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The Day Before the Revolution scheduled for TFA
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User talk:99.209.199.62
Hi, I really think the IP should be blocked for longer than a week, given that their disruption follows immediately after the one-week block imposed by me on March 21. I would do it for a month. Any objection to my increasing the block?--Bbb23 (talk) 16:54, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
 * you're quite right; the block log as displayed on twinkle was bugging out, I think, leading me to believe the previous was for a day. I've done it myself. Vanamonde93 (talk) 17:00, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks much.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:20, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

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Venezuelan politics opened
You recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Arbitration/Requests/Case/Venezuelan politics. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Arbitration/Requests/Case/Venezuelan politics/Evidence. Please add your evidence by April 20, 2024, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Arbitration/Requests/Case/Venezuelan politics/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 23:37, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

About Castle in the Sky
Hey Vanamonde, following up from our previous discussion, I'm hoping to get this article to FAC sometime soon as I have a bit more time on my hands. If you'd like to leave some comments for improvement before that, now would be a great time to do so! Let me know if you'd prefer I open a PR to facilitate the discussion. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 18:10, 18 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the reminder...it's been on my to-do list, but as you may have seen I've not been terribly active. I'll try to take a look in the next week or so...Best, Vanamonde93 (talk) 18:37, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Firstly, congratulations on the promotion of "The Day Before the Revolution" below! Thanks for your copyedits on the article last week. As I mentioned earlier, I finally have some time to conceivably take on an FAC, and I've taken out a couple of sources from the local library in preparation. Is there any last things you'd like me to take another look at before the nomination? If not, I aim to get started on it as soon as possible. Let me know what you think. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 05:04, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I looked through the article the other day, and my congratulations to you on some very thorough research. My immediate impression was very positive. There were a meagre handful of sources which I would like to skim through, if it's okay with you, and I'd go over the prose. I've been largely away from Wikipedia this week, but I expect to be more active beginning Friday. I hope that is not too late for you. If it is, I won't hold it against you if you'd like to proceed with the nomination, but if you're willing to be (even more) patient, I'd appreciate the chance, as it's such an interesting subject. Vanamonde93 (talk) 21:23, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
 * No problem! I am admittedly quite eager to get started, but I would also be grateful for any help you're willing to provide, and this weekend shouldn't be too late at all. Also, I forgot to mention this earlier, but let me know if you'd like me to email pictures of any of the offline sources; I have a few physical copies, and some others I can access e-books of through my library. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 21:43, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Much appreciated, and I will. I recognize eagerness, certainly! And I'm sorry it's taken me this long, I never seem to have the time I used to. Vanamonde93 (talk) 21:44, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
 * The nomination is now live! I understand if you feel you weren't able to address as many things on the article as you might've liked, but I invite to you leave comments on the candidate! I'll do my best to take on any improvements you feel it needs. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 04:33, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I understand, and I apologize for taking this long. I don't really feel I can be a dispassionate reviewer at FAC, but I'll be watching with interest. Ironically this weak I will probably have some time to go through my sources, and if I find things to add I'll do so: but perhaps I won't. Vanamonde93 (talk) 16:40, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
 * You have nothing to apologize for — I appreciate any contributions you're able to make to the article, whichever way you'd feel is best! —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 22:42, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 April newsletter
We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.

Our current top scorers are as follows:


 * with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
 * with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
 * with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
 * with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
 * with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
 * with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.

Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.

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WikiCup 2024 May newsletter
The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:
 * with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
 * with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
 * with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
 * with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;
 * with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2024
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RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins
Hi there! Phase I of the Requests for adminship/2024 review has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:

See the project page for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. theleekycauldron (talk), via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:09, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Proposals 2 and 9b (phase II discussion): Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA and Require links for claims of specific policy violations
 * Proposal 3b (in trial): Make the first two days discussion-only
 * Proposal 13 (in trial): Admin elections
 * Proposal 14 (implemented): Suffrage requirements
 * Proposals 16 and 16c (phase II discussion): Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs and Community recall process based on dewiki
 * Proposal 17 (phase II discussion): Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions
 * Proposal 24 (phase II discussion): Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process
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SPI for WalterKlaus3
You were involved previously so may have some more info. Can you have a look at Sockpuppet investigations/WalterKlaus3? -- Whpq (talk) 15:35, 10 May 2024 (UTC)


 * The socking is obvious, but I ran a CU based on the evident intent to deceive in their userpage content, and found a sleeper as well. Indeffed the lot. Vanamonde93 (talk) 16:58, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you muchly. Whpq (talk) 16:58, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Proposed decision in the Venezuelan politics case posted
The proposed decision in the open Venezuelan politics arbitration case has been posted. Comments on the proposed decision may be brought to the attention of the committee at the talk page. For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 17:37, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

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New sock of User:Unitarian9999
User is already evading their block using. Skyerise (talk) 23:18, 21 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks, blocked. Vanamonde93 (talk) 04:43, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Women in Green GA Editathon June 2024 - Going Back in Time
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 * Hey Vanamonde! Will you be free to do some 20-minute article assessments for the June WiG editathon? Just wanted to check and see. Thanks, Alanna the Brave (talk) 18:36, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for asking...I may be, but I've been extremely busy IRL and I don't want to make promises I cannot keep. So it may be best not to list me among the willing reviewers at the moment, apologies. Vanamonde93 (talk) 19:58, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
 * All right -- no worries! You're welcome to jump in whenever time may allow (but I'll leave you off the official list). Alanna the Brave (talk) 20:08, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

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Merci !
Hello and thank you for your article The Day Before the Revolution, which I've just translated into French (at least the introduction). All the best! Sg7438 (talk) 02:38, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you today for The Day Before the Revolution, "about a 1974 short story from American writer Ursula Le Guin"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:23, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
 * thank you both! Glad you enjoyed the article. Vanamonde93 (talk) 23:46, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

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

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Technical news
 * The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351

Arbitration
 * The arbitration case Venezuelan politics has been closed.
 * The Committee is seeking volunteers for various roles, including access to the conflict of interest VRT queue.

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Tiger FAC
Hello. Could you review tiger for FAC? Thank you. LittleJerry (talk) 21:22, 5 June 2024 (UTC)


 * I will try, as it is within my areas of interest, but I cannot promise anything, RL is too busy. Vanamonde93 (talk) 22:39, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

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Facstats data
Here's the data you asked for. I haven't done any validation on this other than checking one record to see if it matched reality, so you might look at a couple more before having faith in it; I have to head out for the evening shortly so was a bit short of time. I'm curious as to what you're planning to use this for?

Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 21:57, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks very much! Primarily, as a list to search through adminship candidates. If an editor is on this list, has a clean block log, and has some maintenance experience, there's a good chance they'd make a strong candidate. It needs more vetting than that, of course, but I suspect this will be a stronger starting point than most. I specifically wanted first-timers, though, because old hands have probably already been looked at, and are either unwilling or unsuitable. Vanamonde93 (talk) 22:07, 19 June 2024 (UTC)