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News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2022).
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 54, November – December 2022
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 14:14, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2023).
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This newsletter includes two key updates about the Editing team's work:
Talk pages project
The Editing team is nearly finished with this first phase of the Talk pages project. Nearly all new features are available now in the Beta Feature for Discussion tools.
It will show information about how active a discussion is, such as the date of the most recent comment. There will soon be a new "Add topic" button. You will be able to turn them off at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion. Please tell them what you think.
An A/B test for Discussion tools on the mobile site has finished. Editors were more successful with Discussion tools. The Editing team is enabling these features for all editors on the mobile site.
New Project: Edit Check
The Editing team is beginning a project to help new editors of Wikipedia. It will help people identify some problems before they click "Publish changes". The first tool will encourage people to add references when they add new content. Please watch that page for more information. You can join a conference call on 3 March 2023 to learn more.
– Whatamidoing (WMF) ( talk) 18:19, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2023).
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[p]roposal for better addressing undisclosed paid editing. Feedback is being accepted until 24 April 2023.
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 55, January – February 2023
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 12:45, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2023).
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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2023).
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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 56, March – April 2023
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 10:03, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2023).
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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2023).
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 57, May – June 2023
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 11:22, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2023).
Interface administrator changes
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).
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[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.
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.
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 58, July – August 2023
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 14:26, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2023).
Interface administrator changes
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 59, September – October 2023
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 16:15, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2023).
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 2020 | Archive 2021 | Archive 2022 | Archive 2023 |
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2022).
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 54, November – December 2022
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 14:14, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2023).
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Read this in another language • Subscription list for this newsletter
This newsletter includes two key updates about the Editing team's work:
Talk pages project
The Editing team is nearly finished with this first phase of the Talk pages project. Nearly all new features are available now in the Beta Feature for Discussion tools.
It will show information about how active a discussion is, such as the date of the most recent comment. There will soon be a new "Add topic" button. You will be able to turn them off at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion. Please tell them what you think.
An A/B test for Discussion tools on the mobile site has finished. Editors were more successful with Discussion tools. The Editing team is enabling these features for all editors on the mobile site.
New Project: Edit Check
The Editing team is beginning a project to help new editors of Wikipedia. It will help people identify some problems before they click "Publish changes". The first tool will encourage people to add references when they add new content. Please watch that page for more information. You can join a conference call on 3 March 2023 to learn more.
– Whatamidoing (WMF) ( talk) 18:19, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2023).
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[p]roposal for better addressing undisclosed paid editing. Feedback is being accepted until 24 April 2023.
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 55, January – February 2023
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 12:45, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2023).
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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2023).
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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 56, March – April 2023
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 10:03, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2023).
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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2023).
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 57, May – June 2023
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 11:22, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2023).
Interface administrator changes
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).
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[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.
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.
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 58, July – August 2023
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 14:26, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2023).
Interface administrator changes
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 59, September – October 2023
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 16:15, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2023).