Stewards' noticeboard/Archive 18

__NOINDEX__

What can we do to prevent any more drama magnetism on the Reception Wikis? Is there something we need to address to prevent it from getting any worse?
Is there something that we could do to save our wikis and stop the rise of drama magnetism? I've tried pretty much a lot of things, but it got worse. Is there a solution to resolve any of this? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 15:52, 10 February 2021 (UTC)


 * DarkMatterMan4500 I would suggest you review all your articles in  namespace, in particular, and ensure that every claim is cited (usually with a footnote), either by a verified primary source (of the subject, such as a Twitter account of the subject which has been verified by Twitter or confirmed by your wikis' editors) or a reliable, independent source (i.e., generally not a blog post and certainly not other wikis, as that amounts to circular referencing). Additionally, where you have biographical articles of real people, have you received consent to post their photos, or have they posted said photos from a verified account? These are just two ideas, but they're main ones that would definitely be helpful at improving overall content quality and help to ensure Content Policy requirements are met. You would also do well to discuss and implement local content policies that supplement Content Policy, requiring such things as attribution and reliable sourcing in the drafting of articles. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 16:09, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
 * That sounds good. But we should also try and prevent drama from expanding, so I think I might take some drastic measures by maybe gathering some sort of consensus from other admins. For 1, I'm thinking of maybe banning blogs that makes fun of other Reception Wiki fans from the wikis, and possibly try and save it. And 2, try to get quality control to actually work, so there won't be any terrible pages that looks like it was rushed. Even if it fails, I'm definitely not going to leave Miraheze as I've had a lot of fun here. There's a lot for me to learn, and I hopefully would want to help out with any problems that may persist. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 16:16, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Those sound like good ideas as well. Definitely have a more robust and rigorous content quality approval standard. I wouldn't necessarily say you'd need to ban blogs outright, as they're a reasonable outlet for users to express views, but rather just develop a local policy in terms of outlining the expected tone of posts. It's fine to express negative views, for example, but the tone of the post should have some factual basis and not be completely negative. More balanced, thoughtful opinions, for example. Dmehus (talk) 16:31, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
 * For the content quality controls, though, you should definitely not just consider only administrators' views, but all of your wikis' regular contributors' views, as they may have some ideas to consider. Dmehus (talk) 16:32, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
 * That is also helpful. That way, we can save the Reception Wikis from being shut down just because of drama outright. And banning blogs completely wouldn't feel right to me. So, I'm thinking that all the contributors can get involved in the conversation directly. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 16:34, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

Request for Dormancy Exemption for research group wiki
Please be so kind as to apply a Dormancy Exemption to https://eucxylo.miraheze.org/wiki/ - this is a wiki that my research group started building last year, with the intention of making it public when/if there is enough good-quality information in it to be useful as a public resource. We let it get inactive in the latter part of the year, but intend to try to make regular use of it going forward (the risk of our hard work being deleted is quite demoralizing!).

Thanks and best wishes. KCMartin (talk) 12:47, 11 February 2021 (UTC)


 * KCMartin You lucked out, as your wiki had only been marked as deleted, so I have now ✅ your wiki per this request. Please ensure you make at least one edit or log action to your wiki before this time tomorrow to prevent your wiki from being reclosed by the inactive wikis maintenance script, though if it were reclosed, you can reopen it at Special:ManageWiki. As to your Dormancy Policy exemption request, with the wiki undeleted, I will assess this request shortly, and follow up with you within several hours. Dmehus (talk) 14:21, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * KCMartin Regarding your request for a Dormancy Policy exemption, I've now reviewed your wiki, and have ✅ your wiki an indefinite, though not permanent, exemption to Dormancy Policy as your wiki clearly has documented research notes, studied by researchers, and later intended to be read by an even larger audience. On the second criterion, with few editors on your wiki, with you providing most of the contributions, as far as I can tell, and because your wiki had to be undeleted, there's a clear need. If you no longer require an exemption to Dormancy Policy because your wiki has an active editing community, please do advise us at this noticeboard. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 14:29, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you @Dmehus - I've made an edit as requested, and am very happy to be able to report to my group that our wiki is back in the land of the living. We decided at a meeting this week that we want to try to establish a more structured and regular approach to adding content: hopefully our longer-term goal of nucleating a useful public resource will come to fruition (and we will no longer need the Dormancy Exemption). All the best - keep well. KCMartin (talk) 15:25, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Undelete of joepcolerwiki
Hello, can steward please undelete joepcolerwiki per this request? Thx,--MrJaroslavik (talk) 13:04, 11 February 2021 (UTC)


 * MrJaroslavik, Thank you for moving this request from requests for adoption to here. The wiki has now been ✅, per this request. Dmehus (talk) 14:03, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Delete codedarmswiki
Hello, can steward please delete codedarmswiki per this wiki request? Thanks,--MrJaroslavik (talk) 13:35, 11 February 2021 (UTC)


 * MrJaroslavik, thank you for posting this request. As I'd already seen this, this has already been ✅. Should you or other wiki creators come across a duplicate wiki request in future, I believe that the wiki language code can be changed in Special:ManageWiki by the new wiki . Dmehus (talk) 14:08, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * But cannot change subdomain...--MrJaroslavik (talk) 14:11, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * True, though it's likely the requestor originally preferred the  subdomain and selected   as a second choice not knowing they could've changed their language code in ManageWiki. If they did want a new subdomain, this can actually be changed by filing a Phabricator request. Any Site Reliability Engineer (Infrastructure) can handle these requests, though in practice it's usually Reception123 who is usually very quick with these requests as he usually handles them within a few hours of requesting and almost always the same day of requesting. Dmehus (talk) 14:16, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Delete wiki please
Please can you delete my wiki: https://taerelvari.miraheze.org as I moved it to self hosting (I only had it on MH while I was waiting on a host, but now I just did it myself so the Miraheze wiki is not needed any more) TheBurningPrincess (talk) 00:32, 12 February 2021 (UTC)


 * TheBurningPrincess ✅. Dmehus (talk) 00:33, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Unlock request for 大沼
Hello. I want the steward to unlock 大沼.

He was blocked and global locked as a LTA, but local investigations (identity verification, etc.) revealed him to be innocent.He was not LTA:KOSHIN. クールトレイン７７７ (talk) 14:45, 29 January 2021 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure what "local investigations (identity verification, etc.)" would be. Additionally, I'm personally not comfortable unlocking a user based on the results of said "local investigations" by an involved or uninvolved third party. If 大沼 wishes for their account to be unlocked, please have them present their case to Stewards, via e-mail, to  for consideration. Dmehus (talk) 15:54, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I have to report that the locals there are planning to allow 大沼's lock evasion with another account per this "local investigations."
 * As an ex-Steward and a community member there, I have already pointed out that 大沼 him/herself should contact Stewards and this is not something that the local community can decide.
 * However, since I currently have no additional permissions there, I don't have the power to stop this community if they actually decide to allow 大沼's comeback, and thus would like to report it on SN beforehand that the community might head to policy violations.
 * I think posting a steward's comment there can help them rethink their action, if necessary.-- 00:34, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm not familiar with this matter, but I will just echo what 開拓者 ("The Pioneer") said above and just state that I think 大沼 should e-mail  to request an unlock, providing us with any pertinent background information. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 01:03, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Re Open Horrible Vyonders Wiki please
Could you please re open the Horrible Vyonders Wiki, because that wiki isn't for hate, it only shows the low qualities of Vyonders like Atrocious YouTubers Wiki, I hope you understand this message Bye FranciscoLol2009 (talk) 06:25, 13 February 2021 (UTC)


 * I am afraid that the wiki had serious Content Policy violations which had not been dealt with by the wiki administrators. The wiki will never be reopened and similar wiki requests will be declined. Thank you. 06:42, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I see, but which articles violates the Content Policy? FranciscoLol2009 (talk) 08:32, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Many of the articles violated the Content Policy, which most are not deleted.  Circley  Does Extracter    ( Circley Talk  |  Global   |  Email the Cloud )  15:14, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Global lock request for 地震
Hi,

I'd like to request 地震 to be globally locked as a vandalism-only account.

Last night (JST), several Japanese wikis were severely vandalized by him/her, whose account name is probably related to the earthquake which struck Eastern-Japan yesterday.

S/he claims on his/her userpage that he has vandalized those wikis because s/he couldn't vandalize chakuwiki, and I suppose s/he is not only a vandalism-only account but also related to recent LTAs in chakuwiki.

Therefore, I'd like to lock him/her, and have an investigation on possible further cross-wiki abuse as well.

Thanks in advance,-- 01:09, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Locked. Possible investigation leaving for steward,--MrJaroslavik (talk) 14:17, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Global lock for spambot
Please lock Special:CentralAuth/Mindy95C82717 globally as a spambot. Thanks. JavaHurricane (talk) 05:55, 15 February 2021 (UTC)


 * JavaHurricane ✅. Thank you for your report. As a recommended best practice, if spam only accounts are flooding local wiki abuse logs, we recommend locally blocking them, at least temporarily, and then reporting spam only accounts to Stewards via this noticeboard in a batch of a half dozen or more&mdash;preferrably listing them in an unordered or ordered list. Dmehus (talk) 06:14, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Request to remove Zppix' Consul bit
Could a Steward please remove Zppix' Consul bit on Public Test Wiki per his stated desire in on IRC to resign from everything? Thanks. Note: Requested in my capacity as a Consul on TestWiki. Dmehus (talk) 08:19, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I said sysadmin only ❌ need to update my sig Zppix (Meta &#124; Sysadmin &#124; talk to me) 08:22, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
 * RhinosF1, Reception123, and I did infer that you had left Miraheze completely, but I'll restore your rights then. Dmehus (talk) 08:27, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ per your clarification. Dmehus (talk) 08:32, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Adding another language to my wiki
Hey there. I want to add Turkish language in which I can write along with English on wiki. Can I get a separate https://www.tr.pdc.miraheze.org for my existing wiki https://www.pdc.miraheze.org Al-khataei (talk) 18:22, 15 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Al-khataei Yep, you can, but you need to request a second wiki, then have either a Steward or interwiki administrator add an interwiki prefix for your main wiki and interlanguage prefix(es) for your other wikis on each wiki. Do you already have a second wiki? Dmehus (talk) 18:30, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Please request an Interwiki Administrator instead of a Steward in this case since the wiki is public. 19:21, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, yes, ideally, all requests for local interwiki table changes should occur on community noticeboard, which interwiki administrators (sometimes stewards, though, if they're available, and don't also hold interwiki administrator permissions, will respond to such requests). I just said that for a couple reasons, in case it was a private wiki but also to keep the discussion together. Since the requested second other language has now been created, Al-khataei can now just provide us with the requested interwiki prefix (for the local interwiki tables) for the main wiki and the interlanguage prefixes they need. Any steward or interwiki administrator following this thread can feel free to action that portion of the request. Hope that clarifies. Dmehus (talk) 20:06, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Turkish: pds.miraheze.org
 * English: pdc.miraheze.org
 * Al-khataei (talk) 10:41, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Al-khataei This has now been ✅. You will use  as the interwiki prefix on either wiki, together with the language code of the other wiki. For example, to link to an article on your Turkish wiki from your English wiki, you'd use  . To link to an article on your English wiki from your Turkish wiki, you would use  . Forward and transclude flags haven't been enabled as you hadn't requested them. I couldn't use   as the interwiki prefix as   is a valid ISO language code for interlanguage links. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 14:58, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Undelete commutativealgebrawiki
Please undelete my commutativealgebrawiki at https://commutativealgebra.miraheze.org. The wiki has been deleted per the Dormancy Policy, and now I would like to continue expanding the wiki. GTrang (talk) 19:57, 16 February 2021 (UTC)


 * GTrang Thank you for posting this request at stewards' noticeboard. The wiki has now been ✅ per your request. I've also ✅ the wiki for you. In the future, you can avoid your wiki going inactive by making at least one log action or edit every 45 days. Should your wiki ever be closed, you can reopen it yourself in Special:ManageWiki. Additionally, if your wiki has at least 50-60 content pages and you have a need for an exemption to Dormancy Policy, you can submit that here in a separate request, but there's lots of time for that. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 03:00, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Give me bureaucrat status for Animated Muscle Men
It's Grust and I got rid of the password on the old account and since I didn't have e-mail for it I can't get my old account back. Since I wish to at least be active on the Animated Muscle Men Wiki I request to be given bureaucrat status for the Animated Muscle Men wiki. Be sure to check both mine and Grust's IP address if possible to confirm we are one and the same. Str8Muscle (talk) 17:54, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Str8Muscle First, please link to the exact wiki. Second, are there other bureaucrats on the wiki who can grant you the bureaucrat flag? Finally, when were you last active as "Grust"? Since you haven't identified, well, really any information here, your best bet would be to hold a local election on the wiki in question, following the tips here. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 18:06, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Str8Muscle Assuming you mean, looking at Special:Log/Grust, I see this user has not been active in more than three months, as of today actually. So, even if this could be done in theory, it would not yield any results. Besides that, though, barring you providing some on-wiki confirmation from User:Grust that User:Str8Muscle is that user's legitimate alternate account, this ❌ as we have no verifiable proof that you are who you say you are. So, please follow the guidelines for hosting a local election, and come back here in at least five to seven calendar days when your local election has concluded. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 18:18, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry I don't understand any of that. I'll go to plan B and hope it get inactive and adopt.  Str8Muscle (talk) 22:23, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Str8Muscle What don't you understand about the above? In any case, a local election would be quicker. An adoption request would require the wiki to first be completely inactive (i.e., you and others would not be able to edit the wiki), then become closed. This process would take at least sixty (60) days, from tomorrow. Once it's eligible for adoption, you're looking at a minimum of two to four weeks for conclusion of an adoption request, so ninety (90) days, again, from tomorrow, at the earliest and subject to no one editing the wiki. A local election request could be concluded inside of a single week. For an example of what a local election page looks like, see this page on . Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 23:53, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Forget it. I give up.  Str8Muscle (talk) 03:06, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Alright, fair enough. It's a fairly simple process, but it is what it is. We can't just transfer rights from one account to another without being able to confirm the two users are related. It's for the protection of all users, as I'm sure you can appreciate. At any rate, as that wiki has no active administrators and bureaucrats on that wiki, Stewards and Global Sysops can be called upon via this noticeboard to effect certain actions requiring administrator permissions. Dmehus (talk) 03:13, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Well whatever happens happens Str8Muscle (talk) 03:26, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Removal of wiki creators who are inactive
Hello. Per the policy, I am requesting that the following wiki creators are removed by a steward for being inactive for more than 3 months: Bonnedav, Cmg, Guy vandegrift. Thank you. DeeM28 (talk) 12:13, 18 February 2021 (UTC)


 * DeeM28 This is ❌ because I actually discussed this with John and policy has always been three months of global activity on all platforms (note this includes Miraheze's official channels on Discord and IRC, as well as Phabricator and GitHub). While this may not make apparent sense, since wikis are approved and created on Meta Wiki, functionally, wiki creators are a global role despite being a Meta only user group. And, at the end of the day, policy does not limit how many wiki creators there can be at any given time. A better strategy would be to engage with less active wiki creators and see if they wish to continue serving as wiki creators, which I will try to do over the next month or two. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 16:01, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I did not know that was how the policy was understood. In my opinion, I do not think it is very useful, as if wiki creators are not active on Meta and creating wikis, there is not much use for them to preserve the role other than to have another hat for their account. Secondly, if we are to apply this global standard, have we checked if they are active globally? I also do not really see why Phabricator and GitHub which are technical-oriented spaces have anything to do with being a wiki creator. Lastly, I would be happy to engage with the wiki creators and ask them via their talkpages if they are still interested in preserving the role and creating wikis, as you must be busy as a steward if it is going to take 1-2 months. DeeM28 (talk) 16:25, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
 * DeeM28 Thanks for your reply. I should be able to get to it in the next week or two actually, but gave myself 1-2 months depending on if other things come up. There's a couple things I need to get to first, one of which in a non-Steward capacity and the other of which in a non-official capacity but which is related to coaching of a long-time community member potentially keen on volunteering in an official Counter Vandalism Team capacity. Dmehus (talk) 19:01, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Global lock request for recent spam-only accounts from the this abuse log on the.
I am writing this report to request a global lock of these recent spam-only accounts and even the ones from this abuse log right here. Could maybe one of the Stewards go over there and investigate it? And don't hesitate to notify, an active admin of that said wiki, who was recently last seen exactly 3 days ago uploading files. Thanks for listening. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:51, 17 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Surprised how nobody responded here after nearly 3 days, but okay then, I guess? :/ DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:06, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, if they're just spamming the abuse logs, it's doing its job, so it's not as much of a priority to lock them, to be honest. The main thing is to investigate the spam only accounts for problematic IPs/servers and open proxies/web hosts that can be globally soft rangeblocked, thereby preventing account creation. I'll try and take a look at it in a few days unless Void, NDKilla, or John want to take a look before then. Dmehus (talk) 20:10, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay. Fair enough. :) DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:18, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Can anyone change their usernames?
I wonder if you are allowed to change your usernames? TheGreatGazebo (talk) 15:03, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * TheGreatGazebo To answer your question, yes. It is quite possible to change your name. If you were asking if you wanted to change your username, feel free to request a Steward to have your name changed on wherever is appropriate. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 15:11, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * TheGreatGazebo Yes, you can request a new global username yourself. Please keep in mind, though, that these are not to be requested every few months. You should settle on a new username for the very long-term (i.e., at least 12-24 months) and, ideally, permanently. Changing usernames too frequently poses both community- and technical-oriented challenges. If you require a different account name for certain purposes or wikis, you can create one or more alternate account(s), and as long as you don't use them on wikis where local restrictions apply or for other nefarious purposes, that is also one option, but your main account should use the same username for the long-term. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 15:14, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Plz bring Atrocious YouTubers Wiki back
I really wanted to see Atrocious YouTubers Wiki to make some pages RodrickRules123 (talk) 22:31, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * RodrickRules123 No, sorry, this is ❌, as the wiki had unresolved systemic Content Policy violations, and in fact, the wiki is nearing deletion per Dormancy Policy. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 22:35, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Global lock for Spambots

 * User:DenaHann08 (CA)
 * User:MckinleyIfd (CA)
 * User:DallasMacfarlane (CA)
 * User:BertieEchols (CA)
 * User:NicolasCollick4 (CA)
 * User:Tessa2332405346 (CA)
 * User:EddiePike0 (CA)
 * Spambots. JavaHurricane (talk) 10:59, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thank you, locked.--MrJaroslavik (talk) 13:11, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Global lock request for "馬脚者"

 * (CentralAuth)

He is slandering 開拓者 (The Pioneer) (his name is also slandering 開拓者), and when I block him on the local wiki, he sticks to me persistently. I want an urgent lock. Schwarz ・ Talk /  ウソペディア  03:13, 21 February 2021 (UTC)


 * %E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%84 Can you link to several diffs which clearly demonstrate the slander of you and The Pioneer? Note that you will also need to translate for us as well, as Google Translate translations of the Asian language are not great. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 03:17, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
 * First, his name "馬脚者" into English, it looks like this: "A man who showed his true colors." This name comes from the name "開拓者", and this name is harassing and spoofing 開拓者. Second, if you translate the sentence "無能管理人が対応を誤った結果" into English, it looks like this: "The result of an incompetent manager making a mistake." This is the only slander that has been published, but when I blocked him, I he sent foe requests on a number of wiki Social Profiles. This stalking is very unpleasant.-- Schwarz ・ Talk /  ウソペディア  03:43, 21 February 2021 (UTC) fix.-- Schwarz ・ Talk  /  ウソペディア  05:49, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

He is bullying me. He should be the one to be locked! Stop being mean to me!! Usopedia is a joke site and my post is just a joke! He doesn't understand what humor is!! And what's wrong with sending foe requests to a bully who severely attack my feelings?--馬脚者 (talk) 03:56, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Dmehus He bullied me on chakuwiki for my edits, where every new users' edits' are moderated and only approved edits will be made public. If my edits were problematic, why didn't they block me?--馬脚者 (talk) 04:04, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Now he forced chakuwiki:User:富士見野男 to lock me out even on chakuwiki. He is terrible.--馬脚者 (talk) 04:08, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

when I blocked him, I sent foe requests on a number of wiki Social Profiles Sounds like a bully to me. Is this guy paranoid or what? Чернить (talk) 04:55, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry, it's a miss of Google Translate. -- Schwarz ・ Talk /  ウソペディア  05:49, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

馬脚者, シュヴァルツ Both of you. Why can you be so sure that the other guy is a he? Чернить (talk) 04:58, 21 February 2021 (UTC)


 * @Чернить: I swear, I'm an independent human account. You made a statement as if I were doing a sock puppet act, but that's a misunderstanding. If you don't know the details, don't make inadvertent statements.-- Schwarz ・ Talk /  ウソペディア  05:57, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
 * シュヴァルツ Swearing is nothing. Miraheze is NOT a religious community. I was asking why you could determine 馬脚者 was a he, and not answering it made me suspect further that you are playing both roles by yourself. Additionally, forcing someone not to make a statement here is going too far beyond acceptable manner. Чернить (talk) 13:05, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I apologize for my words and actions. At that time I was upset and couldn't get the meaning of the question right.
 * Calling 馬脚者 "he" is a habit. Many of the users around me are men, so I called 馬脚者 "he" because of my habit. Now that I think about it, I should have safely called it "s/he".-- Schwarz ・ Talk /  ウソペディア  15:13, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Ah, that is understandable. However, I still wonder why 馬脚者 called you a he as well. Чернить (talk) 04:42, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Wikia gone
What happened to automobilewikipedia.miraheze.org, created by User:Willy on Wheels? It seems to have gone for no reason. --Benjenman55 (talk) 10:53, 23 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Benjenman55 This looks like this wiki does not exist anymore. Looking at Special:RequestWikiQueue for, as it was created in 2017, it looks like the wiki was deleted in accordance with Dormancy Policy. Feel free to request a wiki and, additionally, if the wiki was public, there may be a public XML dump uploaded to the Internet Archive that you can later request be imported on Phabricator. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 19:00, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Global lock requests
For the following (I noticed on Publictestwiki that global abuse filters have been triggered, and these are similar edits to the spambots blocked earlier last week). So the following are spambots and should be global locked: User:MaynardWitte982, User:EsperanzaOram71 and User:SanfordTownes32. Abuse log: and  and. --Anton (talk) 13:49, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thank you, glocked.--MrJaroslavik (talk) 13:59, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Add spam-only account usernames to global title blacklist
There is a sockpuppeteer that creates spam-only accounts cross-wiki, please add the bottom code to the global title blacklist (I'm not asking this to stewards because local admins can edit the global blacklist too):

.*Plaquenil.* MarioMario456 (talk) 12:50, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
 * 1) Spam-only accounts
 * Good idea, thank you, added.--MrJaroslavik (talk) 13:04, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
 * A note for : Please make these kind of requests on SN as only Stewards and Global Sysops are supposed to edit the blacklist in the future. In this case, it was right of MrJaroslavik to edit the blacklist as he is a Global Sysop. Thank you. 13:10, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Procedural note: This is just a procedural note to note that this request has been procedural moved from Administrators' noticeboard to Stewards' noticeboard as Stewards or, failing them, Global Sysops are the correct parties to modify either the global title blacklist or global spam blacklist. Historically, it's been stewards, but practices seem to normalized to include expansion to Global Sysops. Dmehus (talk) 14:16, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

A Request for Dormancy Exemption for trwc
Wiki link

Reason: Wiki is mainly used as a reference and usually mostly edited every summer when the contributors meet together. During the other times of year it is mainly inactive due to other commitments. We are planning to migrate from a shared text file to a wiki this summer.

Thanks. Blackdiamand (talk) 21:00, 24 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Blackdiamand Looking through Special:AllPages on your wiki, I can see that your wiki is a bit content light in terms of number of pages; however, in terms of page size, there's sufficient content, I think, that would be potentially devastating to your group if lost. In terms of activity, this wiki is infrequently edited, so there's a clear need. Thus, I'm going to ✅ you this exemption to Dormancy Policy on an indefinite basis as informational resource for a virtual group that meets during mostly one season of the year. Please note this exemption granted indefinitely, not permanently, and is subject to review in the future. Additionally, should your wiki no longer need the exemption, please advise Stewards by way of this noticeboard. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 21:09, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Any chance I can rescue greenleft.miraheze.org from deletion?
Is there any chance I can recover my wiki greenleft.miraheze.org? GreenLeft (talk) 01:23, 25 February 2021 (UTC)


 * GreenLeft Thank you for question, which I've procedurally moved from Administrators' noticeboard to this noticeboard, where it is now in scope. It looks that  has been deleted in accordance with Dormancy Policy. I've done a Google search, and it looks it like the   was dropped in this batch in May 2018. Fortunately, since your wiki was public, both WikiTeam and Miraheze system administrators likely have uploaded XML dumps of your wiki here. I've found what appears to be the most recent version of your wiki here, though there is also this version. There may possibly be a newer version, but note that until recently, there was a long period time where the wiki database names were not included in the uploaded tarballs' metadata. Nevertheless, you can request a wiki, defining a clear purpose, scope, and topic(s) for your wiki, and then file a Phabricator task to request a system administrator import this XML dump. Note that the image files themselves will not be included in this dump, though. Dmehus (talk) 02:11, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
 * GreenLeft Please note I have ✅ this wiki for you, based on your previously approved wiki request. For some reason, your  database wasn't dropped from our database servers, so Paladox has backed it up to his home directory on the   server, and I've created Phabricator ticket #6895 for Reception123 to import or restore your wiki using one of several options. Please subscribe to that Phabricator ticket. Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 02:59, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Concerned about a user's conduct
The user "Ink" wrote some awful words to DarkMatterMan4500 when he was just asking Ink a question. BenPlenty (talk) 06:58, 25 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi, The user has now been locked. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  12:53, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Interwiki administrator for JJPMaster @ LifeWiki
I don't know if I have to run a local election before requesting this right given that I'm the only active member of the wiki, but I'd like to request interwiki-admin. JJPMaster (talk) 14:38, 22 February 2021 (UTC)


 * JJPMaster Typically, it just involves you creating a local election page on your, very much like this one on  . After approximately five to seven days, you would just return to this thread and link to your concluded election. Note that an election by acclamation is possible, unless your local wiki's permissions elections policies disallow elections by acclamation, of course. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 14:49, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ here. JJPMaster (talk) 15:06, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
 * JJPMaster LGTM&mdash;I'll take a look again in a few days. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 15:13, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
 * You do realize what you've done... JJPMaster (talk) 14:45, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
 * JJPMaster Hrm? Dmehus (talk) 18:52, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. Dmehus (talk) 22:45, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Deleting my former wikis
Hello,

I would like to delete my former wikis (won.miraheze.org and siutalinn.miraheze.org). Both of the projects have been abandoned and the wikis are now redundant. C.antczak (talk) 18:34, 26 February 2021 (UTC)


 * C.antczak Though we normally prefer to have Dormancy Policy take care of the wiki deletions, since these were private wikis for which you were either the sole contributor or the primary and most recently active contributor, I've ✅ these per your request. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 18:55, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Troll accounts that need locking.
SSBUfan1074 and Spy tf2 gameing. --DeciduousWater534 (talk) 01:26, 3 March 2021 (UTC)


 * DeciduousWater534 SSBUfan1074 is ✅ now; Spy tf2 gameing has only made one edit globally, which, while blatant vandalism, is a bit weak for a lock, so ❌ for now. Please keep us updated. Dmehus (talk) 01:31, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * DeciduousWater534 Looks like Spy tf2 gameing continued the vandalism, so they are now ✅ as well. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 01:38, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

global locks for automated spam bots
Naleksuh (talk) 02:29, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * LavadaPby6738879
 * CaitlynFenner5
 * MarcoCasillas08
 * JonasLutwyche42
 * DarwinOConor1
 * JuliaStocks247
 * DoreenSparkman


 * ✅. I'll investigate them now for possible open proxies to block. Dmehus (talk) 02:38, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * The accounts are locked but I don't see any recent changes entries, any idea why that is? Naleksuh (talk) 02:42, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Naleksuh Oh, I used Special:MultiLock for the nice MultiLock list you provided and marked them as  entries, which we usually try to do for spam only account locks when there's more than five accounts to lock. Dmehus (talk) 03:05, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Old account needs renaming
Please can you rename User:Willy on Wheels to User:Willy on Wheels old 2017 - can't login to that account --Willy on Wheels on wheels! (talk) 13:12, 3 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Willy on Wheels on wheels! Since we're not able to confirm that you own both accounts, can you please post a note at User talk:Willy on Wheels asking if the user has any objections to their username being usurped? After a period of at least 2-4 weeks, then we could look at renaming both accounts as you describe. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 13:21, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Exception to the Dormancy Policy in Idiotpaedia
Idiotpaedia is a wiki that only stores information about the different Nocyclopedias by language, and therefore it is not necessary to be constantly edited. Anthony8IA (talk) 21:49, 4 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Anthony8IA Though your wiki only contains a Main Page, which normally would normally fall short of the topical minimum suggested content guidelines, seeing that this wiki is essentially a portal/hub that links to your various Idiotpaedia Network of wikis in other languages, with interwiki links linking to the various language spokes of the Idiotpaedia Network, you've articulated both a clear use case and need for an exemption to Dormancy Policy. So, I'm going to ✅ the exemption on that basis, indefinitely. Should you no longer require an exemption, please do notify us via this noticeboard. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 22:07, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

A request for Dormancy Exception for Santrovelo
Hello, I was wondering if it would be possible to request a dormancy exception for the Santrovelo Wiki. The wiki belongs to a non-profit community bike repair workshop and communicates the operating procedures for the shop to the volunteers that run it. The site is seldom updated as no new information is needed to run the shop but the contents are considered too useful to lose. The site was unvisited during the pandemic but the shop will open again soon. Thanks in advance for your help! Rudi51 (talk) 21:52, 4 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Rudi51 Per my comments in on IRC (and via Discord thanks to the Discord/IRC relay), I'm placing this request on  until the Phabricator import request is done by system administrators. At that point, I'll be able to assess your wiki for the purposes of granting an exemption to Dormancy Policy. Not to worry, though, there's no danger of your wiki even going inactive for at least 45 days from now, and the task should be completed within the next day or two (at the most). Dmehus (talk) 21:59, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Rudi51 (talk) 23:17, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Rudi51 Now that the XML import request on Phabricator has been completed by system administrator Reception123, I have now been able to properly assess your request for an exemption to Dormancy Policy. In terms of need, it looks like this was originally created in this wiki request from 2016 by Treebrain (note the "null" database name, which, presumably, is either because (a) the record was imported into RequestWiki or (b) we used to set custom domains in CreateWiki). Looking at this wiki request from 2018, it looks like the wiki was recreated, possibly following a deletion per Dormancy Policy. Given that the wiki has likely been deleted and dropped at least twice and because you said that the non-profit Montreal, Quebec-based bicycle shop is only open seasonally and was closed due to COVID-19-related restrictions, there definitely is a demonstrated need for an exemption. Content wise, while there appears to be only approximately twenty (20) content pages, which might be a bit on the lighter side, looking at most of the content pages, in terms of page size, it's clear that there are a lot of documented store operating procedures and other resources that are used by the store's volunteers and would be potentially devastating if lost. So, accordingly, this exemption is ✅, indefinitely, as an organization's volunteer store training resource that is infrequently edited. As an aside, as Reception123 was able to specify  when he ran the maintenance script to import the XML file using the interwiki prefix I added locally, the edits were locally assigned to the previous users, who were also re-added to the wiki locally, and, as a result, we were able to determine who originally created the wiki. Dmehus (talk) 16:23, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
 * @Dmehus Wonderful, thanks to you all for your help! Rudi51 (talk) 16:29, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Rudi51 ✅. Dmehus (talk) 18:00, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Close wiki
Close this wiki: https://antsauutiset.miraheze.org/wiki/Etusivu. Anton (also known as Maantietaja, sockpuppet known person on wmf wikis) copied all news from Wikinews in Finnish. 85.23.95.148 16:39, 6 March 2021 (UTC)


 * 85.23.95.148, thank you for your report. First of all, would you mind logging in to your Miraheze account? If you do not have a Miraheze account, please consider creating an account and then logging in. Alternatively, if you prefer, you can e-mail more details on your report to . Secondly, regarding your report, we would not close a wiki without attempting to work with the local wiki to provide for the necessary attribution to Finnish Wikinews. This was likely a good-faith misunderstanding on Anton's part, so I will instead reach out to them and ask them to add an edit summary on each of the imported pages linking to the source pages on Finnish Wikinews. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 21:12, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * 85.23.95.148 I've ✅ for Anton to make the necessary corrections to what appears to be a good-faith, honest mistake on their part, and will follow up in a couple of weeks to ensure the edit summaries have been added to the necessary pages. Dmehus (talk) 21:34, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

GinaGiovanniello2001.....
Hey, remember when I mentioned something about GinaGiovanniello2001 creating a new account to start over? Well, the thing is..... GinaGiovanniello2001 has been creating WAY too many accounts that I've had to block over and over again. Here's a list of accounts she owns:
 * BellaJewelpet
 * RainbowKitty2002
 * RainbowKitty2001
 * Ra1nb0wK1tty101
 * CocoGirl2007
 * CocoGirl2004
 * CocoYoyo2001
 * KawaiiChan2001
 * KittyJewelpet74
 * MLPG3KawaiiGirl2001
 * KittyJewelpet

Here are some examples of her messing up a specific sandbox using these sockpuppets that I may not have listed in this report, but should not be exempted from being investigated: Diff #1, Diff #2 Diff #3 Diff #4. Also, please note that she did this on Mr. Dready's sandbox without his permission to do so.

And when you get a chance, have a look at her previous blocks, and you may or may not get the full picture right away. I've had just about enough of her persistently creating sockpuppet after another even after she was blocked. has more knowledge about her than I do, as she has done something quite similar on other wikis aside from the  and the   as well.

I would list the rest of them, but all they do is make nearly exactly the same amount of edits as GinaGiovanniello2001. Instead of me just simply going over what she did wrong, (with the exception of messing up a specific page, and stealing from other users), I'm expressing my concern that she's been creating way too many accounts for me to even count. I've lost count of how many she made (considering she has made a rip-off of one of our wikis on FANDOM, although, it's not exactly directly connected to Miraheze in anyway, but it's just an example.) Furthermore, if you were to ask either me or DeciduousWater534 on the matter, you may reach out to either one of us, and we should be able to answer it. I'd like to request a global lock on not only her original account, but also the remaining sockpuppets she has. Thanks for listening to what I had to say here. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 01:45, 28 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Welp, looks like I found 1 more sockpuppet to add.
 * OjamajoCure DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:46, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
 * DarkMatterMan4500 Thank you for your report. While it's indeed a bit odd that the user would edit the sandbox of a locally blocked user, they may have done a search for that particular television series, character, or other plot element, and proceeded to edit it regardless of the namespace in which it is in. As to the other diffs, I'm not really seeing how they would be narrowly and globally construed as blatant vandalism. They largely look like constructive editing. So, really, I see two things here. Firstly, I see a lack of discussion of edits. Secondly, I see a lack of edit summaries. So I don't really see anything that warrants locking these accounts as vandalism only accounts when they've all been locally blocked for various reasons. It's up to you and your wikis whether you leave their user talk open, but you might consider advising them of user accounts policy, and how to correctly appeal their blocks. In terms of user accounts policy, there are several similar usernames, so they could well be related to two or three users, but I'm not seeing how they're all potentially related to the user referenced in the section header? Dmehus (talk) 18:34, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Most of the usernames include a year in the 2000s, are girly sounding in general, and include two different words that are styled LikeThis. If you look at the contributions of the accounts on Best TV Shows Wiki, you will see that the edits across the accounts mostly focus on shows for girls or little kids, with a bunch of these pages made by GinaGiovanniello2001. I don't mean to sound desperate, but she'll just keep coming back until her accounts are locked and her IP address is globally blocked. There's no need for us to just keep on blocking them and continue having something unnecessary to the admins' plate on the wikis, how hard/time consuming can it be just to do a CheckUser? --DeciduousWater534 (talk) 00:30, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I've blocked more of them. I wish it was possible for Void to perform a CU to prevent abuse on our wikis from re-occurring. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 17:55, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * As I said above, it's possible that there has been some abuse user accounts policy; however, I'm not convinced that any abuse is limited to only one user, based on the evidence you've presented. Additionally, from the diffs I have examined, I haven't really seen what would constitute blatant vandalism for the purposes of locking any of the accounts as vandalism only accounts. I'll try and take a closer look through all of the accounts in the next day or two, unless John, Void, or NDKilla want to take a closer look before then. Dmehus (talk) 18:01, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, especially since all 3 of them are really good at what they do as Stewards. I don't know if their user pages are a dead giveaway or not. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:05, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I see that now. I'll review that with another Steward. There does seem to be clear enough evidence of abuse of user accounts policy, even if the edits by the crop of accounts wouldn't be what I would constitute blatant vandalism. Dmehus (talk) 18:15, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Alright, sounds good to me. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 18:23, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * DarkMatterMan4500 and DeciduousWater534, so I've discussed this with John and, yes, while there does seem to be very apparent abuse of user accounts policy in that the user is apparently creating multiple accounts to continue their undiscussed editing on local wikis where blocked, it's not clear to me how locking the user accounts would necessarily help prevent account creation and encourage the user to appeal their original block (i.e., at  as just one example) since the user tends just to edit on the same wikis&mdash;that is to say, they don't continue to use any of the apparent alternate accounts on wikis where they've never contributed. You've effectively done the work of global functionaries by locally blocking the user's apparent alternate accounts on wikis where they frequently contributed. Personally, from my perspective, I would instead like to see you post separate talk page messages on the user talk pages of the user's apparent master account, GinaGiovanniello2001, linking to a couple diffs on each wiki where the user is blocked that clearly show which local wiki rule(s) the user is violating on each wiki. You can advise the user of user accounts policy and not to create any additional user accounts, and to instead appeal their original local blocks via their respective local wiki user talk pages. Leave their apparent master account's user talk pages open, so they can put forth a proper appeal of their original local blocks. If the user continues to create additional accounts after these notices have been put in place, then you can either (a) open a new thread on stewards' noticeboard, referencing this thread, if it's been archived or (b) add to this thread, if it's not been archived. Dmehus (talk) 20:28, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I will advise them on either wiki they have contributed the most on, and I am highly doubtful they will ever respond, especially since I tried to warn them to stop evading blocks in their block summaries, so I could try to reach out to them. (Again, I doubt they are going to respond to this.) DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:33, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * DarkMatterMan4500 That sounds like a good approach. It doesn't have to be every wiki GinaGiovanniello2001 has ever contributed to, just several of them, but do be sure to make it clear which rules on each of the wikis, where you advise them, have been broken, and to stop create additional alternate accounts. With that in place, then you can return here, linking to the clear warnings, if further likely sockpuppet accounts are created from this day forward Dmehus (talk) 20:36, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * The only thing this, what if it still continued? Would action still be taken? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 20:38, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * DarkMatterMan4500 As I said in, ✅, as then we have a clearer case of crosswiki disruption together with the likely user accounts policy violations following your clear warnings that indicate, clearly, which local wiki rules the user is repeatedly breaking. Dmehus (talk) 20:41, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Welp, she didn't listen to my warning and created another alternate account after I specifically gave Gina her final warning and it seems clear she is only there to cause disruption by creating alternate accounts to evade her blocks. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 12:55, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
 * It's good that you did a CU, but I wonder why nothing really happened yet as of now? :/ DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 16:01, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
 * DarkMatterMan4500 Thank you for your follow up. Please note that I have now ✅ this technically in such a way as to guide the user via either their apparent main account or their latest account to appeal their local block(s) either via their apparent primary account's Best TV Shows wiki user talk page, if you and DeciduousWater534 have still left it open, or via one of your user talk pages on Meta. It's clear to me there's abuse of user accounts policy; however, as the user seems to just not understand that Miraheze wikis require collaboration, I believe that the measure(s) put in place will help guide them to doing so, to discussing with fellow community members, asking pertinent questions where they are unsure, and to appealing their blocks, as they've been asked to do. As they are locally blocked on all the same local wikis and they don't appear to continue disruption onto new wikis, technically speaking, there was little to no need to lock the alternate accounts. Plus, as I'm uncertain if the user even still remembers their apparent main account, I want to give them the opportunity to pick an existing account around which to appeal their blocks and to editing and discussing in compliance with local wiki rules and our global policies. You can see more in my notes here and here. Dmehus (talk) 16:22, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Alright, but again, I have my doubts on this situation, so we will wait and see. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 16:24, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
 * DarkMatterMan4500 In any case, they shouldn't be able to create any new accounts, and they're locally blocked on all wikis of their existing accounts, so they should not be able to edit on any existing wikis where blocked. If you have evidence they appear to have created new accounts in some way, you can follow up with the accounts created after Kittyjewelpet76 was created earlier today, linking to further diffs for each one. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 16:27, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Got it. I'll keep an eye on additional account creations by her. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 17:13, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

, she still didn't listen to you and completely ignored you. At this point, I don't think she's going to listen to you. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 23:10, 6 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Oh, almost forgot about this one. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 23:20, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. For the reasons I've articulated above&mdash;that is to say that the user does not appear to edit on more than a handful of wikis, for which the user's alternate accounts are all locally blocked, because the edits themselves are made in good-faith but the user seems not to want to engage with the local wiki administrators and/or community members, and because I'm not even sure which account the user would wish to return to&mdash;I've simply ✅ the technical measures put in place a few days ago. The user should not be able to create any further accounts, at least while logged out. If you notice the user create any accounts while logged in to one of their existing accounts, then we can assume the user has identified an account under which they wish to continue editing and to properly appealing their local wiki blocks. For now, though, we should be able to consider the matter ✅. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 22:45, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

Well, well, well. Look at what I have discovered on the
I'm surprised nobody has even taken notice of these spam-only page creations dating back to August 16th, 2020. I took a look at one of the abuse filters from one of the spambots from that wiki, and when I took a look at the logs, I made a surprising find of multiple spam-only page creations like these. Would you mind having a look at the pages that appear to be created for spam/massive advertising purposes, (if there's any)? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 15:42, 7 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your report, DarkMatterMan4500. Page creations appear to be too old to use Special:Nuke, so I'll format a bulk page deletion list. Dmehus (talk) 15:51, 7 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Sounds ✅ DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 15:53, 7 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Also, will there be locks against those spam-only accounts that created those pages, or no? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 16:11, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

QwertyMan&#39;65 Please unblock me in the "Rotten Websites Wiki"

 * The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
 * Steward attention not needed here right now. QwertyMan'65 was referred to a local administrator's user talk page on Meta, if the user was unable to use their local user talk page. Dmehus (talk) 16:23, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

Hello it's me QwertyMan'65, I want to get being unblocked because I'm very pitiful person. Then I want to edit some unnecessary words like "and/or" because it's very ambiguous and confusing to understand. Please help me to unblock in the Rotten Websites Wiki, I'm trying my best to contribute content. We need some kindness to act soberly without any trouble that you can do in this wiki... Make me smile and never be alone during the pandemic, it's so sad for me being alone without any help. Asperger need some support without any attack to the threat. Autism is a condition that change the behavior forever without any change to the human. Then can I help DMehus to get a mentor to the rotten websites wiki to get unblocked. My heart needs some change to the great friendly manner. Cool huh? Look around to get a gif picture to chat with funny friends around us... Thank You...! QwertyMan&#39;65 (talk) 16:15, 7 March 2021 (UTC)
 * QwertyMan&#39;65 This doesn't need Steward attention. Please reach out to DarkMatterMan4500 and explain the above on his Meta user talk page if your local Rotten Websites Wiki talk page has been revoked. I'm sure he'll be amenable to providing you another opportunity to make good-faith contributions and copyedits to that wiki. Dmehus (talk) 16:20, 7 March 2021 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section

I need to get unblocked on "Crappy Games Wiki"
Hello guys. Stewards, they must to unblock me in Crappy Games Wiki, because my spamming on multiple wikis is over now. Just to be words that no one shall to be subject on the unfair block. DarkMatterMan4500 is such a questionable man that need to get consultant of the social needs of getting wellbeing. How much in the crappy games wiki could be blocked for no reason huh? Just shall that we need to be happy fun of editing article with contribution while being kindful person to you. Make me smile and help us to grown up into the care of disabled person. Neurotypical people are not like me because they type write normal without a problem. Autistic needs some support, and not to attack them. Please never be offensive on conditionally disabled person of neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD, Autism, and Asperger. I need help towards stewards to get unblocked me in Crappy Games Wiki. finish... correct me if i am wrong... QwertyMan&#39;65 (talk) 10:04, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
 * While I understand that you feel like the block made by DarkMatterMan4500 on Crappy Games Wiki is not fair, it would not be appropriate at all for us to "override" local blocks. While there are some Miraheze global policies, each wiki has autonomy and gets to create their own local policies and as such to decide whether they want to block a user. I would really suggest that you contact DarkMatterMan4500 and make your case to him instead. As a side note, please also note that you do not need to include your signature inside the thread title itself, only at the end of your post. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 13:39, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

Global lock requests
I see on the Public Test Wiki Special:AbuseLog that there are again globally lockable accounts. You can check these accounts and see what you do for them: Special:Contributions/Cherie14J1109 (testwiki:Special:AbuseLog/1434) and Special:Contributions/CandelariaPace4 (testwiki:Special:AbuseLog/1430). Thanks. --Anton (talk) 18:59, 8 March 2021 (UTC)


 * ✅. Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 19:06, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

Wiki Closure Request
I want to request the permanent deletion of my wiki, since I barely even update it. HopkinsTheMovie (talk) 22:58, 8 March 2021 (UTC)


 * HopkinsTheMovie Though we usually prefer to have wikis closed and deleted in accordance with Dormancy Policy, as this was your personal, private wiki and you've specifically requested deletion, this has now been ✅. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 23:10, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

Can you please lock NoobamationsGD's account?
He left loads of spam & gibberish comments on Best TV Shows Wiki. - Trashanimal (talk) 02:14, 10 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Trashanimal While I do agree this user has left many bizarre gibberish and disruptive comments, I don't personally feel this necessitates a global lock at this time. At present, the user's account is too new to assess whether it was a throwaway, vandalism only account or not. Please keep an eye on it, and I'd also suggest warning the user on their user talk page on Best Television Shows Wiki. If they're still disruptive, local administrators can locally block, and further action globally can be examined after that point. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 02:37, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

about Toxic Fandoms & Hatedoms Wiki
That wiki was NOT meant to harass users, it was meant for criticizing toxic fanbases and hatebases (internet groups that can't behave well, internet trolls, people who harass other people over an opinion, etc), it should be reopened now, because that wiki has a lot of important information about those toxic groups of people and those fandoms and hatedoms deserve to be criticized because many of those communities annoy a lot of people on the internet, but some kind of butthurt user misunderstood the purpose of the wiki and reported it, you stewards should change the Terms of Service of Miraheze and/or restore that wiki since that wiki was meant for criticizing toxic groups of people, not for insulting people, because of things like this now users from Miraheze don't know how to defend themselves, this is just disappointing. Everyone should be free of criticizing bad things, freedom is important. SuperSoul (talk) 01:54, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry, that's not going to happen anytime soon. Plus, it's getting closer to that time of getting deleted anyways. And aside from that, it breached multiple Code of Conduct and Content policies after being warned to administer misappropriations. The closure had absolutely nothing to do with freedom of speech, and I have seen people make similar reports multiple times, but was ultimately declined. Besides that, if they were to reopen it now, then there would be a problem. Hope you understand this. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 10:33, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
 * You seem to be very narcissistic, no? Because of people like you users get more useless with the time. The administrators of Miraheze need to know the truth of that wiki, free speech is a very important thing, this is not FANDOM. SuperSoul (talk) 11:45, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
 * What DarkMatterMan4500 has said above is correct. The wiki will not be reopened. Stewards warned the wiki administrators long before closing the wiki but they did not respond. The wiki will never come back. Please also remember to follow the Code of Conduct at all times. Thank you. 11:51, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
 * They misunderstood the actual purpose of that wiki!!!!!! understand that!!!!! you do not know what is this thing!!!! you guys were brainwashed by the those fools who do not know the truth! SuperSoul (talk) 11:54, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Criticizing is not the same thing like harassment nor insulting, their purpose was criticizing bad users, not harassing them. SuperSoul (talk) 12:04, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Again, I've heard users say that multiple times, and it doesn't really prove anything. It definitely doesn't help your case that multiple users have tried and failed to revive those problematic wikis. Besides that, there was a discussion banning those User Reception wikis, and it passed. Please try to understand that it's not going to be revived, no matter what happens. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 12:34, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Man, not just because they are the admins it means that you should praise everything that they do, they have some flaws, but no one is perfect, everyone commited mistakes, but some people commit really BIG mistakes. SuperSoul (talk) 01:59, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

I'm not sure why this has come up yet again after the decision has been explained multiple times. I've lost track of how many times I've made this point but the truth is there is a difference between criticising people and making unsubstantiated (and often very serious) claims that are not backed up by any evidence. One can't simply make up claims about another person without proving that these statements are actually true, or else that is called libel or defamation. The wiki in question was closed for that precise reasons: the pages fell short of this standard. I must invite you to re-read the Content Policy. Besides that, making generalized statements saying it was "just criticism" is definitely not going to convince anyone. The wiki as it was in its old form is not coming back. The administrators were given a chance to comply with our global policies, which they did not take. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 13:32, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I also must insist that this conversation takes place in a civil manner, and there is absolutely no need to throw insults at people: either calling them narcissistic or making silly accusations that we were "brainwashed". Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 13:35, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
 * SuperSoul I don't have anything else to add to what others above have said, but I just have one question for you. Since your account was created just yesterday, how would you know what content is on that wiki? That wiki is currently a private, closed, and locked wiki; therefore, only users with the local  or   user group(s) on that wiki are able to view more than its public main page. Did you previously go by a different account name and you've now adopted a new persona? That's fine, though I would just highlight user accounts policy, a global policy, which I'd encourage you to review as a proactive matter of good practice. Dmehus (talk) 15:58, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
 * most information on that wiki was actually true, such as the toxic JoJo's Bizarre Adventure fans that act superior towards other anime fandoms, even some articles had some YouTube videos on it that prove that the information is true, just look at it on the internet, if you are accusing that wiki of defamation, make your research first.
 * what NDKilla did to that wiki is just unforgivable. SuperSoul (talk) 20:45, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
 * SuperSoul I can assure you that the actions taken by NDKilla were not taken without discussion with other Stewards and even Global Sysops and other community members at the time. While it's been said many times why the wiki was closed, I will just briefly reiterate that it was related to systemic, unresolved Content Policy concerns (specifically provisions, "Miraheze does not host wikis with the sole purpose to spread unsubstantiated insult, hate or rumours against a person or group of people," and "A wiki must not create problems which make it difficult for other wikis.") as well as Code of Conduct concerns among the wiki's users, administrators, and bureaucrats, which went unheeded and unremediated when asked by multiple functionaries. As was made clear by your intimate knowledge as to the content of this private wiki, you're most welcome to use your alternate user account to use Special:Export or Special:DataDump on that wiki and export an XML dump of your wiki to self-host this wiki, assuming all the liability that goes along with that, if you wish. Dmehus (talk) 21:34, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
 * No one is perfect in this world, everyone commited a mistake, but you guys commited a very big mistake, Toxic Fandoms & Hatedoms Wiki was meant for critizing toxic fandoms and hatedoms, not to spread hate nor rumours against a person nor groups of people, how many times I have to explain it?, in fact that wiki has information that is true, like a group of Steven Universe trying to make an artist commit suicide, Some people trying to act superior to other anime fandoms by worshipping highly acclaimed anime shows, a Rick & Morty fan killing a McDonalds employee because a sauce was removed, a Halo fan killing his father (I knew that before visiting that wiki), some groups exposing personal data of some people, as well some people celebrating and mocking the deaths of people that they hate (such as Michael Jackson, Chester Bernington, XXXTENTACION, Stan Lee, Cameron Boyce, etc. to name a few), aren't those things horrible? those fandoms/hatedoms deserve to be critcized, there was no need to close TF&HW, that's the reason why it should be reopened.
 * I also realize that that site had some flaws, such as some articles being mediocre and part of the userbase consisting of incompetent douchebags, but the community was mostly decent. SuperSoul (talk) 04:12, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * As I said, you're welcome to use your original account and use Special:Export or Special:DataDump on this wiki and export an XML dump of this wiki if you wish to self-host, but it won't be reopened on Miraheze for the reason(s) I and others above (and previously) have articulated already. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 06:02, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I have to say it, when I was an user on that wiki (with another account) I made and edited pages with data based on my own research and my own experiences with those fandoms/hatedoms, the same can be said for other users on that wiki, I also collaborated with some sandboxes of other users, so do not accuse us of defamation.
 * I can't access to that wiki via an old account, sorry. SuperSoul (talk) 01:56, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
 * SuperSoul How come you can't access that wiki via the prior account? Can you tell me the error message you are receiving, so that I can try and assist you with being able to access that locked, closed, and private wiki? Dmehus (talk) 02:09, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Wiki deletion request
Hi, Since I decided to abandon the project is it possible to delete the related wiki (kaia.miraheze.org)? Thanks in advance. Etfs95c (talk) 15:46, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Etfs95c Though we normally prefer for wikis to be deleted in accordance with Dormancy Policy, as I can see your wiki only four content pages together with the default Main Page and because you were the only recently active contributor to the wiki and the only substantial contributor to the wiki, the wiki has now been marked as ✅ and will be dropped from the servers the next time Site Reliability Engineering runs the applicable maintenance script. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 15:53, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Global lock request for Buytruefollowers and other spam-bots on the and/or other inactive wikis..
It is an apparent spam-bot as seen here, and there might be other spam-bots on there, and/or other inactive wikis like the ones on the Mad Gender Science Wiki. (Yes, that wiki again also.) I hope my report isn't much of a bother to you Stewards and/or Global Sysops if you are reading this message from me to you. Please have a look into this when you have time. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 10:29, 27 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Hopefully, someone will answer. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 16:03, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. There's definitely some dictionary-based mass account creations occurring on that wiki; however, as edit privileges are disabled to non-privileged users, they're mostly harmless, notwithstanding the ability for them to still edit their social profiles, which is another knock against that extension, to be honest. I had a quick look and didn't see too many spam only accounts that actually edited their user profiles. Nevertheless, there is some further investigating that could be done here to effect additional preventative measures, so I'll try and come back to this later. However, for now, I'm going to consider this request ✅, so that the bot can archive it in accordance with the specifications. Thank you for your report. Dmehus (talk) 06:30, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

I would wish to be a Local Interwiki Administrator on the Memes Wiki.
I wish to have Interwiki Administrator perms on my wiki, but as it is new, there is nobody to vote for me. Wiki JS 20:35, 9 March 2021 (UTC)


 * WikiJS Please create a local election page similar to this local election page, and return to this noticeboard when your election has concluded. Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 20:41, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * How long would the election last for? Wiki JS  20:50, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Typically between 5-7 calendar days. Dmehus (talk) 20:52, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * WikiJS Bear in mind, though, looking at your global contributions, you don't appear to yet meet either the local or global editing contribution requirement for local . So, you'd need to either (a) have at least 500 edits on the wiki where requested or (b) 1,000 edits globally. In the interim, you can always ask at community noticeboard for an interwiki administrator or steward to add any interwiki prefixes you require immediately. Dmehus (talk) 20:57, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh alright. Thanks for pointing that out. Wiki JS  20:58, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem. :) Dmehus (talk) 20:59, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Could you give me a wikitext template for an election? If not that's fine. Wiki JS  20:57, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * There's no local election template. It doesn't have to be fancy, but see my comment above. Dmehus (talk) 20:58, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
 * To start an election copy the local election page from here, you have to add a few templates like Support and Oppose and remove the countdown to simplify the election page. Include the election page into the main page, greetings LilyLilyu - smile.svg (Lilypond Wiki · talk to me · little garden · my wiki of everything) 14:35, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Wiki family centralized file sharing and uploads
I would like to have  set up to use   as a media repository, for centralized file sharing and uploads. I would like 'Upload file' link of  to redirect to 'Upload file' of. Thanks. Gil Borlin (talk) 20:14, 11 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Gil Borlin ✅. Please let me us know if you should need anything further, such as interwiki prefixes added to each of your two wikis' local interwiki tables. Also, it should be noted that any files uploaded to  prior to this change remain within that wiki's database. Upon checking, it appears that is only your wiki's favicon and logo. All new files uploaded will be uploaded to , though. Dmehus (talk) 21:11, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much, that's about it for now. The only remaining thing is a redirect issue from  to   which I commented about on T6940. Gil Borlin (talk) 19:02, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Ah, okay, great. Was  always redirecting, or was it just  ? In any case, yeah, that should be easily resolved on Phabricator. Dmehus (talk) 19:03, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, both  and   were used to reach  . Gil Borlin (talk) 19:32, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Name changing
Can you change my name into "Zes M Young"? Thanks.

By the way,how to change the blank on the left of my wiki? Zespri (talk) 14:23, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Zespri Hi. Please use Special:GlobalRenameRequest in order to request changing your username. I'm also not quite sure what you mean by "the blank on the left of [your] wiki"? Could you please clarify that? Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 14:32, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Can you Avoid My Wiki To Get Closed
Can you please left The TLS Wiki Open 65.131.117.97 02:02, 13 March 2021 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure which wiki you're referring to, but if it's, please login to your account, and go into Special:ManageWiki on your wiki and uncheck the inactive box. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 02:22, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

I am quitting Miraheze and I want my account globaled.
I will be moving to Fandom so I can work on my pages without the stress of the biased reception wikis deleting my work for no reason... Landslider (talk) 00:07, 14 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Landslider Sure, I can process this request for you, if you're certain this is the outcome you prefer. However, I'd like to understand what the underlying reason(s) are here for your wanting to leave Miraheze (i.e., if you are being harassed by other users, that would be something that would be of interest to me and other Stewards). Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 00:36, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Basically a user named DarkMatterMan4500 falsely blocked me for being a user that I don't even know because the way I was editing the pages, I went out mad on my talk page on Crappy Games Wiki because I was pissed off that he falsely accused me of being a user I never knew and he also might delete my pages I spent hours working on. So yes please, global my account I hate it when the reception wikis became worse when the new moderators came in and lost the old ones that made the reception wikis good. Good luck out there man. :) Landslider (talk) 00:49, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Landslider I have noticed a tendency for DarkMatterMan4500 to ask many Reception wiki users on their wiki if the user has additional accounts on Miraheze, and I have spoken to them about that. I think we would do well to have a larger conversation with the Reception wiki administrators regarding civility and remembering to assume good faith. Nevertheless, since you've reiterated a request for a self-requested lock, please consider this ✅. You can e-mail Stewards at  should you desire to return to Miraheze. Dmehus (talk) 02:03, 14 March 2021 (UTC)