Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter/Write

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To write the next newsletter:

  1. Start a new subpage by clicking on the [{{fullurl:Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter/{{#time:Y/n|+1 month}}|action=edit&preload={{urlencode:Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter/Write/preload}}}} preload link] and saving{{#ifexist:Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter/{{#time:Y/n|+1 month}}| (next month's newsletter has already been created)}}.
  2. Fill out the sections as necessary. A guide for each section can be found at Administrators' newsletter/Guide.
  3. Redirect the talk page of the month's newsletter to Wikipedia talk:Administrators' newsletter in order to centralize discussion.
  4. When ready to release:
  5. Add the 4-6 most important points from the latest issue to }}/List (example)
  6. Update the month on Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter/Subscription-box and verify it is up-to-date ({{purge|page=Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter/Subscription-box|refresh cache}}).
  7. Update Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter/Archive and Template:ANEWS archive nav with a link to the latest issue.
  8. Go to Special:MassMessage:
  9. * Page or category containing list of pages to leave a message on: Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter/Subscribe
  10. * Subject of the message (also used as the edit summary): {{code|Administrators' newsletter – {{#time:F Y}}}}
  11. * Body of the message: {{tlsc|Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter/Mass message}}
  12. * DO NOT USE THE Page to be sent as a message OPTION!
  13. {{red|Substitution is important! Hit "Preview" to make sure everything looks right before sending it out.}}