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

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Eddie891 · Euryalus · TheresNoTime
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Alex.muller · Excirial · RedWordSmith · Ron Ritzman · TheresNoTime · Stephen

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Oversight changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Consensus has been found in an RfC to automatically place RfAs on hold after one week.
 * The article creation at scale RfC has been closed.
 * An RfC on the banners for the December 2022 fundraising campaign has been closed.

Technical news
 * A new preference named "Enable limited width mode" has been added to the Vector 2022 skin. The preference is also shown as a toggle on every page if your monitor is 1600 pixels or wider. When disabled it removes the whitespace added by Vector 2022 on the left and right of the page content. Disabling this preference has the same effect as enabling the wide-vector-2022 gadget.

Arbitration
 * Eligible users are invited to vote on candidates for the Arbitration Committee until 23:59 December 12, 2022 (UTC). Candidate statements can be seen here.
 * The proposed decision for the 2021-22 review of the discretionary sanctions system is open.
 * The arbitration case Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block has been closed.
 * The arbitration case Stephen has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 1 December 2022.
 * A motion has modified the procedures for contacting an admin facing Level 2 desysop.

Miscellaneous
 * Tech tip: A single IPv6 connection usually has access to a "subnet" of 18 quintillion IPs. Add  to the end of an IP in Special:Contributions to see all of a subnet's edits, and consider blocking the whole subnet rather than an IP that may change within a minute.

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Moz Wikipedia page
Hi @Malcolmxl5, I'm reaching out on behalf of Moz (an SEO software company headquartered in Seattle and recently acquired by Ziff Davis). While I realize we have a conflict of interest, Moz is a well known company in the martech space and I'd like to suggest a new/skinnier article covering just the facts of business, drafted below. Will you please review and let me know your thoughts? I appreciate your time and consideration. - @BrittaniDinsmoreMoz

SEO software startup Moz was acquired by email marketing company iContact(1), a subsidiary of digital media and internet company Ziff Davis (previously known as J2 Global). (2)(3)

Moz was founded in 2004. (4) The company sells marketing analytics software subscriptions. Rand Fishkin and his mother, Gillian Muessig, founded the company, Sarah Bird took over as CEO in 2014 (4). Fishkin left the company in 2018.(5) Bird left the company in 2021.(6)

Starting under the name SEOMoz until its rebrand in 2013 (7) in 2004, the company was an early publisher of publicly available informational content about SEO as a discipline. It is best known for developing an algorithm and weighted level metric, branded as "Domain Authority", which gives predictions on a website's performance in search engine rankings with a discriminating range from 0 to 100. (8)

Sources: 1) https://www.geekwire.com/2021/seo-software-startup-moz-acquired-icontact-marketing-corp-17-years-launching-seattle/ 2) https://searchengineland.com/moz-acquired-by-icontact-subsidiary-of-j2-global-349273 3) https://www.marketwatch.com/story/j2-global-to-split-media-and-cloud-businesses-into-two-publicly-traded-companies-11618866397 4) https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2021/06/04/seattle-based-moz-acquired-by-email-marketer.html 5) https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2018/02/28/moz-rand-fishkin-marketing-software-seo.html 6) https://www.geekwire.com/2021/sarah-bird-leaving-moz-14-years-seattle-seo-software-startup-including-7-ceo/ 7) https://www.geekwire.com/2013/seomoz-moz-unveils-analytics-software/ 8) https://www.geekwire.com/2021/sarah-bird-leaving-moz-14-years-seattle-seo-software-startup-including-7-ceo/ 9) https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ranking-factors/domain-authority-ranking-factor/#close BrittaniDinsmoreMoz (talk) 01:45, 1 December 2022 (UTC)


 * @BrittaniDinsmoreMoz Refer to User:Jéské Couriano/Decode:
 * https://www.geekwire.com/2021/seo-software-startup-moz-acquired-icontact-marketing-corp-17-years-launching-seattle/ is useless for notability (routine coverage). M&A news.
 * https://searchengineland.com/moz-acquired-by-icontact-subsidiary-of-j2-global-349273 " " " " (" "). "&" ".
 * https://www.marketwatch.com/story/j2-global-to-split-media-and-cloud-businesses-into-two-publicly-traded-companies-11618866397 is a non-sequitur. Coverage of the parent company does not equate to coverage of Moz.
 * https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2021/06/04/seattle-based-moz-acquired-by-email-marketer.html is useless for notability (routine coverage). M&A news.
 * https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2018/02/28/moz-rand-fishkin-marketing-software-seo.html is useless for notability (routine coverage). Personnel change news.
 * https://www.geekwire.com/2021/sarah-bird-leaving-moz-14-years-seattle-seo-software-startup-including-7-ceo/ " " " " (" "). " " ".
 * https://www.geekwire.com/2013/seomoz-moz-unveils-analytics-software/ is useless for notability (routine coverage). Rebranding news.
 * https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ranking-factors/domain-authority-ranking-factor/#close is useless for notability (wrong subject). This is about one of Moz' metrics and otherwise says pretty much nothing about Moz itself.
 * The sources proffered here aren't of any use for your envisioned "skinnier article", since they're all pretty much routine business news that would be reported on as a matter of course. —Jéské Couriano  v^&lowbar;^v  a little blue Bori 06:39, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi @jeske Couriano/Decode, Thank you for reviewing and for the feedback. Do you happen to have examples of what would qualify as acceptable forms of "notability"? And if I am able to find sources to meet that standard, would it be ok for me to run this by you again?
 * Thanks again for your time. BrittaniDinsmoreMoz (talk) 23:22, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

G.I. Joe edit wars
Hey, I see you protected three pages about siblings from the G.I. Joe universe a couple of months ago. IPs have noticed that these pages are now unprotected. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 22:47, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Apparently one of the IPs is now registered.  –Skywatcher68 (talk) 14:38, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * This individual is not only using multiple IPs over many months and claiming to be different people, they are abusing the report system (accusing me of edit warring) when their intent is clearly motivated by a lack of neutrality and an agenda. Please step in. 2001:569:BB90:8700:190D:4CFE:FAC3:4D7E (talk) 00:59, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Persistent unhelpful editing - update
Hi Malcolm - I was wondering if anything came of the case I raised against a user from Blackburn who has been using multiple IP addresses to repeatedly make unhelpful edits and breach Wikipedia house style. I see the discussion has been archived, but they are still at it. Thanks, Neilinabbey (talk) 15:16, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Photos of York
I just wanted to thank you for the various photos of York you've been taking. You may have noticed that I've recently written numerous articles on the city, and in particular its buildings, and in many cases I've used your photos. Warofdreams talk 01:29, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

WikiProject Yorkshire Newsletter - January 2023
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12:42, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Undelete Felix Leong
Apart from these 3 TV news coverage 1. https://www.9news.com.au/national/fire-adelaide-king-fu-felis-leong/550e2804-8b91-47f9-8f1a-022c8434ef15 2. https://www.facebook.com/10NewsAdl/videos/2069357169823106/ 3. https://www.facebook.com/grandmaster.leong1/videos/349970479036036

Felix has been published in a national Spanish newspaper https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=5715589521893738&set=a.4444647332321303 He has been in the Latin Australian Times that is out of print but those sources were deleted before the AFD. Australianblackbelt (talk) 23:43, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg ComplexRational · Extraordinary Writ
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Stephen
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Andrew Yong · Dbenbenn · DESiegel · GlassCobra · Joe Decker · Nancy · Pathoschild · StuffOfInterest · William Pietri · Wwwwolf · Xdamr

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 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Ivanvector · SilkTork

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 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg GeneralNotability · Moneytrees
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Guerillero · SilkTork

Guideline and policy news
 * Speedy deletion criterion A5 (transwikied articles) has been repealed following an unopposed proposal.

Arbitration
 * Following the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee:, , , , , , ,.
 * The 2021-22 Discretionary Sanctions Review has concluded with many changes to the discretionary sanctions procedure including a change of the name to "contentious topics". The changes are being implemented over the coming month.
 * The arbitration case Stephen has been closed.

Miscellaneous
 * Voting for the Sound Logo has closed and the winner is expected to be announced February to April 2023.
 * Tech tip: You can view information about IP addresses in a centralised location using bullseye which won the Newcomer award in the recent Coolest Tool Awards.

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WikiProject Yorkshire Newsletter - February 2023
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19:04, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – February 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2023).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Gimmetrow
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Bjelleklang · Bob the Wikipedian · Leithp · WhisperToMe · 100 inactive admins



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg BDD · Bradv · Donald Albury · Maxim · MusikAnimal

Oversighter changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg BDD · Bradv · Donald Albury · Maxim

Guideline and policy news
 * Following an RfC, the administrator policy now requires that prior written consent be gained from the Arbitration Committee to mark a block as only appealable to the committee.
 * Following a community discussion, consensus has been found to impose the extended-confirmed restriction over the topic areas of Armenia and Azerbaijan and Kurds and Kurdistan.

Technical news
 * The Vector 2022 skin has become the default for desktop users of the English Wikipedia.

Arbitration Miscellaneous
 * The arbitration case Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 24 February 2023.
 * In December, the contentious topics procedure was adopted which replaces the former discretionary sanctions system. The contentious topics procedure is now in effect following an initial implementation period. There is a detailed summary of the changes and administrator instructions for the new procedure. The arbitration clerk team are taking suggestions, concerns, and unresolved questions about this new system at their noticeboard.
 * Voting in the 2023 Steward elections will begin on 05 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
 * Voting in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey will begin on 10 February 2023 and end on 24 February 2023. You can submit, discuss and revise proposals until 6 February 2023.
 * Tech tip: Syntax highlighting is available in both the 2011 and 2017 Wikitext editors. It can help make editing paragraphs with many references or complicated templates easier.

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Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:52, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

WikiProject Yorkshire Newsletter - March 2023
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Administrators' newsletter – March 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2023).

Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Fuhghettaboutit · Spinningspark (deceased)



CheckUser changes
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Oversighter changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Following a request for comment, F10 (useless non-media files) has been deprecated.
 * Following a request for comment, the Portal CSD criteria (P1 (portal subject to CSD as an article) and P2 (underpopulated portal)) have been deprecated.
 * A request for comment is open to discuss making the closing instructions for the requested moves process a guideline.

Technical news
 * The results of the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey have been posted.

Arbitration
 * Remedy 11 ("Request for Comment") of the Conduct in deletion-related editing case has been rescinded.
 * The proposed decision for the Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 case is expected 7 March 2023.
 * A case related to the Holocaust in Poland is expected to be opened soon.

Miscellaneous
 * The 2023 appointees for the Ombuds commission are AGK, Ameisenigel, Bennylin, Daniuu, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, JJMC89, MdsShakil, Minorax and Renvoy as regular members and Zabe as advisory members.
 * Following the 2023 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Mykola7, Superpes15, and Xaosflux.
 * The Terms of Use update cycle has started, which includes a [p]roposal for better addressing undisclosed paid editing. Feedback is being accepted until 24 April 2023.

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2023).

Administrator changes
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CheckUser changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * A community RfC is open to discuss whether reports primarily involving gender-related disputes or controversies should be referred to the Arbitration enforcement noticeboard.

Technical news
 * Some older web browsers will not be able to use JavaScript on Wikimedia wikis starting this week. This mainly affects users of Internet Explorer 11.
 * The rollback of Vector 2022 RfC has found no consensus to rollback to Vector legacy, but has found rough consensus to disable "limited width" mode by default.
 * A link to the user's page will now appear in the subtitle links shown on . This was voted #17 in the Community Wishlist Survey 2023.

Arbitration
 * The Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 case has been closed.
 * A case about World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been opened, with the first evidence phase closing 6 April 2023.

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