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Administrators' newsletter – January 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2020).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

Arbitration

  • By motion, standard discretionary sanctions have been temporarily authorized for all pages relating to the Horn of Africa (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes). The effectiveness of the discretionary sanctions can be evaluated on the request by any editor after March 1, 2021 (or sooner if for a good reason).
  • Following the 2020 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Barkeep49, BDD, Bradv, CaptainEek, L235, Maxim, Primefac.

15:41, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

16:09, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Editing news 2021 #1

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Reply tool

Graph of Reply tool and full-page wikitext edit completion rates
Completion rates for comments made with the Reply tool and full-page wikitext editing. Details and limitations are in this report.

The Reply tool is available at most other Wikipedias.

  • The Reply tool has been deployed as an opt-out preference to all editors at the Arabic, Czech, and Hungarian Wikipedias.
  • It is also available as a Beta Feature at almost all Wikipedias except for the English, Russian, and German-language Wikipedias. If it is not available at your wiki, you can request it by following these simple instructions.

Research notes:

  • As of January 2021, more than 3,500 editors have used the Reply tool to post about 70,000 comments.
  • There is preliminary data from the Arabic, Czech, and Hungarian Wikipedia on the Reply tool. Junior Contributors who use the Reply tool are more likely to publish the comments that they start writing than those who use full-page wikitext editing.[10]
  • The Editing and Parsing teams have significantly reduced the number of edits that affect other parts of the page. About 0.3% of edits did this during the last month.[11] Some of the remaining changes are automatic corrections for Special:LintErrors.
  • A large A/B test will start soon.[12] This is part of the process to offer the Reply tool to everyone. During this test, half of all editors at 24 Wikipedias (not including the English Wikipedia) will have the Reply tool automatically enabled, and half will not. Editors at those Wikipeedias can still turn it on or off for their own accounts in Special:Preferences.

New discussion tool

Screenshot of version 1.0 of the New Discussion Tool prototype.

The new tool for starting new discussions (new sections) will join the Discussion tools in Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures at the end of January. You can try the tool for yourself.[13] You can leave feedback in this thread or on the talk page.

Next: Notifications

During Talk pages consultation 2019, editors said that it should be easier to know about new activity in conversations they are interested in. The Notifications project is just beginning. What would help you become aware of new comments? What's working with the current system? Which pages at your wiki should the team look at? Please post your advice at mw:Talk:Talk pages project/Notifications.

Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 01:02, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

18:29, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

The Signpost: 31 January 2021

Administrators' newsletter – February 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2021).

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


22:38, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

17:40, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

17:54, 15 February 2021 (UTC)


00:16, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 February 2021


19:06, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2021).

Administrator changes

added TJMSmith
removed Boing! said ZebedeeHiberniantearsLear's FoolOnlyWGFinley

Interface administrator changes

added AmandaNP

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • When blocking an IPv6 address with Twinkle, there is now a checkbox with the option to just block the /64 range. When doing so, you can still leave a block template on the initial, single IP address' talkpage.
  • When protecting a page with Twinkle, you can now add a note if doing so was in response to a request at WP:RfPP, and even link to the specific revision.
  • There have been a number of reported issues with Pending Changes. Most problems setting protection appear to have been resolved (phab:T273317) but other issues with autoaccepting edits persist (phab:T275322).

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Untitled section

Hello! Your stand is maintain the Philippines name hatnote? You don't want to change that? I just want to make this hatnote shorter by replacing "maternal family name" by "maiden name" and from "paternal family name" to "paternal name", respectively. --RenRen070193 (talk) 10:15, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

17:50, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

23:20, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

My proposed suggestion

@ Engr. Smitty Werben Isang mapagpalang araw sa iyo. Pasensya ka na kung hindi na ako gumagamit ng wikang Ingles kasi hirap na hirap akong gumamit. Pasensya na rin kung napagsalitaan kita ng di maganda pero sana naman gusto kong marinig mo ang panig ko, matagal ka na kasing hindi sumagot sa mga mensaheng pinadala ko sa'yo. Naisip ko marahil na galit ka na sa akin dahil tila "binaboy" ko yun pinaghirapan mo. Kaya mmnaman sana bago mo ako i-block mabasa mo na ang side comment ko nang hindi na umabot sa puntong nagbatuhan tayo ng putik laban sa isa't isa. Hihintayin ko ang sagot mo, anuman ang magiging kahihinatnan ng diskusyong ito magalit ka man sa akin ay tanggapin ko ito ng buong puso at bukal sa aking kalooban. Maraming salamat po!--RenRen070193 (talk) 10:04, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

My proposed suggestion

Hello! Can I ask a permission to replace Template:Philippine name with Template:Spanish colonial name??? --RenRen070193 (talk) 10:13, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

Revision for Philippine name template

Hello! Can I ask you why didn't approved my latest draft for Template:Philippine name then why you didn't answer my response to your talkpage? I'm sorry for my inconvenience and I have no choice but I decided to change the current revision. That's it!!! --RenRen070193 (talk) 10:18, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

16:51, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on Category:Dominican Republic expatriate basketball people in the Philippines requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Liz Read! Talk! 17:03, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

WikiLoop 2020 Year in Review

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Dear editors, developers and friends:

Thank you for supporting Project WikiLoop! The year 2020 was an unprecedented one. It was unusual for almost everyone. In spite of this, Project WikiLoop continued the hard work and made some progress that we are proud to share with you. We also wanted to extend a big thank you for your support, advice, contributions and love that make all this possible.

Head over to our project page on Meta Wikimedia to read a brief 2020 Year in Review for WikiLoop.

Thank you for taking the time to review Wikipedia using WikiLoop DoubleCheck. Your work is important and it matters to everyone. We look forward to continuing our collaboration through 2021!

María Cruz
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:35, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Fournier trade

Can you put a protection on vandalism? They are just going to keep changing it. Mastergerwe97 (talk) 16:21, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

@Mastergerwe97: Bagumba is an admin you could approach to protect that page. Engr. Smitty Werben 16:24, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Unnamed section

Otto Porter was traded to the Orlando Magic Sources: https://www.slamonline.com/nba/magic-trade-nikola-vucevic-to-bulls-for-wendell-carter-jr-otto-porter/ https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/trade-grades-magic-deal-nikola-vucevic-to-bulls-for-wendell-carter-jr-otto-porter-jr-and-picks-per-report/ https://theathletic.com/news/magic-trading-nikola-vucevic-to-bulls-for-wendell-carter-otto-porter-sources/0SuTX6wmBvCz — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mlaczny (talkcontribs) 16:29, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

@Mlaczny: Yes I know that. But the transaction itself is still not official. Engr. Smitty Werben 16:36, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Sacramento Kings

I'm checking the transaction page you sent and there's nothing about Parker and Kabengele being waived yet, my friend. I think we should hold the update until it's there or the team announces it.Intruder007 (talk) 04:16, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Intruder007 Well they're shown on my browser, and I just cleared my cached. Maybe you could clear your browser's cache too. I'm not particularly sure why that's happening though, but they are both shown to be waived (in my browser), and they're both the first two entries in the transactions page. Engr. Smitty Werben 04:19, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
Mmmh... nope. Must be an issue with the page itself. I'll believe you for now.Intruder007 (talk) 04:31, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 March 2021

A tag has been placed on Category:Rizal Ankle Breakers requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Liz Read! Talk! 14:44, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

17:29, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on Category:Dominican Republic expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Liz Read! Talk! 15:50, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2021).

Administrator changes

removed AlexandriaHappyme22RexxS

Guideline and policy news

  • Following a request for comment, F7 (invalid fair-use claim) subcriterion a has been deprecated; it covered immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
  • Following a request for comment, page movers were granted the delete-redirect userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target.

Technical news

  • When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split and it might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a job queue problem. (T278350)
  • Code to support some very old web browsers is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers. (T277803)

Arbitration


19:38, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

16:47, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

The Signpost: 25 April 2021

The Signpost: 25 April 2021

21:23, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

15:42, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2021).

Administrator changes

removed EnchanterCarlossuarez46

Interface administrator changes

removed Ragesoss

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The user group oversight will be renamed to suppress. This is for technical reasons. You can comment at T112147 if you have objections.

Arbitration


15:08, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

13:47, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

17:05, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

17:04, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

20:01, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2021).

Administrator changes

added AshleyyoursmileLess Unless
removed HusondMattWadeMJCdetroitCariocaVague RantKingboykThunderboltzGwen GaleAniMateSlimVirgin (deceased)

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Wikimedia previously used the IRC network Freenode. However, due to changes over who controlled the network with reports of a forceful takeover by several ex-staff members, the Wikimedia IRC Group Contacts decided to move to the new Libera Chat network. It has been reported that Wikimedia related channels on Freenode have been forcibly taken over if they pointed members to Libera. There is a migration guide and Wikimedia discussions about this.

Arbitration


20:25, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

Editing news 2021 #2

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Junior contributors comment completion rate across all participating Wikipedias
When newcomers had the Reply tool and tried to post on a talk page, they were more successful at posting a comment. (Source)

Earlier this year, the Editing team ran a large study of the Reply Tool. The main goal was to find out whether the Reply Tool helped newer editors communicate on wiki. The second goal was to see whether the comments that newer editors made using the tool needed to be reverted more frequently than comments newer editors made with the existing wikitext page editor.

The key results were:

  • Newer editors who had automatic ("default on") access to the Reply tool were more likely to post a comment on a talk page.
  • The comments that newer editors made with the Reply Tool were also less likely to be reverted than the comments that newer editors made with page editing.

These results give the Editing team confidence that the tool is helpful.

Looking ahead

The team is planning to make the Reply tool available to everyone as an opt-out preference in the coming months. This has already happened at the Arabic, Czech, and Hungarian Wikipedias.

The next step is to resolve a technical challenge. Then, they will deploy the Reply tool first to the Wikipedias that participated in the study. After that, they will deploy it, in stages, to the other Wikipedias and all WMF-hosted wikis.

You can turn on "Discussion Tools" in Beta Features now. After you get the Reply tool, you can change your preferences at any time in Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion.

Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk)

00:27, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Gilas Roster update

Please update the roster thank you.

https://www.smartgilasbasketball.com/news/gilas-pilipinas-roster-vs-south-korea-for-fiba-asia-cup-qualifiers-june-16/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.213.203.206 (talk) 01:34, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

New update for next game https://www.rappler.com/sports/gilas-pilipinas/jordan-heading-lebron-lopez-lineup-game-vs-indonesia-june-2021 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.106.226.215 (talk) 13:34, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

New tweak roster https://sports.inquirer.net/426435/kai-sotto-angelo-koaume-lead-gilas-roster-anew-for-korea-rematch

15:48, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

The Signpost: 27 June 2021

16:31, 28 June 2021 (UTC)