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== Administrators' newsletter – December 2024 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (November 2024).

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[[File:Wikipedia Administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] {{hlist|class=inline
|[[Special:Permalink/1255448214#Admin election results - please enact|Ahecht]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1255448214#Admin election results - please enact|DoubleGrazing]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1255448214#Admin election results - please enact|Dr vulpes]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1255448214#Admin election results - please enact|FOARP]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1255448214#Admin election results - please enact|Peaceray]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1255448214#Admin election results - please enact|Queen of Hearts]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1255448214#Admin election results - please enact|Rsjaffe]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1255448214#Admin election results - please enact|SD0001]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1255448214#Admin election results - please enact|SilverLocust]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1255448214#Admin election results - please enact|Sohom Datta]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1255448214#Admin election results - please enact|ThadeusOfNazereth]]
|[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Voorts|Voorts]]
}}
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] {{hlist|class=inline
|[[Special:Permalink/1255940614#Resysop request (Ajpolino)|Ajpolino]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1255791525#Resysop request (Fathoms Below)|Fathoms Below]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1256350964#Resysop request (Pppery)|Pppery]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1258681482#Resysop request (Tamzin)|Tamzin]]
|[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Worm That Turned 2|Worm That Turned]]
}}
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] {{hlist|class=inline
|[[Special:Permalink/1254642984#Inactive admins for November 2024|Aervanath]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1254642984#Inactive admins for November 2024|Christopher Sundita]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1256554366#Desysop request (Dank)|Dank]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1258747214#-sysop (Dennis Brown)|Dennis Brown]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1254732881#Removal of enwiki Admin rights|Dragons flight]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1258369062#Desysop request (Fastily)|Fastily]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1258563026#Desysop request (Graham87)|Graham87]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1254642984#Inactive admins for November 2024|JaGa]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1254642984#Inactive admins for November 2024|Kbh3rd]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1255999577#Desysop request (Marine 69-71)|Marine 69-71]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1254642984#Inactive admins for November 2024|Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1254642984#Inactive admins for November 2024|Yamamoto Ichiro]]
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|[[Special:Permalink/1256544536#IAdmin request (SD0001)|SD0001]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1256544536#Interface admin perm request (Sohom Datta)|Sohom Datta]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/1256350964#Resysop request (Pppery)|Pppery]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] {{hlist|class=inline
|[[Special:Permalink/1257592926#Change to the CheckUser team, November 2024|Spicy]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1257061609#CheckUser and conflict of interest VRT appointments, November 2024|TheresNoTime]]
}}

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
* Following [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators#RFC: Resysoppings after five years with no administrative actions|an RFC]], the [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Restoration of adminship|policy on restoration of adminship]] has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard]] within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
* Following a [[Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#RfC: Enacting T5 (unused template subpages)|request for comment]], a new speedy deletion criterion, [[WP:T5|T5]], has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* Technical volunteers can now register for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2025|2025 Wikimedia Hackathon]], which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. [https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/hackathon2025/ Application for travel and accommodation scholarships] is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* The arbitration case ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Yasuke|Yasuke]]'' (formerly titled ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Backlash to diversity and inclusion|Backlash to diversity and inclusion]]'') has been closed.
* An arbitration case titled ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Palestine-Israel articles 5|Palestine-Israel articles 5]]'' has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.

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Revision as of 16:20, 3 December 2024

Hi, and welcome to my talk page!

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If you are blocked, or want to contact me privately you can e-mail me.

Brighton meetup

Hi Pete, I'm spamming everyone from the Portsmouth meetup last year. I'm hosting a meetup in Brighton on 3 February 2024 if you're interested. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 11:30, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Great, thanks for organising that @HJ Mitchell! I should be able to make it, will be nice to visit Brighton again. the wub "?!" 21:09, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Could you sort a Geonotice please? It's been years since I did one and I wouldn't want to muck something up. Perhaps something like "join us for a chat and a walk in Brighton on 3 February"? It might be a little early but I don't want to leave it too late for people who have to make arrangements. Don't know if there's a written or unwritten convention on how far in advance we do Geonotices? Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:20, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@HJ Mitchell Geonotice is up, usually the convention is not more than 3 weeks in advance but I just tacked this and Oxford onto the existing London notice so it should be fine. the wub "?!" 22:35, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! :) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 22:38, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, Thank you, adding Oxford was on my to-do list for today but you beat me to it. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 23:19, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
smh 174.28.51.220 (talk) 06:53, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – January 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2023).

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Tech News: 2024-02

MediaWiki message delivery 01:18, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-03

MediaWiki message delivery 00:11, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-04

MediaWiki message delivery 01:02, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-05

MediaWiki message delivery 19:29, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – February 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).

CheckUser changes

removed Wugapodes

Interface administrator changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

Technical news

  • Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. (T326065)

Arbitration

  • Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
  • Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.

Miscellaneous


Please check on a Geonotice request

Hi The wub! I've posted a request for a Geonotice for our upcoming meetup, but it hasn't been activated yet. As the last admin to post a Geonotice, could I please ask you to take a look at it and let me know if there's anything I can change? Thanks! -- Gaurav (talk) 17:32, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Gaurav, it looks like @Pharos actually added that one yesterday [20], and I can see it on Wikipedia:Geonotice/Map. Is it still not showing up for you? Might be worth trying to clear your cookies. the wub "?!" 23:25, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-06

MediaWiki message delivery 19:20, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Society promoted to GA

Hi there. Along with @Alex26337, I promoted Society to GA. I know you're offering an award. Thanks, Of the universe (talk) 16:48, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Of the universe @Alex26337 Congratulations, that's a great achievement! Sorry for not noticing this earlier, I haven't really found a good way to monitor for potential awards. Can you both confirm if you're happy to share the reward 50:50, and where you would like your portion of it to go? You can email me if you prefer to keep it private. the wub "?!" 13:50, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm happy to share 50:50! Of the universe (talk) 14:10, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I’m also ok with equally sharing the reward!😄 (I left you a more detailed response via email) — Alex26337 (talk) 16:34, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Great! Replied to both of you via email. the wub "?!" 00:17, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-07

MediaWiki message delivery 05:47, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

Precious
Three years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:32, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-08

MediaWiki message delivery 15:35, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-09

MediaWiki message delivery 19:21, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. (T353388)

Miscellaneous


Tech News: 2024-10

MediaWiki message delivery 19:45, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Notice

The file File:Debold main page headers.png has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

unused Wikipedia screenshot, future use unlikely

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated files}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the file's talk page.

Please consider addressing the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated files}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and files for discussion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. --TheImaCow (talk) 21:17, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Koci Wimontasermizan (talk) 23:43, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A tag has been placed on Category:Wineries in Oklahoma indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 01:19, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-11

MediaWiki message delivery 23:02, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I

Hey there! This is to let you know that phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship (RfA) review is now no longer accepting new proposals. Lots of proposals remain open for discussion, and the current round of review looks to be on a good track towards making significant progress towards improving RfA's structure and environment. I'd like to give my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has given us their idea for change to make RfA better, and the same to everyone who has given the necessary feedback to improve those ideas. The following proposals remain open for discussion:

  • Proposal 2, initiated by HouseBlaster, provides for the addition of a text box at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship reminding all editors of our policies and enforcement mechanisms around decorum.
  • Proposals 3 and 3b, initiated by Barkeep49 and Usedtobecool, respectively, provide for trials of discussion-only periods at RfA. The first would add three extra discussion-only days to the beginning, while the second would convert the first two days to discussion-only.
  • Proposal 5, initiated by SilkTork, provides for a trial of RfAs without threaded discussion in the voting sections.
  • Proposals 6c and 6d, initiated by BilledMammal, provide for allowing users to be selected as provisional admins for a limited time through various concrete selection criteria and smaller-scale vetting.
  • Proposal 7, initiated by Lee Vilenski, provides for the "General discussion" section being broken up with section headings.
  • Proposal 9b, initiated by Reaper Eternal, provides for the requirement that allegations of policy violation be substantiated with appropriate links to where the alleged misconduct occured.
  • Proposals 12c, 21, and 21b, initiated by City of Silver, Ritchie333, and HouseBlaster, respectively, provide for reducing the discretionary zone, which currently extends from 65% to 75%. The first would reduce it 65%–70%, the second would reduce it to 50%–66%, and the third would reduce it to 60%–70%.
  • Proposal 13, initiated by Novem Lingaue, provides for periodic, privately balloted admin elections.
  • Proposal 14, initiated by Kusma, provides for the creation of some minimum suffrage requirements to cast a vote.
  • Proposals 16 and 16c, initiated by Thebiguglyalien and Soni, respectively, provide for community-based admin desysop procedures. 16 would desysop where consensus is established in favor at the administrators' noticeboard; 16c would allow a petition to force reconfirmation.
  • Proposal 16e, initiated by BilledMammal, would extend the recall procedures of 16 to bureaucrats.
  • Proposal 17, initiated by SchroCat, provides for "on-call" admins and 'crats to monitor RfAs for decorum.
  • Proposal 18, initiated by theleekycauldron, provides for lowering the RfB target from 85% to 75%.
  • Proposal 24, initiated by SportingFlyer, provides for a more robust alternate version of the optional candidate poll.
  • Proposal 25, initiated by Femke, provides for the requirement that nominees be extended-confirmed in addition to their nominators.
  • Proposal 27, initiated by WereSpielChequers, provides for the creation of a training course for admin hopefuls, as well as periodic retraining to keep admins from drifting out of sync with community norms.
  • Proposal 28, initiated by HouseBlaster, tightens restrictions on multi-part questions.

To read proposals that were closed as unsuccessful, please see Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I/Closed proposals. You are cordially invited once again to participate in the open discussions; when phase I ends, phase II will review the outcomes of trial proposals and refine the implementation details of other proposals. Another notification will be sent out when this phase begins, likely with the first successful close of a major proposal. Happy editing! theleekycauldron (talk • she/her), via:

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:53, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-12

MediaWiki message delivery 17:38, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Two more reward candidates

Hi, it has been a while. I have two more reward candidates for the Level 2 Vital Articles GA reward: Ethics and Arithmetic. The process for Arithmetic was a bit of a challenge since the first two reviews were found to be invalid, with the reviewer of one of them even posting here to claim the reward. But I hope everything is in order this time. If so, could you donate the reward again to the "All Grants Fund" by GiveWell? Phlsph7 (talk) 10:15, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Phlsph7 Donation made! Thanks for letting me know, and congratulations again! I had seen the two cancelled reviews for Arithmetic, glad it was able to get a real review in the end.
That's the last of these rewards I have to give out for now, but you might be interested to see if you hadn't already that User:feminist has a similar reward for getting a level 3 or less VA to FA. the wub "?!" 20:44, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks a lot! I appreciate your earlier extension of the timeline, which made it possible for all the rewards to be claimed. Phlsph7 (talk) 08:05, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Day!

Tech News: 2024-13

MediaWiki message delivery 18:54, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hallo, I seem to remember that some time you pointed out to me a bot or gadget which would archive the links in a page, to future-proof it. Having just spent ages sorting out Mikron Theatre Company after they redesigned their website, I'm going to try to remember to archive all links to websites other than books, newspapers etc. Could you remind me what that bot or gadget was? It would be good to be able to come to the end of initial creation of page and get all the links future-proofed at the click of a link. Thanks. And apologies if I've misremembered and it was someone else who knew about this! PamD 11:41, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @PamD! I think it would have been the InternetArchiveBot which you can run on a given page from here. the wub "?!" 12:55, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah thanks! PamD 16:16, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).

Administrator changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)

Arbitration

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.

Tech News: 2024-14

MediaWiki message delivery 03:34, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Leeds Wikipedia meetup on Saturday 4th May

Hello there! Interested in having a chat with fellow Wikipedians? There's a meetup in Leeds on Saturday 4th May 2024, at the Tiled Hall Café at Leeds Central Library.

Full details here.

You're receiving this one-off message as you're either a member of WikiProject Yorkshire, you've expressed an interest in a previous Leeds meetup years ago, or (for about 4 of you), we've met :)

I plan to organise more in future, so if you'd like to be notified next time, please say so over on the meetup page.

Please also invite any Wikimedia people you know (or have had wiki dealings with) – spread the word! Hope to see you there.

Jonathan Deamer (talk)

20:36, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-15

MediaWiki message delivery 23:35, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-16

MediaWiki message delivery 23:27, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-17

MediaWiki message delivery 20:26, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Growth News, April 2024

18:55, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-18

MediaWiki message delivery 03:31, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – May 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).

Administrator changes

readded Nyttend
removed

Bureaucrat changes

removed Nihonjoe

CheckUser changes

readded Joe Roe

Oversight changes

removed GeneralNotability

Guideline and policy news

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

Miscellaneous


Reminder to vote now to select members of the first U4C

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Dear Wikimedian,

You are receiving this message because you previously participated in the UCoC process.

This is a reminder that the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) ends on May 9, 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter.

Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.

On behalf of the UCoC project team,

RamzyM (WMF) 23:10, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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:

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)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-19

MediaWiki message delivery 16:42, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-20

MediaWiki message delivery 23:56, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-21

MediaWiki message delivery 23:02, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-22

MediaWiki message delivery 00:13, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday!

Wishing The wub a very happy birthday on behalf of the Birthday Committee!   Armbrust The Homunculus 15:56, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! the wub "?!" 23:08, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-23

MediaWiki message delivery 22:33, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – June 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).

Administrator changes

readded Graham Beards
removed

Bureaucrat changes

removed

Oversight changes

removed Dreamy Jazz

Guideline and policy news

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

Miscellaneous


File:Know Your Enemy 2022 version.jpg listed for discussion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Know Your Enemy 2022 version.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 18:09, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-24

MediaWiki message delivery 20:18, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Short descriptors

FYI Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Short_descriptors; you may want to have a say. It looks like you stepped into the same issue. - Altenmann >talk 03:35, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-25

MediaWiki message delivery 23:47, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just one of the many downfalls of our tutorial....as seen here people are constantly clicking on the logo File:Source editor logo.svg..... thus just giving up on the tutorial all together I would imagine. Perhaps best we actually provide a link to information or unlink it completely....Help:Introduction does link=Help:Wikitext and link=Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User guide Moxy🍁 23:44, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Moxy Yes, I did also wonder about that when adding the skin-invert class. I've added links to those destinations now. the wub "?!" 12:16, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A Barnstar for you!

The Usability Barnstar
Thanks for helping make the Help:Introduction series compatible with night mode! Sdkbtalk 04:21, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@User:Sdkb: Thank you! I'll admit it's proving to be a bit more work than I expected... the wub "?!" 14:00, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-26

MediaWiki message delivery 22:30, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-27

MediaWiki message delivery 23:57, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – July 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).

Administrator changes

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removed

Technical news

Miscellaneous


Tech News: 2024-28

MediaWiki message delivery 21:30, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

July 2024

Information icon Hello, I'm The wub. An edit that you recently made seemed to be a test and has been reverted. If you want to practice editing, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! the wub "?!" 20:36, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-29

MediaWiki message delivery 01:29, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-30

MediaWiki message delivery 00:02, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-31

MediaWiki message delivery 23:08, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Growth News, July 2024

15:08, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-32

MediaWiki message delivery 20:41, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – August 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2024).

Administrator changes

readded Isabelle Belato
removed

Interface administrator changes

readded Izno

CheckUser changes

removed Barkeep49

Technical news

  • Global blocks may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may locally unblock when appropriate.
  • Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via Special:GlobalVanishRequest. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.

Arbitration


Tech News: 2024-33

MediaWiki message delivery 23:19, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Beautiful, gorgeous, best edit ever

Thanks: I had been wanting to do this for a while. jp×g🗯️ 22:21, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@JPxG Glad you like it! CSS grid does make life a lot easier. the wub "?!" 22:58, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Meetup block

Thanks for sorting out my permissions to get round this. That worked but but we should try to get a more general solution so that our community is able to edit more freely here. For the record, the key details were "The IP address or range 94.119.128.0/18 has been globally blocked by ‪AmandaNP‬ for the following reason(s): No open proxies". Andrew🐉(talk) 14:41, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Geonotice

Hi Pete, could you create a Geonotice for an even in Brighton I'm hosting next Saturday please? I don't think we can narrow down geolocation in the UK reliably but if we can I probably only need the south of England. Text would be something like "Join us on 21 September for a Wiki Loves Monuments-themed photography event in Brighton". Obviously it's short notice, but it would be great if you could make it to the event yourself! Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 11:44, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher) @HJ Mitchell:  Done with this edit. Adjust it if you like, it's in JSON format. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 18:11, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, thanks @Redrose64! I've just finished work for the day and was looking at this, so you just about beat me to it. It looks good to me. Not sure if I'll make it to Brighton that weekend myself - and I still haven't uploaded the photos from last time I was there! the wub "?!" 18:16, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, Redrose! Would be great to see you if you can make it, Pete. Either way WLM is a good excuse to get through some uploading backlogs! HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:46, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Brighton meetup: 23 November

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