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Administrators' newsletter - February 2017

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please subscribe. Your feedback is welcomed.

Administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

• A discussion to workshop proposals to amend the administrator inactivity policy at Wikipedia talk:Administrators has been in process since late December 2016.
• Wikipedia:Pending changes/Request for Comment 2016 closed with no consensus for implementing Pending changes level 2 with new criteria for use.
• Following an RfC, an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.

Technical news

• When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. (T34950)
• Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an RfC closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. (T156448)
• The Foundation has announced a new community health initiative to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.

Arbitration

• The Arbitration Committee released a response to the Wikimedia Foundation's statement on paid editing and outing.

Obituaries

• JohnCD (John Cameron Deas) passed away on 30 December 2016. John began editing Wikipedia seriously during 2007 and became an administrator in November 2009.

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13:36, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Bradley Lowery

You've not responded to my request about why this article was deleted. i asked you on 15 Jan, and reminded you on 24 Jan. I see it has now been archived.

I'd still like to know what to do, to appeal against this deletion; it is quite simply not a 'person known only for 1 event', which is absolutely evident from the references, as I explained in the AfD, and in my previous comments here.

And please restore the page somewhere, as I asked on 17 Jan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.152.145.136 (talk) 15:54, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

At this point I think we've discussed this enough on my talk page. You can file an appeal at WP:DRV if you wish. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:44, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

User The China Room seems to be using IP's again

You issued him with a warning today after closing the case and he recently made some edits today which I reverted. Now an IP has appeared and has made the exact same edits that I reverted:

IP: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Videha&diff=763330812&oldid=763276754

User: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Videha&diff=763269342&oldid=762345244

Here's the archive of the case which you closed in case you forgot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/The_China_Room/Archive

The user is clearly using IP's to vandalise and is making the exact same edits. Would be able to reopen the case? Thanks Damien2016 (talk) 17:16, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

Looks like they've been blocked already. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:45, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Hashim-afc/Archive

Hi King of Hearts. You closed this SPI with the comment "Re-report if it resumes". This is kind of how I expected things to play out, so I'm not sure what to do. If, in your opinion, the diffs I provided in the SPI do not show any type of behavioral connection, then I will drop this and move on. If you, however, feel they (including this latest post) show a bit of quacking, then its hard to try and discuss the file's non-free use on FFD if there's a possibility of multiple accounts being used. Please advise. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:41, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

He is allowed to contribute using his own account. If there are any more IP edits please let me know. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 16:58, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

FWIW, my concerns in the SPI were not whether it was case of WP:LOGOUT, but rather whether it was a case of WP:ILLEGIT. I mentioned the above diff because the IP is specifically referred to as another person, whereas the diffs I provided in the SPI seem to indicate (at least to me) some kind of connection between all the accounts. Anyway, than you for taking another look. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:49, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

I think there are too many stylistic differences, and while it's possible they are intentionally doing this to avoid scrutiny, at this point I'd give them the benefit of the doubt as we can't do a CheckUser. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 00:19, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

Understand. Thanks for taking a look with a set of fresh eyes. Sometimes being involved in something can cloud your perspective a bit. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:40, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2017-06

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Problems

• The block log sometimes showed blocks as being much longer than they were. This has now been fixed. [1]

Changes this week

• Wikimedia pages will now be better at showing pictures when you share them on social media. The descriptions will be different too. You can see an example of before and after. [2]
• There are some changes to the OOjs UI. Some old functions will not work anymore or not work as they used to. This could be a breaking change. [3]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 7 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 8 February. It will be on all wikis from 9 February (calendar).

Meetings

• You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 7 February at 20:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes

• Tidy will be replaced later this year. Instead, the HTML 5 parsing algorithm will be used to clean up bad HTML in wikitext. This will cause problems on a number of wikis. They need to be fixed first. You can see if your wiki still has something to fix here for one of the HTML problems. This list does not cover all problems. You can read about more problems. [4][5]

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19:45, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

Restoring Ice Miller Wikipedia Page

Hello,

I have noted that the Ice Miller (law firm in Indianapolis) page has been deleted as of Jan. 6 for advertising and self-promotion. I would like to request that the page is restored with the sections that were deemed rule violations removed. Other large law firms in Indianapolis, including Taft Stettinius & Hollister, Barnes & Thornburg, and Faegre Baker Daniels all have Wikipedia pages with similar content, and it seems the deletion of the Ice Miller page specifically is inconsistent. I am happy to provide resources or edit content to ensure the Ice Miller page correctly fits Wikipedia's guidelines and serves an encyclopedic purpose.

Thank you, Tmeehan9 (talk) 21:54, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

It is already available at User:ONUnicorn/Ice Miller; another user has already started to improve the article, and asked for it to be restored to their userspace. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:27, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

Dávid Balázs Horváth

Hi, King of Hearts, I see you made this Afd, a no consensus. Why was that exactly, when there was a delete, and three comments? Two of them around the references being in a foreign language, the last one on the Egon Schmidt award. How does that add up to no consensus? scope_creep (talk) 12:48, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

There are not enough !votes to determine consensus. There is the option of soft deletion which can be applied at admin discretion, but Elmidae brought up valid concerns and I don't want to delete an article just because no one bothered to show up to !vote "delete" or "keep." -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:30, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

February 15: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday February 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Featuring special guest presentations on WikiProject La Guardia and Wagner Archives, WikiProject Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wiki Loves the Dominican Republic, and more. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery! Wednesday February 15 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 22:17, 9 February 2017 (UTC) P.S. Get ready now for Black WikiHistory Month Weekend: Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/AfroCrowd/Schomburg Black Power (Saturday Feb 25) Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Action=History (Sunday Feb 26)

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Weightlifting Fairy

Hello! Can you please reinstate the protection template on Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo. There are a lot of IP users engaging in disruptive edits and repetitive reverts. They even included curses in their edit summaries. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weightlifting_Fairy_Kim_Bok-joo&action=history Thank you. 219.57.60.39 (talk) 09:00, 11 February 2017 (UTC)

IP 12.111.217.25

Hi King of Hearts. You closed WP:AN3#User:12.111.217.25 reported by User:Marchjuly (Result: None) as there being no violation. I am curious why you felt this way. The unsourced content the IP has been adding has been removed numerous times, sometimes by editors other than me, and the IP has been encouraged to discuss things on the article talk page in edit sums and by posts on their user talk page, but the IP keeps re-adding the disputed content by either directly reverting the removal or by re-adding it manually witout leaving any edit sum or talk page posts explaining why. The content in question was again removed yesterday by another editor. What should be done if the IP re-adds once again without making any attempt to try and discuss things? -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:44, 11 February 2017 (UTC)

Taken together, they have only made one revert recently. It's true that 3RR can be stretched if they're gaming the system, but here I don't see anything close to it. The fact that more than 24 hours has passed since their last edit doesn't help. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 01:59, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

The IP has been re-adding the disputed content since this edit in December 2016. They edit in spurts, stop, and then reappear to re-add the same content. They do so without leaving any edit sum or post explaining why. What can be done if the IP appears again and readds the same content either by direct revert or simply re-adding it manually? If this is a content dispute, then I'm fine with engaging in discussion per WP:BRD, but the IP has not given any indication they are willing to do that. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:31, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Blocks are supposed to be preventative, not punitive, so I don't see what blocking 24 hours after the fact will accomplish. If they add it again then re-report at ANEW (and please ping me when you do so). -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:36, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Fair enough and thank you for clarifying. Can I simply refer to the previous AN3 thread if a new one is started or do I need to re-add all the diffs, etc. once again? Does AN3 work like SPI in that completely new discussions are not started but rather just added on to previously closed ones? -- Marchjuly (talk) 03:43, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

It's fine to add it on the thread if it hasn't already rolled off the page and is related to the previous issue. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:00, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Seo In-guk

Hello! Please have a look at Seo In-guk's page. I think it needs protection because of the many IP accounts repeatedly removing perfectly sourced prose. Thanks! 180.191.147.14 (talk) 03:19, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Checkmarx

Hey there. I just noticed your question at Wikipedia:Edit filter/False positives/Archive 32#Jonathan lampe. For a belated answer, see MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/July 2013#checkmarx.com. We've had representatives of the company rather relentlessly promoting it here, starting in 2007 and continuing to the present day (see the ongoing Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Checkmarx, which concerns yet another paid article). The edit filter archive doesn't indicate whether you took any action on Jonathan's request; if you did modify or remove the filter, you may want to reconsider that in light of the past evidence. That said, if an editor in good standing has a legitimate reason for linking to checkmarx.com from a particular article, I certainly wouldn't object. —Psychonaut (talk) 17:40, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Tech News: 2017-07

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• EventStreams is a new way to show activity on Wikimedia wikis. For now it works with the recent changes feed. It will do more things later. It will replace RCStream. Tools that use RCStream should move to EventStreams before 7 July. [6]

Problems

• The Firefox add-on Firefogg can cause problems with the Upload Wizard. This will not be fixed, because Firefox will not support Firefogg in the future. The Upload Wizard will no longer work with Firefogg. [7]
• Tool Labs and Wikimedia Labs databases will be under maintenance on 15 February. This will start at 17:00 (UTC) and last for about six hours. Some tools could have problems during or after this. [8]

Changes this week

• The TwoColConflict extension is a new way to solve edit conflicts. It makes it easier to copy and paste the relevant text to the text field. It will come to Meta and German Wikipedia this week. It is already available on MediaWiki.org. It will come to more wikis later. [9]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 14 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 15 February. It will be on all wikis from 16 February (calendar).

Meetings

• You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 14 February at 20:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes

• Page Previews will be turned on for logged-out users on the Catalan, Greek, Russian, and Italian Wikipedias in the middle of February. Page Previews shows readers a short part of a linked article when they rest their mouse pointer on the link. This is to help them understand what it is about without leaving the article they are reading. Page Previews used to be called Hovercards. It will come to more wikis later this spring. [10]
• The Developer Wishlist is a list where developers prioritize tools they need. The voting closes at 14 February 23:59 (UTC). This process is only for developers.

Review

• You can read the 2016 product summary from the Wikimedia Foundation Product group to see what they did with things they said they would work on in the annual plan.

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18:06, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

Beyond My Ken

Greetings, King of Hearts. If you haven't noticed, someone calling himself "Beyond My Ken" has been pretty close to edit-warring with me on an article about numbered streets in the New York City borough of Manhattan. I corrected a comma splice, but he reverted it and put back the improper grammar. I put it back to proper grammar, but he keeps reverting to improper. Wikipedia is supposed to use proper grammar in its articles. Is it not?—Bde1982 (talk) 21:42, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

@Bde1982: Excuse me, but in point of fact, according to WP:BRD, once I had reverted your edit, it was your responsibility to start a discussion on the talk page about it, so your re-revert was the first step toward "edit warring". In any case, this sentence:

220th Street is the highest numbered street on Manhattan Island, however Marble Hill is also within the borough of Manhattan, so the highest street number in the borough is 228th Street.

is most certainly not a "comma splice", since both parts of the sentence are about the same subject, and the second part is a continuation and expansion of the first. A comma splice occurs when two unrelated sentence fragments are spliced together by a comma, even though they have nothing to do with each other, and the second does not follow from or relate to the first.

I suggest that you refresh your knowledge of grammar, and also suggest that you not run to an admin for every picayune little dispute you have - that's really not what they're there for and they have more important things to do. Beyond My Ken (talk) 23:18, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

@Beyond My Ken: Beyond My Ken, I know grammar. I do not need to refresh my knowledge of grammar.—Bde1982 (talk) 23:21, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

I'm afraid that you do, because your understanding of the comma splice is incorrect. Now, please do not ping me to this useless discussion again. Beyond My Ken (talk) 23:58, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

See Strunk and White The Elements of Style "Elementary Rules of Usage" rule 4, "Place a comma before a conjunction introducing an independent clause" and rule 5, "Do not join independent clauses with a comma". Rule 5 describes what is called a "comma splice" or a "comma blunder". Rule 4 describes the sentence above, in which "however" functions as a conjuctive adverb. Beyond My Ken (talk) 00:15, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

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Sir I am not use of any multiple accounts but my account is blocked , why sir please unblock me (ItsMyClub (talk) 08:30, 17 February 2017 (UTC))

I cannot find any record of you being blocked. Can you check again? If you are still blocked, please email me and copy-paste the block message in the email. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 23:55, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

Tech News: 2017-08

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• The edit summary box is now a little bit bigger. This is to make it follow the Wikimedia design guide. [11]

Changes this week

• Page Previews will be updated on 23 February. This fixes many bugs. Page Previews can be turned on as the Beta Feature called Hovercards. [12]
• There has been a problem where the CSS of gadgets has been loading twice. The Gadgets extension has two new options: type and peers. The type option solves this problem. You can use peers to create gadgets with more than one style module. Read more about type and peers. [13]
• OAuth will handle blocked users in a more consistent way. [14]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 21 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 22 February. It will be on all wikis from 23 February (calendar).

Meetings

• You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 21 February at 20:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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19:25, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

File:Astana Ministerium nach Brand.jpg listed for discussion

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Bradley Lowery

You deleted Bradley Lowery on January 12, and then restored it with a DRV review notice on it on February 4 because somebody requested temporary restoration at RFU. However, it's now been three weeks since the page was restored, and there still hasn't actually been a formal DRV request made at all — I'm beginning, in fact, to suspect that they never really had the intention of filing a real DRV, but instead just tried to game the system by requesting a "temporary" restoration that would become permanent by virtue of us just forgetting about it entirely. Accordingly I wanted to ask what's the process from here — how much longer do we have to leave it in place before we can just delete it again? Bearcat (talk) 02:11, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I've re-deleted it. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 09:57, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

Tech News: 2017-09

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Problems

• On 22 February the wikipedia.org portal did not work for an hour. This was because of a problem with a JavaScript file. [15]

Changes this week

• You will be able to use <chem> to write chemical formulas in the visual editor. Previously this only worked in the wikitext editor. [16]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 28 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 1 March. It will be on all wikis from 2 March (calendar).

Meetings

• You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 28 February at 20:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes

• You can soon upload 3D files to Commons. The file formats are AMF and STL. The plan is for this to work later this week but it could be later. [17]
• The name "Wikipedia" will be more obvious at the top of the page when you read Wikipedia in the mobile view. This is because many readers don't realize they are on Wikipedia. [18][19]

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19:55, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

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