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2026-05-24T05:27:54Z

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== DarkMatterMan4500 (Global Patroller) ==
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Hi, I am DarkMatterMan4500 from Miraheze, and I want to apply for the [[Global Patrollers]] permission here on WikiOasis, based on my experiences from Miraheze, since I have been working hard on clearing away vandalism all across the wikifarm for the [[mh:m:CVT|counter-vandalism team]] from said wikifarm. Now, I understand that some of you may have questions and concerns for me, and I'll do my best to answer them in the best way I can, so feel free to give your [[mh:allthetropes:Brutal Honesty|honest opinions]] without sugarcoating anything. I am fully aware that Global Patrollers can block users all across the WikiOasis wikis (regardless of where the [[w:WP:DISRUPT|disruption]] is taking place), delete pages, revisions, and use the basic tools, but with limited options, something that I'm willing to take as a fellow editor. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 15:57, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===

=== Discussion ===
*{{support|strong}} Why not? - [[User:FNFGamer718|FNFGamer718]] ([[User talk:FNFGamer718|talk]]) 17:51, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{Support|strong}} - Candidate is well known in Miraheze and known in the MH Discord as a GP that deals with vandals or CVT issues at the CVT channel. Additionally after consulting Raidarr, the candidate has some issues that can be fixed (but no red flags) and 200 edits on Meta. This is what Raidarr said about DMM: "He has problems identifying and staying on the line and the overall approach, well, you can kind of tell by interacting long enough, that said he is one of the most determined watchers and catches things pretty much everyone in here wouldn't have time to look for, the act of patrolling he can do very well, knowing the line on pressing elevated buttons, always been an issue". I believe this person is fit for GP and the issues can be edged out in time. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:20, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
*:{{ping|Fearless}} I'm glad to hear that, especially from Raidarr indirectly. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 17:12, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support|strong}} Always had good interactions for DMM, I have no doubt that they would put the tools to good use. --[[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/Crystalite13|contribs]])
*:{{ping|Crystalite13}} Don't forget to sign your vote! [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 01:05, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
*:{{ping|Fearless|Crystalite13}} I'm glad to hear that from you 2. I'll do my best like always. :) --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 11:32, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} no major concerns, would be good to have a few more people to help around. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 18:03, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support|Strongest}} Per Fearless. [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 09:05, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support|Strongest}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 12:05, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 00:22, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
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== Globe (Revocation) ==
Hello all.

I have been ruminating on this for a while, and while I understand my own role in this conflict, it has been brewing for many months behind closed doors. I understand Globe has held this role (or equivalent) since almost day 1 of WO, however right now, I don't believe that Globe has either the intention or the ability to continue to act in the best interest of WO. This latest incident which has cemented my opinion on the matter is relating to attempts to micromanage the opinions of volunteers. I will detail this further along in this fairly long topic.

This is not meant to be a spiteful attempt to remove him from a position of trust within the community, but I myself feel the trust that I have placed in Globe is no longer honoured. This stems from a pattern of behaviour that I have noticed that appears to me to be anti-community, and some are downright ridiculous:

* Globe has a very strong opposition to 2FA (two-factor authentication), which is currently mandated for all foundation managed Google accounts. Globe does not have 2FA enabled currently on his on wiki account as of writing, and at the time when I changed 2FA to become a requirement for foundation Google accounts, I recall Globe saying (through channels that have since been made private to me), that he was considering motioning the board to remove requirements for 2FA. I need not explain the security risks this poses, but the attitude of "I have a strong enough password not to get hacked" really isn't sufficient, and runs a risk of compromise to users safety.
* I continually have the belief that Globe wants to keep control of the site, such as election of stewards, global sysops and other RfC topics under the control of the board, one of his concerns being people from less reputable communities supporting their preferred candidates who may cause problems. While I appreciate the community governance mechanisms haven't been around for long, these concerns are yet to be realised, and I've seen evidence above on this page that these concerns have actively not happened.
* The latest incident is surrounding volunteer opinions, their ability to speak freely, and Globe actively trying to micromanage them. If you read [[User:Globe/Volunteer Conduct Policy]] (which is largely LLM generated), it effectively removes any ability for volunteers to speak critically on any matter. This is backed up by internal messages, where [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] said to Globe 'You're just trying to drag it out for some ideal behaviour that you want to be enforced on WikiOasis Volunteers', where he then responded 'Correct. You've got it'. The belief that volunteers represent the foundation is entirely unfounded, has not been approved by the board to my knowledge, and these roles are entirely community managed and shouldn't be micromanaged by the foundation, this goes entirely against the point of the roles being appointed.

I don't want to turn this into a big spat, because it's not worth the time, but right now the constant internal arguments provide an environment I cannot work in, to the point that I am planning to distance myself from the project entirely (or at least to tech only until someone can takeover those responsiblities) when these weekly arguments are happening, it contributes to me becoming ever more burnt out, and generally makes me not enjoy working on the project in the way that I did. I am ending up pulled away from tech to defend my peers when their conduct is continually being pointed out by Globe as unacceptable for various reasons which to me and others seem unacceptable.

I appreciate this is very much the nuclear option, but right now I don't see Globe's involvement in the steward team to be contributing positively to the overall success of this project, and instead focuses on micromanaging his peers as though he has superiority over them, and continually picking flaws with how they speak in public channels. The approach of those in the private channels must only ever speak positively of WO and the wikis that are hosted on it is not the right one in my belief, and Globe is pushing this so hard that it comes at the expense of the overall wellbeing of the project, to the point that it is actively harming it. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 07:14, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
*<s>{{support}}. I, too, have been pondering on this for a while, and Globe's involvement in the project is very much hurting, rather than helping. Constant spats with Zippy, constant dictatorial actions. I'm done with Globe, and I think it's his time to move on from the project. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 20:18, 22 May 2026 (UTC)</s>
*:{{oppose}}, this seems to have turned into purely a personal spat, and I suggest a boomerang for those involved. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 03:30, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} - [[User:FNFGamer718|FNFGamer718]] ([[User talk:FNFGamer718|talk]]) 20:23, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} - No offense, but he has to go and move on. A lot of times Globe and Zippy are usually arguing at each other for something that is just nonsensical. Additionally, the ideal he wants to be enforced is just dictatorial and delusional, everyone has human rights, and one of our rights is the right to have our own opinion. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 20:28, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{Support|weak}} Well, I haven't been aware of Globe's recent conduct, but upon seeing this, I can actually understand why, and am actually quite troubled by the fact that Globe apparently wants to motion in removing the requirements for 2FA, when that's the most basic part about security. I mean, who in their right minds would want to get their accounts hacked regularly? ----[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 20:32, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*:I plan on making a larger statement later, but the part about me motioning away requirements for 2FA on Google accounts did not happen. I have 2FA enabled on my Discord account and, if a requirement for volunteers to have 2FA on their on-wiki account passes, I would enable it here as well. I have already done so to comply with such a requirement on testwiki.wiki. I don't have it currently enabled because my authenticator is only on my phone, so I would be unable to access WO when I don't have my phone on me and am instead using my laptop. For the record, I do believe in account security and strong/unique passwords. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 20:38, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*::{{ping|Globe}} I am just so genuinely confused right now. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 20:45, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::How so? I’m happy to explain anything further. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 20:49, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*::::{{ping|Globe}} About everything that {{user|Zippy}} was just talking about. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 11:28, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::::In my reply to {{noping|Fearless}} below, I attempted to debunk some of what Zippy said as well. I welcome additional questions that you still have. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 14:17, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
*::I never said you motioned it, I simply said you considered motioning it, might have been slightly unclear in my description but the general sentiment was that you were going to take further action from a board role about it --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 20:48, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::Any way you want to say it is untrue. Google themselves requires 2FA for superadmins, it is not a board matter. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 20:50, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*::::Again, I do not have access to the channel but someone such as tali who retains access could check, you were saying you wanted to motion the board to remove the 2FA requirements that I had personally set on Google, as well as that which was set on Discord --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 20:54, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
* {{oppose}} My main statement “debunking” a lot of false claims made by Fearless and Zippy can be found in the subsection below, however, there are a few things I want to add here. This entire thread is a personal spite with not a shard of proof, other than “well I think I remember you said…” Whatever the reason for the spite request for removal is, I’m not exactly sure. Zippybonzo has already informed all of the volunteers of his intention to leave WikiOasis and start a new farm after the board refused to allow him to make WikiOasis an “exclusive farm” where only select wikis would be able to be created. He specifically mention the Italian Brainrot wiki and others that would not meet his ideals. Zippybonzo wants WikiOasis to be exactly what he wants and I am the only one who actively stands up to that. If standing on that is what causes me to lose my steward role, then so be it. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:47, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
*:For posterity: the subsection Globe is referring to has been removed due to it containing messages from internal volunteer channels. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 02:19, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
*::Those channels are not held privately under NDA, so I see no reason why they cannot be partially shared publicly for the sake of this discussion --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 05:05, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::"Not under NDA" does not necessarily mean "OK to share" - when private messages get shares publicly, it's usually done as a gotcha rather than in an attempt to legitimately substantiate your claims; in cases where messages from internal channels ''are'' relevant, there's typically no reason why you'd directly quote them rather than paraphrasing (which gets the message across just as well). [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 05:12, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
*::::If I paraphrase it gets accused of it being a personal spat, such as with the 2FA matter where these claims are now seen as "unsubstantiated" despite the fact those messages were shared in private channels that you were a part of --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 05:25, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::::Fair point. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 05:27, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
* {{oppose}} I agree with JR+ I don't see any evidence to support the claims made against globe [[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 04:11, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

Requests for global roles

2026-05-24T05:13:22Z

Tali64³: /* Discussion */

You can request [[Stewards|Steward]], [[Meta:Global administrators|Global Sysop]], and [[Global Patrollers|Global Patroller]] permissions on this page.

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== DarkMatterMan4500 (Global Patroller) ==
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Hi, I am DarkMatterMan4500 from Miraheze, and I want to apply for the [[Global Patrollers]] permission here on WikiOasis, based on my experiences from Miraheze, since I have been working hard on clearing away vandalism all across the wikifarm for the [[mh:m:CVT|counter-vandalism team]] from said wikifarm. Now, I understand that some of you may have questions and concerns for me, and I'll do my best to answer them in the best way I can, so feel free to give your [[mh:allthetropes:Brutal Honesty|honest opinions]] without sugarcoating anything. I am fully aware that Global Patrollers can block users all across the WikiOasis wikis (regardless of where the [[w:WP:DISRUPT|disruption]] is taking place), delete pages, revisions, and use the basic tools, but with limited options, something that I'm willing to take as a fellow editor. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 15:57, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===

=== Discussion ===
*{{support|strong}} Why not? - [[User:FNFGamer718|FNFGamer718]] ([[User talk:FNFGamer718|talk]]) 17:51, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{Support|strong}} - Candidate is well known in Miraheze and known in the MH Discord as a GP that deals with vandals or CVT issues at the CVT channel. Additionally after consulting Raidarr, the candidate has some issues that can be fixed (but no red flags) and 200 edits on Meta. This is what Raidarr said about DMM: "He has problems identifying and staying on the line and the overall approach, well, you can kind of tell by interacting long enough, that said he is one of the most determined watchers and catches things pretty much everyone in here wouldn't have time to look for, the act of patrolling he can do very well, knowing the line on pressing elevated buttons, always been an issue". I believe this person is fit for GP and the issues can be edged out in time. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:20, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
*:{{ping|Fearless}} I'm glad to hear that, especially from Raidarr indirectly. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 17:12, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support|strong}} Always had good interactions for DMM, I have no doubt that they would put the tools to good use. --[[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/Crystalite13|contribs]])
*:{{ping|Crystalite13}} Don't forget to sign your vote! [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 01:05, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
*:{{ping|Fearless|Crystalite13}} I'm glad to hear that from you 2. I'll do my best like always. :) --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 11:32, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} no major concerns, would be good to have a few more people to help around. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 18:03, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support|Strongest}} Per Fearless. [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 09:05, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support|Strongest}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 12:05, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 00:22, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
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== Globe (Revocation) ==
Hello all.

I have been ruminating on this for a while, and while I understand my own role in this conflict, it has been brewing for many months behind closed doors. I understand Globe has held this role (or equivalent) since almost day 1 of WO, however right now, I don't believe that Globe has either the intention or the ability to continue to act in the best interest of WO. This latest incident which has cemented my opinion on the matter is relating to attempts to micromanage the opinions of volunteers. I will detail this further along in this fairly long topic.

This is not meant to be a spiteful attempt to remove him from a position of trust within the community, but I myself feel the trust that I have placed in Globe is no longer honoured. This stems from a pattern of behaviour that I have noticed that appears to me to be anti-community, and some are downright ridiculous:

* Globe has a very strong opposition to 2FA (two-factor authentication), which is currently mandated for all foundation managed Google accounts. Globe does not have 2FA enabled currently on his on wiki account as of writing, and at the time when I changed 2FA to become a requirement for foundation Google accounts, I recall Globe saying (through channels that have since been made private to me), that he was considering motioning the board to remove requirements for 2FA. I need not explain the security risks this poses, but the attitude of "I have a strong enough password not to get hacked" really isn't sufficient, and runs a risk of compromise to users safety.
* I continually have the belief that Globe wants to keep control of the site, such as election of stewards, global sysops and other RfC topics under the control of the board, one of his concerns being people from less reputable communities supporting their preferred candidates who may cause problems. While I appreciate the community governance mechanisms haven't been around for long, these concerns are yet to be realised, and I've seen evidence above on this page that these concerns have actively not happened.
* The latest incident is surrounding volunteer opinions, their ability to speak freely, and Globe actively trying to micromanage them. If you read [[User:Globe/Volunteer Conduct Policy]] (which is largely LLM generated), it effectively removes any ability for volunteers to speak critically on any matter. This is backed up by internal messages, where [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] said to Globe 'You're just trying to drag it out for some ideal behaviour that you want to be enforced on WikiOasis Volunteers', where he then responded 'Correct. You've got it'. The belief that volunteers represent the foundation is entirely unfounded, has not been approved by the board to my knowledge, and these roles are entirely community managed and shouldn't be micromanaged by the foundation, this goes entirely against the point of the roles being appointed.

I don't want to turn this into a big spat, because it's not worth the time, but right now the constant internal arguments provide an environment I cannot work in, to the point that I am planning to distance myself from the project entirely (or at least to tech only until someone can takeover those responsiblities) when these weekly arguments are happening, it contributes to me becoming ever more burnt out, and generally makes me not enjoy working on the project in the way that I did. I am ending up pulled away from tech to defend my peers when their conduct is continually being pointed out by Globe as unacceptable for various reasons which to me and others seem unacceptable.

I appreciate this is very much the nuclear option, but right now I don't see Globe's involvement in the steward team to be contributing positively to the overall success of this project, and instead focuses on micromanaging his peers as though he has superiority over them, and continually picking flaws with how they speak in public channels. The approach of those in the private channels must only ever speak positively of WO and the wikis that are hosted on it is not the right one in my belief, and Globe is pushing this so hard that it comes at the expense of the overall wellbeing of the project, to the point that it is actively harming it. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 07:14, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
*<s>{{support}}. I, too, have been pondering on this for a while, and Globe's involvement in the project is very much hurting, rather than helping. Constant spats with Zippy, constant dictatorial actions. I'm done with Globe, and I think it's his time to move on from the project. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 20:18, 22 May 2026 (UTC)</s>
*:{{oppose}}, this seems to have turned into purely a personal spat, and I suggest a boomerang for those involved. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 03:30, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} - [[User:FNFGamer718|FNFGamer718]] ([[User talk:FNFGamer718|talk]]) 20:23, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} - No offense, but he has to go and move on. A lot of times Globe and Zippy are usually arguing at each other for something that is just nonsensical. Additionally, the ideal he wants to be enforced is just dictatorial and delusional, everyone has human rights, and one of our rights is the right to have our own opinion. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 20:28, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{Support|weak}} Well, I haven't been aware of Globe's recent conduct, but upon seeing this, I can actually understand why, and am actually quite troubled by the fact that Globe apparently wants to motion in removing the requirements for 2FA, when that's the most basic part about security. I mean, who in their right minds would want to get their accounts hacked regularly? ----[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 20:32, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*:I plan on making a larger statement later, but the part about me motioning away requirements for 2FA on Google accounts did not happen. I have 2FA enabled on my Discord account and, if a requirement for volunteers to have 2FA on their on-wiki account passes, I would enable it here as well. I have already done so to comply with such a requirement on testwiki.wiki. I don't have it currently enabled because my authenticator is only on my phone, so I would be unable to access WO when I don't have my phone on me and am instead using my laptop. For the record, I do believe in account security and strong/unique passwords. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 20:38, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*::{{ping|Globe}} I am just so genuinely confused right now. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 20:45, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::How so? I’m happy to explain anything further. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 20:49, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*::::{{ping|Globe}} About everything that {{user|Zippy}} was just talking about. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 11:28, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::::In my reply to {{noping|Fearless}} below, I attempted to debunk some of what Zippy said as well. I welcome additional questions that you still have. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 14:17, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
*::I never said you motioned it, I simply said you considered motioning it, might have been slightly unclear in my description but the general sentiment was that you were going to take further action from a board role about it --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 20:48, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::Any way you want to say it is untrue. Google themselves requires 2FA for superadmins, it is not a board matter. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 20:50, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*::::Again, I do not have access to the channel but someone such as tali who retains access could check, you were saying you wanted to motion the board to remove the 2FA requirements that I had personally set on Google, as well as that which was set on Discord --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 20:54, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
* {{oppose}} My main statement “debunking” a lot of false claims made by Fearless and Zippy can be found in the subsection below, however, there are a few things I want to add here. This entire thread is a personal spite with not a shard of proof, other than “well I think I remember you said…” Whatever the reason for the spite request for removal is, I’m not exactly sure. Zippybonzo has already informed all of the volunteers of his intention to leave WikiOasis and start a new farm after the board refused to allow him to make WikiOasis an “exclusive farm” where only select wikis would be able to be created. He specifically mention the Italian Brainrot wiki and others that would not meet his ideals. Zippybonzo wants WikiOasis to be exactly what he wants and I am the only one who actively stands up to that. If standing on that is what causes me to lose my steward role, then so be it. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:47, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
*:For posterity: the subsection Globe is referring to has been removed due to it containing messages from internal volunteer channels. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 02:19, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
*::Those channels are not held privately under NDA, so I see no reason why they cannot be partially shared publicly for the sake of this discussion --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 05:05, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::"Not under NDA" does not necessarily mean "OK to share" - when private messages get shares publicly, it's usually done as a gotcha rather than in an attempt to legitimately substantiate your claims; in cases where messages from internal channels ''are'' relevant, there's typically no reason why you'd directly quote them rather than paraphrasing (which gets the message across just as well). [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 05:12, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
* {{oppose}} I agree with JR+ I don't see any evidence to support the claims made against globe [[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 04:11, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

Requests for global roles

2026-05-24T05:12:54Z

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== DarkMatterMan4500 (Global Patroller) ==
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Hi, I am DarkMatterMan4500 from Miraheze, and I want to apply for the [[Global Patrollers]] permission here on WikiOasis, based on my experiences from Miraheze, since I have been working hard on clearing away vandalism all across the wikifarm for the [[mh:m:CVT|counter-vandalism team]] from said wikifarm. Now, I understand that some of you may have questions and concerns for me, and I'll do my best to answer them in the best way I can, so feel free to give your [[mh:allthetropes:Brutal Honesty|honest opinions]] without sugarcoating anything. I am fully aware that Global Patrollers can block users all across the WikiOasis wikis (regardless of where the [[w:WP:DISRUPT|disruption]] is taking place), delete pages, revisions, and use the basic tools, but with limited options, something that I'm willing to take as a fellow editor. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 15:57, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===

=== Discussion ===
*{{support|strong}} Why not? - [[User:FNFGamer718|FNFGamer718]] ([[User talk:FNFGamer718|talk]]) 17:51, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{Support|strong}} - Candidate is well known in Miraheze and known in the MH Discord as a GP that deals with vandals or CVT issues at the CVT channel. Additionally after consulting Raidarr, the candidate has some issues that can be fixed (but no red flags) and 200 edits on Meta. This is what Raidarr said about DMM: "He has problems identifying and staying on the line and the overall approach, well, you can kind of tell by interacting long enough, that said he is one of the most determined watchers and catches things pretty much everyone in here wouldn't have time to look for, the act of patrolling he can do very well, knowing the line on pressing elevated buttons, always been an issue". I believe this person is fit for GP and the issues can be edged out in time. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:20, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
*:{{ping|Fearless}} I'm glad to hear that, especially from Raidarr indirectly. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 17:12, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support|strong}} Always had good interactions for DMM, I have no doubt that they would put the tools to good use. --[[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/Crystalite13|contribs]])
*:{{ping|Crystalite13}} Don't forget to sign your vote! [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 01:05, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
*:{{ping|Fearless|Crystalite13}} I'm glad to hear that from you 2. I'll do my best like always. :) --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 11:32, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} no major concerns, would be good to have a few more people to help around. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 18:03, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support|Strongest}} Per Fearless. [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 09:05, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support|Strongest}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 12:05, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 00:22, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
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== Globe (Revocation) ==
Hello all.

I have been ruminating on this for a while, and while I understand my own role in this conflict, it has been brewing for many months behind closed doors. I understand Globe has held this role (or equivalent) since almost day 1 of WO, however right now, I don't believe that Globe has either the intention or the ability to continue to act in the best interest of WO. This latest incident which has cemented my opinion on the matter is relating to attempts to micromanage the opinions of volunteers. I will detail this further along in this fairly long topic.

This is not meant to be a spiteful attempt to remove him from a position of trust within the community, but I myself feel the trust that I have placed in Globe is no longer honoured. This stems from a pattern of behaviour that I have noticed that appears to me to be anti-community, and some are downright ridiculous:

* Globe has a very strong opposition to 2FA (two-factor authentication), which is currently mandated for all foundation managed Google accounts. Globe does not have 2FA enabled currently on his on wiki account as of writing, and at the time when I changed 2FA to become a requirement for foundation Google accounts, I recall Globe saying (through channels that have since been made private to me), that he was considering motioning the board to remove requirements for 2FA. I need not explain the security risks this poses, but the attitude of "I have a strong enough password not to get hacked" really isn't sufficient, and runs a risk of compromise to users safety.
* I continually have the belief that Globe wants to keep control of the site, such as election of stewards, global sysops and other RfC topics under the control of the board, one of his concerns being people from less reputable communities supporting their preferred candidates who may cause problems. While I appreciate the community governance mechanisms haven't been around for long, these concerns are yet to be realised, and I've seen evidence above on this page that these concerns have actively not happened.
* The latest incident is surrounding volunteer opinions, their ability to speak freely, and Globe actively trying to micromanage them. If you read [[User:Globe/Volunteer Conduct Policy]] (which is largely LLM generated), it effectively removes any ability for volunteers to speak critically on any matter. This is backed up by internal messages, where [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] said to Globe 'You're just trying to drag it out for some ideal behaviour that you want to be enforced on WikiOasis Volunteers', where he then responded 'Correct. You've got it'. The belief that volunteers represent the foundation is entirely unfounded, has not been approved by the board to my knowledge, and these roles are entirely community managed and shouldn't be micromanaged by the foundation, this goes entirely against the point of the roles being appointed.

I don't want to turn this into a big spat, because it's not worth the time, but right now the constant internal arguments provide an environment I cannot work in, to the point that I am planning to distance myself from the project entirely (or at least to tech only until someone can takeover those responsiblities) when these weekly arguments are happening, it contributes to me becoming ever more burnt out, and generally makes me not enjoy working on the project in the way that I did. I am ending up pulled away from tech to defend my peers when their conduct is continually being pointed out by Globe as unacceptable for various reasons which to me and others seem unacceptable.

I appreciate this is very much the nuclear option, but right now I don't see Globe's involvement in the steward team to be contributing positively to the overall success of this project, and instead focuses on micromanaging his peers as though he has superiority over them, and continually picking flaws with how they speak in public channels. The approach of those in the private channels must only ever speak positively of WO and the wikis that are hosted on it is not the right one in my belief, and Globe is pushing this so hard that it comes at the expense of the overall wellbeing of the project, to the point that it is actively harming it. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 07:14, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
*<s>{{support}}. I, too, have been pondering on this for a while, and Globe's involvement in the project is very much hurting, rather than helping. Constant spats with Zippy, constant dictatorial actions. I'm done with Globe, and I think it's his time to move on from the project. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 20:18, 22 May 2026 (UTC)</s>
*:{{oppose}}, this seems to have turned into purely a personal spat, and I suggest a boomerang for those involved. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 03:30, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} - [[User:FNFGamer718|FNFGamer718]] ([[User talk:FNFGamer718|talk]]) 20:23, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} - No offense, but he has to go and move on. A lot of times Globe and Zippy are usually arguing at each other for something that is just nonsensical. Additionally, the ideal he wants to be enforced is just dictatorial and delusional, everyone has human rights, and one of our rights is the right to have our own opinion. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 20:28, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{Support|weak}} Well, I haven't been aware of Globe's recent conduct, but upon seeing this, I can actually understand why, and am actually quite troubled by the fact that Globe apparently wants to motion in removing the requirements for 2FA, when that's the most basic part about security. I mean, who in their right minds would want to get their accounts hacked regularly? ----[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 20:32, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*:I plan on making a larger statement later, but the part about me motioning away requirements for 2FA on Google accounts did not happen. I have 2FA enabled on my Discord account and, if a requirement for volunteers to have 2FA on their on-wiki account passes, I would enable it here as well. I have already done so to comply with such a requirement on testwiki.wiki. I don't have it currently enabled because my authenticator is only on my phone, so I would be unable to access WO when I don't have my phone on me and am instead using my laptop. For the record, I do believe in account security and strong/unique passwords. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 20:38, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*::{{ping|Globe}} I am just so genuinely confused right now. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 20:45, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::How so? I’m happy to explain anything further. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 20:49, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*::::{{ping|Globe}} About everything that {{user|Zippy}} was just talking about. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 11:28, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::::In my reply to {{noping|Fearless}} below, I attempted to debunk some of what Zippy said as well. I welcome additional questions that you still have. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 14:17, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
*::I never said you motioned it, I simply said you considered motioning it, might have been slightly unclear in my description but the general sentiment was that you were going to take further action from a board role about it --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 20:48, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::Any way you want to say it is untrue. Google themselves requires 2FA for superadmins, it is not a board matter. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 20:50, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*::::Again, I do not have access to the channel but someone such as tali who retains access could check, you were saying you wanted to motion the board to remove the 2FA requirements that I had personally set on Google, as well as that which was set on Discord --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 20:54, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
* {{oppose}} My main statement “debunking” a lot of false claims made by Fearless and Zippy can be found in the subsection below, however, there are a few things I want to add here. This entire thread is a personal spite with not a shard of proof, other than “well I think I remember you said…” Whatever the reason for the spite request for removal is, I’m not exactly sure. Zippybonzo has already informed all of the volunteers of his intention to leave WikiOasis and start a new farm after the board refused to allow him to make WikiOasis an “exclusive farm” where only select wikis would be able to be created. He specifically mention the Italian Brainrot wiki and others that would not meet his ideals. Zippybonzo wants WikiOasis to be exactly what he wants and I am the only one who actively stands up to that. If standing on that is what causes me to lose my steward role, then so be it. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:47, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
*:For posterity: the subsection Globe is referring to has been removed due to it containing messages from internal volunteer channels. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 02:19, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
*::Those channels are not held privately under NDA, so I see no reason why they cannot be partially shared publicly for the sake of this discussion --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 05:05, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::"Not under NDA" does not necessarily mean "OK to share" - when private messages get shares publicly, it's usually done as a gotcha rather than in an attempt to legitimately substantiate your claims; in cases where messages from internal channels ''are'' relevant, there's typically no reason why you'd directly quote them rather than paraphrasing (which gets the message across just as well) [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 05:12, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
* {{oppose}} I agree with JR+ I don't see any evidence to support the claims made against globe [[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 04:11, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

User:Tali64³/Global Conduct Policy

2026-05-24T02:36:52Z

Tali64³: Redundant

{{Global policy}}

The Global Conduct Policy helps keep WikiOasis a fun and diverse place for people to express themselves freely.
# '''No personal attacks.''' Insulting, threatening, attacking (including attacks based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation), or putting other people in imminent danger is not allowed.
# '''Don't be vulgar for the sake of being vulgar.''' WikiOasis welcomes discussion of sensitive topics in a straightforward and clear manner; however, we don't want to encourage offensiveness "just because".
# '''Be honest.''' Don't knowingly spread misinformation or false accusations towards other people with the intent to cause harm.
# '''Treat others how you want to be treated.''' Be kind and respectful to other people. Would you want people spamming or trolling you?
Violations of this policy may result in warnings or bans if repeated or severe.

Requests for global roles

2026-05-24T02:19:33Z

Tali64³: /* Discussion 2 */ Reply

You can request [[Stewards|Steward]], [[Meta:Global administrators|Global Sysop]], and [[Global Patrollers|Global Patroller]] permissions on this page.

Any user who registered before a request was opened may vote in that request. Only one vote per user per request is permitted, and it cannot come from an alternative account. This is to prevent abuse.

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== DarkMatterMan4500 (Global Patroller) ==
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Hi, I am DarkMatterMan4500 from Miraheze, and I want to apply for the [[Global Patrollers]] permission here on WikiOasis, based on my experiences from Miraheze, since I have been working hard on clearing away vandalism all across the wikifarm for the [[mh:m:CVT|counter-vandalism team]] from said wikifarm. Now, I understand that some of you may have questions and concerns for me, and I'll do my best to answer them in the best way I can, so feel free to give your [[mh:allthetropes:Brutal Honesty|honest opinions]] without sugarcoating anything. I am fully aware that Global Patrollers can block users all across the WikiOasis wikis (regardless of where the [[w:WP:DISRUPT|disruption]] is taking place), delete pages, revisions, and use the basic tools, but with limited options, something that I'm willing to take as a fellow editor. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 15:57, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===

=== Discussion ===
*{{support|strong}} Why not? - [[User:FNFGamer718|FNFGamer718]] ([[User talk:FNFGamer718|talk]]) 17:51, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{Support|strong}} - Candidate is well known in Miraheze and known in the MH Discord as a GP that deals with vandals or CVT issues at the CVT channel. Additionally after consulting Raidarr, the candidate has some issues that can be fixed (but no red flags) and 200 edits on Meta. This is what Raidarr said about DMM: "He has problems identifying and staying on the line and the overall approach, well, you can kind of tell by interacting long enough, that said he is one of the most determined watchers and catches things pretty much everyone in here wouldn't have time to look for, the act of patrolling he can do very well, knowing the line on pressing elevated buttons, always been an issue". I believe this person is fit for GP and the issues can be edged out in time. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:20, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
*:{{ping|Fearless}} I'm glad to hear that, especially from Raidarr indirectly. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 17:12, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support|strong}} Always had good interactions for DMM, I have no doubt that they would put the tools to good use. --[[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/Crystalite13|contribs]])
*:{{ping|Crystalite13}} Don't forget to sign your vote! [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 01:05, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
*:{{ping|Fearless|Crystalite13}} I'm glad to hear that from you 2. I'll do my best like always. :) --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 11:32, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} no major concerns, would be good to have a few more people to help around. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 18:03, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support|Strongest}} Per Fearless. [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 09:05, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support|Strongest}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 12:05, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 00:22, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
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== Globe (Revocation) ==
Hello all.

I have been ruminating on this for a while, and while I understand my own role in this conflict, it has been brewing for many months behind closed doors. I understand Globe has held this role (or equivalent) since almost day 1 of WO, however right now, I don't believe that Globe has either the intention or the ability to continue to act in the best interest of WO. This latest incident which has cemented my opinion on the matter is relating to attempts to micromanage the opinions of volunteers. I will detail this further along in this fairly long topic.

This is not meant to be a spiteful attempt to remove him from a position of trust within the community, but I myself feel the trust that I have placed in Globe is no longer honoured. This stems from a pattern of behaviour that I have noticed that appears to me to be anti-community, and some are downright ridiculous:

* Globe has a very strong opposition to 2FA (two-factor authentication), which is currently mandated for all foundation managed Google accounts. Globe does not have 2FA enabled currently on his on wiki account as of writing, and at the time when I changed 2FA to become a requirement for foundation Google accounts, I recall Globe saying (through channels that have since been made private to me), that he was considering motioning the board to remove requirements for 2FA. I need not explain the security risks this poses, but the attitude of "I have a strong enough password not to get hacked" really isn't sufficient, and runs a risk of compromise to users safety.
* I continually have the belief that Globe wants to keep control of the site, such as election of stewards, global sysops and other RfC topics under the control of the board, one of his concerns being people from less reputable communities supporting their preferred candidates who may cause problems. While I appreciate the community governance mechanisms haven't been around for long, these concerns are yet to be realised, and I've seen evidence above on this page that these concerns have actively not happened.
* The latest incident is surrounding volunteer opinions, their ability to speak freely, and Globe actively trying to micromanage them. If you read [[User:Globe/Volunteer Conduct Policy]] (which is largely LLM generated), it effectively removes any ability for volunteers to speak critically on any matter. This is backed up by internal messages, where [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] said to Globe 'You're just trying to drag it out for some ideal behaviour that you want to be enforced on WikiOasis Volunteers', where he then responded 'Correct. You've got it'. The belief that volunteers represent the foundation is entirely unfounded, has not been approved by the board to my knowledge, and these roles are entirely community managed and shouldn't be micromanaged by the foundation, this goes entirely against the point of the roles being appointed.

I don't want to turn this into a big spat, because it's not worth the time, but right now the constant internal arguments provide an environment I cannot work in, to the point that I am planning to distance myself from the project entirely (or at least to tech only until someone can takeover those responsiblities) when these weekly arguments are happening, it contributes to me becoming ever more burnt out, and generally makes me not enjoy working on the project in the way that I did. I am ending up pulled away from tech to defend my peers when their conduct is continually being pointed out by Globe as unacceptable for various reasons which to me and others seem unacceptable.

I appreciate this is very much the nuclear option, but right now I don't see Globe's involvement in the steward team to be contributing positively to the overall success of this project, and instead focuses on micromanaging his peers as though he has superiority over them, and continually picking flaws with how they speak in public channels. The approach of those in the private channels must only ever speak positively of WO and the wikis that are hosted on it is not the right one in my belief, and Globe is pushing this so hard that it comes at the expense of the overall wellbeing of the project, to the point that it is actively harming it. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 07:14, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
*{{support}}. I, too, have been pondering on this for a while, and Globe's involvement in the project is very much hurting, rather than helping. Constant spats with Zippy, constant dictatorial actions. I'm done with Globe, and I think it's his time to move on from the project. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 20:18, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} - [[User:FNFGamer718|FNFGamer718]] ([[User talk:FNFGamer718|talk]]) 20:23, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} - No offense, but he has to go and move on. A lot of times Globe and Zippy are usually arguing at each other for something that is just nonsensical. Additionally, the ideal he wants to be enforced is just dictatorial and delusional, everyone has human rights, and one of our rights is the right to have our own opinion. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 20:28, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{Support|weak}} Well, I haven't been aware of Globe's recent conduct, but upon seeing this, I can actually understand why, and am actually quite troubled by the fact that Globe apparently wants to motion in removing the requirements for 2FA, when that's the most basic part about security. I mean, who in their right minds would want to get their accounts hacked regularly? ----[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 20:32, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*:I plan on making a larger statement later, but the part about me motioning away requirements for 2FA on Google accounts did not happen. I have 2FA enabled on my Discord account and, if a requirement for volunteers to have 2FA on their on-wiki account passes, I would enable it here as well. I have already done so to comply with such a requirement on testwiki.wiki. I don't have it currently enabled because my authenticator is only on my phone, so I would be unable to access WO when I don't have my phone on me and am instead using my laptop. For the record, I do believe in account security and strong/unique passwords. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 20:38, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*::{{ping|Globe}} I am just so genuinely confused right now. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 20:45, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::How so? I’m happy to explain anything further. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 20:49, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*::::{{ping|Globe}} About everything that {{user|Zippy}} was just talking about. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 11:28, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::::In my reply to {{noping|Fearless}} below, I attempted to debunk some of what Zippy said as well. I welcome additional questions that you still have. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 14:17, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
*::I never said you motioned it, I simply said you considered motioning it, might have been slightly unclear in my description but the general sentiment was that you were going to take further action from a board role about it --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 20:48, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::Any way you want to say it is untrue. Google themselves requires 2FA for superadmins, it is not a board matter. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 20:50, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*::::Again, I do not have access to the channel but someone such as tali who retains access could check, you were saying you wanted to motion the board to remove the 2FA requirements that I had personally set on Google, as well as that which was set on Discord --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 20:54, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
* {{oppose}} My main statement “debunking” a lot of false claims made by Fearless and Zippy can be found in the subsection below, however, there are a few things I want to add here. This entire thread is a personal spite with not a shard of proof, other than “well I think I remember you said…” Whatever the reason for the spite request for removal is, I’m not exactly sure. Zippybonzo has already informed all of the volunteers of his intention to leave WikiOasis and start a new farm after the board refused to allow him to make WikiOasis an “exclusive farm” where only select wikis would be able to be created. He specifically mention the Italian Brainrot wiki and others that would not meet his ideals. Zippybonzo wants WikiOasis to be exactly what he wants and I am the only one who actively stands up to that. If standing on that is what causes me to lose my steward role, then so be it. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:47, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
*:For posterity: the subsection Globe is referring to has been removed due to it containing messages from internal volunteer channels. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 02:19, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

Requests for global roles

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You can request [[Stewards|Steward]], [[Meta:Global administrators|Global Sysop]], and [[Global Patrollers|Global Patroller]] permissions on this page.

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All archives by year can be found [[Requests for global roles/Archives|here]].

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== DarkMatterMan4500 (Global Patroller) ==
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Hi, I am DarkMatterMan4500 from Miraheze, and I want to apply for the [[Global Patrollers]] permission here on WikiOasis, based on my experiences from Miraheze, since I have been working hard on clearing away vandalism all across the wikifarm for the [[mh:m:CVT|counter-vandalism team]] from said wikifarm. Now, I understand that some of you may have questions and concerns for me, and I'll do my best to answer them in the best way I can, so feel free to give your [[mh:allthetropes:Brutal Honesty|honest opinions]] without sugarcoating anything. I am fully aware that Global Patrollers can block users all across the WikiOasis wikis (regardless of where the [[w:WP:DISRUPT|disruption]] is taking place), delete pages, revisions, and use the basic tools, but with limited options, something that I'm willing to take as a fellow editor. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 15:57, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===

=== Discussion ===
*{{support|strong}} Why not? - [[User:FNFGamer718|FNFGamer718]] ([[User talk:FNFGamer718|talk]]) 17:51, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{Support|strong}} - Candidate is well known in Miraheze and known in the MH Discord as a GP that deals with vandals or CVT issues at the CVT channel. Additionally after consulting Raidarr, the candidate has some issues that can be fixed (but no red flags) and 200 edits on Meta. This is what Raidarr said about DMM: "He has problems identifying and staying on the line and the overall approach, well, you can kind of tell by interacting long enough, that said he is one of the most determined watchers and catches things pretty much everyone in here wouldn't have time to look for, the act of patrolling he can do very well, knowing the line on pressing elevated buttons, always been an issue". I believe this person is fit for GP and the issues can be edged out in time. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:20, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
*:{{ping|Fearless}} I'm glad to hear that, especially from Raidarr indirectly. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 17:12, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support|strong}} Always had good interactions for DMM, I have no doubt that they would put the tools to good use. --[[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/Crystalite13|contribs]])
*:{{ping|Crystalite13}} Don't forget to sign your vote! [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 01:05, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
*:{{ping|Fearless|Crystalite13}} I'm glad to hear that from you 2. I'll do my best like always. :) --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 11:32, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} no major concerns, would be good to have a few more people to help around. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 18:03, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support|Strongest}} Per Fearless. [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 09:05, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support|Strongest}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 12:05, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 00:22, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
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== Globe (Revocation) ==
Hello all.

I have been ruminating on this for a while, and while I understand my own role in this conflict, it has been brewing for many months behind closed doors. I understand Globe has held this role (or equivalent) since almost day 1 of WO, however right now, I don't believe that Globe has either the intention or the ability to continue to act in the best interest of WO. This latest incident which has cemented my opinion on the matter is relating to attempts to micromanage the opinions of volunteers. I will detail this further along in this fairly long topic.

This is not meant to be a spiteful attempt to remove him from a position of trust within the community, but I myself feel the trust that I have placed in Globe is no longer honoured. This stems from a pattern of behaviour that I have noticed that appears to me to be anti-community, and some are downright ridiculous:

* Globe has a very strong opposition to 2FA (two-factor authentication), which is currently mandated for all foundation managed Google accounts. Globe does not have 2FA enabled currently on his on wiki account as of writing, and at the time when I changed 2FA to become a requirement for foundation Google accounts, I recall Globe saying (through channels that have since been made private to me), that he was considering motioning the board to remove requirements for 2FA. I need not explain the security risks this poses, but the attitude of "I have a strong enough password not to get hacked" really isn't sufficient, and runs a risk of compromise to users safety.
* I continually have the belief that Globe wants to keep control of the site, such as election of stewards, global sysops and other RfC topics under the control of the board, one of his concerns being people from less reputable communities supporting their preferred candidates who may cause problems. While I appreciate the community governance mechanisms haven't been around for long, these concerns are yet to be realised, and I've seen evidence above on this page that these concerns have actively not happened.
* The latest incident is surrounding volunteer opinions, their ability to speak freely, and Globe actively trying to micromanage them. If you read [[User:Globe/Volunteer Conduct Policy]] (which is largely LLM generated), it effectively removes any ability for volunteers to speak critically on any matter. This is backed up by internal messages, where [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] said to Globe 'You're just trying to drag it out for some ideal behaviour that you want to be enforced on WikiOasis Volunteers', where he then responded 'Correct. You've got it'. The belief that volunteers represent the foundation is entirely unfounded, has not been approved by the board to my knowledge, and these roles are entirely community managed and shouldn't be micromanaged by the foundation, this goes entirely against the point of the roles being appointed.

I don't want to turn this into a big spat, because it's not worth the time, but right now the constant internal arguments provide an environment I cannot work in, to the point that I am planning to distance myself from the project entirely (or at least to tech only until someone can takeover those responsiblities) when these weekly arguments are happening, it contributes to me becoming ever more burnt out, and generally makes me not enjoy working on the project in the way that I did. I am ending up pulled away from tech to defend my peers when their conduct is continually being pointed out by Globe as unacceptable for various reasons which to me and others seem unacceptable.

I appreciate this is very much the nuclear option, but right now I don't see Globe's involvement in the steward team to be contributing positively to the overall success of this project, and instead focuses on micromanaging his peers as though he has superiority over them, and continually picking flaws with how they speak in public channels. The approach of those in the private channels must only ever speak positively of WO and the wikis that are hosted on it is not the right one in my belief, and Globe is pushing this so hard that it comes at the expense of the overall wellbeing of the project, to the point that it is actively harming it. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 07:14, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
*{{support}}. I, too, have been pondering on this for a while, and Globe's involvement in the project is very much hurting, rather than helping. Constant spats with Zippy, constant dictatorial actions. I'm done with Globe, and I think it's his time to move on from the project. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 20:18, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} - [[User:FNFGamer718|FNFGamer718]] ([[User talk:FNFGamer718|talk]]) 20:23, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} - No offense, but he has to go and move on. A lot of times Globe and Zippy are usually arguing at each other for something that is just nonsensical. Additionally, the ideal he wants to be enforced is just dictatorial and delusional, everyone has human rights, and one of our rights is the right to have our own opinion. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 20:28, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*{{Support|weak}} Well, I haven't been aware of Globe's recent conduct, but upon seeing this, I can actually understand why, and am actually quite troubled by the fact that Globe apparently wants to motion in removing the requirements for 2FA, when that's the most basic part about security. I mean, who in their right minds would want to get their accounts hacked regularly? ----[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 20:32, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*:I plan on making a larger statement later, but the part about me motioning away requirements for 2FA on Google accounts did not happen. I have 2FA enabled on my Discord account and, if a requirement for volunteers to have 2FA on their on-wiki account passes, I would enable it here as well. I have already done so to comply with such a requirement on testwiki.wiki. I don't have it currently enabled because my authenticator is only on my phone, so I would be unable to access WO when I don't have my phone on me and am instead using my laptop. For the record, I do believe in account security and strong/unique passwords. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 20:38, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*::{{ping|Globe}} I am just so genuinely confused right now. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 20:45, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::How so? I’m happy to explain anything further. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 20:49, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*::::{{ping|Globe}} About everything that {{user|Zippy}} was just talking about. --[[User:DarkMatterMan4500|DarkMatterMan4500]] ([[User talk:DarkMatterMan4500|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/DarkMatterMan4500|contribs]]) 11:28, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::::In my reply to {{noping|Fearless}} below, I attempted to debunk some of what Zippy said as well. I welcome additional questions that you still have. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 14:17, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
*::I never said you motioned it, I simply said you considered motioning it, might have been slightly unclear in my description but the general sentiment was that you were going to take further action from a board role about it --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 20:48, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*:::Any way you want to say it is untrue. Google themselves requires 2FA for superadmins, it is not a board matter. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 20:50, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
*::::Again, I do not have access to the channel but someone such as tali who retains access could check, you were saying you wanted to motion the board to remove the 2FA requirements that I had personally set on Google, as well as that which was set on Discord --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 20:54, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
* {{oppose}} My main statement “debunking” a lot of false claims made by Fearless and Zippy can be found in the subsection below, however, there are a few things I want to add here. This entire thread is a personal spite with not a shard of proof, other than “well I think I remember you said…” Whatever the reason for the spite request for removal is, I’m not exactly sure. Zippybonzo has already informed all of the volunteers of his intention to leave WikiOasis and start a new farm after the board refused to allow him to make WikiOasis an “exclusive farm” where only select wikis would be able to be created. He specifically mention the Italian Brainrot wiki and others that would not meet his ideals. Zippybonzo wants WikiOasis to be exactly what he wants and I am the only one who actively stands up to that. If standing on that is what causes me to lose my steward role, then so be it. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:47, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

User:Tali64³/Global Conduct Policy

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User:Tali64³/Global Conduct Policy

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{{Global policy}}

The Global Conduct Policy helps keep WikiOasis a fun and diverse place for people to express themselves freely.
# '''No personal attacks.''' Insulting, threatening, or otherwise putting other people in imminent danger is not allowed.
# '''Don't be vulgar for the sake of being vulgar.''' WikiOasis welcomes discussion of sensitive topics in a straightforward and clear manner; however, we don't want to encourage offensiveness "just because".
# '''Be honest.''' Don't knowingly spread misinformation or false accusations towards other people with the intent to cause harm.
# '''Treat others how you want to be treated.''' Be kind and respectful to other people. Would you want people spamming or trolling you?
Violations of this policy may result in warnings or bans if repeated or severe.

Content Policy

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{{Global policy}}

The '''Content Policy''' outlines the type of content WikiOasis is not willing to host. These guidelines are clear and concise, so you shouldn't have any trouble following them.

# '''Follow United States law.''' WikiOasis is based in the United States, so this one should be self-explanatory.
# '''Don't cause problems for WikiOasis.''' Content that results in severe negative consequences for WikiOasis, such as denial of service attacks or search engine blacklisting, is not allowed.
# '''No hate speech.''' Content that incites harm against or otherwise attacks individuals or groups, including attacks on characteristics such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, is not allowed.
# '''No gratuitous NSFW.''' Not-safe-for-work content may only be used in educational or artistic contexts consistent with the wiki's topic.
# '''Don't use wikis as a tool for commercial promotion.''' Commercial promotion includes promoting a business, selling products, or manipulating search engine rankings.
# '''Don't use wikis as file hosting services.''' Files that are not relevant to a wiki's topic should be kept at a minimum.
# '''No anarchy wikis.''' Wikis must have a clear scope and rules, as well as admins to enforce the rules. If there are no active admins for a wiki you contribute to, you can request to be promoted to an admin at [[Steward requests]].
# '''Don't duplicate other WikiOasis wikis.''' If there's already a wiki on WikiOasis about a subject you're interested in, contribute to that wiki instead of creating a new one.
# '''Scope changes must still follow the Content Policy.''' Changing your wiki's scope to one prohibited by this policy may result in it being closed.

If a page or handful of pages violate this policy, they'll be removed and warnings may be issued. If a large part or all of the wiki violates this policy, WikiOasis staff will work with local administrators to try to resolve the violations; if that's not possible, the wiki will be closed.

[[Category:Policies]]

Global bans/List

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The following list contains all users who have been [[Special:MyLanguage/Global bans|globally banned]].

This list does not include accounts that have been globally locked for any other reasons such as cross-wiki spamming or vandalism. Such users are not necessarily 'globally banned'.

Global bans applies to the person and all accounts they use. This list only includes primary accounts. Sockpuppet and alternate accounts are not listed. This information is available in categories and other lists.

== Foundation bans ==
As a matter of policy, the WikiOasis Foundation does not publish reasons for banning someone.

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[[Category:Documentation]]

Content Policy

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Tali64³:

The '''Content Policy''' outlines the type of content WikiOasis is not willing to host. These guidelines are clear and concise, so you shouldn't have any trouble following them.

# '''Follow United States law.''' WikiOasis is based in the United States, so this one should be self-explanatory.
# '''Don't cause problems for WikiOasis.''' Content that results in severe negative consequences for WikiOasis, such as denial of service attacks or search engine blacklisting, is not allowed.
# '''No hate speech.''' Content that incites harm against or otherwise attacks individuals or groups, including attacks on characteristics such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, is not allowed.
# '''No gratuitous NSFW.''' Not-safe-for-work content may only be used in educational or artistic contexts consistent with the wiki's topic.
# '''Don't use wikis as a tool for commercial promotion.''' Commercial promotion includes promoting a business, selling products, or manipulating search engine rankings.
# '''Don't use wikis as file hosting services.''' Files that are not relevant to a wiki's topic should be kept at a minimum.
# '''No anarchy wikis.''' Wikis must have a clear scope and rules, as well as admins to enforce the rules. If there are no active admins for a wiki you contribute to, you can request to be promoted to an admin at [[Steward requests]].
# '''Don't duplicate other WikiOasis wikis.''' If there's already a wiki on WikiOasis about a subject you're interested in, contribute to that wiki instead of creating a new one.
# '''Scope changes must still follow the Content Policy.''' Changing your wiki's scope to one prohibited by this policy may result in it being closed.

If a page or handful of pages violate this policy, they'll be removed and warnings may be issued. If a large part or all of the wiki violates this policy, WikiOasis staff will work with local administrators to try to resolve the violations; if that's not possible, the wiki will be closed.

[[Category:Policies]]

Requests for global roles

2026-05-17T20:43:23Z

Tali64³: /* Sapphire Jack (Global Administrator) */

Requests for global roles

2026-05-17T14:58:47Z

Tali64³: /* Discussion 2 */ Reply

Requests for Comment/Direct Appointment by Stewards

2026-05-01T22:58:51Z

Tali64³: /* Discussion */

Hello! I would like to propose the following:
Global Administrators and Global Patrollers, along with Wiki Creator (a future group) and any global group below Steward that is not controlled by the WOF, may be appointed by a Steward who receives a vote of confidence for the candidate from another Steward. Community governance makes sense to a point, but delegation/appointment fills in crucial gaps in volunteers. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 20:25, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
==Discussion==
# {{Oppose}} as written. Permanent appointment without community approval is exactly the problem community governance is trying to solve. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 22:19, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
#: I don’t plan on commenting further as I don’t have a strong opinion on this, but the community would still be able to initiate a revocation request. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 22:21, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
#: That's not the point of community governance, stewards themselves are accountable to the community, and their powers can be taken away for appointing people willy nilly, and GSes, GPs, and WCs, along with similar roles, can also be elected. This simply creates another pathway to solve an inevitable lack of volunteers. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 22:22, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
#:: Two people can be wrong - if someone gets appointed who then starts banning users randomly, is the quick appointment better than the abuse never having occurred due to requiring a community election? I'd argue no - every incident of abuse has a lasting impact on community trust, and too many will lead to people leaving. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 22:35, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
#:::How about we require a community comment period? 2 days, let's say. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 22:38, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
#:::: We may as well hold elections in that case. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 22:58, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Requests for Comment/Direct Appointment by Stewards

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Tali64³: /* Discussion */

Requests for Comment/Direct Appointment by Stewards

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Tali64³: /* Discussion */

Requests for global roles

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Tali64³: /* Discussion */ Formatting

Requests for global roles

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User talk:TSFavoriteMinistryVolunteer

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== March 2026 ==

Hello TSFavoriteCraftingLady,

The Safety Team have chosen to place a topic ban against your account while using WikiOasis services. You are indefinitely prohibited from editing in topics related to real-life internet users, broadly construed. For inquiries, reach out to safety[at]wikioasis.org. To appeal this sanction, please follow the process at https://safety.wikioasis.org/ (Case #6).

For the Safety team, --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 15:04, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Requests for global roles/Archives/2026

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Tali64³: /* Justarandomamerican (Steward) */

'''This is an archive'''. To make a new request for permissions, please add a new topic [[Requests for global roles|here]].
== Justarandomamerican (Steward)==
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::With the unanimous support of 9 community members, this request is '''successful'''. Congratulations on being the first officially elected steward and welcome (back?) to the team! :) [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 21:10, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
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Hello! I'm Justarandomamerican, and I am filing a request for stewardship, because the board has abolished the staff role, and for staff members to keep their permissions, they must stand for election. I've been here since 2024, when the farm was founded. I hope the community trusts me. Thank you for your time! [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 21:10, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:23, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Based on your request, what do you currently do that requires Steward capabilities?
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users appear in the CheckUser interface who both appear to be using Tor who are regular editors on a large wiki, which is also being attacked seemingly out of nowhere by an assailant who is using Tor and free VPNs. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest their editing styles are similar (but no major stylistic tells)? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out?
# How would you close a vote proposing a change in which seven people essentially say support and maybe a few words, nothing really in depth, and three people have articulated major concerns with the proposal at the level of detail of these questions? Would that process change if it was only one oppose like this to seven support, and if that oppose appeared just before you were going to close the RfC?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

:Hello! Sorry I was unable to respond; I have other things going on.
:# CheckUser and Oversight, definitely; I need those to help with abuse and help our wikis out.
:# Oh yes, definitely. I have made mistakes, including unauthorized usage of Foundation funds. I have been working on impulse control, and will be in therapy for the foreseeable future. Thank you for asking.
:# A steward is, fundamentally, a community representative. I represent the community, even though I might have some control over it, I shouldn't use it in an authoritarian manner.
:# This does not seem to be a slam dunk connection. I would keep watching their contribs to find out.
:# First one, would close as unsuccessful, it is not a consensus to have several support votes with no words, and a few major concerns articulated in detail. Second one, would relist. All opinions should have a chance to be considered, no matter how late they appeared.
:[[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 15:27, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

A few questions targeted towards individual candidates across the process:

# How do you see your history as president of the WikiOasis Foundation fits into this role, and the trust that the community will be placing in you that may not yet have been rebuilt?
# What do you think that you would bring to the steward team that other candidates may not?
# Can you discuss what your reasoning behind [https://italianbrainrot.wikioasis.org/wiki/Special:Log?logid=23008 this] was, as there were local administrators at the time who could've handled this apparent one off incident?
# How do you feel that team discussion fits into the handling of appeals by banned and locked users, do you think that an appeal should be solely handled by one person without discussion?

Best, --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 00:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

:# Honestly, I see it fitting into this role somewhat. It was a major breach of trust, and I have worked on myself since then. I just hope it never happens again, with anybody.
:# There are numerous experienced candidates, so nothing new there. I might just bring my track record of good behavior since the Foundation incident.
:# That was clear and obvious vandalism, which can be handled by anyone with rights to delete, including GPs and GAs.
:# I think there should be team discussion around appeals. One person handling it doesn't seem good, as they may be biased.
:[[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 15:32, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}, has a clue, not a jerk --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:14, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Support}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 01:20, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# I have noticed Justarandomamerican around testwiki.wiki (where they serve as system admin/steward) and can {{support}} this request. [[User:Tester|Tester]] ([[User_talk:Tester|ᴛ]]•[[Special:Contributions/Tester|ᴄ]]) 01:40, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 01:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# No brainer {{support}}. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:53, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# Ex-Board Member and is trusted within the WikiOasis Volunteers. No brainer {{support}}. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:22, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|Strongest}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:52, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} No Concerns --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 16:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
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== Steward for Zippy ==
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::Successful. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 01:56, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
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{{User2|Zippy}} • Hiya, I don't think I really need to offer much in the way of introduction, as you most likely know me already, I've served the platform since October 2024 in tech, and have helped out in global enforcement since day 1 as well. As the result of a recent board motion, stewards will now be community elected (yay), so I am putting myself forward for your consideration. Please feel free to follow up with questions below (preferably related to steward work as opposed to tech, but I'll answer tech questions too), and I look forward to hopefully serving you. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:08, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:23, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users are connecting from T-Mobile USA with IPs that are absolutely all over the place. One uses an android and windows 10 and the other regularly connects from a different browser on windows 10. One has been there a long time and the other 'user' is a string of alt accounts that spam gibberish. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest 'maybe'? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out? Am I missing an important detail that would make the connection (or not) more clear?
# How would you consider a request for permissions which has six supports, three oppose, and three abstains, assuming there was no dealbreaker in argument or an unaddressed concern by the requestor? Would your approach change if there was a minor question left unanswered?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

:# Many many mistakes, an abridged list is:
:#* My approach to deployment of codebase changes was scrappy until very recently, causing regular downtimes because I typed the wrong thing, it's changed now in that they are tested on staging first which is a completely separate server (apart from database due to time constraints of setting up a fully separate environment and beta cluster)
:#* My approach to the behaviours of an LTA (you'll know who I mean), and my relation to the activities other team members who crossed a line, which I shouldn't have had the level of involvement and awareness that I did
:#* My attitudes to others have sometimes been less than acceptable, I have lost my temper at times and made comments that in hindsight I was less than proud of
:#* The growth of tech was handled by both me and others on the board at the time poorly, onboarding close to half a dozen people with no clear goals in sight leading to me still doing all the work because even of the willing volunteers none knew how to do shit
:#* The expansion of the feature set of TSPortal was way more than it needed to be, in an attempt to somewhat mirror what miraheze does despite the need not really being there for what it could do
:# At the scale WO runs at, it's not very impressive compared to keeping the lights on, but essentially as privileged helpers, who can resolve some frontend issues, along with filling in for local authority when needed to handle vandalism or abuse issues, and to an extent governance if such an issue were to arise
:# I wouldn't link them particularly closely, if they geolocated closely or had editing patterns/timings similar then it could be a possibility, but I wouldn't consider it to be a possibility generally as it's too vague to be able to consider them anything beyond a tenuous link
:# I'd review mostly based on my own judgement of the arguments presented within the discussion, along with my assessment of the candidate, potentially involving other stewards if necessary in a way that may add value — if a question was left unanswered, would depend on whether the question could've led to some argument being significantly weaker/stronger, but it probably wouldn't make a significant difference, and it would be based on my assessment of the discussion and candidate
:--'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 23:31, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}, I've worked with Zippy for a long time, and I definitely have confidence in his abilities. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:10, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Support}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 01:20, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}} given their awesome contributions in the tech side of things. [[User:Tester|Tester]] ([[User_talk:Tester|ᴛ]]•[[Special:Contributions/Tester|ᴄ]]) 01:41, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 01:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# We’ve had our fair share of disagreements, but Zippy’s heart is in the right place and he wants the best for WO. {{support}}. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:52, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# Zippy was - and still is - the sole Team Leader for day to day tech operations on WikiOasis, he has even spent money on servers for WikiOasis expecting nothing to be returned. No reason not to {{support}} really. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:24, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|Strongest}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:53, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}} although me and zippy have our differences, he has put out alot of effort into WO +1 {{unsigned|Cocopuff2018}}
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== Tali64³ (Steward) ==
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::With an over 90% support percentage and 10+ users in support, this request is '''successful'''. Congratulations! -[[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:47, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
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I am running for Steward because I believe strongly in WikiOasis' goal to provide free and libre wiki hosting and will support it for as long as I feasibly can. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 01:14, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:23, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Based on your request, what do you currently do that requires Steward capabilities?
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users appear in the CheckUser interface with an identical user agent and IPs that are different but both fall within a 192.94.21.0/24 range. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest 'maybe'? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out?
# An RfC proposing a major change languishes after a few weeks with two strong supports and one abstain. Lets say for the sake of something to work with that it introduces changes to the Content Policy and there's nothing about it that would inherently deserve a veto. How would you approach this RfC?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
:# Wiki requests and managing abuse filters are the two key responsibilities that Stewards handle - handling CheckUser requests is a close third.
:# My mistakes don't really involve my use of the Steward toolset, but rather my overzealous approach to threats of legal complaints (which is mostly a Safety thing). I admittedly haven't improved on that yet, but I would think carefully and determine if there is merit to the complaints and if they can be resolved without involving the Foundation in the courts, and not let emotion cloud my judgement in the future.
:# A Steward represents the community aspect of policy legislation and enforcement, as opposed to the Board which handles legal policy and Safety which enforces that policy.
:# Given the fact that the IP range belongs to a university, the user agent + behavioral evidence is more important than usual. If the accounts are likely to belong to the same person, that would be grounds for a lock. If there is reasonable doubt, err towards the side of caution and wait for concrete proof of multi-account abuse.
:# There would be a quorum of votes required to pass an RfC - that number will obviously shrink and grow as time goes on. If the quorum happens to be 3 votes minimum, the RfC would have to be closed as successful if it does not contradict Board policy.
: [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 23:02, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
A few questions targeted towards individual candidates across the process:

# Do you see your ability to handle complex situations under pressure as that which would be expected of a steward?

Best, --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 00:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

:There will be situations where there is no clear plan of action - good and rational judgement and team discussion is paramount in such cases. In many cases, I can maintain my composure, though I need to work on not blowing up when someone starts threatening people with lawsuits and whatnot. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 00:23, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
#{{support}}, has a clue, not a jerk --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:13, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#Definite {{support}}, Tali is great! [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:18, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Oppose}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 01:20, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{support}} Trusted, awesome dude! [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) 01:32, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{support}} I've noticed their contributions around SkyWiki and on here as well. [[User:Tester|Tester]] ([[User_talk:Tester|ᴛ]]•[[Special:Contributions/Tester|ᴄ]]) 01:43, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 01:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# No brainer {{support}}. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:51, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# Gotta agree with Globe here. No brainer {{support}}, known in the Miraheze Volunteering community and he currently holds the hat Global Administrator and deals with Vandalism on his own time. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:26, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|strong}} [[User:Asteralee|⯎ aster]][[User talk:Asteralee|alee ⯎]] 14:47, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Support|Strongest}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:54, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 23:39, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
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== Globe (steward) ==
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::Successful. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 01:56, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
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Hi there! My name is Globe, and I am also a founding member of WikiOasis making this RfS as part of the recent board decision to transition to a community governance model. I currently serve as the director of operations for WO and the Vice President of the WO Foundation board of directors. I would love to continue in my role as a steward to keep up my work in managing LTAs and abuse globally, in addition to handling some wiki requests. I have signed the required NDA for this position and am eager to answer any questions you may have. Happy editing! :) [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:46, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:47, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users based in China appear in the CheckUser interface with a user agent that indicates Google Chrome on an android device (no apparent difference) and identical IPs from a common VPN. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest 'maybe'? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out?
# A user requested a wiki say a year ago, made a very large number of edits for say six months, and for the last six months has completely disappeared. A new user comes in and successfully manages to be appointed bureaucrat by a peer. This user also makes many contributions but is running things very differently then how they were originally. A few weeks later the original bureaucrat returns and is absolutely irate about the new guy. The two have a massive pissing match and block each other which goes as well as you expect and it comes to your table. What is your approach to this situation?
# What were the merits of appointing Crystalite as a Global Sysop initially? Was it a team decision? If applicable, should such decisions be a team decision, excluding the scenario where it becomes election only?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

:I really do appreciate the questions! It actually gives these elections some purpose and the community a better idea of who they’re electing.
:# Absolutely I have, none of us our perfect. The thing I’ll talk about here is teamwork. Working as apart of a team is difficult, no matter whether that’s in person or online. People have different views and feel quite strongly that their way is right. This is the same for me. I need to be more open to comprise and less “my way or the highway” per se. I’m actively working to do better at that both here and in real life.
:# My ideal vision of stewardship would be a team of users empowered with special tools to assist the communities of WikiOasis. Whether that’s be handling abuse globally or assisting with requests on meta, my goal would be that all stewards are simply doing their best to make the best decisions and actions for the community.
:# Definitely not a “slam dunk,” but a connection is definitely possible. User agents are very rarely a reliable means to determine sockpuppetry and usage of the same VPN indicates they may be related, but it could also simply be two users happening to be connecting to WO via the same proxy (especially if they are located in China and have to use a VPN). I would first talk with my team. As this is obviously a potentially complex case, I would want to talk with the other stewards before doing anything unilaterally. I would also look for any other similarities (editing pattern/history, usernames, etc.) I wouldn’t take any action without discussing with the team for a case like this, however, for the sake of answering this question, I don’t think it would be a bad idea at all to email the user in question (assuming all of their edits are in good faith and positive) asking if they are aware about our policy on multiple accounts.
:# I’d say the existence of an active community really comes into play here. If an active community exists on the local wiki in question, I would coordinate with the other stewards to facilitate a community discussion about the direction of the wiki. If the changes made to the wiki are sufficient enough to change its entire scope, I would suggest that the “new user” bureaucrat request a new wiki, given that changes in scope are prohibited without approval.
:# When Crystalite messaged me after the announcement in the WO Discord server looking for global staff, they mentioned they were active on Miraheze. As Miraheze is a respectable (pause to look at Fandom) farm with somewhat similar workings and policies as WO, I was willing to consider the application despite limited experience on WO. I then contacted Tali64 regarding the application, as he is active on Miraheze as well. He shared the Crystalite had been extremely helpful with CVT reports. He also agreed that with the recent hosting of Italian Brainrot Wiki, more help would be needed. We then discussed what position they would be best for, which I will not share out of respect for information that was shared privately to me by Crystalite. We landed on global sysop and they were appointed later that day. Global sysops are now election only I believe so the second part is moot. -[[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 03:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
::I do want to add on to the question about Crystalite. When I was looking at their Miraheze experience, I was also looking at their temperament and attitude towards other users. I was looking less at their actions directly, which while important, can always be taught. Their conduct and demeanor towards users was always extremely helpful and respectful. That’s what impressed me the most. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 03:34, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

A few questions targeted towards individual candidates across the process:

# What is your view on the boundary between the board and the community, and where the line is drawn between what the board and what the community govern?
# What do you think that you would bring to the steward team that other candidates may not?
# Where do you think the line between what is considered a T&S issue compared to one that can be handled by global enforcement?
# When do you think it is appropriate to leave local administration to handle an issue as opposed to you doing so as a steward?
# Mirroring the above, what was your thought process between the appointment of Crystalite with little to no internal discussion?

Best, --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 00:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

:# That line is at an ever changing point right now. Currently, the bylaws allow for direct election of the steward role by the community, but not much else. I wouldn’t be shocked if that changes in the near future, but currently, that is the only direct way the community has to “govern” itself. However, I don’t believe that it would be a stretch to think that the board would listen to and comply with community requests through processes like Requests for Comment. For me personally, I believe the board has sole authority and discretion regarding legal compliance and financial decisions (although both should be done transparently). I also, though controversially, believe that part of legal compliance involves site governance. So I do believe the board, by default, has control over the governance of the site, unless specifically stated otherwise in the bylaws (such as direct election of stewards). I hope this makes sense, I’m very tired and kind of rambling.
:# That’s a tough question as many of the candidates are extremely knowledgeable and qualified, but I’d have to say a different perspective. I’m definitely an outside the box thinker (whether that’s a good or bad thing, you can be the judge) and I really like to try new things to test how we can improve users experiences on WO. Some of my ideas aren’t super technically feasible, so there’s that. :)
:# I’d say anything that borders on the lines of illegal or severely violates our terms of use/service. Anything surrounding harassment, the immediate safety of our users, or legal requests (data removal, underage users, etc) should be directed to trust and safety. Simple vandalism, including sockpuppetry and long-term abuse, that does not involve and legal issues is fine to allow global enforcement to handle.
:# If you could be more specific, that would be very helpful. “An issue” is super broad and could mean anything from a simply spam edit bypassing the filter to a complex community discussion where users are attacking each other.
:# See my reply to Raidarr. If you have any other questions to follow-up that, I’d be happy to answer them. —[[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 03:31, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

===Discussion===
# {{support}}, definitely. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:47, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 01:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{support}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 03:06, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# <s>{{support}} --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 13:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)'''</s>
#*{{oppose|weak}}, your general ability to handle steward situations such as counter vandalism and MAA is fine, however your view on the board role within the community is one that I disagree with, especially given discussions that we've had internally. I also slightly disagree with your answer to my question 3, as some harassment cases could be handled by stewards without deferring to safety. 
#*What I'm also not super impressed with was your lack of discussion surrounding the appointment of Crystalite, it may turn out well but I think there is a need for some supervision here, and your approach to governance in general is one that I'm not particularly fond of, and the handling of communities ultimately plays quite heavily into the role of steward, which I'm not sure you are able to handle in a way that prioritises that community over the interests of the team at large --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 22:01, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|strong}} [[User:Asteralee|⯎ aster]][[User talk:Asteralee|alee ⯎]] 14:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|strongest}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:55, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}} +1 --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 16:35, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{oppose|weak}} I've noticed some discrepancies between your vote with me and Crystalite Requests for Global Roles. I am quite sure me and Crystalite is somewhat in a similar situation, that being having practically zero edits on meta until recently, however you pointed it out in my request and didn't point it out in Crystalite request, telling them "good luck" without anything more attached to it. I believe you hold some bias against me for some reason (either that or you wanted to nepo Crystalite in, which is a stretch), and Stewards should be impartial when handling situations as Stewards exercise a lot of judgement on the platform so I believe you should not hold this role. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 17:24, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
#:+1 to this --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 17:29, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
#:Hi fearless! That is not at all the case. You are running for two (very) different roles. I would probably weak support you for global sysop, with something like global patroller, meta sysop, or wiki creator being what I think you’d be best suited for. For the record, I wouldn’t support Crystalite for steward either.
#:My main pause with steward vs. global sysop is access to the CheckUser tool. Your answers to raidarrs question gave me some pause in that area. I hope this makes sense, and I do want to applaud you for your work on the Discord as well. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 17:29, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
#::You would weakly support someone who is more familiar with the platform and has been on the discord team for months, led one of the largest community upheavals on SkyWiki (migrating to WO) than your seemingly preferred candidate for global sysop? Your immediate support for Crystalite with little comment other than "Good luck" doesn't inspire confidence in your neutrality on such a request, which as has been mentioned above, stewards should be impartial. I don't have confidence that you are impartial towards Fearless or Crystalite, despite how neutrality should be the principle underpinning the steward role. I'd like you to clarify why you support Crystalite, who is new to the platform, over someone who is well established like fearless, for the benefit of all here --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 17:53, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
#:::In hindsight, I really should’ve included a better reason in my support vote for Crystalite. I was getting ready to go to musical practice (and already running late) when I first saw the request. I wanted to support them early and gave the rushed reason “good luck” as you mentioned. I intended to expand on my reasoning later, which I did through answers to my own questions rather than editing my vote. As for why I would choose Crystalite over fearless, I detailed it a little in my response to fearless below, but I would prefer a candidate with wiki experience over someone who has been on the Discord server of the farm for longer. Being discord staff and over throwing SkyWiki translates to exactly 0 of what fearless said they wanted to do (cu investigations, etc.) Just a personal preference at the end of the day, you’re welcome (and allowed to) disagree. But saying I’m not being impartial is false and insulting. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 02:12, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
#:I understand Steward and Global Sysops are very different roles. However I was mentioning on why are you giving them a Support vote and didn't point out the same issue you had with me when Crystalite had quite literally nearly zero interactions with WikiOasis until they got appointed as Global Sysop as Global Sysop still retains a lot of power, I don't believe requestors should be able to immediately get a hat, especially one as powerful as Global Sysop when they have never interacted with the community a lot before. At least I interacted with the community before on Discord, but Crystalite didn't until very recently. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 17:52, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
#::I simply look for different things in candidates than you do—and that’s okay. I would prefer a candidate with more experience with MediaWiki, and workings of a farm in general (Mira specifically) than someone who is very familiar with our community, albeit only on discord. If you had more (any) on-wiki experience anywhere, I would be much more comfortable supporting such a request. I do wish you the best of luck in your global sysop request next week as I agree you are better suited for that role. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 02:02, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
#::On elaboration both to me and over here I don't find Globe's logic unreasonable. There is precedence in this space for 'credentialed outsiders' to be brought in, the exact line for what qualifies is debatable of course. But while it would have been nice to approach with a principled vote later instead of an attitude of I must vote as early as possible, the logic has definitely come through and the rest comes down to voter discretion. I was also curious if this was a unilateral appointment earler and it appears at least Tali had input in the process, which is a reasonable minimum even if for future reference any high appointments would be good to raise in an open space with peers and let sit for a little longer in case there are qualms like this to resolve. It's pretty obvious there was a schism of opinion here, which could have been resolved with a more thorough initial appointment process initially, or working out some of these gripes internally as the issue has left Globe with an unusually large non-voting section. Its not nice to see current peers and core members openly express lack of confidence in each other in a process like this and it suggests a deeper communication problem that needs to be worked on. --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 09:49, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
#::Thanks for the elaboration Globe, it clears up a lot of misunderstandings I had with you, though I'm still going to keep this as a weak oppose at least, as I believe you really cannot cut corners with time when you become a Steward. Sure, time management is important if there are multiple urgent problems that needs to be addressed, but it should not sacrifice quality and fair judgement for other users, as you're done so here and caused some misunderstandings. Also I believe both of us could've also elaborated on our intentions better/earlier as well. I wish you luck for Steward. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:27, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
#:::Thanks Fearless, I'm glad that cleared things up. I will note that I did explain my vote (in the questions section above to Raidarr) almost a full two days before you commented on my request. I should have edited my vote to make that clearer, though. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 15:14, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
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== Crystalite13 (Global Sysop)==
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::Successful. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 01:56, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
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Hello! My name is Crystalite and I am running for Global Sysop (a position I was appointed to today) because the aforementioned staff role abolishment. I joined recently but am experienced in the wiki community, being very active around Miraheze. When elected properly, I plan to help out with Meta clean up, vandalism, and wiki requests. Thanks for listening to me! [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) 02:00, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Based on your request, I have a two part question; what do you consider the skills you bring to the role, and what do you think you need assistance learning?
# As a very new candidate and figure to the platform, what would you say to concerns about electing/promoting a user with under 100 global edits to a mid-senior CVT role?
# What is your vision of what a global sysop is, and what they do for the community?
# Suppose you have the following actions to use. Lock (reasons spam, vandalism, abuse of multiple accounts, long term abuse or username policy violation), issue a warning, and consult with peers if you do not have a clear answer or feel it is out of your scope. Which would you consider appropriate for these examples? You can write in something different if you believe it would be appropriate.
#* a. An account that fills their userpage with text describing automotive services, and a day later edits links to an automotive website on their meta userpage. New account, no other messages, say within a day to a week.
#* b. An account that fills their userpage with text describing their background as a wiki editor who really likes cars, and they link to a personal blog about cars at the same time. New account, no other messages, say within a day to a week.
#* c. A newly registered account by the name "Hentai".
#* d. A newly registered account with a userpage stating they are 12 years old.
#* e. Two users engaging in a bitter argument with insults on a wiki with admins who are recently active, assuming you have no other context to go on at this time.
#* f. Three accounts are created with incrementing usernames (idk, Awesome1, Awesome2, Awesome3...) and the first one has made several edits giving advice that isn't quite right.
#* g. You are browsing a random wiki and come across a user who recently blanked large sections of several page for no apparent reason. The pages still have stuff on them, but they are now stubs. An admin last edited about three days ago.
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you for your thoughtful questions, I will do my best to answer these questions!
:1. I think Patroller on miraheze Meta has helped me be comfortable in identifying stuff like spam, vandalism, and other issues quickly. I have had experience using sysop tools on the miraheze Grace Wiki, a semi-popular one, which I'd say involves a lot of coordination and learning to work with people. For assistance, I'd say I want help on more complex cases that aren't entirely textbook, especially considering policy interpretation and documentation is lacking a bit on meta.
:2. If I were an outsider, I'd say my biggest concern would be giving someone so new such large hats. Sure, my Miraheze experience can also be counted a little bit, but WikiOasis has its fair share of differences. I totally understand why my appointment was a little shaky-I was pretty surprised myself, straightaway getting the role. Talking about myself, being, well...myself, I can't reasonably say I will be perfect in my role, because firstly, I'm biased...surprise, surprise, and also because I'm human. The simple fact is, the most senior stewards to the newest faces will all make mistakes, and I'm no exception. If I am elected, all I can promise is that as a relatively new user, I will do my best and seek guidance from my fellows.
:3. I think what I'd want most from global sysop is more distinction than just "sysop but everywhere". It's a new role, so I'd say what I'd want from it is not only just maintenance of different wikis, but more interaction.
:4A. For this, considering it's a brand new account, I'd delete the userpage and llock with the reasoning of an account only made for spam/advertising purposes.
:4B. This wouldn't be too much of a concern to me if it's general info about them self and the link to the blog isn't very pushed/spammed everywhere.
:4C. Just a lock for this one.
:4D. For this, I'd delete the local page and contact T@S to vanish the account and hide revisions.
:4E. For this one, I'd only intervene straightaway if there's serious stuff, like death threats and similar. But if it's just a plain nasty discussion and the admin's aren't intervening, I'd leave a message on the most recently active one, more like a friendly user giving a nudge than an action from a global sysop.
:4F. For this one, I'm not totally sure. It's possible they're socks, but if they have done nothing I ask someone else and keep an eye on the accounts.
:4G. I'd revert the changes, and if the user had made constructive edits before, issue a warning, but if not then I'd lock with the reasoning of VOA. [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) 02:42, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

A few questions targeted towards individual candidates across the process:

# What are your thoughts on your appointment to the role prior to this election? Do you feel that it was right for you to accept such an appointment without community involvement?
# What do you see yourself doing on the day-to-day, which areas would you most likely want to work within?
# Where do you see the overlap between stewards and global sysops, and where do you see the line between what should be handled by a global sysop and what would be best handled by a steward?
# How do you see local administration fitting into the role of global sysops and stewards?

Best, --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 00:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

:1. While I do admit, I think some of the "hey, why am I getting these rights so easily?" might have been lost somewhere in the "WAIT ME?? REALLY??", and honestly, I understand how rights like these usually involve community trust and experience, but for the purpose of transparency, my accepting this nomination was done in mostly good faith, and I hope this election will validate it.
:2. On a day to day basis, i would focus primarily on cross wiki maintenance, like handling spam, vandalism, and unattended issues on smaller or less active wikis, or even the inverse, like very large wikis that can't handle their size. Recently, the Italian Brainrot wiki migrated from Miraheze to WikiOasis. "Migration" is putting it nicely; I think the proper word is "eviction". Of course, I understand it was necessary, but a wiki having to leave Miraheze of all farms....it's going to be tough handling it. I think firstly though I would also see to some meta clean-up, since there aren't any sysops here yet.
:3. I would say there is some overlap in the two roles, but I see global sysops as focusing more on routine maintenance (e.g vandalism + basic cleanup), while stewards handle more sensitive or complex matters that come with their tools and rights like CU and Suppression.
:4. I think local administrators should always take priority on their own wikis and global sysops and stewards should act in a supportive capacity, not as replacements. I believe making that promise of "we won't interfere unless we absolutely have to" should be very important...though some wiki farms would disagree *cough cough* fandom *cough cough*. Jokes aside, I think finding the balance and knowing when to step in is something important that all global volunteers should know. [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) 22:40, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}. Good luck! [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 02:10, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|weak}} Not sure if I can fully support, given that you basically speedran the right, but I trust you. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 02:24, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{support}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 03:06, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{abstain}} I cannot support you as I really don't see you much in WikiOasis, even tho we have interacted lots in the Miraheze Discord Server, I don't think it is fair to base someone's capabilities on another platform irrelevant to WikiOasis. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:28, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|weak}}, per fearless, I've seen some of your work on miraheze and it seems good, but I won't base my opinion on purely your work on another platform. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 13:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|weak}} Per above [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:56, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{abstain}} per above --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 16:37, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}}, the case is adequate despite an unusually low local investment. My Miraheze experience makes my broad assessment 'needs growth, but coachable', and I think this platform would be good experience for that. I hope the role goes well for you. --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 14:11, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|weak}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 19:21, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
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== Fearless (Steward)==
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::I've decide to withdraw after reading Raidarr's latest comment. I'll probably run for Global Administrator next week to clear up my schedule and hopefully by then the requests are finalized and it'll be decluttered. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 17:24, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
Hi, some of you may know me in the Discord Server as I had been moderating it. Today I'm running for Steward due to Zippy's suggestion as I have already signed an NDA with the Foundation and having 1 Steward as backup is good in case of heavy loads as we have recently accepted the Italian Brainrot Wiki into WikiOasis. While I am quite vastly inexperienced (even tho I'm a little bit active at Miraheze), I would like to have an opportunity to be able to learn from having this position, I plan to help out with CU investigations and dealing with other tasks that other Global Roles like Global Sysops cannot. While I am inexperienced, I do know my way around (somewhat) and know obvious signs of abuse.

I'll also answer any questions that you may have as well. I hope you'll vote for me as with others as well, thank you for your consideration! [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:12, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 12:15, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates.
# Based on your request, how much do you know about the CheckUser and Investigate interface?
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users appear in the CheckUser interface. Both are Google Chrome user agents and both have many IPs that appear within a residential /64 ipv6 range. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest 'maybe'? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out?
#* If you have takes on some of the CU-related questions for the other candidates feel free to chew on them if you like also, relative to your professed interest in investigations.
# A user requested a wiki say a year ago, made a very large number of edits for say six months, and for the last six months has completely disappeared. A new user comes in and successfully manages to be appointed bureaucrat by a peer. This user also makes many contributions but is running things very differently then how they were originally. A few weeks later the original bureaucrat returns and is absolutely irate about the new guy. The two have a massive pissing match and block each other which goes as well as you expect and it comes to your table. What is your approach to this situation?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

:# Admittedly, not much, however I know you need to assign yourself the Steward's hat on a wiki locally then assign yourself the CheckUser hat to be able to see CU logs and perform CU. Then I can deduce that you can find the CU logs/tools at Special:SpecialPages and to CU 1 user specifically you can go to their talk page/user page and it'll have the option to do that.
:# I have definitely made some mistakes on this platform before, and not just here, but many other places as well, here is some of my mistakes I've made on WikiOasis Discord before such as over-punishing or under-punishing users then necessary. For example, someone requested for help while the request was improper and called the WikiOasis Stewards Nazis, I've only punished them for 3 days when I believe they should probably have been banned due to throwing an baseless accusation/defamation and annoying stewards. (I've also forgotten other mistakes I've made due to my forgetful memory, but this isn't the only mistake I've done on WikiOasis)
:# My vision of what a Steward is simply an trusted volunteer by the community to assist in operating the farm, ensuring global policies are being met and helping local wiki communities with their toolset such as investigating cross-wiki abuse, assisting in elections for crats by CUing potential users who may be a sockpuppet, etc.
:# While I don't know much about IPs, after a quick search, I've seen that if two users have different IPs but both appear within a residential /64 ipv6 range, it probably means both of these users came from the same network, they could be different persons that have the same interest in the platform or they are siblings. If my review of their edits suggest it could possibly be an slam dunk connection, then they are either: Probably the same person, or they are still different persons, but they are probably twins, receiving the same education and knowledge so that's why they'd act similarly (I know the probability of this happening is low, but AFG should be assumed at all times). So depending how similarly both users edit, like 60% or less, and there are no vandalism/harm done I would just wait if there is anything else to go on and report it to the rest of the Stewards to see what do they think.
:# Unblock both and tell them to stop actioning on each other, review their edits and local wiki policies as running a wiki differently doesn't mean the scope has changed, and depending on the type of wiki and community I would take more actions such as:
::* Assuming it's your regular game wiki and there is only 2 contributors without any other activity from other users and both of their edits contributed positively to the wiki (by about equal to each other, 40-60% of the wiki), then they both stay as crats and they are both free to discuss how do they want to run the wiki. However they cannot block or remove each other without solid evidence either of them abused their permissions on-wiki.
::* However, if a community exists and it is community governed, even if a small one, then I would create an RfC within the wiki with the following options: revoke founder crat or appointed crat their permissions, let them keep both of them, or remove both of them and let someone else be the crat. This ensures that if either of them have abused their permissions negatively they will be removed according to the will of the community
: I'll also use Miraheze's policies as a "baseline" to move forward if no similar policies exists in WikiOasis as we're quite similar to Miraheze or discuss with the rest of the Stewards if something is unclear. There is tons of variables for some questions so I cannot account for every possibility, but I hope I have addressed most of the most important ones here. After taking action I'll report it to the team as well so they'll able to receive the information and take action if something else happens while I am offline.
Thank you very much for the questions, I hope I was able to sufficiently demonstrate how capable I can be. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 13:26, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

A few questions targeted towards individual candidates across the process:

# Do you believe you may be better suited for a different global role (probably patroller), given your limited experience in such a position?
# What is your opinion on how to handle sensitive checkuser and suppression data?

Best, --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 00:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

:# I am definitely better suited for a lower-trusted role as I don't have any experience like Crystalite. However I have one singular advantage that I have already signed an Non-Disclosure Agreement with WikiOasis back when I moved from the SkyWiki incident, allowing me to handle sensitive data that others may not able, or may not want to do so. And I believe having a +1 to the Steward team would be to WikiOasis's benefit as we have recently accepted an very high risk wiki (Italian Brainrot Wiki). Additionally I will taking sort of a backstage position as a Steward to gain more experience from others as I notably lack experience and time to do so (I'll be more available once I graduate 12th grade) so I can improve myself for the platform. However, it is still reasonable if you believe I should make an request for an lower trusted role such as Global Patroller as well.
:# I believe to handle sensitive data such as CU and Suppression, you should have an secure account first (like enabling 2FA) and never use your Steward account to access WikiOasis on an public computer (if you have to do that, make sure the cookies are cleared before leaving or reset your password) as some people may be very much at risk if such data is leaked. Additionally you should only need to view these data when it is necessary, such as cross-wiki abuse as this is not a tool you should play with, if you need help on on how to handle situations that may or may not need an CU/OS as a steward, you can also contact your fellow peers for help as they are authorized and NDAed as well. Another thing you shouldn't do while handling NDAed data is that you shouldn't save it to your computer, taking a quick note to compare should be fine but it has to be nuked after you're done with it. The reason why these safeguard should be the base standard when handing PII is because it is a massive risk if an Steward account is compromised as they have access to CheckUser, meaning they can collect data (such as IP or User Agent) from other people and put them at risk if the compromiser knows what are they doing.

Thank you for the questions, --[[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 13:26, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}, while you're definitely not the most experienced, your heart is in the right place, and I'd love to see you become more involved in the project helping with global enforcement and other activities, even if it involves some learning during the beginning --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 13:50, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|weak}} per ZB. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 13:54, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{oppose}}. While you've no doubt been very helpful in monitoring our Discord community, and that is much appreciated, I don't really have any way to know how you'll handle the tools of stewardship. Your first meta edit was today, which isn't 100% a dealbreaker with experience on other projects, but that wasn't mentioned in the request. I would personally encourage you to start out at a lower-level role to help build MediaWiki knowledge. A role like meta admin or wiki creator might suit your strengths better? Anyways, best of luck and thank you for running! '''Edit:''' Some of the responses to Raidarr’s questions are concerning to me, specifically with the lack of familiarity with CU, especially when that is something Fearless mentioned as a priority (cu investigations) in their request. And when asked about why they wouldn’t apply for a lower position first the response was that they had already signed the NDA, which didn’t make much sense to me. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 14:01, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#:I'll consider making an Request for Wiki Creator assuming such role currently exists or gets re-made if this request does not get approved, thanks for your consideration. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 14:43, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Support}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:57, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{oppose}} per above --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 16:40, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# My position is mostly {{abstain}} but I wish you well, and I believe global admin would be a fair position alongside Crystalite because I think you are in a similar place as far as needing growth but being coachable, and the role 'one step down' would help you ease into being a platform-facing figure. This is purely based on my personal assessment of both of you and what I've seen you handle. You have the deeper investment in the platform although it is exclusively on Discord so far. Either role would help you grow, stewardship as something of a trial by fire as far as how you would handle things being on fire on the field. Would you need training regarding tools like CU? Absolutely. Can you be trained? I think you can, and could do some good if some more senior volunteers took you under their wing. Projects like IBW offer relatively easy and plentiful opportunities to build investigation skills, which ultimately can start even as a GS since a lot of the job involves information already in the open. I encourage asking questions and working with peers closely, especially if you are entrusted with the Steward kit. --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 14:24, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
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== Bosco (Global sysop) ==
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::Withdrawn. -[[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 15:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
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Hi, I am Bosco (aka PB2008 on Miraheze) and I am requesting for global sysop here. I joined WikiOasis for 17 months and would like to help dealing with LTAs, especially for wikis using Chinese. I am a global patroller on Miraheze for nearly two months and was a steward before SkyWiki was merged to here in March. I am sure that I have the experience to this permission. Thank you. [[User:Bosco|Bosco]] ([[User talk:Bosco|talk]]) 13:08, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support|weak}} for Global Patroller, not Global sysop. {{neutral}} for global sysop. I haven't seen you around much. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 13:51, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#:+1 [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 14:03, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#:+1, I agree with Justarandomamerican's assessment here. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 14:35, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#:+1 --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 15:11, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:58, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

After reflecting on the above comments, I have decided to withdraw this request. [[User:Bosco|Bosco]] ([[User talk:Bosco|talk]]) 15:35, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
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Requests for global roles

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Requests for global roles

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Tali64³: Close all open permission requests except that of Raidarr

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== Justarandomamerican (Steward)==
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::With the unanimous support of 9 community members, this request is '''successful'''. Congratulations on being the first officially elected steward and welcome (back?) to the team! :) [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 21:10, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
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Hello! I'm Justarandomamerican, and I am filing a request for stewardship, because the board has abolished the staff role, and for staff members to keep their permissions, they must stand for election. I've been here since 2024, when the farm was founded. I hope the community trusts me. Thank you for your time! [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 21:10, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:23, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Based on your request, what do you currently do that requires Steward capabilities?
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users appear in the CheckUser interface who both appear to be using Tor who are regular editors on a large wiki, which is also being attacked seemingly out of nowhere by an assailant who is using Tor and free VPNs. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest their editing styles are similar (but no major stylistic tells)? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out?
# How would you close a vote proposing a change in which seven people essentially say support and maybe a few words, nothing really in depth, and three people have articulated major concerns with the proposal at the level of detail of these questions? Would that process change if it was only one oppose like this to seven support, and if that oppose appeared just before you were going to close the RfC?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

:Hello! Sorry I was unable to respond; I have other things going on.
:# CheckUser and Oversight, definitely; I need those to help with abuse and help our wikis out.
:# Oh yes, definitely. I have made mistakes, including unauthorized usage of Foundation funds. I have been working on impulse control, and will be in therapy for the foreseeable future. Thank you for asking.
:# A steward is, fundamentally, a community representative. I represent the community, even though I might have some control over it, I shouldn't use it in an authoritarian manner.
:# This does not seem to be a slam dunk connection. I would keep watching their contribs to find out.
:# First one, would close as unsuccessful, it is not a consensus to have several support votes with no words, and a few major concerns articulated in detail. Second one, would relist. All opinions should have a chance to be considered, no matter how late they appeared.
:[[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 15:27, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

A few questions targeted towards individual candidates across the process:

# How do you see your history as president of the WikiOasis Foundation fits into this role, and the trust that the community will be placing in you that may not yet have been rebuilt?
# What do you think that you would bring to the steward team that other candidates may not?
# Can you discuss what your reasoning behind [https://italianbrainrot.wikioasis.org/wiki/Special:Log?logid=23008 this] was, as there were local administrators at the time who could've handled this apparent one off incident?
# How do you feel that team discussion fits into the handling of appeals by banned and locked users, do you think that an appeal should be solely handled by one person without discussion?

Best, --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 00:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

:# Honestly, I see it fitting into this role somewhat. It was a major breach of trust, and I have worked on myself since then. I just hope it never happens again, with anybody.
:# There are numerous experienced candidates, so nothing new there. I might just bring my track record of good behavior since the Foundation incident.
:# That was clear and obvious vandalism, which can be handled by anyone with rights to delete, including GPs and GAs.
:# I think there should be team discussion around appeals. One person handling it doesn't seem good, as they may be biased.
:[[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 15:32, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}, has a clue, not a jerk --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:14, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Support}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 01:20, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# I have noticed Justarandomamerican around testwiki.wiki (where they serve as system admin/steward) and can {{support}} this request. [[User:Tester|Tester]] ([[User_talk:Tester|ᴛ]]•[[Special:Contributions/Tester|ᴄ]]) 01:40, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 01:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# No brainer {{support}}. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:53, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# Ex-Board Member and is trusted within the WikiOasis Volunteers. No brainer {{support}}. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:22, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|Strongest}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:52, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} No Concerns --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 16:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
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== Steward for Zippy ==
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::Successful. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 01:56, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
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{{User2|Zippy}} • Hiya, I don't think I really need to offer much in the way of introduction, as you most likely know me already, I've served the platform since October 2024 in tech, and have helped out in global enforcement since day 1 as well. As the result of a recent board motion, stewards will now be community elected (yay), so I am putting myself forward for your consideration. Please feel free to follow up with questions below (preferably related to steward work as opposed to tech, but I'll answer tech questions too), and I look forward to hopefully serving you. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:08, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:23, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users are connecting from T-Mobile USA with IPs that are absolutely all over the place. One uses an android and windows 10 and the other regularly connects from a different browser on windows 10. One has been there a long time and the other 'user' is a string of alt accounts that spam gibberish. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest 'maybe'? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out? Am I missing an important detail that would make the connection (or not) more clear?
# How would you consider a request for permissions which has six supports, three oppose, and three abstains, assuming there was no dealbreaker in argument or an unaddressed concern by the requestor? Would your approach change if there was a minor question left unanswered?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

:# Many many mistakes, an abridged list is:
:#* My approach to deployment of codebase changes was scrappy until very recently, causing regular downtimes because I typed the wrong thing, it's changed now in that they are tested on staging first which is a completely separate server (apart from database due to time constraints of setting up a fully separate environment and beta cluster)
:#* My approach to the behaviours of an LTA (you'll know who I mean), and my relation to the activities other team members who crossed a line, which I shouldn't have had the level of involvement and awareness that I did
:#* My attitudes to others have sometimes been less than acceptable, I have lost my temper at times and made comments that in hindsight I was less than proud of
:#* The growth of tech was handled by both me and others on the board at the time poorly, onboarding close to half a dozen people with no clear goals in sight leading to me still doing all the work because even of the willing volunteers none knew how to do shit
:#* The expansion of the feature set of TSPortal was way more than it needed to be, in an attempt to somewhat mirror what miraheze does despite the need not really being there for what it could do
:# At the scale WO runs at, it's not very impressive compared to keeping the lights on, but essentially as privileged helpers, who can resolve some frontend issues, along with filling in for local authority when needed to handle vandalism or abuse issues, and to an extent governance if such an issue were to arise
:# I wouldn't link them particularly closely, if they geolocated closely or had editing patterns/timings similar then it could be a possibility, but I wouldn't consider it to be a possibility generally as it's too vague to be able to consider them anything beyond a tenuous link
:# I'd review mostly based on my own judgement of the arguments presented within the discussion, along with my assessment of the candidate, potentially involving other stewards if necessary in a way that may add value — if a question was left unanswered, would depend on whether the question could've led to some argument being significantly weaker/stronger, but it probably wouldn't make a significant difference, and it would be based on my assessment of the discussion and candidate
:--'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 23:31, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}, I've worked with Zippy for a long time, and I definitely have confidence in his abilities. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:10, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Support}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 01:20, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}} given their awesome contributions in the tech side of things. [[User:Tester|Tester]] ([[User_talk:Tester|ᴛ]]•[[Special:Contributions/Tester|ᴄ]]) 01:41, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 01:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# We’ve had our fair share of disagreements, but Zippy’s heart is in the right place and he wants the best for WO. {{support}}. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:52, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# Zippy was - and still is - the sole Team Leader for day to day tech operations on WikiOasis, he has even spent money on servers for WikiOasis expecting nothing to be returned. No reason not to {{support}} really. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:24, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|Strongest}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:53, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}} although me and zippy have our differences, he has put out alot of effort into WO +1 {{unsigned|Cocopuff2018}}
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== Tali64³ (Steward) ==
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::With an over 90% support percentage and 10+ users in support, this request is '''successful'''. Congratulations! -[[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:47, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
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I am running for Steward because I believe strongly in WikiOasis' goal to provide free and libre wiki hosting and will support it for as long as I feasibly can. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 01:14, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:23, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Based on your request, what do you currently do that requires Steward capabilities?
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users appear in the CheckUser interface with an identical user agent and IPs that are different but both fall within a 192.94.21.0/24 range. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest 'maybe'? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out?
# An RfC proposing a major change languishes after a few weeks with two strong supports and one abstain. Lets say for the sake of something to work with that it introduces changes to the Content Policy and there's nothing about it that would inherently deserve a veto. How would you approach this RfC?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
:# Wiki requests and managing abuse filters are the two key responsibilities that Stewards handle - handling CheckUser requests is a close third.
:# My mistakes don't really involve my use of the Steward toolset, but rather my overzealous approach to threats of legal complaints (which is mostly a Safety thing). I admittedly haven't improved on that yet, but I would think carefully and determine if there is merit to the complaints and if they can be resolved without involving the Foundation in the courts, and not let emotion cloud my judgement in the future.
:# A Steward represents the community aspect of policy legislation and enforcement, as opposed to the Board which handles legal policy and Safety which enforces that policy.
:# Given the fact that the IP range belongs to a university, the user agent + behavioral evidence is more important than usual. If the accounts are likely to belong to the same person, that would be grounds for a lock. If there is reasonable doubt, err towards the side of caution and wait for concrete proof of multi-account abuse.
:# There would be a quorum of votes required to pass an RfC - that number will obviously shrink and grow as time goes on. If the quorum happens to be 3 votes minimum, the RfC would have to be closed as successful if it does not contradict Board policy.
: [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 23:02, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
A few questions targeted towards individual candidates across the process:

# Do you see your ability to handle complex situations under pressure as that which would be expected of a steward?

Best, --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 00:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

:There will be situations where there is no clear plan of action - good and rational judgement and team discussion is paramount in such cases. In many cases, I can maintain my composure, though I need to work on not blowing up when someone starts threatening people with lawsuits and whatnot. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 00:23, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
#{{support}}, has a clue, not a jerk --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:13, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#Definite {{support}}, Tali is great! [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:18, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Oppose}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 01:20, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{support}} Trusted, awesome dude! [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) 01:32, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{support}} I've noticed their contributions around SkyWiki and on here as well. [[User:Tester|Tester]] ([[User_talk:Tester|ᴛ]]•[[Special:Contributions/Tester|ᴄ]]) 01:43, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 01:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# No brainer {{support}}. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:51, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# Gotta agree with Globe here. No brainer {{support}}, known in the Miraheze Volunteering community and he currently holds the hat Global Administrator and deals with Vandalism on his own time. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:26, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|strong}} [[User:Asteralee|⯎ aster]][[User talk:Asteralee|alee ⯎]] 14:47, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Support|Strongest}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:54, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 23:39, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
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== Globe (steward) ==
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Hi there! My name is Globe, and I am also a founding member of WikiOasis making this RfS as part of the recent board decision to transition to a community governance model. I currently serve as the director of operations for WO and the Vice President of the WO Foundation board of directors. I would love to continue in my role as a steward to keep up my work in managing LTAs and abuse globally, in addition to handling some wiki requests. I have signed the required NDA for this position and am eager to answer any questions you may have. Happy editing! :) [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:46, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:47, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users based in China appear in the CheckUser interface with a user agent that indicates Google Chrome on an android device (no apparent difference) and identical IPs from a common VPN. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest 'maybe'? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out?
# A user requested a wiki say a year ago, made a very large number of edits for say six months, and for the last six months has completely disappeared. A new user comes in and successfully manages to be appointed bureaucrat by a peer. This user also makes many contributions but is running things very differently then how they were originally. A few weeks later the original bureaucrat returns and is absolutely irate about the new guy. The two have a massive pissing match and block each other which goes as well as you expect and it comes to your table. What is your approach to this situation?
# What were the merits of appointing Crystalite as a Global Sysop initially? Was it a team decision? If applicable, should such decisions be a team decision, excluding the scenario where it becomes election only?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

:I really do appreciate the questions! It actually gives these elections some purpose and the community a better idea of who they’re electing.
:# Absolutely I have, none of us our perfect. The thing I’ll talk about here is teamwork. Working as apart of a team is difficult, no matter whether that’s in person or online. People have different views and feel quite strongly that their way is right. This is the same for me. I need to be more open to comprise and less “my way or the highway” per se. I’m actively working to do better at that both here and in real life.
:# My ideal vision of stewardship would be a team of users empowered with special tools to assist the communities of WikiOasis. Whether that’s be handling abuse globally or assisting with requests on meta, my goal would be that all stewards are simply doing their best to make the best decisions and actions for the community.
:# Definitely not a “slam dunk,” but a connection is definitely possible. User agents are very rarely a reliable means to determine sockpuppetry and usage of the same VPN indicates they may be related, but it could also simply be two users happening to be connecting to WO via the same proxy (especially if they are located in China and have to use a VPN). I would first talk with my team. As this is obviously a potentially complex case, I would want to talk with the other stewards before doing anything unilaterally. I would also look for any other similarities (editing pattern/history, usernames, etc.) I wouldn’t take any action without discussing with the team for a case like this, however, for the sake of answering this question, I don’t think it would be a bad idea at all to email the user in question (assuming all of their edits are in good faith and positive) asking if they are aware about our policy on multiple accounts.
:# I’d say the existence of an active community really comes into play here. If an active community exists on the local wiki in question, I would coordinate with the other stewards to facilitate a community discussion about the direction of the wiki. If the changes made to the wiki are sufficient enough to change its entire scope, I would suggest that the “new user” bureaucrat request a new wiki, given that changes in scope are prohibited without approval.
:# When Crystalite messaged me after the announcement in the WO Discord server looking for global staff, they mentioned they were active on Miraheze. As Miraheze is a respectable (pause to look at Fandom) farm with somewhat similar workings and policies as WO, I was willing to consider the application despite limited experience on WO. I then contacted Tali64 regarding the application, as he is active on Miraheze as well. He shared the Crystalite had been extremely helpful with CVT reports. He also agreed that with the recent hosting of Italian Brainrot Wiki, more help would be needed. We then discussed what position they would be best for, which I will not share out of respect for information that was shared privately to me by Crystalite. We landed on global sysop and they were appointed later that day. Global sysops are now election only I believe so the second part is moot. -[[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 03:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
::I do want to add on to the question about Crystalite. When I was looking at their Miraheze experience, I was also looking at their temperament and attitude towards other users. I was looking less at their actions directly, which while important, can always be taught. Their conduct and demeanor towards users was always extremely helpful and respectful. That’s what impressed me the most. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 03:34, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

A few questions targeted towards individual candidates across the process:

# What is your view on the boundary between the board and the community, and where the line is drawn between what the board and what the community govern?
# What do you think that you would bring to the steward team that other candidates may not?
# Where do you think the line between what is considered a T&S issue compared to one that can be handled by global enforcement?
# When do you think it is appropriate to leave local administration to handle an issue as opposed to you doing so as a steward?
# Mirroring the above, what was your thought process between the appointment of Crystalite with little to no internal discussion?

Best, --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 00:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

:# That line is at an ever changing point right now. Currently, the bylaws allow for direct election of the steward role by the community, but not much else. I wouldn’t be shocked if that changes in the near future, but currently, that is the only direct way the community has to “govern” itself. However, I don’t believe that it would be a stretch to think that the board would listen to and comply with community requests through processes like Requests for Comment. For me personally, I believe the board has sole authority and discretion regarding legal compliance and financial decisions (although both should be done transparently). I also, though controversially, believe that part of legal compliance involves site governance. So I do believe the board, by default, has control over the governance of the site, unless specifically stated otherwise in the bylaws (such as direct election of stewards). I hope this makes sense, I’m very tired and kind of rambling.
:# That’s a tough question as many of the candidates are extremely knowledgeable and qualified, but I’d have to say a different perspective. I’m definitely an outside the box thinker (whether that’s a good or bad thing, you can be the judge) and I really like to try new things to test how we can improve users experiences on WO. Some of my ideas aren’t super technically feasible, so there’s that. :)
:# I’d say anything that borders on the lines of illegal or severely violates our terms of use/service. Anything surrounding harassment, the immediate safety of our users, or legal requests (data removal, underage users, etc) should be directed to trust and safety. Simple vandalism, including sockpuppetry and long-term abuse, that does not involve and legal issues is fine to allow global enforcement to handle.
:# If you could be more specific, that would be very helpful. “An issue” is super broad and could mean anything from a simply spam edit bypassing the filter to a complex community discussion where users are attacking each other.
:# See my reply to Raidarr. If you have any other questions to follow-up that, I’d be happy to answer them. —[[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 03:31, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

===Discussion===
# {{support}}, definitely. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:47, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 01:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{support}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 03:06, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# <s>{{support}} --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 13:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)'''</s>
#*{{oppose|weak}}, your general ability to handle steward situations such as counter vandalism and MAA is fine, however your view on the board role within the community is one that I disagree with, especially given discussions that we've had internally. I also slightly disagree with your answer to my question 3, as some harassment cases could be handled by stewards without deferring to safety. 
#*What I'm also not super impressed with was your lack of discussion surrounding the appointment of Crystalite, it may turn out well but I think there is a need for some supervision here, and your approach to governance in general is one that I'm not particularly fond of, and the handling of communities ultimately plays quite heavily into the role of steward, which I'm not sure you are able to handle in a way that prioritises that community over the interests of the team at large --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 22:01, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|strong}} [[User:Asteralee|⯎ aster]][[User talk:Asteralee|alee ⯎]] 14:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|strongest}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:55, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}} +1 --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 16:35, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{oppose|weak}} I've noticed some discrepancies between your vote with me and Crystalite Requests for Global Roles. I am quite sure me and Crystalite is somewhat in a similar situation, that being having practically zero edits on meta until recently, however you pointed it out in my request and didn't point it out in Crystalite request, telling them "good luck" without anything more attached to it. I believe you hold some bias against me for some reason (either that or you wanted to nepo Crystalite in, which is a stretch), and Stewards should be impartial when handling situations as Stewards exercise a lot of judgement on the platform so I believe you should not hold this role. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 17:24, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
#:+1 to this --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 17:29, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
#:Hi fearless! That is not at all the case. You are running for two (very) different roles. I would probably weak support you for global sysop, with something like global patroller, meta sysop, or wiki creator being what I think you’d be best suited for. For the record, I wouldn’t support Crystalite for steward either.
#:My main pause with steward vs. global sysop is access to the CheckUser tool. Your answers to raidarrs question gave me some pause in that area. I hope this makes sense, and I do want to applaud you for your work on the Discord as well. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 17:29, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
#::You would weakly support someone who is more familiar with the platform and has been on the discord team for months, led one of the largest community upheavals on SkyWiki (migrating to WO) than your seemingly preferred candidate for global sysop? Your immediate support for Crystalite with little comment other than "Good luck" doesn't inspire confidence in your neutrality on such a request, which as has been mentioned above, stewards should be impartial. I don't have confidence that you are impartial towards Fearless or Crystalite, despite how neutrality should be the principle underpinning the steward role. I'd like you to clarify why you support Crystalite, who is new to the platform, over someone who is well established like fearless, for the benefit of all here --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 17:53, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
#:::In hindsight, I really should’ve included a better reason in my support vote for Crystalite. I was getting ready to go to musical practice (and already running late) when I first saw the request. I wanted to support them early and gave the rushed reason “good luck” as you mentioned. I intended to expand on my reasoning later, which I did through answers to my own questions rather than editing my vote. As for why I would choose Crystalite over fearless, I detailed it a little in my response to fearless below, but I would prefer a candidate with wiki experience over someone who has been on the Discord server of the farm for longer. Being discord staff and over throwing SkyWiki translates to exactly 0 of what fearless said they wanted to do (cu investigations, etc.) Just a personal preference at the end of the day, you’re welcome (and allowed to) disagree. But saying I’m not being impartial is false and insulting. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 02:12, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
#:I understand Steward and Global Sysops are very different roles. However I was mentioning on why are you giving them a Support vote and didn't point out the same issue you had with me when Crystalite had quite literally nearly zero interactions with WikiOasis until they got appointed as Global Sysop as Global Sysop still retains a lot of power, I don't believe requestors should be able to immediately get a hat, especially one as powerful as Global Sysop when they have never interacted with the community a lot before. At least I interacted with the community before on Discord, but Crystalite didn't until very recently. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 17:52, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
#::I simply look for different things in candidates than you do—and that’s okay. I would prefer a candidate with more experience with MediaWiki, and workings of a farm in general (Mira specifically) than someone who is very familiar with our community, albeit only on discord. If you had more (any) on-wiki experience anywhere, I would be much more comfortable supporting such a request. I do wish you the best of luck in your global sysop request next week as I agree you are better suited for that role. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 02:02, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
#::On elaboration both to me and over here I don't find Globe's logic unreasonable. There is precedence in this space for 'credentialed outsiders' to be brought in, the exact line for what qualifies is debatable of course. But while it would have been nice to approach with a principled vote later instead of an attitude of I must vote as early as possible, the logic has definitely come through and the rest comes down to voter discretion. I was also curious if this was a unilateral appointment earler and it appears at least Tali had input in the process, which is a reasonable minimum even if for future reference any high appointments would be good to raise in an open space with peers and let sit for a little longer in case there are qualms like this to resolve. It's pretty obvious there was a schism of opinion here, which could have been resolved with a more thorough initial appointment process initially, or working out some of these gripes internally as the issue has left Globe with an unusually large non-voting section. Its not nice to see current peers and core members openly express lack of confidence in each other in a process like this and it suggests a deeper communication problem that needs to be worked on. --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 09:49, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
#::Thanks for the elaboration Globe, it clears up a lot of misunderstandings I had with you, though I'm still going to keep this as a weak oppose at least, as I believe you really cannot cut corners with time when you become a Steward. Sure, time management is important if there are multiple urgent problems that needs to be addressed, but it should not sacrifice quality and fair judgement for other users, as you're done so here and caused some misunderstandings. Also I believe both of us could've also elaborated on our intentions better/earlier as well. I wish you luck for Steward. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:27, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
#:::Thanks Fearless, I'm glad that cleared things up. I will note that I did explain my vote (in the questions section above to Raidarr) almost a full two days before you commented on my request. I should have edited my vote to make that clearer, though. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 15:14, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
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== Crystalite13 (Global Sysop)==
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::Successful. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 01:56, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
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Hello! My name is Crystalite and I am running for Global Sysop (a position I was appointed to today) because the aforementioned staff role abolishment. I joined recently but am experienced in the wiki community, being very active around Miraheze. When elected properly, I plan to help out with Meta clean up, vandalism, and wiki requests. Thanks for listening to me! [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) 02:00, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Based on your request, I have a two part question; what do you consider the skills you bring to the role, and what do you think you need assistance learning?
# As a very new candidate and figure to the platform, what would you say to concerns about electing/promoting a user with under 100 global edits to a mid-senior CVT role?
# What is your vision of what a global sysop is, and what they do for the community?
# Suppose you have the following actions to use. Lock (reasons spam, vandalism, abuse of multiple accounts, long term abuse or username policy violation), issue a warning, and consult with peers if you do not have a clear answer or feel it is out of your scope. Which would you consider appropriate for these examples? You can write in something different if you believe it would be appropriate.
#* a. An account that fills their userpage with text describing automotive services, and a day later edits links to an automotive website on their meta userpage. New account, no other messages, say within a day to a week.
#* b. An account that fills their userpage with text describing their background as a wiki editor who really likes cars, and they link to a personal blog about cars at the same time. New account, no other messages, say within a day to a week.
#* c. A newly registered account by the name "Hentai".
#* d. A newly registered account with a userpage stating they are 12 years old.
#* e. Two users engaging in a bitter argument with insults on a wiki with admins who are recently active, assuming you have no other context to go on at this time.
#* f. Three accounts are created with incrementing usernames (idk, Awesome1, Awesome2, Awesome3...) and the first one has made several edits giving advice that isn't quite right.
#* g. You are browsing a random wiki and come across a user who recently blanked large sections of several page for no apparent reason. The pages still have stuff on them, but they are now stubs. An admin last edited about three days ago.
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you for your thoughtful questions, I will do my best to answer these questions!
:1. I think Patroller on miraheze Meta has helped me be comfortable in identifying stuff like spam, vandalism, and other issues quickly. I have had experience using sysop tools on the miraheze Grace Wiki, a semi-popular one, which I'd say involves a lot of coordination and learning to work with people. For assistance, I'd say I want help on more complex cases that aren't entirely textbook, especially considering policy interpretation and documentation is lacking a bit on meta.
:2. If I were an outsider, I'd say my biggest concern would be giving someone so new such large hats. Sure, my Miraheze experience can also be counted a little bit, but WikiOasis has its fair share of differences. I totally understand why my appointment was a little shaky-I was pretty surprised myself, straightaway getting the role. Talking about myself, being, well...myself, I can't reasonably say I will be perfect in my role, because firstly, I'm biased...surprise, surprise, and also because I'm human. The simple fact is, the most senior stewards to the newest faces will all make mistakes, and I'm no exception. If I am elected, all I can promise is that as a relatively new user, I will do my best and seek guidance from my fellows.
:3. I think what I'd want most from global sysop is more distinction than just "sysop but everywhere". It's a new role, so I'd say what I'd want from it is not only just maintenance of different wikis, but more interaction.
:4A. For this, considering it's a brand new account, I'd delete the userpage and llock with the reasoning of an account only made for spam/advertising purposes.
:4B. This wouldn't be too much of a concern to me if it's general info about them self and the link to the blog isn't very pushed/spammed everywhere.
:4C. Just a lock for this one.
:4D. For this, I'd delete the local page and contact T@S to vanish the account and hide revisions.
:4E. For this one, I'd only intervene straightaway if there's serious stuff, like death threats and similar. But if it's just a plain nasty discussion and the admin's aren't intervening, I'd leave a message on the most recently active one, more like a friendly user giving a nudge than an action from a global sysop.
:4F. For this one, I'm not totally sure. It's possible they're socks, but if they have done nothing I ask someone else and keep an eye on the accounts.
:4G. I'd revert the changes, and if the user had made constructive edits before, issue a warning, but if not then I'd lock with the reasoning of VOA. [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) 02:42, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

A few questions targeted towards individual candidates across the process:

# What are your thoughts on your appointment to the role prior to this election? Do you feel that it was right for you to accept such an appointment without community involvement?
# What do you see yourself doing on the day-to-day, which areas would you most likely want to work within?
# Where do you see the overlap between stewards and global sysops, and where do you see the line between what should be handled by a global sysop and what would be best handled by a steward?
# How do you see local administration fitting into the role of global sysops and stewards?

Best, --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 00:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

:1. While I do admit, I think some of the "hey, why am I getting these rights so easily?" might have been lost somewhere in the "WAIT ME?? REALLY??", and honestly, I understand how rights like these usually involve community trust and experience, but for the purpose of transparency, my accepting this nomination was done in mostly good faith, and I hope this election will validate it.
:2. On a day to day basis, i would focus primarily on cross wiki maintenance, like handling spam, vandalism, and unattended issues on smaller or less active wikis, or even the inverse, like very large wikis that can't handle their size. Recently, the Italian Brainrot wiki migrated from Miraheze to WikiOasis. "Migration" is putting it nicely; I think the proper word is "eviction". Of course, I understand it was necessary, but a wiki having to leave Miraheze of all farms....it's going to be tough handling it. I think firstly though I would also see to some meta clean-up, since there aren't any sysops here yet.
:3. I would say there is some overlap in the two roles, but I see global sysops as focusing more on routine maintenance (e.g vandalism + basic cleanup), while stewards handle more sensitive or complex matters that come with their tools and rights like CU and Suppression.
:4. I think local administrators should always take priority on their own wikis and global sysops and stewards should act in a supportive capacity, not as replacements. I believe making that promise of "we won't interfere unless we absolutely have to" should be very important...though some wiki farms would disagree *cough cough* fandom *cough cough*. Jokes aside, I think finding the balance and knowing when to step in is something important that all global volunteers should know. [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) 22:40, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}. Good luck! [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 02:10, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|weak}} Not sure if I can fully support, given that you basically speedran the right, but I trust you. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 02:24, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{support}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 03:06, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{abstain}} I cannot support you as I really don't see you much in WikiOasis, even tho we have interacted lots in the Miraheze Discord Server, I don't think it is fair to base someone's capabilities on another platform irrelevant to WikiOasis. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:28, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|weak}}, per fearless, I've seen some of your work on miraheze and it seems good, but I won't base my opinion on purely your work on another platform. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 13:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|weak}} Per above [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:56, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{abstain}} per above --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 16:37, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}}, the case is adequate despite an unusually low local investment. My Miraheze experience makes my broad assessment 'needs growth, but coachable', and I think this platform would be good experience for that. I hope the role goes well for you. --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 14:11, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|weak}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 19:21, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
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== Raidarr (steward) ==

I did not expect to fire for this role at first, on account of being in quite a few places and being on projects that must take higher priority.

Seeing existing requests I have shifted in this position, and I believe I would offer some value as a figure providing second-opinions who can temper decision making, a presence in appeals, and occasionally someone to complete first line actions if I am in the right spot and ahead on other projects, among other aspects a Steward is involved in.

I would also like to exert some influence in developing the community model with insights from, but not directly mirroring Miraheze. Indirect activity like this I consider a major aspect of a community facing role such as Steward. I am interested in other organizational aspects such as pushing for the reduction of direct board bureaucracy in local governance and optimizing the procedures the platform uses in favor of more straightforward and thoughtful service. Stewardship is a role offering gravitas quite useful in these fields even if it does not directly control them.

This is the capacity I offer if the project would like to have it, I welcome critical votes and any questions that might interest you.

Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 16:29, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

:This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation as required for the role --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 17:08, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
# Given your involvement in multiple projects, how will you ensure consistent availability for steward responsibilities here?
# What types of steward tasks would you prioritize, and which would you realistically leave to others?
# You mentioned reducing board bureaucracy. Are there any specific processes that you would change first, and how would you avoid creating chaos or inconsistency?
# Where do you personally believe the boundary lies between board authority and community governance, and how would you handle situations where that boundary is unclear or contested? -[[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 17:05, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
:#Consistent availability will not be possible I'm afraid; I expect that I will not be a very prominent everyday figure as there are multiple existing staff and candidates likely to be more visible in the community. What I offer is more subtle to be elaborated in #2, and I can offer that much because ultimately I am available on discord alone by direct ping pretty much always and at least browse on an occasional basis which I can boost to daily or near-daily on-wiki logins. In the end there is enough investment here I am unlikely to totally vanish, short of an incident so discouraging I no longer wish to have affiliation.
:# I would prioritize offering a second or alternate view in more involved decisions such as community interventions or CU investigations, being an alternate or fresh, or occasionally quite biased by experience opinion which may rear itself in wiki requests, appeals or again following up on an intervention that was started by another, and as possible soliciting community input and more rarely directly tackling more everyday issues. Where desired I'd like to impart topical experience to peers and help them get new skills. First line wiki reviews, most matters of CU/common vandalism, and support tasks along the steward requests or help desk variety will likely be more quickly served by a peer. How likely I am to chew on those is a measure you can probably gather by how the Miraheze queues are looking as that would necessarily be where I look first on most occasions.
:#First thought, reducing how much of community process depends on a board specific vote verses what can be delegated to a more flexible and community involved 'lower structure'. Instead of codifying "Operations Team" matters directly into the bylaws, an Operations Team page, or I would honestly prefer Community Team page or category could exist laying out the roles, or being a hub to refer to each role. This can be addressed more flexibly first by an initial board adoption of the starting version and modified later by RfCs, and perhaps consultations that still seek community input but will proceed barring a clear case not to. A similar veto that exists for unsuitable candidates could exist for sparse use on RfCs. I would not consider this course chaotic, and any flaws in this plan that would create inconsistency could be discussed and resolved. For a bonus, the title of operations director itself could well be streamlined into a simple board 'vote of no confidence' and a steward peer may be able to do an emergency removal which later solicits community/board validation. Also along these lines I have thought for a moment now, there is not much semantic purpose to the division of 'safety' and 'steward' operations here. The two often overlap and there is little specialized knowledge or need as far as I know on the platform to make T&S a truly separate process. The two could become one and the existing T&S lead can instead be the T&S contact for the occasional compliance purpose that may come up. I do not see that really causing any problems but any of these thoughts should of course be discussed and not taken at face value.
:# Its hard to further specify absent a scenario and a case where a steward-only figure would not simply hand the matter to the board and ask 'so what do you want to do here', which is likely the most frequent answer. Technically speaking the way to interpret the line from my part would be to observe the [[Board/Bylaws]] and use that as a model while attempting to approach the situation diplomatically, in other words, ask how can things operate correctly while also keeping the goodwill of the community. It could be to escalate a change to the bylaws to fit or clarify, hand the matter to the board advising a response that does not alienate the user base, or if its the way to go, advise the user(s) that this is the way things are done and how to work with that.
:::Twisting into more of a 'where ''should'' the boundary lie' question:
:::It's a matter of purpose. The board acts as a legal and functional necessity to manage boring but crucial matters like finances, the collective 'assets' of the project, specific legal scenarios, perhaps if I am getting ambitious, offering a roadmap and vision and spiritual heart of the platform where each other function comes together, and all of it, in line with what the core mission is, and what the community (that the project is going for) would like to see. And these aspects are ideal to any open service project like this.
:::On another side of is the community facing core of the project which comes under a team, operations presently. Foremost of these figures, the stewards, though this regularly overlaps with the board. They are part of the whole so I wouldn't like to set a hard boundary and call them 'the community governance' axiomatic to 'board authority', but I think it is reasonable to let the community self-represent, the figures empowered by the people work on their behalf, and for the board to also operate on the community's behalf, but in its more indirect way. If it's not clear what people want then it is the duty of leaders, from stewards to the board or direction-setter of tech, to find that out. Not guess but to find out as objectively as possible.
:::If these was a situation like a controversial request for comment where a lot of people want something but the board has fully researched the matter and has good reasons not to do it, I think it would be reasonable for the board to explain this and do what should be a rare override. People might have bones to pick but if the decision has been arrived to in a responsible way then it is what it is and the platform moves on.
:::There are other models that might work, but this is the model I believe Zippy is looking for, as a key founder and the primary technical drive of the platform, and seems to be the direction that others are leaning to as well.
::--'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:44, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}, I think raidarr is the person we need on the community and governance side who is prepared to make difficult decisions that others will not, and has a unique position to make judgement and pass guidance from a more external perspective to help guide things when others are doing so poorly. I don't expect to see much on the anti-abuse side but I trust that if it were to come up from time to time he is capable of handling it responsibly, in addition to the guidance towards others. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 17:13, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}} per Zippy, WikiOasis desperately needs someone that has a large amount of experience and insight as Raidarr, having Raidarr here to even at least train the WikiOasis Volunteers here would be an massive benefit to the platform overall and helps each of us WO Volunteers grow individually as well. I would not be so bothered by his activity as well as he would probably be an back up plan should WO catches on fire metaphorically. Maybe we'll also see Raidarr making an "How to be a Steward 101" guide one day as well for some of us. --[[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 17:34, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|strongest}} Per above, Raidarr is already a Miraheze steward and has the experience required for this role. [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 18:30, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|Strong}} Trusted and experienced. ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 18:34, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}} per answers to my questions. —[[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 10:48, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} Per above. --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 19:21, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

User talk:Zippy

2026-04-21T13:54:49Z

Tali64³: Moving from deleted page

== Question from [[User:Pauli1505|Pauli1505]] (19:33, 26 February 2025) ==
I came here to make a wiki about my game engine, i can kind of stay professional in writings, but often times my brain will just zip everything short, and i have a habit of typing everything lowercase, im working on the shortening stuff, but is the lowercasing a problem? --[[User:Pauli1505|Pauli1505]] ([[User talk:Pauli1505|talk]]) 19:33, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

:That’s not a problem. Feel free to request your wiki [[special:requestwiki|here]]. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 19:40, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

== Your blocking on test.wikioasis.org ==

Don't block users while waiting for CheckUser unless the behavioural evidence is strong enough. [[User:EPIC|EPIC]] ([[User talk:EPIC|talk]]) 08:41, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

:There's already enough behavioural evidence to essentially confirm it, however I'd also like a steward to double check and if CU evidence confirms it as well, then a global (b)lock can be implemented. --'''[[User:Zippybonzo|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippybonzo|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippybonzo|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippybonzo|ca]]) 09:40, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

== How long it usually takes for wiki to be accepted? ==

would just like to know approximately [[User:Notedbilly|Notedbilly]] ([[User talk:Notedbilly|talk]]) 14:30, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

:Usually under 24hrs. Request approved! [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 10:20, 11 March 2025 (UTC)
::thank u! and also i wanted to know if there is any way to create infoboxes on my wiki? [[User:Notedbilly|Notedbilly]] ([[User talk:Notedbilly|talk]]) 16:26, 11 March 2025 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Notedbilly|Notedbilly]] portable infobox extension should work :) --'''[[User:Zippybonzo|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippybonzo|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippybonzo|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippybonzo|ca]]) 19:06, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

== Portable infobox extension ==

how to add this infobox on the article? [[User:Kolenkimvd|Kolenkimvd]] ([[User talk:Kolenkimvd|talk]]) 13:33, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

:use Special:InfoboxBuilder to create infobox, then Use <code><nowiki>{{TemplateName}}</nowiki></code> [[User:Waki285|Waki285]] ([[User talk:Waki285|talk]]) 15:27, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

== Question from [[User:MapachinLegacy|MapachinLegacy]] (16:02, 19 April 2025) ==

no --[[User:MapachinLegacy|MapachinLegacy]] ([[User talk:MapachinLegacy|talk]]) 16:02, 19 April 2025 (UTC)

==Reply to [[Community_portal#How_to_import_an_XML_database]]==
https://www.mediafire.com/file/x5fjtu61x4pw5pj

--[[User:PandaFiredoge|PandaFiredoge]] ([[User talk:PandaFiredoge|talk]]) 05:51, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

== Question from [[User:Flanvenus|Flanvenus]] (22:43, 28 May 2025) ==

Is this for making wikis or editions on wikipedia? --[[User:Flanvenus|Flanvenus]] ([[User talk:Flanvenus|talk]]) 22:44, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

:Hi! This is a wikifarm, similar to Fandom (but better) or Miraheze. We host sites on the same software that runs Wikipedia (MediaWiki), but with different scopes. For example, there is an Art Wiki, which is a “Wikipedia” that only contains content about art. Hope this helps, let me know if you need anything else! [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 00:42, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

== Question from [[User:IulianArian|IulianArian]] (13:45, 12 June 2025) ==

Hi, I have a question...
For how many days does my wiki has to be inactive for it to be deleted? --[[User:IulianArian|IulianArian]] ([[User talk:IulianArian|talk]]) 13:45, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

:We don’t automatically delete wikis for inactivity as of right now. If it comes to a point where we need the additional storage space, it would probably need to go 6+ months with no edits to be deleted. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 19:04, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

== Question from [[User:Wikiball|Wikiball]] (00:27, 14 June 2025) ==

Hello, Zippybonzo, I have one question, are Countryballs allowed on WikiOasis if they're used in a politically neutral way? --[[User:Wikiball|Wikiball]] ([[User talk:Wikiball|talk]]) 00:27, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

:Not Zippybonzo, but I am a steward and I don’t see why this would be a problem. As long as it would follow the [[content policy]], it should be allowed. Specifically, I would make sure that it remains compliant with our prohibition on toxicity. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:21, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

== Question from [[User:IulianArian|IulianArian]] (18:36, 22 June 2025) ==

Is there a problem with the Portable Infobox extension?
Because for me the Special:InfoboxBuilder page doesn't load.
I've tried everything, refreshing the page, deleting cookies, everything! But nothing...
And yes, I do have the extension enabled. --[[User:IulianArian|IulianArian]] ([[User talk:IulianArian|talk]]) 18:36, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:IulianArian|IulianArian]], what wiki is this occuring on? --'''[[User:Zippybonzo|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippybonzo|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippybonzo|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippybonzo|ca]]) 08:39, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
::It's occurring on my wiki, iulianarian.wikioasis.org [[User:IulianArian|IulianArian]] ([[User talk:IulianArian|talk]]) 11:05, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
:::@[[User:IulianArian|IulianArian]] can't reproduce, open a phorge ticket with a video if you can to help me debug it. --'''[[User:Zippybonzo|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippybonzo|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippybonzo|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippybonzo|ca]]) 11:51, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
::::I just saw a email that you've replied to this... so, sorry for the very late response.
::::The issue has been solved on its on somehow. But anyways, thanks for your time! [[User:IulianArian|IulianArian]] ([[User talk:IulianArian|talk]]) 20:57, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

== Question from [[User:Rrd257r|Rrd257r]] (03:39, 27 June 2025) ==

Hello. I was wondering if it's okay to create a wiki to use as a sort of personal knowledge manager. --[[User:Rrd257r|Rrd257r]] ([[User talk:Rrd257r|talk]]) 03:39, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

:Yes, that is absolutely okay! [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 03:43, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

== Question from [[User:BTB Studio Code|BTB Studio Code]] (16:06, 11 July 2025) ==

Hello! Would it be possible to make the Wiki looks relatively the same in both mobile and on phone, since it currently appears bugged with my Wiki to render to far to the right. I also have noticed a very difficult time navigating your website, and changing my settings, so that's just something to note, but how would I add a custom CSS to my web page? Since it currently appears I'm limited, and unable to set a background image for it? And sorry for so many questions at once, but where are the rules for the wiki supposed to be, are you allowed to link other wiki's, and it appears that the home button is bugged on certain themes, such as the Citizen theme it appears in dark it renders as a square in Arch Linux, it also seems like I'm unable to edit my page in my phone, would my users have to deal with that issue as well? --[[User:BTB Studio Code|BTB Studio Code]] ([[User talk:BTB Studio Code|talk]]) 16:06, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

:I think it's because of a missing image with Citizen. Otherwise you have to set minerva as the default for both desktop and mobile if you want them to look the same, vector isn't really a good mobile skin. --'''[[User:Zippybonzo|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippybonzo|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippybonzo|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippybonzo|ca]]) 18:29, 11 July 2025 (UTC)
::Okay, I meant whatever skin my wiki was using, I spaced out on the name, sorry. But as well as that may you answer a few of the previous questions pertaining to my Wiki, or at least stylizing it, and editing it [[User:BTB Studio Code|BTB Studio Code]] ([[User talk:BTB Studio Code|talk]]) 19:01, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Question from [[User:Kiragecko|Kiragecko]] (17:58, 11 July 2025) ==

Any major differences between here and Fandom? I've made and edited wikis before, but only there. --[[User:Kiragecko|Kiragecko]] ([[User talk:Kiragecko|talk]]) 17:58, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

:Generally more customisable, no adverts and we don't force the fandom skin onto you lol --'''[[User:Zippybonzo|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippybonzo|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippybonzo|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippybonzo|ca]]) 18:28, 11 July 2025 (UTC)
::Ooh, I LIKE these differences! (Which are why I'm here!) [[User:Kiragecko|Kiragecko]] ([[User talk:Kiragecko|talk]]) 20:11, 11 July 2025 (UTC)
:::Glad to hear! Wanted to pop by and say welcome—your request is approved. Thank you for choosing WikiOasis! [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 20:17, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== CSS Making ==

How would one go about adding a site-wide, or page wide CSS settings using this program? I'm having a very, very difficult time figuring out how in my limited use [[User:BTB Studio Code|BTB Studio Code]] ([[User talk:BTB Studio Code|talk]]) 20:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

:Not Zippy, but I hope I can provide a few answers in the meantime. Sitewide CSS is controlled by the page MediaWiki:Common.css. Users can customize their own styles by editing their personal CSS pages such as User:YourUsername/common.css. To apply CSS to a specific page in MediaWiki, you can assign a unique class or ID to elements on that page and then target those selectors in MediaWiki:Common.css. For example, you might use body.page-PageName as a CSS selector to apply styles only when viewing a specific page. Lastly, if you want to apply CSS to just a specific skin (like Vector or MonoBook), you can instead edit pages like MediaWiki:Vector.css. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 21:07, 11 July 2025 (UTC)
::Oh thank you so much! Took me a while to figure it out, but now that I did my sites acting a bit funky but that's likely because of the refreshed theme [[User:BTB Studio Code|BTB Studio Code]] ([[User talk:BTB Studio Code|talk]]) 21:41, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Question from [[User:Notedbilly|Notedbilly]] (13:10, 22 July 2025) ==

hello, me and my friends, being administrators on our wiki ([https://kabachok.wikioasis.org|wiki]), recently lost the right to edit absolutely any articles. theres still an admin panel, there is the ability to change articles names and delete them etc but somehow no to edit. is there any reason to it? --[[User:Notedbilly|Notedbilly]] ([[User talk:Notedbilly|talk]]) 13:10, 22 July 2025 (UTC)
:Hello! I’m really not sure what would have caused this change. I’ve tried re-adding the edit permission to the user group through managewiki. Let me know if that allows you to edit again! [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 13:22, 22 July 2025 (UTC)
::thx! its back again [[User:Notedbilly|Notedbilly]] ([[User talk:Notedbilly|talk]]) 20:36, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

==Hello==
Hello! I need some help with importing Module:Documentation/styles.css and Module:Message box/ambox.css

There is an error saying: Import failed:
The content model 'sanitized-css' is not registered on this wiki.
See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Content_handlers to find out which extensions handle this content model.

When I create the module manually it says: Lua error at line 1: unexpected symbol near '/'.

Also my wiki logo isn't displaying but my favicon is and how do I add "From Dovepedia, the Dove Hepburn encyclopedia" like "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia" at the top of pages? Thanks! --'''[[User:LeicesterLass|Leic]][[User talk:LeicesterLass|Lass]]''' 11:47, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

== Wiki logo ==

There's an issue with displaying the wiki logo on Dovepedia. When I use my mouse and right click on the logo and open image in new tab, it displays the image. The favicon works and displays well, the only issue is the wiki logo. --'''[[User:LeicesterLass|Leic]][[User talk:LeicesterLass|Lass]]''' 19:14, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:Like I mentioned on [[user talk:Globe|my talk page]], you must follow the directions on [https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/ManageWiki#How_do_I_change_my_logo.2Ffavicon.3F this page] for the photos to display properly. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 10:40, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

== Two import requests ==

Hello, Zippy. Thank you so much for looking into the technical issues on [[wo:countduckula:|Count Duckula Wiki]] and [[wo:rogerrabbit:|Roger Rabbit Wiki]]. I just wanted to let you know that I have [[Special:RequestImportQueue/13|two]] [[Special:RequestImportQueue/14|pending]] import requests for the latter and [[wo:tvburp:|TV Burp Wiki]] that I submitted a few days ago. —[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 11:22, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

== Phorge ==

Hello, Zippy. There are two tasks on Phorge, one of which I opened on August 30th, that need triage. The issues on SpongeBob SquarePedia that I mentioned in my task were temporary. —[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 22:17, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

:{{done}}, handled them both --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 12:11, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry to bother you, but I had to reopen the task I opened on August 30th as I am unable to delete or protect anything on [[wo:spongebob|SpongeBob SquarePedia]]. —[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 23:00, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Are you the leader of the tech team? [[User:Ineedhelp|Ineedhelp]] ([[User talk:Ineedhelp|talk]]) 00:22, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

:The WikiOaisis staff email is not working so could you please fix it? [[User:Ineedhelp|Ineedhelp]] ([[User talk:Ineedhelp|talk]]) 00:27, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
::Every time I send to it says “Message not delivered” or smth [[User:Ineedhelp|Ineedhelp]] ([[User talk:Ineedhelp|talk]]) 00:27, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
:::Handled. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 00:35, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
::::So is it fixed? [[User:Ineedhelp|Ineedhelp]] ([[User talk:Ineedhelp|talk]]) 00:36, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
:::::Good [[User:Ineedhelp|Ineedhelp]] ([[User talk:Ineedhelp|talk]]) 00:37, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

== Hey ==

Can you rename me to FNFGamer718? I submitted a global rename request 2 days ago, but it hasn't been approved yet. - [[User:ElishaTheFRICKINGamer|ElishaTheFRICKINGamer]] ([[User talk:ElishaTheFRICKINGamer|talk]]) 23:15, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

== Excuse me ==

Excuse me, may I ask about the progress of the https://conlang.wikioasis.org/ import? Some editors have already inquired. Thanks for your assistance! [[User:水游蚂蚁|水游蚂蚁]] ([[User talk:水游蚂蚁|talk]]) 14:07, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

== Restricted user rights ==

Hello, Zippy! I want to grant autopatrolled rights to [[wo:spongebob:User:EternalDarkness|another contributor]] on [[wo:spongebob|SpongeBob SquarePedia]], but am unable to do so. Looking [[wo:spongebob:Special:ManageWiki/settings#mw-section-permissions|here]], it appears that the user rights are restricted. What would I have to do here? —[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 23:46, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

:@[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]], You can use Special:UserRights to grant the group; setting a group as implicit makes it explicitly ungrantable (which is why it's a restricted setting). --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 23:51, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
::I've looked [https://spongebob.wikioasis.org/index.php?title=Special%3AUserRights&user=EternalDarkness here], and the autopatrolled rights are under '''Groups you cannot change'''. —[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 14:42, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
:::In which case you should be able to set them as assignable by a group using Special:ManageWiki/permissions --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 20:17, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
::::I have [https://spongebob.wikioasis.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=managewiki&user=PinkPugPrincess&page=&wpdate=&tagfilter=&subtype=&wpFormIdentifier=logeventslist done just that] and [https://spongebob.wikioasis.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=rights&user=PinkPugPrincess&page=&wpdate=&tagfilter=&subtype=&wpFormIdentifier=logeventslist granted the rights] to the [[wo:spongebob:User:EternalDarkness|user]]. Thank you so much for your help! —[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 00:00, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

== Wiki deletion request ==

I am requesting here because the Wiki Reports and Wiki deletion pages are deleted but here is my report:

Wiki I am reporting: Balliverse Wiki

Link-https://balliverse.wikioasis.org/wiki/Main_Page

Reason: Duplicate wiki of the already existing Ball Community wiki(https://ballcommunity.wikioasis.org/wiki/Main_Page) that was made months before. [[Special:Contributions/100.97.154.116|100.97.154.116]] 15:30, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

:sir you are just an IP address you need an actual account to do this [[User:Theemperorpenguind|Theemperorpenguind]] ([[User talk:Theemperorpenguind|talk]]) 15:49, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
::Please see safety.wikioasis.org, in any case. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 16:29, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

== Thank you for blocking ==

while I wished he was blocked in full this is a good first step also I don't know what blocking a person's talk pages can the person who also own the talk page not edit the talk page [[User:Theemperorpenguind|Theemperorpenguind]] ([[User talk:Theemperorpenguind|talk]]) 14:54, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

== My wiki is broken. ==

Can't import page

https://superscience.wikioasis.org

出现数据库查询错误。这可能表示软件中存在漏洞。
[89e9477200389e10f733d5aa]
/wiki/Special:Import?action=submit Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError: A
database query error has occurred. Did you forget to run your
application's database schema updater after upgrading or after adding a
new extension?

Please see
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Upgrading and
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:How_to_debug
for more information.

Error 1054: Unknown column 'mti_leaf_title' in 'INSERT INTO'

Function: MWStake\MediaWiki\Component\CommonWebAPIs\TitleIndexUpdater::insert

Query: INSERT INTO `mws_title_index`
(mti_page_id,mti_namespace,mti_title,mti_displaytitle,mti_leaf_title)
VALUES (155,8,'common.css','','')
Backtrace:
from /var/www/mediawiki/includes/libs/rdbms/database/Database.php(1225)

#0 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/libs/rdbms/database/Database.php(1209): Wikimedia\Rdbms\Database->getQueryException()

#1 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/libs/rdbms/database/Database.php(1183): Wikimedia\Rdbms\Database->getQueryExceptionAndLog()

#2 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/libs/rdbms/database/Database.php(640): Wikimedia\Rdbms\Database->reportQueryError()

#3 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/libs/rdbms/database/Database.php(1505): Wikimedia\Rdbms\Database->query()

#4 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/libs/rdbms/database/DBConnRef.php(127): Wikimedia\Rdbms\Database->insert()

#5 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/libs/rdbms/database/DBConnRef.php(455): Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBConnRef->__call()

#6
/var/www/mediawiki/extensions/OOJSPlus/vendor/mwstake/mediawiki-component-commonwebapis/src/TitleIndexUpdater.php(131):
Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBConnRef->insert()

#7
/var/www/mediawiki/extensions/OOJSPlus/vendor/mwstake/mediawiki-component-commonwebapis/src/TitleIndexUpdater.php(98):

MWStake\MediaWiki\Component\CommonWebAPIs\TitleIndexUpdater->insert()

#8 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/HookContainer/HookContainer.php(134):
MWStake\MediaWiki\Component\CommonWebAPIs\TitleIndexUpdater->onAfterImportPage()

#9 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/HookContainer/HookRunner.php(680): MediaWiki\HookContainer\HookContainer->run()

#10 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/import/WikiImporter.php(549): MediaWiki\HookContainer\HookRunner->onAfterImportPage()

#11 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/specials/helpers/ImportReporter.php(112): WikiImporter->finishImportPage()

#12 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/import/WikiImporter.php(587): ImportReporter->reportPage()

#13 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/import/WikiImporter.php(914): WikiImporter->pageOutCallback()

#14 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/import/WikiImporter.php(713): WikiImporter->handlePage()

#15 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/specials/SpecialImport.php(232): WikiImporter->doImport()

#16 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/specials/SpecialImport.php(99): MediaWiki\Specials\SpecialImport->doImport()

#17 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/specialpage/SpecialPage.php(711): MediaWiki\Specials\SpecialImport->execute()

#18 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/specialpage/SpecialPageFactory.php(1729): MediaWiki\SpecialPage\SpecialPage->run()

#19 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/actions/ActionEntryPoint.php(499): MediaWiki\SpecialPage\SpecialPageFactory->executePath()

#20 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/actions/ActionEntryPoint.php(143): MediaWiki\Actions\ActionEntryPoint->performRequest()

#21 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/MediaWikiEntryPoint.php(184): MediaWiki\Actions\ActionEntryPoint->execute()

#22 /var/www/mediawiki/index.php(44): MediaWiki\MediaWikiEntryPoint->run()

#23 {main} [[User:PandaFiredoge|PandaFiredoge]] ([[User talk:PandaFiredoge|talk]]) 11:45, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

[[User:PandaFiredoge|PandaFiredoge]] ([[User talk:PandaFiredoge|talk]]) 04:50, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

:I’m away at the moment and will be back later in the week so can’t handle this right now --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 05:17, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== You've got mail! ==

Please check your email inbox! Secret message!!! – [[User:Gasgas11|Gasgas11]] [[User talk:Gasgas11|Talk!]] [[Special:Contributions/Gasgas11|Watch!]] 18:25, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

== Irrevocable Disclosure and Response to "MoneyWiki" Suppression ==

[redacted] [[User:Narllllllo|Narllllllo]] ([[User talk:Narllllllo|talk]]) 18:08, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

:I think you'll find that the safety team are allowed to suppress in accordance with the policies of child protection according to their best guidance — on which note your comment will be suppressed now, and your account will be locked as a safety action. You would be better bringing this up through the official channels rather than on my talk page. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 20:00, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

== About the IBWiki ==

Many of the images are not loading [[User:AlbertSamosa|AlbertSamosa]] ([[User talk:AlbertSamosa|talk]]) 11:39, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

== Inaccessible wikis ==

I am unable to access [[wo:sandieshaw|Sandie Shaw Wiki]], [[wo:adrenalini|The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers Wiki]], [[wo:countduckula|Count Duckula Wiki]], [[wo:tvburp|TV Burp Wiki]], [[wo:rogerrabbit|Roger Rabbit Wiki]], and [[wo:spongebob|SpongeBob SquarePedia]] because of an internal error. I also cannot create a task on Phorge about this. I can, however, access and edit [[wo:lulu|Lulu Wiki]], [[wo:pocoyo|WikiPocoyo]], and [[wo:mgmua|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United Artists Wiki]]. --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 12:57, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

:Can't reproduce, these errors haven't been caught by sentry either so not sure they actually exit --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 13:32, 14 April 2026 (UTC)
::I can access the six wikis logged out, but not logged in. I think it might have something to do with the [[mw:Skin:Cosmos|Cosmos]] skin, so please could you disable it on those wikis? The other three wikis I mentioned that I can access don't use the skin. --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:48, 14 April 2026 (UTC)
:::It's not cosmos, it's an ongoing issue with SocialProfile/UserProfile that will be fixed soon --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 16:13, 14 April 2026 (UTC)
::::OK. Thanks, Zippy! --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 16:16, 14 April 2026 (UTC)
== My ip adress is blocked==
Can you unblock my Real IP ADRESS?? I AM best brainrots {{Unsigned|RBI TV}}
:{{ping|RBI TV}} — this should now be fixed. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 14:26, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

== Requests for permissions ==

Hi! There’s a link that seems incorrectly formatted in the Preferences window. If possible, could I have sysop rights so I can fix this and system messages like this? Thanks! [[User:Asteralee|⯎ aster]][[User talk:Asteralee|alee ⯎]] 01:23, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

== Question from Kaleb ==

its Darkkal3B and please just unlock and unblock me

I never planned to do anything with my accounts all I did was create them which I didn't know was against the rules... i thought it was if you edited with them

CountryZ, Zuchuly, Darrrmilk, Fantaman and others were give second chances so please give me one

Honestly I've never felt so loved and accepted before in a community this is so crazy that I was able to find people who have the same interests as me... but that dream is gone

So please unlock and/or unblock me [[User:KalebZ|KalebZ]] ([[User talk:KalebZ|talk]]) 04:18, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

:Will you refrain from creating alternate accounts in the future if your original account is unlocked? [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 11:37, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
::i will never create another alt after realizing what can happen
::one small bad decision led to this so I don't think I'll even rulebreak again [[User:Darkkal3B|Darkkal3B]] ([[User talk:Darkkal3B|talk]]) 17:48, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

== Hey ==

Ok so you know how the Italian Brainrot wiki has moved to WikiOasis right? One of my friends couldn’t log in. I think it’s because he kept using his Miraheze password because when he is on Miraheze, he can log in. But why can’t he log in? [[User:A Z A Z Sahur|A Z A Z Sahur]] ([[User talk:A Z A Z Sahur|talk]]) 17:13, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

:@[[User:A Z A Z Sahur|A Z A Z Sahur]] the account system does not switch over automatically, you need to reregister your account here if you haven't already got one from WikiOasis. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 17:14, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

== Excuse me ==

why was Iocked again? [[User:Kaleb|Kaleb]] ([[User talk:Kaleb|talk]]) 23:07, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

:You requested this on Tali64's[[User talk:Tali64³| talk page]]. You have also violated your restriction to only use the account [[User:Darkkal3B|Darkkal3B]]. Please refrain from creating further accounts to discuss your lock. You may contact the steward email address at stewards@wikioasis.org. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 23:27, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

== Comment from Fearless ==
Uh...just so you know the Tech Homepage does not exist 🥀 --[[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 12:59, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

:@[[User:Zippy|Zippy]] Also the button that attempts to go to your talk page on your userpage doesn't actually work... [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 13:01, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Global Administrators

2026-04-20T22:04:17Z

Tali64³:

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| title = Global Administrators
| notes = This page describes the role and responsibilities of Global administrators (<code>global-sysop</code>), and outlines the procedures for gaining or losing the rights.
| color = blue
| shortcut = }}
{{shortcut|Meta:Global Sysops|Meta:Global Sysop}}
{{Meta policy}}
[[File:Meta administrator.png|{{dir|{{PAGELANGUAGE}}|left|right}}|150px]]
'''Global Administrators''' are users who have the ability to use technical tools such as deleting pages and blocking users on all pages. They assist in vandalism prevention and cleanup, alongside Stewards and Global Patrollers.

== Globally ==
'''Global Administrators''' have the technical ability to do the following (not an exhaustive list):

* Protect pages
* Delete and undelete pages, revisions and logged actions
* Block and unblock users
* Edit fully protected pages, and those in the MediaWiki namespace
* Create and manage central notices globally
* Edit the [[Global title blacklist]]

=== Becoming a Global Administrator ===
Global Administrator is a highly trusted role, giving users the ability to manage certain global functionality, such as central notices and the global title blacklist. In order for a user to become an administrator, they must request it on the [[Requests for global roles]] page. For the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following:

* At least 5 users vote in the discussion
* At least a 2/3 support ratio
* The request must have been open for at least 5 days

=== Revocation ===
In the event that a request for the removal of administrator for a user is opened on the [[Community portal]], for the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following:

* A 50% support ratio
* The request has been open for at least 3 days
* At least 3 users vote in the discussion

=== List of Global Administrators ===
* [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]]

== See also ==
* [[Special:ListGroupRights#global-sysop|Special:ListGroupRights]] - list of global administrator rights
* [[Special:ListUsers/global-sysop]] - automated list of global administrators

[[Category:Documentation{{#translation:}}]]
[[Category:Local user groups{{#translation:}}]]

Global Administrators

2026-04-20T22:03:47Z

Tali64³:

{{Header
| title = Global Administrators
| notes = This page describes the role and responsibilities of Global administrators (<code>global-sysop</code>), and outlines the procedures for gaining or losing the rights.
| color = blue
| shortcut = }}
{{shortcut|Meta:Global Sysops|Meta:Global Sysop}}
{{Meta policy}}
[[File:Meta administrator.png|{{dir|{{PAGELANGUAGE}}|left|right}}|150px]]
'''Global Administrators''' users who have the ability to use technical tools such as deleting pages and blocking users on all pages. They assist in vandalism prevention and cleanup, alongside Stewards and Global Patrollers.

== Globally ==
'''Global Administrators''' have the technical ability to do the following (not an exhaustive list):

* Protect pages
* Delete and undelete pages, revisions and logged actions
* Block and unblock users
* Edit fully protected pages, and those in the MediaWiki namespace
* Create and manage central notices globally
* Edit the [[Global title blacklist]]

=== Becoming a Global Administrator ===
Global Administrator is a highly trusted role, giving users the ability to manage certain global functionality, such as central notices and the global title blacklist. In order for a user to become an administrator, they must request it on the [[Requests for global roles]] page. For the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following:

* At least 5 users vote in the discussion
* At least a 2/3 support ratio
* The request must have been open for at least 5 days

=== Revocation ===
In the event that a request for the removal of administrator for a user is opened on the [[Community portal]], for the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following:

* A 50% support ratio
* The request has been open for at least 3 days
* At least 3 users vote in the discussion

=== List of Global Administrators ===
* [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]]

== See also ==
* [[Special:ListGroupRights#global-sysop|Special:ListGroupRights]] - list of global administrator rights
* [[Special:ListUsers/global-sysop]] - automated list of global administrators

[[Category:Documentation{{#translation:}}]]
[[Category:Local user groups{{#translation:}}]]

Global Administrators

2026-04-20T22:02:43Z

Tali64³:

{{Header
| title = Global Administrators
| notes = This page describes the role and responsibilities of Global administrators (<code>global-sysop</code>), and outlines the procedures for gaining or losing the rights.
| color = blue
| shortcut = }}
{{shortcut|Meta:Global Sysops|Meta:Global Sysop}}
{{Meta policy}}
[[File:Meta administrator.png|{{dir|{{PAGELANGUAGE}}|left|right}}|150px]]
'''Global Administrators''' users who have the ability to use technical tools such as deleting pages and blocking users on all pages. They assist in vandalism prevention and cleanup, alongside Stewards and Global Patrollers.

== Globally ==
'''Global Administrators''' have the technical ability to do the following (not an exhaustive list):

* Protect pages
* Delete and undelete pages, revisions and logged actions
* Block and unblock users
* Edit fully protected pages, and those in the MediaWiki namespace
* Create and manage central notices globally
* Edit the [[Global title blacklist]]

=== Becoming a Global Administrator ===
Global Administrator is a highly trusted role, giving users the ability to manage certain global functionality, such as central notices and the global title blacklist. In order for a user to become an administrator, they must request it on the [[Requests for global roles|Requests for global roles]] page. For the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following:

* At least 5 users vote in the discussion
* At least a 2/3 support ratio
* The request must have been open for at least 5 days

=== Revocation ===
In the event that a request for the removal of administrator for a user is opened on the [[Community portal]], for the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following:

* A 50% support ratio
* The request has been open for at least 3 days
* At least 3 users vote in the discussion
=== List of Global Administrators ===
* [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]]

== See also ==
* [[Special:ListGroupRights#global-sysop|Special:ListGroupRights]] - list of global administrator rights
* [[Special:ListUsers/global-sysop]] - automated list of global administrators

[[Category:Documentation{{#translation:}}]]
[[Category:Local user groups{{#translation:}}]]

Global Administrators

2026-04-20T22:02:08Z

Tali64³: Protected "Global Administrators" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite))

{{Header
| title = Global Administrators
| notes = This page describes the role and responsibilities of Global administrators (<code>global-sysop</code>), and outlines the procedures for gaining or losing the rights.
| color = blue
| shortcut = }}
{{shortcut|Meta:Global Sysops|Meta:Global Sysop}}
{{Meta policy}}
[[File:Meta administrator.png|{{dir|{{PAGELANGUAGE}}|left|right}}|150px]]
'''Globals Administrator''' are a global group that give users the ability to use technical tools such as deleting pages and blocking users on all pages. They assist in vandalism prevention and cleanup, alongside Stewards and Global Patrollers.

== Globally ==
'''Global Administrators''' have the technical ability to do the following (not an exhaustive list):

* Protect pages
* Delete and undelete pages, revisions and logged actions
* Block and unblock users
* Edit fully protected pages, and those in the MediaWiki namespace
* Create and manage central notices globally
* Edit the [[Global title blacklist]]

=== Becoming a Global Administrator ===
Global Administrator is a highly trusted role, giving users the ability to manage certain global functionality, such as central notices and the global title blacklist. In order for a user to become an administrator, they must request it on the [[Requests for global roles|Requests for global roles]] page. For the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following:

* At least 5 users vote in the discussion
* At least a 2/3 support ratio
* The request must have been open for at least 5 days

=== Revocation ===
In the event that a request for the removal of administrator for a user is opened on the [[Community portal]], for the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following:

* A 50% support ratio
* The request has been open for at least 3 days
* At least 3 users vote in the discussion
=== List of Global Administrators ===
* [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]]

== See also ==
* [[Special:ListGroupRights#global-sysop|Special:ListGroupRights]] - list of global administrator rights
* [[Special:ListUsers/global-sysop]] - automated list of global administrators

[[Category:Documentation{{#translation:}}]]
[[Category:Local user groups{{#translation:}}]]

Global Administrators

2026-04-20T22:01:48Z

Tali64³: Tali64³ moved page Meta:Global Administrators to Global Administrators without leaving a redirect: Should not be in meta namespace

{{Header
| title = Global Administrators
| notes = This page describes the role and responsibilities of Global administrators (<code>global-sysop</code>), and outlines the procedures for gaining or losing the rights.
| color = blue
| shortcut = }}
{{shortcut|Meta:Global Sysops|Meta:Global Sysop}}
{{Meta policy}}
[[File:Meta administrator.png|{{dir|{{PAGELANGUAGE}}|left|right}}|150px]]
'''Globals Administrator''' are a global group that give users the ability to use technical tools such as deleting pages and blocking users on all pages. They assist in vandalism prevention and cleanup, alongside Stewards and Global Patrollers.

== Globally ==
'''Global Administrators''' have the technical ability to do the following (not an exhaustive list):

* Protect pages
* Delete and undelete pages, revisions and logged actions
* Block and unblock users
* Edit fully protected pages, and those in the MediaWiki namespace
* Create and manage central notices globally
* Edit the [[Global title blacklist]]

=== Becoming a Global Administrator ===
Global Administrator is a highly trusted role, giving users the ability to manage certain global functionality, such as central notices and the global title blacklist. In order for a user to become an administrator, they must request it on the [[Requests for global roles|Requests for global roles]] page. For the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following:

* At least 5 users vote in the discussion
* At least a 2/3 support ratio
* The request must have been open for at least 5 days

=== Revocation ===
In the event that a request for the removal of administrator for a user is opened on the [[Community portal]], for the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following:

* A 50% support ratio
* The request has been open for at least 3 days
* At least 3 users vote in the discussion
=== List of Global Administrators ===
* [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]]

== See also ==
* [[Special:ListGroupRights#global-sysop|Special:ListGroupRights]] - list of global administrator rights
* [[Special:ListUsers/global-sysop]] - automated list of global administrators

[[Category:Documentation{{#translation:}}]]
[[Category:Local user groups{{#translation:}}]]

Board/Teams

2026-04-20T13:47:10Z

Tali64³: /* Appointment to Staff Teams */

==Establishment of Staff Teams==

The Foundation may establish operational groups ("Staff Teams") to carry out the day-to-day functions of the Foundation, subject to the oversight and authority of the Board of Directors.

Staff Teams are not governing bodies and shall not exercise corporate powers reserved to the Board under these Bylaws or applicable law.

==Enumerated Staff Teams==

The Staff Teams of the Foundation shall include, but are not limited to:

*Technology Team – Directed by [[User:Zippy|Zippy]]
*[[Trust & Safety Team]] – Directed by [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]]
*Operations Team (includes Stewards and Global sysops) – Directed by [[User:Globe|Globe]]

The Board may create, dissolve, merge, or rename Staff Teams by resolution.

==Staff Team Directors==

Each Staff Team shall be led by a Director ("Staff Director"), who shall be responsible for the administration, supervision, and performance of the Staff Team.

Staff Directors shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Board of Directors.

==Board Oversight==

Each Staff Director shall report to the Board either:

#directly as a member of the Board of Directors, or
#through a Board-appointed liaison or advisor.

Board advisors shall not be Directors and shall not possess voting rights on the Board unless separately appointed as Directors pursuant to these Bylaws.

==Scope of Authority==

Staff Teams may carry out operational, technical, moderation, safety, and administrative functions as delegated by the Board.

Staff Teams shall not:

*Adopt or amend the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
*Elect, appoint, or remove Directors;
*Bind the Foundation contractually unless expressly authorized (this includes purchases);
*Exercise powers prohibited from delegation under applicable law.

==Access to Restricted Information==

Members of all teams may be granted access to restricted systems or non-public user information solely as authorized by the Board or its delegated officer.

Access to such systems or information:

*Is conditional and revocable at any time;
*Shall be governed by an [https://phorge.wikioasis.org/L1 NDA] that must be signed before access is granted;
*Must follow the [[Privacy policy]] at all times.

==Appointment to Staff Teams==

Any natural person who meets the qualifications established by the Board or the Director of the relevant Staff Team may be appointed as a member of that Staff Team. Qualifications may include experience, expertise, or demonstrated commitment to the Foundation's mission.

Members of a Staff Team are appointed by the Director of that Team, in consultation with the Board. Members of the Operations Team shall be appointed by a vote of 2/3 in favor from at least 5 community members in an election lasting a minimum of 5 days. The Operations Director may remove elected members upon gross misuse of their tools.

==Removal and Suspension==

The Board may suspend or remove any Staff Director or Staff Team member, with or without cause, whenever the Board determines such action to be in the best interests of the Foundation, including for legal, security, or safety reasons.

<noinclude>[[Category:Board|Teams]]</noinclude>

Steward requests

2026-04-18T15:01:59Z

Tali64³: /* Global account vanishing request */ Redacting

{{Steward requests}}
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== Request to Configure Custom Domain for Antecedents Wiki ==

To whom it may concern,

The DNS for antecedents.xyz is set to the four A records and the CNAME necessary for wikioasis to point the domain at my wiki.
Please attach the domain to antecedents.wikioasis.org and enable HTTPS.

Respectfully,
James Zavaleta — Preceding [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Antecedents|Antecedents]] ([[User talk:Antecedents|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]] • [[Special:Contributions/Antecedents|{{int:Contribslink}}]]) 19:52, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
:Please see [[Special:RequestSSL]]. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 19:54, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

== Error Opening My Wiki ==

Hi, I just checked through to my wiki and currently it is floating an error saying:
''Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: MirahezeFunctions::getCacheArray(): Return value must be of type array, bool returned in /var/www/mediawiki/config/MirahezeFunctions.php:524 Stack trace: #0 /var/www/mediawiki/config/MirahezeFunctions.php(770): MirahezeFunctions::getCacheArray() #1 /var/www/mediawiki/config/ManageWikiExtensions.php(85): MirahezeFunctions->getSettingValue() #2 /var/www/mediawiki/config/LocalSettings.php(2067): require_once('/var/www/mediaw...') #3 /var/www/mediawiki/LocalSettings.php(3): require_once('/var/www/mediaw...') #4 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/Setup.php(222): require_once('/var/www/mediaw...') #5 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/WebStart.php(85): require_once('/var/www/mediaw...') #6 /var/www/mediawiki/index.php(50): require('/var/www/mediaw...') #7 {main} thrown in /var/www/mediawiki/config/MirahezeFunctions.php on line 524''
I'm not sure how that happened, but I'd like to know if it's internally here or an error within the wiki itself. Thank you.

[[User:RedTheCat|RedTheCat]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 8:17, 15 February 2026 (UTC)
:{{ping|RedTheCat}}, this should now be fixed. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 10:55, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

== Unable to edit sidebar or add links. ==

Hello to whom it may concern,

I'm unable to edit my sidebar or add links on my pages, — Preceding [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Atlas|Atlas]] ([[User talk:Atlas|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]] • [[Special:Contributions/Atlas|{{int:Contribslink}}]]) 02:28, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
:Fixed. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 03:54, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

== Being labeled a vandal and blocked is unjust. ==

[https://wajien.wikioasis.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9A%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8]

I was labeled a vandal and blocked on this wiki. I find this attitude extremely unfair and cowardly. I would like to see some form of penalty imposed on this wiki's administrators regarding this issue to improve the situation.--[[User:Δ|Δ]] ([[User talk:Δ|talk]]) 12:23, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
:{{ping|Δ}} We do not get involved in administration disputes, nor do we overrule local administrators except in the cases of abuse or Terms of Service violations. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 12:31, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::I understand. It's very unfortunate, but I must accept your decision. However, I'm sorry, but would it be possible to remove this wiki from my global account information?--[[User:Δ|Δ]] ([[User talk:Δ|talk]]) 12:44, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I have disconnected that local account from your global account. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 13:09, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::Sorry, it was my mistake—I accessed this wiki again and got merged. Honestly, disconnecting won't solve this issue. I'd prefer to have my involvement with this wiki completely removed, but if that's impossible, then so be it. The Japanese word “荒らし” carries a very negative connotation. It is a word that should not be used lightly.--[[User:Δ|Δ]] ([[User talk:Δ|talk]]) 13:55, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::We are unable to remove account information nor delete accounts due to software limitations, in addition I do not believe that word carries the negative connotations you make it out to. While I’m not fluent in Japanese, the meaning of the word is used to refer to trolls as opposed to anything particularly negative. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 14:26, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::'Trolls' and 'vandals' seem to be grouped together as '荒らし' in Japanese. I won't discuss the terminology any further. After careful consideration, due to a highly regrettable incident that occurred this time, I have decided to close my own wiki, apply to change my username, and refrain from accessing or viewing this wiki portal for a while. Therefore, I will be unable to respond to comments for some time. While my fundamental intention is to withdraw, I will remain open to dialogue. Should any comments be directed at me, I plan to respond to them in the future.--[[User:Δ|Δ]] ([[User talk:Δ|talk]]) 14:53, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::If we fufill your vanish request, your account will be locked, meaning you will be unable to edit WikiOasis again. This is permanent. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 16:29, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

== Exempt from inactivity ==

I see on https://heroes.wikioasis.org/wiki/Special:ManageWiki/core that after the migration from skywiki it is no longer marked as exempt from inactivity. Do I need to request this again? –[[user_talk:imahero|imahero]] 23:01, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
:Marked as exempt. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:45, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

== change of subdomain ==

Due to the project name change, we need to change the subdomain from spacevortex.wikioasis.org to spaceonyx.wikioasis.org if possible.
:{{done}}. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 14:05, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

== Request for Wiki Permissions (ManageWiki and Interface Management) ==
I would like to customize our wiki’s appearance and enable the VisualEditor extension. To do so, could you please grant my account the following permissions?

* managewiki (access to ManageWiki)
* managewiki-extensions (enable/disable extensions, including VisualEditor)
* managewiki-settings (configure extension settings)
* managewiki-permissions (manage user rights and groups)
* editinterface (edit site-wide CSS/JS and interface messages)

If possible, please add my account to the existing sysop and/or interface-admin group(s). Alternatively, if your security policy prefers, please create a dedicated group with the permissions above and assign my account to it. Thank you for your help. [[User:Latina Tan|Latina Tan]] ([[User talk:Latina Tan|talk]]) 02:42, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
:{{done}}. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 03:21, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
CentralNotice extension causing ResourceLoader startup failure. I am experiencing a critical issue on my wiki (<nowiki>https://subspaceworld.wikioasis.org/wiki</nowiki>). VisualEditor and Special pages (such as Special:Preferences) are not functioning. The URL changes (e.g., ?action=edit), but the UI does not load. The stack trace indicates that the CentralNotice extension is attempting to access cn_* tables (e.g., cn_notices) which do not exist in the database. This causes the ResourceLoader startup module to fail, which in turn breaks the entire JavaScript UI (including Preferences tabs and VisualEditor). Could you please either: Disable the CentralNotice extension for this wiki or Run the required database updates (e.g., maintenance/update.php) to create the necessary cn_* tables? At the moment, the UI is partially unusable due to this startup failure.Thank you very much for your assistance.[[User:Latina Tan|Latina Tan]] ([[User talk:Latina Tan|talk]]) 14:35, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

== Jozz Wiki ==

This wiki (jozz.wikioasis.org) is so laggy, could you report this [[User:Jozz|Jozz]] ([[User talk:Jozz|talk]]) 11:03, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
:{{ping|Jozz}} can't reproduce. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 14:29, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
::I want to delete this wiki and restore again, to prevent wiki issues and glitches, fix this [[User:Jozz|Jozz]] ([[User talk:Jozz|talk]]) 21:33, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
:::{{ping|Jozz}} most likely the performance issues are due to your connection to cloudflare/our servers, as I cannot reproduce this latency. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 23:22, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

== Login issues ==

Hello, I need help with my account on [https://lt.wikioasis.org lt.wikioasis.org]. My admin account “Homo ergaster” can no longer log in. First I was loged out when I tried open my talk page. Then, hit a login rate limit, and after that I keep getting “Failed to authenticate the supplied credentials.” Password reset is also unavailable because email/reset is not configured on the wiki. Could someone please check if the account is locked/throttled and help restore access (unlock/reset password if needed)? Thank you very much --[[User:Homo ergaster|Homo ergaster]] ([[User talk:Homo ergaster|talk]]) 18:08, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
:{{ping|Homo ergaster}} hiya, can you reach out to safety[at]wikioasis[dot]org regarding this, as it will require some private communication regarding your account details. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 18:12, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
::Oh, yeah, sure! Thank you Zippy! --[[User:Homo ergaster|Homo ergaster]] ([[User talk:Homo ergaster|talk]]) 18:13, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
:::{{ping|Zippy}} Hello, maybe you know when I can expect answer from Safety team?:) Thanks! --[[User:Homo ergaster|Homo ergaster]] ([[User talk:Homo ergaster|talk]]) 12:55, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
::::Hey, I tried to log in using temp password, but it shows again in Lithuanian: Nepavyko autentifikuoti pateiktų kredencialų (English - The credentials provided could not be authenticated.). Thanks. --[[User:Homo ergaster|Homo ergaster]] ([[User talk:Homo ergaster|talk]]) 14:09, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::I think, maybe it's because I created test accounts and blocked one account and somehow the IP was blocked. Then, I unblocked test account and tried to edit my admin talk page, and then I was logged out.. Still no feedback received from Safety team.. --[[User:Homo ergaster|Homo ergaster]] ([[User talk:Homo ergaster|talk]]) 14:12, 27 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::We are all volunteers — responses are not immediate and it may take some time for someone to resolve the issue. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 12:03, 28 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::Yes, I know, I am also volunteer and I completely understand that. Thank you for your time and cooperation. --[[User:Homo ergaster|Homo ergaster]] ([[User talk:Homo ergaster|talk]]) 15:08, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

== Disabling alien edits ==

Hello,
I run Plydiapedia (https://plydiapedia.wikioasis.org/wiki/Main_Page), which was created for a private project. I have had a consistent problem with random users coming in and messing with templates, creating their own pages, etc.
 
I have looked for ways to stop this, but everything I've seen requires me to edit LocalSettings.php, which I don't have access to. Can a steward please disable non-admins from editing, while leaving it open to viewing?

Thanks, [[User:Plydian|Plydian]] ([[User talk:Plydian|talk]]) 19:19, 2 March 2026 (UTC)
:Go to <code>Special:ManageWiki/permissions</code>, select <code>(everyone)</code> or <code>*</code>, and disable <code>edit</code> and all <code>create*</code> permissions; do the same for the <code>user</code> group. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 17:31, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

== Delete a wiki ==

I would like to delete a wiki and relocate all of my fictional show content elsewhere. I plan to use WikiOasis only for real TV shows.

https://tinchel.wikioasis.org/wiki/Main_Page

Thanks 🙏— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:TSFavoriteCraftingLady|TSFavoriteCraftingLady]] ([[User talk:TSFavoriteCraftingLady|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]] • [[Special:Contributions/TSFavoriteCraftingLady|{{int:Contribslink}}]]) 02:28, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

== MediaWiki database schema has not been updated after an upgrade or extension installation (Video extension) ==

Hello,

My wiki https://buddydml.wikioasis.org has a database error when creating categories.

Error: Unknown column 'cl_collation' in categorylinks table.

It appears the MediaWiki database schema has not been updated after an upgrade or extension installation (Video extension).

Please run maintenance/update.php to update the database schema.

Thank you. — Preceding [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Buddydmlofficial|Buddydmlofficial]] ([[User talk:Buddydmlofficial|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]] • [[Special:Contributions/Buddydmlofficial|{{int:Contribslink}}]]) 06:13, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

== I want an account deleted ==

I own an account on this platform named theemperorpenguinz and I wish to have it deleted because I want to use the username again on this platform [[User:Theemperorpenguind|Theemperorpenguind]] ([[User talk:Theemperorpenguind|talk]]) 20:49, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Custom URL? ==

How do I update my Wiki's URL to my own domain? From what I read it should be possible. Thanks, [[User:SuperJames888|SuperJames888]] ([[User talk:SuperJames888|talk]]) 16:40, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
:{{ping|SuperJames888}} see [[Special:RequestCustomDomain]]. Best, --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 20:02, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
::{{Ping|Zippy}} What would the database name be? [[User:SuperJames888|SuperJames888]] ([[User talk:SuperJames888|Talk to me]]) 20:22, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
:::{{ping|SuperJames888}} it's subdomainwiki, so for meta.wikioasis.org it's metawiki. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 21:06, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
::::{{ping|Zippy}} Okay, so I put in a request, like I said at the additional details, I do need the CNAME and/or A records for the site. Also, like I said in the comments section of the request, can you enable the Temporary Accounts on the Wiki for me, so they are not just IP addresses for the anonymous accounts? [[User:SuperJames888|SuperJames888]] ([[User talk:SuperJames888|Talk to me]]) 16:07, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::{{ping|Zippy}} So it has been roughly 2 weeks since I put in this request. Any updates? [[User:SuperJames888|SuperJames888]] ([[User talk:SuperJames888|Talk to me]]) 14:57, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

== Request for Cargo installation ==
It's been suggested I try Cargo until Semantic Mediawiki can be installed and tested. Could I have it installed to standrewsgaming.wikioasis.org please?
:{{Done}}. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 21:10, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
::{{ping|Globe}} I've started trying to add Cargo information, and am consistently getting database access errors such as the one below. I'm also getting errors when trying to upload an image file. I don't know if the two issues are related - I think I was getting an upload error more obviously related to Cargo on an upload attempt before, but this what I'm seeing now ((<code>Fatal error: Declaration of MWCallbackStream::write($string) must be compatible with Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface::write(string $string): int in /var/www/mediawiki/includes/http/MWCallbackStream.php on line 37)</code>).
<code>Backtrace:

#0 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/libs/rdbms/database/DatabaseMySQL.php(123): Wikimedia\Rdbms\Database->newExceptionAfterConnectError()
#1 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/libs/rdbms/database/Database.php(255): Wikimedia\Rdbms\DatabaseMySQL->open()
#2 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/libs/rdbms/database/DatabaseFactory.php(150): Wikimedia\Rdbms\Database->initConnection()
#3 /var/www/mediawiki/extensions/Cargo/includes/CargoUtils.php(90): Wikimedia\Rdbms\DatabaseFactory->create()
#4 /var/www/mediawiki/extensions/Cargo/includes/parserfunctions/CargoDeclare.php(339): CargoUtils::getDB()
#5 /var/www/mediawiki/extensions/Cargo/includes/parserfunctions/CargoDeclare.php(146): CargoDeclare::declareTable()
#6 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/parser/Parser.php(3406): CargoDeclare::run()
#7 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/parser/Parser.php(3061): MediaWiki\Parser\Parser->callParserFunction()
#8 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/parser/PPFrame_Hash.php(266): MediaWiki\Parser\Parser->braceSubstitution()
#9 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/parser/Parser.php(2884): MediaWiki\Parser\PPFrame_Hash->expand()
#10 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/parser/Parser.php(1519): MediaWiki\Parser\Parser->replaceVariables()
#11 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/parser/Parser.php(606): MediaWiki\Parser\Parser->internalParse()
#12 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/content/WikitextContentHandler.php(375): MediaWiki\Parser\Parser->parse()
#13 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/content/ContentHandler.php(1574): MediaWiki\Content\WikitextContentHandler->fillParserOutput()
#14 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/content/Renderer/ContentRenderer.php(67): MediaWiki\Content\ContentHandler->getParserOutput()
#15 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/Revision/RenderedRevision.php(246): MediaWiki\Content\Renderer\ContentRenderer->getParserOutput()
#16 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/Revision/RenderedRevision.php(219): MediaWiki\Revision\RenderedRevision->getSlotParserOutputUncached()
#17 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/Revision/RevisionRenderer.php(226): MediaWiki\Revision\RenderedRevision->getSlotParserOutput()
#18 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/Revision/RevisionRenderer.php(159): MediaWiki\Revision\RevisionRenderer->combineSlotOutput()
#19 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/Revision/RenderedRevision.php(182): MediaWiki\Revision\RevisionRenderer->MediaWiki\Revision\{closure}()
#20 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/Storage/DerivedPageDataUpdater.php(1402): MediaWiki\Revision\RenderedRevision->getRevisionParserOutput()
#21 /var/www/mediawiki/extensions/AbuseFilter/includes/VariableGenerator/RunVariableGenerator.php(176): MediaWiki\Storage\DerivedPageDataUpdater->getParserOutputForMetaData()
#22 /var/www/mediawiki/extensions/AbuseFilter/includes/VariableGenerator/RunVariableGenerator.php(221): MediaWiki\Extension\AbuseFilter\VariableGenerator\RunVariableGenerator->newVariableHolderForEdit()
#23 /var/www/mediawiki/extensions/AbuseFilter/includes/Hooks/Handlers/FilteredActionsHandler.php(125): MediaWiki\Extension\AbuseFilter\VariableGenerator\RunVariableGenerator->getEditVars()
#24 /var/www/mediawiki/extensions/AbuseFilter/includes/Hooks/Handlers/FilteredActionsHandler.php(81): MediaWiki\Extension\AbuseFilter\Hooks\Handlers\FilteredActionsHandler->filterEdit()
#25 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/HookContainer/HookContainer.php(134): MediaWiki\Extension\AbuseFilter\Hooks\Handlers\FilteredActionsHandler->onEditFilterMergedContent()
#26 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/HookContainer/HookRunner.php(1658): MediaWiki\HookContainer\HookContainer->run()
#27 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/editpage/Constraint/EditFilterMergedContentHookConstraint.php(56): MediaWiki\HookContainer\HookRunner->onEditFilterMergedContent()
#28 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/editpage/Constraint/EditConstraintRunner.php(69): MediaWiki\EditPage\Constraint\EditFilterMergedContentHookConstraint->checkConstraint()
#29 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/editpage/EditPage.php(2306): MediaWiki\EditPage\Constraint\EditConstraintRunner->checkConstraints()
#30 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/editpage/EditPage.php(1824): MediaWiki\EditPage\EditPage->internalAttemptSave()
#31 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/editpage/EditPage.php(710): MediaWiki\EditPage\EditPage->attemptSave()
#32 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/actions/EditAction.php(55): MediaWiki\EditPage\EditPage->edit()
#33 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/actions/SubmitAction.php(29): MediaWiki\Actions\EditAction->show()
#34 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/actions/ActionEntryPoint.php(748): MediaWiki\Actions\SubmitAction->show()
#35 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/actions/ActionEntryPoint.php(506): MediaWiki\Actions\ActionEntryPoint->performAction()
#36 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/actions/ActionEntryPoint.php(144): MediaWiki\Actions\ActionEntryPoint->performRequest()
#37 /var/www/mediawiki/includes/MediaWikiEntryPoint.php(184): MediaWiki\Actions\ActionEntryPoint->execute()
#38 /var/www/mediawiki/index.php(44): MediaWiki\MediaWikiEntryPoint->run()
#39 {main}</code> — Preceding [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Ggreig|Ggreig]] ([[User talk:Ggreig|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]] • [[Special:Contributions/Ggreig|{{int:Contribslink}}]]) 18:37, 8 April 2026 (UTC)
:::Tracked in Sentry: <code>MEDIAWIKI-3</code> — I will provide updates here when they are available, root cause analysis is promising however it could take a bit of time to fix properly. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 18:41, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

== CheckUser request ==

Can I please get CheckUser access? Please reply using this talk page and email me in YOPmail at fobossufrega-6786@yopmail.com. – [[User:Gasgas11|Gasgas11]] [[User talk:Gasgas11|Talk!]] [[Special:Contributions/Gasgas11|Watch!]] 02:16, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
:{{ping|Gasgas11}} it requires an NDA and preferably that you are part of the WO team (in other words not given out to everyone upon a random request) --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 09:00, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
::{{ping|Zippy}} What is an NDA? – [[User:Gasgas11|Gasgas11]] [[User talk:Gasgas11|Talk!]] [[Special:Contributions/Gasgas11|Watch!]] 18:48, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

== Request for CheckUser ==

Can I please get the CheckUser user right? I need to use it in my wiki. Can you please fix the issue? – [[User:Gasgas11|Gasgas11]] [[User talk:Gasgas11|Talk!]] [[Special:Contributions/Gasgas11|Watch!]] 18:46, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
:{{ping|Gasgas11}} as has already been stated you need to sign a non-disclosure due to the sensitive nature of this right, in addition to other terms yet to be decided as the right is rarely granted to those who are not part of the WikiOasis team due to it providing access to user information. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 19:24, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

== Custom Domain Site Records ==

What would be the records I need to point my site to for the custom domain to work with my Wiki? [[User:SuperJames888|SuperJames888]] ([[User talk:SuperJames888|Talk to me]]) 22:48, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

== [[Special:CentralAuth/Buddydmlofficial]] ==

Can a steward please have a look at [[Special:CentralAuth/Buddydmlofficial]]? I believe this user's pages need to be mass deleted elsewhere. [[User:Nieuwsgierige Gebruiker|Nieuwsgierige Gebruiker]] ([[User talk:Nieuwsgierige Gebruiker|talk]]) 10:22, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

== I want an exemption from the scope of a Wiki I previously owned ==

I previously owned SlamBall Nation under the username theemperorpenguind but the wiki hosting platform that I went to stopped working because of an unrelated issue and since there is a potential safety issue because there is a proposal on Wiki by gasgas11 a notorious vandal but since there was the plan to shut down the wiki today but the wiki cannot be deleted I want an exemption from the scope since I cannot re-add the articles because I don't have the administrative functions necessary anymore I want to create articles made up of entirely gibberish the wiki will be officially shut down the 13th of April instead of the 12th of April [[User:Lvst7070|Lvst7070]] ([[User talk:Lvst7070|talk]]) 20:00, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

== Custom Role ==

Wiki: indonesianbrainrot.wikioasis.org
Username: GigaByte
Group to add: Owner
Reason: I want a custom role named “Owner” assigned to my account, and I request that this role be exclusive to me only. — Preceding [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:GigaByte|GigaByte]] ([[User talk:GigaByte|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]] • [[Special:Contributions/GigaByte|{{int:Contribslink}}]]) 16:02, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
:{{ping|GigaByte}} you can do so through [[Special:ManageWiki/permissions]]. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 16:09, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

== Automated email errors ==

Hi! I noticed that the automated emails have an empty sender name and links point to <code><nowiki>https://wikioasis.org</nowiki></code> instead of the specific wiki (for example, <code>meta.wikioasis.org</code>), leading to 404 errors. Is there any way these errors could be fixed? [[User:Asteralee|⯎ aster]][[User talk:Asteralee|alee ⯎]] 01:29, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
:The tech team is aware of the issues with email contents. Thanks for the report! [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 11:17, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
::Noted, thanks! [[User:Asteralee|⯎ aster]][[User talk:Asteralee|alee ⯎]] 15:26, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

== Make my wiki public again ==

My wiki used to be active at fandom before it got closed, so I’m moving back to wikioasis, here’s the wikioasis URL: https://wikilaxus.wikioasis.org/

Make it public again! — Preceding [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Swarde11|Swarde11]] ([[User talk:Swarde11|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]] • [[Special:Contributions/Swarde11|{{int:Contribslink}}]]) 10:18, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

{{done}}, but in the future you are able to do it yourself at special:managewiki. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 11:17, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

== Owner ==

Hello, I would like to request the Owner group for my wiki.
Wiki: https://indonesianbrainrot.wikioasis.org
Username: GigaByte
Please assign me as the Owner of the wiki. Thank you. — Preceding [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:GigaByte|GigaByte]] ([[User talk:GigaByte|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]] • [[Special:Contributions/GigaByte|{{int:Contribslink}}]]) 14:52, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
:{{done}}. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 15:35, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

== Add the CommentStreams extension to my Wiki! ==

Please add this extension to my wiki: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CommentStreams

Heres the wikioasis URL to my wiki: https://wikilaxus.wikioasis.org/ [[User:Swarde11|Swarde11]] ([[User talk:Swarde11|talk]]) 13:26, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

:The extension should be available in <code>Special:ManageWiki/extensions</code>. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 13:40, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
::It’s not available in Special:managewiki/extensions tho. [[User:Swarde11|Swarde11]] ([[User talk:Swarde11|talk]]) 13:50, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Global account vanishing request ==

{{status|done}}
:Requesting vanishing as I no longer and ever wish to contribute or be here. '''redacted''' 03:57, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

:Vanishing generally isn't done outside of GDPR purposes, if you wish to vanish for GDPR reasons please make a request at safety.wikioasis.org --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 09:25, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

Requests for global roles

2026-04-18T00:23:13Z

Tali64³: /* Questions 3 */ Reply

You can request [[Stewards|Steward]], Global Sysop, and Global Patroller permissions on this page.

Any user who registered before a request was opened may vote in that request. Only one vote per user per request is permitted, and it cannot come from an alternative account. This is to prevent abuse.

Please make your request below the line.

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== Justarandomamerican (Steward)==
Hello! I'm Justarandomamerican, and I am filing a request for stewardship, because the board has abolished the staff role, and for staff members to keep their permissions, they must stand for election. I've been here since 2024, when the farm was founded. I hope the community trusts me. Thank you for your time! [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 21:10, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:23, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Based on your request, what do you currently do that requires Steward capabilities?
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users appear in the CheckUser interface who both appear to be using Tor who are regular editors on a large wiki, which is also being attacked seemingly out of nowhere by an assailant who is using Tor and free VPNs. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest their editing styles are similar (but no major stylistic tells)? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out?
# How would you close a vote proposing a change in which seven people essentially say support and maybe a few words, nothing really in depth, and three people have articulated major concerns with the proposal at the level of detail of these questions? Would that process change if it was only one oppose like this to seven support, and if that oppose appeared just before you were going to close the RfC?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

A few questions targeted towards individual candidates across the process:

# How do you see your history as president of the WikiOasis Foundation fits into this role, and the trust that the community will be placing in you that may not yet have been rebuilt?
# What do you think that you would bring to the steward team that other candidates may not?
# Can you discuss what your reasoning behind [https://italianbrainrot.wikioasis.org/wiki/Special:Log?logid=23008 this] was, as there were local administrators at the time who could've handled this apparent one off incident?
# How do you feel that team discussion fits into the handling of appeals by banned and locked users, do you think that an appeal should be solely handled by one person without discussion?

Best, --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 00:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}, has a clue, not a jerk --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:14, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Support}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 01:20, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# I have noticed Justarandomamerican around testwiki.wiki (where they serve as system admin/steward) and can {{support}} this request. [[User:Tester|Tester]] ([[User_talk:Tester|ᴛ]]•[[Special:Contributions/Tester|ᴄ]]) 01:40, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 01:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# No brainer {{support}}. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:53, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# Ex-Board Member and is trusted within the WikiOasis Volunteers. No brainer {{support}}. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:22, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|Strongest}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:52, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} No Concerns --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 16:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Steward for Zippy ==
{{User2|Zippy}} • Hiya, I don't think I really need to offer much in the way of introduction, as you most likely know me already, I've served the platform since October 2024 in tech, and have helped out in global enforcement since day 1 as well. As the result of a recent board motion, stewards will now be community elected (yay), so I am putting myself forward for your consideration. Please feel free to follow up with questions below (preferably related to steward work as opposed to tech, but I'll answer tech questions too), and I look forward to hopefully serving you. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:08, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:23, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users are connecting from T-Mobile USA with IPs that are absolutely all over the place. One uses an android and windows 10 and the other regularly connects from a different browser on windows 10. One has been there a long time and the other 'user' is a string of alt accounts that spam gibberish. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest 'maybe'? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out? Am I missing an important detail that would make the connection (or not) more clear?
# How would you consider a request for permissions which has six supports, three oppose, and three abstains, assuming there was no dealbreaker in argument or an unaddressed concern by the requestor? Would your approach change if there was a minor question left unanswered?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

:# Many many mistakes, an abridged list is:
:#* My approach to deployment of codebase changes was scrappy until very recently, causing regular downtimes because I typed the wrong thing, it's changed now in that they are tested on staging first which is a completely separate server (apart from database due to time constraints of setting up a fully separate environment and beta cluster)
:#* My approach to the behaviours of an LTA (you'll know who I mean), and my relation to the activities other team members who crossed a line, which I shouldn't have had the level of involvement and awareness that I did
:#* My attitudes to others have sometimes been less than acceptable, I have lost my temper at times and made comments that in hindsight I was less than proud of
:#* The growth of tech was handled by both me and others on the board at the time poorly, onboarding close to half a dozen people with no clear goals in sight leading to me still doing all the work because even of the willing volunteers none knew how to do shit
:#* The expansion of the feature set of TSPortal was way more than it needed to be, in an attempt to somewhat mirror what miraheze does despite the need not really being there for what it could do
:# At the scale WO runs at, it's not very impressive compared to keeping the lights on, but essentially as privileged helpers, who can resolve some frontend issues, along with filling in for local authority when needed to handle vandalism or abuse issues, and to an extent governance if such an issue were to arise
:# I wouldn't link them particularly closely, if they geolocated closely or had editing patterns/timings similar then it could be a possibility, but I wouldn't consider it to be a possibility generally as it's too vague to be able to consider them anything beyond a tenuous link
:# I'd review mostly based on my own judgement of the arguments presented within the discussion, along with my assessment of the candidate, potentially involving other stewards if necessary in a way that may add value — if a question was left unanswered, would depend on whether the question could've led to some argument being significantly weaker/stronger, but it probably wouldn't make a significant difference, and it would be based on my assessment of the discussion and candidate
:--'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 23:31, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}, I've worked with Zippy for a long time, and I definitely have confidence in his abilities. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:10, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Support}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 01:20, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}} given their awesome contributions in the tech side of things. [[User:Tester|Tester]] ([[User_talk:Tester|ᴛ]]•[[Special:Contributions/Tester|ᴄ]]) 01:41, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 01:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# We’ve had our fair share of disagreements, but Zippy’s heart is in the right place and he wants the best for WO. {{support}}. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:52, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# Zippy was - and still is - the sole Team Leader for day to day tech operations on WikiOasis, he has even spent money on servers for WikiOasis expecting nothing to be returned. No reason not to {{support}} really. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:24, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|Strongest}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:53, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}} although me and zippy have our differences, he has put out alot of effort into WO +1

== Tali64³ (Steward) ==
I am running for Steward because I believe strongly in WikiOasis' goal to provide free and libre wiki hosting and will support it for as long as I feasibly can. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 01:14, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:23, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Based on your request, what do you currently do that requires Steward capabilities?
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users appear in the CheckUser interface with an identical user agent and IPs that are different but both fall within a 192.94.21.0/24 range. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest 'maybe'? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out?
# An RfC proposing a major change languishes after a few weeks with two strong supports and one abstain. Lets say for the sake of something to work with that it introduces changes to the Content Policy and there's nothing about it that would inherently deserve a veto. How would you approach this RfC?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
:# Wiki requests and managing abuse filters are the two key responsibilities that Stewards handle - handling CheckUser requests is a close third.
:# My mistakes don't really involve my use of the Steward toolset, but rather my overzealous approach to threats of legal complaints (which is mostly a Safety thing). I admittedly haven't improved on that yet, but I would think carefully and determine if there is merit to the complaints and if they can be resolved without involving the Foundation in the courts, and not let emotion cloud my judgement in the future.
:# A Steward represents the community aspect of policy legislation and enforcement, as opposed to the Board which handles legal policy and Safety which enforces that policy.
:# Given the fact that the IP range belongs to a university, the user agent + behavioral evidence is more important than usual. If the accounts are likely to belong to the same person, that would be grounds for a lock. If there is reasonable doubt, err towards the side of caution and wait for concrete proof of multi-account abuse.
:# There would be a quorum of votes required to pass an RfC - that number will obviously shrink and grow as time goes on. If the quorum happens to be 3 votes minimum, the RfC would have to be closed as successful if it does not contradict Board policy.
: [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 23:02, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
A few questions targeted towards individual candidates across the process:

# Do you see your ability to handle complex situations under pressure as that which would be expected of a steward?

Best, --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 00:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

:There will be situations where there is no clear plan of action - good and rational judgement and team discussion is paramount in such cases. In many cases, I can maintain my composure, though I need to work on not blowing up when someone starts threatening people with lawsuits and whatnot. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 00:23, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
#{{support}}, has a clue, not a jerk --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:13, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#Definite {{support}}, Tali is great! [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:18, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Oppose}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 01:20, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{support}} Trusted, awesome dude! [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) 01:32, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{support}} I've noticed their contributions around SkyWiki and on here as well. [[User:Tester|Tester]] ([[User_talk:Tester|ᴛ]]•[[Special:Contributions/Tester|ᴄ]]) 01:43, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 01:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# No brainer {{support}}. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:51, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# Gotta agree with Globe here. No brainer {{support}}, known in the Miraheze Volunteering community and he currently holds the hat Global Administrator and deals with Vandalism on his own time. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:26, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|strong}} [[User:Asteralee|⯎ aster]][[User talk:Asteralee|alee ⯎]] 14:47, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Support|Strongest}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:54, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 23:39, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Globe (steward) ==
Hi there! My name is Globe, and I am also a founding member of WikiOasis making this RfS as part of the recent board decision to transition to a community governance model. I currently serve as the director of operations for WO and the Vice President of the WO Foundation board of directors. I would love to continue in my role as a steward to keep up my work in managing LTAs and abuse globally, in addition to handling some wiki requests. I have signed the required NDA for this position and am eager to answer any questions you may have. Happy editing! :) [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:46, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:47, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users based in China appear in the CheckUser interface with a user agent that indicates Google Chrome on an android device (no apparent difference) and identical IPs from a common VPN. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest 'maybe'? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out?
# A user requested a wiki say a year ago, made a very large number of edits for say six months, and for the last six months has completely disappeared. A new user comes in and successfully manages to be appointed bureaucrat by a peer. This user also makes many contributions but is running things very differently then how they were originally. A few weeks later the original bureaucrat returns and is absolutely irate about the new guy. The two have a massive pissing match and block each other which goes as well as you expect and it comes to your table. What is your approach to this situation?
# What were the merits of appointing Crystalite as a Global Sysop initially? Was it a team decision? If applicable, should such decisions be a team decision, excluding the scenario where it becomes election only?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

A few questions targeted towards individual candidates across the process:

# What is your view on the boundary between the board and the community, and where the line is drawn between what the board and what the community govern?
# What do you think that you would bring to the steward team that other candidates may not?
# Where do you think the line between what is considered a T&S issue compared to one that can be handled by global enforcement?
# When do you think it is appropriate to leave local administration to handle an issue as opposed to you doing so as a steward?
# Mirroring the above, what was your thought process between the appointment of Crystalite with little to no internal discussion?

Best, --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 00:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

===Discussion===
# {{support}}, definitely. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:47, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 01:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{support}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 03:06, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}} --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 13:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|strong}} [[User:Asteralee|⯎ aster]][[User talk:Asteralee|alee ⯎]] 14:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|strongest}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:55, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}} +1 --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 16:35, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Crystalite13 (Global Sysop)==
Hello! My name is Crystalite and I am running for Global Sysop (a position I was appointed to today) because the aforementioned staff role abolishment. I joined recently but am experienced in the wiki community, being very active around Miraheze. When elected properly, I plan to help out with Meta clean up, vandalism, and wiki requests. Thanks for listening to me! [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) 02:00, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Based on your request, I have a two part question; what do you consider the skills you bring to the role, and what do you think you need assistance learning?
# As a very new candidate and figure to the platform, what would you say to concerns about electing/promoting a user with under 100 global edits to a mid-senior CVT role?
# What is your vision of what a global sysop is, and what they do for the community?
# Suppose you have the following actions to use. Lock (reasons spam, vandalism, abuse of multiple accounts, long term abuse or username policy violation), issue a warning, and consult with peers if you do not have a clear answer or feel it is out of your scope. Which would you consider appropriate for these examples? You can write in something different if you believe it would be appropriate.
#* a. An account that fills their userpage with text describing automotive services, and a day later edits links to an automotive website on their meta userpage. New account, no other messages, say within a day to a week.
#* b. An account that fills their userpage with text describing their background as a wiki editor who really likes cars, and they link to a personal blog about cars at the same time. New account, no other messages, say within a day to a week.
#* c. A newly registered account by the name "Hentai".
#* d. A newly registered account with a userpage stating they are 12 years old.
#* e. Two users engaging in a bitter argument with insults on a wiki with admins who are recently active, assuming you have no other context to go on at this time.
#* f. Three accounts are created with incrementing usernames (idk, Awesome1, Awesome2, Awesome3...) and the first one has made several edits giving advice that isn't quite right.
#* g. You are browsing a random wiki and come across a user who recently blanked large sections of several page for no apparent reason. The pages still have stuff on them, but they are now stubs. An admin last edited about three days ago.
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

A few questions targeted towards individual candidates across the process:

# What are your thoughts on your appointment to the role prior to this election? Do you feel that it was right for you to accept such an appointment without community involvement?
# What do you see yourself doing on the day-to-day, which areas would you most likely want to work within?
# Where do you see the overlap between stewards and global sysops, and where do you see the line between what should be handled by a global sysop and what would be best handled by a steward?
# How do you see local administration fitting into the role of global sysops and stewards?

Best, --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 00:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}. Good luck! [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 02:10, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|weak}} Not sure if I can fully support, given that you basically speedran the right, but I trust you. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 02:24, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{support}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 03:06, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{abstain}} I cannot support you as I really don't see you much in WikiOasis, even tho we have interacted lots in the Miraheze Discord Server, I don't think it is fair to base someone's capabilities on another platform irrelevant to WikiOasis. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:28, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|weak}}, per fearless, I've seen some of your work on miraheze and it seems good, but I won't base my opinion on purely your work on another platform. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 13:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|weak}} Per above [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:56, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{abstain}} per above --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 16:37, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Fearless (Steward)==
Hi, some of you may know me in the Discord Server as I had been moderating it. Today I'm running for Steward due to Zippy's suggestion as I have already signed an NDA with the Foundation and having 1 Steward as backup is good in case of heavy loads as we have recently accepted the Italian Brainrot Wiki into WikiOasis. While I am quite vastly inexperienced (even tho I'm a little bit active at Miraheze), I would like to have an opportunity to be able to learn from having this position, I plan to help out with CU investigations and dealing with other tasks that other Global Roles like Global Sysops cannot. While I am inexperienced, I do know my way around (somewhat) and know obvious signs of abuse.

I'll also answer any questions that you may have as well. I hope you'll vote for me as with others as well, thank you for your consideration! [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:12, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 12:15, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates.
# Based on your request, how much do you know about the CheckUser and Investigate interface?
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users appear in the CheckUser interface. Both are Google Chrome user agents and both have many IPs that appear within a residential /64 ipv6 range. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest 'maybe'? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out?
#* If you have takes on some of the CU-related questions for the other candidates feel free to chew on them if you like also, relative to your professed interest in investigations.
# A user requested a wiki say a year ago, made a very large number of edits for say six months, and for the last six months has completely disappeared. A new user comes in and successfully manages to be appointed bureaucrat by a peer. This user also makes many contributions but is running things very differently then how they were originally. A few weeks later the original bureaucrat returns and is absolutely irate about the new guy. The two have a massive pissing match and block each other which goes as well as you expect and it comes to your table. What is your approach to this situation?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

A few questions targeted towards individual candidates across the process:

# Do you believe you may be better suited for a different global role (probably patroller), given your limited experience in such a position?
# What is your opinion on how to handle sensitive checkuser and suppression data?

Best, --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 00:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}, while you're definitely not the most experienced, your heart is in the right place, and I'd love to see you become more involved in the project helping with global enforcement and other activities, even if it involves some learning during the beginning --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 13:50, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|weak}} per ZB. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 13:54, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{oppose|weak}}. While you've no doubt been very helpful in monitoring our Discord community, and that is much appreciated, I don't really have any way to know how you'll handle the tools of stewardship. Your first meta edit was today, which isn't 100% a dealbreaker with experience on other projects, but that wasn't mentioned in the request. I would personally encourage you to start out at a lower-level role to help build MediaWiki knowledge. A role like meta admin or wiki creator might suit your strengths better? Anyways, best of luck and thank you for running! [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 14:01, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#:I'll consider making an Request for Wiki Creator assuming such role currently exists or gets re-made if this request does not get approved, thanks for your consideration. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 14:43, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Support}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:57, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{oppose}} per above --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 16:40, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Bosco (Global sysop) ==
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Hi, I am Bosco (aka PB2008 on Miraheze) and I am requesting for global sysop here. I joined WikiOasis for 17 months and would like to help dealing with LTAs, especially for wikis using Chinese. I am a global patroller on Miraheze for nearly two months and was a steward before SkyWiki was merged to here in March. I am sure that I have the experience to this permission. Thank you. [[User:Bosco|Bosco]] ([[User talk:Bosco|talk]]) 13:08, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support|weak}} for Global Patroller, not Global sysop. {{neutral}} for global sysop. I haven't seen you around much. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 13:51, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#:+1 [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 14:03, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#:+1, I agree with Justarandomamerican's assessment here. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 14:35, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#:+1 --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 15:11, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:58, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

After reflecting on the above comments, I have decided to withdraw this request. [[User:Bosco|Bosco]] ([[User talk:Bosco|talk]]) 15:35, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
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Requests for global roles

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You can request [[Stewards|Steward]], Global Sysop, and Global Patroller permissions on this page.

Any user who registered before a request was opened may vote in that request. Only one vote per user per request is permitted, and it cannot come from an alternative account. This is to prevent abuse.

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== Justarandomamerican (Steward)==
Hello! I'm Justarandomamerican, and I am filing a request for stewardship, because the board has abolished the staff role, and for staff members to keep their permissions, they must stand for election. I've been here since 2024, when the farm was founded. I hope the community trusts me. Thank you for your time! [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 21:10, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:23, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Based on your request, what do you currently do that requires Steward capabilities?
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users appear in the CheckUser interface who both appear to be using Tor who are regular editors on a large wiki, which is also being attacked seemingly out of nowhere by an assailant who is using Tor and free VPNs. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest their editing styles are similar (but no major stylistic tells)? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out?
# How would you close a vote proposing a change in which seven people essentially say support and maybe a few words, nothing really in depth, and three people have articulated major concerns with the proposal at the level of detail of these questions? Would that process change if it was only one oppose like this to seven support, and if that oppose appeared just before you were going to close the RfC?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}, has a clue, not a jerk --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:14, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Support}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 01:20, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# I have noticed Justarandomamerican around testwiki.wiki (where they serve as system admin/steward) and can {{support}} this request. [[User:Tester|Tester]] ([[User_talk:Tester|ᴛ]]•[[Special:Contributions/Tester|ᴄ]]) 01:40, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 01:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# No brainer {{support}}. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:53, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# Ex-Board Member and is trusted within the WikiOasis Volunteers. No brainer {{support}}. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:22, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|Strongest}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:52, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} No Concerns --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 16:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Steward for Zippy ==
{{User2|Zippy}} • Hiya, I don't think I really need to offer much in the way of introduction, as you most likely know me already, I've served the platform since October 2024 in tech, and have helped out in global enforcement since day 1 as well. As the result of a recent board motion, stewards will now be community elected (yay), so I am putting myself forward for your consideration. Please feel free to follow up with questions below (preferably related to steward work as opposed to tech, but I'll answer tech questions too), and I look forward to hopefully serving you. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:08, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:23, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users are connecting from T-Mobile USA with IPs that are absolutely all over the place. One uses an android and windows 10 and the other regularly connects from a different browser on windows 10. One has been there a long time and the other 'user' is a string of alt accounts that spam gibberish. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest 'maybe'? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out? Am I missing an important detail that would make the connection (or not) more clear?
# How would you consider a request for permissions which has six supports, three oppose, and three abstains, assuming there was no dealbreaker in argument or an unaddressed concern by the requestor? Would your approach change if there was a minor question left unanswered?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}, I've worked with Zippy for a long time, and I definitely have confidence in his abilities. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:10, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Support}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 01:20, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}} given their awesome contributions in the tech side of things. [[User:Tester|Tester]] ([[User_talk:Tester|ᴛ]]•[[Special:Contributions/Tester|ᴄ]]) 01:41, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 01:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# We’ve had our fair share of disagreements, but Zippy’s heart is in the right place and he wants the best for WO. {{support}}. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:52, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# Zippy was - and still is - the sole Team Leader for day to day tech operations on WikiOasis, he has even spent money on servers for WikiOasis expecting nothing to be returned. No reason not to {{support}} really. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:24, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|Strongest}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:53, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Tali64³ (Steward) ==
I am running for Steward because I believe strongly in WikiOasis' goal to provide free and libre wiki hosting and will support it for as long as I feasibly can. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 01:14, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:23, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Based on your request, what do you currently do that requires Steward capabilities?
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users appear in the CheckUser interface with an identical user agent and IPs that are different but both fall within a 192.94.21.0/24 range. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest 'maybe'? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out?
# An RfC proposing a major change languishes after a few weeks with two strong supports and one abstain. Lets say for the sake of something to work with that it introduces changes to the Content Policy and there's nothing about it that would inherently deserve a veto. How would you approach this RfC?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
:# Wiki requests and managing abuse filters are the two key responsibilities that Stewards handle - handling CheckUser requests is a close third.
:# My mistakes don't really involve my use of the Steward toolset, but rather my overzealous approach to threats of legal complaints (which is mostly a Safety thing). I admittedly haven't improved on that yet, but I would think carefully and determine if there is merit to the complaints and if they can be resolved without involving the Foundation in the courts, and not let emotion cloud my judgement in the future.
:# A Steward represents the community aspect of policy legislation and enforcement, as opposed to the Board which handles legal policy and Safety which enforces that policy.
:# Given the fact that the IP range belongs to a university, the user agent + behavioral evidence is more important than usual. If the accounts are likely to belong to the same person, that would be grounds for a lock. If there is reasonable doubt, err towards the side of caution and wait for concrete proof of multi-account abuse.
:# There would be a quorum of votes required to pass an RfC - that number will obviously shrink and grow as time goes on. If the quorum happens to be 3 votes minimum, the RfC would have to be closed as successful if it does not contradict Board policy.
: [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 23:02, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
#{{support}}, has a clue, not a jerk --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:13, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#Definite {{support}}, Tali is great! [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:18, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Oppose}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 01:20, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{support}} Trusted, awesome dude! [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) 01:32, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{support}} I've noticed their contributions around SkyWiki and on here as well. [[User:Tester|Tester]] ([[User_talk:Tester|ᴛ]]•[[Special:Contributions/Tester|ᴄ]]) 01:43, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 01:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# No brainer {{support}}. [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:51, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# Gotta agree with Globe here. No brainer {{support}}, known in the Miraheze Volunteering community and he currently holds the hat Global Administrator and deals with Vandalism on his own time. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:26, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|strong}} [[User:Asteralee|⯎ aster]][[User talk:Asteralee|alee ⯎]] 14:47, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Support|Strongest}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:54, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Globe (steward) ==
Hi there! My name is Globe, and I am also a founding member of WikiOasis making this RfS as part of the recent board decision to transition to a community governance model. I currently serve as the director of operations for WO and the Vice President of the WO Foundation board of directors. I would love to continue in my role as a steward to keep up my work in managing LTAs and abuse globally, in addition to handling some wiki requests. I have signed the required NDA for this position and am eager to answer any questions you may have. Happy editing! :) [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 01:46, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:47, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users based in China appear in the CheckUser interface with a user agent that indicates Google Chrome on an android device (no apparent difference) and identical IPs from a common VPN. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest 'maybe'? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out?
# A user requested a wiki say a year ago, made a very large number of edits for say six months, and for the last six months has completely disappeared. A new user comes in and successfully manages to be appointed bureaucrat by a peer. This user also makes many contributions but is running things very differently then how they were originally. A few weeks later the original bureaucrat returns and is absolutely irate about the new guy. The two have a massive pissing match and block each other which goes as well as you expect and it comes to your table. What is your approach to this situation?
# What were the merits of appointing Crystalite as a Global Sysop initially? Was it a team decision? If applicable, should such decisions be a team decision, excluding the scenario where it becomes election only?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

===Discussion===
# {{support}}, definitely. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:47, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support|strongest}} ~ '''''[[User:Dream Indigo|Dream Indigo]]''''' [[User talk:Dream Indigo|✩]] 01:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{support}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 03:06, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} --[[User:PinkPugPrincess|PinkPugPrincess]] ([[User talk:PinkPugPrincess|talk]]) 13:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}} --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 13:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|strong}} [[User:Asteralee|⯎ aster]][[User talk:Asteralee|alee ⯎]] 14:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|strongest}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:55, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support}} +1 --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 16:35, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Crystalite13 (Global Sysop)==
Hello! My name is Crystalite and I am running for Global Sysop (a position I was appointed to today) because the aforementioned staff role abolishment. I joined recently but am experienced in the wiki community, being very active around Miraheze. When elected properly, I plan to help out with Meta clean up, vandalism, and wiki requests. Thanks for listening to me! [[User:Crystalite13|Crystalite13]] ([[User talk:Crystalite13|talk]]) 02:00, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates. Some I admit are bundled questions, feel free to answer to the extent applicable.
# Based on your request, I have a two part question; what do you consider the skills you bring to the role, and what do you think you need assistance learning?
# As a very new candidate and figure to the platform, what would you say to concerns about electing/promoting a user with under 100 global edits to a mid-senior CVT role?
# What is your vision of what a global sysop is, and what they do for the community?
# Suppose you have the following actions to use. Lock (reasons spam, vandalism, abuse of multiple accounts, long term abuse or username policy violation), issue a warning, and consult with peers if you do not have a clear answer or feel it is out of your scope. Which would you consider appropriate for these examples? You can write in something different if you believe it would be appropriate.
#* a. An account that fills their userpage with text describing automotive services, and a day later edits links to an automotive website on their meta userpage. New account, no other messages, say within a day to a week.
#* b. An account that fills their userpage with text describing their background as a wiki editor who really likes cars, and they link to a personal blog about cars at the same time. New account, no other messages, say within a day to a week.
#* c. A newly registered account by the name "Hentai".
#* d. A newly registered account with a userpage stating they are 12 years old.
#* e. Two users engaging in a bitter argument with insults on a wiki with admins who are recently active, assuming you have no other context to go on at this time.
#* f. Three accounts are created with incrementing usernames (idk, Awesome1, Awesome2, Awesome3...) and the first one has made several edits giving advice that isn't quite right.
#* g. You are browsing a random wiki and come across a user who recently blanked large sections of several page for no apparent reason. The pages still have stuff on them, but they are now stubs. An admin last edited about three days ago.
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}. Good luck! [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 02:10, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|weak}} Not sure if I can fully support, given that you basically speedran the right, but I trust you. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 02:24, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{support}} [[User:SleepingElephant2145|SleepingElephant2145]] ([[User talk:SleepingElephant2145|talk]]) 03:06, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{abstain}} I cannot support you as I really don't see you much in WikiOasis, even tho we have interacted lots in the Miraheze Discord Server, I don't think it is fair to base someone's capabilities on another platform irrelevant to WikiOasis. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:28, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|weak}}, per fearless, I've seen some of your work on miraheze and it seems good, but I won't base my opinion on purely your work on another platform. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 13:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|weak}} Per above [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:56, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{abstain}} per above --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 16:37, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Fearless (Steward)==
Hi, some of you may know me in the Discord Server as I had been moderating it. Today I'm running for Steward due to Zippy's suggestion as I have already signed an NDA with the Foundation and having 1 Steward as backup is good in case of heavy loads as we have recently accepted the Italian Brainrot Wiki into WikiOasis. While I am quite vastly inexperienced (even tho I'm a little bit active at Miraheze), I would like to have an opportunity to be able to learn from having this position, I plan to help out with CU investigations and dealing with other tasks that other Global Roles like Global Sysops cannot. While I am inexperienced, I do know my way around (somewhat) and know obvious signs of abuse.

I'll also answer any questions that you may have as well. I hope you'll vote for me as with others as well, thank you for your consideration! [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 10:12, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
: This candidate has signed an NDA with the WikiOasis Foundation, as is required for stewardship. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 12:15, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
=== Questions ===
In the interests of making this more of an interesting process than a formality, I have a few questions which more or less mirror to all candidates.
# Based on your request, how much do you know about the CheckUser and Investigate interface?
# Do you believe you have made mistakes in your official capacity on this platform so far? If so, what did you do to improve from those mistakes? You could elaborate on just one if you like, or a couple.
# What is your vision of what a steward is, and what they do for the community?
# Two users appear in the CheckUser interface. Both are Google Chrome user agents and both have many IPs that appear within a residential /64 ipv6 range. Is this a slam dunk connection, if your review of edits suggest 'maybe'? Why/why not, and if not, what's the next step to find out?
#* If you have takes on some of the CU-related questions for the other candidates feel free to chew on them if you like also, relative to your professed interest in investigations.
# A user requested a wiki say a year ago, made a very large number of edits for say six months, and for the last six months has completely disappeared. A new user comes in and successfully manages to be appointed bureaucrat by a peer. This user also makes many contributions but is running things very differently then how they were originally. A few weeks later the original bureaucrat returns and is absolutely irate about the new guy. The two have a massive pissing match and block each other which goes as well as you expect and it comes to your table. What is your approach to this situation?
Thank you, --'''[[User:Raidarr|raidarr]]''' '''('''[[User_talk:Raidarr|📡]]''')''' 22:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}, while you're definitely not the most experienced, your heart is in the right place, and I'd love to see you become more involved in the project helping with global enforcement and other activities, even if it involves some learning during the beginning --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 13:50, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{support|weak}} per ZB. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 13:54, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{oppose|weak}}. While you've no doubt been very helpful in monitoring our Discord community, and that is much appreciated, I don't really have any way to know how you'll handle the tools of stewardship. Your first meta edit was today, which isn't 100% a dealbreaker with experience on other projects, but that wasn't mentioned in the request. I would personally encourage you to start out at a lower-level role to help build MediaWiki knowledge. A role like meta admin or wiki creator might suit your strengths better? Anyways, best of luck and thank you for running! [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 14:01, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#:I'll consider making an Request for Wiki Creator assuming such role currently exists or gets re-made if this request does not get approved, thanks for your consideration. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 14:43, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#{{Support}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:57, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{oppose}} per above --[[User:Cocopuff2018|Cocopuff2018]] ([[User talk:Cocopuff2018|talk]]) 16:40, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Bosco (Global sysop) ==
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Hi, I am Bosco (aka PB2008 on Miraheze) and I am requesting for global sysop here. I joined WikiOasis for 17 months and would like to help dealing with LTAs, especially for wikis using Chinese. I am a global patroller on Miraheze for nearly two months and was a steward before SkyWiki was merged to here in March. I am sure that I have the experience to this permission. Thank you. [[User:Bosco|Bosco]] ([[User talk:Bosco|talk]]) 13:08, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support|weak}} for Global Patroller, not Global sysop. {{neutral}} for global sysop. I haven't seen you around much. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 13:51, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#:+1 [[User:Globe|Globe]] ([[User talk:Globe|talk]]) 14:03, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#:+1, I agree with Justarandomamerican's assessment here. [[User:Fearless|Fearless]] ([[User talk:Fearless|talk]]) 14:35, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
#:+1 --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 15:11, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
# {{Support}} [[User:AlPaD|AlPaD]] ([[User talk:AlPaD|talk]]) 14:58, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

After reflecting on the above comments, I have decided to withdraw this request. [[User:Bosco|Bosco]] ([[User talk:Bosco|talk]]) 15:35, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
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'''Global Administrator''' is a global group.

== Globally ==
'''Global Administrators''' are users with additional technical capabilities on all wikis. They use these technical capabilities to perform routine maintenance, such as deleting old pages and blocking vandal accounts. They have the technical ability to do the following (not an exhaustive list):

* Protect pages
* Delete and undelete pages, revisions and logged actions
* Block and unblock users
* Edit fully protected pages, and those in the MediaWiki namespace
* Grant and revoke certain user permissions
* Create and manage central notices globally
* Edit the [[Global title blacklist]]

=== Becoming a Global Administrator ===
Global Administrator is a highly trusted role, giving users the ability to manage certain global functionality, such as central notices and the global title blacklist. In order for a user to become an administrator, they must request it on the [[Requests for global roles|Requests for global roles]] page. For the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following:

* At least 5 users vote in the discussion
* At least a 2/3 support ratio
* The request must have been open for at least 14 days

=== Revocation ===
In the event that a request for the removal of administrator for a user is opened on the [[Community portal]], for the request to be deemed successful, there needs to be the following:

* A 50% support ratio
* The request has been open for at least 3 days
* At least 3 users vote in the discussion

== See also ==
* [[Special:ListGroupRights#global-sysop|Special:ListGroupRights]] - list of global administrator rights
* [[Special:ListUsers/global-sysop]] - automated list of global administrators

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Stewards

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Tali64³: Protected "Stewards" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite))

'''Stewards''' hold the highest level of access within the WikiOasis community, granting them the authority to utilize any part of the MediaWiki interface across all wikis.

==Authority==

Stewards are responsible for enforcing WikiOasis's global policies. In cases of increased requests for assistance, Stewards may delegate certain tasks to other users, such as Global Administrators, to manage routine actions.

==Roles==

Stewards assist wiki communities by addressing local issues such as disputes and disruptive behavior. They have the authority to assign permissions and utilize administrative tools (e.g., blocking, deleting, protecting) to maintain community order. Additionally, they handle global matters, including cross-wiki disruptions, global group assignments, account locks, and renaming.

Stewards serve as global CheckUsers and Suppressors across WikiOasis, as most wikis do not have local CheckUser or Suppressor roles. This allows them to remove content from the view of all non-stewards and access the technical data used by accounts to investigate abuse. They also function as Bureaucrats on Meta.

==Appointment==
Stewards can only be appointed through a request or nomination made on [[Requests for global roles]]. The request must receive consensus, at least 5 votes, and at least a 66.67% (2/3rds) support ratio.

==Revocation==
Stewards can be removed via a revocation request on [[Requests for global roles]]. The request must receive at least 5 votes in support, and a total 50% support ratio.

Stewards

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'''Stewards''' hold the highest level of access within the WikiOasis community, granting them the authority to utilize any part of the MediaWiki interface across all wikis.

==Authority==

Stewards are responsible for enforcing WikiOasis's global policies. In cases of increased requests for assistance, Stewards may delegate certain tasks to other users, such as Global Administrators, to manage routine actions.

==Roles==

Stewards assist wiki communities by addressing local issues such as disputes and disruptive behavior. They have the authority to assign permissions and utilize administrative tools (e.g., blocking, deleting, protecting) to maintain community order. Additionally, they handle global matters, including cross-wiki disruptions, global group assignments, account locks, and renaming.

Stewards serve as global CheckUsers and Suppressors across WikiOasis, as most wikis do not have local CheckUser or Suppressor roles. This allows them to remove content from the view of all non-stewards and access the technical data used by accounts to investigate abuse. They also function as Bureaucrats on Meta.

==Appointment==
See [[Board/Teams]].

==Revocation==
Stewards can be removed via a revocation request on [[Requests for global roles]]. The request must receive at least 5 votes in support, and a total 50% support ratio.

Stewards

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Tali64³: /* Revocation */

'''Stewards''' hold the highest level of access within the WikiOasis community, granting them the authority to utilize any part of the MediaWiki interface across all wikis.

==Authority==

Stewards are responsible for enforcing WikiOasis's global policies. In cases of increased requests for assistance, Stewards may delegate certain tasks to other users, such as Global Administrators, to manage routine actions.

==Roles==

Stewards assist wiki communities by addressing local issues such as disputes and disruptive behavior. They have the authority to assign permissions and utilize administrative tools (e.g., blocking, deleting, protecting) to maintain community order. Additionally, they handle global matters, including cross-wiki disruptions, global group assignments, account locks, and renaming.

Stewards serve as global CheckUsers and Suppressors across WikiOasis, as most wikis do not have local CheckUser or Suppressor roles. This allows them to remove content from the view of all non-stewards and access the technical data used by accounts to investigate abuse. They also function as Bureaucrats on Meta.

==Appointment==
See [[Board/Teams]].

==Revocation==
Stewards can be removed via a revocation request on [[Requests for global roles]] The request must receive at least 5 votes in support, and a total 50% support ratio.

Steward requests

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User talk:Zippy

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Tali64³: /* Question from Kaleb */ Reply

Requests for global roles

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Tali64³: Global Sysop is distinct from Meta sysop

You can request [[Stewards|Steward]] and Global Sysop permissions on this page.

Any user who registered before a request was opened may vote in that request. Please make your request below the line.
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== Justarandomamerican (Steward)==
Hello! I'm Justarandomamerican, and I am filing a request for stewardship, because the board has abolished the staff role, and for staff members to keep their permissions, they must stand for election. I've been here since 2024, when the farm was founded. I hope the community trusts me. Thank you for your time! [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 21:10, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}, has a clue, not a jerk --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:14, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Steward for Zippy ==
{{User2|Zippy}} • Hiya, I don't think I really need to offer much in the way of introduction, as you most likely know me already, I've served the platform since October 2024 in tech, and have helped out in global enforcement since day 1 as well. As the result of a recent board motion, stewards will now be community elected (yay), so I am putting myself forward for your consideration. Please feel free to follow up with questions below (preferably related to steward work as opposed to tech, but I'll answer tech questions too), and I look forward to hopefully serving you. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:08, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
* {{support}}, I've worked with Zippy for a long time, and I definitely have confidence in his abilities. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:10, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Tali64³ (Steward) ==
I am running for Steward because I believe strongly in WikiOasis' goal to provide free and libre wiki hosting and will support it for as long as I feasibly can. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 01:14, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
#{{support}}, has a clue, not a jerk --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:13, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

Requests for global roles

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Tali64³: /* Tali64³ (Steward) */

You can request [[Stewards|Steward]] and Global Sysop on this page. Please make your request below this line.

Any user who registered before a request was opened may vote in that request.
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== Justarandomamerican (Steward)==
Hello! I'm Justarandomamerican, and I am filing a request for stewardship, because the board has abolished the staff role, and for staff members to keep their permissions, they must stand for election. I've been here since 2024, when the farm was founded. I hope the community trusts me. Thank you for your time! [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 21:10, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
# {{support}}, has a clue, not a jerk --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:14, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Steward for Zippy ==
{{User2|Zippy}} • Hiya, I don't think I really need to offer much in the way of introduction, as you most likely know me already, I've served the platform since October 2024 in tech, and have helped out in global enforcement since day 1 as well. As the result of a recent board motion, stewards will now be community elected (yay), so I am putting myself forward for your consideration. Please feel free to follow up with questions below (preferably related to steward work as opposed to tech, but I'll answer tech questions too), and I look forward to hopefully serving you. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:08, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
* {{support}}, I've worked with Zippy for a long time, and I definitely have confidence in his abilities. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:10, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Tali64³ (Steward) ==
I am running for Steward because I believe strongly in WikiOasis' goal to provide free and libre wiki hosting and will support it for as long as I feasibly can. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 01:14, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
#{{support}}, has a clue, not a jerk --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:13, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

Requests for global roles

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Tali64³: Hopefully I don't hijack a vote this time

You can request [[Stewards|Steward]] and Global Sysop on this page. Please make your request below this line.

Any user who registered before a request was opened may vote in that request.
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== Justarandomamerican (Steward)==
Hello! I'm Justarandomamerican, and I am filing a preemptive request for stewardship, because the board has abolished the staff role, and for staff members to keep their permissions, they must stand for election. I've been here since 2024, when the farm was founded. I hope the community trusts me. Thank you for your time! [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 21:10, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===

== Steward for Zippy ==
{{User2|Zippy}} • Hiya, I don't think I really need to offer much in the way of introduction, as you most likely know me already, I've served the platform since October 2024 in tech, and have helped out in global enforcement since day 1 as well. As the result of a recent board motion, stewards will now be community elected (yay), so I am putting myself forward for your consideration. Please feel free to follow up with questions below (preferably related to steward work as opposed to tech, but I'll answer tech questions too), and I look forward to hopefully serving you. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:08, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
* {{support}}, I've worked with Zippy for a long time, and I definitely have confidence in his abilities. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:10, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

== Tali64³ (Steward) ==
I am running for Steward because I believe strongly in WikiOasis' goal to provide free and libre wiki hosting and will support it for as long as I feasibly can.

=== Discussion ===

Requests for global roles

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Tali64³: Undo revision 3510 by Tali64³ (talk)

You can request [[Stewards|Steward]] and Global Sysop on this page. Please make your request below this line.

Any user who registered before a request was opened may vote in that request.
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== Justarandomamerican (Steward)==
Hello! I'm Justarandomamerican, and I am filing a preemptive request for stewardship, because the board has abolished the staff role, and for staff members to keep their permissions, they must stand for election. I've been here since 2024, when the farm was founded. I hope the community trusts me. Thank you for your time! [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 21:10, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===

== Steward for Zippy ==
{{User2|Zippy}} • Hiya, I don't think I really need to offer much in the way of introduction, as you most likely know me already, I've served the platform since October 2024 in tech, and have helped out in global enforcement since day 1 as well. As the result of a recent board motion, stewards will now be community elected (yay), so I am putting myself forward for your consideration. Please feel free to follow up with questions below (preferably related to steward work as opposed to tech, but I'll answer tech questions too), and I look forward to hopefully serving you. --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 01:08, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Discussion ===
* {{support}}, I've worked with Zippy for a long time, and I definitely have confidence in his abilities. [[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 01:10, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

Requests for global roles

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Requests for global roles

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Tali64³:

You can request [[Stewards|Steward]] and Global Sysop on this page. Please make your request below this line.

Any user who registered before a request was opened may vote in that request.
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Requests for global roles

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You can request [[Stewards|Steward]] and Global Sysop on this page. Please make your request below this line.
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Board/Teams

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==Establishment of Staff Teams==

The Foundation may establish operational groups ("Staff Teams") to carry out the day-to-day functions of the Foundation, subject to the oversight and authority of the Board of Directors.

Staff Teams are not governing bodies and shall not exercise corporate powers reserved to the Board under these Bylaws or applicable law.

==Enumerated Staff Teams==

The Staff Teams of the Foundation shall include, but are not limited to:

*Technology Team – Directed by [[User:Zippy|Zippy]]
*[[Trust & Safety Team]] – Directed by [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]]
*Operations Team (includes Stewards and Global sysops) – Directed by [[User:Globe|Globe]]

The Board may create, dissolve, merge, or rename Staff Teams by resolution.

==Staff Team Directors==

Each Staff Team shall be led by a Director ("Staff Director"), who shall be responsible for the administration, supervision, and performance of the Staff Team.

Staff Directors shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Board of Directors.

==Board Oversight==

Each Staff Director shall report to the Board either:

#directly as a member of the Board of Directors, or
#through a Board-appointed liaison or advisor.

Board advisors shall not be Directors and shall not possess voting rights on the Board unless separately appointed as Directors pursuant to these Bylaws.

==Scope of Authority==

Staff Teams may carry out operational, technical, moderation, safety, and administrative functions as delegated by the Board.

Staff Teams shall not:

*Adopt or amend the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
*Elect, appoint, or remove Directors;
*Bind the Foundation contractually unless expressly authorized (this includes purchases);
*Exercise powers prohibited from delegation under applicable law.

==Access to Restricted Information==

Members of all teams may be granted access to restricted systems or non-public user information solely as authorized by the Board or its delegated officer.

Access to such systems or information:

*Is conditional and revocable at any time;
*Shall be governed by an [https://phorge.wikioasis.org/L1 NDA] that must be signed before access is granted;
*Must follow the [[Privacy policy]] at all times.

==Appointment to Staff Teams==

Any natural person who meets the qualifications established by the Board or the Director of the relevant Staff Team may be appointed as a member of that Staff Team. Qualifications may include experience, expertise, or demonstrated commitment to the Foundation's mission.

Members of a Staff Team are appointed by the Director of that Team, in consultation with the Board. Members of the Operations Team shall be appointed by a vote of 2/3 in favor from at least 5 community members in an election lasting a minimum of 5 days. The Operations Director may remove elected members upon gross misuse of their tools.

Community recommendations may be submitted for consideration, but final appointment authority rests with the Staff Director and Board. The Board reserves the right to veto any appointment recommendation from the community or the Staff Director.

==Removal and Suspension==

The Board may suspend or remove any Staff Director or Staff Team member, with or without cause, whenever the Board determines such action to be in the best interests of the Foundation, including for legal, security, or safety reasons.

<noinclude>[[Category:Board|Teams]]</noinclude>

Open Letter to the WikiOasis Foundation Board April 2026

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Tali64³: /* Signatures */

Dear WikiOasis Foundation Board, 
I have been an active contributor to this project since day 1, in October 2024. I have poured hundreds, if not thousands of hours of my time into this project, because I believed in the mission. Recently, thinking about decisions passed by the Foundation board, I feel that the way that this project is governed is counter to how it was intended to be back on the first day. 
Decisions such as who serves as a global rights holder has been left under the jurisdiction of the board, and when I have privately discussed changing how these rights holders are chosen, I have been downright told "no", or given vague answers as to why this is not possible, without transparency. 
When the WikiOasis Foundation was incorporated, I had reservations surrounding how the board would govern operations, however in recent weeks it's become increasingly clear to me that the board have no interest in providing governance to the community at large, instead wanting issues such as steward, global administrator and other global rights placements to be handled behind closed doors, leaving those hundreds of wikis and thousands of users who use the platform to have no say in who serves them. 
The Board do not appear to be concerned about some of the most pressing issues currently, such as financial pressure and a lack of funding, focusing instead on governing the community, which should govern itself. 
At minimum, the Board need to accept that self-governance solely by the board poses risks to key stakeholders within the community, and should involve the community in decision making as much as possible, opening public forums for discussion of site policy where possible, and allowing the community to choose who serves as a global rights holder and on the board. This transparency and trust should underpin all decisions that feasibly can be made publicly, and allow the Board to better serve the needs of the community. 
I would urge the Board to seriously reconsider their Board-only leadership structure, focusing instead on a structure which provides community stakeholders access to open discussion on board related matters. 
The signatories of this letter are concerned the Board does not currently operate in a way that reflects the values of the movement. We want to work together and change this closed activity of the Board, and open forums for discussion surrounding the project to the wider community, allowing them to have a say in how their platform is ran. 

== Signatures ==
# --'''[[User:Zippy|zippy]]'''[[User talk:Zippy|bonzo]]''' ([[Special:Contributions/Zippy|c]] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Zippy|ca]]) 15:43, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
# --[[User:Justarandomamerican|Justarandomamerican]] ([[User talk:Justarandomamerican|talk]]) 15:46, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
# As the president of the Board myself, I couldn't agree more that the community should have a say in how to govern itself. In fact, the Board is actually meeting next week to discuss the very topic of community governance. [[User:Tali64³|Tali64³]] ([[User talk:Tali64³|talk]]) 15:53, 16 April 2026 (UTC)