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Administrators' newsletter – March 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).

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 * Phase I of the 2024 RfA review is now open for participation. Editors are invited to review, comment on, and propose improvements to the requests for adminship process.
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:22, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Charles Gonthier
An edit you made to this page a number of years ago, which remains active, included wikifying a link to Georges Gonthier, the father of Charles Gonthier. Unfortunately your link appears to actually point to Georges Gonthier, the mathematician, who was born in the 1960's and is definitely not old enough to have been the father of Charles Gonthier. May I ask that you make a suitable correction to the page if you deem it appropriate? Ordinarily this is a change I would make myself but because I know Georges Gonthier, the mathematician, personally I do not consider it appropriate for me to make this change. Dash77 (talk) 00:50, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for requesting this in the way that you did! I have removed the incorrect wiklink. Best wishes, Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 02:23, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the prompt update! Dash77 (talk) 23:00, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Charliesouza/Charlie Souza


A tag has been placed on your user page, User:Charliesouza/Charlie Souza, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be advertising which only promotes or publicises someone or something. Promotional editing of any kind is not permitted, whether it be promotion of a person, company, product, group, service, belief, or anything else. This is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages — user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources or advertising space. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the. AusLondonder (talk) 04:27, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).



Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news Technical news Arbitration Miscellaneous
 * An RfC is open to convert all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure.
 * The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes.
 * An arbitration case has been opened to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".
 * Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:48, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Warning after revert
Hello Dearest admin,

I saw you reverted on Colin Jost without warning the new user. Trying to welcome the new user, I saw his contribs and just drove-by to tell you. They may be a new editor that don't know some things here on Wikipedia. The message of revert is not enough. I hope this sets as a reminder (as I also know there are many works you have to cover). Thanks and keep doing good as you always have done! Safari Scribe Edits! Talk! 01:56, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello, User:SafariScribe. Thank you for the reminder, and thanks as well for adding a welcome message to the new user. If I might offer one piece of feedback to you: I would not have made the suggestion to the new editor that Jost's height might be added to his infobox. We don't do that unless the person is notable for their height, or if it is relevant, such as if they are a sportsperson. Best wishes, Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 02:15, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Welp, I understand. Thanks for that. I am just making sure the new users are welcomed like any other editors, since most of the vandals at some point are seen in users not welcomed with links to editing. Thanks though! Safari Scribe Edits! Talk! 02:19, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).

Administrator changes
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CheckUser changes
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Oversight changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.

Technical news
 * Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531

Arbitration
 * The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.

Miscellaneous
 * This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
 * A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!
 * Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election is open until 9 May 2024. Read the voting page on Meta-Wiki and cast your vote here!

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:24, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Hong Chau
I just reverted here edits that seem like the ones you reverted. What is the main account? Do we need to request semi-protection for Hong Chau? Erik (talk &#124; contrib) (ping me) 13:54, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi. Thanks, Erik. Yes, that's User:Newboy78641 evading their block. Semi-protection is probably a good idea. Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 15:31, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Article for Sam Feldman
Hi Paul Erik, I work for Canadian music executive Sam Feldman, and I'm trying to create a Wikipedia article for him. I see that you are part of WP:WikiProject Canadian music, and I'm hoping that you will take a look at the draft I have posted here. Would you consider moving it to main space?

Thank you, Sarah for SF (talk) 17:24, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi Sarah for SF. I won't have the time needed to review your draft any time soon; my apologies. Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 01:30, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).

Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Deskana · Mets501 · Staxringold

Bureaucrat changes
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Oversight changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Phase II of the 2024 RfA review has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in Phase I.

Technical news
 * The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351

Arbitration
 * The arbitration case Venezuelan politics has been closed.
 * The Committee is seeking volunteers for various roles, including access to the conflict of interest VRT queue.

Miscellaneous
 * WikiProject Reliability's unsourced statements drive is happening in June 2024 to replace citation needed tags with references! Sign up here to participate!

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:44, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Jamie Campbell Bower
I see someone is always changing the photo to a drawing one, and I was wondering if the page could be blocked to edit the page like they do for some pages? Veganpurplefox (talk) 16:50, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi Veganpurplefox. One user was blocked for that edit warring, and I added a warning to the IP who also changed the picture yesterday. I would wait, but if the disruption continues, yes, we could request page protection at WP:RFPPI. For more information, see Protection policy. Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 22:00, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Ok good! Veganpurplefox (talk) 22:03, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).



Administrator changes
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Technical news
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Miscellaneous
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:59, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Nomination of K-rupt for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article K-rupt is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/K-rupt until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished. 💥Casualty • Hop along. •  05:50, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Disruptive editing
Hello,

I'm a little concerned about the pattern of editing by Dhjskxis on the Texas Hold EM page. He is continually adding unsourced data and not using neutral wording. For instance, his latest edit of "Sadly, the song was already out of the top 10 by it’s 9th week, and charted an underwhelming total of 12 weeks in the country" had no source/citation to confirm this, but  also the wording is non-neutral/negatively slanted. I have reverted his edits (although i somehow made a hash of that, and initially somehow reverted my own reverts) and have left a note on his talk page to ask him to use the the Texas Hold Em talk page to discuss any future controversial edits. But i'm concerned, because he seems to be on a personal mission to somehow prove the song was "local" and his edits are becoming disruptive. Do you think the page needs some level of protection? There's a lot of disruptive editing and some vandalism. Thank you. Koppite1 (talk) 07:50, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello Koppite1. Semi-protection would not prevent Dhjskxis from editing the page, since they are autoconfirmed. Full protection would be too drastic – it would prevent everyone from editing. I see that you warned Dhjskxis, as I have previously done. At some point, if they continue their disruption, they could be blocked to prevent the disruption, which would be the more typical route for something like this situation, in which it is an issue with a single account. Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 23:26, 19 July 2024 (UTC)