This page enables administrators to handle requests for permissions on the English Wikipedia. Administrators are able to modify account creator, autopatrolled, confirmed, file mover, extended confirmed, mass message sender, new page reviewer, page mover, pending changes reviewer, rollback, and template editor rights, and AutoWikiBrowser access.
Editors wishing to request a permission flag here should do so following the procedure below. Editors requesting permissions are advised to periodically revisit the requests page, as notifications will not always be given after a decision is made. Editors should not expect their request to be answered right away and should remember to be patient when filing a request. To find out what permissions your account has, go to Special:Preferences, where your permissions are listed in the user profile tab under "Member of groups".
Requests for permissions are archived regularly; please see Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Archive for an index of past requests.
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Several permissions are requested and handled elsewhere:
The requests for permissions process is not used to review or remove user rights:
The bureaucrat, checkuser, and oversight permissions are removed at meta:Steward requests/Permissions. Stewards will typically not carry out such requests unless they are made on behalf of the Arbitration Committee, by a user who is requesting their own access be removed, or in cases of an emergency.
To make a request for a permission, click "add request" next to the appropriate header and fill in the reason for wanting the permission.
Administrators are permitted to grant account creator, autopatrolled, confirmed, event coordinator, file mover, mass message sender, new page reviewer, page mover, pending changes reviewer, rollback and template editor flags to any user who meets the criteria explained above and can be trusted not to abuse the tool(s). Administrators may either grant these permissions permanently or temporarily. For convenience, a bot will automatically comment with relevant data if the user does not meet configurable qualifications. Even if the bot does not comment, administrators should review the user's contributions and logs to ensure the tools will be used appropriately and check for any indication of potential misuse.
Once an administrator has granted a permission or decided to deny a request, they should add {{done}} or {{not done}} respectively under the request with their comments. If a user already has the requested permission, or is autoconfirmed and requesting confirmed, {{already done}} should be used. N hours after the last comment was made (as specified by the config), the request will be archived automatically: approved requests will be placed here; declined requests will go here. See User:MusikBot/PermClerk#Archiving for more information on archiving functionality.
Requests for permissions is primarily intended for editors requesting a permission for their own account. Other editors are welcome to comment if they have specific information that is relevant to that request that a patrolling administrator is unlikely to discover for themselves. Otherwise, since only administrators can effectively respond to these requests, general comments or 'clerking' by other users are rarely helpful. Non-administrators cannot "decline" to grant a request, because they're not in a position to accept it.
A limited exception to this is Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Autopatrolled, where third party nominations are encouraged. Other editors should still avoid offering general remarks on requests and leave the final decision to an administrator.
I have been editing since May last year and have created more than 25 articles. Two of them are rated B‑class, and most of the others are C‑class or Start‑class. Two of my articles, Presley Gerber and Killing of Sonia Exelby, were nominated for deletion because of differing views on their notability, but both were kept. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ItsShandog (talk • contribs) 11:59, 22 October 2026 (UTC)
{{navbox}} template in Diff/1290872406 and how did you produce that in such a short amount of time? Why did you remove the {{ai-generated}} tag (added in Diff/1348062842), along with utm_source=chatgpt.com parameters, in Diff/1348070103 and then restore the original redirect in Diff/1379884757 a couple of months later? ‑‑gurkubondinn 14:59, 24 October 2026 (UTC)
I am requesting the autopatrolled permission for my account.
My account was created in January 2019, and I have been actively contributing to Wikipedia since then, with over 14,900 edits to date. I have created more than 38 articles, along with numerous redirects in the mainspace. Most of my articles have successfully passed New Page Patrol without any significant issues.
My contributions primarily focus on Indian cinema and biographical topics, particularly under WikiProject India. I have consistently tried to follow Wikipedia's content policies and article creation guidelines while creating and improving articles.
Given my editing history and experience with article creation, I believe I have demonstrated a good understanding of Wikipedia's standards. I would appreciate it if my account could be considered for the autopatrolled permission, as it would help reduce the workload for New Page Patrol volunteers. Needforname (talk) 15:48, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
Bholi contest for election by with support of water mafia. Hunny hatch plan made Choocha to contest opposite Bholi and because of Choocha innocence get massive support of folks. Bholi made plan and Fukras to South Africa for Choocha's deja-chu but they got another gift(Fukrey (film series));
Shiva is getting arranged married with Vidhya. During reception, night before the marriage ceremony, Anu arrived and secretly proposed Shiva on stage. Anu and Shiva are working together for last 5 years, Anu continuously Shiva's proposal and now she is asking to marry her. Vidhya has big dream's with Shiva. Now Shiva in dilemma, who to marry. Same night, in same place, others also various dilemma, about their love.(Shubhamangala (2022 film)).
This user has created more than 2,000 articles and it would save partollers time by not having to review articles by this user. In solidarity, Dafootballguy (Want to talk?) 19:22, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
I would like to have access in order to perform batch updates of outdated locator maps. Excommunicato (talk) 19:51, 10 November 2026 (UTC)
Reason for requesting confirmed rights to edit few pages Sarseninna20012001 (talk) 08:04, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
Hi! Please could I have event coordinator rights? As part of my role with Wikimedia UK I run editing events so being able to handle the 6 user IP block would be handy.
This is my work account. (My volunteer account is User:GwiwerNiwlog). My edits are split across cy.wiki, en.wiki, commons and Meta.
If I'm not eligible for a long term award then the two upcoming events I have are on 10th December 2026 and 19th January 2027. Thanks! Gemma Coleman (WMUK) (talk) 12:02, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
Hello, Fellow Wikipedians!
After User:Strongshorts suggested that I request for Extended Confirmed permissions, I decided to request again after my previous request was declined!
Again, I have familiarised myself with WP:GAME as well as WP:EXTENDEDCONFIRMED.
I will promise not to game the system ever again.
Happy editing and best wishes, Zahrazamedahmedi 💬My Talk Page💬 🫗My Mistakes🫗 05:12, 8 November 2026 (UTC)
Could I have my extended-confirmed status restored? It's been more than 30 days, and I've put in more than 500 major edits.
I lost my status because I gamed the system by inserting wikilinks to increase my edit count. Nearly a year ago, I thought this would be a good way to avoid violating protections put on pages related to WP:PIA. I had not read all the rules surrounding protected topics, and I learned, notice by notice, how much I had to steer clear of those topics.
I think I have had a clean record since having my status revoked. Though I've gotten into some extended discussions on talk pages, my edits by and large have not been reverted nor my editing style labelled as disruptive.
I was going to wait until the one year anniversary of my status being revoked, but I was just pinged in a discussion on a page I can't edit. It was also by an editor I've historically disagreed with, which I take to be a good sign that I haven't ruffled too many feathers on Wikipedia.
Thanks for your consideration! Dauntbares (talk) 16:24, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
I like to request extended confirmed rights. Thank you. Liamgabby4319 (talk) 16:26, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
Could you apply EC rights to my alt account User:Equivalent-Text2598 (alt) as I have TAIV and AWB rights so am aware of the damage a comprimised account could cause.
Cheers. Equivalent-Text2598 (talk) 17:29, 14 November 2026 (UTC)
Reason for requesting file mover rights is to fix minor mistakes made when uploading. I upload many files pertaining to history and astronomy, and sometimes make a mistake in the title I do not notice until the file is uploaded (for example; wrong date, typo). It simplifies the process of fixing said errors if I can do it myself. Minnastronomer (talk) 04:36, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
I would like to help reduce the backlog of unreviewed new pages. I have experience participating in XFD, AfC reviewing, and creating/expanding articles, including promoting 1 good article. I believe that I meet the general criteria for NPR. EvanTech10 (talk, contribs) ⚡ 01:24, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
Previously had the rights which were revoked for inactivity. Would like to help with the backlog, particularly reviewing new redirects. ~ F4U (talk • they/it) 21:40, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
I am requesting new page reviewer rights to assist with the backlog and identify obvious spam and attack pages. I have experience in AfC and some in XFD. BlueStaticHorse (talk🌸) 13:26, 14 November 2026 (UTC)
Previously had page mover rights which expired due to inactivity. Would like them again to carry out technical requests and close page moves. ~ F4U (talk • they/it) 20:49, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
Reason: I actively maintain and standardize article titles across international sports, tournament documentation, and New Page Patrol, and I regularly hit technical limitations that require waiting on WP:RM/TR or tagging redirects for speedy deletion. Specifically, I need the Page mover right to:
Revert unexplained or undiscussed moves where the original title is blocked by a redirect (using round-robin swaps).
Suppress (R2) cross-namespace redirects directly when draftifying premature mainspace articles, rather than having to tag every leftover redirect with {{db-r2}}.
Suppress implausible typo/formatting redirects (R3) when correcting capitalization, diacritics, or naming convention errors (WP:COMMONNAME / WP:CONCISE).
Clean up cut-and-paste moves and move multi-part templates or tournament pages together with their subpages (/doc, /sandbox, sub-events).
I understand WP:R#DELETE and will preserve redirects whenever a title is a plausible search term, former name, or has incoming links. Ravana TALK 09:24, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
I wish to get more involved in helping Wikipedia. I meet the criteria, have reviewed applicable guidelines and policies and understand (through reading and some experience) the basic principles governing Wikipedia (WP:NOR, WP:BLP, WP:NPOV,WP:VERIF) and the fundamental WP:!. I am very keen to improve Wikipedia in any way I can. Quince&Medlar (talk) 11:10, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
Hello! I submitted a request for this right not too long ago, It was denied because I didn't yet have enough experience, But, I have largely improved over time and have almost 700 edits and a large track record of removing vandalism. I'm requesting this right because I'm wanting access to AntiVandal and just better tools in general. I also have a very good track record for notifying editors when reverting their edits. I have no history of edit warring. And I believe I meet all requirements to be given this permission. Thank You, 208𝑦𝒆𝑎𝒉ℎ (talk) 01:12, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
I am requesting rollback rights for access to anti-vandalism tools such as CVPI and AbuseReview. I have plenty of experience patrolling RTRC, patrolling Special:AbuseLog, and warning editors after reverting their edits. Szxq (talk) 22:18, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
I have been patrolling changes for over a year as well as participating at ANI, SPI & AINB... This right could be useful to me especially for WP:SOCKREVERTing.. Vestrian24Bio 07:31, 14 November 2026 (UTC)
I work in counter-vandalism, Articles for Creation, and, more recently, the AI noticeboard. I belive that TAIV permissions are required because in Articles for Creation and AI cleanup, it would be useful to see if TAs are block evading or have used LLMs in the past (for cleanup reasons and for linking cleanup cases at the AINB). For counter-vandalism, it would be useful simply for reporting socks and confirming if possibly connected TAs are connected. BlueStaticHorse (talk🌸) 15:04, 11 November 2026 (UTC)
Been working on counter-vandalism for 2-ish months now, and recently AfC and NPP. While admittedly I won't use this permission a whole lot, it would be useful to save time filing an SPI occasionally :3 pattersonuwu njz (talk) 22:15, 11 November 2026 (UTC)
I would like to be a temporary account IP viewer. As you can see from my recent edit history, I have been involved in counter-vandalism, and I have initiated sockpuppet investigations. IGAEB (talk) 01:24, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
It has been suggested to me that I request this right in order to save time on filing SPIs since I've been involved in many SPIs now (usually with the same users using different socks). Raskuly 🐰 14:49, 13 November 2026 (UTC)