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Requests for permissions

This page enables administrators to handle requests for permissions on the English Wikipedia. Administrators are able to modify account creator, autopatrolled, confirmed, file mover, extended confirmed, mass message sender, new page reviewer, page mover, pending changes reviewer, rollback, and template editor rights, and AutoWikiBrowser access.

Editors wishing to request a permission flag here should do so following the procedure below. Editors requesting permissions are advised to periodically revisit the requests page, as notifications will not always be given after a decision is made. Editors should not expect their request to be answered right away and should remember to be patient when filing a request. To find out what permissions your account has, go to Special:Preferences, where your permissions are listed in the user profile tab under "Member of groups".

Requests for permissions are archived regularly; please see Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Archive for an index of past requests.

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Permissions

Handled here

  • Account creator (add request · view requests): The account creator flag is granted to users who are active in the request an account process. The flag removes the limit on the maximum number of new accounts that can be created in a 24 hour period. It also allows users to make accounts with names similar to other accounts. The account creator flag is only given to users who participate in the ACC process and may be removed without notice should a user's participation in the account creation process cease.
  • Autopatrolled (add request · view requests): The autopatrolled flag is granted to users who are active in the creation of new articles. This tool is granted so their creations are auto patrolled in Special:NewPages. Unlike other requests, any user may nominate an editor for Autopatrolled, even without that user's consent. A user who wishes to have this flag generally should have created at least 25 articles and must be trusted, experienced, and must have demonstrated they are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, especially WP:BLP and Wikipedia:Notability.
  • AutoWikiBrowser (add request · view requests): AutoWikiBrowser is a semi-automated MediaWiki editor for Windows, designed to make tedious repetitive tasks quicker and easier. It is essentially a browser that automatically opens up a new page when the last is saved. When set to do so, it suggests some changes (typically formatting) that are generally meant to be incidental to the main change. Please read the rules of use and registration requirements on the main page before requesting permission. This is not a true user right, but access needs to be granted by administrators just like other permissions. If approved, your name will be added to the CheckPage. Users with under 250 non-automated mainspace edits or 500 total mainspace edits are rarely approved. You will need to give a reason for wanting AWB access.
  • Confirmed (add request · view requests): The confirmed flag may be granted to new users who have not yet hit the threshold for autoconfirmed status. These are users who have not had both 10 edits and 4 days experience. People with this flag can upload files and edit semi-protected pages before hitting the autoconfirmed flag. Users requesting this flag must indicate clearly why they should be exempted from the customary confirmation period.
  • Event coordinator (add request · view requests): The event coordinator user right allows editors to create multiple new accounts, and to temporarily confirm accounts so that they can create new articles.
  • Extended confirmed (add request · view requests): The extended confirmed flag is normally automatically added to accounts after 500 edits and 30 days, but may be added to legitimate alternate accounts of users that already have this access. The flag allows users to edit pages under extended confirmed protection.
  • File mover (add request · view requests): The file mover user right is intended to allow users experienced in working with files to rename them, subject to policy, with the ease that autoconfirmed users already enjoy when renaming Wikipedia articles.
  • Mass message sender (add request · view requests): Mass message sender enables users to send messages to multiple users at once. This flag is given to users who have made requests for delivery in the past, clearly showing an understanding of the guidance for use.
  • New page reviewer (add request · view requests): The new page reviewer user right allows users to mark pages as patrolled and use the page curation toolbar. At administrators' discretion, the right may be accorded on a time limited basis or indefinite.
  • Page mover (add request · view requests): The page mover user right allows users experienced in working with article names to move them, subject to policy, without leaving behind a redirect. They may also move all subpages when moving the parent page(s). General guidelines include making 3,000 edits and 6 months of editing history. At administrators' discretion, the right may be accorded on a time limited basis or indefinite.
  • Pending changes reviewer (add request · view requests): The reviewer flag is granted to users who are experienced enough with Wikipedia editing and its policies for contributing to the process of reviewing articles placed under pending changes.
  • Rollback (add request · view requests): Rollback enables users to remove vandalism much more quickly and efficiently than by undoing it. Users who do not demonstrate an understanding of what constitutes capable vandalism fighting, either because they have no or little history of doing so, or show a poor ability to discern between good and bad faith edits will not be granted this right. Also, it is unlikely that editors with under 200 mainspace edits will have their request granted. For a more detailed explanation of rollback and information about when it is appropriate to use the tool, see Wikipedia:Rollback. For information about the technical details of the feature, see here.
  • Template editor (add request · view requests): The template editor flag allows users to edit protected templates and Lua modules. General guidelines for granting include making at least 1,000 edits overall (with at least 150 to templates or modules), being a registered user for over a year, and having a record of successfully proposing significant edits to several protected templates. Users should demonstrate proficiency with template syntax and an understanding of the need for caution when editing heavily-used templates.
  • Temporary account IP viewer (add request · view requests): Temporary account IP viewers are able to view the IP address information associated with temporary accounts.

Handled elsewhere

Several permissions are requested and handled elsewhere:

Review and removal of permissions

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

The bureaucrat, checkuser, and oversight permissions are removed at meta:Steward requests/Permissions. Stewards will typically not carry out such requests unless they are made on behalf of the Arbitration Committee, by a user who is requesting their own access be removed, or in cases of an emergency.

Process

Requestors

To make a request for a permission, click "add request" next to the appropriate header and fill in the reason for wanting the permission.

Administrators

Administrators are permitted to grant account creator, autopatrolled, confirmed, event coordinator, file mover, mass message sender, new page reviewer, page mover, pending changes reviewer, rollback and template editor flags to any user who meets the criteria explained above and can be trusted not to abuse the tool(s). Administrators may either grant these permissions permanently or temporarily. For convenience, a bot will automatically comment with relevant data if the user does not meet configurable qualifications. Even if the bot does not comment, administrators should review the user's contributions and logs to ensure the tools will be used appropriately and check for any indication of potential misuse.

Once an administrator has granted a permission or decided to deny a request, they should add {{done}} or {{not done}} respectively under the request with their comments. If a user already has the requested permission, or is autoconfirmed and requesting confirmed, {{already done}} should be used. N hours after the last comment was made (as specified by the config), the request will be archived automatically: approved requests will be placed here; declined requests will go here. See User:MusikBot/PermClerk#Archiving for more information on archiving functionality.

Other editors

Requests for permissions is primarily intended for editors requesting a permission for their own account. Other editors are welcome to comment if they have specific information that is relevant to that request that a patrolling administrator is unlikely to discover for themselves. Otherwise, since only administrators can effectively respond to these requests, general comments or 'clerking' by other users are rarely helpful. Non-administrators cannot "decline" to grant a request, because they're not in a position to accept it.

A limited exception to this is Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Autopatrolled, where third party nominations are encouraged. Other editors should still avoid offering general remarks on requests and leave the final decision to an administrator.

Current requests

Account creator


Autopatrolled

I have created 35+ articles and intend to continue creating more. I believe my article creation history demonstrates familiarity with Wikipedia's content and sourcing policies, and so I am requesting the autopatrolled right to help reduce workload for New Pages Patrol.LivingLife1976 (talk) 11:25, 1 August 2026 (UTC) LivingLife1976 (talk) 11:25, 1 August 2026 (UTC)reply

(Non-administrator comment) @LivingLife1976 Kismet Ke Here Phere created in mainspace on 20 July, tagged for additional citations the following day, orphan-tagged on 30 July (not a big deal), and moved by you to draftspace on 1 August "for further improvement", less than four hours before this request was filed. I believe this indicates that at least one very recent creation benefited from the scrutiny this permission would have bypassed.
But then, on 16 February Diannaa removed 1,113 bytes from Draft:Rawal Jagmal, identifying the removed material as copied from a published gazetteer. I would not treat this incident alone as decisive, especially given your subsequent works, but copyright familiarity is directly relevant as an autopatrolled user. So, I'd recommend waiting for a longer clean record of fully prepared mainspace creations, after all, that is what this bit is about; it doesn't make you capable of anything special on-wiki. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 14:10, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply

I have created 50+ articles, including one improvment GA: Bishop O'Dowd High School. I have done much recent work at WP:AFC and previous work (10,000+ reviews) at WP:NPP. I believe that my two most recent article Zachary's Chicago Pizza and Thunder Bay 36 Fire is a testament to my well-sourced, well-organized, and well-written articles. I've since been more careful to verify sources match the claims they support, as raised in my previous request. Thanks, CostalCal (talk) 07:07, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Automated comment This user has had 1 request for autopatrolled declined or withdrawn in the past 90 days (). MusikBot talk 07:10, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply
@CostalCal:  Not done It's only been a week. Please wait at least a month so there's time for NPP reviewers to look at your contributions. voorts (talk/contributions) 13:41, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply
@voorts Sorry, are autopatrolled and NPP being conflated incorrectly? CostalCal (talk) 15:02, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply
@CostalCal: No. Your AP request was declined on July 25. I am declining again because there were issues identified with your edits and it's only been a week. Please build up a clean history before applying again. voorts (talk/contributions) 15:19, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply
@CostalCal
I immediately noticed multiple simple issues on Zachary's Chicago Pizza:
  • All five magazines/newspapers listed in the lede should be italicized. (this occurs in the article body too)
  • The first sentence of the article's body reads "The company was founded on July 25, 1983 by..." – it is missing a comma and should read "The company was founded on July 25, 1983, by..."
  • Same issue at "Zachary's opened a second location in Berkeley, California on...", which should read "Zachary's opened a second location in Berkeley, California, on..." (this occurs again with Oakland)
  • There are MOS:GEOLINK issues in the infobox
I dont have time to take a full look at Thunder Bay 36 Fire but immediately noticed "By late July, the fire measured to be at almost 314,000 hectares by 28–29 July"
aesurias (ping me in your reply, or I won't see it) (talk) 02:57, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply
@Aesurias Look, I'm not hear to argue with you, and yes these are issues I will address. However, Auto-patrolling aside these are minor issues. Also, Thunder Bay 36 Fire is in Canadian English. CostalCal (talk) 03:25, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply
They're definitely minor issues @CostalCal but good examples of where (in my opinion) you can demonstrate your attention to detail, which will help you if/when you re-apply :)
In any form of English, the phrasing of the sentence I mentioned from Thunder Bay 36 Fire does not make sense. One of the bolded sections can be removed as redundant. aesurias (ping me in your reply, or I won't see it) (talk) 03:38, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply
These are nitpicks, not something I'd decline AP over. voorts (talk/contributions) 03:28, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply

My account has been see's new here, but i am fully and completely more knowledgeable outside the platforms for high quality articles reviewed. Knowledgeable for formatting, reliable sources news and other layout for articles, i am fully understand the policies regarding the articles and other related to this, i am fully happy to be reviewed. Thank you so much. Panecashio (talk) 13:27, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Automated comment This user has created roughly 7 articles. MusikBot talk 13:30, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply
@Panecashio: I don't think you understand what you're applying for.  Not done voorts (talk/contributions) 13:30, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Hi! I'm here to request permanent autopatrolled rights. I was previously granted a 2-month temporary autopatrolled right back in June, but the period will end on August 11th. In total, I've created over 130 articles for Wikipedia with a focus on biographies of underrepresented individuals, including 10 DYKs, and have brought two articles to GA status. I've also been quite active in the Articles for Deletion procedure and in GA reviewing. I've grown quite familiar with the process of article creation on Wikipedia, and plan to continue creating more articles, so I'd love to get permanent autopatrolled rights. Thank you! Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 20:40, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Automated comment This user was granted temporary autopatrolled rights by Arcticocean (expires 00:00, 11 August 2026 (UTC)). MusikBot talk 20:50, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply

AutoWikiBrowser

Would like to use when I get my computer back, will use to do edits that if done manually would be tedious. Beta Beta Beta - talk 22:06, 6 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Beta Beta Beta, can you give us any more specific examples? In solidarity, asilvering (talk) 22:19, 16 July 2026 (UTC)reply
To provide one example, simple copy editing would be far easier with AWB than having to look through the page for the possibility of a slip-up. Beta Beta Beta - talk 22:39, 16 July 2026 (UTC)reply

I would like to create navigation templates for groups of related articles that currently lack them and use AWB to add those templates where appropriate. I have not created navigation templates before, but I am familiar with Wikipedia’s policies and would take care to review my work and ensure edits are appropriate. I understand if more experience with this type of maintenance work is needed before being granted the permission. If granted, I would use AWB carefully and review each edit before saving. Mascius (talk) 19:49, 30 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Hi there, I would like to use AWB to help speed up edits replacing the deprecated |alma_mater= parameter from some infoboxes. Here are some examples of the type of edit I have made manualy, , and here is an example of another user who has used AWB to make these types of edits HaphazardBinBag (talk) 21:26, 30 July 2026 (UTC)reply

I already have some experience with making changes using semi-automatic tools I build myself with PyWikiBot, but it would be a lot easier if I didn't have to write an entire program each time I want to make new edits.

I would use AWB to help me add add navboxes I create to various pages in a category, fix duplicated and deprecated parameters in templates, and test AWB scripts that I may submit BRFAs for as FlammableBot tasks in the future. FlammablePizza (talk) 23:32, 2 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Hello! I recently saw this tool pop while looking at my watchlist and I decided I kind of need this. I make articles and heavily expand articles during my pasttime, and sometimes wrong grammar slips by whenever I make/edit these articles. One of the hardest ones to spot are the typos and double letters. I would mostly use the AWB just so I could check the grammar on the articles I've edited and some others as well. This is just so that not another editor has to fix a typo I made for some time ago. If you would like some more information, I would happily oblige. (Here are my edits statistics btw) DoNothingEveryday (talk) 09:08, 5 August 2026 (UTC)reply


Confirmed


Event coordinator


Extended confirmed


File mover


Mass message sender


New page reviewer

Hi! I'd like to request the New Page Reviewer user right to help reduce the backlog. I have experience with page creations, having created or converted from redirect 122 pages. I've also promoted two articles to WP:GAs, and am frequently active in DYK, in AfD and in GANRs. Jishara (talk) 12:23, 29 July 2026 (UTC)reply

I can confirm @Jishara is an excellent participant at AfD. Having recently returned after a two month break, I've found their comments to be beneficial in helping establish my own thoughts on nominated articles. They are already autopatrolled, and have authored over a hundred BLPs. (Huge respect to the redirect expansions I'll add!) I think they're more than set for patrolling. You have my support, @Jishara! (Non-administrator comment) 11WB 💬 00:09, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Just noting that I, and likely other admins, are holding off on evaluating this request because of the significant amount of recent AFDs that Jishara has participated in but which have not yet been closed. This is not in any way a mark against Jishara, but with about 20% of their AFD participations pending closure, attempting to assess their track record right now would either entail premature exclusion of recent participation, or a lot of duplicated work in assessing their participation in those recent discussions. signed, Rosguill talk 19:35, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Hi! Thanks for letting me know, Rosguill! Would it help if I paused participating in AFDs right now until the current ones have closed and you have the opportunity to assess? Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 23:42, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Jishara, I don't think that's necessary, unless you sharply increase your daily participation to an even greater rate (which depending on how crowded AFD is on a given day, may not even be physically possible on some days), as the last week-and-spare-change of recent and open discussions will make up a less and less significant fraction of your overall record. signed, Rosguill talk 23:51, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Alright, makes sense! I'm very much looking forward to hopefully getting New Page Reviewer - I appreciate your time and consideration! Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 23:55, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply

I previously held the temporary New Page Reviewer permissions for one month, which has now expired. During this time, I used the Page Curation tool to review articles and drafts according to Wikipedia's policies. Since my temporary right has expired, I would like to request full restoration of my permission,so that I may continue to help the community with the backlog. TheGreatEditor024 (talk) 16:37, 31 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Automated comment This user has had 1 request for new page reviewer declined or withdrawn in the past 90 days (). MusikBot talk 16:40, 31 July 2026 (UTC)reply
TheGreatEditor024, do you have any comment regarding Sohom's review of your last request roughly a month ago? signed, Rosguill talk 19:36, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Thank you for showing me that request. I searched a lot for it but couldn't find it.
@Sohom Datta: Regarding the ColanXP issue, It was an accidental misjudgment on my part due to a complete misunderstanding of the tool at the time. I mistakenly thought clicking the checkmark button simply meant "I have looked at this page and added cleanup tags," rather than fully approving it for the mainspace and removing it from the NPP feed. User:DoubleGrazing kindly corrected my error right after it happened. After the issue, I started spending time to understand and learn WP:NPP, WP:GNG, and other policies to make sure that these issue won't arise again.
Now, I fully understand that NPR is an important job and I know that articles must strictly meet WP:GNG and WP:V to remain in the mainspace, and that subjects without reliable, independent secondary sources belongs in draftspace. I want to help with the backlog and I promise to exercise extreme caution from now on. If a full restoration is not possible, I would be really grateful if you could provide a short extension, so that I can prove that I have corrected my issues and knows how to use the tools responsibly. TheGreatEditor024 (talk) 17:30, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply

I'd like NPR. I'm extended confirmed and spend time at AfD checking sources and notability. Happy to help with the NPP backlog. EmilyR34 (talk) 03:18, 1 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Automated comment This user has 488 edits in the mainspace. MusikBot talk 03:20, 1 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Despite being a little bit shy of the 500 mainspace edit mark, I think there's enough AFD experience and overall experience to justify a trial run.  Done for 1 month after which you may reapply. signed, Rosguill talk 19:38, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

hi, as a user with 12,600 global edits (of which +10,000 for the English Wikipedia), 122 articles created (all still existing ;o) , Wikipedia/ Wikimedia Commons image uploads, I would like to receive NPP rights. I have knowledge and experience in WP:AfC, WP:AfD, WP:CSD. Thanks for your consideration. Haggis MacHaggis (talk) 11:54, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Automated comment This user has had 1 request for new page reviewer declined or withdrawn in the past 90 days (). MusikBot talk 12:00, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply
 Done for 1 month as a trial run, after which you may reapply. signed, Rosguill talk 19:39, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

I would like to request New Page Reviewer rights to help the community reduce the massive backlog of unpatrolled articles [en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org]. I have spent a lot of time learning the notability guidelines (WP:N) and verifiability policies, and I want to use my time to ensure new articles meet Wikipedia's standards. Thank you Panecashio (talk) 16:06, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Automated comment This user has had an account for 4 days and has 117 edits in the mainspace. MusikBot talk 16:10, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply
 Not done, nowhere near meeting the minimum requirements, likely using an LLM to write this. signed, Rosguill talk 19:42, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

I have been on Wikipedia since the last 2 years and have edited pages related to various disciplines, for example nuclear power, history, politics, etc. During this process, some conflicts have occurred with other editors, which I have attempted to heal, have recently issued invitations to numerous editors to co-operate in building Draft: Rig-Veda-Sanhita, The Sacred Hymns Of The Brahmans, a page on the edition of the Rigveda by F. Max Müller. I have also been the Pioneer author of articles such as Bharat Small Modular Reactor, Shivajirao Patwardhan, Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydropower Project. I am also working on Draft: Partial meltdown of Leningrad unit 1 and Chernobyl unit 1 and more debated Draft: Sanjay Kumar Manjul. So as to improve my contributions to the encyclopedia, I would like to make a kind request to the admins to grant me this permission. Thank you. IND123456 (talk) 18:11, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Thank you for your contributions and your interest in this permission. Regrettably, I note that you appear to have been involved in edit wars at James Mill (among other pages), and failed Draft submissions in the last few months. Please consider reapplying in the future when you have a longer clean track record of constructive editing.  Not done for now. signed, Rosguill talk 20:05, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Ok, I understand. Could you suggest any other responsibilities for which I may apply as of now.
Thank you. IND123456 (talk) 06:19, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply
IND123456, most areas of Wikipedia don’t require advanced permissions; I would suggest participating more at WP:AFD if you wish to reconsider applying for this permission down the road, but in general I would just recommend continuing to edit. WP:TASK is a useful page if you’re ever looking for a new type of task to try. signed, Rosguill talk 13:57, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply
Ok, got it. IND123456 (talk) 02:42, 5 August 2026 (UTC)reply

I'd like to review new articles, considering there's a huge backlog! Hopefully I can help :) WikipediholicRat (talk) 00:09, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Currently serving as an AFC reviewer and actively reviewing drafts. I am active in checking newly created article under Wikiproject India. I would love to join in the squad and help reducing the long backlog by reviewing newly created article. Open to answer any questions . Thanks Nomadwikiholic1 (talk) 15:12, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply

I understand that New Page Review requires careful judgment. I take a conservative approach to editing and only make decisions when I am confident, supported by wiki guidelines. When I am uncertain, I refer to the relevant guidelines and review past discussions before taking action. I recognise that there is always more to learn and am committed to continuing to improve. I would appreciate the opportunity to help reduce the backlog while applying these principles. Lordofhunter (talk) 19:52, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply


Page mover

Efficiency in page moves related to AfC activities. Sulfurboy (talk) 06:04, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Was previously accepted here, but I "soft vanished" which removed all perms. I have since unvanished & resumed editing & been otherwise declared fine to repursue perms since in good standing per Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Archive382#Restoring_user_rights_for_unvanished_editors. Returning to the same, would aid in AFC publishing & other non-controversial page moves ISO that. Used to patrol WP:RM/TR which I've just also submitted a request in — IVORK Talk 14:19, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Found 180 edits by IVORK on Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests (0.12% of the total edits made to the page) - RM/TR logIVORK Talk 14:21, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Pending changes reviewer

I am requesting the pending changes reviewer permission to assist with maintaining the quality of articles on English Wikipedia. My contributions have primarily focused on expanding and improving articles by adding reliable, independent sources, improving references, and organizing content in accordance with Wikipedia's content policies. 0ximjub43r (talk) 22:12, 27 July 2026 (UTC)reply

I am familiar with Wikipedia and its guidelines; occasionally come across pending changes I'd like to review. MSWS (talk) 03:18, 30 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Reason for requesting pending changes reviewer rights I would like to be able to review edits that are on pending changes pages, as well as unprotected pages. I have 900 edits now, which a good number of them are anti-vandal edits. I also feel that I have a good knowledge on Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and I feel I could use that knowledge on pending changes pages as well as unprotected pages. MathMan4 (talk) 06:03, 30 July 2026 (UTC)reply

I would like to review pending changes encountered during recent edits patrol. I am familiar with Wikipedia's content policies. Mascius (talk) 18:28, 30 July 2026 (UTC)reply

In my recent changes patrols, I semi-frequently come across pending changes. If the changes are vandalism, I revert them, but I would also like the ability to accept good pending changes while I'm at it. I already have rollback, extended confirmed, and over 1.6k edits. I also have read and am familiar with the relevant policies. FlammablePizza (talk) 21:20, 31 July 2026 (UTC)reply

I would like to have pending changes reviewer rights, because I occasionally come across pending changes that I am interested in accepting/not accepting on the recent changes page. I have experience with the necessary policies from actions like patrolling recent changes, writing articles that go through the AfC process to get accepted, and DyK and GA participation. Bungle491 (talk) 19:54, 2 August 2026 (UTC)reply

I have made a few thousand edits now, many of which are in blp/ antivandalism, and i very regularly see pending changes that i feel i have the skills and knowledge to appropriately approve or deny, and generally think this is a good way i can continue to help contribute to wikipedia. i have read the relevant guidelines and feel my experience applies pretty directly to evaluating all the criteria except copyright, but i am more than willing and able to learn and have been reading up on the copyright policies in advance of sending this request. Jackjd0 (talk) 20:02, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply


Rollback

I would like to request Rollback rights. My last request was on 18 May. According to previous advice, I have tried to follow a clear workflow, including issuing warnings and reporting Vandalism, Block evasion, and Disruptive editing at AIV, RFPP, and AN/EW. In addition, I use Twinkle for warnings, reports, and reverts. AriuCH (talk) 18:27, 2 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Automated comment This user has had 2 requests for rollback declined or withdrawn in the past 90 days (). MusikBot talk 18:30, 2 July 2026 (UTC)reply

I've recently been using SWViewer and Twinkle to revert vandalism, so this permission would be very useful for me. I'm already very familiar with how it works, as I already have this permission on other Wikimedia projects. -- 🐦‍🔥 Aws 💬 Talk 14:23, 12 July 2026 (UTC)reply

I would like to request Rollback permissions firstly in order to make use of tools like Huggle & AntiVandal. Secondly rollback permissions will allow me to increase the speed of my workflow as most of it consists of RC patrolling edits by unregistered & new accounts. My contribution history demonstrates that I have multiple months of RC Patrol experience and no history of edit warring. At the time of writing this I have 656 live edits of which 220 are in the Main namespace and 262 are in the User Talk namespace, this shows my track record of consistently notifying editors when reverting their edits. Vydrakk (talk) 10:03, 15 July 2026 (UTC)reply

I would like to request my Rollback rights. My previous request on June 15 was declined because I was blocked for making disruptive edits. Since I'm autoconfirmed, I use Twinkle to revert the edits which was vandalized by the IPs (or later TAs). Thomasfan1916[built buses?] 20:15, 23 July 2026 (UTC)reply

I am requesting permanent rollback rights after a 1 month trial in the past, as well as my recent 3 month trial. Over the course of the past few months, I have served as a CVUA instructor, and have continued using antivandalism tools like Wikishield and CVPI to prevent vandalism from infecting the wiki. Norellia.sh(talk) 08:29, 26 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Automated comment This user was granted temporary rollback rights by HJ Mitchell (expires 00:00, 31 July 2026 (UTC)). MusikBot talk 08:30, 26 July 2026 (UTC)reply

I would like to request rollback rights. I check the recent changes page a couple times a day and I use Twinkle currently to revert vandalism. I have over 200 mainspace edits as well as extended-confirmed permissions. I always use warning templates after reverting edits and make reports to AIV when necessary. Rollback would help me look through recent changes much more effectively with tools such as Interceptor or WikiShield. If not permanent, a month-long trial run of rollback would also work, so that I could reapply eventually. Bungle491 (talk) 06:27, 28 July 2026 (UTC)reply

I have antivandalism experience and I am requesting rollback permissions to be better equipped to fight vandals. My track record shows that I'm good at differentiating between vandalism and good faith edits, and responding accordingly. - Otherwise (Talk?) 02:50, 29 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Reason for requesting rollback rights I have 900 edits now, which a lot of them are reverting vandalism and ensuring pages follow Wikipedia's quality guidelines. I feel that being able to rollback pages/edits will help me ensure that Wikipedia's quality standards are being met, especially when a user has made multiple poor-quality edits. MathMan4 (talk) 05:57, 30 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Having rollback rights would also allow me to use AntiVandal, which would be useful for reverting vandalism. MathMan4 (talk) 06:49, 5 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Reason for requesting rollback rights, I mainly edit reality shows and there are constantly fan edits. I have to revert in most cases to stable one but it unfortunately also includes some good edits. Overall, extra hard work. Rollback will definitely help me. :) Tenshi Uisu (talk) 16:05, 30 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Been on wp for almost a year now with 5000 edits, already use Twinkle on a regular basis and would be useful when I'm reviewing pages. Fortek67 (talk) 12:13, 31 July 2026 (UTC)reply

I would like to request rollback rights as it will help me fight vandalism. I currently use Twinkle and I would like to use tools such as CVPI to revert vandalism quicker. Alpha Beta Delta Lambda (talk) 22:00, 2 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Articles are often subjected to persistent vandalism by unregistered IP users or even newly registered users. Such edits are frequently spotted while patrolling recent changes. Reverting these edits using the Twinkle gadget is quite cumbersome. I know when to use rollback. Mathew D'Marco (talk) 17:33, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply


Template editor

Hi. I am requesting TE rights so I can make edits to template-protected template faster. I have numerous (over 5) template requests, of which I believe around 5 have been accepted, and have made over 3 sandbox edits. My main template edite are those which help readability on Dark Mode while minimally affecting light mode, such as my series of edite to Wdefcon templates ({{Edit COI/backlog}}, {{AfC information}}, etc.). With TE, I would be able to make more of these, alongside others. Axolitl (talk | contribs) 22:49, 14 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Standard Guidelines review:
  1. Green tick (guideline: >1 year, applicant: 1.5 year)
  2. Green tick (guideline: >1000 edits, applicant: ~1100)
  3. Green tick (guideline: >150 template edits, applicant: 170)
  4. Green tick (guideline: !<6 months, applicant: N/A)
  5. Green tick (guideline: 3 sandboxes, applicant: 6)
  6. Red X (guideline: 5 requests, applicant: 3 (plus 1 pending))
Primefac (talk) 22:11, 15 July 2026 (UTC)reply
Having counted again, I believe I have at least 4 accepted, 1 pending, and 2 declined edit requests? Axolitl (talk | contribs) 22:19, 15 July 2026 (UTC)reply
I also don't know if this matters, but I just had another edit request answered, leaving me at 5 accepted edit requests. Axolitl (talk | contribs) 03:17, 16 July 2026 (UTC)reply
This request has gone unanswered for a while, so I'll ping @Primefac who checked the guidelines for me. Since making this request, I now have 8 fulfilled Template-protected edit requests () and 3 pending (). Is this enough for my request to be reviewed again? Thanks, Axolitl (talk | contribs) 12:56, 2 August 2026 (UTC)reply
 Done for a three-month trial. Primefac (talk) 13:22, 2 August 2026 (UTC)reply

I recently possessed the template editor right, but it expired on July 1. I would like to request permanent template editor rights. I have met all the criteria for granting. I also am willing to prove I can be responsible again with possessing the template editor right permanently. CharlesEditor23 (talk) 05:13, 24 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Could you point to a few examples of where you have used the right on high-risk templates in the past few months?  Martin (MSGJ · talk) 08:35, 24 July 2026 (UTC)reply
Yes. I have used the template editor right on Module:Gridiron color/data & Module:College color/data, which are both high-risk templates. Here's the edit diff from May 22, 2026 from when I previously had the WP:TPE right and used it to change the HTML hex color codes for the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Here's the edit diff from April 29, 2026 from when I previously had the template editor right and used it to change the historical HTML color codes for the National Football League (NFL)'s Dallas Cowboys. Here's the edit diff from March 29, 2026 from when I previously had the template editor right and used it to change the URL source reference for the California Golden Bears. CharlesEditor23 (talk) 03:40, 26 July 2026 (UTC)reply
Are the examples I've provided sufficient enough? The main reason why I'm requesting WP:TPE right is so I may be able to make changes to high risk templates such as Module:Gridiron color/data & Module:College color/data. I'm happy to answer any & all other questions. CharlesEditor23 (talk) 16:47, 28 July 2026 (UTC)reply
I will note I haven't had a chance to look at them yet; please be patient. Primefac (talk) 21:53, 28 July 2026 (UTC)reply
I will note I am somewhat concerned about a lack of forethought and/or sandboxing, specifically:
That being said, there does appear to be a reasonable amount of sandboxing for some of these changes (e.g. Special:Diff/1348021134), and I am very appreciative of the descriptive edit summaries (With a courtesy ping to WikiOriginal-9 who edits the same modules without any summaries). As I think I've said before, no one is perfect (my talk page is a perfect example of that), and (so far) no one seems to have noticed or cared about the occasionally-rapid-reverts of changes. I'd like to wait to hear what MSGJ thinks about this since they asked the initial follow-up question, but I think at the moment I am tentatively an accept. Primefac (talk) 13:20, 2 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Hello! My bot CutlassBot is applying the {{Deprecated archive}} template (recently protected). I’d like template editor permission while the bot is doing its run to apply the template so that I can handle any issues that come up for example, I have one change request pending at Module talk:Deprecated archive. I don’t intend to change any other high risk templates during this run. This is my first template so I don’t meet the guideline criteria. Alternatively, maybe we remove the protection from the module, but I think it’s lower risk to grant me the editor privileges for 3 months. Thanks for considering! Dw31415 (talk) 07:27, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Automated comment This user has 41 edits in the template and module namespaces. MusikBot talk 07:30, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Temporary account IP viewer

Hi! Mainly, I need this for anti-vandalism work. I've read the relevant policies and will use it responsibly... — Raihanur (talk) 20:30, 2 August 2026 (UTC)reply

 Done rsjaffe 🗣️ 21:01, 2 August 2026 (UTC)reply

I have reviewed the guidance and policies, and am aware of the risks and responsibilities of this permission. I am interested in this permission so I can understand when multiple TAs are possibly the same user, for the prevention and reporting of vandalism and abuse. Wracking talk! 07:57, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

 Done. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:56, 5 August 2026 (UTC)reply

I want this permission to help support my anti-vandalism work, and find potential sockpuppets of multiple TAs. I also understand the relevant policies of WP:TAIVWikiediter2029 (talk) Nosey? Stalk My edits 11:30, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

 Done. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:59, 5 August 2026 (UTC)reply

I (like everyone else here) would like to request TAIV for anti-vandal work! I deal with a lot of vandalism, and would like to be able to identify socks better. WikipediholicRat (talk) 23:56, 3 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Automated comment This user has had an account for 146 days. MusikBot talk 00:10, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply
 Not done per account age. You need to have been registered for 6 months (~182 days) for the userright, per WMF policy. Staraction (talk · contribs) 01:13, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Requesting temp account IP viewer for counter-vandalism and to spot disruptive editors/socks. I have experience dealing with vandalism and other disruption. I understand the TAIV policy and will not share IPs publicly. ~2numforice~ (climb/wavedash) 03:11, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply

 Done. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 07:00, 5 August 2026 (UTC)reply

For anti-vandalism and anti-spam work. I have read and will follow the relevant policies. MrOllie (talk) 17:16, 4 August 2026 (UTC)reply

 Done. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 07:02, 5 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Requesting this permission to support counter-vandalism work. I’ve reviewed the policies and understand the requirements as outlined and my responsibilities. Netstars22 (talk to me!) 05:39, 5 August 2026 (UTC)reply

 Done. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 07:03, 5 August 2026 (UTC)reply