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:* The Wikimedia Foundation ] all ] to enable ].
:* Members of the ] (BAG) are ]. After two years without any bot-related activity (e.g. operating a bot, posting on a bot-related talk page), BAG members will be retired from BAG following a one-week notice.

] '''Technical news'''
:*Starting on December 13, the Wikimedia Foundation security team implemented new ]. Privileged accounts (administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, interface administrators, bots, edit filter managers/helpers, template editors, ]) must have a password <u>at least 10 characters in length</u>. ''All'' accounts must have a password:
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:*Blocked administrators ] block the administrator that blocked them. This was done to mitigate the possibility that a compromised administrator account would block all other active administrators, complementing the removal of the ability to unblock oneself outside of self-imposed blocks. A ] is currently in progress to determine whether the blocking policy should be updated regarding this change.
:*{{tl|Copyvio-revdel}} now has a link to open the history with the ] checkboxes already filled in.

] '''Arbitration'''
:* Following the ], the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{noping|AGK}}, {{noping|Courcelles}}, {{noping|GorillaWarfare}}, {{noping|Joe Roe}}, {{noping|Mkdw}}, {{noping|SilkTork}}.

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:* Accounts continue to be compromised on a regular basis. Evidence shows this is entirely due to the accounts having the same password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. '''If you have ever used your current password on ''any'' other website, you should change it immediately.'''
:* Around 22% of admins have enabled ], up from 20% in June 2018. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider ]. Regardless of whether you use 2FA, please practice appropriate ] by ensuring your password is ] and unique to Wikimedia.

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:* Administrators who are blocked have the technical ability to block the administrator who blocked their own account. A recent ] has amended the ] to clarify that this ability should only be used in exceptional circumstances, such as account compromises, where there is a clear and immediate need.
:* A ] closed with a consensus in favor of deprecating '']'' as a permissible reference, and creating an edit filter to warn users who attempt to cite it.

] '''Technical news'''
:*A ] regarding an overhaul of the format and appearance of ] is in progress (]). The proposed changes will make it easier to create requests for those who are not using Twinkle. The workflow for administrators at this venue will largely be unchanged. Additionally, there are plans to archive requests similar to how it is done at ], where historical records are kept so that prior requests can more easily be searched for.

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:*The RfC on ] failed to reach consensus for any proposal.
:*Following discussions at ] and ], an earlier change to the ] policy was ]. If requested, bureaucrats will not restore administrator permissions removed due to inactivity if there have been five years without a logged administrator action; this "five year rule" does not apply to permissions removed voluntarily.

] '''Technical news'''
:* A ] is available to help determine if a given IP is an open proxy/VPN/webhost/compromised host.

] '''Arbitration'''
:*The Arbitration Committee announced ]. Both are meant solely for cases involving private information; other cases will continue to be handled at the appropriate venues (e.g., ] or ]).
:**<tt>{{Nospam|paid-en-wp|wikipedia.org}}</tt> has been set up to receive private evidence related to abusive ].
:**<tt>{{Nospam|checkuser-en-wp|wikipedia.org}}</tt> has been set up to receive private requests for CheckUser. For instance, requests for IP block exemption for anonymous proxy editing should now be sent to this address instead of the functionaries-en list.

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:* In ] under "Appearance" → "Advanced options", there ] to show a confirmation prompt when clicking on a ] link.
:* The Wikimedia Foundation's Community health initiative plans to design and build a new user reporting system to make it easier for people experiencing harassment and other forms of abuse to provide accurate information to the appropriate channel for action to be taken. Please see ] to provide your input on this idea.

] '''Arbitration'''
:* The Arbitration Committee ] that the ] for Palestine-Israel articles may only be enforced on pages with the {{tl|ARBPIA 1RR editnotice}} edit notice.

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:* Two more administrator accounts were compromised. Evidence has shown that these attacks, like previous incidents, were due to reusing a password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. '''''If you have ever used your current password on ''any'' other website, you should change it immediately.''''' All admins are strongly encouraged to enable ], please consider doing so. Please always practice appropriate ] by ensuring your password is ] and unique to Wikimedia.
:* As a reminder, according to ], administrators looking to close or relist an AfD should evaluate a nomination that has received few or no comments as if it were a ] (PROD) prior to determining whether it should be relisted.

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== ArbCom 2019 special circular ==

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== Administrator account security (Correction to Arbcom 2019 special circular) ==

ArbCom would like to apologise and correct our previous mass message in light of the response from the community.

Since November 2018, six administrator accounts have been compromised and temporarily desysopped. In an effort to help improve account security, our intention was to remind administrators of existing policies on account security — that they are ] to "have strong passwords and ]." We have ] our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, ] remains an ''optional'' means of adding extra security to your account. The choice not to enable 2FA will not be considered when deciding to restore sysop privileges to administrator accounts that were compromised.

We are sorry for the wording of our previous message, which did not accurately convey this, and deeply regret the tone in which it was delivered.

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== Administrators' newsletter – May 2019 ==

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:* A ] concluded that creating pages in the ] should be restricted to autoconfirmed users.
:* Following a ], the ] for pornographic actors and models (]) was ]; in its place, editors should consult ] and ].

] '''Technical news'''
:* , a tool to list admins by administrative actions, has been revamped to support more types of log entries such as AbuseFilter changes. Two additional tools have been integrated into it as well: and .

] '''Arbitration'''
:* In response to the continuing compromise of administrator accounts, the Arbitration Committee ] amending the ] (]). In such cases, {{tq|the committee will review all available information to determine whether the administrator followed "appropriate personal security practices" before restoring permissions}}; administrators found failing to have adequately done so {{tq|will not be resysopped automatically}}. All current administrators have been notified of this change.
:* Following a ], the ] has been amended (]). Specifically, the two-thirds majority required to remove or suspend an arbitrator now excludes (1) the arbitrator facing suspension or removal, and (2) any inactive arbitrator who does not respond within 30 days to attempts to solicit their feedback on the resolution through all known methods of communication.

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:* A ] is currently open to amend the ] to exclude non XfD or CSD deletions.
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== Administrators' newsletter – June 2019 ==

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:*An ] concluded that Requests for adminship and bureaucratship are discussions seeking to build consensus.
:*An ] to make the ] (TfD) process more like the ] (RM) process, i.e. "as a clearinghouse of template discussions", was closed as successful.

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:*The CSD feature of ] now allows admins to notify page creators of deletion if the page had not been tagged. The default behavior matches that of tagging notifications, and replaces the ability to open the user talk page upon deletion. You can customize which criteria receive notifications in your ]: look for ''Notify page creator when deleting under these criteria''.
:*Twinkle's d-batch (batch delete) feature now supports deleting subpages (and related redirects and talk pages) of each page. The pages will be listed first but use with caution! The und-batch (batch undelete) option can now also restore talk pages.

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::<sup><small>1</small></sup><small>{{noping|Floquenbeam}}'s access was ], then ], then ].</small>
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:* The scope of ] has ] such that the only redirects that it now applies to are those which target non-existent pages.
:* The scope of ] has ] to include orphan "Foo (disambiguation)" redirects that target pages that are not disambiguation pages or pages that perform a disambiguation-like function (such as set index articles or lists).
:* A ] seeks to determine whether ] should be a policy page or an information page.

] '''Technical news'''
:* The Wikimedia Foundation's ] plans to design and build a ] to make it easier for people experiencing harassment and other forms of abuse to provide accurate information to the appropriate channel for action to be taken. Community feedback is invited.

] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* In February 2019, the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) ] to include temporary and project-specific bans. The WMF exercised this new ability for the first time on the English Misplaced Pages on 10 June 2019 to temporarily ban and desysop {{noping|Fram}}. This action has resulted in ], a ] (]), and, either directly or indirectly, the resignations of numerous administrators and functionaries. The WMF Board of Trustees is aware of the situation, and discussions continue on a statement and a way forward. The Arbitration Committee has sent an ].

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:* A ] (]) is in progress regarding the ].

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:* Editors ] the template {{tl|Ds/aware}} to indicate that they are aware that ] are in force for a topic area, so it is unnecessary to ] them.

] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*Following a ] on masking IP addresses, the Foundation is starting a new project to ]. The result of this project may significantly change administrative and counter-vandalism workflows. The project is in the very early stages of discussions and there is no concrete plan yet. Admins and the broader community are encouraged to leave feedback on the ].
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:* Editors using the mobile website on Misplaced Pages can opt-in to new ] via your settings page. This will give access to more interface links, special pages, and tools.
:* The advanced version of the edit review pages (recent changes, watchlist, and related changes) ] two new filters. These filters are for "All contents" and "All discussions". They will filter the view to just those namespaces.

] '''Arbitration'''
:* A ] is open to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the ] and to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.

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:*As ], tighter ] for Administrators were put in place last year. Misplaced Pages should now alert you if your password is less than 10 characters long and thus too short.

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:*The ] {{noping|Fram}} was ]. While there will be a local RfC {{tq|focus on how harassment and private complaints should be handled in the future}}, there is currently a global ] in response to the ]. It will be open until October 30th.

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