Steward requests/Reopening wikis: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 17:26, 25 August 2025

Welcome to wiki reopening requests!

Request a wiki be reopened if it was closed for inactivity or by a bureaucrat.

You may request a closed wiki be reopened (if you are not a bureaucrat) if it was closed due to inactivity or closed manually by a bureaucrat. Please consider the below for what this page cannot support.

If the wiki has been deleted: this page should be skipped in favor of making an entry on the Steward requests#Wiki deletions area.
If the wiki has been closed manually: any reopening must be discussed with the local administrators or raised here, making the fact that it was closed manually known.
If you are already a bureaucrat: Visit Special:ManageWiki on your own wiki and uncheck closed. You will be set from there.
If you would like to adopt a wiki including administrator & bureaucrat rights: Please review adoption and make this intent known in your request. For wikis that are not automatically closed, please start a local election.
Wikis that are set to private cannot be adopted due to privacy! You must be a registered user to request a reopening.

How to Make a Request

To make a request, copy the following code and place it at the very bottom of this page. Replace every section as needed:

{{subst::Requests_for_reopening_wikis/boilerplate
|wiki = SUBDOMAIN_HERE <!--Replace this with the subdomain of the wiki. Do not include the ".wikioasis.org" part-->
|bureaucrat = <!-- Are you a bureaucrat on the wiki (usually also the 'founder' of the wiki)? IF THE ANSWER IS YES, DO NOT CONTINUE WITH THIS REQUEST! INSTEAD GO TO Special:ManageWiki ON YOUR WIKI AND UNCHECK THE "Closed" BOX -->
|reason =
<!-- Leave everything below as it is -->
|user = {{subst:REVISIONUSER}}
}} 
:~~~~

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-     <h2>Welcome to wiki reopening requests!</h2>
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+     <div style="font-size:170%;">'''Welcome to wiki reopening requests!'''</div>
+    <div style="padding-top:0.1em; padding-bottom:0.0em; font-size:100%;">Request a wiki be reopened if it was closed for inactivity or by a bureaucrat.</div>
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      <p>You may request a closed wiki be reopened (if you are not a bureaucrat) if it was closed due to inactivity or closed manually by a bureaucrat. Please consider the below for what this page cannot support.</p>
      <ul>
-         <li>If the wiki has been deleted: this page should be skipped in favor of making an entry on the [[Steward requests/Deletions]] area.</li>
+         <li>If the wiki has been deleted: this page should be skipped in favor of making an entry on the [[Steward requests#Wiki deletions]] area.</li>
          <li>If the wiki has been closed manually: any reopening must be discussed with the local administrators or raised here, making the fact that it was closed manually known.</li>
-         <li>If you are already a bureaucrat: Visit Special:ManageWiki on your own wiki and uncheck *closed*. You will be set from there.</li>
+         <li>If you are already a bureaucrat: Visit Special:ManageWiki on your own wiki and uncheck <code>closed</code>. You will be set from there.</li>
          <li>If you would like to adopt a wiki including administrator & bureaucrat rights: Please review adoption and make this intent known in your request. For wikis that are not automatically closed, please start a local election.</li>
          <li>Wikis that are set to private cannot be adopted due to privacy! You must be a registered user to request a reopening.</li>
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      <p>To make a request, copy the following code and place it at the very bottom of this page. Replace every section as needed:</p>
-    <pre>
+<pre>
 {{subst::Requests_for_reopening_wikis/boilerplate
-|wiki = SUBDOMAIN_HERE <!--Replace this with the subdomain of the wiki. Do not include the ".wikiaos.org" part-->
+|wiki = SUBDOMAIN_HERE <!--Replace this with the subdomain of the wiki. Do not include the ".wikioasis.org" part-->
 |bureaucrat = <!-- Are you a bureaucrat on the wiki (usually also the 'founder' of the wiki)? IF THE ANSWER IS YES, DO NOT CONTINUE WITH THIS REQUEST! INSTEAD GO TO Special:ManageWiki ON YOUR WIKI AND UNCHECK THE "Closed" BOX -->
 |reason =
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 }}
 :~~~~
-    </pre>
+</pre>
-    <!-- Button to create a new reopening request -->
      <center>
          <inputbox>
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          </inputbox>
      </center>
+</div>
 </div>