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Video games
editHey there, I know you like creating retro video game articles, in case you ever need more reviews for one of the games on this list there is Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Requests and many many more on Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Requests/Archive. :) BOZ (talk) 21:45, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
The Signpost: 31 March 2026
edit- News and notes: Entirety of Wikinews to be shut down
All languages to be shut down in May; first AI agent blocked; new name for AfD?
- In the media: AI ban, newspapers disrupt archiving; and antisemitism complaints
Perennial challenges with AI, demographic representation, and attacks from people buying media influence.
- Community view: Videos from WikiConference North America 2025 in NYC
In attendees' own words.
- Disinformation report: Cleaning up after Jeffrey Epstein, Peter Nygard, and Mohamed Al-Fayed
Countering the edits of the rich and dangerous.
- WikiConference report: WikiConference North America 2025 in NYC review
About the conference series, and this conference particularly.
- Obituary: Dr. Subas Chandra Rout
Rest in peace.
- Traffic report: Call in the dogs of war, soldier of fortune
Though of course the picture needs to be Chuck Norris...
- Gallery: Canadian Rangers participate in Operation Enduring Encyclopedia
Analogies between how Wikipedia works and how Canada works.
- Comix: n00bsitting
...!
Page mover granted
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If you do not want the page mover right anymore, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Thank you, and happy editing! * Pppery * it has begun... 17:43, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – April 2026
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2026).
Administrator changes
Checkuser changes
Oversight changes
Guideline and policy news
- The content of Wikipedia:Writing articles with large language models has been updated following a request for comment. It now prohibits using LLMs to generate content, with exceptions for translation and copy-editing.
Arbitration
- Following a motion, the GSCASTE extended-confirmed restriction in the Indian military history case has been narrowed. It now applies to caste-related topics in South Asia, and the preemptive protection remedy has been amended accordingly.
- The arbitration case Pbsouthwood has been closed.
- The arbitration case Maghreb has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 7 April.
The Signpost: 21 April 2026
edit- News and notes: Six Serbian Wikipedia editors banned following controversy about political bias
Plus, new bans for AI-generated content in place, a new drop in active admins, pranks on pranks, May admin election, and other news from the Wikimedia world.
- In the media: Could Wikipedia be involved in Massachusetts' proposed social media ban for minors?
Another regulate-the-internet attempt casts a wide net.
- Gallery: March equinox
The progression of seasons in March.
- Traffic report: Time to change my galaxy in case, we outta space!
What catches the reader's eye? Death and film, per usual, and a loop around the moon per unusual.
- Comix: Of skirts and articles
When significant coverage is only skin deep.
New pages patrol May 2026 Backlog drive
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Administrators' newsletter – May 2026
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2026).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Oversight changes
Guideline and policy news
Technical news
- Changes to user permissions made from Meta are now included in the local user permissions log (T6055).
- The autoconfirmed user group will soon be modified such that the four-day account age requirement begins when an account makes its first edit (T418484).
Arbitration
- The arbitration case SchroCat has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case closed on 15 April.
- Per a recent motion, appeals of blocks from the conflict-of-interest VRT queue are, by default, appealed on-wiki through the normal unblock process. However, they may be heard by the Committee if COIVRTers disagree on the interpretation of the evidence or believe ArbCom would be better suited to hear the appeal. Administrators are also advised that loosening or lifting such blocks without the consent of someone with access to the queue or ArbCom can be grounds for desysopping.
- Per a recent motion, restrictions issued directly by the Committee may now be enforced with blocks which work exactly like contentious topic blocks.
- The arbitration case Maghreb has been closed.
Miscellaneous
- The May 2026 administrator elections are scheduled to run from April 29 to May 19. The call for candidates ends May 5.
- The 2026 Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election is scheduled to run from April 25 to June 1. Candidacy submissions close on May 10.
- A new noticeboard for non-urgent, batch page protection requests has been created, primarily for the enforcement of contentious topic restrictions.
Disambiguation link notification for May 14
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New Page Patrol Newsletter - May 2026
editHello Go D. Usopp,
Backlog update
At the time of this message, there are 15,282 articles and 32,951 redirects awaiting review.
After the January–February drive the article backlog was reduced to 15,179 articles and the redirect backlog to 19,053 respectively. Great job! However, both queues are growing rapidly and any additional reviews are highly appreciated.
2024 and 2025 NPP Awards
Hey man im josh and MPGuy2824 won the Redirect Ninja Master Award for 2024 and 2025 respectively, for reviewing the most redirects.
Overall in 2024, one Platinum, two Gold, eight Silver, 12 Bronze and 45 Iron Barnstars were awarded. Additionally, 66 reviewers got the NPP barnstar for doing more than 100 reviews through the year. In 2025, one Platinum, ten Silver, 13 Bronze and 38 Iron Barnstars were awarded. Additionally, 38 reviewers got the NPP barnstar for doing more than 100 reviews through the year.
BoyTheKingCanDance, Rosiestep, SunDawn, and Vanderwaalforces were inducted into the NPP Hall of Fame for having two separate years of 2,000+ article reviews.
January–February backlog drive
The experimental two-month long backlog drive concluded with 183 reviewers patrolling over 27,761 articles and 35,309 redirects, earning over 36,836 points. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 6,484.6 points in this drive.
May backlog drive
An article-only backlog drive is currently underway. We are hoping to make a big dent in the backlog. You can read more about it or join at Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/May 2026.
PageTriage
An attempt was made to get the New Pages Feed to sort by date marked as reviewed instead of date created. However we had to revert it due to bugs. We may try again in the future. You can subscribe to the Phabricator ticket if you're interested in following along.
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Nomination of Bosko's Party for deletion
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The article is being discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bosko's Party until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the AfD notice from the article until the discussion is closed.The Signpost: 22 May 2026
edit- News and notes: Offline: Osama Khalid still in prison
He has been imprisoned since 2020 for his Wikipedia edits. A fresh campaign is calling for his release.
- In the media: Indonesian editors, you shall return!
And lawspam, may you be away.
- Disinformation report: Who is a typical paid editor? Who are their typical clients?
Remember the golden rule!
- Recent research: WikiLambda the Ultimate
Does Abstract Wikipedia help fight "One ring to rule them all" solutions for knowledge access - or does it implement one itself?
- Traffic report: This is where I'll be, so heavenly, so come and dance with me Michael!
A real off the wall thriller, invincible, can't beat it, or is it dangerous and just bad?
- Forum: WikiAnnotate: help us build a dataset of article quality evaluations
A research project to build better automated article assessment tools.
- In focus: Demystifying the 2026-27 Annual Plan
A guide to WMF's Tech Annual Plan for the next year.
- Opinion: Wikipedia isn't a battleground. So why does it feel like one?
Do we really have to fight?
- Serendipity: Wikinews: Into the Wikiverse
The early suggestions for what the wiki could have been.
- Special report: Wikimedia Foundation closes Wikinews after 21 years
Displaces 700 active editors among 31 language editions.
- Community view: Wikipedia's traffic drop: more on languages and freshness
Which topics are dropping, and is the pattern the same everywhere?
- Gallery: Earth Day and Mother's Day
Earth Day was on 22 April, and Mother's Day was on 10 May (in the US and many other countries).
- Comix: Brother, can you spare a page?
What would you say?
June 2026 GAN Backlog Drive
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About still-copyrighted shorts
editHello, I want to tell you that most Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts, including all Bosko shorts after Bosko the Lumberjack, are still under copyright. For the still copyrighted shorts, do not upload a video for them (until the copyright actually expires). Just improve the plot summaries - if too long, downsize it, if too short, expand it. The Media Expert (talk) 12:07, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
- @The Media Expert I know, and had not done so. Ride Him Bosko is also copyrighted so the title card shouldn't be on Wikimedia Commons until 2028. Go D. Usopp (talk) 12:11, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
- Please note that all Looney Tunes cartoons starring Buddy are still copyrighted. They will enter the public domain from January 1, 2029 to January 1, 2031. The Media Expert (talk) 14:02, 10 June 2026 (UTC)
Disambiguation link notification for May 29
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2026
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2026).
Administrator changes
Bureaucrat changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, the "persistent usage of large language models" has been included as a common reason for a block.
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.
Miscellaneous
- Voting for the 2026 Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election closes on 1 June.
Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 June 8#Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organisation
editYou may want to either revise or revert your close of Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 June 8#Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organisation. For one, the close did not address or change KALRO at all. In addition, no one besides the nominator voted on this discussion, making the current state of your close almost look like a WP:SUPERVOTE. My recommendation is that you revert the close and participate in the discussion instead. Steel1943 (talk) 09:11, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
- Since you have been editing after I posted this message over a day ago, I'm going to assume that is your way of stating that you will not respond to this. In a response, I will be posting the aforementioned discussion on WP:DRV in a few minutes. Steel1943 (talk) 13:46, 10 June 2026 (UTC)
- Apologies, just saw this. Go D. Usopp (talk) 13:59, 10 June 2026 (UTC)
- It happens. Thanks for reopening; I have withdrawn the DRV. Steel1943 (talk) 14:05, 10 June 2026 (UTC)
- Apologies, just saw this. Go D. Usopp (talk) 13:59, 10 June 2026 (UTC)
Deletion review for Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organisation
editAn editor has asked for a deletion review of Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organisation. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Steel1943 (talk) 13:54, 10 June 2026 (UTC)
Buddy's Day Out title card is not in public domain
editPer my research, "You generally cannot copyright a simple movie title in plain text. However, the artistic design, specific typography, background illustration, and layout of a title card constitute a piece of original artwork and are protected by copyright as long as the film is." SL93 (talk) 14:03, 10 June 2026 (UTC)
- @SL93 Template:PD-textlogo and Template:PD-simple exist in both EN Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons for a reason. Go D. Usopp (talk) 14:05, 10 June 2026 (UTC)
- That page clearly says, "This template is only for logos in the public domain." It also says, "Use when: The image only consists of typefaces, individual words, slogans, or simple geometric shapes. It is a logo." Buddy's Day Out is still in copyright and the title card is not a logo. SL93 (talk) 14:07, 10 June 2026 (UTC)
- So it fits PD-simple and hence it counts as public domain. The Buddy screenshot will never be public domain until 2030 anyway. Go D. Usopp (talk) 14:10, 10 June 2026 (UTC)
- Or in Commons, PD-text. Go D. Usopp (talk) 14:11, 10 June 2026 (UTC)
- So it fits PD-simple and hence it counts as public domain. The Buddy screenshot will never be public domain until 2030 anyway. Go D. Usopp (talk) 14:10, 10 June 2026 (UTC)
- That page clearly says, "This template is only for logos in the public domain." It also says, "Use when: The image only consists of typefaces, individual words, slogans, or simple geometric shapes. It is a logo." Buddy's Day Out is still in copyright and the title card is not a logo. SL93 (talk) 14:07, 10 June 2026 (UTC)
Upcoming expiry of your ipblock-exempt right
editHi, this is an automated reminder as part of Global reminder bot to let you know that your WP:IPBE right which gave you the ability to bypass IP address blocks will expire on 09:22, 16 June 2026 (UTC). If your IP is still blocked, please submit a new request by following the instructions at the IPBE page; otherwise, you do not need to do anything. To opt out of user right expiry notifications, add yourself to m:Global reminder bot/Exclusion. Leaderbot (talk) 19:41, 10 June 2026 (UTC)