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See Wikipedia:Template editor for the granting guidelines.
  • Applicants should show some evidence that they generally meet the guidelines outlined there, and have a demonstrated need for the right.
  • Please note that most templates are not protected and can be edited without this access.
  • If a template you frequently edit had its protection level recently changed, ask the protecting admin if lowering the protection level is an option.

User:P199

I already work on templates from time to time, to improve formatting, fix links, add features, etc. My record speaks for itself that I am careful in making changes. Thanks. P 1 9 9  ✉ 13:27, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Standard Guidelines review:
  1. Green tickY (guideline: >1 year, applicant: 18)
  2. Green tickY (guideline: >1000 edits, applicant: ~55k)
  3. Green tickY (guideline: >150 template edits, applicant: ~1000)
  4. Green tickY (guideline: !<6 months, applicant: 8 years)
  5. Red XN (guideline: 3 sandboxes, applicant: ~1 (other sandboxes were edited before protection enabled)
  6. Red XN (guideline: 5 requests, applicant: 0)
Primefac (talk) 14:57, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Primefac: My "need for the right, as well as a familiarity with the care and responsibility required" is proven by my overall record and experience with WP, not necessarily meeting an arbitrary guideline limit. Thanks. -- P 1 9 9  ✉ 15:23, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I made no claims about your need, or lack thereof. I was simply filling out the standard guideline review. Primefac (talk) 15:36, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@P199: can you give a few specific examples of where having template editor would be useful for you? Elli (talk | contribs) 16:40, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:Launchballer

Due to the chronic shortage of admins at DYK to perform prep-to-queue moves, the protection levels were recently downgraded to Template editor - really per WT:DYK#Plan of action v2 but you may wish to start at WT:DYK#Giving queues template instead of full protection? for the full context. I would like to help with this. Launchballer 16:06, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Launchballer, I suggest you remove this request for now as the process for making these requests is still under discussion at WT:DYK. Thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 22:57, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Request withdrawn Launchballer 23:01, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Standard Guidelines review:

  1. Green tickY (guideline: >1 year, applicant: 15 years)
  2. Green tickY (guideline: >1000 edits, applicant: 32,000)
  3. Green tickY (guideline: >150 template edits, applicant: 4000)
  4. Green tickY (guideline: !<6 months, applicant: 10 years)
  5. Red XN (guideline: 3 sandboxes, applicant: 1)
  6. Red XN (guideline: 5 requests, applicant: 0)

— Martin (MSGJ · talk) 08:22, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think it is appropriate that Launchballer was pressurised to withdraw this request, and so have completed a review anyway. I note that nearly all the edits to template namespace are to subpages of Template:Did you know nominations and are content-related rather than technical in nature. Criteria 5 and 6 are not met - these are designed to assess the need for the template editor user right. In this case there is clear demonstrable need, so I believe we may be able to exercise discretion, even if this is not a scenario that TPE was designed for. As this is potentially controversial, I will not act unilaterally in granting the user right but will wait for comments from other admins patrolling this page — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 08:26, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think the "need for the right" should be demonstrated alternatively for cases like this by edits to the DYK prep templates or edit requests at WP:ERRORS or WP:DYK for the DYK queues. Launchballer has plenty of experience in these areas. —Kusma (talk) 08:29, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know if it helps, but I've struck my withdrawal. If this is successful, I will wait for WT:DYK to say so before actually using it.--Launchballer 08:48, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I feel like WP:INVOLVED prevents me from actioning this request myself, but I will say that having worked with Launchballer for several years at DYK, I trust them not to abuse this privilege. RoySmith (talk) 13:16, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • Based on my interactions with Launchballer since my return, I concur with RoySmith. I recommend approving this request, as there is a clear understanding of the specific area to be worked, and Launchballer has a good enough head on their shoulders to reach out for help if they are having difficulty.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:01, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Done — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 09:35, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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