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This page is for requests to have stewards grant or revoke administrator, bureaucrat, checkuser, and oversight rights on Wikimedia projects which do not have a local permissions procedure. Minimum voting requirement are listed here.

Old sections are archived. The list of archives is below.

  • Requests for bot flags are handled at SRB, and requests for global permissions are handled at SRGP.
  • If you are requesting adminship or bureaucratship, and your wiki has a local bureaucrat, submit your request to that user or to the relevant local request page (index).
  • For urgent requests, such as to combat large-scale vandalism on a small wiki, contact a steward in the #wikimedia-stewardsconnect IRC channel. In emergencies, type !steward in the channel to get the attention of stewards. Otherwise, you can type @steward for non-urgent help.

Other than requests to remove your own access or emergencies, please only make requests here after gaining the on-wiki approval of your local community.

Quick navigation: Administrator | Interface administrator | Bureaucrat | CheckUser | Oversight | Removal of access | Miscellaneous | Global permissions

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Cross-wiki requests
Meta-Wiki requests

Using this page

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1. Place the following code at the bottom of the appropriate section below: 

==== Username@xxproject ====
{{sr-request
 |status    = <!-- Don't change this line -->
 |domain    = <!-- Such as en.wikibooks -->
 |user name = 
 |discussion= 
}}
(your remarks) ~~~~

2. Fill in the values:

  • domain: the wiki's URL domain (like "ex.wikipedia" or "meta.wikimedia").
  • user name: the name of the user whose rights are to be changed (like "Exampleuser"). In case this is for multiple users, leave this field blank and give a list of these users in your remarks.
  • discussion: a link to the local vote or discussion about the rights change (for example, "[[ex:Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship#ExampleUser]]"). This should normally be for at least one week, but no more than three weeks (if so, you'll need to restart the process).

3. If anything is missing from your request, a steward will request more information.

Confirmation of signing confidentiality agreement

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Certain permissions (notably CheckUser and Oversight) additionally require users to sign a confidentiality agreement. Users requesting these permissions must make a request below, and must also sign the confidentiality agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation. The request is placed on hold temporarily, until the receipt has been formally confirmed by the Office.

Requests

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COPY THE FOLLOWING CODE to the bottom of the appropriate section below: 


==== User name@xxproject ====
{{sr-request
  |status     = <!--don't change this line-->
  |domain     =<!-- Such as en.wikibooks -->
  |user name  =
  |discussion = 
}}

Administrator access

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See Administrator for information about this user group.

  • MediaWiki interface translations are done at translatewiki.net. Please do not request administrator access solely for that purpose; your request will be declined.
  • Stewards: Please use {{Systmp}} for approved temporary requests.

Requests for removal of access should be posted at the section below.

Please start a new discussion about requesting the permission on the local village pump, administrators' noticeboard or a designated page for requesting permissions each time you request or renew adminship.

  • Discussions should be open for seven days. Please request adminship here seven days after discussions started. This page is not the place for any discussions or votes. (For wikis with few active users, it is OK to have no comments.)
  • If you only want adminship for specific tasks, please state for how long and for which tasks you need it. Otherwise stewards will decide whether to assign permanent adminship and the duration of adminship. See Steward requests/Permissions/Minimum voting requirements.

Exec8@ceb.wikipedia

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Status:    In progress

I am applying for sysop and interface admin rights. This is to provide technical support on initiatives to grow the local community, update page and monitor bad actors such as vandalism. I have sysop experience on Wikimania wiki and Pangasinan Wikipedia. --Exec8 (talk)

I'm leaning towards closing this as not done. Per MVR discussions should be open for at least one week, and around 3-4 weeks at most. This one has been open for more than two months at this point, and I would therefore think that the discussion has reached a point where the consensus is almost too old. EPIC (talk) 09:06, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hm, interesting case indeed. @Exec8, could you elaborate why you haven't posted a request here in December? Also I don't see any mention of interface administrator in the application, so one thing I can say for sure, you will need another discussion for the interface administrator rights. --Base (talk) 01:13, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the ping @Base. Due to personal matters, other Wikimedia affairs such as Wikimania 2025 and ESEAP, and also the holidays, I was not able to bring the proposal here last December. I was not aware of the standards set for discussion duration. So I will just encourage users on that project to renew the discussion until it gets noticed here. As for the interface administrator, I will be applying for that separately in the future, focusing more on the admin role. I intend to be an admin for a limited time to mentor aspiring editors based in the Philippines and speak Cebuano language to move up to their ranks to be an admin someday. -- Exec8 (talk) 13:09, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for renewing the discussion @Exec8, we can process it in 5 more days. I've noticed that most users voted while editing for the first time at cebwiki. Are RfA at cebwiki announced somewhere else, e.g. at local user groups? Johannnes89 (talk) 11:03, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Cebwiki despite its enormous size has a less active editing community. Initiatives like reviving an onsite local community is in the works and there are small step progress. So the only way to engage these new users to support my bid is by word of mouth. Hopefully they will be engaged in village pumps once they reached a level of project contribution, usage and maturity. --Exec8 (talk) 11:29, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Warmglow@tw.wikipedia

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Status:    Done

(I would like to request for admin rights to ensure quality articles are written in the Twi language ) Warmglow (talk) 20:17, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Warmglow the discussion seems to have support, which is good. But if I see it correctly, it was done in the wrong place? You have been asked [1] to add your request to the designated admin request page, but it doesn't seem like you actually did so [2]? --Johannnes89 (talk) 08:26, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That's true the correction came at a later date and I already had some support. I have made the correction. Kindly assist do I delete my request here as it seems I need to start over? Warmglow (talk) 12:17, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Warmglow I'm not sure, would be interested in @Robertjamal12's opinion, who asked you to use the request for admin page. Personally I think it would be ok to take the now removed request [3] as initial consensus, wait a few days if there are further reactions to your post on the correct page [4] and grant temporary permissions if there's no disapproval.
I want to point out that the admin request page has fewer page watchers [5] than the other one [6]. I think using an admin request page is good, but given the size of your community it seems useful to announce new requests on the other page as well to draw more attention to them. Johannnes89 (talk) 07:54, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, I moved the request to the appropriate page. Warmglow (talk) 11:25, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Granted for 3 months to expire on 2025-05-16. To prolong your (interface) adminship, please start another election a few days before your temporary access expires, and after a week post your request again to this page. Thanks. --Johannnes89 (talk) 10:40, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fraxinus.cs@ab.wikipedia

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Status:    Done

My 3-months period is about to expire so I ask for renewal of administrator rights. Furthermore, due to the fact that the second admin's rights expired last months and he chose to not renew them, I am the sole administrator on ab.wiki now. So this time it would be more practical for my work, if the extension of the period is for more than just a portion of a year. Thank you very much. Fraxinus.cs (talk) 12:03, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Per MVR#Temporary Administrator we usually expect a few more votes. But given the successful three month adminship, I think we can extend to something like 6-12 months for now (and again longer for the next requests...)? Johannnes89 (talk) 21:14, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done Granted for 6 months to expire on 2025-08-13. To prolong your (interface) adminship, please start another election a few days before your temporary access expires, and after a week post your request again to this page. Thanks.
Per above I'm abstaining from granting a long-term adminship at this time, but I've granted another temporary tenure. EPIC (talk) 08:29, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pigsonthewing@sco.wikipedia

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Status:    Done

Hi folks, requesting temporary (1 month) admin rights for Pigsonthewing for sco.wiki, I'm posting here on behalf and at the request of the site's active admin. Lirazelf (talk) 14:07, 12 February 2025 (UTC) (EDIT - realised I was logged in under my volunteer account; signing here on my work account for full transparency. Sara Thomas (WMUK) (talk) 14:09, 12 February 2025 (UTC))[reply]

Done Granted for 1 month to expire on 2025-03-13. To prolong your (interface) adminship, please start another election a few days before your temporary access expires, and after a week post your request again to this page. Thanks. --Johannnes89 (talk) 10:23, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Brightt11@gagwiki

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Status:    On hold

I am a user who was candidated as a administrator by gagwiki administator Çınarcan on February 8, 2025 at 15:46 (my local time 18:46). However, two users have not contributed since 2022, and one of these two users claims that I am a copyright violation and hat collector. I request that these oppose votes be reviewed. bright mensaje 16:39, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

First of all, greetings. Yes, I suggested Bright as a sysop user. When I looked at their contributions, they are progressing positively for the Gagauz Wikipedia, and I support this knowledgeable user. As for the other users who voted negatively, they came from the Turkish Wikipedia and have no positive contributions to Gagauz Wikipedia, let alone any contributions at all. It is clear that they came here just to vote negatively. When I asked them if they would continue contributing here, instead of answering my question, they raised irrelevant issues and did not respond to my question. They brought up events related to me from the Turkish Wikipedia. Every wiki issue is unique to its own platform, and to me, it doesn't seem right to transfer an issue from another wiki to Gagauz Wikipedia, And I have no doubt that you will make the best decision, Regards.

Also, in Turkish Wikipedia, in the village pump, an unidentified ip address link to the gagauz application and invited Turkish users to vote, which wasn't asked from anyone on our end. anerka and kadı voted after this, then the post in the village pump was deleted. This may be relevant context in your analysis of the situation.

Links: added invite section revision and deleted section revision by Kadı] Çınarcan (talk) 18:01, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: An email regarding this request has been sent to the stewards' mailing list. The ticket number for reference is #2025021110007798. Wooze★ 18:51, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold pending review of the mentioned ticket and internal discussion. --Johannnes89 (talk) 10:26, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

咽頭べさ@mnwwiktionary

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Status:    Not done

Mon Wiktionary needs to update MediaWiki because some modules in Mon Wiktionary are experiencing errors, so I would like to request permission to edit MediaWiki again, thanks 𝓓𝓻.𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓫𝓮𝓼𝓪|𝒯𝒶𝓁𝓀 08:56, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You are already an administrator and can already edit the MediaWiki namespace. Are you trying to edit a sitewide JS/CSS page? If so, you will rather require interface adminship. EPIC (talk) 08:56, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@EPIC, I want it like that, I need your advice on what to do next. but in the Mon Wiktionary, all the work is done by me alone, so I would like to get some advice from someone who has Wiki experience. please help me, thanks. 𝓓𝓻.𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓫𝓮𝓼𝓪|𝒯𝒶𝓁𝓀 09:50, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done no local discussion and it doesn't seem like you have the necessary experience for interface adminship. If you need help with updating CSS/JS you can ask on Tech and then request global sysops / stewards to do the update on SRM. --Johannnes89 (talk) 10:38, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

M. Omarius@avwiki

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Status:    In progress

Salvete! There is no other active administrator in the Avar Wikipedia, so I leave a request for an extension of the status of the administrator, as well as the status of the interface administrator, to continue work. I have experience, as I have been an admin for several years. Thank you. Always with respect M. Omarius (talk) 17:14, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The voting page doesn't seem to be linked from anywhere, and it seems like you re-used the voting page from last year. Where was this advertised in order to meet MVR? EPIC (talk) 22:55, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cactusisme@hiwikiversity

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Status:    Not done

See discussion on permalink above. Cactus🌵 spiky ouch 04:30, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

English translation: Hello, I would like to request the position of administrator of this Hindi Wikiversity. The last admin had not made a single edit after their renewal of permissions of Wikiversity, and I am the only active user on this Wikiversity. I hope to revive this Wikiversity so that more users speaking the Hindi language to come to learn here. I would also like to help in the technical and administrative parts of this Wikiversity, such as updating the main page to current events as it was created a few years ago and has no major changes so far and the deleting of some useless pages and also, I would like to help in the expansion of the Wikiversity. I hope you would support me. --Cactus🌵 spiky ouch 04:31, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This should be placed on hold for 5 days. Cactus🌵 spiky ouch 04:33, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This discussion seems to have been started today. Since discussions here need to have passed one week before a request is posted here, could you please return here after a week has passed, and we can evaluate this from there? EPIC (talk) 05:09, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kavitha_G._Kana@tcywikisource

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Status:    Done

Per community consensus requesting extension of Admin or Interface admin rights permanently, It is important to consider the implications of MVR, which stipulates that permanent rights are primarily reserved for large communities. I believe we should reconsider this approach, as it creates an inequitable situation for smaller communities to have a stable administrative presence as it is vital for all communities, regardless of size, and denying permanent rights based solely on community size could hinder their ability to thrive effectively.--~aanzx · ✉ · © 04:37, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MVR states that "The local community must be large enough to require an administrator. The definition of "large enough" is determined by the stewards but can include factors such as the number of deletions, blocks and page protections carried out by stewards or other global users over a significant period of time".
Looking primarily at the amount of active users, but also at stats such as edit counts of the voters and admin stats, I believe we should grant temporary rights here. The community is simply too small for permanent administrators at the moment, and on any other community of this size we would generally grant temporary rights, as MVR applies to anyone requesting rights on this page. As for MVR, the reason we are restrictive with granting permanent admin rights isn't to "hinder their ability to thrive effectively" but mainly to protect small communities. There are many aspects to that, but as for two of them, firstly, if the community is later unhappy with that admin or if they misuse their rights, it is harder both for us and for the community to intervene, and secondly, it means that rights will be granted and renewed for as long as they are needed and creates less of a burden during inactivity processes such as AAR. There was a similar discussion in 2023 on this topic, and as it was stated there, "stewards don't go with exceptions to the rule, we act on established consensus as the community expects us to. You will need to obtain a global RfC consensus to allow stewards to override MVR should you wish for this to be considered". It's therefore unlikely for us to consider an exception specifically for tcywikisource. EPIC (talk) 05:48, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ok @EPIC though it seems unreasonable that MVR , please grant admin & IA rights for maximum period. --Anoop / ಅನೂಪ್ ✉ © 07:16, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry i keep forgetting i am logged in Anzx-ooo account on mobile devise.--~aanzx · ✉ · © 07:19, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done for 1 year. I had the opportunity to meet her in person at the Wikisource conference 2025, and we had a discussion about this request. We have reached a consensus that the 1-year extension is an appropriate term for now. ━ Albertoleoncio Who, me? 07:49, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Umarxon III@tkwiki

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Status:    Done

I am re-submitting my candidacy due to the upcoming deadline. Umarxon III (talk) 01:13, 16 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Done Granted for 1 year to expire on 2026-02-16. To prolong your (interface) adminship, please start another election a few days before your temporary access expires, and after a week post your request again to this page. Thanks. EPIC (talk) 01:55, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Qaraqalpaqpan@kaawiktionary

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Status:    Done

Dear global administrators. Last year we achieved the full version of Kaawiktionary (kaa.wiktionary.org) project from Incubator. But that time we entered all the words with capital letters by mistake. I would like to ask admin status (and interface admin status the same time) for the project as we should delete wrong pages, which had been entered by mistake. Also I would like to make small changes in Sidebar, that's why I need interface adminship to access "Mediawiki:" namespace. Actually I am the current administrator (and interface administrator) of Karakalpak Wikipedia (kaa.wikipedia.org), so I think I have enough experience to ask both statuses the same time. I put a discussion on kaawiktionary admins and interface admins pages on 26.01.2025 and it has passed 7 required days. Thank you in advance. Qaraqalpaqpan (talk) 05:03, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Granted for 6 months to expire on 2025-08-16. To prolong your (interface) adminship, please start another election a few days before your temporary access expires, and after a week post your request again to this page. Thanks. EPIC (talk) 10:31, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Chelin@nap.wikisource

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Status:    On hold

I'm an administrator on the Neapolitan Wikisource since the beggining and my adminship will finish in two days so I ask you to renew it. Last time it was granted for two years so it would be very appreciated to have it for more than two years this time. Thank you --Chelin (talk) 19:02, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold until 19 February 2025. EPIC (talk) 19:31, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Interface administrator access

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See Interface admin for information about this user group.

  • If you are requesting adminship and the interface admin at the same time, you can file one request in administrator section and state you want interface adminship as well.
  • MediaWiki interface translations are done at translatewiki.net. Please do not request interface administrator access solely for that purpose; your request will be declined.
  • Since the end of 2018, all interface administrators are required to have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled. Please, enable it before posting your request here.
  • Stewards: Please use {{Systmp}} for approved temporary requests.

Requests for removal of access should be posted at the section below.

Please start a new discussion about requesting the permission on the local village pump, administrators' noticeboard or a designated page for requesting permissions each time you request or renew interface adminship.

  • Discussions should be open for seven days. Please request interface adminship here seven days after discussions started. This page is not the place for any discussions or votes. (For wikis with few active users, it is OK to have no comments.)
  • If you only want interface adminship for specific tasks, please state for how long and for which tasks you need it. Otherwise stewards will decide whether to assign permanent interface adminship and the duration of interface adminship. See Steward requests/Permissions/Minimum voting requirements.

Bureaucrat access

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See Bureaucrat for information about this user group.
  • In principle, requests for temporary bureaucrat access are not granted.
  • A small project does not need bureaucrats. Currently whether a promotion is valid or not is decided by stewards. See here for a guideline.

Requests for removal of access should be posted at the section below.

CheckUser access

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See CheckUser policy for information about this user group and the policy governing the use of this tool.
  • To request CheckUser information, see Steward requests/Checkuser. This is the place to request CheckUser access.
  • One-time CheckUser access is not permitted and temporary access is only used by Stewards or when the mandate of the CUs has an expiry date specified in local policies.

Oversight access

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See Oversight policy for information about this user group and the policy governing the use of this tool.
  • To request to have content oversighted, ask for a steward in #wikimedia-stewardsconnect and contact a steward privately. This section is for requesting access to the Oversight tool.
  • For contact details about oversighters across the wikis, refer to this page.
  • Note that temporary Oversight access is not permitted and temporary status is only used by Stewards .
  • When a new user is assigned to this group, please add them to this list.

Miscellaneous requests

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Requests for permissions that don't fit in other sections belong here. Importer rights can be granted on most wikis by stewards only. Please gain local community consensus before posting a new section here.

Note that the following types of permissions requests belong on separate pages:

  • SRB — Local or global bot status
  • SRGP — Global permissions

Removal of access

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  • If you're requesting the removal of your own permissions, make sure you're logged in to your account. If you have multiple flags, specify which you want removed. Stewards may delay your request a short time to ensure you have time to rethink your request (see previous discussion on 24 hour delays); the rights will not be restored by stewards once they are removed.
  • To request the removal of another user's permissions, you must gain consensus on the local wiki first. When there is community consensus that the user's access should be removed, provide a link to the discussion, with a brief explanation of the reason for the request, and summarize the results of discussion. However, as bureaucrats of some wikis may remove users from the administrator or bureaucrat group, please see also a separate list of these specific wikis.
  • To request the removal of another user's permissions for inactivity, link to your local inactivity policy. If your site does not have inactivity policy, the global policy Admin activity review applies.
  • See the instructions above for adding new requests. Please post new requests at the bottom of the section.

Drmies

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Status:    Done

Please remove my CU rights. En-ArbCom knows why. Thanks. Drmies (talk) 00:55, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold standard 24-hour hold for resignation of advanced permissions. — xaosflux Talk 01:03, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
note: this is my homewiki, after the hold would any other steward please review. — xaosflux Talk 14:00, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dyfrig@cywiki

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Status:    Done

Requests for removal of access as User:Dyfrig passed away [here and here. in january 2023]. Llywelyn2000 (talk) 09:30, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Can be removed without any process since user passed away. Thanks for their service. EPIC (talk) 09:48, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. Llywelyn2000 (talk) 09:51, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lloffiwr@cywiki

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Status:    Done

Requests for removal of access as User:Lloffiwr hasn't edited since 2017. Llywelyn2000 (talk) 09:30, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Martin Urbanec (talk) 09:47, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Many thanks, Martin. Llywelyn2000 (talk) 09:52, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Faebot@cywiki

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Status:    Done

Requests for removal of access as User:Faebot hasn't edited since April 2014. Llywelyn2000 (talk) 09:30, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Martin Urbanec (talk) 09:47, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! Llywelyn2000 (talk) 09:50, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pwyll@cywiki

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Status:    In progress

Requests for removal of access as User:Pwyll hasn't edited since December 2018. Llywelyn2000 (talk) 09:33, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Notices sent as per policy; no reply received. Thanks. Llywelyn2000 (talk) 09:53, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thaf@cywiki

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Status:    In progress

Requests for removal of access as User:Thaf hasn't edited since September 2018. Llywelyn2000 (talk) 09:33, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The policy seems to require sending two notices to inactive administrators and removal if they have not responded to either of them. This doesn't seem to have been met for these requests? EPIC (talk) 09:41, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Notices sent as per policy; no reply received. Llywelyn2000 (talk) 09:50, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The local policy seems to require two notices, one with a month of leeway and another after one month has passed, and finally removal a week after the second notice. Has this recently been changed? EPIC (talk) 23:08, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. yes, you're correct and the community is aware of the conflict (30 days warning on wiki; 7 days here). I've informed the community of this on the above link, and that the policy needs to be changed to 7 days. In the meantime, let's go ahead. If the user does come back, then we will of course reinstate their Admin rights immediately. Thanks again. Llywelyn2000 (talk) 18:12, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See also

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Cooperation requests for: comments (local) (global) · translation

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