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Administrators' newsletter – November 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2024).

Administrator changes

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Following a discussion, the discussion-only period proposal that went for a trial to refine the requests for adminship (RfA) process has been discontinued.
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Mass deletions done with the Nuke tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. T366068

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Books & Bytes – Issue 65

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Whaaaaaaa?

If I'd realized you were even thinking about it I'd have been on your case to run, but I thought you'd had enough. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 23:41, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was so burned out at the end of 2021. That last year was hard. But 11 candidates for nine seats really isn't enough, and I'm in a better place with my vision now, and I think I've got a little more left to give. Might as well give it now, ya know? Katie^talk 00:00, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I for one am thrilled. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 03:39, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Aw, thanks. Good luck, and stay warm up there. :-) Katie^talk 04:01, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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BGerdemann (WMF) (talk) 00:18, 13 November 2024 (UTC) [reply]

OS/RD query

Hi Katie. Please review your action. Except for the 13:35, 9 May 2024 (UTC) revision, I don't see how WP:CRD or WP:OSPOL are met for the content or edit summaries. The contents from those other revisions are available elsewhere in the page history. — JJMC89 (T·C) 22:16, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm fine with changing it, but why is a steward who does not hold OS rights on enwiki looking at the enwiki suppression logs? Katie^talk 22:30, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@JJMC89: Talking to you. Katie^talk 22:48, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I ran into the redacted revisions while looking at the article history for a VRT ticket. Since I can see the content, I looked at the log to know who to ask about reversing the suppression. — JJMC89 (T·C) 23:36, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@JJMC89 Out of curiosity, what was the ticket number? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 23:45, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ticket:2024111410004074, which someone else answered after I switched gears for work — JJMC89 (T·C) 00:06, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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cand q

Thank you for standing for arbitrator. I am far away from it all (travel, mourning), not in the mood, so just an informal question you can answer or ignore:

Liviu Holender chose lieder by five composers whose music was banned by the Nazis—Schreker, Zemlinsky, Mahler, Korngold and Schönberg—for a recital at the Oper Frankfurt.

What does this 2024 DYK tell you about infoboxes for classical composers in 2024? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:23, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate and thank you for the question, Gerda, but it tells me nothing. I don't have the first clue where you want me to go with that. Katie^talk 17:42, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well, 11 years ago infoboxes for classical composers were a hot topic. If you look at the talk pages of the 5 composers, do you think they still are? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:23, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's not what you asked me to do, but okay – looks to me like the Mahler page doesn't have an infobox and there's a lively discussion going on about it. Crossing my fingers that it doesn't descend into chaos and misery. Katie^talk 13:12, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:19, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]