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[[File:TW-Administrator.png|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
[[File:TW-Administrator.png|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|Added]] [[Test Wiki:Request for permissions#Wüstenspringmaus|Wüstenspringmaus]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|Added]] [[Test Wiki:Request for permissions#Wüstenspringmaus|Wüstenspringmaus]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|Added]] [[Test Wiki:Request for permissions#Rohit|Rohit]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|Readded]] [[Test Wiki:Request for permissions#Lolkikmoddi|Lolkikmoddi]]
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|Renamed]] {{Hlist|class=inline
|Saint → [[User: Jody|Jody]]
|Codename Norte → [[User: Codename Noreste |Codename Noreste]]
|Harvici → [[User:TheAstorPastor|TheAstorPastor]]
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[[File:TW-Bureaucrat.png|20px|alt=]] '''Bureaucrat changes'''
[[File:TW-Bureaucrat.png|20px|alt=]] '''Bureaucrat changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|Added]] [[Test Wiki:Request for permissions#Wüstenspringmaus 2|Wüstenspringmaus]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|Added]] [[Test Wiki:Request for permissions#Wüstenspringmaus 2|Wüstenspringmaus]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|Readded]] [[Test Wiki:Request for permissions#Lolkikmoddi|Lolkikmoddi]]
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|Renamed]] {{Hlist|class=inline
|Saint → [[User: Jody|Jody]]
|Codename Norte → [[User: Codename Noreste |Codename Noreste]]
|Harvici → [[User:TheAstorPastor|TheAstorPastor]]
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[[File:TW-IAdmin.png|20px|alt=]] '''Interface Administrator'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|Added]] [[Test Wiki:Community portal#Harvici|Harvici]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|Added]] [[User:Aviram7|Aviram7]]
:[[File:Pictogram voting rename.png|20px|Renamed]] {{Hlist|class=inline
|Saint → [[User:Jody|Jody]]
||Harvici → [[User:TheAstorPastor|TheAstorPastor]]
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[[File:TW-Bot.png|20px|alt=]] '''Bot changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|Added]] [[Test Wiki:Request for permissions#Harvicibot|Harvicibot]]
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[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
*Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. [[phab:T280531|T280531]]
 
* Following an [[Test Wiki:Community portal#Alternate proposal: Restricted group and abusefilter sysop group|RfC]] at the community portal, two new user groups — [[Test Wiki:Abuse filter#Abuse filter administrators (abusefilter-admin)|abusefilter-admin]] and [[Test Wiki:Abuse filter#Users blocked from the abuse filter (abusefilter-restricted)|abusefilter-restricted]] were [[phab:rMW350c653c0f7d03fba0a10db97207d7d26f206957|created]]. These rights can only be assigned by following a vote on the [[Test Wiki:Community portal|community portal]] and/or at least two stewards supporting it.


[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
*This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
*A [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/May 2024|'''New Pages Patrol backlog drive''']] is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the [[Special:NewPagesFeed|new pages feed]]. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/May 2024/Participants|'''Sign up here to participate!''']]
*Voting for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)]] election is open until 9 May 2024. Read the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024#Voting|voting page on Meta-Wiki]] and '''[[m:Special:SecurePoll/vote/396|cast your vote here!]]'''

Revision as of 08:05, 20 May 2024

News and updates for administrators, bureaucrats, and stewards from the past month (May 2024).

Administrator changes

Added Wüstenspringmaus
Added Rohit
Readded Lolkikmoddi
Renamed

Bureaucrat changes

Added Wüstenspringmaus
Readded Lolkikmoddi
Renamed

Interface Administrator

Added Harvici
Added Aviram7
Renamed

Bot changes

Added Harvicibot

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC at the community portal led to the implementation of a new policy outlining the requirements that users must meet in order to request bureaucrat rights.

Technical news

Miscellaneous