Requests for global permissions

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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Zppix - Revocation of Rights (Global Sysop)

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 * Regrettably marking this as "successful" in line with obvious consensus below. I feel some things were blown out of proportion but it seems the community has some definite concerns with Zppix, and as such them being in an administrative role of large scale is currently problematic. Hopefully Zppix can choose to attempt to address the concerns of the community and potentially regain these rights at a later date. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 20:55, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

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 not made lightly or easy in any way. 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 him:
 * 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 his 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. - Meta adminstrator  vote withdrawn.

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 warrant 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 warranted.

Support

 * 1) Per my proposal  23:26, 29 October 2020 (UTC) ］ |
 * 2) Hello community, we have an extremely troubling problem at this time. A meta administrator/global sysop by the name of  has decided to abuse his powers. This must be dealt with urgently and swiftly, as Zppix has caused nothing but chaos and hurt towards many members of the Miraheze community. There are many examples of Zppix's abuse of power, but I will share a select few with you in this message. For in-depth info, see User talk:Zppix, but for now we'll settle with the basics.
 * He Blocked a user for, and I quote: "Continuing to spam their wiki after being asked to stop". He was not involved in that wiki, got no talk page messages about it, and decided to intervene WITHOUT communicating with the user to either notify them of the block or discuss their behavior. A user requested an un-ban on a wiki and Zppix immediately deleted, with the reason for deletion being simply "No". He overrode a community's decision and deleted another request about a user's ban, citing "Code of Conduct violations by topic creator". You say, oh, that's ok as it's only 3 mistakes in his reign. Well, no. That all has happened in the past TWO WEEKS that has been remembered. Imagine in five years what he has done that hasn't been remembered.
 * He blocked me on Meta ONE HOUR after I had last edited, and also instructed to ban me from TestWiki because I deleted a page. Just a notice: I deleted it with a 's (a consul) permission there. On Meta, the co-founder of Miraheze,  had to step in to get Zppix to stop. He has harassed users on Discord either on servers or in private DMs, calling them a "pain in the ass", or a "whiny b***h".
 * Quotes from John in User talk:Zppix reads:
 * "I am here to address the attitude of an administrator who despite being asked to consider their harsh and heavy handed approach and dislike to engaging with users in a manner to prevent escalation, has chosen to ignore such advice and act in a similar manner to which I have received complaints about from members of the community and fellow administrators in relation to their use of global and local permissions. Since there does not seem to be a willingness to engage in the matter, I will now consider whether more formal processes are necessary to address the matter."
 * "You’ve blocked them for things not even related to the capacity you are acting in then? It seems like you’re trying to justify being called out for acting in a manner not suitable to the role you’re acting in by trying to get out every defence than answer the core solid question of why you blocked a user, an hour after they last edited, in relation to a conflict you were in with them against the advice of your colleagues. Until you can provide a satisfactory answer to that, excuses are not good enough to justify this action."
 * Quite obviously, Zppix has shown no willingness to try and fix his actions, instead resorting to blocking as a way of minimalizing opposition to him. He blocked me because "I wanted to". This is not appropriate behavior that a representative of Miraheze, a Global Sysop, should be portraying. To be blunt, this is an abuse of power. Global Sysops were created to assist Stewards, not outright ignore them, especially when they post on YOUR talk page, looking for an answer but not receiving one. For every one of those reasons and more, I am voting for a full revocation of rights from Zppix, which includes, but is not limited to: Global Sysop, Meta Admin, System Administrator, and Wiki Creator. For Zppix, when you next request rights, make sure you can be responsible and kind with them. Thank you. 23:37, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I would just like to note the fact that while the community is free to express their view or disapproval of a System administrator, they do not directly participate or have a say in the appointment and removal of a sysadmin as that is not in the community's purview. The appointment and removal of sysadmins is decided by the Site Reliability Engineering team. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 07:30, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
 * 1) While I believe that his block against BlackWidowMovie0000Editor was valid, I believe the hostility concerns displayed are problematic. There are other questionable judgements calls as well. Naleksuh (talk) 23:38, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Does this mean a ? 23:45, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I do indeed support, that is why I wrote in the support section. I generally refrain from using such templates except under specific circumstances. Naleksuh (talk) 23:48, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Cool. Thanks! 23:49, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
 * 1) Reviewing and considering my experiences and my impressions of Zppix’s interactions/decisions/behaviours, I feel like I must support this. I could delve down deep into history to display a consistent behavioural pattern but I feel like that would be less constructive and more critical than needs be. Therefore, I’ll keep it short and recent. In this topic, I’m unsure why deletion was a necessity when local administrators were actively engaging in the issue and seeking to resolve the matter themselves. Further, why an alteration to a local block to take away the ability for the local community to handle a code of conduct issue. While I’m sure the pre-emptive response (as was already given) will be “I can’t discuss it”, I can say I reviewed it and I don’t feel the need to intervene in such a way was necessary or proportionate as the two users were having a discussion between themselves at the time – no active harassment on-going. Further, there was no communication given to the local community to inform them that he overrode a community block at the time. On the topic of engagement, this topic was deleted because Zppix did not wish to reply to the user. Deleting a topic on a wiki with local active administrators because a global sysop did not wish to reply is not an acceptable use of the tools. To extend on the issue of not wishing to engage with users, engaging with colleagues also does not seem to be a point of consideration when he confirmed he sought advice and ignored it because it wasn’t what he wanted to happen in a situation where he was directly involved in a conflict with a user. John (talk) 00:04, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
 * 2) Per above.  00:28, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
 * 3) He is rude and not to mention when he blocks someone he says  he can make decisions on his on and does stuff without consulting Fellow colleagues --Cocopuff2018 (talk) 02:00, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
 * 4) . He does strike me as impulsive and harsh. I will support revocation for now. --GondorChicken (talk) 03:48, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , very, very regrettably, unfortunately, per the arguments expressed by Universal Omega in his request and John in his comment. This is a mentally and emotionally gut-wrenching decision, as Zppix is unquestionably a talented, funny, generally kind and friendly person, and a very knowledgeable, talented, and responsive system administrator. For me the core problems are addressed in the apparent inability to appropriately distinguish between his  and   roles, when the latter doesn't include user rights relating to oversight; the apparent inability to take guidance from both functional superiors and colleagues; and apparent unwillingness to reconsider his actions when colleagues provide a view of the situation which counters actions taken. Perfection isn't required for any role, but it's essential to leave room for doubt or that one may not always make the correct decision. Regardless of the outcome, I do hope that Zppix chooses to remain as a system administrator, wiki creator, and MirahezeBots developer, where he does generally excellent work, is responsive to customer requests, and provides helpful code improvements to the MirahezeBots project. He certainly wouldn't even be the only system administrator who isn't Global Sysop or Meta administrator, and certainly there are are still other tools that can be provided, if requested, to help him continue to make helpful improvements to Meta. Dmehus (talk) 07:10, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
 * 1) The proof is there, I am sad to come here but it is clearly a misuse of the tools HeartsDo (Talk || Global || Wiki Creator) 07:15, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
 * 2)  After looking at the arguments advanced by the proposer and the various supporters, I unfortunately can't find myself disagreeing with what they have put forward. Zppix undoubtedly has redeeming qualities, especially in the sysadmin area which I think Dmehus put very well in his statement above. That being said, my main concerns regarding Global Sysop relate to his attitude towards users and blocks/locks. On his talkpage, in a reply Zppix claims that "there is no policy against me being blunt". While that is indeed true, there is a policy (the Code of Conduct) regarding being nice and for me being overly blunt is incompatible with being nice, and the statement made to BlackWidow was not nice. The other issue is the unwillingness to reconsider his actions (which are often BOLD) and especially the rush to block and/or lock users without enough warning in advance or seemingly without consulting other Global Sysops or Stewards who may disagree with that action. Specific examples of such behavior and links have been provided above, so I don't think it's necessary to bring them up once again. With all this being said, I feel that Zppix should no longer be Global Sysop for the time being, however I see no issue in him continuing to be sysadmin and help us with technical matters, as he has been great in that area, and it would be a shame to lose him. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 07:20, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
 * 3)  Like many people said above it is very sad and very regrettable that this must happen. Before saying my other points even though other people said it before me I want to mention that I really do not like discouraging Zppix with this vote and that I think he has done some great things both as sysadmin and in his other functions that he has had on Miraheze and I thank him for that. For the reasons above however I do not think I can oppose this revocation. The main issue for me is that Zppix has not listened to advice that was given to him to be nicer and follow the Code of Conduct like every Miraheze user should. I myself said this when he ran for Stewardship and I said that he was not assuming good faith and that he was not being nice enough or at least he did not come off as being nice enough. Looking now on his talk page too I notice that other users tried to discuss this with him as well only to be ignored and "shouted at" instead of a productive discussion becoming of a Miraheze Global Sysop, and even worse for me that Zppix then removed the entire discussion. In the end Zppix has been sanctioning multiple people without first trying to talk to them or ask them to change their behavior and I think that is not right and every new user should be treated kindly and have the benefit of the doubt. My belief is that Zppix should take a break now and learn from the mistakes pointed out by the community and later I would be willing to vote for him again. DeeM28 (talk) 16:40, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
 * 4) Per above — Preceding unsigned comment added by SkarletWitch (talk • contribs) 20:58, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
 * 5) If this stuff occurred under his management position, then I don’t really think that he’s trustworthy. Paramount1106 (talk) 22:25, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
 * 6) Probably my best advice for Zppix is that he should probably improve his response towards such situations -- H ookuai ( Talk to Nuclear Jaws ) 02:39, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
 * 7)  Per all the above points posted.  Hypercane  (  talk ) 12:43, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
 * 8)  Well, his actions reminds me Vicious187, a former bureaucrat from mainline Reception Wikis.  SpazJR61 08:10, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I find it odd that you are just now commenting on this, after I wouldn’t do what you wanted me to do... just an observation. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 07:50, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I think you should be a bit more careful about your decisions in the future, Zppix. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 14:51, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1)  He's been very helpful. Waldo (talk) 00:54, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Abstain

 * 1)  -- Gomdoli (talk) 01:58, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
 * 2)  He's okay to me. So I don't really mind if he gets his rights revolked or not. While he did close down the toxic waste that is the outcast network, he does unfairly ban people on the times they least expect it. RedTheShadowWarrior73 (talk) 22:17, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


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Bray's Request for Global IP block exemption
User: Bray ( contributions &bull; CA &bull; blocks log &bull; rights log &bull; global rights log )

Reasoning for request
I use proxies for my privacy and I like to be prepared, so I would like Global IP block exemption. I have only access to a few proxies and if they all got blocked and prevented me from editing through this account because it did not have the usual "anonymous users only" restriction then I would not be able to edit. I would like to avoid that just in case, though I assume that is pretty unlikely.

Additional comments given by user (if any)
I read this page.

Questions for candidate

 * 1) Have any of the proxies you use been blocked yet? R4356th (talk) 14:25, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * yes. Bray (talk) 02:49, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Comments by other users

 * All blocked open proxies and VPNs should only affect logged out users. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 05:50, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Well actually, NDKilla global blocked an IP range with restrictions to both users and anonymous users editing under it. See Special:Contributions/5.150.96.0/21. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bray (talk • contribs) 06:36, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
 * That is because it was not blocked per No open proxies policy it was blocked as it was used for abuse. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 07:51, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I'd say that it's probably not necessary in this case, my suggestion to you,, would to keep on editing, and if an IP address gets blocked globally and all pages, contact cvt@miraheze.org and request an unblock. If you only get partially blocked from certain pages, request an IP exemption here when that time comes.  16:34, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I missread that, sir. I don't wear my glasses while looking at electronic screens. I still would like to be prepared, for the accord. Bray (talk) 19:15, 2 November 2020 (UTC)


 * 1)  Per above UmbraKing (talk) 22:37, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 * 2)  I would just like to say that I'm not sure why this matter became something that needs to be voted on. While it seems like GIPBE is listed as something that can be requested on this page, I don't really think this is a matter that requires a community vote. I'd rather such requests are made directly to Stewards (preferably via email even) and are dealt with there rather than becoming a community vote. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 07:27, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Not everyone has an email. Bray (talk) 02:05, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Support

 * 1)  Adding an unnecesary support since Cocopuff2018 added an unnecessary oppose. Waldo (talk) 00:57, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) Checkuser is a restricted tool and there is privacy policies, on top of that using a proxy in any shape way or form goes against miraheze's Terms of Use I would suggest refraining from using a proxy/vpn and using your main IP aswell, plus there is privacy policies.  --Cocopuff2018 (talk) 13:57, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
 * While it seems unlikely this user needs a global IP block exemption, I would just note that this is the one global user group that is not a vote and a discussion amongst other users; thus, your vote will not matter. A steward will decide whether a global IP block exemption is required. Dmehus (talk) 15:02, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
 * If you read my request then you'd know that I never asked for the checkuser right. Please think about what you type. Also you act like I have a choice. Looks like you don't live in my home so I can understand how befuddled you are, so please give your "advice" to people that actually need it. From what I understand is that any user can edit through a proxy, it's just that all proxies have to be globally blocked to prevent abuse, and so your logic is weak since I not only do I not have a choice but you seem to believe that no one should use proxies. I simply just want to be prepared and what I get from you is that you hate privacy and being safe. Also, please read carefully next time since I never asked for a restricted tool. Bray (talk) 19:13, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
 * 1) From No open proxies policy.(But I'm weakly against it because it's my first vote.)--Waki285 (talk) 05:24, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
 * the policy isn't about not using proxies it's for making it harder for anonymous users to. Bray (talk) 02:05, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * 1) seems unneeded. Zppix (Meta &#124; Sysadmin &#124; talk to me) 05:51, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
 * 2) On your home wiki, you can request a Local IP block exemption from an Administrator or Bureaucrat. Justarandomliberal (talk) 10:14, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * you missed my point. Bray (talk) 02:05, 9 December 2020 (UTC)