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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. Discuss this newsletter Subscribe Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:44, 5 August 2022 (UTC) The Signpost: 31 August 2022 News and notes: Admins wanted on English Wikipedia, IP editors not wanted on Farsi Wiki, donations wanted everywhere Special report: Wikimania 2022: no show, no show up? In the media: Truth or consequences? A tough month for truth Discussion report: Boarding the Trustees News from Wiki Education: 18 years a Wikipedian: what it means to me In focus: Thinking inside the box Tips and tricks: The unexpected rabbit hole of typo fixing in citations... Technology report: Vector (2022) deployment discussions happening now Serendipity: Two photos of every library on earth Featured content: Our man drills are safe for work, but our Labia is Fausta. Recent research: The dollar value of "official" external links Traffic report: What dreams (and heavily trafficked articles) may come Essay: Delete the junk! 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The WMF is looking into making a Private Incident Reporting System (PIRS) system to improve the reporting of harmful incidents through easier and safer reporting. You can leave comments on the talk page by answering the questions provided. Users who have faced harmful situations are also invited to join a PIRS interview to share the experience. To sign up please email Madalina Ana. 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. Discuss this newsletter Subscribe Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:12, 1 September 2022 (UTC) The Signpost: 30 September 2022 News and notes: Board vote results, bot's big GET, crat chat gives new mop, WMF seeks "sound logo" and "organizer lab" In focus: NPP: Still heaven or hell for new users – and for the reviewers In the media: A few complaints and mild disagreements Special report: Decentralized Fundraising, Centralized Distribution Discussion report: Much ado about Fox News Interview: ScottishFinnishRadish's Request for Adminship Opinion: Are we ever going to reach consensus? Serendipity: Removing watermarks, copyright signs and cigarettes from photos Recent research: How readers assess Wikipedia's trustworthiness, and how they could in the future Traffic report: Kings and queens and VIPs Featured content: Farm-fresh content Gallery: A Festival Descends on the City: The Edinburgh Fringe, Pt. 2 CommonsComix: CommonsComix 2: Paulus Moreelse From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 Years ago: September 2022 * Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:01, 1 October 2022 (UTC) Administrators' newsletter – October 2022 News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2022). Administrator changes ScottishFinnishRadish Staxringold Ahoerstemeier (deceased) • Ched Interface administrator changes Cyberpower678 CheckUser changes GorillaWarfare Guideline and policy news Following an RfC, consensus was found that if the rationale for a block depends on information that is not available to all administrators, that information should be sent to the Arbitration Committee, a checkuser or an oversighter for action (as applicable, per ArbCom's recent updated guidance) instead of the administrator making the block. Following an RfC, consensus has been found that, in the context of politics and science, the reliability of FoxNews.com is unclear and that additional considerations apply to its use. Community comment on the revised Universal Code of Conduct enforcement guidelines is requested until 8 October. 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 Remedy 8.1 of the Muhammad images case will be rescinded 1 November following a motion. A modification to the deletion RfC remedy in the Conduct in deletion-related editing case has been made to reaffirm the independence of the RfC and allow the moderators to split the RfC in two. The second phase of the 2021-22 Discretionary Sanctions Review closes 3 October. Miscellaneous An administrator's account was recently compromised. Administrators are encouraged to check that their passwords are secure, and reminded that ArbCom reserves the right to not restore adminship in cases of poor account security. You can also use two-factor authentication (2FA) to provide an extra level of security. Self-nominations for the electoral commission for the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections open 2 October and close 8 October. You are invited to comment on candidates in the 2022 CUOS appointments process. An RfC is open to discuss whether to make Vector 2022 the default skin on desktop. Tech tip: You can do a fuzzy search of all deleted page titles at Special:Undelete. Discuss this newsletter Subscribe Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:43, 1 October 2022 (UTC) The Signpost: 31 October 2022 From the team: A new goose on the roost News and notes: Wikipedians question Wikimedia fundraising ethics after "somewhat-viral" tweet News from the WMF: Governance updates from, and for, the Wikimedia Endowment In the media: Scribing, searching, soliciting, spying, and systemic bias Disinformation report: From Russia with WikiLove Recent research: Disinformatsiya: Much research, but what will actually help Wikipedia editors? Interview: Isabelle Belato on their Request for Adminship Featured content: Topics, lists, submarines and Gurl.com Serendipity: We all make mistakes – don’t we? 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