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Line 1: {{Dynamite\|title=Meta:Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat/Header}} <!-- BEGIN OF AUTOMATIC ARCHIVAL CONFIGURATION --> {{Autoarchive resolved section \| age = 01 \| archive = 'Meta:Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat/Archives/((year))-((month:##))' \| show = yes \| timeout = 10 }} <!-- NEW REQUESTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE --> __TOC__ == Request for help bypassing spam filter on community support fund page == ~~== Main page edit warring over unusual RfC ==~~ Hello, I'm trying to create a new grant application under the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria/Community_Support_Fund Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund], but my edit was blocked by the spam filter. I'm a good-faith contributor and not adding any external links or promotional material. I am also a Wikimedia community leader actively involved in organizing and supporting projects in my region. Kindly assist in allowing me to publish my section or advise on how best to proceed. Thank you. [[User:TessiDon\|TessiDon]] ([[User talk:TessiDon\|talk]]) 12:40, 12 October 2025 (UTC) :@[[User:TessiDon\|TessiDon]]: You are currently autoconfirmed so the spam filter should not affect your account. Looking at the filter(s) you triggered, this was back in June of this year. <span style="font-family:Verdana">[[User:Codename Noreste\|<span style="color:#0024FF">'''''Codename Noreste'''''</span>]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste\|<span style="color:#A1000E">talk</span>]])</span> 13:13, 12 October 2025 (UTC) {{section resolved\|[[User:Pppery\|* Pppery ]] [[User talk:Pppery\|<sub style="color:#800000">it has begun</sub>]] 01:12, 22 October 2025 (UTC)}} == Event organizer for [[User:Ellieziera J\|Ellieziera J]] == '''Global user''': {{User11\|Ellieziera J}} '''Reason for request''': [I am from Wiki Kent Club and will organize event.] '''Criteria met''': No active blocks * Additional Criteria: [[Kelab Wiki Kent/Ahli\|Kelab Wiki Kent commitee]] --[[User:Ellieziera J\|Ellieziera J]] ([[User talk:Ellieziera J\|talk]]) 08:48, 18 October 2025 (UTC) :@[[User:Ellieziera J\|Ellieziera J]] Hi, just to clarify, what event will you be organising exactly? //[[User:SHB2000\|shb]] <small>([[User talk:SHB2000#top\|t]] • [[Special:Contributions/SHB2000\|c]])</small> 09:31, 18 October 2025 (UTC) ::@[[User:Ellieziera J\|Ellieziera J]] pinging again. //[[User:SHB2000\|shb]] <small>([[User talk:SHB2000#top\|t]] • [[Special:Contributions/SHB2000\|c]])</small> 05:53, 21 October 2025 (UTC) :::I am from [[Kelab Wiki Kent\|Kent Wikimedia Club]]. I am the assistant secretary for the club and will organise events along 2025 to 2026. We are not planning specific events yet but I'm the one who will create the event page that we will organise. Our planned event will appeared on [[Kelab_Wiki_Kent/Takwim\|this page]] soon. [[User:Ellieziera J\|Ellieziera J]] ([[User talk:Ellieziera J\|talk]]) 12:12, 21 October 2025 (UTC) : {{done\|Granted}}. [[User:Codename Noreste\|<span style="color:#0024FF">Codename Noreste</span>]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste\|discuss]] • [[Special:Contributions/Codename Noreste\|contribs]]) 16:38, 21 October 2025 (UTC) {{Section resolved\|1=[[User:Codename Noreste\|<span style="color:#0024FF">Codename Noreste</span>]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste\|discuss]] • [[Special:Contributions/Codename Noreste\|contribs]]) 17:52, 21 October 2025 (UTC)}} == MassMessage request for new global bot status request == Hello, I've made a new global bot request ([[Steward_requests/Bot_status#Global_bot_status_for_User:SchlurcherBot]]). Could someone please help me publicized this request via MassMessage as required by the [[Bot policy]]. The distribution list is here: [[Bot policy/New global bot discussion]]. Thanks. --[[User:Schlurcher\|Schlurcher]] ([[User talk:Schlurcher\|talk]]) 05:52, 21 October 2025 (UTC) :@[[User:Schlurcher\|Schlurcher]], what message would be used to announce global bot requests? [[User:Codename Noreste\|<span style="color:#0024FF">Codename Noreste</span>]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste\|discuss]] • [[Special:Contributions/Codename Noreste\|contribs]]) 16:29, 21 October 2025 (UTC) Hello, I'm involved so am seeking input from someone uninvolved. Despite objection, and without consensus to continue, [[User:EllenCT]] is editing warring with me over adding a link on our [[Main page]] here: [[Template:Main Page/WM News]]. The link is to a very unusual RfC, [[Requests for comment/Ask the US government to require open access to federally sponsored research]]. I think this is a political action message and not a legitimate RfC, and should not be on our main page. I'm certainly open to discussion on this matter and have asked for follow up on that page. Am asking now that another admin review this situation and determine if the repeated addition at [[Template:Main Page/WM News]] should stand or be reverted (at least pending a community discussion). Thank you, — [[User:Xaosflux\|<span style="color:#FF9933; font-weight:bold; font-family:monotype;">xaosflux</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Xaosflux\|<span style="color:#009933;">Talk</span>]]</sup> 00:53, 12 March 2020 (UTC) :I strongly disagree that I am edit warring, and strongly object to the language of war or intentional infliction of harm in relation to my edits. [[User:EllenCT\|EllenCT]] ([[User talk:EllenCT\|talk]]) 00:56, 12 March 2020 (UTC) ::Despite specifically making your bold edit, and having it reverted, you have reverted again without coming to a consensus, while a discussion is active. — [[User:Xaosflux\|<span style="color:#FF9933; font-weight:bold; font-family:monotype;">xaosflux</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Xaosflux\|<span style="color:#009933;">Talk</span>]]</sup> 00:59, 12 March 2020 (UTC) :::{{re\|Xaosflux}} you have accused me of [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Requests_for_comment/Ask_the_US_government_to_require_open_access_to_federally_sponsored_research&diff=19887929&oldid=19887922 "logical fallacies"] at [[Requests for comment/Ask the US government to require open access to federally sponsored research]], but have stated that you do not intend to describe them. Do you consider that to be discussion in good faith? Since you have commented here instead of replying, in what way do you consider the discussion to still be "active"? [[User:EllenCT\|EllenCT]] ([[User talk:EllenCT\|talk]]) 10:08, 12 March 2020 (UTC) :See also edits on [[Universal Code of Conduct]]. Not sure what to do about this. User:EllenCT does not, to the best of my knowledge, have a history of this kind of behaviour, but has been making some problematic edits over the past day. --[[User:Yair rand\|Yair rand]] ([[User talk:Yair rand\|talk]]) 01:47, 12 March 2020 (UTC) ::I have [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Universal_Code_of_Conduct&diff=19888347&oldid=19885439 moved my objections to the talk page] in accordance with your request, {{u\|Yair rand}}. I trust that is within [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gamergate_controversy&diff=prev&oldid=850927690 the scope of your] concerns [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:GorillaWarfare&diff=prev&oldid=857275226 on these matters,] is it not? [[User:EllenCT\|EllenCT]] ([[User talk:EllenCT\|talk]]) 10:05, 12 March 2020 (UTC) :::Yes, it is, thank you. (If there's some extra message intended with the extra links to past ENWP edits of mine, I'm afraid I don't understand what it is. Could you spell it out, please?) --[[User:Yair rand\|Yair rand]] ([[User talk:Yair rand\|talk]]) 15:36, 12 March 2020 (UTC) :Per [[:en:WP:BRD\|Bold, revert, discuss]] cycle, once something is removed, please discuss with other editors on the particular talk page on the removal. Edit warring to reinstate the content is never a good idea. {{re\|EllenCT}} should discuss with {{re\|Xaosflux}} on the talkpage on their removal. This will be the correct way to handle. Please do not reinstate the content any further, thanks much. --[[User:Camouflaged Mirage\|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage\|talk]]) 09:33, 12 March 2020 (UTC) ::There is a detailed discussion at [[Requests for comment/Ask the US government to require open access to federally sponsored research]] in which {{u\|Xaosflux}} has accused me of [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Requests_for_comment/Ask_the_US_government_to_require_open_access_to_federally_sponsored_research&diff=19887929&oldid=19887922 "logical fallacies" in the same edit in which they state that they refuse to describe them.] After several hours of no reply to my response, I assumed that there would be none. [[User:EllenCT\|EllenCT]] ([[User talk:EllenCT\|talk]]) 10:05, 12 March 2020 (UTC) :::Firstly, let's give them longer to reply, a few hours might not be that sufficient. Second, if you are thinking they are casting aspersions or any other conduct issue, the way to resolve is to bring it here for an independent review. The scope of this reply of mine is that there is absolutely no ground to reinstate the removed content from main page without consensus to do so. Regards,--[[User:Camouflaged Mirage\|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage\|talk]]) 10:09, 12 March 2020 (UTC) ::::{{re\|Camouflaged Mirage}} I have been [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Requests_for_comment/Ask_the_US_government_to_require_open_access_to_federally_sponsored_research&diff=next&oldid=19887929 awaiting a reply for over nine hours now] against a deadline of less than four days. How long do you think it is prudent to wait? [[User:EllenCT\|EllenCT]] ([[User talk:EllenCT\|talk]]) 10:13, 12 March 2020 (UTC) :::::I understand your frustrations, I will say at least a day. An alternative is to start a discussion at [[Meta:Babel]] or the talkpage about the issue, if there sufficient consensus (an uninvolved administrator / experienced editor can gauge it), well, we can put back the content then. --[[User:Camouflaged Mirage\|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage\|talk]]) 10:16, 12 March 2020 (UTC) ~~::::::Thank you. I will do so. [[User:EllenCT\|EllenCT]] ([[User talk:EllenCT\|talk]]) 10:19, 12 March 2020 (UTC)~~ :::::::Replied there. — [[User:Xaosflux\|<span style="color:#FF9933; font-weight:bold; font-family:monotype;">xaosflux</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Xaosflux\|<span style="color:#009933;">Talk</span>]]</sup> 10:29, 12 March 2020 (UTC) {{comment}} I have removed the text whilst this conversation is taking place.  — [[user:billinghurst\|billinghurst]] ''<span style="font-size:smaller">[[user talk:billinghurst\|sDrewth]]</span>'' 09:41, 12 March 2020 (UTC) ~~:{{re\|Billinghurst}} I await your response at [[User talk:Billinghurst#Objection to deletions]]. [[User:EllenCT\|EllenCT]] ([[User talk:EllenCT\|talk]]) 10:10, 12 March 2020 (UTC)~~ * Okay, we have a bit of a situation here. The combination of the above issues, plus the comments [[Talk:Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project#Foundation_staff_reverting_contributors\|here]], and the post on my [[w:en:Special:Diff/945141247\|enwiki talk page]] (clearly in response to events here), show (I think?) an attempt at deliberate intimidation. This is concerning. --[[User:Yair rand\|Yair rand]] ([[User talk:Yair rand\|talk]]) 23:42, 12 March 2020 (UTC) :Now this one is really worrying, why suddenly being a Russian is a bad thing? I suggest {{u\|EllenCT}} to redact and retract those comment. This is really inappropriate comment, please read [[meta:civility]] and [[civility]].--<span style="font-weight: bold; background-color: #afafaf; color: #fe0000;">[[User:Aldnonymous\|Aldnonymous]]</span><sup>[[User_talk:Aldnonymous\|Bicara?]]</sup> 05:10, 13 March 2020 (UTC) ::EllenCT's behavior here is bizarre and far outside our norms. I would note that in 2016 she was [[w:Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement/Archive195#David_Tornheim\|"indefinitely prohibited from discussing the potential motivations of Wikipedia editors..."]]. [[User:Emufarmers\|Emufarmers]] ([[User talk:Emufarmers\|talk]]) 07:22, 13 March 2020 (UTC) ::@[[User:Codename Noreste\|Codename Noreste]]: If there is no standard text, then, previous announcements seem to use this type of text: ~~== What's going on here? ==~~ <syntaxhighlight> == Global bot approval request for SchlurcherBot == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> ~~This is not a complaint against anyone in particular, but a comment to express my disappointment in ''Meta's'' RFA process. Whether something useful comes out of this, is up to those commenting.~~ {{int:hello}}! {{#ifeq:{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}\|en\|\|I apologize for sending this message in English. {{int:please-translate}}.}} * As a non-paid longtime volunteer, I've decided to [[Meta:Requests for adminship/Rehman 2\|request for sysop rights]] so that I could expand my area of voluntary work. * My background: Active since 2008, commons sysop since 2011, enwiki sysop since 2016, RL-identified by WMF, and known by a number of you in RL for offline Wikimedia work. * At the time the RFA was supposed to be closed (on 15 March 2020 14:42 (UTC)), there was 6s and 2o. The oppose reasons squarely being on the edit count alone (~750). * Due to lack of active crats, the RFA was left open for a whole extra day. During which three more oppose votes were added for the same reason - edit count. * Per my note on the closing crat's talkpage, I disagreed with their reasons. [[User talk:MF-Warburg#RFA\|See here]] for the brief conversation. Why I disagreed: # The RFA was not left open intentionally (which is done on rare cases when unknown issues surfaces), but due to lack of volunteering crats. # Edit count on Meta is irrelevant. This is not an encyclopedia or parallel project like Wikidata/Commons. How does someone ''legitimately'' raise the edit count here? And should they? # Thus, it is the crat's responsibility to decide on the validity of the vote, rather than basing purely on numbers. For the sake of argument, on the other hand, I have over 40,000 global non-deleted edits. Although again, I don't think edit count reflects the quality nor quantity of work done. In accordance to [[:m:Bot policy#Global bots\|the policy]], this message is to notify you that there is a new approval request for a global bot. From my observation, I feel that the process here has evolved in such a way that legitimate non-paid volunteers (most of whom have full time jobs and families) cannot volunteer freely because of the strange criteria that has been automatically adopted. I may not be able to revolutionise Meta in my volunteering time, but the fact clearly remains that a legitimate volunteer was blocked from helping in whichever way they can, due to a silly criteria that really has no relevance to Meta. The discussion is available at [[:m:Steward_requests/Bot_status#Global_bot_status_for_User:SchlurcherBot\|Steward_requests/Bot_status#Global_bot_status_for_User:SchlurcherBot]] on Meta-Wiki. All Wikimedia community members are invited to participate. I've posted this here on this page, not because I needed some help, but with the hopes that the community would be willing to discuss and hopefully change the process and understanding/purpose of RFA's on ''Meta''. Anyone is free to move this to any other venue they deem appropriate. Thank you for your time. As a courtesy, I am pinging our 3 crats [[User:MF-Warburg]], [[User:MarcoAurelio]], [[User:Matiia]], and those that opposed on the RFA [[User:Steinsplitter]], [[User:BRPever]], [[User:1997kB]], [[User:Hasley]], [[User:Herbythyme]], to share their views. Again, this is to strike a productive conversation, and not meant to be anything else. No one is forced to participate. Regards, [[User:Rehman\|<span style="font-variant:small-caps; font-weight:bold; color:darkblue">Reh</span>]][[User talk:Rehman\|<span style="color:green">man</span>]] 07:41, 18 March 2020 (UTC) Best regards, ~~~~ {{Comment}} Meta's "processes" have always been rather loose compared with Wikipedia projects. The active community is massively smaller than en wp for example. I for one prefer it like that. --[[User:Herbythyme\|<font color="green">Herby</font>]] <b><sup><small><span style="color:#90F">[[User talk:Herbythyme\|talk thyme]]</span></small></sup></b> 08:20, 18 March 2020 (UTC) </div> {{Comment}} I supported the RFA, but this post-closure asking crats to reconsider seems not too appropriate. The RFA closed at 6/2/1 (75%) support, but the oppose get built up and there is a declining curve (i.e. support ration declining), with my support turning into a weak support. However, that doesn't matter much as meta we tend to go without discounting any votes. I am very glad you are willing to help, but this seems not the general consensus. I think the main issues are activity, while it isn't a big deal IMHO as we have the inactivity removals, we clearly do not want to go back to 2004 where any sysop on WMF are entitled to sysopship here and then we have all the reconfirmations. We expect sysops to have some form of activity here, for example, there are ample vandals to revert, bad pages to be speedied. I will recommend you to take part of some of these and come back a little while, say 6 months later and I think the community will be happy to accept. In order to do some of this work more effectively, you can apply for [[meta:patroller\|patroller]], which I am happy to grant, just leave a note below this. Well wishes.[[User:Camouflaged Mirage\|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage\|talk]]) 08:39, 18 March 2020 (UTC) </syntaxhighlight> {{comment}} Policy for requesting adminship: "[...] ''with <u>at least one week</u> allocated for the community to express opinions'' [...]". As far i can see MW-W followed standard practice when closing the RFA. Needless to say that this is also standard practice on other wikis such as Commons. The complain is unfounded. --[[User:Steinsplitter\|Steinsplitter]] ([[User talk:Steinsplitter\|talk]]) 09:45, 18 March 2020 (UTC) : Hope this helps. --[[User:Schlurcher\|Schlurcher]] ([[User talk:Schlurcher\|talk]]) 18:03, 21 October 2025 (UTC) We grant permissions based on experience, trust, responsibility, and a number of other factors, not willingness to help. For example, were I to request adminship on Wikidata, I would surely not pass for I do not have a track record of experience editing/collaborating on Wikidata. If I had seen your RfA, I probably would have opposed on the basis that there is no observable need for the right and inactivity on this project. As you do not have a track record of collaborating on Meta-Wiki, I'd have no way to ensure that you know what is involved in being an administrator on Meta-Wiki. Though Meta is not a community-based project, there are Meta-specific rules, policies, and practices that govern how this project is run, and that knowledge is necessary to act in an administrative capacity. Best regards, [[User:Vermont\|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont\|talk]]) 15:47, 18 March 2020 (UTC) :: {{done}}. [[User:Codename Noreste\|<span style="color:#0024FF">Codename Noreste</span>]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste\|discuss]] • [[Special:Contributions/Codename Noreste\|contribs]]) 22:10, 21 October 2025 (UTC) * {{ping\|MF-W}} Would it be possible to re-open the RfA and give it another week. If there are concerns that there was a sudden burst of votes at the end, how about we just let it run, and see how it goes. I don't feel comfortable with any of this commentary being here, and in this manner.  — [[user:billinghurst\|billinghurst]] ''<span style="font-size:smaller">[[user talk:billinghurst\|sDrewth]]</span>'' 02:48, 19 March 2020 (UTC) {{section resolved\|1=[[User:Codename Noreste\|<span style="color:#0024FF">Codename Noreste</span>]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste\|discuss]] • [[Special:Contributions/Codename Noreste\|contribs]]) 22:11, 21 October 2025 (UTC)}} : I would also be happy to see this. I think when an RfA (like this one) receives far less participation than the average Meta request, it is worth extending the time for a while to allow users more time to comment. – [[User:Ajraddatz\|Ajraddatz]] ([[User Talk:Ajraddatz\|talk]]) 03:21, 19 March 2020 (UTC) ::Of course we can do so. It would however seem to me to go against Rehman's wishes, who called for a timely end of his request? [[User:Rehman]], what do you think? Or maybe an entirely new request? I am open to both options. --<small>[[User:MF-Warburg\|MF-W]]</small> 18:18, 19 March 2020 (UTC) ::: Good call to ask him. I also fear that the outcome will not change; I am not particularly inclined to support the request, and would like to see more active participation in Meta discussions and activity on Meta requiring sysop access before supporting. My comment was meant to be more general for these type of circumstances. – [[User:Ajraddatz\|Ajraddatz]] ([[User Talk:Ajraddatz\|talk]]) 18:24, 19 March 2020 (UTC) ::::{{ping\|Ajraddatz}} As {{comment}} each RfA takes place on a different subpage, so if you don't notice an addition on a page, then you often don't know that it is occurring. Personally, I would only notice through my watchlist, as it is rare for me to visit the page and read it; as I am less into the wikipolitics these days and rarely vote anywhere.  — [[user:billinghurst\|billinghurst]] ''<span style="font-size:smaller">[[user talk:billinghurst\|sDrewth]]</span>'' 20:52, 19 March 2020 (UTC) :::::Thank you all for opening up the options. Per the initial response on the closing crat's talkpage, reopening was declined. Hence for the sake of process integrity, I don't want this discussion to overturn that on the basis that the crat's call should always be final. Of course, if other crats voice out, that's a different story. Per the OP, the main reason I started this thread was only to voice out that the outcome should have been different. And comments like [[Special:Diff/19903998\|this]] should ideally not be entertained. This is not a private wiki, and having an existing bunch of people who seems to be able to handle things, does not and should never mean new volunteers shouldn't be onboarded, regardless of the project's size. :::::The fact that the conversation ended up with more options, suggests to me that the message is (hopefully) conveyed. And I'm happy with that. Any next action, be it closing the case entirely, tweaking Meta's RFA criteria, changing the outcome of the closed RFA, or reopening another RFA; I will leave it with the existing Meta community. Thanks for listening, [[User:Rehman\|<span style="font-variant:small-caps; font-weight:bold; color:darkblue">Reh</span>]][[User talk:Rehman\|<span style="color:green">man</span>]] 06:23, 20 March 2020 (UTC) ::::::I think the existing RfA criteria are quite vague at the moment, like on most projects. It's an issue of whether people support granting the userright, not meeting a set of written criteria. [[User:Vermont\|Vermont]] ([[User talk:Vermont\|talk]]) 15:25, 22 March 2020 (UTC) I don't see any out of process actions here and fail to understand why it would need to be reopened. [[User:Nihlus\|<span style="padding:2px 2px;font-variant:small-caps;color:#000;letter-spacing:-0.5px">'''Nihlus'''</span>]] 14:23, 20 March 2020 (UTC) Well, I wouldn't have any issue re-opening it for a few days, if that's what the users want. That said, it seems it's unlikely the outcome will change. [[User:Matiia\|Matiia]] ([[User talk:Matiia\|talk]]) 23:52, 20 March 2020 (UTC) == Report concerning User:Willamnaismith29384 == ~~== Import for translation ==~~ {{Vandal\|Willamnaismith29384}} — '''Reasons:''' [[Meta:Vandalism\|Vandalism-only]] account. 🪶-[[User:Tanbiruzzaman\|<span style="font-family:monospace;color:#006400;letter-spacing:1px;">TΛNBIRUZZΛMΛN</span>]] ([[User talk:Tanbiruzzaman\|💬]]) 07:34, 21 October 2025 (UTC) :{{Done}} Also referred to [[SRG]] for a global lock. [[User:Jianhui67\|<b style="color:#0E0">Jianhui67</b>]]<sup> [[User talk:Jianhui67\|<span style="color:#1E90FF">'''talk'''</span>]]<span style="color:red">★</span>[[Special:Contributions/Jianhui67\|<span style="color:#1E90FF">'''contribs'''</span>]]</sup> 07:39, 21 October 2025 (UTC) Hi !, I would like to import in Meta the page [[v:en:WikiJournal Preprints/Quand le mouvement Wikimédia questionne le comment faire science]] for profit of translation tool on Meta-wiki before to import it one more time in en.wikiversity. Thanks in advence ! [[User:Lionel Scheepmans\|Lionel Scheepmans]] <sup><big>✉ </big> [[User talk:Lionel Scheepmans\|Contact]]</sup> <sub>French native speaker, sorry for my [[w:dysorthography\|dysorthography]]</sub> 17:05, 21 March 2020 (UTC) {{Section resolved\|1=[[User:Jianhui67\|<b style="color:#0E0">Jianhui67</b>]]<sup> [[User talk:Jianhui67\|<span style="color:#1E90FF">'''talk'''</span>]]<span style="color:red">★</span>[[Special:Contributions/Jianhui67\|<span style="color:#1E90FF">'''contribs'''</span>]]</sup> 07:39, 21 October 2025 (UTC)}} :Admins cannot import from wikiversity (not a default import source). Need one of [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=import these users to import]. Can you just do a copy-paste with attribution like the diff of the page?[[User:Camouflaged Mirage\|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage\|talk]]) 17:23, 21 March 2020 (UTC) ::Ok [[User:Camouflaged Mirage\|Camouflaged Mirage]], So strange than you don't have the same tool as other projects' admins. I gona put the permanent link on the edit summary. [[User:Lionel Scheepmans\|Lionel Scheepmans]] <sup><big>✉ </big> [[User talk:Lionel Scheepmans\|Contact]]</sup> <sub>French native speaker, sorry for my [[w:dysorthography\|dysorthography]]</sub> 19:20, 21 March 2020 (UTC) :::{{re\|Lionel Scheepmans}} I have access to Special:Import for commons, enwp, frwp, zhwp, outreach, just enwikiversity isn't part of the wikis which transwiki import is enabled here. If you still want an import, do contact one of the importers in the list above. If not then a diff works as well for attribution. Well wishes.[[User:Camouflaged Mirage\|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage\|talk]]) 06:30, 22 March 2020 (UTC) ~~::::Seems resolved via their contributions record they attributed via diffs.--[[User:Camouflaged Mirage\|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage\|talk]]) 14:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)~~ ~~{{section resolved\|1=[[User:Camouflaged Mirage\|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage\|talk]]) 14:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}~~ == ~~[[user~~User:~~InteGraalityBot]]~~Spiralgang == {{noping\|Spiralgang}}, whose global account was created just a few hours ago, created the following 4 pages: Question: is InteGraalityBot approved? I'm seeing its edits unpatrolled in recent changes, and cannot find a discussion about it. If it is approved, I request that it be granted autopatrol. If not, it should be stopped and discussed. {{ping\|Jean-Frédéric}} --[[User:DannyS712\|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712\|talk]]) 01:39, 23 March 2020 (UTC) [[User:Spiralgang/minerva.css]] :4 edits a day to a single page, what is the problem? Why would we need to go through an approval process or autopatrolled for that?  — [[user:billinghurst\|billinghurst]] ''<span style="font-size:smaller">[[user talk:billinghurst\|sDrewth]]</span>'' 05:05, 23 March 2020 (UTC) * [[User:Spiralgang/vector.css]] ::Its 4 pages, and there isn't a problem, I just didn't know if the edits should be patrolled or not, and suggested that the bot be autopatrolled if it is running properly --[[User:DannyS712\|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712\|talk]]) 05:07, 23 March 2020 (UTC) * [[User:Spiralgang/vector-2022.css]] :::I don't think that we want to set it to autopatrol. If you wish to patrol them then go for it, otherwise I think leave it as it is.  — [[user:billinghurst\|billinghurst]] ''<span style="font-size:smaller">[[user talk:billinghurst\|sDrewth]]</span>'' 10:48, 23 March 2020 (UTC) * [[User:Spiralgang/common.css]] ~~::::I patrolled the rest of the unpatrolled edits.[[User:Camouflaged Mirage\|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage\|talk]]) 10:53, 23 March 2020 (UTC)~~ The first three aren't actually written in CSS. Edit summaries are nonsensical. The contents suggest that they were generated by some kind of AI. Please delete all of them as per [[:en:WP:NOTWEBHOST\|NOTWEBHOST]]. [[User:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh\|<span class="skin-invert" style="color:black;font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:110%">NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh</span>]] 18:14, 21 October 2025 (UTC) {{comment}} if we have issues with (low) volume repetitive editing needing patrolling on a page, or a small page series, then we can look to implement the pywikibot patrol.py. We use(d) it at English Wikisource. I can get wikisourcebot doing it here if needed, or we can start up a local bot with shared users to have it running.  — [[user:billinghurst\|billinghurst]] ''<span style="font-size:smaller">[[user talk:billinghurst\|sDrewth]]</span>'' 11:07, 23 March 2020 (UTC) : Deleted. [[User:Pppery\|* Pppery ]] [[User talk:Pppery\|<sub style="color:#800000">it has begun</sub>]] 01:12, 22 October 2025 (UTC) {{section resolved\|[[User:Pppery\| Pppery ]] [[User talk:Pppery\|<sub style="color:#800000">it has begun</sub>]] 01:12, 22 October 2025 (UTC)}} == Report concerning User:LTA 404 vs Moonrise, I'm Moonrise == ~~== Advertisement via wikimail ==~~ {{Vandal\|LTA 404 vs Moonrise, I'm Moonrise}} — '''Reasons:''' Long-term Abuse. 🪶-[[User:Tanbiruzzaman\|<span style="font-family:monospace;color:#006400;letter-spacing:1px;">TΛNBIRUZZΛMΛN</span>]] ([[User talk:Tanbiruzzaman\|💬]]) 19:43, 21 October 2025 (UTC) :{{done}} [[User:Ternera\|Ternera]] ([[User talk:Ternera\|talk]]) 19:44, 21 October 2025 (UTC) I have received mail from Hjfocs, which asks to vote for his project. I don't know which rules are active here, at meta, but this mail looks like like a spam for me. If it is ok, then just close this request. — [[User:Vort\|Vort]] ([[User talk:Vort\|talk]]) 04:58, 23 March 2020 (UTC) {{section resolved\|1=[[User:Ternera\|Ternera]] ([[User talk:Ternera\|talk]]) 19:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)}} :It isn't a metawiki specific issue. I too received an email and left a note on their enWP user talk page, and I would suggest that you provide your feedback directly.  — [[user:billinghurst\|billinghurst]] ''<span style="font-size:smaller">[[user talk:billinghurst\|sDrewth]]</span>'' 05:00, 23 March 2020 (UTC) :: No, you are wrong. It is specific, because advertised project is located here, at meta + wikimail has arrived with <code>"Meta" <wiki@wikimedia.org></code> source address. — [[User:Vort\|Vort]] ([[User talk:Vort\|talk]]) 08:04, 23 March 2020 (UTC) :: This feedback is not about advertised project, it is about mass messages (which is prohibited in many Wikimedia projects), that is why I discuss it here. — [[User:Vort\|Vort]] ([[User talk:Vort\|talk]]) 08:04, 23 March 2020 (UTC) :::{{ping\|Vort}} Courtesy would be for you to address your concerns with the user initially. If you don't get an acceptable response, then maybe we can put it to the community.  — [[user:billinghurst\|billinghurst]] ''<span style="font-size:smaller">[[user talk:billinghurst\|sDrewth]]</span>'' 10:43, 23 March 2020 (UTC) ~~: So no one want to help me understand if such messages are fine. Ok. Will ask it in different place. — [[User:Vort\|Vort]] ([[User talk:Vort\|talk]]) 11:02, 23 March 2020 (UTC)~~ ::{{Comment}}.[[Grants_talk:Project#Projects_advertisement]]. They went to this page for the same issue. --[[User:Camouflaged Mirage\|Camouflaged Mirage]] ([[User talk:Camouflaged Mirage\|talk]]) 11:12, 23 March 2020 (UTC) :::If a person has an issue/problem with another user's behaviour it actually is a problematic situation, and rightfully they should address it to the person in a polite and respectful manner. The recipient should be open to positive feedback/criticism and considerate of others.<p>In my opinion it does not require the community to intervene unless a behaviour is egregious, continuing or flagrantly in contravention of policy. We are not people's mothers, we will treat you as adults (or trying to be adults) and capable of managing your own affairs.  — [[user:billinghurst\|billinghurst]] ''<span style="font-size:smaller">[[user talk:billinghurst\|sDrewth]]</span>'' 11:18, 23 March 2020 (UTC) == Report concerning User:Buddydml == ~~== Request to block [[User:Garam]] and delete his user page ==~~ {{vandal\|1=Buddydml}} — '''Reasons:''' Self-promotion. User page already deleted once earlier this year. <small>[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/User:TenWhile6/XReport\|XReport]]</small> --[[User:NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh\|<span class="skin-invert" style="color:black;font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:110%">NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh</span>]] 02:52, 22 October 2025 (UTC) : {{done}} – [[User:DreamRimmer\|<span style="color:#5A4FCF">'''Dream'''Rimmer</span>]] [[User talk:DreamRimmer\|<span style="color:#5A4FCF;">■</span>]] 03:09, 22 October 2025 (UTC) {{Section resolved\|1=– [[User:DreamRimmer\|<span style="color:#5A4FCF">'''Dream'''Rimmer</span>]] [[User talk:DreamRimmer\|<span style="color:#5A4FCF;">■</span>]] 03:09, 22 October 2025 (UTC)}} == Abuse of account creation – Mahmoudmrdom == He claimed I made fun of him at an offline meetup about ten years ago without any evidence, and he constantly requests me to apologize to him for it. He blamed me, "I condemn past/present actions and attitudes user Motoko C. K., who is a director of Wikimedia Korea." on [[User:Garam\|his user page]]. Please check [[User talk:Motoko C. K.#.\|my usertalk page]]. --[[User:Motoko C. K.\|Motoko C. K.]] ([[User talk:Motoko C. K.\|talk]]) 05:08, 23 March 2020 (UTC) : "without any evidence"... 10 years ago, there were a lot of people in the conference. But there was no poilcies yet, like [[Friendly space policies]]. Then, how could I get some evidences? --[[User:Garam\|Garam]] <sub>[[User talk:Garam\|talk]]</sub> 05:18, 23 March 2020 (UTC) ~~: And you were a staff at that time. --[[User:Garam\|Garam]] <sub>[[User talk:Garam\|talk]]</sub> 05:21, 23 March 2020 (UTC)~~ :"Are you dyslexic?" doesn't sound like a productive discussion. I'm slightly involved in the background discussion (korean wikinews closure) so I would rather avoid handling this, then there is no Korean speaker to handle it. — regards, [[User:-revi\|<span style="color:green;font-family:Courier new, serif;font-variant:small-caps">Revi</span>]] 06:24, 23 March 2020 (UTC) ::However, attacking someone on their user page has been unacceptable, is unacceptable, and will continue to be unacceptable per [[WM:NOT]] and [[Meta:Urbanity]], so I am removing it. — regards, [[User:-revi\|<span style="color:green;font-family:Courier new, serif;font-variant:small-caps">Revi</span>]] 06:29, 23 March 2020 (UTC) :::Prior case: [[Meta:Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat/Archives/2018-03#Has my userpage been contrary to META policy?]] - there were few more cases similar to this but I can only recall this one. — regards, [[User:-revi\|<span style="color:green;font-family:Courier new, serif;font-variant:small-caps">Revi</span>]] 06:43, 23 March 2020 (UTC) Since I discuss with him/her, always he/she twist my words, such as [[Special:diff/19920460]]. Really I do not know it is on purpose or not. But I feel tired when I discuss with him/her. So, now... I asked to him/her respectfully about his/her ability. Because if he/she have some disabilities, I should write my texts more easily. BUT, really I did not have another meaning, such as discrimination. --[[User:Garam\|Garam]] <sub>[[User talk:Garam\|talk]]</sub> 07:53, 23 March 2020 (UTC) :"이건 좀 실례되는 말이긴 하나 원활한 토론을 위해서 여쭙고자 하는데, 혹시 난독증과 같은 읽기 장애가 있으시진 않으신지요." - "I know this might be offending, but for the ease of discussion I ask, do you have a <s>problem</s> disability with reading things, like dyslexia?" I don't think this is 'respectful'. It is plain intimidation/harassment. — regards, [[User:-revi\|<span style="color:green;font-family:Courier new, serif;font-variant:small-caps">Revi</span>]] 08:23, 23 March 2020 (UTC) (problem modified to disability — regards, [[User:-revi\|<span style="color:green;font-family:Courier new, serif;font-variant:small-caps">Revi</span>]] 12:53, 23 March 2020 (UTC)) ::{{ping\|Garam}} If you said that, then I would agree with revi that it is not how we look to edit at this wiki. I would suggest that you remove the text and apologise to Motoko. {{ping\|Motoko C. K. }} Garam is aggrieved with a 10 year old conversation which you do not recall, and I would think that looking to settle a dispute after this time would make you both better people, whether there was intent or no intent. That it has escalated to here and that two grown ups are unable to settle it is quite disappointing and one could say does not reflect well on either of you. Reach deep!  — [[user:billinghurst\|billinghurst]] ''<span style="font-size:smaller">[[user talk:billinghurst\|sDrewth]]</span>'' 10:55, 23 March 2020 (UTC) [[User:Mahmoudmrdom]] is abusing account creation: 그는 작년에 Korean Wiktionary에서 있었던 관리자선거에서 피선거권이 없음에도 피선거권이 있는 척 행동하였습니다. (30일 내 기여 50회 이상이 규정이나, 약 30회로 미달) 해당 피선거권 규정은 재작년에 그의 제안에 의해 신설되었습니다. [https://ko.wiktionary.org/wiki/위키낱말사전토론:투표 #] 단순착오로는 생각하기 힘듭니다. 부정선거가 의심됩니다. — [[Special:Contributions/2001:2D8:E99B:408D:0:0:88B:70AD\|2001:2D8:E99B:408D:0:0:88B:70AD]] 13:19, 23 March 2020 (UTC) * [[User:MAHMUDMARDUM]] ~~== COVID-19 banner ==~~ * [[User:محمودمردوم]] Both accounts created by him. He is blocked elsewhere for vandalism. Requesting block. [[User:Saroj\|Saroj]] ([[User talk:Saroj\|talk]]) 03:13, 22 October 2025 (UTC) Even though three translations of the banner [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MessageGroupStats?group=Centralnotice-tgroup-Programmatic_translations_2020#sortable:6=desc have been published], the banner doesn't seem to show up on those wikis. I can only get it to show up if I use ?force=1 ( https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA?banner=programmatic_mlWW_rsp_covid19&force=1 or https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA?banner=programmatic_mlWW_rsp_covid19&force=1 for example). What gives? Is the banner set to only show up on en.wiki? – [[User:Srdjan m\|Srdjan m]] ([[User talk:Srdjan m\|talk]]) 09:48, 23 March 2020 (UTC) : Have these accounts edited recently? [[User:Codename Noreste\|<span style="color:#0024FF">Codename Noreste</span>]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste\|discuss]] • [[Special:Contributions/Codename Noreste\|contribs]]) 04:16, 22 October 2025 (UTC) : So far, yes. I assume {{U\|Seddon (WMF)}} and {{U\|SPatton (WMF)}} plan to enable the banner on non-English projects soon. You can always check the status of any campaign at [[Special:CentralNotice]]. --[[User:Martin Urbanec\|Martin Urbanec]] ([[User talk:Martin Urbanec\|talk]]) 11:25, 23 March 2020 (UTC) ::This is what I'm thinking. While the account names are almost the exact same, there's no editing activity from either account for behavioral evidence, and given lack of any edits whatsoever there's nothing CheckUser would be able to find either. His block is also on mediawikiwiki for activity on Phabricator, not on a wiki. I don't see any reason to block on Meta without misconduct on Meta. [[User:EggRoll97\|EggRoll97]] ([[User talk:EggRoll97\|talk]]) 04:18, 22 October 2025 (UTC) :::Just to clarify, I wasn’t saying ''Mahmoudmrdom'' is using multiple accounts; I meant that this user is actually creating new accounts themselves — you can see it in the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=newusers&user=Mahmoudmrdom&page=&excludetempacct=1&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers&wpFormIdentifier=logeventslist user creation log]. That’s why I reported it under “Abuse of account creation,” since they seem to be using the account creation tool to make accounts like ''MAHMUDMARDUM'' and ''محمودمردوم'', not for editing but for creating other accounts. [[User:Saroj\|Saroj]] ([[User talk:Saroj\|talk]]) 04:26, 22 October 2025 (UTC)