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Crat tasks
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Requests for adminship and bureaucratship update
RfA candidate	S	O	N	S %	Status	Ending (UTC)	Time left	Dups?	Report
Sennecaster	174	0	0	100	Open	17:20, 25 December 2024	4 days, 6 hours	no	report
Hog Farm	173	14	12	93	Open	02:47, 22 December 2024	16 hours	no	report

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Check user requests at ACC

Nothing specific for 'crats to do here. — xaosflux ^Talk 19:02, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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

Incoming requests at ACC requiring CU evaluation is extremely backlogged. Any and all help will be appreciated. Thank you, - FlightTime (open channel) 20:28, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Resysop Request (The Wordsmith)

The Wordsmith (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 was procedurally desysopped with the big batch at the end of December. Since then I've returned to activity and taken some time to re-familiarize myself with community norms and changes. Now that I am more confident that I'm caught up, I'm requesting my mop back and believe I meet the qualifications for resysopping. The Wordsmith^{Talk to me} 18:41, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Bureaucrat note: has admin actions from as recent as 2021, last 100 edits don't span past 2023. — xaosflux ^Talk 19:02, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There is a standard minimum 24-hour hold for comments on these type of requests. — xaosflux ^Talk 00:12, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I see no problems. Contributions show involvement in discussions as well as article maintenance. Welcome back The Wordsmith. SilkTork (talk) 11:24, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Primefac (talk) 11:50, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Spinningspark

Spinningspark (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 regret to say that, according to VRT 2023022210009368, Spinningspark is no longer among us. As I understand it, custom is that his advanced permissions should be removed (NB I mistakenly asked here for this to be done, but of course should have asked the local 'crats – the guidance is not super-clear). Thanks, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 21:24, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done may he rest in peace. — xaosflux ^Talk 21:34, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I met him at a London meetup once. My condolences to his family. Ϣere SpielChequers 09:19, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Resysop request (Siroxo)

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Request withdrawn by requester, who will follow up at WP:RFA when ready. — xaosflux ^Talk 15:22, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Siroxo (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)}

Hello! I was a Wikipedia admin for many years, through waves of high and low activity. In 2019 I was desysopped due to inactivity. Over the past years I've returned to being an active editor including improving existing articles and starting new articles.

The primary reason I am requesting resysopping is to continue to use tools such as accessing deleted article edit histories, as they occasionally contain useful references and citations that can be used to improve existing articles. I also anticipate once again being involved in various maintenance activities as my editing takes me there. I've contributed to maintenance and !votes in the past, and have been and will continue familiarizing myself with the updated norms.

Wikipedia has been a big part of my life for nearly 20 years, I'm proud of my contributions, and I'd like to be able to continue to contribute as effectively as possible. Thank you. —siro χ o 10:37, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Last 100 edits go back to 2011, and as near as I can tell the last logged admin action was in 2008 with an undeletion, so unless I am mistaken the inactivity rules (particularly the "5 years with no admin action") preclude you from this request and a new RFA will be needed. Primefac (talk) 10:41, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I just did the same calculation and came to roughly the same conclusion that this request would need to go via RfA. SilkTork (talk) 10:46, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, both, for the reply. I'll do that at some point in the future. —siro χ o 10:51, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That's the kind of attitude I love to support in RfAs. Please drop me a line when you've got a few months active editing back under your belt because I'd like the opportunity to consider nominating you. --Dweller (talk) Old fashioned is the new thing! 15:13, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Will do. —siro χ o 18:51, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Good luck Siroxo. SilkTork (talk) 11:01, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]