User talk:Hmlarson

Women in sports

Thanks for all your updates in this connection. Much appreciated. And all the best for 2026!--Ipigott (talk) 14:37, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

AINB discussion

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:WikiProject AI Cleanup/Noticeboard regarding an AI cleanup investigation which may be related to you. NicheSports (talk) 04:45, 16 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Leave me alone Sock. Hmlarson (talk) 04:55, 16 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Any editor with your level of experience should know better than to cast aspersions and assume bad faith, please stop and engage in discussion. fifteen thousand two hundred twenty four (talk) 05:01, 16 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Hmlarson, do you use an LLM at all for editing? Please see WP:LLMWRITE and WP:NEWLLM, I’m impressed by the work you’ve done here but it’s important that content adheres to core policies and LLM-generated content usually violates several of them. Kowal2701 (talk) 11:42, 16 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello editor. Your first link is an WP:ESSAY. Thanks for sharing the guideline: WP:NEWLLM. Will you also be sharing the policy WP:HARASS with the other editor(s) who started this so they reign in their poor behavior? If you'd like to be added to that growing list, let me know. Hmlarson (talk) 13:07, 16 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

How to deal with bullies on Wikipedia

Make the articles they don't want written EVEN BETTER. Hmlarson (talk) 05:15, 16 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – April 2026

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

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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.

Arbitration

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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Women in Red - June 2026

Women in Red | June 2026, Vol 12, Issue 6, Nos 358, 359, 373, 374, 375

Online events:

New: LGBTQ+ women | Alphabet run: Countries starting with I, J, K and L
Article improvement campaign: Orphaned women
Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports

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Consider contributing to two of our monthly events at once, and improve coverage
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2026

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

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Guideline and policy news

Following an RfC, the "persistent usage of large language models" has been included as a common reason for a block.

Technical news

Mandatory 2FA for bureaucrats: Bureaucrats without two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled have already lost access to their advanced rights on 26 May. Those who do not enable 2FA may be automatically removed from the groups in mid-June 2026, and from that point onward, new members must have 2FA enabled before they can be added. (T423119, T423120)

Arbitration

The arbitration case SchroCat has been closed.
The arbitration case Michael Jackson has opened. Evidence submissions in this case closes on 1 June.

Miscellaneous

Voting for the 2026 Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election closes on 1 June.

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Tech News: 2026-23

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

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The Reader Experience team is conducting an experiment to show the reading lists feature, which is still in development, to logged-out mobile readers to test whether it encourages account creation at a higher rate compared to the watchstar button. The experiment was launched on May 18th on German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu wikis, and it will run for a month.
The Wikimedia Apps team released Phase 1 of the redesigned Home Feed to the Android Beta app. The new Home Feed includes a refreshed "Community" tab and a personalized "For You" tab featuring daily updated reading recommendations. The redesign is part of a broader effort to improve content discovery and create more engaging learning experiences in the Wikipedia apps.
View all 18 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week. For example, an issue where images could fail to load for some suggested edits on Special:Homepage, leaving the thumbnail stuck in a loading state, has now been fixed. [1]

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Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki

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Books & Bytes – Issue 74

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 74, March–April 2026

New partnership: Swissdox
User survey results

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