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Administrators' newsletter – January 2024

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

Administrator changes

added Clovermoss
readded Dennis Brown
removed

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Sent by MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 11:54, 1 January 2024 (UTC) reply

Administrators' newsletter – February 2024

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

CheckUser changes

removed Wugapodes

Interface administrator changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

Technical news

  • Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. ( T326065)

Arbitration

  • Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
  • Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.

Miscellaneous


Sent by MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 18:02, 1 February 2024 (UTC) reply

February 2024

Hey, can you review some of the edits and sources on Battle of Jigjiga (1900)? Some user keeps on reverting that page and I'm not really sure how to deal with him. Socialwave597 ( talk) 19:22, 17 February 2024 (UTC) reply

I've weighed in (a little) at Talk:Battle of Jigjiga (1900). -- Gyrofrog 22:23, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

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

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. ( T353388)

Miscellaneous


Sent by MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 12:21, 1 March 2024 (UTC) reply

User talk:Abrasax123

Could you please examine some of the edits and sources on the Amhara page? There's a user who keeps reverting changes, but I believe that my edits better suit the page overall. I have listed several reasons why the edits make more sense JUMPp1harm ( talk) 01:37, 7 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Balcha Safo

Hello, there's currently a dispute going on in Balcha Safo, I'd appreciate if you could weigh in here and break the stalemate on the talk page. Thanks Socialwave597 ( talk) 22:55, 10 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

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

Administrator changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. ( T313405)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 16:47, 1 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Happy First Edit Day!

Invitation to join the Twenty Year Society

Dear Gyrofrog,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Twenty Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for twenty years or more. ​

Best regards, The Herald (Benison) ( talk) 01:40, 4 April 2024 (UTC) reply

—  The Herald (Benison) ( talk) 01:40, 4 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the Thanks

cheers mate, and happy 20 years :D -REDACTED403 (talk) 13:44, 11 April 2024 (UTC) reply

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




Administrators' newsletter – January 2024

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

Administrator changes

added Clovermoss
readded Dennis Brown
removed

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Sent by MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 11:54, 1 January 2024 (UTC) reply

Administrators' newsletter – February 2024

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

CheckUser changes

removed Wugapodes

Interface administrator changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

Technical news

  • Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. ( T326065)

Arbitration

  • Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
  • Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.

Miscellaneous


Sent by MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 18:02, 1 February 2024 (UTC) reply

February 2024

Hey, can you review some of the edits and sources on Battle of Jigjiga (1900)? Some user keeps on reverting that page and I'm not really sure how to deal with him. Socialwave597 ( talk) 19:22, 17 February 2024 (UTC) reply

I've weighed in (a little) at Talk:Battle of Jigjiga (1900). -- Gyrofrog 22:23, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

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

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. ( T353388)

Miscellaneous


Sent by MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 12:21, 1 March 2024 (UTC) reply

User talk:Abrasax123

Could you please examine some of the edits and sources on the Amhara page? There's a user who keeps reverting changes, but I believe that my edits better suit the page overall. I have listed several reasons why the edits make more sense JUMPp1harm ( talk) 01:37, 7 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Balcha Safo

Hello, there's currently a dispute going on in Balcha Safo, I'd appreciate if you could weigh in here and break the stalemate on the talk page. Thanks Socialwave597 ( talk) 22:55, 10 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

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

Administrator changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. ( T313405)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 16:47, 1 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Happy First Edit Day!

Invitation to join the Twenty Year Society

Dear Gyrofrog,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Twenty Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for twenty years or more. ​

Best regards, The Herald (Benison) ( talk) 01:40, 4 April 2024 (UTC) reply

—  The Herald (Benison) ( talk) 01:40, 4 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the Thanks

cheers mate, and happy 20 years :D -REDACTED403 (talk) 13:44, 11 April 2024 (UTC) reply


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