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Utilities Requests for... Permissions (to request sysop, bureaucrat, oversight and checkuser status on any Wikimedia wiki) CheckUser queries (not CheckUser access) Deletion / Undeletion / Speedy deletion / Multilingual speedy deletions Bot status SQL queries Translation Logos Spam blacklisting Requests for new languages / Proposals for closing projects more Other tools Sandbox Babel templates (language skill) Transbabel templates (translators by language combo) Browse Meta-Wiki by category Form and content Organize and prepare content, e.g. templates, language files, logos, formats; Copyright issues See Wikimedia content Image Maps Copyright Statistics	Notifications May 2013 16: A proposal to move Meta-Wiki to www.wikimedia.org is started. 6: A request for comment about the scope of the Ombudsman Commission is opened. 1: A demo of the proposed WikiLang project is launched right here on Meta! Everybody is invited to contribute, review, and share constructive criticism. 1: The Wiki Loves Public Art ([1]) contest starts. The participating countries are Austria, Finland, Israel, Spain (Barcelona), and Sweden. April 2013 24: A proposal for starting a musical score transcription Wikimedia project is opened. 24: A request for comment on the interproject links interface is opened. 16: A request for comment concerning the removal of rights from inactive accounts is opened. March 2013 27: WMF Executive Director Sue Gardner announces plans to step down this year, begins planning for the transition (wikimedia-l thread). 8: Help beta test mobile uploading with the new Wikimedia Commons app this week. 7: An urgent proposal about interwiki bots and the Wikidata interwiki migration is opened and quickly closed. Edit/Translate For more news and information see Wikimedia News and Goings-on.
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