not necessarily viewing activity, so we would like an exemption in the unlikely but possible chance that no significant edits are made within the timeframe allowed before a wiki is labeled "dormant", because the wiki contains significant amounts of content. &#32;  centrist16 |  |   &#32; 05:55, 11 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Bump as there has been no response as of yet. &#32; Miraheze Logo.svg centrist16 | P mail.svg | Discord color D.svg  &#32; 19:41, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Void  Whispers 19:50, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

CSS won't let me edit
Greetings, I really need your help. I was working on my common CSS of PlayStation All-Stars Database, but it won't let me edit as it said quote:

I've tried everything to update my administration, but it won't let me edit. Would you help me to fix and analysis this?

-Official-PSASD (talk) 08:32, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
 * As you are a bureaucrat there, you can go to Special:ManageWikiPermissions, and allow admin (or whatever group you want) the permissions: editsitecss, editsitejson, editsitejs. That will restore your permissions to edit css, js, and json on MediaWiki namespace.-- 10:39, 11 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Well, I did added the permission but sadly it didn't allowed me to add it where in the user rights where the check box is grey (it shown in "Groups you cannot change"), I've tried again but it won't let me create CSS. -Official-PSASD (talk) 19:52, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
 * You should either allow these permissions to sysop, or you should make sure that bureaucrats can add the groups you created. -- Void  Whispers 19:58, 11 January 2019 (UTC)

Merge users on nonciclopedia.org (3)
It's been almost e 2 weeks since I first asked to so people want to know if issues have been fixed. User Treffo's sockpuppets seems they're not merged yet, and user Revenant Lord says he can't login, and asking for a password had no effect, he received no email. Can you please give a way to get back accounts that works?--Wedhro (talk) 09:46, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi, sorry for the delay on working on this, I've not been the most available recently, but I should be available to merge Treffo tomorrow. Is there a temporary account for the user yet? For Revenant Lord, we can create a new account and redo the merge, properly this time! -- Void  Whispers 00:38, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Special:CentralAuth/Treffo is both the temporary account and the final username that should inherit the other 10 accounts. I told Revenant Lord to create a new temp account, I'll let you know when it's done.--Wedhro (talk) 10:23, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Special:CentralAuth/Revenant Lord temporaneo 2 was just created and the user confirmed he logged in once. This account should inherit Special:CentralAuth/Revenant Lord contributions and user name. Also, I have a question: since some users (including myself) noticed how some personal data such as the join date, edit count etc. are not correct, would you fix them manually if a user asks for it?--Wedhro (talk) 13:56, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Some of the information can be reset, but the user registration date probably cannot. Can you have Revenant Lord visit nonciclopediawiki so that the account is attached there? We can't do a user merge if the accounts do not exist on exactly the same wikis. I'll get started on Treffo now. -- Void  Whispers 18:36, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Treffo is done. -- Void  Whispers 19:51, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I can confirm Revenant Lord's temp account has just visited nonciclopedia.org.
 * "Some of the information can be reset, but the user registration date probably cannot." - Would you please give it a try so I can get a yes or no answer? You can do it on my own account, the original registration date is september 2, 2007 (you can check it here).--Wedhro (talk) 20:36, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Revenant Lord is done. What I mean by "probably cannot" is that the information may not exist on Miraheze to be connected to the account (without doing database modifications). To be honest, I don't know, and I don't have access to the tools to find out. -- Void  Whispers 23:35, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
 * it should be able to be done, your timestamp is "20180521223923". Paladox (talk) 00:40, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Database modifications is what I was actually asking for. It would be intended only for the few users who ask for it and we would link to the original data on our Fandom accounts as proof in case that matters. --Wedhro (talk) 05:03, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

Need help with my wiki - the checkboxes in the gadgets section is disabled
Hi. I asking if someone can help me because in my wiki here, on the preferences page, all checkboxes in the gadgets section are disabled, what have caused so all checkboxes is disabled? How make I them checkable/uncheckable again, what have caused this? Psl631 (Let's Chat!) 17:50, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not seeing anything wrong with Special:Preferences, but it seems that you linked to Special:Gadgets, which doesn't seem to do anything. -- Void  Whispers 00:40, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
 * The problem was that i was missing a right, and then was them checkable, even in the gadgets section of my preferences page. I thought it was a bug. Psl631  (Let's Chat!) 07:22, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

Disable non-logged on users
Can you help me on how to disable non-logged in users? My wikia, Atrocious YouTubers Wikia, has been getting these kinds of users who misbehave and constantly break the rules and insult the admins? -Chaofun
 * Using Special:ManageWikiPermissions, remove the ability to edit from anon users (the * group), and assign the right to the user group. If you only want to protect the main namespace (where all your articles are), you can use Special:ManageWikiNamespaces to require that the  namespace needs the userright user to be edited. -- Void  Whispers 00:35, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I can't find anon users. -Chaofun
 * It's this page: https://atrociousyoutubers.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:ManageWikiPermissions/* -- Void  Whispers 00:48, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

Requested wiki but not created?
Hello, just thought I'd enquire, and I hope this is the correct place to do so, but I requested a wiki here, which has been approved but it has yet to be created, I am just curious if this is an error on the system or there was an issue with the request, any clarification would be great. PlatinumYellow (talk) 14:36, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Wiki created now. John (talk) 14:41, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Thankyou very much. :) PlatinumYellow (talk) 14:44, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

I can't use captchas : joining miraheze with lynx
Hello. I would like to create an account on miraheze. I use lynx as a browser and so I can't use captchas. I am visually impaired so I couldn't use captchas on any other browser, except the sound captchas that are very hard to use and don't always work. Is there any other way to subscribe ? I am reachable at [redacted email] Thank you Pascal
 * Hi, I’ve made you an account called “Grapos” with the password sent to your email address. If you’d like to rename your account you can use Special:GlobalRenameRequest. Any issues please email john@undefinedmiraheze.org. Thanks! John (talk) 07:57, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

User rename request
Please rename user Herman Mars, user of wiki Christipedia, to Herman Marsman. The name Herman Mars was due to a typing error. — Kees Langeveld (Talk), 9:02 19 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi, terribly sorry I didn't see this before, but this is now ✅. -- Void  Whispers 16:25, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Void, for fullfilling, without payment, our (Wiki owners) requests. -- Kees Langeveld (Talk), 17:53, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

Wiki request
I have requested a wiki being created, but 6 hours had passed, but there was no reply. My wiki wan’t created. O f reporter  Send me a message! 11:18, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
 * It may take several hours because our volunteers are often busy with other kinds of works. However, I will review your request ASAP.-- 12:13, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

Please don't delete the fablac,'s wiki. Thank you.
Hello,

Our wiki "https://fablac.miraheze.org/wiki/Accueil" is not dormant. Please don't delete it.

Thank you for your help. Best regards, Sophie
 * Please reopen the wiki by using Special:ManageWiki. Also, would you like a Dormancy Policy exemption, since I remember you asking us not to close previously before too. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 17:51, 22 January 2019 (UTC)

I Need To Report A User
His name is Knep, he claims that he is a staff member but he is not, he also vandalized on our wikis, he is also elsewere.

https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Special:Contributions/Knep

http://toxicfandoms.referata.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/Knep

Signed by Angrybirdsfanonmiraheze


 * That's right, Angrybirdsfan! Knep is notorious for changing edits of Eddsworld page and 9/11 page from Toxic Fandoms And Hatedoms Wiki. Not only that, he made a page about me in Encyclopedia Dramatica with a lot of offensive things he says about me. This users needs to stop. — Mar9122
 * I'd say the main reason I'm not responding to this could be summed up by this. If I took a good long look at what was going on, a good number of you would be at risk for getting blocked for harassment. -- Void  Whispers 18:11, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't say I, Mar9122, get blocked for harassment, but Knep seems to be a troublemaker, not me. — Mar9122
 * Nevermind. Knep is innocent for now. — Mar9122

Checkuser request
Last night, over the course of about six hours, All The Tropes had about thirty new users registered in such a manner what we suspect that they are all sockpuppets for a spambot. We'd like to request checkuser be run on all of them, please. The accounts are:

ByronFoster GlassZachary RobertShapiro JosephMazz RonaldRansdell DannyMcMurray BruceStokes ClydePreble NaomiRagan JeremyStpeter ShaneAcevedo JacobNash JosephTatum RussellSaldivar MarionCombs AlexanderKnight ThomasCordes LeonardSmith StevenGrubb LeonardAllen PamelaFields JohnColeman ChristopherRainey ShirleyBailey PaulWashington RichardMejia JohnMiller23 MarcosBolden JonathanMarkel

Thank you!

Looney Toons (talk) 02:50, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I've made them go away. We do need to figure out what to do with their user pages though. -- Void  Whispers 03:52, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you. We are plagued by regular registrations of ghost users -- as no doubt the rest of Miraheze is -- but this one was just over the top. -- Looney Toons (talk) 13:50, 24 January 2019 (UTC)

Merge users on nonciclopedia.org (4)
Special:CentralAuth/Caesar_temporaneo needs to inherit Special:CentralAuth/Cesar91's contributions (etc.), and then be renamed "Caesar".--Wedhro (talk) 22:03, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * The username Caesar is already in use, so the user will have to pick a different name. I could merge the accounts together, and then set the final username as Cesar91 for now, and the user could request a rename using Special:GlobalRenameRequest. -- Void  Whispers 18:13, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
 * It's just a fake user created by Cesar91 to redirect to his current username because Wikia wouldn't allow user renames, see https://nonciclopedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utente:Caesar&action=history - Since it doesn't have a single edit in 5 years you can you delete/block that username so it becomes available again?--Wedhro (talk) 21:42, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
 * That is not why this blocks the situation, as the Caesar account on Miraheze was created from Meta before we migrated the user accounts from nonciclopedia. -- Void  Whispers 22:25, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Ok, but there's no actual person behind that username. If you search on Wikia (https://nonciclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Speciale:Utenti) you won't even find the user. It looks like a mistake when uploading the dump, it would be absurd if that prevented people from taking that username. I ask that also because many users resorted to that workaround because of Wikia's policies so it might happen again. There's some technical difficulty that prevents you from deleting an account created by mistake?--Wedhro (talk) 22:32, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
 * The account does not look to have been created by mistake. The account looks to have been created by another user on Mirhaze. -- Void  Whispers 23:10, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
 * So a global rename, as you suggested above, is actually impossible?--Wedhro (talk) 23:17, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

How do I change the wiki's name?
So, I recently took over Buddypedia Wiki and I seem can't to change the name of the wiki. Yeah sure, I can change the sitename, but I want to change the database name. So, help? — Mar9122
 * If you want to change the database name,Please post request on Phabricator.--プログラマリオ (Pen name:Mario Yonezawa) 07:58, 31 January 2019 (UTC)

Privacy of "Private" Wiki, appearance of user I didn't add
I've been working on a wiki hosted on Miraheze for my company to develop training resources, but we're concerned about public access & trade secrets. I read on your FAQ that the main page is always public. I'm wondering how easy it would be for someone to create a user to become a "member" and gain access to the wiki without us noticing it.

In particular, I'm wondering about a user called "GDPRAccount" which was created on January 25th on our Wiki, communitybuilding.miraheze.org.

I'm just learning how to use this wiki stuff, so I don't have much technical knowledge yet.

If we need to switch to some kind of commercial wiki management service, I suppose we can do that. But I like the idea of supporting Miraheze -- it's a wonderful free resource -- if it can satisfy our need for privacy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by John Neil (talk • contribs) 14:49, 30 January 2019‎ (UTC)
 * Hi, due to the nature of our account system on Miraheze, anyone can create an account on your wiki. However, they can only read your wiki if they have been added to the Member group by an administrator of your wiki. The account "GDPRAccount" is used by staff for the sole purpose of deleting other user's information upon their request. It should never be logged into, but has no elevated access anyway. -- Void  Whispers 17:28, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
 * If you wish to even disallow account creations, you could create a local abuse filter for it on Special:AbuseFilter. However, this won't be necessary because of what Void said above; no one can see the contents (apart from the main page) unless you (or any other local admins) permit it.-- 08:15, 31 January 2019 (UTC)