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Tech News: 2024-31

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MediaWiki message delivery 20:41, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2024

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

Administrator changes

readded Isabelle Belato
removed

Interface administrator changes

readded Izno

CheckUser changes

removed Barkeep49

Technical news

  • Global blocks may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may locally unblock when appropriate.
  • Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via Special:GlobalVanishRequest. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.

Arbitration


I think the Ahmed.bn.hossain SPI that you archived should be moved to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dhiyaa.2004 per ST47's comments! They must have forgotten to request a move. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 21:17, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Ooops, my bad, I missed that. Thanks for alerting me. RoySmith (talk) 21:20, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi again

Hey, sorry to bother you, just letting you know that I'm about to nominate Narwhal for FAC again. If you interested, you can perform a spot check on three sources before or during the FAC. Best, Wolverine XI (talk to me) 12:28, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

I think it's probably best if somebody else picks this up. Good luck with the FAC. RoySmith (talk) 13:35, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
Thanks, I'll need all of it. Wolverine XI (talk to me) 17:01, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-33

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The Signpost: 14 August 2024

Trout

Whack!

You've been whacked with a wet trout.

Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

1 hour and 13 minutes ago, on Pan Am Flight 214, you mistakenly revision deleted my edit (21:18, 18 August 2024 UTC) per RD2. The edit was reverting vandalism, the edits right before and right after my edit were the vandalism. BombCraft8 (talk) (contributions) 23:51, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

You mean the one with the edit comment "This edit need to be <<<<<<<<<<Revision<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>Deleted>>>>>>>>>>"? RoySmith (talk) 23:55, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
Yes. BombCraft8 (talk) (contributions) 02:01, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
That edit summary was because I was reverting vandalism and wanted the vandalism edit RDed BombCraft8 (talk) (contributions) 02:02, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
OK, I fixed it. Sorry about that. Trouting accepting. RoySmith (talk) 14:28, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
Thank you BombCraft8 (talk) (contributions) 18:51, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Sat August 24: Roosevelt Island Wiknic

August 24: Wiknic @ Roosevelt Island
2019 Wiknic group photo, last time we held it on Roosevelt Island

You are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Roosevelt Island, at Southpoint Park.

Following up on this month's Wikimania in Poland, this Wiknic will have as guest of honor User:DerHexer, the 2024 Wikimedia Laureate of the Year, marking his triumphant North American tour!

Bring a picnic blanket and some potluck, as well as some sunscreen! We'll also provide a little something for everyone, but we encourage you to bring your own favorite dishes to share, especially for those food cultural topics you would like to improve on Wikipedia.

We'll also do a portal thing for a bit with West Coast friends at the WikiLA ocean life edit-a-thon.

All are welcome, new and experienced!

Saturday, August 24, 2024 NYC Wiknic @ Roosevelt Island (RSVP on-wiki)

  • Time: 2:00 - 7:00 pm (come by any time!)
  • Salon-style Discussions: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm (session A) 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm (session B)
  • Location: Roosevelt Island (Southpoint Park, look for our Wikipedia/Wikimedia NYC banner).

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:44, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-34

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August thanks

story · music · places

Thank you for helping with the Rihm question-mark! - My story today is about a woman, nominated for RD but needing support as I write this. A composer died whose article is long and mostly unreferenced. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:07, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Vandalism Report

Reason: Unjustified Removal of Content from Chaoui people.

Issue: A user has been repeatedly removing important content from the Chaoui people page, which is already a small article. This action violates Wikipedia’s guidelines regarding the removal of information, particularly in articles that are of limited length. ==

  • Policy Violations:
    • WP:PRESERVE: This policy encourages editors to preserve information rather than delete it, especially when the information is relevant and verifiable. The removal of content from a small article goes against this principle.
    • WP:VANDALISM: If the removal is done without valid reason or consensus, it could be considered vandalism. Removing content that is not inaccurate, unsourced, or non-compliant with Wikipedia's policies may qualify as disruptive editing.
  • Request: I request that an administrator review the actions of @Skitash and take appropriate measures to restore the removed content and prevent further unjustified deletions.

Potymkin (talk) 10:17, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2024

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

Administrator changes

removed Pppery

Interface administrator changes

removed Pppery

Oversighter changes

removed Wugapodes

CheckUser changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

  • Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past.
  • A request for comment is open to discuss whether Notability (species) should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Tech News: 2024-36

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The Signpost: 4 September 2024

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Sep 25: Wikimedia NYC Annual Election Meeting (plus Latin music event on Sep 21!)

September 25: 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 three board seats, half of the elected seats on the board. After being elected, those elected can potentially appoint more seats.

We will also focus on the Wikimedia NYC Strategic Plan, our Financial Report, and Annual and Monthly event teams for the coming year.

Election info:

  • To run for election or to vote, you must be a dues-paying member of Wikimedia New York City, having renewed in the past 12 months.
  • Voting will be both online, via emailed ballots from the ElectionBuddy service, and in-person.
  • The poll will be open for the 48 hours between 8pm EDT on September 23 and 8pm EDT on September 25.
  • For additional information, please consult the Election FAQ.

Meeting info:

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

P.S. Also upcoming just before our annual meeting is the Latin music edit-a-thon, Wikicurious: Editing to the Beat (RSVP at Eventbrite), on Saturday September 21!

(You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future notifications for NYC-area events by adding or removing your name from this list.)

--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:57, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Wierzba/IsraPara2/שקולניק block

Hi Roy. In May you blocked Wierzba (talk · contribs), IsraPara2 (talk · contribs) and שקולניק (talk · contribs), saying that CheckUser showed them to be the same person, despite the fact that none of them were the editors being reported for sockpuppetry – they simply seem to have been picked up during a scan of some kind. I have only just found out about this, and I don't think it is correct. I've been editing since 2005 and have interacted with Wierzba occasionally in that time (they have been editing since 2006). In the time I've known them, they have shown no inclination for disruption or controversial topics and generally stuck to gnome-like edits on Israeli politicians.

While I never interacted with IsraPara2 or שקולניק, I see that similarly, they were largely focussed on one topic (Israeli para-athletes and Israeli politicians respectively) and did not edit in any controversial topic areas nor get into any disputes. All three of them also edit Hebrew Wikipedia without issue.

A few years ago, several Israeli editors, two of whom that I had interacted with and were not in any way troublemakers were accused of being sockpuppets and blocked based on checkuser evidence. You can see that case here. However, it appears that the two I knew (Eranrabl (talk · contribs) and SuperJew (talk · contribs)) had been caught up in some weird Israel-related IP issue that made it appear they were the same editor but they were not.

I appealed to ARBCOM and provided evidence of the two editors' real life identities. Several other editors also supported them (as seen here and here) and eventually both were unblocked (you can see in the block logs that they made successful appeals).

There is clearly some weird issue with Israeli IPs, and I believe the Wierzba/IsraPara2/שקולניק situation is the same as previously occurred with Eranrabl and SuperJew – the three accounts were not disruptive and there was no benefit or rationale for them socking. Please could you consider unblocking them. I am happy to make the case at WP:AN if needed. Cheers, Number 57 01:25, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

@Number 57 I think the best I can do here is repeat what I wrote in the SPI: the technical and behavioral data really are indisputable that IsraPara2, שקולניק, and Wierzba are all the same person, but there's no good reason to believe they are Tombah. I just reviewed my notes from my original investigation, and I'll stand by that statement. I also just consulted off-wiki with another CU who agrees with me. You are welcome to take this to WP:AN if you want, but given how heavily this depends on checkuser data, I think arbcom is really the place to file an appeal, per WP:CUBL. RoySmith (talk) 01:50, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
OK, I will contact ARBCOM. However, could you clarify the behavioural argument? I've looked at their contributions and I don't see any behavioural links between IsraPara2 and the other two. Number 57 14:27, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
I'm unable to say anything more in a public forum. If arbcom contacts me, I will be happy to answer their questions. RoySmith (talk) 14:43, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Minor barnstar
Thanks for managing to get Austin J. Tobin Plaza on the 9/11 queue! Sir MemeGod :D (talk - contribs - created articles) 16:02, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Hey Roy, hope you're doing well. I really valued your nitpicks and fine-tooth combing over iMac G3 when it was up at FAC. I've got a peer review open for the iMac G4 right now at Wikipedia:Peer review/IMac G4/archive1 in preparation for a Featured Article nomination, and if you had any time I'd appreciate a look-see. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 19:12, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Hey, I think we had one of those in my office! No promises, but if I get a chance I'll take a look. RoySmith (talk) 20:42, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Sep 21: Wikicurious for Latin Music: Editing to the Beat ♫

Sat Sep 21: Wikicurious - Editing to the Beat ♫ @ Lehman College

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for the "Editing to the Beat" event of the beginner-focused Wikicurious series at Lehman College. This is the second event of the series, following the inaugural event at Civic Hall in July. Led by a 9-person live band demonstrating Caribbean and Latin musical genres, we'll engage with efforts such as WikiProject Latin Music, and will encourage editing on both English and Spanish Wikipedia. All are welcome, and newcomers and aspiring editors are especially encouraged to attend. Registration via Eventbrite is required for building entry, and is also encouraged on the event page on Meta.

The Wikicurious series is supported by Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Wikimedia NYC is an official affiliate and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. Also supporting this event are Equis, The Celia Cruz Foundation, and the International Museum of Salsa. In association with WikiCari and AfroCrowd.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

Meeting info:

  • RSVP is necessary for building entry.

P.S. Upcoming WikiNYC meetups:

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:20, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

AN close

In this, isn't it the reported-user that got indef'ed, not OP (Marchjuly)? DMacks (talk) 04:37, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

Yup, thanks for the correction. RoySmith (talk) 08:11, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-39

MediaWiki message delivery 23:33, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

The Signpost: 26 September 2024

Arbitration committee elections notice

In the past, I waited until the elections RfC was about to end before posting a notice, which is why you've posted before I could for two years now ;-). If you don't mind, perhaps next time you could include the following items: please get in touch with anyone you'd like to see run, or whose plans affect your decision to run, and see the arbitrator experiences page for more information on the work involved. I would appreciate it! isaacl (talk) 23:51, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

RFA2024 update: Discussion-only period now open for review

Hi there! The trial of the RfA discussion-only period passed at WP:RFA2024 has concluded, and after open discussion, the RfC is now considering whether to retain, modify, or discontinue it. You are invited to participate at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Discussion-only period. Cheers, and happy editing! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:38, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Margrit Waltz

On 29 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Margrit Waltz, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Margrit Waltz has ferried planes to points on five continents? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Margrit Waltz. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Margrit Waltz), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 29 September 2024 (UTC)