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Administrators' newsletter – June 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2018). Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Al Ameer son • AliveFreeHappy • Cenarium • Lupo • MichaelBillington

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a successful request for comment, administrators are now able to add and remove editors to the "event coordinator" group. Users in the event coordinator group have the ability to temporarily add the "confirmed" flag to new user accounts and to create many new user accounts without being hindered by a rate limit. Users will no longer need to be in the "account creator" group if they are in the event coordinator group.
 * Following an AN discussion, all pages with content related to blockchain and cryptocurrencies, broadly construed, are now under indefinite general sanctions.

Technical news
 * IP-based cookie blocks should be deployed to English Wikipedia in June. This will cause the block of a logged-out user to be reloaded if they change IPs. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. For the time being, it only affects users of the desktop interface.
 * The Wikimedia Foundation's Anti-Harassment Tools team will build granular types of blocks in 2018 (e.g. a block from uploading or editing specific pages, categories, or namespaces, as opposed to a full-site block). Feedback on the concept may be left at the talk page.
 * There is now a checkbox on Special:ListUsers to let you see only users in temporary user groups.
 * It is now easier for blocked mobile users to see why they were blocked.

Arbitration
 * A recent technical issue with the Arbitration Committee's spam filter inadvertently caused all messages sent to the committee through Wikipedia (i.e. Special:EmailUser/Arbitration Committee) to be discarded. If you attempted to send an email to the Arbitration Committee via Wikipedia between May 16 and May 31, your message was not received and you are encouraged to resend it. Messages sent outside of these dates or directly to the Arbitration Committee email address were not affected by this issue.

Miscellaneous
 * In early May, an unusually high level of failed login attempts was observed. The WMF has stated that this was an "external effort to gain unauthorized access to random accounts". Under Wikipedia policy, administrators are required to have strong passwords. To further reinforce security, administrators should also consider enabling two-factor authentication. A committed identity can be used to verify that you are the true account owner in the event that your account is compromised and/or you are unable to log in.

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Please comment on Talk:Ronald Reagan
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This Month in GLAM: May 2018
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This Month in GLAM: May 2018
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12 years of editing

 * Woo! Here's to one of the best editors I know ^.^ - TNT❤ 15:15, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your service. TonyBallioni (talk) 15:19, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Ms Sarah Welch
Hi KrakatoaKatie. I'm glad to see Ms Sarah Welch being unblocked, but I, and probably a lot of other people, really would like to know why: what were the arguments of MSW, what were the thoughts and deliberations of the committee? Any place where we can read it? Best regards, Joshua Jonathan  - Let's talk!  04:53, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I came here to post a similar question. As I'm sure you're aware (thanks to the recent ARCA and other such cases) the ARBIPA area is rife with sockpuppetry and meatpuppetry, and also with false accusations thereof and general assumptions of bad faith. Committee deliberations are, obviously, private for a reason, but it would be helpful if you or committee members could provide some context that would allow a line to be drawn under this whole situation. Regards, Vanamonde (talk) 06:35, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * (+1)What Vanamonde said. &#x222F; WBG converse 07:12, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The appeal involved nonpublic information, which is why we heard it, and that’s all I can say about it. No further details will be forthcoming. Sorry. Katietalk 11:41, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Okay, I get that. I don't need the details of the case. What I'm saying is it would be helpful if you could say something on MSW's talk page along the lines of "ARBCOM is willing to draw a line under this case" or even just "MSW was unblocked based on non-public information provided to ARBCOM, and no further speculation about sockpuppetry before today will be productive". I get the urge to be careful, but believe me, an unblock without comment is going to create further drama. Vanamonde (talk) 11:46, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The Arbitration Committee reviewed the appeal from this block and considered both publicly available information as well as non-public information that was not available to the blocking administrator. After a careful review, we concluded that the block was not supported by the weight of the evidence. Newyorkbrad (talk) 03:48, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you: that's what I was hoping to see. Would it be acceptable if I linked this diff on MSW's talk page? Or perhaps you would be willing to post this there yourself? Regards, Vanamonde (talk) 06:59, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Oh, I do apologize, I see you have done so already. Thanks to you both. Regards, Vanamonde (talk) 07:43, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

Discussion at User:Kudpung/What do admins do?
You are invited to join the discussion at User:Kudpung/What do admins do?. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 05:27, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

JohnHarold
In 2016 you blocked JohnHarold for making legal threats. He was unblocked by The Wordsmith after these threats were withdrawn. He has resumed making threats, but now in real life: see https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Paul_Frampton&oldid=845544044#Request_to_editors. Can something be done about this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.76.8.85 (talk) 16:29, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 * This was addressed here last week. Katietalk 19:03, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. They blocked Frampton's friend but Frampton himself is still being allowed to edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Paul_Frampton#Regarding_recent_posts_from_a_computer_at_Oxford_University. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.76.8.85 (talk) 11:46, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 28
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Issue 28, April – May 2018  Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Italian and French versions of Books & Bytes are now available in meta!
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Please comment on Talk:Western dress codes
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Editing JT LeRoy article?
Hello KrakatoaKatie,

I'm writing you because the other avenues I've tried are being ignored. Because the JT LeRoy article is under extended-confirmed-protection, I cannot make an edit directly to that article. So on May 23 I posted on the "Lede" subsection of the JT LeRoy TALK page my request to fix an error in the lede of that article, but no editors are acknowledging what I've written. I tried resubmitting on that page in another section entitled "Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 6 June 2018," but that posting is also being ignored. I can see you've been able to help other editors, and I'm hoping you'll be able to help me too. I realize that some controversy has surrounded that article -- that's why I think it's vital not to print misinformation, which is what its lede is currently doing, as I explain on the Talk page. If you or your friendly stalkers can help me make this correction to that article, I would be most grateful. I hope this letter finds you in good health and good spirits. Thank you for your consideration. Yours, Portofcallhttp (talk) 19:59, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018 July newsletter
The third round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:


 * Courcelles, a first time contestant, with 1756 points, a tally built largely on 27 GAs related to the Olympics
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with two featured articles and three GAs on natural history and astronomy topics
 * SounderBruce, a finalist last year, with a variety of submissions related to transport in the state of Washington

Contestants managed 7 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 120 good articles, 1 good topic, 124 DYK entries, 15 ITN entries, and 132 good article reviews. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 458 GA reviews, in comparison to 244 good articles submitted for review and promoted. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process; several submissions, particularly in abstruse or technical areas, have needed additional work to make them completely verifiable.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk), Vanamonde (talk) 04:55, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2018). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Pbsouthwood • TheSandDoctor
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Gogo Dodo
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Andrevan • Doug • EVula • KaisaL • Tony Fox • WilyD

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Andrevan • EVula

Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC about the deletion of drafts closed with a consensus to change the wording of WP:NMFD. Specifically, a draft that has been repeatedly resubmitted and declined at AfC without any substantial improvement may be deleted at MfD if consensus determines that it is unlikely to ever meet the requirements for mainspace and it otherwise meets one of the reasons for deletion outlined in the deletion policy.
 * A request for comment closed with a consensus that the promising draft template cannot be used to indefinitely prevent a WP:G13 speedy deletion nomination.

Technical news
 * Starting on July 9, the WMF Security team, Trust & Safety, and the broader technical community will be seeking input on an upcoming change that will restrict editing of site-wide JavaScript and CSS to a new technical administrators user group. Bureaucrats and stewards will be able to grant this right per a community-defined process. The intention is to reduce the number of accounts who can edit frontend code to those who actually need to, which in turn lessens the risk of malicious code being added that compromises the security and privacy of everyone who accesses Wikipedia. For more information, please review the FAQ.
 * Syntax highlighting has been graduated from a Beta feature on the English Wikipedia. To enable this feature, click the highlighter icon (Codemirror-icon.png) in your editing toolbar (or under the hamburger menu in the 2017 wikitext editor). This feature can help prevent you from making mistakes when editing complex templates.
 * IP-based cookie blocks should be deployed to English Wikipedia in July (previously scheduled for June). This will cause the block of a logged-out user to be reloaded if they change IPs. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. For the time being, it only affects users of the desktop interface.

Miscellaneous
 * Currently around 20% of admins have enabled two-factor authentication, up from 17% a year ago. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider doing so. Regardless if 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) 19:22, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biography
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This Month in GLAM: June 2018
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Please comment on Talk:Blond
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Trevor Noah protection
Considering that both and  (now blocked) have fewer than 500 edits, you may want to downgrade the article to extended confirmed protection, as that is enough. feminist (talk) 03:30, 31 July 2018 (UTC)

Request for redaction
Would you please consider redacting this version of Early life and career of Barack Obama: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Early_life_and_career_of_Barack_Obama&diff=852886158&oldid=852384718 It fits criteria #2 under WP:CRD.

P.S. I hope your health issues improve / have improved.

Peaceray (talk) 02:00, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

Dear KrakatoaKatie,

I am leaving this new message for you because when I wrote you last month, someone named Lowercase sigmabot III immediately archived my message to you for some unknown reason -- I hope it's not because that person is trying to prevent my efforts at fixing this article: I want to request your help in making a edit to the lede of the JT LeRoy article, which is under extended-confirmed-protection, so I cannot make the edit myself. In May I first posted on the "Lede" subsection of the JT LeRoy TALK page, requesting to fix this error, but no editors have responded to what I've written. I tried resubmitting my letter on that page in another section entitled "Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 6 June 2018," but that posting has been ignored too. I can see you've been able to help other editors, and I'm hoping you'll be able to help me too. Despite the controversy surrounding that article, we have a responsibility to make sure Wikipedia does not to print misinformation, which is what this lede is currently doing, as I explain on the Talk page. If you or your friendly stalkers can help me make this correction to that article, I would be most grateful. Once again, I hope this letter finds you in good health and good spirits, and I thank you for your consideration. Portofcallhttp (talk) 09:22, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

Mail call
Bishonen &#124; talk 14:34, 3 August 2018 (UTC).

Administrators' newsletter – August 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2018). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Sro23
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg KaisaL • Ymblanter

Guideline and policy news
 * After a discussion at Meta, a new user group called "interface administrators" (formerly "technical administrator") has been created. Come the end of August, interface admins will be the only users able to edit site-wide JavaScript and CSS pages like MediaWiki:Common.js and MediaWiki:Common.css, or edit other user's personal JavaScript and CSS. The intention is to improve security and privacy by reducing the number of accounts which could be used to compromise the site or another user's account through malicious code. The new user group can be assigned and revoked by bureaucrats. Discussion is ongoing to establish details for implementing the group on the English Wikipedia.
 * Following a request for comment, the WP:SISTER style guideline now states that in the mainspace, interwiki links to Wikinews should only be made as per the external links guideline. This generally means that within the body of an article, you should not link to Wikinews about a particular event that is only a part of the larger topic. Wikinews links in "external links" sections can be used where helpful, but not automatically if an equivalent article from a reliable news outlet could be linked in the same manner.

Technical news
 * The WMF Anti-Harassment Tools team is seeking input on the second set of wireframes for the Special:Block redesign that will introduce partial blocks. The new functionality will allow you to block a user from editing a specific set of pages, pages in a category, a namespace, and for specific actions such as moving pages and uploading files.

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Please comment on Talk:Domestic violence
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This Month in GLAM: July 2018
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Hebron
If you have set 30/500 revert for an autoconfirmed article, how about change this to extended confirmed and bar auto confirmed account from this article altogether? 202.161.64.247 (talk) 23:53, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

Why?
Why in the hell would you lock 🔐 this guys page? Can’t let anyone have fun? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.197.28.185 (talk) 04:21, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Lionel Messi
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Books & Bytes – Issue 29
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Issue 29, June – July 2018  Hindi, Italian and French versions of Books & Bytes are now available in meta!
 * New partners
 * Economic & Political Weekly–10 accounts
 * Wikimania
 * Wikimedia and Libraries User Group update
 * Global branches update
 * Bytes in brief

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KRISS Vector
That vandal is back again. Bones Jones (talk) 09:25, 31 August 2018 (UTC)