As a rough guideline, administrators usually require editors to have made more than 500 useful non-botlike edits, and to have been active in the last thirty days. Patrollers and License reviewers don't have to request this flag.
I'm here over more than seven years and had a lot of work to do, reorganizing older files and uploading the newers, but now I need the right to be an patrol due to new laws there and I have MUCH WORK to do here for our users and general public. Thank you. BabidP (talk) 01:17, 24 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
You were blocked in 2023 for copyright violations and also had a talk message that same year about a bad overwrite. Your edit count is also low. You can make requests at COM:OWR while I consider this request. Abzeronow (talk) 03:13, 24 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
A month's tenure here, has made multiple requests for the same Unicode-related files to be overwritten, however an experienced user who has been here for like 20 years had raised concerns about their proposed overwrite and this user didn't address them and so I have not yet allowed their proposed changes. Abzeronow (talk) 06:25, 13 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hello. I would use this right to make small corrections to road shields and make them better. I have already requested such fixes and I feel that having this right would help Wikimedia Commons's library of signs better. Thank you. —TheGinger68↗16:05, 16 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I've been on commons for years, and I have contributed on wikipedia in many languages. Many times, I just download files from wikipedia, fix lightning and colors, and then reupload them. It feels unnecessary to create a new file in such situations, and a waste of memory too. I am open if you have questions for me. Thank you. Dixy52 (talk) 22:07, 21 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I intend to upload maps whenever there are changes to world visas, but I cannot overwrite the files due to insufficient permissions. I could create new files, but I consider it a waste of the existing files that are well-maintained. I respectfully request that you grant me permission to overwrite the files. Thank you.
I feel like you might need some more experience before I grant you this right. Your tenure here has been eight months, and recently you had made some mistakes that showed inexperience. You can always make requests at COM:OWR. Sometimes it is not a waste to upload a new file if there is significant disagreement about how a particular file presents its information. Abzeronow (talk) 03:21, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I would like to fix several .djvu files used in the French Wikisource (a few pages are missing in these files), where I have a lot of experience. It seems simpler to get autopatrol rights than to ask specifically for each file. Thank you. Seudo (talk) 20:55, 23 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
As Wikimedian in Residence I want to do a bulk upload (12000 images) of GLAM-material from Flemish art collections, I have almost everything ready in OpenRefine and I have already uploaded a couple hundred, but the rate limit of uploading is a big bottleneck. Therefore I would like to request the "autopatrol" status. Thank you. Molleboll (talk) 10:16, 24 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I would like access to AutoWikiBrowser for one-off cleanup, such as populating photographer from EXIF that I mentioned here at VP/T, which I'm not able to do with COM:VFC. I've been using VFC for some time and know to be cautious when making bulk edits. Thank you. -Consigned (talk) 10:29, 17 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
As a rough guideline, administrators usually require editors to have made at least 1,000 useful, non-botlike edits or a large number of justified renaming requests at Commons before they will consider granting the filemover right.
Hello, I am requesting the filemover right for my bot account, Sakib Bot. My main account MS Sakib already holds filemover rights and is an experienced contributor with over 24,000 uploads. My bot account also has over 50,000 uploads. I actively upload SVG glyphs of open-source fonts (OFL, GPL) using both accounts. Due to the high volume of uploads, I frequently encounter situations where bulk renaming is necessary to correct naming conventions or fix errors. Specific Case: Recently, I uploaded 1,000+ files to Category:Linux Libertine Mono SVG Glyphs. I inadvertently included "Monospaced" in the filenames instead of the standard "Mono".
Current Name: Latin Capital Letter Z in Linux Libertine Monospaced - U+005A.svg
Target Name: Latin Capital Letter Z in Linux Libertine Mono - U+005A.svg
Performing over 1,000 renames via my main account is inefficient and hits API rate limits quickly. I intend to use Sakib Bot to handle this bulk renaming task and similar maintenance tasks for my own uploads in the future. Using the bot account will allow for smoother processing.
@Tausheef Hassan "Mono" implies "Monospaced". However, standard font names usually just state "Mono"; though I missed this detail before uploading. For example, see this: Libertinus Mono. Filenames should be concise and understandable, rather than overly descriptive. ≈ MS Sakib 📩·📝08:06, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Inertia6084 Yes, I can easily rename 1,000+ files from my main account using python script and would be perfectly happy to proceed that way. Even if the API rate limit is hit, it is not a major issue; the renaming will continue in the background while I work on other tasks.
I had initially considered using the bot account for this kind of bulk work because it improves efficiency, avoids API limitations, and helps prevent flooding the recent changes. Since my bot already has bulk upload permission, bulk mistakes could also be corrected more easily in bulk. However, if the Filemover right is not granted to the bot, I am fully comfortable proceeding from my main account. ≈ MS Sakib 📩·📝16:11, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Anyway, after waiting for more than a month, I have started performing this specific batch rename from my main account. However, the possibility of adding the Filemover right to the bot account could be considered for future needs. ≈ MS Sakib 📩·📝01:40, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Sometimes I put wrong names into files I upload, which is annoying because everytime I need to move them, I require to provide an application for it. I've been active here for years now and have uploaded nearly 5000 files. Thank you. ChanisCaucasi (talk) 18:26, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I would like to request filemover rights. I'm seeing many misidentified vehicles and photos with names too vague, and I do make mistakes myself sometimes. So, I wish to help with fixing that. Thank you. Throwawayacc222 (talk) 16:16, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I'm requesting Patroller rights, I realized after my last request that I need this first before I can apply for the Temporary account IP viewer, I already hold rollback and autopatrol rights here, I'm very active in fighting cross-wiki LTA and I need the patroller tools to be more effective and meet the prerequisites for the Temporary IP viewer later. Thanks! --Aws💬 Talk03:54, 13 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
For a rough advice, do not seek this flag if you have not made about 500 useful edits on Wikimedia Commons unless you associate with any Wikimedia affiliate, or campaigns such as Wiki Loves Earth.
Soy parte del equipo de Wikimedistas de Bolivia y en ocasiones responsable de eventos, por lo cual necesito la posibilidad de ser event organizer Thank you. Ny7 (talk) 20:17, 24 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
See also: Confirmed users. 
Done... signed, Aafi (talk) 00:47, 25 March 2026 (UTC)
Question @MS Sakib: .svg/20px-Pictogram_voting_comment_(orange).svg.png)
Comment: This 'Linux Libertine Mono' name is also quite confusing. if see this ChiK (talk) 02:47, 26 February 2026 (UTC)