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Administrators' newsletter – July 2026
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2026).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Oversight changes
Guideline and policy news
- A request for comment asks whether the criteria for autoconfirmed and extended confirmed should be modified.
- A request for comment proposes an addendum for the Real name section of the Username policy.
Technical news
- The special page Special:RangeCalculator has been created for any users to use to find an IP range. (phab:T268429)
- The "indefinitely" button in Special:Block for temporary accounts can be replaced with a preferred block duration stated on MediaWiki:ipb-indefinite-expiry-temporary-account. (phab:T427125)
Arbitration
- Following a series of motions, changes to the contentious topics procedure to restructure awareness have been implemented.
- The arbitration case Michael Jackson has been closed.
Miscellaneous
- The 2026 Developing Countries WikiContest will run from 1 July to 30 September. Sign up now!
- 10 candidates have been appointed to the U4C.
Precious anniversary
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| Seven years! |
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Mapframe questions
[edit]Hi! I reverted your edit on Sibelius Monument. But, I thought it would be nicer to engage directly with you on the matter of mapframe. What I was attempting to do was to use the module workaround to achieve a better rendering in terms of aesthetics. I didn't think there was anything wrong with using module inside this template, given it doesn't natively read mapframe parameters, and the module solution allows the map to zoom out and show more of the city (including "Helsinki" label), as well as to make map same width as image (which just looks cleaner). Perhaps you could kindly explain to me the problem? Or even better, use your expertise to teach me how to better achieve what I seek, via alternative code? Thanks ~ Silence of Järvenpää 17:14, 12 July 2026 (UTC)
- @Silence of Järvenpää: What attracted me to the article was that it had two identical
{{coord}}templates at the top, which made it show up in a maintenance category I monitor, Category:Pages with malformed coordinate tags, since an article can have only one template calling for coordinates in the title position. The problem was that I was moving one of the{{coord}}templates into the infobox, and that produced two mapframe maps in the infobox—the default one and the module one. (That's why I deleted the module field. The default mapframe can also be zoomed out or in when it's expanded.) If you prefer the module mapframe, that's fine with me, but I'm going to tweak the coordinates slightly and move the template to the bottom of the article, which is the usual position for it when it's not in an infobox. Deor (talk) 18:02, 12 July 2026 (UTC)
Happy Adminship Anniversary!
[edit] | Happy adminship anniversary! Hi Deor! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of your successful request for adminship. Enjoy this special day! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 23:51, 15 July 2026 (UTC) |  |
Administrators' newsletter – August 2026
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2026).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, the 30-day requirement for extended-confirmed status now begins after an account's first edit instead of its registration (T431060).
Technical news
- Inactive editors can now be removed as mentors at Special:CommunityConfiguration/Mentorship automatically.
- The Suggested Edits' Revise Tone feature is now enabled. It encourages editors to identify and revise non-neutral language in articles.
Miscellaneous
- The Unreferenced articles August 2026 backlog drive is underway. Help to add references to 47,000 articles.
- The Articles for creation August 2026 backlog drive is under way. Help to review 4,500+ drafts.