Stewards' noticeboard/Archive 33

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CheckUser request for a suspected sockpuppet
Hi, I'd like a check on these three users for the Mental Block Wiki:
 * Sterkers
 * Male-Sleeper
 * Skgght

They've already been blocked by a fellow moderator (their edits were suspiciously similar, and I believe some vandalism happened after their first account got blocked); with that said, it would be nice to check, just to be sure, and, if these are sockpuppets, to block this IP range if possible.

Thank you! Dissentrix (talk) 23:32, 26 September 2022 (UTC)


 * They are indeed sockpuppets. I have ✅ them and have ✅ their IP range. Let us know if they return. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:09, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! Dissentrix (talk) 07:35, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Question (3)
How do I request something from system administrators? FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 03:35, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Depends. What are you wanting to request? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:56, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I would like to request imports of pages from Qualitipedia wikis into the New Reception Wiki. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 21:58, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * That will not be done as direct forks of other wikis are not allowed per the Content Policy. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:11, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
 * That may change soon. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 21:05, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Global Lock Request
I know I could have made a request to unlock either of my previous accounts. However, since I wanted to make my life easier, I decided to create a new one just so that I can cast my vote on the RFC regarding Qualitipedia's closure. But now that the closure has been done, I would politely request to have my account locked once again because I no longer have a use for it. Thanks. Skias (talk) 07:29, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:11, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Could you guys move my pages over to the New Reception Wiki
With the wikis closed, I need a easier way to archive them, without having to copy and paste the source code. And there is not a way to move the pages over with all revisions copied and all edits assigned to users if they exist locally. So could it be possible for the Stewards to do it? I want my work saved on there. Nidoking (talk) 11:08, 27 September 2022 (UTC)


 * What pages? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 12:09, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I am going to link some from my special logs from the reception wikis, here  and a few here
 * I will let you know if there are a few more I would want to archive. Nidoking (talk) 12:17, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * This is out of scope for this noticeboard. You can export pages via Special:Export. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 12:19, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * But it gives me an error when I try to import them or request them to be imported. Nidoking (talk) 12:20, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * And also I need the database name for The New Reception WIki in order to request a import. Nidoking (talk) 12:25, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * As a general rule for database names: the wiki's url, + wiki at the end. So,  (yes it is redundant, due to how the wiki name works). --Raidarr (talk) 13:33, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Weird how the wiki is closed even though edits have been made there recently. Bawitdaba (talk) 22:48, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Vanish Request
Hello, I'm planning to permanently retire my Miraheze account, because I've recently lost interest and I wanted to move on to other ventures. I may have contributed well, but it's time for me to go and never come back again. Thank you, Miraheze. XxxRazorbackxxx (talk) 11:19, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:11, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Request to globally lock account
I'd like to have my account globally locked since I no longer wish to be on Miraheze. TheShinyLucarioMaster (talk) 19:06, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:11, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Local election proccess completed to recover bureaucrat rights on sucessor account
Hi, as most people are already aware I'm the successor account to the founder of the https://geass.miraheze.org/wiki/. So I created the page for the local election process here: https://geass.miraheze.org/wiki/Talk:Main_Page. Since there wasn't any opposition in over 2 months I hope I can get the my bureaucrat rights back ASAP. Thanks in advance! Balofo2 (talk) 13:53, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

CheckUser request for several sockpuppeteers
The AVID Wiki has several recent sockpuppeteers, both old and new, some of which were previously IP banned somehow were able to create new accounts. These include: The user is a sock of Jackson, if you compare his edits to his other accounts; he edits "vanity card" articles. I would like to request an IP ban on this user, considering he has a long history of sockpuppetry on the site. Given the pattern of his account creations, he could be creating a new one this or next week. Sockpuppet of Ngozikal, who was IP banned from the site back in late July. Taking a look at her real name, it matches with her other sockpuppet accounts (Jordan K Ene).
 * Jack The Young Man
 * Rachelle249535

As for the newer ones: Above are sockpuppets of Erichomi/Logo Archive Collection Company. Notice how his edits relate to logos from the 1900's to 1920's, as well as their real names matching.
 * Erichom
 * Logos
 * Hub
 * MyLogo18
 * 400Logos

The above listed are sockpuppets of AngryGrandpaFanatic2007. Their real names match (they at least read "Amadaeus-Jeffrey") and edits are identical, replacing info on some pages with false ones. Camenati (talk) 15:48, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
 * AngryGrandpaFan2001
 * ChildishDadFanatic2000
 * CharlieBrownandCaillouYesBongoNo


 * @Camenati Do you want these users to be blocked globally indefinitely? If you really think that these users are puppets, you can block the wiki where they are puppeteers, I wish you a healthy day. (if the user is puppeteering on more than 1 wiki, they can go up to the global ban)  Hey Türkiye  message? 17:54, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Considering sockpuppet accounts on the AVID wiki have been globally locked, yes. Additionally, I am seeking a lock on Jackson's IP address on said wiki as well as Ngozikal's new address. As for the other two, I think they should be warned since they are relatively new to Miraheze. Camenati (talk) 18:22, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
 * @HeyTürkiye As I was expecting, Jackson made another account today: Jackson's Way. Also, simply blocking the sockpuppet accounts will not solve the situation if the sockpuppeteers will continue to make newer ones in the foreseeable future. Camenati (talk) 20:08, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
 * @Agent Isai Pardon my interruption and massive list of requests, but I would like to alert you and other stewards about the site's wave of new sockpuppet accounts from old and new sockpuppeteers. I not only have the above alt accounts I requested for CheckUser, but there are a lot more that abused accounts on the AVID Wiki today. These include:
 * Fijiandadog35787‎
 * 3FijisAndADoggy
 * 3FijisAndADoggyChochi
 * IchiFijisADoggy331
 * FijiIchiAVIDDoggy331
 * The users listed are sockpuppet accounts of FijiAxe3AndADog. They obviously have similar names, plus their real names include "Malachi". If you take a look at their edits, they typically insert false information. Also here are:
 * LogoUrban (sockpuppet of Erichomi, one of the sockpuppeteers I reported above).
 * Jayden Quenano Time (sockpuppet of Chuck Quenano, who was previously IP banned on the site 3 months ago. It recently ended.)
 * Thank you for your investigation. Camenati (talk) 01:22, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
 * @Camenati Of course, this global blocking will not be resolved, but if the ip address range (I'm guessing from X.X.X.X/16) blocks the respected miraheze stewards, I guess this solution will be comfortable, don't worry too much about them as they will appear again even if we block them.  Hey Türkiye  message? 08:03, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the report. The accounts have been investigated and ✅ accordingly either based on technical evidence, clear behavioral evidence or both. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 16:40, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Finished local election with no active bureaucrat
Good evening Stewards,

I have started a local election last Friday (post on the Talk page from September 23th), I added a notification on the main page too (here). I have nominated my self for bureaucrat, there has been no reaction from anyone. In fact there have been no activity from any registered users but me (Special:RecentChanges).

Is this the proper process to gain bureaucrat rights? There are no local bureaucrats active that i know of. Gregor0 (talk) 00:19, 1 October 2022 (UTC)


 * This is indeed the correct way to gain bureaucrat rights. ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 00:30, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I've assigned the rights for 3 months temporarily due to the fact that there were no votes in favour but also no opposition. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 16:59, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Dormancy Policy Exemption for Dívasa Wiki
I'd like to request a Dormancy Policy exemption for Dívasa Wiki (thenationstate.miraheze.org).

The wiki was made to serve a roleplay / worldbuilding community that has since shuttered. There is plenty of information to be preserved, yet not much more to add.

Please consider this request for archival purposes. Many in the community see lessons from it (content is read by people) and have gone on to participate in other communities of similar nature. MLastCelebration (talk) 18:07, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 16:59, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Vanish request
Hello, I would like to permanently close my account since I don't really use Miraheze anymore SuperStario89 (talk) 20:50, 1 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Please request this at reports.miraheze.org. Thanks, ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 22:14, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
 * is absolutely correct in this case. Do use the TSPortal in the future to request your account to be vanished. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 17:46, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Dormancy Policy Exemption for Sagan 4 wikis
Hello, I am an administrator on both Sagan 4 wikis (sagan4.miraheze.org and sagan4alpha.miraheze.org) and I would like to request a dormancy policy exemption. Sagan 4 has a history of going through dead periods lasting months or even years and of narrowly avoiding becoming lost media, and the ability to edit the wiki is only granted on an approval basis due to a 15 year history of abuse, so we don't really get a lot of edits to keep it bumped up. As the wikis serve as an information archive with a lot of content, they should not be subject to the threat of deletion as a result of these periods of inactivity. Disgustedorite (talk) 07:23, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 16:59, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Delete my wiki please
I won't be using it anymore. Miraheze is unfortunately too slow for my needs. I'm going to use another host. The wiki in question is wimm.miraheze.org Azurescapegoat (talk) 14:39, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry that you decided to leave, the slowness would have likely been temporarily and is (at least for me) resolved now. Wiki deleted. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 16:59, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Question about changing my username
Does this free uo the original name for use? For example, if I would like to change my name from ZeusDeeGoose to Blad, does this allow users to make a new user with the name ZeusDeeGoose? The Goose Named Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|uploads|email) 21:41, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I think so. Tali64³ (talk) 21:54, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, it would. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 16:47, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, to be perfectly blunt. When you request a username change, it does take a while for the change to occur. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 17:44, 4 October 2022 (UTC)