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==Proposal: Abolish the non-steward suppressor right==
== Oversight role? ==
{{Discussion top|There is unanimous and clear consensus to abolish the non-steward suppressor (NSS) role going forward. While the original proposal called for immediate removal, Drummingman's suggestion—to allow the current NSS, namely [[User:X|X]], to retain their rights—received clear support. As such, X will retain their rights until they either resign or are appointed as a steward. No new NSS appointments will be made. This proposal is therefore closed as successful, with Drummingman's amendment adopted. [[User:TheAstorPastor|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#8B0000; text-shadow:gray 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">The AP </span>]] ([[User talk:TheAstorPastor|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#AA336A">''talk''</span>]]) 15:09, 7 April 2025 (UTC)}}
{{ping|MacFan4000|Void}} Do you think it'd be possible to get an oversight role? [[User:Seemplez|Seemplez]] ([[User talk:Seemplez|talk]]) 14:15, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
:{{ping|Seemplez}} I'm just gonna bump in here, but there's no need for it right now. From what I've seen, everything is fine, and the CheckUser right isn't really needed either, the only use for the Steward permission is that it can revoke bureaucrat permissions from a user. [[User:BlackWidowMovie0|BlackWidowMovie0]] ([[User talk:BlackWidowMovie0|talk]]) 17:29, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
::I think we already have both kinds of oversight on this wiki, from google I saw https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/oversight which is revision deletion you should already be able to do the admin kind of revision deletion, there is also the suppress kind, which was done to a few entries a long time ago by MacFan4000, but for that you need to be in the [[Test Wiki:Suppress|suppress user group]] and only the stewards can assign that. [[User:Fast|Fast - ZoomZoom]] ([[User talk:Fast|talk]]) 18:14, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
:If a steward thinks you should have it, and assigns it to you, or you become a steward, then yes. Otherwise, no. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 23:09, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
:{{ping|Fast|Justarandomamerican|BlackWidowMovie0}} Thanks. [[User:Seemplez|Seemplez]] ([[User talk:Seemplez|talk]]) 11:29, 7 December 2020 (UTC)


This was already partly discussed in the Test Wiki Discord server, and I'm ultimately bringing it up here as a proposal for the community to comment on.
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Currently, as shown in [[Special:ListGroupRights]], it seems that only bureaucrats may use the <code>checkuser-limited</code> permission. This permission allows checking oneself for the purpose of testing out the tool. It may be a good idea to grant this permission to administrators as administrators is the primary for-testing group here and it should not be necessary to request bureaucratship for testing. In addition, when it is only possible to check oneself there is very little capacity for damage (checking others will still be limited to Stewards).


Simply, I'd like to propose abolishing [[Test Wiki:Suppressors|non-steward suppressors]] on this wiki. We currently have two such users, me being one of them, but ultimately at this time, there is really not much need. There are mainly two factors to this, which I will be listing here.
Opinions? [[User:Naleksuh|Naleksuh]] ([[User talk:Naleksuh|talk]]) 22:50, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
#The amount of suppressions, and especially suppression requests, are already low to this date. Except for two suppressions this month (one performed by me and the other by a steward), the last 50 suppressions date back to July last year, most of which were either reverted, performed as tests or performed for old edits/log entries.
:Agree <code>checkuser-limited</code> is not really that sensitive, and certainly has less potential for damage than many of the other rights bundled with administrator. [[User:Fast|Fast - ZoomZoom]] ([[User talk:Fast|talk]]) 03:50, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
#The community is too small, and not large enough to justify having independent suppressors or checkusers. On a wiki as small as this one, it is likely best to center the suppression task to the stewards, both since they already are experienced with CU/OS and personal information, and considering that they have already been the ones mainly handling suppressions on this wiki either way. This would also be a benefit for the security aspects as well, even if compromises are indeed rare here.
:Agree. You can only test checkuser on yourself. Making a phabricator task..... [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 13:59, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
::[https://phabricator.testwiki.wiki/T43 Phabricator task] [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 14:02, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
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Potentially, the community could consider to instead elect new stewards with the inactivity of Dmehus and decreased activity of Justa and MacFan, but in the current state, there isn't really a need nor a community large enough to justify having NSS at this time, and I therefore propose to instead center this task to the stewards. [[User:EPIC|EPIC]] ([[User talk:EPIC|talk]]) 13:12, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
== [[User:CptViraj]] ==


Please delete my userpage, Thanks! -- [[User:CptViraj|CptViraj]] ([[User talk:CptViraj|talk]]) 05:45, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
*{{support}} - as proposer. [[User:EPIC|EPIC]] ([[User talk:EPIC|talk]]) 13:12, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
*:Just for the record I would also be fine with Drummingman's suggestion to let current NSS keep the rights. [[User:EPIC|EPIC]] ([[User talk:EPIC|talk]]) 05:55, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
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*{{Done}} --[[User:Q8j|Q8j]] ([[User talk:Q8j|talk]]) 08:26, 25 December 2020 (UTC)


:{{support}} <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold">[[User:Bunnypranav|<span style="color:#63b3ed">~/Bunny</span><span style="color:#2c5282">pranav</span>]]:&lt;[[User talk:Bunnypranav|<span style="color:#63b3ed">ping</span>]]&gt;</span> 13:38, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
== Spam abuse filters ==
:{{support}} [[User:VancityRothaug|'''<span style="background:#000000;color:#ffffff;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">VancityRothaug</span>''']] ([[User talk:VancityRothaug|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/VancityRothaug|contribs]]) 08:00, 31 March 2025 (UTC)
:{{support}} -[[User:C1K98V|<b style="color:#FF0000">''C1K98V''</b>]] <sup>([[User talk:C1K98V|💬]] [[Special:Contribs/C1K98V|✒️]] [[Special:ListFiles/C1K98V|📂]])</sup> 02:32, 2 April 2025 (UTC)
:{{support}} - However, my opinion is that the current two NSSs may retain their rights until they become stewards or resign, and that no new NSSs will be appointed. [[User:Drummingman|Drummingman]] ([[User talk:Drummingman|talk]]) 19:05, 2 April 2025 (UTC)
:{{support}} Per Drummingman [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 08:55, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
:{{support}} Drummingman’s alteration to the proposal. [[User:X|'''<span style="background:#0F69B3;color:white;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">X</span>''']] ([[User talk:X|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/X|contribs]]) 10:08, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
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==Nomination of [[User:EPIC]] for Stewardship==
{{Discussion top|'''There is a clear, unanimous consensus to promote EPIC to steward. On behalf of the steward-team, congratulations.''' [[User:Drummingman|Drummingman]] ([[User talk:Drummingman|talk]]) 14:09, 7 April 2025 (UTC)}}


As with the NSS removal, this was already partly discussed in the Test Wiki Discord server and I would like to officially create this nomination here on the community portal. I am hereby nominating [[User:EPIC|EPIC]] for a stewardship here on Test Wiki. I believe that they have shown extreme dedication to all the hats they hold both on Test Wiki and other, notable wikis and that they would be a perfect fit to help oversee the administration of Test Wiki, alongside with the other 3 stewards. As many of you may know, EPIC is also a steward on Wikimedia which I find to be a great achievement, further improving his experience. Please let me know if you have any other questions in the discussion below. [[User:VancityRothaug|'''<span style="background:#000000;color:#ffffff;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">VancityRothaug</span>''']] ([[User talk:VancityRothaug|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/VancityRothaug|contribs]]) 08:13, 31 March 2025 (UTC)
I'd like to propose that we enable automatic blocking on our anti-spam abuse filters, as they have a rare false positive rate (and we can just unblock if there is a false positive). [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 17:51, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
:I stated it in the Discord server as well so I will partly repeat that here; I'm willing to serve if the community and current stewards are in favor of it, since I could bring some further useful experience and extra help especially now that Dmehus is not currently active and two of the other stewards have decreased activity. One of the stewards have expressed their endorsement beforehand, so I'm ultimately accepting. I shouldn't have a big issue with keeping up my activity either, though I'll otherwise resign if I end up not meeting my expected activity levels.
:Noting for transparency that I'm currently a steward for the Wikimedia projects as well as a sysop on the Swedish Wikipedia and Meta (and a CheckUser on the latter). [[User:EPIC|EPIC]] ([[User talk:EPIC|talk]]) 08:30, 31 March 2025 (UTC)


===Support===
{{Support}} I Do think we could use filter for that. --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 18:51, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
#{{Support}} as nominator. [[User:VancityRothaug|'''<span style="background:#000000;color:#ffffff;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">VancityRothaug</span>''']] ([[User talk:VancityRothaug|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/VancityRothaug|contribs]]) 08:13, 31 March 2025 (UTC)
:: Good idea, I had considered proposing this for a while but had never got around to it. Blocking is a restricted action though, so this will need to be closed by a stewards. [[User:Naleksuh|Naleksuh]] ([[User talk:Naleksuh|talk]]) 23:28, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
#{{support|strong}} Irrespective of the NSS removal proposal, EPIC is a clearly suitable candidate, and will definitely help this wiki. Highly trustworthy. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold">[[User:Bunnypranav|<span style="color:#63b3ed">~/Bunny</span><span style="color:#2c5282">pranav</span>]]:&lt;[[User talk:Bunnypranav|<span style="color:#63b3ed">ping</span>]]&gt;</span> 08:16, 31 March 2025 (UTC)
::: We also need it because there is no way in hell I am doing [https://testwiki.wiki/images/a/a6/Spambots.png this] again. [[User:Naleksuh|Naleksuh]] ([[User talk:Naleksuh|talk]]) 00:10, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
#{{s}} sure, good luck! [[User:BZPN|BZPN]] ([[User talk:BZPN|talk]]) 19:26, 31 March 2025 (UTC)
:::: Geez, I normally mop up the mess the spambots make, and never have I had to give myself the bot flag, nor flood the log like that. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:49, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
#{{s}} Good luck! [[User:Sav|Sav]] • ([[Special:Contribs/Sav|<span style="color:#0080ff"> Edits</span>]] | [[Special:Newsection/User talk:Sav|<span style="color:#0080ff">Talk </span>]]) 19:15, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
:'''Agree''', and prompt autoblocks will also prevent the spambots from creating new accounts on the same IP for 24 hours reducing the hit rate and making it easier to find any false positives. We can always tweak the filters that result in immediate blocks if problems occur. It may be advisable to limit blocks only to registered accounts for now since they are so far responsible for nearly all edits that trip the filter. [[User:Fast|Fast - ZoomZoom]] ([[User talk:Fast|talk]]) 23:15, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
#{{s}} Keep up the good work. -[[User:C1K98V|<b style="color:#FF0000">''C1K98V''</b>]] <sup>([[User talk:C1K98V|💬]] [[Special:Contribs/C1K98V|✒️]] [[Special:ListFiles/C1K98V|📂]])</sup> 02:35, 2 April 2025 (UTC)
#{{s}} [[User:Bosco|Bosco]] ([[User talk:Bosco|talk]]) 08:51, 2 April 2025 (UTC)
#{{support}} [[User:LisafBia|LisafBia]] ([[User talk:LisafBia|talk]]) 09:11, 2 April 2025 (UTC)
#{{support|strong}} Very trusted user and Steward on 2 wikifarms [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 08:48, 3 April 2025 (UTC)


===Abstain===
It looks like we had another Hell load of Bot accounts today and don't worry Nalekshu I can always do mass blocking if you need me to or want me to do it just Message me and I'll do it 🙂 --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 04:43, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
:{{Done}} [[User:MacFan4000|MacFan4000]] <sup>([[User talk:MacFan4000|Talk]] [[Special:Contributions/MacFan4000|Contribs]])</sup> 12:59, 29 December 2020 (UTC)


===Oppose===
== Help, abuse filter blocked me ==
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==IA changes==
Hi, this is administrator [[User:PorkchopGMX]] editing under a VPN, a different browser, and a new account. I was editing [[user:PorkchopGMX/researchertest|one of my subpages]], planning to delete it and use my [[User:PorkchopGMX test|test account]] to see what it would look like with the “researcher” user group, when the abuse filter thought I was spamming and blocked me indefinitely with autoblock. The only thing I can do right now (besides having to use a VPN) is to email somebody. I don’t know who I should email, so I’m doing this instead. If anybody is skeptical that this is really me, I do have access to my account and can email somebody if they need proof. [[User:PorkchopGMX’s throwaway account that will only be used once|PorkchopGMX’s throwaway account that will only be used once]] ([[User talk:PorkchopGMX’s throwaway account that will only be used once|talk]]) 16:15, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
Hello.


In response to my [[Test Wiki:Request for permissions#BZPN|request]] for Interface Administrator rights, I have been asked (by @[[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]]) to provide a list of at least three planned changes for review by other Interface Administrators. Below are the changes I intend to implement:
Hello i already unblocked your main account please Do not use a Vpn i will GO ahead and Unblock your ip aswell so you can edit --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 16:22, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
#In MediaWiki:Gadget-UserInfo.js, I plan to fix the electionadmin display so that it includes a link to [[TW:EADMIN]]. Additionally, the links in the script currently redirect to the title in the user's language instead of the correct translation of the page. I will fix this issue.
:Thank you Cocopuff2018, I’m unblocked now. [[User:PorkchopGMX|PorkchopGMX]] ([[User talk:PorkchopGMX|talk]]) 16:43, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
#The Twinkle gadget does not function at all. I intend to replace its content to load via mw.loader.load.
#I would like to convert my script for finding unused pages and files into a gadget.
#I plan to update my MassRollback gadget to a newer version.
#Similar to Twinkle, I would also like to replace the content of MediaWiki:Gadget-RedWarn.js to load via mw.loader.load, as it does not currently work properly.


I welcome any feedback or additional suggestions from the community. Best regards, [[User:BZPN|BZPN]] ([[User talk:BZPN|talk]]) 19:57, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
== Proposal : Remove SocialProfile ==
{{Discussion top|{{Done}} [[User:MacFan4000|MacFan4000]] <sup>([[User talk:MacFan4000|Talk]] [[Special:Contributions/MacFan4000|Contribs]])</sup> 22:44, 6 March 2021 (UTC)}}
Does anyone even like it? I would certainly support it being removed [[User:Naleksuh|Naleksuh]] ([[User talk:Naleksuh|talk]]) 22:06, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
:<s>I '''honestly don't care''' if it's removed. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 22:40, 9 January 2021 (UTC)</s>
:Actually, I '''weakly oppose''' just for the communications options (userboard and such), if somebody wants a wiki user page, they get one, as there's a switch to toggle wiki userpages on. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 03:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
:: {{ping|Justarandomamerican}} No, it still leaves that stupid banner which people might not want and does random crap like auto-creating user pages and other clutter. It is simply a nuisance to this wiki. [[User:Naleksuh|Naleksuh]] ([[User talk:Naleksuh|talk]]) 06:28, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
::: Also, I don't love that non-existent user page titles show up as bluelinks. That probably should be fixed upstream, but until then, I think it should be removed. For what it's worth, it's a [[mhtest:TestWiki:Banned extensions|banned extension]] on [[mhtest:|Public Test Wiki]]. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 07:46, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
:I '''strongly support''' removing this extension, at least until such time as [[mw:Extension:SocialProfile|SocialProfile]]'s extension developers migrate the social profiles to a <code>UserProfile</code> namespace and move wiki user pages where they rightly belong, in <code>User</code> namespace. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 23:37, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
:{{Support}} I would like a good userpage, instead, a box fill-in, pushing my userpage to<code>UserWiki</code> namespace. [[User:Harpsicorder|Harpsicorder]] ([[User talk:Harpsicorder|talk]]) 19:04, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
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:LGTM. Per my comments on Discord, I don’t have any concerns regarding your knowledge or skill with IA tools, simply curious why you were socking on Miraheze. [[User:X|'''<span style="background:#0F69B3;color:white;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">X</span>''']] ([[User talk:X|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/X|contribs]]) 21:25, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
== "High chance of spam" filters and false positives ==
:I believe stewards should grant you IA on a temporary basis at least. You clearly understand what you're doing, though the socking on Miraheze is a red flag. However, I don't think you'll cause immediate disruption to this project. [[User:TheAstorPastor|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#8B0000; text-shadow:gray 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">The AP </span>]] ([[User talk:TheAstorPastor|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#AA336A">''talk''</span>]]) 01:54, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
::That's (partially) right. Stewards ''may'' grant the interface administrator permission to trusted users with a defined ''need''; however, it isn't limited to temporary grants. Note, though, that the permission may be removed if inactive after 30 days (i.e., no usage in MediaWiki CSS/JS space). It's limited to granting by stewards for security reasons. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 17:37, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
:{{interface administrator granted}} [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 12:39, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you :). I'll get to work soon. Best regards, [[User:BZPN|BZPN]] ([[User talk:BZPN|talk]]) 13:56, 3 April 2025 (UTC)


==UserRightsManager==
The spam filters have recently falsely blocked two users ([[User:PorkchopGMX]] and [[User:Dmehus]]) as spammers that were not. As a temporary solution [[User:MacFan4000]] has set them to just disallow again, but [https://testwiki.wiki/images/a/a6/Spambots.png they clearly need to block] provided we can remove false positives.


Hello. Is it just me that the UserRightsManager gadget doesn't work (only the button is displayed, but doesn't respond to clicking), or do other users have this problem too? I'd like to know if it's a problem with the gadget or maybe it's something on my end. Best regards, [[User:BZPN|BZPN]] ([[User talk:BZPN|talk]]) 18:08, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
I suggest requiring 0 edits for block. Generally spambots trip this filter on their first edit, so anyone who has made any successful edits is likely not a spambot. Any other ideas? [[User:Naleksuh|Naleksuh]] ([[User talk:Naleksuh|talk]]) 23:41, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
: The filter should also require the creation of a new page. It already does for one of the filters, but it should for the other too. [[User:Naleksuh|Naleksuh]] ([[User talk:Naleksuh|talk]]) 23:43, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
: I'm a bit confused, perhaps. Wouldn't requiring 0 edits to block ''increase'' the false positive blocks? Administrators are active here, and can revert spam quickly. I'd suggest just setting it to either warn or disallow permanently, with anyone with <code>autopatrol</code> in their '''user_rights''' exempted from the filter. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 23:46, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
::I don't think so. Most administrators have more than 1 edit. I support requiring 0 edits. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 23:59, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
::: {{ping|Dmehus}} How would narrowing when blocks are placed increase false positives? [[User:Naleksuh|Naleksuh]] ([[User talk:Naleksuh|talk]]) 00:00, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
:::: Well, in my case, I only had one edit, and maybe I'm not understanding the central idea idea, but wouldn't ''reducing'' the edit requirement mean I would've been blocked when I made my permission request? Note that I never tried to add an external link&mdash;it was just an [[Special:Interwiki|interwiki]] link. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 00:06, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
:::::No, because your permissions request didn’t contain anything that would trip the filter. Also, I just tested that change, and it doesn’t work because most spambots are seeming to first make a change to their SocialProfile, which I guess counts as an edit. Or at least & user_editcount == 0 nothing trips the filter when I test it. [[User:MacFan4000|MacFan4000]] <sup>([[User talk:MacFan4000|Talk]] [[Special:Contributions/MacFan4000|Contribs]])</sup> 13:35, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
::::::Oh, okay, well, I suppose it doesn't hurt to try it then, since you've tested the filter against recent edits. Plus, yeah, spam only accounts ''do'' tend add spammy links into their social profiles. Having said that, on some wikis on Miraheze what we do is simply add the SocialProfile-related rights to <code>autoconfirmed</code>, and that stops the spam only accounts cold, with minimal impacts on legitimate users. Also, if the above community proposal passes, this may end up being moot. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 15:57, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
:::::::If the above community proposal fails, I '''support''' moving updateprofile into autoconfirmed. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 16:34, 10 January 2021 (UTC)


:It directs to [[Special:UserRights]]. [[User:TheAstorPastor|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#8B0000; text-shadow:gray 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">The AP </span>]] ([[User talk:TheAstorPastor|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#AA336A">''talk''</span>]]) 13:25, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
== Justarandomamerican request for stewardship (2) ==
{{Discussion top|Unsuccessful [[User:MacFan4000|MacFan4000]] <sup>([[User talk:MacFan4000|Talk]] [[Special:Contributions/MacFan4000|Contribs]])</sup> 20:24, 22 January 2021 (UTC)}}


==Proposals: [[Newsletter:Administrators' newsletter|Administrators' newsletter]] and Newsletter extension==
Statement by requestor: I'd like to request the globe again. I've been active and taking out the trash, and now my account is not newly registered. CU and Oversight rights would be helpful in performing maintenance and counter-vandalism and spam. (which I regularly do) It's been approximately a month since my last request, and I feel I have addressed the opposing argument. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 00:11, 10 January 2021 (UTC)


I looked through the current subscribers to the [[Newsletter:Administrators'_newsletter|Administrators' newsletter]], and I don't see evidence of subscribers opting in (versus being subscribed involuntarily).
===Support===
'''Procedural support''' as requestor and per my requesting argument. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 00:11, 10 January 2021 (UTC)


Test Wiki is, by its name and definition, a place to test gadgets, scripts, and permission sets in MediaWiki software. As such, Administrators and Bureaucrats on Test Wiki are primarily testing permissions, so there will be frequent changes to users with the permission (it changes daily, in most cases). As a result of this, the utility of such a newsletter is very low, versus, say, a content wiki like English Wikipedia.
===Oppose===
# Wasn't planning to comment but then I noticed canvassing at [[User_talk:LukeSkywalker26]]. [[User:Naleksuh|Naleksuh]] ([[User talk:Naleksuh|talk]]) 02:32, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
#: '''Comment''': It was a friendly message, not intending to influence discussion in a way. I really shouldn't have to clarify that. I was not intending to canvass, influencing discussion, but rather help to fully achieve consensus. (Notice all the neutrals.) Please remember to [[W:WP:AGF|assume good faith]]. [[W:WP:CANVASS]] [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 02:49, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
#Telling someone to assume good faith as a method of deflecting valid criticism is not something someone with steward rights should be doing. I'll also add that it might not be canvassing per se, but it certainly is not something I would do. Clearly it could affect the outcome of this. In addition, this wiki does not appear to need more stewards. --[[User:ImprovedWikiImprovment|IWI]] ([[User talk:ImprovedWikiImprovment|talk]]) 19:18, 22 January 2021 (UTC)


At the same time, the Newsletter extension is a useful extension, particularly for sending out important notices like inactivity notices, or perhaps notices of community discussions (stewards should primarily handle the latter; any bureaucrat can handle the former).
===Neutral/Abstain===
* I'm not familiar with this wiki's policy requirements on access to personally identifying information. If <code>suppressor</code> can be granted independent of <code>checkuser</code>, this is something I could potentially support. My interactions with you, assuming you're the same Justarandomliberal on Miraheze, have been fine, though I don't know you well enough to support for Steward on this wiki. At the same time, MacFan4000 and Void are active enough on this wiki to perform any CheckUser functions, I think. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 00:56, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
*'''Comment''':The requirements for PII here are just pretty much pass a RfS and follow the privacy policy. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:01, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
** {{ping|Dmehus}} Personally I think Oversight is a ''more'' larger deal than CheckUser. [[User:Naleksuh|Naleksuh]] ([[User talk:Naleksuh|talk]]) 01:25, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
*** {{ping|Naleksuh}} Potentially, yes, that's true, though I'm not sure what information may have been suppressed. If it is IP addresses, largely, of users who edited while logged out, then it's probably the same. If it's grossly insulting and potentially libelous or defamatory information requiring suppression, then the concern for me is whether the user will be trusted not to divulge that information. The same is true of CheckUser, certainly, though. It's probably a wash, really, with you believing Oversight is the greater concern and me believing CheckUser is the greater concern. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 01:32, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
*Neutral I'm sorry but I agree with Dmehus I feel we don't need more Stewards Sorry --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 01:52, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
*'''Comment''' Only one steward is active in a community capacity (MacFan). The other is mostly active as a system administrator, semi-active in a community capacity. (which is completely fine) We need one more active steward in a community capacity, certainly. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 22:19, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
*Abstain While all my interactions so far with Justarandomamerican have been positive, I don't feel I know them (as well as their contributions here) well enough yet in order to be able to vote yes/no on this matter. [[User:Reception123|Reception123]] ([[User talk:Reception123|talk]]) 19:06, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
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== Proposal: [[Test Wiki:No open proxies policy|No open proxies policy]] ==
{{Discussion top|Involved closure, but consensus is unanimous here. Nobody had an opposing or neutral argument. Cheers, [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 15:29, 18 January 2021 (UTC)}}


To ensure users do not become overwhelmed with e-mail notices, I therefore propose the following:
'''Community proposal:''' To establish as official policy, subject to amendment at [[Test Wiki:Community portal]], [[Test Wiki:No open proxies policy|No open proxies policy]]. Such policy shall prohibit open proxies, somewhat broadly construed, VPNs, and web hosts from being used for anonymous editing or account creation. On discovery, a Steward shall soft block with account creation disabled and talk page access revoked said IP range(s) for a period of not less than three (3) and not more than twenty four (24) months. Logged in editors may use them, as is the case on [[mhmeta:No open proxies policy|Miraheze]], as at least the user will have been likely required to identify their personal IP to [[Special:CreateAccount|create an account]]. Where, upon discovery, an account was created by a VPN/open proxy, Steward discretion applies as to whether to block, or require a confirmation edit from a Wikimedia or Miraheze wiki. Steward discretion in terms of the length of the block/rangeblock applies, within the defined parameters, but the community recomments at least six (6) months for obvious cases. Where open proxies/VPNs are being used on this wiki by anonymous users, the open proxies/VPNs may be blocked by any <code>sysop</code>, subject to the same discretion as outlined above.
-- [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 17:59, 13 April 2025 (UTC)


===Proposal 1: [[Newsletter:Administrators' newsletter|Administrators' newsletter]] is made opt-in===
=== Support ===
The [[Newsletter:Administrators' newsletter|Administrators' newsletter]] is made opt-in and the subscriber list reset to 0 upon this proposal being closed as adopted. Before resetting the subscriber list to 0, the closing steward shall send one administrative newsletter instructing current subscribers they need to re-add their names to the newsletter's subscriber list if they wish to continue receiving the newsletters.
* '''Strong support''' as proposer. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 20:35, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
* '''Support''' Open proxies have probably been used for long term abuse since this wiki began. This would help stop that. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 03:19, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
* {{Support}} While I'm very new here, I've heard this wiki has had some unfortunate instances of trolling and vandalism. In my experience, allowing account creations from open proxies/VPNs as well as anonymous editing for them usually causes trouble. There has been a NOPP in place at Miraheze since the beginning of 2017 and having a clear policy on the matter could be helpful and allow for routine soft blocks of VPNs and open proxies. While of course a policy likely won't stop trolls, it would make it easier to immediately soft block VPNs and open proxies once they are discovered. [[User:Reception123|Reception123]] ([[User talk:Reception123|talk]]) 18:55, 15 January 2021 (UTC)


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*{{Support}} as proposer. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 18:01, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
*{{support}}. [[User:X|'''<span style="background:#0F69B3;color:white;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">X</span>''']] ([[User talk:X|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/X|contribs]]) 19:51, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
*{{support}} as proposer. [[User:EPIC|EPIC]] ([[User talk:EPIC|talk]]) 20:20, 13 April 2025 (UTC)


===Proposal 2: Newsletters extension should be removed===
The Newsletters extension should be removed.


NOTE: The recommendation is to '''oppose''', to provide a reverse affirmation of support to its installation. In other words, it's a vote of confidence. A majority of support with valid arguments would be a vote of non-confidence and would result in its removal.
=== Neutral/Abstain ===


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* "soft block with account creation disabled " Soft block inherently means having this ''enabled'', what did you mean here? [[User:Naleksuh|Naleksuh]] ([[User talk:Naleksuh|talk]]) 20:39, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
*:[[User:Naleksuh|Naleksuh]] Yeah, I know that, but I just added that "with account creation disabled" for users who may not know that that's inherent with a soft IP block. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 21:15, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
*{{Oppose}} ratification of support as proposer. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 18:01, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
*This is entirely unnecessary. [[User:X|'''<span style="background:#0F69B3;color:white;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">X</span>''']] ([[User talk:X|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/X|contribs]]) 19:49, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
* Soft blocking all open proxies upon discovery is a bit much for only stewards to do. There are only 2 stewards around here, unless the RfS above passes (might have a No Consensus closure with all those neutrals). Maybe change it to stewards or bureaucrats? [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 22:12, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
*{{oppose}} as no apparent reason to. [[User:EPIC|EPIC]] ([[User talk:EPIC|talk]]) 20:20, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
*:Oh, sure, that's no problem, but to be clear, I just mean if they discovered open proxies in the course of a CheckUser from an abuse investigation, but if anonymous IPs are being used publicly on this wiki, any <code>sysop</code> could block. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 03:12, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

===Proposal 3: Mandatory newsletters===
The following newsletters are made mandatory (i.e., non-opt-in; opt-out is allowed).

*'''Inactivity notices.''' Trusted bureaucrats and stewards may send out the notice, typically no more than once per month.
*'''Notices of community discussions.''' Stewards, or any current or future steward-delegated role, may send these newsletters, typically consolidated in digest format such that there are no more than 1-2 per month.

NOTE: This proposal is conditional upon '''Proposal 2''' failing.

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*{{Support}} as logical and sound as proposer. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 18:02, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
*{{oppose|Oppose-ish}}. I’m not entirely sure how doing mass messaged inactivity notices would work. It’s not like people stop editing on the same day(s) so it doesn’t really apply. I think we’ve tried this and it didn’t really work, if I remember correctly. For the community discussion notifications, I would support those if they were opt-in. [[User:X|'''<span style="background:#0F69B3;color:white;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">X</span>''']] ([[User talk:X|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/X|contribs]]) 19:55, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
*:Technically speaking, neither is ''mandatory'', since 'opt-out' is still permitted. We wouldn't be mass-adding all current users to these two newsletters, but rather just allowing the existing members to continue, regardless of whether they had opted in or not. So, in that sense, in kind of 'is' opt-in. Hope that clarifies. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 20:33, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
*::That does clarify, thank you. I {{support}} for community discussions. [[User:X|'''<span style="background:#0F69B3;color:white;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">X</span>''']] ([[User talk:X|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/X|contribs]]) 21:31, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
*{{support}} for community discussions, at least. As far as I know we don't really send out inactivity notices and rather resort to grace periods for inactive admins, in which case they already receive a notification that way. [[User:EPIC|EPIC]] ([[User talk:EPIC|talk]]) 20:20, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
*:Yeah, for clarity, on the inactivity notices, I ''wasn't'' proposing to mass add every Test Wiki user to the newsletter distribution list, but rather just allowing for users to have been added without having to explicitly subscribe. If recently active users were added to the list (i.e., those not currently blocked who were active in the last ninety (90) calendar days or so), that would also be permitted, but we wouldn't want to actively ''encourage'' that and probably should be a steward (unless they've given explicit permission on Discord, IRC, or on-wiki to be added. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 20:37, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

==SecurePoll permission set==

Hi all:

I'm glad to see we've enabled the SecurePoll extension. I'm wondering, though, to reduce the number of testing permission groups, if we might want to either:

*A. Add the <code>securepoll-create-poll</code> and <code>securepoll-edit-poll</code> user rights into either of:
:1. The <code>bureaucrat</code> user group (would require an additional level of trust); or,
:2. The <code>sysop</code> user group
*B. Merge the two permissions into the <code>interwiki-admin</code> user group, then rename the group Election and Interwiki Administrator (<code>election-interwiki-admin</code>)
*C. Maintain the <code>election-admin</code> user group, but instead merge the <code>interwiki-admin</code> permissions into either of:
:1. The <code>bureaucrat</code> user group (would require an additional level of trust); or,
:2. The <code>sysop</code> user group
*D. Something else? Elaborate.

What are your thoughts?

Cheers,
<br />[[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 20:47, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

:I would support merging both interwiki-admin and SecurePoll admin to the standard bureaucrat permission set. [[User:X|'''<span style="background:#0F69B3;color:white;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">X</span>''']] ([[User talk:X|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/X|contribs]]) 21:33, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
::I will note that the "electionadmin" group was added, because in the upstream code, a check is hardcoded for membership in the "electionadmin" group. This was fixed in master, and has not been backported. Master requires MediaWiki 1.44+, so switching to that is not an option. I suppose we could try and cherry pick [https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-SecurePoll/commit/636e167885355010f774739862f261623af66a99#diff-c682d89300c58b325fe3999cb9b82ff980dd70b8fb6ad7f64a8afa22f7ffc8ed this commit], but unless that happens, this cannot be done for technical reasons. [[User:MacFan4000|MacFan4000]] <sup>([[User talk:MacFan4000|Talk]] [[Special:Contributions/MacFan4000|Contribs]])</sup> 22:29, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Ah yes, I remember when the extension was initially installed we had that issue. [[User:X|'''<span style="background:#0F69B3;color:white;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">X</span>''']] ([[User talk:X|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/X|contribs]]) 23:06, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

==Piccadilly: How do we handle this situation?==
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<s>Hello. Yesterday, an email was sent to staff@testwiki.wiki. It was Piccadilly, asking for their talk page to be unprotected for an appeal. The community has imposed a site ban on Piccadilly, which requires any appeal to be directed to the community, along with a 1 year appeal timeframe. I would like to propose something new: a mentorship. Piccadilly can attend a mentorship for 1 month, with no violations of our rules (otherwise the site ban is reinstated and the appeal timeframe is reset) provided by a steward or other trusted community member. I would also like to propose lifting the ban for 2 months to allow this mentorship process to take place. Any concerns? [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 23:35, 14 April 2025 (UTC)</s> withdrawn on 12:54, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

:While I appreciate the community consultation before moving forward, I have to say I have my concerns and doubts about the efficacy of this “mentorship.” I applaud the efforts of the stewards, but given the extensive history of the user in question, I find it hard to believe that change will ever occur. Given that the community already unanimously and overwhelmingly voted to not allow any appeals until a year as passed, I suggest we continue to honor that. If a steward would like to mentor them on another project, (ex:Drummingman and WikiMedia) <small> (@[[User:Drummingman|Drummingman]] simply using you as an example, feel no obligation :)</small> I think that would be beneficial as we approach the one year mark to show growth. [[User:X|'''<span style="background:#0F69B3;color:white;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">X</span>''']] ([[User talk:X|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/X|contribs]]) 00:01, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::What about this: the mentorship is their last chance. Completely serious. If they go through it, and then break our rules again, we ban them indefinitely. No chance for appeal for 2 years. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 00:10, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::I would be fine with that… but we have also had a lot of “last chances” with her. [[User:X|'''<span style="background:#0F69B3;color:white;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">X</span>''']] ([[User talk:X|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/X|contribs]]) 00:21, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::I'm also possibly fine with that, but as I've already expressed several times, I feel like there should be some kind of wider community support for something like this. There has already been a bunch of final chances, so if this goes through this should be the actual final chance, and no further such opportunities after that. [[User:EPIC|EPIC]] ([[User talk:EPIC|talk]]) 08:16, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Noting that I'm opposed to an unblock at the moment, the linked diffs are simply too recent and it's probably better at this time to just let the year pass and evaluate this at that time. [[User:EPIC|EPIC]] ([[User talk:EPIC|talk]]) 10:21, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::I support this mentorship, but I will not be the one to carry it out. [[User:Drummingman|Drummingman]] ([[User talk:Drummingman|talk]]) 19:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::I am strongly opposed to this, see [https://publictestwiki.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/209.239.104.93]. <span style="font-family:Verdana">[[User:Codename Noreste|<span style="color:#0024FF">'''''Codename Noreste'''''</span>]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|<span style="color:#A1000E">talk</span>]])</span> 04:24, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::That is indeed very concerning. I also oppose an unblock. [[User:X|'''<span style="background:#0F69B3;color:white;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">X</span>''']] ([[User talk:X|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/X|contribs]]) 10:15, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Oh, jeez, I withdraw my request for an unblock. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 12:53, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:Hi. I came to check in on something completely different, and thought I would give a drive-by opinion. If this appeal is early (has it been a year?), I strongly oppose an unblock. Aside from CN's diff, if they can't follow simple, objective instructions like "don't appeal until a year has passed", there is no chance they can follow <em>any</em> rules. Best, [[User:HouseBlaster|HouseBlaster]] ([[User talk:HouseBlaster|talk]]) 06:03, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
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==Idea Lab: Deputy Stewards==
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<s>Hi there! I recently created a draft page detailing the scope of a potential new user group, and I would like you to give me feedback on the need for, and scope of [[User:Justarandomamerican/Deputy Stewards|Deputy Stewards]]. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 23:42, 16 April 2025 (UTC)</s>, withdrawn on 02:08, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

:Note: This would replace the NSS and AFA roles. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 23:42, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:{{support}}, seems like a useful addition. [[User:Sav|Sav]] • ([[Special:Contribs/Sav|<span style="color:#0080ff"> Edits</span>]] | [[Special:Newsection/User talk:Sav|<span style="color:#0080ff">Talk </span>]]) 01:26, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:Seems largely unnecessary to me. It appears to be a combination of abuse filter admin and NSS, one of which is already being deprecated. The only difference that I noticed between the proposed role and stewardship is the use of the CheckUser tool. If someone is trustworthy and active enough to attain this right, they are most certainly able to simply become a steward. If the steward team is in need of additional membership/support and finds their duties too burdensome, I know multiple users that have expressed an interest if the need arose.
:TL;DR: If the stewards need help, let’s elect more stewards not make an additional unneeded role. [[User:X|'''<span style="background:#0F69B3;color:white;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">X</span>''']] ([[User talk:X|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/X|contribs]]) 01:51, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::Honestly, you make good points. However, some form of functionary step up would be a good option in my opinion (to prove trustworthiness) but what exactly would that be? Should we make crat a non-test role? [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:55, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:::In my opinion, trustworthiness can be shown in other ways. Through making thoughtful and informed comments here, consistently granting admin/crat rights according to policy, helping with inactivity removals, etc. Additionally, 95+% of users here are on other wikis. Trust can be shown through that as well. [[User:X|'''<span style="background:#0F69B3;color:white;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">X</span>''']] ([[User talk:X|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/X|contribs]]) 01:58, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
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==X for Stewardship==
== Proposal: Bureaucrat rights only for trusted users ==

'''Proposal:''' Bureaucrat rights are not given to every user 24 h after admin rights request, rather trusted users. With 'crat rights there are not really any extra testing possibilities but currently it isn't possible to protect pages so that only experienced/trusted users ('crats), who aren't stewards can edit them because everybody can get bureaucrat within 24-48 hours. Since <code>checkuser-limited</code> is also available to sysops, nearly all test features are also possible for admins. Also currently there is only one (1) <small>I only counted stewards, not interface admins</small> user who is active (made edits/log enries in the last 30 days) who has a right that is not given out to everybody.
As arguably one of the more trusted non-stewards on Test Wiki, I believe [[User:X|X]] should become a Steward. They already have the permission to suppress revisions, which is part of the more sensitive tools of the Steward toolset. I believe they are trusted enough to have the full toolset. Thank you for your time. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 02:13, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:I am honored to accept this stewardship nomination. A little bit about me: I’m a crat, NSS, and interface admin here on TestWiki. I also serve as a moderator and founder of the TestWiki Discord server. You can find me commenting on proposals here, auditing user rights, or dealing with LTAs. I also am a steward on multiple wiki farms, including WikiOasis and SkyWiki. I’m always just a ping away [[User:X|'''<span style="background:#0F69B3;color:white;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">X</span>''']] ([[User talk:X|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/X|contribs]]) 02:17, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
===Support===
#{{support|strong}} as nom. I nominated X for Stewardship for several reasons. 1, so we can have a team of 4 fully active stewards, 2, because they are already trusted enough for part of the toolset, and 3, they have different perspectives on things than the other Stewards. I believe a fresh dose of perspective is healthy for us, along with the fact that we could always use more Stewards (until, of course, we have 20 stewards LOL). [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 02:20, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
#{{support}} per Justa. <span style="font-family:Verdana">[[User:Codename Noreste|<span style="color:#0024FF">'''''Codename Noreste'''''</span>]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|<span style="color:#A1000E">talk</span>]])</span> 02:21, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
#{{support}} <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold">[[User:Bunnypranav|<span style="color:#63b3ed">~/Bunny</span><span style="color:#2c5282">pranav</span>]]:&lt;[[User talk:Bunnypranav|<span style="color:#63b3ed">ping</span>]]&gt;</span> 10:35, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
#{{support}} Would make a wonderful steward! [[User:TheAstorPastor|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#8B0000; text-shadow:gray 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">The AP </span>]] ([[User talk:TheAstorPastor|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#AA336A">''talk''</span>]]) 14:17, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
#{{support}} [[User:BZPN|BZPN]] ([[User talk:BZPN|talk]]) 17:39, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
#{{support|strong}} yet another well experienced user who deserves to become a steward here at Test Wiki. Supporting per justa. [[User:VancityRothaug|'''<span style="background:#000000;color:#ffffff;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">VancityRothaug</span>''']] ([[User talk:VancityRothaug|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/VancityRothaug|contribs]]) 19:09, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
#{{support}}. [[User:Sidrat al-Muntaha|Sidrat al-Muntaha]] ([[User talk:Sidrat al-Muntaha|talk]]) 19:21, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

===Abstain===

===Oppose===

==Steward Confirmation/Recall process==

Hello. This has been proposed in the past, but was withdrawn by the proposer. This is an RFC with multiple options. Should stewards:
A: Be subject to community recall upon petition by 2 stewards or 5 bureaucrats,
B: Be subject to community recall upon petition by 1 steward or 5 bureaucrats,
C: not be subject to community recall or confirmation,
D: Be subject to regular confirmation every 3 months?
Options A and B would require community consensus in favor of recall, and option D would require community consensus to keep the steward. This proposal would not affect system administrators. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 15:30, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

:This is very much needed! Btw,for anyone wondering, the past proposal : [[Test_Wiki:Community_portal/Archive_11#Proposal_2]] [[User:TheAstorPastor|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#8B0000; text-shadow:gray 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">The AP </span>]] ([[User talk:TheAstorPastor|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#AA336A">''talk''</span>]]) 15:44, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:I support Option A.
:*Option D too frequent to be practical.
:*Option C which removes all forms of community recall or confirmation, lacks accountability.
:*Option B would allow a single steward to initiate a recall, which could lead to abuse, personal disputes being escalated unnecessarily, and unnecessary use of the community's time.
:[[User:TheAstorPastor|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#8B0000; text-shadow:gray 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">The AP </span>]] ([[User talk:TheAstorPastor|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#AA336A">''talk''</span>]]) 15:48, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::I'd also support option A per above, or keep the system we have today (no confirmations but the possibility of a new voting if and when needed). [[User:EPIC|EPIC]] ([[User talk:EPIC|talk]]) 15:51, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:A > B > D, per above. Oppose C. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 15:52, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:*If I may make a suggestion, it seems that option A is the best proposal, as it requires the consent of multiple users before a removal/recall procedure is initiated. I would say that option D seems to have the potential to lead to a number of disagreements and disputes. I understand that a similar confirmation vote was held on nlwiki in the past. (I was not yet a user on Wikimedia at the time.) I believe it was abolished there, partly because of the many disputes that arose from it. Greetings, [[User:Drummingman|Drummingman]] ([[User talk:Drummingman|talk]]) 16:01, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:I only support option A. I would expound, but my thoughts are largely echoed by everyone else above. [[User:X|'''<span style="background:#0F69B3;color:white;padding:5px;box-shadow:0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)">X</span>''']] ([[User talk:X|talk]] + [[Special:Contributions/X|contribs]]) 16:24, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

==Proposal for a rights-bot==


If you're on the Test Wiki's Discord server, you may already be aware of this update. For those who are not, I recently configured [[User:APBOT|APBOT]] to handle the removal of rights from inactive users, publish inactivity warnings, and update the [[Activity]] page. However, since I am not a steward, APBOT cannot directly remove the interface administrator flag. To address this, I shared the updated code with [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justa]], who is currently running the bot through his account via a cron job on a server. I propose that a dedicated bot account named "Inactivity bot" be created and placed in the <code>rights-bot</code> group. This group should be granted the following rights:
=== Support ===
*{{support}}. <span style="text-shadow:0 1px 5px #002366">[[User:ZhuofanWu|Zhuofan]] [[User_talk:ZhuofanWu|Wu]]</span><sup>Cien años de soledad</sup> 14:19, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
*{{support}} --[[User:Morneo06|Morneo06]] ([[User talk:Morneo06|talk]]) 12:05, 20 April 2021 (UTC) <small>Comment: I agree with the proposer, the only extra testing possibilities are <code>deletelogentry</code>, <code>nuke</code> and <code>import</code>. If [[User:Blueexes]] would have been waiting 24 hours to get bureaucrat right and removed rights from every bureaucrat than waiting for a steward would have been necessary. --[[User:Morneo06|Morneo06]] ([[User talk:Morneo06|talk]]) 20:49, 1 May 2021 (UTC)</small>
*{{Support}}. --[[User:Anton|Anton]] ([[User talk:Anton|talk]]) 14:29, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
*<s>{{Support}}. –[[User:Olipino|Olipino]] ([[User talk:Olipino|talk]]) 01:26, 24 April 2021 (UTC)</s>


*<s><code>userrights</code> – for removing rights from inactive users </s>
=== Oppose ===
*<code>edit</code> – to edit user talk pages and the Activity report
* {{Oppose}} as the edit requirement is too high. Arbitrary edit count limits may actually encourage artificial or test edits in a sandbox. I'd be supportive of extending the timeframe from 24 hours to, say, 4 days, and require the user to have <code>autoconfirmed</code> privileges, but as written, though a [[w:WP:AGF|good-faith]] proposal, I can't support this. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 21:39, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
*<code>createpage</code> – to create the Activity page if it does not exist (in case someone deletes it)
* {{Oppose}} This is a test wiki. I am in favor of increasing the requirements but what is proposed is excessive. [[User:LocoSalas|'''''LOCO''''']] <small>[[User talk:LocoSalas|🔥]]</small> 00:57, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
*<code>createtalk</code> - to create talk pages of users, incase it doesn't exist
* {{Oppose}} –[[User:Olipino|Olipino]] ([[User talk:Olipino|talk]]) 00:31, 30 April 2021 (UTC)
*<code>read</code> – basic read access to pages
* {{Oppose}} I am favourable of increasing said requirements, but as [[User:LocoSalas|@LocoSalas]] said, this is excessive. ~ <span style="color:#DF00A0">Ronja</span><small style="color:#555"> ''([[User:Ronjapatch|u]] • [[User talk:Ronjapatch|t]] • [[Special:Contributions/Ronjapatch|c]])''</small> 06:25, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
*<code>noratelimit</code> – to prevent hitting API rate limits
*<code>bot</code> - to hide the bot's edits from recent changes


Additionally, the bot should only be allowed to remove rights from the following user groups:
=== Neutral/Abstain ===


*<code>sysop</code>
=== Comments ===
*<code>bureaucrat</code>
* How to identify "trusted user"? By edits or others?<span style="text-shadow:0 1px 5px #002366">[[User:ZhuofanWu|Zhuofan]] [[User_talk:ZhuofanWu|Wu]]</span><sup>Cien años de soledad</sup> 04:32, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
*<code>interface-admin</code>
'''Proposal:'''
*<code>autopatrolled</code>
* Users need to have sysop rights for at least fourteen (14) days
*<code>chatmod</code>
* Users need at least <code>XX</code> <sub>Suggestions are welcome</sub> edits
*<code>reviewer</code>
** a significant number of the edits need to be constructive, not only testing edits
* Users need to show, that they are familiar with the [[Test Wiki:Policy|Test Wiki policies]] and that they have made edits/log entries recently that show that the users is working constructively.
::Seems well. How about 7 days+50 edits like zhwp`s autoconfirmed user? Besides, remember to sign using <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. <span style="text-shadow:0 1px 5px #002366">[[User:ZhuofanWu|Zhuofan]] [[User_talk:ZhuofanWu|Wu]]</span><sup>Cien años de soledad</sup> 13:46, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
:::Seems like a good time period and edit count. --[[User:Morneo06|Morneo06]] ([[User talk:Morneo06|talk]]) 19:47, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
*Let`s start voting: Add following content to [[Test_Wiki:Bureaucrats]].
{{quotebox-2|
{{fakeh2|Standard}}
* Users need to have sysop rights for at least 7 days
* Users need at least <code>50</code> edits
*: a significant number of the edits need to be constructive, not only testing edits.
* Users need to show, that they are familiar with the [[Test Wiki:Policy|Test Wiki policies]] and that they have made edits/log entries recently that show that the users is working constructively.}}
<span style="text-shadow:0 1px 5px #002366">[[User:ZhuofanWu|Zhuofan]] [[User_talk:ZhuofanWu|Wu]]</span><sup>Cien años de soledad</sup> 14:19, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
::{{re|Morneo06}} and {{re|ZhuofanWu}}, so you are saying <code>'crat</code> flag should be granted only to those users who have been here for a while and have made a dozens of helpful contributions? Why is it necessary?–[[User:Olipino|Olipino]] ([[User talk:Olipino|talk]]) 12:42, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
:::{{re|Olipino}}Since BCs can grant him/herself <code>Bot</code> right, which can hide vandal edits or logs from recent changes unless you choose not to hide bot edits in the page. In a word, to prevent vandalism. <span style="text-shadow:0 1px 5px #002366">[[User:ZhuofanWu|Zhuofan]] [[User_talk:ZhuofanWu|Wu]]</span><sup>Cien años de soledad</sup> 12:01, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
::::In my opinion, 3 days and 50 edits would be more suitable. [[User:LocoSalas|'''''LOCO''''']] <small>[[User talk:LocoSalas|🔥]]</small> 02:04, 29 April 2021 (UTC)


[[User:TheAstorPastor|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#8B0000; text-shadow:gray 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">The AP </span>]] ([[User talk:TheAstorPastor|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#AA336A">''talk''</span>]]) 17:22, 18 April 2025 (UTC)
== Rename request ==


:userrights grants the permission to grant and revoke all user rights. If the bot should be restricted to specific groups, a $wgRemoveGroups would be better. I would also like to propose that it removes abuse filter administrator. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 17:26, 18 April 2025 (UTC)
Could a steward please rename me into ''CrazyFisherman''? Thanks. --[[User:Morneo06|Morneo06]] ([[User talk:Morneo06|talk]]) 23:36, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
::Oh yes - I forgot that it allows you to grant and revoke all user rights.... Also I am completely fine with removal of AFA since it also requires 3 months of inactivity [[User:TheAstorPastor|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#8B0000; text-shadow:gray 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">The AP </span>]] ([[User talk:TheAstorPastor|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#AA336A">''talk''</span>]]) 17:29, 18 April 2025 (UTC)
:[[User:Morneo06|Morneo06]] Do you intend to use the username '''CrazyFisherman''' for the long-term, and is this part of a synchronization of your username across other wiki farms/wikis? [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 21:35, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
::Yes, I entend to use it for a long term but it is not part of any synchronization. --[[User:Morneo06|Morneo06]] ([[User talk:Morneo06|talk]]) 07:37, 28 April 2021 (UTC)