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"Milind Tambe" Wikipedia entry
Hi! Wrt "Milind Tambe" Wikipedia entry, I have suggested that if the page goes back to March 2019 (I had not touched the page before then), and then I suggest edit requests, would that help remove the conflict of interest tags? Milind tambe (talk) 20:52, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

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

Block user, sock puppet, cross wiki vandalism
Pls block Kiszek, who is the recent sock of LTA Cheng123xx 202.75.83.59 (talk) 02:00, 12 January 2023 (UTC)


 * That user has no contribution history, deleted or otherwise. If they are a sock, please report them to the appropriate LTA investigation. ZsinjTalk 02:02, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

The Englishman
Hello there. I was just wanting to be sure that I did the right thing in this debacle. Seeing a talkpage like that was rather a new experience for me. Thanks,  Schminnte (talk • contribs) 21:02, 14 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi there! Absolutely. They were misusing their talk page and you correctly reverted the inappropriate content. Thanks for all of your contributions! ZsinjTalk 21:09, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

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

WP:BLOCK
Hi, it's no big deal, but there wasn't actually a "missing word". I assume you're American, as am I, but the phrase "in future" is the way Brits would phrase it, whereas Americans generally would say "in the future". Just thought you might like to know.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:13, 5 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Oh, that’s really insightful and I didn’t realize that was a difference between them. Sorry about that! ZsinjTalk 01:04, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I only know these things because I watch so many British movies and TV series. Another similar turn of phrase: Brits say "in hospital" rather than "in the hospital". You gotta admit it's more efficient. :-) --Bbb23 (talk) 01:12, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Definitely! It’s also a completely different meaning that we don't differentiate in American English. I’ve erroneously changed it from “from now on” to “sometime eventually” and knowing this I think it’s better changed back! (Face palm) ZsinjTalk 01:16, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I dunno, I've read some about what the two phrases mean substantively, and I'm not sure how settled it is as it's mostly been on blogs. I don't think it matters much in terms of the policy as I think either way the point is clear.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:52, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:12, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

Bebitofiu
Might need a talkpage block; I think I got in just before you blocked them trying to calm their attitude, but they've delightfully decided to respond immaturely. I also make that five or so personal attacks in, like, 20 minutes, FTR. Kingsif (talk) 00:48, 5 April 2023 (UTC)


 * I concur. Done. Thanks for the message. ZsinjTalk 00:50, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm sure they'll calm down soon, thanks. Kingsif (talk) 01:01, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

/64
Hi, you may be interested in WP:/64 :) ~ ToBeFree (talk) 22:55, 5 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Ha, I am familiar, just sometimes forgetful to go for the /64. Thanks for the reminder! ZsinjTalk 22:56, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

Brevard County, Florida
Thanks for adding back the demographic footnotes at Brevard County, Florida. I asked the editor why they were deleting these, but they haven't been back. About 20 articles were messed up. Cheers. Magnolia677 (talk) 09:51, 6 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Oof, that’s some cleanup. Looks like each edit needs checked and thankfully the fix is just copying the references back in from the old revision. I watch Brevard County, so it was noticed quickly. Many articles don’t have someone actively working on them. Good catch! ZsinjTalk 10:36, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I didn't mean to dump a bunch of work in your lap. I can chip away at it too. Magnolia677 (talk) 13:12, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * There is WP:NODEADLINE. :-) There is always work to be done! Happy editing, ZsinjTalk 00:01, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * They have all been corrected. In a couple cases someone else reverted the removals first. ZsinjTalk 00:55, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

User:Balmoral Castle
Would you mind extending the block to indefinite? This user is an LTA - see the history of Bob Stefanowski, for example. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 22:46, 15 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Another admin indef’d. It was indeed a misclick. :-) ZsinjTalk 22:49, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

Hello.
In regards to your last message, Blyukher Vasily was not the ,,Red Napoleon". That nickname is actually for another Marshal of the USSR, Mikhail Tuchacevsky. Sebastian Sălătiuan (talk) 18:34, 16 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you for letting me know! However, the cited reference verifies the nickname, even if it’s just “foreign media” that gave it to him. If that’s not sufficient, that’s worthy of discussing on the article’s Talk page. ZsinjTalk 18:43, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

Attingham Park
Why have you removed good faith edits i was working on? I hadn't finished and what i was adding was cited and relivant. You provided no explanation and i am confused 62.254.9.173 (talk) 20:01, 16 April 2023 (UTC)


 * I'm going to continue to work sincere on the page if that's OK? 62.254.9.173 (talk) 20:11, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
 * My mistake. I only saw the most recent edit and didn’t realize you had made others. Great work adding to that article! ZsinjTalk 00:30, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Tulsa race massacre edit warring
Your recent editing history shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war; read about how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

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CS1 error on List of most-streamed songs on Spotify
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:23, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

TPA
It looks like needs their TPA revoked. At while you're at it, probably best to expand the block to the WP:/64, see. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 23:33, 3 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Done and done while you were writing this. :) ZsinjTalk 23:34, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Edit-warring on Tulsa race massacre
Why are you edit-warring to reinsert vandalism that is WP:OR and unsupported by the given references? How do you explain your actions? 2601:547:500:2090:653F:F926:9256:E4D3 (talk) 01:28, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tulsa_race_massacre&diff=prev&oldid=1151274653
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tulsa_race_massacre&diff=prev&oldid=1151274821
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tulsa_race_massacre&diff=prev&oldid=1151276299


 * The reversion of obvious vandalism (your removal of sourced content) is an exemption to 3RR. Describing the Tulsa race massacre as right-wing terrorism is supported by the last reference of the paragraph. ZsinjTalk 01:30, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Quote the passage. 2601:547:500:2090:653F:F926:9256:E4D3 (talk) 01:32, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I was talking a look at this, expecting to block the IP, but I don't see any mention of right wing in the Guardian source. Did I miss it? ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 01:32, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
 * The sticking point is the use of “right wing” within the whole sentence? The sentence has two references and was erroneously removed citing “vandalism” which was incorrect, since content disputes are not vandalism.
 * To your question, in the context of this historic event, racial terrorism of blacks in Tulsa was grounded in the hierarchal belief of white supremacy, a right-wing belief. The use of the phrase “right wing” in this sentence is merely a more broad way of describing “racial terrorism”, which can be directly quoted to the article. I interpret the sentence to be using wording that accurately summarizes the source while also enabling the use of another wiki link to a relevant article to provide that context to the reader. The linked article, likewise, mentions that racial terrorism is referred to as “white terrorism” starting as early as the Reconstruction era.
 * In conclusion, I defer to consensus on the article’s Talk page or elsewhere. My reason for being involved was the removal content without a valid reason ultimately four times in quick succession. ZsinjTalk 11:28, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
 * That is a complete and utter lie. The sentence was not removed. That is obviously complete bullshit and exposes your far-left WP:POVPUSH. It is also WP:SYNTH.  Vandalism, WP:OR, and WP:SYNTH are all valid reasons for removal. 2601:547:500:2090:DCE6:98CA:DC63:D255 (talk) 23:43, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I defer to consensus on the article’s Talk page or elsewhere. ZsinjTalk 23:49, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
 * What "consensus" are you referring to, exactly? 2601:547:500:2090:DCE6:98CA:DC63:D255 (talk) 23:52, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
 * If the inclusion of the words “right wing terrorism” are OR and synthesis, that’s a completely valid argument. I agree, it requires interpretation to justify their inclusion, as I stated above. I wasn’t pushing a POV. I was reverting the removal of content that was apparently referenced but you insisted on adding it back in 3 more times. I don’t own the article, no one does. Wikipedia succeeds through collaboration. Happy editing. ZsinjTalk 00:14, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Your ridiculous and blatantly partisan claim proves otherwise. Not to mention that "I interpret" in this context is a huge red flag that any competent and honest admin would be aware of. 2601:547:500:2090:3A:BB2D:A099:4929 (talk) 00:15, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Since Zsinj has been caught lying about what references say, lying about other users' edits, and engaging in blatantly partisan POV pushing that is WP:OR and WP:SYNTH (see above), what disciplinary action will be taken against Zsinj? Do you let them get away with it because they're a fellow admin? Should admins not be held to a higher standard? Why did you let this transpire without taking any action? 2601:547:500:2090:DCE6:98CA:DC63:D255 (talk) 23:48, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Your edits looked like vandalism and were reverted. Rather than going to the talk page and explaining the edit and discussing to achieve consensus you rapidly continued making the same edit. What action did you expect me to take over what is essentially a content dispute when the other editors has already said they'll defer to whatever the consensus is? Also, is it my job to monitor every discussion on this talk page in perpetuity to not let things you disagree with transpire? I'll get right on that when you start paying my mortgage and tending to my livestock. I'm putting up a shed this weekend, too, so I guess you'll take care of that while I watch this talk page?
 * In conclusion, no action will be taken because of reverts of what appeared at first blush to be bog standard American politics drive-by vandalism almost two weeks ago. Start a discussion on the talk page, and if there's no obvious consensus or you believe wider input is needed take a look at WP:RFCBEFORE and follow the procedures we have for content disputes. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:35, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Are you not an admin?
 * You did not address the fact that Zsinj lied about what the references said, and about what my edit was.
 * You also did not address the fact that they engaged in blatant partisan POV-pushing, claiming that . 2601:547:500:2090:3A:BB2D:A099:4929 (talk) 00:13, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I shared my interpretation of two words within the context of a sentence that isn’t even part of that article anymore. I shared that interpretation here on my user talk page, which is completely fine. I have no further interest in arguing about the content of that article with you. Please stop. ZsinjTalk 01:04, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

I apologize
By reverting your edit i thought i was reverting the vandalism by the IP. i'm a little bit distracted this day. I'm sorry. SimoooIX (talk) 01:22, 12 May 2023 (UTC)


 * I assumed it was unintentional. :-) ZsinjTalk 01:24, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2023
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:55, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Emily Ratajkowski
Hi, and thanks for your help at Emily Ratajkowski. However, I noticed that the semi-protection you put in is significantly shorter than the previous protection, which expired only a short time ago. See the page's protection history. Would you please consider making the semi-protection longer? Thanks. Supernoodler (talk) 20:05, 8 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Done, good suggestion! ZsinjTalk 20:08, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2023
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 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Aoidh · HJ Mitchell · Sdrqaz · Spicy · ToBeFree · Vanamonde93 · Z1720
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Maxim
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Arbitration
 * Following the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee:, , , , , , ,.
 * Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee rescinded the restrictions on the page name move discussions for the two Ireland pages that were enacted in June 2009.
 * The arbitration case Industrial agriculture has been closed.

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

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Clovermoss
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Dennis Brown
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Julia W · Marasmusine · PBS



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Aoidh · HJ Mitchell · Sdrqaz · Spicy · ToBeFree · Vanamonde93 · Z1720
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Maxim
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Enterprisey · Izno · SilkTork

Oversighter changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Aoidh · Firefly · Sdrqaz · ToBeFree · Z1720
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Maxim
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Enterprisey · Izno · SilkTork

Arbitration
 * Following the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee:, , , , , , ,.
 * Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee rescinded the restrictions on the page name move discussions for the two Ireland pages that were enacted in June 2009.
 * The arbitration case Industrial agriculture has been closed.

Miscellaneous
 * The New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in January 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,000 unreviewed articles awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!

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



Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg 0xDeadbeef
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Tamzin
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Dennis Brown

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Pppery
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ragesoss · TheresNoTime

Guideline and policy news

Technical news
 * The WMF is working on making it possible for administrators to edit MediaWiki configuration directly. This is similar to previous work on Special:EditGrowthConfig. A technical RfC is running until November 08, where you can provide feedback.
 * There is a proposed plan for re-enabling the Graph Extension. Feedback on this proposal is requested.

Arbitration
 * Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 12 November 2023 until 21 November 2023 to stand in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections.
 * , and  have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee Elections.  is the reserve commissioner.
 * Following a motion, the contentious topic designation of Prem Rawat has been struck. Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.
 * 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.

Miscellaneous
 * The Articles for Creation backlog drive is happening in November 2023, with 700+ drafts pending reviews for in the last 4 months or so. In addition to the AfC participants, all administrators and New Page Patrollers can conduct reviews using the helper script, Yet Another AFC Helper Script, which can be enabled in the Gadgets settings. Sign up here to participate!

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

Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ajpolino · Lourdes · Mairi · RockMFR · Somno · WilyD
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Oversight changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Following a talk page discussion, the Administrators' accountability policy has been updated to note that while it is considered best practice for administrators to have notifications (pings) enabled, this is not mandatory. Administrators who do not use notifications are now strongly encouraged to indicate this on their user page.

Arbitration
 * 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.
 * The Arbitration Committee has announced a call for Checkusers and Oversighters, stating that it will currently be accepting applications for CheckUser and/or Oversight permissions at any point in the year.
 * Eligible users are invited to vote on candidates for the Arbitration Committee until 23:59 December 11, 2023 (UTC). Candidate statements can be seen here.

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What does the warned user thing mean?
I saw a notification on Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism. I don't have to do anything for this, correct? It doesn't seem like I do, but I want to be sure. Feeglgeef (talk) 03:42, 29 December 2023 (UTC)


 * I added a note that you already warned the user, so fellow admins could be aware of the status of that report. Thanks for warning vandals! Happy editing and New Year. ZsinjTalk 13:07, 29 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Ok! Happy New Year! Feeglgeef (talk) 02:21, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

CV RevDel at Perry High School shooting
Hi Zsinj, thanks for working the copyvio revdel here, however this revision still needs to be revdel'd. I thought I updated the diffs to include it, but I might have missed it. –– Formal Dude  (talk)  03:27, 5 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Looks like I accidentally edited over your update of the diffs, oops! Thanks for pointing out the additional oldid. It’s done! ZsinjTalk 03:31, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

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

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Red-tailed hawk · Robertsky
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ameliorate! · Ancheta Wis · Anthony Bradbury (deceased) · Cobi · Ev · Moondyne · Worm That Turned

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CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Wugapodes

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Enterprisey · Izno

Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

Technical news
 * Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size.

Arbitration
 * 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.

Miscellaneous
 * Voting in the 2024 Steward elections will begin on 06 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 27 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
 * A vote to ratify the charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open till 2 February 2024, 23:59:59 (UTC) via Secure Poll. All eligible voters within the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to either support or oppose the adoption of the U4C Charter and share their reasons. The details of the voting process and voter eligibility can be found here.
 * Community Tech has made some preliminary decisions about the future of the Community Wishlist Survey. In summary, they aim to develop a new, continuous intake system for community technical requests that improves prioritization, resource allocation, and communication regarding wishes. Read more
 * The Unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in February 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with Unreferenced. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. Sign up to participate!

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Richard dawkins page
I dont know how to do citations but I could tell you where i got them from so you can do it on my behalf and would kindly reinstate my additions. He said he has voted lib dem "all his life" in a poetry of reality video called "is religion inevitable". He said he only drinks alcohol with food early on in the video with bill maher on the club random podcast. The earliest record of the word designoid is from dawkins' christmas lecture, "is the universe designed" on his poetry of reality podcast video. So he did coin the word atleast rather than popularise it. If you search the word on the Internet only dawkins is referenced. It is shown and stated he enjoys music in the youtube video called "freethought matters - richard dawkins". I cant remember where he said that a female doctor who is a loss of a role model for boys but he did for certain. It might of been in an old tweet in 2017. In a more recent tweet last year he tweets he watches cricket. Robinhoodph (talk) 18:26, 27 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi! It’s not a big deal. Here is a helpful page to introduce you to citing references on Wikipedia: Help:Referencing for beginners. Happy editing! ZsinjTalk 18:29, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks Robinhoodph (talk) 18:52, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

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

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



Bureaucrat changes
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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
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).



Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news Technical news Arbitration Miscellaneous
 * 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".
 * Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.

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

Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg JohnOwens · Killiondude · MelanieN · Nihonjoe

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Nihonjoe



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Joe Roe

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg GeneralNotability

Guideline and policy news
 * Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.

Technical news
 * Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531

Arbitration
 * The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.

Miscellaneous
 * This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
 * A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!
 * Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election is open until 9 May 2024. Read the voting page on Meta-Wiki and cast your vote here!

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If you are part of the 95 district why do you live in florida 66.99.58.62 (talk) 19:14, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Content added
Hello,

content was added to detail a recent occurrence in which Peter was involved. It appears it is no longer there, please explain/give an understanding of why? Much appreciated 2600:1700:5FC0:89D0:251B:7584:9EC9:9C71 (talk) 19:24, 3 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello! You didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source. Wikipedia has a strict policy concerning how we write about living people. ZsinjTalk 19:28, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Do not misrepresent the company
The SICPA article contains invalid arguments against the company 78.190.59.61 (talk) 19:31, 3 May 2024 (UTC)


 * The Controversy section has numerous citations to sources for the information. Removing the COI tag and the Controversy section to "scrub" the article, as you claim "invalid arguments", leads me to believe you have a conflict of interest with SICPA. Please do not edit articles where you have a conflict of interest. ZsinjTalk 19:36, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Even if there is no conflict of interest, the editor using 78.190.59.61 should not be acting like they own the article.  –Skywatcher68 (talk) 19:40, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Quite valid. Happy editing! ZsinjTalk 19:42, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Deletion of articles
Question: How do you correct a name of an article? The article you flagged for deletion I agree with, Because of a spelling error I tried to find how to correct it and could not find an answer. dep369 (talk) 15:03, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * That would be a page move. You can learn how it works by clicking that link. Happy editing! ZsinjTalk 16:52, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

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

Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Deskana · Mets501 · Staxringold

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Deskana · Warofdreams



Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Dreamy Jazz

Guideline and policy news
 * Phase II of the 2024 RfA review has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in Phase I.

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.

Miscellaneous
 * WikiProject Reliability's unsourced statements drive is happening in June 2024 to replace citation needed tags with references! Sign up here to participate!

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