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November thanks

Thank you for improving articles in November! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:42, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I uploaded pics of a trip that was a 10-day celebration of a 16 November event, but the day was also when a dear friend died. We sang Hevenu shalom aleichem at his funeral yesterday, and it was good. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:44, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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

Administrator changes

Interface administrator changes

Pppery

CheckUser changes

Guideline and policy news

Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, T5, has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.

Technical news

Technical volunteers can now register for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Application for travel and accommodation scholarships is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.

Arbitration

The arbitration case Yasuke (formerly titled Backlash to diversity and inclusion) has been closed.
An arbitration case titled Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.

Thanks No barking aRt, and happy holidays to you as well! I've just taken notice of your username, which you'll probably want to change to be in line with Wikipedia's username policy. Note also that accounts cannot be shared between multiple people. I've left a message with more details on your talk page. Please let me know if you have any questions. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 16:43, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

January 2025 Backlog Drive \| New pages patrol
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Thank you today for improving article quality in December! - Today is a woman poet's centenary. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:18, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

January 2025 GAN Backlog Drive
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		The Articles for Creation Barnstar 2024 Top Editor
		In 2024 you were one of the top AfC editors, thank you! --Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 14:15, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for handing all of these out, Ozzie10aaaa! —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 20:44, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]