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 Nationality  Canada
 Ethnicity  Han Chinese
 Education  University of Toronto
 Political party None (No party affliation)
 Ontario PC Party
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Ìch heiss Nat ùn ìch redd e wenig Elsässisch
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requested edit of User:Nat/Recall/Main

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Your page User:Nat/Recall/Main has Multiple unclosed formatting tags lint errors, one of only 3 pages in English Wikipedia with this error.

If you would kindly replace the markup on that page with

{{User:Nat/Title|Requests for Recall}}
{{User:Nat/ubx/default}}
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
<div style="text-align: center;"><big><big><big><big>'''Are you sure want to continue?'''</big></big></big></big>
<br><br><br><br>
<big><big><big><big><big><big>'''[[User:Nat/Recall|Yup]]'''  |  '''[[User:Nat|Nope]]'''</big></big></big></big></big></big></div>

It will fix all of the lint errors directly on this page and preserve the appearance. There will still be low-priority lint errors coming in from {{User:Nat/ubx/default}}, but that is not as important as the high-priority Multiple unclosed formatting tags error on this page. —Anomalocaris (talk) 03:07, 6 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

Anomalocaris :  Done Thanks for letting me know. --Ìch heiss Nat ùn ìch redd e wenig Elsässisch!Talk to me in EN, FR, PL, GSW-FR(ALS). 03:33, 6 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

File:Lim_Wee_Kiak_NDP.jpeg Insufficient Permissions

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Hi Nat,

Just would like to check, I understand the file copyright owner has sent in an email using the template provided by Wikipedia. Could I just verify why it was still updated as having insufficient permissions by you, and how I should rectify this? For your reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lim_Wee_Kiak_NDP.jpeg

Thanks so much Nat! Wamprong (talk) 05:57, 25 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

Hi Wamprong, there an issue with using just the GFDL licence. We've sent the copyright holder a reply, but have yet to receive a response. Regards, --Ìch heiss Nat ùn ìch redd e wenig Elsässisch!Talk to me in EN, FR, PL, GSW-FR(ALS). 06:20, 25 May 2020 (UTC)Reply
Hi, thanks so much Nat, will look into it. Thanks! Wamprong (talk) 00:05, 27 May 2020 (UTC)Reply
Hi Nat, I just checked back and I understand they have actually responded to the email about 2 weeks back, could you verify this? Thank you! Wamprong (talk) 02:07, 27 May 2020 (UTC)Reply
The copyright holder did not respond. An initial email was received and we sent a reply the same day. We have yet receive a response. --Ìch heiss Nat ùn ìch redd e wenig Elsässisch!Talk to me in EN, FR, PL, GSW-FR(ALS). 02:15, 27 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

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Dopoe,Jr (talk) 13:48, 2 June 2020 (UTC)@Nat

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Hey Nat, thanks for your response. I do not have a personal relationship with KzeeBigname, neither do I seek to promote a particular website.

I would have added different media links if others were able. But since that was not the case, I used the available ones.

I may be a newcomer on Wikipedia, but as a writer, I write from a neutral point of view!

I made an error in one of my responses to your colleague Nathaniel Tang when he asked to provide" by which reason you are representative as stated and authorized to issue this permission."

I am sorry that I did not address this issue earlier and let it reach this far.

I take full responsibility for my action, which occurred due to me rushing to answer your colleague questions without properly deciphering it.

However, I hope you take into consideration the clarity I provided.


Thanks for your understanding and best regard.

Dopoe,Jr (talk) 15:12, 14 June 2020 (UTC)@Nat

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Dopoe,Jr (talk) 15:12, 14 June 2020 (UTC) Hi NatReply


I haven't heard from you since I responded to the comment you left on the KzeeBigname article I submitted for review. I am writing to know if my clarification has been fully comprehended and accepted.

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Maintenance tags

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I often clean up articles from WP:Database reports; one of these lists pages with too many maintenance templates. Usually this is the work of an enthusiastic new editor who wants to make sure that all possible issues in an article are addressed. I welcome them, explain that this isn't how things are generally done, and give them links to WP:OVERTAGGING and other helpful pages.

So I was surprised to see this from an experienced editor. Readers have to scroll halfway down the page to reach the beginning of the article, and from the point of view of someone who fixes problems noted in maintenance tags, my first instinct is to find another article to work on. In that way, it's self-defeating, or as WP:Responsible tagging puts it, 'Adding more tags usually results in all of them being ignored'. When I see pages like this, I remove the less urgent tags, e.g. Sections and Weasel. If there are related tags such as Autobiography and COI, I keep the more general one. That way, the articles are more likely to get the attention they need. I hope you'll be more sparing with maintenance templates. Cheers, BlackcurrantTea (talk) 06:35, 15 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

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Draft:Tanisha Scott

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You moved this draft from a sandbox to draft space, and also tagged it as possibly undisclosed paid editing. We have already had an article on Tanisha Scott since 2013. My first thought is simply to decline the draft as duplicating the article and to tag the draft and the article to be merged in article space, but is there any particular reason that you are aware of why I should do something else? Robert McClenon (talk) 21:04, 7 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

  • @Robert McClenon: Thanks for the message. Sorry that I hadn't previously realised that there was already an article before I had moved the sandbox to drafts. What initiated my actions stems from this over at Commons. I will admit that I should have taken a more thorough gander. In any case, other than declining it, no other action necessary with regards to the draft. The user has been thoroughly warned on their talk page here on this project and on Commons UDR about UPE and COI. --Ìch heiss Nat. Redd mìt mìr.🥨 22:51, 7 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

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Undefined rejection?

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Hi Nat, I noticed this and the subsequent notice on the draft creator's talk page. Did you mean to reject it with no explanation? This isn't my area of expertise, so if I'm asking an ignorant question about something that is commonly done, my apologies. Thanks! Cyphoidbomb (talk) 21:33, 30 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

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Bhupinder Singh Mahal

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Many thanks for your suggestions to rewrite my submission in a more encyclopedic format. I have made the revisions. Please let me know if the revised submission meets your requirement. S Tallim S Tallim (talk) 17:28, 9 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Request on 15:27:13, 10 April 2021 for assistance on AfC submission by S Tallim

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Re Draft: Bhupinder Singh Mahal - I have made revisions to the draft in keeping with your suggestions. I was a founding member of a Sikh discussion group on Yahoo-Groups, now shut down. I was approached by Bhupinder in 2012 to help publish his book - about a Sikh emperor - as it could then be disseminated widely among the 1200 Sikh members of the group. No fees were asked nor paid. My son and I helped Bhupinder on the publication on Kindle Direct Publishing. I do not have friendly relationship with Bhupinder. As our members bought his book and wrote favorably about it, and as I came across his recently published book "Origin of Jat Race", I was impressed with his works and decided to explore his life and activities. As I delved into his life I got persuaded to write his bio. I am 88 and frail. Please assist me to improve the draft. S Tallim S Tallim (talk) 15:27, 10 April 2021 (UTC)Reply


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Nomination for deletion of Template:Infobox Chinese/China

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Draft:Bhupinder Singh Mahal

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I have excised lots of paras and sections. I am trying to access archives of The Sikh Review to obtain articles by Mahal. I was able to access archives of Abstracts of Sikh Studies and these are referenced. Mahal has in his possession: 1. Letters of appointment to various boards and commissions, and 2. photographic evidence of receiving of awards. Permissions - Wikipedia Commons have two of the award photos which they say will be uploaded once the article is approved. Please let me know if the revisions NOW made are satisfactory. Your advice is valued. S TallimS Tallim (talk) 17:53, 12 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Bhupinder Singh Mahal

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You had declined the draft on grounds of lack of reliable sources.

Independent, academic and peer-reviewed published sources are now furnished, namely: 1. Late Norman G. Barrier, Professor emeritus Asia and Sikh Studies at University of Missouri 2. Dr. Hardev Singh, Professor of Eminence, Punjabi University, Patiala (Punjab), India 3. Dr. Visho L. Sharma, Professor emeritus of Social Sciences, Western Michigan University 4. Dr. Shinder Thandi, Lecturer in Department of Global Studies, UC Santa Barbara.

Please review the draft which is now finalized. S Tallim S Tallim (talk) 15:59, 9 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Articles for Creation July 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive

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Hello Nat:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive!
The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running until 31 July 2021.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.
There is currently a backlog of over 1400 articles, so start reviewing articles. We're looking forward to your help!

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Template:Main Page Header has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Did Q28 make a mess today? 10:29, 15 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access Special:Block directly from user pages. (T307341)
  • The IP Info feature has been deployed to all wikis as a Beta Feature. Any autoconfirmed user may enable the feature using the "IP info" checkbox under Preferences → Beta features. Autoconfirmed users will be able to access basic information about an IP address that includes the country and connection method. Those with advanced privileges (admin, bureaucrat, checkuser) will have access to extra information that includes the Internet Service Provider and more specific location.

Arbitration


Administrators' newsletter – July 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2022).

Technical news

  • user_global_editcount is a new variable that can be used in abuse filters to avoid affecting globally active users. (T130439)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • The New Pages Patrol queue has around 10,000 articles to be reviewed. As all administrators have the patrol right, please consider helping out. The queue is here. For further information on the state of the project, see the latest NPP newsletter.

Administrators' newsletter – August 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2022).

Administrator changes

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removed Anthony Appleyard (deceased) • CapitalistroadsterSamsara

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 ⇧ Shift between clicking two checkboxes to select every box in that range.

Administrators' newsletter – September 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2022).

Guideline and policy news

  • A discussion is open to define a process by which Vector 2022 can be made the default for all users.
  • An RfC is open to gain consensus on whether Fox News is reliable for science and politics.

Technical news

Arbitration

  • An arbitration case regarding Conduct in deletion-related editing has been closed. The Arbitration Committee passed a remedy as part of the final decision to create a request for comment (RfC) on how to handle mass nominations at Articles for Deletion (AfD).
  • The arbitration case request Jonathunder has been automatically closed after a 6 month suspension of the case.

Miscellaneous

  • The new pages patrol (NPP) team has prepared an appeal to the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) for assistance with addressing Page Curation bugs and requested features. You are encouraged to read the open letter before it is sent, and if you support it, consider signing it. It is not a discussion, just a signature will suffice.
  • Voting for candidates for the Wikimedia Board of Trustees is open until 6 September.

Administrators' newsletter – October 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Articles for creation helper script now automatically recognises administrator accounts which means your name does not need to be listed at WP:AFCP to help out. If you wish to help out at AFC, enable AFCH by navigating to Preferences → Gadgets and checking the "Yet Another AfC Helper Script" box.

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2022).

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2022).

CheckUser changes

removed TheresNoTime

Oversight changes

removed TheresNoTime

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • A new preference named "Enable limited width mode" has been added to the Vector 2022 skin. The preference is also shown as a toggle on every page if your monitor is 1600 pixels or wider. When disabled it removes the whitespace added by Vector 2022 on the left and right of the page content. Disabling this preference has the same effect as enabling the wide-vector-2022 gadget. (T319449)

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Administrators' newsletter – January 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2022).

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  • Voting for the Sound Logo has closed and the winner is expected to be announced February to April 2023.
  • Tech tip: You can view information about IP addresses in a centralised location using bullseye which won the Newcomer award in the recent Coolest Tool Awards.

Administrators' newsletter – February 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2023).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Vector 2022 skin has become the default for desktop users of the English Wikipedia.

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • 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.

Administrators' newsletter – March 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2023).

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2023).

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2023).

Guideline and policy news

  • A request for comment about removing administrative privileges in specified situations is open for feedback.

Technical news

Arbitration

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2023).

Guideline and policy news

  • Following an RfC, editors indefinitely site-banned by community consensus will now have all rights, including sysop, removed.
  • As a part of the Wikimedia Foundation's IP Masking project, a new policy has been created that governs the access to temporary account IP addresses. An associated FAQ has been created and individual communities can increase the requirements to view temporary account IP addresses.

Technical news

  • Bot operators and tool maintainers should schedule time in the coming months to test and update their tools for the effects of IP masking. IP masking will not be deployed to any content wiki until at least October 2023 and is unlikely to be deployed to the English Wikipedia until some time in 2024.

Arbitration

  • The arbitration case World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been closed. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.

Miscellaneous


Administrators' newsletter – July 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2023).

Administrator changes

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Bureaucrat changes

removed MBisanz

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Technical news

Arbitration

  • Two arbitration cases are currently open. Proposed decisions are expected 5 July 2023 for the Scottywong case and 9 July 2023 for the AlisonW case.

Administrators' newsletter – August 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2023).

Administrator changes

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Interface administrator changes

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).

Guideline and policy news

  • Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
  • A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that [s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment.

Technical news

Arbitration

  • The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged to note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful.

Miscellaneous

  • Tech tip: The "Browse history interactively" banner shown at the top of Special:Diff can be used to easily look through a history, assemble composite diffs, or find out what archive something wound up in.

Administrators' newsletter – November 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2023).

Administrator changes

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readded Tamzin
removed Dennis Brown

Interface administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

Technical news

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.
  • Xaosflux, RoySmith and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee Elections. BusterD 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


Administrators' newsletter – December 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2023).

Guideline and policy news

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.

Administrators' newsletter – January 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2023).

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).

CheckUser changes

removed Wugapodes

Interface administrator changes

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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. (T326065)

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


Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. (T353388)

Miscellaneous


Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

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

Administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • 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.

Administrators' newsletter – May 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).

Administrator changes

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Bureaucrat changes

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CheckUser changes

readded Joe Roe

Oversight changes

removed GeneralNotability

Guideline and policy news

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

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).

Administrator changes

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Oversight changes

removed Dreamy Jazz

Guideline and policy news

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

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2024).

Administrator changes

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Interface administrator changes

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CheckUser changes

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Technical news

  • Global blocks may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may locally unblock when appropriate.
  • Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via Special:GlobalVanishRequest. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2024).

Administrator changes

removed Pppery

Interface administrator changes

removed Pppery

Oversighter changes

removed Wugapodes

CheckUser changes

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Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2024).

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2024).

Administrator changes

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CheckUser changes

removed Maxim

Oversighter changes

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Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Mass deletions done with the Nuke tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. T366068

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2024).

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