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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

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg TheresNoTime
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg TheresNoTime

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

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg TheresNoTime

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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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:44, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter
Sent by Baffle gab1978 via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:26, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter error
The GOCE December 2022 newsletter, as sent on 9 December, contains an erroneous start date for our December Blitz. The Blitz will start on 11 December rather than on 17 December, as stated in the newsletter. I'm sorry for the mistake and for disrupting your talk page; thanks for your understanding. Sent by Baffle gab1978 via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Brain freeze!
Hello, Miniapolis,

I saw User:Minneapolis on the Deletion log and thought, oh my God, they quit Wikipedia! It took me a second to remember this is not how you spell your username even though the two names are pronounced the same.

It's been a long time since we were Arbitration clerks together and so I don't run into you much any more. I hope you are doing some editing you find more rewarding than posting warning notices on user talk pages. Happy holidays to you! Liz Read! Talk! 00:42, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the good wishes, . I'm pretty much where I was when I started here, working with the Guild of Copy Editors and doing a bit of backlog mopping. I learned a lot as an ArbCom clerk, but it was time-consuming . Happy holidays and all the best,  Mini  apolis  01:43, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

GOCE November barnstar distribution errors?
Hello. I noticed that on the November drive barnstar page that you and Bafflegab have green checkmarks, when usually they are orange. I thought that the two of you might be electing to receive barnstars, but evidently not. A likely more important matter might be that Jayowyn seems to have earned a diligence barnstar that has been neither checked off nor apparently awarded. Is that a mistake that needs to be rectified? Dhtwiki (talk) 06:12, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't think Baffle has changed their mind about barnstars, and I know I haven't . The checkmarks are green because I use y, which is quicker to type. I gave Jayowyn their barnstar; thanks for noticing that omission. All the best,  Mini  apolis  02:25, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm still firm in my anti-barnstar stance; thanks for asking. :D Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  03:20, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I may change yours and Baffle gab's checks to mby, to keep them consistent with other months. I assume you won't mind. Thank you for doing the barnstars. Dhtwiki (talk) 05:19, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * . :) Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  06:31, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Have made the changes to mby . Dhtwiki (talk) 07:10, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't understand why our checkmarks need to be yellow, but have at it.  Mini  apolis  14:15, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * But they always have been that way, at least since I've been involved in making out barnstar reports. It does distinguish those who have earned barnstars but haven't, by their own choice, received them, from those who both earn and have them left on their talk pages. Such a practice allows editors to quickly "check off" you and Baffle gab, and any others who so chose to not receive such baubles, which can be a way of preventing the effort involved in giving barnstars by mistake to those who don't want them. Dhtwiki (talk) 22:17, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy Holidays text.png Hello Miniapolis: Enjoy the holiday season&#32;and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 20:57, 24 December 2022 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 20:57, 24 December 2022 (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, Miniapolis! Thank you for your work to maintain and improve Wikipedia! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 21:03, 24 December 2022 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove and leave other users this message by adding {{subst:Multi-language Season's Greetings}}  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 21:03, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
Enjoy the season! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:19, 30 December 2022 (UTC)