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== Administrators' newsletter – May 2023 == == Administrators' newsletter – October 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 ].
* A ] about removing administrative privileges in specified situations is open for feedback.
* 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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* Progress has started on the ]. This is to address the concerns raised by the community in their ] that requested improvements be made to the tool.


] '''Arbitration''' ] '''Arbitration'''
* The proposed decision in the ] case is expected 11 May 2023. * 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)''.


] '''Miscellaneous''' ] '''Miscellaneous'''
* If you are interested in stopping spammers, please put ] and ] on your watchlist, and help out when you can.
* ] through May 19. The final plan will be published in July 2023.


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== Administrators' newsletter – June 2023 == == Administrators' newsletter – November 2024 ==


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* Following a ], the ] proposal that went for a trial to refine the ] (RfA) process has been discontinued.
* Following ], editors indefinitely site-banned by ] will now have all rights, including sysop, removed.
* Following a ], ] is adopted as a policy.
* As a part of the Wikimedia Foundation's ] project, a ] that governs the access to temporary account IP addresses. An ] has been created and individual communities can increase the requirements to view temporary account IP addresses.


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* 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}}
* Bot operators and tool maintainers should schedule time in the coming months to test and update their tools for the effects of ]. IP masking will not be deployed to any content wiki until ''at least'' October 2023 and is unlikely to be deployed to the English Misplaced Pages until some time in 2024.


] '''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. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.
* 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'''
* 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. ]
* Following ], the ] has been modified to remove the ability for users to appeal remedies to {{noping|Jimbo Wales}}.


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== Administrators' newsletter – July 2023 == == 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.
* Contributions to the English Misplaced Pages are now released under the ] (CC BY-SA 4.0) license instead of ]. Contributions are still also released under the ].
* 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.
* ] regarding a proposed ]. Third-party resources are computer resources that reside outside of Wikimedia production websites.


] '''Arbitration''' ] '''Arbitration'''
* Two arbitration cases are currently open. Proposed decisions are expected 5 July 2023 for the ] case and 9 July 2023 for the ] case. * The arbitration case '']'' (formerly titled '']'') has been closed.
* An arbitration case titled '']'' has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.


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== Administrators' newsletter – August 2023 == == Administrators' newsletter – January 2025 ==


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* The tag filter on ] and revision history pages can now be inverted. This allows hiding edits made by automated tools. ({{phab|T334338}})
* ] is a new tool that allows easier blocking of plain domains (and their subdomains). This is more easily searchable and is faster for the software to use than the existing ]. It does not support regex (for complex cases), URL path-matching, or the ]. ({{phab|T337431}})

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* The arbitration cases named ] and ] closed 10 July and 16 July respectively.
* The ] arbitration case is in the workshop phase.

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* Following ], ] was adopted as a ].
* Following ], ] will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
* 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.
* ] at ] about revision deletion and oversight for ] found that {{tq|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}}.

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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.
* ] now shows the user's local edit count and the account's creation date. ({{phab|T324166}})


] '''Arbitration''' ] '''Arbitration'''
* 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}}.
* The '']'' case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in ] have been reminded to be careful about forming {{tq|local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus}}. Regular closers of ] forums were also encouraged to {{tq|note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful}}.


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Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

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