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The Bugle: Issue CXXIX, January 2017
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Administrators' newsletter - February 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please subscribe. Your feedback is welcomed.
Administrator changes
NinjaRobotPirate • Schwede66 • K6ka • Ealdgyth • Ferret • Cyberpower678 • Mz7 • Primefac • Dodger67
Briangotts • JeremyA • BU Rob13
Guideline and policy news
- A discussion to workshop proposals to amend the administrator inactivity policy at Wikipedia talk:Administrators has been in process since late December 2016.
- Wikipedia:Pending changes/Request for Comment 2016 closed with no consensus for implementing Pending changes level 2 with new criteria for use.
- Following an RfC, an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.
Technical news
- When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. (T34950)
- Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an RfC closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. (T156448)
- The Foundation has announced a new community health initiative to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.
Arbitration
- The Arbitration Committee released a response to the Wikimedia Foundation's statement on paid editing and outing.
Obituaries
- JohnCD (John Cameron Deas) passed away on 30 December 2016. John began editing Wikipedia seriously during 2007 and became an administrator in November 2009.
13:38, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXXX, February 2017
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You are an admin, which means that you should know better than to restore a disputed edit after a discussion about it has started on the talk page. If you believe there are specific trivial entries in the popcult section, the right thing to do is to bring them up on the talk page, as has been requested, and discuss them. I'm more than willing to believe that there may be some items there that are not significant, but discussion is the only way to bring about consensus, and re-tagging the section serves no purpose whatsoever, since the purpose of the tag is not the stamp a scarlet letter on the section, but to get a discussion started. Please join in that discussion. Thanks. Beyond My Ken (talk) 01:44, 12 February 2017 (UTC) Beyond My Ken (talk) 01:44, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
March Madness 2017
G'day all, please be advised that throughout March 2017 the Military history Wikiproject is running its March Madness drive. This is a backlog drive that is focused on several key areas:
- tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
- updating the project's currently listed A-class articles to ensure their ongoing compliance with the listed criteria
- creating articles that are listed as "requested" on the project's various task force pages or other lists of missing articles.
As with past Milhist drives, there are points awarded for working on articles in the targeted areas, with barnstars being awarded at the end for different levels of achievement.
The drive is open to all Wikipedians, not just members of the Military history project, although only work on articles that fall (broadly) within the military history scope will be considered eligible. More information can be found here for those that are interested, and members can sign up as participants at that page also.
The drive starts at 00:01 UTC on 1 March and runs until 23:59 UTC on 31 March 2017, so please sign up now.
For the Milhist co-ordinators. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) & MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:24, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – March 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2017).
Administrator changes
- Amortias • Deckiller • BU Rob13
- Ronnotel • Islander • Chamal N • Isomorphic • Keeper76 • Lord Voldemort • Shereth • Bdesham • Pjacobi
Guideline and policy news
- A recent RfC has redefined how articles on schools are evaluated at AfD. Specifically, secondary schools are not presumed to be notable simply because they exist.
- AfDs that receive little participation should now be closed like an expired proposed deletion, following a deletion process RfC.
- Defender, HakanIST, Matiia and Sjoerddebruin are our newest stewards, following the 2017 steward elections.
- The 2017 appointees for the Ombudsman commission are Góngora, Krd, Lankiveil, Richwales and Vogone. They will serve for approximately 1 year.
Technical news
- A recent query shows that only 16% of administrators on the English Wikipedia have enabled two-factor authentication. If you haven't already enabled it please consider doing so.
- Cookie blocks should be deployed to the English Wikipedia soon. This will extend the current autoblock system by setting a cookie for each block, which will then autoblock the user after they switch accounts under a new IP.
- A bot will now automatically place a protection template on protected pages when admins forget to do so.
Jeremy Clarkson ref' reversion!
Have you checked the current ref? There is absolutely nothing about Clarkson's ownership of an Escort Cosworth! At least with the Youtube video he states that he's driving his former car. I agree that Youtube shouldn't be used as a matter of course, however, the video is superior to the ref' you reverted back to! MattSucci (talk) 15:04, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXXXI, March 2017
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Errors
When fixing and clearing errors, it's often helpful to leave a note at ERRORS for a while before just removing the initial report and assuming that an edit summary will suffice. Cheers for the fix. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:53, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
- If it is a quick fix I will usually just remove the comment as per the instructions on the page (the done? line at the top). Back when I edited ERRORS often (admittedly a shocking 4 years ago), the idea was to clear down the page and keep it as clear as possible, particularly from longer discussions. That said this was a more complex issue and with the article and not a main page error so I agree that I should have left a note for this one. I will leave notes more often if there is the possibility of contention (rather than the minutiae e.g. dashes, typos etc). Cheers, Woody (talk) 21:36, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
- Of course. Thanks. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:40, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – April 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2017).
Administrator changes
- TheDJ
- Xnuala • CJ • Oldelpaso • Berean Hunter • Jimbo Wales • Andrew c • Karanacs • Modemac • Scott
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.
Villa Park scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Villa Park article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 17 April 2017. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 17, 2017. Thanks! Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:06, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for the article, and "The hallowed turf started off life as a kitchen garden for a stately home before becoming an aquarium which soon became part of the main stand. Sadly, that old main stand was demolished but there are a couple of nice stands left."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:52, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXXXII, April 2017
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Hey, I was just wondering which claim of significance was made on Adrian Main's page to get the A7 removed. Was it his playing for a third-tier team? Primefac (talk) 21:30, 22 April 2017 (UTC)
- @Primefac:It was the claim that he was a professional footballer who plays for a professional team in Liga II (before relegation to III) (under Players who have played, and managers who have managed in a competitive game between two teams from fully-professional leagues, will generally be regarded as notable.) I wasn't sure if Liga II/III were fully professional though so I thought I would give it the benefit of the doubt. Google isn't coming up with anything though (his name would appear to be Adrian Main-Keesy). Regards, Woody (talk) 21:49, 22 April 2017 (UTC)
- Note: I've commented on the afd as well. Woody (talk) 22:00, 22 April 2017 (UTC)
Message to Woody
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| Woody - you deleted my wiki page which is a school project due tomorrow WTF KirillHofer3000 (talk) 14:27, 23 April 2017 (UTC) |
I have the text but would prefer to understand why specifically it was deleted. I need to finish today...will the text include my info box? — Preceding unsigned comment added by KirillHofer3000 (talk • contribs) 15:18, 23 April 2017 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – May 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2017).
Administrator changes
- Karanacs • Berean Hunter • GoldenRing • Dlohcierekim
- Gdr • Tyrenius • JYolkowski • Longhair • Master Thief Garrett • Aaron Brenneman • Laser brain • JzG • Dragons flight
Guideline and policy news
- An RfC has clarified that user categories should be emptied upon deletion, but redlinked user categories should not be removed if re-added by the user.
- Discussions are ongoing regarding proposed changes to the COI policy. Changes so far have included clarification that adding a link on a Wikipedia forum to a job posting is not a violation of the harassment policy.
Technical news
- You can now see a list of all autoblocks at Special:AutoblockList.
- There is a new tool for adding archives to dead links. Administrators are able to restrict other user's ability to use the tool, and have additional permissions when changing URL and domain data.
- Administrators, bureaucrats and stewards can now set an expiry date when granting user rights. (discuss, permalink)
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.
Hrvoje Milicevic
Hey Woody, just wondering if you can undelete the page Hrvoje Miličević - he has formally been capped in the Serie A with Pescara, http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Milicevic_Hrvoje ... and so is eligible for a Wiki page. If you could unlock it, or create a page, it would be appreciated. Ortizesp (talk) 02:15, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
- @Ortizesp: Recreated. It will require further references to get it up to standard. Woody (talk) 18:55, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
- @Woody: Appreciated. Fixed up the page a bit. Thanks for the help.Ortizesp (talk) 22:25, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXXXIII, May 2017
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London Gazette
Thanks for the message and I will look out for that issue in future (although for the moment I have ended that particular run). I have corrected my mistake. -- PBS (talk) 19:27, 9 May 2017 (UTC)
Portal:Curreweqds
Where does it say that we can't speedy something that's already at XFD? I do it all the time. It's very clearly a test page. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 19:37, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
"Rotated off"
Could you explain this edit? While Jenner had been removed, Auerbach remained (and remains) on the main page, full of tags. Nothing "rotated off". The Rambling Man (talk) 22:13, 14 May 2017 (UTC)
- @The Rambling Man: My apologies TRM, I clearly got bamboozled by the timestamp on your comments in the Today section (13th in Today when it was the 14th) and my admittedly cursory check of the main page couldn't see the article remaining. My fault entirely for not checking more in depth, apologies again. Woody (talk) 18:45, 15 May 2017 (UTC)
- No worries, it happens. Cheers, The Rambling Man (talk) 18:46, 15 May 2017 (UTC)
First Crusade
I saw that you deleted my article "The First Crusades" because it appeared to be redundant with the article "The First Crusade". However, if you read the references of, for example, Riley-Smith, you will see that there are at least 15 crusades that occurred before the Second Crusade, many of which are referenced in Wikipedia. Only two of these are talked about in the article 'The First Crusade": the Peoples Crusade and the Crusade of 1101. I hope you will reconsider the deletion or recommend a different title. Riley-Smith's books The First Crusaders, 1095-1131, and The Atlas of the Crusades reference multiple crusades as does Tyerman's recent book Gods War: A New History of the Crusades. Thank you. Dr. Grampinator (talk) 20:43, 15 May 2017 (UTC)
- @Dr. Grampinator: Talk:First Crusade is the place to start if you think there are omissions in that article. {{Crusades}} seems to cover all of the crusades pretty well but I am very much looking at as a layman. If you want the content of The First Crusades moved to a sandbox so you can use it in your discussion/future edits then please let me know. Woody (talk) 21:53, 15 May 2017 (UTC)
GFW article
Hello Woody
I kinda have why can't a redirect by created as an article despite being decided in an Afd?
Also, can I make a new Afd deciding if the articles can be created or stay on the main page?
Thanks for your time, I didn't mean to disrupt or something I simply think that now the articles since GFW had moved into Impact Wrestling, I think that they can have notability enough but if you think that this can be decided into a new Afd, OK, to me It's fine.
Thanks for your time
Descriptions for "related articles"
Hey, completely random ask of advice here to an admin and at risk of looking like a dunce, it's just been something I've been wondering about for a while now... is there any possible way to edit the descriptions for articles that give a brief description of what they're about? I hope you know what I'm referring to... like when you're in a mobile device and you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page, you will always see three pages "related" to that article with brief descriptions below their titles. Been wondering about how you can edit those descriptions for so long because a lot of times I see them, I feel like they're just totally wrong or awkwardly described. I feel like as a user, I could contribute to this. Second Skin (talk) 16:58, 24 May 2017 (UTC)
- @Second Skin: As far as I can work out those descriptions are simply an excerpt from the lead. In terms of the selection of articles that is explained a bit here. So the honest answer would be to fix the leads of articles to ensure they are a short, concise summary of the article. Woody (talk) 19:03, 24 May 2017 (UTC)
- No, it's nothing like that. I've seen certain bands get called completely different genres from what they play in those descriptions. Like for example, I've seen a band that plays metalcore actually say they "play punk rock" in the description. I wish there was a way to edit them. It's just so hilariously wrong. Second Skin (talk) 01:06, 26 May 2017 (UTC)
Sean Hannity
I think you erred in putting full protection on Sean Hannity. The IP was clearly trying to damage the article by bulk removing content with a false edit summary and the reverting registered editor is a wiki gnome who was simply reverting the vandalism. The IP has been blocked so theres no reason for the article to be protected. - MrX 00:44, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
- @MrX: Talk:Sean Hannity#Full protection covers it for the most part. When I looked at the history page I saw one side constantly removing a particular section (predominantly IPs) and one side re-adding over a 48 hour period. I could not find any discussion about this section on the talk page. The only discussion on this section was in edit summaries and not on the talk page. The discussion on the talk page has now highlighted that one of the main drivers around this dispute is a reddit board but I still think a consensus on the content is still required. Woody (talk) 07:30, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
- Full protection is appropriate when there are multiple editors edit warring in a dispute in which all sides are making good good faith edits. Disruptively removing sources and well-sourced content with false edit summaries by multiple IP editors canvased at reddit calls for semi-protection. Do you really expect that these IP editors are going to engage in a discussion to reach consensus?
- I request that you review WP:PP and WP:MEAT, and kindly place the article under semi-protection (or EC) as is common practice in situation like this.- MrX 11:44, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
Impressive work
Thanks for giving a new member some inspiration through your inspirational ways of continuing to stay connected with Wikipedia's work; this kind of attitude draws its own success as you know. Exemplary. Allyhall321 (talk) 20:34, 30 May 2017 (UTC)
Fans of Angelina Jolie
Fans of Angelina Jolie = Fangies
Please add this to the Page about Fandom Nicknames Chelps117 (talk) 15:02, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – June 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2017).
Administrator changes
- Doug Bell • Dennis Brown • Clpo13 • ONUnicorn
- ThaddeusB • Yandman • Bjarki S • OldakQuill • Shyam • Jondel • Worm That Turned
Guideline and policy news
- An RfC proposing an off-wiki LTA database has been closed. The proposal was broadly supported, with further discussion required regarding what to do with the existing LTA database and defining access requirements. Such a tool/database formed part of the Community health initiative's successful grant proposal.
- Some clarifications have been made to the community banning and unblocking policies that effectively sync them with current practice. Specifically, the community has reached a consensus that when blocking a user at WP:AN or WP:ANI, it is considered a "community sanction", and administrators cannot unblock unilaterally if the user has not successfully appealed the sanction to the community.
- An RfC regarding the bot policy has closed with changes to the section describing restrictions on cosmetic changes.
Technical news
- Users will soon be able to blacklist specific users from sending them notifications.
Miscellaneous
- Following the 2017 elections, the new members of the Board of Trustees include Raystorm, Pundit and Doc James. They will serve three-year terms.
The Bugle: Issue CXXXIV, June 2017
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The Bugle: Issue CXXXV, July 2017
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Administrators' newsletter – July 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2017).
Administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- The RFC discussion regarding WP:OUTING and WMF essay about paid editing and outing (see more at the ArbCom noticeboard archives) is now archived. Milieus #3 and #4 received support; so did concrete proposal #1.
Technical news
- Fuzzy search will soon be added to Special:Undelete, allowing administrators to search for deleted page titles with results similar to the search query. You can test this by adding
?fuzzy=1to the URL, as with Special:Undelete?fuzzy=1. Currently the search only finds pages that exactly match the search term. - A new bot will automatically revision delete unused file versions from files in Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old.
- Fuzzy search will soon be added to Special:Undelete, allowing administrators to search for deleted page titles with results similar to the search query. You can test this by adding
Miscellaneous
- A newly revamped database report can help identify users who may be eligible to be autopatrolled.
- A potentially compromised account from 2001–2002 attempted to request resysop. Please practice appropriate account security by using a unique password for Wikipedia, and consider enabling two-factor authentication. Currently around 17% of admins have enabled 2FA, up from 16% in February 2017.
- Did you know: On 29 June 2017, there were 1,261 administrators on the English Wikipedia – the exact number of administrators as there were ten years ago on 29 June 2007. Since that time, the English Wikipedia has grown from 1.85 million articles to over 5.43 million.
Administrators' newsletter – August 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2017).
Administrator changes
- Anarchyte • GeneralizationsAreBad • Cullen328 (first RfA to reach WP:300)
- Cprompt • Rockpocket • Rambo's Revenge • Animum • TexasAndroid • Chuck SMITH • MikeLynch • Crazytales • Ad Orientem
Guideline and policy news
- Following a series of discussions around new pages patrol, the WMF is helping implement a controlled autoconfirmed article creation trial as a research experiment, similar to the one proposed in 2011. You can learn more about the research plan at meta:Research:Autoconfirmed article creation trial. The exact start date of the experiment has yet to be determined.
- A new speedy deletion criterion, regarding articles created as a result undisclosed paid editing, is currently being discussed (permalink).
- An RfC (permalink) is currently open that proposes expanding WP:G13 to include all drafts, even if they weren't submitted through Articles for Creation.
Technical news
- LoginNotify should soon be deployed to the English Wikipedia. This will notify users when there are suspicious login attempts on their account.
- The new version of XTools is nearing an official release. This suite of tools includes administrator statistics, an improved edit counter, among other tools that may benefit administrators. You can report issues on Phabricator and provide general feedback at mw:Talk:XTools.
The Bugle: Issue CXXXVI, August 2017
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Precious anniversary
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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:46, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
Four years now! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:41, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – September 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2017).
Administrator changes
- Nakon • Scott
- Sverdrup • Thespian • Elockid • James086 • Ffirehorse • Celestianpower • Boing! said Zebedee
Guideline and policy news
- ACTRIAL, a research experiment that restricts article creation to autoconfirmed users, will begin on September 7. It will run for six months. You can learn more about the research specifics at meta:Research:Autoconfirmed article creation trial, while Wikipedia talk:Autoconfirmed article creation trial is probably the best venue for general discussion.
- Following an RfC, WP:G13 speedy deletion criterion now applies to any page in the draftspace that has not been edited in six months. There is a bot-generated report, updated daily, to help identify potentially qualifying drafts that have not been submitted through articles for creation.
Technical news
- You will now get a notification when someone tries to log in to your account and fails. If they try from a device that has logged into your account before, you will be notified after five failed attempts. You can also set in your preferences to get an email when someone logs in to your account from a new device or IP address, which may be encouraged for admins and accounts with sensitive permissions.
- Syntax highlighting is now available as a beta feature (more info). This may assist administrators and template editors when dealing with intricate syntax of high-risk templates and system messages.
- In your notification preferences, you can now block specific users from pinging you. This functionality will soon be available for Special:EmailUser as well.
Arbitration
- Applications for CheckUser and Oversight are being accepted by the Arbitration Committee until September 12. Community discussion of the candidates will begin on September 18.
The Bugle: Issue CXXXVII, September 2017
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2017 Military history WikiProject Coordinator election
Greetings from the Military history WikiProject! Elections for the Military history WikiProject Coordinators are currently underway. As a member of the WikiProject you are cordially invited to take part by casting your vote(s) for the candidates on the election page. This year's election will conclude at 23:59 UTC 29 September. Thank you for your time. For the current tranche of Coordinators, AustralianRupert (talk) 10:39, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – October 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2017).
Administrator changes
- Boing! said Zebedee • Ansh666 • Ad Orientem
- Tonywalton • AmiDaniel • Silence • BanyanTree • Magioladitis • Vanamonde93 • Mr.Z-man • Jdavidb • Jakec • Ram-Man • Yelyos • Kurt Shaped Box
Guideline and policy news
- Following a successful proposal to create it, a new user right called "edit filter helper" is now assignable and revocable by administrators. The right allows non-administrators to view the details of private edit filters, but not to edit them.
- Following a discussion about mass-application of ECP and how the need for logging and other details of an evolving consensus may have been missed by some administrators, a rough guide to extended confirmed protection has been written. This information page describes how the extended-confirmed aspects of the protection policy are currently being applied by administrators.
Technical news
- You can now search for IP ranges at Special:Contributions. Some log pages and Special:DeletedContributions are not yet supported. Wildcards (e.g. 192.168.0.*) are also not supported, but the popular contribsrange gadget will continue to work.
Arbitration
- Community consultation on the 2017 candidates for CheckUser and Oversight has concluded. The Arbitration Committee will appoint successful candidates by October 11.
- A request for comment is open regarding the structure, rules, and procedures of the December 2017 Arbitration Committee election, and how to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.
The Bugle: Issue CXXXVIII, October 2017
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Administrators' newsletter – November 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2017).
Administrator changes
- Longhair • Megalibrarygirl • TonyBallioni • Vanamonde93
- Allen3 • Eluchil404 • Arthur Rubin • Bencherlite
Technical news
- The Wikimedia Foundation's Anti-Harassment Tools team is creating an "Interaction Timeline" tool that intends to assist administrators in resolving user conduct disputes. Feedback on the concept may be posted on the talk page.
- A new function is now available to edit filter managers that will make it easier to look for multiple strings containing spoofed text.
Arbitration
- Eligible editors will be invited to submit candidate statements for the 2017 Arbitration Committee Elections starting on November 12 until November 21. Voting will begin on November 27 and last until December 10.
- Following a request for comment, Ritchie333, Yunshui and Ymblanter will serve as the Electoral Commission for the 2017 ArbCom Elections.
Obituaries
- The Wikipedia community has recently learned that Allen3 (William Allen Peckham) passed away on December 30, 2016, the same day as JohnCD. Allen began editing in 2005 and became an administrator that same year.
The Bugle: Issue CXXXIX, November 2017
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HMS Wizard
I found the link to HMS Wizard via the List of Allied ships at the Japanese Surrender page, but it's own page doesn't even indicate it ever left England during WWII. Wasn't sure if I should add anything myself because the dedicated group working on it but wanted to let someone know.
Dreamdayer (talk) 16:51, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
- @Dreamdayer: Wikipedia is the encyclopaedia that anyone can edit so please feel free to edit that page as long as you edit in accordance with the editing guidelines. If you are unsure about your edits, you can try it on the talk page of the article first. Woody (talk) 20:56, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – December 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2017).
Administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following a request for comment, a new section has been added to the username policy which disallows usernames containing emoji, emoticons or otherwise "decorative" usernames, and usernames that use any non-language symbols. Administrators should discuss issues related to these types of usernames before blocking.
Technical news
- Wikimedians are now invited to vote on the proposals in the 2017 Community Wishlist Survey on Meta Wiki until 10 December 2017. In particular, there is a section of the survey regarding new tools for administrators and for anti-harassment.
- A new function is available to edit filter managers which can be used to store matches from regular expressions.
Arbitration
- Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is open until Sunday 23:59, 10 December 2017 (UTC). There are 12 candidates running for 8 vacant seats.
Miscellaneous
- Over the last few months, several users have reported backlogs that require administrator attention at WP:ANI, with the most common backlogs showing up on WP:SPI, WP:AIV and WP:RFPP. It is requested that all administrators take some time during this month to help clear backlogs wherever possible. It should be noted that AIV reports are not always valid; however, they still need to be cleared, which may include needing to remind users on what qualifies as vandalism.
- The Wikimedia Foundation Community health initiative is conducting a survey for English Wikipedia contributors on their experience and satisfaction level with Administrator’s Noticeboard/Incidents. This survey will be integral to gathering information about how this noticeboard works (i.e. which problems it deals with well and which problems it struggles with). If you would like to take this survey, please sign up on this page, and a link for the survey will be emailed to you via Special:EmailUser.
ArbCom 2017 election voter message
Hello, Woody. Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 10 December. All users who registered an account before Saturday, 28 October 2017, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Wednesday, 1 November 2017 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.
The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.
If you wish to participate in the 2017 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:42, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
2017 Military Historian of the Year and Newcomer of the Year nominations and voting
As we approach the end of the year, the Military History project is looking to recognise editors who have made a real difference. Each year we do this by bestowing two awards: the Military Historian of the Year and the Military History Newcomer of the Year. The co-ordinators invite all project members to get involved by nominating any editor they feel merits recognition for their contributions to the project. Nominations for both awards are open between 00:01 on 2 December 2017 and 23:59 on 15 December 2017. After this, a 14-day voting period will follow commencing at 00:01 on 16 December 2017. Nominations and voting will take place on the main project talkpage: here and here. Thank you for your time. For the co-ordinators, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:35, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXL, December 2017
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User group for Military Historians
Greetings,
"Military history" is one of the most important subjects when speak of sum of all human knowledge. To support contributors interested in the area over various language Wikipedias, we intend to form a user group. It also provides a platform to share the best practices between military historians, and various military related projects on Wikipedias. An initial discussion was has been done between the coordinators and members of WikiProject Military History on English Wikipedia. Now this discussion has been taken to Meta-Wiki. Contributors intrested in the area of military history are requested to share their feedback and give suggestions at Talk:Discussion to incubate a user group for Wikipedia Military Historians.
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:30, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
I would like your input in a discussion
Hi,
I would appreciate it if you could give your input regarding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_naval_ship_classes_in_service#Split_this_article_into_multiple_articles Thanks in advance Dragnadh (talk) 21:24, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – January 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2017).
Administrator changes
- Muboshgu
Anetode • Laser brain • Worm That Turned- None
Bureaucrat changes
Guideline and policy news
- A request for comment is in progress to determine whether the administrator policy should be amended to require disclosure of paid editing activity at WP:RFA and to prohibit the use of administrative tools as part of paid editing activity, with certain exceptions.
Technical news
- The 2017 Community Wishlist Survey results have been posted. The Community Tech team will investigate and address the top ten results.
- The Anti-Harassment Tools team is inviting comments on new blocking tools and improvements to existing blocking tools for development in early 2018. Feedback can be left on the discussion page or by email.
Arbitration
- Following the results of the 2017 election, the following editors have been (re)appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Alex Shih, BU Rob13, Callanecc, KrakatoaKatie, Opabinia regalis, Premeditated Chaos, RickinBaltimore, Worm That Turned.
The Bugle: Issue CXLI, January 2018
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Humayoon Shams Khan/ Actor-Model
Hi Woody sir!
I hope you doing amazing, this is Humayoon Shams Khan , I'm Canadian actor, model and director...
My PR team tried to create my Wikipedia page but since you have deleted my page long back due to some errors, and i'm really sorry about that. It will be amazing if you un deleted my page so my PR team can professional start working on my page because this year my 2 new movies are coming and here is link of my film on wiki " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torbaaz "
Thank you so much and i am waiting for your replay sir. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Humayoon Shams Khan (talk • contribs) 10:45, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – February 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2018).
Administrator changes
- None
- Blurpeace • Dana boomer • Deltabeignet • Denelson83 • Grandiose • Salvidrim! • Ymblanter
Guideline and policy news
- An RfC has closed with a consensus that candidates at WP:RFA must disclose whether they have ever edited for pay and that administrators may never use administrative tools as part of any paid editing activity, except when they are acting as a Wikipedian-in-Residence or when the payment is made by the Wikimedia Foundation or an affiliate of the WMF.
- Editors responding to threats of harm can now contact the Wikimedia Foundation's emergency address by using Special:EmailUser/Emergency. If you don't have email enabled on Wikipedia, directly contacting the emergency address using your own email client remains an option.
Technical news
- A tag will now be automatically applied to edits that blank a page, turn a page into a redirect, remove/replace almost all content in a page, undo an edit, or rollback an edit. These edits were previously denoted solely by automatic edit summaries.
Arbitration
- The Arbitration Committee has enacted a change to the discretionary sanctions procedure which requires administrators to add a standardized editnotice when placing page restrictions. Editors cannot be sanctioned for violations of page restrictions if this editnotice was not in place at the time of the violation.
The Bugle: Issue CXLII, February 2018
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Administrators' newsletter – March 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2018).
Administrator changes
- Lourdes†
- AngelOfSadness • Bhadani • Chris 73 • Coren • Friday • Midom • Mike V
- † Lourdes has requested that her admin rights be temporarily removed, pending her return from travel.
Guideline and policy news
- The autoconfirmed article creation trial (ACTRIAL) is scheduled to end on 14 March 2018. The results of the research collected can be read on Meta Wiki.
- Community ban discussions must now stay open for at least 24 hours prior to being closed.
- A change to the administrator inactivity policy has been proposed. Under the proposal, if an administrator has not used their admin tools for a period of five years and is subsequently desysopped for inactivity, the administrator would have to file a new RfA in order to regain the tools.
- A change to the banning policy has been proposed which would specify conditions under which a repeat sockmaster may be considered de facto banned, reducing the need to start a community ban discussion for these users.
Technical news
- CheckUsers are now able to view private data such as IP addresses from the edit filter log, e.g. when the filter prevents a user from creating an account. Previously, this information was unavailable to CheckUsers because access to it could not be logged.
- The edit filter has a new feature
contains_allthat edit filter managers may use to check if one or more strings are all contained in another given string.
Miscellaneous
- Following the 2018 Steward elections, the following users are our new stewards: -revi, Green Giant, Rxy, There'sNoTime, علاء.
Obituaries
- Bhadani (Gangadhar Bhadani) passed away on 8 February 2018. Bhadani joined Wikipedia in March 2005 and became an administrator in September 2005. While he was active, Bhadani was regarded as one of the most prolific Wikipedians from India.
The Bugle: Issue CXLIII, March 2018
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April 2018 Milhist Backlog Drive
G'day all, please be advised that throughout April 2018 the Military history Wikiproject is running its annual backlog elimination drive. This will focus on several key areas:
- tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
- adding or improving listed resources on Milhist's task force pages
- updating the open tasks template on Milhist's task force pages
- creating articles that are listed as "requested" on the project's various lists of missing articles.
As with past Milhist drives, there are points awarded for working on articles in the targeted areas, with barnstars being awarded at the end for different levels of achievement.
The drive is open to all Wikipedians, not just members of the Military history project, although only work on articles that fall (broadly) within the scope of military history will be considered eligible. This year, the Military history project would like to extend a specific welcome to members of Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red, and we would like to encourage all participants to consider working on helping to improve our coverage of women in the military. This is not the sole focus of the edit-a-thon, though, and there are aspects that hopefully will appeal to pretty much everyone.
The drive starts at 00:01 UTC on 1 April and runs until 23:59 UTC on 30 April 2018. Those interested in participating can sign up here.
For the Milhist co-ordinators, AustralianRupert and MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:53, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – April 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2018).
Administrator changes
- 331dot • Cordless Larry • ClueBot NG
- Gogo Dodo • Pb30 • Sebastiankessel • Seicer • SoLando
Guideline and policy news
- Administrators who have been desysopped due to inactivity are now required to have performed at least one (logged) administrative action in the past 5 years in order to qualify for a resysop without going through a new RfA.
- Editors who have been found to have engaged in sockpuppetry on at least two occasions after an initial indefinite block, for whatever reason, are now automatically considered banned by the community without the need to start a ban discussion.
- The notability guideline for organizations and companies has been substantially rewritten following the closure of this request for comment. Among the changes, the guideline more clearly defines the sourcing requirements needed for organizations and companies to be considered notable.
- The six-month autoconfirmed article creation trial (ACTRIAL) ended on 14 March 2018. The post-trial research report has been published. A request for comment is now underway to determine whether the restrictions from ACTRIAL should be implemented permanently.
Technical news
- There will soon be a calendar widget at Special:Block, making it easier to set expiries for a specific date and time.
Arbitration
- The Arbitration Committee is considering a change to the discretionary sanctions procedures which would require an editor to appeal a sanction to the community at WP:AE or WP:AN prior to appealing directly to the Arbitration Committee at WP:ARCA.
Miscellaneous
- A discussion has closed which concluded that administrators are not required to enable email, though many editors suggested doing so as a matter of best practice.
- The Foundations' Anti-Harassment Tools team has released the Interaction Timeline. This shows a chronologic history for two users on pages where they have both made edits, which may be helpful in identifying sockpuppetry and investigating editing disputes.
The Bugle: Issue CXLIIV, April 2018
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Administrators' newsletter – May 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2018).
Administrator changes
- None
- Chochopk • Coffee • Gryffindor • Jimp • Knowledge Seeker • Lankiveil • Peridon • Rjd0060
Guideline and policy news
- The ability to create articles directly in mainspace is now indefinitely restricted to autoconfirmed users.
- A proposal is being discussed which would create a new "event coordinator" right that would allow users to temporarily add the "confirmed" flag to new user accounts and to create many new user accounts without being hindered by a rate limit.
Technical news
- AbuseFilter has received numerous improvements, including an OOUI overhaul, syntax highlighting, ability to search existing filters, and a few new functions. In particular, the search feature can be used to ensure there aren't existing filters for what you need, and the new
equals_to_anyfunction can be used when checking multiple namespaces. One major upcoming change is the ability to see which filters are the slowest. This information is currently only available to those with access to Logstash. - When blocking anonymous users, a cookie will be applied that reloads the block if the user changes their IP. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. This currently only occurs when hard-blocking accounts.
- The block notice shown on mobile will soon be more informative and point users to a help page on how to request an unblock, just as it currently does on desktop.
- There will soon be a calendar widget at Special:Block, making it easier to set expiries for a specific date and time.
- AbuseFilter has received numerous improvements, including an OOUI overhaul, syntax highlighting, ability to search existing filters, and a few new functions. In particular, the search feature can be used to ensure there aren't existing filters for what you need, and the new
Arbitration
- The Arbitration Committee is seeking additional clerks to help with the arbitration process.
Obituaries
- Lankiveil (Craig Franklin) passed away in mid-April. Lankiveil joined Wikipedia on 12 August 2004 and became an administrator on 31 August 2008. During his time with the Wikimedia community, Lankiveil served as an oversighter for the English Wikipedia and as president of Wikimedia Australia.
The Bugle: Issue CXLIV, May 2018
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2018).
Administrator changes
- None
- Al Ameer son • AliveFreeHappy • Cenarium • Lupo • MichaelBillington
Guideline and policy news
- Following a successful request for comment, administrators are now able to add and remove editors to the "event coordinator" group. Users in the event coordinator group have the ability to temporarily add the "confirmed" flag to new user accounts and to create many new user accounts without being hindered by a rate limit. Users will no longer need to be in the "account creator" group if they are in the event coordinator group.
- Following an AN discussion, all pages with content related to blockchain and cryptocurrencies, broadly construed, are now under indefinite general sanctions.
Technical news
- IP-based cookie blocks should be deployed to English Wikipedia in June. This will cause the block of a logged-out user to be reloaded if they change IPs. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. For the time being, it only affects users of the desktop interface.
- The Wikimedia Foundation's Anti-Harassment Tools team will build granular types of blocks in 2018 (e.g. a block from uploading or editing specific pages, categories, or namespaces, as opposed to a full-site block). Feedback on the concept may be left at the talk page.
- There is now a checkbox on Special:ListUsers to let you see only users in temporary user groups.
- It is now easier for blocked mobile users to see why they were blocked.
Arbitration
- A recent technical issue with the Arbitration Committee's spam filter inadvertently caused all messages sent to the committee through Wikipedia (i.e. Special:EmailUser/Arbitration Committee) to be discarded. If you attempted to send an email to the Arbitration Committee via Wikipedia between May 16 and May 31, your message was not received and you are encouraged to resend it. Messages sent outside of these dates or directly to the Arbitration Committee email address were not affected by this issue.
Miscellaneous
- In early May, an unusually high level of failed login attempts was observed. The WMF has stated that this was an "external effort to gain unauthorized access to random accounts". Under Wikipedia policy, administrators are required to have strong passwords. To further reinforce security, administrators should also consider enabling two-factor authentication. A committed identity can be used to verify that you are the true account owner in the event that your account is compromised and/or you are unable to log in.
The Bugle: Issue CXLVI, June 2018
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Administrators' newsletter – July 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2018).
Administrator changes
- Pbsouthwood • TheSandDoctor
- Gogo Dodo
- Andrevan • Doug • EVula • KaisaL • Tony Fox • WilyD
Bureaucrat changes
Guideline and policy news
- An RfC about the deletion of drafts closed with a consensus to change the wording of WP:NMFD. Specifically, a draft that has been repeatedly resubmitted and declined at AfC without any substantial improvement may be deleted at MfD if consensus determines that it is unlikely to ever meet the requirements for mainspace and it otherwise meets one of the reasons for deletion outlined in the deletion policy.
- A request for comment closed with a consensus that the {{promising draft}} template cannot be used to indefinitely prevent a WP:G13 speedy deletion nomination.
Technical news
- Starting on July 9, the WMF Security team, Trust & Safety, and the broader technical community will be seeking input on an upcoming change that will restrict editing of site-wide JavaScript and CSS to a new technical administrators user group. Bureaucrats and stewards will be able to grant this right per a community-defined process. The intention is to reduce the number of accounts who can edit frontend code to those who actually need to, which in turn lessens the risk of malicious code being added that compromises the security and privacy of everyone who accesses Wikipedia. For more information, please review the FAQ.
- Syntax highlighting has been graduated from a Beta feature on the English Wikipedia. To enable this feature, click the highlighter icon (
) in your editing toolbar (or under the hamburger menu in the 2017 wikitext editor). This feature can help prevent you from making mistakes when editing complex templates. - IP-based cookie blocks should be deployed to English Wikipedia in July (previously scheduled for June). This will cause the block of a logged-out user to be reloaded if they change IPs. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. For the time being, it only affects users of the desktop interface.
Miscellaneous
- Currently around 20% of admins have enabled two-factor authentication, up from 17% a year ago. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider doing so. Regardless if you use 2FA, please practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.
The Bugle: Issue CXLVII, July 2018
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Administrators' newsletter – August 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2018).
Administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- After a discussion at Meta, a new user group called "interface administrators" (formerly "technical administrator") has been created. Come the end of August, interface admins will be the only users able to edit site-wide JavaScript and CSS pages like MediaWiki:Common.js and MediaWiki:Common.css, or edit other user's personal JavaScript and CSS. The intention is to improve security and privacy by reducing the number of accounts which could be used to compromise the site or another user's account through malicious code. The new user group can be assigned and revoked by bureaucrats. Discussion is ongoing to establish details for implementing the group on the English Wikipedia.
- Following a request for comment, the WP:SISTER style guideline now states that in the mainspace, interwiki links to Wikinews should only be made as per the external links guideline. This generally means that within the body of an article, you should not link to Wikinews about a particular event that is only a part of the larger topic. Wikinews links in "external links" sections can be used where helpful, but not automatically if an equivalent article from a reliable news outlet could be linked in the same manner.
Technical news
- The WMF Anti-Harassment Tools team is seeking input on the second set of wireframes for the Special:Block redesign that will introduce partial blocks. The new functionality will allow you to block a user from editing a specific set of pages, pages in a category, a namespace, and for specific actions such as moving pages and uploading files.
The Bugle: Issue CXLVIII, August 2018
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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Cheers, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:54, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – September 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2018).
Administrator changes
- None
- Asterion • Crisco 1492 • KF • Kudpung • Liz • Randykitty • Spartaz
Optimist on the run → Voice of Clam
Interface administrator changes
- Amorymeltzer • Mr. Stradivarius • MusikAnimal • MSGJ • TheDJ • Xaosflux
Guideline and policy news
- Following a "stop-gap" discussion, six users have temporarily been made interface administrators while discussion is ongoing for a more permanent process for assigning the permission. Interface administrators are now the only editors allowed to edit sitewide CSS and JavaScript pages, as well as CSS/JS pages in another user's userspace. Previously, all administrators had this ability. The right can be granted and revoked by bureaucrats.
Technical news
- Because of a data centre test you will be able to read but not edit the wikis for up to an hour on 12 September and 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time. The time when you can't edit might be shorter than an hour.
- Some abuse filter variables have changed. They are now easier to understand for non-experts. The old variables will still work but filter editors are encouraged to replace them with the new ones. You can find the list of changed variables on mediawiki.org. They have a note which says
Deprecated. Use ... instead. An example isarticle_textwhich is nowpage_title. - Abuse filters can now use how old a page is. The variable is
page_age.
Arbitration
- The Arbitration Committee has resolved to perform a round of Checkuser and Oversight appointments. The usernames of all applicants will be shared with the Functionaries team, and they will be requested to assist in the vetting process. The deadline to submit an application is 23:59 UTC, 12 September, and the candidates that move forward will be published on-wiki for community comments on 18 September.
The Bugle: Issue CXLIX, September 2018
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Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced
G'day everyone, voting for the 2018 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:35, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced
G'day everyone, voting for the 2018 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:22, 15 September 2018 (UTC) Note: the previous version omitted a link to the election page, therefore you are receiving this follow up message with a link to the election page to correct the previous version. We apologies for any inconvenience that this may have caused.
Have your say!
Hi everyone, just a quick reminder that voting for the WikiProject Military history coordinator election closes soon. You only have a day or so left to have your say about who should make up the coordination team for the next year. If you have already voted, thanks for participating! If you haven't and would like to, vote here before 23:59 UTC on 28 September. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:29, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – October 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2018).
Administrator changes
- Justlettersandnumbers • L235
- Bgwhite • HorsePunchKid • J Greb • KillerChihuahua • Rami R • Winhunter
Interface administrator changes
- Cyberpower678 • Deryck Chan • Oshwah • Pharos • Ragesoss • Ritchie333
Oversight changes
- Guerillero • NativeForeigner • Snowolf • Xeno
Guideline and policy news
- Following a request for comment, the process for appointing interface administrators has been established. Currently only existing admins can request these rights, while a new RfC has begun on whether it should be available to non-admins.
- There is an open request for comment on Meta regarding the creation a new user group for global edit filter management.
Technical news
- Partial blocks should be available for testing in October on the Test Wikipedia and the Beta-Cluster. This new feature allows admins to block users from editing specific pages and in the near-future, namespaces and uploading files. You can expect more updates and an invitation to help with testing once it is available.
- The Foundations' Anti-Harassment Tools team is currently looking for input on how to measure the effectiveness of blocks. This is in particular related to how they will measure the success of the aforementioned partial blocks.
- Because of a data centre test, you will be able to read but not edit the Wikimedia projects for up to an hour on 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time.
Arbitration
- The Arbitration Committee has, by motion, amended the procedure on functionary inactivity.
- The community consultation for 2018 CheckUser and Oversight appointments has concluded. Appointments will be made by October 11.
- Following a request for comment, the size of the Arbitration Committee will be decreased to 13 arbitrators, starting in 2019. Additionally, the minimum support percentage required to be appointed to a two-year term on ArbCom has been increased to 60%. ArbCom candidates who receive between 50% and 60% support will be appointed to one-year terms instead.
- Nominations for the 2018 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission are being accepted until 12 October. These are the editors who help run the ArbCom election smoothly. If you are interested in volunteering for this role, please consider nominating yourself.
The Bugle: Issue CL, October 2018
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Administrators' newsletter – November 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2018).
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Guideline and policy news
- A request for comment determined that non-administrators will not be able to request interface admin access.
- A request for comment is in progress to determine whether the Mediation Committee should be closed and marked as historical.
- A village pump discussion has been ongoing about whether the proposed deletion policy (PROD) should be clarified or amended.
- A request for comment is in progress to determine whether pending changes protection should be applied automatically to today's featured article (TFA) in order to mitigate a recent trend of severe image vandalism.
Technical news
- Partial blocks is now available for testing on the Test Wikipedia. The new functionality allows you to block users from editing specific pages. Bugs may exist and can be reported on the local talk page or on Meta. A discussion regarding deployment to English Wikipedia will be started by community liaisons sometime in the near future.
- A user script is now available to quickly review unblock requests.
- The 2019 Community Wishlist Survey is now accepting new proposals until November 11, 2018. The results of this survey will determine what software the Wikimedia Foundation's Community Tech team will work on next year. Voting on the proposals will take place from November 16 to November 30, 2018. Specifically, there is a proposal category for admins and stewards that may be of interest.
Arbitration
- Eligible editors will be invited to nominate themselves as candidates in the 2018 Arbitration Committee Elections starting on November 4 until November 13. Voting will begin on November 19 and last until December 2.
- The Arbitration Committee's email address has changed to arbcom-en
wikimedia.org. Other email lists, such as functionaries-en and clerks-l, remain unchanged.
The Bugle: Issue CLI, November 2018
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ArbCom 2018 election voter message
Hello, Woody. Voting in the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 3 December. All users who registered an account before Sunday, 28 October 2018, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Thursday, 1 November 2018 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.
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If you wish to participate in the 2018 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:42, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
Nominations now open for "Military historian of the year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" awards
Nominations for our annual Military historian of the year and Military history newcomer of the year awards are open until 23:59 (GMT) on 15 December 2018. Why don't you nominate the editors who you believe have made a real difference to the project in 2018? MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:27, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – December 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2018).
Administrator changes
- Al Ameer son • Randykitty • Spartaz
- Boson • Daniel J. Leivick • Efe • Esanchez7587 • Fred Bauder • Garzo • Martijn Hoekstra • Orangemike
Interface administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following a request for comment, the Mediation Committee is now closed and will no longer be accepting case requests.
- A request for comment is in progress to determine whether members of the Bot Approvals Group should satisfy activity requirements in order to remain in that role.
- A request for comment is in progress regarding whether to change the administrator inactivity policy, such that administrators "who have made no logged administrative actions for at least 12 months may be desysopped". Currently, the policy states that administrators "who have made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least 12 months may be desysopped".
- A proposal has been made to temporarily restrict editing of the Main Page to interface administrators in order to mitigate the impact of compromised accounts.
Technical news
- Administrators and bureaucrats can no longer unblock themselves unless they placed the block initially. This change has been implemented globally. See also this ongoing village pump discussion (permalink).
- To complement the aforementioned change, blocked administrators will soon have the ability to block the administrator that placed their block to mitigate the possibility of a compromised administrator account blocking all other active administrators.
- Since deployment of Partial blocks on Test Wikipedia, several bugs were identified. Most of them are now fixed. Administrators are encouraged to test the new deployment and report new bugs on Phabricator or leave feedback on the Project's talk page. You can request administrator access on the Test Wiki here.
Arbitration
- Voting in the 2018 Arbitration Committee Elections is open to eligible editors until Monday 23:59, 3 December 2018. Please review the candidates and, if you wish to do so, submit your choices on the voting page.
Miscellaneous
- In late November, an attacker compromised multiple accounts, including at least four administrator accounts, and used them to vandalize Wikipedia. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately. Sharing the same password across multiple websites makes your account vulnerable, especially if your password was used on a website that suffered a data breach. As these incidents have shown, these concerns are not pure fantasies.
- Wikipedia policy requires administrators to have strong passwords. To further reinforce security, administrators should also consider enabling two-factor authentication. A committed identity can be used to verify that you are the true account owner in the event that your account is compromised and/or you are unable to log in.
Obituaries
- Shock Brigade Harvester Boris (Raymond Arritt) passed away on 14 November 2018. Boris joined Wikipedia as Raymond arritt on 8 May 2006 and was an administrator from 30 July 2007 to 2 June 2008.
The Bugle: Issue CLII, December 2018
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Voting now open for "Military historian of the year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" awards
Voting for our annual Military historian of the year and Military history newcomer of the year awards is open until 23:59 (GMT) on 30 December 2018. Why don't you vote for the editors who you believe have made a real difference to Wikipedia's coverage of military history in 2018? MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:17, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – January 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2018).
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Guideline and policy news
- There are a number of new or changed speedy deletion criteria, each previously part of WP:CSD#G6:
- G14 (new): Disambiguation pages that disambiguate only zero or one existing pages are now covered under the new G14 criterion (discussion). This is {{db-disambig}}; the text is unchanged and candidates may be found in Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as unnecessary disambiguation pages.
- R4 (new): Redirects in the file namespace (and no file links) that have the same name as a file or redirect at Commons are now covered under the new R4 criterion (discussion). This is {{db-redircom}}; the text is unchanged.
- G13 (expanded): Userspace drafts containing only the default Article Wizard text are now covered under G13 along with other drafts (discussion). Such blank drafts are now eligible after six months rather than one year, and taggers continue to use {{db-blankdraft}}.
- The Wikimedia Foundation now requires all interface administrators to enable two-factor authentication.
- Members of the Bot Approvals Group (BAG) are now subject to an activity requirement. After two years without any bot-related activity (e.g. operating a bot, posting on a bot-related talk page), BAG members will be retired from BAG following a one-week notice.
Technical news
- Starting on December 13, the Wikimedia Foundation security team implemented new password policy and requirements. Privileged accounts (administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, interface administrators, bots, edit filter managers/helpers, template editors, et al.) must have a password at least 10 characters in length. All accounts must have a password:
- At least 8 characters in length
- Not in the 100,000 most popular passwords (defined by the Password Blacklist library)
- Different from their username
- User accounts not meeting these requirements will be prompted to update their password accordingly. More information is available on MediaWiki.org.
- Blocked administrators may now block the administrator that blocked them. This was done to mitigate the possibility that a compromised administrator account would block all other active administrators, complementing the removal of the ability to unblock oneself outside of self-imposed blocks. A request for comment is currently in progress to determine whether the blocking policy should be updated regarding this change.
- {{Copyvio-revdel}} now has a link to open the history with the RevDel checkboxes already filled in.
Arbitration
- Following the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: AGK, Courcelles, GorillaWarfare, Joe Roe, Mkdw, SilkTork.
Miscellaneous
- Accounts continue to be compromised on a regular basis. Evidence shows this is entirely due to the accounts having the same password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately.
- Around 22% of admins have enabled two-factor authentication, up from 20% in June 2018. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider doing so. Regardless of whether you use 2FA, please practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.
The Bugle: Issue CLIII, January 2019
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Administrators' newsletter – February 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2019).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- A request for comment is currently open to reevaluate the activity requirements for administrators.
- Administrators who are blocked have the technical ability to block the administrator who blocked their own account. A recent request for comment has amended the blocking policy to clarify that this ability should only be used in exceptional circumstances, such as account compromises, where there is a clear and immediate need.
- A request for comment closed with a consensus in favor of deprecating The Sun as a permissible reference, and creating an edit filter to warn users who attempt to cite it.
Technical news
- A discussion regarding an overhaul of the format and appearance of Wikipedia:Requests for page protection is in progress (permalink). The proposed changes will make it easier to create requests for those who are not using Twinkle. The workflow for administrators at this venue will largely be unchanged. Additionally, there are plans to archive requests similar to how it is done at WP:PERM, where historical records are kept so that prior requests can more easily be searched for.
Miscellaneous
- Voting in the 2019 Steward elections will begin on 08 February 2019, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 28 February 2019, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
- A new IRC bot is available that allows you to subscribe to notifications when specific filters are tripped. This requires that your IRC handle be identified.
The Bugle: Issue CLIV, February 2019
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Administrators' newsletter – March 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2019).
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Guideline and policy news
- The RfC on administrator activity requirements failed to reach consensus for any proposal.
- Following discussions at the Bureaucrats' noticeboard and Wikipedia talk:Administrators, an earlier change to the restoration of adminship policy was reverted. If requested, bureaucrats will not restore administrator permissions removed due to inactivity if there have been five years without a logged administrator action; this "five year rule" does not apply to permissions removed voluntarily.
Technical news
- A new tool is available to help determine if a given IP is an open proxy/VPN/webhost/compromised host.
Arbitration
- The Arbitration Committee announced two new OTRS queues. Both are meant solely for cases involving private information; other cases will continue to be handled at the appropriate venues (e.g., WP:COIN or WP:SPI).
- paid-en-wp wikipedia.org has been set up to receive private evidence related to abusive paid editing.
- checkuser-en-wp wikipedia.org has been set up to receive private requests for CheckUser. For instance, requests for IP block exemption for anonymous proxy editing should now be sent to this address instead of the functionaries-en list.
- paid-en-wp
- The Arbitration Committee announced two new OTRS queues. Both are meant solely for cases involving private information; other cases will continue to be handled at the appropriate venues (e.g., WP:COIN or WP:SPI).
Miscellaneous
- Following the 2019 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Base, Einsbor, Jon Kolbert, Schniggendiller, and Wim b.
The Bugle: Issue CLV, March 2019
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Administrators' newsletter – April 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2019).
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Technical news
- In Special:Preferences under "Appearance" → "Advanced options", there is now an option to show a confirmation prompt when clicking on a rollback link.
- The Wikimedia Foundation's Community health initiative plans to design and build a new user reporting system to make it easier for people experiencing harassment and other forms of abuse to provide accurate information to the appropriate channel for action to be taken. Please see meta:Community health initiative/User reporting system consultation 2019 to provide your input on this idea.
Arbitration
- The Arbitration Committee clarified that the General 1RR prohibition for Palestine-Israel articles may only be enforced on pages with the {{ARBPIA 1RR editnotice}} edit notice.
Miscellaneous
- Two more administrator accounts were compromised. Evidence has shown that these attacks, like previous incidents, were due to reusing a password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately. All admins are strongly encouraged to enable two-factor authentication, please consider doing so. Please always practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.
- As a reminder, according to WP:NOQUORUM, administrators looking to close or relist an AfD should evaluate a nomination that has received few or no comments as if it were a proposed deletion (PROD) prior to determining whether it should be relisted.
The Bugle: Issue CLVI, April 2019
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Portal:Featured pictures listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Portal:Featured pictures. Since you had some involvement with the Portal:Featured pictures redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. Legacypac (talk) 01:11, 12 April 2019 (UTC)
Portal:Featured lists listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Portal:Featured lists. Since you had some involvement with the Portal:Featured lists redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. Legacypac (talk) 01:12, 12 April 2019 (UTC)
Portal:Featured topics listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Portal:Featured topics. Since you had some involvement with the Portal:Featured topics redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. Legacypac (talk) 01:16, 12 April 2019 (UTC)
History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present) scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present) has been scheduled as WP:TFA for 26 May 2019. Please check that the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 26, 2019. Thanks! Ealdgyth - Talk 23:14, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for the article! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:57, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
ArbCom 2019 special circular
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The Arbitration Committee may require a new RfA if your account is compromised.
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This message was sent to all administrators following a recent motion. Thank you for your attention. For the Arbitration Committee, Cameron11598 02:49, 4 May 2019 (UTC)
Administrator account security (Correction to Arbcom 2019 special circular)
ArbCom would like to apologise and correct our previous mass message in light of the response from the community.
Since November 2018, six administrator accounts have been compromised and temporarily desysopped. In an effort to help improve account security, our intention was to remind administrators of existing policies on account security — that they are required to "have strong passwords and follow appropriate personal security practices." We have updated our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, two-factor authentication remains an optional means of adding extra security to your account. The choice not to enable 2FA will not be considered when deciding to restore sysop privileges to administrator accounts that were compromised.
We are sorry for the wording of our previous message, which did not accurately convey this, and deeply regret the tone in which it was delivered.
For the Arbitration Committee, -Cameron11598 21:04, 4 May 2019 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – May 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2019).
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Guideline and policy news
- A request for comment concluded that creating pages in the portal namespace should be restricted to autoconfirmed users.
- Following a request for comment, the subject-specific notability guideline for pornographic actors and models (WP:PORNBIO) was removed; in its place, editors should consult WP:ENT and WP:GNG.
Technical news
- XTools Admin Stats, a tool to list admins by administrative actions, has been revamped to support more types of log entries such as AbuseFilter changes. Two additional tools have been integrated into it as well: Steward Stats and Patroller Stats.
Arbitration
- In response to the continuing compromise of administrator accounts, the Arbitration Committee passed a motion amending the procedures for return of permissions (diff). In such cases,
the committee will review all available information to determine whether the administrator followed "appropriate personal security practices" before restoring permissions
; administrators found failing to have adequately done sowill not be resysopped automatically
. All current administrators have been notified of this change. - Following a formal ratification process, the arbitration policy has been amended (diff). Specifically, the two-thirds majority required to remove or suspend an arbitrator now excludes (1) the arbitrator facing suspension or removal, and (2) any inactive arbitrator who does not respond within 30 days to attempts to solicit their feedback on the resolution through all known methods of communication.
- In response to the continuing compromise of administrator accounts, the Arbitration Committee passed a motion amending the procedures for return of permissions (diff). In such cases,
Miscellaneous
- A request for comment is currently open to amend the community sanctions procedure to exclude non XfD or CSD deletions.
- A proposal to remove pre-2009 indefinite IP blocks is currently open for discussion.
The Bugle: Issue CLVII, May 2019
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2019).
Administrator changes
- Andonic • Consumed Crustacean • Enigmaman • Euryalus • EWS23 • HereToHelp • Nv8200pa • Peripitus • StringTheory11 • Vejvančický
CheckUser changes
Guideline and policy news
- An RfC seeks to clarify whether WP:OUTING should include information on just the English Wikipedia or any Wikimedia project.
- An RfC on WT:RfA concluded that Requests for adminship and bureaucratship are discussions seeking to build consensus.
- An RfC proposal to make the templates for discussion (TfD) process more like the requested moves (RM) process, i.e. "as a clearinghouse of template discussions", was closed as successful.
Technical news
- The CSD feature of Twinkle now allows admins to notify page creators of deletion if the page had not been tagged. The default behavior matches that of tagging notifications, and replaces the ability to open the user talk page upon deletion. You can customize which criteria receive notifications in your Twinkle preferences: look for Notify page creator when deleting under these criteria.
- Twinkle's d-batch (batch delete) feature now supports deleting subpages (and related redirects and talk pages) of each page. The pages will be listed first but use with caution! The und-batch (batch undelete) option can now also restore talk pages.
Miscellaneous
- The previously discussed unblocking of IP addresses indefinitely-blocked before 2009 was approved and has taken place.
- The 2019 talk pages consultation produced a report for Phase 1 and has entered Phase 2.
The Bugle: Issue CLVIII, June 2019
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Hey could u ban https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2401:4900:3159:5064:2CEA:D368:CDCA:C2CF
For his past 5-6 edits he keeps introducing fake info on the article about Kyiv University (I described it in my last edit summary) . thanks5.44.170.9 (talk) 11:59, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
- Blocking them now would serve no purpose as they have most likely changed IP addresses as it is a dynamic IP that has been adding the incorrect information. The only other option would be to semi-protect the page but that would prevent all IP editors including yourself. Woody (talk) 16:05, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – July 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2019).
Administrator changes
- 28bytes • Ad Orientem • Ansh666 • Beeblebrox • Boing! said Zebedee • BU Rob13 • Dennis Brown • Deor • DoRD • Floquenbeam1 • Flyguy649 • Fram2 • Gadfium • GB fan • Jonathunder • Kusma • Lectonar • Moink • MSGJ • Nick • Od Mishehu • Rama • Spartaz • Syrthiss • TheDJ • WJBscribe
- 1Floquenbeam's access was removed, then restored, then removed again.
- 2Fram's access was removed, then restored, then removed again.
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Guideline and policy news
- A request for comment seeking to alleviate pressures on the request an account (ACC) process proposes either raising the account creation limit for extended confirmed editors or granting the account creator permission on request to new ACC tool users.
- In a related matter, the account throttle has been restored to six creations per day as the mitigation activity completed.
- The scope of CSD criterion G8 has been tightened such that the only redirects that it now applies to are those which target non-existent pages.
- The scope of CSD criterion G14 has been expanded slightly to include orphan "Foo (disambiguation)" redirects that target pages that are not disambiguation pages or pages that perform a disambiguation-like function (such as set index articles or lists).
- A request for comment seeks to determine whether Wikipedia:Office actions should be a policy page or an information page.
Technical news
- The Wikimedia Foundation's Community health initiative plans to design and build a new user reporting system to make it easier for people experiencing harassment and other forms of abuse to provide accurate information to the appropriate channel for action to be taken. Community feedback is invited.
Miscellaneous
- In February 2019, the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) changed its office actions policy to include temporary and project-specific bans. The WMF exercised this new ability for the first time on the English Wikipedia on 10 June 2019 to temporarily ban and desysop Fram. This action has resulted in significant community discussion, a request for arbitration (permalink), and, either directly or indirectly, the resignations of numerous administrators and functionaries. The WMF Board of Trustees is aware of the situation, and discussions continue on a statement and a way forward. The Arbitration Committee has sent an open letter to the WMF Board.
The Bugle: Issue CLIX, July 2019
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Administrators' newsletter – August 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2019).
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Guideline and policy news
- Following a request for comment, the page Wikipedia:Office actions has been changed from a policy page to an information page.
- A request for comment (permalink) is in progress regarding the administrator inactivity policy.
Arbitration
- Editors may now use the template {{Ds/aware}} to indicate that they are aware that discretionary sanctions are in force for a topic area, so it is unnecessary to alert them.
Miscellaneous
- Following a research project on masking IP addresses, the Foundation is starting a new project to improve the privacy of IP editors. The result of this project may significantly change administrative and counter-vandalism workflows. The project is in the very early stages of discussions and there is no concrete plan yet. Admins and the broader community are encouraged to leave feedback on the talk page.
- The new page reviewer right is bundled with the admin tool set. Many admins regularly help out at Special:NewPagesFeed, but they may not be aware of improvements, changes, and new tools for the Curation system. Stay up to date by subscribing here to the NPP newsletter that appears every two months, and/or putting the reviewers' talk page on your watchlist.
Since the introduction of temporary user rights, it is becoming more usual to accord the New Page Reviewer right on a probationary period of 3 to 6 months in the first instance. This avoids rights removal for inactivity at a later stage and enables a review of their work before according the right on a permanent basis.
The Bugle: Issue CLX, August 2019
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The Bugle: Issue CLX, August 2019
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Precious anniversary
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Backlog Banzai
In the month of September, Wikiproject Military history is running a project-wide edit-a-thon, Backlog Banzai. There are heaps of different areas you can work on, for which you claim points, and at the end of the month all sorts of whiz-bang awards will be handed out. Every player wins a prize! There is even a bit of friendly competition built in for those that like that sort of thing. Sign up now at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/September 2019 Backlog Banzai to take part. For the coordinators, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:18, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:39, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – September 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2019).
Administrator changes
- Bradv • Chetsford • Izno
- Floquenbeam • Lectonar
- DESiegel • Jake Wartenberg • Rjanag • Topbanana
CheckUser changes
Oversight changes
- Callanecc • Fox • HJ Mitchell • LFaraone • There'sNoTime
Technical news
- 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.
Arbitration
- 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.
Miscellaneous
- 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.
Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced
G'day everyone, voting for the 2019 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:37, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CLXI, September 2019
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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election half-way mark
G'day everyone, the voting for the XIX Coordinator Tranche is at the halfway mark. The candidates have answered various questions, and you can check them out to see why they are running and decide whether you support them. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:37, 22 September 2019 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – October 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2019).
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Guideline and policy news
- 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
Technical news
- 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.
Arbitration
- 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.
Miscellaneous
- The Community Tech team has been working on a system for temporarily watching pages, and welcomes feedback.
The Bugle: Issue CLXII, October 2019
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Administrators' newsletter – November 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2019).
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Guideline and policy news
- 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.
Arbitration
- 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.
The Bugle: Issue CLXIII, November 2019
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A survey to improve the community consultation outreach process
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Administrators' newsletter – December 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2019).
Administrator changes
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- 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.
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The Bugle: Issue CLXIV, December 2019
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Administrators' newsletter – January 2020
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- The fourth case on Palestine-Israel articles was closed. The case consolidated all previous remedies under one heading, which should make them easier to understand, apply, and enforce. In particular, the distinction between "primary articles" and "related content" has been clarified, with the former being
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- The fourth case on Palestine-Israel articles was closed. The case consolidated all previous remedies under one heading, which should make them easier to understand, apply, and enforce. In particular, the distinction between "primary articles" and "related content" has been clarified, with the former being
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Administrators' newsletter – February 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2020).
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- Following a request for comment, partial blocks are now enabled on the English Wikipedia. This functionality allows administrators to block users from editing specific pages or namespaces rather than the entire site. A draft policy is being workshopped at Wikipedia:Partial blocks.
- The request for comment seeking the community's sentiment for a binding desysop procedure closed with
wide-spread support for an alternative desysoping procedure based on community input
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Technical news
- Twinkle now supports partial blocking. There is a small checkbox that toggles the "partial" status for both blocks and templating. There is currently one template: {{uw-pblock}}.
- When trying to move a page, if the target title already exists then a warning message is shown. The warning message will now include a link to the target title. [1]
Arbitration
- Following a recent arbitration case, the Arbitration Committee reminded administrators
that checkuser and oversight blocks must not be reversed or modified without prior consultation with the checkuser or oversighter who placed the block, the respective functionary team, or the Arbitration Committee.
- Following a recent arbitration case, the Arbitration Committee reminded administrators
Miscellaneous
- Voting in the 2020 Steward elections will begin on 08 February 2020, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 28 February 2020, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
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The Bugle: IssueICLXVI, February 2020
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March Madness 2020
G'day all, March Madness 2020 is about to get underway, and there is bling aplenty for those who want to get stuck into the backlog by way of tagging, assessing, updating, adding or improving resources and creating articles. If you haven't already signed up to participate, why not? The more the merrier! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:19, 29 February 2020 (UTC) for the coord team
Administrators' newsletter – March 2020
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- Following a discussion, Twinkle's default CSD behavior will soon change, most likely this week. After the change, Twinkle will default to "tagging mode" if there is no CSD tag present, and default to "deletion mode" if there is a CSD tag present. You will be able to always default to "deletion mode" (the current behavior) using your Twinkle preferences.
Miscellaneous
- Following the 2020 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: BRPever, Krd, Martin Urbanec, MusikAnimal, Sakretsu, Sotiale, and Tks4Fish. There are a total of seven editors that have been appointed as stewards, the most since 2014.
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Administrators' newsletter – April 2020
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Administrators' newsletter – May 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2020).
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- Discretionary sanctions have been authorized for all pages and edits related to COVID-19, to be logged at WP:GS/COVID19.
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Miscellaneous
- A request for comment closed with consensus to create a Village Pump-style page for communication with the Wikimedia Foundation.
Hi, I was going to approve the draft but its not technically possible to approve (publish) the draft until the redirect is moved, regards Atlantic306 (talk) 00:58, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
- Bradv beat me to it and has unprotected it. Woody (talk) 09:01, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
Protection
Regarding this request I made. Did you look at the actual edits or did you only count the usages of undo and rollback? There have been endless reverts over the last couple weeks and multiple discussions on the talk page opened up. Nihlus 05:18, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you for the assumption but yes I looked at the edits only going back over the last few days and didn't see a pattern of reverting. I then checked the talk page for any recent discussion but couldn't see one and then I checked the talk pages of all the people who edited the article in the last few days: there were no requests to discuss their edits or any reversions/edit wars etc. Full protection is used to stop edit wars and not to protect any one version of an article. You might want to try an editnotice in the first instance that points to a discussion and consensus over any contentious material. Woody (talk) 09:28, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
- Please explain how this isn't a pattern of reverting: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]. Nihlus 02:16, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
- Fair enough, you are right, most of those edits are straight reverts. They were mixed in with other edits and I will admit I missed some of them particularly as I checked the edits using popups which isn't as clear as it could be when it comes to table edits. I'm still not seeing any discussion on any talk pages from any of those editors in the plethora of diffs above though. Start a discussion, invite the editors who are making the reverts to it and come to a consensus. If they continue to make reverts then they will be blocked for edit warring and/or the page protected. Looking at the page history again it doesn't seem to need any protection at the moment. Woody (talk) 08:37, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, because the editors are not using the talk page, which is why protection is needed. Nihlus 13:45, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
- I have given the usual 3rr warnings. I have protected the page and created a section on the talk page for discussion. Please discuss your concerns on the talk page in the new section. Incidentally, it might be worth clearing up the talk page to clarify your concerns. Woody (talk) 15:05, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
- As a note: the edit history/edit summary is not the correct place for a discussion or a consensus. Woody (talk) 15:07, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, because the editors are not using the talk page, which is why protection is needed. Nihlus 13:45, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you for protecting multiple pages. They are a mess from all the fans who flock to edit it in order to put their own take on how events took place. RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 4) might be another candidate for protection as well. Nihlus 15:31, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CLXIX, May 2020
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Thank you
Hey Woody, I hope you are well. Thank you for your help over at the RFPP backlog. It was getting a little long but looks good now. Thank you! -- LuK3 (Talk) 00:11, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
DJ software
Hello. I think that this section form disc jockey that you removed in the article needs to be restored. DJ softwares are highly used nowdays and it need a new article. Why did you remove it? It is not copyrighted material, 100% Wikipedia and additional work from me. Regards Saunderson Anreef (talk) 15:25, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
Who do you work for?
Stop pushing State department edits on pages. The Yemen war is full of disinformation you and your people are supporting, you're the problem here. Ingoman (talk) 12:35, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
- The same sanctions notice you messaged me, I did not violate it, Tbhotch did, but you are supporting his PoV edit so you harass me instead of him. I know what this is, and I'm not going to just shut up about it. Ingoman (talk) 12:48, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
- So you admit your partisan bias on this issue? You didn't answer the question you just asked me to stop bringing it up. The manufactured consensus on this issue is illegitimate. Ingoman (talk) 22:35, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
- Yeah no shit no one is listening, and yet only I am blamed for 'disruptive' edits, while you preserve the factually incorrect status quo. You are just making excuses. Why am I even talking to you? You're not listening either, your mind is completely closed because you are paid to just stop me from fixing factual issues. Ingoman (talk) 08:33, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
- The consensus is fake, the supposed consensus is all the same people over and over again "deciding" for everyone else, with the flimsiest rationales like google results or "terrorism". This call for consensus is just a call for me to shut up. Ingoman (talk) 08:41, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
- I'll again point out you literally singled me out for sanctions by your Orwellian SCW sanctions organization, but you expect me to believe you are acting in good faith and are not some kind of spook. What possible evidence is there that you are acting in good faith? It's absurd to even consider you as a constructive actor in this. Ingoman (talk) 09:04, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
- Yeah no shit no one is listening, and yet only I am blamed for 'disruptive' edits, while you preserve the factually incorrect status quo. You are just making excuses. Why am I even talking to you? You're not listening either, your mind is completely closed because you are paid to just stop me from fixing factual issues. Ingoman (talk) 08:33, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
- So you admit your partisan bias on this issue? You didn't answer the question you just asked me to stop bringing it up. The manufactured consensus on this issue is illegitimate. Ingoman (talk) 22:35, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
Hello! I made an edit request on the talk page of the article above (which is on full protection). The edits take no part on the discussion which cause the protection, and since the edit has been done on all other seasons articles for this particular series, and no one reverted them for over a week now, I think it's safe to say there are no discussions regarding it. I was wondering if you could make the edit for me. Thanks – Artmanha (talk) 23:35, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – June 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2020).
Administrator changes
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- Anna Frodesiak • Buckshot06 • Ronhjones • SQL
CheckUser changes
Guideline and policy news
- A request for comment asks whether the Unblock Ticket Request System (UTRS) should allowed any unblock request or just private appeals.
- The Wikimedia Foundation announced that they will develop a universal code of conduct for all WMF projects. There is an open local discussion regarding the same.
Arbitration
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Template protection
Hi Woody. Regarding this protection, wasn't it supposed to be WP:TPROT as I requested, and not only WP:SEMI? I'm not sure semi really achieves the purpose. Regards, --Muhandes (talk) 09:32, 17 June 2020 (UTC)
- I went with the guidelines at WP:HIGHRISK and the rough numbers there. It has 400 transclusions, no history of vandalism and no BLP implications so I went with semi. I am not averse to any other admin increasing it up to template but I don't see the requirement. I tend to err on the side of not being too restrictive where possible. Woody (talk) 09:44, 17 June 2020 (UTC)
- The point I was trying to avoid was non-intentional harmful edits by inexperienced editors, rather than vandalism, mostly since I no longer visit Wikipedia daily to watch over it. Hopefully I managed to get some other editors to watch it, so we should be fine. Thanks, --Muhandes (talk) 10:20, 17 June 2020 (UTC)
AN
I mentioned you on AN regarding protection of 2020 China India skirmishes article and you can comment if you like. Aman Kumar Goel (Talk) 15:01, 17 June 2020 (UTC)
Hi Woody, as a respected editor I wondered if you had a few moments to contribute to a second RfC on the retention of an image of the Reverse of the Australian Antarctic Medal. It's been re-nominated for deletion by one editor at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 June 25, following consensus on its retention previously. As the original RfC was only comprised of 4 views, I think it might help the other editor involved if there was a wider input. It's all fairly short, so takes no more than a minute or two of reading, and you are welcome to express any opinion you think is appropriate. Thanks in advance if you can spare the time. Kangaresearch 04:14, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
Mohsin Dawar and Ali Wazir edit warring
I thought that the defamatory phrases that was being added by the new user [17] [18], which included "racist remark", "a Punjabi with ugly face", "demanded that Wazir be banned from NA proceedings", could be removed immediately as per BLP, which states: Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion.
That is why I removed the content. Please check both articles Mohsin Dawar, Ali Wazir. Hope it was not edit-warring on my part? Thanks, Khestwol (talk) 19:11, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
- @Khestwol: By the definition of edit warring, yes you were. But it takes two to edit-war and so was the other editor. The key part of the quote you are using from BLP is that is unsourced or poorly sourced. The edits were sourced to newspaper articles that stated exactly what the editor was quoting (in one case a bit too closely as it looks like a direct copy). The same goes for both articles. We need to present a neutral article based on verifiable information based on reliable sources. If you have an issue with another editor's edits, if they aren't clearly vandalism, then discuss them on the article talk page and not in edit summaries. Woody (talk) 20:25, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – July 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2020).
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Guideline and policy news
- A request for comment is in progress to remove the T2 (template that misrepresents established policy) speedy deletion criterion.
Technical news
- Protection templates on mainspace pages are now automatically added by User:MusikBot II (BRFA).
Arbitration
- Following the banning of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee resolved to hold an
RfC regarding on-wiki harassment
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all discussions about pharmaceutical drug prices and pricing and for edits adding, changing, or removing pharmaceutical drug prices or pricing from articles
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- Following the banning of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee resolved to hold an
188.222.245.203 evading block
188.222.245.203 (talk · contribs) is evading block with account LFC2020 (talk · contribs). Please see [19]. SLBedit (talk) 18:04, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
Ludogorets
I was editing the page by adding new content, fixing errors and correcting fallacies. GodCipherDivine is the one who kept reverting without a reason, more than the allowed 3 times. Why isn't he issued a warning about that then? I don't agree that this is justice. In addition, I reincluded previous information from 2010 at the creation of the article which was later wrongly altered during the years. People vandalised the page and nobody acted accordingly during the years. Now I am fixing it and I am found guilty? I thought Wikipedia represented the truth, but actually this only proves that the mass opinion is more important. Do you understand that if for example 80% of the people are wrong and a fallacy is accepted amongst them due to a "democratic voting", this doesn't make it true? Seimbru (talk) 19:09, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
- @Seimbru: I did warn him as well (they have since chosen to remove the warning which they are entitled to do). Wikipedia works through verifiying the information found in reliable sources so if there is consensus among reliable sources then we go with that not what you personally think (or what forums think). You both reverted well past WP:3RR which this is a perfect example of, in that you both think you are right which is absolutely no excuse for edit warring. If you have a dispute, then come to a consensus on the talk page. I was .5mm away from blocking you both from the article. As it is, use the talk page. Woody (talk) 14:36, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Mark Ormrod (Royal Marine)
Hello! Your submission of Mark Ormrod (Royal Marine) 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 23:27, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CLXXI, July 2020
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DYK for Mark Ormrod (Royal Marine)
On 19 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mark Ormrod (Royal Marine), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mark Ormrod was the first UK soldier to survive a triple amputation during the War in Afghanistan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mark Ormrod (Royal Marine). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mark Ormrod (Royal Marine)), 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.
MRC
I'm struggling to see what the reasoning behind the reverts on MRC (company)? The source the IP has added appears to verify the addition. Am I missing something? Woody (talk) 09:58, 26 July 2020 (UTC) The adding of that specific wording to the lead isn't the "uncited" change (although I still object to how it is worded)
- The actual, uncited change is the addition of Peter Rabbit 2 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run to the films list, with no indication on Wikipedia or otherwise that MRC has any stake in these productions (they are listed as Sony and Paramount releases respectively). ViperSnake151 Talk 17:03, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
- The source says "Studio films it’s co-financed include upcoming The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway." Woody (talk) 17:06, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
Since amended:
- My concern was the addition of Peter Rabbit 2 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run to the films list. Would being a co-financier make it eligible to "count" as something released by MRC, even though they are nominally Sony and Paramount releases? ViperSnake151 Talk 17:03, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
- @ViperSnake151: I've added the conversation here to keep it all in one place (and try to clear up the confusion that will be caused by you refactoring your comments while I replied). Asking questions like that should be asked before a revert war rather than after. Given there is a question about it, you clearly can't call them vandalism and give shouty edit summaries. Yes, as per the source, they are a production company (and as per others such as Imdb etc). Woody (talk) 17:14, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
- My concern was the addition of Peter Rabbit 2 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run to the films list. Would being a co-financier make it eligible to "count" as something released by MRC, even though they are nominally Sony and Paramount releases? ViperSnake151 Talk 17:03, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – August 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2020).
Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
- There is an open request for comment to decide whether to increase the minimum duration a sanction discussion has to remain open (currently 24 hours).
- Speedy deletion criterion T2 (template that misrepresents established policy) has been repealed following a request for comment.
- Speedy deletion criterion X2 (pages created by the content translation tool) has been repealed following a discussion.
- There is a proposal to restrict proposed deletion to confirmed users.
The Bugle: Issue CLXXII, August 2020
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84.71.16.91
Could you please block user:84.71.16.91 ASAP. She clearly will not stop until blocked. CLCStudent (talk) 22:33, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks. Could you get user:Javenclause too. CLCStudent (talk) 22:36, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
- They haven't edited after their last warning. Maybe they will stop it and edit constructively. Woody (talk) 22:42, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
- As I changed my mind I got edit conflicted while blocking them. Alls well that ends well. Woody (talk) 22:44, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
- They haven't edited after their last warning. Maybe they will stop it and edit constructively. Woody (talk) 22:42, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Thanks. I've been busy alerting people, etc. I've imposed a couple of topic bans today, more will be needed. Opindia has targeted an editor there. opindia.com/2020/08/bengaluru-violence-muslim-mob-bias-wikipedia/ Doug Weller talk 14:25, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
- No worries, I stumbled into it while clearing through WP:RFPP. I noticed you were handing out notices when I edit-conflicted on a couple! The article (hopefully) looks to be settling down now though that opindia piece is presumably the source of all these WP:SPAs that have popped up. I've added it to my watchlist to keep an eye on it. Woody (talk) 14:55, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
- Great, any help is appreciated. These are a real mess. Doug Weller talk 18:11, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Precious anniversary
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- Thank you as ever Gerda Arendt. You truly are a shining light around here and seeing your posts always lights up any day on here. Your presence is truly appreciated. Cheers, Woody (talk) 16:42, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
- I like to hear that, especially in a year which I called a year of vision - see my talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:53, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
Dan Henderson
The IP has now added the unsourced information again. No discussion of course. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dan_Henderson&action=history. I would ask you to revert their edit and act fairly with regard to your decision. NEDOCHAN (talk) 18:53, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
- @NEDOCHAN: Note they were blocked at 18:50 when I noticed they had reverted. Woody (talk) 19:00, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks.NEDOCHAN (talk) 19:43, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
I have problem with your recent action
Hello, I am semi active Wikipedia editor mostly for MMA and i have a problem with your recent actions related to the "current issue" with Dan Handerson article. You are taking action to the wrong people. The IP user created this mess and should be only person blocked and Dan Handerson page should have been semi protected only! I may seek additional assistance regarding this matter if not immediately resolved. Kent Bargo (talk) 07:37, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
- @Kent Bargo: Thank you for your comment. Please feel free to offer your opinion on the content issue on Talk:Dan Henderson. An edit war is between two editors, not one: IPs have as much right to edit as anyone else. If you have an issue with an administrative action of mine please feel free to open this upon for review at WP:AN or WP:ANI. Woody (talk) 20:26, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
- I understand unregistered have right to edit, but does not have right to make mess that caused the wrong users being blocked. This issue was a simple resolution as part of normal fixing process if we see someone on these MMA page messing up the content. We fix it. As this case only the IP made the mess by disobeying. I am unbias and not defending anyone as this just part a normal process of fixing. The immediately request i want to see are reduced proper protection level and revert all block or notices/warning to wrong users. Honestly, i don`t you get it. Kent Bargo (talk) 23:27, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
- @Kent Bargo:. You say you've been contributing to Wikipedia by working on MMA articles, so thanks and welcome! Needless to say, I agree with you on this, and appreciate your having taken the time to say it. Thanks. NEDOCHAN (talk) 22:37, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
Afc
Hello Woody, I am requesting to be added to the list at AFC. I am currently an NPP patroller and would love to help reduce the backlog at AFC during my free time. I have knowledge in the notability guidelines, manual of style and naming system since I am also active at RM. Regards Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 11:30, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
Req to delete
Hello Woody i agree there are multiple contributors @Kavenville created the article his accounts stock puppets are Vijayclicker93 Saveykum93 Saveykum93 Vamb30 all these accounts are banned so i have added banned or blocked user tag request you to kindly delete the article other then this no 1 has contributed to the article (Charlie063 (talk) 16:38, 25 August 2020 (UTC)Charlie063)
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Thanks
Hi. Thanks for sticking around and helping out with the Henderson page. I told you it's a thankless task! You could have bailed and left us in the lurch but you didn't. So thanks.NEDOCHAN (talk) 17:34, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
- @NEDOCHAN: No worries at all. Happy to help. I've blocked that IP after another unheeded warning about disruptive editing. That should provide some respite for a while. Woody (talk) 18:49, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
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Protection of Dredg
Hello, you've declined my semiprotection request because of "Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection". There're lots of different IPs who continue disrupting the page since months. Even if it's true that this disruption doesn't happen multiple times a day, during the last months the only edits in that page were vandalisms and rollbacks, and the anonymous vandal has been using very different IP ranges. If that page isn't protected he'll continue doing the same thing using new IPs. This should be a sufficient reason to semiprotect the page in my opinion, I hope you'll concur with it. 151.21.72.247 (talk) 11:14, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
- There isn't recent activity to justify protection. Your IP is blocked from editing Dredg due to the amount of disruption from your IP address. A few of the recent IPs to that article also have been blocked. There needs to be more than a couple of edits a week to justify preventing editors from editing the article. Woody (talk) 14:07, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, there's a vandal using my IP range who disrupted that page a lot of times, but he used also some others IP ranges starting with 151 and now he's using very different IP ranges. That's why I'm asking for a protection, the vandal will continue switching IP to disrupt the page, so blocking this IP range and other single IP addresses isn't effective at all. There're pages which have been protected even for years because of fewer vandalisms than this, such as Louis C.K., why refusing protection for Dredg? 151.21.83.222 (talk) 17:54, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
- I keep refusing protection because it doesn't meet the protection policy in my opinion. See WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS but taking a quick look at the history of that page I would say the nature and frequency of the disruption is why that page is protected. Woody (talk) 19:46, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
- Ok, thank you for telling me your opinion about this case. 151.21.83.222 (talk) 20:10, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
- I keep refusing protection because it doesn't meet the protection policy in my opinion. See WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS but taking a quick look at the history of that page I would say the nature and frequency of the disruption is why that page is protected. Woody (talk) 19:46, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, there's a vandal using my IP range who disrupted that page a lot of times, but he used also some others IP ranges starting with 151 and now he's using very different IP ranges. That's why I'm asking for a protection, the vandal will continue switching IP to disrupt the page, so blocking this IP range and other single IP addresses isn't effective at all. There're pages which have been protected even for years because of fewer vandalisms than this, such as Louis C.K., why refusing protection for Dredg? 151.21.83.222 (talk) 17:54, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
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Protection requested
Hi Woody! Can you protect MAN TGE like you did Volvo VNX and Chevrolet Enjoy? Same vandal, same MO. Cheers, ExcitedEngineer (talk) 11:27, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
- Looks like he’s doing the same thing to Luxgen MBU and Proton X50 now. ExcitedEngineer (talk) 11:34, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
- The IP has been blocked but I've semi'd for 6 months for all of them as well to prevent any further disruption. Woody (talk) 17:17, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
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Hello, Woody, we've reached a consensus in the Talk:Conor_McGregor page to disregard sherdog.com and use reliable independent and secondary sources such as CBS and the Independent to change McGregor's height listing. There's now a discussion going on in Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard to consider sherdog.com unreliable as an expansion of our previous consensus. I would like to hear your opinion since you had participated in a similar discussion before in Talk:Dan Henderson. Thanks in advance.Lordpermaximum (talk) 10:56, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
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I Need Help With One Particular Editor
Squared.Circle.Boxing. He's constantly harassing me (by following my every step at my history), accusing me of variety of things, policy violations etc. and he's extremely disruptive under the RfC about sherdog.com at RSN. I open a background section, he turns it into a war. I make a comment about another editor's opinions, he comes and turns it into war. I created a user notification part where I was completely honest and shared all mentions, then he goes on and finds a discussion at another user's talk page (by likely following my history) that wasn't started by me, pull one sentence without any context from the entire discussion and post it under the RfC at RSN to prove I was canvassing although that user was already on the list of invited editors there at RsN.
Here's that discussion that wasn't started by me: User_talk:Hunterb212#Tony_Ferguson
And here's what he only took from that discussion and put it on top of the RfC under the user notifications part: I think you forgot to add this fabulously neutral invite. But I really need your vote no matter what it is at WP:RSN#Responses_(Sherdog.com) if we are to stop them from using sherdog.com as the sole source.
...lol.
I invited that editor before and mentioned it at the top of RfC as one of the 2 editors that took part in previous discussions at the talk page of Conor McGregor that hasn't voted yet although I invited.
In short, Squared.Circle.Boxing's doing everything he can to find even the tiniest of reasons to make me blocked. Constantly replying to my every edit, trying to provoke me, always accusing me of some violation etc. only to prove sherdog.com is generally reliable at all costs.
I don't know what to do about this editor since I'm relatively new here... I'm helpless at the moment. I need your help in order to keep the integrity of WP:RSN#RfC:_Sherdog.com or it'll end up as a war-zone.Lordpermaximum (talk) 01:07, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
- I would especially like if you could help on moving the whole User Notifications part (or the useless debate part) of the main RfC section and the Background subection (or the debate part) to under Comments section because they turned into a war zone and the RfC got so farther away from responses that I fear people may get lost before actually voting. Thank you so much anyways. Best, Perm 04:51, 16 October 2020 (UTC).
What an absolute gem I've stumbled upon here! How utterly ludicrous! Let's address this frivolous cry for help shall we:
- 1.) There's only one person harassing here. Lordpermaximum has already been warned and issued a final warning by an administrator for childishly harassing me in my talk page after being told multiple times to stop. (diff)
- 2.) Accusing me of accusing you of things without any evidence is...another WP:ASPERSION.
- 3.) The culprit of the disruption in the RfC is plain to see in the history. It's from Lordpermaximum. Adding a completely irrelevant, as well as factually untrue, "background" section to the top of the RfC—which is a statement no matter what it's called—well after the RfC had started ([20]). Repeatedly refactoring their initial vote comment to include points that other people have made in an attempt to give their vote more validity (sorry, but there's probably around 30 instances of them making adjustments, so I'm not going to rummage through the trash to find them). Repeatedly removing other editor's comments. And not just in the RfC as seen here. They've bludgeoned the whole thread to death; out of 80 comments in the entire thread (not just the RfC), 32 have been from Lordpermaximum. That's 40%. They've replied to four votes they don't agree with (including mine), with more bludgeoning and even directly questioning an editor's motive for voting while also suggesting the vote was wrong and they should have voted a different way (diff). Then doubling down and pinging that same editor when they haven't replied, just to try and swing a vote away from the result they so desperately do not want (diff). Additionally, indirect personal attacks against CASSIOPEIA and NEDOCHAN are unacceptable.
Two-faced liars. It's just comical
(diff).
I'm not the only person to note Lordpermaximum's disruptive behaviour regarding this RfC. three other editors have also made a point of such behaviour. Their whole report/request/moaning post above is quite clearly a severe case of projection. It's hard to view it as anything else but a continuation of the harassment that they have already been given an indefinite block warning over. Sorry, Woody, I didn't bring this farce to you, I'm just defending myself. Enough is enough now, Lordpermaximum needs telling how things work once and for all. – 2.O.Boxing 10:16, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
- You're cherry-picking and taking things out of context again. Did you really count all those comments to prove a point? I'm sure you have as many comments as I have there because I mostly replied to your ramblings. On top of that, I bet you did violate more policies than you claim I did which I seriously doubt.
- Woody, I'm sorry if I violated any policy without even knowing. I don't think I did violate any policy but I wanted to clarify this just in case. If you think I did violate some polices too, please give it to my inexperience. I'll try mt best to not do that in the future and learn more about them. I'm also sorry this has become another war zone in your talk page. I just can't get away from this guy. All I wanted was to keep the RfC clean and focused but this editor is doing everything in his power to disrupt it. I give up. As you can see from the warning he got from other administrators at User_talk:Squared.Circle.Boxing#ANI, he's not the type to let go of his personal vendetta. All of this because I shared my suspicions about him in our first encounter in the height discussions at Talk:Conor_McGregor. That was my first ever edit on a page other than a wiki article and it was also my first edit in 4 years. Before that there were a couple edits in different articles. So, it's creepy he has hold such a vendetta since then, especially against someone that practically had no previous Wikipedia experience before.Perm 13:27, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
- You seriously need to give WP:ASPERSION a thorough read. Comments like
On top of that, I bet you did violate more policies than you claim I did which I seriously doubt
, andthis editor is doing everything in his power to disrupt it
, without any evidence are prime examples of aspersions. And yes, I did count your excessive amount of WP:BLUDGEONing comments to back up the issue. I've made 11 comments in that thread, only three of which were queries towards you that required a response. You've replied to me eight times in total (including this bludgeon of my vote to reiterate a point you've repeatedly made throughout the thread). - Dragging up past misunderstandings regarding WP:GRAVEDANCING, of which the administrator ended the interaction with
Okay, Squared.Circle.Boxing. Maybe I came a bit strong, also. I accept your explanation and wish you the best
, do nothing to help your case. This whole "woe me" approach doesn't quite wash either. This isn't really the appropriate place to request action from an administrator. If you have an issue with my behaviour, take it to WP:ANI. But be warned, your actions will come under the same level of scrutiny as mine. – 2.O.Boxing 14:19, 16 October 2020 (UTC)- If either of you have an issue with another editor then please discuss it on your talk page. If you can't come to an amicable agreement then take it to ANI but beware of boomerangs, they can hurt. If everyone involved could concentrate on the content not the contributors that would be great. Woody (talk) 12:10, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
- You seriously need to give WP:ASPERSION a thorough read. Comments like
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Cyprus National Guard equipment.
Hello I saw that you took away all my work, may you please explain? I have added sources and references to all my work, I'm clearly working really hard after a vandal took it all away and now you have taken it away, I also don't know what you mean by "blocked sock" as I am not blocked and to be honest I have no idea what a sock is in this case. Please re-add the work as it has taken me 1 hour to go through all the pages, it has all the references you need. If need be I will resend you all the links you need to re-add. Thank you.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.47.74.131 (talk • contribs) 14:23, 18 October 2020 (UTC)
- Good point, I've just blocked you for block evasion. Your edits are exactly the same as the ones that have caused the page to now be protected from sockpuppetry. Woody (talk) 14:29, 18 October 2020 (UTC)
Tony Ferguson’s height
Hello , I am coming here to you and want you to help me from having users like Cassiopeia and nedochan from ruining mma wiki pages with vandalism . Please take a look at Tony Ferguson’s height which is listed in the ufc at 5’11 and various other strong sources like ESPN and fox sports have him listed at 5’11 too . but for some reason his wiki page says 6’0 . It is Basically the same issue with the mcgregor page a few days ago. They use Sherdog as a reliable source which isn’t as reliable to be honest, when you compare it to such sources like the ufc itself and fox or ESPN . Can you Do something about it and help with the nonsense before an edit war breaks out , and get things going like what happened with the the mcgregor page , his height was listed 5’8 according to Sherdog but they disregarded the Sherdog source and went in and relied on other secondary sources and changed his height back to 5’9 which is his real listed height according to the ufc . I just would like to stop them from reverting such accurate edits like this . comment added by Wikiman122112 (talk • contribs) 15:13, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
- @Wikiman122112: Please don't accuse other editors who are acting in good faith of vandalism. Vandalism has a specific meaning and disagreeing over a source is definitely not vandalism and accusing others of it is a personal attack and more pertinently for you at this point: it thoroughly undermines your argument. You really need to take the emotion out of dealing with other editors. Focus on the content and not the contributor.
- If the weight of reliable, third party sourcing has a specific height you can use these sources. This should be happening on the article talk page though. I would wait for the sherdog RFC to reach a conclusion before flogging that horse again. If needs be, use a compromise like on Dan Henderson where there is a note explaining the discrepancy in sourcing. Woody (talk) 18:22, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
- Great idea , I will edit it the way dan Henderson’s page is edited. Thanks for the help Wikiman122112 (talk —Preceding undated comment added 18:27, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
- Note: I've had a look at your behaviour at that page and I've blocked you for it. Please take this time to step back from these articles. After your block is up, I hope you will behave differently in your interactions with other editors otherwise you are likely to be blocked for a lot longer. Woody (talk) 18:34, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Woody. The user has immediately gone back to the same pages and is making the same edits. Including on McGregor, where they have changed info that represented consensus.NEDOCHAN (talk) 08:44, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
- The user has now been blocked so no need to review.NEDOCHAN (talk) 19:39, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
- I've seen that and it isn't surprising. Woody (talk) 20:10, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
- The user has now been blocked so no need to review.NEDOCHAN (talk) 19:39, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Woody. The user has immediately gone back to the same pages and is making the same edits. Including on McGregor, where they have changed info that represented consensus.NEDOCHAN (talk) 08:44, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
- Note: I've had a look at your behaviour at that page and I've blocked you for it. Please take this time to step back from these articles. After your block is up, I hope you will behave differently in your interactions with other editors otherwise you are likely to be blocked for a lot longer. Woody (talk) 18:34, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
- Great idea , I will edit it the way dan Henderson’s page is edited. Thanks for the help Wikiman122112 (talk —Preceding undated comment added 18:27, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
Protection removal request
I've noticed the Proton X50 article (previously redirect) was protected. As I started to convert the redirect into a proper article yesterday, I find the protection no longer necessary, as it might hinder the growth or improvements of the article. I would closely monitor the article whenever anything goes wrong. Andra Febrian (talk) 06:12, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
- @Andra Febrian:
Done Let me (or RFPP) know if the vandal returns. Woody (talk) 17:34, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
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Require extended confirmed access Means what its coming for Anusha Rai Draft— Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.34.248.109 (talk • contribs) 07:09, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
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Hello. Can you please help with some of the vandal activities on this page? There appears to be two ppl who have been using sock puppets to get POV into edits. One's edits have been reverted. The other one, Marryhence should be sockpuppet of Bablos939, and also highly likely to be Chinese-proti who you have dealt with. Their specific edits can be found in the Foreign prostitutes in South Korea section under Chinese. The edits insist things like "The South Korean newspaper “The Dong-a Ilbo” reveals that sex workers in the so-called “휴게텔” are all composed of Chinese women" when the source article clearly doesn't say that. Whenever the articles are reverted, these sock puppets will simply insert the same narratives over and over again.
A request to investigate this has been opened here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Bablos939
The same person has also been trying to push similar POV in other articles:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prostitution_in_Sri_Lanka&diff=prev&oldid=945218988 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prostitution_in_Malaysia&diff=prev&oldid=945026534
I have spoken with admin RoySmith who also watches this article. He has reverted another sockpuppet Rajmaambut's edits but when I brought up Bablos939 he has indicated that this is a content issue and should be a matter to settle between editors. Since you have already dealt with Chinese-proti, I am hoping that you can help to investigate this matter and rever the changes Marryhence/Bablo939/Chinese-proti has made. Also if you can use Checkuser to verify if these are indeed sockpuppets, that would be helpful for the page.
thank you, Hzzzzzz3 (talk) 04:40, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
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Dan Henderson
Sorry to trouble you. The Dan Henderson page is one again a war zone as the banned user is now socking and warring. It might help to semi protect, too.NEDOCHAN (talk) 13:10, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
You're edit warring. I'm not a banned user so I don't know who or what you're referring to. The Sherdog RfC is closed. You should abide by it and never use sherdog "anywhere" unless there are not even one relaible source or you'll be banned for disruptive editing and edit warring. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_318#RfC:_Sherdog.com78.190.166.140 (talk) 13:53, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
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Greetings of the season
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| Dear Woody, For you and all your loved ones, "Let there be mercy".
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Voting for "Military Historian of the Year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" closing
G'day all, voting for the WikiProject Military history "Military Historian of the Year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" is about to close, so if you haven't already, click on the links and have your say before 23:59 (GMT) on 30 December! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:35, 28 December 2020 (UTC) for the coord team