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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"><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" 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-file-width="512" data-file-height="467"/></a></span> <b>Interface 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"><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" 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-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a></span> <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"><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" 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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" 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-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></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"><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" 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-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024"/></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>. 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class="mw-file-description"><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" 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-file-width="596" data-file-height="600"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oversight_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><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" 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-file-width="1058" data-file-height="1058"/></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"><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" 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-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/1241023887#Changes_to_the_functionaries_team,_August_2024" title="Special:Diff/1241023887">Wugapodes</a></dd></dl> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Checkuser_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/1241023887#Changes_to_the_functionaries_team,_August_2024" title="Special:Diff/1241023887">Courcelles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/1241023887#Changes_to_the_functionaries_team,_August_2024" title="Special:Diff/1241023887">GeneralNotability</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl> </div> </div> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_check.svg" class="mw-file-description"><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" 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-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></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 <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 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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"><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" 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-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></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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id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20241002160000-Administrators'_newsletter_–_October_2024"></span>News and updates for administrators</a> from the past month (September 2024). </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ANEWSicon.png" class="mw-file-description"><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" 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-file-width="596" data-file-height="600"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Administrator.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" 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href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1244096990#Desysop_request_(Woody)" title="Special:PermanentLink/1244096990">Woody</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Checkuser_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><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" 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-file-width="110" data-file-height="110"/></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"><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" 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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" 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-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></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"><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" 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-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a></span> <b>Guideline and policy news</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrator_elections" title="Wikipedia:Administrator elections">Administrator elections</a> are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RFA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RFA">requests for adminship</a> (RfA). 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#"File_pages_without_a_corresponding_file"" 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"><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" 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-file-width="204" data-file-height="208"/></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 for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2024/Electoral Commission">nominate themselves</a></b> to serve on the 2024 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission until <i>23:59 October 8, 2024 (UTC)</i>.</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Info_Simple_bw.svg" class="mw-file-description"><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" 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-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span> <b>Miscellaneous</b> </p> <ul><li>If you are interested in stopping spammers, please put <a href="/wiki/MediaWiki_talk:Spam-whitelist" title="MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist">MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist</a> and <a href="/wiki/MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist" title="MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist">MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist</a> on your watchlist, and help out when you can.</li></ul> <hr/> <div class="center" style="width:auto; 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id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20241103102100-Administrators'_newsletter_–_November_2024"></span>News and updates for administrators</a> from the past month (October 2024). </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ANEWSicon.png" class="mw-file-description"><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" 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-file-width="596" data-file-height="600"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Administrator.svg" class="mw-file-description"><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" 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-file-width="200" data-file-height="200"/></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"><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" 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-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1248966496#Resysop_request_(Crisco_1492)" title="Special:PermanentLink/1248966496">Crisco 1492</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"><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" 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-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1248791416#Inactive_admins_for_October_2024" title="Special:PermanentLink/1248791416">Babajobu</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1254200257#Desysop_request_(Daniel)" title="Special:PermanentLink/1254200257">Daniel</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1248791416#Inactive_admins_for_October_2024" title="Special:PermanentLink/1248791416">Elf</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1248791416#Inactive_admins_for_October_2024" title="Special:PermanentLink/1248791416">Jayron32</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1249813284#De-adminship_request_for_Thue" title="Special:PermanentLink/1249813284">Thue</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1248753311#Desysop_request_(Wugapodes)" title="Special:PermanentLink/1248753311">Wugapodes</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Checkuser_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><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" 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-file-width="110" data-file-height="110"/></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"><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" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="mw-file-description" title="Removed"><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" 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-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a></span> <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Permalink/27564949#Maxim@en.wikipedia" class="extiw" title="meta:Special:Permalink/27564949">Maxim</a></dd></dl> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_check.svg" class="mw-file-description"><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" 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