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Administrators' newsletter – August 2020

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2020).

Administrator changes

Red Phoenix

Euryalus • SQL

Jujutacular • Monty845 • Rettetast • Madchester

Oversight changes

GB fan

Keegan • Opabinia regalis • Premeditated Chaos

Guideline and policy news

There is an open request for comment to decide whether to increase the minimum duration a sanction discussion has to remain open (currently 24 hours).
Speedy deletion criterion T2 (template that misrepresents established policy) has been repealed following a request for comment.
Speedy deletion criterion X2 (pages created by the content translation tool) has been repealed following a discussion.
There is a proposal to restrict proposed deletion to confirmed users.

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:21, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 2 August 2020

Special report: Wikipedia and the End of Open Collaboration?

Comparing Wikipedia to similar projects.

COI and paid editing: Some strange people edit Wikipedia for money

And thanks for the photo, Ghislaine!

News and notes: Abstract Wikipedia, a hoax, sex symbols, and a new admin

Plus lots of affiliations!

In the media: Dog days gone bad

Pandemic, politics, and possibly paid editing.

Discussion report: Fox News, a flight of RfAs, and banning policy

Plus a proposed massive invasion of privacy!

Featured content: Remembering Art, Valor, and Freedom

soldiers, sports, and actors feature heavily this month.

Traffic report: Now for something completely different

Death and Alexander Hamilton.

Gallery: Photos of threatened species from iNaturalist

Sometimes you just have to ask.

News from the WMF: New Chinese national security law in Hong Kong could limit the privacy of Wikipedia users

Privacy is critical to sustaining freedom of expression and association, enabling knowledge and ideas to thrive.

Recent research: Receiving thanks increases retention, but not the time contributed to Wikipedia

And other new research publications

Essay: Not compatible with a collaborative project

Some editors aren't.

Obituaries: Hasteur and Brian McNeil

Rest in peace.

In focus: WikiLoop DoubleCheck, reviewing edits made easy

Making Wikipedia the encyclopedia that anyone can review.

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Girl at the End of the World

Hi Miniapolis, are you still working on the copy-edit for this article? Your last edit there was 00:00, 1 August 2020‎ (UTC). I hope all is well in your world; sorry for the poke, just doin' me dooty... ;) Cheers, Baffle☿gab 03:24, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like Miniapolis tagged the talk page as completed but maybe forgot to mark the Request as done. Hope all is well! – Jonesey95 (talk) 04:34, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry both and Jonesey, you're right. We were preparing for a family visit, and I was racing to tie up loose ends. I've tagged WP:GOCE/REQ for the bot. Stay well and all the best, Miniapolis 15:11, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, no worries, I hope the family visit was enjoyable. :) Take care and cheers, Baffle☿gab 23:11, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thanks. With things as they are, we didn't know when we'd see each other in person again. It's tough to hug on Skype

. Stay well and all the best, Miniapolis 23:36, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Copyeditor's Barnstar
	Hello Miniapolis. Thanks for your wonderful copy-editing work on Fasana-e-Azad. The article looks better now. My honest thanks to you. Gazal world (talk) 17:26, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Could you remove the 'why' tag from the lead. "Although the work is not technically a novel,[why?]" = Beacause of the author's poor treatment with plot and lack of characterisation. Thanks. --Gazal world (talk) 17:28, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]