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News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2022).

Administrator changes Tamzin Barek • Darkwind • Geometry guy • ProcseeBot • RoyBoy • Sean Whitton • Valereee • Visorstuff • WAvegetarian Sn0wflake → VersedFenrir

CheckUser changes Ivanvector

Guideline and policy news

• Several areas of improvement collated from community member votes have been identified in the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines. The areas of improvement have been sent back for review and you are invited to provide input on these areas.

Technical news

• Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access Special:Block directly from user pages. (T307341)
• The IP Info feature has been deployed to all wikis as a Beta Feature. Any autoconfirmed user may enable the feature using the "IP info" checkbox under Preferences → Beta features. Autoconfirmed users will be able to access basic information about an IP address that includes the country and connection method. Those with advanced privileges (admin, bureaucrat, checkuser) will have access to extra information that includes the Internet Service Provider and more specific location.

Arbitration

• Remedy 2 of the Rachel Marsden case has been rescinded following a motion. The remedy previously authorised administrators to delete or reduce to a stub, together with their talk pages, articles related to Rachel Marsden when they violate Wikipedia's biographies of living persons policy.
• An arbitration case regarding WikiProject Tropical Cyclones has been closed.

I am tried of people trying to punish me for someone else attacking me. It is getting very frustrating.John Pack Lambert (talk) 14:25, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Because sensible users see these "attacks" as sound and proper criticisms, and you respond with petulance, tantrums, and passive-aggressive rubbish. Any questions, Lambert? 166.151.186.237 (talk) 17:16, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Harry, I blocked this IP for obvious harassment. Drmies (talk) 17:18, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Drmies: good call, though I'm sure they've found another dynamic IP/proxy/VPN by now. @Johnpacklambert: I'm not interested in punishment. I'm interested in what's best for the encyclopaedia. I actually agree with you that that's not hundreds of two-sentence articles. I also agree that somebody who created dozens of articles minutes apart has a bit of a nerve complaining about them being nominated for deletion en masse. But Lugnuts is banned from creating any more and running battles across the project space are not going to solve anything. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:29, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the current ANI is trying to punish me because Lugnuts attacked me, and I find that very frustrating.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:30, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]