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Contents
- 1 It's an encyclopedia
- 2 Happy Adminship Anniversary!
- 3 Administrators' newsletter – September 2019
- 4 Hey friend
- 5 Missed one
- 6 Regarding the page WhenDatHotlineBling keeps creating
- 7 Wikipedia:Long-term_abuse/Fast_food_Nazi_Vandal
- 8 RfC closure
- 9 ARBPIV 4 open?
- 10 The Signpost: 30 September 2019
- 11 Administrators' newsletter – October 2019
- 12 Pending changes reviewer
- 13 UTRS appeal #27219
- 14 You have an email
- 15 Stainbank
- 16 The Signpost: 31 October 2019
- 17 mail
- 18 Rollback rights
- 19 Administrators' newsletter – November 2019
- 20 ArbCom 2019 election voter message
- 21 Google Code-In 2019 is coming - please mentor some documentation tasks!
- 22 Your email is bouncing Wikimedia Space notifications
- 23 The Signpost: 29 November 2019
- 24 Administrators' newsletter – December 2019
- 25 Geonotice
It's an encyclopediaEdit
Icewhiz has misbehaved here since ages. You still ignore the problem. Are you sure you are neutral? Xx236 (talk) 06:47, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
Happy Adminship Anniversary!Edit
Administrators' newsletter – September 2019Edit
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2019).
- Bradv • Chetsford • Izno
- Floquenbeam • Lectonar
- DESiegel • Jake Wartenberg • Rjanag • Topbanana
- Callanecc • Fox • HJ Mitchell • LFaraone • There'sNoTime
- Editors using the mobile website on Wikipedia can opt-in to new advanced features via your settings page. This will give access to more interface links, special pages, and tools.
- The advanced version of the edit review pages (recent changes, watchlist, and related changes) now includes two new filters. These filters are for "All contents" and "All discussions". They will filter the view to just those namespaces.
- A request for comment is open to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the 2019 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee election and to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.
- A global request for comment is in progress regarding whether a user group should be created that could modify edit filters across all public Wikimedia wikis.
Hey friendEdit
Hey friend. I've not bumped into you in a long long time, but it's very good to see you are still around. I hope you are well buddy! :) UaMaol (talk) 03:30, 9 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Uamaol: Hey hey, great to hear from you! I see you've been keeping busy. Hope you're well, and let me know if I can be of any help! Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 03:35, 9 September 2019 (UTC)
- @L235: You know me, I ban myself from Wikipedia but then somehow end up back again and do an all night binge. It clearly doesn't work. hahaha! Yes mate, I am very well thanks and hope the same for yourself! :D And shall do! Do you still go on IRC? I rarely go on there, but when I have I've not seen you idling in years! UaMaol (talk) 03:45, 9 September 2019 (UTC)
Missed oneEdit
Hey thanks for taking out the trash for me. That particular pathetic troll seems to have nothing better to do with his life than make sock puppets to post the same childish insult at me on random Wikipedia pages. That said, he made a third account Timeisfree which should be blocked too. Simonm223 (talk) 11:59, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
Regarding the page WhenDatHotlineBling keeps creatingEdit
Is it possible to salt that page to prevent further recreation? Lupin VII (talk) 17:02, 19 September 2019 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Long-term_abuse/Fast_food_Nazi_VandalEdit
Can you please provide a rationale for ECP. Currently the WP:AN reporting shows {{pp-create}} rather than "persistent disruptive editing" or other valid rationales described in WP:ECP for such protection to apply; near as I can tell, it doesn't apply. I would suggest it is better to permanently block that page from creation as I cannot see a valid use. Buffs (talk) 17:48, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Buffs: Thanks for your question. Creation protection is subject to greater administrator discretion than other forms of protection; WP:SALT says that "Administrators should choose the appropriate level of create protection—autoconfirmed, extended-confirmed, or full", and the authorizing RfC says "administrators should choose the appropriate one at their discretion". I thought ECP was sufficient, but no more strict than necessary, to stop disruption, though to be honest I gave it a total of 0.5 seconds of thought. Nonetheless, we have now spilled 100x more ink on this as the matter requires, so I've upped it to full protection. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 01:27, 22 September 2019 (UTC)
RfC closureEdit
The Newyorkbrad Dispute Resolution Barnstar | ||
I just read your closure at Wikipedia_talk:Harassment#RfC:_Clarification_of_OUTING and wanted to let you know that you have my admiration. :-) Sunrise (talk) 19:14, 23 September 2019 (UTC) |
ARBPIV 4 open?Edit
Currently it states that it will open...yesterday. Any update? Buffs (talk) 18:48, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
The Signpost: 30 September 2019Edit
- From the editors: Where do we go from here?
- Special report: Post-Framgate wrapup
- Traffic report: Varied and intriguing entries, less Luck, and some retreads
- News from the WMF: How the Wikimedia Foundation is making efforts to go green
- Recent research: Wikipedia's role in assessing credibility of news sources; using wikis against procrastination; OpenSym 2019 report
- On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?
Administrators' newsletter – October 2019Edit
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2019).
Interface administrator changes
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- Following a discussion, a new criterion for speedy category renaming was added: C2F: One eponymous article, which
applies if the category contains only an eponymous article or media file, provided that the category has not otherwise been emptied shortly before the nomination. The default outcome is an upmerge to the parent categories
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- Following a discussion, a new criterion for speedy category renaming was added: C2F: One eponymous article, which
- As previously noted, tighter password requirements for Administrators were put in place last year. Wikipedia should now alert you if your password is less than 10 characters long and thus too short.
- The 2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointment process has begun. The community consultation period will take place October 4th to 10th.
- The arbitration case regarding Fram was closed. While there will be a local RfC
focus[ing] on how harassment and private complaints should be handled in the future
, there is currently a global community consultation on partial and temporary office actions in response to the incident. It will be open until October 30th.
- The Community Tech team has been working on a system for temporarily watching pages, and welcomes feedback.
Pending changes reviewerEdit
Hey! Sorry for not getting back to you sooner, I was fairly busy during the summer. You asked me to send a message before my PCR perms expired, presumably so you could decide if I should keep the perm. Thanks, Remagoxer (talk) 12:36, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
- @Remagoxer: Not a problem – it looks like you've been responsibly using the tool when you've been around, so I've gone ahead and extended the bit for three months; I'll make it permanent once there's a bit longer of a track record. Thanks for your hard work, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 17:21, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
UTRS appeal #27219Edit
Sappo II (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • abuse filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Time: Oct 22, 2019 18:58:57
Message: I'd appreciate your input on this. This comes down to behaviour the editor is swearing blind that they're not a sock and CU is inconclusive
Notes:
- If you do not have an account on UTRS, you may create one at the administrator registration interface.
- Alternatively, you can respond here and indicate whether you are supportive or opposed to an unblock for this user and your rationale, if applicable.
You have an emailEdit
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.— at any time by removing the {{Black Kite (talk) 00:39, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
StainbankEdit
Hi. Should these edit summaries at Apartheid Museum, containing links to their FB and website, be revdel'd: Special:Diff/923129602, Special:Diff/922287805? —[AlanM1(talk)]— 02:49, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
- I did not think they should be suppressed or revdel'd, but I am happy to ask another oversighter to review. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 02:51, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
- Another oversighter has concurred in my decision not to suppress or revdel these edits. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 02:54, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
The Signpost: 31 October 2019Edit
- In the media: How to use or abuse Wikipedia for fun or profit
- Special report: “Catch and Kill” on Wikipedia: Paid editing and the suppression of material on alleged sexual abuse
- Interview: Carl Miller on Wikipedia Wars
- Community view: Observations from the mainland
- Arbitration report: October actions
- Gallery: Wiki Loves Broadcast
- Recent research: Research at Wikimania 2019: More communication doesn't make editors more productive; Tor users doing good work; harmful content rare on English Wikipedia
- News from the WMF: Welcome to Wikipedia! Here's what we're doing to help you stick around
- On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?
mailEdit
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Rollback rightsEdit
Hi! As requested, I'm just checking in to see whether it would be appropriate to be granted rollback rights permanently. You previously enabled them on my account temporarily, until November 6th. I've enjoyed my anti-vandalism work and would like to keep on doing it. Thank you! Ganesha811 (talk) 14:50, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
- @Ganesha811: A review indicates that you've been doing great work. I'm making the rollback bit permanent – keep it up! Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 06:42, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – November 2019Edit
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2019).
Interface administrator changes
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- An RfC was closed with the consensus that the resysop criteria should be made stricter.
- The follow-up RfC to develop that change is now open at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/2019 Resysop Criteria (2).
- A related RfC is seeking the community's sentiment for a binding desysop procedure.
- Eligible editors may now nominate themselves as candidates for the 2019 Arbitration Committee Elections. The self-nomination period will close November 12, with voting running from November 19 through December 2.
ArbCom 2019 election voter messageEdit
Google Code-In 2019 is coming - please mentor some documentation tasks!Edit
Hello,
Google Code-In, Google-organized contest in which the Wikimedia Foundation participates, starts in a few weeks. This contest is about taking high school students into the world of opensource. I'm sending you this message because you recently edited a documentation page at the English Wikipedia.
I would like to ask you to take part in Google Code-In as a mentor. That would mean to prepare at least one task (it can be documentation related, or something else - the other categories are Code, Design, Quality Assurance and Outreach) for the participants, and help the student to complete it. Please sign up at the contest page and send us your Google account address to google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org, so we can invite you in!
From my own experience, Google Code-In can be fun, you can make several new friends, attract new people to your wiki and make them part of your community.
If you have any questions, please let us know at google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org.
Thank you!
--User:Martin Urbanec (talk) 21:58, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
Your email is bouncing Wikimedia Space notificationsEdit
Hi L235! Just a note to say that your email is bouncing Wikimedia Space notifications and probably other mail too ("retry timeout exceeded"). If you want to receive Space notifications, please review that your Wikimedia username (here) has a functional email address confirmed, and then log in Space. Qgil-WMF (talk) 10:22, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
- @Qgil-WMF: Thanks! It turns out that my phabricator email was outdated. By the way, since I signed up for Wikimedia Space using Phabricator, I seem to now have two accounts, one of which (the one from Phabricator) I can no longer access. [1] and [2]. Could you merge the two accounts? Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 20:56, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
The Signpost: 29 November 2019Edit
- From the editor: Put on your birthday best
- News and notes: How soon for the next million articles?
- In the media: You say you want a revolution
- On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?
- Arbitration report: Two requests for arbitration cases
- Traffic report: The queen and the princess meet the king and the joker
- Technology report: Reference things, sister things, stranger things
- Gallery: Winter and holidays
- Recent research: Bot census; discussions differ on Spanish and English Wikipedia; how nature's seasons affect pageviews
- Essay: Adminitis
- From the archives: WikiProject Spam, revisited
Administrators' newsletter – December 2019Edit
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2019).
- EvergreenFir • ToBeFree
- Akhilleus • Athaenara • John Vandenberg • Melchoir • MichaelQSchmidt • NeilN • Youngamerican • 😂
Interface administrator changes
- An RfC on the administrator resysop criteria was closed. 18 proposals have been summarised with a variety of supported and opposed statements. The inactivity grace period within which a new request for adminship is not required has been reduced from three years to two. Additionally, Bureaucrats are permitted to use their discretion when returning administrator rights.
- Following a proposal, the edit filter mailing list has been opened up to users with the Edit Filter Helper right.
- Wikimedia projects can set a default block length for users via MediaWiki:ipb-default-expiry. A new page, MediaWiki:ipb-default-expiry-ip, allows the setting of a different default block length for IP editors. Neither is currently used. (T219126)
- Voting in the 2019 Arbitration Committee Elections is open to eligible editors until Monday 23:59, 2 December 2018 UTC. Please review the candidates and, if you wish to do so, submit your choices on the voting page.
- The global consultation on partial and temporary office actions that ended in October received a closing statement from staff concluding, among other things, that the WMF
will no longer use partial or temporary Office Action bans... until and unless community consensus that they are of value or Board directive
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- The global consultation on partial and temporary office actions that ended in October received a closing statement from staff concluding, among other things, that the WMF
GeonoticeEdit
Thank you ☕ Antiqueight chatter 23:07, 6 December 2019 (UTC)