User talk:28bytes/Archive 48

Administrators' newsletter - February 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please subscribe. Your feedback is welcomed.

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg NinjaRobotPirate • Schwede66 • K6ka • Ealdgyth • Ferret • Cyberpower678 • Mz7 • Primefac • Dodger67
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Briangotts • JeremyA • BU Rob13

Guideline and policy news
 * A discussion to workshop proposals to amend the administrator inactivity policy at Wikipedia talk:Administrators has been in process since late December 2016.
 * Pending changes/Request for Comment 2016 closed with no consensus for implementing Pending changes level 2 with new criteria for use.
 * Following an RfC, an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.

Technical news
 * When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. (T34950)
 * Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an RfC closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. (T156448)
 * The Foundation has announced a new community health initiative to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee released a response to the Wikimedia Foundation's statement on paid editing and outing.

Obituaries
 * JohnCD (John Cameron Deas) passed away on 30 December 2016. John began editing Wikipedia seriously during 2007 and became an administrator in November 2009.

Discuss this newsletter • Subscribe • Archive

13:36, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Precious five years!
Every time I see your name on my watchlist my day gets brighter, - could you do it a little more often? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:17, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

navbox
Hi, i work on a navbox for ways of obtaining science in two related field, scientific method from philosophy of science and dikw pyramid from information science. i need help of some people like you to finsh this,

you can see a prototype of navbox in my sand box: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:KPU0/sandbox Plutonium 16:35, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2017).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Amortias • Deckiller • BU Rob13
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ronnotel • Islander • Chamal N • Isomorphic • Keeper76 • Lord Voldemort • Shereth • Bdesham • Pjacobi

Guideline and policy news
 * A recent RfC has redefined how articles on schools are evaluated at AfD. Specifically, secondary schools are not presumed to be notable simply because they exist.
 * AfDs that receive little participation should now be closed like an expired proposed deletion, following a deletion process RfC.
 * Defender, HakanIST, Matiia and Sjoerddebruin are our newest stewards, following the 2017 steward elections.
 * The 2017 appointees for the Ombudsman commission are Góngora, Krd, Lankiveil, Richwales and Vogone. They will serve for approximately 1 year.

Technical news
 * A recent query shows that only 16% of administrators on the English Wikipedia have enabled two-factor authentication. If you haven't already enabled it please consider doing so.
 * Cookie blocks should be deployed to the English Wikipedia soon. This will extend the current autoblock system by setting a cookie for each block, which will then autoblock the user after they switch accounts under a new IP.
 * A bot will now automatically place a protection template on protected pages when admins forget to do so.

Discuss this newsletter

Subscribe

Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:14, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2017).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg TheDJ
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Xnuala • CJ • Oldelpaso • Berean Hunter • Jimbo Wales • Andrew c • Karanacs • Modemac • Scott

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a discussion on the backlog of unpatrolled files, consensus was found to create a new user right for autopatrolling file uploads. Implementation progress can be tracked on Phabricator.
 * The BLPPROD grandfather clause, which stated that unreferenced biographies of living persons were only eligible for proposed deletion if they were created after March 18, 2010, has been removed following an RfC.
 * An RfC has closed with consensus to allow proposed deletion of files. The implementation process is ongoing.
 * After an unsuccessful proposal to automatically grant IP block exemption, consensus was found to relax the criteria for granting the user right from needing it to wanting it.

Technical news
 * After a recent RfC, moved pages will soon be featured in a queue similar to Special:NewPagesFeed and require patrolling. Moves by administrators, page movers, and autopatrolled editors will be automatically marked as patrolled.
 * Cookie blocks have been deployed. This extends the current autoblock system by setting a cookie for each block, which will then autoblock the user if they switch accounts, even under a new IP.

Discuss this newsletter

Subscribe

Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:54, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

Bureaucrat discussion - GoldenRing

 * Requests for adminship/GoldenRing/Bureaucrat chat

I would be grateful for your input in the above discussion. Many thanks, WJBscribe (talk) 12:15, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

ARW
Any reason you left the green lock in place? I don't see any controversy over the title at this point (there wasn't really any substantial controversy before; just one disruptive editor). The fact that you were willing to move it per request, without calling for a discussion to achieve consensus seems to serve as prima facie evidence that there are no issues. Joefromrandb (talk) 05:34, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Good catch. I have removed the move protection. 28bytes (talk) 14:46, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
 * On a related note, Joefromrandb, I see you and User:Weams have been edit-warring on Yes (band). I would encourage you both not to do that, and I would especially encourage you not to revert each other without using edit summaries, e.g. [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yes_(band)&diff=775069824&oldid=775057800 here]. 28bytes (talk) 18:27, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

I've no issue waiting for a consensus. I feel badly that his revert is the one we leave in place without discussion until it is arrived. It is inaccurate and he is using a personal bias to put forth his agenda. weams (talk) 21:04, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

Rename Me
Hello! I just found that my randomly generated game username is military code for sexual assault, which is rather unsettling. Can you rename it to WikiBit or something like that? If wikibit is unavailable, feel free to throw in some numbers to make it work. Thanks for your help!

SharpReport (talk) 15:03, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

You've got mail!
Note: Sent via Meta --Cameron11598 (Talk) 17:49, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Karanacs • Berean Hunter • GoldenRing • Dlohcierekim
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Gdr • Tyrenius • JYolkowski • Longhair • Master Thief Garrett • Aaron Brenneman • Laser brain • JzG • Dragons flight

Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC has clarified that user categories should be emptied upon deletion, but redlinked user categories should not be removed if re-added by the user.
 * Discussions are ongoing regarding proposed changes to the COI policy. Changes so far have included clarification that adding a link on a Wikipedia forum to a job posting is not a violation of the harassment policy.

Technical news
 * You can now see a list of all autoblocks at Special:AutoblockList.
 * There is a new tool for adding archives to dead links. Administrators are able to restrict other user's ability to use the tool, and have additional permissions when changing URL and domain data.
 * Administrators, bureaucrats and stewards can now set an expiry date when granting user rights. (discuss, permalink)

Miscellaneous
 * Following an RfC, the editing restrictions page is now split into a list of active restrictions and an archive of those that are old or on inactive accounts. Make sure to check both pages if searching for a restriction.

Discuss this newsletter

Subscribe

Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:19, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2017).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Doug Bell • Dennis Brown • Clpo13 • ONUnicorn
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg ThaddeusB • Yandman • Bjarki S • OldakQuill • Shyam • Jondel • Worm That Turned

Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC proposing an off-wiki LTA database has been closed. The proposal was broadly supported, with further discussion required regarding what to do with the existing LTA database and defining access requirements. Such a tool/database formed part of the Community health initiative's successful grant proposal.
 * Some clarifications have been made to the community banning and unblocking policies that effectively sync them with current practice. Specifically, the community has reached a consensus that when blocking a user at WP:AN or WP:ANI, it is considered a "community sanction", and administrators cannot unblock unilaterally if the user has not successfully appealed the sanction to the community.
 * An RfC regarding the bot policy has closed with changes to the section describing restrictions on cosmetic changes.

Technical news
 * Users will soon be able to blacklist specific users from sending them notifications.

Miscellaneous
 * Following the 2017 elections, the new members of the Board of Trustees include Raystorm, Pundit and Doc James. They will serve three-year terms.

Discuss this newsletter

Subscribe

Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:40, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

Hello friend
It is nice seeing you around! I hope all is well, and that it remains well for you.--John Cline (talk) 16:11, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you John. It's nice to hear from you. I'm doing very well, and I hope you are too. 28bytes (talk) 16:14, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2017).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Happyme22 • Dragons flight
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Zad68

Guideline and policy news
 * The RFC discussion regarding WP:OUTING and WMF essay about paid editing and outing (see more at the ArbCom noticeboard archives) is now archived. Milieus #3 and #4 received support; so did concrete proposal #1.

Technical news
 * Fuzzy search will soon be added to Special:Undelete, allowing administrators to search for deleted page titles with results similar to the search query. You can test this by adding ?fuzzy=1 to the URL, as with Special:Undelete?fuzzy=1. Currently the search only finds pages that exactly match the search term.
 * A new bot will automatically revision delete unused file versions from files in Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old.

Miscellaneous
 * A newly revamped database report can help identify users who may be eligible to be autopatrolled.
 * A potentially compromised account from 2001–2002 attempted to request resysop. Please practice appropriate account security by using a unique password for Wikipedia, and consider enabling two-factor authentication. Currently around 17% of admins have enabled 2FA, up from 16% in February 2017.
 * Did you know: On 29 June 2017, there were 1,261 administrators on the English Wikipedia – the exact number of administrators as there were ten years ago on 29 June 2007. Since that time, the English Wikipedia has grown from 1.85 million articles to over 5.43 million.

Discuss this newsletter

Subscribe

Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:59, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

Trying to Build My Wiki Cred
Hi- new WIki contributor here, trying to build my bureau cred so I can help out some of my journalist friends. I started with your profile, since I am also one who knows music across decades of genres, but I need to spend some time with what you are needing here. Good thing I like a challenge just as much as I like music! — Preceding unsigned comment added by CCollins910 (talk • contribs) 22:00, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi wondering if you can delete some of the page revision history on our lacrossee teams page? BramptonJRA (talk) 08:19, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

You've got mail
Emmajosephine96 (talk) 05:47, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

Hey 28bytes, I've send you an email! :)

I can't create my User Page
Hi 28bytes, I can't create my user page because it matches an entry on a blacklist (I don't vandalise). The link to my User Page is to the right. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Epic_Fails&action=edit

Thanks - Epic Fails (talk) 23:34, 18 July 2017 (UTC)


 * I created it for you. 28bytes (talk) 00:22, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

RfA

 * Congratulations, and good luck! 28bytes (talk) 22:36, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Anarchyte • GeneralizationsAreBad • Cullen328 (first RfA to reach WP:300)
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Cprompt • Rockpocket • Rambo's Revenge • Animum • TexasAndroid • Chuck SMITH • MikeLynch • Crazytales • Ad Orientem

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a series of discussions around new pages patrol, the WMF is helping implement a controlled autoconfirmed article creation trial as a research experiment, similar to the one proposed in 2011. You can learn more about the research plan at meta:Research:Autoconfirmed article creation trial. The exact start date of the experiment has yet to be determined.
 * A new speedy deletion criterion, regarding articles created as a result undisclosed paid editing, is currently being discussed (permalink).
 * An RfC (permalink) is currently open that proposes expanding WP:G13 to include all drafts, even if they weren't submitted through Articles for Creation.

Technical news
 * LoginNotify should soon be deployed to the English Wikipedia. This will notify users when there are suspicious login attempts on their account.
 * The new version of XTools is nearing an official release. This suite of tools includes administrator statistics, an improved edit counter, among other tools that may benefit administrators. You can report issues on Phabricator and provide general feedback at mw:Talk:XTools.

Discuss this newsletter

Subscribe

Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:11, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

Chip and Pepper
Hello,

I spent a couple of hours fixing and making the chip and pepper page current. It was highly outdated and did not include current articles or links to the brand. I did not use the page to promote the brand only changing errors and connecting current articles and accurate and current information. I received an email linking me to a list with your name asking me to reach out to you with questions and have you add back what was deleted.

Can you please explain why the contribution was deleted and if you need any further information from me in order to put it back to its accurate state?

I'm the CEO of the company managing all copyrights and trademarks of Chip and Pepper.

Best, Sara — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.93.148.169 (talk) 02:19, 10 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi Sara. I poked around some and it looks like [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chip_and_Pepper&oldid=794783365 this] is the edit you made that was deleted. Is that correct? If so, unfortunately there are a couple of problems with that edit. First, the tone is way too promotional. Second, Wikipedia style is not to not link back to the article subject's website in the body text itself; those links should be either in the references section if they're supporting something in the article, or in the external links section if it's simply a link to the official website.


 * Wikipedia can be very complicated and frustrating to edit; your best bet is to read the links provided on your talk page to get a better feel for what type of edits are likely to be kept and what are likely to be discarded. Once you're a little bit more familiar, consider putting your suggestions for improvements to the Chip and Pepper page on its talk page here: Talk:Chip and Pepper. Just like you we want the article to be accurate and not have outdated information, but we also have to make sure that the article is neutral in tone and doesn't read like an advertisement. I would offer some more help, but I'm going to be traveling soon, so if you have any questions, you may want to ask User:Uncle Milty, who left the helpful links on your talk page. Hopefully he will be able to provide some assistance if you need it. Good luck! 28bytes (talk) 03:26, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Referencing a now deleted "Tweet"
Hello there,

I was hoping you could advise me on the best course of action that I should take regarding the following matter. I wish to reference a now deleted "Tweet" (aka. a message sent using Twitter) that was posted by a well-known local personality in the United Kingdom. The message was posted following the death of a now disgraced British celebrity in 2011, and I would like to make reference to the Tweet within this person's Wikipedia page. Whilst I am unable to find a URL for the Tweet in question, I did manage to capture it using screen capture software before it was deleted. I was wondering, therefore, whether I could reference this Tweet if I were to upload the image to Wikipedia and reference it accordingly? The only issue is that I do not have the URL for it.

--Zoyetu (talk) 18:28, 10 August 2017 (UTC)


 * If the deleted tweet was reprinted or referenced in the news media, citing that article would be the way to go. If it's not been referenced by the news media (or another reliable source), I don't think you'll be able to include it, screenshot or not. 28bytes (talk) 20:23, 10 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the heads up. I'm wondering, is there a way I could get a more concrete opinion on this? Could I talk about the Tweet, regardless of whether I post a reference to it? --Zoyetu (talk) 20:36, 10 August 2017 (UTC)


 * As long as you are careful about following the WP:BLP policy, you should be able to bring it up on the article's talk page for discussion. You could also start a discussion on WP:RS/N to get a broader audience. If you think it might be a BLP violation to quote from the deleted tweet, emailing an admin who's recently edited that article (or a similar one) would be another option. 28bytes (talk) 22:15, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Inappropriate revision
I saw a edit that had racist remarks, I reverted it, but it is highly offensive and Defamatory remarks the editor in question is this: And the edit is on the Steve King article. Gary &#34;Roach&#34; Sanderson (talk) 03:51, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi Gary. Thanks for making that revert. I'm not seeing anything in need of revision deletion, though; it looks like routine vandalism to me. 28bytes (talk) 17:54, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Nakon • Scott
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Sverdrup • Thespian • Elockid • James086 • Ffirehorse • Celestianpower • Boing! said Zebedee

Guideline and policy news
 * ACTRIAL, a research experiment that restricts article creation to autoconfirmed users, will begin on September 7. It will run for six months. You can learn more about the research specifics at meta:Research:Autoconfirmed article creation trial, while Wikipedia talk:Autoconfirmed article creation trial is probably the best venue for general discussion.
 * Following an RfC, WP:G13 speedy deletion criterion now applies to any page in the draftspace that has not been edited in six months. There is a bot-generated report, updated daily, to help identify potentially qualifying drafts that have not been submitted through articles for creation.

Technical news
 * You will now get a notification when someone tries to log in to your account and fails. If they try from a device that has logged into your account before, you will be notified after five failed attempts. You can also set in your preferences to get an email when someone logs in to your account from a new device or IP address, which may be encouraged for admins and accounts with sensitive permissions.
 * Syntax highlighting is now available as a beta feature (more info). This may assist administrators and template editors when dealing with intricate syntax of high-risk templates and system messages.
 * In your notification preferences, you can now block specific users from pinging you. This functionality will soon be available for Special:EmailUser as well.

Arbitration
 * Applications for CheckUser and Oversight are being accepted by the Arbitration Committee until September 12. Community discussion of the candidates will begin on September 18.

Discuss this newsletter

Subscribe

Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:35, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

Draft:PopWrapped
Hi, I was wondering if you'd be able to help with some guidance and clear explanation of rules regarding what can or cannot be used as sources. I am currently working on this article about an American news organization called PopWrapped. Here is the edit in question: I tried to reach out to the editor who made the change in a polite way, even though there seemed to be a position of bad faith placed upon myself and the article. In short, the editor removed the entire section that contained examples of news coverage, stating that it was just an excuse to get more references and link to the website (which I thought was necessary in order to accurately prove what was being written in the article. I stated to the editor that before I started the article, I looked at articles that covered similar sites. I loosely created this draft based upon TMZ, a similar entertainment and celebrity news website. TMZ also contains a "notable coverage" section with links to their website and to other outside sources, in the same fashion. The editor seemed to think that I was attempting to add links to articles to increase SEO, but frankly, I don't even know how to do that. All I wanted to do was to make sure that everything was accurate and well-sourced. So, if TMZ has this section AND the links as references, wouldn't it make sense that this site should be able to do the same? If one is allowed, then others should be to. Alternatively, if this is incorrect, or rules have changed, shouldn't that section in the TMZ article, and all other articles that contain the same kind of sourcing also be deleted from their articles? As I said, I have tried to reach out to the editor, to no avail. Can you help shed light on this, please? I only wish to make sure everything is clear before moving this article. Thank you. THBAO (talk) 19:04, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

Please help me to recover my info
My page was deleted by a conflict please recover a draft for me Mhmusik (talk) 04:10, 23 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Is [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Hernandez&oldid=801970773 this] what you're looking for? 28bytes (talk) 19:14, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Boing! said Zebedee • Ansh666 • Ad Orientem
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Tonywalton • AmiDaniel • Silence • BanyanTree • Magioladitis • Vanamonde93 • Mr.Z-man • Jdavidb • Jakec • Ram-Man • Yelyos • Kurt Shaped Box

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a successful proposal to create it, a new user right called "edit filter helper" is now assignable and revocable by administrators. The right allows non-administrators to view the details of private edit filters, but not to edit them.
 * Following a discussion about mass-application of ECP and how the need for logging and other details of an evolving consensus may have been missed by some administrators, a rough guide to extended confirmed protection has been written. This information page describes how the extended-confirmed aspects of the protection policy are currently being applied by administrators.

Technical news
 * You can now search for IP ranges at Special:Contributions. Some log pages and Special:DeletedContributions are not yet supported. Wildcards (e.g. 192.168.0.*) are also not supported, but the popular contribsrange gadget will continue to work.

Arbitration
 * Community consultation on the 2017 candidates for CheckUser and Oversight has concluded. The Arbitration Committee will appoint successful candidates by October 11.
 * A request for comment is open regarding the structure, rules, and procedures of the December 2017 Arbitration Committee election, and how to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.

Discuss this newsletter

Subscribe

Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:23, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Longhair • Megalibrarygirl • TonyBallioni • Vanamonde93
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Allen3 • Eluchil404 • Arthur Rubin • Bencherlite

Technical news
 * The Wikimedia Foundation's Anti-Harassment Tools team is creating an "Interaction Timeline" tool that intends to assist administrators in resolving user conduct disputes. Feedback on the concept may be posted on the talk page.
 * A new function is now available to edit filter managers that will make it easier to look for multiple strings containing spoofed text.

Arbitration
 * Eligible editors will be invited to submit candidate statements for the 2017 Arbitration Committee Elections starting on November 12 until November 21. Voting will begin on November 27 and last until December 10.
 * Following a request for comment,, and  will serve as the Electoral Commission for the 2017 ArbCom Elections.

Obituaries
 * The Wikipedia community has recently learned that (William Allen Peckham) passed away on December 30, 2016, the same day as . Allen began editing in 2005 and became an administrator that same year.

Discuss this newsletter

Subscribe

Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:49, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

List of historical and fictional birds
Hi, I would like assistance in nominating the above article for WP:AfD due to it being an indiscriminate collection of items from several loosely-related topics. 165.91.13.99 (talk) 00:23, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅. Articles for deletion/List of historical and fictional birds. 28bytes (talk) 00:48, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – December 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Joe Roe
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg JzG
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ericorbit • Perceval • Thingg • Tristanb • Violetriga

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a request for comment, a new section has been added to the username policy which disallows usernames containing emoji, emoticons or otherwise "decorative" usernames, and usernames that use any non-language symbols. Administrators should discuss issues related to these types of usernames before blocking.

Technical news
 * Wikimedians are now invited to vote on the proposals in the 2017 Community Wishlist Survey on Meta Wiki until 10 December 2017. In particular, there is a section of the survey regarding new tools for administrators and for anti-harassment.
 * A new function is available to edit filter managers which can be used to store matches from regular expressions.

Arbitration
 * Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is open until Sunday 23:59, 10 December 2017 (UTC). There are 12 candidates running for 8 vacant seats.

Miscellaneous
 * Over the last few months, several users have reported backlogs that require administrator attention at WP:ANI, with the most common backlogs showing up on WP:SPI, WP:AIV and WP:RFPP. It is requested that all administrators take some time during this month to help clear backlogs wherever possible. It should be noted that AIV reports are not always valid; however, they still need to be cleared, which may include needing to remind users on what qualifies as vandalism.
 * The Wikimedia Foundation Community health initiative is conducting a survey for English Wikipedia contributors on their experience and satisfaction level with Administrator’s Noticeboard/Incidents. This survey will be integral to gathering information about how this noticeboard works (i.e. which problems it deals with well and which problems it struggles with). If you would like to take this survey, please sign up on this page, and a link for the survey will be emailed to you via Special:EmailUser.

Discuss this newsletter

Subscribe

Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:57, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

List of AMD graphics processing units + user Wikiinger
Hi

I am looking to avoid an edit war with User talk:Wikiinger so I thought best to contact yourself, an admin who has computing experience. He has insisted on putting the categories column on the right, I have left a message on the talk page which he did not engage in and on his talk page with no reply. Now before anyone goes to war on which colored hat to wear (Red Dwarf reference:Cloister).. I thought it best as I said to contact your-good-self.

The user is actually doing some good work on the tables.. but both the messy categories and the lop sided page format are disorentating to say the least. Wikipedia has a 'flow' and whomever it was first chose the Wikipedia page format, it has endured for all these years.

Can I fix the format and sort the categories without fear of repercussions?

I await your judgement.

Dava4444 (talk) 19:28, 26 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi Dave. I agree, the table of contents does look strange on the right. I can't recall another time I've seen it anywhere other than on the left. You did the right thing by starting a conversation on the talk page. Hopefully other people will participate in the discussion and you can reach an agreement. It's not end-of-the-world important, of course, but your edit was perfectly reasonable. 28bytes (talk) 01:38, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification. I will leave it a month and see if anyone else engages with me.. hopefully Wikiinger. Then try to tidy it up. If it gets reverted after that I will come see yourself. have a great new year! Dava4444 (talk) 05:45, 27 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Sounds good. Happy new year to you too! 28bytes (talk) 06:35, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Muboshgu
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Anetode • Laser brain • Worm That Turned
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg None

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Worm That Turned

Guideline and policy news
 * A request for comment is in progress to determine whether the administrator policy should be amended to require disclosure of paid editing activity at WP:RFA and to prohibit the use of administrative tools as part of paid editing activity, with certain exceptions.

Technical news
 * The 2017 Community Wishlist Survey results have been posted. The Community Tech team will investigate and address the top ten results.
 * The Anti-Harassment Tools team is inviting comments on new blocking tools and improvements to existing blocking tools for development in early 2018. Feedback can be left on the discussion page or by email.

Arbitration
 * Following the results of the 2017 election, the following editors have been (re)appointed to the Arbitration Committee:, , , , , , ,.

Discuss this newsletter

Subscribe

Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:37, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

draft
Please add my deleted content to my User Page (John Warner Smith). Thanks John Warner Smith (talk) 04:59, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi John. I see that your request to un-delete the page was granted, so you can find the page at Draft:John Warner Smith. Let me know if you need any help. 28bytes (talk) 02:00, 24 January 2018 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – February 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2018). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg None
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Blurpeace • Dana boomer • Deltabeignet • Denelson83 • Grandiose • Salvidrim! • Ymblanter

Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC has closed with a consensus that candidates at WP:RFA must disclose whether they have ever edited for pay and that administrators may never use administrative tools as part of any paid editing activity, except when they are acting as a Wikipedian-in-Residence or when the payment is made by the Wikimedia Foundation or an affiliate of the WMF.
 * Editors responding to threats of harm can now contact the Wikimedia Foundation's emergency address by using Special:EmailUser/Emergency. If you don't have email enabled on Wikipedia, directly contacting the emergency address using your own email client remains an option.

Technical news
 * A tag will now be automatically applied to edits that blank a page, turn a page into a redirect, remove/replace almost all content in a page, undo an edit, or rollback an edit. These edits were previously denoted solely by automatic edit summaries.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee has enacted a change to the discretionary sanctions procedure which requires administrators to add a standardized editnotice when placing page restrictions. Editors cannot be sanctioned for violations of page restrictions if this editnotice was not in place at the time of the violation.

Discuss this newsletter

Subscribe

Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:51, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

Precious six years!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:09, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

List of AMD graphics processing units
Hi 28bytes

we spoke before about the AMD graphics page and user Wikiinger. Another editor suggested edits and I agreed. Wikiinger had two months to respond but chose not to. He has now undid my edits and spoken to me rudely on the talk page. It is CLEAR he thinks this page belongs to him and not Wikipedia, please intervene that so he realizes again he is an editor and not 'God of that page'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Wikiinger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units

Dava4444 (talk) 03:16, 20 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi Dava. Unfortunately I am very busy with real-life matters at the moment, and am not going to be able to take a look. Another administrator may be able to help. 28bytes (talk) 03:58, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Please, can you rename me?
Hello 28bytes. I would like to be renamed to SOC or SOC24 or some variation of that if possible. Much obliged. TallaghtFlag (talk)
 * You appear to be currently editing as User:SOC24 so I presume someone has already taken care of the rename for you. 28bytes (talk) 17:09, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Thank you 28bytes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SOC24 (talk • contribs) 20:28, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

De-adminship
Could you please nominate J.smith for de-adminship as he is inactive since March 2016.--Jæ (talk) 10:44, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
 * (talk page stalker)He has made admin actions as recent as May 2017, so not ready for deadminship yet. Fram (talk) 10:49, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks Fram. Jæ, in general you're probably better off posting requests of that nature to the Bureaucrats' noticeboard so more 'crats can see it. 28bytes (talk) 13:43, 28 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanx--Jæ (talk) 06:05, 1 March 2018 (UTC)