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All rights available on Wikibooks are handled here, including reviewer, importer, uploader, administrator, bureaucrat, CheckUser, pseudo-bot, and bot flags. A nomination must demonstrate how the project will benefit from granting the rights.

Nominations
To nominate a user (including yourself), add their username to the appropriate section below. Please explain why you feel the nominated user would be a good choice. All registered Wikibookians may comment, and provide arguments in support or opposition. For the bot flag, technical information about the bot may be requested. See the specific requirements for each type of access on their respective pages.
Outcome
Consensus does not need to be demonstrated in granting reviewer, importer, and uploader flags. Administrators may use their best judgement in granting those. All other tools require community consensus and can only be granted by bureaucrats. Access to CheckUser is governed by CheckUser policy. After about one week, if there is consensus to grant access, then a bureaucrat will make it so and record the fact here. If not, a bureaucrat may refuse to grant the rights and the request will remain until a consensus is reached.

Removal of permissions[edit]

Symbol comment vote.svg Note: You may request removal of your own rights at meta:Steward requests/Permissions. Requests to remove others' rights should be placed here, whether due to inactivity, or abuse. Proposals for the removal of advanced permissions (included admin and bureaucrat rights) are governed by the WB:ADMIN policy. A minimum discussion of one month is required to remove an admin or bureaucrat for inactivity.

Requests for permissions[edit]

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Mathmensch (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfp · rights [change]) (version deletion of my userpage)[edit]

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Done , but next time check WB:RFD.

I now have a global userpage on meta-wiki and would like it to show instead of the current one. --Mathmensch (discuss • contribs) 05:51, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

This is not the place to request this... but have you considered simply replacing the contents of your user page with a hard redirect? Chazz (talk) 07:03, 27 August 2017 (UTC)
Exactly, it should have been posted on Wikibooks:Requests for deletion. But anyway, I've deleted the local page and we can see the Meta one now. JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 10:02, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

MaintenanceBot (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfp · rights [change]) (Bot)[edit]

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Done. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 16:23, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

I would like to use MaintenanceBot to clean up import issues in Principles of Microeconomics. Immediate needs are internal and external link cleanup, file / image additions from the original source, and perhaps page navigation. As there are 80 or so pages to edit, it may be easier if these changes can be ignored in the Recent Changes log. See Global contributions for the stability of MaintenanceBot. It is only run supervised, never autonomously. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 15:09, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

@Dave Braunschweig:. Do you still want this actioned? if so, can you confirm you've noted Pi zero's comment re. removal of interwikis? Thanks QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 15:24, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
@QuiteUnusual: Yes, I would still like to be able to use MaintenanceBot for importing and cleanup of OER books that faculty at my institution want to use in their courses. I have noted Pi zero's comment regarding the removal of interwiki links. At this point I'm not likely to use MaintenanceBot on pages other than those that I or the bot create, unless requested by the Wikibooks community. But if you do need some cleanup work, please let me know. Thanks! -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 15:57, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

Artix Kreiger (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfp · rights [change]) (Reviewer)[edit]

I would like Reviewer. I think I meet the requirements for it. Artix Kreiger (discuss • contribs) 20:10, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

Your wish has been granted just before your message. JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 20:13, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
wait, I don't get it. Why was I auto-promoted just now? I see the requirements and it says 8 edits at least 2 days apart form each other. I think my edits would have been achieved a few days ago. Artix Kreiger (discuss • contribs) 20:15, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
There are other requirements. Also, it doesn't happen the second that the eighth edit occurred but requires some kind of batch process to run later. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 13:16, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

DPMaid (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfp · rights [change]) (Bot)[edit]

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Done. Flagged accordingly. I've set it to expire in 3 months - please come back if you still need it after that. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 13:17, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

I would like to have this user tagged as a bot to prevent flooding of recent changes. I plan to use the account to undo changes made by an unapproved bot in volume. I will not use the bot interface, but the editing will be bot-like in its volume. The user account already did some changes in a rather low volume, fully manually. --Dan Polansky (discuss • contribs) 20:03, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

@Dan Polansky: If you don't intend to use an actual bot, would the flood flag ("pseudo-bot" priv) do the job just as well? I consider you trustworthy and would Support either, but perhaps pseudo-bot would be more precisely suited to the purpose? --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 20:42, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
Thank you, flood flag seems like a good idea. --Dan Polansky (discuss • contribs) 20:46, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
Can I please be granted AWB editing for DPMaid? --Dan Polansky (discuss • contribs) 20:48, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
You can use AWB here (no need to ask an admin). Artix Kreiger (discuss • contribs) 14:52, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
Indeed, I just tried it. Now, DPMaid needs to get the flood flag to prevent flooding of recent changes. --Dan Polansky (discuss • contribs) 10:07, 12 November 2017 (UTC)
I think you need to as ask a bureaucrat. Artix Kreiger (discuss • contribs) 13:30, 12 November 2017 (UTC)
A community consensus here would then be implemented by a crat. I imagine that would be QuiteUnusual. --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 18:04, 12 November 2017 (UTC)
Flagged accordingly. I've set it to expire in 3 months - please come back if you still need it after that. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 13:17, 13 November 2017 (UTC)


Artix Kreiger (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfp · rights [change]) (Uploader + Importer)[edit]

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Done for Importer. If you want to continue the discussion regarding uploader, please open a new request. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 15:21, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

HI, This might be a little unvoncentional since I am requesting 2 userrights. I am requesting both for distinct reasons. Uploader is requested so that I can upload items for the Lord of the Rings. None of the books are in public domain, thus they are incompatible with Commons and are not allowed to be uploaded there. Specifically, I am requesting to upload the cover art for the books and the Hobbit, their corresponding films, and multiple screenshots from the films. This is so I can complement the books with photos so readers can identify them with the books and as primary identification. This applies to the Inheritance Cycle books I have been writing in my userspace. I plan on moving them to mainspace after I have completed more than 50% of the articles for a complete book.

As for importer, I plan on importing multiple bits of knowledge from multiple wikis, name English Wikipedia and Wikiversity. Namely, I will first start with v:Photosynthesis and proceed to biology pages in v:Category:Biochemistry/Lectures then, move v:Category:Completed Resources. I also will work on translating from fr:Histoire de France, a book in French Wikibooks that centers on the history of France. Those are lacking and I would like to complete those tasks.

If those requests are ok, then I would be honoured. If 1, ok. If none, then I will understand. Thank you. Artix Kreiger (discuss • contribs) 03:50, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Uploader:
Oppose The stated images are copyright Warner Brothers, and they have lots of lawyers. It could be very expensive for WB to prove fair use. My opposition to this request is based on Artix' not seeing the risk/reward balance. Chazz (talk) 04:33, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
Importer:
Weak Support. If the specified articles can be successfully melded into a book, more power to it, but there could be a lot of work involved. Chazz (talk) 04:33, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
@Chazz:, wait, are you saying Warner Brothers will sue WMF for that? I don't want to go too far with usage of copyrighted material beyond fair use, but I was hoping to user a bit of items. For the book, I was gonna use the same file currently used on Enwiki. Then use 1, or maybe 2, image per film. Maybe I should have clarified that. Artix Kreiger (discuss • contribs) 05:04, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
@Artix Kreiger: I'm saying they could, and it's an avoidable concern. It's certainly Fair Use, but that has not stopped Big Media in the past... WMF has escaped so far, but that's not a guarantee. It's something we've been very careful about in the Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter. Chazz (talk) 05:31, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
I don't see the need to upload "multiple screenshots from the films". If you want to illustrate a book about the Lord of The Rings the book then there is plenty of other media available and you could certainly create your own. It wouldn't meet the fair use test as it isn't necessary to understand the book to have any illustrations (the original book didn't), certainly not pictures from a film and certainly not multiple pictures of that film. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 10:56, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
oh ok. I looked online for information. It seems that the first edition didn't have one. You're right. Perhaps I should retract my request for uploader then. (still want importer). Artix Kreiger (discuss • contribs) 14:43, 15 January 2018 (UTC)


Christopherwoods (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfp · rights [change]) (Reviewer)[edit]

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Not done user's last activity was back in October. No need for this activity now. --Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 19:24, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Hello, I don't yet meet the criteria for auto-reviewer privs but I have a long contribution history to WP since 2006. (Summary of my activity across WP on via WMFLabs.) I would like to contribute edits and approve suitable submissions in the pending queue.

I'm reluctant because to my mind, 492 WP editions don't represent a significant experience and in addition, our reviewers need to read the local policy. JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 10:05, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
  • Wait Moreover, each sister has cultural differences because of its particular task, and smaller sisters especially have to beware of importing culturally mismatched habits from outside (especially from Wikipedia, since it's the largest sister); so we prefer that our reviewers gain some local experience, to acclimate to our local culture, before granting them the review bit. I recommend you relax and take your time to get the feel of how Wikibooks is a different place. --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 11:07, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
All understood. I'd like to think that I'm sensitive to context. I edit and work in various house styles as an occupation. If ~500 contributions to the larger sister site is not considered sufficient experience, I'm happy to relax by the pool for a while.(P.S. - if 492 != 'sufficient', what is?! :-) Chris W. (talk) 13:35, 17 October 2017 (UTC)

@Christopherwoods: If you really want to use auto-review then wait the 16 days. Also, you do not seem to be using Wikibooks anymore, so this is a stale request. PokestarFan • Talk • Contributions 19:31, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm not a daily contributing user, but I've been increasingly using the site as a consumer recently to the point where I've wanted to actively contribute reviews, corrections etc. I'll continue to do so to demonstrate future suitability. Chris W. (talk) 13:35, 17 October 2017 (UTC)
@Christopherwoods: The autopromotion criteria are meant to ensure, besides good faith and general wiki experience, hands-on experience with Wikibooks so the user is likely to have picked up by osmosis a sense of the particular character of Wikibooks. The criteria are listed at WB:Reviewers#Automatic criteria; usually, I think, the last criterion a user satisfies is 8 edits spaced 2 or more days apart. I honestly don't know whether or not non-content-space edits count for that criterion; if they do count, you have 4 out of the 8 so far (24 August 2011, 24 September 2017, 29 September 2017, 17 October 2017), if they don't count then you have 3 out fo 8 so far (because 29 September 2017 edit was to project space rather than mainspace). So that should give you some perspective on how close to/far from autopromotion you are. --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 14:49, 17 October 2017 (UTC)
I might add, once you've met the 8 edits spaced 2 days apart, there will be the 5 edits in recent changes. --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 15:16, 17 October 2017 (UTC)
Thanks all for the info, all very helpful and it's clarified the process. Chris W. (talk) 23:37, 23 October 2017 (UTC)


Agusbou2015 (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfp · rights [change]) (Reviewer)[edit]

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Automatically done. JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 08:24, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

I want to request the reviewer permission to fix spelling mistakes on Wikibooks. --Agusbou2015 (discuss • contribs) 00:12, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Looking at your Special:Contributions, it seems likely to me you would be autopromoted to reviewer at any moment now. (It is a long-time frustration that the wiki software doesn't have an accessible mechanism that reports a user's status relative to the autopromotion criteria, which you can see at WB:Reviewers.) My inclination would be to wait a day or two, to see if the autopromotion process goes ahead. --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 00:42, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
I have waited, and still don't have the reviewer flag automatically granted. --Agusbou2015 (discuss • contribs) 01:46, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
...and with that edit, you automatically gained reviewer status. Green Giant (discuss • contribs) 02:11, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
Thank you! Agusbou2015 (discuss • contribs) 04:19, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

Vwilding (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfp · rights [change]) (Reviewer)[edit]

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Not done per withdrawal from requester --Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 22:47, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

Hey! I know I'm rather new around here, and really only about 1/10th of the way to Reviewer in terms of edits and time as a registered user. However, I have recently been working on updating the old AS Skeleton Code under AQA Computing, and having found WikiBooks incredibly helpful, plan to stick around and work on helping the community (probably mostly in relation to Computing but hey). I understand my request is probably pretty likely to be denied, but I'm happy to get stuck in and edit & protect Vwilding (discuss • contribs) 22:28, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Your help is welcome but a reviewer needs to have a certain experience here. I invite you to read Help:Tracking changes to start. JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 08:24, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
I have read up on the change tracking system, and have some experience from English Wikipedia, where I have been editing for a little longer. Vwilding (discuss • contribs) 19:04, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
Comment Not going to straight-out deny it, but rather voice my opinion: I personally agree with JackPotte. It would be nice if you could stick around here for a little while and then automatically be promoted to reviewer. The English Wikipedia and the English Wikibooks are different projects with their own unique characteristics/rules (textbook vs. encyclopedia article, linking articles, wikijunior, etc.). See Using Wikibooks/Wikipedian Primer for some "wikibooks vs. wikipedia" explanation. Thanks. --Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 19:48, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for the suggestions on what to read, I shall read up and improve my editing and reviewing skills, and either reapply or continue building experience until I automatically receive reviewer. Once again, thank you for pointing me in the right direction! Vwilding (discuss • contribs) 19:57, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

No problem, happy to help. Will close this as Not done per your comment. --Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 22:47, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

L293D (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfp · rights [change]) (reviewer)[edit]

Hello, I haven't made much edits here but I have created the article Cookbook:Christmas cinnamon cookies and I have more than 3,000 contributions on Wikipedia. I am also a rollbacker and reviewer on Wikipedia. I would like to help clear the backlog - about half the pages about chess I read have pending revisions. Thank you. L293D (discuss • contribs) 03:11, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

@L293D: Although it's certainly good that you have wikimedia experience, each sister project has its own culture. So we want users to have en.wb experience, particularly, before they get the review bit here, and that's why we have the autopromotion criteria for reviewer set where they are. (Please pardon my edit to your wikilink.) --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 03:38, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
@L293D: Additionally, I should mention that a lot of our backlog also has broken edits made by a naive user with a bot, that have to be now manually corrected. While I'm sure that our admins appreciate the offer of help, please be aware that the job is much messier than it seems. Chazz (talk) 08:44, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
Hi! Did someone mention chess? Where do I find this chess backlog so I can help clear it too? Chi Sigma (discuss • contribs) 22:42, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
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