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<h2 class="ext-discussiontools-init-section"><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Signpost:_29_August_2021" data-mw-comment='{"type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-The_Signpost:_29_August_2021-2021-08-29T19:42:00.000Z","replies":["c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2021-08-29T19:42:00.000Z-The_Signpost:_29_August_2021"],"headingLevel":2,"placeholderHeading":false}'><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-The_Signpost:_29_August_2021-2021-08-29T19:42:00.000Z"></span><i>The Signpost</i>: 29 August 2021<span data-mw-comment-end="h-The_Signpost:_29_August_2021-2021-08-29T19:42:00.000Z"></span></span><!--__DTSUBSCRIBE__h-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2021-08-29T19:42:00.000Z--></h2>
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<ul><li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2021-08-29T19:42:00.000Z-The_Signpost:_29_August_2021"></span>News and notes: <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2021-08-29/News_and_notes" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2021-08-29/News and notes">Enough time left to vote! IP ban</a></li></ul><ul><li>In the media: <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2021-08-29/In_the_media" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2021-08-29/In the media"><i lang="fr" title="French-language text">Vive la différence!</i></a></li></ul><ul><li>Wikimedians of the year: <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2021-08-29/Wikimedians_of_the_year" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2021-08-29/Wikimedians of the year">Seven Wikimedians of the year</a></li></ul><ul><li>Gallery: <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2021-08-29/Gallery" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2021-08-29/Gallery">Our community in 20 graphs</a></li></ul><ul><li>News from Wiki Education: <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2021-08-29/News_from_Wiki_Education" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2021-08-29/News from Wiki Education">Changing the face of Wikipedia</a></li></ul><ul><li>Recent research: <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2021-08-29/Recent_research" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2021-08-29/Recent research">IP editors, inclusiveness and empathy, cyclones, and world heritage</a></li></ul><ul><li>WikiProject report: <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2021-08-29/WikiProject_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2021-08-29/WikiProject report">WikiProject Days of the Year Interview</a></li></ul><ul><li>Traffic report: <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2021-08-29/Traffic_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2021-08-29/Traffic report">Olympics, movies, and Afghanistan</a></li></ul><ul><li>Community view: <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2021-08-29/Community_view" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2021-08-29/Community view">Making Olympic history on Wikipedia</a> </li></ul></div> <div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> * <b><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost">Read this Signpost in full</a></b> * <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2021-08-29" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Single/2021-08-29">Single-page</a> * <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Subscribe" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Subscribe">Unsubscribe</a> * <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User:MediaWiki message delivery">MediaWiki message delivery</a> (<a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User talk:MediaWiki message delivery">talk</a>) 19:42, 29 August 2021 (UTC)<span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket"><!--__DTREPLYBRACKETOPEN__--></span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" data-mw-comment='{"type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2021-08-29T19:42:00.000Z-The_Signpost:_29_August_2021","replies":[],"timestamp":"2021-08-29T19:42:00.000Z","author":"MediaWiki message delivery"}' href=""><!--__DTREPLY__--></a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket"><!--__DTREPLYBRACKETCLOSE__--></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2021-08-29T19:42:00.000Z-The_Signpost:_29_August_2021"></span> </div></div><dl><dd>Reply to c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2021-08-29T19:42:00.000Z-The_Signpost:_29_August_2021</dd></dl>
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<p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_newsletter" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2021-09-03T20:44:00.000Z-Administrators'_newsletter_–_September_2021"></span>News and updates for administrators</a> from the past month (August 2021).
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<p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Administrator.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/30px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/40px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200"/></a> <b>Administrator changes</b>
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<dl><dd><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg" class="image" title="Readded"><img alt="readded" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1038896266#Resysop_request_(Jake_Wartenberg)" title="Special:PermanentLink/1038896266">Jake Wartenberg</a></dd>
<dd><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="image" title="Removed"><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1036520820#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#August_2021" title="Special:PermanentLink/1036520820">Emperor</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1041601075#Desysop_Request_(Viridian_Bovary)" title="Special:PermanentLink/1041601075">Viridian Bovary</a></dd>
<dd><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pictogram_voting_rename.png" class="image" title="Renamed"><img alt="renamed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Pictogram_voting_rename.png/20px-Pictogram_voting_rename.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Pictogram_voting_rename.png/30px-Pictogram_voting_rename.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Pictogram_voting_rename.png/40px-Pictogram_voting_rename.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250"/></a> <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ashleyyoursmile">Ashleyyoursmile</a></span> → <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Viridian_Bovary">Viridian Bovary</a></span></dd></dl><p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Green_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/30px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/40px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> <b>Guideline and policy news</b>
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<dl><dd><ul><li>Feedback is requested on the <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_draft_guidelines_review" title="Wikipedia:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement draft guidelines review">Universal Code of Conduct enforcement draft</a> by the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Drafting_committee#Phase_2" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee">Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee</a>.</li>
<li>A <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#Should_we_use_ECP_on_templates?" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)">RfC is open</a> on whether to allow administrators to use extended confirmed protection on <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:HIGHRISK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:HIGHRISK">high-risk templates</a>.</li>
<li>A <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Discord_logs" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)">discussion is open</a> to decide when, if ever, should discord logs be eligible for removal when posted onwiki (including whether to oversight them)</li>
<li>A <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_183#RFC:_Pending-changes_protection_of_Today's_featured_article" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 183">RfC</a> on the next steps after the trial of <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:PC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PC">pending changes</a> on <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:TFA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TFA">TFAs</a> has resulted in a 30 day trial of automatic semi protection for TFAs.</li></ul></dd></dl><p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Octicons-tools.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/20px-Octicons-tools.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/30px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/40px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024"/></a> <b>Technical news</b>
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<dl><dd><ul><li>The Score extension has been re-enabled on public wikis. It has been updated, but has been placed in safe mode to address unresolved security issues. Further information on the security issues can be found on the <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Score/2021_security_advisory" class="extiw" title="mw:Extension:Score/2021 security advisory">mediawiki page</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl><p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Scale_of_justice_2.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/30px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/40px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="208"/></a> <b>Arbitration</b>
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<dl><dd><ul><li><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2021" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2021">A request for comment</a> is in progress to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2021" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2021">the Arbitration Committee election</a> and resolve any issues not covered by existing rules. Comments and new proposals are welcome.</li></ul></dd></dl><p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Info_Simple_bw.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/20px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/30px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/40px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a> <b>Miscellaneous</b>
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<p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Administrator.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/30px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/40px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200"/></a> <b>Administrator changes</b>
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<dl><dd><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg" class="image" title="Added"><img alt="added" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Blablubbs" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Blablubbs">Blablubbs</a></dd>
<dd><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="image" title="Removed"><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1041814128#Requesting_a_voluntary_desysop_for_Alvestrand" title="Special:PermanentLink/1041814128">Alvestrand</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1041700744#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#September_2021" title="Special:PermanentLink/1041700744">Black Falcon</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1041700744#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#September_2021" title="Special:PermanentLink/1041700744">Deathphoenix</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1041700744#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#September_2021" title="Special:PermanentLink/1041700744">Dppowell</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1041700744#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#September_2021" title="Special:PermanentLink/1041700744">Mark Arsten</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1047024840#JGHowes" title="Special:PermanentLink/1047024840">JGHowes</a> (<a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deceased_Wikipedians/2021#James_G._Howes_(JGHowes)" title="Wikipedia:Deceased Wikipedians/2021">deceased</a>)</dd></dl><p><br/></p>
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<p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oversight_logo.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oversight_logo.png/20px-Oversight_logo.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oversight_logo.png/30px-Oversight_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oversight_logo.png/40px-Oversight_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="1058" data-file-height="1058"/></a> <b>Oversighter changes</b>
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<dl><dd><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg" class="image" title="Readded"><img alt="readded" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1042925403#changes_to_functionary_team" title="Special:PermanentLink/1042925403">Callanecc</a></dd>
<dd><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="image" title="Removed"><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1044290313#Changes_to_functionary_team_2" title="Special:PermanentLink/1044290313">Mkdw</a></dd></dl><p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="18" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg/30px-Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg/40px-Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="467"/></a> <b>Interface administrator changes</b>
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<dl><dd><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="image" title="Removed"><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1047104570#Inactive_interface_administrators_2021-09-28" title="Special:PermanentLink/1047104570">Galobtter</a></dd></dl><p> 
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<dl><dd><ul><li>Following <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Diff/1042239556#Should_we_use_ECP_on_templates?" title="Special:Diff/1042239556">an RfC</a>, extended confirmed protection may be used preemptively on certain <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:HRT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:HRT">high-risk templates</a>.</li>
<li>Following <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)/Archive_169#Discord_logs" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 169">a discussion at the Village Pump</a>, there is consensus to treat discord logs the same as IRC logs. This means that discord logs will be oversighted if posted onwiki.</li></ul></dd></dl><p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Octicons-tools.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/20px-Octicons-tools.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/30px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/40px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024"/></a> <b>Technical news</b>
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<dl><dd><ul><li><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:DiscussionTools" class="extiw" title="mw:Help:DiscussionTools">DiscussionTools</a> has superseded <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1042678970#Reply-link_officially_superseded_by_DiscussionTools" title="Special:PermanentLink/1042678970">Enterprisey's reply-link</a> script. Editors may switch using the "Discussion tools" checkbox under <span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences" title="Special:Preferences">Preferences</a> → <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures" title="Special:Preferences">Beta features</a></span>.</li></ul></dd></dl><p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Scale_of_justice_2.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/30px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/40px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="208"/></a> <b>Arbitration</b>
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<dl><dd><ul><li>A <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1045390397#Extended_confirmed_restriction_omnibus_motion" title="Special:PermanentLink/1045390397">motion</a> has standardised the 500/30 (extended confirmed) restrictions placed by the Arbitration Committee. The standardised restriction is now listed in <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Procedures#Extended_confirmed_restriction" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures">the Arbitration Committee's procedures</a>.</li>
<li>Following the closure of the <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian_politics" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian politics">Iranian politics</a> case, standard discretionary sanctions <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ARBIRPDS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ARBIRPDS">are authorized</a> for all edits about, and all pages related to, post-1978 Iranian politics, broadly construed.</li>
<li>The Arbitration Committee <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian_politics#RfC_moderation" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian politics">encourages uninvolved administrators</a> to use the discretionary sanctions procedure in topic areas where it is authorised to facilitate consensus in RfCs. This includes, but is not limited to, enforcing sectioned comments, word/diff limits and moratoriums on a particular topic from being brought in an RfC for up to a year.</li></ul></dd></dl><p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Info_Simple_bw.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/20px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/30px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/40px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a> <b>Miscellaneous</b>
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<dl><dd><ul><li>Editors <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1043716941#Proposal_to_expand_trial_of_Growth_team_features" title="Special:PermanentLink/1043716941">have approved</a> expanding the trial of Growth Features from 2% of new accounts to 25%, and the share of newcomers getting mentorship from 2% to 5%. Experienced editors are invited to <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Growth_Team_features/Mentor_list" title="Wikipedia:Growth Team features/Mentor list">add themselves to the mentor list</a>.</li>
<li>The <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2021_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2021 CUOS appointments">community consultation phase</a> of the 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process is open for editors to provide comments and ask questions to candidates.</li></ul></dd></dl><hr/><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><div class="hlist hlist-separated">
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<p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Administrator.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/30px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/40px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200"/></a> <b>Administrator changes</b>
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<dl><dd><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg" class="image" title="Readded"><img alt="readded" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1048749949#Resysop_request_(clpo13)" title="Special:PermanentLink/1048749949">Clpo13</a></dd>
<dd><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="image" title="Removed"><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1047569146#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#October_2021" title="Special:PermanentLink/1047569146">Brian0918</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1047569146#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#October_2021" title="Special:PermanentLink/1047569146">JDoorjam</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1047569146#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#October_2021" title="Special:PermanentLink/1047569146">Karanacs</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1047569146#MrDarcy" title="Special:PermanentLink/1047569146">MrDarcy</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1047569146#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#October_2021" title="Special:PermanentLink/1047569146">Mindspillage</a></dd></dl><p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="18" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg/30px-Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg/40px-Wikipedia_Interface_administrator.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="467"/></a> <b>Interface administrator changes</b>
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<dl><dd><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="image" title="Removed"><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1052405040#Inactive_interface_administrators_2021-10-28" title="Special:PermanentLink/1052405040">Evad37</a></dd></dl><p><br/></p>
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<p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Checkuser_Logo.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/20px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/30px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Checkuser_Logo.svg/40px-Checkuser_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="110" data-file-height="110"/></a> <b>CheckUser changes</b>
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<dl><dd><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg" class="image" title="Added"><img alt="added" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1049846412#2021_CheckUser_and_Oversight_appointments:_candidates_appointed" title="Special:PermanentLink/1049846412">Dreamy Jazz</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1049846412#2021_CheckUser_and_Oversight_appointments:_candidates_appointed" title="Special:PermanentLink/1049846412">Ferret</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1049846412#2021_CheckUser_and_Oversight_appointments:_candidates_appointed" title="Special:PermanentLink/1049846412">GeneralNotability</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1049846412#2021_CheckUser_and_Oversight_appointments:_candidates_appointed" title="Special:PermanentLink/1049846412">Girth Summit</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1049846412#2021_CheckUser_and_Oversight_appointments:_candidates_appointed" title="Special:PermanentLink/1049846412">RoySmith</a></dd></dl><p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oversight_logo.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oversight_logo.png/20px-Oversight_logo.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oversight_logo.png/30px-Oversight_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Oversight_logo.png/40px-Oversight_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="1058" data-file-height="1058"/></a> <b>Oversight changes</b>
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<dl><dd><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg" class="image" title="Added"><img alt="added" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Gnome-colors-list-add.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-add.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1049846412#2021_CheckUser_and_Oversight_appointments:_candidates_appointed" title="Special:PermanentLink/1049846412">Dreamy Jazz</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1049846412#2021_CheckUser_and_Oversight_appointments:_candidates_appointed" title="Special:PermanentLink/1049846412">LuK3</a></dd></dl><p> 
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<p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Green_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/30px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/40px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a> <b>Guideline and policy news</b>
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<dl><dd><ul><li><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2021_review/Proposals" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2021 review/Proposals">Phase 2</a> of the 2021 <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2021_review" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2021 review">RfA review</a> has commenced which will discuss potential solutions to address the 8 issues <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2021_review#Issues_identified" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2021 review">found in Phase 1</a>. Proposed solutions that achieve consensus will be implemented and you may propose solutions till 07 November 2021.</li></ul></dd></dl><p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Octicons-tools.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/20px-Octicons-tools.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/30px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/40px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024"/></a> <b>Technical news</b>
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<dl><dd><ul><li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Toolhub" class="extiw" title="meta:Toolhub">Toolhub</a> is a catalogue of tools which can be used on Wikimedia wikis. It is at <a class="external text" href="https://toolhub.wikimedia.org/">https://toolhub.wikimedia.org/</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl><p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Scale_of_justice_2.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/30px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/40px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="208"/></a> <b>Arbitration</b>
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<li>Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves to stand <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2021" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2021">in the 2021 Arbitration Committee elections</a> from 07 November 2021 until 16 November 2021.</li></ul></dd></dl><p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Info_Simple_bw.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/20px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/30px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Info_Simple_bw.svg/40px-Info_Simple_bw.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a> <b>Miscellaneous</b>
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<p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_newsletter" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-2021-12-03T17:24:00.000Z-Administrators'_newsletter_–_December_2021"></span>News and updates for administrators</a> from the past month (November 2021).
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<p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Administrator.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/20px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/30px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wikipedia_Administrator.svg/40px-Wikipedia_Administrator.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200"/></a> <b>Administrator changes</b>
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<dl><dd><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg" class="image" title="Removed"><img alt="removed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/20px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/30px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg/40px-Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a> <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1052942640#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#November_2021" title="Special:PermanentLink/1052942640">A Train</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1052942640#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#November_2021" title="Special:PermanentLink/1052942640">Berean Hunter</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1056156505#Level_1_desysop_of_Epbr123" title="Special:PermanentLink/1056156505">Epbr123</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1052942640#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2021#November_2021" title="Special:PermanentLink/1052942640">GermanJoe</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1056716258#Voluntarily_resigning_my_administrative_permissions" title="Special:PermanentLink/1056716258">Sanchom</a> • <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1057799750#Resigning_admin_permissions" title="Special:PermanentLink/1057799750">Mysid</a></dd></dl><p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Octicons-tools.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/20px-Octicons-tools.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/30px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Octicons-tools.svg/40px-Octicons-tools.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024"/></a> <b>Technical news</b>
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<dl><dd><ul><li>Unregistered editors using the mobile website are now able to receive notices to indicate they have talk page messages. The notice looks similar to what is already present on desktop, and will be displayed on when viewing any page except mainspace and when editing any page. (<a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T284642" class="extiw" title="phabricator:T284642">T284642</a>)</li>
<li>The limit on the number of emails a user can send per day has been made global instead of per-wiki to help prevent abuse. (<a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T293866" class="extiw" title="phabricator:T293866">T293866</a>)</li></ul></dd></dl><p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Scale_of_justice_2.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/20px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/30px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Scale_of_justice_2.svg/40px-Scale_of_justice_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="208"/></a> <b>Arbitration</b>
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<dl><dd><ul><li>Voting in the <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2021" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2021">2021 Arbitration Committee Elections</a> is open until 23:59, 06 December 2021 (UTC).</li>
<li>The already authorized standard <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:AC/DS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AC/DS">discretionary sanctions</a> for all pages relating to the <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn_of_Africa" title="Horn of Africa">Horn of Africa</a> (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes), broadly construed, <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1057777898#Arbitration_motion_regarding_Horn_of_Africa" title="Special:PermanentLink/1057777898">have been made permanent</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl><p><br/></p>
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