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== Administrators' newsletter – April 2024 == == Administrators' newsletter – October 2024 ==


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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}})
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== Administrators' newsletter – May 2024 ==

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*] 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 ].
* Phase I of the ] has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including ] (3b) and ] (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as ] (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 ].
* 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.
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* Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Misplaced Pages. 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. ]


] '''Arbitration''' ] '''Arbitration'''
* The arbitration case '']'' has been closed. * The arbitration case '']'' has been closed.
* An arbitration case regarding ] has been opened.
* Editors are invited to ''']''' 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 ] and ] on your watchlist, and help out when you can.
* This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
* A ] is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the ]. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. ]
* Voting for the ] election is open until 9 May 2024. Read the ] and ''']'''


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== Administrators' newsletter – June 2024 == == Administrators' newsletter – November 2024 ==


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* ] of the ] has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in ]. * Following a ], the ] proposal that went for a trial to refine the ] (RfA) process has been discontinued.
* Following a ], ] is adopted as a policy.


] '''Technical news''' ] '''Technical news'''
* The ] feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. ] * 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}}


] '''Arbitration''' ] '''Arbitration'''
* {{noping|RoySmith}}, {{noping|Barkeep49}} and {{noping|Cyberpower678}} have been appointed to the ] for the ]. {{noping|ThadeusOfNazereth}} and {{noping|Dr vulpes}} are reserve commissioners.
* The arbitration case '']'' has been closed.
* Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate from 3 November 2024 until 12 November 2024 to stand in the ].
* The Committee is ], including access to the ].
* The Arbitration Committee is ] for roles such as clerks, access to the COI queue, checkuser, and oversight.

] '''Miscellaneous''' ] '''Miscellaneous'''
* WikiProject Reliability's ] is happening in June 2024 to replace {{tl|citation needed}} tags with references! ''']''' * 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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* Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. ] on MediaWiki. ({{phab|T6086}})
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* The ] is re-opening on 15 July 2024. ]
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== Administrators' newsletter – August 2024 ==

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* 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.
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* Following a ], a new speedy deletion criterion, ], has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.


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* Technical volunteers can now register for the ], which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.
* ] may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may ] when appropriate.
* Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via ]. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.


] '''Arbitration''' ] '''Arbitration'''
* The arbitration case '']'' (formerly titled '']'') has been closed.
* The Arbitration Committee ] the following administrators to the ]: {{noping|Bilby}}, {{noping|Extraordinary Writ}}
* An arbitration case titled '']'' has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.


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* Following an ], there is a new ]: ], which {{tq|applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past}}.
* A ] is open to discuss whether ] should be adopted as a ]. * 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.
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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.


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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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Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

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