Wikimedia:Village pump

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== Reminder: Help us decide the name of the new Abstract Wikipedia project ==

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{{int:Hello}}. Reminder: Please help to choose name for the new Abstract Wikipedia wiki project. The finalist vote starts today. The finalists for the name are: &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Abstract Wikipedia, Multilingual Wikipedia, Wikiabstracts, Wikigenerator, Proto-Wiki&lt;/span&gt;. If you would like to participate, then '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Abstract Wikipedia naming contest|please learn more and vote now]]''' at meta-wiki.
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I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2026|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]].

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== Archiving ==
Hello, I have archived older posts to [[Wikimedia:Village pump/Archive 8]]. &lt;span style=&quot;white-space:nowrap;&quot;&gt;[[User:Pine|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#01796f; text-shadow:#00BFFF 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;↠Pine&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:Pine|&lt;span style=&quot;color:DeepSkyBlue&quot;&gt;(&lt;b style=&quot;color:#FFDF00;text-shadow:#FFDF00 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;✉&lt;/b&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/span&gt; 05:54, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

:Way past time. Thanks. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 06:10, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

== Upcoming [[:meta:Wikimedia Café|Wikimedia Café]] session regarding the [[:Commons:Commons:Mobile_app|Wikimedia Commons mobile app]] ==

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Hello! There will be a '''[[:meta:Wikimedia Café|Wikimedia Café]]''' meetup on 7 March 2026 at 15:00 UTC, focusing on the '''[[:Commons:Commons:Mobile_app|Wikimedia Commons mobile app]]'''. Featured guests will be software developers 
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== Upcoming Wikimedia Café meetup regarding the [[:meta:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|the 2026-2027 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan]] ==

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== Proposal for [[Archive of Archives]], representation of GLAM topics ==

Partly in the light of [[d:Wikidata:Requests for comment/Notability policy reform]], and given that this is already for several years a wiki-in-search-of-purpose (other than the excellent newsletter!), I would like to propose one.

We need a place to represent GLAM topics in archives/collections/catalogs, that don't necessarily have external identifiers or meet Wikipedia standards of notability, but that are vitally useful for outreach and our partnerships with under-resourced cultural institutions. This proposal would build on the [[m:Wikispore Basic]] concept, and on the following grant: [[m:Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikidata-ArchivesSpace GLAM plugin (ID: 23096591)]]. I've also submitted to present about this idea at the upcoming Wikimania in July 2026. [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 22:44, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not sure what you mean about characterizing this wiki as in need of purpose, but I support your porposal. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 23:20, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
::Thanks, I just meant that there were perhaps more opportunities to differentiate further beyond something that looks like a more specialized Meta-Wiki. [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 18:15, 13 April 2026 (UTC)
:::You generally have good intentions and are a smart and valued member of the community, so I personally trust your judgement. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 00:54, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Pharos|Pharos]] @[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] was Meta-Wiki not set to be inward coordination wiki and Outreach-wiki as outward facing wiki? I think it failed to find not purpose but resources to shape in the way that it is more accessible to Wikimedia GLAM+EDU partners/newbies - no?  I would love if this Wiki would have its [[Talk:About Outreach wiki#interesting decision to have this redirect|About page rather then just redirect]] :-)  [[User:Zblace|Zblace]] ([[User talk:Zblace|talk]]) 02:05, 29 April 2026 (UTC)
::::I think that characterization of [[:m:]] versus [[:outreach:]] is more-or-less correct. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 02:20, 29 April 2026 (UTC)
::::I have now drafted an initial [[About Outreach wiki]]! Though I suppose ideally this should go in some sort of project namespace. [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 03:06, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
:::::Moved to [[Wikimedia:About Outreach wiki]]. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 03:09, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
:This wiki generally would be fine for outward-facing GLAM and education work. You might want to search the wiki to see if there are already pages here which could be revitalized for what you'd like to do. You also might take a look at [[Community and Personal Archiving Resources]], [[Community Archiving Happy Hour]], and [[GLAM]], for example. &lt;span style=&quot;white-space:nowrap;&quot;&gt;[[User:Pine|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#01796f; text-shadow:#00BFFF 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;↠Pine&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:Pine|&lt;span style=&quot;color:DeepSkyBlue&quot;&gt;(&lt;b style=&quot;color:#FFDF00;text-shadow:#FFDF00 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;✉&lt;/b&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/span&gt; 02:07, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
::Indeed, those first two are from [[User:Nmilbrodt]], who is my colleague at the City University of New York! [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 18:27, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

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== May 2026 Wikimedia Café meetups regarding the Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan ==
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== Vote now in the 2026 U4C election ==

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== Deployment of Legal and Safety Contacts Link in the Footer of Your Wiki ==

Hello community, 

The Wikimedia Foundation has provided [[wmf:Legal:Wikimedia Foundation Legal and Safety Contact Information|a single legal and safety contact page]], to be linked in the footer of your wiki, to ensure access to accurate legal information. This is a regulatory requirement. 

We have already rolled out links to English, German, Italian, Spanish Wikipedias and other wikis. We will deploy to your wiki soon. 

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== June 2026 Wikimedia Café meetups regarding the English Wikipedia Editor Reflections project ==

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#'''27 June 2026 15:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1782572400 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to the Americas, Africa, and Europe
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== Social media campaign suggestion ==

Hello, not sure if this is the best place to post this so pls lmk if elsewhere is better.

I really like the recent social media campaign WMF is running lately, where interesting things about/on Wikipedia are being introduced. While these are all great, they're very readership focused and a little surface level.

Imo what would be really helpful is if WMF made entertaining explainers about how Wikipedia works. E.g. this kind of format: [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RhheYbgT89Q]

For example, a really wide misunderstanding is whether Wikipedia has &quot;mods&quot;; many incorrectly assume Wikipedia admins are basically like Reddit mods: all-powerful and with strong control over Wikipedia's content. At least for the English Wikipedia, that's not true. Vids could be made to address this misconception. Would need multiple vids on this topic, spread out over time; it's so widespread and information will take a while to disseminate.

Other possible topics include:
* Explaining how article deletions/deletion nominations work (also really misunderstood)
* Introducing the various parts of Wikipedia, like talk pages, the Teahouse, etc
* Introducing various interesting tools Wikipedians use, like anti-vandal stuff, Twinkle, and AutoWikiBrowser.

[[User:Grapesurgeon|Grapesurgeon]] ([[User talk:Grapesurgeon|talk]]) 12:58, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

:I think this is a fine place to raise this, but I'm not sure who would do this work. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 13:34, 16 June 2026 (UTC)
::WMF has a social media team, no? People who are coordinating the social media accounts. I.e. I'd like this info to reach whoever runs this YouTube account:
::https://www.youtube.com/@wikipedia/shorts [[User:Grapesurgeon|Grapesurgeon]] ([[User talk:Grapesurgeon|talk]]) 13:43, 16 June 2026 (UTC)
:::Gotcha. I'd recommend taking a look at [[:m:Social_media#Contact]]. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 14:05, 16 June 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you, that's perfect! [[User:Grapesurgeon|Grapesurgeon]] ([[User talk:Grapesurgeon|talk]]) 14:12, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

== RFC about AI-generated content in Wikimedia Commons ==

&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt; You are invited to participate in a [[c:Commons:Requests for comment/Policy update for AI content|request for comment on Wikimedia Commons about a policy update for AI content]]. This may affect files that are uploaded to Wikimedia Commons for use on this project. Thank you. [[m:User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[m:User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]])&lt;/bdi&gt; 17:11, 23 June 2026 (UTC)
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== Issue on [[Special:ListGroupRights]] ==

On noc.wikimedia.org within core-Permissions.php, I noticed this under $wgRemoveGroups:
&lt;syntaxhighlight lang=&quot;php&quot;&gt;
'+outreachwiki' =&gt; [
	'bureaucrat' =&gt; [
		'sysop', 'autopatrolled', 'import',
	],
],
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The above says that bureaucrats can remove administrator, autopatroller and importer user groups. However, in addition that &lt;code&gt;autopatrolled&lt;/code&gt; should be removed (as we don’t have that user group locally), for &lt;code&gt;importer&lt;/code&gt; we should either allow local bureaucrats to grant (in addition to removing) it, as they can currently remove that permission but ''not'' grant it, or that ability should be removed, therefore allowing stewards to handle requests for importer permissions.

Thoughts? [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 17:10, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

:I don't know the exact specifics here, but Outreach was a weird and rare wiki where bureaucrats could at will add other bureaucrats (this is how I got these rights, in fact). So the way this wiki was configured was very different in that narrow respect than hundreds of other WMF wikis. Why that happened is a mystery for the ages, but the community here has decided to bring it more in line with other standard WMF wikis, so if you're pointing out an issue that needs to be resolved, I think the community would agree. I personally have no strong feelings about it. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 17:12, 26 June 2026 (UTC)
:: I will summarize this:
::# &lt;code&gt;autopatrolled&lt;/code&gt; should be removed as we do not have that user group locally, or if it's created here, then we should allow admins to grant and remove it.
::# There are two options for &lt;code&gt;importer&lt;/code&gt;: allow bureaucrats to also grant it in addition to removing, or remove that and allow stewards to grant and revoke importer permissions.
:: [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 17:16, 26 June 2026 (UTC)
:::Again, I'm not really following, but I support you creating a ticket at [[:phab:]] to this effect. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 14:37, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
: [[User:Koavf|Koavf]], I filed [[phab:T431959]]. After careful consideration (and because Outreach is not listed at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Importer|the Meta page about importers]]), after that ticket is done only stewards will be able to grant and remove importer permissions, unless the community (if available at all) wants to request bureaucrats to grant and revoke importer permissions locally. Thank you. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 03:15, 13 July 2026 (UTC)
::Thanks for following up. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 04:07, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

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Please remove this CSS code on that page:
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== July 2026 Wikimedia Café meetups regarding Wikimedia governance and options for reform ==

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== An update on [[#Issue on Special:ListGroupRights]] ==

[[phab:T431959]] was stalled because the community did not agree whether to allow bureaucrats to grant and revoke importer rights, or to only allow stewards to grant and revoke importer here. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Codename Noreste|contribs]]) 17:53, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
: In addition to the above, I would suggest removing the ability for bureaucrats to remove the importer right, as they cannot grant it. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Codename Noreste|contribs]]) 17:42, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

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== [[Special:Contributions/まるがめ製麺]] ==

Reason for reporting: impersonation of [[:w:ja:丸亀製麺]] ([[:d:Q10877253]], [[:wikt:en:丸]]=[[:wikt:en:まる]], [[:wikt:en:亀]]=がめ). [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 12:13, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

:Cc: [[User:Jianhui67]] [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 12:53, 4 September 2026 (UTC)
:{{done}} Blocked indefinitely. [[User:Jianhui67|'''&lt;font color=&quot;#0E0&quot;&gt;Jianhui67&lt;/font&gt;]]&lt;sup&gt; [[User talk:Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''talk'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;★&lt;/span&gt;[[Special:Contributions/Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''contribs'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/sup&gt; 13:05, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

== October 2026 Wikimedia Café: legal issues on Commons, and WMF Board selection process ==
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== Inactivity notice created ==
I created {{tlx|Inactivity notice}} to notify inactive users holding advanced permissions. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 14:54, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

:Thanks. Up until now, I just copy and paste old messages. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 15:16, 20 October 2026 (UTC)
:: I just used this to notify Steinsplitter, who was inactive since 2025. I also emailed them per the inactivity policy. If they do not respond after 30 days, this will leave you as the only bureaucrat, and we might need another one. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 15:19, 20 October 2026 (UTC)
:::Having no fewer than two seems like a good idea, for sure. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 15:20, 20 October 2026 (UTC)
:::: I'm willing to run for bureaucrat permissions. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 15:23, 20 October 2026 (UTC)
::::Hmm, I thought about this for a while, and I shall put forward my name for bureaucrat application too. I patrol Outreach quite frequently as an admin and I think I can help out with the wiki's functional tasks. In the event Steinsplitter gets desysopped for inactivity, we would potentially be left with 2 bureaucrats (if CN's request passes), and Koavf said that having no fewer than two bureaucrats seems like a good idea. [[User:Jianhui67|'''&lt;font color=&quot;#0E0&quot;&gt;Jianhui67&lt;/font&gt;]]&lt;sup&gt; [[User talk:Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''talk'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;★&lt;/span&gt;[[Special:Contributions/Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''contribs'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/sup&gt; 14:57, 22 October 2026 (UTC)
:::::I would support you if you posted to [[Wikimedia:Requests for permissions]]. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 15:03, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

== Proposal related to the abuse filter ==
Hi, everyone. I am proposing that we include the following for [[Special:AbuseFilter]]:
# &lt;code&gt;abusefilter-revert&lt;/code&gt; is included in the administrator user group, which will allow the reversion of actions made by an abuse filter.
# Enable the block action in which, once an abuse filter with this action is triggered, it will automatically block a vandal or spammer.
Thoughts? [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 17:19, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

:I do not have much knowledge about abuse filters to judge its feasibility, but the second proposal sounds like a good idea to me. [[User:Jianhui67|'''&lt;font color=&quot;#0E0&quot;&gt;Jianhui67&lt;/font&gt;]]&lt;sup&gt; [[User talk:Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''talk'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;★&lt;/span&gt;[[Special:Contributions/Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''contribs'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/sup&gt; 17:46, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

== Proposal for a new inactivity policy for translation administrators ==
See [[Wikimedia talk:Inactivity policy#Inactivity policy for translation administrators]], thanks. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 18:37, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

== Create an autopatroller user group? ==
I would like to propose creating the autopatroller (&lt;code&gt;autopatrolled&lt;/code&gt;) user group, as this will allow page creations to be automatically patrolled by trusted users, and administrators can grant and remove the user group. Thoughts? [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 15:21, 3 November 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== Archiving ==
Hello, I have archived older posts to [[Wikimedia:Village pump/Archive 8]]. &lt;span style=&quot;white-space:nowrap;&quot;&gt;[[User:Pine|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#01796f; text-shadow:#00BFFF 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;↠Pine&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:Pine|&lt;span style=&quot;color:DeepSkyBlue&quot;&gt;(&lt;b style=&quot;color:#FFDF00;text-shadow:#FFDF00 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;✉&lt;/b&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/span&gt; 05:54, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

:Way past time. Thanks. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 06:10, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

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== Upcoming Wikimedia Café meetup regarding the [[:meta:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|the 2026-2027 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan]] ==

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In addition to this Café session, [[:meta:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Collaboration|several additional meetings regarding the Annual Plan are listed on the Collaboration page]], and you may participate on the [[:meta:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]]. &lt;br /&gt;

This Café meetup will be approximately two hours long. Attendees may choose to attend only for a part. Please see the Café page for more information, including [[:meta:Wikimedia Café#Signups for the April 2026 session|how to register]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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== Proposal for [[Archive of Archives]], representation of GLAM topics ==

Partly in the light of [[d:Wikidata:Requests for comment/Notability policy reform]], and given that this is already for several years a wiki-in-search-of-purpose (other than the excellent newsletter!), I would like to propose one.

We need a place to represent GLAM topics in archives/collections/catalogs, that don't necessarily have external identifiers or meet Wikipedia standards of notability, but that are vitally useful for outreach and our partnerships with under-resourced cultural institutions. This proposal would build on the [[m:Wikispore Basic]] concept, and on the following grant: [[m:Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikidata-ArchivesSpace GLAM plugin (ID: 23096591)]]. I've also submitted to present about this idea at the upcoming Wikimania in July 2026. [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 22:44, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not sure what you mean about characterizing this wiki as in need of purpose, but I support your porposal. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 23:20, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
::Thanks, I just meant that there were perhaps more opportunities to differentiate further beyond something that looks like a more specialized Meta-Wiki. [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 18:15, 13 April 2026 (UTC)
:::You generally have good intentions and are a smart and valued member of the community, so I personally trust your judgement. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 00:54, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Pharos|Pharos]] @[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] was Meta-Wiki not set to be inward coordination wiki and Outreach-wiki as outward facing wiki? I think it failed to find not purpose but resources to shape in the way that it is more accessible to Wikimedia GLAM+EDU partners/newbies - no?  I would love if this Wiki would have its [[Talk:About Outreach wiki#interesting decision to have this redirect|About page rather then just redirect]] :-)  [[User:Zblace|Zblace]] ([[User talk:Zblace|talk]]) 02:05, 29 April 2026 (UTC)
::::I think that characterization of [[:m:]] versus [[:outreach:]] is more-or-less correct. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 02:20, 29 April 2026 (UTC)
::::I have now drafted an initial [[About Outreach wiki]]! Though I suppose ideally this should go in some sort of project namespace. [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 03:06, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
:::::Moved to [[Wikimedia:About Outreach wiki]]. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 03:09, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
:This wiki generally would be fine for outward-facing GLAM and education work. You might want to search the wiki to see if there are already pages here which could be revitalized for what you'd like to do. You also might take a look at [[Community and Personal Archiving Resources]], [[Community Archiving Happy Hour]], and [[GLAM]], for example. &lt;span style=&quot;white-space:nowrap;&quot;&gt;[[User:Pine|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#01796f; text-shadow:#00BFFF 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;↠Pine&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:Pine|&lt;span style=&quot;color:DeepSkyBlue&quot;&gt;(&lt;b style=&quot;color:#FFDF00;text-shadow:#FFDF00 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;✉&lt;/b&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/span&gt; 02:07, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
::Indeed, those first two are from [[User:Nmilbrodt]], who is my colleague at the City University of New York! [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 18:27, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

== Request for comment (global AI policy) ==

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== May 2026 Wikimedia Café meetups regarding the Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan ==
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Hello! There will be two '''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9 Wikimedia Café]''' discussion opportunities during the last weekend of May. Both sessions will focus on the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2026-2027 the 2026-2027 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan]. Participants may attend either or both sessions.

#'''Saturday, 30 May 2026 at 15:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1780153200 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to the Americas, Africa, and Europe
#'''Sunday, 31 May 2026 at 05:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1780203600 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to Asia and the Pacific

Café participants are highly encouraged to read in advance [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sohom_Datta/annual_plan_guide at least this summary of the plan]. Optionally,  Café participants are encouraged to read portions of the plan that interest them and [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2026-2027 ask questions or provide feedback on the Annual Plan talk page]. 

Please see the Café page for more information, including [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9#May_2026_meetings_with_a_focus_on_Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2026-2027 tables of timestamp conversions for both sessions], [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9#Agenda._This_will_be_an_approximately_1_hour_Caf%C3%A9_session,_and_is_extendible_for_an_additional_30_minutes_if_needed. the agenda], and [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9#How_to_attend_the_session how to register]!
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== Vote now in the 2026 U4C election ==

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Eligible voters are asked to participate in the 2026 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] election. More information–including an eligibility check, voting process information, candidate information, and a link to the vote–are available on Meta at the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Election/2026|2026 Election information page]]. The vote closes on 2 June 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1780358400 00:00 UTC].

Please vote if your account is eligible. Results will be available by 14 June 2026. -- In cooperation with the U4C,&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;

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== Deployment of Legal and Safety Contacts Link in the Footer of Your Wiki ==

Hello community, 

The Wikimedia Foundation has provided [[wmf:Legal:Wikimedia Foundation Legal and Safety Contact Information|a single legal and safety contact page]], to be linked in the footer of your wiki, to ensure access to accurate legal information. This is a regulatory requirement. 

We have already rolled out links to English, German, Italian, Spanish Wikipedias and other wikis. We will deploy to your wiki soon. 

Please [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Legal and Safety Contacts FAQ|read more on the project page]] and leave any comments in this thread or on [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Legal and Safety Contacts FAQ|the talk page]]. –– [[User:STei (WMF)|STei (WMF)]] ([[User talk:STei (WMF)|talk]]) 17:48, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

== June 2026 Wikimedia Café meetups regarding the English Wikipedia Editor Reflections project ==

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Hello! There will be two '''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9 Wikimedia Café]''' discussion opportunities during the last weekend of June. Both sessions will focus on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Editor_reflections English Wikipedia Editor Reflections project]. The featured guest in the Café will be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Clovermoss User:Clovermoss]. Participants may attend either or both sessions.

#'''27 June 2026 15:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1782572400 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to the Americas, Africa, and Europe
#'''28 June 2026 03:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1782615600 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to Asia and the Pacific

Please see the Café page for more information, including [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9#How_to_attend_the_session how to register]!
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== Social media campaign suggestion ==

Hello, not sure if this is the best place to post this so pls lmk if elsewhere is better.

I really like the recent social media campaign WMF is running lately, where interesting things about/on Wikipedia are being introduced. While these are all great, they're very readership focused and a little surface level.

Imo what would be really helpful is if WMF made entertaining explainers about how Wikipedia works. E.g. this kind of format: [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RhheYbgT89Q]

For example, a really wide misunderstanding is whether Wikipedia has &quot;mods&quot;; many incorrectly assume Wikipedia admins are basically like Reddit mods: all-powerful and with strong control over Wikipedia's content. At least for the English Wikipedia, that's not true. Vids could be made to address this misconception. Would need multiple vids on this topic, spread out over time; it's so widespread and information will take a while to disseminate.

Other possible topics include:
* Explaining how article deletions/deletion nominations work (also really misunderstood)
* Introducing the various parts of Wikipedia, like talk pages, the Teahouse, etc
* Introducing various interesting tools Wikipedians use, like anti-vandal stuff, Twinkle, and AutoWikiBrowser.

[[User:Grapesurgeon|Grapesurgeon]] ([[User talk:Grapesurgeon|talk]]) 12:58, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

:I think this is a fine place to raise this, but I'm not sure who would do this work. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 13:34, 16 June 2026 (UTC)
::WMF has a social media team, no? People who are coordinating the social media accounts. I.e. I'd like this info to reach whoever runs this YouTube account:
::https://www.youtube.com/@wikipedia/shorts [[User:Grapesurgeon|Grapesurgeon]] ([[User talk:Grapesurgeon|talk]]) 13:43, 16 June 2026 (UTC)
:::Gotcha. I'd recommend taking a look at [[:m:Social_media#Contact]]. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 14:05, 16 June 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you, that's perfect! [[User:Grapesurgeon|Grapesurgeon]] ([[User talk:Grapesurgeon|talk]]) 14:12, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

== RFC about AI-generated content in Wikimedia Commons ==

&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt; You are invited to participate in a [[c:Commons:Requests for comment/Policy update for AI content|request for comment on Wikimedia Commons about a policy update for AI content]]. This may affect files that are uploaded to Wikimedia Commons for use on this project. Thank you. [[m:User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[m:User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]])&lt;/bdi&gt; 17:11, 23 June 2026 (UTC)
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== Issue on [[Special:ListGroupRights]] ==

On noc.wikimedia.org within core-Permissions.php, I noticed this under $wgRemoveGroups:
&lt;syntaxhighlight lang=&quot;php&quot;&gt;
'+outreachwiki' =&gt; [
	'bureaucrat' =&gt; [
		'sysop', 'autopatrolled', 'import',
	],
],
&lt;/syntaxhighlight&gt;
The above says that bureaucrats can remove administrator, autopatroller and importer user groups. However, in addition that &lt;code&gt;autopatrolled&lt;/code&gt; should be removed (as we don’t have that user group locally), for &lt;code&gt;importer&lt;/code&gt; we should either allow local bureaucrats to grant (in addition to removing) it, as they can currently remove that permission but ''not'' grant it, or that ability should be removed, therefore allowing stewards to handle requests for importer permissions.

Thoughts? [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 17:10, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

:I don't know the exact specifics here, but Outreach was a weird and rare wiki where bureaucrats could at will add other bureaucrats (this is how I got these rights, in fact). So the way this wiki was configured was very different in that narrow respect than hundreds of other WMF wikis. Why that happened is a mystery for the ages, but the community here has decided to bring it more in line with other standard WMF wikis, so if you're pointing out an issue that needs to be resolved, I think the community would agree. I personally have no strong feelings about it. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 17:12, 26 June 2026 (UTC)
:: I will summarize this:
::# &lt;code&gt;autopatrolled&lt;/code&gt; should be removed as we do not have that user group locally, or if it's created here, then we should allow admins to grant and remove it.
::# There are two options for &lt;code&gt;importer&lt;/code&gt;: allow bureaucrats to also grant it in addition to removing, or remove that and allow stewards to grant and revoke importer permissions.
:: [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 17:16, 26 June 2026 (UTC)
:::Again, I'm not really following, but I support you creating a ticket at [[:phab:]] to this effect. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 14:37, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
: [[User:Koavf|Koavf]], I filed [[phab:T431959]]. After careful consideration (and because Outreach is not listed at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Importer|the Meta page about importers]]), after that ticket is done only stewards will be able to grant and remove importer permissions, unless the community (if available at all) wants to request bureaucrats to grant and revoke importer permissions locally. Thank you. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 03:15, 13 July 2026 (UTC)
::Thanks for following up. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 04:07, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

== Edit request to [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] ==

Please remove this CSS code on that page:
&lt;syntaxhighlight lang=&quot;css&quot;&gt;
/* NS MediaWiki + MediaWiki_talk (light grey) */
.ns-8 #content,
.ns-9 #content { background-color: #f4f4f4; }
.ns-8 div.thumb,
.ns-9 div.thumb { border-color: #f4f4f4; }
&lt;/syntaxhighlight&gt;
This interferes with Vector 2022's dark mode. Thank you. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 03:22, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

:{{done}} ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 04:09, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

== July 2026 Wikimedia Café meetups regarding Wikimedia governance and options for reform ==

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Hello! There will be two '''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9 Wikimedia Café]''' discussion opportunities in July. Both sessions will focus on Wikimedia governance, including possible follow-ups to the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter Movement Charter] and options for reform. Participants may attend either or both Café sessions. 

This month, to deconflict the Café meetups from Wikimania, the meetups will be held one day later than usual.

#'''26 July 2026 15:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1785078000 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to the Americas, Africa, and Europe
#'''27 July 2026 03:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1785121200 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to Asia and the Pacific

Please see the Café page for more information, including [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9#How_to_attend_the_session how to register]!
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== An update on [[#Issue on Special:ListGroupRights]] ==

[[phab:T431959]] was stalled because the community did not agree whether to allow bureaucrats to grant and revoke importer rights, or to only allow stewards to grant and revoke importer here. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Codename Noreste|contribs]]) 17:53, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
: In addition to the above, I would suggest removing the ability for bureaucrats to remove the importer right, as they cannot grant it. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Codename Noreste|contribs]]) 17:42, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

== Request for comment (the future of Abstract Wikipedia) ==

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You are invited to voice your opinions in a [[:m:Requests for comment/The future of Abstract Wikipedia|request for comment about the future of Abstract Wikipedia]]. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
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== August 2026 Wikimedia Café meetups regarding [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Next_25 Next 25] ==

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Hello! There will be two '''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9 Wikimedia Café]''' discussion opportunities in August. Both sessions will focus on [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Next_25 the Next 25 initiative], including [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Next_25/A_proposal_to_frame_Next_25 framing the initiative]. Participants may attend either or both Café sessions. 


#'''29 August 2026 15:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1788015600 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to the Americas, Africa, and Europe
#'''30 August 2026 03:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1788058800 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to Asia and the Pacific

Please see the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9 Café] page for more information, including [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9#Agenda._This_will_be_an_approximately_1_hour_Caf%C3%A9_session agenda details] and [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9#How_to_attend_the_session how to register]!

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== [[Special:Contributions/まるがめ製麺]] ==

Reason for reporting: impersonation of [[:w:ja:丸亀製麺]] ([[:d:Q10877253]], [[:wikt:en:丸]]=[[:wikt:en:まる]], [[:wikt:en:亀]]=がめ). [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 12:13, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

:Cc: [[User:Jianhui67]] [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 12:53, 4 September 2026 (UTC)
:{{done}} Blocked indefinitely. [[User:Jianhui67|'''&lt;font color=&quot;#0E0&quot;&gt;Jianhui67&lt;/font&gt;]]&lt;sup&gt; [[User talk:Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''talk'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;★&lt;/span&gt;[[Special:Contributions/Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''contribs'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/sup&gt; 13:05, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

== October 2026 Wikimedia Café: legal issues on Commons, and WMF Board selection process ==
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Hello! There will be two '''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9 Wikimedia Café]''' discussion opportunities in October. In a change from the usual Café practice, this month's sessions will have different topics. Anyone who meets the Café attendance criteria is welcome to attend either or both sessions.

Session A will happen on Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1792854000 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to the Americas, Africa, and Europe. This session will feature [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:PBradley-WMF Wikimedia Foundation lawyer Phil Bradley-Schmieg]. We will discuss legal issues on Wikimedia Commons, including complexities of international law. (I am hoping that in a future month, a similar Café session will be offered at a time friendly to Asia and the Pacific.)

Session B will happen on Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1792897200 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to Asia and the Pacific, we will discuss [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2027/Proposed_eligibility_criteria proposed changes to how Wikimedia Foundation Board candidates are selected]. The latest proposals are much different from the earlier July 2026 proposals. The due date for feedback on current proposals is 27 October, and Wikimedians are welcome to participate on the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2027/Proposed_eligibility_criteria proposal talk page] regardless of Café attendance.

Please see the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9 Café] page for more information, including [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9#How_to_attend_the_session how to register]!

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== Inactivity notice created ==
I created {{tlx|Inactivity notice}} to notify inactive users holding advanced permissions. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 14:54, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

:Thanks. Up until now, I just copy and paste old messages. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 15:16, 20 October 2026 (UTC)
:: I just used this to notify Steinsplitter, who was inactive since 2025. I also emailed them per the inactivity policy. If they do not respond after 30 days, this will leave you as the only bureaucrat, and we might need another one. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 15:19, 20 October 2026 (UTC)
:::Having no fewer than two seems like a good idea, for sure. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 15:20, 20 October 2026 (UTC)
:::: I'm willing to run for bureaucrat permissions. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 15:23, 20 October 2026 (UTC)
::::Hmm, I thought about this for a while, and I shall put forward my name for bureaucrat application too. I patrol Outreach quite frequently as an admin and I think I can help out with the wiki's functional tasks. In the event Steinsplitter gets desysopped for inactivity, we would potentially be left with 2 bureaucrats (if CN's request passes), and Koavf said that having no fewer than two bureaucrats seems like a good idea. [[User:Jianhui67|'''&lt;font color=&quot;#0E0&quot;&gt;Jianhui67&lt;/font&gt;]]&lt;sup&gt; [[User talk:Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''talk'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;★&lt;/span&gt;[[Special:Contributions/Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''contribs'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/sup&gt; 14:57, 22 October 2026 (UTC)
:::::I would support you if you posted to [[Wikimedia:Requests for permissions]]. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 15:03, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

== Proposal related to the abuse filter ==
Hi, everyone. I am proposing that we include the following for [[Special:AbuseFilter]]:
# &lt;code&gt;abusefilter-revert&lt;/code&gt; is included in the administrator user group, which will allow the reversion of actions made by an abuse filter.
# Enable the block action in which, once an abuse filter with this action is triggered, it will automatically block a vandal or spammer.
Thoughts? [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 17:19, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

:I do not have much knowledge about abuse filters to judge its feasibility, but the second proposal sounds like a good idea to me. [[User:Jianhui67|'''&lt;font color=&quot;#0E0&quot;&gt;Jianhui67&lt;/font&gt;]]&lt;sup&gt; [[User talk:Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''talk'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;★&lt;/span&gt;[[Special:Contributions/Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''contribs'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/sup&gt; 17:46, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

== Proposal for a new inactivity policy for translation administrators ==
See [[Wikimedia talk:Inactivity policy#Inactivity policy for translation administrators]], thanks. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 18:37, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

== Create an autopatroller user group? ==
I would like to propose creating the autopatroller (&lt;code&gt;autopatrolled&lt;/code&gt;) user group, as this will allow page creations to be automatically patrolled by trusted users, and administrators can grant and remove the user group. Thoughts? [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 15:21, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

:{{support}} ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 16:27, 3 November 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== Reminder: Help us decide the name of the new Abstract Wikipedia project ==

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{{int:Hello}}. Reminder: Please help to choose name for the new Abstract Wikipedia wiki project. The finalist vote starts today. The finalists for the name are: &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Abstract Wikipedia, Multilingual Wikipedia, Wikiabstracts, Wikigenerator, Proto-Wiki&lt;/span&gt;. If you would like to participate, then '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Abstract Wikipedia naming contest|please learn more and vote now]]''' at meta-wiki.
{{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
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== Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines ==

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I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2026|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

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== Archiving ==
Hello, I have archived older posts to [[Wikimedia:Village pump/Archive 8]]. &lt;span style=&quot;white-space:nowrap;&quot;&gt;[[User:Pine|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#01796f; text-shadow:#00BFFF 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;↠Pine&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:Pine|&lt;span style=&quot;color:DeepSkyBlue&quot;&gt;(&lt;b style=&quot;color:#FFDF00;text-shadow:#FFDF00 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;✉&lt;/b&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/span&gt; 05:54, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

:Way past time. Thanks. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 06:10, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

== Upcoming [[:meta:Wikimedia Café|Wikimedia Café]] session regarding the [[:Commons:Commons:Mobile_app|Wikimedia Commons mobile app]] ==

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Hello! There will be a '''[[:meta:Wikimedia Café|Wikimedia Café]]''' meetup on 7 March 2026 at 15:00 UTC, focusing on the '''[[:Commons:Commons:Mobile_app|Wikimedia Commons mobile app]]'''. Featured guests will be software developers 
&lt;span class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;[//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Misaochan User:Misaochan]&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;[//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:RitikaPahwa4444 User:RitikaPahwa4444]&lt;/span&gt;, and Wiki Project Med chair &lt;span class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;[//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Doc_James User:Doc James]&lt;/span&gt;. Please see the Café page for more information, including how to attend. &lt;span style=&quot;white-space:nowrap;&quot;&gt;[[User:Pine|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#01796f; text-shadow:#00BFFF 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;↠Pine&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:Pine|&lt;span style=&quot;color:DeepSkyBlue&quot;&gt;(&lt;b style=&quot;color:#FFDF00;text-shadow:#FFDF00 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;✉&lt;/b&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/span&gt; 06:03, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

== Upcoming Wikimedia Café meetup regarding the [[:meta:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|the 2026-2027 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan]] ==

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In addition to this Café session, [[:meta:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Collaboration|several additional meetings regarding the Annual Plan are listed on the Collaboration page]], and you may participate on the [[:meta:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]]. &lt;br /&gt;

This Café meetup will be approximately two hours long. Attendees may choose to attend only for a part. Please see the Café page for more information, including [[:meta:Wikimedia Café#Signups for the April 2026 session|how to register]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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== Proposal for [[Archive of Archives]], representation of GLAM topics ==

Partly in the light of [[d:Wikidata:Requests for comment/Notability policy reform]], and given that this is already for several years a wiki-in-search-of-purpose (other than the excellent newsletter!), I would like to propose one.

We need a place to represent GLAM topics in archives/collections/catalogs, that don't necessarily have external identifiers or meet Wikipedia standards of notability, but that are vitally useful for outreach and our partnerships with under-resourced cultural institutions. This proposal would build on the [[m:Wikispore Basic]] concept, and on the following grant: [[m:Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikidata-ArchivesSpace GLAM plugin (ID: 23096591)]]. I've also submitted to present about this idea at the upcoming Wikimania in July 2026. [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 22:44, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not sure what you mean about characterizing this wiki as in need of purpose, but I support your porposal. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 23:20, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
::Thanks, I just meant that there were perhaps more opportunities to differentiate further beyond something that looks like a more specialized Meta-Wiki. [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 18:15, 13 April 2026 (UTC)
:::You generally have good intentions and are a smart and valued member of the community, so I personally trust your judgement. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 00:54, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Pharos|Pharos]] @[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] was Meta-Wiki not set to be inward coordination wiki and Outreach-wiki as outward facing wiki? I think it failed to find not purpose but resources to shape in the way that it is more accessible to Wikimedia GLAM+EDU partners/newbies - no?  I would love if this Wiki would have its [[Talk:About Outreach wiki#interesting decision to have this redirect|About page rather then just redirect]] :-)  [[User:Zblace|Zblace]] ([[User talk:Zblace|talk]]) 02:05, 29 April 2026 (UTC)
::::I think that characterization of [[:m:]] versus [[:outreach:]] is more-or-less correct. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 02:20, 29 April 2026 (UTC)
::::I have now drafted an initial [[About Outreach wiki]]! Though I suppose ideally this should go in some sort of project namespace. [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 03:06, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
:::::Moved to [[Wikimedia:About Outreach wiki]]. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 03:09, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
:This wiki generally would be fine for outward-facing GLAM and education work. You might want to search the wiki to see if there are already pages here which could be revitalized for what you'd like to do. You also might take a look at [[Community and Personal Archiving Resources]], [[Community Archiving Happy Hour]], and [[GLAM]], for example. &lt;span style=&quot;white-space:nowrap;&quot;&gt;[[User:Pine|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#01796f; text-shadow:#00BFFF 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;↠Pine&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:Pine|&lt;span style=&quot;color:DeepSkyBlue&quot;&gt;(&lt;b style=&quot;color:#FFDF00;text-shadow:#FFDF00 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;✉&lt;/b&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/span&gt; 02:07, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
::Indeed, those first two are from [[User:Nmilbrodt]], who is my colleague at the City University of New York! [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 18:27, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

== Request for comment (global AI policy) ==

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A [[:m:Requests for comment/Artificial intelligence policy|request for comment]] is currently being held to decide on a global AI policy. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
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== May 2026 Wikimedia Café meetups regarding the Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan ==
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Hello! There will be two '''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9 Wikimedia Café]''' discussion opportunities during the last weekend of May. Both sessions will focus on the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2026-2027 the 2026-2027 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan]. Participants may attend either or both sessions.

#'''Saturday, 30 May 2026 at 15:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1780153200 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to the Americas, Africa, and Europe
#'''Sunday, 31 May 2026 at 05:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1780203600 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to Asia and the Pacific

Café participants are highly encouraged to read in advance [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sohom_Datta/annual_plan_guide at least this summary of the plan]. Optionally,  Café participants are encouraged to read portions of the plan that interest them and [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2026-2027 ask questions or provide feedback on the Annual Plan talk page]. 

Please see the Café page for more information, including [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9#May_2026_meetings_with_a_focus_on_Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2026-2027 tables of timestamp conversions for both sessions], [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9#Agenda._This_will_be_an_approximately_1_hour_Caf%C3%A9_session,_and_is_extendible_for_an_additional_30_minutes_if_needed. the agenda], and [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9#How_to_attend_the_session how to register]!
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== Vote now in the 2026 U4C election ==

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== June 2026 Wikimedia Café meetups regarding the English Wikipedia Editor Reflections project ==

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#'''27 June 2026 15:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1782572400 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to the Americas, Africa, and Europe
#'''28 June 2026 03:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1782615600 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to Asia and the Pacific

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== Social media campaign suggestion ==

Hello, not sure if this is the best place to post this so pls lmk if elsewhere is better.

I really like the recent social media campaign WMF is running lately, where interesting things about/on Wikipedia are being introduced. While these are all great, they're very readership focused and a little surface level.

Imo what would be really helpful is if WMF made entertaining explainers about how Wikipedia works. E.g. this kind of format: [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RhheYbgT89Q]

For example, a really wide misunderstanding is whether Wikipedia has &quot;mods&quot;; many incorrectly assume Wikipedia admins are basically like Reddit mods: all-powerful and with strong control over Wikipedia's content. At least for the English Wikipedia, that's not true. Vids could be made to address this misconception. Would need multiple vids on this topic, spread out over time; it's so widespread and information will take a while to disseminate.

Other possible topics include:
* Explaining how article deletions/deletion nominations work (also really misunderstood)
* Introducing the various parts of Wikipedia, like talk pages, the Teahouse, etc
* Introducing various interesting tools Wikipedians use, like anti-vandal stuff, Twinkle, and AutoWikiBrowser.

[[User:Grapesurgeon|Grapesurgeon]] ([[User talk:Grapesurgeon|talk]]) 12:58, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

:I think this is a fine place to raise this, but I'm not sure who would do this work. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 13:34, 16 June 2026 (UTC)
::WMF has a social media team, no? People who are coordinating the social media accounts. I.e. I'd like this info to reach whoever runs this YouTube account:
::https://www.youtube.com/@wikipedia/shorts [[User:Grapesurgeon|Grapesurgeon]] ([[User talk:Grapesurgeon|talk]]) 13:43, 16 June 2026 (UTC)
:::Gotcha. I'd recommend taking a look at [[:m:Social_media#Contact]]. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 14:05, 16 June 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you, that's perfect! [[User:Grapesurgeon|Grapesurgeon]] ([[User talk:Grapesurgeon|talk]]) 14:12, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

== RFC about AI-generated content in Wikimedia Commons ==

&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt; You are invited to participate in a [[c:Commons:Requests for comment/Policy update for AI content|request for comment on Wikimedia Commons about a policy update for AI content]]. This may affect files that are uploaded to Wikimedia Commons for use on this project. Thank you. [[m:User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[m:User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]])&lt;/bdi&gt; 17:11, 23 June 2026 (UTC)
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== Issue on [[Special:ListGroupRights]] ==

On noc.wikimedia.org within core-Permissions.php, I noticed this under $wgRemoveGroups:
&lt;syntaxhighlight lang=&quot;php&quot;&gt;
'+outreachwiki' =&gt; [
	'bureaucrat' =&gt; [
		'sysop', 'autopatrolled', 'import',
	],
],
&lt;/syntaxhighlight&gt;
The above says that bureaucrats can remove administrator, autopatroller and importer user groups. However, in addition that &lt;code&gt;autopatrolled&lt;/code&gt; should be removed (as we don’t have that user group locally), for &lt;code&gt;importer&lt;/code&gt; we should either allow local bureaucrats to grant (in addition to removing) it, as they can currently remove that permission but ''not'' grant it, or that ability should be removed, therefore allowing stewards to handle requests for importer permissions.

Thoughts? [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 17:10, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

:I don't know the exact specifics here, but Outreach was a weird and rare wiki where bureaucrats could at will add other bureaucrats (this is how I got these rights, in fact). So the way this wiki was configured was very different in that narrow respect than hundreds of other WMF wikis. Why that happened is a mystery for the ages, but the community here has decided to bring it more in line with other standard WMF wikis, so if you're pointing out an issue that needs to be resolved, I think the community would agree. I personally have no strong feelings about it. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 17:12, 26 June 2026 (UTC)
:: I will summarize this:
::# &lt;code&gt;autopatrolled&lt;/code&gt; should be removed as we do not have that user group locally, or if it's created here, then we should allow admins to grant and remove it.
::# There are two options for &lt;code&gt;importer&lt;/code&gt;: allow bureaucrats to also grant it in addition to removing, or remove that and allow stewards to grant and revoke importer permissions.
:: [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 17:16, 26 June 2026 (UTC)
:::Again, I'm not really following, but I support you creating a ticket at [[:phab:]] to this effect. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 14:37, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
: [[User:Koavf|Koavf]], I filed [[phab:T431959]]. After careful consideration (and because Outreach is not listed at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Importer|the Meta page about importers]]), after that ticket is done only stewards will be able to grant and remove importer permissions, unless the community (if available at all) wants to request bureaucrats to grant and revoke importer permissions locally. Thank you. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 03:15, 13 July 2026 (UTC)
::Thanks for following up. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 04:07, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

== Edit request to [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] ==

Please remove this CSS code on that page:
&lt;syntaxhighlight lang=&quot;css&quot;&gt;
/* NS MediaWiki + MediaWiki_talk (light grey) */
.ns-8 #content,
.ns-9 #content { background-color: #f4f4f4; }
.ns-8 div.thumb,
.ns-9 div.thumb { border-color: #f4f4f4; }
&lt;/syntaxhighlight&gt;
This interferes with Vector 2022's dark mode. Thank you. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 03:22, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

:{{done}} ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 04:09, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

== July 2026 Wikimedia Café meetups regarding Wikimedia governance and options for reform ==

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This month, to deconflict the Café meetups from Wikimania, the meetups will be held one day later than usual.

#'''26 July 2026 15:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1785078000 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to the Americas, Africa, and Europe
#'''27 July 2026 03:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1785121200 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to Asia and the Pacific

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== An update on [[#Issue on Special:ListGroupRights]] ==

[[phab:T431959]] was stalled because the community did not agree whether to allow bureaucrats to grant and revoke importer rights, or to only allow stewards to grant and revoke importer here. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Codename Noreste|contribs]]) 17:53, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
: In addition to the above, I would suggest removing the ability for bureaucrats to remove the importer right, as they cannot grant it. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Codename Noreste|contribs]]) 17:42, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

== Request for comment (the future of Abstract Wikipedia) ==

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You are invited to voice your opinions in a [[:m:Requests for comment/The future of Abstract Wikipedia|request for comment about the future of Abstract Wikipedia]]. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
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== August 2026 Wikimedia Café meetups regarding [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Next_25 Next 25] ==

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#'''29 August 2026 15:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1788015600 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to the Americas, Africa, and Europe
#'''30 August 2026 03:00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1788058800 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to Asia and the Pacific

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== [[Special:Contributions/まるがめ製麺]] ==

Reason for reporting: impersonation of [[:w:ja:丸亀製麺]] ([[:d:Q10877253]], [[:wikt:en:丸]]=[[:wikt:en:まる]], [[:wikt:en:亀]]=がめ). [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 12:13, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

:Cc: [[User:Jianhui67]] [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 12:53, 4 September 2026 (UTC)
:{{done}} Blocked indefinitely. [[User:Jianhui67|'''&lt;font color=&quot;#0E0&quot;&gt;Jianhui67&lt;/font&gt;]]&lt;sup&gt; [[User talk:Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''talk'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;★&lt;/span&gt;[[Special:Contributions/Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''contribs'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/sup&gt; 13:05, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

== October 2026 Wikimedia Café: legal issues on Commons, and WMF Board selection process ==
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Hello! There will be two '''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9 Wikimedia Café]''' discussion opportunities in October. In a change from the usual Café practice, this month's sessions will have different topics. Anyone who meets the Café attendance criteria is welcome to attend either or both sessions.

Session A will happen on Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1792854000 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to the Americas, Africa, and Europe. This session will feature [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:PBradley-WMF Wikimedia Foundation lawyer Phil Bradley-Schmieg]. We will discuss legal issues on Wikimedia Commons, including complexities of international law. (I am hoping that in a future month, a similar Café session will be offered at a time friendly to Asia and the Pacific.)

Session B will happen on Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1792897200 timestamp converter]), at a time friendly to Asia and the Pacific, we will discuss [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2027/Proposed_eligibility_criteria proposed changes to how Wikimedia Foundation Board candidates are selected]. The latest proposals are much different from the earlier July 2026 proposals. The due date for feedback on current proposals is 27 October, and Wikimedians are welcome to participate on the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2027/Proposed_eligibility_criteria proposal talk page] regardless of Café attendance.

Please see the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9 Café] page for more information, including [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9#How_to_attend_the_session how to register]!

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== Inactivity notice created ==
I created {{tlx|Inactivity notice}} to notify inactive users holding advanced permissions. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 14:54, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

:Thanks. Up until now, I just copy and paste old messages. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 15:16, 20 October 2026 (UTC)
:: I just used this to notify Steinsplitter, who was inactive since 2025. I also emailed them per the inactivity policy. If they do not respond after 30 days, this will leave you as the only bureaucrat, and we might need another one. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 15:19, 20 October 2026 (UTC)
:::Having no fewer than two seems like a good idea, for sure. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 15:20, 20 October 2026 (UTC)
:::: I'm willing to run for bureaucrat permissions. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 15:23, 20 October 2026 (UTC)
::::Hmm, I thought about this for a while, and I shall put forward my name for bureaucrat application too. I patrol Outreach quite frequently as an admin and I think I can help out with the wiki's functional tasks. In the event Steinsplitter gets desysopped for inactivity, we would potentially be left with 2 bureaucrats (if CN's request passes), and Koavf said that having no fewer than two bureaucrats seems like a good idea. [[User:Jianhui67|'''&lt;font color=&quot;#0E0&quot;&gt;Jianhui67&lt;/font&gt;]]&lt;sup&gt; [[User talk:Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''talk'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;★&lt;/span&gt;[[Special:Contributions/Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''contribs'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/sup&gt; 14:57, 22 October 2026 (UTC)
:::::I would support you if you posted to [[Wikimedia:Requests for permissions]]. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 15:03, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

== Proposal related to the abuse filter ==
Hi, everyone. I am proposing that we include the following for [[Special:AbuseFilter]]:
# &lt;code&gt;abusefilter-revert&lt;/code&gt; is included in the administrator user group, which will allow the reversion of actions made by an abuse filter.
# Enable the block action in which, once an abuse filter with this action is triggered, it will automatically block a vandal or spammer.
Thoughts? [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 17:19, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

:I do not have much knowledge about abuse filters to judge its feasibility, but the second proposal sounds like a good idea to me. [[User:Jianhui67|'''&lt;font color=&quot;#0E0&quot;&gt;Jianhui67&lt;/font&gt;]]&lt;sup&gt; [[User talk:Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''talk'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;★&lt;/span&gt;[[Special:Contributions/Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''contribs'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/sup&gt; 17:46, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

== Proposal for a new inactivity policy for translation administrators ==
See [[Wikimedia talk:Inactivity policy#Inactivity policy for translation administrators]], thanks. [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 18:37, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

== Create an autopatroller user group? ==
I would like to propose creating the autopatroller (&lt;code&gt;autopatrolled&lt;/code&gt;) user group, as this will allow page creations to be automatically patrolled by trusted users, and administrators can grant and remove the user group. Thoughts? [[User:Codename Noreste|&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Codename Noreste&lt;/span&gt;]] /// [[User talk:Codename Noreste|⭐️✨]] 15:21, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

:{{support}} ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 16:27, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
:Hmm, page creations are rather sparse on this wiki (most are related to GLAM), and only new pages (not every edit) need to be marked as patrolled. Frankly, I do not really see the need for an autopatrol user group to be created but I have no objections either. [[User:Jianhui67|'''&lt;font color=&quot;#0E0&quot;&gt;Jianhui67&lt;/font&gt;]]&lt;sup&gt; [[User talk:Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''talk'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;★&lt;/span&gt;[[Special:Contributions/Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''contribs'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/sup&gt; 02:12, 4 November 2026 (UTC)</text>
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{{welcome}} Warmly, [[User:AKoval (WMF)|Anna Koval (WMF)]] ([[user talk:AKoval (WMF)|talk]]) 21:37, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

== A barnstar for you! ==

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|style=&quot;vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;&quot; | Dear [[User:Koavf|Koavf]],
I'm sad that in 7 years no one has welcomed you to this wiki or posted a kind word on your talk page. Happily and humbly, I am proud to be the first. :) It's a privilege to acknowledge your 1.5+ million contributions to free knowledge. And it's a privilege to work with you here on Outreach wiki. Thank you, Koavf, for everything you do for the movement, for this project, and for our Outreach community. 
&lt;/br&gt;
Very sincerely yours,  [[User:AKoval (WMF)|Anna Koval (WMF)]] ([[user talk:AKoval (WMF)|talk]]) 21:42, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
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== Thanks for sharing this article ==

Dear [[User:Koavf|Koavf]],

I just wanted to thank you for sharing this article on your English Wikipedia user page. 

&quot;[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/07/22/you-dont-know-it-but-youre-working-for-facebook-for-free/ You Don't Know It, But You're Working for Facebook. For Free.]&quot; --''The Washington Post''

It was a really good read, and I might have missed it otherwise. 

Take care, [[User:AKoval (WMF)|Anna Koval (WMF)]] ([[user talk:AKoval (WMF)|talk]]) 21:52, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
:{{Ping|AKoval (WMF)}} Thanks for your kind words and all that you do for the [[w:Wikimedia movement]]. Please let me know how I can help you. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 23:59, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

== Hello Wikimother==
{{Ping|Koavf}}
Can you help to show me how to create notification pop-ups. I want to start a something like (The Wikipedia Adventure) on [http://all4one.Wikia.com All4One Wikia] for our new comers/users.
Thanks!

[[User:Ras Benjih|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:times; font-size:15px; text-shadow:2px 2px 2px&quot;&gt;Ras Benjih&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;b&gt;&amp;#47;&lt;/b&gt;[[User talk:Ras Benjih|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:times; color:#070; text-shadow:2px 2px 2px&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;RasTalk&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;]] 07:50, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
:{{Ping|Ras Benjih}} I am simply too busy at the moment to commit myself to your project. I wish you the best though and appreciate you reaching out to me. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 23:55, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

I have some anxiety not knowing the affect of my article deletion.  No comments made.--[[User:Fujifil|Fujifil]] ([[User talk:Fujifil|talk]]) 01:35, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

== Marking for translation ==

Hi, I looked everywhere, IRC included, but no one seems to know the answer. I would like to mark [[Education/Ideal workshop/pl]] for translation, but apparently the system automagically interprets all pages marked for translation as English, regardless of the actual language they are written in. Do you know if there is a chance to mark the language the page is in? Partial translation is already available at [[Education/Ideal workshop]], but it would be easier to mark the Polish language page as the main blueprint, and copy the English paragraphs one by one. That way I would also have a reminder what parts of the translation are still missing. [[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] ([[User talk:Halibutt|talk]]) 08:13, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
:{{Ping|Halibutt}} I think the problem is that you are trying to translate ''from'' a subpage up higher in the hierarchy. Have you checked [[mw:Extension:Translate]]? It also has help pages and an IRC chat. If that's not helpful, please let me know and I will do some more digging myself. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 15:04, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
:: Yeah, I tried [[:meta:Help:Extension:Translate|the documentation]] (though it's really lengthy and I might have missed the solution there), I asked at IRC channels of mediawiki and at #mediawiki-i18n, to no avail. Also, moving the page one notch up the hierarchy doesn't do the trick either: [[Education/Warsztat idealny]]. Any help would be appreciated. Unless of course the developers did not think of such situation, which is also entirely possible... [[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] ([[User talk:Halibutt|talk]]) 23:31, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
::: Hmmm, [[:meta:Topic:Tb3xr7ayjsvgrs45|it seems there is no way to solve this]]. Filed it as a bug ([https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145039 T145039]). For now I'd have to simply translate the document by hand and treat the English version as if it was an original. [[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] ([[User talk:Halibutt|talk]]) 23:49, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
::::{{Ping|Halibutt}} Frustrating. Let me know if anything interesting happens on that bug. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 01:02, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
::::: It seems the matter is somehow easy to fix, but we'd need [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T69223 additional code enabled for that], and there's no ETA as far as I can tell. Anyway, the fix consists of a way to select the default page language on a page by page basis. I'll keep you updated. [[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] ([[User talk:Halibutt|talk]]) 08:58, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
: It works! [[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] ([[User talk:Halibutt|talk]]) 22:00, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
::{{Ping|Halibutt}} Nice. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 22:14, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

== please help  ==

Hi! Please help for [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:Village_pump#Hindi_Version_of_Wikipedia_.28Bookshelf.29 this] [[User:NehalDaveND|NehalDaveND]] ([[User talk:NehalDaveND|talk]]) 12:48, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

== Admin Rights  ==

On March 28, I applied to become admin and have not come objections. You could assign me the flag. Thansk and regards. --[[User:Samuele2002|Samuele2002]] ([[User talk:Samuele2002|talk]]) 15:33, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

== Request ==

Hi, we apologize for you bother again, I also request the translation administrator permission in the RfP page, I think my English confused a bit and not dresses. Regards. —[[User:AlvaroMolina|&lt;font color=&quot;#1406D0&quot;&gt;'''Alvaro Molina'''&lt;/font&gt;]] ([[User Talk:AlvaroMolina|&lt;font color=&quot;#137500&quot;&gt;'''✉'''&lt;/font&gt;]] - [[Special:Contributions/AlvaroMolina|&lt;font color=&quot;#137500&quot;&gt;✔&lt;/font&gt;]]) 05:52, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

== Request ==

Hi Koavf, Would like to keep the Sysop rights with me, will utilize the sysop facilites soon on Outreach, whenever there is a necessity. Thanks. --[[User:Dineshkumar Ponnusamy|Dineshkumar Ponnusamy]] ([[User talk:Dineshkumar Ponnusamy|talk]]) 21:43, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
:{{Ping|Dineshkumar Ponnusamy}} Okay. Please post to your talk as well--I will review them in a month. Thanks. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 21:49, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

==Sysop rights==

Hi Koavf, Thank you for letting me know! I would love to maintain this rights and hope to keep my contributions active. Thank you.--[[User:Awinda|Awinda]] ([[User talk:Awinda|talk]]) 15:22, 13 August 2017 (MST)
:{{Ping|Awinda}} Sure. Please post to your talk page with {{tl|Ping}} so I can see this request in one month when I am doing the actual changes. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 22:23, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
::+1, and &quot;ping&quot; already done. --[[User:Wikinade|Wikinade]] ([[User talk:Wikinade|talk]]) 09:28, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

== Sysop rights ==

Honestly saying I even didn't know I have sysop here ;-) I never requested it, nor I used it. For sure, I don't need it. [[User:Polimerek|Polimerek]] ([[User talk:Polimerek|talk]]) 09:42, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
:{{Ping|Polimerek}} Thanks. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 16:12, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

== Where can I help? ==

Hello. Sorry to bother while you are busy doing heavy maintenance work. I have been keeping track of recent changes to see where I might be able to help this project, and nothing really came up. I have time to and interest in contributing to the maintenance of this project, so do you happen to know where I might be helpful? Thanks. --[[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]] ([[User talk:Joalpe|talk]]) 00:14, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
:{{Ping|Joalpe}} That's not a bother. You can always check [[Special:SpecialPages]] and go from the maintenance reports if you'd like. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 01:16, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
::Hi. I have just done some cleaning of a messy sequence of nonsensical edits an editor did, but I was unable to delete [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Topic:Tycmw0e6a2dxs9yd Topic on User talk:Doop family music]. Could you please help out? Thanks! --[[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]] ([[User talk:Joalpe|talk]]) 01:54, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
:::{{Ping|Joalpe}} I undeleted the page and then deleted the individual topic and ''then'' deleted the user page again. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 02:04, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
::::The topic is still in blue (and it is still readable) --will it remain like this? --[[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]] ([[User talk:Joalpe|talk]]) 03:38, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
:::::{{Ping|Joalpe}} Yes, unless an Oversighter uses the Suppression right. There are [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListUsers?username=&amp;group=oversight&amp;wpsubmit=&amp;wpFormIdentifier=mw-listusers-form&amp;limit=50 none] local to this wiki, so you'd have to request suppression on Meta. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 04:56, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
*{{Ping|Joalpe}} [[Wikimedia:Village_pump#Advanced_advanced_user_rights]] [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 05:18, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

== Admin rights ==

Hi Koavf. Just writing to let you know I have posted a request for permanent admin rights on this project. You granted me these rights temporarily a couple of months ago. At that time, you mentioned I should get in touch with you if I wanted to make such request. Thanks, --[[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]] ([[User talk:Joalpe|talk]]) 02:10, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

== Request for Sysop ==

Dear :{{Ping|Koavf}} Can i get Sysop right in outreach.wikimedia.org ? Thanks [[User:Mohammed Galib Hasan|Mohammed Galib Hasan]] ([[User talk:Mohammed Galib Hasan|talk]]) 17:06, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
:{{Ping|Mohammed Galib Hasan}} [[Wikimedia:Requests for permissions]]. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 17:34, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
Dear :{{Ping|Koavf}} request done [[Wikimedia:Requests_for_permissions#Administrator_rights_request_for_Mohammed_Galib_Hasan|here]] . Thanks [[User:Mohammed Galib Hasan|Mohammed Galib Hasan]] ([[User talk:Mohammed Galib Hasan|talk]]) 12:21, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

== A bowl of strawberries for you! ==

{| style=&quot;background-color: #fdffe7; border: 1px solid #fceb92;&quot;
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|style=&quot;vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;&quot; | how do I become a 'confirmed' translator/admin, doing zh &lt;-&gt; en for wiki? I was born in Shanghai and now reside in Princeton U.S.A. any advice would be appreciated!  [[User:Allthingsgo|Allthingsgo]] ([[User talk:Allthingsgo|talk]]) 16:16, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
|}
:{{Ping|Allthingsgo}} Thanks for the berries! Giving out user rights on this wiki is generally relaxed. Please post to [[Wikimedia:Requests_for_permissions]]. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 16:57, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

== Help with a template ==

Hi Koavf, I am hoping that you can take a look at [[Template:NavWiki/Navbar]] for me. The navbar has the appearance that I want on the template page, but when I view pages which are linked from the navbar and have the navbar on them, such as [[NavWiki/Additional Materials]] and [[NavWiki/Archives]], the padding or margin effects for the selected page cause icons or text to move in the navbar. Do you know what might be causing this effect? I would like to cancel the effect. Thanks, [[User:Pine|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#01796f;text-shadow:#00BFFF 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;↠Pine&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:Pine|&lt;font color=&quot;DeepSkyBlue&quot;&gt;(&lt;span style=&quot;color:#FFDF00 ;text-shadow:#FFDF00 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;✉&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;]] 21:39, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
:{{Ping|Pine}} Wow. Well, a few things are happening here: one is that you have a table with a lot of {{code|div}}s in it: these are elements that are liable to create a new block that will have some formatting or wrapping issues that (e.g.) {{code|span}} doesn't. I tried just swapping one for the other and that didn't do the trick. Still tinkering there. Another is that you have a lot of {{code|font}}, which is a deprecated tag that should really be replaced with CSS in {{code|span}}s. Let me tool around a little bit more so I can get the behavior that you're looking to have. (Somehow, it seems just fine on [[NavWiki/Additional Materials]] at the moment but has some wonky alignment on [[NavWiki/Archives]] and I have no clue how that is even possible.) [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 23:10, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
::Hm. So it looks like (see below) that when  you have a link, there is only one {{code|p}} but in the examples where the page is already chosen, there are two {{code|p}}s. I'm not sure how to fix this: if you have two paragraphs, it's going to have some kind of effect on the page... [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 23:16, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

===Quick dump of HTML to review===
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I'm wondering if I've hit a bug in MediaWiki. Have a look at these diffs. The top padding shouldn't be having such a significant effect on the placement of the icon. 
* First, I removed the navbar to make sure that the problem isn't attributable to the navbar. https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=NavWiki/Archives&amp;diff=205555&amp;oldid=205554&amp;diffmode=source
* Then I changed the top padding to be 0px for the icon. https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=NavWiki/Archives&amp;diff=next&amp;oldid=205555&amp;diffmode=source
* Then I changed the top padding to be 1px for the icon. https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=NavWiki/Archives&amp;diff=next&amp;oldid=205556&amp;diffmode=source
* Then I gave up and re-added the navbar. https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=NavWiki/Archives&amp;diff=next&amp;oldid=205557&amp;diffmode=source
What do you think? [[User:Pine|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#01796f;text-shadow:#00BFFF 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;↠Pine&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:Pine|&lt;font color=&quot;DeepSkyBlue&quot;&gt;(&lt;span style=&quot;color:#FFDF00 ;text-shadow:#FFDF00 0 0 1.0em&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;✉&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;]] 07:30, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
:{{Ping|Pine}} Seems like a bug in the software, yes. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 21:54, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

== Hi  ==

Hi {{PAGENAME}},

Just in case you are interested I would like to bring ''Covering Kids and Families of Indiana'' to your attention. If this is not the right wiki, please let me know for future postings. Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:14, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
:{{Ping|Ottawahitech}} You can post to any of my talk pages and I'll see it but I don't know what you're trying to tell me. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 05:50, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
::Thanks for pinging me. It is good to know you closely watch all your talkpages, something I haven't figured out yet how to do efficiently. Just wondering if this a wiki-trick you may want to educate others about. As far as the Indiana organization, your page says that you are a hoosier, so I thought you may have heard about it? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 14:58, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
:::{{Ping|Ottawahitech}} I just have all my user preferences on all WMF wikis to email me when there are changes to my watchlist. Frustrating but it ''doesn't'' do this for minor edits, so I still manually check. I am a Hoosier but I just don't know what ''Covering Kids and Families of Indiana'' is. I took a look via DuckDuckGo, so thanks for the heads up. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 19:00, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
::[[w: Patient navigators]] may explain what ''Covering Kids and Families of Indiana'' is about (introduction to Obamacare). [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 11:00, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

== Blocked on [[m:]] ==

{{Ping|Defender}}, I have been caught in several rangeblocks that stop me from editing [[m:]] lately (including my talk page!). Somehow, I am not IP block exempt, tho I thought I was. Please give me that user right on that wiki. Thanks. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 07:58, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

== Request ==

Hello sir. I requested for translation admin in this wiki because i need this. Please see my request details at here-https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:Requests_for_permissions#[Translation_admin]_rights_request_for_Tanbirzx. [[User:Tanbirzx|Tanbirzx]] ([[User talk:Tanbirzx|talk]])
:{{Ping|Koavf}} sorry i thought you maybe forgot my request. If you have some time then check my answers. Thank you. [[User:Tanbirzx|Tanbirzx]]

== TA removal ==

Hello Koavf, kindly remove translation admin right from [[User:MCruz (WMF)]] &amp; [[User:Cornelius Kibelka (WMDE)]]. Both are locked accounts. Thanks in advance. [[User:Minorax|Minorax]] ([[User talk:Minorax|talk]]) 11:31, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
:Done. Thanks! [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 14:10, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

== Deceased wikimedians ==

Hi {{PAGENAME}},
Should the wmf have a coordinated approach about  obituaries for users who contributed to the movement? I have been [[Q:User_talk:Whatamidoing_(WMF)#More_on_global_UP_/_local_UTP_-_deceased_wikimedians|trying unsuccessfully]] to raise this issue before. With [[COVID]] claiming so many lives I have moved this up my priority list.

I am writing to yu because earlier today I was following some inks from your userpage and  found the page of [[User:Cindamuse]]. I know that this user, whom I have had a brief communication with in my early days on enwiki, had passed away (I found this out years after  she died). I also know that enwiki has a page for deceased wikipedians ([[w:Wikipedia:Deceased Wikipedians]] )) which I just checked and was shocked to see how many of the usernames on that page I recognize.  

(BTW doesn't the existence of  the page above contravene the [[w:Wikipedia:NOTSOCIALNETWORK]] ?)

It occurred to me that due to the COVID situation the wikimedia movement should have a policy that spans all wmf-wikis, all topics and all languages,  so that pages such as [[w:Wikipedia:Deceased Wikipedians]] is also available to other wikimedians who may not be active on enwiki.

Before I spend too much time and effort developing this thought on this wiki which may/may not be [[Talk:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2021/Contents/From the team#Bad_idea| destined to the dustbin]] &lt;s&gt;(looks like my contributions to this discussion of a coupe of day ago have already gone to the dusbin?)&lt;/s&gt; (&lt;small&gt;updated by [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 14:13, 23 December 2021 (UTC)&lt;/small&gt;)) I better check that:
* You are still active here?
* This topic is not taboo on this wiki
Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:04, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
:{{Ping|Ottawahitech}} I am active and I don't think it's taboo or otherwise inappropriate to ask the question. I ''do'' think that it's better asked at [[m:]], since that is a meta-question. I'm in favor of some kind of unified policy for locking accounts or having a standardized banner for user account pages because that would aid in collaboration (as does the page on deceased Wikipedians), but I'm not sure that a common policy on writing obituaries is really needed. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 17:50, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
::'''re:  I do think that it's better asked at m:''' Well I guess that rules out my participation since, as you know, I am blocked on Meta. Cheers, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 14:01, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

== How we will see unregistered users ==

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Hi!

You get this message because you are an admin on a Wikimedia wiki.

When someone edits a Wikimedia wiki without being logged in today, we show their IP address. As you may already know, we will not be able to do this in the future. This is a decision by the Wikimedia Foundation Legal department, because norms and regulations for privacy online have changed.

Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin '''will still be able to access the IP'''. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. Patrollers will also see part of the IP even without this user right. We are also working on [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/Improving tools|better tools]] to help.

If you have not seen it before, you can [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|read more on Meta]]. If you want to make sure you don’t miss technical changes on the Wikimedia wikis, you can [[m:Global message delivery/Targets/Tech ambassadors|subscribe]] to [[m:Tech/News|the weekly technical newsletter]].

We have [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation#IP Masking Implementation Approaches (FAQ)|two suggested ways]] this identity could work. '''We would appreciate your feedback''' on which way you think would work best for you and your wiki, now and in the future. You can [[m:Talk:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|let us know on the talk page]]. You can write in your language. The suggestions were posted in October and we will decide after 17 January.

Thank you. 
/[[m:User:Johan (WMF)|Johan (WMF)]]&lt;section end=content/&gt;

18:18, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
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== A barnstar for you! ==

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|style=&quot;vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;&quot; | Thank you for helping new wikipedian's get familiar with Wikimedia terms. [[User:Amiratohamy|Amiratohamy]] ([[User talk:Amiratohamy|talk]]) 19:36, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
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:{{Ping|Amiratohamy}} How kind: thanks. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 19:37, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

== [[Wikimedia:Inactivity policy]] ==

Hi Koavf, I just noticed that the inactivity policy has not been applied since October 2021. Would you be so kind to start a new run (contacting all effected admins)? Thanks, --[[User:Ameisenigel|Ameisenigel]] ([[User talk:Ameisenigel|talk]]) 14:13, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

:Can do. I'll make a calendar reminder as well. Thanks. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 19:11, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

== Remove sysop rights ==

Hi Koavf, please remove my local sysop rights (but not my translation admin rights). I do not need them very often and I can use my GS rights if there are any emergency situations. Thanks, --[[User:Ameisenigel|Ameisenigel]] ([[User talk:Ameisenigel|talk]]) 11:12, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

:{{done}} Thanks [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 14:38, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

== [[User_talk:Shawnmamentharian]] ==

Hello, do you think this is an acceptable way to use the talk page? [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 13:55, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

:It is not. Thanks. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 15:26, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

== Question about [[special:diff/264722]] ==

Hello, should we revert this edit, or should we just remove the external link? I look forward to hearing from you. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 15:11, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

:I always delete spam just in case someone, somehow could come across it in the history and end up clicking on one of these links and then has a virus from some online gambling site or something. Thanks. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 16:52, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

== Sandbox ==

Hello Koavf. I'm not very sure how to put this, but should we be protecting the sandbox? I feel like the sandbox should be the only proper venue which allows test edits. Temporary accounts do their test edits on other random pages now, and that can be disruptive. While I understand your intention of protecting the sandbox, I feel that it might be better to unprotect the sandbox and revert any test edit that comes about. Either way, I do not have a strong opinion. [[User:Jianhui67|'''&lt;font color=&quot;#0E0&quot;&gt;Jianhui67&lt;/font&gt;]]&lt;sup&gt; [[User talk:Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''talk'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;★&lt;/span&gt;[[Special:Contributions/Jianhui67|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1E90FF&quot;&gt;'''contribs'''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/sup&gt; 03:50, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

:I debated it, but I figured that a short-term semi-protection would maybe help more than hurt. I'll unprotect. ―[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''&lt;span style=&quot;color:black&quot;&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 03:51, 7 July 2026 (UTC)</text>
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The partnership between Czech Radio and Wikimedia Czech Republic continues to make historical sound recordings accessible through Wikimedia projects. '''The Lost Bells project''' is now entering its next phase, focusing on completing the collection of bell recordings from 1940–1941. The recordings, documenting bells that were requisitioned and melted down during the Second World War, are being made [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Media%20contributed%20by%20Czech%20Radio available on Wikimedia Commons], where they can be freely accessed and reused.

The collaboration is also expanding with the arrival of a new wikimedian in residence, Ludvík Mattanelli. In addition to helping finalise the Lost Bells collection, Ludvík is working with the Wikimedia CZ team on a new initiative to open up '''Czech Radio's archive of birdsong recordings'''. Planned for launch during the '''2027 Month of Science''', the project will connect audio recordings of bird songs with relevant Wikipedia articles.</text>
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