User talk:28bytes/Archive 56
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Happy First Edit Day!
 | Happy First Edit Day! Hi 28bytes! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 22:47, 14 December 2022 (UTC) |  |
Seasons Greetings
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Whatever you celebrate at this time of year, whether it's Christmas or some other festival, I hope you and those close to you have a happy, restful time! Have fun, Donner60 (talk) 00:16, 23 December 2022 (UTC)}} | 
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Season's greetings
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Hello 28bytes: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, TheSandDoctor Talk 18:14, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
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From my family to yours. TheSandDoctor Talk 18:14, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
December music
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We sang Charpentier's delightful Messe de minuit pour Noël today, which was on DYK yesterday, - a first for me, pictured, - thank you for the good wishes, and enjoy the season! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:45, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
Today, pictured, the soprano of our choral concert of the year. More in the context: User talk:Gerda Arendt#DYK for Talia Or in case of interest. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:15, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
Merry Christmas
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Hello 28bytes: Did you know ... that back in 1885, Wikipedia editors wrote Good Articles with axes, hammers and chisels? Thank you for your contributions to this encyclopedia using 21st century technology. I hope you don't get any unnecessary blisters. |
- Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Happy New Year elves}} to send this messageCAPTAIN RAJU(T) 21:13, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
The Signpost: 1 January 2023
- Interview: ComplexRational's RfA debrief
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Administrators' newsletter – January 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2022).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
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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- Speedy deletion criterion A5 (transwikied articles) has been repealed following an unopposed proposal.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.
- Tech tip: You can view information about IP addresses in a centralised location using bullseye which won the Newcomer award in the recent Coolest Tool Awards.
Bureaucrat chat - invitation to participate
The RfA for MB has gone to a bureaucrat chat. Please join in the discussion. Primefac (talk) 15:02, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 16 January 2023
- Special report: Coverage of 2022 bans reveals editors serving long sentences in Saudi Arabia since 2020
- News and notes: Revised Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines up for vote, WMF counsel departs, generative models under discussion
- In the media: Court orders user data in libel case, Saudi Wikipedia in the crosshairs, Larry Sanger at it again
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- Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2022
- From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago
Administrators' newsletter – February 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2023).
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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.
2023
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looking forward, a new diary has begun --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:13, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
today, I point at two singers I whose performance I enjoyed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:57, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
today, less pointy: a composition from a remarkable 2022 concert, the sad record of four articles about people who recently died at the same time, and singing for Epiphany --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:28, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
pointy again: today's featured article is Osbert Parsley, not by me but Amitchell125 where I commented, including the beginning of my songs. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:13, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
I'm on vacation, - click on songs! I tell my own stories now, instead of relying on DYK. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:03, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
back from vacation - not all pics there yet but plenty ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:24, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
completed now - Melitta Muszely died, RIP --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:56, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 4 February 2023
- From the editor: New for the Signpost: Author pages, tag pages, and a decent article search function
- News and notes: Foundation update on fundraising, new page patrol, Tides, and Wikipedia blocked in Pakistan
- Disinformation report: Wikipedia on Santos
- Op-Ed: Estonian businessman and political donor brings lawsuit against head of national Wikimedia chapter
- Recent research: Wikipedia's "moderate yet systematic" liberal citation bias
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Organized Labour
- Tips and tricks: XTools: Data analytics for your list of created articles
- Featured content: 20,000 Featureds under the Sea
- Traffic report: Films, deaths and ChatGPT
The Signpost: 20 February 2023
- In the media: Arbitrators open case after article alleges Wikipedia "intentionally distorts" Holocaust coverage
- Disinformation report: The "largest con in corporate history"?
- Tips and tricks: All about writing at DYK
- Featured content: Eden, lost.
- Gallery: Love is in the air
- From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 years ago: Let's (not) delete the Main Page!
- Humour: The RfA Candidate's Song
February stories
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| my daily stories |
Thank you for improving articles in February! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:32, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
My story on 24 February is about Artemy Vedel (TFA by Amitchell235), and I made a suggestion for more peace, - what do you think? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:39, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
today: two women whose birthday we celebrate today, 99 and 90 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:20, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – March 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2023).
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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
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March stories
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For the first time I have no DYK on this day but remember a 2016 DYK, Hana Blažíková, a Czech who sang German music in Japan. Girls and women sang how Bach arranged Pergolesi's Stabat Mater to a new text paraphrasing Psalm 51, last Sunday. - I loved improving Mary Bauermeister - on the Main page until yesterday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:46, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
What do you think of this? I thought I asked nicely, but see what happened. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:01, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
same question, still - Marek Kopelent died, and it's Saint Patrick's Day --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:53, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
today we remember the 150th birthday of Max Reger, who saw the horrors of a world war right when it began in 1914, while others were still in high patriotic moods --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:08, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
sharing impressions from vacation on Madeira 20-30 March, pics now at 24 Mar from the peaks - The RfC was closed, and I wonder what we can learn from it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:20, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 9 March 2023
- News and notes: What's going on with the Wikimedia Endowment?
- Technology report: Second flight of the Soviet space bears: Testing ChatGPT's accuracy
- In the media: What should Wikipedia do? Publish Russian propaganda? Be less woke? Cover the Holocaust in Poland differently?
- Featured content: In which over two-thirds of the featured articles section needs to be copied over to WikiProject Military History's newsletter
- Recent research: "Wikipedia's Intentional Distortion of the Holocaust" in Poland and "self-focus bias" in coverage of global events
- From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago
The Signpost: 20 March 2023
- News and notes: Wikimania submissions deadline looms, Russian government after our lucky charms, AI woes nix CNET from RS slate
- Eyewitness: Three more stories from Ukrainian Wikimedians
- In the media: Paid editing, plagiarism payouts, proponents of a ploy, and people peeved at perceived preferences
- Featured content: Way too many featured articles
- Interview: 228/2/1: the inside scoop on Aoidh's RfA
- Traffic report: Who died? Who won? Who lost?
The Signpost: 03 April 2023
- From the editor: Some long-overdue retractions
- News and notes: Sounding out, a universal code of conduct, and dealing with AI
- Arbitration report: "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" case is ongoing
- Featured content: Hail, poetry! Thou heav'n-born maid
- Recent research: Language bias: Wikipedia captures at least the "silhouette of the elephant", unlike ChatGPT
- From the archives: April Fools' through the ages
- Disinformation report: Sus socks support suits, seems systemic
Administrators' newsletter – April 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2023).
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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.
April songs
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Today is the 80th birthday of John Eliot Gardiner, who's going to conduct on 6 May. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:36, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
- Hello Gerda, I hope you are well. I've been quite busy (I had to do some unexpected traveling, among other things) but it is always nice to see you stop by. 28bytes (talk) 15:29, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
- Fire?? O dear! - Only after I passed by here did I understand that Gardiner is going to conduct before The Coronation, see? - Br'er cropped his image for me ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:55, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
- I don't remember the last time you had a DYK, - good! Sad reason though. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:11, 30 April 2023 (UTC)
Reporting problematic and biased rollbacker
Reporting problematic, unprofessional, disrespectful and biased rollbacker in Talk: Resident Evil 4 (2023 video game) 151.68.70.136 (talk) 19:50, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
- At least be open about it and mention my name and the fact that you're trying to cast doubt about a situation, when reliable sources are clear. Ferret was so kind to edit protect the article in question, since you don't follow consensus because you WP:DIDNTHEARTHAT. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 19:54, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
- I tried to follow your indication, and so others, but it's clear you don't want the article to be touched because it goes against a biased and non-neutral narrative, it's clear you're biased on the subject. You are the one who wants a topic to be considered undisputable fact without any evidence. 151.68.70.136 (talk) 20:03, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
- This IP is far past needing a block, so I may have to make some range blocks. Gregory Speck is almost certainly them as well. @Ohnoitsjamie:, I see you have a sock block on 151.34.0.0/16. Does the activity at Resident Evil 4's article look like the same person or unrelated? -- ferret (talk) 20:05, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
- An IP block would be welcome at this point, since they keep repeating IDIDNTHEARTHAT ad nauseam. NOTHERE to help out but to sow doubt on a story. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 20:08, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
- See also 151.68.70.136/16, 84.222.66.55/16, 151.18.171.87/16, and 151.34.54.249/16. -- ferret (talk) 20:10, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
- An IP block would be welcome at this point, since they keep repeating IDIDNTHEARTHAT ad nauseam. NOTHERE to help out but to sow doubt on a story. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 20:08, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
- This IP is far past needing a block, so I may have to make some range blocks. Gregory Speck is almost certainly them as well. @Ohnoitsjamie:, I see you have a sock block on 151.34.0.0/16. Does the activity at Resident Evil 4's article look like the same person or unrelated? -- ferret (talk) 20:05, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
- I tried to follow your indication, and so others, but it's clear you don't want the article to be touched because it goes against a biased and non-neutral narrative, it's clear you're biased on the subject. You are the one who wants a topic to be considered undisputable fact without any evidence. 151.68.70.136 (talk) 20:03, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 26 April 2023
- News and notes: Staff departures at Wikimedia Foundation, Jimbo hands in the bits, and graphs' zeppelin burns
- In the media: Contested truth claims in Wikipedia
- Obituary: Remembering David "DGG" Goodman
- Arbitration report: Holocaust in Poland, Jimbo in the hot seat, and a desysopping
- Special report: Signpost statistics between years 2005 and 2022
- News from the WMF: Collective planning with the Wikimedia Foundation
- Featured content: In which we described the featured articles in rhyme again
- From the archives: April Fools' through the ages, part two
- Humour: The law of hats
- Traffic report: Long live machine, the future supreme
Semi protection edit lock
Hello @28bytes I am requesting you to apply semi protection edit lock in the page of current Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal as there is many vandalizing edits so I am requesting you to do it if you think it is necessary please apply. Sulav K Xettri (talk) 02:35, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – May 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2023).
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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.
DYK for Richmond, Indiana facility fire
On 30 April 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Richmond, Indiana facility fire, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that three years prior to last month's massive plastics fire in Indiana, a court determined that the site was a fire hazard "unsafe to people and property"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Richmond, Indiana facility fire. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Richmond, Indiana facility fire), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
The Signpost: 8 May 2023
- News and notes: New legal "deVLOPments" in the EU
- In the media: Vivek's smelly socks, online safety, and politics
- Recent research: Gender, race and notability in deletion discussions
- Featured content: I wrote a poem for each article, I found rhymes for all the lists; My first featured picture of this year now finally exists!
- Arbitration report: "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" approaches conclusion
- News from the WMF: Planning together with the Wikimedia Foundation
May songs
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I had a good story on coronation day: a Te Deum we sang that day. And the following day we sang it for the composer ;) - And today we remember a composer who created music especially for us! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:51, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
more pleasant music - just heard! - if you click on songs --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:06, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
and now May scenery pictured, - scroll up if you missed the chamber music --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:07, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 22 May 2023
- In the media: History, propaganda and censorship
- Arbitration report: Final decision in "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland"
- Featured content: A very musical week for featured articles
- Traffic report: Coronation, chatbot, celebs
Nomination for deletion of Template:Lifespan of each United States president
Template:Lifespan of each United States president has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 19:54, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 5 June 2023
- News and notes: WMRU director forks new 'pedia, birds flap in top '22 piccy, WMF weighs in on Indian gov's map axe plea
- Featured content: Poetry under pressure
- Traffic report: Celebs, controversies and a chatbot in the public eye
Administrators' newsletter – June 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2023).
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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.
You've got mail
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The Signpost: 19 June 2023
- News and notes: WMF Terms of Use now in force, new Creative Commons licensing
- Featured content: Content, featured
- Recent research: Hoaxers prefer currently-popular topics
June music
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plenty of music on my talk now that our festival started where I saw and heard the enchanting Diana Tishchenko -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:54, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – July 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2023).
Administrator changes
Bureaucrat changes
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.
The Signpost: 3 July 2023
- Disinformation report: Imploded submersible outfit foiled trying to sing own praises on Wikipedia
- Featured content: Incensed
- Traffic report: Are you afraid of spiders? Arnold? The Idol? ChatGPT?
Thanks 28
I really appreciate you staying in touch - means a lot to me. Hope all is well with you. — Ched (talk) 18:31, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
- I’m very glad to see you pop in, Ched. I’ve been thinking of you. All is well in my neck of the woods, I hope the same is true for you. 28bytes (talk) 18:45, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
July songs 
my story today - May I join? Good to see you together! Great music (in June, I'm behind: three great RMF concerts)! - Last Saturday, a friend played for us at her birthday party, on four instruments including baryton, with family (granddaughters!) and colleagues, from Renaissance to Haydn. - My story today is very personal: the DYK appeared on Wikipedia's 15th birthday, and describes a concert I sang. I was requested to translate the bio into German for a memorial concert ... - see background, and we talked about life and death. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:06, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
- Fireworks on the Rhine pictured on 1 July, but the real stars were sun and moon. I love today's story especially. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:40, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
- On today's Main page, you can find a cantata that Bach first performed 300 years ago, and an iconic saxophonist from East Germany. Also: your name is mentioned in an overview of QAI on my talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:19, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
- While today's DYK highlights Santiago on his day, I did my modest share with my story today, describing what I just experienced, pictured. I began the article of the woman in green. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:55, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
- Today Jahrhundertring, and I'm listening to Götterdämmerung from the Bayreuth Festival, close to the scene pictured, - the image is also on the talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:34, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 17 July 2023
- In the media: Tentacles of Emirates plot attempt to ensnare Wikipedia
- Tips and tricks: What automation can do for you (and your WikiProject)
- Featured content: Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin', keep those readers scrollin', got to keep on scrollin', Rawhide!
- Traffic report: The Idol becomes the Master
ANI close/Tony1
It's unclear whether the ARBCOM request (Sandstein) will become about Tony1 or not. Some are requesting it. It seems odd to not reference what's happening there in the close? DeCausa (talk) DeCausa (talk) 14:18, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
- I agree it remains unclear what (if anything) will happen there, but I will amend my closing statement to reference it. 28bytes (talk) 14:20, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
- Done. 28bytes (talk) 14:26, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
Concerned about Article quality
Dear Wikipedia Administrator,
As a dedicated Wikipedia reader, I am concerned about the quality and objectivity of one article. Unfortunately, I have found that the article , "Dadvan Yousuf" does not meet the standards of balanced reporting and has a potential bias.
I respectfully request that you view the article's discussion page, where certain concerns have been detailed. I am concerned that the article be fair and factual, using facts and reliable sources to ensure a proper presentation of the issue. 94.16.115.238 (talk) 09:39, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 1 August 2023
- News and notes: City officials attempt to doxx Wikipedians, Ruwiki founder banned, WMF launches Mastodon server
- In the media: Truth, AI, bull from politicians, and climate change
- Disinformation report: Hot climate, hot hit, hot money, hot news hot off the presses!
- Tips and tricks: Citation tools for dummies!
- In focus: Journals cited by Wikipedia
- Opinion: Are global bans the last step?
- Featured content: Featured Content, 1 to 15 July
- Traffic report: Come on Oppie, let's go party
Please see Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Pppery/Bureaucrat chat and join the discussion when you have an opportunity. Maxim (talk) 18:12, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – August 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2023).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
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.
The Signpost: 15 August 2023
- News and notes: Dude, Where's My Donations? Wikimedia Foundation announces another million in grants for non-Wikimedia-related projects
- Tips and tricks: How to find images for your articles, check their copyright, upload them, and restore them
- Cobwebs: Getting serious about writing
- Serendipity: Why I stopped taking photographs almost altogether
- Featured content: Barbenheimer confirmed
- Traffic report: 'Cause today it just goes with the fashion
August music
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In my most recent images (click on songs), two wedding cakes are hidden. - Today's story is about the Inkpot Madonna who returned to "her place" 9 years ago, and also has aspects of early learning, remember? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:18, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
Today is the anniversary of the premiere of Götterdämmerung. Berit Lindholm sang its final scene in concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London, only four years after her stage debut in a Mozart opera in Stockholm. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:16, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
Today, my focus is on Renata Scotto, after days of updating. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:14, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
Today is Debussy's birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:22, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
This too shall pass. - Ten years ago on 28 August, I heard a symphony, with a heavy heart because of the pending decision in WP:ARBINFOBOX, and not worried about my future here but Andy's. - It passed, and I could write the DYK about calling to dance, not battle, and Andy could write the DYK mentioning about peace and reconciliation, - look. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:54, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
WP:Bullying, and possibly WP:Sockpuppet
I believe User:Drmargi and User:SuperMarioMan are the same person due to both are making false claims and removing edits on Downton Abbey and The Baby-Sitters Club (1990 TV series). I believe this person goes between the accounts once they have ended up in an edit war and use their other account to try and intimidate other editors to get their way. They make false claims about the infobox, remove sourced information, such as past VHS releases because the source is Amazon. Eg. Both The Golden Girls and That '70s Show both infoboxes state when certain things accorded and both list the artist who performed the song and they are saying no infoboxes can do that per WP:MOS yet that obviously is not the case if other TV show pages do it. To me it appears to be biased editing and I think these users should be looked into to be sure they are not the same person cause neither are listening when it’s pointed out that what I have added is no different than what appears in other infoboxes and it cannot be just coincidence that two users don’t go look at other pages’ infoboxes see what I have pointed out to you and then continue to edit war with someone and then gang up and try to intimidate them to get their way. Decent people would go “Oh you’re right, I’m sorry.” leave the edit alone then go about their day. Please stop this so proper editing can be done. Thank you. 2601:806:8300:D0D0:CD6B:BFE0:532A:FD9D (talk) 18:18, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
- I would like to say yeah, the amazon sources aren’t properly done but instead of just fixing them to where they have the <no-wiki>
{{cite web}}: Empty citation (help)</no-wiki> or something they just false claimed it as WP:Amazon when there’s no other reliable source outside possibly eBay (which no one used on Wikipedia) to prove the existence of the VHSs releases. I’m not gonna lie but if they aren’t the same person, I will say I feel completely intimidated and bullied. I was trying to do no harm, just trying to improve page qualities and make them match other pages to be stalked between the two pages I edited on and ganged up on by two people. - Also, I would also like to add that I bought the entire series of The Baby-Sitters Club (1990 TV series) on Amazon digitally and have watched the episodes and their end credits and can vouch that each episode credits Emily Bindiger as the singer of the theme song and why I sourced them as the material source is a reliable source and why it’s being challenged and the artist being removed from the infobox is beyond me. 2601:806:8300:D0D0:CD6B:BFE0:532A:FD9D (talk) 18:33, 22 August 2023 (UTC)