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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.

I	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 Previous requests have been archived, and contain some common questions, comments, and objections made during the process.
II	Create your request for permission: Add your username in the box in the relevant section below and click the button. Complete the questions on the resulting page and save it. 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}}` Then inform the Wikinews community of your request.
III	Questions You may be asked questions by other users so they can review your request. Please try to provide full answers.
IV	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.

Interface Admin

Administrator

Lofi Gurl

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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Links for Lofi Gurl: Lofi Gurl (talk · contribs · deleted · count · logs · block log · review log · lu)

Questions and comments

Question Have you had privileges like sysop at a wiki. And/or at any other space that you may consider relevant. Thanks. Gryllida 07:46, 29 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've managed social media pages for bands but that is the only administrative experience I have. Lofi Gurl (talk) 14:25, 29 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I have the following questions:

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?
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?
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]

Votes

Before anything else, I am aware that I have not been active for 2 months, but please don't close this as premature. Instead, I invite the community to review my contributions over the next 2 months, after which this can be closed as needed. I am well aware of the backlogs and delays in discussions around here; there's no rush.

I have compelling reasons to make a request at such an early stage. I am mainly active on Wikipedia (see my userpage), but I have been dabbling in sister projects for some time now, and I have settled on the belief that I can make the most impact at Wikinews. This project was almost at risk of being shuttered, even with its potential, community, and unique conventions. I think we can all agree that there is much work to do if we are to survive and find our purpose in the Wikimedia Movement and the Internet as a whole. I believe I have the ability to be part of this fight and transformation. Let me prove it in the days to come.

I will write articles, of course, but I am requesting adminship rather than reviewer because I would rather work on administrative backlogs and the necessary janitorial work to keep this project running smoothly. There are so many templates & categories to maintain, countless discussions and backlogs to archive and close. It doesn't seem like anyone has touched WN:RA in years, for one. I haven't had any opportunities to fight vandalism yet, but I have a prolific anti-vandalism record over at Wikipedia, so I know how to do it right.

I could go on and on about what other things there is to do, but allow me to conclude by saying that: if there is anything I can or should do, tell me and I will take every suggestion or piece of advice humbly. My wish to help this project is genuine, and I hope you will see it. But for now, please leave this discussion as is (barring questions and comments), and I will use this as my motivation to contribute enthusiastically and positively in the coming weeks. Hope everyone has a wonderful day, HKLionel TALK 14:49, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Links for HKLionel: HKLionel (talk · contribs · deleted · count · logs · block log · review log · lu)

Questions and comments

Hi HKLionel what is your opinion about real time communication at Wikinews and if you think this could help to handle backlog more efficiently, then could you help with scheduling the chaotic internationally scattered reviewers group and admins group to have online meetups to handle the backlog. I tried this half a dozen times previously and was unable to get a time, when 2-3 people are available or even 2. is this something you might possibly be good at (even just organise not necessarily participate but if participate then even better, the meetups would not be limited to privileged users only i believe). thanks Gryllida 01:20, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I believe it would and I would be happy to be part of the coordination effort. Perhaps you could tell me what methods/platforms were used previously to attempt scheduling these meetups, and we could try newer, more efficient ways to get everyone in touch. As you said, this is an international project, so there is unlikely to be a time where everyone is available. Perhaps we could group editors with similar timezones into different task forces focusing on specific efforts, but I sense that many reviewers & admins are rather inactive, so this would still involve active cooperation and initiative from others. We can't really force anyone to come online at a specific time, so I believe a good start would be to mark down which established editors are regularly active and then start a centralized discussion page on-wiki before deciding on the best platform for any online meetups. HKLionel TALK 07:44, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Votes

Bureaucrats

Ternera

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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Links for Ternera: Ternera (talk · contribs · deleted · count · logs · block log · review log · lu)

Questions and comments

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]

Votes

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

To add a nomination for CheckUser

Gryllida

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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Links for Gryllida: Gryllida (talk · contribs · deleted · count · logs · block log · review log · lu)

Questions and comments

I have the following questions:

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?
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?
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?
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]

Votes

Support Gryllida is an awesome and friendly reviewer. Lofi Gurl (talk) 21:45, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support BigKrow (talk) 22:04, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support •–• 08:21, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

To add a nomination for Oversight

Removal

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

ShakataGaNai (talk · contribs) — removal

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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Links for ShakataGaNai: ShakataGaNai (talk · contribs · deleted · count · logs · block log · review log · lu)

Questions and comments

Votes

Support removal of privs.--Bddpaux (talk) 21:05, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support desysopping this inactive admin. I still can't believe that we are trying to ignore the WN:PEP or not letting stewards perform procedure removals of admins and crats at this time. --George Ho (talk) 08:12, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Just as a note here from a steward; we are able to remove local sysop and bureaucrat flags, but in enwikinews' case, bureaucrats on this wiki have the ability to remove sysop flags (but not bureaucrat flags) locally. That's why, per policy, we should primarily leave those duties to bureaucrats at this wiki, unless it's either an emergency or a case where local bureaucrats don't respond. I declined the requests submitted to us for that reason, @Gryllida: perhaps you could assist with these two removals? EPIC (talk) 15:17, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Remove. Codename Noreste (talk) 02:23, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Remove They haven't been active anywhere for nearly two years, and here for over two years[3].Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Reviewer) 19:25, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

TUFKAAP (talk · contribs) — removal

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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Links for TUFKAAP: TUFKAAP (talk · contribs · deleted · count · logs · block log · review log · lu)

Questions and comments

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

Votes

Support…removal of privs.—Bddpaux (talk) 19:20, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – I advocated the removal of this now-inactive admin, who promised to be more active when this user was notified about the previous nomination. That promise hasn't come to fruition for at least two years. If only there's a criterion on admins making no more than one hundred total edits and log activities within the last five years.... (That's Wikipedia, isn't it?) --George Ho (talk) 08:23, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Remove. Codename Noreste (talk) 02:24, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Remove Regarding George Ho’s comment: the previous desysop request is here. After replying to that request, the user has made no further edits to Wikinews, and their last contribution prior to that discussion was in 2021. In effect, their only activity here since 2021 was responding to the earlier desysop request. The project has changed significantly in that time, and under the Permission expiry policy, that gap in participation provides sufficient basis for removal of the tools.Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Reviewer) 19:44, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]