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WikiCreator
So that I've returned to the realm, can I get the WikiCreator hat back? &mdash; revi  21:10, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Wiki creators are assigned at the discretion of any sysadmin, so feel free to assign the rights to yourself! Reception123 (talk) ( contribs  ) 21:13, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Buttons don't work for me, otherwise I would have done so. &mdash; revi  21:15, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
 * You need to go to this page, and check the box labeled "userrights" (on my device, it's in the right column near the bottom). After you save that, go to Special:UserRights and assign the wiki creator to yourself. Don't forget to undo the first change once you're done. --- DeltaQuad  (talk contribs email), 21:52, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
 * That's what I want to avoid because that's tricky. I's rather wait Stew. &mdash; revi  03:36, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Whatever, I was told I have the permission grandfathered from sysadmin. Closed. &mdash; revi  03:39, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Realized NDK granted the rights. PS. # &mdash;Revi-alt (talk) 15:35, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Rename
Could someone please rename the user account "KatieKoder123" to "DQ-Test"? That is my alternate testing account, primarily for GitHub, but I don't like the fact that the username makes it seem like it's a different person. --- DeltaQuad  (talk contribs email), 22:25, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Done. John (talk) 22:38, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Please also rename it on Phabricator. I haven't done anything with that account yet, so dead-ends and the like shouldn't be an issue. --- DeltaQuad  (talk contribs email), 22:42, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Done. John (talk) 22:48, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

MT7 vs NDKILLA
I know you are ignore me at irc. When I ask some questions you can't answer and if I left the channel you rise to talk with other user. It's not good idea. I want we can be friendly not for descriminative. Cheers and also ping  for judge about this case. MT7 (talk) 01:39, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Personally I don't think there's a VS or anything here to judge. Instead of communicating with other staff members about issues, you queried me on IRc and asked things I find kind of inappropriate and creepy. I respectfully asked you to stop private messaging me and to bring up issues with other staff members. You continued to message me things I find even creepier up until the point where I ignored your hostmask. (I'd rather the pm logs not be made public). There's three Stewards, personally I think you can find somebody else to help you. Not like I'm /ignoring you on wiki. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 01:54, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Okay I send pm for notify you, not to say privat. I know this. Please don't bring this case to your mind. I have rounde 2 for youLOL. I only be friendy for other user. MT7 (talk) 04:53, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I still have you ignored on IRC. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 05:27, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for read. Why still it? That's not my problem. And why are you hiding behind IPv6. You embarrassed? LOL MT7 (talk) 05:09, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * chrome on my phone says I'm logged in when I'm not and I'm on my phone so I don't really care. I already told you why I'm keeping you ignored. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 05:25, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * okay I cant say again :) MT7 (talk) 05:35, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * fine by me -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 05:50, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Elements Wiki spambots
Yesterday, my wiki (elements.miraheze.org) suffered a spambot attack. globally locked all of the accounts, but apparently that was not enough. Today, two more spambot attacks occurred. Would this be one of the instances where I could be granted local CU/OS in order to clean up the damage without having to need Steward intervention? --- DeltaQuad  (talk contribs email), 17:06, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * CUOS is delegated based on a community consensus at least fulfilling the requirement for steward appointment. I can investigate the account matter if you wish me to however. John (talk) 17:07, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Please check the most recent accounts, and email me the IP addresses. I will block them locally to prevent any more from being created. Also, please globally lock all of the spambots. I will take care of the local deletion, reverting, etc. --- DeltaQuad  (talk contribs email), 17:12, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Also please oversight the usernames, if technically possible. --- DeltaQuad  (talk contribs email), 17:16, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I've ran a CheckUser and dealt with the accounts globally. I've also globally blocked an IP range associated with an entire ISP that the accounts have used scattered randomly. The accounts don't seem to meet the requirements for oversighting therefore I have no done so. I am also not at liberty to reveal exact IPs however the global blocks I have done cover from the lowest to the highest in the range of usages. John (talk) 17:55, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I RevDel'd the user account creation logs. For some reason, there is no RevDel available on Special:ListUsers. --- DeltaQuad  (talk contribs email), 18:07, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

(reset indent) You deleted the logs. You can't hide the fact that the users exist. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 18:27, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Wiki Creators
I want to help out here. So I can help with create wiki. I will be trust. MT7 (talk) 01:58, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I for one am going to say that I feel like you may be hat collecting and I'll leave this up to another System Administrator as I usually don't have an issue handing these rights out and more wiki creators is always a plus. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 02:31, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Kriik Krik Krik MT7 (talk) 03:00, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I want it. MT7 (talk) 12:48, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I am of the same opinion as NDKilla. More so your comments after that strongly promote what NDKilla said about hat collecting, therefore I will say, at least for now. Reception123 (talk) ( contribs  ) 14:12, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
 * If I don't get steward I can getting wikicreators. Please don't againster to me. :) MT7 (talk) 10:52, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Wiki creator
Well, if I can't get steward rights, the least I can do is help out with creating wikis. --- DeltaQuad  (talk contribs email), 15:55, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Please confirm that you have read the wiki creators guide on this wiki and that you understand it. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 20:18, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I confirm. Basically: access the request, click the button to the createwiki form, verify that there aren't any errors - notably hyphens in domains, create the wiki and make sure that the founder has bureaucrat access, and notify the user that the wiki was created. --- DeltaQuad  (talk contribs email), 20:30, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Can you please respond to my request, especially because it looks like my RFS is going down the drain? --- DeltaQuad  (talk contribs email), 02:18, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
 * We don't have to answer all wiki creator request in a few hours, even if we usually prefer to decide faster. &mdash; revi  06:46, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ by a puppy. John (talk) 22:05, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
 * These are minor things, but, when reviewing a wiki request, what do I do with a description written in a foreign language in terms of verifying that it is appropriate? Also, if a user requests a "private" wiki, a). How do I do that, and b). How do I make sure that the bureaucrat exists and that the main page exists if the wiki is private? --- DeltaQuad  (talk contribs email), 00:39, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
 * First off, the main page (among a few other things) is always visible on private wikis. Second, you can view if the wiki requestor is a crat by using Special:CentralAuth/Username. For example, viewing Special:CentralAuth/Void shows where I have rights, this includes private wikis (although I don't actually have any rights on any private wiki). Finally, on Special:CreateWiki, there is a button that says "Mark this wiki as private". -- Void  Whispers 01:38, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, although that doesn't answer my first question, which was how do I verify that a wiki description written in a foreign language is appropriate content? --- DeltaQuad  (talk contribs email), 02:25, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
 * You know... Learn that language or rely on the mighty Google. Or if there are knowledgable people, leave it to them. &mdash; revi  03:17, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

I need a CSR to set up my SSL
Thank you for setting up my wiki!

I have set up the CNAME as specified in the Custom Domain instructions, so now I'm trying to set up the SSL that I purchased for this. I bought it from SSLS.com, and it's asking for a CSR to activate the certificate. This is the information page they have about it. It says I will need this from the host, and since you guys are the host... is this something you can provide so I can finish setting up this wiki?

http://helpdesk.ssls.com/hc/en-us/articles/203226631-What-is-CSR-

Thanks again!
 * Hello, please read Custom domains and send an email to csr@undefinedmiraheze.org with your domain name. We will proceed there. &mdash; revi  06:50, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Exemption Request
Hello

I request exemption from dormancy for my wiki https://softwarecrisis.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page

It fits under this category: "Wikis made to be read, where a lot of information is already on wiki and doesn't need to be actively edited."

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rain1 (talk • contribs) 22:00, 5 January 2017‎ (UTC)
 * Added it to the exceptions. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 16:43, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

Unmerge global accounts
Hi, as I am wiki creator now, I will end up having a lot of global accounts on the wikis that I create. Therefore, at this time, please unmerge/unlink all of my accounts listed in Special:CentralAuth/DeltaQuad that meet both of the following criteria:


 * There are 0 contributions to the wiki, and


 * I am not a member of any elevated groups on the wiki.

I tried to do this myself, but for some reason Special:UnlinkAccounts allows me to access the page, but when I click submit, it throws an internal technical error. --- DeltaQuad  (talk contribs email), 18:55, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Same thing for me. Will open a Phabricator task for this. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 09:57, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what this will gain. Having accounts on other wikis mean nothing. &mdash; revi</tt>  10:03, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Never mind - I didn't realize that the special page I was trying to access doesn't do what I want. I have stated my request above, could a steward please enact it as soon as possible? Thanks. --- DeltaQuad  (talk contribs email), 02:14, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Unattaching/unlinking will cause more confusion than any benefit because it will still show up in the CA as 'unattached accounts', IIRC from the wikimedia. &mdash; revi</tt>  07:55, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Now I can see the example what happens if your request is done: Special:CentralAuth/ServantRules (archiveis). (Point: see the loginwiki) Once created, it's there on CA forever. &mdash; revi</tt>  17:35, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Visual Editor keeps destroying tag
When clicking on "Edit" on foodsharinghamburg-Wiki, the visual editor opens. After editing and saving, the tag (which is needed for the comments plugin) is changed to - which does not show the comments section. I have to edit the source every time an edit has been made to fix this.

Example: https://foodsharinghamburg.miraheze.org/wiki/Protokoll_Hamburger_foodsharing_Plenum_Januar_2017

I think it's a problem with auto-syntax by visual editor. Maybe there is a blacklist with html-Tags that are not to be autocompleted by the visual editor?

Global rename request
I think the best way to resolve this crisis is to request a global rename of my Miraheze CentralAuth and my Phabricator accounts. I will rename my GitHub account once my Phabricator account has been renamed. Please rename all of my Miraheze-related accounts to User:Lawrence-Prairies (If you're curious where that name came from, it's the two rivers surrounding the Island of Montreal). --- DeltaQuad  (talk contribs email), 13:00, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
 * This user has attempted to be named as a Steward twice and has attempted to change the rules on who gets access to the CheckUser tool twice, all in the last six weeks. Is this rename request an attempt by the user to cover his or her tracks so that he or she can try to get access to CheckUser again? --Robkelk (talk) 14:17, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ The MediaWiki account has been globally renamed. As you have used the phabricator account, it can not be renamed unfortunately. Creating a new account is the only way to use the new name on Phabricator. John (talk) 19:50, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
 * It will not allow me to create a new account because the DQ username is still linked via MediaWiki. Even if I log out of Phabricator and revoke access via OAuth, it still logs me back in under the old name after I re-authorize the application. Why is there no "register new account" button on the login screen like Phacility Phabricators have? --- Lawrence-Prairies  (talk contribs email), 20:12, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
 * We don't allow accounts to be created without being linked to a Miraheze account. I've removed the external account entry from the database so Phabricator should no longer associate the Miraheze account with the Phabricator one. John (talk) 20:28, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Export my wiki
I would like an export of the contents of aryaman.miraheze.org and pq.miraheze.org, preferably as zip files. I'd also like the wikis to be closed, since I cannot contribute to them actively anymore. Aryamanarora (talk) 23:20, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Please close my wiki. My wiki's address is http://allthingswiki.miraheze.org.
Hello Please close my wiki. My wiki's address is http://allthingswiki.miraheze.org. Thank you.
 * Already closed by someone else. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 12:05, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Wiki Creators
I would to help with creating a wiki I will be fast to create and I already to read the guide. Thanks H1 (talk) 08:39, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I will leave this up to another sysadmin. Personally, due to recent behavior I would wait a bit before granting these rights. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 12:05, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Steward then WikiCreator in a short timeframe sounds hat collecting. -1. &mdash; revi</tt>  17:04, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for respon Receptions H1 (talk) 22:22, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Going to deny this per revi and Reception123. I'm also creating a bunch of wikis right now, if the back log gets bad (which it hasn't been in a while) I'll reconsider. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 00:32, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I will good work with wikicreators. H1 (talk) 13:33, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

How much a long we can wait? Hey. H1 (talk) 02:19, 17 January 2017 (UTC)


 * If you read NDKilla correctly H1, you would find that he already rejected your request for several reasons, including lack of one needed and also due to hat-collecting. LulzKiller (talk) 05:23, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Changing the miraheze-given subdomain
Is it possible to change kamenrider.miraheze to riderpedia.miraheze? Thank you! ~

(BananaArms 1/15/17 -- Forgot to add signature when creating the topic.)


 * I'll ping a sysadmin, as wiki creators cannot do this GFN (talk) 22:34, 15 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Tech:Rename a wiki this is possible for operations members (myself included, and I'll be the one doing it if you ask) to do, but after looking at your wiki it has no pages, no logs (besides automatic account creations), and no custom configuration to the best of my knowledge. If it doesn't really matter to you, it would be much simpler to request and get a new wiki. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 02:09, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

Oversight request - image deletion
On 's talk page: User talk:Guy vandegrift


 * ✅ by John --GFN (talk) 22:40, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Cancel wiki and account
Hi,

I just want to request the cancellation of my wiki Aprendiendo Forex (forex.miraheze.org), and also cancellation of my user.

Thanks!

Pepribal (talk) 03:08, 17 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi there, I'm GFN. I've closed your wiki per request; as for account closure, you'd have to wait for a steward to comment as I cannot do that. Good luck, and thanks for flying Miraheze! GFN (talk) 03:37, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello Pepribal. There really is no way to close an account. We don't delete them, and have no real reason to lock yours. I'd suggest that you just leave it be. Sorry to see you go. Best wishes -- Void  Whispers 14:24, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Ok. I'll do this. Thanks for everything! Pepribal (talk) 12:03, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Conduct dispute on All The Tropes
https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Topic:Thollptir8qq40pe

https://allthetropes.org/w/index.php?title=Concepts_Are_Cheap&diff=prev&oldid=1451631

https://allthetropes.org/w/index.php?title=So_You_Want_To/Write_a_Police_Procedural&diff=prev&oldid=1451633

As you can see, I had a conduct dispute. Then Robkelk reverted a lot of my changes. I tried asking him if there was some sort of content-related reason why he did this, but I couldn't because GethN7 blocked me indefinitely, claiming I'd abused multiple accounts. I object. I only have the one account, and I did not abuse it. Saline (talk) 10:42, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I am not a steward, and will leave the final word on this to a steward but generally stewards to do not intervene in community matters. If you mean you would like a CheckUser done to prove that you have not abused accounts, that could be done at the discretion of the stewards. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 14:37, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm not a steward either but this seems be outside the jurisdiction of Stewards. Local disputes are to be solved locally. &mdash; revi</tt>  14:40, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Upgrade membership on freecollegeproject.miraheze from "member" so I can delete pages.
I would like to Administrative or some other status on the public wiki freecollegeproject.miraheze. I requested re-activation and became a member of it a few months ago. I think the last edit by someone not affiliated with me was by user:H on 21:48, 17 June 2016 H. All I really need is the ability to remove pages.--Guy vandegrift (talk) 14:53, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I've made you an administrator. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 15:09, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

Bad working of "Recent changes"
Compare: https://szk.miraheze.org/wiki/Speciális:Friss_változtatások and https://szk.miraheze.org/wiki/Speciális:Szerkesztő_közreműködései/Lalo5555 Best, Lalo
 * This is because you are a member of the bot user group. If you remove yourself from the group, your next edits should appear in the recent changes. You can view the recent changes by going to here. Also, I just realized that it has been more than seven days since your last edit, so it wouldn't turn up in the default recent changes feed anyway. Cheers -- Void  Whispers 17:31, 19 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Anyway, how could I avoid Inactivity warning?


 * Lalo (
 * Simply delete MediaWiki:Sitenotice or edit its contents to be the character . --  Void  Whispers 20:10, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

Wiki deletion
Hi, I'd like to have https://nemesis.miraheze.org deleted. Thanx--WEMO666 (talk) 15:58, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Phabricator not available
I found that our phabricator is not available now. I wish it will be fixed as soon as possible. --Utolee90 (talk) 07:08, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * This happens whenever the temp directory on the respective database server fills up. it's been resolved (this time). -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 16:18, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Please don't delete our wiki
Hi Stewards,

I just saw the notice that our wiki vegactive.miraheze.org is going to be put dormant for inactivity. Our group, Vegactive, only has meetings once a month and so it's easy for us to stay inactive for some periods of time. Also, we've already uploaded our general basics and thus haven't added new articles for the last few months.

Thank you! Annalena


 * I have removed the sitenotice. Would you like us to add your wiki to Dormancy Policy/Exemptions? Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 16:16, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Image upload warning for new registered user
I was just wondering if anyone knows why this warning message appears on the upload screen after attempting to upload an image: The user is uploading to my wiki (he sent me a screenshot) and I just tried it on a test user account and I, too, get the same message. What does it mean and what needs to be done to prevent it? Thanks. Borderman  talk 20:18, 4 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I realised I was using an abuse filter for image uploads (based on one from Meta), which I completely forgot about because I was the only one uploading images so it didn't matter. I have disabled it for now until I can configure it properly. Borderman   talk 01:03, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

Take over Worldbuilding.Maraheze.org
I requested and was approved for worldbuilding.miraheze.org, but then I learned that it already existed. Would it be possible to adopt that wiki since it is at the end of the time frame and the Sitenotice just hasn't been updated? Or, do I have to wait for the sitenotice to be updated? Is there any other way for me to take over worldbuilding.maraheze.org because I want to take it in a completely different direction? BenjaminWiki (talk) 22:47, 4 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the late reply. The wiki is now closed so you can make a request for adoption at Requests for adoption. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 07:26, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

I'd like to make my wiki private.
It's adress is https://cts.miraheze.org. --Ymir (talk) 23:38, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Wiki is now made private. &mdash; revi</tt>  11:35, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

thank you! --Ymir (talk) 06:36, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

A request
Hi, I'd like to have https://nemesis.miraheze.org and https://main.miraheze.org deleted. Thanks --WEMO666 (talk) 18:39, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

✅ a while back. GFN (talk) 17:14, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Delete please
I think I'm done with the project, I don't have any desire to continue it, please delete it, thank you.
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 17:36, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

Phabricator
Two things. One, there is a high priority VisualEditor issue that should be addressed as soon as possible. Second, I have found two tasks that appear to have been created by a compromised account, one of which is making threats against Miraheze. I'm not sure how to handle either the VisualEditor issue or the issue with the potentially compromised account, so I'll leave it to the stewards and sysadmins to (hopefully) figure out. Trevor (talk) 00:25, 14 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Interesting bug. I can't view either of those logged into my account, but when not, I can view them. I'd suggest just leaving them be. The responsible account has been disabled, and there's not much else that really can be done. Staff are already aware of the situation. -- Void  Whispers 01:32, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Userrights-interwiki request
Could a steward please change the userrights for Trevor@picturepediawiki and add me to the "owner" group? Thank you in advance. Trevor (talk) 00:59, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Please, delete Reiaasu' Wiki
Hi, I'm the one who started Reiaasu's Wiki. Sorry my bad english...

I've started this wiki because I wanted to share a lot of ideas and interests on a webpage. However, I'm very busy in my real life (wife, little son, work, etc.), so I don't have the time to organize the ideas and content that I wanted to put on the wiki. So I think the best option is to close the wiki.

And, in the future, if I have all the content properly organized, would you allow me to re-create this wiki?

Thanks for providing to me and for everyone a free MediaWiki-based wiki (and one that looks like the standard MediaWiki, not a weird thing like Wikia...)

I'd like to make my wiki private.
It's address is: https://kleinefreiheit.miraheze.org

Thanks so much!

Nikitian (talk) 19:58, 17 February 2017 (UTC)nikitian
 * ✅ Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 07:23, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

No adminship
Hello. My name is CnocBride and I'm the owner of the Aeross wiki at https://aeross.miraheze.org/. I was unable to work on the wiki due to restrictions due to school and the wiki was disabled. If you would please reenable the wiki for use and I will begin using it again.. CnocBride (talk) 20:55, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ You should now have access again. -- Void  Whispers 00:21, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

Wiki Error
So I was creating the https://conworld.miraheze.org/ on behalf of a friend. Void told me there was an issue with the wiki creation and I was not granted user rights. Please may you grant me Bureaucrat rights on the wiki. CnocBride (talk) 13:51, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ a few minutes ago. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 19:43, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

printmakingbe wiki not really dormant
Hello Miraheze people,

Our printmakingbe.miraheze.org wiki has received a dormancy message. The students (yes its for a printmaking workshop) only edit a little, but read it quite often. Is it possible to keep it running?

Many thanks,

Pierre
 * Your wiki has not been closed, just warned. If you would like an exemption to the policy please tell us and we will add your wiki to the list. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 19:12, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

Please, don't log the fablac's wiki.
Hello,

My name is Sophie. I'm in charge of the fablac's wiki (https://fablac.miraheze.org/wiki/Accueil). I would like to save our wiki. It's precious for the students of La Cambre (visuals arts school in Brussels). Is it possible to reactivate it?

Thanks you very much. Best regards, Sophie
 * Please only post things in one noticeboard. Your wiki has been reopened. If you need it for a longer period of time you can request exemption per Dormancy Policy/Exemptions Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 19:06, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

Please delete my wiki
I'd like to have my wiki deleted: https://apneuvereniging.miraheze.org Arie Klerk (talk) 09:17, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

Experiencing login issues
Has anyone else has login issues, or is it just me? I attempted to login earlier on my Lonsdale Battalion wiki but it would not work. Instead, the following messages appeared: Central user log in: then after trying again swiftly followed by  yet I was able to login on Meta. It still says 'Guest' on my wiki but a floating message then said "Central login You are centrally logged in. Reload this page to apply user settings." But reloading/refreshing the page doesn't do anything and the message reappears. I have spent the last couple of weeks writing articles, one of which I was going to post but can't. Any idea what's going on? Thanks. Borderman  talk 19:51, 23 February 2017 (UTC)
 * We are aware of these login issues and we are now working on a way to fix them (details). Please try to log in again, and it should work. We hope to fix these issues ASAP. If not please try logging into https://login.miraheze.org and then going on your wiki. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 19:59, 23 February 2017 (UTC)
 * The server migration is now done, and there should be no further login issues. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 07:54, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I just tried again but am having the same problem as last night. I can login on Meta but I still get Central user log in followed by the floating "central login" message. It still says "Guest" on my wiki.  Borderman   talk 09:08, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Please try clearing your cookies. Reception123  (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 09:10, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
 * That didn't work. Tried Safari, Chrome and Firefox. Still the same problem. Borderman   talk 09:42, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Also, it won't let me create a new alternative account. I get the same message for account creation too. Bit gutted, had planned to get a lot done today. Borderman   talk 10:56, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I know I said this before, but now it should really be resolved. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 17:44, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I'll back this up as I could reproduce your issues 100% of the time before I made a change and now I can't reproduce it at all. Apologies, John (talk) 17:45, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

Reset indent. Many thanks for sorting that out, appreciate the fix. I have just checked and can now login again, cheers. Borderman  talk 17:53, 24 February 2017 (UTC)


 * For what it's worth I had that issue with ATT a few days back. LulzKiller (talk) 20:45, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

Help with private wiki
Solved ;-)

Change my wiki to custom domain
Dear Stewards,

I am the owner of Bootlegged Games Wiki

When I signed up for the wiki I forgot to put my custom domain and so would like to have the wiki transferred to that domain on a cname of https://bootlegged.questionable.photography

I have already procured a CSR from you and will be using it with LetsEncrypt

Thanks for your time Alfster2012
 * I have moved this to T1495. Please read the comments there. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 19:02, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

Exemption request
Hi, would appreciate if biblicalwiki.miraheze.org is added to the exceptions list as it is meant to be read and used for research purposes. Thank you. Cat (talk)
 * Your wiki is now exempted. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 18:48, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

Suitable extension for multiple file uploads
I have a general enquiry about file uploads so apologies if this is not the correct place. I would like to upload a relatively large number of images to my wiki and multiple uploads would save me a lot of time. Are there any suggestions as to which would be a suitable extension for this task? I know there is MsUpload in the Miraheze extension list, but is it any good? I would like to add different summaries, licenses and categories to each image in the bulk upload and having seen the Wikimedia Commons uploader - UploadWizard - thought this would be suitable, but it's not in the Miraheze tested extensions list. This is not a request for that extension, I am just enquiring as to whether either of those extensions would do what I am looking for, thanks. Borderman  talk 21:19, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

+2000 Wikis = Yippee! And yet number of "Helpful people" went down!!
First let me state what an honor it is to be part of this meteoric rise of a wiki farm. To witness something that defies the laws of nature and sustainability is humbling to say the least.

I'm astonished, nonetheless, to know that the number of Miraheze staff has either been constant or dwindling over the last 12 months. Moreover, I see no sign, literally anywhere, of any need for an increase in manpower which is usually the logical balancing act to a speedy growth. If it was up to my silly and foolish judgment, I'd have a banner throughout the meta site and especially on the homepage in bold font clearly listing all vacancies needed to be filled.

This is entirely a mere congratulatory observation, and shouldn't be interpreted that I, at any rate, had been waiting for months on requests to be dealt with. Not at all. Not on Miraheze.

Off to our 1,000,000 Wikis quest! Calnation (talk) 15:18, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

Adoption/reopen page not saving
I'm trying to reopen http://lawtonfamilystories.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page but the attempt to save reports an unknown error. Is there a solution? TIA. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BruceLawton (talk • contribs) 21:05, 3 March 2017‎ (UTC)
 * What specific kind of error are you getting? I've reopened the wiki btw. -- Void  Whispers 21:16, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

Doing edits to Hiddenhistory.miraheze.org now
I'm doing edits to hiddenhistory.miraheze.org now. Will the inactivity warning banner be removed automatically later? I went to the banner source like the notice says but I cannot edit it.

Thanks. Bulrush (talk) 12:43, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Only administrators can edit interface messages. I'll delete it for now, but I'm wondering how that wiki has no administrators or crats? -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 13:46, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Weird--nothing in the logs for access removal either. GFN (talk) 17:16, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I have found Special:RequestWikiQueue/2116. Possibly there was an error and the founder was not assigned. I would proceed with adding the rights but I would like to make sure that they have not been removed intentionally or by request first. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 17:33, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
 * This appears to be the case, as the local account for Bulrush was created almost a full day after the wiki itself (I believe they are created instantaneously when crat is automatically assigned). That, and there is no corresponding userrights log on the wiki, or meta. I'd recommend assigning the rights. -- Void  Whispers 20:14, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Well, I'm the founder and I thought I was automatically given the role of founder and admin when the wiki was created. If I'm not the founder, or admin, can someone add me to those roles please? Thanks. Bulrush (talk) 11:27, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 15:51, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Merge accounts
I've had a request to merge two accounts here: https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Topic:Tn1hvc57uwgq5n6a

I think if both emails are confirmed, we can be reasonably sure that the account can be renamed or whatever. --Labster (talk) 07:31, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

Global blocks
Wow, that is a lot of global blocks. Never thought there could be that many spammers in the world. I guess that may help explain why my new wiki was vandalized literally a few hours after creation. The Leagues (talk) 23:36, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
 * It's not a lot of spammers, it's just one. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 15:40, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Using mw.wikibase in Lua module
Hello, is it possible to use mw.wikibase.getEntityObject in miraheze.org Module pages? Because I am getting this kind of error: Lua error in Module:Coordinates/sandbox at line 601: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Do I need to request this feature?--Zygimantus (talk) 20:55, 27 March 2017 (UTC)