(Anthere <anthere6(a)yahoo.com>)m>):
Btw, the en:Wikipedia:Administrators page absolutely
do not indicate this mailing list as being the right
place to ask for sysop rights. It mentions it *only*
for developper status.
The page recommand to ask sysop status on the
en.mailing list. Then I guess someone agrees for the
new sysop, then by some magic, the user is named
sysop.
Sorry, I assumed this was posted to wikipedia-l, not
wikitech-l, since it's not a technical issue. Yes,
wikipedia-l is the right place to ask.
And the magic is "update user set user_rights='sysop'
where user_name='newsysopname';", which can be done
from a MySQL prompt on the server, or with the SQL
query page by any developer.
Clearly, international wikipedias cannot follow that
pattern. No international user will come either to the
english list, nor to the tech list for sysophood, but
likely to the specific language list, or the admin
page, or pump. Hence, the procedure given for
english-speaking people cannot be identically followed
on international wikipedia. It requires one more step,
as not only other users have to agree, but someone has
to ask and check until it is done.
Until a few more French and German an other foreign
language-speaking developers step up to help manage
things, you won't get quick response on lists the
current developers don't read.
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