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20:17, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Chinju no Mori is not a location and should not have coordinates on it. It is a type of shrine and is in the categories Category:Forests of Japan and Category:Shinto shrines because it is a type of shrine not because it is an individual shrine.Immanuelle 💗 (please tag me) 15:00, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

@Immanuelle: Thank you for catching this. I've modified the category tags on the page to have empty sort tags, which is done by convention for articles which are not actually an instance of one of the classes implied by a category tag. This shouldn't happen again, because the bot keeps logs of its activity, and should only try to tag a page once. — The Anome (talk) 15:09, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

scope_creep^Talk 09:13, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

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19:31, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

VickKiang (talk) 07:29, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2022).

Technical news

• user_global_editcount is a new variable that can be used in abuse filters to avoid affecting globally active users. (T130439)

Arbitration

• An arbitration case regarding conduct in deletion-related editing has been opened.

Miscellaneous

• The New Pages Patrol queue has around 10,000 articles to be reviewed. As all administrators have the patrol right, please consider helping out. The queue is here. For further information on the state of the project, see the latest NPP newsletter.

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19:23, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on Category:Death by obesity indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:09, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Protection has ended and the IP-hopper is back with [11] and [12] Meters (talk) 05:15, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. I've given it another two months of semi-protection. — The Anome (talk) 11:13, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

22:58, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on Category:San Francisco County, California articles missing geocoordinate data indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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I noticed you described yourself as a second wave Wikipedian. Can you link me something on the different waves? I only started editing during the COVID-19 pandemic so what wave would I be? Immanuelle 💗 (please tag me) 11:59, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

@Immanuelle: Hi! I wrote that a long time ago; for me, the "first wave" were the people who joined in the first couple of months. I don't think the concept of "waves" makes any sense nowadays; all are welcome, and all are equally valued, whether you joined 20 years ago, or yesterday, providing you're here to build the encyclopedia. — The Anome (talk) 12:07, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

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19:26, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on Category:Glenn County, California articles missing geocoordinate data indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:11, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on Category:Lipetsk Oblast articles missing geocoordinate data indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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21:20, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2022).

Administrator changes

Valereee

Anthony Appleyard (deceased) • Capitalistroadster • Samsara

Guideline and policy news

• An RfC has been closed with consensus to add javascript that will show edit notices for editors editing via a mobile device. This only works for users using a mobile browser, so iOS app editors will still not be able to see edit notices.
• An RfC has been closed with the consensus that train stations are not inherently notable.

Technical news

• The Wikimania 2022 Hackathon will take place virtually from 11 August to 14 August.
• Administrators will now see links on user pages for "Change block" and "Unblock user" instead of just "Block user" if the user is already blocked. (T308570)

Arbitration

• The arbitration case request Geschichte has been automatically closed after a 3 month suspension of the case.

Miscellaneous

• You can vote for candidates in the 2022 Board of Trustees elections from 16 August to 30 August. Two community elected seats are up for election.
• Wikimania 2022 is taking place virtually from 11 August to 14 August. The schedule for wikimania is listed here. There are also a number of in-person events associated with Wikimania around the world.
• Tech tip: When revision-deleting on desktop, hold ⇧ Shift between clicking two checkboxes to select every box in that range.

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2022).

Guideline and policy news

• A discussion is open to define a process by which Vector 2022 can be made the default for all users.
• An RfC is open to gain consensus on whether Fox News is reliable for science and politics.

Technical news

• The impact report on the effects of disabling IP editing on the Persian (Farsi) Wikipedia has been released.
• The WMF is looking into making a Private Incident Reporting System (PIRS) system to improve the reporting of harmful incidents through easier and safer reporting. You can leave comments on the talk page by answering the questions provided. Users who have faced harmful situations are also invited to join a PIRS interview to share the experience. To sign up please email Madalina Ana.

Arbitration

• An arbitration case regarding Conduct in deletion-related editing has been closed. The Arbitration Committee passed a remedy as part of the final decision to create a request for comment (RfC) on how to handle mass nominations at Articles for Deletion (AfD).
• The arbitration case request Jonathunder has been automatically closed after a 6 month suspension of the case.

Miscellaneous

• The new pages patrol (NPP) team has prepared an appeal to the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) for assistance with addressing Page Curation bugs and requested features. You are encouraged to read the open letter before it is sent, and if you support it, consider signing it. It is not a discussion, just a signature will suffice.
• Voting for candidates for the Wikimedia Board of Trustees is open until 6 September.

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23:20, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello hello. I hope this message finds you well.

The Wikimedia Foundation Inc. Board of Trustees election ends soon, please vote. At least one of the candidates is worthy of support. --MZMcBride (talk) 14:40, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

I've done so. Thank you. — The Anome (talk) 23:34, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

The article Hand-waving has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

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I've removed the PROD notice; the article is not a dictionary defintion of the term, but an article about both the term and the activity the term refers to. — The Anome (talk) 08:46, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

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01:48, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

Precious

Nine years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:45, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2022).

Guideline and policy news

• Following an RfC, consensus was found that if the rationale for a block depends on information that is not available to all administrators, that information should be sent to the Arbitration Committee, a checkuser or an oversighter for action (as applicable, per ArbCom's recent updated guidance) instead of the administrator making the block.
• Following an RfC, consensus has been found that, in the context of politics and science, the reliability of FoxNews.com is unclear and that additional considerations apply to its use.
• Community comment on the revised Universal Code of Conduct enforcement guidelines is requested until 8 October.

Technical news

• The Articles for creation helper script now automatically recognises administrator accounts which means your name does not need to be listed at WP:AFCP to help out. If you wish to help out at AFC, enable AFCH by navigating to Preferences → Gadgets and checking the "Yet Another AfC Helper Script" box.

Arbitration

• Remedy 8.1 of the Muhammad images case will be rescinded 1 November following a motion.
• A modification to the deletion RfC remedy in the Conduct in deletion-related editing case has been made to reaffirm the independence of the RfC and allow the moderators to split the RfC in two.
• The second phase of the 2021-22 Discretionary Sanctions Review closes 3 October.

Miscellaneous

• An administrator's account was recently compromised. Administrators are encouraged to check that their passwords are secure, and reminded that ArbCom reserves the right to not restore adminship in cases of poor account security. You can also use two-factor authentication (2FA) to provide an extra level of security.
• Self-nominations for the electoral commission for the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections open 2 October and close 8 October.
• You are invited to comment on candidates in the 2022 CUOS appointments process.
• An RfC is open to discuss whether to make Vector 2022 the default skin on desktop.
• Tech tip: You can do a fuzzy search of all deleted page titles at Special:Undelete.

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QueenofBithynia (talk) 20:16, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

MediaWiki message delivery 21:44, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on Category:Pages marked as not wanting coordinates indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:13, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2022).

Guideline and policy news

• The article creation at scale RfC opened on 3 October and will be open until at least 2 November.
• An RfC is open to discuss having open requests for adminship automatically placed on hold after the seven-day period has elapsed, pending closure or other action by a bureaucrat.

Arbitration

• Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 13 November 2022 until 22 November 2022 to stand in the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections.
• The arbitration case request titled Athaenara has been resolved by motion.
• The arbitration case Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block has entered the proposed decision stage.
• AmandaNP, Mz7 and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2022 Arbitration Committee Elections. Xaosflux and Dr vulpes are reserve commissioners.

Miscellaneous

• The 2022 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process has concluded with the appointment of two new CheckUsers.
• You can add yourself to the centralised page listing time zones of administrators.
• Tech tip: Wikimarkup in a block summary is parsed in the notice that the blockee sees. You can use templates with custom options to specify situations like {{rangeblock|create=yes}} or {{uw-ublock|contains profanity}}.

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YorkshireLad  ✿  ^(talk) 12:16, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

I think their proposed new name is OK, and I don't see anything wrong with their editing. How do you feel about unblocking? Daniel Case (talk) 07:37, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Absolutely! I've unblocked them so they can put in the request. Thank you for letting me know. — The Anome (talk) 09:30, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2022).

Guideline and policy news

• Consensus has been found in an RfC to automatically place RfAs on hold after one week.
• The article creation at scale RfC has been closed.
• An RfC on the banners for the December 2022 fundraising campaign has been closed.

Technical news

• A new preference named "Enable limited width mode" has been added to the Vector 2022 skin. The preference is also shown as a toggle on every page if your monitor is 1600 pixels or wider. When disabled it removes the whitespace added by Vector 2022 on the left and right of the page content. Disabling this preference has the same effect as enabling the wide-vector-2022 gadget. (T319449)

Arbitration

• Eligible users are invited to vote on candidates for the Arbitration Committee until 23:59 December 12, 2022 (UTC). Candidate statements can be seen here.
• The proposed decision for the 2021-22 review of the discretionary sanctions system is open.
• The arbitration case Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block has been closed.
• The arbitration case Stephen has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 1 December 2022.
• A motion has modified the procedures for contacting an admin facing Level 2 desysop.

Miscellaneous

• Tech tip: A single IPv6 connection usually has access to a "subnet" of 18 quintillion IPs. Add /64 to the end of an IP in Special:Contributions to see all of a subnet's edits, and consider blocking the whole subnet rather than an IP that may change within a minute.

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MediaWiki message delivery 00:39, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Why? I Ask (talk) 19:14, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Looks like you left a softer-block talk message but didn't actually block the account. Just a heads up. ceranthor 19:51, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for spotting it! I've blocked them now. — The Anome (talk) 19:54, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for fixing the lead of that article. I think that pretty much fixed the issue for me if the page cannot be merged/moved. PhotographyEdits (talk) 21:13, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

MediaWiki message delivery 23:32, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Mathematics and God and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 December 16 § Mathematics and God until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 19:59, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

MediaWiki message delivery 23:58, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

The article List of dystopian games has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Total original research

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Hi The Anome, I have been making quite a few edits to Polish town and village articles to show a pushpin map with location. See, for example, this edit. This activity is fairly boring and repetitive - do you think your bot can help out with this? The edits generally fall into two camps - moving the existing coord data into an existing coordinates parameter in the Infobox settlement template, or adding a new coordinates parameter to the Infobox settlement template and moving the existing coord data there. Thanks, Kiwipete (talk) 02:44, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

The article List of dystopian music has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Highly WP:OR and unsourced. The concept of a dystopia is a recurring theme in fiction (see dystopian fiction), but we don't organize music (artists, songs, albums) by their theme.

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An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Uncaused causer and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 January 4 § Uncaused causer until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 18:43, 4 January 2023 (UTC)