User talk:Fox/October 2018

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The Signpost: 1 October 2018

From the editor: Is this the new normal?

News and notes: European copyright law moves forward

In the media: Knowledge under fire

Discussion report: Interface Admin policy proposal, part 2

Arbitration report: A quiet month for Arbcom

Traffic report: John McCain's death generates over 7 million hits, followed by historical low

Technology report: Paying attention to your mobile

Gallery: A pat on the back

Blog: After a catastrophic fire at the National Museum of Brazil, a drive to preserve what knowledge remains

Recent research: How talk page use has changed since 2005; censorship shocks lead to centralization; is vandalism caused by workplace boredom?

Humour: Signpost Crossword Puzzle

Essay: Expressing thanks

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Administrators' newsletter – October 2018

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2018).

Administrator changes

Justlettersandnumbers • L235

Bgwhite • HorsePunchKid • J Greb • KillerChihuahua • Rami R • Winhunter

Interface administrator changes

Cyberpower678 • Deryck Chan • Oshwah • Pharos • Ragesoss • Ritchie333

Oversight changes

Guerillero • NativeForeigner • Snowolf • Xeno

Guideline and policy news

Following a request for comment, the process for appointing interface administrators has been established. Currently only existing admins can request these rights, while a new RfC has begun on whether it should be available to non-admins.
There is an open request for comment on Meta regarding the creation a new user group for global edit filter management.

Technical news

Partial blocks should be available for testing in October on the Test Wikipedia and the Beta-Cluster. This new feature allows admins to block users from editing specific pages and in the near-future, namespaces and uploading files. You can expect more updates and an invitation to help with testing once it is available.
The Foundations' Anti-Harassment Tools team is currently looking for input on how to measure the effectiveness of blocks. This is in particular related to how they will measure the success of the aforementioned partial blocks.
Because of a data centre test, you will be able to read but not edit the Wikimedia projects for up to an hour on 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time.

Arbitration

The Arbitration Committee has, by motion, amended the procedure on functionary inactivity.
The community consultation for 2018 CheckUser and Oversight appointments has concluded. Appointments will be made by October 11.
Following a request for comment, the size of the Arbitration Committee will be decreased to 13 arbitrators, starting in 2019. Additionally, the minimum support percentage required to be appointed to a two-year term on ArbCom has been increased to 60%. ArbCom candidates who receive between 50% and 60% support will be appointed to one-year terms instead.
Nominations for the 2018 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission are being accepted until 12 October. These are the editors who help run the ArbCom election smoothly. If you are interested in volunteering for this role, please consider nominating yourself.

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User talk:Jeg elsker Ingrid!

Your friend Jeg elsker Ingrid! needs their talk page access revoked. Be prepared for nudity, porn, etc on their talk page. Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 08:58, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

I rolled back their edits, btw. Jim1138 (talk) 08:59, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

@Jim1138: Delayed reaction on my part (sorry) but now done. — 🦊 09:19, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! I saw the username on your ping, and thought "not again!" Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 09:20, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: September 2018

This Month in GLAM – Volume VIII, Issue IX, September 2018
Headlines
Albania report: Collections of Museums in Albania Armenia report: GLAM+Wikidata Australia report: WikiTour AU Brazil report: Developing tGLAM: a landing-page generator for GLAM initiatives France report: European Heritage Days; Linked data for archaeology; Paris: Edit-a-thon at Mobilier National Germany report: History of Women and Democracy, Wikipedia-Culture-Ambassadors and two GLAM-on-Tour-stations in just four weeks Macedonia report: Wiki camps in Macedonia Malaysia report: Wikipedia for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museum Mexico report: Open GLAM Mexico 2018 Netherlands report: >20,000 press photographs 1940-1990 uploaded, GLAM Wiki Meeting, Aerial Photographs, GLAM-Wiki Manual & Wikipedia Course for Historical Societies Norway report: Women in Red; Researhers Days 2018; The 2019 edition of #wikinobel Poland report: Archival photographs and literary knowledge enrich Polish Wikipedia Serbia report: Impact of GLAM seminars: Decentralization of GLAM activities Sweden report: Wikidata P3595 Biografiskt lexikon för Finland; Student Project at the Nordic Museum; Learning about sources on Swedish Wikipedia UK report: Botanical illustrations and Wiki Loves Monuments in Scotland USA report: Back to school Wikipedia Library report: Books & Bytes–Issue 30, August–September 2018 Wikidata report: Wikidata Tour Down Under Calendar: October's GLAM events
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