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New name (same editor)[edit]
Hello. Hope you're doing great! You know me as Garagepunk66. I've been away from Wikipedia for awhile, but I'm still here. Now that I have some time, I'm getting caught up with things. I'll be editing under a new name: GloryRoad66. However, no big change (other than name). I've been doing an expansion on the Glyn Johns article, amongst other things. Always grateful for the help you've given me over the years. Best withes! GloryRoad66 (talk) 03:04, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hey GloryRoad66, great to see you. I've also been away for a while, but I'm always lurking here or there. All things considered I'm doing fine, and I hope you are too. Hope to see you around for a long time to come. Best, ~Swarm~ {sting} 04:26, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks. And same to you--many great years to you too!!! GloryRoad66 (talk) 02:08, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
Feedback request: Wikipedia proposals request for comment[edit]
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OW![edit]
You stung me! :-) I just wanted to leave you a message and wave hello to you. It's been quite some time since we've talked, and I just wanted to let you know that I was thinking about you... ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:44, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks Oshwah, there are few users from whom that would mean more to me. Hope you are hanging in there! ~Swarm~ {sting} 04:31, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
- I'm still here and I'm not going anywhere. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:00, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
- Likewise! It's been quite a while, Swarm and Oshwah (whom I always confuse for Oshawa
) --TheSandDoctor Talk 02:51, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- Likewise! It's been quite a while, Swarm and Oshwah (whom I always confuse for Oshawa
- I'm still here and I'm not going anywhere. :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:00, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
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Administrators' newsletter – August 2023[edit]
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2023).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
Technical news
- The tag filter on Special:NewPages and revision history pages can now be inverted. This allows hiding edits made by automated tools. (T334338)
- Special:BlockedExternalDomains is a new tool that allows easier blocking of plain domains (and their subdomains). This is more easily searchable and is faster for the software to use than the existing MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. It does not support regex (for complex cases), URL path-matching, or the MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. (T337431)
Arbitration
- The arbitration cases named Scottywong and AlisonW closed 10 July and 16 July respectively.
- The SmallCat dispute arbitration case is in the workshop phase.
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Feedback request: History and geography request for comment[edit]
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Orphaned non-free image File:Silver pictures 2.jpg[edit]
Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:33, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
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Happy Birthday![edit]
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Hey, Swarm. Just stopping by to wish you a Happy Birthday from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! Avi :D (talk) 12:39, 23 August 2023 (UTC) |
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- Happy belated birthday, my friend! --TheSandDoctor Talk 02:52, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
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Administrators' newsletter – September 2023[edit]
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).
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Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
- A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that
[s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment
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Technical news
- Special:Contributions now shows the user's local edit count and the account's creation date. (T324166)
Arbitration
- The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming
local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus
. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged tonote when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful
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Miscellaneous
- Tech tip: The "Browse history interactively" banner shown at the top of Special:Diff can be used to easily look through a history, assemble composite diffs, or find out what archive something wound up in.
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Septermber GOCE newsletter[edit]
Guild of Copy Editors September 2023 Newsletter
  Hello and welcome to the September 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. David Thomsen: Prolific Wikipedian and Guild member David Thomsen (Dthomsen8) died in November 2022. He was a regular copy editor who took part in many of our Drives and Blitzes. An obituary was published in the mid-July issue of The Signpost. Tributes can be left on David's talk page. Election news: In our mid-year Election of Coordinators, Dhtwiki was chosen as lead coordinator, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo continue as assistant coordinators, and Baffle gab1978 stepped down from the role. If you're interested in helping out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself for our next election in December; it's your WikiProject and it doesn't organize itself! June Blitz: Of the 17 editors who signed up for our June Copy Editing Blitz, 12 copy-edited at least one article. 70,035 words comprising 26 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded are here. July Drive: 34 of the 51 editors who took part in our July Backlog Elimination Drive copy-edited at least one article. They edited 276 articles and 683,633 words between them. Barnstars awarded are here. August Blitz: In our August Copy Editing Blitz, 13 of the 16 editors who signed up worked on at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 79,608 words comprising 57 articles. Barnstars awarded are available here. September Drive: Sign up here for our month-long September Backlog Elimination Drive, which is now underway. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 14:29, 9 September 2023 (UTC), GOCE copy editors have processed 245 requests since 1 January. The backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,066. 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 and Zippybonzo. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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