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Administrators' newsletter – September 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2019). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Bradv • Chetsford • Izno
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Floquenbeam • Lectonar
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg DESiegel • Jake Wartenberg • Rjanag • Topbanana

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Callanecc • LFaraone • There'sNoTime

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Callanecc • Fox • HJ Mitchell • LFaraone • There'sNoTime

Technical news
 * Editors using the mobile website on Wikipedia can opt-in to new advanced features via your settings page. This will give access to more interface links, special pages, and tools.
 * The advanced version of the edit review pages (recent changes, watchlist, and related changes) now includes two new filters. These filters are for "All contents" and "All discussions". They will filter the view to just those namespaces.

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
 * A global request for comment is in progress regarding whether a user group should be created that could modify edit filters across all public Wikimedia wikis.

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Comment
Regarding there are two things. It’s not kind to tell somebody to go beat their head against a wall. You, I and all your talk page watchers know that ArbCom removing administrator status is neigh well permanent. Fram wasn’t allowed to speak in his own defense during the case, except from afar where most watchers didn’t see his remarks. The well has been thoroughly poisoned against him. Additionally, I would really like the decision to include some representative links and diffs showing. I know it’s been a long slog, but please don’t concede to what’s expedient at the expense of what’s fair. Jehochman Talk 12:49, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football
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This Month in GLAM: August 2019
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Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced
G'day everyone, voting for the 2019 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:37, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

Poland PD
Since you were the last arbitrator to !vote at the PD, after most of the (alleged) factual errors in the PD have been pointed out by multiple involved and un-involved parties, I expect that you gone through them. Do you feel that they are too merit-less to deserve any response, as such? &#x222F; WBG converse 08:33, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I've voted and don't anticipate changing my position, but we're still discussing it. Also, you need to move all your comments under one section, the first one you started, before the clerks do it for you. You don't get two sections. Katietalk 17:28, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Surely that's quite important and I apologize for having made two sections. Thanks, &#x222F; WBG converse 18:57, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

So sorry to see you are not at 100%

 * Thanks! It's mainly migraines now; we were worried about MS for a while but it looks like that's not the case. Headaches and the accompanying brain fog are the things right now that keep me from doing more than I want to do. It seems to take twice as long to put together my thoughts, which makes me slow to respond to people sometimes. It's better than it was a year ago, so that's progress, and I'm heading back to Kansas City next week for another neurology checkup. (If anybody lives in the Midwest, the University of Kansas Medical System is outstanding.) I appreciate your kind thoughts – welcome back! You were missed! Katietalk 14:05, 21 September 2019 (UTC)
 * You are too kind. :-)
 * I am so pleased to hear things are getting better for you, albeit slowly. Hopefully you've turned the corner. I know what you mean about the brain fog, so frustrating! to have a half-thought you have to drag through your brain like dragging a heavy weight through molasses, as you try to hold on to the first part while working your way through the second part, only to find that you've lost your way somewhere and have to start over! dreadful. You have my most heartfelt sympathies. I've been there. Killer Chihuahua  23:17, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election half-way mark
G'day everyone, the voting for the XIX Coordinator Tranche is at the halfway mark. The candidates have answered various questions, and you can check them out to see why they are running and decide whether you support them. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:36, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

thanks
Katie, thank you for your hard work. I can only imagine how difficult this has been for all of you, and I appreciate the time and energy you all spent on this. --valereee (talk) 13:49, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

October Events from Women in Red
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Please comment on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Biography/Core biographies
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Books & Bytes – Issue 35, July – August 2019
 The Wikipedia Library Books & Bytes

Issue 35, July – August 2019 
 * Wikimania
 * We're building something great, but..
 * Wikimedia and Libraries User Group update
 * A Wikibrarian's story
 * Bytes in brief

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

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Barkeep49
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Beetstra • KillerChihuahua • Kusma
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Arcadian • Extraordinary Machine • Xeno
 * Pictogram voting rename.png JamesBWatson →

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Evad37

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Courcelles • SilkTork • Timotheus Canens

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Courcelles • SilkTork • Timotheus Canens

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.

Technical news
 * 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
 * The Community Tech team has been working on a system for temporarily watching pages, and welcomes feedback.

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This Month in GLAM: September 2019
About This Month in GLAM · Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery · Romaine 17:31, 8 October 2019 (UTC)

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Please comment on Talk:Robert Walker (actor, born 1918)
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Hi,

Your name was given to me by User SHOY as someone who can help me retrieve content to re-load a draft I made. It was removed because I didn't use citations or declare a conflict of interest. I have since made the declaration and would like to get my draft back to add citations so it can be reviewed (rather than re-writing from scratch). Can you please copy the content from my Enviroschools Wikipedia to my user page, so I can then cite it and have it reviewed? I am not exactly sure what info you will need, but the content I require was on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Enviroschools&redirect=no (although it is not visible to me - hopefully you have access?)

Here is a record of my user contributions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/LambertonLisa

Please let me know if I am not doing this process correctly, thank you so much for your time! Lisa LambertonLisa (talk) 19:00, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
 * You can see the past revisions of any page by clicking the ' view history' tab. In this case, your content is still visible here. Don't put it on your user page. If you do, your user page may be deleted. Instead, use your sandbox. Hope that helps. Katietalk 20:06, 13 October 2019 (UTC)

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

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg GermanJoe • Girth Summit • Kees08 • Nosebagbear
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg DESiegel • GB fan • MSGJ • Voice of Clam • WilyD
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg DeltaQuad • Fang Aili • Pakaran

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg DeltaQuad • Pakaran

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg MSGJ

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg L235 • Mz7 • SQL • ST47
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Ivanvector
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg DeltaQuad

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg L235 • Mz7 • ST47 • Stwalkerster • The Blade of the Northern Lights • Xaosflux
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg DeltaQuad • DGG • Julia W

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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Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Rules for Fools
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This Month in GLAM: October 2019
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EC
What he did wrong (most likely out of frustration after being repeatedly targeted in a most uncivil way) does not cancel all the good he did. Both infamy and accomplishment exist. I know humans use attribute substitution to make a messy world easier to understand. Please consider I favor tolerating more ambiguity and ambivalence and maybe considering that people can’t always be classified neatly as “good” or “evil”. Jehochman Talk 10:54, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
 * You think I'm intolerant because I don't want a shrine on my talk page? That's on you, not on me. And I challenge you to find a place anywhere in my 30K edits where I've classified this editor or any editor as good or evil. I don't think of people that way, I'm insulted, and I don't need that stuff today. Take your taunting somewhere else. Katietalk 12:52, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Wow you have misunderstood me completely and made lots of assumptions of bad faith. We need more tolerance on Wikipedia not hostility like what you just displayed. Jehochman Talk 16:51, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Again, you're the one who came here uninvited and said I should consider not classifying people as good or evil. I haven't. I simply removed a long list of articles with some accompanying sarcasm placed here by someone else who came here uninvited to accuse me of suppressing this gallant misunderstood editor's something or other, which I also haven't done. I didn't want the vitriol on my talk page. I don't like blaming other people for my actions and I don't like those who blame other people for theirs, or who make excuses for others on their behalf. The only person responsible for EC's repeated socking is EC. That's just a fact statement. I don't know if he's good, bad, an alien, a saint, a muskrat, eats kale and likes it, or what. I don't know the guy. I didn't say anything else. Stop reading into it. I'm disengaging now, and I suggest you do the same with the whole issue. Katietalk 17:49, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Flowers
Sorry to hear of your injury. Best wishes! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:29, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Gerda. I slipped on some ice and tore a big chunk out of my left knee, and I'm pretty sure I broke my right ankle. Waiting for X-rays now. Hurts like the devil. I think I'll take tomorrow off. Katietalk 23:11, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Sounds terrible. Would hold hands if I could ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:18, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Oh noes. Ankle injuries are the worst. Ok maybe not the worst but not fun. Feel better/hope they give you the good drugs. Beeblebrox (talk) 07:56, 13 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Sorry to hear this also. This is one good thing about living in miserable England, we get a lot of rain, but not much snow. Or at least we keep it in the hills! Get better soon WormTT(talk) 09:44, 13 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Thanks, all. I got stitches in my knee and my ankle has a severe sprain, not broken. Walking boot for four weeks, but I'm not going to do much walking for a little while. I vote that we outlaw curbs. See you all in a couple of days. :-) Katietalk 14:33, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Wishing you the best, Katie! That sounds painful :(. that sounds wonderful to me - though I do miss snow. -- The SandDoctor  Talk 17:39, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Glad to hear it wasn't as bad as it could have been. Seconded on the curbs. Curbs are clearly stupid. Um...it's the right time of year to get lots of knitting done? :) --valereee (talk) 18:26, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm glad to hear that it wasn't more serious KK. Now I am wondering if Wikipedia has an article about how curbs get higher and more dangerous as the body ages. I know that has happened to me :-) I hope the healing progresses apace. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 22:12, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Being in Atlantic Canada I'm all too familiar with ice-fall injuries (both falling because of ice, and ice falling on you). I vote if we are to continue using curbs we at least make them a different colour from snow. Heal fast and get well soon! Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 13:07, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I could see making them different colors in Canada. Also labeling them in French and English. Katietalk 17:18, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Did this take place in Boston? -- Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  17:04, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, at my hotel right as I was leaving. On the flight home I had napkins taped to my knee with some of the tape they use in the galley carts. Tuesday was a boatload of fun. But it's getting better. I sprained this same ankle about four years ago, though not as severely, and it just takes time. The knee bothers me more than the ankle does right now. Katietalk 17:18, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Protip: these are pretty great. They are so common here that many stores have a chair or two right inside the door with a sign reminding you to please remove them indoors. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:21, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Yeah, but they're ugly. This moon boot thing is a lovely navy and coordinates with any number of wardrobe options in my closet. Katietalk 17:51, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Fair point. Must be a hell of a sprain, most I ever got for one was an inflatable cast that could be completely hidden by clothes. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:23, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

you and others
I hope you're okay, Katie. Feel better soon! Are there ANY other women running? I want to vote for any and all women.

Take good care. PaulThePony (talk) 04:45, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 36
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Issue 36, September – October 2019 <div style = "margin-top: 1.5em; border: 3px solid #ae8c55; border-radius: .5em; padding: 1em 1.5em; font-size: 1.2em">
 * #1Lib1Ref January 2020
 * #1Lib1Ref 2019 stories and learnings

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Hey guy, What's up

Wanna cite that I supported at elections.

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Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:01, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

December events with WIR
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iPad
If you have a newish one, I find the Pencil helps quite a lot with the Wikipedia interface. Guy (help!) 00:55, 25 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I was using the pencil and I still screwed it up! I should come with a warning label on my forehead. Katietalk 01:46, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

You could try this. I just added the iPad part so no guarantees :) –<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b><sup style="color:#000">talk 03:30, 25 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Ooh, I'll try that tonight when I get the MacBook out. Thanks! Katietalk 20:28, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:List of month-long observances
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Sympathies on Headaches
My sympathies on physical and virtual headaches. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:28, 30 November 2019 (UTC)