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Congratulations
Congrats my dear friend and colleague. I know you shall do well with your new appointments and the tools that come with it. Congratulations once more you, & a major thank you for all the hard work you have put in towards bettering the collaborative project. Celestina007 (talk) 16:40, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
 * , thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it. --   LuK3      (Talk)   17:51, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

OMG
Thanks, er, 'weeb". Gad. Comin' on the heels of the Esotrix debacle, wow. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 13:21, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
 * , always happy to help out. --   LuK3      (Talk)   13:24, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Congrats
As the person who has been arguing for next to no oversight appointments for 3 years now, I'm glad to see you got it. Easily the functionary appointment that will reduce the workload the most ;) TonyBallioni (talk) 06:40, 25 October 2021 (UTC)


 * I'm glad to be an exception to your argument. :) Thank you again. --   LuK3      (Talk)   11:58, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Tchaikovsky
Thank you for hiding that edit revision on Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Can you give it semi-protection? You'll see in the edit history that things like this happens every few days, not to mention the sexuality and nationality SPAs. Aza24 (talk) 23:28, 30 October 2021 (UTC)
 * , no problem. I semi-protected it for 1 year. Thanks for letting me know. --   LuK3      (Talk)   23:49, 30 October 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2021).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Clpo13
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Brian0918 • JDoorjam • Karanacs • MrDarcy • Mindspillage

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

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Dreamy Jazz • Ferret • GeneralNotability • Girth Summit • RoySmith

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Dreamy Jazz • LuK3

Guideline and policy news
 * Phase 2 of the 2021 RfA review has commenced which will discuss potential solutions to address the 8 issues found in Phase 1. Proposed solutions that achieve consensus will be implemented and you may propose solutions till 07 November 2021.

Technical news
 * Toolhub is a catalogue of tools which can be used on Wikimedia wikis. It is at https://toolhub.wikimedia.org/.

Arbitration
 * , and  have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2021 Arbitration Committee Elections.  and  are reserve commissioners.
 * Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves to stand in the 2021 Arbitration Committee elections from 07 November 2021 until 16 November 2021.

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 * The 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process has concluded with the appointment of five new CheckUsers and two new Oversighters.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:44, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

12.151.57.83
Apologies, I didn't see your message before blocking - would you like me to revert my block? ~TheresNoTime (to explain!) 21:10, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * , you can leave the block. I appreciate you letting me know! --   LuK3      (Talk)   21:18, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Sock?
looks to me like a sock of someone you have blocked. If so, do you have any idea who? JBW (talk) 23:06, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * , nothing seems to be coming to me right now. I recently blanked their user page after some choice words about Wikipedia. Perhaps that is what "quit deleting my account" is referring to? --   LuK3      (Talk)   23:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Obviously that's it. I didn't think to check the history of the user page. Silly me 😳. JBW (talk) 07:22, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

thanks for blocking Mywiththeethirdeye
He was annoying. Lopbunny69 (talk) 23:16, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * , you're welcome. --   LuK3      (Talk)   23:16, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

[THX for the help!]
Hey, i just wanted to say that thank you for blocking me. I finally made a comprehensive edit to the DBZ article. THX! ඞ The IP user (wich i forgot) is now me, Makafushigi. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Makafushigi (talk • contribs) 18:40, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

136.175.70.217 (talk) 18:32, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

Joanne Calderwood
Hey, just wanted to note that the UFC now regards Joanne Calderwood as "Joanne Wood" following her marriage to her coach. They advertised her appearance on the card next weekend using her new name.

-Bmax999 (talk) 21:59, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

Dead space revision
Hi there I added a source for the new information why was it deleted? 209.171.88.67 (talk) 21:57, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

Possible IP hopper
I saw you blocked User talk:174.198.6.150, and looking at the history of one of the pages they vandalized, and the contribs of all of the IPs there, I think the IP might be an IP-hopping vandal. I think it might be worth looking into the page histories of other pages the IPs have vandalized. I don't think I have the time to do this myself at the moment.  Invalid OS talk  14:12, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
 * , thanks for the message. I'll take a look later today. --   LuK3      (Talk)   14:13, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
 * , so I checked the IPs and it looks like I did block 2601:989:4002:ef90::/64 for 3 months. It looks like  also blocked 174.198.0.0/18. The disruption is happening relatively infrequently so I think page protection isn't needed at this time. --    LuK3      (Talk)   18:43, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Alright. Thanks for taking a look.  Invalid OS talk  22:10, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

A message from Brian Weissmann
Hi Luk3, I have provided sources directly sourced from the Shitcoin official website, there should not be any sources which are not legit. Can you make me able to edit the page once again? And if possible, please rollback the last change I made to the Shitcoin page. Thanks in advance!

Brian Weissmann (talk) 14:27, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * , I see no inline citations that establish notability for the subject. In addition, cryptocurrency and blockchain-related articles are subject to more stringent sanctions due to prior disruption, see General sanctions/Blockchain and cryptocurrencies. --   LuK3      (Talk)   14:31, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Hi Luk3, can you unlock the semi-protection of the site so I can add Inline Citations for the page? I understand it is a sensitive subject, but cannot rectify the mistake if I can't edit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brian Weissmann (talk • contribs) 15:57, 20 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Unfortunately I cannot do that. You can use the talk page to propose your changes but there is no guarantee they will be added. --   LuK3      (Talk)   16:10, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

No Meowkittykats (talk) 00:24, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

WP NPA
Accusing someone of personally attacking someone in your edit log below with no basis? The bloke lied about me, claiming i was an indefinitely blocked user. Five Years 15:35, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * , from the looks of it stated the page creator is an indefinitely blocked user, not you. Having said that, I would suggest taking a look at Wikipedia's policies on no personal attacks relating to your comment calling GreenC an "idiot". Also, if you continue to re-add comments on user talk pages after they removed them can be construed as harassment. --    LuK3      (Talk)   15:48, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:GreenC&oldid=prev&diff=1056232803
 * I was the creator of the page. So he called me an indefinately blocked user. This GreenC fella, clearly a buddy of yours just needs to man up, own it, and get on with it. Five Years 15:52, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * , according to the deleted page history you were not the page creator. Regardless, I would just drop it, it was 8 years ago. --   LuK3      (Talk)   15:56, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your positive comments, its pretty disparaging that someone is allowed to make false and misleading statements about you and then shuts down all debate when called on it. I guess it was X number of years ago. Thanks again Five Years 15:58, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

A question about page protection
I'm still pretty new at page protection so when I saw Wikipedia talk:Teahouse up at RFPP I looked into it, arriving seconds after your pp. There's been no ip vandalism and the only recent disruptor has been blocked. Is this a socker with a history of returning with new accounts or ips? I'm not at all questioning your actions, only your process (for my better understanding). BusterD (talk) 20:36, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * , thanks for the message. There has been continued disruption on that talk page from multiple newly-created accounts. The page logs can provide more information. I find User:MelanieN/Page protection to be very informative about page protection, even if you are not an administrator. Please let me know if you have any other questions! --   LuK3      (Talk)   20:45, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I had not read the essay so thanks! I'm very much interested in what that worthy editor has to say on the subject. I'm experiencing the challenge of noise/signal ratio as an admin and it's affecting my boldness and willingness. The addition of the bit has hurt my pagespace contributions more than I would like. I'm still quite reactive and not yet comfortable. Happy to hear any feedback you might provide over the long haul. BusterD (talk) 20:57, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * , I'm glad to be of assistance. Please do let me know if you have any further questions or comments, my talk page is always open. --   LuK3      (Talk)   21:06, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Costco Bears
Hello dear LuK3. Sorry to bother you out of nowhere. I wanted to ask how in the world you got that picture of 'Costco bears' that want people to follow the user talk page guidelines on your talk page edit, and how I can make something similar. Thanks in advance for any help! I hope this message finds you well. Joe (talk) 07:17, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, you can view my talk page notice at User talk:LuK3/Editnotice. Hit "Edit source" and copy the text to User talk:JoePhin/Editnotice and change to your liking! Please let me know if you have any questions. --   LuK3      (Talk)   12:55, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I love it. I love it! Thank you very much! Consider yourself a favor owed. Yours, Joe  (talk) 13:31, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

A bird for you
🐦 As an user I will stop viewing (talk) 13:22, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi. Recently, there have been some revdels at Gehana Vasisth, would it be possible if you could send me the deleted content? Regards, —usernamekiran • sign the guestbook • (talk) 21:44, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

Hounding
Hi Luk3. This new user has been solely dedicated in WP:HOUNDING Kansas Bear. Probably a sock of Kansas Bear Hunter, whom you recently blocked. --HistoryofIran (talk) 11:49, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
 * , thanks for the message. I indefinitely blocked Frogcowardice. Thanks for letting me know. --   LuK3      (Talk)   12:15, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

A message from Ursache26
Hi, we will like to create a page for the company, Pro Cars Woking. It is an established taxi company for all most 5 years, with reputable customers, great reviews and an Award-Winning Company for Most Trusted Taxi Company Surrey 2020. Can you please help me as not as don't know how to do it the way not to be taken down or rejected? You can verify the web at www.procarswoking.com It will be a shame for such a great taxi company not to be on Wikipedia. Can be done, if so I will really appreciate your support.

Best wishes, Ioan

Ursache26 (talk) 09:16, 2 December 2021 (UTC)


 * From the looks of your message it seems like you have some sort of conflict of interest. I would take a look at our simple COI guide to see what you should do before you even create an article about the company. --   LuK3      (Talk)   13:27, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – December 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2021).



Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg A Train • Berean Hunter • Epbr123 • GermanJoe • Sanchom • Mysid

Technical news
 * Unregistered editors using the mobile website are now able to receive notices to indicate they have talk page messages. The notice looks similar to what is already present on desktop, and will be displayed on when viewing any page except mainspace and when editing any page.
 * The limit on the number of emails a user can send per day has been made global instead of per-wiki to help prevent abuse.

Arbitration
 * Voting in the 2021 Arbitration Committee Elections is open until 23:59, 06 December 2021 (UTC).
 * The already authorized standard discretionary sanctions for all pages relating to the Horn of Africa (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes), broadly construed, have been made permanent.

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URGENT MESSAGE
Please block User:Woodallian Ethan  Gaming  7640  18:01, 3 December 2021 (UTC)


 * they were blocked already. Just a heads up for the future, your best bet would to add a report to WP:AIV. More administrators watch that page and can act on it quickly, especially if I am not around. Thanks. --   LuK3      (Talk)   18:13, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
 * They were already reported by CBNG.
 * (and, can you semi-protect Andrew Cuomo? Ethan  Gaming  7640  18:15, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I indefinitely semi-protected the article. --   LuK3      (Talk)   18:22, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

A message from Otnatsirk Maharba
Ragheswara bharti is a not a honory person, i can publish the source atleast remove the Sri Sri because he is not the guru but rap**t.

source: https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/powerful-karnataka-seer-accused-2-rape-cases-and-saga-recusals-judges-158410

Otnatsirk Maharba (talk) 18:25, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , your edit goes against our biographies of living persons policy, specifically WP:BLPCRIME. --   LuK3      (Talk)   18:37, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled
A recently closed Request for Comment (RFC) reached consensus to remove Autopatrolled from the administrator user group. You may, similarly as with Edit Filter Manager, choose to self-assign this permission to yourself. This will be implemented the week of December 13th, but if you wish to self-assign you may do so now. To find out when the change has gone live or if you have any questions please visit the Administrator's Noticeboard. 20:06, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Survey about History on Wikipedia (If you reside in the United States)
I am Petros Apostolopoulos, a Ph.D. candidate in Public History at North Carolina State University. My Ph.D. project examines how historical knowledge is produced on Wikipedia. You must be 18 years of age or older, reside in the United States to participate in this study. If you are interested in participating in my research study by offering your own experience of writing about history on Wikipedia, you can click on this link https://ncsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9z4wmR1cIp0qBH8. There are minimal risks involved in this research.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Petros Apostolopoulos, paposto@ncsu.edu Apolo1991 (talk) 15:38, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

My talk page
Thanks but this edit rv? Any particular reason I should know? FWIW, I've had no interaction with the editor concerned or (AFAICT) edited the page. Cheers. Eagleash (talk)
 * , they are a long-term sockpuppeteer. You can see more information at Sockpuppet investigations/Haiyenslna. I should of linked to the SPI subpage in my revert, my apologies. --   LuK3      (Talk)   01:43, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks; I'll know to keep an eye out for similar stuff in the future. Eagleash (talk) 01:51, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * , thank you for the recognition. --   LuK3      (Talk)   21:35, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!
 Merry Christmas! ''Joyeux Noël! ~ Buon Natale! ~ Vrolijk Kerstfeest! ~ Frohe Weihnachten! ¡Feliz Navidad! ~ Feliz Natal! ~ Καλά Χριστούγεννα! ~ Hyvää Joulua! God Jul! ~ Glædelig Jul! ~ Linksmų Kalėdų! ~ Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus! Häid Jõule! ~ Wesołych Świąt! ~ Boldog Karácsonyt! ~ Veselé Vánoce! Veselé Vianoce! ~ Crăciun Fericit! ~ Sretan Božić! ~ С Рождеством! শুভ বড়দিন! ~ 圣诞节快乐！~ メリークリスマス！~ 메리 크리스마스! สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส!'' ~ Selamat Hari Natal! ~ Giáng sinh an lành! Весела Коледа! Hello, LuK3! Thank you for your work to maintain and improve Wikipedia! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 01:20, 24 December 2021 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove and leave other users this message by adding {{subst:Multi-language Season's Greetings}}
 * Thank you! --   LuK3      (Talk)   01:23, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 22
 Hello everyone, and welcome to the 22nd issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter. This issue will be covering new and updated user scripts from the past seven months (June through December 2021).

Got anything good? Tell us about your new, improved, old, or messed-up script here!

Featured script
 * LuckyRename, by Alexis Jazz, is this month's featured script. LuckyRename makes requesting file moves easier, and automates the many steps in file moving (including automatic replacement of existing usage). Give it a shot!

Updated scripts
 * SD0001: hide-reverted-edits has been updated to take into account changes in reversion tools like Twinkle and RedWarn.
 * Writ Keeper: massRollback.js has added a rollback-some option (missed in last issue).
 * ClaudineChionh: SkinSwitcher (a fork and update of Eizen's script) provides an options menu/toolbox/toolbar allowing users to view a given page in MediaWiki's default skins.

Pending requests
 * Mass-patrolling at Special:NewPages
 * Taking up the mantle of an almost completed peer review javascript bot
 * Restore the Wikipedia Citation Tool for Google Books
 * Autohighlighting specific characters (Greek)
 * ...and many more, all available at User scripts/Requests

Miscellaneous
 * User scripts/Ranking is a sortable table of Wikipedia's thousand-or-so most commonly used scripts; it includes their author, last modification date, installation count, and sometimes a short description.
 * Toolhub is a community managed catalog of software tools used in the Wikimedia movement. Technical volunteers can use Toolhub to document the tools that they create or maintain. All Wikimedians can use Toolhub to search for tools to help with their workflows and to create lists of useful tools to share with others.

New scripts
 * Ahecht:
 * draft-sorter sorts AfC drafts by adding WikiProject banners to their talk pages. It supersedes User:Enterprisey/draft-sorter, adding a few features and fixing some bugs.
 * massmove, a modified User:Plastikspork/massmove.js that adds a link to the left column, allows adding and removing both prefixes and suffixes.
 * watchlistcleaner removes missing pages (redlinks), redirects, pages you haven't edited recently, and/or pages you've never edited from your watchlist.
 * Awesome Aasim:
 * Infiniscroll adds infinite scrolling to user contributions, page histories, and log pages.
 * Quick create allows for the fast creation of red-linked pages with two clicks.
 * Caburum:
 * UTCclock adds a clock displaying the current UTC time.
 * Chlod:
 * CopiedTemplateEditor, mainly for CCI case handlers, allows graphically editing a talk page's copied templates.
 * DaxServer:
 * BooksToSfn adds a portlet link in Visual Editor's source mode editing, in main namespace articles or in the user's Sandbox. When clicked, it converts one inside a   tag block into an.
 * FlightTime:
 * OneClickArchiver is a custom version of User:Technical_13/Scripts/OneClickArchiver which doesn't prepend Clear to the top of each section on the archive page.
 * Jon Harald Søby:
 * diffedit enables editing directly from viewing a diff "when, for instance, you notice a tiny mistake deep into an article, and don't want to edit the entire article and re-find that one line to fix that tiny mistake".
 * warnOnLargeFile warns you if you're about to open a very large file (width/height >10,000px or file size >100 MB) from a file page.
 * JPxG:
 *  PressPass  adds a collection of tools for Newspapers.com including configurable automatic citation generation in five different formats.
 * CurrentSwitcher gives you links on the contribs page to hide duplicate entries, current revisions, rollbacks, huggles, twinkles, and redwarns.
 * TrackSum lets you automatically sum the lengths of tracks in templates like track listing and get total runtimes.
 * Nardog:
 * CopySectLink adds a button to copy the unencoded page title or section path next to each heading.
 * IPAInput allows you to type in IPA symbols by directly looking at an IPA key like Help:IPA/English and clicking on the symbols.
 * TemplatePreviewGuard warns when you try to use "Preview page with this template" with a page that doesn't transclude the template.
 * NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh:
 * ContribsTabVector adds "Contributions" and "Statistics" tabs to user and user talk pages on the Vector skin.
 * CopyvioChecker adds a "CopyvioCheck" tab to all pages, except Special (Vector skin only).
 * LiveDiffLink is a version of Equazcion's LiveDiffLink which shows a wikilink instead of a URL.
 * QuickDiff (by OneTwoThreeFall at Fandom) lets you quickly view any diff link on a wiki, whether on Recent Changes, contribs pages, history pages, the diff view itself, or elsewhere. For more information, view its page on Fandom.
 * Novem Linguae:
 * DetectSNG scans a list of 1,600 SNG keywords and displays them at the top of the article.
 * NotSoFast highlights recently created articles in the new pages feed, to discourage patrolling them too quickly.
 * UserRightsDiff concisely displays what perm was added or removed when viewing Special:UserRights.
 * VoteCounter displays a rough count of keeps and deletes at XFDs, RFCs, etc.
 * WatchlistAFD automatically watchlists the AFDs of any pages you AFC accept or NPP patrol, to help you calibrate your reviewing.
 * P.T.Đ:
 * TwinkleMobile enables Twinkle on mobile view (Minerva skin).
 * Qwerfjkl:
 * editRedirect adds a → link after redirects to edit them.
 * RegExTypoFix, a script for fixing typos, is a wrapper for User:Joeytje50/RETF.js.
 * talkback creates links after user talk page links like this: | |  (with the first linking to the user's contributions, and the latter giving the option of sending a talkback notice). It also adds a [] link next to section headers.
 * Rublov:
 * diff-link shows "copy" links on history and contributions pages that copy an internal link to the diff (e.g., Special:Diff/1026402230) to your clipboard when clicked.
 * Rummskartoffel:
 * auto-watchlist-expiry automatically watchlists every page you edit for a user-definable duration (you can still pick a different time using the dropdown, though).
 * generate pings generates the wikitext needed to ping all members of a category, up to 50 editors (the limit defined by MediaWiki).
 * share ExpandTemplates url allows for easy sharing of your inputs to Special:ExpandTemplates. It adds a button that, when clicked, copies a shareable URL to your exact invocation of the page, like this. Other editors do not need to have this script installed in order to access the URL generated.
 * show tag names shows the real names of tags next to their display names in places such as page revision histories or the watchlist.
 * Tol:
 * VisualEditor Citation Needed adds a button (under "Insert") in VisualEditor to add a citation needed tag.
 * Venkat TL:
 * ColourContrib color-codes the user contributions page so that pages you've edited last are sharply distinguished from pages where another editor was the last to edit the page.
 * Vukky:
 * StatusChanger is a fork of Enterprisey's Status Changer, which adds a UI to the script. (using Morebits, so you'll need to have Twinkle enabled to use it).

All in all, some very neat scripts were written in these last few months. Hoping to see many more in the next issue -- drop us a line on the talk page if you've been writing (or seeing) anything cool and good. Filling in for DannyS712, this has been jp×g. Take care, and merry Christmas! jp×g 07:30, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

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Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:09, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , thank you very much. Hope you have a great holiday season and a joyous new years. --   LuK3      (Talk)   22:28, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

Wanted to bring these diffs to your attention
Hello! I wanted to bring these    to your attention. It looks like you partially blocked this IP in the past, and just today, they've gone on a bit of a spree. I reverted their edits as they clearly aren't constructive, but just wanted to give you a heads up. If I should have handled this a different way, my apologies, just wanted to bring it to your attention. Thanks! Spf121188 (talk) 16:05, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , thanks for the message. I blocked that IP for 31 hours. Changing the /32 range to a full block would probably lead to collateral damage. Please let me know if you need anything else. --   LuK3      (Talk)   16:11, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2021).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Amalthea • Ihcoyc (deceased) • Kateshortforbob • Kirill Lokshin • Rifleman 82 • Ryan Norton • Wrp103

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Mr. Stradivarius



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Cabayi • Donald Albury • Enterprisey • Izno • Wugapodes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Opabinia regalis
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Casliber • David Fuchs • Newyorkbrad • SoWhy

Oversighter changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Cabayi • Donald Albury • Enterprisey • Izno • Wugapodes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Opabinia regalis
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Casliber • David Fuchs • Newyorkbrad • SoWhy

Guideline and policy news


 * Following consensus at the 2021 RfA review, the autopatrolled user right has been removed from the administrators user group; admins can grant themselves the autopatrolled permission if they wish to remain autopatrolled.


 * Additionally, consensus for proposal 6C of the 2021 RfA review has led to the creation of an administrative action review process. The purpose of this process will be to review individual administrator actions and individual actions taken by users holding advanced permissions.

Arbitration


 * Following the 2021 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee:, , , , , , ,.

Miscellaneous


 * The functionaries email list () will no longer accept incoming emails apart from those sent by list members and WMF staff. Private concerns, apart from those requiring oversight, should be directly sent to the Arbitration Committee.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:24, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

How we will see unregistered users
Hi!

You get this message because you are an admin on a Wikimedia wiki.

When someone edits a Wikimedia wiki without being logged in today, we show their IP address. As you may already know, we will not be able to do this in the future. This is a decision by the Wikimedia Foundation Legal department, because norms and regulations for privacy online have changed.

Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin will still be able to access the IP. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. Patrollers will also see part of the IP even without this user right. We are also working on better tools to help.

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Thank you. /Johan (WMF)

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Request to unprotect Katy Perry
Hello User:LuK3! May I request that you remove full protection from Katy Perry? The main issue at hand, the edit-warring over the lead image, has already been solved with an alternative solution that can be found on the talk page. Also, given that the other edit warrior has been exposed as a sock, I'm sure that there's no need to keep the article full protected at this point. Thank you and have a nice day! shanghai. talk to me 02:42, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , thanks for the message. I just downgraded the article back to the previous indefinite semi-protection. Thanks for letting me know! --   LuK3      (Talk)   02:53, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

High level of IP vandalism
There is a lot of vandalism going on at this article kirar. Would you mind having a look. Thanks. Dr.Pinsky (talk) 19:24, 5 January 2022

Revoke TPA
Hey could you revert the TPA of the IP you just blocked? IP is 190.22.77.48 ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 16:24, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , done, thanks for letting me know. --   LuK3      (Talk)   16:37, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * No problem! ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 17:50, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Revoke TPA
Hello Luke,

Could you revert the TPA of ip you just blocked, the ip is 46.177.143.114

This ip continues to remove block notice and on it says (Tags: Manual Revert, Revert, Possible vandalism)

Can you also Revoke the tpa of LefterisApos? Inapproiate use of Edit Summary

Chip3004 (talk) 01:44, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , I am re-adding your comment. The IP can remove block notices (not active unblock requests, see WP:BLANKING) from their own talk pages. Unless there is specific previous talk page abuse, which I do not see, they can remove those warnings and block templates. --   LuK3      (Talk)   12:54, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Edit war
User 194.146.156.12 suspected of edit warring. Nonsensical removal of content on the Kyrgyzstan page.
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Thanks 2A01:E0A:21C:3D20:F84A:A43D:9225:F4FF (talk) 15:12, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
 * IP editor, you can add a report at WP:ANEW. I will not make any administrative action in this dispute as I am WP:INVOLVED. --   LuK3      (Talk)   15:29, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Is "snowflake" a personal attack?
I simply suggested that the user Extorc is incapable of handling criticism. He has constantly edited pages concerning Bengal election and changed them to have a political bias. Nowhere did I insult him in any racist or sexist manner. 42.105.3.36 (talk) 14:19, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * IP editor, yes it is, please read WP:NPA. I would highly suggest using the article talk page to discuss potential changes, not resort to name-calling. --   LuK3      (Talk)   14:22, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Just FYI, I did not say anything to him on the article page, only on his user talk page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 42.105.3.36 (talk) 14:35, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * It doesn't matter if it is the article talk page or user talk page. WP:NPA applies to all namespaces. --   LuK3      (Talk)   14:39, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Just so you can recall, you false accused me of belonging to a "IT CELL" and editing for money saying that the IT CELL is desperate deploying 17 year olds to "vandalize" wikipedia. Extorc (talk) 17:53, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Vandalism on wiki pages
I have never vandalized wiki pages what so ever John wick assassin (talk) 16:37, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , this edit says otherwise. --   LuK3      (Talk)   16:38, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

My buddy logged on my account trying to get me banned
It was a buddy of mine that did that while logged onto my account trying to get it banned John wick assassin (talk) 16:39, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Your account is now blocked due to a possible compromised account. --   LuK3      (Talk)   16:42, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – February 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg AustralianRupert • Cimon Avaro • Euryalus • Jehochman • Nunh-huh
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg 28bytes

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg 28bytes



Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Evad37 • Galobtter
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ragesoss

Guideline and policy news
 * The Universal Code of Conduct enforcement guidelines have been published for consideration. Voting to ratify this guideline is planned to take place 7 March to 21 March. Comments can be made on the talk page.

Technical news
 * The user group  will be renamed   in around 3 weeks. This will not affect the name shown to users and is simply a change in the technical name of the user group. The change is being made for technical reasons. You can comment in Phabricator if you have objections.
 * The Reply Tool feature, which is a part of Discussion Tools, will be opt-out for everyone logged in or logged out starting 7 February 2022. Editors wishing to comment on this can do so in the relevant Village Pump discussion.

Arbitration
 * Community input is requested on several motions aimed at addressing discretionary sanctions that are no longer needed or overly broad.
 * The Arbitration Committee has published a generalised comment regarding successful appeals of sanctions that it can review (such as checkuser blocks).
 * A motion related to the Antisemitism in Poland case was passed following a declined case request.

Miscellaneous
 * Voting in the 2022 Steward elections will begin on 07 February 2022, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2022, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
 * Voting in the 2022 Community Wishlist Survey is open until 11 February 2022.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:01, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

WP:MOVE protection level?
Hi LuK3, thanks for protecting the WP:MOVE shortcut - I noticed that you semi-move-protected it, which as I understand it won't have any effect as non-autoconfirmed users can't move pages anyway. Should it be EC-move protected? :) Thanks, firefly  ( t · c ) 13:50, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , thanks for the heads up. I just upped the protection to administrator-only. Thanks for letting me know :) --   LuK3      (Talk)   13:53, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
 * No worries - and thanks! :) firefly  ( t · c ) 14:08, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

LTA
I don't know if Special:Contributions/2A02:C7F:A820:2400:E4E2:DE6A:A2E1:A093 is the same guy as the LTA on that range-block (/33 is too large for me to know without having taken a look at previous behaviour), but if they are, would you kindly either A) extend the scope of your range-block B) block this specific /64? They removed a CFD template and added a message in broken English on my talk page, if that's any help. Thanks, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 23:05, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , I just added that category to the list of blocked articles. You can let me know if they continue their disruption elsewhere. --   LuK3      (Talk)   23:26, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

Missed some edits
Hey! I've made some more requests for oversight that are the same as the edits you just oversighted. I wonder if this user is an LTA or just some kid who's bored. ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 02:41, 11 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Nevermind I got the answer. It's nate speed. ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 02:58, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Talk page access revoke
Hey! Could you revoke the TPA of 2A03:EF42:3:E517:E99E:F779:BD3D:CD6C? ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 18:32, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , editors can remove most content, including block templates and warnings, from their talk page, see WP:BLANKING. --   LuK3      (Talk)   18:34, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Ah ok. I just didn't think they were allowed to do that while they were blocked (since that isn't really the reason for them being able to user their talk page in the first place). Sounds good. ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 18:36, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

Redaction and Revdeling of email
In the thread about WMF's human rights declaration and the subsequent debacle of support for blind users, I noticed the email had been redacted. However, Guy Macon Alernate Account (who posted the comment in question) hadn't made any edits, and much of the recent edit history of the page had been revdel'd.

I'm not saying you did something wrong, but you were the last person to Revdel the page and you had made edits recently.

Can you tell me why you revdel'd those pages (and if you happened to be the one who redacted the email - why?).

Best regards, ☢️Plutonical☢️  ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵘⁿᶦᶜᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿˢ  19:45, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , thanks for the message. Email messages are actually copyrighted protected and historically have been revision deleted in the past. Both Emailing users and Harassment have more information regarding posting private email messages on Wikipedia. As far as I can tell, only the revisions that include the full email message have been revision deleted. The contents of those revisions have not been changed. I hope that clears it up. --   LuK3      (Talk)  


 * Thank you for the speedy response. I understand now. Have a good day. ☢️Plutonical☢️  ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵘⁿᶦᶜᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿˢ  20:06, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

WP:AFC Helper News
Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest. Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
 * The template db-afc-move has been created - this template is similar to db-move when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.

Quick note on User talk:Kain Gammeter
Thanks for removing the db tag, I was about to revert myself when I saw you removed the notice. Cheers Megan B....  It’s all coming to me till the end of time  17:19, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , no worries! --   LuK3      (Talk)   17:19, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Revert war with LTA
Thank God! You were my hero :) A09090091 (talk) 17:57, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

User:Landon hates Australia
Can you please revoke TPA for Landon hates Australia, due to this. Severe storm  28  23:13, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , if it is a one-off edit, I usually just revert and let it be. I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks for letting me know. --   LuK3      (Talk)   23:21, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Modussiccandi
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg BOZ • Brookie (deceased) • Jackmcbarn • Jamesday • Jonathunder • Master of Puppets • Saravask



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Callanecc

Oversighter changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Callanecc

Guideline and policy news
 * A RfC is open to change the wording of revision deletion criterion 1 to remove the sentence relating to non-infringing contributions.
 * A RfC is open to discuss prohibiting draftification of articles over 90 days old.

Technical news
 * The deployment of the reply tool as an opt-out feature, as announced in last month's newsletter, has been delayed to 7 March. Feedback and comments are being welcomed at Wikipedia talk:Talk pages project.
 * Special:Nuke will now allow the selection of standard deletion reasons to be used when mass-deleting pages. This was a Community Wishlist Survey request from 2022.
 * The ability to undelete the talk page when undeleting a page using Special:Undelete or the API will be added soon. This change was requested in the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey.

Arbitration
 * Several unused discretionary sanctions and article probation remedies have been rescinded. This follows the community feedback from the 2021 Discretionary Sanctions review.

Miscellaneous
 * The 2022 appointees for the Ombuds commission are Érico, Faendalimas, Galahad, Infinite0694, Mykola7, Olugold, Udehb and Zabe as regular members and Ameisenigel and JJMC89 as advisory members.
 * Following the 2022 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: AntiCompositeNumber, BRPever, Hasley, TheresNoTime, and Vermont.
 * The 2022 Community Wishlist Survey results have been published alongside the ranking of prioritized proposals.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:46, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

A message from 176.105.8.114
176.105.8.114 (talk) 18:54, 17 March 2022 (UTC) Hi. What was "unconstructive" in my edit? Specify where I'm wrong, please.
 * Your edit was a WP:BLP violation, it included no reliable sources and included personal commentary about the subject. All content, especially related to living people, should include reliable sources or it will be removed. --   LuK3      (Talk)   19:02, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Cameron Diaz
Hiya, six months semi seems a little excessive. Obviously someone has a lot of time on their hands, but I only set the pending changes an hour ago. They usually get bored or run out of IPs well before six months. Best, <b style="color: teal; font-family: Tahoma">HJ Mitchell</b> &#124; <span style="color: navy; font-family: Times New Roman" title="(Talk page)">Penny for your thoughts? 21:26, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for the note. I did 6 months due to the long protection history. This LTA tends to create new accounts so semi-protection is usually warranted. Having said that, I don't mind if you reduce the semi-protection or downgrade it to PC protection. --   LuK3      (Talk)   21:29, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
 * ... except you set it to full protection ... I've downgraded it to semi. For high-profile articles like this, I'd favour permanent semi, but that's just me ... Graham 87 03:36, 19 March 2022 (UTC)
 * , thanks for correcting that, I appreciate it. --   LuK3      (Talk)   12:43, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Changes on Lee Taemin page
Why are my changes reverted? The photos are not copyrighted and are appropriate unlike current one. There is no problem with my changes yet they are reverted and i got a warning about being block? Are you kidding me? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Forshinee (talk • contribs) 15:20, 22 March 2022 (UTC)


 * , there was consensus before your edits to use that image, according to Talk:Lee Tae-min. You are edit warring in your continuous change of the infobox image which you can get blocked for. Use the article talk page to discuss potential changes, not continue to revert and edit war. --   LuK3      (Talk)   15:44, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
 * okay. thank you finally i got information how can i ask for changes instead of just deleting mine! Forshinee (talk) 16:29, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Unprotection page
Can you unprotect this page to autoconfirmed user Susovan Sonu Roy, I want to edit this page. 117.226.160.32 (talk) 10:31, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * IP editor, it looks like that article was protected due to persistent block evasion. Perhaps, who placed the protection, could provide more information. --   LuK3      (Talk)   11:38, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, protected due to long-term attempts at promotion of a person not deemed to be notable at this time. If that person becomes notable, a trusted editor could submit the subject to articles for creation; if it was accepted, the protection would be removed. (in Columbo voice): Oh, and one more thing; it's pretty obvious that you are the LTA editor, so your partial block has been expanded to a full one. OhNo itsJamie  Talk 14:07, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

My edit on Taylor Hawkins
Hello, Luk3. I apologise if the source I added onto the Taylor Hawkins article was deprecated. I didn’t realise. Sorry about that. Best regards, ScrapheapNinjaShuriken77 15:10, 30 March 2022 (UTC)


 * , no worries! --   LuK3      (Talk)   15:12, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

New account of blocked user?
Hi LuK3, you blocked User:Pcexpressjv for their continued insertion of unsourced content on Cristina Possas and failure to respond to warnings, and a brand new user immediately showed up to make the exact same edits. I left a sock warning, but I now realise that may not have been the right thing to do if it is instead block evasion. Could you have a look? Thanks Melcous (talk) 22:09, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Firefly • Sdrqaz
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Ad Orientem
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Geschichte • Ryan Postlethwaite • Sabine's Sunbird • Wassupwestcoast



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

Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC is open proposing a change to the minimum activity requirements for administrators.

Technical news
 * Access to Special:RevisionDelete has been expanded to include users who have the  and   rights. This means that those in the Researcher user group and Checkusers who are not administrators can now access Special:RevisionDelete. The users able to view the special page after this change are the 3 users in the Researcher group, as there are currently no checkusers who are not already administrators.
 * When viewing deleted revisions or diffs on Special:Undelete a back link to the undelete page for the associated page is now present.

Arbitration
 * has been updated to reflect current practice following a motion.
 * A arbitration case regarding Skepticism and coordinated editing has been closed.
 * A arbitration case regarding WikiProject Tropical Cyclones has been opened.

Miscellaneous
 * Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines has closed, and the results were that 56.98% of voters supported the guidelines. The results of this vote mean the Wikimedia Foundation Board will now review the guidelines.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:13, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

Message to LuK3
Huh? Why were you blocking my sock puppet accounts? 50.200.184.11 (talk) 16:24, 11 April 2022

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you very much . --   LuK3      (Talk)   21:29, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

You're most welcome  Volten <span style="color:#00FF40	">001  <b style="color:tomato">☎</b> 03:29, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

A message from 208.69.184.59
Our race is human. The article refers to race, which is incorrect. Ethnicity is the correct term. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.69.184.59 (talk) 23:44, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
 * My warning on your talk page was in reference to your attempt at posting personal attacks. Either you stop or you will be blocked. --   LuK3      (Talk)   23:52, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
 * What the hell are you talking about? 208.69.184.59 (talk) 04:52, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * See Special:AbuseLog/32359594. --   LuK3      (Talk)   11:22, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

New administrator activity requirement
22:53, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

190.218.134.76
Might want to pull TPA. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:23, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
 * , done, thanks for letting me know. --   LuK3      (Talk)   00:43, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you kindly, glad to help. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:45, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

May I get talk page privileges restored for two hours on User talk:Carletteyt
Let's see if they're serious. (I almost did a spit-take on my keyboard when I saw your Costco bears. Sorry for not visiting before.) BusterD (talk) 14:07, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
 * , not sure if I pinged you but you can restore talk page access. However if they do continue any disruptive editing, I (or another administrator) will revoke it again. I hope the Costco bears gave you a warm welcome :). --   LuK3      (Talk)   16:13, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
 * A little anticipation worked out. They have little self-control but just when I'm ready to roll it up, they say something endearing. I'm going to keep at it and give them another week to think about it. The writing itself is cathartic. BusterD (talk) 18:58, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I am restoring talk page privileges permanently as of today after our mentoring session. I will monitor the situation and shut it down if it gets disruptive. If they can last a week with these privileges I'm going to ask for restoration of Userspace editing privileges so we can work in sandbox space prior to reentering draftspace. Their attitude is good but their willingness seems to indicate a less than fully mature approach to what we're doing. That may ultimately prove the tipping point. BusterD (talk) 17:58, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

Indian IPv6 range editing issue
There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Stricter block for Indian IPv6 ranges due to sockpuppetry. Thank you. Please take a look at the thread as you were the latest blocking admin for one of the ranges. — <b style="color:#29F">B.</b> <b style="color:red">L.</b> <b style="color:#080">I.</b> <b style="color:#808">R.</b> 00:50, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Excellent idea! :)    SN54129  12:18, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

User:Osama57 Help
I know I am doing this wrong...I am sorry...

User:Osama57 is a troll who posts knowingly incorrect images (ugly images) into fashion articles. The user profile openly says they do this and looking at their actions there are a steady stream of users telling them the images do not make sense or aren't cited and are not correct etc. Help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.63.157.32 (talk) 13:51, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
 * IP editor, that user has not edited in almost 5 years. I don't think a block is necessary right now. --   LuK3      (Talk)   14:02, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

TPA revoke
Hey I think you should revoke the TPA of the user you just blocked (Hatfu). ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 13:57, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
 * , done. Thanks for letting me know. --   LuK3      (Talk)   14:04, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Yep. Almost immediately after they were blocked, an IP vandalized my talk page. Probs coincidence, though I have to wonder who I've angered recently that they would resort to such things. Oh well. Thanks. ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 14:06, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

LACSD vandal
I was about to report the IP user on the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department article but realised you're an Admin. What is the procedure for an IP connected to the entity itself? PS: Awesome Costco bear! <3 UaMaol (talk) 20:27, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
 * , thanks for the message. I left them a final warning, they can be blocked if disruption continues. Unexplained content removal is considered vandalism which they can and will be blocked for. --   LuK3      (Talk)   20:38, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Colin M
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg David.Monniaux • Fribbler • Grue • Kpjas • West.andrew.g



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Ks0stm

Oversighter changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Ks0stm

Guideline and policy news
 * Following an RfC, a change has been made to the administrators inactivity policy. Under the new policy, if an administrator has not made at least 100 edits over a period of 5 years they may be desysopped for inactivity.
 * Following a discussion on the bureaucrat's noticeboard, a change has been made to the bureaucrats inactivity policy.

Technical news
 * The ability to undelete the associated talk page when undeleting a page has been added. This was the 11th wish of the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey.
 * A public status system for WMF wikis has been created. It is located at https://www.wikimediastatus.net/ and is hosted separately to WMF wikis so in the case of an outage it will remain viewable.

Arbitration
 * Remedy 2 of the St Christopher case has been rescinded following a motion. The remedy previously authorised administrators to place a ban on single-purpose accounts who were disruptively editing on the article St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine or related pages from those pages.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:34, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

Why did you remove my opinion on Ted Kacyski it was my opinion
I have the right to put on my freedom of speech on David you sensitive little elephant unfortunately some idiots like you can't respect that pig. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:CB00:261E:6E00:65E6:66D3:ACF3:1BB4 (talk) 19:20, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022
Hello ,

At the time of the last newsletter (No.26, September 2021), the backlog was 'only' just over 6,000 articles. In the past six months, the backlog has reached nearly 16,000, a staggering level not seen in several years. A very small number of users had been doing the vast majority of the reviews. Due to "burn-out", we have recently lost most of this effort. Furthermore, several reviewers have been stripped of the user right for abuse of privilege and the articles they patrolled were put back in the queue.

Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the talk page, but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant.

In the last 30 days, only 100 reviewers have made more than 8 patrols and only 50 have averaged one review a day. There are currently Special:ListUsers/patroller New Page Reviewers, but about a third have not had any activity in the past month. All administrators have this permission, but only about a dozen significantly contribute to NPP.

This means we have an active pool of about 450 to address the backlog. We cannot rely on a few to do most of the work as that inevitably leads to burnout. A fairly experienced reviewer can usually do a review in a few minutes. If every active reviewer would patrol just one article per day, the backlog would very quickly disappear.

If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, do suggest they help the effort by placing on their talk page.

If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.

To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here. Sent 05:18, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

User:Willthecreator20
Hi, I noticed your reversion of the edit that the user Willthecreator20 had made. I'm not sure about his/her previous edits or how to report them properly because at least to me they appear to be quite unconstructive if not even vandalism. 86.50.68.196 (talk) 08:18, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * IP editor, they have been warned regarding their unsourced additions. I'll keep an eye on them and will act accordingly if they continue. --   LuK3      (Talk)   10:34, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Conan O'ByGodThat'sALotOfEditing

 * , thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it. --   LuK3      (Talk)   13:24, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Sorry
Uhh well uhh we all get upset and be mean because of us getting upset so uh sorry Ashj12 (talk) 11:49, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Block Evasion of 2A00:5400:E053:5A64:0:0:0:0/64
Hello Luk3,

I'm giving you a heads up that is back and it is a block evasion of, I already reported  at WP:AIV Chip3004 (talk) 17:48, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
 * , I blocked them as well. Thanks for letting me know. --   LuK3      (Talk)   18:04, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Tamzin
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Barek • Darkwind • Geometry guy • ProcseeBot • RoyBoy • Sean Whitton • Valereee • Visorstuff • WAvegetarian
 * Pictogram voting rename.png →



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ivanvector

Guideline and policy news
 * Several areas of improvement collated from community member votes have been identified in the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines. The areas of improvement have been sent back for review and you are invited to provide input on these areas.

Technical news
 * Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access Special:Block directly from user pages.
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:55, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
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From the Birthday Committee,  Comr Melody Idoghor  (talk)  12:50, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

John Travolta
Hello, LuK3,

This article might need longer protection. There is an IP vandal, who originally was always from Louisville, KY, who posted this exact same nonsense on random male celebrities' articles and even some on bios of U.S. Presidents from the 19th century. They have different vandalistic content for female celebrities that involves sexual violence. Any way, it looks like they have relocated, at least temporarily, to Louisiana but they are devoted to their same warnings about famous men who are "monsters" and ravish young women. You think they'd get bored and move on but we are not so lucky.

I hope you are having a good weekend in spite of the clean up work. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 22:34, 11 June 2022 (UTC)


 * I see that you blocked several different sockpuppets of this guy so you are familiar with this LTA. But I'll leave this message here any way, just pay attention to the last sentence then! Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 22:42, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for the note. I'm fine with any change to the article protection that you deem appropriate. I'm basically playing whack-a-mole at this point with them bouncing around to different articles. Thanks again. --   LuK3      (Talk)   23:39, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * And they returned, almost to the minute, when the protection expired. Typically, they just move on to a different article but they have it in for Travolta. Currently, the article is now protected for a month. Their current IP geolocates to Atlanta, GA so they might be on a trip. I wish they would just forget about us for a while. You would think these trolls would get bored and find new hobbies, but, alas, no. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 23:31, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * , thanks for that. They also have an infatuation with one of the Founding Fathers. I would definitely keep an eye out for those types of articles. --   LuK3      (Talk)   23:51, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Big problem
Hi, there is a page but it is called "Hans & Gretel". But the correct name should be Hamster instead of Hans. I did this because the name was vandalised to say the N-word. I moved it to "Hans & Gretel". But it should be "Hamster & Gretel.". I tried to do that but I can't move it anymore. Please resolve this, Bigeshjen (talk) 11:55, 16 June 2022 (UTC)Bigeshjen
 * , I believe the redirect mess has been fixed. --   LuK3      (Talk)   11:58, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, I just fixed it. Have a nice day! Bigeshjen (talk) 11:59, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

A message from 2404:E80:90EF:0:806C:1F65:D8F6:CBE9
My edit to gender binary. I was removing incorrect information, the pronouns listed are not valid and are not accepted in the English language.

2404:E80:90EF:0:806C:1F65:D8F6:CBE9 (talk) 13:38, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Discuss your edits on the talk page, do not keep reverting other editors. What you are doing is considered edit warring which is a blockable offense. --   LuK3      (Talk)   13:54, 17 June 2022 (UTC)