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Archive 7: July – December 2021

Administrators' newsletter – July 2021

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

  Guideline and policy news

  • 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 RfC is open to discuss the next steps following a trial which automatically applied pending changes to TFAs.

  Technical news

  • IP addresses of unregistered users are to be hidden from everyone. There is a rough draft of how 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 at the talk page.

  Arbitration


The Signpost: 25 July 2021

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And one new admin!
Three strikes and you're out?
Bias, propaganda and more murderous mistakes!
Watch the video!
And other recent research publications
But you can call it soccer if you'd like.
Money, money, money.
Two poems of Wikipedia.

Administrators' newsletter – July 2021

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

  Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC is open to add a delay of one week from nomination to deletion for G13 speedy deletions.

  Technical news

  • Last week all wikis were very slow or not accessible for 30 minutes. This was due to server lag caused by regenerating dynamic lists on the Russian Wikinews after a large bulk import. (T287380)

  Arbitration

  Miscellaneous


TheWikiWizard-Summer 2021

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Hello, Pythoncoder! Here is the Summer 2021 issue of TheWikiWizard.

Wikipedia News

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  • There is an election that is taking place, for the Wikikmedia Foundation, to read more about it click here
  • The Wikipedia Library, has made some updates to their terms of use. You can read more here
  • Wikimania took place this month!
  • There are a few new admins who have joined the Admin Team, congrats to them! Remember, if you see a use who you believe meets the criteria for adminship here, or on other projects (Please check that Wikipedia/Wikimedia Project's Adminship Criteria page, as they vary by project), you can give it a try and nominate them for adminship if they are okay with it!

Humour

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Editors notes

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  • I have been really busy with school so I was unable to write this issue for a long time. Thanks for your patience. :)
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The Signpost: 29 August 2021

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Just do it!
May Father Will forgive us!
With two musical celebrations!
We just look at the pictures!
Moving forward.
A monthly overview of new research results.
You can start with your birthday article!
Winners and losers.
Higher, faster, stronger and more informative!

Administrators' newsletter – September 2021

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

 

  Administrator changes

  Jake Wartenberg
  EmperorViridian Bovary
  AshleyyoursmileViridian Bovary

  Guideline and policy news

  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 mediawiki page.

  Arbitration

  Miscellaneous


New Page Patrol newsletter September 2021

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New Page Review queue September 2021

Hello Pythoncoder/News,

Please join this discussion - there is increase in the abuse of Wikipedia and its processes by POV pushers, Paid Editors, and by holders of various user rights including Autopatrolled. Even our review systems themselves at AfC and NPR have been infiltrated. The good news is that detection is improving, but the downside is that it creates the need for a huge clean up - which of course adds to backlogs.

Copyright violations are also a serious issue. Most non-regular contributors do not understand why, and most of our Reviewers are not experts on copyright law - and can't be expected to be, but there is excellent, easy-to-follow advice on COPYVIO detection here.

At the time of the last newsletter (#25, December 2020) the backlog was only just over 2,000 articles. New Page Review is an official system. It's the only firewall against the inclusion of new, improper pages.

There are currently 706 New Page Reviewers plus a further 1,080 admins, but as much as nearly 90% of the patrolling is still being done by around only the 20 or so most regular patrollers.

If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process or its software.

 

Various awards are due to be allocated by the end of the year and barnstars are overdue. If you would like to manage this, please let us know. Indeed, if you are interested in coordinating NPR, it does not involve much time and the tasks are described here.


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The Signpost: 26 September 2021

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And one new admin!
And a bit about the past.
But just disregarded the warnings.
But not banned!
Did German Wikipedia love parliaments a little too much? Plus fake-bacon and a ponzi scheme.
Emotional injury and rising standards against a backdrop of a dwindling sysop cadre: the 2021 Requests for adminship review grapples with tough issues.
And other new research publications
Help us piece together WikiProject Craft!
Or is it Donda, Leylah Fernandez, and Flight 93?
$4.5 million for equity.
An interview with members of the Random Page Patrol.

Administrators' newsletter – October 2021

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

  Guideline and policy news

  Technical news

  Arbitration

  • A motion has standardised the 500/30 (extended confirmed) restrictions placed by the Arbitration Committee. The standardised restriction is now listed in the Arbitration Committee's procedures.
  • Following the closure of the Iranian politics case, standard discretionary sanctions are authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, post-1978 Iranian politics, broadly construed.
  • The Arbitration Committee 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.

  Miscellaneous

  • Editors 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 add themselves to the mentor list.
  • The community consultation phase of the 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process is open for editors to provide comments and ask questions to candidates.

November 2021 backlog drive

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New Page Patrol | November 2021 Backlog Drive
 
  • On November 1, a one-month backlog drive for New Page Patrol will begin.
  • Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles patrolled.
  • Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive.
  • Redirect patrolling is not part of the drive.
  • Interested in taking part? Sign up here.
You're receiving this message because you are a new page patroller. To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here.

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TheWikiWizard- October 2021

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Hi, Pythoncoder! Here is the October 2021 issue of TheWikiWizard!

Wikipedia News

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Humour

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Editor's Notes

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  • Thank you for your patience, I was busy, and still am, so issues of TWW may be delayed.
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The Signpost: 31 October 2021

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What Wikipedians can and cannot do.
And will the last person to leave the C-Suite please turn off the lights?
Beam me up, Scotty – Matt Amodio for sure, and maybe just a few VIPs, billionaires, and Tucker Carlson.
Section 230 in practice – this Black life should matter to us.
Proposals to solve eight core problems – what many describe as a broken process – identified in the 2021 RfA review.
And other new research results
Were the bans justified?
Plus German elections and movies galore.
Now discovering and accessing Wikimedia tools will be easier.
Details can make all the difference!
Or you could watch the video!
An interview with participants at WikiProject Redirect.
24 clues to chew on.

Administrators' newsletter – November 2021

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

  Guideline and policy news

  • Phase 2 of the 2021 RfA review has commenced which will discuss potential solutions to address the 8 issues found in Phase 1. Proposed solutions that achieve consensus will be implemented and you may propose solutions till 07 November 2021.

  Technical news

  Arbitration

  Miscellaneous


The Signpost: 29 November 2021

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Will they deny non-fungible tokens next?
15th annual event closes with hundreds of articles improved
1,767 nominations in November... AN/Is... DRVs... The largest AfD in history, possibly ever!
Wikipedia democratizes knowledge, but is it in Jeopardy?
We should have at least one of these every year!
Editors propose modifications to Wikipedia's admin-making process.
How MediaWiki works with media files.
From the silver screen to your computer screen
A worthy pilot but the photo didn't match the article!
Sharing the wealth of information!
Conjuring up the jesters again!
And other recent research publications
Answers to last month's puzzle included.

Administrators' newsletter – December 2021

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

 

  Administrator changes

  A TrainBerean HunterEpbr123GermanJoeSanchomMysid

  Technical news

  • Unregistered editors using the mobile website are now able to receive notices to indicate they have talk page messages. The notice looks similar to what is already present on desktop, and will be displayed on when viewing any page except mainspace and when editing any page. (T284642)
  • The limit on the number of emails a user can send per day has been made global instead of per-wiki to help prevent abuse. (T293866)

  Arbitration



TheWikiWizard- December 2021

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Hi, Pythoncoder! Here is the December 2021 issue of TheWikiWizard!

Humour

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  • Christmas is here again, time to bug people to get you the stuff you really, really want! (Anyone going to get me some butter cookies, or that giant Costco teddy bear?)
  • If you don't like turkey, there's always the rotisserie chicken!
  • If you ate too much turkey and regret it, then you should have read the above message ;)

Wikipedia News

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We don't have much to report this month, but we do have the following...
  • The Simple English Wikipedia has almost reached 200,000 articles!
  • Wikipedia Asian Month which took place in November, has finished. Now, all the articles are judged and then it is determined who gets the postcards, even if you don't get one, or didn't participate, there is always next year, and we thank you for everything you have done!
  • Arbitration Committee Elections December 2021 took place earlier this month, for elegible editors. (At the time of this writing it was still taking place, but I assumed by the time this issue was sent, it would have been finished - It is set to finish at December 6 2021 at 23:59 UTC )

Editor's Notes

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  • I haven't forgotten about TWW ;) Don't worry.
  • TWW is in the process of getting a new main page, if you have any ideas, or would like to help, please shoot a message on the TWW talk page.
  • That's it for this issue! This is the last issue for 2021. See you all in 2022! Have a safe and happy holiday season!
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Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 22

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The Signpost: 28 December 2021

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And wishing our readers a healthy, fortunate and bountiful 2022.
Wrapping up 2021 with a pair of auctions, activity surrounding administrators, and an audit.
Wikipedia and the Oxford Dictionary of Music have different opinions.
Even for Wikipedia critics in nappies!
And other new research results.
Elections certified, bans unlifted, mailing lists restricted, but no new cases.
Commemorating a milestone: word count comparisons with other Wikipedias.
More hats than a rodeo: the best, worst, and gnarliest AfDs of 2021.
Some of 2021's most dramatic moments through Wikicommons images.
We'll always remember the Greek alphabet!
Answers to last month's puzzle included.
Helpful how-to for the prospective buyer. Why settle for a measly single edit, when you can buy the whole thing?