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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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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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Administrators' newsletter – September 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2018). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg None
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Asterion • Crisco 1492 • KF • Kudpung • Liz • Randykitty • Spartaz
 * Pictogram voting rename.png →

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Amorymeltzer • Mr. Stradivarius • MusikAnimal • MSGJ • TheDJ • Xaosflux

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a "stop-gap" discussion, six users have temporarily been made interface administrators while discussion is ongoing for a more permanent process for assigning the permission. Interface administrators are now the only editors allowed to edit sitewide CSS and JavaScript pages, as well as CSS/JS pages in another user's userspace. Previously, all administrators had this ability. The right can be granted and revoked by bureaucrats.

Technical news
 * Because of a data centre test you will be able to read but not edit the wikis for up to an hour on 12 September and 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time. The time when you can't edit might be shorter than an hour.
 * Some abuse filter variables have changed. They are now easier to understand for non-experts. The old variables will still work but filter editors are encouraged to replace them with the new ones. You can find the list of changed variables on mediawiki.org. They have a note which says . An example is   which is now.
 * Abuse filters can now use how old a page is. The variable is.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee has resolved to perform a round of Checkuser and Oversight appointments. The usernames of all applicants will be shared with the Functionaries team, and they will be requested to assist in the vetting process. The deadline to submit an application is 23:59 UTC, 12 September, and the candidates that move forward will be published on-wiki for community comments on 18 September.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:23, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Please review the deletion of Octopus Energy
Originally deleted due to a lack of reliable sources, there is now significant UK national press coverage on both Google News and Highbeam. Thanks. Petemiller-uk (talk) 12:40, 12 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Petemiller-uk: if you feel there are sufficient reliable sources to meet the notability criteria then feel free to write an article. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 16:14, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

Hama Revenge Massacre
This is related to your action: deletion of article: Hama Revenge Massacre. The article had limited content nevertheless was significant and should be part of massacres that have been recorded in Syria. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MMXVI (talk • contribs) 09:03, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
 * MMXVI: if you feel there are sufficient reliable sources to meet the notability criteria then feel free to write an article. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 16:17, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

Anusha Gunasekera
Please restore Anusha Gunasekera as i wanted to make a lot more improvements and make it more notable so restore it if you are a true wikipedian. 175.157.166.179 (talk) 13:22, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Maybe but you haven’t edited since May. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 16:19, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2018). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Justlettersandnumbers • L235
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Bgwhite • HorsePunchKid • J Greb • KillerChihuahua • Rami R • Winhunter

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Cyberpower678 • Deryck Chan • Oshwah • Pharos • Ragesoss • Ritchie333

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Guerillero • NativeForeigner •  Snowolf • Xeno

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a request for comment, the process for appointing interface administrators has been established. Currently only existing admins can request these rights, while a new RfC has begun on whether it should be available to non-admins.
 * There is an open request for comment on Meta regarding the creation a new user group for global edit filter management.

Technical news
 * Partial blocks should be available for testing in October on the Test Wikipedia and the Beta-Cluster. This new feature allows admins to block users from editing specific pages and in the near-future, namespaces and uploading files. You can expect more updates and an invitation to help with testing once it is available.
 * The Foundations' Anti-Harassment Tools team is currently looking for input on how to measure the effectiveness of blocks. This is in particular related to how they will measure the success of the aforementioned partial blocks.
 * Because of a data centre test, you will be able to read but not edit the Wikimedia projects for up to an hour on 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee has, by motion, amended the procedure on functionary inactivity.
 * The community consultation for 2018 CheckUser and Oversight appointments has concluded. Appointments will be made by October 11.
 * Following a request for comment, the size of the Arbitration Committee will be decreased to 13 arbitrators, starting in 2019. Additionally, the minimum support percentage required to be appointed to a two-year term on ArbCom has been increased to 60%. ArbCom candidates who receive between 50% and 60% support will be appointed to one-year terms instead.
 * Nominations for the 2018 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission are being accepted until 12 October. These are the editors who help run the ArbCom election smoothly. If you are interested in volunteering for this role, please consider nominating yourself.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:13, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

Question, deletion of article "Roccor"
I just saw that you deleted the article "Roccor" and am disappointed with the decision. I am struggling to understand the WP:NCORP terms and believe that the references listed are consistent with dozens of other similar organizations (small NewSpace startups) that are published and thriving on Wikipedia. I respect the work Wikipedia editors do to ensure that the content remains notable and believe this to be a very important aspect of the site. As such, I wrote the Roccor article in a manner I considered to be factual, brief and not as an advertisement one would see in the "yellow pages". I request that you reinstate the article so I can continue to work on this article to bring it up to the standards the Wikipedia team deems as appropriate. I would be happy to reconnect with you in near future to receive further feedback on proposed changes. Thanks bld175 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bld175 (talk • contribs) 18:58, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2018).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Sir Sputnik
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Kudpung • Liz • Lourdes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Everyking • Jackmcbarn

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Dinoguy1000

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg AGK • Ivanvector • Stwalkerster • TonyBallioni

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Amorymeltzer • Oshwah • TonyBallioni • Vanamonde93
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Keilana

Guideline and policy news
 * A request for comment determined that non-administrators will not be able to request interface admin access.
 * A request for comment is in progress to determine whether the Mediation Committee should be closed and marked as historical.
 * A village pump discussion has been ongoing about whether the proposed deletion policy (PROD) should be clarified or amended.
 * A request for comment is in progress to determine whether pending changes protection should be applied automatically to today's featured article (TFA) in order to mitigate a recent trend of severe image vandalism.

Technical news
 * Partial blocks is now available for testing on the Test Wikipedia. The new functionality allows you to block users from editing specific pages. Bugs may exist and can be reported on the local talk page or on Meta. A discussion regarding deployment to English Wikipedia will be started by community liaisons sometime in the near future.
 * A user script is now available to quickly review unblock requests.
 * The 2019 Community Wishlist Survey is now accepting new proposals until November 11, 2018. The results of this survey will determine what software the Wikimedia Foundation's Community Tech team will work on next year. Voting on the proposals will take place from November 16 to November 30, 2018. Specifically, there is a proposal category for admins and stewards that may be of interest.

Arbitration
 * Eligible editors will be invited to nominate themselves as candidates in the 2018 Arbitration Committee Elections starting on November 4 until November 13. Voting will begin on November 19 and last until December 2.
 * The Arbitration Committee's email address has changed to arbcom-en@wikimedia.org. Other email lists, such as functionaries-en and clerks-l, remain unchanged.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:18, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

Threatin
I'm contacting you as you closed the review at Articles for deletion/Threatin and I want to recreate it. Threatin has now received a lot of press after it was revealed that he used faked concert footage, bought likes, created a fake booking company et.c. et.c. to be able to book a tour.BBC: Threatin: 'Fake fanbase' band to play planned Belfast gigThe Independent: Threatin: Los Angeles band reportedly faked Facebook fanbase to book UK showsNME: ‘Fake band’ Threatin just played a UK tour to… pretty much no-oneMetro: LA band Threatin ‘fake’ fanbase to land UK tour – and no one attendsBBC: Threatin 'fake fanbase' band cancels Belfast gigBelfast Telegraph: Performance by 'fake band' at Belfast Empire cancelled last minute // Liftarn (talk) 07:58, 12 November 2018 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2018).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Galobtter
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Orangemike
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg BorgQueen •  Davidruben • Ocee • Revolving Bugbear • Theda • There'sNoTime • Timc • Tijuana Brass • Tristessa de St Ange

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Addshore



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Joe Roe • SilkTork
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Euryalus • Newyorkbrad • There'sNoTime

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg AGK • Joe Roe • SilkTork
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Euryalus • Newyorkbrad • There'sNoTime

Guideline and policy news
 * There are a number of new or changed speedy deletion criteria, each previously part of WP:CSD:
 * G14 (new): Disambiguation pages that disambiguate only zero or one existing pages are now covered under the new G14 criterion (discussion). This is db-disambig; the text is unchanged and candidates may be found in Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as unnecessary disambiguation pages.
 * R4 (new): Redirects in the file namespace (and no file links) that have the same name as a file or redirect at Commons are now covered under the new R4 criterion (discussion).  This is db-redircom; the text is unchanged.
 * G13 (expanded): Userspace drafts containing only the default Article Wizard text are now covered under G13 along with other drafts (discussion). Such blank drafts are now eligible after six months rather than one year, and taggers continue to use db-blankdraft.
 * The Wikimedia Foundation now requires all interface administrators to enable two-factor authentication.
 * Members of the Bot Approvals Group (BAG) are now subject to an activity requirement. After two years without any bot-related activity (e.g. operating a bot, posting on a bot-related talk page), BAG members will be retired from BAG following a one-week notice.

Technical news
 * Starting on December 13, the Wikimedia Foundation security team implemented new password policy and requirements. Privileged accounts (administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, interface administrators, bots, edit filter managers/helpers, template editors, et al.) must have a password at least 10 characters in length . All accounts must have a password:
 * At least 8 characters in length
 * Not in the 100,000 most popular passwords (defined by the [//github.com/wikimedia/password-blacklist Password Blacklist library])
 * Different from their username
 * User accounts not meeting these requirements will be prompted to update their password accordingly. More information is available on MediaWiki.org.
 * Blocked administrators may now block the administrator that blocked them. This was done to mitigate the possibility that a compromised administrator account would block all other active administrators, complementing the removal of the ability to unblock oneself outside of self-imposed blocks. A request for comment is currently in progress to determine whether the blocking policy should be updated regarding this change.
 * Copyvio-revdel now has a link to open the history with the RevDel checkboxes already filled in.

Arbitration
 * Following the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee:, , , , ,.

Miscellaneous
 * Accounts continue to be compromised on a regular basis. Evidence shows this is entirely due to the accounts having the same password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately.
 * Around 22% of admins have enabled two-factor authentication, up from 20% in June 2018. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider doing so. Regardless of whether you use 2FA, please practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2019). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Enterprisey • JJMC89
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg BorgQueen
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Harro5 • Jenks24 • Graft • R. Baley

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svgprisey

Guideline and policy news
 * A request for comment is currently open to reevaluate the activity requirements for administrators.
 * Administrators who are blocked have the technical ability to block the administrator who blocked their own account. A recent request for comment has amended the blocking policy to clarify that this ability should only be used in exceptional circumstances, such as account compromises, where there is a clear and immediate need.
 * A request for comment closed with a consensus in favor of deprecating The Sun as a permissible reference, and creating an edit filter to warn users who attempt to cite it.

Technical news
 * A discussion regarding an overhaul of the format and appearance of Requests for page protection is in progress (permalink). The proposed changes will make it easier to create requests for those who are not using Twinkle. The workflow for administrators at this venue will largely be unchanged. Additionally, there are plans to archive requests similar to how it is done at WP:PERM, where historical records are kept so that prior requests can more easily be searched for.

Miscellaneous
 * Voting in the 2019 Steward elections will begin on 08 February 2019, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 28 February 2019, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
 * A new IRC bot is available that allows you to subscribe to notifications when specific filters are tripped. This requires that your IRC handle be identified.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:15, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:54, 11 February 2019 (UTC)

Ask a question...
Sir, Why you deleted "Hammad Safi" article? Ahsan Raza Bajwa (talk) 03:49, 24 January 2019 (UTC)

Looking to reinstate a page titled "Rashidah De Vore" deleted by you 8 March 2015. The person in question has since started several media corporations, one of which is the first entertainment streaming service and social media hybrid with a focus on Black entertainment. --Rara2538 (talk) 21:43, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

Deletion review for Rashidah De Vore
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Rashidah De Vore. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Rara2538 (talk) 23:35, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

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

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Evad37
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg There'sNoTime
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Alex Shih • Brian • Mushroom • Nakon • Oscarthecat • PeruvianLlama • Ragib • Reaper Eternal • Rossami • Tom

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Evad37 • Galobtter
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ritchie333



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg There'sNoTime
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Keegan • Ks0stm

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg There'sNoTime
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ks0stm • Sphilbrick

Guideline and policy news
 * The RfC on administrator activity requirements failed to reach consensus for any proposal.
 * Following discussions at the Bureaucrats' noticeboard and Wikipedia talk:Administrators, an earlier change to the restoration of adminship policy was reverted. If requested, bureaucrats will not restore administrator permissions removed due to inactivity if there have been five years without a logged administrator action; this "five year rule" does not apply to permissions removed voluntarily.

Technical news
 * A new tool is available to help determine if a given IP is an open proxy/VPN/webhost/compromised host.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee announced two new OTRS queues. Both are meant solely for cases involving private information; other cases will continue to be handled at the appropriate venues (e.g., WP:COIN or WP:SPI).
 *  has been set up to receive private evidence related to abusive paid editing.
 *  has been set up to receive private requests for CheckUser. For instance, requests for IP block exemption for anonymous proxy editing should now be sent to this address instead of the functionaries-en list.

Miscellaneous
 * Following the 2019 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Base, Einsbor, Jon Kolbert, Schniggendiller, and Wim b.

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

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Reaper Eternal • ThaddeusB
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Bogdangiusca • Christopher Parham • Necrothesp • Schneelocke • Siroxo • Sarah
 * Pictogram voting rename.png →

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Mr. Stradivarius

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg DeltaQuad
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Kingturtle

Technical news
 * In Special:Preferences under "Appearance" → "Advanced options", there is now an option to show a confirmation prompt when clicking on a rollback link.
 * The Wikimedia Foundation's Community health initiative plans to design and build a new user reporting system to make it easier for people experiencing harassment and other forms of abuse to provide accurate information to the appropriate channel for action to be taken. Please see meta:Community health initiative/User reporting system consultation 2019 to provide your input on this idea.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee clarified that the General 1RR prohibition for Palestine-Israel articles may only be enforced on pages with the ARBPIA 1RR editnotice edit notice.

Miscellaneous
 * Two more administrator accounts were compromised. Evidence has shown that these attacks, like previous incidents, were due to reusing a password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately. All admins are strongly encouraged to enable two-factor authentication, please consider doing so. Please always practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.
 * As a reminder, according to WP:NOQUORUM, administrators looking to close or relist an AfD should evaluate a nomination that has received few or no comments as if it were a proposed deletion (PROD) prior to determining whether it should be relisted.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:57, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

Socks redundancy
Your latest edit "who got their name from the bobby socks ..". It already explains that at the bottom of the paragraph along with the term sock hop. Slight Smile 20:08, 21 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Actually it's fine like that. All this arguing earlier making me jittery. Slight Smile 20:13, 21 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Ah, I was just composing a reply, Slightsmile. It explains more directly where the term ‘bobby soxers’ is derived from (and summarises the source). We can tweak the wording a bit, no problem. I’ll hunt around for a source for the dancing in school gymnasiums bit. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 20:19, 21 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm sure the wording is fine, I was bit quick to react. Jpgordon added a source for the gymnasiums but is concerned that the source postdates the article. Slight Smile 20:25, 21 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, the Jpgordon source is dated 2017 so the concern is that the author has copied from Wikipedia. We’ll have to find one that predates July 2008 when that bit was introduced into the article. :) --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 20:33, 21 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I sure we'll find one. We wouldn't want his majesty the boss to get upset again. Slight Smile 20:42, 21 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Would be nice to find out what a flop dance is. Slight Smile 20:46, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

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

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg HickoryOughtShirt?4 • RexxS
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Necrothesp
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Bratsche • Kyle Barbour • Kzollman • Madman

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

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Primefac

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Reaper Eternal

Guideline and policy news
 * A request for comment concluded that creating pages in the portal namespace should be restricted to autoconfirmed users.
 * Following a request for comment, the subject-specific notability guideline for pornographic actors and models (WP:PORNBIO) was removed; in its place, editors should consult WP:ENT and WP:GNG.

Technical news
 * XTools Admin Stats, a tool to list admins by administrative actions, has been revamped to support more types of log entries such as AbuseFilter changes. Two additional tools have been integrated into it as well: Steward Stats and Patroller Stats.

Arbitration
 * In response to the continuing compromise of administrator accounts, the Arbitration Committee passed a motion amending the procedures for return of permissions (diff). In such cases, the committee will review all available information to determine whether the administrator followed "appropriate personal security practices" before restoring permissions; administrators found failing to have adequately done so will not be resysopped automatically.  All current administrators have been notified of this change.
 * Following a formal ratification process, the arbitration policy has been amended (diff). Specifically, the two-thirds majority required to remove or suspend an arbitrator now excludes (1) the arbitrator facing suspension or removal, and (2) any inactive arbitrator who does not respond within 30 days to attempts to solicit their feedback on the resolution through all known methods of communication.

Miscellaneous
 * A request for comment is currently open to amend the community sanctions procedure to exclude non XfD or CSD deletions.
 * A proposal to remove pre-2009 indefinite IP blocks is currently open for discussion.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:37, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

Page protection removal

 * Hello sir I have a doubt about the history of an article Ohanna Shivanand and I want to know that article as you had use the page protection due to NPOv and BLp and vandalism from mass ip's. But the article page protection has been removed. AR.Dmg (talk) 12:57, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Hello . As you say, I protected the page; this was for a limited time, four days. If disruptive editing resumes, request further protection at WP:Requests for page protection. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 13:07, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Sorry sir. I extremely sorry. It wasn't visible to me. That it was for just for 4 days.AR.Dmg (talk) 13:13, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

Help required

 * hello sir I need 2 assistance from you. I want to create an article on singer Shrey Singhal where requires admins approval. I assure you. I will follow and abide the Wikipedia Blp and also notability. And also sir, I want to request permission. What should I do for that. Are my contribution enough on Wikipedia. And my request will be considered. It would be a great if you reply me with your valuable feedback. AR.Dmg (talk) 13:24, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Hello Given the history of the Shrey Singhal page (it has been deleted four times and protected against recreation), I would suggest that you use the Articles for creation process: create your article at Draft:Shrey Singhal and when it is finished, submit it for review by adding the code  to the top of the draft or user page. Permissions may be requested at WP:Requests for permissions; this page lists the permissions available and the requirements for each. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 14:45, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

Hi could you please look at the other protection ones to Dipika Kakar and Yeh Hai
Hi please look at the Dipika Kakar and Yeh Hai Mohabbatien page protection nomiating please Requests for page protection
 * Looks like these have been taken care of. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 07:04, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

Amethi Lok Sabha
For Amethi Lok Sabha result, the wiki page accounts only for about 805,000 votes cast in 2014. Total votes cast = 940,000. What happened to the remaining 135,000 votes? Independents may account for 10-15 thousand of those votes but not for 135,000 votes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.92.160.115 (talk) 20:32, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, you’re quite right. The votes don’t add up to the turnout. We’ll have to find a source and see what it says. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 20:40, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
 * It looks as though the figures for votes are provisional ones and need updating. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 21:16, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

Disruptive IP
Hello Malcolmxl5

This IP has already been blocked several times  (for months and even a year). I really doubt he's gonna start doing constructive edits when his block once again expires. Imho he should just get banned. All of his edits have been disruptive/vandalism. --HistoryofIran (talk) 22:23, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi HistoryofIran. That is an, er, impressive block log. He has a similar one at this IPv6 64/ subnet (interestingly, I see I blocked him three years ago). Ban discussions (WP:CBAN)are generally held at WP:AN though bans of editors using only IP addresses are rare. If you feel you can put together a case for a ban, go for it. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 09:56, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

Dominic Breazeale
Hey i don't mean to come off as rude but I had asked for the dominic breazel page to be edited, and I said to remove that we has knocked out by deontay wilder, you responded done, but i looked at the page but not only has the page not been editied but now it was posted how fast the KO was. Im a huge boxing fan especially of deontay wilders, but I just don't think it's fair for the main highlight of dominic to be his failures on his wiki page. If the page could not have been edited I would've also accepted you saying that it can not be done. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Manishverma1078 (talk • contribs) 03:30, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Manishverma1078, I removed the sentence from the lead as you requested (see here) but it was added back by another editor here. Such is the way of a Wiki! I’ve had a go at a compromise form of wording here, let see if that sticks. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 10:29, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

I appreciate the edit, I also apologize for assuming you ignored making the edit originally, I have no problems stating the facts, it's just that these men put their souls into their craft and the media will already broadcast their activities, failures especially, so I just though it fair that maybe other things be seen as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Manishverma1078 (talk • contribs) 21:53, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

Woohoo
Malcolmxl5 what's up? I'm watching my kid play Zelda, which is a lot of fun, and drinking some bourbon. You? Drmies (talk) 01:06, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
 * It’s two in the morning here and I’ve been playing whack-a-mole! --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:11, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Hmm you sound like a young person. I think I might have some ice cream, cause you know being called "cuckold" in barely coherent English is just really hurting my feelings: I might just give up Wikipedia editing altogether. Haha take care. Drmies (talk) 01:14, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't usually play video games. This one was interesting. Cheers! - Co<b style="color: #003878;">rb</b><b style="color: #145073;">ie</b><b style="color: #006E0D">V</b>  ☊ ☼ 03:23, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
 * It was entertaining! I haven’t had one of those for a while. :) --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 10:27, 25 May 2019 (UTC)

Ananya Pandey
Hi admin, will you please see this article as it was redirected and you locked it and it was redirected as a result after discussion takes place at Articles for deletion/Ananya Panday, and redirect is removed without any discussion at talk page. This BLP is failing WP:NACTOR as only one released movie she have right now. 122.8.238.126 (talk) 16:56, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Its done now. 122.8.238.126 (talk) 18:16, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I’m glad it’s sorted. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 18:43, 26 May 2019 (UTC)

Piaa bajpai
Hi Can we use a better picture for Piaa bajpai profile page? Vixen3 (talk) 01:34, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
 * If there is a better picture with the appropriate license, then yes! Make a request to replace the existing picture with the new one on the article talk page using this template edit request. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 02:06, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

Problem User
User you just blocked is making nuisance unblock requests. Can you pull the plug on their talk page?Crboyer (talk) 05:30, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Crboyer, I think we’re done. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 05:34, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

Shetty & Bunt (community)
Hi, why is the content on “shetty” & “Bunt” community, I cited with source is being taken down  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.77.206.226 (talk) 16:16, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I can’t speak for the content but I can say that those pages were subjected to edit-warring and protected to stop the edit-warring. The disputed content must now be discussed on the article talk pages and consensus found as to what to include. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 16:28, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

@Malcolmxl5: Both the other editors Sitush & Linguisticgeek seem too close to a the subject & are therefore trying hide the facts from Wikipedia. Kindly look at the below info

The following article “http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/shetty-brother-in-a-bind-over-false-sc-certificate/958780/“ clearly states that shettys & Bunts of Karnataka come under Backward class. Infact, Bunts of Maharashtra come under Scheduled caste. So, why are they removing it? To add further proof, let’s look at the Bunt community name, as cited in the stable Wikipedia version. They are also called “Nadava”. The “Nadava” community comes under OBC list as given in the official Indian government website “http://www.ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/karnataka.pdf” So, clearly all the shettys including the Bunts come under OBC category as cited in Official Indian Government Websites data too.

I also request you to have a look at the conversation between Linguisticgeek & Sitush. One of their conversation goes like this ”Let’s flush it out one way or another”. It clearly shows their bias. Look at the facts, I presented & make them edit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.77.209.14 (talk) 08:26, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

Bunt Community
Hi,My article on “Bunt community” & “shetty” was attributed properly with quotes. Why is it being removed time & again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.77.209.14 (talk) 07:45, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

Malcolmxl5: Both the other editors Sitush & Linguisticgeek seem too close to a the subject & are therefore trying hide the facts from Wikipedia. Kindly look at the below info

The following article “http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/shetty-brother-in-a-bind-over-false-sc-certificate/958780/“ clearly states that shettys & Bunts of Karnataka come under Backward class. Infact, Bunts of Maharashtra come under Scheduled caste. So, why are they removing it? To add further proof, let’s look at the Bunt community name, as cited in the stable Wikipedia version. They are also called “Nadava”. The “Nadava” community comes under OBC list as given in the official Indian government website “http://www.ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/karnataka.pdf” So, clearly all the shettys including the Bunts come under OBC category as cited in Official Indian Government Websites data too.

I also request you to have a look at the conversation between Linguisticgeek & Sitush. One of their conversation goes like this ”Let’s flush it out one way or another”. It clearly shows their bias. Look at the facts, I presented & make them edit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.77.209.14 (talk) 08:27, 4 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Discuss your proposed edits with other editors on the article talk page. Try and see if you can come to a compromise that everyone can accept. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 21:03, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

Just curious
I'm wondering what brought certain edits to my user talk page to your attention, and why you decided to revision delete them after all these years. While it's hardly the most active user talk page on the project, those were pretty deeply buried entries. Risker (talk) 16:33, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Risker, an Adminbot is unblocking IP addresses that were blocked indefinitely in 2008 or earlier. I was looking through 50 or so of the unblocked IP addresses and came across one that had made one of those edits to your talk page. I revision deleted it, checked the history of the page and revision deleted a few more. There’s no need for anyone to be able see that kind of thing, even after all these years. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 20:52, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for responding, Malcolm. Really happy to hear about the adminbot doing all that unblocking.  I'm not bothered one way or the other about the stuff that's been revdeleted (as you could probably guess, since I hadn't done anything about it in 10 years), but I certainly don't mind it being "gone". It's great that you're following up behind the adminbots to address any "surprises".  Risker (talk) 21:04, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

King in the North
Hi Malcolmxl5! I hope you're doing well! It's good to talk to you yet again! ;-) I just wanted to let you know that I extended the duration of the semi-protection that you applied to the King in the North article to one year. Looking at the edit history beyond the last year, pretty much all of the edits made by anonymous users and non-confirmed accounts have been vandalism. I figured that setting a duration of this length would be more beneficial. Since you applied the protection originally, I just wanted to let you know what I did in case you have any questions, concerns, or objections. If you do, please let me know (just ping me in your response here) and I'll be happy to discuss it with you and come to a solution that we both are okay with. :-) I doubt that you'll care too much, but I figured I'd let you know just in case. ;-) Cheers -  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   07:56, 6 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Ey up Oshwah, not seen you in ages! No problem with the protection. How are you? --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 13:29, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I know! It's been a long time! Not bad... I recently had to take some time away from Wikipedia to take care of some personal obligations and life events, but I'm back and doing okay now. Nothing terrible; just stuff I had to dedicate my full attention to and get done. How about yourself? :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   13:55, 6 June 2019 (UTC)


 * I’m well, Oshwah. I’ve just been enjoying a cup of tea and a fat rascal, life is good! :) --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 15:47, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Awesome! Your description of what you're enjoying just made me hungry. I think it's time for me to cook up an Omelette! ;-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   15:54, 6 June 2019 (UTC)

IP post
Hey, i reverted this IP post. If you think it was legit, then my apologies. Best. ---Wikaviani  (talk) (contribs)  15:07, 6 June 2019 (UTC)

Judging by this, Ip does not sound like a constructive editor ... ---Wikaviani  (talk) (contribs)  15:15, 6 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Not sure what it’s about, Wikaviani, but I expect it’ll resolve itself in due course. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 15:52, 6 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Let's hope so;-) Btw, good appetite to you and ! Take care. ---Wikaviani  (talk)  (contribs)  16:43, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * LOL, thanks Wikaviani! :-D  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   16:44, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Quite welcome mate :-)) ---Wikaviani  (talk) (contribs)  16:45, 6 June 2019 (UTC)

User:Legomaster is a troll
Hmmm. Three minutes from creating an account to being blocked indefinitely. That’s got to be a record. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 18:53, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Lol ! indeffed within 3 minutes ?? never seen that yet for my part ! ---Wikaviani  (talk) (contribs)  19:10, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I was bit slow, he got five edits away! --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 19:16, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Haha, yeah, really, try to get'em faster next time ! ---Wikaviani  (talk) (contribs)  19:25, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2019). Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC seeks to clarify whether WP:OUTING should include information on just the English Wikipedia or any Wikimedia project.
 * An RfC on WT:RfA concluded that Requests for adminship and bureaucratship are discussions seeking to build consensus.
 * An RfC proposal to make the templates for discussion (TfD) process more like the requested moves (RM) process, i.e. "as a clearinghouse of template discussions", was closed as successful.

Technical news
 * The CSD feature of Twinkle now allows admins to notify page creators of deletion if the page had not been tagged. The default behavior matches that of tagging notifications, and replaces the ability to open the user talk page upon deletion.  You can customize which criteria receive notifications in your Twinkle preferences: look for Notify page creator when deleting under these criteria.
 * Twinkle's d-batch (batch delete) feature now supports deleting subpages (and related redirects and talk pages) of each page. The pages will be listed first but use with caution!  The und-batch (batch undelete) option can now also restore talk pages.

Miscellaneous
 * The previously discussed unblocking of IP addresses indefinitely-blocked before 2009 was approved and has taken place.
 * The 2019 talk pages consultation produced a report for Phase 1 and has entered Phase 2.

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Anoka Primrose Abeyrathne
Thanks for your help on this. Given the use of a long-dormant account, do you think I should request the protection be raised to ECP? BubbaJoe123456 (talk) 14:40, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Let’s see how it goes, BubbaJoe123456. A few we can cope with but if it becomes a flood then we’ll up protection to ECP. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 14:56, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Will Adams (rapper)
While I have no opinion as to whether Will Adams (rapper) is protected or not, what's the justification for keeping it? It doesn't fulfill any of the purposes of redirects.-- <u style="color:#00F">Laun <u style="color:#00F">chba <u style="color:#00F">ller 23:00, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Launchballer, I have no real opinion on that but there are now 20 or so double redirects that need to be sorted before anything is done with it. EmausBot will do this hopefully and then you can put a speedy deletion tag on it (I have lifted the protection). --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 23:18, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Double redirects sorted and the page is gone. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 12:48, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks
Hey, thank you very much for dealing with the disruption on Tractor Sazi F.C.. Wish you a great rest of your day. Best. ---Wikaviani  (talk) (contribs)  13:24, 10 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Happy to help, Wikaviani. Time for a cup of tea! :) --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 13:43, 10 June 2019 (UTC)


 * ;-)) ---Wikaviani  (talk) (contribs)  15:12, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Do you like to discuss something over a cup of coffee?

 * Hi, in my humble opinion, i think that you should read WP:COI and WP:N before setting up a Wiki page for your company. If you need any further help, do not hesitate. Best. ---Wikaviani  (talk) (contribs)  07:14, 11 June 2019 (UTC)


 * WP:ORG is a good one too. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 19:30, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Page Deletion (Steve Nijjar)
Hi Malcolmxl5,

I noticed recently that the Wikipedia page for Steve Nijjar has been deleted due to lack of citations and references. I was wondering if perhaps you had a history or back up of this page that you could share with me. I would be able to try and help better with the sources and hopefully restore the page. Thank you for you time and hope to hear back from you.

Thank you, Mark Nijjar — Preceding unsigned comment added by MarkNijjar (talk • contribs) 15:30, 11 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Yes, of course. Would you like me to email it to you or move it into “Draft” space where you can work on it and have your work reviewed? If I may give some advice, what is looked for is significant coverage of the subject in reliable, independent sources. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 19:28, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

That would be really great if you could put the page into draft so that I can add to it. Thank you for also sharing that advice! I'm very new to Wikipedia but perhaps this is a great opportunity to learn and improve for it. MarkNijjar (talk) 20:32, 11 June 2019 (UTC)


 * OK, you can find it here: Draft:Steve Nijjar. Good editing! --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 22:21, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

User:Ohnoitsavanda!
Two minutes from account creation to being blocked indefinitely! A new record? Eight edits have been deleted. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 16:04, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Reference for Leon Henkin DOB
Hi. You added some references for entries on April 19, which is much appreciated. However, this one seems to be a dead link. Deb (talk) 19:44, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Deb, an archived link - UC Berkeley mathematics professor dies - is included in the reference. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 20:04, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I somehow missed that! Deb (talk) 20:10, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Easy to do. :) --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 20:26, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

PROD question
Hello Malcolmxl5, I have a question about Roberto Sahade. There seems to be a poorly formated months-old WP:PROD request on this article that claims that the subject does not want an article about them. Should it be fixed even though it does not seem to fulfill the PROD criteria? Thanks, RetiredDuke (talk) 16:42, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi, RetiredDuke. We could fix it but, no, you’re right, the rationale doesn’t appear to be a reason for deletion. Better to start a new prod focusing on a lack of significant coverage in independent, reliable sources per WP:BIO. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 17:19, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Will do, thanks! RetiredDuke (talk) 09:48, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for protecting Michael Gough (cricketer)
Well, it's about time all this disruption comes to an end. TitanSymphony (talk) 11:29, 27 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Yes, thank you for this and the countless page protections you've done on requests I've added at WP:RFPP in the past. Thanks again!  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 11:31, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Happy to help, do ping me or drop me a line here as well as reporting at RFPP or ANI, that’s more likely to get my attention. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 17:18, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

My changes on Template:Infobox time zone UTC
Hi Malcolmxl5, I have left Primefac a message on Request for page protection saying my changes on Template:Infobox time zone UTC will be made consensus and will not lead into the situation that led the initial lock on the page and I have also left a message on the template talk page about this. Can you please discuss my request with Primefac because my changes will be made consensus and will not lead to the situation that led to the initial lock on the page, thank you. Lachlb (talk) 13:55, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Ah, you’ve been checkuserblocked. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:09, 30 June 2019 (UTC)