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Tech News: 2023-35

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The Signpost: 31 August 2023

Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).

Guideline and policy news

  • Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
  • A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that [s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment.

Technical news

Arbitration

  • The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged to note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful.

Miscellaneous

  • Tech tip: The "Browse history interactively" banner shown at the top of Special:Diff can be used to easily look through a history, assemble composite diffs, or find out what archive something wound up in.

Tech News: 2023-36

MediaWiki message delivery 23:32, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Fleetwood Park Racetrack/map

Hello. Since WP:Subpages are disabled in mainspace, perhaps this should become a template. Thanks, Wikishovel (talk) 04:04, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

@Wikishovel, thanks for your note. What does it mean that they're disabled? It seems to work fine for me, even in an incognito window. Am I missing something? RoySmith (talk) 15:14, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
(talk page stalker) If you navigate to Fleetwood Park Racetrack/map, you'll notice that unlike, say, User:RoySmith/sandbox, there's no backlink to go to Fleetwood Park Racetrack. That's because for this instance of MediaWiki, slashes in page titles are obviously allowed, but they're not considered real subpages. They're just pages with slashes in 'em. Best practice is probably to move this to Template:Fleetwood Park Racetrack map :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 15:18, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
It'd be pretty silly otherwise – input/output would have a backlink to input. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 15:19, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
Funny, I'm sure I can remember subpages in mainspace, many years back. How they managed names like Face/Off back then is beyond me: must have been some awkward PHP trickery. Or maybe I'm dreaming the whole thing. Wikishovel (talk) 15:24, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
Ah, I did wonder why it didn't have the backlinks :-). I'll move it, thanks. RoySmith (talk) 15:26, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
FWIW, Template:Fleetwood Park Racetrack/map doesn't have the backlinks either, but whatever :-) RoySmith (talk) 15:55, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
well sure, because Template:Fleetwood Park Racetrack doesn't exist :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 15:57, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Sep 20: Wikimedia NYC Annual Election Meeting

September 20: Annual Election & Members Meeting

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Annual Election & Members Meeting, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option.

The Members' Meeting is similar to other WikiWednesday meetups, except that its primary function is to elect a new Board of Directors. We will elect five board seats. After being elected, those elected can potentially appoint more seats. We will also have a fun WikiWednesday!

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Tech News: 2023-37

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The Signpost: 16 September 2023

Tech News: 2023-38

MediaWiki message delivery 19:18, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the amusing and insightful RFC close! Andre🚐 23:40, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

For extra credit, name all the voices. RoySmith (talk) 00:26, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
Oof, I'll have to look at it again, I know Marvin the Paranoid Android was in there though. Andre🚐 01:39, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
That's a good start :-) RoySmith (talk) 01:40, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

In appreciation

The Reviewers Award The Reviewers Award
By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this award in recognition of your dipping your toe into the dubious waters of FAC with a thoughtful, detailed and actionable review. This work is much appreciated. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:01, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Sun Oct 1: NYC Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023

October 1: Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon!, with in-person at Prime Produce Guild Hall in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.

It is being held in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep 15–Oct 15).

Some past local edit-a-thons touching on this area have included the two editions of Wikipedia:Meetup/WikiArte at MoMA in 2015-16, and the CUNY LaGuardia translat-a-thons held annually since 2018.

Meeting info:

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

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Tech News: 2023-39

MediaWiki message delivery 16:49, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Arbitration elections notice

The following is just a friendly unsolicited suggestion, so please feel free to ignore it. Regarding this edit: could you consider rewording it not to use the term "winning"? I do appreciate it's a natural term to use for those who are selected by election, so no worries if you'd rather keep your phrasing. Sure, technically those who pass the community's standard for being elected but don't finish in the top N places lost the election, but I think by running they've helped make the overall process a better one, and so personally I would like to focus on this. isaacl (talk) 23:38, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

I'd be interested to hear (no promises) what phrasing you think would be better. RoySmith (talk) 23:44, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
I suggest something like "has a good shot of becoming an arbitrator." isaacl (talk) 00:01, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

When the school administration, having demonstrated that it is actively monitoring vandalism from its network and removes all of it within minutes if not seconds, requests that it NOT be blocked for years on end so that students can familiarise themselves with the Wikipedia experience and learn to edit the site constructively please accede to the request. This is not happening at the moment Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive302#5.150.96.0/19. 213.123.216.179 (talk) 08:23, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

Anybody can edit that page; you can post it yourself. RoySmith (talk) 13:19, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
You may not see this, but the page is semiprotected. 213.123.216.179 (talk) 14:26, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
Hmmm, no I hadn't noticed. I've unprotected the page so you can go ahead and post to it now. @Valereee: that was your protection I stepped on; I hope that's OK with you. I've added the page to my watchlist and will re-protect if need be. RoySmith (talk) 14:33, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
It's totally fine, I just thought it seemed like it was wasting enough time that it was worth protecting, but I certainly see it as a bit of a close call. Valereee (talk) 15:19, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
Well, I see I got suckered. I guess that's what I deserve for a AGF :-( RoySmith (talk) 16:49, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
We've all done it. :D I have a tendency to be very kind and trusting to anyone who looks "new". I probably get suckered/trolled more often than I actually encourage a sincere new editor. Valereee (talk) 16:57, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-40

MediaWiki message delivery 01:25, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

The Signpost: 3 October 2023

Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2023).

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC is open regarding amending the paid-contribution disclosure policy to add the following text: Any administrator soliciting clients for paid Wikipedia-related consulting or advising services not covered by other paid-contribution rules must disclose all clients on their userpage.

Technical news

  • Administrators can now choose to add the user's user page to their watchlist when changing the usergroups for a user. This works both via Special:UserRights and via the API. (T272294)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


FAC review

Hi RoySmith, I have completed my responses to your review comments for FAC Adamson Tannehill. I know the article hasn't been the easiest to review. Is there more to come, or has the article been rejected? Thanks very much for your very helpful comments! Tfhentz (talk) 14:54, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Review of revisions

Roy, I've addressed the revisions based on your second reading of Adamson Tannehill. My responses are on the FAC page. Thank you for the follow-ups. Let me know what you think. Tfhentz (talk) 19:15, 8 October 2023 (UTC)


Roy, I have added the ALT= text to the three remaining figure captions and slightly modified the one you wrote (thanks!). I left you a note on the FAC page. Let me know if all is good now. Thanks. Tfhentz (talk) 14:27, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-41

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Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York (Oct 21–22) and Wikidata Day (Oct 29)

October 21–22: Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York @ Prime Produce
Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Wiki.NYC Pavilion for Open House New York at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. The event will feature several interactive exhibits highlighting the "wiki way" for New York City

October 29: Wikidata Day in New York City
2023 Wikidata Day NYC flyer

Additionally, you are invited to Wikidata Day in New York City at Butler Library, Columbia University, in celebration of Wikidata's 11th birthday. This coincides with the online/global WikidataCon 2023 and is a sequel to Wikidata Day 2022. The event will feature a Harlem Arts & Culture edit-a-thon, spotlight sessions, lightning talks, and cake!

At both events, all attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:55, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-42

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Halloween award

The Halloween prep set award
For your work related to the Halloween prep set at DYK. Your contributions are appreciated! Lightburst (talk) 17:47, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Checkuser request

Hi RoySmith. Could you please take a look at Funster78? I think it may be AndresHerutJaim based on EC permission gaming, the username pattern, and the interest in massacres related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. In addition to ensuring the account is never unblocked, I'm looking to do a CSD G5 of an article draft. Thanks. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 21:12, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

@Daniel Quinlan I ran some checks. It's  Possible, but it's a low-confidence match. I'll ping another CU who has had more experience with this case to see if they can add anything. RoySmith (talk) 23:34, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
RoySmith asked me to take a look. I took only a brief glance but I'd say  Unlikely. Best, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 01:35, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

The Signpost: 23 October 2023

SPI

New sockpuppet of blocked user Farzanfa007 aka Akevsharma. I don't know how could he rename a blocked account and edit without block. Akevsharma got renamed to Akshithmanya. Please check this SPI Gama999 (talk) 10:44, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-43

MediaWiki message delivery 23:14, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks

Hi Roy, Thanks for bearing with my delayed work and responding so promptly to the spotcheck. You've done nice work on the article! Best, Eddie891 Talk Work 23:32, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Much appreciated. To be honest, I found your review (while certainly painful to endure) the most valuable of the bunch. The citation mistakes you found were actual mistakes which needed to be corrected, and once I've read something 100 times, I'm just not seeing any new problems, so having a second set of eyes is essential. RoySmith (talk) 23:37, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
That's often been my experience, as well. And in my experience, a number of scholars are actually *worse* about keeping all the sourcing together than Wikipedia editors who write FACs! Eddie891 Talk Work 15:25, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Please revert yourself

Perhaps you don't like what I said or you think I'm incorrect, or impolitic. Your feelings don't make my comment uncivil. I am well aware of how disliked I am by your ilk. And yet, I'm not wrong in what I said. I encourage you to find the requisite humility to revert yourself. Chris Troutman (talk) 16:31, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Four Award

Four Award
Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Fleetwood Park Racetrack. ♠PMC(talk) 19:49, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
Congratulations, RoySmith! The article you nominated, Fleetwood Park Racetrack, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.
This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-44

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