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The Signpost: 1 December 2025

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  • Comix: Madness
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SaintDismas ring

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Contacting you as the last admin to block at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SaintDismas. Russianabout is advancing the same kind of edits. The competency appears lower, although I expect it is probably the same group. Do you think I should I file at SPI under SaintDismas, leave it alone, or do some third thing? Russ Woodroofe (talk) 22:16, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Meh, they came back around, so I reported at SPI. I'm not sure that's the right place to report, but it should get it some attention from someone with the admin tools. Thanks for all you do! Russ Woodroofe (talk) 20:05, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, Russ Woodroofe, sorry for the delay in responding – I've been a little busy IRL. Looks like Izno took care of your SPI case. Thanks for reporting it. Mz7 (talk) 09:51, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrator Elections - Discussion Phase

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The discussion phase of the December 2025 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

  • Dec 4–8 - Discussion phase (we are here)
  • Dec 9–15 - SecurePoll voting phase
  • Scrutineering phase

We are currently in the discussion phase. The candidate subpages are open to questions and comments from everyone, in the same style as a request for adminship. You may discuss the candidates at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/December 2025/Discussion phase.

On December 9, we will start the voting phase. The candidate subpages will close to public questions and discussion, and everyone will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote totals cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's totals during the election. You must be extended confirmed to vote.

Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which typically lasts between a couple days and a week. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the results page (you may want to watchlist this page) and transcluded to the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a candidate who has not been recalled must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose), and must also have received a minimum of 20 support votes. A candidate that has been recalled must have at least 55.0% support. Because this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – December 2025

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2025).

Administrator changes

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readded Valereee
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CheckUser changes

removed Spicy

Technical news

  • Starting on November 4, the IP addresses of logged-out editors are no longer being publicly displayed. Instead, they will have a temporary account associated with their edits.
  • Administrators will now find that Special:MergeHistory is now significantly more flexible about what it can merge. It can now merge sections taken from the middle of the history of the source (rather than only the start) and insert revisions anywhere in the history of the destination page (rather than only the start). T382958

Miscellaneous

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Administrator Elections - Voting Phase

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The voting phase of the December 2025 administrator elections has started and will continue until Dec 15 at 23:59 UTC. You can participate in the voting phase at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/December 2025/Voting phase.

As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

  • Dec 9–15 - SecurePoll voting phase
  • Scrutineering phase

In the voting phase, the candidate subpages close to public questions and discussion, and everyone who qualifies to vote has a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote totals cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's vote total during the election. The suffrage requirements are similar to those at RFA.

Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which will last for a few days, perhaps longer. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the results page (this is a good page to watchlist), and transcluded to the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a non-recall candidate must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose), and a minimum of 20 support votes. Recall candidates must achieve 55.0% support. Because this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:06, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 17 December 2025

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Seasons Greetings

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Peace is a state of balance and understanding in yourself and between others, where respect is gained by the acceptance of differences, tolerance persists, conflicts are resolved through dialog, peoples rights are respected and their voices are heard, and everyone is at their highest point of serenity without social tension. Happy Holidays to you and yours. Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 17:15, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, Buster7, sorry for the delayed response. Happy holidays to you as well! Mz7 (talk) 05:20, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Happy holidays!

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A golden Wikipedia logo with stars, balloons, and the words "New Year"
Happy holidays and a prosperous 2026!

Mz7, it was great to meet you at WCNA. Thank you for all your hard work over the last year, from WP:ACE2025 to the wonderful User:Mz7/How to fix administrator recall and everything in between. I also have to say, your user page's statement about why you edit is right on the money, and I love it. Thank you for it all, happiest of happy holidays, and all the best for 2026!

A Costco stuffy, fluffy bear sitting on a pallet

HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 23:41, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, HouseBlaster, and happy holidays to you too! Congratulations on your success in the recent Arbitration Committee election. Wishing you the best as well for the new year. It has been many moons since a Costco bear has shown up in my userspace... Mz7 (talk) 05:18, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@HouseBlaster: Pinging since I forgot to link the username. Mz7 (talk) 05:19, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Season's Greetings

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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2026!

Hello Mz7, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2026.
Happy editing,
Abishe (talk) 11:22, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Abishe (talk) 11:22, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

New pages patrol January–February 2026 Backlog drive

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January–February 2026 Backlog Drive | New pages patrol

New Pages Patrol is hosting a one-time, two-month experimental backlog drive aimed at reducing the backlog. This will be a combo drive: both articles and redirects will earn points.

  • The drive will run from 1 January to 28 February 2026.
  • The drive is divided into two phases. Participants may take part in either phase or across both phases, depending on availability.
  • Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled during the drive.
  • Two-month drive-exclusive barnstars will be awarded to eligible participants.
  • Each article review earns 1 point, while each redirect review earns 0.2 points.
  • Streak awards will be granted based on consistently meeting weekly point thresholds.
  • Barnstars will also be awarded for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:22, 27 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

January music

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story · music · places

300 years ago, a Bach cantata was born: happy new year! - Thank you for coming to my talk with a welcome message! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:30, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Inviting you to check out "my" story (fun listen today, full of surprises), music (and memory), and places (pictured by me: the latest uploads) any day! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:47, 10 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – January 2026

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2025).

Guideline and policy news

Arbitration

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Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026

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Hello! I noticed you're a bot operator, so I thought you might be interested in a hackathon we're organizing: the Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026, on 13–14 March in Arnhem, Netherlands.

It's a two-day, technically oriented hackathon bringing together Wikimedians from the region. Whether you want to work on bot frameworks, tools, or other technical projects, this could be a great opportunity to collaborate with fellow developers. Registration closes mid-January or when full. Let me know if there are any questions. Hope to see you there! Daanvr (talk) 09:27, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

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Happy Adminship Anniversary!

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The Signpost: 15 January 2026

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beans

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Telling people not to invoke the nuclear option will likely encourage them to do it. SuperPianoMan9167 (talk) 20:27, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@SuperPianoMan9167: Yea, you are right. I was quite hesitant to mention it, but thought doing so might be okay on a discussion that ostensibly was about general policy and not a specific controversy, but you are right in the end that it was a bad call to mention it in the current temperature. I reverted my comment... Mz7 (talk) 20:36, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Yup. The people calling for arb recall obviously want to de-arb the arbs that banned Iskandar. SuperPianoMan9167 (talk) 20:37, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 29 January 2026

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2026

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2026).

Arbitration

  • Due to the result of a recent motion, a rough consensus of administrators at the arbitration enforcement noticeboard may impose an expanded topic ban on Israel, Israelis, Jews, Judaism, Palestine, Palestinians, Islam, and/or Arabs, if an editor's Arab-Israeli conflict topic ban is determined to be insufficient to prevent disruption. At least one diff per area expanded into should be cited.

Miscellaneous

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The Signpost: 17 February 2026

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  • Disinformation report: Epstein's obsessions
    The sex offender's attempts to whitewash Wikipedia run deeper than we first thought.
  • Crossword: Pop quiz
    Sharpen your pencil. How well do you really know Wikipedia?
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Administrators' newsletter – March 2026

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2026).

Administrator changes

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CheckUser changes

removed Ks0stm

Oversight changes

removed Ks0stm

Guideline and policy news

Arbitration

  • Following a motion, remedy 9.1 of the Conduct in deletion-related editing case has been amended to limit TenPoundHammer to one XfD nomination or PROD per 24-hour period.
  • Following a motion, the Iskandar323 further POV pushing motion has been rescinded.
  • The Arbitration Committee has passed a housekeeping motion rescinding a number of outdated remedies and enforcement provisions across multiple legacy cases. In most instances, existing sanctions remain in force and continue to be appealable through the usual processes, while some case-specific remedies were amended or clarified.

Miscellaneous

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