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Requests for permissions (RFP) is the process by which the Wikinews community decides which users can have access to the administrator, bureaucrat, checkuser, and oversight permissions.

  • Users can submit their own requests (self-nomination), or
  • Other users can nominate a candidate.
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Please read the policy before making a request for permissions. See also the global permissions policy.
Previous requests have been archived, and contain some common questions, comments, and objections made during the process.
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Create your request for permission:
  1. Add your username in the box in the relevant section below and click the button.
  2. Complete the questions on the resulting page and save it.
  3. Transclude your request page at the foot of the relevant section by adding the title of your request page, enclosed by curly brackets e.g.:
    {{Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Administrator/YourUsername}}
  4. Then inform the Wikinews community of your request.
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Questions

You may be asked questions by other users so they can review your request. Please try to provide full answers.

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Community decision

The request must remain open for at least one or two weeks (depending on the permission sought). A bureaucrat will close the request and will also grant the appropriate flag, if the minimum criteria have been met. For CheckUser or Oversight, the bureaucrat will request the flag at Meta. Closed requests are moved to the Archives.

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Administrator

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The following discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Request withdrawn. Ternera (talk) 16:51, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Md Mobashir Hossain

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Hello! I would like to nominate myself for the role of sysop on English Wikinews. I am an experienced contributor, particularly on Bengali Wikinews, where I have made over 1,000 edits. In addition, I am also active as an editor on English Wikinews. I am genuinely enthusiastic about contributing to this project and would be honored to take on more responsibility. I hope the community will consider giving me the opportunity to serve as a sysop. Md Mobashir Hossain (talk) 12:14, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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  1. Comment or Vote here.
  2. Ask question for clarify.

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The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page, such as the current discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.


The following discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Closed as successful. Gryllida 08:18, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Koavf

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(When I went to nominate Koavf for adminship, I opened my mouth and couldn't close it for two minutes. The form loaded on my smartphone and wouldn't let me type my nomination request. I believe the candidate possesses a talent to get things going properly; if it is needed to burn some javascript or networking issues with fire, I have confidence that Koavf is able to do so.) From my point of view, Koavf has shown a reasonable understanding of the project policies, technicalities and is an excellent communicator. I trust that Koavf is willing and capable of supporting the project from administrative side, both for page content administering, taking protected requests, and other tasks. May the force be with you, Koavf. --Gryllida 21:49, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Comment I accept the nomination and I am happy to help the community however I can. I have advanced user rights on several WMF wikis, am a generally trusted contributor for over 20 years, and have written a handful of front-page pieces here, including some with original reporting. I would look to fight vandalism, maintain the infrastructure, and be of service for requests. As G mentioned, I also have some competence at CSS/JavaScript/Lua/MediaWiki, so I can sometimes help with those issues. Thanks. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 21:55, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Question: Will you try to write some news articles? Thank you. @Koavf BigKrow (talk) 00:32, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I reckon, but I imagine that it will only be a few here and there, which is similar to how I have written in the past. Being an admin will encourage me to generally be more active on the site and I do actually have two interviews recorded that I have yet to publish, so I have some original reporting in the chamber. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 01:44, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page, such as the current discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Lofi Gurl

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  • Requesting admin permissions. Ongoing IP vandalism/trolling that I wish I could quell but I can't. Mainly interested in blocking vandalism-only trolls when I spot them. I acknowledge that I have engaged in juvenile quarrels with other editors here on this project at earlier points in the past. I affirm that this will not occur in the event of adminship granted. Think about it. Lofi Gurl (talk) 05:19, 29 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Questions and comments

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  1. You previously received reviewer rights but later requested their removal, and have since reconsidered. Now you are seeking admin permissions. How do you reflect on that earlier experience, and what would your plan be for developing the skills needed for both reviewing and administrative work?
  2. Wikinews has historically relied heavily on institutional knowledge and unwritten norms, rather than strictly codified policies and guidelines. As an administrator, how do you think we should balance norms and written policy, and what approach would you support for improving governance if the project continues operating?
  3. Please review the contributions of ~2025-42360-72 as if you already held admin permissions. What actions, if any, would you take, and how would you reason through that decision in terms of policy, proportionality, and project goals?
Thank you in advance for your answers. Michael.C.Wright (Talk/Reviewer) 19:14, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Bureaucrats

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Ternera

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The candidate is not a sysop and I would not want them to be necessarily involved in that. I am nominating for purpose of managing user rights as additional active Bureaucrat could cover me while I am away. This user appears to have integrity and availability on regular basis. I ask someone else to do addition of this request to other pages, if you have time, otherwise I will do it in a day or two. Gryllida 00:20, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ternera ^^ Gryllida 00:23, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I was asked to help in this area by Gryllida, which I am happy to do. If chosen, I will watch the request pages to help out when needed. Thank you. Ternera (talk) 00:42, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Comment I am hoping the user not being involved as sysop at time of this request is not a big issue as I believe they are global sysop, have sysop experience from a sister wiki, and have been helping in global sysop capacity here when vandalism was obvious. If Ternera wishes to volunteer as local sysop then I am happy to also nominate for this, just do not wish to risk requesting too much. Gryllida 00:25, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    > The candidate is not a sysop and I would not want them to be necessarily involved in that.
    Why do you explicitly not want them involved as a local sysop? What concerns do you have?Michael.C.Wright (Talk/Reviewer) 19:56, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    1. Need to run a local vote and get permission.
    2. That effort is time consuming. I do not wish to make that part of involvement compulsory unless Ternera specifically wishes to do this task. Gryllida 20:02, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I already help with uncontroversial maintenance here as a GS, so I feel like local adminship would be redundant. I'm not opposed to running for it though if it should be a prerequisite. Ternera (talk) 00:41, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Support as nominator. Gryllida 00:23, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Without much experience as a local contributor of this project, I'm not confident about making this user a permanent crat... or a local admin. Also, we already have had enough of absent local admins and crat already, and WN:PEP has been barely enforced literally, IMO. If this user becomes absent for two or three years after being promoted to crat... but then demoted to admin, must we invoke WN:IAR to just let this user continue being either one? Furthermore, I wonder why this user is a "global admin" instead of a "steward". —George Ho (talk) 08:05, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi @George Ho - to answer your last question, I do plan on running for steward in 2026. :) Elections only happen once per year and I was not ready for the commitment last year. Global sysops only have admin rights on small projects with few active admins. Thank you for sharing your input. Ternera (talk) 14:27, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, global sysops do not have access to grant or remove user rights via Special:UserRights. Codename Noreste (talk) 01:59, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

CheckUser and Oversight

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To add a nomination for CheckUser

Gryllida

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Self nominating due to issues with BigKrow, Lofi Gurl impersonator accounts and related discussions at wN:AAA. I think previous checkuser is Acagastya who was away for a few weeks. This is a self nomination. Gryllida (talk) 21:37, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I have the following questions:

  1. The documented process for requesting permissions was not followed fully for this request. Can you explain your understanding of the correct process, what went wrong in this case, and how you would ensure procedural accuracy when handling CheckUser actions?
  2. There have been past disputes regarding page protection during a discussion you were involved in[1], as well as concerns about policy-compliance during reviewing activity. How do you reflect on those incidents now, and what steps would you take as a CheckUser to ensure strict adherence to CU policy and avoidance of conflicts of interest?
  3. In one case, you removed talk-page access from a blocked user during what others considered a constructive discussion.[2] How do you approach decisions about restricting TPA, and how would you balance preventing disruption with allowing space for block clarification or appeals in future cases, especially in light of this advice from you?
  4. CheckUser duties sometimes require timely response to sockpuppetry or abuse reports. Given past concerns about availability and responsiveness, what level of availability would you commit to if granted CU rights, and how do you believe the community should evaluate whether local CU coverage is even needed versus relying solely on global Stewards?

Thank you in advance for your answers. Michael.C.Wright (Talk/Reviewer) 18:44, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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To add a nomination for Oversight


Removal

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  • {{Remove}} means "support removal of permission".
  • {{Keep}} means "keep permission".

ShakataGaNai (talk · contribs) — removal

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This user's last edit was on 25 Aug 2023, as per WN:PeP their administrator rights should be removed now. -- Tanbiruzzaman (talk) 16:04, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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TUFKAAP (talk · contribs) — removal

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This user's last edit was on 28 Aug 2023, as per WN:PeP their administrator rights should be removed now. -- Tanbiruzzaman (talk) 16:07, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Sysop right removed. This request may be closed. --Gryllida 20:22, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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