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April 2017 & May 2017

Administrators' newsletter – April 2017

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2017).

  Administrator changes

  TheDJ
  XnualaCJOldelpasoBerean HunterJimbo WalesAndrew cKaranacsModemacScott

  Guideline and policy news

  • Following a discussion on the backlog of unpatrolled files, consensus was found to create a new user right for autopatrolling file uploads. Implementation progress can be tracked on Phabricator.
  • The BLPPROD grandfather clause, which stated that unreferenced biographies of living persons were only eligible for proposed deletion if they were created after March 18, 2010, has been removed following an RfC.
  • An RfC has closed with consensus to allow proposed deletion of files. The implementation process is ongoing.
  • After an unsuccessful proposal to automatically grant IP block exemption, consensus was found to relax the criteria for granting the user right from needing it to wanting it.

  Technical news

  • After a recent RfC, moved pages will soon be featured in a queue similar to Special:NewPagesFeed and require patrolling. Moves by administrators, page movers, and autopatrolled editors will be automatically marked as patrolled.
  • Cookie blocks have been deployed. This extends the current autoblock system by setting a cookie for each block, which will then autoblock the user if they switch accounts, even under a new IP.

April 2017

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You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for blocking other administrators and because you are weird. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  --Cyberpower Chat|List of good deeds 11:51, 1 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

17:53, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q1 2017

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The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter
Volume 10, No. 1 — 1st Quarter, 2017
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:39, 5 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Books and Bytes - Issue 21

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  The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 21, January-March 2017
by Nikkimaria (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs), UY Scuti (talk · contribs), Samwalton9 (talk · contribs), Sadads (talk · contribs)

  • #1lib1ref 2017
  • Wikipedia Library User Group
  • Wikipedia + Libraries at Wikimedia Conference 2017
  • Spotlight: Library Card Platform

Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:54, 6 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

18:35, 10 April 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter/2017/1

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Can we somehow move this page to something like 2016/12? It is ruining the order! Our archives are broken, too. Cheers, FriyMan talk 20:15, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Oh... I get it. The title date is the date when the message was sent out... I am stupid. Sorry. Cheers, FriyMan talk 20:17, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply
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I was thinking of making some kind of a banner over the top of the letter , which will have the logo I made and a motto: "Keeping administrators well informed!"? I think that it would be a good idea. It would also draw more attention on talk pages. What do you think? Thank you. Cheers, FriyMan talk 21:00, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

@FriyMan: That could be a nice idea, yeah. I like the idea of ANEWS having its own logo! I like the current version, but not 100% sold on it, I'd prefer it to be a little simpler if possible? Sam Walton (talk) 21:05, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply
Well, I think the logo is already as simple as possible. It only has 3 objects on it: Wikipedia logo (for obvious purposes), mop (to represent the news letter being "admin") and a post horn (cause it is a letter). Cheers, FriyMan talk 21:16, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

19:32, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

News

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Hey, Sam! How do you find news tech news? I would like to contribute to ANEWS more. Also, we should probably expand a little, since the Signpost is kind of dead. Thank you. (Did you like the new layout I made for the letter?) Cheers, FriyMan talk 06:35, 18 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

As well as that, would you like us to add Wiki Ads to the bottom of the newsletter? It would be a nice idea, because ads can help editors to find their destination in the project. Cheers, FriyMan talk 07:01, 18 April 2017 (UTC)Reply
@FriyMan: I get it primarily from the Tech News newsletter. I don't think we should expand right now; one of the primary pieces of feedback we received was that people were happy that we weren't writing like the signpost. The idea of this newsletter is to be as straightforward and factual as possible, covering just what administrators should be updated on. I'm of course open to suggestions for new sections, but probably nothing that would replace what the Signpost was/is doing. This is also relevant regarding Wiki Ads - I doubt very much that administrators (which this newsletter is aimed at, even if non-admins subscribe) would find them useful and they would add to clutter. There's some discussion regarding the layout here. Sam Walton (talk) 08:39, 18 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

A barnstar for you!

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  The Original Barnstar
Hi Great job! . I need to find a reviewer for page I did for "Roomslanka". I am waiting for month. Can you please help me this?

Thanks Roomslanka (talk) 22:05, 20 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

@Roomslanka: Hi. Your draft article (Draft:Roomslanka.com) hasn't been submitted for review by another user. The subject is very unlikely to meet Wikipedia's notability threshold because it is so new - Wikipedia can only have articles on subjects which have already been written about in other reliable sources such as the news, books, or scientific papers, and it doesn't look like Roomslanka has yet. We cannot, therefore, have an article on Wikipedia about the website right now. Sam Walton (talk) 22:14, 20 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Accidental non-mention

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Hi, Samwalton9! Just wanted to mention that I replied to you at Wikipedia talk:Protection policy#Icon for cascade protection. I mention this because I accidentally pinged Samwalton instead. Although I have fixed this to ping the right user, I thought that you might not get the ping, which is why I'm letting you know here. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you have any questions about this, please let me know.

Thanks!

Noah Kastin (talk) 13:41, 21 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the heads up Noah Kastin. Pings indeed only work when you add the ping and a signature in the same edit, so I didn't receive a new ping :) Sam Walton (talk) 13:42, 21 April 2017 (UTC)Reply
@Samwalton9: Thanks for letting me know! This fact will be of great use to me in the future. Thanks again! Noah Kastin (talk) 13:45, 21 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

@Samwalton9: I just realized that I accidentally mentioned Samwalton instead of mentioning you in two places, and that I had only fixed one of the accidental mentions when I first posted this discussion. I think that I have fixed all of the accidental mentions now. I apologize again for the inconvenience. Noah Kastin (talk) 14:07, 21 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

16:40, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

ANI followup

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As you were involved in the discussion on ANI, I am bringing this to your attention: Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#Request_to_de-sysop_Jondel. Toddst1 (talk) 00:04, 1 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

19:50, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2017

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2017).

 

  Administrator changes

  KaranacsBerean HunterGoldenRingDlohcierekim
  GdrTyreniusJYolkowskiLonghairMaster Thief GarrettAaron BrennemanLaser brainJzGDragons flight

  Guideline and policy news

  Technical news

  Miscellaneous

  • Following an RfC, the editing restrictions page is now split into a list of active restrictions and an archive of those that are old or on inactive accounts. Make sure to check both pages if searching for a restriction.

169.244.107.2

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169.244.107.2 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)

Hi,

Not sure if you saw this when you blocked this IP, but their last block was for 1 year (and the blocks previous to it escalated ip to that length overtime), and they continued to vandalize shortly after this block. Would you consider extending the block length? Regards. 172.58.41.31 (talk) 14:27, 3 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the note - I did notice this after my block, but couldn't change it due to the server maintenance (and forgot about it). I've upped to 1 year. Sam Walton (talk) 14:31, 3 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

RfA job lots

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I wonder if we should run Anarchtye's now, and prove the theory that RfAs go better when they're in a bunch? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 19:01, 3 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

@Ritchie333: Is that a request for a co-nom? ;) But yeah, I think that theory holds water. Sam Walton (talk) 22:41, 3 May 2017 (UTC)Reply
From my point of view, I wanted to run it next month, which would be a year from the first RfA. However, he's had a lot of feedback in the last month to the extent that I think he's now ready. Anarchyte, what say you? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 06:59, 4 May 2017 (UTC)Reply
@Ritchie333 and Samwalton9: I'm fine with running sometime soon, I've learned (and changed) a lot from the feedback in both the previous ORCPs and the RfA. I'd like to get SoWhy's opinion before I plunge into RfA because some of the errors I made recently (that he pointed out) might be an issue and could bring some opposition, specifically the couple of poorly researched AfDs (an area that I wish to work in). Anarchyte (work | talk) 07:08, 4 May 2017 (UTC)Reply
The last problematic AfDs (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anti-imperialism solidarity day, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Action Man: Operation Extreme and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adventure Game Toolkit) were from March 2017, correct, but Anarchyte has indicated he understood his mistakes and so far I see no reason to doubt him. That said, running for RfA a mere two months after those noms might garner opposes, especially combined with the fact that the last RfA was less than a year ago. I still think it will pass at this time but it might go smoother if one waits another one or two months. Regards SoWhy 07:42, 4 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

Well I can't argue with any of that. I do notice Anarchyte has done quite a lot of AfDs since, and they've all uncontentious. The driver for nominating right now is testing my pet theory that RfAs go better for everyone when you have lots of them running at once, as the attention doesn't focus on one person. I was planning to run this one some time in late June along with a bunch of others. Anyway, if he wants to wait a bit longer, that's not an issue.

While I'm in the mood for "explosive RfA nominations", consider: Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Armbrust 4 and Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Montanabw 2 Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 08:03, 4 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

@Ritchie333: Both of those links are red. The way I'm interpreting SoWhy's advice is that if I were to run soon I would possibly pass, but if I waited I'd have a higher chance. Before anything happens, I'd like to prepare the default three questions and make sure I won't incorrectly answer any of the possible editor questions. I know for certain that some people are going to ask for how I interpret WP:CONSENSUS, which was one of the questions I got wrong in my previous RfA. Anarchyte (work | talk) 08:29, 4 May 2017 (UTC)Reply
I think you will probably pass at this time, not just possibly but taking more time has never hurt any candidate afaik. Regards SoWhy 08:42, 4 May 2017 (UTC)Reply
The links are red because the RfAs don't exist yet! See Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Armbrust 3 and Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Montanabw for earlier iterations. In short these two both started an ORCP poll last year with reasonable results, and have distanced themselves from previous RfAs, but anyone considering nominating them may want to treat with caution. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 09:02, 4 May 2017 (UTC)Reply
Ahh. Didn't quite get what you were referencing  . Anarchyte (work | talk) 09:04, 4 May 2017 (UTC)Reply
I think if you give it another month or two you'll pass no problems. Sam Walton (talk) 09:55, 4 May 2017 (UTC)Reply
Yeah, I think I'll wait a bit. Thanks for the offer, though Ritchie333. Anarchyte (work | talk) 22:52, 4 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

Commons images on the main page

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Hello. As stated in ITN's edit notice (within the yellow box with the red "ATTENTION" heading and blinking "stop" icon), and in the comment directly to the right of the filename, images should not be transcluded on the main page until they've been protected – either by uploading them locally or through protection at the Wikimedia Commons. (Please see Wikipedia:Main Page/Commons media protection for a simple method of triggering Commons protection.) Otherwise, they can be overwritten at the Wikimeda Commons by a vandal seeking to deface WIkipedia's main page with inappropriate material, such as this (a very NSFW photograph recently used for that exact purpose).
In this instance, the image remained unprotected until about 13 minutes after your transclusion, when I happened to notice the issue and protected the image at the Wikimedia Commons. (Otherwise, the protection would have taken effect about two minutes later, when KrinkleBot added it to Commons:Auto-protected files/wikipedia/en – an automated fallback mechanism whose timing is unpredictable and that periodically fails to function).
Also, please remember to size an image in accordance with its orientation; 133px is far too large for a portrait-oriented image (especially one of this aspect ratio, for which even the standard 100px width results in a greater height than usual). Thank you. —David Levy 20:28, 7 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

@David Levy: *Trouts self* Apologies! Entirely missed/forgot the various extra steps with main page images. Thanks for the fix and reminder. Sam Walton (talk) 20:31, 7 May 2017 (UTC)Reply
No worries! Thanks very much for accepting the advice in the spirit in which it was intended. (Surprisingly often, admins respond with expressions of annoyance and obstinance, as though I'm complaining about a nonexistent issue.) —David Levy 20:46, 7 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

Adah Almutairi

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Hi Sam, How are you? the first letter for her name in Arabic is "غـ" and we pronounce it like "Gh" not "a". You can check here. If it was Adah we will pronounce it in Arabic like this "آده" and this is not her name. Thank you and sorry for my bad English --Mishary Al-Dhufeeri (talk) 22:44, 7 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

@Mishary Al-Dhufeeri: Ah, thanks for explaining. We received an OTRS email from the article subject, explaining that her name is spelt Adah, not Ghadah. Additionally, her own listing at the university where she works spells it this way, so it is the spelling we should use. Best, Sam Walton (talk) 13:09, 8 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

02:25, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Mary M. Crawford

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  Hello! Your submission of Mary M. Crawford at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 16:30, 9 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

Notice on your talk page (User talk: Samwalton9#April 2017)

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This notice (User talk:Samwalton9#April 2017) on your talk page caught me off guard and actually had me checking your block log and account status until I realized it was posted April 1st. Good 'joke' but would definitely scare most users half to death  . --TheSandDoctor (talk) 17:08, 9 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Samwalton9/sandbox

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A tag has been placed on User:Samwalton9/sandbox requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. WNYY98 (talk) 10:26, 12 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

21:48, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

22:15, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Mary M. Crawford

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On 30 May 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mary M. Crawford, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mary M. Crawford became Brooklyn's first female ambulance surgeon after the hospital forgot to exclude women from applying? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mary M. Crawford. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mary M. Crawford), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Mifter (talk) 00:02, 30 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

12:18, 30 May 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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Nice job writing Mary M. Crawford! Very interesting article. What an impressive and exemplary woman. Glad it made it to the Main Page! ComputerJA () 16:32, 30 May 2017 (UTC)Reply
@ComputerJA: Thank you! Another one of those people I was surprised to find didn't already have an article :) Sam Walton (talk) 16:40, 30 May 2017 (UTC)Reply