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It is 00:00:26 on December 26, 2024, according to the server's time and date.

Removal of Admin rights request (BozMo)

BozMo (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (assign permissions)^{(acc · ap · ev · fm · mms · npr · pm · pc · rb · te)}

I am unlikely in the next year (until I retire Jan 2026) to be able to put much time into this project so would be happy to be de-sysoped. Thanks BozMo talk 22:11, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your service. I'll remove the bit now. Do you have any advanced rights that you'd like to retain? Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:59, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@BozMo: Indeed, thanks for your service both as an admin and as an editor; we've only met briefly on this project, but I remember your editing here and had very good impressions of it. There's one thing I think it's worth noting though: you won't be able to get your admin status back without an RFA because your last logged admin action was more than five years ago, in December 2013, after this rule change. Graham87 (talk) 09:21, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

+bot for User:MolecularBot (userspace only bot)

Per the consensus established at WP:VPT here: WP:VPT#VPNgate blocking bot, my bot User:MolecularBot is authorized to edit within it's userspace making edits to User:MolecularBot/IPData.json (a BRFA is not required per WP:EXEMPTBOT).

I've tested for only a couple edits and can confirm it is working fully correctly, identifying the "egress" IPs of VPNgate (see discussion on VPT for what this means and why a bot is needed) and logging them in the userspace page - identifying ones used in past by MAB (59.129.113.197) and concerningly some unblocked ones (126.126.190.85, 222.98.171.131) in only a 7 IP sweep.

Can it please get flagged with the bot perm, as currently it's running into very low rate limits preventing it from functioning correctly (as seen by the very few IPs its been allowed to add to the list)?

Thank you. :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 05:52, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

While BRFA is not required for userspace-only bots, it's better to file it anyway if you want a bot flag. – SD0001 (talk) 06:20, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thank you! :) MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 06:20, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done per above, bots that needs flags need to go to WP:BRFA. — xaosflux ^Talk 10:05, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RfA with no candidate acceptance or required disclosures

There is currently a live RfA which does not have a signature accepting or perform required disclosures. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 18:42, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not a crat but I un-transcluded it and left notices at various places. I know it's overstepping but I felt this was a very urgent situation since it may be an unauthorized RFA and the voters didn't seem to notice/care. (And the instructions are clear about acceptance before transclusion.) Levivich (talk) 19:00, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for doing that. We can't have that. Maybe we need to change the RfA Template so it stops transcluding being possible without a parameter being met.

Happy for the transclusion to be reverted again when it is signed. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:28, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Should the !votes be blanked? Given the answers to the three questions, I would presume Areaseven was not ready for this to be live. I think that it would be unfair to retain !votes based on incomplete information. voorts (talk/contributions) 19:55, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have rolled back the nomination to the point pre-submission. If and when Areaseven is ready to run, they can accept the nomination and proceed as normal. Primefac (talk) 20:24, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. Shame about the casual personal attack thrown in of course: the wholly unnecessary speculation as to the motives of those who voted. --SerialNumber54129^{A New Face in Hell} 21:06, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Primefac: They've accepted. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:25, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've asked them to reconsider on their talk page, where they received bad advice to immediately accept after Levivich removed the transclusion. voorts (talk/contributions) 01:44, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Resysop request (Daniel)

Daniel (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (assign permissions)^{(acc · ap · ev · fm · mms · npr · pm · pc · rb · te)}

Hi Bureaucrats, requesting return of the admin tools which I gave up in October. Was originally planning on waiting until the new year, but per WP:ACE2024, upholding my timeline commitment of requesting back in late December instead (statement, comment).

Original desysop request here in the BN archives for ease of reference.

Thanks,
Daniel (talk) 01:42, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seems fine, admin activity as recently as October this year. Standard 24-hour hold applies. — xaosflux ^Talk 01:49, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

An early Welcome Back, Daniel! I look forward to seeing you at AFDLand should you want to spend some time there again. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:23, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I hope you also look forward to seeing him on the ArbCom mailing list where I expect you two will run into each other frequently... Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 00:43, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done

Welcome back. I have restored your admin rights. Ϣere SpielChequers 13:56, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks all. Looking forward to a busy 2025! Cheers, Daniel (talk) 17:25, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]