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Administrators' newsletter – November 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Longhair • Megalibrarygirl • TonyBallioni • Vanamonde93
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Allen3 • Eluchil404 • Arthur Rubin • Bencherlite

Technical news
 * The Wikimedia Foundation's Anti-Harassment Tools team is creating an "Interaction Timeline" tool that intends to assist administrators in resolving user conduct disputes. Feedback on the concept may be posted on the talk page.
 * A new function is now available to edit filter managers that will make it easier to look for multiple strings containing spoofed text.

Arbitration
 * Eligible editors will be invited to submit candidate statements for the 2017 Arbitration Committee Elections starting on November 12 until November 21. Voting will begin on November 27 and last until December 10.
 * Following a request for comment,, and  will serve as the Electoral Commission for the 2017 ArbCom Elections.

Obituaries
 * The Wikipedia community has recently learned that (William Allen Peckham) passed away on December 30, 2016, the same day as . Allen began editing in 2005 and became an administrator that same year.

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WikiCup 2017 November newsletter: Final results
The final round of the 2017 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2017 WikiCup top three finalists:
 * First Place -
 * Second Place -
 * Third Place -

In addition to recognizing the achievements of the top finishers and everyone who worked hard to make it to the final round, we also want to recognize those participants who were most productive in each of the WikiCup scoring categories:
 * Featured Article – Cas Liber (actually a two-way tie with themselves for an astonishing five FAs in R2 and R4).
 * Good Article – Adityavagarwal had 14 GAs promoted in R5.
 * Featured List – and  both produced 2 FLs in R2
 * Featured Pictures – improved an image to FP status in R5, the only FP this year.
 * Featured Topic – has the only FT of the Cup in R3.
 * Good Topic – Four different editors created a GT in R2, R3 and R4.
 * Did You Know – Adityavagarwal had 22 DYKs on the main page in R5.
 * In The News – had 14 ITN on the main page in R2.
 * Good Article Review – completed 31 GARs in R1.

Over the course of the 2017 WikiCup the following content was added or improved on Wikipedia: 51 Featured Articles, 292 Good Articles, 18 Featured Lists, 1 Featured Picture, 1 Featured Topics, 4 Good Topics, around 400 Did You Knows, 75 In The News, and 442 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.

Regarding the prize vouchers - please send  an email from the email address to which you would like your Amazon voucher sent. Please include your preference of global Amazon marketplace as well. We hope to have the electronic gift cards processed and sent within a week.

We will open up a discussion for comments on process and scoring in a few days. The 2018 WikiCup is just around the corner! Many thanks from all the judges. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. ,, and MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:41, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ersatz Zenta-class cruiser
The article Ersatz Zenta-class cruiser you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ersatz Zenta-class cruiser 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 Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 14:21, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXXIX, November 2017
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here. If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 13:29, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Type 1937J destroyer
The article Type 1937J destroyer you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Type 1937J destroyer 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 A Den Jentyl Ettien Avel Dysklyver -- A Den Jentyl Ettien Avel Dysklyver (talk) 13:42, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of German destroyer Z32
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article German destroyer Z32 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 Krishna Chaitanya Velaga -- Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk) 01:01, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Type 1936C destroyer
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Type 1936C destroyer 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 Krishna Chaitanya Velaga -- Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk) 01:02, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of German destroyer Z51
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article German destroyer Z51 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 Krishna Chaitanya Velaga -- Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk) 01:02, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Type 1934-class destroyer
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Type 1934-class destroyer 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 Krishna Chaitanya Velaga -- Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk) 01:02, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018
So the 2017 WikiCup has come to an end. Congratulations to the winner, to the other finalists and to all those who took part. 177 contestants signed up, more than usual, but not all of them submitted entries in the first round. Were editors attracted by the cash prizes offered for the first time this year, or were these irrelevant? Do the rules and scoring need changing for the 2018 WikiCup? If you have a view on these or other matters, why not join in the WikiCup discussion about next year's contest? , and. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:59, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Type 1936C destroyer
The article Type 1936C destroyer 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:Type 1936C destroyer for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Krishna Chaitanya Velaga -- Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk) 02:21, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Type 1936C destroyer
The article Type 1936C destroyer you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Type 1936C destroyer 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 Krishna Chaitanya Velaga -- Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk) 16:22, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Type 1934-class destroyer
The article Type 1934-class destroyer 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:Type 1934-class destroyer for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Krishna Chaitanya Velaga -- Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk) 04:21, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Type 1934-class destroyer
The article Type 1934-class destroyer you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Type 1934-class destroyer 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 Krishna Chaitanya Velaga -- Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk) 09:01, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of German destroyer Z32
The article German destroyer Z32 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:German destroyer Z32 for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Krishna Chaitanya Velaga -- Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk) 04:41, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of German destroyer Z32
The article German destroyer Z32 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:German destroyer Z32 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 Krishna Chaitanya Velaga -- Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk) 09:41, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

Category:Roman Limes has been nominated for discussion
Category:Roman Limes, which you created, has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to see if it abides with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. -- Black Falcon (talk) 18:12, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

New pages patrol
Iazyges I have recently granted WP:New pages patrol right and started to reviewed some of the new pages. I came to notice that with the read up I have done, I was not reviewed some of pages correctly, and would like to seek you as a the mentor to guide me on this subject since you are one of the trainer for this program. Thank you in advance.CASSIOPEIA (talk) 14:36, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Sure thing; can you give me some articles you've tagged incorrectly? -- Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  05:16, 24 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi Iazyges, thank your for agreeing to help me out. Below are some of the diff histories which I believe I tag incorrectly.

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I understand you are one of the New pages reviewer trainer, and I would like to sign up the program under your guidance. Kindly accept my request and thank you. CASSIOPEIA (talk) 12:51, 24 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I accept.
 * 1. For FC Florești, the "unsourced" rationale doesn't work because it has a valid external link. Ideally this external link would be cited in the passage with an inline citation, however it is enough to prove the existence of the club.
 * 2. For 2017 Maldives FA Cup, here again the article has external links, but no inline citations. If an article lacks inline citations, feel free to paste a tag onto it, basically saying that it has references (or links) placed in it at the end, but no citations to say what information goes with what source.
 * 3. For 7th Annual NFL Honors, I'd first mention that any "future" class article is difficult to work with for a curator. The general guideline for future articles is that they should be for things that are absolute certainties, or at least as near to them as possible, and immediately relevant (timewise) (feel free to read Future event for a better definition, but note that this is an essay, not Wiki policy). In this case, it's almost absolutely certain that the NFL will have its Honors ceremony, unless it disbands, which is very unlikely. It also passes the "immediately relevant" benchmark, as it is to occur in a few months.
 * 4. For Rafał Wolsztyński: The BLP PROD is for articles that have no sources, and this one has two sources (although they are the same website in different languages, so technically only one source).
 * Overall, most of the mistakes you made have to do with sources; sources mean any reference or external link cited, even if they aren't the most trustworthy (if they are very untrustworthy, you may wish to start a AfD about them), or else not cited within the article (in which case you should use the no footnote template I have shown above). Future articles are difficult in general, so I'd recommend you stay away from curating any article about future subjects until you have more experience. Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  16:55, 24 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi Iazyges, thank you for your comment and advice for now I understand relevant external links would be cited as reference in Wikipedia. Thank you for accepting  me as your student for new page reviewer program and I am looking froward to hearing from you on the program and the work/assignments which I need to work on.  CASSIOPEIA (talk) 07:47, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of German destroyer Z51
The article German destroyer Z51 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:German destroyer Z51 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 Krishna Chaitanya Velaga -- Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk) 02:01, 26 November 2017 (UTC)