Wikipedia:Requests for permissions

Requests for permissions

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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Permissions

Handled here

  • Account creator (add request · view requests): The account creator flag is granted to users who are active in the request an account process. The flag removes the limit on the maximum number of new accounts that can be created in a 24 hour period. It also allows users to make accounts with names similar to other accounts. The account creator flag is only given to users who participate in the ACC process and may be removed without notice should a user's participation in the account creation process cease.
  • Autopatrolled (add request · view requests): The autopatrolled flag is granted to users who are active in the creation of new articles. This tool is granted so their creations are auto patrolled in Special:NewPages. Unlike other requests, any user may nominate an editor for Autopatrolled, even without that user's consent. A user who wishes to have this flag generally should have created at least 25 articles and must be trusted, experienced, and must have demonstrated they are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, especially WP:BLP and Wikipedia:Notability.
  • AutoWikiBrowser (add request · view requests): AutoWikiBrowser is a semi-automated MediaWiki editor for Windows, designed to make tedious repetitive tasks quicker and easier. It is essentially a browser that automatically opens up a new page when the last is saved. When set to do so, it suggests some changes (typically formatting) that are generally meant to be incidental to the main change. Please read the rules of use and registration requirements on the main page before requesting permission. This is not a true user right, but access needs to be granted by administrators just like other permissions. If approved, your name will be added to the CheckPage. Users with under 250 non-automated mainspace edits or 500 total mainspace edits are rarely approved. You will need to give a reason for wanting AWB access.
  • Confirmed (add request · view requests): The confirmed flag may be granted to new users who have not yet hit the threshold for autoconfirmed status. These are users who have not had both 10 edits and 4 days experience. People with this flag can upload files and edit semi-protected pages before hitting the autoconfirmed flag. Users requesting this flag must indicate clearly why they should be exempted from the customary confirmation period.
  • Event coordinator (add request · view requests): The event coordinator user right allows editors to create multiple new accounts, and to temporarily confirm accounts so that they can create new articles.
  • Extended confirmed (add request · view requests): The extended confirmed flag is normally automatically added to accounts after 500 edits and 30 days, but may be added to legitimate alternate accounts of users that already have this access. The flag allows users to edit pages under extended confirmed protection.
  • File mover (add request · view requests): The file mover user right is intended to allow users experienced in working with files to rename them, subject to policy, with the ease that autoconfirmed users already enjoy when renaming Wikipedia articles.
  • Mass message sender (add request · view requests): Mass message sender enables users to send messages to multiple users at once. This flag is given to users who have made requests for delivery in the past, clearly showing an understanding of the guidance for use.
  • New page reviewer (add request · view requests): The new page reviewer user right allows users to mark pages as patrolled and use the page curation toolbar. At administrators' discretion, the right may be accorded on a time limited basis or indefinite.
  • Page mover (add request · view requests): The page mover user right allows users experienced in working with article names to move them, subject to policy, without leaving behind a redirect. They may also move all subpages when moving the parent page(s). General guidelines include making 3,000 edits and 6 months of editing history. At administrators' discretion, the right may be accorded on a time limited basis or indefinite.
  • Pending changes reviewer (add request · view requests): The reviewer flag is granted to users who are experienced enough with Wikipedia editing and its policies for contributing to the process of reviewing articles placed under pending changes.
  • Rollback (add request · view requests): Rollback enables users to remove vandalism much more quickly and efficiently than by undoing it. Users who do not demonstrate an understanding of what constitutes capable vandalism fighting, either because they have no or little history of doing so, or show a poor ability to discern between good and bad faith edits will not be granted this right. Also, it is unlikely that editors with under 200 mainspace edits will have their request granted. For a more detailed explanation of rollback and information about when it is appropriate to use the tool, see Wikipedia:Rollback. For information about the technical details of the feature, see here.
  • Template editor (add request · view requests): The template editor flag allows users to edit protected templates and Lua modules. General guidelines for granting include making at least 1,000 edits overall (with at least 150 to templates or modules), being a registered user for over a year, and having a record of successfully proposing significant edits to several protected templates. Users should demonstrate proficiency with template syntax and an understanding of the need for caution when editing heavily-used templates.
  • Temporary account IP viewer (add request · view requests): Temporary account IP viewers are able to view the IP address information associated with temporary accounts.

Handled elsewhere

Several permissions are requested and handled elsewhere:

Review and removal of permissions

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.

Process

Requestors

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

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.

Other editors

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.

Current requests

Account creator


Autopatrolled

User:ItsShandog

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)

Hi @ItsShandog, could you explain how you created Brendan Megraw in Diff/1290863082? Why did you use the {{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)
That would have been around the time I was new to Wikipedia from what I can recall, and looking at it now, it was days after I joined when I would have used ChatGPT. That was before I knew much about AI or about Wikipedia. I stopped using it a long time ago, as I saw how unreliable it was even before the ban on Wikipedia. I cannot explain the navbox, as I have no idea what that is. I would assume it was something to do with ChatGPT at that time. In regard to restoring it to a redirect, that was more to do with the fact that I was editing the disappeared page that covers all those people, and the page more or less repeats the same thing. It does not have any more information than the disappeared page. It was not anything to do with my old edits, as I did not even notice the ChatGPT bit on it. I forgot about that edit, as it was over a year ago. If I had remembered, I would have gone back and fixed all of that, but it is better as a redirect anyway. ItsShandog (talk) 15:17, 24 October 2026 (UTC)
The reason for the removal of the AI part was that this was at the point when I did not use it anymore, but I had not fixed the page at that stage, so I should not have removed it. That was my own fault. There were so many pages I would have edited when I was new that I could not remember them all, but any I come across now I try to fix. I probably removed the ChatGPT part because I would have assumed that was what the template was referring to. That would have been me trying to fix the page, but to be honest I did not know the ins and outs of AI until recently, or all the different ways it is incorrect. Even back in April I just assumed a page was tagged with that because it had old links from ChatGPT and that type of thing. It is only when I have started to read the AI signs page on Wikipedia that I have learned about all the different things it does. If I had known that in April, I would have done a lot of copyediting and fixing of that page. ItsShandog (talk) 15:21, 24 October 2026 (UTC)

User:Needforname

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)

Thanks for applying, @Needforname. Did you use an LLM-based tool to write the request above or this post at RSN? Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:08, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
Thanks for asking, @Dclemens1971. I used an LLM to polish the my autopatrolled request, but editing history, article creation and other details mentioned are my own. The request reflects my actual contributions and intentions. Needforname (talk) 16:21, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
I think you used the LLM to do more than "polish" your request. The English fluency is significantly different than what you have previously produced. Many of your most recent plot summaries do not use understandable English. Examples: 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)).
Doing a scan through your recent creations, I also see Dr. Arora's plot summary is cut off mid-sentence, and the episode list is uncited. Finally, as is common with LLM-generated prose, your request doesn't demonstrate understanding of the purpose of autopatrolled. You haven't created an article in more than two years, so autopatrolled would not be of value to reducing the backlog of new pages. And we cannot have an editor who is using LLMs in this way editing without patroller scrutiny.  Not done. Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:31, 13 November 2026 (UTC)

User:Thief-River-Faller

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)


AutoWikiBrowser

User:Excommunicato

I would like to have access in order to perform batch updates of outdated locator maps. Excommunicato (talk) 19:51, 10 November 2026 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * it has begun... 18:29, 14 November 2026 (UTC)

Confirmed

User:Sarseninna20012001

Reason for requesting confirmed rights to edit few pages Sarseninna20012001 (talk) 08:04, 12 November 2026 (UTC)

 Not done – Hi, and thank you for creating an account to edit Wikipedia. Although I fully understand your desire to dive right in, many of our articles are semi-protected because they are controversial, prone to vandalism, or other reasons. As a new editor with few edits, it might be wise to discuss your edits on the article talkpage in order to gain consensus for your edits, and then use {{Edit semi-protected}} to request the edit be performed. I only recommend this until you are used to the challenges of reliable sources, the biographies of living persons policy, and other similar policies. The good news is that fewer than 5 percent of Wikipedia articles are protected; this means that more than 95 percent of the articles can use your help right now! stwalkerster (talk) 13:04, 12 November 2026 (UTC)

Event coordinator

User:Gemma Coleman (WMUK)

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)

 Done until January 23. —⁠TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 17:40, 12 November 2026 (UTC)

Extended confirmed

User:Zahrazamedahmedi

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)

Automated comment This user has had 1 request for extended confirmed declined or withdrawn in the past 90 days (). — MusikBot talk 05:20, 8 November 2026 (UTC)
Hello again, Fellow Wikipedians and Admins!
Along the way, I have been fighting vandalism with RedWarn, adding categories to articles with HotCat, editing short descriptions with ShortDesc Helper, and also using Suggestion Mode too!
Happy editing! Zahrazamedahmedi 💬My Talk Page💬 🫗My Mistakes🫗 23:42, 14 November 2026 (UTC)

User:Dauntbares

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)

ScottishFinnishRadish, any objections? Extraordinary Writ (talk) 05:32, 14 November 2026 (UTC)
None on my end. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:50, 14 November 2026 (UTC)
 Done * Pppery * it has begun... 18:34, 14 November 2026 (UTC)

User:Liamgabby4319

I like to request extended confirmed rights. Thank you. Liamgabby4319 (talk) 16:26, 12 November 2026 (UTC)

 Not done – Please read your own talk page for the explanation. WP:GAMING the user rights system won't help you. Favonian (talk) 16:35, 12 November 2026 (UTC)

User:Equivalent-Text2598

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)

Already done (automated response): This user already has the "extendedconfirmed" user right. — MusikBot talk 17:30, 14 November 2026 (UTC)
Hi just for an admin, I requested this for an alt account and as such thought this might be the best way to proove the ownership of this account. Cheers. Equivalent-Text2598 (talk) 17:31, 14 November 2026 (UTC)
 Done * Pppery * it has begun... 18:36, 14 November 2026 (UTC)

File mover

User:Minnastronomer

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)

 Not done Two uploads on enwiki total, both of which were deleted. Did you mean to request this on Commons instead? * Pppery * it has begun... 18:37, 14 November 2026 (UTC)

Mass message sender


New page reviewer

User:EvanTech10

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)

 Done for 1 month as a trial run, after which you may reapply. signed, Rosguill talk 16:43, 13 November 2026 (UTC)

User:Freedom4U

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)

 Done, welcome back. signed, Rosguill talk 16:44, 13 November 2026 (UTC)

User:BlueStaticHorse

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)

Automated comment This user has had 1 request for new page reviewer declined or withdrawn in the past 90 days (). — MusikBot talk 13:30, 14 November 2026 (UTC)

Page mover

User:Freedom4U

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)

 Done * Pppery * it has begun... 18:30, 14 November 2026 (UTC)

User:Ravana

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)

Automated comment This user has had 1 request for page mover declined or withdrawn in the past 90 days (). — MusikBot talk 09:30, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
I had a quick look and only saw one edit at WP:RM/TR since your last request for this permission back in August (8 edits in total to that page), and that was only a few days ago to move an article out of draftspace. Plus not a lot of page moves generally. You mentioned New Page Patrol but you don't have that permission. I'm not seeing much activity at RM either. I didn't check how often you were tagging for speedy deletion. I'm inclined to give the same advice you received last time you requested this permission. -Kj cheetham (talk) 21:08, 14 November 2026 (UTC)
 Not done I just realised this is seemingly your 3rd request for this permission since the start of August this year, and I'm not seeing that you're built up a sufficient need for it since then. -Kj cheetham (talk) 21:11, 14 November 2026 (UTC)

Pending changes reviewer

User:Quince&Medlar

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)


Rollback

User:208yeahh

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)

Automated comment This user has had 1 request for rollback declined or withdrawn in the past 90 days (). — MusikBot talk 01:20, 12 November 2026 (UTC)

User:Szxq

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)

 Done * Pppery * it has begun... 18:33, 14 November 2026 (UTC)

User:Vestrian24Bio

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)

 Done * Pppery * it has begun... 18:33, 14 November 2026 (UTC)

Template editor


Temporary account IP viewer

User:BlueStaticHorse

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)

 Done. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:09, 13 November 2026 (UTC)

User:Pattersonuwu

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)

 Done Staraction (talk · contribs) 08:33, 12 November 2026 (UTC)

User:IGAEB

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)

User:Raskuly

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)

 Done Fathoms Below (talk) 18:22, 13 November 2026 (UTC)