Administrators' newsletter – January 2018

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2017).

 

  Administrator changes

  Muboshgu
  AnetodeLaser brainWorm That Turned
  None

  Bureaucrat changes

  Worm That Turned

  Guideline and policy news

  • A request for comment is in progress to determine whether the administrator policy should be amended to require disclosure of paid editing activity at WP:RFA and to prohibit the use of administrative tools as part of paid editing activity, with certain exceptions.

  Technical news

  Arbitration


This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2018)

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There are about 260 known living species of monkeys. Pictured is a common squirrel monkey.
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This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2020)

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A barnstar for you!

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  The Barnstar of Diligence
For this AN/I report. You may have made an alternative account to get a "perfect" track record, but the truth is you have always been your greatest self.

What you lack in confidence you make up for in an abundance of humility. Don't beat yourself up, and please keep up the amazing work!!  MJLTalk 02:03, 23 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

Sorry for taking your idea, Martinevans123! –MJLTalk 02:04, 23 February 2020 (UTC)Reply
Martinevans123, thank you! –NorthwestPassage talk 00:53, 25 February 2020 (UTC)Reply
MJL, thank you as well! –NorthwestPassage talk 01:25, 25 February 2020 (UTC)Reply
The important thing is not to have a perfect prosecuting editing record...but to find the truth. That is our duty as attorneys editors. creffpublic a creffett franchise (talk to the boss) 15:33, 24 February 2020 (UTC)Reply
Yeah, that is how it is...nice quote there too. Not a huge fan of Ace Attorney though anymore, as you can see with the name change. Hopefully this new one lasts a bit longer. –NorthwestPassage talk 00:53, 25 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

A kitten for you!

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Hey just wanted to say thanks, for saying something I did was not vandalism.

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The Signpost: 1 March 2020

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This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2020)

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A company is a legal entity made up of an association of people, be they natural, legal, or a mixture of both, for carrying on a commercial or industrial enterprise.
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Administrators' newsletter – March 2020

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2020).

  Guideline and policy news

  • Following an RfC, the blocking policy was changed to state that sysops must not undo or alter CheckUser or Oversight blocks, rather than should not.
  • A request for comment confirmed that sandboxes of established but inactive editors may not be blanked due solely to inactivity.

  Technical news

  • Following a discussion, Twinkle's default CSD behavior will soon change, most likely this week. After the change, Twinkle will default to "tagging mode" if there is no CSD tag present, and default to "deletion mode" if there is a CSD tag present. You will be able to always default to "deletion mode" (the current behavior) using your Twinkle preferences.

  Miscellaneous



CVU Training

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Hello, I noticed you had some slots open and was wondering if you could train me for the Counter Vandalism Unit?--BestOnLifeform (talk) 19:23, 2 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

Yes, I would be glad to assist you with your training! I'll have your page set up by tomorrow, it'll be linked here. –NorthwestPassage talk 04:26, 4 March 2020 (UTC)Reply
BestOnLifeform, I've created your page - User:NorthwestPassage/CVUA/BestOnLifeform. I've added your first tasks, please ping me on that page when you are finished! –NorthwestPassage talk 00:15, 5 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

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This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2020)

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CVU Training Request

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Hey there, I would like to participate in the counter-vandalism training program. My timezone is EDT. Thanks! KenPR (talk) 19:46, 11 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

Request Training

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Hello, I request counter-vandalism training. My time zone is GMT. J.Turner99 (talk) 08:31, 9 March 2020 (UTC) Update: Please note I will not be able to start until Friday. --J.Turner99 (talk) 10:35, 10 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

J.Turner99, I'd be glad to train you! I have been somewhat busy with work lately, but I'll get you set up as soon as I can! I'll link your CVUA page here when I am done setting it up. –NorthwestPassage talk 15:44, 11 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2020)

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Problem with IP user at PL COVID-19 page

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See the new restoration of OR material in the lead, that makes a claim that is not even extractible from its source - the user doesn't (yet) know how Wikipedia works - s/he needs some help from someone independent from me. See my point on the talk page too: there is plenty of criticism of the authorities - and of the behaviour of some groups of people in Poland - in reliable sources, it's just that nobody (including me) has much time to add it. Boud (talk) 21:00, 22 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2020)

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The Signpost: 29 March 2020

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2020

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2020).

  Guideline and policy news

  • There is an ongoing request for comment to streamline the source deprecation and blacklisting process.

  Technical news

  Arbitration

  Miscellaneous

  • The WMF has begun a pilot report of the pages most visited through various social media platforms to help with anti-vandalism and anti-disinformation efforts. The report is updated daily and will be available through the end of May.

This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2020)

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The Sims (video game)

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This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2020)

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Anna Lindh

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The Signpost: 26 April 2020

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This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2020)

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Elements of the human body by mass. Trace elements are less than 1% combined (and each less than 0.1%).
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Administrators' newsletter – May 2020

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2020).

 

  Administrator changes

  GnangarraKaisershatnerMalcolmxl5

  CheckUser changes

  Callanecc

  Oversight changes

  HJ Mitchell

  Guideline and policy news

  Technical news

  Miscellaneous


This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2020)

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The beach promenade in Kühlungsborn, Germany runs along the coast of the Baltic Sea.
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This week's article for improvement (week 20, 2020)

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The original map by John Snow showing the clusters of cholera cases in the London epidemic of 1854, which is a classical case of using human geography.
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This week's article for improvement (week 21, 2020)

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Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

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This week's article for improvement (week 22, 2020)

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Abu Nuwas drawn by Khalil Gibran in 1916
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The Signpost: 31 May 2020

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This week's article for improvement (week 23, 2020)

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An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition or process, and the invention process is a process within an overall engineering and product development process.
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2020

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2020).

 

  Administrator changes

  CaptainEekCreffettCwmhiraeth
  Anna FrodesiakBuckshot06RonhjonesSQL

  CheckUser changes

  SQL

  Guideline and policy news

  Arbitration

  • A motion was passed to enact a 500/30 restriction on articles related to the history of Jews and antisemitism in Poland during World War II (1933–45), including the Holocaust in Poland. Article talk pages where disruption occurs may also be managed with the stated restriction.

22:32, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 24, 2020)

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Anna Holmlund in 2015 at the FIS Ski Cross World Cup 2015 Finals
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This week's article for improvement (week 25, 2020)

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The Panama Canal is an example of a ship canal.
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