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*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 1|Archive 1 (March 2004-July 2006)]] 
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 2|Archive 2 (July 2006-August 2006)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 3|Archive 3 (August 2006-September 2006)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 3A|Archive 3A (my Editor Review, running September 2006-October 2006)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 4|Archive 4 (September 2006-October 2006)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 5|Archive 5 (October 2006-November 2006)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 6|Archive 6 (November 2006-February 2007)]]
*[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/BigHaz|Archive 6A (my RfA)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 7|Archive 7 (February-March 2007)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 8|Archive 8 (March 2007)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 9|Archive 9 (March 2007)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 10|Archive 10 (March-April 2007)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 11|Archive 11 (April-May 2007)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 12|Archive 12 (May 2007)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 13|Archive 13 (June 2007)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 14|Archive 14 (June-July 2007)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 15|Archive 15 (July-August 2007)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 16|Archive 16 (August-September 2007)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 17|Archive 17 (September-November 2007)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 18|Archive 18 (November-December 2007)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 19|Archive 19 (December 2007-February 2008)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 20|Archive 20 (February-August 2008)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 21|Archive 21 (September-October 2008)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 22|Archive 22 (October 2008-June 2017)]]
*[[User talk:BigHaz/Archive 23|Archive 23 (June-October 2017)]]}}

== My Policy ==
Now that I'm here, feel free to put any questions/concerns/comments below (preferably in their own section) if you want me to respond. Please specify where you want any responses (if they're necessary). Unless otherwise specified - or unless there's a good reason to do so - I'll reply here. Further, I can and will reply to deliberately inflammatory remarks in order to provide context, should the situation escalate or be at risk of doing so.

If you're wondering why an article was deleted, please read [[Wikipedia:Why was my page deleted?|this page]] first. It should at least serve to clarify the situation, even if it doesn't give you an answer. I'm more than willing to answer, of course, but I'll assume that you've read it through.

Where archiving is concerned, I'll archive all "dead" discussions when the page gets too long and leave "live" ones out for a while. That way we don't run the risk of having bits and pieces scattered everywhere.

== Halloween cheer! ==
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'''Hello BigHaz:<br>Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable [[Halloween]]!'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{{spaced ndash}} <span style="color:purple">Linguist</span>[[User:Linguist111|<sup><span style="color:violet">un</span></sup>]][[User talk:Linguist111|<small><span style="color:violet">Eins</span></small>]][[Special:Contributions/Linguist111|<sup><span style="color:violet">uno</span></sup>]] 18:56, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – November 2017 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (October 2017).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added]] [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard/Archive 36#Resysop and forgotten email?|Longhair]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Megalibrarygirl|Megalibrarygirl]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/TonyBallioni|TonyBallioni]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/806809962#Resysop_request_.28Vanamonde93.29|Vanamonde93]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed]] [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard/Archive 36#User:Allen3|Allen3]] • [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard/Archive 36#User:Eluchil404|Eluchil404]] • [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Arthur Rubin#Desysop|Arthur Rubin]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/806094683#Desysop_request_.28Bencherlite.29|Bencherlite]]

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* The Wikimedia Foundation's [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia|Anti-Harassment Tools team]] is creating an [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Interaction Timeline|"Interaction Timeline" tool]] that intends to assist administrators in resolving user conduct disputes. Feedback on the concept may be posted on the [[Wikipedia talk:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Interaction Timeline|talk page]].
:* A new function is [[Special:Permalink/808224554#New function available for use|now available]] to edit filter managers that will make it easier to look for multiple strings containing spoofed text.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Eligible editors will be invited to submit candidate statements for the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017|2017 Arbitration Committee Elections]] starting on November 12 until November 21. Voting will begin on November 27 and last until December 10.
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017/Electoral Commission|request for comment]], {{no ping|Ritchie333}}, {{no ping|Yunshui}} and {{no ping|Ymblanter}} will serve as the Electoral Commission for the 2017 ArbCom Elections.

[[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|20px|alt=]] '''Obituaries''' {{anchor|obituaries}}
:* The Wikipedia community has recently learned that {{u|Allen3}} (William Allen Peckham) [http://www.tributes.com/obituary/read/William-Allen-Peckham-104323023 passed away] on December 30, 2016, the same day as {{u|JohnCD}}. Allen began editing in 2005 and became an administrator that same year.

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For being one of the top 10 reviewers of the last 12 months. Thanks very much for your reviewing. Hope to see you back over there sometime! — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup></small>''''' 20:47, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
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:Something I keep meaning to do more of, and then getting distracted. I embarrass myself with my attention span, sometimes. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 23:29, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

== ''The Signpost'': 24 November 2017 ==

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== Brisbane meetup - Sunday 10 December 2017 at The Edge, State Library of Queensland ==

If you are in or near Brisbane, please join us on Sunday 10 December 2017 any time from noon to 4pm at The Edge at the [[State Library of Queensland]]. For more details and to sign up, please go to [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Brisbane/12|the meetup page]]. See you there! [[User:Kerry Raymond|Kerry]] ([[User talk:Kerry Raymond|talk]]) 22:30, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

== ANI Experiences survey ==

The Wikimedia Foundation Community health initiative (led by the Safety and Support and Anti-Harassment Tools team) is conducting a survey for en.wikipedia contributors on their experience and satisfaction level with the Administrator’s Noticeboard/Incidents. This survey will be integral to gathering information about how this noticeboard works - which problems it deals with well, and which problems it struggles with. 

The survey should take 10-20 minutes to answer, and your individual responses will not be made public. The survey is delivered through Google Forms. The privacy policy for the survey describes how and when Wikimedia collects, uses, and shares the information we receive from survey participants and can be found here: 

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== Administrators' newsletter – December 2017 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (November 2017).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Joe Roe|Joe Roe]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded]] [[Special:Permalink/809909245#Resysop request .28JzG.29|JzG]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/811201105#November 2017|Ericorbit]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/811201105#November 2017|Perceval]] • [[Special:Permalink/810823306#Request for removal of my admin rights|Thingg]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/811201105#November 2017|Tristanb]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/811201105#November 2017|Violetriga]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following a [[Special:PermanentLink/808918433#RFC about disallowing non-language characters in usernames|request for comment]], a [[Wikipedia:Username policy#Non-script usernames|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.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Wikimedians are now invited to vote on the proposals in the [[:meta:2017 Community Wishlist Survey|2017 Community Wishlist Survey]] on Meta Wiki until 10 December 2017. In particular, there is a section of the survey regarding new tools for [[:meta:2017 Community Wishlist Survey/Admins and stewards|administrators]] and for [[:meta:2017 Community Wishlist Survey/Anti-harassment|anti-harassment]].
:* A [[phab:T179957|new function]] is available to edit filter managers which can be used to store matches from regular expressions.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/400|Voting]] in the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017|2017 Arbitration Committee elections]] is open until Sunday 23:59, 10 December 2017 (UTC). There are [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017/Candidates|12 candidates]] running for 8 vacant seats.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* Over the last few months, several users have reported [[WP:ABL|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 [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia|Wikimedia Foundation Community health initiative]] is conducting a survey for English Wikipedia contributors on their experience and satisfaction level with [[WP:ANI|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 [[Wikipedia:Community_health_initiative_on_English_Wikipedia/Research_on_dispute_resolution_and_harassment/ANI_Survey_signup|sign up on this page]], and a link for the survey will be emailed to you via Special:EmailUser.

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== ArbCom 2017 election voter message ==

{{Ivmbox|Hello, BigHaz. Voting in the '''[[WP:ACE2017|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 [[WP:ARBCOM|Arbitration Committee]] is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration|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 [[WP:BAN|site bans]], [[WP:TBAN|topic bans]], editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy|arbitration policy]] describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2017 election, please review [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017/Candidates|the candidates]] and submit your choices on the '''[[Special:SecurePoll/vote/400|voting page]]'''. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 18:42, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
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== [[:Category:Wikipedians who like NationStates|Category:Wikipedians who like ''NationStates'']] ==

Hey! If you're interested, I started a [[:Category:NationStates user templates|series of userboxes]] for the game ''[[NationStates]]''. Feel free to add any or add your own!-[[User:DoctorWho42|<span style="background-color:#ff0000; color: #e8ff00">🐦Do☭torWho42</span>]]<span style="background-color:#ff0000; color: #e8ff00"> ([[User talk:DoctorWho42|<span style="background-color:#ff0000; color: #e8ff00">⭐</span>]])</span> 05:19, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

== ''The Signpost'': 18 December 2017 ==

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==Brisbane meetup: Saturday 13 January 2018 at The Edge, State Library of Queensland ==
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If you are in or near Brisbane, please join us on Saturday 13 January 2018 any time from noon to 4pm at The Edge at the [[State Library of Queensland]]. For more details and to sign up, please go to [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Brisbane/13|the meetup page]]. See you there!

== Administrators' newsletter – January 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (December 2017).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Muboshgu|Muboshgu]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Re-added]] [[Special:Permalink/816847795#Request for re-adminship following inactivity|Anetode]] • [[Special:Permalink/814324995#Resysop request (Laser brain)|Laser brain]] • [[Special:Permalink/815895890#Resysop / crat request (Worm That Turned)|Worm That Turned]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] ''None''

[[File:Wikipedia bureaucrat.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Bureaucrat changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Re-added]] [[Special:Permalink/815895890#Resysop / crat request (Worm That Turned)|Worm That Turned]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* A [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators#RfC about paid use of administrator tools|request for comment]] is in progress to determine whether the [[Wikipedia:Administrators|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.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* The 2017 Community Wishlist Survey results [[:meta:2017 Community Wishlist Survey/Results|have been posted]]. The [[:meta:Community Tech|Community Tech team]] will investigate and address the top ten results.
:* The Anti-Harassment Tools team is inviting comments on [[:meta:Community health initiative/Blocking tools and improvements|new blocking tools and improvements to existing blocking tools]] for development in early 2018. Feedback can be left on [[:meta:Talk:Community health initiative/Blocking tools and improvements|the discussion page]] or [[Special:EmailUser/SPoore (WMF)|by email]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Following the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017#Results|results of the 2017 election]], the following editors have been (re)appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{noping|Alex Shih}}, {{noping|BU Rob13}}, {{noping|Callanecc}}, {{noping|KrakatoaKatie}}, {{noping|Opabinia regalis}}, {{noping|Premeditated Chaos}}, {{noping|RickinBaltimore}}, {{noping|Worm That Turned}}.

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== ''The Signpost'': 16 January 2018 ==

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== NPP Backlog Drive Appreciation and Review ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For completing at least 100 reviews during the 2018 NPP New Year Backlog Drive please accept this Special Edition Barnstar. Thank you for helping out at New Page Patrol. There is still work to do to meet our long term goals, so I hope you will continue to help us out. Cheers! — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup></small>''''' 06:19, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
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I have had a look at 20 or so of your recent reviews and while the 'easy' ones were generally reviewed well, there were a few errors that I noticed. I think you should slow down and spend a bit more time while reviewing. For example see: [[Titan Chowdhury]] and [[G-Aerosports]] (which I have nominated for deletion), [[Hartmut Thieme]] (which was a BLP tagged by another user for lack of sources after you reviewed it), and [[John Howlin]] (which probably should have had the refimprove tag, or similar, added). Thanks for your help, and I don't want to dissuade you from reviewing new articles, but it would pay to be a bit more careful in future. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup></small>''''' 06:19, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
:Agreed that I got a bit carried away the last time I did a patrol, so no surprises there. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 07:35, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
==  [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|Proposed deletion]] of [[:Ostani kraj mene]] ==
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The article [[:Ostani kraj mene]] has been [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed for deletion]]&#32;because of the following concern:
<blockquote>Unsourced. Fails verifibility</blockquote>

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be [[WP:DEL#REASON|deleted for any of several reasons]].

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{Tlc|proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your [[Help:edit summary|edit summary]] or on [[Talk:Ostani kraj mene|the article's talk page]].

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{Tlc|proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed deletion process]], but other [[Wikipedia:deletion process|deletion process]]es exist. In particular, the [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|speedy deletion]] process can result in deletion without discussion, and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|articles for deletion]] allows discussion to reach [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]] for deletion.<!-- Template:Proposed deletion notify --> [[User:Domdeparis|Dom from Paris]] ([[User talk:Domdeparis|talk]]) 16:01, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
== On list of authoritarian Regimes supported by soviet union or Russia ==
Don't undo my edits, i just made an account by the way, before that i was an active anonymous contributor to the page and the reason i undid your edits is because it says and i quote
If you came here because someone asked you to, or you read a message on another website, please note that this is not a majority vote, but instead a discussion among Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia has policies and guidelines regarding the encyclopedia's content, and consensus (agreement) is gauged based on the merits of the arguments, not by counting votes.
However, you are invited to participate and your opinion is welcome. Remember to assume good faith on the part of others and to sign your posts on this page by adding [[User:Fenetrejones|Fenetrejones]] ([[User talk:Fenetrejones|talk]]) 23:53, 1 February 2018 (UTC) at the end.

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~ [[User:Fenetrejones]] UTC:6:52 pm, 1 February 2018
:It says precisely what you say it does, but that '''doesn't''' mean that you're allowed to !vote multiple times. The fact that the outcome will be determined by consensus and the policy-based merits of the arguments raised doesn't give you, me, or anyone else permission to say '''keep''' or '''delete''' multiple times. Have a look at [[WP:AFDEQ]] and its related sections to see how you can contribute to the discussion multiple times (usually by responding to the arguments someone else has made) without running foul of that policy. The undoing of the anonymous edits was, as you'll see, entirely policy-based, as were the warnings delivered. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 00:08, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
- It never said votes, it says by what the stronger argument is~[[User:fenetrejones]] 00:08, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
-If that were the case then i would have liked it to be changed from 'for' to 'response above'~[[User:fenetrejones]] 00:08, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
::I didn't say it said votes. I said, and I quote from my earlier message here, "It says precisely what you say it does". If you're confused by my use of the term "!vote", you'll find that it's a convenient shorthand used throughout XfD discussions, since "bolded opinion of what you think should be done which isn't a vote" is rather long to type over and over again. Regardless of what precisely we call someone typing '''keep''', '''delete''' or any other option, the ''entire'' point of these discussions is that you get ''one'' of these bolded opinions of what you think should be done which isn't a vote per discussion. If you want to change your opinion, you're welcome to strikethrough what you previously wrote and enter a new one. If you want to withdraw from the discussion entirely, you can strike what you wrote and leave it be. If you want to respond to the argument advanced by another user, you can do so in a threaded discussion. Other users are entirely within their rights to strike a duplicate bolded opinion (...), and deleting that strikethrough is a form of vandalism. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 02:56, 2 February 2018 (UTC)

== Administrators' newsletter – February 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (January 2018).
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:* An RfC [[Special:PermanentLink/821748004#RfC about paid use of administrator tools|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 [[WP:Wikipedian-in-Residence|Wikipedian-in-Residence]] or when the payment is made by the Wikimedia Foundation or an affiliate of the WMF.
:* Editors [[Wikipedia:Responding to threats of harm|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.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* A [[Wikipedia:Tags|tag]] [[phab:T167656|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 [[WP:AES|automatic edit summaries]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* The Arbitration Committee [[Special:PermanentLink/820603118#Arbitration motion regarding discretionary sanctions|has enacted]] a change to the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions|discretionary sanctions procedure]] which requires administrators to add a [[Template:Ds/editnotice|standardized]] [[Wikipedia:Editnotice|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.

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== Undelete album pages of a Croatian (Yugoslavian) rock band Aerodrom ==

Hello, I was wondering if you could undelete pages of first two albums of Croatian band Aerodrom ("Kad misli mi vrludaju" and "Tango Bango"). You cited "not enough reliable sources" as a reason for deletion, but what's more reliable source than having an LP in my hand and citing the band's official page. Those pages contained pure facts only. I can't see what is the difference between these two and all other articles for the whole discography of the band, which are still normally alive on Wikipedia. Thank you.

[[User:Newprog|Newprog]] ([[User talk:Newprog|talk]]) 22:44, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
:Thanks for your question. For future reference, if you're questioning the deletion of a page, it's usually a good idea to link to the page in question, as these required quite some digging to find. Nonetheless, I'll respond to the queries you raise:<br/>
:"Kad misli..." was tagged for "Proposed Deletion" in the middle of last year with the rationale "Fails [[WP:N]]". Now, I should point out here that the tagging wasn't done by me, only the deletion was. During the period of approximately one week that this tag was active, you or any other user had the ability to add further sources to confirm the notability (in line with the link in the template), and this didn't happen. Indeed, no edits were made to the article within that time at all, as far as I can see. The sources at the time that the article was deleted were a link to progarchives.com, which confirms that the album physically existed (the user-submitted reviews are neither here nor there), and a link to the band's Facebook page (which confirms that the band exists, but doesn't really do much about the ''album'' itself). Considering the standards outlined [[WP:NALBUM|for albums]], as well as [[WP:GNG|more generally]] for the notability of article subjects, the album in question didn't meet those standards based on the sources present. "Having an LP in my hand and citing the band's official page" simply means that the album and the band exist, which doesn't amount to notability. What would be required, as you can see, would be coverage in the form of reviews and the like from reputable sources.<br/>
:"Tango Bango" is largely in the same situation. There was a period of a week during which further sources could be provided. Nothing was. The extant sources merely confirmed the existence of the band and the album. In relation to "the band's official page", by the way, it may be important to note that the "best" sources are always those independent of the subject themselves, but that's perhaps for another day.<br/>
:So, where to from here? I don't intend to un-delete the pages, as they don't demonstrate the notability of the albums at present. You are, of course, more than welcome to re-create the articles if you wish to do so. Do be aware, though, that the requirements around notability and sourcing are still the same as they were. Please feel free to ask further questions if anything is unclear here. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 06:42, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

== Help with references ==

Hello! I'm working on [[:Category:Articles lacking sources|articles without sources]] and stumbled upon a few that you created back in the day about Eurovision songs. This is a topic I know nothing about. Any chance you'd be able to pop a reference or two into some of those articles real quick so someone could easily verify the info in there? It'd be a huge help. The ones I'm looking at in particular are [[Za našu ljubav]] and [[Chcę znać swój grzech...]], but it looks like lots of the linked song articles may fit the bill. Thanks a bunch! Happy editing! [[User:Ajpolino|Ajpolino]] ([[User talk:Ajpolino|talk]]) 18:37, 11 February 2018 (UTC)
:Sure thing. It was something I did get started on years ago, but life gradually got busier and I obviously didn't get the full set completed - or anywhere like it. I'll add references for the two you've cited, but feel free to drop me a line with any other egregious examples and I'll get to them when I can. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 23:37, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* The [[Wikipedia:Autoconfirmed article creation trial|autoconfirmed article creation trial]] (ACTRIAL) is scheduled to end on 14 March 2018. The results of the research collected can be read [[:meta:Research:Autoconfirmed article creation trial|on Meta Wiki]].
:* Community ban discussions [[Special:PermanentLink/828033016#Proposal for mandatory minimum duration length for CBAN discussions|must now stay open]] for at least 24 hours prior to being closed.
:* A change to the administrator inactivity policy [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators#RFC: Slight tweak to lengthy 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 [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#RfC: update to banning policy for repeat sockmasters|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.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* CheckUsers [[phab:T160357|are now able]] to view private data such as IP addresses from the [[Special:AbuseLog|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 [[:mw:Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules format|a new feature]] <code>contains_all</code> that edit filter managers may use to check if one or more strings are all contained in another given string.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* Following the [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2018|2018 Steward elections]], the following users are our new stewards: {{noping|-revi}}, {{noping|Green Giant}}, {{noping|Rxy}}, {{noping|There'sNoTime}}, {{noping|علاء}}.

[[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|20px|alt=]] '''Obituaries'''
:* [[User:Bhadani|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.

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== WikiCup 2018 March newsletter ==

And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. With 53 contestants qualifying, the groups for round 2 are slightly smaller than usual, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining users.

Our top scorers in round 1 were:   

*{{flagicon|USA}} [[User:Aoba47|Aoba47]] led the field with a featured article, 8 good articles and 42 GARs, giving a total of 666 points.
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[User:FrB.TG|FrB.TG ]], a WikiCup newcomer, came next with 600 points, gained from a featured article and masses of bonus points.
*{{flagicon|India}} [[User:Ssven2|Ssven2]], another WikiCup newcomer, was in third place with 403 points, garnered from a featured article, a featured list, a good article and twelve GARs.
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[User:Ceranthor|Ceranthor]], {{flagicon|India}} [[User:Numerounovedant|Numerounovedant]], {{flagicon|Minnesota}} [[User:Carbrera|Carbrera]], {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[User:Farang Rak Tham|Farang Rak Tham]] and {{flagicon|Romania}} [[User:Cartoon network freak|Cartoon network freak]] all had over 200 points, but like all the other contestants, now have to start again from scratch. A good achievement was the 193 GARs performed by WikiCup contestants, comparing very favourably with the 54 GAs they achieved.

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

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== Administrators' newsletter – April 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (March 2018).
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Administrators who have been desysopped due to inactivity [[Special:PermanentLink/828580847#RFC: Slight tweak to lengthy inactivity policy|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 [[Special:PermanentLink/829541310#RfC: update to banning policy for repeat sockmasters|now automatically considered banned]] by the community without the need to start a ban discussion.
:* The [[Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies)|notability guideline for organizations and companies]] has been substantially rewritten following the closure of [[Special:PermanentLink/831955328#RfC: Adoption of the re-written NCORP guideline|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 [[Wikipedia:Autoconfirmed article creation trial|autoconfirmed article creation trial]] (ACTRIAL) ended on 14 March 2018. The post-trial research report has [[Wikipedia:Autoconfirmed article creation trial/Post-trial Research Report|been published]]. A [[Wikipedia:Autoconfirmed article creation trial/Request for comment on permanent implementation|request for comment]] is now underway to determine whether the restrictions from ACTRIAL should be implemented permanently.

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:* There will soon be a [[phab:T132220|calendar widget]] at [[Special:Block]], making it easier to set expiries for a specific date and time.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* The Arbitration Committee [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Motions#Motion: Discretionary sanctions appeals update|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]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* A [[Special:PermanentLink/828824928#Should one of the expectations of administrators be to have email enabled?|discussion has closed]] which concluded that administrators are not required to [[Wikipedia:Emailing users|enable email]], though many editors suggested doing so as a matter of best practice.
:* The Foundations' Anti-Harassment Tools team has released the [[toolforge:interaction-timeline|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.

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== ''The Signpost'': 26 April 2018 ==

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== WikiCup 2018 May newsletter ==

The second round of the 2018 WikiCup has now finished. Most contestants who advanced to the next round scored upwards of 100 points, but two with just 10 points managed to scrape through into round 3. Our top scorers in the last round were:

*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]], our winner in 2016, with three featured articles
*{{flagicon|Republic of Texas}} [[User:Iazyges|Iazyges]], with nine good articles and lots of bonus points
*{{flagicon|India}} [[User:Yashthepunisher|Yashthepunisher]], a first time contestant, with two featured lists
*{{Flagicon|Cascadia}} [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]], a finalist last year, with seventeen good topic articles
*{{Flagicon|USA}} [[User:Usernameunique|Usernameunique]], a first time contestant, with fourteen DYKs
*{{flagicon|San Francisco}} [[User:Muboshgu|Muboshgu]], a seasoned competitor, with three ITNs and 
*{{flagicon|South Carolina}} [[User:Courcelles|Courcelles]], another first time contestant, with twenty-seven GARs

So far contestants have achieved twelve featured articles between them and a splendid 124 good articles. Commendably, 326 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2018 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met; most of the GARs are fine, but a few have been a bit skimpy.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]) and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) 06:10, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – May 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (April 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] ''None''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/833504873#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#April 2018|Chochopk]] • [[Special:PermaLink/836898923#Change of userright|Coffee]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/836227678#Desysop request (Gryffindor)|Gryffindor]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/833504873#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#April 2018|Jimp]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/833504873#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#April 2018|Knowledge Seeker]] • [[Special:Diff/836577112|Lankiveil]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/833504873#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#April 2018|Peridon]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/833504873#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#April 2018|Rjd0060]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* The ability to create articles directly in mainspace is now indefinitely [[WP:ACPERM|restricted to autoconfirmed users]].
:* A [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Event coordinator proposal|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.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news''' {{anchor|technews}}
:* [[WP:FILTER|AbuseFilter]] has received numerous improvements, including an [[phab:T132284|OOUI overhaul]], [[phab:T39192|syntax highlighting]], ability to [[phab:T87455|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 <code>equals_to_any</code> function can be used when checking multiple namespaces. One major upcoming change is the ability to [[phab:T179604|see which filters are the slowest]]. This information is currently only available to those with access to [[wikitech:Logstash|Logstash]].
:* When blocking anonymous users, a [[phab:T152462|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 [[mw:Autoblock#Tracking|occurs when hard-blocking accounts]].
:* The block notice shown on mobile will soon [[phab:T165535|be more informative]] and point users to a [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:I_have_been_blocked help page] on how to request an unblock, just as it currently does on [[MediaWiki:Blockedtext|desktop]].
:* There will soon be a [[phab:T132220|calendar widget]] at [[Special:Block]], making it easier to set expiries for a specific date and time.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* The Arbitration Committee [[Special:PermanentLink/839144668#Arbitration Committee seeking new clerks|is seeking additional clerks]] to help with the arbitration process.

[[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|20px|alt=]] '''Obituaries''' {{anchor|obituaries}}
:* {{noping|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.

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== Administrators' newsletter – June 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (May 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] ''None''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/839062165#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#May_2018|Al Ameer son]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/839062165#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#May_2018|AliveFreeHappy]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/839062165#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#May_2018|Cenarium]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/839062165#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#May_2018|Lupo]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/839062165#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#May_2018|MichaelBillington]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Event coordinator proposal|successful request for comment]], administrators are now able to add and remove editors to the [[Wikipedia:Event coordinator|"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 [[Wikipedia:Account creator|"account creator" group]] if they are in the event coordinator group.
:* Following an [[Special:PermaLink/842448517#General_sanctions_proposal|AN discussion]], all pages with content related to [[blockchain]] and [[Cryptocurrency|cryptocurrencies]], broadly construed, are now under indefinite [[Wikipedia:General sanctions/Blockchain and cryptocurrencies|general sanctions]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* IP-based [[phab:T152462|cookie blocks]] should be [[phab:T192017|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 [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Per user page, namespace, category, and upload blocking|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 [[Wikipedia talk:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Per user page, namespace, category, and upload blocking|the talk page]].
:* There is [[phab:T174313|now a checkbox]] on [[Special:ListUsers|Special:ListUsers]] to let you see only users in temporary user groups.
:* It is [[phab:T165535|now easier]] for blocked mobile users to see why they were blocked.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* A [[Special:PermanentLink/843882679#Issue with emails sent to the Arbitration Committee|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.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* In early May, an [[phab:T193769|unusually high level of failed login attempts]] was observed. The WMF [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2018-May/090145.html has stated] that this was an "external effort to gain unauthorized access to random accounts". Under Wikipedia policy, administrators [[Wikipedia:Password strength requirements|are required to have strong passwords]]. To further reinforce security, administrators should also consider enabling [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]]. A [[Template:Committed identity|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.

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== ''The Signpost'': 29 June 2018 ==

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== WikiCup 2018 July newsletter ==

The third round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

*{{flagicon|South Carolina}} [[User:Courcelles|Courcelles]], a first time contestant, with 1756 points, a tally built largely on 27 GAs related to the Olympics
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]], our winner in 2016, with two featured articles and three GAs on natural history and astronomy topics
*{{Flagicon|Cascadia}} [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]], a finalist last year, with a variety of submissions related to transport in the state of Washington

Contestants managed 7 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 120 good articles, 1 good topic, 124 DYK entries, 15 ITN entries, and 132 good article reviews. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 458 GA reviews, in comparison to 244 good articles submitted for review and promoted. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process; several submissions, particularly in abstruse or technical areas, have needed additional work to make them completely verifiable. 

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]) 04:55, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – July 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (June 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Pbsouthwood|Pbsouthwood]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/TheSandDoctor|TheSandDoctor]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/847727925#Resysop request (Gogo Dodo)|Gogo Dodo]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/845192726#Andrevan's resignation|Andrevan]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843863504#Inactive Administrators - June 2018|Doug]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843863504#Inactive Administrators - June 2018|EVula]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843863504#Inactive Administrators - June 2018|KaisaL]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843863504#Inactive Administrators - June 2018|Tony Fox]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843863504#Inactive Administrators - June 2018|WilyD]]

[[File:Wikipedia bureaucrat.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Bureaucrat changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/845192726#Andrevan's resignation|Andrevan]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843865109#Inactive Bureaucrats - June 2018|EVula]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* An [[Special:PermanentLink/845291235#RfC: Deletion of drafts|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 [[WP:MFD|MfD]] if consensus determines that it is unlikely to ever meet the requirements for mainspace and it otherwise meets one of the [[Wikipedia:Deletion_policy#Reasons_for_deletion|reasons for deletion]] outlined in the deletion policy.
:* A [[Special:PermanentLink/848304259#Request for comment: Promising drafts|request for comment]] closed with a consensus that the {{tl|promising draft}} template cannot be used to indefinitely prevent a [[WP:G13]] speedy deletion nomination.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Starting on July 9, the WMF Security team, Trust & Safety, and the broader technical community will be seeking input on an [[phab:T190015|upcoming change]] that will [[meta:Creation of separate user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS|restrict editing of site-wide JavaScript and CSS]] to a new [[meta:Technical administrators|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 [[meta:Creation_of_separate_user_group_for_editing_sitewide_CSS/JS#FAQ|FAQ]].
:* [[Syntax highlighting]] has been graduated from a Beta feature on the English Wikipedia. To enable this feature, click the highlighter icon ([[File:Codemirror-icon.png|20px]]) in your editing toolbar (or under the [[Hamburger button|hamburger menu]] in the [[mw:2017 wikitext editor|2017 wikitext editor]]). This feature can help prevent you from making mistakes when editing complex templates.
:* IP-based [[phab:T152462|cookie blocks]] should be [[phab:T192017|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.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* Currently around 20% of admins have enabled [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]], up from 17% a year ago. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|doing so]]. Regardless if you use 2FA, please practice appropriate [[Wikipedia:User account security|account security]] by ensuring your password is [[Password_strength#Guidelines_for_strong_passwords|secure]] and unique to Wikimedia.

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== Links to other wikis ==

Hi, to change a link to another language wiki, you now have to edit the entry in Wikidata.

At present, {{Q|125337}} links to 87 language wikis, including our [[Mandarin orange]] and [[et:Harilik mandariinipuu]]. If you think that [[et:Mandariin]] is better, then change the link at {{Q|125337}}.

A major problem of Wikidata, to me anyway, is that it cannot handle multiple links between wikis. So if some wikis have separate articles on the plant and the fruit and some have only one, you can't create links that show this. You can only make one of the plant or fruit articles to link to the single article in the other wiki. [[User:Peter coxhead|Peter coxhead]] ([[User talk:Peter coxhead|talk]]) 06:55, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
:Darn. I tried making the edits on Wikidata first, and it shouted at me, so I followed what I thought was the appropriate process after searching here (not sure if the pages here about foreign language links are out of date, or whether I simply misread them - the day I'm having, I'll bet the latter!). My thinking is that the articles we have about the fruit/s should link to the et articles about the fruit/s as well, following a sort of "principle of least surprise". After all, if I went to the shop to buy a couple of mandarins, you wouldn't expect me to come back with a couple of trees. Since you know what you're doing, and I clearly don't, are you able to edit the Wikidata pages accordingly? I'm snowed-under at the moment with other commitments and am only here very infrequently. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 07:39, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

::The problem is that to link the articles as correctly as possible with the current Wikidata regime requires either:
::*Two entries at Wikidata, one for the fruit and one for the plant
::*Deciding for each language wiki article which of the two Wikidata entries it is best linked to, noting that when there's only one language wiki article, the choice between the Wikidata entries is pretty arbitrary
::or
::*One entry at Wikidata, for the plant and its fruit
::*Where there are two language wiki articles, deciding which of the two is best linked to the single Wikidata entry
::This is a major task, involving translation in many cases, and I too am snowed under. I'm also frustrated by the refusal of the editors at Wikidata to come up with a proper solution to the existence of multiple articles in one language wiki corresponding to a single article in another and reluctant to spend time on what will always be a flawed solution. [[User:Peter coxhead|Peter coxhead]] ([[User talk:Peter coxhead|talk]]) 09:26, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
:::No worries. I'll park it under "things to do if I'm ever handed some spare time". [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 23:17, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

== ''The Signpost'': 31 July 2018 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – August 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (July 2018).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Sro23|Sro23]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/849968831#Reinstatement_of_administrator_rights_request_(KaisaL)|KaisaL]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/850056728#Closing|Ymblanter]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* After [[:meta:Creation of separate user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS|a discussion at Meta]], a new user group called "[[Wikipedia:Interface administrators|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 [[WP:Bureaucrats|bureaucrats]]. [[Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators|Discussion is ongoing]] to establish details for implementing the group on the English Wikipedia.
:* Following a [[Special:Permalink/853341762#Restrict Wikinews links in articles|request for comment]], the [[WP:SISTER]] style guideline now states that in the mainspace, interwiki links to [[n:Main Page|Wikinews]] should only be made as per the [[Wikipedia:External links|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.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* The WMF [[meta:Community health initiative|Anti-Harassment Tools team]] is seeking input on the [[meta:Talk:Community health initiative/Per-user page, namespace, and upload blocking#Second designs|second set of wireframes]] for the [[Special:Block]] redesign that will introduce [[meta:Community health initiative/Per-user page, namespace, and upload blocking|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.

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==Merger discussion for [[Troy University at Phenix City]]==
[[File:Merge-arrows.svg|50px|frameless|left]] An article that you have been involved in editing&mdash;[[Troy University at Phenix City]]&mdash;has been '''proposed for [[Wikipedia:Merging|merging]]''' with another article. If you are interested, please participate in [[Talk:Troy University#Proposed merger of Troy University campuses|the merger discussion]]. Thank you. [[User:Mr Xaero|<span style='color:black;text-shadow: 0.0em 0.0em 0.9em black'>''Mr Xaero''</span>]]  [[User talk:Mr Xaero|<sup><span style='color:black;text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.2em black'>☎️</span></sup>]] 05:22, 24 August 2018 (UTC)


== ''The Signpost'': 30 August 2018 ==

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== WikiCup 2018 September newsletter ==

The fourth round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The eight users who made it to the final round had to score a minimum of 422 points to qualify, with the top score in the round being 4869 points. The leaders in round 4 were:

*{{flagicon|South Carolina}} [[User:Courcelles|Courcelles]] scored a magnificent 4869 points, with 92 good articles on Olympics-related themes. Courcelles' bonus points alone exceeded the total score of any of the other contestants!
*{{flagicon|Hel}} [[User:Kees08|Kees08]] was second with 1155 points, including a high-scoring featured article for [[Neil Armstrong]], two good topics and some Olympics-related good articles.
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]], with 1066 points, was in third place this round, with two featured articles and a good article, all on natural history topics.
*Other contestants who qualified for the final round were {{flagicon|Marshall Islands}} [[User:Nova Crystallis|Nova Crystallis]], {{flagicon|Republic of Texas}} [[User:Iazyges|Iazyges]], {{Flagicon|Cascadia}} [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]],  {{flagicon|Wales}} [[User:Kosack|Kosack]] and {{Flagicon|USA}} [[User:Ceranthor|Ceranthor]]. 

During round four, 6 featured articles and 164 good articles were promoted by WikiCup contestants, 13 articles were included in good topics and 143 good article reviews were performed. There were also 10 "in the news" contributions on the main page and 53 "did you knows". Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews]]. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck, and let the best editor win! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]], [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]], [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]].  [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 18:31, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – September 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (August 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/852883127#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#August_2018|Asterion]] • [[Special:PermaLink/855764519#Not exactly a formal request but (Crisco 1492)|Crisco 1492]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/852883127#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#August_2018|KF]] • [[Special:Redirect/logid/92509870|Kudpung]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/852883127#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#August_2018|Liz]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/857563310#Access removal (Randykitty)|Randykitty]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/857465660#Bit removal.|Spartaz]]
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|alt=renamed|Renamed]] {{noping|Optimist on the run}} → {{noping|Voice of Clam}}

[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/856641107#Stop-gap users nominated|Amorymeltzer]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/856641107#Stop-gap users nominated|Mr. Stradivarius]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/856641107#Stop-gap users nominated|MusikAnimal]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/856641107#Stop-gap users nominated|MSGJ]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/856641107#Stop-gap users nominated|TheDJ]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/856641107#Stop-gap users nominated|Xaosflux]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following [[Special:PermanentLink/856641107#Stop-gap users nominated|a "stop-gap" discussion]], six users have temporarily been made [[Wikipedia:Interface administrators|interface administrators]] while [[Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators|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.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Because of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch 2018|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 [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter|abuse filter]] variables [[phab:T173889|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 [[mw:Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules format#Variables|on mediawiki.org]]. They have a note which says <code>Deprecated. Use ... instead</code>. An example is <code>article_text</code> which is now <code>page_title</code>.
:* Abuse filters [[phab:T30844|can now use]] how old a page is. The variable is <code>page_age</code>.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* The Arbitration Committee has resolved to perform a round of [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2018 CUOS appointments|Checkuser and Oversight appointments]]. The usernames of all applicants will be shared with the [[WP:FUNC|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.

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The article [[:Na jastuku za dvoje]] has been [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed for deletion]]&#32;because of the following concern:
<blockquote>Not notable. Fails [[WP:NSONG]].</blockquote>

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be [[WP:DEL#REASON|deleted for any of several reasons]].

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{Tlc|proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your [[Help:edit summary|edit summary]] or on [[Talk:Na jastuku za dvoje|the article's talk page]].

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{Tlc|proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed deletion process]], but other [[Wikipedia:deletion process|deletion process]]es exist. In particular, the [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|speedy deletion]] process can result in deletion without discussion, and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|articles for deletion]] allows discussion to reach [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]] for deletion.<!-- Template:Proposed deletion notify --> <span style="color:#D70270;background-color:white;">Sum</span><span style="color:#734F96;background-color:white;">mer</span><span style="color:#0038A8;background-color:white;">PhD</span><sup>[[User talk:SummerPhDv2.0|v2.0]]</sup> 00:31, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

== ''The Signpost'': 1 October 2018 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – October 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (September 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Justlettersandnumbers|Justlettersandnumbers]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/L235|L235]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/857490907#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#September_2018|Bgwhite]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/857490907#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#September_2018|HorsePunchKid]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/857490907#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#September_2018|J Greb]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/857490907#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#September_2018|KillerChihuahua]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/857490907#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#September_2018|Rami R]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/857490907#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#September_2018|Winhunter]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators/Archive 1#IAdmin temporary access request for User:Cyberpower678|Cyberpower678]] • [[Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators/Archive 1#IAdmin temporary access request for User:Deryck Chan|Deryck Chan]] • [[Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators/Archive 1#IAdmin temporary access request for User:Oshwah|Oshwah]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/860742082#IAdmin temporary access request for User:Pharos|Pharos]] • [[Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators/Archive 1#IAdmin temporary access request for User:Ragesoss|Ragesoss]] • [[Special:Permalink/862303918#IAdmin temporary access request for User:Ritchie333|Ritchie333]]

[[File:Oversight_logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/860098949#Changes in oversight team|Guerillero]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/860098949#Changes in oversight team| NativeForeigner]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/860098949#Changes in oversight team| Snowolf]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/860098949#Changes in oversight team|Xeno]]
[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following a [[Special:PermaLink/862060913#RfC:_Approving_the_updated_proposal|request for comment]], the [[Wikipedia:Interface administrators|process for appointing interface administrators]] has been established. Currently only [[Special:PermaLink/857728137#Sysop_as_requirement|existing admins can request these rights]], while a [[Wikipedia_talk:Interface_administrators#Allow_non-admins_to_request_access?|new RfC]] has begun on whether it should be available to non-admins.
:* There is an open [[meta:Requests for comment/Creating abusefilter-manager global group|request for comment on Meta]] regarding the creation a new user group for global edit filter management.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* [[meta:Community health initiative/Per-user page, namespace, and upload blocking|Partial blocks]] should be available for testing in October on the [[testwiki:Main Page|Test Wikipedia]] and the [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org 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 [[meta:Community health initiative/Measuring the effectiveness of blocks|measure the effectiveness of blocks]]. This is in particular related to how they will measure the success of the aforementioned partial blocks.
:* Because of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch 2018|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.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* The Arbitration Committee has, [[Special:PermaLink/861809996#Motion:_CU/OS_activity_standards|by motion]], amended the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Procedures#CheckUser/Oversight_permissions_and_inactivity|procedure on functionary inactivity]].
:* The community consultation for [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2018 CUOS appointments|2018 CheckUser and Oversight appointments]] has concluded. Appointments will be made by October 11.
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018|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 [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Electoral Commission|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.

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== WikiCup 2018 November newsletter ==

The WikiCup is over for another year!  Our '''Champion''' this year is {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Courcelles}}, who over the course of the competition has amassed 147 GAs, 111 GARs, 9 DYKs, 4 FLs and 1 ITN. Our finalists were as follows:

#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Courcelles}}
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Kosack}}
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Kees08}}
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|SounderBruce}}
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Casliber}}
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Nova Crystallis}}
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Iazyges}}
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Ceranthor}}


All those who reached the final win awards, and awards will also be going to the following participants:

*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Casliber}} wins the FA prize, for three featured articles in round 2.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Courcelles}} wins the GA prize, for 92 good articles in round 3.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Kosack}} wins the FL prize, for five featured lists overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Cartoon network freak}} wins the topic prize, for 30 articles in good topics overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Usernameunique }} wins the DYK prize, for 24 did you know articles in round 3.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Zanhe}} wins the ITN prize, for 17 in the news articles overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant9|Aoba47}} wins the GAR prize, for 43 good article reviews in round 1.

Awards will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved much this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition. 

Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2019 signups|sign up to participate]]'''; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2019 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> {{User4|Sturmvogel 66}}, {{User4|Godot13}}, {{user4|Cwmhiraeth}} and {{User4|Vanamonde93}}.
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== Administrators' newsletter – November 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (October 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Sir Sputnik|Sir Sputnik]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/865819029#Resysop request (Kudpung)|Kudpung]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/865719379#Resysop request (Liz)|Liz]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/863407090#Resysop request (Lourdes)|Lourdes]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/861946128#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#October_2018|Everyking]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/861946128#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#October_2018|Jackmcbarn]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/865432032#Interface administrator (Dinoguy1000)|Dinoguy1000]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/863066028#2018 CheckUser/Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|AGK]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/863066028#2018 CheckUser/Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Ivanvector]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/863066028#2018 CheckUser/Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Stwalkerster]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/863066028#2018 CheckUser/Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|TonyBallioni]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/863066028#2018 CheckUser/Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Amorymeltzer]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/863066028#2018 CheckUser/Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Oshwah]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/863066028#2018 CheckUser/Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|TonyBallioni]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/863066028#2018 CheckUser/Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Vanamonde93]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/863874160#Change in oversight team|Keilana]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* A [[Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators/Archive 3#Allow non-admins to request access?|request for comment]] determined that non-administrators will not be able to request [[Wikipedia:Interface administrators|interface admin]] access.
:* A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#RFC:Close MedCom?|request for comment]] is in progress to determine whether the [[Wikipedia:Mediation Committee|Mediation Committee]] should be closed and marked as historical.
:* A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#RfC: Proposed deletion policy|village pump discussion]] has been ongoing about whether the [[WP:PROD|proposed deletion policy]] (PROD) should be clarified or amended.
:* A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#RfC: should we automatically pending-changes protect TFAs?|request for comment]] is in progress to determine whether [[Wikipedia:Pending changes|pending changes protection]] should be applied automatically to [[WP:TFA|today's featured article]] (TFA) in order to mitigate a recent trend of severe image vandalism.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Per-user page, namespace, and upload blocking|Partial blocks]] is now available for testing on the [[testwiki:Special:Block|Test Wikipedia]]. The new functionality allows you to block users from editing specific pages. Bugs may exist and can be reported on the [[Wikipedia talk:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Per-user page, namespace, and upload blocking|local talk page]] or on [[meta:Talk:Community health initiative/Per-user page, namespace, and upload blocking|Meta]]. A discussion regarding deployment to English Wikipedia will be started by community liaisons sometime in the near future.
:* A [[User:Enterprisey/unblock-review|user script]] is now available to quickly review unblock requests.
:* The [[meta:Community Wishlist Survey 2019|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 [[meta:Community Wishlist Survey 2019/Admins and stewards|admins and stewards]] that may be of interest.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Eligible editors will be invited to nominate themselves as candidates in the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018|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 [[Special:PermanentLink/865472367#Change to Arbitration Committee mailing list|has changed]] to ''{{email|arbcom-en|wikimedia.org}}''. Other email lists, such as functionaries-en and clerks-l, remain unchanged.

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== ArbCom 2018 election voter message ==

{{Ivmbox|Hello, BigHaz. Voting in the '''[[WP:ACE2018|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.

The [[WP:ARBCOM|Arbitration Committee]] is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration|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 [[WP:BAN|site bans]], [[WP:TBAN|topic bans]], editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy|arbitration policy]] describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2018 election, please review [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Candidates|the candidates]] and submit your choices on the '''[[Special:SecurePoll/vote/710|voting page]]'''. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 18:42, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
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== ''The Signpost'': 1 December 2018 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – December 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (November 2018).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/869629548#Resysop request (Al Ameer son)|Al Ameer son]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/870739069#Resysop request (Randykitty)|Randykitty]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/870951460#Resysop request (Spartaz)|Spartaz]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/868779826#Desysop request|Boson]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/866723970#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#November 2018|Daniel J. Leivick]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/866723970#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#November 2018|Efe]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/870291865#Esanchez7587|Esanchez7587]] • [[Special:Redirect/logid/94646042|Fred Bauder]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/870291865#Compromised_admin_account_(Garzo)|Garzo]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/866723970#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#November 2018|Martijn Hoekstra]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/871136895#Level 1 desysop of Orangemike|Orangemike]]
[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]][[Special:PermanentLink/868233179|Deryck Chan]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 154#RFC:Close MedCom?|request for comment]], the [[Wikipedia:Mediation Committee|Mediation Committee]] is now closed and will no longer be accepting case requests.
:* A [[Wikipedia talk:Bot policy#Should BAG members have an activity requirement?|request for comment]] is in progress to determine whether members of the [[Wikipedia:Bot Approvals Group|Bot Approvals Group]] should satisfy activity requirements in order to remain in that role.
:* A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Proposal to tighten administrator inactivity procedure|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 [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Proposing a temporary measure to assist in protecting the Main Page|proposal has been made]] to temporarily restrict editing of the Main Page to [[Wikipedia:Interface administrators|interface administrators]] in order to mitigate the impact of compromised accounts.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Administrators and bureaucrats can no longer unblock themselves unless they placed the block initially. This [[phab:T150826|change]] has been implemented globally. See also [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Should administrators be able to unblock themselves?|this ongoing village pump discussion]] ([[Special:PermanentLink/871413610#Should administrators be able to unblock themselves?|permalink]]).
:* To complement the aforementioned change, blocked administrators will <span class="plainlinks">[https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/mediawiki/core/+/476080/ soon have the ability]</span> 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 [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Per-user page, namespace, and upload blocking|Partial blocks]] on [[testwiki:Test Wikipedia|Test Wikipedia]], several bugs were identified. Most of them [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/69xObGcky3ah/#R are now fixed]. Administrators are encouraged to test the new deployment and [[:mw:How to report a bug|report new bugs]] on Phabricator or leave feedback on the [[Wikipedia_talk:Community_health_initiative_on_English_Wikipedia/Per-user_page,_namespace,_and_upload_blocking|Project's talk page]]. You can [[:testwiki:Wikipedia:Requests/Permissions|request administrator access on the Test Wiki here]]. 

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Voting in the [[WP:ACE2018|2018 Arbitration Committee Elections]] is open to eligible editors until Monday 23:59, 3 December 2018. Please review [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Candidates|the candidates]] and, if you wish to do so, submit your choices on [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/710|the voting page]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''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 [[List of data breaches|a website that suffered a data breach]]. As these incidents have shown, these concerns are not pure fantasies.
:* Wikipedia policy [[Wikipedia:Password strength requirements|requires administrators to have strong passwords]]. To further reinforce security, administrators should also consider enabling [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]]. A [[Template:Committed identity|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.

[[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|20px|alt=]] '''Obituaries'''
:* {{noping|Shock Brigade Harvester Boris}} (Raymond Arritt) passed away on 14 November 2018. Boris joined Wikipedia as {{noping|Raymond arritt}} on 8 May 2006 and was an administrator from 30 July 2007 to 2 June 2008.

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== ''The Signpost'': 24 December 2018 ==

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== Welcome to the 2019 WikiCup! ==

Hello and Happy New Year! 

Welcome to the 2019 WikiCup, the competition begins today. If you have already joined, your submission page can be found '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup|here]]'''. If you have not yet signed up, you can '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2019 signups|add your name here]]''' and we will set up your submissions page. One important rule to remember is that only content on which you have completed significant work during 2019, and which you have nominated this year, is eligible for points in the competition, the judges will be checking! Any questions should be directed to one of the judges, or left on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]]. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will make it to round 2. Good luck! The judges for the WikiCup are {{User4|Sturmvogel 66}}, {{User4|Godot13}}, {{User4|Vanamonde93}} and {{User4|Cwmhiraeth}}. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 11:14, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – January 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (December 2018).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Galobtter|Galobtter]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Return of user rights|Orangemike]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018| BorgQueen]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018| Davidruben]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018|Ocee]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872230620#another inactivity issue|Revolving Bugbear]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018|Theda]] • [[Special:PermaLink/873395906#Desysop request (There'sNoTime)|There'sNoTime]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018|Timc]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872633174#Desysop Request - Tijuana Brass|Tijuana Brass]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018|Tristessa de St Ange]]

[[File:Wikipedia bureaucrat.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Bureaucrat changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Steward requests/Permissions/2018-12#Addshore@enwiki|Addshore]]

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[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|Joe Roe]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|SilkTork]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee| Euryalus]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|Newyorkbrad]] • [[:meta:Special:PermaLink/18710613#There'sNoTime@enwiki|There'sNoTime]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|AGK]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|Joe Roe]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|SilkTork]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee| Euryalus]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|Newyorkbrad]] • [[:meta:Special:PermaLink/18710613#There'sNoTime@enwiki|There'sNoTime]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* There are a number of new or changed [[WP:CSD|speedy deletion criteria]], each previously part of [[WP:CSD#G6]]:
::#'''[[WP:CSD#G14|G14]]''' (new): Disambiguation pages that disambiguate only zero or one existing pages are now covered under the new G14 criterion ([[Special:Permalink/874654073#Proposal: Move deletion of disambiguation pages from G6 → G14|discussion]]).  This is {{tl|db-disambig}}; the text is unchanged and candidates may be found in [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as unnecessary disambiguation pages]].
::#'''[[WP:CSD#R4|R4]]''' (new): Redirects in the file namespace (and no [[Wikipedia:File link|file links]]) that have the same name as a file or redirect at  [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Commons|Commons]] are now covered under the new R4 criterion ([[Special:Permalink/874654073#Redirects in the File: namespace G6 → R4|discussion]]).  This is {{tl|db-redircom}}; the text is unchanged.
::#'''[[WP:CSD#G13|G13]]''' (expanded): Userspace drafts containing only the default Article Wizard text are now covered under G13 along with other drafts ([[Special:Permalink/874654073#Proposal to merge db-blankdraft into G13|discussion]]).  Such blank drafts are now eligible after six months rather than one year, and taggers continue to use {{tl|db-blankdraft}}.
:* The Wikimedia Foundation [[:meta:Special:Diff/18694065|now requires]] all [[WP:Interface administrators|interface administrators]] to enable [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]].
:* Members of the [[WP:BAG|Bot Approvals Group]] (BAG) are [[Special:PermanentLink/874067212#Should BAG members have an activity requirement?|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.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*Starting on December 13, the Wikimedia Foundation security team implemented new [[m:Password policy|password policy and requirements]]. Privileged accounts (administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, interface administrators, bots, edit filter managers/helpers, template editors, [[mw:Wikimedia Security Team/Password strengthening 2019#Who this impacts|et al.]]) must have a password <u>at least 10 characters in length</u>. ''All'' accounts must have a password:
::# At least 8 characters in length
::# Not in the 100,000 most popular passwords (defined by the [//github.com/wikimedia/password-blacklist 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 [[mw:Wikimedia Security Team/Password strengthening 2019|on MediaWiki.org]].
:*Blocked administrators [[phab:T150826|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 [[Wikipedia talk:Blocking policy#RfC: blocking the admin who blocked you|request for comment]] is currently in progress to determine whether the blocking policy should be updated regarding this change.
:*{{tl|Copyvio-revdel}} now has a link to open the history with the [[WP:RevDel|RevDel]] checkboxes already filled in.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Following the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018#Results|2018 Arbitration Committee elections]], the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{noping|AGK}}, {{noping|Courcelles}}, {{noping|GorillaWarfare}}, {{noping|Joe Roe}}, {{noping|Mkdw}}, {{noping|SilkTork}}.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''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 [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]], up from 20% in June 2018. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|doing so]]. Regardless of whether you use 2FA, please practice appropriate [[Wikipedia:User account security|account security]] by ensuring your password is [[Password_strength#Guidelines_for_strong_passwords|secure]] and unique to Wikimedia.

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== ''The Signpost'': 31 January 2019 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – February 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (January 2019).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Enterprisey 2|Enterprisey]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/JJMC89|JJMC89]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/879525065#Resysop request (BorgQueen)|BorgQueen]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/876373299#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#January 2019|Harro5]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/876235357#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#January 2019|Jenks24]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/876235357#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#January 2019|Graft]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/876235357#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#January 2019|R. Baley]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]][[Special:Permalink/881272457#IAdmin request (Enterprisey)|Enterprisey]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* A [[Wikipedia:Administrators/2019 request for comment on inactivity standards|request for comment]] is currently open to reevaluate the [[WP:INACTIVITY|activity requirements]] for administrators.
:* Administrators who are blocked have the technical ability to block the administrator who blocked their own account. A recent [[Special:Permalink/880581854#RfC: blocking the admin who blocked you|request for comment]] has amended the [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|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 [[Special:Permalink/879024821#RfC: The Sun|request for comment]] closed with a consensus in favor of deprecating ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' as a permissible reference, and creating an edit filter to warn users who attempt to cite it.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*A [[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_page_protection#Reduce_size_of_instructions|discussion]] regarding an overhaul of the format and appearance of [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection]] is in progress ([[Special:Permalink/880669383#Reduce size of instructions|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.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* Voting in the [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2019|2019 Steward elections]] will begin on 08 February 2019, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 28 February 2019, 13:59 (UTC). The [[:meta:Stewards/Confirm/2019|confirmation process]] of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically [https://tools.wmflabs.org/meta/accounteligibility/49 check your eligibility] to vote.
:* A new [[User:MusikBot/AbuseFilterIRC|IRC bot]] is available that allows you to subscribe to notifications when specific filters are tripped. This requires that your IRC handle be [https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration identified].

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== ''The Signpost'': 28 February 2019 ==

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== WikiCup 2019 March newsletter ==

And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2. With 56 contestants qualifying, each group in Round 2 contains seven contestants, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for Round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining contestants.

Our top scorers in Round 1 were:   

*{{flagicon|USA}} [[User:L293D|L293D]], a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with ten good articles on submarines for a total of 357 points.
*[[File:Pirate_Flag_of_Henry_Every.svg|25px]] {{u|Adam Cuerden}}, a WikiCup veteran, came next with 274 points, mostly  from eight featured pictures, restorations of artwork.
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[User:MPJ-DK|MPJ-DK]], a wrestling enthusiast, was in third place with 263 points, garnered from  a featured list, five good articles, two DYKs and four GARs.
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[user:Usernameunique|Usernameunique]] came next at 243, with a featured article and a good article, both on ancient helmets.
*[[File:Flag of the United States Library of Congress 2.svg|25px]] [[user:Squeamish Ossifrage|Squeamish Ossifrage]] was in joint fifth place with 224 points, mostly garnered from bringing the [[1937 Fox vault fire]] to featured article status.
*{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[User:Ed!|Ed!]] was also on 224, with an amazing number of good article reviews (56 actually).

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews on 143 good articles, one hundred more than the number of good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Well done all!

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

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small>  [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]) and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]).
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== Happy First Edit Day! ==
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== Administrators' newsletter – March 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (February 2019).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Evad37|Evad37]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/883548380#Resysop request (There'sNoTime)|There'sNoTime]] 
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/882948111#Arbitration motion regarding Alex Shih|Alex Shih]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/881192391#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#February 2019|Brian]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/884565634#Request for desysopping (Mushroom)|Mushroom]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/882454408#Resignation|Nakon]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/881192391#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#February 2019|Oscarthecat]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/884598807#Request for de-sysoppificationing|PeruvianLlama]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/881192391#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#February 2019|Ragib]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/881192391#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#February 2019|Reaper Eternal]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/881192391#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#February 2019|Rossami]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/881192391#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#February 2019|Tom]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/884571702#IAdmin request (Evad37)|Evad37]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/881473540#IAdmin request (Galobtter)|Galobtter]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/881882689#Resignation of Interface admin privileges|Ritchie333]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/883839254#Permissions restored to There'sNoTime|There'sNoTime]] 
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/884177762#Changes to functionary team|Keegan]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/884177762#Changes to functionary team|Ks0stm]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/883839254#Permissions restored to There'sNoTime|There'sNoTime]] 
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/884177762#Changes to functionary team|Ks0stm]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/884177762#Changes to functionary team|Sphilbrick]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*The RfC on [[Wikipedia:Administrators/2019 request for comment on inactivity standards|administrator activity requirements]] failed to reach consensus for any proposal.
:*Following discussions at [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats%27 noticeboard/Archive 40#Five year rule|the Bureaucrats' noticeboard]] and [[Special:Permalink/885266975#Removing "voluntary removal" from the 5-year etc rule|Wikipedia talk:Administrators]], an earlier change to the [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Restoration of adminship|restoration of adminship]] policy was [[Special:Diff/883929704/884420780|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.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* A [[toolforge:ipcheck|new tool]] is available to help determine if a given IP is an open proxy/VPN/webhost/compromised host.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*The Arbitration Committee announced [[Special:Permalink/883309481#New OTRS queues|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]]).
:**<kbd>{{Nospam|paid-en-wp|wikipedia.org}}</kbd> has been set up to receive private evidence related to abusive [[WP:PAID|paid editing]].
:**<kbd>{{Nospam|checkuser-en-wp|wikipedia.org}}</kbd> 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.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*Following the [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2019|2019 Steward Elections]], the following editors have been appointed as stewards: [[meta:Stewards/Elections_2019/Statements/Base|Base]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2019/Statements/Einsbor|Einsbor]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2019/Statements/Jon Kolbert|Jon Kolbert]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2019/Statements/Schniggendiller|Schniggendiller]], and [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2019/Statements/Wim b|Wim b]].

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== Administrators' newsletter – April 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (March 2019).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/887515566/Resysop request for Reaper Eternal|Reaper Eternal]] • [[Special:Permalink/888462874#Request for tools restoration|ThaddeusB]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]]  [[Special:Permalink/885843137#Level 1 desysop of Bogdangiusca|Bogdangiusca]] • [[Special:Permalink/889417203#Removal of status|Christopher Parham]] • [[Special:Permalink/889352853#Level_1_desysop_of_Necrothesp|Necrothesp]] • [[Special:Permalink/885588583#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#March 2019|Schneelocke]] • [[Special:Permalink/885588583#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#March 2019|Siroxo]] • [[Special:Permalink/885588583#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#March 2019|Sarah]] 
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|alt=renamed|Renamed]] {{noping|Mentifisto}} → {{noping|Lofty abyss}}

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/885587867#Inactive interface administrators 2019-02-28|Mr. Stradivarius]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship/DeltaQuad|DeltaQuad]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Steward requests/Permissions/2019-03#Kingturtle@enwiki|Kingturtle]]
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[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* In [[Special:Preferences]] under "Appearance" → "Advanced options", there [[phab:T199534|is now an option]] to show a confirmation prompt when clicking on a [[WP:Rollback|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.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* The Arbitration Committee [[Special:PermanentLink/887671285#Motion: Palestine-Israel articles|clarified]] that the [[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Palestine-Israel articles#General 1RR restriction|General 1RR prohibition]] for Palestine-Israel articles may only be enforced on pages with the {{tl|ARBPIA 1RR editnotice}} edit notice.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''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 [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]], please consider doing so. Please always practice appropriate [[Wikipedia:User account security|account security]] by ensuring your password is [[Password strength#Guidelines for strong passwords|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 [[WP:PROD|proposed deletion]] (PROD) prior to determining whether it should be relisted.

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== WikiCup 2019 May newsletter ==

The second round of the 2019 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to scored 32 points to advance into round 3. Our top four scorers in round 2 all scored over 400 points and were:

*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]] (1210), our winner in 2016, with two featured articles and three DYKs. He also made good use of the bonus points available, more than doubling his score by choosing appropriate articles to work on.
*{{flagicon|Wales}} [[User:Kosack|Kosack]] (750), last year's runner up, with an FA, a GA, two FLs, and five DYKs.
*[[File:Pirate_Flag_of_Henry_Every.svg|25px]] {{u|Adam Cuerden}} (480), a WikiCup veteran, with 16 featured pictures, mostly restorations.
*{{flagicon|Prussia}} [[User:Zwerg Nase|Zwerg Nase]] (461), a seasoned competitor, with a FA, a GA and an ITN item.
Other notable performances were put in by {{flagicon|Chicago}} [[User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] with six GAs, {{flagicon|USA}} [[User:Ceranthor|Ceranthor]], {{flagicon|England}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]], and {{flagicon|Saskatchewan}} [[User:Canada_Hky|Canada Hky]], each with seven GARs, and {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[User:MPJ-DK|MPJ-DK]] with a seven item GT.

So far contestants have achieved nine featured articles between them and a splendid 80 good articles. Commendably, 227 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2019 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. The judges are pleased with the thorough GARs that are being performed, and have hardly had to reject any. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]) and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 17:45, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
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== ArbCom 2019 special circular ==

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The Arbitration Committee may require a new RfA if your account is compromised.
* Use strong, unique passwords for your Wikipedia account and associated email
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== 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 [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Security|required]] to "have strong passwords and [[Wikipedia:Personal security practices|follow appropriate personal security practices]]." We have [[Special:Permalink/891851004#Return of permissions for compromised administrator accounts|updated]] our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, [[WP:2FA|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. 

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== Administrators' newsletter – May 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (April 2019).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/HickoryOughtShirt?4|HickoryOughtShirt?4]] •  [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/RexxS|RexxS]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/891824354#Restoration of sysop privileges to Necrothesp|Necrothesp]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/890443271#De-Sysopping Request|Bratsche]] • [[Special:Permalink/890378697#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#April 2019|Kyle Barbour]] • [[Special:Permalink/890378697#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#April 2019|Kzollman]] • [[Special:Permalink/890378697#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2018#April 2019|Madman]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/894628680#Inactive_interface_administrators_2019-04-28|Pharos]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship/Primefac|Primefac]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[:m:Special:Permalink/19057653#Reaper Eternal@en.wikipedia|Reaper Eternal]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* A [[Special:PermanentLink/894511025#Request for comment: Require that users be autocofirmed before they can create pages in the Portal: space|request for comment]] concluded that creating pages in the [[Wikipedia:Portal|portal namespace]] should be restricted to autoconfirmed users.
:* Following a [[Special:Permalink/895275726#Request for comment regarding PORNBIO|request for comment]], the [[Wikipedia:Glossary#SNG|subject-specific notability guideline]] for pornographic actors and models ([[WP:PORNBIO]]) was [[Special:Diff/889294706|removed]]; in its place, editors should consult [[WP:ENT]] and [[WP:GNG]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/adminstats 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: [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/stewardstats Steward Stats] and [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/patrollerstats Patroller Stats].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* In response to the continuing compromise of administrator accounts, the Arbitration Committee [[Special:Permalink/891851004#Return of permissions for compromised administrator accounts|passed a motion]] amending the [[WP:RETURN|procedures for return of permissions]] ([[Special:Diff/881241712/891851441|diff]]).  In such cases, {{tq|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 so {{tq|will not be resysopped automatically}}.  All current administrators have been notified of this change.
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy/Proposed amendment (April 2019)|formal ratification process]], the [[WP:ARBPOL|arbitration policy]] has been amended ([[Special:Diff/892690213|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.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* A [[Wikipedia:Village_pump (policy)#RfC: community general sanctions and deletions|request for comment]] is currently open to amend the [[Wikipedia:General sanctions#Community sanctions|community sanctions procedure]] to exclude non XfD or CSD deletions.
:* A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Proposal about some indefinite IP blocks|proposal to remove pre-2009 indefinite IP blocks]] is currently open for discussion.

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== ''The Signpost'': 31 May 2019 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – June 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (May 2019).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/895004908#Inactive admins for May 2019|Andonic]] • [[Special:Permalink/895404956#Resignation request for deadminship|Consumed Crustacean]] • [[Special:Permalink/895778996#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Enigmaman closed|Enigmaman]] • [[Special:Permalink/898839520#Please remove sysop flag|Euryalus]] • [[Special:Permalink/895004908#Inactive admins for May 2019|EWS23]] • [[Special:Permalink/899442446#Removal of admin privileges|HereToHelp]] • [[Special:Permalink/898345674#Nv8200pa|Nv8200pa]] • [[Special:Permalink/895004908#Inactive admins for May 2019|Peripitus]] • [[Special:Permalink/899448124#Removal of admin privileges|StringTheory11]] • [[Special:Permalink/897486213#Admin_resignation|Vejvančický]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[:meta:Special:PermanentLink/19078028#Ivanvector@enwiki|Ivanvector]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*An [[Wikipedia talk:Harassment#RfC: Clarification of OUTING|RfC]] seeks to clarify whether [[WP:OUTING]] should include information on just the English Wikipedia or any Wikimedia project.
:*An [[Special:PermaLink/897750777#Is_RfX_a_vote,_or_a_consensus_discussion?_(RfC)|RfC on WT:RfA]] concluded that Requests for adminship and bureaucratship are discussions seeking to build consensus.
:*An [[Special:PermaLink/895802515#RfC:_Proposal_to_make_TfD_more_RM-like,_as_a_clearinghouse_of_template_discussions|RfC proposal]] to make the [[WP:Templates for discussion|templates for discussion]] (TfD) process more like the [[WP:Requested moves|requested moves]] (RM) process, i.e. "as a clearinghouse of template discussions", was closed as successful.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*The CSD feature of [[WP:TW|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 [[Wikipedia:Twinkle/Preferences#twinkle-config-section-8|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.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*The [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_158#Proposal_about_some_indefinite_IP_blocks|previously discussed]] unblocking of IP addresses indefinitely-blocked before 2009 was [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/AnomieBOT III 6|approved]] and has taken place.
:*The [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019|2019 talk pages consultation]] produced a [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019/Phase 1 report|report for Phase 1]] and has entered [[Wikipedia:Talk pages consultation 2019/Phase 2|Phase 2]].

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== Eurovision Newsletter for June 2019 ==

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| colspan="6" | <center>[[File:Eurovision Song Contest.svg|250px|center|link=Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision]]</center>
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<div style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; ">'''''Headlines'''''</div>
<div style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; ">[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision/News/Issue 48#Contest news|Duncan Laurence wins Eurovision 2019]].</div>
<div style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; ">[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision/News/Issue 48#Contest news|Eight cities in the running to host Eurovision 2020]].</div>
<div style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; ">[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision/News/Issue 48#Contest news|Jury voting inconsistencies at Eurovision 2019]].</div>
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| colspan="6" style="border: 1px solid #99DDDD; border-color: #99DDDD; border-bottom:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:90%;">''At the time of publication the project statistics were as follows''</span>
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| colspan="1" style="border: 1px solid #99DDDD; border-color: #99DDDD; border-bottom:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:75%;">Number of articles</span>
| colspan="1" style="border: 1px solid #99DDDD; border-color: #99DDDD; border-bottom:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:75%;">Unassessed articles</span>
| colspan="1" style="border: 1px solid #99DDDD; border-color: #99DDDD; border-bottom:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:75%;">Good articles</span>
| colspan="1" style="border: 1px solid #99DDDD; border-color: #99DDDD; border-bottom:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:75%;">A-class articles</span>
| colspan="1" style="border: 1px solid #99DDDD; border-color: #99DDDD; border-bottom:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:75%;">Featured articles</span>
| colspan="1" style="border: 1px solid #99DDDD; border-color: #99DDDD; border-bottom:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:75%;">Number of members</span>
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| colspan="1" style="border: 1px solid #99DDDD; border-color: #99DDDD; border-top:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;">7263</span> {{gain|1088}}
| colspan="1" style="border: 1px solid #99DDDD; border-color: #99DDDD; border-top:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;">33</span> {{gain|2}}
| colspan="1" style="border: 1px solid #99DDDD; border-color: #99DDDD; border-top:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;">54</span> {{gain|40}}
| colspan="1" style="border: 1px solid #99DDDD; border-color: #99DDDD; border-top:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;">1</span> {{nochange|0}}
| colspan="1" style="border: 1px solid #99DDDD; border-color: #99DDDD; border-top:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;">5</span> {{gain|2}}
| colspan="1" style="border: 1px solid #99DDDD; border-color: #99DDDD; border-top:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;">109</span> {{gain|9}}
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• [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision|HOME]] • [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Eurovision|TALK]] • [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision/News|NEWSDESK]] • [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision/Members/Spamlist|UNSUBSCRIBE]] • [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision/News#Previous editions|ARCHIVES]] •<br/>
• ''Published by the Eurovision WikiProject'' •
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== Administrators' newsletter – July 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (June 2019).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/903903052#Desysop request|28bytes]] • [[Special:Permalink/903912191#Resigning (Ad Orientem)|Ad Orientem]] • [[Special:Permalink/901441084#Desysop (Ansh666)|Ansh666]] • [[Special:PermaLink/903924436#desysop request (Beeblebrox)|Beeblebrox]] • [[Special:PermaLink/902976109#Desysop please - Boing! said Zebedee|Boing! said Zebedee]] • [[Special:Permalink/901437827#Desysop request|BU Rob13]] • [[Special:PermaLink/903125555#Desysop request - Dennis Brown|Dennis Brown]] • [[Special:Permalink/904054904#Desysop request – Deor|Deor]] • [[Special:Permalink/904015435#Desysop DoRD|DoRD]] • {{noping|Floquenbeam}}<sup><small>1</small></sup> • [[Special:Permalink/899732215#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#June 2019|Flyguy649]] • {{noping|Fram}}<sup><small>2</small></sup> • [[Special:PermaLink/902880819#Desysop request - Gadfium|Gadfium]] • [[Special:Permalink/903461980#Remove sysop from User:GB fan|GB fan]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/903943689#Desysop request Jonathunder|Jonathunder]] • [[Special:Permalink/903074022#Desysop request -- Kusma|Kusma]] • [[Special:Permalink/903448764#Yes.... (desysop for Lectonar)|Lectonar]] • [[Special:Permalink/899732215#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#June 2019|Moink]] • [[Special:Permalink/903852486#Unable to continue|MSGJ]] • [[Special:Permalink/901492732#Desysop|Nick]] • [[Special:Permalink/900431506#Desysopping of Od Mishehu|Od Mishehu]] • [[Special:Permalink/900580912#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Rama closed|Rama]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/904225604#Desysop Request|Spartaz]] •  [[Special:Permalink/899732215#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#June 2019|Syrthiss]] • [[Special:Permalink/901653463#Desysop (TheDJ)|TheDJ]] • [[Special:Permalink/903537239#Resignation|WJBscribe]]
::<sup><small>1</small></sup><small>{{noping|Floquenbeam}}'s access was [[meta:Special:Redirect/logid/31888511|removed]], then [[Special:Diff/901594097|restored]], then [[Special:PermaLink/903895939|removed again]].</small>
::<sup><small>2</small></sup><small>{{noping|Fram}}'s access was [[meta:Special:Redirect/logid/31873507|removed]], then [[Special:Diff/903482624|restored]], then [[Special:Diff/903498933|removed again]].</small>
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[:meta:Special:PermaLink/19175907#28bytes@enwiki|28bytes]] • [[:meta:Special:PermaLink/19173048#WJBscribe@enwiki|WJBscribe]] • [[:meta:Special:PermaLink/19179107#Wizardman@en.wp|Wizardman]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/903852486#Unable to continue|MSGJ]] • [[Special:Permalink/901653463#Desysop (TheDJ)|TheDJ]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[:meta:Special:Permalink/19177926|Beeblebrox]] • [[:meta:Special:Permalink/19150806#BU Rob13@en.wikipedia|BU Rob13]] • [[:meta:Special:Permalink/19175820#User DoRD@enwiki|DoRD]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[:meta:Special:Permalink/19177926|Beeblebrox]] • [[:meta:Special:Permalink/19150806#BU Rob13@en.wikipedia|BU Rob13]] • [[:meta:Special:Permalink/19175820#User DoRD@enwiki|DoRD]] • [[Special:Permalink/901535387#Changes to Oversight team|GB fan]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#RfC: Alteration of Account Creation Limits/Account Creator Rights|request for comment]] seeking to alleviate pressures on the [[Wikipedia:Request an account|request an account (ACC)]] process proposes either raising the account creation limit for extended confirmed editors or granting the [[Wikipedia:Account creator|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 [[phab:T212667|mitigation activity]] completed.
:* The scope of [[WP:CSD#G8|CSD criterion G8]] has [[Special:PermanentLink/902425211#Tightening G8 with respect to redirects|been tightened]] such that the only redirects that it now applies to are those which target non-existent pages.
:* The scope of [[WP:CSD#G14|CSD criterion G14]] has [[Special:PermanentLink/902639054#Deletion of redundant (disambiguation) redirects|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 [[Wikipedia talk:Office actions#RfC|request for comment]] seeks to determine whether [[Wikipedia:Office actions]] should be a policy page or an information page.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* The Wikimedia Foundation's [[:meta:Community health initiative|Community health initiative]] plans to design and build a [[:meta:Community health initiative/User reporting system consultation 2019|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.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* In February 2019, the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) [[:meta:Special:Diff/18886804|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 {{noping|Fram}}. This action has resulted in [[WP:FRAM|significant community discussion]], a [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#WJBscribe|request for arbitration]] ([[Special:PermanentLink/904388429#WJBscribe|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 [[Special:PermanentLink/904148460#Open letter to the WMF Board|open letter to the WMF Board]].

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== WikiCup 2019 July newsletter ==

The third round of the 2019 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round needed to score at least 68 points, which is substantially lower than last year's 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

*{{flagicon|Norfolk Island}} [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]], our winner in 2016, with 500 points derived mainly from a featured article and two GAs on natural history topics
*{{flagicon|South Carolina}} [[User:Adam Cuerden|Adam Cuerden]], with 480 points, a tally built on 16 featured pictures, the result of meticulous restoration work
*{{Flagicon|Cascadia}} [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]], a finalist in the last two years, with 306 points from a variety of submissions, mostly related to sport or the State of Washington
*{{Flagicon|United States}} [[User:Usernameunique|Usernameunique]], with 305 points derived from a featured article and two GAs on archaeology and related topics

Contestants managed 4 (5) featured articles, 4 featured lists, 18 featured pictures, 29 good articles, 50 DYK entries, 9 ITN entries, and 39 good article reviews.  As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them, and it is imperative to claim them in the correct round; one FA claim had to be rejected because it was incorrectly submitted (claimed in Round 3 when it qualified for Round 2), so be warned! When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]) and  [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]). [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 20:12, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
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== ''The Signpost'': 31 July 2019 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – August 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (July 2019).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Johnuniq|Johnuniq]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Kosack|Kosack]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Valereee|Valereee]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/906546613#Requesting Re-sysop (Ad Orientem)|Ad Orientem]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/907605268#Resysop request (Ched)|Ched]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/905145733#Resysop request - Gadfium|Gadfium]] • [[Special:Permalink/905427394#Resysop_request - Jonathunder|Jonathunder]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/906578983#Requesting Re-sysop (Nick)|Nick]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/907046219#Resysop request (Yelyos)|Yelyos]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/904254003#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#July 2019|Bald Zebra]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/904625548#Desysop request - Dirk Beetstra|Beetstra]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/904254003#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#July 2019|Doug Bell]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/904254003#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#July 2019|Journalist]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/904254003#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#July 2019|Ruud Koot]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/904254003#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#July 2019|Splash]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/904625875#Desysop request - Voice of Clam|Voice of Clam]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/908317466#Inactive_interface_administrators_2019-07-28|Dinoguy1000]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/908973274#RickinBaltimore|RickinBaltimore]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/908240983#Oversight permission restored to Beeblebrox|Beeblebrox]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/908973274#RickinBaltimore|RickinBaltimore]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following a [[Special:PermanentLink/907699388#RfC|request for comment]], the page [[Wikipedia:Office actions]] has been changed from a policy page to an information page.
:* A [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators#Resysop criteria: RfC on principles|request for comment]] ([[Special:PermanentLink/908836402#Resysop criteria: RfC on principles|permalink]]) is in progress regarding the [[WP:INACTIVITY|administrator inactivity policy]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Editors [[Special:PermanentLink/906525834#Motion: Discretionary Sanctions: Awareness and alerts|may now use]] the template {{tl|Ds/aware}} to indicate that they are aware that [[WP:AC/DS|discretionary sanctions]] are in force for a topic area, so it is unnecessary to [[WP:AC/DS#aware.alert|alert]] them.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*Following a [[meta:Research:IP masking impact report|research project]] on masking IP addresses, the Foundation is starting a new project to [[meta:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|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 [[meta:Talk:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|talk page]].
:*The [[WP:NPR|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  [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers/Newsletter list|here to the NPP newsletter]] that appears every two months, and/or putting [[WT:NPR|the reviewers' talk page]] on your watchlist.<p>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 [[WP:HATCOLLECTING|removal for inactivity]] at a later stage and enables a review of their work before according the right on a permanent basis.

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== WikiCup 2019 September newsletter ==

The fourth round of the competition has finished in a flurry of last minute activity, with 454 points being required to qualify for the final round. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with over 400 points being eliminated, and all but two of the finalists having achieved an FA during the round. [[User:Casliber|Casliber]], our 2016 winner, was the highest point-scorer, followed by [[User:Enwebb|Enwebb]] and [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]], who are both new to the competition. In fourth place was [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]], a finalist last year. But all those points are swept away as we start afresh for the final round.

Round 4 saw the achievement of 11 featured articles. In addition, [[User:Adam Cuerden|Adam Cuerden]] scored with 18 FPs, Lee Vilenski led the GA score with 8 GAs while [[User:Kosack |Kosack ]] performed 15 GA reviews. There were around 40 DYKs, 40 GARs and 31 GAs overall during round 4. Even though contestants performed more GARs than they achieved GAs, there was still some frustration at the length of time taken to get articles reviewed.

As we start round 5, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (some people have fallen foul of this rule and the points have been removed).

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]], [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]], [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 18:44, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – September 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (August 2019).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Floquenbeam 2|Floquenbeam]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/908574249#Resysop request - Lectonar|Lectonar]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/908788971#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#August 2019|DESiegel]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/909206696#Desysop Request (Jake Wartenberg)|Jake Wartenberg]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/908788971#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#August 2019|Rjanag]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/908788971#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#August 2019|Topbanana]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/911513837#Resignation of Callanecc|Callanecc]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/911557236#Changes to functionary team|LFaraone]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/911557236#Changes to functionary team|There'sNoTime]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/911513837#Resignation of Callanecc|Callanecc]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/911557236#Changes to functionary team|Fox]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/911557236#Changes to functionary team|HJ Mitchell]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/911557236#Changes to functionary team|LFaraone]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/911557236#Changes to functionary team|There'sNoTime]]

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Editors using the mobile website on Wikipedia can opt-in to new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Advanced_mobile_contributions|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) [[phab:T201520|now includes]] two new filters. These filters are for "All contents" and "All discussions". They will filter the view to just those namespaces.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* A [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2019|request for comment]] is open to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2019|2019 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee election]] and to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* A [[meta:Requests for comment/Creating abusefilter-manager global group|global request for comment]] is in progress regarding whether a user group should be created that could modify [[WP:Edit filter|edit filters]] across all public Wikimedia wikis.

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== ''The Signpost'': 30 September 2019 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – October 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (September 2019).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/914669131#Resysop request: Beetstra|Beetstra]] • [[Special:Permalink/915654259#Resysop request (KillerChihuahua)|KillerChihuahua]] • [[Special:Permalink/914669131#Resysop request (Kusma)|Kusma]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/913421351#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#September 2019|Arcadian]] • [[Special:PermaLink/913421351#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#September 2019|Extraordinary Machine]] • [[Special:Permalink/918205727#Desysop request (Xeno)|Xeno]]
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|alt=renamed|Renamed]] [[Special:Permalink/916553937#Request for move of admin rights from JamesBWatson to JBW|JamesBWatson]] → {{noping|JBW}}

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/915052474#Resignation_of_Courcelles|Courcelles]] • [[Special:Permalink/917311867#Resignation of SilkTork|SilkTork]] • [[meta:Special:Permalink/19402757#Timotheus_Canens@en.wikipedia|Timotheus Canens]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*Following [[Special:Permalink/914738329#Proposal for C2F speedy deletion process|a discussion]], a new criterion for speedy category renaming was added: [[WP:C2F|C2F: One eponymous article]], which {{tq|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}}.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*As [[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter/2019/1|previously noted]], tighter [[meta:Password policy|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.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*The [[WP:CUOS2019|2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointment process]] has begun.  The community consultation period will take place October 4th to 10th.
:*The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Fram|arbitration case regarding]] {{noping|Fram}} was [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Fram#Final decision 2|closed]].  While there will be a local RfC {{tq|focus[ing] on how harassment and private complaints should be handled in the future}}, there is currently a global [[meta:Office actions/Community consultation on partial and temporary office actions/09 2019|community consultation on partial and temporary office actions]] in response to the [[WP:FRAM|incident]]. It will be open until October 30th.

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:*The Community Tech team has been working on a system for temporarily watching pages, and [[meta:Community Tech/Watchlist Expiry|welcomes feedback]].

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== ''The Signpost'': 31 October 2019 ==

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== WikiCup 2019 November newsletter ==

The WikiCup is over for another year!  Our '''Champion''' this year is {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Adam Cuerden}}, who over the course of the competition has amassed 91 featured pictures, including 32 in the final round. Our finalists this year were:

#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Adam Cuerden}} with 964 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Lee Vilenski}} with 899 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Casliber}} with 817 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Kosack}} with 691 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|SounderBruce}} with 388 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Enwebb}} with 146 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Usernameunique}} with 145 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|HaEr48}} with 74 points

All those who reached the final will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field. Awards will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!

*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Casliber}} wins the featured article prize, for a total of 7 FAs during the course of the competition.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Lee Vilenski}} wins the good article prize, for 14 GAs in round 5.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Yashthepunisher}} wins the featured list prize, for 4 FLs overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Adam Cuerden}} wins the featured picture prize, for 91 FPs overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|MPJ-DK}} wins the topic prize, for 7 articles in good topics in round 2.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Lee Vilenski}} wins the DYK prize, for 14 did you know articles in round 5.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Muboshgu}} wins the ITN prize, for 7 in the news articles in round 1.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant10|Ed!}} wins the reviewer prize, for 56 good article reviews in round 1.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved much this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition, not forgetting [[User:Jarry1250]], who runs the scoring bot. 

We have opened a [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring|scoring discussion]] on whether the rules and scoring need adjustment. Please have your say. Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2020 signups|sign up to participate]]'''; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2020 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]], [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]], [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] 14:18, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – November 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (October 2019).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/919861454#Request for reinstatement (DESiegel)|DESiegel]] • [[Special:Permalink/921872334#Request_return_of_admin_rights_(GB_fan)|GB fan]] • [[Special:Permalink/919199766#Request (MSGJ)|MSGJ]] • [[Special:Permalink/923035617#Resysop request - Voice of Clam|Voice of Clam]] • [[Special:Permalink/919437002#Permissions (WilyD)|WilyD]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/922182705#Desysop (DeltaQuad)|DeltaQuad]] • [[Special:Permalink/918944073#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#October 2019|Fang Aili ]] • [[Special:Permalink/918944073#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#October 2019|Pakaran]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Special:Permalink/19479808#DeltaQuad@en.wikipedia|DeltaQuad]] • [[Special:Permalink/918944073#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2019#October 2019|Pakaran]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/919199766#Request (MSGJ)|MSGJ]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Ivanvector]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Special:Permalink/19479808#DeltaQuad@en.wikipedia|DeltaQuad]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|L235]] • [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Mz7]] • [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|ST47]] • [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed| Stwalkerster]] • [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|The Blade of the Northern Lights]] • [[Special:Permalink/921215740#2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Xaosflux]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Special:Permalink/19479808#DeltaQuad@en.wikipedia|DeltaQuad]] • [[Special:Permalink/922419021#Changes_to_functionary_team|DGG]] • [[meta:Special:Permalink/19426858#Julia_W@enwiki|Julia W]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* An [[Special:Permalink/919786962#Resysop_criteria:_RfC_on_principles|RfC was closed]] with the consensus that the [[WP:RESYSOP|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 [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/2019 community sentiment on binding desysop procedure|related RfC]] is seeking the community's sentiment for a binding desysop procedure.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Eligible editors may now [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2019/Candidates|nominate themselves as candidates]] for the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2019|2019 Arbitration Committee Elections]].  The self-nomination period will close November 12, with voting running from November 19 through December 2.

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== Administrators' newsletter – December 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (November 2019).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/EvergreenFir| EvergreenFir]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/ToBeFree|ToBeFree]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/923976972#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#November_2019|Akhilleus]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/926728579#Wish to retire my mop|Athaenara]] • [[Special:Permalink/923976972#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#November_2019|John Vandenberg]] • [[Special:Permalink/923976972#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#November_2019|Melchoir]] • [[Special:Permalink/923976972#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#November_2019|MichaelQSchmidt]] • [[Special:Permalink/923976972#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#November_2019|NeilN]] • [[Special:Permalink/923976972#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#November_2019|Youngamerican]] • [[Special:Permalink/923976972#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#November_2019|😂]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/925367627#Changes_to_CheckUser_team_(Beeblebrox)|Beeblebrox]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/924626165#Changes to CheckUser team|Deskana]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/926124542#Re-intadmin request (Evad37)|Evad37]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*An [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/2019 Resysop Criteria (2)|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 [[WP:RFA|request for adminship]] is not required has been reduced from three years to two. Additionally, [[WP:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrats]] are permitted to use their discretion when returning administrator rights.
:*Following [[Special:Permalink/928548878#Open_mailing_list_to_edit_filter_helpers?|a proposal]], the [[WP:EFMAILING|edit filter mailing list]] has been opened up to users with the Edit Filter Helper right.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*Wikimedia projects can set a default block length for users via [[MediaWiki:ipb-default-expiry]]. A new page, [[MediaWiki:ipb-default-expiry-ip]], allows the setting of a different default block length for IP editors. Neither is currently used. ([[phab:T219126|T219126]])

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Voting in the [[WP:ACE2019|2019 Arbitration Committee Elections]] is open to eligible editors until Monday 23:59, 2 December 2018 UTC. Please review [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2019/Candidates|the candidates]] and, if you wish to do so, submit your choices on [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/751|the voting page]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*The global [[meta:Office actions/Community consultation on partial and temporary office actions/09 2019|consultation on partial and temporary office actions]] that ended in October received a [[meta:Talk:Office actions/Community consultation on partial and temporary office actions/09 2019|closing statement from staff]] concluding, among other things, that the WMF {{tq|will no longer use partial or temporary Office Action bans... until and unless community consensus that they are of value or Board directive}}.

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== ''The Signpost'': 27 December 2019 ==

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== Welcome to the 2020 WikiCup! ==

Happy New Year, Happy New Decade and Happy New WikiCup! The competition begins today and all article creators, expanders and improvers are welcome to take part. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup|here]]'''. If you have not yet signed up, you can '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2020 signups|add your name here]]''' and the judges will set up your submissions page. We are relaxing the rule that only content on which you have completed significant work during 2020 will count; now to be eligible for points in the competition, you must have completed significant work on the content at some time! Any questions on the rules or on anything else connected to the Cup should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup|WikiCup talk page]]. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. Good luck! The judges for the WikiCup are {{User4|Sturmvogel 66}}, {{User4|Godot13}}, {{User4|Vanamonde93}} and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) 11:43, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – January 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (December 2019).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Dreamy Jazz|Dreamy Jazz]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Newslinger|Newslinger]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Rosguill|Rosguill]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/930187134#Resysop request (Deor)|Deor]] • [[Special:Permalink/931773776#Restoration of Bit (Spartaz)|Spartaz]] • [[Special:Permalink/932465825#Resysop request (Xeno)|Xeno]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/929389571#Angusmclellan|Angusmclellan]] • [[Special:Permalink/931075117#Desysop request (clpo13)|clpo13]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/929444136#Edgar181 desysopped|Edgar181]] • [[Special:PermaLink/928686444#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#December_2019|Matthewedwards]] • [[Special:PermaLink/928686444#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2019#December_2019|NCurse]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Bradv]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Casliber]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|David Fuchs]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Maxim]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Newyorkbrad]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|SoWhy]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Xeno]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Bradv]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Casliber]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|DGG]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|David Fuchs]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Maxim]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Newyorkbrad]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|SoWhy]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Xeno]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/932196305#Changes to Oversight team|Someguy1221]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* A [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Partial blocks|request for comment]] asks whether [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Partial blocks|partial blocks]] should be enabled on the English Wikipedia. If enabled, this functionality would allow administrators to block users from editing specific pages or namespaces, rather than the entire site.
:*A [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#Proposal:_Procedural_removal_of_admin_rights_who_have_not_used_the_admin_tools_for_a_significant_period_of_time_(maybe_5_years)|proposal]] asks whether admins who don't use their tools for a significant period of time (e.g. five years) should have the toolset procedurally removed.
:*Following a [[Special:Permalink/930227008#RfC on autopatrolling redirects|successful RfC]], a whitelist is now available for users whose [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers/Redirect autopatrol|redirects will be autopatrolled]] by a bot, removing them from the [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol|new pages patrol]] queue. Admins can add such users to [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Redirect whitelist]] after a discussion following the guidelines at [[Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Redirect whitelist]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Palestine-Israel articles 4|fourth case on Palestine-Israel articles]] was [[Special:Permalink/931649192#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Palestine-Israel articles 4 closed|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 {{tq|the entire set of articles whose topic relates to the Arab-Israeli conflict, broadly interpreted}} rather than {{tq|reasonably construed}}.
:* Following the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2019#Results|2019 Arbitration Committee elections]], the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{noping|Beeblebrox}}, {{noping|Bradv}}, {{noping|Casliber}}, {{noping|David Fuchs}}, {{noping|DGG}}, {{noping|KrakatoaKatie}}, {{noping|Maxim}}, {{noping|Newyorkbrad}}, {{noping|SoWhy}}, {{noping|Worm That Turned}}, {{noping|Xeno}}.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*This issue marks three full years of the [[WP:ANEWS|Admin newsletter]].  Thanks for reading!

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== Administrators' newsletter – February 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (January 2020).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ergo Sum|Ergo Sum]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Nick Moyes|Nick Moyes]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/QEDK|QEDK]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Wugapodes|Wugapodes]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/937760520#Resysop request (Dennis Brown)|Dennis Brown]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/933443338#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#January_2020|Aude]] • [[Special:Permalink/938226962#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Portals Closed|BrownHairedGirl]] • [[Special:PermaLink/933443338#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#January_2020|CALR]] • [[Special:PermaLink/933443338#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#January_2020|Jengod]] • [[Special:PermaLink/933443338#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#January_2020|John Reaves]] • [[Special:PermaLink/933443338#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#January_2020|J.smith]] • [[Special:PermaLink/934429892#Request_removal_of_admin_rights_(Kim_Dent-Brown)|Kim Dent-Brown]] • [[Special:PermaLink/933443338#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#January_2020|K1Bond007]] • [[Special:PermaLink/933443338#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#January_2020|MECU]] • [[Special:PermaLink/933443338#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#January_2020|Refdoc]] • [[Special:Permalink/938598297#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/RHaworth closed|RHaworth]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Opabinia regalis]] • [[Special:Permalink/931656172#2020 Arbitration Committee|Premeditated Chaos]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/938070845#Inactive interface administrators 2020-01-28|Ragesoss]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Partial blocks|request for comment]], [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Partial blocks|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 [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/2019 community sentiment on binding desysop procedure|request for comment]] seeking the community's sentiment for a binding desysop procedure closed with {{tq|wide-spread support for an alternative desysoping procedure based on community input}}.  No proposed process received consensus.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* [[WP:TW|Twinkle]] now supports [[Special:Permalink/937388663#January 2020 Twinkle updates, features, and behaviors (2020-01-24)|partial blocking]].  There is a small checkbox that toggles the "partial" status for both blocks and templating.  There is currently one template: {{tl|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. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184357]

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/RHaworth|recent arbitration case]], the Arbitration Committee reminded administrators {{tq|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.}}

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* Voting in the [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2020|2020 Steward elections]] will begin on 08 February 2020, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 28 February 2020, 13:59 (UTC). The [[:meta:Stewards/Confirm/2020|confirmation process]] of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically [https://tools.wmflabs.org/meta/accounteligibility/52 check your eligibility] to vote.
:* The English Wikipedia has reached [[WP:6M|six million articles]]. Thank you everyone for your contributions!


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== WikiCup 2020 March newsletter ==

And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 57 contestants qualifying. We have abolished the groups this year, so to qualify for Round 3 you will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two contestants.

Our top scorers in Round 1 were:   

*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]], a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with a featured article, five good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 895 points.
*[[File:Royal Standard of England (1406-1603).svg|22px|England]] [[User:Gog the Mild|Gog the Mild]] came next with 464 points, from a featured article, two good articles and a number of reviews, the main theme being naval warfare.
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[User:Raymie|Raymie]] was in third place with 419 points, garnered from one good article and an impressive 34 DYKs on radio and TV stations in the United States.
*{{flagicon|Somerset}} [[User:Harrias|Harrias]] came next at 414, with a featured article and three good articles, an English civil war battle specialist.
*[[File:Pirate Flag.svg|22px|Pirate flag]] [[User:CaptainEek|CaptainEek]] was in fifth place with 405 points, mostly garnered from bringing [[Cactus wren]] to featured article status.
*The top ten contestants at the end of Round 1 all scored over 200 points; they also included {{flagicon|United States}} [[User:L293D|L293D]], {{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[User:Kingsif|Kingsif]], {{flagicon|Antarctica}} [[User:Enwebb|Enwebb]],  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]] and {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[User:CAPTAIN MEDUSA|CAPTAIN MEDUSA]]. Seven of the top ten contestants in Round 1 are new to the WikiCup.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. In Round 1 there were four featured articles, one featured list and two featured pictures, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. Between them, contestants completed 127 good article reviews, nearly a hundred more than the 43 good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Contestants also claimed for 40 featured article / featured list reviews, and most even remembered to mention their WikiCup participation in their reviews (a requirement). 

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Some contestants made claims before the new submissions pages were set up, and they will need to resubmit them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews]].

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small>  [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]) and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]). [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 16:46, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
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== ''The Signpost'': 1 March 2020 ==

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== WikiCup newsletter correction ==

There was an error in the WikiCup 2020 March newsletter; {{flagicon|United States}} [[User:L293D|L293D]] should not have been included in the list of top ten scorers in Round 1 (they led the list last year), instead, {{flagicon|United States}} [[User:Dunkleosteus77|Dunkleosteus77]] should have been included, having garnered 334 points from five good articles on animals, living or extinct, and various reviews. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 09:29, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – March 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (February 2020).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Money emoji|Money emoji]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/940971147#Resysop request (Athaenara)|Athaenara]] • [[Special:Permalink/939747247#Resysop/Recrat_request_(DeltaQuad)|DeltaQuad]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/938589586#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#February 2020|Fishhead64]] • [[Special:Permalink/943275828#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kudpung closed|Kudpung]] • [[Special:Permalink/938589586#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#February 2020|Mikaey]]

[[File:Wikipedia bureaucrat.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Bureaucrat changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/939747247#Resysop/Recrat_request_(DeltaQuad)|DeltaQuad]]
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[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/939756320#DeltaQuad_CheckUser_and_Oversight_permissions_restored|DeltaQuad]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*Following an [[Special:Permalink/943139910#Align_checkuser/oversight_block_policies_with_established_practice|RfC]], the blocking policy was changed to state that sysops {{tq|must not}} undo or alter CheckUser or Oversight blocks, rather than {{tq|should not}}.
:*A [[Special:Permalink/942791018#Is_it_acceptable_to_blank_userspace_sandboxes_of_long-term/established,_but_inactive_editors?|request for comment]] confirmed that sandboxes of established but inactive editors may not be blanked due solely to inactivity.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Administrators%27 noticeboard/Archive317#Twinkle and speedies|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 [[WP:TW/PREF|Twinkle preferences]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*Following the [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2020|2020 Steward Elections]], the following editors have been appointed as stewards: [[meta:Stewards/Elections_2020/Statements/BRPever|BRPever]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2020/Statements/Krd|Krd]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2020/Statements/Martin Urbanec|Martin Urbanec]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2020/Statements/MusikAnimal|MusikAnimal]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2020/Statements/Sakretsu|Sakretsu]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2020/Statements/Sotiale|Sotiale]], and [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2020/Statements/Tks4Fish|Tks4Fish]]. There are a total of seven editors that have been appointed as stewards, the most since 2014.
:* The 2020 appointees for the [[:m:Ombudsman commission|Ombudsman commission]] are [[m:User:Ajraddatz|Ajraddatz]] and [[m:User:Uzoma Ozurumba|Uzoma Ozurumba]]; they will serve for one year.


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== ''The Signpost'': 29 March 2020 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – April 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (March 2020).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/947174551#Volunteering to help|Boing! said Zebedee]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/943375050#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#March_2020|Jonny-mt]] • [[Special:Permalink/943375050#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#March_2020|MarkGallagher]] • [[Special:Permalink/943375050#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2020#March_2020|PeaceNT]]
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|alt=renamed|Renamed]] {{noping|Money emoji}} → {{noping| Moneytrees}}

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship/SilkTork|SilkTork]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship/WereSpielChequers|WereSpielChequers]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/945750734#Changes to functionary team|NativeForeigner]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/945750734#Changes to functionary team|Someguy1221]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/946236282#Changes to Oversight team|Daniel Case]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* There is an [[WP:RSN#RfC: Deprecation and blacklisting process|ongoing]] request for comment to streamline the source deprecation and blacklisting process.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* There is a plan for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/New requirements for user signatures|new requirements for user signatures]]. You can [[mw:Talk:New requirements for user signatures|give feedback]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*Following the [[WP:FRAMBAN|banning]] of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Fram#Remedies|resolved]] to hold a {{tq|Arbcom RfC regarding on-wiki harassment}}.  A draft RfC has been posted at [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC (Draft)]] and not open to comments from the community yet. Interested editors can comment on the RfC itself on its talk page.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* The WMF has begun a [[meta:Research:Social media traffic report pilot/About|pilot report]] of the pages most visited through various social media platforms to help with anti-vandalism and anti-disinformation efforts.  The [[User:HostBot/Social media traffic report|report]] is updated daily and will be available through the end of May.

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== ''The Signpost'': 26 April 2020 ==

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== WikiCup 2020 May newsletter ==

The second round of the 2020 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 75 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top ten contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 186 good articles achieved in total by contestants, and the 355 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:

*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]], with 2333 points from one featured article, forty-five good articles, fourteen DYKs and plenty of bonus points
*[[File:Royal Standard of England (1406-1603).svg|22px|England]] [[User:Gog the Mild|Gog the Mild]], with 1784 points from three featured articles, eight good articles, a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews and lots of bonus points
*{{flagicon|BWA}} [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]], with 1262 points from two featured articles, eight good articles and a hundred good article reviews  
*{{flagicon|Somerset}} [[User:Harrias|Harrias]], with 1141 points from two featured articles, three featured lists, ten good articles, nine DYKs and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]] with 869 points, [[File:Blason Gondor.svg|22px|link=Gondor|Gondor]] [[User:Hog Farm|Hog Farm]] with 801, {{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[User:Kingsif|Kingsif]] with 719, {{flagicon|Cascadia}} [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]] with 710, {{flagicon|United States}} [[User:Dunkleosteus77|Dunkleosteus77]] with 608 and {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[User:MX|MX]] with 515.

The rules for featured article reviews have been adjusted; reviews may cover three aspects of the article, content, images and sources, and contestants may receive points for each of these three types of review. Please also remember the requirement to mention the WikiCup when undertaking an FAR for which you intend to claim points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]) and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]]. - [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 17:44, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – May 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (April 2020).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/952440291#Userrights Gnangarra|Gnangarra]] • [[Special:Permalink/948431179#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#March 2020|Kaisershatner]] • [[Special:Permalink/950852914#Desysop request (Malcolmxl5)|Malcolmxl5]]

[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/950949893#Changes to CheckUser team|Callanecc]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/949104665#Changes to oversight team (II)|HJ Mitchell]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*[[Wikipedia:General sanctions#Community sanctions|Discretionary sanctions]] have been [[Special:PermanentLink/946062902#COVID-19_community_general_sanctions|authorized]] for all pages and edits related to COVID-19, to be logged at [[WP:GS/COVID19]].
:*Following a [[:m:Abuse_filter_manager/vote|recent discussion]] on Meta-Wiki, the [[:m:abuse filter maintainer|edit filter maintainer]] global group has  been created.
:*A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#RfC: proposed creation of new usergroup|request for comment]] has been proposed to create a new [[Wikipedia:Main page editor|main page editor]] usergroup.
:*A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#RfC: Bureaucrat activity|request for comment]] has been proposed to make the [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrat activity|bureaucrat activity requirements]] more strict. 

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*The [[mw:Editing|Editing team]] has been working on [[mw:Talk pages project|the talk pages project]]. You can [[mw:Talk pages project/replying#Version%202.0|review the proposed design]] and share your thoughts on the talk page.
:*{{noping|Enterprisey}} created a script that will show a link to the proper Special:Undelete page when viewing a since-deleted revision, see [[User:Enterprisey/link-deleted-revs]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*A [[Special:PermaLink/949785291#Proposal:_New_Village_Pump_Page|request for comment closed]] with consensus to create a Village Pump-style page for communication with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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== ''The Signpost'': 31 May 2020 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – June 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (May 2020).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/CaptainEek|CaptainEek]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Creffett|Creffett]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cwmhiraeth 2|Cwmhiraeth]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/954167535#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#May 2020|Anna Frodesiak]] • [[Special:PermaLink/956526034#Request_removal_of_my_administrator_status_(Buckshot06)|Buckshot06]] • [[Special:PermaLink/954167535#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#May 2020|Ronhjones]] • [[Special:PermaLink/955300090#Desysop_for_SQL|SQL]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Special:PermaLink/20053877#User_SQL@enwiki|SQL]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*A [[Wikipedia talk:Unblock Ticket Request System#RfC - Figure out what to do with UTRS|request for comment]] asks whether the [[WP:UTRS|Unblock Ticket Request System (UTRS)]] should allowed any unblock request or just private appeals.
:*The Wikimedia Foundation {{plainlink|https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2020/05/22/wikimedia-foundation-board-announces-community-culture-statement|announced}} that they will develop a universal code of conduct for all WMF projects. There is an open [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#WMF Board Authorises Universal Code of Conduct and non-local sanctions of those who breach them|local discussion]] regarding the same.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* A [[Special:PermaLink/959902214#Antisemitism in Poland: Motion (May 2020)|motion]] was passed to enact a [[WP:500/30|500/30]] restriction on {{tq|articles related to the history of Jews and antisemitism in Poland during World War II (1933–45), including the Holocaust in Poland}}. Article talk pages where disruption occurs may also be managed with the stated restriction.

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== ''The Signpost'': 28 June 2020 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – July 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (June 2020).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/960804030#Resysop request (Malcolmxl5)|Malcolmxl5]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/960090978#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#June 2020|John]] • [[Special:Permalink/960090978#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#June 2020|TheCoffee]] • [[Special:Permalink/960090978#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#June 2020|Tim!]]
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|alt=renamed|Renamed]] {{noping|Creffett}} → {{noping|GeneralNotability}}
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|alt=renamed|Renamed]] {{noping|DeltaQuad}} → {{noping|AmandaNP}}

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/963158210#Revocation of CheckUser access for Bbb23|Bbb23]] 

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:Permalink/960524497#IAdmin request (TonyBallioni)|TonyBallioni]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* A [[Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#RfC: Removing T2|request for comment]] is in progress to remove the [[WP:T2|T2]] (template that misrepresents established policy) [[WP:CSD|speedy deletion criterion]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Protection templates on mainspace pages are now automatically added by [[User:MusikBot II]] ([[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/MusikBot II 4|BRFA]]).

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Following the [[WP:FRAMBAN|banning]] of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Fram#Arbcom RfC regarding on-wiki harassment|resolved]] to hold an {{tq|RfC regarding on-wiki harassment}}. The RfC has been posted at [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC]] and is open to comments from the community.
:*The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Medicine|Medicine]] case was [[Special:PermaLink/960547096#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Medicine_closed|closed]], with a [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Medicine#Standard discretionary sanctions|remedy]] authorizing [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures#Discretionary sanctions|standard discretionary sanctions]] for {{tq|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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== WikiCup 2020 July newsletter ==

The third round of the 2020 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it into the fourth round each had at least 353 points (compared to 68 in 2019). It was a highly competitive round, and a number of contestants were eliminated who would have moved on in earlier years. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]], with one featured article, 28 good articles and 17 DYKs, amassing 1836 points
*{{flagicon|BWA}} [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man ]], with 1672 points gained from four featured articles and seventeen good articles, plus reviews of a large number of FACs and GAs
*[[File:Royal Standard of England (1406-1603).svg|22px|England]] [[User:Gog the Mild|Gog the Mild]], a first time contestant, with 1540 points, a tally built largely on 4 featured articles and related bonus points.

Between them, contestants managed 14 featured articles, 9 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 152 good articles, 136 DYK entries, 55 ITN entries, 65 featured article candidate reviews and 221 good article reviews. Additionally, {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[User:MPJ-DK|MPJ-DK]] added 3 items to featured topics and 44 to good topics. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 710 good article reviews, in comparison to 387 good articles submitted for review and promoted. These large numbers are probably linked to a GAN backlog drive in April and May, and the changed patterns of editing during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process. 

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]), [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 12:33, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – August 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (July 2020).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Red Phoenix 2|Red Phoenix]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermaLink/969820001#Resysop request (Euryalus)|Euryalus]] • [[Special:Permalink/970541221#Resysop Request (SQL)|SQL]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/965476031#Inactive admins for July 2020|Jujutacular]] • [[Special:PermaLink/965476031#Inactive admins for July 2020|Monty845]] • [[Special:PermaLink/965476031#Inactive admins for July 2020|Rettetast]] • [[Special:PermaLink/965476031#Inactive admins for July 2020|Madchester]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/970207805#Changes to Oversight team|GB fan]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/968622017#changes to functionary team|Keegan]] • [[Special:Permalink/968622017#changes to functionary team|Opabinia regalis]] • [[Special:Permalink/968622017#changes to functionary team|Premeditated Chaos]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* There is an open [[Wikipedia talk:Banning policy#RfC: Increase minimum length for site ban discussions|request for comment]] to decide whether to increase the minimum duration a sanction discussion has to remain open (currently 24 hours).
:* [[WP:CSD|Speedy deletion criterion]] [[WP:T2|T2]] (template that misrepresents established policy) has been repealed following a [[Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#RfC: Removing T2|request for comment]].
:* Speedy deletion criterion [[WP:X2|X2]] (pages created by the content translation tool) has been repealed following a [[Wikipedia_talk:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#X2_cleanup|discussion]].
:* There is a proposal to [[Wikipedia_talk:Proposed_deletion#RfC_on_limiting_PROD_to_CONFIRMED_editors|restrict proposed deletion to confirmed users]]. 

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== ''The Signpost'': 2 August 2020 ==

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== WikiCup 2020 September newsletter ==

The fourth round of the competition has finished, with 865 points being required to qualify for the final round, nearly twice as many points as last year. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with 598 and 605 points being eliminated, and all but two of the contestants who reached the final round having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were

*[[File:Free Hong Kong flag.svg|23px|link=Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our time|Free Hong Kong]] [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]], with 1478 points gained mainly from 5 featured lists, 12 DYKs and 63 in the news items; 
*{{flagicon|Indonesia}}[[User:HaEr48|HaEr48]] with 1318 points gained mainly from 2 featured articles, 5 good articles and 8 DYKs; 
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]] with 1201 points mainly gained from 2 featured articles and 10 good articles.

Between them, contestants achieved 14 featured articles, 14 featured lists, 2 featured pictures, 87 good articles, 90 DYK entries, 75 ITN entries, 95 featured article candidate reviews and 81 good article reviews. Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews]]. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]] ([[User talk:Godot13|talk]]), [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]), [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 19:51, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – September 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (August 2020).
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[[File:Wikipedia Administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Eddie891|Eddie891]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/970712917#Desysop_request_(Angela)|Angela]] • [[Special:Permalink/972708999#Jcw69|Jcw69]] • [[Special:Permalink/970551383#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#August 2020|Just Chilling]] • [[Special:Permalink/970551383#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#August 2020|Philg88]] • [[Special:Permalink/970551383#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#August 2020|Viajero]]

[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/972385553#change to CheckUser team|SQL]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*Following a [[Special:Permalink/973319444#RfC:_Increase_minimum_length_for_site_ban_discussions|request for comment]], the minimum length for [[WP:CBAN|site ban]] discussions was increased to 72 hours, up from 24.
:*A [[Wikipedia talk:Conflict of interest#Should it be a requirement that WP:PAID editors "must" use the WP:AFC process to publish articles?|request for comment]] is ongoing to determine whether [[WP:PAID|paid editors]] {{tq|must}} or {{tq|should}} use the [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation|articles for creation]] process.
:*A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Resolve the inconsistency between WP:DRAFTIFY and WP:ATD|request for comment]] is open to resolve inconsistencies between the [[WP:DRAFTIFY|draftification]] and [[WP:ATD|alternative to deletion]] processes.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* A [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2020|request for comment]] is open to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2020|2020 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee election]] and to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.
:*An open [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#RFC: Multiple roles for active arbitrators|request for comment]] asks whether active Arbitrators may serve on the [[meta:Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee/Call for applicants|Trust and Safety Case Review Committee]] or [[meta:Ombuds commission|Ombudsman commission]].

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== ''The Signpost'': 27 September 2020 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – September 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (September 2020).
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[[File:Wikipedia Administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ajpolino|Ajpolino]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/LuK3 2|LuK3]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Jackmcbarn 2|Jackmcbarn]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/980137969#Desysop (Ad Orientem)|Ad Orientem]] • [[Special:Permalink/978450729#Resignation (Harej)|Harej]] • [[Special:Permalink/976063276#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#September 2020|Lid]] • [[Special:Permalink/976063276#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#September 2020|Lomn]] • [[Special:Permalink/976063276#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#September 2020|Mentoz86]] • [[Special:Permalink/976063276#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#September 2020|Oliver Pereira]] • [[Special:Permalink/976063276#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#September 2020|XJaM]]
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|alt=renamed|Renamed]] {{noping|There'sNoTime}} → {{noping|TheresNoTime}}

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*A [[Special:Permalink/978262119)#Resolve the inconsistency between WP:DRAFTIFY and WP:ATD|request for comment]] found consensus that [[WP:ATD-I|incubation as an alternative to deletion]] should generally only be recommended when [[WP:DRAFTIFY|draftification]] is appropriate, namely {{tq|1) if the result of a deletion discussion is to draftify; or 2) if the article is newly created}}.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*The [[Special:AbuseLog|filter log]] now provides links to view diffs of deleted revisions ([[phab:T261630]]).

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*The [[WP:CUOS2020|2020 CheckUser and Oversight appointment process]] has begun.  The community consultation period will take place from September 27th to October 7th.
:*Following a [[Special:Permalink/977942941#RFC: Multiple roles for active arbitrators|request for comment]], sitting Committee members may not serve on either the [[Meta:Ombuds Commission|Ombuds Commission]] or the [[Meta:Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee|WMF Case Review Committee]].  The Arbitration Committee [[Special:Permalink/977567458#Amendment to arbitration procedures: prohibition of multiple roles|passed a motion]] implementing those results [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures#Prohibition of multiple roles|into their procedures]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*The [[meta:Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] draft is open for [[meta:Universal Code of Conduct/Draft review|community review and comment]] until October 6th, 2020.
:*[[Wikipedia:Office actions|Office actions]] may now be appealed to the [[meta:Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee#Submitting appeals|Interim Trust & Safety Case Review Committee]].

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== Administrators' newsletter – November 2020 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (October 2020).

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[[File:Wikipedia Administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/John M Wolfson|John M Wolfson]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/981896813#Removal of admin position (Bduke)|Bduke]] • [[Special:Permalink/982778561#Removal of admin rights (Nilfanion)|Nilfanion]] • [[Special:Permalink/981243755#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#October 2020|Philosopher]] • [[Special:Permalink/981243755#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#October 2020|Rspeer]] • [[Special:Permalink/981982396#Removal of admin rights (Yunshui)|Yunshui]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/982403871#Request for Interface administrator (Ragesoss)|Ragesoss]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/985051128#Remove intadmin (TonyBallioni)|TonyBallioni]]

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[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:Permalink/983765513#2020 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|EdJohnston]] • [[Special:Permalink/983765513#2020 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Oshwah]] • [[Special:Permalink/983765513#2020 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Yamla]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/981978085#Changes to functionary team|Yunshui]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:Permalink/983765513#2020 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed|Anarchyte]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/981978085#Changes to functionary team|Yunshui]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*[[Wikipedia:General sanctions#Community sanctions|Community sanctions]] now [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive325#Community general sanctions for beauty pageant articles|authorize]] administrators to place under indefinite semiprotection {{tq|any article on a beauty pageant, or biography of a person known as a beauty pageant contestant, which has been edited by a [[WP:SOCK|sockpuppet account]] or [[WP:IPSOCK|logged-out sockpuppet]]}}, to be logged at [[WP:GS/PAGEANT]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*Sysops will [[phab:T202989|once again]] be able to view the deleted history of JS/CSS pages; this was restricted to [[WP:INTADMIN|interface administrators]] when that group was introduced.
:*[[WP:TW|Twinkle]]'s block module now includes the ability to note the specific case when applying a [[WP:ACDS|discretionary sanctions]] block and/or template.
:*Sysops will be able to use [[Special:CreateLocalAccount]] to [[phab:T259721|create a local account for a global user that is prevented from auto-creation]] locally (such as by a filter or range block). Administrators that are not sure if such a creation is appropriate should contact a checkuser.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2020|2020 Arbitration Committee Elections]] process has begun. Eligible editors will be able to [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2020/Candidates|nominate themselves as candidates]] from November 8 through November 17. The voting period will run from November 23 through December 6.
:* The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC|Anti-harassment RfC]] has concluded with a [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC#Request for Comment|summary of the feedback]] provided.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*A reminder that {{tq|[[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions|standard discretionary sanctions]] are [[WP:ARBAPDS|authorized]] for all edits about, and all pages related to post-1932 politics of the United States and closely related people.}} ([[WP:ARBAP2|American Politics 2 Arbitration case]]).

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== WikiCup 2020 November newsletter ==

The 2020 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round going down to the wire. Our new '''Champion''' is {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Lee Vilenski}}, the runner-up last year, who was closely followed by {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Gog the Mild}}. In the final round, Lee achieved 4 FAs and 30 GAs, mostly on cue sport topics, while Gog achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on important battles and wars, which earned him a high number of bonus points. {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|The Rambling Man}} was in third place with 4 FAs and 8 GAs on football topics, with {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Epicgenius}} close behind with 19 GAs and 16 DYK's, his interest being the buildings of New York.

The other finalists were {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Hog Farm}}, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|HaEr48}}, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Harrias}} and {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Bloom6132}}. The final round was very productive, and besides 15 FAs, contestants achieved 75 FAC reviews, 88 GAs and 108 GAN reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.

*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Gog the Mild}} wins the featured article prize, for a total of 14 FAs during the course of the competition.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Bloom6132}} win the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in round 4.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Rhododendrites}} wins the featured picture prize, for 3 FPs in round 3 and 5 overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Lee Vilenski}} wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 23 FAC reviews in round 5.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Epicgenius}} wins the good article prize, for 45 GAs in round 2 and 113 overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|MPJ-DK}} wins the topic prize, for 33 articles in good topics in round 2.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|The Rambling Man}} wins the good article reviewer prize, for 100 good article reviews in round 2.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Epicgenius}} wins the DYK prize, for 22 Did you know articles in round 4 and 94 overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant11|Bloom6132}} wins the ITN prize, for 63 In the news articles in round 4 and 136 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2021 signups|sign up to participate]]'''; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2021 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Godot13|Godot13]], [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]], [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 11:37, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
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== ''The Signpost'': 29 November 2020 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – December 2020 ==

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*There is a [[Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#RFC: should WP:T3 be deprecated?|request for comment]] in progress to either remove [[WP:CSD#T3|T3 (duplicated and hardcoded instances)]] as a [[WP:CSD|speedy deletion criterion]] or eliminate its seven-day waiting period.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Voting for proposals in the [[:meta:Community Wishlist Survey 2021|2021 Community Wishlist Survey]], which determines what software the Wikimedia Foundation's Community Tech team will work on next year, will take place from 8 December through 21 December.  In particular, there are sections regarding [[:meta:Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Admins and patrollers|administrators]] and [[:meta:Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Anti-harassment|anti-harassment]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Voting in the [[WP:ACE2020|2020 Arbitration Committee Elections]] is open to eligible editors until Monday 23:59, 7 December 2020 UTC. Please review [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2020/Candidates|the candidates]] and, if you wish to do so, submit your choices on the [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/752|voting page]].

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== ''The Signpost'': 28 December 2020 ==

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== Welcome to the 2021 WikiCup! ==

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The competition begins today and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup|here]]'''. If you have not yet signed up, you can '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2021 signups|add your name here]]''' and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup|WikiCup talk page]]. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. We thank [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde93]] and [[User:Godot13|Godot13]], who have retired as judges, and we thank them for their past dedication. The judges for the WikiCup this year are {{User4|Sturmvogel 66}} and {{User4|Cwmhiraeth}}. Good luck! [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 11:10, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – January 2021 ==

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:*[[WP:CSD|Speedy deletion criterion]] [[WP:T3|T3]] (duplication and hardcoded instances) has been repealed following a [[Special:Permalink/995058813#RFC: should WP:T3 be deprecated?|request for comment]].

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:* You can now put pages on your watchlist [[mw:Help:Watchlist expiry|for a limited period of time]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*By [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Horn of Africa#New alternate motion (3-month DS trial)|motion]], [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures#Discretionary sanctions|standard discretionary sanctions]] have been temporarily [[Special:Permalink/993316360#Arbitration motion regarding Horn of Africa|authorized]] {{tq|for all pages relating to the [[Horn of Africa]] (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes)}}.  The effectiveness of the discretionary sanctions can be evaluated on the request by any editor after March 1, 2021 (or sooner if for a good reason).
:* Following the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2020#Results|2020 Arbitration Committee elections]], the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{Noping|Barkeep49}}, {{Noping|BDD}}, {{Noping|Bradv}}, {{Noping|CaptainEek}}, {{Noping|L235}}, {{Noping|Maxim}}, {{Noping|Primefac}}.

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== Administrators' newsletter – February 2021 ==

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:*The [[WP:AC/DS|standard discretionary sanctions]] authorized for [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American politics 2|American Politics]] were [[Special:PermaLink/1001485112#Motion:_American_politics_2_(1992_cutoff)|amended by motion]] to cover {{tq|post-1992 politics of United States and closely related people}}, replacing the 1932 cutoff.

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:*Voting in the [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2021|2021 Steward elections]] will begin on 05 February 2021, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2021, 13:59 (UTC). The [[:meta:Stewards/Confirm/2021|confirmation process]] of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically [https://tools.wmflabs.org/meta/accounteligibility/55 check your eligibility] to vote.
:*Wikipedia has now been around for [[Wikipedia:20th anniversary|20 years]], and recently saw its billionth edit!

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== ''The Signpost'': 28 February 2021 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – March 2021 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (February 2021).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/1008841493#Desysop_again_please|Boing! said Zebedee]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1004081430#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#February 2021|Hiberniantears]] • [[Special:Permalink/1005108063#Desysop request for Lear's Fool|Lear's Fool]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1004462796#Request desysop (only)|Only]] • [[Special:Permalink/1007890148#Voluntary Admin Removal \ WGFinley|WGFinley]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*A [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Desysop Policy (2021)|request for comment]] is open that proposes a process for the community to revoke administrative permissions.  This follows a [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/2019 community sentiment on binding desysop procedure|2019 RfC]] in favor of creating one such a policy.
:*A [[Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#RfC: Deprecate criterion a. from F7|request for comment]] is in progress to remove [[WP:CSD#F7|F7]] (invalid fair-use claim) [[WP:CSD#F7a|subcriterion a]], which covers immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
:*A [[Wikipedia talk:Page mover/delete-redirect#RFC on granting delete-redirect to page movers|request for comment]] seeks to grant [[Wikipedia:Page mover|page movers]] the {{code|delete-redirect}} userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target.  The full proposal is at [[Wikipedia:Page mover/delete-redirect]].
:*A [[Wikipedia talk:General sanctions/Coronavirus disease 2019#RfC on use of COVID-19 editnotice|request for comment]] asks if sysops may {{tq|place the General sanctions/Coronavirus disease 2019 editnotice template on pages in scope that do not have page-specific sanctions}}?
:*There is a [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals) #Pending-changes protection of Today's featured article|discussion in progress]] concerning automatic protection of each day's featured article with [[WP:PC|Pending Changes]] [[WP:PCPP|protection]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*When blocking an IPv6 address with [[WP:TW|Twinkle]], there is now a checkbox with the option to [[WP:/64|just block the /64]] range.  When doing so, you can still leave a block template on the initial, single IP address' talkpage.
:*When protecting a page with Twinkle, you can now add a note if doing so was in response to a request at [[WP:RfPP]], and even link to the specific revision.
:*There have been [[Special:Permalink/1009602172#Pending Changes again|a number]] of [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)/Archive_187#Unable_to_set_Pending_Changes|reported issues]] with [[WP:PC|Pending Changes]].  Most problems setting protection appear to have been resolved ([[phab:T273317]]) but other issues with autoaccepting edits persist ([[phab:T275322]]).

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*By [[Special:PermaLink/1008369085#Motion:_Remedy_transfer_to_Gender_and_sexuality_shell_case|motion]], the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures#Discretionary sanctions|discretionary sanctions]] originally authorized under the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GamerGate|GamerGate case]] are [[Special:Permalink/1008383822#Gender and sexuality standard discretionary sanctions authorized|now authorized]] under a new [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality|Gender and sexuality case]], with sanctions {{tq|authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, any gender-related dispute or controversy and associated people.}} Sanctions issued under GamerGate are now considered Gender and sexuality sanctions. 
:*The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kurds and Kurdistan|Kurds and Kurdistan]] case was [[Special:Permalink/1008479504#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kurds and Kurdistan closed|closed]], [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kurds and Kurdistan#Standard discretionary sanctions|authorizing]] [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures#Discretionary sanctions|standard discretionary sanctions]] for {{tq|the topics of Kurds and Kurdistan, broadly construed}}.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*Following the [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2021|2021 Steward Elections]], the following editors have been appointed as stewards: [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2021/Statements/AmandaNP|AmandaNP]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2021/Statements/Operator873|Operator873]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2021/Statements/Stanglavine|Stanglavine]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2021/Statements/Teles|Teles]], and [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2021/Statements/Wiki13|Wiki13]].

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== WikiCup 2021 March newsletter ==

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

*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]] led the field with a featured article, nine good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 945 points.
*{{flagicon|Republic of Venice|wartime}} [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]] was close behind with 896 points, largely gained from 71 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[User:ImaginesTigers|ImaginesTigers]], who has been editing Wikipedia for less than a year, was in third place with 711 points, much helped by bringing [[League of Legends]] to featured article status, exemplifying how bonus points can boost a contestant's score.
*{{flagicon|Rwanda}} [[User:Amakuru|Amakuru]] came next with 708 points, [[Kigali]] being another featured article that scored maximum bonus points.
*[[File:Flag of the United Nations.svg|22px]] [[User:Ktin|Ktin]], new to the WikiCup, was in fifth place with 523 points, garnered from 15 DYKs and 34 "In the news" items.
*{{flagicon|Botswana}} [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] scored 511 points, many from featured article candidate reviews and from football related DYKs.
*[[File:Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg|22px]] [[User:Gog the Mild|Gog the Mild]], last year's runner-up, came next with 498 points, from a featured article and numerous featured article candidate reviews.
*[[File:Bennington Flag.svg|22px]] [[User:Hog Farm|Hog Farm]], at 452, scored for a featured article, four good articles and a number of reviews.
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[User:Le Panini|Le Panini]], another newcomer to the WikiCup, scored 438 for a featured article and three good articles.
*{{flagicon|England}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]], last year's champion, scored 332 points, from a featured article and various other sport-related topics.

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

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

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/1009515877#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#March 2021|Alexandria]] • [[Special:Permalink/1009515877#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#March 2021|Happyme22]] • [[Special:Permalink/1014421250#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/RexxS closed|RexxS]]

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:*Following a [[Special:Permalink/1012827050#RfC:_Deprecate_criterion_a._from_F7|request for comment]], [[WP:CSD#F7|F7]] (invalid fair-use claim) [[WP:CSD#F7a|subcriterion a]] has been deprecated; it covered immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
:*Following a [[Wikipedia talk:Page mover/delete-redirect#RFC on granting delete-redirect to page movers|request for comment]], [[Wikipedia:Page mover|page movers]] were granted the {{code|delete-redirect}} userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split and it might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a [[Job queue|job queue]] problem. ({{phab|T278350}})
:*Code to support some very old [[Web browser|web browsers]] is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers. ({{phab|T277803}})

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*A [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions/2021 review/Consultation|community consultation]] on the Arbitration Committee [[WP:AC/DS|discretionary sanctions procedure]] is open until April 25.

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== WikiCup 2021 May newsletter ==

The second round of the 2021 WikiCup has now finished; it was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 61 points to advance to Round 3. There were some impressive efforts in the round, with the top eight contestants all scoring more than 400 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 110 good articles achieved in total by contestants, as well as the 216 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in Round 2 were:

*{{flagicon|BWA}} [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]], with 2963 points from three featured articles, 20 featured article reviews, 37 good articles, 73 good article reviews, as well as 22 DYKs.
*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]], with 1718 points from one featured article, 29 good articles, 16 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
*{{flagicon|Republic of Venice|wartime}} [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]], with 990 points from 13 DYKs and 64 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
*[[File:Bennington Flag.svg|22px]] [[User:Hog Farm|Hog Farm]], with 834 points from two featured articles, five good articles, 14 featured article reviews and 15 good article reviews.
*[[File:Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg|22px|England]] [[User:Gog the Mild|Gog the Mild]], with 524 points from two featured articles and four featured article reviews.
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]], with 501 points from one featured article, three good articles, six featured article reviews and 25 good article reviews. 
*[[File:Transgender Pride flag.svg|22px]] [[User:Sammi Brie|Sammi Brie]], with 485 points from four good articles, eight good article reviews and 27 DYKs, on US radio and television stations.
*[[File:Flag of the United Nations.svg|22px]] [[User:Ktin|Ktin]], with 436 points from four good articles, seven DYKs and 11 "In the news" items. 

Please remember that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of Round 2 but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in Round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (except for at the end of each round, when you must claim them before the cut-off date/time). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]]. Judges: [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]) and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 10:27, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
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The article [[:Warwick Todd]] has been [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed for deletion]]&#32;because of the following concern:
<blockquote>'''Does not meet [[WP:GNG]]'''</blockquote>

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be [[WP:DEL#REASON|deleted for any of several reasons]].

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{Tlc|proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your [[Help:edit summary|edit summary]] or on [[Talk:Warwick Todd|the article's talk page]].

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{Tlc|proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed deletion process]], but other [[Wikipedia:deletion process|deletion process]]es exist. In particular, the [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|speedy deletion]] process can result in deletion without discussion, and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|articles for deletion]] allows discussion to reach [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]] for deletion.<!-- Template:Proposed deletion notify --> [[User:Rusf10|Rusf10]] ([[User talk:Rusf10|talk]]) 01:41, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – May 2021 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (April 2021).
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[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1020420889#Inactive_interface_administrators_2021-04-28|Ragesoss]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*Following [[Special:Permalink/1020106563#RfC:_Can_editors_request_community_review_of_the_blocks_of_others?|an RfC]], consensus was found that third party appeals are allowed but discouraged.
:*[[WP:DESYSOP2021|The 2021 Desysop Policy RfC]] was closed with no consensus. [[WP:DESYSOP2019|Consensus was found in a previous RfC]] for a community based desysop procedure, though the procedure proposed in the 2021 RfC did not gain consensus.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*The user group <code>oversight</code> will be renamed to <code>suppress</code>. This is for [[phab:T109327|technical reasons]]. You can comment at {{phab|T112147}} if you have objections.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions/2021 review|community consultation]] on the Arbitration Committee [[WP:AC/DS|discretionary sanctions procedure]] was closed, and an initial draft based on feedback from the now closed consultation is expected to be released in early June to early July for community review.

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[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (May 2021).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/1020780399#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#May_2021|Husond]] • [[Special:Permalink/1020780399#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#May_2021|MattWade]] • [[Special:Permalink/1020780399#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#May_2021|MJCdetroit]] • [[Special:Permalink/1020780399#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#May_2021|Carioca]] • [[Special:Permalink/1020780399#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#May_2021|Vague Rant]] • [[Special:Permalink/1020780399#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#May_2021|Kingboyk]] • [[Special:Permalink/1020780399#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#May_2021|Thunderboltz]] • [[Special:Permalink/1020780399#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#May_2021|Gwen Gale]] • [[Special:Permalink/1020780399#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#May_2021|AniMate]] • [[Wikipedia:Deceased_Wikipedians/2021#SlimVirgin|SlimVirgin]] (deceased)

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*[[Special:Permalink/1026056600#Proposal: deprecate WP:EA/WP:EAR and close down all active templates or help pages linking to it|Consensus was reached]] to deprecate [[Wikipedia:Editor assistance]].
:*Following a [[Special:Permalink/1024830206#Formally deprecate the book namespace|Request for Comment]] the Book namespace was deprecated.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*Wikimedia previously used the [[m:IRC|IRC]] network [[Freenode]]. However, due to changes over who controlled the network with reports of a forceful takeover by several ex-staff members, the [[m:IRC/Group_Contacts|Wikimedia IRC Group Contacts]] decided to move to the new [[Libera Chat]] network. It has been reported that Wikimedia related channels on Freenode have been forcibly taken over if they pointed members to Libera. There is a [[:m:IRC/Migrating_to_Libera_Chat|migration guide]] and Wikimedia [[m:Wikimedia Forum#Freenode (IRC)|discussions about this]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*After a [[WP:ARCA|Clarification request]], the Arbitration Committee modified [[WP:APLRS|Remedy 5]] of the ''Antisemitism in Poland'' case. This means sourcing expectations are a [[WP:DS|discretionary sanction]] instead of being present on all articles. It also details using the talk page or the [[WP:RSN|Reliable Sources Noticeboard]] to discuss disputed sources.

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== WikiCup 2021 July newsletter ==

The third round of the 2021 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 294 points, and our top six scorers all had over 600 points. They were:

*{{flagicon|BWA}} [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]], with 1825 points from 3 featured articles, 44 featured article reviews, 14 good articles, 30 good article reviews and 10 DYKs. In addition, he completed a 34-article good topic on the [[EFL Championship play-offs]].
*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]], a New York specialist, with 1083 points from 2 featured article reviews, 18 good articles, 30 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
*{{flagicon|Republic of Venice|wartime}} [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]], with 869 points from 11 DYKs, all with bonus points, and 54 "In the news" items, mostly covering people who had recently died.
*[[File:Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg|22px|England]] [[User:Gog the Mild|Gog the Mild]], with 817 points from 3 featured articles on historic battles in Europe, 5 featured article reviews and 3 good articles.
*[[File:Bennington Flag.svg|22px]] [[User:Hog Farm|Hog Farm]], with 659 points from 2 featured articles and 2 good articles on American Civil War battles, 18 featured article reviews, 2 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 4 DYKs.
*[[File:ICS Zulu.svg|20px|Zulu (International Code of Signals)]] [[User:BennyOnTheLoose|BennyOnTheLoose]], a snooker specialist and new to the Cup, with 647 points from a featured article, 2 featured article reviews, 6 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 3 DYKs.

In round three, contestants achieved 19 featured articles, 7 featured lists, 106 featured article reviews, 72 good articles, 1 good topic, 62 good article reviews,  165 DYKs and 96 ITN items. We enter the fourth round with scores reset to zero; any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (one contestant in round 3 lost out because of this). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. 

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]]. Judges: [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]) and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 09:29, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – July 2021 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (June 2021).

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[:m:Special:Permalink/21615639#AGK@en.wikipedia|AGK]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1027700872#Changes_to_functionary_team|DGG]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[:m:Special:Permalink/21615639#AGK@en.wikipedia|AGK]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*[[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_181#Delete_all_books_within_the_book_namespace|Consensus has been reached]] to delete all books in the book namespace. There was rough consensus that the deleted books should still be available on request at [[WP:REFUND]] even after the namespace is removed.
:*An [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#RFC:_Pending-changes_protection_of_Today's_featured_article|RfC is open]] to discuss the next steps following a trial which automatically applied pending changes to [[WP:TFA|TFAs]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*IP addresses of unregistered users are to [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|be hidden]] from everyone. There is a rough draft of how [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation#Updates|IP addresses may be shown to users who need to see them]]. This currently details allowing administrators, checkusers, stewards and those with a new usergroup to view the full IP address of unregistered users. Editors with at least 500 edits and an account over a year old will be able to see all but the end of the IP address in the proposal. The ability to see the IP addresses hidden behind the mask would be dependent on agreeing to not share the parts of the IP address they can see with those who do not have access to the same information. Accessing part of or the full IP address of a masked editor would also be logged. Comments on the draft are being welcomed [[m:Talk:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|at the talk page]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*The community authorised [[WP:GS/COVID19|COVID-19 general sanctions]] have been superseded by the [[WP:COVIDDS|COVID-19 discretionary sanctions]] following a [[Special:Permalink/1028936864#Motion:_Discretionary_sanctions|motion]] at a case request. Alerts given and sanctions placed under the community authorised general sanctions are now considered alerts for and sanctions under the new discretionary sanctions.

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*An [[Wikipedia_talk:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#G13_delay_(again)|RfC is open]] to add a delay of one week from nomination to deletion for [[WP:G13|G13]] speedy deletions.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*Last week all wikis were very slow or not accessible for 30 minutes. This was due to server lag caused by regenerating [[:meta:Help:DPL|dynamic lists]] on the Russian Wikinews after a large bulk import. ({{phabricator|T287380}})

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*Following an [[Special:PermaLink/1033281841#Amendment request: Palestine-Israel articles 4|amendment request]], the committee has clarified that the Talk page exception to the [[WP:500/30|500/30]] rule in [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Palestine-Israel articles 4#ARBPIA General Sanctions|remedy 5 of the Palestine-Israel articles 4 case]] does not apply to [[WP:RM|requested move discussions]]. 

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*You can vote for candidates in the [[:meta:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021|2021 Board of Trustees elections]] from 4 August to 17 August. Four community elected seats are up for election.

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== WikiCup 2021 September newsletter ==

The fourth round of the competition has finished with over 500 points being required to qualify for the final round. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants, {{flagicon|BWA}} [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] and {{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]], each scoring over 3000 points, and six contestants scoring over 1000. All but one of the finalists achieved one or more FAs during the round, the exception being {{flagicon|Republic of Venice|wartime}} [[User: Bloom6132|Bloom6132]] who demonstrated that 61 "in the news" items produces an impressive number of points. Other contestants who made it to the final are [[File:Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg|22px]] [[User:Gog the Mild|Gog the Mild]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]], [[File:ICS Zulu.svg|20px|Zulu (International Code of Signals)]] [[User:BennyOnTheLoose|BennyOnTheLoose]], {{flagicon|Rwanda}} [[User:Amakuru|Amakuru]] and [[File:Bennington Flag.svg|22px]] [[User:Hog Farm|Hog Farm]]. However, all their points are now swept away and everyone starts afresh in the final round.

Round 4 saw the achievement of 18 featured articles and 157 good articles. [[File:Wandbild Portrait George Floyd von Eme Street Art im Mauerpark (Berlin).jpg|22px|George Floyd mural]] [[User:Bilorv|Bilorv]] scored for a 25-article good topic on [[Black Mirror]] but narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final round. There was enthusiasm for FARs, with 89 being performed, and there were 63 GARs and around 100 DYKs during the round. As we start round 5, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it to the final round; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. For other contestants, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]]. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 13:01, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – September 2021 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (August 2021).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermaLink/1038896266#Resysop request (Jake Wartenberg)|Jake Wartenberg]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1036520820#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#August 2021|Emperor]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1041601075#Desysop Request (Viridian Bovary)|Viridian Bovary]]
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|alt=renamed|Renamed]] {{noping|Ashleyyoursmile}} → {{noping|Viridian Bovary}}

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*Feedback is requested on the [[Wikipedia:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement draft guidelines review|Universal Code of Conduct enforcement draft]] by the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee#Phase 2|Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee]].
:*A [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#Should_we_use_ECP_on_templates?|RfC is open]] on whether to allow administrators to use extended confirmed protection on [[WP:HIGHRISK|high-risk templates]].
:*A [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Discord_logs|discussion is open]] to decide when, if ever, should discord logs be eligible for removal when posted onwiki (including whether to oversight them)
:*A [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_183#RFC%3A_Pending-changes_protection_of_Today's_featured_article|RfC]] on the next steps after the trial of [[WP:PC|pending changes]] on [[WP:TFA|TFA]]s has resulted in a 30 day trial of automatic semi protection for TFAs.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*The Score extension has been re-enabled on public wikis. It has been updated, but has been placed in safe mode to address unresolved security issues. Further information on the security issues can be found on the [[:mw:Extension:Score/2021 security advisory|mediawiki page]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*[[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2021|A request for comment]] is in progress to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2021|the Arbitration Committee election]] and resolve any issues not covered by existing rules. Comments and new proposals are welcome.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*The [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2021 review/Issues|2021 RfA review]] is now open for comments.

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== Administrators' newsletter – October 2021 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (September 2021).

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1041814128#Requesting a voluntary desysop for Alvestrand|Alvestrand]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1041700744#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#September 2021|Black Falcon]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1041700744#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#September 2021|Deathphoenix]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1041700744#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#September 2021|Dppowell]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1041700744#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#September 2021|Mark Arsten]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1047024840#JGHowes|JGHowes]] ([[Wikipedia:Deceased_Wikipedians/2021#James_G._Howes_(JGHowes)|deceased]])

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following [[Special:Diff/1042239556#Should_we_use_ECP_on_templates?|an RfC]], extended confirmed protection may be used preemptively on certain [[WP:HRT|high-risk templates]].
:*Following [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)/Archive_169#Discord_logs|a discussion at the Village Pump]], there is consensus to treat discord logs the same as IRC logs. This means that discord logs will be oversighted if posted onwiki.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*[[mw:Help:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] has superseded [[Special:Permalink/1042678970#Reply-link officially superseded by DiscussionTools|Enterprisey's reply-link]] script. Editors may switch using the "Discussion tools" checkbox under {{myprefs|Beta features}}.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*A [[Special:Permalink/1045390397#Extended_confirmed_restriction_omnibus_motion|motion]] has standardised the 500/30 (extended confirmed) restrictions placed by the Arbitration Committee. The standardised restriction is now listed in [[Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Procedures#Extended_confirmed_restriction|the Arbitration Committee's procedures]].
:*Following the closure of the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian politics|Iranian politics]] case, standard discretionary sanctions [[WP:ARBIRPDS|are authorized]] for all edits about, and all pages related to, post-1978 Iranian politics, broadly construed.
:*The Arbitration Committee [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian politics#RfC_moderation|encourages uninvolved administrators]] to use the discretionary sanctions procedure in topic areas where it is authorised to facilitate consensus in RfCs. This includes, but is not limited to, enforcing sectioned comments, word/diff limits and moratoriums on a particular topic from being brought in an RfC for up to a year.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* Editors [[Special:Permalink/1043716941#Proposal to expand trial of Growth team features|have approved]] expanding the trial of Growth Features from 2% of new accounts to 25%, and the share of newcomers getting mentorship from 2% to 5%. Experienced editors are invited to [[Wikipedia:Growth Team features/Mentor list|add themselves to the mentor list]].
:*The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2021 CUOS appointments|community consultation phase]] of the 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process is open for editors to provide comments and ask questions to candidates.

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== ''The Signpost'': 31 October 2021 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – November 2021 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (October 2021).

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1047569146#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#October 2021|Brian0918]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1047569146#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#October 2021|JDoorjam]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1047569146#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#October 2021|Karanacs]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1047569146#MrDarcy|MrDarcy]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1047569146#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#October 2021|Mindspillage]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2021 review/Proposals|Phase 2]] of the 2021 [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2021 review|RfA review]] has commenced which will discuss potential solutions to address the 8 issues [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2021_review#Issues identified|found in Phase 1]]. Proposed solutions that achieve consensus will be implemented and you may propose solutions till 07 November 2021. 

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*[[:meta:Toolhub|Toolhub]] is a catalogue of tools which can be used on Wikimedia wikis. It is at [https://toolhub.wikimedia.org/ https://toolhub.wikimedia.org/].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*{{noping|GeneralNotability}}, {{noping|Mz7}} and {{noping|Cyberpower678}} have been appointed to the [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2021/Electoral Commission|Electoral Commission]] for the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2021|2021 Arbitration Committee Elections]]. {{noping|Ivanvector}} and {{noping|John M Wolfson}} are reserve commissioners.
:*Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves to stand [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2021|in the 2021 Arbitration Committee elections]] from 07 November 2021 until 16 November 2021.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*The [[WP:CUOS2021|2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process]] has concluded with the appointment of five new CheckUsers and two new Oversighters.

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== WikiCup 2021 November newsletter ==

The WikiCup is over for another year and the finalists can relax! Our '''Champion''' this year is {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|The Rambling Man}}, who amassed over 5000 points in the final round, achieving 8 featured articles and almost 500 reviews. It was a very competitive round; seven of the finalists achieved over 1000 points in the round (enough to win the 2019 contest), and three scored over 3000 (enough to win the 2020 event). Our 2021 finalists and their scores were:

#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|The Rambling Man}} with 5072 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Lee Vilenski}} with 3276 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Amakuru}} with 3197 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Epicgenius}} with 1611 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Gog the Mild}} with 1571 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|BennyOnTheLoose}} with 1420 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Hog Farm}} with 1043 points
#{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Bloom6132}} with 528 points

All those who reached the final round will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. Awards will be handed out in the next few days.

*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|The Rambling Man}} wins the featured article prize, for 8 FAs in round 5.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Lee Vilenski}} wins the featured list prize, for 3 FLs in round 5.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Gog the Mild}} wins the featured topic prize, for 13 articles in a featured topic in round 5.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Epicgenius}} wins the good article prize, for 63 GAs in round 4.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|The Rambling Man}} wins the good topic prize, for 86 articles in good topics in round 5.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|The Rambling Man}} wins the reviewer prize, for 68 FAC reviews and 213 GAN reviews, both in round 5.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Epicgenius}} wins the DYK prize, for 30 did you know articles in round 3 and 105 overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant12|Bloom6132}} wins the ITN prize, for 71 in the news articles in round 1 and 284 overall.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether they made it to the final round or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup, some of whom did very well. Wikipedia has benefitted greatly from the quality creations, expansions and improvements made, and the numerous reviews performed. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition, not forgetting [[User:Jarry1250]], who runs the scoring bot.

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[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (November 2021).

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[[File:Wikipedia Administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1052942640#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#November 2021|A Train]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1052942640#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#November 2021|Berean Hunter]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1056156505#Level 1 desysop of Epbr123|Epbr123]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1052942640#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#November 2021|GermanJoe]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1056716258#Voluntarily_resigning_my_administrative_permissions|Sanchom]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1057799750#Resigning admin permissions|Mysid]]

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[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
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[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:Permalink/1061250235#2022 Arbitration Committee|Cabayi]] • [[Special:Permalink/1061250235#2022 Arbitration Committee|Donald Albury]] • [[Special:Permalink/1061250235#2022 Arbitration Committee|Enterprisey]] • [[Special:Permalink/1061250235#2022 Arbitration Committee|Izno]] • [[Special:Permalink/1061250235#2022 Arbitration Committee|Wugapodes]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/1061250235#2022 Arbitration Committee|Opabinia regalis]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1061250235#2022_Arbitration_Committee|Casliber]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1061250235#2022_Arbitration_Committee|David Fuchs]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1061250235#2022_Arbitration_Committee|Newyorkbrad]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1061250235#2022_Arbitration_Committee|SoWhy]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversighter changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:Permalink/1061250235#2022 Arbitration Committee|Cabayi]] • [[Special:Permalink/1061250235#2022 Arbitration Committee|Donald Albury]] • [[Special:Permalink/1061250235#2022 Arbitration Committee|Enterprisey]] • [[Special:Permalink/1061250235#2022 Arbitration Committee|Izno]] • [[Special:Permalink/1061250235#2022 Arbitration Committee|Wugapodes]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/1061250235#2022 Arbitration Committee|Opabinia regalis]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1061250235#2022_Arbitration_Committee|Casliber]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1061250235#2022_Arbitration_Committee|David Fuchs]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1061250235#2022_Arbitration_Committee|Newyorkbrad]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1061250235#2022_Arbitration_Committee|SoWhy]]

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* Following consensus at the [[WP:RFA2021/P|2021 RfA review]], the autopatrolled user right [[Special:PermaLink/1059122424#Passed: 7D Remove autopatrolled from default toolkit|has been removed]] from the administrators user group; admins can grant themselves the autopatrolled permission if they wish to remain autopatrolled.

*Additionally, consensus for [[Special:Permalink/1059594671#Passed: 6C Administrative action review|proposal 6C of the 2021 RfA review]] has led to the creation of an [[Wikipedia:Administrative action review|administrative action review process]]. The purpose of this process will be to review individual administrator actions and individual actions taken by users holding [[WP:PERM|advanced permissions]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''

* Following the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2021#Results|2021 Arbitration Committee elections]], the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{Noping|Beeblebrox}}, {{Noping|Cabayi}}, {{Noping|Donald Albury}}, {{Noping|Enterprisey}}, {{Noping|Izno}}, {{Noping|Opabinia regalis}}, {{Noping|Worm That Turned}}, {{Noping|Wugapodes}}.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''

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== Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup! ==

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup|here]]'''. If you have not yet signed up, you can '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2022 signups|add your name here]]''' and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup|WikiCup talk page]]. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: {{User4|Sturmvogel 66}} and {{User4|Cwmhiraeth}}. Good luck! [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 14:36, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*The [[:meta:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|Universal Code of Conduct enforcement guidelines]] have been published for consideration. Voting to ratify this guideline is planned to take place 7 March to 21 March. Comments can be made on [[:meta:Talk:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|the talk page]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*The user group <code>oversight</code> will be renamed <code>suppress</code> in around 3 weeks. This will not affect the name shown to users and is simply a change in the technical name of the user group. The change is being made for [[phab:T109327|technical reasons]]. You can comment [[phab:T112147|in Phabricator]] if you have objections.
:*[[:mw:Talk pages project/Replying|The Reply Tool]] feature, which is a part of Discussion Tools, will be opt-out for everyone logged in or logged out starting 7 February 2022. Editors wishing to comment on this can do so in the relevant [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#Offering_the_Reply_Tool_as_an_opt-out_feature|Village Pump discussion]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*[[WP:A/R/M#Discretionary sanctions topic area changes|Community input is requested]] on several motions aimed at addressing [[WP:DS|discretionary sanctions]] that are no longer needed or overly broad.
:*The Arbitration Committee has [[Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard#General comment regarding appeals to the Arbitration Committee|published a generalised comment]] regarding successful appeals of sanctions that it can review (such as checkuser blocks).
:*[[Special:Permalink/1064847441#Motion:_Resolution_of_this_case_request_(1)|A motion]] related to the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Antisemitism_in_Poland|Antisemitism in Poland]] case was passed following a [[Special:Permalink/1064847441#Warsaw concentration camp|declined case request]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*Voting in the [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2022|2022 Steward elections]] will begin on 07 February 2022, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2022, 13:59 (UTC). The [[:meta:Stewards/Confirm/2022|confirmation process]] of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically [https://meta.toolforge.org/accounteligibility/61 check your eligibility] to vote.
:*Voting in the [[:meta:Community Wishlist Survey 2022|2022 Community Wishlist Survey]] is open until 11 February 2022.

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== Administrators' newsletter – March 2022 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (February 2022).

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1069275362#Desysop request - BOZ|BOZ]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1070570046#Brookie|Brookie]] (deceased) • [[Special:PermaLink/1069174576#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#February 2022|Jackmcbarn]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1069174576#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#February 2022|Jamesday]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1074180597#Arbitration motion regarding Jonathunder|Jonathunder]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1069174576#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#February 2022|Master of Puppets]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1069174576#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#February 2022|Saravask]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*[[Wikipedia_talk:Revision_deletion#Proposal_to_remove_"attribution"_clauses_from_RD1|A RfC is open]] to change the wording of [[Wikipedia:Revision deletion|revision deletion criterion 1]] to remove the sentence relating to non-infringing contributions.
:*[[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Proposal_to_ban_draftifying_articles_more_than_90_days_old_without_consensus|A RfC is open]] to discuss prohibiting draftification of articles over 90 days old.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*The deployment of the reply tool as an opt-out feature, as announced in last month's newsletter, has been delayed to 7 March. Feedback and comments are being welcomed at [[Wikipedia talk:Talk pages project]]. ({{phab|T296645}})
:*[[Special:Nuke]] will now allow the selection of standard deletion reasons to be used when mass-deleting pages. This was a [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Admins and patrollers/Mass-delete to offer drop-down of standard reasons, or templated reasons.|Community Wishlist Survey request]] from 2022. ({{phab|T25020}})
:*The ability to undelete the talk page when undeleting a page using [[Special:Undelete]] or the API will be added soon. This change [[:m:Community_Wishlist_Survey_2021/(Un)delete_associated_talk_page|was requested in the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey]]. ({{phab|T295389}})

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*[[Special:Permalink/1070147969#Discretionary_sanctions_topic_area_changes|Several unused discretionary sanctions and article probation remedies]] have been rescinded. This follows the community feedback from the [[WP:DS2021|2021 Discretionary Sanctions review]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* The 2022 appointees for the [[:m:Ombuds commission|Ombuds commission]] are [[m:User:Érico|Érico]], [[m:User:Faendalimas|Faendalimas]], [[m:User:Galahad|Galahad]], [[m:User:Infinite0694|Infinite0694]], [[m:User:Mykola7|Mykola7]], [[m:User:Olugold|Olugold]], [[m:User:Udehb|Udehb]] and [[m:User:Zabe|Zabe]] as regular members and [[m:User:Ameisenigel|Ameisenigel]] and [[m:User:JJMC89|JJMC89]] as advisory members.
:* Following the [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2022|2022 Steward Elections]], the following editors have been appointed as stewards: [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2022/Statements/AntiCompositeNumber|AntiCompositeNumber]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2022/Statements/BRPever|BRPever]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2022/Statements/Hasley|Hasley]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2022/Statements/TheresNoTime|TheresNoTime]], and [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2022/Statements/Vermont|Vermont]].
:*The 2022 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Results|Community Wishlist Survey results]] have been published alongside [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Updates/2022 results#leaderboard|the ranking of prioritized proposals]].
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== WikiCup 2022 March newsletter ==

And so ends the first round of the [[Wikipedia:WikiCup|WikiCup]]. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:   

*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]], a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings.
*{{flagicon|Christmas Island}} [[User:AryKun|AryKun]], new to the contest, was second with 1588 points, having achieved 2 FAs, 11 GAs and various other submissions, mostly on the subject of birds. 
*{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland|old}} [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]], a WikiCup veteran, was in third place with 682 points, garnered from 51 In the news items and several DYKs.
*{{flagicon|Philadelphia}} [[User:GhostRiver|GhostRiver]] was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs.
*{{flagicon|United Nations}} [[User:Kavyansh.Singh|Kavyansh.Singh]] was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews.
*[[File:Flag of Provo, Utah (1989–2015).svg|23px|link=Flag of Provo, Utah]] [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]] was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways.
*{{flagicon|United Nations}} [[User:Ktin|Ktin]], another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.

These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]].

Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small>  [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]) and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]])  [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 12:06, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – April 2022 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (March 2022).

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermaLink/1076228437#Request Re-Sysop (Ad Orientem)|Ad Orientem]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1077600505#Arbitration motion regarding Geschichte|Geschichte]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1074584328#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#March 2022|Ryan Postlethwaite]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1074584328#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#March 2022|Sabine's Sunbird]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1074584328#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#March 2022|Wassupwestcoast]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1079871142#Inactive interface administrators 2022-03-28|Evad37]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
*[[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Request for comment on administrator activity requirements|An RfC is open]] proposing a change to the minimum [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Procedural_removal_for_inactive_administrators|activity requirements for administrators]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* Access to [[Special:RevisionDelete]] has been expanded to include users who have the <code>deletelogentry</code> and <code>deletedhistory</code> rights. This means that those in the [[Special:ListUsers/researcher|Researcher]] user group and [[Special:ListUsers/checkuser|Checkusers]] who are not administrators can now access [[Special:RevisionDelete]]. The users able to view the special page after this change are the 3 users in the Researcher group, as there are currently no checkusers who are not already administrators. ({{phab|T301928}})
* When viewing deleted revisions or diffs on [[Special:Undelete]] a back link to the undelete page for the associated page is now present. ({{phab|T284114}})

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
*{{section link|Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Procedures#Opening_of_proceedings}} has been updated to reflect current practice following a [[Special:Permalink/1079905119#Opening_of_proceedings_amendment|motion]].
*A arbitration case regarding [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Skepticism and coordinated editing|Skepticism and coordinated editing]] has been closed.
*A arbitration case regarding [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/WikiProject Tropical Cyclones|WikiProject Tropical Cyclones]] has been opened.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
*Voting for the [[meta:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Voting|Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines]] has closed, and the [[:meta:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voting/Results|results]] were that 56.98% of voters supported the guidelines. The results of this vote mean the [https://wikimediafoundation.org/role/board/ Wikimedia Foundation Board] will now review the guidelines.
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== WikiCup 2022 May newsletter ==

The second round of the 2022 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 115 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top seven contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 11 featured articles and the 79 good articles achieved in total by contestants.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:

#{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]], with 1264 points from 2 featured article, 4 good articles and 18 DYKs. Epicgenius was a finalist last year but has now withdrawn from the contest as he pursues a new career path.
#{{flagicon|Christmas Island}} [[User:AryKun|AryKun]], with 1172 points from two featured articles, one good article and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews.
#{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland|old}} [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]], with 605 points from 44 in the news items and 4 DYKs.
#[[File:Transgender Pride flag.svg|23px]] [[User:Sammi Brie|Sammi Brie]], with 573 points from 8 GAs and 21 DYKs.
#[[File:Vexilloid of the Roman Empire.svg|20px|link=SPQR]] [[User:Ealdgyth|Ealdgyth]], with 567 points from 11 GAs and 34 good and featured article reviews. 
#{{flagicon|United States of America}} [[User:Panini!|Panini!]], with 549 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and several other sources.
#{{flagicon|ENG}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]], with 545 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and a number of reviews.

The rules for featured and good article reviews require the review to be of sufficient length; brief quick fails and very short reviews will generally not be awarded points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

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[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (April 2022).

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1080392692#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#April 2022|David.Monniaux]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1080392692#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#April 2022|Fribbler]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1080392692#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#April 2022|Grue]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1082971166#Desysop request (Kpjas)|Kpjas]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1080392692#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#April 2022|West.andrew.g]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermaLink/1083958466#Changes to the functionary team|Ks0stm]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermaLink/1083958466#Changes to the functionary team|Ks0stm]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
* Following an [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Request for comment on administrator activity requirements|RfC]], a change has been made to the [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Procedural removal for inactive administrators|administrators inactivity policy]]. Under the new policy, if an administrator has not made at least 100 edits over a period of 5 years they may be desysopped for inactivity.
* Following a [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard/Archive 47#Request for comment on Bureaucrat activity requirements|discussion]] on the [[WP:BN|bureaucrat's noticeboard]], a change has been made to the [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats#Inactive bureaucrat accounts|bureaucrats inactivity policy]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* The ability to undelete the associated talk page when undeleting a page has been added. This was the [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Admins and patrollers/(Un)delete associated talk page|11th wish of the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey]].
* A public status system for WMF wikis has been created. It is located at https://www.wikimediastatus.net/ and is hosted separately to WMF wikis so in the case of an outage it will remain viewable.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/St_Christopher#Single-purpose_accounts_restrained|Remedy 2]] of the ''St Christopher'' case has been rescinded following a [[Special:Permalink/1084812241#St Christopher|motion]]. The remedy previously authorised administrators to place a ban on single-purpose accounts who were disruptively editing on the article [[St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine]] or related pages from those pages.

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== Administrators' newsletter – June 2022 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (May 2022).

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[[File:Wikipedia Administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Tamzin|Tamzin]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1085519452#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#May 2022|Barek]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1085519452#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#May 2022|Darkwind]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1085519452#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#May 2022|Geometry guy]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1087323198#Desysop User:ProcseeBot|ProcseeBot]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1085519452#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#May 2022|RoyBoy]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1088587925#Voluntary desysop request ( Sean Whitton)|Sean Whitton]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1087778488#Setting down tools for a while (Valereee)|Valereee]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1085519452#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#May 2022|Visorstuff]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1085519452#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#May 2022|WAvegetarian]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
* Several areas of improvement collated from [[:m:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Voting/Results|community member votes]] have been identified in the [[:m:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines]]. The areas of improvement have been sent back for review and you are [[:m:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Revision discussions/Announcement|invited to provide input]] on these areas.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access [[Special:Block]] directly from user pages. ({{phab|T307341}})
* The [[:m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/IP Info feature|IP Info feature]] has been [[:m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/IP Info feature#May 24, 2022|deployed]] to all wikis as a Beta Feature. Any autoconfirmed user may enable the feature using the "IP info" checkbox under {{myprefs|Beta features}}. Autoconfirmed users will be able to access basic information about an IP address that includes the country and connection method. Those with advanced privileges (admin, bureaucrat, checkuser) will have access to extra information that includes the Internet Service Provider and more specific location.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Rachel Marsden#Articles which relate to Rachel Marsden|Remedy 2]] of the ''Rachel Marsden'' case has been rescinded following a [[Special:Permalink/1087968989#Rachel Marsden|motion]]. The remedy previously authorised administrators to delete or reduce to a stub, together with their talk pages, articles related to [[Rachel Marsden]] when they violate [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|Wikipedia's biographies of living persons policy]].
* An arbitration case regarding [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/WikiProject Tropical Cyclones|WikiProject Tropical Cyclones]] has been closed.

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== ''The Signpost'': 26 June 2022 ==

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== WikiCup 2022 July newsletter ==

The third round of the 2022 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 180 points, which is a lower figure than last year when 294 points were needed to progress to round 4. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

*[[File:ICS Zulu.svg|20px|Zulu (International Code of Signals)]] [[User:BennyOnTheLoose|BennyOnTheLoose]], with 746 points, a tally built both on snooker and other sports topics, and on more general subjects.
*{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland|old}} [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]], with 683 points, garnered mostly from "In the news" items and related DYKs.
*[[File:Transgender Pride flag.svg|22px]] [[User:Sammi Brie|Sammi Brie]], with 527, from a variety of submissions related to radio and television stations.

Between them contestants achieved 5 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 51 good articles, 149 DYK entries, 68 ITN entries, and 109 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process. 

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article nomination, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> WikiCup judges: [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]) and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 12:50, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – July 2022 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (June 2022).

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1090892500#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#June 2022|AA]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1090892500#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#June 2022|Gwalla]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1091340059#Desysop request (Ioeth)|Ioeth]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1090892500#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#June 2022|Laurascudder]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1090942226#Admin Account|Moriori]] ([[Wikipedia:Deceased Wikipedians/2022#Moriori|deceased]]) • [[Special:PermaLink/1090892500#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#June 2022|Nat]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1090892500#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#June 2022|Rfl]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship/Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]]

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[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* <code>user_global_editcount</code> is a new variable that can be used in [[Special:AbuseFilter|abuse filters]] to avoid affecting globally active users. ({{phab|T130439}})

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* An arbitration case regarding [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conduct in deletion-related editing|conduct in deletion-related editing]] has been opened.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* The New Pages Patrol queue has around 10,000 articles to be reviewed. As all administrators have the patrol right, please consider helping out. The queue is [[Special:NewPagesFeed|here]]. For further information on the state of the project, see the latest [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Coordination#Newsletter_28|NPP newsletter]].
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== ''The Signpost'': 1 August 2022 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – August 2022 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (July 2022).

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[[File:Wikipedia Administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermaLink/1098826875#Resysop (Valereee)|Valereee]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1096590189#RIP_Desysop_(Anthony_Appleyard)|Anthony Appleyard]] ([[Wikipedia:Deceased Wikipedians/2022#Anthony Appleyard|deceased]]) • [[Special:PermaLink/1095934361#Inactive_admins_for_July_2022|Capitalistroadster]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1095934361#Inactive_admins_for_July_2022|Samsara]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
* [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_190#RfC%3A_Showing_Editnotices_to_mobile_editors|An RfC]] has been closed with consensus to add javascript that will show edit notices for editors editing via a mobile device. This only works for users using a mobile browser, so iOS app editors will still not be able to see edit notices.
* [[Special:Permalink/1099239489#Notability_of_train_stations|An RfC]] has been closed with the consensus that train stations are not inherently notable.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* The [[:wikimania:Hackathon|Wikimania 2022 Hackathon]] will take place virtually from 11 August to 14 August.
* Administrators will now see links on user pages for "Change block" and "Unblock user" instead of just "Block user" if the user is already blocked. ([[phab:T308570|T308570]])

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* The arbitration case request ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Geschichte|Geschichte]]'' has been automatically closed after a 3 month suspension of the case.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* You can vote for candidates in the [[:meta:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022|2022 Board of Trustees elections]] from 16 August to 30 August. Two community elected seats are up for election.
* [[:wikimania:Wikimania|Wikimania 2022]] is taking place virtually from 11 August to 14 August. The schedule for wikimania is listed [[:wikimania:Program/Schedule|here]]. There are also a number of [[:wikimania:In-person_events|in-person events]] associated with Wikimania around the world.
* '''Tech tip''': When revision-deleting on desktop, hold {{key|shift}} between clicking two checkboxes to select every box in that range.

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== ''The Signpost'': 31 August 2022 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – September 2022 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (August 2022).

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/DanCherek|DanCherek]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/DatGuy|DatGuy]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Femke|Femke]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Z1720|Z1720]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1101685332#Inactive admins for August 2022|Aldux]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1103168324#Voluntary self-revocation of adminship (Graham Beards)|Graham Beards]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1101685332#Inactive admins for August 2022|Nyttend]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
* [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#Defining_a_process_for_the_discussion_of_making_Vector_2022_the_new_default|A discussion]] is open to define a process by which Vector 2022 can be made the default for all users.
* [[Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#RFC:_Fox_News_(news):_politics_&_science|An RfC]] is open to gain consensus on whether [[Fox News]] is [[WP:RS|reliable]] for science and politics.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/IP Editing Restriction Study/Farsi Wikipedia|The impact report]] on the effects of disabling IP editing on the Persian (Farsi) Wikipedia has been released.
* The WMF is looking into making a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Private Incident Reporting System|Private Incident Reporting System (PIRS)]] system to improve the reporting of harmful incidents through easier and safer reporting. You can leave comments on the talk page by answering the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Private Incident Reporting System#Phase 1|questions provided]]. Users who have faced harmful situations are also invited to join a PIRS interview to share the experience. To sign up [[m:Special:EmailUser/MAna_(WMF)|please email]] [[m:User:MAna (WMF)|Madalina Ana]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* An arbitration case regarding [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conduct in deletion-related editing|Conduct in deletion-related editing]] has been closed. The Arbitration Committee [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conduct_in_deletion-related_editing#Request_for_Comment|passed a remedy]] as part of the final decision to create a request for comment (RfC) on how to handle mass nominations at Articles for Deletion (AfD).
* The arbitration case request ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Jonathunder|Jonathunder]]'' has been automatically closed after a 6 month suspension of the case.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* The new pages patrol (NPP) team has prepared an appeal to the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) for assistance with addressing Page Curation bugs and requested features. You are encouraged to read the [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Coordination/2022 WMF letter|open letter]] before it is sent, and if you support it, consider signing it. It is not a discussion, just a signature will suffice.
* Voting for candidates for the [[:meta:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022|Wikimedia Board of Trustees]] is open until 6 September.

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== WikiCup 2022 September newsletter ==

==WikiCup 2022 September newsletter==
The fourth round of the WikiCup has now finished. 383 points were required to reach the final, and the new round has got off to a flying start with all finalists already scoring. In round 4, [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]] with 939 points was the highest points-scorer, with a combination of DYKs and In the news items, followed by [[User:BennyOnTheLoose|BennyOnTheLoose]], [[User:Sammi Brie|Sammi Brie]] and [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]]. The points of all contestants are swept away as we start afresh for the final round.

At this stage, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. For the remaining competitors, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them, and importantly, before the deadline on October 31st!

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]] (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> The judges are [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]]. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 12:43, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
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== ''The Signpost'': 30 September 2022 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – October 2022 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (September 2022).

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/ScottishFinnishRadish|ScottishFinnishRadish]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:Permalink/1112510479#Staxringold restoration of permissions|Staxringold]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1112841671#RIP desysop performed: Ahoerstemeier|Ahoerstemeier]] ([[Wikipedia:Deceased Wikipedians/2022#Ahoerstemeier|deceased]]) • [[Special:Permalink/1110992912#deSysop request (Ched)|Ched]]

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[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1113004913#Inactive interface administrators 2022-09-28|Cyberpower678]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
* [[Special:Permalink/1111807998#RfC:_Updating_BLOCKEVIDENCE|Following an RfC]], consensus was found that if the rationale for a block depends on information that is not available to all administrators, that information should be sent to the [[WP:ARB|Arbitration Committee]], a [[Wikipedia:Checkuser|checkuser]] or an [[WP:SIGHT|oversighter]] for action (as applicable, per [[Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard/Archive_13#Special_Circumstances_Blocks|ArbCom's recent updated guidance]]) instead of the administrator making the block.
* [[Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_385#RFC%3A_Fox_News_(news)%3A_politics_%26_science|Following an RfC]], consensus has been found that, in the context of politics and science, the reliability of [[FoxNews.com]] is unclear and that additional considerations apply to its use.
* Community comment on [[:meta:Universal Code of Conduct/Revised enforcement guidelines|the revised Universal Code of Conduct enforcement guidelines]] is requested until 8 October. 

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Helper script|Articles for creation helper script]] now automatically recognises administrator accounts which means your name does not need to be listed at [[WP:AFCP]] to help out. If you wish to help out at AFC, enable AFCH by navigating to {{myprefs|Gadgets}} and checking the "Yet Another AfC Helper Script" box.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Muhammad_images#Discretionary_sanctions|Remedy 8.1]] of the ''Muhammad images'' case will be rescinded 1 November following a [[Special:Permalink/1107517787#Sunset of Muhammed images|motion]].
* [[Special:Permalink/1111557733#Conduct_in_deletion-related_editing_RfC|A modification]] to the deletion RfC remedy in the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conduct in deletion-related editing|Conduct in deletion-related editing]] case has been made to reaffirm the independence of the RfC and allow the moderators to split the RfC in two.
* The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions/2021-22 review/Phase II consultation|second phase]] of the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions/2021-22 review|2021-22 Discretionary Sanctions Review]] closes 3 October.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* An administrator's account was recently compromised. Administrators are encouraged to check that their [[Wikipedia:User_account_security#In_general|passwords are secure]], and reminded that ArbCom [[WP:RETURN|reserves the right to not restore adminship]] in cases of poor account security. You can also use [[Help:Two-factor_authentication|two-factor authentication]] (2FA) to provide an extra level of security.
* Self-nominations for the [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2022/Electoral Commission|electoral commission]] for the [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2022|2022 Arbitration Committee elections]] open 2 October and close 8 October.
* You are invited to comment on candidates in the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2022 CUOS appointments|2022 CUOS appointments process]].
* An [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Deployment_of_Vector_(2022)|RfC is open]] to discuss whether to make Vector 2022 the default skin on desktop.
* '''Tech tip''': You can do a fuzzy search of all deleted page titles at [[Special:Undelete]].
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== Administrators' newsletter – November 2022 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (October 2022).

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|[[Special:PermaLink/1115544322#Voluntarily Resigning Administrative Privileges (Atama)|Atama]]
|[[Special:PermaLink/1113343436#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#October 2022|Astronautics~enwiki]]
|[[Special:PermaLink/1115697111#Level II desysop of Athaenara|Athaenara]]
|[[Special:PermaLink/1118722802#Desysop request (Eddie891)|Eddie891]]
|[[Special:PermaLink/1113343436#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#October 2022|GraemeL]]
|[[Special:PermaLink/1113835751#Removal of administrative permissions (Marianocecowski)|Marianocecowski]]
|[[Special:PermaLink/1113343436#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#October 2022|Natalya]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1116966713#Resignation due to unsupportive community and universally unpleasant interactions|Pratyeka]]
|[[Special:PermaLink/1113343436#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#October 2022|SB Johnny]]
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[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
*[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermaLink/1114811091#Request for interface administrator (TheresNoTime)|TheresNoTime]]
*[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/1116877456#Request for IADMIN rights: Ragesoss|Ragesoss]]

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|[[Special:PermaLink/1115611023#2022 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: candidates appointed|Blablubbs]]
|[[Special:PermaLink/1115611023#2022 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: candidates appointed|Firefly]]
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*[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1115674046#Changes to the functionary team|Joe Roe]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
*[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1115674046#Changes to the functionary team|DGG]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
* The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Requests for comment/Article creation at scale|article creation at scale]] RfC opened on 3 October and will be open until at least 2 November.
* An [[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_adminship#RfC:_should_RfAs_be_put_on_hold_automatically?|RfC is open]] to discuss having open [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship|requests for adminship]] automatically placed on hold after the seven-day period has elapsed, pending closure or other action by a [[WP:CRAT|bureaucrat]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 13 November 2022 until 22 November 2022 to stand [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2022|in the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections]].
* The [[WP:ARBCOM|arbitration]] case request titled ''Athaenara'' has been resolved by [[Special:Permalink/1116499056#Motion: Athaenara|motion]].
* The [[WP:ARBCOM|arbitration]] case ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block|Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block]]'' has entered the proposed decision stage.
* {{noping|AmandaNP}}, {{noping|Mz7}} and {{noping|Cyberpower678}} have been appointed to the [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2022/Electoral Commission|Electoral Commission]] for the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2022|2022 Arbitration Committee Elections]]. {{noping|Xaosflux}} and {{noping|Dr vulpes}} are reserve commissioners.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* The [[WP:CUOS2022|2022 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process]] has concluded with the appointment of two new CheckUsers.
* You can add yourself to [[Wikipedia:List of administrators/Timezones|the centralised page listing time zones of administrators]].
* '''Tech tip''': Wikimarkup in a block summary is parsed in the notice that the blockee sees. You can use templates with custom options to specify situations like {{tlx|rangeblock|2=create=yes}} or {{tlx|uw-ublock|2=contains profanity}}.

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== WikiCup 2022 November newsletter ==

The 2022 WikiCup has drawn to a close with the final round going down to the wire. The '''2022 champion''' is 
*{{flagicon|England}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]] (1752 points), who won in 2020 and was runner up in both 2019 and last year. In the final round he achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on cue sports. He was closely followed by 
*{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland|old}} [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]] (1732), who specialised in "In the news" items and DYKs, and who has reached the final round of the Cup for the past three years. Next was
*[[File:ICS Zulu.svg|20px|Zulu (International Code of Signals)]] [[User:BennyOnTheLoose|BennyOnTheLoose]] (1238), another cue sports enthusiast, also interested in songs, followed by 
*{{flagicon|New York City}} [[User:Muboshgu|Muboshgu]] (1082), an "In the news" contributor, a seasoned contestant who first took part in the Cup ten years ago. Other finalists were 
*[[File:Transgender Pride flag.svg|23px]] [[User:Sammi Brie|Sammi Brie]] (930), who scored with a featured article, good articles and DYKs on TV and radio stations,
*{{flagicon|United Nations}} [[User:Kavyansh.Singh|Kavyansh.Singh]] (370), who created various articles on famous Americans, including an FA on [[Louis H. Bean]], famed for his prediction of election outcomes. Next was
*{{flagicon|Chicago}} [[User:PCN02WPS|PCN02WPS]] (292), who scored with good articles and DYKs on sporting and other topics and
*{{flagicon|Toronto}} [[User:Z1720|Z1720]] (25) who had DYKs on various topics including historic Canadians.

During the WikiCup, contestants achieved 37 featured articles, 349 good articles, 360 featured article reviews, 683 good article reviews and 480 In the news items, so Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors. Well done everyone! All those who reached the final round will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or the overall leader in this field.

*{{flagicon|England}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]] wins the featured article prize, for a total of 6 FAs during the course of the competition and 3 in the final round.
*{{flagicon|United Nations}} [[User:Kavyansh.Singh|Kavyansh.Singh]] wins the featured list prize, for 3 FLs in round 2.
*[[File:Pirate Flag of Jack Rackham.svg|25px]] [[User:Adam Cuerden|Adam Cuerden]] wins the featured picture prize, for 39 FPs during the competition.
*{{flagicon|Toronto}} [[User:Z1720|Z1720]] wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 35 FARs in round 4.
*{{flagicon|New York}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]] wins the good article prize, for 32 GAs in round 1.
*[[File:Flag of Provo, Utah (1989–2015).svg|23px|link=Flag of Provo, Utah]] [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]] wins the featured topic prize, for 4 FT articles in round 1.
*{{flagicon|England}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]] wins the good topic prize, for 34 GT articles in round 5.
*[[File:Transgender Pride flag.svg|23px]] [[User:Sammi Brie|Sammi Brie]] wins the good article reviewer prize, for 71 GARs overall.
*[[File:Transgender Pride flag.svg|23px]] [[User:Sammi Brie|Sammi Brie]] wins the Did you know prize, for 30 DYKs in round 3 and 106 overall.
*{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland|old}} [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]] wins the In the news prize, for 106 ITNs in round 5 and 289 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January and possible changes to the rules and scoring are being discussed [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup#Points_for_next_year|on the discussion page]]. You are invited to '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2023 signups|sign up to take part]]''' in the contest; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to have a good turnout for the 2023 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners and finalists, and thank all participants for their involvement! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small>  [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]]. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 19:28, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
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== ''The Signpost'': 28 November 2022 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – December 2022 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (November 2022).

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|[[Special:PermanentLink/1124088089#Resysop request (Eddie891)|Eddie891]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1120868356#Resysop request (Euryalus)|Euryalus]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1123295255#+admin|TheresNoTime]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] {{hlist|class=inline
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1124569540#Suspension of admin permissions (Alex.muller)|Alex.muller]]
|[[Special:PermaLink/1119325581#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#November 2022|Excirial]]
|[[Special:PermaLink/1121051071#Desysop request (RedWordSmith)|RedWordSmith]]
|[[Special:PermaLink/1119325581#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#November 2022|Ron Ritzman]]
|[[Special:PermaLink/1119408173#Desysop request (TheresNoTime)|TheresNoTime]]
|[[Special:PermaLink/1121893243#Level II desysop of Stephen|Stephen]]
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[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/1123295255#++intadmin|TheresNoTime]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/1119408173#Desysop request (TheresNoTime)|TheresNoTime]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Special:PermaLink/24002955#TheresNoTime@en.wikipedia (CheckUser)|TheresNoTime]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Special:PermaLink/24002956#TheresNoTime@en.wikipedia (Oversight)|TheresNoTime]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
* [[Special:Permalink/1120243306#RfC:_should_RfAs_be_put_on_hold_automatically?|Consensus has been found in an RfC]] to automatically place RfAs on hold after one week.
* The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Requests for comment/Article creation at scale|article creation at scale]] RfC has [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Requests for comment/Article creation at scale/Closing statement|been closed]].
* [[Special:Permalink/1123894088#RfC on the banners for the December 2022 fundraising campaign|An RfC]] on the banners for the December 2022 fundraising campaign has been closed.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* A new preference named "Enable limited width mode" has been added to the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering|Vector 2022 skin]]. The preference is also shown as a toggle on every page if your monitor is 1600 pixels or wider. When disabled it removes the whitespace added by Vector 2022 on the left and right of the page content. Disabling this preference has the same effect as enabling the [[MediaWiki:Gadget-wide-vector-2022.css|wide-vector-2022]] gadget. ({{phab|T319449}})

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2022#Election%20timeline|Eligible users]] are invited to [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/804|vote on candidates]] for the Arbitration Committee until 23:59 December 12, 2022 (UTC).  Candidate statements can be seen [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2022/Candidates|here]].
* [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions/2021-22 review/Proposed decision|The proposed decision]] for the [[WP:DS2022|2021-22 review of the discretionary sanctions system]] is open.
* The arbitration case ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block|Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block]]'' has been closed.
* The arbitration case ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Stephen|Stephen]]'' has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 1 December 2022.
* A [[Special:Permalink/1122681777#Level 2 contacting admins|motion]] has modified the procedures for contacting an admin facing [[WP:LEVEL2|Level 2 desysop]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* '''Tech tip''': A single IPv6 connection usually has access to a "subnet" of 18 quintillion IPs. Add <code>/64</code> to the end of an IP in [[Special:Contributions]] to see all of a subnet's edits, and [[WP:/64|consider blocking the whole subnet]] rather than an IP that may change within a minute.
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== ''The Signpost'': 1 January 2023 ==

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== Welcome to the 2023 WikiCup! ==

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2023 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup|here]]'''. If you have not yet signed up, you can '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2023 signups|add your name here]]''' and the judges will set up your submissions page ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup|WikiCup talk page]]. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: {{User4|Sturmvogel 66}} and {{User4|Cwmhiraeth}}. Good luck! [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 14:16, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – January 2023 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (December 2022).

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|[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Extraordinary Writ|Extraordinary Writ]]
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/1126174243#Resysop request (Stephen)|Stephen]]
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|[[Special:PermanentLink/1124879890#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#December 2022|Andrew Yong]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1124879890#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#December 2022|Dbenbenn]]
|[[Special:PermanentLink/1124879890#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2022#December 2022|DESiegel]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
*[[WP:CSD|Speedy deletion criterion]] [[WP:A5|A5]] (transwikied articles) has been repealed following an [[Special:Permalink/1130280550#A5. Transwikied articles - Wiktionary|unopposed proposal]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* Following the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2022#Results|2022 Arbitration Committee elections]], the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{Noping|Barkeep49}}, {{Noping|CaptainEek}}, {{Noping|GeneralNotability}}, {{Noping|Guerillero}}, {{Noping|L235}}, {{Noping|Moneytrees}}, {{Noping|Primefac}}, {{Noping|SilkTork}}.
* The [[WP:CT2022|2021-22 Discretionary Sanctions Review]] has [[Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard#Contentious_topics_procedure_adopted|concluded]] with many changes to the [[WP:AC/DS|discretionary sanctions]] procedure including a change of the name to "contentious topics". The changes are being implemented over the coming month.
* The arbitration case ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Stephen|Stephen]]'' has been closed.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* Voting for the [[:commons:Commons:Sound Logo Vote|Sound Logo]] has closed and the winner is expected to be announced February to April 2023. 
* '''Tech tip''': You can view information about IP addresses in a centralised location using [https://bullseye.toolforge.org/ bullseye] which won the Newcomer award in the recent [[:m:Coolest Tool Award|Coolest Tool Awards]].
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
*Following [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)/Archive_178#Removing_blocks_made_with_the_summary_"Appeal_is_only_to_the_Arbitration_Committee"_from_the_Admin_Policy|an RfC]], the [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Special situations|administrator policy]] now requires that prior written consent be gained from the [[WP:AC|Arbitration Committee]] to mark a block as only appealable to the committee.
*Following [[Special:Permalink/1131222469#Massive_off-wiki_campaign_aimed_at_disrupting_Wikipedia|a community discussion]], consensus has been found to impose the [[WP:ARBECR|extended-confirmed restriction]] over the topic areas of [[Wikipedia:General sanctions/Armenia and Azerbaijan|Armenia and Azerbaijan]] and [[Wikipedia:General sanctions/Kurds and Kurdistan|Kurds and Kurdistan]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* The Vector 2022 skin has become the default for desktop users of the English Wikipedia.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
*The arbitration case ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Armenia-Azerbaijan 3|Armenia-Azerbaijan 3]]'' has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 24 February 2023.
*In December, the [[WP:CTOP|contentious topics procedure]] was adopted which replaces the [[WP:OLDDS|former discretionary sanctions system]]. The contentious topics procedure is now in effect following an initial [[WP:CT2022/I|implementation period]]. There is [[WP:DSVSCT|a detailed summary]] of the changes and [[Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Administrator instructions|administrator instructions]] for the new procedure. The arbitration clerk team are taking suggestions, concerns, and unresolved questions about this new system at [[WT:AC/C|their noticeboard]].
[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
*Voting in the [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2023|2023 Steward elections]] will begin on 05 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC). The [[:meta:Stewards/Confirm/2023|confirmation process]] of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically [https://meta.toolforge.org/accounteligibility/67 check your eligibility] to vote.
* Voting in the [[:meta:Community Wishlist Survey 2023|2023 Community Wishlist Survey]] will begin on 10 February 2023 and end on 24 February 2023. You can submit, discuss and revise proposals until 6 February 2023.
*'''Tech tip''': [[m:Community Tech/Wikitext editor syntax highlighting|Syntax highlighting]] is available in both the 2011 and 2017 Wikitext editors. It can help make editing paragraphs with many references or complicated templates easier.

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== Administrators' newsletter – March 2023 ==

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*Following a [[Special:Permalink/1138889978#RfC: Removing F10. Useless non-media files|request for comment]], [[WP:CSD#F10|F10]] (useless non-media files) has been deprecated.
*Following a [[Special:Permalink/1140739661#RfC: Should P1 and P2 be repealed as CSDs?|request for comment]], the Portal CSD criteria ([[WP:CSD#P1|P1]] (portal subject to CSD as an article) and [[WP:CSD#P2|P2]] (underpopulated portal)) have been deprecated.
*A [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Make_Wikipedia:Requested_moves/Closing_instructions_a_guideline|request for comment]] is open to discuss making the [[Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions|closing instructions]] for the [[WP:RM|requested moves]] process a guideline.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* The results of the [[:m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023|2023 Community Wishlist Survey]] have been [[:m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Results|posted]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conduct_in_deletion-related_editing#Request_for_Comment|Remedy 11 ("Request for Comment")]] of the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conduct in deletion-related editing|Conduct in deletion-related editing case]] has [[Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard#Arbitration_motion_regarding_Conduct_in_deletion-related_editing|been rescinded]].
* The proposed decision for the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Armenia-Azerbaijan 3|Armenia-Azerbaijan 3]] case is expected 7 March 2023.
* A case related to the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#Holocaust_in_Poland|Holocaust in Poland]] is expected to be opened soon.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* The 2023 appointees for the [[:m:Ombuds commission|Ombuds commission]] are [[m:User:AGK|AGK]], [[m:User:Ameisenigel|Ameisenigel]], [[m:User:Bennylin|Bennylin]], [[m:User:Daniuu|Daniuu]], [[m:User:Emufarmers|Emufarmers]], [[m:User:Faendalimas|Faendalimas]], [[m:User:JJMC89|JJMC89]], [[m:User:MdsShakil|MdsShakil]], [[m:User:Minorax|Minorax]] and [[m:User:Renvoy|Renvoy]] as regular members and [[m:User:Zabe|Zabe]] as advisory members.
* Following the [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2023|2023 Steward Elections]], the following editors have been appointed as stewards: [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2023/Statements/Mykola7|Mykola7]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2023/Statements/Superpes15|Superpes15]], and [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2023/Statements/Xaosflux|Xaosflux]].
* The [[:m:Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/2023 ToU updates|Terms of Use update cycle]] has started, which [[:m:Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/2023 ToU updates/Office hours/Announcement|includes]] a {{tq|[p]roposal for better addressing undisclosed paid editing}}. Feedback is being accepted until 24 April 2023.

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== WikiCup 2023 March newsletter ==

So ends the first round of the 2023 WikiCup. Everyone with a positive score moved on to Round 2, with 54 contestants qualifying. The top scorers in Round 1 were:   

*{{flagicon image|Royal standard of England (1406–1603).svg|link=Dual monarchy of England and France}} [[User:Unlimitedlead|Unlimitedlead]] with 1205 points, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with two featured articles on historical figures and several featured article candidate reviews.
*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]] was in second place with 789 points; a seasoned WikiCup competitor he specialises in buildings and locations in New York.
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[user:FrB.TG|FrB.TG]] was in third place with 625 points, garnered from a featured article on a filmmaker which qualified for an impressive number of bonus points.
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[User:TheJoebro64|TheJoebro64]], another WikiCup newcomer, came next with 600 points gained from two featured articles on video games.
*{{flagicon|Byzantine Empire}} [[User:Iazyges|Iazyges]] was in fifth place with 532 points, from two featured articles on classical history.

The top sixteen contestants at the end of Round 1 had all scored over 300 points; these included {{flagicon|Berkelland}} [[User:LunaEatsTuna|LunaEatsTuna]], {{flagicon image|Flag of Mars.svg|link=Mars}} [[User:Thebiguglyalien|Thebiguglyalien]], {{flagicon image|Transgender Pride flag.svg|link=Transgender}} [[User:Sammi Brie|Sammi Brie]], {{flagicon|New England}} [[User:Trainsandotherthings|Trainsandotherthings]],  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]], {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[User:Juxlos|Juxlos]], {{flagicon image|Flag of Earth.svg|link=Earth}} [[User:Unexpectedlydian|Unexpectedlydian]], {{flagicon|Washington}} [[User:SounderBruce|SounderBruce]], {{flagicon|Wales}} [[User:Kosack|Kosack]], {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Esperanto.svg|link=Esperanto}} [[User:BennyOnTheLoose|BennyOnTheLoose]] and {{flagicon|Chicago}} [[User:PCN02WPS|PCN02WPS]]. It was a high-scoring start to the competition.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. The first round finished on February 26. Remember that any content promoted after that date but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Some contestants made claims before the new submissions pages were set up, and they will need to resubmit them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]].

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* Some older [[web browser]]s will not be able to use [[JavaScript]] on Wikimedia wikis starting this week. This mainly affects users of [[Internet Explorer 11]]. ({{phab|T178356}})
* The [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Rollback of Vector 2022|rollback of Vector 2022 RfC]] has found no consensus to rollback to Vector legacy, but has found rough consensus to disable "limited width" mode by default.
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* The ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Armenia-Azerbaijan 3|Armenia-Azerbaijan 3]]'' case has been closed.
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== WikiCup 2023 May newsletter ==

The second round of the 2023 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to have scored 60 points to advance into round 3. Our top five scorers in round 2 all included a featured article among their submissions and each scored over 500 points. They were:

*{{flagicon|Byzantine Empire}} [[User:Iazyges|Iazyges]] (1040) with three FAs on [[Martinus (son of Heraclius)|Byzantine emperors]], and lots of bonus points.
*{{flagicon image|Royal standard of England (1406–1603).svg|link=Dual monarchy of England and France}} [[User:Unlimitedlead|Unlimitedlead]] (847), with three FAs on [[Government of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|ancient history]], one GA and nine reviews.
*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]] (636), a WikiCup veteran, with one FA on the [[New Amsterdam Theatre]], four GAs and eleven DYKs
*{{flagicon image|Flag_of_Esperanto.svg|link=Esperanto}} [[User:BennyOnTheLoose|BennyOnTheLoose]] (553), a seasoned competitor, with one FA on [[1981 World Snooker Championship|snooker]], six GAs and seven reviews.
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[user:FrB.TG|FrB.TG]] (525), with one FA, a Lady Gaga [[Telephone (song)|song]] and a mass of bonus points.

Other notable performances were put in by {{flagicon image|Transgender Pride flag.svg|link=Transgender}} [[User:Sammi Brie|Sammi Brie]], {{flagicon image|Flag of Mars.svg|link=Mars}} [[User:Thebiguglyalien|Thebiguglyalien]], {{flagicon image|Cat in console.png}} [[User:MyCatIsAChonk|MyCatIsAChonk]], {{flagicon|Chicago}} [[User:PCN02WPS|PCN02WPS]], and {{flagicon|London}} [[User:AirshipJungleman29|AirshipJungleman29]].

So far contestants have achieved thirteen featured articles between them, one being a joint effort, and forty-nine good articles. The judges are pleased with the thorough reviews that are being performed, and have hardly had to reject any. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

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* Progress has started on the [[Wikipedia:Page Curation/2023 Moderator Tools project|Page Triage improvement project]]. This is to address the concerns raised by the community in their [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Coordination/2022 WMF letter|2022 WMF letter]] that requested improvements be made to the tool.

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* The proposed decision in the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/World War II and the history of Jews in Poland|World War II and the history of Jews in Poland]] case is expected 11 May 2023.

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== List of endorsements in the 2020 Democratic Presidential primaries‎ ==

Thank you for speedily deleting [[List of endorsements in the 2020 Democratic Presidential primaries‎]] under db-a10. Unfortunately the editor who created the article immediately recreated it, complete with the speedy deletion tag. I'm not sure what the right next step is here? Thanks for your help, [[User:Grachester|Grachester]] ([[User talk:Grachester|talk]]) 00:23, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

:Re-creating it ''with'' the tag is a neat trick. Best process now would be to look at either Proposed Deletion or Articles for Deletion. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 00:35, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
::Thanks, appreciate it. [[User:Grachester|Grachester]] ([[User talk:Grachester|talk]]) 00:37, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

==Notice of noticeboard discussion==
[[File:Information icon4.svg|link=|25px|alt=Information icon]] There is currently a discussion at [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard]] regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.<!--Template:Discussion notice--><!--Template:AN-notice--><span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">[[User:Liz|'''''L'''''iz]]</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">[[Special:Contributions/Liz|'''''Read!''''']] [[User talk:Liz|'''''Talk!''''']]</sup> 00:53, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
:I see you have removed my request for you to not delete articles before they are eligible for deletion. So, I have raised the issue at [[WP:AN]]. Thank you. <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">[[User:Liz|'''''L'''''iz]]</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">[[Special:Contributions/Liz|'''''Read!''''']] [[User talk:Liz|'''''Talk!''''']]</sup> 00:56, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
::I've removed it as a sign of "message received and understood", but you're welcome to remain on your high horse if you wish. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 01:01, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
:::This sort of uncivil comment isn't needed - or helpful. I get being annoyed (both at being drug to AN, and to potentially losing bits to inactivity) but this sort of behavior isn't going to help you in any way. Please don't repeat this behavior. [[User:SQL|<span style="font-size:7pt;color: #fff;background:#900;border:2px solid #999">SQL</span>]][[User talk:SQL|<sup style="font-size: 5pt;color:#999">Query Me!</sup>]] 01:04, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
::::I have no intention thereof. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 01:07, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
:::::Thank you. I've been at the same point too fwiw. I got a warning from an arb when I came back around for doing something that was routine last I knew. I apologize if the tone of my message was too strong, but I am around if there's anything I can help with. [[User:SQL|<span style="font-size:7pt;color: #fff;background:#900;border:2px solid #999">SQL</span>]][[User talk:SQL|<sup style="font-size: 5pt;color:#999">Query Me!</sup>]] 01:19, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
::::::The tone of your message was fine, and I thank you for the offer. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 04:18, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
::I assume your final remarks there are as close as I'll get to an apology for the claims of incompetence. That's fine by me, under the circumstances. I would suggest that you consider not repeating false claims of deletions "waaay before" they are due to be deleted in future. I'll stay out of your fiefdom, but it's better not to make things up about people who make the mistake of crossing that border. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 13:00, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
:Hi BigHaz, it's good to see you are coming back. Liz is a very sweet person and I would hope you do understand that her actions were with context (in the past, we've had admin accounts hacked and random actions taken from them). She obviously did not consider you incompetent (she simply suspected your account had been taken over) nor is someone who would wish to antagonise admins who are here to support the project, such as you. I am so glad you are back, and so are others -- every helping hand and every small bit we do helps the project. And all of us are on the same side, Liz, you, me. So don't feel let down by what happened when you came back. Like I said, don't hold things against Liz and hopefully, you'll have better experiences as days proceed. Welcome back. Let me know if I can assist in anyway. Warmly, [[User talk:Lourdes|<span style="color:blue; background: white">Lourdes</span>]] 06:24, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
::I'm not "let down", by any means. I'm simply going to leave her little fiefdom to her, since it clearly upsets her enough to make unfounded accusations multiple times, even in the face of evidence to the contrary. She can help the project by policing that sort of thing, and I'll stay well away from the border. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 00:15, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

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== R3 deletion ==

Hi, I don't think [[MasterChef: Dessert Makers]] and [[MasterChef Australia: Dessert Makers]] qualify as implausible misnomers to make. I think that this is definitely the sort of fairly common incorrect name which should be sent to [[WP:RfD|RfD]] instead. Personally, I think it's a pretty helpful redirect and should be kept – which is as good a rationale as any that a CSDed page should be undeleted. '''[[User talk:J947|<span style="color:#137412;">J947</span>]]''' † <sup>[[Special:Contributions/J947|edits]]</sup> 06:11, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

:Given the capitalisation and colons, I'm not convinced. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 07:18, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
::That's precisely how [[MasterChef: Dessert Masters]] is stylised. Also note search is case-insensitive. '''[[User talk:J947|<span style="color:#137412;">J947</span>]]''' † <sup>[[Special:Contributions/J947|edits]]</sup> 00:25, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
:::Noted. My opinion remains unchanged. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 01:49, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
::::I can assure you that others will not think this way (it is the correct spelling and we don't seem to have redirects pointing from {{xt|MasterChef XXXXXX}} to {{xt|MasterChef: XXXXXX}}); that the deletion is not unambiguous; that the redirect has a high chance of being kept at RfD. '''[[User talk:J947|<span style="color:#137412;">J947</span>]]''' † <sup>[[Special:Contributions/J947|edits]]</sup> 07:26, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
:::::I'm happy for others not to share my opinion. As presented to me the better part of a week ago, however, the issue appeared sufficiently unambiguous as to merit the deletion. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 09:48, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
::::::{{xt|Speedy deletion is intended to reduce the time spent on deletion discussions for pages or media with [[Wikipedia:Snowball clause|no practical chance]] of surviving discussion.}} As I said... '''[[User talk:J947|<span style="color:#137412;">J947</span>]]''' † <sup>[[Special:Contributions/J947|edits]]</sup> 10:51, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
:::::::I refer you to my earlier reply, particularly the second sentence. I also refer you to the comment I left in response to your other reply. I consider both matters closed, as you are aware of the way of contesting a CSD tag. You are free to do so in future, and I am sure you will do. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 10:04, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
:Look, I'm really struggling to see how [[Area codes 305, 645, and 786]] qualifies for [[WP:R3|R3]]. For one, it isn't a misnomer, because the article covers area code 645. Secondly, the criterion specifically does not apply to redirects created as a result of a page move. '''[[User talk:J947|<span style="color:#137412;">J947</span>]]''' † <sup>[[Special:Contributions/J947|edits]]</sup> 07:23, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
::If the intention is to query every single deletion I'm performing, I'm not sure that's the best move. You are free to create, and indeed to re-create, articles deleted this way if it matters as much as it appears to in these instances. There are also methods of contesting a CSD tag. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 09:51, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
:::Oh, believe me, I'm not targeting you. I saw the redirect at [[CAT:R3]], thought "surely this wouldn't be deleted" but decided to leave the tag there and watchlist the page to see if it indeed would be. Ta-dah. It's best practice to discuss the matter on the deleter's talk page before contesting it formally – at least, if the admin realises their mistake, then it can be undeleted more easily. I don't intend to recreate every redirect incorrectly deleted by R3: telling the admin that they applied the criterion incorrectly (which, by the way, you certainly did) seems much more time-effective in the long run. '''[[User talk:J947|<span style="color:#137412;">J947</span>]]''' † <sup>[[Special:Contributions/J947|edits]]</sup> 10:51, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
::::I'm not saying that you're targeting me. I'm simply pointing out that you do appear to have a particular axe to grind and I would rather you stop before it becomes a problem. In terms of contesting a CSD ''tag'', by the way, the process is considerably simpler than you appear to believe. You turn up on the page, remove the tag and indicate by so doing that you believe the page shouldn't be speedily-deleted. You don't need to lie in wait to jump on someone who happens not to share your opinion of the matter. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 10:02, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
:::::Yes. I know. That's what I've done 38 times, without complaint. Now, just this once, I wondered if admins actually check these things at all so left it alone. It was deleted, completely indefensibly, and now you're doubling down. I'm aware the stakes are low, but that's somewhat the point of directly questioning you about it. It's so that it doesn't happen 100 more times. '''[[User talk:J947|<span style="color:#137412;">J947</span>]]''' † <sup>[[Special:Contributions/J947|edits]]</sup> 22:15, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
::::::I'm not "doubling down" on anything. I'm informing you - for the third or fourth time, I might add - of a process which you tell me that you are well aware of. Furthermore, you are telling me that you genuinely believe that doing something other than the process of which you are well aware is somehow a better idea. That's not how these things work. The matter is closed, as far as I'm concerned, and I am not interested in further discussion since you are not interested in following the approved process. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 10:04, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
::The page "Area codes 305, 645, and 786" qualifies for deletion, no matter the type of tag, because it does not conform to our rules for listing area codes. They are always listed in chronological order. So it is a "misnomer" of sorts. It should be deleted because no one is going to search for multiple area codes like that, even when area code 645 is finally installed in the NANP. [[User:Kbrose|kbrose]] ([[User talk:Kbrose|talk]]) 02:14, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
:::I see. However, it was created by a page move, and thus ineligible in that respect. (Thinking to search in numerical rather than chronological order seems inherently plausible to me – but YMMV, and it's not a particularly likely search term anyway.) '''[[User talk:J947|<span style="color:#137412;">J947</span>]]''' † <sup>[[Special:Contributions/J947|edits]]</sup> 02:23, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
::::Would it be too much to ask to move this discussion to the Talk page of the now-restored article (or perhaps to one or another of your existing Talk pages)? J947's presumably done with lying in wait for people, and can argue the point elsewhere if he wishes. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 02:33, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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== My page was Speedy Deleted  ==

i just want to why, so I can take corrections next time to keep the platform rules and regulations please. [[User:Chocobnj|Chocobnj]] ([[User talk:Chocobnj|talk]]) 18:24, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

:You'll need to be more specific. Which page are we talking about? [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 10:06, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

== [[Role of the Chinese Communist Party in lawmaking]] ==

Please undelete [[Role of the Chinese Communist Party in lawmaking]]. As a general rule pages should not be deleted after being merged, see [[Wikipedia:Merge and delete]]. [[User:Pppery|* Pppery *]] [[User talk:Pppery|<sub style="color:#800000">it has begun...</sub>]] 13:37, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

:I acted on a tag indicating that the page needed to be deleted to make room for a page move. Is this not the case? [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 10:10, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
:: The fact that no page move happened is evidence that that isn't the case. It looks like Amigaoo's intent was to do a merge, not a page move at all, and in that case there was no valid reason for deletion. [[User:Pppery|* Pppery *]] [[User talk:Pppery|<sub style="color:#800000">it has begun...</sub>]] 13:29, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
:::The fact that a move didn't happen isn't evidence that it won't, no. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 00:01, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
:::: But events elsewhere makes it clear that one won't. {{u|Amigao}} merged some content from [[Role of the Chinese Communist Party in lawmaking]] to [[Legislative system of China]]. If {{their|Amigao}} intention was to do a page move afterward, {{they|Amigao}} could just as easily have done the merge the other way without any admin action, and {{they have|Amigao}} edited the article since moving it so that's clearly not the case. In any event, the article at [[Legislative system of China]], which you deleted to make way for a move from, is about far more than the role of the Chinese Communist Party in lawmaking so a move doesn't make sense. {{pb}} Finally, you've ignored the fact that your deletion created a copyright violation, as explained at [[Wikipedia:Merge and delete]], in addition to violating deletion policy. [[User:Pppery|* Pppery *]] [[User talk:Pppery|<sub style="color:#800000">it has begun...</sub>]] 00:25, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
:::::If you're intending to be belligerent about it, you'll get a considerably different response than if you're intending to be civil about it. There are plenty of things in life (and, occasionally, even here on Wikipedia) which I intend to do, but don't do as rapidly as I intend to for a variety of reasons. Sometimes (gasp!) I even do other things first before I do what I was intending to do.
:::::If I were you, I would get in touch with the user to whom you refer and establish what their intentions are. If the response is "Whoops! Been meaning to make that move, so I'll get right onto it", there's no issue. If the response is "Whoops! I didn't mean to make that move at all", then we can take things from there. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 02:01, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

== [[10 000 BC]] ==

Please undelete [[10 000 BC]]. I don't see how it was obviously created in error, and as a general rule redirects from 2007 should not be speedy deleted without discussion. [[User:Pppery|* Pppery *]] [[User talk:Pppery|<sub style="color:#800000">it has begun...</sub>]] 13:38, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

:Which general rule is this? [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 10:11, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
:: I was extrapolating (possibly incorrectly) from R3, but you've still provided no evidence that the page was obviously created in error as the deletion criterion you used requires. This subcriterion was intended for things like [[Creating Category:Wargames introduced in 1971]]], where it's obvious a mistake was made, not cases like this. [[User:Pppery|* Pppery *]] [[User talk:Pppery|<sub style="color:#800000">it has begun...</sub>]] 13:29, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

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== CCoSes ==

Hi - I'm sorry, I thought I'd linked to this in my comment at AN. CCoSes are discussed at [[WP:CCOS]]. It's an essay, rather than policy, but it's widely accepted and is used as part of the process when we train new [[WP:NPP]] patrollers. It's worth a read if you want to implement CSDA7 tags in future. Now, would you be OK if I were to undelete [[Christianné Allen]]? I honestly don't think it was a valid A7, but I don't want to undo your action without discussion, per [[WP:RAAA]]. Cheers [[User:Girth Summit|<span style="font-family:Impact;color:#006400;">Girth</span>&nbsp;<span style="font-family:Impact;color:#4B0082;">Summit</span>]][[User talk:Girth Summit|<sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)</sub>]] 16:46, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

:By all means, feel free to undelete it. I remain less than convinced about her inherent notability, even in light of the link, but I can see it matters to more people that she have an article than that she not. Perhaps my relative's career in the public service on this side of the Pacific should be re-evaluated... [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 23:40, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
::Thanks for undeleting. This was never about my wanting her to have an article - I'd literally never heard of her before I came across the AN thread - it's about following proper processes. I don't have a view on whether or not she's notable - I haven't read the cited sources closely, or looked for others myself. Her former job certainly wouldn't convey notability automatically, but there is coverage in reliable sources cited in the article, so it's debatable - and that's the point. When <s>it's</s> it isn't clear-cut, AfD is the proper venue, so the community (rather than an individual admin) can make the decision. As for your relative - yeah, maybe? My partner's an academic, and we have an article about her (which I didn't write!), but I promise you we're both very ordinary people. Lots of people are notable, by our standards, without being very famous. [[User:Girth Summit|<span style="font-family:Impact;color:#006400;">Girth</span>&nbsp;<span style="font-family:Impact;color:#4B0082;">Summit</span>]][[User talk:Girth Summit|<sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)</sub>]] 09:52, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
:::You make a fair point. I remember back when I created way more articles than I could dream of doing these days I used to be surprised at who and what could have articles, so I suppose I'm glad that's still the case.
:::While I think of it, is the anonymous IP on the ANI baiting me for a reason, or just because it's an anonymous IP? Whoever's behind the IP appears to have some sort of animus, but I'm reasonably sure they're uninvolved, not an admin (because an IP, obviously), and just lobbing grenades for the sake. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 09:58, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
::::There are quite a few regulars who edit without logging in. Some of them may never have had accounts, but I assume most have used accounts in the past and abandoned them. That IP's contribs go back to July of last year, so it's a pretty stable address, but obviously not the first/only IP they've used. They do a bit of content work, and a lot of lurking at AN/ANI - you're not the first admin they've commented on. I don't think it's personal, just think of them as another member of the <s>AN peanut gallery</s> community we're accountable to. [[User:Girth Summit|<span style="font-family:Impact;color:#006400;">Girth</span>&nbsp;<span style="font-family:Impact;color:#4B0082;">Summit</span>]][[User talk:Girth Summit|<sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)</sub>]] 10:15, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
:::::Fair enough. I'll admit to getting a bit tired of the IP's ad hominems, though. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 12:28, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

== Restoring speedy deleted pages ==

Hi BigHaz. I found these pages through [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard&oldid=1158425351#User:BigHaz_redux this discussion] at [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard]]. Would you undelete:

# [[MasterChef: Dessert Makers]] and [[MasterChef Australia: Dessert Makers]] (discussed [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:BigHaz&oldid=1158416040#R3_deletion here])
# [[Area codes 305, 645, and 786]] (discussed [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:BigHaz&oldid=1158416040#R3_deletion here])
# [[Role of the Chinese Communist Party in lawmaking]] (discussed [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:BigHaz&oldid=1158416040#Role_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party_in_lawmaking here])
# [[10 000 BC]] (discussed [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:BigHaz&oldid=1158416040#10_000_BC here])
# [[Christianné Allen]] (discussed [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:BigHaz&oldid=1158416040#CCoSes here] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard&oldid=1158425351#User:BigHaz_redux here])

I agree with the editors who discussed these pages with you that the pages are not eligible for the speedy deletion criteria they were deleted under.

[[Wikipedia:Deletion review#Instructions]] says: "Before listing a review request, please: Consider attempting to discuss the matter with the closer as this could resolve the matter more quickly. There could have been a mistake, miscommunication, or misunderstanding, and a full review may not be needed. Such discussion also gives the closer the opportunity to clarify the reasoning behind a decision."

I am considering open [[Wikipedia:Deletion review]] requests for these pages but am discussing the matter with you first. Thank you, [[User:Cunard|Cunard]] ([[User talk:Cunard|talk]]) 01:20, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

:All done. I accidentally forgot to leave summaries on the first three, but they should all be up and running now. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 01:32, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

::Thank you very much! I really appreciate it. Would you also undelete the pages' talk pages [[Talk:Area codes 305, 645, and 786]], [[Talk:Role of the Chinese Communist Party in lawmaking]], and [[Talk:Christianné Allen]]? [[User:Cunard|Cunard]] ([[User talk:Cunard|talk]]) 01:37, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
:::Gah! Too much box-ticking on the brain today, clearly. Marking undergraduate history essays seems easy in comparison! [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 01:40, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
::::No worries. When undeleting mainspace pages, it is easy to not remember that the talk pages also might need to be undeleted. I agree that marking essays might seem easy in comparison! I've asked quite a few admins in the past to undelete the talk pages of mainspace pages they've undeleted. Thank you very much again! [[User:Cunard|Cunard]] ([[User talk:Cunard|talk]]) 01:44, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
:::::Not sure whether I should admit it in polite company, but there was at least one of those pages I'd ticked the "undelete Talk page" box for and then un-ticked it for some reason. And no, I haven't the foggiest why either. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 01:53, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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The third round of the 2023 WikiCup has come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 175 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

*{{flagicon image|Flag of Mars.svg|link=Mars}} [[User:Thebiguglyalien|Thebiguglyalien]], with 919 points from a featured article on [[Frances Cleveland]] as well as five good articles and many reviews, 
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== Administrators' newsletter – August 2023 ==

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* The arbitration cases named [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Scottywong|Scottywong]] and [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/AlisonW|AlisonW]] closed 10 July and 16 July respectively.
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== ''The Signpost'': 15 August 2023 ==

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== WikiProject Eurovision Newsletter Issue 49 ==

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<div style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; ">[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision/News/Issue 49#Contest news|Loreen won the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool]].</div>
<div style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; ">[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision/News/Issue 49#Contest news|Eurovision Choir canceled indefinitely]].</div>
<div style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; ">[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision/News/Issue 49#Contest news|Junior Eurovision 2023 to be in Nice, France]].</div>
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== Administrators' newsletter – September 2023 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (August 2023).

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* Following [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#RfC:_Automatically_semi-protect_Today's_Featured_Article|an RfC]], [[WP:TFA|TFAs]] will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
* [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)/Archive_183#Revision_deletion_and_oversight_for_deadnames|A discussion]] at [[WP:VPP]] about revision deletion and oversight for [[dead names]] found that {{tq|[s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment}}.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* [[Special:Contributions]] now shows the user's local edit count and the account's creation date. ({{phab|T324166}})

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* The ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/SmallCat dispute|SmallCat dispute]]'' case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in [[WP:XFD|XfD]] have been reminded to be careful about forming {{tq|local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus}}. Regular closers of [[WP:XFD|XfD]] forums were also encouraged to {{tq|note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful}}.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* '''Tech tip''': The "Browse history interactively" banner shown at the top of [[Special:Diff]] can be used to easily look through a history, assemble composite diffs, or find out what archive something wound up in.

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== WikiCup 2023 September newsletter ==

The fourth round of the competition has finished, with anyone scoring less than 673 points being eliminated. It was a high scoring round with all but one of the contestants who progressed to the final having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were

*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]], with 2173 points topping the scores, gained mainly from a featured article, 38 good articles and 9 DYKs. He was followed by 
*{{flagicon image|Transgender Pride flag.svg|link=Transgender}} [[User:Sammi Brie|Sammi Brie]], with 1575 points, gained mainly from a featured article, 28 good articles and 50 good article reviews. Close behind was 
*{{flagicon image|Flag of Mars.svg|link=Mars}} [[User:Thebiguglyalien|Thebiguglyalien]], with 1535 points mainly gained from a featured article, 15 good articles, 26 good article reviews and lots of bonus points.

Between them during round 4, contestants achieved 12 featured articles, 3 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 126 good articles, 46 DYK entries, 14 ITN entries, 67 featured article candidate reviews and 147 good article reviews. Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them and within 24 hours of the end of the final. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews]]. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> 

I will be standing down as a judge after the end of the contest. I think the Cup encourages productive editors to improve their contributions to Wikipedia and I hope that someone else will step up to take over the running of the Cup. [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] ([[User talk:Sturmvogel 66|talk]]), and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]])
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== ''The Signpost'': 16 September 2023 ==

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== I have sent you a note about a page you started ==

Hello, BigHaz. Thank you for your work on [[Marija Magdalena]]. [[User:Alalch E.]], while examining this page as a part of our [[WP:NPP|page curation process]], had the following comments:

{{Bq|1=Thanks for the article. This is certainly a notable topic. I am concerned however with how the article's references are not connected to the statements next to which they are cited, in multiple places.}}

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== ''The Signpost'': 3 October 2023 ==

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== ''The Signpost'': 23 October 2023 ==

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== WikiCup 2023 November newsletter ==

The '''WikiCup''' is a marathon rather than a sprint and all those reaching the final round have been involved in the competition for the last ten months, improving Wikipedia vastly during the process. After all this hard work, {{flagicon|Delaware}} [[User:BeanieFan11|BeanieFan11]] has emerged as the 2023 winner and the '''WikiCup Champion'''. The finalists this year were:-

*{{flagicon|Delaware}} [[User:BeanieFan11|BeanieFan11]] with 2582 points
*{{flagicon image|Flag of Mars.svg|link=Mars}} [[User:Thebiguglyalien|Thebiguglyalien]] with 1615 points
*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]] with 1518 points
*{{flagicon image|Cat in console.png}} [[User:MyCatIsAChonk|MyCatIsAChonk]] with 1012 points
*{{flagicon image|Flag_of_Esperanto.svg|link=Esperanto}} [[User:BennyOnTheLoose|BennyOnTheLoose]] with 974 points
*{{flagicon|London}} [[User:AirshipJungleman29|AirshipJungleman29]] with 673 points
*{{flagicon image|Transgender Pride flag.svg|link=Transgender}} [[User:Sammi Brie|Sammi Brie]] with 520 points
*{{flagicon image|Royal standard of England (1406–1603).svg|link=Dual monarchy of England and France}} [[User:Unlimitedlead|Unlimitedlead]] with 5 points

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether they made it to the final round or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the competition, some of whom did very well. Wikipedia has benefitted greatly from the quality creations, expansions and improvements made, and the numerous reviews performed. All those who reached the final round will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. Awards will be handed out in the next few days.

*{{flagicon image|Royal standard of England (1406–1603).svg|link=Dual monarchy of England and France}} [[User:Unlimitedlead|Unlimitedlead]] wins the featured article prize, for 7 FAs in total including 3 in round 2.
*{{flagicon image|Cat in console.png}} [[User:MyCatIsAChonk|MyCatIsAChonk]] wins the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in total.
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]] wins the featured topic prize, for a 6-article featured topic in round 4.
*{{flagicon image|Cat in console.png}} [[User:MyCatIsAChonk|MyCatIsAChonk]] wins the featured picture prize, for 6 FPs in total.
*{{flagicon|Delaware}} [[User:BeanieFan11|BeanieFan11]] wins the good article prize, for 75 GAs in total, including 61 in the final round.
*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]] wins the good topic prize, for a 41-article good topic in the final round.
*{{flagicon|Berkelland}} [[User:LunaEatsTuna|LunaEatsTuna]] wins the GA reviewer prize, for 70 GA reviews in round 1.
*{{flagicon image|Cat in console.png}} [[User:MyCatIsAChonk|MyCatIsAChonk]] wins the FA reviewer prize, for 66 FA reviews in the final round.
*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]] wins the DYK prize, for 49 did you know articles in total.
*{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[User:Muboshgu|Muboshgu]] wins the ITN prize, for 46 in the news articles in total.

The WikiCup has run every year since 2007. With the 2023 contest now concluded, I will be standing down as a judge due to real life commitments, so I hope that another editor will take over running the competition. Please get in touch if you are interested. Next year's competition will hopefully begin on 1 January 2024. You are invited to '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2024 signups|sign up to participate]]''' in the contest; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors. It only remains to congratulate our worthy winners once again and thank all participants for their involvement!  <small>(If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].)</small>  [[User:Sturmvogel 66|Sturmvogel 66]] and [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]]. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 16:51, 5 November 2023 (UTC)
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== ''The Signpost'': 6 November 2023 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – November 2023 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (October 2023).

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/1180981757#Resysop request (Tamzin)|Tamzin]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/1178946582#Remove admin bit please (Dennis Brown)|Dennis Brown]]

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[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* The WMF is working on making it possible for administrators to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Community_configuration_2.0|edit MediaWiki configuration directly]]. This is similar to previous work on Special:EditGrowthConfig. A [[phab:T349757|technical RfC is running]] until November 08, where you can provide feedback.
* There is [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Graph/Plans#Roadmap|a proposed plan]] for re-enabling the Graph Extension. Feedback on this proposal [[mw:Extension_talk:Graph/Plans#c-PPelberg_(WMF)-20231020221600-Update:_20_October|is requested]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 12 November 2023 until 21 November 2023 to stand [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2023|in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections]].
* {{noping|Xaosflux}}, {{noping|RoySmith}} and {{noping|Cyberpower678}} have been appointed to the [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2023/Electoral Commission|Electoral Commission]] for the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2023|2023 Arbitration Committee Elections]]. {{noping|BusterD}} is the reserve commissioner.
* Following [[Special:PermanentLink/1179537633#Arbitration motion regarding the Prem Rawat case|a motion]], the contentious topic designation of ''Prem Rawat'' has been struck. Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.
* Following [[Special:PermanentLink/1180835750#Arbitration motion regarding Unused Contentious Topics|several motions]], multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the ''Editor conduct in e-cigs articles'', ''Liancourt Rocks'', ''Longevity'', ''Medicine'', ''September 11 conspiracy theories'', and ''Shakespeare authorship question'' cases.
* Following [[Special:PermanentLink/1180835750#Arbitration motion regarding Unused Contentious Topics|a motion]], remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the ''Macedonia 2'' case have been rescinded.
* Following [[Special:PermanentLink/1180835750#Arbitration motion regarding Unused Contentious Topics|a motion]], remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the ''The Troubles'' case has been amended.
* An arbitration case named ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Industrial agriculture|Industrial agriculture]]'' has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.

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== [[Momoka Ito]] ==

Hi! Could you restore the article "[[Momoka Ito]]"? You deleted it as an "expired PROD" back in 2017. It was prodded when I wasn't watching. (As far I know, anyone can request to undelete a prodded article at any time. I remember how I returned to Wikipedia and noticed the article was missing... But I didn't dare to ask then...)<br />She is notable, there were like 1 billion news articles about her in Japanese in 2017 already. And she is not forgotten, look: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22伊藤萌々香%22&tbm=nws&source=lnms. And she had a charting single in Japan: https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/622786/rank/single/, so she easily passes [[WP:MUSICBIO]] no matter how short her English-language article was at the time of deletion. --[[User:Moscow Connection|Moscow Connection]] ([[User talk:Moscow Connection|talk]]) 01:12, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

:Looking at what the content of the article was back in 2017, I'd honestly suggest that you're better off starting from scratch. Assuming that the sources you're pointing to cover the bases you're telling me they do (I don't speak a lick of Japanese, so I have no way of knowing), it shouldn't be an overly-demanding task. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 07:30, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
:: Could you please undelete the article and then move it to my userspace?<br />I don't really think I'm in the mood to put much effort into it, so I'm gonna just add a few sentences in the upcoming weeks and then show the result to you. (I just think that it was unfair to Momoko that her article was deleted, so I want it to be restored it as if it were created back in 2014. I promise I will show you the result before moving the article back to "mainspace".) --[[User:Moscow Connection|Moscow Connection]] ([[User talk:Moscow Connection|talk]]) 09:07, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
:::It's not about my judgement as to whether the article belongs in mainspace. It was (to some degree) back in 2017, since I happened to act on the expired PROD. If you want to re-create the article in your userspace, in mainspace to begin with, or somewhere else again, that's 100% your call. There's also no issue around the "fairness" to the subject of the article, since neither she nor you own the product - either as it existed six years ago, or as it might exist in the future.
:::If you're not interested in putting any effort into the production of the article, I fail to understand the point of undeletion in the first place. You've gone to the trouble of establishing who deleted the article more than half a decade ago, sent me a message asking for it to be undeleted (itself not quite the way of going about these things, unless the information on PRODs is not as I understand it reading the policy), and are now telling me that you're not going to work on it? [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 09:31, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
:::: The rules ([[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion]]) say that "the page may be undeleted upon request". I even vaguely remember that it was recommended somewhere to just ask the administrator who deleted the article. (If I understood the rules correctly, a prodded article can be restored as easy as it was deleted. I thought what I did here was just a "technical request".)<br />But okay, no problem, I can ask elsewhere. --[[User:Moscow Connection|Moscow Connection]] ([[User talk:Moscow Connection|talk]]) 09:56, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
:::::They then provide a link to where to make such a request, as far as I can see. You're right in saying that you can ask me, as you have done, but since you've told me that you're not proposing to do any more work on the page and appear to believe you own it (or that the subject herself does), you'll need to take the next steps in the process, since I'm not convinced by your reasoning. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 10:04, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

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[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (January 2024).

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* An [[Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators#RFC: Increase inactivity requirement|RfC]] about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

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* Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. ({{phab|T326065}})

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* Following a [[Special:Permalink/1193639157#Motion: Reliable source consensus-required restriction|motion]], the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
* Community feedback is [[Special:Permalink/1200584793#Feedback requested for AE's "Information for administrators" section|requested]] for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at [[WP:AE]].

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* Voting in the [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2024|2024 Steward elections]] will begin on 06 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 27 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC). The [[:meta:Stewards/Confirm/2024|confirmation process]] of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically [https://meta.toolforge.org/accounteligibility/70 check your eligibility] to vote.
* A vote to '''ratify the charter for the [[:m:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)]]''' is open till 2 February 2024, 23:59:59 (UTC) via [[:m:Special:SecurePoll/vote/395|Secure Poll]]. All eligible voters within the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to either support or oppose the adoption of the U4C Charter and share their reasons. The details of the voting process and voter eligibility can be found [[:m:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Voter information|here]].
* Community Tech has made some preliminary decisions about the future of the [[:m:Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist Survey]]. In summary, they aim to develop a new, continuous intake system for community technical requests that improves prioritization, resource allocation, and communication regarding wishes. [[:m:Community Wishlist Survey#January 4, 2024: Shaping the Future of the Community Wishlist Survey|Read more]]
* The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Unreferenced articles/Backlog drives/February 2024|Unreferenced articles backlog drive]] is happening in February 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{tl|Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Unreferenced articles/Backlog drives/February 2024|'''Sign up to participate!''']]

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== WikiCup 2024 February newsletter ==

The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.

Our current leader is newcomer {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}}, who has one FA on [[John Littlejohn (preacher)]] and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AirshipJungleman29}}, with one FA on [[Hö'elün]], two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Vami IV}}, with one FA on [[Doom (2016 video game)]], one GA on [[Boundary Fire (2017)]], and 11 reviews;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|MaranoFan}}, with one FA on [[Holidays (Meghan Trainor song)]], a nine-article FT on [[30 (album)]], and two DYKs;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Skyshifter}}, with one FA on [[OneShot]] and one DYK;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}}, with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|voorts}} and {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Elli}}, both with one FA and one DYK each.

As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews]]. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]] and the judges ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from  [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 17:57, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
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== ''The Signpost'': 13 February 2024 ==

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== WikiCup 2024 March newsletter ==

The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.

The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:   

* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}}, who has 916 points mostly from one FA on [[John Littlejohn (preacher)]], 15 GAs, and 16 DYKs on a variety of topics including New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures, in addition to seven reviews
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Vami IV}}, who has 790 points from two FAs on [[Felix M. Warburg House]] and [[Doom (2016 video game)]], two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AirshipJungleman29}}, who has 580 points from one FA on [[Hö'elün]], two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}}, who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|MaranoFan}}, who has 351 points from one FA on [[Holidays (Meghan Trainor song)]], a nine-article FT on [[30 (album)]], and three DYKs
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Skyshifter}}, who has 345 points from one FA on [[OneShot]], one DYK and two reviews

In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Vami IV}}, who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five [[Wikipedia:Content assessment/A-Class criteria|A-class]] articles, eight other good articles, and two [[Wikipedia:Four Award|Four Award]]s. Vami also wrote an essay on [[User:Vami_IV/Completionism|completionism]], a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his [[User:Vami IV/My works|to-do list]].

Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]]. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]], and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from  [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 00:40, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – March 2024 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (February 2024).

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* [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I|Phase I]] of the 2024 [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review|RfA review]] is now open for participation. Editors are invited to review, comment on, and propose improvements to the [[WP:RFA|requests for adminship process]].
* Following [[Special:Permalink/1210946192#RFC: Increase inactivity requirement|an RfC]], the inactivity requirement for the removal of the [[Wikipedia:Interface administrators|interface administrator]] right increased from 6 months to 12 months.

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* The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. ({{phab|T353388}})

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* The 2024 appointees for the [[:m:Ombuds commission|Ombuds commission]] are [[m:User:だ＊ぜ|だ＊ぜ]], [[m:User:AGK|AGK]], [[m:User:Ameisenigel|Ameisenigel]], [[m:User:Bennylin|Bennylin]], [[m:User:Daniuu|Daniuu]], [[m:User:Doǵu|Doǵu]], [[m:User:Emufarmers|Emufarmers]], [[m:User:Faendalimas|Faendalimas]], [[m:User:MdsShakil|MdsShakil]], [[m:User:Minorax|Minorax]], [[m:User:Nehaoua|Nehaoua]], [[m:User:Renvoy|Renvoy]] and [[m:User:RoySmith|RoySmith]] as members, with [[m:User:Vermont|Vermont]] serving as steward-observer.
* Following the [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2024|2024 Steward Elections]], the following editors have been appointed as stewards: [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2024/Statements/Ajraddatz|Ajraddatz]], [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2024/Statements/Albertoleoncio|Albertoleoncio]], [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2024/Statements/EPIC|EPIC]], [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2024/Statements/JJMC89|JJMC89]], [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2024/Statements/Johannnes89|Johannnes89]], [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2024/Statements/Melos|Melos]] and [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2024/Statements/Yahya|Yahya]].

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== Administrators' newsletter – April 2024 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (March 2024).

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* An [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#RfC: Converting all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure|RfC]] is open to convert all current and future [[WP:OLDDS|community discretionary sanctions]] to (community designated) [[WP:CTOP|contentious topics procedure]].
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* The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. ({{Phab|T313405}})
[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
*An [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conflict of interest management|arbitration case has been opened]] to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".
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* Editors are invited to '''[[Wikipedia:The Core Contest/Entries|sign up]]''' for [[WP:The Core Contest|The Core Contest]], an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve [[Wikipedia:Vital articles|vital]] and other core articles on Wikipedia.
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== WikiCup 2024 April newsletter ==

We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.

Our current top scorers are as follows:   

* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} with 642 points, mostly from 11 [[WP:GA|GA]]s about radio and television;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|voorts}} with 530 points, mostly from two FAs ([[Well he would, wouldn't he?]] and [[Cora Agnes Benneson]]) and three GAs;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|SounderBruce}} with 497 points, mostly from a [[WP:FA|FA]] about the [[2020 Seattle Sounders FC season|2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC]] and two GAs;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Tamzin}} with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink [[Capri-Sun]] and three GAs;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Kusma}} with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist [[Anna Blackburne]] and a GA.

Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews]]. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from [[WP:GAME|gaming Wikipedia policies or processes]] to receive more points. 

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring]]. Further questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]] and the judges ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from  [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 15:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
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== WikiCup 2024 May newsletter ==

The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} with 707 points, mostly from 45 [[WP:GAN|good article nomination]] reviews and 12 [[WP:GA|good articles]]s about radio and television;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 [[WP:DYK|did you know]] nominations about coinage and history;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|SounderBruce}} with 552 points, mostly from a [[WP:FA|featured article]] about the [[2020 Seattle Sounders FC season]], three [[WP:FL|featured lists]], and two good articles;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BennyOnTheLoose}} with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player [[John Pulman]], two featured lists, and one good article;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|voorts}} with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles ([[Well he would, wouldn't he?]] and [[Cora Agnes Benneson]]) and three good articles.

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Round 2|here]]. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 [[WP:ITN|in the news]] credits and at least 200 [[WP:DYK|did you know]] credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to [[Wikipedia:featured topics|featured topics]] and [[Wikipedia:good topics|good topics]].

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]]. 

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring|this page]]. Further questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]] and the judges ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck!  <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 13:37, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
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== Administrators' newsletter – May 2024 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (April 2024).

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
* Phase I of the [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review|2024 requests for adminship review]] has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 3b: Make the first two days discussion-only (trial)|creating a discussion-only period]] (3b) and [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 13: Admin elections|administrator elections]] (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as  [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 2: Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA|creating a reminder of civility norms]] (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I|full report]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. [[phab:T280531|T280531]]

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* The arbitration case ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conflict of interest management|Conflict of interest management]]'' has been closed.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
* A [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/May 2024|'''New Pages Patrol backlog drive''']] is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the [[Special:NewPagesFeed|new pages feed]]. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/May 2024/Participants|'''Sign up here to participate!''']]
* Voting for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)]] election is open until 9 May 2024. Read the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024#Voting|voting page on Meta-Wiki]] and '''[[m:Special:SecurePoll/vote/396|cast your vote here!]]'''

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== Kalloor ==

Could you please restore [[Kalloor]] at [[Wikipedia:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia/Kalloor]]? As a new record breaker for the longest standing Wikipedia hoax, I think it should be preserved. Thanks. <span style="color:green">'''Ten Pound Hammer'''</span> • <sup>([[User talk:TenPoundHammer|What did I screw up now?]])</sup> 23:53, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

:I'm not going to be able to do that for a couple of days at least (possibly longer) due to work commitments, so I'm happy for another admin to do it instead. There wouldn't be any stepping-on-toes if that happened. [[User:BigHaz|BigHaz]] - [[User_talk:BigHaz|Schreit mich an]] 00:47, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

== ''The Signpost'': 16 May 2024 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – June 2024 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (May 2024).

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II|Phase II]] of the [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review|2024 RfA review]] has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I|Phase I]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Nuke|Nuke]] feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. [[Phab:T43351|T43351]]

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* The arbitration case ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Venezuelan politics|Venezuelan politics]]'' has been closed.
* The Committee is [[Special:Permalink/1225426349#Conflict of interest VRT queue and call for volunteers|seeking volunteers for various roles]], including access to the [[WP:COIVRT|conflict of interest VRT queue]].

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* WikiProject Reliability's [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Reliability/June 2024 Drive|unsourced statements drive]] is happening in June 2024 to replace {{tl|citation needed}} tags with references! '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Reliability/June 2024 Drive|Sign up here to participate!]]'''

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== ''The Signpost'': 8 June 2024 ==

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== WikiCup 2024 July newsletter ==

The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.

The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:

* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} with 1,059 points, mostly from 1 [[WP:FA|featured article]] on [[DeLancey W. Gill]], 11 [[WP:GA|good articles]], 18 [[WP:DYK|did you know]] nominations, and dozens of reviews;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Skyshifter}} with 673 points, mostly from 2 featured articles on [[Worlds (Porter Robinson album)]] and [[I'm God]], 5 good articles, and 2 did you know nominations;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} with 557 points, mostly from 1 featured article on [[KNXV-TV]], 5 good articles, and 8 did you know nominations; and
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AryKun}} with 415 points, mostly from 1 featured article on [[Great cuckoo-dove]], with a high number of bonus points from that article.

The full scores for round 3 can be seen [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Round 3|here]]. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 [[WP:ITN|in the news]] credits, and at least 285 [[WP:DYK|did you know]] credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to [[Wikipedia:featured topics|featured topics]] and [[Wikipedia:good topics|good topics]].

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]].

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring|this page]]. Further questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]] and the judges ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 21:29, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
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== ''The Signpost'': 4 July 2024 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – July 2024 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (June 2024).

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|[[Special:Permalink/1226644195#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2024#June 2024|De728631]]
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[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. [[mw:Manual:Interface/Sidebar|Documentation is available]] on  MediaWiki. ({{phab|T6086}})

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* The [[:m:Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist]] is re-opening on 15 July 2024. [[:m:Community_Wishlist_Survey/Future_Of_The_Wishlist/Preview_of_the_New_Wishlist#July_1,_2024:_The_Community_Wishlist_is_re-opening_Jul_15,_2024._Here's_what_to_expect,_and_how_to_prepare.|Read more]]

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== ''The Signpost'': 22 July 2024 ==

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== 51st WikiProject Eurovision Newsletter ==

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<div style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; ">[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision/News/Issue 51/#Other contest news|Nemo wins for Switzerland]].</div>
<div style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; ">[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision/News/Issue 51/#Other contest news|Junior Eurovision 2024 will be hosted in Madrid.]].</div>
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| colspan="1" style="border: 1px solid #FF0000; border-color: #FF0000; border-bottom:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:75%;">Good articles</span>
| colspan="1" style="border: 1px solid #FF0000; border-color: #FF0000; border-bottom:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:75%;">Featured articles</span>
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| colspan="1" style="border: 1px solid #FF0000; border-color: #FF0000; border-top:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;">4</span> {{nochange}}
| colspan="1" style="border: 1px solid #FF0000; border-color: #FF0000; border-top:0px; text-align:center;" | <span style="font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;">116</span> {{increase}}
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== Administrators' newsletter – August 2024 ==

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* [[:meta:Global blocks|Global blocks]] may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may [[Special:GlobalBlockWhitelist|locally unblock]] when appropriate.
* Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via [[Special:GlobalVanishRequest]]. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* The Arbitration Committee [[Special:Permalink/1238795146#Conflict of interest VRT appointments, July 2024|appointed]] the following administrators to the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Conflict of interest reports|conflict of interest volunteer response team]]: {{noping|Bilby}}, {{noping|Extraordinary Writ}}

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== WikiCup 2024 August newsletter ==

The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:

* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 [[WP:FA|featured article]]s, 2 [[WP:FL|featured lists]], 7 [[WP:GA|good articles]], and 13 [[WP:DYK|did you know]] nominations;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Arconning}} with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AirshipJungleman29}} with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on [[Genghis Khan]] and 2 good articles; and
* {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BennyOnTheLoose}} with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on [[Susanna Hoffs]], 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.

Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Round 4|here]]. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 [[WP:ITN|in the news]] credits, and at least 333 [[WP:DYK|did you know]] credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to [[Wikipedia:featured topics|featured topics]] and [[Wikipedia:good topics|good topics]].

Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. If two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed]]. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring|this page]]. Further questions are welcome on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup]] and the judges ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 03:11, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
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[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (August 2024).

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
* Following an [[Special:Permalink/1241596410#RfC:_enacting_C4_(unused_maintenance_categories)|RfC]], there is a new [[WP:CSD|criterion for speedy deletion]]: [[WP:CSD#C4|C4]], which {{tq|applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past}}.
* A [[Wikipedia talk:Notability (species)#Proposal to adopt this guideline|request for comment]] is open to discuss whether [[Wikipedia:Notability (species)|Notability (species)]] should be adopted as a [[WP:SNG|subject-specific notability guideline]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* Following a [[Special:Permalink/1239237654#Motion 2: World War II and the history of Jews in Poland|motion]], [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/World War II and the history of Jews in Poland#My very best wishes bans|remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of ''World War II and the history of Jews in Poland'']] (the topic and interaction bans on [[User:My very best wishes|My very best wishes]], respectively) were repealed.
* [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/German war effort#Cinderella157 German history topic ban|Remedy 3C]] of the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/German war effort|''German war effort'' case]] ("{{noping|Cinderella157}} German history topic ban") was [[Special:Permalink/1243178496Motion: Cinderella157's topic ban suspended|suspended]] for a period of six months.
* The arbitration case [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Historical elections|Historical Elections]] is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* Editors can now enter into [[Wikipedia:Good article review circles|good article review circles]], an alternative for informal ''[[quid pro quo]]'' arrangements, to have a [[Wikipedia:Good article nominations|GAN]] reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
* A [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/September 2024|'''New Pages Patrol backlog drive''']] is happening in September 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the [[Special:NewPagesFeed|new pages feed]]. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,900 articles and 26,200 redirects awaiting review. [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/September 2024/Participants|'''Sign up here to participate!''']]

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[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (September 2024).

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*[[Wikipedia:Administrator elections|Administrator elections]] are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to [[WP:RFA|requests for adminship]] (RfA). The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with [[Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Call for candidates|candidate sign-up]] from October 8 to 14, a [[Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Discussion phase|discussion phase]] from October 22 to 24, and [[meta:SecurePoll|SecurePoll voting]] from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at [[Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections]].
* Following [[Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#"File pages without a corresponding file"|a discussion]], the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion [[WP:CSD#G8|G8]]  to [[WP:CSD#F2|F2]]. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.
* A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Administrator Recall|request for comment]] is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an [[Wikipedia:Administrator recall|administrator recall]] process.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* The arbitration case ''[[Special:Permalink/1245898405#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Historical elections closed|Historical elections]]'' has been closed.
* An arbitration case regarding [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Backlash to diversity and inclusion|Backlash to diversity and inclusion]] has been opened.
* Editors are invited to '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2024/Electoral Commission|nominate themselves]]''' to serve on the 2024 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission until ''23:59 October 8, 2024 (UTC)''.

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* If you are interested in stopping spammers, please put [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist]] and [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist]] on your watchlist, and help out when you can.

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== Invitation to participate in a research ==

Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Wikipedia, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this '''[https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/294789?lang=en anonymous survey]'''.

You do not have to be an Administrator to participate.

The survey should take around 10-15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on its [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Research:Wikipedia Administrator Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition|Meta page]] and view its [[wmf:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Administrator Experiences 2024 Survey Privacy Statement|privacy statement]] .

Please find our contact on the project Meta page if you have any questions or concerns.

Kind Regards,

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== WikiCup 2024 November newsletter ==

The 2024 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round being a very tight race. Our new champion is {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AirshipJungleman29}}, who scored 2,283 points mainly through 3 high-multiplier FAs and 3 GAs on military history topics. By a 1% margin, Airship beat out last year's champion, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BeanieFan11}}, who scored second with 2,264 points, mainly from an impressive 58 GAs about athletes. In third place, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} scored 1,528 points, primarily from two FAs on U.S. Librarians of Congress and 20 GAs about various historical topics. Our other finalists are: {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} with 879 points, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Hey man im josh}} with 533 points, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BennyOnTheLoose}} with 432 points, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Arconning}} with 244 points, and {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AryKun}} with 15 points. Congratulations to our finalists and all who participated!

The final round was very productive, and contestants had 7 FAs, 9 FLs, 94 GAs, 73 FAC reviews, and 79 GAN reviews and peer reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.

*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} wins the featured article prize for 3 FAs in round 4, and 7 FAs overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Hey man im josh}} wins the featured list prize for 23 FLs overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|MaranoFan}} wins the featured topic prize for 9 articles in featured topics in round 1.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Hey man im josh}} wins the featured content reviewer prize for 110 FA/FL reviews overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BeanieFan11}} wins the good article prize for 58 GAs in round 5, and 70 GAs overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Fritzmann}} wins the good topic prize for 6 articles in good topics in round 2.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} wins the good article reviewer prize for 45 GA reviews in round 2, and 78 GA reviews overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BeanieFan11}} wins the DYK prize, for 131 Did you know articles overall.
*{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Muboshgu}} wins the ITN prize, for 15 In the news articles in round 1, and 36 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2025 signups|sign up to participate]]'''; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2025 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement!

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== Administrators' newsletter – November 2024 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (October 2024).

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[[File:Wikipedia Administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
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|[[Special:Permalink/1248966496#Resysop request (Crisco 1492)|Crisco 1492]]
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|[[Special:Permalink/1248791416#Inactive admins for October 2024|Babajobu]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1254200257#Desysop request (Daniel)|Daniel]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1248791416#Inactive admins for October 2024|Elf]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1248791416#Inactive admins for October 2024|Jayron32]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1249813284#De-adminship request for Thue|Thue]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1248753311#Desysop request (Wugapodes)|Wugapodes]]
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[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Special:Permalink/27564949#Maxim@en.wikipedia|Maxim]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversighter changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Special:Permalink/27564949#Maxim@en.wikipedia|Maxim]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
* Following a [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Discussion-only period#Structured discussion|discussion]], the [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Discussion-only period|discussion-only period]] proposal that went for a trial to refine the [[WP:RFA|requests for adminship]] (RfA) process has been discontinued.
* Following a [[Special:Permalink/1254983370#Administrator Recall|request for comment]], [[WP:RECALL|Administrator recall]] is adopted as a policy.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* Mass deletions done with the [[ Special:Nuke|Nuke]] tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. {{phab|T366068}}

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* {{noping|RoySmith}}, {{noping|Barkeep49}} and {{noping|Cyberpower678}} have been appointed to the [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2024/Electoral Commission|Electoral Commission]] for the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2024|2024 Arbitration Committee Elections]]. {{noping|ThadeusOfNazereth}} and {{noping|Dr vulpes}} are reserve commissioners.
* Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate from 3 November 2024 until 12 November 2024 to stand in the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2024|2024 Arbitration Committee elections]].
* The Arbitration Committee is [[Special:Permalink/1249961616#Call for applications: clerks, COI queue, checkuser, and oversight|seeking volunteers]] for roles such as clerks, access to the COI queue, checkuser, and oversight.
[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
* An [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Unreferenced articles/Backlog drives/November 2024|unreferenced articles backlog drive]] is happening in November 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{tl|Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Unreferenced articles/Backlog drives/November 2024/Participants|'''Sign up to participate!''']]

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== Administrators' newsletter – December 2024 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (November 2024).

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|[[Special:Permalink/1255448214#Admin election results - please enact|Dr vulpes]]
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|[[Special:Permalink/1255448214#Admin election results - please enact|Sohom Datta]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1255448214#Admin election results - please enact|ThadeusOfNazereth]]
|[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Voorts|Voorts]]
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|[[Special:Permalink/1255940614#Resysop request (Ajpolino)|Ajpolino]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1255791525#Resysop request (Fathoms Below)|Fathoms Below]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1256350964#Resysop request (Pppery)|Pppery]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1258681482#Resysop request (Tamzin)|Tamzin]]
|[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Worm That Turned 2|Worm That Turned]]
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|[[Special:Permalink/1254642984#Inactive admins for November 2024|Aervanath]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1254642984#Inactive admins for November 2024|Christopher Sundita]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1256554366#Desysop request (Dank)|Dank]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1258747214#-sysop (Dennis Brown)|Dennis Brown]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1254732881#Removal of enwiki Admin rights|Dragons flight]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1258369062#Desysop request (Fastily)|Fastily]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1258563026#Desysop request (Graham87)|Graham87]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1254642984#Inactive admins for November 2024|JaGa]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1254642984#Inactive admins for November 2024|Kbh3rd]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1255999577#Desysop request (Marine 69-71)|Marine 69-71]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1254642984#Inactive admins for November 2024|Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1254642984#Inactive admins for November 2024|Yamamoto Ichiro]]
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|[[Special:Permalink/1256544536#Interface admin perm request (Sohom Datta)|Sohom Datta]]
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|[[Special:Permalink/1257592926#Change to the CheckUser team, November 2024|Spicy]]
|[[Special:Permalink/1257061609#CheckUser and conflict of interest VRT appointments, November 2024|TheresNoTime]]
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
* Following [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators#RFC: Resysoppings after five years with no administrative actions|an RFC]], the [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Restoration of adminship|policy on restoration of adminship]] has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard]] within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
* Following a [[Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#RfC: Enacting T5 (unused template subpages)|request for comment]], a new speedy deletion criterion, [[WP:T5|T5]], has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
* Technical volunteers can now register for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2025|2025 Wikimedia Hackathon]], which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. [https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/hackathon2025/ Application for travel and accommodation scholarships] is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
* The arbitration case ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Yasuke|Yasuke]]'' (formerly titled ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Backlash to diversity and inclusion|Backlash to diversity and inclusion]]'') has been closed.
* An arbitration case titled ''[[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Palestine-Israel articles 5|Palestine-Israel articles 5]]'' has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.

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== ''The Signpost'': 12 December 2024 ==

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== Welcome to the 2025 WikiCup! ==

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2025 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor, we hope the WikiCup will give you a chance to improve your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup|here]]'''. If you have not yet signed up, you can '''[[Wikipedia:WikiCup/2025 signups|add your name here]]''' and the judges will set up your submissions page ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiCup|WikiCup talk page]]. 

For the 2025 WikiCup, we've implemented [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring#What's changed from last year?|several changes]] to the scoring system. The highest-ranking contestants will now receive [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring#Tournament points|tournament points]] at the end of each round, and final rankings are decided by the number of tournament points each contestant has. If you're busy and can't sign up in January, don't worry: Signups are now open throughout the year. To make things fairer for latecomers, the lowest-scoring contestants will no longer be eliminated at the end of each round.

The first round will end on 26 February. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: {{User4|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User4|Epicgenius}}, {{User4|Frostly}}, {{User4|Guerillero}} and {{User4|Lee Vilenski}}. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from  [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send]].</small> [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 00:13, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
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