User talk:Gonzo fan2007/Archive 2019

Administrators' newsletter – January 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2018).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Galobtter
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Orangemike
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg BorgQueen •  Davidruben • Ocee • Revolving Bugbear • Theda • There'sNoTime • Timc • Tijuana Brass • Tristessa de St Ange

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Addshore



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Joe Roe • SilkTork
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Euryalus • Newyorkbrad • There'sNoTime

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg AGK • Joe Roe • SilkTork
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Euryalus • Newyorkbrad • There'sNoTime

Guideline and policy news
 * There are a number of new or changed speedy deletion criteria, each previously part of WP:CSD:
 * G14 (new): Disambiguation pages that disambiguate only zero or one existing pages are now covered under the new G14 criterion (discussion). This is db-disambig; the text is unchanged and candidates may be found in Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as unnecessary disambiguation pages.
 * R4 (new): Redirects in the file namespace (and no file links) that have the same name as a file or redirect at Commons are now covered under the new R4 criterion (discussion).  This is db-redircom; the text is unchanged.
 * G13 (expanded): Userspace drafts containing only the default Article Wizard text are now covered under G13 along with other drafts (discussion). Such blank drafts are now eligible after six months rather than one year, and taggers continue to use db-blankdraft.
 * The Wikimedia Foundation now requires all interface administrators to enable two-factor authentication.
 * Members of the Bot Approvals Group (BAG) are now subject to an activity requirement. After two years without any bot-related activity (e.g. operating a bot, posting on a bot-related talk page), BAG members will be retired from BAG following a one-week notice.

Technical news
 * Starting on December 13, the Wikimedia Foundation security team implemented new password policy and requirements. Privileged accounts (administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, interface administrators, bots, edit filter managers/helpers, template editors, et al.) must have a password at least 10 characters in length . All accounts must have a password:
 * At least 8 characters in length
 * Not in the 100,000 most popular passwords (defined by the [//github.com/wikimedia/password-blacklist Password Blacklist library])
 * Different from their username
 * User accounts not meeting these requirements will be prompted to update their password accordingly. More information is available on MediaWiki.org.
 * Blocked administrators may now block the administrator that blocked them. This was done to mitigate the possibility that a compromised administrator account would block all other active administrators, complementing the removal of the ability to unblock oneself outside of self-imposed blocks. A request for comment is currently in progress to determine whether the blocking policy should be updated regarding this change.
 * Copyvio-revdel now has a link to open the history with the RevDel checkboxes already filled in.

Arbitration
 * Following the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee:, , , , ,.

Miscellaneous
 * Accounts continue to be compromised on a regular basis. Evidence shows this is entirely due to the accounts having the same password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately.
 * Around 22% of admins have enabled two-factor authentication, up from 20% in June 2018. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider doing so. Regardless of whether you use 2FA, please practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:38, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Lee Joannes
– Ianblair23 (talk) 00:02, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

TFL notification
Hi, Gonzo fan2007. I'm just posting to let you know that List of Green Bay Packers retired numbers – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for February 4. 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 ) 23:22, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Awesome! Thanks . The blurb looks great to me. Cheers, « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 02:27, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for noticing that, I appreciate. Mahveotm (talk) 15:16, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
 * No problem. « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 18:38, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

Blake Martinez
Hey Gonzo, Hope all is well with you. Rough season for us this year. Forgive my stalking, but I happened to see you had Blake Martinez in your sandbox. Was wondering if you'd be interested in doing a once over it with me to see if we can get it up to GA? I remember years ago getting it to DYK, but I don't know how much of the article has changed since then. -- Church  Talk 21:32, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Hey ! Great to see you back. I would be happy to help with Blake Martinez, but I'm probably going to be light on editing for a little while. I have a few things going on irl that I have to focus on. « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 17:21, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Sounds good, I've also taken the liberty of beginning the work on Emil Fischer in your Sandbox. He's such an important part of the history of the Packers, should be a good DYK candidate. -- Church  Talk 20:15, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
 * , thanks for your interest in Emil Fischer (American football executive). Although I appreciate any help, I do have a certain system when it comes to writing an article from scratch. I also don't move an article to namespace until I think it is close to WP:GA status. Since it is in my userspace, I would prefer to draft it using my general process, which is:
 * Article Template (infobox, categories, sections, pic) --> Fully formatted references (usually from Newspapers.com) --> Write Lead --> Write each section individually --> Add citations to each section --> Copyedit & revise as needed
 * Just be aware that I probably will rewrite some of or all of what you add. For me I find it easier to write from scratch. I just don't want you to waste too much time on it. Cheers, « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 23:21, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Hey Gonzo, I appreciate you giving me the heads up, and I apologize if I overstepped. I will go ahead and back off of it now, but if you need any help I'll be here. Admittedly, I'm struggling right now to find a Packer's article that interests me to work on, but I'll keep plugging. Thanks for all of your work.-- Church  Talk 03:59, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * , no apology needed. I personally have always found it easier to write about people who have already died, since it is pretty easy to wrap up the article and it doesn't need much work after it is complete. Curly Lambeau, Bob Mann (American football), and Miracle in Motown are all articles that have good bases to them and probably won't require a ton of work to bring to WP:GA status. I would be up for helping you with Curly Lambeau, as he is on my to-do list for the near-term. Another thought would be to work on the remaining Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame redlinks: Jerry Atkinson (American football), William Brault, Wilner Burke, Art Daley, Frank Jonet, Al Treml, and F. N. Trowbridge, Sr.. Titletown District is another good opportunity. I created it a while ago but never got around to completing it (one of my lessons for why I don't move to mainspace until an article is almost finished). Hope these help! « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 15:28, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. I'll give Curly a read over when work slows down in a bit and see if I can start a to-do list. Appreciate all your time and help as always. -- Church  Talk 18:23, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

GA request
Hello, I noticed that you reviewed the good article nomination of Bol Bol a few months ago. I was hoping that you would consider reviewing another college basketball player article, Zion Williamson, for GA consideration. The review page can be found at the top of its talk page. Let me know if you are interested. Wisestork (talk) 21:18, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi . Although I appreciate the request, I have some stuff irl that I am working on and don't have much time for editing right now outside of maintaining my own projects.
 * Also, just a little bit of a recommendation: people are more willing to review articles from people who have reviewed other articles. So I would recommend as your article sits in the queue that you review a few articles in the Sports & Rec category. That way your article gets higher on the list and people notice that you are actively helping cut down the backlog.
 * Also, note that a lot of articles can sit at WP:GAN for quite a while. As an example, I nominated Andrew B. Turnbull 3 months ago. So I would just hedge your expectations of a quick review, although who knows, you can always get lucky! « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 21:31, 24 January 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – February 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2019). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Enterprisey • JJMC89
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg BorgQueen
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Harro5 • Jenks24 • Graft • R. Baley

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svgprisey

Guideline and policy news
 * A request for comment is currently open to reevaluate the activity requirements for administrators.
 * Administrators who are blocked have the technical ability to block the administrator who blocked their own account. A recent request for comment has amended the blocking policy to clarify that this ability should only be used in exceptional circumstances, such as account compromises, where there is a clear and immediate need.
 * A request for comment closed with a consensus in favor of deprecating The Sun as a permissible reference, and creating an edit filter to warn users who attempt to cite it.

Technical news
 * A discussion regarding an overhaul of the format and appearance of Requests for page protection is in progress (permalink). The proposed changes will make it easier to create requests for those who are not using Twinkle. The workflow for administrators at this venue will largely be unchanged. Additionally, there are plans to archive requests similar to how it is done at WP:PERM, where historical records are kept so that prior requests can more easily be searched for.

Miscellaneous
 * Voting in the 2019 Steward elections will begin on 08 February 2019, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 28 February 2019, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
 * A new IRC bot is available that allows you to subscribe to notifications when specific filters are tripped. This requires that your IRC handle be identified.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:15, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

Packers sweep TFA
Hi, this is to let you know that the above article will appear as Today's Featured Article on March 14, 2019. The blurb to be used can be found here. You are free to edit the blurb, and may want to watchlist that page, as well as WP:ERRORS in case there are queries about it on the day it runs, as well as the previous day. If you have questions or concerns, feel free to post on my talk. Thanks for building quality content!--Wehwalt (talk) 15:19, 17 February 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Russ Bogda
Hello! Your submission of Russ Bogda at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 16:18, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Russ Bogda
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 2 March 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2019).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Evad37
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg There'sNoTime
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Alex Shih • Brian • Mushroom • Nakon • Oscarthecat • PeruvianLlama • Ragib • Reaper Eternal • Rossami • Tom

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Evad37 • Galobtter
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ritchie333



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg There'sNoTime
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Keegan • Ks0stm

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg There'sNoTime
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ks0stm • Sphilbrick

Guideline and policy news
 * The RfC on administrator activity requirements failed to reach consensus for any proposal.
 * Following discussions at the Bureaucrats' noticeboard and Wikipedia talk:Administrators, an earlier change to the restoration of adminship policy was reverted. If requested, bureaucrats will not restore administrator permissions removed due to inactivity if there have been five years without a logged administrator action; this "five year rule" does not apply to permissions removed voluntarily.

Technical news
 * A new tool is available to help determine if a given IP is an open proxy/VPN/webhost/compromised host.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee announced two new OTRS queues. Both are meant solely for cases involving private information; other cases will continue to be handled at the appropriate venues (e.g., WP:COIN or WP:SPI).
 *  has been set up to receive private evidence related to abusive paid editing.
 *  has been set up to receive private requests for CheckUser. For instance, requests for IP block exemption for anonymous proxy editing should now be sent to this address instead of the functionaries-en list.

Miscellaneous
 * Following the 2019 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Base, Einsbor, Jon Kolbert, Schniggendiller, and Wim b.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:13, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

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Packers sweep
I can tell you did a lot of work on the Packers sweep. Congratulations on it being a featured article! Red Director (talk) 03:26, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks . My first FA, TFA, and WP:FOUR after 12 years of editing haha! « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 14:37, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

Nice work!

 * Thanks !! Yeah, it was an enjoyable article to write and a quirky topic! « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 15:01, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

Congrats on the FA!

 * Thanks ! « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 14:26, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

Arbitration sought
Content I have contributed has been thrice removed by another editor. Please contact me & advise how I proceed to request arbitration. Entry point for the process is not available on the pertinent guidepages. Thank you.Dogru144 (talk) 00:31, 15 March 2019 (UTC) -Correction-has been removed five times.Dogru144 (talk) 00:33, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Just because you make content doesn't mean anyone is under obligation to keep it on those pages, especially if it's deemed that it shouldn't be there. You scold me (incorrectly) for not engaging on the talk page, but when I ask you to, you give up on engaging and instead immediately seek a third party without giving discussion a chance. This feels incredibly underhanded--Fradio71 (talk) 00:40, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I have no idea what you are talking about and I have absolutely no interest in engaging with this. « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 14:46, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

Ricky Riccitelli GA review
Hi there,

I've read your comments and have changed everything to the best of my capabilities.

However, In regards to the following points below, I have listed some explanations:
 * Francis Douglas Memorial College first XV - A first XV is the top rugby union team in a secondary school in New Zealand. Francis Douglas Memorial College first XV, is the name of the team Riccitelli represented.
 * Union - Union is another name for a team. For example; the union in Taranaki Rugby Football Union is used in the same context as club in Liverpool Football Club.
 * South Africa - I think adding South Africa after Durban isn't necessary as in the infobox it already clarifies his nationality.

Thank you, please let me know if there is anything else I may need to change. Kidsoljah (talk) 02:30, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
 * , I renominated the article for you and will review in a few days. « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 14:43, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Precious
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:31, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you, much appreciated! « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 14:13, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Paul Goldschmidt GA
Hi there. I currently have another baseball related GA nom under review which caused me to start a conversation at WT:BASEBALL around prose in baseball related GAs. You might be interested in that discussion in light of taking on the Goldschmidt review. , who nominated this one, and I have had some extended and I think productive conversation about the topic. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 22:48, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing out the discussion. I am very familiar with Goldschmidt's career and have a few areas where I think the article could be expanded/improved during the GA review. Feel free to provide any input as you see fit.  « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 02:59, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2019).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Reaper Eternal • ThaddeusB
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Bogdangiusca • Christopher Parham • Necrothesp • Schneelocke • Siroxo • Sarah
 * Pictogram voting rename.png →

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Mr. Stradivarius

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg DeltaQuad
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Kingturtle

Technical news
 * In Special:Preferences under "Appearance" → "Advanced options", there is now an option to show a confirmation prompt when clicking on a rollback link.
 * The Wikimedia Foundation's Community health initiative plans to design and build a new user reporting system to make it easier for people experiencing harassment and other forms of abuse to provide accurate information to the appropriate channel for action to be taken. Please see meta:Community health initiative/User reporting system consultation 2019 to provide your input on this idea.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee clarified that the General 1RR prohibition for Palestine-Israel articles may only be enforced on pages with the ARBPIA 1RR editnotice edit notice.

Miscellaneous
 * Two more administrator accounts were compromised. Evidence has shown that these attacks, like previous incidents, were due to reusing a password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately. All admins are strongly encouraged to enable two-factor authentication, please consider doing so. Please always practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.
 * As a reminder, according to WP:NOQUORUM, administrators looking to close or relist an AfD should evaluate a nomination that has received few or no comments as if it were a proposed deletion (PROD) prior to determining whether it should be relisted.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:57, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Andrew B. Turnbull
The article Andrew B. Turnbull you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Andrew B. Turnbull for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 22:41, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jack Vainisi
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Jack Vainisi you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 04:41, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jack Vainisi
The article Jack Vainisi you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Jack Vainisi for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 05:21, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of W. Webber Kelly
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article W. Webber Kelly you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 05:22, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of W. Webber Kelly
The article W. Webber Kelly you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:W. Webber Kelly for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 06:02, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jack Vainisi
The article Jack Vainisi you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Jack Vainisi for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 22:22, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of W. Webber Kelly
The article W. Webber Kelly you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:W. Webber Kelly for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 04:42, 9 April 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lee Joannes
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Lee Joannes you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kosack -- Kosack (talk) 14:01, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lee Joannes
The article Lee Joannes you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Lee Joannes for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kosack -- Kosack (talk) 20:02, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lee Joannes
The article Lee Joannes you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Lee Joannes for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kosack -- Kosack (talk) 21:22, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

ArbCom 2019 special circular
   

This message was sent to all administrators following a recent motion. Thank you for your attention. For the Arbitration Committee, Cameron11598 02:44, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Administrator account security (Correction to Arbcom 2019 special circular)
ArbCom would like to apologise and correct our previous mass message in light of the response from the community.

Since November 2018, six administrator accounts have been compromised and temporarily desysopped. In an effort to help improve account security, our intention was to remind administrators of existing policies on account security — that they are required to "have strong passwords and follow appropriate personal security practices." We have updated our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, two-factor authentication remains an optional means of adding extra security to your account. The choice not to enable 2FA will not be considered when deciding to restore sysop privileges to administrator accounts that were compromised.

We are sorry for the wording of our previous message, which did not accurately convey this, and deeply regret the tone in which it was delivered.

For the Arbitration Committee, -Cameron11598 21:03, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2019).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg HickoryOughtShirt?4 • RexxS
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Necrothesp
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Bratsche • Kyle Barbour • Kzollman • Madman

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

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Primefac

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Reaper Eternal

Guideline and policy news
 * A request for comment concluded that creating pages in the portal namespace should be restricted to autoconfirmed users.
 * Following a request for comment, the subject-specific notability guideline for pornographic actors and models (WP:PORNBIO) was removed; in its place, editors should consult WP:ENT and WP:GNG.

Technical news
 * XTools Admin Stats, a tool to list admins by administrative actions, has been revamped to support more types of log entries such as AbuseFilter changes. Two additional tools have been integrated into it as well: Steward Stats and Patroller Stats.

Arbitration
 * In response to the continuing compromise of administrator accounts, the Arbitration Committee passed a motion amending the procedures for return of permissions (diff). In such cases, the committee will review all available information to determine whether the administrator followed "appropriate personal security practices" before restoring permissions; administrators found failing to have adequately done so will not be resysopped automatically.  All current administrators have been notified of this change.
 * Following a formal ratification process, the arbitration policy has been amended (diff). Specifically, the two-thirds majority required to remove or suspend an arbitrator now excludes (1) the arbitrator facing suspension or removal, and (2) any inactive arbitrator who does not respond within 30 days to attempts to solicit their feedback on the resolution through all known methods of communication.

Miscellaneous
 * A request for comment is currently open to amend the community sanctions procedure to exclude non XfD or CSD deletions.
 * A proposal to remove pre-2009 indefinite IP blocks is currently open for discussion.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:37, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Russ Bogda
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Russ Bogda you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MrLinkinPark333 -- MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 21:01, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Russ Bogda
The article Russ Bogda you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Russ Bogda for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MrLinkinPark333 -- MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 00:41, 6 May 2019 (UTC)

Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:08, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Russ Bogda
The article Russ Bogda you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Russ Bogda for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MrLinkinPark333 -- MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 00:02, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2019). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Andonic • Consumed Crustacean • Enigmaman • Euryalus • EWS23 • HereToHelp • Nv8200pa • Peripitus • StringTheory11 • Vejvančický

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

Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC seeks to clarify whether WP:OUTING should include information on just the English Wikipedia or any Wikimedia project.
 * An RfC on WT:RfA concluded that Requests for adminship and bureaucratship are discussions seeking to build consensus.
 * An RfC proposal to make the templates for discussion (TfD) process more like the requested moves (RM) process, i.e. "as a clearinghouse of template discussions", was closed as successful.

Technical news
 * The CSD feature of Twinkle now allows admins to notify page creators of deletion if the page had not been tagged. The default behavior matches that of tagging notifications, and replaces the ability to open the user talk page upon deletion.  You can customize which criteria receive notifications in your Twinkle preferences: look for Notify page creator when deleting under these criteria.
 * Twinkle's d-batch (batch delete) feature now supports deleting subpages (and related redirects and talk pages) of each page. The pages will be listed first but use with caution!  The und-batch (batch undelete) option can now also restore talk pages.

Miscellaneous
 * The previously discussed unblocking of IP addresses indefinitely-blocked before 2009 was approved and has taken place.
 * The 2019 talk pages consultation produced a report for Phase 1 and has entered Phase 2.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:48, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Unreliable source question
Hi there, Gonzo, and thanks for the copy-editing on the East/West rivalry article. I'm a bit confused as to why you tagged my cite of the Congressional Record as an unreliable source. I was citing it to back up the assertion that Green commemorated the 100th game on the floor of Congress, not as evidence of the 100th game itself. Please advise what may be a better source in this situation, and please ping me with a response. Etzedek24 (I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record) 23:28, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 * , you are right, my bad. I must have read it wrong. I removed it! « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 14:44, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2019
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:20, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Gerald Francis Clifford
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Gerald Francis Clifford you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 07:20, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Gerald Francis Clifford
The article Gerald Francis Clifford you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Gerald Francis Clifford for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:01, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Gerald Francis Clifford
The article Gerald Francis Clifford you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Gerald Francis Clifford for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 19:41, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Gerald Francis Clifford
Hello! Your submission of Gerald Francis Clifford at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! CeeGee 08:36, 11 July 2019 (UTC) CeeGee 08:36, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

Version 1.0 Editorial Team/North Korea-related articles by quality log
Hi, any chance you can unprotect this page? I'd like to tag it for deletion since there are no quality assessments for North Korea articles. Regards. PC78 (talk) 23:11, 13 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi, we usually don't delete these type of pages, as they show a historic record of changes. Is there a particular reason you think it needs to be deleted and can't just be left as is? « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 03:32, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Cleanup of which is otherwise empty. I would expect this to fall under WP:G6 or WP:G8, I don't see that it has any genuine historical value. At the very least, I'd be grateful if you could remove the category from that page. Are these assessment logs no longer maintained anyway? PC78 (talk) 09:32, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I removed the category. These logs for all WikiProjects broke last year, and some users are working on updating the bot to fix this. « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 14:07, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Please restore image
Please restore the image of the Bull Run Commemoration stamp First Bull Run 2011 U.S. stamp.jpg which replicates an out-of-copyright battlefield painting. The question was previously litigated on a WP copyright oversight community page, and the result is WP permission for the page. TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 17:55, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Please provide a link to the discussion and I would be glad to assist with the request. « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 01:00, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for entertaining the possibility of a “discussion”.
 * [deleted offensive posting TheVirginiaHistorian (talk)]
 * Thank you for your considerate attention. TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 08:46, 22 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Yikes, that it quite the rude response to a basic question. You said in your original post to my talk page "The question was previously litigated on a WP copyright oversight community page, and the result is WP permission for the page." I reply in under a day requesting a link to the discussion you referenced so I can better understand what you are talking about. You reply a week later, accuse me of being racist, OWNING pages, and only understanding Green Bay Packers articles!?!? All I did was request a link to the discussion you are referencing and said "I would be glad to assist with the request." I will no longer assist you with this request. The deletion review is the proper venue for this type of discussion and your blatantly rude tone and words are unacceptable on my talk page, especially for a user who has been editing as long as you have. « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 16:06, 22 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the reference to the deletion review. I've been informed that no discussion is required at an administrator's "speedy deletion" initiative. I really appreciate the bots and administrators who police the many wp:vandal attacks on my authored pages. I guess that's the only way things can get done in an expeditious way. Sorry I took the deletion as a personal attack, and I inappropriately replied in kind. Thanks for all you do. TheVirginiaHistorian (talk)

Deletion review for File:First Bull Run 2011 U.S. stamp.jpg
An editor has asked for a of File:First Bull Run 2011 U.S. stamp.jpg. 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. TheVirginiaHistorian (talk)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2019).

Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
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Arbitration
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Miscellaneous
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:23, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Emil Fischer (American football executive)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Emil Fischer (American football executive) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 20:41, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Emil Fischer (American football executive)
The article Emil Fischer (American football executive) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Emil Fischer (American football executive) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 10:01, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Emil Fischer (American football executive)
The article Emil Fischer (American football executive) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Emil Fischer (American football executive) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 09:41, 6 August 2019 (UTC)

Your signature
Please be aware that your signature uses deprecated  tags, which are causing Obsolete HTML tags lint errors.

Also, the markup
 * : (talk)

for me, anyway, is displaying differently (greener than) the usual
 * : (talk)

and actually displays the same as
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You are encouraged to change
 * : « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @

to
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or if you prefer,


 * : « Gonzo fan2007  (talk)  @

—Anomalocaris (talk) 20:07, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Done . « Gonzo fan2007  (talk)  @ 20:10, 12 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Thanks! —Anomalocaris (talk) 20:14, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Emil R. Fischer
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DYK for Gerald Francis Clifford
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A cup of tea for you!

 * Of course . Best of luck. « Gonzo fan2007  (talk)  @ 20:14, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2019). Administrator changes
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Arbitration
 * A request for comment is open to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the 2019 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee election and to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.

Miscellaneous
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:37, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Rockwood Lodge
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Rockwood Lodge you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 21:01, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Rockwood Lodge
The article Rockwood Lodge you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Rockwood Lodge for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 15:00, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Rockwood Lodge
The article Rockwood Lodge you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Rockwood Lodge for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 17:41, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2019).

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Guideline and policy news
 * Following a discussion, a new criterion for speedy category renaming was added: C2F: One eponymous article, which applies if the category contains only an eponymous article or media file, provided that the category has not otherwise been emptied shortly before the nomination. The default outcome is an upmerge to the parent categories.

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 * As previously noted, tighter password requirements for Administrators were put in place last year. Wikipedia should now alert you if your password is less than 10 characters long and thus too short.

Arbitration
 * The 2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointment process has begun. The community consultation period will take place October 4th to 10th.
 * The arbitration case regarding was closed.  While there will be a local RfC focus[ing] on how harassment and private complaints should be handled in the future, there is currently a global community consultation on partial and temporary office actions in response to the incident. It will be open until October 30th.

Miscellaneous
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:55, 2 October 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Rockwood Lodge
Gatoclass (talk) 03:32, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

In appreciation

 * Thanks, hopefully it was a net improvement over what was previously there. « Gonzo fan2007  (talk)  @ 16:15, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
 * It is a huge improvement. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:14, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2019).

Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC was closed with the consensus that the resysop criteria should be made stricter.
 * The follow-up RfC to develop that change is now open at Requests for comment/2019 Resysop Criteria (2).
 * A related RfC is seeking the community's sentiment for a binding desysop procedure.

Arbitration
 * Eligible editors may now nominate themselves as candidates for the 2019 Arbitration Committee Elections. The self-nomination period will close November 12, with voting running from November 19 through December 2.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:15, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

Google Code-In 2019 is coming - please mentor some documentation tasks!
Hello,

Google Code-In, Google-organized contest in which the Wikimedia Foundation participates, starts in a few weeks. This contest is about taking high school students into the world of opensource. I'm sending you this message because you recently edited a documentation page at the English Wikipedia.

I would like to ask you to take part in Google Code-In as a mentor. That would mean to prepare at least one task (it can be documentation related, or something else - the other categories are Code, Design, Quality Assurance and Outreach) for the participants, and help the student to complete it. Please sign up at the contest page and send us your Google account address to google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org, so we can invite you in!

From my own experience, Google Code-In can be fun, you can make several new friends, attract new people to your wiki and make them part of your community.

If you have any questions, please let us know at google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org.

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2019). Administrator changes
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CheckUser changes
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Interface administrator changes
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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)