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Hi, I've found that even some experienced editors are confused by [[Template:ArbCom Arab-Israeli editnotice]] and its documentation. It is hard work to wade through [[Wikipedia:ARBPIA3]] to sort out the decisions from the argument. Can I suggest that the notice instead links to the summary at [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index/Palestine-Israel articles]]? That way, people who just want to see what the current restrictions are (i.e., most editors) will see them immediately. Also, the documentation looks out of date. It refers to ''the'' ARBPIA restriction, but there are several. Then it says "Note that a lack of this template is not an indication that the article is not subject to the restriction", but arbcom has retracted that in the case of the General 1RR restriction. Thanks. [[User:Zero0000|Zero]]<sup><small>[[User_talk:Zero0000|talk]]</small></sup> 04:52, 20 April 2019 (UTC) |
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Happy New Year, L235!
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Administrators' newsletter – January 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2018).
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- There are a number of new or changed speedy deletion criteria, each previously part of WP:CSD#G6:
- G14 (new): Disambiguation pages that disambiguate only zero or one existing pages are now covered under the new G14 criterion (discussion). This is {{db-disambig}}; the text is unchanged and candidates may be found in Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as unnecessary disambiguation pages.
- R4 (new): Redirects in the file namespace (and no file links) that have the same name as a file or redirect at Commons are now covered under the new R4 criterion (discussion). This is {{db-redircom}}; the text is unchanged.
- G13 (expanded): Userspace drafts containing only the default Article Wizard text are now covered under G13 along with other drafts (discussion). Such blank drafts are now eligible after six months rather than one year, and taggers continue to use {{db-blankdraft}}.
- The Wikimedia Foundation now requires all interface administrators to enable two-factor authentication.
- Members of the Bot Approvals Group (BAG) are now subject to an activity requirement. After two years without any bot-related activity (e.g. operating a bot, posting on a bot-related talk page), BAG members will be retired from BAG following a one-week notice.
- Starting on December 13, the Wikimedia Foundation security team implemented new password policy and requirements. Privileged accounts (administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, interface administrators, bots, edit filter managers/helpers, template editors, et al.) must have a password at least 10 characters in length. All accounts must have a password:
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- User accounts not meeting these requirements will be prompted to update their password accordingly. More information is available on MediaWiki.org.
- Blocked administrators may now block the administrator that blocked them. This was done to mitigate the possibility that a compromised administrator account would block all other active administrators, complementing the removal of the ability to unblock oneself outside of self-imposed blocks. A request for comment is currently in progress to determine whether the blocking policy should be updated regarding this change.
- {{Copyvio-revdel}} now has a link to open the history with the RevDel checkboxes already filled in.
- Following the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: AGK, Courcelles, GorillaWarfare, Joe Roe, Mkdw, SilkTork.
- Accounts continue to be compromised on a regular basis. Evidence shows this is entirely due to the accounts having the same password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately.
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2019
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:10, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
Please check out "Happy" once more, for a smile, and sharing (a Nobel Peace Prize), and resolutions. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:24, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
You are cordially invited to Stanford University to celebrate Wikipedia's birthday
- I am delighted to invite you to the 2019 Wikipedia Day party at Stanford, which will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at 5:00-8:30pm.
- There will be pizza, cake, and refreshments; both newcomers and experienced Wikimedians are welcome! We will have a beginner track with tutorials, and an advanced track with presentations, lightning talks, and tips and tricks. Admission is free, and you do NOT have to be a Stanford University student to attend.
See you soon! All the best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c)
Your GA nomination of Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College
The article Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Barkeep49 -- Barkeep49 (talk) 20:22, 6 January 2019 (UTC)
You missed a rangeblock from October?
Here, you claim to have rangeblocked the IPs for the 45.116.0.0/16 range, but that didn't happen. Maybe you were too busy and missed it? ([1], [2]) This range is still making sock edits and vandalistic edits along with disruptive editing, such as unsourced additions. - R9tgokunks ⭕ 22:26, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
- @R9tgokunks: I'm not totally sure what I was doing in Oct but I'm afraid I don't have the time at the moment to look into this further – it's a really busy time for me. Large/long rangeblocks normally require a CU consult. SPI or another admin is probably the best next step. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 00:12, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
Beta cluster
Hey. I made an account, but I messed up a bit. Can you please:
- Rename "DannyS712 tes" to "DannyS712 test" (forgot the t)
- Grant me (DannyS712) admin and iadmin (and importer? so that I can import the script... idk)
thanks, --DannyS712 (talk) 19:49, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- I got the rights, but can you rename my test account? --DannyS712 (talk) 20:13, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- @DannyS712: It seems to have hung: [3]. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 21:00, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- @L235: Should I just wait? Or is it okay if I make a new test account on beta, and just ignore the tes one... sorry, I'm just really picky for consistency like that --DannyS712 (talk) 21:02, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- @DannyS712: Yeah, please feel free to create another test account. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 21:03, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- @L235: Then can you cancel the rename? It won't let me create the account because "Username entered already in use" --DannyS712 (talk) 21:10, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- @L235: Or can you give be beaurocrat for a day to mess with just my account and try to figure it out? If not, thats totally fine --DannyS712 (talk) 21:11, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- Bureaucrats can no longer rename users. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 21:24, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- @L235: Then whatever user group it is... like how are you renaming me? --DannyS712 (talk) 21:32, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- The ability to make local renames was entirely disabled. Is it fine to use another account? Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 21:39, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- @L235: I would, but for some reason it hasn't sent me any email confirming my main account, and I don't want to just create another account if I have no way to recover it. I suggest removing my rights until the beta cluster finally emails me, to mitigate any risk of my account being compromised (and yes, I used a password I had never used before, but still) --DannyS712 (talk) 21:43, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- The ability to make local renames was entirely disabled. Is it fine to use another account? Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 21:39, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- @L235: Then whatever user group it is... like how are you renaming me? --DannyS712 (talk) 21:32, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- Bureaucrats can no longer rename users. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 21:24, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- @DannyS712: Yeah, please feel free to create another test account. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 21:03, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- @L235: Should I just wait? Or is it okay if I make a new test account on beta, and just ignore the tes one... sorry, I'm just really picky for consistency like that --DannyS712 (talk) 21:02, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- @DannyS712: It seems to have hung: [3]. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 21:00, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
Bengal cat/Temp
I created a temporary "bengal cat" page which I was editing for copyright violations. I woke this morning top find it gone. Please advise. (Lubbad85 (talk) 14:37, 27 January 2019 (UTC))
I am having some difficulty in sorting the issues. My goal is to get the Bengal Cat page up and make it encyclopedic. I have done extensive edits, and apparently over-quoted material for the article. The latest example you have alerted me to is the (cfa.org/breeds/breedsab/bengal.aspx reference). In that instance I can erase the offending reference. I do hope to leave one reference to the relevant CFA "Breed Standard" in the infobox. Is there an area where a temp Bengal Cat page can exist. Thank you (Lubbad85 (talk) 15:12, 27 January 2019 (UTC))
I will create the "Bengal cat/Temp" page and try to go section by section to create a new article using the previous versions as a guide. I hope that this is an appropriate use of the page. Please alert me if this is not procedure. All my best (Lubbad85 (talk) 16:17, 27 January 2019 (UTC))
- Hi Lubbad85, thanks for your work on this. The best thing to do is to wait for a copyright expert at CP to clean and stubify the article, and then work on it there. It seems that much of the article has long contained copyright violations, so writing a clean version based on the current article leaves you easily liable for copyright infringement, as happened here. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 18:35, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
The Signpost: 31 January 2019
- Op-Ed: Random Rewards Rejected
- News and notes: WMF staff turntable continues to spin; Endowment gets more cash; RfA continues to be a pit of steely knives
- Discussion report: The future of the reference desk
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Administrators' newsletter – February 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2019).
- Enterprisey • JJMC89
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- Harro5 • Jenks24 • Graft • R. Baley
Interface administrator changes
- A request for comment is currently open to reevaluate the activity requirements for administrators.
- Administrators who are blocked have the technical ability to block the administrator who blocked their own account. A recent request for comment has amended the blocking policy to clarify that this ability should only be used in exceptional circumstances, such as account compromises, where there is a clear and immediate need.
- A request for comment closed with a consensus in favor of deprecating The Sun as a permissible reference, and creating an edit filter to warn users who attempt to cite it.
- A discussion regarding an overhaul of the format and appearance of Wikipedia:Requests for page protection is in progress (permalink). The proposed changes will make it easier to create requests for those who are not using Twinkle. The workflow for administrators at this venue will largely be unchanged. Additionally, there are plans to archive requests similar to how it is done at WP:PERM, where historical records are kept so that prior requests can more easily be searched for.
- Voting in the 2019 Steward elections will begin on 08 February 2019, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 28 February 2019, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
- A new IRC bot is available that allows you to subscribe to notifications when specific filters are tripped. This requires that your IRC handle be identified.
Ninetieth Minnesota State Senate v. Dayton
Hello! I stumbled across the standing review offer on your user page and was wondering if you might be interested in taking a look at Ninetieth Minnesota State Senate v. Dayton. It's a Minnesota Supreme Court case, but I submitted it for peer review over a month ago and have yet to receive a reply. If the article isn't of interest to you or you don't have time at the moment, don't worry about it. In any case, I'm in no hurry. Thanks for your time! ebbillings (talk) 21:30, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
- @Ebbillings: Sure, it's on my to-do list – it might be a bit before I get to it though Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 05:47, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
Hey
Hi. How are you doing? Hope all is well and fine. I just gave Kb03 NPR on permanent terms. If that's not alright with you (as I noticed you had given NPR on a temporary basis), feel free to revert my right addition. Thanks, Lourdes 04:27, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
- @Lourdes: Thanks for letting me know; I have no current objections. Hope you're doing well! Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 05:56, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
Discussion at User talk:DannyS712 test/chance.js
You are invited to join the discussion at User talk:DannyS712 test/chance.js. DannyS712 (talk) 08:30, 11 February 2019 (UTC)Template:Z48
Eastern Europe and Balkans
It looks like you forgot to finish archiving the Eastern Europe and Balkans clarification request --Guerillero | Parlez Moi 05:39, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- @Guerillero: Are you referring to this and this or something else? Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 06:06, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- It is still at ARCA --Guerillero | Parlez Moi 07:03, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- Ah. Due to a procedural change in the past few months, we keep it, hatted, on the ARCA for about 24 hours after closure. See the procedures. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 07:20, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- It is still at ARCA --Guerillero | Parlez Moi 07:03, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
Archiving at WT:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard
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My apologies. I get a little archive happy sometimes. My problem is that it doesn't seem to work all the time (as in I don't see "|Archive"), so I get a little too excited when I see it pop up. I won't make that mistake again! Thank you! :D ―MattLongCT -Talk-☖ 20:26, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
The Signpost: 28 February 2019
- From the editors: Help wanted (still)
- News and notes: Front-page issues for the community
- Discussion report: Talking about talk pages
- Featured content: Conquest, War, Famine, Death, and more!
- Arbitration report: A quiet month for Arbitration Committee
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- From the archives: New group aims to promote Wiki-Love
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Hello
Hello Kevin! I am a grad student working under Angela. We are hosting another edit-a-thon on March 8th for Women and LGBT+ Diversity on Wikipedia. Here's our Outreach Dashboard: [5]. We also have one on April 19th for diversity, the Outreach Dashboard: [6]. I will share the meet up page with you soon once it is completed! Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Madsekad (talk • contribs) 17:56, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
- @Madsekad: Sorry I haven't responded until now! I hope your editathon went well. I'm now based out of Stanford, California, for the academic year, so I'm afraid I won't usually be able to make it to UNI events. Best of luck on your April event! Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 04:12, 9 March 2019 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – March 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2019).
Interface administrator changes
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- The RfC on administrator activity requirements failed to reach consensus for any proposal.
- Following discussions at the Bureaucrats' noticeboard and Wikipedia talk:Administrators, an earlier change to the restoration of adminship policy was reverted. If requested, bureaucrats will not restore administrator permissions removed due to inactivity if there have been five years without a logged administrator action; this "five year rule" does not apply to permissions removed voluntarily.
- A new tool is available to help determine if a given IP is an open proxy/VPN/webhost/compromised host.
- The Arbitration Committee announced two new OTRS queues. Both are meant solely for cases involving private information; other cases will continue to be handled at the appropriate venues (e.g., WP:COIN or WP:SPI).
- paid-en-wpwikipedia.org has been set up to receive private evidence related to abusive paid editing.
- checkuser-en-wpwikipedia.org has been set up to receive private requests for CheckUser. For instance, requests for IP block exemption for anonymous proxy editing should now be sent to this address instead of the functionaries-en list.
- The Arbitration Committee announced two new OTRS queues. Both are meant solely for cases involving private information; other cases will continue to be handled at the appropriate venues (e.g., WP:COIN or WP:SPI).
- Following the 2019 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Base, Einsbor, Jon Kolbert, Schniggendiller, and Wim b.
A kitten for you!
Hi, would sure connect soon. Cheers!
Eyitayo Alimi (talk) 16:08, 9 March 2019 (UTC)
thats a nice kitten you got there. can i pat Elitematterman (talk) 15:26, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_adminship/Archive_252
Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_adminship/Archive_252 uh looks like the content you re-added was actually spam. note Special:Contributions/Editwithcare Hydromania (talk) 06:22, 17 March 2019 (UTC)
- Yep, I was mistaken -- was about to block. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 06:23, 17 March 2019 (UTC)
Women in Red April Events
April 2019, Volume 5, Issue 4, Numbers 107, 108, 114, 115, 116, 117
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The Signpost: 31 March 2019
- From the editors: Getting serious about humor
- News and notes: Blackouts fail to stop EU Copyright Directive
- In the media: Women's history month
- Discussion report: Portal debates continue, Prespa agreement aftermath, WMF seeks a rebranding
- Featured content: Out of this world
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- Traffic report: Exultations and tribulations
- Technology report: New section suggestions and sitewide styles
- News from the WMF: The WMF's take on the new EU Copyright Directive
- Recent research: Barnstar-like awards increase new editor retention
- From the archives: Esperanza organization disbanded after deletion discussion
- Humour: The Epistolary of Arthur37
- In focus: The Wikipedia SourceWatch
- Special report: Wiki Loves (50 Years of) Pride
- Community view: Wikipedia's response to the New Zealand mosque shootings
Ban of user:ItchyJunk
Hello, I observed your recent block of User:Itchyjunk and I believe it was a hasty ban that was unnecessary. the user came to IRC looking for assistance which was rendered. We discussed a citation that needed fixing and the user acted boldly and tried to assist. If the username is offensive, then I highly suggest helping the user with a username change (Like User:ItchyJ or something) rather than handing out a block. Please remember that We should not bite newcomers, some of whom might need a little guidance. The Pony Toast 🍞 (Talk) 20:45, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
- @The Pony Toast: I think you're correct that the NOTHERE aspect of the block can no longer be sustained based on the user's attempts to engage. Once I saw the user was on IRC, I left a link to Special:GlobalRenameRequest and noted that would be the way forward. Any admin is welcome to lift the block once the username aspect is dealt with. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 01:33, 7 April 2019 (UTC)
- @PonyToast: fix ping ^ Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 01:33, 7 April 2019 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – April 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2019).
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- In Special:Preferences under "Appearance" → "Advanced options", there is now an option to show a confirmation prompt when clicking on a rollback link.
- The Wikimedia Foundation's Community health initiative plans to design and build a new user reporting system to make it easier for people experiencing harassment and other forms of abuse to provide accurate information to the appropriate channel for action to be taken. Please see meta:Community health initiative/User reporting system consultation 2019 to provide your input on this idea.
- The Arbitration Committee clarified that the General 1RR prohibition for Palestine-Israel articles may only be enforced on pages with the {{ARBPIA 1RR editnotice}} edit notice.
- Two more administrator accounts were compromised. Evidence has shown that these attacks, like previous incidents, were due to reusing a password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately. All admins are strongly encouraged to enable two-factor authentication, please consider doing so. Please always practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.
- As a reminder, according to WP:NOQUORUM, administrators looking to close or relist an AfD should evaluate a nomination that has received few or no comments as if it were a proposed deletion (PROD) prior to determining whether it should be relisted.
A barnstar for you!
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Thank you for what you're doing to protect the Notre-Dame de Paris page. ThomasBur (talk) 09:19, 16 April 2019 (UTC) |
ARBPIA edit notice
Hi, I've found that even some experienced editors are confused by Template:ArbCom Arab-Israeli editnotice and its documentation. It is hard work to wade through Wikipedia:ARBPIA3 to sort out the decisions from the argument. Can I suggest that the notice instead links to the summary at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index/Palestine-Israel articles? That way, people who just want to see what the current restrictions are (i.e., most editors) will see them immediately. Also, the documentation looks out of date. It refers to the ARBPIA restriction, but there are several. Then it says "Note that a lack of this template is not an indication that the article is not subject to the restriction", but arbcom has retracted that in the case of the General 1RR restriction. Thanks. Zerotalk 04:52, 20 April 2019 (UTC)