May 27: WikiWednesday NYC Salon, focus on wiki+law school and wiki+ai

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May 27: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
Prime Produce on W 54th St

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

Featuring this salon, a presentation on on whether Wikipedia can replace law school. And also, a facilitated group discussion on the proper place of AI in the wiki-verse.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Photography Policy.

Meeting info:

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--Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:37, 21 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Administrators' newsletter – June 2026

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

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Bureaucrat changes

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Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Mandatory 2FA for bureaucrats: Bureaucrats without two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled have already lost access to their advanced rights on 26 May. Those who do not enable 2FA may be automatically removed from the groups in mid-June 2026, and from that point onward, new members must have 2FA enabled before they can be added. (T423119, T423120)

Arbitration

  • The arbitration case SchroCat has been closed.
  • The arbitration case Michael Jackson has opened. Evidence submissions in this case closes on 1 June.

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