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Vandalism at Turkish-Kurdish conflict articles

The IP editor is continuing to conduct his POV vandalism at all three articles and thus I have requested that all three articles be temporarily semi-protected. See here ↗. The request is pending at the moment. EkoGraf (talk) 20:04, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

I added one more articleShadow4dark (talk) 20:34, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

Template PKK-Turkish Conflict

Hi Shadow4dark, I wonder why you reverted me. We actually already have a template Template:Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) ↗ for the time and if we make it even with an unlimited timeframe, it will become even larger. What are your thoughts?Paradise Chronicle (talk) 19:55, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
:I did it because the infobox had attacks from TAX wich is not PKK. If you want revert me back you need remove all non PKK events.Shadow4dark (talk) 23:14, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Ahhh, got your point. I do not want to revert "you" back in this case. Just bring some sense to the template, just as I guess you wanted to bring too. Ok, I'll do the edits. If ou agree great, if not, do not hesitate in contacting me. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 23:21, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

{{reply to|Konli17}}
{{reply to|Paradise Chronicle}} again....
Shadow4dark (talk) 21:58, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

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Gala1900 return, AKA Masitara

New account and IP user, evasive edits at Operations Claw-Eagle and Tiger ↗- Gala1900 return?? ↗ Mr.User200 (talk) 19:47, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
likely.Shadow4dark (talk) 03:26, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

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igdir

hi, i found you undo my last edition in igdir article which was according to sources. Can you say me what was wrong? thanks a lotعلی مکریانی (talk) 11:02, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
:Your source was about the Iğdır Province ↗ Shadow4dark (talk) 11:05, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

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Paradise Chronicle (talk) 08:35, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Rollback granted

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Is there an RFC?

Did you request an RfC? I haven't seen any about Tell Abyad. See here ↗. I have requested help at the NPOV noticeboard. EdJohnston mentioned ↗ he'd be willing to close an RfC. Lets wait some more days...I also hope for a solution. I think if we open to discussions at different noticeboards ↗, it might get confusing. You could request dispute solution under a different pretext at another Noticeboard, but I don't know if this might prolong the dispute.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 17:16, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
:We better wait first yes. Shadow4dark (talk) 18:06, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

Sockpuppet investigation.

Hello, just checking some articles noticed same edit patern and behaviour in this 3 users. Shubuhat ↗ Anon Vandal ↗ Ömer Nasuhi Bilmen ↗. Possibly they are the same person and even could be Gala19000. Do you know how to request a SPI. I have evidence.Mr.User200 (talk) 01:21, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
:{{reply to|Mr.User200}} Yes likely look here i suspected this early. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Paradise_Chronicle#Hi_you_fighting_against_socks Should i start SP on Gala19000 or on ip. Shubuhat ↗ is older. And look this https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Van,_Turkey&diff=968284600&oldid=967837183 ↗ Shadow4dark (talk) 12:35, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

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{{reply to|Doug Weller}} Wich page did i break this rule? Shadow4dark (talk) 14:51, 23 July 2020 (UTC)
:It doesn't say you broke anything. <span style="color:#070">Doug Weller</span> talk 14:52, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

Insurgency

I am not sure if we talk about the same conflict. There is an insurgence, but here is also a political conflict. Both conflicts are somehow intertwined as most politicians get accused of supporting an "organization" and it is mainly thought to be the PKK. But it is not named the PKK, so there is a doubt, which organization they are talking about. Maybe it is the UNICEF they are talking about. Who knows? I suggest, you to create a PKK-Turkey conflict article or I'll create it.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 00:28, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
:We have also this page Kurdish rebellions in Turkey ↗ Shadow4dark (talk) 00:33, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Possible Sock Return.

Seems that he have returned.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/TaherGhoneim ↗. But most likely is not Gala19000, but RamdonUser sock.Mr.User200 (talk) 13:33, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

Rollback granted

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Removal of Konli17

I thought I remove the Peacetowikied (he is blocked) edit just beside the Konli edit, sorry and thanks.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 21:59, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

Possible return of SP

Possible Gala or Ramdom123567 SP??
Here ↗.Mr.User200 (talk) 13:18, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
: Possible Gala, his next edits should be watched.Shadow4dark (talk) 13:23, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

SOck return.

Ramdon User ↗ return very likely as a Anon IP here ↗ and here ↗. Care to Keep an eye.Mr.User200 (talk) 15:05, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Rollback granted

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Naming of the “Iraqi civil war (2014–2017)” article

I believe Iraq–ISIL War or War in Iraq (2013–2017) are much better so we should change it back to either, 0 references call the conflict a civil war and the name change to “iraqi civil war (2014–2017)” happened in mid-late 2014 when the conflict escalated before everyone knew what type of conflict it was, which makes the name outdated. Ehoah88880 (talk) 17:33, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

“Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)”

Now that we saw most people supporting the name “War in Iraq (2013–2017)” can you please close the discussion and move the article? Thanks. Ehoah88880 (talk) 15:22, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
: It is clossed after 7 days. Shadow4dark (talk) 15:25, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

:It’s been well over 7 days now. Ehoah88880 (talk) 13:30, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

you just read my mind LOL

Well done on opening that move discussion. I was just getting ready to do that. And I forgot to thank you for helping me bust that long running sockpuppet. I couldn't have done it without you. Thepharoah17 (talk) 17:56, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

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link=|25px|alt=Information icon ↗ There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard ↗ regarding some of your diffs, which have been listed at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Kurds ↗. The thread is Advice re: would we need a new admin? ↗. Thank you. Levivich <sup>harass</sup>/<sub>hound ↗</sub> 17:40, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Keep an eye on this article.

Disruptive editing at Saudi–Yemen barrier ↗, a paragrpah of text and its sources some more reliable than other is being errased and replaced with a unsourced statetment.Mr.User200 (talk) 18:13, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

I guess only Turks know the Turkish Land Forces.

Hi, I've told you this before. Hisar-U and S-400 belong to the land forces. Look at Aselsan's website. But unfortunately you are fighting us.

Firstly, Heron cannot be used with weapon.

Secondly, Kaplan tank / armored vehicle consists of two versions, such as Tulpar. Turreted tank, turretless armored vehicle.

Oh and Aksungur is not a tank, edit. Ata Barış (talk) 16:34, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Someone is reverting your edits

Hi, I just wanted to say that there is a person called InellectualThinker who is reverting your edits and also vandalizing other pages related to Turkey, can you take an eye please? <small class="autosigned">— Preceding unsigned ↗ comment added by 92.184.124.114 ↗ (talk) 14:31, 5 February 2021 (UTC)</small>

Kurds case

:Hi, I hope everything is going fine with you. I am not sure whether you are following the Case, but GPinkerton has added here ↗ a large number of alleged edits of yours that they are claiming these are problematic. The Evidence period has just been extended until Feb. 8 to give people time to respond. I know you didn't want to waste your time on this but I am afraid we have already been dragged into that mud swamp. Cheers, Amr ibn Kulthoumعمرو بن كلثوم (talk) 18:03, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

About Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ↗

Hello, I saw you undone the my edit on the page about Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Not important his other brothers/sisters?
But Makbule Atadan important? I do not think so.Ata Barış (talk) 18:30, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
: Because she has own wiki page.Shadow4dark (talk) 18:38, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
: I don't think this is important. Pages about to them can be edited. There was a source. You did not necessary to delete this information (?)Ata Barış (talk) 18:58, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
:: Also not necessary to add them there. You can just add "Makbule Atadan and 3 others" Shadow4dark (talk) 19:07, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
:Extra information is no problem. People look here for learn and you don't necessary to delete anything sourced. Nonsense to delete just because they don't have their own pages.Ata Barış (talk) 19:19, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

User:HakurSakur

I have a job for you as well: does this user come out of nowhere, or is there someone whom it might be. Drmies (talk) 23:02, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
: {{re|Drmies}} this user is new and starts immediately RfC which is odd. But if i look his edit summary it is similair to RandomAccount1235423 and Gala19000. If they change content they refer to talk page but there is no consensus, but their tone looks me to above socks. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019%E2%80%932020_Western_Libya_campaign&diff=prev&oldid=933960365 or https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019%E2%80%932020_Western_Libya_campaign&diff=prev&oldid=980451598 Shadow4dark (talk) 06:18, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
::Hmm. Yeah, one of two--I don't know what to do with that. I mean, I could run a whole bunch of checks to see which of the two it might be, but I don't know if that's worth the trouble. You might could file a new SPI for the one you think is the best match, indicate that they've already been blocked, but that it's worth categorizing them properly--if you think that's worth it. Thanks. Drmies (talk) 15:23, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
:::{{re|User:Mr.User200}} wich one should we file this SP User:HakurSakur? He is probably one of these users above Shadow4dark (talk) 15:38, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Forum for Democracy

Hello, I've started a discussion here ↗ about reducing the ideology section in the infobox. If you're interested I'd appreciate it if you can join. Vacant0 (talk) 20:18, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

Multiple accounts

As noted in Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Shadow4dark ↗, it looks like you're using multiple accounts. Please take a look at Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry ↗ to make sure you understand our policies about this. Continued use of sock accounts will lead to you being blocked. -- RoySmith (talk) ↗ 18:59, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

TFX page grammatical concern.

Hey, I've seen your latest edit "It will enter in service in 2030s". I'm not a native speaker but I think something like "TF-X is expected to be delivered in 2030s" or "TF-X will go into service in 2030s" would be better. I can't really make a perfect sentence neither so I just wanted to show you my ideas. I looked at some examples and "into" is used alot.

Another topic: I've watched a recent interview of Ismail Demir and he said that they expect TFX to go into service 4 or 5 years after first flight date wich is around 2029/2030. I'm thinking about giving an exact date like 2029 or 2030 instead of 2030s, with sources. ŞeyhMuşmula (talk) 00:46, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

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Kullanıcı İsmi disruptive edits

Hello Shadow4dark, I hope you are doing well. I wanted to point out some recent, potentially disruptive, editing by editor Kullanıcı İsmi who you seemed to have had experience in the past. Namely, the editor in question added a separation line into the infoboxes of almost four dozen Syrian civil war battle articles so to separate the al-Nusra Front from other rebel groups. As per established parameters, the separation line is reserved for those who are fighting against the same enemy, but are not fighting as allies. These groups fought side-by-side as allies during the battles. Furthermore, Kullanıcı İsmi went as far as to remove sourced content and its sources (such as BBC News) in a few of the articles as well without any explanation. He seems to have done this in the past as well. He marked almost all of his edits as minor, which they are not. I think an eye should be kept on Kullanıcı İsmi's behavior and action considered if it continues. He seems to have been blocked three times already in just one month since starting to edit, but apparently to no effect. In any case, your help on resolving the issue in a way that would be beneficial to all if possible would be greatly appreciated. Cheers and have a great day! EkoGraf (talk) 19:55, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
:Seems the editor has been indefinitely blocked and the issue resolved. EkoGraf (talk) 20:25, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

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Overlinking

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Kurdistan Workers' Party ↗ edit

Hello {{u|Shadow4dark}} - noticed your edit ↗, I just wanted to ask whether this was added as per one of the sources before. Rather than reverting in case I am missing it. Might be better to provide reference? --TataofTata (talk) 16:58, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
: See ref 6, only Öcalan claims these new pkk ideology. Also do you know that these dispute tag was added by sock puppet konli17.Shadow4dark (talk) 17:23, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
::{{re|Shadow4dark}} Thanks, it might be good to distinguish which citation you're referring to. Also I looked at source (ref 6) which refers to this pdf ↗
::: page 16: ''"Notwithstanding their distinct roots, the last decade has seen greater ideological convergence between the PKK and the political parties; both have adopted the tenets of Abdullah Öcalan’s philosophy. Öcalan had already begun to move away from the objective of an independent united Kurdistan by 1993, '''when he tentatively put forward compromise proposals''' in favour of autonomy within Turkey. The PKK’s objectives have not simply been reconfigured since Öcalan’s imprisonment, albeit as late as 2000 he still made reference to obtaining a state (Akkaya/Jongerden 2011: 145). Öcalan used his trials as platforms to communicate an elaborate, all-encompassing system of societal organisation and selfgovernance..."''
::To me this does not describe a denial, but as stated a compromise and aligning of said objective from the PKK itself. --TataofTata (talk) 13:16, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
::: Ah thanks for this maybe it should be changed to "disputed by Öcalan" Shadow4dark (talk) 21:45, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

PKK Page

I got a notification that my post was removed from wikipedia about the PKK, however I added a source and also I tried adding other sources several times, however all of them were blacklisted. Could you point out to me how I was wrong I my post? K123sunni (talk) 04:59, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_a_reliable_source Shadow4dark (talk) 07:18, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

Turkey

You reverted my edit on Turkey ↗ as though it were vandalism. It was not. In a section talking about the name of the country and how the official English spelling it is being changed to avoid an association with the bird, the fact that the bird is in fact named for the country is relevant. Lexicon <small>(talk)</small> 23:08, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

I see you actually only reverted the editing of the reference to add the source name. Lexicon <small>(talk)</small> 23:19, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
:It was a misclick because rollback is used against vandalism and not for good faith edits. Republic of Turkiye is now in bold on first line. Shadow4dark (talk) 23:20, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Code Orange (political party) ↗

why did you revert me there? what is the problem there? Gooduserdude (talk) 14:38, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

:it is wrong add at least source. Shadow4dark (talk) 15:11, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

VVD move

It was requested at Wikipedia:Requested_moves/Technical_requests ↗ (check through the history). Befor eI did the move, I googled both titles and found that VVD indeed have more hits. - UtherSRG (talk) ↗ 14:52, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

:ok thanks, i should had look your history Shadow4dark (talk) 14:55, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

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Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

By falsely accusing me of "blanking ↗" you are not only using misleading edit summary but also assuming bad faith against my editing.

There is no consensus to include this false claim. Consider self-revert for yourself. '''Aman Kumar Goel''' <sup>(''Talk'')</sup> 17:40, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

:Sorry but I don't see a consensus for removing a claim backed by multiple sources. You should go to reliable sources board to ban these sources. Shadow4dark (talk) 17:46, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
::Read WP:IRS ↗ and familiarize yourself with what constitutes a reliable source.
::'''Where is the consensus for including it?''' The spurious claim was added without consensus, it was removed, then it is being added without consensus again.
::So again, where do you see consensus for inclusion in the first place? '''Aman Kumar Goel''' <sup>(''Talk'')</sup> 17:51, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
:::I don't see a consensus for removal. But should we not discuss this on WP:RSN ↗ and get consensus for not using Indian and Pakistani sources on unconfirmed claims in conflicts? Shadow4dark (talk) 18:24, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
::::the last comment is changing the consensus but these sources need be discussed tot future claims Shadow4dark (talk) 18:49, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2022

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

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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.

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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. ({{phab|T319449}})

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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 ↗.

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Vandalism

The new editor User:Politics of Maharashtra
is has same vandalised attitude as User: Shivsena Office Dadar and has vandalised pages Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) ↗ & Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena ↗
So I request to block this editor to stop him from vandalising further
He had joined after 2 days of block of User: Shivsena Office Dadar and may be sockpuppet ↗ of User: Shivsena Office Dadar
He is sockpuppet ↗ of used term '''Sonia Sena'''<ref>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1127045488</ref> used by User: Shivsena Office Dadar and did the same vandalised edits as him Chennai Super Kings Lover (talk) 10:13, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
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Administrators' newsletter – January 2023

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

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Speedy deletion criterion ↗ A5 ↗ (transwikied articles) has been repealed following an unopposed proposal ↗.

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Following the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections ↗, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{Noping|Barkeep49}}, {{Noping|CaptainEek}}, {{Noping|GeneralNotability}}, {{Noping|Guerillero}}, {{Noping|L235}}, {{Noping|Moneytrees}}, {{Noping|Primefac}}, {{Noping|SilkTork}}.

The 2021-22 Discretionary Sanctions Review ↗ has concluded ↗ with many changes to the discretionary sanctions ↗ procedure including a change of the name to "contentious topics". The changes are being implemented over the coming month.

The arbitration case ''Stephen ↗'' has been closed.

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Voting for the Sound Logo ↗ has closed and the winner is expected to be announced February to April 2023.

'''Tech tip''': You can view information about IP addresses in a centralised location using bullseye ↗ which won the Newcomer award in the recent Coolest Tool Awards ↗.

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2023

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (January 2023).

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20px|alt= ↗ '''Guideline and policy news'''

Following an RfC ↗, the administrator policy ↗ now requires that prior written consent be gained from the Arbitration Committee ↗ to mark a block as only appealable to the committee.

Following a community discussion ↗, consensus has been found to impose the extended-confirmed restriction ↗ over the topic areas of Armenia and Azerbaijan ↗ and Kurds and Kurdistan ↗.

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The Vector 2022 skin has become the default for desktop users of the English Wikipedia.

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The arbitration case ''Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 ↗'' has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 24 February 2023.

In December, the contentious topics procedure ↗ was adopted which replaces the former discretionary sanctions system ↗. The contentious topics procedure is now in effect following an initial implementation period ↗. There is a detailed summary ↗ of the changes and administrator instructions ↗ for the new procedure. The arbitration clerk team are taking suggestions, concerns, and unresolved questions about this new system at their noticeboard ↗.

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Voting in the 2023 Steward elections ↗ will begin on 05 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC). The confirmation process ↗ of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility ↗ to vote.

Voting in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey ↗ will begin on 10 February 2023 and end on 24 February 2023. You can submit, discuss and revise proposals until 6 February 2023.

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2023

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (February 2023).

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20px|alt= ↗ '''Guideline and policy news'''

Following a request for comment ↗, F10 ↗ (useless non-media files) has been deprecated.

Following a request for comment ↗, the Portal CSD criteria (P1 ↗ (portal subject to CSD as an article) and P2 ↗ (underpopulated portal)) have been deprecated.

A request for comment ↗ is open to discuss making the closing instructions ↗ for the requested moves ↗ process a guideline.

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The results of the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey ↗ have been posted ↗.

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Remedy 11 ("Request for Comment") ↗ of the Conduct in deletion-related editing case ↗ has been rescinded ↗.

The proposed decision for the Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 ↗ case is expected 7 March 2023.

A case related to the Holocaust in Poland ↗ is expected to be opened soon.

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The 2023 appointees for the Ombuds commission ↗ are AGK ↗, Ameisenigel ↗, Bennylin ↗, Daniuu ↗, Emufarmers ↗, Faendalimas ↗, JJMC89 ↗, MdsShakil ↗, Minorax ↗ and Renvoy ↗ as regular members and Zabe ↗ as advisory members.

Following the 2023 Steward Elections ↗, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Mykola7 ↗, Superpes15 ↗, and Xaosflux ↗.

The Terms of Use update cycle ↗ has started, which includes ↗ a {{tq|[p]roposal for better addressing undisclosed paid editing}}. Feedback is being accepted until 24 April 2023.

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2023

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (March 2023).

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A community RfC ↗ is open to discuss whether reports primarily involving gender-related disputes or controversies ↗ should be referred to the Arbitration enforcement noticeboard ↗.

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Some older web browser ↗s will not be able to use JavaScript ↗ on Wikimedia wikis starting this week. This mainly affects users of Internet Explorer 11 ↗. ({{phab|T178356}})

The rollback of Vector 2022 RfC ↗ has found no consensus to rollback to Vector legacy, but has found rough consensus to disable "limited width" mode by default.

A link to the user's {{#special:CentralAuth}} ↗ page will now appear in the subtitle links shown on {{#special:Contributions}} ↗. This was voted #17 in the Community Wishlist Survey 2023 ↗.

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The ''Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 ↗'' case has been closed.

A case about World War II and the history of Jews in Poland ↗ has been opened, with the first evidence phase closing 6 April 2023.

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2023

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (April 2023).

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A request for comment ↗ about removing administrative privileges in specified situations is open for feedback.

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Progress has started on the Page Triage improvement project ↗. This is to address the concerns raised by the community in their 2022 WMF letter ↗ that requested improvements be made to the tool.

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The proposed decision in the World War II and the history of Jews in Poland ↗ case is expected 11 May 2023.

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The Wikimedia Foundation annual plan 2023-2024 draft is open for comment and input ↗ through May 19. The final plan will be published in July 2023.

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Disambiguation link notification for May 10

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2023

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (May 2023).

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Following an RfC ↗, editors indefinitely site-banned by community consensus ↗ will now have all rights, including sysop, removed.

As a part of the Wikimedia Foundation's IP Masking ↗ project, a new policy has been created ↗ that governs the access to temporary account IP addresses. An associated FAQ ↗ has been created and individual communities can increase the requirements to view temporary account IP addresses.

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Bot operators and tool maintainers should schedule time in the coming months to test and update their tools for the effects of IP masking ↗. IP masking will not be deployed to any content wiki until ''at least'' October 2023 and is unlikely to be deployed to the English Wikipedia until some time in 2024.

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The arbitration case ''World War II and the history of Jews in Poland ↗'' has been closed. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.

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Following a community referendum ↗, the arbitration policy ↗ has been modified to remove the ability for users to appeal remedies to {{noping|Jimbo Wales}}.

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Gulen Movement

All the citations in deleted content are Turkish gov owned or Erdogan family owned newspapers, Anadolu Agency, Hurriyet ,Daily Sabah ever one of them. None of them are free media. If you accuse someone with terrorism you need have evidence to support that .
You cannot say "prove that you are not a terrorist" , you have to show the proof if you accuse someone with terror, not Gulen supporters. Until you can show evidence please do not re-add the deleted content.

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:Hurriyet was independent sources in the past also you deleting non Erdogan sources Shadow4dark (talk) 10:11, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | For your investigations of sockpuppetry shenanigans that was making life difficult for many fellow Wikipedians. Your diligence helps keep so much pointless crap away from the project.

Keep up the good work! Peter <sup>Isotalo</sup> 09:55, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
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Administrators' newsletter – July 2023

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (June 2023).

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20px|alt= ↗ '''Guideline and policy news'''

Contributions to the English Wikipedia are now released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License ↗ (CC BY-SA 4.0) license instead of CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗. Contributions are still also released under the GFDL license ↗.

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Discussion is open ↗ regarding a proposed global policy regarding third-party resources ↗. Third-party resources are computer resources that reside outside of Wikimedia production websites.

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Two arbitration cases are currently open. Proposed decisions are expected 5 July 2023 for the Scottywong ↗ case and 9 July 2023 for the AlisonW ↗ case.

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Revert

ThanksU|En waarom, beste {{U|Shadow4dark}} zouden dit ↗ ''test edits?'' zijn? Lotje (talk) 10:41, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

:Er was veel informatie verwijderd en het lijkt op een oudere vrrsie. Waarom zijn ze verwijderd? Shadow4dark (talk) 10:49, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
::Ik verwijder geen informatie uit artikels, tenzij ik natuurlijk een (grove) onvergeeflijke fout zou gemaakt hebben. Ik voeg een cite web sjabloon toe aan de meest recente versie. Jammer dat het artikel in ''Het Parool ↗'' enkel toegankelijk is voor abonnees. Konden ze er toch tenminste voor zorgen dat de de titel volledig leesbaar is (vind ik). Cheers. Lotje (talk) 11:05, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

Revert 2

Hello! I am confused by your revert here ↗ as it is lacking an edit summary. Are you able to explain why you reverted {{u|Starship.paint}}'s edit, please and thank you? <span style="font-size:7pt;color: #fff;background:#900;border:2px solid #999">SQL</span><sup style="font-size: 5pt;color:#999">Query Me!</sup> 23:54, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

:The first one was unnecessary edit as it was his personal page and we should leave that alone. Second his page can be edited if they use sockpuppet. Shadow4dark (talk) 07:05, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

::It's his personal page but the information is obsolete. Paradise Chronicle is banned from their own talk page. They cannot {{tq|reply to queries}}, they cannot {{tq|be on Wikipedia in off-and-on doses}}. Those notices are '''misleading and will waste editor time and effort''' if any editor tries to contact Paradise Chronicle and no answer is forthcoming. '''<span style="color:#512888">starship</span><span style="color:#512888">.paint</span> ↗ (exalt)''' 07:33, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
:::Yes but the arbitration left the page as current version. But it don't bother me if you revert me, you are right about it and is misleading because they can't talk with them as they have no talkpage access. Shadow4dark (talk) 11:55, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

::Alright after I posted this, I finally understood what you mean, use a sockpuppet. Alright, fine. Not going to argue, not going to revert. '''<span style="color:#512888">starship</span><span style="color:#512888">.paint</span> ↗ (exalt)''' 07:34, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
:::if you read the case they are busted with sockpupty in past and it will not surprise me if they do this again. If they do it will be blanked anyway. Shadow4dark (talk) 11:59, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2023

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (July 2023).

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:20px|alt=added|Added ↗ Novem Linguae ↗

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The tag filter on Special:NewPages ↗ and revision history pages can now be inverted. This allows hiding edits made by automated tools. ({{phab|T334338}})

Special:BlockedExternalDomains ↗ is a new tool that allows easier blocking of plain domains (and their subdomains). This is more easily searchable and is faster for the software to use than the existing MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist ↗. It does not support regex (for complex cases), URL path-matching, or the MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist ↗. ({{phab|T337431}})

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The arbitration cases named Scottywong ↗ and AlisonW ↗ closed 10 July and 16 July respectively.

The SmallCat dispute ↗ arbitration case is in the workshop phase.

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (August 2023).

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20px|alt= ↗ '''Guideline and policy news'''

Following an RfC ↗, TFAs ↗ will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.

A discussion ↗ at WP:VPP ↗ about revision deletion and oversight for dead names ↗ found that {{tq|[s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment}}.

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Special:Contributions ↗ now shows the user's local edit count and the account's creation date. ({{phab|T324166}})

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The ''SmallCat dispute ↗'' case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD ↗ have been reminded to be careful about forming {{tq|local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus}}. Regular closers of XfD ↗ forums were also encouraged to {{tq|note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful}}.

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'''Tech tip''': The "Browse history interactively" banner shown at the top of Special:Diff ↗ can be used to easily look through a history, assemble composite diffs, or find out what archive something wound up in.

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2023

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (October 2023).

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:20px|alt=readded|Readded ↗ Tamzin ↗
:20px|alt=removed|Removed ↗ Dennis Brown ↗

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The WMF is working on making it possible for administrators to edit MediaWiki configuration directly ↗. This is similar to previous work on Special:EditGrowthConfig. A technical RfC is running ↗ until November 08, where you can provide feedback.

There is a proposed plan ↗ for re-enabling the Graph Extension. Feedback on this proposal is requested ↗.

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Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 12 November 2023 until 21 November 2023 to stand in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections ↗.

{{noping|Xaosflux}}, {{noping|RoySmith}} and {{noping|Cyberpower678}} have been appointed to the Electoral Commission ↗ for the 2023 Arbitration Committee Elections ↗. {{noping|BusterD}} is the reserve commissioner.

Following a motion ↗, the contentious topic designation of ''Prem Rawat'' has been struck. Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.

Following several motions ↗, multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the ''Editor conduct in e-cigs articles'', ''Liancourt Rocks'', ''Longevity'', ''Medicine'', ''September 11 conspiracy theories'', and ''Shakespeare authorship question'' cases.

Following a motion ↗, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the ''Macedonia 2'' case have been rescinded.

Following a motion ↗, remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the ''The Troubles'' case has been amended.

An arbitration case named ''Industrial agriculture ↗'' has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.

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The '''Articles for Creation backlog drive''' ↗ is happening in November 2023, with 700+ drafts pending reviews for in the last 4 months or so. In addition to the AfC participants, all administrators and New Page Patrollers can conduct reviews using the helper script, Yet Another AFC Helper Script, which can be enabled in the Gadgets settings ↗. '''Sign up here to participate!''' ↗

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2023

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (November 2023).

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Following a talk page discussion ↗, the Administrators' accountability policy ↗ has been updated to note that while it is considered best practice for administrators to have notifications ↗ (pings) enabled, this is not mandatory. Administrators who do not use notifications are now strongly encouraged to indicate this on their user page.

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Following a motion ↗, the Extended Confirmed Restriction ↗ has been amended, removing the allowance for non-extended-confirmed editors to post constructive comments on the "Talk:" namespace. Now, non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace solely to make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided that their actions are not disruptive.

The Arbitration Committee has announced ↗ a call for Checkusers and Oversighters, stating that it will currently be accepting applications for CheckUser and/or Oversight permissions at any point in the year.

Eligible users ↗ are invited to '''vote on candidates ↗''' for the Arbitration Committee ↗ until ''23:59 December 11, 2023 (UTC)''. Candidate statements can be seen here ↗.

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Administrators' newsletter – January 2024

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (December 2023).

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Following the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections ↗, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{Noping|Aoidh}}, {{Noping|Cabayi}}, {{Noping|Firefly}}, {{Noping|HJ Mitchell}}, {{Noping|Maxim}}, {{Noping|Sdrqaz}}, {{Noping|ToBeFree}}, {{Noping|Z1720}}.

Following a motion ↗, the Arbitration Committee rescinded the restrictions on the page name move discussions for the two Ireland pages that were enacted in June 2009 ↗.

The arbitration case ''Industrial agriculture ↗'' has been closed.

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The '''New Pages Patrol backlog drive''' ↗ is happening in January 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles in the new pages feed ↗. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,000 unreviewed articles awaiting review. '''Sign up here to participate!''' ↗

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Vandalism and reverting edits without reason

Hi i want to contact you about user named LLC226699 which is editing in ''List of equipment of the Turkish Land Forces''. I warned him/her ,but he/she continued to make changes either without citing the source or citing not reliable source. Also doesnt stop reverting my reverts too. No any explanation or anything about his edits or reverts whatsoever. IR-TheFirstSoldier (talk) 18:04, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Revert of "Category: Racially motivated violence in Africa" from Ethnic violence in South Sudan"?

Hello, why was this edit done?

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ethnic_violence_in_South_Sudan&diff=prev&oldid=1195145050

It's not like "Racially motivated violence in Africa" is that full category (it has ... like 5 articles there) and it doesn't really make sense (when is it ethnical and when racial conflict?)... but then let's just delete the category and all articles? - Running 10:10, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

:I reverted blocked sockpuppet. Feel free to add them back if it was correct. Shadow4dark (talk) 10:13, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
::Yeah I agree that it's a weird category and probably some kind of sockpuppet, fits the pattern here - Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Timoy3456/Archive ↗ - so I'll instead remove the entire category and all articles there. Or maybe just think really hard what should even be there - Running 13:00, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – February 2024

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

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An RfC ↗ about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

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Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. ({{phab|T326065}})

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Following a motion ↗, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.

Community feedback is requested ↗ for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE ↗.

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Voting in the 2024 Steward elections ↗ will begin on 06 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 27 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC). The confirmation process ↗ of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility ↗ to vote.

A vote to '''ratify the charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) ↗''' is open till 2 February 2024, 23:59:59 (UTC) via Secure Poll ↗. All eligible voters within the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to either support or oppose the adoption of the U4C Charter and share their reasons. The details of the voting process and voter eligibility can be found here ↗.

Community Tech has made some preliminary decisions about the future of the Community Wishlist Survey ↗. In summary, they aim to develop a new, continuous intake system for community technical requests that improves prioritization, resource allocation, and communication regarding wishes. Read more ↗

The Unreferenced articles backlog drive ↗ is happening in February 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{tl|Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. '''Sign up to participate!''' ↗

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Stumbled across your revert and had some questions

Moin! You reverted an edit by an IP user on Kemal Pir ↗ which labelled him as a torture victim.

Considering the disgusting inhumane actions by Esat Oktay Yıldıran at Diyarbakir prison, which even his wiki page states he was known for torturing Kurds and PKK-aligned Kurds, why would you remove the edit on Kemal Pir’s page? Volkish Kurden (talk) 15:39, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

:It is a blocked sock user https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Timoy3456/Archive#Timoy3456 Shadow4dark (talk) 15:43, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
::I see, would you say I have the go ahead to revert back to that edit, or better yet add it myself? Volkish Kurden (talk) 14:18, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
:::You can add it back by self. Shadow4dark (talk) 14:20, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
::::thank you! Volkish Kurden (talk) 23:37, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

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

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Phase I ↗ of the 2024 RfA review ↗ is now open for participation. Editors are invited to review, comment on, and propose improvements to the requests for adminship process ↗.

Following an RfC ↗, the inactivity requirement for the removal of the interface administrator ↗ right increased from 6 months to 12 months.

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The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. ({{phab|T353388}})

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The 2024 appointees for the Ombuds commission ↗ are だ＊ぜ ↗, AGK ↗, Ameisenigel ↗, Bennylin ↗, Daniuu ↗, Doǵu ↗, Emufarmers ↗, Faendalimas ↗, MdsShakil ↗, Minorax ↗, Nehaoua ↗, Renvoy ↗ and RoySmith ↗ as members, with Vermont ↗ serving as steward-observer.

Following the 2024 Steward Elections ↗, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Ajraddatz ↗, Albertoleoncio ↗, EPIC ↗, JJMC89 ↗, Johannnes89 ↗, Melos ↗ and Yahya ↗.

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

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

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An RfC ↗ is open to convert all current and future community discretionary sanctions ↗ to (community designated) contentious topics procedure ↗.

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The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. ({{Phab|T313405}})

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An arbitration case has been opened ↗ to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".

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Editors are invited to '''sign up ↗''' for The Core Contest ↗, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital ↗ and other core articles on Wikipedia.

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2024

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

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Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review ↗ has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period ↗ (3b) and administrator elections ↗ (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms ↗ (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report ↗.

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Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531 ↗

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The arbitration case ''Conflict of interest management ↗'' has been closed.

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This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.

A '''New Pages Patrol backlog drive''' ↗ is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the new pages feed ↗. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. '''Sign up here to participate!''' ↗

Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) ↗ election is open until 9 May 2024. Read the voting page on Meta-Wiki ↗ and '''cast your vote here! ↗'''

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ITN recognition for Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk ↗

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2024

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

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Phase II ↗ of the 2024 RfA review ↗ has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in Phase I ↗.

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The Nuke ↗ feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351 ↗

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The arbitration case ''Venezuelan politics ↗'' has been closed.

The Committee is seeking volunteers for various roles ↗, including access to the conflict of interest VRT queue ↗.

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WikiProject Reliability's unsourced statements drive ↗ is happening in June 2024 to replace {{tl|citation needed}} tags with references! '''Sign up here to participate! ↗'''

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2024

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Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. Documentation is available ↗ on MediaWiki. ({{phab|T6086}})

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The Community Wishlist ↗ is re-opening on 15 July 2024. Read more ↗

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2024

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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.

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The Arbitration Committee appointed ↗ the following administrators to the conflict of interest volunteer response team ↗: {{noping|Bilby}}, {{noping|Extraordinary Writ}}

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2024

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Following an RfC ↗, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion ↗: C4 ↗, which {{tq|applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past}}.

A request for comment ↗ is open to discuss whether Notability (species) ↗ should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline ↗.

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Following a motion ↗, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of ''World War II and the history of Jews in Poland'' ↗ (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.

Remedy 3C ↗ of the ''German war effort'' case ↗ ("{{noping|Cinderella157}} German history topic ban") was suspended ↗ for a period of six months.

The arbitration case Historical Elections ↗ is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.

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Editors can now enter into good article review circles ↗, an alternative for informal ''quid pro quo ↗'' arrangements, to have a GAN ↗ reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.

A '''New Pages Patrol backlog drive''' ↗ is happening in September 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the new pages feed ↗. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,900 articles and 26,200 redirects awaiting review. '''Sign up here to participate!''' ↗

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hello shadow it’s about battle of suleymaniah (1991)

bro someone change the battle and it was kurdish rebels victory not iraqi because if you read the caption you can easily see that’s in 20 july peshmerga control the city so it was kurdish rebels victory 185.84.71.166 ↗ (talk) 10:26, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

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

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about altay tank origin

hey, altay tank article says "main battle tank designed by Otokar based on South Korean K2 Black Panther to be produced by BMC under design assistance and technology transfer by Hyundai Rotem."

doesn't this make the origin from south korea? Throat0390 (talk) 14:02, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

:i don't think as is is fully builded in Turkey and not in south Korea. Currently only Turkish BMC is responsibly for the development. But this should be discussed in the talk page. Shadow4dark (talk) 17:33, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

about battle of zakho

hello shadow battle of zakho it was not iraqi victory and someone changed this page there was no source for iraqi victory 185.240.17.102 ↗ (talk) 12:20, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

shadow i send you link sources in battle of zakho

shadow i send you link sources in battle of zakho 185.84.70.211 ↗ (talk) 09:41, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

shadow i send another source about battle of zakho

link:https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Battle_of_Zakho 185.84.71.184 ↗ (talk) 10:47, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

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hello sha4dow it was about:operation martyr helmet deraluk

i created operation martyr helmet deraluk and i add source can you help me to create this page?
page :Draft:Operation martyr Helmet Derluk ↗ 185.240.17.202 ↗ (talk) 08:53, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

hello sh4dow it’s about:Third ararat operation

hello shadow it’s about Third ararat operation it was kurdish victory not Turkish Turkish admin changes this sources: Jwaideh, Wadie (June 19, 2006) (in English). The Kurdish National Movement: Its Origins and Development. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 081563093X.
Nuri, İhsan (1992). Ihsan Nuri Pasha, La Révolte de L'Agridagh.. Published in Geneva in 1985. In Turkish: Mount Ararat Rebellion, Med Basımevi, Istanbul.. https://books.google.com/books?id=8NmzmAEACAAJ.
Karaca, Emin (September 15, 2003) (in Turkish). Ağrı Eteklerinde İsyan Bir Kürt Ayaklanmasının Anatomisi. ISBN 9789758658374.
Olson, Robert (July 1, 1989). The Emergence of Kurdish Nationalism and the Sheikh Said Rebellion, 1880–1925. ISBN 0292720858. 185.84.70.133 ↗ (talk) 11:16, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Battle of Suleymaniah (1991) it was kurdish victory

Battle of Suleymaniah it waa kurdish victory because kurdish Captured back in july 1991 source page:https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Suleymaniah_(1991)its old wikipedia source in simple wikipedia
but in Real wikipedia some changes 185.244.154.89 ↗ (talk) 21:02, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

:Just create a new account and edit it by self i am not interested on that page anymore. Shadow4dark (talk) 21:11, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

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Using Ahaber as a source

I see that you reverted my change ↗ and added AHaber as a source for the content.

AHaber is a news portal owned by Turkuvaz Media group which is owned by family of Erdogan.

Serhat Albayrak is the CEO of the company who is the brother of the son-in-law of Erdogan.

Here you can see the Albayrak's message on Turkuvaz Media website:

https://www.turkuvazmedyagrubu.com.tr/en/board-of-directors-message

Reuters report on Erdogan's relation to Turkuvaz and other media: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/turkey-erdogan-media/

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-opposition-seeks-boycott-pro-erdogan-media-over-failure-cover-protests-2025-03-24/

More here:

https://statemediamonitor.com/2024/08/turkuvaz-medya/

So , AHaber is not a reliable and independent source per Wikipedia:Independent sources ↗ especially in this matter

I would appreciate if you remove the subjective content from the page Unforgvn20 (talk) 22:40, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:done, I replaced the sources. Shadow4dark (talk) 05:01, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

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Following a request for comment ↗, a new speedy deletion criterion, G15 ↗, has been enacted. It applies to pages generated by a large language model ↗ (LLM) without human review.

Following a request for comment ↗, there is a new policy ↗ outlining the granting of permissions to view the IP addresses of temporary accounts ↗. Temporary account deployment on the English Wikipedia is currently scheduled for September 2025, and editors can request access to the permission ↗ ahead of time. Admins are encouraged to keep an eye on the request page; there will likely be a flood of editors requesting the permission when they realize they can no longer see IP addresses.

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Administrators can now restrict the "Add a Link" feature to newcomers. The "Add a Link" ↗ Structured Task helps new account holders get started with editing ↗. Administrators can configure this setting in the Community Configuration ↗ page.

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The arbitration case ''Indian military history ↗'' has been closed.

* South Asia (WP:CT/SA ↗) is designated a contentious topic ↗. The topic area is specifically defined as {{tq|All pages related to the region of South Asia ↗ (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal), broadly construed, including but not limited to history, politics, ethnicity, and social groups.}}

* The contentious topic designations for Sri Lanka ↗ (SL) and India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan ↗ (IPA) are folded into this new contentious topic.

* The community-authorized general sanctions regarding South Asian social groups ↗ (GS/CASTE) are rescinded and folded into this new contentious topic.

The arbitration case ''Article titles and capitalisation 2 ↗'' has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case closed on 31 July.

The arbitration case ''Transgender healthcare and people ↗'' has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 11 August.

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Wikimania 2025 ↗ is happening in Nairobi ↗, Kenya ↗, and online from August 6 to August 9. This year marks 20 years of Wikimania ↗. Interested users can join the online event. Registration for the virtual event is free and will remain open throughout Wikimania. You can register here ↗ now.

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

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An RfC ↗ is open on whether use of emojis ↗ with no encyclopedic value in mainspace and draftspace (e.g., at the start of paragraphs or in place of bullet points) should be added as a criterion under G15 ↗.

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Administrators can now access the Special:BlockedExternalDomains ↗ page from the Special:CommunityConfiguration ↗ list page. This makes it easier to find. {{phab|T393240}}

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The arbitration case ''Article titles and capitalisation 2 ↗'' has been closed.

An RfC ↗ is in progress to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the Arbitration Committee election and resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.

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

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20px|alt= ↗ '''Arbitration'''

After a motion ↗, arbitration enforcement page protections no longer need to be logged in the AELOG. A bot now automatically posts protections at WP:AELOG/P ↗. To facilitate this bot, protection summaries must include a link to the relevant CT page (e.g. <code><nowiki>WP:CT/BLP ↗</nowiki></code>), and you will receive talk page reminders if you forget to specify the contentious topic but otherwise indicate it is an AE action.

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Temporary account IP viewer granted

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Hello, Shadow4dark. Per your request, your account has been <span class="plainlinks">granted ↗</span> {{mono|temporary-account-viewer}} rights. You are now able to reveal the IP addresses of individuals using temporary accounts ↗ that are not visible to the general public. This is very sensitive information that is <strong>only</strong> to be used to aid in anti-abuse workflows. Please take a moment to review Wikipedia:Temporary account IP viewer ↗ for more information on this user right. It is important to remember:

You must not share IP address data with someone who does not have the same access permissions unless disclosure is permissible as per guidelines listed at Foundation:Policy:Wikimedia Access to Temporary Account IP Addresses Policy ↗.

Access <strong>must not</strong> be used for political control, to apply pressure on editors, or as a threat against another editor in a content dispute. There must be a valid reason to investigate a temporary user. Note that using multiple temporary accounts is not forbidden, so long as they are not used in violation of policies (for example, block or ban evasion).

It is also important to note that the following actions are logged for others to see:

When a user accepts the preference that enables or disables IP reveal for their account.

Revealing an IP address of a temporary account.

Listing the temporary accounts that are associated with one or more IP address ↗es (using the CIDR notation ↗ format).

Remember, even if a user is violating policy, avoid revealing personal information if possible. Use temporary account usernames rather than disclosing IP addresses directly, or give information such as same network/not same network or similar. If you do not want the user right anymore then please ask me or another administrator and it will be removed for you. You may also voluntarily give up access at any time by visiting Special:Preferences ↗. Happy editing! Giraffer (talk) 13:47, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Anniversary Shadow4dark 🎉

Congratulations @Shadow4dark on reaching an incredible milestone. Your wiki edit anniversary was 1 day ago, marking 10 years of dedicated contributions to English Wikipedia. Your passion for sharing knowledge and your remarkable contributions have not only enriched the project, but also inspired countless others to contribute. Wishing you many more wonderful years ahead in the Wiki journey. :) -<span style="color:#990000">❙❚❚</span><span style="color:#339966">❙❙</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#000"> GnOeee </span><span style="color:#006699">❚❙❚</span><span style="color:#339966">❙❙</span> ✉ 12:09, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

Guide to temporary accounts

Hello, Shadow4dark. This message is being sent to remind you of significant upcoming changes regarding logged-out editing.

'''Starting 4 November, logged-out editors will no longer have their IP address publicly displayed.''' Instead, they will have a '''temporary account ↗''' (TA) associated with their edits. Users with some extended rights like administrators and CheckUsers, as well as users with the temporary account IP viewer ↗ (TAIV) user right will still be able to reveal temporary users' IP addresses and all contributions made by temporary accounts from a specific IP address or range.

'''How do temporary accounts work?'''

thumb|350px|Editing from a temporary account ↗

When a logged-out user completes an edit or a logged action for the first time, a cookie will be set in this user's browser and a temporary account tied with this cookie will be automatically created for them. This account's name will follow the pattern: <code>~2025-12345-67</code> (a tilde, year of creation, a number split into units of 5).

All subsequent actions by the temporary account user will be attributed to this username. The cookie will expire 90 days after its creation. As long as it exists, all edits made from this device will be attributed to this temporary account. It will be the same account even if the IP address changes, unless the user clears their cookies or uses a different device or web browser.

A record of the IP address used at the time of each edit will be stored for 90 days after the edit. Users with the temporary account IP viewer ↗ (TAIV) user right will be able to see the underlying IP addresses.

As a measure against vandalism, there are two limitations on the creation of temporary accounts:

* There has to be a minimum of 10 minutes between subsequent temporary account creations from the same IP (or /64 range in case of IPv6).

* There can be a maximum of 6 temporary accounts created from an IP (or /64 range) within a period of 24 hours.

'''Temporary account IP viewer user right'''

thumb|350px|How to enable IP Reveal ↗

Administrators may grant the '''temporary account IP viewer ↗''' (TAIV) user right to non-administrators who meet the criteria for granting ↗. Importantly, an editor must make an explicit request for the permission (e.g. at WP:PERM/TAIV ↗)—administrators are <strong>not</strong> permitted to assign the right without a request.

Administrators will <em>automatically</em> be able to see temporary account IP information once they have accepted the Access to Temporary Account IP Addresses Policy ↗ via Special:Preferences ↗ or via the onboarding dialog which comes up after temporary accounts are deployed.

'''Impact for administrators'''

It will be possible to block many abusers by just blocking their temporary accounts. A blocked person won't be able to create new temporary accounts quickly if the admin selects the autoblock ↗ option.

It will still be possible to block an IP address or IP range.

Temporary accounts will not be retroactively applied to contributions made before the deployment. On Special:Contributions ↗, you will be able to see existing IP user contributions, but not new contributions made by temporary accounts on that IP address. Instead, you should use Special:IPContributions ↗ for this (see a video about IPContributions in a gallery below).

'''Rules about IP information disclosure'''

Publicizing an IP address gained through TAIV access is generally ↗ not allowed (e.g. {{!tq|~2025-12345-67 previously edited as 192.0.2.1}} or {{!tq|~2025-12345-67's IP address is 192.0.2.1}}).

Publicly linking a TA to another TA is allowed if "reasonably believed to be necessary". (e.g. {{tq|~2025-12345-67 and ~2025-12345-68 are likely the same person, so I am counting their reverts together toward 3RR ↗}}, but not {{!tq|Hey ~2025-12345-68, you did some good editing as ~2025-12345-67}})

See {{section link|Wikipedia:Temporary account IP viewer|What can and can't be said}} for more detailed guidelines.

'''Useful tools for patrollers'''

It is possible to view if a user has opted-in to view temporary account IPs via the User Info card ↗, available in {{Preferences|Appearance|Advanced options|check={{int:checkuser-userinfocard-enable-preference-description}}}}

* This feature also makes it possible for anyone to see the approximate count of temporary accounts active on the same IP address range.

Special:IPContributions ↗ allows viewing all edits and temporary accounts connected to a specific IP address or IP range.

Similarly, Special:GlobalContributions ↗ supports global search for a given temporary account's activity.

The auto-reveal feature (see video below) allows users with the right permissions to automatically reveal all IP addresses for a limited time window.

'''Videos'''
<gallery>
Temporary Accounts demo - IP Contributions.webm|How to use Special:IPContributions
Temporary Accounts demo - IP Auto-reveal.webm|How automatic IP reveal works
Temporary Accounts demo - IP Information.webm|How to use IP Info
Temporary Accounts demo - User Info Card.webm|How to use User Info
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'''Further information and discussion'''

For more information and discussion regarding this change, please see the announcement from the Wikimedia Foundation at {{section link|Wikipedia:Village pump (WMF)|Temporary accounts rollout}}.

Most of this message was written by Mz7 ↗ (source). Thanks, 🎃 SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 02:47, 31 October 2025 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2025

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

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20px|alt= ↗ '''Guideline and policy news'''

The speedy deletion criteria U5 ↗ has been repealed, with U6 ↗ and U7 ↗ replacing it. See the FAQ ↗ for more clarifications.

Community-designated contentious topics ↗ may now be enforced and appealed at the arbitration enforcement noticeboard (AE) ↗ as a result of an RfC ↗.

20px|alt= ↗ '''Technical news'''

You can enable a handy user info card ↗ next to usernames, which when clicked displays edit count, blocks, thanks, and other information. To enable this feature, visit {{Preferences|Appearance|Advanced options|check={{int:checkuser-userinfocard-enable-preference-description}}}}

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The arbitration case ''Transgender healthcare and people ↗'' has been closed

* Uninvolved administrators may impose an AE participation restriction ↗ on any thread at the Arbitration Enforcement noticeboard ↗.

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An unreferenced articles backlog drive ↗ is happening in November 2025 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{tl|Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. '''Sign up to participate!''' ↗

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2025

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

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:20px|alt=removed|Removed ↗ Spicy ↗

20px|alt= ↗ '''Technical news'''

Starting on November 4, the IP addresses of logged-out editors are no longer being publicly displayed. Instead, they will have a temporary account ↗ associated with their edits.

Administrators will now find that Special:MergeHistory ↗ is now significantly more flexible about what it can merge. It can now merge sections taken from the middle of the history of the source (rather than only the start) and insert revisions anywhere in the history of the destination page (rather than only the start). {{phab|T382958}}

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The December 2025 administrator elections ↗ are scheduled from Nov 25 – Dec 15.

An '''Articles for Creation backlog drive''' ↗ is happening in December 2025, with over 1,000 drafts awaiting review from the past two months. In addition to AfC participants, all administrators and new page patrollers can help review using the Yet Another AFC Helper Script, which can be enabled in the Gadgets settings ↗. '''Sign up here to participate!''' ↗

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FYI

Just so you are aware, see this ↗. Thank you for your help =) <i style="font-family:cursive,Serif;text-shadow:1px 1px 2px #f008;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#fb0,#f0b);-webkit-background-clip:text;-webkit-text-fill-color:#0000">– LuniZunie</i><sub>(talk)</sub> 03:21, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

:Well they can be blocked per WP:MEAT if they create accounts. Shadow4dark (talk) 03:24, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
::@Shadow4dark Already done by asilvering. But, just watch out over the coming days, as it will likely occur again (and maybe more so) one the protection ends. <i style="font-family:cursive,Serif;text-shadow:1px 1px 2px #f008;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#fb0,#f0b);-webkit-background-clip:text;-webkit-text-fill-color:#0000">– LuniZunie</i><sub>(talk)</sub> 03:26, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2026

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

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|Guerillero ↗
|HouseBlaster ↗
|Izno ↗
|SilverLocust ↗
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20px|alt= ↗ '''Guideline and policy news'''

All general sanctions ↗ imposed by the community may now be enforced at the Arbitration Enforcement noticeboard ↗ (WP:AE ↗) as a result of a recent RfC ↗.

Due to the result of a recent RFC ↗, the administrator recall ↗ process is amended to extend the deadline for a re-request for adminship to 30 days or the next administrator election ↗, whichever is later.

Changes ↗ to the Access to Temporary Account IP Addresses Policy ↗'s disclosure rules include broadening the consecutive-blocks exception to cover all admin actions and removing the requirement to revision-delete permissible disclosures once they become unnecessary (instead requiring only their removal). See WP:TAIVDISCLOSE ↗ for more information.

20px|alt= ↗ '''Arbitration'''

Following the 2025 Arbitration Committee elections ↗, the following editors have been elected to the Arbitration Committee: {{noping|Aoidh}}, {{noping|Asilvering}}, {{noping|Girth Summit}}, {{noping|Guerillero}}, {{noping|HJ Mitchell}}, {{noping|HouseBlaster}}, {{noping|Izno}}, {{noping|Sdrqaz}}, {{noping|SilverLocust}}.

The arbitration case ''Pbsouthwood ↗'' has been suspended.

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2026

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (January 2026).

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Due to the result of a recent motion ↗, a rough consensus of administrators at the arbitration enforcement ↗ noticeboard may impose an expanded topic ban on Israel, Israelis, Jews, Judaism, Palestine, Palestinians, Islam, and/or Arabs, if an editor's Arab-Israeli conflict ↗ topic ban is determined to be insufficient to prevent disruption. At least one diff per area expanded into should be cited.

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Voting in the 2026 Steward elections ↗ started on 06 February 2026 at 14:00 (UTC) and will end on 27 February 2026 at 14:00 (UTC). The confirmation process ↗ for current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility ↗ to vote.

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News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (February 2026).

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:20px|alt=removed|Removed ↗ Ks0stm ↗

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:20px|alt=removed|Removed ↗ Ks0stm ↗

20px|alt= ↗ '''Guideline and policy news'''

Following an RfC ↗, the web archival service archive.today ↗ has been deprecated; links to the site should be removed ↗.

A request for comment ↗ is open to discuss retiring CSD criterion R3 ↗ in favour of handling such redirects through RfD ↗.

20px|alt= ↗ '''Arbitration'''

Following a motion ↗, remedy 9.1 ↗ of the ''Conduct in deletion-related editing'' case has been amended to limit {{noping|TenPoundHammer}} to one XfD nomination or PROD per 24-hour period.

Following a motion ↗, the ''Iskandar323 further POV pushing'' motion has been rescinded.

The Arbitration Committee has passed a housekeeping motion ↗ rescinding a number of outdated remedies and enforcement provisions across multiple legacy cases. In most instances, existing sanctions remain in force and continue to be appealable through the usual processes, while some case-specific remedies were amended or clarified.

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Following the 2026 Steward Elections ↗, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: A09 ↗, AmandaNP ↗, Barras ↗, Count Count ↗, M7 ↗, SHB2000 ↗, Teles ↗ and VIGNERON ↗.

An Unreferenced articles backlog drive ↗ is taking place in March 2026 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{tl|Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. '''Sign up to participate!''' ↗

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2026

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (March 2026).

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:20px|alt=removed|Removed ↗ Giraffer ↗

20px|alt= ↗ '''Guideline and policy news'''

The content of Wikipedia:Writing articles with large language models ↗ has been updated following a request for comment ↗. It now prohibits using LLMs to generate content, with exceptions for translation and copy-editing.

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Following a motion ↗, the GSCASTE ↗ extended-confirmed restriction in the ''Indian military history'' case has been narrowed. It now applies to caste-related topics in South Asia, and the preemptive protection remedy ↗ has been amended accordingly.

The arbitration case ''Pbsouthwood ↗'' has been closed.

The arbitration case ''Maghreb ↗'' has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 7 April.

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Changes made by the United Nations

The United Nations changed the country's name from "Turkey" to "Türkiye" in 2022 because the original word had other connotations.But why does Wikipedia still use the old usage everywhere? Ordinâryüs Üstâd (talk) 11:11, 11 April 2026 (UTC)

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Discuss this on Turkey ↗ talk page so long it's not changed to Türkiye we use Turkey on Wikipedia. Shadow4dark (talk) 11:17, 11 April 2026 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Mohammed Deif.webp

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Why did you blank my edit?

I noticed my additions to the Hearts of Iron IV ↗ article were removed by you without explanation. Did I do something wrong? Robertjhennigan (talk) 20:41, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

:See talk page and see my link on my edit also WP:KOTAKU ↗ is unreliable after 2023. Shadow4dark (talk) 20:44, 14 April 2026 (UTC)
::I read the talk page, and while I understand they're drafting a standalone article for ''The Fire Rises'', there should still be a section dedicated to the mod. Kaiserreich has its own article, and it still has a section on the main HoI4 article. As for the sources, there's others I could use. Robertjhennigan (talk) 20:50, 14 April 2026 (UTC)
:::Personally i think it is worth to mention under other mods about the controversy but not a large plot text wall as it needs better sources. Shadow4dark (talk) 20:56, 14 April 2026 (UTC)
::::So we can agree that if I focus on the controversy surrounding the mod, rather than the content, I can add a section about it without issue? Robertjhennigan (talk) 21:03, 14 April 2026 (UTC)
:::::You can do it. Shadow4dark (talk) 21:06, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

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Mersin ↗

Hi {{ping|Shadow4dark}}

Thanks for your message. I’m aware that Mersin and other cities is not in the European part of Turkey. The Europe location map I added wasn’t meant to suggest that, just to provide a bit more geographical context.
I think it would be better to discuss this on the article’s talk page rather than continuing to revert each other’s edits. I’ll refrain from further reverts for now so we can reach a consensus.

If there’s a relevant policy or guideline that restricts this kind of usage, I’d appreciate it if you could point me to it.

Thanks,
Ornek11222 (talk) 08:31, 28 April 2026 (UTC)

:see MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE ↗ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_settlement#Parameter_names_and_descriptions it states it is optimal, however since Mersin is in Asian part of the country it is factual inaccurate to add Europe but not Asia. Shadow4dark (talk) 00:27, 29 April 2026 (UTC)
::{{ping|Shadow4dark}}
::Thanks for the additional reference.
::I understand your point regarding clarity and potential confusion. My intention with adding the Europe location map was not to imply that Mersin is located in Europe, but to provide broader geographical context.
::That said, I agree that consistency and clarity are important in infobox usage. If including a Europe map is considered potentially misleading, then it may be more appropriate either to include both Europe and Asia for context, or to limit the infobox strictly to the most precise location maps.
::From what I can see, this seems to be more a matter of editorial judgment than a strict restriction in policy.
::Thanks, Ornek11222 (talk) 08:39, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
:::Ofcourse that is possible. Shadow4dark (talk) 01:34, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

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About the Mohammed Deif ↗ main picture

Why do you want the image released by Hamas ↗ (a terrorist organization) so badly? Wikipedia is based in the US. You're from the Netherlands. Both the United States and the European Union list Hamas as a terrorist organization. Candidyeoman55 (talk) 13:08, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

:I reintroduced your picture for now. I have concerns about it (AI editing, among others), but until a better picture is found, I'll leave it there. Candidyeoman55 (talk) 13:09, 9 July 2026 (UTC)
::look I dont support terrorism i just want the best picture. Shadow4dark (talk) 08:01, 11 July 2026 (UTC)