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== Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – AprilSeptember 2024 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (MarchAugust 2024).

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''

* Following an [[Special:Permalink/1241596410#RfC:_enacting_C4_(unused_maintenance_categories)|RfC]], there is a new [[WP:CSD|criterion for speedy deletion]]: [[WP:CSD#C4|C4]], which {{tq|applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past}}.

* An [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#RfC: Converting all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure|RfC]] is open to convert all current and future [[WP:OLDDS|community discretionary sanctions]] to (community designated) [[WP:CTOP|contentious topics procedure]].

* A [[Wikipedia talk:Notability (species)#Proposal to adopt this guideline|request for comment]] is open to discuss whether [[Wikipedia:Notability (species)|Notability (species)]] should be adopted as a [[WP:SNG|subject-specific notability guideline]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''

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

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''

* Following a [[Special:Permalink/1239237654#Motion 2: World War II and the history of Jews in Poland|motion]], [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/World War II and the history of Jews in Poland#My very best wishes bans|remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of ''World War II and the history of Jews in Poland'']] (the topic and interaction bans on [[User:My very best wishes|My very best wishes]], respectively) were repealed.

*An [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conflict of interest management|arbitration case has been opened]] to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".

* [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/German war effort#Cinderella157 German history topic ban|Remedy 3C]] of the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/German war effort|''German war effort'' case]] ("{{noping|Cinderella157}} German history topic ban") was [[Special:Permalink/1243178496Motion: Cinderella157's topic ban suspended|suspended]] for a period of six months.

* The arbitration case [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Historical elections|Historical Elections]] is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.

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* Editors arecan invitednow toenter into '''[[Wikipedia:TheGood Corearticle Contest/Entriesreview circles|signgood up]]''' for [[WP:The Core Contest|Thearticle Corereview Contestcircles]], an initiativealternative runningfor frominformal April''[[quid 15pro toquo]]'' May 31arrangements, whichto aimshave to improvea [[Wikipedia:VitalGood articlesarticle nominations|vitalGAN]] andreviewed otherin corereturn articlesfor onreviewing Wikipediaa different editor's nomination.

* A [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/September 2024|'''New Pages Patrol backlog drive''']] is happening in September 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the [[Special:NewPagesFeed|new pages feed]]. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,900 articles and 26,200 redirects awaiting review. [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/September 2024/Participants|'''Sign up here to participate!''']]

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== Guild of Copy Editors April 2024September Newsletter ==

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Hello and welcome to the April 2024September newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/December 2023|December]]June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members. We wish you all happy copy-editing.

'''Election news:''' Project coordinators play an important role in our WikiProject. Following the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2024/12|mid-year Election resultsof Coordinators]]:''', Inwe ourwelcomed December{{noping|Mox 2023Eden}} coordinatorto election, Zippybonzo stepped down asthe coordinator; weteam. thank{{noping|Dhtwiki}} themremains foras theirLead service. Incumbents DhtwikiCoordinator, and {{noping|Miniapolis|Wracking}} werereturned reelectedas assistant coordinators,. andIf Wrackingyou'd waslike newlyto electedhelp coordinator,out tobehind servethe throughscenes, 30please June.consider Nominationstaking forpart in our mid-yearDecember election&nbsp;–&#32;watchlist our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators#How_are_we_selected?|ElectionWikiProject Guild of CoordinatorsCopy Editors|ombox]] willfor openupdates. onInformation 1about Junethe (UTC)role of coordinators can be found [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators|here]].

'''DriveBlitz:''' 4613 of the 24 editors who signed up for ourthe [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drivesBlitzes/JanuaryJune 2024|'''JanuaryJune Backlog2024 Copy EliminationEditing Drive'''Blitz]], 32copy of whom claimededited at least one copy-editarticle. Between them, they copy- edited 289169,404 articleswords totalingcomprising 626,72941 wordsarticles. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drivesBlitzes/JanuaryJune 2024/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''BlitzDrive:''' 2338 of the 59 editors who signed up for ourthe [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/BlitzesBacklog elimination drives/FebruaryJuly_2024|July 2024|'''February CopyBacklog EditingElimination Blitz'''Drive]]. 18copy claimededited at least one copy-editarticle. and betweenBetween them, they copy- edited 100482,293133 words incomprising 32293 articles. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/FebruaryBacklog 2024elimination drives/July_2024/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''DriveBlitz:''' 5310 of the 15 editors who signed up for ourthe [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drivesBlitzes/MarchAugust 2024|'''MarchAugust Backlog2024 Copy EliminationEditing Drive'''Blitz]], 34copy of whom claimededited at least one copy-editarticle. Between them, they copy- edited 30071,294 articleswords totalingcomprising 587,82831 wordsarticles. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drivesBlitzes/MarchAugust 2024/Barnstars|'''here''']].

'''BlitzDrive:''' Sign up for our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/BlitzesBacklog elimination drives/April 2024September_2024#Signing_up|'''AprilSign Copyup Editing Blitzhere''']], which runs from 14 to 20earn April.barnstars Barnstarsin willour bemonth-long, awardedin-progress [[Wikipedia:WikiProjectSeptember GuildBacklog ofElimination Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2024/Barnstars|'''here''']]Drive.

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== Administrators' newsletter – October 2024 ==

That's a LTA, I don't think telling them they're vandalizing with multiple IPs will affect the outcome. '''''[[User:LilianaUwU|<span style="font-family:default;color:#246BCE;">Liliana</span><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;color:#FF1493;">UwU</span>]]''''' <sup>([[User talk:LilianaUwU|talk]] / [[Special:Contributions/LilianaUwU|contributions]])</sup> 05:45, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

:No, but it also ensures that ClueBot will immediately report them when they trip a filter, versus just warning them. <span style="font-family: Gill Sans MT, Arial, Helvetica; font-weight:140;">[[User:General Ization|<span style="color: #006633;">General <i>Ization</i></span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:General Ization|<i style="color: #000666;">Talk </i>]] </sup> 05:46, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (September 2024).

::Ah, makes sense. '''''[[User:LilianaUwU|<span style="font-family:default;color:#246BCE;">Liliana</span><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;color:#FF1493;">UwU</span>]]''''' <sup>([[User talk:LilianaUwU|talk]] / [[Special:Contributions/LilianaUwU|contributions]])</sup> 05:47, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''

*[[Wikipedia:Administrator elections|Administrator elections]] are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to [[WP:RFA|requests for adminship]] (RfA). The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with [[Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Call for candidates|candidate sign-up]] from October 8 to 14, a [[Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Discussion phase|discussion phase]] from October 22 to 24, and [[meta:SecurePoll|SecurePoll voting]] from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at [[Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections]].

* Following [[Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#"File pages without a corresponding file"|a discussion]], the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion [[WP:CSD#G8|G8]] to [[WP:CSD#F2|F2]]. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.

* A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Administrator Recall|request for comment]] is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an [[Wikipedia:Administrator recall|administrator recall]] process.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''

* The arbitration case ''[[Special:Permalink/1245898405#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Historical elections closed|Historical elections]]'' has been closed.

* An arbitration case regarding [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Backlash to diversity and inclusion|Backlash to diversity and inclusion]] has been opened.

* Editors are invited to '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2024/Electoral Commission|nominate themselves]]''' to serve on the 2024 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission until ''23:59 October 8, 2024 (UTC)''.

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* If you are interested in stopping spammers, please put [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist]] and [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist]] on your watchlist, and help out when you can.

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