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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 01:03:20, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

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Current requests for rollback

User:Adelaideslement8723

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)[reply]
  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)[reply]
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)[reply]

User:Ravensfire

Hello. I would like to nominate @Ravensfire for rollback rights. Ravensfire is an experienced and active user (also has a rollback flag on enwiki), and makes a great contribution to the fight against vandalism and warning editors. I think Ravensfire as a rollbacker could even more benefit simplewiki in the fight against vandalism. Best regards, BZPN (talk) 12:26, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  Comment: Correct me if I wrong but I'm pretty sure the user themself has to create their request if it's for a right like Rollback or Patroller.- FusionSub (Talk page) (Contributions) 12:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@FusionSub: I don't think that's true - the policies don't prohibit nominating other users, and it is not a bad practice either (at least I think so, based on observations in other projects). BZPN (talk) 12:36, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm okay either way on this - I use Twinkle which does everything rollback does (from a user viewpoint, not behind the scenes) and the main reason I have rollback on enwiki is for a script that requires it. Good either way on this, but appreciate the thought from BZPN that I'm trustworthy enough for this! Ravensfire (talk) 17:10, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Current requests for patroller

User:BZPN

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)[reply]
Additionally, Martial law in Poland can serve as an example of an article I created. BZPN (talk) 07:03, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  Done fr33kman 21:28, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@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)[reply]
Have a great holiday fr33kman 23:16, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Current requests for transwiki importer

None at this time

Current requests for adminship

Lee Vilenski

Lee Vilenski (talk · contribs · count)

End date: 05:10, 3 January 2025 (UTC)


Hi all, today I am here to nominate ‎Lee Vilenski for adminship. Lee has been active here for a while now and is actively involved in several areas of the project. Notably, he participates in PGA and PVGA discussions, and has worked to upgrade one good and one very good article. I think this is exactly the area where we need more admin participation (and participation in general) right now. He is also involved in deletion discussions, and has clearly shown competence and understanding to be an admin. He is an admin on enwiki and is also familiar with the tools, that is definitely going to make his job easier. To sum up, I think the project will benefit from having someone who is closely involved with content like Lee, and he clearly has the necessary qualities to be a good admin. Thank you for your time.--BRP ever 05:10, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Candidate's acceptance: Thank you for your kind words. I accept the nomination. Please feel free to ask me any questions about myself or my edits. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 10:24, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support

  1.   Support --M7 (talk) 10:25, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2.   Support Brilliant candidate for the role. Experience with both existing admin tools and featured content creation will certainly bring welcome new skills into the admin team. Thank you for volunteering! --Ferien (talk) 10:40, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3.   Support Trusted EN admin Cactus🌵 spiky ツ 11:37, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4.   Support as nominator.--BRP ever 11:39, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5.   Support seems reasonable to me! Ternera (talk) 14:03, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  6.   Support fr33kman 15:53, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  7.   Support ToadetteEdit (talk) 16:11, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  8.   Support excellent candidate, I don't see any red flags here, Easy support. –Davey2010Talk 16:15, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  9.   Support per nom. Has experience, has provided a lot of content creation and has shown understanding of admin tools. Griff (talk) 03:53, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  10.   Support ⯎ Asteralee ⯎ 06:32, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  11.   Support.- FusionSub (Talk page) (Contributions) 14:38, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  12.   Strong support I can't think of a single reason why not. ✩ Dream Indigo ✩ 21:30, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  13.   Support Was waiting for this.— *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 05:54, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  14.   Support MathXplore (talk) 06:01, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  15.   Strong support, very experienced, trusted and active candidate. BZPN (talk) 18:52, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  16.   Strong support I support you. Raayaan9911 20:15, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose

Comments

Griffinofwales

Griffinofwales (talk · contribs · count)

End date: 13:27, 6 January 2025 (UTC)


Hi all, today I am here to nominate Griffinofwales for adminship. Griff is a former admin who has held the mop for many years and has shown right temperament and level-headedness needed to be a good admin. He also does WikiElf work that needs to be done but usually goes unnoticed. He is also active in IRC and frequently requests admin assistance. I think having him back as an admin will be net-positive for the project. He is very easy to communicate and coordinate with and having him back in the team is definitely going help in handling tasks that need the admin bits. Thank you for your time.--BRP ever 13:27, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Candidate's acceptance: BRP, thank you for the nomination and the kind words. As someone who has held the mop a couple of times, I understand the responsibility that comes with this role and appreciate the requirements and understanding of policy & guidelines that it requires. If accepted by the community, I plan to continue the work BRP has mentioned, working in the background of the project, helping keep our administrative backlog down, resolving community discussions, and assisting in making our community even stronger. As an editor for 15+ years on this project and an administrator twice (stepping away for personal/work reasons), I am happy to see that the community has remained strong and hope I can continue to support you all again in the administrator role. Griff (talk) 14:51, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support

  1.   Support as nominator.--BRP ever 14:55, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Extremely strong   Support.- FusionSub (Talk page) (Contributions) 15:49, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3.   Support, trusted and experienced. Thank you for your contributions, and good luck! BZPN (talk) 15:54, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4.   Support per everything I said in Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Griffinofwales 3. Welcome back! --Ferien (talk) 17:22, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5.   Support ToadetteEdit (talk) 17:32, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  6.   Support --M7 (talk) 17:35, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  7.   Strong support Why not? ⯎ Asteralee ⯎ 17:37, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  8.   Support Raayaan9911 20:18, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  9. support - goes without saying, but a fantastic editor. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 21:02, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  10.   Support I trust Griffy completely fr33kman 23:38, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose

Comments

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
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