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Tech News: 2024-29
MediaWiki message delivery 01:28, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
Mentee with a question in Arabic
Hello! I don't think we have interacted before; I am HouseBlaster. I got your name from WP:EMB. Would you be able to respond to someone who was assigned to me as a mentor via the Growth Team's mentorship program who is asking me a question at my talk page? I cannot understand Arabic, and I would rather not rely on Google Translate. Thanks, HouseBlaster (talk · he/they) 00:42, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
- Pleased to know you, @HouseBlaster:, and thank you for your kind words. This is an editing test and not a question by the user and should be removed, the text in Arabic reads "The sleep". Best wishes to you. --Meno25 (talk) 10:06, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you!! HouseBlaster (talk · he/they) 21:35, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 22 July 2024
- Discussion report: Internet users flock to Wikipedia to debate its image policy over Trump raised-fist photo
Iconic photograph, invalid fair use exemption criterion #3a claimant, or both?
- News and notes: Wikimedia community votes to ratify Movement Charter; Wikimedia Foundation opposes ratification
Establishment of power-sharing agreement between WMF corporation and volunteer user community in limbo.
- News from the WMF: Wikimedia Foundation Board resolution and vote on the proposed Movement Charter
Natalia Tymkiv, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, on the Charter vote results, the resolution, meeting minutes, and proposed next steps.
- Essay: Reflections on editing and obsession
A lost Signpost submission from fifteen years ago brought into the light, as good and true now as it was then.
- In the media: What's on Putin's fork, the court's docket, and in Harrison's book?
Failing forks, smart and well-researched stories, LGBT rights, and oral sex!
- Obituary: JamesR
Rest in peace.
- Crossword: Vaguely bird-shaped crossword
Do you know these Wikipedia quotes?
- Humour: Joe Biden withdraws RfA, Donald Trump selects co-nom
Dems in disarray, GOP in chaos — analysts say news expected, but few can predict how race will shape up from here.
Tech News: 2024-30
MediaWiki message delivery 00:02, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
Tech News: 2024-31
MediaWiki message delivery 23:08, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
Tech News: 2024-32
MediaWiki message delivery 20:41, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – August 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2024).
Administrator changes
Isabelle Belato
- Ian.thomson
- Modussiccandi
Interface administrator changes
- Izno
CheckUser changes
- Barkeep49
Technical news
- Global blocks may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may locally unblock when appropriate.
- Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via Special:GlobalVanishRequest. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.
Arbitration
- The Arbitration Committee appointed the following administrators to the conflict of interest volunteer response team: Bilby, Extraordinary Writ
Tech News: 2024-33
MediaWiki message delivery 23:19, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 14 August 2024
- In the media: Portland pol profile paid for from public purse
A STORM over an AI that writes articles. And other notes of interest.
- Recent research: STORM: AI agents role-play as "Wikipedia editors" and "experts" to create Wikipedia-like articles, a more sophisticated effort than previous auto-generation systems
And other findings.
- In focus: Twitter marks the spot
Musk's Twitter acquisition and rebranding have caused long debates on Wikipedia.
- News and notes: Another Wikimania has concluded.
And Movement Charter ratification vote comments have been published
- Special report: Nano or just nothing: Will nano go nuclear?
Possibly paid articles.
- Opinion: HouseBlaster's RfA debriefing
HouseBlaster's reflections on his RfA. In particular, do not ask superlative questions.
- Traffic report: Ball games, movies, elections, but nothing really weird
Just normally weird!
- Humour: I'm proud to be a template
Come in, you whippersnapper, have a cup of tea.