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Bassa Vah alphabet: Revision
[edit]Hello Spencer, You have removed '* [Bassa Vah - Endangered Alphabets]' from the Bassa Vah alphabet page. Could you please explain why, so we can understand what we did that is not correct?
Thank you in advance Loguenn (talk) 17:20, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
- Hi, the temporary account was spamming links to the website to multiple articles. Please review Wikipedia's guidelines on external links in articles. Additionally, when you say "we", does it mean multiple people are using your account? Best, SpencerT•C 18:11, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
The Signpost: 2 August 2026
[edit]- In the media: Union drive, most prolific editor make headlines
AI's impact on Wikipedia, World Cup editing, and encyclopedia's place in public life.
- News and notes: Foundation rejects voluntary recognition of union, proposed board eligibility rules sharply restrict candidates
Further: harassment allegations at Wikimania, and new RfC for Abstract Wikipedia.
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A recap of Noé Gasparini's Wikimania 2026 presentation on the variety of wikipress outlets
- In focus: Is Larry Sanger the co-founder of Wikipedia?
A look over the years.
- Arbitration report: Think, and not just about content
ArbCom continues business.
- News from Diff: Meet the Wikimedians of the Year 2026!
Wikimedians of the Year 2026 announced at Wikimania 2026 - Paris
- On the bright side: The beautiful game
2026 Men's FIFA World Cup, Wikimania music, and wikipress.
- Traffic report: Odyssey and Oyarzabal
To take you in the sun to (Ithaca), to show you the World Cup, it's the time of the season for editing!
- Comix: Well-spotted
You dasherdly—dash–dash−dash-dash!
GenScript Biotech
[edit]Hi Spencer, I just wanted to send a quick message to see if you saw the updated section I proposed on GenScript Biotech and if you had any feedback. Thanks! Melis for GenScript (talk) 21:36, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- I have not had a chance to look through all of the details of the proposed changes. SpencerT•C 19:24, 7 August 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.
ITN recognition for Xaysomphone Phomvihane
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On 14 August 2026, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Xaysomphone Phomvihane, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. —Bagumba (talk) 06:25, 14 August 2026 (UTC)