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    IAdmin request (Writ Keeper)

    Hi, all, I'd like to request IAdmin for myself. I'm currently working on implementing the legacy editing toolbar that some users prefer (see Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Support_ends_for_the_2006_wikitext_editor), and several of the adjunct scripts are in the MW space, such as MediaWiki:RefToolbarLegacy.js. Technically, I could just fork them into my userspace, but it's probably better to actually directly edit these (currently non-functional AFAICT) scripts and fix them. Thanks!

    EDIT: as far as qualifications go, I'm a professional software engineer with a degree in computer science, and I've written many Wikipedia user scripts, many at the request of others. See Special:PrefixIndex/User:Writ_Keeper/Scripts/ for a list. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 20:41, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    I don't know what the etiquette for these things is, but if it's an RFA style vote then support, given that I'm the one requesting that someone get the toolbars to work and
    Iridescent 20:47, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply
    ]
    I've spent the day lamenting the loss of my helpful toolbar; of course it would be Writ Keeper who would swoop in to save the day!--Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 21:09, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    It's not "conspicuous failure" when the WMF have for two years said that they were deliberately dropping support. --Izno (talk) 21:36, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    It is conspicuous when they've had two years to come up with a decent replacement and haven't. DuncanHill (talk) 21:38, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    •  Bureaucrat note: standard 48 hour hold for review. — xaosflux Talk 21:04, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    • No concerns. 28bytes (talk) 21:40, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    • Writ Keeper is an obvious fit for the interface admin role. Thanks for the notice on VPT — MusikAnimal talk 00:55, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    • Obvious asset. Home Lander (talk) 00:57, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    • Should've had it to begin with imo, total nobrainer. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 01:38, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    Writ Keeper has failed to fill out form I-835, in triplicate, and sign a written endorsement stating that we get to blame them for all problems that occur as an interface admin. ;-) —CYBERPOWER (Around) 02:53, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    Forms should be signed in triplicate, sent in, sent back, queried, lost, found, subjected to public inquiry, lost again, and finally buried in soft peat for three months and recycled as firelighters. 1. — xaosflux Talk 04:32, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    Careful there, Xaosflux, else someone might feed your grandmother to the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal. I don't see you carrying a towel, either. Vanamonde (talk) 04:55, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
     Done. (Minus the founder flag.) 28bytes (talk) 23:13, 9 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    IAdmin return request

    I write with great pleasure to request to be the first person in history to return my

    interface administrator
    flag (on the English Wikipedia, and most likely all of Wikimedia as well).

    Yesterday,

    Wikipedia:Geonotices
    . Since my use of IAdmin privileges has so far focused solely on geonotices, the successful deployment of MusikBot II means that I no longer expect to need IAdmin privileges on en.wp regularly. The fact that the new policy allows me to regain IAdmin whenever I need it gives me confidence that returning my bit is the right thing for me to do now. (It's like borrowing and returning a book and it's fun!)

    Thank you User:Xaosflux, User:MusikAnimal, User:Cyberpower678 and everyone else involved with the IAdmin policy process and geonotice sync bot deployment process, for making my short stint as en.wp IAdmin enjoyable! Deryck C. 21:35, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you! :D You've been a great help as well. I'll note the bot has not officially been approved yet, but it seems likely that it will pass the BRFA. The trial ends on November 21. Cheers — MusikAnimal talk 21:45, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
     Done thanks for letting us know @Deryck Chan:. — xaosflux Talk 21:59, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    You're both welcome! In the unlikely event that anything breaks, I'm sure I will come back to ask for flag and get working --Deryck C. 22:06, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    Deryck Chan, :-) I was considering returning it, but I've been a little active on JS pages not involving geo-notices, so I have decided to hold on to it for now. —CYBERPOWER (Chat) 00:28, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    de-flag mediation bots

    talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log
    )

    This bot is no longer needed as the mediation committee has been shut down and marked as historical. Some of the MedCom members mentioned "the bots" so there may be more, I'll keep looking.

    talk) 21:58, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply
    ]

    @Anomie: OK to retire your bot? — xaosflux Talk 22:11, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    Doesn't matter, there's nothing for User:MediationBot to do now. There's also User:MedcabBot for the long-defunct Mediation Cabal that's apparently still flagged. Anomie⚔ 23:31, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    OK, removed their old flags. We don't normally catch these in "cleanups" since you are still an active operator. — xaosflux Talk 23:34, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    • I couldn't find any other bots except the usual archive bots editing medcom pages so I think it is probably just this one.
      talk) 22:46, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply
      ]

    Desysop request

    Could someone please remove my admin bit? --Boson (talk) 11:15, 14 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Have done so, restoring your previous user rights. Hope all is well. WormTT(talk) 11:24, 14 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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