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== Proposal: [[Newsletter:Administrators' newsletter|Administrators' newsletter]] ==

I looked through the current subscribers to the [[Newsletter:Administrators'_newsletter|Administrators' newsletter]], and I don't see evidence of subscribers opting in (versus being subscribed involuntarily).

Test Wiki is, by its name and definition, a place to test gadgets, scripts, and permission sets in MediaWiki software. As such, Administrators and bureaucrats on Test Wiki are primarily testing permissions, so there will be frequent changes to users with the permission (it changes daily, in most cases). As a result of this, the utility of such a newsletter is very low, versus, say, a content wiki like English Wikipedia.

At the same time, the Newsletter extension is a useful extension, particularly for sending out important notices like inactivity notices, or perhaps notices of community discussions (stewards should primarily handle the latter; any bureaucrat can handle the former).

To ensure users do not become overwhelmed with e-mail notices, I therefore propose the following:

-- [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 17:59, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

=== Proposal 1: [[Newsletter:Administrators' newsletter|Administrators' newsletter]] is made opt-in ===

The [[Newsletter:Administrators' newsletter|Administrators' newsletter]] is made opt-in and the subscriber list reset to 0 upon this proposal being closed as adopted. Before resetting the subscriber list to 0, the closing steward shall send one administrative newsletter instructing current subscribers they need to re-add their names to the newsletter's subscriber list if they wish to continue receiving the newsletters.

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=== Proposal 2: Newsletters extension should be removed ===

The Newsletters extension should be removed.

NOTE: The recommendation is to '''oppose''', to provide a reverse affirmation of support to its installation. In other words, it's a vote of confidence. A majority of support with valid arguments would be a vote of non-confidence and would result in its removal.

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=== Proposal 3: Mandatory newsletters ===

The following newsletters are made mandatory (i.e., non-opt-in; opt-out is allowed).

* '''Inactivity notices.''' Trusted bureaucrats and stewards may send out the notice, typically no more than once per month.

* '''Notices of community discussions.''' Stewards, or any current or future steward-delegated role, may send these newsletters, typically consolidated in digest format such that there are no more than 1-2 per month.

NOTE: This proposal is conditional upon '''Proposal 2''' failing.

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<!--- * {{Support}} <Your comments here.> ---> [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 17:59, 13 April 2025 (UTC)