Requests for reopening wikis

worsttvnetworks.miraheze.org
Blubabluba9990 (talk) 19:34, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Wiki: worsttvnetworks.miraheze.org
 * Username: Blubabluba9990
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no): No
 * Reason: This wiki has potential, and since Waldo already has a pending adoption request for its sister wiki (Terrific TV Networks Wiki), I decided to make an adoption request for this one.


 * I need it to be re-opened though so that I can make some edits. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 19:42, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
 * What is the difference between this wiki and the other wiki? 20:08, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Terrific TV Networks Wiki is about good television networks, while Worst TV Networks Wiki is about bad television networks. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 20:13, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Oops, yes, apologies for not noticing that earlier. A Steward will get to this request soon. 20:17, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 20:23, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Blubabluba9990 This ✅ as the wiki was not manually closed by a local, so the wiki has been reopened for you to contribute actively over the next week or two, after which a steward will assess your activity and conclude this request accordingly. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 22:05, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok. There is still one problem though. Turns out the network wikis will be merged with the larger Terrible TV Shows wiki and Best TV Shows Wiki as a rebrand for the Reception Wikis, so until then I can keep this wiki up. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 12:58, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Blubabluba9990 I looked through your contributions thus far, and, other than some improvements to the Main Page, I'm not seeing very many edits. Please advise if you are still working on this wiki and interested in adopting it. Pro tip: Writing a few full content pages would be very helpful to a successful adoption. Dmehus (talk) 23:04, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah the wiki is probably getting merged with Terrible TV Shows Wiki as part of a rebrand they are doing there so that is why. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 12:52, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

hbcpraise.miraheze.org
Hbcpraise (talk) 22:00, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Wiki: hbcpraise.miraheze.org
 * Username: Hbcpraise
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no): No answer given
 * Reason: I am the bureaucrat, but when I got Special:ManageWiki everything is greyed out and I cannot uncheck "closed"


 * Hbcpraise I've ✅ the wiki for you. Looking at this special page, it looks like Jim-ng is the only  on the wiki. I noted you are a   on the wiki, which usually indicates a private wiki. It looks like it was a private wiki until this log action made by the local wiki bureaucrat made the wiki public. So, my question would be mainly for Jim-ng as the wiki bureaucrat, did you guys want all users to view your wiki's pages? With private wikis, if you want users to be able to view pages, you just need to add the   group to the user(s) you want to have access. So, clarification there would be helpful. In addition, do you still want to adopt the wiki, by contributing to the wiki over the next several weeks in order to obtain   and   rights on the wiki, or did you just want it reopened? If the latter, this is now ✅. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 22:11, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Hbcpraise Though you've made significant contributions to this wiki prior to your requesting adoption, I haven't seen any contributions since the wiki was reopened. As well, seeing as Jim-ng is again active on the wiki, I'm closing this as ❌. Please reach out to Jim-ng to request  rights on the wiki or, failing that, to holding a local election, which a Steward can assess in absence of locally active bureaucrats. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 23:09, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

alternatehistory.miraheze.org
Emperore (talk) 22:09, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Wiki: alternatehistory.miraheze.org
 * Username: Emperore
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no): No
 * Reason: The website's administrators are very inactive and permissions on the website are limiting. You cannot add/edit templates, create your own user page, or even edit the sandbox. I want to adopt the website to improve it and fuel activity since it seems that the strict permissions are a deterrent and there are many missing templates that are necessary for an alternate history wiki.


 * Emperore It looks like Sapphire Williams, the only (sort of) recently active  on this wiki has protected certain namespaces on   at  . So, while this wiki isn't eligible for adoption, you have a couple of options, which I'll itemize in turn:
 * Request  permissions from Sapphire Williams on their local user talk page. If they don't reply after a few days to week, then you can either return to this thread or message me in some other venue (i.e., at User talk:Dmehus or stewards' noticeboard) requesting the   permission be granted in lieu of local administration; or,
 * Hold a local election for the position(s) you require, whether  and/or , following the tips and best practices at User:Dmehus/local election.
 * Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 16:38, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Emperore See my reply on Sapphire Williams' user talk page on that wiki. While I could grant you  permissions in lieu of locally active administration, as you only need one more edit on that wiki, the very act of you replying to my reply on that user talk page will make you  . Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 17:03, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

uesrpg.miraheze.org
Dawnstar (talk) 13:00, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Wiki: uesrpg.miraheze.org
 * Username: Dawnstar
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no): no
 * Reason: interested in preserving and updating the information
 * Dawnstar This LGTM, as the wiki was not manually closed by a local bureaucrat, so I've ✅ in lieu of locally active bureaucrats. After several weeks, your contributions to the wiki will be assessed by Stewards, and  and   user groups may be added to your account at that time. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 17:22, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Dawnstar No activity since the wiki was reopened more than two weeks ago, so I'm closing this as ❌. In any case, wiki is active and open, so you can always hold a local election on the local wiki, and request a Steward to assess your election in absence of locally active bureaucrats. Dmehus (talk) 23:12, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

protoromana.miraheze.org
Flaviu (talk) 16:11, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Wiki: protoromana.miraheze.org
 * Username: Flaviu
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no): no
 * Reason: My own site
 * Hi, your reasons says "My own site" but the only bureaucrat/sysop on the wiki is User:Saturnian. Is that an alternate account of yours? If so, please use that one to log in and and then you can go to Special:ManageWiki and uncheck the "closed" box to reopen it. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 16:19, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, you are right. I will solve it. Thank you, Flaviu (talk) 14:00, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ by the requestor. Dmehus (talk) 19:23, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

undictionary.miraheze.org
$10^2$ 4279  計算過程  09:57, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Wiki: undictionary.miraheze.org
 * Username: TEntEn4279
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no): No
 * Reason: Undictionary is one of the three sister wikis of Chinese Uncyclopedia that have been closed due to being inactive. For Undictionary, I would like to give it a try and save the wiki from its deletion.

arda.miraheze.org
Dread (talk) 16:56, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Wiki: arda.miraheze.org
 * Username: Dread
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no): NO
 * Reason: I would like to repurpose the wiki for a possible world-building community project.
 * Dread ❌ as the purpose of requests for adoption is to take over management and administration of existing wikis, not usurp another wiki's subdomain. This wiki has not been edited in approximately five months, and should be deleted in a little over a month from now. So, I'd suggest either (a) waiting until then and requesting a wiki or, if you cannot wait, (b) requesting a wiki with a different subdomain, then monitoring for when this wiki's database is dropped, and then filing a task on Phabricator to rename your wiki. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 17:18, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

pokemon.miraheze.org
PokeMyth (talk) 12:28, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Wiki: pokemon.miraheze.org
 * Username: PokeMyth
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no): NO
 * Reason: It's abandoned without ever being used and I would like to make something of it.
 * PokeMyth This LGTM, as the wiki was not manually closed by a local bureaucrat, so I've ✅ in lieu of locally active bureaucrats. After several weeks, your contributions to the wiki will be assessed by Stewards, and  and   user groups may be added to your account at that time. Dmehus (talk) 14:44, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Can you unlock the main page for edition for now? If possible. PokeMyth (talk) 16:50, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
 * PokeMyth This is a reasonable request, so I've lowered the edit protection level of Main Page on the given wiki to  as a Steward action on a wiki without any active administrators (and bureaucrats, for that matter). Additionally, so you don't have to make at least ten (10) edits and wait four (4) calendar days, I've ✅ you temporary   permissions on the wiki, so you can edit the main page. Dmehus (talk) 17:07, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

terriblenicheaudienceshows.miraheze.org
SpongeBobFan99 (talk) 23:07, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Wiki: terriblenicheaudienceshows.miraheze.org
 * Username: SpongeBobFan99
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no): No
 * Reason: Recently, niche audience shows were banned on TTSW. I found this wiki and made a few edits there.
 * ❌ as the wiki is not closed. Please see my response here. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 23:19, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok, I have no idea what I am doing. I'll just follow your guidelines. I am running for bureaucrat, the candidates are me, and, now, I'm so confused, SpongeBobFan99 (talk) 23:25, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

foodsharinghamburg.miraheze.org
Foodsaver1 (talk) 23:10, 26 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Wiki: foodsharinghamburg.miraheze.org
 * Username: Foodsaver1
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no): no
 * Reason: We're a large community and I'm one of the editors of this wiki. Unfortunately there were no logs in the last 2 months, so it was closed. We need to reopen it.
 * Foodsaver1 This LGTM, as the wiki was not manually closed by a local bureaucrat, so I've ✅ in lieu of locally active bureaucrats. After several weeks, your contributions to the wiki will be assessed by Stewards, and  and   user groups may be added to your account at that time. Dmehus (talk) 23:29, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

veg.miraheze.org
MarijusV (talk) 10:20, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Wiki: veg.miraheze.org
 * Username: MarijusV
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no):
 * Reason:
 * MarijusV I think you made a typographical error in this request as  has never existed on Miraheze, based on my searches. You have, however, requested and created , which is both open and active. Can you please visit that wiki and let me know if you're able to access it? Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 13:29, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

venkon.miraheze.org
Samanaslietuvas (talk) 20:43, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Wiki: venkon.miraheze.org
 * Username: Samanaslietuvas
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no): No
 * Reason: This wiki has been closed due to inactivity and I wish to revitalize it. Also, a question in case this request does get approved - would it be possible to remove bureaucrat rights from the old bureaucrats of the wiki, considering the fact that they haven't frequented the wiki in a long time?
 * ❌ as I'm afraid this has been superceded by the wiki being reopened, and thus not eligible for adoption, and now ✅. Additionally, I was also not satisfied with your reason provided for wanting to adopt what appears to be a personal wiki of the wiki's sole contributor. Feel free to request a new wiki, though, taking care to define a clear purpose, scope, and topic(s) for your wiki. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 23:28, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

earth98.miraheze.org
Re.min.a (talk) 03:08, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Wiki: earth98.miraheze.org
 * Username: Re.min.a
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no): Lukaz taro No
 * Reason: The wiki has been inactive for two months and the bureaucrat has constructed another wiki (terra-98) that is the same as earth-98. No one has used the wiki, and I would like to adopt it, if that's okay.
 * Re.min.a This ❌ as the wiki is not closed per Dormancy Policy. However, as I do see all bureaucrats and administrators on this wiki are indeed inactive, what you can do is hold a local election by creating a local election page, as described below. If you want a Steward to add a local sitenotice to the wiki advertising your local election, in lieu of active bureaucrats, this can be done. Hope that helps.
 * Since it seems like this wiki has no active bureaucrats, I would recommend you hold a local election, taking care to take into account the local wiki's permissions elections policies. Assuming your wiki has no local permissions request policies or other election rules, you would follow global customs and conventions for such requests, which see you create an election page on that wiki, on a prominent page, stating the number and type of position(s) you're running for (i.e., administrator, bureaucrat), the name(s) of the candidate(s) running, how long the election shall run for (best practice for 5-7 calendar days), the minimum support ratio required for a successful election, and whether an election can be declared successful after the minimum timeframe if no one expresses a view (i.e., election by acclamation). Once your process has concluded (recommended to last for at least 5-7 calendar days), return to stewards' noticeboard and, in a new thread, state the wiki address, local location of the election, and a steward will assess your local election in absence of a local bureaucrat. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 03:32, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

unbooks.miraheze.org
Matttest (talk) 13:35, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Wiki: unbooks.miraheze.org
 * Username: Matttest
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no): No
 * Reason: Unbooks is one of the sister wikis of the Chinese Uncyclopedia community that may be closed due to inactivity. I would like to save the wiki from its deletion.
 * Matttest This LGTM, as the wiki was not manually closed by a local bureaucrat, so I've ✅ in lieu of locally active bureaucrats. After several weeks, your contributions to the wiki will be assessed by Stewards, and  and   user groups may be added to your account at that time. Dmehus (talk) 15:50, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

meme.miraheze.org
Wiki JS 19:32, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Wiki: meme.miraheze.org
 * Username: WikiJS
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no): No
 * Reason: The wiki never even got edited, and I really like memes, so this wiki will not be inactive for a very long time.
 * WikiJS Looking at this wiki, it looks like more of a good-faith idea that never really got off the ground. As well, I note the wiki uses the WikiBase extension, which suggests it is intended to be more of a meme database repository than an encyclopedic wiki with written prose. Additionally, the original wiki request was a bit vague and unclear. Please note that the wiki adoption process is not a quick process, and does typically take several weeks to assess quantity and quality of your contributions, so if you could please advise if you wish to proceed with this adoption request, or if you wish to request a similar wiki with a different subdomain, taking care to define a clear purpose, scope, and topic(s) for your wiki, that'd be much appreciated. Dmehus (talk) 19:45, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I will request a similar wiki instead. Thanks for the help!  Wiki JS  19:53, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. Please make sure you define a clear purpose, scope, and topic(s) for your wiki. Please define clearly all topics your broad wiki will propose to write about and what sort of sourcing policies your wiki will have. Dmehus (talk) 19:57, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Can you link me to my wiki request? I forgot to change the category to humor/satire. Wiki JS  19:58, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * WikiJS I've already approved the wiki, so it's been sent to our  server. Once it's created, you can change your wiki's category in Special:ManageWiki on your wiki. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 20:01, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh alright, thanks again! :) Wiki JS  20:02, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem again. I've messaged Reception123 to pause an import to  temporarily and execute the   maintenance script on   to clear the heavy job backlog. Once that's done, your wiki should be created. Dmehus (talk) 20:04, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

poetry.miraheze.org
Nyl (talk) 06:50, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Wiki: poetry.miraheze.org
 * Username: Nyl
 * Are you a bureaucrat? (yes/no): No
 * Reason: The wiki has been close to the public and there seems to be no visible activity going on. As I see it, the subdomain is being used for something meant to be much more general/wide. I would like to takeover the wiki and continue its purpose as a subreddit/repository of poetry. It would be a waste to let the subreddit remain closed whilst also not receiving any care/updates.