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



Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Valereee
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Anthony Appleyard (deceased) • Capitalistroadster • Samsara

Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC has been closed with consensus to add javascript that will show edit notices for editors editing via a mobile device. This only works for users using a mobile browser, so iOS app editors will still not be able to see edit notices.
 * An RfC has been closed with the consensus that train stations are not inherently notable.

Technical news
 * The Wikimania 2022 Hackathon will take place virtually from 11 August to 14 August.
 * Administrators will now see links on user pages for "Change block" and "Unblock user" instead of just "Block user" if the user is already blocked. (T308570)

Arbitration
 * The arbitration case request Geschichte has been automatically closed after a 3 month suspension of the case.

Miscellaneous
 * You can vote for candidates in the 2022 Board of Trustees elections from 16 August to 30 August. Two community elected seats are up for election.
 * Wikimania 2022 is taking place virtually from 11 August to 14 August. The schedule for wikimania is listed here. There are also a number of in-person events associated with Wikimania around the world.
 * Tech tip: When revision-deleting on desktop, hold between clicking two checkboxes to select every box in that range.

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

File:WC 7510 leads a short manifest train westbound across Michigan's Upper Peninsula.jpg
I don't suppose that you recall where you were when you took File:WC 7510 leads a short manifest train westbound across Michigan's Upper Peninsula.jpg? Mackensen (talk) 03:06, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the delay in replying, my main workstation's motherboard died last week. At least it was under warranty.
 * As to the photo, I only know what trip it was when we photographed it. We were driving from our home in Wisconsin for a short vacation to ride the Algoma Central from Sault Ste Marie to Hearst.  Looking at the map and trying to remember how we travelled... It was probably on the section that parallels US 2 between Rapid River and Mansitique.
 * Slambo (Speak) 11:23, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hey, thanks. It certainly looks like it could be on that stretch. It's been a while since I drove US 2 but that tallies with my memories. I'm planning to write an article about the Manistique sub and I need a representative image. Mackensen (talk) 14:29, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Nomination of List of fictional characters on stamps of the United States for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article List of fictional characters on stamps of the United States 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/List of fictional characters on stamps of the United States 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. Hog Farm Talk 15:38, 22 August 2022 (UTC)