User talk:Gonzo fan2007/Archive 2021
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Administrators' newsletter – January 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2020).
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- T3 (duplication and hardcoded instances) has been repealed following a request for comment.
- You can now put pages on your watchlist for a limited period of time.
- By motion, standard discretionary sanctions have been temporarily authorized
for all pages relating to the Horn of Africa (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes)
. The effectiveness of the discretionary sanctions can be evaluated on the request by any editor after March 1, 2021 (or sooner if for a good reason). - Following the 2020 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Barkeep49, BDD, Bradv, CaptainEek, L235, Maxim, Primefac.
- By motion, standard discretionary sanctions have been temporarily authorized
"Complete list of United States Supreme Court cases" listed at Redirects for discussion
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Administrators' newsletter – February 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2021).
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- The standard discretionary sanctions authorized for American Politics were amended by motionto cover
post-1992 politics of United States and closely related people
, replacing the 1932 cutoff.
- The
- Voting in the 2021 Steward elections will begin on 05 February 2021, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2021, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
- Wikipedia has now been around for 20 years, and recently saw its billionth edit!
Administrators' newsletter – March 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2021).
Interface administrator changes
- A request for comment is open that proposes a process for the community to revoke administrative permissions. This follows a 2019 RfC in favor of creating one such a policy.
- A subcriterion a, which covers immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
- A request for comment seeks to grant page movers the
delete-redirect
userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target. The full proposal is at Wikipedia:Page mover/delete-redirect. - A request for commentasks if sysops may
place the General sanctions/Coronavirus disease 2019 editnotice template on pages in scope that do not have page-specific sanctions
? - There is a protection.
- When blocking an IPv6 address with just block the /64range. When doing so, you can still leave a block template on the initial, single IP address' talkpage.
- When protecting a page with Twinkle, you can now add a note if doing so was in response to a request at WP:RfPP, and even link to the specific revision.
- There have been Pending Changes. Most problems setting protection appear to have been resolved (phab:T273317) but other issues with autoaccepting edits persist (phab:T275322).
- When blocking an IPv6 address with
- By motion, the discretionary sanctions originally authorized under the GamerGate case are now authorized under a new Gender and sexuality case, with sanctions
authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, any gender-related dispute or controversy and associated people.
Sanctions issued under GamerGate are now considered Gender and sexuality sanctions. - The Kurds and Kurdistan case was closed, authorizing standard discretionary sanctions for
the topics of Kurds and Kurdistan, broadly construed
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- By motion, the discretionary sanctions originally authorized under the GamerGate case are now authorized under a new Gender and sexuality case, with sanctions
- Following the 2021 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: AmandaNP, Operator873, Stanglavine, Teles, and Wiki13.
Administrators' newsletter – April 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2021).
- Alexandria • Happyme22 • RexxS
- Following a subcriterion ahas been deprecated; it covered immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
- Following a request for comment, page movers were granted the
delete-redirect
userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target.
- Following a
- When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split and it might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a job queue problem. (T278350)
- Code to support some very old web browsers is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers. (T277803)
- A discretionary sanctions procedureis open until April 25.
- A
Administrators' newsletter – May 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2021).
Interface administrator changes
- Following an RfC, consensus was found that third party appeals are allowed but discouraged.
- Consensus was found in a previous RfCfor a community based desysop procedure, though the procedure proposed in the 2021 RfC did not gain consensus.
- The user group
oversight
will be renamed tosuppress
. This is for technical reasons. You can comment at T112147 if you have objections.
- The user group
- The discretionary sanctions procedurewas closed, and an initial draft based on feedback from the now closed consultation is expected to be released in early June to early July for community review.
- The
Paper Mario four award
Wanted to reply, but mobile editing is wonky; would it matter any different considering how it was never an article, rather a draft through the entirety of its existence? Panini!🥪 21:21, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
- Hi « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:45, 2 June 2021 (UTC)]
Administrators' newsletter – June 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2021).
- Ashleyyoursmile • Less Unless
- Husond • MattWade • MJCdetroit • Carioca • Vague Rant • Kingboyk • Thunderboltz • Gwen Gale • AniMate • SlimVirgin (deceased)
- Consensus was reached to deprecate Wikipedia:Editor assistance.
- Following a Request for Comment the Book namespace was deprecated.
- Wikimedia previously used the IRC network Freenode. However, due to changes over who controlled the network with reports of a forceful takeover by several ex-staff members, the Wikimedia IRC Group Contacts decided to move to the new Libera Chat network. It has been reported that Wikimedia related channels on Freenode have been forcibly taken over if they pointed members to Libera. There is a migration guide and Wikimedia discussions about this.
- After a Reliable Sources Noticeboardto discuss disputed sources.
- After a
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Administrators' newsletter – July 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2021).
Interface administrator changes
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- WP:REFUNDeven after the namespace is removed.
- An TFAs.
- IP addresses of unregistered users are to be hidden from everyone. There is a rough draft of how IP addresses may be shown to users who need to see them. This currently details allowing administrators, checkusers, stewards and those with a new usergroup to view the full IP address of unregistered users. Editors with at least 500 edits and an account over a year old will be able to see all but the end of the IP address in the proposal. The ability to see the IP addresses hidden behind the mask would be dependent on agreeing to not share the parts of the IP address they can see with those who do not have access to the same information. Accessing part of or the full IP address of a masked editor would also be logged. Comments on the draft are being welcomed at the talk page.
- The community authorised COVID-19 discretionary sanctions following a motionat a case request. Alerts given and sanctions placed under the community authorised general sanctions are now considered alerts for and sanctions under the new discretionary sanctions.
- The community authorised
Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team articles by quality log
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- Hi « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:27, 6 July 2021 (UTC)]
Welcome to Office.bomis.com
I find it quite amusing that in September 2019 you posted a welcome message to Wikipedia's first ever user, who had registered eighteen years earlier. Did this come from some sort of automatic script? JIP | Talk 23:49, 4 July 2021 (UTC)
- « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:22, 6 July 2021 (UTC)]
Administrators' newsletter – July 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2021).
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- An G13speedy deletions.
- An
- Last week all wikis were very slow or not accessible for 30 minutes. This was due to server lag caused by regenerating dynamic lists on the Russian Wikinews after a large bulk import. (T287380)
- Following an requested move discussions.
- Following an
- You can vote for candidates in the 2021 Board of Trustees elections from 4 August to 17 August. Four community elected seats are up for election.
Administrators' newsletter – September 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2021).
- Feedback is requested on the Universal Code of Conduct enforcement draft by the Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee.
- A high-risk templates.
- A discussion is open to decide when, if ever, should discord logs be eligible for removal when posted onwiki (including whether to oversight them)
- A TFAshas resulted in a 30 day trial of automatic semi protection for TFAs.
- The Score extension has been re-enabled on public wikis. It has been updated, but has been placed in safe mode to address unresolved security issues. Further information on the security issues can be found on the mediawiki page.
- A request for comment is in progress to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the Arbitration Committee election and resolve any issues not covered by existing rules. Comments and new proposals are welcome.
- The 2021 RfA review is now open for comments.
Update on 1984 Summer Olympics medal table FLRC
Hi there,
I have made improvements to the 1984 Summer Olympics medal table regarding its reevaluation of its featured list status. Please note, I may or may not be able to work on this list until probably after September 23 or so. Also, I may need assistance from someone to make a map.
- --Birdienest81talk 08:44, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
Another Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team question
Hey GF, I see both from edit history and from the thread above that in the past you have done work on protecting
- Hi « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:45, 20 September 2021 (UTC)]
Administrators' newsletter – October 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2021).
- Following high-risk templates.
- Following a discussion at the Village Pump, there is consensus to treat discord logs the same as IRC logs. This means that discord logs will be oversighted if posted onwiki.
- Following
- DiscussionTools has superseded Enterprisey's reply-link script. Editors may switch using the "Discussion tools" checkbox under Preferences → Beta features.
- A motion has standardised the 500/30 (extended confirmed) restrictions placed by the Arbitration Committee. The standardised restriction is now listed in the Arbitration Committee's procedures.
- Following the closure of the are authorizedfor all edits about, and all pages related to, post-1978 Iranian politics, broadly construed.
- The Arbitration Committee encourages uninvolved administrators to use the discretionary sanctions procedure in topic areas where it is authorised to facilitate consensus in RfCs. This includes, but is not limited to, enforcing sectioned comments, word/diff limits and moratoriums on a particular topic from being brought in an RfC for up to a year.
- Editors have approved expanding the trial of Growth Features from 2% of new accounts to 25%, and the share of newcomers getting mentorship from 2% to 5%. Experienced editors are invited to add themselves to the mentor list.
- The community consultation phase of the 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process is open for editors to provide comments and ask questions to candidates.
Update 2 on 1984 Summer Olympics medal table FLRC
Hi there,
I addressed your comment regarding the pending FLRC of the 1984 Summer Olympics medal table, and restored a previous statement that was removed. Thanks.
- --Birdienest81talk 08:46, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:30, 12 October 2021 (UTC)]
Iyopawa Island
Hi. You removed my clarification needed tag for Iyopawa Island, which claims to be an island but also claims to be connected by a land bridge. You did this with the comment 'as Islands are still classified as islands even when they are linked to the mainland by connections such as a bridge, causeway or ford'. But a land bridge, as defined by our article land bridge, is a natural land form in no way comparable with bridges, causeways or fords, which are all man-made constructs. I'm beginning to think the problem here is an incorrect use of the term land bridge; perhaps it would be better replaced by causeway, which is what the connection appears to be on maps. I have no sources, and I'm reluctant to make such a change just on the basis of Google Maps. What do you think?. -- chris_j_wood (talk) 12:45, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 20:41, 13 October 2021 (UTC)]
Another Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team question
Hey GF, I see both from edit history and from the thread above that in the past you have done work on protecting
- Hi « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:45, 20 September 2021 (UTC)]
- OK, finally getting back to this: here are the pages that need full protection to prevent the bot from adding a non-existent category to them:
- Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Taiwanese military history articles by quality log
- Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/South America military history articles by quality log
- Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Russian and Soviet military history articles by quality log
- Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Romanian military history articles by quality log
- Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Roman military history articles by quality log
- Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Pakistani military history articles by quality log
- Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/New Zealand military history articles by quality log
- Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Military science articles by quality log
- Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Lebanese military history articles by quality log
- Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Latin American military history articles by quality log
- Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Intelligence or espionage related articles by quality log
- Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Intelligence or espionage articles by quality log
- Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Intel articles by quality log
- Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Central and South American military history articles by quality log
- Could you please let me know when you have applied the protection to these? Thanks so much, UnitedStatesian (talk) 18:17, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 17:00, 21 October 2021 (UTC)]
- Hi
Marcus Lemonis edit request
Hi
- Hi « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:56, 1 November 2021 (UTC)]
Administrators' newsletter – November 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2021).
- Phase 2 of the 2021 RfA review has commenced which will discuss potential solutions to address the 8 issues found in Phase 1. Proposed solutions that achieve consensus will be implemented and you may propose solutions till 07 November 2021.
- Toolhub is a catalogue of tools which can be used on Wikimedia wikis. It is at https://toolhub.wikimedia.org/.
- GeneralNotability, Mz7 and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2021 Arbitration Committee Elections. Ivanvector and John M Wolfson are reserve commissioners.
- Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves to stand in the 2021 Arbitration Committee elections from 07 November 2021 until 16 November 2021.
- The 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments processhas concluded with the appointment of five new CheckUsers and two new Oversighters.
- The
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Aaron Rodgers
Hello! Saw your edit on Aaron Rodgers and I agree. What do you suggest I can do as an improvement to clean up some of the excess? I initially audited the page internally and removed some basic statlines and references around a month back. I am working on some NFL player articles as I come across to try to remove excess statlines and make the prose not as robotic. Thanks for all you do on here and best wishes. Red Director (talk) 20:14, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
- « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 20:45, 2 December 2021 (UTC)]
- Gonzo fan2007 Nice work there! Good place to start. He is one of the rare players in NFL history where he has done some great things over the course over most of his career. The Tom Brady article is probably a good example too of where it is difficult to condense down. I think some back-to-back less notable years can be condensed definitely. There are some years where I think the section needs to stay but we can cut some excess wording. His Super Bowl years, MVP years, etc. are among what I deem notable. I think once some notable active players retire, we can all around condensing them as well. Red Director (talk) 21:01, 2 December 2021 (UTC)]
- « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:54, 3 December 2021 (UTC)]
Administrators' newsletter – December 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2021).
- Unregistered editors using the mobile website are now able to receive notices to indicate they have talk page messages. The notice looks similar to what is already present on desktop, and will be displayed on when viewing any page except mainspace and when editing any page. (T284642)
- The limit on the number of emails a user can send per day has been made global instead of per-wiki to help prevent abuse. (T293866)
- Voting in the 2021 Arbitration Committee Elections is open until 23:59, 06 December 2021 (UTC).
- The already authorized standard discretionary sanctions for all pages relating to the Horn of Africa (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes), broadly construed, have been made permanent.
Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled
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- Thanks for nomination « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 20:54, 1 January 2022 (UTC)]