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Archived requests

Administrator / Bureaucrat / Checkuser / Oversighter
Rollbacker
Patroller
Transwiki Importer

Permissions

See also: Wikipedia:Administrators

There are many kinds of special permissions that users can be granted. These include:

  • Rollbacker is a user who can quickly revert changes by other users. See Wikipedia:Rollback feature.
  • Flood is a very short-term permission that a user can get from any administrator to make lots of small edits in a row. When using the flood permission, a user’s edits will be hidden by default from Special:RecentChanges.
  • Patroller is a user who can review new pages that other users make by marking them "patrolled". Any pages a patroller makes do not have to be reviewed by others.
  • Administrator (also called an "admin" or "sysop") is a user who can delete and protect pages and block users. Admins can also grant the rollback, flood and patroller permissions.
  • Bureaucrat (also called a "crat") is a user who can grant and revoke the admin and bot permissions.
  • Checkuser is a user who can see private information about editors (for example, their IP addresses).
  • Oversight is a user who can hide private information from everyone except other oversighters and stewards.
  • Transwiki importer is a user who has use of the import tool to move pages here from other projects. This is not to be confused with importer, who can upload XML files using the import tool. *Importer is not granted on this wiki.
  • Uploader is a user who can upload files locally on this wiki. This permission is granted temporarily and will be removed once the task is complete.
  • IP block exempt is a right given to trusted named users who may edit from an IP address that would otherwise be blocked through no fault of their own.

Adding a new request

Rollbacker

You must be an active member of Simple English Wikipedia, preferably with some experience in reverting vandalism.

Rollback must never be used to revert in edit wars, or to remove good-faith changes. Use the undo feature for this, and give a reason. Rollback does not let you give a reason when reverting. It must only be used to revert bad changes. It can and will be revoked if misused.

Click here to request rollback.

Flood

Requests for the temporary (short-term) flood permission should be made on an administrator’s talk page, on the #wikipedia-simple connect IRC channel, or at the Administrators' noticeboard.

Uploader

Requests for temporary (short-term) file upload permissions should be made on the Administrators' noticeboard. An administrator should be notified once the uploads are done so that the permission can be removed.
Image uploads are not allowed, this should only be requested for uploading other media (such as audio clips)

Administrator

Please read the criteria for adminship before nominating another user or yourself, to make sure the nominated user meets the criteria for becoming an administrator. You may want to look at the archives first so you can see why other people’s requests have succeeded or failed.

Administrator tools are there to better help the community. They do not make certain users better than others. To nominate a candidate for adminship, please follow these instructions:

  1. In the input box below, replace USERNAME with the username of the person you are nominating for adminship.
  2. Complete the fields given to you.
  3. Once the user has accepted, add {{Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/<insert name of person nominated>}} underneath the Current requests for adminship heading below, at the very top of the list.
  4. Optional: Add {{rfa-notice}} to the candidate's userpage.

Notes: This is not the place to get "constructive feedback from others", if you want feedback from others in a less formal environment, please see Simple Talk. If a candidate is successful, an administrator or bureaucrat should add them to MediaWiki:Gadget-HighlightAdmins.js.


Bureaucrat, Checkuser, or Oversight

For the bureaucrat, checkuser, or oversight permission, a user first needs to be an administrator. There are special requirements at Wikipedia:Criteria for adminship for these users.

Current time is 06:34:25, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Purge


Current requests for rollback

User:Asteralee

Hello. It has been over two months since I joined Wikipedia. Between here and now, I have over two thousand edits and most of them deals with vandalism. I am also a recent changes patroller, and I use Twinkle to warn, report, and revert. I am a very active editor, and I think having the rollback feature would greatly benefit me and this Wikipedia. I have thoroughly read the rules of rollback, and I know the difference between vandalism and good edits. Thank you for your consideration. Aster🪻 talk edits 08:35, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:Contributor 118,784

I would like to assist Simple English Wikipedia even more than I currently have by having Rollback. I've been active for a while and feel that I am ready. Contributor118,784 Let's talk 14:13, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done User is currently under blocks on multiple wikis. Address those issues first. -- Enfcer (talk) 17:24, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:thetree284

Hi, I would like to have rollback because I usually undo and rarely use Twinkle to revert vandalism edits, and I have like almost 2,000 edits. Plus, I'm also a very active user that I edit almost every day. The reason I want to have rollback is because I will use rollback to revert vandalism edits. Thank you. thetree284 (talk) 02:28, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Current requests for patroller

User:BZPN

Hello. I've been on Simple Wiki for almost 3 months now, and since then I've created 47 articles, 4 categories, and improved 5 articles. I believe that I have gained enough skills and knowledge of the rules for my articles to be automatically marked as patrolled and for me to be able to patrol other users' articles. On plwiki I have similar permissions (editor), which proves my trustworthiness and sufficient technical knowledge of wikicode and the system. Best regards, BZPN (talk) 12:42, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done Hi! yeah Fr33kman is right. I think you need a bit more experience with simplifying. I went through some of your recent pages, and while structurally and in terms of wikification they are all excellent, some more work is needed when it comes to simplification. I recommend taking a look at some of the very good pages too see how you can simplify your pages. For example, Chasuble, that you recently created has a complex lead and history section, which can be further simplified. I will be happy to grant it in one month's time if you gain a little more experience in this area. Thank you :) --BRP ever 05:58, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@BRPever, Thank you for handling this request. However, it seems to me that, for example, in the articles Antipope Felix V, Pallium or Fanon the style is simple enough (if I'm wrong, please correct me). I constantly create new articles and try to use simple but precisely descriptive vocabulary, because the reader needs to get some specific information from the article. Of course, I will try to create new articles in an even simpler way. BZPN (talk) 08:32, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
BZPN, in Antipope Felix V, there are a few parts that could be simplified, e.g. "his resignation helped pave the way for the election of Pope Nicholas V" could probably just be simplified to "his resignation helped Pope Nicholas V get elected". The patroller right is typically given to editors with a long history of article creation, usually hundreds of patrollable articles. The articles you're creating right now are good, they just need to be a little more simplified in order for us to say your articles don't need any checking at all. Thanks, --Ferien (talk) 20:02, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Current requests for transwiki importer

None at this time

Current requests for adminship

None at this time

Current requests for bureaucratship

None at this time

Current requests for checkusership

BRPever

BRPever (talk · contribs · count)

End date: 06:11, 6 November 2024 (UTC)


Hello everyone. I am here requesting checkusership since both Operator873 and Peterdownunder said that they would like to step down. Recently, I have had more time to be active and my activity will be constantly increasing as we move to 2025. I used to be a CU at wikidata so I am familiar with the tools, it's uses, and especially about what not to do as a CU. I am also a former steward and have actively used these tools during my time. I am familiar with the privacy policy and have necessary technical knowledge to handle the tools. If help is needed from CUs from other wikis, I am aware of how and whom I should reach. I would like to primarily handle the requests on WP:RFCU and try making things a bit easier to process. Thank you for your consideration.--BRP ever 06:11, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Candidate's acceptance: self-nomination

Support

  1. Support. --Auntof6 (talk) 06:14, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Strong support Unfortunately, I do plan to retire my CheckUsership imminently. I could not think of a better person to step up. Operator873 connect 06:21, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. strong support your experience makes you an ideal candidate. fr33kman 18:27, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. I support--Tsugaru let's talk! :) 20:41, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Support Plenty of experience and a great candidate. Aster🪻 talk edits 20:48, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Support--Gordonrox24 | Talk 23:33, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Support thetree284 (talk) 00:03, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Support Lots of experience related to the role, active and trusted. A no brainer --Ferien (talk) 00:21, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Support Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 01:13, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Support TyphoonAmpil (talk) 05:02, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Support - Peterdownunder (talk) 21:45, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Support — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 23:11, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  13. strong support - Experienced and trusted admin, I see no red flags here. Easy support. –Davey2010Talk 13:46, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Support --M7 (talk) 11:19, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Strong support I trust BRPever to be a really good CU. Contributor118,784 Let's talk 15:05, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Support definitely! Ternera (talk) 15:53, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Comments

Current requests for oversightership

None at this time

Current requests for removal of rights

None at this time
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