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== Administrators' newsletter – August 2018 == |
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] from the past month (July 2018). |
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] '''Administrator changes''' |
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] '''Guideline and policy news''' |
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:* After ], a new user group called "]" (formerly "technical administrator") has been created. Come the end of August, interface admins will be the only users able to edit site-wide JavaScript and CSS pages like ] and ], or edit other user's personal JavaScript and CSS. The intention is to improve security and privacy by reducing the number of accounts which could be used to compromise the site or another user's account through malicious code. The new user group can be assigned and revoked by ]. ] to establish details for implementing the group on the English Misplaced Pages. |
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:* Following a ], the ] style guideline now states that in the mainspace, interwiki links to ] should only be made as per the ]. This generally means that within the body of an article, you should not link to Wikinews about a particular event that is only a part of the larger topic. Wikinews links in "external links" sections can be used where helpful, but not automatically if an equivalent article from a reliable news outlet could be linked in the same manner. |
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] '''Technical news''' |
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:* The WMF ] is seeking input on the ] for the ] redesign that will introduce ]. The new functionality will allow you to block a user from editing a specific set of pages, pages in a category, a namespace, and for specific actions such as moving pages and uploading files. |
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