User talk:Ternera

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from: Skyllfully

Thanks!! Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 21:04, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

October 2015

Hello, I'm Skyllfully. I wanted to let you know that your signature ("sig") design might cause problems for some readers. This is because it violates WP:SIGIMAGE. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines and policy on customising signatures. Thank you. —Skyllfully ^(talk | _contribs) 20:58, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. I noticed that and changed it. Here is the new signature that is similar to the one I use at Wikia: Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 21:00, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, by the way, you don't need to sign everything you do on a talk page, especially when placing templates, for more info see WP:SIGNHERE.

P.S. This message doesn't need to stay here, it's totally fine if you remove it! —Skyllfully ^(talk | _contribs) 21:03, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thank you. I just a have a wuick question. I made a profile at the Teahouse yesterday, but don't see it now. Did it get removed? Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 21:07, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. You can find you profile at the bottom of the list here, or more specifically here, but after awhile, your profile will get kicked out of the list because of the amount of guests we have all the time. —Skyllfully ^(talk | _contribs) 21:12, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oh my. I don't know how I missed that. Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 21:15, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Patrolling and welcoming

A note that if you see something on a new page that you're unsure about, it's best to leave it unpatrolled and get a second or third opinion. If you're really unsure, you can direct an admin to it and see what they think. On welcoming new users, always be sure to actually look at their contribs, because some people are just out to vandalize. I've caught probably 10 to 15 vandals that way, and reverted their edits. White Arabian mare (Neigh) 01:04, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, ok. I will look at their contribs from now on. Thanks for the tip :) Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 01:05, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Warning other editors

Hi Ternera, thank you for all the great work you've been doing :)! Just a note, this warning, while completely okay and functional, may be better served using Twinkle's warning templates. Keep up the great work! samtar ^{t} 14:59, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the note. I since have designed a new template that can be found at User:Ternera/Warning. It is similar to the other ones people have been using. Do you think it looks good? Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 15:01, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No worries - as for your warning template I would recommend sticking to the more common, pre-existing templates such as the ones found at Wikipedia:Warnings. samtar ^{t} 15:10, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, thanks! I didn't even know that was there! Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 15:12, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

My pleasure :) if you ever need any help, or are ever unsure of something, there are a lot of editors who are more than willing to guide you. Good luck, and I hope you enjoy your time here. samtar ^{t} 15:21, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!! Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 16:31, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks,

MaisonAgrakal MaisonAgrakal (talk) 17:15, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome. :) Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 17:56, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

CSD

on IPSF Members you wrote {{delete|Test page}}. this results in invalid grammar and is difficult for the administrators to manage. please use the CSD templates, e.g. Template:Db-g2. ⁓ Hello 71 19:49, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry. I didn't know that template was there. Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 19:50, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

you can try again now; the creator has blanked the page, so g7 applies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hello71 (talk • contribs) 19:53, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 20:00, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Uh

are you a wiki mod or something? just wondering or if that doesn't exist what are you SafetySponge (talk) 20:11, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@SafetySponge: Why do you ask? I am a normal user like you. Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 20:12, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

General note

I think the work you're doing here so far is great, but if you are not an admin you can't block people, so this is unhelpful: the user is still able to edit. Thanks anyway, --Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 17:25, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ok...um...What template would you like me to use? I am not really understanding. Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 17:55, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

After warning them 4 times or as appropriate, report them to WP:AIV where an administrator will process the report and determine if a block is needed. ⁓ Hello 71 19:50, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Hello71: Thanks! Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 19:51, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I didn't see your comment, otherwise I would have replied here sooner. --Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 21:29, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Adding a photo

Hi!

Thanks for your help, and for the welcome!

The page I just added is for a band. Do I need to add "(band)" after the name in the title? I noticed some bands have that and some don't!

Also, any recommendations for adding a photo?

Thank you!

SLOgirl14 (talk) 21:32, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@SLOgirl14: Well, I am not familiar with bands...just reverting vandalism and welcoming new users.

I don't think You need to change the name now that you have started the article. What you can do is go to the page called Fialta (Band) and add in this: "#REDIRECT [[Fialta]]". This will automatically send people to the page Fialta when they go to Fialta (Band). Photo: I recommend adding a photo to articles. You can add it by putting [[File:EXAMPLE.jpg|TEXT YOU WANT]]. If you do this, your photo will look something like this:

. Thanks for asking me! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask! Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 22:01, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your signature

Hi Ternera. I saw your new signature, and I'm afraid it runs afoul of the signature guidelines, specifically the length guideline. The guideline recommends keeping signatures short in both display and markup, and, well, yours is on 22 lines in the markup. Would you please shorten it? Howicus (Did I mess up?) 22:50, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Howicus: Thanks for the message. I was looking at my sig just a while ago actually. I put my signature into a template and put the template into my signature preference spot. It should just have the template...right? Instead it is a long line of code. I finally just got my signature how I want it and really would not like to change it at the moment...I don't know how to keep it and not have a long line of code. --Ternera

I'm afraid transcluded templates aren't allowed in signatures, and substituting a template just makes all the code from the template appear on the page (and it says you shouldn't do that to avoid the other guidelines). You may not be able to do exactly what you want. Howicus (Did I mess up?) 22:59, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I'm working on a new one...not sure if this will fit into the preference sig spot, but I will try. Here is the code: <code><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap" style="border: 1px solid #aaa; border-radius: 0.2em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.2em 0.2em #ddd; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #eee, #f9f9f9, #eee); padding: 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85em;">TEXT</kbd></code>, and this is what it will look like: TEXT. Do you think the 3-4 lines are too long still? --Ternera

I'm not sure, though it's certainly better...if it will fit, I think it's good. Howicus (Did I mess up?) 23:32, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Great. I'll try it out. Ternera^Talk?_Sign!! 00:51, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. Doesn't work. :( Ternera^Talk?_Sign!! 00:58, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done Sig added. Ternera | ^Talk?_Sign!! 17:22, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Ternera. I received a message from you that you undid my recent contribution because it did not appear constructive. However, my edit was an important update from the Air Force on 29 October 2015 about the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus. It's a constructive update to anyone following KC-46 developments. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bridgettlynn (talk • contribs) 20:21, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bridgettlynn: I'm sorry. It looked unhelpful to me. Ternera | ^Talk?_Sign!! 20:23, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption

I'm very happy that you have asked me to adopt you as a user, I remember when I first started out on Wikipedia I wasn't adopted but I knew at many points I really could use some help from another user who'd been around a little longer. I'd love to start off by asking you what are some of your interests, topic wise, some stuff you find interesting, it's a good starting place. - SantiLak (talk) 01:27, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well...my username kinda gives it away. I'm crazy about Hot Wheels, lol. But, I really don't have too many interests...I would like to be adopted because I am not extremely familiar with Wikipedia yet - just the basics and maybe a little further. Thanks for adopting me. ;) Ternera (ᵗᵃˡᵏ!) 02:29, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@SantiLak:

@SantiLak: Are you still interested in adopting me? Ternera | ^Talk?_Sign!! 21:08, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not wanting to poach or cause any issues, but should SantiLak no longer wish to/is not able to adopt you, I would be more than happy to step up

samtar ^{t} 19:31, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Samtar: Hmm...SantiLak has made 9 edits already today. I think SantiLak is busy and that might be the reason...I guess you can adopt me if you would like to then Samtar. Thanks, Ternera | ^Talk?_Sign!! 19:40, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ya I don't think I will be able to, i'm really sorry I don't think I can balance everything else in my life plus regular WP stuff I do and 2 adoptees, but it's great that Samtar is willing to do that. Sorry again and if you just need some advice or something, feel free to ask anytime. Best of luck!! - SantiLak (talk) 20:08, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks. By the way, I removed from your userpage that you are seeking to adopt users.

Ternera | ^Talk?_Sign!! 20:10, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Ternera: if you could pop over to the adoption page I set up for you, there's a couple of questions I'd like to ask if that's okay, just to get to know you

samtar ^{t} 07:48, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done I answered the question for you. Ternera | ^Talk?_Sign!! 15:32, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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@Bhootrina: Thanks for the sunshine! I needed it. Ternera | ^Talk?_Sign!! 22:40, 15 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Ternera: Welcome.You can spread to other users or add it in their userpages.Have a nice day and Happy editing.

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Pasadena Unified - Sources

@Ternera, I understand you wanted a source. It was included somewhere in there in a 100 page pdf.

If the format is not what you want, it would have been easier to tag it, rather than revert.

Especially given that most of it was just rewording what I previously wrote.

If it justifies reverting and deleting, you should also be more specific on the section you are refering to. JakesBurger (talk) 23:54, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, the reason I reverted it was because the information about Temple City leaving the new Pasadena High School District in 1954 was unsourced. It's best to source information from different places whenever possible. Thanks! Ternera (talk) 02:25, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"If the format is not what you want, it would have been easier to tag it [for correction], rather than revert." JakesBurger (talk) 07:17, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Girl bye

why you ruined my edit? It was funny lol Raafia94 (talk) 22:17, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How Do I Permanently Block Myself Indefinitely & Remove My Account’s Ability to Edit ASAP? I’ve Encountered Too Many Rude And Unhelpful Editors i.e.@Banks Irk Lacking Critical Thinking Basics, Or Curiosity To Learn. Help me Permanently Lose My Ability to Edit ASAP! From @ PNople

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I replied to you on your talk page. Ternera (talk) 22:57, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You shouldn't get to rape a child and be known as "former sprinter" 2601:C8:300:F970:A427:FEDA:2E1B:8D86 (talk) 04:04, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Chris Nelloms

You shouldn't get to rape a child and be known as "former sprinter." 2601:C8:300:F970:A427:FEDA:2E1B:8D86 (talk) 04:13, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please take your concerns to Talk:Chris Nelloms, but my talk page. Thank you. Ternera (talk) 14:07, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Should you think I made a mistake, pls. let me know! ProfessorHelm (talk) 19:41, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Need to update information

We need to update information on our wikipedia page for Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School. The location, leadership, and mission has changed. When we edited it, it was deleted. How do we get the information to stay? 174.79.206.241 (talk) 16:09, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I reverted your edits because they were written in a promotion-like manner and because they removed cited sources. I definitely suggest looking into WP:CITE for more information about citing credible sources for your changes. Ternera (talk) 17:02, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Kris Jenkins

In reference, to our conversation about Kris Jenkins (American football, born 2001). He is my son, a football player from the University of Michigan. I retrieved this information from the University of Michigan Roster page which is a legitimate source. Do you have any other suggestions on what I can do to have these updates approved? Thank you so much for your assistance in this situation.

https://mgoblue.com/sports/football/roster/kris-jenkins/24363 Shay-Vault-iPhone (talk) 21:04, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If you can find a source from their website, that may work. However, Youtube and Instagram are not reliable sources and that's why I reverted the edit. Ternera (talk) 14:21, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Ternera. If you read the bottom the bio portion at the bottom of the University of Michigan page, both his dad and I noted there. Kris asked me to add myself and some sort of link, because there is a woman who is claiming to be his mom. Would the citation from the University of Michigan roster page be sufficient? I can always remove the link to my Instagram. I usually prefer to be anonymous. Please advise.

Thanks again Shay-Vault-iPhone (talk) 14:30, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Change to a source in Colleen McElroy bio

Hi Ternera, on Colleen McElroy's biography: The source link toward the top of the references for her HistoryLink.org is dead. I work at HiistoryLink.org and added a live (new) HistoryLink.org link to her bio at the bottom of the references. Why would that have been deleted without checking what it led to? Thank you. Priscilla Long PriscillaAnneLong (talk) 20:27, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

Taking a look at this (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colleen_J._McElroy&diff=prev&oldid=1190773812) edit, I reverted it because it appeared to be promotional. It may be best if you replace the old external link with the new one rather than trying to add the new link as a reference, but some editors may see it as a conflict of interest since you work at HistoryLink. Thank you. Ternera (talk) 20:41, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I edited based on the fact. Pencilo is killing so many innocent people in Myanmar, and Wikipedia protecting her to inform the true face of her? Maung2276 (talk) 18:18, 25 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Including facts about people in articles in important, but you need to be able to back up your claims by providing a reliable source that proves what you are saying. Thank you. Ternera (talk) 18:19, 25 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Nice to see that you got things straightened out. Good luck on Wikipedia! Ternera (talk) 22:38, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Next step?

Hi Temera, I am excited to contribute to Wikipedia on behalf of MD News Network. I have just submitted edits for Dr. Mark T. Gladwin, distinguished physician-scientist and Dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. What is the next step? Thanks very much! MDNewsNetwork (talk) 21:03, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I reverted your edits because they seemed to be written like advertisements. I understand that it can be challenging to understand proper referencing and suggest looking at WP:REF for details. Thanks and good luck! Ternera (talk) 21:06, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Austin St John

Austin has not acted since 2020 and is retired from acting. Austin retired being an EMT years ago. There are articles about it. He no longer performs Martial Arts either. I have personally worked with him at comic conventions. I don't need to cite anything from my own personal life. His voice was also not used for Once And Always. Hasbro cut ties with Austin. Only his face is seen at the end of the episode in a Flashback of the memory of Thuy and JDF. 98.5.185.143 (talk) 16:11, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, it's understandable that you wish to write content based on your personal experiences with the subject of the article, but information (about an actor's retirement, for example) needs to be properly cited from a trusted source. If you know of any articles online that talk about their retirement and other details, it would be best to include those as sources with your edits or to share them at Talk:Austin St. John and ask for others' opinions first. Ternera (talk) 16:25, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

CS1 error on Discord

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Stanley Walden Wikipedia update was correct

I apologize for not having cited the reasoning for the deletion of that sentence. I don't edit on Wikipedia often (almost never) and didn't see the spot to clarify the reasoning.

I communicated with Mr. Walden this morning because I was concerned about an outdated sentence remaining on your site in future tense. Mr. Walden informed me that the Berlin event had not taken place.

As he noted: "That concert was called off..so the proper thing to do would be to delete it." So please re-delete the final sentence about the Berlin concert: "A celebration honoring Walden's work will take place in Berlin in April 2023.

The rest of that paragraph is correct: "In 2022, Walden's career was celebrated across two continents in honor of his 90th birthday. Tributes took place in the United States and Germany: Barge Music in New York City (September), Baltimore Lieder Weekend (October) and Leipzig (November)." Thank you. 47.158.179.64 (talk) 20:14, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Error made at Aaron Lewis

My change at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Lewis triggered your bot. As you can see, I replaced an inappropriate box entry with a direct link to the Wikipedia article on Staind. The source for my entry would be Wikipedia? SirShiningArmor (talk) 19:28, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm not a bot - your edit was checked and reverted by a real person. :) After taking a closer look, it looks like I reverted it for the incorrect reason. The COI template already acknowledged that he works for Staind, so it would be best to leave the COI template until some more information about his work is written there. Ternera (talk) 19:43, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Andy Kiwomya

I put he is a substitute teacher at the Laurel academy and he is because I saw him there 82.38.50.249 (talk) 19:11, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, it's important to include a reliable source when adding content to articles. If you can find a reliable source that backs up your claim, feel free to revert my edit and include the source with your changes. Ternera (talk) 19:12, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Who is Bad?

Ternera Leonardo Martinez Cosentino (talk) 18:45, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Worm That Turned

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An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

Technical news

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Arbitration

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Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.

Miscellaneous

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

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SilkTork

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Miscellaneous

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The Signpost: 2 March 2024

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Message

Hey, my bad. I just thought the information presented in that part of the article was misleading. If you have any suggestions on how to fix that, that would be great. Mikew42007 (talk) 22:42, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I reverted it because you didn't give an explanation for the paragraph deletion. If you want to revert it again and include a reason/information about why you are deleting it, that should be fine! Ternera (talk) 22:55, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Editing of the Bioversity International Wikipedia page

Hello! I saw you recalled the changes I made to the Bioversity International Wikipedia page. I made the updates based on their latest reports, because due to restructuring of the organization changes needed to be made, so yes, I believe there was a mistake in recalling the changes. I could add some links to their reports, but please allow me to apply these changes, as the organization's structure has significantly changed. Thank you! 83.50.91.203 (talk) 09:27, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there. As mentioned in the message on your talk page, make sure you include a reference to a reliable source when changing those details. Thanks! Ternera (talk) 12:59, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

API Healthcare page

Regarding the API Healthcare page, is the press release announcing the 2019 acquisition of API Healthcare by symplr not a reliable source? API Healthcare is now operated as symplr Workforce Management, a solution of symplr. It is no longer a standalone business. I wanted to update that. I'd also like to update the logo to indicate that it is now part of symplr. Thanks! Kevinbonsor (talk) 18:31, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, just make sure to cite the sources you are getting the information from. Good luck! Ternera (talk) 21:40, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

March 2024

Hello, I'm Alon Alush. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Miss World Bangladesh—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. Alon Alush (talk) 18:09, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, can you please provide some reasons it is a good thing to rewrite all of the content, remove the infobox, and remove references in that article? Ternera (talk) 18:14, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

miHoYo link addition Edit advice

Hi ternera! no Worries, I am still learning to be better Wiki Editor, How about this as reason to add the link for Nova Desktop by miHoYo?

Wikipedia:External links#Official links Villkomoses (talk) 18:20, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Villkomoses and welcome to Wikipedia! In this edit specifically, I noticed that you added an external link that appeared to be advertising. The purpose of the article is to talk about a company, and links to the company's products will likely be seen as promotion. Thanks! Ternera (talk) 18:25, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Administrator changes

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An RfC is open to convert all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure.

Technical news

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

Arbitration

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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.

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New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024

Hello Ternera,

Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to Schminnte, who led with over 2,300 points.

Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.

Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the May backlog drive planning discussion.

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Tom Middleton post

My name is Michael Easton, In 1971, whilce workig at CJVI 900 radio in Victoria, To Middleton came to see me at the station with an audition tape, wondering if I could help him get a recording contract. I became Tom's manager, went over to Vancouver looking for a studio who was interested in him, and I found Can Base Studios with record producer Mike Flicker..... by the way, I am the source... Not only did I get a contract with Can Base, but a recording session was set up If you would like to talk with me, please call me at 250-240-0650. Please tell me where you got the information Howard Leese was his manager. That is a lie, and if this isn't resolved, I will consider legal action, something I really don't want to do... Please advise Thank you, Michael Easton Parksville, British Columbia 104.234.8.102 (talk) 20:27, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@104.234.8.102

Apologies for the late reply. I reverted your edit because there was no reliable source provided for the change. Any person could appear and say they are a source, so this is the reason that Wikipedia requires reliable sources. Please refer to WP:Reliable for further information. Thank you. Ternera (talk) 20:52, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nuketown

But Nuketown (disambiguation) exists, and points to confusion topics. Thus is should be a good hatnote. -- 65.92.247.66 (talk) 21:27, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @65.92.247.66 - you are right about that. I'm in the wrong here and will revert it back to your latest edit shortly! Ternera (talk) 21:34, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the prompt response -- 65.92.247.66 (talk) 21:36, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Took down my edit because of a lack of a source

You're being a straight opp right now. What source do you want? This is coming from McAlister's Corporate. That by definition a first person source. Put it back up or I will have my team of lawyers at Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill come after you. You think this is sweet it's not. I am dead serious and expect your swift reparation of your mistake. You have 10 minutes, god speed hoss. 149.149.2.111 (talk) 21:55, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @149.149.2.111 - if that is the case, you may want to review WP:COI before making any future edits. You are required to state that you are connected with the article you are editing. Ternera (talk) 21:57, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Aight bet. I'm going to be putting that back up in a couple hours after our meeting about this situation concludes. If it gets taken down by you one more time legal action will be exercised. 149.149.2.111 (talk) 21:59, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Recent reverted change

Hi there! You recently just reverted my change on the Edenderry wiki page , just wondering why exactly the link provided is not alright, as it provides relevant information. Would I be better off writing from that source and referencing it? Thanks for your help! Xcalliber21 (talk) 22:41, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New page patrol May 2024 Backlog drive

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Reverted edits on Oregon

Hi @Ternera, could you please explain what was the problem in adding each century on top of each paragraph? as that only specifies when a certain event took place to make it more clear for the reader to understand. 94.204.98.207 (talk) 19:16, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 25 April 2024

In the media: Censorship and wikiwashing looming over RuWiki, edit wars over San Francisco politics, and another wikirace on live TV

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Elvis in Lake Charles

Here is the documentry of Elvis playing what was then the Lake Charles Civic Center.. I remember this show due to i grew up in Alexandria,LA... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA6vQS8h_Ak Charliehd29 (talk) 17:45, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Charliehd29. You may want to brush up on WP:RS before adding information without providing a reliable source for your edits. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me. Thank you. Ternera (talk) 19:04, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – May 2024

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

Administrator changes

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Nihonjoe

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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.
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Anti-Vandalism Barnstar

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Thanks so much @Adam Black GB! Ternera (talk) 19:12, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You are very welcome. Keep up the great work! Adam Black ^{talk • contributions} 19:16, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 16 May 2024

News and notes: Democracy in action: multiple elections

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Special report: Will the new RfA reform come to the rescue of administrators?

We don't know yet, but there is some encouraging news, nevertheless.

Arbitration report: Ruined temples for posterity to ponder over – arbitration from '22 to '24

Some go out with a bang, some with a whimper, few with much of a comprehensible explanation.

In the media: Deadnames on the French Wikipedia, and a duel between Russian wikis

Plus, the WMF joins the Unicode Consortium, Chris Albon talks about AI tools on Wikipedia, communities address under-representation on the site.

Op-Ed: Wikidata to split as sheer volume of information overloads infrastructure

More queries are failing, and more frequently, so what is to be done?

Comix: Generations

It do be like that sometimes.

Traffic report: Crawl out through the fallout, baby

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Name change for Sefaattin Tongay page

@Ternera Thank you for your comments on Sefaattin Tongay. The faculty has changed their official name. Please see the four references below. Could you help me to change the name of the wikipage. I couldn't figure this one out yet. Thank you for your time https://search.asu.edu/profile/2397559 https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=EbRbrREAAAAJ&hl=en https://asu.elsevierpure.com/en/persons/seth-ariel-tongay https://experts.azregents.edu/en/persons/seth-ariel-tongay RabbiSamu (talk) 16:39, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @RabbiSamu! Thanks for providing the sources, that's very helpful to include with your edits. You may want to check Help:Rename and WP:MV for information about moving or "renaming" a page. Have a good day! Ternera (talk) 16:44, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For the sake of my own curiosity...

I saw your reversion note for the AnonIP that did the edits to Sky (English/Australian band) - they were still on my temporary watchlist. For giggles I looked at the diff and am curious what you didn't find constructive about it? It appears (at least to me) to be substantial and contributory in nature, and also seems to be well-cited & ref'ed. Granted I know nothing regarding that band - so for all I know it could all be fictional information & cites :) Genuinely curious, thanks! --Picard's Facepalm • ^{Made It So} _Engage! • 20:47, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Picard's Facepalm, thanks for bringing that up. I saw the last couple of edits from the IP while I was using Huggle earlier and my initial reaction was that it was vandalism. Taking a closer look, the edits make sense when you see them in context with all of the recent edits. I'm going to revert my edit at this time. Appreciate you checking this. Ternera (talk) 21:15, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, and thanks for the feedback. I was just curious and had the opportunity to see the totality if the change in the diff. I agree the last few edits may have appeared as odd, when taken out of context for the totality of their edits. I figured to bring the question here rather than on the IPs talk page or in the article. I am good either way - I just wanted to check :) Thanks for taking another look. Appreciate your efforts! --Picard's Facepalm • ^{Made It So} _Engage! • 21:35, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – June 2024

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

Administrator changes

Graham Beards

Bureaucrat changes

Oversight changes

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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Wanting my own Wikipedia edited

I have been trying and trying to edit my own Wikipedia page as you wrote to me about you removing my edit as I didn’t have a reliable source of where the information came from. Well obviously I do as the page is about me so of course I have the correct information for Wikipedia. Please advise how you will verify myself so my page can be corrected? Thank you Ma03032023 (talk) 15:09, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Editing your own Wikipedia page is a WP:COI issue and should be avoided. Just because someone claims to be someone does not mean that they may add any information and say they are a source. Any claims that a person makes need to be backed up with a reliable source that agrees with the claims. Ternera (talk) 15:46, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yep I fully respect this. How can I prove I am Adam to edit where required and updating it accordingly? Of course I can have all I am saying verified as well. Ma03032023 (talk) 18:41, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You can provide information on the article's talk page, but you will need to provide links to reliable sources that back up your claims. Ternera (talk) 20:45, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Text origin

Where did you get the regularly repeated automated text that you put on my talk page and why did you put it there? And why will I be " blocked from editing without further warning "? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.27.75.36 (talk) 19:54, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 8 June 2024

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation publishes its Form 990 for fiscal year 2022-2023

The Form 990, as well as highlights and FAQs, are now available for review.

Technology report: New Page Patrol receives a much-needed software upgrade

A new model for collaboration between the WMF and the community?

Deletion report: The lore of Kalloor

Hoaxes and the genesis of information.

In the media: National cable networks get in on the action arguing about what the first sentence of a Wikipedia article ought to say

First line, sixth paragraph, body text or unified Reich?

News from the WMF: Progress on the plan — how the Wikimedia Foundation advanced on its Annual Plan goals during the first half of fiscal year 2023-2024

Outlining progress against the four key goals

Opinion: Public response to the editors of Settler Colonial Studies

A letter.

Recent research: ChatGPT did not kill Wikipedia, but might have reduced its growth

And various research findings about Wikidata and knowledge graphs.

Featured content: We didn't start the wiki

No we didn't write it, but we tried to cite it

Essay: No queerphobia

An essay.

Special report: RetractionBot is back to life!

... and flagging your articles with big ugly red notices! (This is a good thing.)

Traffic report: Chimps, Eurovision, and the return of the Baby Reindeer

Movies, deaths, elections (but no cricket).

Comix: The Wikipediholic Family

Some stuff's only okay in the privacy of the home.

Humour: Wikipedia rattled by sophisticated cyberattack of schoolboy typing "balls" in infobox

Project in shambles – "it had never occurred to us that this was possible".

Concept: Palimpsestuous

Hypertext.

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Mistake

Bear Creek, being such a small wiki page and small thing in general, all info that is about it should be added. If you believe it is not constructive, may I ask why? Hero ofhyrule19 (talk) 20:58, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hero ofhyrule19, although I wouldn't classify your edits as "disruptive" (AGF), you must add a reliable source to support your claims. GoldRomean (talk) 19:00, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A goat for you!

Hi! Because you're the GOAT of reverting vandalism. Found you at RCP and you keep "stealing" my reverts!!!

GoldRomean (talk) 19:02, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @GoldRomean - thank you for your kind message and good luck with your anti-vandalism work! Ternera (talk) 19:10, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 4 July 2024

News and notes: WMF board elections and fundraising updates

Three new admins, but overall numbers still shrinking.

Special report: Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification vote underway, new Council may surpass power of Board

Will we weather the storm?

In focus: How the Russian Wikipedia keeps it clean despite having just a couple dozen administrators

Unbundling, automation, fighting spirit, and a bot named Reimu Hakurei.

Discussion report: Wikipedians are hung up on the meaning of Madonna

Debate unsettled after seventeen years.

In the media: War and information in war and politics

Advocacy organizations, a journalist, mycophobes, conservatives, leftists, photographers, and a disinformation task force imagine themselves in Wikipedia.

Sister projects: On editing Wikisource

A journey to a sister project.

Obituary: Hanif Al Husaini, Salazarov, Hyacinth, and PirjanovNurlan

Rest in peace.

Opinion: Etika: a Pop Culture Champion

An article about Etika's appeal and legacy in pop culture.

Gallery: Spokane Willy's photos

A virtual visit to the Inland Northwest.

Op-Ed: Why you should not vote in the 2024 WMF BoT elections

"Simply not good enough".

Crossword: On a day of independence, beat crosswords into crossploughshares

How well do you know the main page (no peeking)?

Humour: A joke

...!

Cobwebs: Counting to a billion — manuscripts don't burn

Special:Diff/1 and related techno-trivia more complicated than you'd think.

Recent research: Is Wikipedia Politically Biased? Perhaps

And other new publications on systemic bias and other topics.

Traffic report: Talking about you and me, and the games people play

Elections, movies, sports.

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2024

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

Administrator changes

Technical news

Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. Documentation is available on MediaWiki. (T6086)

Miscellaneous

The Community Wishlist is re-opening on 15 July 2024. Read more

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:59, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mistakes

Hi. You have made a mistake in reverting a change to Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon as not citing sources; as per the summary comment for the change, the additional information was taken from the source that had already been cited. Please revert the removal. Thanks! Patch86UK (talk) 19:33, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Patch86UK, thanks for catching that. Looks like you already reverted the edit, so I'll hold off on doing anything for now. Ternera (talk) 19:47, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I forgot to include my edit summary for the article on "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," but I have redone the edit (slightly differently than last time) because the description of the character of Zadok Allen was inaccurate; they article says that he was kidnapped an sacrificed, which may have happened but is not confirmed by the actual story. Also, this is a dynamical IP address; the other change you complained about (on Strontium carbonate) was posted by someone else—although probably a professional chemist, since they must be in the same building as me. (talk) 19:27, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[User:129.252.33.200][reply]

The Signpost: 22 July 2024

Discussion report: Internet users flock to Wikipedia to debate its image policy over Trump raised-fist photo

Iconic photograph, invalid fair use exemption criterion #3a claimant, or both?

News and notes: Wikimedia community votes to ratify Movement Charter; Wikimedia Foundation opposes ratification

Establishment of power-sharing agreement between WMF corporation and volunteer user community in limbo.

News from the WMF: Wikimedia Foundation Board resolution and vote on the proposed Movement Charter

Natalia Tymkiv, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, on the Charter vote results, the resolution, meeting minutes, and proposed next steps.

Essay: Reflections on editing and obsession

A lost Signpost submission from fifteen years ago brought into the light, as good and true now as it was then.

In the media: What's on Putin's fork, the court's docket, and in Harrison's book?

Failing forks, smart and well-researched stories, LGBT rights, and oral sex!

Obituary: JamesR

Rest in peace.

Crossword: Vaguely bird-shaped crossword

Do you know these Wikipedia quotes?

Humour: Joe Biden withdraws RfA, Donald Trump selects co-nom

Dems in disarray, GOP in chaos — analysts say news expected, but few can predict how race will shape up from here.

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Growth News, July 2024

Community Configuration

The Growth team released Community Configuration at all Wikipedias. You can access it at Special:CommunityConfiguration.

This new special page replaces Special:EditGrowthConfig. For now, all Growth features can be configured using Community Configuration. Configuration for AutoModerator (T365046) and other features will be available in the future.

You can help with translations. The interface translation is done at Translatewiki.net. You can also help translate the documentation.

If you attend Wikimania 2024, please join us for the session about Community configuration's future!

Current work

Newcomer Homepage Community Updates module

We will add a new Community Configurable module to the Newcomer Homepage that will allow communities to highlight specific events, projects, campaigns, and initiatives. We have released a simple version available to beta wikis. We will conduct an A/B test at our pilot wikis using the new Metrics Platform. We still welcome community feedback on initial designs and plans, in any language at our project talk page.

Future work

Increase constructive activation on mobile

As part of the Growth team 2024/2025 Annual Plan, the Growth team will explore various ways to increase the percentage of newcomers who successfully start editing.

Editing a Wikipedia page requires too much context and patience. It means many trial and error for newcomers to contribute, meaning a steeper learning curve and potential discouraging reverts. To support a new generation of volunteers, we will increase the number and availability of smaller, structured, and more task-specific editing workflows (E.g. Edit Check and Structured Tasks). The Growth team will primarily focus on Structured Tasks, while working closely with the Editing team to ensure our work integrates well with Edit Check.

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2024

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

Administrator changes

Isabelle Belato

Interface administrator changes

Izno

CheckUser changes

Barkeep49

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.

Arbitration

The Arbitration Committee appointed the following administrators to the conflict of interest volunteer response team: Bilby, Extraordinary Writ

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:00, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 14 August 2024

In the media: Portland pol profile paid for from public purse

A STORM over an AI that writes articles. And other notes of interest.

Recent research: STORM: AI agents role-play as "Wikipedia editors" and "experts" to create Wikipedia-like articles, a more sophisticated effort than previous auto-generation systems

And other findings.

In focus: Twitter marks the spot

Musk's Twitter acquisition and rebranding have caused long debates on Wikipedia.

News and notes: Another Wikimania has concluded.

And Movement Charter ratification vote comments have been published

Special report: Nano or just nothing: Will nano go nuclear?

Possibly paid articles.

Opinion: HouseBlaster's RfA debriefing

HouseBlaster's reflections on his RfA. In particular, do not ask superlative questions.

Traffic report: Ball games, movies, elections, but nothing really weird

Just normally weird!

Humour: I'm proud to be a template

Come in, you whippersnapper, have a cup of tea.

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New pages patrol September 2024 Backlog drive

New pages patrol \| September 2024 Backlog Drive
On 1 September 2024, a one-month backlog drive for new pages patrol will begin. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled. Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive. Each article review will earn 1 point, and each redirect review will earn 0.2 points. Interested in taking part? Sign up here.
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Administrators' newsletter – September 2024

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

Administrator changes

Pppery

Interface administrator changes

Pppery

Oversighter changes

Wugapodes

CheckUser changes

Guideline and policy news

Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past.
A request for comment is open to discuss whether Notability (species) should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.

Arbitration

Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("Cinderella157 German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
The arbitration case Historical Elections is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.

Miscellaneous

Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in September 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,900 articles and 26,200 redirects awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:45, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 4 September 2024

News and notes: WikiCup enters final round, MCDC wraps up activities, 17-year-old hoax article unmasked

JCW compilation now tracks free DOIs, Wiki Loves Monuments getting started, WMF's status as UN observer stymied by China for fourth time.

In the media: AI is not playing games anymore. Is Wikipedia ready?

Updates from the Portland pol's case, the war in Gaza, and other Wiki-related reports.

Recent research: Simulated Wikipedia seen as less credible than ChatGPT and Alexa in experiment

And other new research findings

News from the WMF: Meet the 12 candidates running in the WMF Board of Trustees election

Who are they, why are they running and what are they bringing to the Board?

Wikimania: A month after Wikimania 2024

What all happened in Katowice?

Serendipity: What it's like to be Wikimedian of the Year

Hannah Clover shares her fondest memories of her first Wikimania.

Traffic report: After the gold rush

The Olympics (yay!) and the American election (oh no).

Humour: Local man halfway through rude reply no longer able to recall why he hates other editor

"I can't remember whether he is an incompetent moron, or an incorrigible POV warrior, or some other thing, but either way, to hell with him."

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Guild of Copy Editors September Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors September Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Election news: Project coordinators play an important role in our WikiProject. Following the mid-year Election of Coordinators, we welcomed Mox Eden to the coordinator team. Dhtwiki remains as Lead Coordinator, and Miniapolis and Wracking returned as assistant coordinators. If you'd like to help out behind the scenes, please consider taking part in our December election – watchlist our ombox for updates. Information about the role of coordinators can be found here.

Blitz: 13 of the 24 editors who signed up for the June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 169,404 words comprising 41 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: 38 of the 59 editors who signed up for the July 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 482,133 words comprising 293 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: 10 of the 15 editors who signed up for the August 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 71,294 words comprising 31 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: Sign up here to earn barnstars in our month-long, in-progress September Backlog Elimination Drive.

Progress report: As of 05:14, 11 September 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 233 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,824 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Mox Eden and Wracking.

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Message sent by Baffle gab1978 (talk) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:54, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ingesting above 120 mg/kg may be fatal.[4]

I copied this sentence from Iron poisoning#Toxic Dose , which has a reference there and I linked to that page. Darsie42 (talk) 21:41, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It seems silly for you to start a discussion on my talk page and expect an answer on your talk page. Will you answer on my talk page? I started a discussion on Talk:Iron redox flow battery#Iron poisoning may be fatal above 120 mg/kg. Maybe you missed it because you reverted my edit so quickly before I could add that talk section. Darsie42 (talk) 21:43, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 26 September 2024

In the media: Courts order Wikipedia to give up names of editors, legal strain anticipated from "online safety laws"

ANI (but probably not the one you're thinking of), bias and bans, crisis and Clover, Engelhorn's euros, and will the zoomers inherit the project?

Community view: Indian courts order Wikipedia to take down name of crime victim, editors strive towards consensus

In response to a takedown request, Wikipedia editors reached a consensus on how to handle it appropriately.

Serendipity: A Wikipedian at the 2024 Paralympics

User Hawkeye7 opens up on his experience as a media representative following the Australian team at the latest Summer Paralympics in Paris.

Opinion: asilvering's RfA debriefing

User asilvering reflects on their recent successful request for adminship.

News and notes: Are you ready for admin elections?

More changes to RfA on the way in October, final results for the U4C elections revealed, and other news from the Wikimedia world.

Gallery: Are Luddaites defending the English Wikipedia?

Picture this: medicine, drugs, JFK, Cleopatra, anachronism, and global catastrophe.

Recent research: Article-writing AI is less "prone to reasoning errors (or hallucinations)" than human Wikipedia editors

And other recent research publications.

Traffic report: Jump in the line, rock your body in time

Band reunions and Beetlejuice!

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Hello

Hello I was editing the Katahdin page and you told me you deleted some of my edits because they didn't seem appropriate. I don't understand how. I was citing the sources foe the information I had provided including linking the page to another Wiki page. Can you please tell me what I did wrong? Thanks you AlistairBlackthorne (talk) 21:40, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, the edits were reverted because the links appeared promotional. Thank you. Ternera (talk) 21:43, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The links I supplied lead directly to the websites of the Livestock conservancy, The Katahdin Hair Sheep group and referenced a page from the University of Oklahoma about the history of the Katahdin sheep

Cheers, AlistairBlackthorne (talk) 21:48, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

September 2024

Hi, Ternera. Thanks for patrolling new pages. I've declined your deletion request for a page that you tagged for speedy deletion, because the criterion you used or the reason you gave does not cover this kind of page. Please take a moment to read the new tutorial for patrollers, criteria for speedy deletion, and particularly, the section covering non-criteria. Such pages are best tagged with proposed deletion or proposed deletion for biographies of living persons, or sent to the appropriate deletion discussion. Thanks! 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:5D7:5E2A:EBFA:7B67 (talk) 16:53, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Popular History Of The Santa Fe Trail Is Wrong

Hi Ternera,

I respectfully believe you made a mistake by removing the external link I added to Santa Fe Trail page. The information I provided is most certainly appropriate for an encyclopedia. I became interested in this subject while researching my 4-times Great Grandfather James Baird, an American entrepreneur and pioneer of the Santa Fe Trail.

Information on this Wikipedia page presents an intentionally narrow interpretation of American history. It propagates an incomplete and culturally offensive historical narrative of the Santa Fe Trail. Exaggerating the importance of William Becknell’s role and his relevance to the Santa Fe Trail distorts historical reality and perpetuates cultural beliefs that bolster Manifest Destiny and American exceptionalism.

I respectfully request that you restore my external link

https://medium.com/@Tewksbury/popular-history-of-the-santa-fe-trail-is-wrong-a31ab61e1de4 on page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe_Trail

I also welcome and encourage you to read my article on this subject. Please let me know how you intend to proceed. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Russell Baird (“RB”) Tewksbury

RBTewksbury (talk) 19:58, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @RBTewksbury. Thank you for reaching out. Due to the fact that you are the writer of the external link you added, and also because Medium links are not even allowed as sources per WP:MEDIUM, I reverted your edit. If you do add the link to the article a second time, I will not revert it and instead let someone more familiar with the topic make a decision. Have a good day. Ternera (talk) 20:17, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ternera,

Thank you for your prompt reply. And thank you for agreeing to “not revert it and instead let someone more familiar with the topic make a decision”. As a descendant of James Baird and a subject-matter expert on this topic, I am hopeful others will consider my external link addition appropriate for inclusion on Wikipedia.

Cheers,

RB RBTewksbury (talk) 21:23, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

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

Administrator changes

CheckUser changes

Guideline and policy news

Administrator elections are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to requests for adminship (RfA). The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with candidate sign-up from October 8 to 14, a discussion phase from October 22 to 24, and SecurePoll voting from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections.
Following a discussion, the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion G8 to F2. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.
A request for comment is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an administrator recall process.

Arbitration

The arbitration case Historical elections has been closed.
An arbitration case regarding Backlash to diversity and inclusion has been opened.
Editors are invited to nominate themselves to serve on the 2024 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission until 23:59 October 8, 2024 (UTC).

Miscellaneous

If you are interested in stopping spammers, please put MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist and MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist on your watchlist, and help out when you can.

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:01, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi!

I see you nicking all those vandals.

The ip hopper that is posting at noticeboards, just report straight away to AIV. It's a Long Term Abuse account that was originally called MidAtlanticBaby. It's not worth warning them. Knitsey (talk) 14:40, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for sharing! I'll keep that in mind. Ternera (talk) 14:49, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Knitsey (talk) 14:53, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Reversion

Hello, I just edited the page for Jolmaville and you reverted it because I did not cite a source. In my three revisions I: changed the population - which was incorrect - to be in accordance with the source already cited; corrected the name of one of the sources, which had the name of Marengo instead of Jolmaville; and put in the name of the Bad River Reservation, which had been there in a previous revision and seemingly had been mistakenly removed (in fact, there was an open ended sentence because it had been so obviously removed). The page is objectively incorrect without my revisions, what kind of source do you expect to cite that's not already there? Sean30303 (talk) 15:20, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there @Sean30303. I just took a look at the source and see that you are correct. I've reverted my edit - thanks for catching my error! Ternera (talk) 15:29, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, thank you Sean30303 (talk) 15:36, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrator Elections: Call for Candidates

Administrator Elections | Call for Candidates

The administrator elections process has officially started! Interested editors are encouraged to self-nominate or arrange to be nominated by reviewing the instructions at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Call for candidates.

Here is the schedule:

October 8–14 - Candidate sign-up (we are here)
October 22–24 - Discussion phase
October 25–31 - SecurePoll voting phase

Please note the following:

The requirements to run are identical to RFA—a prospective candidate must be extended confirmed.
Prospective candidates are advised to become familar with the community's expectations of adminstrators, which are much higher than the minimum requirement of having extended confirmed status. This includes reviewing successful and unsuccessful RFAs, reading the essay Wikipedia:Advice for RfA candidates, and possibly requesting an optional poll on their chances of passing.
The process will have a one week call for candidates phase, a one week pause to set up SecurePoll, a three-day period of public discussion, followed by 7 days of no public discussion and a private vote using SecurePoll.
The outcomes of this process are identical to making requests for adminship. There is no official difference between an administrator appointed through RFA or administrator elections.
Administrator elections are also a valid means of regaining adminship for de-sysopped editors.

Ask any questions about the process at the talk page. A separate user talk message will be sent to official candidates with additional information about the process.

To avoid sending too many messages, this will be the last mass message sent about administrator elections. If you are interested in the process, please make sure to watchlist the appropriate pages. A watchlist notice will be added when the discussion phase opens, and again when the voting phase opens.

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The Signpost: 19 October 2024

News and notes: One election's end, another election's beginning

Find more about the new Trustees, the first election cycle for admins, and other news from the Wikimedia world.

Recent research: "As many as 5%" of new English Wikipedia articles "contain significant AI-generated content", says paper

And other searchings and findings.

In the media: Off to the races! Wikipedia wins!

Perplexing persistence, pay to play, potential president's possible plagiarism, crossword crossover to culture, and a wish come true!

Contest: A WikiCup for the Global South

Can it be fun to address systemic bias? Eighty participants say yes, it can!

Traffic report: A scream breaks the still of the night

Help me make it through the night!

Book review: The Editors

A novel about us, from the point of view of three of us.

Humour: The Newspaper Editors

Where do I even start?

Crossword: Spilled Coffee Mug

Pasta, acronyms, and one computer-crashing talk page.

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Administrator Elections: Discussion phase

Administrator Elections | Discussion phase

The discussion phase of the October 2024 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

October 22–24 - Discussion phase
October 25–31 - SecurePoll voting phase
November 1–? - Scrutineering phase

During October 22–24, we will be in the discussion phase. The candidate subpages will open to questions and comments from everyone, in the same style as a request for adminship. You may discuss the candidates at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Discussion phase.

On October 25, we will start the voting phase. The candidate subpages will close again to public questions and discussion, and everyone will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote tallies cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's tally during the election. The suffrage requirements are different from those at RFA.

Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which will last for an indeterminate amount of time, perhaps a week or two. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a candidate must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose). As this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

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Growth News, October 2024

Current work

Newcomer Homepage Community Updates module

We will add a new module to the Newcomer Homepage that will allow communities to highlight specific events, projects, campaigns, and initiatives. We have released a simple version on beta wikis and we will soon start an A/B test on our pilot wikis. This module will only display on the Newcomer Homepage if communities decide to utilize it, so learn how to configure the Community Updates module, or share your thoughts on the project's talk page.

Constructive activation experimentation

After showcasing early design ideas at Wikimania, we conducted user testing of design prototypes. We now aim to engage communities in further discussions and plan to run a targeted experiment, presenting a structured task within the reading view to logged-in new account holders with zero edits.

Community Configuration

This Community Configuration extension was developed to help communities customize wiki features to meet their unique needs. The Growth team is now helping other Wikimedia Foundation teams make their products configurable:

The Moderation Tools team now provides Community Configuration for Automoderator. (T365046)
Certain Babel extension settings will be configurable soon. (T328171)

Future work

As part of the Growth team annual plan, we will continue to investigate ways to increase constructive activation on mobile, while also working with Data Products to move forward A/B testing functionality via the Metrics Platform.

Community events

Growth team members presented Community Configuration: Shaping On-Wiki Functionality Together at Wikimania (slides). The session recording is available to watch on YouTube. This session provided an update on the Community Configuration project and introduced details about the upcoming features that communities will soon be able to configure. Representatives from the Moderator Tools, Editing, Web, and Campaigns teams shared their plans for utilizing Community Configuration in the future. Following these presentations, the WMF Growth team's Benoît Evellin and Martin Urbanec answered audience questions.
Habib Mhenni gave a presentation of how mentorship works at WikiIndaba 2024. The recording is available.

Stay informed

Growth team weekly updates are available on wiki (in English) if you want to know more about our day-to-day work. If you want to receive more general updates about technical activity happening across the Wikimedia movement (including Growth work), we encourage you to subscribe to Tech News.

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Administrator Elections: Voting phase

Administrator Elections | Voting phase

The voting phase of the October 2024 administrator elections has started and continues until 23:59 31st October 2024 UTC. You can participate in the voting phase at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Voting phase.

As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

October 25–31 - SecurePoll voting phase
November 1–? - Scrutineering phase

In the voting phase, the candidate subpages will close to public questions and discussion, and everyone who qualifies for a vote will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote tallies cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's tally during the election. The suffrage requirements are different from those at RFA.

Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which will last for an indeterminate amount of time, perhaps a week or two. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a candidate must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose). As this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2024

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

Administrator changes

Crisco 1492

CheckUser changes

Maxim

Oversighter changes

Maxim

Guideline and policy news

Following a discussion, the discussion-only period proposal that went for a trial to refine the requests for adminship (RfA) process has been discontinued.
Following a request for comment, Administrator recall is adopted as a policy.

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

Arbitration

RoySmith, Barkeep49 and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2024 Arbitration Committee Elections. ThadeusOfNazereth and Dr vulpes are reserve commissioners.
Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate from 3 November 2024 until 12 November 2024 to stand in the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections.
The Arbitration Committee is seeking volunteers for roles such as clerks, access to the COI queue, checkuser, and oversight.

Miscellaneous

An unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in November 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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The Signpost: 6 November 2024

From the editors: Editing Wikipedia should not be a crime

But not everybody is able to legally read Wikipedia, and not everybody is able to legally edit Wikipedia.

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation shares ANI lawsuit updates; first admin elections appoint eleven sysops; first admin recalls opened; temporary accounts coming soon?

Defamation, privacy, censorship, and elections.

In the media: An old scrimmage, politics and purported libel

Plus human knowledge and Ozzie places!

Special report: Wikipedia editors face litigation, censorship

Asian News International, the Delhi High Court, and the encyclopedia.

Gallery: Why you should take more photos and upload them

Your photos are more valuable than you may realize.

In focus: Questions and answers about the court case

What is going on?

Traffic report: Twisted tricks or tempting treats?

And Tata too!

Technology report: Wikimedia tech, the Asian News International case, and the ultra-rare BLACKLOCK

IP address privacy tools, and mysterious archive sites.

Humour: Man quietly slinks away from talk page argument after realizing his argument dumb, wrong

Many such cases.

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The Signpost: 18 November 2024

News and notes: Open letter to WMF about court case breaks one thousand signatures, big arb case declined, U4C begins accepting cases

Many cases: many such cases.

In the media: Summons issued for Wikipedia editors by Indian court, "Gaza genocide" RfC close in news, old admin Gwern now big AI guy, and a "spectrum of reluctance" over Australian place names

Publisher versus intermediary, bias versus verifiability, and probing questions about Gwern's personal finances.

Recent research: SPINACH: AI help for asking Wikidata "challenging real-world questions"

And other recent publications.

News from the WMF: Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Endowment audit reports: FY 2023–2024

An overview of the finances and an explanation of what the numbers mean.

Traffic report: Well, let us share with you our knowledge, about the electoral college

It's so over.

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ArbCom 2024 Elections voter message

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2024

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

Administrator changes

Interface administrator changes

Pppery

CheckUser changes

Guideline and policy news

Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, T5, has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.

Technical news

Technical volunteers can now register for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Application for travel and accommodation scholarships is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.

Arbitration

The arbitration case Yasuke (formerly titled Backlash to diversity and inclusion) has been closed.
An arbitration case titled Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.

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Guild of Copy Editors December 2024 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors December 2024 Newsletter

Hello, and welcome to the December newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since September. If you no longer want this newsletter, you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. If you'd like to be notified of upcoming drives and blitzes, and other GOCE activities, the best method is to add our announcements box to your watchlist.

Election news: The Guild's coordinators play an important role in the WikiProject, making sure ~~nearly~~ everything runs smoothly and on time. Editors in good standing (unblocked and without sanctions) are invited to nominate themselves or another editor to be a Guild coordinator (with their permission, of course) until 23:59 on 15 December (UTC). The voting phase begins at 00:01 on 16 December and runs until 23:59 on 31 December. Questions may be asked of candidates at any stage in the process. Elected coordinators will serve a six-month term from 1 January through 30 June.

Drive: In our September Backlog Elimination Drive, 67 editors signed up, 39 completed at least one copy edit, and between them they edited 682,696 words comprising 507 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: The October Copy Editing Blitz saw 16 editors sign-up, 15 of whom completed at least one copy edit. They edited 76,776 words comprising 35 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: In our November Backlog Elimination Drive, 432,320 words in 151 articles were copy edited. Of the 54 users who signed up, 33 copy edited at least one article. Barnstars awarded are posted here.

Blitz: The December Blitz will begin at 00:00 on 15 December (UTC) and will end on 21 December at 23:59. Sign up here. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 22:12, 7 December 2024 (UTC), GOCE copy editors have completed 333 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,401 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Mox Eden and Wracking.

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The Signpost: 12 December 2024

News and notes: Arbitrator election concludes

New arbs to be seated in January.

Arbitration report: Palestine-Israel articles 5

Will the fifth try at achieving peace be a mudfight, or something better?

Disinformation report: Sex, power, and money revisited

Should old acquaintance be forgot?

Op-ed: On the backrooms

An editor's reflection on social capital and their changing relationship with Wikipedia culture.

by Tamzin

In focus: Are Wikipedia articles representative of Western or world knowledge?

Wikipedia aims to represent the sum of all knowledge. Is there an imbalance between Western countries and the rest of the world.

In the media: Like the BBC, often useful but not impartial

Ballooning British bias bombast!

Traffic report: Something Wicked for almost everybody

Fighting and killing – on screen, in politics, and in the ring – competes for attention with Disney.

Opinion: Worm That Turned's reconfirmation RfA debriefing

The importance of feedback.

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New pages patrol January 2025 Backlog drive

January 2025 Backlog Drive \| New pages patrol
On 1 January 2025, a one-month backlog drive for new pages patrol will begin in hopes of addressing the growing backlog. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled. Each article review will earn 1 point, while each redirect review will earn 0.2 points. Streak awards will be given out based on consistently hitting point thresholds for each week of the drive. Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive. Interested in taking part? Sign up here.
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The Signpost: 24 December 2024

News and notes: Responsibilities and liabilities as a "Very Large Online Platform"

What the VLOP – findings of an outside auditor for "responsibilization" of Wikipedia. Plus, new EU Commissioners for tech policy, WLE 2024 winners, and a few other bits of news from the Wikipedia world.

Op-ed: Beeblebrox on Wikipediocracy, the Committee, and everything

A personal essay.

Opinion: Graham87 on being the first-ever administrator recall subject

Explanations for what led to it and what it was like to undergo it.

In the media: Delhi High Court considers Caravan and Ken for evaluating the ANI vs. WMF case

Plus, the dangers of editing, Morrissey's page gets marred, COVID coverage critique, Kimchi consultation, kids' connectivity curtailed, centenarian Claudia, Christmas cramming, and more.

From the archives: Where to draw the line in reporting?

Who's news?

Recent research: "Wikipedia editors are quite prosocial", but those motivated by "social image" may put quantity over quality

And other new research findings.

Humour: Backlash over Santa Claus' Wikipedia article intensifies

Good faith edits REVERTED and accounts BLOCKED.

Gallery: A feast of holidays and carols

Peace on earth, goodwill to all!

Traffic report: Was a long and dark December

Wicked war, martial law, killing, death and an Indian movie with a new chess champ!

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U5 and drafts

Hi, Ternera. I see you already talked to Spicy about this, but since I did tell one of the users involved that I'd follow up with you, I'm still going to check in with a note on U5. In short, it has an exemption for "plausible drafts", which is a phrase that lends itself to a pretty broad interpretation. Please see Wikipedia:What U5 is not for an infopage I wrote on the criterion's misuse, and User:Tamzin/Plausible drafts for my personal standards of what I consider not "plausible". I see that you've started moving encyclopedic content off of userpages, and I think that's a much better approach; it's become the de facto practice of a lot of admins who patrol CAT:U5, when it comes to content that is plausible as a draft but shouldn't really be a userpage. If you're interested, a while ago I made the template {{draftified userpage}} to replace a userpage that has been moved, lest new users get confused. There's also {{subst:uw-draftmoved}} for explaining on their talkpage. Hope all of that's helpful; happy editing. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (they|xe|🤷) 21:04, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @Tamzin - thanks so much for the explanation of U5! This makes a lot of sense to me. My apologies for rushing into tagging userpages without taking time to familiarize myself with the process first. I'll do my best to assume good faith in the future and will consider moving pages to sandbox or draftspace before placing a speedy deletion tag. Have a nice day! Ternera (talk) 21:13, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comparing texts

Beyond Compare or Meld may be of use to you. For more see Comparison of file comparison tools. Polygnotus (talk) 20:45, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'll take a look! Ternera (talk) 21:22, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – January 2025

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

Administrator changes

Sennecaster

CheckUser changes

Worm That Turned

Ferret

Oversight changes

Worm That Turned

Guideline and policy news

Following an RFC, Wikipedia:Notability (species) was adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.
A request for comment is open to discuss whether admins should be advised to warn users rather than issue no-warning blocks to those who have posted promotional content outside of article space.

Technical news

The Nuke feature also now provides links to the userpage of the user whose pages were deleted, and to the pages which were not selected for deletion, after page deletions are queued. This enables easier follow-up admin-actions.

Arbitration

Following the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been elected to the Arbitration Committee: CaptainEek, Daniel, Elli, KrakatoaKatie, Liz, Primefac, ScottishFinnishRadish, Theleekycauldron, Worm That Turned.

Miscellaneous

A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in January 2025 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the new pages feed. Sign up here to participate!

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Moves without redirect

Take note that, as a global rollbacker, you are required to only use the ... suppressredirect function[] on the English Wikipedia in the context of counter-vandalism efforts per Wikipedia:Global rights policy. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 20:11, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for pointing this out, Pppery. Ternera (talk) 20:44, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 15 January 2025

From the editors: Looking back, looking forward

The 20th anniversary of The Signpost.

Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2024

A lot of psephology!

In the media: Will you be targeted?

HUMINT or humbug?

Technology report: New Calculator template brings interactivity at last

Hallelujah!

Essay: Meet the Canadian who holds the longest editing streak on Wikipedia

Johnny Au has edited for 17 years straight without missing a day.

Opinion: Reflections one score hence

Some thoughts from the original editor-in-chief.

News and notes: It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me... and I'm feeling free

Public Domain Day 2025, Women in Red hits 20% biography milestone, Spanish Wikipedia reaches two million articles, and other news from the Wikimedia world.

Serendipity: What we've left behind, and where we want to go next

The Signpost staff on achievements of '24 and hopes for '25.

Op-ed: Elon Musk and the right on Wikipedia

The latest crusade?

In focus: Twenty years of The Signpost: What did it take?

Our alumni speak!

Arbitration report: Analyzing commonalities of some contentious topics

Applying the scientific method to a model of conflict that leads to arbitration.

Humour: How to make friends on Wikipedia

This post fact-checked by real Wikipedian patriots.

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Replacing icon with large image

In [1] you replaced the 20px File:Confused-tpvgames.png with the nominally 512px File:Confused-tpvgames.svg. It looks awful when no size is specified. I fixed my page [2] but a search [3] finds other pages I haven't fixed. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:34, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @PrimeHunter - thanks for letting me know about this and sorry for the inconvenience caused. I'll take a look at the other replacements I made today and fix any that are too large. Ternera (talk) 22:42, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – February 2025

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

Administrator changes

Euryalus

CheckUser changes

Oversighter changes

Technical news

Administrators can now nuke pages created by a user or IP address from the last 90 days, up from the initial 30 days. T380846
A 'Recreated' tag will now be added to pages that were created with the same title as a page which was previously deleted and it can be used as a filter in Special:RecentChanges and Special:NewPages. T56145

Arbitration

The arbitration case Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been closed.

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The Signpost: 7 February 2025

Recent research: GPT-4 writes better edit summaries than human Wikipedians

But an open language model is ready to help.

News and notes: Let's talk!

The WMF executive team delivers a new update; plus, the latest EU policy report, good-bye to the German Wikipedia's Café, and other news from the Wikimedia world.

Opinion: Fathoms Below, but over the moon

Editor Fathoms Below reminisces over their successful RfA from February 2024.

In the media: Wikipedia is an extension of legacy media propaganda, says Elon Musk

Plus, reports on the ARBPIA5 case, new concerns over projects targeting Wikipedia editors, John Green gets his sponsor flowers, and other news.

Community view: 24th Wikipedia Day in New York City

Wikimedians and newbies celebrate 24 years of Wikipedia in the Brooklyn Central Library. Special guests Stephen Harrison and Clay Shirky joined in conversation.

Arbitration report: Palestine-Israel articles 5 has closed

Ending with some bans, and a new set of editing sanctions.

Traffic report: A wild drive

The start of the year was filled with a few unfortunate losses, tragic disasters, emerging tech forces and A LOT of politics.

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Discussion at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase III/Administrator elections

Administrator Elections | Renewal RFC phase

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The Signpost: 27 February 2025

News and notes: Administrator elections up for reapproval and 1bil GET snagged on Commons

French Wikipedia defends a user against public threats, steward elections, and other news from the Wikimedia world.

Serendipity: Guinea-Bissau Heritage from Commons to the World

"The only time I ever took photos in my entire life".

Technology report: Hear that? The wikis go silent twice a year

From patrolling new edits to uploading photos or joining a campaign, you can count on the Wikimedia platform to be up and running — in your language, anywhere in the world. That is, except for a couple of minutes during the equinoctes.

In the media: The end of the world

Or just the end of Wikipedia as we know it?

Recent research: What's known about how readers navigate Wikipedia; Italian Wikipedia hardest to read

Of "hunters", "busybodies" and "dancers".

Opinion: Sennecaster's RfA debriefing

User Sennecaster shares her thoughts on her recent RfA and the aspects that might have played a role in making it successful.

Tips and tricks: One year after this article is posted, will every single article on Wikipedia have a short description?

What are they? Why are they important? How can we make them better? And what can you do to help?

Community view: Open letter from French Wikipedians says "no" to intimidation of volunteer contributors

Liberté, liberté chérie.

Traffic report: Temporary scars, February stars

Grammys, politics and the Super Bowl.

Essay: The source, the whole source, and nothing but the source

Straight from the source's mouth. A source is a source, of course, of course!

Obituary: Ümüt Çınar (Kmoksy) and Vinícius Medina Kern (Vmkern)

Turkish linguist wrote about languages and plants; Brazilian informaticist studied Wikimedia projects and education.

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Guild of Copy Editors 2024 Annual Report

Guild of Copy Editors Annual Report

Our 2024 Annual Report is now ready for review.

Highlights:

Introduction
Membership news and election results
Summary of Drives, Blitzes and the Requests page
Closing words

– Your Guild coordinators

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2025

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

Administrator changes

CheckUser changes

Oversighter changes

AmandaNP

Guideline and policy news

A request for comment is open to discuss whether AI-generated images (meaning those wholly created by generative AI, not human-created images modified with AI tools) should be banned from use in articles.
A series of 22 mini-RFCs that double-checked consensus on some aspects and improved certain parts of the administrator elections process has been closed (see the summary of the changes).
A request for comment is open to gain consensus on whether future administrator elections should be held.

Technical news

A new filter has been added to the Special:Nuke tool, which allows administrators to filter for pages in a range of page sizes (in bytes). This allows, for example, deleting pages only of a certain size or below. T378488
Non-administrators can now check which pages are able to be deleted using the Special:Nuke tool. T376378

Miscellaneous

The 2025 appointees for the Ombuds commission are だ＊ぜ, Arcticocean, Ameisenigel, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, Galahad, Nehaoua, Renvoy, Revi C., RoySmith, Teles and Zafer as members, with Vermont serving as steward-observer.
Following the 2025 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: 1234qwer1234qwer4, AramilFeraxa, Daniuu, KonstantinaG07, MdsShakil and XXBlackburnXx.

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Growth Newsletter #33

A quarterly update from the Growth team on our work to improve the new editor experience.

Constructive Activation Experiments

This year, the Growth team is exploring ways to help more new account holders start editing—and do so constructively, meaning their edits are not reverted. Our latest experiments include:

Gradual rollout of "Add a Link" at English Wikipedia – We are gradually introducing the "Add a Link" structured task to newcomers at English Wikipedia (T386029). This serves as a natural A/B test to measure its impact on activation, retention, and revert rates (T382603). Previous experiments on pilot wikis showed that "Add a Link" increases newcomer participation, particularly by helping them make constructive (non-reverted) edits.
Testing in-article suggestions for first-time editors – Many new account holders want to contribute but don’t know where to start. To help, we’re piloting a feature that surfaces structured task suggestions directly in an article’s read view for brand-new editors (T385343). These suggestions will appear for logged-in users with no edits, providing a clear, simple way to begin contributing that is surfaced while they read.

Community Updates

Newcomers often struggle to find their place in Wikipedia’s collaborative environment. While experienced editors easily discover events like edit-a-thons and writing campaigns, newcomers often miss out.

To bridge this gap, we launched the Community Updates module for the Newcomer Homepage. This module is disabled by default, allowing Community Admins to decide how (or if) to use it.
If your community hosts events, consider setting up a Community Update to engage and welcome newcomers! Learn more on Diff. To configure, visit Special:CommunityConfiguration.

Community Configuration

Community Configuration is now available across all wikis, including non-Wikipedia projects (T383910). Community Configuration allows admins to customize various features like Growth features and Automoderator for their communities, and more recently the Babel extension now allows admins to modify configuration:

Babel customization – Admins can now configure Babel settings (T374348), including category naming, automatic category creation, and more. See an example on Wikimedia Commons.
Upcoming configurable features – Projects exploring community configuration options include: Incident Reporting System (T374113) and Cite backlinks (T378807).

Mentorship

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Starting February 17, 100% of new accounts at English Wikipedia will be assigned a mentor (T384505).
At Spanish Wikipedia, on 50% of newcomers get a mentor. Experienced contributors are encouraged to join mentorship so that Spanish Wikipedia can provide a mentor to all new users.

Looking Ahead

In the coming months, we will continue balancing maintenance work—such as deprecating EditGrowth Config (T367574) and migrating Statslib (T359352) — with user-facing improvements that support new editors and foster the next generation of contributors.

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Thx so much!

Thank you very much for improving the quality of my user page, keep it up! :) JPPEDRA2 ^{why not?} 23:46, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! Ternera (talk) 03:42, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 22 March 2025

From the editor: Hanami

It's an ecstasy, my spring.

Opinion: Talking about governments editing Wikipedia

Let them know what you think!

News and notes: Deeper look at takedowns targeting Wikipedia

Read this, then forget all about it.

In the media: The good, the bad, and the unusual

Life on the Wiki as usual!

Recent research: Explaining the disappointing history of Flagged Revisions; and what's the impact of ChatGPT on Wikipedia so far?

And WMF invites multi-year research fund proposals

Traffic report: All the world's a stage, we are merely players...

The Oscars, politics, and death elbow for the most attention.

Gallery: WikiPortraits rule!

The photographers are the celebrities!

Essay: Unusual biographical images

And very unusual biographical images.

Obituary: Rest in peace

Send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2025

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

Administrator changes

Dennis Brown

Bureaucrat changes

Barkeep49

CheckUser changes

0xDeadbeef

Oversighter changes

GB fan

Moneytrees

Miscellaneous

Sign up for The Core Contest, a competition running from 15 April to 31 May to improve vital articles.

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The Signpost: 9 April 2025

Special report: Wikipedian and physician Ziyad al-Sufiani reportedly released from Saudi prison

Fellow doctor Osama Khalid remains behind bars for "violating public morals" by editing.

In focus: WMF to explore "common standards" for NPOV policies; implications for project autonomy remain unclear

Major changes to core content policy, or still-developing plan for new initiative?

In the media: Indian judges demand removal of content critical of Asian News International

Defeat, or just a setback?

News and notes: 35,000 user accounts compromised, locked in attempted credential-stuffing attack

Plus: 30-year anniversary of wiki software commemorated.

Op-ed: How crawlers impact the operations of the Wikimedia projects

Our content is free, our infrastructure is not!

Opinion: Crawlers, hogs and gorillas

What is to be done?

Debriefing: Giraffer's RfA debriefing

Advice to aspirants: "Read RfA debriefs", including this one.

Obituary: RHaworth, TomCat4680 and PawełMM

Rest in peace.

Traffic report: Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, off to report we go...

Snow White sinking, Adolescence soaring, spacefarers stranded, this list has it all!

News from Diff: Strengthening Wikipedia’s neutral point of view

The Wikimedia Foundation's announcement from Diff.

Comix: Thirteen

Gadzooks!

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Guild of Copy Editors April 2025 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors April 2025 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the April 2025 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members. We wish you all happy copy-editing.

Election results: In our December 2025 coordinator election, Wracking stepped down as coordinator; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, and Mox Eden were reelected coordinators, and IQR and WikiEditor5678910 were newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators will open on 1 June (UTC).

Drive: 55 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive 33 claimed at least one copy-edit and copy-edited 611,404 words in 237 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: 14 editors signed up for our February Copy Editing Blitz. 10 claimed at least one copy-edit and copy-edited 46,749 words in 18 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: 47 editors signed up for our March Backlog Elimination Drive. 28 claimed at least one copy-edit and copy-edited 479,172 words in 207 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: Sign up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 13 to 19 April. Barnstars will be awarded here.

Progress report: As of 9:45, 12 April 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 89 requests since 1 January 2024, and the backlog stands at 2,264 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, IQR, Miniapolis, Mox Eden and WikiEditor5678910.

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New pages patrol May 2025 Backlog drive

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The Signpost: 1 May 2025

News and notes: India cut off from Wiki money; WMF annual plan and Wikimedia programs seek comment

As always, Wikimedia community governance relies on user participation; plus, more updates from the Wikimedia world

In the media: Feds aiming for WMF's nonprofit status

Scrapers, an Indian lawsuit, and a crash-or-not-crash?

Recent research: How readers use Wikipedia health content; Scholars generally happy with how their papers are cited on Wikipedia

And other new research findings.

Arbitration report: Sysop Tinucherian removed and admonished by the ArbCom

And don't bite those newbies!

Discussion report: Latest news from Centralized discussions

And don't bite those newbies!

Traffic report: Of Wolf and Man

Television dramas, televised sports, film, the Pope, and ... bioengineering at the top of the list?

Disinformation report: At WikiCredCon, Wikipedia editors and Internet Archive discuss threats to trust in media

Community volunteers network among themselves and use technology to counter attacks on information sharing.

News from the WMF: Product & Tech Progress on the Annual Plan

A look at some product and tech highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation's Annual Plan (July–December 2024).

Humour: Crisis erupts as furious admins, functionaries complain about crappy t-shirts

Hey! At least it is something!

Comix: By territory

Zounds!

In focus: Using AI on the Russian Wikipedia: opportunities or challenges?

Would a billion articles be a good idea?

Community view: A deep dive into Wikimedia

There's a lot more to this than you think.

Debriefing: Barkeep49's RfB debriefing

I wonder about having crats, but decided to become one anyway.

Gallery: Meet the winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2024

Just beautiful photos!

Obituary: JarrahTree, JohnClarknew and Yashthepunisher

Rest in Paradise.

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2025

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

Administrator changes

Rusalkii

NaomiAmethyst (overlooked last month)

Interface administrator changes

Galobtter

Guideline and policy news

Following an RfC, administrator elections were permanently authorized on a five-month schedule. The next election will be scheduled soon; see Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections for more information. This is an alternate process to the RfA process and does not replace the latter.
An RfC was closed with consensus to allow editors to opt-out of seeing "sticky decorative elements". Such elements should now be wrapped in {{sticky decoration wrapper}}. Editors who wish to opt out can follow the instructions at WP:STICKYDECO.
An RfC has resulted in a broad prohibition on the use of AI-generated images in articles. A few common-sense exceptions are recognized.

Miscellaneous

A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in May 2025 to reduce the backlog of articles in the new pages feed. Sign up here to participate!

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You are valuable

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. I encountered you on the user talk page of an IP address I warned for vandalism, so is it okay if I nominate you for adminship? Faster than Thunder (talk | contributions) 02:25, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Faster than Thunder. I appreciate your kind words but I am not very active on enwiki right now and do not wish to be an admin at this time. Cheers. Ternera (talk) 02:31, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 14 May 2025

News and notes: WMF to kick off new-CEO quest as Iskander preps to move on — Supreme Court nixes gag of Wiki page for other India court row on ANI — code-heads give fix-up date for Charts in lieu of long-dead Graph gizmo

And comment is requested on a privacy whitepaper.

In the media: Wikimedia Foundation sues over UK government decision that might require identity verification of editors worldwide

And other courtroom drama.

Disinformation report: What does Jay-Z know about Wikipedia?

And how he knows it: all about lawyer letters and editing logs.

In focus: On the hunt for sources: Swedish AfD discussions

Why the language barrier is not the only impediment to navigating sources from another culture.

Technology report: WMF introduces unique but privacy-preserving browser cookie

And QR codes for every page!

Debriefing: Goldsztajn's RfA debriefing

When an editor is ready to become staff at a public library (not a brother in a fraternity).

Obituary: Max Lum (User:ICOHBuzz)

Rest in peace.

Community view: A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 2)

The technology behind it, and the other stuff.

Comix: Collection

Gadzooks!

From the archives: Humor from the Archives

And more.

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2025

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

Administrator changes

Interface administrator changes

0xDeadbeef

CheckUser changes

L235

Oversight changes

L235

Guideline and policy news

An RfC is open to determine whether the English Wikipedia community should adopt a position on AI development by the WMF and its affiliates.

Technical news

A new feature called Multiblocks will be deployed on English Wikipedia on the week of June 2. See the relevant announcement on the administrators' noticeboard.
History merges performed using the mergehistory special page are now logged at both the source and destination, rather than just the source as previously, after this RFC and the resolution of T118132.

Arbitration

An arbitration case named Indian military history has been opened. Evidence submissions for this case close on 8 June.

Miscellaneous

Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election is open until 17 June 2025. Read the voting page on Meta-Wiki and cast your vote here!
An Articles for Creation backlog drive is happening in June 2025, with over 1,600 drafts awaiting review from the past two months. In addition to AfC participants, all administrators and new page patrollers can help review using the Yet Another AFC Helper Script, which can be enabled in the Gadgets settings. Sign up here to participate!
The Unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in June 2025 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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Growth News #34

A quarterly update from the Growth team on our work to improve the new editor experience.

Mentoring new editors

In February, Mentorship was successfully rolled out to 100% of newcomers on English Wikipedia. Following this milestone, we collaborated with Spanish Wikipedia to expand Mentorship coverage to 70% of new accounts, with plans to reach 85% soon unless concerns are raised by mentors. (T394867)

“Add a Link” Task – Iteration and Experimentation

Our efforts to improve and scale the “Add a Link” structured task continued across multiple fronts:

Community Feedback & Model Improvements: We’ve responded to community concerns with targeted changes:
- Restricting access to newer accounts (T393688)
- Some links types were removed to align with recommendations written in the English Wikipedia Manual of Style (T390683)
- Allowing communities to limit “Add a Link” to newcomers (T393771)
- The model used to suggest the links was improved to ease its training (T388258)
English Wikipedia rollout and A/B test: We increased the rollout to 20% of newcomers, with analysis underway. Preliminary data suggests this feature makes new account holders more likely to complete an unreverted edit. (T386029, T382603)
Surfacing Structured Tasks: An experiment where we show “add a link” suggestions to newly registered users while they are reading an article is running on pilot wikis (French, Persian, Indonesian, Portuguese, Egyptian Arabic). Initial results are under analysis. (T386029)

Newcomer Engagement Features

“Get Started” notification: Engineering is in progress for a new notification (Echo/email) to encourage editing among newcomers with zero edits. Early research shows this type of nudge is effective. (T392256)
Confirmation email: We are exploring ways to simplify and improve the initial account confirmation email newly registered users receive. (T215665)

Community Configuration Enhancements

Communities can now manage which namespaces are eligible for Event Registration via Community Configuration. (T385341)

Annual Planning

The Wikimedia Foundation’s 2025–2026 Annual Plan is taking shape. The Growth and Editing teams will focus on the Contributor Experiences (WE1) objective, with a focus on increasing constructive edits by editors with fewer than 100 cumulative contributions.

Get Involved

We value your insights and ideas! If you would like to participate in a discussion, share feedback, or pilot new features, please reach out on the relevant Phabricator tasks or at our talk page, in any language.

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The Signpost: 24 June 2025

News and notes: Happy 7 millionth!

Admins arrested in Belarus.

In the media: Playing professor pong with prosecutorial discretion

Pardon our alliteration!

Disinformation report: Pardon me, Mr. President, have you seen my socks?

A get-out-of-jail card!

Recent research: Wikipedia's political bias; "Ethical" LLMs accede to copyright owners' demands but ignore those of Wikipedians

And other new research publications.

Traffic report: All Sinners, a future, all Saints, a past

Holy men and not-as-holy movies.

News from Diff: Call for candidates is now open: Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

Get your self-nomination in by July 2nd!

Opinion: Russian Wiki-fork flails, failing readers and editors

After two years RuWiki fails to thrive.

Debriefing: EggRoll97's RfA² debriefing

With some sweet-and-sour sauce!

Community view: A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 3)

Every thing you need to know about the Wikimedia Foundation?

Comix: Hamburgers

Egad!

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Guild of Copy Editors' June 2025 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2025 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the June 2025 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Hall of Fame: Congratulations to Dhtwiki for their well-deserved addition to the Hall of Fame last month, and thanks to GoldRomean for the nomination.

Election news: Voting in the mid-year coordinator election ends at 23:59 on 30 June. Results will be announced at the election page.

April Blitz: 14 of the 25 editors who signed up for the April 2025 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited 92,769 words in 30 articles. Barnstars awarded are available here.

May Drive: 31 of the 54 editors who signed up for the May 2025 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited 384,392 words in 216 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

June Blitz: 10 of the 12 editors who signed up for the June 2025 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited 26,652 words in 13 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

July Drive: Our July 2025 Backlog Elimination Drive will begin on 1 July and finish on 31 July. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 02:30, 30 June 2025 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 148 requests since 1 January, and the backlog stands at 2,270 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators.

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2025

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

Administrator changes

NuclearWarfare

Interface administrator changes

L235

Guideline and policy news

Following a talk page discussion, speedy deletion criterion G13 has been amended to remove "Userspace with no content except the article wizard placeholder text."
WP:Manual of Style/Superscripts and subscripts was upgraded to a guideline following a RfC discussion.

Miscellaneous

The 2025 Developing Countries WikiContest will run from 1 July to 30 September. Sign up now!
Administrator elections will take place this month. Administrator elections are an alternative to RFA that is a gentler process for candidates due to secret voting and multiple people running together. The call for candidates is July 9–15, the discussion phase is July 18–22, and the voting phase is July 23–29. Get ready to submit your candidacy, or (with their consent) to nominate a talented candidate!

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Thanks for the rename!

I truly appreciate that, but, there was the need to keep my previous user page as a redirect? I think it should be deleted... TankFighter88 (talk) 20:57, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @TankFighter88 - it is kept as a redirect in case someone clicks on your username from your signature before the rename. That way it will redirect anyone who clicks on it to your new name. Ternera (talk) 22:03, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrator Elections | Call for Candidates

Administrator Elections | Call for Candidates

The administrator elections process has officially started! Interested editors are encouraged to self-nominate or arrange to be nominated by reviewing the instructions at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025/Candidates.

Here is the schedule:

July 9–15 - Call for candidates
July 18–22 - Discussion phase
July 23–29 - SecurePoll voting phase

Please note the following:

The requirements to run are identical to RFA—a prospective candidate must be extended confirmed.
Prospective candidates are advised to become familiar with the community's expectations of administrators, which are much higher than the minimum requirement of having extended confirmed status. This includes reviewing successful and unsuccessful RFAs, reading the essay Wikipedia:Advice for RfA candidates, and possibly requesting an optional poll on their chances of passing.
The process will have a seven day call for candidates phase, a two day pause, a five day discussion phase, and a seven day private vote using SecurePoll. Discussion and questions are only allowed on the candidate pages during the discussion phase.
The outcome of this process is identical to making a request for adminship. There is no official difference between an administrator appointed through RFA versus administrator elections.
Administrator elections are also a valid means of regaining adminship for de-sysopped editors.

Ask any questions about the process at the talk page. A separate user talk message will be sent to official candidates with additional information about the process.

If you are interested in the process, please make sure to watchlist the appropriate pages. A watchlist notice will be added when the discussion phase opens, and again when the voting phase opens.

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Administrator Elections | Discussion phase

Administrator Elections | Discussion phase

The discussion phase of the July 2025 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

July 18–22 - Discussion phase (we are here)
July 23–29 - SecurePoll voting phase
July 30–c. Aug 3 - Scrutineering phase

We are currently in the discussion phase. The candidate subpages are open to questions and comments from everyone, in the same style as a request for adminship. You may discuss the candidates at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025/Discussion phase.

On July 23, we will start the voting phase. The candidate subpages will close again to public questions and discussion, and everyone will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote totals cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's totals during the election. You must be extended confirmed to vote.

Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which will last approximately four days, or perhaps a little longer. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the results page (you may want to watchlist this page) and transcluded to the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a candidate must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose), and must also have received a minimum of 20 support votes. Because this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

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The Signpost: 18 July 2025

News and notes: Is no WikiNews good WikiNews? — Election season returns!

Endowment tax form, Wikimania, elections, U4C, fundraising and a duck!

In the media: How bad (or good) is Wikipedia?

And how do we know?

WikiProject report: WikiProject Medicine reaches milestone of zero unreferenced articles

Five-year journey comes to healthy fruition.

In focus: Wikimania 2025: Connecting Wikimedians across the world for 20 years

Wikimedians from around the world will gather in person and online at the twentieth annual meeting of Wikimania.

Recent research: Knowledge manipulation on Russia's Wikipedia fork; Marxist critique of Wikidata license; call to analyze power relations of Wikipedia

As well as "hermeneutic excursions" and other scientific research findings.

News from the WMF: Form 990 released for the Wikimedia Foundation’s fiscal year 2023-2024

The report covers the Foundation's operations from July 2023 - June 2024

Discussion report: Six thousand noticeboard discussions in 2025 electrically winnowed down to a hundred

A step towards objective and comprehensive coverage of a project nearly too big to follow.

Comix: Divorce

Drawn this century!

Opinion: Women are somewhat under-represented on the English-language Wikipedia, and other observations from analysis

How data from the Wikipedia "necessary articles" lists can shed new light on the gender gap

Community view: A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 4): The Future Of Wikimedia and Conclusion

Annual plans, external trends, infrastructure, equity, safety, and effectiveness. What does it all mean?

Obituary: Pvmoutside, Atomicjohn, Rdmoore6, Jaknouse, Morven, Martin of Sheffield, MarnetteD, Herewhy, BabelStone

Rest in peace.

Traffic report: God only knows

Wouldn't it be nice without billionaires, scandals, deaths, and wars?

Humour: New forum created for people who don't care about Wikipedia

If you are too blasé for Mr. Blasé and don't give a FAC.

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Administrator Elections | Voting phase

Administrator Elections | Voting phase

The voting phase of the July 2025 administrator elections has started and continues until July 29 at 23:59 UTC. You can participate in the voting phase at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025/Voting phase.

As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

July 23–29 – Voting phase
July 30–c. Aug 3 – Scrutineering phase

In the voting phase, the candidate subpages will close to public questions and discussion, and everyone who qualifies to vote will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote totals cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's vote total during the election. The suffrage requirements are similar to those at RFA.

Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which will last for approximately four days, perhaps longer. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the results page (this is a good page to watchlist), and transcluded to the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a candidate must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose), and a minimum of 20 support votes. Because this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2025

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

Administrator changes

CheckUser changes

Oversight changes

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.

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The Signpost: 9 August 2025

News and notes: Court order snips out part of Wikipedia article, editors debate whether to frame shreds or pulp them

Plus a mysterious CheckUser incident, and the news with Wikinews.

Discussion report: News from ANI, AN, RSN, BLPN, ELN, FTN, and NPOVN

A review of June, July and August.

Disinformation report: The article in the most languages

Who is this guy?

Community view: News from the Villages Pump

Threads since June.

In the media: Disgrace, dive bars, deceased despots, and diverse dispatches

And slop.

Crossword: Accidental typography

It's not a conlang, it's a crossword puzzle.

Comix: best-laid schemes o' wikis an' men

gang aft agley, an' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, for promis'd joy!

Traffic report: I'm not the antichrist or the Superman

Everybody's Somebody's Fool.

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New pages patrol September 2025 Backlog drive

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