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T-shirt delivery

Sorry your t-shirt took so long; we had to get it custom-ordered to fit your neck. House Blaster (talk • he/they) 23:11, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ooooh, and free shipping too!! I shall wear it with pride :) Giraffer (talk) 13:55, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – August 2025

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2025).

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Guideline and policy news

Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, G15, has been enacted. It applies to pages generated by a large language model (LLM) without human review.
Following a request for comment, there is a new policy outlining the granting of permissions to view the IP addresses of temporary accounts. Temporary account deployment on the English Wikipedia is currently scheduled for September 2025, and editors can request access to the permission ahead of time. Admins are encouraged to keep an eye on the request page; there will likely be a flood of editors requesting the permission when they realize they can no longer see IP addresses.

Technical news

Administrators can now restrict the "Add a Link" feature to newcomers. The "Add a Link" Structured Task helps new account holders get started with editing. Administrators can configure this setting in the Community Configuration page.

Arbitration

The arbitration case Indian military history has been closed.
- South Asia (WP:CT/SA) is designated a contentious topic. The topic area is specifically defined as All pages related to the region of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal), broadly construed, including but not limited to history, politics, ethnicity, and social groups.
- The contentious topic designations for Sri Lanka (SL) and India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan (IPA) are folded into this new contentious topic.
- The community-authorized general sanctions regarding South Asian social groups (GS/CASTE) are rescinded and folded into this new contentious topic.
The arbitration case Article titles and capitalisation 2 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case closed on 31 July.
The arbitration case Transgender healthcare and people has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 11 August.

Miscellaneous

Wikimania 2025 is happening in Nairobi, Kenya, and online from August 6 to August 9. This year marks 20 years of Wikimania. Interested users can join the online event. Registration for the virtual event is free and will remain open throughout Wikimania. You can register here now.

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:55, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

removed misinterpretation from my page

appreciated the insights, you can see my reply here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Lkcl#c-Lkcl-20250815055200-Giraffer-20250814173300 Lkcl (talk) 05:53, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

or the diff if that doesn't work https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Giraffer&diff=prev&oldid=1305977285 Lkcl (talk) 05:54, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

UTRS appeal #105744

Quo vadimus? -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 12:25, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Quid pro quo. Giraffer (talk) 21:03, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

✅ -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 21:28, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Respondi. Apologies for the wait, I was drafted into baking emergency birthday brownies :P Giraffer (talk) 23:01, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

wow! -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 23:14, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Waiting with baited breathe. I tremble with anticipation. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 12:30, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ooooo. I can't look. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 06:39, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Have you recused? Appellant seeks explanation for the restrictions. Not that explanations were not previously made on previous ticket. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 11:25, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for trying to deal with this person. I know how you feel. I found him exhausting. He's running out of admins who do utrs. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 09:08, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. If I had the time I would try to resolve it, but I don’t. If they can’t find anyone else to look at it then I suppose that speaks for itself. Giraffer (talk) 15:28, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		The Admin's Barnstar
		For exercising great patience and forbearance at UTRS. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 09:11, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, this is very kind of you. I’m in awe of how much some admins (including yourself) do at UTRS with zero recognition — I am very grateful for everyone who puts in time there. Giraffer (talk) 15:30, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dang, how old is your food?

Re: this comment. It gave me a good laugh. You uhh... might wanna check into or maybe think about removing that food sometime in the future. I heard bad things can happen... ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:04, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hah. Some food (olives, pickles, and cheese in particular) never last long in my fridge. That tub of hummus from three weeks ago should probably go though… Giraffer (talk) 15:35, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]