Project:Requests
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Use this page for requests for:
- Renaming
- Promotion (to sysop, bot, bureaucrat, transwiki, etc.)
- Anything else bureaucrats are needed for (is there anything?)
One thing to keep in mind is that unlike most Wikimedia sites, this site presently appears to be controlled by the MediaWiki developers, not the community. Being a developer (someone with commit access who uses it to maintain code that runs on Wikimedia sites) automatically entitles you to at least sysop status, and a long-time developer won't find it hard to become a bureaucrat. If you're not a developer, you do have to give some good reason to get any privileges; you should not expect to ever be made a bureaucrat; and if you are, you might want to stick to renames and leave promotions to developers. Something like a third of sysops and a quarter of bureaucrats are non-developers, however, so it's not like you shouldn't bother asking.
That said, there aren't really any formal policies on what's required: you just have to convince a bureaucrat. Use common sense ― if you're trustworthy and your services are in need, there's no reason not to promote you to sysop at least, but don't ask for sysop without giving a concrete reason (unless you're a developer). Being personally known to a developer or having sysop or higher status on a major Wikimedia project are two ways to be deemed trustworthy.
Asking for transwiki, bot, or rename is fine without demonstrating that you're trustworthy, since those can be revoked at will and don't do much anyway.
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[edit] Requests for permissions
[edit] Pending
- Please create a subpage of this page and transclude it into this section.
===User:Example=== I am a MediaWiki developer [http://svn.wikimedia.org/users.php (proof)] or I have rolled back many instances of vandalism here and assisted users extensively. I have accounts on Meta and am an active maintainer of the WMF Bugzilla. - Example 1 Apr 2008, 12:00am * '''support''' I thought you were an admin here already! - User1, 1 Apr 2008, 12:45am * '''oppose''' Example punched me in the nose at the last Wikimeet and broke it. I have a personal grudge. - User2, 1 Apr 2008, 1:15am
[edit] MaxSem
I'm a developer, and would like to help with mopping, so I'm requesting a +sysop. Also, since I had felt the need to mark some stuff as fixme recently, I would also like to have the coder permission, to avoid asking for tagging on IRC:) Max Semenik 19:39, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
- Done and done. --Jack Phoenix (Contact) 20:40, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you! Max Semenik 20:43, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
[edit] User:Bryan
I am a MediaWiki developer (btongminh) and I would like to be sysop to be able to cleanup stuff when I get bored of coding. -- Bryan (talk|commons) 21:22, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
- Done. --Jack Phoenix (Contact) 21:52, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Completed
Request archives: Administrator • Bureaucrat • Other
[edit] Requests for renames
- Information on how renames work is available on Wikipedia.
Example request:
===Oldname -> Newname=== I'd like to change my username to "Newname" because that's the username I use on other projects. Thanks! - ~~~~
[edit] Jet123 -> WJetChao
I'd like to change my username to "WJetChao" because I'm adopting a new wiki username. Thanks you! - Jet123 23:17, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
- Can you confirm on your English Wikipedia talk page that the Jet123 account here is you? --Skizzerz 17:14, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
[edit] ImpactForce -> IForce
I recently just changed my name at en. wiki, want to create a global account. - ImpactForce 16:49, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
- Can you confirm on your talk page on that wiki that this is indeed the same account? --Skizzerz 17:12, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
[edit] JorenCombs2 -> Joren
Hi. On other wikis, I have the SUL login "Joren". Here, it seems to be taken but has 0 edits, hence, I'd like to be able to use the name "Joren" so my existing SUL can work here. Please see confirmation and diff. Thanks! - JorenCombs2 04:33, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Done, and sorry for the wait. --Skizzerz 18:06, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you! Joren 18:37, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Usurping George -> George
Hi, I'm George from the English Wikipedia (diff proof). I'm the SUL account holder, unifying my login across the English wikis. Thanks! Usurping George 10:12, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
- Done RobertL 17:12, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
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- Thanks! George 21:18, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Ollii -> Olli
Hi, I'm Olli from Finnish wikipedia. I own my account Olli in fiwikipedia. If possible, please rename in here mediawiki too.. thanks! --Ollii 15:39, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
- Can you please provide a diff link to your Finnish wikipedia user or talk page confirming this request? --Skizzerz 19:00, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
Not done No reply for over a month. —Anonymous DissidentTalk 10:43, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Mjquin_id -> Mjquinn_id
I'd like to change my username to "Mjquinn_id" because that's the "Unified" username I use on other projects. English Wiki Proof. Thanks! - Mjquin id 05:35, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Flamevox -> Visible Light
I'd like to change my username to "Visible Light" because that's the username I use on other projects. Thanks! - Visible Light 17:39, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
- Hey, can you please provide a confirmation link to another project to prove that the accounts are the same? If you aren't sure what I meant by that, go to the wiki you are most active on, and add a new section to your user talk page there saying "I am confirming that I requested the user "Flamevox" be renamed to "Visible Light" on mediawiki.org.", then provide a link to your talk page as a reply here (a link to the diff would be preferred, but the talk page itself will do). --Skizzerz 06:08, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
- |LogVisible Light 13:44, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Hexagon1 -> Happenstance
Per ongoing global rename. Hexagon1 04:29, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
