Administrators' newsletter – August 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2017).
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Anarchyte • GeneralizationsAreBad • Cullen328 (first RfA to reach WP:300)
Cprompt • Rockpocket • Rambo's Revenge • Animum • TexasAndroid • Chuck SMITH • MikeLynch • Crazytales • Ad Orientem
- Following a series of discussions around new pages patrol, the WMF is helping implement a controlled autoconfirmed article creation trial as a research experiment, similar to the one proposed in 2011. You can learn more about the research plan at meta:Research:Autoconfirmed article creation trial. The exact start date of the experiment has yet to be determined.
- A new speedy deletion criterion, regarding articles created as a result undisclosed paid editing, is currently being discussed (permalink).
- An RfC (permalink) is currently open that proposes expanding WP:G13 to include all drafts, even if they weren't submitted through Articles for Creation.
- LoginNotify should soon be deployed to the English Wikipedia. This will notify users when there are suspicious login attempts on their account.
- The new version of XTools is nearing an official release. This suite of tools includes administrator statistics, an improved edit counter, among other tools that may benefit administrators. You can report issues on Phabricator and provide general feedback at mw:Talk:XTools.
The Signpost: 5 August 2017
- Recent research: Wikipedia can increase local tourism by +9%; predicting article quality with deep learning; recent behavior predicts quality
- WikiProject report: Comic relief
- In the media: Wikipedia used to judge death penalty, arms smuggling, Indonesian governance, and HOTTEST celebrity
- Traffic report: Swedish countess tops the list
- Featured content: Everywhere in the lead
- Technology report: Introducing TechCom
- Humour: WWASOHs and ETCSSs
This week's article for improvement (week 32, 2017)
Hello, K6ka.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Genocide Convention • Search algorithm Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 7 August 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
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Tech News: 2017-32
21:45, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
Newbie question
Hey k6ka ☺ I spent the last couple of days reading about CVU, but noticed here that there are currently no instructors available. How do you suggest I proceed? Should I just read through wikipedia pages and get familiar with anti-vandalism practices and wait for a free instructor?
btw how did you get that fancy "new section" thing on your talk page? I want one too ♥
— Superuser27 talk 21:45, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Superuser27. Sorry to hear that there are no available CVUA instructors at the moment. You can try contacting them and asking if they're willing to take you once a slot becomes available. Failing that, you can read the links under "Help" and then try your hand patrolling Special:RecentChanges and seeing if you can revert any vandalism. Don't be afraid if you seem slow or are overwhelmed by everything (I was in that boat when I first started vandal fighting here on Wikipedia!). The best way to get better at vandal fighting is to do more of it. Don't expect to get everything on your first try; just learn from your mistakes and keep rolling. While having a CVUA instructor is great, it is also possible to learn the basics on your own too (I did not have a CVUA instructor).
- As for the fancy "New section" text box, I used the following:
<inputbox> type=commenttitle page=User talk:K6ka </inputbox>
- To change the inputbox for use on your own talk page, change the "page" parameter to "User talk:Superuser27". More documentation on how to create inputboxes like these can be found here. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 22:58, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
- Again, thank you! ♥
- Btw starting a line with
::
is opening up an emoji table below the edit box and I can't close it unless I put another:
- Edit: It appears that when I start a second line with the same indentation, the annoying box goes away. Still maybe someone should have a look at it, maybe add a "close" button :)
— Superuser27 talk 06:52, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
- Again, thank you! ♥
- @Superuser27: I'm not seeing an emoji table when I type two
::
, are you using a mobile device? —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 11:20, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
- @Superuser27: I'm not seeing an emoji table when I type two
- No, I was on my PC, just like now, but I'm not able to reproduce the problem. Maybe it was just a glitch in the matrix ;) — Superuser27 contributions - talk 13:17, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 33, 2017)
![]() An automobile engine is an example of an intermediate good, and is used in the production of the final good, the assembled automobile.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Blackmail • Genocide Convention Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 14 August 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
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A cookie for you!
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To thank you for the help you gave me and how kindly you introduced me to the tools of WikiPedia! — Superuser27 contributions - talk 13:52, 14 August 2017 (UTC) |
Tech News: 2017-33
23:29, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
Well then...
I guess Freenode is off the wagon... lol ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:46, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
- It's back! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:47, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
- Ehh... maybe not. I'm connected but it's being hella slow authing me... ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:49, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
- @Oshwah: Not too sure what happened, since I was asleep at the time. I'm guessing freenode staff misfired and accidentally K-Lined a whole bunch of legit users, and a whole mess of users trying to reconnect probably slowed the network down to a crawl. I also noticed a ton of spam private messages being sent to me between 3AM EST and 5AM EST. Looks like freenode's suffering from its size again. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 11:33, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
- Yup, that's exactly what happened. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 11:39, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
- @Oshwah: Not too sure what happened, since I was asleep at the time. I'm guessing freenode staff misfired and accidentally K-Lined a whole bunch of legit users, and a whole mess of users trying to reconnect probably slowed the network down to a crawl. I also noticed a ton of spam private messages being sent to me between 3AM EST and 5AM EST. Looks like freenode's suffering from its size again. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 11:33, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
- Ehh... maybe not. I'm connected but it's being hella slow authing me... ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 04:49, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
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— TheMagnificentist 11:07, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
- TheMagnificentist, the username you have requested is not eligible for usurpation; it has made significant edits on other wikis. You should also be patient when filing an usurpation request, since there is a waiting period (about one week at WP:CHU/U; about one month at m:SRUC). —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 11:23, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
- Should I request at m:SRUC then? — TheMagnificentist 11:26, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
- @TheMagnificentist: It has made significant edits on other wikis. It can't be usurped at all, regardless of where you file the request at. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 11:27, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
- Ah okay, I'll look for a different username then. — TheMagnificentist 11:32, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
- @TheMagnificentist: It has made significant edits on other wikis. It can't be usurped at all, regardless of where you file the request at. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 11:27, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
- Should I request at m:SRUC then? — TheMagnificentist 11:26, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 34, 2017)
Hello, K6ka.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Intermediate good • Blackmail Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 21 August 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
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Tech News: 2017-34
18:01, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 35, 2017)
Hello, K6ka.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Emigration • Intermediate good Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 28 August 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
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Tech News: 2017-35
22:10, 28 August 2017 (UTC)