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16:16, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Mongolia at the 2002 Winter Olympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kpgjhpjm -- Kpgjhpjm (talk) 16:01, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Mongolia at the 2002 Winter Olympics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Mongolia at the 2002 Winter Olympics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kpgjhpjm -- Kpgjhpjm (talk) 12:01, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Mongolia at the 2002 Winter Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Mongolia at the 2002 Winter Olympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kpgjhpjm -- Kpgjhpjm (talk) 12:42, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Knowledge (XXG):Service awards‎ - sorry to have bothered - blocked and locked JarrahTree 15:00, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

• I promise I’d have dealt with it had I been awake, don’t be sorry! Courcelles (talk) 20:39, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Denmark at the 2014 Winter Paralympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Denmark at the 2014 Winter Paralympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Nova Crystallis -- Nova Crystallis (talk) 04:02, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Is the level of vandalism on this page enough to consider replacing the protection level or at least pending changes protection on this page? As soon as the protection you placed was lifted, daily vandalism and BLP violations returned almost immediately. I personally think pending changes is preferable, so good faith IP editors can have a chance to suggest edits.--- Coffeeandcrumbs 16:24, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

• Semied, as I don't see much that PC would save weighed against all the BLP violating crap that comes in. 1 year. Courcelles (talk) 16:45, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Turkey at the 1998 Winter Olympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of QatarStarsLeague -- QatarStarsLeague (talk) 00:41, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Trinidad and Tobago at the 1994 Winter Olympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 01:41, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Trinidad and Tobago at the 1994 Winter Olympics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Trinidad and Tobago at the 1994 Winter Olympics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 02:01, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

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Please remove semiprotection from this article, 1) you've added this in January, and now there was only 1 edit for 8 months, suggests this is very low frequency article. 2) I'm a local voter in her election area, Bruce. 3) She is not high profile in Canberra anyway. Thank you. 202.161.64.247 (talk) 12:23, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

• Low frequency is good, given it is protected and there were many edits that needed to be oversighted. So, sorry, no can do. Courcelles (talk) 23:22, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi,

Mad Ghost Productions was recently closed by me after Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion/Mad Ghost Productions, I felt that redirect was justified.

However a user, DisneyMetalhead , has repeatedly reverted my redirect of it. I contacted him, pointed out that the AfD !voted in this fashion, and explained either that additional referencing could be added to satisfy the notability failings or that my NAC could be reviewed, and I provided the link. I also reverted back to the redirect.

He has rejected even the concept of the AfD editors, and their justifications, from having the right to judge whether an article should exist, including stating that a company page is the most reliable source. He has added a couple of sources, but while they cover Geoff Johns (the AfD redirect target) well, they don't seem to help Mad Ghost productions' notability.

Not having seen this problem before, and the failure of engagement thus far (and the assumptive proof that my NAC wasn't uncontroversial after all), I hoped you could give me some with the issue, either directly or with some suggestions in what I should do, and preferably any lessons learnt I might have missed.

Cheers, Nosebagbear (talk) 23:09, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

• See if this helps]? Courcelles (talk) 23:21, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

Thanks greatly, both for the help and the rapid response. Nosebagbear (talk) 23:33, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Luxembourg at the 1994 Winter Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Luxembourg at the 1994 Winter Olympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Usernameunique -- Usernameunique (talk) 04:21, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Trinidad and Tobago at the 1994 Winter Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Trinidad and Tobago at the 1994 Winter Olympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 17:02, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Luxembourg at the 2014 Winter Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Luxembourg at the 2014 Winter Olympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Usernameunique -- Usernameunique (talk) 18:02, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Bhutan at the 2008 Summer Olympics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Bhutan at the 2008 Summer Olympics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 05:40, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Bhutan at the 1996 Summer Olympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 03:20, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Bhutan at the 1996 Summer Olympics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Bhutan at the 1996 Summer Olympics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 05:01, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Bhutan at the 1996 Summer Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Bhutan at the 1996 Summer Olympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 05:41, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2018).

Administrator changes

None

Asterion • Crisco 1492 • KF • Kudpung • Liz • Randykitty • Spartaz

Optimist on the run → Voice of Clam

Interface administrator changes

Amorymeltzer • Mr. Stradivarius • MusikAnimal • MSGJ • TheDJ • Xaosflux

Guideline and policy news

• Following a "stop-gap" discussion, six users have temporarily been made interface administrators while discussion is ongoing for a more permanent process for assigning the permission. Interface administrators are now the only editors allowed to edit sitewide CSS and JavaScript pages, as well as CSS/JS pages in another user's userspace. Previously, all administrators had this ability. The right can be granted and revoked by bureaucrats.

Technical news

• Because of a data centre test you will be able to read but not edit the wikis for up to an hour on 12 September and 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time. The time when you can't edit might be shorter than an hour.
• Some abuse filter variables have changed. They are now easier to understand for non-experts. The old variables will still work but filter editors are encouraged to replace them with the new ones. You can find the list of changed variables on mediawiki.org. They have a note which says Deprecated. Use ... instead. An example is article_text which is now page_title.
• Abuse filters can now use how old a page is. The variable is page_age.

Arbitration

• The Arbitration Committee has resolved to perform a round of Checkuser and Oversight appointments. The usernames of all applicants will be shared with the Functionaries team, and they will be requested to assist in the vetting process. The deadline to submit an application is 23:59 UTC, 12 September, and the candidates that move forward will be published on-wiki for community comments on 18 September.

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The fourth round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The eight users who made it to the final round had to score a minimum of 422 points to qualify, with the top score in the round being 4869 points. The leaders in round 4 were:

• Courcelles scored a magnificent 4869 points, with 92 good articles on Olympics-related themes. Courcelles' bonus points alone exceeded the total score of any of the other contestants!
• Kees08 was second with 1155 points, including a high-scoring featured article for Neil Armstrong, two good topics and some Olympics-related good articles.
• Cas Liber, with 1066 points, was in third place this round, with two featured articles and a good article, all on natural history topics.
• Other contestants who qualified for the final round were Nova Crystallis, Iazyges, SounderBruce, Kosack and Ceranthor.

During round four, 6 featured articles and 164 good articles were promoted by WikiCup contestants, 13 articles were included in good topics and 143 good article reviews were performed. There were also 10 "in the news" contributions on the main page and 53 "did you knows". Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Knowledge (XXG):WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Knowledge (XXG) talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck, and let the best editor win! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Knowledge (XXG):WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:31, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

16:47, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Chile at the 2014 Winter Paralympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Nova Crystallis -- Nova Crystallis (talk) 05:21, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2014 Winter Paralympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 21:01, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2014 Winter Paralympics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2014 Winter Paralympics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 22:01, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

The article São Tomé and Príncipe at the 1996 Summer Olympics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:São Tomé and Príncipe at the 1996 Summer Olympics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 16:01, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Solomon Islands at the 1996 Summer Olympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 18:20, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Solomon Islands at the 1996 Summer Olympics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Solomon Islands at the 1996 Summer Olympics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 18:40, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Chile at the 2014 Winter Paralympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Chile at the 2014 Winter Paralympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Nova Crystallis -- Nova Crystallis (talk) 18:41, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Bermuda at the 1994 Winter Olympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 23:01, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Bermuda at the 1994 Winter Olympics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Bermuda at the 1994 Winter Olympics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 23:20, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Faroe Islands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Faroe Islands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 15:41, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Armenia at the 1994 Winter Olympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kpgjhpjm -- Kpgjhpjm (talk) 16:40, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Armenia at the 1994 Winter Olympics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Armenia at the 1994 Winter Olympics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kpgjhpjm -- Kpgjhpjm (talk) 17:01, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Faroe Islands at the 2012 Summer Paralympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kpgjhpjm -- Kpgjhpjm (talk) 17:01, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Virgin Islands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 17:01, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Virgin Islands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Virgin Islands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 17:21, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Gambia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 18:02, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Afghanistan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 18:21, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

The article The Gambia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:The Gambia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 18:21, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2014 Winter Paralympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2014 Winter Paralympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 03:04, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

The article Afghanistan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Afghanistan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 18:41, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

The article Armenia at the 1994 Winter Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Armenia at the 1994 Winter Olympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kpgjhpjm -- Kpgjhpjm (talk) 16:02, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

The article Solomon Islands at the 1996 Summer Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Solomon Islands at the 1996 Summer Olympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 17:01, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

The article Bermuda at the 1994 Winter Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Bermuda at the 1994 Winter Olympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 21:01, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

The article Turkey at the 1998 Winter Olympics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Turkey at the 1998 Winter Olympics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of QatarStarsLeague -- QatarStarsLeague (talk) 22:20, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

The article Turkey at the 1998 Winter Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Turkey at the 1998 Winter Olympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of QatarStarsLeague -- QatarStarsLeague (talk) 22:41, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

The article Afghanistan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Afghanistan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 03:04, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

The article Virgin Islands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Virgin Islands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 20:02, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

The article The Gambia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Gambia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 20:02, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

The article Faroe Islands at the 2012 Summer Paralympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Faroe Islands at the 2012 Summer Paralympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kpgjhpjm -- Kpgjhpjm (talk) 01:41, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM – Volume VIII, Issue VIII, August 2018 Headlines Armenia report: Museums workers experiencing Wikidata power Australia report: WikiTourAU and Researchers Week Brazil report: Brazilian Wikimedians develop tools for mass contributions: Mbabel and Import-500px France report: Ceramics and monuments Germany report: Knowledge (XXG) meets antiquity in Xanten Ireland report: Stories and Connections: Editing workshop in National Gallery of Ireland Kosovo report: First WoALUG contribution to this newsletter Macedonia report: WikiCity tour in Kočani and Vinica Malaysia report: World Library and Information Congress 2018 Portugal report: GLAMifying the National Library Republic of Korea report: Launch of GLAM Newsletter on Repupublic of Korea Serbia report: Wikimedians in residence at two Serbian museums Sweden report: FindingGLAMs; National Library of Sweden; Crowdsourcing Structured Data on Commons for GLAMs UK report: Sum of All Astrolabes; Exploring Collections with Wikidata USA report: Wiknics and Wikidata Wikidata report: Upcoming conferences, and more WMF GLAM report: Wikimania, Wikimedians in Residence, Structured Data on Commons, and upcoming conferences Calendar: September's GLAM events Read this edition in full • Single-page To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. Past editions may be viewed here.

Crikey, mate! I think that you've definitively smashed my record for the most GAs in a single round. Good work.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 18:41, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

• Thanks, I had a lot of good GA reviewers this past round! Courcelles (talk) 00:49, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi Courcelles, as you know Knowledge (XXG) is block from Turkey and we are connecting with VPN. Our free VPN is block now on EN Knowledge (XXG). Please, can you give IP exception. Regards, Sakhalinio (talk) 18:24, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

• Done. Courcelles (talk) 18:43, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi,

Something seems to have gone wrong with Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion/Log/2018 August 28. There seems an overall close (it overlaps all of them) on the bottom half of all the AfDs that has closed them together. It seems extremely unlikely each of them was closed individually this early. I was hoping you could have a look. Nosebagbear (talk) 22:03, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

No can do on a phone, sorry. Courcelles (talk) 22:17, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

(talk page watcher)  Fixed​ — JJMC89 (T·C) 22:21, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Many thanks to both :) Nosebagbear (talk) 22:25, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

You applied a range block for the case of TRUEV140 a while ago. Now, similar range (1, 2 3, 4, 5) is re-appearing for making same edits on the same articles of TRUEV140.--Let There Be Sunshine 10:05, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

• 111.92.56.0/21 blocked for three months. Courcelles (talk) 12:33, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi Courcelles! So as you can see, I knocked out 8 of your GA noms. Here is the list of my reviews:

• Talk:Bermuda at the 1994 Winter Olympics/GA1
• Talk:Solomon Islands at the 1996 Summer Olympics/GA1
• Talk:São Tomé and Príncipe at the 1996 Summer Olympics/GA1
• Talk:Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2014 Winter Paralympics/GA1
• Talk:Faroe Islands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics/GA1
• Talk:Virgin Islands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics/GA1
• Talk:The Gambia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics/GA1
• Talk:Afghanistan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics/GA1

It is totally up to you, but I would prefer you go one at a time. I think they will all pass as most of the edits are pretty straight forward, but it would be easier for me to handle if we addressed all the issues in the first review, pass it, and then move to the second. I should be pretty responsive over the next week, but no rush. Cheers, « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 18:37, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

• Thanks, Gonzo_fan2007, no problems with going in order (my problem is more in line with staying out of the ER and awake, I've been there twice this week with various issues and asleep much of the rest of the time -- diabetes plus strep throat is a bitch). Courcelles (talk) 21:20, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
  • Yikes. It's no problem, take your time and get better. I am in no rush. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 21:28, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
    • I struck the completed reviews. Cheers, « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 02:52, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
      • That's all of them! Nice work. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 21:01, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
        • Thank you very much for your reviews and your patience. Courcelles (talk) 21:55, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

22:35, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

Hey, can this article be created? It is protected and can't be created right now. She won a WC medal today. Kante4 (talk) 19:08, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

• Done. Courcelles (talk) 19:10, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Merci. Kante4 (talk) 05:29, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Brazil at the 1994 Winter Olympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 02:20, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

The article Brazil at the 1994 Winter Olympics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Brazil at the 1994 Winter Olympics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 02:40, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

Myself n many like me (not white supremacist) do not appreciate slander n see u as an extremely cowardly person. U have labeled those u don't agree with n those that do not follow ur brand of politics unfairly as white supremacist! Ur entire 'resistance' is a joke n so are you n those like you. Ppl that label others without being able to defend themselves in my opinion r disgusting 'human' scumbag losers. Then u go n lock those pages that u have committed ur social sins upon so no one can correct or question ur narrow minded opinions. U r an extremely hateful person to do this type of thing against someone's livelihood n one can only hope u do not have any authority over another living person or animal for that matter because your thoughts and politics are poison to freedom and you know it. N on top of that u go n hide behind a username so no one can challenge ur bulls*** LIES!!! U r a typical 'progressive' n it makes me sick to think that a 'person' like u can or would throw ur labels on those that %(which is the only way u'll ever understand) a horrible prejudiced selfish childish creature!!! Instead of writing n locking ur BIAS OPINIONS of others u should take that time to work on something u obviously never thought of doing n that of course is to GROW UP N REALIZE N RESPECT THAT UR OPINION IS NOT N DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EVERYONE ELSE'S AS WELL. UR OPINION DOES NOT N NEVER WILL MATTER ANY MORE OR ANY LESS THAN THE HOMELESS MAN U TURN UR NOSE UP AT WHILE DRIVING IN UR SAAB, NO MATTER HOW MUCH U THINK IT SHOULD!!! THIS WORLD CAN DEF DO WITHOUT ANYMORE ENTITLED SMUG BRATS SUCH AS THE PERSON LOOKING BACK AT U FROM THE MIRROR!!! RESPECT OTHERS RIGHTS N OPINIONS N CIVILIZED PPL(WHICH U CLEARLY R NOT) N U MAY BE SURPRISED TO SEE THAT MYSELF N OTHERS WILL EXTEND U THAT SAME COMMON DECENCY!!! Lbradm (talk) 10:35, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

(talk page gnome) @Lbradm: the articles shouldn't be about our personal opinions, they should reflect that of reliable sources (WP:RS). Please see personal attack about accusing editors. Thanks, —PaleoNeonate – 13:21, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Wednesday September 26, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. This month will also feature on our agenda, upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections - you can add yourself as a candidate. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Knowledge (XXG) editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday September 26 WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 20:42, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

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21:58, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

15:22, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

The article Brazil at the 1994 Winter Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Brazil at the 1994 Winter Olympics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gonzo fan2007 -- Gonzo fan2007 (talk) 16:41, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

17:34, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2018).

Administrator changes

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Interface administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

• Following a request for comment, the process for appointing interface administrators has been established. Currently only existing admins can request these rights, while a new RfC has begun on whether it should be available to non-admins.
• There is an open request for comment on Meta regarding the creation a new user group for global edit filter management.

Technical news

• Partial blocks should be available for testing in October on the Test Knowledge (XXG) and the Beta-Cluster. This new feature allows admins to block users from editing specific pages and in the near-future, namespaces and uploading files. You can expect more updates and an invitation to help with testing once it is available.
• The Foundations' Anti-Harassment Tools team is currently looking for input on how to measure the effectiveness of blocks. This is in particular related to how they will measure the success of the aforementioned partial blocks.
• Because of a data centre test, you will be able to read but not edit the Wikimedia projects for up to an hour on 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time.

Arbitration

• The Arbitration Committee has, by motion, amended the procedure on functionary inactivity.
• The community consultation for 2018 CheckUser and Oversight appointments has concluded. Appointments will be made by October 11.
• Following a request for comment, the size of the Arbitration Committee will be decreased to 13 arbitrators, starting in 2019. Additionally, the minimum support percentage required to be appointed to a two-year term on ArbCom has been increased to 60%. ArbCom candidates who receive between 50% and 60% support will be appointed to one-year terms instead.
• Nominations for the 2018 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission are being accepted until 12 October. These are the editors who help run the ArbCom election smoothly. If you are interested in volunteering for this role, please consider nominating yourself.

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You are invited to join two events supported by the Wikimedia NYC community on Sunday October 14: Open House New York Weekend Upload Party @ NYU ITP 2:00pm - 6:00 pm at ITP, Tisch School of the Arts. New York University (721 Broadway, New York, NY) The photo competition is at many sites all weekend, this is just the concluding event Indigenous People's Justice Edit-a-thon @ Interference Archive 2:00 - 5:00pm at Interference Archive (314 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY) Note the new Park Slope location for Interference Archive Have a WikiWonderful Weekend! --Pharos (talk) 04:54, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

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