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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) ( 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  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) ( 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) ( 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  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) ( 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) ( 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) ( 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) ( 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) ( 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) ( contribs  ) 19:59, 23 February 2017 (UTC)
 * The server migration is now done, and there should be no further login issues. Reception123 (talk) ( 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) ( 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) ( 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)
 * Hi, we're not really interested in setting up a Wikibase server, as it's way overkill for most of our wikis. It's a service designed to host lots of data from many wikimedia wikis, so it's not really appropriate to our scale.  I'd suggest rewriting the modules to avoid using mw.wikibase. --Labster (talk) 21:48, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi, thank you for your answer!--Zygimantus (talk) 16:52, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Editor on wiki
I didn't realize the 6-month no-edit policy for wikis. I asked to adopt my wiki again (https://cass.miraheze.org), and the request status is "Done". However, I cannot edit any pages on the wiki. Chiefgeek157 (talk) 01:19, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Seems like the wiki wasn't actually opened. It is now. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 05:30, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Deletion of Wiki
Howdy! I'm the bureaucrat/admin/creator of two Wikis, one of which was created to fix a typo in the original submission.

At this time, the wiki under https://rhiliannexud.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page is no longer necessary, and I have removed all the content that needed to be transferred to the new URL. It is safe to be deleted. Thanks. Kin Ele Tic (talk) 14:46, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

Special:AbuseFilter/11
Can someone make this filter apply to account creations only? Otherwise, I've noticed that we are getting way too many false positives in the past day to justify having the filter. Cheers -- Void  Whispers 02:44, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure if the parts added to the filter are needed at all as there is always MediaWiki:Titleblacklist made for this purpose. Anyway, this should help with what you are asking. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 06:05, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
 * The reason I asked here is not because I don't know how to do it, but because it is a global filter, and I do not have permission to edit it. -- Void  Whispers 16:02, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

Ban
Hello,

I am bureaucrat and founder in http://nonsa.miraheze.org, but other bureaucrat removed my admin rights and banned me. Can you remove this ban? Sir Polskacafe (talk) 03:13, 1 April 2017 (UTC) PS This message is copied from this page.
 * I have removed the block. John (talk) 19:04, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks :) Sir Polskacafe (talk) 22:15, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

Template problems
Hello! I would like to notify you about the little problem I am having with templates over at my wiki surrounding templates. Firstly it seems in Visual Editor the parameters for templates do not show up. They have to be entered manually unlike Wikipedia which show up manually and are neatly listed for you. I assume this is a problem on the config side and a fix would be great! Secondly it seems the wiki is unable to load pages with large amounts of data for example over at the Infobox officeholder page it is unable to load. I don't know if the server is unable to handle the amount of data stored on the page but it is a real pain. I hope these issues can be fixed swiftly offering me and others a faster and better experience. CnocBride (talk) 21:05, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
 * For template parameters, it does require you to enter all the details of the template into the TemplateData for each template manually. Fortunately, this should be a one time thing that is done once the template is created. The other issue I have no idea about. -- Void  Whispers 21:16, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
 * @Void What staff member should I contact in relation to the problem about the template page not loading seeing as you cannot solve it? CnocBride (talk) 16:43, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Opened phab T1637 -- Void  Whispers 18:48, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

Un-Private (?) Inkubator
Not sure how/why non-members cannot read any pages on inkubator.miraheze.org, but I'd like the entire wiki to be readable to the public. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bt109 (talk • contribs)
 * This is because you requested a private wiki. However, this can be changed by any system administrator Amanda (talk) 00:39, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
 * For future reference, requests such as this should be directed to phabricator. It might be a good idea to add a section on this to the FAQ or the header. -- Void  Whispers 01:06, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I will change the wiki to private and add the FAQ question. It is already in the header though. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 05:46, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Deletion of knowledge.miraheze.org
I have no interest in continuing [knowledge.mirzaheze.org] so please would you delete it. I have other projects to focus on. CnocBride (talk) 21:17, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Globally lock I.Am.Awesome
I request that Special:CentralAuth/I.Am.Awesome be globally locked due to cross-wiki abuse.

The user created several inappropriate pages on WikiCanada and was blocked indefinitely as a result. The user then abused talk page privileges and therefore such privileges were removed. The user is also indefinitely blocked on TestWiki due to inserting nonsense into multiple pages, and proceeded to deface the Main Page at Hidden History Wiki.

I think that's more than enough to warrent a global lock, although I'll ping for comment as they made two of the blocks. Amanda (talk) 00:18, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Note that the user is now socking at both TestWiki and WikiCanada. Amanda (talk) 01:03, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I would like to make an additional request for a CheckUser as it is odd this user uses both TestWiki and WikiCanada. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 05:07, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * ❌ on WikiCanada. I don't see enough evidence to warrant a CU and thus I will not authorize a CU on WikiCanada. Amanda (talk) 11:05, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * For the record, I still request this CheckUser on testwiki. Reception123 (talk) (<font color="#AF91521"> contribs  ) 11:24, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

WikiCanada CheckUser request

 * User:WOW


 * User:I.Am.Awesome

The former user is blocked indefinitely on WikiCanada for being a vandalism-only account. They currently have an unblock request open stating that they are sincerely sorry. I am convinced by this unblock request by itself - however searching through deleted contributions I have a feeling that the user could be connected to the latter user, who is globally locked. I request CheckUser for further information before taking action on the unblock request.

Note to checking steward: the "check user" group on WikiCanada is defunct - you need to use the "steward" group. Amanda (talk) 22:30, 22 April 2017 (UTC)