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Administrators' newsletter – November 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2021).
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Guideline and policy news
- Phase 2 of the 2021 RfA review has commenced which will discuss potential solutions to address the 8 issues found in Phase 1. Proposed solutions that achieve consensus will be implemented and you may propose solutions till 07 November 2021.
Technical news
- Toolhub is a catalogue of tools which can be used on Wikimedia wikis. It is at https://toolhub.wikimedia.org/.
Arbitration
- GeneralNotability, Mz7 and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2021 Arbitration Committee Elections. Ivanvector and John M Wolfson are reserve commissioners.
- Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves to stand in the 2021 Arbitration Committee elections from 07 November 2021 until 16 November 2021.
Miscellaneous
- The 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process has concluded with the appointment of five new CheckUsers and two new Oversighters.
Tumbling Dice
Hello:
The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article "Tumbling Dice" has been completed.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
There are a couple of things I'll draw to your attention. I removed the word "chateau" In the Background and development section since it is not referred by that term in its WP article. Charlie Watts is quoted as saying "marinade". The correct word here should be "marinate", but I checked the source and he did say it, so I added sic after it. I also masked some details that were repeated in the Writing and development section. It's a toss up to me where this belongs. I've removed (1972) after every mention but one following Exile on Main Street. The year is mentioned once, repeated mentions are unnecessary and look odd. Incomplete quotations always have periods outside the final quotation mark (".). Fixed them. Numbers 1 through 9 are spelled out according to the MOS. They must also be in a consistent form, so I removed several "No."s. Finally, there were several mentions of recording in the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. From all I've read this was an engineering studio not a recording studio. The recording took place in the villa's basement.
Best of luck with the FA when you get to it.
Regards,
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Recent changes
- There is a limit on the amount of emails a user can send each day. This limit is now global instead of per-wiki. This change is to prevent abuse. [1]
Changes later this week
The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 2 November. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 3 November. It will be on all wikis from 4 November (calendar).
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20:27, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
Promotion of Red (Taylor Swift album)
A barnstar for you!
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| Congratulations on bringing Red (Taylor Swift album) to FA status! Keep up the great work! Ronherry (talk) 05:30, 4 November 2021 (UTC) |
- @Ronherry: Thank you! I am flattered
. I've seen you around a fair bit and like your work. If you'd like to help further with it, the critical reception section does need some love per Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Red (Taylor Swift album)/archive1 (but not enough to fail FA). User_talk:Mike_Christie#Red_(Taylor_Swift_album) as well. I will try my best to work at it, but would love some help as well if you are willing/able. --TheSandDoctor Talk 05:32, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
- Yes, sure! I will look into it and see what I can do. Ronherry (talk) 05:38, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
Question from Christopher2280 on The Gideons International (17:04, 5 November 2021)
Hi, I want to know more about Gideon bible --Christopher2280 (talk) 17:04, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Christopher2280: This isn't exactly a question I can help with as I know nothing about it and isn't the purpose of the mentorship program (helping you learn to edit, guiding around policies etc.). I would suggest looking it up in the browser of your choice and reading the Wikipedia article linked in this section heading. --TheSandDoctor Talk 17:09, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
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Changes later this week
- Wikidata will be read-only for a few minutes on 11 November. This will happen around 06:00 UTC. This is for database maintenance. [4]
- There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
Future changes
- In the future, unregistered editors will be given an identity that is not their IP address. This is for legal reasons. A new user right will let editors who need to know the IPs of unregistered accounts to fight vandalism, spam, and harassment, see the IP. You can read the suggestions for how that identity could work and discuss on the talk page.
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20:35, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
Hello TheSandDotor
I am a student a the Fernandina Beach high school and also the school president, i am currently the one in charge of our Wikipedia page i am trying to obtain the rollback capability. It would mean a lot to me and my team, Thank you! Williamvr (talk) 15:06, 9 November 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Williamvr (talk • contribs) 15:00, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Williamvr: Articles aren't "owned" by anyone. I would also bring to your attention the conflict of interest policy and the rollback guideline. In short, rollback is only used for reverting obvious vandalism or your own edits. It is typically requested through Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback and needs a demonstrated need -- aka sufficient work reverting vandalism on a variety of topics. While administrators such as myself are able to grant it at our discretion, I doubt that you will find one who will give it out without demonstrated need. I am happy to help answer any questions you may have. --TheSandDoctor Talk 21:01, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
Mick Jagger
Hello:
As I go through and copy edit Mick Jagger I'm going to change No.1 etc... to "number" one. An FA reviewer was adamant that No. 1 etc... could not be used but I can't remember which article he was reviewing. I now can't find any consensus on this in the MOS, but I think "number" followed by the number in words is "untouchable". If you disagree let me know. It's easily changed.
Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:54, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Twofingered Typist: That sounds fine to me. Thank you for looking out for me on that! --TheSandDoctor Talk 20:57, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
Triple Crown
Congrats on the Triple Crown! You might be interested in a userbox I made, {{User crown|Imperial}}:
| | This user has been awarded an Imperial Triple Crown. |
— Bilorv (talk) 21:59, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Bilorv: Userbox added! Thank you. --TheSandDoctor Talk 22:35, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
Re: your DYK nomination of Good Time Women...
... thanks for getting me into "Tumbling Dice"! I've been listening to it on repeat. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 07:25, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Theleekycauldron: I'm glad to be of service! It truly is a magnificent tune; having it on repeat is a good thing haha! Probably one of their best, in my opinion, and really catchy. The history of it, as I added to the article, is really cool as well! I hope to take it to FAC some day soon... --TheSandDoctor Talk 08:28, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
- it really is catchy! best of luck on the FAC, let me know if I can't help out here and there :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 20:17, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Theleekycauldron: I will let you know when it goes up! I could definitely use a bit of assistance addressing the points raised above around the critical reception section...that's probably the largest holdup at this stage. On topic but off-wiki: their two (official) live versions are also really quite good, if you are into concert versions of things. Mick's athleticism in '78 (link) and again in '90 (link) is really just amazing...he's still doing it too! Just amazing & really quite awesome...something we can all strive for fitness wise I guess haha --TheSandDoctor Talk 05:40, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Theleekycauldron: I will let you know when it goes up! I could definitely use a bit of assistance addressing the points raised above around the critical reception section...that's probably the largest holdup at this stage. On topic but off-wiki: their two (official) live versions are also really quite good, if you are into concert versions of things. Mick's athleticism in '78 (link) and again in '90 (link) is really just amazing...he's still doing it too! Just amazing & really quite awesome...something we can all strive for fitness wise I guess haha
- it really is catchy! best of luck on the FAC, let me know if I can't help out here and there :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 20:17, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
Jagger
Hello:
Please have a look at my last edit which combines Jagger's relationships and children together. This is an attempt to deal with proseline issues. I masked the original text so if you don't agree with this you can simply revert my edit. I won't do any more until I hear from you on this. Twofingered Typist (talk) 15:52, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Twofingered Typist: It looks good to me! No complaints. --TheSandDoctor Talk 16:19, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
- Great, I'll carry on. Twofingered Typist (talk) 16:21, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
Happy Release day
Happy Red (Taylor's Version) release day! -- Guerillero Parlez Moi 23:18, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Guerillero: Haha! Same to you! I ordered the CD yesterday...after midnight eastern time, but it was evening my time so yeah...I guess I "pre-ordered"
--TheSandDoctor Talk 23:38, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
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Recent changes
- Most large file uploads errors that had messages like "
stashfailed" or "DBQueryError" have now been fixed. An incident report is available.
Problems
- Sometimes, edits made on iOS using the visual editor save groups of numbers as telephone number links, because of a feature in the operating system. This problem is under investigation. [5]
- There was a problem with search last week. Many search requests did not work for 2 hours because of a configuration error. [6]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 16 November. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 17 November. It will be on all wikis from 18 November (calendar).
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22:05, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
Request for FAC help
Hello again! I hope you are doing well and staying safe. Apologies for the random message. I was wondering if you could help with my current FAC? I know it is a very different type of music than what you usually edit, but I still wanted to reach out to ask. I completely understand if you do not have the time or interest. Either way, best of luck with everything on and off Wikipedia. Aoba47 (talk) 20:06, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
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Advice about correcting my mistake in discussion
You recently closed discussion on victim name treatment in the Kenosha killing. I’m embarrassed by my mistake in thinking the victims were black. Can I withdraw or strike though my mistake? Any advice or links appreciated. Dw31415 (talk) 20:24, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Dw31415: Go ahead. You can add the comment about striking it below the {{archive bottom}} template in that section. --TheSandDoctor Talk 00:00, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
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20:01, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
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Your draft article, Draft:Jalaiah Harmon
Hello, TheSandDoctor. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Jalaiah Harmon".
In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.
Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 05:06, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
- It's always strange when Twinkle posts this notices to the talk pages of long-time editors. You can restore this if you want to continue to work on this draft. Liz Read! Talk! 05:07, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Warren Barker (broadcaster)
Hello! Your submission of Warren Barker (broadcaster) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Mindmatrix 19:36, 28 November 2021 (UTC)