Wikibooks:Requests for permissions

All rights available on Wikibooks are handled here, including autoreview, reviewer, importer, uploader, administrator (and interface 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. Please do not nominate other users unless they have already agreed to be nominated.

Outcome

Consensus does not need to be demonstrated —though discussion is welcome— in granting autoreview, reviewer, importer, and uploader flags. Administrators may use their best judgement in granting those. Interface admin was historically part of the administrator tool set and is granted on request to administrators. 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. The importupload permission requires a 5-day discussion before the right can be granted.

Requests for permissions

Cremastra (AWB)

Cremastra (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfp · rights [change]) (AWB)

I'm requesting to have AWB access on this wiki, so that I can run w:WP:JWB to fix (or try to fix) some citation errors, and probably some typos as well. I have used JWB on English Wikipedia; you can see the edits I've done there at w:Special:Contribs/Cremastra (JWB). I know Leaderboard said above that Wikibooks tends to be lax on this, but since I'm quite new to the project I thought it best to ask. Thank-you, Cremastra (discuss • contribs) 21:30, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

@MarcGarver @Leaderboard I'm a bit unfamiliar with this—is this a specific right that needs to be granted? Or does the username just need to be added to Wikibooks:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPageJSON? —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 02:05, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Kittycataclysm: you can just add it to the above page. In fact: we're lax here, so @Cremastra: can directly add it himself, as unlike en.wiki, that page is not sysop-protected. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 05:35, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Which I've done, if that's all right. Cheers, Cremastra (discuss • contribs) 12:59, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

For future reference, the major problem with all automation is the flaggedrevisions. If the person using the tool does not have the reviewer right, every minor edit they make will create a new version that needs reviewing manually by someone else. I recommend checking anyone requesting AWB is a Reviewer first. Which means, in this case, @Cremastra: needs to request autoreview on the alternative account, or use their main account. Using the separate account, which is what you seem to be intending to do, is going to create the problem I mentioned MarcGarver (discuss • contribs) 07:21, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Autoreview for Cremastra (JWB)

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Kwamikagami (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfp · rights [change]) (autoreview)

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Xeverything11 (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfps · rights [change]) (Uploader)

I would like to request for uploader flag. I am creating the Google Workspace wikibook and I want to add screenshots for visual identification. Google screenshots are usually not free, so I would like to upload some Google Workspace-related screenshots locally as fair use. Xeverything11 (discuss • contribs) 19:27, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Done, noting that this user was given uploader for a couple of weeks around end-2022/early-2023. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 08:54, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

JJPMaster (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfp · rights [change]) (pseudo-bot)

Please temporarily grant me the pseudo-bot flag so that I can continue using regex typofixing using semi-automated tools without overwhelming RecentChanges. — JJP_Master (she/they) 14:49, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

@JJPMaster How many edits to you plan to make, and for how long do you foresee needing it? Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 15:28, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Leaderboard, I intend to go through the entirety of Category:Pages needing attention (241 pages) and Category:Books needing formatting (76 pages), but I'm not sure if I can give an exact figure, since I don't know how many of these pages have typos yet. So far, I've made 19 edits. I'd probably need it for no more than 48 hours. — JJP_Master (she/they) 15:30, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Done for 48 hours. I've also given you autoreviewer for a month as otherwise your changes will require unnecessary reviewing (and as a note, please don't do such things in the future if you don't have autoreview or reviewer). Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 15:34, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Leaderboard, thank you for the advice. I have already completed my work, and have removed the pseudo-bot flag from my own account. — JJP_Master (she/they) 20:26, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

JJPMaster (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfp · rights [change]) (importer)

I have had to request the importation of many templates and Lua modules from the English Wikipedia using my script primarily for my work at WikiProject Little Star, and none of my requests have been declined, so I'd like to request this permission such that I can perform these importations myself. Additionally, I have noticed that RFI is chronically backlogged, and I would like to help with that. I am aware of how the importation tool works, and have read all of the appropriate information pages. Courtesy ping: @Kittycataclysm (main RFI handler right now). JJP_Master (she/they) 01:29, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

@JJPMaster Are you aware of this bug? Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 02:56, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

@Leaderboard: Yes, I am. However, I don't think it'll be that problematic, since I do not plan on attempting imports requiring history merges, so, unless I'm missing something, I assume I could just move the page to the Template or Module namespace without leaving a redirect. Any more complicated imports would be left to sysops. JJP_Master (she/they) 02:59, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

@JJPMaster That works indeed. I'll wait for Kittycataclysm to comment given that you pinged them. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 03:03, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

I'm fine with this! Thank you @JJPMaster for putting this work in—we have been lagging in terms of our technical capacity, and your effort is appreciated. Cheers —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 04:10, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

@Kittycataclysm: You're welcome, and your work is definitely appreciated as well. JJP_Master (she/they) 04:13, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Any other concerns? Courtesy ping: Leaderboard P.S. thank you for importing that template, it's very good. JJP_Master (she/they) 05:20, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Done --SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 08:26, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Xeverything11 (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfps · rights [change]) (Temporary administrator and interface administrator)

I would like to gain adminship and interface adminship temporarily for around 3 months, but this can be extended on request. I need both user rights to optimise protected templates and messages as well as site CSS for dark mode as well as mobile devices. I had to request edit requests to templates and system messages. I have great experience in CSS. Additionally, I also need the admin rights to block vandals, spammers and LTAs and delete test and spam pages, as I am a vandal fighter here and in other wikis.

Thanks. Xeverything11 (discuss • contribs) 20:11, 20 December 2024 (UTC)