User talk:Somno/Archive 10

good to see
'you are still around - the old scene of a busy perth project seems to be a thing of the past, but funny there is a meetup this saturday afternoon - we have a few enthusiasts still around despite the changes...' satusuro 13:27, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Hey, long time no see! Yeah, I just noticed there's a meet-up! I tend to notice only when one has just passed. I've been pondering a few Perth articles lately that could use some attention; just need to get around to doing something about it! I feel like it's been forever since I've edited "properly". I'll have to read up before jumping too far back in. What are you working on at the moment? Somno (talk) 13:32, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
 * A lot... this year I travelled to Edinburgh as I was on the short list for the WP in residence there... then went to Hong Kong for wikimania got very enthused - and came back and as a result decided to go with, along with and  apart from trying to work on a few other things ... satusuro 13:39, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Wow, you have been busy! I feel so far out of the loop! I guess I should just start small. Somno (talk) 13:44, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Not out of the loop really, if there is stuff you wanna do - just do it. It aint gonna go anywhere (well most of it) -  but I know if there are areas that need fixing up - great!  I wont be able to get to this meetup, but I do know that there are some eds who have gone on to other things, but despite that the new crowd have their ideas and are really self sufficient to the point they keep plodding on as well... satusuro 13:47, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

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welcome back
good to see you are still around! (I have a new user name... formerly satusuro) JarrahTree 11:49, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I saw some comments on a talk page by JarrahTree and thought "That sounds like Satusuro", so that makes sense now. :) Might come to the next meet-up, but I don't know if I want to get properly drawn back into the world of Wikipedia... It's quite time-consuming and addictive. Somno (talk) 14:48, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
 * just to turn up for a meetup, does not necessarily constitute the implicit components of addiction... and properly drawn back is relative, some people at either 600  or 600,000 edits are not even necessarily in in understanding how the place works  .... JarrahTree 00:16, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

thanks
thanks JarrahTree 13:40, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

lotsa things
happening next week and after, hope you might be able to make it to some of it! JarrahTree 23:34, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up, but I'll be interstate for the whole thing! Thanks also for being so welcoming at the last meetup; it was great to meet you and the others. :) Somno (talk) 06:15, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
 * plenty stuff happening into the year... enjoy elsewhere... JarrahTree 10:59, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
 * hope you come back sometime!! JarrahTree 03:17, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Awful semester with literally no time for anything other than work, uni and sleep. :( Finished this week though, so I'm currently enjoying my first days off in months. Bound to be back here sometime soon! Somno (talk) 03:22, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins
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New deal for page patrollers
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In order to better control the quality  of new pages, keep out the spam, and welcome the genuine newbies, the current system we introduced in 2011 is being updated and improved. The documentation and tutorials have also been revised and given a facelift. Most importantly a new user group New Page Reviewer has been created.

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A new user right for New Page Patrollers
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A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.

It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.

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Administrators' newsletter - February 2017
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Arbitration
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very late notice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Perth/50 - apologies for late notice - hope you might come along to something sometime  JarrahTree 04:43, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Can't make this one, and probably not August depending on time of day, but maybe September! Thank you for thinking of me and letting me know. Somno (talk)
 * The later ones should be quite interesting - whenever JarrahTree 05:34, 15 July 2018 (UTC)

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Pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity
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October 2021

 * welcome back! good to see you editing again - !! JarrahTree 11:00, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks! The automated warning about being an inactive admin made me realise how long it'd been since I'd edited while logged in. Been meaning to write some more articles. Somno (talk) 02:16, 31 October 2021 (UTC)


 * regardless of the weather/climate/whatever on the forsaken goldfishbowl this place is - your enthusiasm or presence is always welcome regardless - important to realise how active eds are an important part of the bigger picture. JarrahTree 05:06, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled
A recently closed Request for Comment (RFC) reached consensus to remove Autopatrolled from the administrator user group. You may, similarly as with Edit Filter Manager, choose to self-assign this permission to yourself. This will be implemented the week of December 13th, but if you wish to self-assign you may do so now. To find out when the change has gone live or if you have any questions please visit the Administrator's Noticeboard. 20:06, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

How we will see unregistered users
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Thank you. /Johan (WMF)

18:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

New administrator activity requirement
22:53, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity
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