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Feedback request: History and geography request for comment

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Administrators' newsletter – January 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2021).

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  • Following consensus at the 2021 RfA review, the autopatrolled user right has been removed from the administrators user group; admins can grant themselves the autopatrolled permission if they wish to remain autopatrolled.

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  • The functionaries email list (functionaries-en@lists.wikimedia.org) will no longer accept incoming emails apart from those sent by list members and WMF staff. Private concerns, apart from those requiring oversight, should be directly sent to the Arbitration Committee.

Feedback request: Geography and places Good Article nomination

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Feedback request: Politics, government, and law request for comment

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How we will see unregistered users

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Feedback request: Wikipedia proposals request for comment

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Feedback request: Wikipedia policies and guidelines request for comment

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Feedback request: Wikipedia policies and guidelines request for comment

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Gcd

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Template:Gcd has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 14:04, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Height/m to ft in

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Template:Height/m to ft in has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. User:GKFXtalk 20:03, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Language and linguistics request for comment

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Feedback request: Geography and places Good Article nomination

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2022

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  • The user group oversight will be renamed suppress in around 3 weeks. This will not affect the name shown to users and is simply a change in the technical name of the user group. The change is being made for technical reasons. You can comment in Phabricator if you have objections.
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Feedback request: History and geography request for comment

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Feedback request: Wikipedia proposals request for comment

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Russian district composition

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Template:Russian district composition has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 17:49, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Politics, government, and law request for comment

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2022

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Nomination for deletion of Template:RussiaTimeZone

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Template:RussiaTimeZone has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:06, 13 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – April 2022

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  • Access to Special:RevisionDelete has been expanded to include users who have the deletelogentry and deletedhistory rights. This means that those in the Researcher user group and Checkusers who are not administrators can now access Special:RevisionDelete. The users able to view the special page after this change are the 3 users in the Researcher group, as there are currently no checkusers who are not already administrators. (T301928)
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New administrator activity requirement

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The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.

Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:

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22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

"Mikhail Morozov" listed at Redirects for discussion

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An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Mikhail Morozov and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 May 7#Mikhail Morozov until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she/they) 11:52, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – May 2022

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The article 1929 in American television has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Only one thing happened, no chance of expansion

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Nomination of 1928 in American television for deletion

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2022

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Technical news

  • Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access Special:Block directly from user pages. (T307341)
  • The IP Info feature has been deployed to all wikis as a Beta Feature. Any autoconfirmed user may enable the feature using the "IP info" checkbox under Preferences → Beta features. Autoconfirmed users will be able to access basic information about an IP address that includes the country and connection method. Those with advanced privileges (admin, bureaucrat, checkuser) will have access to extra information that includes the Internet Service Provider and more specific location.

Arbitration


Proper Russian name for Kitoboinaya/Kitoboynyy Bay

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Hi. I'm looking for the proper Russian name for the above bay. A 1918 work uses the name Kitoboinaya Bay, but more recent works (mapcarta) give Kitoboynyy Bay for a bay once called Kitoboinaya on the southwest coast of Simishir Island in the Kuril Islands. I'm assuming Kitoboinaya Bay, on the east coast of Gizhigin Bay, would have the same modern name? I can't even find a map of Gizhigin Bay that even labels Kitoboinaya/Kitoboynyy Bay. Any help would be much appreciated. ST1849 (talk) 20:46, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Without looking at the map) It must be Китобойная бухта, which is Kitoboynaya Bay. Бухта (Bay) is feminine and requires Kitoboynaya. Kitoboyny Bay does not make sense. Ymblanter (talk) 21:10, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I must've just seen the name for the settlement Kitoboynyy and assumed the bay in that area had the same name. Thanks for the help. ST1849 (talk) 21:24, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2022).

Technical news

  • user_global_editcount is a new variable that can be used in abuse filters to avoid affecting globally active users. (T130439)

Arbitration

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Nomination of Ababkov for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Ababkov is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2022).

Administrator changes

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  • An RfC has been closed with consensus to add javascript that will show edit notices for editors editing via a mobile device. This only works for users using a mobile browser, so iOS app editors will still not be able to see edit notices.
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Technical news

  • The Wikimania 2022 Hackathon will take place virtually from 11 August to 14 August.
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Arbitration

  • The arbitration case request Geschichte has been automatically closed after a 3 month suspension of the case.

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  • You can vote for candidates in the 2022 Board of Trustees elections from 16 August to 30 August. Two community elected seats are up for election.
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Speedy deletion nomination of 27 km

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A tag has been placed on 27 km requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G14 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a disambiguation page which either

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2022).

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  • A discussion is open to define a process by which Vector 2022 can be made the default for all users.
  • An RfC is open to gain consensus on whether Fox News is reliable for science and politics.

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Arbitration

  • An arbitration case regarding Conduct in deletion-related editing has been closed. The Arbitration Committee passed a remedy as part of the final decision to create a request for comment (RfC) on how to handle mass nominations at Articles for Deletion (AfD).
  • The arbitration case request Jonathunder has been automatically closed after a 6 month suspension of the case.

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  • The new pages patrol (NPP) team has prepared an appeal to the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) for assistance with addressing Page Curation bugs and requested features. You are encouraged to read the open letter before it is sent, and if you support it, consider signing it. It is not a discussion, just a signature will suffice.
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A tag has been placed on Category:Set indices on Russian districts indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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A tag has been placed on Category:Set indices on urban okrugs in Russia indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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A tag has been placed on Category:Set indices on urban settlements in Russia indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself. Liz Read! Talk! 01:44, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have taken care of these categories. Ymblanter (talk) 09:14, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Ymblanter. I deleted the redirects, as the categories are now established at "set index articles" instead of "set indices" following Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2022_September_14#Category:Set_indices, e.g. Category:Set index articles on urban settlements in Russia. – Fayenatic London 12:10, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – October 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2022).

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Technical news

  • The Articles for creation helper script now automatically recognises administrator accounts which means your name does not need to be listed at WP:AFCP to help out. If you wish to help out at AFC, enable AFCH by navigating to Preferences → Gadgets and checking the "Yet Another AfC Helper Script" box.

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2022

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The article North Caucasus economic region has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Based on pre-2014 sources describes Russian imperialistic opinion as a fact

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2022).

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An article you recently created, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Empire, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more in-depth coverage about the subject itself, with citations from reliable, independent sources in order to show it meets WP:GNG. It should have at least three. And please remember that interviews, as primary sources, do not count towards GNG.(?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page.Onel5969 TT me 15:09, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Empire has been accepted

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Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Empire, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

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Thanks again, and happy editing!

Ymblanter (talk) 16:42, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I was going to work on it later today, but you beat me to it; thanks!
Also, happy to see you're still around and active! Happy holidays.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); December 20, 2022; 16:50 (UTC)
I only made some minimum necessary changes, there is still room for improvement. Thanks, also happy holidays to you.--Ymblanter (talk) 16:54, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Ezhiki, Gavbadger is busily filling in a number of gaps in our coverage of former and active Soviet/Russian airfields. He's just created Vypolzovo (air base), which is great!! Would you be able to confirm that it is the same airfield as ru:Дядьково_(аэродром)? Gavbadger, Ezhiki is our ace for Russian geography and organisation and changes in Russian territorial units. Any time you need any clarification in these matters, which oblast an airbase is in, do talk to him!! Happy New Year!! Buckshot06 (talk) 18:43, 29 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Buckshot06: sorry, I totally missed this request. Now, I haven't looked deep, but even at the first glance, Dyadkovo is located near Yaroslavl, which is nowhere near Vypolzovo, so no, not the same. Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); March 9, 2023; 19:25 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Ezhiki!

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Administrators' newsletter – January 2023

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  • Voting for the Sound Logo has closed and the winner is expected to be announced February to April 2023.
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Administrators' newsletter – February 2023

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Pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2023

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  • The 2023 appointees for the Ombuds commission are AGK, Ameisenigel, Bennylin, Daniuu, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, JJMC89, MdsShakil, Minorax and Renvoy as regular members and Zabe as advisory members.
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Stop using custom timestamps

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As WP:SIGPROB says, The timestamp must adhere to the system-generated format (HH:MM, D MM YYYY (UTC)) and must not be customized. This is necessary for clear communications and for archiving bots to function correctly. Timestamps that are customized may be considered disruptive and editors using them may be blocked accordingly. Nardog (talk) 13:29, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You know, one would think that our bots would not be so poorly programmed as to not be able to handle one of the most common date formats out there, but I see lazy slackers already enshrined this into a guideline. Fine. One word if advice though: in the future you might discover that asking politely is usually going to yield you better results than being a rude ass spewing threats. Now go stand in the corner and think if yours really is the best way to treat people. Maybe even in life in general, not just on Wikipedia. Good day.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); April 1, 2023; 15:20 (UTC) 15:20, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – April 2023

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2023

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  • A request for comment about removing administrative privileges in specified situations is open for feedback.

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Surname indices

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Please use "surname" instead of "last name" in the lead of every surname index you create, as per requirements of WP:APO. "Last name" is too simplistic for this Wikipedia, and such usage might belong on Simple English Wikipedia instead. Jalen Folf (talk) 01:06, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WP:APO does not override WP:ENGVAR. Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); May 10, 2023; 01:29 (UTC)

I am working on expanding GRAU, and creating a list of arsenals. There was a page on Ruwiki, and they deleted it!! See ru:Википедия:К удалению/18 ноября 2013. Can you get onto an administrator there to dump the last copy in my sandbox? I would of course comply with WP:V for all entries. Buckshot06 (talk) 01:06, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I don't know any ru-wiki admins that well; been a while since I did much of anything there (or here for that matter).—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); May 24, 2023; 22:34 (UTC)
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2023).

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  • Following an RfC, editors indefinitely site-banned by community consensus will now have all rights, including sysop, removed.
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  • The arbitration case World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been closed. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2023

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  • Two arbitration cases are currently open. Proposed decisions are expected 5 July 2023 for the Scottywong case and 9 July 2023 for the AlisonW case.

Administrators' newsletter – August 2023

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Leipäsuo etc.

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Лейпясуо should not be romanized "Leypyasuo", but Leipäsuo, look at Лейпясуо.jpg. Same with Хелюля, Helylä; Янисъярви, Jänisjärvi; Вяртсиля, Värtsilä etc. etc. etc.
2001:999:408:7145:C4A7:229F:DE7D:4610 (talk) 20:22, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Are you the same person who's been leaving me this message for the past ten years? :)
Here's a refresher if you are (or a response if you're someone else):
"Leipäsuo" and such is not a "romanization". It's the original Karelian/Finnish spelling. But titles of articles about places in Russia, per guidelines, either use conventional English names (for major places like Moscow that actually have one), or are romanized from the Russian spelling. Hence "Leypyasuo". Same with Khelyulya, Yanisyarvi, Vyartsilya, etc. etc. etc. Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); August 31, 2023; 01:36 (UTC) 01:36, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Why then does the October Railway use the name form Leipäsuo: Лейпясуо.jpg, but not (stupid) "Leypyasuo"? --2001:999:68D:2ABB:C89D:DEA4:7AB7:CC71 (talk) 15:33, 11 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Because that sign is in Russian and Finnish, targeting the local population and not the Anglophones this (English) Wikipedia does?—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); September 11, 2023; 15:40 (UTC) 15:40, 11 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
What do you mean? The sign is in Russian and English, because there is an arrow to the left Vyborg, Buslovskaya (with the correct romanization, because Бусловская is a Russian name, not Finnish, which would be Viipuri, Buslovskaja), so look at the picture carefully, please: Лейпясуо.jpg. To the right is an arrow to Saint Petersburg, which Finnish name is Pietari.
You cannot be ignorant of the fact that after the Winter War (1939-1940) and finally the Continuation War (1941-1944), the local population of Leipäsuo in the Leningrad region has been Russian, when the Finnish population had to move behind Finland's new eastern border: en: Evacuation of Finnish Karelia / ru: Эвакуация населения Финской Карелии.
--2001:999:68D:2ABB:C89D:DEA4:7AB7:CC71 (talk) 11:14, 12 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The sign is not in English for the simple reason that the spelling does not match any romanization/transliteration systems of Russian used in English. If other signs in the area are "in English", it simply shows that whoever made the signs was inconsistent. Note I'm saying "inconsistent" and not "wrong", because what they are doing may very well make perfect sense in the context the signs are used. English Wikipedia, however, operates in a completely different context, and whether you agree or disagree with the exact structure of WP:RUS, there is a strong consensus that at least some of the many existing romanization systems should be used for Russian names of places which do not have a WP:COMMONNAME. None of those systems will give you "Leipäsuo" you want.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); October 4, 2023; 22:41 (UTC) 22:41, 4 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ping

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Please let me know if the 'ping' I sent you worked. It's on Estland/Livland, from over a decade ago. 2001:1C02:1990:A900:FCB5:49EC:22CF:E773 (talk) 17:41, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In worked, yes. I'm not sure what you expect me to say though. Livland/Livonia variants are both used in English; I myself don't really have a preference and am happy to abide by whatever consensus if/when one arises. "Governorate", on the other hand, is used because we, as an encyclopedia, cover all sorts of Russian Empire's administrative divisions, and it helps to have structure, even if sometimes that leads to a less common variant being used (but let's be honest—"less common" in this case means a usage difference between two already obscure variants anyway!). The Empire had "governorates" (губернии) and "provinces" (провинции) and "oblasts" (области; often translated as "provinces"), and it can all be very confusing to an uninitiated reader as it is. Just try writing an overview article about the divisions of the Empire across its long history without standardizing the terminology and see how that goes! Starting to cherrypick governorates which happen to be better known as "provinces" and moving the articles around is just going to create more havoc for only a marginal benefit. Furthermore, there is nothing, and I mean nothing preventing us from mentioning in the article's lede and/or body that a particular "governorate" is also being referred to as "province" in literature; in fact, that's encouraged.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); August 31, 2023; 18:14 (UTC) 18:14, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Totally agree! I think since 15 years or so (maybe a bit more even), historians of the Russian empire have started to appreciate the very specific historical realities that certain administrative units brought with them. Alongside the many differences created by various types of social and legal statuses of subjects of course. So whenever someone uses 'province' because it's easy, it doesn't mean they don't understand the importance of the different terms. Depending on the centrality of the terms to their argument, they might just dedicate a kind of 'disclaimer' in the introduction. Anyway, carry on then. I simply thought you might like to hear that at least I think you were very right to call people on their naive use of google. Keep it up! 2001:1C02:1990:A900:FCB5:49EC:22CF:E773 (talk) 18:40, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for stopping by; appreciated :)—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); September 1, 2023; 01:01 (UTC) 01:01, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).

Guideline and policy news

  • Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
  • A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that [s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment.

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  • The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged to note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful.

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A tag has been placed on Category:Administrative divisions of Russia indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 18:24, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Ezhiki, this place is a selo in Primorie, with a stub airfield article on En-wiki. Might I kindly request you consider adding a short translation of the selo article to your En-wiki task list? Kind regards, Buckshot06 (talk) 22:11, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There you go. Nothing fancy; just a quick stub, but hopefully helps. Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); October 4, 2023; 22:10 (UTC) 22:10, 4 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2023).

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  • An RfC is open regarding amending the paid-contribution disclosure policy to add the following text: Any administrator soliciting clients for paid Wikipedia-related consulting or advising services not covered by other paid-contribution rules must disclose all clients on their userpage.

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  • Administrators can now choose to add the user's user page to their watchlist when changing the usergroups for a user. This works both via Special:UserRights and via the API. (T272294)

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Kurkijoki, Sortavala etc.

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Kurkijoki: not "Kurkiyoki", Sortavala etc. - are place names in Finnish. If you don't believe, then please read:

Likewise, Leipäsuo - not "Leypyasuo": look at Лейпясуо.jpg. Same with Helylä: not "Khelyulya", Hiitola: not "Khiytola", Jänisjärvi: not "Yanisyarvi", Värtsilä: not "Vyartsilya" - etc. etc. etc. 2001:999:484:3DBE:60B3:7B7C:AB66:4AC8 (talk) 16:18, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – November 2023

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2023).

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  • Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 12 November 2023 until 21 November 2023 to stand in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections.
  • Xaosflux, RoySmith and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee Elections. BusterD is the reserve commissioner.
  • Following a motion, the contentious topic designation of Prem Rawat has been struck. Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.
  • Following several motions, multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the Editor conduct in e-cigs articles, Liancourt Rocks, Longevity, Medicine, September 11 conspiracy theories, and Shakespeare authorship question cases.
  • Following a motion, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the Macedonia 2 case have been rescinded.
  • Following a motion, remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the The Troubles case has been amended.
  • An arbitration case named Industrial agriculture has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.

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The redirect List of Russian administrative centers(*) and cities over 50,000 population at 2002 census has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 November 15 § List of Russian administrative centers(*) and cities over 50,000 population at 2002 census until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 22:03, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2023

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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. HappyWith (talk) 22:49, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – January 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2023).

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Miscellaneous


Infobox Russian federal subject

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Hello can you make that Russian federal subject Infobox I could put GDP data. Many regions in other countries have GDP numbers in table. For example I would like to put Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data into Moscow Oblast main table but I can’t Radom1967 (talk) 10:45, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – February 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).

CheckUser changes

removed Wugapodes

Interface administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

Technical news

  • Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. (T326065)

Arbitration

  • Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
  • Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.

Miscellaneous


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The article Sudzha (disambiguation) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Invalid and unnecessary disambiguation page containing the primary topic and only one other topic.

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The article Agafodor has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Insignificant name that fails WP:NNAME and WP:NOTDICT. No sources outside of dictionary definitions and databases of questionable notability. Just because it's listed in a dictionary doesn't mean it needs an article.

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The article Agafonika has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Insignificant name that fails WP:NNAME and WP:NOTDICT. No sources outside of dictionary definitions and databases of questionable notability. Just because it's listed in a dictionary doesn't mean it needs an article.

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. (T353388)

Miscellaneous


Nomination of Agafodor for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Agafodor is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Agafodor 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 improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

AllTheUsernamesAreInUse (talk) 03:54, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Agafonika for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Agafonika is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Agafonika 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 improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

AllTheUsernamesAreInUse (talk) 03:54, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Contrary to what seems to be shaping up as a popular opinion, I am not dead yet. If your message hasn't been answered, it's for the simple reason that IRL engagements prevented me from addressing it. One day you too will find yourself in a similar situation; please be understanding.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); March 26, 2024; 19:43 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).

Administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.

Precious anniversary

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Precious
Seven years!

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).

Administrator changes

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CheckUser changes

readded Joe Roe

Oversight changes

removed GeneralNotability

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Administrators' newsletter – June 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).

Administrator changes

readded Graham Beards
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Bureaucrat changes

removed

Oversight changes

removed Dreamy Jazz

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Administrators' newsletter – July 2024

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2024).

Administrator changes

readded Isabelle Belato
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Interface administrator changes

readded Izno

CheckUser changes

removed Barkeep49

Technical news

  • Global blocks may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may locally unblock when appropriate.
  • Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via Special:GlobalVanishRequest. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.

Arbitration


Nomination for deletion of Template:RussiaBasicLawRef/ba/mezhgorye

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Template:RussiaBasicLawRef/ba/mezhgorye has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 08:09, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template:RussiaBasicLawRef/che/lokomotivny has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 08:09, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template:RussiaBasicLawRef/che/snezhinsky has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 08:09, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template:RussiaBasicLawRef/irk/cheremkhovo has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 08:09, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template:RussiaBasicLawRef/irk/ziminskoye has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 08:09, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:RussiaBasicLawRef/orl/oryol

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Template:RussiaBasicLawRef/orl/oryol has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 08:09, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template:RussiaBasicLawRef/pri/bolshoy kamen has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 08:10, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – September 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2024).

Administrator changes

removed Pppery

Interface administrator changes

removed Pppery

Oversighter changes

removed Wugapodes

CheckUser changes

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Guideline and policy news

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Template:RussiaBasicLawRef/ros/rostov-on-don has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 10:00, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:RussiaBasicLawRef/yan/nadymsky

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Template:RussiaBasicLawRef/yan/nadymsky has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 10:00, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2024).

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Invitation to participate in a research

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Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Wikipedia, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this anonymous survey.

You do not have to be an Administrator to participate.

The survey should take around 10-15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on its Meta page and view its privacy statement .

Please find our contact on the project Meta page if you have any questions or concerns.

Kind Regards,

WMF Research Team

BGerdemann (WMF) (talk) 19:21, 23 October 2024 (UTC) [reply]