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Help

My account user blocked because of Template:Checkuserblock-account I had no another account on Wikipedia I'm Farsi wiki editor and My user globally locked and blocked with no previous notice. I explained a lot everywhere and now I would mention that I have a brother and he was fan of Farsad (rapper) and sometimes he vote in AFD and make some edition in Farsi Wikipedia and we mostly use same PC. And explained to that moderator who blocked me but he didn't pay attention! And other 2 account only made for submit massage in order to get help to other moderator; I didn't any mistake anytime and if I did unwanted I apologize. And I submitted ticket bud they answer me wrong! Please help me if you can, thanks 5.115.138.165 22:44, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

@EPIC my last ticket number is #2024121610009662 but More than 6 Days left and no one answered yet 2A02:4540:AC:6A4:1:0:37AF:19C3 05:47, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Lock appeals submitted to us can generally take some time. You were locked for cross-wiki abuse/sockpuppetry. EPIC (talk) 07:18, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

@EPIC What should I do to get unlocked sir? I apologize for all the things that happened and I guarantee to never happen again! I only opened 2 other accounts right after my main account banned, for put massage in order to get help so it seems it's out of rules and I didn't know that. By the way I apologize 2A02:4540:23:66D5:1:0:8063:1FE5 08:14, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Two accounts

Hi EPIC, Sorry to bother you but regarding this, Would you say using two accounts is fine providing no policies are being broken ? or should there be a reason as to why the second account needs to be used/exists?,

The user isn't circumventing any blocks and they're not disrupting anything but I've always thought there had to be a reason for a second account otherwise it would need to be blocked ? Am I wrong on this?, Thanks, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 13:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Hello, it depends from case to case, though generally having multiple accounts isn't wrong in itself as long as they aren't being abused. EPIC (talk) 13:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Hi, Ah okay I didn't know that - I thought there had to be an actual reason for a second account, I didn't think you could just create one and then edit from both accounts (ignoring shared pcs, awb, etc etc),

As the user created 10 alts on Enwiki 7 months ago I therefore thought this new account was a major red flag and that history shouldn't be repeating itself but I guess I'm wrong on this, I don't understand why it's okay and I don't understand why nothing is being done about it at Simple Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard#Sock_block_request but I guess it all comes down to them not actually doing anything wrong so it's fine, I don't think it is "fine" but I'm obviously in the minority on that,

Anyway thank you for replying and thank you for helping me better understand why, Felt like I've been going around in circles for the past 2/3 days, Your help is very much appreciated so thank you again, Have a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 15:19, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes, generally there still has to be a good reason to create more than one account, but 10 is quite over the general limit. EPIC (talk) 15:24, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

But this is my point EPIC - no good reason has been provided from this user, That being said we're not at 10 accounts yet (as far as I know) so maybe I'm caring too early I don't know, I just don't see why they need to be editing from two accounts when SOCKLEGIT doesn't apply to them, Anyway I've closed that thread as you've said having two is okay and no one seems to want to do anything at Simple - I guess it's a problem if they were being deceptive, commenting twice on things etc etc, Thanks again for your help it's much appreciated, Take care my friend, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 15:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Request for Review of IP Block

Dear Administrators,

I am reaching out to request a review of a block placed on my IP address. I believe that this block was either a mistake or a result of a false positive. I have not engaged in any disruptive activity, and I would greatly appreciate it if you could look into the matter and consider lifting the block.

Thank you for your assistance!

Best regards, AuthorChiman (talk) 16:13, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

@AuthorChiman: I assume you are affected by a global hardblock. Could you write to stewardswikimediaorg and provide more information? EPIC (talk) 17:46, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Okay Thank You! AuthorChiman (talk) 17:49, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Sysop and Bureaucrat rights

Hi EPIC, hope you are doing well. I think my rights were removed by mistake. Because the claim is against the local rules. The reason is that I am inactive. But this is not right. I am the 9th most active sysop among 15 sysops in the last 6 months and the 11th in the last year. According to our local rules, the minimum requirement is 25 sysop actions in the last 6 months. However, I have made 149 sysop actions in the last 6 months and 476 sysop actions in the last year. The interesting thing is that the sysop who made the claim has made fewer sysop actions on our local wiki than me in the last six months :) I am leaving here the statistics of sysop actions on the local wiki in the last 6 months and the last 1 year. Please review and return my rights, I still have the desire to be active. If necessary, I will give up the rights myself. I would also like to inform you that there is no vote or any decision other than the claim of inactivity.

Hope you wonderful holiday, sincerely --eldarado (talk | contributions | meta page) 17:18, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

@Eldarado: I removed the rights on request of another local bureaucrat per the inactivity policy. As far as I could read, the policy also requires 500 edits in six months, and 25 of them needs to be related to moving pages, creating templates/categories and uploading files, and if I understood correctly, it was that part which wasn't met, which is why the flags were removed (the policy mentioned that the removal will be an automatic removal without a vote if there has already been a vote in the past). With that being said I might have misunderstood. @Turkmen: Could you please clarify the removal request? If it was an incorrect removal then I could restore the rights. EPIC (talk) 17:36, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks EPIC for the reply. Our rule says that if a vote has been held on reason of the inactivity of a sysop and it hasn't been approved, then after 6 months of inactivity, you can get the status without a vote. However, there was no vote on my inactivity. (last vote wasn't for inactivity) If the reason is my inactivity, a vote should be started on it first and my opinion should be asked. In addition, I am not inactive and I have 500+ edits in the last six months. --eldarado (talk | contributions | meta page) 18:19, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Hello, there is no misunderstanding. In February 2024, a request was made by the user to remove the rights due to inactivity and other reasons, and a vote was held here. The user avoided getting his rights with only 1 vote. However, there was no change in the user's activity after that process. And the vast majority of deletions there are mass deletions via twinkle. For which the user was warned by another admin. And many of the pages were later restored by that admin. Excluding these wrong deletions, the user's contributions in 2024 are: 15 (8 blocks, 1 block change, 1 unblock, 1 protect, 3 page restore (same page) and 1 patrol). Regards, Turkmen ^talk 18:53, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

@Turkmen: Was the vote related to inactivity? The policy seems to mention that the voting should be related to the user's inactivity (i.e it can't be just any regular de-sysop voting). EPIC (talk) 18:58, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Of course that voting wasn't related inactivity. First started voting for all sysop then some of then accepted. 100% election wasn't related my inactivity. I'll send the links here when I get my laptop at night. --eldarado (talk | contributions | meta page) 19:03, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

@EPIC, Yes, one of the main reasons was inactivity. The user who started the request clearly stated his opinion here. For example, it is enough to look at these comments (1, 2 , 3, etc.) during voting. As the user said above, although he previously said he would voluntarily give up on user groups, unfortunately he does not. He also avoids starting a discussion in the local. Turkmen ^talk 19:24, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

This is the voting in February. You can see all sysops on the voting :) it means all sysops are inactive? @Turkmen:, if you have a problem with me, don't do this type of things, because you are harming our Wikipedia with such actions. --eldarado (talk | contributions | meta page) 19:16, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

@Eldarado, In the voting there, 1 admin's rights were removed for inactivity, 1 admin's rights were removed for abuse (then blocked indefinitely). Only 2 admin rights were not received. One of them is now actively countributing. And you have been removed for continuing to be inactive. Please don't mislead the discussion. If you have objection, you can open a discussion in the local. If you're right, the community will support you anyway. Turkmen ^talk 19:27, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

@Turkmen:, First of all, the correctness of the decision must be confirmed after that you can also open a discussion for me. You did not answer the question addressed to you in here. --eldarado (talk | contributions | meta page) 19:43, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

What question? Turkmen ^talk 19:51, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Turkmen, You just mentioned the comments of the users. You couldn't show us the reason of the voting. All sysops were on the voting and you are telling us the reason was inactivity. Sorry, but you are no adequate and I can't continue to discuss with you. I'm just waiting for the Steward decision. --eldarado (talk | contributions | meta page) 19:58, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

After some further looking at the voting in question, I do agree on the impression that the vote might have been part of a general confirmation which involved all sysops. As such, I have restored the flags at the moment, at least pending clarification. Considering the controversy/uncertainties here, could you open a local discussion, or alternatively have the other two local bureaucrats give their comment on whether they think the removal is in line with policy? EPIC (talk) 20:08, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I think this was the wrong decision. There is no concept of "general voting" on the Azerbaijani Wikipedia. I will start a general community discussion tomorrow. Thanks for your attention! Turkmen ^talk 20:15, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

The confirmations involved all sysops at that time as far as I can see (regardless of whether they were inactive or not), thus why I get the impression that it was just a general admin confirmation, even though I notice that inactivity was part of the background to why it was opened. Since this case seems rather complicated, I restored the rights, though as mentioned, the other two local bureaucrats are also free to give their opinion on whether they think the policy is met here. @Eldarado: FYI as well. EPIC (talk) 20:24, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

@EPIC good day.

I have also taken a deep look at discussions and current azwiki rules.

Eldarado's (and others, including me) admin status was put into discussion in February, to get general opinion of the wikipedians. Following that, Eldarado's status was nominated for voting. The arguments were his position and activity. He stood as admin by 1 vote.

The local policy says that a sysop may get their flags revoked if they have't improved their activity from the previous voting for inactivity. Turkmen's removal of Eldarado's rights is understandable as the discussion (17 February – 3 March voting of his) featured arguments of this kind. Toghrul R (talk) 21:10, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Got it EPIC, I already asked for two bureaucrats' opinion. --eldarado (talk | contributions | meta page) 20:41, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

EPIC, both bureaucrats mentioned their opinion and both are said votings are not releated inactivity. Yes Toghrul "The local policy says that a sysop may get their flags revoked if they have't improved their activity from the previous voting for inactivity" and where is my voting for inactivity? Could you please show us? Thank you --eldarado (talk | contributions | meta page) 23:22, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

I understand both sides here, but since both of the other two bureaucrats seem to be unsure as well, and technically the inactivity policy isn't met here, I would say to refer this to the local community. Open a local discussion, and return with a new SRP request if there is consensus to remove. EPIC (talk) 23:52, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

EPIC, I understand you, there is a language barrier. You can assign Turkish or Azerbaijani languages known steward here for read our local discussion and mention their opinion. In addition, according to the rules, I am not inactive. Above I have posted statistics for the last six months and the last year. From there you can see that there are 6-7 more sysops with less activity than me. Why is my inactivity being discussed. In your opinion, is this fair? --eldarado (talk | contributions | meta page) 00:43, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

@Turkmen and @Toghrul R are right. The main reason why @Eldarado's status was brought up for discussion (passed the initial stage) was his passivity. It has not been active at all in the last 1 year. Bot edits and similar activities are not considered activity. Samral (talk) 04:56, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Merry Christmas, User:EPIC.

Hi, User:EPIC. I hope you're doing well. I wanted to wish you a merry Christmas, because you helped in the Gagauz Wikipedia. I also wish you the best for 2025. I hope you live a happy life and enjoy your time in Commons. I hope I see you next time. Bye. OperationSakura6144 (talk) 11:51, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

Last Request

Hi Sir @EPIC

I submitted ticket to he steward but I didn't get answer, may I have last chance to get back my account ? I apologize for all things that happened, thanks. 2A02:4540:A6:9607:1:0:5260:9A22 17:30, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

Re: Horcus

Hello, EPIC: Yes, I understand. Horcus is basically my partner. I encouraged him to participate in Wikipedia, and, well, he ended up voting for me and for other users. I apologize for not mentioning earlier that we share the same IP address; I did clarify it later. On my local Wikipedia, as far as I know and as an experienced user, this is not prohibited unless it’s a sockpuppet directly linked to me. That said, if necessary, as a consequence of this issue—which also caused problems for another user’s request—you may revoke my application for global renamer. Additionally, the account was not created with the purpose of securing votes for myself or others—I essentially don’t know any of the other users. Moreover, the user is actively participating in the Spanish Wikipedia. That said, I once again apologize for the inconvenience. If necessary, you may revoke my application due to this issue, and if required, impose a sanction for both of us within Meta. Best regards. —Aopou {discusión} 00:16, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

@Aopou: Excuse my somewhat late response. I'll also tone down some of the stuff I wrote on your talk page. Yes, sharing the same IP address is fine indeed and no sanctions will be imposed, nor will your discussion be closed. In this case, the votes were striked since it seemed that one of the reasons why the account was created was either as a sockpuppet or to gain support in your request (but per your explanation I think the first one isn't likely). In cases like this, it is indeed therefore useful to disclose any additional accounts or users you share an IP with. With that being said, as mentioned, we will assume good faith here and there is really no need to scold or punish anyone for it, since it seems that the account was simply created in good faith. EPIC (talk) 08:10, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Request for review of IP block

i had just finished extensively editing a wikipedia page when i got hit with this notice of ip blockage completely unprompted. i have no idea why this address range is blocked considering i've been using it to edit for over a year now and is my local address. you can understand why i would be upset, especially since i have no knowledge or warning of having broken any rules. please review and explain what kind of long-term abuse caused this judgement to be made.

106.154.148.0/22

yours, Plifal (talk) 10:49, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

I tried modifying the block slightly. Could you try again now? EPIC (talk) 21:30, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions!

Thank you very much for your services to the Wikimedia projects! We would be happy to see you as a steward this year too. All best wishes, Sincerely, Gadir (talk) 05:04, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

ticket to check (Jan 2025)

Hi EPIC. If you have a moment, would you please take a look at ticket:2025010410002852? Thank you, — xaosflux ^Talk 21:35, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

@Xaosflux: Thank you, done and responded there. EPIC (talk) 22:04, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

Crosswiki spam

Hello EPIC: I would like to ask you about a matter to see if you can assist me. On the Spanish Wikipedia, there is a user who creates articles in very poor conditions, essentially without references or proper attribution of copyright, among other issues. I reported this on the noticeboard, and the user was blocked. However, after conducting a deeper investigation, I discovered that the user is engaging in cross-wiki spam, posting the same poorly formatted articles across different projects. So far, they have been sanctioned on two Wikipedias and are about to receive a third block on the English Wikipedia. My question is: is it possible to report this cross-wiki spam behavior to request a global block? I am certain they will continue to be sanctioned on more wikis for the same actions, as they disregard all warnings. The user in question is Theguyfromermesinde. Sincerely, —Aopou {discusión} 21:47, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

@Aopou: I looked into it just now. It seems that the only current local blocks are temporary, has there been any past local blocks or past issues? EPIC (talk) 22:06, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

No, this is the first time I’ve noticed their activity. In my view, they could be an evader of sanctions or something similar, although I can’t confirm it without concrete evidence. The account is relatively new, less than a month old, and has been focused on performing cross-wiki edits. So far, it has only been posting the same articles and evading warnings across different Wikipedias. For this reason, I thought it would be appropriate to report them for cross-wiki spam due to their unusual behavior. I based this on a similar case that occurred on the Spanish Wikipedia. An account (Futurolog21) engaged in the same behavior and was ultimately globally blocked for it. —Aopou {discusión} 22:10, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

After looking into it I've globally blocked the account for a week. The blocks are quite recent and only temporary, thus why I'm beginning with a shorter global block at first. If the behavior in question happens to continue after this block, we can consider further actions. EPIC (talk) 23:16, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Perfect, thank you very much. In any case, I will continue to follow up in case new information comes up or if I find that they were expelled from somewhere, as, in my opinion, there is no justification. However, I can't keep making claims without proof. Apart from that, thanks again, and I also appreciate the autopatrolled. —Aopou {discusión} 23:27, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Request for inspection

Hello admin, the puppet case on my main wiki has not been resolved for about a month. The moderators said they could not be active. I opened an moderator request for myself. Could you please moderate me? Thank you. Steward requests/Checkuser Dervişli (talk) 11:26, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks

Hello! Thank you for your hard work on Meta-Wiki. Best regards, Julius 12345 (talk) 18:22, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! EPIC (talk) 20:10, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Help

Hello I applied and it still hasn't been reviewe. Saygılar. [1] Çınarcan (talk) 00:02, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Email

Hi EPIC, did you receive my email, or did it end up in your spam folder? Regards Wüstenspringmaus _talk 05:42, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

I'll look into it in a while. EPIC (talk) 07:13, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Commons wiki

I was wondering how I would appeal my block on commons. Do I just submit a utrs appeal? Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 02:49, 19 January 2025 (UTC)

The block reason says that you will need to appeal from Helloidonthaveaname. So assumably the appeal should come that way. EPIC (talk) 10:27, 19 January 2025 (UTC)

But I can't access the account Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 22:19, 19 January 2025 (UTC)

What do I do now? Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 07:40, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

You will either have to appeal through email then, or another way. Either way the stewards cannot assist in local block issues. EPIC (talk) 08:45, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

@Elcobbola Is this possible? Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 09:05, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

Pinging @Taivo also Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 09:25, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

Elcobbola last edit was in october, I think I would try to get on Helloidonthaveaname first. Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 09:20, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

Sockpuppets are not unblocked, no way. You must log in and request unblock under Helloidonthaveaname account. And bytheway, when blocking, I do not check blocks in other projects, I do not care about that. I did not know, that you are blocked in enwiki. Taivo (talk) 12:00, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

@Taivo If I requests from Helloidonthaveaname can you unblock me on this account instead. I was unblocked on en on this account. Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 12:27, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

@Taivo When i logged on to Helloidonthaveaname, my ip was autoblocked, can you remove the ip block so that I could edit my talk page? Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 08:29, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Autoblock #489812 --Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 08:36, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

 This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 09:52, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

Begäran om förklaring och upplåsning av globalt låst konto (Lovertruck)

Hej EPIC,

Jag heter Alexander och jag var tidigare användaren bakom kontot Lovertruck. Jag har märkt att mitt konto blev globalt låst den 11 april 2024 på grund av "cross-wiki abuse." Jag vill be om ursäkt om mina tidigare redigeringar har orsakat problem.

Jag vill förklara att många av de redigeringar som ledde till detta lås gjordes redan 2022, när jag var ganska ung och inte fullt förstod hur viktigt det är att följa Wikipedias riktlinjer. Sedan dess har jag lärt mig mycket och förstår nu varför reglerna kring seriöst bidragande är så viktiga.

Mitt mål är att bidra positivt till Wikimedia-projekten framöver, och jag hoppas kunna få en andra chans. Skulle det vara möjligt att få mer information om exakt vad som ledde till låsningen? Och finns det någon möjlighet att få mitt konto upplåst, eller kan jag skapa ett nytt konto för att börja om på ett bättre sätt?

Tack för att du tar dig tid att läsa detta. Jag ser fram emot ditt svar.

Med vänliga hälsningar,

Alexander (Lovertruck) 217.21.224.200 12:48, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

The reason for the lock is stated in the lock summary. As for how to appeal your lock, as I already explained to you on IRC, please send in an appeal to stewards-appealswikimediaorg. However, I would suggest waiting some time with doing so, as you were evading your lock as recently as this month.

Anledningen till varför ditt konto låstes står i motiveringen till låset. För att överklaga låset kan du, som jag redan förklarade för dig på IRC, skicka en överklagan till stewards-appealswikimediaorg. Däremot skulle jag vänta med en överklagan om jag var du, eftersom du kringgick ditt lås så sent som denna månad vilket kan ha en negativ påverkan på din överklagan. EPIC (talk) 12:54, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

block message

Hi, Why the block message related to this block:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:GlobalBlockList?target=5.173.0.0%2F16

direct users to English Wikipedia while the blocked IP range belongs to an ISP from Poland and users operating from this range are unlikely to edit English Wikipedia, but rather Polish Wikipedia? IMO, this is misleading. Ankry (talk) 17:35, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

I understand the confusion. Short explanation, plwiki has no account creation request system, thus why editors are being pointed to ACC. If you have an account created that way, you can then use it to edit the Polish Wikipedia since the block only affects logged out users. The block doesn't seem to have caused too much collateral yet, but if it does get too high, plwiki administrators can decide to exempt that block locally on plwiki. EPIC (talk) 18:19, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

If you have an account created that way, you can then use it to edit the Polish Wikipedia since the block only affects logged out users. This is not true. ACC creates accounts on the English Wikipedia. If a user attempts to use such an account on the Polish Wikipedia from the blocked range, they will not be able to since account creation is blocked (local account cannot be created). Speaking as one of the ACC tool admins, you should not be referring users to ACC in global block messages. — JJMC89 (T·C) 07:26, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

The global block should only prevent auto-account creation as long as it is a hardblock. If it's a global softblock, it should not be preventing autocreation of an account. An alternative could otherwise be to instead redirect users of that IP range to stewards for assistance, as has been done in the past for similar blocks. EPIC (talk) 07:39, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

When a block is blocking account creation, it applies to all types of account creation, including autocreation. Before we could set the account creation option for global blocks (i.e., all gblocks blocked account creation) they did not block autocreation. — JJMC89 (T·C) 07:49, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

I've changed the block summary to redirect users to the stewards instead. The decision on whether plwiki wants the block locally exempted I'll leave to the local administrators. EPIC (talk) 07:56, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Please help

I was publicly bullied. A so-called senior editor used hate speech against me but also gave me death threatsUser:Davey2010 Mentioned/ threatened me publicly May I suggest playing on a motorway as a new hobby ?, Be careful though you wouldn't want to wake up dead in the morning :)[2]. And I have to email it to simple-admins-l@lists.wikimedia.org?? seriously??

Also, I raised this issue on simple wiki AN but the response I got can be seen here: [3]

And the admin name grif is trying to cover it. Please do something. This is not a good thing to do. Also when I try to report AIV. I can't because of the abuse filter. This is so sad. Qylt (talk) 02:01, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Wikinews RfC

Hi! I'm very happy you could have a look at the RfC and make a fast closure. So thank you very much for that. I had/have a question more at Special:Diff/28158070. The bot put it to the archive :-) But in short it is: Should I set an exception for de and ru so they keep CC-BY-2.5 or should I let them keep the standard license (which will soon be CC-BY-4.0). MGA73 (talk) 06:28, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Sorry if I made it somewhat unclear. Since there have been objections to BY-4.0 locally, I would suggest to wait with any license change for them, at least at this time. For the others there seems to have been no issues with a change to BY-4.0, and I think the change could be proceeded with for them. EPIC (talk) 06:50, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Perfect! Then I will request that an exception is being set for ru and de so that they will keep CC-BY-2.5 untill they ask for another license. --MGA73 (talk) 08:13, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Seems that pissed off an admin at German Wikinews so now I'm blocked there. Life is not easy :-) --MGA73 (talk) 06:19, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello

Hello, I have withdrawn my candidacy for the management. Can you close the candidacy as withdrawn? Thank you, have a nice day. Dervişli (talk) 08:16, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Done EPIC (talk) 08:17, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks Dervişli (talk) 08:19, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Please

Please lock my account Dervişli (talk) 11:15, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

FYI

Doubt this is the target, but if so you can get more data now. See VRT. — xaosflux ^Talk 13:37, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Nope, probably not the target. Left a note there. EPIC (talk) 13:44, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Email

Hello @EPIC I sent a global unblocking email to stewards@wikimedia.org. Since you are the one who locked my global account, I think it would be more appropriate for you to take care of it. 31.223.48.207 16:39, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

I forgot to add the ticket number, I added it now, I would be very happy if you check it. @EPIC Your ticket number is #2025012510004061 31.223.48.207 18:00, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

RfTA

Hello. I just wanted to say that reminding me of the bans from a few months ago from the wiki farm, unrelated to my translator's rights (which were not even taken away from me because my work was honest), is unfair. It's very strange that in RfTA, where it's only about extended translation permissions, no one commented on my translation skills, but mostly on my history (although neither on Meta nor in other projects did I have any problems like those on plwiki). I leave you with this. Best regards, BZPN (talk) 09:08, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification. I don't doubt your abilities, but considering the circumstances I just think it might have been too soon. I wouldn't mind potentially supporting a future request, with that being said. EPIC (talk) 09:21, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

User:Wave of Pandas

You globally locked the above named user. Now User:Pandas_Harbour is uploading the same useless images. The user is blocked as a sock puppet on the Commons. The same "globally locked" status is warranted here, I think. Thanks, Krok6kola (talk) 22:57, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Done by another steward. EPIC (talk) 06:24, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

User:BlackShadowG

The user is deceased and locked. However, the autopatrolled right has not been removed in MediaWiki. Can you help to remove it? 阿南之人 (talk) 00:45, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

MediaWiki has local administrators who can assist with that. Could you please ask them? EPIC (talk) 06:22, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

They asked on mediawikiwiki:Project:Village Pump, and I declined since I didn't see it as necessary, BTW. Leaderboard (talk) 06:37, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for recent global locks

I wonder whether there is some proactive way of preventative work to handle the B4U logo uploading sock farm? I obviously do not need tech information, it's just a question rising in my mind. With your various rights I imagine you have access to the various levers behind the scenes which I imagine exist! Timtrent (talk) 18:05, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

Potentially Commons could consider abuse filters if it's a long term issue - otherwise, there isn't many other measures to be taken. EPIC (talk) 18:07, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. I'll raise it there. Timtrent (talk) 19:04, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

You've got mail!

Best regards, BZPN (talk) 20:44, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

I'll look into it. EPIC (talk) 20:53, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

Global lock on Username: Resnick-mike

Hi there,

Recently, I was reaching out to the mentioned user above. He was quite a guy. Then, today, I found out his account was locked away globally. Any particular reason behind his locking? He has made some very uself minor edits on our Swahili Wikipedia. Please! _User:Muddyb ^(Talk) 12:39, 29 January 2025 (UTC)

They were CU confirmed to an LTA (same LTA as this one), thus why they were globally locked for long term abuse. EPIC (talk) 12:53, 29 January 2025 (UTC)

Alright. But in our Swahili Wikipedia community, I haven't observed any issues with their contributions. In fact, they've been quite helpful.

I would appreciate it if you could reconsider the global lock and allow our community to monitor his actions. I will personally take responsibility for overseeing his contributions.

_User:Muddyb ^(Talk) 13:30, 29 January 2025 (UTC)

The user in question is banned by the Foundation, so they would have been globally locked either way, regardless of whether they were making constructive edits or not. EPIC (talk) 08:39, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for clarification. _User:Muddyb ^(Talk) 13:15, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

swwiki vandal

May you also process request on Global sysops/Requests? Looks like it's bit urgent. Thanks! aqurs ❄️ 16:50, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

Done EPIC (talk) 16:53, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

LTA

Hi, isn't him any kind of xwiki LTA? User:Based Historian 1122. Regards, Karol739 (talk) 23:08, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

I see no obvious signs of LTA, who would this be? EPIC (talk) 23:31, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

I have no idea. He was blocked in pl.wiki though. Karol739 (talk) 23:33, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

You've got mail!

Codename Noreste (talk) 19:10, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, responded. EPIC (talk) 19:23, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Noting here that I replied to your email response again. Codename Noreste (talk) 19:32, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Hello again

Hey EPIC, I was wondering is Beta.wikiversity is a global sysop wiki. Thanks. Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 03:37, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

any idea? Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 10:36, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

It is a global sysop wiki; all wikis listed in the "Wikis not included above" part of Special:WikiSets/7 allows global sysops to act. EPIC (talk) 11:50, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

Okay Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 08:25, 9 February 2025 (UTC)

ticket to check

Hi EPIC, when you get a moment please see ticket:2025020510009664. Thank you, — xaosflux ^Talk 23:31, 10 February 2025 (UTC)

Responded there. EPIC (talk) 08:09, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

How should I respond to Special:Diff/28224823 and Special:Diff/28230209

Hello, these comments in the confirmation are related to me (it is my fault, but I'm not mentioned), so I think I should respond to these in some way, but I'm not sure if I should use the confirmation venue because it may not fit their scope. As an election committee member, I request your advice on this matter.

I'm aware that my excessive SRG reports caused these, and I explained how to reduce them in special:diff/28058556, but this was archived without anyone's feedback. If you have anything relevant to add to my plan, I will also be glad to hear that.

I'm sorry to bother you during the election. I look forward to hearing from you, and good luck in the next term. MathXplore (talk) 13:50, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

Hello, you're not being a bother. As for your question, it might indeed be helpful to respond on the confirmation page, as it is relevant to the concern in question and other community members commenting on the confirmation would be given some more context, but it's also up to you. Anyways, I see no problem with scope on that end. EPIC (talk) 14:12, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

MathXplore, the point I was trying to make was that a local mistake unfortunately exacerbated to a global level unnecessarily. While it is your fault technically, it was a mistake and you made an active effort to try and counteract it, which is why I did not mention you and focused on the global action. The local action did not cause as much issue as the global one did, because it is obviously much easier for local admins to undo. Best, --Ferien (talk) 16:46, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

Re Special:Diff/28247362

Just to confirm, should those comments have been kept on Stewards/Confirm/2025/Xaosflux? As far as I can see, they weren't there before (it seems like) they were accidentally added. Apologies if I'm missing anything! Best, ‍—‍a smart kitten_[meow] 17:05, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

You're right - I removed them again. EPIC (talk) 17:20, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

I need an idea for concept art in my new series. I'm starting it today, so I'll need ideas ASAP (I've asked, like, two people already lol).

It's going to take a long time for me to do this. Sorry for the short notice. Lemon-Iced-Tea (talk) 13:51, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

User:Lalsmathan

Hi may I ask why it's not a lock instead of global block for cross wiki spam? (Note: They just requested for changing their username.) aqurs ❄️ 16:07, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

It's because for some cases like this we tend to globally block, both since local projects can exempt it, and since the possibility of an appeal is more likely. EPIC (talk) 16:13, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

Query: 5.178.188.143 global block

Hi EPIC, I'm wondering whether your global block of 5.178.188.143 may have targeted the wrong IP?

The block is for Long-term abuse but I don't see much evidence of that in their global contributions. They recently reapplied a reverted edit to en:Beaufort cipher, which is not ideal (should have discussed on the talk page first), but their two edits were more than a year apart. If this was the reason they were blocked, perhaps I could drop them a talk page reminder regarding en:WP:BRD instead? Preimage (talk) 23:39, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

The IP seems to have been correct, it was globally blocked on an SRG request as a sock of an LTA. The evidence was rather in the Commons contributions as far as I could see. EPIC (talk) 22:34, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. I followed up with the original SRG reporter, who suggested bringing you back into the discussion here. Could you please review the evidence provided and revoke the block if you see fit? Preimage (talk) 05:59, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

I agree. This report [4] was definitely wrong, that's not Jermboy27. The abuse filter frequently leads to false positives, e.g. [5]. Johannnes89 (talk) 11:23, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

Looks like the block has already expired by now. Anyways, I see your point and that this may have been a false positive. EPIC (talk) 17:24, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

Global block for 2a02:a03f:6a97:e201::/64

Hi, a 1-month global block for 2a02:a03f:6a97:e201::/64 expired yesterday. Cross-wiki LTA continues. Could you please block this range globally for at least three months? — 2A00:1370:8186:2EDD:A863:1F0A:6F9D:22C3 22:30, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

About my vi wiki account

I see you doing quite a lot in vi wiki, so I want to request you a bit. My account in viwiki is banned because "I am a sockpuppet of Không hề giả trân" whose I don't even know that is. So I don't understand why Nguyentrongphu ban me, if you want you can contact me in Facebook or any platform. Can you try to unlock me or just getting some people there know I am innocent. I don't know what prove I need so just tell me about it. Sorry for bad English and thank you for reading these text. Lighth Antares (talk) 12:43, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

Wow, a viwiki troller here. Phương Linh (thảo luận) 15:04, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

Reporting a new user

Phonk NIE JEST podgatunkiem trapu (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • GUC • CA): cross wiki abuse, long term abuse. 108.81.226.61 02:15, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

Done 108.81.226.61 02:24, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

You're welcome

Thanks for handling my 'crat resignation and for your kind farewell message! (Would've loved to thank you on the noticeboard itself, but as you see I sign in so infrequently now, so the page's already archived by the time I logged in again to see your reply.) Deryck C. (talk) 15:38, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

No problem :) EPIC (talk) 17:22, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

Asymmetric blocks

Hi, it's me again. Recently you've blocked globally 37.61.112.0/20, cross-wiki vandal from Baku, Azerbaijan. One day earlier, Alaa blocked 188.253.208.0/20 — it's the same ISP and exactly the same kind of vandalism (changing the years). The 188.253 range was blocked for three months, but your block lasts only 1 month; since the vandal has access to both ranges, the "asymmetric block" will not be effective enough. Could you please extend your block to three months? — 2A00:1370:8186:2EDD:A863:1F0A:6F9D:22C3 23:45, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

Reason?

Hello. would you please give me a good and logical reason of why you blocked my IP? 185.129.234.3. Folklore^{let`s Talk!} 08:17, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

The reason is in the block summary. Anyways, it's a general rangeblock and not towards any specific user, so I've modified the block. EPIC (talk) 08:29, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! DynamicFolklore^{let`s Talk!} 08:37, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

Review for Global Block

Hello. My IP address range (92.40.170.0/23) has appearently be globally blocked because of "Long Term Abuse", but I don't think that I've done anything wrong. Please can you change the block so that it only affects unregistered users? Thanks. Replicative Cloverleaf (talk) 12:32, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. Replicative Cloverleaf (talk) 17:04, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

The same thing happened to me. @EPIC Kerim Demirkaynak (talk) 21:44, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

(Non-steward comment/Talk page stalker) @Replicative Cloverleaf and Kerim Demirkaynak: The IP range has been globally blocked, because some other people (not you) have been using the IP in that range for vandalism for a long time. Therefore, you may want to make a new request for GIPBE here. Phương Linh (thảo luận) 15:02, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

@Hide on Rosé: The only problem is GIPBE takes very long... Also it is no longer necessary now that the block only affects IP editors. (just hopefully this won't happen again) Replicative Cloverleaf (talk) 15:07, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

Twinkle global

Twinkle global doesn't seem to let me use local Wikipedia's twinkle functions even after I enabled it in my preferences. Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 09:53, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

any idea why is it like that? Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 10:31, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

Have you tried purging? It might solve the issue, but TwinkleGlobal shouldn't prevent you from using local Twinkle. EPIC (talk) 10:35, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

Its been a few days, and purged like a day ago. Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 10:37, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

It happened to me on Hi wikipedia Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 10:37, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

the warning system works, but the reverting one uses global Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 10:38, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

the warning system auto pops up because I enabled that, but if I close it, I can't open it again until I close and reopen the tab. Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 10:42, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

@Cactusisme: You should turn off Twinkle global on your local wiki, have you tried it? Henrydat (talk) 13:47, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

@Henrydat how? Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 22:44, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

@Cactusisme: see TwinkleGlobal, look at if (['yourwiki'].indexOf(mw.config.get('wgDBname')) === -1, you can add it to global.js. If you still want to use twinkle global, try turning off some functions in preferences. Henrydat (talk) 07:01, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

@Henrydat I dont get it Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 07:08, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

it it if (['hiwiki'].indexOf(mw.config.get('wgDBname')) === -1) {

mw.loader.load('//meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Xiplus/TwinkleGlobal/load.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript');

} Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 07:08, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

do i just add it Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 07:09, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

@Henrydat I added it can you check Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 07:10, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

@Cactusisme: Is it work? You can reload page? You can add it before all wikitext. Henrydat (talk) 07:23, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

yes it work Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 07:23, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

Thanks Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 07:24, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

\::) Henrydat (talk) 07:32, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

 This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 10:27, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

You've got mail!

BZPN (talk) 23:36, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

Admin request

Hello, I posted my request to prolong my admin rights, but it seems to be ignored. Enkhsaihan2005 (talk) 00:56, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

I hadn't processed it in case a new steward wanted to do so. I'll look into it in some time otherwise. EPIC (talk) 16:55, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

Oh okay, thanks Enkhsaihan2005 (talk) 03:19, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

Marking for translation

How do I mark a page for translation? Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 10:26, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

Marking pages for translation can only be done by translation administrators. See for reference Meta:Translation administrators. EPIC (talk) 10:50, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

@EPIC Can you mark Simple English Wikipedia for translation? Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 10:11, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

If this is not the place to ask, where is? Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 10:13, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

@Cactusisme: You can request marking a page for translation at RFH. Svārtava (tɕ) 10:12, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 10:34, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Why is Wikipedia against researchers?

Why is Wikipedia against researchers such as The_no_original_research_policy? 130.65.254.6 21:36, 5 March 2025 (UTC)

Notice of Patch Demo Wikis Cleanup

You are receiving this message because there is/are wiki(s) on Patch Demo associated with your account. Per our records, the patches associated with them have been merged or abandoned. In an effort to manage space and ensure our systems have the capacity to continue providing the best service and experience for our users, we will be auditing and deleting wikis with merged or abandoned patches on Friday, March 14 2025.

Please refer to the list of wikis we will be deleting [6] and if you wish to keep any of the ones that belong to you, edit the table accordingly before Thursday, March 13 2025 11:59PM UTC. If we do not hear from you by then we will assume you are not opposed to this action and will proceed as planned. EBomani-WMF (talk) 22:17, 6 March 2025 (UTC)

Advice

Hi, EPIC. I was blocked on Uzbek Wikipedia. On which meta page would you recommend I explain my situation and ask them to unblock me? I already asked on my talk page on Uzwiki and they canceled it. I did it on Requests for comment/Unblocking User:Anjaniy on uzwiki but since no one was paying attention, I thought I posted in the wrong place. Anjaniy (talk) 05:32, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

I am thinking about Steward requests/Miscellaneous, do you think is it a right place? Anjaniy (talk) 05:34, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

Hi

Hey, my fellow Swede. Can you take a look at Meta:Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat? Seems like we got a local vandal in progress. Dunno if its crosswiki or LTA, haven't checked. Hope you're doing good. Cheers. Estrellato (talk) 23:08, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

I'm doing fine, thank you. I've placed a local block, other than that there seems to be no global edits other than here on Meta. EPIC (talk) 23:13, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

That's fine then. All good. Thank you! Estrellato (talk) 23:14, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Mailing list

I'd like to change my email address for global renamer mailing list. Are you free now? Phương Linh (thảo luận) 10:19, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Sure, could you drop me a wikimail with the new email address you would like to use? I'll assist from there. EPIC (talk) 10:20, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

I will send you via Special:EmailUser right away. ⋆˚｡⋆୨✧୧˚ 𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙃 ˚୨✧୧⋆｡˚⋆🎀 𝑪𝑼𝑻𝑬 🎀 10:26, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

It's OK now? ⋆˚｡⋆୨✧୧˚ 𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙃 ˚୨✧୧⋆｡˚⋆🎀 𝑪𝑼𝑻𝑬 🎀 10:38, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

I replied by email as well, but this has now been handled. EPIC (talk) 10:49, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

I have sent you a friend request in Discord several days ago. ⋆˚｡⋆୨✧୧˚ 𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙃 ˚୨✧୧⋆｡˚⋆🎀 𝑪𝑼𝑻𝑬 🎀 12:29, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

test.wikipedia.org

@EPIC Please unblock my account on Test wikipedia. I have already made my reasons why at https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:TzarN64. It's been sitting there for months but you never responded. Thanks. TzarN64 (talk) 18:06, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

It seems like another admin has already responded to your request. EPIC (talk) 22:23, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

@EPIC Could you take another look? Or get a checkuser invloved? Johannes has been falsely claiming i've been abusing multiple accounts- which i haven't been. TzarN64 (talk) 23:37, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

Mistletoe-alert

I don't think there's any reason to believe this user is MidAtlanticBaby, and locking their account makes it much harder for them to appeal. They made one strange edit summary but nothing else seemed like them at all. Did CU reveal something else? CFA (talk) 22:20, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

I locked based on SRG and them being blocked as MAB locally. Has CU proved otherwise, and could any local CU have a look if not? EPIC (talk) 22:24, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

See here. CFA (talk) 02:23, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Global lock request for User:Nandhana_Monosri

• Nandhana Monosri (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • ST • lwcheckuser)

Reason: Long-term abuse Since February 2024 on en.wikipedia & ta.wikipedia. now it continues at te.wikipedia, kn.wikipedia, es.wikipedia & ml.wikipedia. this is the last account that needs to be locked to prevent cross wiki abuse. 59.182.160.186 15:29, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for locking User:Nandhana_Monosri @EPIC 117.196.115.181 10:21, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Request for Help with Inactive Yoruba Wikipedia Administrators

Hi EPIC, I hope you're doing well. I’m reaching out to ask for assistance regarding a long-standing issue on Yoruba Wikipedia. There is a protected page by the name of Àdàkọ:Country data Afghanistan that requires an update to reflect the current situation in Afghanistan and replace non-vector files. However, the administrators of Yoruba Wikipedia have been inactive and have not responded to my requests for weeks. I’ve tried contacting multiple admins, leaving messages on talk pages, and even emailing them, but I haven’t received any responses. Since the page is protected, I’m unable to edit it myself. Could you assist with this issue or suggest an alternative solution? If possible, I would appreciate either temporary unprotection of the page or having a steward/admin apply the necessary edits. Thank you for your time and help. I appreciate any guidance you can provide. Best regards. OperationSakura6144 (talk) 03:54, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

@EPIC: Just checking in to see if anyone had time to review this request. Thank you in advance! OperationSakura6144 (talk) 12:13, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

uld you potentially consider placing an SRM request for this? EPIC (talk) 12:14, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

@EPIC: Thank you for your response. I have placed an SRM request as you suggested. I appreciate your guidance and time. Best regards. OperationSakura6144 (talk) 13:22, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

@EPIC: Good news! My request has been resolved by @Tanbiruzzaman. Thank you for your guidance. I truly appreciate your help. I have now closed the SRM request, mentioning him in the resolution. Thanks again for your support! OperationSakura6144 (talk) 02:51, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

global bot

Hello. I made a request for global bot a couple of hours ago. When would the mass message be sent to various wikis? Would it be done by someone else, or do I have to make a request for the mass message? —usernamekiran (talk) 21:13, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Unblock globally renamed user

Hello, EPIC! A user named User:Uzautomotors has been banned from Uzbek Wikipedia indefinitely. The fact is that its username was identical to the name of a car manufacturer in Uzbekistan (UzAuto Motors) and was removed according to the local wiki's username policy (promotional username). After the explanations, the user requested a username change, and the username was changed to w:uz:User:AzamatJoldasbaevich. Therefore, I ask you to unblock it from uzwiki. Sincerely, Umarxon III (talk) 11:37, 26 March 2025 (UTC).

@Umarxon III, I'm just bypassing, but why don't they just submit an unblock request on their talk page? Steward aren't helping these local issues. aqurs 🍧 11:42, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Aqurs1, currently, most admins are inactive or busy with other critical edits. Therefore, they may not be paying attention to the local request. Umarxon III (talk) 08:51, 27 March 2025 (UTC).

That project has multiple active admins, and this block was placed by a local admin. The stewards team would not support this. — xaosflux ^Talk 09:28, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

Lock needed

Good day. Please take some time to look at Steward_requests/Global#Global_lock_for_Mwpxtux. Thank you. --Min☠︎rax^«¦talk¦» 02:47, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

It seems like this was handled by another steward, thank you. EPIC (talk) 06:22, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

GR

Hi, can I have GR as well? It seems there is consensus that GS get GR on request. Thanks, BRP ^ever 06:18, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

Done considering past predecents as well as the fact that the policy mentions that GS can receive GR on request. EPIC (talk) 06:21, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

Special:GlobalRenameQueue/request/143213

Hi, since the requestor is a long-term abuse (more info about this politics LTA) and using inappropriate username (in English, it means "Paracel Islands owned and managed by Vietnam"), can I revert this rename? ⋆˚｡⋆୨✧୧˚ 𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙃 ˚୨✧୧⋆｡˚⋆🎀 𝑪𝑼𝑻𝑬 🎀 08:36, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

I'll ask others since we generally don't unvanish accounts. EPIC (talk) 09:28, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

Help me

Hello. I want to do some edits to the mediawiki pages (such as creating मीडियाविकि:Gadget-Prosesize.js) so I need to request the current admin on Hindi Wikiversity. But the admin has not spoken to me (even though they ar active for the past 2 days, see this? What do I do? Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 10:01, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

Gadgets can only be added by interface administrators. Hiwikiversity has no such users at present, so a request should be made at SRM, but I would suggest asking for potential community opinions first. EPIC (talk) 10:07, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

There is no community other than me and the admin. So who should I ask? The admin doesnt repond Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 10:09, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

@Cactusisme: You didn't ask him about your proposed MediaWiki namespace edits. Svārtava (tɕ) 10:30, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

But did he respond to anything I asked him about? Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 10:31, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

Please check your e-mail

I look forward to hearing from you. MathXplore (talk) 23:27, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

Request for removal of bot flags from long-inactive bots

Hello,

I would like to request the removal of the bot flags from the following accounts, which have been inactive for several years and no longer appear to perform any bot-related tasks on Turkish Wiktionary.

https://tr.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vikis%C3%B6zl%C3%BCk:K%C3%B6y_%C3%A7e%C5%9Fmesi#Etkin_olmayan_botlar

If there are no objections, I propose that the flags be removed by a steward after a standard waiting period. Turgut46 ^✉ 10:11, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

Inactivity Issue on Yoruba Wikipedia

Hi @EPIC, I hope you're doing well. I’m reaching out again regarding a request I made on the Yoruba Wikipedia about editing a protected template yo:Àdàkọ:Country data Bahamas to replace a non-vector flag with a vector version. I previously contacted an admin User:Tanbiruzzaman, who helped before, but I haven’t received a response this time despite polite follow-ups.

This is the last task I have remaining in a broader effort to standardize vector flags across language versions. However, the apparent inactivity or low responsiveness among local admins has made it hard to complete this task. Would you be able to assist, or let me know if there’s a proper way to escalate this kind of issue when admin support is unavailable?

Thank you so much for your time and understanding — I really appreciate your help again. Best regards. OperationSakura (talk) 13:39, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi again, @EPIC! Just wanted to update you. @Tanbiruzzaman has completed the task I mentioned earlier. He told me he’s mostly inactive now and recommended that I use the SRM page on Meta-Wiki for similar requests in the future.

That said, I also wanted to share that this process was very frustrating for me. It felt like a small, straightforward task ended up taking a lot of time, and I was discouraged by the lack of responsiveness from some local administrators. I sometimes felt like I was being ignored, and that really wore me down emotionally. I'm trying to stay constructive and learn how to approach these things more effectively, but it hasn't been easy.

Thanks again for your help earlier and for taking the time to listen. It meant something during a difficult moment. But, anyway, the problem is solved. Thank you again and see you next time. OperationSakura6144 (talk) 16:39, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

On global block 106.154.0.0/16

Today, I tried to log in for the first time in a while and noticed that you had globally blocked 106.154.0.0/16.

However, this global block is unnecessary and questionable for several reasons.

Below are some of the questionable points.

As you know, 106.154.0.0/16 is an IP used by KDDI, a Japanese provider. However, in my daily use, this IP is used for wireless WiFi, and this wireless WiFi is dynamically assigned not only to the IPv4 range but also to IPv6, so this range block seems to be ineffective.

Since 106.154.0.0/16 is a Japanese provider, there are probably many Japanese users. However, ja.wikipedia, which is thought to have the most users, currently has no posting blocks at all. You may think that ja.wikipedia is not being properly managed, but if you think so, I think it is an insult to the administrators of ja.wikipedia.

If you would like to stop vandals on a project for which you do not have local admin privileges, I think you should ask to local admin to do so, and that issuing a global block without their permission is an insult to the local admins.

--Stanica Novi Sad (talk) 05:17, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

The range was blocked for abuse, and the block currently only applies to users editing logged out. Unless there is a compelling reason to unblock the range even for IP editors, the range will not be unblocked at this time. EPIC (talk) 05:46, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

Request to change username

I apologize for writing there. My request to change the username was deleted from the bot in relevant page. Can you help me with this? Crepusculum (talk) 06:17, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

The request was closed as not done, thus why it was removed and archived. EPIC (talk) 06:19, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

I applied there and requested that my username be changed. Why would someone do something like that? I don't understand why they give me trouble about this. They said 4 months ago that I can apply after 4 months. Now it's like this. So when can I apply? All I want is to go back to my old username. Crepusculum (talk) 22:06, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Request in uzwiki

Hello. This request hasn't been closed for 4 months. Bureaucrats are inactive in my opinion. Can you help? Thanks. Umarxon III (talk) 11:50, 25 April 2025 (UTC).

ang.wikibooks

Hi! I made Steward_requests/Miscellaneous#Deleting_files_on_ang.wikibooks some time ago but its a "crappy" request because it either require stewards to do a lot of checking and possible editing or a brute mass delete leaving broken pages.

I looked at b:ang:Syndrig:ListGroupRights and it seems that only stewards can edit locked wikis. So it will not even help if I apply to be s local admin there temporary? Is that correct? MGA73 (talk) 13:46, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Yes, since the "edit" right is removed from all local user groups after closure, only stewards have the ability to edit locked wikis. I've responded there just now, for the record. EPIC (talk) 15:03, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Bot, kaawiki

Hello, @EPIC! You are a global administrator. I need bot permission on Kaawiki because I have more than 8000 pages that I need to change with the help of AWB. At the same time, I am an administrator on Kaawiki. Status needed fast. --Janabaevazizbek (talk) 08:56, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Unblock User

The blocking of User:Abduddaher was done because a Wikipedia editor nominated all pages he had translated for immediate deletion. He justified this by saying that the translated pages were created by the person named in them, and that the person named in the translated pages was not a celebrity. He targeted over 20 pages in multiple languages ​​on Wikipedia at the same time. The same message requesting deletion was repeated and copied to all pages in less than an hour, without any warning, explanation or notification to the user. This action resulted in the blocking of user Abduddaher, preventing him from commenting, discussing, defending himself or explaining his opinions on Wikipedia as a whole. This user translated the original page for the actor on the Arabic Wikipedia. It was created by someone else in 2014, before the user appeared on Wikipedia. This is a link to the first creation of this page: [7] The user who created it was: User:Muhammad Hijjawi This clearly indicates that User:Abduldaher was not writing about himself. So i request review this action and UNBLOCK user. Abduddaher (talk) 23:30, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

FYI: Talk:Steward_requests/Global. Not sure why this user is talking about themselves in the third person (language barrier perhaps). — xaosflux ^Talk 14:16, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

@Xaosflux Thanks for the comment, In fact I talk about myself, not about a third person, it is a language mistake in expression.

Abduddaher (talk) 14:48, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Not a problem. — xaosflux ^Talk 15:55, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Clerk Qualifications

Hello EPIC,

I have an interesting question for you. What will you consider to be the minimum English level that will be required to post a request on SRCU? I'm planning on expanding the zhwiki clerk team, which may inadvertently included potential caondidates who have great expertise in CUs in general but lacking the English skills necessary to submit a thorough request on SRCU. I've thought about creating a template with Chinese translation to ease the process, but I would like to hear from you first :) $\int$（☎） 19:15, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Personally I don't have any specific minimum level. As long as there is sufficient reasoning to perform a check and the stewards are able to confirm it, that would be enough for me. With that being said, there is always the possibility to ask for further clarification if anything is unclear in a CU request. EPIC (talk) 19:28, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

İsraelzav

On SRGL, I have left an account lock request, with all the information that you should possibly need. I dealt with the user on the English and Azerbaijani Wikipedias by coordinating with another user on each. I even got them blocked on the English Wikipedia. Thank you! Faster than Thunder (talk) 20:21, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

Global lock for LTA

Status:    In progress

Lock all • Global block all:

• Sanjana Linosri (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • ST • lwcheckuser)
• Qtpieee (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • ST • lwcheckuser)
• Xuvithra (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • ST • lwcheckuser)
• WikiMagic45 (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • ST • lwcheckuser)
• Mahi Linux (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • ST • lwcheckuser)
• Pihu Slax (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • ST • lwcheckuser)

117.231.171.8 17:19, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

Global lock for Nandhinikandhasamy2

Status:    In progress

*Nandhinikandhasamy2 (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date (alt • mw) • CA • gblock • ST • lwcheckuser)
Lock evasion. Impersonation of a female contributor on ta.wiki. using double meaning words on her user page. Neoshine. 117.231.171.8 17:21, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

Wikiquote in Spanish

Dear EPIC. I hope you are well.

I am writing to consult you about a question I am left with regarding the policies at Meta due to recent resolutions affecting small Wikimedia projects.
You explained that the MVR does not explicitly require any votes for adminship and that local issues should be discussed on the local project. I fully agree with the importance of respecting local decision-making processes.

However, I find a contradiction in how this principle was applied in the case of @User:Laura Fiorucci's administrator request on Wikiquote in Spanish. In accordance with our local policy - democratically adopted with overwhelming consensus - a formal vote was held. Laura received 16 votes in favor and only 3 against, clearly meeting our local requirements.
Despite this, her permission request was rejected in Meta, not because of any problem raised in Wikiquote, but because of opposition from @User:Superpes15, a user outside the community, who does not participate in Wikiquote in Spanish and does not speak our language.

This user disagreed with our local voting policy, which had previously been approved with with eight votes in favor and one vote against (mine) voted by users who have between 6,000 and 20,000 edits on Wikiquote in Spanish but without Superpes15 having intervened, voted or protested. However, his opinion prevails over that of the community. As a result, a decision that should have been local was debated in Meta with the consequence that Laura Fiorucci was not given the permissions, which leaves us at this moment in a state of vulnerability since I am the only current administrator due to the removal of permissions of the other three due to inactivity.

This raises the following question, which I raise with the utmost respect and genuine concern: If local issues should be discussed and resolved at the local project, why was Laura Fiorucci's vote, based entirely on local rules and community consensus, rejected because of outside interference in Meta?

If the MVR do not explicitly require local voting processes for adminship, does this mean that someone who intends to run without local voting could now be granted administrator of Wikiquote in Spanish, simply because no one objects in Meta? I ask this because most of our editors do not even know that Meta exists.

We take 15 days for voting because our users do not log in every day to the project. Is it possible to run without elections and in 1 week if no one from the project knows about it someone in Meta can get the permissions, as in Wikiversity? Because in Wikiversity in Spanish, (where local policies were also ignored in favor of outside decisions), there is a policy for administrators and there is an official procedure for electing new administrators that both Meruleh and Meta overlooked (it is quite evident that Meruleh did not run because she knew she had no chance of winning).

For smaller projects like ours, this kind of resolutions undermines trust and participation. My fear is that a person who has not been voted locally and does not have the confidence of the local community can get the permits because he o she has the support of members in Meta to get them, as happened with Meruleh, whose indefinitely ban from Wikipedia in Spanish was only the final consequence of many disruptive behaviors over time.

The other issue that worries me is that if @User:LlamaAl's bureaucrat permissions are removed, we will be left without any bureaucrat on Wikiquote in Spanish so it would be imperative for us to find a replacement and not have to rely on Meta's bureaucrats. We have a policy for choosing bureaucrats, I want to know if in Meta that policy will be respected or again the autonomy of the project will be ignored.

I appreciate your time and attention to this matter, and look forward to any clarification you can offer.
With respect and best regards,--Jalu (talk) 12:44, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello. The request has not been rejected, nor was it placed on hold because of Superpes' statement, but mainly due to signs of canvassing and some details in off-wiki emails sent to me regarding the request. The hold was especially extended after the drama that arose later on. As such, it's currently still on hold though I do hope to have it discussed and decided on as soon as possible.

As for the question around MVR; there is no requirement for a minimum amount of votes, so requests for adminship that have taken place at e.g. a local village pump can be granted without any votes if we deem that the user is sufficiently trusted and that no other red flags have arose. Whether MVR will be applied if the wiki has a local bureaucrat election policy generally depends on what that particular policy would cover, but a request could be rejected if it is deemed that the community is too small for bureaucrats. EPIC (talk) 13:16, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

Thank you EPIC. Maybe you should read Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Cases/2025/Spanish Wikipedia Abuse.--Jalu (talk) 11:52, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

IP block

Hello @EPIC, I am Beşiktaşlı 48 from Turkish Wikipedia. My IP address, 2001:14BA:7880:0:0:0:0:0/41, has been blocked, which prevents me from editing with my Wikipedia account. I believe there has been a mistake, as I have not done anything wrong. Could you please investigate this issue and consider unblocking my IP address? Best regards. Beşiktaşlı48 (talk) 19:42, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

I've tried modifying the block in question, could you try again now? EPIC (talk) 19:44, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, it's now working. Beşiktaşlı48 (talk) 19:45, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

report page

the user y report this days is a wp /wd abuse related to french story Spartan.arbinger (talk) 14:27, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

and this is cross-wiki abuse Spartan.arbinger (talk) 16:00, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

SRP

I have been manually archiving processed requests on Steward requests/Permissions for the past 15–16 months, and I am now planning to use my bot to automate the process. Since you are one of the active stewards on that page, I would appreciate your thoughts. MdsShakil suggested this in March. Pinging AramilFeraxa as well. – DreamRimmer ◆ 11:33, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

I think automatic archiving could be useful and I would support it, though it might lead to some requests being archived too quickly. EPIC (talk) 11:35, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! We can adjust it based on the last response and the request status. For example, we could archive a request if it has been processed and the last response is X hours old. – DreamRimmer ◆ 11:43, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

I strongly support. I think it could be archived the day after it is dealt with (if no further responses). AramilFeraxa (talk) 11:48, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, I have submitted a bot approval request. – DreamRimmer ◆ 03:56, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

Mark for translation

Hello EPIC, can you help mark this page for translation? Best, Reading Beans (talk) 19:44, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Done though remember to follow Meta:Internationalization guidelines when preparing pages for translation. In this case there were several manually added translation markers and a couple of cases of the same translation variables being defined with the same content. EPIC (talk) 20:28, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Просьба разблокировать

Меня заблокировали, по неизвестной мне причине, написано, что спам, хотя я не писал с момента последней редакции ничего. Надеюсь, это просто ошибка. Пишу на родном языке, не знаю, должен ли переводить, если я писал в русском сегменте Википедии, а блокировка последовала от пользователя из Швеции. Думаю, сможете перевести, если обратили внимание на русскоязычную страницу. Спасибо! Tjr01 (talk) 14:43, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

Wrongful Ban of Account

@EPIC This is my account.Nori_Nai7920 I am a contributor to Chinese Wikipedia and occasionally add some information to the ILLIT (Korean girl group) articles on Vietnamese Wikipedia. However, my account was wrongfully banned on the Vietnamese Wikipedia, with the accusation that I am a sockpuppet of another user. In reality, my account is not a sockpuppet, and a review of my global contributions clearly shows that I have no record of violations. Despite this, the Vietnamese Wikipedia administrators Nguyentrongphu relied on CheckUser data to determine that my account was violating policies and requested a global lock. I have already sent appeals via email to the Vietnamese Wikipedia team, but I have received no response. This is clearly a misjudgment, yet just now, I found that I can no longer even log in. I don’t understand how maintaining and updating the article on ILLIT led to me being falsely accused of being a sockpuppet and a promotional account. Are users not even given a fair chance to appeal? 61.228.129.198 09:50, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

@61.228.129.198: No, steward can't help you much. – Phương Linh (T · C · CA · L · B) 10:17, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

@Hide on Rosé So, are you saying that I am unable to prove that I am not someone else's sockpuppet and must accept this unfounded punishment? If that is the case, then leaving is actually a good choice. Even though I have provided site-wide contribution records to prove that I have made constructive edits and have acted independently, I still have to accept this outcome. 61.228.129.198 11:28, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

@Hide on Rosé Just a few hours after I was blocked on Vietnamese Wikipedia, I sent my first appeal email to the address you provided for the Vietnamese Wikipedia team. The next day, when I received no response, I sent another email. Then, on the second day—the same day the global lock was executed—I also submitted an appeal to Meta-Wiki.

I have worked hard to prove my innocence, yet this is the result I receive. I don’t know who could possibly accept this. The fact that you removed the appeal process from the summary with 'Locked, can't appeal there' is a cruel irony for someone falsely accused. She has made multiple attempts to clarify and appeal, only to receive this kind of outcome. 61.228.129.198 12:44, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

In fact you need to appeal via UTRS, not via info-vi. – Phương Linh (T · C · CA · L · B) 13:01, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

ru:Файл:Asio logo.gif etc

Hi!

I have talked to a local admin about files without a license on ru:Обсуждение_участника:Oleg_Yunakov#Files_without_a_file_page_and_license. The admin deleted some of the files but none of us can add or edit the file page for five files/pages.

Can you check if you can edit ru:Файл:Asio logo.gif?

I have been checking files without a file page across all wikis and on all other wikis I can just "Create source" but not here. If you can edit you can perhaps just add a "." and hopefully then we can edit the page.

If you can't edit either I guess I have to file a bug report on phab. MGA73 (talk) 05:54, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

I'm also unable to edit. Perhaps a Phab task is the solution, then? EPIC (talk) 05:58, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. When you can't fix either we know there is something wrong. I will create a bug on phab. --MGA73 (talk) 06:03, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

@MGA73 and EPIC: I created desc. page using safemode. Now you can edit normally (without safemode). – Phương Linh (T · C · CA · L · B) 06:04, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

@Hide on Rosé: Thank you. It works for me. I wonder what was wrong in the first place. --MGA73 (talk) 06:12, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

In fact it’s a bug (file exists but not the desc. page), but when the page is fully loaded, “create source” link and edit box gone (gadget issues?). Phab task is needed IMO. – Phương Linh (T · C · CA · L · B) 06:19, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

@Hide on Rosé: I wrote a similar message on uk:Обговорення_користувача:Mr.Rosewater#Files_without_a_file_page_and_license and I'm pretty sure that I could not edit the pages yesterday but today when I click the link there is a "Create source" there. Since it is (now) only a problem on ruwiki I suspect that it is a gadget that is the problem. If I try https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:Whatever_we_want.jpg&action=edit&redlink=1 or ru:Файл:Whatever we want.jpg I can't add any text. However it works with en:File:Whatever we want.jpg. Also I tried to add ?safemode=1 on one of the other files and then I get "Create source" but when I click it I can't actually add any text. I will start a bug on Phab and then we can see what happens. --MGA73 (talk) 07:53, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

@MGA73: After you click on "Create source" it returns to normal mode, so you have to activate safemode again. – Phương Linh (T · C · CA · L · B) 08:09, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

Thank you @Hide on Rosé: I created Phab:T394889. --MGA73 (talk) 08:23, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

Rejected

Hello @EPIC: I am Herryz, the user of Wikipedia Batak Toba, and I am from the Wikimedia Batak Toba community. We just held an election for administrator in April 2025. So, We rejected Sophia Guevara's candidacy because we don't know him yet. He also registered as a user on the Wikipedia Batak Toba (bbc) less than a month ago. He created an election page and was voted in by most non-Wikipedia Batak Toba users. He has been blocked in LTA cases, and changed his name many times. We appreciate his good intentions, but in our opinion, it is not yet time for him to become an administrator. Thank you. Herryz (talk) 15:16, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

Deleting a few files on German Wikibooks

Hi! The local admins on German Wikibooks prefer to spend their time on other tasks than deleting files. One of them suggested at b:de:Benutzer_Diskussion:MGA73#New_Kategories_and_Templates that I asked the Global Sysops to delete the files but German Wikibooks is not a GS wiki so I do not think thats possible even if the admin ask for help. Perhaps you can delete b:De:Datei:Volkswagen motor cut 1945.JPG as "Vandalism" (the file is on Commons and its just a link to get rick rolled). After that you can perhaps delete the remaining 13 files in b:de:Kategorie:Wikibooks: Schnelllöschkandidaten with the reason "Nicht mehr benötigt. Unbenutzt und der Vorschaubild funktioniert nicht." (The files are unused and the thumb does not work because the files are broken). MGA73 (talk) 17:00, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

Never mind. The admin decided to delete the files after all. --MGA73 (talk) 17:46, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

collateral damage

Hi EPIC, I stepped down the gblock on Special:Contributions/2A00:23EE:1500:0:0:0:0:0/41 to anononly, leaving account creation off. I saw all the abusive accounts on LWCU, but they all appear to be newly created. If there is out of control logged in abuse, feel free to step up and perhaps document some more on cuwiki. — xaosflux ^Talk 19:56, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

2001:8004::/32

2001:8004::/32 xwiki-contribs • ST • IP lookup • WHOIS • robtex • gblock • glist • abuselog • bullseye • IP info

ACV returned four days after the block expired. ClumsyOwlet (talk) 02:20, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

Done EPIC (talk) 17:20, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

They're back, with

2001:8003:F440:AE00::/64 xwiki-contribs • ST • IP lookup • WHOIS • robtex • gblock • glist • abuselog • bullseye • IP info

1.146.0.0/17 xwiki-contribs • ST • IP lookup • WHOIS • robtex • gblock • glist • abuselog • bullseye • IP info

ClumsyOwlet (talk) 06:12, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

About eliminators

Hello! I have a question for you. We want to introduce "eliminators" rights to the Kyrgyz-language section (of Wikipedia). Where should we apply for this? Thanks for your answer! - M𝐢rzoUlug'𝐁𝐞k 👤💬 15:42, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

see Requesting wiki configuration changes. Johannnes89 (talk) 16:29, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

False death notice

Hi EPIC, I'm letting you know that in April of this year, you placed a block on the accounts of Antón Francho and his legitimate puppet, El vigilante de los AB, because we were informed of his death. However, to our surprise, we learned that this report was false. Since you were the one who issued the block, I'm letting you know about the current unblocking request. Best regards, BetoCG (talk) 06:53, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

@BetoCG: I noticed that report earlier, so since eswiki has now unblocked locally, I unlocked the account and restored their local rights. EPIC (talk) 07:03, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. Best regards, BetoCG (talk) 07:13, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

Global Renamer user permissions

Hi EPIC! If I would like to have these rights reinstated, what is the process of doing so if it was simply removed for inactivity? Do I have to apply the usual way? ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:24, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

@Oshwah: Hello, and yes, removals that have been part of the policy process should be reinstated through a new SRGP request. EPIC (talk) 05:11, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

issue

Preference (gadget section) in Malayalam Wikibooks

I was looking through the gadgets section in my preferences in Malayalam Wikibooks when I realised they all looked like this. Is there any way to fix it? Cactus🌵 ^{spiky ouch} 10:41, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

Global blocks

Hello Epic, I'm an administrator on the Albanian Wikipedia and a member of the WOALUG group. I was recently informed by our project manager, Vyolltsa, that some of the IP range blocks you’ve issued have unintentionally made it impossible for a significant number of users in Albania to make edits. According to Vyolltsa, who is also personally affected, this issue extends even to users who are logged in, making it difficult or impossible for them to contribute. She mentioned being unable to contact you directly due to the same access restrictions. In addition, another portion of our users appears to be affected by a global block set by Xaosflux with the reason cited as "No open proxies." As a result, we’ve been forced to pause several in-person Wikipedia workshops and community activities, as roughly 75% of participants will be unable to make edits from the venues we use. What would be the best way to move forward in resolving this issue? - Klein Muçi (talk) 08:47, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Have they attempted to email me with more information on the matter? If not already the case, you could advise them to do so and I could see how I can proceed? If that's not possible we could consider granting GIPBE to affected users. EPIC (talk) 08:55, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Hard to tell without information about the block - there are also more options:

1. If the block reason is wrong (i.e. it is not a proxy) list it at Steward_requests/Global#Requests_for_global_(un)block for review. Just identify the block and why you think the original block reason no longer applies.
2. If the block reason it not wrong, a network administrator or service provider may be able to secure the network, alleviating the need for a block
3. If the block reason is not wrong, but your local project wants to allow it regardless, you could either give your user a local IPBE which will override it for your project, or whitelist the block on your project.

— xaosflux ^Talk 09:53, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

@EPIC, @Xaosflux, thank you for the replies! Unfortunately I don't have much information myself but I was told by Vyolltsa that she just emailed EPIC with information regarding the situation. Maybe if we can whitelist her (IPBE) to be able to communicate here, she can tell more about the situation and the involved users. - Klein Muçi (talk) 11:32, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Admins can give their local users IPBE. They can also contact us directly using Stewards/Wizard (even when blocked). — xaosflux ^Talk 13:26, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

(To appeal locally here on the meta-wiki, they can use the Template:unblock on their user talk. — xaosflux ^Talk 13:28, 14 July 2025 (UTC))

Review request for a topic

Greetings and good day

I am a contributor on Persian Wikipedia. An administrator has blocked my account on the grounds of using a sockpuppet account. However, I have not committed any violation related to sockpuppetry. Unfortunately, the administrator is unresponsive and is ignoring my request for a Sockpuppet investigations. Other Persian Wikipedia administrators are also not responding. Please intervene. Thank you very much. Ard1401 (talk) 18:53, 15 July 2025 (UTC)