User talk:Tahmid/Archives/2023/02

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

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Gimmetrow
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Bjelleklang · Bob the Wikipedian · Leithp · WhisperToMe · 100 inactive admins



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg BDD · Bradv · Donald Albury · Maxim · MusikAnimal

Oversighter changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg BDD · Bradv · Donald Albury · Maxim

Guideline and policy news
 * Following an RfC, the administrator policy now requires that prior written consent be gained from the Arbitration Committee to mark a block as only appealable to the committee.
 * 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.

Technical news
 * The Vector 2022 skin has become the default for desktop users of the English Wikipedia.

Arbitration Miscellaneous
 * The arbitration case Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 24 February 2023.
 * 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.
 * Voting in the 2023 Steward elections will begin on 05 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
 * Voting in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey will begin on 10 February 2023 and end on 24 February 2023. You can submit, discuss and revise proposals until 6 February 2023.
 * Tech tip: Syntax highlighting is available in both the 2011 and 2017 Wikitext editors. It can help make editing paragraphs with many references or complicated templates easier.

Discuss this newsletter

Subscribe

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

The Signpost: 4 February 2023
 News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
 * From the editor: New for the Signpost: Author pages, tag pages, and a decent article search function


 * News and notes: Foundation update on fundraising, new page patrol, Tides, and Wikipedia blocked in Pakistan


 * Section 230: Twenty-six words that created the internet, and the future of an encyclopedia


 * Disinformation report: Wikipedia on Santos


 * Special report: Legal status of Wikimedia projects "unclear" under potential European legislation


 * In the media: Furor over new Wikipedia skin, followup on Saudi bans, and legislative debate


 * Op-Ed: Estonian businessman and political donor brings lawsuit against head of national Wikimedia chapter


 * Opinion: Study examines cultural leanings of Wikimedia projects' visual art coverage


 * Recent research: Wikipedia's "moderate yet systematic" liberal citation bias


 * WikiProject report: WikiProject Organized Labour


 * Tips and tricks: XTools: Data analytics for your list of created articles


 * Featured content: 20,000 Featureds under the Sea


 * Traffic report: Films, deaths and ChatGPT

Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 21:47, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

The Signpost: 20 February 2023
 News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
 * News and notes: Terms of Use update, Steward elections, and Wikipedia back in Pakistan


 * In the media: Arbitrators open case after article alleges Wikipedia "intentionally distorts" Holocaust coverage


 * Disinformation report: The "largest con in corporate history"?


 * Essay: Machine-written articles: a new challenge for Wikipedia


 * Tips and tricks: All about writing at DYK


 * Featured content: Eden, lost.


 * Gallery: Love is in the air


 * Traffic report: Superbowl? Pfft. Give me some Bollywood! Yours sincerely, the world


 * From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 years ago: Let's (not) delete the Main Page!


 * Cobwebs: Editorial: The loss of the moral high ground


 * Humour: The RfA Candidate's Song

Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 18:05, 20 February 2023 (UTC)