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ago</a> by Gerda Arendt in topic <a href="#Always_precious">Always precious</a></div></div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="content"> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><script>function mfTempOpenSection(id){var block=document.getElementById("mf-section-"+id);block.className+=" open-block";block.previousSibling.className+=" open-block";}</script><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><section class="mf-section-0" id="mf-section-0"><span data-mw-thread-id="h--2007-05-29T20:53:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h--2007-05-29T20:53:00.000Z"></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h--2007-05-29T20:53:00.000Z"></span></span><p><br> </p> <div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/User:Ks0stm" title="User:Ks0stm"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Evolauxia-2007-05-29T20:53:00.000Z"></span>Ks0stm</a> is currently:</b><br> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Symbol_support2_vote.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Symbol_support2_vote.svg/20px-Symbol_support2_vote.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Symbol_support2_vote.svg/30px-Symbol_support2_vote.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Symbol_support2_vote.svg/40px-Symbol_support2_vote.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1850"></a></span> <span style="color:blue"><b>Busy</b></span> </p> <small>I may not be actively editing,<br>but I am around.</small><br><small><span class="plainlinks">Update: <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Ks0stm/Status&action=edit&amfind=.*&amreplace=online&amlocal=1&amsummary=Setting%20status%20to%20%22online%22&amautosave=yes&amminor=1"><span style="color:green">On</span></a> • <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Ks0stm/Status&action=edit&amfind=.*&amreplace=busy&amlocal=1&amsummary=Setting%20status%20to%20%22busy%22&amautosave=yes&amminor=1"><span style="color:blue">Busy</span></a> • <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Ks0stm/Status&action=edit&amfind=.*&amreplace=in%20class&amlocal=1&amsummary=Setting%20status%20to%20%22in%20class%22&amautosave=yes&amminor=1"><span style="color:red">Class</span></a> • <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Ks0stm/Status&action=edit&amfind=.*&amreplace=away&amlocal=1&amsummary=Setting%20status%20to%20%22away%22&amautosave=yes&amminor=1"><span style="color:grey">Away</span></a> <br> <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Ks0stm/Status&action=edit&amfind=.*&amreplace=wikibreak&amlocal=1&amsummary=Setting%20status%20to%20%22wikibreak%22&amautosave=yes&amminor=1"><span 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Toggleswitch.PNG/38px-Toggleswitch.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Toggleswitch.PNG/50px-Toggleswitch.PNG 2x" data-file-width="947" data-file-height="1479"></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><b>Ks0stm</b> is busy and is going to be on Wikipedia in off-and-on doses, and may not respond swiftly to queries.</td></tr></tbody></table> <hr> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chocolate_chip_cookies.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Chocolate_chip_cookies.jpg/220px-Chocolate_chip_cookies.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Chocolate_chip_cookies.jpg/330px-Chocolate_chip_cookies.jpg 1.5x, 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id="mf-section-4"> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_newsletter" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20230701125800-Administrators'_newsletter_–_July_2023"></span>News and updates for administrators</a> from the past month (June 2023). </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ANEWSicon.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/150px-ANEWSicon.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="151" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="596" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 151px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/150px-ANEWSicon.png" data-width="150" data-height="151" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/225px-ANEWSicon.png 1.5x, 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data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1157946362#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2023#June_2023" title="Special:PermanentLink/1157946362">Deckiller</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1157946362#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2023#June_2023" title="Special:PermanentLink/1157946362">Electionworld</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1157946362#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2023#June_2023" title="Special:PermanentLink/1157946362">MBisanz</a></li><li><a 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Contributions are still also released under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the GNU Free Documentation License">GFDL license</a>.</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Octicons-tools.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/20px-Octicons-tools.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/20px-Octicons-tools.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/30px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/40px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Technical news</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Third-party_resources_policy" class="extiw" title="meta:Talk:Third-party resources policy">Discussion is open</a> regarding a proposed <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Third-party_resources_policy" class="extiw" title="meta:Third-party resources policy">global policy regarding third-party resources</a>. Third-party resources are computer resources that reside outside of Wikimedia production websites.</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scale_of_justice_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="208"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/30px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/40px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Arbitration</b> </p> <ul><li>Two arbitration cases are currently open. 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The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 175 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were: </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Mars.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="540"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Mars.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mars.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Mars.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Mars.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mars.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Thebiguglyalien" title="User:Thebiguglyalien">Thebiguglyalien</a>, with 919 points from a featured article on <a href="/wiki/Frances_Cleveland" title="Frances Cleveland">Frances Cleveland</a> as well as five good articles and many reviews,</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Dual_monarchy_of_England_and_France" title="Dual monarchy of England and France"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg/23px-Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="650"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg/23px-Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg/35px-Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg/46px-Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Unlimitedlead" title="User:Unlimitedlead">Unlimitedlead</a>, with 862 points from a high-scoring featured articles on <a href="/wiki/Henry_II_of_England" title="Henry II of England">Henry II of England</a> and numerous reviews,</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" title="Byzantine Empire"><noscript><img alt="Byzantine Empire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Byzantine_imperial_flag%2C_14th_century.svg/21px-Byzantine_imperial_flag%2C_14th_century.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="648"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 21px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Byzantine_imperial_flag%2C_14th_century.svg/21px-Byzantine_imperial_flag%2C_14th_century.svg.png" data-alt="Byzantine Empire" data-width="21" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Byzantine_imperial_flag%2C_14th_century.svg/32px-Byzantine_imperial_flag%2C_14th_century.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Byzantine_imperial_flag%2C_14th_century.svg/42px-Byzantine_imperial_flag%2C_14th_century.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Iazyges" title="User:Iazyges">Iazyges</a>, with 560 points from a high-scoring featured article on <a href="/wiki/Tiberius_III" title="Tiberius III">Tiberius III</a>.</li></ul> <p>Contestants achieved 11 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 47 good articles, 72 featured or good article reviews, over 100 DYKs and 40 ITN appearances. As always, any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process. </p><p>If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews_Needed" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed">Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed</a> (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiCup" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiCup">Wikipedia talk:WikiCup</a>, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. 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title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-07-17/Tips and tricks">What automation can do for you (and your WikiProject)</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Recent research: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-07-17/Recent_research" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-07-17/Recent research">Wikipedia-grounded chatbot "outperforms all baselines" on factual accuracy</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Humour: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-07-17/Humour" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-07-17/Humour">New fringe theories to be introduced</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Cobwebs: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-07-17/Cobwebs" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-07-17/Cobwebs">If you're reading this, you're probably on a desktop</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Featured content: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-07-17/Featured_content" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-07-17/Featured content">Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin', keep those readers scrollin', 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climate change</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Disinformation report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-01/Disinformation_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-08-01/Disinformation report">Hot climate, hot hit, hot money, hot news hot off the presses!</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Obituary: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-01/Obituary" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-08-01/Obituary">Donald Cram, Peter McCawley, and Eagleash</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Tips and tricks: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-01/Tips_and_tricks" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-08-01/Tips and tricks">Citation tools for dummies!</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Humour: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-01/Humour" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-08-01/Humour">Does Wikipedia present neutral perspectives?</a></li></ul> <ul><li>In focus: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-01/In_focus" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia 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href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2023-08-01" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Single/2023-08-01">Single-page</a> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Subscribe" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Subscribe">Unsubscribe</a> * <a href="/wiki/User:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User:MediaWiki message delivery">MediaWiki message delivery</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User talk:MediaWiki message delivery">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20230801033800-The_Signpost:_1_August_2023" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">03:38, 1 August 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20230801033800-The_Signpost:_1_August_2023"><span id="ooui-php-10" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless 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data-mw-thread-id="h-203.170.115.231_revdel-20230801105500"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-203.170.115.231_revdel-20230801105500"></span>203.170.115.231 revdel<span data-mw-comment-end="h-203.170.115.231_revdel-20230801105500"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ks0stm&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 203.170.115.231 revdel" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-118' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-Ks0stm-20230801105900-Adakiko-20230801105500">1 year ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>2 comments</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>2 people in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-10 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-10"> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Adakiko-20230801105500-203.170.115.231_revdel"></span>Revdel on <span><a href="/wiki/Fucking" class="mw-disambig" title="Fucking">Fucking</a> <span class="plainlinks lx">(<a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Fucking" title="Special:EditPage/Fucking">edit</a> | <a href="/wiki/Talk:Fucking" title="Talk:Fucking">talk</a> | <a href="/wiki/Special:PageHistory/Fucking" title="Special:PageHistory/Fucking">history</a> | <a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Fucking" title="Special:WhatLinksHere/Fucking">links</a> | <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fucking&action=watch">watch</a> | <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&page=Fucking">logs</a>)</span></span> for edits by <a href="/w/index.php?title=User:203.170.115.231&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:203.170.115.231 (page does not exist)">203.170.115.231</a> <span class="plainlinks">(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:203.170.115.231" title="User talk:203.170.115.231">talk</a> <b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/203.170.115.231" title="Special:Contributions/203.170.115.231">contribs</a> <b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:DeletedContributions/203.170.115.231" title="Special:DeletedContributions/203.170.115.231">deleted contribs</a> <b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:Log/203.170.115.231" title="Special:Log/203.170.115.231">logs</a> <b>·</b> <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAbuseLog&wpSearchUser=203.170.115.231">filter log</a> <b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:Block/203.170.115.231" title="Special:Block/203.170.115.231">block user</a> <b>·</b> <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog%2Fblock&page=User%3A203.170.115.231">block log</a>)</span> likely needed. Thank you <a href="/wiki/User:Adakiko" title="User:Adakiko">Adakiko</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Adakiko" title="User talk:Adakiko">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Adakiko-20230801105500-203.170.115.231_revdel" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">10:55, 1 August 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Adakiko-20230801105500-203.170.115.231_revdel"><span id="ooui-php-11" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon 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data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/30px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/40px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Administrator changes</b> </p> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Added"><noscript><img alt="added" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png" data-alt="added" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Firefangledfeathers" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Firefangledfeathers">Firefangledfeathers</a></dd> <dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Removed"><noscript><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" data-alt="removed" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1165672654#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/AlisonW_closed" title="Special:PermanentLink/1165672654">AlisonW</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1162761560#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2023#July_2023" title="Special:PermanentLink/1162761560">Amberrock</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1162761560#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2023#July_2023" title="Special:PermanentLink/1162761560">Closedmouth</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1164718647#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Scottywong_closed" title="Special:PermanentLink/1164718647">Scottywong</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="18" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="467"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 18px;" 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This allows hiding edits made by automated tools. (<a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334338" class="extiw" title="phabricator:T334338">T334338</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:BlockedExternalDomains" title="Special:BlockedExternalDomains">Special:BlockedExternalDomains</a> is a new tool that allows easier blocking of plain domains (and their subdomains). This is more easily searchable and is faster for the software to use than the existing <a href="/wiki/MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist" title="MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist">MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist</a>. It does not support regex (for complex cases), URL path-matching, or the <a href="/wiki/MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist" title="MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist">MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist</a>. (<a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337431" class="extiw" title="phabricator:T337431">T337431</a>)</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scale_of_justice_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="208"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/30px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/40px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Arbitration</b> </p> <ul><li>The arbitration cases named <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Scottywong" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Scottywong">Scottywong</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/AlisonW" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/AlisonW">AlisonW</a> closed 10 July and 16 July respectively.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/SmallCat_dispute" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/SmallCat dispute">SmallCat dispute</a> arbitration case is in the workshop phase.</li></ul> <hr> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Administrators%27_newsletter" title="Wikipedia talk:Administrators' newsletter">Discuss this newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_newsletter/Subscribe" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter/Subscribe">Subscribe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_newsletter/Archive" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter/Archive">Archive</a></li></ul> </div></div> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><small>Sent by <a href="/wiki/User:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User:MediaWiki message delivery">MediaWiki message delivery</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User talk:MediaWiki message delivery">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20230808085400-Administrators'_newsletter_%E2%80%93_August_2023" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">08:54, 8 August 2023 (UTC)</a><span data-mw-comment-end="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20230808085400-Administrators'_newsletter_–_August_2023"></span></small><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20230808085400-Administrators'_newsletter_–_August_2023"><span id="ooui-php-13" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span></div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(12)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Hope_this_is_okay..." data-mw-thread-id="h-Hope_this_is_okay...-20230812144500"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Hope_this_is_okay...-20230812144500"></span>Hope this is okay...<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Hope_this_is_okay...-20230812144500"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ks0stm&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Hope this is okay..." class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-120' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-Ks0stm-20230812175000-Lourdes-20230812144500">1 year ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>2 comments</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>2 people in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-12 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-12"> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Lourdes-20230812144500-Hope_this_is_okay..."></span>Sorry Ks0stm, I increased the block of this <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/106.78.85.0/24">ip range</a> as noticed some vandalism at ANI too. Didn't check with you but hope it's okay. Thank you and warmly, <a href="/wiki/User:Lourdes" title="User:Lourdes"><span style="color:blue; background: white">Lourdes</span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Lourdes-20230812144500-Hope_this_is_okay..." class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">14:45, 12 August 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Lourdes-20230812144500-Hope_this_is_okay..."><span id="ooui-php-14" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Lourdes-20230812144500-Hope_this_is_okay..."></span> </p> <dl><dd><span class="template-ping"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Ks0stm-20230812175000-Lourdes-20230812144500"></span>@<a href="/wiki/User:Lourdes" title="User:Lourdes">Lourdes</a>:</span> Perfectly fine with me! Thanks for letting me know. <a href="/wiki/User:Ks0stm" title="User:Ks0stm"><span style="color:green;"><b>Ks0stm</b></span></a> <sup>(<a class="mw-selflink selflink">T</a>•<a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Ks0stm" title="Special:Contributions/Ks0stm">C</a>•<a href="/wiki/User:Ks0stm/G" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Ks0stm/G">G</a>•<a href="/wiki/User:Ks0stm/E" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Ks0stm/E">E</a>)</sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Ks0stm-20230812175000-Lourdes-20230812144500" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">17:50, 12 August 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Ks0stm-20230812175000-Lourdes-20230812144500"><span id="ooui-php-15" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Ks0stm-20230812175000-Lourdes-20230812144500"></span></dd></dl> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(13)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="The_Signpost:_15_August_2023" data-mw-thread-id="h-The_Signpost:_15_August_2023-20230815141700"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-The_Signpost:_15_August_2023-20230815141700"></span><i>The Signpost</i>: 15 August 2023<span data-mw-comment-end="h-The_Signpost:_15_August_2023-20230815141700"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ks0stm&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: The Signpost: 15 August 2023" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-121' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20230815141700-The_Signpost:_15_August_2023">1 year ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>1 comment</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>1 person in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-13 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-13"> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><div style="column-count:2;"> <ul><li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20230815141700-The_Signpost:_15_August_2023"></span>News and notes: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-15/News_and_notes" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-08-15/News and notes">Dude, Where's My Donations? Wikimedia Foundation announces another million in grants for non-Wikimedia-related projects</a></li></ul> <ul><li>In the media: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-15/In_the_media" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-08-15/In the media">An accusation of bias from Brazil, a lawsuit from Portugal, plagiarism from Florida</a></li></ul> <ul><li>In focus: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-15/In_focus" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-08-15/In focus">2023 Good Article Nomination drive is underway: get your barnstars here!</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Special report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-15/Special_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-08-15/Special report">Thirteen years later, why are most administrators still from 2005?</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Tips and tricks: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-15/Tips_and_tricks" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-08-15/Tips and tricks">How to find 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title="User:MediaWiki message delivery">MediaWiki message delivery</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User talk:MediaWiki message delivery">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20230815141700-The_Signpost:_15_August_2023" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">14:17, 15 August 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20230815141700-The_Signpost:_15_August_2023"><span id="ooui-php-16" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" 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class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-122' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator 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href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D0%BE_%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B8%D1%8E_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%D1%8E_%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Special:Contributions/Вики по оружию полностью избита">this user</a>, now the user is abusing his talk page, please reblock him with TPA access disabled. <a href="/wiki/User:Notrealname1234" title="User:Notrealname1234">Notrealname1234</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Notrealname1234" title="User talk:Notrealname1234">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Notrealname1234-20230824114200-TPA_access" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">11:42, 24 August 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Notrealname1234-20230824114200-TPA_access"><span id="ooui-php-17" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless 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data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-Race_To_Oblivion-20230828234700-You've_got_mail_2">1 year ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>1 comment</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>1 person in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-16 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-16"> <span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Race_To_Oblivion-20230828234700-You've_got_mail_2"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1256396942"> <div class="umbox"><figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Mail-message-new.svg/40px-Mail-message-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 40px;height: 40px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Mail-message-new.svg/40px-Mail-message-new.svg.png" data-width="40" data-height="40" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Mail-message-new.svg/60px-Mail-message-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Mail-message-new.svg/80px-Mail-message-new.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure>Hello, Ks0stm. Please check your email; you've got mail! <br><span class="plainlinks" style="font-size: 88%; font-weight: normal;"> It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can <span class="noprint plainlinks" title="Edit {{{1}}}"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ks0stm&action=edit">remove this notice</a></span> at any time by removing the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:You%27ve_got_mail" title="Template:You've got mail">You've got mail</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> or <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Ygm" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Ygm">ygm</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template.</span> <a href="/wiki/User:Race_To_Oblivion" title="User:Race To Oblivion">Race To Oblivion (ネザーへのハイウェイ)</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Race_To_Oblivion" title="User talk:Race To Oblivion">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Race_To_Oblivion-20230828234700-You've_got_mail_2" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">23:47, 28 August 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" 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ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(17)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="A_Barnstar_For_You!" data-mw-thread-id="h-A_Barnstar_For_You!-20230829152100"><span id="A_Barnstar_For_You.21"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-A_Barnstar_For_You!-20230829152100"></span>A Barnstar For You!<span data-mw-comment-end="h-A_Barnstar_For_You!-20230829152100"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ks0stm&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: A Barnstar For You!" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-125' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-YourLocalMJ-20230829152100-A_Barnstar_For_You!">1 year ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>1 comment</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>1 person in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-17 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-17"> <table style="border: 1px solid gray; background-color: #fdffe7;"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-YourLocalMJ-20230829152100-A_Barnstar_For_You!"></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admin_Barnstar.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Admin_Barnstar.png/100px-Admin_Barnstar.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="624" data-file-height="624"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 100px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Admin_Barnstar.png/100px-Admin_Barnstar.png" data-width="100" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Admin_Barnstar.png/150px-Admin_Barnstar.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Admin_Barnstar.png/200px-Admin_Barnstar.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;"><b>The Admin's Barnstar</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;">For the speedy block of a user that added an insult to my talk page. <a href="/wiki/User:YourLocalMJ" title="User:YourLocalMJ">ŸøųřŁøčãłMĴ</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:YourLocalMJ" title="User talk:YourLocalMJ">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-YourLocalMJ-20230829152100-A_Barnstar_For_You!" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">15:21, 29 August 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-YourLocalMJ-20230829152100-A_Barnstar_For_You!"><span id="ooui-php-22" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span 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</a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-126' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20230831004300-The_Signpost:_31_August_2023">1 year ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>1 comment</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>1 person in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-18 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-18"> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><div style="column-count:2;"> <ul><li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20230831004300-The_Signpost:_31_August_2023"></span>From the editor: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-31/From_the_editor" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-08-31/From the editor">Beta version of signpost.news now online</a></li></ul> <ul><li>News and notes: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-31/News_and_notes" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-08-31/News and notes">You like RecentChanges?</a></li></ul> <ul><li>In the media: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-31/In_the_media" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-08-31/In the media">Taking it sleazy</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Recent research: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-31/Recent_research" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-08-31/Recent research">The five barriers that impede "stitching" collaboration between Commons and Wikipedia</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Draftspace: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-31/Draftspace" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-08-31/Draftspace">Bad Jokes and Other Draftspace Novelties</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Humour: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-31/Humour" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-08-31/Humour">The Dehumourification Plan</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Traffic report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-08-31/Traffic_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-08-31/Traffic report">Raise your drinking glass, here's to yesterday</a> </li></ul></div> <div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> * <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost">Read this Signpost in full</a></b> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2023-08-31" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Single/2023-08-31">Single-page</a> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Subscribe" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Subscribe">Unsubscribe</a> * <a href="/wiki/User:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User:MediaWiki message delivery">MediaWiki message delivery</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User talk:MediaWiki message delivery">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20230831004300-The_Signpost:_31_August_2023" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">00:43, 31 August 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20230831004300-The_Signpost:_31_August_2023"><span id="ooui-php-23" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span 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class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-Carter00000-20230831171500-Ks0stm-20230831090300">1 year ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>3 comments</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>2 people in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-19 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-19"> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Carter00000-20230831024400-Follow-Up_on_IP_Block"></span>Hi Ks0stm, </p><p>Following up on this <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&logid=151387988">IP Block</a>, the IP seems to have continued to make disruptive edits right off its block. The IP removed properly sourced material reverting these edits <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Current_events/2023_August_30&diff=prev&oldid=1173036935">[1]</a> <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Current_events/2023_August_30&diff=prev&oldid=1173015318">[2]</a> today, claiming the content was was not mentioned in the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/8/30/russia-ukraine-live-news-two-killed-after-massive-russian-attack-in-kyiv">cited source</a>. I've checked the source and it seems that the content added was supported. </p><p>Please take a look and let me know what you think. <a href="/wiki/User:Carter00000" title="User:Carter00000">Carter00000</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Carter00000" title="User talk:Carter00000">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Carter00000-20230831024400-Follow-Up_on_IP_Block" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">02:44, 31 August 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Carter00000-20230831024400-Follow-Up_on_IP_Block"><span id="ooui-php-24" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Carter00000-20230831024400-Follow-Up_on_IP_Block"></span> </p> <dl><dd><span class="template-ping"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Ks0stm-20230831090300-Carter00000-20230831024400"></span>@<a href="/wiki/User:Carter00000" title="User:Carter00000">Carter00000</a>:</span> I have <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:P-block" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:P-block">p-blocked</a> them from editing the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PORTAL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PORTAL">portal namespace</a> til November 1. If they wish to contribute to portals before then they'll either have to make edit requests on the talk page or convince another administrator to lift the block. <a href="/wiki/User:Ks0stm" title="User:Ks0stm"><span style="color:green;"><b>Ks0stm</b></span></a> <sup>(<a class="mw-selflink selflink">T</a>•<a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Ks0stm" title="Special:Contributions/Ks0stm">C</a>•<a href="/wiki/User:Ks0stm/G" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Ks0stm/G">G</a>•<a href="/wiki/User:Ks0stm/E" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Ks0stm/E">E</a>)</sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Ks0stm-20230831090300-Carter00000-20230831024400" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">09:03, 31 August 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Ks0stm-20230831090300-Carter00000-20230831024400"><span id="ooui-php-25" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Ks0stm-20230831090300-Carter00000-20230831024400"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Carter00000-20230831171500-Ks0stm-20230831090300"></span>@<a href="/wiki/User:Ks0stm" title="User:Ks0stm">Ks0stm</a> Thank you very much for following up on the request and preventing further disruption to the portal. <a href="/wiki/User:Carter00000" title="User:Carter00000">Carter00000</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Carter00000" title="User talk:Carter00000">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Carter00000-20230831171500-Ks0stm-20230831090300" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">17:15, 31 August 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Carter00000-20230831171500-Ks0stm-20230831090300"><span id="ooui-php-26" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon 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class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ks0stm&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Administrators' newsletter – September 2023" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-128' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20230901092200-Administrators'_newsletter_–_September_2023">1 year ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>1 comment</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>1 person in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-20 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-20"> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_newsletter" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20230901092200-Administrators'_newsletter_–_September_2023"></span>News and updates for administrators</a> from the past month (August 2023). </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Administrator.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/30px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/40px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Administrator changes</b> </p> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Added"><noscript><img alt="added" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png" data-alt="added" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Pppery" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Pppery">Pppery</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/theleekycauldron_2" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/theleekycauldron 2">Theleekycauldron</a></li></ul></div></dd> <dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Removed"><noscript><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" data-alt="removed" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1168201975#Inactive_admins_for_August_2023" title="Special:PermanentLink/1168201975">Dwheeler</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1168201975#Inactive_admins_for_August_2023" title="Special:PermanentLink/1168201975">G.A.S</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1172771742#Royalbroil" title="Special:PermanentLink/1172771742">Royalbroil</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1168201975#Inactive_admins_for_August_2023" title="Special:PermanentLink/1168201975">Ssd</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl> <p><br> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ANEWSicon.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/150px-ANEWSicon.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="151" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="596" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 151px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/150px-ANEWSicon.png" data-width="150" data-height="151" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/225px-ANEWSicon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/300px-ANEWSicon.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Checkuser_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/20px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="110" data-file-height="110"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/20px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/30px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/40px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>CheckUser changes</b> </p> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Readded"><noscript><img alt="readded" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png" data-alt="readded" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1170885456#Change_to_the_Functionary_team" title="Special:PermanentLink/1170885456">Bradv</a></dd></dl> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oversight_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oversight_logo.png/20px-Oversight_logo.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1058" data-file-height="1058"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oversight_logo.png/20px-Oversight_logo.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oversight_logo.png/30px-Oversight_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oversight_logo.png/40px-Oversight_logo.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Oversighter changes</b> </p> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Readded"><noscript><img alt="readded" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png" data-alt="readded" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1170885456#Change_to_the_Functionary_team" title="Special:PermanentLink/1170885456">Bradv</a></dd></dl> <p> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_check.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/30px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/40px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Guideline and policy news</b> </p> <ul><li>Following <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#RfC:_Automatically_semi-protect_Today's_Featured_Article" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)">an RfC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TFA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TFA">TFAs</a> will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)/Archive_183#Revision_deletion_and_oversight_for_deadnames" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 183">A discussion</a> at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:VPP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:VPP">WP:VPP</a> about revision deletion and oversight for <a href="/wiki/Dead_names" class="mw-redirect" title="Dead names">dead names</a> found that <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248585704">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .inline-quote-talk{color:#00B785}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .inline-quote-talk{color:#00B785}}.mw-parser-output .inline-quote-talk{font-family:Georgia,"DejaVu Serif",serif;color:#008560;quotes:none}.mw-parser-output .inline-quote-talk-italic{font-family:inherit;font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .inline-quote-talk-marks{quotes:"\"""\""}</style><q class="inline-quote-talk">[s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment</q>.</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Octicons-tools.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/20px-Octicons-tools.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/20px-Octicons-tools.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/30px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/40px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Technical news</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions" title="Special:Contributions">Special:Contributions</a> now shows the user's local edit count and the account's creation date. (<a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T324166" class="extiw" title="phabricator:T324166">T324166</a>)</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scale_of_justice_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="208"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/30px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/40px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Arbitration</b> </p> <ul><li>The <i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/SmallCat_dispute" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/SmallCat dispute">SmallCat dispute</a></i> case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:XFD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:XFD">XfD</a> have been reminded to be careful about forming <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1248585704"><q class="inline-quote-talk">local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus</q>. Regular closers of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:XFD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:XFD">XfD</a> forums were also encouraged to <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1248585704"><q class="inline-quote-talk">note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful</q>.</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Info_Simple_bw.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/20px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/20px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/30px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/40px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Miscellaneous</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Tech tip</b>: The "Browse history interactively" banner shown at the top of <a href="/wiki/Special:Diff" title="Special:Diff">Special:Diff</a> can be used to easily look through a history, assemble composite diffs, or find out what archive something wound up in.</li></ul> <hr> <div class="center" style="width:auto; 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It was a high scoring round with all but one of the contestants who progressed to the final having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)"><noscript><img alt="New York (state)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 12px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png" data-alt="New York (state)" data-width="23" data-height="12" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Epicgenius" title="User:Epicgenius">Epicgenius</a>, with 2173 points topping the scores, gained mainly from a featured article, 38 good articles and 9 DYKs. He was followed by</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Transgender" title="Transgender"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/35px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/46px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Sammi_Brie" title="User:Sammi Brie">Sammi Brie</a>, with 1575 points, gained mainly from a featured article, 28 good articles and 50 good article reviews. Close behind was</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Mars.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="540"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Mars.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mars.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Mars.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Mars.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mars.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Thebiguglyalien" title="User:Thebiguglyalien">Thebiguglyalien</a>, with 1535 points mainly gained from a featured article, 15 good articles, 26 good article reviews and lots of bonus points.</li></ul> <p>Between them during round 4, contestants achieved 12 featured articles, 3 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 126 good articles, 46 DYK entries, 14 ITN entries, 67 featured article candidate reviews and 147 good article reviews. Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition. </p><p>Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them and within 24 hours of the end of the final. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews">Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews</a>. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiCup" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiCup">Wikipedia talk:WikiCup</a>, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send">Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send</a>.</small> </p><p>I will be standing down as a judge after the end of the contest. I think the Cup encourages productive editors to improve their contributions to Wikipedia and I hope that someone else will step up to take over the running of the Cup. <a href="/wiki/User:Sturmvogel_66" title="User:Sturmvogel 66">Sturmvogel 66</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Sturmvogel_66" title="User talk:Sturmvogel 66">talk</a>), and <a href="/wiki/User:Cwmhiraeth" title="User:Cwmhiraeth">Cwmhiraeth</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Cwmhiraeth" title="User talk:Cwmhiraeth">talk</a>) </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(22)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Follow-Up_on_IP_Block_(2)" data-mw-thread-id="h-Follow-Up_on_IP_Block_(2)-20230909092700"><span id="Follow-Up_on_IP_Block_.282.29"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Follow-Up_on_IP_Block_(2)-20230909092700"></span>Follow-Up on IP Block (2)<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Follow-Up_on_IP_Block_(2)-20230909092700"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ks0stm&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Follow-Up on IP Block (2)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-130' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-Carter00000-20230924164600-Follow-Up_on_IP_Block_(2)">1 year ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>4 comments</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>3 people in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-22 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-22"> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Carter00000-20230909092700-Follow-Up_on_IP_Block_(2)"></span>Hi Ks0stm, </p><p>Following up on this <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&logid=151808426">IP Block</a>, the IP continues to make edits <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Current_events/2023_September_9&diff=prev&oldid=1174572463">[3]</a>, <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Current_events/2023_September_9&diff=prev&oldid=1174679849">[4]</a>, <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Current_events/2023_September_7&diff=prev&oldid=1174682266">[5]</a>, <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Current_events/2023_September_7&diff=prev&oldid=1174713633">[6]</a>, <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Current_events/2023_September_7&diff=prev&oldid=1174716092">[7]</a> on topics covered by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GSRUSUKR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GSRUSUKR">WP:GSRUSUKR</a> on <a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Portal:Current events">Portal:Current events</a> during the block. The edits relate to a single entry being repeatedly added, related to the entry the IP was blocked for. </p><p>The IP was further warned about the issue right after being blocked, on a <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions/Archive_1199#Unresponsive_editor">teahouse discussion</a> which the IP started. </p><p>Please take a look and let me know what you think. <a href="/wiki/User:Carter00000" title="User:Carter00000">Carter00000</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Carter00000" title="User talk:Carter00000">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Carter00000-20230909092700-Follow-Up_on_IP_Block_(2)" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">09:27, 9 September 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Carter00000-20230909092700-Follow-Up_on_IP_Block_(2)"><span id="ooui-php-28" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Carter00000-20230909092700-Follow-Up_on_IP_Block_(2)"></span> </p> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-93.72.49.123-20230910085600-Carter00000-20230909092700"></span>I think that people who have nothing better to do other than enforcing rules solely for the sake of enforcing rules, with the only result being the removal of certain major news items from the P:CE page (and thus diminishing its utility), should <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/touch_grass" class="extiw" title="wikt:touch grass">find a more productive hobby</a>.</dd> <dd>Also: have you considered that I <i>am</i> extended confirmed? Sure, I do not have the magic pixie dust in the database that says so, but <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://xtools.wmcloud.org/ec/en.wikipedia.org/93.72.49.123">I've made 1,346 edits</a> since December 2022, so, for all I care, I meet the requirements, and have as much right to edit P:CE as anyone else. <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/93.72.49.123" title="Special:Contributions/93.72.49.123">93.72.49.123</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:93.72.49.123" title="User talk:93.72.49.123">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-93.72.49.123-20230910085600-Carter00000-20230909092700" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">08:56, 10 September 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-93.72.49.123-20230910085600-Carter00000-20230909092700"><span id="ooui-php-29" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-93.72.49.123-20230910085600-Carter00000-20230909092700"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Doug_Weller-20230910091400-93.72.49.123-20230910085600"></span>I've told this IP that as they aren't a registered editor they cannot get ECP. <a href="/wiki/User:Doug_Weller" title="User:Doug Weller"><span style="color:#070">Doug Weller</span></a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Doug_Weller" title="User talk:Doug Weller">talk</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Doug_Weller-20230910091400-93.72.49.123-20230910085600" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">09:14, 10 September 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Doug_Weller-20230910091400-93.72.49.123-20230910085600"><span id="ooui-php-30" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Doug_Weller-20230910091400-93.72.49.123-20230910085600"></span></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Carter00000-20230924164600-Follow-Up_on_IP_Block_(2)"></span>Following up on this issue, the IP has continued to make edits <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2023_missile_strike_on_the_Sevastopol_Naval_Base&diff=prev&oldid=1176742631">[8]</a>, <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Romanchuk&diff=prev&oldid=1176723467">[9]</a>, <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2023_missile_strike_on_the_Sevastopol_Naval_Base&diff=prev&oldid=1176723391">[10]</a>, <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MGM-140_ATACMS&diff=prev&oldid=1176570027">[11]</a>, <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MGM-140_ATACMS&diff=prev&oldid=1176569859">[12]</a> on pages/topics covered by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GSRUSUKR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GSRUSUKR">WP:GSRUSUKR</a>. The IP has now been warned in multiple discussions, by multiple administrators and the general community, that it is prohibited for a IP to edit in the area. </p><p>Please take a look and let me know what you think. <a href="/wiki/User:Carter00000" title="User:Carter00000">Carter00000</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Carter00000" title="User talk:Carter00000">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Carter00000-20230924164600-Follow-Up_on_IP_Block_(2)" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">16:46, 24 September 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Carter00000-20230924164600-Follow-Up_on_IP_Block_(2)"><span id="ooui-php-31" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" 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title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-09-16/Concept">Strange portal opened by CERN researchers brings Wikipedia articles from "other worlds"</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Traffic report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-09-16/Traffic_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-09-16/Traffic report">Some of it's magic, some of it's tragic</a> </li></ul></div> <div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> * <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost">Read this Signpost in full</a></b> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2023-09-16" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Single/2023-09-16">Single-page</a> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Subscribe" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Subscribe">Unsubscribe</a> * <a href="/wiki/User:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User:MediaWiki message 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title="Added"><noscript><img alt="added" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png" data-alt="added" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Hey_man_im_josh" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Hey man im josh">Hey man im josh</a></dd> <dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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On behalf of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Birthday_Committee" title="Wikipedia:Birthday Committee">Birthday Committee</a>, I'd like to wish you a very happy birthday! Enjoy this special day! <a href="/wiki/User:The_Herald" class="mw-redirect" title="User:The Herald">The Herald (Benison)</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:The_Herald" class="mw-redirect" title="User talk:The Herald">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-The_Herald-20231103170200-Happy_Birthday!" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">17:02, 3 November 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-The_Herald-20231103170200-Happy_Birthday!"><span id="ooui-php-38" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" 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final round have been involved in the competition for the last ten months, improving Wikipedia vastly during the process. After all this hard work, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware"><noscript><img alt="Delaware" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/23px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/23px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png" data-alt="Delaware" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/35px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/45px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:BeanieFan11" title="User:BeanieFan11">BeanieFan11</a> has emerged as the 2023 winner and the <b>WikiCup Champion</b>. The finalists this year were:- </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware"><noscript><img alt="Delaware" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/23px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/23px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png" data-alt="Delaware" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/35px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/45px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:BeanieFan11" title="User:BeanieFan11">BeanieFan11</a> with 2582 points</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Mars.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="540"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Mars.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mars.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Mars.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Mars.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mars.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Thebiguglyalien" title="User:Thebiguglyalien">Thebiguglyalien</a> with 1615 points</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)"><noscript><img alt="New York (state)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 12px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png" data-alt="New York (state)" data-width="23" data-height="12" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Epicgenius" title="User:Epicgenius">Epicgenius</a> with 1518 points</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Cat_in_console.png/15px-Cat_in_console.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="344" data-file-height="344"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 15px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Cat_in_console.png/15px-Cat_in_console.png" data-alt="" data-width="15" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Cat_in_console.png/23px-Cat_in_console.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Cat_in_console.png/30px-Cat_in_console.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:MyCatIsAChonk" title="User:MyCatIsAChonk">MyCatIsAChonk</a> with 1012 points</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Esperanto" title="Esperanto"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Esperanto.svg/23px-Flag_of_Esperanto.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Esperanto.svg/23px-Flag_of_Esperanto.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Esperanto.svg/35px-Flag_of_Esperanto.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Esperanto.svg/45px-Flag_of_Esperanto.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:BennyOnTheLoose" title="User:BennyOnTheLoose">BennyOnTheLoose</a> with 974 points</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/London" title="London"><noscript><img alt="London" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Flag_of_Greater_London.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greater_London.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Flag_of_Greater_London.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greater_London.svg.png" data-alt="London" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Flag_of_Greater_London.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greater_London.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Flag_of_Greater_London.svg/46px-Flag_of_Greater_London.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:AirshipJungleman29" title="User:AirshipJungleman29">AirshipJungleman29</a> with 673 points</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Transgender" title="Transgender"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/35px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/46px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Sammi_Brie" title="User:Sammi Brie">Sammi Brie</a> with 520 points</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Dual_monarchy_of_England_and_France" title="Dual monarchy of England and France"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg/23px-Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="650"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg/23px-Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg/35px-Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg/46px-Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Unlimitedlead" title="User:Unlimitedlead">Unlimitedlead</a> with 5 points</li></ul> <p>Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether they made it to the final round or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the competition, some of whom did very well. Wikipedia has benefitted greatly from the quality creations, expansions and improvements made, and the numerous reviews performed. All those who reached the final round will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. Awards will be handed out in the next few days. </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Dual_monarchy_of_England_and_France" title="Dual monarchy of England and France"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg/23px-Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="650"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg/23px-Royal_standard_of_England_%281406%E2%80%931603%29.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" 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data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Cat_in_console.png/15px-Cat_in_console.png" data-alt="" data-width="15" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Cat_in_console.png/23px-Cat_in_console.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Cat_in_console.png/30px-Cat_in_console.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:MyCatIsAChonk" title="User:MyCatIsAChonk">MyCatIsAChonk</a> wins the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in total.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><noscript><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" 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data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Cat_in_console.png/15px-Cat_in_console.png" data-alt="" data-width="15" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Cat_in_console.png/23px-Cat_in_console.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Cat_in_console.png/30px-Cat_in_console.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:MyCatIsAChonk" title="User:MyCatIsAChonk">MyCatIsAChonk</a> wins the featured picture prize, for 6 FPs in total.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware"><noscript><img alt="Delaware" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/23px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/23px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png" data-alt="Delaware" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/35px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/45px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:BeanieFan11" title="User:BeanieFan11">BeanieFan11</a> wins the good article prize, for 75 GAs in total, including 61 in the final round.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)"><noscript><img alt="New York (state)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 12px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png" data-alt="New York (state)" data-width="23" data-height="12" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Epicgenius" title="User:Epicgenius">Epicgenius</a> wins the good topic prize, for a 41-article good topic in the final round.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Berkelland" title="Berkelland"><noscript><img alt="Berkelland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Flag_of_Berkelland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Berkelland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Flag_of_Berkelland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Berkelland.svg.png" data-alt="Berkelland" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Flag_of_Berkelland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Berkelland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Flag_of_Berkelland.svg/45px-Flag_of_Berkelland.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:LunaEatsTuna" title="User:LunaEatsTuna">LunaEatsTuna</a> wins the GA reviewer prize, for 70 GA reviews in round 1.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Cat_in_console.png/15px-Cat_in_console.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="344" data-file-height="344"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 15px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Cat_in_console.png/15px-Cat_in_console.png" data-alt="" data-width="15" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Cat_in_console.png/23px-Cat_in_console.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Cat_in_console.png/30px-Cat_in_console.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:MyCatIsAChonk" title="User:MyCatIsAChonk">MyCatIsAChonk</a> wins the FA reviewer prize, for 66 FA reviews in the final round.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)"><noscript><img alt="New York (state)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 12px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png" data-alt="New York (state)" data-width="23" data-height="12" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_New_York.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_York.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Epicgenius" title="User:Epicgenius">Epicgenius</a> wins the DYK prize, for 49 did you know articles in total.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine"><noscript><img alt="Ukraine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png" data-alt="Ukraine" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Muboshgu" title="User:Muboshgu">Muboshgu</a> wins the ITN prize, for 46 in the news articles in total.</li></ul> <p>The WikiCup has run every year since 2007. With the 2023 contest now concluded, I will be standing down as a judge due to real life commitments, so I hope that another editor will take over running the competition. Please get in touch if you are interested. Next year's competition will hopefully begin on 1 January 2024. You are invited to <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/2024_signups" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/2024 signups">sign up to participate</a></b> in the contest; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors. 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Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.</li> <li>Following <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1180835750#Arbitration_motion_regarding_Unused_Contentious_Topics" title="Special:PermanentLink/1180835750">several motions</a>, multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the <i>Editor conduct in e-cigs articles</i>, <i>Liancourt Rocks</i>, <i>Longevity</i>, <i>Medicine</i>, <i>September 11 conspiracy theories</i>, and <i>Shakespeare authorship question</i> cases.</li> <li>Following <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1180835750#Arbitration_motion_regarding_Unused_Contentious_Topics" title="Special:PermanentLink/1180835750">a motion</a>, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the <i>Macedonia 2</i> case have been rescinded.</li> <li>Following <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1180835750#Arbitration_motion_regarding_Unused_Contentious_Topics" title="Special:PermanentLink/1180835750">a motion</a>, remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the <i>The Troubles</i> case has been amended.</li> <li>An arbitration case named <i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Industrial_agriculture" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Industrial agriculture">Industrial agriculture</a></i> has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Info_Simple_bw.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/20px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/20px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/30px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/40px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Miscellaneous</b> </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/November_2023_Backlog_Drive" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/November 2023 Backlog Drive"><b>Articles for Creation backlog drive</b></a> is happening in November 2023, with 700+ drafts pending reviews for in the last 4 months or so. 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data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20231120094300-The_Signpost:_20_November_2023">1 year ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem 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box-shadow:0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba(0,0,0,0.75); border-radius:0.5em;"><caption class="infobox-title">Precious</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Cornflower_blue_Yogo_sapphire.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Cornflower_blue_Yogo_sapphire.jpg/130px-Cornflower_blue_Yogo_sapphire.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="156" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1490" data-file-height="1792"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 130px;height: 156px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Cornflower_blue_Yogo_sapphire.jpg/130px-Cornflower_blue_Yogo_sapphire.jpg" data-width="130" data-height="156" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Cornflower_blue_Yogo_sapphire.jpg/195px-Cornflower_blue_Yogo_sapphire.jpg 1.5x, 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Pictogram_voting_rename.png/40px-Pictogram_voting_rename.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Beeblebrox">Beeblebrox</a></span> → <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Just_Step_Sideways">Just Step Sideways</a></span></dd></dl> </div> <div style="flex: 1 0 20em"> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ANEWSicon.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/150px-ANEWSicon.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="151" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="596" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 151px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/150px-ANEWSicon.png" 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href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-12-24/Discussion_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-12-24/Discussion report">Arabic Wikipedia blackout; Wikimedians discuss SpongeBob, copyrights, and AI</a></li></ul> <ul><li>In focus: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-12-24/In_focus" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-12-24/In focus">Liquidation of Wikimedia RU</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Technology report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-12-24/Technology_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-12-24/Technology report">Dark mode is coming</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Recent research: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-12-24/Recent_research" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-12-24/Recent research">"LLMs Know More, Hallucinate Less" with Wikidata</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Gallery: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-12-24/Gallery" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-12-24/Gallery">A feast of holidays and carols</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Comix: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-12-24/Comix" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-12-24/Comix">Lollus lmaois 200C tincture</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Crossword: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-12-24/Crossword" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-12-24/Crossword">when the crossword is sus</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Traffic report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-12-24/Traffic_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-12-24/Traffic report">What's the big deal? 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And what he found was shocking.</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Humour: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-12-24/Humour" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-12-24/Humour">Guess the joke contest</a></li></ul> <ul><li>BJAODN: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-12-24/BJAODN" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-12-24/BJAODN">Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense</a> </li></ul></div> <div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> * <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost">Read this Signpost in full</a></b> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2023-12-24" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Single/2023-12-24">Single-page</a> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Subscribe" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Subscribe">Unsubscribe</a> * <a href="/wiki/User:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User:MediaWiki message delivery">MediaWiki message delivery</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User talk:MediaWiki message delivery">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20231224095800-The_Signpost:_24_December_2023" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">09:58, 24 December 2023 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20231224095800-The_Signpost:_24_December_2023"><span id="ooui-php-48" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20231224095800-The_Signpost:_24_December_2023"></span> </div></div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(40)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Season's_greetings" data-mw-thread-id="h-Season's_greetings-20231228224000"><span id="Season.27s_greetings"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Season's_greetings-20231228224000"></span>Season's greetings<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Season's_greetings-20231228224000"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ks0stm&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Season's greetings" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-148' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-CAPTAIN_RAJU-20231228224000-Season's_greetings">11 months ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>2 comments</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>1 person in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-40 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-40"> <div style="border-style:solid; border-color:#FF4646; background-color:#F6F0F7; border-width:2px; text-align:left; padding:7px; border-radius:1em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba(0,0,0,0.75);;" class="plainlinks"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-CAPTAIN_RAJU-20231228224000-Season's_greetings"></span><figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Happy_Holidays_(2135831016).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Happy_Holidays_%282135831016%29.jpg/217px-Happy_Holidays_%282135831016%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="217" height="145" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 217px;height: 145px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Happy_Holidays_%282135831016%29.jpg/217px-Happy_Holidays_%282135831016%29.jpg" data-width="217" data-height="145" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Happy_Holidays_%282135831016%29.jpg/326px-Happy_Holidays_%282135831016%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Happy_Holidays_%282135831016%29.jpg/434px-Happy_Holidays_%282135831016%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arbuckle_Bros._(3093003361).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Arbuckle_Bros._%283093003361%29.jpg/190px-Arbuckle_Bros._%283093003361%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="321" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1822" data-file-height="3079"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 190px;height: 321px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Arbuckle_Bros._%283093003361%29.jpg/190px-Arbuckle_Bros._%283093003361%29.jpg" data-width="190" data-height="321" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Arbuckle_Bros._%283093003361%29.jpg/285px-Arbuckle_Bros._%283093003361%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Arbuckle_Bros._%283093003361%29.jpg/380px-Arbuckle_Bros._%283093003361%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Season%27s_Greetings,_Christmas_Card_from_320_Ranch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Season%27s_Greetings%2C_Christmas_Card_from_320_Ranch.jpg/217px-Season%27s_Greetings%2C_Christmas_Card_from_320_Ranch.jpg" decoding="async" width="217" height="159" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="395" data-file-height="290"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 217px;height: 159px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Season%27s_Greetings%2C_Christmas_Card_from_320_Ranch.jpg/217px-Season%27s_Greetings%2C_Christmas_Card_from_320_Ranch.jpg" data-width="217" data-height="159" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Season%27s_Greetings%2C_Christmas_Card_from_320_Ranch.jpg/326px-Season%27s_Greetings%2C_Christmas_Card_from_320_Ranch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Season%27s_Greetings%2C_Christmas_Card_from_320_Ranch.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Happy_Holidays_text.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Happy_Holidays_text.png/301px-Happy_Holidays_text.png" decoding="async" width="301" height="114" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1131" data-file-height="429"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 301px;height: 114px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Happy_Holidays_text.png/301px-Happy_Holidays_text.png" data-width="301" data-height="114" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Happy_Holidays_text.png/452px-Happy_Holidays_text.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Happy_Holidays_text.png/602px-Happy_Holidays_text.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <p><b>Hello Ks0stm:</b> Enjoy the <b><a href="/wiki/Christmas_and_holiday_season" title="Christmas and holiday season">holiday season</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/Winter_solstice" title="Winter solstice">winter solstice</a></b> if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. 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comments</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>1 person in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-41 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-41"> <div style="border: 3px solid #FFD700; background-color: #FFFAF0; padding:0.2em 0.4em; height:auto; min-height:173px; border-radius:1em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba(0,0,0,0.75);" class="plainlinks"> <span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-CAPTAIN_RAJU-20231231184600-Happy_New_Year,_Ks0stm!"></span><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fuochi_d%27artificio.gif" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Fuochi_d%27artificio.gif/212px-Fuochi_d%27artificio.gif" decoding="async" width="212" height="173" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="352" data-file-height="288"></noscript><span 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data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Happy_new_year_01.svg/177px-Happy_new_year_01.svg.png" data-width="177" data-height="173" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Happy_new_year_01.svg/266px-Happy_new_year_01.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Happy_new_year_01.svg/354px-Happy_new_year_01.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <div class="paragraphbreak" style="margin-top:0.5em"></div> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:179%;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/New_Year" title="New Year">Happy New Year</a>!</b></i></span></div> <p><b>Ks0stm</b>,<br>Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable <a href="/wiki/New_Year" title="New Year">New Year</a>, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. <br><a href="/wiki/User:CAPTAIN_RAJU" title="User:CAPTAIN RAJU"><span style="font-family: Bradley Hand 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jail</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Opinion: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-01-31/Opinion" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-01-31/Opinion">Until it happens to you</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Disinformation report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-01-31/Disinformation_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-01-31/Disinformation report">How paid editors squeeze you dry</a></li></ul> <ul><li>In the media: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-01-31/In_the_media" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-01-31/In the media">Katherine Maher new NPR CEO, go check Wikipedia, race in the race</a></li></ul> <ul><li>In focus: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-01-31/In_focus" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-01-31/In focus">The long road of a featured article candidate, part 2</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Recent research: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-01-31/Recent_research" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-01-31/Recent research">Croatian takeover was enabled by "lack of bureaucratic openness and rules constraining [admins]"</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Comix: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-01-31/Comix" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-01-31/Comix">We've all got to start somewhere</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Traffic report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-01-31/Traffic_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-01-31/Traffic report">DJ, gonna burn this goddamn house right down</a> </li></ul></div> <div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> * <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost">Read this Signpost in full</a></b> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2024-01-31" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Single/2024-01-31">Single-page</a> * <a 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an online meeting from 8:00 to 9:00 PM MST, Tuesday evening, February 13, 2024, at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://meet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd">meet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd</a>. Anyone interested in the Mountain West or the future direction of Wikipedia and the <a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_movement" title="Wikimedia movement">Wikimedia movement</a> is encouraged to attend. All guests are welcome. Please see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/US_Mountain_West/2024-02-13" title="Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West/2024-02-13">our meeting page</a> for details. </p><p><span style="font-size:75%;line-height:0em;">If you don't wish to receive these invitations any more, please remove your username from our <b><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/US_Mountain_West/Invitation_list" title="Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West/Invitation list">Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West/Invitation list</a></span></b>. 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decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/30px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/40px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Administrator changes</b> </p> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Added"><noscript><img alt="added" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png" data-alt="added" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Red-tailed_hawk" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Red-tailed hawk">Red-tailed hawk</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Robertsky" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Robertsky">Robertsky</a></li></ul></div></dd> <dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Removed"><noscript><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" data-alt="removed" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" 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title="Special:PermanentLink/1192900858">Ev</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1194493000#Desysop_request_for_Moondyne" title="Special:PermanentLink/1194493000">Moondyne</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1194569776#Desysop_for_WTT" title="Special:PermanentLink/1194569776">Worm That Turned</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_bureaucrat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Wikipedia_bureaucrat.svg/20px-Wikipedia_bureaucrat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Wikipedia_bureaucrat.svg/20px-Wikipedia_bureaucrat.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" 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comments</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>2 people in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-48 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-48"> <p><a href="/wiki/User:Agri-tista5q" title="User:Agri-tista5q"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Velella-20240210031100-Sock_contuning_disruptive_editing_on_their_talk_page"></span>This user</a> is very active on their talk page despite being blocked by you. They are also refactoring my comments and comments by admins. Suggest their talk page is revoked and blanked. Regards <span style="background-color:lightblue"><i><b> <a href="/wiki/User:Velella" title="User:Velella">Velella</a> </b></i></span><span style="background-color:lightblue"> <sup><i><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Velella" title="User talk:Velella">Velella</a> Talk </i></sup> </span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Velella-20240210031100-Sock_contuning_disruptive_editing_on_their_talk_page" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">03:11, 10 February 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Velella-20240210031100-Sock_contuning_disruptive_editing_on_their_talk_page"><span id="ooui-php-59" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Velella-20240210031100-Sock_contuning_disruptive_editing_on_their_talk_page"></span> </p> <dl><dd><span class="template-ping"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Ks0stm-20240210232200-Velella-20240210031100"></span>@<a href="/wiki/User:Velella" title="User:Velella">Velella</a>:</span> My apologies. I would have been happy to revoke TPA, but I've been rather busy the last 24 hours. I see <a href="/wiki/User:Dennis_Brown" title="User:Dennis Brown">Dennis Brown</a> got to it in the meantime, however, so my thanks to him. <a href="/wiki/User:Ks0stm" title="User:Ks0stm"><span style="color:green;"><b>Ks0stm</b></span></a> <sup>(<a class="mw-selflink selflink">T</a>•<a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Ks0stm" title="Special:Contributions/Ks0stm">C</a>•<a href="/wiki/User:Ks0stm/G" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Ks0stm/G">G</a>•<a href="/wiki/User:Ks0stm/E" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Ks0stm/E">E</a>)</sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Ks0stm-20240210232200-Velella-20240210031100" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">23:22, 10 February 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Ks0stm-20240210232200-Velella-20240210031100"><span id="ooui-php-60" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Ks0stm-20240210232200-Velella-20240210031100"></span> <dl><dd><span class="template-ping"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Velella-20240211030000-Ks0stm-20240210232200"></span>@<a href="/wiki/User:Ks0stm" title="User:Ks0stm">Ks0stm</a>:</span> - No apologies needed. It was quickly sorted out but I thought that a courtesey message here was needed. I personally believe that there is too much expectation on editors and especially admins to respond in very short time scales. I don't believe that such expectations are helpful or warranted and your response here is just fine. Many thanks. <span style="background-color:lightblue"><i><b> <a href="/wiki/User:Velella" title="User:Velella">Velella</a> </b></i></span><span style="background-color:lightblue"> <sup><i><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Velella" title="User talk:Velella">Velella</a> Talk </i></sup> </span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Velella-20240211030000-Ks0stm-20240210232200" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">03:00, 11 February 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Velella-20240211030000-Ks0stm-20240210232200"><span id="ooui-php-61" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Velella-20240211030000-Ks0stm-20240210232200"></span></dd></dl></dd></dl> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(49)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="WikiCup_2024_February_newsletter" data-mw-thread-id="h-WikiCup_2024_February_newsletter-20240211175800"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-WikiCup_2024_February_newsletter-20240211175800"></span>WikiCup 2024 February newsletter<span data-mw-comment-end="h-WikiCup_2024_February_newsletter-20240211175800"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ks0stm&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: WikiCup 2024 February newsletter" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-157' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240211175800-WikiCup_2024_February_newsletter">9 months ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>1 comment</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>1 person in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-49 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-49"> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240211175800-WikiCup_2024_February_newsletter"></span>The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017. </p><p>Our current leader is newcomer <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Lesbian" title="Lesbian"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/23px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/23px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/35px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/45px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Generalissima" title="User:Generalissima">Generalissima</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Generalissima" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Generalissima">submissions</a>), who has one FA on <a href="/wiki/John_Littlejohn_(preacher)" title="John Littlejohn (preacher)">John Littlejohn (preacher)</a> and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers: </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mordor" title="Mordor"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Mordor.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mordor.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Mordor.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mordor.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Mordor.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mordor.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Mordor.svg/45px-Flag_of_Mordor.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:AirshipJungleman29" title="User:AirshipJungleman29">AirshipJungleman29</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/AirshipJungleman29" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/AirshipJungleman29">submissions</a>), with one FA on <a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6%27el%C3%BCn" title="Hö'elün">Hö'elün</a>, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg" title="Duchy of Württemberg"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg/23px-Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg/23px-Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg/35px-Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg/45px-Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Vami_IV" title="User:Vami IV">Vami_IV</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Vami_IV" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Vami IV">submissions</a>), with one FA on <a href="/wiki/Doom_(2016_video_game)" title="Doom (2016 video game)">Doom (2016 video game)</a>, one GA on <a href="/wiki/Boundary_Fire_(2017)" title="Boundary Fire (2017)">Boundary Fire (2017)</a>, and 11 reviews;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><noscript><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" data-alt="Italy" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:MaranoFan" title="User:MaranoFan">MaranoFan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/MaranoFan" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/MaranoFan">submissions</a>), with one FA on <a href="/wiki/Holidays_(Meghan_Trainor_song)" title="Holidays (Meghan Trainor song)">Holidays (Meghan Trainor song)</a>, a nine-article FT on <a href="/wiki/30_(album)" title="30 (album)">30 (album)</a>, and two DYKs;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><noscript><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 22px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" data-alt="Brazil" data-width="22" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Skyshifter" title="User:Skyshifter">Skyshifter</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Skyshifter" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Skyshifter">submissions</a>), with one FA on <a href="/wiki/OneShot" title="OneShot">OneShot</a> and one DYK;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Transgender" title="Transgender"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/35px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/46px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Sammi_Brie" title="User:Sammi Brie">Sammi Brie</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Sammi_Brie" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Sammi Brie">submissions</a>), with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross" title="International Committee of the Red Cross"><noscript><img alt="International Committee of the Red Cross" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg/23px-International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 13px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg/23px-International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg.png" data-alt="International Committee of the Red Cross" data-width="23" data-height="13" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg/35px-International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg/46px-International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Voorts" title="User:Voorts">voorts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/voorts" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/voorts">submissions</a>) and <span 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title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Elli">submissions</a>), both with one FA and one DYK each.</li></ul> <p>As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews">Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews</a>. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. 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Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2. </p><p>The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points: </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Lesbian" title="Lesbian"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/23px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/23px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/35px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/45px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Generalissima" title="User:Generalissima">Generalissima</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Generalissima" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Generalissima">submissions</a>), who has 916 points mostly from one FA on <a href="/wiki/John_Littlejohn_(preacher)" title="John Littlejohn (preacher)">John Littlejohn (preacher)</a>, 15 GAs, and 16 DYKs on a variety of topics including New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures, in addition to seven reviews</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg" title="Duchy of Württemberg"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg/23px-Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg/23px-Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg/35px-Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg/45px-Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Vami_IV" title="User:Vami IV">Vami_IV</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Vami_IV" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Vami IV">submissions</a>), who has 790 points from two FAs on <a href="/wiki/Felix_M._Warburg_House" title="Felix M. Warburg House">Felix M. Warburg House</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doom_(2016_video_game)" title="Doom (2016 video game)">Doom (2016 video game)</a>, two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mordor" title="Mordor"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Mordor.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mordor.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Mordor.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mordor.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Mordor.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mordor.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Mordor.svg/45px-Flag_of_Mordor.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:AirshipJungleman29" title="User:AirshipJungleman29">AirshipJungleman29</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/AirshipJungleman29" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/AirshipJungleman29">submissions</a>), who has 580 points from one FA on <a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6%27el%C3%BCn" title="Hö'elün">Hö'elün</a>, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Transgender" title="Transgender"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/35px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/46px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Sammi_Brie" title="User:Sammi Brie">Sammi Brie</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Sammi_Brie" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Sammi Brie">submissions</a>), who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><noscript><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" data-alt="Italy" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:MaranoFan" title="User:MaranoFan">MaranoFan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/MaranoFan" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/MaranoFan">submissions</a>), who has 351 points from one FA on <a href="/wiki/Holidays_(Meghan_Trainor_song)" title="Holidays (Meghan Trainor song)">Holidays (Meghan Trainor song)</a>, a nine-article FT on <a href="/wiki/30_(album)" title="30 (album)">30 (album)</a>, and three DYKs</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><noscript><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 22px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" data-alt="Brazil" data-width="22" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Skyshifter" title="User:Skyshifter">Skyshifter</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Skyshifter" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Skyshifter">submissions</a>), who has 345 points from one FA on <a href="/wiki/OneShot" title="OneShot">OneShot</a>, one DYK and two reviews</li></ul> <p>In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg" title="Duchy of Württemberg"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg/23px-Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg/23px-Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg/35px-Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg/45px-Wuerttemberg_Banner.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Vami_IV" title="User:Vami IV">Vami_IV</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Vami_IV" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Vami IV">submissions</a>), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_assessment/A-Class_criteria" title="Wikipedia:Content assessment/A-Class criteria">A-class</a> articles, eight other good articles, and two <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Four_Award" title="Wikipedia:Four Award">Four Awards</a>. Vami also wrote an essay on <a href="/wiki/User:Vami_IV/Completionism" title="User:Vami IV/Completionism">completionism</a>, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his <a href="/wiki/User:Vami_IV/My_works" title="User:Vami IV/My works">to-do list</a>. </p><p>Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. 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title="Added"><noscript><img alt="added" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png" data-alt="added" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Sdkb" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Sdkb">Sdkb</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/The_Night_Watch" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/The Night Watch">The Night Watch</a></li></ul></div></dd> <dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Removed"><noscript><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" data-alt="removed" data-width="20" data-height="20" 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title="Special:PermanentLink/1201596272">Staecker</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1201923983#Desysop_request_(Stan_Shebs)" title="Special:PermanentLink/1201923983">Stan Shebs</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1201596272#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2024#February_2024" title="Special:PermanentLink/1201596272">Sugarfish</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1208474988#Resignation_(Tamzin)" title="Special:PermanentLink/1208474988">Tamzin</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl> <p><br> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ANEWSicon.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/150px-ANEWSicon.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="151" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="596" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 151px;" 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Editors are invited to review, comment on, and propose improvements to the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RFA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RFA">requests for adminship process</a>.</li> <li>Following <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1210946192#RFC:_Increase_inactivity_requirement" title="Special:PermanentLink/1210946192">an RfC</a>, the inactivity requirement for the removal of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Interface_administrators" title="Wikipedia:Interface administrators">interface administrator</a> right increased from 6 months to 12 months.</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Octicons-tools.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/20px-Octicons-tools.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/20px-Octicons-tools.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/30px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/40px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Technical news</b> </p> <ul><li>The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. 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appointees for the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ombuds_commission" class="extiw" title="m:Ombuds commission">Ombuds commission</a> are <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%E3%81%A0%EF%BC%8A%E3%81%9C" class="extiw" title="m:User:だ＊ぜ">だ＊ぜ</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AGK" class="extiw" title="m:User:AGK">AGK</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ameisenigel" class="extiw" title="m:User:Ameisenigel">Ameisenigel</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bennylin" class="extiw" title="m:User:Bennylin">Bennylin</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Daniuu" class="extiw" title="m:User:Daniuu">Daniuu</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Do%C7%B5u" class="extiw" title="m:User:Doǵu">Doǵu</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Emufarmers" class="extiw" title="m:User:Emufarmers">Emufarmers</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Faendalimas" class="extiw" title="m:User:Faendalimas">Faendalimas</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MdsShakil" class="extiw" title="m:User:MdsShakil">MdsShakil</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Minorax" class="extiw" title="m:User:Minorax">Minorax</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nehaoua" class="extiw" title="m:User:Nehaoua">Nehaoua</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Renvoy" class="extiw" title="m:User:Renvoy">Renvoy</a> and <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:RoySmith" class="extiw" title="m:User:RoySmith">RoySmith</a> as members, with <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Vermont" class="extiw" title="m:User:Vermont">Vermont</a> serving as steward-observer.</li> <li>Following the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/Elections_2024" class="extiw" title="meta:Stewards/Elections 2024">2024 Steward Elections</a>, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: <a 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lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><div style="column-count:2;"> <ul><li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240302110100-The_Signpost:_2_March_2024"></span>News and notes: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-03-02/News_and_notes" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-03-02/News and notes">Wikimedia enters US Supreme court hearings as "the dolphin inadvertently caught in the net"</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Recent research: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-03-02/Recent_research" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-03-02/Recent research">Images on Wikipedia "amplify gender bias"</a></li></ul> <ul><li>In the media: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-03-02/In_the_media" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-03-02/In the media">The Scottish Parliament gets involved, a wikirace on live TV, and the Foundation's CTO goes on record</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Obituary: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-03-02/Obituary" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-03-02/Obituary">Vami_IV</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Traffic report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-03-02/Traffic_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-03-02/Traffic report">Supervalentinefilmbowlday</a></li></ul> <ul><li>WikiCup report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-03-02/WikiCup_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-03-02/WikiCup report">High-scoring WikiCup first round comes to a close</a> </li></ul></div> <div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> * <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost">Read this Signpost in full</a></b> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2024-03-02" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Single/2024-03-02">Single-page</a> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Subscribe" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Subscribe">Unsubscribe</a> * <a href="/wiki/User:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User:MediaWiki message delivery">MediaWiki message delivery</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User talk:MediaWiki message delivery">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240302110100-The_Signpost:_2_March_2024" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">11:01, 2 March 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240302110100-The_Signpost:_2_March_2024"><span id="ooui-php-66" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" 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id="h-Your_block_of_Diksoupfannyandchips-20240307074100"></span>Your block of Diksoupfannyandchips<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Your_block_of_Diksoupfannyandchips-20240307074100"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ks0stm&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: Your block of Diksoupfannyandchips" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-162' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-Ks0stm-20240307150500-Dennis_Brown-20240307074100">8 months ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>2 comments</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>2 people in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-54 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-54"> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Dennis_Brown-20240307074100-Your_block_of_Diksoupfannyandchips"></span>I've blocked 4 or 5 more, CU tools might be handy, and certainly justified here, if you have the time. <a href="/wiki/User:Dennis_Brown" title="User:Dennis Brown"><b>Dennis Brown</b></a> - <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Dennis_Brown" title="User talk:Dennis Brown"><b>2¢</b></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Dennis_Brown-20240307074100-Your_block_of_Diksoupfannyandchips" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">07:41, 7 March 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" 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id="c-Ks0stm-20240307150500-Dennis_Brown-20240307074100"></span>I took a look before I signed off for the night last night; unfortunately it was a busy range with a bit too much collateral for a hard block. <a href="/wiki/User:Ks0stm" title="User:Ks0stm"><span style="color:green;"><b>Ks0stm</b></span></a> <sup>(<a class="mw-selflink selflink">T</a>•<a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Ks0stm" title="Special:Contributions/Ks0stm">C</a>•<a href="/wiki/User:Ks0stm/G" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Ks0stm/G">G</a>•<a href="/wiki/User:Ks0stm/E" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Ks0stm/E">E</a>)</sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Ks0stm-20240307150500-Dennis_Brown-20240307074100" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">15:05, 7 March 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Ks0stm-20240307150500-Dennis_Brown-20240307074100"><span id="ooui-php-68" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget 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ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>1 comment</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>1 person in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-55 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-55"> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><div style="column-count:2;"> <ul><li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240329224000-The_Signpost:_29_March_2024"></span>Technology report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-03-29/Technology_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-03-29/Technology report">Millions of readers still seeing broken pages as "temporary" disabling of graph extension nears its second year</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Interview: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-03-29/Interview" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-03-29/Interview">Interview on Wikimedia Foundation fundraising and finance strategy</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Special report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-03-29/Special_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-03-29/Special report">19-page PDF accuses Wikipedia of bias against Israel, suggests editors be forced to reveal their real names, and demands a new feature allowing people to view the history of Wikipedia articles</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Op-Ed: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-03-29/Op-Ed" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-03-29/Op-Ed">Wikipedia in the age of personality-driven knowledge</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Recent research: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-03-29/Recent_research" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-03-29/Recent research">"Newcomer Homepage" feature mostly fails to boost new editors</a></li></ul> <ul><li>News and notes: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-03-29/News_and_notes" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-03-29/News and notes">Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee Charter ratified</a></li></ul> <ul><li>In the media: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-03-29/In_the_media" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-03-29/In the media">"For me it’s the autism": AARoad editors on the fork more traveled</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Traffic report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-03-29/Traffic_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-03-29/Traffic report">He rules over everything, on the land called planet Dune</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Humour: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-03-29/Humour" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-03-29/Humour">Letters from the editors</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Comix: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-03-29/Comix" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-03-29/Comix">Layout issue</a> </li></ul></div> <div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> * <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost">Read this Signpost in full</a></b> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2024-03-29" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Single/2024-03-29">Single-page</a> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Subscribe" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Subscribe">Unsubscribe</a> * <a href="/wiki/User:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User:MediaWiki message delivery">MediaWiki message delivery</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User talk:MediaWiki message delivery">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240329224000-The_Signpost:_29_March_2024" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">22:40, 29 March 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" 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class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(56)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Administrators'_newsletter_–_April_2024" data-mw-thread-id="h-Administrators'_newsletter_–_April_2024-20240401164800"><span id="Administrators.27_newsletter_.E2.80.93_April_2024"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Administrators'_newsletter_–_April_2024-20240401164800"></span>Administrators' newsletter – April 2024<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Administrators'_newsletter_–_April_2024-20240401164800"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ks0stm&action=edit&section=56" title="Edit section: Administrators' newsletter – April 2024" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-164' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240401164800-Administrators'_newsletter_–_April_2024">8 months ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>1 comment</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>1 person in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-56 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-56"> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_newsletter" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240401164800-Administrators'_newsletter_–_April_2024"></span>News and updates for administrators</a> from the past month (March 2024). </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ANEWSicon.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/150px-ANEWSicon.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="151" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="596" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 151px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/150px-ANEWSicon.png" data-width="150" data-height="151" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/225px-ANEWSicon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/300px-ANEWSicon.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Administrator.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/30px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/40px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Administrator changes</b> </p> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Removed"><noscript><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" data-alt="removed" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1211130465#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2024#March_2024" title="Special:PermanentLink/1211130465">Kbdank71</a></li><li><a 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data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/30px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/40px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Guideline and policy news</b> </p> <ul><li>An <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#RfC:_Converting_all_current_and_future_community_discretionary_sanctions_to_(community_designated)_contentious_topics_procedure" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)">RfC</a> is open to convert all current and future <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:OLDDS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:OLDDS">community discretionary sanctions</a> to (community designated) <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CTOP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CTOP">contentious topics procedure</a>.</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Octicons-tools.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/20px-Octicons-tools.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/20px-Octicons-tools.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/30px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/40px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Technical news</b> </p> <ul><li>The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. 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Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round. </p><p>Our current top scorers are as follows: </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Transgender" title="Transgender"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/35px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/46px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Sammi_Brie" title="User:Sammi Brie">Sammi Brie</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Sammi_Brie" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Sammi Brie">submissions</a>) with 642 points, mostly from 11 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GA">GAs</a> about radio and television;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross" title="International Committee of the Red Cross"><noscript><img alt="International Committee of the Red Cross" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg/23px-International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 13px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg/23px-International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg.png" data-alt="International Committee of the Red Cross" data-width="23" data-height="13" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg/35px-International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg/46px-International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Voorts" title="User:Voorts">voorts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/voorts" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/voorts">submissions</a>) with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (<a href="/wiki/Well_he_would,_wouldn%27t_he%3F" title="Well he would, wouldn't he?">Well he would, wouldn't he?</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cora_Agnes_Benneson" title="Cora Agnes Benneson">Cora Agnes Benneson</a>) and three GAs;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Lesbian" title="Lesbian"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/23px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/23px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/35px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/45px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Generalissima" title="User:Generalissima">Generalissima</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Generalissima" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Generalissima">submissions</a>) with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_FC" title="Seattle Sounders FC"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/600px_Verde_Blu_con_striscetta_bianca.svg/23px-600px_Verde_Blu_con_striscetta_bianca.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/600px_Verde_Blu_con_striscetta_bianca.svg/23px-600px_Verde_Blu_con_striscetta_bianca.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/600px_Verde_Blu_con_striscetta_bianca.svg/35px-600px_Verde_Blu_con_striscetta_bianca.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/600px_Verde_Blu_con_striscetta_bianca.svg/45px-600px_Verde_Blu_con_striscetta_bianca.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:SounderBruce" title="User:SounderBruce">SounderBruce</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/SounderBruce" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/SounderBruce">submissions</a>) with 497 points, mostly from a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FA">FA</a> about the <a href="/wiki/2020_Seattle_Sounders_FC_season" title="2020 Seattle Sounders FC season">2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC</a> and two GAs;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Agender_star_of_david.svg" title="File:Agender star of david.svg"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Agender_star_of_david.svg/21px-Agender_star_of_david.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 21px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Agender_star_of_david.svg/21px-Agender_star_of_david.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="21" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Agender_star_of_david.svg/32px-Agender_star_of_david.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Agender_star_of_david.svg/41px-Agender_star_of_david.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Tamzin" title="User:Tamzin">Tamzin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Tamzin" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Tamzin">submissions</a>) with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink <a href="/wiki/Capri-Sun" title="Capri-Sun">Capri-Sun</a> and three GAs;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire" title="Nottinghamshire"><noscript><img alt="Nottinghamshire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/County_Flag_of_Nottinghamshire.svg/23px-County_Flag_of_Nottinghamshire.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" 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Blackburne">Anna Blackburne</a> and a GA.</li></ul> <p>Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. 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This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014. </p><p>The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points: </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Transgender" title="Transgender"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/35px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/46px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Sammi_Brie" title="User:Sammi Brie">Sammi Brie</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Sammi_Brie" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Sammi Brie">submissions</a>) with 707 points, mostly from 45 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GAN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GAN">good article nomination</a> reviews and 12 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GA">good articless</a> about radio and television;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Lesbian" title="Lesbian"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/23px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/23px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/35px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/45px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Generalissima" title="User:Generalissima">Generalissima</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Generalissima" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Generalissima">submissions</a>) with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DYK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DYK">did you know</a> nominations about coinage and history;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_FC" title="Seattle Sounders FC"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/600px_Verde_Blu_con_striscetta_bianca.svg/23px-600px_Verde_Blu_con_striscetta_bianca.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/600px_Verde_Blu_con_striscetta_bianca.svg/23px-600px_Verde_Blu_con_striscetta_bianca.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/600px_Verde_Blu_con_striscetta_bianca.svg/35px-600px_Verde_Blu_con_striscetta_bianca.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/600px_Verde_Blu_con_striscetta_bianca.svg/45px-600px_Verde_Blu_con_striscetta_bianca.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:SounderBruce" title="User:SounderBruce">SounderBruce</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/SounderBruce" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/SounderBruce">submissions</a>) with 552 points, mostly from a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FA">featured article</a> about the <a href="/wiki/2020_Seattle_Sounders_FC_season" title="2020 Seattle Sounders FC season">2020 Seattle Sounders FC season</a>, three <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FL">featured lists</a>, and two good articles;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Peace_flag" title="Peace flag"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg/23px-Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="556"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg/23px-Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg/35px-Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg/46px-Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:BennyOnTheLoose" title="User:BennyOnTheLoose">BennyOnTheLoose</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/BennyOnTheLoose" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/BennyOnTheLoose">submissions</a>) with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player <a href="/wiki/John_Pulman" title="John Pulman">John Pulman</a>, two featured lists, and one good article;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross" title="International Committee of the Red Cross"><noscript><img alt="International Committee of the Red Cross" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg/23px-International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 13px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg/23px-International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg.png" data-alt="International Committee of the Red Cross" data-width="23" data-height="13" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg/35px-International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg/46px-International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross_emblem.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Voorts" title="User:Voorts">voorts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/voorts" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/voorts">submissions</a>) with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (<a href="/wiki/Well_he_would,_wouldn%27t_he%3F" title="Well he would, wouldn't he?">Well he would, wouldn't he?</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cora_Agnes_Benneson" title="Cora Agnes Benneson">Cora Agnes Benneson</a>) and three good articles.</li></ul> <p>The full scores for Round 2 can be seen <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Round_2" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Round 2">here</a>. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ITN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ITN">in the news</a> credits and at least 200 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DYK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DYK">did you know</a> credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics" title="Wikipedia:Featured topics">featured topics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_topics" title="Wikipedia:Good topics">good topics</a>. </p><p>Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews_Needed" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed">Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed</a>. </p><p>If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring">this page</a>. 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width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/30px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/40px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Administrator changes</b> </p> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Readded"><noscript><img alt="readded" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png" data-alt="readded" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1220304714#Resysop_request_(Nyttend)" title="Special:PermanentLink/1220304714">Nyttend</a></dd> <dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Removed"><noscript><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" data-alt="removed" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1216602202#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2024#April_2024" title="Special:PermanentLink/1216602202">JohnOwens</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1216602202#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2024#April_2024" title="Special:PermanentLink/1216602202">Killiondude</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1218467362#Handing_in_my_mop" title="Special:PermanentLink/1218467362">MelanieN</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1218761294#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conflict_of_interest_management_closed" title="Special:PermanentLink/1218761294">Nihonjoe</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_bureaucrat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Wikipedia_bureaucrat.svg/20px-Wikipedia_bureaucrat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Wikipedia_bureaucrat.svg/20px-Wikipedia_bureaucrat.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Wikipedia_bureaucrat.svg/30px-Wikipedia_bureaucrat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Wikipedia_bureaucrat.svg/40px-Wikipedia_bureaucrat.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Bureaucrat changes</b> </p> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Removed"><noscript><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" data-alt="removed" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1218761294#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conflict_of_interest_management_closed" title="Special:PermanentLink/1218761294">Nihonjoe</a></dd></dl> </div> <div style="flex: 1 0 20em"> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ANEWSicon.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/150px-ANEWSicon.png" 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20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/20px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/30px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/40px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>CheckUser changes</b> </p> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Readded"><noscript><img alt="readded" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png" data-alt="readded" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1219467786#Changes_to_the_functionaries_team,_April_2024" title="Special:PermanentLink/1219467786">Joe Roe</a></dd></dl> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oversight_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oversight_logo.png/20px-Oversight_logo.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1058" data-file-height="1058"></noscript><span 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data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" data-alt="removed" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1219467786#Changes_to_the_functionaries_team,_April_2024" title="Special:PermanentLink/1219467786">GeneralNotability</a></dd></dl> </div> </div> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_check.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/30px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/40px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Guideline and policy news</b> </p> <ul><li>Phase I of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2024_review" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review">2024 requests for adminship review</a> has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2024_review/Phase_I#Proposal_3b:_Make_the_first_two_days_discussion-only_(trial)" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I">creating a discussion-only period</a> (3b) and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2024_review/Phase_I#Proposal_13:_Admin_elections" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I">administrator elections</a> (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2024_review/Phase_I#Proposal_2:_Add_a_reminder_of_civility_norms_at_RfA" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I">creating a reminder of civility norms</a> (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2024_review/Phase_I" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I">full report</a>.</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Octicons-tools.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/20px-Octicons-tools.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/20px-Octicons-tools.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/30px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/40px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Technical news</b> </p> <ul><li>Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280531" class="extiw" title="phab:T280531">T280531</a></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scale_of_justice_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="208"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/30px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/40px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Arbitration</b> </p> <ul><li>The arbitration case <i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conflict_of_interest_management" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conflict of interest management">Conflict of interest management</a></i> has been closed.</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Info_Simple_bw.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/20px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/20px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/30px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/40px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Miscellaneous</b> </p> <ul><li>This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.</li> <li>A <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Backlog_drives/May_2024" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/May 2024"><b>New Pages Patrol backlog drive</b></a> is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the <a href="/wiki/Special:NewPagesFeed" title="Special:NewPagesFeed">new pages feed</a>. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Backlog_drives/May_2024/Participants" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/May 2024/Participants"><b>Sign up here to participate!</b></a></li> <li>Voting for the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Election/2024" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024">Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)</a> election is open until 9 May 2024. 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data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikimedia_U.S._Mountain_West_Online_Meeting-20240509072100"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikimedia_U.S._Mountain_West_Online_Meeting-20240509072100"></span>Wikimedia U.S. Mountain West Online Meeting<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikimedia_U.S._Mountain_West_Online_Meeting-20240509072100"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ks0stm&action=edit&section=61" title="Edit section: Wikimedia U.S. Mountain West Online Meeting" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-169' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' 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an online meeting from 8:00 to 9:00 PM MDT, Tuesday evening, May 14, 2024, at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://meet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd">meet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd</a>. Anyone interested in the Mountain West or the future direction of Wikipedia and the <a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_movement" title="Wikimedia movement">Wikimedia movement</a> is encouraged to attend. All guests are welcome. Please see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/US_Mountain_West/2024-05-14" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West/2024-05-14">our meeting page</a> for details. </p><p><span style="font-size:75%;line-height:0em;">If you don't wish to receive these invitations any more, please remove your username from our <b><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/US_Mountain_West/Invitation_list" title="Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West/Invitation list">Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West/Invitation list</a></span></b>. Thanks.</span> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <p><a href="/wiki/User:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User:MediaWiki message delivery">MediaWiki message delivery</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User talk:MediaWiki message delivery">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240509072100-Wikimedia_U.S._Mountain_West_Online_Meeting" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">07:21, 9 May 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240509072100-Wikimedia_U.S._Mountain_West_Online_Meeting"><span id="ooui-php-75" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" 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href="/wiki/Mountain_states" title="Mountain states">Mountain West</a> originally scheduled for May 14 has been rescheduled for 8:00 to 9:00 PM MDT, Tuesday evening, May 21, 2024, at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://meet.google.com/wbg-wgws-sbj">meet.google.com/wbg-wgws-sbj</a>. Please see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/US_Mountain_West/2024-05-21" title="Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West/2024-05-21">our new meeting page</a> for details. </p><p><span style="font-size:75%;line-height:0em;">If you don't wish to receive these invitations any more, please remove your username from our <b><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/US_Mountain_West/Invitation_list" title="Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West/Invitation list">Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West/Invitation list</a></span></b>. 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data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-The_Signpost:_16_May_2024-20240516105800"></span><i>The Signpost</i>: 16 May 2024<span data-mw-comment-end="h-The_Signpost:_16_May_2024-20240516105800"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ks0stm&action=edit&section=63" title="Edit section: The Signpost: 16 May 2024" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-171' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' 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On behalf of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Birthday_Committee" title="Wikipedia:Birthday Committee">Birthday Committee</a>, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/Ks0stm&dir=prev&limit=1">your first edit</a> and became a Wikipedian! <a href="/wiki/User:Armbrust" title="User:Armbrust">Armbrust</a> <sup><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Armbrust" title="User talk:Armbrust"><span style="color: #E3A857;">The</span> <span style="color: #008000;">Homunculus</span></a></sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-Armbrust-20240529154600-Happy_First_Edit_Day!" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">15:46, 29 May 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Armbrust-20240529154600-Happy_First_Edit_Day!"><span id="ooui-php-78" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1222103388#Resysop_request_(Graham_Beards)" title="Special:PermanentLink/1222103388">Graham Beards</a></dd> <dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Removed"><noscript><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" data-alt="removed" data-width="20" data-height="20" 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href="/wiki/Draft:List_of_particularly_dangerous_situation_watches" title="Draft:List of particularly dangerous situation watches">Draft:list of particularly dangerous situation watches</a>. It seems as if that article has sorta been forgotten about. We’ve only gotten down to 2020 (for completely listed) and if I recall, the entries only go back to 2019. There’s still a lot more in IEM archives. Your help at expanding the list to mainspace ready format would be greatly appreciated. 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As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points. </p><p>The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3: </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Lesbian" title="Lesbian"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/23px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/23px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/35px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/45px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Generalissima" title="User:Generalissima">Generalissima</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Generalissima" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Generalissima">submissions</a>) with 1,059 points, mostly from 1 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FA">featured article</a> on <a href="/wiki/DeLancey_W._Gill" title="DeLancey W. Gill">DeLancey W. Gill</a>, 11 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GA">good articles</a>, 18 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DYK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DYK">did you know</a> nominations, and dozens of reviews;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><noscript><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 22px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" data-alt="Brazil" data-width="22" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Skyshifter" title="User:Skyshifter">Skyshifter</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Skyshifter" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Skyshifter">submissions</a>) with 673 points, mostly from 2 featured articles on <a href="/wiki/Worlds_(Porter_Robinson_album)" title="Worlds (Porter Robinson album)">Worlds (Porter Robinson album)</a> and <a href="/wiki/I%27m_God" title="I'm God">I'm God</a>, 5 good articles, and 2 did you know nominations;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Transgender" title="Transgender"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/35px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/46px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Sammi_Brie" title="User:Sammi Brie">Sammi Brie</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Sammi_Brie" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Sammi Brie">submissions</a>) with 557 points, mostly from 1 featured article on <a href="/wiki/KNXV-TV" title="KNXV-TV">KNXV-TV</a>, 5 good articles, and 8 did you know nominations; and</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Christmas_Island" title="Christmas Island"><noscript><img alt="Christmas Island" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg/23px-Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="256"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 12px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg/23px-Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg.png" data-alt="Christmas Island" data-width="23" data-height="12" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg/35px-Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg/46px-Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:AryKun" title="User:AryKun">AryKun</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/AryKun" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/AryKun">submissions</a>) with 415 points, mostly from 1 featured article on <a href="/wiki/Great_cuckoo-dove" title="Great cuckoo-dove">Great cuckoo-dove</a>, with a high number of bonus points from that article.</li></ul> <p>The full scores for round 3 can be seen <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Round_3" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Round 3">here</a>. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ITN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ITN">in the news</a> credits, and at least 285 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DYK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DYK">did you know</a> credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics" title="Wikipedia:Featured topics">featured topics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_topics" title="Wikipedia:Good topics">good topics</a>. </p><p>Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. 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collapsible-block" id="mf-section-72"> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_newsletter" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240806160000-Administrators'_newsletter_–_August_2024"></span>News and updates for administrators</a> from the past month (July 2024). </p> <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap"> <div style="flex: 1 0 20em"> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Administrator.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/30px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/40px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Administrator changes</b> </p> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Readded"><noscript><img alt="readded" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png" data-alt="readded" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1234583465#Resysop_request_(Isabelle_Belato)" title="Special:PermanentLink/1234583465">Isabelle Belato</a></dd> <dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Removed"><noscript><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" data-alt="removed" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1231919678#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2024#July_2024" title="Special:PermanentLink/1231919678">Ian.thomson</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1234739660#Desysop_request_(Modussiccandi)" title="Special:PermanentLink/1234739660">Modussiccandi</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="18" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="467"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 18px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="18" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg/30px-Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg/40px-Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Interface 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<a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1235541419#Int_admin_(2)_for_Izno" title="Special:PermanentLink/1235541419">Izno</a></dd></dl> </div> <div style="flex: 1 0 20em"> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ANEWSicon.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/150px-ANEWSicon.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="151" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="596" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 151px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/150px-ANEWSicon.png" data-width="150" data-height="151" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/225px-ANEWSicon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/ANEWSicon.png/300px-ANEWSicon.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Checkuser_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/20px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="110" data-file-height="110"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/20px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/30px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/40px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>CheckUser changes</b> </p> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Removed"><noscript><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" data-alt="removed" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Permalink/27134064#Barkeep49@enwiki" class="extiw" title="meta:Special:Permalink/27134064">Barkeep49</a></dd></dl> </div> </div> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Octicons-tools.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/20px-Octicons-tools.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/20px-Octicons-tools.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/30px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/40px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Technical news</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_blocks" class="extiw" title="meta:Global blocks">Global blocks</a> may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may <a href="/wiki/Special:GlobalBlockWhitelist" title="Special:GlobalBlockWhitelist">locally unblock</a> when appropriate.</li> <li>Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via <a href="/wiki/Special:GlobalVanishRequest" title="Special:GlobalVanishRequest">Special:GlobalVanishRequest</a>. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scale_of_justice_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="208"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/30px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/40px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Arbitration</b> </p> <ul><li>The Arbitration Committee <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1238795146#Conflict_of_interest_VRT_appointments,_July_2024" title="Special:PermanentLink/1238795146">appointed</a> the following administrators to the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Conflict_of_interest_reports" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Conflict of interest reports">conflict of interest volunteer response team</a>: <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bilby">Bilby</a></span>, <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Extraordinary_Writ">Extraordinary Writ</a></span></li></ul> <hr> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a 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class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240810005200-An_invitation_to_a_U.S._Mountain_West_online_meeting">3 months ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>1 comment</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>1 person in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-73 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-73"> <table style="float:right;margin:0 0 0 2em;padding=0;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240810005200-An_invitation_to_a_U.S._Mountain_West_online_meeting"></span><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_United_States_Coalition" title="meta:Wikimedia United States Coalition"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/US_Mountain_West.png/200px-US_Mountain_West.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="135" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5912" data-file-height="4003"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 200px;height: 135px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/US_Mountain_West.png/200px-US_Mountain_West.png" data-width="200" data-height="135" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/US_Mountain_West.png/300px-US_Mountain_West.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/US_Mountain_West.png/400px-US_Mountain_West.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/US_Mountain_West" title="Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West"><span 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Anyone interested in the Mountain West or the future direction of Wikipedia and the <a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_movement" title="Wikimedia movement">Wikimedia movement</a> is encouraged to attend. There is no obligation to participate and all guests are welcome. Please see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/US_Mountain_West/2024-08-13" title="Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West/2024-08-13">our meeting page</a> for details. </p><p><span style="font-size:75%;line-height:0em;">If you don't wish to receive these invitations any more, please remove your username from our <b><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/US_Mountain_West/Invitation_list" title="Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West/Invitation list">Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West/Invitation list</a></span></b>. 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Wikipedia-like articles, a more sophisticated effort than previous auto-generation systems</a></li></ul> <ul><li>In focus: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-08-14/In_focus" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-08-14/In focus">Twitter marks the spot</a></li></ul> <ul><li>News and notes: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-08-14/News_and_notes" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-08-14/News and notes">Another Wikimania has concluded.</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Special report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-08-14/Special_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-08-14/Special report">Nano or just nothing: Will nano go nuclear?</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Opinion: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-08-14/Opinion" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-08-14/Opinion">HouseBlaster's RfA debriefing</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Traffic report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-08-14/Traffic_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-08-14/Traffic report">Ball games, movies, elections, but nothing really <i>weird</i></a></li></ul> <ul><li>Humour: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-08-14/Humour" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-08-14/Humour">I'm proud to be a template</a> </li></ul></div> <div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> * <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost">Read this Signpost in full</a></b> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2024-08-14" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Single/2024-08-14">Single-page</a> * <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Subscribe" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Subscribe">Unsubscribe</a> * <a href="/wiki/User:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User:MediaWiki message delivery">MediaWiki message delivery</a> (<a 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Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points: </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Lesbian" title="Lesbian"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/23px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/23px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/35px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/45px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Generalissima" title="User:Generalissima">Generalissima</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Generalissima" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Generalissima">submissions</a>) with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FA">featured articles</a>, 2 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FL">featured lists</a>, 7 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GA">good articles</a>, and 13 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DYK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DYK">did you know</a> nominations;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Aroace" title="Aroace"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Aroace_flag.svg/23px-Aroace_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Aroace_flag.svg/23px-Aroace_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Aroace_flag.svg/35px-Aroace_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Aroace_flag.svg/46px-Aroace_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Arconning" title="User:Arconning">Arconning</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Arconning" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Arconning">submissions</a>) with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mordor" title="Mordor"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Mordor.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mordor.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Mordor.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mordor.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Mordor.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mordor.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Mordor.svg/45px-Flag_of_Mordor.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:AirshipJungleman29" title="User:AirshipJungleman29">AirshipJungleman29</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/AirshipJungleman29" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/AirshipJungleman29">submissions</a>) with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on <a href="/wiki/Genghis_Khan" title="Genghis Khan">Genghis Khan</a> and 2 good articles; and</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Peace_flag" title="Peace flag"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg/23px-Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="556"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg/23px-Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg/35px-Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg/46px-Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:BennyOnTheLoose" title="User:BennyOnTheLoose">BennyOnTheLoose</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/BennyOnTheLoose" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/BennyOnTheLoose">submissions</a>) with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on <a href="/wiki/Susanna_Hoffs" title="Susanna Hoffs">Susanna Hoffs</a>, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.</li></ul> <p>Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Round_4" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Round 4">here</a>. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ITN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ITN">in the news</a> credits, and at least 333 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DYK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DYK">did you know</a> credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics" title="Wikipedia:Featured topics">featured topics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_topics" title="Wikipedia:Good topics">good topics</a>. </p><p>Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. If two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews_Needed" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed">Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed</a>. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October. </p><p>If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring">this page</a>. 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/30px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/40px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Administrator changes</b> </p> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Removed"><noscript><img alt="removed" 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href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="18" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="467"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 18px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="18" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg/30px-Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg/40px-Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Interface administrator changes</b> </p> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Removed"><noscript><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" data-alt="removed" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <a 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oversight_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oversight_logo.png/20px-Oversight_logo.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1058" data-file-height="1058"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oversight_logo.png/20px-Oversight_logo.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oversight_logo.png/30px-Oversight_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oversight_logo.png/40px-Oversight_logo.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Oversighter changes</b> </p> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Removed"><noscript><img alt="removed" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/40px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Guideline and policy news</b> </p> <ul><li>Following an <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1241596410#RfC:_enacting_C4_(unused_maintenance_categories)" title="Special:PermanentLink/1241596410">RfC</a>, there is a new <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CSD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CSD">criterion for speedy deletion</a>: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CSD#C4" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CSD">C4</a>, which <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1248585704"><q class="inline-quote-talk">applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past</q>.</li> <li>A <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(species)#Proposal_to_adopt_this_guideline" title="Wikipedia talk:Notability (species)">request for comment</a> is open to discuss whether <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(species)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (species)">Notability (species)</a> should be adopted as a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SNG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SNG">subject-specific notability guideline</a>.</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scale_of_justice_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="208"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/30px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/40px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Arbitration</b> </p> <ul><li>Following a <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1239237654#Motion_2:_World_War_II_and_the_history_of_Jews_in_Poland" title="Special:PermanentLink/1239237654">motion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/World_War_II_and_the_history_of_Jews_in_Poland#My_very_best_wishes_bans" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/World War II and the history of Jews in Poland">remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of <i>World War II and the history of Jews in Poland</i></a> (the topic and interaction bans on <a href="/wiki/User:My_very_best_wishes" title="User:My very best wishes">My very best wishes</a>, respectively) were repealed.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/German_war_effort#Cinderella157_German_history_topic_ban" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/German war effort">Remedy 3C</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/German_war_effort" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/German war effort"><i>German war effort</i> case</a> ("<span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Cinderella157">Cinderella157</a></span> German history topic ban") was <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1243178496Motion:_Cinderella157%27s_topic_ban_suspended" title="Special:PermanentLink/1243178496Motion: Cinderella157's topic ban suspended">suspended</a> for a period of six months.</li> <li>The arbitration case <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Historical_elections" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Historical elections">Historical Elections</a> is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Info_Simple_bw.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/20px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/20px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/30px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/40px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Miscellaneous</b> </p> <ul><li>Editors can now enter into <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_article_review_circles" title="Wikipedia:Good article review circles">good article review circles</a>, an alternative for informal <i><a href="/wiki/Quid_pro_quo" title="Quid pro quo">quid pro quo</a></i> arrangements, to have a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_article_nominations" title="Wikipedia:Good article nominations">GAN</a> reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.</li> <li>A <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Backlog_drives/September_2024" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/September 2024"><b>New Pages Patrol backlog drive</b></a> is happening in September 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the <a href="/wiki/Special:NewPagesFeed" title="Special:NewPagesFeed">new pages feed</a>. 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Is Wikipedia ready?</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Recent research: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-09-04/Recent_research" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-09-04/Recent research">Simulated Wikipedia seen as less credible than ChatGPT and Alexa in experiment</a></li></ul> <ul><li>News from the WMF: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-09-04/News_from_the_WMF" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-09-04/News from the WMF">Meet the 12 candidates running in the WMF Board of Trustees election</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Wikimania: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-09-04/Wikimania" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-09-04/Wikimania">A month after Wikimania 2024</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Serendipity: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-09-04/Serendipity" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-09-04/Serendipity">What it's like to be Wikimedian of the Year</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Traffic report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-09-04/Traffic_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-09-04/Traffic report">After the gold rush</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Humour: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-09-04/Humour" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-09-04/Humour">Local man halfway through rude reply no longer able to recall why he hates other editor</a> </li></ul></div> <div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; 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text-align:center;"><big><b>Happy adminship anniversary!</b></big><br>Hi Ks0stm! On behalf of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Birthday_Committee" title="Wikipedia:Birthday Committee">Birthday Committee</a>, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of your <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=rights&page=User%3AKs0stm">successful request for adminship</a>. Enjoy this special day! <a href="/wiki/User:The_Herald" class="mw-redirect" title="User:The Herald">The Herald (Benison)</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:The_Herald" class="mw-redirect" title="User talk:The Herald">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-The_Herald-20240913095100-Happy_Adminship_Anniversary!" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">09:51, 13 September 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-The_Herald-20240913095100-Happy_Adminship_Anniversary!"><span id="ooui-php-94" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" 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id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240926200900-The_Signpost:_26_September_2024"></span>In the media: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-09-26/In_the_media" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-09-26/In the media">Courts order Wikipedia to give up names of editors, legal strain anticipated from "online safety laws"</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Community view: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-09-26/Community_view" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-09-26/Community view">Indian courts order Wikipedia to take down name of crime victim, editors strive towards consensus</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Serendipity: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-09-26/Serendipity" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-09-26/Serendipity">A Wikipedian at the 2024 Paralympics</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Opinion: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-09-26/Opinion" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-09-26/Opinion">asilvering's RfA debriefing</a></li></ul> <ul><li>News and notes: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-09-26/News_and_notes" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-09-26/News and notes">Are you ready for admin elections?</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Gallery: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-09-26/Gallery" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-09-26/Gallery">Are Ludd<i>ai</i>tes defending the English Wikipedia?</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Recent research: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-09-26/Recent_research" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-09-26/Recent research">Article-writing AI is less "prone to reasoning errors (or hallucinations)" than human Wikipedia editors</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Traffic report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-09-26/Traffic_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-09-26/Traffic report">Jump in the line, rock your body in time</a> </li></ul></div> <div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; 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liberdade">Significa liberdade</a></li></ul></div></dd> <dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Removed"><noscript><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" data-alt="removed" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" 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href="/wiki/File:Checkuser_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/20px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="110" data-file-height="110"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/20px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/30px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/40px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>CheckUser changes</b> </p> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Readded"><noscript><img alt="readded" 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href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1244158429#Change_to_the_Functionary_team" title="Special:PermanentLink/1244158429">Barkeep49</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1248114839#Changes_to_the_CheckUser_team,_September_2024" title="Special:PermanentLink/1248114839">Izno</a></li></ul></div></dd> <dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Removed"><noscript><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" data-alt="removed" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1245151768#Change_to_the_Checkuser_team" title="Special:PermanentLink/1245151768">Doug Weller</a></li><li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Permalink/27415814#Spicy@enwiki" class="extiw" title="m:Special:Permalink/27415814">Spicy</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_check.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" 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The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrator_elections/October_2024/Call_for_candidates" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Call for candidates">candidate sign-up</a> from October 8 to 14, a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrator_elections/October_2024/Discussion_phase" title="Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Discussion phase">discussion phase</a> from October 22 to 24, and <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SecurePoll" class="extiw" title="meta:SecurePoll">SecurePoll voting</a> from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Administrator_elections" title="Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections">Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections</a>.</li> <li>Following <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#%22File_pages_without_a_corresponding_file%22" title="Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion">a discussion</a>, the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CSD#G8" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CSD">G8</a> to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CSD#F2" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CSD">F2</a>. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.</li> <li>A <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Administrator_Recall" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)">request for comment</a> is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrator_recall" title="Wikipedia:Administrator recall">administrator recall</a> process.</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scale_of_justice_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="208"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/30px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/40px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <b>Arbitration</b> </p> <ul><li>The arbitration case <i><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1245898405#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Historical_elections_closed" title="Special:PermanentLink/1245898405">Historical elections</a></i> has been closed.</li> <li>An arbitration case regarding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Backlash_to_diversity_and_inclusion" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Backlash to diversity and inclusion">Backlash to diversity and inclusion</a> has been opened.</li> <li>Editors are invited to <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2024/Electoral_Commission" title="Wikipedia:Requests 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AI-generated content", says paper</a></li></ul> <ul><li>In the media: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-10-19/In_the_media" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-10-19/In the media">Off to the races! Wikipedia wins!</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Contest: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-10-19/Contest" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-10-19/Contest">A WikiCup for the Global South</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Traffic report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-10-19/Traffic_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-10-19/Traffic report">A scream breaks the still of the night</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Book review: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-10-19/Book_review" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-10-19/Book review"><i>The Editors</i></a></li></ul> <ul><li>Humour: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-10-19/Humour" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-10-19/Humour"><i>The Newspaper Editors</i></a></li></ul> <ul><li>Crossword: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-10-19/Crossword" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-10-19/Crossword">Spilled Coffee Mug</a> </li></ul></div> <div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; 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We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this <b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/294789?lang=en">anonymous survey</a></b>. </p><p>You do not have to be an Administrator to participate. </p><p>The survey should take around 10-15 minutes to complete. 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Our new champion is <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mordor" title="Mordor"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Mordor.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mordor.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Mordor.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mordor.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Mordor.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mordor.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Mordor.svg/45px-Flag_of_Mordor.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:AirshipJungleman29" title="User:AirshipJungleman29">AirshipJungleman29</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/AirshipJungleman29" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/AirshipJungleman29">submissions</a>), who scored 2,283 points mainly through 3 high-multiplier FAs and 3 GAs on military history topics. By a 1% margin, Airship beat out last year's champion, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware"><noscript><img alt="Delaware" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/23px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/23px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png" data-alt="Delaware" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/35px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/45px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:BeanieFan11" title="User:BeanieFan11">BeanieFan11</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/BeanieFan11" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/BeanieFan11">submissions</a>), who scored second with 2,264 points, mainly from an impressive 58 GAs about athletes. In third place, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Lesbian" title="Lesbian"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/23px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/23px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/35px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/45px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Generalissima" title="User:Generalissima">Generalissima</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Generalissima" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Generalissima">submissions</a>) scored 1,528 points, primarily from two FAs on U.S. Librarians of Congress and 20 GAs about various historical topics. Our other finalists are: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Transgender" title="Transgender"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/35px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/46px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Sammi_Brie" title="User:Sammi Brie">Sammi Brie</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Sammi_Brie" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Sammi Brie">submissions</a>) with 879 points, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><noscript><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 12px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" data-alt="Canada" data-width="23" data-height="12" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Hey_man_im_josh" title="User:Hey man im josh">Hey man im josh</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Hey_man_im_josh" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Hey man im josh">submissions</a>) with 533 points, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Peace_flag" title="Peace flag"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg/23px-Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="556"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg/23px-Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg/35px-Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg/46px-Flag_of_Universal_Peace.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:BennyOnTheLoose" title="User:BennyOnTheLoose">BennyOnTheLoose</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/BennyOnTheLoose" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/BennyOnTheLoose">submissions</a>) with 432 points, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Aroace" title="Aroace"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Aroace_flag.svg/23px-Aroace_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Aroace_flag.svg/23px-Aroace_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Aroace_flag.svg/35px-Aroace_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Aroace_flag.svg/46px-Aroace_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Arconning" title="User:Arconning">Arconning</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Arconning" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Arconning">submissions</a>) with 244 points, and <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Christmas_Island" title="Christmas Island"><noscript><img alt="Christmas Island" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg/23px-Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="256"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 12px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg/23px-Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg.png" data-alt="Christmas Island" data-width="23" data-height="12" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg/35px-Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg/46px-Flag_of_Christmas_Island.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:AryKun" title="User:AryKun">AryKun</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/AryKun" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/AryKun">submissions</a>) with 15 points. Congratulations to our finalists and all who participated! </p><p>The final round was very productive, and contestants had 7 FAs, 9 FLs, 94 GAs, 73 FAC reviews, and 79 GAN reviews and peer reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone! </p><p>All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field. </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Lesbian" title="Lesbian"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/23px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/23px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/35px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg/45px-Orange_and_Pink_Lesbian_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Generalissima" title="User:Generalissima">Generalissima</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Generalissima" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Generalissima">submissions</a>) wins the featured article prize for 3 FAs in round 4, and 7 FAs overall.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><noscript><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 12px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" data-alt="Canada" data-width="23" data-height="12" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Hey_man_im_josh" title="User:Hey man im josh">Hey man im josh</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Hey_man_im_josh" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Hey man im josh">submissions</a>) wins the featured list prize for 23 FLs overall.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><noscript><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" data-alt="Italy" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:MaranoFan" title="User:MaranoFan">MaranoFan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/MaranoFan" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/MaranoFan">submissions</a>) wins the featured topic prize for 9 articles in featured topics in round 1.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><noscript><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 12px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" data-alt="Canada" data-width="23" data-height="12" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Hey_man_im_josh" title="User:Hey man im josh">Hey man im josh</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Hey_man_im_josh" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Hey man im josh">submissions</a>) wins the featured content reviewer prize for 110 FA/FL reviews overall.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware"><noscript><img alt="Delaware" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/23px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/23px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png" data-alt="Delaware" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/35px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/45px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:BeanieFan11" title="User:BeanieFan11">BeanieFan11</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/BeanieFan11" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/BeanieFan11">submissions</a>) wins the good article prize for 58 GAs in round 5, and 70 GAs overall.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="520"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 19px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="19" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/29px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Fritzmann2002" title="User:Fritzmann2002">Fritzmann</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Fritzmann" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Fritzmann">submissions</a>) wins the good topic prize for 6 articles in good topics in round 2.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Transgender" title="Transgender"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 14px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/23px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="14" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/35px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Transgender_Pride_flag.svg/46px-Transgender_Pride_flag.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Sammi_Brie" title="User:Sammi Brie">Sammi Brie</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Sammi_Brie" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Sammi Brie">submissions</a>) wins the good article reviewer prize for 45 GA reviews in round 2, and 78 GA reviews overall.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware"><noscript><img alt="Delaware" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/23px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/23px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png" data-alt="Delaware" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/35px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/45px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:BeanieFan11" title="User:BeanieFan11">BeanieFan11</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/BeanieFan11" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/BeanieFan11">submissions</a>) wins the DYK prize, for 131 Did you know articles overall.</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine"><noscript><img alt="Ukraine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png" data-alt="Ukraine" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/User:Muboshgu" title="User:Muboshgu">Muboshgu</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Muboshgu" title="Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2024/Submissions/Muboshgu">submissions</a>) wins the ITN prize, for 15 In the news articles in round 1, and 36 overall.</li></ul> <p>Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. 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margin: 4px auto; padding: .2em; border: 2px dashed #FF0000; background-color: lightblue;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-DaniloDaysOfOurLives-20241104035300-Happy_Birthday!_2"></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Anniv.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Anniv.svg/50px-Anniv.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="51" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="124" data-file-height="126"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 50px;height: 51px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Anniv.svg/50px-Anniv.svg.png" data-width="50" data-height="51" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Anniv.svg/75px-Anniv.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Anniv.svg/100px-Anniv.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;" width="100%"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;color:darkblue;">Hey, <b>Ks0stm</b>. Just stopping by to wish you a Happy Birthday from the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Birthday_Committee" title="Wikipedia:Birthday Committee">Wikipedia Birthday Committee</a>!<br>Have a great day!</span> <a href="/wiki/User:DaniloDaysOfOurLives" title="User:DaniloDaysOfOurLives">DaniloDaysOfOurLives</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:DaniloDaysOfOurLives" title="User talk:DaniloDaysOfOurLives">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ks0stm#c-DaniloDaysOfOurLives-20241104035300-Happy_Birthday!_2" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">03:53, 4 November 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-DaniloDaysOfOurLives-20241104035300-Happy_Birthday!_2"><span id="ooui-php-101" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-DaniloDaysOfOurLives-20241104035300-Happy_Birthday!_2"></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-DaniloDaysOfOurLives-20241104035300-Happy_Birthday!_2-1"></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Face-smile.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Face-smile.svg/55px-Face-smile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="55" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 55px;height: 55px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Face-smile.svg/55px-Face-smile.svg.png" data-width="55" data-height="55" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Face-smile.svg/83px-Face-smile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Face-smile.svg/110px-Face-smile.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>P.S. 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id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20241106080500-The_Signpost:_6_November_2024"></span>From the editors: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-11-06/From_the_editors" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-11-06/From the editors">Editing Wikipedia should not be a crime</a></li></ul> <ul><li>News and notes: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-11-06/News_and_notes" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-11-06/News and notes">Wikimedia Foundation shares ANI lawsuit updates; first admin elections appoint eleven sysops; first admin recalls opened; temporary accounts coming soon?</a></li></ul> <ul><li>In the media: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-11-06/In_the_media" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-11-06/In the media">An old scrimmage, politics and purported libel</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Special report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-11-06/Special_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-11-06/Special report">Wikipedia editors face litigation, censorship</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Gallery: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-11-06/Gallery" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-11-06/Gallery">Why you should take more photos and upload them</a></li></ul> <ul><li>In focus: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-11-06/In_focus" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-11-06/In focus">Questions and answers about the court case</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Traffic report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-11-06/Traffic_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-11-06/Traffic report">Twisted tricks or tempting treats?</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Technology report: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-11-06/Technology_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-11-06/Technology report">Wikimedia tech, the Asian News International case, and the ultra-rare BLACKLOCK</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Humour: <a 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</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/US_Mountain_West" title="Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West"><span style="vertical-align:text-top;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:0.6em;">Wikimedia US Mountain West</span></a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>We will host an online meet for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_community" title="Wikipedia community">Wikipedia users</a> from 8:00 to 9:00 PM MST, Tuesday evening, November 12, 2024, at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://meet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd">meet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd</a>. We will have reports from <a href="https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2024/Main_Page" class="extiw" title="wikiconference:2024/Main Page">WikiConference North America 2024</a>. We hope to organize a <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/North_American_Wikimedians/Hub_founding" class="extiw" title="metawiki:North American Wikimedians/Hub founding">North American Hub</a> to support local activities. Anyone interested in the future direction of Wikipedia and the <a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_movement" title="Wikimedia movement">Wikimedia movement</a> is encouraged to attend. Help is available for new users, and all guests are welcome. Please see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/US_Mountain_West/2024-11-12" title="Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West/2024-11-12">our meeting page</a> for details. </p><p><span style="font-size:75%;line-height:0em;">If you don't wish to receive these invitations any more, please remove your username from our <b><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/US_Mountain_West/Invitation_list" title="Wikipedia:Meetup/US Mountain West/Invitation list">invitaion list</a></span></b>. 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