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:{{ping|MarkH21}} A full block of the range is not possible here without significant collateral damage, and partial blocks are just less effective than page protection. [[User:Sir Sputnik|Sir Sputnik]] ([[User talk:Sir Sputnik#top|talk]]) 16:13, 2 May 2025 (UTC) |
:{{ping|MarkH21}} A full block of the range is not possible here without significant collateral damage, and partial blocks are just less effective than page protection. [[User:Sir Sputnik|Sir Sputnik]] ([[User talk:Sir Sputnik#top|talk]]) 16:13, 2 May 2025 (UTC) |
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::I agree the range is too large for a full block here. What about the recent talk page & user talk page disruption? I think partial blocks would better than protection, right? Examples: [[Talk:Flag of South Vietnam]], [[Talk:French Indochina]], [[Talk:Cambodian–Vietnamese War]], [[Talk:China in the Vietnam War]], [[User talk:Greenknight dv]] (who has asked that the IPs stop). — <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">[[User:MarkH21|MarkH<sub><small>21</small></sub>]]<sup>[[User talk:MarkH21|<span style="background-color:navy; color:white;">talk</span>]]</sup></span> 17:12, 2 May 2025 (UTC) |
::I agree the range is too large for a full block here. What about the recent talk page & user talk page disruption? I think partial blocks would better than protection, right? Examples: [[Talk:Flag of South Vietnam]], [[Talk:French Indochina]], [[Talk:Cambodian–Vietnamese War]], [[Talk:China in the Vietnam War]], [[User talk:Greenknight dv]] (who has asked that the IPs stop). — <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">[[User:MarkH21|MarkH<sub><small>21</small></sub>]]<sup>[[User talk:MarkH21|<span style="background-color:navy; color:white;">talk</span>]]</sup></span> 17:12, 2 May 2025 (UTC) |
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Pham Van Rang again, please protect these page, here [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ngo_Dinh_Diem&action=history] and here [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Satellite_state&action=history][[Special:Contributions/2402:800:61EF:CBFC:993E:3059:AB52:3C7F|2402:800:61EF:CBFC:993E:3059:AB52:3C7F]] ([[User talk:2402:800:61EF:CBFC:993E:3059:AB52:3C7F|talk]]) 03:43, 10 May 2025 (UTC) |
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== Administrators' newsletter – May 2025 == |
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Revision as of 03:43, 10 May 2025
Administrators' newsletter – February 2025
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2025).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Oversighter changes
Technical news
- Administrators can now nuke pages created by a user or IP address from the last 90 days, up from the initial 30 days. T380846
- A '
Recreated' tag will now be added to pages that were created with the same title as a page which was previously deleted and it can be used as a filter in Special:RecentChanges and Special:NewPages. T56145
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been closed.
BouwMaster sockpuppet
Hi. I see you are quite active in investigating sockpuppet accounts for BouwMaster here. I noticed Matteo29Q (talk · contribs) has similiar edits to other banned sockpuppet accounts like Viktor Guer (talk · contribs) such as editing mainly AI and some sports articles without leaving any comments. I am thinking of putting this into SPI but would like to see if you have a view on this first if possible. Imcdc Contact 06:24, 14 February 2025 (UTC)
Re-opening SPI
Hi. Last August I opened an SPI which was closed due to the suspected puppet being stale. However they resumed editing soon after, and made edits as recently as December. Should I re-open the case? --Paul_012 (talk) 18:25, 18 February 2025 (UTC)
- @Paul 012: Please do not edit the archive page. If the suspected sock is no longer stale, report them again. In the report, mention the previous report and why it wasn't auctioned, as well as any new evidence, if applicable. Sir Sputnik (talk) 20:04, 18 February 2025 (UTC)
A check user request
Hi, I added a new check user request for Bakelmuhammad0, and the request hasn't been endorsed or declined yet. Was my request wrong? --Karim talk to me :)..! 11:11, 23 February 2025 (UTC)
- @كريم رائد: There are currently about 170 open SPI cases. It's normal for it to take some time before new requests are looked at. Sir Sputnik (talk) 14:50, 23 February 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for clarifying. That's my first check user request at English Wikipedia. --Karim talk to me :)..! 15:11, 23 February 2025 (UTC)
I know this is a bit old, but I don't see how you got confirmed out of Izno's findings. Wouldn't proven be better?--Bbb23 (talk) 16:32, 23 February 2025 (UTC)
- Seems reasonable. I've retagged the sock accordingly. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:43, 23 February 2025 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – March 2025
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2025).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Oversighter changes
Guideline and policy news
- A request for comment is open to discuss whether AI-generated images (meaning those wholly created by generative AI, not human-created images modified with AI tools) should be banned from use in articles.
- A series of 22 mini-RFCs that double-checked consensus on some aspects and improved certain parts of the administrator elections process has been closed (see the summary of the changes).
- A request for comment is open to gain consensus on whether future administrator elections should be held.
Technical news
- A new filter has been added to the Special:Nuke tool, which allows administrators to filter for pages in a range of page sizes (in bytes). This allows, for example, deleting pages only of a certain size or below. T378488
- Non-administrators can now check which pages are able to be deleted using the Special:Nuke tool. T376378
Miscellaneous
- The 2025 appointees for the Ombuds commission are だ＊ぜ, Arcticocean, Ameisenigel, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, Galahad, Nehaoua, Renvoy, Revi C., RoySmith, Teles and Zafer as members, with Vermont serving as steward-observer.
- Following the 2025 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: 1234qwer1234qwer4, AramilFeraxa, Daniuu, KonstantinaG07, MdsShakil and XXBlackburnXx.
Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Pokamona has been nominated for deletion
Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Pokamona has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. –112.207.123.170 (talk) 13:06, 13 March 2025 (UTC)
Note about SPI archiving
At [1] you archived this closed case without requesting global locks. Please make sure to do that next time, thanks a lot! 0xDeadbeef→∞ (talk to me) 11:14, 14 March 2025 (UTC)
Sockpuppet
There are Pham Van Rang’s sockpuppet IPs - [2] and [3] and [4]14.188.217.68 (talk) 06:53, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – April 2025
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2025).
Administrator changes
Bureaucrat changes
CheckUser changes
Oversighter changes
Miscellaneous
- Sign up for The Core Contest, a competition running from 15 April to 31 May to improve vital articles.
LTA across a partially blocked IP range
There is a range of IPs that has been for LTA block evasion that you’ve previously taken action against (e.g. revert, protection): 2001:EE0:0:0:0:0:0:0/32. Some of the IPs in that range are continuing at the same pages (e.g. here).
The range has been p-blocked at one article by JBW a couple months ago - might additional action be warranted? It does seem like a decently-sized IP range. — MarkH21talk 15:50, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
- @MarkH21: A full block of the range is not possible here without significant collateral damage, and partial blocks are just less effective than page protection. Sir Sputnik (talk) 16:13, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
- I agree the range is too large for a full block here. What about the recent talk page & user talk page disruption? I think partial blocks would better than protection, right? Examples: Talk:Flag of South Vietnam, Talk:French Indochina, Talk:Cambodian–Vietnamese War, Talk:China in the Vietnam War, User talk:Greenknight dv (who has asked that the IPs stop). — MarkH21talk 17:12, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Pham Van Rang again, please protect these page, here [5] and here [6]2402:800:61EF:CBFC:993E:3059:AB52:3C7F (talk) 03:43, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – May 2025
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2025).
Administrator changes
Rusalkii
NaomiAmethyst (overlooked last month)
Interface administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, administrator elections were permanently authorized on a five-month schedule. The next election will be scheduled soon; see Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections for more information. This is an alternate process to the RfA process and does not replace the latter.
- An RfC was closed with consensus to allow editors to opt-out of seeing "sticky decorative elements". Such elements should now be wrapped in {{sticky decoration wrapper}}. Editors who wish to opt out can follow the instructions at WP:STICKYDECO.
- An RfC has resulted in a broad prohibition on the use of AI-generated images in articles. A few common-sense exceptions are recognized.
Miscellaneous
- A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in May 2025 to reduce the backlog of articles in the new pages feed. Sign up here to participate!