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Administrators' newsletter – May 2024[edit]
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).
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- Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.
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RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins[edit]
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AfD Thank You[edit]
thanks for the patrolling today! The extra set of hands is always helpful. Have a great evening. Star Mississippi 02:45, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hey, my pleasure. With Liz in hospital, I think it's just you and Josh as sysop regulars. I try my best to close and relist, still we somehow end up with 50+ old AfDs daily lol. Maybe it was bc of the weekend. Have a good day to you too :) The Herald (Benison) (talk) 02:52, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
- Yep! I try to pick up the slack on the weekends as I'm not often online during the week. Liz has covered me for weeks so glad to be able to step in here for her. I'm going to keep an eye on Category:Proposed deletion as well as it's not an area I frequently watch. Star Mississippi 03:03, 7 May 2024 (UTC)