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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.
 * 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 page will now appear in the subtitle links shown on . 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.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:12, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue 204, April 2023
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here. If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 21:30, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

WikiCup 2023 May newsletter
The second round of the 2023 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to have scored 60 points to advance into round 3. Our top five scorers in round 2 all included a featured article among their submissions and each scored over 500 points. They were:


 * Iazyges (1040) with three FAs on Byzantine emperors, and lots of bonus points.
 * Unlimitedlead (847), with three FAs on ancient history, one GA and nine reviews.
 * Epicgenius (636), a WikiCup veteran, with one FA on the New Amsterdam Theatre, four GAs and eleven DYKs
 * BennyOnTheLoose (553), a seasoned competitor, with one FA on snooker, six GAs and seven reviews.
 * 🇩🇪 FrB.TG (525), with one FA, a Lady Gaga song and a mass of bonus points.

Other notable performances were put in by Sammi Brie,  Thebiguglyalien,  MyCatIsAChonk,  PCN02WPS, and  AirshipJungleman29.

So far contestants have achieved thirteen featured articles between them, one being a joint effort, and forty-nine good articles. The judges are pleased with the thorough reviews that are being performed, and have hardly had to reject any. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:15, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

USS South Dakota - reversion
I have a couple of problems with the text which I removed: (1) I don't think that type of opinion belongs in the lead section -- maybe in the sections below with balance? (2) It is a highly controversial comment on two levels (a) many would argue with good support that the King George V class was only inferior in armament, and otherwise superior, and (b) by consideration of the escalator clause the Iowa Class are Treaty Battleships (3) Just because something is published doesn't make it true :-)

As an encyclopedia we should be looking for providing unbiased information, not fan-cruft which this seems to be. In my opinion.

Certainly with you being an admin, I will bow to your judgment.

Cheers and best regards! Kevin Murray (talk) 17:41, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I dunno, Kevin - Garzke & Dulin aren't exactly fanboys. If anyone is able to make such a judgement, they'd be included in that fairly small circle.
 * Are there eminent historians who make an argument in favor of the KGVs (or Richelieus, Littorios, etc.)?
 * That said, I don't know that it belongs in the intro. Parsecboy (talk) 18:24, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello both! I've made an attempt to move the quote into the main body of the article. Let me know what you think. On the admin point, that doesn't give me any more status pretty much anywhere on Wikipedia, let alone in this discussion. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 20:47, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you!!! I'm happy with the solution.  As far as the admin thing goes, I see it as a commitment to excellence in the project and you have my respect Kevin Murray (talk) 01:05, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

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.

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The Bugle: Issue 205, May 2023
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The Bugle: Issue 205, May 2023
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here. If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 08:05, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Warren Zevon on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002
The article Warren Zevon on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002 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:Warren Zevon on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002 and Talk:Warren Zevon on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 06:22, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Warren Zevon on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002
The article Warren Zevon on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Warren Zevon on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002 for comments about the article, and Talk:Warren Zevon on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 04:03, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 56
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes

Issue 56, March – April 2023 
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 * Library access tips and tricks
 * Spotlight: EveryBookItsReader

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2023).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Ingenuity
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ddstretch · Prodego · Resolute



CheckUser changes
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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.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:34, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors June 2023 Newsletter
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The Bugle: Issue 206, June 2023
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here. If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 18:31, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition
Hi there! I hope you are doing well. I wanted to ask if you could, after posting an ITN RD/blurb, to please use the give credit button on the nomination template? I know it isn't much, but it's honest work, and I'd really appreciate it if you could start doing this! Thanks again. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 00:49, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the reminder. I did it for the Titanic blurb but not for the RDs! Will do. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 02:10, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks you for a credit ;) - Today's story is about a singer whom I saw twice, not Wagner and Strauss, but Bach and Weill, - and thanks for bringing her to the Main page. - Vacation pics! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:39, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks you for a credit ;) - Today's story is about a singer whom I saw twice, not Wagner and Strauss, but Bach and Weill, - and thanks for bringing her to the Main page. - Vacation pics! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:39, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

RDs at ITN/C
Hi, Ed. Thank you for updating ITN RDs. If I may suggest, please consider older noms listed lower on ITN/C, too. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 02:41, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry. My suggestion was meant for next time. --PFHLai (talk) 03:34, 29 June 2023 (UTC)


 * I've done two more -- they're new on T:ITN now, so any more should wait for a bit. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 03:17, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I've restored Tony Bouza as the 7th RD. He got bumped off after less than 80 minutes on MainPage. --PFHLai (talk) 03:28, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Can Peter Brötzmann wait? Today may be his last day of eligibility. --PFHLai (talk) 03:31, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Ah, thanks, I'd missed that you'd added Bouza so recently. No one commented on Brötzmann until you just now, so I couldn't post. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 04:06, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Not sure if Brötzmann will make it. Time is tight. BTW, thanks for holding off on Simon Crean. Hopefully, there will be more 'support' votes from other editors soon. Happy editing. Cheers! --PFHLai (talk) 15:32, 29 June 2023 (UTC)