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Requests for permissions

This page enables administrators to handle requests for permissions on the English Wikipedia. Administrators are able to modify account creator, autopatrolled, confirmed, file mover, extended confirmed, mass message sender, new page reviewer, page mover, pending changes reviewer, rollback, template editor rights and AutoWikiBrowser access.

Editors wishing to request a permission flag here should do so following the procedure below. Editors requesting permissions are advised to periodically revisit the requests page, as notifications will not always be given after a decision is made. Editors should not expect their request to be answered right away and should remember to be patient when filing a request. To find out what permissions your account has, go to Special:Preferences, where your permissions are listed in the user profile tab under "Member of groups".

Requests for permissions are archived regularly; please see Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Archive for an index of past requests.

Bot report: No errors! Report generated at 09:20, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Permissions

Handled here

  • Account creator (add requestview requests): The account creator flag is granted to users who are active in the request an account process. The flag removes the limit on the maximum number of new accounts that can be created in a 24 hour period. It also allows users to make accounts with names similar to other accounts. The account creator flag is only given to users who participate in the ACC process and may be removed without notice should a user's participation in the account creation process cease.
  • Autopatrolled (add requestview requests): The autopatrolled flag is granted to users who are active in the creation of new articles. This tool is granted so their creations are auto patrolled in Special:NewPages. Unlike other requests, any user may nominate an editor for Autopatrolled, even without that user's consent. A user who wishes to have this flag generally should have created at least 25 articles and must be trusted, experienced, and must have demonstrated they are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, especially WP:BLP and Wikipedia:Notability.
  • AutoWikiBrowser (add requestview requests): AutoWikiBrowser is a semi-automated MediaWiki editor for Microsoft Windows, designed to make tedious repetitive tasks quicker and easier. It is essentially a browser that automatically opens up a new page when the last is saved. When set to do so, it suggests some changes (typically formatting) that are generally meant to be incidental to the main change. Please read the rules of use and registration requirements on the main page before requesting permission. This is not a true user right, but access needs to be granted by administrators just like other permissions. If approved, your name will be added to the CheckPage. Users with under 250 non-automated mainspace edits or 500 total mainspace edits are rarely approved. You will need to give a reason for wanting AWB access.
  • Confirmed (add requestview requests): The confirmed flag may be granted to new users who have not yet hit the threshold for autoconfirmed status. These are users who have not had both 10 edits and 4 days experience. People with this flag can upload files and edit semi-protected pages before hitting the autoconfirmed flag. Users requesting this flag must indicate clearly why they should be exempted from the customary confirmation period.
  • Event coordinator (add requestview requests): The event coordinator user right allows editors to create multiple new accounts, and to temporarily confirm accounts so that they can create new articles.
  • Extended confirmed (add requestview requests): The extended confirmed flag is normally automatically added to accounts after 500 edits and 30 days, but may be added to legitimate alternate accounts of users that already have this access. The flag allows users to edit pages under extended confirmed protection.
  • File mover (add requestview requests): The file mover user right is intended to allow users experienced in working with files to rename them, subject to policy, with the ease that autoconfirmed users already enjoy when renaming Wikipedia articles.
  • Mass message sender (add requestview requests): Mass message sender enables users to send messages to multiple users at once. This flag is given to users who have made requests for delivery in the past, clearly showing an understanding of the guidance for use.
  • New page reviewer (add requestview requests): The new page reviewer user right allows users to mark pages as patrolled and use the page curation toolbar. At administrators' discretion, the right may be accorded on a time limited basis or indefinite.
  • Page mover (add requestview requests): The page mover user right allows users experienced in working with article names to move them, subject to policy, without leaving behind a redirect. They may also move all subpages when moving the parent page(s). General guidelines include making 3,000 edits and 6 months of editing history. At administrators' discretion, the right may be accorded on a time limited basis or indefinite.
  • Pending changes reviewer (add requestview requests): The reviewer flag is granted to users who are experienced enough with Wikipedia editing and its policies for contributing to the process of reviewing articles placed under pending changes.
  • Rollback (add requestview requests): Rollback enables users to remove vandalism much more quickly and efficiently than by undoing it. Users who do not demonstrate an understanding of what constitutes capable vandalism fighting, either because they have no or little history of doing so, or show a poor ability to discern between good and bad faith edits will not be granted this right. Also, it is unlikely that editors with under 200 mainspace edits will have their request granted. For a more detailed explanation of rollback and information about when it is appropriate to use the tool, see Wikipedia:Rollback. For information about the technical details of the feature, see here.
  • Template editor (add requestview requests): The template editor flag allows users to edit protected templates and Lua modules. General guidelines for granting include making at least 1,000 edits overall (with at least 150 to templates or modules), being a registered user for over a year, and having a record of successfully proposing significant edits to several protected templates. Users should demonstrate proficiency with template syntax and an understanding of the need for caution when editing heavily-used templates.

Handled elsewhere

Several permissions are requested and handled elsewhere:

Removal of permissions

If you wish to have any of your permission flags (except administrator) removed, you should contact an administrator. If you want your administrator flag removed, you should contact a bureaucrat.

This is not the place to request review of another user's rights. If you believe someone's actions merit removal of a permission flag, you should raise your concern at the incidents noticeboard.

The bureaucrat, checkuser, and oversight flags are removed at meta:Steward requests/Permissions. Stewards will typically not carry out such requests unless they are made on behalf of the Arbitration Committee, by a user who is requesting their own access be removed, or in cases of an emergency.

Process

Requestors

To make a request for a permission, click "add request" next to the appropriate header and fill in the reason for wanting permission.

Any editor may comment on requests for permission.

Administrators

Administrators are permitted to grant account creator, autopatrolled, confirmed, event coordinator, file mover, mass message sender, new page reviewer, page mover, pending changes reviewer, rollback and template editor flags to any user who meets the criteria explained above and can be trusted not to abuse the tool(s). Administrators may either grant these permissions permanently or temporarily. For convenience, a bot will automatically comment with relevant data if the user does not meet configurable qualifications. Even if the bot does not comment, administrators should review the user's contributions and logs to ensure the tools will be used appropriately and check for any indication of potential misuse.

Once an administrator has granted a permission or decided to deny a request, they should add {{done}} or {{not done}} respectively under the request with their comments. If a user already has the requested permission, or is autoconfirmed and requesting confirmed, {{already done}} should be used. N hours after the last comment was made (as specified by the config), the request will be archived automatically: approved requests will be placed here; declined requests will go here. See User:MusikBot/PermClerk#Archiving for more information on archiving functionality.

Other editors

Requests for permissions is primarily intended for editors requesting a permission for their own account. Other editors are welcome to comment if they have specific information that is relevant to that request that a patrolling administrator is unlikely to discover for themselves. Otherwise, since only administrators can effectively respond to these requests, general comments or 'clerking' by other users are rarely helpful. Non-administrators cannot "decline" to grant a request, because they're not in a position to accept it.

A limited exception to this is Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Autopatrolled, where third party nominations are encouraged. Other editors should still avoid offering general remarks on requests and leave the final decision to an administrator.

Current requests

Account creator


Autopatrolled

User:Ibjaja055

I have been creating for more than two years and I have created 241 standing articles. I am a new page reviewer, I do reduce the workload at AfC and actively involve in Afd discussions. Iam seeking this user right to reduce the backlog of new page reviewers. Ibjaja055 (talk) 23:50, 23 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Ibjaja055 I looked through your last five creations and two of them had orphan tags. I you address those (and any others) I'll continue my review. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:54, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@HJ Mitchell thank you very much. I will address them. Ibjaja055 (talk) 17:38, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@HJ Mitchell the two orphaned articles have been resolved. It must have skipped my mind. Thank you. Ibjaja055 (talk) 18:37, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:Thief-River-Faller

Thief-River-Faller has started more than 400 articles and only 2 have been deleted. They have been editing since October 2021. Bruxton (talk) 00:05, 7 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A few more than that have been deleted. XTools shows three, but misses Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tamashii, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rafat Abu Hilal. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Murad Abu Murad is still open but probably heading towards deletion. There are also multiple, recent notifications about inadequate attribution when copying within Wikipedia on their talk page.  Not done. – Joe (talk) 08:29, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Joe Roe Thank you for checking. During NPP I have come across a few other editors who consistently get their articles marked as reviewed. I found a few candidates who may qualify for the perm and I thought that would help reduce our backlog. I may just message them and have them make their own requests. Bruxton (talk) 15:55, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
You're also very welcome to keep nominating them directly. It's really helpful. The user above was a close call; the deletions are still a small proportion of their creations, and if they weren't so recent, and there weren't also the copying concerns... – Joe (talk) 08:17, 9 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Bruxton, in line with this talk page item, my preference is for you to nominate users rather than those users self-nominating. There is absolutely no expectation that your nominations should subsequently almost always get approved by admins. It takes a bit of time to go through somebody's contributions and you are most welcome to act on a gut feel. It's the job of the admins patrolling here to do the thorough work; there's no point duplicating efforts. Keep at it; it's useful work. Schwede66 08:58, 9 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

AutoWikiBrowser


User:Chaotic Enby

I'd like to have access to AWB to automate a bunch of tedious edits — for instance, I realized that the List of statutory rules of Northern Ireland, YYYY articles all showed the wrong part open in the {{British legislation lists}} infobox, delegated instead of devolved delegated, and it's a bit too tiresome to fix all of them by hand. Thanks a lot! ChaotıċEnby(t · c) 15:52, 6 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:Jacob0790

Please provide access to AWB sofware in order to optimize routine operations. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacob0790 (talkcontribs) 20:06, 6 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Do you have any specific task in mind? * Pppery * it has begun... 03:51, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:AriTheHorse

I'd like to use AWB to help search for and remedy unreliable sourcing in articles; particularly in cases where there is potential for the source to be misused across a wide spread of related articles (including, but not limited to, those listed in Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources). AriTheHorsetalk to me! 02:12, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]



Confirmed


Event coordinator

User:Atibrarian

Hello! I would like to request for the permanent Event Coordinator rights to enable me create accounts for prospective participants in our community outreach programmes. In our recent here, here, and here Wikimedia awareness activities most participants couldn't create their account due to IP Block. As a community leader, I and team constantly engages in awareness drive to recruit new volunteer editors throughout the Calendar year. Hence, having this right will go along way in solving the account creation challenges by newbies and daily limitation. Regards! Atibrarian (talk) 23:38, 1 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Extended confirmed

User:UnexpectedSmoreInquisition

This is my second time here (first was September of last year), and since then I've been more active here and believe it would be helpful to have access to some extended-protected pages and the content translation tool. I pass all 6 guidelines except the 500 edits, but far exceed the days needed (118 days). I thank the reviewer for their time. UnexpectedSmoreInquisition aka USI (talk) 16:47, 7 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


File mover


Mass message sender



New page reviewer

User:Anita5192

I am applying so I can help reduce the backlog. Anita5192 (talk) 15:12, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

(Non-administrator comment) User has participated in only three AfDs, no AfC contributions, and created nine articles, one deleted and last created an article on October 10, 2022 and on October 10, 2020 before that, so it's hard to tell if they're capable of creating clean articles or not. Anita5192, I think you need to be more active in AfD and AfC. dxneo (talk) 23:26, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
 Not done, I'm concerned by the state of the most recently created articles in addition to the above concerns. signed, Rosguill talk 23:46, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:Ryan shell

Hoping to participate in Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/January 2024 but lack this permission. Ryan shell (talk) 16:22, 31 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Done signed, Rosguill talk 23:47, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:Bsoyka

Hey all! I previously requested new page reviewer rights back in February 2022, and my request was denied (CC: Rosguill) as it was seen that I had a less-than-optimal track record with article creation, particularly with relation to notability. I believe I've learned from these mistakes, and I've since started several new articles that I believe much better demonstrate a thorough understanding of Wikipedia's notability standards.

I would love to help out as a participant in the January NPP backlog drive, branching out into another area of the project. Specifically, I would start with the pages listed at WP:NPPEASY to get the hang of the tools and procedures. Then, I would like to move toward unreviewed North America articles, as I'm most familiar with that part of the world and it seems to be one of the largest collections of unreviewed pages.

Thank you so much in advance for your (re)consideration! I appreciate your time and any feedback you may have for improvement. Bsoyka (tcg) 04:24, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:AcebulfALT

Reason for requesting new page reviewer rights:

This is User:Acebulf! I tried applying on behalf of AcebulfALT previously but the bot autodenied it, due to my account already having the perms. I have removed it and am reapplying with the ALT account.

OG message was: Would it be possible to give NPP rights to my bulk-edit alt account: User:AcebulfALT? I want to participate in the NPP drive, but the frequency with which I am compelled to help (virtually every article I'm reviewing at this point) is going to destroy my contributions list, which I use extensively to keep track of my work and follow up on some tickets. Cheers! Acebulf (ALT) (talk) 06:03, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Confirming it's really me. Acebulf (talk | contribs) 06:07, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Acebulf: The idea of "bulk-editing" and reviewing do not go together. I don't think I'm understanding the need for the perm on this account, so could you please explain this a bit more? Hey man im josh (talk) 14:43, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Sure. It takes me roughly 10-15 minutes to review an article and make modifications/potentially engage with creators with feedback. I like to solve whatever issues the article has if at all possible, and so far I'm roughly averaging 1.5 edits per review, and intend to do roughly an hour of NPP per day for the month of January. This is lining me up for roughly 200-300 edits. It's not massive, but enough that it would be problematic to my workflow. I use the contributions tab as a way to review articles I've contributed to and use it to improve/deepen contributions I've made in the most recent months. I'd use the watchlist if it went back to more than 30 days, but alas it does not, for technical reasons. Acebulf (talk | contribs) 16:49, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
That's an interesting workflow! But I don't see a problem as far as NPP is concerned and, as a general rule, we give legit alts the same rights as the main account no-questions-asked.  Done. – Joe (talk) 08:19, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:Simongraham

Happy to help if I can be of service. simongraham (talk) 02:30, 4 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Done signed, Rosguill talk 23:49, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:Noorullah21

Want to be a net positive and help review pages. Last request got denied because they felt I should participate in more AFD's, so I have. Noorullah (talk) 02:02, 5 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Automated comment This user has had 1 request for new page reviewer declined in the past 90 days ([1]). MusikBot talk 02:10, 5 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Quickly commenting in a bunch of AfDs immediately before/after filing this request isn't what we're looking for. Frankly, it's WP:GAME behavior, and I'm concerned with the speed with which you cast multiple consecutive delete !votes. Due to the gameing concerns, I am pulling autopatrol as well as declining this request.  Not done signed, Rosguill talk 00:02, 9 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:Eternal Shadow

Hello. Applying to help reduce the backlog. I have good experience and knowledge around CSDs (particularly G11s), AfC and have read through the New Pages Patrol primer. Eternal Shadow Talk 18:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Done for 1 month as a trial run. I'm not thrilled that this request does not acknowledge the past NPR trial run and the declined request that followed it, overall I think that your editing record is strong enough to warrant a second trial. signed, Rosguill talk 00:18, 9 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Page mover


User:Darling

I'm relatively active at NPP and this permission would be pretty useful for not leaving behind redirects when draftifying articles. I'm willing to go through a trial if it's necessary; I mostly need it for this month anyway for the January drive. Darling ☔ (talk · contribs) 21:39, 5 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]



Pending changes reviewer

User:Queenofboston

I have been editing Wikipedia pages for 5 years. I have encountered disruptive changes to pages by guest editors, including changes to BLP pages. I would like to do more work to review such changes and help maintain Wikipedia articles. Queenofboston (talk) 20:34, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:ToadetteEdit

(2nd request) – Good evening, so it has been over three months since my last unsuccessful request, and after the moderate backlog recently, I wanted to expand my capabilities by reviewing pending changes. I have over 5K edits and 4 articles, and already an AfC reviewer and rollbacker. I've read the reviewing instructions multiple times and met the requirements. Thank you! Toadette (Merry Christmas, and a happy new year) 13:49, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Original request allegedly removed by bot. Toadette (Merry Christmas, and a happy new year) 18:05, 29 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:DarmaniLink

I've done a lot of Anti Vandalism/Rollbacking, and also have created and substantially edited a few articles. I would like to assist the other pending changes reviewers in keeping the backlog down, and help catch and prevent vandalism from problem users. DarmaniLink (talk) 00:21, 9 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]



Rollback

User:Deltaspace42

Hello! I usually revert vandalism edits using the Twinkle, and having read here about the advantages of the "ROLLBACK rollback" vs "Twinkle rollback", I want to try it. I've already made the request more than a year ago here, I didn't have much experience back then, but after around 3000 reverts I believe I have the required experience. Before hitting that vandalism button and warning the editor, I always check the history of the page and if the editor made multiple (consecutive) edits, I check them too, because the vandalism button reverts all of them. I assume that the rollback button does the same, so I'll be careful with it. Deltaspace42 (talkcontribs) 20:29, 4 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oh, I forgot to mention that I also wanted to try using Huggle and it requires the rollback rights too. Deltaspace42 (talkcontribs) 21:35, 5 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Template editor