User talk:JustBerry/Archive 9

AWB: Continued Discussion/Follow-up by JustBerry
To those that have previously demonstrated concern (involved in the discussion above), in addition to the replacing Trump's article photos with the official photo (which BU Rob13 gave me the okay and perform per RfC consensus referenced at WP:BTR), I have performed a series of AWB edits from January 24, 2017 2:51-3:00 (see Special:Contributions/JustBerry). What do you think? --JustBerry (talk) 15:09, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Samwalton9 mentioned that the edits look fine to him from "a quick glance." I'll wait for a few more replies before proceeding with making AWB edits. --JustBerry (talk) 15:28, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Looks fine.~ Rob 13 Talk 15:51, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks. On IRC btw? Have a semi-lengthy technical thing I'm trying to figure out. --JustBerry (talk) 15:52, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * On mobile currently, so no IRC. ~ Rob 13 Talk 15:54, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Ah, okay. --JustBerry (talk) 15:55, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

New Page Reviewer
Hello JustBerry. Your account has been added to the " " user group, allowing you to review new pages and mark them as patrolled, tag them for maintenance issues, or in some cases, tag them for deletion. The list of articles awaiting review is located at the New Pages Feed. New page reviewing is a vital function for policing the quality of the encylopedia, if you have not already done so, you must read the new tutorial at New Pages Review, the linked guides and essays, and fully understand the various deletion criteria. If you need more help or wish to discuss the process, please join or start a thread at page reviewer talk. The reviewer right does not change your status or how you can edit articles. If you no longer want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. In case of abuse or persistent inaccuracy of reviewing, the right can be revoked at any time by an administrator. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 10:48, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Please consider helping get the huge backlog down to a manageable number of pages as soon as possible.
 * Be nice to new users - they are often not aware of doing anything wrong.
 * You will frequently be asked by users to explain why their page is being deleted - be formal and polite in your approach to them too, even if they are not.
 * Don't review a page if you are not sure what to do. Just leave it for another reviewer.
 * Remember that quality is quintessential to good patrolling. Take your time to patrol each article, there is no rush. Use the message feature and offer basic advice.
 * Thanks again! I actually archived the initial notice you left on my talk page (identical to this one). Should I leave this up? Or, did you happen to give me another one because you thought you had forgotten before? --JustBerry (talk) 01:30, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I was checking upon the recent additions to the user group and because I could not see the message on your talk page I thought the script had malfunctioned. Of course you can delete it. I do hope that you will be able to do some work on the huge backlog. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:56, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * No rush to remove it, I just removed it before for organization purposes. As far as the backlog goes, though, I have certainly been chipping away at it. Are you on IRC? --JustBerry (talk) 01:58, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I never use IRC except for testing it from time to time. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:04, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanking me at WP:CHUS
I appreciate the wikilove, but can you please refrain from thanking me for (almost) every edit I make on WP:CHUS? It would greatly reduce the amount of redundant spam I get in my notifications. It also dilutes the weight of each "thank" you send me; one thank is better than fifty thanks. Thanks, — k6ka  🍁 ( Talk ·  Contributions ) 21:54, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I suppose. The thanks was really to acknowledge my appreciation for renaming users that I had specifically checked over (not just random renames). --JustBerry (talk) 21:57, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you! --JustBerry (talk) 00:18, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Message from Editorsproof
Hi, JustBerry.

WOWIE ZOWIE, WOWIE ZOWIE!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe you gave me a "Barnstar of Diligence"!!!!!!! That is so cool!!! Not to mention hilarious!!!

I needed BIG SMILES today, and I also really do appreciate the help you gave me along the bumpy road of trying to understand the intricacies of creating a WikiLand article!!!!!

Wishing you a superlative day! Editorsproof (talk) 18:22, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
 * My pleasure! Keep up the great work. --JustBerry (talk) 18:35, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Question, and thanks
Just a question, could you please change my Editor of the Week thing to say WikiProject Equine, not the Horse racing one? Of my six GAs/one FA, only Naborr was a racehorse. The rest were show horses, their trainers, and the one major horse show. I sort of hate to ask, but I'm afraid if I changed it myself it'd look like I'm trying to say I did things I didn't. I do participate in the racing project, but not as much as the equine one (the horse racing project deals with only horse races, racehorses, people who train racehorses, and jockeys; the equine one deals with all other types of horse activity, breeds, gear, horses in the Olympics, etc.) Thanks for putting me in the Hall of Fame! I'm very excited about it! ☺😆😃😄 White Arabian Filly  Neigh 23:09, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Not a problem! I have made the change. You may need to purge the pages which display the infobox for the updated template to appear. --JustBerry (talk) 23:12, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

New Page Review - newsletter No.2
Hello , We now have New Page Reviewers! Most of us requested the user right at PERM, expressing a wish to be able to do something about the huge backlog, but the chart on the right does not demonstrate any changes to the pre-user-right levels of October. The backlog is still steadily growing at a rate of 150 a day or 4,650 a month. Only 20 reviews a day by each reviewer over the next few days would bring the backlog down to a managable level and the daily input can then be processed by each reviewer doing only 2 or 3 reviews a day - that's about 5 minutes work! It didn't work in time to relax for the Xmas/New Year holidays. Let's see if we can achieve our goal before Easter, otherwise by Thanksgiving it will be closer to. Remember that we are the only guardians of quality of new articles, we alone have to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged by non-Reviewer patrollers and that new authors are not being bitten. This is even more important and extra vigilance is required considering Orangemoody,  and
 * A HUGE backlog
 * Second set of eyes
 * Abuse
 * 1) this very recent case of paid advertising by a Reviewer resulting  in  a community ban.
 * 2) this case in January of paid advertising by a Reviewer, also resulting in  a community ban.
 * 3) This Reviewer is indefinitely blocked for sockpuppetry.

Coordinator election
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Notice
Please see Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard regarding your request to lift your one-account restriction. Regards, Mkdw  talk 17:34, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I saw your ping yesterday. About an hour after you pinged me onwiki, your client logged off #wikipedia-en not even 1 second after I joined (legitimately one second). Hope to chat with you some other time. --JustBerry (talk) 01:30, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

Message from Bubblefett
why did u edit my last item, why do uedit everything i do? its nt over...yet — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bubblefett (talk • contribs)
 * Are you referring to this? After seeing your edit here, I am questioning your intentions, even though I do generally assume good faith in other editors. The previous edit was unreferenced, placed on a category page (rather than an article), and out of context. If you want to edit Wikipedia constructively, I am happy to help, but I'm not so convinced that that is the case, unfortunately. --JustBerry (talk) 15:18, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * ya know that all those big words mean nothing...and u dont rule wikipedia, im just having fun, and ur not my parent at all, ill stp, but if i stop, u have to look at and read all of my page, plus id didnt know where to type my earlier comment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bubblefett (talk • contribs) 15:55, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * User:Bubblefett - Talk page stalker here. If your edit has no straightforward good-faith explanation and has the straightforward bad-faith explanation, it is not a good idea to ask why another editor was checking it.  Robert McClenon (talk) 15:58, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * ill talk later but i tried to put in the OFFICIAL nuka quantum page as a link so ok look at my page and ill be happy :)
 * (and i used cite your sources, so it WAS valid) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bubblefett (talk • contribs) 16:01, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * to that guy u were talking about just berry....tried to correctme and said the same thing u said, so im tired of hearing it and why did u link me to him?


 * 2 more things, r u robert mclenon justberry? and STOP LECTURING ME!!


 * and ill ask all the editors in the world why they were checking it, ill do it sooo much that the world will be sooo fuL OF THOSE QUESTIONS, THAT ITLL EXPLODE!!!!!
 * pant...pant...pant...phew, ie had a bad day, just give me that plz, AND LOOK AT MY PAGE!!!thats all...phew.....sigh.... I need mental help, andfriends ;(---       (crying emoji) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bubblefett (talk • contribs)

Sterilized by cupcake
You think is Cynulliad? Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 01:51, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Perhaps, but which diffs are you referring to specifically? Also, I have tagged one of the socks here per the rationale in my diff's edit summary (confirmation indicated at Sockpuppet investigations/Motivação/Archive). Other socks of that master seem to be already tagged. Analyzing the editor interaction between and Cynulliad in terms of the number of contributions made to mutually edited articles, though, the evidence doesn't seem overwhelming (although suggestive/suspicion-provoking). Any pairs of diffs you may have to demonstrate precise behavioral comparison would be helpful. Also, please be careful in wikilinking a user's userpage, as the linking can ping them. Please use Template:noping, Template:noping, etc. instead. I have already replaced this talk page section's heading and your initial message accordingly to remove any potential pings. --JustBerry (talk) 02:25, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Looking at Sterilized by cupcake, it is highly likely that he is Cynulliad. I don't have any diff to point to in order to make a really strong case. I decided to ask your opinion. I don't see the pinging as a problem since it gives the editor a chance to defend himself, but I understand not wanting any unnecessary drama. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 03:10, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * What specifically makes you think that this is highly likely (if not pairs of diffs)? To make a worthwhile SPI case, some analysis, whether that be through diffs or an alternate extensive examination at other characteristics/editing patterns, would be needed. As far as the ping goes, it's often best to not ping a user you highly suspect of socking (as you mentioned), as their creation of multiple socks in the past suggests their possible seeking of attention. In such cases, it's often best to WP:DENY. --JustBerry (talk) 03:13, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I am very good at recognizing editing patterns, even when an editor tries to disguise their editing pattern. In this case, the editing pattern is the same. This is seen, for example, when comparing edits and edit summaries such as this and this one. The interests are the same, and this includes what Sterilized by cupcake states on his user page. And creation of the Sterilized by cupcake account came right after the account was indefinitely blocked. As for pinging an editor I suspect as a sock, it's worked for me in the past because it trips the sock up in ways I can't begin to explain. All that stated, GeneralizationsAreBad has more experience with identifying this particular sock. So it would be good to get his opinion. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 03:30, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. GAB seems to have seen this conversation (per their changing my recent tagging). I have left GAB a message here. Let's see what xe has to say without any further ado. --JustBerry (talk) 03:38, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * From what I'm seeing, there actually is a strong enough case to support the belief that Sterilized by cupcake is Cynulliad, but I'll leave this to GeneralizationsAreBad. And, yeah, I do think that the Cynulliad account should be blocked or at least tagged as a suspected sock. Cynulliad is clearly Cynulliad2 and so on. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 04:01, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Regarding the tagging, kindly see GAB's note here. Also, to clarify, Cynulliad is not CU-confirmed to Cynulliad2, but proven per behavioral analysis. --JustBerry (talk) 04:03, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I disagree with him in this case since Cynulliad is the master account and is clearly Cynulliad2 and so on. It makes no sense to me to allow this account to remain unblocked. I know that the Cynulliad account is not CU-confirmed; this doesn't stop the fact that the account should be blocked. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 04:12, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * In that case, you may want to consider reaching out to directly. --JustBerry (talk) 04:13, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Nah, GeneralizationsAreBad is aware of my feelings after having read this section. And it was Bbb23 who decided not to block the Cynulliad account. I could pursue having the account blocked, but I don't feel strongly about this sock to do so. Besides, I'm sure an administrator will block that account one day. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 04:20, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

@bubblefett: how can you get sterilized by a cupcake?, and in the source it says a user was indefinatly blocked, what does that mean? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bubblefett (talk • contribs) 15:46, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

After I logged off two days ago, I saw that Neonorange and Anna Frodesiak also discussed this. Neonorange also easily recognized Cynulliad. Anna Frodesiak tried to give Cynulliad a chance to reform, but ultimately ended up indefinitely blocking the Sterilized by cupcake account. From now on, though, I will ignore Cynulliad when I see him...unless it's necessary not to ignore him. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 21:54, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

A question
I was just wondering, I saw that my user page was deleted. For what reasons was it deleted? I would like to know so that I can improve it to Wikipedia's standards. Timeflow X (talk) 08:08, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Your user page had been deleted for "misuse of Wikipedia as a web host" by RHaworth. I do not remember the exact content of your page. However, the article section "What may I have in my user pages?" may help address some of your questions. --JustBerry (talk) 18:45, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated
Thanks for reviewing Lindokuhle Modi, JustBerry.

Unfortunately Fabrictramp has just gone over this page again and unreviewed it. Their note is:

"None of the sources are legit, and the article was already deleted via afd."

To reply, leave a comment on Fabrictramp's talk page.

Fabrictramp |  talk to me  21:50, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Wasn't there a CSD on the page? That's probably the circumstances under which I reviewed the page. --JustBerry (talk) 19:54, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
 * There was a CSD. The problem with marking it reviewed is the page becomes searchable on Google. Not a huge deal, just better to leave those as unreviewed.-- Fabrictramp |  talk to me  02:21, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
 * By default, Twinkle marks CSD pages as reviewed. As a result, many other editors are doing this similarly. This may need to be a point of discussion at Twinkle's talk page. --JustBerry (talk) 02:35, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Agreed. It's something of a pain in the butt when I use Twinkle. I'm sure it's a widespread issue. :( Cheers!-- Fabrictramp |  talk to me  17:22, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Invitation.
Hello JustBerry,

I have noted, that you have contributed to the good Wikipedia article Courage, therefore, as a participant of the WikiProject Wikipedia Awards, I’m inviting you to have a look at the page Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Wikipedia Awards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Wikipedia_Awards.

As this project currently regarded as semi-active, and not visited by many Wikipedians, it makes sense to invite Editors, who contributed right to the field, for which new Barnstar have been created.

The Editor Dennis Pietras offered the idea to create the Bravery Barnstar, and I did my best to help with design of this, as I think much needed Barnstar; thus if you will appreciate both, the idea and the design, please, let other Editors know about that by writing words of support. Regards.Chris Oxford (talk) 21:52, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the invitation, even though the most recent edit I made to Courage seems to be a passing one. Speaking of awards, though, I have been involved in coordinating the Editor of the Week Award. Perhaps there might be an area where the two projects can collaborate? --JustBerry (talk) 02:31, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

@JustBerry That is very interesting idea, I think that it possible, and it will be good to know how do you see the ways of collaboration of these two projects. Regards, Chris Oxford.Chris Oxford (talk) 13:28, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Surely. I'll have to sleep on it, but certainly keep in touch! I can introduce you to the other project coordinators if you'd be interested in such exploring potential collaboration. --JustBerry (talk) 23:34, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

@ JustBerry Thank you very much for your willingness to introduce me to other coordinators of the Editor of the Week Award Project: in the abstract any joint efforts can bring positive results, but, usually someone who has been introduced with the purpose to benefit a project, should have the clear idea and plan how to do it, that is why I asked you how the collaboration, which you are offering, can work practically, because personally I can’t see the ways of the non theoretical realizations of this idea: these two projects pursue quite dissimilar goals and WikiProject Wikipedia Awards simply designed to offer idea/design of the Barnstars, which could be awarded to appreciate the contributions of Editors to the coverage of different subjects on Wikipedia. Thus, I simply can’t figure out exact answer on their question: “What idea do you want to offer to benefit both projects?” So, if someone of coordinators from the Editor of the Week Award Project will have a concrete actions plan, they are always welcome to let me know on my talk page. Regards, Chris Oxford.Chris Oxford (talk) 22:03, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

New Page Review-Patrolling: Coordinator elections
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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Kabirul1990/Kabirul Islam


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New Page Review - newsletter No.3
Hello , Voting for coordinators has now begun HERE and will continue through/to 23:59 UTC Monday 06 March. Please be sure to vote. Any registered, confirmed editor can vote. Nominations are now closed. We now have New Page Reviewers but despite numerous appeals for help, the backlog has NOT been significantly reduced. If you asked for the New Page Reviewer right, please consider investing a bit of time - every little helps preventing spam and trash entering the mainspace and Google when the 'NO_INDEX' tags expire. Discuss this newsletter here. If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself from the mailing list. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:35, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Still a MASSIVE backlog

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Hello User:JustBerry please vote me on my page Shah Aqeeq Baba because this page is necessary for Pakistanis I'll pray for you and hope for the best and waiting for your reply thank you Hammadsaeed (talk) 05:59, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2017).

Administrator changes
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 * Defender, HakanIST, Matiia and Sjoerddebruin are our newest stewards, following the 2017 steward elections.
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RfC on the type of treemap
Hello JustBerry. There is a discussion going on about using which type of treemap for 2016 United States presidential election in each state articles. Please join the discussion, so the dispute can be resolved. Thank you. Ali  03:42, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2017).

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 * Following a discussion on the backlog of unpatrolled files, consensus was found to create a new user right for autopatrolling file uploads. Implementation progress can be tracked on Phabricator.
 * The BLPPROD grandfather clause, which stated that unreferenced biographies of living persons were only eligible for proposed deletion if they were created after March 18, 2010, has been removed following an RfC.
 * An RfC has closed with consensus to allow proposed deletion of files. The implementation process is ongoing.
 * After an unsuccessful proposal to automatically grant IP block exemption, consensus was found to relax the criteria for granting the user right from needing it to wanting it.

Technical news
 * After a recent RfC, moved pages will soon be featured in a queue similar to Special:NewPagesFeed and require patrolling. Moves by administrators, page movers, and autopatrolled editors will be automatically marked as patrolled.
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Dispute Resolution Noticeboard Volunteer Roll Call
This is a volunteer roll call sent to you on behalf of the current Dispute Resolution Noticeboard Coordinator, Robert McClenon, and is being sent to you because you have listed yourself as a volunteer at DRN. If you remain interested in helping at DRN and are willing to actively do so by taking at least one case (and seeing it through) or helping with administrative matters at least once per calendar month, please add your name to the roll call list. Those who do not add their name on the roll call list will be removed from the principal volunteer list after May 31, 2017 unless the DRN Coordinator chooses to retain their name for the best interest of DRN or the encyclopedia. Individuals whose names are removed after May 31, 2017, should feel free to re-add their names to the principal volunteer list, but are respectfully requested not to do so unless they are willing to take part at DRN at least one time per month as noted above. No one is going to be monitoring to see if you live up to that commitment, but we respectfully ask that you either live up to it or remove your name from the principal volunteer list.

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2017). Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Gdr • Tyrenius • JYolkowski • Longhair • Master Thief Garrett • Aaron Brenneman • Laser brain • JzG • Dragons flight

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 * Administrators, bureaucrats and stewards can now set an expiry date when granting user rights. (discuss, permalink)

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2017).

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 * Some clarifications have been made to the community banning and unblocking policies that effectively sync them with current practice. Specifically, the community has reached a consensus that when blocking a user at WP:AN or WP:ANI, it is considered a "community sanction", and administrators cannot unblock unilaterally if the user has not successfully appealed the sanction to the community.
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Speedy deletion nomination of Template:Acknowledged


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New Page Review - Newsletter No.4
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Confused
I apologize that I do not understand your answer to my previous questionNewfocusnow (talk) 16:29, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2017).

Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * The RFC discussion regarding WP:OUTING and WMF essay about paid editing and outing (see more at the ArbCom noticeboard archives) is now archived. Milieus #3 and #4 received support; so did concrete proposal #1.

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 * Fuzzy search will soon be added to Special:Undelete, allowing administrators to search for deleted page titles with results similar to the search query. You can test this by adding ?fuzzy=1 to the URL, as with Special:Undelete?fuzzy=1. Currently the search only finds pages that exactly match the search term.
 * A new bot will automatically revision delete unused file versions from files in Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old.

Miscellaneous
 * A newly revamped database report can help identify users who may be eligible to be autopatrolled.
 * A potentially compromised account from 2001–2002 attempted to request resysop. Please practice appropriate account security by using a unique password for Wikipedia, and consider enabling two-factor authentication. Currently around 17% of admins have enabled 2FA, up from 16% in February 2017.
 * Did you know: On 29 June 2017, there were 1,261 administrators on the English Wikipedia – the exact number of administrators as there were ten years ago on 29 June 2007. Since that time, the English Wikipedia has grown from 1.85 million articles to over 5.43 million.

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New Page Reviewer Newsletter
Hello, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Backlog update: Technology update:
 * The new page backlog is currently at 18,511 pages. We have worked hard to decrease from over 22,000, but more hard work is needed! Please consider reviewing even just a few pages a a day.
 * Some editors are committing to work specifically on patrolling new pages on 15 July. If you have not reviewed new pages in a while, this might be a good time to be involved. Please remember that quality of patrolling is more important than quantity, that the speedy deletion criteria should be followed strictly, and that ovetagging for minor issues should be avoided.
 * Several requests have been put into Phabractor to increase usability of the New Pages Feed and the Page Curation toolbar. For more details or to suggest improvements go to Page Curation/Suggested improvements
 * The tutorial has been updated to include links to the following useful userscripts. If you were not aware of them, they could be useful in your efforts reviewing new pages:
 * User:Lourdes/PageCuration.js adds a link to the new pages feed and page curation toolbar to your top toolbar on Wikipedia
 * User:The Earwig/copyvios.js adds a link in your side toolbox that will run the current page through

General project update:
 * Following discussion at Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers, New pages patrol/Noticeboard has been marked as historical. Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers is currently the most active central discussion forum for the New Page Patrol project. To keep up to date on the most recent discussions you can add it to your watchlist or visit it periodically.

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Anarchyte • GeneralizationsAreBad • Cullen328 (first RfA to reach WP:300)
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Cprompt • Rockpocket • Rambo's Revenge • Animum • TexasAndroid • Chuck SMITH • MikeLynch • Crazytales • Ad Orientem

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a series of discussions around new pages patrol, the WMF is helping implement a controlled autoconfirmed article creation trial as a research experiment, similar to the one proposed in 2011. You can learn more about the research plan at meta:Research:Autoconfirmed article creation trial. The exact start date of the experiment has yet to be determined.
 * A new speedy deletion criterion, regarding articles created as a result undisclosed paid editing, is currently being discussed (permalink).
 * An RfC (permalink) is currently open that proposes expanding WP:G13 to include all drafts, even if they weren't submitted through Articles for Creation.

Technical news
 * LoginNotify should soon be deployed to the English Wikipedia. This will notify users when there are suspicious login attempts on their account.
 * The new version of XTools is nearing an official release. This suite of tools includes administrator statistics, an improved edit counter, among other tools that may benefit administrators. You can report issues on Phabricator and provide general feedback at mw:Talk:XTools.

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New Page Reviewer Newsletter
Hello, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Backlog update: Technology update: General project update: If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, go here. TonyBallioni (talk) 20:33, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * The new page backlog is currently at 16,991 pages. We have worked hard to decrease from over 22,000, but more hard work is needed! Please consider reviewing even just a few pages a a day.
 * has created a NPP browser in WMF Labs that allows you to search new unreviewed pages using keywords and categories.
 * The Wikimedia Foundation Community Tech team is working with the community to implement the autoconfirmed article creation trial. The trial is currently set to start on 7 September 2017, pending final approval of the technical features.
 * Please remember to focus on the quality of review: correct tagging of articles and not tagbombing are important. Searching for potential copyright violations is also important, and it can be aided by Earwig's Copyvio Detector, which can be added to your toolbar for ease of use with this user script.
 * To keep up with the latest conversation on New Pages Patrol or to ask questions, you can go to Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers and add it to your watchlist.

Administrators' newsletter – September 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Nakon • Scott
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Sverdrup • Thespian • Elockid • James086 • Ffirehorse • Celestianpower • Boing! said Zebedee

Guideline and policy news
 * ACTRIAL, a research experiment that restricts article creation to autoconfirmed users, will begin on September 7. It will run for six months. You can learn more about the research specifics at meta:Research:Autoconfirmed article creation trial, while Wikipedia talk:Autoconfirmed article creation trial is probably the best venue for general discussion.
 * Following an RfC, WP:G13 speedy deletion criterion now applies to any page in the draftspace that has not been edited in six months. There is a bot-generated report, updated daily, to help identify potentially qualifying drafts that have not been submitted through articles for creation.

Technical news
 * You will now get a notification when someone tries to log in to your account and fails. If they try from a device that has logged into your account before, you will be notified after five failed attempts. You can also set in your preferences to get an email when someone logs in to your account from a new device or IP address, which may be encouraged for admins and accounts with sensitive permissions.
 * Syntax highlighting is now available as a beta feature (more info). This may assist administrators and template editors when dealing with intricate syntax of high-risk templates and system messages.
 * In your notification preferences, you can now block specific users from pinging you. This functionality will soon be available for Special:EmailUser as well.

Arbitration
 * Applications for CheckUser and Oversight are being accepted by the Arbitration Committee until September 12. Community discussion of the candidates will begin on September 18.

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New Page Reviewer Newsletter
Hello, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Backlog update: Technology update: General project update: If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, go here. TonyBallioni (talk) 02:16, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * The new page backlog is currently at 14304 pages. We have worked hard to decrease from over 22,000, but more hard work is needed! Please consider reviewing even just a few pages a day.
 * Currently there are 532 pages in the backlog that were created by non-autoconfirmed users before WP:ACTRIAL. The NPP project is undertaking a drive to clear these pages from the backlog before they hit the 90 day Google index point. Please consider reviewing a few today!
 * The Wikimedia Foundation is currently working on creating a new filter for page curation that will allow new page patrollers to filter by extended confirmed status. For more information see: 
 * On 14 September 2017 the English Wikipedia began the autoconfirmed article creation trial. For a six month period, creation of articles in the mainspace of the English Wikipedia will be restricted to users with autoconfirmed status. New users who attempt article creation will now be redirected to a newly designed landing page.
 * Before clicking on a reference or external link while reviewing a page, please be careful that the site looks trustworthy. If you have a question about the safety of clicking on a link, it is better not to click on it.
 * To keep up with the latest conversation on New Pages Patrol or to ask questions, you can go to Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers and add it to your watchlist.

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Administrators' newsletter – October 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Boing! said Zebedee • Ansh666 • Ad Orientem
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Tonywalton • AmiDaniel • Silence • BanyanTree • Magioladitis • Vanamonde93 • Mr.Z-man • Jdavidb • Jakec • Ram-Man • Yelyos • Kurt Shaped Box

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a successful proposal to create it, a new user right called "edit filter helper" is now assignable and revocable by administrators. The right allows non-administrators to view the details of private edit filters, but not to edit them.
 * Following a discussion about mass-application of ECP and how the need for logging and other details of an evolving consensus may have been missed by some administrators, a rough guide to extended confirmed protection has been written. This information page describes how the extended-confirmed aspects of the protection policy are currently being applied by administrators.

Technical news
 * You can now search for IP ranges at Special:Contributions. Some log pages and Special:DeletedContributions are not yet supported. Wildcards (e.g. 192.168.0.*) are also not supported, but the popular contribsrange gadget will continue to work.

Arbitration
 * Community consultation on the 2017 candidates for CheckUser and Oversight has concluded. The Arbitration Committee will appoint successful candidates by October 11.
 * A request for comment is open regarding the structure, rules, and procedures of the December 2017 Arbitration Committee election, and how to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.

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