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About a question you tagged me on the ANI drama about GSoW

Hi Alex. You tagged me, but by the time I saw it, the discussion had already been closed. I was thinking of messaging you to respond, but only remembered to do it now.

I did revert an edit because another GSoW editor posted on FB about the SPA vandalizing that page. They didn't ask for anyone else to get involved, they just said "An SPA attempted to rewrite this…". I checked to see what had been done and the SPA had made changes again, so I just undid them. The thing is: it was completely uncontroversial.

If anyone says I shouldn't have done that because I learned about the SPA trying to EW from a post on Facebook, I'll have to ask "why?" It's not like there was a discussion and one of ours was "losing it" or something. It's not like there was the slightest chance in hell that the user I reverted would be not be considered "NOT HERE to build an encyclopedia". It can't be "abuse" if it didn't change the outcome of things. I just call the WP:SNOWBALL clause.

So, that's what happened, I hope you understand my position on this matter. If you think there is a problem with what I did, I'll read it and consider it, but I think I already explained myself enough. Please tag me if you respond, I'm not watching this page. Cheers! VdSV9•♫ 20:23, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@VdSV9: that might be interpreted as an action which is against the letter, if not the spirit, of WP:CANVASSING. However, since that was an uncontroversial edit, I think it's clearly a scenario where WP:IAR applies. Canvassing editors to establish a false appearance of consensus through reverts is an actual thing which is against policy, but I don't think that was the case here. There are probably a lot of eyes on GSoW now since the ANI drama. I hope you and the others make efforts to keep your edits above reproach, as even the appearance of impropriety would probably result in more annoying drama to contend with. Best wishes! AlexEng^(TALK) 21:22, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Howdy. Had the options been made available at the List of presidents of the United States RFC? I would've supported removing the vice presidents from the article & likewise, remove the presidents from the List of vice presidents of the United States article. GoodDay (talk) 06:47, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, GoodDay. You can always suggest another option. RfCs are not intended to present a false dichotomy (trichotomy?). I always invite participants to add their own proposals to my own RfCs, as this user chose to do. At this stage in the discussion, it may make sense to ping all of the participants in the relevant section to reassess their responses. AlexEng^(TALK) 07:11, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I believe I'll bring up the idea at the RFC. GoodDay (talk) 07:13, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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I thought your AE report was good and sufficient, even if people were slow to comment on it. You might actually get better traction in ANI, but it's a crap shoot. Anyway, I don't think you're barking up the wrong tree. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 09:07, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@SMcCandlish: Thank you. I appreciate the sentiment. In any case, it seems like the user is no longer being disruptive, so the necessity for administrative action seems to be stale. If it happens again, then I'm sure it'll get a faster response at ANI when it's filed. AlexEng^(TALK) 09:12, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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A possible return?

It feels like we've come to a logical conclusion on this, so I'd prefer to collapse it. Thanks, everyone, for your time and respectful conversation. Please feel welcome to come back any time. AlexEng^(TALK) 21:32, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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(Moved here from my talk page to avoid Even More Drama. --Guy)

Hi, Guy. I saw that you posted a request to have your voluntary I-Ban removed at WP:AN. I know that you didn't commit to returning, but I am hopeful that you do come back to editing regularly. The project has lost a lot of good editors, and you were one of the best. It's not the same without you, and I hope to see you come back someday. Best wishes, AlexEng^(TALK) 10:38, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That would be entirely up to Floquenbeam. My only condition for returning is that he simply agree to step aside and let other administrators deal with any misbehavior on my part. To make it easy for him to make that decision,

I am not asking Floquenbeam to in any way admit to any fault or say that he was wrong.
I am not asking Floquenbeam to apologize for calling me a liar, calling me a troll, ect. he can simply agree without comment, or with some sort of comment such as "for the good of the project" or "to avoid more drama" or even "in an effort to get Guy to stop his constant lying and trolling"
I would be fine with Floquenbeam reporting me to ANI if they think I misbehaved.
I would be fine if any other administrator said that they will be monitoring my behavior and will deal harshly with any "intentional mocking of someone's gender" on my part.

I can no longer contribute my edits to Wikipedia (other than maintaining some essays) because trust was broken.

I trusted Wikipedia's administrators to warn me if I do something wrong.

I expected them to trust me to do as I have always done; stop the behavior when warned whether I agreed or with the warning or not.

I trusted that blocks are preventative, not punitive, and that, as my user page and talk page clearly specified, you don't have to block me to prevent any behavior. Just ask.

If there is an actual policy or guideline that says that purposely avoiding all personal pronouns is a no-warning blockable offense I would very much like to see it.

All of this could have easily been resolved by treating me as a human being and simply talking to me instead of instantly reaching for the block button on an editor with 15 years and 60,000 edits with no blocks.

I am convinced that Floquenbeam has a personal animosity against me, is monitoring everything I do, and may, at any time, once again invent a new rule not found in any policy or guideline and block me without warning for violating it.

I am convinced that however hard I try and no matter what I say, I am doomed. I did my best to follow every policy and guideline to the letter, and I did my best to do exactly what Floquenbeam ordered me to do. Clearly my best isn't good enough.

I don't anticipate Floquenbeam ever agreeing to walk away from this, so I don't anticipate ever editing articles again unless Floquenbeam retires or is desysopped. --Guy Macon Alternate Account (talk) 11:54, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Guy Macon Alternate Account: I believe that I fully understand your perspective, having spent several hours reading the entire context of the situation after I returned from a semi-wikibreak and learned that you had retired. I agree that you should have been warned, particularly given your history of taking great pains to abide by sanctions and administrator requests when they are put plainly and are specific. I won't comment negatively on Floquenbeam's actions. It pains me a little that you and I both supported his bid for reclaiming sysop after the Framgate situation, and that the relationship between the two of you was able to deteriorate to the point that such a miscommunication was possible. RfA review is always a long and involved process for me, and I typically spend hours looking through a candidate's contributions and history before responding. I still respect Floquenbeam's contributions with the tools, though I like to think that this situation could have been handled in a way that would have led to better outcomes for everyone involved. I do take you at your word when you explain your thought process or when you promise that you'll do something based on your understanding of what is expected.

@Floquenbeam: maybe this is a long shot, and maybe you don't have a good reason to do so, but I'd like to ask you to consider what Guy Macon wrote above. Will you please consider agreeing to merely recuse yourself personally from administrative decisions related to Guy? Guy has been a prolific and valued contributor on the articles I have seen him work on, and I would be really happy to see him return to the project. I just ask that you please not use my talk page to rehash the initial disagreements that led to Guy's block and retirement. Please. If you don't feel that you can respond without that, I will happily accept silence. Otherwise, please feel free to say whatever you like. Thank you both. AlexEng^(TALK) 12:18, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No. That demand is made in bad faith. Guy is welcome to return at any time; it’s his decision, not mine. At your request I won’t go into more detail here, but I’m of course willing to do so if you have questions. —Floquenbeam (talk) 12:32, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Please explain your refusal. If AlexEng doesn't want it here, do so on my talk page. It really sounds like you don't trust the other admins to deal with my behavior. Again, you don't have to admit you were wrong.

I am pondering whether to escalate this issue. To save a possibly wasted effort, if I bring this up at AN and it is the consensus of the community that you step aside and leave me to the other admins, would you comply? If not, then I won't waste everybody's time at AN and will have to decide between doing nothing and seeking your desysopping.

AlexEng, are you OK with this discussion here, or should I move it back to my talk page? I would kind of like you to be involved; I trust your judgement and If Floquenbeam can convince you that I am acting in bad faith then I would seriously reconsider my position. --Guy Macon Alternate Account (talk) 15:44, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I am convinced that Floquenbeam has a personal animosity against me, is monitoring everything I do, and may, at any time, once again invent a new rule not found in any policy or guideline and block me without warning for violating it. This is the crucial point. Guy cannot return with the Sword of Damocles called Floquenbeam hanging over his head, and the claim Guy is welcome to return at any time is made in bad faith ~~- one can almost see the malicious smile behind it. If it were otherwise,~~ if this were about an objective problem with Guy ~~instead of just bullying of a user by an admin,~~ F. would trust other admins to "do the right thing", and accepting the proposal of letting other admins handle him would be no biggie. --Hob Gadling (talk) 17:09, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I won't be participating in this discussion anymore. --Floquenbeam (talk) 17:18, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Guy Macon Alternate Account, Floquenbeam, and Hob Gadling: thank you all for respecting my request not to continue the discussion on my talk page. I'd urge you to try and come to a mutual understanding on a different page.

Hob Gadling, I'm largely against removing other peoples' comments myself, but I would strike what you said about malice and bullying. Even if you don't consider it a personal attack, it's not particularly civil. I don't ascribe any malice to Floquenbeam. My point of view is that this is a solvable misunderstanding based on two users' differing interpretations of each others' motives.
Floquenbeam, I don't think Guy is issuing demands in bad faith; I think he was hurt by what he sees as a misinterpretation of his actions and intents. Instead of demanding an apology or a dramaboard case or any other form of self-serving vindication, I believe he just wants to be sure that he won't need to have anxiety about being blocked by you specifically.
Guy, I don't think Floquenbeam is exhibiting a lack of trust in other admins here. I think he sees the condition you stated for your return as a point of vanity or pride rather than a principled response from an aggrieved party. My interpretation is that he thinks if you actually wanted to come back, then you wouldn't see that as a barrier.
By no means am I a mind reader, so please excuse me if I have misrepresented any of your opinions. It would be a mistake, but in good faith. So as to not silence any of you, I invite you to please feel free to ping me at your respective talk pages if you'd like to discuss anything one-on-one; you are also welcome to email me for private messages, but if a response is required, I will respond on wiki as is my personal policy, and I'll be as ambiguous or brief as possible to prevent breaches of confidence. Thanks, everyone. Best wishes. AlexEng^(TALK) 00:17, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It's your home. Sorry for causing a mess here. I still think that when an admin consistently violates - or maybe completely ignores - the WP:AGF guideline, that guideline stops applying to him, but I struck the part going beyond that, as you wanted. It's probably just a Manichean worldview, with Guy on the side of the villains because he was not 110% obedient. I would have deleted my whole contribution, but there were already responses to it. --Hob Gadling (talk) 10:59, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

~~Does anyone object to me moving this back to to my talk page?~~ No need. Question answered. Unwatching this page now. --Guy Macon Alternate Account (talk) 17:25, 7 January 2022 (UTC)I am still hoping for an answer to my question: [reply]

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"I am pondering whether to escalate this issue. To save a possibly wasted effort, if I bring this up at AN and it is the consensus of the community that you step aside and leave me to the other admins, would you comply? If not, then I won't waste everybody's time at AN and will have to decide between doing nothing and seeking your desysopping."

--Guy Macon Alternate Account (talk) 16:00, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I am not going to discuss this on your talk page, where Hob Gadling et al. can say truly rotten things like I'm somehow glad you're not editing and enjoying seeing you suffer, and you'll do nothing about it and I'll be expected to just sit there and take it. So at the risk of annoying AlexEng, I'll say this here, now, and will not reply further:

If there is a consensus at AN/ANI that there is a policy-based reason for me to no longer act in an administrative role regarding you, of course I'll abide by it, even if I disagree. If there is a consensus at AN/ANI that it would just be easier if I did you the non-policy-based favor of no longer acting in an administrative capacity regarding you, I'll respectfully decline to just make it easier. Partially because I cannot bring myself to do favors for people who are actively lying about me, but mostly because it is not in WP's interest to allow people to pick and choose which admins can take administrative actions against them. I have taken a grand total of two administrative actions against you in the 12 years that I have been an admin (counting the clear warning to you in my closure of the 2019 ANI thread as an administrative action), and the second of those actions - the 2 day block - was directly related to enforcing the first warning, after being requested to look into it by another editor. Both of those admin actions were upheld by the community.

I exchanged a pleasant email with you a few months before the block. When asked if I'd accept replacing the block with an iban, I agreed. When you started violating the iban, I warned you via email, rather than blocking you. When you were found using an undisclosed sock to edit articles, I said nothing. When asked if I'd object to rescinding the iban earlier this week, I agreed. None of which are what you would expect from someone who has it out for you. There is zero evidence the admin actions were made in bad faith or as part of some vendetta, and lots of evidence they weren't; your repeatedly claiming this does not make it true. You've made up the idea that I am out to get you out of whole cloth. It is rude. It is unfair. It is not true.

It's been a long-held principle that taking administrative action does not make one WP:INVOLVED with an editor. It would not be good to waive that principle because you are refusing to edit WP articles with your main account while I'm still around. If you want to edit articles, you should edit articles. If you feel you've backed yourself into a corner and need me to say something so you can save face, then you can now use an undisclosed alternate account to edit articles instead. If you think that saying untrue things about me often enough will make me involved, that shouldn't be rewarded, or everyone will start doing it. --Floquenbeam (talk) 16:29, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding a disagreement with your recent closure of a COIN thread. The thread is Closure of COIN thread by involved editor. Thank you.Santacruz ⁂ Please ping me! 11:03, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for getting the ball rolling, A. C. Santacruz. No ill will here, and I'm happy to apologize and self-revert if there is consensus that I was wrong. AlexEng^(TALK) 11:20, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If consensus is you were wrong, it won't be wrong by much. I do think your closure is constructive in a way. It serves to remind editors that the thread is meant to end at some point, and that we should try to reach a constructive conclusion before then. I hope it will thus keep editors more focused on the main issues of the thread and wait for other venues to discuss minor details or user conduct. Santacruz ⁂ Please ping me! 11:26, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Race-revese casting

I liked your comments on this discussion. To me there are just too many like but not quite the same things going on here, to easily justify more than one article.John Pack Lambert (talk) 15:28, 11 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Johnpacklambert. I tried to articulate the reasons that we don't need a separate article for this topic, but it seems that not many people agree with me.

This "photo negative" technique is very niche. It was only used in Patrick Stewart's novel production of Othello, and I haven't been able to find any other examples of it. The article cites an essay about a particular production of Antony and Cleopatra, but I read the essay, and all they're talking about is the fact that Cleopatra was played by a white actor, while one servant in particular was played by a black actor. That doesn't seem like photo negative casting to me, and the source only tangentially notes this in a broader discussion of the relationship between race and gender in casting. Again, though, it doesn't seem like anyone is going to change their minds. Maybe someday. AlexEng^(TALK) 22:06, 11 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

- To me possibly the next closest example is the pairing of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and the I think 2003 film Guess Who, where you go from a black man about to marry a white woman to a white man about to marry a black woman. However they are not by any stretch of the imagination the same plot, or the same work with a slight casting change. They are both set at the time they were made, they have totally different feels, and other than what I said above the rest of the plot is pretty much different.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:07, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yaniv

Would you mind saying which discussion you were asked to participate in? No worries if not, not trying to pry further than I should, but it would be useful to notify any potential closer of the attempt. And a very sincere thank you for reporting it. nableezy - 04:30, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Nableezy: Yeah, it's the Counterpunch RfC over at WP:RSN, much to nobody's surprise. This is the third email I have gotten from this user's socks. I have no desire to participate, but I did plaster the canvassing banner template on the discussion the first time I got an email. Also, to clarify, I'm totally fine discussing the content of these particular emails, since there is no confidential information or reasonable expectation of privacy. My only concern is about the metadata of the email, because my email address can be tied very easily and obviously to my real life identity. AlexEng^(TALK) 06:01, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Well thats disappointing, but again thank you so much for reporting it. I dont think you should feel as though you should not participate due to the canvassing, as you clearly have Wikipedia's best interest at heart, Do you mind if I reference this on the RFC to inform people of the stealth canvassing? nableezy - 13:02, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also, a quick suggestion, make an email with something anodyne like AlexEng_wiki@gmail or something and set up 2FA for it, and use it only for Wikipedia. You get a notification when somebody emails you anyway so dont even need to set up forwarding to your usual email, just check when notified. But I would strongly advise anybody not wanting to have their identity outed to do that, there been a number of hacking incidents here over the years. nableezy - 14:39, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Nableezy: thank you for the advice. I do appreciate it. I'd like to keep the email I have now, but I have added further restrictions through preferences. I'm not particularly concerned about an account breach, given the high security standards that I maintain. AlexEng^(TALK) 19:30, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@AlexEng - You were selected because you participated in this discussion giving statements against their foes [1]. Now that you demonstrated integrity by refusing to cooperate they might choose you as prey to punish you. I strongly recommend you follow Nableezy's advice. - GizzyCatBella🍁 15:54, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@GizzyCatBella: thank you. I don't think I fit neatly into any particular ideological position, so it was strange for them to consider me as an ally. I suspect you are right, though. As for the prospect of punishment, I think it would be amusing to watch the attempt. I hide my real life identity out of personal preference, but I am not concerned about any particular consequences if it were to be revealed. It would just be annoying.

Thanks again! AlexEng^(TALK) 19:30, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Alex, I raised this at AN, sorry you are involved in something youd rather not be. nableezy - 16:39, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! You can quote me wherever you like. AlexEng^(TALK) 19:30, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Just FYI, I'm more than happy to work with you on adjustments in wording once it's established (if it is) that the sentence can be added. Beyond My Ken (talk) 03:32, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Beyond My Ken: thank you. I appreciate that. I just wanted to be clear in this case that I'm not married to any particular phrasing, but that I agree with the substance of what you wrote. If the consensus view moves in a similar direction, then I think it's fine to iterate on it to get to the best version. AlexEng^(TALK) 03:48, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Competence in English

Replying WP:CIR for such statements. by the plea Please remember to comment on content, not contributors. means that either the editor did not understand that the first statement was about the kind of arguments presented there and not about contributers OR a false accusation WP:DNTL. I strongly advice to read multiple times before pressing "Publish changes"!--Geysirhead (talk) 21:48, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Geysirhead: thanks for the message. Are you suggesting that I am the editor in your statement above? Please be direct in the future. In response to your statement: I know what I said, and it was not written in error. You replied to somebody's contention about source material by saying: WP:CIR for such statements. You insulted Unbh by insinuating that they are incompetent for making the argument that they made. Then, after I politely asked you to comment on content not contributors, you apparently doubled down by calling me incompetent as well: WP:CIR to find (Ossewaarde,2017) and other peer-reviewed papers. Now you're on my talk page, having created a heading called "Competence in English", compounding your repeated insinuations about other editors' competence on an AfD page. Have you read WP:CIR yourself? At the very top of the essay, there is a very noticeable banner reading: Be cautious when referencing this page, particularly when involved in a dispute with another editor, as it could be considered a personal attack. Further down on the page, there is further admonishment: It does not mean we should label people as incompetent. Calling someone incompetent is a personal attack and is not helpful. Always refer to the contributions and not the contributor, and find ways to phrase things that do not put people on the defensive or attack their character or person. To assume good faith after one personal attack is advisable. To assume that after two is generous. To continue to assume good faith after three personal attacks, identical in substance, is just foolish. I am now asking you to strike or delete your repeated attacks on editors' competence. Thanks again for your message. AlexEng^(TALK) 04:17, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You insulted Unbh by insinuating that they are incompetent Please, read in your mother tongue Для доказательства некоторых утверждений необходим уровень редкой компетентности. Человек, делающий заявление, должен подкрепить его, чтобы его воспринимали всерьез. and WP:Listen--Geysirhead (talk) 13:39, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Even if somebody is directly called incompetent, competence can be only acquired, when incompetence is acknowledged. insulted sound like a legal threat to me WP:NLT.--Geysirhead (talk) 14:09, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Undid revision 1072121741

Regarding the undid revision for Saudi Arabian article. How is it exactly not an accurate summary of the human rights section? Updates regarding improvements of the country's human rights situation should be mentioned along with the human rights abuses. The current paragraph is misleading as it shows the country is not willing to improve its human rights image and denies all the reforms made in the last couple of years. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajwadsabano (talk • contribs) 11:18, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) I have blocked this user. Bishonen | tålk 11:46, 16 February 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Thank you, Bishonen. For posterity, the user had on several occasions modified the lead of Saudi Arabia to present a more favorable picture of civil rights in the country. This caused the relevant article section, "Human Rights", to not be accurately reflected in the modified lead. AlexEng^(TALK) 20:30, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Alex. I do believe the Saudi regime is "willing to improve its human rights image", perhaps even to the point of employing SPAs to whitewash their record on Wikipedia. Bishonen | tålk 22:56, 18 February 2022 (UTC).[reply]

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Arbitration

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The 2022 appointees for the Ombuds commission are Érico, Faendalimas, Galahad, Infinite0694, Mykola7, Olugold, Udehb and Zabe as regular members and Ameisenigel and JJMC89 as advisory members.
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An RfC is open proposing a change to the minimum activity requirements for administrators.

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

Arbitration

Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures § Opening of proceedings has been updated to reflect current practice following a motion.
A arbitration case regarding Skepticism and coordinated editing has been closed.
A arbitration case regarding WikiProject Tropical Cyclones has been opened.

Miscellaneous

Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines has closed, and the results were that 56.98% of voters supported the guidelines. The results of this vote mean the Wikimedia Foundation Board will now review the guidelines.

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Rosemont Seneca

In what world is this of no significant interest? You re why Wikipedia isn't a reliable source of information. 47.226.75.115 (talk) 13:25, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@47.226.75.115: I take it as a compliment to not be associated with whatever warped version of "reliable" information you're talking about. Thanks for the feedback! AlexEng^(TALK) 23:56, 29 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, it's crazy how you proudly flaunt your political bias. Facts surrounding the corruption of Hunter Biden harm your political narrative, so you baselessly denounce factual information as "conspiracy theories" and lobby to get articles removed that you don't like. If you had a conscience you would delete your account, but because you don't, Wikipedia remains a source of politically charged misinformation. There really needs to be some policy in place to prevent misinformation spreading activists like you to spread their propaganda on this platform and pass it off as fact. 31.21.14.187 (talk) 19:55, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@31.21.14.187: Much like your so-called "facts", this bizarre accusation is entirely divorced from reality. It is precisely because we hold neutrality as a standard that this tabloid gossip isn't acceptable for inclusion on the encyclopedia. Come back when you have reliable sources to prove your assertions. AlexEng^(TALK) 21:39, 9 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The ability to undelete the associated talk page when undeleting a page has been added. This was the 11th wish of the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey.
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Arbitration

Remedy 2 of the St Christopher case has been rescinded following a motion. The remedy previously authorised administrators to place a ban on single-purpose accounts who were disruptively editing on the article St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine or related pages from those pages.

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Technical news

Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access Special:Block directly from user pages. (T307341)
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Arbitration

Remedy 2 of the Rachel Marsden case has been rescinded following a motion. The remedy previously authorised administrators to delete or reduce to a stub, together with their talk pages, articles related to Rachel Marsden when they violate Wikipedia's biographies of living persons policy.
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An RfC has been closed with consensus to add javascript that will show edit notices for editors editing via a mobile device. This only works for users using a mobile browser, so iOS app editors will still not be able to see edit notices.
An RfC has been closed with the consensus that train stations are not inherently notable.

Technical news

The Wikimania 2022 Hackathon will take place virtually from 11 August to 14 August.
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Arbitration

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

Miscellaneous

You can vote for candidates in the 2022 Board of Trustees elections from 16 August to 30 August. Two community elected seats are up for election.
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Administrator changes

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Technical news

The impact report on the effects of disabling IP editing on the Persian (Farsi) Wikipedia has been released.
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Arbitration

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

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The new pages patrol (NPP) team has prepared an appeal to the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) for assistance with addressing Page Curation bugs and requested features. You are encouraged to read the open letter before it is sent, and if you support it, consider signing it. It is not a discussion, just a signature will suffice.
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Administrators' newsletter – October 2022

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

Administrator changes

ScottishFinnishRadish

Staxringold

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Interface administrator changes

Cyberpower678

CheckUser changes

GorillaWarfare

Guideline and policy news

Following an RfC, consensus was found that if the rationale for a block depends on information that is not available to all administrators, that information should be sent to the Arbitration Committee, a checkuser or an oversighter for action (as applicable, per ArbCom's recent updated guidance) instead of the administrator making the block.
Following an RfC, consensus has been found that, in the context of politics and science, the reliability of FoxNews.com is unclear and that additional considerations apply to its use.
Community comment on the revised Universal Code of Conduct enforcement guidelines is requested until 8 October.

Technical news

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

Arbitration

Remedy 8.1 of the Muhammad images case will be rescinded 1 November following a motion.
A modification to the deletion RfC remedy in the Conduct in deletion-related editing case has been made to reaffirm the independence of the RfC and allow the moderators to split the RfC in two.
The second phase of the 2021-22 Discretionary Sanctions Review closes 3 October.

Miscellaneous

An administrator's account was recently compromised. Administrators are encouraged to check that their passwords are secure, and reminded that ArbCom reserves the right to not restore adminship in cases of poor account security. You can also use two-factor authentication (2FA) to provide an extra level of security.
Self-nominations for the electoral commission for the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections open 2 October and close 8 October.
You are invited to comment on candidates in the 2022 CUOS appointments process.
An RfC is open to discuss whether to make Vector 2022 the default skin on desktop.
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Administrators' newsletter – November 2022

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

Administrator changes

- Isabelle Belato
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Interface administrator changes

CheckUser changes

Oversight changes

DGG

Guideline and policy news

The article creation at scale RfC opened on 3 October and will be open until at least 2 November.
An RfC is open to discuss having open requests for adminship automatically placed on hold after the seven-day period has elapsed, pending closure or other action by a bureaucrat.

Arbitration

Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 13 November 2022 until 22 November 2022 to stand in the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections.
The arbitration case request titled Athaenara has been resolved by motion.
The arbitration case Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block has entered the proposed decision stage.
AmandaNP, Mz7 and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2022 Arbitration Committee Elections. Xaosflux and Dr vulpes are reserve commissioners.

Miscellaneous

The 2022 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process has concluded with the appointment of two new CheckUsers.
You can add yourself to the centralised page listing time zones of administrators.
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Administrators' newsletter – December 2022

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

Administrator changes

Interface administrator changes

CheckUser changes

Oversight changes

Guideline and policy news

Consensus has been found in an RfC to automatically place RfAs on hold after one week.
The article creation at scale RfC has been closed.
An RfC on the banners for the December 2022 fundraising campaign has been closed.

Technical news

A new preference named "Enable limited width mode" has been added to the Vector 2022 skin. The preference is also shown as a toggle on every page if your monitor is 1600 pixels or wider. When disabled it removes the whitespace added by Vector 2022 on the left and right of the page content. Disabling this preference has the same effect as enabling the wide-vector-2022 gadget. (T319449)

Arbitration

Eligible users are invited to vote on candidates for the Arbitration Committee until 23:59 December 12, 2022 (UTC). Candidate statements can be seen here.
The proposed decision for the 2021-22 review of the discretionary sanctions system is open.
The arbitration case Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block has been closed.
The arbitration case Stephen has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 1 December 2022.
A motion has modified the procedures for contacting an admin facing Level 2 desysop.

Miscellaneous

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Administrators' newsletter – January 2023

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

Administrator changes

Stephen

Interface administrator changes

Nihiltres

CheckUser changes

Moneytrees

Oversighter changes

Guideline and policy news

Speedy deletion criterion A5 (transwikied articles) has been repealed following an unopposed proposal.

Arbitration

Following the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Barkeep49, CaptainEek, GeneralNotability, Guerillero, L235, Moneytrees, Primefac, SilkTork.
The 2021-22 Discretionary Sanctions Review has concluded with many changes to the discretionary sanctions procedure including a change of the name to "contentious topics". The changes are being implemented over the coming month.
The arbitration case Stephen has been closed.

Miscellaneous

Voting for the Sound Logo has closed and the winner is expected to be announced February to April 2023.
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Administrators' newsletter – February 2023

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

Administrator changes

Gimmetrow

CheckUser changes

Oversighter changes

Guideline and policy news

Following an RfC, the administrator policy now requires that prior written consent be gained from the Arbitration Committee to mark a block as only appealable to the committee.
Following a community discussion, consensus has been found to impose the extended-confirmed restriction over the topic areas of Armenia and Azerbaijan and Kurds and Kurdistan.

Technical news

The Vector 2022 skin has become the default for desktop users of the English Wikipedia.

Arbitration

The arbitration case Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 24 February 2023.
In December, the contentious topics procedure was adopted which replaces the former discretionary sanctions system. The contentious topics procedure is now in effect following an initial implementation period. There is a detailed summary of the changes and administrator instructions for the new procedure. The arbitration clerk team are taking suggestions, concerns, and unresolved questions about this new system at their noticeboard.

Miscellaneous

Voting in the 2023 Steward elections will begin on 05 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
Voting in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey will begin on 10 February 2023 and end on 24 February 2023. You can submit, discuss and revise proposals until 6 February 2023.
Tech tip: Syntax highlighting is available in both the 2011 and 2017 Wikitext editors. It can help make editing paragraphs with many references or complicated templates easier.

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2023

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

Administrator changes

The Wordsmith

CheckUser changes

Oversighter changes

Guideline and policy news

Following a request for comment, F10 (useless non-media files) has been deprecated.
Following a request for comment, the Portal CSD criteria (P1 (portal subject to CSD as an article) and P2 (underpopulated portal)) have been deprecated.
A request for comment is open to discuss making the closing instructions for the requested moves process a guideline.

Technical news

The results of the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey have been posted.

Arbitration

Remedy 11 ("Request for Comment") of the Conduct in deletion-related editing case has been rescinded.
The proposed decision for the Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 case is expected 7 March 2023.
A case related to the Holocaust in Poland is expected to be opened soon.

Miscellaneous

The 2023 appointees for the Ombuds commission are AGK, Ameisenigel, Bennylin, Daniuu, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, JJMC89, MdsShakil, Minorax and Renvoy as regular members and Zabe as advisory members.
Following the 2023 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Mykola7, Superpes15, and Xaosflux.
The Terms of Use update cycle has started, which includes a [p]roposal for better addressing undisclosed paid editing. Feedback is being accepted until 24 April 2023.

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2023

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

Administrator changes

Aoidh

KillerChihuahua

CheckUser changes

Ferret

Guideline and policy news

A community RfC is open to discuss whether reports primarily involving gender-related disputes or controversies should be referred to the Arbitration enforcement noticeboard.

Technical news

Some older web browsers will not be able to use JavaScript on Wikimedia wikis starting this week. This mainly affects users of Internet Explorer 11. (T178356)
The rollback of Vector 2022 RfC has found no consensus to rollback to Vector legacy, but has found rough consensus to disable "limited width" mode by default.
A link to the user's Special:CentralAuth page will now appear in the subtitle links shown on Special:Contributions. This was voted #17 in the Community Wishlist Survey 2023.

Arbitration

The Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 case has been closed.
A case about World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been opened, with the first evidence phase closing 6 April 2023.

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2023

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

Administrator changes

Spicy

CheckUser changes

Jimbo Wales

Oversighter changes

Jimbo Wales

Guideline and policy news

A request for comment about removing administrative privileges in specified situations is open for feedback.

Technical news

Progress has started on the Page Triage improvement project. This is to address the concerns raised by the community in their 2022 WMF letter that requested improvements be made to the tool.

Arbitration

The proposed decision in the World War II and the history of Jews in Poland case is expected 11 May 2023.

Miscellaneous

The Wikimedia Foundation annual plan 2023-2024 draft is open for comment and input through May 19. The final plan will be published in July 2023.

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2023

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

Administrator changes

Ingenuity

CheckUser changes

Courcelles

Guideline and policy news

Following an RfC, editors indefinitely site-banned by community consensus will now have all rights, including sysop, removed.
As a part of the Wikimedia Foundation's IP Masking project, a new policy has been created that governs the access to temporary account IP addresses. An associated FAQ has been created and individual communities can increase the requirements to view temporary account IP addresses.

Technical news

Bot operators and tool maintainers should schedule time in the coming months to test and update their tools for the effects of IP masking. IP masking will not be deployed to any content wiki until at least October 2023 and is unlikely to be deployed to the English Wikipedia until some time in 2024.

Arbitration

The arbitration case World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been closed. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.

Miscellaneous

Following a community referendum, the arbitration policy has been modified to remove the ability for users to appeal remedies to Jimbo Wales.

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2023

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

Administrator changes

Novem Linguae

Bureaucrat changes

MBisanz

Guideline and policy news

Contributions to the English Wikipedia are now released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0) license instead of CC BY-SA 3.0. Contributions are still also released under the GFDL license.

Technical news

Discussion is open regarding a proposed global policy regarding third-party resources. Third-party resources are computer resources that reside outside of Wikimedia production websites.

Arbitration

Two arbitration cases are currently open. Proposed decisions are expected 5 July 2023 for the Scottywong case and 9 July 2023 for the AlisonW case.

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2023

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

Administrator changes

Firefangledfeathers

Interface administrator changes

Novem Linguae

Technical news

The tag filter on Special:NewPages and revision history pages can now be inverted. This allows hiding edits made by automated tools. (T334338)
Special:BlockedExternalDomains is a new tool that allows easier blocking of plain domains (and their subdomains). This is more easily searchable and is faster for the software to use than the existing MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. It does not support regex (for complex cases), URL path-matching, or the MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. (T337431)

Arbitration

The arbitration cases named Scottywong and AlisonW closed 10 July and 16 July respectively.
The SmallCat dispute arbitration case is in the workshop phase.

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

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

Administrator changes

CheckUser changes

Bradv

Oversighter changes

Bradv

Guideline and policy news

Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that [s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment.

Technical news

Special:Contributions now shows the user's local edit count and the account's creation date. (T324166)

Arbitration

The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged to note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful.

Miscellaneous

Tech tip: The "Browse history interactively" banner shown at the top of Special:Diff can be used to easily look through a history, assemble composite diffs, or find out what archive something wound up in.

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2023

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

Administrator changes

0xDeadbeef

Tamzin

Dennis Brown

Interface administrator changes

Pppery

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

The WMF is working on making it possible for administrators to edit MediaWiki configuration directly. This is similar to previous work on Special:EditGrowthConfig. A technical RfC is running until November 08, where you can provide feedback.
There is a proposed plan for re-enabling the Graph Extension. Feedback on this proposal is requested.

Arbitration

Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 12 November 2023 until 21 November 2023 to stand in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections.
Xaosflux, RoySmith and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee Elections. BusterD is the reserve commissioner.
Following a motion, the contentious topic designation of Prem Rawat has been struck. Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.
Following several motions, multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the Editor conduct in e-cigs articles, Liancourt Rocks, Longevity, Medicine, September 11 conspiracy theories, and Shakespeare authorship question cases.
Following a motion, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the Macedonia 2 case have been rescinded.
Following a motion, remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the The Troubles case has been amended.
An arbitration case named Industrial agriculture has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.

Miscellaneous

The Articles for Creation backlog drive is happening in November 2023, with 700+ drafts pending reviews for in the last 4 months or so. In addition to the AfC participants, all administrators and New Page Patrollers can conduct reviews using the helper script, Yet Another AFC Helper Script, which can be enabled in the Gadgets settings. Sign up here to participate!

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2023

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

Administrator changes

Beeblebrox → Just Step Sideways

CheckUser changes

Oversight changes

Guideline and policy news

Following a talk page discussion, the Administrators' accountability policy has been updated to note that while it is considered best practice for administrators to have notifications (pings) enabled, this is not mandatory. Administrators who do not use notifications are now strongly encouraged to indicate this on their user page.

Arbitration

Following a motion, the Extended Confirmed Restriction has been amended, removing the allowance for non-extended-confirmed editors to post constructive comments on the "Talk:" namespace. Now, non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace solely to make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided that their actions are not disruptive.
The Arbitration Committee has announced a call for Checkusers and Oversighters, stating that it will currently be accepting applications for CheckUser and/or Oversight permissions at any point in the year.
Eligible users are invited to vote on candidates for the Arbitration Committee until 23:59 December 11, 2023 (UTC). Candidate statements can be seen here.

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Administrators' newsletter – January 2024

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

Administrator changes

Clovermoss

Dennis Brown

CheckUser changes

Oversighter changes

Arbitration

Following the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Aoidh, Cabayi, Firefly, HJ Mitchell, Maxim, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720.
Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee rescinded the restrictions on the page name move discussions for the two Ireland pages that were enacted in June 2009.
The arbitration case Industrial agriculture has been closed.

Miscellaneous

The New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in January 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,000 unreviewed articles awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2024

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

Administrator changes

Bureaucrat changes

Worm That Turned

CheckUser changes

Wugapodes

Interface administrator changes

Guideline and policy news

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

Technical news

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

Arbitration

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

Miscellaneous

Voting in the 2024 Steward elections will begin on 06 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 27 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
A vote to ratify the charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open till 2 February 2024, 23:59:59 (UTC) via Secure Poll. All eligible voters within the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to either support or oppose the adoption of the U4C Charter and share their reasons. The details of the voting process and voter eligibility can be found here.
Community Tech has made some preliminary decisions about the future of the Community Wishlist Survey. In summary, they aim to develop a new, continuous intake system for community technical requests that improves prioritization, resource allocation, and communication regarding wishes. Read more
The Unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in February 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. Sign up to participate!

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

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

Administrator changes

Bureaucrat changes

SilkTork

Guideline and policy news

Phase I of the 2024 RfA review is now open for participation. Editors are invited to review, comment on, and propose improvements to the requests for adminship process.
Following an RfC, the inactivity requirement for the removal of the interface administrator right increased from 6 months to 12 months.

Technical news

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

Miscellaneous

The 2024 appointees for the Ombuds commission are だ＊ぜ, AGK, Ameisenigel, Bennylin, Daniuu, Doǵu, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, MdsShakil, Minorax, Nehaoua, Renvoy and RoySmith as members, with Vermont serving as steward-observer.
Following the 2024 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Ajraddatz, Albertoleoncio, EPIC, JJMC89, Johannnes89, Melos and Yahya.

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

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

Administrator changes

Guideline and policy news

An RfC is open to convert all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure.

Technical news

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

Arbitration

An arbitration case has been opened to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".

Miscellaneous

Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2024

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

Administrator changes

Nyttend

Bureaucrat changes

Nihonjoe

CheckUser changes

Joe Roe

Oversight changes

GeneralNotability

Guideline and policy news

Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.

Technical news

Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531

Arbitration

The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.

Miscellaneous

This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!
Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election is open until 9 May 2024. Read the voting page on Meta-Wiki and cast your vote here!

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2024

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

Administrator changes

Graham Beards

Bureaucrat changes

Oversight changes

Dreamy Jazz

Guideline and policy news

Phase II of the 2024 RfA review has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in Phase I.

Technical news

The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351

Arbitration

The arbitration case Venezuelan politics has been closed.
The Committee is seeking volunteers for various roles, including access to the conflict of interest VRT queue.

Miscellaneous

WikiProject Reliability's unsourced statements drive is happening in June 2024 to replace {{citation needed}} tags with references! Sign up here to participate!

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2024

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

Administrator changes

Technical news

Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. Documentation is available on MediaWiki. (T6086)

Miscellaneous

The Community Wishlist is re-opening on 15 July 2024. Read more

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2024

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

Administrator changes

Isabelle Belato

Interface administrator changes

Izno

CheckUser changes

Barkeep49

Technical news

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

Arbitration

The Arbitration Committee appointed the following administrators to the conflict of interest volunteer response team: Bilby, Extraordinary Writ

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2024

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

Administrator changes

Pppery

Interface administrator changes

Pppery

Oversighter changes

Wugapodes

CheckUser changes

Guideline and policy news

Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past.
A request for comment is open to discuss whether Notability (species) should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.

Arbitration

Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("Cinderella157 German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
The arbitration case Historical Elections is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.

Miscellaneous

Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in September 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,900 articles and 26,200 redirects awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!

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Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

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

Administrator changes

CheckUser changes

Guideline and policy news

Administrator elections are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to requests for adminship (RfA). The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with candidate sign-up from October 8 to 14, a discussion phase from October 22 to 24, and SecurePoll voting from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections.
Following a discussion, the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion G8 to F2. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.
A request for comment is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an administrator recall process.

Arbitration

The arbitration case Historical elections has been closed.
An arbitration case regarding Backlash to diversity and inclusion has been opened.
Editors are invited to nominate themselves to serve on the 2024 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission until 23:59 October 8, 2024 (UTC).

Miscellaneous

If you are interested in stopping spammers, please put MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist and MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist on your watchlist, and help out when you can.

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2024

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

Administrator changes

Crisco 1492

CheckUser changes

Oversighter changes