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June 2025

The World Destubathon

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ITN recognition for Lucien Nedzi

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July 2025

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Elections

Good to see your name there. S0091 (talk) 19:29, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Best wishes. Don't be shy about asking for help. BusterD (talk) 00:12, 16 July 2025 (UTC)

Take your time with questions. Be deliberate, not quick to answer. BusterD (talk) 15:54, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Oh. Didn't know you intended running. Schwede66 04:38, 16 July 2025 (UTC)

Pleased to see your name on the ballot. Regards, Goldsztajn (talk) 09:33, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Ah and now this is the relaxing part where I don't have to think about this for a week+ until the result comes in. Truly thanks to everyone who has supported me throughout the years, both with RfA and just in general; I could not have done it without all of you. Particularly, Nosebagbear has been on my mind quite a bit recently, as throughout this process I have been referring to the RfA advice he emailed me a few years ago. I hope he knows he is missed. Curbon7 (talk) 01:04, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

Congrats, Curbon7! S0091 (talk) 16:15, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Very pleased to see the outcome. Congratulations! 🥂 Schwede66 17:15, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Your nomination of Morris Alexander is under review

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Administrator Elections | Instructions for candidates

Administrator Elections | Instructions for candidates

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Your nomination of Morris Alexander is on hold

Your good article nomination of the article Morris Alexander has been placed on hold, as the article needs some changes. See the review page for more information. If these are addressed within 7 days, the nomination will pass; otherwise, it may fail. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Grnrchst -- Grnrchst (talk) 17:07, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for your efforts in the question & discussion phase of AELECT2025

I'm certain many others feel the same way. I appreciate your putting yourself forward, answering questions (including mine) with candor, and demonstrating BOLD while still maintaining AGF. Thank you, and good luck to you in the next phase. We've certainly learned more about all the candidates during the last few days. BusterD (talk) 22:46, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for G. Holmes Braddock

On 30 July 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article G. Holmes Braddock, which you created and nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede66 03:55, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

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Congrats on WP:AELECT2

The results aren't technically final, but they look very official - Congratulations, and have fun figuring out the new tools that will come with your (rapidly impending) mop! ThadeusOfNazereth(he/him)^{Talk to Me!} 18:51, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

• Congratulations! Andre🚐 20:40, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

story · music · places

• Congratulations to the election! - Jahrhundertring remembered today, with the picture of a woman who can't believe what she has to see. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:03, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you all! Curbon7 (talk) 23:12, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Happy to see you active around the Recent deaths for ITN. May I alert you to situations when an article is in danger to "fall off"? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:30, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Yes, definitely! Curbon7 (talk) 22:23, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

• Congratulations Curbon! I am pretty sure that you'll become a great administrator. Cheers! Fade258 (talk) 00:47, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
• One of my favourite moments in a film that depicts elections is the final scene of "The Candidate" - Robert Redford has just won election as a Senator from California and he looks over to an advisor and says, with a completely lost expression on his face, "what do we do now?". The film then simply ends. Congrats! :) Regards, --Goldsztajn (talk) 10:18, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
• Congrats from me, too! Just saw you make your first a block, which looked odd on my watch list because your signature is still purple and not yet cyan (per the script I have installed), but I guess it'll change colour soon. :) --DoubleGrazing (talk) 13:44, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

  Thanks! On the positive side of things, I also made my first ITN posting (). Curbon7 (talk) 13:46, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

  I loved to see that positive side, hehe! I also love to see that you’ve started tending to my U5 nominations :)! Well work. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 07:41, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Your new garb! Hope this fits. When you get bored of scrabbling down the back of the sofa to find the most apt block message, there is a nifty drop down menu that some kind person put in my monobook. ϢereSpielChequers 16:55, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

• I suggest you consider offering a longer debrief of your experience with the AELECT2 process, and if you feel good about it, discuss it with the nice folks at the Signpost for publication. I consider you one of those wikipedians who have sidled up to greater responsibility gently and not jumped into it headlong; you did it in a manner respectful to the process. The Signpost-published debriefs are a window into the sysop process for readers who had no prior ambition. Wikipedians might well make themselves personally familiar with the sorts of folks who volunteer for the custodial toolset. I regard your success as the process working as anticipated. Others might value your willingness to speak further about it. No pressure, especially while you're not quite yourself. But consider writing something down, even if just for your own reading. Four years from now you'll thank yourself for doing it. As always, best wishes to you and yours. BusterD (talk) 21:09, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

August 2025

A baton for you!

	The admin baton
	Per ancient tradition, it is my great pleasure to pass on this baton to you, as Kj cheetham did to me. I hope you're a fan of batons as much as I am. Enjoy it and then pass it on to the next AELECT admin as soon as you can! ser! (chat to me - see my edits) 17:06, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

Quickly passed to jlwoodwa! Curbon7 (talk) 22:35, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

"He who does not keep peace shall lose his hand."

	The axe of responsibility
	Shiny new tools might be used to mete out justice, mercy or a dose of reality. Let us commit to not losing our cool when using them. Our only armor is the entire community's trust. We wear it for each other, each new contributor, and each new generation to come. May you ever be the community's champion. BusterD (talk) 00:50, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2025

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

Administrator changes

• CoconutOctopus
• Curbon7
• Hinnk
• Jlwoodwa
• Kj cheetham
• KylieTastic
• Ser!
• Smasongarrison
• UndercoverClassicist

• Bbb23
• Beeblebrox
• David Gerard
• Oleg Alexandrov
• Satori Son

CheckUser changes

• Alison
• Bradv
• Joe Roe
• RickinBaltimore
• ST47

Oversight changes

• Bradv
• RickinBaltimore

Guideline and policy news

• 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.

Technical news

• 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.

Arbitration

• 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 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.

Miscellaneous

• 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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Your nomination of Morris Alexander has failed

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Under the weather?

	A Bowl of Chicken Barnstar Soup
	Sorry to hear you're not feeling well. Please take your medicine. Be a good patient. Sleep well and dream of good articles. We'll watch the pedia for you while you're taking excellent care of yourself. BusterD (talk) 00:50, 14 August 2025 (UTC)

August music

story · music · places

Today's story - short version: ten years ago we had a DYK about a soprano who sang in concerts with me in the choir, - longer: I found today a youtube of an aria she sang with us then, recorded the same year, - if you still have time: our performances were the weekend before the Iraq war ultimatum, and we sang Dona nobis pacem (and the drummer drummed!) as if they could hear us in Washington. - Thank you for offer above! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:29, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

Sorry, late: I added Aino Pervik to ITNN today, on the last day, - please check --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:41, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done. Curbon7 (talk) 01:52, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, that was soo helpful! - Check out my talk for an Independence day, or: the pic of Oksana Lyniv was taken on 24 August. There's listening and reading in today's story, and I like both. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:17, 24 August 2025 (UTC)

On top of my talk: birthday of a great violinist and Requiem for a great friend. We sang Paradisi gloria from the Stabat Mater in the end. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:43, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

New pages patrol September 2025 Backlog drive

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Nasaiah Wanganeen-Milera

Hello, I recently left a protection request on the page of Nasaiah Wanganeen-Milera since he was linked with a move to another team. I do not know how to request for protection to be lifted so im asking you since you had placed it.

The reason I want to request for it to be lifted is that he signed a new deal at the team he is at meaning he is No longer linked to a move. This means my protection request is now invalid.

Kind Regards Flipstatic Energy Flipstatic Energy (talk) 09:26, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

I reckon the semi-protection (expiring 19 September 2025) is probably fine to be left in place, as disruption extends back to July, though feel free to raise the point at WP:RFPPD if you like. Thanks. Curbon7 (talk) 09:42, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

RPP Request

I recently submitted a request for page protection for Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection, but I haven't received a response. The request is due to "persistent vandalism by IP editors on a newly released film". Could you please review the request? Epicion (talk) 06:29, 29 August 2025 (UTC)

Semi'd for 10 days. Thanks. Curbon7 (talk) 09:40, 29 August 2025 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	Thanks for your diligent work at WP:RFPP -- you've made a big difference in clearing out the backlog :) -- tony 01:34, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Thank you!

I saw you protected the page Chicken_burger; I appreciate that. It's been cleaned up while we have a move discussion here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requested_moves#c-Strongwranglers-20250830070500-Merge_https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_burger_with_Chicken_sandwich Let me know if I can clarify anything further. Strongwranglers (talk) 09:41, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Strongwranglers, I'm glad to see you started a discussion on the talk page; that is ideally what full protection incentivizes. If no consensus comes to fruition from that, use one of the usual dispute resolution channels. Curbon7 (talk) 09:43, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Will do. I alerted the main editors for Chicken_sandwich via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Chicken_sandwich and we've also looped in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Food_and_drink there in addition.

Hoping to achieve parity with other articles in that project.

Thanks again! Strongwranglers (talk) 09:47, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Women in Red September 2025

Women in Red | September 2025, Vol 11, Issue 9, Nos. 326, 327, 347, 348, 349 Recognized as the most successful topic-based WikiProject by human changes. Online events: New: Alphabet run Q & R | Women writers & their works | Microstates Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music Announcements: Wikipedia:Developing Countries WikiContest runs 1 July 2025 until 30 September 2025 Tip of the Month: Researching historical women writers who used pseudonyms requires careful investigation across multiple sources, as many women adopted pen names to avoid gender bias and judgment (e.g., being labeled a bluestocking) and, ultimately, to get published. Progress ("moving the needle"): The WikiProject Women in Red homepage is usually updated weekly, using the Humaniki tool. Sadly, Humaniki has been out of action since 23 June. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest

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September 2025

Ammar

It wasn't fair that you protected the ammar page. The user Paul is in the wrong there. Now other people have helped improve the article too, as it should. Restoring links that have nothing to do with him is not constructive. You should check information before act. 126.113.231.74 (talk) 11:24, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

Can you check the articles and the sources instead? The user Paul keeps restoring a reference about a completely different person, that is a music artist, just with the same name. 220.147.123.41 (talk) 13:15, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

That citation seems to be supporting the claim that the company DHA is now a stationery company, rather than supporting biographical information of the subject, which is cited at the end of the paragraph. Curbon7 (talk) 00:44, 9 September 2025 (UTC)

Hello!

I think I saw you gained adminship. Congrats! I hope moves and health are all on track. Take care. FloridaArmy (talk) 20:43, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

FloridaArmy, thank you my friend. We've been collaborating for nearly 6 and a half years! Curbon7 (talk) 21:43, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

It seems like only yesterday.. Have fun. FloridaArmy (talk) 22:35, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

Now that we've reconnected, I'm going to plead for help with Draft:David T. Warner. Not the most notable author or videographer, but I think his work and history are worth including. Quite a character. Thanks! ;) FloridaArmy (talk) 17:53, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

I haven't really written about authors before so it's a bit out of my wheelhouse, though he does indeed seem like an interesting figure. Curbon7 (talk) 01:12, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

September music

story · music · places

My story today is about a composer and his ballerina wife, pictured as I saw them in 2009. - Thank you for the promotion! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:50, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

Today another giant's music: Canto General. Listen if you like it really big and emotional, with the composer as the conductor, in Chile, after years of suppression. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:57, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Lourdes Ambriz - last ITNN day again --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:33, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Posted! Curbon7 (talk) 22:45, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Wow, now you posted 3!!! (but I wouldn't mind credit for the man as for the women ;) ) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:35, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

Thanks to you, a soprano pictured on DYK, a soprano and a composer and a bassoonist on RD, and a composer with the pic of the day: a good day for classical music! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:20, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

Do think you give credit for Thunemann? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:01, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done. Curbon7 (talk) 07:00, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

I enjoy a DYK that pictures a person together with achievements in art. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:56, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

As you will know, Arvo Pärt is 90 today. Did you know that it tool me some trouble to get him to the main page? Listen! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:40, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

Today is the birthday of the 16th Thomaskantor after Bach, remembered. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:43, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

I wish I remembered the name of my favorite Bach chorale I would use for warm ups. I know it was #12 in my chorale book, but all the names are so similar that I can't recall. Curbon7 (talk) 11:51, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

I'd need more of a clue (mood, key, topic, text bit, melody line ...) to find it ;) - My 100th biography to the Main page in 2025 is Siegmund Nimsgern. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:54, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

John Rutter 80 today! I sang his major choral works with four choirs, and many of his uplifting anthems, 13 DYK? I watched him explain his Magnificat in person in 1998, and now see it on Youtube: he wore the same outfit. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:06, 24 September 2025 (UTC)

Please weigh in on the Talk:Rape_in_Islamic_law#Dispute_resolution_(third_opinion).

I have produced now four sources agreeing with Leslie P. Pierce. It is not an undue claim. Punishment of rape is obviously important in this context and is prominently included in the article itself: Rape in Islamic law#Prosecution of rape or Rape in Islamic law#Punishment of a convicted rapist. I thus propose this wording:

"According to the Ḥanafī school, crimes committed within the dar al-harb are not punishable by Islamic courts even if they returned to the dar al-Islam. This includes war-time rape by soldiers. Leslie P. Peirce writes that "The Ḥanafī school of Islamic law...tacitly sanctioned wartime rape by permitting the suspension of Sharī'a for Muslims outside “the domain of Islam”". Neither the Mālikī nor the Shāfiʿī schools subscribed to this view."

Please weigh in on the discussion so that we can form a consensus. His whole argument is based on putting down Leslie P. Pierce as a source and I have produced numerous sources to attest to the claim now so it should be moot. John Not Real Name (talk) 13:32, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

At this point, I think you two should take it to WP:DRN. Curbon7 (talk) 22:46, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

I agree; it's gotten a bit out of hand @John Not Real Name. veko. (user | talk | contribs) 23:54, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

In an effort to settle it down I am bringing it up to you two again. You have accepted it is reliable and I have shown to you above and in the Talk page that it is a due claim which is of course relevant to the topic. Leslie P. Pierce is writing that permitting the suspension of Sharia for muslims outside the Domain of islam (Which is indeed what the hanafi school believes as I have shown.) meant that wartime rape was tacitly sanctioned. We are allowed to put forth scholarly views, both of you accept it is reliable and both of you have numerous sources that attest to the claim. John Not Real Name (talk) 13:15, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

I have even offered a compromise which removes text from Leslie P. Pierce: and yet he still refuses on grounds that are nonsensical (The text I propose does not mention implying or allowing.): . John Not Real Name (talk) 11:38, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

Why? You two still have not weighed in after I have presented the numerous sources that back up my point. As you can see above he is wrong and I am correct. Punishment of soldiers in the Domain of War during War-Time according to the hanafi school is not permitted and this includes if the soldier goes back to the Domain of islam. The other schools indeed do not accept this logic and would punish them. In fact he has gone as far as to admit it really as even he cannot deny it. He just insists that Leslie P. Pierce cannot conclude what she does for some reason (Even though it is factually correct that it was not punished.).

Furthermore, having actually gone through a WP:DRN recently I am not confident they will actually serve my or any interest (I did not even fail strictly speaking. Not enough people showed up and so it was dead and I have to wait half a year to bring it up again.). I am not inclined to accept that as a solution. Furthermore both of you accept the source is reliable and as I have shown the claim is due and is most definitely relevant. So please chip in. John Not Real Name (talk) 13:08, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

I offered a compromise which removes Leslie P. Pierce's text: and he still refuses on nonsensical grounds (The text I propose does not mention implying or allowing.): .

Please weigh on the matter. You both agree the source is reliable and I have tried to accommodate him. John Not Real Name (talk) 11:39, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

Sorry, I am travelling and haven't had much time for Wikipedia recently. I think that talk page discussion is beyond unproductive at the point. While I understand you may have previously had a bad experience at DRN, at the very least it limits you both to a word count and a look at the current noticeboard indicates it is fairly active. Curbon7 (talk) 18:47, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

@Veko Picking up my request is fine but other than the three others (Who opposed my proposal by the way.) and was originally invited no-one else contributed. This means there is no consensus and I have to wait six months. Sorry but such a system does not seem to me to be good for anything. I have begun a Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. I notified both of you and him as I was supposed to. You can find it here: Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard#Please weigh in on the Talk:Rape in Islamic law#Dispute resolution (third opinion). John Not Real Name (talk) 13:28, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

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Katie and Orbie protection

I think this page needs to be kept protected for much longer than the time it expires. This page has been persistently targeted by the same IP vandal (whose IP address keeps constantly changing) who keeps constantly adding the same disruptive edits, and never ceases. I strongly do not believe a short-term semi-protection will help at this moment; the page needs a longer protection...about a year at minimum is my suggestion. Loyalmoonie (talk) 17:52, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Ok I'll bite on that. Semi'd for 1 year. Curbon7 (talk) 23:17, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Banu Kırbağ

Hey, @Curbon7! I'm examining this page you tagged for close paraphrasing. Would you let me know what you see there as problematic? I just want to be sure I don't miss anything. Thanks for keeping an eye out for this sort of stuff! Oona Wikiwalker (talk) 02:57, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

From my comment at Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates/August 2025 on 25 August: This source, which is the one that makes the first arranger claim, states making music history as one of Türkiye's first female arrangers, while the article states earning her the distinction of being music history as one of Türkiye's first female arrangers. states received the title of the first female orchestra conductor in the history of Turkish pop music while the article states earning the title of the first female orchestra conductor in the history of Turkish pop music. There are also major grammar errors to the point some sentences just make no sense, and sourcing is all over the place, with citations strewn about randomly and not where they are supposed to be.

These issues may or may not have been fixed with this edit. Curbon7 (talk) 03:36, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

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Hi Curbon7, Thanks again for the ITN recognition on David Warburton—much appreciated. I also nominated and updated the entry for Katharine, Duchess of Kent, and I noticed it was posted to RD, but I didn’t receive the usual template for it. I usually rely on that to know when something’s gone live, so just wanted to check whether it was an oversight. Thank you ItsShandog (talk) 08:55, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done. Curbon7 (talk) 09:49, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

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It doesn't make much sense that this was semi protected forever and it was already on pending changes. Please make this temporary as it's a dumb protection. Plus you removed move protection with that protection 2600:1016:B0E1:3661:D0CE:9580:27CF:676C (talk) 22:06, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

I stand behind the semi indef. Practically every single IP/non-autoconfirmed edit since 1 year PC expired in January has been vandalism/disruption. You are welcome to challenge this at WP:RFPPD. I would also note that a look at the protection log indicates the article has not been move protected since it expired in August 2023. Curbon7 (talk) 00:40, 9 September 2025 (UTC)

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Hi

You recently deleted a page I prepared because I am not extended confirmed. I wrote this article with the help of another Wikipedia user who is extended confirmed (We were both not aware of WP:CT/A-I for non-extended confirmed users). Since this is a joint effort (the other user has been helping me and mentoring me as I learn the ropes around here), is it OK if I pass the article so that she will post it on her account? Just checking to make sure it's not violating any other guideline, as obviously I'm not aware of all of them :-).

Thanks.

Martinpri (talk) 10:42, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

For clarity, who was the other editor? Curbon7 (talk) 23:15, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

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Moves to mainspace

Hello! I noticed you moved a bunch of articles by User:Kirondenian to mainspace. While they may meet notability standards, the original author engaged in UPE and was blocked as a sockpuppet. Possible COI/UPE and promotional content are also valid reasons to draftify articles. I hope you reconsider, considering that some of the articles have statements like He was a vocal critic of government policies that he perceived as oppressive or unjust and most are sourced entirely to paid placement sources (the Ugandan equivalent of WP:NEWSORGNIGERIA.) Children Will Listen (🐄 talk, 🫘 contribs) 02:10, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

I reverted one (Draft:Ali Nganda Kasirye Mulyanyama) as he actually wasn't an MP. Otherwise, the two remaining pages have been edited since creation by other editors to trim AI/COI content, which is a start. Curbon7 (talk) 03:11, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

User talk:184.147.21.45

Should probably revoke TPA; see this edit. All the other IPs that were used before had their TPA's revoked due to similar behavior. 45dogs (they/them) (talk page) 05:47, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Also, it might be worth taking out the /16 range. This seems to be a long standing issue with that range. 45dogs (they/them) (talk page) 05:51, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/76.69.138.116/16 might also be worth blocking. 45dogs (they/them) (talk page) 05:59, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done both. Curbon7 (talk) 06:14, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Request for unlocking protection.

We had recently made changes to the contents in the Wikimedia page of congregation of mother of Carmel, in which the details were mistaken. After that we found that the old content was restored and the page is now protected. Kindly unprotect the page and kindly go through the contents once again. 2409:40F3:2017:1474:6027:3EFF:FEEC:6172 (talk) 12:13, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

The article falls under our contentious topics category for South Asian topics, which stipulates that topics related to Indian social groups are placed under extended-confirmed restriction. Curbon7 (talk) 22:32, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

But the contents are wrong.

But the contents listed in the page of congregation of mother of Carmel is wrong. You can check it from there official website also. The website address is cmcgeneralate.org in which you will get the correct history. Founder of CMC is St. Chavara. 2409:40F3:201D:E123:9402:B2FF:FE72:FFC0 (talk) 05:45, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

St. Thomas christians

I have a request for reverting Revision as of 09:32, 15 September 2025 in Saint Thomas Christians because an editor constantly removed the image that was related to section without an explanation and introduced another one out of context. Sodacyanide (talk) 13:13, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

I've reverted it as an AE action (non-ECR editor editing in an area covered by WP:GS/CASTE), not on the merits of the content. Curbon7 (talk) 20:58, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

Neutrality concern

Hello @Curbon7, Thank you for extending the protection on Oswal. However, it seems the last edit made by the blocked IP VPN using was not reverted before the lock. That edit is not neutral and goes against Wikipedia’s content policies. Could you please review the page?

Thanks for your help! ~~ Starry Pine (talk) 09:59, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

Starry Pine, reverted as an edit made by a non-ECR editor in an ECP topic area; I have no opinion on the content of the edit itself. Curbon7 (talk) 22:08, 24 September 2025 (UTC)

Please check the source itself. This is not a neutrality concern. The user has been trying to push their POV on several pages. You can check multiple sources across the web. This user's view is WP:FRINGE and not fit to be on that page. In fact, originally, it was not even there since a long time. They are trying to push their POV and have flouted policies on multiple pages. I request you to please verify. Also, this user is also a non-ECP editor. Isn't it best to keep the version that was before they tried to disrupt it? 2409:4080:1085:427C:5CED:E7E4:CBB2:6EEE (talk) 01:22, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

You may also check the source: . This website is held by the primary community that page is about, i.e. Oswals. They have clearly mentioned about Oswal's founding father as Acharya Ratnaprabhasuri, who was a Svetambara Jaina monk. Then, in logic, it is not possible that Oswal Jains are non-Svetambara. 2409:4080:1085:427C:5CED:E7E4:CBB2:6EEE (talk) 01:33, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

For your information, many Oswals in Rajasthan follow the Digambara sect, particularly Basridas, so why did you add only Svetambara merchant community? I know Acharya Ratnaprabhasuri is an important founder, but we also need to reflect others in the Oswal community who follow Digambara practices. Wikipedia is an open encyclopedia, and neutrality requires including perspectives from both sects. please check i have also added: "while the majority of Oswals follow Svetambara practices."

Also, please note this is not the right place to discuss on an admin’s talk page. The admin already told you they have no opinion on this content, and you should read WP:WRONGVERSION. The Oswal content was reverted by the admin only because the last edit was made by a blocked IP before the page was locked.

If you want to raise these issues, you should do it on the Talk:Oswal, or we can discuss further on my talk page.

thankyou. ~~ Starry Pine (talk) 04:01, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

As I mentioned, I have no opinion of the dispute or content itself. All I have done is enforce the contentious topics sanctions imposed on the area by WP:ARBCOM, which stipulate that articles related to castes and South Asian social groups may not be edited by non-extended confirmed editors. You may still, of course, use the article's talk page to discuss improvements to the article and file edit requests. Curbon7 (talk) 03:52, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

I agree. However, I just wanted to highlight that even the user who requested you to edit it back is NOT extended confirmed user. Moreover, the content was so since a long time. They were the one to disrupt it. 2409:4081:29C:987C:9C49:A898:5918:E5A9 (talk) 04:12, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

YuvrajKThon

Hi, you left a warning (as did I) on YuvrajKThon's talk. Not to dispute that, but I've gone ahead and just blocked them. (Not quite sure, in hindsight, why I didn't do that straight away.) There's some sort of LTA campaign going on with these burner user accounts (poss. bots) posting airline/airport customer service information all over es.wiki and en.wiki. Next time you see that, just block on sight. Cheers, -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:25, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

Requesting info/ guidance

Hi,

Greetings @Curbon7, Came across your protection to the article Sethupathi as such I am quite ok with the protection. Such type of protection is bit new to me and I work on south Asian topics like mentioned below. Last some months I was absent from WP due to RL, so just I wish to update myself if any new rules are applicable on South Asian drafts or while taking drafts to Main name space?

I do have couple of drafts that would link to Sethupathis like User:Bookku/Indian sceptre and Draft:Ramalinga Vilasam palace deleted along with good number of other drafts too in my last some months absence as G13. (For eg. Draft:Ramalinga Vilasam palace is well developed but usually I write through extensive work in draft namespace over many months/ years).

Thanks Bookku (talk) 12:01, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

WP:CT/SA stipulates that topics related to South Asian social groups (i.e. castes) and Indian military history are placed under extended-confirmed restriction. As you are an extended confirmed editor, you are able to edit in this topic area. Additionally, if you wish to recover your drafts, see WP:RFUD. Curbon7 (talk) 23:39, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, I would not mind WP:CT/SA protection, if applicable, if not you may think of adding to your watch list, the following articles Religious education in Kerala, Misha Japanwala, Mansiya V. P.. Though the last two are bios of individuals, they have contested existing social aspects in their own ways. Bookku (talk) 03:16, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

Neutrality Issue

Lift protections for Gary Cohen’s page. I had a paragraph stating; “On September 23rd, 2025, Cohen made controversary by stating Chicago Cub's player Matt Shaw's decision for attending a funeral of his close friend was "weird". This friend happened to be political activist Charlie Kirk who was murdered in front of his wife and children some-two weeks prior. Cohen refused to apologize for his comments and has been described as being political during his tenure as a sports broadcaster. Source, (Yahoo News. (n.d.). 64.233.215.115 (talk) 14:09, 26 September 2025 (UTC)” This was all true information and should be listed on his page since there is demands for the broadcaster to be terminated. 64.233.215.115 (talk) 15:51, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

I do not know who Gary Cohen nor do I care what he did. The reason I protected the article is not because of content but because of conduct. Many IP editors were disruptively editing or adding unreferenced content, so I implemented a short protection period; we take unreferenced content very seriously, especially when it comes to living people. You may still submit edit requests on the article's talk page. Curbon7 (talk) 23:34, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

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Hey, I want to know why you protected the page about Palmach. There really wasn't any vandalism if you look at the page's history. The fact that it's about a sensitive topic isn't enough to justify its perpetuate protection. Thank you in advance. 109.164.195.131 (talk) 15:02, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

WP:CT/A-I stipulates that topics related to the Arab-Israeli conflict are placed under extended-confirmed restriction (500/30). Curbon7 (talk) 02:42, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

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Administrator, I would like to bring to your attention a few more pages that may need extended protection on Wikipedia, similar to the action you took on the page for Sindhis, thank you.

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ECP protection for caste pages

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There are a few caste pages that haven't yet been granted Extended Protection, including Panicker, Panikkar, Kartha, and Nagavanshi. As these come under the 'Contentious topics' category, an ECP lock would be welcome. Thank you, Curbon. Taliparamba (talk) 18:57, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

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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?

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: ~2025-12345-67 (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

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 not permitted to assign the right without a request.
• Administrators will automatically 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. ~2025-12345-67 previously edited as 192.0.2.1 or ~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. ~2025-12345-67 and ~2025-12345-68 are likely the same person, so I am counting their reverts together toward 3RR, but not Hey ~2025-12345-68, you did some good editing as ~2025-12345-67)
• See 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 → Enable the user info card
  • 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

• How to use Special:IPContributions
• How automatic IP reveal works
• How to use IP Info
• How to use User Info

Further information and discussion

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

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2025

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

Administrator changes

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CheckUser changes

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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.

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 → Enable the user info card

Arbitration

• The arbitration case Transgender healthcare and people has been closed
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Miscellaneous

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November music

story · music · places

Yesterday: Sister Stan, with a fine docu by RTÉ to watch. - Today: Armand Avril reached the last day on ITNN. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:40, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

I have three biographies on the main page today, miss a fourth one, nominated a fifth, that means little time for other matters. My places now include La Scala, - see music, Verdi three times, and twice in my story! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:29, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

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Banu Kırbağ

Hi Curbon7. You tagged this article with {{Close paraphrasing}} but didn't provide an URL. Do you happen to remember what this article is paraphrasing from? — Tenshi! (Talk page) 00:04, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

Administrator Elections - Discussion Phase

The discussion phase of the December 2025 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

• Dec 4–8 - Discussion phase (we are here)
• Dec 9–15 - SecurePoll voting phase
• Scrutineering phase

We are currently in the discussion phase. The candidate subpages are open to questions and comments from everyone, in the same style as a request for adminship. You may discuss the candidates at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/December 2025/Discussion phase.

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Organists

story · music · places

I went to see the church in Paris where Guy Morançon worked, quite a place. - Happy birthday, Gabriel Dessauer - enjoy music he played, Dance Toccata. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:20, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

Continued: listen to Mendelssohn on a great organ, illustrated with historic images. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:58, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

I woke up to a a Bach cantata, GA by an editor's first review, and it was the first time that I was involved (a bit) in a pictured ITN blurb. More pics of buildings by him on my talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:43, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – December 2025

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

Administrator changes

• Chaotic Enby
• Rjjiii

Valereee

• Fathoms Below
• Tamzin

CheckUser changes

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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). T382958

Miscellaneous

• The December 2025 administrator elections are scheduled from Nov 25 – Dec 15.
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Administrator Elections - Voting Phase

The voting phase of the December 2025 administrator elections has started and will continue until Dec 15 at 23:59 UTC. You can participate in the voting phase at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/December 2025/Voting phase.

As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

• Dec 9–15 - SecurePoll voting phase
• Scrutineering phase

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Happy First Edit Day!

Hey, Curbon7. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 02:53, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

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Happy First Edit Anniversary Curbon7 🎉

Hey @Curbon7. Your wiki edit anniversary is today, marking 7 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. Thank you for your amazing contributions. Wishing you many more wonderful years ahead in the Wiki journey. :) -❙❚❚❙❙ GnOeee ❚❙❚❙❙ ✉ 18:55, 11 December 2025 (UTC)

Naomi Osaka

• Naomi Osaka (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Reason: The protection is no longer necessary because the Japanese name for this player must be in the top rather than the infobox. ~2025-31563-08 (talk) 02:43, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

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Women in Red - January 2026

Women in Red | January 2026, Vol 12, Issue 1, Nos 357, 358, 359, 360 Online events: New: Sports (year-long initiative) | Alphabet run - countries starting with A Continuing: #1day1woman ( year-long initiative) | Women who died in 2025 Announcements from other communities Wikipedia turns 25! Celebrate Wikipedia Day on Jan 15, 2026. Tip of the month: Consider becoming a new page reviewer to help reduce the huge backlog of women's biographies. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest

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New pages patrol January–February 2026 Backlog drive

January–February 2026 Backlog Drive | New pages patrol
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Tanoli Page

Hello Curbon7, I am writing to raise a concern regarding the current administrative and edit restrictions on the Tanoli tribe Wikipedia page. At present, several claims about Tanoli history are being added or maintained by editors who are not Tanoli and who appear to rely on interpretations that are disputed within the community and not supported by strong academic consensus.

Unfortunately, members of the Tanoli community are unable to correct or challenge these inaccuracies due to page protection levels and edit-history requirements. Many good-faith editors do not yet meet the threshold needed to make changes, which prevents those most familiar with the subject from participating meaningfully in improving the article.

It may be more constructive to keep the page editable under normal Wikipedia standards rather than restricted. If inaccurate or biased information is introduced, it can be corrected through discussion, reliable sourcing, and consensus-based editing. Restricting the page instead risks allowing disputed or incorrect material to remain unchallenged.

We are not requesting preferential treatment, only fair access consistent with Wikipedia’s principles of neutrality, verifiability, and open collaboration. Allowing broader participation would help ensure the article accurately reflects reliable sources and avoids the appearance that a single viewpoint especially one advanced by non-subject editors is being imposed as settled history. ~2026-20225 (talk) 23:49, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2026

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

Administrator changes

• Epicgenius
• Left guide
• LEvalyn
• MPGuy2824
• The4lines
• Yue

Fathoms Below

• BaronLarf
• Firefly
• kelapstick
• Opabinia regalis
• Pbsouthwood
• Sethant
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• Whouk

CheckUser changes

• Giraffer
• HouseBlaster
• SilverLocust

• Liz
• Worm That Turned
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Oversight changes

• Asilvering
• Giraffer
• Girth Summit
• Guerillero
• HouseBlaster
• Izno
• SilverLocust

• Liz
• Worm That Turned
• Z1720

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.

Arbitration

• Following the 2025 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been elected to the Arbitration Committee: Aoidh, Asilvering, Girth Summit, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, HouseBlaster, Izno, Sdrqaz, SilverLocust.
• The arbitration case Pbsouthwood has been suspended.

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The Signpost: 15 January 2026

• News and notes: Wikipedia's 25th anniversary is here!
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• Special report: Wikipedia at 25: A Wake-Up Call
  The internet is booming. We are not.

• Serendipity: The WMF wants to buy you books!
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Women in Red February 2026

Women in Red | February 2026, Vol 12, Issue 2, Nos 358, 359, 361, 362, 363 Online events: New: Alphabet run: countries starting with B | Black Women | Works by women: theatre, opera, music Continuing: #1day1woman ( year-long initiative) | Sports (year-long initiative) Announcements from other communities Join Wikipedia:26 for '26 and create or substantially improve twenty-six Wikipedia articles during the year 2026, at least one for each letter of the English alphabet. Tip of the month: Our redlists are a great resource, but not every redlinked subject is notable. Be sure to research before starting a new article. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2026

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

Administrator changes

Vacant0

• Crisco 1492

• Deepfriedokra
• Hbdragon88
• Karl Dickman
• Worm That Turned

CheckUser changes

Daniel Quinlan

Vanamonde93

Mkdw

Oversight changes

Daniel Quinlan

Arbitration

• 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.

Miscellaneous

• 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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The Signpost: 17 February 2026

• In the media: Global powers see Wikipedia as fundamental target for manipulation
  Attempted Wikipedia shenanigans apparent from Epstein, AI, various governments.

• News and notes: Discussions open for the next WMF Annual Plan
  Plus, WikiFlix going places, steady progress on older FAs and other news from the Wikimedia world.

• Serendipity: Maintenance crews continue to slog through Wikipedia's oldest Featured Articles
  Hundreds of old FAs have been triaged since project began, but thousands remain — and they need reviewers.

• Disinformation report: Epstein's obsessions
  The sex offender's attempts to whitewash Wikipedia run deeper than we first thought.

• Technology report: Wikidata Graph Split and how we address major challenges
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• Traffic report: Deaths, killings, films, and the Olympics
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• Opinion: Incoming Incurables
  A poem for Wikipedia Day 2026.

• Crossword: Pop quiz
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• Comix: herculean
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Women in Red - March 2026

Women in Red | March 2026, Vol 12, Issue 3, Nos 358, 359, 364, 365, 366 Online events: March 1-31: Artists & Activists | Artworks by women | Alphabet run: countries starting with C Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports Announcements from other communities: Celebrate Women Unreferenced articles backlog drive Wiki Loves Ramadan Tip of the month: Those experiencing difficulties with new articles can follow the guidance in our essays, perhaps starting with our Ten Simple Rules. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2026

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

Administrator changes

• Brendanconway
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CheckUser changes

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Oversight changes

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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.

Arbitration

• Following a motion, remedy 9.1 of the Conduct in deletion-related editing case has been amended to limit 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.

Miscellaneous

• Following the 2026 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: A09, AmandaNP, Barras, Count Count, M7, SHB2000, Teles and VIGNERON.
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The Signpost: 10 March 2026

• Interview: Bernadette Meehan, new Wikimedia Foundation CEO
  Part 2.

• News and notes: Security testing unleashes computer worm on Meta-wiki
  Dormant worm awakes; a sketchy archiving site struck; ether burns.

• Special report: What actually happened during the Wikimedia security incident?
  A horrifying exploit took place, which could have had catastrophic and far-reaching consequences if used maliciously; instead, it seems to have happened by accident and was used for childish vandalism. How did this happen, and what did the script actually do?

• In the media: Indonesian government blocks Wikimedia logins; archive site scoured from Wikipedia after owner runs malware
  As well as controversy over LLM translations.

• Recent research: To wiki, perchance to groki
  Comparisons continue.

• Obituary: Madhav Gadgil, Fredrick Brennan, Mark Miller, Chip Berlet
  Rest in peace.

• Opinion: Interface administrators and trusting trust
  Potential attacks are the logical consequence of giving a group of users unlimited control over JavaScript.

• Technology report: English Wikipedia deprecates archive.today after DDoS against blog, altered content
  After the archive site launched a DDoS campaign against a small blog in January 2026, a request for comment was started, with consensus to deprecate the site used almost 700 thousand times.

• Op-ed: Why is "Trypsin-sensitive photosynthetic activities in chloroplast membranes" cited in "List of tallest buildings in Chicago"?
  The answer is slop.

• Essay: The pursuit of a button click
  Volunteering for Wikipedia has its rewards. The thank-button, for example.

• In focus: Short descriptions: One year later
  A discussion of the challenge set forth to the Wikipedia community one year ago!

• WikiProject report: Unreferenced articles backlog drive
  Unreferenced articles in English Wikipedia - help us in the backlog drive!

• Community view: Speaking of planning ...
  The WMF planning process is underway.

• Traffic report: Over the mountain, kissing silver inlaid clouds
  Death and the Winter Olympics.

• Crossword: "It will never happen"
  Want to take a break?

• Comix: BRIEn't
  Or is it.

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Women in Red – April 2026

Women in Red | April 2026, Vol 12, Issue 4, Nos 358, 359, 367, 368, 369 Online events: New: Countries starting with D, E and F | Women's Works: Written works | Cascading Women Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports Announcements from other communities: CEE women Tip of the month: When creating a new article, take a moment to ensure any notable woman is redlinked. Someone might be inspired to create an article for her. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest

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The Signpost: 31 March 2026

• News and notes: Entirety of Wikinews to be shut down
  All languages to be shut down in May; first AI agent blocked; new name for AfD?

• In the media: AI ban, newspapers disrupt archiving; and antisemitism complaints
  Perennial challenges with AI, demographic representation, and attacks from people buying media influence.

• Community view: Videos from WikiConference North America 2025 in NYC
  In attendees' own words.

• Disinformation report: Cleaning up after Jeffrey Epstein, Peter Nygard, and Mohamed Al-Fayed
  Countering the edits of the rich and dangerous.

• WikiConference report: WikiConference North America 2025 in NYC review
  About the conference series, and this conference particularly.

• Obituary: Dr. Subas Chandra Rout
  Rest in peace.

• Traffic report: Call in the dogs of war, soldier of fortune
  Though of course the picture needs to be Chuck Norris...

• Gallery: Canadian Rangers participate in Operation Enduring Encyclopedia
  Analogies between how Wikipedia works and how Canada works.

• Comix: n00bsitting
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Administrators' newsletter – April 2026

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

Administrator changes

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• Biblioworm
• Causa sui
• Djsasso
• Espresso Addict
• Fenix down
• Firefangledfeathers
• GeneralNotability
• NawlinWiki
• Northamerica1000
• Smalljim

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Oversight changes

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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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July 2026

Women in Red | July 2026, Vol 12, Issue 7, Nos 358, 359, 376, 377 Events: New: Crime & law | Alphabet run: Countries starting with M Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports Announcements, tips, participation... Announcements from other communities: Women in Red celebrates its 11 Year Anniversary on July 18! Eiffel women Developing Countries WikiContest Tip of the month: Working on a group of linked articles? Have you thought about creating a navigation box for the footer of those pages? Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram & Pinterest

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2026

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

Administrator changes

• Chipmunkdavis
• TechnoSquirrel69

• Mlaffs
• SpuriousQ
• Lectonar
• Dennis Brown
• Hog Farm

CheckUser changes

• Giraffer
• TonyBallioni

• Dbeef
• EdJohnston

Oversight changes

• Giraffer
• TonyBallioni

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Guideline and policy news

• A request for comment asks whether the criteria for autoconfirmed and extended confirmed should be modified.
• A request for comment proposes an addendum for the Real name section of the Username policy.

Technical news

• The special page Special:RangeCalculator has been created for any users to use to find an IP range. (phab:T268429)
• The "indefinitely" button in Special:Block for temporary accounts can be replaced with a preferred block duration stated on MediaWiki:ipb-indefinite-expiry-temporary-account. (phab:T427125)

Arbitration

• Following a series of motions, changes to the contentious topics procedure to restructure awareness have been implemented.
• The arbitration case Michael Jackson has been closed.

Miscellaneous

• The 2026 Developing Countries WikiContest will run from 1 July to 30 September. Sign up now!
• 10 candidates have been appointed to the U4C.

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The Signpost: 13 July 2026

• News and notes: An exclusive club
  Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger gets a community ban for canvassing.

• In the media: Battle for a soul – who won?
  Commissars, winners and losers, blocks or bans, a Wiki red card, social engineering on wikis, and Swift action!

• Opinion: We need to innovate with Wikimedia decision-making
  Rules we can actually read, trust and change!

• Recent research: LLMs and NPOV, 20 years of user blocks, Esperanto and Volapük Wikipedias
  And other research findings.

• News from Diff: How to host Wikicurious in your own community
  The Wikicurious team shares their approach to Wiki-event organizing.

• Community view: CUNY Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence Quarterly Brief – April to June 2026
  Quarterly update on the activities of the City University of New York's Wikimedian-in-Residence, Richard Knipel.

• Special report: Wikipedia escapes Category 1 designation under the UK Online Safety Act – for now
  A possible future recategorization by the UK Government remains an existential threat to Wikipedia.

• On the bright side: Fatherhood, weather, and diplomacy
  Father's Day, Canada Day, and the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence.

• Op-ed: A Layup Easy Proposal for Wikimedia at 25: Spend 25% of Donations on the Community
  If strategy priority 1.1 is supporting the community, can we not increase the support to the community? Increasing grantmaking to 25% of the budget would be a move toward equality in the movement.

• Traffic report: The grass was greener, the light was brighter
  We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of World Cup.

• Comix: schnozzed
  on lollerskates

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Articles for Creation backlog drive

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