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Regarding your statement at Arbcom. :-) .. great minds think alike? — Ched (talk) 04:24, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

@Ched: Indeed. I hope you don't mind that I borrowed some verbiage from your statement; I daresay you said it far better than I could. — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 12:24, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Perfectly fine, I'm just glad I'm not the only one thinking it. :) — Ched (talk) 13:44, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2019).

Administrator changes

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CheckUser changes

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Interface administrator changes

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• An RfC on the administrator resysop criteria was closed. 18 proposals have been summarised with a variety of supported and opposed statements. The inactivity grace period within which a new request for adminship is not required has been reduced from three years to two. Additionally, Bureaucrats are permitted to use their discretion when returning administrator rights.
• Following a proposal, the edit filter mailing list has been opened up to users with the Edit Filter Helper right.

Technical news

• Wikimedia projects can set a default block length for users via MediaWiki:ipb-default-expiry. A new page, MediaWiki:ipb-default-expiry-ip, allows the setting of a different default block length for IP editors. Neither is currently used. (T219126)

Arbitration

• Voting in the 2019 Arbitration Committee Elections is open to eligible editors until Monday 23:59, 2 December 2018 UTC. Please review the candidates and, if you wish to do so, submit your choices on the voting page.

Miscellaneous

• The global consultation on partial and temporary office actions that ended in October received a closing statement from staff concluding, among other things, that the WMF will no longer use partial or temporary Office Action bans... until and unless community consensus that they are of value or Board directive.

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Reviewer of the Year

This year's Reviewer of the Year is Rosguill. Having gotten the reviewer PERM in August 2018, they have been a regular reviewer of articles and redirects, been an active participant in the NPP community, and has been the driving force for the emerging NPP Source Guide that will help reviewers better evaluate sourcing and notability in many countries for which it has historically been difficult.

Special commendation again goes to Onel5969 who ends the year as one of our most prolific reviewers for the second consecutive year. Thanks also to Boleyn and JTtheOG who have been in the top 5 for the last two years as well.

Several newer editors have done a lot of work with CAPTAIN MEDUSA and DannyS712 (who has also written bots which have patrolled thousands of redirects) being new reviewers since this time last year.

Thanks to them and to everyone reading this who has participated in New Page Patrol this year.

More information Rank, Username ...

Top 10 Reviewers over the last 365 days

Rank	Username	Num reviews	Log
1	Rosguill (talk)	47,395	Patrol Page Curation
2	Onel5969 (talk)	41,883	Patrol Page Curation
3	JTtheOG (talk)	11,493	Patrol Page Curation
4	Arthistorian1977 (talk)	5,562	Patrol Page Curation
5	DannyS712 (talk)	4,866	Patrol Page Curation
6	CAPTAIN MEDUSA (talk)	3,995	Patrol Page Curation
7	DragonflySixtyseven (talk)	3,812	Patrol Page Curation
8	Boleyn (talk)	3,655	Patrol Page Curation
9	Ymblanter (talk)	3,553	Patrol Page Curation
10	Cwmhiraeth (talk)	3,522	Patrol Page Curation

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(The top 100 reviewers of the year can be found here)

Redirect autopatrol

A recent Request for Comment on creating a new redirect autopatrol pseduo-permission was closed early. New Page Reviewers are now able to nominate editors who have an established track record creating uncontroversial redirects. At the individual discretion of any administrator or after 24 hours and a consensus of at least 3 New Page Reviewers an editor may be added to a list of users whose redirects will be patrolled automatically by DannyS712 bot III.

Source Guide Discussion

Set to launch early in the new year is our first New Page Patrol Source Guide discussion. These discussions are designed to solicit input on sources in places and topic areas that might otherwise be harder for reviewers to evaluate. The hope is that this will allow us to improve the accuracy of our patrols for articles using these sources (and/or give us places to perform a WP:BEFORE prior to nominating for deletion). Please watch the New Page Patrol talk page for more information.

This month's refresher course

While New Page Reviewers are an experienced set of editors, we all benefit from an occasional review. This month consider refreshing yourself on Wikipedia:Notability (geographic features). Also consider how we can take the time for quality in this area. For instance, sources to verify human settlements, which are presumed notable, can often be found in seconds. This lets us avoid the (ugly) 'Needs more refs' tag.

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Hello Javert2113: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, DBigXrayᗙ Happy Holidays! 18:25, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

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Why, thank you, DBigXray! Happy holidays to you, too! — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 18:31, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2019).

Administrator changes Dreamy Jazz • Newslinger • Rosguill Deor • Spartaz • Xeno Angusmclellan • clpo13 • Edgar181 • Matthewedwards • NCurse

CheckUser changes Bradv • Casliber • David Fuchs • Maxim • Newyorkbrad • SoWhy • Xeno Oversight changes Bradv • Casliber • DGG • David Fuchs • Maxim • Newyorkbrad • SoWhy • Xeno Someguy1221

Guideline and policy news

• A request for comment asks whether partial blocks should be enabled on the English Wikipedia. If enabled, this functionality would allow administrators to block users from editing specific pages or namespaces, rather than the entire site.
• A proposal asks whether admins who don't use their tools for a significant period of time (e.g. five years) should have the toolset procedurally removed.
• Following a successful RfC, a whitelist is now available for users whose redirects will be autopatrolled by a bot, removing them from the new pages patrol queue. Admins can add such users to Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Redirect whitelist after a discussion following the guidelines at Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Redirect whitelist.

Arbitration

• The fourth case on Palestine-Israel articles was closed. The case consolidated all previous remedies under one heading, which should make them easier to understand, apply, and enforce. In particular, the distinction between "primary articles" and "related content" has been clarified, with the former being the entire set of articles whose topic relates to the Arab-Israeli conflict, broadly interpreted rather than reasonably construed.
• Following the 2019 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Beeblebrox, Bradv, Casliber, David Fuchs, DGG, KrakatoaKatie, Maxim, Newyorkbrad, SoWhy, Worm That Turned, Xeno.

Miscellaneous

• This issue marks three full years of the Admin newsletter. Thanks for reading!

Please come back on. Vermont (talk) 04:12, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

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

Administrator changes Ergo Sum • Nick Moyes • QEDK • Wugapodes Dennis Brown Aude • BrownHairedGirl • CALR • Jengod • John Reaves • J.smith • Kim Dent-Brown • K1Bond007 • MECU • Refdoc • RHaworth

CheckUser changes Opabinia regalis • Premeditated Chaos Interface administrator changes Ragesoss

Guideline and policy news

• Following a request for comment, partial blocks are now enabled on the English Wikipedia. This functionality allows administrators to block users from editing specific pages or namespaces rather than the entire site. A draft policy is being workshopped at Wikipedia:Partial blocks.
• The request for comment seeking the community's sentiment for a binding desysop procedure closed with wide-spread support for an alternative desysoping procedure based on community input. No proposed process received consensus.

Technical news

• Twinkle now supports partial blocking. There is a small checkbox that toggles the "partial" status for both blocks and templating. There is currently one template: {{uw-pblock}}.
• When trying to move a page, if the target title already exists then a warning message is shown. The warning message will now include a link to the target title.

Arbitration

• Following a recent arbitration case, the Arbitration Committee reminded administrators that checkuser and oversight blocks must not be reversed or modified without prior consultation with the checkuser or oversighter who placed the block, the respective functionary team, or the Arbitration Committee.

Miscellaneous

• Voting in the 2020 Steward elections will begin on 08 February 2020, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 28 February 2020, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
• The English Wikipedia has reached six million articles. Thank you everyone for your contributions!

Hello Javert2113,

Source Guide Discussion

The first NPP source guide discussion is now underway. It covers a wide range of sources in Ghana with the goal of providing more guidance to reviewers about sources they might see when reviewing pages. Hopefully, new page reviewers will join others interested in reliable sources and those with expertise in these sources to make the discussion a success.

Redirects

New to NPP? Looking to try something a little different? Consider patrolling some redirects. Redirects are relatively easy to review, can be found easily through the New Pages Feed. You can find more information about how to patrol redirects at WP:RPATROL.

Discussions and Resources

• There is an ongoing discussion around changing notifications for new editors who attempt to write articles.
• A recent discussion of whether Michelin starred restraunts are notable was archived without closure.
• A resource page with links pertinent for reviewers was created this month.
• A proposal to increase the scope of G5 was withdrawn.

Refresher

Geographic regions, areas and places generally do not need general notability guideline type sourcing. When evaluating whether an article meets this notability guideline please also consider whether it might actually be a form of WP:SPAM for a development project (e.g. PR for a large luxury residential development) and not actually covered by the guideline.

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Why would you undo the edit putting Buttigieg in the withdrawn spot? Who cares if the "official announcement" hasn't been made, literally every news source on the planet has already announced his exit and you are conflicting that with your crappy edit. Many people rely on this article (including me) to make sure who's in and out in this election and you are actively causing confusion and wrongfulness by doing so. Please undo your edit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Neros1234 (talk • contribs) 01:16, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

Well, you can't exactly predict a future event. Yes, the news organizations were claiming that Buttgieg was dropping out, but they could have been wrong; I wait for the official announcements to be sure. I grant that it's not necessarily the path others might have chosen, but I stand by my edit. — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 01:41, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

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

Administrator changes Money emoji Athaenara • DeltaQuad Fishhead64 • Kudpung • Mikaey Bureaucrat changes DeltaQuad

CheckUser changes DeltaQuad Oversight changes DeltaQuad

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

• Following the 2020 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: BRPever, Krd, Martin Urbanec, MusikAnimal, Sakretsu, Sotiale, and Tks4Fish. There are a total of seven editors that have been appointed as stewards, the most since 2014.
• The 2020 appointees for the Ombudsman commission are Ajraddatz and Uzoma Ozurumba; they will serve for one year.

Hello! Your submission of Charles Spencer Francis at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 13:11, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

...for your earlier editorial attention to the Robert R. Redfield article. Care to return and do a "once-over", on the overly long vaccine controversy subsection? It is disjointed, repetitve, and possibly (at least in its length), approaching non-neutral. As I said in an edit summary, citing whole books without page numbers is bad form, and too much is made out of Redfield's choosing to pursue a vaccine. (Many were pursuing vaccines in that period, and many still are; to have done so is not the controversy; rather, it is because he was accused of overstating the initial data, see text citations.) So, it needs a logging editor's attention. For comparison (length, balance), see the pay controversy subsection. Thank you. Cheers. 2601:246:C700:19D:90CB:77CE:20F1:3AF4 (talk) 02:55, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Of course, colleague mine. I fear any attempt to fully clean it up may be delayed for some time, given my current schooling, but I'll do my best to hack away at it, bit by bit. — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 04:10, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

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• Following the banning of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee resolved to hold a Arbcom RfC regarding on-wiki harassment. A draft RfC has been posted at Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC (Draft) and not open to comments from the community yet. Interested editors can comment on the RfC itself on its talk page.

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.

Hi,

Looking for clarification, hoping you can help.

In a good faith effort for accurate information, providing clear academic detail in the Info Box is appropriate. What is the standard here? Is it to list the history of "attended" schools regardless of degree completion status--or even good academic standing? Note, President Harry Truman's Info Box relative to non-completion and Governor Scott Walker's on omission from Info Box.

Some guidance here, please. For clarity, it seems if the institution is listed, then citing degree earned or non-degree status with possible listing of dates attended would be in order; or not citing the academic institution altogether is appropriate especially in the case of casual attendance with no degree earned. Additionally, the way the Info Box is likely frequently used (without reading details in expanded text), providing these clarifying details or in the case of the non-degree earned attendance, omitting the institution in the Info Box would add immediate clarity to this 'nuts and bolts' information.

Thanks for helping to clarify and for the time you take with this project. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.38.186.125 (talk) 19:00, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

Mark Meadows Non-Degreed Status @ Florida State Univ[edit] Hi,

Looking for clarification, hoping you can help.

In a good faith effort for accurate information, providing clear academic detail in the Info Box is appropriate. What is the standard here? Is it to list the history of "attended" schools regardless of degree completion status--or even good academic standing? Note, President Harry Truman's Info Box relative to non-completion and Governor Scott Walker's on omission from Info Box.

Some guidance here, please. For clarity, it seems if the institution is listed, then citing degree earned or non-degree status with possible listing of dates attended would be in order; or not citing the academic institution altogether is appropriate especially in the case of casual attendance with no degree earned. Additionally, the way the Info Box is likely frequently used (without reading details in expanded text), providing these clarifying details or in the case of the non-degree earned attendance, omitting the institution in the Info Box would add immediate clarity to this 'nuts and bolts' information.

Thanks for helping to clarify and for the time you take with this project.

64.38.186.125 (talk) 19:07, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

P.S. Sorry for error in initial query--did not use "new section" as you requested in your instruction.

Hello, friend! I would argue that, in this case, given the lack of standardization regarding education within infoboxes, FSU could indeed be removed from Mr. Meadows' infobox. I, however, adhere to a standard that all tertiary educational institutions attended, regardless of degree status, should be noted. Nevertheless, the infobox for Bill Gates includes this note: "If there is anything that questions status of a subject as an alumni of a university, it is not included in the alma mater/education section[...]". I may be mistaken, but this seems like local consensus for Mr. Gates' article only; all the same, it is thus permissible to remove FSU from that list. I hope this helps. — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 19:14, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

Addendum: per Template:infobox person, the following: institutions are "usually not relevant to include either parameter for non-graduates". — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 19:15, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

Hi,

Thanks for your response and for providing citations/rationale.

My preference would be to cite a version of 'no degree earned' if that option existed. However, in the interest of clarity and in following established norms (i.e., again, since a "non-degree" notation is not standard protocol), I would go with not citing educational institutions of non-degree attendance, especially in the case where the duration is minimal and given that the precedent and practice for this does exist. Adequate options for listing details of stop-start attendance in the text allows for nuance of the subject's [non-degree] educational history and academic accomplishments.

Again, thanks for taking time to review and clarify and for your ongoing efforts on this project.

64.38.186.125 (talk) 02:29, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Naturally, and I've taken the liberty of carrying out such a move. Thank you for your efforts in improving the project, too. — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 03:01, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Hi there. Thanks for your edits and I hope you're well during these times. I noticed that at this edit you removed the infobox criminal from George Pell that was hidden following release of the HCA decision to quash his verdict. I thought that hiding the infobox was the right decision for the time being, until the DPP decides if it intends to recommence criminal proceedings. Thoughts? Rangasyd (talk) 01:06, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Hmmm, well, given that new information, it's probably best to re-add it. I erred there; though it seems that all the evidence points to the DPP not recommencing criminal proceedings, well, I didn't know that. I'll re-add it. Appreciate the information. — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 01:11, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

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On 17 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Charles Spencer Francis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cornell University student Charles Spencer Francis, who later became the U.S. ambassador to Austria, set the world record for intercollegiate single-scull rowing in 1876? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Spencer Francis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Charles Spencer Francis), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

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

Administrator changes

Gnangarra • Kaisershatner • Malcolmxl5

CheckUser changes

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Oversight changes

HJ Mitchell

Guideline and policy news

• Discretionary sanctions have been authorized for all pages and edits related to COVID-19, to be logged at WP:GS/COVID19.
• Following a recent discussion on Meta-Wiki, the edit filter maintainer global group has been created.
• A request for comment has been proposed to create a new main page editor usergroup.
• A request for comment has been proposed to make the bureaucrat activity requirements more strict.

Technical news

• The Editing team has been working on the talk pages project. You can review the proposed design and share your thoughts on the talk page.
• Enterprisey created a script that will show a link to the proper Special:Undelete page when viewing a since-deleted revision, see User:Enterprisey/link-deleted-revs.

Miscellaneous

• A request for comment closed with consensus to create a Village Pump-style page for communication with the Wikimedia Foundation.

On 5 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John R. Davis Jr., which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that John R. Davis Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Poland, was known to host leaders of the banned trade union Solidarity at his home? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John R. Davis Jr.. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, John R. Davis Jr.), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

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This is right now, send me an email and I'll invite you on.--Pharos (talk) 19:28, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, Pharos, for the invitation. I'm sorry that the "mysterious Javert" was unable to make a video appearance — it was fun! — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 20:11, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Glad you enjoyed it, perhaps you can join us at another opportunity.--Pharos (talk) 01:14, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Hi Javert2113! I am Galendalia and I have revived the WikiProject for Spoken Wikipedia. I noticed that you signed up at some point to be a participant and as I am reviving this project, one of my tasks is to get the participant list in order. Would you please go to the Participants List and add your name and language(s) you speak? If you are already there and do not want to be, please move yourself to the inactive list at the bottom of the page. If you want to remain, please put remain next to your name (this way you are not moved). If I do not see anything from you by May 30, 2020, I will move you to the inactive participant list. It would also be great if you would be willing to join the task force for Pronunciation that would be awesome, as there are troublesome words we run into. Thank you for considering joining us. If you decide to leave, I will be sad to see you leave as so many people have done a great job on the recordings and any work you have done makes a significant difference. Galendalia (talk · contribs) (sent via Mass Message. This is a message that is one time, so no unsubscribe link is provided.)

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Hey Javert! It's been a while. Are you okay hopping onto IRC sometime soon so we could chat? Thanks, Vermont (talk) 22:05, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Hey, Vermont. Sorry I've been out lately; I'll be on later tonight. — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 13:16, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

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Thanks, NRP. Been aware of DS in AP post-'32 for a while, but it's appreciated all the same. — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 14:41, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

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

Administrator changes

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• A request for comment asks whether the Unblock Ticket Request System (UTRS) should allowed any unblock request or just private appeals.
• The Wikimedia Foundation announced that they will develop a universal code of conduct for all WMF projects. There is an open local discussion regarding the same.

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• 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.

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

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Guideline and policy news

• A request for comment is in progress to remove the T2 (template that misrepresents established policy) speedy deletion criterion.

Technical news

• Protection templates on mainspace pages are now automatically added by User:MusikBot II (BRFA).

Arbitration

• Following the banning of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee resolved to hold an RfC regarding on-wiki harassment. The RfC has been posted at Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC and is open to comments from the community.
• The Medicine case was closed, with a remedy authorizing standard discretionary sanctions for all discussions about pharmaceutical drug prices and pricing and for edits adding, changing, or removing pharmaceutical drug prices or pricing from articles.

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Oversight changes

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Guideline and policy news

• There is an open request for comment to decide whether to increase the minimum duration a sanction discussion has to remain open (currently 24 hours).
• Speedy deletion criterion T2 (template that misrepresents established policy) has been repealed following a request for comment.
• Speedy deletion criterion X2 (pages created by the content translation tool) has been repealed following a discussion.
• There is a proposal to restrict proposed deletion to confirmed users.

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Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:05, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

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

Administrator changes

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CheckUser changes

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Guideline and policy news

• Following a request for comment, the minimum length for site ban discussions was increased to 72 hours, up from 24.
• A request for comment is ongoing to determine whether paid editors must or should use the articles for creation process.
• A request for comment is open to resolve inconsistencies between the draftification and alternative to deletion processes.

Arbitration

• A request for comment is open to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the 2020 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee election and to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.
• An open request for comment asks whether active Arbitrators may serve on the Trust and Safety Case Review Committee or Ombudsman commission.

G'day everyone, voting for the 2020 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2020. Thanks from the outgoing coord team, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 05:17, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

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Just a happy Birthday message to you, Javert2113, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!--HeartGlow (talk) 13:59, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! I hope you've had a great day! — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 21:25, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!

Have a very happy birthday on your special day!

Best wishes, CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 21:28, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! It's been a good day! — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 21:31, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

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

Administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

• A request for comment found consensus that incubation as an alternative to deletion should generally only be recommended when draftification is appropriate, namely 1) if the result of a deletion discussion is to draftify; or 2) if the article is newly created.

Technical news

• The filter log now provides links to view diffs of deleted revisions (phab:T261630).

Arbitration

• The 2020 CheckUser and Oversight appointment process has begun. The community consultation period will take place from September 27th to October 7th.
• Following a request for comment, sitting Committee members may not serve on either the Ombuds Commission or the WMF Case Review Committee. The Arbitration Committee passed a motion implementing those results into their procedures.

Miscellaneous

• The Universal Code of Conduct draft is open for community review and comment until October 6th, 2020.
• Office actions may now be appealed to the Interim Trust & Safety Case Review Committee.

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Sorry, I reverted you. We don't link to current capitals. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:10, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for letting me know. I wasn't aware of that. — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 15:07, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

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I loved reading your page. Please keep yourself busy on wiki. You must not retire! Thanks this much. Stephenfryfan (talk) 18:29, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

You're welcome! I shall endeavor to remain. — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 00:43, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

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

Administrator changes John M Wolfson Bduke • Nilfanion • Philosopher • Rspeer • Yunshui Interface administrator changes Ragesoss TonyBallioni

CheckUser changes EdJohnston • Oshwah • Yamla Yunshui Oversight changes Anarchyte Yunshui

Guideline and policy news

• Community sanctions now authorize administrators to place under indefinite semiprotection any article on a beauty pageant, or biography of a person known as a beauty pageant contestant, which has been edited by a sockpuppet account or logged-out sockpuppet, to be logged at WP:GS/PAGEANT.

Technical news

• Sysops will once again be able to view the deleted history of JS/CSS pages; this was restricted to interface administrators when that group was introduced.
• Twinkle's block module now includes the ability to note the specific case when applying a discretionary sanctions block and/or template.
• Sysops will be able to use Special:CreateLocalAccount to create a local account for a global user that is prevented from auto-creation locally (such as by a filter or range block). Administrators that are not sure if such a creation is appropriate should contact a checkuser.

Arbitration

• The 2020 Arbitration Committee Elections process has begun. Eligible editors will be able to nominate themselves as candidates from November 8 through November 17. The voting period will run from November 23 through December 6.
• The Anti-harassment RfC has concluded with a summary of the feedback provided.

Miscellaneous

• A reminder that standard discretionary sanctions are authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to post-1932 politics of the United States and closely related people. (American Politics 2 Arbitration case).

Quick facts

Close

treats --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:17, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! I hope you're enjoying this weekend, too! — Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 14:30, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

On 24 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John B. Stetson Jr., which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American diplomat John B. Stetson Jr. gave a book bound in human skin to Harvard's Houghton Library? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John B. Stetson Jr.. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, John B. Stetson Jr.), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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) 00:02, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

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

Administrator changes

Andrwsc • Anetode • GoldenRing • JzG • LinguistAtLarge • Nehrams2020

Interface administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

• There is a request for comment in progress to either remove T3 (duplicated and hardcoded instances) as a speedy deletion criterion or eliminate its seven-day waiting period.

Technical news

• Voting for proposals in the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey, which determines what software the Wikimedia Foundation's Community Tech team will work on next year, will take place from 8 December through 21 December. In particular, there are sections regarding administrators and anti-harassment.

Arbitration

• Voting in the 2020 Arbitration Committee Elections is open to eligible editors until Monday 23:59, 7 December 2020 UTC. Please review the candidates and, if you wish to do so, submit your choices on the voting page.

G'day all, the nominations for the 2020 Military history WikiProject newcomer and Historian of the Year are open, all editors are encouraged to nominate candidates for the awards before until 23:59 (GMT) on 15 December 2020, after which voting will occur for 14 days. There is not much time left to nominate worthy recipients, so get to it! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 06:45, 10 December 2020 (UTC)