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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes

Issue 60, November – December 2023

Three new partners
Google Scholar integration
How to track partner suggestions

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).

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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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Voting in the 2024 Steward elections will begin on 06 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 27 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically [https://meta.toolforge.org/accounteligibility/70 check your eligibility] to vote.
A vote to ratify the charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open till 2 February 2024, 23:59:59 (UTC) via Secure Poll. All eligible voters within the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to either support or oppose the adoption of the U4C Charter and share their reasons. The details of the voting process and voter eligibility can be found here.
Community Tech has made some preliminary decisions about the future of the Community Wishlist Survey. In summary, they aim to develop a new, continuous intake system for community technical requests that improves prioritization, resource allocation, and communication regarding wishes. Read more
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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - January 2024 Newsletter

This is our twenty-eighth newsletter.

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We have submitted our 2023 annual report.
Upcoming meeting: on 9 February, we'll have a call about roles and responsibilities in the user group. This is an attempt to make more opportunities to engage more of the user groups members in its activities. If you want to help out in some way, but don't know how, this is a meeting for you to get help creating that opportunity. If you know how you would like to help, but don't know how to get started, this is also the meeting for you.

; Other news

New Wikiproject for Climate Change on Basque Wikipedia: Wikiproiektu Klima Aldaketa
Climate Justice, Digital Rights and Indigenous Voices international Wikimedia event in Huaraz, Peru 2024: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDIuZQ61v35y3Q293ZV9YjNWOHsgwvq3t2XjP2cQ0OHG-EPA/viewform Engagement Survey] (closes 2 Feb)

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WikiCup 2024 February newsletter

The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.

Our current leader is newcomer {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}}, who has one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher) and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AirshipJungleman29}}, with one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Vami IV}}, with one FA on Doom (2016 video game), one GA on Boundary Fire (2017), and 11 reviews;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|MaranoFan}}, with one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and two DYKs;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Skyshifter}}, with one FA on OneShot and one DYK;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}}, with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|voorts}} and {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Elli}}, both with one FA and one DYK each.

As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Outsider Within

Hi there, {{u|Guettarda}}. You and your WikiEdu colleagues might be interested in the recent paper [https://online.ucpress.edu/cs/article/5/1/90253/199636 "Wikipedia and the Outsider Within: Black Feminism and Social Inequality in Knowledge Sharing"] and the related discussion on the Women in Red talkpage.--Ipigott (talk) 15:26, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

:Thanks {{u|Ipigott}}. Tracy let us know about the article when it was published; we've supported her classes for a long time, and she's great. I wasn't aware of the discussion at WiR, and I will make sure that my colleagues are aware of it. Guettarda (talk) 02:33, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 March newsletter

The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.

The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:

{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}}, who has 916 points mostly from one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher), 15 GAs, and 16 DYKs on a variety of topics including New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures, in addition to seven reviews
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Vami IV}}, who has 790 points from two FAs on Felix M. Warburg House and Doom (2016 video game), two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AirshipJungleman29}}, who has 580 points from one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}}, who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|MaranoFan}}, who has 351 points from one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and three DYKs
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Skyshifter}}, who has 345 points from one FA on OneShot, one DYK and two reviews

In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Vami IV}}, who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.

Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:40, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).

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Phase I of the 2024 RfA review is now open for participation. Editors are invited to review, comment on, and propose improvements to the requests for adminship process.
Following an RfC, the inactivity requirement for the removal of the interface administrator right increased from 6 months to 12 months.

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The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. ({{phab|T353388}})

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The 2024 appointees for the Ombuds commission are だ＊ぜ, AGK, Ameisenigel, Bennylin, Daniuu, Doǵu, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, MdsShakil, Minorax, Nehaoua, Renvoy and RoySmith as members, with Vermont serving as steward-observer.
Following the 2024 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Ajraddatz, Albertoleoncio, EPIC, JJMC89, Johannnes89, Melos and Yahya.

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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 26

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;Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

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|+Newly recognized content

{{icon|FA}} Alpine ibex by {{noping|LittleJerry}}

{{icon|FA}} Markham's storm petrel by {{noping|FunkMonk}}, {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}, and {{noping|Therapyisgood}}

{{icon|FL}} List of primates by {{noping|PresN}}

{{icon|FL}} List of birds of Alberta by {{noping|grungaloo}}

{{icon|GA}} Rice by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|RecycledPixels}}

{{icon|GA}} Barley by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Bruxton}}

{{icon|GA}} Chicken by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|DocZach}}

{{icon|GA}} Cereal by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Bruxton}}

{{icon|GA}} Ant mimicry by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}

{{icon|GA}} Anopheles by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}

{{icon|GA}} Mosquito by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|20 upper}}

{{icon|GA}} Cherry blossom by {{noping|Reconrabbit}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GA}} Sei whale by {{noping|20 upper}}, reviewed by {{noping|grungaloo}}

{{icon|GA}} Megaherbivore by {{noping|20 upper}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GA}} Brown bear by {{noping|20 upper}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GA}} Indian rhinoceros by {{noping|20 upper}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GA}} Hypericum hircinum by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|grungaloo}}

{{icon|GA}} Hypericum foliosum by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GA}} Hypericum grandifolium by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}

{{icon|GA}} Boquila by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GA}} Aptostichus barackobamai by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}

{{icon|GA}} Crassispira incrassata by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|20 upper}}

{{icon|GA}} Punctelia by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Ealdgyth}}

{{icon|GA}} Chrysothrix chlorina by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Ealdgyth}}

{{icon|GA}} Ramalina peruviana by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Ealdgyth}}

{{icon|GA}} Menemerus animatus by {{noping|simongraham}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}

{{icon|GA}} Afraflacilla braunsi by {{noping|simongraham}}, reviewed by {{noping|grungaloo}}

{{icon|GA}} Nasutoceratops by {{noping|FunkMonk}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}

{{icon|GA}} Pseudastacus by {{noping|Olmagon}}, reviewed by {{noping|FunkMonk}}

{{icon|GA}} Angustidontus by {{noping|Super Dromaeosaurus}} and {{noping|Ichthyovenator}}, reviewed by {{noping|Amitchell125}}

{{icon|GA}} Pruemopterus by {{noping|Super Dromaeosaurus}} and {{noping|Ichthyovenator}}, reviewed by {{noping|Etriusus}}

{{icon|GA}} Black-billed magpie by {{noping|grungaloo}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}

{{icon|GA}} Black-capped chickadee by {{noping|grungaloo}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}

{{icon|GA}} Horned sungem by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}, reviewed by {{noping|grungaloo}}

{{icon|GA}} Flaco (owl) by {{noping|Rhododendrites}}, reviewed by {{noping|Etriusus}}

{{icon|GA}} Telonemia by {{noping|Snotoleks}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}

{{icon|GA}} "Pliosaurus" andrewsi by {{noping|Amirani1746}}, reviewed by {{noping|grungaloo}}

{{icon|GA}} Beaver drop by {{noping|Lightburst}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

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{{icon|FAC}} Horned sungem by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}

{{icon|FAC}} Tufted jay by {{noping|grungaloo}}

{{icon|FAC}} Nasutoceratops by {{noping|FunkMonk}}

{{icon|GAN}} Maize by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GAN}} Cattle by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GAN}} Pig by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GAN}} Domestic duck by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GAN}} Eusociality by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GAN}} Fish by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GAN}} Barnacle by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GAN}} Ochrophyte by {{noping|Snotoleks}}

{{icon|GAN}} Parvilucifera by {{noping|Snotoleks}}

{{icon|GAN}} Thalattoarchon by {{noping|Amirani1746}}

{{icon|GAN}} Hydropunctaria amphibia by {{noping|Esculenta}}

{{icon|GAN}} Melanohalea by {{noping|Esculenta}}

{{icon|GAN}} Spot test (lichen) by {{noping|Esculenta}}

{{icon|GAN}} Lecideaceae by {{noping|Esculenta}}

{{icon|GAN}} Hypericum × inodorum by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}

{{icon|GAN}} Hypericum sect. Androsaemum by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}

{{icon|GAN}} Olga Hartman by {{noping|Viriditas}}

{{icon|GAN}} Mixtotherium by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}

{{icon|GAN}} Enhydriodon by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}

{{icon|GAN}} Lentinus brumalis by {{noping|Зэгс ус}}

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| style="text-align:center;" | News at a glance

* Our first double issue in almost four years, although we will try to return to a monthly schedule henceforth (incidentally, the last double issue saw Markham's storm petrel at GAN, and this one sees it finally pass FAC).

A highly competitive first round of the WikiCup sees four Tree of Life editors advance to the second round: {{noping|MtBotany}}, {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, {{noping|Ealdgyth}}, and {{noping|AryKun}}
The March 2024 GAN Backlog Drive starts today; everyone is welcome to participate and help reduce the backlog of GANs.
The January edition of our monthly rolling contest was won by {{noping|Quetzal1964}} with 100 points from 40 articles, mainly related to various species of marine fish. {{noping|simongraham}} was second with 80 points from 14 articles on jumping spiders.
The February edition saw {{noping|Quetzal1964}} win for the second time in a row, with 114 points from 43 articles. In second place was {{noping|Snoteleks}}, with 21 points from 7 seven articles on various unicellular eukaryotes, including the GA Telonemia.

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| style="text-align:center;" | January DYKs

* ... that Dacrytherium, literally meaning 'tear beast', was named after its "tear-pit"? (3 January)

... that misidentifications of the crested cuckoo-dove have led to claims that the extinct Choiseul pigeon is still around? (4 January)
... that the wood-pasture hypothesis posits that semi-open wood pastures and not primeval forests are the natural vegetation of temperate Europe? (5 January)
... that until April 2023, when the genus Triassosculda was discovered, the mantis shrimp fossil record contained a gap of more than a hundred million years? (5 January)
... that although Olga Hartman believed that her basic research on marine worms had no practical value, it was applied to experimental studies of oysters? (6 January)
... that Oxford ivy grows towards the light to bloom and then towards the darkness when going to seed? (17 January)
... that S. F. Light (pictured) disliked using his full name? (20 January)
... that the fossil turtle Acherontemys was named for a "river of the fabled lower world"? (26 January)
... that a species of spider is named after Barack Obama? (27 January)
... that Boquila trifoliolata is the only known plant capable of simultaneously mimicking multiple species? (27 January)
... that Harpegnathos alperti worker ants have black heads and chocolate-colored mandibles? (28 January)
... that all known populations of Epipterygium opararense (example pictured) live within a 5-metre (16 ft) radius in New Zealand? (28 January)
... that female swamp guppies (pictured) show no preference for orange or red coloration during courtship? (29 January)

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| style="text-align:center;" | February DYKs

* ... that black-billed magpies are known to eat ticks off deer and other large mammals (example pictured)? (1 February)

... that scientist Adelaida K. Semesi was known as "mama mangroves" due to her specialist knowledge of their ecology? (2 February)
... that for the southern molly, sexual selection favors smaller males because they copulate by sneaking up to females? (2 February)
... that eyelash seaweed may have been made extinct by a single 2016 earthquake? (4 February)
... that conservation in Indonesia had little local support after independence because it was associated with the Dutch colonial period? (5 February)
... that the artiodactyl Ephelcomenus is thought to have been capable of burrowing? (6 February)
... that male mangrove mollies mate sneakily? (14 February)
... that barley was once used as a form of money? (14 February)
... it has been suggested that Crassispira incrassata may be a southern variation of Crassispira bottae and not its own species? (15 February)
... that the shining St John's wort owes its bright colors partly to carotenoid compounds? (18 February)
... that having lived in Central Park for more than a year after becoming homeless, Flaco (pictured) has been accused of being a peeping tom? (19 February)
... that the horned sungem (example pictured) is sometimes a nectar robber? (24 February)
... that the sea slug Bosellia mimetica benefits from photosynthesis? (25 February)
... that almost all members of a flock of tufted jays work together to build a nest? (28 February)
... that the hippocampus of the black-capped chickadee grows in the fall and shrinks in the spring? (29 February)
... that an Indian rhinoceros, sent as a gift to Pope Leo X in 1515, was immortalised as Dürer's Rhinoceros after dying in a shipwreck? (29 February)

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Books & Bytes – Issue 61

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes

Issue 61, January – February 2024

Bristol University Press and British Online Archives now available
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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - February 2024 Newsletter

This is our twenty-ninth newsletter.

; User group news

On 9 February, we had a user group meeting on roles and responsibilities (minutes)
Upcoming user group meeting 17 March

; Other news

Wiki Loves Earth: Reminder that if you want to organize a local competition, it is time to get started. (SDG 15 and 14)
Wiki for Human Rights: Reminder that if you would like to organize a local event, there is support available. (SDG 10)
Study: [https://vbn.aau.dk/ws/portalfiles/portal/650852934/Meier_Wiki_Climate.pdf Using Wikipedia Pageview Data to Investigate Public Interest in Climate Change at a Global Scale] (SDG 13)

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Signups open for [[WP:The Core Contest|The Core Contest]] 2024

The Core Contest—Wikipedia's most exciting contest—returns again this year from April 15 to May 31. The goal: to improve vital or other core articles, with a focus on those in the worst state of disrepair. Editing can be done individually, but in the past groups have also successfully competed. There is {{GBP|300}} of prize money divided among editors who provide the "best additive encyclopedic value". Signups are open now. Cheers from the judges, Femke, Casliber, Aza24. – Aza24 (talk) 02:20, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).

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An RfC is open to convert all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure.

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

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An arbitration case has been opened to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".

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Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.

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WikiCup 2024 April newsletter

We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.

Our current top scorers are as follows:

{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|voorts}} with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|SounderBruce}} with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Tamzin}} with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Kusma}} with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.

Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 62

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes

Issue 62, March – April 2024

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WikiCup 2024 May newsletter

The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:

{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|SounderBruce}} with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BennyOnTheLoose}} with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|voorts}} with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:37, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 May newsletter

The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:

{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|SounderBruce}} with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BennyOnTheLoose}} with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|voorts}} with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:39, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - April 2024 Newsletter

This is our thirtieth newsletter covering March and April 2024. This issue has news related to SDGs 13, 14 and 15.

; User group news

* Upcoming user group meeting 19 May

; Other news

Wikipedia Signpost highlighted five papers about climate change editing. (SDG 13)
On Wikidata, a model for documenting green house gas emissions has been created. (SDG 13)
[https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/EPA_Victoria_WiR_April_2024_Update An update] from the Wikipedian in Residence at the Environment Protection Authority in Victoria, Australia.
WikiAcción Perú organized a training session: "Climate Change Actions and Wikimedia Movement" (SDG 13)
WikiForHumanRights organized a session: "Adding Sustainability Perspectives to Wikivoyage"

; Events

Wiki Loves Earth, the international photo contest of protected nature, starts in May. (SDG 14 & 15)
Wiki For Climate Change 2024 - Maghreb region starts in May. (SDG 13)

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).

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Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.

File:Octicons-tools.svg Technical news

Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531

File:Scale of justice 2.svg Arbitration

The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.

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This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!
Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election is open until 9 May 2024. Read the voting page on Meta-Wiki and cast your vote here!

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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 27

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;Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

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|+Newly recognized content

{{icon|FA}} Horned sungem by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}

{{icon|FA}} Tufted jay by {{noping|grungaloo}}

{{icon|FA}} Pseudastacus by {{noping|Olmagon}}

{{icon|FL}} List of erinaceids by {{noping|PresN}}

{{icon|FT}} Primates by {{noping|PresN}}

{{icon|GT}} Hypericum sect. Androsaemum by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}

{{icon|GA}} Thalattoarchon by {{noping|Amirani1746}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}

{{icon|GA}} Lentinus brumalis by {{noping|Зэгс ус}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GA}} Hypericum sect. Androsaemum by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|Maxim Masiutin}}

{{icon|GA}} Hypericum × inodorum by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}

{{icon|GA}} Barnacle by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Lightburst}}

{{icon|GA}} Maize by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}

{{icon|GA}} Pig by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}

{{icon|GA}} Orange (fruit) by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|750h+}}

{{icon|GA}} Fish by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Reconrabbit}}

{{icon|GA}} Organism by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}

{{icon|GA}} Hydropunctaria amphibia by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}

{{icon|GA}} Melanohalea by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}

{{icon|GA}} Lecideaceae by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}

{{icon|GA}} Xylopsora canopeorum by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}

{{icon|GA}} Spot test (lichen) by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}

{{icon|GA}} Gustaf Einar Du Rietz by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GA}} Allocalicium by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Simongraham}}

{{icon|GA}} Multiclavula mucida by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GA}} Aphaena submaculata by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}

{{icon|GA}} White-tailed jay by {{noping|Grungaloo}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GA}} Fork-tailed drongo by {{noping|The Blue Rider}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GA}} Northern green anaconda by {{noping|Chaotic Enby}}, reviewed by {{noping|Geardona}}

{{icon|GA}} Heptamegacanthus by {{noping|Mattximus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}

{{icon|GA}} Mixtotherium by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}, reviewed by {{noping|FunkMonk}}

{{icon|GA}} Diplobune by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}, reviewed by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}

{{icon|GA}} Ochrophyte by {{noping|Snoteleks}}, reviewed by {{noping|Ealdgyth}}

{{icon|GA}} Parvilucifera by {{noping|Snoteleks}}, reviewed by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}

{{icon|GA}} Urceolus by {{noping|Snoteleks}}, reviewed by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}

{{icon|GA}} Plexippoides regius by {{noping|Simongraham}}, reviewed by {{noping|Grungaloo}}

{{icon|GA}} Olga Hartman by {{noping|Viriditas}}, reviewed by {{noping|Lightburst}}

{{icon|GA}} Giant panda by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}, reviewed by {{noping|Thebiguglyalien}}

{{icon|GA}} Enchylium conglomeratum by {{noping|Xkalponik}}, reviewed by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}

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{{icon|FAC}} Great cuckoo-dove by {{noping|AryKun}}

{{icon|FAC}} Heptamegacanthus by {{noping|Mattximus}}

{{icon|FLC}} List of talpids by {{noping|PresN}}

{{icon|FLC}} List of birds of New Brunswick by {{noping|B3251}}

{{icon|FLC}} List of forest-inventory conifers in Canada by {{noping|Dank}}

{{icon|GAN}} Dissoderma odoratum by {{noping|NotAGenious}}

{{icon|GAN}} Xiphodon by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}

{{icon|GAN}} Banana by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}

{{icon|GAN}} Phintella parva by {{noping|Simongraham}}

{{icon|GAN}} Evarcha maculata by {{noping|Simongraham}}

{{icon|GAN}} Asian elephant by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}

{{icon|GAN}} Megafauna by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}

{{icon|GAN}} Fishing cat by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}

{{icon|GAN}} Thistle tortoise beetle by {{noping|Justinxuje}}

{{icon|GAN}} Enchylium limosum by {{noping|Xkalponik}}

{{icon|GAN}} Enchylium polycarpon by {{noping|Xkalponik}}

{{icon|GAN}} Skeleton panda sea squirt by {{noping|Chaotic Enby}}

{{icon|GAN}} Hypericum aciferum by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}

{{icon|GAN}} Hypericum russeggeri by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}

{{icon|GAN}} Hypericum minutum by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}

{{icon|GAN}} Chrompodellid by {{noping|Snoteleks}}

{{icon|GAN}} Aquilegia sibirica by {{noping|Pbritti}}

{{icon|GAN}} Carabus japonicus by {{noping|NHanselman}}

{{icon|GAN}} Charles De Geer by {{noping|Yakikaki}}

{{icon|GAN}} Cheetah reintroduction in India by {{noping|Magentic Manifestations}}

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| style="text-align:center;" | News at a glance

* The newsletter will not be returning to a monthly format (mainly because the author is busy failing every exam imaginable) and is on a bimonthly schedule for the foreseeable future.

The second round of the WikiCup was very competitive, requiring the highest points total to advance since 2014. Two TOL editors, {{noping|AryKun}} and {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, advanced to the third round.
The March edition of our monthly rolling contest was won by {{noping|simongraham}}, who amassed 118 points from 21 articles on various species of jumping spider; in second place was {{noping|Quetzal1964}} with 109 points from 53 articles on marine ray-finned fish.
Quetzal1964 and simongraham were also the top two in the April edition, although Quetzal was ahead this time, with 68 points to simongraham's 48. In the annual leaderboard, Quetzal and simongraham are in first and second place respectively, with 291 and 246 points; in third place is {{noping|Snotoleks}}, with 76 points.

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| style="text-align:center;" | March DYKs

* ... that an Indian rhinoceros, sent as a gift to Pope Leo X in 1515, was immortalised as Dürer's Rhinoceros after dying in a shipwreck? (1 March)

... that due to a misunderstanding, Catodontherium was moved from its original genus name? (3 March)
... that a malaria-control program in rural Brazil attracted droves of annoying, colorful bees that collect pesticide (example pictured) into homes? (4 March)
... that popular garden plants like malfurada often escape from cultivation and become invasive? (5 March)
... that the cherry blossom was used symbolically in Japanese World War II propaganda, with falling petals representing "young soldiers' sacrifice for the emperor"? (8 March)
... that off-roading at Muriwai Beach in New Zealand may be damaging the habitat of the newly described korowai gecko (example pictured)? (9 March)
... that Will Smith took part in the expedition that discovered the northern green anaconda? (13 March)
... that the Kīlauea lava cricket disappears from a lava field as soon as any plants start to grow there? (13 March)
... that Julian Assange's lawyer argued that the rules set by the Ecuadorian embassy requiring Assange to take care of his pet cat Michi were "denigrating"? (13 March)
... that mule deer sometimes prefer the flavor of one Rocky Mountain juniper tree, like "ice cream", over another? (21 March)
... that the skeleton panda sea squirt was known on the Internet for its skeleton-like appearance years before its formal description? (26 March)
... that only one fruit but several thousand seeds were known when Allenbya collinsonae was named? (26 March)
... that while named for alliums, the fossil Paleoallium (pictured) was not necessarily directly related to any allium species? (27 March)
... that the extinct genus Mixtotherium, meaning 'mixed beast', has traits of both extinct primates and hyraxes? (28 March)
... that the fossil fern Dickwhitea was described from a single block of chert? (28 March)
... that Scytalopus krabbei is named after Niels Krabbe, who discovered seven other species in its genus? (29 March)
... that Institutiones rei herbariae, published in 1700, sought to give a unique name to every plant based on their "essence"? (29 March)
... that in some rare cases, large Siberian tigers prey on adult brown bears? (30 March)
... that only six years after its 2016 discovery, the Meratus blue flycatcher (pictured) was found being sold in Indonesian songbird markets? (30 March)
... that the spirit liverwort is called such because of its proximity to the Māori afterlife? (31 March)
... that cultures of the fungus Lentinus brumalis have been flown on three different satellites? (31 March)
... that the English herbalist Nicholas Culpeper claimed that eating alkanet leaves would make a person's spit deadly to serpents? (31 March)

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| style="text-align:center;" | April DYKs

* ... that despite its name meaning 'unscented', Hypericum × inodorum can smell strongly of goat? (1 April)

... that color-changing cats (artist's impression pictured) could help us communicate with the future? (2 April)
... that Pep the dog was falsely accused of murdering a cat and sent to Eastern State Penitentiary? (2 April)
... that an extinct French scarab beetle was discovered in a Prague factory? (3 April)
... that the white-tailed jay (example pictured) found in Ecuador and Peru was once thought to have been brought to Mexico by pre-Columbian trade? (5 April)
... that saving the Guadalupe cypress included the help of 40 Judas goats? (5 April)
... that the fork-tailed drongo gives genuine alarm calls but will sometimes lie to steal food from other animals? (5 April)
... that Bangiales, an order of red algae, contains both the oldest-known sexually reproducing organism and the seaweed used to make sushi wrappers? (7 April)
... that beavers, mules, and dogs have been parachuted from airplanes? (8 April)
... that Aphaena submaculata (pictured) uses specialized mouthparts to suck the sap of trees? (8 April)
... that female Eriopis connexa beetles prevent sibling cannibalism by laying unfertilized eggs? (9 April)
... that Androsaemum androsaemum is botanically unacceptable, but Aniculus aniculus is perfectly valid? (9 April)
... that there is one male for every 31 females in an E. interjectus colony, and each female can start its own colony? (10 April)
... that the first extant deer discovered in the 21st century is only 38 centimetres (15 in) tall? (10 April)
... that Buellia aethalea, a species of fungus, is also known as the "darkened button lichen" due to the small black spots on its crusty grey surface? (14 April)
... that despite commonly being caught with a hook and line, the holotype of the Rapa Nui lizardfish was instead collected with a spear? (14 April)
... that ochrophyte algae have twice as many membranes around their chloroplasts as plants? (16 April)
... that while the lichen species Enchylium conglomeratum is considered secure globally, it has been designated as extinct in the UK and regionally extinct in Switzerland? (18 April)
... that Cladonota's extravagant dorsal structures have been called both "grotesque" and "particularly charismatic"? (19 April)
... that the damselfly-relative Okanagrion is suggested to have eight species due to both alpha and beta diversity drivers? (21 April)
... that trees of the extinct genus Calamophyton (example pictured) formed the earliest known forest? (22 April)
... that the color of a black-headed tailorbird's throat was thought to depend on sex, but later turned out to depend on age? (23 April)
... that Biodiversity Impact Credits seek to stop species extinction? (30 April)

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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - May 2024 Newsletter

This is our thirtyfirst newsletter, covering May 2024. This issue has news related to SDGs 13, 14 and 15.

; User group news

Upcoming: User group meeting, 16 June
Mini report from the Wikimedia Summit 2024
[https://wikipediapodden.se/jan-ainali-wikimedians-for-sustainable-development-wikimedia-summit-2024-265/ User group representative interviewed by Wikipediapodden] at Wikimedia Summit (commons)
Minutes from user group meeting in May

; Other news

[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/05/02/reflecting-_women-for-sustainability-africa-arts-feminism-her-voice-campaign-2023/ Reflecting _Women For Sustainability Africa Arts + Feminism #Her Voice Campaign 2023]
Macedonia report: Climate change and GLAM (SDG 13)
Biodiversity Heritage Library April monthly highlights (SDG 14 & 15)
[https://www.nature.com/articles/d44148-024-00166-y WikiProject Biodiversity featured in Nature Africa] (SDG 14 & 15)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFWS7hfetZk Wikimedia UK releases a video about their climate focus] (SDG 13)

; Events

Wiki Loves Earth, the international photo contest of protected nature, continues in some countries. (SDG 14 & 15)

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).

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Phase II of the 2024 RfA review has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in Phase I.

File:Octicons-tools.svg Technical news

The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351

File:Scale of justice 2.svg Arbitration

The arbitration case Venezuelan politics has been closed.
The Committee is seeking volunteers for various roles, including access to the conflict of interest VRT queue.

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WikiProject Reliability's unsourced statements drive is happening in June 2024 to replace {{tl|citation needed}} tags with references! Sign up here to participate!

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WikiCup 2024 July newsletter

The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.

The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:

{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} with 1,059 points, mostly from 1 featured article on DeLancey W. Gill, 11 good articles, 18 did you know nominations, and dozens of reviews;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Skyshifter}} with 673 points, mostly from 2 featured articles on Worlds (Porter Robinson album) and I'm God, 5 good articles, and 2 did you know nominations;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} with 557 points, mostly from 1 featured article on KNXV-TV, 5 good articles, and 8 did you know nominations; and
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AryKun}} with 415 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Great cuckoo-dove, with a high number of bonus points from that article.

The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 in the news credits, and at least 285 did you know credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - June 2024 Newsletter

This is our thirtysecond newsletter, covering June 2024. This issue has news related to SDGs 3, 13, 14, 15 and 16.

; User group news

User group vote on the adoption of the Movement Charter (closes 7 July 23.59 UTC)
Upcoming user group meeting 21 July
User group meeting held in June - minutes
The group was featured in the latest WikiAfrica Hour: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B6VI20qopk #36: Does the Wikimedia movement contribute to the SDGs?]

; Other news

[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/06/18/stories-from-the-anti-disinformation-repository-how-wikiproject-covid-19-and-other-wikimedia-initiatives-counter-health-disinformation/ Stories from the anti-disinformation repository: How WikiProject COVID-19 and other Wikimedia initiatives counter health disinformation] (SDG 3)
[https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Environment_Centre_NT_Wikipedian_in_Residence Environment Centre Northern Territory Wikipedian in Residence] (SDG 15)
[https://www.gp.se/debatt/med-ai-kan-vi-oka-transparensen-om-foretagens-klimatavtryck.2dd4e006-57e3-4534-a0be-70ca56a289e4 With AI can we increase transparency of companies' carbon footprints] (in Swedish). Op-ed that mentions that the greenhouse gas emissions of the top 150 companies on the Stockholm stock exchange has been uploaded to Wikidata. The model is documented on WikiProject Climate Change on Wikidata. (SDG 13)
Another Year in Review: Where is Wikimedia in the Climate Crisis? Seeing the impact of Wikimedia Projects (SDG 13)
[https://wikiedu.org/blog/2024/06/24/46-scholars-self-advocates-bring-knowledge-to-wikipedias-disability-healthcare-content/ 46 scholars, self-advocates bring knowledge to Wikipedia’s disability healthcare content] (SDG 3)
Wikimedia Sverige publishes their 2023 climate impact report (in Swedish) (SDG 13)
WikiProject Govdirectory has started weekly collaboration on countries (SDG 16)

; Events

[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/06/18/wikimedia-chapters-and-groups-organise-the-first-sharks-and-rays-wikimarathon/ Wikimedia chapters and groups organise the first Sharks and Rays Wikimarathon] (29 June, but edits in the weeks after are welcome) (SDG 14)

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).

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Books & Bytes – Issue 63

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes

Issue 63, May – June 2024

One new partner
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Spotlight: References check

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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - July 2024 Newsletter

This is our thirty third newsletter, covering July 2024. This issue has news related to SDGs 5, 10, 13, and 16.

; User group news

User group meeting held in July, minutes
Next user group meeting will be 18 August

; Other news

Climate change editahon and workshop in Macedonia (SDG 13)
[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/07/16/wikiforhumanrights-in-nigeria-2024-campaign-virtual-launch/ WikiForHumanRights in Nigeria 2024 Campaign Virtual Launch] (SDG 10&16)
[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/07/16/what-we-learned-from-wiki-women-in-red-8-campaign-2023-women-for-sustainability-africa/ What we Learned from Wiki Women In Red @8 Campaign 2023 Women for Sustainability Africa] (SDG 5)
[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/07/17/ghanaian-wikipedians-set-to-educate-students-on-open-climate/ Ghanaian Wikipedians set to educate students on Open Climate] (SDG 13)
[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/07/23/using-wikipedia-as-a-tool-for-climate-action/ Using Wikipedia as a Tool for Climate Action] (SDG 13)

; Events

5th August, m:Event:Wiki-Green_Conference_2024 Wiki-Green Conference (SDG 13)
7-10 August, Wikimania - All SDG related sessions
7-9 November, [https://wikimedia.org.ar/2024/07/03/justicia-climatica-voces-indigenas-y-plataformas-wikimedia/ Justicia climática, voces indígenas y plataformas Wikimedia] (SDG 13)

; Participate

Share an example of a successful WikiProject or topical collaboration in this on-wiki survey

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2024).

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Global blocks may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may locally unblock when appropriate.
Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via Special:GlobalVanishRequest. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.

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The Arbitration Committee appointed the following administrators to the conflict of interest volunteer response team: {{noping|Bilby}}, {{noping|Extraordinary Writ}}

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WikiCup 2024 August newsletter

The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:

{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 7 good articles, and 13 did you know nominations;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Arconning}} with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AirshipJungleman29}} with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on Genghis Khan and 2 good articles; and
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BennyOnTheLoose}} with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Susanna Hoffs, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.

Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. If two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges ({{User|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User|Epicgenius}}, and {{User|Frostly}}) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:12, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Voting for coordinators is now open!

Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election have opened. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting will commence on 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:40, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - August 2024 Newsletter

This is our thirty fourth newsletter. This issue has news related to SDGs 5, 11, 15, and 16.

; User group news

Next user group meeting, 15 September, will be focused on starting to develop a strategy for the group. If you cannot attend, you can leave your input on the ideas page.
User group meeting held in August (minutes)

; Other news

Report from WikiProject International Botanical Congress 2024 (SDG 15)
Meeting for Writing on Femenist Strikes and Wiki for Peace Camp St. Imier (SDG 5 & 16)
Biodiversity Heritage Library report (SDG 15)
Wikimania had a lot of SDG related sessions and you can watch them back now

; Events

Wiki Loves Monuments starts in September (SDG 11)

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2024).

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Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which {{tq|applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past}}.
A request for comment is open to discuss whether Notability (species) should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.

File:Scale of justice 2.svg Arbitration

Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("{{noping|Cinderella157}} German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
The arbitration case Historical Elections is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.

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Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in September 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,900 articles and 26,200 redirects awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!

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Hi, I see you're interested in Caribbean history, would you possibly be interested in a taskforce on oral tradition? Kowal2701 (talk) 21:03, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you so much for the invitation {{u|Kowal2701}} Guettarda (talk) 14:57, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

::{{u|Pharos}}, {{u|Shanluan}} - FYI. Guettarda (talk) 15:00, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 64

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes

Issue 64, July – August 2024

The Hindu Group joins The Wikipedia Library
Wikimania presentation
New user script for easily searching The Wikipedia Library

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Voting for WikiProject Military history coordinators is now open!

Voting for WikiProject Military history coordinators is now open! A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination year. Register your vote here by 23:59 UTC on 29 September! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:34, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - September 2024 Newsletter

This is our thirty-fifth newsletter. This issue has news related to SDG 13.

; User group news

User group meeting held in September on strategy for the group

; Other news

Building a sustainable Wikimedia movement: A contribution from the CEE region, presentation at CEE meeting. ([https://www.youtube.com/live/iB3KNFtA4xI?t=6739 YouTube])
[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/09/30/all-about-wiki-green-conference-2024/ All About Wiki-Green Conference 2024] (SDG 13)

; Events

Course: [https://wikiedu.org/courses/global-approaches-to-climate-finance-4/ Global Approaches to Climate Finance] by WikiEdu (SDG 13)

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Project news: Project news from WP:CRIC including the list of Awards presented in 2024 and the final results of Contests held in 2024.
Article news: Article news from WP:CRIC including list of FAC, FLC, FPC, PR, GAN, ITN, RD etc. from 2024.
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Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2024).

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Administrator elections are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to requests for adminship (RfA). The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with candidate sign-up from October 8 to 14, a discussion phase from October 22 to 24, and SecurePoll voting from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections.
Following a discussion, the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion G8 to F2. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.
A request for comment is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an administrator recall process.

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The arbitration case Historical elections has been closed.
An arbitration case regarding Backlash to diversity and inclusion has been opened.
Editors are invited to nominate themselves to serve on the 2024 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission until 23:59 October 8, 2024 (UTC).

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Cricket Picture of the Year 2024 – Nominations open now!

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Invitation to participate in a research

Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Wikipedia, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/294789?lang=en anonymous survey].

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WikiCup 2024 November newsletter

The 2024 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round being a very tight race. Our new champion is {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AirshipJungleman29}}, who scored 2,283 points mainly through 3 high-multiplier FAs and 3 GAs on military history topics. By a 1% margin, Airship beat out last year's champion, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BeanieFan11}}, who scored second with 2,264 points, mainly from an impressive 58 GAs about athletes. In third place, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} scored 1,528 points, primarily from two FAs on U.S. Librarians of Congress and 20 GAs about various historical topics. Our other finalists are: {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} with 879 points, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Hey man im josh}} with 533 points, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BennyOnTheLoose}} with 432 points, {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Arconning}} with 244 points, and {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|AryKun}} with 15 points. Congratulations to our finalists and all who participated!

The final round was very productive, and contestants had 7 FAs, 9 FLs, 94 GAs, 73 FAC reviews, and 79 GAN reviews and peer reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.

{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Generalissima}} wins the featured article prize for 3 FAs in round 4, and 7 FAs overall.
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Hey man im josh}} wins the featured list prize for 23 FLs overall.
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|MaranoFan}} wins the featured topic prize for 9 articles in featured topics in round 1.
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Hey man im josh}} wins the featured content reviewer prize for 110 FA/FL reviews overall.
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BeanieFan11}} wins the good article prize for 58 GAs in round 5, and 70 GAs overall.
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Fritzmann}} wins the good topic prize for 6 articles in good topics in round 2.
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Sammi Brie}} wins the good article reviewer prize for 45 GA reviews in round 2, and 78 GA reviews overall.
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|BeanieFan11}} wins the DYK prize, for 131 Did you know articles overall.
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant15|Muboshgu}} wins the ITN prize, for 15 In the news articles in round 1, and 36 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2025 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement!

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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - October 2024 Newsletter

This is our thirty-sixth newsletter. This issue has news related to SDG 3, 5, 13 and 15.

; User group news

Upcoming meeting, 24 November, 17.00 UTC

; Other news

Talk at WikiIndaba: Wikimedian collaboration in human knowledge: Wiki For Climate Change in the Maghreb region (SDG 13)
[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/17/championing-inclusion-in-the-wikimedia-movement-africa-wiki-women-presentation-at-the-wiki-niger-conference/ Championing Inclusion in the Wikimedia Movement: Africa Wiki Women Presentation at the Wiki Niger Conference] (SDG 5)
[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/10/25/mountains-birds-and-lakes-wiki-loves-earth-2024-central-asia-edition/ Mountains, Birds and Lakes: Wiki Loves Earth 2024 – Central Asia Edition] (SDG 15)

; Events

November 6, 12 and 21: [https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdeqrrzMoGdEeMYlR6q0A7QMHwwwM2VIZ#/registration Climate Change & Health in the UK - Wikipedia workshop] (SDG 3 and 13)

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2024).

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Following a discussion, the discussion-only period proposal that went for a trial to refine the requests for adminship (RfA) process has been discontinued.
Following a request for comment, Administrator recall is adopted as a policy.

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Mass deletions done with the Nuke tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. {{phab|T366068}}

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{{noping|RoySmith}}, {{noping|Barkeep49}} and {{noping|Cyberpower678}} have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2024 Arbitration Committee Elections. {{noping|ThadeusOfNazereth}} and {{noping|Dr vulpes}} are reserve commissioners.
Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate from 3 November 2024 until 12 November 2024 to stand in the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections.
The Arbitration Committee is seeking volunteers for roles such as clerks, access to the COI queue, checkuser, and oversight.

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An unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in November 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{tl|Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. Sign up to participate!

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Books & Bytes – Issue 65

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes

Issue 65, September – October 2024

Hindu Tamil Thisai joins The Wikipedia Library
Frankfurt Book Fair 2024 report
Tech tip: Mass downloads

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Nominations now open for the WikiProject Military history newcomer of the year and military historian of the year

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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - November 2024 Newsletter

This is our thirty-seventh newsletter. This issue has news related to SDG 8, 12, 13, 15, 16 and 17.

; User group news

User group meeting, 24 November (minutes)
We are working on our annual plan for 2025, please add activities that you would like to work on.

; Other news

CEE Catch up Nr. 8 with a sustainability theme
Wikiconcurso Justiça Climática e Amazônia (SDG 13)
Report from New Zealand Species Edit-a-thons (SDG 15)
Report from climate change editing workshop in Macedonia (SDG 13)
DeGrowth in November with students, artists and academics in Croatia (SDG 8&12)
The new Charts extension has been enabled on Wikimedia Commons. It's time to start bringing all your local sustainability related charts over there! (SDG 17)

; Events

Ongoing: Bridging Climate Literacy Gaps through Wikimedia projects in Ogoni Land Rivers (SDG 13)
Ongoing: Financiamiento climático en Wikipedia (SDG 13)
Just started: African Legislators in Red (SDG 16)

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2024).

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Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, T5, has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.

File:Octicons-tools.svg Technical news

Technical volunteers can now register for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. [https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/hackathon2025/ Application for travel and accommodation scholarships] is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.

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The arbitration case Yasuke (formerly titled Backlash to diversity and inclusion) has been closed.
An arbitration case titled Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.

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New Task forces at WikiProject Cricket

Following the discussion took place at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Cricket, set of new task forces have been created and has been added to the WikiProject banner as well.
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# Wikipedia:WikiProject Cricket/Europe cricket task force
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Also, you are requested to mark the articles under the scope of each task force by adding the relevant parameters to the talkpage banner:
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Welcome to the 2025 WikiCup!

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2025 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor, we hope the WikiCup will give you a chance to improve your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page.

For the 2025 WikiCup, we've implemented several changes to the scoring system. The highest-ranking contestants will now receive tournament points at the end of each round, and final rankings are decided by the number of tournament points each contestant has. If you're busy and can't sign up in January, don't worry: Signups are now open throughout the year. To make things fairer for latecomers, the lowest-scoring contestants will no longer be eliminated at the end of each round.

The first round will end on 26 February. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: {{User4|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{User4|Epicgenius}}, {{User4|Frostly}}, {{User4|Guerillero}} and {{User4|Lee Vilenski}}. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:13, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - December 2024 Newsletter

This is our thirty-eighth newsletter. This issue has news related to SDG 3, 10, 13 and 15.

; User group news

User group meeting in December (minutes)
We have adopted an annual plan for 2025!

; Other news

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_hWBwaQxaw Lightning talk by Adam Harangzo - National Institute for Health and Care Research on Wikipedia] (SDG 3&13)
[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/11/top-photos-of-the-special-nomination-human-rights-and-environment-from-wiki-loves-earth-2024%f0%9f%a4%9d/ Top photos of the special nomination “Human Rights and Environment” from Wiki Loves Earth 2024!] (SDG 10&15)
[https://www.wikimedia.nz/nz-species-editathon-recap/ Two days, 15 editors, 750 edits] (SDG 15)
[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/28/a-peekaboo-into-our-butterflying-trip-from-the-amazon-of-the-east/ A Peekaboo Into Our Butterflying Trip from the Amazon of the East] (SDG 15)
[https://wikiedu.org/blog/2024/12/27/brooklyn-college-students-bring-ecology-course-content-to-wikipedia/ Brooklyn College students bring ecology course content to Wikipedia] (SDG 13&15
[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09636625241268890 Declaring crisis? Temporal constructions of climate change on WikipediaDeclaring crisis? Temporal constructions of climate change on Wikipedia] (SDG 13)

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Administrators' newsletter – January 2025

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2024).

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Following an RFC, Wikipedia:Notability (species) was adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.
A request for comment is open to discuss whether admins should be advised to warn users rather than issue no-warning blocks to those who have posted promotional content outside of article space.

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The Nuke feature also now provides links to the userpage of the user whose pages were deleted, and to the pages which were not selected for deletion, after page deletions are queued. This enables easier follow-up admin-actions.

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Following the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been elected to the Arbitration Committee: {{noping|CaptainEek}}, {{noping|Daniel}}, {{noping|Elli}}, {{noping|KrakatoaKatie}}, {{noping|Liz}}, {{noping|Primefac}}, {{noping|ScottishFinnishRadish}}, {{noping|Theleekycauldron}}, {{noping|Worm That Turned}}.

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A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in January 2025 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the new pages feed. Sign up here to participate!

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Article attribution

Good afternoon, Guettarda. I've recently learned that a number of article creations have been incorrectly [https://xtools.wmcloud.org/pages/en.wikipedia.org/JTtheOG attributed to me] after I draftified them, namely Danilo Riethmüller, Sean Jones (Basketball player), Viliami Fifita, and Jack Farrimond. I was wondering if there was any way to have those removed from my list of pages created. Someone suggested here that you may be able to help with that as it seems like you've recently resolved a similar problem. Cheers, JTtheOG (talk) 23:58, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

:@JTtheOG Sorry for the delay. I think it should be right now - let me know if it's not. Guettarda (talk) 00:58, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

::No problem at all. Thank you for your help. Three of them have been removed and Sean Jones (Basketball player) remains on the list. JTtheOG (talk) 01:02, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

:::@JTtheOG I'm not sure why that last one still is, since it's been deleted. I've reached the limits of what I know. Guettarda (talk) 03:02, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

::::I do appreciate your help. Cheers, JTtheOG (talk) 03:09, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 66

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes

Issue 66, November – December 2024

Les Jours and East View Press join the library
Tech tip: Newspapers.com

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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - January 2025 Newsletter

This is our thirty-ninth newsletter. This issue has news related to SDG 3, 11, 13 and 15.

; User group news

User group meeting 23 February
User group meeting in January (minutes).
The user group submitted an annual report in the new affiliate health criteria format, and as an activity report.
The 2030 strategy for the user group was adopted.

; Other news

[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/01/06/swiss-server-helped-optimise-wikidata-in-the-field-of-medicine/ Swiss server helped optimise Wikidata in the field of medicine] (SDG 3)
[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/01/08/photographers-from-turkiye-tell-the-story-of-award-wining-photos-in-wiki-loves-earth-2024/ Photographers from Türkiye tell the story of award wining photos in Wiki Loves Earth 2024] (SDG 15)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZnAp7oovlg OpenStreetMap and Wikidata in Disaster Times - CEE Meeting 2024 Istanbul] (SDG 11)

; Events

1-28 February: Wiki Loves Africa: Climate & Weather ISA campaign (SDG 13)

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2025

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2025).

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Administrators can now nuke pages created by a user or IP address from the last 90 days, up from the initial 30 days. {{phab|T380846}}
A 'Recreated' tag will now be added to pages that were created with the same title as a page which was previously deleted and it can be used as a filter in Special:RecentChanges and Special:NewPages. {{phab|T56145}}

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The arbitration case Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been closed.

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WikiEdu course-related category

Hi Ian, I'm running a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Florida_State_University/Legal_History_of_the_Modern_Middle_East_(Spring_2025) WikiEdu course on Middle East legal history]. To help my students with discovery, I created :Category:Law of Middle East and North Africa. There's currently a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2025_February_20#Category:Law_of_Middle_East_and_North_Africa deletion discussion] going on. It looks as though editors are unwilling to support a region that includes both African and Asian countries. Can you take a peek at it and see what you think? Will Hanley (talk) 12:50, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

WikiCup 2025 March newsletter

The first round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 26 February. As a reminder, we are no longer disqualifying the lowest-scoring contestants; everyone who competed in round 1 will advance to round 2 unless they have withdrawn or been banned from Wikipedia. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receive tournament points at the end of each round. Unlike the round points in the main WikiCup table, which are reset at the end of each round, tournament points are carried over between rounds and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers. This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far.

Round 1 was very competitive compared with previous years; two contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and the top 16 contestants all scored more than 500 round points. The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:

{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Gog the Mild}} with 1,168 round points, mainly from 4 featured articles and 4 good articles on old military history, in addition to an assortment of GA and FA reviews.
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Generalissima}} with 1,095 round points, mainly from 2 FAs, 2 featured lists, 8 GAs, and 16 Did You Know articles mainly on historical topics.
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|BeanieFan11}}, with 866 round points from 20 GAs, 23 DYKs, and 2 In the News articles primarily about athletes.
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Sammi Brie}}, with 846 round points from 16 GAs about radio and TV stations, 45 GA reviews, and 3 DYKs.
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Hey man im josh}}, with 816 round points from 5 FLs about sports and Olympic topics, 46 FL reviews, 3 ITN articles, and a large number of bonus points.
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|MaranoFan}}, with 815 round points primarily from 3 FAs and 1 GA about music, in addition to 9 article reviews.

The full scores for round 1 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 18 featured articles, 26 featured lists, 1 featured-topic article, 197 good articles, 38 good-topic articles and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 23 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 550 reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after 26 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2, which begins on 1 March. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:12, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - February 2025 Newsletter

This is our fortieth newsletter. This issue has news related to SDG 3, 5, 8, 11, 13, 15 and 16.

; User group news

User group meeting in February (minutes).

; Other news

Time to get ready to organize Wiki Loves Earth (SDG 15)
[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/02/05/women-of-the-future-international-womens-day-2025/ ‘Women of the Future’ – International Women’s Day 2025] (SDG 5)
[https://wikiedu.org/blog/2025/02/17/the-experts-behind-the-edits-expanding-public-understanding-of-healthcare/ The Experts Behind the Edits: Expanding public understanding of healthcare] (SDG 3)
[https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/ecosia-and-wikimedia-enterprise-partner/ Wikimedia Enterprise and Ecosia Partner to Drive Sustainable Search Innovation] (SDG 13)
A subproject to WikiProject Climate Change about Climate Change Policies has just started on Wikidata (SDG 13)

; Events

1 March: Open Data Day 2025 in Côte d'Ivoire (SDG 8)
7 March Govdirectory Collab Hour - Open Data Day 2025 (SDG 16)
8 March–1 April: Shine Her Light Writing Contest 2025 (SDG 5)

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2025

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2025).

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A request for comment is open to discuss whether AI-generated images (meaning those wholly created by generative AI, not human-created images modified with AI tools) should be banned from use in articles.
A series of 22 mini-RFCs that double-checked consensus on some aspects and improved certain parts of the administrator elections process has been closed (see the summary of the changes).
A request for comment is open to gain consensus on whether future administrator elections should be held.

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A new filter has been added to the {{#special:Nuke}} tool, which allows administrators to filter for pages in a range of page sizes (in bytes). This allows, for example, deleting pages only of a certain size or below. {{phab|T378488}}
Non-administrators can now check which pages are able to be deleted using the {{#special:Nuke}} tool. {{phab|T376378}}

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The 2025 appointees for the Ombuds commission are だ＊ぜ, Arcticocean, Ameisenigel, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, Galahad, Nehaoua, Renvoy, Revi C., RoySmith, Teles and Zafer as members, with Vermont serving as steward-observer.
Following the 2025 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: 1234qwer1234qwer4, AramilFeraxa, Daniuu, KonstantinaG07, MdsShakil and XXBlackburnXx.

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Invitation to participate in research

Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of a group of Wikipedians to better understand their experiences! We are also looking to interview some survey respondents in more detail, and you will be eligible to receive a thank-you gift for the completion of an interview. The outcomes of this research will shape future work designed to improve on-wiki experiences.

We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this [https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bwKum9LHQGL5bWS survey], which shouldn’t take more than 2-3 minutes. You may view its privacy statement here. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Kind regards, Sam Walton (talk) 16:35, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 67

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes

Issue 67, January – February 2025

East View Press and The Africa Report join the library
Spotlight: Wikimedia+Libraries International Convention and WikiCredCon
Tech tip: Suggest page

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Crazy's Super Album

After all this time, I only just noticed the T&T userboxes on your page. Not from there, but ally and friend, and I was a stick fighter for Remember Mas? band when the album first came out. Bring back memories? Here's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2YDidQ6QBU Parang Soca] on YT (was really hard to find!). Enjoy! Mathglot (talk) 03:15, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

:@Mathglot That's a cool connection :) Funny how these connections pop up. Guettarda (talk) 00:46, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - March 2025 Newsletter

This is our forty first newsletter. This issue has news related to SDG 13, 15 and 17.

; News

[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/03/27/organise-your-local-wiki-loves-earth-in-2025/ Organise your local Wiki Loves Earth in 2025!] (SDG 15)
Wikidata property proposal for the Climate Policy Radar (SDG 13)
[https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/85640/NKB_Debatt_Wikipedia.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Biologists encourage other biologists to edit Wikipedia] (in Swedish) (SDG 15)
A presentation on long-term collaborations between museums and the Wikimedia universe was given on March 10 at a [https://www.kiekeberg-museum.de/fileadmin/user_upload/3_4_1_Tagungen/geplante_tagungen/Programm_Tagung_Mittwochs_ist_Museumstag_-_Langzeitkooperationen_im_Museum_10-11.3.2025_FLMK3.pdf symposium on long-term collaborations with museums in Germany](SDG 17)
A presentation on existing and potential collaborations between the Wikimedia community and other volunteer communities was given on March 29 at a [https://tdsummit.d-s-e-e.de/ national volunteering convention] in Germany (SDG 17)

; Events

Next user group meeting: 20 April

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2025

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2025).

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Sign up for The Core Contest, a competition running from 15 April to 31 May to improve vital articles.

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Speedy deletion nomination of The MacClelland's Snake

Hello Guettarda,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged The MacClelland's Snake for deletion, because it's a redirect that seems implausible or is an unlikely search term.

If you don't want The MacClelland's Snake to be deleted, you can [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title={{urlencode:Talk:The MacClelland's Snake}}&action=edit§ion=new&preload=Template:Hangon_preload&preloadtitle=This+page+should+not+be+speedy+deleted+because...+ contest this deletion], but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks!

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:Thanks @Pppery. I deleted it. Guettarda (talk) 00:23, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

Yasin Abu Bakr

Regarding your recent edits, if someone has 14 siblings, they are one of 15 children, not 14! Cordless Larry (talk) 15:35, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

:@Cordless Larry I know. But if they are one of 14 children, you can't double count them and get 15, which is the error I made and was correcting. Guettarda (talk) 15:56, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

::n/m I thought I had double-counted them. Shouldn't edit before your coffee kicks in. Guettarda (talk) 15:58, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

WikiCup 2025 May newsletter

The second round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 28 April at 23:59 UTC. To reiterate what we said in the previous newsletter, we are no longer disqualifying contestants based on how many points (now known as round points) they received. Instead, the contestants with the highest round-point totals now receive tournament points at the end of each round. These tournament points are carried over between rounds, and can only be earned if a competitor is among the top 16 round-point scorers at the end of each round. This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far. Everyone who competed in round 2 will advance to round 3 unless they have withdrawn or been banned.

Round 2 was quite competitive. Four contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and eight scored more than 500 points (including one who has withdrawn). The following competitors scored at least 800 points:

{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|BeanieFan11}} with 1,233 round points from 24 good articles, 28 Did you know articles, and one In the news nomination, mainly about athletes and politicians
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Thebiguglyalien}} with 1,127 round points, almost entirely from two high-multiplier featured articles on Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) and Grace Coolidge, in addition to two GAs and two reviews
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|History6042}} with 1,088 round points from four featured lists about Michelin-starred restaurants, nine good articles and a good topic mostly on Olympic-related subjects, seven ITN articles, and dozens of reviews
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Gog the Mild}} with 1,085 round points from three FAs, one GA, and four DYKs on military history, as well as 18 reviews
{{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Arconning}} with 887 round points, mostly from four FLs, six GAs, and seven DYKs on Olympic topics, along with more than two dozen reviews

In addition, we would like to recognize {{Wikipedia:WikiCup/Participant16|Generalissima}} for her efforts; she scored 801 round points but withdrew before the end of the round.

The full scores for round 2 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 13 featured articles, 20 featured lists, 4 featured-topic articles, 138 good articles, 7 good-topic articles, and more than 100 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 19 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 300 reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed in Round 3. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:02, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2025

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2025).

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:File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg NaomiAmethyst (overlooked last month)

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File:Green check.svg Guideline and policy news

Following an RfC, administrator elections were permanently authorized on a five-month schedule. The next election will be scheduled soon; see Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections for more information. This is an alternate process to the RfA process and does not replace the latter.
An RfC was closed with consensus to allow editors to opt-out of seeing "sticky decorative elements". Such elements should now be wrapped in {{t|sticky decoration wrapper}}. Editors who wish to opt out can follow the instructions at WP:STICKYDECO.
An RfC has resulted in a broad prohibition on the use of AI-generated images in articles. A few common-sense exceptions are recognized.

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A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in May 2025 to reduce the backlog of articles in the new pages feed. Sign up here to participate!

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Wikimedians for Sustainable Development - April 2025 Newsletter

This is our forty second newsletter. This issue has news related to SDG 3, 5, 13 and 15.

; User group news

User group meeting (minutes)

; Other news

[https://wikiedu.org/blog/2025/04/09/zombie-ants-to-bioremediation-the-world-of-entomopathogenic-fungi/ Zombie ants to bioremediation: The world of entomopathogenic fungi] (SDG 15)
[https://wikiedu.org/blog/2025/04/21/with-foundation-increases-support-to-expand-disability-healthcare-information-on-wikipedia/ WITH Foundation increases support to expand disability healthcare information on Wikipedia] (SDG 3)
[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/04/women-and-health-project-improving-the-representation-of-womens-health-on-wikipedia/ Women and Health Project: Improving the representation of women’s health on Wikipedia] (SDG 3&5)

; Events

May 19: Habilidades Digitales Verdes en Wikimedia 2025 (SDG 13)

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Books & Bytes – Issue 68

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 68, March–April 2025

In this issue we highlight two resource renewals, #EveryBookItsReader, a note about Phabricator, and, as always, a roundup of news and community items related to libraries and digital knowledge.