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Administrators' newsletter – December 2022

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

Administrator changes

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Interface administrator changes

readded TheresNoTime
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CheckUser changes

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Oversight changes

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Guideline and policy news

Technical news

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

Arbitration

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WikiProject Yorkshire Newsletter - December 2022

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16:25, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter error

The GOCE December 2022 newsletter, as sent on 9 December, contains an erroneous start date for our December Blitz. The Blitz will start on 11 December rather than on 17 December, as stated in the newsletter. I'm sorry for the mistake and for disrupting your talk page; thanks for your understanding. Sent by Baffle gab1978 via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:29, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

This Month in Education: End of the 2022

Australian Skeptics

Hi ... I think we may have met in person some time ago. Anyway, I have written an article critical of the Australian Skeptics, that you might want to have a look at : https://johnaugust.com.au/article/why-i-am-not-australian-skeptic JohnAugust (talk) 05:09, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi John, my memory is not great, but i think I recall you sending me something very much like the above quite a long time ago. I do not disagree with what you say. I also belong to the Humanists and think they are more important than the Skeptics. Too often the Skeptics make a big deal about something that is in no way important. --Bduke (talk) 06:12, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

King's Guide

Do you have a source that shows Queen's Guide has been renamed to King's Guide. According to The Queen’s Guide award is the highest award you can work towards in guiding it is still called the Queen's Guide. I could not find any sources indicating that it has changed name. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 20:25, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

I just realised that if there is a source showing a name change and King's Guide is the most common use then Queen's Guide should move there and King's Guide should not be a disambiguation. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 20:27, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
The King (or Queen) is very much involved in the award. Every year all the King's Scouts and Kings Guides are invited to a rally at Windsor and the King addresses them. I remember going to it way back in 1956. I was living in UK then. Wikipedia says "King's Scouts are entitled to attend one King's Scout Parade held at Windsor Castle each year held on the Sunday closest to St George's Day; this is the only time when Scouts officially march". --Bduke (talk) 20:59, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
I was also in the Scouts in the UK until I emigrated to Canada. The Queen died in September so the Guides and Scouts would not have attended a rally at Windsor during the reign of King Charles. However, the King's Scout, and here's the reference to show that the Queen's Scout was renamed the King's Scout, isn't a usable source for King's Guide. There doesn't seem to be any current references to call the Queen's Guide the King's Guide. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk),
I agree there does not seem to be any evidence that the award is not still called "Queen's Guide". --Bduke (talk) 08:26, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

What do you mean? Xx236 (talk) 10:51, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

It has been discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/So Good (soy beverage) and merged as a result of that discussion. --Bduke (talk) 11:01, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Why the page does still exists? It should be a redirect now or perhaps deleted. Xx236 (talk) 11:17, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
It does not exist now. It has been merged. --Bduke (talk) 02:17, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: January 2023

WikiProject Scouting | January 2023


Notes for January:

Other ways to participate:

--evrik (talk) January 16, 2023

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:28, 16 January 2023 (UTC)


February 2023 Labour Edit-a-thon

2023 WikiProject Organized Labour/Online Edit-A-Thon
Hello, Bduke/Archive 16!
During the entire month of February there will be an ongoing edit-a-thon on all labour related projects across English Wikipedia and sister projects. Register to track your edits and sign up on the edit-a-thon's project page as a participant. To invite other participants paste {{subst:WPLABOR/2023}} on their talk page! This event is organized by WP:WikiProject Organized Labour

~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 23:59, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Greetings!

Apologies for this message out of the blue but I saw one of your (helpful) edits and, not having seen the username before, had a look at your user page. I have rarely felt such a sense of affinity as I did reading your page. I may be a couple of years younger and my academic prowess was at London rather than Oxford (although my children and grandchildren have done much to right that balance), but I too was much involved in Scouting and also abandoned religious belief quite early on. I haven't had the multi national working experience but I have had the pleasure of being a working scientist in Wales, and now temporarily resident in New Zealand for as long as I am allowed. Many thanks for writing your user page and reminding me that maybe, just maybe, Brexit is not forever. Best wishes  Velella  Velella Talk   03:45, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the comment. I posted on your user page. --Bduke (talk) 03:57, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

WikiProject Yorkshire Newsletter - March 2023

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12:34, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Hi regards your Revert. I have take WikiChemists out because i didn´t find in any source that WikiChemists get the award. As sample here there is nothing with WikiChemists. Or did I look in the wrong source? Viele Grüße aus Deutschland :-) Calle Cool (talk) 12:34, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for you comment on my talk page. If you had given an edit summary, it would have been clear to me and others that your edit was fine, but you did not. Edit summaries are important. --Bduke (talk) 21:08, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
You are right - I will improve it at the next edit ;-) --Calle Cool (talk) 06:18, 6 March 2023 (UTC)


Guild of Copy Editors March 2023 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors March 2023 Newsletter


Hello and welcome to the March 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December and our Annual Report for 2022. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members, including those who have signed up for our current March Backlog Elimination Drive. We wish you all happy copy-editing.

Election results: In our December 2022 coordinator election, Reidgreg and Tenryuu stepped down as coordinators; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo were returned as coordinators until 1 July. For the second time, no lead coordinator was chosen. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators open on 1 June (UTC).

Drive: 21 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive, 14 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 170 articles totaling 389,737 words. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: Our February Copy Editing Blitz focused on October and November 2022 requests, and the March and April 2022 backlogs. Of the 14 editors who signed up, nine claimed at least one copy-edit; and between them, they copy-edited 39,150 words in 22 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: Sign up now for our month-long March Backlog Elimination Drive. Barnstars awarded will be posted here after the drive closes.

Progress report: As of 12:08, 19 March 2023 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 73 requests since 1 January 2023, all but five of them from 2022, and the backlog stands at 1,872 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo.

To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: March 2023

WikiProject Scouting | March 2023


Notes for March:

Other ways to participate:

--evrik (talk) March 16, 2023

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:48, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

This Month in Education: March 2023

Scouting Featured article review

I have nominated Scouting for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:14, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

WikiProject Yorkshire Newsletter - May 2023

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20:21, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

Coronation today, 6th May

Why the hell do we, in Australia, put up with this total nonsense? --Bduke (talk) 11:01, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

User from Kano

Hello @Bduke, Thank you so much for your kind response! I appreciate your willingness to help and your offer to guide me through the intricacies of editing on Wikipedia. I will definitely reach out to you if I encounter any challenges or have any questions. I understand the time difference, and I will keep that in mind when I contact you. Once again, thank you for your support and encouragement. Gwanki (talk) 10:04, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Guild of Copy Editors June 2023 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2023 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the June 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since March. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Election news: Fancy helping out at the Guild? Nominations for our half-yearly Election of Coordinators are open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC)*. Starting immediately after, the voting phase will run until 23:59 on 30 June. All Wikipedians in good standing are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed; it's your Guild and it doesn't organize itself!

Blitz: Of the 17 editors who signed up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, nine editors completed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 24 articles totaling 53,393 words. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: 51 editors signed up for the month-long May Backlog Elimination Drive, and 31 copy-edited at least one article. 180 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded are posted here.

Blitz: Sign up here for our week-long June Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 11 to 17 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 03:09 on 6 June 2023, GOCE copyeditors have processed 91 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,887 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybongo.

*All times and dates in this newsletter are in UTC, and may significantly vary from your local time.

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Sent by Baffle gab1978 using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:38, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

WikiProject Yorkshire Newsletter - July 2023

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11:53, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2023

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

Administrator changes

added Novem Linguae
removed

Bureaucrat changes

removed MBisanz

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

Arbitration

  • 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.

WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: July 2023

Notes for July
  • On our To do list, we need to prioritize some tasks for articles outside of the US or the UK.
Announcements for the benefit of all
Other ways to participate

--evrik (talk)



Sent by Zippybonzo using MediaWiki message delivery at 16:41, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Query about NJOURNALS

I am doing an informal survey of just you to see if I can get some preliminary understanding of how certain issues are seen by the wider WPcommunity, if at all. Do you consider WP:NJOURNALS to have the weight of a policy or guideline. If so, how did you come to that decision? I am trying to figure out what exactly is going on with that area of Wikipedia and something seems off to me. jps (talk) 12:16, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

It is labelled as an essay and I consider that makes it a guideline. --Bduke (talk) 23:59, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for your explanation. That is useful information. jps (talk) 13:51, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

Appreciation

Hello Bduke, I don't know how to start this comment but let me look for somewhere to start from. After taking a look at your userpage, your comments on the talk pages of some Nigerian Wikipedians (like this one) that I have come across, your user contributions, I want to specially thank you for being kind. For being a great admin too when you were still one. Thank you for all your contributions to this multilingual project. You see, see the project you contributed to, see what it has become now - the horsepower of knowledge and information. Maybe I wouldn't have met this project in this shape if you didn't contribute to it. I will be watching your TP from now :). Thank you once again! Vanderwaalforce (talk) 16:14, 5 October 2023 (UTC)s

Many thanks for your comment. After my time in Kano and my recent time on Wikipedia, I think I can help users from Nigeria as it must be more difficult for many there to edit than it is for me. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you and your colleagues. However, I am getting old and my memory is not what it was. Bduke (talk) 01:02, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

@Bduke Yes! I will be in touch with you whenever necessary. Many thanks! Vanderwaalforces (talk) 04:52, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious
Five years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:19, 23 October 2023 (UTC)