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Hi After Midnight! I am trying to publish a Wikipedia page for Raj Bhathal and was wondering if I had a draft already written if you could help me publish it in two days or less. Please let me know. Thank you RevitateIntern1 (talk) 20:45, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2023

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  • Following the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{Noping|Barkeep49}}, {{Noping|CaptainEek}}, {{Noping|GeneralNotability}}, {{Noping|Guerillero}}, {{Noping|L235}}, {{Noping|Moneytrees}}, {{Noping|Primefac}}, {{Noping|SilkTork}}.
  • The 2021-22 Discretionary Sanctions Review has concluded with many changes to the discretionary sanctions procedure including a change of the name to "contentious topics". The changes are being implemented over the coming month.
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Administrators' newsletter – February 2023

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  • Voting in the 2023 Steward elections will begin on 05 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically [https://meta.toolforge.org/accounteligibility/67 check your eligibility] to vote.
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2023

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  • Following an RfC, editors indefinitely site-banned by community consensus will now have all rights, including sysop, removed.
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  • The arbitration case World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been closed. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.

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[[:Category:Monarchs of the Hebrew Bible]] has been nominated for renaming

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[[:Category:Television stations in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]] has been nominated for renaming

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Study Invitation

Hey @After Midnight, thanks for patrolling edits and reverting vandalism! I wonder if you are interested in our ongoing study for recent change patrollers. The study aims to evaluate AI models that power recent change filters, Huggle, SWViewer, and many other anti-vandal tools. Your feedback can be really helpful!

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P.S. I noticed your edits about Pittsburgh Pirates. Let's go bucs! Tzusheng (talk) 01:50, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2023

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  • Two arbitration cases are currently open. Proposed decisions are expected 5 July 2023 for the Scottywong case and 9 July 2023 for the AlisonW case.

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Removing full protection from [[Lauren Caitlin Upton]]

Hi After Midnight, hope you're doing well! I recently came across {{no redirect|Lauren Caitlin Upton}}, which you fully protected back in 2007 (with the comment {{tq|this should also be protected during the AFD}}), along with the main article while an AFD was underway. Another administrator unprotected the main article after it was kept, but the redirect has remained under full protection for 16 years. Do you think we could try lifting that as I'm not sure it's needed anymore? Thanks, DanCherek (talk) 23:07, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

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[[:Category:Hebrew Bible nations]] has been nominated for renaming

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2023

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

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  • Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
  • A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that {{tq|[s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment}}.

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  • Special:Contributions now shows the user's local edit count and the account's creation date. ({{phab|T324166}})

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  • The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming {{tq|local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus}}. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged to {{tq|note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful}}.

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2023

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  • Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 12 November 2023 until 21 November 2023 to stand in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections.
  • {{noping|Xaosflux}}, {{noping|RoySmith}} and {{noping|Cyberpower678}} have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee Elections. {{noping|BusterD}} is the reserve commissioner.
  • Following a motion, the contentious topic designation of Prem Rawat has been struck. Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.
  • Following several motions, multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the Editor conduct in e-cigs articles, Liancourt Rocks, Longevity, Medicine, September 11 conspiracy theories, and Shakespeare authorship question cases.
  • Following a motion, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the Macedonia 2 case have been rescinded.
  • Following a motion, remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the The Troubles case has been amended.
  • An arbitration case named Industrial agriculture has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2023

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  • Following a motion, the Extended Confirmed Restriction has been amended, removing the allowance for non-extended-confirmed editors to post constructive comments on the "Talk:" namespace. Now, non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace solely to make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided that their actions are not disruptive.
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Administrators' newsletter – January 2024

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  • Following the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{Noping|Aoidh}}, {{Noping|Cabayi}}, {{Noping|Firefly}}, {{Noping|HJ Mitchell}}, {{Noping|Maxim}}, {{Noping|Sdrqaz}}, {{Noping|ToBeFree}}, {{Noping|Z1720}}.
  • Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee rescinded the restrictions on the page name move discussions for the two Ireland pages that were enacted in June 2009.
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Administrators' newsletter – February 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.
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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.
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I consider a recent post of yours to be a gross violation of [[WP:BLP]] policy.

I am utterly appalled that anyone holding admin rights at Wikipedia should in any way consider this edit of yours to be in any way appropriate. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mike_Collins_(politician)&diff=prev&oldid=1211704834] Given the self-evident violation of multiple Wikipedia policies involved, I would have to suggest that it would be in your own best interest, as well as that of Wikipedia, if you were to resign as an admin immediately. Should you fail to do so within a reasonable period, I shall be raising the matter at ArbCom. AndyTheGrump (talk) 12:58, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

:{{tpw|v}} I endorse this view. It demonstrates a lack of understanding of some of our most fundamental policies and guidelines—neutrality, also a pillar, sourcing requirements and most importantly how not to slur living people in the encyclopaedia's words. Nothing personal, but it suggests that you either no longer care enough to uphold these principles, or you'ver simply forgotten then. As an admin you are expected to remain up-to-date with policy and demonstrate good judgment; that edit indicates neither, I'm afraid.
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File:Stop hand nuvola.svg This is your only warning; if you violate Wikipedia's biographies of living persons policy by inserting unsourced or poorly sourced defamatory content into an article or any other Wikipedia page again, as you did at :Mike Collins (politician), you may be blocked from editing without further notice. The WordsmithTalk to me 20:47, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

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

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2024

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

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|Elli

|HouseBlaster

|Pickersgill-Cunliffe

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|Brianga

|De728631

|Georgewilliamherbert

|Hyacinth (deceased)

|ProveIt

| The Night Watch

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  • Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. Documentation is available on MediaWiki. ({{phab|T6086}})

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2024

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

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|Ian.thomson

|Modussiccandi

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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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Administrators' newsletter – September 2024

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Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

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|Good Olfactory

|Hesperian

|I JethroBT

|TommyBoy

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|Barkeep49

|Izno

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|Spicy

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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].

You do not have to be an Administrator to participate.

The survey should take around 10-15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on its Meta page and view its privacy statement .

Please find our contact on the project Meta page if you have any questions or concerns.

Kind Regards,

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2024

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

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|Crisco 1492

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|Babajobu

|Daniel

|Elf

|Jayron32

|Thue

|Wugapodes

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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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Reminder to participate in Wikipedia research

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Take the survey [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/294789?lang=en here].

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ArbCom 2024 Elections voter message

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2024

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|Ahecht

|DoubleGrazing

|Dr vulpes

|FOARP

|Peaceray

|Queen of Hearts

|Rsjaffe

|SD0001

|SilverLocust

|Sohom Datta

|ThadeusOfNazereth

|Voorts

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|Ajpolino

|Fathoms Below

|Pppery

|Tamzin

|Worm That Turned

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|Aervanath

|Christopher Sundita

|Dank

|Dennis Brown

|Dragons flight

|Fastily

|Graham87

|JaGa

|Kbh3rd

|Marine 69-71

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  • 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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CfD nomination at [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 December 13#Publicity photographs|Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 December 13 § Publicity photographs]]

A category or categories you have created have been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 December 13 § Publicity photographs on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. BlasterOfHouses (HouseBlaster's alt • talk • he/they) 20:34, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2025

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

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|Daniel

|Hog Farm

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|BozMo

|Ferret

|John M Wolfson

|MaxSem

|Panyd

|Tide rolls

|Titoxd

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|Daniel

|Elli

|Liz

|ScottishFinnishRadish

|Theleekycauldron

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|Daniel

|Elli

|Liz

|ScottishFinnishRadish

|Theleekycauldron

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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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Administrators' newsletter – February 2025

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

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|Arcticocean

|Wugapodes

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|Firefly

|L235

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|Firefly

|Guerillero

|L235

|Moneytrees

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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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Administrators' newsletter – March 2025

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

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|Jarry1250

|Lethe

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|AmandaNP

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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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Administrators' newsletter – April 2025

Administrators' newsletter – May 2025

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:File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Rusalkii

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

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|Master Jay

|Orderinchaos

|Roger Davies

|Tinucherian

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:File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Galobtter

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  • 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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