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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVII, January 2021

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The Signpost: 31 January 2021

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2021).

Arbitration

  • The standard discretionary sanctions authorized for American Politics were amended by motion to cover post-1992 politics of United States and closely related people, replacing the 1932 cutoff.

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CSD decline

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Hi, is there a particular reason why you declined CSD at Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross and opened a copyright investigation? When an unambiguous copy-paste has been identified, speedy deletion or revdel is usually sufficient. –dlthewave 04:56, 15 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

The Bugle: Issue CLXXVIII, February 2021

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The Signpost: 28 February 2021

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2021).

Administrator changes

added TJMSmith
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Interface administrator changes

added AmandaNP

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Technical news

  • When blocking an IPv6 address with Twinkle, there is now a checkbox with the option to just block the /64 range. When doing so, you can still leave a block template on the initial, single IP address' talkpage.
  • When protecting a page with Twinkle, you can now add a note if doing so was in response to a request at WP:RfPP, and even link to the specific revision.
  • There have been a number of reported issues with Pending Changes. Most problems setting protection appear to have been resolved (phab:T273317) but other issues with autoaccepting edits persist (phab:T275322).

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


deletion of Northwest Post-Grunge

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Hello @TomStar81:. You deleted the Northwest Post-Grunge per WP:G4. As I noted in the talk page, G4 doesn't apply because it was not an identical version of the previous deleted version - the new version had over 50% new content. Additionally you supply A7 as a reason for deletion, but A7 states: "does not apply to articles about... ...albums" and this is an album. I also fail to see how G8 applies. The article was not dependent upon another page. More than one article referenced that album, and others can be expanded to include it. Can you tell me why the album was deleted without anyone discussing it on the talk page like I had contested? Even @John B123: admitted he couldn't compare the original deleted article with the new one he tagged for speedy deletion in his claim that they were identical. Leitmotiv (talk) 23:41, 21 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

Deletion review for Northwest Post-Grunge

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The Bugle: Issue CLXXIX, March 2021

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User:TomStar81/Northwest Post Grunge

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Hi TomStar81. Can you please either hide or remove File:NorthwestPostGrunge.jpg so that it's not being displayed at User:TomStar81/Northwest Post Grunge? Non-free files aren't allowed to be displayed in the user namespace per WP:NFCC#9 and WP:UP#Non-free images and the file was flagged for review by JJMC89 bot. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:22, 30 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for looking into this. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:53, 31 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive

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Hey y'all, the April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive begins at 00:01 UTC on April 1, 2021 and runs through 23:59 UTC on April 31, 2021. Points can be earned through reviewing articles on the AutoCheck report, reviewing articles listed at WP:MILHIST/ASSESS, reviewing MILHIST-tagged articles at WP:GAN or WP:FAC, and reviewing articles submitted at WP:MILHIST/ACR. Service awards and barnstars are given for set points thresholds, and the top three finishers will receive further awards. To participate, sign up at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_History/April 2021 Reviewing Drive#Participants and create a worklist at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/April 2021 Reviewing Drive/Worklists (examples are given). Further details can be found at the drive page. Questions can be asked at the drive talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:26, 31 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

Administrators' newsletter – April 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2021).

Administrator changes

removed AlexandriaHappyme22RexxS

Guideline and policy news

  • Following a request for comment, F7 (invalid fair-use claim) subcriterion a has been deprecated; it covered immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
  • Following a request for comment, page movers were granted the delete-redirect userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target.

Technical news

  • When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split and it might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a job queue problem. (T278350)
  • Code to support some very old web browsers is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers. (T277803)

Arbitration


The Bugle: Issue CLXXX, April 2021

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The Signpost: 25 April 2021

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2021).

Administrator changes

removed EnchanterCarlossuarez46

Interface administrator changes

removed Ragesoss

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The user group oversight will be renamed to suppress. This is for technical reasons. You can comment at T112147 if you have objections.

Arbitration


Draft:Niraj Gera

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Hello, how are you? I was looking at this draft and was leaning towards accepting it and cleaning it up. I think it should be notable because it has sources like [1], [2], [3], [4]. There are also a lot of unwanted press releases etc which I will eventually remove. Please guide if you think this is notable and unblock the creation. If you feel it is still not notable yet, please guide me where I am lacking in my assessment so that I can learn better. Nomadicghumakkad (talk) 09:13, 9 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

The Bugle: Issue CLXXXI, May 2021

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2021).

Administrator changes

added AshleyyoursmileLess Unless
removed HusondMattWadeMJCdetroitCariocaVague RantKingboykThunderboltzGwen GaleAniMateSlimVirgin (deceased)

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Wikimedia previously used the IRC network Freenode. However, due to changes over who controlled the network with reports of a forceful takeover by several ex-staff members, the Wikimedia IRC Group Contacts decided to move to the new Libera Chat network. It has been reported that Wikimedia related channels on Freenode have been forcibly taken over if they pointed members to Libera. There is a migration guide and Wikimedia discussions about this.

Arbitration


Deletion of BADVOID article & protective administrative access.

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Hey Tom, hope you are doing well. I'm just reaching out in regards to the speedy deletion of the article I made for the artist BADVOID a few months ago. The article was deleted because of the recreation of a previously deleted page. I had no knowledge that there was a previous attempt at making this page in the past however the articles were significantly different and should not have been deleted for speedy deletion, especially since it met the criteria. However, I do respect your decision and I re-made the article in draft mode. I was wondering if you could check this out and possibly remove the administrative block on the page and review it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:BADVOID

Thank you, GenesisGSE (talk) 09:15, 11 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for the help. GenesisGSE (talk) 10:16, 14 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Deletion review for BADVOID

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An editor has asked for a deletion review of BADVOID. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. GenesisGSE (talk) 13:39, 13 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Unprotection request for an article

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Hi! I came here to ask about the create-protection on the page Windows 11. As you might or might not know, Microsoft has been teasing Windows 11 for a while (confirmed by reliable sources). With the official announcement event just around the corner, I'm already working on the article in the draftspace and I'd like to move it when I'm done. Would it be possible to get the article unprotected? Cindercat 🐱 (Want to talk?) 09:33, 15 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Unprotection request at WP:RFUP

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Hi TomStar81, your input would be welcome at WP:RFUP regarding the protection status of the article Riyaz Aly. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 07:47, 20 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

The Bugle: Issue CLXXXII, June 2021

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The Signpost: 27 June 2021

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2021).

Guideline and policy news

  • Consensus has been reached to delete all books in the book namespace. There was rough consensus that the deleted books should still be available on request at WP:REFUND even after the namespace is removed.
  • An RfC is open to discuss the next steps following a trial which automatically applied pending changes to TFAs.

Technical news

  • IP addresses of unregistered users are to be hidden from everyone. There is a rough draft of how IP addresses may be shown to users who need to see them. This currently details allowing administrators, checkusers, stewards and those with a new usergroup to view the full IP address of unregistered users. Editors with at least 500 edits and an account over a year old will be able to see all but the end of the IP address in the proposal. The ability to see the IP addresses hidden behind the mask would be dependent on agreeing to not share the parts of the IP address they can see with those who do not have access to the same information. Accessing part of or the full IP address of a masked editor would also be logged. Comments on the draft are being welcomed at the talk page.

Arbitration


USS Iowa (BB-61) scheduled for TFA

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This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 27 August, 2021. Please check that the article needs no amendments. A coordinator will draft a blurb - based on your draft if the TFA came via TFA requests, or from an existing blurb on the FAC talk page if one has been posted. Feel free to comment on this. We suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:53, 5 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for the article, done in collaboration! Impressive image, I must say, almost abstract at a glance. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:01, 27 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

Nice work, Tom! Buffs (talk) 22:43, 27 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

Orphaned non-free image File:World in Conflict USS Missouri (BB-63).JPG

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Thanks for uploading File:World in Conflict USS Missouri (BB-63).JPG. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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The Bugle: Issue CLXXXIII, July 2021

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2021).

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC is open to add a delay of one week from nomination to deletion for G13 speedy deletions.

Technical news

  • Last week all wikis were very slow or not accessible for 30 minutes. This was due to server lag caused by regenerating dynamic lists on the Russian Wikinews after a large bulk import. (T287380)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


The Bugle: Issue CLXXXIV, August 2021

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please unlock Shohreh Ghamar page

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hi please unlock Shohreh Ghamar page and i will create article — Preceding unsigned comment added by Azim_kami (talkcontribs)

TomStar in the event you're not familiar with this account, suggest not until you look at his talk, deleted contribs and specifically Spiderone's nomination at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Seyed Ebrahim Amerian (2nd nomination). Was tempted to indef per Spam only anyway Star Mississippi 15:05, 29 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

The Signpost: 29 August 2021

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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open

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Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:59, 1 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

Administrators' newsletter – September 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2021).

Administrator changes

readded Jake Wartenberg
removed EmperorViridian Bovary
renamed AshleyyoursmileViridian Bovary

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Score extension has been re-enabled on public wikis. It has been updated, but has been placed in safe mode to address unresolved security issues. Further information on the security issues can be found on the mediawiki page.

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nomination period closing soon

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Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are still open, but not for long. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! No further nominations will be accepted after that time. Voting will commence on 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:43, 10 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

WikiProject Military history coordinator election voting has commenced

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Hey y'all, voting for the 2021 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2021. Voting will be conducted at the 2021 tranche page itself. Appropriate questions for the candidates can also be asked. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:40, 15 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

The Bugle: Issue CLXXXV, September 2021

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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election voting period closing soon

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Hey y'all, voting for the 2021 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche will be closing soon. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2021. Voting will be conducted at the 2021 tranche page itself. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:34, 26 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

The Signpost: 26 September 2021

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Administrators' newsletter – October 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2021).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

Arbitration

  • A motion has standardised the 500/30 (extended confirmed) restrictions placed by the Arbitration Committee. The standardised restriction is now listed in the Arbitration Committee's procedures.
  • Following the closure of the Iranian politics case, standard discretionary sanctions are authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, post-1978 Iranian politics, broadly construed.
  • The Arbitration Committee encourages uninvolved administrators to use the discretionary sanctions procedure in topic areas where it is authorised to facilitate consensus in RfCs. This includes, but is not limited to, enforcing sectioned comments, word/diff limits and moratoriums on a particular topic from being brought in an RfC for up to a year.

Miscellaneous

  • Editors have approved expanding the trial of Growth Features from 2% of new accounts to 25%, and the share of newcomers getting mentorship from 2% to 5%. Experienced editors are invited to add themselves to the mentor list.
  • The community consultation phase of the 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process is open for editors to provide comments and ask questions to candidates.

Precious anniversary

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Precious
Seven years!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:35, 11 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

Current event editnotice

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I noticed you'd added an editnotice to some current event pages - as part of an ongoing effort to standardize and categorize editnotices, I've copied that content into {{Current event editnotice}} - would you mind using that template when you apply the editnotice in the future? I've replaced it for the Colin Powell editnotice, so you can see what I mean here. Thanks! Elli (talk | contribs) 18:27, 18 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

The Bugle: Issue CLXXV, October 2021

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Up on the mountainside, bro

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I'm looking at a current AfD and I say ye yea User:TomStar81. You are one of the legends. I'm very much enjoying the spectacle. BusterD (talk) 09:17, 27 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

The Signpost: 31 October 2021

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2021).

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

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


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Horn of Africa ARCA

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Hello - the ARCA you opened has been closed as resolved by motion. For the Arbitration Committee, firefly ( t · c ) 16:23, 29 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

The Bugle: Issue CLXXVI, November 2021

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2021).

Administrator changes

removed A TrainBerean HunterEpbr123GermanJoeSanchomMysid

Technical news

  • Unregistered editors using the mobile website are now able to receive notices to indicate they have talk page messages. The notice looks similar to what is already present on desktop, and will be displayed on when viewing any page except mainspace and when editing any page. (T284642)
  • The limit on the number of emails a user can send per day has been made global instead of per-wiki to help prevent abuse. (T293866)

Arbitration



Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled

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A recently closed Request for Comment (RFC) reached consensus to remove Autopatrolled from the administrator user group. You may, similarly as with Edit Filter Manager, choose to self-assign this permission to yourself. This will be implemented the week of December 13th, but if you wish to self-assign you may do so now. To find out when the change has gone live or if you have any questions please visit the Administrator's Noticeboard. 20:07, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

A somewhat premature New Year's greeting

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John Vanderlyn, Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos (c.1812),
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Best wishes for a safe, healthy and prosperous 2022.
Thank you for your contributions toward making Wikipedia a better and more accurate place.
BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 20:25, 26 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

Moral lesson: John Vanderlyn was an American painter who studied in Paris, and his life-sized
Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos was one of the first large nudes exhibited in the United States.
Peddling the poison as well as the cure, this overtly sensuous work was presented to the public as a
moral lesson on the consequences of lascivious behavior. Visible in the distance is the ship of
Princess Ariadne's secret lover, Theseus, for whom she has betrayed her people by helping him to
escape the Labyrinth and slay the Minotaur. Ariadne's bliss will come to an end when she awakens
from her post-coital reverie, only to discover that the faithless Theseus has sailed away without her.

The Signpost: 28 December 2021

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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVII, December 2021

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Merchandise giveaway nomination

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A t-shirt!
A token of thanks

Hi TomStar81! I've nominated you (along with all other active admins) to receive a solstice season gift from the WMF. Talk page stalkers are invited to comment at the nomination. Enjoy! Cheers, {{u|Sdkb}}talk ~~~~~
A snowflake!
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Administrators' newsletter – January 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2021).

Guideline and policy news

  • Following consensus at the 2021 RfA review, the autopatrolled user right has been removed from the administrators user group; admins can grant themselves the autopatrolled permission if they wish to remain autopatrolled.

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • The functionaries email list (functionaries-en@lists.wikimedia.org) will no longer accept incoming emails apart from those sent by list members and WMF staff. Private concerns, apart from those requiring oversight, should be directly sent to the Arbitration Committee.

Re: Happy New Year

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Happy New Year to you and your loved ones, my friend. I hope this coming year is better then 2021. For me it was a tough year, having been in and out of hospitals in Dec. Therefore, I wish that 2022 is much better for everyone. Take care! Tony the Marine (talk) 15:53, 4 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

How we will see unregistered users

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Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin will still be able to access the IP. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. Patrollers will also see part of the IP even without this user right. We are also working on better tools to help.

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Congratulations from the Military History Project

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Military history reviewers' award
On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the The Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for participating in 1 review between October and December 2021. Peacemaker67 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 19:40, 7 January 2022 (UTC)Reply
Keep track of upcoming reviews. Just copy and paste {{WPMILHIST Review alerts}} to your user space

The Bugle: Issue CLXXVIII, January 2022

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The user group oversight will be renamed suppress in around 3 weeks. This will not affect the name shown to users and is simply a change in the technical name of the user group. The change is being made for technical reasons. You can comment in Phabricator if you have objections.
  • The Reply Tool feature, which is a part of Discussion Tools, will be opt-out for everyone logged in or logged out starting 7 February 2022. Editors wishing to comment on this can do so in the relevant Village Pump discussion.

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


OE 1995

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Thank you. Someone needed to do it. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:07, 23 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

The Signpost: 27 February 2022

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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVIV, February 2022

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


OE1995 is back

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Hello, TomStar81. Following a discussion at ANI, you have temporarily blocked OE1995 (talk · contribs) for recreating deleted articles. It seems now they are back again. They recreated Ravanasura which you subsequently salted. Now they re-created it again as Ravanasura (film), same is the case Faria Abdullah. I believe an indef block (or atleast partial block from creating new pages, if possible) is the only solution at this point, no amount of protection would stop them. Regards -- Ab207 (talk) 16:34, 10 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

The Signpost: 27 March 2022

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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVII, March 2022

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Hesham Nazih

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Hello TomStar81. In 2016, you protected Hesham Nazih after it was deleted as a result of an AFD. There is now an article for the same subject located at Hesham Nazeh. As I am not an administrator, I have no way of knowing whether this article bears enough similarity with the 2016 one to satisfy WP:G4, so could you look into this? Thanks. InfiniteNexus (talk) 00:38, 4 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

@Bbb23 and BrownHairedGirl: — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1011:b16a:79ab:e018:a5ae:77d7:a07b (talk) 01:57, 4 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
Just a disclaimer that I have no idea who that IP user is nor why they just pinged two other users. InfiniteNexus (talk) 02:38, 4 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
@InfiniteNexus: Well I had hoped that one of the two pinged might be able to look into this since I came home absolutely exhausted last night and new I wouldn’t get to it today, but it appears that neither of the two pinged followed up on this. I’ll take a look in the morning when I get off work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1011:b16a:79ab:e018:a5ae:77d7:a07b (talk) 03:59, 5 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
Oh, you're TomStar81? My bad. You are aware that you're not signed in? InfiniteNexus (talk) 04:04, 5 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
I don't sign in on the mobile (iPad in my case), on the desktop. Thats in part for security reasons (admins need to take extra precautions for their account) and partly because using the mobile version for admin related tasks is difficult. On the clock I'm not allowed to be on my electronic stuff unless there's a good reason (idling due to work areas being occupied is usual how I end up checking up on sites) so when I have a work week I try and reach out to other people to see if they will help take up the slack when requests like this pop up. TomStar81 (Talk) 12:33, 5 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
I totally understand, thanks again. InfiniteNexus (talk) 14:34, 5 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Administrators' newsletter – April 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Access to Special:RevisionDelete has been expanded to include users who have the deletelogentry and deletedhistory rights. This means that those in the Researcher user group and Checkusers who are not administrators can now access Special:RevisionDelete. The users able to view the special page after this change are the 3 users in the Researcher group, as there are currently no checkusers who are not already administrators. (T301928)
  • When viewing deleted revisions or diffs on Special:Undelete a back link to the undelete page for the associated page is now present. (T284114)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


FAR for USS Missouri

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I have nominated USS Missouri (BB-63) for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Hog Farm Talk 02:10, 9 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Missouri FAC

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Hey, I'm guessing this was you - think you forgot to sign in :P Parsecboy (talk) 17:04, 11 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

@Parsecboy: I don’t sign in the mobile (iPad in my case) in part for security reasons (a logged in admin account on a mobile device could be a real clsuterfuck for the encyclopedia) and in part because the admin tools and set up for the mobile version are different and harder to sue then on the desktop version. That being said, I did forget to sign my post. Incidentally, I’m on vacation, so hello from Las Vegas! (It’s the first time I’ve had a vacation in almost 3 years, and I judge that I am LONG overdue for one ;) 174.205.32.45 (talk) 03:55, 13 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
Ah, yeah, I have an alt account for my phone. How's Vegas? I've never been there, but I imagine it's a good time. Parsecboy (talk) 09:24, 13 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

New administrator activity requirement

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The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.

Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:

  1. Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
  2. Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:53, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Radio Systems Corporation Page Deletion

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Explanation for, the deletion was helpful, can we start again

--Overzealous fan

Weavingowl (talk) 11:41, 19 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Hello again Tom — deletion undo haiku — can we reset now Weavingowl (talk) 15:15, 20 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

The Signpost: 24 April 2022

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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVIII, April 2022

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2022).

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The Bugle: Issue CXCIII, May 2022

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The Signpost: 29 May 2022

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access Special:Block directly from user pages. (T307341)
  • The IP Info feature has been deployed to all wikis as a Beta Feature. Any autoconfirmed user may enable the feature using the "IP info" checkbox under Preferences → Beta features. Autoconfirmed users will be able to access basic information about an IP address that includes the country and connection method. Those with advanced privileges (admin, bureaucrat, checkuser) will have access to extra information that includes the Internet Service Provider and more specific location.

Arbitration


The Signpost: 26 June 2022

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The Bugle: Issue CXCIV, June 2022

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2022).

Technical news

  • user_global_editcount is a new variable that can be used in abuse filters to avoid affecting globally active users. (T130439)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • The New Pages Patrol queue has around 10,000 articles to be reviewed. As all administrators have the patrol right, please consider helping out. The queue is here. For further information on the state of the project, see the latest NPP newsletter.

The Bugle: Issue CXCVI, July 2022

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The Signpost: 1 August 2022

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2022).

Administrator changes

readded Valereee
removed Anthony Appleyard (deceased) • CapitalistroadsterSamsara

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC has been closed with consensus to add javascript that will show edit notices for editors editing via a mobile device. This only works for users using a mobile browser, so iOS app editors will still not be able to see edit notices.
  • An RfC has been closed with the consensus that train stations are not inherently notable.

Technical news

  • The Wikimania 2022 Hackathon will take place virtually from 11 August to 14 August.
  • Administrators will now see links on user pages for "Change block" and "Unblock user" instead of just "Block user" if the user is already blocked. (T308570)

Arbitration

  • The arbitration case request Geschichte has been automatically closed after a 3 month suspension of the case.

Miscellaneous

  • You can vote for candidates in the 2022 Board of Trustees elections from 16 August to 30 August. Two community elected seats are up for election.
  • Wikimania 2022 is taking place virtually from 11 August to 14 August. The schedule for wikimania is listed here. There are also a number of in-person events associated with Wikimania around the world.
  • Tech tip: When revision-deleting on desktop, hold ⇧ Shift between clicking two checkboxes to select every box in that range.

The Bugle: Issue CXCVII, August 2022

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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations opening soon

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Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are opening in a few hours (00:01 UTC on 1 September). A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:52, 31 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

The Signpost: 31 August 2022

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2022).

Guideline and policy news

  • A discussion is open to define a process by which Vector 2022 can be made the default for all users.
  • An RfC is open to gain consensus on whether Fox News is reliable for science and politics.

Technical news

Arbitration

  • An arbitration case regarding Conduct in deletion-related editing has been closed. The Arbitration Committee passed a remedy as part of the final decision to create a request for comment (RfC) on how to handle mass nominations at Articles for Deletion (AfD).
  • The arbitration case request Jonathunder has been automatically closed after a 6 month suspension of the case.

Miscellaneous

  • The new pages patrol (NPP) team has prepared an appeal to the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) for assistance with addressing Page Curation bugs and requested features. You are encouraged to read the open letter before it is sent, and if you support it, consider signing it. It is not a discussion, just a signature will suffice.
  • Voting for candidates for the Wikimedia Board of Trustees is open until 6 September.

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election voting opening soon!

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Voting for the upcoming project coordinator election opens in a few hours (00:01 UTC on 15 September) and will last through 23:59 on 28 September. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. Voting is conducted using simple approval voting and questions for the candidates are welcome. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:27, 14 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

  • Just a quick correction to the prior message about the 2022 MILHIST coordinator election! I (Hog Farm) didn't proofread the message well enough and left out a link to the election page itself in this message. The voting will occur here; sorry about the need for a second message and the inadvertent omission from the prior one. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:42, 15 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election voting closing soon

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Voting for the upcoming project coordinator election closes soon, at 23:59 on 28 September. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. Voting is conducted using simple approval voting and questions for the candidates are welcome. The voting itself is occurring here If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:14, 26 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

The Bugle: Issue CXCVIII, September 2022

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The Signpost: 30 September 2022

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Administrators' newsletter – October 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Articles for creation helper script now automatically recognises administrator accounts which means your name does not need to be listed at WP:AFCP to help out. If you wish to help out at AFC, enable AFCH by navigating to Preferences → Gadgets and checking the "Yet Another AfC Helper Script" box.

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


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