Wikipedia:Requests for permissions
Archived requests
- Administrator / Bureaucrat / Checkuser / Oversighter
- Rollbacker
- Patroller
- Transwiki Importer
Permissions
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:
- In the input box below, replace USERNAME with the username of the person you are nominating for adminship.
- Complete the fields given to you.
- 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.
- 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 05:19:29, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
Current requests for rollback
- I have been making good edits, reverting vandalistic edits, and my account is old enough for the requirement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adelaideslement8723 (talk • contribs) 04:55, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
Not done I don't think you have quite enough experience just yet, you have only been actively editing for a couple of weeks, but please don't let this discourage you away from the good work you have been doing. Thanks, --Ferien (talk) 19:35, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
- Oh okay, thank you for your opinion! I will keep up with the edits then, and I will kinda be active more, but not fully active because I have school and all that. But thanks again for your opinion! Happy Editing! 💜 𝙹𝚊𝚢𝚍𝚎𝚗𝙹𝚘𝚑𝚗𝚜𝚘𝚗 💜 19:41, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
Current requests for patroller
- BZPN (talk · contribs · count) (assign permissions)
- Hello. I'm back 50 days after my last RfP here :). I hope that during this time I have gained enough knowledge to become a patroller. As you probably know, I am most active on RC. I often see new pages and know what actions to take with them. I try to improve articles requiring basic improvement and mark them with appropriate templates. I also tag QD or report to RfD. I have read the rules for patrolling pages and know when to mark a page as patrolled. I think I could be useful as an active patroller. Also ping for BRP, if you7 would like to handle this request :). Thank you and best regards, BZPN (talk) 23:11, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
- Additionally, Martial law in Poland can serve as an example of an article I created. BZPN (talk) 07:03, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
Done fr33kman 21:28, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Fr33kman, thank you so much! I will do my best to use them responsibly :). Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and the happy New Year! BZPN (talk) 21:35, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
- Additionally, Martial law in Poland can serve as an example of an article I created. BZPN (talk) 07:03, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
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
- None at this time
Current requests for oversightership
- None at this time
Current requests for removal of rights
- None at this time