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Administrators' newsletter – December 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2019). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg EvergreenFir • ToBeFree
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Akhilleus • Athaenara • John Vandenberg • Melchoir • MichaelQSchmidt • NeilN • Youngamerican • 😂

CheckUser changes
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Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Evad37

Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC on the administrator resysop criteria was closed. 18 proposals have been summarised with a variety of supported and opposed statements. The inactivity grace period within which a new request for adminship is not required has been reduced from three years to two. Additionally, Bureaucrats are permitted to use their discretion when returning administrator rights.
 * Following a proposal, the edit filter mailing list has been opened up to users with the Edit Filter Helper right.

Technical news
 * Wikimedia projects can set a default block length for users via MediaWiki:ipb-default-expiry. A new page, MediaWiki:ipb-default-expiry-ip, allows the setting of a different default block length for IP editors. Neither is currently used. (T219126)

Arbitration
 * Voting in the 2019 Arbitration Committee Elections is open to eligible editors until Monday 23:59, 2 December 2018 UTC. Please review the candidates and, if you wish to do so, submit your choices on the voting page.

Miscellaneous
 * The global consultation on partial and temporary office actions that ended in October received a closing statement from staff concluding, among other things, that the WMF will no longer use partial or temporary Office Action bans... until and unless community consensus that they are of value or Board directive.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:47, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

GOCE December 2019 Newsletter
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Changes to Italian American page
Just curious why you reverted my edits on this page back to the previous erroneous information.

jpd6711 9 Dec 2019

Jpd6711 (talk) 02:58, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Christopher Columbus is generally accepted to have been Italian. See that article for numerous sources that confirm this. Your edit to Italian Americans, in which you changed "was Italian" to "is thought by some to be Italian" with regard to Columbus, apparently reflects your opinion, but we are not interested in your opinion here, unless it is shared by reliable sources cited with the content. You cited none for your change to the article's content, so it was reverted. See WP:BURDEN.  Also see Original research and Neutral point of view.  General Ization  Talk  03:55, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the appropriate handling of the latest Edit War on Jesus. I was actually in-progress on doing the same but you beat me to it! Jtrevor99 (talk) 02:34, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

Qu'est ce qui est assez pertinent pour être poster sur Wikipedia ?
Bonjour, je me demandais qu'est ce qui détermine une personne assez " pertinente" pour avoir une page dédiée sur Wikipedia ? AbigaelleNiep (talk) 21:42, 13 December 2019 (UTC)


 * See WP:BIO. Also, this is the English Wikipedia; please compose all talk page messages in English.  General Ization  Talk  00:26, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

Taquan Air Flight 20
Just letting you know that this accident doesn't meet the guidelines for List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft. Namely the size of the aircraft involved....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 18:11, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!
 Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noël! ~ Buon Natale! ~ Vrolijk Kerstfeest! ~ Frohe Weihnachten! ¡Feliz Navidad! ~ Feliz Natal! ~ Καλά Χριστούγεννα! ~ Hyvää Joulua! God Jul! ~ Glædelig Jul! ~ Linksmų Kalėdų! ~ Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus! Häid Jõule! ~ Wesołych Świąt! ~ Boldog Karácsonyt! ~ Veselé Vánoce! Veselé Vianoce! ~ Crăciun Fericit! ~ Sretan Božić! ~ С Рождеством! 圣诞节快乐！~ メリークリスマス！~ 메리 크리스마스! สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส! ~ Selamat Hari Natal! ~ Giáng sinh an lành! Hello, General Ization! Thank you for your work to maintain and improve Wikipedia! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 23:22, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
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Season's Greetings
Happy Holidays text.png Hello General Ization: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Donner60 (talk) 07:55, 25 December 2019 (UTC)


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Changes to Impeachment InThe United States
My edits were legitimate and were made to reflect accuracy in the applied section. The column header says "Result." The removed information was not a result, but a further description of the current status. The information used to replace the pre-existing information reflected a more accurate description of the current status of this particular event. Wayngrove (talk) 20:11, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Once again, as already explained on your Talk page: You do not get to remove entire paragraphs of reliably-sourced content without discussion on the appropriate Talk page and unless you can establish consensus for the removal. I'm not sure what you think is contradictory between the Results column of the table and the content you were removing, but it is not.  And even if it was, you may not remove large blocks of content once restored by another editor without discussion.  General Ization  Talk  20:14, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I suggest you read the article at the link I provided on your Talk page. The impeachment of Donald Trump is complete, regardless of when the articles are delivered and whether or not he is convicted in the Senate and removed from office.  No less than the Republicans' own expert witness spells that out at the link.  General Ization  Talk  20:17, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

I read the article but it still does not support your reasoning for undoing and reaffirming the existing information. Yes, the impeachment is complete, but there is no result without a trial by the senate. Therefore, there should be no information or "Pending" information listed in the Results column.Wayngrove (talk) 20:31, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not going to discuss this with you in two places at once. See your Talk page.  General Ization  Talk </i> 20:33, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

Happy New Year!
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 General Ization , Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and a Happy New Year to you and yours! CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 00:55, 31 December 2019 (UTC)


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Administrators' newsletter – January 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2019).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Dreamy Jazz • Newslinger • Rosguill
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Deor • Spartaz • Xeno
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Angusmclellan • clpo13 • Edgar181 • Matthewedwards • NCurse

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Bradv • Casliber • David Fuchs • Maxim • Newyorkbrad • SoWhy • Xeno

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Bradv • Casliber • DGG • David Fuchs • Maxim • Newyorkbrad • SoWhy • Xeno
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Someguy1221

Guideline and policy news
 * A request for comment asks whether partial blocks should be enabled on the English Wikipedia. If enabled, this functionality would allow administrators to block users from editing specific pages or namespaces, rather than the entire site.
 * A proposal asks whether admins who don't use their tools for a significant period of time (e.g. five years) should have the toolset procedurally removed.
 * Following a successful RfC, a whitelist is now available for users whose redirects will be autopatrolled by a bot, removing them from the new pages patrol queue. Admins can add such users to New pages patrol/Redirect whitelist after a discussion following the guidelines at Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Redirect whitelist.

Arbitration
 * The fourth case on Palestine-Israel articles was closed. The case consolidated all previous remedies under one heading, which should make them easier to understand, apply, and enforce. In particular, the distinction between "primary articles" and "related content" has been clarified, with the former being the entire set of articles whose topic relates to the Arab-Israeli conflict, broadly interpreted rather than reasonably construed.
 * Following the 2019 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee:, , , , , , , , , ,.

Miscellaneous
 * This issue marks three full years of the Admin newsletter. Thanks for reading!

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:06, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

false accusations from you
You falsely accused me of making disruptive edits to the John K Bush page and if you have any honor or integrity you should apologize. Your claim is entirely unsubstantiated and motivated by your politics. The edits I made were clarifications supported by the source material of the previous editor. The previous editor made vague claims like (paraphrased)"Bush compared abortion to slavery". My edit was that Bush compared Roe v. Wade to Dred Scott, which is the specific comparison that bush made. You political ideologues are going to have to come to grips with the reality that your opposition to truth just poisons wikipedia and destroys your own credibility. Wikipedia should not be an ideological echo chamber, but right now that's all it is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wokeandbroke (talk • contribs) 00:20, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

Requesting article changed back to its correct name
Looking at his talk page, you’ve previously warned the user JorgeLaArdilla (talk) about changing article names. He has changed Mohamed Salah to Mo Salah, with their reasoning “no-one calls him Mohamed Salah”, which is nonsense. I’d revert if I could, but I’m not accustomed to how this process works. Would be grateful for your assistance. Barton Dave (talk) 00:04, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Please submit your request at Requested moves. The page has been protected so that only admins can move it. <span style="font-family: Gill Sans MT, Arial, Helvetica; font-weight:140;"> General Ization  <i style="color: #000666;">Talk </i> 04:59, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – February 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2020).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Ergo Sum • Nick Moyes • QEDK • Wugapodes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Dennis Brown
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Aude • BrownHairedGirl • CALR • Jengod • John Reaves • J.smith • Kim Dent-Brown • K1Bond007 • MECU • Refdoc • RHaworth



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Opabinia regalis • Premeditated Chaos

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

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a request for comment, partial blocks are now enabled on the English Wikipedia. This functionality allows administrators to block users from editing specific pages or namespaces rather than the entire site. A draft policy is being workshopped at Partial blocks.
 * The request for comment seeking the community's sentiment for a binding desysop procedure closed with wide-spread support for an alternative desysoping procedure based on community input. No proposed process received consensus.

Technical news
 * Twinkle now supports partial blocking. There is a small checkbox that toggles the "partial" status for both blocks and templating.  There is currently one template: uw-pblock.
 * When trying to move a page, if the target title already exists then a warning message is shown. The warning message will now include a link to the target title.

Arbitration
 * Following a recent arbitration case, the Arbitration Committee reminded administrators that checkuser and oversight blocks must not be reversed or modified without prior consultation with the checkuser or oversighter who placed the block, the respective functionary team, or the Arbitration Committee.

Miscellaneous
 * Voting in the 2020 Steward elections will begin on 08 February 2020, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 28 February 2020, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
 * The English Wikipedia has reached six million articles. Thank you everyone for your contributions!

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2020).

Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Athaenara • DeltaQuad
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Fishhead64 • Kudpung • Mikaey

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg DeltaQuad

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

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg DeltaQuad

Guideline and policy news
 * Following an RfC, the blocking policy was changed to state that sysops must not undo or alter CheckUser or Oversight blocks, rather than should not.
 * A request for comment confirmed that sandboxes of established but inactive editors may not be blanked due solely to inactivity.

Technical news
 * Following a discussion, Twinkle's default CSD behavior will soon change, most likely this week. After the change, Twinkle will default to "tagging mode" if there is no CSD tag present, and default to "deletion mode" if there is a CSD tag present.  You will be able to always default to "deletion mode" (the current behavior) using your Twinkle preferences.

Miscellaneous
 * Following the 2020 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: BRPever, Krd, Martin Urbanec, MusikAnimal, Sakretsu, Sotiale, and Tks4Fish. There are a total of seven editors that have been appointed as stewards, the most since 2014.
 * The 2020 appointees for the Ombudsman commission are Ajraddatz and Uzoma Ozurumba; they will serve for one year.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:20, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

Rollback misclick
Sorry, I accidentally rollbacked one of your AIV reports. I'm trying to undo it, but it might be too late. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 15:04, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

2019 Dayton Shooting
Hi Gen - I have worked on the above article and 2019 El Paso shooting. The edit I made today reverted the political pov added on January 27 by Cement4802 and returned the article to it's neutral, consensus version. I did leave an edit summary.IP75 (talk) 02:18, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

GOCE March newsletter
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Administrators' newsletter – April 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2020).

Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Boing! said Zebedee
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Jonny-mt • MarkGallagher • PeaceNT
 * Pictogram voting rename.png →

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg SilkTork • WereSpielChequers

CheckUser changes
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Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Someguy1221
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Daniel Case

Guideline and policy news
 * There is an ongoing request for comment to streamline the source deprecation and blacklisting process.

Technical news
 * There is a plan for new requirements for user signatures. You can give feedback.

Arbitration
 * Following the banning of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee resolved to hold a Arbcom RfC regarding on-wiki harassment. A draft RfC has been posted at Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC (Draft) and not open to comments from the community yet. Interested editors can comment on the RfC itself on its talk page.

Miscellaneous
 * The WMF has begun a pilot report of the pages most visited through various social media platforms to help with anti-vandalism and anti-disinformation efforts. The report is updated daily and will be available through the end of May.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:00, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

Reaching out
Hi, I've recently moved to Columbus and am significantly working on this topic. Is this somewhere you live or lived? I've run into your name on some photos and article history pages. You can email me at ematwikipedia@gmail.com, let me know if you'd be interested in helping or someday attending a local meetup. Best, ɱ  (talk) 22:05, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, I live in Columbus. I'll be happy to help, and/or to meet (albeit virtually for a time), though I'm a little busy with COVID-19-related RL at the moment. You can email me using the link at the top of the page. Welcome to central Ohio! <span style="font-family: Gill Sans MT, Arial, Helvetica; font-weight:140;"> General Ization  <i style="color: #000666;">Talk </i> 00:40, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry, actually the link is in the upper-right corner of my user page (not here). <span style="font-family: Gill Sans MT, Arial, Helvetica; font-weight:140;"> General Ization <i style="color: #000666;">Talk </i> 00:41, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Alright, sent you an email. ɱ  (talk) 02:02, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Actually, I pinged you on another service. Thought that might be an easier venue for a chat than this or email. <span style="font-family: Gill Sans MT, Arial, Helvetica; font-weight:140;"> General Ization  <i style="color: #000666;">Talk </i> 02:29, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

User:BFDIBebble socks
Also please check User:Dr. D.S. White and User:Flith buster. Thanks. Lard Almighty (talk) 14:04, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I do not have access to the checkuser tools. Please submit a new SPI for these users. <span style="font-family: Gill Sans MT, Arial, Helvetica; font-weight:140;"> General Ization  <i style="color: #000666;">Talk </i> 14:06, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I have done but not with this user as the master. I'll alter the SPI. Lard Almighty (talk) 14:08, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Sock tags
Sock tags should only be placed by administrators or SPI clerks. Please do not place sock tags, especially on the user pages of unblocked users. It is disruptive. --AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 19:22, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
 * The sockpuppet template without the confirmed parameter can be placed by anyone, as it states that an account is suspected of sockpuppetry. The placement of the templates with the confirmed parameter was based on checkuser confirmation and the fact that the accounts were in fact already blocked indef, as the template states.  There is nothing at Template:Sockpuppet/doc that suggests that the placement of an accurate template by a seasoned user is disruptive.  If you think this should be addressed as a matter of policy, please arrange for that documentation to be updated or for some other guidance to be offered. While I have no beef with you, I don't think your personal opinion is sufficient for you to state that any action on my part is disruptive. <span style="font-family: Gill Sans MT, Arial, Helvetica; font-weight:140;"> General Ization  <i style="color: #000666;">Talk </i> 19:32, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2020). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Gnangarra • Kaisershatner • Malcolmxl5

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

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg HJ Mitchell

Guideline and policy news
 * Discretionary sanctions have been authorized for all pages and edits related to COVID-19, to be logged at WP:GS/COVID19.
 * Following a recent discussion on Meta-Wiki, the edit filter maintainer global group has been created.
 * A request for comment has been proposed to create a new main page editor usergroup.
 * A request for comment has been proposed to make the bureaucrat activity requirements more strict.

Technical news
 * The Editing team has been working on the talk pages project. You can review the proposed design and share your thoughts on the talk page.
 * created a script that will show a link to the proper Special:Undelete page when viewing a since-deleted revision, see User:Enterprisey/link-deleted-revs.

Miscellaneous
 * A request for comment closed with consensus to create a Village Pump-style page for communication with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2020). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg CaptainEek • Creffett • Cwmhiraeth
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Anna Frodesiak • Buckshot06 • Ronhjones • SQL

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

Guideline and policy news
 * A request for comment asks whether the Unblock Ticket Request System (UTRS) should allowed any unblock request or just private appeals.
 * The Wikimedia Foundation that they will develop a universal code of conduct for all WMF projects. There is an open local discussion regarding the same.

Arbitration
 * A motion was passed to enact a 500/30 restriction on articles related to the history of Jews and antisemitism in Poland during World War II (1933–45), including the Holocaust in Poland. Article talk pages where disruption occurs may also be managed with the stated restriction.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:27, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

GOCE June newsletter
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) at 15:46, 5 June 2020 (UTC).

Invitation to RedWarn
Hello, General Ization! I noticed you have been using Twinkle and was wondering if you'd like to beta test my new tool, RedWarn, specifically designed to improve your editing experience.

RedWarn is currently in use by over 75 other Wikipedians, and feedback so far has been extremely positive. If you're interested, please see the RedWarn tool page for more information on RedWarn's features and instructions on how to install it. Otherwise, feel free to remove this message from your page. If you have any further questions, please ping me or leave a message on my talk page. Your feedback is much appreciated! <span style="font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;font-weight:300;color:red;text-shadow: 2px 2px 10px black;">Ed6767  talk!  02:47, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2020).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Malcolmxl5
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg John • TheCoffee • Tim!
 * Pictogram voting rename.png →
 * Pictogram voting rename.png →

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Bbb23

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

Guideline and policy news
 * A request for comment is in progress to remove the T2 (template that misrepresents established policy) speedy deletion criterion.

Technical news
 * Protection templates on mainspace pages are now automatically added by User:MusikBot II (BRFA).

Arbitration
 * Following the banning of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee resolved to hold an RfC regarding on-wiki harassment. The RfC has been posted at Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC and is open to comments from the community.
 * The Medicine case was closed, with a remedy authorizing standard discretionary sanctions for all discussions about pharmaceutical drug prices and pricing and for edits adding, changing, or removing pharmaceutical drug prices or pricing from articles.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:25, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:05, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, But I've been active on Wikipedia since January 2006! <span style="font-family: Gill Sans MT, Arial, Helvetica; font-weight:140;"> General Ization  <i style="color: #000666;">Talk </i> 02:17, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Sure, but I'm slow, it took me until three years ago to notice how precious you are ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:33, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
 * <span style="font-family: Gill Sans MT, Arial, Helvetica; font-weight:140;"> General Ization <i style="color: #000666;">Talk </i> 02:07, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

Elle a
Please remove the comment as it was posted by accident.

Then why is a — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevieb2685 (talk • contribs) 03:08, 24 August 2020 (UTC)