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Requesting a few dormancy policy exemptions
Hi, so I edit several video game-related wikis on Miraheze, along with DarkMatterMan (many of them within the unofficial brand of Miraheze Gaming Services), kind of like how Qualitipedia has become a brand of its own on Miraheze. It says I can request a few exemptions to the Dormancy Policy, so I'll list the few that I requested via Special:RequestWiki. I do my best to keep an eye on these wikis, but I feel exemptions to the dormancy policy -- better to be on the safe side of things (from what I remember, there was a bug that caused some wikis to be closed from inactivity around the time Miraheze upgraded its data centers). Here's the wikis:
 * https://thenintendowiki.org/
 * https://smashbroswiki.com/
 * https://pokemonwiki.info/
 * https://dragonquestwiki.com/
 * https://crocwiki.com/ (Miraheze Gaming Services mascot)

If (who founded these via Special:RequestWiki) is ok with it, I could also request the following to be exempt form the dormancy policy:


 * https://kirby.miraheze.org/
 * https://metroid.miraheze.org/
 * https://squareenixwiki.com/
 * https://luigismansion.miraheze.org/
 * https://wiisports.miraheze.org/ Bawitdaba (talk) 13:32, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * The wikis have been very active as of lately, so unless if the wikis suddenly stopped receiving edits, it looks fine just the way it is for now. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:12, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Luigi's Mansion and Wii Sports are two of the lesser active ones as far as I know. I suppose there is a point that if they active, wouldn't have to add them in. The first five above I still have as part of the request. I think MGS could become one of the go-to's of Miraheze, hence why I've connected it to the idea of dormancy policy exemption. Perhaps not in the same capacity as Qualitipedia but still one nonetheless. Bawitdaba (talk) 19:26, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * The issue here I feel is that DP exemptions are for a limited set of scenarios typically including (in summary) high content, low editing traffic or need for traffic due to being complete, and a clear audience. If you keep your eye on the wikis I think you've already illustrated that a DP isn't exactly necessary, unless you'd consider the wikis more complete - they don't seem to be even if they all have something at least. If MGS becomes a go-to it will sustain its own activity in editing (or perhaps grow into a true need for exemption), while I think there may be a misunderstanding here and it's not needed. The recent changes bug was highly unusual and unlikely to occur again, and was easy to fix especially on wikis with anyone checking + did not cause any imminent data loss.
 * If you disagree with this and think they're closer to what I describe since this opinion is not backed with an in-depth review and is just a cautionary statement, I can go ahead and review the wikis individually (at least from the initial list). --Raidarr (talk) 20:00, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * It should be fine, thank you. You made a good point that the activity sustains itself. If you were to review any, I think Croc Wiki is the only one that comes to mind seeing as Croc has been an inactive game franchise for over 20 years yet it has some historical significance because it branched off from Yoshi during Argonaut's tenure with Nintendo in SNES days. Bawitdaba (talk) 20:09, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * yet I think it stands out as a nice mascot nonetheless. so i guess for an inactive game franchise (Croc Wiki, I'm saying) would make more sense to have look into the Dormancy Policy, as the other urls listed above cover stuff that is very active. Bawitdaba (talk) 20:40, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay, restored conversation from archive + finally able to put a proper answer to this. As elaborated and agreed the exemptions aren't necessary to dive into for any case except Croc Wiki, which I've gone ahead and looked into. There are a few troubles there which make me reluctant to accept. One is that rather like the other wikis, it's been maintaining solid enough activity (minimal edits which continuously reset the expiration timer). It appears to have little traffic and the MGS coordination status doesn't really do anything to boost this. Content wise I plucked 6 pages linked from around the main page and they're all substantively imported from Fandom with the only significant changes being formatting to fit in. So I find it difficult to find a substantive reason to exempt it either, I'm afraid. --Raidarr (talk) 19:07, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Requests for Comment/Replace reCAPTCHA with another CAPTCHA 2
Please reopen this.
 * 1) There was an actively ongoing discussion about proxy ranges that I returned to this page to continue when I saw it had been closed.
 * 2) Dmehus closed the last reCAPTCHA RfC, if and when it is time to be closed it should be closed by someone else
 * 3) Several closures by this user have been overturned recently (for example on test.miraheze.org community ban discussion)
 * 4) Close does not accurately reflect the discussion, for example the closer said that reCAPTCHA 2.0 is one of the possible solutions even though it was never mentioned in the discussion (also doesn't solve the reCAPTCHA problem, but that would be content for discussion)
 * This is a continued pattern of supervotes by Dmehus that has been going on for a while now

Based on all of the above, I would like this RfC reopened so that discussion on proxy blocking can continue. Naleksuh (talk) 22:49, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Actually this was a global RfC so it is a Steward thing, but I'm not going to move it now. Naleksuh (talk) 22:56, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I have moved this to the Stewards' noticeboard where it is now in scope. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:26, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with Naleksuh, the discussion is keep going active on the issue related to proxy blocks. Please reopen the discussion. Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 10:16, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * We should instead use SimpleCaptcha (math operation, MediaWiki default), FancyCaptcha (words in an image, used on Wikimedia wikis), MathCaptcha (math operation in an image) or QuestyCaptcha (answer to a question set in ) Cigaryno66331 (talk) 09:39, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hey, sorry for catching up a little late. I asked around a little and ultimately I would say it's best that this discussion is closed, but for a less formal discussion to be put up and stay open. This could be on its own page (perhaps the talk of the closed RfC, developing materiel that can be voted again for more conclusive results) or via Community noticeboard (the default, but it could get a bit clogged by surrounding entries).
 * The main problem is that this wasn't on its way to consensus at all (and so I do disagree strongly with the conclusiveness shown in its closure), and ideas wise it's simply not ready to go the full distance. I think we should get a few more things worked out, for example I'm partially waiting to see what Void has for dealing with proxies and presenting a more thorough proposal than what was linked. I'd like to improve how we tell people to request accounts account by email; I've received feedback that the wording of how we block proxies can be unclear in translation, so that's something I'd like to explore to assist Chinese concerns (among other regions). Chinese incentives in particular can only be helped so far by a captcha change (which SRE is already looking into to help them out). A lot of their issue is not being able to register either way because they need to come from proxies. Once we have progress there will be a stronger base to change from and get consensus for, otherwise just reopening now invites a cycle of indecisive repeats of the same arguments to little end.
 * Another issue is that this entirely falls to the discretion and availability of SRE. I've talked to several including a steward-sre member and the answer is universally 'we have this on the list but until more gets done/we have more volunteers this can't be priority'. So what we have is an RfC that is almost impossible to enact which has now repeatedly shown difficulties getting a decisive majority that could compel SRE to change this.
 * I agree the closure was abrupt, the closing statements contained inaccuracies and the discussion should continue, but I don't think it will get any farther as a proper RfC and I don't see reason to overturn the closure itself in light of the above. I'm open to additional inputs and perhaps soliciting another Steward's response if this one is inadequate, but I don't expect this will change. --Raidarr (talk) 15:40, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * With regard to your second point, I don't see why a Steward, having previously closed a similar RfC, should be precluded from closing a subsequent RfC. With regard to the first point, I'm open to reopening the third proposal, though I would note that we have no open proxies policy. Requests for Comment is designed to initiate clear policy amendment proposals. What Proposal 3 is a community discussion without a clear policy proposal that can be enforced, so I would rather suggest it be moved to community noticeboard to further discuss how to formulate this into a clear policy proposal, or set of alternate proposals, that are enforceable. With regard to the fourth point, that is not a supervote, as you as mention. That is me just suggesting one possible option which could explored through a subsequent RfC, community discussion, or discussion with SRE. I'm happy to clarify that. Dmehus (talk) 00:34, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * That is me just suggesting one possible option If you have something like that to say, comment. It is not what closures are for, especially when indicating discussion. Naleksuh (talk) 00:46, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Though another steward did not believe the closure should be overturned, as I do believe there is consensus from those participating in this discussion that the current configuration for reCAPTCHA 2.0 is a problem and there was no consensus for the first two proposals, with the third proposal already being policy and not being clear how it would be enforced, I've nonetheless ✅ this discussion, with the hope that there will become clearer consensus (in either direction) for either Proposal 1 or Proposal 2 or that Proposal 3 may spawn a subsequent proposal that aims to clarify what is unclear. Dmehus (talk) 01:19, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * This issue was not invoked specifically but in my opinion it is not improper to close an RfC early on if the topic of the RfC was discussed very recently before and the outcome is tending towards negative. It is of course important to allow the community to express itself and have as much time as is required to discuss but if the same or similar RfC is attempted multiple times there does not seem to be much sense to rehashing the same topics and same arguments for extended periods of times. If this RfC fails to garner enough votes I suggest that a break of a few months is taken before attempting it again so as it does not become a topic ad nausem for a community which has already expressed its view before. DeeM28 (talk) 20:30, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with all of your comments, DeeM28. The ReCAPTCHA configuration presents some ongoing challenges, but I very much believe that the way that RfC was structured with only two proposals for alternative CAPTCHAs, so soon after a very similar RfC, was less than ideal. Since the issues persist, I believe continued discussion is reasonable, but I very much would've preferred the RfC's proponent started a discussion at community noticeboard that sought to (a) identify precisely what the problem was with the current ReCAPTCHA configuration, (b) ask SRE to try a series of alternate configurations to (c) identify whether the issue can be fixed with RECAPTCHA. If it could not, then alternatives could, of course, be considered. Dmehus (talk) 03:56, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Dormancy policy exemption
I'd like to request an exemption to the dormancy policy for https://corpmercs.miraheze.org/

It's a wiki for a relatively popular server on a quite unpopular game engine. (see: Byond)

I don't expect edits to happen often, as the dev cycle is relatively slow, and large changes don't occur too often. And while there's been a handful of people in the past that have done quite a lot, more of the technical details of the game would have to be added by the developers themselves anyways.

If y'all have any questions, feel free to ask. Shadow Quill (talk) 16:42, 10 June 2022 (UTC)


 * there, apologies for the delay. While the wiki is fairly small it does have a well rounded selection of content, and has been around for quite some time. I see what you mean with slower edits; while they don't seem to have caused activity issues the delays in editing have gone past a month multiple times over the year so far. Paired with the fact it appears well integrated in the community it's for, I think it is reasonable to ✅ this. --Raidarr (talk) 19:24, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

The latest socks of Ngozikal

 * Nina394586353
 * Natalya394563
 * Amanda3952
 * Nina5492452

In this one, the usernames are pretty ducky, and rather obvious in terms of username similarities, and also writing style is identical to other identified socks (there's been a bunch of Ngozikal socks popping up, so if I didn't gather enough, I couldn't quite keep up so I'll try the best I can).

If we look at this history from the Public Broadcasting Service page, you might notice these edits overlap with Kimbella3452's edit, along with some more overlaps from the account(s).

Chuck Quenano's latest socks

 * Movie Logoz Time Again
 * Stella's Logo Archive
 * Jayden the Time Time
 * Chance's Another Logo Archive
 * Stella's Angry Badger

There's just too many to list here, but a CheckUser is absolutely needed here, as seen from this remarkable overlap from this article on the Closing Logos Group Wiki. I assume you might not have read the email I sent you last night, but there's just too many sock accounts from both parties to even list, so I am doing the best I can to gather some type of evidence through the page's history. Sorry if it looks a bit weak, but the usernames are obviously similar in terms of username similarities. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 22:36, 11 June 2022 (UTC)


 * DarkMatterMan4500, Indeed, I'd not seen your e-mail message yet, but will aim to look at it tonight, together with this report and any direct messages you may have sent on IRC. Dmehus (talk) 22:45, 11 June 2022 (UTC)


 * There's one that still needs to be banned, because this guy's not the actual logo YouTuber itself who posts logos he captures.--Crazy Muzzarino (talk) 19:52, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
 * That's ❌ to the 2 parties I've listed above. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:56, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
 * If you closely check the personal info on his profile on the wiki you're addressing the problem at, that is one of his socks he openly used his real name at. So yes that one needs to be banned.--Crazy Muzzarino (talk) 20:10, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
 * From what I've been hearing, ThePBSArchive2020's modus operandi is usually impersonation. It could possibly be him imitating Chuck Quenano. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 12:46, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
 * And of course, another sockpuppet, which is Chance and Friends just showed up., just a heads-up. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:12, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I've issued a soft block locally that should at least somewhat stem these account creations, which I picked up while taking a glance at the 'abuse filter' accounts clearly created to circumvent blocks themselves. Everything here is superficial enough that I'm uncertain in taking stronger action and will defer to Doug before proceeding to lock/deeper sockpuppetry investigation unless the soft measures in the cases I did look at are circumvented. I may end up looking at the Pepsi case earlier if I get a better reading of who Chuck is and what they're on about. --Raidarr (talk) 22:42, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
 * DarkMatterMan4500, thank you for your report. This is a case of one of original user's user accounts being legitimately blocked for failing to follow the wiki's editing style guidelines despite warnings and attempts to get them to correct. That being said, their original account, original account, was left unlocked, to allow them to appeal properly (i.e., it shouldn't take much, just a commitment to not use copious alternate accounts to edit on the same wiki and to follow the wiki's style guidelines). However, in the event they've forgotten about that account or otherwise lost access to that account, I've left the most recent account unlocked, to allow them to appeal, whether locally or on Meta Wiki (we'd surely forward that to the local wiki). The other accounts have been locked, and I've globally soft blocked another range. Dmehus (talk) 02:35, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

CheckUser request for the following accounts

 * Yonnnptk
 * Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu
 * Idependient journalist
 * Dehehhe

I am asking for a CheckUser on these particular accounts as they have been editing in a similar fashion to either Anti villain or Gigdsclasp, with similar trolling tactics or otherwise disruptive behavior.

Here's a comparison of behavioral evidence and/or similar editing styles they have been using to consider: So overall, a CheckUser might be necessary, as Anti villain/Gigdsclasp has been known for resorting to sockpuppetry or lock evasion for over a year now, and these accounts need to be checked, along with any sleepers they might be carrying around. Thank you. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:23, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu vs. Idependient journalist
 * Idependient journalist vs. Napalm vs. Gigdsclasp vs. Omar Bongos
 * Yonnnptk vs. Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu
 * Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu vs. Anti villain vs. Ambrosio Requena (Ambrosio Requena was confirmed to Anti villain directly)
 * Dehehhe vs. Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu (These 2 diffs especially should become very obvious especially when the latter reverted to the former's revision, which means it's very obvious that ban evasion is occurring here.)


 * I hope to hear back from a Steward as soon as they see this thread. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 14:01, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
 * DarkMatterMan4500, with apologies for the delay. behaviourally, there's a fair bit of similarity between this most recent crop of accounts and some of the Anti villain (and the confirmed socks). In other terms, the first three accounts are indeed socks of this more contemporary master account and very likely socks of Anti villain and socks. As for Dehehhe, behaviourally, there's some similarity, but no similarity in other terms. As such, I've ✅ the first three listed accounts, along with two other accounts. I've left Dehehhe unlocked for now, but do be sure to keep us posted should it edit similarly, or should similar accounts created after it edit similarly. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 01:45, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for doing so. And I am so sorry that it had to come to this, in terms of your recent resignation. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 22:36, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Request for deletion
I would like to request the deletion of two wikis: Beach Ball Wiki (https://closingthings.miraheze.org/) and Cartoon Wiki (https://cartoon.miraheze.org/), both of which were created by Caidin Johnson, a known vandal and abuser of sockpuppet accounts. The former is also a ripoff of the CLG Wiki. Buzzfan120 (talk) 18:52, 16 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Could you elaborate on how those 2 wikis are rip-offs of the CLG Wiki? The way you worded it was very vague. As for Caidin Johnson herself, some of us are quite aware of what she does, and one Steward even took notice of that, after I reported her previous socks back in November. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:57, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * In most cases, we only delete wikis which most of its articles violated the Content policy or have severe copyright issues, usually with an extra question about this to the founder. You said the former one have copyright issues, can you give out the corresponding links for evidences? For the second wiki you mentioned, unless there is a clear violation of the policies I mentioned above, I doubt if the it can be deleted only due to the reason that the owner is a LTA. Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 08:26, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * There is precedent for deleting wikis made by locked users where there are no other local contributors, in accordance with the Content Policy provision of "Miraheze may delete unused and empty wikis." Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:47, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Empty or unused wikis can indeed be closed under the Dormancy Policy which is noted by the Content policy, but from what I can see those wikis they mentioned wasn’t closed or inactive, so I doubt if stewards should delete those wikis. Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 02:05, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Caidin is a guy, by the way. And the Beach Ball Wiki is a ripoff of the CLG Wiki because a lot of the articles are about logos, with Caidin's signature brand of nonsense thrown in. He even went so far as to give his wiki a similar domain name (closingthings.miraheze.org) (CLG Wiki's domain name is closinglogosgroup.miraheze.org). The other wiki isn't a ripoff of the CLG Wiki, it's just a bunch of nonsense. And the only contributor to these wikis is Caidin, but he uses various sockpuppet accounts to edit the two wikis. Buzzfan120 (talk) 04:23, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * To add onto the evidence for Beach Ball Wiki being a carbon copy of the CLG Wiki, the Rules page for Beach Ball Wiki (closingthings.miraheze.org/wiki/Beach_Ball_Wiki:Rules) is a near-exact copy of CLG Wiki's Rules page (closinglogosgroup.miraheze.org/wiki/CLG_Wiki:Rules), even down to retaining mentions of the CLG Wiki. HibiscusCrown20 (talk) 18:34, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * First, I just want to say that Caidin is not globally locked, so I still doubt if the second wiki you mentioned shall be deleted, since it is still not marked as closed per the Dormancy Policy. However, having checked the Beach Ball Wiki, I agree that tons of pages are rip-offs of CLG wiki, so it should be deleted under the Content Policy which notes “A wiki must not create problems which make it difficult for other wikis”, which apparently it does. I think pinging Raidarr (a steward in miraheze) here will be useful for all parties. Also ping Caidin2009 to note that your wiki is being asked for deletion. Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 10:48, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Please add Dormancy Policy exemption for FIFA Manager Modding Wiki wiki
I'm asking to add the wiki to exemption list https://fifam.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page The reason is current war in Ukraine. Last time a lot of people contacted me because they saw a notification about a possible deletion. There may be a situation where I will not be able to update the wiki. Dmitri (talk) 21:13, 18 June 2022 (UTC)


 * I've only just now seen this request. I have approved it, and added an exemption for your wiki. Take care out there. Cheers -- Void  Whispers 23:43, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Inability to log on
I created a test account named "CigarynoTest" and every single time I log in, it tells me no log in session is active. Redacted 06:46, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, Please disable Total Cookie Protection on Firefox. If you wish to discuss more and avoid exposing your IP, please contact sre[at]miraheze.org ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  06:54, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I fixed it with a VPN, also this is my main account. Cigaryno (talk) 08:15, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I have met similiar problems before, and it was fixed by either (i) logging in to another miraheze wiki (ii) using incognito mode to log in. Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 13:08, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

Question
Why is the URL thetoptens.com in the spam filter? FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 09:10, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * This is just because in matches the entry thetoptens.com matches the spam blacklist. Cigaryno (talk) 14:55, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, TheTopTens was banned from being linked to as it is full of abuse and unmoderated. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  15:03, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Specifically, it was added as a result of this discussion for hosting harassment towards Miraheze users. — Chrs (talk) 18:46, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * , and  But what if a page about the website's content was going to be created? FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 20:53, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * It will not be created because thetoptens.com matches the global spam blacklist. Cigaryno (talk) 09:29, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * No I mean, have you considered that users might want to do that? FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 13:31, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * See the global spam blacklist and find  here. Cigaryno (talk) 13:40, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, we have considered the fact that the community doesn't want wikis to be able to link to an abusive and unmoderated website. If you think this position should be changed you're free to present arguments as to why that should be done. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 18:41, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, but what I mean is, I'm not talking about theTopTens being used as a source itself for information, I am talking about if users wanted to create wikis and pages about its content. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 20:45, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Creating pages about TheTopTens isn't banned, only using the actual link will be prevented (if I understood what you meant correctly) Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 12:42, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I would advise you strongly consider the Content Policy when doing so, while it is not banned, you run a serious risk of violating it if posts from the site are repeated on Miraheze that are inappropriate. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  12:47, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * A page about TheTopTens will be created but only  was banned. Cigaryno (talk) 16:30, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * In addition to what others have said, there is a MediaWiki spam whitelist, which should be able to override the global whitelist. That being said, that website is quite a spammy website and has been the source of numerous Content Policy issues, so as others have said, I would advise against it. Dmehus (talk) 00:52, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Closing Trashy Celebrities wiki
This wiki be closed due to it being in severe content policy violations. It violates the policy because it is meant to slander real life people. Almost all pages have no sources, unlike something like Real Life Villans. It should be closed immediately. ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 22:23, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * While I would say based on a brief sample that the pages generally attempt to source and it is not as urgent as it's made out to be here, I do find the wiki is problematic enough to initiate a process that will likely lead to its closure. I've left a topic about it locally. --Raidarr (talk) 12:06, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * and No, it does not violate the content policy. It is not slandering people, it is criticising them, and the pages on the wiki that don't follow this are up for deletion. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 13:33, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * You do realize that this has been said more than 10 times in the past, right? That's not going to convince anybody, I'm afraid. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:10, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, regardless, it's true. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 20:39, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Hit Counters
I recently completed the 'survey' and I did state that I would like to see statistics on a per page basis. Reception123 kindly responded with "I understand the need to see statistics on a per-page basis but for the time being unfortunately we don't have enough funds to be able to fully implement this. However, we are trying out hit counters which can be requested at https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/SN so you could try to that to at least have minimal statistics for the time being." So inline with Reception123's recommendation I am requesting the 'hit counter' facility please. NavySparker (talk) 13:09, 21 June 2022 (UTC)


 * The WiKi in question is 'Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project'. Sorry I missed that off on my original posting. NavySparker (talk) 10:54, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * What subdomain does your wiki have? ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  10:58, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * The Wiki is battleofjutlandcrewlists.miraheze.org NavySparker (talk) 16:59, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * This is a request for the 'Hit Counter' facility to be installed on the above Wiki please. NavySparker (talk) 15:37, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
 * This has now been done. -- Void  Whispers 23:52, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Excellent, thank you NavySparker (talk) 06:40, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Request for skin change at unbookswiki
Following discussions in the community portal at, there is clear community consensus for changing the wiki’s skin from vector-2022 back to legacy vector. As a local sysop of this wiki, I request to change the skin back to legacy vector for the whole site. Thanks. Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 11:08, 22 June 2022 (UTC)


 * You can contact the wiki's bureaucrat(s). Cigaryno (talk) 15:37, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
 * There are no local bureaucrats due to an ongoing local dispute which requires Steward mediation hence why Matttest asks here. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 16:05, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the delay, this is ✅. The request was enacted by proxy since nobody replied, but I found it reasonable enough to perform.
 * This delay among other things stems back to the management issue for the wiki which now falls entirely in my lap following Doug's resignation. I'm not really comfortable resolving the unbooks dispute from scratch alone, so I'll try to bring in colleagues who can partake as well and see if Doug had any final thoughts that can be built in. I'm inclined to restart the wiki's mediation from scratch on its own page. --Raidarr (talk) 18:33, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Enabling External Data extension at https://runrust.miraheze.org
Hello, I noticed T9246 and our wiki would like to use this extension to query APIs for the latest versions of software, could a steward please enable it? Thanks! Fee1-dead (talk) 02:36, 23 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Ping @Universal Omega. Fee1-dead (talk) 09:26, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * This has now been done. -- Void  Whispers 23:58, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Interwiki request
Could you add two interwikis on Japlantwiki,please?Here is a result of discussion.("賛成" means "surpport" in Japanese.) by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 08:47, 23 June 2022 (UTC) Fix. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 09:37, 23 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Note for patrollers: The requesting wiki is private. Steward action is necessary in this case. dross  (t • c • g) 08:54, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
 * They requested earlier on Discord and later withdrew the request, the private thingy was the same reason. Interwiki administrators can not edit the Special:Interwiki of a private wiki. --  Joseph  TB  CT  CA   17:30, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I am just curious why the wiki is make private while the wiki request states that it is a wiki that describe plants in Japanese, which should be a public encyclopedic wiki. Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 10:25, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Local bureaucrats have the right to change it from private to public whenever, maybe they just wanted to be the ones to edit it, not anyone else. Plenty of reasons to make a wiki private, even those wiki a public-sounding wiki request. Thanks - BrandonWM (talk • contribs • global • rights) 15:45, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

global block request
I have found out that the IP range 45.91.23.0/24 is an open proxy:Expressvpn. Airtransat236 (talk) 23:22, 23 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Airtransat236, though I'm not sure if you encountered this IP address being used for spam, vandalism, or some other nefarious activity on a Miraheze wiki, this has been ✅ per our no open proxies policy, in part, because of the identified VPN provider usage. Dmehus (talk) 00:38, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Talk Page Access Denied On-Wiki
Hi,

I'm filing this report as I've recently noticed that a wiki,, has been denying talk page access to any user for communication. While not explicitly disallowed, it's doesn't permit communication between editors, and as such, is an obstruction on basic editing. Thanks - BrandonWM (talk • contribs • global • rights) 02:55, 24 June 2022 (UTC)


 * This was done following the consultation of Stewards due to severe Code of Conduct violations that occur on the wiki, specifically on the former comment sections and talk pages. CVT had to intervene several times on that wiki, particularly in the comments section and thus that had to be done. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:07, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Ah, gotcha. Got it. Thanks - BrandonWM (talk • contribs • global • rights) 15:21, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Urgent: I accidentally deleted the Bureaucrat role. Could a steward please readd it to my wiki?
I accidentally deleted my Bureaucrat usergroup for my wiki at https://vyyrahkcity.miraheze.org/ Could someone please readd the usergroup and place my account into it? Yoshi Funny (talk) 20:20, 24 June 2022 (UTC)


 * I've restored the group with the default permissions set I believe. Either way, you should now have managewiki access back to continue customizing permissions. Just be sure to be careful that you don't remove managewiki without already being in another group that also adds it. -- Void  Whispers 20:52, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Enable something in my wiki
Hello, I need a steward enables the expirimental features checkbox in Special:ManageWiki/core/gdwikiwiki. Cigaryno (talk) 12:44, 26 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Any reason why? SRE on occasions experiments new features but at this moment, we are not doing anything experimental. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 02:49, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I want to use expirimental features on my wiki. Cigaryno (talk) 15:41, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 * This does not respond to Agent Isai's question. You are making the same point as you made before without any more depth. The question being asked is why you would like the experimental features? What makes you want them? --DeeM28 (talk) 12:43, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

None one comes to resolve the request wiki queue?
I requested to create Cloaud Village Wiki 8 hours ago but I haven't get got any replies. Zes M Young (talk) 13:26, 26 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Be patient as wiki creators might be busy for now. Cigaryno (talk) 13:41, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry. OK. I'm actually not in such a hurry. --Zes M Young (talk) 14:06, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Your request is currently waiting for you to select a different subdomain. — Chrs (talk) 23:10, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
 * OK. I've requested again. @Chrs Zes M Young (talk) 02:18, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅. — Chrs (talk) 02:26, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! --Zes M Young (talk) 02:34, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 * @Chrs But why did you give me an English mainpage?? Oh, it doesn't matter. (doge Zes M Young (talk) 02:38, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Please globally lock this user
Generic-anti-sjw - Is an obvious troll, not only proven by their comments, but also take a look at this. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 23:54, 27 June 2022 (UTC)


 * FatBurn0000, though the user has only made three comments across three wikis, they're all unconstructive trolling and vandalism, and it's clear they are not here to contribute in a constructive fashion, so ✅. Dmehus (talk) 01:08, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

A glitch that is going on
When you click on the notification button, it either does not let you look at them and says "There are no notifications." (if one of the notifications is on the wiki you are on) or when you click on everything, the notifications take too long to load (if all of the notifications are from another wiki/other wikis). FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 09:28, 28 June 2022 (UTC)


 * I suspect you are talking about this issue, and reccomend that you reply there (or if necessary here) including the wiki that the phantom notifications are from and confirming if you are able to go to that wiki's Special:Notifications page. --Raidarr (talk) 11:05, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Requesting close for Requests for Comment/Replace reCAPTCHA with another CAPTCHA 2
There have been no comments or votes in this RfC for a period longer than a week. I therefore propose that a Steward closes this RfC. DeeM28 (talk) 12:26, 1 July 2022 (UTC)


 * ✅. Miraheze will currently keep using ReCaptchaNoCaptcha. Cigaryno (talk) 17:57, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
 * This is not the consensus of the RFC by any means. The community opposed QuestyCaptcha and hCaptcha, while noting multiple significant problems with reCAPTCHA. In addition, an alternative to reCAPTCHA such as proxy blocking gained support. Only one person, Reception123, has expressed a view that Miraheze should continue using reCAPTCHA. Naleksuh (talk) 18:32, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
 * There was no consensus to switch to anything else within any proposal in that RfC, all proposals within it were clearly consensus of oppose. So the closure of keeping CAPTCHA the same is correct. Zppix (Meta &#124; talk to me) 00:32, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Enabling NewPageCSS on Deep Gaming
As the owner of the Deep Gaming wiki, I am requesting that NewPageCSS be added to the wiki. Cheers! Carhles (talk) 17:25, 1 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi there. I do not believe Miraheze supports that extension. As an alternative, the extension CSS is available. Thanks - BrandonWM (talk • contribs • global • rights) 19:41, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Per Extensions, this request will likely to be declined since it is not actively maintained. Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 08:18, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

CheckUser request
User is blocked on Qualitipedia as a Sockpuppet of ApexAgunomu. AlPaD (talk) 20:05, 1 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Don't bother with the CU...yes, I am Apex. Can this account be locked please? I really don't want any more trouble here, so I'll go away for a long time now. Emuritto (talk) 00:15, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I appreciate the confession, . That took guts and I respect it. I expect a Steward will be along any minute now. Thank you. Thanks - BrandonWM (talk • contribs • global • rights) 00:20, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Please ban 'User:Purple7398 uwu owo uwo' and 'User:UwU purple7398 UwU'. They are vandalizing LGBTQIA wiki's article.
Please ban 'User:Purple7398 uwu owo uwo' and 'User:UwU purple7398 UwU'. They are vandalizing LGBTQIA wiki's article. User:Purple7398 uwu owo uwo and User:UwU purple7398 UwU had rewritten many articles into harmful and irrelevant ones. They will continue to do so. Please ban them. TMNBFF (talk) 08:04, 2 July 2022 (UTC)