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Contents
- 1 New to Wikipedia
- 2 Can you help find an image of a jockstrap?
- 3 Administrators' newsletter – January 2019
- 4 Template:Did you know nominations/Social entrepreneurship in South Asia
- 5 Talkback
- 6 Request for a copy of a deleted page...
- 7 Administrators' newsletter – February 2019
- 8 Talk pages consultation 2019
- 9 Administrators' newsletter – March 2019
- 10 Some links
- 11 Please do not change shortcuts to essays without discussing
- 12 edits at Denali
- 13 Matthew Camp
- 14 Administrators' newsletter – April 2019
- 15 Notice of noticeboard discussion
New to Wikipedia
Hi there. I've been editing Wikipedia articles for some time now but have some confusions and doubts with various features. It would be nice if you help me on the same. Thanks in advance. AhamBrahmasmi (talk) 19:20, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
Can you help find an image of a jockstrap?
Hi there. I read on WP:ALASKA that you live(d) on the Kenai Peninsula which is near Anchorage. For the article Russell Crowe's jockstrap, Anna Frodesiak and I are trying to track down an image of said jockstrap which was exhibited in a Blockbuster store in Anchorage for a few months in 2018. Do you happen to you maybe know anyone who might have such an image for Wikipedia or any places I could ask for something like that? Regards SoWhy 09:03, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
- Great plan. Please call around, like a local hotel or something and get a snapshot. That article gets a lot of hits, and as such, needs a jockstrap. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 09:14, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
- While near by Alaska standards, most towns on the Kenai Peninsula are one or two-hundred miles from Anchorage. I know that Blockbuster well, and heard something about this on the radio, but never thought to go take a picture. Another person who frequented that store was Bob Lester, from the afore-mentioned radio show. He may have a picture he'd be willing to donate, but he moved out of state, so you may need to contact the radio station to get his current email address. Another option that may yield results would be to contact the current radio morning-show and ask them to do a shout out to the community. (They're a couple nice guys who will probably help if you ask nicely --especially if they can make some jokes out of it.) For both, email either or both Chad and Brad @ KWHL.com. Zaereth (talk) 22:37, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
- Yeah, I make it to Anchorage maybe two or three times a year, I don't think I was ever there while this "item" was on display, although I certainly heard about it. I do know somebody in anchorage who as I recall made a pilgrimage to go see it, I can ask if they took pictures but Zaereth's plan sound pretty good to me. (and yeah, it's a 4-5 hour drive from where I live to Las Anchorage) Beeblebrox (talk) 01:52, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
- While near by Alaska standards, most towns on the Kenai Peninsula are one or two-hundred miles from Anchorage. I know that Blockbuster well, and heard something about this on the radio, but never thought to go take a picture. Another person who frequented that store was Bob Lester, from the afore-mentioned radio show. He may have a picture he'd be willing to donate, but he moved out of state, so you may need to contact the radio station to get his current email address. Another option that may yield results would be to contact the current radio morning-show and ask them to do a shout out to the community. (They're a couple nice guys who will probably help if you ask nicely --especially if they can make some jokes out of it.) For both, email either or both Chad and Brad @ KWHL.com. Zaereth (talk) 22:37, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
This kinda slipped my mind, but then I saw WP sharing the article on Facebook today and it reminded me. I think we may have something incoming in a day or two. Beeblebrox (talk) 05:43, 4 January 2019 (UTC)
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:
- At least 8 characters in length
- Not in the 100,000 most popular passwords (defined by the Password Blacklist library)
- Different from their username
- 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.
- Around 22% of admins have enabled two-factor authentication, up from 20% in June 2018. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider doing so. Regardless of whether you use 2FA, please practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.
Template:Did you know nominations/Social entrepreneurship in South Asia
Beeblebrox, we would really appreciate it if you could stop by this nomination and follow up on your review here, specifically with regard to the most recent comments. The nominator hasn't edited Wikipedia in two months, so unless you're happy with the article after their edits back in mid-November, it's almost certainly time to close the nomination. Thank you very much for your help. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:18, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
- I really don't feel like my initial review all those months ago obligates me to permanently babysit the nomination. Do whatever you like with it. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:31, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
Talkback
Message added 09:57, 26 January 2019 (UTC). You can at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 09:57, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
Request for a copy of a deleted page...
Beeblebrox, I am here because I understand you are someone who is willing to provide provisions around deleted pages. I would appreciate it if you could give me a copy of the now deleted page of "Jerry Wise", which was deleted in 2011. I do not know 'which' Jerry Wise the article refers to, but I would greatly appreciate if I could gain a copy of this article. If you need more information, please let me know. Many thanks, Drtimberman. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drtimberman (talk • contribs) 09:20, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
- Not done. I am always willing to do this if there is any chance that the deleted page can be used as a basis for a new article. However, in this case this was about somene for whom there was no reasonable claim of notability whatsoever,no conctext, no references of any kind, and was wholly unsuitable for an encyclopedia. In short, it almost certainly is not whatever Jerry Wise you are thinking of and you'd have an easier time just starting from scratch as there is nothing there to salvage.
- That being said, feel free to ask eme if you run into anything else like this, it's no problem to have a look and if there's anything worth salvaging I'm happy to oblige. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:50, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
Ok, thanks for checking. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drtimberman (talk • contribs) 23:46, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – February 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2019).
- Enterprisey • JJMC89
- BorgQueen
- 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.
Talk pages consultation 2019
The Wikimedia Foundation has invited the various Wikimedia communities, including the English Wikipedia, to participate in a consultation on improving communication methods within the Wikimedia projects. As such, a request for comment has been created at Wikipedia:Talk pages consultation 2019. You are invited to express your views in the discussion. ~ Winged BladesGodric 05:15, 24 February 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.
Some links
Comments about the RFC here Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion#Random_Small_City_Portals and [1] [2] Legacypac (talk) 01:46, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
Please do not change shortcuts to essays without discussing
Hello! Please refrain from removing established shortcuts to essays, like you did with WP:WEAK and the essay Wikipedia:A weak personal attack is still wrong. Shortcuts such as this one are used in discussions and referenced throughout Wikipedia. Changing or removing them would make links from existing discussions meaningless and confusing. Please discuss any such move and gain consensus before making a change of this kind.--Paul McDonald (talk) 01:44, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
- Yeah, except that I checked what linked to that essay and, as I noted at the time in my edit summary [3] that one was unused so there was no harm in just being bold and doing it, but I suppose we'll go the other route and use RFD instead. Beeblebrox (talk) 01:49, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
edits at Denali
Yes Anatoli Boukreev did do what it takes other 4 or 5 camps to complete he did it in ten and one half hours, that’s why Anatoli is the greatest alpinist that ever lived. Just look at his records on the worlds highest peaks e.g Lhotse. Curtainsider (talk) 08:03, 7 April 2019 (UTC)
- Your edit made it look like he started not from the base camp but fromt he base of the entire mountain and summited in 10 hours. That's basically impossible. There is also the idea that extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof, so something more than his own autobiography to back that up would be nice. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:39, 7 April 2019 (UTC)
- @Curtainsider:. It looks better now, but please realize this is entirely inappropriate commentary inside an article. Beeblebrox (talk) 00:55, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
It is not inappropriate considering the amazing feat/record. It is far more significant than failed attempts published in the same way. Curtainsider (talk) 07:48, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
- Sigh, replied on your talk page, and by the way please learn how to use talk pages. Beeblebrox (talk) 16:11, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
Matthew Camp
Hello. You've deleted an article Matthew Camp, I've started. I noticed that Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matthew Camp didn't have any discussion and no opinion was raised beside nominator. Unfortunately, I couldn't raise my opinion, since I was traveling without access to the internet and unfortunately didn't see the nomination. Would you please resurrect the article as the draft, so I can address the nominator's reservations? Thank you in advance. Arthistorian1977 (talk) 13:10, 7 April 2019 (UTC)
- Done. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:44, 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.
Notice of noticeboard discussion
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is "Concerns Regarding User:Bbb23 and Possible Misuse of Admin/CU Abilities". Thank you. Notifying you as I mentioned your name. Nil Einne (talk) 10:22, 10 April 2019 (UTC)