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Welcome to the drive!

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Welcome, welcome, welcome Frostly! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

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Request for global bot flag for CommonsDelinker

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Hello!

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Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report

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Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report

Our 2023 Annual Report is now ready for review.

Highlights:

  • Introduction
  • Membership news, obituary and election results
  • Summary of Drives, Blitzes and the Requests page
  • Closing words
– Your Guild coordinators: Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Wracking.
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WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: May 2024

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WikiProject Scouting | May 2024


Notes for May:

Some important articles that need help: The Scout Association, NAYLE, Philmont Training Center, BSA Leadership Training, COPE

Other ways to participate:

--evrik (talk) May 22, 2024

The Signpost: 13 July 2026

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  • News and notes: An exclusive club
    Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger gets a community ban for canvassing.
  • In the media: Battle for a soul – who won?
    Commissars, winners and losers, blocks or bans, a Wiki red card, social engineering on wikis, and Swift action!

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Tech News: 2026-29

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Question from Lady Virtu (12:25, 14 July 2026)

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Greetings, I just wanted to introduce myself and to say I’m delighted to gain knowledge and grow! Wishing you a well day! --Lady Virtu (talk) 12:25, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

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Question from Limoncukluk (01:25, 16 July 2026)

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Hello! I wanted to ask if any of my userboxes violate the rules of wikipedia’s free content issues. --Limoncukluk (talk) 01:25, 16 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Question from Bansi satnami on SIM card (05:30, 16 July 2026)

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Atal --Bansi satnami (talk) 05:30, 16 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Books & Bytes – Issue 75

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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 75, May–June 2026
  • New partnerships: The Telegraph, Marg, The Tribune newspapers
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Articles for Creation backlog drive

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Hello Frostly:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive in August!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than a month of outstanding reviews from the current 3+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 August 2026 through 31 August 2026.

You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.
There is a backlog of over 5000 pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:37, 19 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Question from Surayyalolcom on User:Surayyalolcom (18:29, 19 July 2026) (2)

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Hello --Surayyalolcom (talk) 18:29, 19 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Question from Vilas Rathore on Data breaches in India (02:53, 20 July 2026)

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Jack in the logon Jila Ramdevra Tanda

Leela se Guna Rathore Janmada Colony

Pachara Taluka --Vilas Rathore (talk) 02:53, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

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The Bugle: Issue 243, July 2026

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May 2026 Administrator Elections – RFC Phase

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The RFC phase of the May 2026 administrator elections has started. There are 20 RFCs for consideration. You can participate in the RFC phase at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/May 2026/RFC phase.

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

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Question from Hdhdjfb on Devanagari (18:24, 20 July 2026)

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Hdidjidhrirrh --Hdhdjfb (talk) 18:24, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Question from Rigvedha mahayagam (20:11, 20 July 2026)

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ഋഗ്വേദ മഹായാഗം --Rigvedha mahayagam (talk) 20:11, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Tech News: 2026-30

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Question from Brevin0317 on User:Brevin0317 (12:52, 23 July 2026)

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How do I upload photos to my page ? --Brevin0317 (talk) 12:52, 23 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Question from Shafaei 1664 on Comparison of vector graphics editors (20:07, 24 July 2026)

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این برنامه برای چیست --Shafaei 1664 (talk) 20:07, 24 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

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Tech News: 2026-31

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Feedback request: Wikipedia proposals request for comment

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Women in Red – August 2026

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Women in Red | August 2026, Vol 12, Issue 8, Nos 358, 359, 378, 379, 380

Events:

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Announcements:

  • On 25 July, at Wikimania Paris, Women in Red was named the Coolest Project!

Tip of the month:

Other ways to participate:

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DCWC August update

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The 2026 Developing Countries WikiContest has been running for a month now, so let's check in with the competition so far!

As of the time of writing, our top contestants are:

  1. Nigeria Vanderwaalforces (submissions) ahead of the pack with 715 points, with two FAs and many GAs on the monarchs of the Kingdom of Benin;
  2. Simongraham (submissions) with 291 points, mostly with GAs on jumping spiders, alongside various GAN and FAC reviews;
  3. Jaguarnik (submissions) with 240 points, mostly from an FA on the 1945 film Ivan the Terrible;
  4. Grnrchst (submissions) with 215 points, mostly from GAs on anarchist history in various countries, alongside many GA reviews, and;
  5. Vestrian24Bio (submissions) tied for 4th with 215 points, with an FL and four GAs on Indian cricket!

These competitors are in the lead, but if past experience is any indication, big shake-ups might still await us in the contest. If you're looking for a way to boost your position, we got a table of review requests from fellow participants—you can rack up a lot of points through reviews, and it might just convince others to review your own nominations! You can also look through the eligible reviews page to find other articles to review, with highlights for articles eligible for the 1.5× multiplier. The coordinators would like to thank Jaguarnik (submissions) for his work to keep this page up to date.

Thank you so much for all your work in the contest so far, dear participants, and keep on the good fight against systemic bias on our wiki! Have any questions? Leave a message on the contest talk page or send it to one of our wonderful coordinators: Arconning (talk · contribs), Generalissima (talk · contribs), Magentic Manifestations (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), and TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list. Sent via MediaWiki message delivery.) Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 05:25, 2 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

The Signpost: 2 August 2026

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  • On the bright side: The beautiful game
    2026 Men's FIFA World Cup, Wikimania music, and wikipress.
  • Traffic report: Odyssey and Oyarzabal
    To take you in the sun to (Ithaca), to show you the World Cup, it's the time of the season for editing!

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Tech News: 2026-32

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2026

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2026).

Administrator changes

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CheckUser changes

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Guideline and policy news

Technical news

Miscellaneous


Tech News: 2026-33

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This Month in GLAM: July 2026

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Headlines
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Tech News: 2026-34

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Growth/Newsletters/36

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The Bugle: Issue 244, August 2026

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The Signpost: 24 August 2026

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  • On the bright side: The great outdoors
    Blue Angels, Indigenous Peoples' Day, and the Perseids meteor shower.
  • Opinion: Are we embarrassed yet?
    One editor wants to find out more about a Department of Justice investigation of Wikipedia and its editors.
  • Comix: WP:FAOWN
    "Explaining civilly" probably should go both ways...

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Tech News: 2026-35

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New pages patrol September 2026 Backlog drive

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September 2026 Backlog Drive | New pages patrol
  • On 1 September 2026, a one-month backlog drive for new pages patrol will begin at a particularly important time for NPP.
  • The backlog has now passed 30,000 unreviewed articles, a level that has been described in current NPP discussions as exceptionally high and potentially difficult to overcome through normal reviewing alone. Backlog drives are one of the few measures that have historically produced a noticeable reduction in the backlog, so the participation of as many active patrollers as possible will matter this month.
  • If you can review during September, please make articles your priority. Every article that is reviewed is a meaningful reduction in the backlog. With the queue at its current size, even a relatively small increase in the number of articles each patroller reviews can add up to a substantial difference over the course of the month.
  • This is a hybrid drive, so redirect reviewing is still included. Redirects can be a useful way for newer patrollers to get comfortable with NPP and can help people build up to reviewing articles. However, the main goal of this drive is to tackle the article backlog, and experienced patrollers are particularly encouraged to spend as much of their available reviewing time on articles as they can.
  • Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled.
  • Each article review will earn 1 point, while each redirect review will earn 0.2 points.
  • Streak awards will be given out based on consistently hitting point thresholds for each week of the drive.
  • Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive.
  • If you have been thinking about doing more NPP, this is an especially good month to jump in. Whether you can review a few pages or hundreds, every review helps. And if you are already an active patroller, please consider whether you can put in some additional time during September to help bring the backlog back under control.
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Women in Red - September 2026

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Women in Red | September 2026, Vol 12, Issue 9, Nos 358, 359, 381, 382, 383

Events:

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Tip of the month:

Other ways to participate:

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WikiCup 2026 September newsletter

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The fourth round of the 2026 WikiCup ended on 29 August at 23:59 (UTC). Everyone who competed in round 4 will advance to round 5 unless they have withdrawn or been removed. Round 4 was competitive, though slightly less so than round 3. Three contestants scored more than 1,000 round points; six scored over 500; and nine scored over 300. Each of the top five competitors had hundreds of points accumulated from multiple GAs. The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:

The full scores for round 4 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 10 featured articles, 11 featured lists, 8 featured-topic articles, 103 good articles, 6 good-topic articles and more than 30 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 11 In the News articles, and they have conducted 170 peer reviews, FA and GA reviews. The tournament points table has been updated.

Remember that any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed in Round 5. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:43, 30 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Tech News: 2026-36

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Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

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DCWC September update

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The 2026 Developing Countries WikiContest has now been running for two months! We have seen tremendous improvements in the encyclopedic coverage of several underrepresented areas thanks to contributions from a wide range of editors. The coordinators would like to highlight some of the new participants this year who have been making notable contributions to the contest, including but by no means limited to:

With less than a month remaining until the end of the contest, it's time to get your last rounds of submissions over the finish line! Please consider picking up one of the review requests or eligible reviews to help out your fellow participants and earn some additional points in the process.

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Arconning (talk · contribs), Generalissima (talk · contribs), Magentic Manifestations (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list. Sent via MediaWiki message delivery.) —⁠TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 18:16, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Tech News: 2026-37

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This Month in GLAM: August 2026

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Guild of Copy Editors – September 2026 Newsletter

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Guild of Copy Editors – September 2026 Newsletter

Hello, and welcome to the September newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June.

Election news: Project coordinators play an important role in our WikiProject. Following the mid-year Election of Coordinators, we welcomed TNM101 to the coordinator team. Dhtwiki remains as lead coordinator, and Miniapolis, Mox Eden and GoldRomean return as coordinators. We said goodbye to Wikieditor662 and thank them for their service. If you'd like to help out behind the scenes, please consider taking part in our December election – watchlist our ombox for updates. Information about the role of coordinators can be found here.

Reviewing system: The Guild is adopting a new system of scoring copy edit reviews. A point will be given for each review, and barnstars for reviewing will be awarded. These changes will take effect from this month's drive, and we encourage experienced copy editors to sign up for reviewing. For more details, see here.

June 2026 blitz: 18 of the 20 editors who signed up for the June 2026 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited a total of 69,606 words comprising 30 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

July 2026 drive: 30 of the 44 editors who signed up for the July 2026 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited a total of 531,346 words comprising 252 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

August 2026 Blitz: 13 of the 16 editors who signed up for the August 2026 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited a total of 192,712 words comprising 64 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

September 2026 Drive: Sign up here to earn barnstars in our month-long, in-progress September Backlog Elimination Drive.

Progress report: As of 23:47, 13 September 2026 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 207 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 1,511 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators.

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Tech News: 2026-38

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2026

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2026).

Administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

  • Speedy deletion criteria G15 has been renamed from "LLM-generated pages without human review" to "Unambiguously LLM-generated pages" and has an additional sign of detection added to it following a RfC.

Miscellaneous


The Signpost: 16 September 2026

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  • News and notes: The Balance of Power
    Wikimedia employees unionize, officer departs, The Signpost gains sister on Wiktionary

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The Bugle: Issue 245, September 2026

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Books & Bytes – Issue 76

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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 76, July–August 2026
  • New partnership: The Chronicle of Higher Education
  • New Partnership Manager joins the team
  • Spotlight: TWL page on Meta
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October 2026 Administrator Elections – Schedule

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October 2026 Administrator Elections – Call for Candidates

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The administrator elections process has officially started! Qualified editors are encouraged to find at least one experienced nominator. Self-nominations are also allowed. Please review instructions at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2026/Candidates.

Here is the schedule:

  • September 29 – October 5: Nominations phase (we are here)
  • October 8–12: Discussion phase
  • October 13–19: SecurePoll voting phase

Please note the following:

  • The requirements to run are identical to RFA—a prospective candidate must be extended confirmed. However, in practice, few candidates succeed without ~10K edits, some content creation, no recent behavioral issues, and a nominator.
  • Prospective candidates are advised to become familiar with the community's expectations of administrators, which are much higher than the minimum requirement of having extended confirmed status. This includes reviewing successful and unsuccessful RFAs, reading the essay Wikipedia:Advice for admin elections candidates, and possibly requesting an optional poll on their chances of passing.
  • The process will have a seven day call for candidates phase, a two day pause, a five day discussion phase, and a seven day private vote using SecurePoll. Discussion and questions are only allowed on the candidate pages during the discussion phase.
  • The outcome of this process is identical to making a request for adminship. There is no official difference between an administrator appointed through RFA versus administrator elections.
  • Administrator elections are also a valid means of regaining adminship for de-sysopped editors.

Ask any questions about the process at the talk page. Later, a user talk message will be sent to official candidates with additional information about the process.

If you are interested in the process, please make sure to watchlist the appropriate pages. A watchlist notice will be added when the discussion phase opens, and again when the voting phase opens.

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Women in Red - October 2026

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Women in Red | October 2026, Vol 12, Issue 9, Nos 358, 359, 384, 385, 386

Events:

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Announcements:

Tip of the month:

  • Who are/were the leaders of national organizations in your field? How about national award winners? That's a great place to start looking for article subjects you'd be well-suited to work on.

Other ways to participate:

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Participate in the October 2026 GAN drive!!

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Good article nominations | October 2026 Backlog Drive
October 2026 Backlog Drive:
  • A one-month backlog drive for good article nominations has begun since 3 October.
  • The top 5 participants who scored the most points will get special awards based on their placement!
  • (Optional) competition between Team Media and Team Society... who will win??
  • Interested in taking part? You can sign up here.
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Administrators' newsletter – October 2026

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2026).

Administrator changes

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Oversight changes

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Guideline and policy news

  • Following an RfC, the good article criteria have been amended to add accessibility requirements.
  • Following an RfC, late signatures added to administrator recall petitions after 720 hours from opening are reverted or struck and do not count towards the threshold, even if the petition has not yet been formally closed.
  • The post-May 2026 administrator elections RfCs concluded with consensus for election monitors to curate blatantly inappropriate questions after posting, and to remove or merge true duplicates, clearly marking merged questions. Calls for candidates will include advisory guidance that users with less than one year’s experience or 5,000 edits generally lack a realistic chance of success.

Technical news

  • Interface administrators no longer need to specify the ResourceLoader option in the definitions for gadgets on MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition as gadgets are always loaded through ResourceLoader. (T298199)
  • The list=abusefilters API module now supports formatversion=2 and includes breaking changes to its responses. In particular, the actions property is now a JSON array rather than a string, regardless of the format version. Maintainers of user scripts and other code using this module should check compatibility and update their code as needed. (T435828)

Arbitration

Obituaries

  • Doug Weller passed away on 30 September 2026. Doug Weller began editing Wikipedia in 2006 and became an administrator in 2008, making nearly 275,000 edits over two decades. He served on the Arbitration Committee from 2015 through 2018 and was also a longtime CheckUser and Oversighter.

Miscellaneous



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18:49, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

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October 2026 Administrator Elections – Discussion Phase

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The discussion phase of the October 2026 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

  • October 8–12: Discussion phase (we are here)
  • October 13–19: SecurePoll voting phase
  • Scrutineering phase

We are currently in the discussion phase. The candidate subpages are open to questions and comments from everyone, in the same style as a request for adminship. You may discuss the candidates at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2026/Discussion phase.

On 13 Oct, we will start the voting phase. The candidate subpages will close to public questions and discussion, and everyone will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for.

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:05, 8 October 2026 (UTC)Reply