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Administrators' newsletter – October 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2018). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Justlettersandnumbers • L235
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Bgwhite • HorsePunchKid • J Greb • KillerChihuahua • Rami R • Winhunter

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Cyberpower678 • Deryck Chan • Oshwah • Pharos • Ragesoss • Ritchie333

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Guerillero • NativeForeigner •  Snowolf • Xeno

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a request for comment, the process for appointing interface administrators has been established. Currently only existing admins can request these rights, while a new RfC has begun on whether it should be available to non-admins.
 * There is an open request for comment on Meta regarding the creation a new user group for global edit filter management.

Technical news
 * Partial blocks should be available for testing in October on the Test Wikipedia and the Beta-Cluster. This new feature allows admins to block users from editing specific pages and in the near-future, namespaces and uploading files. You can expect more updates and an invitation to help with testing once it is available.
 * The Foundations' Anti-Harassment Tools team is currently looking for input on how to measure the effectiveness of blocks. This is in particular related to how they will measure the success of the aforementioned partial blocks.
 * Because of a data centre test, you will be able to read but not edit the Wikimedia projects for up to an hour on 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee has, by motion, amended the procedure on functionary inactivity.
 * The community consultation for 2018 CheckUser and Oversight appointments has concluded. Appointments will be made by October 11.
 * Following a request for comment, the size of the Arbitration Committee will be decreased to 13 arbitrators, starting in 2019. Additionally, the minimum support percentage required to be appointed to a two-year term on ArbCom has been increased to 60%. ArbCom candidates who receive between 50% and 60% support will be appointed to one-year terms instead.
 * Nominations for the 2018 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission are being accepted until 12 October. These are the editors who help run the ArbCom election smoothly. If you are interested in volunteering for this role, please consider nominating yourself.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:13, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

Sad
I am sorry to see you are not an administrator any more. You helped me out a lot about four years ago. Thank you. Best Regards, Barbara ✐ ✉  23:59, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

Xmas

 * 2018 XMAS.pdf FWiW Bzuk (talk) 02:03, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

Checkwiki after two years
Hi Bgwhite, can I kindly ask you to run again checkwiki scripts on wikiskripta.eu dump as you have done twice before? Thank you. --Wesalius (talk) 21:12, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
 * User:Wesalius, Bgwhite is not active on Wikipedia, unfortunately. --Titodutta (talk) 21:14, 10 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the information. I am looking for someone who could run checkwiki scripts that would produce error logs on a non-wmf wiki. --Wesalius (talk) 21:22, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
 * User:Wesalius, you might try asking for help at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Check Wikipedia. WhatamIdoing (talk) 04:23, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
Miss you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:21, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

Sending my best wishes
Whatever your rationale for not being active on Wikipedia, I hope you're well... and know that you're missed! xoxo Iryna Harpy (talk) 23:29, 28 May 2019 (UTC)

Hey...
I just looked at your contributions, and was delighted to see you have been active yesterday and today; welcome back, and i hope that i'll bump into you again! Happy days, LindsayHello 06:59, 31 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Welcome back, indeed. --Titodutta (talk) 20:27, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

Bot
I hope the BG19bot will be operational soon now that you are back! BabbaQ (talk) 10:29, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

TFL notification
Hi, Bgwhite. I'm just posting to let you know that List of counties in Utah – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for October 25. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008  ( Talk ) 22:19, 30 September 2019 (UTC)

Hey
As usual, I dunno if you're monitoring your talk page, but I just wanted to drop by and say "hi", and that you're missed.

I don't think I've mentioned this to you: based on your recommendation, I watched the first two seasons of Orange Is the New Black, and intend to catch up with the rest eventually. So thanks for pointing me there. You must be excited for the release of the new Breaking Bad movie. I'm sure you'd like to share that excitement, so please send me your Netflix password as soon as possible. Just kidding. But seriously, please get that to me... Just kidding. But seriously... Just kidding. But seriously... Just kidding.

Anyways, I hope all is well with you and you're having a pleasant autumn. M AN d ARAX •  XAЯA b ИA M  23:15, 2 October 2019 (UTC)

Nomination of Claire Thompson for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Claire Thompson 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/Claire Thompson 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.

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Season's Greetings
FWiW Bzuk (talk) 02:08, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

Happy.....
Well, first of all, happy holidays... yadda, yadda, yadda. But, more importantly, I had to tell you that I thought about you today. I would generally consider it disturbing to think about Wikipedians off-Wiki, but, whatever.... Anyways, I don't watch Portlandia (although I may start now), but I happened to put an episode on, and voilà, there I was, reminded of you. I dunno if you watch the show, but I think you'd enjoy Season 2 Episode 2. As a matter of fact, I think if you knew what's in it, you'd be upset if you don't see it. Be sure to watch to the end. I'm pretty sure it's available on Netflix. (BTW, I'm still waiting for that password!) Happy new year! M AN d ARAX •  XAЯA b ИA M  08:36, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

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Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:01, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

Wayman Mitchell AfD
Feel free to vote at Articles_for_deletion/Wayman_Mitchell.--Epiphyllumlover (talk) 18:10, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

You've been missed
Oh dear, ou're back, and I hadn't noticed until today! Nice to see that you're okay. Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 19:25, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

Proposed updates on Peter Shiao
Hi, I'm requesting my updates to be accepted on Peter Shiao's page to highlight his current positions. Thank you Mimewiki (talk) 07:04, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
 Happy First Edit Day! Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, Aasim 03:51, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Invitation to join the Fifteen Year Society
Dear ,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Fifteen Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for fifteen years or more. &#x200B;

Best regards, Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 15:53, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Nomination of Taku bullion coin for deletion
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Big frakkin' news!
While others have frittered away their stay-at-home time, wasting it on things such as home improvement, exercise, working at home, etc., I've spent my time productively: watching the entire Battlestar Galactica series!

It's a great show, and it's actually quite shocking that I hadn't seen it yet. But the show is a little far-fetched. I mean... people electing as their president an incompetent, corrupt, self-serving, unscrupulous egomaniac who colluded with the enemy... who would ever believe that???

Speaking of which, I wonder if Trump is a fan. He pronounces "Kamala" the same as the BG drug chamalla. Nah, it's probably just a sign of disrespect, an attempt to make her sound more foreign and less American, and/or his general inability to ever get anything correct.

Anyways, thanks for encouraging me to watch BG. (BTW, am I the only one who was a little unsatisfied that we never really found out what Starbuck is?) Have a great Labor Day! M AN d ARAX •  XAЯA b ИA M  20:07, 5 September 2020 (UTC)


 * And now I've watched all of Downton Abbey (except, not the movie yet). I really wanna thank you for getting me to watch! As I mentioned above, it's shocking that I hadn't seen BG before, since that's just the kind of show I would normally watch, but DA is exactly the kind of period piece that I always hated and thus never watched.What a great way to take my mind off COVID-19... until season two, when we're in the midst of the Spanish Flu pandemic! M AN d ARAX  •  XAЯA b ИA M  19:20, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

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How are you?
It has been some time since last we worked on Israeli art and I was wondering if you would be so kind as to guide us again. Can you look over our work? I have created a list of artists (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Israel_Museum,_Jerusalem/Israeli_Artist_Files) see "List of artists edited by Susan Lazinger (SL)", that we will be working on. For more about the project (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Israel_Museum,_Jerusalem/Events#Information_Center_for_Israeli_Art_Volunteers_Edit_Wikipedia_2020 see) Looking forward to hearing from you Drkup(IMJ) (talk) 10:21, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:53, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Club Nacional de Football


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In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. ✗ plicit  03:37, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

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Nomination of Barbara Pratt for deletion
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Nomination of E.C.A. Elginkan Anadolu Lisesi for deletion
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Always precious
Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always, - miss you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:58, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Happy WikiBirthday!
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Removal from BDC birthday list list
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Hello, are you alive?
Curious since you haven’t edited for a while. Justanotherguy54 (talk) 11:50, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

Missing Wikipedians
I have added your user name to the Missing Wikipedians list because you have not had an edit since March 2020. If you return, please remove it. I hope you are well. Donner60 (talk) 06:42, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

Nomination of Michael Klinghoffer for deletion
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Nomination of Frändefors IF for deletion
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