Hi Monika, I checked, and you both have account-creator rights.
To make use of them, first log into your own account, then go to this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CreateAccount Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 2:22 PM, Monika Sengul-Jones <[email protected] > wrote: > Hey James, > > I wanted to check in about the account creation status -- thanks for giving > me that privledge a while back, but I am having some difficulties seeing > where I can enroll folks. > > I went to test it at Special:CreateAccount > > Is this where to go? > > but it looks like my IP address was blocked -- despite being logged in. > > Something about a dog - rapper vandal-!!?? I would attach a screenshot but > the file is too big. This is the message I got "Account creation error > > Account creation from IP addresses in the range *2607:FB90:0:0:0:0:0:0/32*, > which includes your IP address (*2607:fb90:2786:be29:80b4: > 8d9c:c05e:eed2*), > has been blocked by Graham87 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Graham87 > >. > > The reason given by Graham87 is *Disruptive editing > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing>: > Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Dog and rapper vandal > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Long-term_ > abuse/Dog_and_rapper_vandal>* > > Return to Main Page <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page>. > > > I'm at home now, I'm not sure if I will be blocked at UW today. I hope not! > Can you help me and Peaceray know that we're in the right place to create > accounts for new users? > > We'll have 45 participants today many who didn't create accounts in > advance. > > Thanks for the last minute help! > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 11:19 AM, Monika Sengul-Jones < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hey James, > > > > I wanted to check in about the account creation status -- thanks for > > giving me that privledge a while back, but I am having some difficulties > > seeing where I can enroll folks. > > > > I went to test it at Special:CreateAccount > > > > Is this where to go? > > > > but it looks like my IP address was blocked -- despite being logged in. > > > > Something about a dog - rapper vandal-!!?? I've attached a screenshot. > > > > I'm at home now, I'm not sure if I will be blocked at UW today. Can you > > help me and Peaceray ensure we're in the right place to create accounts? > > > > We'll have 45 participants today many who didn't create accounts in > > advance. > > > > Thanks for the last minute help! > > > > Monika > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Pharos <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> While "Centralnotice" is a more powerful tool than “Geonotice” (since it > >> reaches many more non-hardcore people), it is limited in its > geographical > >> use; last I checked it was only able to target a whole country, not a > >> particular region of a country. > >> > >> So until that technology is fixed (there is a bug filed somewhere), the > >> only option for Centralnotice is to launch it as a nation-wide campaign, > >> if > >> people have the energy to put that together. > >> > >> This has been done in the past for campaigns like Wikipedia Day, the > Great > >> American Wiknic, and Asian History Month, but it would require some > >> effort. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Pharos > >> > >> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 8:02 PM, James Hare <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > That is pretty normal; it’s meant to be a temporary permission. I’ve > >> > restored your account creator permission. > >> > > >> > Between you and Monika that should be sufficient for account creation > >> > needs. > >> > > >> > “Geonotice” and “Centralnotice” are technically two different things. > >> > Geonotices are local to English Wikipedia and show up in the > watchlist; > >> > “sidewide” banners that you see on top of articles etc. are controlled > >> via > >> > CentralNotice, which is, well, centrally controlled on Meta-Wiki (but > >> you > >> > can limit it to specific wikis and specific geographic regions). > >> > > >> > > >> > On January 10, 2017 at 4:58:11 PM, Raymond Leonard ( > >> > [email protected]) wrote: > >> > > >> > James & Monica, > >> > > >> > I have been an Account Creator > >> > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Account_creator> in the past > >> & am > >> > identified to WMF. Someone revoked that privilege last year because > the > >> > last time that I used those rights was in May 2015. I plan to come to > >> both > >> > Editing as Activism events at UW Bothell & think it would be good to > >> get it > >> > the Account Creator role back because I think we will be stepping up > >> > Cascadia edit-a-thons & GLAM activities in 2017. > >> > > >> > So https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CentralNotice is the place to go > for > >> > Geonotice banners? I was told to use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ > >> > Wikipedia:Geonotice, but the request that I put there for the Cascadia > >> > Wikimedians annual meeting did not get picked up. A response to my > query > >> > why not indicating that after posting the Geonotice request, we should > >> also > >> > notify [[WP:AN]] > >> > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators% > 27_noticeboard > >> >. > >> > > >> > Yours, > >> > Peaceray > >> > -- > >> > Raymond F. Leonard, Jr. > >> > User:Peaceray > >> > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peaceray>Cascadia Wikimedians > User > >> > Group > >> > <http://cascadia.wiki/> board member & president > >> > [email protected] (forwards to) > >> > [email protected] > >> > > >> > On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 3:47 PM, Monika Sengul-Jones < > >> > [email protected] > >> > > wrote: > >> > > >> > > James > >> > > Thanks for the quick response > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > You can’t lift the IP cap on account creation, but you can have > >> “account > >> > > > creators” create accounts for other users with their desired > >> username > >> > and > >> > > > an email address. All administrators are account creators; > >> additional > >> > > > account creators can also be appointed (let me know if anyone > needs > >> to > >> > be > >> > > > appointed). > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > Thanks I'll follow up, I may request to have my username > (shameran81) > >> > > appointed for the event dates. > >> > > > >> > > That said, how have bigger events managed this? The rooms reserved > >> hold > >> > > 60. > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > One way I’ve gotten around this issue is by encouraging people to > >> sign > >> > up > >> > > > ahead of time. This is good if you’re working with a specific > >> audience > >> > > > known ahead of time, but can be harder if you’re working with the > >> > general > >> > > > public. > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > In principle, that's idea. I'll discuss with organizers. > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > Geonotice is good for advertising in watchlists; if you want to > >> > advertise > >> > > > through a banner that loads on other pages, I recommend > >> CentralNotice: > >> > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CentralNotice > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > Thanks! > >> > > > >> > > Monika > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > On January 10, 2017 at 3:35:30 PM, Monika Sengul-Jones ( > >> > > > [email protected]) wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > > Cascadians, > >> > > > > >> > > > I would like to get the word out about Editing as Activism: Black > >> > > > WikiHistory Workshop and Edit-a-thon at UW Bothell to invite more > >> > > > Wikipedians to participate and guide new editors. > >> > > > > >> > > > Has anyone ever used Geonotice to automate talk page invitations? > I > >> am > >> > > > puzzled by it. Is this is old news? > >> > > > > >> > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Geonotice > >> > > > > >> > > > Would love a quick chat if anyone has advice on this or another > >> useful > >> > > > invitation method. > >> > > > > >> > > > Also -- any know-how here on how to lift the IP cap for user > account > >> > > > creation? > >> > > > > >> > > > Many thanks > >> > > > > >> > > > Monika > >> > > > > >> > > > -- > >> > > > Monika Sengul-Jones > >> > > > www.monikasengul.com > >> > > > (206) 715-2320 <%28206%29%20715-2320> > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > >> > > > [email protected] > >> > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > -- > >> > > Monika Sengul-Jones > >> > > www.monikasengul.com > >> > > (206) 715-2320 <%28206%29%20715-2320> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > >> > > [email protected] > >> > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > >> > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Monika Sengul-Jones > > www.monikasengul.com > > (206) 715-2320 > > > > > > > -- > Monika Sengul-Jones > www.monikasengul.com > (206) 715-2320 > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia
