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== Administrators' newsletter – December 2023 == == Administrators' newsletter – October 2024 ==


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] '''Guideline and policy news''' ] '''Guideline and policy news'''
*] are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to ] (RfA). The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with ] from October 8 to 14, a ] from October 22 to 24, and ] from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at ].
* Following a ], the ] has been updated to note that while it is considered best practice for administrators to have ] (pings) enabled, this is not mandatory. Administrators who do not use notifications are now strongly encouraged to indicate this on their user page.
* Following ], the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion ] to ]. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.
* A ] is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an ] process.


] '''Arbitration''' ] '''Arbitration'''
* The arbitration case '']'' has been closed.
* Following ], the ] has been amended, removing the allowance for non-extended-confirmed editors to post constructive comments on the "Talk:" namespace. Now, non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace solely to make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided that their actions are not disruptive.
* An arbitration case regarding ] has been opened.
* The Arbitration Committee has ] a call for Checkusers and Oversighters, stating that it will currently be accepting applications for CheckUser and/or Oversight permissions at any point in the year.
* Editors are invited to ''']''' to serve on the 2024 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission until ''23:59 October 8, 2024 (UTC)''.
* ] are invited to ''']''' for the ] until ''23:59 December 11, 2023 (UTC)''. Candidate statements can be seen ].

] '''Miscellaneous'''
* If you are interested in stopping spammers, please put ] and ] on your watchlist, and help out when you can.


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== Administrators' newsletter – November 2024 ==
== A barnstar for you! ==


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== Administrators' newsletter – January 2024 ==

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* Following a ], ] is adopted as a policy.


] '''Arbitration''' ] '''Technical news'''
* Mass deletions done with the ] tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. {{phab|T366068}}
* Following the ], the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{Noping|Aoidh}}, {{Noping|Cabayi}}, {{Noping|Firefly}}, {{Noping|HJ Mitchell}}, {{Noping|Maxim}}, {{Noping|Sdrqaz}}, {{Noping|ToBeFree}}, {{Noping|Z1720}}.
* Following a ], the Arbitration Committee rescinded the restrictions on the page name move discussions for the two Ireland pages that were ].
* The arbitration case '']'' has been closed.


] '''Arbitration'''
* {{noping|RoySmith}}, {{noping|Barkeep49}} and {{noping|Cyberpower678}} have been appointed to the ] for the ]. {{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 ].
* The Arbitration Committee is ] for roles such as clerks, access to the COI queue, checkuser, and oversight.
] '''Miscellaneous''' ] '''Miscellaneous'''
* The ] is happening in January 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles in the ]. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,000 unreviewed articles awaiting review. ] * An ] 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. ]

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== Administrators' newsletter – February 2024 == == Administrators' newsletter – December 2024 ==


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] '''Guideline and policy news''' ] '''Guideline and policy news'''
* Following ], the ] has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the ] within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
* An ] about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.
* Following a ], a new speedy deletion criterion, ], has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.


] '''Technical news''' ] '''Technical news'''
* Technical volunteers can now register for the ], which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.
* 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}})


] '''Arbitration''' ] '''Arbitration'''
* The arbitration case '']'' (formerly titled '']'') has been closed.
* Following a ], 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.
* An arbitration case titled '']'' has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.
* Community feedback is ] for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at ].

] '''Miscellaneous'''
* Voting in the ] will begin on 06 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 27 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC). The ] of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically to vote.
* A vote to '''ratify the charter for the ]''' is open till 2 February 2024, 23:59:59 (UTC) via ]. 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 ].
* Community Tech has made some preliminary decisions about the future of the ]. In summary, they aim to develop a new, continuous intake system for community technical requests that improves prioritization, resource allocation, and communication regarding wishes. ]
* The ] 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. ]


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* Following ], ] was adopted as a ].
* ] of the 2024 ] is now open for participation. Editors are invited to review, comment on, and propose improvements to the ].
* A ] is open to discuss whether admins should be advised to warn users rather than issue no-warning blocks to those who have posted promotional content outside of article space.
* Following ], the inactivity requirement for the removal of the ] right increased from 6 months to 12 months.

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* The Nuke feature also now ] to the userpage of the user whose pages were deleted, and to the pages which were not selected for deletion, after page deletions are queued. This enables easier follow-up admin-actions.
* The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. ({{phab|T353388}})

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* Following the ], the following editors have been elected to the Arbitration Committee: {{noping|CaptainEek}}, {{noping|Daniel}}, {{noping|Elli}}, {{noping|KrakatoaKatie}}, {{noping|Liz}}, {{noping|Primefac}}, {{noping|ScottishFinnishRadish}}, {{noping|Theleekycauldron}}, {{noping|Worm That Turned}}.


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* A ] is happening in January 2025 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the ]. ]
* The 2024 appointees for the ] are ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] as members, with ] serving as steward-observer.
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Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2024).

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  • Mass deletions done with the Nuke tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. T366068

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Administrators' newsletter – January 2025

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2024).

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Arbitration

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