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Request to remove a user's bureaucrat status
Hello, I would like to request that TenderGnat be removed as a bureaucrat on the Monolith: After the End wiki.

They granted me bureaucrat status when I picked up work on it last October, and have been inactive since long before then. While they haven't shown themselves to be a bother, it has been a point of discussion in private with other members of the community that they should no longer have access to wiki-altering permissions. One member pointed out that an entire page of their work was deleted by them, without any sort of discussion as well, seen here (hopefully that's visible to everyone).

I don't think Gnat is particularly problematic, but there is a chance that their inexperience and erratic decision-making could come back unchecked, and I would like to avoid that. The state of the Wiki has changed a lot since they started it, and I no longer believe that they have the experience required to responsibly maintain a place of authority where they are capable of altering other's work.

Please let me know if you would like any other details! Coolant (talk) 19:03, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Has there been an on-wiki discussion regarding the removal? If so, you should link to it. — Arcversin (talk) 19:32, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately no. We communicate primarily using the Monolith community Discord server (which Gnat has also since left). The Wiki has only recently garnered more community interest which led to a brief discussion on its management and Gnats place in that. - Coolant (talk) 20:43, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I would advise you to hold a formal, on-wiki discussion in order to generate community consensus regarding that user's bureaucrat status. Also, has there been any discussion with that user about their bureaucrat status? — Arcversin (talk) 20:50, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
 * We can hold a discussion on-wiki, definitely. Unfortunately, I don't really know how to reach out to Gnat. I can attempt to do so through the Wiki itself, but otherwise I may find it difficult since they left the Discord server. I may be able to search for an old Discord message of theirs and send a PM through that, so I will try that. Is the desire that they themself request the status revocation? Coolant (talk) 21:02, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
 * In terms of reaching out to the user, you should do that on their talk page on the wiki. It's not required that they request it themselves, that just means there doesn't need to be an on-wiki !vote. — Arcversin (talk) 21:17, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Here's the link to our discussion: https://monolith.miraheze.org/wiki/Talk:Monolith:_After_The_End_Wiki
 * I reached out to Gnat on their talk page, but did not receive a response: https://monolith.miraheze.org/wiki/User_talk:TenderGnat
 * Let me know if there are any other actions I should take, thank you! - Coolant (talk) 17:26, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the delay in this, I have now removed their user rights as requested. John (talk) 19:01, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * No worries, appreciate the help -- thanks! Coolant (talk) 21:14, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Adopted a wiki and don't have admin status
I adopted backrooms.miraheze.org, and I don't have admin. I went inactive because I had to reset my my pc, and i am just wondering if I can have admin on this wiki.

I did adopt the wiki, here's proof. Sheep42 (talk) 21:42, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * It was accepted, here's more proof. Sheep42 (talk) 21:45, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello. Recently there was an RfC that allows the user to first make a local election on the wiki to gain bureaucrat and administrator rights. See: Closed wikis. It was this RfC here: Requests_for_Comment/Changes_to_the_Dormancy_Policy_(2). Run a local election that lasts at least a week on the wiki, if it's successfully held (with votes of support) you'll get the rights. Unfortunately, there was this vote that unfortunately passed. But note that (RfC) are proposed by the community itself! If you voted support to this, you have to live with the consequences! If I had known about this RfC proposal, I would have voted strongest oppose right away. --YellowFrogger ( talk ) ( ✔ ) 21:48, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The old admin never made an edit. Sheep42 (talk) 21:59, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello. You will have to make the election anyway. --YellowFrogger ( talk ) ( ✔ ) 22:04, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * How do I make an election? Sheep42 (talk) 22:07, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Since the wiki has been reopened, and is free to edit, you open it yourself. However, I saw that the wiki is in the beginning phase (with only 5 edits, the pages are no more than 5), and there is no specific space for this. I suggest you open in the wiki project namespace. --YellowFrogger ( talk ) ( ✔ ) 22:19, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I opened one: https://backrooms.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Backrooms:Requests_for_permissions/Bureaucrat_and_Administrator/Sheep42 what do you think of this one? --YellowFrogger ( talk ) ( ✔ ) 22:31, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I have now granted the rights per the discussion above. John (talk) 19:04, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

On unicodesubsets.miraheze.org
Hello, can you restore ManageWiki permissions to its original state? Thanks! AlPaD (talk) 20:14, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:16, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but mh:unicodesubsets:Special:ListGroupRights isn't still in its original state. AlPaD (talk) 18:47, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * It's OK. Thanks for your help! AlPaD (talk) 05:41, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Give rights to this user
After seeing the section above, I also remembered a user who requested to reopen a wiki. Due to the local election, he didn't win any rights, but I did a local election for him that was over 1 week, see: https://backrooms.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Backrooms:Requests_for_permissions/Bureaucrat_and_Administrator/Sheep42

Give rights to sysop/bureaucrat to Sheep42. Thanks! --YellowFrogger ( talk ) ( ✔ ) 05:34, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * This makes two local elections to process. --Raidarr (talk) 13:43, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't think it does, given also the amount this user contributes to the wiki and their patience in waiting. --YellowFrogger ( talk ) ( ✔ ) 22:09, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Your explanation does not refute my statement. I'm not sure what you mean here. Although based on the above thread it would actually be a total of three when considering this section, my link and the above. --Raidarr (talk) 16:47, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Kidding? Noto_Emoji_Pie_1f914.svg --YellowFrogger ( talk ) ( ✔ ) 17:31, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ by John --YellowFrogger ( talk ) ( ✔ ) 21:08, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Expensive parser function count
Please increase the Expensive parser function count limit of  to 500. Thanks --  Joseph  TB  CT  CA   01:57, 3 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Courtesy pings: --   Joseph  TB  CT  CA   23:43, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ exceptionally as sysadmin since no active Stewards are around. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 12:58, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks --  Joseph  TB  CT  CA   15:39, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Interwiki administrator
Just dropping by to let you know that I'm doing a local election on Variants Wiki to get local interwiki admin rights there: https://gtavariants.miraheze.org/wiki/GTA_Variants_Wiki:Requests_for_permissions, I'll wait a week at least. When I'm done, I'll ask an steward to give me interwiki administrator rights. Thanks! --YellowFrogger ( talk ) ( ✔ ) 00:43, 5 February 2022 (UTC)


 * YellowFrogger, ✅. Dmehus (talk) 18:43, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! But note that I will change the DiscussionBottom box to suit the wiki's black theme. --YellowFrogger ( talk ) ( ✔ ) 20:47, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * YellowFrogger, No problem, and thanks. I was hoping you might fix the CSS to match the local theme. I just cross-wiki substituted discussion top and discussion bottom. Dmehus (talk) 21:03, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Bureaucrats on unicodesubsets.miraheze.org
There are dozens of bureaucrats on unicodesubsets include my user name, but I do not have bureaucrat rights, actually. Why is that? And who can change that? Thank you Lily talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 11:45, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Can you elaborate as to what you're asking? I see you're running a local election on the wiki, but what's with the list that you linked to? — Arcversin (talk) 17:43, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * This is a list of users with special rights. It is a strange thing that a wiki has so many bureaucrats. It seems that bureaucrat status is for nothing in this wiki, it does not grant more rights than a user. I should have bureaucrat rights, but I cannot edit the MediaWiki-namespace or add some extensions. I think i will give up on this wiki and import the pages with useful content to one of my wikis --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 18:31, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Taking a look at that wiki's settings, they appear to have set administrator and bureaucrat to be implicit groups. When you transclude Special:ListUsers on a wiki, putting the name of an implicit group has the same effect as putting the name of a group that does not exist, resulting in it actually asking for a "list of users, starting with the user named 'Bureaucrat'". Checking the actual list of bureaucrats, there's only one. Since you're running a local election, make sure to ask the Stewards to fix that when you request it be closed. — Arcversin (talk) 19:15, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello, See. AlPaD (talk) 21:05, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * You should request that the implicit groups be reset to normal. — Arcversin (talk) 21:25, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Lily, thank you for your request to assess your local election, which I've now ✅ in favour. Additionally, per this request and because there was no apparent local consensus for the wiki to make these radical permissions changes, I've separately reset the permissions to the defaults, with the exception of the  group. I'd kindly request your assistance your in effecting this locally now that your local election has been declared successful. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 21:39, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! Greetings, --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 09:48, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

Vandal threats
Someone threatened to vandalize my wiki for using "his assets" (Weren't created by him nor were copyrighted). Is there anything I can do to stop this guy? I don't have admin yet. (referring to the backrooms wiki which I adopted.) Sheep42 (talk) 17:55, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Are you that guy who adopted that wiki and is still trying to get rights? Unfortunately the stewards are very slow due to their occupations. About the threat, I believe you are referring to an alert from a user named Josephdapro, he just said that if you copy content from FANDOM wikis they (users from beckrooms FANDOM wiki) have a chance of vandalizing. This same user was being reported for copying content on that same page, so it won't be him who will vandalize this wiki, but FANDOM users. --YellowFrogger ( talk ) ( ✔ ) 18:01, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * YellowFrogger may have the right of it. In general, it is necessary to know exactly who the someone is and where the threat was made so we (global sysops/stewardship) can assess our ability to address the problem or advise you on the best path. If action is taken against the wiki before you (or anyone locally) has adminship, a request can be made here and as a global sysop, I am capable of addressing vandalism and conduct issues in absence of local management when it is required. --Raidarr (talk) 21:00, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I just need the ability to block them. Considering that they're from fandom, they're probably 12 and don't know how to use a vpn. Sheep42 (talk) 15:05, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * There are a few Stewards who have proven active today, so hopefully your election request will be reviewed very soon. In the meantime if there is something to act on, please report, and additionally it would help to know the source of the threat so we can see if something preventative or to clarify the situation is possible.. --Raidarr (talk) 20:33, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I've seen it here, it looks like John, a steward, has granted you the rights of bureaucrat and administrator on the Bedroom wiki. Do you plan to do something? Thanks. --YellowFrogger ( talk ) ( ✔ ) 20:59, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * FINALLY! Thank you. Sheep42 (talk) 00:44, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Grateful. Even so, I would like to know what action you will take against malicious actors. --YellowFrogger ( talk ) ( ✔ ) 00:47, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

Missing permissions for a newly started private wiki
I put in a request for a new private wiki which was granted, but now I don't have permissions to do anything within the wiki. The wiki's address is https://farmasiakokeet.miraheze.org and I should be the owner/administrator for it but as of now every page just says I don't belong to the right user group. I was directed here from the Discord chat, can you please fix the permissions? MrGreen (talk) 11:34, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 12:49, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Request.
my rights were taken away from me awhile back but I'm doing better now anyway of giving permission to create another fresh Wiki? I know I have said I would abide by the rules and I broke them but hopefully I can start fresh. Thank you very much! SperosDurrell (talk) 21:38, 6 February 2022 (UTC)


 * SperosDurrell On which wiki(s) do you need restoration? It's quite possible your sockpuppet accounts are locked, but I'd gladly re-add any rights you require. However, as to your global user and wiki creation restriction, I've not seen sufficient demonstration of a change in your capacity for change to generally accepted community norms, so would not be included to make any modifications in that area. Dmehus (talk) 21:43, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Guess I'll work with what I got. Thanks for the reply. SperosDurrell (talk) 21:46, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Need help with eliminating an annoying, but pesky topicon notice on :
Yes, as you already can tell by the thread title, I can't seem to figure out where that notice is coming from, as shown from this screenshot here:

Can anybody try to help me get rid of that? All I was doing was importing resolution templates, and suddenly, this popped up. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 23:19, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Consider this request ✅ :) DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 23:48, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * As an aside after reviewing again, this issue (if it couldn't be resolved by contacting local support, since it was handled locally) would be vest suited to the CN and only SN if it seens like a deeper issue. --Raidarr (talk) 10:50, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Would you mind elaborating as to how that came about/how to avoid that? That's some particularly vintage Wikipedia vandalism which really shouldn't be popping up. — Arcversin (talk) 01:23, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
 * The source of the problem was when I imported the Edit template, called Template:Edit. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 02:10, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

Request for a Dormancy Policy exemption for wiki Christipedia
Reason: Content on the wiki is read and/or used by many people. For instance, in the period 6 dec. 2021 - 5 januari 2022 we had 34920 visits. It is conceivable that when the main editor drops out, the wiki remains unedited for more than 60 days. — User:Kees Langeveld (talk) 17:44, 7 febr. 2022 (UTC)
 * your wiki has been exempted from the dormancy policy. Cheers -- Void  Whispers 01:48, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Kees Langeveld (talk) 09:49, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

There's this user possibly abusing multiple accounts.
On Terrible TV Shows Wiki, I noticed that there's this user who started making weird comments about moving pages they personally like or dislike to different wikis, them saying they hate a show in a biased and hateful way, and even vandalized the Sonic Underground page and those users are Scj323347, DiggaDigga2010, and ZIKORR. I don't know who the main account that's been using these accounts, but I do know that they all might be sock accounts of one another. Think you can look into this? SuperStreetKombat (talk) 22:42, 7 February 2022 (UTC)


 * If nothing is done about these users, then they'll continue to harm the wikis. SuperStreetKombat (talk) 16:49, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello. You will probably get attention if you speak on our Discord CVT channel, or else they have already started an investigation. Also, stewards has access to CheckUser and they are mostly busy. --YellowFrogger ( talk ) ( ✔ ) 16:55, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I much prefer if reports, especially more complex reports, to be file in a location such as this noticeboard. It makes it much easier to see what matters have been responded to, and which still need attention. The CVT channel is great for getting the attention of a CVT member to handle an ongoing situation, but is generally not a great place to file detailed reports. -- Void  Whispers 20:55, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Transferred from the Community noticeboard as this is only actionable by Stewards, though more evidence collection can and should be performed to make this actionable. cc to as the primary investigator for Qualitipedia, though I may look into it myself especially if there is local action that must be taken. Note that if it's only happening on one wiki this is frankly not a terribly big deal and can be resolved fine locally, though the multiple account abuse can be actioned on if sufficient evidence and a clear profile is provided here. Unless a Steward personally investigates first this is probably a matter to be first addressed by local admins/bureaucrats, myself included. --Raidarr (talk) 21:01, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I sadly can't really see the similarity between those 3 accounts, unless I'm missing something. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 02:31, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
 * See my comment down below. SuperStreetKombat (talk) 05:39, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
 * SuperStreetKombat and DarkMatterMan4500, I've looked through many of the diffs by the three users on the two wikis where the principal problems are occurring, being  and , and I'm not seeing any evidence the two users may, in fact, be one person operating the accounts. Perhaps if you can point me to some specific and compelling behavioural evidence, that would be helpful. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 19:53, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, they don't exactly do the exact same type of comments or edits, but rather, they individually do their own types of hateful edits or comments around almost the same dates or close they contribute to the Shows Wiki and the fact that that their sole purpose is to hate on things for no reason. Both DiggaDigga2010 and Scj323347 demand that certain shows they like or dislike be moved to another wiki in similarly spiteful manners. Plus, they've all been around since either December 2021 or January 2022. Additionally, ZIKORR writes these "I F**KING HATE x show" around the same time that the former two users force a certain show to be moved. Also, EMannDoorMan might also be connected to all of this since he loves making comments about kicking others in the balls, just like Scj323347. SuperStreetKombat (talk) 05:33, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
 * The same show? If not, then that's too weak in my opinion. Additionally, I'd like to see some diffs here, please. Dmehus (talk) 05:49, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Requesting a Dormancy Policy exemption/time extension for Tenebrae wiki
Reason: Wiki will be used in the near future (estimated to be above the time period in Dormancy Police), but not currently due to mod being WIP Darkuss (talk) 01:59, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

Please Restore Accidentally Removed User Rights
I am new to Miraheze and to creating Wikis in general. I have just created a Wiki and tried to edit the user groups permissions (I only want specific confirmed users to contribute to my Wiki). I assumed that having created a Wiki, I am automatically its Administrator. I removed some permissions from Bureaucrats, and now can't edit my Wiki anymore. I asked for help on the Discord forum, and was advised to contact a Steward. It appears that I have removed the managewiki right. I request to please restore my settings to default. Thank you in advance! Dhamesvara (talk) 18:30, 9 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I've restore the managewiki right to the bureaucrat group. Please let me know if you need additional help. -- Void  Whispers 20:52, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

Local Bureaucrat election
I held an election after Agreelandball Wiki was adopted, and now it's over we have a winner, so may you look over the election and give out bureaucrat? Election is at (https://agreelandball.miraheze.org/wiki/Talk:Main_Page). Mtcat101 (talk) 20:02, 10 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Mtcat101, ✅, for the three (3) candidates having sought election locally for the position of, as there were no local community-established policies governing permissions elections, nor a limitation on the number of users who may hold the role. Please additionally see my closing comments, should either of the three of you, or all three of you, additionally seek further local election as a  . Dmehus (talk) 19:11, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Please connect newusopediawiki and Undata
I introduced Wikibase (Client) to the newusopediawiki and tried to connect to Undata (data.uncyclomedia.org). However, it says "Database identifier of the repository being used. This value must be a valid Miraheze-hosted wiki database.". Is there any other way to connect Undata to newusopediawiki? If Steward people can, please connect newusopediawiki and Undata. Schwarz ・ Talk /  ウソペディア  07:13, 11 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I don't believe this is a  setting, so you should be able to make this change. If it is, which ManageWiki variable are you needing edited? Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 18:30, 13 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I'm trying to edit mh:newusopedia:Special:ManageWiki/settings/wikibaseclient. However, the Repository database (Undata) I want to connect to is not Miraheze-hosted, so I cannot register it. Sure, I don't need managewiki-restricted privileges, but probably due to a technical issue, I can't connect the newusopedia wiki with Undata. How can I connect to a wiki that is not Miraheze-hosted? Thanks. Schwarz ・ Talk  /  ウソペディア  03:19, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, I'm wondering if this maybe requires adding an additional variable to ManageWiki, via GitHub, or maybe it's related to the Content Security Policy? Let me ping Reception123 to this thread, in his SRE capacity. Dmehus (talk) 07:45, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Eric Bagwell just won't leave me alone:

 * The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
 * Local action seems to be proceeding as it should, so ✅. Dmehus (talk) 18:28, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Yes, I know this seems pretty drastic, but I've been getting annoyed with him, constantly attempting to get into an edit-war, and I just want him to stop constantly messaging me at a rapid rate. I don't want an edit-war to start, as I just want him to leave me alone. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:12, 12 February 2022 (UTC)


 * DarkMatterMan4500, this doesn't need action from Stewards. As a Meta administrator, I would not be inclined to take any action here for what is an off-Meta matter. The user has made a legitimate request to be unblocked on the Qualitipedia wikis, so I'd suggest either (a) restoring their local user talk page access on all wikis and instructing him to appeal there or (b) unblocking him locally. If the issue persists, I would entertain a two-way, but not a one-way, interaction ban between the two of you on Meta Wiki. Dmehus (talk) 19:15, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah, the latter would do just fine. It's fine that he asked a legitimate question, but he's been asking that to a bunch of Qualitipedia admins, and it's been annoying them too. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:18, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * DarkMatterMan4500, what's his question? Is he blocked on any wikis? Why is he having to ask on Meta Wiki? If it's because of a block, I'm not seeing any evidence in support of your contention the user is Red hair, so unless you can provide that, I'd suggest assuming good faith, unblocking the user, and guiding the user with respect to Qualitipedia editing conventions, policies, and advice to ensure they use edit summaries that explain their edits, so as not to be inadvertently reverted as notionally vandalism. Dmehus (talk) 19:23, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll unblock him when I stop and get something to eat. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:26, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, but do accompany the unblock(s) with a locally centralized, perhaps at advisory to the user, guiding the user as to accepted community editing best practices and pointing out where to find any locally establishes policies, too. Dmehus (talk) 19:34, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * If I recall correctly, Blazikeye did leave the user talk page access on both wikis they're blocked on. If they are unblocked, I would strongly advise that they be directed towards best editing practice, as they have been giving a good amount of users there a lot of grief for edit warring and false information. Marxo Grouch (talk) 19:57, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Evidence of the user being a problem to others can be found in topics such as here, here, and here. <span style="background:linear-gradient(90deg,crimson,indigo, #ADD8E6); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">Marxo Grouch (talk) 20:04, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * The links you provide are legitimate requests for appeal, and one of the reasons why the Qualitipedia administrator blocking practice by some of the longer tenured Qualitipedia administrators is problematic, in that if a user has their user talk page revoked on one wiki, they invariably have to ask administrators on another wiki. Additionally, aside from this, blocks on one wiki should reflect the behaviour on that wiki, and the blocking practice by some Qualitipedia administrators of blocking users on other Qualitipedia wikis where they've either (a) not edited at all or (b) not caused any local problems there is also problematic. Nevertheless, as I said, the user should definitely be guided as to editing norms, best practices, and rules, not simply unblocked with a typical "this is your final chance" log comment. Thanks. :) Dmehus (talk) 20:10, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Ideally, I imagine, they should be instructed on what counts as true and false information. Details shouldn't be added if only that user thinks they are true. They should look for sources to prove that the information they want to add is truthful, especially if it's an opinionated page based on media they hate when general audiences give it positive reception. <span style="background:linear-gradient(90deg,crimson,indigo, #ADD8E6); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">Marxo Grouch (talk) 20:31, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , I have sent him a semi-formal message on one of the talk pages he is active on and if that does not work, I will quite formally post similar on his Meta talk page. For future cases, previous unblock requests across QP wikis I have processed the procedure is to direct them to their local talk page on Qualitipedia so it can be reviewed at a bureaucratic level if local talk page access has already been revoked. Frankly your approach has not satisfactorily resolved or directed the issue to a cleaner outlet, and that is part of the problem. The request is valid even if the format is messy and should indeed be curbed to a more clean method. --Raidarr (talk) 20:42, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Since I'm being unblocked at Best Shows & Episodes Wiki, DarkMatterMan4500 have got to unblock me at Terrible Shows & Episodes Wiki. Eric Bagwell (talk) 21:00, 12 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I'm certain DarkMatterMan4500 will get to it in time. In the meantime, please refrain from pestering the admins, as that won't get you anywhere, and listen to any advice they give you on constructive editing and civility. <span style="background:linear-gradient(90deg,crimson,indigo, #ADD8E6); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">Marxo Grouch (talk) 21:23, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * The matter has now been handled. The user is now unblocked, but pursuant to their previous conduct, words of advice have been left on their talk page as well as on QP Central. <span style="background:linear-gradient(90deg,crimson,indigo, #ADD8E6); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">Marxo Grouch (talk) 18:04, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Well put. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:23, 13 February 2022 (UTC)


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

Help
Hello. I forgotten 10 password of special:OATH on testwiki.wiki. Can you please help me? AlPaD (talk) 19:07, 13 February 2022 (UTC)


 * AlPaD, though Test Wiki has many user crossovers, it's actually not officially part of the Miraheze wiki farm. Can you please e-mail MacFan4000 at this special page? Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 19:10, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I fix problem, but thank you for your help! AlPaD (talk) 19:14, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
 * AlPaD, oh okay, that's ✅ to hear. Thanks for the update! Dmehus (talk) 19:22, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Two checkuser requests
My first request is about a suspected sockpuppet of the notorious ban evader WG8686. In the past, he made an account called Santino100, and recently I've spotted a similarly named account called SantinoEli8. If you look at some of SantinoEli8's contributions, his grammar resembles the poor grammar that WG8686 is known for. There's also these three accounts, which were all created within a fairly short amount of time and are all associated with the Qualitipedia wikis: Santino0, Santino1, SantinoEli.

My second request is about a user called Mictrons, who keeps causing disruption on Awful Movies Wiki with sockpuppets. The three I know of are Stroke bench, Soilacings, and Sanberry. All of these accounts got blocked on AMW for making bizarre arguments for wanting a certain page deleted or removed from the wiki's main page as seen in these logs and talk pages. Blazikeye535 (talk) 22:50, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Regarding the Mictrons case, DarkMatterMan4500 made a CheckUser request a while back regarding Mictrons and Stroke bench (and another account that showed up later named Thenstale). The responding steward, Void, noted that the possibility of the three accounts being linked was . I will note, however, that the two accounts you mentioned, Soilacings and Sanberry, as well as additional accounts I noticed such as Leilat and Salty01 have exhibited similar behavior to each other like demanding Cuties be removed from Awful Movies Wiki's front page and speaking in very garbled English. <span style="background:linear-gradient(90deg,crimson,indigo, #ADD8E6); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">Marxo Grouch (talk) 19:23, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I'd also like to bring Dancing Stickman into this report that Blazikeye535 has constructed, who came about just hours after TheFlamingDude98 was blocked from the Qualitipedia wikis. And to, before you ask me what made me think Dancing Stickman is a possible sockpuppet of WG8686, well, 2 or 3 things: Their typical responses when blocked, similar responses to that of TheFlamingDude98's post, constantly refers to Qualitipedia wikis as Reception wikis just like with another similar response from TheFlamingDude98. Also, please note the extensive edit history on the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team article on the Awesome Games Wiki created by the master and was constantly edited by his socks, including Mr. Frying Pan, and even TheFlamingDude98 (whose username is quackingly similar to FlyingMan98). And also has an extensive overlap on another Pokémon related article which overlaps with TheFlamingDude98, Mr. Frying Pan, Banjo, Rambo, Crowbar, and a few other older WG8686 socks on that same article. There's WAY too many instances of this user being a returning editor, editing under the guise of being a new user. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:35, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh yeah, can't forget about this revert the user has made as well, which makes it even more suspicious. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 21:20, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
 * But all I did was fix grammar errors, and improved the pages. Blocking me over this, is just biased. :( Dancing Stickman (talk) 13:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * That's not the issue. The issue is the extensive edit style you made that looks like an identical match to WG8686's edits, as a lot of them have used Visual edits for most of the edits you have made. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:19, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Well I will make it more formal and very long. Like a essay, I can do it on my personal wiki if you want and then I can submit it to the pages :) Dancing Stickman (talk) 13:25, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * And also, a lot of the users here do use visual edit. So I think you should block those users as well. Dancing Stickman (talk) 13:26, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I have also noticed that he has written this, saying he's going back to FANDOM, which actually raises a red flag here. Other previous socks of WG8686 have said this in the past. Compare that post he made to Crowbar's post, exactly mentioning him going back to said site, which makes it even strange. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:30, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * But I used to use FANDOM back in 2014 when the wikis I used were still around, until 2018 it was shutdown. I checked out the pages on the Miraheze site, until in 2022 I made a account on here to help out the wikis. Dancing Stickman (talk) 13:33, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * And what was that account exactly? It seems like you are telling us you've been here before. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:36, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * The Dancing Stickman account I am currently using right now. Is the account I used to help out the wikis. Dancing Stickman (talk) 13:38, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, but I doubt what you're saying is true. Then again, I'll leave the rest to a Steward to determine. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:41, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, I suggest you to not delete those pages or revert the edits off of the banned users. Since it is considered Dancing On Graves of banned/retired editors. Because I seen some steward reports about it, a few days ago. Dancing Stickman (talk) 13:43, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * That comment you just made is identical to Flaming Fist's comment with the similar usage of the word "gravedigging" or "gravedancing". This makes your reply here even more incredibly suspicious. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:50, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * But that is what the stewards say as well, so I think you didn't know what it means at first. I mean I want you to improve your moderation, instead of accusing people of being someone else. You should check the IP address of the user, using checkuser as what I heard from the stewards, so no false positives will occur. Dancing Stickman (talk) 13:55, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I will look into this further this evening, as part of a long-term continuing and sustainable solution that satisfies all parties concerned. Dmehus (talk) 14:29, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 14:31, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Alright, I just hope this will turn out right. And not wrong, I just want the wikis to improve their pages. And not be incomplete, and have incorrect grammar in them. Dancing Stickman (talk) 14:45, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * We will have to see, but let's have a Steward make the determination this evening. Until then, you're on limbo. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:01, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Let's stop here for now, as this would only intensify the gravity of this thread. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:52, 16 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Alright, I guess I will work on other pages on my own wiki for now. And then I am willing to give the source to you, if you are willing to add it. Dancing Stickman (talk) 14:02, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Also I heard these Reception Wikis (I know they are by a different name now, but still) ruined Miraheze's reputation. www.weirdcyclopedia.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Reception_Wikis Dancing Stickman (talk) 19:40, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * A significant portion of the link you provide here is obsolete or incorrect as well as pasted from a since-closed, also problematic wiki. Regardless if you are indeed a 'sock' or not (and unfortunately the former is compelling as much as I don't care for the term), I strongly advise you cease the obsession. If you are indeed WG, I am willing to have a proper discussion with you as well as give you a chance to be neutral towards or even contribute to a better status quo on the reception wikis, though at this rate it would be more likely on Discord or if you like, ShoutWiki rather than here on Miraheze given the circumstances. If you are not, I'm afraid the obsession, edit warring and highly suspect summaries on Meta have made you a target regardless. This will not end well in the course you're taking; consider this an offer from a more recently anointed QP bureaucrat as well as a warning as Global Sysop; if the sockpuppetry charge holds up this account as so many others would only be locked and your progress (aside from wasting time) will be nothing. --Raidarr (talk) 20:18, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Well I am not the WG dude mentioned, as he quit Miraheze a long time ago. But I heard he may come back one day, but I am not really sure when... Dancing Stickman (talk) 20:20, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Take the advice/opportunity, irrespective of the vague deflection above from an increasingly obvious answer. It will be available regardless of where or when a lock is issued against the current form, but things can only improve if you take a true step towards change. --Raidarr (talk) 20:32, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * But you could try and contact him on Discord though. Dancing Stickman (talk) 20:34, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, I'll leave the rest in the hands of a Steward now, and I won't be replying to this thread any further until something is done about it. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 02:06, 17 February 2022 (UTC)


 * The Santino* bunch are confirmed to each other, but anything else is too stale to know for certain who the master is (if any). Dancing Stickman is confirmed to TheFlamingDude98, and a new account TheSpaceJamLord. I've locked all three accounts as the two more recent accounts were created for ban evasion purposes. I would not be opposed to discussing account restrictions and a conditional unban, however this user appears to be refusing to get the message. I will continue locking until the ban evasion stops. I'll take a look into Mictrons shortly. -- Void  Whispers 19:28, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Mictrons is too stale for CU to be useful, unless you suspect there are other accounts involved. -- Void  Whispers 19:35, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * What about performing a CU on Sanberry? If he is sockpuppeting, then that would be his most recent account. --Blazikeye535 (talk) 19:43, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for doing that. I was entirely provoked by that user, Dancing Stickman (who was OBVIOUSLY a sockpuppet of WG8686) the other day, and it just got to a point where I've had enough. I would hope this stops, as I can't stand him evading global locks, and acting ridiculous on threads like these and other forms of disruption elsewhere on this platform. It was clear that WG8686 was behind those accounts just to entirely waste our time. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 00:22, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Wiki exemption request
Hi! Please, is there a way to make the wiki  exempt from the Dormancy Policy? I have several reasons for this:
 * The wiki has duplicate content stopped from the old blog I ran on the same subject. Therefore, it was futile for not being indexed properly in search engines and the content was cloying. After importing, I had to change some content and wrong words. I will be deleting the blog posts soon.
 * We don't expect many editors given the style of content (and the fact that there is a full community wiki with a 'similar' scope is actually far from that). Of course we appreciate new editors if possible, but it's not urgent at the moment.
 * Content has a certain Importance over help, which is definitely a reason for the exemption. There are no other wikis with a specific scope for this one, and we'll be over 30 articles soon and growing. Also, the contents generally don't need to be very 'busy', or rather, updated.
 * Content is precious.
 * I will soon ask to delete some useless wikis that I use to save maintenance storage. This is the second and last wiki that I ask for exemption, as it is extremely important.

Thanks! YellowFroggerAlt (talk) 02:14, 18 February 2022 (UTC)


 * You're not supposed to evade your block by using another account. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 02:16, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * YellowFrogger, this looks to have been a good-faith request; however, you should have used your user talk page. I will revert the block as sockpuppetry is managed by Stewards, lock your alternate account, and your alternate account will not be unlocked until all existing global and Meta Wiki user/editing restrictions of your main account have been lifted. Please consider this your absolute final warning on the matter. You are not to edit on Meta Wiki, other than your user talk page. You may use admin help to request assistance of a Meta administrator. If it relates to something within Stewards' purview, they will be sure to ping them to your request. As to your Dormancy Policy exemption request, this will be separately considered, and you informed of the outcome on your user talk page. Dmehus (talk) 02:34, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Resignation of rights
Please remove my wikicreator flag. Thanks. --Magogre (talk) 04:18, 18 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Magogre, ✅, with regrets but thanks for your service. Dmehus (talk) 04:25, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Restore accidentally revoked rights
I created a new wiki about 10 minutes ago called scratchscprp (https://scratchscprp.miraheze.org/), and I was removing the "ManageWiki" right, as I had created another user group with this right (superadmin). I believed I had this group, but for some reason when I had "added" it, it did not add the user group, assuming the group was ready to go, I removed the ManageWiki right, again, assuming I had the group. I can't edit my wiki anymore and I wasn't even near close to finishing. GAMS2 (talk) 23:01, 18 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I've restored the managewiki permission to the bureaucrat group. Be sure to double check your group membership before removing such important rights next time :) -- Void  Whispers 23:22, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much! I also wrote a literal note in the "reason for change" when I allowed for adding the group to myself, thanks again! GAMS2 (talk) 23:32, 18 February 2022 (UTC)