[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
[[File:Green check.svg|20px]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
*An[[TW:CP#Cratrequirements'spolicy|RfC]] at the community portal led to the implementation of a new [[TW:Bureaucrat policy|policy]] outlining the requirements that users must meet in order to request [[TW:CRAT|bureaucrat rights]].
*A request for comments at the community portal led to the implementation of a new [[Test Wiki:Bureaucrat policy|policy]] outlining the requirements that users must meet in order to request [[Test Wiki:Bureaucrats|bureaucrat rights]].
*Following an[[Test Wiki:Community portal#Alternate proposal: Restricted group and abusefiltersysopgroup|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.
*Following a request for comments at the community portal, two new user groups - [[Test Wiki:Abuse filter administrators|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.
*[[mw:Extension:Report|Extension:Report]] has been added, allowing users to privately report revisions of pages for the steward's or suppressor's attention. [[phab:T99|T99]]
*[[mw:Extension:Report|Extension:Report]] has been added, allowing users to privately report revisions of pages for the steward's or suppressor's attention ([[phab:T99|T99]]).
*[[mw:Extension:UnusedRedirects|Extension:UnusedRedirects]] has been added, which users can use to grab the list of redirects that aren't used. [[phab:T105|T105]]
*[[mw:Extension:UnusedRedirects|Extension:UnusedRedirects]] has been added, which users can use to grab the list of redirects that aren't used ([[phab:T105|T105]]).
*Partial action blocks are now in effect on the Test Wiki. 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:T106|T106]]
*Partial action blocks are now in effect on the Test Wiki. 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:T106|T106]]).
*The name of the userRightsManager gadget has changed to UserRightsManager, so some users may have the gadget turned off. It may be necessary to re-enable it in the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|preferences]].
*The name of the userRightsManager gadget has changed to UserRightsManager, so some users may have the gadget turned off. It may be necessary to re-enable it in the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|preferences]].
*[[mw:Extension:NewUserMessage|Extension:NewUserMessage]] has been added that will add a welcome message to the talk pages of newly created wiki accounts. [[phab:T100|T100]]
*[[mw:Extension:NewUserMessage|Extension:NewUserMessage]] has been added that will add a welcome message to the talk pages of newly created wiki accounts ([[phab:T100|T100]]).
*[[mw:Extension:UserMerge|Extension:UserMerge]] has been added, which allows stewards to merge a user's account with another user's account. [[Phab:T88|T88]]
*[[mw:Extension:UserMerge|Extension:UserMerge]] has been added, which allows stewards to merge a user's account with another user's account ([[phab:T88|T88]]).
*As of now, Test Wiki uses hCaptcha instead of reCAPTCHA. [[Phab:T87|T87]]
*As of now, Test Wiki uses hCaptcha instead of reCAPTCHA ([[phab:T87|T87]]).
*[[mw:Extension:StopForumSpam|Extension:StopForumSpam]] has been added to prevent spam. [[Phab:T111|T111]]
*[[mw:Extension:StopForumSpam|Extension:StopForumSpam]] has been added to prevent spam. ([[phab:T111|T111]]).
Trouted for granting CheckUser permissions to an alternate account Can happen, fortunately it was not used by him, I see. On behalf of the steward-team: the matching trout. Drummingman (talk) 14:03, 1 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
A request for comments 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
Following a request for comments at the community portal, two new user groups - abusefilter-admin and abusefilter-restricted were created. These rights can only be assigned by following a vote on the community portal and/or at least two stewards supporting it.
Extension:Report has been added, allowing users to privately report revisions of pages for the steward's or suppressor's attention (T99).
Extension:UnusedRedirects has been added, which users can use to grab the list of redirects that aren't used (T105).
Partial action blocks are now in effect on the Test Wiki. 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 (T106).
Miscellaneous
The name of the userRightsManager gadget has changed to UserRightsManager, so some users may have the gadget turned off. It may be necessary to re-enable it in the preferences.