http://www.oclc.org/research/people/proffitt.html
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/A_Wikipedian-in-Residence_to_Engage_500_Librarians_and_their_Communities

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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Women in Red May 2025

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|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | File:WiR revolutionaries.pngWomen in Red | May 2025, Vol 11, Issue 5, Nos. 326, 327, 337, 338

Online events:

New: Revolutionary women | Alphabet run I & J
Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements (events facilitated by others):

WikiProject Women in Green - a Good Article editathon from 1-31 May 2025

Progress ("moving the needle"):

Statistics available via [https://humaniki.wmcloud.org/search Humaniki tool]. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,269 articles during this period!

:* 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,061,363; 414,126 women)

:* 24 Mar 2025: 20.070% (2,057,083 bios; 412,857 women)

Tip of the month:

Those of you who experience harassment while trying to create or improve articles about women
are welcome to bring your problems to our attention on the Women in Red talk page.

Other ways to participate:

Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications.
Join the conversations on our talkpage.
Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project.
Follow us on social media: [https://instagram.com/wikiwomeninred Instagram] | [https://www.pinterest.com/wikiwomeninred/boards/ Pinterest]

--Lajmmoore (talk 09:20, 29 April 2025 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Administrators' newsletter – May 2025

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

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File:Wikipedia Administrator.svg Administrator changes

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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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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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Women in Red June 2025

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|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | File:WiR Pride June 2022.pngWomen in Red | June 2025, Vol 11, Issue 6, Nos. 326, 327, 339, 340

Online events:

New: LGBTQ+ | Alphabet run K & L
Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

Announcements:

Who are the most overlooked and interesting Women in Red? We've no idea,
but we're putting together our list of the 100 most interesting ex-Women in Red.
We are creating the list to celebrate 10 years of Women in Red and we hope to present it at Wikimania.
We are ignoring the obvious, so do you have a name or subject we should consider?
Can you suggest a DYK style hook?
If you are shy about editing that page, you are welcome to add ideas and comments on the talk page.
The World Destubathon, 16 June - 13 July, 2025

Progress ("moving the needle"):

Statistics available via [https://humaniki.wmcloud.org/search Humaniki tool]. Thank you if you contributed one or more of the 1,492 articles during this period!

:* 19 May 2025: 20.114% of EN-WP biographies are about women (2,066,280; 415,618 women)

:* 21 Apr 2025: 20.090% (2,061,363 bios; 414,126 women)

Tip of the month:

Every language Wikipedia has its own policies regarding notability and reliable sources.
Before translating an article from one language Wikipedia into English Wikipedia, research
the subject and verify that the translated article will meet English Wikipedia's policy requirements.

Other ways to participate:

Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications.
Join the conversations on our talkpage.
Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project.
Follow us on social media: [https://instagram.com/wikiwomeninred Instagram] | [https://www.pinterest.com/wikiwomeninred/boards/ Pinterest]

--Lajmmoore (talk 06:04, 29 May 2025 (UTC) via MassMessaging