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Link "Donate to Miraheze" leads to wrong page with German language settings
Dear Team, with German language settings the link "Donate to Miraheze" (in German "Spende an Miraheze") in the footer leads to a not existing page (https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Spenden). I believe that the correct link should be https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Donate/de.

I tried to find a way for changing the link on my wiki but didn't succeed. I think it is a global setting. Is it possible for you to change that? StiFF (talk) 07:42, 9 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks for pointing out the issue. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 10:57, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I've adjusted it, it is tied into translatewiki.net and can be updated there. I have done so, and it will update whenever that propagates. -- Void  Whispers 22:49, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Help!! Accidentally deleted bureaucrat!!
I deleted bureaucrat on Controversial Media Wiki. MoistyTIT (talk) 21:35, 9 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Resolved, do be more careful. If you remove the managewiki right from any group, you may not be able to manage any wiki settings. -- Void  Whispers 22:54, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I don’t have bureaucrat or manage wiki. MoistyTIT (talk) 13:41, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Now resolved, per my talkpage, sorry about that. -- Void  Whispers 17:55, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

Enable WikimediaIncubator for cplostwikiswiki
Hello, I am requesting WikimediaIncubator to please be enabled on. It would prove extremly helpful in organizing the wiki and better seperating sections hence why I am requesting it enabled. Thank you! Agent Isai Talk to me! 23:58, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

More spambots that need to be globalled:


MatthewThePrep (talk) 00:02, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ by Reception123. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:53, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

Someone kicked me off Astonishing Scratchers Wiki, a wiki I made and closed it.
Today, I found out that an admin of Astonishing Scratchers Wiki took my admin and bureaucrat role away from me and decided to close the wiki. I didn't approve of this. Can I have my bureaucrat role back and reopen the wiki please. It would be very helpful if I could just get my own wiki back. Pacsonic9000 (talk) 17:36, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

Can you merge two accounts for me?
I would like to merge this account with my alt Phonicfriends103 please. Mostly because I forgot my password. Milcery229 (talk) 05:03, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, if you don't have access to the Phonicfriends103 it won't be possible as we have no way to prove that you are in fact Phonicfriends103. I assume that means you don't have an email set for Phonicfriends103 which would allow you to reset your password. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 09:32, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

Can you please shutdown mh:reallifevillains:Real Life Villains Wiki?
There is a wiki called Real Life Villains Wiki that was supposed to list the most evil people ever. However, it turns out that it is yet another user reception wiki (see its main page for more) and it has a lot of content that violates CoC (I shouldn't give examples of this, since I already provided links for you to review the wiki). Galaxy Star ( ch@t ) 07:13, 11 September 2021 (UTC)


 * First off, how is it a user reception wiki? And second, where's your proof? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 09:29, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
 * As DarkMatterMan4500 says above, please do provide examples of CoC violations and Content Policy violations here as it's easier than having Stewards having to go through every single page until they find them. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 09:31, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Going through the Special:AllPages on the Real Life Villains Wiki, I'm not seeing any examples of articles on users as Galaxy Star is claiming at all. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 09:44, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Umm... deceased... people? Galaxy Star  ( ch@t ) 10:45, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Clarify? --Raidarr (talk) 16:54, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Such as this page. Galaxy Star  ( ch@t ) 18:20, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * If anything from the front page link offs, it is against explicitly violating material and pages of miraheze users, though I concur that it can certainly run the risk regarding wider internet personalities and people. Raidarr (talk) 12:28, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

DarkMatterMan4500 needs to be warned or banned from Miraheze for his disruptive behavior and for impersonating as a steward
DarkMatterMan4500 has been falsely accusing users of being a "WG8686 Sockpuppet" without any valid proof, as he accuses them over opinions. Like for liking " Pokemon, WWE, The Sims, and Grand Theft Auto"

And on top of that, he has been making disruptive edits on the reception wikis by using inappropriate language by telling them or "Fuck Off" or being rude in edit summaries like these examples. 1. awesomegames.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500 2. awesomegames.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=delete&user=DarkMatterMan4500&page=&wpdate=&tagfilter=&subtype= 3. crappygames.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=delete&user=DarkMatterMan4500&page=&wpdate=&tagfilter=&subtype= 4. awfulmovies.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=delete&user=DarkMatterMan4500&page=&wpdate=&tagfilter=&subtype=

He has also impersonated as a Steward to people on the wikis, which is not allowed on Miraheze. 1. rottenwebsites.miraheze.org/wiki/User_talk:Fainted

Can you guys give this guy a warning or temp ban him for a couple days, he needs to learn a lesson. CrusherTheDragon (talk) 00:14, 12 September 2021 (UTC)


 * None of the above seems to indicate any problems from DMM's side. If anything the above copy/paste is just evidence of more LTA by someone very determined to make it difficult for us to stop them from abusing multiple accounts. Please do us all a favor and stop 8) PS: Locked for abuse of multiple accounts. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 01:05, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Don't listen to this user, NDKilla; he's just another sock account of WillG. SuperStreetKombat (talk) 05:05, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
 * In case you're not aware, he was already made aware of it because I sent him a message last night, with the diffs of his previous socks saying something similar to CrusherTheDragon, and has already locked the account for "LTA" (Long-term abuse), and wasting everyone's time. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 09:16, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

CheckUser request on 2 users:

 * Mictrons
 * Stroke bench

I am requesting a Checkuser on these 2 accounts because a few admins have suspected that Mictrons and Stroke bench are the same person, given that Mictrons was blocked based on some of his comments on Awful Movies Wiki and share the same grammar as Stroke bench like these examples here. Given that Stroke bench also asked people to support zoophiles, and watch how he admits to sockpuppetry in this here sentence here (given that it was removed to cover it up, but still a crucial mistake). That comment where he admits to sockpuppetry definitely tells me that it's likely Mictrons, especially since he also made this comment, still mentioning the suspected master. Given that both of them were created on exactly the same day, with both accounts being created exactly 9 hours and 38 minutes apart from each other and both of them registering on the Terrible Shows & Episodes Wiki, I'm pretty confident that they are both the same person. And for Stroke bench being created, they have also picked up where Mictrons left off on from this part right here. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:48, 13 September 2021 (UTC)


 * For the confession, the comment you will want to see is the one with the time stamp "22:43, 29 August 2021" at this link. Marxo Grouch (talk) 13:44, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for adding additional specifics that the Stewards should look for. I'm sure they'll look into it sooner or later. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:48, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Adding for these comments. The first one may look like he's agreeing with Mictrons, but given that he's been demanding for some of the wikis to close just like Mictrons demanded the Character wikis to be closed permanently, that doesn't seem like they're different at all. There's just too much duck-like behavioral evidence when you have a look at the comparisons of their behavior and similar demands they have made. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 12:44, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Could you assist us in this investigation against Mictrons based on the evidence we have gathered? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:19, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

An admin kicked me off my own wiki and closed it. Can you guys reopen it and give me my bureaucrat permissions back?
I found out that an admin decided to demote me from my own wiki and close it without my permission. I made a post about it but it just got ignored so I'm hoping that this one doesn't get ignored before the wiki closes. It didn't break any guidelines as it didn't bully anyone so can you guys reopen it and give me my bureaucrat permissions back because I never allowed said admin to demote me and close the wiki and because the admin demoted me before closing the wiki, there's nothing I can do other than ask. Pacsonic9000 (talk) 02:15, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Didn't you already make a request similar to this a couple days ago? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 15:50, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
 * yep i do see a request here on the 10th, i would recommend waiting for a steward to reply, duplicating the same issue multiple times will not speed up a reply from a steward also keep in mind stewards have can take 1-2 weeks to reply perhaps longer if no reply by then you can leave them a message on their wall. Cocopuff2018 (talk) 18:41, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I've restored permissions, feel free to handle the rest as necessary, or let me know if you need anything else. -- Void  Whispers 21:08, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I'll let you know if I need anything else. Pacsonic9000 (talk) 20:42, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

Can’t make account
I’ve been trying to make an account yet for some reason it says captcha error. However, I don’t see CAPTCHA. 2600:1001:B01C:729C:8564:1897:2891:255F 18:53, 15 September 2021 (UTC)


 * I would suggest the following: trying a different browser, trying a different connection (ie if you're on desktop, perhaps try mobile), clearing cache if you know how, and/or temporarily disabling blockers that may be interfering such as ublock or noscript. If this issue persists, I suggest sending a message to sre@miraheze.org along with your desired username, so worst case scenario they may be able to create an account in your stead. The captcha service itself may be an issue, but these steps in the meantime may do the job. --Raidarr (talk) 14:44, 16 September 2021 (UTC)


 * I was on mobile. 2600:1001:B01D:B7B2:70F6:9E4C:F2C6:BAD5 18:56, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Has this been resolved yet, and if not have you tried the listed alternatives in full to get it working? --Raidarr (talk) 10:40, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

Question about dormancy policy pertaining my wiki
gnd.miraheze.org - My wiki is private and only for myself. I use it as a more professional way to flesh out the universe of a personal story. Many of the pages will be character / item and location bios, these would only change in the event that i develop more for my world.. As i've set this as a private wiki, nobody else is helping me with this or has access.

I left a note on my wiki's request when i was filling it out asking whether the dormancy policy would still count for me even with the above given but it seems it wasn't answered.

If i had to fit my situation to one of the exemptions detailed, it would probably fit the first one: "Wikis made to be read, where a lot of information is already on wiki and doesn't need to be actively edited"

I'd appreciate any insight as to whether i qualify for an exemption from the dormancy policy.

P.S;I plan to do this for another wiki i am currently requesting, which will be following the same format; Private Wiki that acts as an archive for my project, with loads of written data that will see very little changes. I will cross reference this topic in that request too.

I'm sorry if my writing is not clear, i will be more than happy to re-explain anything that doesn't make sense. thank you once again, sorry for any inconvenience. NA19 (talk) 05:02, 18 September 2021 (UTC)


 * For future reference, please note that inactivity exemptions are not granted by wiki creators and thus, asking for an exemption in a wiki request won't lead you to have the exemption granted. If you meet the requirements for an exemption as outlined in Dormancy Policy then a Steward will mark your wiki as exempt from inactivity per this request. Hope this helps :) Agent Isai  Talk to me! 17:49, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

Stewards? Please
I asked for five wikis (I think this is the right number), in different languages, but with the same purpose and category. The goal is to make the wiki I manage multilingual. I ask that some admin put me as an Interwiki Admin on each of these wikis. I already have over 500 edits (22,000 globally, with 20,000 on this wiki and another 1,000 globally) and I intend to be an interwiki administrator for all of these wikis. Do you help? thanks

And about the my time... today is Saturday. Feel free to ask any kind of question at any time. Today I have nothing to do YellowFrogger (talk) 15:07, 18 September 2021 (UTC)


 * As noted on this page, there are requirements for local Interwiki Administrator. On smaller wikis, per convention, it may be possible to grant you these rights should no local community exist (per these discussions: 1, 2). On wikis with a community, you will have to hold an election. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 17:44, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * You want to duck off cuz I'm in charge here Tark the shark (talk) 18:33, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I beg your pardon? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 18:39, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Without generalizing, but this is the second time you talk to me like that. I will see these links submitted by you and review. Now about the election: I'm going to take action, something harmless, but sometimes it might not be good. YellowFrogger (talk) 19:25, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * What is "grant" rights? YellowFrogger (talk) 19:27, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * 'Grant' is another word for 'give' in this case. --Raidarr (talk) 10:39, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
 * That was very rude of you to say that to someone who is just reaching out for help here. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 01:07, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I would invite you to please read the Code of Conduct and refrain from making such impolite comments in the future. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:56, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

Delete My wiki
Please delete my wiki:- yfwikipedia.miraheze.org Yogfrontdev (talk) 06:00, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

Name change request
Hello can I please get my name changed to MikeShinoda2001 for me? NormanBates2021 (talk) 09:32, 19 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Please use Special:GlobalRenameRequest if you wish your account to be renamed. Galaxy Star  ( ch@t ) 19:48, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

interwiki admin request for onibuswiki, svonibuswiki and esonibuswiki
Can I have interwiki-admin for onibus.miraheze.org, svonibus.miraheze.org, and esonibus.miraheze.org?, there's no community

Note: I've already placed this request, but it hasn't gained engagement (i removed the old), so I'm doing it again as it seems there are few stewards currently available on Miraheze. Sorry if this bothers you.

Criteria:


 * Hold bureaucrat rights on the local wiki: yes
 * Have had a Miraheze account for (a) at least two (2) weeks prior to requesting or (b) the two (2) month global user longevity requirement above: Registered: 2020-10-06
 * Have made either (a) 500 edits on the local wiki where requested or (b) the 1,000 global edit requirement above: Total edits: 22,200
 * Comply with any additional local rules governing the selection of local interwiki administrators

Thanks. YellowFrogger (talk) 19:35, 18 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Unfortunately they pretty much see this when they do, regardless of reposts or bumps. Void has been around lately and is most likely to turn up, but dmehus likes to show up from the mist too :p --Raidarr (talk) 10:37, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Void is not an interwiki administrator. There is no active interwiki administrator YellowFrogger (talk) 00:18, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * There are active Interwiki admins, see Interwiki administrators. Universal Omega, Ugochimobi, Doug and others have been actively responding to Interwiki requests on discord and, ofcourse, they can respond to requests on meta too. --Mazzaz (talk) 04:22, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Namespace translation glitches on Nonciclopedia
Hello. I am an interface administrator at Nonciclopedia. The wiki is in italian and namespace translations encounter strange gliches, which result in redlinks where there should be a page, categories getting messed up etc etc can anyone help? MrApocalisse (talk) 18:37, 20 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Can you provide a more clear example of where this is happening? I'm not sure I see anything wrong, but I also haven't looked very far yet. -- Void  Whispers 23:24, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
 * User talks and page talks.
 * also if you use the search function it's easier to see untranslated namespaces, just use the searh functiona nd if you try to select namespaces from the chack boxes you can see several are unstranslated
 * Also, what happens sometimes is that the translation turns off and on, it will treat a "Discussione:" page which is a talk page, like regular one,until you refresh the page MrApocalisse (talk) 06:16, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Also, when editing, what might happen is that you were visualizing the correct version of the page when reading but as as soon as you go to edit, sometimes it reverts back to the version of the page that has the "Discussione:"(Talk) or "Discussioni utente:"(Page talk) not seen as translated namespaces, so it treats it as it if were something from the main namespace. this can also inadvertently create two pages with the exact same name, that can cause other weirdness when trying to access the correct one MrApocalisse (talk) 07:42, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

User:Infinite0694 and User:Matiia
Hello. This accounts are imposters of Metawikimedia:User:Infinite0694 and metawikimedia:User:Matiia? Thanks! Fffv7787 (talk) 18:55, 21 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Could you also explain a bit further? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 12:59, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello I ask it here for check. Fffv7787 (talk) 19:57, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
 * If you mean to perform a CU on them, it can't compare the data of metawikimedia and miraheze meta. To put it simply, CheckUser isn't needed here. These accounts were created long ago and, personally, I don't think we need to check if they are the same person considering their inactivity on miraheze. Yes, it may be the impersonation of those accounts but it is too late to ask them either. In case they began contributing, we may leave them a note on meta Wikimedia to confirm. --Mazzaz (talk) 09:10, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
 * OK, thank you. Fffv7787 (talk) 12:13, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

My edits are not saving
On the Reverse Best Shows & Episodes Wiki, I tried saving my edits, but it kept going back to the editing page. SleepParalysisDemon (talk) 01:10, 22 September 2021 (UTC)


 * What seems to be the issue? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 21:20, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
 * If it hasn't been fixed, try getting out of the editor and do the 'golden rules' of getting rid of errant bugs in order - force reload page, restart browser, and clear browser cache as something might have gotten confused, especially with VisualEditor. --Raidarr (talk) 10:35, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

There's something wrong with the comment section.
Whenever I add a comment to a page on a Reception Wiki, a reply to another comment that's older than the one I made always appears under my comments at the end of the comment section. This must be some kind of a bug, because it's very intrusive, and needs to be fixed. SuperStreetKombat (talk) 06:32, 22 September 2021 (UTC)


 * The new version of the comments system sucks so hard, this is the worst version I ever had in Miraheze's history, for crying out loud. AlvaroNovaes-BR (talk) 06:52, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Yeah, I know! It's making the comment sections unusable. SuperStreetKombat (talk) 07:22, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I've also noticed on various reception wikis (the most regular users of the plugin that I know of) the issue as described here. Take your pick really, if direct links are needed. It is intermittent, much in the way of the obscure bug reported on discord a while back, but hopefully much more visible here. --Raidarr (talk) 11:15, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Are you saying this can't be fixed? SuperStreetKombat (talk) 19:52, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Many days back ago, I posted my video on Discord showing the problems of the comments system. AlvaroNovaes-BR (talk) 00:55, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

That's very good evidence of the issue, and exactly what I'm going through, as well. I couldn't even find another way of showing evidence of the situation at hand. SuperStreetKombat (talk) 03:07, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I was just going to make a discussion about this, until I realised there already was one. Anyway, I agree it's annoying as f**k. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Musicismylife (talk • contribs) 06:24, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I tried uploading a file here that shows the bug, but the abuse filter is preventing me. Anyway, the same thing happened. Don't get me wrong, I see that you're trying to improve, but these new updates have a lot of bugs and errors that are annoying and need to be fixed. SleepParalysisDemon (talk) 00:59, 24 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, and look at this. Musicismylife (talk) 01:10, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

Please delete the private wiki
this page 松•Matsu (talk) 05:02, 23 September 2021 (UTC)


 * If it saves time, confirmed sysop/bureaucrat of the wiki. --Raidarr (talk) 10:34, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

warning, very beware!!!!!!!!!!
I discover that you don't need to be an interwiki admin to put interwiki links on a page. For example: I put this link Apache Vip IV on this page and it stayed there in other languagues, the word "English" (because a steward (I think it was the Dmehus) put an interwiki prefix in english for me 1 year ago)

See this page to see the interwikis prefixs: https://onibus.miraheze.org/wiki/Especial:Interwikis.

Can a steward (or administrator interwiki) put this link: https://svonibus.miraheze.org/ as prefix language "sv - svenska" and this https://esonibus.miraheze.org/ as language prefix "es - español"? Thanks.

And on other wikis you do the same (for example: on svenska version, you put an interwiki prefix there (on all, got it)) YellowFrogger (talk) 23:13, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

Close my account
I want it locked/closed permanently I don't want it recovered and I'm not longer using this account please and thank you MicroGarfield (talk) 05:48, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

It's time
The following wikis need their database names changed: Note: For length reasons, I wrote the database names rather than the actual URL names.
 * terribletvshowswiki -> terribleshowsandepisodeswiki
 * besttvshowswiki -> bestshowsandepisodeswiki
 * dreadfulbookswiki -> dreadfulliteraturewiki
 * wonderfulbookswiki -> magnificentliteraturewiki

This was proposed in the early stages of the rebrand, but was delayed when the rebrand got derailed after the user in charge of the rebrand, FreezingTNT, was demoted and blocked. Since the rest of the rebrand is complete, it is time to rename the wikis. The actual wiki names themselves have been updated, but not the database names/domain names. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 17:16, 25 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Please file a Phabricator task ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  17:54, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Evil asshole harassing me and banning me on wikis i did nothing wrong on.
This user Blazikeye535 is an evil harasser. He banned me on wikis i did nothing wrong on. I want this user demoted and GLOBALLY LOCKED!! And no questions asked.

He called my name ''MoronWario. Haha I'm so funny.''. He's a unfunny bitch. MountWario (talk) 19:01, 25 September 2021 (UTC)