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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | This Special Barnstar is awarded to [[User:Tom]] for his diligence in dealing with my unique wiki-point-of-view and guidance in my wiki-development [[User:Sallicio|Sallicio]] ([[User talk:Sallicio|talk]]) 05:26, 9 January 2008 (UTC)Sallicio
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|style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For improving an article by adding [[:Image:Mario Cuomo speaking at a rally, June 20, 1991.JPEG]] '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 02:19, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | To Tom for tireless work in assessing [[Maryland]] related articles and  for his countless contributions to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Maryland|WikiProject Maryland]]. «[[User:Marylandstater|<font color="#B22222">'''''Maryland'''''</font><font color="#3B444B">'''''stater'''''</font>]]» <sup>«</sup>[[User talk:Marylandstater|<font color="#B22222">''<sup>reply</sup>''</font>]]<sup>»</sup> 15:42, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
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== [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion|Nomination for deletion]] of [[Template:UW-Madison CIMSS]] ==
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==Invitation to join WikiProject United States==
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Hello, '''{{PAGENAME}}'''!  '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject United States|WikiProject United States]]''', an outreach effort supporting development of United States related articles in Wikipedia, has recently been restarted after a long period of inactivity. As a user who has shown an interest in United States related topics we wanted to invite you to join us in developing content relating to the United States. If you are interested please add your Username and area of interest to the members page [[Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Members#Active Members|here]]. Thank you!!!
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Hello, '''{{PAGENAME}}'''!  '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject United States|WikiProject United States]]''', an outreach effort supporting development of United States related articles in Wikipedia, has recently been restarted after a long period of inactivity. As a user who has shown an interest in United States related topics we wanted to invite you to join us in developing content relating to the United States. If you are interested please add your Username and area of interest to the members page [[Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Members#Active Members|here]]. Thank you!!!
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== Migraine Action page ==

Hi Tom,

We created a page outlining information about the registered charity, Migraine Action, however, having logged on to the site today I have realised that the page has been deleted. By the side of it, it says that this has been deleted by you. Please would it be possible for you to let me know why this has been deleted? I understand that the page is not available publicly at the moment, however, am I not able to access the page that I created to be able to ammend it to reflect changes that need to be made?

Look forward to hearing from you.
[[User:Migraineaction|Migraineaction]] ([[User talk:Migraineaction|talk]]) 09:23, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

== Captain Teague ==

Wikipedia is considering deleting/removing the page regarding Captain Teague in the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: Worlds End. I respectfully request you/they do not remove this reference and leave it intact.  Thank you. 

Captain Teague is a character who appeared in Walt Disney Picture's 2007 film, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. He is the father of Captain Jack Sparrow and is played by Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones.[1] Teague was originally to be called Grant Sparrow. He was also formerly the pirate lord of Madagascar, before he became keeper of the code.  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/24.19.101.168|24.19.101.168]] ([[User talk:24.19.101.168|talk]]) 06:23, 22 May 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== US National Archives collaboration ==

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:Would you like to help improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to the '''National Archives''' and its incredible collection? This summer, the National Archives—which houses some of America's most important historical documents—is hosting me as its Wikipedian in Residence, and I have created [[WP:NARA]] to launch these efforts. <p> There are all sorts of tasks available for any type of editor, whether you're a writer, organizer, gnome, coder, or image guru. The National Archives is making its resources available to Wikipedia, so help us forge this important relationship! Please [[Wikipedia:GLAM/NARA/Participants|sign up and introduce yourself]]. [[User:Dominic|Dominic]]·[[User talk:Dominic|t]] 15:22, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
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== Admin GraemeL inactive? ==

Hello Tom, is this admin inactive? I've been seen the date of his messages in his talk. Perhaps you can help me, please look here: [[User_talk:GraemeL#Account-Question]]? thx, sorry and greetz, Tom –– [[User:TRS de|TRS de]] ([[User talk:TRS de|talk]]) 13:25, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
==GLAM-Wiki Baltimore meetup==
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You are invited to the first Wikipedia '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Baltimore 1|Baltimore meetup]]''' on Saturday, July 23, 10:00am-12:30pm at the [[Walters Art Museum]]. Come meet Wikimedians, learn about GLAM-Wiki partnerships, get involved, and discuss future wiki outreach and activities in the Baltimore area!

There also is a Wikipedia & Cultural Heritage at the Young Preservationist '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Baltimore 1|Happy Hour]]''' on Friday, July 22, 6:30pm at the Midtown Yacht Club, an unpretentious neighborhood pub.

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==Smithsonian Archives of American Art Backstage Pass==

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|The [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian]] is hosting its first Backstage Pass at the [[Archives of American Art]] in, Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 29. 10 Wikimedians will experience the behind the scenes aspects of archiving the world's largest collection of documents and photographs related to [[American art]]. After a complimentary lunch, an edit-a-thon will take place and prizes will be awarded. Followed by an evening happy hour. We hope you'll participate! [[User:SarahStierch|SarahStierch]] ([[User talk:SarahStierch|talk]]) 17:17, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
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==Suggestion for WikiProject United States to support WikiProject Maryland==
It was recently suggested that [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Maryland|WikiProject Maryland]] might be inactive or semiactive and it might be beneficial to include it in the list of projects supported by [[Wikipedia:WikiProject United States|WikiProject United States]]. I have started a discussion on the projects talk page soliciting the opinions of the members of the project if this project would be interested in being supported by WikiProject United States. Please feel free to comment on your opinions about this suggestion. --[[User:Kumioko|Kumioko]] ([[User talk:Kumioko|talk]]) 03:03, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
== Nomination of [[List of boarding schools]] for deletion ==

<div class="floatleft" style="margin-bottom:0">[[File:Ambox warning orange.svg|42px|alt=|link=]]</div>A discussion is taking place as to whether the article '''[[List of boarding schools]]''' is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to [[Wikipedia:List of policies and guidelines|Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]] or whether it should be [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|deleted]].

The article will be discussed at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of boarding schools]] until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion.  However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. — <span style="border:dashed #666;border-width:1px 0 0 1px">[[User:This, that and the other|This, that]]</span>, and <span style="border:dashed #666;border-width:0 1px 1px 0">[[User talk:This, that and the other|the other<small> (talk)</small>]]</span> 07:58, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

== DC-area Meetup, Saturday, October 8 ==
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|You are invited to the National Archives in College Park for a special [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NARA 2|backstage pass and scanathon]] meetup with [[Archivist of the United States]] [[David Ferriero]], on Saturday, October 8. Go behind the scenes and into the stacks at the National Archives, help digitize documents, and edit together! Free catered lunch provided! [[User:Dominic|Dominic]]·[[User talk:Dominic|t]] 16:35, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
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==Orphaned non-free image File:University of Maryland seal.png==
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==File source and copyright licensing problem with File:Proofcoin.JPG==
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==Category:Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography==

'''[[:Category:Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography]]''', which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at '''[[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 February 11#Category:Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography|the category's entry]]''' on the [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion|Categories for discussion]] page.<!-- Template:Cfd-notify--> Thank you. [[User:Mike Selinker|Mike Selinker]] ([[User talk:Mike Selinker|talk]]) 23:48, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

== MSU Interview ==

Dear Tom,

My name is Jonathan Obar [[user:Jaobar]], I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community,  and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community[[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_82#Learn_to_be_a_Wikipedia_Administrator_-_New_class_at_MSU|HERE]], where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.


So a few things about the interviews:
* Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
* Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
* All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
* All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
* The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.


Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name[[User:Jaobar/Admins_to_Interview_List_1|HERE]] instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

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==Smithsonian Institution Archives Edit-a-Thon and Meetup!==
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! colspan="2" style="font-size:150%;" | Who should come? ''You should.'' Really.
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|<center>[[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 30|'''''She Blinded Me with Science''''': '''Smithsonian Women in Science Edit-a-Thon''']] will be held on Friday, March 30, 2012 at the [http://siarchives.si.edu/about/contact-us Smithsonian Archives] in Washington, D.C. This edit-a-thon will focus on improving and writing Wikipedia content about women from the Smithsonian who contributed to the sciences. It will be followed by a happy hour meetup!
We look forward to seeing you there!</center>
|}...and if you do not live in the Washington, D.C. area, please forgive the intrusion and you can delete this invite! [[User:SarahStierch|Sarah]] ([[User talk:SarahStierch|talk]]) 15:59, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
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== Huggle 3 ==

Hey Tom! I am Petrb, one of core developers of Huggle, the antivandalism tool, which you are beta testing (according to https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Huggle/Members#Beta_testers). I am happy to announce that Huggle 3 is ready for some testing. You can read more about it at [[WP:Huggle/Huggle3_Beta]]. Please keep in mind that this is a development version and it is not ready for regular use. That means you must:

* Watch your contribs - when anything happens you didn't want, fix it and report a bug
* Frequently checkout source code and build latest version, we change it a lot

If you find any problem with a feature that is supposed to work perfectly, please let us know. Some features are not ready yet, it is listed in known problems on Huggle3 beta page, you don't need to report these - we know it! So, that's it. Have fun testing and please let us know about any problems, either using bugzilla @ http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/ or {{irc|huggle}}. Please respond to my talk page, I am not going to watch your talk page. Thank you [[User:Petrb|Petrb]] ([[User talk:Petrb|talk]]) 10:57, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

== Huggle 3 ==

Hey Tom! I am Petrb, one of core developers of Huggle, the antivandalism tool, which you are beta testing (according to https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Huggle/Members#Beta_testers). I am happy to announce that Huggle 3 is ready for some testing. You can read more about it at [[WP:Huggle/Huggle3_Beta]]. Please keep in mind that this is a development version and it is not ready for regular use. That means you must:

* Watch your contribs - when anything happens you didn't want, fix it and report a bug
* Frequently checkout source code and build latest version, we change it a lot

If you find any problem with a feature that is supposed to work perfectly, please let us know. Some features are not ready yet, it is listed in known problems on Huggle3 beta page, you don't need to report these - we know it! So, that's it. Have fun testing and please let us know about any problems, either using bugzilla @ http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/ or {{irc|huggle}}. Please respond to my talk page, I am not going to watch your talk page. Thank you [[User:Petrb|Petrb]] ([[User talk:Petrb|talk]]) 10:58, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
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== Huggle 3 beta is out - and we need more feedback! ==

Hey Tom, how are you? I am Petrb, one of huggle developers, and you are currently subscribed as a beta tester of huggle on meta ([[meta:Huggle/Members]]. You may not have noticed, but this week I released first beta precompiled installers for ubuntu and microsoft windows! [[Wikipedia:Huggle/Huggle3_Beta]] has all the links you need. So if you can, please download it, test it and '''report all bugs''' that is really what we need now. Don't forgot that as it's just a beta it's unstable and there are some known issues. Be carefull! Thank you for helping us with huggle [[User:Petrb|Petrb]] ([[User talk:Petrb|talk]]) 16:26, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

== We need your help testing latest huggle ==

Hello,

I am sending you this message because you listed yourself on [[meta:Huggle/Members]] as a beta tester. We desperately need attention of testers, because since we resolved all release blockers, we are ready to release first official version of huggle 3! Before that happens, it would be nice if you could test it so that we can make sure there are no issues with it. You can download it packaged for your operating system (see [[Wikipedia:Huggle/Huggle3_Beta]]) or you can of course build it yourself, see https://github.com/huggle/huggle3-qt-lx for that. Don't forget to use always latest version, there is no auto-update message for beta versions!

Should you find any issue, please report it to wikimedia bugzilla, that is a central place for huggle bugs, where we look at them. That is i
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== MapInfo Professional ==

Hi Tom,

I noticed that you recently made some substantial changes to the MapInfo Professional article.  Removing some information about plug-ins and references to companies that provide free training on the product.

I have made some of the edit to this page.

I accept your comment that these don't belong in an encyclopedic article, however I do not understand it.  Could you point me at where I can read more about the rules for encyclopedic guidelines.

And I say this in the context of seeing a very old reference to the Sydney Olympics use of the software.  I do not understand why this would be relevant, and not the other material.  From a personal level, I find the other material far more informative and useful than this old 'parable'.

Thanks in advance for you help in my understanding.

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== New huggle 3.1 is going to be released soon ==

Hi Tom, we are to release a new major version of huggle, but we did receive almost no feedback from our beta testing team, which you are a part of (see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Huggle/Members). It would be of a great help if you could download it (if you have windows, all you need to do is getting http://tools.wmflabs.org/huggle/files/huggle3.1.0beta.exe and putting it to a folder where you have installed huggle) and test it. You can always get a help with making it @ {{irc|huggle}}!

Major changes:
* Multisite support - you can now log in to unlimited number of wikis in 1 huggle session and get a huge queue of all edits made to these wikis. This is good for smaller projects which gets overlooked often.
* Ranged diffs - you can select multiple revisions and get a huge diff that display all changes done to them.
* Fixes of most of bug reports we had so far

In case you found a bug, please report it to bugzilla: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?product=Huggle&list_id=147663 thank you! [[User:Petrb|Petrb]] ([[User talk:Petrb|talk]]) 10:15, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
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== You're an Inspiration, Tom ==

I'm a new user and your work has really launched my wiki career, it's truly inspiring.

The way you edit pages

is like the greatest of painters

the wisest of architects

please

edit my womb

to hold your children.

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== Looking for former friends ==

I am looking for kids I knew in 1968, as follows:
Kathy Westmoreland, daughter of General William Westmoreland, and Kathy Coonan daughter of Col Coonan both families were quietly stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii (possibly 1968 to 1970s).
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Hey Tom! You are receiving this message because you are subscribed at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Huggle/Members#Beta_testers

I have recently launched a new downloads for beta testers that contains nightly builds of huggle, eg. versions that are built every day from our master branch and contains latest huggle. These builds are currently provided only for Windows and Ubuntu. You can find them here: http://huggle.wmflabs.org/builds/

Please keep in mind that these don't have any automatic updates and if you download and start using nightly build, you will need to update it yourself! So don't get yourself to running old version, it's possible to install both stable and nightly huggle, which is what I suggest.

Keep the bug reports coming to phabricator: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/create/?projects=Huggle Many thanks! [[User:Petrb|Petrb]] ([[User talk:Petrb|talk]]) 10:03, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

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It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Templates|here]] but very often a friendly custom message works best. 

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The [[WP:ARBCOM|Arbitration Committee]] is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration|Wikipedia arbitration process]]. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose [[WP:BAN|site bans]], [[WP:TBAN|topic bans]], editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy|arbitration policy]] describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2016/Candidates|the candidates' statements]] and submit your choices on '''[[Special:SecurePoll/vote/399|the voting page]]'''. [[User:Mdann52|Mdann52]] ([[User talk:Mdann52|talk]]) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter - February 2017 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please [[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter/Subscribe|subscribe]]. Your [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators' newsletter|feedback]] is welcomed.

[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/NinjaRobotPirate|NinjaRobotPirate]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Schwede66|Schwede66]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/K6ka|K6ka]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ealdgyth|Ealdgyth]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ferret|Ferret]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cyberpower678 2|Cyberpower678]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Mz7|Mz7]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Primefac 2|Primefac]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Dodger67 2|Dodger67]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px]] [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#January 2017|Briangotts]] •  [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#January 2017|JeremyA]] • [[Special:Permalink/762731058#Desysop request|BU Rob13]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*A [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators#Workshopping an RfC on the inactivity policy|discussion]] to workshop proposals to amend the [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Lengthy inactivity|administrator inactivity policy]] at [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators]] has been in process since late December 2016.
:*[[Wikipedia:Pending changes/Request for Comment 2016]] closed with no consensus for implementing [[Wikipedia:Pending changes#Effect of various protection levels|Pending changes level 2]] with new criteria for use.
:*Following [[Wikipedia talk:Bot policy#Activity requirements|an RfC]], an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px]] '''Technical news'''
:*When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. ([[Phab:T34950|T34950]])
:*Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Make PC2 no longer available to admins|RfC]] closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. ([[Phab:T156448|T156448]])
:* The Foundation has [[:mailarchive:wikimedia-l/2017-January/086013.html|announced]] a new [[meta:Community health initiative|community health initiative]] to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px]] '''Arbitration'''
:*The Arbitration Committee released [[Special:Permalink/762120256#Response to the Wikimedia Foundation statement on paid editing and outing|a response]] to the Wikimedia Foundation's [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Foundation statement on paid editing and outing|statement on paid editing and outing]].

[[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|20px]] '''Obituaries'''
:* [[User:JohnCD|JohnCD]] (John Cameron Deas) passed away on 30 December 2016. John began editing Wikipedia seriously during 2007 and became an administrator in November 2009. 

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== Administrators' newsletter – March 2017 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (February 2017). 

[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px]] '''Administrator changes''' {{anchor|adminchanges}}
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Amortias|Amortias]] • [[Special:Permalink/764912845#Resysop Request (Deckiller)|Deckiller]] • [[Special:Permalink/766952155#Resysop request: BU Rob13|BU Rob13]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px]] [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#February 2017|Ronnotel]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#February 2017|Islander]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#February 2017|Chamal N]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#February 2017|Isomorphic]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#February 2017|Keeper76]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#February 2017|Lord Voldemort]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#February 2017|Shereth]] • [[Special:Permalink/764024690#Relinquishing my administrator status|Bdesham]] • [[Special:Permalink/767729948#Desysop request|Pjacobi]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px]] '''Guideline and policy news''' {{anchor|guidelinepolicy}}
:* A [[Special:Permalink/767614516#RfC on secondary school notability|recent RfC]] has redefined how articles on schools are [[WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES|evaluated at AfD]]. Specifically, secondary schools are not presumed to be notable simply because they exist.
:* AfDs that receive little participation [[WP:SOFTDELETE|should now be closed]] like an expired [[WP:PROD|proposed deletion]], following a [[Special:PermaLink/767629592#Counter-proposal: Treating these like PRODs|deletion process RfC]].
:* [[User:Defender|Defender]], [[User:HakanIST|HakanIST]], [[User:Matiia|Matiia]] and [[User:Sjoerddebruin|Sjoerddebruin]] are our newest stewards, following the [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2017/Statistics|2017 steward elections]].
:* The 2017 appointees for the [[:m:Ombudsman commission|Ombudsman commission]] are [[User:Góngora|Góngora]], [[User:Krd|Krd]], [[User:Lankiveil|Lankiveil]], [[User:Richwales|Richwales]] and [[User:Vogone|Vogone]]. They will serve for approximately 1 year.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px]] '''Technical news''' {{anchor|technical}}
:* A [[phab:T157500|recent query]] shows that only 16% of administrators on the English Wikipedia have enabled [[WP:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]]. If you haven't already enabled it please consider [[WP:Simple 2FA|doing so]].
:* [[phab:T5233|Cookie blocks]] should be deployed to the English Wikipedia soon. This will extend the current [[Wikipedia:Autoblock|autoblock system]] by setting a cookie for each block, which will then autoblock the user after they switch accounts under a new IP.
:* A [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/TheMagikBOT 2|bot]] will now automatically place a protection template on protected pages when admins forget to do so.

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== Administrators' newsletter – April 2017 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (March 2017).

[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added]] [[Special:Permalink/768802386#Requesting_resysop|TheDJ]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed]] [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#March 2017|Xnuala]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#March 2017|CJ]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#March 2017|Oldelpaso]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#March 2017|Berean Hunter]] • [[Wikipedia:April Fools|Jimbo Wales]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#March 2017|Andrew c]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#March 2017|Karanacs]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#March 2017|Modemac]] • [[Special:Diff/771114074|Scott]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following a discussion on the backlog of [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:NewFiles&offset=&limit=100&hidepatrolled=1 unpatrolled files], [[Special:Permalink/771069307#Request an autopatrolled group specific to files |consensus was found]] to create a new user right for autopatrolling file uploads. Implementation progress can be tracked on [[Phab:T161215|Phabricator]].
:* The [[WP:BLPPROD|BLPPROD]] grandfather clause, which stated that unreferenced biographies of living persons were only eligible for proposed deletion if they were created after March 18, 2010, has been removed following [[Special:Permalink/770983149#RfC: Remove the grandfather clause?|an RfC]].
:*An [[Special:Permalink/771788342#File PROD|RfC]] has closed with consensus to allow [[WP:PROD|proposed deletion]] of files. The implementation process is [[Wikipedia talk:Proposed deletion#Implementing File PROD|ongoing]].
:*After an unsuccessful proposal to automatically grant [[WP:IPBE|IP block exemption]], [[Special:Permalink/772459605#IP Block Exemptions should be expanded to include accounts (5+ years) in good standing|consensus was found]] to relax the criteria for granting the user right from needing it to wanting it.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* After a [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_137#Unpatrol_moved_pages|recent RfC]], moved pages will soon be [[phab:T159028|featured in a queue]] similar to [[Special:NewPagesFeed]] and require patrolling. Moves by administrators, page movers, and autopatrolled editors will be automatically marked as patrolled.
:* [[phab:T5233|Cookie blocks]] have been deployed. This extends the current [[Wikipedia:Autoblock|autoblock system]] by setting a cookie for each block, which will then autoblock the user if they switch accounts, even under a new IP.

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== Administrators' newsletter – May 2017 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (April 2017).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added]] [[Special:Permalink/774021430#Resysop_request_.28karanacs.29|Karanacs]] • [[Special:Permalink/774160545#Resysop_request_(Berean_Hunter)|Berean Hunter]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/GoldenRing|GoldenRing]] • [[Special:Permalink/776158918#Restore_admin|Dlohcierekim]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed]] [[Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2017#April_2017|Gdr]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2017#April_2017|Tyrenius]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2017#April_2017|JYolkowski]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2017#April_2017|Longhair]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2017#April_2017|Master Thief Garrett]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2017#April_2017|Aaron Brenneman]] • [[Special:Permalink/775229703#Removal of admin flag|Laser brain]] • [[Special:Permalink/775717482#Desysop, please|JzG]] • [[Special:Permalink/777083729#Remove_admin|Dragons flight]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*[[Wikipedia_talk:User_categories#Request_for_comment_on_our_proposed_policy_for_users_remaining_in_redlinked_categories|An RfC]] has clarified that [[WP:User categories|user categories]] should be emptied upon deletion, but redlinked user categories should not be removed if re-added by the user.
:*[[Wikipedia_talk:Conflict_of_interest#Investigating_COI_policy|Discussions are ongoing]] regarding proposed changes to the COI policy. Changes so far have included [[Special:Diff/770609516|clarification]] that adding a link on a Wikipedia forum to a job posting is not a violation of the [[Wikipedia:Harassment|harassment policy]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*You can now see a list of all autoblocks at [[Special:AutoblockList]].
:*There is a new [[toollabs:iabot|tool]] for adding archives to dead links. Administrators are able to restrict [https://tools.wmflabs.org/iabot/index.php?page=metausers other user's] ability to use the tool, and have additional permissions when changing URL and domain data.
:*[[WP:Administrators|Administrators]], [[WP:bureaucrats|bureaucrats]] and [[WP:stewards|stewards]] can now [[phab:T159416|set an expiry date]] when granting [[Special:UserRights|user rights]]. <small>([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_permissions#User_group_EXPIRATIONS_are_now_live|discuss]], [[Special:Permalink/778057729#User group EXPIRATIONS are now live|permalink]])</small>

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*Following [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_137#RFC_on_WP:RESTRICT|an RfC]], the [[Wikipedia:Editing restrictions|editing restrictions]] page is now split into a list of active restrictions and an [[Wikipedia:Editing restrictions/Archive|archive]] of those that are old or on inactive accounts. Make sure to check both pages if searching for a restriction.

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== Administrators' newsletter – June 2017 ==

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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes''' {{anchor|adminchanges}}
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added]] [[Special:Permalink/778251553#Resysop_request_.28Doug_Bell.29|Doug Bell]] • [[Special:Permalink/779076617#Bit_please|Dennis Brown]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Clpo13 2|Clpo13]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/ONUnicorn|ONUnicorn]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed]] [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#May 2017|ThaddeusB]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#May 2017|Yandman]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#May 2017|Bjarki S]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#May 2017|OldakQuill]] • [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#May 2017|Shyam]] • [[Special:Permalink/778574928#User:Jondel_desysop_request|Jondel]] • [[Special:Permalink/779858698#Bit_removal|Worm That Turned]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*An [[Special:Permalink/779719554#RfC:_LTA_Knowledgebase|RfC]] proposing an off-wiki [[WP:LTA|LTA]] database has been closed. The proposal was broadly supported, with further discussion required regarding what to do with the existing LTA database and defining access requirements. Such a tool/database formed part of the [[:meta:Community health initiative|Community health initiative]]'s successful [[:File:Wikimedia Foundation grant proposal - Anti-Harassment Tools For Wikimedia Projects - 2017.pdf|grant proposal]].
:* Some [[Special:Permalink/781458033#Proposed clarifying change here and to blocking policy|clarifications have been made]] to the [[WP:CBAN|community banning]] and [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy#Unblocking|unblocking]] policies that effectively sync them with current practice. Specifically, the community has reached a consensus that when blocking a user at [[WP:AN]] or [[WP:ANI]], it is considered a "community sanction", and administrators cannot unblock unilaterally if the user has not successfully [[Wikipedia:Banning policy#Appeals of bans imposed by the community|appealed]] the sanction to the community.
:* An [[Special:PermanentLink/782758635#WP:COSMETICBOT update|RfC]] regarding the [[Wikipedia:Bot policy|bot policy]] has closed with changes to the section describing [[WP:COSMETICBOT|restrictions on cosmetic changes]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Users will [[phab:T150419|soon be able]] to [[meta:Community health initiative/Notifications blacklist|blacklist specific users]] from sending them notifications.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* Following the [[meta:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Results|2017 elections]], the new members of the [[meta:Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees|Board of Trustees]] include [[User:Raystorm|Raystorm]], [[User:Pundit|Pundit]] and [[User:Doc James|Doc James]]. They will serve [[meta:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017#Board_of_Trustees_election|three-year terms]].

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== Help with article for former Maryland lawmaker ==

Hi there, Tom. As a member of WikiProject Maryland who has worked on a lot of similar pages, I wanted to see if you'd be interested in helping review an [[Talk:Stewart_W._Bainum_Jr.#Proposing_article_update|edit request]] for [[Stewart W. Bainum Jr.]] Mr. Bainum is a former state lawmaker in the Maryland House of Delegates and Maryland Senate, as well as currently being chair of Choice Hotels. What I'm trying to do is to improve the structure of the article, fix inaccuracies, and include more details about Mr. Bainum's business and political careers. From news clippings provided by Mr. Bainum and research on Lexis Nexis and HighBeam, I've found a lot of older sources especially about his political career. In full disclosure, I have a financial COI, so I won't make any edits to the live article, and I'm reaching out to get feedback and help taking live appropriate changes from editors such as yourself. If you're able to take a look, that would be wonderful. Thanks in advance, [[User:16912_Rhiannon|16912 Rhiannon]] ([[User talk:16912_Rhiannon|Talk]] &middot; [[User:16912_Rhiannon|COI]])  14:04, 8 June 2017 (UTC)
:Following up just to let you know that someone was able to review the draft and this request is {{done}}. Thanks, [[User:16912_Rhiannon|16912 Rhiannon]] ([[User talk:16912_Rhiannon|Talk]] &middot; [[User:16912_Rhiannon|COI]])  21:31, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

== Administrators' newsletter – July 2017 ==

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[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (June 2017).

[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes''' {{anchor|adminchanges}}
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added]] [[Special:Diff/786878543#Resysop_request_.28Happyme22.29|Happyme22]] • [[Special:Diff/786926857#Resysop request (Dragons flight)|Dragons flight]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed]] [[Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2017#June_2017|Zad68]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* The RFC discussion regarding [[WP:OUTING]] and [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Foundation statement on paid editing and outing|WMF essay about paid editing and outing]] (see more at [[Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 34#Response to the Wikimedia Foundation statement on paid editing and outing|the ArbCom noticeboard archives]]) is [[Wikipedia talk:Conflict of interest/Archive 27#Investigating COI policy|now archived]]. [[Wikipedia talk:Conflict of interest/Archive 27#Milieu 3|Milieus #3]] and [[Wikipedia talk:Conflict of interest/Archive 27#Milieu 4|#4]] received support; so did [[Wikipedia talk:Conflict of interest/Archive 27#Concrete proposal 1|concrete proposal #1]]. 

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* [[Approximate string matching|Fuzzy search]] will soon be added to [[Special:Undelete]], allowing administrators to search for deleted page titles with results similar to the search query. You can test this by adding {{nowrap|{{code|?fuzzy{{=}}1}}}} to the URL, as with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Undelete?fuzzy=1 Special:Undelete?fuzzy=1]. Currently the search only finds pages that exactly match the search term.
:* A new [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/RonBot|bot]] will automatically [[Wikipedia:Revision deletion|revision delete]] unused file versions from files in [[:Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* A newly revamped [[Wikipedia:Database reports/Editors eligible for Autopatrol privilege|database report]] can help identify users who may be eligible to be autopatrolled.
:*A potentially compromised account from 2001–2002 attempted to [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats%27_noticeboard/Archive_36#Resysop_request_for_User:Liniey|request resysop]]. Please practice appropriate [[Wikipedia:User account security|account security]] by using a unique password for Wikipedia, and consider enabling [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]]. Currently around 17% of admins have enabled 2FA, up from 16% in February 2017.
:* Did you know: On 29 June 2017, there were 1,261 administrators on the English Wikipedia – the exact number of administrators as there were ten years ago [https://web.archive.org/web/20070629101457/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics on 29 June 2007]. Since that time, the English Wikipedia has grown from 1.85 million articles to over 5.43 million.

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== Administrators' newsletter – August 2017 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (July 2017).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Anarchyte 2|Anarchyte]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/GeneralizationsAreBad 2|GeneralizationsAreBad]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cullen328|Cullen328]] <sup>([[Special:Permalink/792778978#Requests for adminship|first RfA]] to reach [[WP:300]])</sup>
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/788441838#July 2017|Cprompt]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/788441838#July 2017|Rockpocket]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/788441838#July 2017|Rambo's Revenge]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/788441838#July 2017|Animum]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/788441838#July 2017|TexasAndroid]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/788441838#July 2017|Chuck SMITH]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/789101963#MikeLynch|MikeLynch]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/790856313#Voluntary deadmin request (Crazytales)|Crazytales]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/792939005#Requsting de-Sysop|Ad Orientem]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following a series of discussions around [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol|new pages patrol]], the WMF is helping implement a controlled [[Wikipedia:Autoconfirmed article creation trial|autoconfirmed article creation trial]] as a research experiment, similar to the one [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Proposal to require autoconfirmed status in order to create articles|proposed in 2011]]. You can learn more about the research plan at [[meta:Research:Autoconfirmed article creation trial]]. The exact start date of the experiment has yet to be determined.
:* A [[Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#New criteria|new speedy deletion criterion]], regarding articles created as a result undisclosed paid editing, is currently being discussed ([[Special:Permalink/793266037#New criteria|permalink]]).
:* An [[Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#Expand G13 to cover ALL old drafts|RfC]] ([[Special:Permalink/793266037#Expand G13 to cover ALL old drafts|permalink]]) is currently open that proposes expanding [[WP:G13]] to include all drafts, even if they weren't submitted through [[WP:Articles for creation|Articles for Creation]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* [[mw:Extension:LoginNotify|LoginNotify]] should [[phab:T170358|soon be deployed]] to the English Wikipedia. This will notify users when there are suspicious login attempts on their account.
:* The new version of [https://xtools.wmflabs.org XTools] is nearing an official release. This suite of tools includes [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/adminstats/en.wikipedia.org administrator statistics], an improved [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/ec edit counter], among other tools that may benefit administrators. You can report issues on [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/edit/form/1/?projects=XTools Phabricator] and provide general feedback at [[mw:Talk:XTools]].

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== Administrators' newsletter – September 2017 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (August 2017).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/795458460#Resysop request (nakon)|Nakon]] • [[Special:Permalink/797938994#Resysop request .28Scott.29|Scott]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/793318310#August 2017|Sverdrup]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/793318310#August 2017|Thespian]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/793318310#August 2017|Elockid]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/793318310#August 2017|James086]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/793318310#August 2017|Ffirehorse]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/793318310#August 2017|Celestianpower]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/796226283#Temp desysop please|Boing! said Zebedee]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* [[WP:ACTRIAL|ACTRIAL]], a research experiment that restricts article creation to autoconfirmed users, will begin on September 7. It will run for six months. You can learn more about the research specifics at [[meta:Research:Autoconfirmed article creation trial]], while [[Wikipedia talk:Autoconfirmed article creation trial]] is probably the best venue for general discussion.
:* Following an [[Special:Permalink/798273649#Expand G13 to cover ALL old drafts|RfC]], [[WP:G13]] speedy deletion criterion now applies to any page in the draftspace that has not been edited in six months. There is a [[User:MusikBot/StaleDrafts/Report|bot-generated report]], updated daily, to help identify potentially qualifying drafts that have not been submitted through [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation|articles for creation]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* You will now [[mw:Help:Login notifications|get a notification]] when someone tries to log in to your account and fails. If they try from a device that has logged into your account before, you will be notified after five failed attempts. You can also [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-echo|set in your preferences]] to get an email when someone logs in to your account from a new device or IP address, which may be encouraged for admins and accounts with sensitive permissions.
:* [[Syntax highlighting]] is now available as a beta feature ([[meta:Community Tech/Wikitext editor syntax highlighting|more info]]). This may assist administrators and template editors when dealing with intricate syntax of high-risk templates and system messages.
:* In your [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-echo|notification preferences]], you can now block specific users from pinging you. This functionality will [[phab:T138166|soon be available]] for [[Special:EmailUser]] as well.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Applications for [[Wikipedia:CheckUser|CheckUser]] and [[Wikipedia:Oversight|Oversight]] are [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2017 CUOS appointments|being accepted]] by the Arbitration Committee until September 12. Community discussion of the candidates will begin on September 18.

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== Administrators' newsletter – October 2017 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (September 2017).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added]] [[Special:Permalink/800659374#Re-sysop_please|Boing! said Zebedee]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ansh666|Ansh666]] • [[Special:PermanentLInk/803012583#Request re-sysop|Ad Orientem]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/798299094#September_2017|Tonywalton]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/798299094#September_2017|AmiDaniel]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/798299094#September_2017|Silence]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/798299094#September_2017|BanyanTree]] • [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Magioladitis_2#Desysop|Magioladitis]] • [[Special:PermanentLInk/803012583#Temporary desysop, please|Vanamonde93]] • [[Special:Permalink/803186380#October 2017|Mr.Z-man]] • [[Special:Permalink/803186380#October 2017|Jdavidb]] • [[Special:Permalink/803186380#October 2017|Jakec]] • [[Special:Permalink/803186380#October 2017|Ram-Man]] • [[Special:Permalink/803186380#October 2017|Yelyos]] • [[Special:Permalink/803186380#October 2017|Kurt Shaped Box]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*Following a [[Special:PermanentLink/801390897#RFC - creation of the edit filter helper user right|successful proposal]] to create it, a new user right called "[[Wikipedia:Edit filter helper|edit filter helper]]" is now assignable and revocable by administrators. The right allows non-administrators to view the details of private [[Wikipedia:Edit filter|edit filters]], but not to edit them.
:*Following [[Wikipedia talk:Requests for page protection#ARBPIA3 500/30|a discussion]] about mass-application of ECP and how [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 11#Arbitration motion regarding the logging of sanctions|the need for logging]] and other details of an evolving consensus may have been missed by some administrators, a [[Wikipedia:Rough guide to extended confirmed protection|rough guide to extended confirmed protection]] has been written.  This information page describes how the extended-confirmed aspects of the protection policy are currently being applied by administrators.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* You can now [[phab:T163562|search for IP ranges]] at [[Special:Contributions]]. Some log pages and [[Special:DeletedContributions]] are not yet supported. Wildcards (e.g. {{mono|192.168.0.*}}) are also not supported, but the [[MediaWiki:Gadget-contribsrange.js|popular contribsrange gadget]] will continue to work.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Community consultation on the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2017_CUOS_appointments|2017 candidates for CheckUser and Oversight]] has concluded. The Arbitration Committee will appoint successful candidates by October 11.
:* A [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017|request for comment]] is open regarding the structure, rules, and procedures of the December 2017 Arbitration Committee election, and how to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.

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== Administrators' newsletter – November 2017 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (October 2017).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added]] [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard/Archive 36#Resysop and forgotten email?|Longhair]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Megalibrarygirl|Megalibrarygirl]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/TonyBallioni|TonyBallioni]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/806809962#Resysop_request_.28Vanamonde93.29|Vanamonde93]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed]] [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard/Archive 36#User:Allen3|Allen3]] • [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard/Archive 36#User:Eluchil404|Eluchil404]] • [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Arthur Rubin#Desysop|Arthur Rubin]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/806094683#Desysop_request_.28Bencherlite.29|Bencherlite]]

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* The Wikimedia Foundation's [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia|Anti-Harassment Tools team]] is creating an [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Interaction Timeline|"Interaction Timeline" tool]] that intends to assist administrators in resolving user conduct disputes. Feedback on the concept may be posted on the [[Wikipedia talk:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Interaction Timeline|talk page]].
:* A new function is [[Special:Permalink/808224554#New function available for use|now available]] to edit filter managers that will make it easier to look for multiple strings containing spoofed text.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Eligible editors will be invited to submit candidate statements for the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017|2017 Arbitration Committee Elections]] starting on November 12 until November 21. Voting will begin on November 27 and last until December 10.
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017/Electoral Commission|request for comment]], {{no ping|Ritchie333}}, {{no ping|Yunshui}} and {{no ping|Ymblanter}} will serve as the Electoral Commission for the 2017 ArbCom Elections.

[[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|20px|alt=]] '''Obituaries''' {{anchor|obituaries}}
:* The Wikipedia community has recently learned that {{u|Allen3}} (William Allen Peckham) [http://www.tributes.com/obituary/read/William-Allen-Peckham-104323023 passed away] on December 30, 2016, the same day as {{u|JohnCD}}. Allen began editing in 2005 and became an administrator that same year.

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== Administrators' newsletter – December 2017 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (November 2017).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Joe Roe|Joe Roe]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded]] [[Special:Permalink/809909245#Resysop request .28JzG.29|JzG]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/811201105#November 2017|Ericorbit]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/811201105#November 2017|Perceval]] • [[Special:Permalink/810823306#Request for removal of my admin rights|Thingg]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/811201105#November 2017|Tristanb]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/811201105#November 2017|Violetriga]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following a [[Special:PermanentLink/808918433#RFC about disallowing non-language characters in usernames|request for comment]], a [[Wikipedia:Username policy#Non-script usernames|new section]] has been added to the username policy which disallows usernames containing emoji, emoticons or otherwise "decorative" usernames, and usernames that use any non-language symbols. Administrators should discuss issues related to these types of usernames before blocking.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Wikimedians are now invited to vote on the proposals in the [[:meta:2017 Community Wishlist Survey|2017 Community Wishlist Survey]] on Meta Wiki until 10 December 2017. In particular, there is a section of the survey regarding new tools for [[:meta:2017 Community Wishlist Survey/Admins and stewards|administrators]] and for [[:meta:2017 Community Wishlist Survey/Anti-harassment|anti-harassment]].
:* A [[phab:T179957|new function]] is available to edit filter managers which can be used to store matches from regular expressions.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/400|Voting]] in the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017|2017 Arbitration Committee elections]] is open until Sunday 23:59, 10 December 2017 (UTC). There are [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017/Candidates|12 candidates]] running for 8 vacant seats.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* Over the last few months, several users have reported [[WP:ABL|backlogs]] that require administrator attention at [[WP:ANI]], with the most common backlogs showing up on [[WP:SPI]], [[WP:AIV]] and [[WP:RFPP]]. It is requested that all administrators take some time during this month to help clear backlogs wherever possible. It should be noted that AIV reports are not always valid; however, they still need to be cleared, which may include needing to remind users on what qualifies as vandalism.
:* The [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia|Wikimedia Foundation Community health initiative]] is conducting a survey for English Wikipedia contributors on their experience and satisfaction level with [[WP:ANI|Administrator’s Noticeboard/Incidents]]. This survey will be integral to gathering information about how this noticeboard works (i.e. which problems it deals with well and which problems it struggles with). If you would like to take this survey, please [[Wikipedia:Community_health_initiative_on_English_Wikipedia/Research_on_dispute_resolution_and_harassment/ANI_Survey_signup|sign up on this page]], and a link for the survey will be emailed to you via Special:EmailUser.

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== ArbCom 2017 election voter message ==

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The [[WP:ARBCOM|Arbitration Committee]] is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration|Wikipedia arbitration process]]. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose [[WP:BAN|site bans]], [[WP:TBAN|topic bans]], editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy|arbitration policy]] describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2017 election, please review [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017/Candidates|the candidates]] and submit your choices on the '''[[Special:SecurePoll/vote/400|voting page]]'''. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 18:42, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – January 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (December 2017).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Muboshgu|Muboshgu]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Re-added]] [[Special:Permalink/816847795#Request for re-adminship following inactivity|Anetode]] • [[Special:Permalink/814324995#Resysop request (Laser brain)|Laser brain]] • [[Special:Permalink/815895890#Resysop / crat request (Worm That Turned)|Worm That Turned]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] ''None''

[[File:Wikipedia bureaucrat.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Bureaucrat changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Re-added]] [[Special:Permalink/815895890#Resysop / crat request (Worm That Turned)|Worm That Turned]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* A [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators#RfC about paid use of administrator tools|request for comment]] is in progress to determine whether the [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrator policy]] should be amended to require disclosure of paid editing activity at [[WP:RFA]] and to prohibit the use of administrative tools as part of paid editing activity, with certain exceptions.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* The 2017 Community Wishlist Survey results [[:meta:2017 Community Wishlist Survey/Results|have been posted]]. The [[:meta:Community Tech|Community Tech team]] will investigate and address the top ten results.
:* The Anti-Harassment Tools team is inviting comments on [[:meta:Community health initiative/Blocking tools and improvements|new blocking tools and improvements to existing blocking tools]] for development in early 2018. Feedback can be left on [[:meta:Talk:Community health initiative/Blocking tools and improvements|the discussion page]] or [[Special:EmailUser/SPoore (WMF)|by email]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Following the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017#Results|results of the 2017 election]], the following editors have been (re)appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{noping|Alex Shih}}, {{noping|BU Rob13}}, {{noping|Callanecc}}, {{noping|KrakatoaKatie}}, {{noping|Opabinia regalis}}, {{noping|Premeditated Chaos}}, {{noping|RickinBaltimore}}, {{noping|Worm That Turned}}.

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== Administrators' newsletter – February 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (January 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/822294753#Desysop request (Blurpeace)|Blurpeace]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/818428039#January 2018|Dana boomer]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/818428039#January 2018|Deltabeignet]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/823417215#emergency desysop of Denelson83|Denelson83]] •  [[Special:PermanentLink/818428039#January 2018|Grandiose]] • [[Special:Permalink/818751825#Desysop|Salvidrim!]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/821107628#Request for flag removal|Ymblanter]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* An RfC [[Special:PermanentLink/821748004#RfC about paid use of administrator tools|has closed]] with a consensus that candidates at [[WP:RFA]] must disclose whether they have ever edited for pay and that administrators may never use administrative tools as part of any paid editing activity, except when they are acting as a [[WP:Wikipedian-in-Residence|Wikipedian-in-Residence]] or when the payment is made by the Wikimedia Foundation or an affiliate of the WMF.
:* Editors [[Wikipedia:Responding to threats of harm|responding to threats of harm]] can now contact the Wikimedia Foundation's emergency address by using [[Special:EmailUser/Emergency]]. If you don't have email enabled on Wikipedia, directly contacting the emergency address using your own email client remains an option.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* A [[Wikipedia:Tags|tag]] [[phab:T167656|will now be]] automatically applied to edits that blank a page, turn a page into a redirect, remove/replace almost all content in a page, undo an edit, or rollback an edit. These edits were previously denoted solely by [[WP:AES|automatic edit summaries]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* The Arbitration Committee [[Special:PermanentLink/820603118#Arbitration motion regarding discretionary sanctions|has enacted]] a change to the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions|discretionary sanctions procedure]] which requires administrators to add a [[Template:Ds/editnotice|standardized]] [[Wikipedia:Editnotice|editnotice]] when placing page restrictions. Editors cannot be sanctioned for violations of page restrictions if this editnotice was not in place at the time of the violation.

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Lourdes 2|Lourdes]]{{dagger}}
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/823827509#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#February 2018|AngelOfSadness]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/824629404#User:Bhadani|Bhadani]] • [[Special:Permalink/823827509#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#February 2018|Chris 73]] • [[Special:Permalink/823827509#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#February 2018|Coren]] • [[Special:Permalink/823827509#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#February 2018|Friday]] • [[Special:Permalink/823827509#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#February 2018|Midom]] • [[Special:Permalink/823827509#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#February 2018|Mike V]]
:{{small|{{dagger}} Lourdes [[Special:PermanentLink/827694347#Request|has requested]] that her admin rights be temporarily removed, pending her return from travel.}}

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* The [[Wikipedia:Autoconfirmed article creation trial|autoconfirmed article creation trial]] (ACTRIAL) is scheduled to end on 14 March 2018. The results of the research collected can be read [[:meta:Research:Autoconfirmed article creation trial|on Meta Wiki]].
:* Community ban discussions [[Special:PermanentLink/828033016#Proposal for mandatory minimum duration length for CBAN discussions|must now stay open]] for at least 24 hours prior to being closed.
:* A change to the administrator inactivity policy [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators#RFC: Slight tweak to lengthy inactivity policy|has been proposed]]. Under the proposal, if an administrator has not used their admin tools for a period of five years and is subsequently desysopped for inactivity, the administrator would have to file a new RfA in order to regain the tools.
:* A change to the banning policy [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#RfC: update to banning policy for repeat sockmasters|has been proposed]] which would specify conditions under which a repeat sockmaster may be considered ''de facto'' banned, reducing the need to start a community ban discussion for these users.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* CheckUsers [[phab:T160357|are now able]] to view private data such as IP addresses from the [[Special:AbuseLog|edit filter log]], e.g. when the filter prevents a user from creating an account. Previously, this information was unavailable to CheckUsers because access to it could not be logged.
:* The edit filter has [[:mw:Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules format|a new feature]] <code>contains_all</code> that edit filter managers may use to check if one or more strings are all contained in another given string.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* Following the [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2018|2018 Steward elections]], the following users are our new stewards: {{noping|-revi}}, {{noping|Green Giant}}, {{noping|Rxy}}, {{noping|There'sNoTime}}, {{noping|علاء}}.

[[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|20px|alt=]] '''Obituaries'''
:* [[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]] (Gangadhar Bhadani) passed away on 8 February 2018. Bhadani joined Wikipedia in March 2005 and became an administrator in September 2005. While he was active, Bhadani was regarded as one of the most prolific Wikipedians from India.

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== Administrators' newsletter – April 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (March 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/331dot|331dot]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cordless Larry|Cordless Larry]] • [[User:Username_Needed/Requests_for_adminship/ClueBot_NG|ClueBot NG]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/829065861#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#March 2018|Gogo Dodo]] • [[Special:Permalink/829065861#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#March 2018|Pb30]] • [[Special:Permalink/829065861#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#March 2018|Sebastiankessel]] • [[Special:Permalink/829065861#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#March 2018|Seicer]] • [[Special:Permalink/829065861#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#March 2018|SoLando]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Administrators who have been desysopped due to inactivity [[Special:PermanentLink/828580847#RFC: Slight tweak to lengthy inactivity policy|are now required]] to have performed at least one (logged) administrative action in the past 5 years in order to qualify for a resysop without going through a new RfA.
:* Editors who have been found to have engaged in sockpuppetry on at least two occasions after an initial indefinite block, for whatever reason, are [[Special:PermanentLink/829541310#RfC: update to banning policy for repeat sockmasters|now automatically considered banned]] by the community without the need to start a ban discussion.
:* The [[Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies)|notability guideline for organizations and companies]] has been substantially rewritten following the closure of [[Special:PermanentLink/831955328#RfC: Adoption of the re-written NCORP guideline|this request for comment]]. Among the changes, the guideline more clearly defines the sourcing requirements needed for organizations and companies to be considered notable.
:* The six-month [[Wikipedia:Autoconfirmed article creation trial|autoconfirmed article creation trial]] (ACTRIAL) ended on 14 March 2018. The post-trial research report has [[Wikipedia:Autoconfirmed article creation trial/Post-trial Research Report|been published]]. A [[Wikipedia:Autoconfirmed article creation trial/Request for comment on permanent implementation|request for comment]] is now underway to determine whether the restrictions from ACTRIAL should be implemented permanently.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* There will soon be a [[phab:T132220|calendar widget]] at [[Special:Block]], making it easier to set expiries for a specific date and time.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* The Arbitration Committee [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Motions#Motion: Discretionary sanctions appeals update|is considering]] a change to the discretionary sanctions procedures which would require an editor to appeal a sanction to the community at [[WP:AE]] or [[WP:AN]] prior to appealing directly to the Arbitration Committee at [[WP:ARCA]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* A [[Special:PermanentLink/828824928#Should one of the expectations of administrators be to have email enabled?|discussion has closed]] which concluded that administrators are not required to [[Wikipedia:Emailing users|enable email]], though many editors suggested doing so as a matter of best practice.
:* The Foundations' Anti-Harassment Tools team has released the [[toolforge:interaction-timeline|Interaction Timeline]]. This shows a chronologic history for two users on pages where they have both made edits, which may be helpful in identifying sockpuppetry and investigating editing disputes.

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== Upcoming changes to wikitext parsing ==

Hello,

There will be [[:mw:Parsing/Replacing Tidy|some changes to the way wikitext is parsed]] during the next few weeks. It will affect all namespaces. You can see a list of pages that may display incorrectly at [[Special:LintErrors]]. Since most of the easy problems have already been solved at the English Wikipedia, I am specifically contacting tech-savvy editors such as yourself with this one-time message, in the hope that you will be able to investigate the remaining high-priority pages during the next month. 

There are approximately 10,000 articles (and many more non-article pages) with high-priority errors. The most important ones are the articles with [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:LintErrors/html5-misnesting&namespace=0 misnested tags] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:LintErrors/deletable-table-tag&offset=6843815&namespace=0 table problems]. Some of these involve templates, such as infoboxes, or the way the template is used in the article. In some cases, the "error" is a minor, unimportant difference in the visual appearance. In other cases, the results are undesirable. You can see a before-and-after comparison of any article by adding ?action=parsermigration-edit to the end of a link, like this:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Foss?action=parsermigration-edit (which shows a difference in how {{tl|infobox ship}} is parsed).

If you are interested in helping with this project, please see [[Wikipedia:Linter]]. There are also some basic instructions (and links to even more information) at https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2018-April/001836.html You can also leave a note at [[WT:Linter]] if you have questions.

Thank you for all the good things you do for the English Wikipedia.  [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|talk]])  21:18, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – May 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (April 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] ''None''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/833504873#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#April 2018|Chochopk]] • [[Special:PermaLink/836898923#Change of userright|Coffee]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/836227678#Desysop request (Gryffindor)|Gryffindor]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/833504873#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#April 2018|Jimp]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/833504873#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#April 2018|Knowledge Seeker]] • [[Special:Diff/836577112|Lankiveil]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/833504873#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#April 2018|Peridon]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/833504873#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#April 2018|Rjd0060]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* The ability to create articles directly in mainspace is now indefinitely [[WP:ACPERM|restricted to autoconfirmed users]].
:* A [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Event coordinator proposal|proposal is being discussed]] which would create a new "event coordinator" right that would allow users to temporarily add the "confirmed" flag to new user accounts and to create many new user accounts without being hindered by a rate limit.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news''' {{anchor|technews}}
:* [[WP:FILTER|AbuseFilter]] has received numerous improvements, including an [[phab:T132284|OOUI overhaul]], [[phab:T39192|syntax highlighting]], ability to [[phab:T87455|search existing filters]], and a few new functions. In particular, the search feature can be used to ensure there aren't existing filters for what you need, and the new <code>equals_to_any</code> function can be used when checking multiple namespaces. One major upcoming change is the ability to [[phab:T179604|see which filters are the slowest]]. This information is currently only available to those with access to [[wikitech:Logstash|Logstash]].
:* When blocking anonymous users, a [[phab:T152462|cookie will be applied]] that reloads the block if the user changes their IP. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. This currently only [[mw:Autoblock#Tracking|occurs when hard-blocking accounts]].
:* The block notice shown on mobile will soon [[phab:T165535|be more informative]] and point users to a [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:I_have_been_blocked help page] on how to request an unblock, just as it currently does on [[MediaWiki:Blockedtext|desktop]].
:* There will soon be a [[phab:T132220|calendar widget]] at [[Special:Block]], making it easier to set expiries for a specific date and time.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* The Arbitration Committee [[Special:PermanentLink/839144668#Arbitration Committee seeking new clerks|is seeking additional clerks]] to help with the arbitration process.

[[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|20px|alt=]] '''Obituaries''' {{anchor|obituaries}}
:* {{noping|Lankiveil}} (Craig Franklin) passed away in mid-April. Lankiveil joined Wikipedia on 12 August 2004 and became an administrator on 31 August 2008. During his time with the Wikimedia community, Lankiveil served as an oversighter for the English Wikipedia and as president of Wikimedia Australia.

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== Administrators' newsletter – June 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (May 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] ''None''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/839062165#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#May_2018|Al Ameer son]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/839062165#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#May_2018|AliveFreeHappy]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/839062165#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#May_2018|Cenarium]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/839062165#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#May_2018|Lupo]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/839062165#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#May_2018|MichaelBillington]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Event coordinator proposal|successful request for comment]], administrators are now able to add and remove editors to the [[Wikipedia:Event coordinator|"event coordinator" group]]. Users in the event coordinator group have the ability to temporarily add the "confirmed" flag to new user accounts and to create many new user accounts without being hindered by a rate limit. Users will no longer need to be in the [[Wikipedia:Account creator|"account creator" group]] if they are in the event coordinator group.
:* Following an [[Special:PermaLink/842448517#General_sanctions_proposal|AN discussion]], all pages with content related to [[blockchain]] and [[Cryptocurrency|cryptocurrencies]], broadly construed, are now under indefinite [[Wikipedia:General sanctions/Blockchain and cryptocurrencies|general sanctions]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* IP-based [[phab:T152462|cookie blocks]] should be [[phab:T192017|deployed]] to English Wikipedia in June. This will cause the block of a logged-out user to be reloaded if they change IPs. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. For the time being, it only affects users of the desktop interface.
:* The Wikimedia Foundation's Anti-Harassment Tools team will build [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Per user page, namespace, category, and upload blocking|granular types of blocks]] in 2018 (e.g. a block from uploading or editing specific pages, categories, or namespaces, as opposed to a full-site block). Feedback on the concept may be left at [[Wikipedia talk:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Per user page, namespace, category, and upload blocking|the talk page]].
:* There is [[phab:T174313|now a checkbox]] on [[Special:ListUsers|Special:ListUsers]] to let you see only users in temporary user groups.
:* It is [[phab:T165535|now easier]] for blocked mobile users to see why they were blocked.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* A [[Special:PermanentLink/843882679#Issue with emails sent to the Arbitration Committee|recent technical issue]] with the Arbitration Committee's spam filter inadvertently caused all messages sent to the committee through Wikipedia (i.e. [[Special:EmailUser/Arbitration Committee]]) to be discarded. If you attempted to send an email to the Arbitration Committee via Wikipedia between May 16 and May 31, your message was not received and you are encouraged to resend it. Messages sent outside of these dates or directly to the Arbitration Committee email address were not affected by this issue.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* In early May, an [[phab:T193769|unusually high level of failed login attempts]] was observed. The WMF [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2018-May/090145.html has stated] that this was an "external effort to gain unauthorized access to random accounts". Under Wikipedia policy, administrators [[Wikipedia:Password strength requirements|are required to have strong passwords]]. To further reinforce security, administrators should also consider enabling [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]]. A [[Template:Committed identity|committed identity]] can be used to verify that you are the true account owner in the event that your account is compromised and/or you are unable to log in.

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== Administrators' newsletter – July 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (June 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Pbsouthwood|Pbsouthwood]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/TheSandDoctor|TheSandDoctor]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/847727925#Resysop request (Gogo Dodo)|Gogo Dodo]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/845192726#Andrevan's resignation|Andrevan]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843863504#Inactive Administrators - June 2018|Doug]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843863504#Inactive Administrators - June 2018|EVula]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843863504#Inactive Administrators - June 2018|KaisaL]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843863504#Inactive Administrators - June 2018|Tony Fox]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843863504#Inactive Administrators - June 2018|WilyD]]

[[File:Wikipedia bureaucrat.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Bureaucrat changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/845192726#Andrevan's resignation|Andrevan]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843865109#Inactive Bureaucrats - June 2018|EVula]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* An [[Special:PermanentLink/845291235#RfC: Deletion of drafts|RfC about the deletion of drafts]] closed with a consensus to change the wording of [[WP:NMFD]]. Specifically, a draft that has been repeatedly resubmitted and declined at AfC without any substantial improvement may be deleted at [[WP:MFD|MfD]] if consensus determines that it is unlikely to ever meet the requirements for mainspace and it otherwise meets one of the [[Wikipedia:Deletion_policy#Reasons_for_deletion|reasons for deletion]] outlined in the deletion policy.
:* A [[Special:PermanentLink/848304259#Request for comment: Promising drafts|request for comment]] closed with a consensus that the {{tl|promising draft}} template cannot be used to indefinitely prevent a [[WP:G13]] speedy deletion nomination.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Starting on July 9, the WMF Security team, Trust & Safety, and the broader technical community will be seeking input on an [[phab:T190015|upcoming change]] that will [[meta:Creation of separate user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS|restrict editing of site-wide JavaScript and CSS]] to a new [[meta:Technical administrators|technical administrators]] user group. Bureaucrats and stewards will be able to grant this right per a community-defined process. The intention is to reduce the number of accounts who can edit frontend code to those who actually need to, which in turn lessens the risk of malicious code being added that compromises the security and privacy of everyone who accesses Wikipedia. For more information, please review the [[meta:Creation_of_separate_user_group_for_editing_sitewide_CSS/JS#FAQ|FAQ]].
:* [[Syntax highlighting]] has been graduated from a Beta feature on the English Wikipedia. To enable this feature, click the highlighter icon ([[File:Codemirror-icon.png|20px]]) in your editing toolbar (or under the [[Hamburger button|hamburger menu]] in the [[mw:2017 wikitext editor|2017 wikitext editor]]). This feature can help prevent you from making mistakes when editing complex templates.
:* IP-based [[phab:T152462|cookie blocks]] should be [[phab:T192017|deployed]] to English Wikipedia in July (previously scheduled for June). This will cause the block of a logged-out user to be reloaded if they change IPs. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. For the time being, it only affects users of the desktop interface.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* Currently around 20% of admins have enabled [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]], up from 17% a year ago. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|doing so]]. Regardless if you use 2FA, please practice appropriate [[Wikipedia:User account security|account security]] by ensuring your password is [[Password_strength#Guidelines_for_strong_passwords|secure]] and unique to Wikimedia.

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== Administrators' newsletter – August 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (July 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Sro23|Sro23]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/849968831#Reinstatement_of_administrator_rights_request_(KaisaL)|KaisaL]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/850056728#Closing|Ymblanter]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* After [[:meta:Creation of separate user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS|a discussion at Meta]], a new user group called "[[Wikipedia:Interface administrators|interface administrators]]" (formerly "technical administrator") has been created. Come the end of August, interface admins will be the only users able to edit site-wide JavaScript and CSS pages like [[MediaWiki:Common.js]] and [[MediaWiki:Common.css]], or edit other user's personal JavaScript and CSS. The intention is to improve security and privacy by reducing the number of accounts which could be used to compromise the site or another user's account through malicious code. The new user group can be assigned and revoked by [[WP:Bureaucrats|bureaucrats]]. [[Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators|Discussion is ongoing]] to establish details for implementing the group on the English Wikipedia.
:* Following a [[Special:Permalink/853341762#Restrict Wikinews links in articles|request for comment]], the [[WP:SISTER]] style guideline now states that in the mainspace, interwiki links to [[n:Main Page|Wikinews]] should only be made as per the [[Wikipedia:External links|external links guideline]]. This generally means that within the body of an article, you should not link to Wikinews about a particular event that is only a part of the larger topic. Wikinews links in "external links" sections can be used where helpful, but not automatically if an equivalent article from a reliable news outlet could be linked in the same manner.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* The WMF [[meta:Community health initiative|Anti-Harassment Tools team]] is seeking input on the [[meta:Talk:Community health initiative/Per-user page, namespace, and upload blocking#Second designs|second set of wireframes]] for the [[Special:Block]] redesign that will introduce [[meta:Community health initiative/Per-user page, namespace, and upload blocking|partial blocks]]. The new functionality will allow you to block a user from editing a specific set of pages, pages in a category, a namespace, and for specific actions such as moving pages and uploading files.

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== Administrators' newsletter – September 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (August 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] ''None''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/852883127#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#August_2018|Asterion]] • [[Special:PermaLink/855764519#Not exactly a formal request but (Crisco 1492)|Crisco 1492]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/852883127#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#August_2018|KF]] • [[Special:Redirect/logid/92509870|Kudpung]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/852883127#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#August_2018|Liz]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/857563310#Access removal (Randykitty)|Randykitty]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/857465660#Bit removal.|Spartaz]]
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|alt=renamed|Renamed]] {{noping|Optimist on the run}} → {{noping|Voice of Clam}}

[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/856641107#Stop-gap users nominated|Amorymeltzer]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/856641107#Stop-gap users nominated|Mr. Stradivarius]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/856641107#Stop-gap users nominated|MusikAnimal]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/856641107#Stop-gap users nominated|MSGJ]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/856641107#Stop-gap users nominated|TheDJ]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/856641107#Stop-gap users nominated|Xaosflux]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following [[Special:PermanentLink/856641107#Stop-gap users nominated|a "stop-gap" discussion]], six users have temporarily been made [[Wikipedia:Interface administrators|interface administrators]] while [[Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators|discussion is ongoing]] for a more permanent process for assigning the permission. Interface administrators are now the only editors allowed to edit sitewide [[CSS]] and [[JavaScript]] pages, as well as CSS/JS pages in another user's userspace. Previously, all administrators had this ability. The right can be granted and revoked by bureaucrats.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Because of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch 2018|a data centre test]] you will be able to read but not edit the wikis for up to an hour on 12 September and 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time. The time when you can't edit might be shorter than an hour.
:* Some [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter|abuse filter]] variables [[phab:T173889|have changed]]. They are now easier to understand for non-experts. The old variables will still work but filter editors are encouraged to replace them with the new ones. You can find the list of changed variables [[mw:Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules format#Variables|on mediawiki.org]]. They have a note which says <code>Deprecated. Use ... instead</code>. An example is <code>article_text</code> which is now <code>page_title</code>.
:* Abuse filters [[phab:T30844|can now use]] how old a page is. The variable is <code>page_age</code>.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* The Arbitration Committee has resolved to perform a round of [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2018 CUOS appointments|Checkuser and Oversight appointments]]. The usernames of all applicants will be shared with the [[WP:FUNC|Functionaries team]], and they will be requested to assist in the vetting process. The deadline to submit an application is 23:59 UTC, 12 September, and the candidates that move forward will be published on-wiki for community comments on 18 September.

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== Administrators' newsletter – October 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (September 2018).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Justlettersandnumbers|Justlettersandnumbers]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/L235|L235]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/857490907#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#September_2018|Bgwhite]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/857490907#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#September_2018|HorsePunchKid]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/857490907#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#September_2018|J Greb]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/857490907#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#September_2018|KillerChihuahua]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/857490907#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#September_2018|Rami R]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/857490907#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#September_2018|Winhunter]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators/Archive 1#IAdmin temporary access request for User:Cyberpower678|Cyberpower678]] • [[Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators/Archive 1#IAdmin temporary access request for User:Deryck Chan|Deryck Chan]] • [[Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators/Archive 1#IAdmin temporary access request for User:Oshwah|Oshwah]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/860742082#IAdmin temporary access request for User:Pharos|Pharos]] • [[Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators/Archive 1#IAdmin temporary access request for User:Ragesoss|Ragesoss]] • [[Special:Permalink/862303918#IAdmin temporary access request for User:Ritchie333|Ritchie333]]

[[File:Oversight_logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/860098949#Changes in oversight team|Guerillero]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/860098949#Changes in oversight team| NativeForeigner]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/860098949#Changes in oversight team| Snowolf]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/860098949#Changes in oversight team|Xeno]]
[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following a [[Special:PermaLink/862060913#RfC:_Approving_the_updated_proposal|request for comment]], the [[Wikipedia:Interface administrators|process for appointing interface administrators]] has been established. Currently only [[Special:PermaLink/857728137#Sysop_as_requirement|existing admins can request these rights]], while a [[Wikipedia_talk:Interface_administrators#Allow_non-admins_to_request_access?|new RfC]] has begun on whether it should be available to non-admins.
:* There is an open [[meta:Requests for comment/Creating abusefilter-manager global group|request for comment on Meta]] regarding the creation a new user group for global edit filter management.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* [[meta:Community health initiative/Per-user page, namespace, and upload blocking|Partial blocks]] should be available for testing in October on the [[testwiki:Main Page|Test Wikipedia]] and the [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org Beta-Cluster]. This new feature allows admins to block users from editing specific pages and in the near-future, namespaces and uploading files. You can expect more updates and an invitation to help with testing once it is available.
:* The Foundations' Anti-Harassment Tools team is currently looking for input on how to [[meta:Community health initiative/Measuring the effectiveness of blocks|measure the effectiveness of blocks]]. This is in particular related to how they will measure the success of the aforementioned partial blocks.
:* Because of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch 2018|a data centre test]], you will be able to read but not edit the Wikimedia projects for up to an hour on 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* The Arbitration Committee has, [[Special:PermaLink/861809996#Motion:_CU/OS_activity_standards|by motion]], amended the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Procedures#CheckUser/Oversight_permissions_and_inactivity|procedure on functionary inactivity]].
:* The community consultation for [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2018 CUOS appointments|2018 CheckUser and Oversight appointments]] has concluded. Appointments will be made by October 11.
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018|request for comment]], the size of the Arbitration Committee will be decreased to 13 arbitrators, starting in 2019. Additionally, the minimum support percentage required to be appointed to a two-year term on ArbCom has been increased to 60%. ArbCom candidates who receive between 50% and 60% support will be appointed to one-year terms instead.
:* Nominations for the 2018 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission are [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Electoral Commission|being accepted until 12 October]]. These are the editors who help run the ArbCom election smoothly. If you are interested in volunteering for this role, please consider nominating yourself.

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== Administrators' newsletter – November 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (October 2018).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Sir Sputnik|Sir Sputnik]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/865819029#Resysop request (Kudpung)|Kudpung]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/865719379#Resysop request (Liz)|Liz]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/863407090#Resysop request (Lourdes)|Lourdes]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/861946128#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#October_2018|Everyking]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/861946128#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#October_2018|Jackmcbarn]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/865432032#Interface administrator (Dinoguy1000)|Dinoguy1000]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/863066028#2018 CheckUser/Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|AGK]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/863066028#2018 CheckUser/Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Ivanvector]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/863066028#2018 CheckUser/Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Stwalkerster]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/863066028#2018 CheckUser/Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|TonyBallioni]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/863066028#2018 CheckUser/Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Amorymeltzer]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/863066028#2018 CheckUser/Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Oshwah]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/863066028#2018 CheckUser/Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|TonyBallioni]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/863066028#2018 CheckUser/Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Vanamonde93]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/863874160#Change in oversight team|Keilana]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* A [[Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators/Archive 3#Allow non-admins to request access?|request for comment]] determined that non-administrators will not be able to request [[Wikipedia:Interface administrators|interface admin]] access.
:* A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#RFC:Close MedCom?|request for comment]] is in progress to determine whether the [[Wikipedia:Mediation Committee|Mediation Committee]] should be closed and marked as historical.
:* A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#RfC: Proposed deletion policy|village pump discussion]] has been ongoing about whether the [[WP:PROD|proposed deletion policy]] (PROD) should be clarified or amended.
:* A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#RfC: should we automatically pending-changes protect TFAs?|request for comment]] is in progress to determine whether [[Wikipedia:Pending changes|pending changes protection]] should be applied automatically to [[WP:TFA|today's featured article]] (TFA) in order to mitigate a recent trend of severe image vandalism.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Per-user page, namespace, and upload blocking|Partial blocks]] is now available for testing on the [[testwiki:Special:Block|Test Wikipedia]]. The new functionality allows you to block users from editing specific pages. Bugs may exist and can be reported on the [[Wikipedia talk:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Per-user page, namespace, and upload blocking|local talk page]] or on [[meta:Talk:Community health initiative/Per-user page, namespace, and upload blocking|Meta]]. A discussion regarding deployment to English Wikipedia will be started by community liaisons sometime in the near future.
:* A [[User:Enterprisey/unblock-review|user script]] is now available to quickly review unblock requests.
:* The [[meta:Community Wishlist Survey 2019|2019 Community Wishlist Survey]] is now accepting new proposals until November 11, 2018. The results of this survey will determine what software the Wikimedia Foundation's Community Tech team will work on next year. Voting on the proposals will take place from November 16 to November 30, 2018. Specifically, there is a proposal category for [[meta:Community Wishlist Survey 2019/Admins and stewards|admins and stewards]] that may be of interest.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Eligible editors will be invited to nominate themselves as candidates in the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018|2018 Arbitration Committee Elections]] starting on November 4 until November 13. Voting will begin on November 19 and last until December 2.
:* The Arbitration Committee's email address [[Special:PermanentLink/865472367#Change to Arbitration Committee mailing list|has changed]] to ''{{email|arbcom-en|wikimedia.org}}''. Other email lists, such as functionaries-en and clerks-l, remain unchanged.

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== ArbCom 2018 election voter message ==

{{Ivmbox|Hello, Tom. Voting in the '''[[WP:ACE2018|2018 Arbitration Committee elections]]''' is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 3 December. All users who registered an account before Sunday, 28 October 2018, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Thursday, 1 November 2018 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The [[WP:ARBCOM|Arbitration Committee]] is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration|Wikipedia arbitration process]]. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose [[WP:BAN|site bans]], [[WP:TBAN|topic bans]], editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy|arbitration policy]] describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2018 election, please review [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Candidates|the candidates]] and submit your choices on the '''[[Special:SecurePoll/vote/710|voting page]]'''. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 18:42, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – December 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (November 2018).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/869629548#Resysop request (Al Ameer son)|Al Ameer son]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/870739069#Resysop request (Randykitty)|Randykitty]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/870951460#Resysop request (Spartaz)|Spartaz]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/868779826#Desysop request|Boson]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/866723970#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#November 2018|Daniel J. Leivick]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/866723970#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#November 2018|Efe]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/870291865#Esanchez7587|Esanchez7587]] • [[Special:Redirect/logid/94646042|Fred Bauder]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/870291865#Compromised_admin_account_(Garzo)|Garzo]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/866723970#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#November 2018|Martijn Hoekstra]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/871136895#Level 1 desysop of Orangemike|Orangemike]]
[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]][[Special:PermanentLink/868233179|Deryck Chan]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 154#RFC:Close MedCom?|request for comment]], the [[Wikipedia:Mediation Committee|Mediation Committee]] is now closed and will no longer be accepting case requests.
:* A [[Wikipedia talk:Bot policy#Should BAG members have an activity requirement?|request for comment]] is in progress to determine whether members of the [[Wikipedia:Bot Approvals Group|Bot Approvals Group]] should satisfy activity requirements in order to remain in that role.
:* A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Proposal to tighten administrator inactivity procedure|request for comment]] is in progress regarding whether to change the administrator inactivity policy, such that administrators "who have made no logged administrative actions for at least 12 months may be desysopped". Currently, the policy states that administrators "who have made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least 12 months may be desysopped".
:* A [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Proposing a temporary measure to assist in protecting the Main Page|proposal has been made]] to temporarily restrict editing of the Main Page to [[Wikipedia:Interface administrators|interface administrators]] in order to mitigate the impact of compromised accounts.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Administrators and bureaucrats can no longer unblock themselves unless they placed the block initially. This [[phab:T150826|change]] has been implemented globally. See also [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Should administrators be able to unblock themselves?|this ongoing village pump discussion]] ([[Special:PermanentLink/871413610#Should administrators be able to unblock themselves?|permalink]]).
:* To complement the aforementioned change, blocked administrators will <span class="plainlinks">[https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/mediawiki/core/+/476080/ soon have the ability]</span> to block the administrator that placed their block to mitigate the possibility of a compromised administrator account blocking all other active administrators.
:* Since deployment of [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Per-user page, namespace, and upload blocking|Partial blocks]] on [[testwiki:Test Wikipedia|Test Wikipedia]], several bugs were identified. Most of them [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/69xObGcky3ah/#R are now fixed]. Administrators are encouraged to test the new deployment and [[:mw:How to report a bug|report new bugs]] on Phabricator or leave feedback on the [[Wikipedia_talk:Community_health_initiative_on_English_Wikipedia/Per-user_page,_namespace,_and_upload_blocking|Project's talk page]]. You can [[:testwiki:Wikipedia:Requests/Permissions|request administrator access on the Test Wiki here]]. 

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Voting in the [[WP:ACE2018|2018 Arbitration Committee Elections]] is open to eligible editors until Monday 23:59, 3 December 2018. Please review [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Candidates|the candidates]] and, if you wish to do so, submit your choices on [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/710|the voting page]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* In late November, an attacker compromised multiple accounts, including at least four administrator accounts, and used them to vandalize Wikipedia. '''If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately.''' Sharing the same password across multiple websites makes your account vulnerable, especially if your password was used on [[List of data breaches|a website that suffered a data breach]]. As these incidents have shown, these concerns are not pure fantasies.
:* Wikipedia policy [[Wikipedia:Password strength requirements|requires administrators to have strong passwords]]. To further reinforce security, administrators should also consider enabling [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]]. A [[Template:Committed identity|committed identity]] can be used to verify that you are the true account owner in the event that your account is compromised and/or you are unable to log in.

[[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|20px|alt=]] '''Obituaries'''
:* {{noping|Shock Brigade Harvester Boris}} (Raymond Arritt) passed away on 14 November 2018. Boris joined Wikipedia as {{noping|Raymond arritt}} on 8 May 2006 and was an administrator from 30 July 2007 to 2 June 2008.

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== Notification of pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity ==


[[File:Information.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]]
Established [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Procedural removal for inactive administrators|policy]] provides for removal of the administrative permissions of users who have not made any edits or logged actions in the preceding twelve months. Because you have been inactive, your administrative permissions will be removed&#32;if you do not return to activity within the next month.

Inactive administrators are encouraged to rejoin the project in earnest rather than to make token edits to avoid loss of administrative permissions.  Resources and support for reengaging with the project are available at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/administrators]].  If you do not intend to rejoin the project in the foreseeable future, please consider voluntarily resigning your administrative permissions by making a request at [[WP:BN|the bureaucrats' noticeboard]].

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== Administrators' newsletter – January 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (December 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Galobtter|Galobtter]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Return of user rights|Orangemike]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018| BorgQueen]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018| Davidruben]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018|Ocee]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872230620#another inactivity issue|Revolving Bugbear]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018|Theda]] • [[Special:PermaLink/873395906#Desysop request (There'sNoTime)|There'sNoTime]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018|Timc]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872633174#Desysop Request - Tijuana Brass|Tijuana Brass]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018|Tristessa de St Ange]]

[[File:Wikipedia bureaucrat.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Bureaucrat changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Steward requests/Permissions/2018-12#Addshore@enwiki|Addshore]]

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[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|Joe Roe]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|SilkTork]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee| Euryalus]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|Newyorkbrad]] • [[:meta:Special:PermaLink/18710613#There'sNoTime@enwiki|There'sNoTime]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|AGK]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|Joe Roe]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|SilkTork]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee| Euryalus]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|Newyorkbrad]] • [[:meta:Special:PermaLink/18710613#There'sNoTime@enwiki|There'sNoTime]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* There are a number of new or changed [[WP:CSD|speedy deletion criteria]], each previously part of [[WP:CSD#G6]]:
::#'''[[WP:CSD#G14|G14]]''' (new): Disambiguation pages that disambiguate only zero or one existing pages are now covered under the new G14 criterion ([[Special:Permalink/874654073#Proposal: Move deletion of disambiguation pages from G6 → G14|discussion]]).  This is {{tl|db-disambig}}; the text is unchanged and candidates may be found in [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as unnecessary disambiguation pages]].
::#'''[[WP:CSD#R4|R4]]''' (new): Redirects in the file namespace (and no [[Wikipedia:File link|file links]]) that have the same name as a file or redirect at  [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Commons|Commons]] are now covered under the new R4 criterion ([[Special:Permalink/874654073#Redirects in the File: namespace G6 → R4|discussion]]).  This is {{tl|db-redircom}}; the text is unchanged.
::#'''[[WP:CSD#G13|G13]]''' (expanded): Userspace drafts containing only the default Article Wizard text are now covered under G13 along with other drafts ([[Special:Permalink/874654073#Proposal to merge db-blankdraft into G13|discussion]]).  Such blank drafts are now eligible after six months rather than one year, and taggers continue to use {{tl|db-blankdraft}}.
:* The Wikimedia Foundation [[:meta:Special:Diff/18694065|now requires]] all [[WP:Interface administrators|interface administrators]] to enable [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]].
:* Members of the [[WP:BAG|Bot Approvals Group]] (BAG) are [[Special:PermanentLink/874067212#Should BAG members have an activity requirement?|now subject to an activity requirement]]. After two years without any bot-related activity (e.g. operating a bot, posting on a bot-related talk page), BAG members will be retired from BAG following a one-week notice.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*Starting on December 13, the Wikimedia Foundation security team implemented new [[m:Password policy|password policy and requirements]]. Privileged accounts (administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, interface administrators, bots, edit filter managers/helpers, template editors, [[mw:Wikimedia Security Team/Password strengthening 2019#Who this impacts|et al.]]) must have a password <u>at least 10 characters in length</u>. ''All'' accounts must have a password:
::# At least 8 characters in length
::# Not in the 100,000 most popular passwords (defined by the [//github.com/wikimedia/password-blacklist Password Blacklist library])
::# Different from their username
::User accounts not meeting these requirements will be prompted to update their password accordingly. More information is available [[mw:Wikimedia Security Team/Password strengthening 2019|on MediaWiki.org]].
:*Blocked administrators [[phab:T150826|may now]] block the administrator that blocked them. This was done to mitigate the possibility that a compromised administrator account would block all other active administrators, complementing the removal of the ability to unblock oneself outside of self-imposed blocks. A [[Wikipedia talk:Blocking policy#RfC: blocking the admin who blocked you|request for comment]] is currently in progress to determine whether the blocking policy should be updated regarding this change.
:*{{tl|Copyvio-revdel}} now has a link to open the history with the [[WP:RevDel|RevDel]] checkboxes already filled in.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Following the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018#Results|2018 Arbitration Committee elections]], the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{noping|AGK}}, {{noping|Courcelles}}, {{noping|GorillaWarfare}}, {{noping|Joe Roe}}, {{noping|Mkdw}}, {{noping|SilkTork}}.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* Accounts continue to be compromised on a regular basis. Evidence shows this is entirely due to the accounts having the same password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. '''If you have ever used your current password on ''any'' other website, you should change it immediately.'''
:* Around 22% of admins have enabled [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]], up from 20% in June 2018. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|doing so]]. Regardless of whether you use 2FA, please practice appropriate [[Wikipedia:User account security|account security]] by ensuring your password is [[Password_strength#Guidelines_for_strong_passwords|secure]] and unique to Wikimedia.

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== Notification of imminent suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity ==


[[File:Information.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]]
Established [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Procedural removal for inactive administrators|policy]] provides for removal of the administrative permissions of users who have not made any edits or logged actions in the preceding twelve months. Because you have been inactive, your administrative permissions will be removed&#32;if you do not return to activity within the next several days.

Inactive administrators are encouraged to rejoin the project in earnest rather than to make token edits to avoid loss of administrative permissions.  Resources and support for reengaging with the project are available at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/administrators]].  If you do not intend to rejoin the project in the foreseeable future, please consider voluntarily resigning your administrative permissions by making a request at [[WP:BN|the bureaucrats' noticeboard]].

Thank you for your past contributions to the project. <!-- Template:Inactive admin -->—&thinsp;[[User:JJMC89 bot|JJMC89 '''bot''']] 00:02, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

== Suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity ==
[[File:Information.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]]
Established [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Procedural removal for inactive administrators|policy]] provides for removal of the administrative permissions of users who have not made any edits or logged actions in the preceding twelve months. Because you have been inactive, your administrative permissions have been removed.

Subject to certain time limits and other restrictions, your administrative permissions may be returned upon request at [[WP:BN]].

Thank you for your past contributions to the project. <!-- Template:Inactive admin -->— [[User:Xaosflux|<span style="color:#FF9933; font-weight:bold; font-family:monotype;">xaosflux</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Xaosflux|<span style="color:#009933;">Talk</span>]]</sup> 00:38, 1 February 2019 (UTC)

== Administrators' newsletter – February 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (January 2019).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Enterprisey 2|Enterprisey]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/JJMC89|JJMC89]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/879525065#Resysop request (BorgQueen)|BorgQueen]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/876373299#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#January 2019|Harro5]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/876235357#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#January 2019|Jenks24]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/876235357#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#January 2019|Graft]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/876235357#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#January 2019|R. Baley]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]][[Special:Permalink/881272457#IAdmin request (Enterprisey)|Enterprisey]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* A [[Wikipedia:Administrators/2019 request for comment on inactivity standards|request for comment]] is currently open to reevaluate the [[WP:INACTIVITY|activity requirements]] for administrators.
:* Administrators who are blocked have the technical ability to block the administrator who blocked their own account. A recent [[Special:Permalink/880581854#RfC: blocking the admin who blocked you|request for comment]] has amended the [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocking policy]] to clarify that this ability should only be used in exceptional circumstances, such as account compromises, where there is a clear and immediate need.
:* A [[Special:Permalink/879024821#RfC: The Sun|request for comment]] closed with a consensus in favor of deprecating ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' as a permissible reference, and creating an edit filter to warn users who attempt to cite it.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*A [[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_page_protection#Reduce_size_of_instructions|discussion]] regarding an overhaul of the format and appearance of [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection]] is in progress ([[Special:Permalink/880669383#Reduce size of instructions|permalink]]). The proposed changes will make it easier to create requests for those who are not using Twinkle. The workflow for administrators at this venue will largely be unchanged. Additionally, there are plans to archive requests similar to how it is done at [[WP:PERM]], where historical records are kept so that prior requests can more easily be searched for.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* Voting in the [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2019|2019 Steward elections]] will begin on 08 February 2019, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 28 February 2019, 13:59 (UTC). The [[:meta:Stewards/Confirm/2019|confirmation process]] of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically [https://tools.wmflabs.org/meta/accounteligibility/49 check your eligibility] to vote.
:* A new [[User:MusikBot/AbuseFilterIRC|IRC bot]] is available that allows you to subscribe to notifications when specific filters are tripped. This requires that your IRC handle be [https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration identified].

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== Administrators' newsletter – March 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (February 2019).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Evad37|Evad37]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/883548380#Resysop request (There'sNoTime)|There'sNoTime]] 
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/882948111#Arbitration motion regarding Alex Shih|Alex Shih]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/881192391#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#February 2019|Brian]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/884565634#Request for desysopping (Mushroom)|Mushroom]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/882454408#Resignation|Nakon]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/881192391#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#February 2019|Oscarthecat]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/884598807#Request for de-sysoppificationing|PeruvianLlama]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/881192391#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#February 2019|Ragib]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/881192391#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#February 2019|Reaper Eternal]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/881192391#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#February 2019|Rossami]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/881192391#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#February 2019|Tom]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/884571702#IAdmin request (Evad37)|Evad37]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/881473540#IAdmin request (Galobtter)|Galobtter]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/881882689#Resignation of Interface admin privileges|Ritchie333]]

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[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/883839254#Permissions restored to There'sNoTime|There'sNoTime]] 
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/884177762#Changes to functionary team|Keegan]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/884177762#Changes to functionary team|Ks0stm]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/883839254#Permissions restored to There'sNoTime|There'sNoTime]] 
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/884177762#Changes to functionary team|Ks0stm]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/884177762#Changes to functionary team|Sphilbrick]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*The RfC on [[Wikipedia:Administrators/2019 request for comment on inactivity standards|administrator activity requirements]] failed to reach consensus for any proposal.
:*Following discussions at [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats%27 noticeboard/Archive 40#Five year rule|the Bureaucrats' noticeboard]] and [[Special:Permalink/885266975#Removing "voluntary removal" from the 5-year etc rule|Wikipedia talk:Administrators]], an earlier change to the [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Restoration of adminship|restoration of adminship]] policy was [[Special:Diff/883929704/884420780|reverted]].  If requested, bureaucrats will not restore administrator permissions removed due to inactivity if there have been five years without a logged administrator action; this "five year rule" does not apply to permissions removed voluntarily.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* A [[toolforge:ipcheck|new tool]] is available to help determine if a given IP is an open proxy/VPN/webhost/compromised host.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*The Arbitration Committee announced [[Special:Permalink/883309481#New OTRS queues|two new OTRS queues]]. Both are meant solely for cases involving private information; other cases will continue to be handled at the appropriate venues (e.g., [[WP:COIN]] or [[WP:SPI]]).
:**<kbd>{{Nospam|paid-en-wp|wikipedia.org}}</kbd> has been set up to receive private evidence related to abusive [[WP:PAID|paid editing]].
:**<kbd>{{Nospam|checkuser-en-wp|wikipedia.org}}</kbd> has been set up to receive private requests for CheckUser. For instance, requests for IP block exemption for anonymous proxy editing should now be sent to this address instead of the functionaries-en list.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*Following the [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2019|2019 Steward Elections]], the following editors have been appointed as stewards: [[meta:Stewards/Elections_2019/Statements/Base|Base]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2019/Statements/Einsbor|Einsbor]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2019/Statements/Jon Kolbert|Jon Kolbert]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2019/Statements/Schniggendiller|Schniggendiller]], and [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2019/Statements/Wim b|Wim b]].

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== Administrators' newsletter – April 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (March 2019).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/887515566/Resysop request for Reaper Eternal|Reaper Eternal]] • [[Special:Permalink/888462874#Request for tools restoration|ThaddeusB]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]]  [[Special:Permalink/885843137#Level 1 desysop of Bogdangiusca|Bogdangiusca]] • [[Special:Permalink/889417203#Removal of status|Christopher Parham]] • [[Special:Permalink/889352853#Level_1_desysop_of_Necrothesp|Necrothesp]] • [[Special:Permalink/885588583#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#March 2019|Schneelocke]] • [[Special:Permalink/885588583#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#March 2019|Siroxo]] • [[Special:Permalink/885588583#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#March 2019|Sarah]] 
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|alt=renamed|Renamed]] {{noping|Mentifisto}} → {{noping|Lofty abyss}}

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/885587867#Inactive interface administrators 2019-02-28|Mr. Stradivarius]]

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[[File:Wikipedia bureaucrat.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Bureaucrat changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship/DeltaQuad|DeltaQuad]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Steward requests/Permissions/2019-03#Kingturtle@enwiki|Kingturtle]]
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[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* In [[Special:Preferences]] under "Appearance" → "Advanced options", there [[phab:T199534|is now an option]] to show a confirmation prompt when clicking on a [[WP:Rollback|rollback]] link.
:* The Wikimedia Foundation's Community health initiative plans to design and build a new user reporting system to make it easier for people experiencing harassment and other forms of abuse to provide accurate information to the appropriate channel for action to be taken. Please see [[:meta:Community health initiative/User reporting system consultation 2019]] to provide your input on this idea.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* The Arbitration Committee [[Special:PermanentLink/887671285#Motion: Palestine-Israel articles|clarified]] that the [[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Palestine-Israel articles#General 1RR restriction|General 1RR prohibition]] for Palestine-Israel articles may only be enforced on pages with the {{tl|ARBPIA 1RR editnotice}} edit notice.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* Two more administrator accounts were compromised. Evidence has shown that these attacks, like previous incidents, were due to reusing a password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. '''''If you have ever used your current password on ''any'' other website, you should change it immediately.''''' All admins are strongly encouraged to enable [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]], please consider doing so. Please always practice appropriate [[Wikipedia:User account security|account security]] by ensuring your password is [[Password strength#Guidelines for strong passwords|secure]] and unique to Wikimedia.
:* As a reminder, according to [[WP:NOQUORUM]], administrators looking to close or relist an AfD should evaluate a nomination that has received few or no comments as if it were a [[WP:PROD|proposed deletion]] (PROD) prior to determining whether it should be relisted.

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== Administrators' newsletter – May 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (April 2019).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/HickoryOughtShirt?4|HickoryOughtShirt?4]] •  [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/RexxS|RexxS]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/891824354#Restoration of sysop privileges to Necrothesp|Necrothesp]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/890443271#De-Sysopping Request|Bratsche]] • [[Special:Permalink/890378697#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#April 2019|Kyle Barbour]] • [[Special:Permalink/890378697#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#April 2019|Kzollman]] • [[Special:Permalink/890378697#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#April 2019|Madman]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/894628680#Inactive_interface_administrators_2019-04-28|Pharos]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship/Primefac|Primefac]]
[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[:m:Special:Permalink/19057653#Reaper Eternal@en.wikipedia|Reaper Eternal]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* A [[Special:PermanentLink/894511025#Request for comment: Require that users be autocofirmed before they can create pages in the Portal: space|request for comment]] concluded that creating pages in the [[Wikipedia:Portal|portal namespace]] should be restricted to autoconfirmed users.
:* Following a [[Special:Permalink/895275726#Request for comment regarding PORNBIO|request for comment]], the [[Wikipedia:Glossary#SNG|subject-specific notability guideline]] for pornographic actors and models ([[WP:PORNBIO]]) was [[Special:Diff/889294706|removed]]; in its place, editors should consult [[WP:ENT]] and [[WP:GNG]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/adminstats XTools Admin Stats], a tool to list admins by administrative actions, has been revamped to support more types of log entries such as AbuseFilter changes. Two additional tools have been integrated into it as well: [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/stewardstats Steward Stats] and [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/patrollerstats Patroller Stats].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* In response to the continuing compromise of administrator accounts, the Arbitration Committee [[Special:Permalink/891851004#Return of permissions for compromised administrator accounts|passed a motion]] amending the [[WP:RETURN|procedures for return of permissions]] ([[Special:Diff/881241712/891851441|diff]]).  In such cases, {{tq|the committee will review all available information to determine whether the administrator followed "appropriate personal security practices" before restoring permissions}}; administrators found failing to have adequately done so {{tq|will not be resysopped automatically}}.  All current administrators have been notified of this change.
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy/Proposed amendment (April 2019)|formal ratification process]], the [[WP:ARBPOL|arbitration policy]] has been amended ([[Special:Diff/892690213|diff]]). Specifically, the two-thirds majority required to remove or suspend an arbitrator now excludes (1) the arbitrator facing suspension or removal, and (2) any inactive arbitrator who does not respond within 30 days to attempts to solicit their feedback on the resolution through all known methods of communication.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* A [[Wikipedia:Village_pump (policy)#RfC: community general sanctions and deletions|request for comment]] is currently open to amend the [[Wikipedia:General sanctions#Community sanctions|community sanctions procedure]] to exclude non XfD or CSD deletions.
:* A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Proposal about some indefinite IP blocks|proposal to remove pre-2009 indefinite IP blocks]] is currently open for discussion.

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==  [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|Proposed deletion]] of [[:File:Isidor rayner.jpg]] ==
[[File:Ambox warning yellow.svg|left|link=|alt=Notice|48px|]]

The file [[:File:Isidor rayner.jpg]] has been [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed for deletion]]&#32;because of the following concern:
<blockquote>unused, low-res, no obvious use</blockquote>

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be [[WP:DEL#REASON|deleted for any of several reasons]].

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== Administrators' newsletter – June 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (May 2019).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/895004908#Inactive admins for May 2019|Andonic]] • [[Special:Permalink/895404956#Resignation request for deadminship|Consumed Crustacean]] • [[Special:Permalink/895778996#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Enigmaman closed|Enigmaman]] • [[Special:Permalink/898839520#Please remove sysop flag|Euryalus]] • [[Special:Permalink/895004908#Inactive admins for May 2019|EWS23]] • [[Special:Permalink/899442446#Removal of admin privileges|HereToHelp]] • [[Special:Permalink/898345674#Nv8200pa|Nv8200pa]] • [[Special:Permalink/895004908#Inactive admins for May 2019|Peripitus]] • [[Special:Permalink/899448124#Removal of admin privileges|StringTheory11]] • [[Special:Permalink/897486213#Admin_resignation|Vejvančický]]

[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[:meta:Special:PermanentLink/19078028#Ivanvector@enwiki|Ivanvector]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*An [[Wikipedia talk:Harassment#RfC: Clarification of OUTING|RfC]] seeks to clarify whether [[WP:OUTING]] should include information on just the English Wikipedia or any Wikimedia project.
:*An [[Special:PermaLink/897750777#Is_RfX_a_vote,_or_a_consensus_discussion?_(RfC)|RfC on WT:RfA]] concluded that Requests for adminship and bureaucratship are discussions seeking to build consensus.
:*An [[Special:PermaLink/895802515#RfC:_Proposal_to_make_TfD_more_RM-like,_as_a_clearinghouse_of_template_discussions|RfC proposal]] to make the [[WP:Templates for discussion|templates for discussion]] (TfD) process more like the [[WP:Requested moves|requested moves]] (RM) process, i.e. "as a clearinghouse of template discussions", was closed as successful.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*The CSD feature of [[WP:TW|Twinkle]] now allows admins to notify page creators of deletion if the page had not been tagged.  The default behavior matches that of tagging notifications, and replaces the ability to open the user talk page upon deletion.  You can customize which criteria receive notifications in your [[Wikipedia:Twinkle/Preferences#twinkle-config-section-8|Twinkle preferences]]: look for ''Notify page creator when deleting under these criteria''.
:*Twinkle's d-batch (batch delete) feature now supports deleting subpages (and related redirects and talk pages) of each page.  The pages will be listed first but use with caution!  The und-batch (batch undelete) option can now also restore talk pages.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*The [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_158#Proposal_about_some_indefinite_IP_blocks|previously discussed]] unblocking of IP addresses indefinitely-blocked before 2009 was [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/AnomieBOT III 6|approved]] and has taken place.
:*The [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019|2019 talk pages consultation]] produced a [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019/Phase 1 report|report for Phase 1]] and has entered [[Wikipedia:Talk pages consultation 2019/Phase 2|Phase 2]].

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== Administrators' newsletter – July 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (June 2019).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/903903052#Desysop request|28bytes]] • [[Special:Permalink/903912191#Resigning (Ad Orientem)|Ad Orientem]] • [[Special:Permalink/901441084#Desysop (Ansh666)|Ansh666]] • [[Special:PermaLink/903924436#desysop request (Beeblebrox)|Beeblebrox]] • [[Special:PermaLink/902976109#Desysop please - Boing! said Zebedee|Boing! said Zebedee]] • [[Special:Permalink/901437827#Desysop request|BU Rob13]] • [[Special:PermaLink/903125555#Desysop request - Dennis Brown|Dennis Brown]] • [[Special:Permalink/904054904#Desysop request – Deor|Deor]] • [[Special:Permalink/904015435#Desysop DoRD|DoRD]] • {{noping|Floquenbeam}}<sup><small>1</small></sup> • [[Special:Permalink/899732215#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#June 2019|Flyguy649]] • {{noping|Fram}}<sup><small>2</small></sup> • [[Special:PermaLink/902880819#Desysop request - Gadfium|Gadfium]] • [[Special:Permalink/903461980#Remove sysop from User:GB fan|GB fan]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/903943689#Desysop request Jonathunder|Jonathunder]] • [[Special:Permalink/903074022#Desysop request -- Kusma|Kusma]] • [[Special:Permalink/903448764#Yes.... (desysop for Lectonar)|Lectonar]] • [[Special:Permalink/899732215#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#June 2019|Moink]] • [[Special:Permalink/903852486#Unable to continue|MSGJ]] • [[Special:Permalink/901492732#Desysop|Nick]] • [[Special:Permalink/900431506#Desysopping of Od Mishehu|Od Mishehu]] • [[Special:Permalink/900580912#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Rama closed|Rama]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/904225604#Desysop Request|Spartaz]] •  [[Special:Permalink/899732215#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#June 2019|Syrthiss]] • [[Special:Permalink/901653463#Desysop (TheDJ)|TheDJ]] • [[Special:Permalink/903537239#Resignation|WJBscribe]]
::<sup><small>1</small></sup><small>{{noping|Floquenbeam}}'s access was [[meta:Special:Redirect/logid/31888511|removed]], then [[Special:Diff/901594097|restored]], then [[Special:PermaLink/903895939|removed again]].</small>
::<sup><small>2</small></sup><small>{{noping|Fram}}'s access was [[meta:Special:Redirect/logid/31873507|removed]], then [[Special:Diff/903482624|restored]], then [[Special:Diff/903498933|removed again]].</small>
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[:meta:Special:PermaLink/19175907#28bytes@enwiki|28bytes]] • [[:meta:Special:PermaLink/19173048#WJBscribe@enwiki|WJBscribe]] • [[:meta:Special:PermaLink/19179107#Wizardman@en.wp|Wizardman]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/903852486#Unable to continue|MSGJ]] • [[Special:Permalink/901653463#Desysop (TheDJ)|TheDJ]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[:meta:Special:Permalink/19177926|Beeblebrox]] • [[:meta:Special:Permalink/19150806#BU Rob13@en.wikipedia|BU Rob13]] • [[:meta:Special:Permalink/19175820#User DoRD@enwiki|DoRD]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[:meta:Special:Permalink/19177926|Beeblebrox]] • [[:meta:Special:Permalink/19150806#BU Rob13@en.wikipedia|BU Rob13]] • [[:meta:Special:Permalink/19175820#User DoRD@enwiki|DoRD]] • [[Special:Permalink/901535387#Changes to Oversight team|GB fan]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#RfC: Alteration of Account Creation Limits/Account Creator Rights|request for comment]] seeking to alleviate pressures on the [[Wikipedia:Request an account|request an account (ACC)]] process proposes either raising the account creation limit for extended confirmed editors or granting the [[Wikipedia:Account creator|account creator permission]] on request to new ACC tool users.
::*In a related matter, the account throttle has been restored to six creations per day as the [[phab:T212667|mitigation activity]] completed.
:* The scope of [[WP:CSD#G8|CSD criterion G8]] has [[Special:PermanentLink/902425211#Tightening G8 with respect to redirects|been tightened]] such that the only redirects that it now applies to are those which target non-existent pages.
:* The scope of [[WP:CSD#G14|CSD criterion G14]] has [[Special:PermanentLink/902639054#Deletion of redundant (disambiguation) redirects|been expanded slightly]] to include orphan "Foo (disambiguation)" redirects that target pages that are not disambiguation pages or pages that perform a disambiguation-like function (such as set index articles or lists).
:* A [[Wikipedia talk:Office actions#RfC|request for comment]] seeks to determine whether [[Wikipedia:Office actions]] should be a policy page or an information page.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* The Wikimedia Foundation's [[:meta:Community health initiative|Community health initiative]] plans to design and build a [[:meta:Community health initiative/User reporting system consultation 2019|new user reporting system]] to make it easier for people experiencing harassment and other forms of abuse to provide accurate information to the appropriate channel for action to be taken. Community feedback is invited.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* In February 2019, the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) [[:meta:Special:Diff/18886804|changed its office actions policy]] to include temporary and project-specific bans. The WMF exercised this new ability for the first time on the English Wikipedia on 10 June 2019 to temporarily ban and desysop {{noping|Fram}}. This action has resulted in [[WP:FRAM|significant community discussion]], a [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#WJBscribe|request for arbitration]] ([[Special:PermanentLink/904388429#WJBscribe|permalink]]), and, either directly or indirectly, the resignations of numerous administrators and functionaries. The WMF Board of Trustees is aware of the situation, and discussions continue on a statement and a way forward. The Arbitration Committee has sent an [[Special:PermanentLink/904148460#Open letter to the WMF Board|open letter to the WMF Board]].

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== 38th edition of The Hurricane Herald ==

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Newsletter/Archive 38]] - I'm only sending this to you because you got a mention in the history of the [[WP:WPTC|tropical cyclone Wikiproject]] ;) ♫ [[User:Hurricanehink|Hurricanehink]] (<small>[[User_talk:Hurricanehink|talk]]</small>)  18:00, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

== Administrators' newsletter – August 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (July 2019).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Johnuniq|Johnuniq]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Kosack|Kosack]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Valereee|Valereee]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/906546613#Requesting Re-sysop (Ad Orientem)|Ad Orientem]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/907605268#Resysop request (Ched)|Ched]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/905145733#Resysop request - Gadfium|Gadfium]] • [[Special:Permalink/905427394#Resysop_request - Jonathunder|Jonathunder]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/906578983#Requesting Re-sysop (Nick)|Nick]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/907046219#Resysop request (Yelyos)|Yelyos]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/904254003#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#July 2019|Bald Zebra]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/904625548#Desysop request - Dirk Beetstra|Beetstra]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/904254003#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#July 2019|Doug Bell]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/904254003#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#July 2019|Journalist]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/904254003#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#July 2019|Ruud Koot]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/904254003#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#July 2019|Splash]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/904625875#Desysop request - Voice of Clam|Voice of Clam]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/908317466#Inactive_interface_administrators_2019-07-28|Dinoguy1000]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/908973274#RickinBaltimore|RickinBaltimore]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/908240983#Oversight permission restored to Beeblebrox|Beeblebrox]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/908973274#RickinBaltimore|RickinBaltimore]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following a [[Special:PermanentLink/907699388#RfC|request for comment]], the page [[Wikipedia:Office actions]] has been changed from a policy page to an information page.
:* A [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators#Resysop criteria: RfC on principles|request for comment]] ([[Special:PermanentLink/908836402#Resysop criteria: RfC on principles|permalink]]) is in progress regarding the [[WP:INACTIVITY|administrator inactivity policy]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Editors [[Special:PermanentLink/906525834#Motion: Discretionary Sanctions: Awareness and alerts|may now use]] the template {{tl|Ds/aware}} to indicate that they are aware that [[WP:AC/DS|discretionary sanctions]] are in force for a topic area, so it is unnecessary to [[WP:AC/DS#aware.alert|alert]] them.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*Following a [[meta:Research:IP masking impact report|research project]] on masking IP addresses, the Foundation is starting a new project to [[meta:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|improve the privacy of IP editors]]. The result of this project may significantly change administrative and counter-vandalism workflows. The project is in the very early stages of discussions and there is no concrete plan yet. Admins and the broader community are encouraged to leave feedback on the [[meta:Talk:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|talk page]].
:*The [[WP:NPR|new page reviewer right]] is bundled with the admin tool set. Many admins regularly help out at [[Special:NewPagesFeed]], but  they may not be aware of improvements, changes, and new tools for the Curation system. Stay up to date by subscribing  [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers/Newsletter list|here to the NPP newsletter]] that appears every two months, and/or putting [[WT:NPR|the reviewers' talk page]] on your watchlist.<p>Since the introduction of temporary user rights, it is becoming more usual to accord the New Page Reviewer right on a probationary period of 3 to 6 months in the first instance. This avoids rights [[WP:HATCOLLECTING|removal for inactivity]] at a later stage and enables a review of their work before according the right on a permanent basis.

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== Administrators' newsletter – September 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (August 2019).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Project:Requests_for_adminship/Bradv|Bradv]] • [[Project:Requests_for_adminship/Chetsford|Chetsford]] • [[Project:Requests_for_adminship/Izno|Izno]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Floquenbeam 2|Floquenbeam]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/908574249#Resysop request - Lectonar|Lectonar]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/908788971#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#August 2019|DESiegel]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/909206696#Desysop Request (Jake Wartenberg)|Jake Wartenberg]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/908788971#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#August 2019|Rjanag]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/908788971#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#August 2019|Topbanana]]

[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/911513837#Resignation of Callanecc|Callanecc]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/911557236#Changes to functionary team|LFaraone]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/911557236#Changes to functionary team|There'sNoTime]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/911513837#Resignation of Callanecc|Callanecc]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/911557236#Changes to functionary team|Fox]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/911557236#Changes to functionary team|HJ Mitchell]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/911557236#Changes to functionary team|LFaraone]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/911557236#Changes to functionary team|There'sNoTime]]

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Editors using the mobile website on Wikipedia can opt-in to new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Advanced_mobile_contributions|advanced features]] via your settings page. This will give access to more interface links, special pages, and tools.
:* The advanced version of the edit review pages (recent changes, watchlist, and related changes) [[phab:T201520|now includes]] two new filters. These filters are for "All contents" and "All discussions". They will filter the view to just those namespaces.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* A [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2019|request for comment]] is open to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2019|2019 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee election]] and to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* A [[meta:Requests for comment/Creating abusefilter-manager global group|global request for comment]] is in progress regarding whether a user group should be created that could modify [[WP:Edit filter|edit filters]] across all public Wikimedia wikis.

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== Administrators' newsletter – October 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (September 2019).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Barkeep49|Barkeep49]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/914669131#Resysop request: Beetstra|Beetstra]] • [[Special:Permalink/915654259#Resysop request (KillerChihuahua)|KillerChihuahua]] • [[Special:Permalink/914669131#Resysop request (Kusma)|Kusma]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/913421351#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#September 2019|Arcadian]] • [[Special:PermaLink/913421351#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#September 2019|Extraordinary Machine]] • [[Special:Permalink/918205727#Desysop request (Xeno)|Xeno]]
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|alt=renamed|Renamed]] [[Special:Permalink/916553937#Request for move of admin rights from JamesBWatson to JBW|JamesBWatson]] → {{noping|JBW}}

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/913861106#Inactive interface administrators 2019-08-28|Evad37]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/915052474#Resignation_of_Courcelles|Courcelles]] • [[Special:Permalink/917311867#Resignation of SilkTork|SilkTork]] • [[meta:Special:Permalink/19402757#Timotheus_Canens@en.wikipedia|Timotheus Canens]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/915052474#Resignation_of_Courcelles|Courcelles]] • [[Special:Permalink/917311867#Resignation of SilkTork|SilkTork]] • [[meta:Special:Permalink/19402757#Timotheus_Canens@en.wikipedia|Timotheus Canens]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*Following [[Special:Permalink/914738329#Proposal for C2F speedy deletion process|a discussion]], a new criterion for speedy category renaming was added: [[WP:C2F|C2F: One eponymous article]], which {{tq|applies if the category contains ''only'' an eponymous article or media file, provided that the category has not otherwise been emptied shortly before the nomination. The default outcome is an upmerge to the parent categories}}.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*As [[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter/2019/1|previously noted]], tighter [[meta:Password policy|password requirements]] for Administrators were put in place last year.  Wikipedia should now alert you if your password is less than 10 characters long and thus too short.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*The [[WP:CUOS2019|2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointment process]] has begun.  The community consultation period will take place October 4th to 10th.
:*The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Fram|arbitration case regarding]] {{noping|Fram}} was [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Fram#Final decision 2|closed]].  While there will be a local RfC {{tq|focus[ing] on how harassment and private complaints should be handled in the future}}, there is currently a global [[meta:Office actions/Community consultation on partial and temporary office actions/09 2019|community consultation on partial and temporary office actions]] in response to the [[WP:FRAM|incident]]. It will be open until October 30th.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*The Community Tech team has been working on a system for temporarily watching pages, and [[meta:Community Tech/Watchlist Expiry|welcomes feedback]].

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== Administrators' newsletter – November 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (October 2019).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/GermanJoe|GermanJoe]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Girth Summit|Girth Summit]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Kees08|Kees08]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Nosebagbear|Nosebagbear]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/919861454#Request for reinstatement (DESiegel)|DESiegel]] • [[Special:Permalink/921872334#Request_return_of_admin_rights_(GB_fan)|GB fan]] • [[Special:Permalink/919199766#Request (MSGJ)|MSGJ]] • [[Special:Permalink/923035617#Resysop request - Voice of Clam|Voice of Clam]] • [[Special:Permalink/919437002#Permissions (WilyD)|WilyD]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/922182705#Desysop (DeltaQuad)|DeltaQuad]] • [[Special:Permalink/918944073#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#October 2019|Fang Aili ]] • [[Special:Permalink/918944073#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#October 2019|Pakaran]]

[[File:Wikipedia bureaucrat.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Bureaucrat changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Special:Permalink/19479808#DeltaQuad@en.wikipedia|DeltaQuad]] • [[Special:Permalink/918944073#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#October 2019|Pakaran]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/919199766#Request (MSGJ)|MSGJ]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|L235]] • [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Mz7]] • [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|SQL]] • [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|ST47]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Ivanvector]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Special:Permalink/19479808#DeltaQuad@en.wikipedia|DeltaQuad]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|L235]] • [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Mz7]] • [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|ST47]] • [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed| Stwalkerster]] • [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|The Blade of the Northern Lights]] • [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Xaosflux]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Special:Permalink/19479808#DeltaQuad@en.wikipedia|DeltaQuad]] • [[Special:Permalink/922419021#Changes_to_functionary_team|DGG]] • [[meta:Special:Permalink/19426858#Julia_W@enwiki|Julia W]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* An [[Special:Permalink/919786962#Resysop_criteria:_RfC_on_principles|RfC was closed]] with the consensus that the [[WP:RESYSOP|resysop criteria]] should be made stricter.
::* The follow-up RfC to develop that change is now open at [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/2019 Resysop Criteria (2)]].
:* A [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/2019 community sentiment on binding desysop procedure|related RfC]] is seeking the community's sentiment for a binding desysop procedure.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Eligible editors may now [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2019/Candidates|nominate themselves as candidates]] for the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2019|2019 Arbitration Committee Elections]].  The self-nomination period will close November 12, with voting running from November 19 through December 2.

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== Administrators' newsletter – December 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (November 2019).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/EvergreenFir| EvergreenFir]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/ToBeFree|ToBeFree]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/923976972#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#November_2019|Akhilleus]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/926728579#Wish to retire my mop|Athaenara]] • [[Special:Permalink/923976972#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#November_2019|John Vandenberg]] • [[Special:Permalink/923976972#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#November_2019|Melchoir]] • [[Special:Permalink/923976972#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#November_2019|MichaelQSchmidt]] • [[Special:Permalink/923976972#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#November_2019|NeilN]] • [[Special:Permalink/923976972#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#November_2019|Youngamerican]] • [[Special:Permalink/923976972#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#November_2019|😂]]

[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/925367627#Changes_to_CheckUser_team_(Beeblebrox)|Beeblebrox]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/924626165#Changes to CheckUser team|Deskana]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/926124542#Re-intadmin request (Evad37)|Evad37]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*An [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/2019 Resysop Criteria (2)|RfC on the administrator resysop criteria]] was closed. 18 proposals have been summarised with a variety of supported and opposed statements. The inactivity grace period within which a new [[WP:RFA|request for adminship]] is not required has been reduced from three years to two. Additionally, [[WP:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrats]] are permitted to use their discretion when returning administrator rights.
:*Following [[Special:Permalink/928548878#Open_mailing_list_to_edit_filter_helpers?|a proposal]], the [[WP:EFMAILING|edit filter mailing list]] has been opened up to users with the Edit Filter Helper right.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*Wikimedia projects can set a default block length for users via [[MediaWiki:ipb-default-expiry]]. A new page, [[MediaWiki:ipb-default-expiry-ip]], allows the setting of a different default block length for IP editors. Neither is currently used. ([[phab:T219126|T219126]])

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Voting in the [[WP:ACE2019|2019 Arbitration Committee Elections]] is open to eligible editors until Monday 23:59, 2 December 2018 UTC. Please review [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2019/Candidates|the candidates]] and, if you wish to do so, submit your choices on [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/751|the voting page]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*The global [[meta:Office actions/Community consultation on partial and temporary office actions/09 2019|consultation on partial and temporary office actions]] that ended in October received a [[meta:Talk:Office actions/Community consultation on partial and temporary office actions/09 2019|closing statement from staff]] concluding, among other things, that the WMF {{tq|will no longer use partial or temporary Office Action bans... until and unless community consensus that they are of value or Board directive}}.

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== Administrators' newsletter – January 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (December 2019).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Dreamy Jazz|Dreamy Jazz]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Newslinger|Newslinger]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Rosguill|Rosguill]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/930187134#Resysop request (Deor)|Deor]] • [[Special:Permalink/931773776#Restoration of Bit (Spartaz)|Spartaz]] • [[Special:Permalink/932465825#Resysop request (Xeno)|Xeno]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/929389571#Angusmclellan|Angusmclellan]] • [[Special:Permalink/931075117#Desysop request (clpo13)|clpo13]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/929444136#Edgar181 desysopped|Edgar181]] • [[Special:PermaLink/928686444#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#December_2019|Matthewedwards]] • [[Special:PermaLink/928686444#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#December_2019|NCurse]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Bradv]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Casliber]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|David Fuchs]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Maxim]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Newyorkbrad]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|SoWhy]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Xeno]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Bradv]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Casliber]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|DGG]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|David Fuchs]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Maxim]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Newyorkbrad]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|SoWhy]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Xeno]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/932196305#Changes to Oversight team|Someguy1221]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* A [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Partial blocks|request for comment]] asks whether [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Partial blocks|partial blocks]] should be enabled on the English Wikipedia. If enabled, this functionality would allow administrators to block users from editing specific pages or namespaces, rather than the entire site.
:*A [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#Proposal:_Procedural_removal_of_admin_rights_who_have_not_used_the_admin_tools_for_a_significant_period_of_time_(maybe_5_years)|proposal]] asks whether admins who don't use their tools for a significant period of time (e.g. five years) should have the toolset procedurally removed.
:*Following a [[Special:Permalink/930227008#RfC on autopatrolling redirects|successful RfC]], a whitelist is now available for users whose [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers/Redirect autopatrol|redirects will be autopatrolled]] by a bot, removing them from the [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol|new pages patrol]] queue. Admins can add such users to [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Redirect whitelist]] after a discussion following the guidelines at [[Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Redirect whitelist]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Palestine-Israel articles 4|fourth case on Palestine-Israel articles]] was [[Special:Permalink/931649192#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Palestine-Israel articles 4 closed|closed]]. The case consolidated all previous remedies under one heading, which should make them easier to understand, apply, and enforce. In particular, the distinction between "primary articles" and "related content" has been clarified, with the former being {{tq|the entire set of articles whose topic relates to the Arab-Israeli conflict, broadly interpreted}} rather than {{tq|reasonably construed}}.
:* Following the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2019#Results|2019 Arbitration Committee elections]], the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{noping|Beeblebrox}}, {{noping|Bradv}}, {{noping|Casliber}}, {{noping|David Fuchs}}, {{noping|DGG}}, {{noping|KrakatoaKatie}}, {{noping|Maxim}}, {{noping|Newyorkbrad}}, {{noping|SoWhy}}, {{noping|Worm That Turned}}, {{noping|Xeno}}.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*This issue marks three full years of the [[WP:ANEWS|Admin newsletter]].  Thanks for reading!

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== Administrators' newsletter – February 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (January 2020).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ergo Sum|Ergo Sum]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Nick Moyes|Nick Moyes]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/QEDK|QEDK]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Wugapodes|Wugapodes]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/937760520#Resysop request (Dennis Brown)|Dennis Brown]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/933443338#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#January_2020|Aude]] • [[Special:Permalink/938226962#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Portals Closed|BrownHairedGirl]] • [[Special:PermaLink/933443338#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#January_2020|CALR]] • [[Special:PermaLink/933443338#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#January_2020|Jengod]] • [[Special:PermaLink/933443338#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#January_2020|John Reaves]] • [[Special:PermaLink/933443338#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#January_2020|J.smith]] • [[Special:PermaLink/934429892#Request_removal_of_admin_rights_(Kim_Dent-Brown)|Kim Dent-Brown]] • [[Special:PermaLink/933443338#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#January_2020|K1Bond007]] • [[Special:PermaLink/933443338#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#January_2020|MECU]] • [[Special:PermaLink/933443338#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#January_2020|Refdoc]] • [[Special:Permalink/938598297#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/RHaworth closed|RHaworth]]
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[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Opabinia regalis]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Premeditated Chaos]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/938070845#Inactive interface administrators 2020-01-28|Ragesoss]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Partial blocks|request for comment]], [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Partial blocks|partial blocks]] are now enabled on the English Wikipedia. This functionality allows administrators to block users from editing specific pages or namespaces rather than the entire site.  A draft policy is being workshopped at [[Wikipedia:Partial blocks]].
:* The [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/2019 community sentiment on binding desysop procedure|request for comment]] seeking the community's sentiment for a binding desysop procedure closed with {{tq|wide-spread support for an alternative desysoping procedure based on community input}}.  No proposed process received consensus.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* [[WP:TW|Twinkle]] now supports [[Special:Permalink/937388663#January 2020 Twinkle updates, features, and behaviors (2020-01-24)|partial blocking]].  There is a small checkbox that toggles the "partial" status for both blocks and templating.  There is currently one template: {{tl|uw-pblock}}.
:* When trying to move a page, if the target title already exists then a warning message is shown. The warning message will now include a link to the target title. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184357]

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/RHaworth|recent arbitration case]], the Arbitration Committee reminded administrators {{tq|that checkuser and oversight blocks must not be reversed or modified without prior consultation with the checkuser or oversighter who placed the block, the respective functionary team, or the Arbitration Committee.}}

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* Voting in the [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2020|2020 Steward elections]] will begin on 08 February 2020, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 28 February 2020, 13:59 (UTC). The [[:meta:Stewards/Confirm/2020|confirmation process]] of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically [https://tools.wmflabs.org/meta/accounteligibility/52 check your eligibility] to vote.
:* The English Wikipedia has reached [[WP:6M|six million articles]]. Thank you everyone for your contributions!


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== Administrators' newsletter – March 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (February 2020).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Money emoji|Money emoji]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/940971147#Resysop request (Athaenara)|Athaenara]] • [[Special:Permalink/939747247#Resysop/Recrat_request_(DeltaQuad)|DeltaQuad]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/938589586#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#February 2020|Fishhead64]] • [[Special:Permalink/943275828#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kudpung closed|Kudpung]] • [[Special:Permalink/938589586#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#February 2020|Mikaey]]

[[File:Wikipedia bureaucrat.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Bureaucrat changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/939747247#Resysop/Recrat_request_(DeltaQuad)|DeltaQuad]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/939756320#DeltaQuad_CheckUser_and_Oversight_permissions_restored|DeltaQuad]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/939756320#DeltaQuad_CheckUser_and_Oversight_permissions_restored|DeltaQuad]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*Following an [[Special:Permalink/943139910#Align_checkuser/oversight_block_policies_with_established_practice|RfC]], the blocking policy was changed to state that sysops {{tq|must not}} undo or alter CheckUser or Oversight blocks, rather than {{tq|should not}}.
:*A [[Special:Permalink/942791018#Is_it_acceptable_to_blank_userspace_sandboxes_of_long-term/established,_but_inactive_editors?|request for comment]] confirmed that sandboxes of established but inactive editors may not be blanked due solely to inactivity.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Administrators%27 noticeboard/Archive317#Twinkle and speedies|discussion]], Twinkle's default CSD behavior will soon change, most likely this week.  After the change, Twinkle will default to "tagging mode" if there is ''no'' CSD tag present, and default to "deletion mode" if there ''is'' a CSD tag present.  You will be able to always default to "deletion mode" (the current behavior) using your [[WP:TW/PREF|Twinkle preferences]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*Following the [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2020|2020 Steward Elections]], the following editors have been appointed as stewards: [[meta:Stewards/Elections_2020/Statements/BRPever|BRPever]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2020/Statements/Krd|Krd]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2020/Statements/Martin Urbanec|Martin Urbanec]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2020/Statements/MusikAnimal|MusikAnimal]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2020/Statements/Sakretsu|Sakretsu]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2020/Statements/Sotiale|Sotiale]], and [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2020/Statements/Tks4Fish|Tks4Fish]]. There are a total of seven editors that have been appointed as stewards, the most since 2014.
:* The 2020 appointees for the [[:m:Ombudsman commission|Ombudsman commission]] are [[m:User:Ajraddatz|Ajraddatz]] and [[m:User:Uzoma Ozurumba|Uzoma Ozurumba]]; they will serve for one year.


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== Administrators' newsletter – April 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (March 2020).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cabayi|Cabayi]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/947174551#Volunteering to help|Boing! said Zebedee]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/943375050#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#March_2020|Jonny-mt]] • [[Special:Permalink/943375050#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#March_2020|MarkGallagher]] • [[Special:Permalink/943375050#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#March_2020|PeaceNT]]
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|alt=renamed|Renamed]] {{noping|Money emoji}} → {{noping| Moneytrees}}

[[File:Wikipedia bureaucrat.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Bureaucrat changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship/SilkTork|SilkTork]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship/WereSpielChequers|WereSpielChequers]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/945750734#Changes to functionary team|NativeForeigner]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/945750734#Changes to functionary team|Someguy1221]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/946236282#Changes to Oversight team|Daniel Case]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* There is an [[WP:RSN#RfC: Deprecation and blacklisting process|ongoing]] request for comment to streamline the source deprecation and blacklisting process.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* There is a plan for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/New requirements for user signatures|new requirements for user signatures]]. You can [[mw:Talk:New requirements for user signatures|give feedback]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*Following the [[WP:FRAMBAN|banning]] of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Fram#Remedies|resolved]] to hold a {{tq|Arbcom RfC regarding on-wiki harassment}}.  A draft RfC has been posted at [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC (Draft)]] and not open to comments from the community yet. Interested editors can comment on the RfC itself on its talk page.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* The WMF has begun a [[meta:Research:Social media traffic report pilot/About|pilot report]] of the pages most visited through various social media platforms to help with anti-vandalism and anti-disinformation efforts.  The [[User:HostBot/Social media traffic report|report]] is updated daily and will be available through the end of May.

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== Administrators' newsletter – May 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (April 2020).
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[[File:Wikipedia Administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/952440291#Userrights Gnangarra|Gnangarra]] • [[Special:Permalink/948431179#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#March 2020|Kaisershatner]] • [[Special:Permalink/950852914#Desysop request (Malcolmxl5)|Malcolmxl5]]

[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/950949893#Changes to CheckUser team|Callanecc]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/949104665#Changes to oversight team (II)|HJ Mitchell]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*[[Wikipedia:General sanctions#Community sanctions|Discretionary sanctions]] have been [[Special:PermanentLink/946062902#COVID-19_community_general_sanctions|authorized]] for all pages and edits related to COVID-19, to be logged at [[WP:GS/COVID19]].
:*Following a [[:m:Abuse_filter_manager/vote|recent discussion]] on Meta-Wiki, the [[:m:abuse filter maintainer|edit filter maintainer]] global group has  been created.
:*A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#RfC: proposed creation of new usergroup|request for comment]] has been proposed to create a new [[Wikipedia:Main page editor|main page editor]] usergroup.
:*A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#RfC: Bureaucrat activity|request for comment]] has been proposed to make the [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrat activity|bureaucrat activity requirements]] more strict. 

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*The [[mw:Editing|Editing team]] has been working on [[mw:Talk pages project|the talk pages project]]. You can [[mw:Talk pages project/replying#Version%202.0|review the proposed design]] and share your thoughts on the talk page.
:*{{noping|Enterprisey}} created a script that will show a link to the proper Special:Undelete page when viewing a since-deleted revision, see [[User:Enterprisey/link-deleted-revs]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*A [[Special:PermaLink/949785291#Proposal:_New_Village_Pump_Page|request for comment closed]] with consensus to create a Village Pump-style page for communication with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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== Administrators' newsletter – June 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (May 2020).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/CaptainEek|CaptainEek]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Creffett|Creffett]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cwmhiraeth 2|Cwmhiraeth]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/954167535#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#May 2020|Anna Frodesiak]] • [[Special:PermaLink/956526034#Request_removal_of_my_administrator_status_(Buckshot06)|Buckshot06]] • [[Special:PermaLink/954167535#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#May 2020|Ronhjones]] • [[Special:PermaLink/955300090#Desysop_for_SQL|SQL]]

[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Special:PermaLink/20053877#User_SQL@enwiki|SQL]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*A [[Wikipedia talk:Unblock Ticket Request System#RfC - Figure out what to do with UTRS|request for comment]] asks whether the [[WP:UTRS|Unblock Ticket Request System (UTRS)]] should allowed any unblock request or just private appeals.
:*The Wikimedia Foundation {{plainlink|https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2020/05/22/wikimedia-foundation-board-announces-community-culture-statement|announced}} that they will develop a universal code of conduct for all WMF projects. There is an open [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#WMF Board Authorises Universal Code of Conduct and non-local sanctions of those who breach them|local discussion]] regarding the same.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* A [[Special:PermaLink/959902214#Antisemitism in Poland: Motion (May 2020)|motion]] was passed to enact a [[WP:500/30|500/30]] restriction on {{tq|articles related to the history of Jews and antisemitism in Poland during World War II (1933–45), including the Holocaust in Poland}}. Article talk pages where disruption occurs may also be managed with the stated restriction.

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== Administrators' newsletter – July 2020 ==

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/960804030#Resysop request (Malcolmxl5)|Malcolmxl5]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/960090978#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#June 2020|John]] • [[Special:Permalink/960090978#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#June 2020|TheCoffee]] • [[Special:Permalink/960090978#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#June 2020|Tim!]]
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|alt=renamed|Renamed]] {{noping|Creffett}} → {{noping|GeneralNotability}}
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|alt=renamed|Renamed]] {{noping|DeltaQuad}} → {{noping|AmandaNP}}

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/963158210#Revocation of CheckUser access for Bbb23|Bbb23]] 

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:Permalink/960524497#IAdmin request (TonyBallioni)|TonyBallioni]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* A [[Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#RfC: Removing T2|request for comment]] is in progress to remove the [[WP:T2|T2]] (template that misrepresents established policy) [[WP:CSD|speedy deletion criterion]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Protection templates on mainspace pages are now automatically added by [[User:MusikBot II]] ([[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/MusikBot II 4|BRFA]]).

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Following the [[WP:FRAMBAN|banning]] of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Fram#Arbcom RfC regarding on-wiki harassment|resolved]] to hold an {{tq|RfC regarding on-wiki harassment}}. The RfC has been posted at [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC]] and is open to comments from the community.
:*The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Medicine|Medicine]] case was [[Special:PermaLink/960547096#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Medicine_closed|closed]], with a [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Medicine#Standard discretionary sanctions|remedy]] authorizing [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures#Discretionary sanctions|standard discretionary sanctions]] for {{tq|all discussions about pharmaceutical drug prices and pricing and for edits adding, changing, or removing pharmaceutical drug prices or pricing from articles}}.

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== Administrators' newsletter – August 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (July 2020).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Red Phoenix 2|Red Phoenix]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermaLink/969820001#Resysop request (Euryalus)|Euryalus]] • [[Special:Permalink/970541221#Resysop Request (SQL)|SQL]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/965476031#Inactive admins for July 2020|Jujutacular]] • [[Special:PermaLink/965476031#Inactive admins for July 2020|Monty845]] • [[Special:PermaLink/965476031#Inactive admins for July 2020|Rettetast]] • [[Special:PermaLink/965476031#Inactive admins for July 2020|Madchester]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/970207805#Changes to Oversight team|GB fan]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/968622017#changes to functionary team|Keegan]] • [[Special:Permalink/968622017#changes to functionary team|Opabinia regalis]] • [[Special:Permalink/968622017#changes to functionary team|Premeditated Chaos]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* There is an open [[Wikipedia talk:Banning policy#RfC: Increase minimum length for site ban discussions|request for comment]] to decide whether to increase the minimum duration a sanction discussion has to remain open (currently 24 hours).
:* [[WP:CSD|Speedy deletion criterion]] [[WP:T2|T2]] (template that misrepresents established policy) has been repealed following a [[Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#RfC: Removing T2|request for comment]].
:* Speedy deletion criterion [[WP:X2|X2]] (pages created by the content translation tool) has been repealed following a [[Wikipedia_talk:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#X2_cleanup|discussion]].
:* There is a proposal to [[Wikipedia_talk:Proposed_deletion#RfC_on_limiting_PROD_to_CONFIRMED_editors|restrict proposed deletion to confirmed users]]. 

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== Administrators' newsletter – September 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (August 2020).
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[[File:Wikipedia Administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Eddie891|Eddie891]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/970712917#Desysop_request_(Angela)|Angela]] • [[Special:Permalink/972708999#Jcw69|Jcw69]] • [[Special:Permalink/970551383#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#August 2020|Just Chilling]] • [[Special:Permalink/970551383#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#August 2020|Philg88]] • [[Special:Permalink/970551383#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#August 2020|Viajero]]

[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/972385553#change to CheckUser team|SQL]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*Following a [[Special:Permalink/973319444#RfC:_Increase_minimum_length_for_site_ban_discussions|request for comment]], the minimum length for [[WP:CBAN|site ban]] discussions was increased to 72 hours, up from 24.
:*A [[Wikipedia talk:Conflict of interest#Should it be a requirement that WP:PAID editors "must" use the WP:AFC process to publish articles?|request for comment]] is ongoing to determine whether [[WP:PAID|paid editors]] {{tq|must}} or {{tq|should}} use the [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation|articles for creation]] process.
:*A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Resolve the inconsistency between WP:DRAFTIFY and WP:ATD|request for comment]] is open to resolve inconsistencies between the [[WP:DRAFTIFY|draftification]] and [[WP:ATD|alternative to deletion]] processes.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* A [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2020|request for comment]] is open to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2020|2020 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee election]] and to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.
:*An open [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#RFC: Multiple roles for active arbitrators|request for comment]] asks whether active Arbitrators may serve on the [[meta:Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee/Call for applicants|Trust and Safety Case Review Committee]] or [[meta:Ombuds commission|Ombudsman commission]].

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== Administrators' newsletter – September 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (September 2020).
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[[File:Wikipedia Administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ajpolino|Ajpolino]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/LuK3 2|LuK3]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Jackmcbarn 2|Jackmcbarn]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/980137969#Desysop (Ad Orientem)|Ad Orientem]] • [[Special:Permalink/978450729#Resignation (Harej)|Harej]] • [[Special:Permalink/976063276#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#September 2020|Lid]] • [[Special:Permalink/976063276#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#September 2020|Lomn]] • [[Special:Permalink/976063276#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#September 2020|Mentoz86]] • [[Special:Permalink/976063276#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#September 2020|Oliver Pereira]] • [[Special:Permalink/976063276#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#September 2020|XJaM]]
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|alt=renamed|Renamed]] {{noping|There'sNoTime}} → {{noping|TheresNoTime}}

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*A [[Special:Permalink/978262119)#Resolve the inconsistency between WP:DRAFTIFY and WP:ATD|request for comment]] found consensus that [[WP:ATD-I|incubation as an alternative to deletion]] should generally only be recommended when [[WP:DRAFTIFY|draftification]] is appropriate, namely {{tq|1) if the result of a deletion discussion is to draftify; or 2) if the article is newly created}}.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*The [[Special:AbuseLog|filter log]] now provides links to view diffs of deleted revisions ([[phab:T261630]]).

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*The [[WP:CUOS2020|2020 CheckUser and Oversight appointment process]] has begun.  The community consultation period will take place from September 27th to October 7th.
:*Following a [[Special:Permalink/977942941#RFC: Multiple roles for active arbitrators|request for comment]], sitting Committee members may not serve on either the [[Meta:Ombuds Commission|Ombuds Commission]] or the [[Meta:Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee|WMF Case Review Committee]].  The Arbitration Committee [[Special:Permalink/977567458#Amendment to arbitration procedures: prohibition of multiple roles|passed a motion]] implementing those results [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures#Prohibition of multiple roles|into their procedures]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*The [[meta:Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] draft is open for [[meta:Universal Code of Conduct/Draft review|community review and comment]] until October 6th, 2020.
:*[[Wikipedia:Office actions|Office actions]] may now be appealed to the [[meta:Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee#Submitting appeals|Interim Trust & Safety Case Review Committee]].

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== Administrators' newsletter – November 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (October 2020).

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[[File:Wikipedia Administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/John M Wolfson|John M Wolfson]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/981896813#Removal of admin position (Bduke)|Bduke]] • [[Special:Permalink/982778561#Removal of admin rights (Nilfanion)|Nilfanion]] • [[Special:Permalink/981243755#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#October 2020|Philosopher]] • [[Special:Permalink/981243755#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#October 2020|Rspeer]] • [[Special:Permalink/981982396#Removal of admin rights (Yunshui)|Yunshui]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/982403871#Request for Interface administrator (Ragesoss)|Ragesoss]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/985051128#Remove intadmin (TonyBallioni)|TonyBallioni]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/981978085#Changes to functionary team|Yunshui]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:Permalink/983765513#2020 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Anarchyte]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/981978085#Changes to functionary team|Yunshui]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*[[Wikipedia:General sanctions#Community sanctions|Community sanctions]] now [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive325#Community general sanctions for beauty pageant articles|authorize]] administrators to place under indefinite semiprotection {{tq|any article on a beauty pageant, or biography of a person known as a beauty pageant contestant, which has been edited by a [[WP:SOCK|sockpuppet account]] or [[WP:IPSOCK|logged-out sockpuppet]]}}, to be logged at [[WP:GS/PAGEANT]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*Sysops will [[phab:T202989|once again]] be able to view the deleted history of JS/CSS pages; this was restricted to [[WP:INTADMIN|interface administrators]] when that group was introduced.
:*[[WP:TW|Twinkle]]'s block module now includes the ability to note the specific case when applying a [[WP:ACDS|discretionary sanctions]] block and/or template.
:*Sysops will be able to use [[Special:CreateLocalAccount]] to [[phab:T259721|create a local account for a global user that is prevented from auto-creation]] locally (such as by a filter or range block). Administrators that are not sure if such a creation is appropriate should contact a checkuser.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2020|2020 Arbitration Committee Elections]] process has begun. Eligible editors will be able to [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2020/Candidates|nominate themselves as candidates]] from November 8 through November 17. The voting period will run from November 23 through December 6.
:* The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC|Anti-harassment RfC]] has concluded with a [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC#Request for Comment|summary of the feedback]] provided.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*A reminder that {{tq|[[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions|standard discretionary sanctions]] are [[WP:ARBAPDS|authorized]] for all edits about, and all pages related to post-1932 politics of the United States and closely related people.}} ([[WP:ARBAP2|American Politics 2 Arbitration case]]).

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== Pending Proposal for Kessler Foundation  ==

Hi. I see you’re a member of the WikiProject Medicine/Society and medicine task force. I’ve made a number of proposals to update the article about [[Kessler Foundation]], a charity that supports people with disabilities. Several have been reviewed but a few remain. The request is posted here [[Talk:Kessler_Foundation#Kessler Foundation Edit Requests – October 2022]]. I have a conflict of interest, and do the edits myself. Would you possibly have time to look at these? I appreciate your time. [[User:Dogmomma529|Dogmomma529]] ([[User talk:Dogmomma529|talk]]) 20:21, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
== Featured picture scheduled for POTD ==

Hi Tom,

This is to let you know that [[:File:Ilan Ramon,_NASA_photo_portrait_in_orange_suit.jpg]], a [[Wikipedia:Featured pictures|featured picture]] you uploaded, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Picture of the day|picture of the day]] (POTD) for June 20, 2023. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at [[Template:POTD/2023-06-20]].  If you have any concerns, please place a message at [[Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day]]. Thank you! --[[User:Ahecht|Ahecht]] ([[User talk:Ahecht|<span style="color:#FFF;background:#04A;display:inline-block;padding:1px;vertical-align:-.3em;font:bold 50%/1 sans-serif;text-align:center">TALK<br />PAGE</span>]]) 19:17, 31 March 2023 (UTC) <!-- Template:NotifyPOTD -->
<div style="margin-top:4px; border:1px solid #ddcef2; background:#faf5ff; overflow:auto;"><div style="margin:0.6em 0.4em 0.1em;">{{POTD/Day|2023-06-20|excludeheader=yes}}</div></div>

==Discussion at [[:Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 June 18#Category:Association football people by prefecture in Japan|Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 June 18 §&nbsp;Category:Association football people by prefecture in Japan]]==
[[File:Symbol watching blue lashes high contrast.svg|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;You are invited to join the discussion at [[:Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 June 18#Category:Association football people by prefecture in Japan|Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 June 18 §&nbsp;Category:Association football people by prefecture in Japan]].  [[User:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#1d9ffc; color:white; padding:5px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">Qwerfjkl</span>]][[User talk:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#79c0f2;color:white; padding:2px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">talk</span>]] 16:38, 18 June 2023 (UTC)<!-- [[Template:Please see]] -->

== Restlezz Afd Tag Message ==

Good day, Tom this is Digitalageohio I reached out concerning Restlezz Wikipedia deletion tag he is an artist which we managed we saw the message you sent via email we've been trying to go through the afd discussions I provided multiple reasons why the subject article shouldn't be deleted which also meets up with Wikipedia standards for notability and neutrality. this is what I said "According to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability All quotations, and any material whose verifiability has been challenged or is likely to be challenged, must include an inline citation to a reliable source that directly supports the material. And the subject article has sources that meet up with https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability  which says Information on Wikipedia must be verifiable; if no reliable, independent sources can be found on a topic. But there are independent sources used for the subject article that meet up with Wikipedia standards for notability and neutrality for music-related topics according to  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Electronic_music/Sources  and  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums/Sources plus the subject has sources from some African newspapers that meet up with Wikipedia standards too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Nigeria/Nigerian_sources. In a nutshell, it meets up with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability#General_notability_guideline. Cheers".  The subject has coverage in top American and African independent magazines and newspapers that are used for Wikipedia citations that meets up with Wikipedia notability standards. Resident Advisor, The Source, All Hiphop, Tribune Online, Earmilk, and also vanguard are sources that meet up with Wikipedia standards for notability and neutrality the subject debuted with a feature from yo gotti popular  American musical artist and is also an iTunes charting artist. we used his Itunes charting plaque image as the image in his infobox so that the new page reviewers would that the subject meets all notability claims .  I hope with these few points of mine you see reasons why the article should be kept instead of deleted. with love and have a blessed day [[User:Digitalageohio|Digitalageohio]] ([[User talk:Digitalageohio|talk]]) 01:54, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

== CfD nomination at {{Section link|Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 October 1#X by Y in Z}} ==

<div class="floatleft" style="margin-bottom:0">[[File:Ambox warning orange.svg|48px|alt=|link=]]</div>A category or categories you have created have been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the [[Wikipedia:Categorization|categorization]] guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at '''{{Section link|Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 October 1#X by Y in Z}}''' on the [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion|categories for discussion]] page.<!-- Template:Cfd mass notify--> Thank you. [[User:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#1d9ffc; color:white; padding:5px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">Qwerfjkl</span>]][[User talk:Qwerfjkl|<span style="background:#79c0f2;color:white; padding:2px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">talk</span>]] 11:31, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

== CfD nomination at {{Section link|Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 March 1#American people by populated place}} ==

<div class="floatleft" style="margin-bottom:0">[[File:Ambox warning orange.svg|48px|alt=|link=]]</div>A category or categories you have created have been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the [[Wikipedia:Categorization|categorization]] guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at '''{{Section link|Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 March 1#American people by populated place}}''' on the [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion|categories for discussion]] page.<!-- Template:Cfd mass notify--> Thank you. <b style="font-family:Courier New;">[[User:HouseBlaster|House]][[Special:Contributions/HouseBlaster|<span style="color:#7D066B;">Blaster</span>]]</b>&nbsp;([[User talk:HouseBlaster|talk]]&nbsp;·&nbsp;he/him) 00:10, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
== Nomination of [[:List of ESPN personalities]] for deletion ==
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<div class="floatleft" style="margin-bottom:0">[[File:Ambox warning orange.svg|48px|alt=|link=]]</div>A discussion is taking place as to whether the article [[:List of ESPN personalities]] is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to [[Wikipedia:List of policies and guidelines|Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]] or whether it should be [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|deleted]].

The article will be discussed at '''[[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of ESPN personalities]]''' until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.<!-- Template:Afd notice --></div> [[User:SpacedFarmer|SpacedFarmer]] ([[User talk:SpacedFarmer|talk]]) 12:44, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

== ITN archives ==
Hi. I hope you are doing well. I am glad to tell you that [[Wikipedia:In the news/Posted/Archives]] are now fully available, with all the vandalism/disruptive edits removed. While creating the bot for the archival process, I went through a lot of the older posts, you are one of the editors whose name popped quite often in ITN in "back in the day", so I personally wanted to let you know about the archives {{p}} I hope you see this message someday. —usernamekiran [[User talk:usernamekiran|(talk)]] 22:04, 18 July 2024 (UTC)