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Kaatelal & Sons
Hello Happy New Year, I hope you're doing well. I came across List of programs broadcast by Sony SAB where I see vandalism going on with Kaatelal & Sons. I would like to work on the article, but found out you were the last admin who deleted this page as violation. So I thought to have a word with you and take your advice before I proceed. Thanks for your consideration. --C1K98V (💬 ✒️ 📂) 04:20, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Please see what I wrote above for the last user. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 14:10, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your suggestions. I will create a draft and would submit it for afc. Happy New Year, Stay safe. --C1K98V (💬 ✒️ 📂) 14:33, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Komala sockpuppets
Hi AmandaNP! I'm writing directly to you since I see you protected the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan page. I'm not sure if SPI is the best venue for this, but is evading a block with a new account. The new account just created what appears to be an autobiography at Kayvan Faramarzi. Thank you and happy new year! --MarioGom (talk) 17:38, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 18:22, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

IP block
hello Amanda I'm hoping you can help me with something. I recently switched my cell provider and upgraded to a new phone, only to discover the ip address associated with it is blocked, and it says you authorized the block. I can also see edits that I didn't make. It looks like the account I use for edits (this one) is unaffected but I am afraid of being falsely accused of sockpuppetry and losing that account. The ban is unappealable and expires in March. Let me know what I should do and if you need any additional information from me. Thanks! Anon0098 (talk) 00:34, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
 * This block is not meant to target you and only affects people not logged in to their account. See Advice to T-Mobile IPv6 users. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 00:40, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
 * oh gotcha. thanks :) Anon0098 (talk) 00:44, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Draft:Kaatelal & Sons
Hello I hope you're doing well. As you said in last reply, I tried to follow your suggestions. I created a Draft:Kaatelal & Sons please have a look when you can. Thanks for your consideration. --C1K98V (💬 ✒️ 📂) 08:30, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Got two weeks permission while was away
Hello, Amanda! On December 17th, 2020, you have granted me two weeks permission to review pending changes, see https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=995354648#User:Maxim_Masiutin

That term has expired on December 31st, 2020, i.e. three days ago.

While, unfortunately, I was away from Wikipedia since December 6th, only manage to make a very small edit https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MEDLINE&oldid=993965067 on December 13th, however, this was just a regular edit, not related to the reviewable pending changes list, as obvious.

Now I'm back and can review pending changes. Could you please reinstate my review pending changes reviewer's permissions, preferably for a longer period, say, two months?

Thank you in advance! Maxim Masiutin (talk) 11:50, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I definitely understand your situation. I have reinstated it for 1 month. That being said, I don't feel comfortable with the two months. The initial short timeframe is to sort out any issues that may arise early on and is why I give the trials to begin with. If you are two months into using it and we don't notice the issues till then, it is harder to fix at that point. I do understand 2 weeks can be short though, so that's how I settled on the month. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 19:13, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

FYI
Hello A and happy new year. You blocked last month. It looks like they have returned to editing as. There is also a thread about them here Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring. This is mostly a heads up in case any other editor asks about the original block. Best regards. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 18:34, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the info, but I do think this is a false positive and not the target of my rangeblock. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 19:09, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your info as well. Always something for me to learn around here. Have a nice week. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 19:23, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

An IP editor was blocked for evasion of one of your rangeblocks
Hi AmandaNP. Please see this closure of a dispute about the Baby Esther article. The IP in question seemed to be evading a one-year block that you previously placed, marked as a checkuserblock-wide. I'm letting you know because I don't know the background. Though the 3-month block of the new IP will presumably suffice for the moment. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 21:08, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi Ed. I took a look at this in the above section and i dont think its mt target. Thanks for the FYI. -- Amanda - mobile  (aka DQ) 21:11, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Hm, yes the above section does seem to raise the same question. So if the newly blocked IP were to ask for unblock (and not swear at admins while doing so) we should entertain it. If your target is a named sock, are you able to tell me privately, or at the CU wiki? EdJohnston (talk) 22:42, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Yep, i'd have no objections unless I took the block over seperately. And I'll go leave it on your CU wiki talkpage. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 01:30, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

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Alphabetical lists of films
Hey, just wanted to let you know that the alphabetical film lists are intended only for films that have articles. So if you're removing links with XFDcloser, please be sure to remove the list items here as well. Thanks. Ionmars10 (talk) 22:40, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I know of no policy that requires removal of items from a list solely because they don't have an article, in fact they can be included with a citation. I'm not going to mass remove them and potentially run afoul of the bot/semi-automated editing policy. Also not sure what you mean by the redlink. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 22:48, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry, meant to link List of films: numbers and for some reason didn't think to preview my edit. I'm basing this on the list's own guidelines (which have been in place for a while now) rather than on sitewide policy. Admittedly, this does make reformatting entries a bit tedious in some cases, but I'll take care of those. Ionmars10 (talk) 22:58, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

UTRS transclusion
Hiya. Any idea why User:DeltaQuad/UTRS_Appeals is being transcluded at Category:Requests_for_unblock_on_UTRS? It looks like a test table with dummy data, as far as I can see? Best, Darren-M   talk  22:27, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Didn't know that page existed. I went off CAT:UNBLOCK. Fixed. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 22:33, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

IP block
Thank for blocking IP 120. Could u also block this IP 49 (at least half a year)? for vandalizing the same article and method. Or please semi- block the article Second Anglo-Afghan War permanently, just like the article Soviet-Afghan War. Sesroh Fo Maerd I (talk) 00:30, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I blocked the entire range 120.21.0.0/16, not that IP. This would be better at a relevant noticeboard. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 00:37, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

2021 London mayoral election
Hi. You recently fully protected 2021 London mayoral election. I had asked for semi-protection. The edit-warring came from what appeared to be one IP editor editing against consensus, as per Talk and three different editors reverting the IP editor. The article is now fully protected in the form the IP editor wanted, which appears to be counter-productive. Would it be possible to switch to semi-protection? Bondegezou (talk) 11:00, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

Deletion review for Poothali
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Poothali. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. -- Kailash29792 (talk)  06:06, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Can you tag Vista Valkyrie?
For being a sock of Skiyomi Shinyedit (talk) 15:45, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

User:AmandaNP/SPI case list
User:AmandaNP/SPI case list has 6 examples of. The markup is would seem to be wrong, because there should be a one-to-one correspondence between  and. —Anomalocaris (talk) 03:00, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, something definitely seems wrong with that, I'll try and have a look at it tomorrow. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:02, 19 January 2021 (UTC)


 * How is your investigation coming along? —Anomalocaris (talk) 23:56, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
 * This should be fixed now. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 07:23, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks! —Anomalocaris (talk) 00:26, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Deletion review for Indrajaalam
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Indrajaalam. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. -- Kailash29792 (talk)  11:21, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Nomination of Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic by the United States for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic by the United States is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic by the United States until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. jps (talk) 20:41, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Feedback on my Pending Changes Reviewer's activity
Could you please provide feedback on my Pending Changes Reviewer's activity? I'm reverting some an accepting some edits. However, in my "Contributions" log I only see reverted edits. You have assigned me the status until 3 February 2021. Will you prolong the status? Thank you! Maxim Masiutin (talk) 11:16, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I was just able to sit down and review this. I think you need to take a step back and rereview the criteria to decline as i'm seeing several large errors. As a PCR, you are not a content police on what can and can't be included. You can change things without accepting the revision or declining it and then it will be automatically accepted. But you can't revert a pending edit just because it doesn't align with all content policies. Please see the general criteria and the acceptable edits section. In fact, some of the changes you reverted could have been changed with simple fixes. I will review your PCR on a probationary basis for a week so that someone at WP:PERM/PCR can review your next round to make sure it follows with the criteria. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 08:25, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Unniyarcha (film)
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Articles for deletion/Larry Harris (U.S. Marine)
I can't understand why this was closed as No Consensus. While AFD is not a vote there were 13 Deletes as compared to 7 Keeps. Mztourist (talk) 13:12, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * By actual head count, my view is 12 delete to 7.5 keep, or about a 61% vote to delete. Numerically, that doesn't hit consensus for me. Beyond that, AfD is a discussion of relevant policies, and not just an opinion count. The comments about WP:SOLDIER in the delete camp were not given as strong a weight because it's not inside policy, it's the opinion of MILHIST. I also can't evaluate the sources directly and supervote, so I have to take peoples comments at face value. There was enough of a dispute about what the current coverage was, that that didn't force consensus either. So my next option was to relist. I did not go for this option as it has already been done once with no significant change in the outcome, and I doubted that more discussion, or at least not making a fresh discussion, would have helped. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 14:07, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your explanation. I don't see where you get 7.5 Keep and assume that you are counting the two Weak Deletes as 0.5 each? Ignoring SOLDIER, concerns over sourcing were raised by many of the Delete !votes, while many of the Keep !votes acknowledged the thin sourcing. Several Keeps gave no policy-based arguments at all "for the reasons of those who want this article kept" and " WP:SOLDIER is an essay and so has "no official status, and do not speak for the Wikipedia community". Tell it to the Marines." and one User !voted twice. I completely understand your NC close of Articles for deletion/Kristoffer Domeij because of the clear split in views, but I don't see that for Harris. Mztourist (talk) 07:19, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Fair enough that voted twice, that still leaves 7 keeps. Either way, people don't have to link policy to invoke policy, and talking about sourcing is invoking WP:V. Either way, I never go down to superpromoting certain votes and arguing each votes strength post-close, because it turns into an absolute mess. I'll have to direct you to WP:DRV if you disagree with my close at this point, and I'd be absolutely fine having it discussed there. --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 16:11, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I did NOT mean to vote twice, that was absolutely a mistake, sorry about that! I be will careful not to that at future AFDs. Davidgoodheart (talk) 20:48, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * AmandaNP thanks for your response. I'll think it over whether I'll take it to DRV or just resubmit it at AFD in a few months. regards Mztourist (talk) 09:53, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

deletion review
Deletion review/Log/2021 February 7 Please explain your reasoning there.  D r e a m Focus  18:38, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * With respect, if someone wants to go to DRV first instead of talking to me, i'll let the DRV run it's course. I'm not a fan of being templated like i'm forced to go comment on a routine closure. I'll engage with people who respectfully go one on one with me. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 21:46, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * The one who started it posted there saying they weren't able to post on your talk page. You have it protected against IPs apparently.  So I saw that then came here to tell you about it.   D r e a m Focus  22:00, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, they ignored the top instructions which indicate I have an IP subpage right in my editnotice, so... -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 22:12, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Does that show up if you can't click "edit" to begin with? Not just making an excuse to dodge admitting you made a mistake are you?   D r e a m Focus  22:13, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * You should probably redact your personal attack there and start WP:AGF. CUPIDICAE💕  22:18, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Fair enough on the edit the page, it shows under view source, but who would click that, I get that. But when you want to level personal attacks just because I don't want to respond to every needless DRV sent my way (scroll up), that's my time to disenage. As I noted, I'm happy to talk with people who respectfully come to my talkpage. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 22:21, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

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Beware of Greeks wearing socks
Thank you for your work on WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Johnn1312. I've added links to some similar contributions which may be of interest. Certes (talk) 15:18, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I have provided a further update there. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 17:24, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * New sandbox articles continue to appear on a regular basis. I've added a couple more to the SPI. Certes (talk) 13:03, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Jones6668
I was dealing with his vandalism on the Isaaq Sultanate, Habr Yunis Sultanate and the various subpages but I just saw that he has been banned for being a sock! Thank you so much WanderingGeeljire (talk) 12:34, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Sorry if done wrong 🤔
Ahh really I don't know what I have done wrong and why I have been blocked by you, just came here to say sorry if done wrong but I am just adding true infos 😌 Random exploration (talk) 12:53, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Jessi Slaughter cyberbullying case
An article you may be interested in, Jessi Slaughter cyberbullying case, has just been undeleted. Any help you could give to this, included BLP-related edits, would be very much appreciated. --Bangalamania (talk) 11:32, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Congrats!
Now I get to see your name with "stew" on it, so have a complimentary bowl of it on me :) I know you'll do awesome. CaptainEek  Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 19:16, 26 February 2021 (UTC) Same from me - I went to check on the latest batch of Evlekis socks, to find that you'd locked them. Good luck! Pahunkat (talk) 19:25, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

UTRS 40856
Hey,

Could you please take a quick look at this UTRS appeal? This is an IP address that is being used by the blocked user User: Patrick L. Stephen. He started trolling UTRS with all his blocked accounts so I banned them from UTRS as I found them. He's now started with his IP addresses now. I've banned the IP address that issued this appeal for 1 month but I get the feeling he'll be back with more. I'm not aware of any other IP addresses that he's used, is there anything further I can do?-- 5 albert square (talk) 23:02, 26 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I've taken a brief look. Your block should stop any disruption. If it doesn't, drop me a line again and i'll look asap. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 23:13, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Lock request
The reason I requested a lock for User:Silver1500 is that they were a CU-confirmed sock of Blain2020, who is globally locked. It is possible to lock the account? Steve M (talk) 13:59, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Perfect, I'll go take care of it now. Thanks for following up. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 15:44, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Nuke needed
Hello AmandaNP, would it be possible to nuke the creations of the latest sock? Thanks, Pahunkat (talk) 11:51, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I've nuked everything already on the ones I have found...if there are new ones, just pass me the username or ping me on IRC. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 12:09, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
 * , thank you :-) Pahunkat (talk) 12:42, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

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UTRS appeals
From Special:Diff/1006934962 onward the list switched from appellant to appealant. Could you put it right again please? And a belated congrats on the steward win. Cabayi (talk) 19:53, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Can you put this right into master? Don't worry about a PR. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 23:42, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Fixed. Majavah (talk!) 06:30, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you . Cabayi (talk) 08:09, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

thanks
Hi! Thanks for the note on my talk page. I was not aware that the data directly related to the SPI question on external relationship between socks was problematic. Will keep it in mind. Best! Vikram 03:17, 2 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Another quick note: on the mobile browser, there is no method to send private data-emails, etc.. Is there any way to enable it? Thanks, Vikram 04:56, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
 * LOL silly me :-) After several hours it struck me that I should use my email. I read the links a few times to understand the policy better :-) Thanks again. Vikram 07:05, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks
(originally accidentally posted to SPI Archive) Thanks for the lock on Kadirmanga77 - my talk page is now protected, which should hopefully discourage them (since editing it seems to be their main aim). Giraffer (talk·contribs) 11:51, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Please revoke my Rollback permission
Hi, Amanda. Hope this does not become nuisance to you. I just wanted to let you know that I have left a comment for you at rollback request page. I am asking you there to revoke my temporary rollback permission that you have recently granted based on your observation as I have convinced myself, based on your observation, that I won't be needing this permission. Regards. Mosesheron (talk) 15:52, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks
for this. On the same day I asked another CU but it looks like you got there first! Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 23:51, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
 * No worries, happened through steward work. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 00:39, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

mail
-- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 01:40, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Best practice for granting IPBE?
A user has asked me to extend his IPBE for another six months. They mention wanting to continue using VPN, which I know can be questioned. The person has been around since 2003 and makes his identity known on his user page. I haven't granted any IPBEs since becoming a checkuser, and would welcome any advice or pointers on how to make this decision. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 17:00, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Update: This was from October, 2020 and there's a few more details there  about his VPN and the specific rangeblock. EdJohnston (talk) 17:57, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Originally, without looking at their userpage, I would have directed this to be a flat decline without some semblance of realistic concern about surveillance (not just "I prefer privacy"). But given their work history, I could see how there may be concerns about monitoring being done. I'm purposely keeping this brief per WP:BEANS, but I would be willing to grant this extension despite that I would normally ask for a tad more detail. If you wish, you can drop me an email and I can explain further. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 02:07, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2021). Administrator changes
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 * Following a request for comment, F7 (invalid fair-use claim) subcriterion a has been deprecated; it covered immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
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Blocked user gets unblocked and promotes genocide denialism on Turkish Wikipedia
Tarik298 a user whom you blocked earlier has been unblocked by Vito Genovese, an administrator in Turkish Wikiepdia. And now this user tries to add the title Armenian Deportation to the article Ermeni Kırımı (Armenian Genocide) and continues to advocate denialism by trying to move the Armenian Genocide page and saying that "Armenian Genocide is defended by Armenian lobby" when I wrote Genocide's existence is proven in international academy. What should I do, can you help me please?--Visnelma (talk) 16:15, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

About the block...
Are you sure the block on T-Mobile users isn't a bit harsh? Jvelas0822 (talk) 21:16, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Non-free files with orphaned versions - Vietnamese Wikipedia
Hi! I 'm here because you operate User:DeltaQuadBot that is fixing files in Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old.

Vietnamese Wikipedia have +5k files with old revisions and I would like to hear if it was possible to use your bot to do a one time run to fix the files?

If yes/maybe we can discuss what to do to make it happen. --MGA73 (talk) 17:57, 18 April 2021 (UTC)


 * While it's possible, it would likely need some significant modification to meet what the Vietnamese wiki would need. I will be honest, I don't have much time to go diving through that code at this time. That said, if you can get them all into one category, then I could more easily deal with it. Also I would likely need bot/admin privileges on your local wiki, so you may wish to have that community discussion first. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 12:54, 11 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you!
 * If both community and you say yes I can either give you a list of file names (like vi:Thành viên:MGA73/Non-FreeOldVersions - it is a bit slow because of the size) or put them in a category. My plan is that it should be as easy as possible for you and it should be a one time run.
 * I will go talk to community now! --MGA73 (talk) 16:25, 15 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi Amanda! Community have discussed on vi:Wikipedia:Thảo_luận and they like the idea and agree to delete old revisions with a bot and that you of course should have the rights you need to do so. They have "Eliminators" but if that is not enough then "Admin" should be okay too.
 * So my question for you is how you would like the files prepared? Would you prefer a list? A category? A special template? --MGA73 (talk) 14:02, 2 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi Amanda, thanks for your intention to help. For your convenience, I'd like to prepare some content for you to post at vi:Wikipedia:Robot/Yêu cầu cấp quyền:

Xin cấp quyền cho DeltaQuadBot

 * 1) Mục đích: Delete old version non-free images that do not meet the criteria for fair use. Admin/moderator right needed. See consensus here: Thảo luận
 * 2) Ngôn ngữ: [Python, PHP, AWB,...]
 * 3) Phương thức chạy: [Automatic, semi-automatic,...]
 * 4) Thời gian chạy: [Continuous, 60 minutes/day,...]
 * 5) Người chạy: AmandaNP

Please note that some test might be requested before bot flag is granted. Thank you a lot. Kindly contact me for anything you need. Best regards. :) Violetbonmua (talk) 15:45, 2 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi Amanda! I know you are super busy and you did warn me about that right from the start so please do not take this as a complaint. Is there any chance you can find the time for this one-time task? Just so we know and can plan what to do. --MGA73 (talk) 14:26, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I'll try and find some time on Tuesday to look into the code and look at feasibility. I finally am getting back to some normal work hours so I may have more of a chance to look in on this. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 03:50, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much Amanda! Yesterday I talked to someone on hr.wiki about mass deleting old versions and someone made a script that might work. Meaning admins should be able to delete/fix up to 500 files per run. If it works admins on vi.wiki can fix it without help from your bot. Can we put this request on hold untill the script have been tested? --MGA73 (talk) 05:25, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
 * For sure, no worries at all. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 14:32, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
 * It seems that it works great :-) So it seems we will not be needing your assistance. Thanks a million anyway! --MGA73 (talk) 17:18, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

Global watchlist - Update 9
 Updates associated with DannyS712's Global watchlist script and the Global watchlist extension:

Hi everyone. As I noted in the last issue, I received a grant last year from the WMF to develop the global watchlist script into an extension. That extension has now been deployed on Meta. Visit m:Special:GlobalWatchlistSettings to get started.

That grant has ended, and I have requested another grant to continue development of the extension, and figured subscribers of the newsletter about the user script might be interested. You can see and comment on the grant request at m:Grants:Project/DannyS712/Continued work on GlobalWatchlist extension - if you support this, I hope you'll consider endorsing the request.

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May be time to renew a rangeblock?
Hello Amanda. A single IP from this range was just now blocked for 31 hours per WP:AN, but I see you did a 3-month checkuser block of the /17 back on 24 December 2020"



User:Masti has also done a global block of the single IP. If you recogize the behavior, perhaps it is time for another three to six month block of the /17 range? Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 21:30, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

Tarik298 Circumnavigating the Block
Hi, tr:Kullanıcı:Kizilokwave is the user whom you blocked earlier, Tarik298 or Tarik289 (He apparently copied his old user page and also there is proof here that they are the same user). He is thus circumnavigating the block. He also reverted my sourced edits on the Turkish article Armenian Genocide (Ermeni Kırımı). Best regards--Visnelma (talk) 17:19, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

SPI cases list at WP:SPI
Hi AmandaNP! I hope you're doing well! I've been trying to figure out why the Tradeze1 SPI case is still being listed as "Checkuser requested" on the sock puppet case list on WP:SPI when I've already updated the status to "completed" hours ago. It looks to be stuck, and the things I've tried haven't worked. Can you take a look and let me know what's causing it to stay stuck in the list as this status? Thanks :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   12:45, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Nevermind; we figured it out. :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   15:04, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2021). Administrator changes
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DeltaQuadBot's edits aren't marked as bot edits
Hello!

DeltaQuadBot's edits don't have the b to mark it as a bot edit. This makes my watchlist pretty full, eventhough I exclude bot edits. Is this a deliberate choice of yours?Jonteemil (talk) 16:55, 10 May 2021 (UTC)


 * I think this has come up before. Give me some time to dig through my archives as I don't remember what my response was. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 12:41, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

The username blacklist
Hi Amanda, I’ve heard about the username blacklist, but I haven’t been able to find it anywhere. I really need to propose a username component that should go on there. I’m just going to propose it here, since I was redirected to the blacklist from your user page. I propose that we add “I can make my testicles go up and down” because there is a user (or multiple) who have tried making vandalism accounts with that name. That way, every time a user makes an account like that, the bot will report to UAA. Should also probably add in “balls go up and down” because some do it like that. Thanks, 🐍 Helen 🐍  03:20, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
 * The real username blacklist is MediaWiki:Titleblacklist and you can propose entries on the talkpage.
 * My Bot's blacklist is User:AmandaNP/UAA/Blacklist and you can propose entries on the talkpage.
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 04:41, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

Project merger
Would you be willing to close and determine the consensus for the discussion on weather wikiproject mergers here? There were two other people (TornadoLGS and ChessEric) that made comments here that did not participate in the main discussion that I think should be included to make sure everyone's voice is heard. Noah Talk 19:15, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Sadly, I don't have the time to dive into this right now. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:29, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

CheckUser query
Hey, NinjaRobotPirate. I've recently been pinged to User:Hockeycatcat's talk page and was shocked to see that he's been blocked. Looking around, it seems the decision was for non-constructive edits and legal threats.

Now, I have no doubts that you are a fantastic admin. But, could you please fill me in on the investigation that has happened prior? Hockeycat was one of the first people I met here when I started actively editing in October, and from keeping in touch with him this seems like something that is completely outside of my circle of expectations of him. Early examples of his kind manner when he helped me on my first GA, Super Mario Bros. 35, are as follows: 1, 2, and our most recent interaction in April, where I gifted him a barnstar for his growing efforts as a Wikipedian.

Recently, my school IP was blocked for a period of a day to persistent vandalism from somebody who edited on school grounds. I was confused and spent the next couple of hours getting in contact with an administrator and they responded to my emails on my talk page (here) and put me on an IP-Block exemption (that user was User:Yamla). I believe Hockeycat had similar issues with this, allegedly blaming IP edits on the apartment he lived in. I believe the main reason my reasonings were believed when I was under an IP block was due to my credibility; for credibility on Hockeycat's side, he's worked on Super Mario Bros. 35 and Pac-Man 99, mainly on prose concerns. In addition, his main contributions are used towards countering vandalism; he's received rollback rights, learned to use Twinkle and Redwarn from User:Ashleyyoursmile, and judging by the slew of bad faith messages he has received in recent times on his talk page he is quite successful with this.

Wanted to mention, I'm in no way affiliated with Hoeckeycat if this is looking suspicious to you. You can check me, but I'm telling the truth in all honesty.

Similar to Hockeycat, I simply want to see the investigation that led up to this. I could probably point out some flaws along the way, hopefully. I originally sent this message to, but they were only an admin that reviewed the unblocking request and couldn't help me that much. also reviewed a second request from Hockeycat and declined due to WP:LITTLEBROTHER. Hope you can help any further! Panini! 🥪 11:29, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I apologize for the delay in replying here. I'll make it short and sweet for both us. The behavior I talked about in the block log happened on IP addresses with time and useragent overlaps that makes it nearly impossible for it not to have been Hockeycat. This isn't just a shared IP situation. Now I can't disclose those IPs because I could then lose my tools, face an investigation, and potentially be taken to court outside wikipedia. Generally users don't want me disclosing where they live, and that's what an IP address gives you, and what computer/software they use, which is what a useragent gives you. Doing this good-hand, bad-hand logging out is what got the block to be issued. The reason it's a checkuserblock is because of the private data involved. I hope this helps explains. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:28, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Familiar sock case
I found a couple more socks of WP:BKFIP, editing from a range you have worked on before. The accounts could be added to the BKFIP SPI case but my guess he is now in RBI territory? EdJohnston (talk) 03:47, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Totally up to you on that with any SPI. I'm sure there has been more than enough with BKFIP to RBI and will continue to be. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:29, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Help
Please see https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Zzuuzz&diff=1025557592&oldid=1025556624. I'm user to wikipedia.Shows my IP block when I first start to create a Wikipedia account Later I request for an accountvThen I can edit.Yet when I edit with IP I have an IP block.I don't want my IP to be blocked.So request herefor my IP Unblock Let's see here Then I go here for help  User_talk:Zzuuzz।So I'm requesting release from my IP block and grant IP block exemption please.  Chief Minister      (Talk)   06:56, 28 May 2021 (UTC)


 * IP block exemptions only apply to accounts. The two IPs I see you are editing off of are only anon. only blocked, which means login and you will be fine. We can't unblock those ranges because someone else has been abusing them. If you are having issues editing while logged in to your account, we need the IP address you are on when you are logged in to your account to help. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 09:58, 28 May 2021 (UTC)


 * I don't have a specific IP, I use different networks. grant IP block exemption please. Chief Minister      (Talk)   10:24, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
 * You have no reason to have it. It only allows an account to edit through hardblocks, and you haven't given me a range that is hardblocked. Plus it looks like is yours too. --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 11:11, 28 May 2021 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry, it's not me.I was worried about my IP block from that block IP I am contributing with my account.Will there be any problem for this.This is why I wanted an IP discount.Besides, I have no purpose.  Chief Minister      (Talk)   11:35, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
 * You should be able to contribute from your account without issue. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 18:59, 29 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Ok thanks  Chief Minister      (Talk)   20:23, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

Request for Semi-Protection
The Article Fraternities and sororities should be Semi-Protected due to rampant vandalism by anonymous IP editors. I have already brought this up on its Talk Page. As this page needs help preferably soon, I found you via the List of Active Admins. Thank you in advance! The Mysterious El Willstro (talk) 02:35, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Please see WP:RFPP. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 12:32, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Very well, request posted there. The Mysterious El Willstro (talk) 05:57, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks! The Mysterious El Willstro (talk) 08:01, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Invitation for Functionary consultation 2021
Greetings,

I'm letting you know in advance about a meeting I'd like to invite you to regarding the Universal Code of Conduct and the community's ownership of its future enforcement. I'm still in the process of putting together the details, but I wanted to share the date with you: 27 June, 2021. I do not have a time on this date yet, but I will let you soon. We have created a meta page with basic information. Please take a look at the meta page and sign up your name under the appropriate section.

Thank you for your time.--BAnand (WMF) 15:06, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

blocked users not being removed from WP:UAA/BOT
Not a huge deal but it looks like the bot quit removing blocked users a few days ago. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:23, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

WMF
I want to be WMF. I want to work for WMF at the Wikipedia Foundation. I can help any user. I can also do mediawiki debplover. So I would have been happy to get any work.  Chief Minister      (Talk)   17:55, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
 * The vast majority of people editing Wikipedia and developing the MediaWiki software are volunteers. If you want to work for the Wikimedia Foundation, you can find a list of open positions (and apply for any position you're interested in) on the Foundation's site. You can find information on getting involved with MediaWiki development at How to become a MediaWiki hacker. &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 19:34, 4 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Wikimedia Security Team I want to be work. Chief Minister      (Talk)   04:38, 5 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Those people are employees of the Wikimedia Foundation. You're welcome to apply for a job through the Foundation's website, which I linked above. &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 14:12, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2021). Administrator changes
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 * Consensus was reached to deprecate Editor assistance.
 * Following a Request for Comment the Book namespace was deprecated.

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 * Wikimedia previously used the IRC network Freenode. However, due to changes over who controlled the network with reports of a forceful takeover by several ex-staff members, the Wikimedia IRC Group Contacts decided to move to the new Libera Chat network. It has been reported that Wikimedia related channels on Freenode have been forcibly taken over if they pointed members to Libera. There is a migration guide and Wikimedia discussions about this.

Arbitration
 * After a Clarification request, the Arbitration Committee modified Remedy 5 of the Antisemitism in Poland case. This means sourcing expectations are a discretionary sanction instead of being present on all articles. It also details using the talk page or the Reliable Sources Noticeboard to discuss disputed sources.

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DeltaQuadBot not updating the unblock request table.
For the past 24 hrs User:DeltaQuadBot hasn't been updating User:AmandaNP/unblock table. Lavalizard101 (talk) 21:08, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

. Lavalizard101 (talk) 21:09, 11 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Heads up - I hadn't noticed that you weren't notified, but this is in relation to a topic rasied at AN: Administrators%27_noticeboard. !ɘM γɿɘυϘ ⅃ϘƧ  21:20, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

DeltaQuadBot UAA inactive
Hi Amanda! It looks like DeltaQuadBot hasn't done anything UAA-related in the past four days. Is there a Toolforge grid engine error? DanCherek (talk) 21:02, 17 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks. It did error again. I have reset it. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 19:33, 19 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Unfortunately, still no new username reports from the bot since 13 June, though it did start updating User:AmandaNP/UAA/Time again right after you reset it. DanCherek (talk) 00:27, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Very weird. I'll see if I can take a look at it tonight as that's unlikely to be a toolforge thing. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 16:28, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the advisory, it is a bug with a new version of python. I have stopped the bot for now. Maybe could help advise with "sre_constants.error: unbalanced parenthesis at position 37" or any other TPS. It will be out until I can fix this. --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 02:38, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Hey Amanda. The error means a regex is bad. I looked and the trout goes to The Anome for this broken regex, now fixed. Bot should work now. Consider adding a try/except around each regex rule so broken ones don't take down the bot. —&#8239; The Earwig (talk) 04:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Ouch. Consider me trouted. I will check more carefully next time -- I'm just surprised this hasn't happened before. As The Earwig says, exception handling around the regex parsing would definitely help, but that doesn't excuse the need for user diligence on my part. Many apologies. -- The Anome (talk) 08:05, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * And the bot is back up at UAA! Thanks everyone. DanCherek (talk) 21:17, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

UTRS 44612
Hello, could you have a look at. Claims to be an established user. Request IPBE. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 06:37, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

I made Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry IPBE. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 06:41, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

Or should I have not done that? -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 06:48, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

So undone. I'm sure if that Chase me needs IPBE, I'm not the one to grant it. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 06:59, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2021).

Administrator changes
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 * IP addresses of unregistered users are to be hidden from everyone. There is a rough draft of how IP addresses may be shown to users who need to see them. This currently details allowing administrators, checkusers, stewards and those with a new usergroup to view the full IP address of unregistered users. Editors with at least 500 edits and an account over a year old will be able to see all but the end of the IP address in the proposal. The ability to see the IP addresses hidden behind the mask would be dependent on agreeing to not share the parts of the IP address they can see with those who do not have access to the same information. Accessing part of or the full IP address of a masked editor would also be logged. Comments on the draft are being welcomed at the talk page.

Arbitration
 * The community authorised COVID-19 general sanctions have been superseded by the COVID-19 discretionary sanctions following a motion at a case request. Alerts given and sanctions placed under the community authorised general sanctions are now considered alerts for and sanctions under the new discretionary sanctions.

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Articles for Creation July 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive
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Request for input
Hello, hope all is well. Are you able to comment at an open BN thread? –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 02:26, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

UTRS for ptwiki
Hi AmandaNP, we are discussing the UTRS system again at ptwiki. We would really like to deploy it over there as soon as possible. Could you point me to the files or messages that need translating? I searched through the github repository and issues, but it wasn't really clear how to do it. Really appreciate your help. GoEThe (talk) 15:29, 21 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the poke and the reminder about this. I've been inactive in development for a bit, especially since my new job. We were in the middle of starting to get it translation ready, but I don't think we are there yet. for updates/notifying of this thread. --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 18:09, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
 * @GoEThe I think everything else is ready except translations, yes. Most parts of the interface that is visible to blocked users has translation strings built into it already (while most areas visible to admins do not). It still needs to be wired up to Translatewiki or similar, but that in itself is kind of complicated as it is using Laravel's own translation library, and I don't think twn supports it's format directly. It's definitely doable, but needs some engineering time to be spent and I haven't found the time/motivation to work on UTRS in the last few months. Majavah (talk!) 16:04, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Some files with orphaned versions being ignored by DeltaQuadBot
For example File:Braking for Whales.jpg was tagged as having orphaned versions on June 4 and DeltaQuadBot has neither revdelled the orphaned versions nor added yes to tell a human to do it. * Pppery * <sub style="color:#800000">it has begun... 23:17, 24 July 2021 (UTC)


 * I didn't write the original code, so i'm banging my head off a wall trying to figure out what's changed. I'm thinking something with the API because i'm getting weird output but it doesn't error at all. Obviously something is wrong, problem is i'm not sure what. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 18:46, 29 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Is this the reason why Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old has 800+ files in it?
 * That would be correct. I'll try and take another look tomorrow, but I don't know half of what i'm looking at, so a BOTREQ may be in order for someone to take this over or recode it. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 01:52, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * To be clear, the bot is still working, just failing on certain ones. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 01:53, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay, sounds good!Jonteemil (talk) 18:13, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Have you gotten around to do it? Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old currently has 968 files.Jonteemil (talk) 18:23, 7 August 2021 (UTC)


 * I think I have found the issue. It seems it's trying to ignore bot versions with this line of code but in the process is ignoring files that have been previously revdel'd too, making the bot think there is nothing to do when there is. I'm not 100% on it, so I'll test the implications tomorrow morning/afternoon and if it works ok, I'll set it up for the bot to use full time. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 02:26, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Awesome! Unfortunately I won't be able to assist you in the code analysis since I can't code myself🙃.Jonteemil (talk) 13:56, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
 * So it wasn't that, but I think something changed in the API not to include something anymore, so the bot was erroring quietly and continuing on with it's task as it's supposed to. That's why there were issues. It'll likely take a bit of time to catch up but it is working on the files now -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 16:36, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
 * It seems to be working as it should now. Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old currently has 0 files in it. Great job.Jonteemil (talk) 17:12, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2021).

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 * An RfC is open to add a delay of one week from nomination to deletion for G13 speedy deletions.

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 * Last week all wikis were very slow or not accessible for 30 minutes. This was due to server lag caused by regenerating dynamic lists on the Russian Wikinews after a large bulk import.

Arbitration
 * Following an amendment request, the committee has clarified that the Talk page exception to the 500/30 rule in remedy 5 of the Palestine-Israel articles 4 case does not apply to requested move discussions.

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Requesting manual review - Free file conflict

 * JJMC89 bot "Request revision deletion of orphaned revision(s) per WP:NFCC#7"
 * DatBot "Tagging with, see instructions"
 * DeltaQuadBot "(Image Revdel) Requesting manual review - Free file conflict"

AmandaNP, what's happening here? — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 15:39, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * DeltaQuadBot refuses to revdel any files in categories listed at User:RonBot/1/FreeCategory (requesting human review on the file instead). That list includes Category:Wikipedia files for discussion, meaning that files that are currently at FFD won't get processed by DeltaQuadBot. The other bots are doing what they are supposed to be doing. The edit summary "free file conflict" is indeed inaccurate, but it's a corner case that is probably not worth fixing. * Pppery * <sub style="color:#800000">it has begun... 18:59, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * , the edit summary is what confused me. Thanks, it's clear now. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 19:01, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Read-only reminder
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DeltaQuadBot filtering Korean names
Mostly harmless, but I did notice that DQB makes reports to UAA such as this one, which reported a perfectly normal name with an imo dubious rationale. (Is "ghee" really used as a disruptive username? I have my doubts.) It also suggests that the bot would report usernames that include a delicious and culturally important food. Not sure if or what should be done about this, but I thought I would make a note of it. --Equivamp - talk 01:50, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Your int-admin flag
Hello AmandaNP, per the Interface Administrator policy (Interface_administrators) your int-admin flag has been removed under criteria 1 for inactivity in this area. This will have no impact on your +sysop access. Should you require this flag again in the future, you may re-request at WP:BN. Best regards, — xaosflux  Talk 19:00, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2021).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Jake Wartenberg
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Emperor • Viridian Bovary
 * Pictogram voting rename.png →

Guideline and policy news
 * Feedback is requested on the Universal Code of Conduct enforcement draft by the Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee.
 * A RfC is open on whether to allow administrators to use extended confirmed protection on high-risk templates.
 * A discussion is open to decide when, if ever, should discord logs be eligible for removal when posted onwiki (including whether to oversight them)
 * A RfC on the next steps after the trial of pending changes on TFAs has resulted in a 30 day trial of automatic semi protection for TFAs.

Technical news
 * The Score extension has been re-enabled on public wikis. It has been updated, but has been placed in safe mode to address unresolved security issues. Further information on the security issues can be found on the mediawiki page.

Arbitration
 * A request for comment is in progress to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the Arbitration Committee election and resolve any issues not covered by existing rules. Comments and new proposals are welcome.

Miscellaneous
 * The 2021 RfA review is now open for comments.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:44, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Username Issue
Greetings Respected Wikipedian, I am (anonymous) I created my account 7 months ago just to upload a picture but recently I am thinking to edit Wikipedia as a hobby so created a new account User:EƎ (i know its a cool username) but after looking in my saved password log I founded my old account so I logged back into this account. So I need your help can you please change this account username to “EƎ” if you are wondering for security purposes I can give you the password of that account. Captain4542 (talk) 12:54, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
 * The best place to request this would be on WP:CHU. That way experienced renamers can help you navigate what is needed. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:59, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

Requesting unblock.
Hey! I'm not blocked, but @Hockeycatcat is. He's done wonderful things on simple, attaining rollback, being polite, dealing with GRP (I have bad experiences with that guy) and I think he deserves an unblock, and his review has been left open for a while. I contacted you as you blocked him. (and oh please, its obvious I'm not a sock of him). And rn btw he's asleep Elytrian (talk) 16:41, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Sportstir
The user Sportstir, who I haven’t heard from in a long time, has returned to once again undo my edits. He/she has followed me to reverse my edits in a pattern similar to that of users like Mrm7171 and Patriciamoorehead. Sportstir ignores the justifications I post when I edit. Iss246 (talk) 16:05, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2021).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Blablubbs
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Alvestrand • Black Falcon • Deathphoenix • Dppowell • Mark Arsten • JGHowes (deceased)



Oversighter changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Callanecc
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Mkdw

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

Guideline and policy news
 * Following an RfC, extended confirmed protection may be used preemptively on certain high-risk templates.
 * Following a discussion at the Village Pump, there is consensus to treat discord logs the same as IRC logs. This means that discord logs will be oversighted if posted onwiki.

Technical news
 * DiscussionTools has superseded Enterprisey's reply-link script. Editors may switch using the "Discussion tools" checkbox under.

Arbitration
 * A motion has standardised the 500/30 (extended confirmed) restrictions placed by the Arbitration Committee. The standardised restriction is now listed in the Arbitration Committee's procedures.
 * Following the closure of the Iranian politics case, standard discretionary sanctions are authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, post-1978 Iranian politics, broadly construed.
 * The Arbitration Committee encourages uninvolved administrators to use the discretionary sanctions procedure in topic areas where it is authorised to facilitate consensus in RfCs. This includes, but is not limited to, enforcing sectioned comments, word/diff limits and moratoriums on a particular topic from being brought in an RfC for up to a year.

Miscellaneous
 * Editors have approved expanding the trial of Growth Features from 2% of new accounts to 25%, and the share of newcomers getting mentorship from 2% to 5%. Experienced editors are invited to add themselves to the mentor list.
 * The community consultation phase of the 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process is open for editors to provide comments and ask questions to candidates.

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DeltaQuadBot
Hello, Amanda. I wanted to know why the bot stopped hiding old versions of my files? Quite a lot of them have accumulated. Looking at the logs, bot has become less likely to hide old versions. — Vladlen Manilov ✉ / 09:00, 5 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Something definitely doesn't seem right. I'll see if I can look at the code today. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 15:30, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
 * So the sheer numbers in the log do look different, but I don't see anything that my bot is doing wrong per say. Is there a specific file that was tagged and it did not revdel it as it was supposed to? Without a specific error it is hard to look into. The only other thing I can think of looking at File:Garrison Kane.jpg is that DatBot is broken and not reducing the images, therefore there is no work for my bot to do to begin with. If you could clarify the issue, that would be great. Thanks. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 19:34, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
 * For example these files: File:Paseo (film).jpg, File:Prince's Tale.jpg, File:Souls of Totality.jpg. Their old versions were supposed to be removed on September 28th. — Vladlen Manilov ✉ / 03:29, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
 * So i'm not sure why, but they are not showing up in Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old for some reason, which is a Wikimedia bug or something that has changed in how categories in templates work. So the bot sees absolutely no work, because the category is empty. This might be something for WP:VPT to figure out. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 03:56, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay. — Vladlen Manilov ✉ / 03:57, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Shared Birthday
Ha, I notice that your account creation date is the same as my date of birth (6 November 2007) — I suppose I was a little late to the Wiki-party. And a happy early fourteenth birthday :) ASploopyPerson (talk) 15:20, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Undelete some important articles
Hi I am asking you to undelete some pages in Malayalam movies that you had deleted by closing an afd. These articles are listed below. These articles follow WP:NFILM and WP:NFO. These articles are mentioned in the biographies of some famous personalities like Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, etc. If these articles lack references, I will add with it and make notable. These articles are a part of history. I will add all available data with references in this articles, if you undelete. The articles to undelete are following - So please undelete these articles →' MISSION 33 ( talk ) ' 17:57, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Articles for deletion/Poothali -
 * Articles for deletion/Neeli Saali -
 * Articles for deletion/Sthreehridayam -
 * Articles for deletion/Jnaanasundari -
 * Articles for deletion/Sabarimala Ayyappan -
 * Articles for deletion/Ummini Thanka -


 * With respect, given your very limited 24 edits to the mainspace, your struggle with existing policies as shown by your talkpage, and the fact that others have asked and attempted this before make me lean towards not restoring these, especially en masse. The fact that you also seem to think you can "make" articles notable seems to me that you don't really understand the notability policy. It's not meant for link stuffing to make it notable. Not everyone is guaranteed an article based on the number of links or who they are related with. So my offer to you is I can restore one article at a time to your userspace, and then you can work on it and bring it back to me when you are done to see if it passes the issues that were brought up in the AfD before it goes back to the mainspace. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 04:06, 12 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Ok, I will edit . Please move this page to my userspace and have a check in it after my edit. →' MISSION 33 ( talk ) ' 04:29, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

IRC
Hi Amanda, I'm roy649 on IRC, thanks. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:59, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

Special:Diff/1052230440
Note that your bot removed two templates although it was only supposed to remove one of them. No big issue as the file has been tagged for deletion, but it could be a problem in other cases. --Stefan2 (talk) 08:11, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2021).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Clpo13
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Brian0918 • JDoorjam • Karanacs • MrDarcy • Mindspillage

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

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Dreamy Jazz • Ferret • GeneralNotability • Girth Summit • RoySmith

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Dreamy Jazz • LuK3

Guideline and policy news
 * Phase 2 of the 2021 RfA review has commenced which will discuss potential solutions to address the 8 issues found in Phase 1. Proposed solutions that achieve consensus will be implemented and you may propose solutions till 07 November 2021.

Technical news
 * Toolhub is a catalogue of tools which can be used on Wikimedia wikis. It is at https://toolhub.wikimedia.org/.

Arbitration
 * , and  have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2021 Arbitration Committee Elections.  and  are reserve commissioners.
 * Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves to stand in the 2021 Arbitration Committee elections from 07 November 2021 until 16 November 2021.

Miscellaneous
 * The 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process has concluded with the appointment of five new CheckUsers and two new Oversighters.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:43, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
<div class="boilerplate metadata" style="background-color:#E6E6FA; border: 1px solid #7D00B3; margin: 0.5em auto; padding: 0.5em; width:90%; text-align: center"> Happy First Edit Day! Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 14:44, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Garena Free Fire Logo.png
Thanks for uploading File:Garena Free Fire Logo.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Googleappspotblock
Template:Googleappspotblock has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:20, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – December 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2021).



Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg A Train • Berean Hunter • Epbr123 • GermanJoe • Sanchom • Mysid

Technical news
 * Unregistered editors using the mobile website are now able to receive notices to indicate they have talk page messages. The notice looks similar to what is already present on desktop, and will be displayed on when viewing any page except mainspace and when editing any page.
 * The limit on the number of emails a user can send per day has been made global instead of per-wiki to help prevent abuse.

Arbitration
 * Voting in the 2021 Arbitration Committee Elections is open until 23:59, 06 December 2021 (UTC).
 * The already authorized standard discretionary sanctions for all pages relating to the Horn of Africa (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes), broadly construed, have been made permanent.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:24, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Deletion review for Wanted (2004 film)
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Wanted (2004 film). Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. DareshMohan (talk) 18:36, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled
A recently closed Request for Comment (RFC) reached consensus to remove Autopatrolled from the administrator user group. You may, similarly as with Edit Filter Manager, choose to self-assign this permission to yourself. This will be implemented the week of December 13th, but if you wish to self-assign you may do so now. To find out when the change has gone live or if you have any questions please visit the Administrator's Noticeboard. 20:05, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Category:Pages with technical issues has been nominated for discussion
Category:Pages with technical issues has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. * Pppery * <sub style="color:#800000">it has begun... 01:52, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

A Small change
I made a small change here. Please revert it if you don't like it. ― <b style="background:linear-gradient(45deg,#f05,#b49);border:2px solid #000;padding:2px;color:#ef4;">Itcouldbepossible</b>Talk 12:29, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!
<div style="border-style:solid; border-color:#FF4646; background-color:#F6F0F7; border-width:2px; text-align:left; padding:7px; border-radius:1em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba(0,0,0,0.75);;" class="plainlinks">Happy Holidays text.png Hello AmandaNP: Enjoy the holiday season&#32;and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 19:44, 22 December 2021 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message

GRP
Hi Amanda! I saw your block on User:Wikwikbooks as a CU-confirmed sock of User:Bookswik. Just so you know, Bookswik is GRP, and has already sent me an abusive email, which I can forward if necessary. Additionally, Wikwikbooks is also an obvious GRP sock, restoring the edits made by previous IP socks of GRP, and leaving a customary attack on Antandrus. See Death and state funeral of Joseph Stalin's page history for the full context. You may want to lock both accounts. Thanks!  Java Hurricane  10:20, 27 December 2021 (UTC)