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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:44, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

T-banned IP range won't stop
Hello GeneralNotability,

In this SPI discussion almost a year ago, which involved IP range User:2600:1004:B100:0:0:0:0:0/40, you said that you would be keeping an eye on the /40 - their behavior does not currently justify the collateral damage in blocking the /40, but if I do have to block it I will.

They've just posted this which is both a clear topic ban violation and, I feel, directly aimed at harassing me. Just over a month ago, they also popped up here to push the same conspiracy theory from the SPI (where two other editors who should definitely know better decided to indulge them).

Per this discussion at ANI, the user in question is well aware that their "broadly construed" topic ban extends to both "race" and "intelligence" and not just the conjunction of the two topics. In that discussion you commented WHOIS says the range in question is the /44, not the /40, not that that changes the collateral damage all that much, and I don't see any good options to narrow it down while still being effective. If you all trust the person behind the keyboard to abide by a broader TBAN, by all means try that. Otherwise, if this is going to turn into a long-term case of nibbling around the edges of whatever TBAN is imposed, I say just block the range and live with the collateral. However, despite the apparent agreement that the latter course was the way to go, at that time no other admin stepped in to take you up on it and the discussion was archived without action.

If you'd prefer I take this back to ANI, I will do so. But I figured since you stated that you would take a personal interest in the matter it may be best to bring it here first. Cheers, Generalrelative (talk) 06:08, 1 December 2022 (UTC)


 * I'm very disappointed that Generalrelative is determined to escalate this matter, but if he is determined to do that, so be it. I consider my comments here to be covered by WP:BANEX, particularly "Engaging in legitimate and necessary dispute resolution, e.g. addressing a legitimate concern about the ban itself", since in this discussion Generalrelative is requesting additional sanctions against me.


 * A great deal has changed in the past few months. In particular, the discussions here and here demonstrate that the "conspiracy theory" for which I was topic banned is now being taken much more seriously. I urge both of you to especially read the discussion on Twitter, along with the related discussion on RationalWiki, because this is the best demonstration of how outside of Wikipedia more people have begun to understand what's going on. The person referred to in those discussions as "Kirkegaard" is the banned user ; he gave his real name on his user page, so it is not outing to mention this.


 * Notice his mocking reference to it as a "conspiracy theory" that his RationalWiki account is a parody. Generalrelative, this is most likely a reference to your own comments calling it that.


 * Three years ago, what Deleet threatened to do was push Wikipedia's coverage of human intelligence topics to such an extreme position that it could no longer be taken seriously by the general public. This project has more or less succeeded now, as AndewNguyen described here. Just two months ago there was another troll account on these articles,, which was evidently another account made by Deleet to gloat about this project's success. It was completely obvious that Tristan albatross wasn't a new user, but for some reason nobody showed any interest in determining who the master was.


 * It's been over two years since I originally raised this issue. If I were making all of it up, do you think after all this time I would still be trying to get something done about it? If I were making it up, do you really think multiple other people would have independently reached the same conclusion in discussions where I wasn't involved? Deleet is making fools of us all, and Generalrelative, you've been unwittingly helping him.


 * One last comment: if both of you could acknowledge what's actually been happening here since early 2020, and take whatever action it's appropriate to take about a banned user who is trying to destroy Wikipedia's credibility, I'm prepared to promise in return to stop editing in topics that are marginally related to the area of my topic ban. The reason I've been doing this is because it drives me crazy to see Deleet succeeding at this project, and getting away with it, and I'd have no reason to continue paying attention to these articles if that issue could be addressed. 2600:1004:B102:3157:19F1:799:70D7:C775 (talk) 07:19, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * IP editor, let me put this bluntly: you are topic-banned. While you are correct that your comments here are subject to BANEX, nothing else you've done qualifies. I do not care what Twitter or RationalWiki (both awful places) have to say about your topic of choice, I do not care what other people may or may not be doing in the topic area, and I am not going to play the "if only you'd do X I would follow the rules" game. As my elementary school music teacher liked to say, "worry about you". If the circumstances surrounding you TBAN have changed, the correct response would have been to appeal it, not to ignore it. Also...the "I can't let (perceived opponent) get away with (thing)" and "I need to tell people THE TRUTH" mindsets are unhealthy and unconstructive; I've seen it in contentious topic areas, I've seen it from overeager vandalism patrollers, I've seen it in real life, and it is not gaining any sympathy from me. Since it's clear that you are going to continue to nibble at the edges of the topic ban despite clarification (as predicted by several people the last time this came up, I see), you are now siteblocked. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:48, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2022-49
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Recent changes
 * Octicons-tools.svg The Wikisources use a tool called ProofreadPage. ProofreadPage uses OpenSeadragon which is an open source tool. The OpenSeadragon JavaScript API has been significantly re-written to support dynamically loading images. The functionality provided by the older version of the API should still work but it is no longer supported. User scripts and gadgets should migrate over to the newer version of the API. The functionality provided by the newer version of the API is documented on MediaWiki.

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from . It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from . It will be on all wikis from (calendar).

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MediaWiki message delivery 00:39, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

IP unblock request
Huh? Templates inside unblock requests? That’s a new one. Sarrail (talk) 01:30, 6 December 2022 (UTC)


 * , can't say I've seen that before either. Oh well, they're still not getting unblocked anytime soon, even with that creativity. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:38, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Koli editor?
Check the Koli revolts and Koli pirates articles. They have been created by a brand new user with 29 edits. I assume good faith but I am aware that there was a Koli editor blocked several times and you were involved in the discussion there as well. I thought I let you know, maybe it is of help. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 00:39, 7 December 2022 (UTC)


 * , you hate me, don't you...kidding. Yup, that's them, found and blocked a sleeper too. GeneralNotability (talk) 00:58, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

Bruh
I'm glad to know I was right to suspect something's off. Liliana UwU (talk / contribs) 00:39, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I'd wager that User:XavDaPlug belongs in the same drawer. OhNo itsJamie Talk 05:09, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
 * CU evidence isn't particularly conclusive, but behaviorally this is a slam dunk (Tommy Chong, the town of Albert Lea, general writing style). Blocked. GeneralNotability (talk) 14:16, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CC, December 2022
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Tech News: 2022-50
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Recent changes
 * An A/B test has begun at 15 Wikipedias for DiscussionTools on mobile. Half of the editors on the mobile web site will have access to the  tool and other features.
 * The character  cannot be used in new usernames, to make usernames work better with templates. Existing usernames are not affected.

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from . It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from . It will be on all wikis from (calendar).
 * Octicons-tools.svg The HTML markup used by DiscussionTools to show discussion metadata below section headings will be inserted after these headings, not inside of them. This change improves the accessibility of discussion pages for screen reader software.

Events
 * The fourth edition of the Coolest Tool Award will happen online on Friday 16 December 2022 at 17:00 UTC! The event will be live-streamed on YouTube in the MediaWiki channel and added to Commons afterwards.

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MediaWiki message delivery 23:32, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of freddy 420 ashlyn mike
I'm ok with the article I attempted to write Being deleted as it didn't come out the way I wanted it to. Was just trying to make An wikipedia article for this girl named Ashlyn mike from new Mexico who met A tragic end.

By all means delete it. Freddy 420 (talk) 17:54, 11 December 2022 (UTC)


 * , the problem is that your article was entirely copied word-for-word from other sources. That is a violation of the copyrights of those articles' authors and is the sort of thing that must be deleted in order to comply with Wikipedia's license rules. You are welcome to write the article again, just make sure you do so in your own words. GeneralNotability (talk) 22:50, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

So where would I go to create the article ? Freddy 420 (talk) 01:16, 13 December 2022 (UTC)


 * , you are welcome to work on it in the same place you were before. GeneralNotability (talk) 02:16, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

For your consideration
Just wanted to make you aware. I'm not familiar with the situation but wanted to give you a heads up in the event any follow-up was required.  Tide  rolls  18:51, 15 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks . Just another LTA (Sockpuppet investigations/Gustin Kelly), they like to pick on Malnadach, block 'em on sight. GeneralNotability (talk) 22:11, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-51
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Tech News
 * Because of the holidays the next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 9 January 2023.

Recent changes
 * On a user's contributions page, you can filter it for edits with a tag like 'reverted'. Now, you can also filter for all edits that are not tagged like that. This was part of a Community Wishlist 2022 request.
 * Octicons-tools.svg A new function has been used for gadget developers to add content underneath the title on article pages. This is considered a stable API that should work across all skins. Documentation is available.
 * Octicons-tools.svg One of our test wikis is now being served from a new infrastructure powered by Kubernetes (read more). More Wikis will switch to this new infrastructure in early 2023. Please test and let us know of any issues.

Problems
 * Last week, all wikis had no edit access for 9 minutes. This was caused by a database problem.

Changes later this week
 * There is no new MediaWiki version this week or next week.
 * The word "" is very short in some languages, such as Arabic (" ردّ "). This makes the button on talk pages difficult to use. An arrow icon will be added to those languages. This will only be visible to editors who have the Beta Feature turned on.

Future changes
 * Edits can be automatically "tagged" by the system software or the system. Those tags link to a help page about the tags. Soon they will also link to Recent Changes to let you see other edits tagged this way. This was a Community Wishlist 2022 request.
 * The Trust & Safety tools team have shared new plans for building the Private Incident Reporting System. The system will make it easier for editors to ask for help if they are harassed or abused.
 * Realtime Preview for Wikitext is coming out of beta as an enabled feature for every user of the 2010 Wikitext editor in the week of January 9, 2023. It will be available to use via the toolbar in the 2010 Wikitext editor. The feature was the 4th most popular wish of the Community Wishlist Survey 2021.

Events
 * You can now register for the Wikimedia Hackathon 2023, taking place on May 19–21 in Athens, Greece. You can also apply for a scholarship until January 14th.

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MediaWiki message delivery 23:58, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

Contentious topics procedure adopted
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This motion initiates a one-month implementation period for the updates to the contentious topics system. The Arbitration Committee will announce when the initial implementation of the Committee's decision has concluded and the amendments made by the drafting arbitrators in accordance with the Committee's decision take effect. Any editors interested in the implementation process are invited to assist at the implementation talk page, and editors interested in updates may subscribe to the update list.

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 * Discuss this at: 

Happy holidays!
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year, GeneralNotability!

The other day, I was having a conversation with someone about holiday cards and social media. It occurred to me that, in the years since I left Facebook, the site I use most to communicate with people I like isn't actually a social media site at all. If you're receiving this, it's pretty likely I've talked with you more recently than I have my distant relatives and college friends on FB, at very least, and we may have even collaborated on something useful. So here's a holiday "card", Wikipedia friend. :) Hope the next couple weeks bring some fun and/or rest. &mdash; Rhododendrites  talk \\ 18:42, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Congrats on the cool tool award
Bullseye really is a cool tool. Your win is well deserved. Just don't forget us little people now that you've gone big time. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 19:01, 16 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks :) GeneralNotability (talk) 23:17, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi GeneralNotability, I'm from the Technical Engagement team, the organisers of Coolest Tool Award. Does Bullseye have a wiki homepage? We are placing award badges on tool homepages but couldn't find one for Bullseye. Kindly let me know. Thanks, and congrats! SSapaty (WMF) (talk) 13:41, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi ! Bullseye does not currently have an on-wiki homepage, though I probably should get around to throwing one together one of these days. Thank you for your work organizing the award! GeneralNotability (talk) 20:57, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays text.png Hello GeneralNotability : 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, RV (talk) 15:51, 25 December 2022 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message