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The Signpost: 28 February 2021

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2021).

Administrator changes

TJMSmith

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Interface administrator changes

AmandaNP

Guideline and policy news

• A request for comment is open that proposes a process for the community to revoke administrative permissions. This follows a 2019 RfC in favor of creating one such a policy.
• A request for comment is in progress to remove F7 (invalid fair-use claim) subcriterion a, which covers immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
• A request for comment seeks to grant page movers the delete-redirect userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target. The full proposal is at Wikipedia:Page mover/delete-redirect.
• A request for comment asks if sysops may place the General sanctions/Coronavirus disease 2019 editnotice template on pages in scope that do not have page-specific sanctions?
• There is a discussion in progress concerning automatic protection of each day's featured article with Pending Changes protection.

Technical news

• When blocking an IPv6 address with Twinkle, there is now a checkbox with the option to just block the /64 range. When doing so, you can still leave a block template on the initial, single IP address' talkpage.
• When protecting a page with Twinkle, you can now add a note if doing so was in response to a request at WP:RfPP, and even link to the specific revision.
• There have been a number of reported issues with Pending Changes. Most problems setting protection appear to have been resolved (phab:T273317) but other issues with autoaccepting edits persist (phab:T275322).

Arbitration

• By motion, the discretionary sanctions originally authorized under the GamerGate case are now authorized under a new Gender and sexuality case, with sanctions authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, any gender-related dispute or controversy and associated people. Sanctions issued under GamerGate are now considered Gender and sexuality sanctions.
• The Kurds and Kurdistan case was closed, authorizing standard discretionary sanctions for the topics of Kurds and Kurdistan, broadly construed.

Miscellaneous

• Following the 2021 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: AmandaNP, Operator873, Stanglavine, Teles, and Wiki13.

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WikiCup 2021 March newsletter

Round 1 of the competition has finished; it was a high-scoring round with 21 contestants scoring more than 100 points. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 55 contestants qualifying. You will need to finish among the top thirty-two contestants in Round 2 if you are to qualify for Round 3. Our top scorers in Round 1 were:

• Epicgenius led the field with a featured article, nine good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 945 points.
• Bloom6132 was close behind with 896 points, largely gained from 71 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
• ImaginesTigers, who has been editing Wikipedia for less than a year, was in third place with 711 points, much helped by bringing League of Legends to featured article status, exemplifying how bonus points can boost a contestant's score.
• Amakuru came next with 708 points, Kigali being another featured article that scored maximum bonus points.
• Ktin, new to the WikiCup, was in fifth place with 523 points, garnered from 15 DYKs and 34 "In the news" items.
• The Rambling Man scored 511 points, many from featured article candidate reviews and from football related DYKs.
• Gog the Mild, last year's runner-up, came next with 498 points, from a featured article and numerous featured article candidate reviews.
• Hog Farm, at 452, scored for a featured article, four good articles and a number of reviews.
• Le Panini, another newcomer to the WikiCup, scored 438 for a featured article and three good articles.
• Lee Vilenski, last year's champion, scored 332 points, from a featured article and various other sport-related topics.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. In Round 1, contestants achieved eight featured articles, three featured lists and one featured picture, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. They completed 97 good article reviews, nearly double the 52 good articles they claimed. Contestants also claimed for 135 featured article and featured list candidate reviews. There is no longer a requirement to mention your WikiCup participation when undertaking these reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article candidate, a featured process, or something else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews.

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:26, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Avblockering

Jag såg på din diskussion att du kunde svenska, kan du som är administratör hjälpa mig att bli avblockerad från svenska wikipedia, jag vet inte varför jag blev det, snälla hjälp, jag tycker så mycket om wikipedia Raoul Vide Hugo (talk) 10:35, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Raoul Vide Hugo, I am currently learning Swedish for fun but I cannot help you be unblocked from Swedish Wikipedia. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 17:03, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

okej ): Raoul Vide Hugo (talk) 18:56, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Joel Farabee

The article Joel Farabee you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Joel Farabee for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Nova Crystallis -- Nova Crystallis (talk) 08:22, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Art and Shirley Potter

I recently completed Art Potter. If you have any DYK suggestions, let me know. His wife Shirley Potter might be worthy of an article too. Please see Thomas, Don (December 16, 1998). "Costume mistress to the stars". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta. p. 19 I found many mentions of her in the Edmonton Journal mentioned both as "Shirley Potter" and as "Mrs. Art Potter". Would you be interested in writing her biography? Flibirigit (talk) 22:37, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Flibirigit, I'll look into her. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 16:06, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Joel Farabee

On 25 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Joel Farabee, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 2019 Joel Farabee became the first player born in the 2000s to become a Philadelphia Flyers player? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Joel Farabee. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Joel Farabee), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for March 8

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Josh Manson, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Norfolk Admirals.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 06:18, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

Pierre and France Nadeau

I recently created the article Pierre Nadeau. His first wife France Nadeau is worthy of an article too. Please see France Nadeau for an overview. There are many hits for her on Google and I think you would enjoy writing. Would you be interested? Flibirigit (talk) 18:11, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Their daughter is Pascale Nadeau, whose article has a lot of room for improvement, if you're interested in another Canadian female article. Flibirigit (talk) 18:16, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mark Scheifele

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Mark Scheifele you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MWright96 -- MWright96 (talk) 15:41, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mark Scheifele

The article Mark Scheifele you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Mark Scheifele for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MWright96 -- MWright96 (talk) 19:41, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award revisited

I finally completed Charles Mayer (journalist). What do you suggest for DYK? Thanks in advance! Flibirigit (talk) 01:37, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

Flibirigit, I'll look. Just so you know, citation #3 doesn't link to anything. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:44, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

Maybe DYK that journalist Charles Mayer (journalist) chose Maurice Richard as the first, second and third star of a playoffs game?HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:46, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

The Rocket Richard fact is the obvious choice, but it might drive more views to Richard. The newspaper citation here works for me.

Flibirigit I am still being sent to here. Not sure what is wrong here. I even copy and pasted the URL and it redirects me to the front page. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:00, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

The most likely reason is the cookies on a computer. I frequently clear cookies when using the newspaperarchive and that seems to solve any issues. Flibirigit (talk) 02:02, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:03, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

Flibirigit what about DYK that journalist Charles Mayer reported on ice hockey, horse racing, and boxing? HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:04, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

I submitted this: Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Mayer (journalist). Althought Mayer was involved in many sports, the only sports which I can verify a journalism connection are ice and baseball. He was simply an administrator in the others. Cheers. Flibirigit (talk) 04:33, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

• I have completed an article for Leo Monahan (journalist). I also posted a message at Talk:Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award, seeking input for Tom Fitzgerald (journalist). Cheers. Flibirigit (talk) 04:02, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

• • NO MORE RED LINKS!!! Flibirigit (talk) 01:18, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
    • YAY!! I may start working on some Hockey Hall of Fame articles although it's very easy to get overwhelmed by information. I'm going to look into Dale Hawerchuk who has a shocking SEVEN references. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:23, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
      • Flibirigit, what do you think about the red links on Lester Patrick Trophy? HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:49, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
        • Those recipients likely pass GNG and most if not all should have an article. I have considered them, but they are not high on my priority list though. Flibirigit (talk) 02:52, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
          • Flibirigit, cool. I'm working on Jack Blatherwick (ice hockey). HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:57, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
            • Flibirigit, have you thought about trying to get Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award to GA? HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 21:02, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
              • No, sorry. I am focusing on other projects.Flibirigit (talk) 21:25, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

Lionel Fleury

I recently completed Lionel Fleury, but I am struggling to come up with something hooky for DYK. Could you make any suggestions? Thanks in advance. Flibirigit (talk) 17:08, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Flibirigit, Awesome article, as per usual. Here are a few hooks I found:

• ...that Lionel Fleury assisted in founding the first public recreational facility in the Saint-Sacrement neighbourhood of Quebec City during the Great Depression?
• ...that while suffering from a heart condition, Lionel Fleury ended fifteen years of unsuccessful negotiations to incorporate the Province of Newfoundland into the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association?

Speaking of old hockey folks, I recently expanded Brian O'Neill (ice hockey, born 1929) and will continue working on it for either GA or DYK. I can't believe he's still alive ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:28, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestions and keep up the good work too! Flibirigit (talk) 18:33, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Possible user name issue

Please see BdnWheatKings. It might be a user name issue with respect to Brandon Wheat Kings. Thanks. Flibirigit (talk) 20:26, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Flibirigit, I left them a message to confirm but you are probably right. I will keep my eye on them. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 21:28, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of C. J. Suess

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article C. J. Suess you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sanfranciscogiants17 -- Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 11:21, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Sanfranciscogiants17, thanks so much! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 15:05, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

C. J. Suess

Article looks great! Just made a few suggestions. Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 19:28, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

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