User talk:علاء/Archive 3

notability
Hi! Can you take a look at Said Belcadi and tell me if you think he is notable? It appears the article was previously deleted on arwiki under the name "سعيد بلقاضي" but I can't figure out the reasoning. Praxidicae (talk) 13:06, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello I commented on the RfD. Sorry for late in replay.
 * Note: This is your first time on my talk page -- Alaa  )..! 20:04, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Ayman Otoom (1)
Hello علاء, Just notice this page tr:Ayman Otoom was created by one of علي أبو عمر socks on 8th so, is there any chance to G5? GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 13:19, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello as I see it deleted 3 times on trwiki under M6 and M8, but as you can see there's no G5 there. Ayman Otoom is notable person, so I think the decision to delete or keep it up to trwiki community.  -- Alaa  )..! 07:43, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi and, As I look the page, yes it was deleted three times by me and , after it is created by Adana kebabı and then user is blocked by puppet. We can create Deletion request if there is a any notable suspicion. Sakhalinio (talk) 07:53, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for replying guys. I'm not sure if there is any issue with the notability, but sockpupptery and undisclosed paid editing is a concern. We normally nuke pages creaetd by socks on En under G5, but no idea how it works on Tr. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 08:04, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Template:NUMBEROF
Hello User:علاء, I saw your post on User:Cyberpower678 page who I also work with on archive projects, and thought you might be able to help with arwiki. I am working on another project, the Lua template NUMBEROF and have installed it on about 60 wiki languages. I had some trouble installing on the Arabic language. There are two problems: the قالب:NUMBEROF is pending review and needs someone with permission to accept the change. The second problem is on the doc page قالب:NUMBEROF/شرح, the last line about pywikibot is no longer accurate and should be deleted. It should also have added this template  at the top of the page. I think that should be all to complete the install. -- Green  C  13:39, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello ✅. Thanks for you work, if there's any things I can help in arwiki don't hesitate to reach  -- Alaa  )..! 13:57, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi thanks a lot! Will do. -- Green  C  15:17, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
 * In fact, I just you sent an email. -- Green  C  16:04, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Alaa )..! 17:41, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

Hello User:علاء hope you are well. There are three more edits to arwiki, could you approve them? last three edits. It is an upgrade to to pull the ranking data from Commons which is updated every 6 hours, and is part of the NUMBEROF system. The old system on arwiki had outdated data. -- Green  C  15:42, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Ahh I see "Mr.Ibrahembot" automatically approved it by editing my edits. -- Green  C  15:47, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Or you changed my rights? thanks! -- Green  C  15:49, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello . I approved them, then changed your flag to autoreview, as you are highly trusted. Thanks for your help -- Alaa  )..! 15:53, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Ayman Otoom
Looks like we have another SPA, please see created es:Ayman Otoom. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 18:36, 29 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello Thanks. ✅ and I found another account (documented). Thanks -- Alaa  )..! 20:44, 29 May 2020 (UTC)
 * and we have another one created the same article under fr:Ayman Ali Otoom. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 13:16, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks . ✅ and I found another account (documented). Hello if you can delete Draft:Ali Al-Suleiman? -- Alaa  )..! 14:47, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

Hello about Special:permalink/964563150, it's LTA see this report. Thanks on advance -- Alaa )..! 21:43, 27 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello new sock here Draft:Ali Mahmoud Al Suleiman. Thanks in advance -- Alaa  )..! 11:17, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello please see Special:Contributions/Captain_Sworn; added personal promotion links. Related to same LTA mentioned above. Best -- Alaa  )..! 14:15, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Another confirmed sock here Special:Contributions/Uygur muslim 20 -- Alaa )..! 14:20, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

unblock
Please unblock "පරිශීලක:Mithila Madawa"Account "https://si.wikipedia.org/" I'm so sorry! This is last time, An apology is a good way to have the last word. Please unblock my account.
 * Hello I blocked you per this request, so you can comment on it or apply unblock request on same page. Thanks -- Alaa  )..! 09:06, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
 * we can unblock you, but if you did the same thing again at any wikis then you will be locked. Alaa, please unblock and keep eyes on this user, I'll also. Thanks! Warm Regards, ZI Jony  (Talk) 09:19, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I'll wait his replay then unblock him -- Alaa )..! 09:21, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
 * OK. It's your own decision, I just agreed to unblock. Warm Regards, ZI Jony  (Talk) 09:38, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank u! Mithila Madawa 11:23, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Unblocked -- Alaa )..! 11:27, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Fox news
Hello, see here for our most recent discussion on Fox News. It doesn't look like we've banned it, but there isn't a consensus either way as to whether or not it is reliable for politics and science. If you have more questions about it as a source, feel free to ask me off-wiki. Probably easier to explain there. TonyBallioni (talk) 03:04, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello, Thanks a lot -- Alaa  )..! 11:54, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

Please explain the bot shutdown on arwiki
After having confirmed arwiki's bugs to be fixed, I restarted it. But I see you shut it down again without warning. Why?— CYBERPOWER  (Around ) 23:55, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello, sorry to say, but the bugs still not fixed, I'll put more details to you late today. Also you can see from the logs that I restarted it on 14 August then shut it down after few minutes. Best -- Alaa )..! 15:23, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
 * , AFAIK, the only bugs on arwiki were parameter alias issues causing the bot to duplicate values, and a subsequent bug that prompted the bot to put in an illegal value for url-status. Those are fixed.  Is there another bug I'm not aware of? — CYBERPOWER  (Around ) 22:48, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Hello, I'm trying to move arwiki comments as soon as possible, but I'm busy those days, so I stopped the bot to avoid any "block", especially when objections raised about IAB edits, and ofc I'll pass those objections/comments when I've time. But as you asking, so per last comments on ar:User talk:InternetArchiveBot: So still duplicating the original link? Also, users said that on InternetArchiveBot request not include replacement of "Webarchive" template, and this template exist on 303K articles on arwiki, also this edit shouldn't be alone as it's not an essential task. I apologize for the delay in passing these comments to you, and all came out after you ran the bot on 22 August. Thanks on advance -- Alaa )..! 23:39, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
 * First, Example:
 * Before
 * After
 * Second, question raised from arwiki bot operators that in arwiki we put, so what   mean? (Example; the link works well)
 * , I'm investigating the first issue, as for the second, that's the value the bot uses when it can't determine how the user wanted the reference to render. This parameter value suppresses the original URL from being linked at all, unlike url-status=dead.  This value is generally used when it converts a standalone archive template, or a bare archive URL to a full cite reference. — CYBERPOWER  ( Chat ) 19:13, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
 * , a different, unrelated bug was causing this. This was because the original URL was missing the scheme and a rare bug was causing it to get ignored, thus making the bot thinking the webarchive template was a standalone.  This should be fixed in v2.0.6. — CYBERPOWER  (Around ) 16:58, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your investigations, and when v2.0.6 will be alive? (FYI ) -- Alaa  )..! 19:25, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
 * , probably today or tomorrow. — CYBERPOWER  ( Chat ) 19:28, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello, so can I try it now? -- Alaa )..! 14:14, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
 * , yes, the update went out. — CYBERPOWER  (Around ) 17:27, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

per this edit:
 * Before

-- Alaa )..! 17:38, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
 * After
 * , *sigh* — CYBERPOWER  (Around ) 18:29, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
 * , After a thorough investigation, this is not a bot bug here. This is a human error.  The original URL, and the webarchive URL are different.  If you look in the path of the URL, you will notice that a slash is missing between uefa and files on the original URL, while it is present in the archive URL.  As such the bot considers these to be different sources and are handled appropriately.  As such, the Webarchive template was treated as a stray template and was, in turn, converted into a stand alone cite template.  It would seem the original link is only broken because it is mistyped in the article.  Fixing this will prevent the bot from touching the webarchive template. — CYBERPOWER  ( Chat ) 21:59, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

Impersonation?
I just blocked this user for suspicious behavior. After putting templates on their user and user talk page stating that the account was a doppelganger of you, they immediately went to AFD and made changes. I assume that this wasn't really you, but if it was, please let me know. Cheers :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:46, 5 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Seeing that the account is now locked, I obviously have my answer. ;-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:50, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

Hello your message preceded mine to you. As I received notification (ping one). Thanks for block it, also I found as confirmed account for it. Thanks in advance -- Alaa )..! 19:53, 5 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I've blocked that account. Thanks for letting me know about it.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:56, 5 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , Thanks -- Alaa  )..! 20:02, 5 September 2020 (UTC)
 * You bet! :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   20:03, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Hi. During my NPP tour today, I noticed that you had put this article back in the NPP queue and marked it unreviewed? I was curious as to why. As a World Heritage Site, it's pretty much a lock on notability. It does need some more references to cover the uncited material in the article, but the article has existed since 2004. Was there something specific that I should be looking for?  Onel 5969  TT me 21:29, 18 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello, sorry but I don't know about what you are talking, I only mereged duplicate arwiki items on Wikidata. Also merged ar:محمية الأكاب للحيوانات البرية with ar:محمية أوكابي للحياة البرية. Best -- Alaa )..! 08:32, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
 * It's not a big deal, but yesterday Okapi Wildlife Reserve appeared at the beginning of the NPP queue. I mostly work on the oldest articles, so I was curious as to why a 2004 article popped up.  If you look at the log page for the article, you see that it lists you as adding it to the queue, then unreviewing it.  Based on what you said above, it must have something to do with an automatic function occurring when you did that merge.  Regardless, I've never seen it before, so I wanted to make sure I hadn't missed something.  Thanks for taking the time to respond.  Onel 5969  TT me 12:33, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot for clarifications. Best -- Alaa  )..! 12:36, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Article on ar.wiki is a copyright violation
تربية الإبل في السودان, which is a translation of Camel farming in Sudan, which I just deleted as a copyright violation of a 1992 FAO paper (not under an ok license)... I'm not really sure how to tag the article for deletion there, could you delete/tag it for me? Thanks, Moneytrees🏝️Talk🌴Help out at CCI! 02:46, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello Moneytrees ✅, thanks for your message -- Alaa )..! 11:53, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

Correct Arabic translation of Oil soldiers?
Hi Alaa; I tried to write this on the talk page of ar:جنود الزيت but I struggled with the right-to-left formatting and whatever I tried, my text got broken, so here it is:

Sorry for writing in English, as I don't speak any Arabic. Im interested in this article because it appears to be a translation of English Wikipedia's article, which I translated from the German article, of which I'm also one of the main authors. When I feed this Arabic version to Google Translate, it translates to "This resulted in the death of 74 soldiers and 10:20 civilians". This might be a mistake by Google, but just to be sure: The poisoning was grave and led to irreversible health damage such as paralysis of the legs in several cases, but it wasn't lethal. Maybe you could check the translation? Many thanks! Pinging User:DR Amany Awad as translator and User:علاء as you checked my typo edit :-) Gestumblindi (talk) 19:37, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

Hello Gestumblindi, thanks a lot for your efforts! I am so glad you followed the article and checked the text! Yes, it's a translation from English to Arabic. You are correct about "death" point, and fixed it. Also, I read the whole article and fixed grammars and translation mistakes. I'll ping (Donia) as user:DR Amany Awad is one of her student on Wikipedian Editor Project. Thanks in advance Gestumblindi, and don't hesitate to reach me at any time! Best -- Alaa )..! 20:25, 30 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks a lot! There's still something strange in the Google translation of the Arabic text back into English: Instead of "coolant for machine guns" it says "refrigerant for extrusion machines". This might now be purely a Google Translate error? Gestumblindi (talk) 20:50, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
 * , yes, google translation not that perfect with Arabic, as one word can have wide range meaning, and if you add one diacritic, will change the meaning significantly. About "مبردة" word, can use as "coolant" and "refrigerant", but you can understand the meaning from the context. Google translation can't understand the "context" -- Alaa )..! 21:03, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks again for the information! Gestumblindi (talk) 21:22, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

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User:علي أبو عمر
Hello, علاء,

It looks like you are keeping track of sockpuppets of this editor and I wanted to let you know that they came to my talk page asking for help, under the User:Turkish Man AAS and User:The Turkish Man accounts. Both of them have been blocked but you might want to add them to your 200+ sockpuppet list. I had issued semi- and extended-confirmed protection for several pages that are a variation of his English name and occupation so he came to me to ask to restore them. Compared to some sockpuppets who have contacted me, he was very polite but he is clearly also persistent. Here is an editor who he contacted to try to get his article written, he seems to have contacted a number of established editors, asking for help. Liz Read! Talk! 01:46, 18 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Based on this edit it seems likely Qatar Lover QA is a sock as well. Notfrompedro (talk) 14:05, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Back again
See for 's latest efforts. Pahunkat (talk) 10:35, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks . Two new socks; confirmed and locked globally -- Alaa )..! 11:43, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

Please lock me globally
Hello, علاء I have been locked indefinitely on the Arabic Wikipedia (مستخدم:Kiro Bassem) for sock puppetry, and actually not only the Arabic wiki I used another accounts and IPs on Lots of Wikis in different languages, so please lock me globally indefinitely. I have used those two accounts as well IT'S EGYPT GUYS and Iraforos. lock them please. Kiro Bassem (talk) 11:43, 1 September 2021 (UTC)


 * those socks edits on enwiki also -- Alaa )..! 20:53, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Hello Alaa, again please lock me globally, another sock confirmed on Arabic Wikipedia and It's editing here as well مستخدم:رايكر along with IT'S EGYPT GUYS and Iraforos, please lock these accounts globally along with the account I'm writing to you with, I really want this, you will be doing me a favor (only one thing, please don't revert my edits after I am locked or don't let any body revert my edits because they are not vandalism and they are all right), Thank you. Kiro Bassem (talk) 12:34, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

User:TİHA 2019
Another sock added to Sockpuppet investigations/علي أبو عمر‎. Is it sufficient to add them to the SPI case, or should they also be reported elsewhere to be globally locked if they're not already? OhNo itsJamie Talk 15:21, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello Ohnoitsjamie, thanks! I appreciate a lot your efforts to follow this LTA. I checked, locked globally and documented this new sock. Best -- Alaa )..! 20:50, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Ali Mansur again
Hey Alaa, I hope you're well. I just blocked another sock belonging to the Ali Mansur farm:. Since this is one of "yours", I figured I would bring it here instead of SRG. Best, --Blablubbs (talk) 08:45, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello I'm well, thanks, and hope you are as well. I checked and locked it globally now, also documtned. Can we added this sockmaster to Af 1161; as I'm follow this Af due to this sockmaster. Best and thanks for your help! -- Alaa  )..! 10:05, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
 * FYI: 331dot (Per this) and Ohnoitsjamie (Creator of Af 1161) -- Alaa )..! 13:08, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, made some adjustments! OhNo itsJamie Talk 14:02, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Got another one: – looks like  and I block conflicted for that one. --Blablubbs (talk) 21:09, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The gift that keeps on giving: too. --Blablubbs (talk) 08:40, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Also noting that I filed a pro-forma SPI so that people have a reporting venue: See Sockpuppet investigations/Ali mansour. --Blablubbs (talk) 09:07, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot Blablubbs, I locked all of them globally, and documented on Meta. I'll watch the SPI for any further comments or new socks. Best -- Alaa )..! 08:10, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * After a few weeks of peace, back again with three so far; Sockpuppet_investigations/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1. OhNo itsJamie Talk 14:39, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks Ohnoitsjamie. I commented. Best -- Alaa )..! 15:44, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg AustralianRupert • Cimon Avaro • Euryalus • Jehochman • Nunh-huh
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg 28bytes

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg 28bytes



Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Evad37 • Galobtter
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ragesoss

Guideline and policy news
 * The Universal Code of Conduct enforcement guidelines have been published for consideration. Voting to ratify this guideline is planned to take place 7 March to 21 March. Comments can be made on the talk page.

Technical news
 * The user group  will be renamed   in around 3 weeks. This will not affect the name shown to users and is simply a change in the technical name of the user group. The change is being made for technical reasons. You can comment in Phabricator if you have objections.
 * The Reply Tool feature, which is a part of Discussion Tools, will be opt-out for everyone logged in or logged out starting 7 February 2022. Editors wishing to comment on this can do so in the relevant Village Pump discussion.

Arbitration
 * Community input is requested on several motions aimed at addressing discretionary sanctions that are no longer needed or overly broad.
 * The Arbitration Committee has published a generalised comment regarding successful appeals of sanctions that it can review (such as checkuser blocks).
 * A motion related to the Antisemitism in Poland case was passed following a declined case request.

Miscellaneous
 * Voting in the 2022 Steward elections will begin on 07 February 2022, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2022, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
 * Voting in the 2022 Community Wishlist Survey is open until 11 February 2022.

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Modussiccandi
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg BOZ • Brookie (deceased) • Jackmcbarn • Jamesday • Jonathunder • Master of Puppets • Saravask



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Callanecc

Oversighter changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Callanecc

Guideline and policy news
 * A RfC is open to change the wording of revision deletion criterion 1 to remove the sentence relating to non-infringing contributions.
 * A RfC is open to discuss prohibiting draftification of articles over 90 days old.

Technical news
 * The deployment of the reply tool as an opt-out feature, as announced in last month's newsletter, has been delayed to 7 March. Feedback and comments are being welcomed at Wikipedia talk:Talk pages project.
 * Special:Nuke will now allow the selection of standard deletion reasons to be used when mass-deleting pages. This was a Community Wishlist Survey request from 2022.
 * The ability to undelete the talk page when undeleting a page using Special:Undelete or the API will be added soon. This change was requested in the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey.

Arbitration
 * Several unused discretionary sanctions and article probation remedies have been rescinded. This follows the community feedback from the 2021 Discretionary Sanctions review.

Miscellaneous
 * The 2022 appointees for the Ombuds commission are Érico, Faendalimas, Galahad, Infinite0694, Mykola7, Olugold, Udehb and Zabe as regular members and Ameisenigel and JJMC89 as advisory members.
 * Following the 2022 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: AntiCompositeNumber, BRPever, Hasley, TheresNoTime, and Vermont.
 * The 2022 Community Wishlist Survey results have been published alongside the ranking of prioritized proposals.

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Firefly • Sdrqaz
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Ad Orientem
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Geschichte • Ryan Postlethwaite • Sabine's Sunbird • Wassupwestcoast



Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Evad37

Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC is open proposing a change to the minimum activity requirements for administrators.

Technical news
 * Access to Special:RevisionDelete has been expanded to include users who have the  and   rights. This means that those in the Researcher user group and Checkusers who are not administrators can now access Special:RevisionDelete. The users able to view the special page after this change are the 3 users in the Researcher group, as there are currently no checkusers who are not already administrators.
 * When viewing deleted revisions or diffs on Special:Undelete a back link to the undelete page for the associated page is now present.

Arbitration
 * has been updated to reflect current practice following a motion.
 * A arbitration case regarding Skepticism and coordinated editing has been closed.
 * A arbitration case regarding WikiProject Tropical Cyclones has been opened.

Miscellaneous
 * Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines has closed, and the results were that 56.98% of voters supported the guidelines. The results of this vote mean the Wikimedia Foundation Board will now review the guidelines.

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Colin M
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg David.Monniaux • Fribbler • Grue • Kpjas • West.andrew.g



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Ks0stm

Oversighter changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Ks0stm

Guideline and policy news
 * Following an RfC, a change has been made to the administrators inactivity policy. Under the new policy, if an administrator has not made at least 100 edits over a period of 5 years they may be desysopped for inactivity.
 * Following a discussion on the bureaucrat's noticeboard, a change has been made to the bureaucrats inactivity policy.

Technical news
 * The ability to undelete the associated talk page when undeleting a page has been added. This was the 11th wish of the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey.
 * A public status system for WMF wikis has been created. It is located at https://www.wikimediastatus.net/ and is hosted separately to WMF wikis so in the case of an outage it will remain viewable.

Arbitration
 * Remedy 2 of the St Christopher case has been rescinded following a motion. The remedy previously authorised administrators to place a ban on single-purpose accounts who were disruptively editing on the article St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine or related pages from those pages.

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Editing newsletter 2022 – #1
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The New topic tool helps editors create new ==Sections== on discussion pages. New editors are more successful with this new tool. You can read the report. Soon, the Editing team will offer this to all editors at most WMF-hosted wikis. You can join the discussion about this tool for the English Wikipedia is at Village pump (proposals). You will be able to turn it off in the tool or at Special:Preferences.

The Editing team plans to change the appearance of talk pages. These are separate from the changes made by the Desktop improvements project and will appear in both Vector 2010 and Vector 2022. The goal is to add some information and make discussions look visibly different from encyclopedia articles. You can see some ideas at Wikipedia talk:Talk pages project.

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Tamzin
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Barek • Darkwind • Geometry guy • ProcseeBot • RoyBoy • Sean Whitton • Valereee • Visorstuff • WAvegetarian
 * Pictogram voting rename.png →



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ivanvector

Guideline and policy news
 * Several areas of improvement collated from community member votes have been identified in the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines. The areas of improvement have been sent back for review and you are invited to provide input on these areas.

Technical news
 * Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access Special:Block directly from user pages.
 * The IP Info feature has been deployed to all wikis as a Beta Feature. Any autoconfirmed user may enable the feature using the "IP info" checkbox under . Autoconfirmed users will be able to access basic information about an IP address that includes the country and connection method. Those with advanced privileges (admin, bureaucrat, checkuser) will have access to extra information that includes the Internet Service Provider and more specific location.

Arbitration
 * Remedy 2 of the Rachel Marsden case has been rescinded following a motion. The remedy previously authorised administrators to delete or reduce to a stub, together with their talk pages, articles related to Rachel Marsden when they violate Wikipedia's biographies of living persons policy.
 * An arbitration case regarding WikiProject Tropical Cyclones has been closed.

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2022).

Administrator changes
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 * Pictogram voting rename.png →

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Lee Vilenski



Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Nihiltres

Technical news
 * is a new variable that can be used in abuse filters to avoid affecting globally active users.

Arbitration
 * An arbitration case regarding conduct in deletion-related editing has been opened.

Miscellaneous
 * The New Pages Patrol queue has around 10,000 articles to be reviewed. As all administrators have the patrol right, please consider helping out. The queue is here. For further information on the state of the project, see the latest NPP newsletter.

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A barnstar for you!
Oh! Thanks TonyBallioni for your kind words. And Thanks for all of your efforts especially that related to Arabic content despite you are ar-0. If you don't mind, I want to copy this barnstar and put it on my arwiki page? -- Alaa )..! 07:40, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes. Feel free to copy :) TonyBallioni (talk) 12:49, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks TonyBallioni. Done -- Alaa  )..! 04:49, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Was thinking about you tonight. Gave this almost two years ago. Still mean every word. Thank you for all your contributions to this project and to Wikimedia as a whole. Hope all is well. Check your WhatsApp more often :p TonyBallioni (talk) 03:40, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Wikimedian of the Year 2021
Congradulations, Alaa Najjar, on this tremendous achievement. I see you have also contributed many articles to the English Wikipedia. If you find time, it would be great if you could create more biographies of women in connection with our project wp:Women in Red where we are trying to reduce the gender gap. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 13:09, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Congratulations! P.S. the Wikipedia Cybermen are on your front door. MER-C 18:15, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Congratulations to you! Liz Read! Talk! 01:46, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2022).



Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Valereee
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Anthony Appleyard (deceased) • Capitalistroadster • Samsara

Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC has been closed with consensus to add javascript that will show edit notices for editors editing via a mobile device. This only works for users using a mobile browser, so iOS app editors will still not be able to see edit notices.
 * An RfC has been closed with the consensus that train stations are not inherently notable.

Technical news
 * The Wikimania 2022 Hackathon will take place virtually from 11 August to 14 August.
 * Administrators will now see links on user pages for "Change block" and "Unblock user" instead of just "Block user" if the user is already blocked. (T308570)

Arbitration
 * The arbitration case request Geschichte has been automatically closed after a 3 month suspension of the case.

Miscellaneous
 * You can vote for candidates in the 2022 Board of Trustees elections from 16 August to 30 August. Two community elected seats are up for election.
 * Wikimania 2022 is taking place virtually from 11 August to 14 August. The schedule for wikimania is listed here. There are also a number of in-person events associated with Wikimania around the world.
 * Tech tip: When revision-deleting on desktop, hold between clicking two checkboxes to select every box in that range.

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Editing news 2022 #2
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The new [] button notifies people when someone replies to their comments. It helps newcomers get answers to their questions. People reply sooner. You can read the report. The Editing team is turning this tool on for everyone. You will be able to turn it off in your preferences.

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WikiProject Medicine Newsletter - August 2022
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Administrators' newsletter – September 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg DanCherek • DatGuy • Femke • Z1720
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Aldux • Graham Beards • Nyttend



Interface administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * A discussion is open to define a process by which Vector 2022 can be made the default for all users.
 * An RfC is open to gain consensus on whether Fox News is reliable for science and politics.

Technical news
 * The impact report on the effects of disabling IP editing on the Persian (Farsi) Wikipedia has been released.
 * The WMF is looking into making a Private Incident Reporting System (PIRS) system to improve the reporting of harmful incidents through easier and safer reporting. You can leave comments on the talk page by answering the questions provided. Users who have faced harmful situations are also invited to join a PIRS interview to share the experience. To sign up please email Madalina Ana.

Arbitration
 * An arbitration case regarding Conduct in deletion-related editing has been closed. The Arbitration Committee passed a remedy as part of the final decision to create a request for comment (RfC) on how to handle mass nominations at Articles for Deletion (AfD).
 * The arbitration case request Jonathunder has been automatically closed after a 6 month suspension of the case.

Miscellaneous
 * The new pages patrol (NPP) team has prepared an appeal to the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) for assistance with addressing Page Curation bugs and requested features. You are encouraged to read the open letter before it is sent, and if you support it, consider signing it. It is not a discussion, just a signature will suffice.
 * Voting for candidates for the Wikimedia Board of Trustees is open until 6 September.

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Administrators' newsletter – October 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg ScottishFinnishRadish
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Staxringold
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ahoerstemeier (deceased) • Ched

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Cyberpower678

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg GorillaWarfare

Guideline and policy news
 * Following an RfC, consensus was found that if the rationale for a block depends on information that is not available to all administrators, that information should be sent to the Arbitration Committee, a checkuser or an oversighter for action (as applicable, per ArbCom's recent updated guidance) instead of the administrator making the block.
 * Following an RfC, consensus has been found that, in the context of politics and science, the reliability of FoxNews.com is unclear and that additional considerations apply to its use.
 * Community comment on the revised Universal Code of Conduct enforcement guidelines is requested until 8 October.

Technical news
 * The Articles for creation helper script now automatically recognises administrator accounts which means your name does not need to be listed at WP:AFCP to help out. If you wish to help out at AFC, enable AFCH by navigating to and checking the "Yet Another AfC Helper Script" box.

Arbitration
 * Remedy 8.1 of the Muhammad images case will be rescinded 1 November following a motion.
 * A modification to the deletion RfC remedy in the Conduct in deletion-related editing case has been made to reaffirm the independence of the RfC and allow the moderators to split the RfC in two.
 * The second phase of the 2021-22 Discretionary Sanctions Review closes 3 October.

Miscellaneous
 * An administrator's account was recently compromised. Administrators are encouraged to check that their passwords are secure, and reminded that ArbCom reserves the right to not restore adminship in cases of poor account security. You can also use two-factor authentication (2FA) to provide an extra level of security.
 * Self-nominations for the electoral commission for the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections open 2 October and close 8 October.
 * You are invited to comment on candidates in the 2022 CUOS appointments process.
 * An RfC is open to discuss whether to make Vector 2022 the default skin on desktop.
 * Tech tip: You can do a fuzzy search of all deleted page titles at Special:Undelete.

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WikiProject Medicine Newsletter - October 2022
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Administrators' newsletter – November 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Isabelle Belato · Whpq
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Atama · Astronautics~enwiki · Athaenara · Eddie891 · GraemeL · Marianocecowski · Natalya · Pratyeka · SB Johnny

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg TheresNoTime
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Ragesoss

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Blablubbs · Firefly
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Joe Roe

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg DGG

Guideline and policy news
 * The article creation at scale RfC opened on 3 October and will be open until at least 2 November.
 * An RfC is open to discuss having open requests for adminship automatically placed on hold after the seven-day period has elapsed, pending closure or other action by a bureaucrat.

Arbitration
 * Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 13 November 2022 until 22 November 2022 to stand in the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections.
 * The arbitration case request titled Athaenara has been resolved by motion.
 * The arbitration case Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block has entered the proposed decision stage.
 * , and  have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2022 Arbitration Committee Elections.  and  are reserve commissioners.

Miscellaneous
 * The 2022 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process has concluded with the appointment of two new CheckUsers.
 * You can add yourself to the centralised page listing time zones of administrators.
 * Tech tip: Wikimarkup in a block summary is parsed in the notice that the blockee sees. You can use templates with custom options to specify situations like or.

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Eddie891 · Euryalus · TheresNoTime
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Alex.muller · Excirial · RedWordSmith · Ron Ritzman · TheresNoTime · Stephen

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg TheresNoTime
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg TheresNoTime

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg TheresNoTime

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg TheresNoTime

Guideline and policy news
 * Consensus has been found in an RfC to automatically place RfAs on hold after one week.
 * The article creation at scale RfC has been closed.
 * An RfC on the banners for the December 2022 fundraising campaign has been closed.

Technical news
 * A new preference named "Enable limited width mode" has been added to the Vector 2022 skin. The preference is also shown as a toggle on every page if your monitor is 1600 pixels or wider. When disabled it removes the whitespace added by Vector 2022 on the left and right of the page content. Disabling this preference has the same effect as enabling the wide-vector-2022 gadget.

Arbitration
 * Eligible users are invited to vote on candidates for the Arbitration Committee until 23:59 December 12, 2022 (UTC). Candidate statements can be seen here.
 * The proposed decision for the 2021-22 review of the discretionary sanctions system is open.
 * The arbitration case Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block has been closed.
 * The arbitration case Stephen has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 1 December 2022.
 * A motion has modified the procedures for contacting an admin facing Level 2 desysop.

Miscellaneous
 * Tech tip: A single IPv6 connection usually has access to a "subnet" of 18 quintillion IPs. Add  to the end of an IP in Special:Contributions to see all of a subnet's edits, and consider blocking the whole subnet rather than an IP that may change within a minute.

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