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The Signpost: 29 March 2024[edit]
- Technology report: Millions of readers still seeing broken pages as "temporary" disabling of graph extension nears its second year
- Recent research: "Newcomer Homepage" feature mostly fails to boost new editors
- Traffic report: He rules over everything, on the land called planet Dune
- Humour: Letters from the editors
- Comix: Layout issue
ITN recognition for George Abbey (NASA)[edit]
On 31 March 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article George Abbey (NASA), which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 12:24, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – April 2024[edit]
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).
Administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- An RfC is open to convert all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure.
Technical news
- The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)
Arbitration
- An arbitration case has been opened to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".
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.
DYK for Gerald McGinnis[edit]
On 10 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gerald McGinnis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gerald McGinnis founded his first medical device company from his own home, working at night and using his kitchen oven as a kiln? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gerald McGinnis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gerald McGinnis), 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.
—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
DYK for Shigeichi Negishi[edit]
On 10 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shigeichi Negishi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that because karaoke sounds like the Japanese word for 'coffin', Shigeichi Negishi called his karaoke machine prototype the "Sparko Box"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shigeichi Negishi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Shigeichi Negishi), 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.
— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
Thanks[edit]
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| Thank you for taking the time to review Generation Joshua. Your work is much appreciated. APK hi :-) (talk) 04:16, 15 April 2024 (UTC) |
- Thanks! I was a bit nervous at first to review the article, but seeing it languish made me want to review it all the more. ❤HistoryTheorist❤ 04:21, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
ITN recognition for Beverly LaHaye[edit]
On 16 April 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Beverly LaHaye, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 10:14, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
Books & Bytes – Issue 62[edit]
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 62, March – April 2024
- IEEE and Haaretz now available
- Let's Connect Clinics about The Wikipedia Library
- Spotlight and Wikipedia Library tips
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --11:03, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 25 April 2024[edit]
- In the media: Censorship and wikiwashing looming over RuWiki, edit wars over San Francisco politics and another wikirace on live TV
- News and notes: A sigh of relief for open access as Italy makes a slight U-turn on their cultural heritage reproduction law
- WikiConference report: WikiConference North America 2023 in Toronto recap
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Newspapers (Not WP:NOTNEWS)
- Recent research: New survey of over 100,000 Wikipedia users
- Traffic report: O.J., cricket and a three body problem