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Administrators' newsletter – January 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2023).

Administrator changes

added Clovermoss
readded Dennis Brown
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Arbitration

Miscellaneous

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:54, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Cheers

Thanks, security upgraded. - LuckyLouie (talk) 15:02, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Operation Renewed Hope

Saw that you put an orphan tag and self published tag on the page. I'm not a member of the government, so I don't think the self published tag is appropriate, but agree that it lacks sources. If you read the talk page, you'll get a better sense of how long it may be until more sources are generated. I' interested in improving the page, but not sure what can be done. This is a very important operation as it relates to the law enforcement community as it will result in 100s of arrests, but it's still very early.eximo (talk) 08:56, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

@Jiwhit01: thanks for reaching out. Writing a completely new article is one of the most challenging things in all of Wikipedia. It is also a process of continual improvement, so stick with it.
Neither of those tags is a problem; more like guidance for editors where the article needs work. The "self published tag" was removed (I don't recall whether it was by you), and I replaced it with a "single source". That can obviously be removed when additional sources are added.
The "Orphan" tag simply means that no other articles have links to this one. Wikipedia articles don't stand alone; they link together. So that can't be remedied on this article; it's a matter of identifying other articles that should mention this operation, and updating them to link to it. Once that is done, this tag can be removed, too.
One final comment: it is not necessary to put a ref on every line of sections like "Participating groups...". It is a matter of editor's choice. To make it simpler, and still be clear where the source is, one easy way is just to add a lead sentence along the lines of:
The following organizations are involved in the operation:[ref goes here]
Wikipedia is a collaborative venture, so please feel free to reach out with any questions if I can help.--Gronk Oz (talk) 11:11, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
@Gronk Oz:Thanks for the notes and explanation that helps. What to cite and what not to cite is a balance that I personally am working on, but I appreciate the guidance. I'm working an overall project to publish all of the HSI and FBI international operations, but I think some sort of template should be developed for them; there is a common set of information that any reader should/would want to know about an operation. Any interest or do you know who would be interested? eximo (talk) 18:34, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
@Jiwhit01: that sounds like a very worthwhile exercise. There are certainly groups of editors who have a particular interest, skills, and renounces in areas like this. My first thought was to look for a WikiProject that covered this area, and a good candidate seems to be Wikipedia:WikiProject United States Government. Start by describing your proposal and your work to date on the Talk page, and ask for expressions of interest. If you use a Watchlist, you can add that Talk page to it so you catch the latest. And it is good to "join the project" by adding yourself to the list. I don't know how active that project is, but it is a good place to start and meet other editors with an interest in the topic. If that doesn't pan out, you can use the WikiProjects search box near the top of Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory to find a suitable group. It's not my area of expertise: I am not American, and I don't have much interest in any government (particularly what, to me, is a foreign government). I am happy to advise and help where I can in a general way, but you might find more specific help from the folks in a suitable WikiProject. --Gronk Oz (talk) 23:53, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
I just noticed that there is also Wikipedia:WikiProject FBI, but it does not appear to be active - it only has one current member. By all means contact them via the WikiProject's Talk page, but I think the broader US Government group might be more help to you. (I could be wrong there, of course - I often am!)--Gronk Oz (talk) 23:58, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

MOS:LAYOUTWORKS

MOS:LAYOUTWORKS does not say to add "List of" to its recommended headings of "Works" or "Publications". Skyerise (talk) 11:32, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

@Skyerise: - Okay, I will go along with that. I guess I got misled because that section of the MoS is named "Lists of works".--Gronk Oz (talk) 11:38, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
Generally, it is a bad idea to go on projects making changes which are only preferred by the MOS. It's a general principle that the original authors of the article choose the referencing style which includes the choice of heading in the end matter. See WP:REFVAR: "Editors should not attempt to change an article's established citation style, merely on the grounds of personal preference or to make it match other articles, without first seeking consensus for the change." Technically, you should be going to the talk page of each article first and asking whether there are any objections to the change and waiting for responses before making the change. Skyerise (talk) 11:43, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
@Skyerise: - Sorry if I am being thick, but I am not clear what you are referring to; you seem to be conflating two different things. I changed the heading "Bibliography" in line with the MoS statement that "Bibliography" is discouraged because it is not clear... So I boldly fixed the problem, as I normally do with problems I see on any article - not all changes need to go to the Talk page first. I accept that it should have been "Publications" without the "List of...". I already apologized for that. If you think there is a reason to go back to the other way, then you're welcome to change it back, or to make the case on the Talk page.
However, I have not changed the citation style of any articles. I often fill in bare URLs, but as it says in the same WP:REFVAR that you refer to above: ...citations in an article consist of bare URLs, or otherwise fail to provide needed bibliographic data – such as the name of the source, the title of the article or web page consulted, the author (if known), the publication date (if known), and the page numbers (where relevant) – then that would not count as a "consistent citation style" and can be changed freely to insert such data. But I have not even done that lately. So I am not clear just what you are referring to, nor what you would like me to do about it.--Gronk Oz (talk) 12:12, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
I'm just saying that most of the MOS is optional, and that while improving things in articles that you just happen to be editing isn't a problem, many "projects" that editors make up are about things which the MOS does not actually dictate. So going about seeking out "problems" for matters which fall under WP:IAR is frequently discouraged - just as much or more so than using the heading "Bibliography" is discouraged. Two wrongs don't make a right. Skyerise (talk) 12:18, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
@Skyerise: - it seems we have slightly different interpretations. I try to take the MoS as it is described in its own header: It is a generally accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though it is best treated with common sense, and occasional exceptions may apply. To me, that reads that it is the preferred, and broadly accepted, style guide. Of course, no such guidelines can cover all situations, but my interpretation is that the MoS should prevail unless there is a reason otherwise. This is how articles across Wikipedia aim to have a consistent presentation for readers, rather than each editor making up their own. But that's me.--Gronk Oz (talk) 12:47, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
Sure, but they are only guidelines, which are allowed to be intentionally ignored; not policies, which may be enforced. Therefore they are subject to an implied consensus of previous editors, which is why it is polite to ask first on the talk page and wait a few days before making the change. It's possible that the former editors of the article used a particular heading on purpose... WP:IAR (ignore all rules) is, some think paradoxically, itself a policy rather than a guideline. Skyerise (talk) 19:41, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – February 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).

CheckUser changes

removed Wugapodes

Interface administrator changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

Technical news

  • Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. (T326065)

Arbitration

  • Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
  • Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.

Miscellaneous

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:02, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Your contributed article, Put Libai

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Hello, I noticed that you recently created a new page, Put Libai. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as you. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page – Putlibai (dacoit). Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will continue helping to improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at Putlibai (dacoit). If you have new information to add, you might want to discuss it at the article's talk page.

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@Fram: Thanks for letting me know, but I did not create that article. I did edit it in a minor way; sometimes I use AWB to check new articles, and it made a few improvements to this one. I think I might have then made a couple of changes manually as well, but that is all. And I am not surprised that it was deleted.--Gronk Oz (talk) 22:19, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. (T353388)

Miscellaneous

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:21, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

DYK for James May (vascular surgeon)

On 6 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James May (vascular surgeon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that James May led the team that transplanted a patient's right hand onto his left arm? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James May (vascular surgeon). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, James May (vascular surgeon)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:02, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Hook update
Your hook reached 15,840 views (660.0 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2024 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Help with 'orphaned' Wiki Page.

Hello, Gronk Oz. I noticed that you put the page that I created, 'Dennis Loughran', as an orphaned page. I'm trying to make it not an orphan, but I can't seem to get the hang of it. Can you please help? Clay2004 (talk) 16:10, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi, @Clay2004: I'm happy to help where I can. First things first - I see that the article has been put back into a draft (Draft:Dennis Loughran) due to the lack of references. You have added some references and submitted again, and that assessment can take a while so keep on improving the article in the meantime. References are all-important, but not just the number of them - focus on good references, in reliable sources, that talk about the subject in depth. As it stands now, whole sections such as "In Hotel Transylvania 2", "In Hotel Transylvania 3", and "Personality and traits" do not cite any sources at all, and that is likely to be a problem when it gets re-assessed. I notice that the articles about the movies have a large number of references, so a good resource for building this article might be to look through those for discussions of Dennis.
The Orphan status is a minor thing that can be addressed quickly once the references are built up and the article is moved out of Draft into Article space. That will just be a matter of editing articles like Hotel Transylvania 2 to include a link to the new article. That article already talks about the character, so it will just take a quick edit to make that into a Wikilink. But it can only happen once the article is promoted to article space. And that can only happen when it has adequate references. You have made a good start on them; keep going just like that for the rest of the article.
I hope this helps; feel free to get back to me if you have any questions.--Gronk Oz (talk) 05:14, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
I messed up the previous attempt to ping @Clay2004:.--Gronk Oz (talk) 05:15, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
Hello, Gronk Oz. I'm trying to find good sources for those sections. But the sources I could find are for the design and the reception sections. I might need some good suggestions of websites to get some sources from.
If you have good suggestions for websites, let me know. Clay2004 (talk) 12:49, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
@Clay2004: Sorry, this is not my subject area at all, so I can only offer general advice. I would probably start by looking at the articles like Hotel Transylvania 2 and Hotel Transylvania 3 to find the parts that mention Dennis (or the characters in general), then check the references that are related to those. A bit here, a bit there, and it builds up.
Also, if you go to the brown-ish coloured box at the top of the Draft, and click to expand "Editor resources", it gives several tools to help find sources. Try using those to search for the character name and also for the movie titles. Finally, you can try asking for help - either on the Talk pages of the articles about those movies, or at Wikipedia:WikiProject Animation/Animated films work group - people put in a lot of work finding sources for those other articles and perhaps they have some that could be helpful for you.
You have time; this doesn't have to be done in a day. Best wishes!--Gronk Oz (talk) 13:13, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
Ok, I will definitely do that. Clay2004 (talk) 13:22, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
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