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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). |
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). |
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Test Wiki is, by its name and definition, a place to test gadgets, scripts, and permission sets in MediaWiki software. As such, Administrators and |
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. |
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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). |
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). |
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