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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 18:53:21, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

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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 over 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 most vandalism edits. Thank you. thetree284 (talk) 02:28, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Thetree284:   Not done Thank you for your contributions, however I don't think you have made enough undos to show enough experience for rollback just yet, only around 16 undos, excluding non-vandalism and self-undos. More experience should come with time, so please do not let this request discourage you from editing. Thank you, --Ferien (talk) 21:00, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
How many undos do I need to get rollback? thetree284 (talk) 22:33, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Thetree284 You've missed the point, It's not about the number of undos - it's about the experience - the more experience you have the better. –Davey2010Talk 22:43, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
How long do I need to stay in this Wikipedia to get rollback? thetree284 (talk) 22:44, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Continue editing for 3 months and use undo a couple of hundred undos and I'm sure it will granted. Yelromcc (talk) 22:55, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's not how it works, either. You need to show that you understand when something should be undone, and the difference between vandalism and other kinds of things that should be undone. There's no specific amount of changes or amount of time. -- Auntof6 (talk) 23:51, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I assumed that was a given Yelromcc (talk) 23:53, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:BZPN

Hello. I would like to request rollback rights. I am active on simplewiki, I often check Recent Changes. I've met vandalism here before, and I also created a script to fight it (User:BZPN/Rollback.js; I also use Twinkle). While I'm constantly trying to gain experience for the patroller, I also have rollback permissions on the plwiki and I know when and how to use them :). Thank you and best regards, BZPN (talk) 22:34, 14 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]

User:Royalesignature

Hello, i am requesting autopatrol and patrol rights on Simple Wiki, based on my extensive experience and contributions to the platform. With over 12 months of experience, I have created more than 50 articles and improved over 20 others, demonstrating my commitment and dedication to the community. Additionally, my experience on enwiki has proven my trustworthiness and technical proficiency in wikicode and the system.

Granting me these rights will enable me to contribute more efficiently and effectively to Simple Wiki, and I appreciate your consideration of my request.Royalesignature (talk) 02:39, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Not done @Royalesignature The patroller right is only given to those who have had an extensive history of creating good pages that need no patrolling on the Simple English Wikipedia. This means writing pages that are simple, have little to no pages deleted, and require little to no copyediting from other editors. You have only made one edit to the Simple English Wikipedia on this account, which is this request for the patroller permission. Please come back once you have started writing a significant number of articles here. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 02:52, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your prompt response Royalesignature (talk) 02:56, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Have mailed you regards please kindly check your mail thanks. Royalesignature (talk) 03:02, 7 November 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

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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