News and notes Wikimedia Foundation ousts, bans quarter of Arabic Wikipedia admins 2023-01-01
Plus admin update and cool tools for the new year.
Interview ComplexRational's RfA debrief 2023-01-01
Interview of ComplexRational about their recent request for adminship.
Interview ScottishFinnishRadish's Request for Adminship 2022-09-30
Find out firsthand what our newest admin, ScottishFinnishRadish, does with a chainsaw.
News and notes Admins wanted on English Wikipedia, IP editors not wanted on Farsi Wiki, donations wanted everywhere 2022-08-31
jimmy@wikipedia.org donate@wikimedia.org (not a typo?) wants a moment of your time.
In the media Editor given three-year sentence, big RfA makes news, Guy Standing takes it sitting down 2022-06-26
Belarusian Mark Bernstein to serve 36 months of "home chemistry" for unapproved posting, Slate covers historically large adminship bid, UBI economist with goofy infobox caption thinks it's funny.
Essay RfA trend line haruspicy: fact or fancy? 2022-06-26
Don't be dumb, says math whiz: avoid the gambler's fallacy. Illustrated for your pleasure.
News and notes 2022 Wikimedia Board elections 2022-05-29
Plus, Form 990, fundraising, RfA and UCoC.
Discussion report Portals, April Fools, admin activity requirements and more 2022-05-29
We summarize the drama for you.
News and notes Feedback for Board of Trustees election 2022-01-30
Plus, the incredible shrinking admin cadre.
News and notes Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements 2021-12-28
Wrapping up 2021 with a pair of auctions, activity surrounding administrators, and an audit.
Discussion report On the brink of change – RfA reforms appear imminent 2021-11-29
Editors propose modifications to Wikipedia's admin-making process.
News and notes The sockpuppet who ran for adminship and almost succeeded 2021-10-31
And will the last person to leave the C-Suite please turn off the lights?
Discussion report Editors brainstorm and propose changes to the Requests for adminship process 2021-10-31
Proposals to solve eight core problems – what many describe as a broken process – identified in the 2021 RfA review.
News and notes New CEO, new board members, China bans 2021-09-26
And one new admin!
Discussion report Editors discuss Wikipedia's vetting process for administrators 2021-09-26
Emotional injury and rising standards against a backdrop of a dwindling sysop cadre: the 2021 Requests for adminship review grapples with tough issues.
News and notes Enough time left to vote! IP ban 2021-08-29
Just do it!
Discussion report Fox News, a flight of RfAs, and banning policy 2020-08-02
Plus a proposed massive invasion of privacy!
Interview Health and RfAs: An interview with Guy Macon 2020-04-26
A Wikipedia editor reflects on his recent RfA and the health issues that became part of it.
Special report Administrator cadre continues to contract 2019-07-31
A new record set: fewer than 500 active admins.
News and notes Mysterious ban, admin resignations, Wikimedia Thailand rising 2019-06-30
Many administrators resign related to Fram case; Wikimedia Thailand to host Wikimania 2020.
Discussion report A constitutional crisis hits English Wikipedia 2019-06-30
Could this be a new relationship between the Foundation and ArbCom, and between the Foundation and enwiki?
News and notes WMF staff turntable continues to spin; Endowment gets more cash; RfA continues to be a pit of steely knives 2019-01-31
Venezuelan woes, and Arbitrator GorillaWarfare explains WMF tumult in post on Wikipediocracy
News and notes Some wishes do come true 2018-12-24
NPP wins the wish list poll; Wikipedia editors will be able to work better at night; new WMF appointments and new arbitrators; and who wants to be an admin?
News and notes Reviewer of the year, WikiCup winner, and the 2019 Wikimedia Summit 2018-12-01
Looking both backward and forward to events concerning the community.
Discussion report Farewell, Mediation Committee 2018-12-01
It was a good 15 years. Plus: admins, notability, substubs, and new padlocks.
News and notes WMF gets a million bucks 2018-10-28
And it's richer than ever.
News and notes European copyright law moves forward 2018-10-01
Wikipedia dodges a bullet in Brussels... maybe.
News and notes Departments reorganized at Wikimedia Foundation, and a month without new RfAs (so far) 2017-06-23
While the English Wikipedia community produces no new requests for adminhood in June, the Wikimedia Foundation makes changes to the Product and Technology departments.
Editorial Recent retirements typify problem of admin attrition 2015-02-18
Go Phightins! shares his thoughts on admin attrition and the size of the administrative backlog.
In the media The story of Wikipedia; Wikipedia reanimated and republished; UK government social media rules; death of Italian Wikipedia administrator 2014-10-22
The story of Wikipedia; Wikipedia reanimated and republished; New UK government social media rules; death of Italian Wikipedia administrator: Among many newsworthy stories this week, the Signpost notes the passing of Italian Wikipedia administrator and former Wikimedia Italia treasurer [Cotton
Arbitration report Arbitration Committee election opens; WMF opens the door for non-admin arbitrators 2013-11-20
WMF opens the door for non-admin arbitrators: Back in March, when the March 25 Arbitration Report covered the Audit Subcommittee appointment discussion, a statement from the WMF legal division clarified its position that access to deleted revisions required an RFA or RFA-identical process; therefore AUSC committee appointments were not open to non-admins. The WMF legal team has now further clarified its position, saying that running for and winning an election for arbitrator would qualify as the type of rigorous community selection process required for the checkuser and oversight rights held by arbitrators.
Arbitration report The Farmbrough amendment request—automation and arbitration enforcement 2013-06-19
Richard Farmbrough was set to have his day in court, but as events transpired, this was not to be so. On 25 March 2013, an accusation was made against Farmbrough at Arbitration Enforcement (AE), claiming that he violated the terms of an automated edit restriction. Within hours, Farmbrough had filed his own request with the arbitration committee, citing the newly filed AE request and claiming that the motion was being used "in an absurd way" in the filing of enforcement requests: "I have not made any edits that a sane person would consider automation."
News and notes Another admin reform attempt flops 2013-04-15
The most recent move to reform the requests for adminship process on the English Wikipedia has failed, after a complex and drawn-out three-step procedure for community input was subject to decreasing participation as time wore on and came up with no clear consensus.
Discussion report Administrator conduct and requests 2013-01-28
New discussions on the English Wikipedia include...
Discussion report Image policy and guidelines; resysopping policy 2012-12-31
Current discussions on the English Wikipedia include ...
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