User talk:Joe Decker

Please leave new sections at the bottom of the page, not the top. Pressing "New section" will do the right thing. Thank you.

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Draft:Ahad Raza Mir

@Joe Decker:: As I have contacted you earlier and have edited the article but can not move it myself, can you now move this draft to article mainspace, as I have edited it to meet the Wikipedia article status. Please look in to it. Thanks. Nauriya, Let's talk - 20:44, August 6, 2018 (UTC).

Creation of "King Saha"

Hello User:Joe Decker, I have noticed that you previously deleted the page "King Saha" but I don't know the reason why.I noticed it now as I tried to create the page.King Saha is a Ugandan musician and I think he is notable enough. Warm regards I'm Agaba Perez (talk) 21:27, 16 March 2019 (UTC)

Hi Agaba,

I did delete the article in 2014, more or less simply taking the consensus of the community at that time in the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/King Saha. That's been five years, and it's entirely possible that new sourcing has become available in that time, so, no objections to the recreation, if other editors feel that the musician doesn't meet our notability guidelines, they can start a new discussion on the matter. --joe decker^talk 20:32, 23 March 2019 (UTC)

@Agaba Perez: Between you and I, however, the sourcing right now would be unlikely to be considered sufficient to show that the subject meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Our notability guidelines are a bit complex, I've attempted to summarize them in a manner closer to plain English at User:Joe Decker/IsThisNotable. I hope you will find them helpful. --joe decker^talk 06:12, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

ArbCom 2019 special circular

Administrators must secure their accounts The Arbitration Committee may require a new RfA if your account is compromised. Use strong, unique passwords for your Wikipedia account and associated email Change your password now if your Wikipedia account password or email password is reused on another website, exposed, or weak Enable two-factor authentication now for improved security

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Why have I received this message? All administrators are receiving it. What prompted you to send this message? Recently, several Wikipedia admin accounts were compromised. The admin accounts were desysopped on an emergency basis. In the past, the Committee often resysopped admin accounts as a matter of course once the admin was back in control of their account. The committee has updated its guidelines. Admins may now be required to undergo a fresh Request for Adminship (RfA) after losing control of their account. What do I need to do? Only to follow the instructions in this message. Check that your password is unique (not reused across sites). Check that your password is strong (not simple or guessable). Enable Two-factor authentication (2FA), if you can, to create a second hurdle for attackers. How can I find out more about two-factor authentication (2FA)? You can find out more about 2FA at m:2FA.

This message was sent to all administrators following a recent motion. Thank you for your attention. For the Arbitration Committee, Cameron11598 02:25, 4 May 2019 (UTC) Template:Z152

Noted. Already in compliance. --joe decker^talk 01:21, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

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 required to "have strong passwords and follow appropriate personal security practices." We have updated our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, two-factor authentication 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.

For the Arbitration Committee, -Cameron11598 21:03, 4 May 2019 (UTC) Template:Z83

Noted. --joe decker^talk 21:35, 4 May 2019 (UTC)