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By my rough count, I've just sent my 26th request to Oversight, requesting revert/delete treatment of harassment. It would be the the project’s benefit, and the victims’, if I were permitted to remove these from general visibility pending deletion. Don’t you agree?[[User:MarkBernstein|MarkBernstein]] ([[User talk:MarkBernstein|talk]]) 23:08, 11 August 2017 (UTC) |
By my rough count, I've just sent my 26th request to Oversight, requesting revert/delete treatment of harassment. It would be the the project’s benefit, and the victims’, if I were permitted to remove these from general visibility pending deletion. Don’t you agree?[[User:MarkBernstein|MarkBernstein]] ([[User talk:MarkBernstein|talk]]) 23:08, 11 August 2017 (UTC) |
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:As I am not an Oversighter, I have no way of assessing a statement like that. I have no way of knowing how quickly Oversighters acted, if you were the first to make such a request about any particular diff, or if they acted upon any of your requests at all. The usual avenues of appeal are, of course, as open to you today as they were yesterday. <span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:3">[[User:The Wordsmith|'''The Wordsmith''']]</span><sup>[[User talk:The Wordsmith|Talk to me]]</sup> 00:20, 12 August 2017 (UTC) |
:As I am not an Oversighter, I have no way of assessing a statement like that. I have no way of knowing how quickly Oversighters acted, if you were the first to make such a request about any particular diff, or if they acted upon any of your requests at all. The usual avenues of appeal are, of course, as open to you today as they were yesterday. <span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:3">[[User:The Wordsmith|'''The Wordsmith''']]</span><sup>[[User talk:The Wordsmith|Talk to me]]</sup> 00:20, 12 August 2017 (UTC) |
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== Administrators' newsletter – October 2017 == |
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[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (September 2017). |
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes''' |
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added]] [[Special:Permalink/800659374#Re-sysop_please|Boing! said Zebedee]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ansh666|Ansh666]] • [[Special:PermanentLInk/803012583#Request re-sysop|Ad Orientem]] |
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/798299094#September_2017|Tonywalton]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/798299094#September_2017|AmiDaniel]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/798299094#September_2017|Silence]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/798299094#September_2017|BanyanTree]] • [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Magioladitis_2#Desysop|Magioladitis]] • [[Special:PermanentLInk/803012583#Temporary desysop, please|Vanamonde93]] • [[Special:Permalink/803186380#October 2017|Mr.Z-man]] • [[Special:Permalink/803186380#October 2017|Jdavidb]] • [[Special:Permalink/803186380#October 2017|Jakec]] • [[Special:Permalink/803186380#October 2017|Ram-Man]] • [[Special:Permalink/803186380#October 2017|Yelyos]] • [[Special:Permalink/803186380#October 2017|Kurt Shaped Box]] |
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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news''' |
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:*Following a [[Special:PermanentLink/801390897#RFC - creation of the edit filter helper user right|successful proposal]] to create it, a new user right called "[[Wikipedia:Edit filter helper|edit filter helper]]" is now assignable and revocable by administrators. The right allows non-administrators to view the details of private [[Wikipedia:Edit filter|edit filters]], but not to edit them. |
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:*Following [[Wikipedia talk:Requests for page protection#ARBPIA3 500/30|a discussion]] about mass-application of ECP and how [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 11#Arbitration motion regarding the logging of sanctions|the need for logging]] and other details of an evolving consensus may have been missed by some administrators, a [[Wikipedia:Rough guide to extended confirmed protection|rough guide to extended confirmed protection]] has been written. This information page describes how the extended-confirmed aspects of the protection policy are currently being applied by administrators. |
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[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news''' |
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:* You can now [[phab:T163562|search for IP ranges]] at [[Special:Contributions]]. Some log pages and [[Special:DeletedContributions]] are not yet supported. Wildcards (e.g. {{mono|192.168.0.*}}) are also not supported, but the [[MediaWiki:Gadget-contribsrange.js|popular contribsrange gadget]] will continue to work. |
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[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration''' |
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:* Community consultation on the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2017_CUOS_appointments|2017 candidates for CheckUser and Oversight]] has concluded. The Arbitration Committee will appoint successful candidates by October 11. |
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:* A [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017|request for comment]] is open regarding the structure, rules, and procedures of the December 2017 Arbitration Committee election, and how to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules. |
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DYK for Mike Enoch
On 10 June 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mike Enoch, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that white nationalist Mike Enoch helped Richard Spencer successfully sue Auburn University after it attempted to cancel their speaking engagement? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mike Enoch. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mike Enoch), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Vanamonde (talk) 00:02, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
Oversight #26
By my rough count, I've just sent my 26th request to Oversight, requesting revert/delete treatment of harassment. It would be the the project’s benefit, and the victims’, if I were permitted to remove these from general visibility pending deletion. Don’t you agree?MarkBernstein (talk) 23:08, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
- As I am not an Oversighter, I have no way of assessing a statement like that. I have no way of knowing how quickly Oversighters acted, if you were the first to make such a request about any particular diff, or if they acted upon any of your requests at all. The usual avenues of appeal are, of course, as open to you today as they were yesterday. The WordsmithTalk to me 00:20, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
Remove Pending changes Protection
Hello, Could you please remove pending changes protection from Hello Internet as the article has been granted indefinite page protection. I am contacting you as Coffee, who added PCP, is away from Wikipedia and has asked users to contact you in their absence. Thanks, Greg (talk) 08:34, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
Done The WordsmithTalk to me 12:17, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – November 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2017).
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Longhair • Megalibrarygirl • TonyBallioni • Vanamonde93
Allen3 • Eluchil404 • Arthur Rubin • Bencherlite
- The Wikimedia Foundation's Anti-Harassment Tools team is creating an "Interaction Timeline" tool that intends to assist administrators in resolving user conduct disputes. Feedback on the concept may be posted on the talk page.
- A new function is now available to edit filter managers that will make it easier to look for multiple strings containing spoofed text.
- Eligible editors will be invited to submit candidate statements for the 2017 Arbitration Committee Elections starting on November 12 until November 21. Voting will begin on November 27 and last until December 10.
- Following a request for comment, Ritchie333, Yunshui and Ymblanter will serve as the Electoral Commission for the 2017 ArbCom Elections.
- The Wikipedia community has recently learned that Allen3 (William Allen Peckham) passed away on December 30, 2016, the same day as JohnCD. Allen began editing in 2005 and became an administrator that same year.
ARCA notification
You are involved in a recently-filed request for clarification or amendment from the Arbitration Committee. Please review the request at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification and Amendment#Amendment_request:_American_politics_2 and, if you wish to do so, enter your statement and any other material you wish to submit to the Arbitration Committee. Additionally, the Wikipedia:Arbitration guide may be of use.
Thanks, Kingsindian ♝ ♚ 10:37, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
The venue has been changed. It is now at AE. Kingsindian ♝ ♚ 09:40, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
ANI Experiences survey
The Wikimedia Foundation Community health initiative (led by the Safety and Support and Anti-Harassment Tools team) is conducting a survey for en.wikipedia contributors on their experience and satisfaction level with the Administrator’s Noticeboard/Incidents. This survey will be integral to gathering information about how this noticeboard works - which problems it deals with well, and which problems it struggles with.
The survey should take 10-20 minutes to answer, and your individual responses will not be made public. The survey is delivered through Google Forms. The privacy policy for the survey describes how and when Wikimedia collects, uses, and shares the information we receive from survey participants and can be found here:
If you would like to take this survey, please sign up on this page, and a link for the survey will be mailed to you via Special:Emailuser.
Thank you on behalf of the Support & Safety and Anti-Harassment Tools Teams, Patrick Earley (WMF) talk 18:24, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – December 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2017).
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Joe Roe
JzG
Ericorbit • Perceval • Thingg • Tristanb • Violetriga
- Following a request for comment, a new section has been added to the username policy which disallows usernames containing emoji, emoticons or otherwise "decorative" usernames, and usernames that use any non-language symbols. Administrators should discuss issues related to these types of usernames before blocking.
- Wikimedians are now invited to vote on the proposals in the 2017 Community Wishlist Survey on Meta Wiki until 10 December 2017. In particular, there is a section of the survey regarding new tools for administrators and for anti-harassment.
- A new function is available to edit filter managers which can be used to store matches from regular expressions.
- Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is open until Sunday 23:59, 10 December 2017 (UTC). There are 12 candidates running for 8 vacant seats.
- Over the last few months, several users have reported backlogs that require administrator attention at WP:ANI, with the most common backlogs showing up on WP:SPI, WP:AIV and WP:RFPP. It is requested that all administrators take some time during this month to help clear backlogs wherever possible. It should be noted that AIV reports are not always valid; however, they still need to be cleared, which may include needing to remind users on what qualifies as vandalism.
- The Wikimedia Foundation Community health initiative is conducting a survey for English Wikipedia contributors on their experience and satisfaction level with Administrator’s Noticeboard/Incidents. This survey will be integral to gathering information about how this noticeboard works (i.e. which problems it deals with well and which problems it struggles with). If you would like to take this survey, please sign up on this page, and a link for the survey will be emailed to you via Special:EmailUser.
ArbCom 2017 election voter message
Hello, The Wordsmith. Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 10 December. All users who registered an account before Saturday, 28 October 2017, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Wednesday, 1 November 2017 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.
The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.
If you wish to participate in the 2017 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:42, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
MarkBernstein topic ban?
Is this MarkBernstein GamerGate topic ban still in force? If true, are not these edits about Zoe Quinn a violation? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:387:8:11:0:0:0:B1 (talk) 03:11, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
BLP vios by an anon IP
Hi, The Wordsmith. User:Coffee recommended you be contacted in Coffee's absence. Coffee on Dec. 10 blocked anon IP 62.28.64.102, who was edit-warring to add WP:BLP vios to Tracy Griffith and Peter Griffith. As soon as the 31-hour block was lifted, the anon IP went right back to BLP vios at those articles, here and here. I thought Coffee, or you by proxy, ought to be notified of that recidivism and defiance. --Tenebrae (talk) 19:12, 11 December 2017 (UTC)
- I've blocked them again, for a week this time. However, it appears that Coffee has returned, so future inquiries should be directed to him. The WordsmithTalk to me 20:26, 11 December 2017 (UTC)
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Thank you very much for handling all my administrative stuff while I was away! — Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 23:53, 11 December 2017 (UTC) |
- Anytime, friend. Great to have you back. The WordsmithTalk to me 01:38, 12 December 2017 (UTC)