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More heat than light[edit]
That's definitely how most of these discussions go, which is why I've been trying to just ignore most of the RSN thread. It seems to be hard to accept that reasonable people can disagree. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 22:23, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
- It happens a lot on these topics, as I noticed you've found. My problem is that I'm aware that I often add to it by continuing to engage - the only way things calm down is if one party walks away. I'd like to be better at doing that. :) - Bilby (talk) 02:29, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
- It was my plan to not engage after my survey statement, and that didn't work. I've caught myself a few other times when I was about to reply, too. Walking away is probably the hardest editor skill to develop. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:15, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
- I think I need to work harder on gaining that. :) At any rate, with the way any evidence would be treated, all we would end up with is a massive block of back-and-forth comments that would be virtually unreadable. I think I can trust the community to come to a valid conclusion without putting them through that. - Bilby (talk) 03:57, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
- It was my plan to not engage after my survey statement, and that didn't work. I've caught myself a few other times when I was about to reply, too. Walking away is probably the hardest editor skill to develop. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:15, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
This Month in Education: March 2022[edit]
The Signpost: 27 March 2022[edit]
- From the Signpost team: How The Signpost is documenting the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- News and notes: Of safety and anonymity
- Eyewitness Wikimedian – Kharkiv, Ukraine: Countering Russian aggression with a camera
- Eyewitness Wikimedian – Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary
- Eyewitness Wikimedian – Western Ukraine: Working with Wikipedia helps
- Disinformation report: The oligarchs' socks
- In the media: Ukraine, Russia, and even some other stuff
- Wikimedian perspective: My heroes from Russia, Ukraine & beyond
- Discussion report: Athletes are less notable now
- Technology report: 2022 Wikimedia Hackathon
- Arbitration report: Skeptics given heavenly judgement, whirlwind of Discord drama begins to spin for tropical cyclone editors
- Traffic report: War, what is it good for?
- Deletion report: Ukraine, werewolves, Ukraine, YouTube pundits, and Ukraine
- From the archives: Burn, baby burn
- Essay: Yes, the sky is blue
- Tips and tricks: Become a keyboard ninja
- On the bright side: The bright side of news
Happy first edit day![edit]
{{u|Sdkb}} talk 23:15, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
- Well, first surviving edit, anyway. :) It has been a while, it seems - thanks! - Bilby (talk) 23:28, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
gah[edit]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lungstagangsta - user page edit leaves me sort of .... umm umm err... JarrahTree 08:08, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, I know what you mean. I'll keep an eye on them and the article. Thanks! - Bilby (talk) 11:26, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – April 2022[edit]
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2022).
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Guideline and policy news
- An RfC is open proposing a change to the minimum activity requirements for administrators.
Technical news
- Access to Special:RevisionDelete has been expanded to include users who have the
deletelogentryanddeletedhistoryrights. This means that those in the Researcher user group and Checkusers who are not administrators can now access Special:RevisionDelete. The users able to view the special page after this change are the 3 users in the Researcher group, as there are currently no checkusers who are not already administrators. (T301928) - When viewing deleted revisions or diffs on Special:Undelete a back link to the undelete page for the associated page is now present. (T284114)
Arbitration
- Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures § Opening of proceedings has been updated to reflect current practice following a motion.
- A arbitration case regarding Skepticism and coordinated editing has been closed.
- A arbitration case regarding WikiProject Tropical Cyclones has been opened.
Miscellaneous
- Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines has closed, and the results were that 56.98% of voters supported the guidelines. The results of this vote mean the Wikimedia Foundation Board will now review the guidelines.
New administrator activity requirement[edit]
The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.
Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:
- Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
- Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period
Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.
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