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Administrators' newsletter – January 2024
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:54, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Question RE username policy
Hi Jauerback. I was trying my hand at anti-vandalism work the other day, and per ORGNAME, I warned User:MPowered Mortgages so that they could have "the opportunity to create a new account or have their current username changed." I also didn't interpret the page they were working on in their sandbox as G11 material because I thought it was a draft that they might eventually submit via AfC, as editors with COIs are entitled to do.

Should I not have given them a chance to change their username and immediately reported the account to UAA? Should I have G11'd their sandbox page? Thanks, voorts (talk/contributions) 21:55, 5 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Nope, you did nothing wrong. It's a judgement call, and in this instance, my call of it may have been incorrect. I can reblock them with a softblock which gives them the opportunity to either request a rename to their current account or create a new one. I didn't delete their sandbox, but I can certainly see why it was deleted. However, I can also see your point that could potentially turn into an article. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 22:17, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Should I let the editor know they can request a refund of their draft? voorts (talk/contributions) 23:00, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Sure, that's fine. There's no guarantee, though. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 04:46, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).

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Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

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 * Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size.

Arbitration
 * Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
 * Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).

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 * Phase I of the 2024 RfA review is now open for participation. Editors are invited to review, comment on, and propose improvements to the requests for adminship process.
 * Following an RfC, the inactivity requirement for the removal of the interface administrator right increased from 6 months to 12 months.

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Why did you block a newbie without giving warning
A few months ago I introduced User:Kuningi to Wikipedia through the SWiP project. The user is a native speaker of the Setswana language, and they were editing in Setswana language Wiki, I was suprised to see that you blocked the user without giving them a warning or notification as per the blocking policy.Can we work together to unblock this user? Bobbyshabangu talk 15:54, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Check out their filter log entries. They have seven edits that were disallowed by the edit filter, yet they persisted. That's a pretty sufficient warning and is the exact type of behavorior that will get reported by the bots to WP:AIV. And, there is absolutely no requirement for any kind of warning as it's up to administrator judgement. If the user wishes to be unblocked, they can certainly request an unblock. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 16:41, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Hazelwood East High School
The IP that keeps POV-pushing on the article has refused to engage on talk, and as soon as the protection expired, the page was reverted. Two editors disagree with the IP editor, and the IP also made the same addition to the Hazelwood School District page as well. This is likely not going to stop without admin intervention. 146.115.58.160 (talk) 17:39, 18 March 2024 (UTC)


 * That's a misrepresentation. First, I'm engaged in talk.    @146.115.58.160 That's a blatant falsehood.
 * User Vladimir Hunter has been editing wildly, he's wholesale removing sections, making demands that meet his personal perspective and worse, said this as his motivation;
 * "It mainly results in discussions and talking points like this (https://counter-currents.com/2024/03/white-girl-twitch-a-lot/), overwhelming racial grift. White supremacy circlejerks, to a lesser extent you get another circlejerk on the darker side of the spectrum. I was there when it made rounds on social media and it's popular solely because of the reactionary aspect. It being characterized as "Assault" first thing despite no sources saying such is also a sign most editors that know enough about it to add to it may be biased in one way or another."
 * Which;
 * A) claims that it's a race matter -- all by himself, assigns this motivation to others.
 * B) claims that it's a cirlcejerk? What?  It's international news.
 * C) RE: "Assault" -- it's described as assault in NUMEROUS provided citations. Including by the local authorities (Police.)
 * That whole paragraph, added by Vladimir Hunter is ITSELF wildly reactionary, unhinged and undeserving of any response. Instead, Vladimir Hunter engaged in edit-warring -- removing whole paragraphs, making wild gatekeeping claims about too many sources (after he EARLIER falsely claimed there werent sources for the word "assault" then went to say there were TOO MANY citations (and as mentioned, the lied and said the citations DIDNT say assault.  MANY do.  International, local and national news sources said assault.
 * Then, the warring actor Vladimir Hunter removed the framing/context given by the MISSORI STATE Attorney General.
 * (and yes, I did add a smaller blurb to the Hazelwood page - why wouldnt it be? It's arguably the most notable event in the history (outside the SCOTUS case) of the district.)
 * (and, what does Vladimir Hunter's link prove exactly? It wasnt cited, and it seems low quality.  AND, the "talking points" arent from there at all - they're nearly IDENTICAL copy from the articles cited.  Like, direct quotes.  The link he provided there is just wholesale misdirection - why did he provide it and then misrepresent the edits to be associted with HIS link at all?  It's an attempt to confuse, and it's a misrepresentation of anything in the article.


 * Why does _anyone_ think the correct action is to REMOVE the enter mention from the page? What is going on here?


 * Why is an editor Vladimir Hunter -- who clearly has a radical, POV motivation -- able to gatekeep and dominate the article to his personal worldview?

24.57.55.50 (talk) 01:39, 19 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Warned all three involved users/ips of Edit warring. AlphaBetaGamma (talk) 01:48, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
 * They've blocked any mention at all in the article. This isnt edit warring; user Vladimir Hunter is gatekeeping the article with his preposterous POV motivation.  This isnt 'equal actions' -- Vladimir Hunter is unhinged and is not fair dealing - did you read him on the talk page (also quoted above)? 24.57.55.50 (talk) 02:53, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
 * As far as I can see all I see is constant reverts only made by a certain user or ip to push their views. From my view this needs a discussion before any more reverts are made. Further disruption will likely be a free AN report. User:AlphaBetaGamma (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 03:00, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
 * What you see should be (because it is accurate), is one user adding content to wikipedia and a second user constantly reverting. Now the section is gone.  He made unhinged claims as to what motivated his actions -- and his judgement seems to have prevailed.  "As far as you can see"?  Why is the section completely gone? 24.57.55.50 (talk) 11:59, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Advice on focus
Hello,

Hope you are well. I have a few disparate areas of expertise, but by background I am a psychologist. Would you recommend I work on all pages I have knowledge on or stick to psyhology related pages? At least at the start as a beginner editor?

Thank you XZY5 (talk) 19:21, 27 March 2024 (UTC)


 * It's always a good idea to work on what interests you. In my opinion, being an expert doesn't necessarily help, as you still need to provide reliable sources for any information that you add. Experts tend to add things, because they just "know" it's right. 03:23, 28 March 2024 (UTC) Jauerbackdude?/dude. 03:23, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).



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Disambiguation link notification for April 3
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Defunct Deaf Schools
I am curious why you keep on removing edits on Defunct deaf schools? Alumnus of those schools wants to see their schools listed there.

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.230.141.225 (talk) 12:53, 3 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Because they have to be notable to be included. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 12:57, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Notable need couple of sources which they do have. 72.230.141.225 (talk) 13:40, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * If they turn into articles, then they can be added. Until then, they can wait since there is WP:NODEADLINE. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 13:46, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Looking at one of the drafts, it looks like it has a decent chance of making it into an article. So... when (and if) that happens, then feel free to add links to it. However, until then, you're putting the cart before the horse. No one is trying to supress you or erase deaf culture, but there is a standard of what makes it onto Wikipedia, so it's not filled with complete garbage or adverstisements. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 14:07, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Page protection
Hi, we may need page locks for the Hobbit articles against the sockpuppets. Thanks, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 04:30, 6 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Please go to WP:RPP, but you have to be more specific that that. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 11:42, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

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

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Changed protection of Jontay Porter
Hi, since the overwhelming amount of vandalism to Jontay Porter was coming from IP addresses, I've reduced the protection to semi-protection for now. I have no objection if it is changed to extended confirmed, but thought we should dial it back for now so that the article can grow. Thanks. - Fuzheado &#124; Talk 19:53, 17 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Totally fine with me. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 20:31, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

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About editing the articles
I want to change the article named Rrahul Sudhir because it is missing out on some necessary information Pradnyamhatre.19 (talk) 14:22, 30 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Make another request on the article's talk page stating exactly what you want changed with reliable sources to back up your proposed changes. If you do this, someone may then make the changes. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 14:39, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).

Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.

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 * Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531

Arbitration
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Miscellaneous
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Thanks for blocking the user!
I have given you this barnstar for good faith. BryceM2001 (talk) 16:41, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

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The Boys (franchise)
Why are you continuously reverting my edits in The Boys (franchise)? I told you why my edits are necessary. Doctor Strange19 (talk) 14:15, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
 * First of all, new talk page discussions start at the bottom of the page; not in the middle. Secondly, no edits are "necessary". You keep citing WP:IMDB and you're ignoring WP:BRD. Start a talk page discussion and get a consensus for your edits making sure they are supported by reliable sources. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 14:26, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Sorry for not starting it at the bottom of the page. This edit was necessary because The Boys Season 4 is in post- production, not in development. Sorry, I did not add a reliable source but now I did. Doctor Strange19 (talk) 11:43, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
 * No, your edit was not necessary. There is no deadline. And, no, you did not add a source, reliable or otherwise. You may be correct, but with your current track record of dubious edits and lack of communication, I've reverted you. Feel free to discuss your proposed changes on the talk page. Make sure to include an actual source that's reliable. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 14:11, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).

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Guideline and policy news
 * Phase II of the 2024 RfA review has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in Phase I.

Technical news
 * The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351

Arbitration
 * The arbitration case Venezuelan politics has been closed.
 * The Committee is seeking volunteers for various roles, including access to the conflict of interest VRT queue.

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Understanding "Status"
Hello Jauerback, thank you very much for introducing yourself and welcoming me to the Wiki family. I'm excited to make small contributions that over time add up to a somewhat meaningful impact to this great platform. I have a simple question. I've made a couple dozen simple edits for now and had an account for a week but no change in my user "status". It's not really a big deal to me other than I feel that perhaps haven't done something correctly in account setup and therefore status is unchanged. Perhaps I need to create a new one? or does it now take longer than 4 days and 10 edits to start seeing user status promotion? Thanks in advance for your time and answer! Tlw030772 (talk) 17:43, 12 June 2024 (UTC)


 * What "status" are you referring to? The only status change that will happen is after you've had an account for 30 days and made 500 edits. That's called extendedconfirmed and that just gives you the ability to edit pages that are protected under extended confirmed protection. The vast majority of pages aren't protected, so this isn't really that big of a deal as you can edit most articles now. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 18:09, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
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Disruptive user
Hi, I know what I did was not right. But the user FMSky did exactly the same thing, and reverted all my edits. Obviously each edit he makes on Wikipedia is done with biases as can be seen here or here(Where he lies blatantly), here (Where with the excuse that I had added it to the article, false, he removed crucial content for the article). He is definitely a disruptive user (even though he has been editing Wikipedia for several years). And recently I realized that there is a similar user (Odideum), possibly a socket puppet of FMSky, that only is interested on revert my edits and comment in my talk page. I am a human being, I can have fails, but they are explicitly vandals. Hidolo (talk) 18:16, 23 June 2024 (UTC)


 * As I said on your talk page, I'm not an administrator so I don't deal with vandalism, but when your edit warring includes my edits, it concerns me. I've made lots of other edits, not related to you. You can't accuse someone of being a sockpuppet just because they have similar opinions with someone else. Your edits were disruptive and everyone seems to agree with that statement. Before you judge everyone else, take a look at yourself. Odideum (talk) 18:48, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
 * As you can see here, this user does the same type of vandalism. Hidolo (talk) 19:04, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Sure, I've done it one time. What's your point? That I should be blocked? I've not received a single warning and I've engaged in only one edit war. Odideum (talk) 20:15, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
 * You need to read No personal attacks with your accusations of lying and vandalism. What you've linked to does not show anything to back up what you're saying. Continuing to do so will lead to a block. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 20:46, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Ok I'll take it into account. Where can I report my suspicion of puppet users? Can you help me please? Hidolo (talk) 20:51, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
 * WP:SPI is where you want to go if you want to actually pursue that. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 20:56, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Hung Cao
I'm not sure what iteration of the Hung Cao article you deleted on 30 June 2024, but I wanted to ask you if you would summarily delete Draft:Hung Cao if it was/were moved to mainspace. The last deletion discussion was a year ago and the facts lending notability to the subject have changed since then. I supported deletion then, but as I noted in Draft talk:Hung Cao, a perusal of WP:POLITICIAN and WP:GNG guidelines does not support automatic deletion of a candidate who has not won office if the significant coverage criterion is met. If you think I'm mistaken, I won't bother with recreating it, but I'd be interested in a new AfD discussion either way. Thanks. —  AjaxSmack 19:08, 30 June 2024 (UTC)


 * If you're not aware, there's also another draft of the article at Draft:Hung Cao (2). The first draft that you linked to is a much better version than the one I deleted. In fact, it was an arguably worse version than the one that went through AFD. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 19:21, 30 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks. There's no way I can tell from the delete log (that I know of) exactly what was deleted, which is why I asked you here first.  Anyway, someone else moved the draft to mainspace since my comment above, so the issue is moot. — <span style="border:1px solid #004705;background:#168c1d;padding:2px;color:#e9ede9;text-shadow:black 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em; font-family: Georgia;"> AjaxSmack  01:39, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

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Ducky Behavior
See Articles for deletion/New York Show Tickets; is trying muddy the discussion by performing a bizarre one-person black box show with  to argue for retaining the article, along with Nytix's talk page (already reverted).  Nate  • ( chatter ) 20:40, 3 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I wasn't around. Probably a bit stale at this point. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 14:12, 4 July 2024 (UTC)