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Promotion of The Day Before the Revolution
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The Day Before the Revolution scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 26 May 2024. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 2024, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/May 2024. Please keep an eye on that page, as comments regarding the draft blurb may be left there by user:dying, who assists the coordinators by making suggestions on the blurbs, or by others. I also suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work! Gog the Mild (talk) 14:48, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
Hi, I really think the IP should be blocked for longer than a week, given that their disruption follows immediately after the one-week block imposed by me on March 21. I would do it for a month. Any objection to my increasing the block?--Bbb23 (talk) 16:54, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Bbb23: you're quite right; the block log as displayed on twinkle was bugging out, I think, leading me to believe the previous was for a day. I've done it myself. Vanamonde93 (talk) 17:00, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks much.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:20, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
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Administrators' newsletter – April 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).
Administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- An RfC is open to convert all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure.
Technical news
- The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)
Arbitration
- An arbitration case has been opened to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".
Miscellaneous
- Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.
Venezuelan politics opened
You recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Venezuelan politics. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Venezuelan politics/Evidence. Please add your evidence by April 20, 2024, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Venezuelan politics/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz talk to me | my contributions 23:37, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
About Castle in the Sky
Hey Vanamonde, following up from our previous discussion, I'm hoping to get this article to FAC sometime soon as I have a bit more time on my hands. If you'd like to leave some comments for improvement before that, now would be a great time to do so! Let me know if you'd prefer I open a PR to facilitate the discussion. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 18:10, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the reminder...it's been on my to-do list, but as you may have seen I've not been terribly active. I'll try to take a look in the next week or so...Best, Vanamonde93 (talk) 18:37, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
- Firstly, congratulations on the promotion of "The Day Before the Revolution" below! Thanks for your copyedits on the article last week. As I mentioned earlier, I finally have some time to conceivably take on an FAC, and I've taken out a couple of sources from the local library in preparation. Is there any last things you'd like me to take another look at before the nomination? If not, I aim to get started on it as soon as possible. Let me know what you think. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 05:04, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- @TechnoSquirrel69: I looked through the article the other day, and my congratulations to you on some very thorough research. My immediate impression was very positive. There were a meagre handful of sources which I would like to skim through, if it's okay with you, and I'd go over the prose. I've been largely away from Wikipedia this week, but I expect to be more active beginning Friday. I hope that is not too late for you. If it is, I won't hold it against you if you'd like to proceed with the nomination, but if you're willing to be (even more) patient, I'd appreciate the chance, as it's such an interesting subject. Vanamonde93 (talk) 21:23, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- No problem! I am admittedly quite eager to get started, but I would also be grateful for any help you're willing to provide, and this weekend shouldn't be too late at all. Also, I forgot to mention this earlier, but let me know if you'd like me to email pictures of any of the offline sources; I have a few physical copies, and some others I can access e-books of through my library. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 21:43, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Much appreciated, and I will. I recognize eagerness, certainly! And I'm sorry it's taken me this long, I never seem to have the time I used to. Vanamonde93 (talk) 21:44, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- The nomination is now live! I understand if you feel you weren't able to address as many things on the article as you might've liked, but I invite to you leave comments on the candidate! I'll do my best to take on any improvements you feel it needs. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 04:33, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
- I understand, and I apologize for taking this long. I don't really feel I can be a dispassionate reviewer at FAC, but I'll be watching with interest. Ironically this weak I will probably have some time to go through my sources, and if I find things to add I'll do so: but perhaps I won't. Vanamonde93 (talk) 16:40, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
- The nomination is now live! I understand if you feel you weren't able to address as many things on the article as you might've liked, but I invite to you leave comments on the candidate! I'll do my best to take on any improvements you feel it needs. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 04:33, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
- Much appreciated, and I will. I recognize eagerness, certainly! And I'm sorry it's taken me this long, I never seem to have the time I used to. Vanamonde93 (talk) 21:44, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- No problem! I am admittedly quite eager to get started, but I would also be grateful for any help you're willing to provide, and this weekend shouldn't be too late at all. Also, I forgot to mention this earlier, but let me know if you'd like me to email pictures of any of the offline sources; I have a few physical copies, and some others I can access e-books of through my library. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 21:43, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- @TechnoSquirrel69: I looked through the article the other day, and my congratulations to you on some very thorough research. My immediate impression was very positive. There were a meagre handful of sources which I would like to skim through, if it's okay with you, and I'd go over the prose. I've been largely away from Wikipedia this week, but I expect to be more active beginning Friday. I hope that is not too late for you. If it is, I won't hold it against you if you'd like to proceed with the nomination, but if you're willing to be (even more) patient, I'd appreciate the chance, as it's such an interesting subject. Vanamonde93 (talk) 21:23, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- You have nothing to apologize for — I appreciate any contributions you're able to make to the article, whichever way you'd feel is best! —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 22:42, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
- Firstly, congratulations on the promotion of "The Day Before the Revolution" below! Thanks for your copyedits on the article last week. As I mentioned earlier, I finally have some time to conceivably take on an FAC, and I've taken out a couple of sources from the local library in preparation. Is there any last things you'd like me to take another look at before the nomination? If not, I aim to get started on it as soon as possible. Let me know what you think. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 05:04, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors April 2024 Newsletter
  Hello and welcome to the April 2024 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members. We wish you all happy copy-editing. Election results: In our December 2023 coordinator election, Zippybonzo stepped down as coordinator; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Dhtwiki and Miniapolis were reelected coordinators, and Wracking was newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators will open on 1 June (UTC). Drive: 46 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive, 32 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 289 articles totaling 626,729 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: 23 editors signed up for our February Copy Editing Blitz. 18 claimed at least one copy-edit and between them, they copy-edited 100,293 words in 32 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 53 editors signed up for our March Backlog Elimination Drive, 34 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 300 articles totaling 587,828 words. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Sign up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 14 to 20 April. Barnstars will be awarded here. Progress report: As of 23:17, 11 April 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 109 requests since 1 January 2024, and the backlog stands at 2,480 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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WikiCup 2024 April newsletter
We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.
Our current top scorers are as follows:
Sammi Brie (submissions) with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
Generalissima (submissions) with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
SounderBruce (submissions) with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
Tamzin (submissions) with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
Kusma (submissions) with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.
Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.
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WikiCup 2024 May newsletter
The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.
The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:
- Sammi Brie (submissions) with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
- Generalissima (submissions) with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
- SounderBruce (submissions) with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;- voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.
The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.
Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.
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Administrators' newsletter – May 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).
Guideline and policy news
- Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.
Technical news
- Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.
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RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins
Hi there! Phase I of the Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:
- Proposals 2 and 9b (phase II discussion): Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA and Require links for claims of specific policy violations
- Proposal 3b (in trial): Make the first two days discussion-only
- Proposal 13 (in trial): Admin elections
- Proposal 14 (implemented): Suffrage requirements
- Proposals 16 and 16c (phase II discussion): Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs and Community recall process based on dewiki
- Proposal 17 (phase II discussion): Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions
- Proposal 24 (phase II discussion): Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process
- Proposal 25 (implemented): Require nominees to be extended confirmed
See the project page for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. theleekycauldron (talk), via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:09, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
SPI for WalterKlaus3
You were involved previously so may have some more info. Can you have a look at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/WalterKlaus3? -- Whpq (talk) 15:35, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Whpq: The socking is obvious, but I ran a CU based on the evident intent to deceive in their userpage content, and found a sleeper as well. Indeffed the lot. Vanamonde93 (talk) 16:58, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you muchly. Whpq (talk) 16:58, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
Proposed decision in the Venezuelan politics case posted
The proposed decision in the open Venezuelan politics arbitration case has been posted. Comments on the proposed decision may be brought to the attention of the committee at the talk page. For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz talk to me | my contributions 17:37, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
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New sock of User:Unitarian9999
User is already evading their block using WoodstockSnoop (talk · contribs). Skyerise (talk) 23:18, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks, blocked. Vanamonde93 (talk) 04:43, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
Women in Green GA Editathon June 2024 - Going Back in Time
Hello Vanamonde93:
WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in June 2024!
Running from June 1 to 30, 2024, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Going Back in Time! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 20 centuries by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.
We hope to see you there!
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- Hey Vanamonde! Will you be free to do some 20-minute article assessments for the June WiG editathon? Just wanted to check and see. Thanks, Alanna the Brave (talk) 18:36, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Alanna the Brave: Thanks for asking...I may be, but I've been extremely busy IRL and I don't want to make promises I cannot keep. So it may be best not to list me among the willing reviewers at the moment, apologies. Vanamonde93 (talk) 19:58, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
- All right -- no worries! You're welcome to jump in whenever time may allow (but I'll leave you off the official list). Alanna the Brave (talk) 20:08, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Alanna the Brave: Thanks for asking...I may be, but I've been extremely busy IRL and I don't want to make promises I cannot keep. So it may be best not to list me among the willing reviewers at the moment, apologies. Vanamonde93 (talk) 19:58, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
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Merci !
Hello and thank you for your article The Day Before the Revolution, which I've just translated into French (at least the introduction). All the best! Sg7438 (talk) 02:38, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
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Thank you today for The Day Before the Revolution, "about a 1974 short story from American writer Ursula Le Guin"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:23, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Sg7438 and Gerda Arendt: thank you both! Glad you enjoyed the article. Vanamonde93 (talk) 23:46, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).
Administrator changes
Bureaucrat changes
Guideline and policy news
- Phase II of the 2024 RfA review has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in Phase I.
Technical news
- The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Venezuelan politics has been closed.
- The Committee is seeking volunteers for various roles, including access to the conflict of interest VRT queue.
Miscellaneous
- WikiProject Reliability's unsourced statements drive is happening in June 2024 to replace {{citation needed}} tags with references! Sign up here to participate!
Tiger FAC
Hello. Could you review tiger for FAC? Thank you. LittleJerry (talk) 21:22, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
- I will try, as it is within my areas of interest, but I cannot promise anything, RL is too busy. Vanamonde93 (talk) 22:39, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors June 2024 Newsletter
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Hello and welcome to the June 2024 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: Wanted: new Guild coordinators! If you value and enjoy the GOCE, why not help out behind the scenes? Nominations for our mid-year coordinator election are now open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC). Self-nominations are welcome. Voting commences at 00:01 on 16 June and continues until 23:50 on 30 June. Results will be announced at the election page. Blitz: Nine of the fourteen editors who signed up for the April 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 55,853 words comprising twenty articles. Barnstars awarded are available here. Drive: 58 editors signed up for our May 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive and 33 of those completed at least one copy edit. 251 articles and 475,952 words were copy edited. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: Our June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz will begin on 16 June and finish on 22 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 05:23, 8 June 2024 (UTC) , GOCE copyeditors have completed 161 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 2,779 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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Facstats data
Here's the data you asked for. I haven't done any validation on this other than checking one record to see if it matched reality, so you might look at a couple more before having faith in it; I have to head out for the evening shortly so was a bit short of time. I'm curious as to what you're planning to use this for?
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- Thanks very much! Primarily, as a list to search through adminship candidates. If an editor is on this list, has a clean block log, and has some maintenance experience, there's a good chance they'd make a strong candidate. It needs more vetting than that, of course, but I suspect this will be a stronger starting point than most. I specifically wanted first-timers, though, because old hands have probably already been looked at, and are either unwilling or unsuitable. Vanamonde93 (talk) 22:07, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
Deletion review - Salva Marjan
Hi,@Vanamonde93 : Submitting Salva Marjan article's deletion review request (Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2024 June) , this article should be retracted, you were the one who closed this article deletion discussion, A Dubai based female Formula 1 driver from India, she has shared many remarkable stories. This article should be brought back to main page ~~ Spworld2 (talk) 11:03, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2024 July newsletter
The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.
The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:
- Generalissima (submissions) with 1,059 points, mostly from 1 featured article on DeLancey W. Gill, 11 good articles, 18 did you know nominations, and dozens of reviews;
Skyshifter (submissions) with 673 points, mostly from 2 featured articles on Worlds (Porter Robinson album) and I'm God, 5 good articles, and 2 did you know nominations;- Sammi Brie (submissions) with 557 points, mostly from 1 featured article on KNXV-TV, 5 good articles, and 8 did you know nominations; and
AryKun (submissions) with 415 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Great cuckoo-dove, with a high number of bonus points from that article.
The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 in the news credits, and at least 285 did you know credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to featured topics and good topics.
Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.
If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 4 July 2024
- News and notes: WMF board elections and fundraising updates
- Special report: Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification vote underway, new Council may surpass power of Board
- In focus: How the Russian Wikipedia keeps it clean despite having just a couple dozen administrators
- Discussion report: Wikipedians are hung up on the meaning of Madonna
- In the media: War and information in war and politics
- Sister projects: On editing Wikisource
- Opinion: Etika: a Pop Culture Champion
- Gallery: Spokane Willy's photos
- Humour: A joke
- Recent research: Is Wikipedia Politically Biased? Perhaps
- Traffic report: Talking about you and me, and the games people play
Administrators' newsletter – July 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).
Administrator changes
Technical news
- Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. Documentation is available on MediaWiki. (T6086)
Miscellaneous
- The Community Wishlist is re-opening on 15 July 2024. Read more
Rowling
Hi Vanamonde, I know that you have little time for J.K Rowling (and probably want to have nothing to do with it) but after having it off my watchlist for a few weeks I looked in tonight to find that the criticism section has been hollowed out. I've reverted but can't spend time on the talk page (and honestly am not one of the main contribs/authors) and so am dumping this here, to be blunt. Feel free to ignore. Hope all is well, Victoria (tk) 02:20, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
- @Victoriaearle: Thanks for the note...I haven't had the time or stamina to engage with the transgender views debate. I'm not happy with these removals, though, and I'd missed them in the flurry of other edits, so thank you for bringing them to my attention (I have also made a further revert). I don't know if I can engage in extensive discussion about them, but I will attempt to stop by. Vanamonde93 (talk) 17:03, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
- Ah, I missed the edit to the reception section. I hear you regarding not having time of stamina. I really only barely have energy for another article that needs work at the moment. Once I'm done there, I'll put Rowling back on watch, but don't want the distraction until later. All that said, in my view the literary criticism section is worth keeping. Be well, Victoria (tk) 21:50, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
- I quite understand. I'm hopeful the literary discussion will be constructive. Vanamonde93 (talk) 00:21, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
- Ah, I missed the edit to the reception section. I hear you regarding not having time of stamina. I really only barely have energy for another article that needs work at the moment. Once I'm done there, I'll put Rowling back on watch, but don't want the distraction until later. All that said, in my view the literary criticism section is worth keeping. Be well, Victoria (tk) 21:50, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 22 July 2024
- Discussion report: Internet users flock to Wikipedia to debate its image policy over Trump raised-fist photo
- News and notes: Wikimedia community votes to ratify Movement Charter; Wikimedia Foundation opposes ratification
- Obituary: JamesR
- Crossword: Vaguely bird-shaped crossword
Citizenship Amendment Act
Hello, I would like to specify that I added Zoroastrians instead of Parsis as not all Zoroastrians are Parsis (I understand that is what Zoroastrians are called in India as well as a specific group of Zoroastrians in India). Firekong1 (talk) 14:15, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
- @Firekong1: I'm well aware of the distinction, but Wikipedia is written based on reliable sources say, not what editors believe to be true. The text currently in the article - which says that the CAA applies to Parsis - is supported by multiple sources. Do you have a source saying that the law distinguishes between Parsis and Zoroastrians? That it gives eligibility to Zoroastrians but not to non-Zoroastrian Parsis? Until you find such a source, we can't change the text. Vanamonde93 (talk) 16:37, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
- No, but I thought to made the distinction just in case as not all Zoroastrians are Parsis. Firekong1 (talk) 18:58, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
- That would be reasonable to do elsewhere, but on Wikipedia you do need a source. Vanamonde93 (talk) 00:32, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
- No, but I thought to made the distinction just in case as not all Zoroastrians are Parsis. Firekong1 (talk) 18:58, 28 July 2024 (UTC)