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Custom signature
Hi Goodnightmush. I just wanted to let you know that your signature is partially invisible when viewed in dark mode. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 19:20, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Daniel Quinlan: Thank you for the heads up! I've tweaked it just a little bit so that it is more readable when the colors get inverted. Hopefully that works! Goodnightmush 20:12, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for trying to fix it. Unfortunately, if that's your updated signature, it did not significantly improve. I also checked this in a different browser with
?safemode=1&vectornightmode=1appended to the URL to double check that it wasn't any customization of my own causing the issue. Regards. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 20:40, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for trying to fix it. Unfortunately, if that's your updated signature, it did not significantly improve. I also checked this in a different browser with
Administrators' newsletter – November 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2024).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
[REDACTED] Oversighter changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following a discussion, the discussion-only period proposal that went for a trial to refine the requests for adminship (RfA) process has been discontinued.
- Following a request for comment, Administrator recall is adopted as a policy.
Technical news
- Mass deletions done with the Nuke tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. T366068
Arbitration
- RoySmith, Barkeep49 and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2024 Arbitration Committee Elections. ThadeusOfNazereth and Dr vulpes are reserve commissioners.
- Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate from 3 November 2024 until 12 November 2024 to stand in the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections.
- The Arbitration Committee is seeking volunteers for roles such as clerks, access to the COI queue, checkuser, and oversight.
Miscellaneous
- An unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in November 2024 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!
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:20, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank you for protecting the Ken Carson article from vandalism. I worked really hard on the References section so I appreciate keeping the article safe from nonsense. Appreciate your work! TheYearbookTeacher (talk) 02:12, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
Tashkent International School
Hi Goodnightmush - Thank you for your deletions at Tashkent International School, however, you have left three revisions which include the copyright material before the second coyvio was deleted - i.e. 11.10, 11.22 and 11.32 - could you please rev-del these as well - many thanks - Arjayay (talk) 13:59, 8 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Arjayay: Done. Thanks for the heads up! Goodnightmush 16:34, 8 November 2024 (UTC)
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Can I get you Email please?
I was reading you page on the Cheesecake. It was very nicely written. I was drowning in very advantageous information. I am curious about some of the resources and I would like to dig deeper into the subject. Can you give me your email so I can share some thoughts that I had privately. Much appreciated! Thanks Matilda Cheesecake (talk) 21:31, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
Matilda Cheesecake looks like a troll. JacktheBrown (talk) 08:57, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
User talk:Seanditor#November 2024
Hi, could you please read the discussion? This user has conflicts of interest. JacktheBrown (talk) 18:02, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
Juan Soto protection request
The page had just come off protection & has since received the exact kind of edits common on free agent pages that warrant protection. Soto is in line for one of the richest contracts in sports history & any new rumors in the news will be likely to draw those types of edits. Will120 (talk) 16:37, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – December 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2024).
Administrator changes
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Interface administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Guideline and policy news
- 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 Misplaced Pages: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.
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Administrators' newsletter – January 2025
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2024).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
[REDACTED] Oversight changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RFC, Misplaced Pages: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.
Technical news
- The Nuke feature also now provides links to the userpage of the user whose pages were deleted, and to the pages which were not selected for deletion, after page deletions are queued. This enables easier follow-up admin-actions.
Arbitration
- 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.
Miscellaneous
- A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in January 2025 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the new pages feed. Sign up here to participate!
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