16:46, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Dear Meno

Eid Mubarak. Please review this article Janna Abdmoneim

Thanks YaraAhmed1 (talk) 15:14, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

16:16, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2018).

Administrator changes

None

Asterion • Crisco 1492 • KF • Kudpung • Liz • Randykitty • Spartaz

Optimist on the run → Voice of Clam

Interface administrator changes

Amorymeltzer • Mr. Stradivarius • MusikAnimal • MSGJ • TheDJ • Xaosflux

Guideline and policy news

• Following a "stop-gap" discussion, six users have temporarily been made interface administrators while discussion is ongoing for a more permanent process for assigning the permission. Interface administrators are now the only editors allowed to edit sitewide CSS and JavaScript pages, as well as CSS/JS pages in another user's userspace. Previously, all administrators had this ability. The right can be granted and revoked by bureaucrats.

Technical news

• Because of a data centre test you will be able to read but not edit the wikis for up to an hour on 12 September and 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time. The time when you can't edit might be shorter than an hour.
• Some abuse filter variables have changed. They are now easier to understand for non-experts. The old variables will still work but filter editors are encouraged to replace them with the new ones. You can find the list of changed variables on mediawiki.org. They have a note which says Deprecated. Use ... instead. An example is article_text which is now page_title.
• Abuse filters can now use how old a page is. The variable is page_age.

Arbitration

• The Arbitration Committee has resolved to perform a round of Checkuser and Oversight appointments. The usernames of all applicants will be shared with the Functionaries team, and they will be requested to assist in the vetting process. The deadline to submit an application is 23:59 UTC, 12 September, and the candidates that move forward will be published on-wiki for community comments on 18 September.

16:47, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Greetings!

You are receiving this message because your username or portal was listed as a participant of a WikiProject that is related to Africa, the Carribean, Cinema or theatre.

This is to introduce you to a new Wikiproject called AfroCine. This new project is dedicated to improving the Wikipedia coverage of the history, works, people, places, events, etc, that are associated with the cinema, theatre and arts of Africa, African countries, the carribbean, and the diaspora. If you would love to be part of this or you're already contributing in this area, kindly list your name as a participant on the project page here.

Furthermore, In the months of October and November, the WikiProject is organizing a global on-wiki contest and edit-a-thon tagged: The Months of African Cinema. If you would love to join us for this exciting event, also list your username as a participant for this event here. In preparation for the contest, please do suggest relevant articles that need to be created or expanded in different countries, during this event!

If you have any questions, complaints, suggestions, etc., please reach out to me personally on my talkpage! Cheers!--Jamie Tubers (talk) 20:50, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Hiya. Thanks for all that! I'd have thought Ed-Dur would qualify as Mid importance, though... it's a tremendously important site, even if the page isn't quite there yet... Alexandermcnabb (talk) 08:55, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. I modified the rating. Cheers. --Meno25 (talk) 08:58, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! :) Alexandermcnabb (talk) 09:24, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

22:35, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	You do a lot for Wikipedia and I just want to let you know that your hard work is appreciated. I especially wish to thank you for your help in clearing out the backlog of unassessed biography articles. Lepricavark (talk) 05:40, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

@Lepricavark: Hi, Lepricavark. Thank you very much for your kind words. Much appreciated. Best wishes. --Meno25 (talk) 12:37, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

21:58, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

15:22, 24 September 2018 (UTC)