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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 requirements 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.
  • All processed requests are automatically archived after 24 hours of no activity. Use {{PinSRP}} on a request section to prevent it from being archived, or {{ArchiveNowSRP}} to archive a request section as soon as possible.

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.

RAPTOR7762@bol.wikipedia

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Status:    In progress

Dear Stewards, I would like to become an admin as I wish to help guide this newly graduated project through its foundational phase. If granted the tools, I intend to focus on the following critical tasks: Deleting test pages, fixing broken redirects, and organising categories to keep the encyclopaedia clean; helping to fix some mediawiki messages (structurally, and also some styling and behaviour), and creating/editing core templates/infoboxes/modules; protecting vulnerable pages and blocking disruptive accounts or spam bots to ensure a safe environment for our growing editor base; supporting new Bole-speaking editors and properly closing consensus discussions as the community expands. I am highly familiar with core Wikimedia policies regarding neutrality, verifiability, and the responsible use of administrative tools. Thank you for your time and consideration. RAPTOR7762 (talk) 10:20, 15 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Htawmonzel@mnw.wiktionary

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Status:    In progress

Dear Stewards, My administrator rights on mnw.wiktionary will expire on 2 September 2026. I would like to request an extension of my administrator rights. In addition, I would like to request Interface Administrator rights for mnw.wiktionary. The Department of Mon Studies at Mon National College is planning a long-term project to develop a Mon–Mon dictionary through Wiktionary, and these rights will enable me to support and maintain the site as the project progresses. Thank you for your consideration.Htawmonzel (talk) 15:56, 2 August 2026 (UTC)reply

@Htawmonzel: You are asking for rights on mnw.wiktionary, however, the link you provided is on that language's Wikipedia. You need to open a discussion on the correct project. -Barras talk 21:11, 7 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Thank you for pointing this out. Our Mon Wikimedia community has traditionally held community discussions on mnw.wikipedia, as this is where most of our active Mon Wikimedia contributors participate. We do not currently have an established community discussion page on mnw.wiktionary.
However, I can create an appropriate discussion page on mnw.wiktionary and open a new community discussion there. Htawmonzel (talk) 10:42, 9 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Generally things about a specific project should be discussed on it and not on any of the sister projects. So, yes, you'll have to hold a discussion on wiktionary if you want rights for that project. It seems there is even a page for it at mnw:wikt:ဝိက်ရှေန်နရဳ:ညးကောပ်ကာဲ. -Barras talk 21:00, 12 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi@tumwikipedia

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Status:    In progress

Requesting for regular sysop. Discussion is already two weeks old. Thank you. Tumbuka Arch (talk) 11:11, 15 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Satirdan kahraman@trwiktionary

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Status:    In progress

Requesting for community discussion after 14 days.

--Satirdan kahraman (talk) 09:43, 17 August 2026 (UTC)reply

787IYOIncubator.wikimedia.org

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Status:    In progress

I will like to submit my administrator rights request as it is expiring on 21-08-2026, I wish to continue my work on guidance and support for newbies on Wiktionary for better support and also help in deleting vandalism done by vandals as I have been doing previously. I will be delightful if my request is granted.787IYO (talk) 22:11, 18 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Comment Non-steward comment: Incubator bureaucrats can grant (but not remove) administrator permissions, and they can also grant and remove test administrator permissions on that project. I'm unsure if it's for the administrator or test administrator user group.
On the other hand, nupwiktionary is still a test project, so you might want to consider asking an Incubator bureaucrat locally to extend your test wiki administrator permission. Codename Noreste (talk • contribs) 23:09, 18 August 2026 (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.

Tumbuka Arch@tumwikipedia

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Status:    In progress

I would like to request for the renewal of IA. I have been an IA for more than three times. I would like to continue fixing broken CSS, etc. Request is already more than 7 days old. 2-FA is already activated. Thank you. Tumbuka Arch (talk) 11:17, 15 August 2026 (UTC)reply

DERDAKI ILIAS@ary.wikipedia

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Status:    In progress

Hello. I am requesting interface administrator rights on the Moroccan Arabic Wikipedia following the local community discussion linked above.

I am currently an administrator on ary.wikipedia until 9 February 2027. I am requesting interface administrator access to work on technical interface-related pages, particularly CSS and JavaScript, and to help maintain and improve the project's interface.

Thank you. DERDAKI ILIAS (talk) 16:02, 16 August 2026 (UTC)reply

@DERDAKI ILIAS,
Excuse me, the local policy states:

The interference admin. must have experience and knowledge that isn't lacking in code and technical matters, such as HTML, CSS, Javascript, and JSON.

Do you have experience with these codes? I don't know how consensus is normally reached in small wiki projects, but the vote only ran for 6 days and only two people voted, I don't think that considerd as consensus. --Wassimtalk 23:23, 16 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Hello @وسيم, thank you for your comment.
Yes, I do have technical experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSON. I have worked on Wikimedia-related technical projects, automation tools and scripts, and I also have experience with web development and APIs.
Regarding the consensus, I understand your concern about the discussion lasting only six days and having only two participants. Since this is a small wiki, participation in community discussions is often limited. However, I agree that consensus should not simply be determined by the number of supporting votes, and I have no objection to extending the discussion so that more community members have an opportunity to comment.
Thank you again --DERDAKI ILIAS (talk) 23:27, 16 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Kinenkey@lg.wikipedia

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Status:    In progress

Hello. I am requesting Interface Administrator rights for Luganda wikipedia to assist with site-wide technical maintenance. My primary focus will be managing site CSS/JS, importing and updating Lua modules, maintaining template functionality, and managing interface pages. Granting these rights will allow me to address technical tasks efficiently and keep user interface components running smoothly.

Thank you. Kinenkey (talk) 09:14, 17 August 2026 (UTC)reply

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.
  • Since 2026, all bureaucrats are required to have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled. Please, enable it before posting your request here.

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.
  • Since 2026, all CheckUsers are required to have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled. Please, enable it before posting your request here.

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 .
  • Since 2026, all oversighters are required to have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled. Please, enable it before posting your request here.
  • 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.

See also

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

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