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Whoof that was a tough one to witness. I felt like your nom was an excellent one, in choice of nominee as well as content of the statement. I hope it won't get you down! VQuakr (talk) 16:58, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Bastrop, Louisiana

You blocked this editor eight years ago and I'm still cleaning up the mess. Look at all the photos at Bastrop, Louisiana. I just cleaned Sterlington, Louisiana. Oh my! Magnolia677 (talk) 23:54, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

I miss your friendship and camaraderie already

You've done so much to improve the user experience on Wikipedia due to your active effort. You've always been better at Wikipedia than me. This space won't work as well without you, but for each of us there comes a moment. I'll live in hope that you grow uncomfortable without us. Until then, know you've earned my friendship and respect. I'm so proud to call you my wikifriend, a rank you joined when you opposed my first RfA twelve years ago. You were right then, and I have every reason to suspect you're right these days. BusterD (talk) 17:34, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

Wikimania

Hello again. You are no longer active now, which is a shame, and it's sad to see another old sparring partner ScottyWong retiring too. But I was pondering whether to attend the Wikimania in Singapore and, as you're based in a nearby country, wondered whether you are likely to attend. As we both attended the HK Wikimania together, it would be nice to know whether there will be any familiar faces there.

If not, I may content myself with virtual attendance as it is otherwise not a good time to travel from the UK. So I'll look out for you in that astral form too.

Andrew🐉(talk) 13:43, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	Society benefits from all your efforts with WP:NPP, Kudpung, but so few people know that you are the knight in shining armor/armour behind it. This barnstar is a small token of thanks for everything you have done to make it successful. Rosiestep (talk) 17:21, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

A cup of tea for you!

Cheers old friend. Drmies (talk) 01:48, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

You've been absent for a while…

Do you remember me Kudpung? I was the tenth signature here and I believe you sent a message on my talk page back when I was just a stupid newbie getting into trouble. A lot's changed since then but we remember you still. Hope life is going good for you outside of WP. Fathoms Below (talk) 20:30, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi Fathoms Below. I do remember because I had already significantly reduced my activity. It was about a closure or something. I hope I was giving you good advice though I don't remember what it was about. I see you are an admin now, congratulations. Keep up the good work! Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 20:51, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Heh, my RfA was a mess of my own making. Hopefully it'll be the only major train wreck of 2024. Not sure about how much you've looked at but we've had a handful of other good things happen. Hey man im Josh, Novem Linguae, and Clovermoss have also been promoted in the meantime. May I say congratulations to them on your behalf? Or you can talk with them yourself of course. If this is too much chit chat I'll leave you to your guide. Fathoms Below (talk) 21:25, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

I have not edited for two years but as I have to consult the encyclopedia daily - as an encyclopedia - I have not been out of touch. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:01, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Welcome back Kudpung. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 23:16, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

Just a note

I wanted to mention that your absence has been felt, especially at NPP. I hope you've been well, and I was glad to see you listed at WP:NPPTOP. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:56, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

January 2025 NPP backlog drive – Points award

		The New Page Patroller's Barnstar
		This award is given in recognition to Kudpung for accumulating at least 100 points during the January 2025 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped play a part in the 16,000+ articles and 14,000+ redirects reviewed (for a total of 19,791.2 points) completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 19:32, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Drafts

Dear Kudpung, this is in response to the post you made to my page about excessive draftification, probably in response to my post to Joe (and, I think you also posted to Talk:Laurence D. Marks which I don't normally edit for obvious reasons). I tend to do NPP on academics/science topics, so I had not seen until a few days ago draftification by a less experienced user. Earlier today I went to check the articles and found that SafariScribe had already reverted quite a few by the same user, hence I am adding him here to the discussion.

I would definitely support your suggestion to limit Draftification to users with reviewer rights (NPP/NPR). I think most of them are fairly careful, and while a few may be a bit too gentle in their reviews (IMO) I have not seen abuse. I think Joe is pretty careful about adding NPP rights (and possibly other relevant admins, I have only interacted with Joe to date). I would allow extended confirmed users to tag for notability etc, that would be fine. Perhaps open a RfC at WT:NPR? Ldm1954 (talk) 23:26, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

Hi Laurence. Thank you for your feedback. Joe is a very experienced admin and a regular contributor to NPP both as an admin at PERM and a reviewer. Some research has begun into why backlog drives are possibly less effective than they were and I have not seen any misuse of the draft system by regular NPP right holders. A proper RFC for a new policy would be best launched on a NPR sub page, and supported by stats and empirical evidence. The stats are being gathered but I don't think we're ready for it just yet because it indirectly concerns a topic that might involve one or two other refinements to the Curation Tools and how we can better help new user who register with the prime intent of creating an article as their first edits. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 23:48, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

OK Ldm1954 (talk) 23:50, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

After a long while...

Hi Kudpung, I wonder if you still remember me. I guess you might have forgotten me since it's been years since we last talked. I do remember the days when I first joined Wikipedia and that was more than 10 years ago. Time really flies. I remember asking you for advice on the tiniest of things and looking back at our discussions last time, I was really disrespectful to you and I can't believe I said those things to you in the past. Looking back on those days, I realise that the young me was so immature and brazen. I guess it was years of adminship elsewhere and experience out in the real world that made me grow - having to make tough decisions and settle conflicts were not easy. Thank you for your words last time, especially because you were one of the few (apart from Callanecc) who gave me valuable advice when I was just starting out here. Wishing you good health too. Regards, Jianhui67 ^T★C 19:58, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

@Jianhui67 I do remember you although you've been practically absent from Wikipedia for what must be 6 years or so now. I have been completely absent myself for 2 years, only recently returning to editing. I don't remember you saying anything disrespectful and I was always glad to help. Did you go to Wikimania in Singapore? It's not far from here at all but I couldn't make it. Is there anything I can help you with? Take care, Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:00, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for remembering me even though I was absent all this while. Indeed, I have not edited Wikipedia for quite some time, only making a few edits or reverts every now and then. I'm still somewhat active on other Wikimedia projects on an irregular basis. And no, I did not go to Wikimania in 2023 as I was busy with university at that time. Just reminicising the past and all, and I came to pop by to see if you are still around. It's nice chatting with you after all these years. I'm doing well outside, and I hope to return and create more content here when I have time. Best, Jianhui67 ^T★C 06:28, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Zaynab El Bernoussi page review

Hi @Kupdung

Please do help me look at the page. And poosibly review if any issues let me know. Thanks Twicebefore (talk) 06:34, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

There is currently a backlog drive underway for reviewing new pages. Your article is in the queue but it may be a while before it is reviewed. In the meantime you might wish to address some of the drafts you have created before they get deleted. If there is anything you need adv ice on, don't forget you can always ask for help at the Teahouse. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 08:16, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

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May 2025 NPP backlog drive – Points award

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BoT election

When is this election? Where is it? Can I vote? :-) Carcharoth (talk) 10:27, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Your nomination of Malvern College is under review

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Your nomination of Malvern College has passed

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September music

just thinking of you - my story has piano trio music -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:12, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt, lovely. Danke! Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 14:51, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

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September 2025 NPP backlog drive – Points award

		The New Page Patroller's Barnstar
		This award is given in recognition to Kudpung for accumulating at least 100 points the September 2025 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions played a part in the 19,000+ articles reviewed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Utopes (talk / cont) 03:18, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

September 2025 NPP backlog drive – Streak award

		Rack and pinion Award
		This award is given in recognition to Kudpung for accumulating at least 15 points during each week of the September 2025 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions played a part in the 19,000+ articles reviewed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Utopes (talk / cont) 04:16, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

October music

story · music · places

My story today is about a song a friend gave me, very literally: inventing a melody to a poem, singing and playing guitar. Yesterday's was about a great singer, and you can listen. In case you like Barber better than Mozart, try this. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:07, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

BLP

Hi, Kudpung - I didn't want to do this on the other editor's talkpage, but in response to your feedback to them, no, DOB is not essential for BLP. Per WP:BLPDOB, we really only include them if they're widely published or the subject has made it clear they don't mind them being discussed. Given what a high standard NPP-ers hold themselves to, I think it's good they don't inadvertently encourage people to add potentially problematic BLP content, don't you? Knew you'd appreciate the feedback! GreenLipstickLesbian💌🦋 07:20, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

@GreenLipstickLesbian, I am aware of the policy. To the letter. Thank you. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 08:19, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

Oh, no worries, we all have brain farts sometimes! GreenLipstickLesbian💌🦋 07:31, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

@GreenLipstickLesbian, I understand. Naturally the best way to learn how NPP works and the standards we apply is to do some patrolling 😉 Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:50, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Just a heads-up

I went ahead and fixed the link to Geni's candidate discussion page on your ACE2025 guide. Hope you don't mind. Kurtis ^(talk) 09:36, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

@Kurtis. I don't mind at all. Thank you so much 🙂 Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:53, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

In appreciation

		The Good Article Rescue Barnstar
		This is presented to you by the GAR process in recognition of your sterling work in helping Berkhamsted retain its Good Article status. Please feel free to display the GA icon on your userpage. Keep up the good work! ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:41, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Pretty bold in making a prediction of the ArbCom election, but pretty accurate in the end! The final result saw Guerillero elected instead of Clovermoss, and every candidate managed to get over the 50% threshold, which may have been a first. Amongst the winning candidates, HouseBlaster and asilvering did better than you expected, but overall, very close indeed. Cheers! Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:11, 3 December 2025 (UTC)

December music

story · music · places

Organists: I went to see the church in Paris where Guy Morançon worked, quite a place, and wish Happy birthday to Gabriel Dessauer, - enjoy music he played, Dance Toccata, by another Paris organist. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:46, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

More Morançon: listen to his Mendelssohn on a great instrument, illustrated with historic images. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:17, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

It was the first time that I was involved (a bit) in a pictured ITN blurb. More pics of buildings by him on my talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:24, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

Laughter for Christmas - enjoy the season! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:25, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

Discussion re early voting

This is to let you know that the scrutineers have started a discussion about how best to handle votes submitted before the official start of the current admin elections. You may wish to comment, as your vote is amongst those being discussed. Risker (talk) 20:09, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

You may wish to review the tone of your messages when informing of incidents such as these. My talk page stalkers - not all of them friends - will read this in the same way as a subpoena to ANI as if I have done something wrong and they will love it - especially when they link to the the drama out of curiosity. Please remember that AGF concerns everyone. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:40, 11 December 2025 (UTC)

Something like this might have been more appropiate:

Please join this discussion at Talk:Administrator_elections as due to a technical issue some early votes, including yours, may need to be recast.

Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 04:02, 11 December 2025 (UTC)

I appreciate your feedback. Risker (talk) 04:24, 11 December 2025 (UTC)

NPP Award for 2025

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February music

story · music · places

Today's main page features four biographies I helped to bring there, two women and two men, three opera singers (one pictured) and an actor, - a record for me, I believe ;) - places have vacation pics, slowly accumulating -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:49, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Congratulations Gerda! Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:18, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Six years!

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Request for advice on draft article (Anton Sammut)

Hello Kudpung, I hope you don't mind me asking.

I have a draft article in my sandbox about Maltese philosopher and novelist Anton Sammut and would appreciate any guidance in preparing it for Articles for Creation.

Another editor previously reviewed it but has unfortunately been unavailable for some time, and the author is hoping to move the draft forward.

For transparency, I know the author personally, so I would prefer another editor to review and submit it.

Here is the draft: User:Stephen_John_Cremona/sandbox

Thank you very much for any advice or assistance.

— Stephen Cremona Stephen John Cremona (talk) 18:24, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

@Stephen John Cremona. Hi Stephen, Thanks for reaching out. If you haven't already done so, the normal next step would be to submit the draft yourself to Articles for creation for review rather than asking individual editors to review it. I would suggest you refer again to the comments by DannyRogers800, and Theroadislong who has moved your sandbox article to our draft space. Another user you contacted, DoubleGrazing, is an admin and they may have some advice to offer.

At first blush, the article and its sources are mainly about the subject's work and very little about the person—essential biographical content is missing. The sources used are book reviews, and at least one of Sammut's books appears to be self-published. Although Sammut has recently started appearing in philosophical discussions online, sources of the kind that establish notability are required but I haven't found any.

The narrative of the article is even for me, a linguist and academic, very heavy-going, beyond my grasp and knowledge of semantics in a philosophical context, and may even contain elements of phrasing by an LLM. It's interesting to note that you pasted the entire article in to your user page in one single edit, and from a mobile device. I'm really not sure if the article will successfully resonate with the the expert reviewers at AfC as being ready for Wikipedia, especially as monetary transactions have been mentioned, but do bear in mind that while their work is to advise, it's not within their remit to improve it, or rewrite it into more conventional language for the general reader.

Nevertheless it's perhaps it's worth a try. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:08, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello Kudpung, thank you very much for taking the time to review the draft and for your detailed feedback. I appreciate your observations regarding the need for clearer biographical content and simpler language. The draft has now been moved to Draft:Anton Sammut for the Articles for Creation process, and I will keep your comments in mind as the article develops. Thank you again for your advice.

— Stephen Cremona Stephen John Cremona (talk) 03:11, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

@Stephen John Cremona. According to our reviewer software your draft is not in the queue of submitted drafts. There are 2966 awaiting review (oldest: 58 days). This process must be used by editors with a conflict of interest. You must submit your draft before there will be any development. Please do this in desktop mode only, and follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/Submitting. Getting a review can take a while, but your draft will be reviewed eventually.

Attempting to bypass the process by moving the page to mainspace, or cutting and pasting it into a new mainspace article, may lead to the page being moved back into draftspace again, speedily-deleted or listed for Articles for Deletion, and repeated attempts may lead to consequences. Declaring your COI alone may not be sufficient, please see WP:PCD.

Do bear in mind that while the reviewers' work is to advise, decline, or reject, it's not strictly within their remit to improve it, find more sources, or rewrite it into more conventional language for the general reader. Good luck. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 05:42, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for taking care of this, Kudpung, while I was catching some Z's. :)

I've added to Draft:Anton Sammut the AfC submission template, so that @Stephen John Cremona can submit it for review when ready. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:06, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your guidance. I have revised the draft and submitted it through the Articles for Creation process. I appreciate your time and advice.

Stephen John Cremona (talk) 08:30, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

March music

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Of the four topics I helped to bring to the main page, I'm most proud of a woman's work, so made it my story. As it happens, last year's story OTD was about the woman. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:45, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

on Bach's birthday, a story about my joy --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:18, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

April music

story · music · places

Happy Easter! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:04, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

Today's FA is Bridge, - a broad topic by many. My father loved bridges, and I wrote a few articles with that in mind (Empress Elisabeth Bridge, adding to Chain bridge and Müngsten Bridge, the latter for childhood memory), and also thinking of bridges between people. - I brought two bios to the same page, Christian Schwarz-Schilling and Bill Ramsey whose regular Swingtime I used to hear in the car driving to choir rehearsals. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:20, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you so much for reminding me about Bill Ramsey. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 21:32, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

My pleasure! - Today's story is about one of three bios I brought to today's main page: look and listen, an extraordinary woman in many respects. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:22, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

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plz review a new article Qubo Saeed Khan Tehsil Kashif123m (talk) 17:21, 11 April 2026 (UTC)

Snooker 900

Hello: Why have you redlinked Snooker 900 in the Snooker article? Are you about to create a new article for it? If not, it seems unnecessary.  Alan  (talk) 08:30, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi, please see Wikipedia:Red link. Thanks. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 08:47, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

I see you've changed it now.  Alan  (talk) 08:50, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Passionate as I am about snooker, playing for nearly 70 years, it is not my hobby to edit the Wikipedia articles about it (my 20-year focus here has been something quite different). Do please feel free to expand the 2026 John Virgo Trophy for which I created a stub because it was missing, and to create a stand alone article for Snooker 900 or to expand on its description if you can find sufficient RS. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:37, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Not interested in these variants.  Alan  (talk) 09:48, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

No worries. Me neither. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:49, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

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Snooker 900 Crucible Cup

I Hello how are you doing? Can I ask will you create a page for the about event please? I have the results that I can add to the page if it is created. I would do it myself but I don't know how to if I am honest. I hope you can help. Kind Regards Ldnndrty (talk) 20:26, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi.

Passionate about snooker (I began playing nearly 70 years ago), but the focus of my work on Wikipedia is actually quite different. I only createdthe John Virgo Trophy because as a tribute to John and featuring the worlds top four veterans, it was important and no one had bothered to write the article. There is probably no need to create stand-alone stubs with complex tables for every 900 match, but you are welcome to expand the main Snooker 900 article with a bit more coverage of the Crucible Cup. I don't know how to create results templates anyway. BTW, I've redrafted the lede again to tighten it up for encyclopedic grammar and style and remove details that are already in the body. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 00:11, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi I want you to create a page with the title 2025 crucible cup just like you did with the 2026 John Virgo Trophy and i will do the rest. it is important because it was the first real tournament to feature main tour professionals. regards Ldnndrty (talk) 02:41, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

I understand, but I do not create articles of which at the moment of creation I am not the main author or the main contributor of text at the time of creation, and it is unlikely that anyone will simply create the page title for you. Do remember that all articles on Wikipedia must be referenced to Reliable Sources. The first source I found for this contest was an English newspaper but one that is banned from its use on Wikipedia.

I suggest you read the easy instructions at Your first article and create your article as a draft: Draft:2025 crucible cup (click this red link to create the page) and then submit it to Articles for creation where it will be reviewed by the team there and published for you if it is good to go (you are welcome to send me a link to your draft and I'll check it over for you). If it isn't they will provide you with tips to improve it.

An alternative is to ask for help from the mentor who has been assigned to you on your User Home Page. You can of course create the article directly in Mainspace where it will be queued for review by the New Artticle Team, but a review will probably take several weeks and if the page is not sufficiently sourced it may be rejected or even deleted. One tip already: Ensure that the English you use is formal style appropriate for an encyclopedia. Hope all this helps. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:27, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

i have realiable sources for the crucible cup, i just need someone to create the page for me — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ldnndrty (talk • contribs) 04:03, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

Please read all the suggestions I offered above - follow the links and you'll find it easy, just Click this red link Draft:2025 crucible cup and it's done. Wikipedia might not seem to be be 100% user friendly, but it is an encyclopedia; there is a lot of help available to users who welcome advice. See also: Wikipedia:Requested articles: We are not an on-demand article writing service. Most requested articles will not be written. If you really want an article created, you should really consider writing it yourself. Good luck! Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 04:28, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

Bromhexine edits

Hello Kudpung - on my talk page, you said "explain why you removed certain large amounts of sourced content that I researched and added (with some effort) this morning. After 20 years as a regular contributor to WP, What did I do wrong?"

Your edits and long-term work are certainly appreciated. I made edits to achieve WP:KEEPCONCISE, and to alleviate the common user from details such as numerous brand names and composition additives, WP:TMI. Because we say that the mechanism is not well-defined, I simplified that statement based on DrugBank and the Zanasi article, which seems sufficient.

Thanks for the polite query. All the best. Zefr (talk) 02:36, 28 April 2026 (UTC)

Thanks so much. Actually, much of the content was already in that article including the huge list of brand names which was a bulleted list. I'm not a medic (my field was linguistcs), but I take a deep interest in what I'm being prescribed for COPD and without overdoing it I occasionally add what I would have liked to have found in an article. So believe me when I say that I am well aware that some of our scientific articles are totally beyond the comprehension of someone looking something up like a plant or a planet and expecting some useful, easily extractable information. I see you've written an article on COVID-19 drug development, Ill check it out but I probably won't understand much of it. That said, however, I'm still looking for a lot more information on the Bohringer Spialto-Respimat. It does what it says in the box - and quite well - but there is no generic (yet) and not much in the way 3rd party feedback. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:07, 28 April 2026 (UTC)

May 2026 Administrator Election – Call for Candidates

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2026

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

Administrator changes

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Interface administrator changes

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CheckUser changes

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Oversight changes

Moneytrees

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• 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.
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• The arbitration case Maghreb has been closed.

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• The May 2026 administrator elections are scheduled to run from April 29 to May 19. The call for candidates ends May 5.
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May 2026 Administrator Elections – Discussion Phase

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New Page Patrol Newsletter - May 2026

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New Page Review queue November 2025 - May 2026

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

JTtheOG was selected as the NPP reviewer of the year for both 2024 and 2025, for reviewing the most articles amongst all reviewers.

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.

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January–February backlog drive

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Barnstar of both brilliance and generosity

	Your idea first
	Thank you for creating this, which I shamelessly stole. Valereee (talk) 11:17, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

No worries! I'm glad it was useful 🙂 Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:30, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

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Temporary account IP viewer granted

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Thanks :) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 08:21, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

June 2026 GAN Backlog Drive

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2026

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

Administrator changes

• Asukite
• Bobby Cohn
• Bonadea
• Ca
• Drm310
• Reconrabbit
• Sammi Brie

• Tamzin
• TonyBallioni

• Ezhiki
• Queen of Hearts

Bureaucrat changes

• WereSpielChequers

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.

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May 2026 NPP backlog drive – Points award

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		This award is given in recognition of Kudpung for accumulating at least 25 points in the May 2026 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped review 14884 articles during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and helping reduce the backlog! – DreamRimmer ■ 15:57, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

June 2026

Hello! Thank you for your recent contributions to Geraldine Sherman. In the future, please do not use thumbnails when adding images to an infobox (see MOS:INFOBOXIMAGE). What does this mean? Well in the infobox, when you specify the image you wish to use, instead of doing it like this:

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Instead just supply the name of the image. So in this case you can simply do:

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There will then be a separate parameter for the image caption such as |caption=Some image caption. Please note that this is just an example that I am leaving on your page because you recently added a thumbnail to an infobox. The specific parameters for the image and caption may be different for the infobox you are using. Please consult the Template page for the infobox being used to see better documentation. Thanks! Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 03:32, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

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