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Administrators' newsletter – June 2026
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2026).
Administrator changes
Bureaucrat changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, the "persistent usage of large language models" has been included as a common reason for a block.
Technical news
- Mandatory 2FA for bureaucrats: Bureaucrats without two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled have already lost access to their advanced rights on 26 May. Those who do not enable 2FA may be automatically removed from the groups in mid-June 2026, and from that point onward, new members must have 2FA enabled before they can be added. (T423119, T423120)
Arbitration
- The arbitration case SchroCat has been closed.
- The arbitration case Michael Jackson has opened. Evidence submissions in this case closes on 1 June.
Miscellaneous
- Voting for the 2026 Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election closes on 1 June.
who author?
editThe book is titled AUSTRALASIA (vol. I Australia and New Zealand) and (vol II ; Malaysia and the Pascific Archipelagoes) .. Vol I by Gregory, J.W. and Russel Afred and vol II by F.H.H. Guillemard; A.H. ..
You can go and check that book on page 623 to see if it matches what I wrote in Australasia Wikipedia MalayanGuard (talk) 03:02, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
- I might have misarranged the sentence, please forgive me. MalayanGuard (talk) 03:03, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
- The statement supported by FHH is on page 11. MalayanGuard (talk) 03:03, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
- The paragraph didn't make sense, but if you move the first sentence to the end of the paragraph it does make sense, although it is still poorly worded. This is after a couple of other editors tried to improve the grammar. If English is not your first language, you might find contribution to another language Wikipedia is easier.-Gadfium (talk) 03:47, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – July 2026
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2026).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Oversight changes
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.
Nomination of Whanganui Central for deletion
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Category:History of the Philippines (1565–1898) has been nominated for merging
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Category:History of the Philippines (1565–1898) has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:36, 14 July 2026 (UTC)