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| == Administrators' newsletter – September 2022 == | |||
| ] from the past month (August 2022). | |||
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| ] '''Guideline and policy news''' | |||
| * ] is open to define a process by which Vector 2022 can be made the default for all users. | |||
| * ] is open to gain consensus on whether ] is ] for science and politics. | |||
| ] '''Technical news''' | |||
| * ] on the effects of disabling IP editing on the Persian (Farsi) Misplaced Pages has been released. | |||
| * The WMF is looking into making a ] system to improve the reporting of harmful incidents through easier and safer reporting. You can leave comments on the talk page by answering the ]. Users who have faced harmful situations are also invited to join a PIRS interview to share the experience. To sign up ] ]. | |||
| ] '''Arbitration''' | |||
| * An arbitration case regarding ] has been closed. The Arbitration Committee ] as part of the final decision to create a request for comment (RfC) on how to handle mass nominations at Articles for Deletion (AfD). | |||
| * The arbitration case request '']'' has been automatically closed after a 6 month suspension of the case. | |||
| ] '''Miscellaneous''' | |||
| * The new pages patrol (NPP) team has prepared an appeal to the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) for assistance with addressing Page Curation bugs and requested features. You are encouraged to read the ] before it is sent, and if you support it, consider signing it. It is not a discussion, just a signature will suffice. | |||
| * Voting for candidates for the ] is open until 6 September. | |||
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| == Administrators' newsletter – October 2022 == | |||
| ] from the past month (September 2022). | |||
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| ] '''Guideline and policy news''' | |||
| * ], consensus was found that if the rationale for a block depends on information that is not available to all administrators, that information should be sent to the ], a ] or an ] for action (as applicable, per ]) instead of the administrator making the block. | |||
| * ], consensus has been found that, in the context of politics and science, the reliability of ] is unclear and that additional considerations apply to its use. | |||
| * Community comment on ] is requested until 8 October. | |||
| ] '''Technical news''' | |||
| * The ] now automatically recognises administrator accounts which means your name does not need to be listed at ] to help out. If you wish to help out at AFC, enable AFCH by navigating to {{myprefs|Gadgets}} and checking the "Yet Another AfC Helper Script" box. | |||
| ] '''Arbitration''' | |||
| * ] of the ''Muhammad images'' case will be rescinded 1 November following a ]. | |||
| * ] to the deletion RfC remedy in the ] case has been made to reaffirm the independence of the RfC and allow the moderators to split the RfC in two. | |||
| * The ] of the ] closes 3 October. | |||
| ] '''Miscellaneous''' | |||
| * An administrator's account was recently compromised. Administrators are encouraged to check that their ], and reminded that ArbCom ] in cases of poor account security. You can also use ] (2FA) to provide an extra level of security. | |||
| * Self-nominations for the ] for the ] open 2 October and close 8 October. | |||
| * You are invited to comment on candidates in the ]. | |||
| * An ] to discuss whether to make Vector 2022 the default skin on desktop. | |||
| * '''Tech tip''': You can do a fuzzy search of all deleted page titles at ]. | |||
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Administrators' newsletter – November 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2022).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Oversight changes
Guideline and policy news
- The article creation at scale RfC opened on 3 October and will be open until at least 2 November.
- An RfC is open to discuss having open requests for adminship automatically placed on hold after the seven-day period has elapsed, pending closure or other action by a bureaucrat.
Arbitration
- Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 13 November 2022 until 22 November 2022 to stand in the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections.
- The arbitration case request titled Athaenara has been resolved by motion.
- The arbitration case Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block has entered the proposed decision stage.
- AmandaNP, Mz7 and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2022 Arbitration Committee Elections. Xaosflux and Dr vulpes are reserve commissioners.
Miscellaneous
- The 2022 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process has concluded with the appointment of two new CheckUsers.
- You can add yourself to the centralised page listing time zones of administrators.
- Tech tip: Wikimarkup in a block summary is parsed in the notice that the blockee sees. You can use templates with custom options to specify situations like
{{rangeblock|create=yes}}or{{uw-ublock|contains profanity}}.
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:23, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – December 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2022).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Oversight changes
Guideline and policy news
- Consensus has been found in an RfC to automatically place RfAs on hold after one week.
- The article creation at scale RfC has been closed.
- An RfC on the banners for the December 2022 fundraising campaign has been closed.
Technical news
- A new preference named "Enable limited width mode" has been added to the Vector 2022 skin. The preference is also shown as a toggle on every page if your monitor is 1600 pixels or wider. When disabled it removes the whitespace added by Vector 2022 on the left and right of the page content. Disabling this preference has the same effect as enabling the wide-vector-2022 gadget. (T319449)
Arbitration
- Eligible users are invited to vote on candidates for the Arbitration Committee until 23:59 December 12, 2022 (UTC). Candidate statements can be seen here.
- The proposed decision for the 2021-22 review of the discretionary sanctions system is open.
- The arbitration case Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block has been closed.
- The arbitration case Stephen has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 1 December 2022.
- A motion has modified the procedures for contacting an admin facing Level 2 desysop.
Miscellaneous
- Tech tip: A single IPv6 connection usually has access to a "subnet" of 18 quintillion IPs. Add
/64to the end of an IP in Special:Contributions to see all of a subnet's edits, and consider blocking the whole subnet rather than an IP that may change within a minute.
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:44, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – January 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2022).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Oversighter changes
Guideline and policy news
- Speedy deletion criterion A5 (transwikied articles) has been repealed following an unopposed proposal.
Arbitration
- Following the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Barkeep49, CaptainEek, GeneralNotability, Guerillero, L235, Moneytrees, Primefac, SilkTork.
- The 2021-22 Discretionary Sanctions Review has concluded with many changes to the discretionary sanctions procedure including a change of the name to "contentious topics". The changes are being implemented over the coming month.
- The arbitration case Stephen has been closed.
Miscellaneous
- Voting for the Sound Logo has closed and the winner is expected to be announced February to April 2023.
- Tech tip: You can view information about IP addresses in a centralised location using bullseye which won the Newcomer award in the recent Coolest Tool Awards.
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Administrators' newsletter – February 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2023).
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Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, the administrator policy now requires that prior written consent be gained from the Arbitration Committee to mark a block as only appealable to the committee.
- Following a community discussion, consensus has been found to impose the extended-confirmed restriction over the topic areas of Armenia and Azerbaijan and Kurds and Kurdistan.
Technical news
- The Vector 2022 skin has become the default for desktop users of the English Misplaced Pages.
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 24 February 2023.
- In December, the contentious topics procedure was adopted which replaces the former discretionary sanctions system. The contentious topics procedure is now in effect following an initial implementation period. There is a detailed summary of the changes and administrator instructions for the new procedure. The arbitration clerk team are taking suggestions, concerns, and unresolved questions about this new system at their noticeboard.
Miscellaneous
- Voting in the 2023 Steward elections will begin on 05 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
- Voting in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey will begin on 10 February 2023 and end on 24 February 2023. You can submit, discuss and revise proposals until 6 February 2023.
- Tech tip: Syntax highlighting is available in both the 2011 and 2017 Wikitext editors. It can help make editing paragraphs with many references or complicated templates easier.
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