Stewards' noticeboard

= CheckUser = {{Hidden|Instructions/Read before making a request| Use this section to request that a Steward do a CheckUser on a user/group of users who are suspected of sockpuppetry. If you suspect sockpuppetry, please compile evidence for this. Include as many links to similar behavior as possible such as overlaps in editing styles, grammar, edit summaries, or even SocialProfile data. Failure to do this may result in delays or a decline.

To make a request, press "edit" next to the CheckUser section header, copy the following code and place it at the very bottom of this section. Replace every section as needed:

Username@ wiki
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= Requests for (un)(b)locks = {{Hidden|Instructions/Read before making a request| Please use this section to request global locks (including self-locks), global IP blocks, or for either of these to be removed. If reporting vandalism-only accounts, make sure they fit the global standard definition for vandalism only accounts: there must be no or almost no constructive editing behaviour and, additionally, this behaviour should be occurring on multiple wikis.

To make a global lock or unlock request, press "edit" next to the "Requests for (un)(b)locks" section header, copy the following code and place it at the very bottom of this section. Replace every section as needed:



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If you're including multiple accounts in your report, format it as follows:


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Global lock for hide username

 * Abusive username, literally the last word is a strong language in spanish, plus an user with almost the same name has been globally locked on Wikimedia 8 years before No se (talk) 21:59, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Abusive username, literally the last word is a strong language in spanish, plus an user with almost the same name has been globally locked on Wikimedia 8 years before No se (talk) 21:59, 7 June 2023 (UTC)


 * ✅ Agent Isai  Talk to me! 22:01, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

= Permissions =

Administrator/Bureaucrat access
{{Hidden|Instructions/Read before making a request| Use this section to request Stewards grant you administrator or bureaucrat rights on a wiki without any active bureaucrats (or unwilling bureaucrats if they refuse to certify a successful vote) following a local election. We normally don't grant permissions without a local election for advanced rights like this so you'll need to make a local election unless you accidentally demoted yourself.

If you accidentally removed your own permissions, you can also use this section to request re-addition.

To make a request, press "edit" next to the "Administrator/Bureaucrat access" section header, copy the following code and place it at the very bottom of this section. Replace every section as needed:

Username@ wiki
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Other access
{{Hidden|Instructions/Read before making a request| Use this section to request Stewards grant you minor local access such as autopatrolled, confirmed, or rollbacker on wikis without any active bureaucrats.

You may also use this section to request a Steward grant you a Global IP block exemption.

To make a request, press "edit" next to the "Other access" section header, copy the following code and place it at the very bottom of this section. Replace every section as needed (change wiki to global if requesting an IP block exemption):

Username@ wiki
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Belthair@librepedia
Belthair (talk) 21:26, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
 * managewiki-restricted is a right that will not be given outside of certain restricted groups. If you would like a setting on your wiki to be enabled that requires managewiki-restricted, please instead make a request on the section of this page. --  Void  Whispers 21:23, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Removal
{{Hidden|Instructions/Read before making a request| Use this section to request Stewards remove rights from a user (such as bureaucrat) following a local revocation or resignation, or to request they remove user rights only they may modify for any reason as defined by group revocation policy. You can also use this section to request bureaucrats remove your own rights on a wiki or on all wikis (including global rights).

To make a request, press "edit" next to the "Removal" section header, copy the following code and place it at the very bottom of this section. Replace every section as needed (change wiki to global if requesting a Steward remove your rights on all wikis or global rights):


Add additional comments here.

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BrandonWM@metawiki
BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 03:17, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Partially done I have removed your local rights, just awaiting a steward to handle global rights. Zppix (Meta &#124; talk to me) 15:10, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thank you for your service, I wish you the best on your next projects. -- Void  Whispers 21:27, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Hispano76@commonswiki
Hello, I request to remove my Sysop and Bureaucrat rights from Miraheze Commons. I wish to focus on other projects and am requesting this for the avoidance of doubt. Hispano76 (talk) 12:26, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Hispano76, given the current state of the farm and general lack of Steward availability, I think it is reasonable to allow Miraheze Commons bureaucrats to self-remove their own bit, so have ✅ allowing you to remove your own bit. So this can be now be locally handled. :) Dmehus (talk) 04:39, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

HispanoBOT@templatewikiarchivewiki
Hello, I request to remove my Rollback and autopatrolled rights from Template Wiki Archive. I wish to focus on other projects and am requesting this for the avoidance of doubt. --Hispano76 (talk) 12:37, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ locally Pppery (talk) 16:21, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

HispanoBOT@bsaikatsuwiki
Hello, I request to remove my Member rights from Bsaikatsu Wiki. I wish to focus on other projects and am requesting this for the avoidance of doubt. --Hispano76 (talk) 12:37, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Void  Whispers 21:33, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Universal Omega@cvtwiki

 * ✅ -- Void  Whispers 21:37, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

NotAracham@metawiki
Requesting removal of WC rights, with AmandaCath soon to be joining the ranks of existing WC approvers I feel confident that the team is set up for success going forward. To the WC team: please feel free to continue reaching out for consults on Discord as needed, always happy to lend a second opinion.

NotAracham (talk • contribs • global) 17:29, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 17:36, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

= Wiki (un)deletion = {{Hidden|Instructions/Read before making a request| Use this section to request Stewards undelete a wiki if it was deleted for inactivity (not if it's 'closed' [i.e. uneditable but still online] in which case you must use Requests for reopening wikis).

To request a wiki deletion, if your wiki has multiple contributors, you must hold a local discussion beforehand and consensus must be in favor of the wiki closing. If your wiki is a small/personal one where you are the sole contributor, no discussion is needed.

To make a request, press "edit" next to the "Wiki (un)deletion" section header, copy the following code and place it at the very bottom of this section. Replace every section as needed:


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Please Delete quyraness.miraheze.org and theburningprincessnotes.miraheze.org
With a heavy heart, I have decied to wind down my roles and wikis in Miraheze, so, please delete https://quyraness.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page and https://theburningprincessnotes.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page

I have moved them both to self hosting so it is safe. I am not planning to leave to the *very* end. I will rather let Miraheze die on me then leave. Eytirth (tal k) 18:01, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ I wish you well on your projects, wherever they might be. For the record, I'm not planning on going anywhere either, and I'm making an effort to make sure Miraheze doesn't go anywhere either. -- Void  Whispers 21:42, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Planitawiki

 * ❌. This wiki has already been deleted. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:13, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

iNext Wiki
= Restricted setting change requests = {{Hidden|Instructions/Read before making a request| Use this section to request Stewards change a setting which is restricted and cannot be changed by bureaucrats, including extensions which require a Steward to enable them (such as Cargo, Semantic MediaWiki) and Dormancy Policy exemptions.

To make a request, press "edit" next to the "Restricted setting change requests" section header, copy the following code and place it at the very bottom of this section. Replace every section as needed:


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USB Dead Drops Wiki

 * ✅ Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:12, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

LibrePedia
=Wiki reports=

Cloned wiki
It has come to my attention that tokyomewmewpower is a direct copy of a fandom wiki with the same name. The user who created the Miraheze wiki has been copy-pasting information directly from the fandom wiki with some minor changes and no attribution. This person has previously gotten in trouble for the exact same thing, having opened multiple cloned wikis on Fandom, all of which were closed due to flagrant copying.--RoyalMinty (talk) 08:20, 24 May 2023 (UTC)


 * I've added this to my list to investigate, should be able to handle an investigation sometime in the next few days. If you don't hear back, feel free to poke me about it again. -- Void  Whispers 21:48, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

=Discussion closure=

= Miscellaneous=

Image Dump Request
I'd like to request image dumps for both of the wikis I have (Minty's OCs and OCverse for the purpose of being responsible and making proper back-ups.--RoyalMinty (talk) 08:50, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Please provide an image dump for Vanatas to supplement the data dump I completed today for purposes of having an independent back-up of the wiki and its files.


 * Jph2 (talk) 18:58, 7 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Image dumps have been generated for the listed wikis. -- Void  Whispers 03:00, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Requesting image dump for puzzles.wiki
Hello, I would like to request an image dump for the wiki that I help administrate, puzzles.wiki for the purpose of backups. Thanks, Phenomist-alt (talk) 15:53, 7 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Your image dump should be queued up now, and will be ready soon. -- Void  Whispers 03:01, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Requesting image dump for The Sims Wiki
Please generate an image dump for The Sims Wiki, so we can have a backup. Thank you, — k6ka  🍁 ( Talk ·  Contributions ) 03:33, 8 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Queued up, might take a while due to the number of images though. -- Void  Whispers 03:43, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Void, the image dump is listed as "Ready" but is only a 64 KB file that fails to extract. Could you try again, please? If it's too large for DataDump, should I open a Phabricator task to see what else can be done? — k6ka  🍁 ( Talk ·  Contributions ) 13:12, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Hmm, looks like the image dump is too large to upload properly. I'll need to do some work to get large dump files uploadable, but it may be best to create a phab task for tracking. -- Void  Whispers 21:47, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Tracked at T10962. — k6ka  🍁 ( Talk ·  Contributions ) 22:11, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Image dump request
Hello we would like an image dump for Critical Role wiki for backup purposes, many thanks! ByteBard (talk) 17:18, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 17:53, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Image Dump Request
Hello we would like an image dump for Beacon Space Wiki for backup purposes, thanks! --LichMaster98 (talk) 03:55, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 16:11, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

Image Dump Request
Hello. I would like to request an image dump for mh:artsanimationsen:Art's Animations Wiki, mostly for backup purposes. Thank you! - MacaronCraft (talk) 22:44, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 16:16, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

Image Dump request for nonbinary.wiki
Hi, I'd like to request an image dump for the Nonbinary WIki for backup purposes. Thank you! --Ondo (talk) 08:30, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 16:55, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

Moving my wiki from Miraheze
My wiki is considering changing hosts. We don't yet have a specific host in mind, but I have a few questions about how moving the wiki would work.

Can I provide another host cPanel access with my wiki on Miraheze for cPanel to cPanel migration?

Do I have a FTP and SSH login on Miraheze that I can provide another host to move my wiki for me?

Do I have access to the XML file for my wiki's Chameleon skin customization?

Can I have a direct database dump that would allow another host to move my wiki's users?

I tried visiting this page https://obeymewiki.com/wiki/Extension:UserExport to export my users, but it seems to not exist on my wiki. Why is that? If at all possible, I'd like for my users to not have to create new accounts and passwords just because we moved hosts.

Clarasiir 14:38, 14 June 2023 (UTC)


 * "Can I provide another host cPanel access with my wiki on Miraheze for cPanel to cPanel migration?"
 * No. We don't use cPanel to begin with.
 * "Do I have a FTP and SSH login on Miraheze that I can provide another host to move my wiki for me?"
 * No.
 * "Do I have access to the XML file for my wiki's Chameleon skin customization?"
 * Probably? I don't know what you're talking about, someone else can probably answer that.
 * "Can I have a direct database dump that would allow another host to move my wiki's users?"
 * No.
 * "I tried visiting this page"
 * I think you're looking for mediawiki.org, that page doesn't exist on obeymewiki because that is an extension documentation page.
 * "If at all possible, I'd like for my users to not have to create new accounts and passwords just because we moved hosts"
 * Not possible. User accounts here are global via CentralAuth and not tied to a specific wiki, but also, we would never give anyone the accounts' password hash. OrangeStar (talk) 14:54, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
 * There is no cPanel here. You don't have FTP or SSH access here. The skin customisations export with the XML, (if not copy MediaWiki:Common.css page). There is no way to carry your users over to an outside server. To move your wiki, create a backup as described at Backups. Then ask the new host to import the XML and images. Probably you will also want to enable the same extensions on the new wiki as you have here. Disclaimer: This is just my opinion, I am not any sort of Miraheze tech support. --Rob Kam (talk) 17:39, 14 June 2023 (UTC)