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Administrators' newsletter – January 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2020).

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  • By motion, standard discretionary sanctions have been temporarily authorized for all pages relating to the Horn of Africa (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes). The effectiveness of the discretionary sanctions can be evaluated on the request by any editor after March 1, 2021 (or sooner if for a good reason).
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Administrators' newsletter – February 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2021).

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Aaron Leupp page

Hi RL0919. You deleted and protected Aaron Leupp. Since then another article has appeared at Aaron J. Leupp. The content appears to be different, superficially at least, so I hesitate to add {{db-repost}}. I'd like to get your thoughts. Thanks. Tassedethe (talk) 01:28, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

@Tassedethe: Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Comparing the new and previous versions, and in particular seeing that there are different sources used, I would also shy away from treating this as a WP:CSD#G4 repost. It does seem ripe for another AFD, however, and create-protection of the new title if it is deleted. --RL0919 (talk) 05:09, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2021).

Administrator changes

added TJMSmith
removed Boing! said Zebedee • Hiberniantears • Lear's Fool • Only • WGFinley

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added AmandaNP

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  • When blocking an IPv6 address with Twinkle, there is now a checkbox with the option to just block the /64 range. When doing so, you can still leave a block template on the initial, single IP address' talkpage.
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  • There have been a number of reported issues with Pending Changes. Most problems setting protection appear to have been resolved (phab:T273317) but other issues with autoaccepting edits persist (phab:T275322).

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Quantum Psychology

You reverted the changes since the article had previously been deleted but does that mean it can be created as its own separate page now? Otherwise what exactly was wrong with the content for the recent edit I had done? BlacklilyofKoN (talk) 04:38, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

I believe you are referring to an edit by User:Onel5969 to the page Quantum psychology. I have never edited the page Quantum Psychology, nor have I edited Quantum psychology except to delete it per the consensus at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Quantum psychology and recreate it as a redirect to Quantum Psychology. I cannot speak to the thinking of User:Onel5969 – you should ask them. --RL0919 (talk) 05:44, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2021).

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removed Alexandria • Happyme22 • RexxS

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  • Following a request for comment, F7 (invalid fair-use claim) subcriterion a has been deprecated; it covered immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
  • Following a request for comment, page movers were granted the delete-redirect userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target.

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  • When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split and it might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a job queue problem. (T278350)
  • Code to support some very old web browsers is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers. (T277803)

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Thank you for the assistance

Just wanted to say thank you so much for fixing incoming links for He Who Gets Slapped related articles. I appreciate you.4meter4 (talk) 20:27, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

@4meter4: You're welcome. Always glad to see new articles about older plays, which are generally under-represented on Wikipedia. --RL0919 (talk) 21:34, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

Nomination of List of people influenced by Ayn Rand for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article List of people influenced by Ayn Rand is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of people influenced by Ayn Rand until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2021).

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  • The user group oversight will be renamed to suppress. This is for technical reasons. You can comment at T112147 if you have objections.

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Rudolph van Richten

Hello! You closed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rudolph van Richten (2nd nomination) in 2019 as redirect. At the time, no independent reliable sources were found for the character, but recently multiple sources have been written for him online as he is the subject of brand-new release Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, particularly this one and somewhat in this and this, and also in this one older review that was not found during the AFD. Since the book was just released today there may be additional reviews and sources appearing in the near future, but if you don't mind taking a look at the sources we have so far, could you please let me know how close you think this is to meeting the WP:GNG to allow the article to be restored and expanded? Thanks! BOZ (talk) 17:45, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi, BOZ. I can understand your optimism with the character being mentioned in the title of a new book, but what you have so far looks pretty thin. Most of these sources have relatively little in them about this particular character. (The first link goes to a piece about the new Game of Thrones prequel – maybe a mistake in copying the URL?) The notability standard requires sources with "significant" coverage. That's subject to judgment, but since this has been redirected in two previous AFDs, it's likely that folks looking at third would be more skeptical rather than generous about what counts as significant coverage. If the book was just released today, then definitely watch out for more coverage as there are many outlets that might not have pre-release access to prepare an early or same-day review. --RL0919 (talk) 18:34, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
Oops! We had to go find the correct link: [1] The other sources do not discuss him in that level of detail, so I was not expecting those alone to have much of an impact. :) Hopefully, a few more like this one and we should have enough to go with it. BOZ (talk) 19:04, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

NumXL

Hello! You deleted NumXL page back in Dec 2019. I am not objecting or debating your decision, rather, I would like to restart a new page for NumXL, and comply with all guidelines of Wikipedia. Is there anything I need to do now, other than starting the page, to avoid deletion? Please advise.Melbawab (talk) 18:24, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

@Melbawab: My advice here what you already mentioned: comply with the guidelines, most especially WP:GNG and WP:RS. If you are unsure about whether you have enough sources to demonstrate notability, you might want to create the article as a draft first so that it can be reviewed before being exposed to the scrutiny of a regular article. As long as it is a new article and better-sourced than what was deleted, there is nothing that precludes giving it another try, so happy writing! --RL0919 (talk) 20:08, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2021).

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added Ashleyyoursmile • Less Unless
removed Husond • MattWade • MJCdetroit • Carioca • Vague Rant • Kingboyk • Thunderboltz • Gwen Gale • AniMate • SlimVirgin (deceased)

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  • Wikimedia previously used the IRC network Freenode. However, due to changes over who controlled the network with reports of a forceful takeover by several ex-staff members, the Wikimedia IRC Group Contacts decided to move to the new Libera Chat network. It has been reported that Wikimedia related channels on Freenode have been forcibly taken over if they pointed members to Libera. There is a migration guide and Wikimedia discussions about this.

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Feedback Request

Hi there! I have recently made a request for an assessment of the article Puppetry of the Penis on WikiProject Theatre. I have been editing this article for over a month, adding almost 3000 words, new sections, an infobox, media and more references for verifiability. I noticed you were a very active (and helpful) editor of WikiProject Theatre, and was wondering if you had the time if you could have a look at the article and provide me any feedback. Any general feedback would be much appreciated and possibly an assessment of the article for importance and quality. Thank you very much. Rubyredgirl (talk) 09:39, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

@Rubyredgirl: I took a look and did a few format/copy edit changes, but it seemed like others had already jumped in for more substantial feedback. Best of luck with continued improvements. --RL0919 (talk) 17:04, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
@RL0919: Hello! Thank you so much for your assistance in formatting and editing the article, as a new Wikipedia editor I am very grateful for your expertise. I definitely would not have picked up on those details that you did, and they are very important for improving the standard of the article. Thank you for taking the time to have a look and for your support, I really appreciate it! Rubyredgirl (talk) 02:44, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2021).

Guideline and policy news

  • Consensus has been reached to delete all books in the book namespace. There was rough consensus that the deleted books should still be available on request at WP:REFUND even after the namespace is removed.
  • An RfC is open to discuss the next steps following a trial which automatically applied pending changes to TFAs.

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  • IP addresses of unregistered users are to be hidden from everyone. There is a rough draft of how IP addresses may be shown to users who need to see them. This currently details allowing administrators, checkusers, stewards and those with a new usergroup to view the full IP address of unregistered users. Editors with at least 500 edits and an account over a year old will be able to see all but the end of the IP address in the proposal. The ability to see the IP addresses hidden behind the mask would be dependent on agreeing to not share the parts of the IP address they can see with those who do not have access to the same information. Accessing part of or the full IP address of a masked editor would also be logged. Comments on the draft are being welcomed at the talk page.

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Articles for Creation July 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive

Hello RL0919:

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Deletion of a user space

Can you delete User:Lazy-restless/Kalki Avatar and Muhammad (book)? This article was being created by now a topic banned serial sock-puppeteer and even the last edits to this space were made by him in violation of this block.[2] Unlikely anyone else will take interest in this userpace, so I am sure it is 100% alright to delete it. Aman Kumar Goel (Talk) 12:19, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

It appears that another admin already deleted it, so there you go. --RL0919 (talk) 15:30, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

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San Diego in-person Wikimania 2021 mixer

Saturday 14 August 2021: San Diego in-person Wikimania 2021 mixer

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2021).

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC is open to add a delay of one week from nomination to deletion for G13 speedy deletions.

Technical news

  • Last week all wikis were very slow or not accessible for 30 minutes. This was due to server lag caused by regenerating dynamic lists on the Russian Wikinews after a large bulk import. (T287380)

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MFD

You closed Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Talk:Sonic Rush Adventure/Temp as delete but it wasn't deleted. What happen? enjoyer -- talk 07:40, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Probably an XfDCloser error that I failed to notice at the time. Taken care of now. Thanks for the catch. --RL0919 (talk) 11:58, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Deletion review for Cleckheaton bus station

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Cleckheaton bus station. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. –Davey2010Talk 22:30, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

No confusion

Since you pinged me as you were closing an AfD, and I can no longer comment there, I will comment here. No, I was not confused about your relisting. I was making a statement that paid no attention to the nomintor's opinion or your relisting of it. I simply commented on how the AfD could proceed. Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:40, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

No problem, I just wanted to make sure anyone seeing that I closed the AfD did not believe I had also participated in it in a way that violated WP:INVOLVED. --RL0919 (talk) 19:42, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2021).

Administrator changes

readded Jake Wartenberg
removed Emperor • Viridian Bovary
renamed Ashleyyoursmile → Viridian Bovary

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  • The Score extension has been re-enabled on public wikis. It has been updated, but has been placed in safe mode to address unresolved security issues. Further information on the security issues can be found on the mediawiki page.

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Ayn Rand

Hello:

The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Ayn Rand has been completed.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Best of luck with the FA when you get to it.

Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:16, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2021).

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  • A motion has standardised the 500/30 (extended confirmed) restrictions placed by the Arbitration Committee. The standardised restriction is now listed in the Arbitration Committee's procedures.
  • Following the closure of the Iranian politics case, standard discretionary sanctions are authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, post-1978 Iranian politics, broadly construed.
  • The Arbitration Committee encourages uninvolved administrators to use the discretionary sanctions procedure in topic areas where it is authorised to facilitate consensus in RfCs. This includes, but is not limited to, enforcing sectioned comments, word/diff limits and moratoriums on a particular topic from being brought in an RfC for up to a year.

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  • Editors have approved expanding the trial of Growth Features from 2% of new accounts to 25%, and the share of newcomers getting mentorship from 2% to 5%. Experienced editors are invited to add themselves to the mentor list.
  • The community consultation phase of the 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process is open for editors to provide comments and ask questions to candidates.
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Rai Marchan

I was browsing Melbourne Victory's Wikipedia page and I went to create a page for Rai Marchan.

I can't see the previous article, perhaps it was lacking detail? Marchan previously played for FC Andorra which is a professional football club in Spain, his debut is listed on their website https://www.fcandorra.com/en/jugador/rai-marchan/ - I don't see why his page should not exist given this and naturally he will play for Melbourne Victory in a month or less time, surely this page can be recreated? --Simba1409 (talk) 21:53, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

His previous play for FC Andorra and his signing with the Melbourne Victory were both mentioned in the previous article, but did not sway the (few) participants in the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rai Marchán. It would probably make more sense to recreate the page after he has actually played in a match for Melbourne. --RL0919 (talk) 16:05, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
No worries, I'll wait until after his first game then. Cheers. --Simba1409 (talk) 06:10, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2021).

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  • Phase 2 of the 2021 RfA review has commenced which will discuss potential solutions to address the 8 issues found in Phase 1. Proposed solutions that achieve consensus will be implemented and you may propose solutions till 07 November 2021.

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2021).

Administrator changes

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  • Unregistered editors using the mobile website are now able to receive notices to indicate they have talk page messages. The notice looks similar to what is already present on desktop, and will be displayed on when viewing any page except mainspace and when editing any page. (T284642)
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Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled

A recently closed Request for Comment (RFC) reached consensus to remove Autopatrolled from the administrator user group. You may, similarly as with Edit Filter Manager, choose to self-assign this permission to yourself. This will be implemented the week of December 13th, but if you wish to self-assign you may do so now. To find out when the change has gone live or if you have any questions please visit the Administrator's Noticeboard. 20:06, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Village of Charlie Creek

Would you reconsider the delete on this one? Community center, plus a church, plus a public utility all by the name Charlie Creek. Thank YouSuper (talk) 03:25, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

@Supercopone: The attributes you describe are not considered indicators of notability under our guidelines for notability of geographic features or under our general notability guideline. Additionally, you made this argument during the deletion discussion, and the other participants apparently did not consider it to be a good reason to keep the article. So unfortunately, no, I do not see a reason to change my close of this discussion. --RL0919 (talk) 04:39, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the links I will read up on them.Super (talk) 05:02, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

William Henry Farrow

Was wondering if you would be willing to include this in the Hoax Museum collection, which can only be done with admin tools. Instructions at Wikipedia:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia in the collapse green box, looks pretty easy. If you add it to Wikipedia:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia/William Henry Farrow I should be able to do the rest adding to the table on the main page. Would also like to determine the exact article creation date. -- GreenC 04:51, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

@GreenC: Removed my original reply, which I realized was not entirely accurate. I will add the entry. --RL0919 (talk) 05:05, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
Added to list. --RL0919 (talk) 05:20, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
Awesome. Now part of the museum permanent collection. -- GreenC 06:29, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

Deletion review for User:Prahlad balaji/Userboxes/coder

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More useless .js pages I missed in the batch MfD

Looks like I missed a couple in that MfD. I have also found:

I can't believe how many of these there are -- and the ones that are just an empty comment aren't even the same. Was he sitting down to type all of these out individually? And why? jp×g 22:50, 29 December 2021 (UTC)

I can't speak to motives, but the above list is cleared. --RL0919 (talk) 23:36, 29 December 2021 (UTC)

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