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TheWikiWizard-February 2021
Hello, Nerd1a4i! Here is the February 2021 issue of TheWikiWizard. Pilot Project, trying a smaller and different style newsletter

Wikipedia News

 * A New Code of Conduct is being made by Wikipedia/The WMF more info here
 * Meta Wiki has Steward Elections open! see this page for more information

Humour
'''THESE STATEMENTS ARE NOT TRUE/NOT GOOD ADVICE. ALWAYS FOLLOW THE POLICIES THAT WIKIPEDIA HAS. EVERYTHING LISTED HERE IN THIS SECTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF HUMOUR'''
 * If you have a COI, and you don't want to declare it, don't! (For all we know, a dog could be writing [or rather typing] this statement ;) )

TheWikiWizard-March 2021
Hello, Nerd1a4i! Here is the March 2021 issue of TheWikiWizard.

Wikipedia News

 * I came across an interesting article about Wikipedia.
 * had a successful RFA, Congrats!

Humour
This section was written by User:Canadian Otaku, I hope you enjoy it as much as I (Tsugaru) did!
 * If you edit Wikipedia around 1-5 AM, beware, as any admin could block you for being up too late!
 * It's really easy to break Wikipedia, just click here.
 * Ignore people telling you to stop putting "Hrrnngg,,,beans" on the article Bean (film), they don't know what good edits are.
 * Jimbo is god, and can do anything he wants to!

TheWikiWizard-April 2021
Hello, Nerd1a4i! Here is the April 2021 issue of TheWikiWizard.

Wikipedia News

 * MediaWiki has a new logo. Looks great, doesn't it?
 * Did you get to see the April Fools DYK for the Main Page? If not, catch them here (Under April 1)
 * In the Beta Features, try out "Discussion tools" it is a very useful feature for replying to talkpage messages. You will need an account to do so!

Memorials

 * has passed away. Our condolences go out for Pi zero and anyone who knew him. Thank you Pi zero for your service here at Wikimedia. We are very sorry to hear this. We will never forget your valuable contributions to Wikipedia and it's sister projects.

Humour
Tsugaru's Humour Section Please find CanadianOtaku's Humour Section below
 * April Showers can't Bring May Flowers, if the Flowers ran away to June!
 * You can't get in trouble, if you don't cause trouble!
 * The May Flowers can't be flowers if they are roses!
 * Sadly, there was no edit war of 2021, maybe next year.
 * This joke space is up for rent!
 * You too can be a hacker by removing everything in an article!
 * Error 410: I dropped this joke and I can't find it.

Editor's Notes

 * Just a reminder that TWW is delivered between the 16th to the 20th of each month


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TheWikiWizard-May 2021
Hello, Nerd1a4i! Here is the May 2021 issue of TheWikiWizard.

Wikipedia News

 * The Simple English Wikipedia was mentioned in a article online very recently, you can read the article here.
 * Meta is looking for Board Election Volunteers you can read up more by following that link.
 * The English Wikipedia, has just passed 6,300,000 articles!

Tip of the Month
This tip is one of the many ways to combat spam on Wikipedia:
 * On Wikipedia, articles either meet the General Notability Guideline or not. When you come across a new article, it is extremely important to determine if it is a real article, or just a spam article. Start with a search on Google, for reliable sources, if you get none in return, then look at the article for non-NPOV content, also scan the references section in the article to see what sources it uses, and check the 'other languages' section and Wikidata to see if it is on other Wikipedias. If other Wikipedias have the same content and/or a CSD or AfD tag (WP:AFD) it is likely spam or not notable, so you can then nominate it for deletion to get input, remember that CSD criterion does not always apply to these articles depending on the content/contex. Also remember to check for copyright violations via earwig's

Memorials
Our condolences go out to the editors and their families, thank you for your work on Wikimedia projects.
 * has sadly passed away this month, you can read more about SlimVirgin's passing here
 * also sadly passed away earlier this month.

Humour

 * This section was made by, please note it contains some emojis, so you might just see a box if your browser doesn't support them. - つがる  Talk to つがる:)  🍁


 * Got blocked on the English Wikipedia because of your epic hacking skills? Start hacking other Wikimedia projects, they ca- Wikimedia-globalblock.svg This user account is currently locked across all Wikimedia projects.
 * This joke is a work in progress, so I might drop some hammers.


 * This joke is 2 spaces away, so ａ🔨ｎ- woah that was close!

Editor's Notes

 * If you want to join TWW, please leave us a message!


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Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 21
 News and updates associated with user scripts from the past four months (February through May 2021).

Hello everyone and welcome to the 21st issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter:

Scripts Submit your new/improved script here


 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg New scripts


 * Alexander Davronov's HistoryHelper helps to copy diff links from the history display of a page
 * Aseleste's Purger makes it easier to purge or null edit a page
 * Awesome Aasim:
 * CatMan adds a category manager to simplify interactions for adding and removing the categories of a page
 * redirectcreator allows for easy creation of multiple redirects
 * Bop34's EasyDesc adds a link to the top navigation bar which allows you to add a short description without opening the edit menu
 * BrandonXLF's NullEdit adds a portlet link to perform a null edit on a page
 * Chlod:
 * FoldArchives collapses archived talk page threads in order to reduce screen space
 * GoToTitle converts the page title into an input field for navigating to other pages
 * UserHighlighter adds highlighting to links to the userpages, talk pages, and contributions of administrators and other user groups as well as tooltips to indicate which groups a user is in
 * GhostInTheMachine:
 * NoEditSummary adds a warning if an edit will be saved without an edit summary
 * SortWhatLinksHere sorts the links shows on Special:WhatLinksHere
 * WatchlistTidy moves the "new updates found" timestamp block from the bottom of the filter block to the top of the filter area on the watchlist
 * GorillaWarfare's curlies simplifies converting curly quotes to straight quotes while in the source editing mode
 * Nardog:
 * AutoSectionLink corrects the  every time you hit "Show changes"
 * AutoTestcases autofills "Preview page with this template/module" with the most relevant /testcases page that exists
 * SortCentralAuthByEditCount sorts the list of local accounts on CentralAuth by edit count
 * Novem Linguae:
 * CiteHighlighter highlights 1800 sources green, yellow, or red depending on reliability.
 * NPPLinks adds WP:BEFORE Google search links, copyvio check, duplicate article check, and other links to the left menu.
 * Ritenerek's goce_nav adds a link to WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors to the navigation menu
 * Suffusion of Yellow:
 * filterDiff: Adds a "Show changes" button to the filter editor.
 * filterNotes: Parses filter notes as wikitext (so links are clickable), and signs and dates new comments for you.
 * filterTest: Adds a "Test changes" button. Opens Special:AbuseFilter/test with what's currently in the edit form, not with what's saved in the database, so you don't have to copy-paste your changes.
 * Terasail's COI Request Tool allows users to reply to, close or remove conflict of interest edit requests


 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Updated scripts


 * Twinkle has a number of improvements, including that most watchlist defaults now make use of the new temporary watchlist feature. Other changes include rollbacks treating consecutive IPv6 editors in the same /64 range as the same user, adding a preview for shared IP tagging, a preference for watching users after CSD notification, and for sysops, the ability to block the /64 and link to a WP:RfPP request, and new copyright blocks default to indefinite.
 * Shortdesc helper now v3.4.17, changes include minor fixes and preventing edits that don't change the description.
 * BrandonXLF's CitationStyleMarker now recognizes WP:CSLSA and WP:CSVAN styles, in addition to WP:CS1 and WP:CS2
 * Joeytje50's JWB now version 4.1.0, includes the ability to generate page lists from the search tool, major updates to the handling of regular expressions, the storing of user settings, the addition of upload protection, and an option to skip pages that belong to a specific category, among other changes. See User:Joeytje50/JWB/Changelog for a full list of recent changes.
 * User:SD0001/deleted-metadata-link.js – updated to include a link to snippet of deleted content, instead of just metadata.


 * Info Simple bw.svg Miscellaneous


 * User scripts/List has been revamped to make it easier to find scripts suited for your needs. If you know of a cool script that is missing on the list, or a script on the list that is no longer working, please edit the list or let us know on the talk page.


 * 1009Clock.jpg Pending requests


 * A request for a script to help admins posting "recent death" items to Template:In the news
 * A request for a script to warn users about syntax and template errors
 * ...and many more, all available at User scripts/Requests



My apologies for this long-overdue issue, and if I missed any scripts. Hopefully going forward we can go back to monthly releases - any help would be appreciated. Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk) 13:04, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

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TheWikiWizard-June 2021
Hello, Nerd1a4i! Here is the June 2021 issue of TheWikiWizard.

Wikipedia News

 * The IRC channels used for Wikipedia have changed, you can read more on it here. While TWW was aware of this in the last issue, we decided to wait and publish this in this issue, when the issue is not as new any more, and more information has been developed.
 * There was quick interruption in editing on Wikipedia, that was to test server switching should an emergency happen, more details can be found here.

Humour

 * This section was written by -- つがる   Talk to つがる:)  🍁


 * Internet Explorer still thinks freenode is the best IRC service!
 * It has been proven that editing the article Cheese while eating Cheese is considered a WP:COI.
 * This joke has been donated to us from aliens, hopefully they learned UTF-8: ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£

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Wikipedia News

 * The IRC channels used for Wikipedia have changed, you can read more on it here. While TWW was aware of this in the last issue, we decided to wait and publish this in this issue, when the issue is not as new any more, and more information has been developed.
 * There was quick interruption in editing on Wikipedia, that was to test server switching should an emergency happen, more details can be found here.

Humour

 * This section was written by -- つがる   Talk to つがる:)  🍁


 * Internet Explorer still thinks freenode is the best IRC service!
 * It has been proven that editing the article Cheese while eating Cheese is considered a WP:COI.
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Articles for Creation July 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive
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TheWikiWizard-Summer 2021
Hello, Nerd1a4i! Here is the Summer 2021 issue of TheWikiWizard.

Wikipedia News

 * There is an election that is taking place, for the Wikikmedia Foundation, to read more about it click here
 * The Wikipedia Library, has made some updates to their terms of use. You can read more here
 * Wikimania took place this month!
 * There are a few new admins who have joined the Admin Team, congrats to them! Remember, if you see a use who you believe meets the criteria for adminship here, or on other projects (Please check that Wikipedia/Wikimedia Project's Adminship Criteria page, as they vary by project), you can give it a try and nominate them for adminship if they are okay with it!

Humour

 * There is no due date in Wikipedia, so I could take 1000 years to write this issue! ;P
 * If you are reading this, you are reading this! (makes no sense, but okay!)
 * There is no more Humour to put and this sentence is no longer funny.
 * The mess I made in my room is bigger than this city!
 * Here's a list of all events that happened between TWW issues

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New Page Patrol newsletter September 2021
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Please join this discussion - there is increase in the abuse of Wikipedia and its processes by POV pushers, Paid Editors, and by holders of various user rights including Autopatrolled. Even our review systems themselves at AfC and NPR have been infiltrated. The good news is that detection is improving, but the downside is that it creates the need for a huge clean up - which of course adds to backlogs.

Copyright violations are also a serious issue. Most non-regular contributors do not understand why, and most of our  Reviewers are not experts on copyright law - and can't be expected to be, but  there is excellent, easy-to-follow advice on COPYVIO detection here.

At the time of the last newsletter (#25, December 2020) the backlog was only just over 2,000 articles. New Page Review is an official system. It's the only firewall against the inclusion of new, improper pages.

There are currently 706 New Page Reviewers plus a further 1,080 admins, but as much as nearly 90% of the patrolling is still being done by around only the 20 or so most regular patrollers.

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 or its software. Various awards are due to be allocated by the end of the year and barnstars are overdue. If you would like to manage this, please let us know. Indeed, if you are interested in coordinating NPR, it does not involve much time and the tasks are described here. To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here. Sent to 827 users. 04:32, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

TheWikiWizard-June 2021
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