Invitation: 43rd DCW Conversation Hour with Sohom Dutta
Munazza Farooqui via Wikimedia-l <[email protected]> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:50:36 +0000 (UTC)
| Newsgroups | gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation |
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| Organization | Deoband Community Wikimedia |
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--===============7430067179406747284== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_345cd01c6ad7fb671f3468ce08af1c42" --=_345cd01c6ad7fb671f3468ce08af1c42 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Dear Wikimedians, We are pleased to invite you to the 43rd DCW Conversation Hour [1], a space dedicated to movement strategy, leadership development, and innovation in free knowledge. [2] Topic: Wikipedia Admin & Patrol Tools Speaker: Sohom Dutta, English Wikipedia Administrator, PTAC Member. Session Key Themes: * Monitoring real-time edits and platform changes using Watchlists, specific labels, Rollback, SWViewer, and upcoming features like Automoderator. * Securing or reviewing new page creations by identifying copyright violations (copyvios) and assessing AI-generated content. * Navigating page patrolling workflows, including sockpuppetry investigations, editor communication, author attribution via WhoWrotethat, and mass deletions via Nuke. * Supporting new user retention by configuring mentorship modules for easier navigation, alongside managing access control through targeted, range, partial, or indefinite blocks to prevent abuse. * Using tools like Twinkle to handle tedious administrative tasks, and building basic Pywikibot scripts to run automated bots for batch work. EVENT DETAILS Date: Sunday, 26 July 2026 Time: 3:30 pm UTC | 9:00 pm IST Register to Join [2] Add to Calendar [3] We look forward to your presence and participation. Best Regards, Munazza Farooqui Chief Communications Officer Deoband Community Wikimedia (DCW) _Having trouble with the links? Copy and paste the URL below into your browser:_ _ https://dcwwiki.org/dc-xi [2]_ Links: ------ [1] https://dcwwiki.org/DCW_Conversation_Hour [2] https://dcwwiki.org/dc-xi [3] https://dcwwiki.org/dcwwiki/index.php?title=Special:CargoExport&tables=events&&fields=_pageID%2C_pageName%2Cstart_date%3Dstart%2Cend_date%3Dend%2Clocation%2CCONCAT%28%27More+information%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fdcwwiki.org%2FSpecial%3ARedirect%2Fpage%2F%27%2C_pageID%29%3Ddescription&where=_pageId%3D1204&limit=100&format=icalendar&icalendar+name=Wikipedia+Admin+%26amp%3B%2338%3B+Patrol+Tools&filename=Wikipedia+Admin+%26amp%3B%2338%3B+Patrol+Tools+-+DCW.ics --=_345cd01c6ad7fb671f3468ce08af1c42 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset= =3DUTF-8" /></head><body style=3D'font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana,Gen= eva,sans-serif'> <div style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; c= olor: #0d3a58; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 600px; margin: 0 auto; padding:= 20px; background-color: #f1ede4;"> <p>Dear Wikimedians,</p> <p>We are pleased to invite you to the 43rd <a style=3D"color: #0d3a58; fon= t-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" href=3D"https://dcwwiki.org/DC= W_Conversation_Hour" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">DCW Conv= ersation Hour</a>, a space dedicated to movement strategy, leadership devel= opment, and innovation in free knowledge.</p> <div style=3D"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;"><a href=3D"https://dcwwi= ki.org/dc-xi" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer"> <img style=3D"= width: 100%; max-width: 600px; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; display: b= lock; border: 0; margin: 0 auto;" src=3D"https://dcwwiki.org/dcwwiki/images= /b/b4/DCW_Conversation_Hour_July_2026.png" alt=3D"Promotional poster for DC= W Conversation Hour featuring Sohom Dutta" /> </a></div> <div style=3D"margin: 20px 0;"> <p style=3D"margin: 5px 0;"><strong style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Topic:</stro= ng> <strong>Wikipedia Admin & Patrol Tools</strong></p> <p style=3D"margin: 5px 0;"><strong style=3D"font-size: 12pt;"> Speaker:</s= trong> <strong>Sohom Dutta, English Wikipedia Administrator, PTAC Member.</= strong></p> </div> <div style=3D"margin-top: 20px;"><strong style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Session= Key Themes:</strong> <ul style=3D"margin-top: 10px; padding-left: 20px;"> <li style=3D"margin-bottom: 8px;">Monitoring real-time edits and platform c= hanges using Watchlists, specific labels, Rollback, SWViewer, and upcoming = features like Automoderator.</li> <li style=3D"margin-bottom: 8px;">Securing or reviewing new page creations = by identifying copyright violations (copyvios) and assessing AI-generated c= ontent.</li> <li style=3D"margin-bottom: 8px;">Navigating page patrolling workflows, inc= luding sockpuppetry investigations, editor communication, author attributio= n via WhoWrotethat, and mass deletions via Nuke.</li> <li style=3D"margin-bottom: 8px;">Supporting new user retention by configur= ing mentorship modules for easier navigation, alongside managing access con= trol through targeted, range, partial, or indefinite blocks to prevent abus= e.</li> <li style=3D"margin-bottom: 8px;">Using tools like Twinkle to handle tediou= s administrative tasks, and building basic Pywikibot scripts to run automat= ed bots for batch work.</li> </ul> </div> <div style=3D"text-align: center; padding: 30px 15px; background-color: #e8= e3d7; border-radius: 12px; margin: 30px 0; border: 1px solid #d1ccbf;"> <h2 style=3D"font-size: 18px; color: #0d3a58; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom:= 20px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.5px;">Event Details</h2> <div style=3D"display: inline-block; text-align: left; background-color: #0= d3a58; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; width: 90%; max-width: 350px; col= or: #ffffff; box-sizing: border-box;"> <p style=3D"margin: 0; padding: 4px 0; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Date: </st= rong>Sunday, 26 July 2026</p> <p style=3D"margin: 0; padding: 4px 0; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Time:</str= ong> 3:30 pm UTC | 9:00 pm IST</p> </div> <div style=3D"margin-top: 30px;"><a style=3D"background-color: #0d3a58; col= or: #ffffff; padding: 15px 25px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 4px;= font-weight: bold; display: inline-block; margin: 8px; width: 100%; max-wi= dth: 250px; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;" href=3D"https://dc= wwiki.org/dc-xi" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Register to = Join</a> <a style=3D"background-color: #ffffff; color: #0d3a58; border: 2px= solid #0d3a58; padding: 13px 23px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 4= px; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block; margin: 8px; width: 100%; max= -width: 250px; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;" href=3D"https:/= /dcwwiki.org/dcwwiki/index.php?title=3DSpecial:CargoExport&tables=3Deve= nts&&fields=3D_pageID%2C_pageName%2Cstart_date%3Dstart%2Cend_date%3= Dend%2Clocation%2CCONCAT%28%27More+information%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fdcwwiki.org= %2FSpecial%3ARedirect%2Fpage%2F%27%2C_pageID%29%3Ddescription&where=3D_= pageId%3D1204&limit=3D100&format=3Dicalendar&icalendar+name=3DW= ikipedia+Admin+%26amp%3B%2338%3B+Patrol+Tools&filename=3DWikipedia+Admi= n+%26amp%3B%2338%3B+Patrol+Tools+-+DCW.ics" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopen= er noreferrer">Add to Calendar</a></div> </div> <p style=3D"color: #0d3a58; margin-top: 25px;">We look forward to your pres= ence and participation.</p> <div style=3D"text-align: left; margin-top: 35px; border-top: 1px solid #0d= 3a58; padding-top: 20px;"> <p style=3D"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; color: #0d3a58;">Best Regards,</p> <p style=3D"margin: 5px 0 0 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; color: #= 0d3a58;">Munazza Farooqui</p> <p style=3D"margin: 0; color: #0d3a58; opacity: 0.8;">Chief Communications = Officer</p> <p style=3D"margin: 0; color: #0d3a58; opacity: 0.8;">Deoband Community Wik= imedia (DCW)</p> </div> <div style=3D"font-size: 12px; color: #0d3a58; max-width: 500px; margin: 50= px auto 0 auto; opacity: 0.7; text-align: center; border-top: 1px solid #d1= ccbf; padding-top: 20px;"> <p style=3D"margin: 0; line-height: 1.6;"><em>Having trouble with the links= ? 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