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Rhys Healey
You reverted my modification on Rhys Healey because Transfermarkt isn't a reliable source (not in the French wiki thought). But did you check the 2020-21 Ligue 2 page where you can see that the game against Grenoble in May 2021 is part of the promotion play-off? The current stats are wrong. Nebuno (talk) 22:27, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia itself is also not a reliable source. If there are other sources that confirm the changes you made please cite them. Sir Sputnik (talk) 22:31, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The Ligue 2 website itself, the Footballdatabase website (link), L'Équipe website, among others. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nebuno (talk • contribs) 22:34, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Here's a link of the Ligue 2 website where you can see his goals for 2020/21 season (link). At the bottom, they show the total of games and goals in L2 (50 games for 27 goals). Nebuno (talk) 22:37, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

How can you tell transfermarkt is not reliable?
Hello S. Sputnik: per title, how can you tell transfermarkt is not reliable? -- Ktsquare (talk) 05:01, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Much of the site's content can be edited by its users. According to its login page: Whether player info, coach info, club info, or match report – as a Transfermarkt user, you can edit and add to almost all data by yourself. This makes it a self-published and therefore unreliable source. Sir Sputnik (talk) 14:15, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

https://www.playmakerstats.com/too? -- Ktsquare (talk) 19:04, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
 * It's not a site I'm familiar with, but at first glance it looks to have the same issue. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:33, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

How about this news report... Shall it be considered as a reliable source for the South Sudanese national player transferred to the Iranian professional team.? -- Ktsquare (talk) 19:05, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Again, it's not a site I know. For transfers, the websites of the signing club is usually your safest bet. Sir Sputnik (talk) 22:53, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
 * From that sentence, you Sir_Sputnik means

1) you need to know a site to say if it is reliable. 2) website of the signing club is usually reliable. Please confirm if those 2 statements are true. If confirmed, please add to a section in Project:Soccer.... if there is one such project. -- Ktsquare (talk) 18:29, 14 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's more or less correct. Assessing whether a given source is reliable is a not insignificant amount of work. Unless I've already done that work for a given source, or enough other people have for there to be a community consensus on the issue, I'm usually not going to give anything more than my first impressions. As for club websites, they are of course primary sources, with all the issues that entails, but for player transfers specifically, they are usually the most reliable source of information out there. Sir Sputnik (talk) 01:47, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

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Re: SPI/ping
Hi Sir Sputnik, thanks for asking! In response to Special:Diff/1069568183: I had no idea whose sock that account was, but it was obviously enough a sockpuppet. Happy to see a checkuser confirmation! :) ~ ToBeFree (talk) 17:47, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

2021–22 Rahmatganj MFS season
Hello, I noticed that you deleted the 2021–22 Rahmatganj MFS season article, due to lack of notability. I think I have enough sources that proof that Rahmatganj MFS will take part in the upcoming Bangladesh Football Premier League (2021/22) season. (Source1) (Source2) (Source3). Since the page is protected i cannot create the article and I'm sure these sources are proof enough that the team is taking part in the upcoming League season (which started on 3rd February). Please let me know if I'm allowed can create the page again. Thanks. FNH004 (talk) 09:36, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * With the season started, it seems reasonable that the WP:TOOSOON arguments raised at AfD no longer apply, so I've lifted the created protection. Sir Sputnik (talk) 00:20, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. FNH004 (talk) 14:42, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Help with SPI?
Hi - there's another sockpuppet of User:Carmena Seoul. The report has been archived and I'm not sure how to add this new one. I think you un-archived it last time, so maybe you can help me out here. Thanks. The new sock is User:Alice Tittle BTW. Thanks. - Special-T (talk) 14:24, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * The archive is meant a record of previous reports and should remain unchanged. If you're ever unsure about this sort of thing, report the suspected sock using twinkle and it will just handle all of the structural issues like that for you. The only mistake you can make this way is to file a case under the wrong name, and that's easy enough to fix if it does happen. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:09, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I was mis-operating Twinkle... Someone else reported it in the meantime. - Special-T (talk) 15:41, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:47, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

you
Thank you for being polite about the Transfermarkt issue. Some people would undo my editing just because of it w/o saying a single thing. I appreciate you bro

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Draft Article Move
Hi, Can you help me move it to the official page Mohamed Nasraoui. And thank you (Mila vecto (talk) 08:43, 21 March 2022 (UTC))
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:14, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

Flix11 ip sock
Excpet 103.82.14.67 which is long-time used by Flix11. The rest IPs are ramdom for me. So I think we should semi-protect articles instead. What do you think? See also Flix11 SPI Hhkohh (talk) 11:31, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

RE: Majid Khodabandelou and Transfermarkt
Originally, when I saw your claim that 'Transfermarkt was unreliable', I was confused, because WP:NPPSG did show it as reliable. After checking the Reliable Sources Noticeboard, as well as WP:FOOTY, I made the move to change Transfermarkt on WP:NPPSG from 'Reliable' to 'Unreliable' so others don't get confused like I was. Good move to remove the source. SabreOnYouTube (talk) 16:36, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

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User 171.98.18.193
Hello

a user with an account called is consistently vandalizing pages, these edits are without a shadow of a doubt not in a good faith as they are deleting enormous amounts of pages.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_equipment_of_the_Ukrainian_Ground_Forces&diff=1084441789&oldid=1084433118

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_equipment_of_the_Ukrainian_Ground_Forces&diff=1084441853&oldid=1084441789

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_equipment_of_the_Ukrainian_Ground_Forces&diff=1084441986&oldid=1084441929

Many thanks,

CCB :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Conservative cheese ball (talk • contribs) 20:17, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
 * The IP is already blocked, so not much else to be done here. In future, please report this sort of thing to WP:AIV. You'll get typically get a faster response there. Please also sign your comments by typing for tildes (~) after your comment. Sir Sputnik (talk) 18:37, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
 * ok thank you for letting me know;its my first time needing to really having to try sort something like this tbh.
 * Thanks for your help
 * (~) Conservative cheese ball (talk) 18:53, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Help move The Eagle Online to main space
hello Sir Sputnik Please i appeal that you help me move The Eagle Online to main space as i have added more reference to the article ,help me edit, cite web reference and move to main space because i made a research and found out that the news site carries breaking news of notable topics and its index on google news. Kenpmi (talk) 22:30, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:35, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

Asking for redirected page to get back.
Hi sir how are you I have created this morning Maldives women's national under-20 football team. But a editor were deleted it. He pointed that their was no enough statistics. But I have asked him in Wikipedia many articles no enough references. My page was 100% okay. I was asked him why did redirected it but he no answer me. Please check the issue. I need it back. MD Hydrogen 123 (talk) 11:50, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

create new article DJ Kelblizz
hello sir, please i tried to create this article but i discovered that it was protected by you , please help me create it , i found some articles of the Disc jockey on google news tab. Kenpmi (talk) 21:22, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Given that an article on the same subject under the title DJ Kelblizz (Nigerian DJ) was recently deleted, the page protection looks to still be required. Sir Sputnik (talk) 22:46, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Transfermarkt Reliability
It looks like you are doing lone gunslinger act to remove transfermarkt existence. Give better source than misinformation with no source at all.Jit.cuet (talk) 00:56, 28 May 2022 (UTC) what do you mean?

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:56, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

User_talk:Sir_Sputnik/Archive_10#How_can_you_tell_transfermarkt_is_not_reliable? continued
For example, this Tito_Okello_(footballer) player's transfer to Paykan can be sourced with this news article. However, your recommendation earlier about using the news from the current football club yields nothing relevant because a search yields no result. -- Ktsquare (talk) 16:29, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

77.69.60.61
The Greek sock is back on 77.69.60.61 - presumably one IP was mobile, one home broadband? Bastun Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 10:33, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Requests for undeletion articles of user:ABBAS K.CH
hello. Now that this user is unblocked, please undelete his articles, best regards.--Miha2020 (talk) 00:56, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * The only deleted page I can see is Template:2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League, which was deleted per WP:G7 (ie at Abbas' request). I assume some else already restored the articles you're talking about. Sir Sputnik (talk) 01:06, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * yes, now i see that user:Explicit has done it.all of them are now existed. Miha2020 (talk) 01:48, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

Transfermarkt links for attendance and referee
Hi,

You removed all transfermarkt links with the note "transfermarkt is not reliable" on the 1972–73 UEFA Cup page. I'm ok with that statement, but my question: in this case shall all the information be removed which can be found only on transfermarkt? On this specific page: all the attendance numbers and all the referees.

Thanks,

--Simy69 (talk) 07:19, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I left it in place on the assumption that the information can be verified elsewhere, but if not, then, yes it should be removed. Sir Sputnik (talk) 12:16, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Mass deletion
I think you should check that Denys Pringle did not have substantial contribution from other users and I think you should restore the dab page John Kourkouas (disambiguation) so I don't have to create it by hand. Srnec (talk) 01:15, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
 * The changes to the article on Pringle by other editors were not significant. I've restored the Dab page. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:59, 25 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Another user has created the page Emmanuel Guillaume-Rey. Would it be possible to restore the deleted talk page Talk:Emmanuel Guillaume-Rey, which I think may have relevant discussion? Srnec (talk) 17:48, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Could you consider restoring Frédéric Macler as well? An important French linguist who has pages on six other Wikipedias already.  Aza24  (talk)   19:57, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
 * The only edit to that article was by a blocked editor, so it clearly meets WP:G5. If you think the subject is notable, feel free to recreate the page in your own words. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:11, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

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Northern, Central and Southern Vietnam and Pham Van Rang
How are you? He's back Bumbubookworm (talk) 22:56, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:45, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Note
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1102423056

this and few club pages where changes are made, should be reverted if tm isnt reliable, can you revert please. capacity is not fully clear but bigger than this Sportski recenzist (talk) 09:32, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

Anel Ahmedhodzic
Hello, the article Anel Ahmedhodžić is being ban evaded by Hank Moody. If possible can we please lock it for a time, thank you. 2603:3001:276F:0:8DA9:3C97:B970:9EF7 (talk) 15:05, 17 August 2022 (UTC)


 * hey, thanks for the protect earlier. unfortunately, he is back as soon as the restriction was removed. I am not sure what to do in this case, he is a banned user but I also dislike protecting pages from innocent editors. Any help is appreciated Ip2alwayswins (talk) 01:10, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
 * well he just left an abusive message on my talk page, how do I go about reporting this? Ip2alwayswins (talk) 18:10, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
 * For abusive comments like that, you can report editors to WP:AIV or WP:ANI. Since this particular editor is also engaged in block evasion, WP:SPI is also an option. I've gone ahead and blocked the IP for 6 months. Sir Sputnik (talk) 18:22, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you. he has added another abusive message on my talk page and continues to use sockpuppetry to edit the page. Ip2alwayswins (talk) 20:24, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
 * As you can see, blocking individual IP's often doesn't accomplish much. I've reprotected the article. I'd also suggest removing the abusive comments from your talk, but that's up to you. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:50, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I did so, thanks. He keeps leaving abusive messages now with User talk:109.175.38.14. Is there a way to report this so this range of IPs can be blocked? Ip2alwayswins (talk) 05:54, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Homma
See my latest edits and fix name title please 93.137.16.244 (talk) 04:07, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

Also here if can upload or at least pass someone, these users dont do and i never knew how...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1104477589 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.137.16.244 (talk) 04:44, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

SPI
In regards to Sockpuppet investigations/Kristianatienza, would requesting a CU check myself when making a report reduce the work of others (in cases like this, where there's not much evidence to go on)? Or is it simply more convincing coming from an SPI clerk (/admin)? I've requested CU checks before but always felt a bit out of bounds for doing so, so have been reluctant to do so. – 2 . O . Boxing  00:32, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
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Sock of?
Just to confirm that Camhistory is a sock of Phnom Penh Skyline? --Minorax &laquo;&brvbar;talk&brvbar;&raquo; 13:17, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, definitely. Sir Sputnik (talk) 14:10, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:13, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you and notice
Hello and thanks for blocking sockpuppets in the Monarchy of Cambodia page. A new user was made and he has been reverting the previous edits to come back to Camhistory's edits. However, after checking the timeline of kings it seems to make more sense than the previous state of the page. So I have kept his/her changes. The page has a lot of problems (inconsistencies, unsourced content etc) but his edits still seem to make more sense to me, in relation to the timeline and names of kings. Danial Bass (talk) 12:44, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Correction: when I said "it seems to make more sense", it only made sense when I compared the monarchy page with the |new page that the sockpuppet created, I have reverted to the stable version of that page which still has inconsistencies but is still better than "that" version. Sorry for the confusion. Danial Bass (talk) 16:13, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Phnom Penh Skyline socks
Mind pinging me somewhere or drop me an email if you find more socks? --Minorax &laquo;&brvbar;talk&brvbar;&raquo; 02:55, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:43, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Need help with filing a SPI report
@Sir Sputnik, when filling a SPI report do I list IP addresses in |1= parameter or make a new parameter with |ip1=? Qwerty284651 (talk) 15:07, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * If you're concerned about formatting, I'd suggest using WP:Twinkle to file your SPI report, since it just handles all the formatting for you. It's been so long since I've created a report manually, that I didn't actually know which way is correct without looking it up. A quick perusal of open cases involving IP's suggest |1= is the correct formatting. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:25, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, sir. Qwerty284651 (talk) 23:27, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Happy Fourth Adminship Anniversary!
 Wishing Sir Sputnik a very Sputnik happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Chris Troutman ( talk ) 11:52, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2022
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"transfermarkt not reliable"
Hi! You wrote that "Transfermarkt is not reliable" here: Senad_Lulic. In my experience it is pretty reliable in terms of basic data like games, goals, line-ups. It's used as a source in several Wikipedia language projects. Tactical formations are not always accurate and of course the market values are always up for debate - but this data I am not using. What other source would you use for cup and championships games from the past in Italy and Switzerland as an alternative then? Termsandnumbers (talk) 11:38, 29 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Exactly! I totally agree on this one. How is transfermarkt not reliable?! Even clubs use that data for scouting a player. It is reliable and sometimes I agree, there might be something missing. Hans Footballscout2023 (talk) 21:39, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

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

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

Hey, you're on TV!
Or something close to it (around 3:30, there's a screenshot of the socialism userbox from your userpage, alongside a go-off about Wikipedia admins being biased). I may write something about this for the Signpost this month; would you be interested in giving a comment? jp×g 22:24, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
 * On further analysis, this is a repost of a video made in April, so never mind. jp×g 22:31, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

SPI
Please can you explain me how to open an SPI? The Track1News seems quite expert for someone who has been on the Wiki for only three months { He has already collected some complaints about his modus operandi in his talk. He has already done two reverts to me not caring about the MOS (see Carl Lewis) of biographies of track and field athletes. In addition his arrogance, in all respects recalls the Jgwikid. --Kasper2006 (talk) 16:51, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
 * For actually opening a case, you have two options. My suggestion is to use twinkle, just cause it's lot more user friendly less prone to errors than the manual approach. Pull up the user or contributions page for the suspected sock. In the twinkle menu, select ARV. Under report type, select Sockpuppet, and fill in the form. If you don't twinkle, you can submit a report manually from WP:SPI. Open up the collapsible box labelled How to open an investigation, enter the username of the master account, in this case Jgwikid, into text box and click submit. Then follow the instructions on the editing form on where to place the suspected sock account name, and evidence. Regardless of how you chose to submit the report, you'll need to present evidence. This should include a brief description of the behaviour that makes you suspect sockpuppetry, along with samples of that behaviour from both the suspected sock, and the master account (or previous socks), preferably in the form of diffs. Hopefully that answers your question. Sir Sputnik (talk) 18:49, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

'Transfermarkt Not Reliable'
You've marked transfermarkt as an unrelaible source for one of my articles. How is this an unreliable source considering it is one of the biggest and most well documented football statistic websites and alternatives like Soccerway are accepted? Arbres (talk) 13:47, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Per the site's login page: Whether player info, coach info, club info, or match report – as a Transfermarkt user, you can edit and add to almost all data by yourself. This makes it a self-published source. This has cause problems in the past with incorrect information that likely originated on Wikipedia making its way onto Transfermarkt. Obviously this leads to serious circular reporting concerns. Sir Sputnik (talk) 17:15, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok, that makes sense, is there a list of websites that are accepted as sources? Thanks. Arbres (talk) 15:25, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
 * For football in particular, WikiProject Football/Links should provide what you're looking for. Sir Sputnik (talk) 16:44, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

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

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 * 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.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:09, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Transfermarkt
Greetings. I'm aware of Transferarkt's reputation. I will be replacing them with old news reports shortly. Governor Sheng (talk) 22:46, 26 January 2023 (UTC) Replaced with archived reports from Večernji list. --Governor Sheng (talk) 23:07, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
 * May I be informed about Transfermarkt's reputation? From Governor Sheng's comment above, the reputation seems to be rather average, to say the least. -- Ktsquare (talk) 23:58, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
 * It's a self-published source. According to the site's login page: Whether player info, coach info, club info, or match report – as a Transfermarkt user, you can edit and add to almost all data by yourself. Sir Sputnik (talk) 00:27, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Ludovic Blas - Transfermarkt
Hi, one question regarding this. Why is Transfermarkt not a reliable source? In Itwiki we Use it and is as reliable as Soccerway. --SonoGrazy (talk) 22:34, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Neverwind, I've already seen your reply to another user about the same argument. --SonoGrazy (talk) 22:38, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

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

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 * 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.

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 * 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.
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:38, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

Abneet Bharti versus Abneet Bharti (footballer)
Hi, you deleted and salted Abneet Bharti but it has now reappeared as Abneet Bharti (footballer). Could you take a look and assess whether it is sufficiently improved? Thanks. Tassedethe (talk) 20:26, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Whether or not the subject is notable, I'd say that enough has changed, both in terms of content and the relevant notability guidelines, that the page is not WP:G4 eligible. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:49, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

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

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 * 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.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:20, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Regarding Greek Stadiums
Regarding my edit which was reverted in List of football stadiums in Greece, I explain in detail in the relevant talk page why I put Karaiskakis Stadium in the second position, above Agia Sophia Stadium. Regarding transfermarkt not being a reliable source, I put two sources, one from a journalist website and one from the official Super League Greece website which provides the attendance for a match which was announced sold-out (more matches have been announced sold-out and also have a capacity of 31,100). I was the one to initially ask for protection in this page, but AEK Athens F.C. website states the capacity including the suites (which is not the all-seater customary one), while Olympiacos F.C. websites states the all-seater one.

What could also potentially be helpful is my recent post here. The difficulty in finding "reliable" sources emerges from the fact that AEK Athens F.C. website has stated a capacity of 32,500, but the maximum attendance that the stadium can hold is 31,100 according to official records. 32,500 is a number with suites, but suites do not count in attendance for a football match. The capacity records from slgr.gr (which I explain thoroughly in the Agia Sophia Stadium talk page), along with the announcements from AEK that the matches against Ionikos F.C. and PAOK F.C. were sold out, which are included in my comment there, are reliable enough though to solve the misunderstanding. Nevechear (talk) 16:39, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Mnnie053
Pls see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/User:Igsiters Moxy - 22:28, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

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

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 * 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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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:11, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

Transfermarkt again!
Thanks for picking that up. I know absolutely nothing about football. Would any of these be suitable,, , ? The last looks rather commercial. All the best. KJP1 (talk) 18:04, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * You're best bet would be to check with the relevant WikiProject at WT:FOOTY. The time period you're looking at here is well outside my wheel house as well. That being said, I'm skeptical of all three of these sources. Eu-football provides no info as to who is behind the site, while the other two are self-published. The middle one is written by someone who claims to be an expert, so depending on how credible that claim is, it might be okay. Sir Sputnik (talk) 18:45, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

That vandal returned
Hi, the vandal (Sockpuppet investigations/Flix11) you reverted has returned as Special:Contributions/Godir. Please, block him because he’s been pushing badly written contributions. Thanks 185.165.188.68 (talk) 15:35, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

Hi, he returned as Special:Contributions/114.5.104.166. I googled how to calculate a range and basically you need to remove 166 and replace it with 0/16, like this Special:Contributions/114.5.104.0/16. 185.165.188.68 (talk) 20:22, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Please report this to WP:SPI. While I don't mind fielding one-off requests here, broader reports should go through the proper channels. Sir Sputnik (talk) 20:34, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Just did. Thanks! 185.165.188.68 (talk) 20:43, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

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

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Technical news
 * Progress has started on the Page Triage improvement project. This is to address the concerns raised by the community in their 2022 WMF letter that requested improvements be made to the tool.

Arbitration
 * The proposed decision in the World War II and the history of Jews in Poland case is expected 11 May 2023.

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 * The Wikimedia Foundation annual plan 2023-2024 draft is open for comment and input through May 19. The final plan will be published in July 2023.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:23, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Text of a deleted article
Hi. Last month you deleted Jacob Cumming on G5 grounds. I've gotten a list of the sources which were in the article at REFUND, but need to ask you for the text apparently! From a glance at the sources I think I may have edited the article and the chances are that the chap is notable, even though the article was created by a sock. If you can help me out at all - userfied would be fine, or just the text - then it would be helpful. Thanks. Blue Square Thing (talk) 11:23, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
 * You did not edit the article. The only edit to the article that we not block evasion was the G5 speedy deletion request. As a rule, I will not restore content created in evasion of block, unless that block has been lifted. This is not the case here. If you the think the subject is notable, you are of course welcome to recreate the article in your own words. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:02, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for looking. Blue Square Thing (talk) 17:54, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

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

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 * Following an RfC, editors indefinitely site-banned by community consensus will now have all rights, including sysop, removed.
 * As a part of the Wikimedia Foundation's IP Masking project, a new policy has been created that governs the access to temporary account IP addresses. An associated FAQ has been created and individual communities can increase the requirements to view temporary account IP addresses.

Technical news
 * Bot operators and tool maintainers should schedule time in the coming months to test and update their tools for the effects of IP masking. IP masking will not be deployed to any content wiki until at least October 2023 and is unlikely to be deployed to the English Wikipedia until some time in 2024.

Arbitration
 * The arbitration case World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been closed. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:33, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Alt or impostor?
While patrolling Special:Log/newusers I came across, which claims to be your alt on their userpage. Can you confirm that it's your alt if possible? I don't want anyone going around impersonating admins. -- Prodraxis talk contribs  02:19, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Legit alt, see User:Sir Sputnik/Alternate accounts. I thought I had added the tag from my main account to avoid exactly this confusion, but apparently got that wrong. Sir Sputnik (talk) 02:24, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok, no problem; I just wanted to make sure that it was you because you made the tag from your alt, not your main account. -- Prodraxis talk contribs  02:26, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

transfermarkt
It is quoted much more than 100 times in this Wikipedia. Xx236 (talk) 06:41, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Ihab Abu Alshikh
Hi, why did you delete the Draft:Ihab Abu Alshikh ? cheers HonorTheIsland (talk) 08:10, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi dear,
I need help from professor of Wikipedia. Im professional football player in Cambodia. I need someone make my Wikipedia page of me. I will give you of my sample, thank you for your contribute.

Rim soheng

Rim Soheng​ (born 8 May 2004), is a Cambodian football player currently playing as a centerback for Angkor tiger football club in the Cambodian League, and the Cambodia national team. {{cite web| url = https://www.gofootballtogo.com/team/cambodia-u16/24105/ https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/ Rim soheng (talk) 15:25, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

user:MatimyasFrancia12081972
This editor is clearly another candidate for membership of Category: Wikipedia sockpuppets of MatimyasFranciaDisneyFan, makes same nonsense edits, doesn't even try to obfuscate the names they choose. See User talk:MatimyasFrancia12081972 and following. Do I really need to waste the time of a clerk at SPI (and my time writing up the case) to prove the obvious? 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 09:38, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * FYI, Drmies has blocked. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 20:27, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * In future, please do report this sort of thing to SPI. If you're asking to by-pass the normal reporting procedures, I'm going to subject the report to additional scrutiny to make sure that it's not being done for an improper purpose. If anything, fielding cases here takes more of my time than if they had been reported to SPI. In terms of your time, it shouldn't make a difference. The evidence requirements are the same regardless of where you report a suspected sock. If you're concerned about the formatting of SPI case pages, I'd suggest using WP:TWINKLE, since it just deals with all of that for you. Sir Sputnik (talk) 20:46, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Ah, of course, I should have recognised the possibility of misuse. I installed Twinkle but never got round to using it. Option ARV, I assume? --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 21:00, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * That's right. For single socks, use the sockpuppet option under ARV from that account's user, talk, or contributions page. For multiple socks, use the sockpuppeteer option on a relevant page for the master account. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:23, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

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



Administrator changes
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 * Contributions to the English Wikipedia are now released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0) license instead of CC BY-SA 3.0. Contributions are still also released under the GFDL license.

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 * Discussion is open regarding a proposed global policy regarding third-party resources. Third-party resources are computer resources that reside outside of Wikimedia production websites.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:58, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Hello, I want to write an article for a national team player, can you help me?
Hello, I want to write an article for a national team player, can you help me? Saeidjovdat (talk) 03:40, 16 July 2023 (UTC)


 * You deleted the page I created yesterday Saeidjovdat (talk) 03:41, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

Note
See here. G M G talk  13:49, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Sorry!
Sorry about the two misjudged G5 noms today: I failed to see that the timestamp on the SPI was so recent. I'll look more carefully in the future. Schminnte (talk • contribs) 17:35, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

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



Administrator changes
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Administrators' newsletter – September 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).

Administrator changes
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 * Special:Contributions now shows the user's local edit count and the account's creation date.

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 * The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged to note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:22, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

I need help
I returned to editing but unauthorized user starts reverting again. I think he is doing sockpuppepry. Same users: User contributions for 177.183.222.85 and User talk:2804:14C:7F80:82AB:E0B7:E1DB:E050:C73E. It shows almost the same location. NextEditor123 (talk) 23:26, 17 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Plus he keeps editing my personal talk page without any permissions. NextEditor123 (talk) 00:24, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

You 3rr of Yannick Carrasco, and? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2804:14C:7F80:82AB:68D0:1BF9:500D:152C (talk) 23:31, 17 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Sockpuppet. From Brazil if I'm correct. NextEditor123 (talk) 23:58, 17 September 2023 (UTC)


 * NextEditor123 left the block today and returned to making the same edits for which he was blocked, and also editing wars. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2804:14C:7F80:82AB:68D0:1BF9:500D:152C (talk) 00:01, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Saô Paolo, Brazil. 2804:14C:7F80:82AB:68D0:1BF9:500D:152C, Are you the same user that was blocked? User talk:2804:14C:7F80:82AB:E0B7:E1DB:E050:C73E. Geolocate program shows that you are all from Saô Paolo, Brazil. NextEditor123 (talk) 00:06, 18 September 2023 (UTC)


 * NextEditor123 - the same editor has already been blocked four times. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2804:14C:7F80:82AB:68D0:1BF9:500D:152C (talk) 00:14, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Like you was not blocked previous time, is it? Who are you? User contributions for 2804:14C:7F80:82AB:68D0:1BF9:500D:152C, User talk:2804:14C:7F80:82AB:E0B7:E1DB:E050:C73E, or User contributions for 177.183.222.85. NextEditor123 (talk) 00:21, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Sir Sputnik, I blocked them all, including NextEditor, who needs to make an unequivocal dedication to the collaborative nature of this project: they simply cannot go on just rolling back or reverting without any explanation whatsoever. Drmies (talk) 00:36, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2023
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:41, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Khais Millen‎‎
Hello,

There are rejected drafts at Draft:Khais Millen‎‎ Then there are the copy paste move Khais Millen‎‎

One or the other should be deleted.  // Timothy :: talk  16:28, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
 * There is no speedy deletion criteria for duplicating rejected drafts. If you think the subject of this article is not notable, please go through the proper channels (PROD, AfD, etc). Sir Sputnik (talk) 16:38, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
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Please read my second reply. SLBedit (talk) 15:18, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2023
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 * Following several motions, multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the Editor conduct in e-cigs articles, Liancourt Rocks, Longevity, Medicine, September 11 conspiracy theories, and Shakespeare authorship question cases.
 * Following a motion, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the Macedonia 2 case have been rescinded.
 * Following a motion, remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the The Troubles case has been amended.
 * An arbitration case named Industrial agriculture has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:23, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Reliable sources for celebrity birthdays
Hello! You wrote that transfermarkt is not reliable [] - could you please suggest a list that I can use as reliable sources for this kind of information? Maxim Masiutin (talk) 04:26, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * The article already lists soccerway as an external link, which is generally not bad. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:03, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * ok, thank you! Maxim Masiutin (talk) 21:15, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Rafiul Officail


The page Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Rafiul Officail has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category had been empty for seven days or more and was not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may have become empty on occasion.

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

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 * Following a motion, the Extended Confirmed Restriction has been amended, removing the allowance for non-extended-confirmed editors to post constructive comments on the "Talk:" namespace. Now, non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace solely to make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided that their actions are not disruptive.
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:54, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Reliable sources for UEFA clubs' association football competition
Could you suggest a reliable source of clean sheets in Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League since you said that transfermarkt is not a reliable source. 爨龘龘 (talk) 04:29, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
 * The other stats sections of the article are reliably sourced, so if those sources also report on clean sheets that would be fine. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:59, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
 * @Sir Sputnik However the UEFA source reports on clean sheets for outfield players too, not goalkeepers only. 爨龘龘 (talk) 09:05, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Your block of Gkkh12
Quack, quack.  –Skywatcher68 (talk) 14:15, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Oh, look – more ducks.  –Skywatcher68 (talk) 19:51, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Maybe you should protect those pages so they stop trying to flock in for awhile?  –Skywatcher68 (talk) 19:55, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2023).

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 * The arbitration case Industrial agriculture has been closed.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:54, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Neil Warnock
You have undone a revision on Neil Warnock regarding the amount of games he took charge of during his second spell as manager.

He took charge of 23 matches. There were 15 in 2022-23 and then a further eight in 2023-24 before he left the club. I have provided a source for that.

You say the source is not reliable, so may I ask why you haven't provided a source that says he took charge of 24 games?

It was 23 matches. Look at the results between 16th of February 2023 and 20th of September 2023. In that period, Huddersfield Town played a total of 23 matches.

Please stop undoing the revision. Huddersfieldtown5 (talk) 20:02, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

Neil Warnock - again
Please stop reverting the changes on Neil Warnock's managerial statistics.

Check out the dates yourself.

Look at the results between 16th of February 2023 and 20th of September 2023. In that period, Huddersfield Town played a total of 23 matches.

I'll keep changing it back to 23 matches because that is the amount of matches he took charge of. I attended each and every one of the 23 matches and seeing as though they literally occurred in the past year, I think I know how many games he took charge of. Huddersfieldtown5 (talk) 22:19, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

Neil Warnock Games
Between the 16th of February 2023 and the 20th of September 2023, Huddersfield Town played a total of 23 matches, not 24. Stop making edits on a subject that you know nothing about. All you have to do is check the results between those two dates and you'll see that the club played 23 matches and not 24! Huddersfieldtown5 (talk) 22:31, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

NEIL WARNOCK
Between the 16th of February 2023 and the 20th of September 2023, Huddersfield Town played a total of 23 matches.

COUNT THE GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Huddersfieldtown5 (talk) 07:48, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Sir Sputnik
to whoever you are sir Sputnik

If i want to use Transfermarkt I will, it is not user edited at all you are wrong and btw stop contacting me or I'll block you on Wikipedia so go to hell you twisted piece of garbage :) H50fan1968&#38;2010 (talk) 21:50, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry
Hi, I think I found some Sockpuppets of ID adresses that you have blocked/banned recently : this user ID adress 36.68.217.187 and this one 180.251.90.25. Those adresses have made the same type of edits that the ID adresses you banned/blocked (especially on 2023 AFC Asian Cup pages) + they come from the same areas in the world (South East ASia). Would it possible to investigate them and revert their edits ? Best regards Pindrice (talk) 14:36, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up. For context, these IP's are Flix11. If you find any more of their IP's, please report them to Sockpuppet investigations/Flix11. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:54, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

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

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 * Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
 * Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:01, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

OK to unblock? Thanks &#45;- Deepfriedokra (talk) 09:44, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
 * The fact that they only ever edited within COI area in prior to their block for quite some time prior to their block is to me significant risk factor for recidivism. Of course, that's not something they change. If you think you can safely unblock this person, I don't mind you doing so as long you make point of keeping an eye on them for a while. Sir Sputnik (talk) 19:43, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Nicolas Jackson
I'm struggling with deciding what to do about young Harvici who was racing to get ECP which I took away.. CIR I think In any case, it does look like he came from the Gambia and I've added some sources on the talk page. Not impressed by the new editor Epicsports either. Just fyi realy. Doug Weller talk 12:32, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up, and for dealing. I just didn't have the bandwidth to do it myself yesterday. Sir Sputnik (talk) 17:50, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
 * No problem. Doug Weller  talk 18:37, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

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

Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg East718 · Isabelle Belato · Mzajac · Staecker · Stan Shebs · Sugarfish · Tamzin



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Guideline and policy news
 * 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.
 * Following an RfC, the inactivity requirement for the removal of the interface administrator right increased from 6 months to 12 months.

Technical news
 * The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages.

Miscellaneous
 * The 2024 appointees for the Ombuds commission are だ＊ぜ, AGK, Ameisenigel, Bennylin, Daniuu, Doǵu, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, MdsShakil, Minorax, Nehaoua, Renvoy and RoySmith as members, with Vermont serving as steward-observer.
 * Following the 2024 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Ajraddatz, Albertoleoncio, EPIC, JJMC89, Johannnes89, Melos and Yahya.

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2024
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 * 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".
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