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A biscuit for you!

I figured you deserved a biscuit for all of your hard work :-). -- Dane talk 21:37, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #313

The Signpost: 24 May 2018

The Signpost: 24 May 2018

NPR Newsletter No.11 25 May 2018

Hello TheresNoTime/old, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!

ACTRIAL:

  • WP:ACREQ has been implemented. The flow at the feed has dropped back to the levels during the trial. However, the backlog is on the rise again so please consider reviewing a few extra articles each day; a backlog approaching 5,000 is still far too high. An effort is also needed to ensure that older unsuitable older pages at the back of the queue do not get automatically indexed for Google.

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Backlog drive:

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Editathons

  • There will be a large increase in the number of editathons in June. Please be gentle with new pages that obviously come from good faith participants, especially articles from developing economies and ones about female subjects. Consider using the 'move to draft' tool rather than bluntly tagging articles that may have potential but which cannot yet reside in mainspace.

Paid editing - new policy

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News

  • Development is underway by the WMF on upgrades to the New Pages Feed, in particular ORES features that will help to identify COPYVIOs, and more granular options for selecting articles to review.
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A kitten for you!

To go along with the one you recently received in the post. Just a reminder that you're awesome and valued around here.

TonyBallioni (talk) 03:03, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

I second this. --TheSandDoctor Talk 01:08, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

12:40, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #314

Women in Red June Editathons

Welcome to Women in Red's June 2018 worldwide online editathons.



New: WiR Loves Pride

New: Singers and Songwriters

New: Women in GLAM

New: Geofocus: Russia/USSR


Continuing: #1day1woman Global Initiative

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2018

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

Administrator changes

added None
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Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • IP-based cookie blocks should be deployed to English Wikipedia in June. This will cause the block of a logged-out user to be reloaded if they change IPs. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. For the time being, it only affects users of the desktop interface.
  • The Wikimedia Foundation's Anti-Harassment Tools team will build granular types of blocks in 2018 (e.g. a block from uploading or editing specific pages, categories, or namespaces, as opposed to a full-site block). Feedback on the concept may be left at the talk page.
  • There is now a checkbox on Special:ListUsers to let you see only users in temporary user groups.
  • It is now easier for blocked mobile users to see why they were blocked.

Arbitration

  • A recent technical issue with the Arbitration Committee's spam filter inadvertently caused all messages sent to the committee through Wikipedia (i.e. Special:EmailUser/Arbitration Committee) to be discarded. If you attempted to send an email to the Arbitration Committee via Wikipedia between May 16 and May 31, your message was not received and you are encouraged to resend it. Messages sent outside of these dates or directly to the Arbitration Committee email address were not affected by this issue.

Miscellaneous


Wikidata weekly summary #315

21:54, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: May 2018





Headlines
  • Armenia report: GLAM meetings and collaborations
  • Australia report: GLAM Peak having impact & International Museum Day edit-a-thon
  • Belgium report: Public domain month celebration; Edit-a-thon Amnesty International Vlaanderen; Upcoming photo contest: Wiki Loves Heritage
  • Brazil report: New milestones for Brazilian GLAMs
  • France report: Bibliothèque universitaire de la Sorbonne; Laboratoire Latmos; Study day on photographic as heritage
  • Germany report: Two fantastic weekends with science fiction literature and the history of mining made audible
  • Ireland report: First Irish GLAM upload to Wikimedia Commons; Hunt Museum is first Irish GLAM to donate images to Wikimedia Commons
  • Italy report: Contests, webinair and meetings
  • Macedonia report: GLAM activities
  • Netherlands report: Women Tech Storm, GWToolset workshop and Wiki goes Caribbean
  • Norway report: Bodil Biørn and human rights
  • Portugal report: FEM's GLAM and Guinea-Bissau
  • Russia report: GLAM in Russia: need more contests
  • Serbia report: Wikipedian in residence in the Museum of Yugoslavia
  • Sweden report: Democracy; Museum of World Culture
  • UK report: Scottish Library and Information Council
  • USA report: AfroCROWD Wikipedia Editor's Article on Doria Ragland Tops Wiki Search List For UK Royal Wedding: Libraries Key in her Wikipedian Journey
  • Wikipedia Library report: Books & Bytes
  • Wikidata report: EuropeanaTech conference, Lexicographical data, plus all your usual news
  • WMF GLAM report: Recent travels; Structured Data on Commons updates
  • Calendar: June's GLAM events
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Wikidata weekly summary #316

21:55, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on User talk:Ekele 86 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Ronhjones  (Talk) 17:38, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

NPP Backlog Elimination Drive

Hello TheresNoTime/old, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!

We can see the light at the end of the tunnel: there are currently 2900 unreviewed articles, and 4000 unreviewed redirects.

Announcing the Backlog Elimination Drive!

  • As a final push, we have decided to run a backlog elimination drive from the 20th to the 30th of June.
  • Reviewers who review at least 50 articles or redirects will receive a Special Edition NPP Barnstar: Special Edition New Page Patroller's Barnstar. Those who review 100, 250, 500, or 1000 pages will also receive tiered awards: 100 review coin, 250 review coin, 500 review coin, 1000 review certificate.
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July 2018 at Women in Red

Hello again from Women in Red!


July 2018 worldwide online editathons:
New: Sub-Saharan Africa Film + stage 20th-century Women Rock
Continuing: Notable women, broadly-construed!


Latest headlines, news, and views on the Women in Red talkpage (Join the conversation!):

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23:10, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

Email

You have email, DuncanHill (talk) 06:22, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

@DuncanHill: I see your email, just can't log in to respond proper at the moment - it's been dealt with for now though - TNT 07:05, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
Thanks, DuncanHill (talk) 12:53, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

Talk page protection

Thanks, I don't think today's guest speaker was the same one as our last enthusiastic editor. DuncanHill (talk) 15:41, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

@DuncanHill: You're absolutely right. It's good to have more than one jerk attack you.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:44, 28 June 2018 (UTC)
Could this edit summary be removed please? DuncanHill (talk) 22:22, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 June 2018

alain welter

hello and ty again for your help

i hope this is the correct way to contact you

i badly need help on category in mmy draft

i am an artist paintings and sculptures living in luxembourg europe and it s contemporary/modern art

i can t figure out how to add it

regards

awe

Alain Welter (talk) 09:27, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

Hey, please see User_talk:TheSandDoctor#Alain_Welter - TNT 💖 16:31, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #319

00:46, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

How we treat others...

emailed

HI TnT,

You had asked that I write you about my experience with TParis.

When I found out that this page "This High School Has Closets" I went to reddit and asked for help on finding out what to do.

TParis wasn't helpful more judgemental. Telling me a "snowball's chance in hell" is not what I consider professional behavior and when I went back and told him that he was vindictive and posting his comments on RoySmith's page that he supported the decision.

Here is the link to the screenshot that I took from reddit. (Redacted)

I find Wikipedia to be very strong and biased against LGBT/people of colour articles. And I have been part of the community for many years. It was an all out assault to me just to get Mr. Greene's page kept up there. So, I rarely post because I do not have the energy to fight the bigotry I see here. However, when I posted Tiko Kerr, got no harrassment whatsoever.

Keep in mind that "This High School Has Closests" I did not request nor create that page.

I have found the environment at wikipedia to be rather acidic and unwelcoming.

However, going on Wikipedia to post one's revenge isn't what I view as a welcoming environment. Tews~enwiki (talk) 20:35, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

@Tews~enwiki: Hi Tews~enwiki, thanks for getting in contact - as this includes off-wiki information, I'd suggest you contact me directly through email. I note you do not have an email attached to your account, so you'll currently be unable to use the email user feature - would you be able to add one?
Please be aware that screenshot includes your full name, and TParis's reddit account username, which they may not want to be made public. I have removed it and oversighted the link to help protect everyone's privacy.
As to the above, the phrase "snowball's chance in hell" comes from WP:SNOWBALL, though I appreciate that to someone not "in the know" it seems somewhat blunt. I note in the reddit post you've asked about LGBTQ+ support, have you found Wikimedia LGBT+? They may be able to lend some help or advice.
If there is anything specific you'd like me to look into, or if you'd like to chat about this further, please drop me an email - TNT 💖 20:51, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

How do I set up in-email? Tews~enwiki (talk) 20:55, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

@Tews~enwiki: if you go to Special:Preferences, you should see "" near the bottom. You'll then be able to use this link to email me - TNT 💖 20:57, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

I believe I've enabled email just now.Tews~enwiki (talk) 21:03, 1 July 2018 (UTC) Hi Again, so I set up email. I was hoping that you'd email me since I'm not sure how it work. Thanks.Tews~enwiki (talk) 02:48, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

@Tews~enwiki: I'll email you now - TNT 💖 17:25, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: June 2018





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June 2018

Hi TNT! I noticed you were an administrator and I was wondering if what I am doing is okay according to Wikipedia standards. I am completing an unpaid project for an organization where I am linking their resources to appropriate Wikipedia pages in the "External Link" section. Is what I am doing wrong? There has been a lot of conflict about this. If this is not okay, is there a way I could complete a similar project that is okay? Thank you! Rcar01 (talk) 19:49, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

@Rcar01: Hey, thanks for getting in contact! As you're completing a project on behalf of a organisation, you have a "Conflict of Interest" - this is, what I believe, the root of the issue with adding these external links. Don't worry though, having a Conflict of Interest doesn't (normally) prevent you from making the edits, you just need to follow these steps, especially the part on disclosure - once you've done that, let me know, and I'll give it a quick check. Then you should be good to go, providing you follow our guidelines on external links - TNT 💖 19:57, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Thank you so much! About the disclosure, would I put that on my user page or just any time I add one of the links? Rcar01 (talk) 20:02, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

@Rcar01: Not a problem this page says "You can also make a statement in the edit summary of any COI contribution. If you want to note the COI on your user page, you can use the {{UserboxCOI}} template" - I'd personally recommend adding the {{UserboxCOI}} template to your user page. Some instructions on doing that can be found here. I'd also suggest the use of {{Request edit}} (instructions) if you're not 100% sure the external link belongs on a page - TNT 💖 20:07, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi TNT! Thanks so much for your help. I was reluctant to disclose too much about the project without checking with the organization, but I did that this morning and they encouraged me to fill you in on the details and ask for some more guidance. So...I am a rising senior at a Rhode Island high school. I approached the Rhode Island State Archives about doing my senior project with them, and they, having heard about the National Archives Wikipedia Project, suggested I explore that. I myself use Wikipedia often, and I love its options and resources. Students often use Wikipedia as a "first round" of research, but our teachers encourage us to find primary sources, so connecting Wikipedia to them seemed like it would be valuable for all. I began by reading about the National Archives project and from what I saw there, it seemed like it would work to do something similar with the Rhode Island resources. So.. I guess my first question is, do you think this is an appropriate project? Or does it in some way violate Wikipedia protocol? And if it is ok to proceed, I have a few more questions: Do I need to put Conflict of Interest information on every edit that I do, or can it just be on my profile? If the former, can you point me to a page so I can see how others have handled this. Regarding links themselves, do you have recommendations or guidelines on whether it is more beneficial to add footnotes where we have sources, or add it as a link in a different section of the page. (To date, I have been putting them in External Links, but maybe they should be footnotes? ie. is a footnote more welcomed than an external link? Or is it considered a bigger edit and thus less welcomed?.) Finally, if you would like to speak with the person supervising the project, she can jump in at any time. Thank you again and sorry for this long post. Rcar01 (talk) 14:42, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

@Rcar01: Thanks for getting in contact again Rcar01 - now that we know who you're working with on this, its a bit easier to provide relevant help. I definitely agree that Wikipedia is often used as a "first round" research resource for students - although a lot of educational institutes don't allow Wikipedia articles as references, the references we use in our articles are always a great place to start when looking into a new subject area.
To your question of if your project is an appropriate one - I'm honestly not entirely sure. There's been some pushback on the idea at this discussion. That being said, our guideline on external links (WP:EL, namely "what can normally be linked"), suggests that links of the nature you're adding should be acceptable.
I'd recommend you do the following:
  1. Disclose your conflict of interest on your user page (a simple message of "I'm currently working with the Rhode Island State Archives to add relevant external links to articles" would suffice).
  2. Optionally run through "The Wikipedia Adventure" - this will get you acquainted with how to edit content and interact with other editors.
  3. Create a list in your user-space of articles you think would benefit from Rhode Island State Archive external links (e.g. User:Rcar01/Article list).
  4. Next to each item on your list, add the external link(s) you'd want to add.
  5. Ask for some opinions at Wikipedia:External links/Noticeboard (ping me and I'll help).
  6. If there's general agreement, work through your list slowly and carefully, adding the links - I'd suggest you also place a quick disclosure in each edit summary (e.g. "Adding external link to Rhode Island State Archives, see [[User:Rcar01]] for COI disclosure").
If you're ever reverted (i.e. someone removes the external link you added), don't re-add it - either ask the editor why they removed it on their talk page, or create a new thread on the article's talk page. Wikipedia works on consensus, which in this case means you might not be able to do this project, but it's worth getting to at least 'step 5' and seeing what happens
If there's anything further I can do to help you, please let me know - alternatively you may be able to get some assistance from WikiEdu or The Teahouse - TNT 💖 17:59, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Hi TNT! Thank you so much for all of your help. I will follow those steps and return to you with any questions. Rcar01 (talk) 14:47, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Free cookies

No not really, but ~180 editors watch this page and I wanted to let y'all know about a change the EU is considering to copyright law, which could have serious negative effects on Wikipedia.

If you're in the EU, please take a look at https://saveyourinternet.eu

Thanks, and I apologise for this terrible misuse of my talk page (and the lure of cookies) - TNT 13:40, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

This...this....this...is UNCONSCIONABLE!
Free cookies!
There. Fixed. --AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 17:17, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #320

Administrators' newsletter – July 2018

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

Administrator changes

added PbsouthwoodTheSandDoctor
readded Gogo Dodo
removed AndrevanDougEVulaKaisaLTony FoxWilyD

Bureaucrat changes

removed AndrevanEVula

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC about the deletion of drafts closed with a consensus to change the wording of WP:NMFD. Specifically, a draft that has been repeatedly resubmitted and declined at AfC without any substantial improvement may be deleted at MfD if consensus determines that it is unlikely to ever meet the requirements for mainspace and it otherwise meets one of the reasons for deletion outlined in the deletion policy.
  • A request for comment closed with a consensus that the {{promising draft}} template cannot be used to indefinitely prevent a WP:G13 speedy deletion nomination.

Technical news

  • Starting on July 9, the WMF Security team, Trust & Safety, and the broader technical community will be seeking input on an upcoming change that will restrict editing of site-wide JavaScript and CSS to a new technical administrators user group. Bureaucrats and stewards will be able to grant this right per a community-defined process. The intention is to reduce the number of accounts who can edit frontend code to those who actually need to, which in turn lessens the risk of malicious code being added that compromises the security and privacy of everyone who accesses Wikipedia. For more information, please review the FAQ.
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  • IP-based cookie blocks should be deployed to English Wikipedia in July (previously scheduled for June). This will cause the block of a logged-out user to be reloaded if they change IPs. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. For the time being, it only affects users of the desktop interface.

Miscellaneous

  • Currently around 20% of admins have enabled two-factor authentication, up from 17% a year ago. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider doing so. Regardless if you use 2FA, please practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.

... who you just blocked as a vandalism-only account was a throw-away account created with the intention to get it blocked, and preferably fast, but it wasn't an ordinary vandalism-only account but an account with a special purpose. It was created by Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/PavelStaykov to draw attention away from edits he made with an IP (Special:Contributions/51.38.82.237) on some of the articles only a minute or so before they were vandalized by the "Good bulgar" account (see page history of Talk:Genetic studies on Bulgarians for an example). And it obviously worked, because I seem to have been the only one who noticed it. I'm not criticising anyone for it though, I just wanted more people to know how PavelStaykov and a few others "work"... - Tom | Thomas.W talk 13:09, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

@Thomas.W: Hi Thomas.W - thanks for letting me know. I've seen other LTAs do similar things, but I evidently wasn't paying enough attention this time, so I do apologise. I'm happy to see Zzuuzz noticed and dealt with the issue. Seeing as this user has been disrupting since 2016 (going by the SPI), it may be worth creating a LTA page for them.
Personally I'm against LTA pages, because a lot of malicious editors either strive to be inducted into its "hall of infamy" or read their own pages and change their "MO" making them more difficult to track - in cases like this however, having that trait documented would be useful - TNT 💖 14:18, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #321

23:09, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

Still trying to figure out email..

There'sNoTime, Could you explain it like i'm 5 years old...as I believe I set up email and I see in my alerts that I got an email from you but I don't know how to reply to your email. Thanks for your patience Tews~enwiki (talk) 05:08, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Jean-Albert Dadas

Thank you for your welcome, TNT! I'm looking at your kitten and I'm a little less upset now. Still, would you please take a look at Jean-Albert Dadas? I spent a lot of time on it today and another Wikipedia user just went and deleted it. I asked her for an explanation at User_talk:Chrissymad and she said he wasn't independently notable. As for me, I believe his incredible life and its impact on medicine makes him very notable. What do you think? Contains Sulfites (talk) 19:41, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

P.S. The French believe he's notable too: fr:Albert_Dadas. Contains Sulfites (talk) 19:45, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

@Contains Sulfites: Hey Contains Sulfites, welcome to Wikipedia - its worth noting that our notability guidelines are different to that of the French Wikipedia. Perhaps you could take a look at the basic notability guidelines for biographies, and see which points Jean-Albert Dadas meets? - TNT 💖 19:53, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the instructions, I had a look. He meets all the criteria. I didn't think I'd have to include more sources because I thought it was self-evident he was notable. Please look at the list of books that talk about him. There are more than a thousand. I haven't gone through them, but it's clear from the first page of results that they actually talk about him, not just mention him in passing. Please, revert the deletion. Or do I have to add more books as references? It seems pointless. Contains Sulfites (talk) 20:08, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Well, I sorted it out. Much ado about nothing. If you're interested, you can check my last reply at User_talk:Chrissymad. Again, thank you for your help. Contains Sulfites (talk) 21:48, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

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16:01, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

Could you globally lock this LTA user? Thanks. 2601:1C0:4401:24A0:C4CF:3BFB:7981:92A5 (talk) 05:13, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

Dopenguins

Hi, I've just CU-blocked two accounts as socks of Dopenguins (talk · contribs · count): FL9499 (talk · contribs · count) and CremeVertBeechBo (talk · contribs · count). Could you please globally lock them? Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:56, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

All locked Bbb23 - TNT 💖 14:01, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
Thank you.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:25, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #322

09:44, 24 July 2018 (UTC)

A potential sockpuppet

Hi. can you check whether 116.108.201.32 and MyBleedingHeart (which has been blocked a few days ago for sockpuppetry) are the same person?  Looks like a duck to me having analyzed the IPs edits of adding unsourced genres, which are strikingly similar to those of the registered editor. Tks, Slightlymad (talkcontribs) 12:01, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

@Slightlymad: I cannot comment - please see Wikipedia:CheckUser#IP_information_disclosure - TNT 💖 12:05, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

August 2018 at Women in Red

An exciting new month for Women in Red!


August 2018 worldwide online editathons:
New: Indigenous women Women of marginalized populations Women writers Geofocus: Bottom 10
Continuing: #1day1woman Global Initiative
Notable women, broadly-construed!



For the first time, this month we are trying out our Monthly achievement initiative

  • All creators of new biographies can keep track of their progress and earn virtual awards.
  • It can be used in conjunction with the above editathons or for any women's biography created in August.
  • Try it out when you create your first biography of the month.

Latest headlines, news, and views on the Women in Red talkpage (Join the conversation!):

(To subscribe: Women in Red/English language mailing list and Women in Red/international list. Unsubscribe: Women in Red/Opt-out list) --Rosiestep (talk) 11:22, 23 July 2018 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Global locks

Hi, you globally locked at least one of these accounts confirmed to أليكس (talk · contribs):

so, I thought you wouldn't mind locking three more I discovered today:

Thanks!--Bbb23 (talk) 22:03, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

@Bbb23: Sorry for the delay - all locked - TNT 💖 18:30, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
Appreciate it.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:16, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

YGM

YGM. -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:10, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

@Zzuuzz: got the email, will consider the actions and can unfortunately only agree with the potential problems - TNT 💖 13:27, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
Thanks a lot, I see some appropriate things have occurred. Now to unpick this ... -- zzuuzz (talk) 22:21, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
@Zzuuzz: any updates? - TNT 💖 18:28, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
Close. YGM :) -- zzuuzz (talk) 19:23, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

NPR Newsletter No.12 30 July 2018

Chart of the New Pages Patrol backlog for the past 6 months. (Purge)

Hello TheresNoTime/old, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!

June backlog drive

Overall the June backlog drive was a success, reducing the last 3,000 or so to below 500. However, as expected, 90% of the patrolling was done by less than 10% of reviewers.
Since the drive closed, the backlog has begun to rise sharply again and is back up to nearly 1,400 already. Please help reduce this total and keep it from raising further by reviewing some articles each day.

New technology, new rules
  • New features are shortly going to be added to the Special:NewPagesFeed which include a list of drafts for review, OTRS flags for COPYVIO, and more granular filter preferences. More details can be found at this page.
  • Probationary permissions: Now that PERM has been configured to allow expiry dates to all minor user rights, new NPR flag holders may sometimes be limited in the first instance to 6 months during which their work will be assessed for both quality and quantity of their reviews. This will allow admins to accord the right in borderline cases rather than make a flat out rejection.
  • Current reviewers who have had the flag for longer than 6 months but have not used the permissions since they were granted will have the flag removed, but may still request to have it granted again in the future, subject to the same probationary period, if they wish to become an active reviewer.
Editathons
  • Editathons will continue through August. Please be gentle with new pages that obviously come from good faith participants, especially articles from developing economies and ones about female subjects. Consider using the 'move to draft' tool rather than bluntly tagging articles that may have potential but which cannot yet reside in mainspace.
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Administrators' newsletter – August 2018

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

Administrator changes

added Sro23
readded KaisaLYmblanter

Guideline and policy news

  • After a discussion at Meta, a new user group called "interface administrators" (formerly "technical administrator") has been created. Come the end of August, interface admins will be the only users able to edit site-wide JavaScript and CSS pages like MediaWiki:Common.js and MediaWiki:Common.css, or edit other user's personal JavaScript and CSS. The intention is to improve security and privacy by reducing the number of accounts which could be used to compromise the site or another user's account through malicious code. The new user group can be assigned and revoked by bureaucrats. Discussion is ongoing to establish details for implementing the group on the English Wikipedia.
  • Following a request for comment, the WP:SISTER style guideline now states that in the mainspace, interwiki links to Wikinews should only be made as per the external links guideline. This generally means that within the body of an article, you should not link to Wikinews about a particular event that is only a part of the larger topic. Wikinews links in "external links" sections can be used where helpful, but not automatically if an equivalent article from a reliable news outlet could be linked in the same manner.

Technical news


Page protection

Sorry about that. I didn't get an edit-conflict notice. You semi-protected for two weeks – probably a better idea. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 20:04, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

@Paul Erik: No problem! I hope the two weeks is all we need for things to blow over... - TNT 💖 20:14, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

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19:39, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

List of countries by military expenditures

Hi,

Concerning page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures

I've tried to add the aggregated military expenditure of the European Union. Including source as stated below. After this change and someone else's change, which both were reverted, the page is stated as permanent. Which is is not since the information changes over time.

This information is relevant in several ways: - Mr Trumps statement on 2% NATO defense budget

   Rationale: NATO predominantly exists of US and EU countries

- Mr Trumps statement of exiting the NATO, hence placing the EU in a position where they are forced to unite military forces - EU long term process of unification and advancing EU wide collaboration on military.

Items:

| 3 || European Union || align=right| 200.0 || align="right" | 1.4

  • [66] (2015) How much is spent on defence in the EU*

Maybe not formatted correctly but remains valid information. One source does not make information true. This aggregated information may not be in your source but is relevant in the context.

Kind regards, Michael Cornelissen The Netherlands

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Hi TNT! I just wanted to thank you for all of your help here on Wikipedia! I do have another question if you don't mind. I followed your advice and posted on the "Wikipedia talk:External links/Noticeboard" about my project a few weeks ago, but I haven't received any feedback. My post is under "Feedback on Project!" Do you have any advice on what to do next?Rcar01 (talk) 21:26, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

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17:53, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

To There's No Time

You are very kind, sir. I have read your note and I was shocked to know that you have felt sorry for me. Well it was my mistake that I didn't added citations with my edits. Next time I will be a little attentive. Thank you, Sir Sreeveen (talk) 07:01, 15 August 2018 (UTC)

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16:46, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

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September 2018 at Women in Red

September is an exciting new month for Women in Red's worldwide online editathons!



New: Women currently in academics Women + Law Geofocus: Hispanic countries

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Question on Payment21 Page deletion

Hi, I understand the sanctions taken against the users who posted the entry about Payment21 in June 2018. These users got blocked and/or banned for valid reasons, and as a result, no form of appeal seems to be possible, even though the actual content of the article, that was affected by blocking these users, has not been reviewed with regards to its worthiness for publication. To what extent are other Wikipedia-admins allowed to publish a new article about this officially licensed Swiss-based payment gateway? I have analyzed a number of crypto-related entries on Wikipedia and realize that many of such crypto-currency-entries meet fewer inclusion requirements than this site. IMHO, it is indeed a genuine site and appears to be noteworthy in comparison to others. So I would like to check with the community whether or not Wikipedia needs an article about Payment21. Currently, I hesitate to move forward because of your earlier actions. Let me know if you are in the position to discuss this matter. Your guidance would be highly appreciated. Thanks for your consideration.

WhatAboutKrypto (talk) 14:24, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Looks like you already got a reply. Maybe you should heed that advice. Natureium (talk) 14:39, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

TNTPublic

Hey TNT. Your alt account isn't flagged as autopatrolled, so the user talk pages/etc you're creating are showing as unpatrolled in the new pages feed. I think it's safe to tag the account as such. Home Lander (talk) 14:52, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

What's the point of patrolling user talk pages? Natureium (talk) 14:53, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
Natureium, to check them for the same stuff you might find anywhere else. You'd be surprised how many promo-only accounts paste content onto their user or user talk page. Also, once patrolled, they don't show highlighted in yellow on the new pages feed. Home Lander (talk) 14:57, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
This must be a different page than the NPP feed. Talk pages don't show up there. Natureium (talk) 15:10, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
Natureium, Special:Newpages with "namespace" set to "all". Home Lander (talk) 17:24, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
Oooops, sorry! TNTPublic (talk) 15:25, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
TNTPublic, No problem, just figured "Hey, why not". Home Lander (talk) 17:23, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Account blocking / unblocking

Hi - Edited Vistage page removing any possible editorializing and linking to Jury Verdict Sheet. Please let me know if you feel any other changes are needed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EranSalu (talkcontribs) 04:13, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi - Not sure why Vistage International Page is blocked and edits removed. The info removed is the results of a lawsuit against one of the company's coaches and is sourced to a copy of the actual jury verdict sheet. Please review and unblock or contact me to explain reasoning. thank you!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by EranSalu (talkcontribs) 04:42, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for unblocking my account (User:Thegraciousfew) - I can understand why it was blocked given the problems with my son's account and all the associated sock puppets. I've spoken to my son about this and he seems sincere when he says that he will not attempt to edit or create any new accounts for at least 6 months when he may choose to apply to be unblocked. We do share a house and sometimes a computer, although he has no access to my PC user account or my Wikipedia account. My son has made many useful contributions to Wikipedia, along with quite a few contributions that have obviously caused problems. By way of a partial explanation, he is a young adult living with Asperger's Syndrome and sometimes gets fixated on things, such as creating inappropriate pages, sock puppets and getting into edit wars. Here's hoping there are no further problems! Many thanks. Thegraciousfew (talk) 11:09, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

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16:16, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 30 August 2018

Global block backlog

Hey TNT. Asking you since I don't know where to put this - there's multiple pending global lock requests at Meta:Steward requests/Global; some have been pending since August 17, and I just added a new one. Is there a proper noticeboard over there to report backlog? Home Lander (talk) 14:48, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

@Home Lander: There isn't really a noticeboard at Meta to report this (other than the Stewards noticeboard I guess?) - that being said, I'll work through them this evening. Apologies on behalf of the team for the backlog - TNT 💖 14:52, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
There'sNoTime, no problem, appreciate your guys' work. Home Lander (talk) 14:55, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

ANI discussion

I have started a discussion at WP:ANI#Personal attacks, a block and an unblock: review requested. Fram (talk) 05:51, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2018

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

Administrator changes

added None
removed AsterionCrisco 1492KFKudpungLizRandykittySpartaz
renamed Optimist on the runVoice of Clam

Interface administrator changes

added AmorymeltzerMr. StradivariusMusikAnimalMSGJTheDJXaosflux

Guideline and policy news

  • Following a "stop-gap" discussion, six users have temporarily been made interface administrators while discussion is ongoing for a more permanent process for assigning the permission. Interface administrators are now the only editors allowed to edit sitewide CSS and JavaScript pages, as well as CSS/JS pages in another user's userspace. Previously, all administrators had this ability. The right can be granted and revoked by bureaucrats.

Technical news

  • Because of a data centre test you will be able to read but not edit the wikis for up to an hour on 12 September and 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time. The time when you can't edit might be shorter than an hour.
  • Some abuse filter variables have changed. They are now easier to understand for non-experts. The old variables will still work but filter editors are encouraged to replace them with the new ones. You can find the list of changed variables on mediawiki.org. They have a note which says Deprecated. Use ... instead. An example is article_text which is now page_title.
  • Abuse filters can now use how old a page is. The variable is page_age.

Arbitration

  • The Arbitration Committee has resolved to perform a round of Checkuser and Oversight appointments. The usernames of all applicants will be shared with the Functionaries team, and they will be requested to assist in the vetting process. The deadline to submit an application is 23:59 UTC, 12 September, and the candidates that move forward will be published on-wiki for community comments on 18 September.

16:47, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

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NPR Newsletter No.13 18 September 2018

Hello TheresNoTime/old, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!

The New Page Feed currently has 2700 unreviewed articles, up from just 500 at the start of July. For a while we were falling behind by an average of about 40 articles per day, but we have stabilised more recently. Please review some articles from the back of the queue if you can (Sort by: 'Oldest' at Special:NewPagesFeed), as we are very close to having articles older than one month.

Project news
As part of this project, the feed will have some larger updates to functionality next month. Specifically, ORES predictions will be built in, which will automatically flag articles for potential issues such as vandalism or spam. Copyright violation detection will also be added to the new page feed. See the projects's talk page for more info.
Other
Moving to Draft and Page Mover
  • Some unsuitable new articles can be best reviewed by moving them to the draft space, but reviewers need to do this carefully and sparingly. It is most useful for topics that look like they might have promise, but where the article as written would be unlikely to survive AfD. If the article can be easily fixed, or if the only issue is a lack of sourcing that is easily accessible, tagging or adding sources yourself is preferable. If sources do not appear to be available and the topic does not appear to be notable, tagging for deletion is preferable (PROD/AfD/CSD as appropriate). See additional guidance at WP:DRAFTIFY.
  • If the user moves the draft back to mainspace, or recreates it in mainspace, please do not re-draftify the article (although swapping it to maintain the page history may be advisable in the case of copy-paste moves). AfC is optional except for editors with a clear conflict of interest.
  • Articles that have been created in contravention of our paid-editing-requirements or written from a blatant NPOV perspective, or by authors with a clear COI might also be draftified at discretion.
  • The best tool for draftification is User:Evad37/MoveToDraft.js(info). Kindly adapt the text in the dialogue-pop-up as necessary (the default can also be changed like this). Note that if you do not have the Page Mover userright, the redirect from main will be automatically tagged as CSD R2, but in some cases it might be better to make this a redirect to a different page instead.
  • The Page Mover userright can be useful for New Page Reviewers; occasionally page swapping is needed during NPR activities, and it helps avoid excessive R2 nominations which must be processed by admins. Note that the Page Mover userright has higher requirements than the NPR userright, and is generally given to users active at Requested Moves. Only reviewers who are very experienced and are also very active reviewers are likely to be granted it solely for NPP activities.
List of other useful scripts for New Page Reviewing

  • Twinkle provides a lot of the same functionality as the page curation tools, and some reviewers prefer to use the Twinkle tools for some/all tasks. It can be activated simply in the gadgets section of 'preferences'. There are also a lot of options available at the Twinkle preferences panel after you install the gadget.
  • In terms of other gadgets for NPR, HotCat is worth turning on. It allows you to easily add, remove, and change categories on a page, with name suggestions.
  • MoreMenu also adds a bunch of very useful links for diagnosing and fixing page issues.
  • User:Equazcion/ScriptInstaller.js(info): Installing scripts doesn't have to be complicated. Go to your common.js and copy importScript( 'User:Equazcion/ScriptInstaller.js' ); into an empty line, now you can install all other scripts with the click of a button from the script page! (Note you need to be at the ".js" page for the script for the install button to appear, not the information page)
  • User:TheJosh/Scripts/NewPagePatrol.js(info): Creates a scrolling new pages list at the left side of the page. You can change the number of pages shown by adding the following to the next line on your common.js page (immediately after the line importing this script): npp_num_pages=20; (Recommended 20, but you can use any number from 1 to 50).
  • User:Primefac/revdel.js(info): Is requesting revdel complicated and time consuming? This script helps simplify the process. Just have the Copyvio source URL and go to the history page and collect your diff IDs and you can drop them into the script Popups and it will create a revdel request for you.
  • User:Lourdes/PageCuration.js(info): Creates a "Page Curation" link to Special:NewPagesFeed up near your sandbox link.
  • User:Writ Keeper/Scripts/deletionFinder.js: Creates links next to the title of each page which show up if it has been previously deleted or nominated for deletion.
  • User:Evad37/rater.js(info): A fantastic tool for adding WikiProject templates to article talk pages. If you add: rater_autostartNamespaces = 0; to the next line on your common.js, the prompt will pop up automatically if a page has no Wikiproject templates on the talk page (note: this can be a bit annoying if you review redirects or dab pages commonly).

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G11

The userpage you just deleted needed to have some content redacted and it was a G11 Thegooduser Let's Chat 🍁 22:18, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

@Thegooduser: I don't see anything which needs oversight? - TNT 💖 22:22, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
I mean to Redact Content. Thegooduser Let's Chat 🍁 22:22, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

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A cup of tea for you!

Glad to see you back :) GABgab 18:04, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
Thanks GAB, appreciated TNTPublic (talk) 21:28, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

WP:VANISH questions

Hi! I have two questions regarding VANSH: a) Is it available to TBANNED users?

b) Does is / is it possible to disable login access to the vanished account? Fireice (talk) 13:01, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

@Fireice: Thanks for getting in touch - Courtesy vanishing is available to any "user in good standing".
As for "is it possible to disable login access to the vanished account?", I'd recommend resetting the password to a randomly generated one (such as those generated at https://passwordsgenerator.net) - TNT 💖 22:25, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

CUOS

I don't think I am taking myself seriously here, what I do think is your overreaction is uncalled for, and it does appear that you are doubling down on that reaction here ([98]). If you think this is an acceptable editing behaviour (and this isn't the first time) from any editor, notwithstanding an administrator/functionary/Wikimedia steward, I think it will be time to invite community feedback. Alex Shih (talk) 22:52, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

You threatened me with that last time, and I'm yet to see anything come of it. I'm not a fan of someone who uses threats to silence people.
You lorded it over us when you got elected to ArbCom, and now you're attempting to continue - I don't like that, and I dare say a majority of the community would agree. I rarely lose my cool on this bloody website, and the number of editors who get under my skin fits on one hand - those who crash around causing drama for the sake of it are at the top of my list.
I'm not going to ask that you don't post on my talk, you're always welcome to, but I will ask that you reflect on your own behaviour before jumping on mine. I sincerely apologise if you took anything I've said to/about you as anything more than rather direct comments on your behaviour - I do not enjoy speaking of anyone in this way, but there is a limit and in my opinion you have surpassed this.
If you believe my opinion and how I expressed it in this case is worthy of community discussion, then I would welcome a thread of drama on WP:ANI. Regardless, with a clearer mind, have a good Sunday Alex - TNT 💖 06:45, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
P.S @Alex Shih: I also apologise for making the comments at a CUOS candidacy, I should have said what I said directly on your talk page. I regret not doing so - TNT 💖 06:51, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
Fair enough, please see Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Administrator_conduct. Alex Shih (talk) 07:04, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for the notification - TNT 💖 07:26, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

Maybe consider a softerblock and a word about coi. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 22:10, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

@Anna Frodesiak: by your leave, I've reduced it to a softerblock and used the COI welcome template - we'll see what happens - TNT 💖 22:15, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
Thank you. Sorry to second guess your decision. Best, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 22:18, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
Not a problem at all Anna Frodesiak! :-) - TNT 💖 22:20, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
Anna Frodesiak (talk) 22:27, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

17:34, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

For you.

Natureium has kittynapped your kitten! Too much friendliness here.

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Alessandro Strumia

"Persistent disruptive editing …". No, a content dispute, with several IP editors on one side and two anonymous editors on the other, one of whom is close to, or maybe even has, exceeded 3RR. So your solution is to freeze out the IPs (this is against policy, incidentally) and hope they go away. You might like to reconsider SP'ing this article. Thanks. 5.81.164.16 (talk) 21:22, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

All this seems pretty disruptive, and was only being caused by the non-confirmed editor(s) (Interlooper, 141.35.40.2, 46.14.94.133, 141.143.193.72, DanyelCavazos...). If other accounts decide to carry on the edit warring over the disputed content, I'll happily stick full protection on the article - TNT 💖 21:29, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
See the protection policy at WP:SEMI. I quote: ".... Semi-protection should not be used as a preemptive measure against vandalism that has not yet occurred, nor should it be used to privilege registered users over unregistered users in (valid) content disputes. Why didn't you mention User:XOR'easter, who was also causing what you describe as 'disruption' - almost single-handedly. It is abundantly clear that semi-protecting this article is aimed at privileging confirmed users. That's pretty bad show, considering how articles such as this, due to their controversial nature, tend to attract new users - who then find they can't edit them due to inappropriate protection. 5.81.164.16 (talk) 21:58, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
On review, and after discussing it with another administrator, I believe I have incorrectly protected the page. I apologise, and will remove my semi-protection. I did not protect the page to give any privilege to registered users over unregistered ones, but can see this is what has happened. If edit warring over the content continues, I will apply a full protection to the page - TNT 💖 22:09, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
Done - TNT 💖 22:12, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
Thank you, and apologies for my rather terse response above. I hope you didn't take it too personally. Hopefully full protection won't be necessary, but with the controversy still raging in the media, it may well be. Best regards, 5.81.164.16 (talk) 22:15, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
No need to apologise, you were on point with your message - TNT 💖 22:16, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

Email?

Hey, just wanted to check if you got my email? jcc (tea and biscuits) 13:15, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

@Jcc: Thanks for the poke - I'd seen it but never got around to replying I've just responded - TNT 💖 14:10, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

G5

Hi. As the blocking admin, would you please take a look at Mallika Singh? It has been in the CSD queue for quite a while now. Regards, —usernamekiran(talk) 19:36, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

 Done - TNT 💖 20:02, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
thanks matey. see also: {{ping}} just kidding
see you around usernamekiran(talk) 21:40, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2018

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

Administrator changes

added JustlettersandnumbersL235
removed BgwhiteHorsePunchKidJ GrebKillerChihuahuaRami RWinhunter

Interface administrator changes

added Cyberpower678Deryck ChanOshwahPharosRagesossRitchie333

Oversight changes

removed Guerillero NativeForeigner SnowolfXeno

Guideline and policy news

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.

23:38, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

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