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The Signpost: 20 March 2023
- News and notes: Wikimania submissions deadline looms, Russian government after our lucky charms, AI woes nix CNET from RS slate
- Eyewitness: Three more stories from Ukrainian Wikimedians
- In the media: Paid editing, plagiarism payouts, proponents of a ploy, and people peeved at perceived preferences
- Featured content: Way too many featured articles
- Interview: 228/2/1: the inside scoop on Aoidh's RfA
- Traffic report: Who died? Who won? Who lost?
The Signpost: 03 April 2023
- From the editor: Some long-overdue retractions
- News and notes: Sounding out, a universal code of conduct, and dealing with AI
- Arbitration report: "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" case is ongoing
- Featured content: Hail, poetry! Thou heav'n-born maid
- Recent research: Language bias: Wikipedia captures at least the "silhouette of the elephant", unlike ChatGPT
- From the archives: April Fools' through the ages
- Disinformation report: Sus socks support suits, seems systemic
Administrators' newsletter – April 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2023).
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Guideline and policy news
- A community RfC is open to discuss whether reports primarily involving gender-related disputes or controversies should be referred to the Arbitration enforcement noticeboard.
Technical news
- Some older web browsers will not be able to use JavaScript on Wikimedia wikis starting this week. This mainly affects users of Internet Explorer 11. (T178356)
- The rollback of Vector 2022 RfC has found no consensus to rollback to Vector legacy, but has found rough consensus to disable "limited width" mode by default.
- A link to the user's Special:CentralAuth page will now appear in the subtitle links shown on Special:Contributions. This was voted #17 in the Community Wishlist Survey 2023.
Arbitration
- The Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 case has been closed.
- A case about World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been opened, with the first evidence phase closing 6 April 2023.
This Month in GLAM: March 2023
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April songs
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Thank you for improving articles in April! - Today is the 80th birthday of John Eliot Gardiner. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:18, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 26 April 2023
- News and notes: Staff departures at Wikimedia Foundation, Jimbo hands in the bits, and graphs' zeppelin burns
- In the media: Contested truth claims in Wikipedia
- Obituary: Remembering David "DGG" Goodman
- Arbitration report: Holocaust in Poland, Jimbo in the hot seat, and a desysopping
- Special report: Signpost statistics between years 2005 and 2022
- News from the WMF: Collective planning with the Wikimedia Foundation
- Featured content: In which we described the featured articles in rhyme again
- From the archives: April Fools' through the ages, part two
- Humour: The law of hats
- Traffic report: Long live machine, the future supreme
Administrators' newsletter – May 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2023).
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Guideline and policy news
- A request for comment about removing administrative privileges in specified situations is open for feedback.
Technical news
- Progress has started on the Page Triage improvement project. This is to address the concerns raised by the community in their 2022 WMF letter that requested improvements be made to the tool.
Arbitration
- The proposed decision in the World War II and the history of Jews in Poland case is expected 11 May 2023.
Miscellaneous
- The Wikimedia Foundation annual plan 2023-2024 draft is open for comment and input through May 19. The final plan will be published in July 2023.
Ymunwch gyda WiciBrosiect Cymru os gwelwch yn dda! Diolch Titus Gold (talk) 21:31, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
- Diolch yn fawr am y gwahoddiad, Titus Gold! Fe wna i. :-) Patient Zerotalk 23:11, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 8 May 2023
- News and notes: New legal "deVLOPments" in the EU
- In the media: Vivek's smelly socks, online safety, and politics
- Recent research: Gender, race and notability in deletion discussions
- Featured content: I wrote a poem for each article, I found rhymes for all the lists; My first featured picture of this year now finally exists!
- Arbitration report: "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" approaches conclusion
- News from the WMF: Planning together with the Wikimedia Foundation
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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:24, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
- Crikey, seven years already? I still remember the day I received this award! Thank you for the message Gerda - hope you're keeping well :-) Patient Zerotalk 22:56, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
- yes, keeping well - see my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:58, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: April 2023
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Your GA nomination of Ayrton Senna
The article Ayrton Senna you nominated as a good article has failed 
; see Talk:Ayrton Senna for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Zwerg Nase -- Zwerg Nase (talk) 14:40, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 22 May 2023
- In the media: History, propaganda and censorship
- Arbitration report: Final decision in "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland"
- Featured content: A very musical week for featured articles
- Traffic report: Coronation, chatbot, celebs
Your GA nomination of Ayrton Senna
The article Ayrton Senna you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Ayrton Senna for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of TompaDompa -- TompaDompa (talk) 22:42, 16 May 2023 (UTC)
reporting names with no edits
Please don't report usernames that don't have any edits. It's a waste of everyone's time. We only block usernames when they have edited. There are many many usernames that are made that never do anything. Secretlondon (talk) 17:28, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
- See my response at WP:UAA. Blatant violations require blocking even if no edits are made - read the username policy. Patient Zerotalk 17:31, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
- Besides, Secretlondon, if you don't block editors who make no edits, why did you block the St. James' Community Sailing Club account? Patient Zerotalk 17:32, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
- They made one. You don't understand how high the threshold is for blocking an account with no edits. I only blocked the sailing club as it was a role account. Secretlondon (talk) 17:33, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
- My apologies, Secretlondon - it does appear I've made a mistake in reporting the accounts with no edits. I would contest the "edmanwhore" one you declined as that has a clearly offensive string in it, but I do agree that it will be worth waiting for the "promotional" accounts to edit first. I'll certainly bear this advice in mind for the future, and appreciate your clarification of the policy. Patient Zerotalk 22:48, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
- They made one. You don't understand how high the threshold is for blocking an account with no edits. I only blocked the sailing club as it was a role account. Secretlondon (talk) 17:33, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
- Besides, Secretlondon, if you don't block editors who make no edits, why did you block the St. James' Community Sailing Club account? Patient Zerotalk 17:32, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
Im curious why you continue to allow extremely biased and false information to abound on the Jared Lakey page; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jared_Lakey
There is a ton of false AND misleading information written on that page and there is also content that keeps getting deleted that is true and contributory.
of course-thats why people use wiki as a line in a joke.... 170.10.32.52 (talk) 02:06, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
Tagging pages for speedy deletion
Hello, Patient Zero,
If you tag a page for CSD G5 speedy deletion, please put the name of the sockpuppet master in the field provided in the Twinkle screen. It helps the admin reviewing the page to see whether deletion is appropriate when they know who the sockpuppet master is in case they want to examine a SPI case. Thank you. Liz Read! Talk! 02:44, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
- Ah, my apologies for that Liz! Thank you for bringing this to my attention; I'll bear that in mind going forward. Patient Zerotalk 00:57, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
May thanks
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Thank you for improving articles in May. - I had a good story on coronation day: the Te Deum we sang that day. And the following day we sang it for the composer ;)
I nominated Soňa Červená for GA just to give her a bit more exposure, and I took some pics of bright scenery - click on songs. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:20, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you very much, Gerda! Glad to hear you've had a pleasant month - those are some lovely photos, too. I'm planning on getting back into mountain biking myself this summer; I haven't done so since I was a teenager! Patient Zerotalk 00:43, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
- Good idea! - I was reminded yesterday that I should get back to playing piano ;) - Pentecost was full of music, and my story today is that 300 years ago today, Bach became Thomaskantor, with BWV 75, writing music history. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:20, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
- I have learned something new today - thank you for that, Gerda! :) You should definitely get back to playing piano - it's such a beautiful instrument, and one I wish I had learned to play properly. I've dipped in and out of playing the bass myself - I did try the guitar for a while, but singing and playing at the same time is something I struggle with, haha! And now it's getting a bit warmer outside here, I have the perfect excuse to get back into mountain biking, too. Patient Zerotalk 21:54, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
- Good idea! - I was reminded yesterday that I should get back to playing piano ;) - Pentecost was full of music, and my story today is that 300 years ago today, Bach became Thomaskantor, with BWV 75, writing music history. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:20, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 5 June 2023
- News and notes: WMRU director forks new 'pedia, birds flap in top '22 piccy, WMF weighs in on Indian gov's map axe plea
- Featured content: Poetry under pressure
- Traffic report: Celebs, controversies and a chatbot in the public eye
Administrators' newsletter – June 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2023).
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Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, editors indefinitely site-banned by community consensus will now have all rights, including sysop, removed.
- As a part of the Wikimedia Foundation's IP Masking project, a new policy has been created that governs the access to temporary account IP addresses. An associated FAQ has been created and individual communities can increase the requirements to view temporary account IP addresses.
Technical news
- Bot operators and tool maintainers should schedule time in the coming months to test and update their tools for the effects of IP masking. IP masking will not be deployed to any content wiki until at least October 2023 and is unlikely to be deployed to the English Wikipedia until some time in 2024.
Arbitration
- The arbitration case World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been closed. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.
Miscellaneous
- Following a community referendum, the arbitration policy has been modified to remove the ability for users to appeal remedies to Jimbo Wales.
regarding the Martinez situation
the source was Fabrizio romano on twitter he is a very reliable source btw could u please put it back Dudelovescake (talk) 22:39, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Dudelovescake! Unfortunately, I reverted your edit as you failed to include a reliable source. You are more than welcome to add the information back if you have found a reliable source - I hope the page Help:Referencing for beginners is of some help to you. Let me know if you have any further questions, and happy editing! Patient Zerotalk 22:49, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
- hi patient zero how am I supposed to add a source do I write after everything the source? Dudelovescake (talk) 22:54, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hi again Dudelovescake! So what you need to do is write out the sentence and then you would add the source at the end. Are you using Visual Editor? If you go to Help:VisualEditor and scroll down to "Adding a new reference", it'll show you what to do there. :-) Patient Zerotalk 22:57, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
- thanks man appreciate it :) Dudelovescake (talk) 23:03, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
- i give up i went to references and tried but i can't thanks for the help, Mr.Zero. - Dudelovescake (talk) 23:12, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
- Don't give up Dudelovescake! Also, I don't think I've ever been called Mr. Zero before - I rather like it. :) If you go to the article's talk page, someone there might be able to help you find a source and add the content. You might be able to submit an edit request there or something? Let me know how you get on. Patient Zerotalk 12:48, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hi again Dudelovescake! So what you need to do is write out the sentence and then you would add the source at the end. Are you using Visual Editor? If you go to Help:VisualEditor and scroll down to "Adding a new reference", it'll show you what to do there. :-) Patient Zerotalk 22:57, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
- hi patient zero how am I supposed to add a source do I write after everything the source? Dudelovescake (talk) 22:54, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
Gun laws in Poland article
Hi, would you allow at least a few minutes for anyone to complete a sequence of edits? Yeah, it is true the new paragraph in the edited section did not have a reference - for a whole 8 minutes! References are in a separate section and it is often more convenient to edit section-by-section instead of scrolling through the whole wikitext. It takes a little time to copy all the gory details from the legislative source and get the title translation about right. I've put the change back.
- Ah, and now, after re-adding this short paragraph with the reference to the legal act attached, I have noticed you have also reverted my 14 edits done over the last week, including a well-sourced one, some clarifications, and quite a few grammar/typo/style corrections. I am sorry to say that, but reverting a week of work without at least reviewing what was there is not a responsible action by any Wikipedian, specifically not such an experienced one. Did you manage to review 14 changes in less than a minute? your revert has the same timestamp as my edit of the paragraph referenced above. I really hope it was just a misclick. Also there's a question, who's going to fix it now.
- Yes, I often edit anonymously without logging in, it is just my preference in some circumstances.
-- 140.101.160.252 (talk) 13:41, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: May 2023
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New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023
Hello Patient Zero,
Backlog
Redirect drive: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with 23851 reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to 0 (momentarily). Congratulations to Hey man im josh who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by Meena and Greyzxq with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See this page for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.
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The Signpost: 19 June 2023
- News and notes: WMF Terms of Use now in force, new Creative Commons licensing
- Featured content: Content, featured
- Recent research: Hoaxers prefer currently-popular topics
June thanks
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Thank you for improving articles in June! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:08, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
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Administrators' newsletter – July 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2023).
Administrator changes
Bureaucrat changes
Guideline and policy news
- Contributions to the English Wikipedia are now released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0) license instead of CC BY-SA 3.0. Contributions are still also released under the GFDL license.
Technical news
- Discussion is open regarding a proposed global policy regarding third-party resources. Third-party resources are computer resources that reside outside of Wikimedia production websites.
Arbitration
- Two arbitration cases are currently open. Proposed decisions are expected 5 July 2023 for the Scottywong case and 9 July 2023 for the AlisonW case.
The Signpost: 3 July 2023
- Disinformation report: Imploded submersible outfit foiled trying to sing own praises on Wikipedia
- Featured content: Incensed
- Traffic report: Are you afraid of spiders? Arnold? The Idol? ChatGPT?
This Month in GLAM: June 2023
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The Signpost: 17 July 2023
- In the media: Tentacles of Emirates plot attempt to ensnare Wikipedia
- Tips and tricks: What automation can do for you (and your WikiProject)
- Featured content: Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin', keep those readers scrollin', got to keep on scrollin', Rawhide!
- Traffic report: The Idol becomes the Master
August 2023 Good Article Nominations backlog drive
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On today's Main page, you can find a cantata that Bach first performed 300 years ago (thanks to you!), and an iconic saxophonist from East Germany. Also: a bit about the history of QAI on my talk. Thank you for being part of it! A new member designed a user box that I adopted. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:59, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
While today's DYK highlights Santiago on his day, I did my modest share with my story today, describing what I just experienced, pictured. I began the article of the woman in green. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:09, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 1 August 2023
- News and notes: City officials attempt to doxx Wikipedians, Ruwiki founder banned, WMF launches Mastodon server
- In the media: Truth, AI, bull from politicians, and climate change
- Disinformation report: Hot climate, hot hit, hot money, hot news hot off the presses!
- Tips and tricks: Citation tools for dummies!
- In focus: Journals cited by Wikipedia
- Opinion: Are global bans the last step?
- Featured content: Featured Content, 1 to 15 July
- Traffic report: Come on Oppie, let's go party
Administrators' newsletter – August 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2023).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
Technical news
- The tag filter on Special:NewPages and revision history pages can now be inverted. This allows hiding edits made by automated tools. (T334338)
- Special:BlockedExternalDomains is a new tool that allows easier blocking of plain domains (and their subdomains). This is more easily searchable and is faster for the software to use than the existing MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. It does not support regex (for complex cases), URL path-matching, or the MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. (T337431)
Arbitration
- The arbitration cases named Scottywong and AlisonW closed 10 July and 16 July respectively.
- The SmallCat dispute arbitration case is in the workshop phase.
This Month in GLAM: July 2023
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The Signpost: 15 August 2023
- News and notes: Dude, Where's My Donations? Wikimedia Foundation announces another million in grants for non-Wikimedia-related projects
- Tips and tricks: How to find images for your articles, check their copyright, upload them, and restore them
- Cobwebs: Getting serious about writing
- Serendipity: Why I stopped taking photographs almost altogether
- Featured content: Barbenheimer confirmed
- Traffic report: 'Cause today it just goes with the fashion
The Signpost: 31 August 2023
- From the editor: Beta version of signpost.news now online
- News and notes: You like RecentChanges?
- In the media: Taking it sleazy
- Recent research: The five barriers that impede "stitching" collaboration between Commons and Wikipedia
- Draftspace: Bad Jokes and Other Draftspace Novelties
- Humour: The Dehumourification Plan
- Traffic report: Raise your drinking glass, here's to yesterday
Administrators' newsletter – September 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).
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Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
- A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that
[s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment
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Technical news
- Special:Contributions now shows the user's local edit count and the account's creation date. (T324166)
Arbitration
- The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming
local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus
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Miscellaneous
- Tech tip: The "Browse history interactively" banner shown at the top of Special:Diff can be used to easily look through a history, assemble composite diffs, or find out what archive something wound up in.
New page patrol October 2023 Backlog drive
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The Signpost: 16 September 2023
- In the media: "Just flirting", going Dutch and Shapps for the defence?
- Obituary: Nosebagbear
- Featured content: Catching up
- Traffic report: Some of it's magic, some of it's tragic
New pages patrol newsletter
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Backlog update: At the time of this message, there are 11,300 articles and 15,600 redirects awaiting review. This is the highest backlog in a long time. Please help out by doing additional reviews!
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The Signpost: 3 October 2023
- News and notes: Wikimedia Endowment financial statement published
- Recent research: Readers prefer ChatGPT over Wikipedia; concerns about limiting "anyone can edit" principle "may be overstated"
- Featured content: By your logic,
- Poetry: "The Sight"
Administrators' newsletter – September 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2023).
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Guideline and policy news
- An RfC is open regarding amending the paid-contribution disclosure policy to add the following text:
Any administrator soliciting clients for paid Wikipedia-related consulting or advising services not covered by other paid-contribution rules must disclose all clients on their userpage.
Technical news
- Administrators can now choose to add the user's user page to their watchlist when changing the usergroups for a user. This works both via Special:UserRights and via the API. (T272294)
Arbitration
Miscellaneous
- The 2023 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process has concluded with the appointment of one new CheckUser.
- Self-nominations for the electoral commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections opens on 2 October and closes on 8 October.
This Month in GLAM: September 2023
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The Signpost: 23 October 2023
- News and notes: Where have all the administrators gone?
- In the media: Thirst traps, the fastest loading sites on the web, and the original collaborative writing
- Gallery: Before and After: Why you don't need to know how to restore images to make massive improvements
- Featured content: Yo, ho! Blow the man down!
- Traffic report: The calm and the storm
- News from Diff: Sawtpedia: Giving a Voice to Wikipedia Using QR Codes
November Articles for creation backlog drive
Hello Patient Zero:
WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 2 months outstanding reviews from the current 4+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 November 2023 through 30 November 2023.
You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.
Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.
Why did you remove my edit on Made Kuti.
removing my edit on Made Kuti was totally wrong you could have verified it if you're in doubt instead of removing it. Dotunroy (talk) 00:49, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 6 November 2023
- Arbitration report: Admin bewilderingly unmasks self as sockpuppet of other admin who was extremely banned in 2015
- In the media: UK shadow chancellor accused of ripping off WP articles for book, Wikipedians accused of being dicks by a rich man
- Opinion: An open letter to Elon Musk
- WikiCup report: The WikiCup 2023
- News from Wiki Ed: Equity lists on Wikipedia
- Recent research: How English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades
- Featured content: Like putting a golf course in a historic site.
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Administrators' newsletter – November 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2023).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
Technical news
- The WMF is working on making it possible for administrators to edit MediaWiki configuration directly. This is similar to previous work on Special:EditGrowthConfig. A technical RfC is running until November 08, where you can provide feedback.
- There is a proposed plan for re-enabling the Graph Extension. Feedback on this proposal is requested.
Arbitration
- Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 12 November 2023 until 21 November 2023 to stand in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections.
- Xaosflux, RoySmith and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee Elections. BusterD is the reserve commissioner.
- Following a motion, the contentious topic designation of Prem Rawat has been struck. Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.
- Following several motions, multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the Editor conduct in e-cigs articles, Liancourt Rocks, Longevity, Medicine, September 11 conspiracy theories, and Shakespeare authorship question cases.
- Following a motion, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the Macedonia 2 case have been rescinded.
- Following a motion, remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the The Troubles case has been amended.
- An arbitration case named Industrial agriculture has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.
Miscellaneous
- The Articles for Creation backlog drive is happening in November 2023, with 700+ drafts pending reviews for in the last 4 months or so. In addition to the AfC participants, all administrators and New Page Patrollers can conduct reviews using the helper script, Yet Another AFC Helper Script, which can be enabled in the Gadgets settings. Sign up here to participate!
This Month in GLAM: October 2023
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The Signpost: 20 November 2023
- In the media: Propaganda and photos, lunatics and a lunar backup
- News and notes: Update on Wikimedia's financial health
- Traffic report: If it bleeds, it leads
- Recent research: Canceling disputes as the real function of ArbCom
- Wikimania: Wikimania 2024 scholarships
Pegasussy
Good spot, CU agrees that they're BritishSpaniard. Nicely done! GeneralNotability (talk) 01:42, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for letting me know, GN - glad to hear my radar is still sharp! Patient Zerotalk 01:49, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
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There is a mop reserved in your name
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You are a remarkable editor in many ways. You would be a good administrator, in my opinion, and appear to be well qualified. You personify an administrator without tools and have gained my support already! |
What it says on the tin ^ — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 03:30, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you very much for your kind words, Sammy - it’s an honour to receive them from you, as I remember you being of great help to me when I first started out as an editor! :) Patient Zerotalk 04:59, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
- +1 ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:44, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you very much too, AirshipJungleman29! :) Patient Zerotalk 01:40, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
I saw your edit summary for your reversion of my deletion of your speedy tag on Kkpkopor’s user space sandbox page. As a courtesy, I encourage you to engage with this editor on their talk page before deleting all their sandbox pages. I’m uncomfortable with all these deletions. Some don’t seem like promotional pages. Also this editor is an established editor. —A. B. (talk • contribs • global count) 04:14, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
- A. B. - hi, I left a message on your talk page explaining my actions - I can also see an admin has now blocked them for creating the hoaxes. Patient Zerotalk 04:16, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 4 December 2023
- In the media: Turmoil on Hebrew Wikipedia, grave dancing, Olga's impact and inspiring Bhutanese nuns
- Disinformation report: "Wikipedia and the assault on history"
- Comix: Bold comics for a new age
- Essay: I am going to die
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- Humour: Mandy Rice-Davies Applies
Editor experience invitation
Hi Patient Zero :) I'm looking to interview people here, feel free to pass if you're not interested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 13:34, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
Done! Patient Zerotalk 04:12, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – December 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2023).
Administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following a talk page discussion, the Administrators' accountability policy has been updated to note that while it is considered best practice for administrators to have notifications (pings) enabled, this is not mandatory. Administrators who do not use notifications are now strongly encouraged to indicate this on their user page.
Arbitration
- Following a motion, the Extended Confirmed Restriction has been amended, removing the allowance for non-extended-confirmed editors to post constructive comments on the "Talk:" namespace. Now, non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace solely to make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided that their actions are not disruptive.
- The Arbitration Committee has announced a call for Checkusers and Oversighters, stating that it will currently be accepting applications for CheckUser and/or Oversight permissions at any point in the year.
- Eligible users are invited to vote on candidates for the Arbitration Committee until 23:59 December 11, 2023 (UTC). Candidate statements can be seen here.
Yo Ho Ho
ϢereSpielChequers is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone!
Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:WereSpielChequers/Dec23}}~~~~ to your friends' talk pages.
ϢereSpielChequers 08:00, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you very much, WereSpielChequers! Patient Zerotalk 15:57, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
ProveIt
ProveIt enabled! Thanks for the tip @Patient Zero Nick Sheppard (talk) 11:24, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
- No worries, OAnick! Patient Zerotalk 15:58, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: November 2023
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Thank you!
Hi @Patient Zero! Just wanted to drop you a line and say a huge thank you for all your help and support during this weekend's Train the Trainer event. I learned a lot from you and really appreciate everything you're doing to keep making Wikimedia super accessible and equitable :) Have a lovely winter season and let's stay in touch! Octavosaurus (talk) 10:15, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you very much for the kind words, Octavosaurus! I hope you have a fantastic holiday season also - and yes, absolutely! :) Patient Zerotalk 22:11, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
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| December: story · music · places |
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Thank you for greetings and reflections on my talk! My story today is about Michael Robinson, - it's an honour to have known him. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:21, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
- You're welcome, Gerda! I can't believe I've only just learned of who Michael Robinson is; what an incredible person who always stood up for what was right. Thank you very much for sharing his story. Patient Zerotalk 22:02, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for saying that, and for what you do and stand for! I wish you a good festive season and a peaceful New Year! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:24, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- That’s very kind of you, Gerda - thank you! Wishing you a good festive season and New Year too :-) Patient Zerotalk 22:10, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you, and we do have good plans! - Today, I have a special story to tell, of the works of a musician born 300 years ago. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:48, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
- That’s very kind of you, Gerda - thank you! Wishing you a good festive season and New Year too :-) Patient Zerotalk 22:10, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for saying that, and for what you do and stand for! I wish you a good festive season and a peaceful New Year! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:24, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- You're welcome, Gerda! I can't believe I've only just learned of who Michael Robinson is; what an incredible person who always stood up for what was right. Thank you very much for sharing his story. Patient Zerotalk 22:02, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 24 December 2023
- Special report: Did the Chinese Communist Party send astroturfers to sabotage a hacktivist's Wikipedia article?
- News and notes: The Italian Public Domain wars continue, Wikimedia RU set to dissolve, and a recap of WLM 2023
- In the media: Consider the humble fork
- Discussion report: Arabic Wikipedia blackout; Wikimedians discuss SpongeBob, copyrights, and AI
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Season's greetings
Happy New Year, Patient Zero!
Patient Zero,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 18:48, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.
CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 18:48, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year! |
Hello Patient Zero: Did you know ... that back in 1885, Wikipedia editors wrote Good Articles with axes, hammers and chisels? Thank you for your contributions to this encyclopedia using 21st century technology. I hope you don't get any unnecessary blisters. |
- Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Happy New Year elves}} to send this messageCAPTAIN RAJU(T) 22:18, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – January 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2023).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Oversighter changes
Arbitration
- Following the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Aoidh, Cabayi, Firefly, HJ Mitchell, Maxim, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720.
- Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee rescinded the restrictions on the page name move discussions for the two Ireland pages that were enacted in June 2009.
- The arbitration case Industrial agriculture has been closed.
Miscellaneous
- The New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in January 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,000 unreviewed articles awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!
2024
Like 2019, remember? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:50, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you very much, Gerda - happy New Year to you too! And yes I remember very well, although I must apologise that I never got back to you then, and hope that this message makes up for it! :) Patient Zerotalk 22:12, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
Sorry for piecemeal edits in the flow of conversation
Thank you very much for your help on Fastily's page, I appreciate it. Please feel free to trout me for my bad habit of editing my comments in a flurry trying to say exactly what I mean to say—I know it can be terribly annoying for people I'm talking to, but I'm struggling trying to kick the habit. Thanks again! Remsense留 02:35, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- No worries, Remsense! I often fall into a similar habit myself here, so don't worry about that - I certainly don't find it annoying, if anything I personally relate to it. What a disaster I caused though eh? I thought I'd only copied my text over from the edit conflict, but only realised after the second incident that I'd copied the entirety of Fastily's talkpage instead! You're always welcome to reach out to me here with any questions you may have; in the meantime, happy editing :-) Patient Zerotalk 02:42, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
10 years!
Tomorrow marks 10 years since I started editing Wikipedia! I guess it was a bit of a “false start”, given that I did not make many edits at all in 2014. But it is where my journey began, and the rest, as they say, is history. Thank you to all who have made, and continue to make, my experience on Wikipedia a positive one. Here’s to the next 10 years! :-) Patient Zerotalk 18:41, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
WP:RFCN
An IP has started a discussion on your username at WP:RFCN, but they failed to notify you. It seems to be in retaliation for you warning them. - ZLEA T\C 19:21, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the notice, ZLEA! I see it has been speedy closed now, and I think you’re right in your analysis that this was an attempt at retaliation. For what it’s worth, the IP who reported me added the words “woke moron” to a BLP, which is surely much more offensive than the phrase “patient zero”! Furthermore, it has been my username since 2016, which was four years before the pandemic even began. Thank you once again, and hope you are keeping well. Patient Zerotalk 21:28, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
- I had seen the addition of "woke moron", which is what removed any shadow of a doubt that this IP was acting in bad faith. As a wise Wikipedian once told me, if you find yourself the target of vandals, you must be doing something right. - ZLEA T\C 21:34, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
- I appreciate the kind words, ZLEA :-) Patient Zerotalk 03:11, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
- I had seen the addition of "woke moron", which is what removed any shadow of a doubt that this IP was acting in bad faith. As a wise Wikipedian once told me, if you find yourself the target of vandals, you must be doing something right. - ZLEA T\C 21:34, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
Invitation to join the Ten Year Society
Dear Patient Zero/Archive 9,
I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Ten Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for ten years or more.
Best regards, Chris Troutman (talk) 02:49, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you very much, Chris troutman! :-) It's been an honour to volunteer here for the past ten years (even if the first two years were a bit of a "false start", so to speak), and I greatly look forward to seeing what the future brings. Patient Zerotalk 03:11, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 10 January 2024
- From the editor: NINETEEN MORE YEARS! NINETEEN MORE YEARS!
- Special report: Public Domain Day 2024
- Technology report: Wikipedia: A Multigenerational Pursuit
- News and notes: In other news ... see ya in court!
- WikiProject report: WikiProjects Israel and Palestine
- Obituary: Anthony Bradbury
- Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2023
- Comix: Conflict resolution
This Month in GLAM: December 2023
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Reflink added to support previous edit ([1]). 74.90.165.232 (talk) 01:02, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
A cup of tea for you!
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Thanks for your work reverting vandalism! You've beaten me to at least three pages on the recent changes. Have a wonderful week! Schrödinger's jellyfish ✉ 03:26, 18 January 2024 (UTC) |
- Thank you very much, Schrödinger's jellyfish! I hope you have a wonderful week too :-) Patient Zerotalk 03:30, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
Twice in one month
To call back to our discussion on the 6th, you must really be doing something right this month. - ZLEA T\C 15:50, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- I am assuming you mean I have been reported again, ZLEA? Crikey… once again, I greatly appreciate the kind words - hearing that means a big deal. :-) Patient Zerotalk 19:11, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- Not reported again, but the target of a vandal nonetheless. Keep up the good work! - ZLEA T\C 19:52, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- Ah, yes... I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt, as English clearly wasn't their first language and they seemed rather upset at my reverts, but then when I logged off for dinner they'd started to send me fake block templates! Will do, ZLEA :-) Patient Zerotalk 22:12, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- Not reported again, but the target of a vandal nonetheless. Keep up the good work! - ZLEA T\C 19:52, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar |
| Thanks for helping me out on my talk page! Geardona (talk to me?) 01:09, 20 January 2024 (UTC) |
- Thank you very much, Geardona! Any time. :-) Patient Zerotalk 01:10, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
Puzzling Edit Summary
Your revert summary here doesn't make sense to me, as the IP only delinked a red link (which is a lesser complaint I've had of their editing, among more major things things), but "not providing a reliable source" seems an odd reason to give for reverting a delinking. If your summary was a misclick on your part (I've made misclicks on summary myself), or was something automated with your edits (per HUGGLE), no worries. If you were thinking that the sentence was added by this IP, it was not (was added March 24, 2022). The sentence is still in the article, and if lack of source is the complaint, (this could work to source it.
No criticism, just baffled, hope you have a great weekend. Zinnober9 (talk) 02:58, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Zinnober9 - thank you for bringing this to my attention. On the automated software I use, it looked as if the IP had written that entire sentence, rather than delinked a red link, so I reverted per WP:RS as the claim hadn't been backed up. I can see now what has happened, so I'll go ahead and add the source shortly. Sorry for any bother I've caused with that, and once again, thank you for letting me know! I hope you have a great weekend too. Patient Zerotalk 03:15, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- No bother, I just had the IP's talk page in my watchlist and wondered what had triggered their block for 31 hours since there wasn't a ruling at the ANI discussion yet Found that page in their edits for today and was baffled. Thanks for the reply and adding the source. Best, Zinnober9 (talk) 06:37, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- No worries, Zinnober9 :-) I completely understand why it was baffling, and I'd have thought the same in your position. Once again, I appreciate you letting me know so that I could resolve the matter! I am assuming this means that the block might've been a bit premature, although looking at this IP's contributions, I am admittedly surprised such measures hadn't been taken beforehand... Patient Zerotalk 00:00, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
- No bother, I just had the IP's talk page in my watchlist and wondered what had triggered their block for 31 hours since there wasn't a ruling at the ANI discussion yet Found that page in their edits for today and was baffled. Thanks for the reply and adding the source. Best, Zinnober9 (talk) 06:37, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
Just a heads-up
My internet connection is not great tonight, owing to a thunderstorm. I will try and answer any talk page messages as soon as possible, although may not be able to immediately update this in the event of a power outage, so if I disappear randomly that is why! Patient Zerotalk 23:57, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- Same again tonight; weather much worse this time around… Patient Zerotalk 18:34, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
Hi
Hello Jutos222 (talk) 22:39, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hello Jutos222 - how can I help? :-) Patient Zerotalk 23:30, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
- Can u help to tutor me on how to create a wikipedia page Jutos222 (talk) 18:28, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
- can u tutor meon how to create a wikipedia page? Jutos222 (talk) 18:31, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
- i need comprehensive teaching of how to create wikipedia pages Jutos222 (talk) 18:32, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
Well
Pepper spray for me and a bus for you, that stuff actually makes me laugh. Anyways, thanks, v/r - Seawolf35 T--C 00:36, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
- Sometimes we just have to laugh, Seawolf35! No worries; any time. :-) Patient Zerotalk 00:38, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
Craig y Mor
Thanks for the reversions on Craig y Mor. Sometimes, but by no means always, it’s possible to work out the thinking behind these seemingly lunatic insertions, [2]. All the best. KJP1 (talk) 05:18, 28 January 2024 (UTC)