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Administrators' newsletter – January 2023

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Happy First Edit Day!

Hey, SHB2000. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!
Have a great day! Chris Troutman (talk) 15:51, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – February 2023

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Question from Abhay69420 (13:28, 26 February 2023)

Hello, I have submitted a draft twice and it didn't work, when I was ready to publish and submit it again I couldn't. How do I submit it again? --Abhay69420 (talk) 13:28, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Like you did previously. However, it's not that your draft "didn't work", your draft was not published as it had other issues. Have you tried fixing those issues before resumbitting the draft again? --SHB2000 (talk) 20:33, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – March 2023

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Your draft article, Draft:Malabar Headland National Park

Hello, SHB2000. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Malabar Headland National Park".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 16:40, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2023

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Clipperton Island

Hey @SHB2000, I noticed that you're part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Overseas France. A couple of us have been working on the Clipperton Island article and it's really shaping up nicely. If this sounds like something you would be interested in contributing or helping us improve the article just come on by. Thanks! Dr vulpes (💬 • 📝) 23:22, 6 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Dr vulpes: Thanks for informing me about this! I'll be sure to help out with this article in the next upcoming days ahead. Can't wait to not only see how the article has improved since I last read it, but also using the great newly-added information to expand the respective article on my home wiki (voy:en:Clipperton Island, for reference). --SHB2000 (talk) 00:23, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds great I think you'll be pleasantly surprised, @Tcr25 has also been putting a lot of work in. I've been so focused on this article that I didn't even think about meandering the content over to other projects! Dr vulpes (💬 • 📝) 00:47, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – May 2023

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2023

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

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

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2023

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Question from JRBCOMM (17:14, 13 July 2023)

Hi there,

I’m a very close friend of Dan Glickman for over 28 years and he’s asked me to update his wikipedia page. I did so and received a message from a user named MrOllie who reverted my changes and said I need to register something. Dan is not paying me, but someone else may in the future. What do I need to do to set that up?

Thanks, Johanna --JRBCOMM (talk) 17:14, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Johanna. If someone else may pay you in the future, place {{Paid}} in accorance with WP:PAID – also make sure your edits aren't promotional. --SHB2000 (talk) 22:57, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – August 2023

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Question from HumbleSolipsist1 (11:28, 28 August 2023)

Hi!

What can I do if I know (or strongly suspect) that something in an article is incorrect, but the piece of information has a citation that backs up the claim, and I have no citation to refute it? Right now I'm thinking in particular about the article for the film Space Monster Wangmagwi. I've recently watched the film, and some of the things in the related article don't seem correct. The article says the plot is a "space variation on the plot to King Kong", which I can say is patently not true, but the citation provided (an encyclopedia of science-fiction films) lines up with the article's description. I take similar issue with the claim that the film had 157,000 extras, but, once again, there is a citation that seems to corroborate that figure (albeit only by a passing mention).

Is there anything I can/should be doing to correct this, or similarly dubious statements in other articles? --HumbleSolipsist1 (talk) 11:28, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, HumbleSolipsist1! This honestly depends on the case. Since I don't know the nitty-gritties of this specific film, it would be best to bring this issue up on Talk:Space Monster Wangmagwi and see what others have got to say. If that doesn't work or if you have any more queries, feel free to contact me :-). Best, --SHB2000 (talk) 11:50, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

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  • A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that [s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment.

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Question from FoxGloveSkittles (22:52, 17 October 2023)

Hello, I was wondering how to find reliable sources, while still not copying and pasting. Have you ever had this problem? And how do you deal with it? --FoxGloveSkittles (talk) 22:52, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, FoxGloveSkittles, thanks for asking! One thing to always keep in mind while editing any WMF project is that copyright violations are never permitted. That means that regardless of where you find your information from, you must never copy and paste anything verbatim unless it's a direct quotation. To deal with this, you should always paraphrase and write in your own words. Hope that helps! --SHB2000 (talk) 07:27, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2023

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  • Following a motion, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the Macedonia 2 case have been rescinded.
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  • An arbitration case named Industrial agriculture has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.

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Question from Sunandshade (08:08, 12 November 2023)

Thank you for being my mentor. I'm a newbie & thought I could help by fixing spelling & grammar errors. On my homepage, I looked for "easy" edits in biology. But they all suggested re-writes as opposed to spelling errors. Is there a way to find just spelling/grammar errors? --Sunandshade (talk) 08:08, 12 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Sunandshade. I usually look through Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings and then enter each word in the search box – if the an article has a spelling or grammar error, I'd fix it and then move on to the next article; if it's deliberate, then I move on (I don't usually do this on enwiki, but more so on other wikis). There is also another tool, Correct a typo in one click, but all errors have been handed on en.wikipedia. Hope that helps! --SHB2000 (talk) 08:32, 12 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I went to wiki's list of misspellings & looked at those & repeated words. For every one, it was legit (in a quote, company name, etc.) Also looked at link for 1 click correction, but as you say, they are all corrected. If they are always corrected each month, seems there are plenty of people working on that. Also, on the Wiki page that lists misspellings, under External Links, I clicked on the 1 link (for misspelled words). It went to that page (https://www.dumbtionary.com/), but the page was blank. It's ironic that a link on the Wiki page that tells you how to correct errors has an error. So at this point, I can't find an easy way to find simple errors to correct. Guess I'll just look for errors when I'm reading Wiki & correct those as needed. Thanks for your help.
P.S. does "enwiki" mean English Wiki? Sunandshade (talk) 18:02, 12 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I guess so – there aren't a lot of noticeable typos on this wiki, unlike Commons, per se. To your second question, yes, enwiki means the English Wikipedia – I say this because the world of Wikimedia consists of around 750+ wikis. --SHB2000 (talk) 20:16, 12 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the info. Turns out I found a few things to change (added def F, italics on scientific name). So I feel a bit helpful. I'll keep my eyes peeled. Sunandshade (talk) 20:25, 12 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2023

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Question from Sunandshade (05:56, 17 December 2023)

Possible typo in Sandbox banner. On my Sandbox page, it has a banner. One sentence in the banner says, "Are you ready to request an experienced editor review it for possible inclusion in Wikipedia?" To me, it seems "review it for" should be changed to "review for". Or am I missing something. Doesn't everyone have the same banner? That would be millions of people. And no one thought this was a typo? If you agree it's a typo, should I report it to someone? Should I change it? How. Thanks for your help. --Sunandshade (talk) 05:56, 17 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sunandshade: Hi, you should probably start a discussion on the relevant talk page. I'm unfortunately not of much use right now given I'm travelling in Aotearoa. --SHB2000 (talk) 00:40, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hope you are having fun. I'll do that but I don't know what the appropriate talk page is. It's not an actual article or even a help page but a banner on my sandbox. Could you tell me which talk page I should use? Thanks. Sunandshade (talk) 04:41, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, yeah, definitely. Sorry for being a bit vague earlier – the relevant page is Template talk:User sandbox. Hope that helps! --SHB2000 (talk) 05:02, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the details. I'll give it a try. That page was created more than 10 years ago & has only 1 entry. If I don't get an answer, I'll try Teahouse. Sunandshade (talk) 05:12, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Sure thing – I unfortunately can't do much since I don't have the perms to edit that template. --SHB2000 (talk) 05:14, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I sent my question to the page you recommended & someone immediately gave a short discussion about the issue & fixed it. All within 30 minutes. Amazing. Sunandshade (talk) 19:33, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – January 2024

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Question from MDN STAFF (14:41, 21 January 2024)

Hi, It's nice to have an experienced editor/mentor like you. How long did it take you to be involved in so great a number of edits? Do you do other jobs or this is a full-time devotion? I hope to hear from you soon. --MDN STAFF (talk) 14:41, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, MDN STAFF, I don't really check the number of edits that often, but I edit when I can. I'm a full-time tertiary student so the range of my edits varies. Hope that answers your question :-). --SHB2000 (talk) 22:01, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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We're excited to announce the release of the January 2024 issue of the CEE Newsletter! This edition is filled with captivating stories, community highlights, and collaborative achievements from across Central and Eastern Europe region in the Wikimedia movement.

In This Issue:

  • CEE Hub and WMF Updates: Explore the latest from the Wikimedia Foundation with the Talking 2024 series and insights into the impacts on children participating in Wikimedia projects. Additionally, discover CEE Hub's plans for 2024 as outlined in the recently approved grant proposal named Stronger CEE Hub
  • Highlights from CEE Communities: From the Georgian Wikipedia's 20th birthday celebration to the Wiki Loves EuroPride event in Albania, delve into the vibrant activities of our diverse communities. Journey through time with the celebration of Czech Wikipedia's founder and the resilience of Ukrainian Wikipedia editors. Explore the outcomes of Wiki Loves Earth 2023 and Wikimedia Czech Republic's presence at the Archives, Libraries, Museums in the Digital World 2023 conference.
  • Community Initiatives and Beyond: Read about the unique efforts of the CEE Youth Group and the unification of GLAM Macedonia and Shared Knowledge into Wikimedia MKD.
  • Looking Ahead: Anticipate the 2024 Wikimedia Hackathon in Tallinn, Estonia, and gain insights from Marija Mihajlova's report on the Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2023.

You can read the full newsletter here. We hope you enjoy the inspiring stories and achievements showcased by our vibrant CEE communities.

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Jan Beránek
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Administrators' newsletter – February 2024

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

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  • Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. (T326065)

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  • Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
  • Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

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Question from Justpasding (23:06, 12 March 2024)

Hello! Thank you for being my mentor. I think I expanded a stub to the point where it is no longer a stub, is it appropriate for me to remove the stub classification myself, and if so, how? --Justpasding (talk) 23:06, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, if you think an article is no longer a stub, please plunge forward and remove the tag yourself (and update the classification on the talk page)! --SHB2000 (talk) 04:16, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, I did it!!Justpasding (talk) 13:29, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Nice! Thanks for helping improve Wikipedia :-). --SHB2000 (talk) 20:40, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

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

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