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DYK for German torpedo boat T22
Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

Talkback
Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 23:41, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Lagrange-class submarine
Hello! Your submission of Lagrange-class submarine 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! SL93 (talk) 00:11, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Nominations now open for "Military historian of the year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" awards
Nominations for our annual Military historian of the year and Military history newcomer of the year awards are open until 23:59 (GMT) on 15 December 2018. Why don't you nominate the editors who you believe have made a real difference to the project in 2018? MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:26, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – December 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2018). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Al Ameer son • Randykitty • Spartaz
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Boson • Daniel J. Leivick • Efe • Esanchez7587 • Fred Bauder • Garzo • Martijn Hoekstra • Orangemike

Interface administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Following a request for comment, the Mediation Committee is now closed and will no longer be accepting case requests.
 * A request for comment is in progress to determine whether members of the Bot Approvals Group should satisfy activity requirements in order to remain in that role.
 * A request for comment is in progress regarding whether to change the administrator inactivity policy, such that administrators "who have made no logged administrative actions for at least 12 months may be desysopped". Currently, the policy states that administrators "who have made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least 12 months may be desysopped".
 * A proposal has been made to temporarily restrict editing of the Main Page to interface administrators in order to mitigate the impact of compromised accounts.

Technical news
 * Administrators and bureaucrats can no longer unblock themselves unless they placed the block initially. This change has been implemented globally. See also this ongoing village pump discussion (permalink).
 * To complement the aforementioned change, blocked administrators will soon have the ability to block the administrator that placed their block to mitigate the possibility of a compromised administrator account blocking all other active administrators.
 * Since deployment of Partial blocks on Test Wikipedia, several bugs were identified. Most of them are now fixed. Administrators are encouraged to test the new deployment and report new bugs on Phabricator or leave feedback on the Project's talk page. You can request administrator access on the Test Wiki here.

Arbitration
 * Voting in the 2018 Arbitration Committee Elections is open to eligible editors until Monday 23:59, 3 December 2018. Please review the candidates and, if you wish to do so, submit your choices on the voting page.

Miscellaneous
 * In late November, an attacker compromised multiple accounts, including at least four administrator accounts, and used them to vandalize Wikipedia. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately. Sharing the same password across multiple websites makes your account vulnerable, especially if your password was used on a website that suffered a data breach. As these incidents have shown, these concerns are not pure fantasies.
 * Wikipedia policy requires administrators to have strong passwords. To further reinforce security, administrators should also consider enabling two-factor authentication. A committed identity can be used to verify that you are the true account owner in the event that your account is compromised and/or you are unable to log in.

Obituaries
 * (Raymond Arritt) passed away on 14 November 2018. Boris joined Wikipedia as on 8 May 2006 and was an administrator from 30 July 2007 to 2 June 2008.

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DYK for German torpedo boat T23
Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 4 December 2018 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for December 5
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Guêpe-class submarine, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Brest ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Gu%C3%AApe-class_submarine check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Gu%C3%AApe-class_submarine?client=notify fix with Dab solver]).

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2018 Speed Chess Championship
I'm not a admin but I'll put the page on my watchlist so you don't bypass 3RR until it gets edit protected.  Whispering ( t ) 15:56, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for French submarine Perle (1935)
Alex Shih (talk) 00:04, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

MikeF01
If you had double-checked the user’s edit to Hardstyle, you would’ve seen that he changed a ref to a Facebook link, which is not supposed to be allowed per WP:FACEBOOK. I also looked through his edit history; it may also be a mess of the same use of unreliable sources. 66.87.148.109 (talk) 03:20, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
 * The whole paragraph has been removed now. L293D (☎ • ✎) 04:01, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

Edit request on Chutiya people
First of all, I would like to thank you for editing the article Chutiya people (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/862898027)and making the necessary edits. But, there was still a part left in the section of "related groups" which has the Shan group in it. I request you to kindly remove that so that people don't misidentify the tribe with a wrong identity. Thank you. Shubhra Jyoti Chutia (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 10:55, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ L293D (☎ • ✎) 03:36, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for French submarine Fulton
Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for French submarine Aigrette
Mifter (talk) 00:01, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for French submarine X
Mifter (talk) 12:02, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Saphir-class submarine (1928)
Hello! Your submission of Saphir-class submarine (1928) 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! Yoninah (talk) 14:48, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of French submarine Laplace
Hello! Your submission of French submarine Laplace 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! Yoninah (talk) 23:15, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
 * You may also be interested in the error report here. Yoninah (talk) 23:15, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Jennifer Foerster
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for French submarine Regnault
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for December 13
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 * HMS P222 ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/HMS_P222 check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/HMS_P222?client=notify fix with Dab solver])
 * added a link pointing to Clyde River
 * HMS Sturgeon (73S) ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/HMS_Sturgeon_%2873S%29 check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/HMS_Sturgeon_%2873S%29?client=notify fix with Dab solver])
 * added a link pointing to British S-class submarine

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S-class subs
I doubt you noticed, since I did it three years ago, but I wrote the description section on many of the S-class subs that you've started improving. I've taken the liberty of cleaning up those that you've nominated for GA and have added myself as co-nominator. I will help you respond to the reviewer's comments, though most of the burden will be on you since you wrote most of the service history and are more familiar with it.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:58, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Sure, that's okay with me. You might be interested in reviewing my GA for HMS Sportsman, I see you haven't significantly edited it. L293D (☎ • <b style="color:#000">✎</b>) 04:08, 14 December 2018 (UTC)

NPR Newsletter No.16 15 December 2018
Hello ,

This year's award for the Reviewer of the Year goes to. Around on Wikipedia since 2011, their staggering number of 26,554reviews over the past twelve months makes them, together with an additional total of 275,285edits, one of Wikipedia's most prolific users.
 * Reviewer of the Year
 * Thanks are also extended for their work to (15,059 reviews),  (12,760reviews),  (9,001reviews),  (8,440reviews),  (8,092reviews),   (5,306reviews),  (4,153 reviews),  (4,016reviews),  and  (3,615reviews)., , , and  have been New Page Reviewers for less than a year — Barkeep49 for only sevenmonths, while , with an edit count of 250,000 since she joined Wikipedia in 2008, has been a bastion of New Page Patrol for many years.

See also the list of top100 reviewers.

The backlog is now approaching 5,000, and still rising. There are around 640holders of the NPR flag, most of whom appear to be inactive. The 10% of the reviewers who do 90% of the work could do with some support especially as some of them are now taking a well deserved break.
 * Less good news, and an appeal for some help

At #1 position, the Community Wishlist poll closed on 3December with a resounding success for NPP, reminding the WMF and the volunteer communities just how critical NPP is to maintaining a clean encyclopedia and the need for improved tools to do it. A big 'thank you' to everyone who supported the NPP proposals. See the results.
 * Really good news - NPR wins the Community Wishlist Survey 2019

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DYK nomination of Guêpe-class submarine
Hello! Your submission of Guêpe-class submarine 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! Wasted Time R (talk) 00:03, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of French submarine Narval (1925)
Hello! Your submission of French submarine Narval (1925) 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! Yoninah (talk) 22:23, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

Voting now open for "Military historian of the year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" awards
Voting for our annual Military historian of the year and Military history newcomer of the year awards is open until 23:59 (GMT) on 30 December 2018. Why don't you vote for the editors who you believe have made a real difference to Wikipedia's coverage of military history in 2018? MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:17, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

Notice
You recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Arbitration/Requests/Case/GiantSnowman. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Arbitration/Requests/Case/GiantSnowman/Evidence. Please add your evidence by December 31, 2018, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Arbitration/Requests/Case/GiantSnowman/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, Brad  v 🍁 21:46, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

draft help
hello i need help regarding my draft:Aadat(2019 film) AR.Dmg (talk) 08:50, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for NMS Regina Maria
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of HMS P48 (1942)
Hello! Your submission of HMS P48 (1942) 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! Yoninah (talk) 19:16, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Please see new note on your DYK nomination. Yoninah (talk) 20:14, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for French submarine Armide
Alex Shih (talk) 12:02, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for French submarine Narval (1925)
Mifter (talk) 12:02, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for French submarine Morse (1925)
Mifter (talk) 12:02, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for French submarine Laplace
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for HMS P48 (1942)
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for French submarine Z
Mifter (talk) 00:01, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

Removing Greta Thunberg image

 * Hey! I was wondering why you removed her image. It was a special occasion hook fyi. Vincent LUFan (talk) (Kenton!) 14:54, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
 * You could have put that image hook in Prep 4 if you'd like. Vincent LUFan (talk) (Kenton!) 14:55, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
 * I was wondering the same thing. I'll move the nature hook to the next set. Yoninah (talk) 21:30, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
 * I removed the Greta Thunberg image and added another in place because we just ran a person image on the Main Page on 12/26/2018. I also felt that the image was not particularly interesting nor very colorful. <b style="color:#060">L293D</b> (<b style="color:#000">☎</b> • <b style="color:#000">✎</b>) 21:40, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, I could understand if the person images were back to back, but right now they are spaced out every 3 days. Re the image, it's very clear at thumbnail size, which to me is the most important thing. It could go in the quirky slot, but an image slot does boost views, and she is a very accomplished girl. Yoninah (talk) 21:48, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of German torpedo boat T23
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article German torpedo boat T23 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 Peacemaker67 -- Peacemaker67 (talk) 10:02, 30 December 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of German torpedo boat T23
The article German torpedo boat T23 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:German torpedo boat T23 for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Peacemaker67 -- Peacemaker67 (talk) 10:21, 30 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for NMS Mărăști
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for NMS Mărășești
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of German torpedo boat T23
The article German torpedo boat T23 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:German torpedo boat T23 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Peacemaker67 -- Peacemaker67 (talk) 01:06, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

Happy New Year, L293D!
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Happy New Year! L293D, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.

Donner60 (talk) 05:37, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

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Creation of the article "2019 in France" in English Wikipedia
Hello, L293D. Happy New Year to you! 2019 is coming soon. Can you creat the article "2019 in France" in English Wikipedia? Thanks a lot! 123.150.182.177 14:24, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

Page mover granted
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Happy New Year, L293D!
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Happy New Year! L293D, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.

SkyGazer 512 <span style="background: linear-gradient(aqua, #d580ff);">Oh no, what did I do this time? 23:31, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

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