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Administrators' newsletter – May 2020

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2020).

Administrator changes

Gnangarra • Kaisershatner • Malcolmxl5

CheckUser changes

Callanecc

Oversight changes

HJ Mitchell

Guideline and policy news

• Discretionary sanctions have been authorized for all pages and edits related to COVID-19, to be logged at WP:GS/COVID19.
• Following a recent discussion on Meta-Wiki, the edit filter maintainer global group has been created.
• A request for comment has been proposed to create a new main page editor usergroup.
• A request for comment has been proposed to make the bureaucrat activity requirements more strict.

Technical news

• The Editing team has been working on the talk pages project. You can review the proposed design and share your thoughts on the talk page.
• Enterprisey created a script that will show a link to the proper Special:Undelete page when viewing a since-deleted revision, see User:Enterprisey/link-deleted-revs.

Miscellaneous

• A request for comment closed with consensus to create a Village Pump-style page for communication with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:19, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

re closing Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pratt Place, California

There were six other pages included in this nomination, but none of them appears to have been deleted. Was this an oversight? Mangoe (talk) 14:14, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Yes, I assumed that my AfD closing script would handle it but apparently it didn't. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 14:17, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

No problem. Mangoe (talk) 15:31, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Please provide me an urgent help

User AaqibAnjum is continuously personal attacking meπ with my edits to Sufism actually he is deobandi a deviant sect in India who hates Sufism such as Mawlid. mentioned on his user page his affection and his article creation related to deobandi He is continuously personal attacking me can be seen at his edit history with reference to my article Saqib Iqbal Shami and Shakir Ali Noori by removing Sufi favoured sourced contentand continuously he is edit warring with me Tarika-e /-Mazbhandari also he has blamed me on other editor talk page with certain sort of allergy This editor should be block as early as possibleMaizbhandariya (talk) 03:34, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Note to King of Hearts: This newbie has opened an ANI report against me. I've added some of analysis over there. Please see relevant ANI discussion. Best regards. - Aaqib Anjum Aafī (^talk) 03:42, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Tech News: 2020-19

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

• Some wikis will be on read-only for a few minutes on 5 May. This will happen around 05:00 UTC. This is for database maintenance. [1]
• Some wikis will be on read-only for a few minutes on 7 May. This will also affect CentralAuth. This can for example affect global renames, password changes, changing or confirming your email address and logging in to new wikis. This will happen around 05:00 UTC. This is for database maintenance. [2]

Changes later this week

• You can get a notification when someone links to a page you created. You can soon turn these notifications off for individual pages. [3]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 5 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 6 May. It will be on all wikis from 7 May (calendar).

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16:59, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Sat May 9: Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19

Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19 (May 9)

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19, which aims to answer questions the public may have about Wikipedia's coverage of the pandemic. The event includes four speakers, all of whom are active contributors to the topic area on Wikipedia, but bring different perspectives, backgrounds, and interests. The event is free and open to the public, broadcast live on YouTube and Facebook, and questions taken from viewers on these platforms. Abstracts and speaker bios are available on the event page. Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19 Saturday May 9, 6:00PM - 8:00PM EST (22:00 - 24:00 UTC) online via YouTube and Facebook

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--Wikimedia New York City Team 14:47, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Recreating Bounce Children's Foundation page

Hello, I am aware that a page that was previously created has been deleted, but I am a new account that wants to create Bounce Children's Foundation page for fun. How do I go about creating a new page that has been previously deleted? The content is similar but improved to fit the Wikipedia guidelines. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smileychild55 (talk • contribs) 23:00, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia requires that all article subjects be supported by significant coverage in reliable secondary sources. "Reliable secondary source" means a generally trusted source which is independent of the subject, such as news articles and traditional published books. Examples of sources which don't count include the organization's website, any blogs, social media, and press releases or interviews even if printed in an otherwise reliable newspaper. "Significant coverage" means that there must be significant prose written about your organization's website in the article, not just a mere listing. For example, Charity Navigator lists practically every charity in the nation and therefore does not qualify as a source. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 23:32, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

RE: Q14

hello, I would like to request that you reinstate question 14. This is a fantastic opportunity to gauge the real world decision making of candidate CaptainEek with regards to an actual problematic article. This is one of the most interesting controversies in the modern martial arts community, and I think it is worth looking at. The article itself is mostly composed of dead reference links to Mr. Rao's own websites. Many of the claims are provably false, and he is being investigated by several different organizations regarding his false claims (e.g. medical degree from Yale, law degree, BJJ blackbelt from a nonexistent school, suspicious JKD rank that only existed after the person who allegedly gave it to him was already dead, etc). The notability of the subject is also questionable given that from all regards the only one of his claims that appears to be true is that he gained the honorary rank of Major in the Indian Army Reserves. However, there are hundreds if not thousands of actual Majors in the Indian land army - such does not make one a notable figure by itself. Additionally, it appears that Mr. Deepak Rao has been having interested parties edit and create his page for him for advertising purposes. This is unethical and to provide unverified claims as if they were truth on Wikipedia is against the rules for articles on living persons.

Looking forward to your reply. Very respectfully,

BasicsOnly (talk) 01:57, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

BasicsOnly, The candidate is called "CaptainEek". Eumat114 formerly TLOM (Message) 03:40, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Eumat114 formerly TLOM, for catching the typo.

v/r

BasicsOnly (talk) 03:44, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

There's some pretty strong POV-pushing edit-warring on that page, and it smells like an old draw of foot warmers. SERIAL^# 06:48, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Prolific vandal

If I could distract you for a moment from your AfD closures, could you block Namuwiki betterthanever? They are inserting incorrect information into articles, rapidly reverting back to the vandalized versions, and posting threats on user talk pages. Nobody seems to be checking AIV. Thanks! Altamel (talk) 05:43, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

 Done King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 05:45, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. Altamel (talk) 05:49, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

Tech News: 2020-20

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

• Everyone can now import photos from Flickr to Commons with the UploadWizard. Before this only autopatrollers on Commons could import photos from Flickr. [4]

Problems

• Commons will be on read-only for a few minutes on 12 May. This will happen around 05:00 UTC. This is for database maintenance. [5]
• Several wikis including Wikidata will be on read-only for a few minutes on 19 May. This will happen around 05:00 UTC. English Wikipedia will be on read-only for a few minutes on 21 May 05:00 UTC. This is for database maintenance. [6][7]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 12 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 13 May. It will be on all wikis from 14 May (calendar).

Future changes

• JavaScript scripts and gadgets can no longer check multiple keys at once via mw.config.exists() or mw.user.tokens.exists(). You can use exists() or get() to check one at a time instead. [8]

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20:41, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Fanny Hensel

Opus 1

You closed the discussion to move Fanny Mendelssohn (her birth name) to Fanny Hensel (her married name, under which she published), not moving, and I'm trying to understand your reasoning. Imagine you'd decide you wanted a different user name, - would you accept people saying that they recognized you better under the familiar old one, and would refuse to use the new one? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:23, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

See Cat Stevens; we don't always accept name changes by the subject. I found good arguments on both sides, and in the absence of a consensus the long-standing title is upheld. Apologies if I gave you the impression that I found a consensus to not move; I've updated my close statement to reflect that. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 13:20, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

I won't look anywhere else (no time, people die and I can't follow, - on the Main page Gabriel Bacquier), - I asked You about a name change You might want, and how You would react if people said they will still call you Your old. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:53, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

You're asking the wrong question. The form of address for Wikipedia editors is not covered by WP:AT policy. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 13:59, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Minor error at Taiwan

Per MOS:SECTIONORDER, I believe the hatnote on Taiwan should go above the protection tag, rather than below. — Goszei (talk) 23:37, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

 Fixed King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:31, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

May 20: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

May 20, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. This month, as part of Wikimedia NYC's commitment to the well-being of members, we will hold WikiWednesday online via Zoom videoconferencing! To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! This month, we'll focus on WikiProject New York City and our favorite local articles, as well as Wiki Loves Pride past and future. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. Wednesday May 20 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30) 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!

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Tech News: 2020-21

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

• If you forget your password you can ask for a new one to be sent to your email address. You need to know your email address or your username. You can choose that you need to enter both your email address and your username. This is a preference. This is to get fewer password reset emails someone else asked for. This is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. [9][10]

Problems

• There is a bug that creates problems for iPhone users with iOS 13 and Safari. If you use an iPhone to read or edit Wikipedia and see bugs on the mobile site you can report them. [11]
• Several wikis including Wikidata will be on read-only for a few minutes on 19 May. This will happen around 05:00 UTC. English Wikipedia will be on read-only for a few minutes on 21 May 05:00 UTC. This is for database maintenance. [12][13]

Changes later this week

• The Wikipedia app for Android can let users add depicts on Commons. The beta version used computer-aided tagging. This was removed to get more specific depicts. [14]
• There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

Future changes

• Graphs will be rendered in the reader's browser. This will use Javascript. Graphs will hopefully work better for everyone who uses Javascript. It will not work for users who don't use Javascript. This will not affect diagrams in image files. [15]
• Some CSS for the skins has been simplified. This affects div#p-personal, div#p-navigation, div#p-interaction, div#p-tb, div#p-lang, div#p-namespaces, div#p-variants and div#footer. They will have to remove div. You will have to update your gadgets, scripts or user styles. This is so we can use HTML5. [16]
• Some CSS for the Vector skin has been changed. This affects #p-variants, #p-namespaces, #p-personal, #p-views and #p-cactions. They can no longer use > ul. You might need to update your gadgets, scripts or user styles. See how.

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17:18, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

Fourteen Years of Adminship!

Wishing King of Hearts a very of Hearts happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Chris Troutman (talk) 17:16, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 18:25, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Thanks! -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 00:26, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Discussion at WP:RS/N

There is currently a discussion going on at WP:RS/N that I think you'd be interested as a commons user. See you there! Ghinga7 (talk) 15:51, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Sorry for not specifying, the specific section in question is Reliability of Norway Heritage. Ghinga7 (talk) 16:32, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Tech News: 2020-22

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

Changes later this week

• The visual editor will now work in the Modern skin. The changes that needed to happen for this to work could cause problems for some scripts or gadgets. [17]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from May 26. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from May 27. It will be on all wikis from May 28 (calendar).

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14:18, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

The Signpost: 31 May 2020

• From the editor: Meltdown May?

• News and notes: 2019 Picture of the Year, 200 French paid editing accounts blocked, 10 years of Guild Copyediting

• In the media: CBS on COVID-19, Sanger on bias, false noses, and five prolific editors

• Discussion report: WMF's Universal Code of Conduct

• Special report: The sum of human knowledge? Not in one Wikipedia language edition

• Featured content: Weathering the storm

• Arbitration report: Board member likely to receive editing restriction

• Traffic report: Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam

• Op-Ed: Where Is Political Bias Taking Us?

• Gallery: Wildlife photos by the book

• News from the WMF: WMF Board announces Community Culture Statement

• Recent research: Automatic detection of covert paid editing; Wiki Workshop 2020

• Community view: Transit routes and mapping during stay-at-home order downtime

• On video: COVID-19 spurs innovations in Wikimedia video and virtual programming

• WikiProject report: Revitalizing good articles

• On the bright side: 500,000 articles in the Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia

• Obituaries: Dmitrismirnov, Kattenkruid, Muidlatif, Ronhjones, Tsirel

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