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Administrators' newsletter – January 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2021).

Guideline and policy news

  • Following consensus at the 2021 RfA review, the autopatrolled user right has been removed from the administrators user group; admins can grant themselves the autopatrolled permission if they wish to remain autopatrolled.

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • The functionaries email list (functionaries-en@lists.wikimedia.org) will no longer accept incoming emails apart from those sent by list members and WMF staff. Private concerns, apart from those requiring oversight, should be directly sent to the Arbitration Committee.

How we will see unregistered users

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18:13, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

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Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Lambeau Leap, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Leap Day. Such links are usually incorrect, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of unrelated topics with similar titles. (Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.)

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DYK Lambeau Leap

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 Lambeau Leap: Well done, I approved your DYK Bruxton (talk) 00:34, 9 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Bruxton! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 01:19, 10 January 2022 (UTC)vvvv[reply]

Your GA nomination of Lambeau Leap

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Lambeau Leap you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of GhostRiver -- GhostRiver (talk) 17:01, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Lambeau Leap

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The article Lambeau Leap you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Lambeau Leap for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of GhostRiver -- GhostRiver (talk) 17:20, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Lambeau Leap

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The article Lambeau Leap you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Lambeau Leap for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of GhostRiver -- GhostRiver (talk) 00:21, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Lambeau Leap

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On 22 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lambeau Leap, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby performed a Lambeau Leap after a game-winning field goal, even though it is usually only done as a touchdown celebration? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lambeau Leap. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lambeau Leap), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hook update
Your hook reached 5,995 views (499.5 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of January 2022 – nice work!

Dez Caught It Game

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Hello, what's your opinion on changing adding 'Dez Caught It' to title of the Packers-Cowboys divisional round game from the 2014 season? It's an accepted nickname for the game and although you are redirected to the page by searching for Dez Caught It, I think adding it to the title would allow for a more appealing article. I think it is fun to have game nicknames as the title of these pages, for example: Minneapolis Miracle, Epic in Miami, etc, etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Botwin2015 (talkcontribs) 20:52, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Botwin2015, I appreciate you reaching out via my talk page. Article names are generally covered under our WP:COMMONNAME policy. Unlike Fail Mary or Minneapolis Miracle, this game doesn't seem to be as widely known by a standard name. If you think otherwise, I would recommend you go through a {{Requested move}} process, making sure to provide reliable sources that back up "Dez Caught It" as the common name for this game. If the community agrees, the whole article will be moved to the new title. Thanks, « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 21:02, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – February 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The user group oversight will be renamed suppress in around 3 weeks. This will not affect the name shown to users and is simply a change in the technical name of the user group. The change is being made for technical reasons. You can comment in Phabricator if you have objections.
  • The Reply Tool feature, which is a part of Discussion Tools, will be opt-out for everyone logged in or logged out starting 7 February 2022. Editors wishing to comment on this can do so in the relevant Village Pump discussion.

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Wanderlei Silva

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Hi. I see you have been addressing the page protections. Please could you address Wanderlei Silva, as it might have been missed and is being vandalized with alarming regularity. Thanks.NEDOCHAN (talk) 14:47, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

NEDOCHAN, don't worry, an admin will get to it. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:04, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. I understand your point but it does seem a little strange to me that dozens of requests for pp have been reviewed since this one. Several vandalism edits have been made since I asked about this. Out of interest, is there any reason you think my request might not have been looked at as quickly as others? If there is, I'd like to know how to avoid it in future. At the time of writing this message, it's still not been looked at.NEDOCHAN (talk) 00:53, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
NEDOCHAN, there are really two types of articles that warrant protection: pages that are getting slammed with vandalism every few minutes, and articles that have long-term issues. The ones that are getting slammed are usually easier or quicker to address. The one you had just required a little more review time and I just didn't have the time. Sometimes there is no reason other than people aren't available to do it. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 22:19, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I see. Thanks, I just wanted to check I hadn't got it slightly wrong. Cheers. NEDOCHAN (talk) 16:48, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Rich Bisaccia

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Hi Gonzo Fan, I'm sorry to bother you, but there's an editor that keeps adding a premature hiring update on Rich Bisaccia's page. I can't keep reverting each time it's added, but I posted two warnings on their talk page and have already broken the 3RR, so I don't want to continue. To my knowledge, Bisaccias hiring is 100% expected, but not confirmed by official announcement. Can you help me with this by chance? I don't know how else to handle that. They havent responded to my talk page messages and keep re-adding the information. Thank you! Spf121188 (talk) 18:25, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also, for context, I did add a template to the page for recent hires. Just wanted to make sure in the future I handle these things correctly. Spf121188 (talk) 18:26, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Spf121188, I protected it for a week. Let's see if that helps get us to a formal announcement. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 21:36, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your help! Hopefully it gets announced soon. Spf121188 (talk) 21:47, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Facepalm

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Sorry for carelessly screwing up the file. Thanks for correcting my error. trout Self-trout Firestar464 (talk) 01:55, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No worries Firestar464, happened upon it while reading the article, figured I would fix it! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 01:56, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – March 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2022).

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Arbitration

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Access to Special:RevisionDelete has been expanded to include users who have the deletelogentry and deletedhistory rights. This means that those in the Researcher user group and Checkusers who are not administrators can now access Special:RevisionDelete. The users able to view the special page after this change are the 3 users in the Researcher group, as there are currently no checkusers who are not already administrators. (T301928)
  • When viewing deleted revisions or diffs on Special:Undelete a back link to the undelete page for the associated page is now present. (T284114)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


New administrator activity requirement

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The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.

Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:

  1. Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
  2. Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2022).

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June 2022 Good Article Nominations backlog drive

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Good article nominations | June 2022 Backlog Drive
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access Special:Block directly from user pages. (T307341)
  • The IP Info feature has been deployed to all wikis as a Beta Feature. Any autoconfirmed user may enable the feature using the "IP info" checkbox under Preferences → Beta features. Autoconfirmed users will be able to access basic information about an IP address that includes the country and connection method. Those with advanced privileges (admin, bureaucrat, checkuser) will have access to extra information that includes the Internet Service Provider and more specific location.

Arbitration


Category:Green Bay Packers broadcast stations has been nominated for deletion

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Category:Green Bay Packers broadcast stations has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mvcg66b3r (talk) 07:48, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – July 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2022).

Technical news

  • user_global_editcount is a new variable that can be used in abuse filters to avoid affecting globally active users. (T130439)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • The New Pages Patrol queue has around 10,000 articles to be reviewed. As all administrators have the patrol right, please consider helping out. The queue is here. For further information on the state of the project, see the latest NPP newsletter.

Administrators' newsletter – August 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2022).

Administrator changes

readded Valereee
removed Anthony Appleyard (deceased) • CapitalistroadsterSamsara

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC has been closed with consensus to add javascript that will show edit notices for editors editing via a mobile device. This only works for users using a mobile browser, so iOS app editors will still not be able to see edit notices.
  • An RfC has been closed with the consensus that train stations are not inherently notable.

Technical news

  • The Wikimania 2022 Hackathon will take place virtually from 11 August to 14 August.
  • Administrators will now see links on user pages for "Change block" and "Unblock user" instead of just "Block user" if the user is already blocked. (T308570)

Arbitration

  • The arbitration case request Geschichte has been automatically closed after a 3 month suspension of the case.

Miscellaneous

  • You can vote for candidates in the 2022 Board of Trustees elections from 16 August to 30 August. Two community elected seats are up for election.
  • Wikimania 2022 is taking place virtually from 11 August to 14 August. The schedule for wikimania is listed here. There are also a number of in-person events associated with Wikimania around the world.
  • Tech tip: When revision-deleting on desktop, hold ⇧ Shift between clicking two checkboxes to select every box in that range.

Administrators' newsletter – September 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2022).

Guideline and policy news

  • A discussion is open to define a process by which Vector 2022 can be made the default for all users.
  • An RfC is open to gain consensus on whether Fox News is reliable for science and politics.

Technical news

Arbitration

  • An arbitration case regarding Conduct in deletion-related editing has been closed. The Arbitration Committee passed a remedy 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 Jonathunder 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 open letter 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 Wikimedia Board of Trustees is open until 6 September.


Administrators' newsletter – October 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Articles for creation helper script now automatically recognises administrator accounts which means your name does not need to be listed at WP:AFCP to help out. If you wish to help out at AFC, enable AFCH by navigating to Preferences → Gadgets and checking the "Yet Another AfC Helper Script" box.

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Administrators' newsletter – November 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Your GA nomination of Instant Replay Game

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Instant Replay Game you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Harper J. Cole -- Harper J. Cole (talk) 20:41, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Instant Replay Game

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The article Instant Replay Game you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Instant Replay Game for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Harper J. Cole -- Harper J. Cole (talk) 23:41, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Packers Pro Shop Logo.png

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:45, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Adolph Kliebhan for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Adolph Kliebhan is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adolph Kliebhan until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

ArbCom 2022 Elections voter message

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Hello! Voting in the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 12 December 2022. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2022).

CheckUser changes

removed TheresNoTime

Oversight changes

removed TheresNoTime

Guideline and policy news

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

Miscellaneous


DYK for Instant Replay Game

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On 4 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Instant Replay Game, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Chicago Bears media guide had an asterisk next to the result of the Instant Replay Game for 10 years, noting the team's belief that the game was decided incorrectly? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Instant Replay Game. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Instant Replay Game), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:03, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]