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Administrators' newsletter – July 2026

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Administrator changes

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Oversight changes

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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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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!

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.