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Administrators' newsletter – October 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Boing! said Zebedee • Ansh666 • Ad Orientem
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Tonywalton • AmiDaniel • Silence • BanyanTree • Magioladitis • Vanamonde93 • Mr.Z-man • Jdavidb • Jakec • Ram-Man • Yelyos • Kurt Shaped Box

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a successful proposal to create it, a new user right called "edit filter helper" is now assignable and revocable by administrators. The right allows non-administrators to view the details of private edit filters, but not to edit them.
 * Following a discussion about mass-application of ECP and how the need for logging and other details of an evolving consensus may have been missed by some administrators, a rough guide to extended confirmed protection has been written. This information page describes how the extended-confirmed aspects of the protection policy are currently being applied by administrators.

Technical news
 * You can now search for IP ranges at Special:Contributions. Some log pages and Special:DeletedContributions are not yet supported. Wildcards (e.g. 192.168.0.*) are also not supported, but the popular contribsrange gadget will continue to work.

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Arbitration
 * Community consultation on the 2017 candidates for CheckUser and Oversight has concluded. The Arbitration Committee will appoint successful candidates by October 11.
 * A request for comment is open regarding the structure, rules, and procedures of the December 2017 Arbitration Committee election, and how to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.

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En dashing
Thanks for changing all of the hyphens to en dashes on List of people educated at Christ's Hospital, it looks so much better! Something I was going to manually. Could you steer me to instructions on how to use that script you used?

Vauxhall Bridgefoot (talk) 08:15, 6 October 2017 (UTC)


 * It's done through a script that gets installed in a user's script sub-page. I've had a look and you don't appear to have such a sub-page. User scripts gives an overview what this is all about. The particular script that fixes dashes is by User:GregU and is called dashes.js. To get going, make yourself a sub-page as described on the user scripts page, and then install dashes.js by adding the importScript line to that page. For info, my sub-page is at User:Schwede66/vector.js; you might find some of those other scripts useful, too. If you are interested in fixing dashes, you may also find MOSNUM dates.js helpful (it fixes date formats).  Schwede 66  17:23, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

Bishop Egidio Miragoli
Hi, dearest Schwede66, how are you? Me a little sad, because a true Interist friend is gone into the Heaven, sigh...

Listen, I've opened this short page, but as you know my English is ver poor... :-) I don't know if you are interested to the matter, but I'm asking just 4 minutes of your time to correct my mistakes, please.

Thanks a lot for your precious help!!!

Rei Momo (talk) 10:36, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
 * My condolences. I've tidied up the bishop's entry for you.  Schwede 66  17:17, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

New Page Reviewer Newsletter
Hello, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Backlog update: Technology update: General project update: If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, go here. TonyBallioni (talk) 17:47, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
 * The new page backlog is currently at 12,878 pages. We have worked hard to decrease from over 22,000, but more hard work is needed! Please consider reviewing even just a few pages a day.
 * We have successfully cleared the backlog of pages created by non-confirmed accounts before ACTRIAL. Thank you to everyone who participated in that drive.
 * Primefac has created a script that will assist in requesting revision deletion for copyright violations that are often found in new pages. For more information see User:Primefac/revdel.
 * The Article Wizard has been updated and simplified to match the layout style of the new user landing page. If you have not yet seen it, take a look.
 * To keep up with the latest conversation on New Pages Patrol or to ask questions, you can go to Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers and add it to your watchlist.

Template:Marriage
The previous people involved in the discussion of Template talk:Marriage are being contacted to help gain consensus. --RAN (talk) 23:46, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Sam Bosworth
Alex ShihTalk 00:02, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

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Hi...
... you may remember me when I help contribute and distribute some ideas from the NZ 2017 election article. I have a problem with this user and I don't want you to talk to him about it, and it is 'Fanx'. I have said before, I am a new user in this project and wanted to contribute more. If you look in the talk page of the 2017 NZ election, you'll see what's happening there with the images. I understand why he acts like that and doesn't want his images to be messed up or anything so I just talked to another user who I know from another project who could solve these images. I just want to say that I really do not like his attitude especially being someone new in the referendums project. I am still happy continue working there but again, no need to ping him. Thanks. :D Typhoon2013  (talk) 11:12, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi there, I'm sorry to see that you were at the receiving end of some expletives. That's not very pleasant at all. I won't ping Fanx as per your request, but my talk page may well feature on their watchlist. I do appreciate your help with getting the current election page up to scratch. I've stopped editing it as there are so many other editors at it; it'll sort itself out over time anyway. You need to realise that Fanx has been editing election articles for over a decade, and has created many of the templates that are used for election pages and created supporting graphics. So while I certainly don't condone their outburst, I suggest that it's important to respect seasoned editors, and when they have ideas that are different to your own, the only productive way forward is to have a discussion. And then there's the issue with writing articles, and lots of people have a go at it, and it's a very gradual process from a stub article to something rather polished. With words, it doesn't matter if one editor undoes somebody else's work and it happens all the time, both in a deliberate way but also evolutionary. The same doesn't work with files, though, and renaming them, uploading new versions that show different stuff, etc, can cause some real muddle. Dealing with files is really best done by one editor, especially when the files are used across several pages. If something's not right, it's best discussed. If something should be done differently in your opinion, suggest it and see what reaction you get.


 * I'm sure you feel aggrieved at this point in time, and you have good reasons for it. Maybe it's best to just take a break from this particular article for a while. You could take it off your watchlist and get stuck into something else instead. For example, the New Zealand by-elections article has dozens of red links. Why not tackle one (or a few) of those? Those articles can be quick and dirty, most will show the results of polling, but you can really get stuck in. The latter one was good fun; lots of Papers Past research was needed to get it to that. And when you get a taste for it, you might easily drift into expanding the bios of those involved.


 * I've used this kind of strategy several times before. After all, mucking around on Wikipedia should be a pleasant experience. If you'd like me to look over your shoulder if you want to embark on something that you haven't worked on before, let me know and I'll keep an eye on it and give you a hand when you want it.  Schwede 66  18:11, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Longhair • Megalibrarygirl • TonyBallioni • Vanamonde93
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Allen3 • Eluchil404 • Arthur Rubin • Bencherlite

Technical news
 * The Wikimedia Foundation's Anti-Harassment Tools team is creating an "Interaction Timeline" tool that intends to assist administrators in resolving user conduct disputes. Feedback on the concept may be posted on the talk page.
 * A new function is now available to edit filter managers that will make it easier to look for multiple strings containing spoofed text.

Arbitration
 * Eligible editors will be invited to submit candidate statements for the 2017 Arbitration Committee Elections starting on November 12 until November 21. Voting will begin on November 27 and last until December 10.
 * Following a request for comment,, and  will serve as the Electoral Commission for the 2017 ArbCom Elections.

Obituaries
 * The Wikipedia community has recently learned that (William Allen Peckham) passed away on December 30, 2016, the same day as . Allen began editing in 2005 and became an administrator that same year.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:49, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Your signature
Please be aware that your signature uses deprecated  tags, which are causing Obsolete HTML tags lint errors. Your signature is also causing Tidy bug affecting font tags wrapping links

You are encouraged to change
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to
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Respectfully, Anomalocaris (talk) 09:37, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up. I've changed it.  Schwede 66  17:16, 15 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks! —Anomalocaris (talk) 02:48, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Joe Roe
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg JzG
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ericorbit • Perceval • Thingg • Tristanb • Violetriga

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a request for comment, a new section has been added to the username policy which disallows usernames containing emoji, emoticons or otherwise "decorative" usernames, and usernames that use any non-language symbols. Administrators should discuss issues related to these types of usernames before blocking.

Technical news
 * Wikimedians are now invited to vote on the proposals in the 2017 Community Wishlist Survey on Meta Wiki until 10 December 2017. In particular, there is a section of the survey regarding new tools for administrators and for anti-harassment.
 * A new function is available to edit filter managers which can be used to store matches from regular expressions.

Arbitration
 * Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is open until Sunday 23:59, 10 December 2017 (UTC). There are 12 candidates running for 8 vacant seats.

Miscellaneous
 * Over the last few months, several users have reported backlogs that require administrator attention at WP:ANI, with the most common backlogs showing up on WP:SPI, WP:AIV and WP:RFPP. It is requested that all administrators take some time during this month to help clear backlogs wherever possible. It should be noted that AIV reports are not always valid; however, they still need to be cleared, which may include needing to remind users on what qualifies as vandalism.
 * The Wikimedia Foundation Community health initiative is conducting a survey for English Wikipedia contributors on their experience and satisfaction level with Administrator’s Noticeboard/Incidents. This survey will be integral to gathering information about how this noticeboard works (i.e. which problems it deals with well and which problems it struggles with). If you would like to take this survey, please sign up on this page, and a link for the survey will be emailed to you via Special:EmailUser.

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New Page Reviewer Newsletter
Hello, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Backlog update: Outreach and Invitations:
 * The new page backlog is currently at 12713 pages. Please consider reviewing even just a few pages each day! If everyone helps out, it will really put a dent in the backlog.
 * Currently the backlog stretches back to March and some pages in the backlog have passed the 90 day Google index point. Please consider reviewing some of them!
 * If you know other editors with a good understanding of Wikipedia policy, invite them to join NPP by dropping the invitation template on their talk page with: . Adding more qualified reviewers will help with keeping the backlog manageable.

New Year New Page Review Drive
 * A backlog drive is planned for the start of the year, beginning on January 1st and running until the end of the month. Unique prizes will be given in tiers for both the total number of reviews made, as well as the longest 'streak' maintained.
 * Note: quality reviewing is extremely important, please do not sacrifice quality for quantity.

General project update: If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, go here. —  TonyBallioni (talk) 20:27, 12 December 2017 (UTC) 
 * ACTRIAL has resulted in a significant increase in the quality of new submissions, with noticeably fewer CSD, PROD, and BLPPROD candidates in the new page feed. However, the majority of the backlog still dates back to before ACTRIAL started, so consider reviewing articles from the middle or back of the backlog.
 * The NPP Browser can help you quickly find articles with topics that you prefer to review from within the backlog.
 * To keep up with the latest conversation on New Pages Patrol or to ask questions, you can go to Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers and add it to your watchlist.

Is Dominion Post obituary on stuff acceptable?
Just updated date of death for Gerald_O'Brien. I haven't seen an article yet about his passing. It is found in this Dominion Post obituary and Tributes.co.nz. Should I use them as reference or just leave it without reference? Linnah (talk) 09:47, 16 December 2017 (UTC)
 * , a death notice in one of the established newspapers is definitely acceptable as they have quite strict processes in place that prevent pranks.  Schwede 66  17:13, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

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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! Hello, Schwede66! Thank you for your work to maintain and improve Wikipedia! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 16:34, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
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I have unreviewed a page you curated
Hi, I'm Clarkcj12. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Anatoli Fedorov, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you.

Clarkcj12 (talk) 00:24, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Can you please explain why?  Schwede 66  00:26, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that no problems. Just a mistake that's all. I do apologize for any confusion it may have caused you.--Clarkcj12 (talk) 00:29, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
 * No trouble.  Schwede 66  00:30, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah I meant to click to review it, I forgot that sysops have autopatrol right and when clicked I guess it un-reviewed the article didn't know you could do that actually. --Clarkcj12 (talk) 00:32, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

New Years new page backlog drive
Hello, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Announcing the NPP New Year Backlog Drive!

We have done amazing work so far in December to reduce the New Pages Feed backlog by over 3000 articles! Now is the time to capitalise on our momentum and help eliminate the backlog!

The backlog drive will begin on January 1st and run until January 29th. Prize tiers and other info can be found HERE.

Awards will be given in tiers in two categories:


 * The total number of reviews completed for the month.
 * The minimum weekly total maintained for all four weeks of the backlog drive.

NOTE: It is extremely important that we focus on quality reviewing. Despite our goal of reducing the backlog as much as possible, please do not rush while reviewing.

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