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Administrators' newsletter – February 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2021).
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Arbitration
- The standard discretionary sanctions authorized for American Politics were amended by motion to cover
post-1992 politics of United States and closely related people
, replacing the 1932 cutoff.
- The standard discretionary sanctions authorized for American Politics were amended by motion to cover
Miscellaneous
- Voting in the 2021 Steward elections will begin on 05 February 2021, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2021, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
- Wikipedia has now been around for 20 years, and recently saw its billionth edit!
ITN recognition for Super Bowl LV
On 8 February 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Super Bowl LV, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 03:43, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
Go team! – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 03:43, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
- @John M Wolfson: Thanks. This is my first time nominating an article for ITN. I will definitely nominate another article if it meets the criteria for posting. Interstellarity (talk) 12:24, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
- Feel free to. Just remember that Recent Deaths have no "notability" criteria so long as they're a standalone article, but blurbs (of course) do. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 16:22, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
"Served as" vs. "was"
Hi Interstellarity, I invite you to engage in a discussion at Talk:Calvin Coolidge#"Served as" vs. "was" to avoid further ping-pong on this choice of language. Let's see if we can develop a consensus through discussion. Cheers, HopsonRoad (talk) 22:25, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- @HopsonRoad: Thanks for letting me know. I should also note that there is a discussion on Trump's talk page here regarding the same issue. If you would like to comment there, you are welcome to. Interstellarity (talk) 13:46, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
TheWikiWizard-February 2021
Hello, Interstellarity! Here is the February 2021 issue of TheWikiWizard. Pilot Project, trying a smaller and different style newsletter
Wikipedia News
- A New Code of Conduct is being made by Wikipedia/The WMF more info here
- Meta Wiki has Steward Elections open! see this page for more information
Humour
THESE STATEMENTS ARE NOT TRUE/NOT GOOD ADVICE. ALWAYS FOLLOW THE POLICIES THAT WIKIPEDIA HAS. EVERYTHING LISTED HERE IN THIS SECTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF HUMOUR
- If you have a COI, and you don't want to declare it, don't! (For all we know, a dog could be writing [or rather typing] this statement ;) )
Notes
- We have a new editor on our team! Berrely will be joining the TWW team as a proofreader starting from the next issue onwards! (No more typos now...)
- The Wikipedia Ads section will be omitted, to make the flow of this newsletter easier. Discuss this issue here
To change your subscription, or to subscribe click Here. Enjoy this Issue and stay safe! Happy Chinese New Year! --つがる Talk to つがる:) 🍁 01:02, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
- This Issue was delivered by --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:07, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
The Signpost: 28 February 2021
- News and notes: Maher stepping down
- Disinformation report: A "billionaire battle" on Wikipedia: Sex, lies, and video
- In the media: Corporate influence at OSM, Fox watching the hen house
- News from the WMF: Who tells your story on Wikipedia
- Featured content: A Love of Knowledge, for Valentine's Day
- Traffic report: Does it almost feel like you've been here before?
- Gallery: What is Black history and culture?