Slakr
Joined 28 January 2006
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Regarding slakr: Why did my page get deleted?
Please see Wikipedia:Why was my page deleted? first. I have no idea what you're talking about. What's vandalism?
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"Zach Hanson" listed at Redirects for discussion
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The redirect Zach Hanson has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 July 31 § Zach Hanson until a consensus is reached. Liz Read! Talk! 22:10, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
UK Lawyers for Israel
editHi slakr, I see you recently added page protection to Tech for Palestine. Do you think the new UK Lawyers for Israel article needs similar protection? I can imagine it may attract attention from 'special interest' groups. Thanks. Sionk (talk) 09:44, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
- I went ahead and did it based on the existing content of the article / its primary claims to notability, but since the article is relatively new, it might get reduced / removed / sectioned if the subject's main notability/raison d'etre isn't predominantly within Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Arab–Israeli conflict (well, unless there's actual disruption). In the future, though, note that you'll likely get faster responses by posting protection requests to WP:RFPP; I could be active one day and gone the next few. :P --slakr\ talk / 10:05, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – August 2025
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2025).
Administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, G15, has been enacted. It applies to pages generated by a large language model (LLM) without human review.
- Following a request for comment, there is a new policy outlining the granting of permissions to view the IP addresses of temporary accounts. Temporary account deployment on the English Wikipedia is currently scheduled for September 2025, and editors can request access to the permission ahead of time. Admins are encouraged to keep an eye on the request page; there will likely be a flood of editors requesting the permission when they realize they can no longer see IP addresses.
Technical news
- Administrators can now restrict the "Add a Link" feature to newcomers. The "Add a Link" Structured Task helps new account holders get started with editing. Administrators can configure this setting in the Community Configuration page.
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Indian military history has been closed.
- South Asia (WP:CT/SA) is designated a contentious topic. The topic area is specifically defined as
All pages related to the region of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal), broadly construed, including but not limited to history, politics, ethnicity, and social groups.
- The contentious topic designations for Sri Lanka (SL) and India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan (IPA) are folded into this new contentious topic.
- The community-authorized general sanctions regarding South Asian social groups (GS/CASTE) are rescinded and folded into this new contentious topic.
- South Asia (WP:CT/SA) is designated a contentious topic. The topic area is specifically defined as
- The arbitration case Article titles and capitalisation 2 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case closed on 31 July.
- The arbitration case Transgender healthcare and people has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 11 August.
Miscellaneous
- Wikimania 2025 is happening in Nairobi, Kenya, and online from August 6 to August 9. This year marks 20 years of Wikimania. Interested users can join the online event. Registration for the virtual event is free and will remain open throughout Wikimania. You can register here now.
User
editIs there any way i can report this user? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/MattSucci He has been constantly starting edit wars and its annoying and frustrating to deal with it Steven547 (talk) 16:24, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
- I have done nothing other than attempt to improve Wikipedia articles. I have gained consensus where necessary and I have engaged with arrogant editors when needed. To summarise, I have reverted the continued readding of unnecessary, excessive and unencyclopedic edits by obviously unqualified editors. MattSucci (talk) 17:15, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
- blatantly removing tons of text based off your opinion and pinging your friend when someone calls you out isn't improving anything you have been asked in the past to stop and you haven't Steven547 (talk) 17:19, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
- Well, that is your naive opinion. Asking editors of a like-mind for advice and extra consensus, apparently, isn't improving Wikipedia. You should simply accept the fact that you are out of your depth. MattSucci (talk) 17:24, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
- talking with you goes nowhere as all you seem to do is tell people they aren't as smart as you and call them names you call me arrogant yet constantly bring up your "experience" whenever anyone questions you about why you constantly start edit wars over the removal of entire paragraphs of text because in your opinion its "trivia" none of that changes the fact that you have been starting edit wars despite being warned not to Steven547 (talk) 17:40, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
- Well, that is your naive opinion. Asking editors of a like-mind for advice and extra consensus, apparently, isn't improving Wikipedia. You should simply accept the fact that you are out of your depth. MattSucci (talk) 17:24, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
- blatantly removing tons of text based off your opinion and pinging your friend when someone calls you out isn't improving anything you have been asked in the past to stop and you haven't Steven547 (talk) 17:19, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
Galatta Plus
editCould you please respond here where you have been pinged? You blacklisted a notable website which is run by a very notable individual. Kailash29792 (talk) 04:35, 18 August 2025 (UTC)
- I've been away for the past few days (and likely will be hit or miss for the next few weeks), but feel free to check the corresponding page's history to see who actually performed the action. Making use of tools like wikiblame can also help save time (and energy) in the future. --slakr\ talk / 01:38, 23 August 2025 (UTC)