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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 00:32:16, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

Purge


Current requests for rollback

User:Raayaan9911

I reverted vandalism edit at lot, i made over 6,000 edits. Raayaan9911 00:06, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
+1--Cactus🌵 spiky ツ 10:11, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:Jet Pilot

Rollback makes it easier to revert vandalism. I already have the flag on other wikis, so I’m familiar with how it works. Regards, Jet Pilot (talk) 03:09, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Personally I'd like to see a longer history of need but you've been here for more than the minimum times and most of your edits are undoing Vandalism so I'd guess you've shown a need but I'd prefer not to grant the flag right now but have no objections to another admin reviewing and granting it. In the meantime I'd suggest using twinkle for now. fr33kman 17:31, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Why should it be so hard for someone to get rollback if they want it? It's not a trophy someone needs to work for. It should be given to anybody who has shown they will use it correctly. I understand reluctance if someone is blocked on another wiki, or there is doubt about their good faith or knowledge of Simple English Wikipedia guidelines, but that isn't the case here. TagUser (talk) 19:57, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In this case I chose not to grant it due to the low number of total edits (ie: less than 250). The user has been around long enough and most edits are anti-vandalism but the total number of edits is too low for my personal taste. That's why I declined but gave the rider that I'd not object if another admin wanted to grant the flag. fr33kman 04:05, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Because rollback can be abused and actually has quite a subtle use case (obvious vandalism, not good faith edits) it can be quite controversial. We do recommend that users who have the permission are both competent to use it correctly and have the usecase to weild it.
It's also not really all that much of a boon over using Twinkle. It's not really that much of an ask to have a decent history of reverting changes before getting the tool that makes it faster. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:18, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, however I do think it's pretty clear that someone like Jet Pilot would use it correctly, as they already have it on English and Spanish Wikipedias. On the other hand, Raayaan, who received rollback above, is blocked on English Wikipedia for competence issues. TagUser (talk) 20:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah I’m aware that my edit count isn’t very impressive. Personally, I try to focus more on quality than quantity. While I’m not very active here yet, I have no problem waiting until I gain more experience and edits before submitting a new request. Regards, Jet Pilot (talk) 21:49, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@TagUser Sorry for the ping, but I think if someone is blocked on another Wikipedia, it doesn't mean we can object to granting rollback right on Simple-wiki. When a user clearly demonstrates that he is contributing to Simple-wiki with full responsibility and following all guidelines. I think very soon, with some more edits and spending a little more time patrolling RC Jet Pilot, will succeed in getting Rollback right. Bensebgli (Talk) 05:43, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Current requests for patroller

None at this time

Current requests for transwiki importer

None at this time

Current requests for adminship

M7

M7 (talk · contribs · count)

End date: 17:17, 20 April 2025 (UTC)


Hello,

this is my self-nomination for becoming an administrator of the Simple Wikipedia project again.

I have been active on Wikimedia Wikies since 2004, and after some years of pause, I am active again and seeking for your consensus to receive admin flag on this project. I usually follow the Recent changes feed, and sometimes some admin actions might be useful to fight vandalism and spam. Also, access to abuse filter logs might be of help and, and by the way, I can help with that.

For reference, I got admin access on this project 2007 and kept until 2016. Now I am a global rollbacker and global sysop, and also sysop and 'crat on the Italian Wikipedia and Meta Wikimedia coordination multi-lingual project.

I know am not an ideal administrator for enhancing page content, but I can help in troubleshooting AF things and keeping things clean and tidy. I will strictly follow this project rules and respect the policy against vandalism when dealing with users.

Please note that I am open to your comments and suggestions. Thank you for your consideration. --M7 (talk) 17:17, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Candidate's acceptance: Self-nomination

Support

  1. Support— we need more admins on this project due to backlog. As you carried out your 2004-2022 adminship and then as Steward from 2004-2016 with full responsibility and patience. Bensebgli (Talk) 18:55, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support consistent activity seems to be on the lower side, but I don't think that's a huge deal. M7 is an experienced admin on other projects and I trust they will do a fine job here. Ternera (talk) 21:02, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Strong support Seen you around in itwiki. Trusted user. ⯎ Asteralee ⯎ 21:04, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Support no brainier fr33kman 00:20, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Happy to Support your return :).- FusionSub (Talk page) (Contributions) 08:57, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Support Trusted user, hopefully to return. Raayaan9911 09:01, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Strong support nothing much to say--Cactus🌵 spiky ツ 10:18, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Support MathXplore (talk) 12:04, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Strong Support Trusted user, and hopefully to return to the Wiki, I have seen him around on Italian Wiki (I check often) ⭐ Adelaide Do you have to say something? 16:20, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Support - Seen M7 around Wikis and they've never caused problems anywhere, Knowledgeable and trusted editor, No ref flags, Easy support. –Davey2010Talk 16:37, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  11. A former sysop who has returned to activity and familiarised themselves with the community and processes again before a return to adminship, so a brilliant candidate for the role. Best of luck! --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 21:45, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Support Active, trusted and experienced. Jianhui67 T★C 21:53, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Strong support, highly trusted and competent candidate; thanks for volunteering. Svartava (talk) 07:01, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Strong support Per all above and thanks for volunteering. Aqurs1 (talk) 15:22, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Support I too have noticed his great work on the Italian Wikipedia. In bocca al lupo (good luck)!. ✩ Dream Indigo ✩ 22:23, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Comments

Current requests for bureaucratship

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Current requests for checkusership

None at this time

Current requests for oversightership

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Current requests for removal of rights

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