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Books & Bytes – Issue 64
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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 64, July – August 2024
- The Hindu Group joins The Wikipedia Library
- Wikimania presentation
- New user script for easily searching The Wikipedia Library
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Trick or treat!
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| Thanks so much for helping out with this year's Halloween DYK set! Di (they-them) (talk) 15:33, 31 October 2024 (UTC) |
- Oh thank you @Di (they-them)! Was fun to work on, I hope it’s fun for readers too! Innisfree987 (talk) 17:00, 31 October 2024 (UTC)
ITN recognition for Judith Jamison
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On 11 November 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Judith Jamison, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. SpencerT•C 06:42, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
Books & Bytes – Issue 65
[edit]The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 65, September – October 2024
- Hindu Tamil Thisai joins The Wikipedia Library
- Frankfurt Book Fair 2024 report
- Tech tip: Mass downloads
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The Signpost: 18 November 2024
[edit]Courtesy ping - sock accusation
[edit]See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dag21902190, an account you've been involved with. Thanks.
Vegantics (talk) 17:14, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads up on this, @Vegantics. 19:34, 25 November 2024 (UTC) Innisfree987 (talk) 19:34, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Anastasia Somoza
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Hello! Your submission of Anastasia Somoza at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! 4meter4 (talk) 17:04, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
ITN recognition for Barbara Taylor Bradford
[edit]On 30 November 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Barbara Taylor Bradford, 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. SpencerT•C 06:04, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
A cup of tea for you!
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Thanks for the help getting Barbara Taylor Bradford over the line at ITN! Lajmmoore (talk) 09:19, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
- Oh this is very kind, thank you @Lajmmoore! And thank you for the Herculean work you did to reference it! Innisfree987 (talk) 18:44, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – December 2024
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2024).
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- Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
- Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, T5, has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.
Technical news
- Technical volunteers can now register for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Application for travel and accommodation scholarships is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Yasuke (formerly titled Backlash to diversity and inclusion) has been closed.
- An arbitration case titled Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.
The Signpost: 12 December 2024
[edit]- News and notes: Arbitrator election concludes
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- Op-ed: On the backrooms by Tamzin
- In the media: Like the BBC, often useful but not impartial
- Traffic report: Something Wicked for almost everybody
DYK for Anastasia Somoza
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On 17 December 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anastasia Somoza, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that as a nine-year-old, Anastasia Somoza lobbied U.S. president Bill Clinton? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anastasia Somoza. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Anastasia Somoza), 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.
— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
Precious anniversary
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Thank you for a cute DYK! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:39, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
- Oh, thank you @Gerda Arendt, for this lovely anniversary and for reading the DYK; I was especially pleased to bring this one to main page! Innisfree987 (talk) 08:59, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
- Nice coincidence! - I was busy travelling - see places - and am busy upgrading five Bach cantatas for the season. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:02, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
- I hope you’ve had very safe travels! What a lovely project for the season—so grateful for how tremendously you enrich the encyclopedia’s music coverage! Innisfree987 (talk) 09:15, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
- Did you look at places? It was extreme but worth the effort to get there. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:27, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
- I hope you’ve had very safe travels! What a lovely project for the season—so grateful for how tremendously you enrich the encyclopedia’s music coverage! Innisfree987 (talk) 09:15, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
- Nice coincidence! - I was busy travelling - see places - and am busy upgrading five Bach cantatas for the season. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:02, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
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- I completely forgot that this wasn't my normal message ;) - have that on top, with best wishes! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:30, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
- Oh my goodness—worth the effort indeed! Thank you so much for the link—the images gave me chills! What a gift. I’m so glad you got to be there, and so much appreciate your sharing it! Innisfree987 (talk) 09:33, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you! - Today, a 10-years-old DYK and new pics - look for red birds --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:25, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
- Today is a woman poet's centenary. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
- Oh just lovely! Innisfree987 (talk) 21:25, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
- Oh my goodness—worth the effort indeed! Thank you so much for the link—the images gave me chills! What a gift. I’m so glad you got to be there, and so much appreciate your sharing it! Innisfree987 (talk) 09:33, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 24 December 2024
[edit]- From the archives: Where to draw the line in reporting?
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Administrators' newsletter – January 2025
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2024).
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- Following an RFC, Wikipedia:Notability (species) was adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.
- A request for comment is open to discuss whether admins should be advised to warn users rather than issue no-warning blocks to those who have posted promotional content outside of article space.
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- Following the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been elected to the Arbitration Committee: CaptainEek, Daniel, Elli, KrakatoaKatie, Liz, Primefac, ScottishFinnishRadish, Theleekycauldron, Worm That Turned.
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Books & Bytes – Issue 66
[edit]The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 66, November – December 2024
- Les Jours and East View Press join the library
- Tech tip: Newspapers.com
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January music
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Happy new year 2025! Today, pictured on the Main page, Tosca, in memory of her first appearance on stage OTD in 1900, and of principal author Brian Boulton. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:32, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
- Oh wow what a poster! Thank you @Gerda Arendt, delighted I did not miss that! Happiest new year to you—I hope it’s off to a great start. Innisfree987 (talk) 05:36, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you, and same to you! - Today I had a composer (trumpeter, conductor) on the main page who worked closely with another who just became GA, - small world! To celebrate: mostly flowers pics from vacation ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:11, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
- Oh so lovely! Innisfree987 (talk) 10:19, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you, and same to you! - Today I had a composer (trumpeter, conductor) on the main page who worked closely with another who just became GA, - small world! To celebrate: mostly flowers pics from vacation ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:11, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
The Signpost: 15 January 2025
[edit]- From the editors: Looking back, looking forward
- Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2024
- In the media: Will you be targeted?
- Technology report: New Calculator template brings interactivity at last
- Opinion: Reflections one score hence
- Serendipity: What we've left behind, and where we want to go next
- Arbitration report: Analyzing commonalities of some contentious topics
- Humour: How to make friends on Wikipedia
Your GA nomination of Victor Albisu
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Your GA nomination of Victor Albisu
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Your GA nomination of Victor Albisu
[edit]The article Victor Albisu you nominated as a good article has passed 
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The Signpost: 7 February 2025
[edit]- Recent research: GPT-4 writes better edit summaries than human Wikipedians
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- Opinion: Fathoms Below, but over the moon
- Community view: 24th Wikipedia Day in New York City
- Arbitration report: Palestine-Israel articles 5 has closed
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Disputed non-free use rationale for File:Miss Everything (Unsuppressed Deliverance).webp
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Thank you for uploading File:Miss Everything (Unsuppressed Deliverance).webp. However, there is a concern that the rationale provided for using this file on Wikipedia may not meet the criteria required by Wikipedia:Non-free content. This can be corrected by going to the file description page and adding or clarifying the reason why the file qualifies under this policy. Adding and completing one of the templates available from Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your file is in compliance with Wikipedia policy. Please be aware that a non-free use rationale is not the same as an image copyright tag; descriptions for files used under the non-free content policy require both a copyright tag and a non-free use rationale.
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February music
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On the main page Edith Mathis, who portrayed young women by Mozart, the video of a 1993 interview has videos of her performances, - yesterday's story. - "places" come with food and flowers, - sharing with you ;) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:54, 14 February 2025 (UTC)
I point at a composer today, as the main page does. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:02, 20 February 2025 (UTC)
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Women in Red March 2025
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Announcements from other communities: Tip of the month:
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Concern regarding Draft:Nikolas Bowie
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Concern regarding Draft:Daphna Renan
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The Signpost: 27 February 2025
[edit]- Serendipity: Guinea-Bissau Heritage from Commons to the World
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- In the media: The end of the world
- Recent research: What's known about how readers navigate Wikipedia; Italian Wikipedia hardest to read
- Opinion: Sennecaster's RfA debriefing
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- Community view: Open letter from French Wikipedians says "no" to intimidation of volunteer contributors
- Traffic report: Temporary scars, February stars
Thanks for starting Baccarat Rouge 540!
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I think I got it over the finish line just now. Thank you for writing the bulk of it and giving me a template to work off of. Locust Valley (talk) 22:11, 1 March 2025 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – March 2025
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2025).
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Guideline and policy news
- A request for comment is open to discuss whether AI-generated images (meaning those wholly created by generative AI, not human-created images modified with AI tools) should be banned from use in articles.
- A series of 22 mini-RFCs that double-checked consensus on some aspects and improved certain parts of the administrator elections process has been closed (see the summary of the changes).
- A request for comment is open to gain consensus on whether future administrator elections should be held.
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- A new filter has been added to the Special:Nuke tool, which allows administrators to filter for pages in a range of page sizes (in bytes). This allows, for example, deleting pages only of a certain size or below. T378488
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Miscellaneous
- The 2025 appointees for the Ombuds commission are だ＊ぜ, Arcticocean, Ameisenigel, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, Galahad, Nehaoua, Renvoy, Revi C., RoySmith, Teles and Zafer as members, with Vermont serving as steward-observer.
- Following the 2025 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: 1234qwer1234qwer4, AramilFeraxa, Daniuu, KonstantinaG07, MdsShakil and XXBlackburnXx.
Your draft article, Draft:Dzing!
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Nomination of Ruth Ben-Ghiat for deletion
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The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ruth Ben-Ghiat 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.
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Invitation to participate in research
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We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this survey, which shouldn’t take more than 2-3 minutes. You may view its privacy statement here. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Kind regards, Sam Walton (talk) 16:35, 10 March 2025 (UTC)
Books & Bytes – Issue 67
[edit]The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 67, January – February 2025
- East View Press and The Africa Report join the library
- Spotlight: Wikimedia+Libraries International Convention and WikiCredCon
- Tech tip: Suggest page
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The Signpost: 22 March 2025
[edit]- From the editor: Hanami
- News and notes: Deeper look at takedowns targeting Wikipedia
- In the media: The good, the bad, and the unusual
- Recent research: Explaining the disappointing history of Flagged Revisions; and what's the impact of ChatGPT on Wikipedia so far?
- Traffic report: All the world's a stage, we are merely players...
- Gallery: WikiPortraits rule!
- Essay: Unusual biographical images
- Obituary: Rest in peace
1RR violation
[edit]You are nearly in violation of the 1RR in your edits on Jodi Dean, with regard to WP:ARBPIA4 -- only a couple of hours off from multiple reversions within 24 hours. Further, you are edit-warring against a consensus that you yourself participated in previously on the talk page. You disappeared from the previous discussion without addressing any of the substantive points made. You do not simply get to stall out any changes you disagree with on that page. You are literally the only person who has objected to these changes -- the IP editor is disallowed from participating due to WP:ARBECR, we do not care what they think. At this point, you're disrupting Wikipedia in a very WP:POINTy manner. Self-revert, actually engage in good-faith discussion, and stop misrepresenting my edits, or I will bring you to WP:AE. Your call. ⇒SWATJester Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat! 13:27, 22 March 2025 (UTC)
- I have replied on the entry’s talk page. Innisfree987 (talk) 14:05, 22 March 2025 (UTC)
Question about edits on nociplastic pain
[edit]Hello. I am currently editing the article "nociplastic pain" as part of a class. I just wanted some further clarity on why the examples of nociplastic pain were removed from the definition section? I know you said that better evidence is needed, but many of the article's references discuss the nociplastic pain components of the conditions that were given as examples, among them IBS and chronic headaches. I'm also confused on the condition "ME/CFS" you referenced in your comment-- I can see the similarities to nociplastic pain but it differs in its manifestations and pathophysiology. Looking forward to hearing back from you. DepakoteDayDreamz (talk) 13:05, 26 March 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for your message @DepakoteDayDreamz. For starters, I agree that ME/CFS is distinct from nociplastic pain, and more importantly authoritative sources on ME/CFS do not characterize it as a central sensitization syndrome (the ME/CFS article just underwent featured status review, so you can find high-quality sources there), which is why I noticed and removed that sentence’s claim that “chronic fatigue syndrome” (an outdated name for ME/CFS) is such a disorder. Just the fact that those sources use that term is an indication it may not be an up-to-date source on all the other disorders it references. My suggestion would be to check with the authoritative reviews on the disorders in question and only add them back if those sources do validate that’s how they’re understood (and if yes, to be more precise about how exactly—for example, chronic headaches can certainly have organic causes, so even if leading headache literature agrees it can be sensitization, would need to make clear it’s not exclusively). Does that make sense? Thanks for your work by the way, it’s really impressive how much you’ve improved the entry! Innisfree987 (talk) 17:27, 26 March 2025 (UTC)
Women in Green's May 2025 edit-a-thon
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Hello Innisfree987:
WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Editathon event in May 2025!
Running from May 1 to 31, 2025, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) editathon event – Wildcard Edition! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to any and all women and women's works during the event period. Want to improve an article about a women's rights activist? Go for it. An Olympian gold medallist? Absolutely. A famous painting by a woman? Yes! GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to receive a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.
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Women in Red April 2025
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Announcements (Events facilitated by others):
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Administrators' newsletter – April 2025
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2025).
Administrator changes
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Miscellaneous
- Sign up for The Core Contest, a competition running from 15 April to 31 May to improve vital articles.
The Signpost: 9 April 2025
[edit]- Opinion: Crawlers, hogs and gorillas
- Debriefing: Giraffer's RfA debriefing
- Obituary: RHaworth, TomCat4680 and PawełMM
- Traffic report: Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, off to report we go...
- News from Diff: Strengthening Wikipedia’s neutral point of view
- Comix: Thirteen
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Women in Red May 2025
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April music
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My music features Bach Bach Bach today ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:55, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
- Oh what a treat, especially having been on something of an unplanned wikibreak. Very nice to come back to! I hope you’ve been doing well in the meantime. Innisfree987 (talk) 19:09, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
The Signpost: 1 May 2025
[edit]- In the media: Feds aiming for WMF's nonprofit status
- Recent research: How readers use Wikipedia health content; Scholars generally happy with how their papers are cited on Wikipedia
- Arbitration report: Sysop Tinucherian removed and admonished by the ArbCom
- Discussion report: Latest news from Centralized discussions
- Traffic report: Of Wolf and Man
- Disinformation report: At WikiCredCon, Wikipedia editors and Internet Archive discuss threats to trust in media
- News from the WMF: Product & Tech Progress on the Annual Plan
- Comix: By territory
- Community view: A deep dive into Wikimedia
- Debriefing: Barkeep49's RfB debriefing
Administrators' newsletter – May 2025
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2025).
Administrator changes
Rusalkii
NaomiAmethyst (overlooked last month)
Interface administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, administrator elections were permanently authorized on a five-month schedule. The next election will be scheduled soon; see Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections for more information. This is an alternate process to the RfA process and does not replace the latter.
- An RfC was closed with consensus to allow editors to opt-out of seeing "sticky decorative elements". Such elements should now be wrapped in {{sticky decoration wrapper}}. Editors who wish to opt out can follow the instructions at WP:STICKYDECO.
- An RfC has resulted in a broad prohibition on the use of AI-generated images in articles. A few common-sense exceptions are recognized.
Miscellaneous
- A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in May 2025 to reduce the backlog of articles in the new pages feed. Sign up here to participate!
Books & Bytes – Issue 68
[edit]Issue 68, March–April 2025
In this issue we highlight two resource renewals, #EveryBookItsReader, a note about Phabricator, and, as always, a roundup of news and community items related to libraries and digital knowledge.
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The Signpost: 14 May 2025
[edit]- In the media: Wikimedia Foundation sues over UK government decision that might require identity verification of editors worldwide
- Disinformation report: What does Jay-Z know about Wikipedia?
- Technology report: WMF introduces unique but privacy-preserving browser cookie
- Debriefing: Goldsztajn's RfA debriefing
- Obituary: Max Lum (User:ICOHBuzz)
- Community view: A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 2)
- Comix: Collection
- From the archives: Humor from the Archives
The article Pamela Lee (disambiguation) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
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You are invited to participate in The World Destubathon. It's currently planned for June 16-July 13, partly due to me having hayfever during that period and not wanting to run it throughout July or August in the hotter summer and will be run then unless multiple editors object. There is currently $3338 going into it, with $500 the top prize. As 250 countries and entities is too much to patrol, entries will be by user, but there is $500 going into prizes for editors covering the most countries. Sign up if interested! ♦ Dr. Blofeld
Women in Red June 2025
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May music
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reasons to look at Bach (and listen): it's a recent GA (not by me), he assumed the position of Thomaskantor OTD in 1723, he's up for PR, and several of his cantatas for GA, and his Easter Oratorio for FAC --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:25, 30 May 2025 (UTC)
- All so lovely! Innisfree987 (talk) 23:49, 6 June 2025 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – June 2025
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2025).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- An RfC is open to determine whether the English Wikipedia community should adopt a position on AI development by the WMF and its affiliates.
Technical news
- A new feature called Multiblocks will be deployed on English Wikipedia on the week of June 2. See the relevant announcement on the administrators' noticeboard.
- History merges performed using the mergehistory special page are now logged at both the source and destination, rather than just the source as previously, after this RFC and the resolution of T118132.
Arbitration
- An arbitration case named Indian military history has been opened. Evidence submissions for this case close on 8 June.
Miscellaneous
- Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election is open until 17 June 2025. Read the voting page on Meta-Wiki and cast your vote here!
- An Articles for Creation backlog drive is happening in June 2025, with over 1,600 drafts awaiting review from the past two months. In addition to AfC participants, all administrators and new page patrollers can help review using the Yet Another AFC Helper Script, which can be enabled in the Gadgets settings. Sign up here to participate!
- The Unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in June 2025 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. Sign up to participate!
ITN recognition for Étienne-Émile Baulieu
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June music
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Thank you for your travel pics! - I have Easter Oratorio on the main page, but of course told the story, which is admittedly complex, on Easter Sunday for the music's 300th anniversary. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:01, 7 June 2025 (UTC)
- Ahh thank you @Gerda Arendt, and thank you also for your work on Pierre Nora! Innisfree987 (talk) 00:40, 8 June 2025 (UTC)