Administrators' newsletter – August 2026

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

Administrator changes

• MCE89
• Staraction

• Danaman5

CheckUser changes

• dbeef

Guideline and policy news

• Following an RfC, the 30-day requirement for extended-confirmed status now begins after an account's first edit instead of its registration (T431060).

Technical news

• Inactive editors can now be removed as mentors at Special:CommunityConfiguration/Mentorship automatically.
• The Suggested Edits' Revise Tone feature is now enabled. It encourages editors to identify and revise non-neutral language in articles.

Miscellaneous

• The Unreferenced articles August 2026 backlog drive is underway. Help to add references to 47,000 articles.
• The Articles for creation August 2026 backlog drive is under way. Help to review 4,500+ drafts.

I'll check, specially the RfC outcome. Thanks. --Titodutta (talk) 19:53, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Holy Child Girls' High School

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This is an automated notification. Please refer to the page's history for further information. DatBot (talk) 00:31, 19 August 2026 (UTC)

Request for a review of Draft:Ananda Marga: Elementary Philosophy

Hi Tito! I remember that you helped me in the past with some articles concerning Indian philosophy/culture. I'm currently working on Draft:Ananda Marga: Elementary Philosophy, which has previously been declined twice at AfC. I've revised it substantially and am trying to resolve the issues before considering another submission. Since you have experience with Indian topics and Bengali sources, would you be willing to have a look at the draft and tell me whether you see any major problems with its accuracy, sourcing, neutrality, or Wikipedia suitability? I would especially appreciate an independent assessment rather than an endorsement. Cornelius383 (talk) 15:24, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

Hello, thanks for the message. The main question is about Notability, I think, as the reviewer pointed out. This would require significant secondary coverage, I don't have sources related to this work. Regards. --Titodutta (talk) 15:35, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

Thanks a lot Tito. I will search more. I will try to find more Bengali academic secondary literature specifically discussing/mentioning the book. Cornelius383 (talk) 18:35, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

Hello, yes, books or newspapers or reliable secondary publications reviewing or discussing the book will help to establish motability. Please follow WP:NOOKS guidelines and requirements. There is a project on P. R. Sarkar related works "Sarkarverse" (sarkarvserse.org) which you can check. Regards. --Titodutta (talk) 18:47, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

notability* (sorry, typo in mobile typing) --Titodutta (talk) 18:49, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

Thanks Tito for your precious tips. I added various new independent academic citations and changed the article's text following WP:NOOKS guidelines and requirements for re-submission. Cornelius383 (talk) 11:53, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

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