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Create Special:AccountVanishRequest page
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As an user I would like to have the ability to access a page aimed at vanishing my account.

The page would be similar to the existing "https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contact/accountvanishapps," but it would actually work with the global renamer queue behind the scenes.

AC:

  • Create a new special Page "special:AccountVanishRequest"
  • Replicate the UI showed in "https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contact/accountvanishapps" (the page is created by an extension and we cannot just copy and paste the code, but fetch information and copy from it).
  • At this stage the form does not have to submit anywhere, that will be completed by other tickets

Info on the existing contact page:
Extension: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ContactPage
To create the page, you use a config: https://github.com/wikimedia/operations-mediawiki-config/blob/master/wmf-config/MetaContactPages.php

Details

Related Changes in Gerrit:
SubjectRepoBranchLines +/-
Introduce Vanish Request Flowmediawiki/extensions/CentralAuthwmf/1.43.0-wmf.13+1 K -88
Introduce Vanish Request Flowmediawiki/extensions/CentralAuthwmf/1.43.0-wmf.13+1 K -88
Introduce Vanish Request Flowmediawiki/extensions/CentralAuthmaster+1 K -88
Allow vanish requests to be submitted via Special:GlobalVanishRequestsmediawiki/extensions/CentralAuthmaster+301 -16
Create Special:GlobalVanishRequest pagemediawiki/extensions/CentralAuthautomate-account-vanishing-phase-2+201 -0
Create Special:AccountVanishRequest pagemediawiki/extensions/CentralAuthautomate-account-vanishing+201 -0
Customize query in gerrit

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SimoneThisDot created this task.Jun 12 2024, 3:16 PM
Mimurawil claimed this task.Jun 12 2024, 3:21 PM
Reedy renamed this task from Create special:AccountVanishRequest page to Create Special:AccountVanishRequest page.Jun 12 2024, 5:01 PM
Mimurawil added a comment.Jun 12 2024, 10:15 PM

A few points to consider in this new page:

Mimurawil changed the task status from Open to In Progress.Jun 13 2024, 12:23 AM
Mimurawil added a comment.Jun 13 2024, 12:25 AM

Another question to consider:

gerritbot added a comment.Jun 14 2024, 1:38 AM

Change #1043328 had a related patch set uploaded (by Mimurawil; author: Mimurawil):

[mediawiki/extensions/CentralAuth@automate-account-vanishing] T367329: Create Special:AccountVanishRequest page

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1043328

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Jun 14 2024, 1:38 AM
Novem_Linguae unsubscribed.Jun 17 2024, 10:41 AM
SimoneThisDot edited parent tasks, added: T367743: [EPIC] Phase 2 - Filter requests going to legal; removed: T366439: [EPIC] Automate account Vanishing.Jun 17 2024, 12:41 PM
SimoneThisDot removed a subtask: T367726: Initiate Global Rename queue from `Special:AccountVanishRequestPage`.Jun 17 2024, 12:51 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Jun 17 2024, 6:12 PM

Change #1046747 had a related patch set uploaded (by Mimurawil; author: Mimurawil):

[mediawiki/extensions/CentralAuth@automate-account-vanishing-phase-2] Create Special:GlobalVanishRequest page

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1046747

gerritbot added a comment.Jun 17 2024, 6:13 PM

Change #1043328 abandoned by Mimurawil:

[mediawiki/extensions/CentralAuth@automate-account-vanishing] Create Special:AccountVanishRequest page

Reason:

Abandoning this patch in favour of https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CentralAuth/+/1046747 (changing branch)

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1043328

Seddon moved this task from Needs Triage to Tracking on the Wikipedia-Android-App-Backlog board.Jun 18 2024, 4:14 PM
HNordeenWMF moved this task from Needs Triage to Tracking on the Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog board.Jun 18 2024, 5:12 PM
SimoneThisDot closed this task as Resolved.Jun 21 2024, 7:25 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Jun 21 2024, 7:40 AM

Change #1046747 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/CentralAuth@automate-account-vanishing-phase-2] Create Special:GlobalVanishRequest page

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1046747

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Jun 21 2024, 8:30 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Jul 8 2024, 9:27 AM

Change #1052681 had a related patch set uploaded (by Simone Cuomo; author: Simone Cuomo):

[mediawiki/extensions/CentralAuth@master] Allow vanish requests to be submitted via Special:GlobalVanishRequests

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1052681

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Jul 8 2024, 9:27 AM
PatchDemoBot added a comment.Jul 9 2024, 1:56 PM

Test wiki created on Patch demo by SimoneThisDot using patch(es) linked to this task:
https://patchdemo.wmflabs.org/wikis/f5a7b80242/w

gerritbot added a comment.Jul 10 2024, 11:51 AM

Change #1053294 had a related patch set uploaded (by Simone Cuomo; author: Simone Cuomo):

[mediawiki/extensions/CentralAuth@master] Introduce Vanish Request Flow

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1053294

PatchDemoBot added a comment.Jul 10 2024, 12:07 PM

Test wiki created on Patch demo by SimoneThisDot using patch(es) linked to this task:
https://patchdemo.wmflabs.org/wikis/0f344e95cc/w

gerritbot added a comment.Jul 10 2024, 1:05 PM

Change #1052681 abandoned by Seddon:

[mediawiki/extensions/CentralAuth@master] Allow vanish requests to be submitted via Special:GlobalVanishRequests

Reason:

Replaced by a flattened patch https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/CentralAuth/+/1053294

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1052681

PatchDemoBot added a comment.Jul 12 2024, 9:01 AM

Test wiki created on Patch demo by SimoneThisDot using patch(es) linked to this task:
https://patchdemo.wmflabs.org/wikis/bb21f4e4bf/w

gerritbot added a comment.Jul 15 2024, 1:10 AM

Change #1053294 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/CentralAuth@master] Introduce Vanish Request Flow

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1053294

gerritbot added a comment.Jul 16 2024, 2:05 PM

Change #1054571 had a related patch set uploaded (by Urbanecm; author: Simone Cuomo):

[mediawiki/extensions/CentralAuth@wmf/1.43.0-wmf.13] Introduce Vanish Request Flow

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1054571

gerritbot added a comment.Jul 16 2024, 2:06 PM

Change #1054571 abandoned by Urbanecm:

[mediawiki/extensions/CentralAuth@wmf/1.43.0-wmf.13] Introduce Vanish Request Flow

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1054571

gerritbot added a comment.Jul 16 2024, 2:08 PM

Change #1054572 had a related patch set uploaded (by Urbanecm; author: Simone Cuomo):

[mediawiki/extensions/CentralAuth@wmf/1.43.0-wmf.13] Introduce Vanish Request Flow

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1054572

gerritbot added a comment.Jul 16 2024, 2:25 PM

Change #1054572 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/CentralAuth@wmf/1.43.0-wmf.13] Introduce Vanish Request Flow

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1054572

Stashbot mentioned this in T368372: Define list for "appeal for a block".Jul 16 2024, 2:25 PM
Stashbot mentioned this in T368368: Create Zendesk ticket when vanishing is declined.
Stashbot mentioned this in T367729: Customise Vanishing account Approval/Decline email.
Stashbot mentioned this in T367728: Customise "status" page for Vanishing Account.

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2024-07-16T14:25:47Z] <urbanecm@deploy1002> Started scap sync-world: Backport for [[gerrit:1054572|Introduce Vanish Request Flow (T367329 T367726 T367728 T367729 T367744 T368177 T368285 T368368 T368372 T368611 T369489)]], [[gerrit:1054573|Pass wiki id to actor store for cross-db hasPublicLogs query (T370059)]], [[gerrit:1054574|Properly set automatic vanish performer on GlobalRenameUser (T368177)]], [[gerrit:1053373|Enable account vanishing

Stashbot mentioned this in T367726: Initiate Global Rename queue from `Special:AccountVanishRequestPage`.Jul 16 2024, 2:26 PM
Stashbot mentioned this in T368285: Update Special:GlobalRenameQueue request view to work for vanish requests.
Stashbot mentioned this in T368611: Update Copy in the "alert" popup.
Stashbot mentioned this in T368177: Automatically accept vanishing requests if the user has no activity.
Stashbot mentioned this in T370059: Auto-vanishing failing with error InvalidArgumentException: DB connection domain 'loginwiki' does not match 'metawiki'.
Stashbot mentioned this in T367744: [EPIC] Phase 3 - Enable Global Rename Queue with Account Vanishing.
Stashbot mentioned this in T369489: Enhance the auto-vanish maintenance script.
Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Jul 16 2024, 2:32 PM
Stashbot added a comment.Jul 16 2024, 2:53 PM

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2024-07-16T14:53:37Z] <urbanecm@deploy1002> dbrant, urbanecm: Backport for [[gerrit:1054572|Introduce Vanish Request Flow (T367329 T367726 T367728 T367729 T367744 T368177 T368285 T368368 T368372 T368611 T369489)]], [[gerrit:1054573|Pass wiki id to actor store for cross-db hasPublicLogs query (T370059)]], [[gerrit:1054574|Properly set automatic vanish performer on GlobalRenameUser (T368177)]], [[gerrit:1053373|Enable account vanishing in Cen

Stashbot added a comment.Jul 16 2024, 3:01 PM

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2024-07-16T15:01:39Z] <urbanecm@deploy1002> Finished scap: Backport for [[gerrit:1054572|Introduce Vanish Request Flow (T367329 T367726 T367728 T367729 T367744 T368177 T368285 T368368 T368372 T368611 T369489)]], [[gerrit:1054573|Pass wiki id to actor store for cross-db hasPublicLogs query (T370059)]], [[gerrit:1054574|Properly set automatic vanish performer on GlobalRenameUser (T368177)]], [[gerrit:1053373|Enable account vanishing in Centra

Xaosflux added a project: User-notice.Jul 18 2024, 9:30 AM
Xaosflux subscribed.

With this live, it should prob go in tech news.

TheDJ subscribed.Jul 18 2024, 10:04 AM
Xaosflux moved this task from To Triage to Announce in next Tech/News on the User-notice board.Jul 18 2024, 12:47 PM
Izno subscribed.Jul 23 2024, 12:33 AM

Someone noticed on Discord that user talk pages (and I would guess subpages also were forgotten to be moved) are not being moved when this work flow vanishes someone. Someone else separately noticed that the system moving users is not flagged as a system bot like e.g. the Maintenance script user. Are there tickets for those?

Izno added a comment.Jul 23 2024, 12:36 AM

Separately, what consideration was given to vanishing users who are blocked? Vanishing such users is significantly less than transparent.

Seddon added a comment.Jul 23 2024, 12:42 AM
In T367329#10005391, @Izno wrote:

Separately, what consideration was given to vanishing users who are blocked? Vanishing such users is significantly less than transparent.

Blocked users cannot currently request vanishing through the new flow.

JJMC89 subscribed.Jul 23 2024, 12:46 AM
In T367329#10005388, @Izno wrote:

Someone noticed on Discord that user talk pages (and I would guess subpages also were forgotten to be moved) are not being moved when this work flow vanishes someone. [...] Are there tickets for those?

T370595: Automatic account vanishes are not moving user pages
T370374: Vanish requests do not have Move user pages selected by default

Xaosflux added a comment.Jul 23 2024, 9:53 AM
In T367329#10005388, @Izno wrote:

the system moving users is not flagged as a system bot like e.g. the Maintenance script user.

Assuming this is something in recent changes? These should be in the move log, etc the same for a Vanish or a Rename - are you seeing something different?

Seddon moved this task from Incoming to Done on the Account-Vanishing board.Jul 23 2024, 11:50 AM
Izno added a comment.Jul 23 2024, 4:32 PM
In T367329#10006081, @Xaosflux wrote:
In T367329#10005388, @Izno wrote:

the system moving users is not flagged as a system bot like e.g. the Maintenance script user.

Assuming this is something in recent changes? These should be in the move log, etc the same for a Vanish or a Rename - are you seeing something different?

I don't understand how the second question is relevant and actually don't know the answer to the first. I'm not sure how a system user differs from others. It's not a user group. I assume it has privileges similar to bots but not necessarily with a bot tag.

Seddon added a comment.Jul 23 2024, 5:36 PM
In T367329#10007624, @Izno wrote:
In T367329#10006081, @Xaosflux wrote:

Assuming this is something in recent changes? These should be in the move log, etc the same for a Vanish or a Rename - are you seeing something different?

I don't understand how the second question is relevant and actually don't know the answer to the first. I'm not sure how a system user differs from others. It's not a user group. I assume it has privileges similar to bots but not necessarily with a bot tag.

System users are accounts that exist purely to attribute actions the software is taking. It is independent of any permissions.

Quiddity moved this task from Announce in next Tech/News to Already announced/Archive on the User-notice board.Jul 25 2024, 5:45 PM
Maintenance_bot edited projects, added User-notice-archive; removed User-notice.Aug 4 2024, 6:30 PM
Xaosflux added a comment.Aug 4 2024, 10:45 PM

Just for search notes, this was delivered as Special:GlobalVanishRequest

PatchDemoBot added a comment.May 20 2025, 12:14 PM

Test wiki on Patch demo by SimoneThisDot using patch(es) linked to this task was deleted:

https://patchdemo-legacy.wmcloud.org/wikis/0f344e95cc/w/

PatchDemoBot added a comment.May 20 2025, 12:14 PM

Test wiki on Patch demo by SimoneThisDot using patch(es) linked to this task was deleted:

https://patchdemo-legacy.wmcloud.org/wikis/bb21f4e4bf/w/

PatchDemoBot added a comment.May 20 2025, 1:27 PM

Test wiki on Patch demo by SimoneThisDot using patch(es) linked to this task was deleted:

https://patchdemo-legacy.wmcloud.org/wikis/f5a7b80242/w/

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