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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --16:33, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

		The Barnstar o'Lantern
		Thanks so much for helping out with this year's Halloween DYK set! Di (they-them) (talk) 15:33, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh thank you @Di (they-them)! Was fun to work on, I hope it’s fun for readers too! Innisfree987 (talk) 17:00, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --12:49, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dag21902190, an account you've been involved with. Thanks.

Vegantics (talk) 17:14, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads up on this, @Vegantics. 19:34, 25 November 2024 (UTC) Innisfree987 (talk) 19:34, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Anastasia Somoza at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! 4meter4 (talk) 17:04, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the help getting Barbara Taylor Bradford over the line at ITN! Lajmmoore (talk) 09:19, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh this is very kind, thank you @Lajmmoore! And thank you for the Herculean work you did to reference it! Innisfree987 (talk) 18:44, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2024).

Administrator changes

• Ahecht
• DoubleGrazing
• Dr vulpes
• FOARP
• Peaceray
• Queen of Hearts
• Rsjaffe
• SD0001
• SilverLocust
• Sohom Datta
• ThadeusOfNazereth
• Voorts

• Ajpolino
• Fathoms Below
• Pppery
• Tamzin
• Worm That Turned

• Aervanath
• Christopher Sundita
• Dank
• Dennis Brown
• Dragons flight
• Fastily
• Graham87
• JaGa
• Kbh3rd
• Marine 69-71
• Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington
• Yamamoto Ichiro

Interface administrator changes

• SD0001
• Sohom Datta

Pppery

CheckUser changes

• Spicy
• TheresNoTime

Guideline and policy news

• Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
• Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, T5, has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.

Technical news

• Technical volunteers can now register for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Application for travel and accommodation scholarships is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.

Arbitration

• The arbitration case Yasuke (formerly titled Backlash to diversity and inclusion) has been closed.
• An arbitration case titled Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.

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 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for a cute DYK! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:39, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, thank you @Gerda Arendt, for this lovely anniversary and for reading the DYK; I was especially pleased to bring this one to main page! Innisfree987 (talk) 08:59, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nice coincidence! - I was busy travelling - see places - and am busy upgrading five Bach cantatas for the season. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:02, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I hope you’ve had very safe travels! What a lovely project for the season—so grateful for how tremendously you enrich the encyclopedia’s music coverage! Innisfree987 (talk) 09:15, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Did you look at places? It was extreme but worth the effort to get there. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:27, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I completely forgot that this wasn't my normal message ;) - have that on top, with best wishes! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:30, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh my goodness—worth the effort indeed! Thank you so much for the link—the images gave me chills! What a gift. I’m so glad you got to be there, and so much appreciate your sharing it! Innisfree987 (talk) 09:33, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! - Today, a 10-years-old DYK and new pics - look for red birds --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:25, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Today is a woman poet's centenary. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh just lovely! Innisfree987 (talk) 21:25, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

January 2025 Backlog Drive | New pages patrol
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News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2024).

Guideline and policy news

• Following an RFC, Wikipedia:Notability (species) was adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.
• A request for comment is open to discuss whether admins should be advised to warn users rather than issue no-warning blocks to those who have posted promotional content outside of article space.

Technical news

• The Nuke feature also now provides links to the userpage of the user whose pages were deleted, and to the pages which were not selected for deletion, after page deletions are queued. This enables easier follow-up admin-actions.

Arbitration

• Following the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been elected to the Arbitration Committee: CaptainEek, Daniel, Elli, KrakatoaKatie, Liz, Primefac, ScottishFinnishRadish, Theleekycauldron, Worm That Turned.

Miscellaneous

• A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in January 2025 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the new pages feed. Sign up here to participate!

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --17:32, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Happy new year 2025! Today, pictured on the Main page, Tosca, in memory of her first appearance on stage OTD in 1900, and of principal author Brian Boulton. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:32, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh wow what a poster! Thank you @Gerda Arendt, delighted I did not miss that! Happiest new year to you—I hope it’s off to a great start. Innisfree987 (talk) 05:36, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, and same to you! - Today I had a composer (trumpeter, conductor) on the main page who worked closely with another who just became GA, - small world! To celebrate: mostly flowers pics from vacation ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:11, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh so lovely! Innisfree987 (talk) 10:19, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Victor Albisu you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Scratchinghead -- Scratchinghead (talk) 13:05, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article Victor Albisu you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Victor Albisu and Talk:Victor Albisu/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Scratchinghead -- Scratchinghead (talk) 03:44, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article Victor Albisu you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Victor Albisu for comments about the article, and Talk:Victor Albisu/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Scratchinghead -- Scratchinghead (talk) 06:43, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red | February 2025, Vol 11, Issue 2, Nos. 326, 327, 330, 331 Online events: New: Black women | Alphabet run C & D Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music Announcements from other communities: Wiki Loves Ramadan begins on 25 February - a great opportunity to focus on women from Islamic history Tip of the month: Looking for an image? Sometimes you can find openly licensed ones on Creative Commons search Suggestion: Consider helping to promote women under In the news and On this day on Wikipedia's main page Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter/X

--Lajmmoore (talk 08:55, 26 January 2025 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2025).

Administrator changes

• Arcticocean
• Wugapodes

Euryalus

CheckUser changes

• Firefly
• L235

Oversighter changes

• Firefly
• Guerillero
• L235
• Moneytrees

Technical news

• Administrators can now nuke pages created by a user or IP address from the last 90 days, up from the initial 30 days. T380846
• A 'Recreated' tag will now be added to pages that were created with the same title as a page which was previously deleted and it can be used as a filter in Special:RecentChanges and Special:NewPages. T56145

Arbitration

• The arbitration case Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been closed.

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On the main page Edith Mathis, who portrayed young women by Mozart, the video of a 1993 interview has videos of her performances, - yesterday's story. - "places" come with food and flowers, - sharing with you ;) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:54, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I point at a composer today, as the main page does. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:02, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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