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Administrators' newsletter – December 2024
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2024).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
- Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, T5, has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.
Technical news
- Technical volunteers can now register for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Application for travel and accommodation scholarships is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Yasuke (formerly titled Backlash to diversity and inclusion) has been closed.
- An arbitration case titled Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.
Mentoring for FAC
editHi, I'm contacting you because I noticed your username is listed at WP:FAM and I am interested in nominating a FAC but have never done so in the past. I'm contacting several people listed as FA mentors so if you are busy that is okay. The article is Neurocysticercosis, a parasitic brain disease. I have started a peer review for the article which can be found at Wikipedia:Peer review/Neurocysticercosis/archive1. Thanks in advance for your time and consideration! IntentionallyDense (Contribs) 21:49, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
- I don't think this is an article that I can really help with. Good luck though. Wehwalt (talk) 19:06, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for taking a look anyways. I understand that medical articles can be a bit tricky. IntentionallyDense (Contribs) 19:57, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
Quick question about the fire at jena high school.
editSo I am a little bit confused. I feel like it should be labelled as arson, since it is labelled as such later on in the article. Is there a reason why it should be labeled differently in the lead? Gaismagorm (talk) 18:32, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
- Oh, I suppose I should give context. This is regarding the edit made on the Jena Six article. Gaismagorm (talk) 18:32, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
- I guess it's OK, since I see there was a later conviction. Wehwalt (talk) 19:05, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
- Alright, I have reverted it back. Thanks for your understanding! Gaismagorm (talk) 19:06, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
- I guess it's OK, since I see there was a later conviction. Wehwalt (talk) 19:05, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
TFAs
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Thank you today for Apollo 12, about "the second crewed mission to the Moon. Not as famous as its illustrious predecessor, the crew of Apollo 12 probably had more fun doing it."! - Travel pics, if you like, only two more days missing, but keep looking, they are the most interesting from a tourist's point: in endless sanddunes (sunset, not sunrise) and on a river slowly approaching the ocean. - Going to see an opera tonight! See story - some scenes play in mid air. How fitting to Apollo ;) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:51, 14 December 2024 (UTC) It was a great experience! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
Thank you today for Texas Centennial half dollar, written in collaboration and introduced: "Ah, the United States commemorative half dollars. By the 1930s, these were getting much less special as every nonprofit in the country seemingly tried to fundraise through one of them. The Texas commemorative half is famed for its absurdly intricate reverse design, which is a great example of the pitfalls of coin design by committee. I initially planned to bring this up to FA by my lonesome, but Wehwalt took an interest to it and added a bunch of contemporary newspaper sources, so now it's a co-nomination! Hope you enjoy the read."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:13, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
I uploaded more pics from the trip, of endless sanddunes - thinking of our friend who created Sanddunes sunrise. I noticed that the design doesn't look as stunning on mobile. Happy that I didn't need it much in the original purpose, for those blocked without good reason. My pics are more towards sunset. - Update for the Christmas cantata: the GA review is still not finished, so no chance, - perhaps next year. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:44, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
- Just keep me posted on that. Many thanks. Wehwalt (talk) 21:51, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
- Don't expect anything. Even if I nominated FAC today I see no chance to have it approved in time for 25 Dec this year. I may still nominate, just to have it as good as possible for the 300th anniversary ;) - I hope to get it mentioned in the OTD section. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:55, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
- Today, a 10-years-old DYK and new pics - look for red birds --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:42, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
- Today is a woman poet's centenary. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:08, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
Io Saturnalia!
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| Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free. Ealdgyth (talk) 15:30, 17 December 2024 (UTC) |
Season's Greetings
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Season's Greetings | |
| Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! The Adoration of the Magi in the Snow (1563) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod (talk) 17:36, 17 December 2024 (UTC) |
nomination
editI have nominated History of Christianity - again - please take a look and criticize at will. Here: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/History of Christianity/archive2 Jenhawk777 (talk) 23:44, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
Merry Christmas!
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A very happy Christmas and New Year to you! | 
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A request for some advice on a musical article
editFirst off, happy holidays to you! I hope the season is treating you well. I noticed that you've created several FAs about musical theater, so I thought I would ask you for some advice on a musical page I've written, that being Epic: The Musical. My main concern right now is that the plot summary is quite large and unwieldly, and (at present time) not even complete due to the final album releasing tomorrow. How would you go about abridging the summary while keeping all the necessary plot points and songs present? Thanks, Di (they-them) (talk) 04:08, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
- It is hard to give advice without being familiar with the musical, but I'd try to cut anything that smacks of explanation. Also, you may be able to go easy on the description at the start of Act I because it's based on well known myth. A hatnote may substitute for some text there. Wehwalt (talk) 19:20, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks! Di (they-them) (talk) 20:34, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
Happy Holidays
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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2025! |
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Hello Wehwalt, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2025. Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages. |