Incubator:Administrators' noticeboard
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This is the page to request attention from test administrators, administrators and bureaucrats. Note what they can do.
Administrators can:
- protect and unprotect pages
- delete and undelete pages
- delete images and other uploaded files
- block and unblock users
- edit the interface and other protected pages
Test administrators can do the same, but only within their tests (therefore they cannot edit the interface).
Bureaucrats can do all the above, as well as:
- grant administrator/bureaucrat status
- rename users
- grant/revoke bot flags
Note: Only Stewards may remove adminship or bureaucratship. If you want this to be done go to Requests for permissions at the Meta-Wiki.
If there is no response, you may wish to try the IRC channel, #wikimedia-incubator.
- For deletion requests, use I:RFD test deleteions and {{delete}} for speedy deletions.
- For user rights (admins, test-admins, bots, ...)or renamings, see I:A.
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[edit] Current notices
Place notices at the bottom of this section.
[edit] Malbot accounts - need blocked
I don't know if the folks here are aware of this issue, but there is a malbot that has been creating masses of accounts on many WMF projects over the past few weeks. There's a pattern to the accounts created - each username has ten characters, and the first and sixth ones are always capitalised. I've noticed a few such accounts being created over here. I'd like to suggest that those accounts, specifically user:RolorTrchi, User:SitcaEltel, and user:AleltBasac, be indefblocked. (All of the malbot accounts have been created from open proxies, as confirmed by checkuser at the English Wikinews.) I believe the stewards are already aware of this issue. Thanks, Tempodivalse 20:39, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
- Hello,
- When stewards are aware of this they should lock and hide the account on a global base, instead of blocking them local.
- I don't think I'm going to block those accounts here. Abigor talk 08:31, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
- It is very difficult for stewards to block all accounts globally, given the sheer number that have been created. It's easier on the stewards if local blocks are made (and it doesn't make much difference whether an account is blocked locally or globally, since user cannot be made SUL if it's home wiki is blocked). Tempodivalse 14:39, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
[edit] User:Newyorkmets2000
I de-translatored Newyorkmets2000. He has been messing around with things in the MediaWiki namespace that he shouldn't be... he effectively locked down editing on the wiki for anyone other than sysops with the Titleblacklist. We should review all the edits he's made and see if there are any other issues. Cbrown1023 talk 20:50, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
- After Az1568 pointed this to me... I realized it's probably a good idea to block him. (However this doesn't mean we can't unblock him later.) Cbrown1023 talk 21:14, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
