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Question from PepitoneArts (17:34, 28 March 2025)
[edit]Greetings! The reason that I just created an account is that I want to create a page for my late father who was an American artist. I didn't see that option listed on the dropdown menu, otherwise I would have selected it. --PepitoneArts (talk) 17:34, 28 March 2025 (UTC)
- Welcome to Wikipedia, PepitoneArts. Please do give Your first article a read; article creation is difficult to get right, and especially so when you have a personal connection to the subject. In any case, please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions! WindTempos they (talk • contribs) 23:19, 28 March 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you! I plan to be neutral and only state the facts about him. That being said, is it permitted for me to write a page for a relative or is this not allowed? Thanks! 24.144.188.226 (talk) 15:42, 31 March 2025 (UTC)
- I'm obviously not the mentor, but I will talk for them (even though I seem to be rather late), yes you are allowed to, however you must state WP:COI (please do have a read) and ensure your father meets WP:NOTABILITY as a minimum. Setergh (talk) 23:06, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you! I plan to be neutral and only state the facts about him. That being said, is it permitted for me to write a page for a relative or is this not allowed? Thanks! 24.144.188.226 (talk) 15:42, 31 March 2025 (UTC)
Question from Popandscotch (06:47, 22 April 2025)
[edit]Hello, are all the suggested edits have a task on them for us beginners to do? Like for example, a copy edit, do they always have a mistake, a grammatical error for beginners to fix, or are the articles chosen by the suggested edits totally random? Thanks. --Popandscotch (talk) 06:47, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
- Not the mentor, but I'll answer again. The suggested edits aren't specifically only for beginners to do, however I would recommend them if you want to improve at random things. Even then, suggested edits can be for all people, no matter how experienced, perhaps in just giving a user something to do rather than making them choose. The suggested edits are chosen by random, but they are sorted into difficulties or categories for a reason, meaning you can still give a general idea of what you want to do while still not being forced to choose things on your own. Hope this helps!
- Note for mentor: Sorry for answering for you, although you don't seem to be currently active and I don't think it's good for people to be kept waiting. Hope this is fine with you. Setergh (talk) 23:09, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for answering, Setergh. I've found myself with considerably less time recently, so I've removed myself from the mentor list. Fun while it lasted! WindTempos they (talk • contribs) 13:18, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- Fair enough, thank you for resigning and your contributions to Wikipedia! Setergh (talk) 14:03, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for answering, Setergh. I've found myself with considerably less time recently, so I've removed myself from the mentor list. Fun while it lasted! WindTempos they (talk • contribs) 13:18, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – May 2025
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2025).
Administrator changes
Rusalkii
NaomiAmethyst (overlooked last month)
Interface administrator changes
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!
Administrators' newsletter – June 2025
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2025).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
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!
Administrators' newsletter – July 2025
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2025).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
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!
Administrator Elections | Call for Candidates
[edit]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.
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:11, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
Hello
[edit]Just saying Hi/Hello cause i liked your signature. 
Vitorperrut555 (talk) 01:59, 11 July 2025 (UTC)
- Hi Vitorperrut555, and thank you :) WindTempos they (talk • contribs) 08:13, 11 July 2025 (UTC)
Administrator Elections | Discussion phase
[edit]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.
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:52, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
Administrator Elections | Voting phase
[edit]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.