Requests for global permissions

Dmehus's Request for Interwiki administrator

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 * Successful. John (talk) 17:13, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

User: Dmehus ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log )

Reasoning for request
I am a wiki creator here on Meta, who has been successful, together with my fellow wiki creator colleagues, at ensuring all valid wiki requests are created either the same day or by the next day (which was a personal stated goal in my successful wiki creator nomination), and an active community volunteer who helps out on Discord and here on Meta daily through the noticeboards, talk pages, and elsewhere with answering users' questions and responding to requests. When there is a request to a link to a local wiki's local interwiki table, usually at the community noticeboard, it is also my goal that such requests be completed by the end of the calendar day on which it was requested, just as we are now seeing all valid wiki requests created within the same timeframe. We currently only have six members of the interwiki administrators global group, three of whom are either largely or somewhat inactive and the other three who are either active or semi-active. Excluding those who are either largely or somewhat inactive, this means we have less than one interwiki administrator for every 1,000 wikis. In addition to actioning such requests in a timely fashion, I would also like to make local wiki bureaucrats aware that it is possible for them to select (through a local appointment or election process) a local interwiki administrator, a process which is ultimately effected by a steward.

Secondarily, on that point about locally selected interwiki administrators, over the medium- and long-term, I intend to do outreach to our most active and largest content wikis, to make their local bureaucrats aware of the advantages of using interwiki links versus external links (i.e., in templates). This would be part of a larger outreach strategy I'm planning that, together, should help to boost overall community participation on Meta and a general feeling of increased community cohesion.

In terms of assessment process for deciding whether or not to add a site to the interwiki table, I would assess who owns the site, who is hosting the site, whether and if the site has a valid SSL website security certificate, and various other factors, such as general common sense.

With that, I welcome any questions the community may have and look forward to your support. Dmehus (talk) 17:43, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

Prerequisites
✅ - 2,016 global edits
 * Have at least 1000 total global edits on Miraheze (on more than one wiki) (Note: These edits may not consist of directly copy/pasting content from other wikis, they must be edits done by the user)

✅ - Two months ✅ - Very active on the Meta noticeboards, companion talk pages, and Discord, answering questions from new or existing users, and responding to requests.
 * As at the date of this nomination
 * Have had their Miraheze account for at least 2 months
 * Be involved in some way in community matters (in discussions on Community Noticeboard, etc.)


 * n.b. Meta is one of my two home wikis, and I will always be very active here

Support

 * 1) Not only he is pretty active in Meta and Discord, but he's also a very nice guy.  CircleyDoesExtracter  ( Circley Talk  |  Global   |  Email the Cloud ) 18:00, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 2)  Eager to help, knows what he's doing, asks if he needs help, polite, definitely active.  ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  18:05, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 3) Why the hell not? Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 18:07, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 4) . I mean, Doug, you are probably one of the best contributors here on miraheze. You help other users, and you helped me. There is absolutely no reason for you to not have this right. --TFFfan (talk) 19:45, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 5) Hispano76 (talk) 20:09, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 6) He is always positively helping people.--松•Matsu (talk) 06:22, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 7) Sure! Why not?  13:07, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 8) Very helpful and friendly user!  14:38, 5 August 2020 (UTC) ］ |
 * 9)  He is helpful I appreciate all the stuff he does and all the help he provides. He has my full support. (:  --Cocopuff2018  16:06, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 10) Very helpful, friendly and has a large knowledge of how Miraheze (and MW) works --Lakelimbo (talk) 22:20, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 11)  Why not ? There is very helpful and active on Miraheze ! HeartsDo (Talk || Global || Wiki Creator) 16:10, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 12) He definitely is active and experienced enough to get the user group. I support.  Hypercane  (  talk ) 18:07, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Oppose

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Universal Omega's Request for Interwiki administrator

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 * Successful. John (talk) 12:08, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

User: Universal Omega ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log )

Reasoning for request
I am pleased to be able to nominate as an additional global interwiki administrator, principally, because, as noted below, he has also taken to being active on Meta, doing a lot of patrolling, answering users' questions on the community noticeboard, creating wikis with the guidance provided by me and other wiki creators, and enhancing Meta's content pages. Additionally, he is also helpful and active with answering users' questions on Discord, especially when it comes to CSS styling and MediaWiki skin questions. Even though my interwiki administrator request closed yesterday, we do still have only seven (7) global interwiki administrators, for which only roughly 5 (including me) are either very active, active, or somewhat active. With nearly 4,000 wikis, we could do well to have at least a couple more. Universal Omega was very intrigued with my plan to do outreach to our busiest and most active wikis, making them aware of the advantages of using interwiki links instead of external links and also that they can hold hold a local election or appointment process for one or more local interwiki administrators, consistent with both their local and Miraheze global policies. With the upcoming outreach and reworked way of handling interwiki requests, I fully expect to see an uptick in interwiki addition requests, thereby adding to the need for more interwiki administrators. Secondarily, Universal Omega comes to us from Fandom, in which he has also migrated several wikis from Fandom to here, so this simplifies him having to request local interwiki administrator granting by stewards, after having held local election or appointment processes, on multiple wikis.

Nominated by: Dmehus (talk) 16:31, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

Nomination accepted by: Universal Omega (talk) 16:38, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

Nominated candidate's acceptance statement: I would would to start by thanking for the nomination. I would like the opportunity to help Miraheze in even more ways then I already am, which is why I am accepting this nomination. Me being an interwiki admin provides me with a unique ability to help Miraheze with interwiki requests, as I already do with wiki requests. I thank you for consideration!

Prerequisites
✅ - 4,442 global edits
 * Have at least 1000 total global edits on Miraheze (on more than one wiki) (Note: These edits may not consist of directly copy/pasting content from other wikis, they must be edits done by the user)

✅ - Four months ✅ - Active with patrolling on Meta, enhancing content pages, answering questions on the noticeboards, and helping users on Discord
 * n.b. Many of these edits, would've been related to the importing of files and such from his Fandom wikis, but with more than 100 edits on Meta, it is certainly reasonable to expect there were at least 900 additional, manual edits done by the user
 * As at the date of this nomination
 * Have had their Miraheze account for at least 2 months
 * Be involved in some way in community matters (in discussions on Community Noticeboard, etc.)

Additional comments given by user (if any)

 * Note: Please kindly refrain from voting until the candidate has accepted this nomination and added their own comments. Thank you.

Support

 * 1)  As nominator, to which I'd add that Universal Omega is friendly, engaging, helpful, and, crucially, very receptive to feedback and constructive criticism as part of his personal training and learning process. I've seen this first-hand as his unofficial wiki creator mentor. No concerns. Dmehus (talk) 16:49, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 2)  per Dmehus --Lakelimbo (talk) 05:45, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 3)  Nimrod (talk) 07:07, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 4)  Nice user overall.  CircleyDoesExtracter  ( Circley Talk  |  Global   |  Email the Cloud ) 14:47, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 5)  I believe he is quite suitable for the role. As such, I support this.  Hypercane  (  talk ) 21:16, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 6)  Very helpful on the Miraheze server! UpnCbs06 (talk) 04:15, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 7)  One of the best users I've work with! Glad to have the opportunity to work with someone as talented as him. Cool11guy12 (talk) 16:32, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 8)  he’s active and helpful fully support him --Cocopuff2018  01:03, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1)  First off, I feel it's too early and, 2nd, I would like to see him make more edits on more wikis before requesting this rank. Most of his edits come from one individual wiki and to get this rank the user should edit on more then just a few wikis. --Cocopuff2018  05:12, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 2)  I do not like opposing users that seem friendly and helpful which is the case for the user, but I can not support this request for the only reason that only 248 edits are actually made outside of their own wiki which to me is a bit cheating the system of 1000 edits. As soon as there would be 1000 edits outside of their own wiki I would support this user. "Have at least 1000 total global edits on Miraheze (on more than one wiki)". I do not want this to discourage you though, you are doing a good job and I would switch to support until the requirement is met! DeeM28 (talk) 07:42, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
 * thank you for the vote. While I will 100% accept it, and understand it, I would like to still comment on it. I do not personally feel as though I do not meet the criteria. I do have 1000 global edits, and while it may be true that quite a bit are on my own wikis, the requirement is not 1000 edits on multiple wikis equivalating to multiple thousands of edits. The requirement is meant to show that the user has global activity, and from my activity on meta, and others where users do request help sometimes, simply helping them there, I do feel I meet that criteria. Thank you! 08:06, 25 August 2020 (UTC) ］ |
 * I said before I do not exactly have a problem with supporting you as the interewiki administrator role is concise but for me the policy means you need more edits. I put the "procedural vote" mention because if maybe, I misunderstood this policy then my vote cannot count. My vote should only be taken into account by a steward if the way that I interpreted the interwiki administrator policy is also right. If I did not interpret it right maybe my vote can be "Weak support". I hope the steward that closes this can make the policy clear for me. DeeM28 (talk) 11:10, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I believe your vote and argument are valid, but I don't think it's a "procedural" !vote. My understanding is the requirement is for only 1,000 global edits on at least two Miraheze wikis. There's no specific quantity on how many of those 1,000 contributions cannot be simply imports or copying and pasting of pages/templates from other wikis, but that's certainly a valid argument one can assess, as you've done. It then comes down a nosecount and a weighing of the arguments presented. A portion of those 1,000 contributions could be copying and pasting or import contributions, but I believe at least the majority of them should be manual edits (including WikiGnome and copyediting-type edits). As I stated in my nomination of Universal Omega, though I suspect a lot of the ~4,400 or so global edits were imports, uploads, and copying and pasting-type edits, I believe there's sufficiently enough to have the majority of the 1,000 edit requirement be manual edits (including on his own DC Multiverse Wiki). Hope that clarifies. Dmehus (talk) 14:12, 26 August 2020 (UTC)


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DarkMatterMan4500's Request for Global Sysop

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 * by the candidate in this request. I would just add that I do hope will reach out to me at my user talk page about volunteering on Meta in other ways, such as a Meta wiki creator as I think they'd be a really good fit there. Dmehus (talk) 17:39, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

User: DarkMatterMan4500 ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log )

Reasoning for request
I have been reporting vandalism to the stewards and I do believe that I would make a good candidate since I've been fighting vandalism on other wikis, along with being more active on Crappy Games Wiki every single day and contributed over 2,000 edits on that site. As much as I am concerned however, I don't intend on "hat collecting", but rather help with keeping everything in a perfect order, as I helped out with numerous wikis that needed more editors. I've been using Miraheze since January of this year, and I do believe that this is the very first step on stepping up my game, and hopefully this would be my next step in the right direction. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DarkMatterMan4500 (talk • contribs) 02:23, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Questions for candidate

 * So, how would I also fight vandalism on other Miraheze wiki sites? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DarkMatterMan4500 (talk • contribs) 02:23, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Comments by other users

 * 1)  For what right?  14:34, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * you may choose out of Global Sysop, Global IP block exemption, Interwiki administrator, but in my opinion I think he is requesting Global Sysop--Cocopuff2018 15:21, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Indeed, I am requesting that, so I can make sure I protect wikis from vandalism, and stop them at the source, and not to mention, I will make the appropriate choices for each account I lock as much as Reception123 does. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 15:31, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * 1)  I would like for you to expand your reasoning I do not feel it's strong enough to gain my support at the moment showing you really want the role you need to have a stronger reason and actually put more effort into it, so it does not look like your hat collecting  Another thing you need to show you can handle it and understand CVT and from reading your reason I do not feel you understand what CVT really is about and I do not feel you are ready at the moment however if you expand your answer it will possibly help to know what knowledge you do know about this role (CVT) --Cocopuff2018  15:39, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * 2)  However, on the bright side, I am not assuming you're hat collecting as I am assuming good faith toward you and your request. However others may think your hat collecting due to lack of knowledge and low quality reasoning and I don't want that to happen, but I would like it if you expanded your reasoning as I mentioned above. Cocopuff2018  15:39, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't intend on hat collecting, as I'm not that type of person with a massive ego, but I appreciate your concern though. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 16:28, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) - While you are a useful contributor, I feel that you may be a bit of a stranger to me. —-'''Μπέλα2006🌎 (🔥 T he B lazing D uke 🔥) ( B lazing T alk ) ( B lazing E dits ) 15:52, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) the user doesnt carry any advanced rights on Meta, no real edits outside of reports, which while isnt a bad thing but theres more to GS and such then handling reports, and such. Haven't even heard of this user until this month. To be blunt, this feels like hat collecting. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 17:06, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Didn't even notice when DarkMatter said, So, how would I also fight vandalism on other Miraheze wiki sites? , so I'm adding that right there to a reason for opposing. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 17:11, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, never mind this. I'm better off reporting vandals instead, so close this thread. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 17:25, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I will close this as a withdrawal, per your request, but I do hope you'll consider volunteering in other ways on Meta, as I think you'd be a good fit for other roles. This would allow you to learn more about our global policies whilst also helping out in other ways. One role I think you would be a good for immediately is wiki creator and, later, a patroller on Meta. I can help you with guidance in both of those areas as well. Talk to me on my user talk page if interested. Dmehus (talk) 17:36, 24 September 2020 (UTC)


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Gomdoli4696's Request for global sysop

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 * ❌ per SNOW Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 19:23, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

User: Gomdoli4696 ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log )

Reasoning for request
I am Korean. There are many difficulties in managing the Korean wiki but there are not many Korean in Mirahezian. So I request Global sysop.

I'm not a hat collecter. it hasn't been long since I started Join to miraheze, but It's not a lie, it's real.

My regards, Gomdoli4696 (talk) 13:22, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

Additional comments given by user (if any)
gomdoli.miraheze.org, truth.miraheze.org, wooriwiki.miraheze.org, etc.

Oppose

 * 1)  While you seem eager to help out, you unfortunately have only had an account for three weeks and only have 11 edits (3 of those being this request) on Meta as well as no demonstrated experience with countervandalism. It is way too early to be requesting global rights right now though I am glad that you want to help out and invite you to help us out in your capacity as a user for the time being. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 14:32, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , regrettably, per my comments to you in stewards' noticeboard that we mainly need to see more Meta activity, some activity on Discord, and a general feeling that you understand and can objectively apply our global policies. Dmehus (talk) 18:32, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
 * 1)  Clear WP:SNOW request, very few edits here. '''Μπέλα2006🌎 (🔥 T he B lazing D uke 🔥) ( B lazing T alk ) ( B lazing E dits ) 19:06, 28 September 2020 (UTC)


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User: Zppix ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log ) Group: Global Sysop

Reasoning for request
Alright, let me start off by saying that this decision to post a revocation of rights request was so not made lightly or easy in any case. I understand there will be mixed opinions about whether this is warranted and whether I am mistaken to even take such action as posting this request. That's fine, but I will give in detail the reasoning for my posting of this proposal.

Over the past month or so, Zppix has made some very questionable decisions, which has apparently resulted in hi
 * 1) Being unable to manage the role conflict between his Global Sysop and system administrator roles;
 * 2) Feeling as though he is not limited by the policy to which he is bound by; and,
 * 3) Feeling like he is not accountable to stewards

Firstly, in terms of the first item, apparently in the course of exercising an apparent Code of Conduct-related issue, he added and removed user rights to the sysadmin global group, without a log summary, which suggests role conflict. [src] [src]

Secondly, regarding the last two points, some examples of this include Zppix getting involved in local affairs where local administrators disputed it and he did not seen to have any interest in discussing his reasoning. [src] Other examples include the fact that he has been very rude to newcomer users and has not been assuming any good faith, and has been far to quick to take action against simple good faith mistakes with no attempt to engage with them beforehand.[src] He ignored a warning from another Steward on his own talk page, [src] to which he obviously saw per is own responses to another user to that very same thread, [src] but had no effort to improve upon his behavior and to seemingly have no regard for John's warning, which is absolutely unacceptable for a Global Sysop to disregard a warning from a Steward like that. The Global Sysop position was established to assist Stewards, and they should not disregard them under any circumstances.

Most recently he issued a local Meta block against a user which he had been previously arguing with on his talk page [src] and on Discord. On IRC, during a conversation with other users, Zppix even acknowledged that he should not take action against this user because he was personally invested in it. [src] However, he seemed to not care and blocked the user anyway.[src] That is an example of an action which he should've not done and waited for approval to block him from whomever he claimed to have talked to. [src], [src], and [src] It is worth noting that Zppix also during this same IRC conversation, apparently requested another Global Sysop or Steward globally lock his account for something occuring in Meta alone as well as his own personal annoyance with the user, letting personal opinion dictate his actions as a Global Sysop. src After seemingly failing to get another volunteer to globally lock this user, he took his own local action on Meta, once again, showing his disregard for the community and authority.src

As a final note, I would like to add that far too often, the log entries Zppix gives are very vague.[src]

Additionally, should this revocation request pass as successful, the community additionally requests that a steward and Meta bureaucrat review the circumstances surrounding Zppix' global account locks and Meta blocks in the past 30-60 days (steward or bureaucrat discretion applies here), excluding spam only accounts, to ensure that they were all justified and appropriate to the policy infractions claimed.


 * Note: Given that this involves both his Global Sysop and Meta administrator roles, there is also a companion revocation request for Zppix' Meta administrator user group at Requests for permissions, in which you're encouraged to review and express a view.

Additional proof/explanation

 * Regarding the IRC conversation, which you can see in the section below, Zppix originally requested that that user be globally locked. That is a 100% inappropriate action towards a user who was doing good faith edits, and only made mistakes on Meta alone, absolutely nothing to actually warrent a global lock. And I have absolutely no idea his rationale for attempting to get someone else to globally lock a user where a global lock is not warrented.

Support
Per my proposal 23:26, 29 October 2020 (UTC) ］ |