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Thank you for your past contributions to the project. — JJMC89 bot 00:02, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
- Note to self, in the future, don't re-write your only two-factor device... Courcelles (talk) 22:59, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
- Oof. Welcome back! –xenotalk 23:03, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
- Yeah, I knew I had a hard-written code somewhere. Finally found it, buried in a drawer. Courcelles (talk) 23:11, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
- Oof. Welcome back! –xenotalk 23:03, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
Happy First Edit Day!
Happy First Edit Day!
Wikidata weekly summary #434
October editathons from Women in Red
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Tech News: 2020-39
21:26, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
Sat Sep 26: Met Fashion Virtual Edit Meet-up
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Chat about improving articles! Support will be provided to help guide new editors in this area at Wikimedia Fashion Chat for the duration of the campaign.
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Courtesy notification about revocation of PCR you had granted in 2010
Hi Courcelles,
I hope you are well. This is a courtesy notification about Special:UserRights/Tktru and the bottom of Special:Permalink/980356057.
Best regards,
~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:31, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
The Signpost: 27 September 2020
- Special report: Paid editing with political connections
- News and notes: More large-scale errors at a "small" wiki
- In the media: WIPO, Seigenthaler incident 15 years later
- Featured content: Life finds a Way
- Arbitration report: Clarifications and requests
- Traffic report: Is there no justice?
- Recent research: Wikipedia's flood biases
The Signpost: 27 September 2020
- Special report: Paid editing with political connections
- News and notes: More large-scale errors at a "small" wiki
- In the media: WIPO, Seigenthaler incident 15 years later
- Featured content: Life finds a Way
- Arbitration report: Clarifications and requests
- Traffic report: Is there no justice?
- Recent research: Wikipedia's flood biases
Wikidata weekly summary #435
Tech News: 2020-40
21:23, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – September 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2020).

Ajpolino • LuK3
Jackmcbarn
Ad Orientem • Harej • Lid • Lomn • Mentoz86 • Oliver Pereira • XJaM
There'sNoTime → TheresNoTime
- A request for comment found consensus that incubation as an alternative to deletion should generally only be recommended when draftification is appropriate, namely
1) if the result of a deletion discussion is to draftify; or 2) if the article is newly created
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- A request for comment found consensus that incubation as an alternative to deletion should generally only be recommended when draftification is appropriate, namely
- The filter log now provides links to view diffs of deleted revisions (phab:T261630).
- The 2020 CheckUser and Oversight appointment process has begun. The community consultation period will take place from September 27th to October 7th.
- Following a request for comment, sitting Committee members may not serve on either the Ombuds Commission or the WMF Case Review Committee. The Arbitration Committee passed a motion implementing those results into their procedures.
- The Universal Code of Conduct draft is open for community review and comment until October 6th, 2020.
- Office actions may now be appealed to the Interim Trust & Safety Case Review Committee.
Wikidata weekly summary #436
Tech News: 2020-41
16:24, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
Women's Football / Soccer Update > October 2020
WP:WOSO News: October 2020 |
![]() Chelsea striker Bethany England scoring the winning goal in the team's 2-1 win against Arsenal at the 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup, February 29, 2020.
Hello WOSO editors! Fall Focus: FA WSL articles
See also Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Women's football task force/Initiatives/FA WSL to collaborate and organize with other editors. Every little bit helps! Thanks for your contributions!
WP:GNG takes precedence over WP:NFOOTY (which only includes the players in two currently active women's leagues)? Often times there is enough media coverage that meets WP:GNG or other notability guidelines. For more information, see WP:WOSO#Notability and be sure to tag the new article talk page with: {{WP Women's sport|footy=yes}}
Want some tips, assistance, or resources from other WOSO editors? |
Thank you for your continued contributions to articles related to women's football / soccer (WOSO)! |
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Tech News: 2020-42
15:23, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
Wikidata weekly summary #437
This Month in GLAM: September 2020
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Wikidata weekly summary #438
Tech News: 2020-43
16:30, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
October 21: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC
October 21, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC | |
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Wikidata weekly summary #439
Tech News: 2020-44
17:37, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
November edit-a-thons from Women in Red
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Administrators' newsletter – November 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2020).
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- Community sanctions now authorize administrators to place under indefinite semiprotection
any article on a beauty pageant, or biography of a person known as a beauty pageant contestant, which has been edited by a sockpuppet account or logged-out sockpuppet
, to be logged at WP:GS/PAGEANT.
- Community sanctions now authorize administrators to place under indefinite semiprotection
- Sysops will once again be able to view the deleted history of JS/CSS pages; this was restricted to interface administrators when that group was introduced.
- Twinkle's block module now includes the ability to note the specific case when applying a discretionary sanctions block and/or template.
- Sysops will be able to use Special:CreateLocalAccount to create a local account for a global user that is prevented from auto-creation locally (such as by a filter or range block). Administrators that are not sure if such a creation is appropriate should contact a checkuser.
- The 2020 Arbitration Committee Elections process has begun. Eligible editors will be able to nominate themselves as candidates from November 8 through November 17. The voting period will run from November 23 through December 6.
- The Anti-harassment RfC has concluded with a summary of the feedback provided.
- A reminder that
standard discretionary sanctions are authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to post-1932 politics of the United States and closely related people.
(American Politics 2 Arbitration case).
- A reminder that
The Signpost: 1 November 2020
- News and notes: Ban on IPs on ptwiki, paid editing for Tatarstan, IP masking
- In the media: Murder, politics, religion, health and books
- Book review: Review of Wikipedia @ 20
- Discussion report: Proposal to change board composition, In The News dumps Trump story
- Featured content: The "Green Terror" is neither green nor sufficiently terrifying. Worst Hallowe'en ever.
- Traffic report: Jump back, what's that sound?
- Interview: Joseph Reagle and Jackie Koerner
- News from the WMF: Meet the 2020 Wikimedian of the Year
- Recent research: OpenSym 2020: Deletions and gender, masses vs. elites, edit filters
- In focus: The many (reported) deaths of Wikipedia
Tech News: 2020-45
16:07, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
Wikidata weekly summary #440
WikiCup 2020 November newsletter
The 2020 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round going down to the wire. Our new Champion is Lee Vilenski (submissions), the runner-up last year, who was closely followed by
Gog the Mild (submissions). In the final round, Lee achieved 4 FAs and 30 GAs, mostly on cue sport topics, while Gog achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on important battles and wars, which earned him a high number of bonus points.
The Rambling Man (submissions) was in third place with 4 FAs and 8 GAs on football topics, with
Epicgenius (submissions) close behind with 19 GAs and 16 DYK's, his interest being the buildings of New York.
The other finalists were Hog Farm (submissions),
HaEr48 (submissions),
Harrias (submissions) and
Bloom6132 (submissions). The final round was very productive, and besides 15 FAs, contestants achieved 75 FAC reviews, 88 GAs and 108 GAN reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!
All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.
Gog the Mild (submissions) wins the featured article prize, for a total of 14 FAs during the course of the competition.
Bloom6132 (submissions) win the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in round 4.
Rhododendrites (submissions) wins the featured picture prize, for 3 FPs in round 3 and 5 overall.
Lee Vilenski (submissions) wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 23 FAC reviews in round 5.
Epicgenius (submissions) wins the good article prize, for 45 GAs in round 2 and 113 overall.
MPJ-DK (submissions) wins the topic prize, for 33 articles in good topics in round 2.
The Rambling Man (submissions) wins the good article reviewer prize, for 100 good article reviews in round 2.
Epicgenius (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 22 Did you know articles in round 4 and 94 overall.
Bloom6132 (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 63 In the news articles in round 4 and 136 overall.
Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2021 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:37, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:07, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
Wikidata weekly summary #441
Tech News: 2020-46
15:49, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: October 2020
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Tech News: 2020-47
15:36, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
Wikidata weekly summary #442
Books & Bytes – Issue 41
Books & Bytes
Issue 41, September – October 2020
- New partnership: Taxmann
- WikiCite
- 1Lib1Ref 2021
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October 18: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC (plus weekend editathons)
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Editathons this coming Saturday You are also invited to join thse two editathon on Saturday November 21:
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Sophie Howe
Hullo. I've created a page about Sophie Howe, the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales. I did not notice any tags about the page, but when I went to create the Talk page, I noticed that you had deleted the page Talk:Sophie Howe in 2011. The comment was: 23:44, 19 August 2011 Courcelles talk contribs deleted page Talk:Sophie Howe (G8: Talk page of a deleted page) (thank) I don't know if the page I plan is similar to the deleted page because I cannot see it. I will create the Talk page but if you have any comments about it you can place them on it.--MerielGJones (talk) 00:36, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker)Hello, MerielGJones,
- Courcelles hasn't been active for a few months so I thought I'd take a look at your page. It was deleted as a PROD so it can be restored upon request. Is that what you are asking for? Liz Read! Talk! 00:48, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
- Many thanks for replying. I don't know what was on the old Talk page so I don't know if I want it restored or not! I think that I have created a new Talk page successfully (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Sophie_Howe), so it would be great if that can stay in existence. I think the projects listed on it are appropriate and not controversial.--MerielGJones (talk) 00:56, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
- Okay, MerielGJones, I won't restore the deleted edits. Liz Read! Talk! 01:06, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you!--MerielGJones (talk) 01:09, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
- Okay, MerielGJones, I won't restore the deleted edits. Liz Read! Talk! 01:06, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
- Many thanks for replying. I don't know what was on the old Talk page so I don't know if I want it restored or not! I think that I have created a new Talk page successfully (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Sophie_Howe), so it would be great if that can stay in existence. I think the projects listed on it are appropriate and not controversial.--MerielGJones (talk) 00:56, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
Tech News: 2020-48
17:17, 23 November 2020 (UTC)