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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, and 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 00:50, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

    Permissions

    Handled here

    • Account creator (add request · view 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 request · view 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 request · view 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 request · view 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 request · view 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 request · view 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 request · view 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 request · view 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 request · view 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 request · view 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 request · view 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 request · view 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 request · view 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:

    Review and removal of permissions

    The requests for permissions process is not used to review or remove user rights:

    The bureaucrat, checkuser, and oversight permissions 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.

    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

    Been around for 10 years. A new page reviewer (see here) encouraged me to request the autopatrolled rights over my page and redirect creation record. ~ IvanScrooge98 (talk) 22:42, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Some of your given name and surname pages lack citations for the origins/meanings of the names. For example, the first sentence of Cencio has substantive information that requires a reference. voorts (talk/contributions) 18:59, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Added refs for Cencio. I’ll be more careful about sourcing info in lists. ~ IvanScrooge98 (talk) 20:57, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    The user has created an impressive total of 834 articles so far, with only five deletions. Given this strong track record, I believe they fully deserve autopatrolled rights. Thank you. Baqi:) (talk) 20:11, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I am requesting the autopatrolled user right. I have created 96 articles so far, out of which only 2 have been deleted. Most of my articles are well-sourced biographies, mainly related to the Pakistan Army, with some focused on media personalities. I strive to follow Wikipedia’s notability and sourcing guidelines in all my contributions. Granting me autopatrolled status will help reduce the workload for new page reviewers. You may also consider taking suggestions from the reviewers (JTtheOG, John B123) who frequently review my pages, as they are familiar with the quality and consistency of my work. Behappyyar (talk) 11:02, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done. I have concerns about LLM use, including elsewhere on the project such as this AfD. -- asilvering (talk) 04:19, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @asilvering (talk) Just to clarify: I have used ChatGPT occasionally to help find potential sources or references, but not all articles were created using AI, and even when AI was used, it was only as an aid — not for blindly generating full content. I understand that relying on AI-generated suggestions still requires careful human review, especially for checking reliability and relevance of sources like Spotify or promotional sites. Behappyyar (talk) 06:01, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I have been creating pages for a year, and this would assist me when I create more AdaWoolf (talk) 00:52, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    As a reviewer at NPP I frequently accept book articles by this user. They've created 62 mainspace articles with 0 deletions. Their articles are easy accepts (clearly indicate how the book passes WP:NBOOK and do not need any error-fixing); may as well take them out of the backlog. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 02:49, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Done asilvering (talk) 03:59, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I have been creating Wikipedia articles for over 8yrs now, and have trained many editors on how to create encyclopedic articles. Granting me this right would reduce the backlog for articles to be reviewed. SuperSwift (talk) 08:31, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Automated comment This user has had 1 request for autopatrolled declined in the past 90 days ([1]). MusikBot talk 08:40, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    SuperSwift, do you want to let us know how your editing approach has changed since the last decline two months ago? Schwede66 09:10, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    AutoWikiBrowser


    Hello, I'm doing a lot of repetitive edits on articles, fixing typos, improving grammar and adding consistent info across pages, so I need AutoWikiBrowser to make the process smoother. I especially need it for pages related to railway stations and Chak villages, where I've been working on adding almost same information. - PunjabiEditor69 (talk) 17:38, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Requesting access to make minor edits like typos and formatting less tedious, and more efficiently find issues Actualcreature (talk) 16:52, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Will mainly use to avoid hours of wasted time manually making tedious repetitive edits on swimming event pages. IAWW (talk) 08:39, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Looking for access for typo fixing, spam patrolling, and other tedious yet important tasks so I don't have to manage dozens of open tags. CoconutOctopus talk 12:26, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Would like to request access to AWB to speed up my editing. So far I have experience using Cat-a-lot and Hotcat, but I think this tool will help me more for other types of changes. --Julipero (talk) 22:35, 9 June 2025 (UTC) Julipero (talk) 22:35, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]



    Confirmed


    Event coordinator


    Extended confirmed

    Hello, My name is Laliv. I wrote an article in another language and now I would like to use the translation tool in order to translate that article to English. From some reason I cannot do it using the translation tool. I would really appreciate if you could help me out with it. Best, Laliv g (talk) 09:33, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done. If you wish to use the translation tool, set the destination page to a new page in the Draft: namespace and it should work without requiring this group. stwalkerster (talk) 16:42, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, I've translated in English my hometown wikipedia page, the issue is that I don't have the permission to actually publish a translation, as I never done more than 500 edits in the pages. I would like to submit the translation anyways

    Here's the page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Reewhy/Mariotto_(Bitonto) Reewhy (talk) 18:57, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done As you have already translated the article, you can request an experience user to review it by adding {{subst:submit}} at the top of your sub-page and then clicking the "Submit the draft for review!" button that will appear at the top of the saved page. However, you will need to cite reliable sources in the article before it will be accepted for article space. Donald Albury 19:27, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I had this right revoked over 7 years ago in a case settled while I was still a minor. I'm planning to make a major return to editing this year, and would like to have this right back. I have made over 18,000 edits in total, and have promoted two FAs and 18 GAs since my case was settled. GreatLakesShips talk 23:31, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Donexaosflux Talk 09:57, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    File mover


    Mass message sender

    I am running contests like Wikipedia:The World Destubathon. It is a big attempt to eliminate thousands of stubs for every country and topic and want to invite a lot of project members personally with a message. User:DreamRimmer and User:Polygnotus have been very helpful, but it would greatly help me if I was given formal mass message rights as I will likely be running more contests in the future and need the easiest outlet to contact relevant projects and participants who would potentially be interested without having to spend ages doing it manually! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 06:51, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    @Dr. Blofeld: If you mean inviting members of a lot of WikiProjects, as I gather from your talk page, then I think this would go against the guidance that

    Mass messages should only be sent to groups of users who are likely to want their attention drawn to the message [...] For other cases, less personalized means of communication are preferred. Wikipedia's primary means of communication is through posts on article talk pages, Wikipedia talk pages, or various noticeboards, including the Village Pump. [...] To reach the members of a given WikiProject, a post on that project's talk page can be used.

    – SilverLocust (Jenson) 04:55, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I was thinking a few hundred of the most active editors, not 13,000! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:03, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]


    New page reviewer

    Please, I've been actively contributing to Wikipedia for a year now. I'm interested in becoming a New Page Reviewer to help ensure the quality and accuracy of new content on Wikipedia. I've demonstrated my ability to review and improve articles, and I'm committed to using my New Page Reviewer tools responsibly. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to contribute to Wikipedia's quality control efforts. Thank You. 2RDD (talk) 21:58, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, I noticed there's a pretty large backlog, so I decided to volunteer. I've taken a break from my usual editing the past few days to get familiar with the NPR process. I’ve written articles on all sorts of topics, especially biographies, geography. I'm not comparatively active in AfD, but my understanding of various notability guidelines could be useful when reviewing articles. Thank you! Pasados (talk) 17:20, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Renewing rights from a 30 day trial granted by @User:Rosguill. Veko (talk) 14:21, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Automated comment This user was granted temporary new page reviewer rights by Rosguill (expires 00:00, 9 June 2025 (UTC)). MusikBot talk 14:30, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    To be clear, I recently had my user changed, I was User:Twistedmath Veko (talk) 14:44, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I am requesting for New Page Reviewer right. I have been a Wikipedia editor for 8 years, created several articles and have also been a reader in AFD discussions. Through this, I have gained understanding of the requirements for a new page creation. I have also contributed to delete discussions and I have been known to show respect for others in such discussions. Would appreciate the opportunity to contribute further. Thanks in advance. Ataavi (talk) 15:57, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    My NPR rights expire at the end of this month and I would like to extend it or make permanent. Thanks! Aydoh8[what have I done now?] 00:52, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Automated comment This user was granted temporary new page reviewer rights by Sohom Datta (expires 00:00, 30 June 2025 (UTC)). MusikBot talk 01:00, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I'd like to request 1 month NPR to participate in the backlog drive, I'm currently an AfC reviewer and have good knowledge of guidelines for CSD, draftifying, etc. Destinyokhiria (talk) 10:14, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Automated comment This user has had 2 requests for new page reviewer declined in the past 90 days ([2][3]). MusikBot talk 10:20, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    My temporary NPR permission expired yesterday. I would like to extend it or make permanent. Thanks in advance. Afonso Dimas Martins (talk) 20:58, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I would like to request new page reviewer rights. I've created a number of math and My Little Pony articles, and I think I have a good grasp of what a new page should have. Thank you! GregariousMadness (talk to me!) 08:58, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi! I noticed there's a significant backlog of pending articles for review, and I'd love to help by joining the new pages patrol. To start, I'll focus on handling the simpler cases JohnMizuki (talk) 00:03, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Requesting extension of NPP rights. I participated in the WP:MAY25 backlog drive and believe I did well with adding WikiProjects, categories, general cleanup. I have also worked some with the draftify tool and used when necessary. I still participate at AfD regularly and plan to be somewhat consistent reviewing pages, mainly in my fields of knowledge, elections, politicians, some football. Few issues were raised with my reviews but hopefully I have overcome these and have been taking more care reviewing to ensure issues do not come up again. Yoblyblob (Talk) :) 21:29, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Automated comment This user was granted temporary new page reviewer rights by Sohom Datta (expires 00:00, 26 July 2025 (UTC)). MusikBot talk 21:30, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I used to hold NPP rights, but (I assume) was removed due to inactivity. I have extensive experience at AfC, and I want to help tackle the extensive backlog. Ca talk to me! 11:29, 8 June 2025 (UTC) Ca talk to me! 11:29, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    A bit less than a month ago I requested temporary New Page Patrol permission. I’m returning to request that it be extended. I’m quite proud of the work I’ve done over the past month. I split my time between NPP and AfC. In AfC, I reviewed 46 articles. To my understanding, every article I accepted was later affirmatively patrolled, and I also identified a few undisclosed COIs. In NPP, I reviewed 45 articles and 7 redirects. I focused mostly on accepting articles that clearly cleared the notability criteria (leaving the harder ones to editors with more experience), however I did start a successful AfD and made some speedy nominations. In both processes I was constantly consulting with the reviewing criteria and other editors, and as a result I’ve learned a ton. In both processes I’ve also often tagged and/or made improvements myself (including some articles I made minor improvements to without doing a review). I’ve indexed the mistakes that I’ve made during reviews at User:Scaledish/Mistakes. I’m very happy that in all of these cases I’ve learned and been given the opportunity to go above and beyond in remediation, including once that lead to a creation of a new userscript. There may be more—as I said in my last request, I am a human who does occationally make mistakes. If you see any when reviewing this month please do let me know! Scaledish! Talkish? Statish. 20:02, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Automated comment This user was granted temporary new page reviewer rights by Rosguill (expires 00:00, 16 June 2025 (UTC)). MusikBot talk 20:10, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, I do a lot of work at AfC and I feel that I could help with the huge NPP backlog. GoldRomean (talk) 02:50, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]


    Page mover



    Pending changes reviewer

    Reason for requesting pending changes reviewer rights:

    To expand my tool belt as an extended confirmed recent changes patroller, and to more quickly afford new users their non policy breaking contribution. I have currently no sanctions against me and I think I understand wiki policy well enough for it. Thank you JamesEMonroe (talk) 20:02, 22 May 2025 (UTC) (Post edit) When using this perm, I will take extra care. I think I have met requirements in WP:PCCRITERIA and have reviewed Wikipedia policy. Also please consider older reverts as well or when I took the time to explain things to new users. JamesEMonroe (talk) 21:27, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi JamesEMonroe! I am not formally granting this permission (nor am I denying it), but I do think you should cut back a bit on the WP:STICKYDECO stuff on your userpage. While I have added the applicable CSS class to make the gadget function, many newbies—who frequently will have complaints when you revert their edits—will be unaware of the ability to tick the box to disable them, and they can be highly annoying/distracting/problematic for editors with sensory issues.

    I wouldn't object if another admin chooses to grant the permission, but I wouldn't personally feel comfortable assigning newbie-interaction-heavy advanced permissions with the current amount of sticky decorations. Best regards, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:55, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Ah, Thank you! As you saw, I tried to add the collapsible boxes as a way for people to disable them (like the "clutter clear ->") as collapsing it would disable the code within. I was planning on making some changes actually, such as rearranging things and improving accessibility a bit, while always importantly keeping the talk page free from anything as it is. I hope it didn't appear unprofessional on me or too annoying.
    But I see what you mean as some newer people might not see the boxes. and ill see what I could do. JamesEMonroe (talk) 04:15, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @JamesEMonroe: On the default skin (Vector 2022) your Einstein gif blocks the "talk" button, the left molecule gif blocks the entire left sidebar, and the gifs on the right side block much of the right sidebar plus the "ClutterClear" button. That disrupts the interface by "preventing important links or controls from being easily seen or used". I would also urge you to fix that. – SilverLocust (Jenson) 06:28, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Good call. I removed it.
    I didn't want to block the user talk page especially JamesEMonroe (talk) 06:43, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I guess it makes it hard when its fine on my screen but possibly different on others. let me see with the other things. sorry about that ^^ JamesEMonroe (talk) 06:48, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I want to have this permission to reduce the pending changes backlog. I reviewed all the guidelines, such as BLP and the guideline for referencing. I revert good faiths and obvious vandalism and warn the user right after. Although I cannot perform a rollback to the recent changes page to have a consecutive track record due to my device's limited capabilities. I would rather choose pending changes over rollback; with rollback, I must have track records of mass rollback vandalism. But since I understood the guideline of rollback and pending changes, I can assure you that I will be responsible for having this permission. — ArćRèvtalk 10:38, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Automated comment This user has had an account for 29 days. MusikBot talk 10:40, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I've made 200+ edits and created over 40 mainspace articles. I'm familiar with core content policies and would like to help review pending edits. Thank you! Wieditor25 (talk) 22:14, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Automated comment This user has 99 edits in the mainspace. MusikBot talk 22:20, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    A few pages which I watch were tagged for pending changes protection, and I would like to assist in reviewing the changes to share the workload. Danners430 (talk) 05:14, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Most of my editing is in recent changes patrolling, and I understand the policies regarding vandalism, BLP, NPOV, copyright, etc. and apply them appropriately. Weirdguyz (talk) 06:55, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm requesting pending changes reviewer as a current often-active extended-confirmed recent changes patroller who wants to combat vandalism on pending changes-protected pages. I have read the guideline on reviewing and understand the policies on BLP, copyright, etc. Thanks! MouseCursor or a keyboard? 13:35, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello; I wish to request pending changes reviewer rights.

    By now, I have been editing Wikipedia for a month, more or less. I have extended-confirmed permissions on Wikipedia. I have done some work in cleaning up new pages and recent changes and I am ready to start taking on a larger task of reviewing pending changes. Element10101 T ~ C 20:56, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Please, I've been actively contributing to Wikipedia and have a good understanding of its policies and guidelines. I'm interested in becoming a Pending Changes Reviewer to help ensure the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia's content. I've demonstrated my ability to review and improve articles, and I'm committed to using my Pending Changes Reviewer tools responsibly. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to contribute to Wikipedia's quality control efforts 2RDD (talk) 22:05, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi there, I have been creating articles for the Nigerian Portal on Wikipedia for over five months now. I'd like to have this role to expand my editing jurisdiction. Thanks Cameremote (talk) I came from a remote place 00:26, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Re-requesting the Pending Changes granted by Mz7 to my comprised old account. Ɔþʱʏɾɪʊs 09:56, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi there!

    Despite my account having existed since 2009, I only have a modest edit count - and so it is more than reasonable for one to question whether I am a sufficiently experienced Wikipedian to be granted additional privileges.

    I am requesting Pending changes reviewer as I believe I have demonstrated a good faith effort to contribute to the project, civility when interacting with other users, and adequate judgement when attempting to discern between deliberate vandalism or well-intentioned mistakes. But more than anything, I seek to find relevant policies and / or guidelines when confronted with a new (to me) situation - and while I endeavour to be WP:BOLD, I am aware of my own limitations and thus I know when to stop and ask others for guidance before proceeding.

    If granted Pending changes reviewer I cannot promise I would be a prolific reviewer of pending changes; merely that when reviewing pending changes I would ensure I am doing it because I am confident in my ability to get that decision right, rather than out of boredom or a desire / sense of obligation to make the decision myself.

    Thank you very much for your time & consideration.

      ···sardonism · t · c 17:07, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I think I'm supposed to have this as I see an option suddenly for pending changes on my watchlist, for the article Remote sensing? I was going to approve (it's just a newer user adding some book references), but I guess I cannot? -- Very Polite Person (talk) 21:02, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    (Non-administrator comment)@Very Polite Person Are you getting an option to accept it or it's written '[pending review]'? Ɔþʱʏɾɪʊs 08:59, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    It was I think just the text with no link/option to accept, and now it says "Checked". -- Very Polite Person (talk) 15:35, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Very Polite Person Well, it appears to tell editors(not only reviewers), that the edit hasn't been accepted by a reviewer yet. Please familiarise yourself with WP:RPC before applying for this permission. Ɔþʱʏɾɪʊs 08:24, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    A little bit ago I made a request (which was declined - account new), I am again requesting this right because:

    -My account is now over a month old

    -My account is extended confirmed

    -Lately, I have run across a lot of fine pending changes edits, but I can not approve them only revert them

    As you can see, the main thing I do on Wikipedia is revert vandalism, you noted I should be a little more careful in doing so, which is what I did.

    I think this right would allow me to reduce backlog, and do something I like (reverting vandalism) in a different way.

    As you can see, I am also requesting the rollback right, which would help me with this process as while as reverting vandalism in general.

    Whatever the outcome is, thank you. If it is not done, please provide me with steps I can take to get approved. ExplorerofSpace (talk) 00:29, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Automated comment This user has had 1 request for pending changes reviewer declined in the past 90 days ([4]). MusikBot talk 00:30, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Review previous requests for more of a reason why I should get it (if needed). ExplorerofSpace (talk) 00:30, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi! I do a lot of Recent Changes patrol for anti-vandalism purposes, and I'd like to be able to approve the good edits to protected pages I come across (instead of just reverting things...)

    Thanks for your consideration. penguinencounter2@enwiki:~/talk/contrib$ 20:56, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, I have been working to revert vandalism and support other tasks in the volunteer center. I would like to expand my abilities to support Wikipedia by working to review pending changes. Thank you! Dahawk04 (talk) 22:55, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Automated comment This user has 99 edits in the mainspace. MusikBot talk 23:00, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, I tend to do a fair amount of RC Patrolling and therefore fairly regularly encounter edits requiring pending changes approval. I figured that since I'm reading and reviewing these edits anyway to assess for vandalism/need for reversion, it would probably be more efficient if I could also approve the good edits rather than a second pair of eyes needing to come by to do that. I've done a lot of RC Patrol over a long time, with a bit of article improvement work as I go along, so I'm quite familiar with the core policies relevant to reviewing, and I know where to find them if I happen to not remember one off-hand. I also do remember what starting out editing Wikipedia felt like and the excitement of an edit on a big page getting a speedy approval, and I'd like to do the same for the newcomers. SI09 (talk) 03:16, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I want to protect Wikipedia from vandalism, and I think that pending changes are a good way to start. PawPatroler (talk) 00:44, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Automated comment This user has had an account for 15 days. MusikBot talk 00:50, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]


    Rollback

    I'm 2RDD, I've been actively contributing to Wikipedia for a year and have a good understanding of its policies and guidelines. I'm interested in becoming a rollbacker to help maintain the quality and integrity of Wikipedia's content. I've demonstrated my ability to resolve conflicts and address vandalism in a constructive manner. I'm committed to using my rollbacker tools responsibly and in accordance with Wikipedia's policies. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to contribute to Wikipedia's maintenance and upkeep. Thank you 2RDD (talk) 21:53, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello, I'm dropping a request here aswell. Please do consider me request for the Rollback Permission. Thanks. Cameremote (talk) I came from a remote place 00:46, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    (Non-administrator comment)Hi, Cameremote! I see that you only have 5 undos in total. Are sure that you have read the criteria for rollback carefully? It's only granted to users who have some experience in dealing with vandalism. If you want to withdraw this request, you can type {{withdrawn}} in the wikitext mode. Cheers! Ɔþʱʏɾɪʊs 10:21, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello there, I am requesting rollback permission. With my contributions, I am particular with BLP articles. I know what unconstructive edits are. I read the guidelines, and I am also aware of what the difference is between good faith and disruptive. I do, but I'm not very good at patrolling recent changes due to my devices' capabilities, but I want to contribute to decreasing vandalism in Wikipedia to the best that I can. I have read the guidelines for rollback permission, and I guarantee you that I will have the responsibility of having this permission. Thank you. - ArćRèvtalk 11:34, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello! I am requesting rollback rights to aid in reverting vandalism. I am mostly requesting the permission to use tools like Huggle and AntiVandal. I have read through the relevant policies and belive I meet the requirements for rollbacker. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to ask me. Best wishes, Macaw*! 16:58, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I'm requesting rollback to use tools such as Antivandal & M:SWViewer. My previous request was pretty messed up. This userright will be very helpful to me in reverting Vandalism. Thanks! Ɔþʱʏɾɪʊs 09:57, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I am back again. A little bit ago, I requested this right, and it was denied because it was not old enough.[1] My account is now one month old and I have extended confirmed permissions.[2] I was wondering if that is enough to get me this permission, thanks. ExplorerofSpace (talk) 23:01, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Automated comment This user has had 2 requests for rollback declined in the past 90 days ([5][6]). MusikBot talk 23:10, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    When looking at my request, please review prior requests for further reasoning. ExplorerofSpace (talk) 12:55, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello! As I started to edit in Wikipedia (music), I have seen a lot of vadalisms (or bad edits) from some articles. But if one user spoiled it by multiple times, I have to rollback one by one, which takes a lot of time. So I request this permisson to make rollback for vadal easier, thanks! Camilasdandelions (talk!) 09:55, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Rollback would allow me to more effectively revert bad edits found on patrol. I'm familiar with policy and have been using UltraViolet's pseudo-rollback to assist with reverts, always making sure to leave a descriptive edit summary and a relevant message on a user's talk when appropriate. Unfortunately I've encountered intermittent issues with uv's pseudo-rollback where it'll fail to apply or take a long time to complete. I believe being able to access rollback proper would resolve this. Additionally, I'd like to try some of the more bespoke patrolling tools like AntiVandal or Huggle, both of which require the rollback permission. fifteen thousand two hundred twenty four (talk) 00:19, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]


    Template editor

    I lost my template editor rights at some point due to one year's inactivity. I would be most grateful to have them restored. Thank you. ♦ JAGUAR  10:56, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

     Done. Primefac (talk) 11:02, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]