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Transcluded section
I noticed today that the first part of the "Misuse of administrative tools" section (WP:TOOLMISUSE) is actually being transcluded from Wikipedia:Administrators/Misuse of tools section. Apparently this was so it could also be used at Wikipedia:Administrators/Tools, but there are better ways of transcluding a section, and at any rate that page was blanked-and-redirected back in 2018. Would anyone complain if I moved everything back into WP:ADMIN? If someone makes a change to the policy, it should be visible to the 1,924 people who watch this page, not just the 18 who watch the other one. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 22:08, 27 October 2025 (UTC)
- Now done; let me know if you disagree. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:28, 31 October 2025 (UTC)
Admins who have made < 100 edits in 2 years
Does anyone know what the # of admins who have made less than 100 edits in 2 years is? (Bonus points if you can provide me a list of the admins!) I'm thinking of starting an RfC to reduce the 60-month period to 24-months instead (criteria #2 of WP:INACTIVITY) and would like to know how many admins the new criteria (if passed) would affect. Thanks in advance! Some1 (talk) 00:13, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
- What would be the benefit to this reduction? You may want to review discussions such as Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 216#Revise Wikipedia:INACTIVITY, Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 203#Admin inactivity rules workshopping, Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab)/Archive 69#Revisiting WP:INACTIVITY, and Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 204#Fixing the admin inactivity requirements, where similar proposals did not reach consensus. Anomie⚔ 01:40, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
- Well, the data's at quarry:query/102711 - it includes about a fifth of the current admin-flagged accounts - but whatever you're trying to achieve, tweaking the numbers isn't going to help do it. See in particular my comment in Anomie's second link above. —Cryptic 02:24, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
- What's the # of admins who have made less than, let's say, 10 logged admin actions a year? Some1 (talk) 02:48, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
- There is no clear technical definition of what is and isn't a logged admin action. There are a total of 170 admins who have made fewer than 10 deletes, protects, or blocks in the last year. But this doesn't count edits to protected pages, and counts deletes to make way for a move which an ordinary editor or page mover could do. * Pppery * it has begun... 04:04, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
- What's the # of admins who have made less than, let's say, 10 logged admin actions a year? Some1 (talk) 02:48, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
Request for Adminship on Luganda Wikipedia (lg.wikipedia.org)
Dear Wikimedians,
My name is Ssemanda Willy (User: Ssemmanda will). I am the former Project Lead of Luganda Wikipedia (2022–2025) and currently serve as Community Manager of the Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda. I respectfully submit my request for Adminship on our Luganda Wikipedia.
My motivation for seeking adminship is to: Maintain and improve the quality of Luganda Wikipedia articles, support the community by handling administrative tasks such as page protection, deletion, and combating vandalism, encourage new contributors by providing guidance and ensuring a safe, welcoming environment and strengthen Luganda Wikipedia as part of our broader mission to preserve and promote Ugandan languages online.
I believe my experience in leadership, advocacy, editing, and training equips me to serve effectively as an administrator. I am committed to transparency, collaboration, and supporting the growth of Luganda Wikipedia.
Thank you for considering my request. I welcome your feedback and look forward to continuing to work together to build a strong Luganda Wikipedia.
Sincerely,
User:@Ssemmanda will - 1,130 Global edit count.
@ Geossegawa, @Jose77, @Ssenkungu ivan, @Nambogo Catharine, @Solomon Suubi, @Ice201, @MichealKal, @Owobusingye, @Erinamukuta, @B722N, @Kyakwera, @Kateregga1 Ssemmanda will (talk) 09:40, 18 Gwakusatu(Mugulansigo) 2026 (UTC) Ssemmanda will (talk) 11:21, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
- Hi @Ssemmanda will: this is the English-language Wikipedia. I don't know what is the mechanism for becoming an admin on the Luganda one, but I'm pretty sure it happens there, and not here. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 11:56, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you @DoubleGrazing, In the one of Luganda, I found out that someone else asked but he received no comment, no response whatsover and lg wiki has remained with no language speaker Admin forever. I thought I can get help here. But I will be glad for any guidance. Ssemmanda will (talk) 12:01, 18 March 2026 (UTC)