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''This page is for news about the wiki. For game update news, see [[News]].''
''This page is for news about the wiki. For game update news, see [[News]].''


{{Wiki News}}


=UrbanDead Wiki News=
=UrbanDead Wiki News=


== Recent News ==
== Recent News ==
:'''June 9'''
:The [[Militant Order of Barhah]] has been nominated for [[:Category:Historical_Groups|historical group status]]. All users are encouraged to [[Category_talk:Historical_Groups#Militant_Order_of_Barhah|cast your vote]].
:'''January 1'''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|2023 bureaucrat election]] has concluded. DDR and Stelar will hold the bureaucrat positions for the next election cycle.
:'''December 22'''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]] has ended. [[User:DanceDanceRevolution|DDR]] and [[User:Stelar|stelar]] have been elected for this term. Thanks to all who voted!
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]] for the December-June term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|here]].
:'''September 7'''
:[[East Becktown Defenders]] have recently been voted a [[:Category:Historical Groups|Historical Group]]. Thank you to all who [[Category talk:Historical Groups|voted]] and congratulations to EBD and its members.
:'''August 19'''
:The [[East Becktown Defenders]] have been nominated for [[:Category:Historical Groups|Historical Group status]]. All users are encouraged to [[Category talk:Historical Groups|vote]].
==2022==
===January===
:'''January 17'''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]] has ended. [[User:DanceDanceRevolution|DDR]] and [[User:A Helpful Little Gnome|AHLG]] have retained their seat for the Dec-June 2021 term.
==2021==
===December===
:'''December 22'''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]] for the December-June term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|here]].
===July===
:'''July 23'''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]] has ended. [[user:A Helpful Little Gnome|A Helpful Little Gnome]] and [[User:DanceDanceRevolution|DanceDanceRevolution]] have been voted bureaucrats for this term. Thank you to all who voted!
===June===
:'''Jun 16'''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]] for the June-December term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|here]].
==2020==
===December===
:'''Dec 15'''
:In the [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]], [[User:Bob Moncrief|Bob Moncrief]] and [[User:Stelar|Stelar]] have been elected for the December-June term. Thanks to all who voted!
:'''Dec 1'''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]] for the December-June term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|here]].
===July===
:'''July 25'''
:All sitting sysops have passed their  [[A/RE|sysop re-evaluations]].
:'''July 9'''
:Several sysops are currently undergoing [[A/RE|sysop re-evaluation]]. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Re-Evaluations_Being_Discussed|provide their input]].
===June===
:'''Jun 15'''
:In the [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]], [[User:A Helpful Little Gnome|A Helpful Little Gnome]] and [[User:DanceDanceRevolution|DanceDanceRevolution]] have been elected for the June-December term. Thanks to all who voted!
:'''Jun 1'''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]] for the June-December term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|here]].
==2019==
===December===
:'''Dec 21'''
:In the [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]], [[User:Bob Moncrief|Bob Moncrief]] and [[User:DanceDanceRevolution|DanceDanceRevolution]] have been elected. Thanks to all for voting!
:'''Dec 7'''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]] for the December-June term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|here]].
===August===
:'''Aug 26'''
:[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion|A policy]] regarding the closure of the suggestions system has passed. [[:category:Suggestions|The suggestions system]] is now closed and will no longer take submissions.
===July===
:'''Jul 29'''
:[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Close the Suggestions Section|A policy]] regarding the closure of the [[:Category:Suggestions|suggestions portal]] is being discussed. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy Discussion/Close the Suggestions Section|voice their opinions]].
:'''Jul 11'''
:The annual [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Re-Evaluations Being Discussed|sysop re-evaluations]] have begun. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Re-Evaluations Being Discussed|comment on the current sysops]] between now and July 25th.
:'''Jul 11'''
:[[User:Hagnat|Hagnat]] has been nominated for the position of [[UDWiki:Administration/Guidelines#What_are_System_Operators_on_this_Wiki.3F|sysop]]. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#User:Hagnat|comment]].
===June===
:'''June 15'''
:In the [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]], [[User:Bob Moncrief|Bob Moncrief]] and [[User:Stelar|Stelar]] have been elected. Thanks to all for voting!
:'''June 1'''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]] for the June-December term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|here]].
===April===
:'''April 30'''
:A vote is being conducted over the decision to unprotect [[:Category:Historical Groups|Historical Group]] talk pages. Everyone is invited to read the proposal and vote [[UDWiki:Administration/Protections/Scheduling#Historical_Groups_Protection_amendment|here]].
:'''April 9'''
:[[Malton College of Medicine]] have been voted as a historical group. Thank you to all that voted and congratulations to MCM.
===March===
:'''March 24'''
:[[Malton College of Medicine]] has been nominated for [[:Category:Historical Groups|Historical Group status]]. All users are encouraged to [[Category talk:Historical Groups|vote]].
==2018==
===December===
:'''December 19'''
:[[User:Starlingt|Staringt]] is currently appealing a permaban vote on the [[A/DE|de-escalations]] page. All members of the community are encouraged to vote [[UDWiki:Administration/De-Escalations#User:Starlingt|here]].
:'''December 19'''
:In the [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]], [[User:DanceDanceRevolution|DDR]] and [[User:Stelar|Stelar]] have been elected. Thanks to all for voting!
:'''December 1'''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]] for the December-June term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|here]].
===September===
:'''September 22'''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Sysop Guidelines Review|Sysop Guidelines Review]] policy has passed. The [[A/PM#Guidelines_for_System_Operator_Requests|guidelines for Sysop applications]] have now been changed to reflect this policy.
:'''September 6'''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion|policy discussion]] to modify the [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#Guidelines_for_System_Operator_Requests|guidelines]] for [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions|sysop applications]] is currently under voting. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Sysop Guidelines Review|vote]].
===August===
:'''August 27'''
:A new [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion|policy discussion]] to modify the [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#Guidelines_for_System_Operator_Requests|guidelines]] for [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions|sysop applications]] is currently under discussion. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Sysop Guidelines Review|read the proposal]] and [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy Discussion/Sysop Guidelines Review|voice your thoughts]].
:'''August 26'''
:A new [[UDWiki:Administration/Protections/Scheduling#Closed_Open_Discussions|Scheduled Protection]] has been submitted. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Protections/Scheduling#Closed_Open_Discussions|vote]].
:'''August 16'''
:[[User:Cornholioo|Cornholioo]] has been nominated for [[UDWiki:Administration/De-Escalations|permaban appeal]]. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/De-Escalations#User:Cornholioo|vote]].
:'''August 16'''
:There is an [[Open Discussion]] about [[UDWiki:Open Discussion/Implementation of UDWiki Discord rules|whether to implement rules for enforcing]] the [https://discord.gg/qKr8WZH Urban Dead Wiki Discord server]. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Open Discussion/Implementation of UDWiki Discord rules|discuss]].
:'''August 16'''
:[[User:DanceDanceRevolution|DanceDanceRevolution]] has been promoted to [[UDWiki:Administration/Guidelines#What_are_System_Operators_on_this_Wiki.3F|sysop]].
===July===
:'''Jul 30'''
:[[User:DanceDanceRevolution|DanceDanceRevolution]] has been nominated for the position of [[UDWiki:Administration/Guidelines#What_are_System_Operators_on_this_Wiki.3F|sysop]]. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#DanceDanceRevolution|comment]].
:'''Jul 22'''
:The annual [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Re-Evaluations Being Discussed|sysop re-evaluations]] have concluded, and all eligible sysops have been retained.
:'''Jul 3'''
:The annual [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Re-Evaluations Being Discussed|sysop re-evaluations]] have begun. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Re-Evaluations Being Discussed|comment on the current sysops]] between now and July 18th.
===June===
:'''Jun 15'''
:In the [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]], [[User:Aichon|Aichon]] and [[User:Stelar|Stelar]] have been elected. Thanks to all for voting!
:'''Jun 1'''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]] for the June-December term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|here]].
==2017==
===December===
:'''Dec 17'''
:In the [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]], [[User:Bob Moncrief|Bob Moncrief]] and [[User:Stelar|Stelar]] have been elected. Thanks to all for voting!
:'''Dec 9'''
:[[User:Ashley Valentine|DevilAsh]] has been nominated for the position of [[UDWiki:Administration/Guidelines#What_are_System_Operators_on_this_Wiki.3F|sysop]]. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#DevilAsh|comment]]
:'''Dec 2'''
:A [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]] is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|here]].
===July===
:'''July 21'''
:The [https://discord.gg/qKr8WZH UDWiki Discord server] is now online! Join us...
:'''July 19'''
:The annual [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Re-Evaluations_Being_Discussed|sysop re-evaluations]] have concluded, and all eligible sysops have been retained.
:'''July 4'''
:The annual [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Re-Evaluations_Being_Discussed|sysop re-evaluations]] have begun. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Re-Evaluations_Being_Discussed|comment on the current sysops]] between now and July 18th.
===June===
:''June 15''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]] has concluded, and [[User:Bob Moncrief|Bob]] and [[User:Rosslessness|Ross]] have been re-elected.
:''June 1''
:A [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|bureaucrat election]] is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|here]].
===May===
:''May 29''
:[[User:Stelar|Stelar]] has been promoted to [[UDWiki:Administration/Guidelines#What_are_System_Operators_on_this_Wiki.3F|sysop]] after a successful [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#Stelar|promotion bid]].
:''May 12''
:[[User:Stelar|Stelar]] has been nominated for the position of [[UDWiki:Administration/Guidelines#What_are_System_Operators_on_this_Wiki.3F|sysop]]. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#Stelar|comment]].
==2016==
===December===
:''Dec 16''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|Bureaucrat election]] has concluded, and [[User:Bob Moncrief|Bob]] and [[User:Rosslessness|Ross]] have been re-elected.
:''Dec 1''
:A [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|Bureaucrat election]] for both seats has begun. All users are encouraged to cast their votes.
===July===
:''Jul 03''
:The sys-ops are undergoing their annual [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations|sys-op re-evaluation]]. All users are welcome to voice their opinions [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Re-Evaluations_Being_Discussed|here]].
===June===
:''Jun 15''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|Bureaucrat election]] has concluded, and [[User:Bob Moncrief|Bob Moncrief]] and [[User:Rosslessness|Rosslessness]] have been re-elected.
:''Jun 1''
:A [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|Bureaucrat election]] for both seats has begun. All users are encouraged to cast their votes.
==2015==
===December===
:''Dec 16''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|Bureaucrat election]] has concluded, and [[User:Bob Moncrief|Bob Moncrief]] and [[User:Rosslessness|Rosslessness]] have been elected.
:''Dec 1''
:A [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|Bureaucrat election]] for both seats has begun. All users are encouraged to cast their votes.
===November===
:''Nov 29''
:[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Re-Evaluating Re-Evaluations and Other Sysopness|A new policy]] has been passed regarding [[A/RE]], [[A/BP]], and sysops in general. Please see [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy Discussion/Re-Evaluating Re-Evaluations and Other Sysopness#Passed: List of changes made|here]] for a full listing of changes made.
:''Nov 14''
:[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Re-Evaluating Re-Evaluations and Other Sysopness|A policy]] regarding [[A/RE]], [[A/BP]], and sysops in general has come up for a vote. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Re-Evaluating Re-Evaluations and Other Sysopness|cast their vote]].
:''Nov 5''
:[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Re-Evaluating Re-Evaluations and Other Sysopness|A policy]] regarding [[A/RE]], [[A/BP]], and sysops in general is being discussed. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy Discussion/Re-Evaluating Re-Evaluations and Other Sysopness|voice their opinions]].
===October===
:''Oct 27''
:[[User:A Helpful Little Gnome|A Helpful Little Gnome]] is undergoing sysop [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations|re-evaluation]]. All users are welcome to voice their opinions [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#A Helpful Little Gnome|here]].
:''Oct 11''
:A [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Signature Policy Revamp|total revamp to the signature policy]] is being discussed.
:''Oct 8''
:A [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Signature Text Policy Revision|revision to signature policy]] is being voted on.
:''Oct 5''
:A [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Signature Text Policy Revision|revision to signature policy]] has been proposed and is now open for [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy Discussion/Signature Text Policy Revision|discussion]].
===September===
:''Sep 28''
:[[User:Boxy|Boxy]] has been [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations|retained as a sysop]].
:''Sep 21''
:[[User:Boxy|Boxy]] is undergoing sysop [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations|re-evaluation]]. All users are welcome to voice their opinions [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Boxy|here]].
:[[User:Spiderzed|Spiderzed]] has been [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|re-elected as Bureaucrat]].
:''Sep 18''
:[[User:Bob Moncrief|Bob Moncrief]] has been [[A/PM|promoted to sysop]].
:''Sep 7''
:A [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|Bureaucrat Election]] has begun with Spiderzed's crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
:''Sep 2''
:[[User:Bob Moncrief|Bob Moncrief]] has been nominated for the position of [[UDWiki:Administration/Guidelines#What_are_System_Operators_on_this_Wiki.3F|sysop]]. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#Bob_Moncrief|comment]].
===August===
:''Aug 17''
:[[User:Aichon|Aichon]] is undergoing sysop [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations|re-evaluation]]. All users are welcome to voice their opinions [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Aichon|here]].
===June===
:''June 7<sup>th</sup>''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|Bureaucrat Election]]s have ended, resulting in [[User:Rosslessness|Rosslessness]] taking over Boxy's seat.
===May===
:''May 24<sup>th</sup>''
:A [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|Bureaucrat Election]] has begun with Boxy's crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
:''May 2<sup>nd</sup>''
:[[User:Akule|Akule]] has been nominated for the position of [[UDWiki:Administration/Guidelines#What_are_System_Operators_on_this_Wiki.3F|sysop]]. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#Akule|comment]].
:''May 2<sup>nd</sup>''
:[[User:Hagnat|Hagnat]] has been nominated for the position of [[UDWiki:Administration/Guidelines#What_are_System_Operators_on_this_Wiki.3F|sysop]]. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#Hagnat|comment]].
===March===
:''March 14<sup>th</sup>''
:[[User:Rosslessness|Rosslessness]] is undergoing sysop [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations|re-evaluation]]. All users are welcome to voice their opinions [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Rosslessness|here]].
===February===
:''February 17<sup>th</sup>''
:[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Promotion of Zerging should be considered vandalism|A policy]] regarding the promotion of zerging being considered vandalism is being discussed. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy Discussion/Promotion of Zerging should be considered vandalism|voice their opinions]].
:''February 13<sup>th</sup>''
:[[User:A Helpful Little Gnome|A Helpful Little Gnome]] is undergoing sysop [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations|re-evaluation]]. All users are welcome to voice their opinions [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#A Helpful Little Gnome|here]].
:''February 2<sup>nd</sup>''
:A [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|Bureaucrat Elections]] have begun with Rosslessness' crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.


{{Wiki News}}
==2014==
==2014==
===December===
:''December 4th<sup>th</sup>''
:[[User:Aichon|Aichon]] has been retained in the recent [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations|re-evaluation]] round.
===November===
:''November 17<sup>th</sup>''
:[[User:Aichon|Aichon]] is going through [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations|re-evaluation]] as a sysop. All users are welcome to voice their opinions [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Aichon|here]].
===October===
:''October 19<sup>th</sup>''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|Bureaucrat Elections]] are over, and [[User:Boxy|Boxy]] gets to keep his seat.
===September===
:''September 30<sup>th</sup>''
:The September [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|Bureaucrat Elections]] have begun with [[User:Boxy|Boxy]]'s crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
:''September 8<sup>th</sup>''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Abolish_Ghost_Town_Policy|Abolish Ghost Town Policy]] policy has been approved by the community.
===August===
:''August 30<sup>th</sup>''
:[[User:Spiderzed|Spiderzed's]] [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations|re-evaluation]] has been successful, and he has been retained as a [[sysop]].
:''August 21<sup>st</sup>''
:[[User:Spiderzed|Spiderzed]] is undergoing sysop [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations|re-evaluation]]. All users are welcome to voice their opinions [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Spiderzed|here]].
:''August 20<sup>th</sup>''
:[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion|A policy]] to abolish a previous policy is being discussed. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy_Discussion/Abolish_Ghost_Town_Policy|voice their opinions]].
===June===
:''June 30<sup>th</sup>''
:The June [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|Bureaucrat Elections]] have begun with Spiderzed's crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
:''June 28<sup>th</sup>''
:The [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Reduce Minimum Edits For Bureaucrat Promotion|Reduce Minimum Edits For Bureaucrat Promotion]] policy has been approved by the community.
:''June 16<sup>th</sup>''
:There is an [[UDWiki:Open Discussion|open discussion]] on [[UDWiki:Open Discussion/New Dangermap|a possible overhaul of the Dangermap system]]. All users are encouraged to participate in the [[UDWiki:Open Discussion/New Dangermap|discussion]].
:''June 13<sup>th</sup>''
:The vote on [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion|a policy]] regarding minimum edits to be eligible for Bureaucrat Promotion has been restarted after revision of the draft. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Reduce_Minimum_Edits_For_Bureaucrat_Promotion|cast their vote]].
:''June 12<sup>th</sup>''
:Congratulations to [[User:A Helpful Little Gnome|A Helpful Little Gnome]] for [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#A Helpful Little Gnome|becoming a sysop]]!
:''June 8<sup>th</sup>''
:[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion|A policy]] regarding minimum edits to be eligible for Bureaucrat Promotion has come up for a vote. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Reduce_Minimum_Edits_For_Bureaucrat_Promotion|cast their vote]].
===May===
:''May 29<sup>th</sup>''
:[[User:A Helpful Little Gnome|A Helpful Little Gnome]] has been nominated for the position of [[UDWiki:Administration/Guidelines#What_are_System_Operators_on_this_Wiki.3F|sysop]]. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#A Helpful Little Gnome|comment]].
:''May 23<sup>rd</sup>''
:[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion|A policy]] regarding minimum edits to be eligible for Bureaucrat Promotion is being discussed. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy_Discussion/Reduce_Minimum_Edits_For_Bureaucrat_Promotion|voice their opinions]].
:''May 3<sup>rd</sup>''
:[[User:Bob Moncrief|Bob Moncrief]] is undergoing sysop [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations|re-evaluation]]. All users are welcome to voice their opinions [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Bob Moncrief|here]].
===March===
===March===
:''March 30<sup>th</sup>''
:Congratulations to [[User:Boxy|Boxy]] for [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|becoming a bureaucrat]]!
:''March 16<sup>th</sup>''
:The March [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|Bureaucrat Elections]] have begun with Bob Moncrief's crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
:''March 16<sup>th</sup>''
:The wiki has been rolled back to its state as of February 18 to deal with the encoding problem. Pages that have been changed since have been re-imported, so no important data should be lost. See [[Help_talk:Wiki_Update#Rollback_solution|this discussion]] for more detail.
:''March 15<sup>th</sup>''
:[[User:Boxy|Boxy]] is undergoing sysop [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations|re-evaluation]]. All users are welcome to voice their opinions [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Boxy|here]].
:''March 5<sup>th</sup>''
:It may be necessary to [[Help_talk:Wiki_Update#Rollback_solution|roll the wiki back]] to February 18th to fix the encoding errors that resulted from the server move. '''PLEASE TRY TO HOLD BACK ON MAJOR UPDATES TO THE WIKI UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.''' Else, there is the risk of them getting lost in the rollback.
:''March 2<sup>nd</sup>''
:''March 2<sup>nd</sup>''
:[[User:Aichon|Aichon]] is undergoing sysop [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations|re-evaluation]]. All users are welcome to voice their opinions [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Aichon|here]].
:[[User:Aichon|Aichon]] is undergoing sysop [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations|re-evaluation]]. All users are welcome to voice their opinions [[UDWiki:Administration/Re-Evaluations#Aichon|here]].

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June 9
The Militant Order of Barhah has been nominated for historical group status. All users are encouraged to cast your vote.
January 1
The 2023 bureaucrat election has concluded. DDR and Stelar will hold the bureaucrat positions for the next election cycle.
December 22
The bureaucrat election has ended. DDR and stelar have been elected for this term. Thanks to all who voted!
The bureaucrat election for the December-June term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates here.
September 7
East Becktown Defenders have recently been voted a Historical Group. Thank you to all who voted and congratulations to EBD and its members.
August 19
The East Becktown Defenders have been nominated for Historical Group status. All users are encouraged to vote.

2022

January

January 17
The bureaucrat election has ended. DDR and AHLG have retained their seat for the Dec-June 2021 term.

2021

December

December 22
The bureaucrat election for the December-June term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates here.

July

July 23
The bureaucrat election has ended. A Helpful Little Gnome and DanceDanceRevolution have been voted bureaucrats for this term. Thank you to all who voted!

June

Jun 16
The bureaucrat election for the June-December term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates here.

2020

December

Dec 15
In the bureaucrat election, Bob Moncrief and Stelar have been elected for the December-June term. Thanks to all who voted!
Dec 1
The bureaucrat election for the December-June term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates here.

July

July 25
All sitting sysops have passed their sysop re-evaluations.
July 9
Several sysops are currently undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are encouraged to provide their input.

June

Jun 15
In the bureaucrat election, A Helpful Little Gnome and DanceDanceRevolution have been elected for the June-December term. Thanks to all who voted!
Jun 1
The bureaucrat election for the June-December term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates here.

2019

December

Dec 21
In the bureaucrat election, Bob Moncrief and DanceDanceRevolution have been elected. Thanks to all for voting!
Dec 7
The bureaucrat election for the December-June term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates here.

August

Aug 26
A policy regarding the closure of the suggestions system has passed. The suggestions system is now closed and will no longer take submissions.

July

Jul 29
A policy regarding the closure of the suggestions portal is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.
Jul 11
The annual sysop re-evaluations have begun. All users are encouraged to comment on the current sysops between now and July 25th.
Jul 11
Hagnat has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.

June

June 15
In the bureaucrat election, Bob Moncrief and Stelar have been elected. Thanks to all for voting!
June 1
The bureaucrat election for the June-December term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates here.

April

April 30
A vote is being conducted over the decision to unprotect Historical Group talk pages. Everyone is invited to read the proposal and vote here.
April 9
Malton College of Medicine have been voted as a historical group. Thank you to all that voted and congratulations to MCM.

March

March 24
Malton College of Medicine has been nominated for Historical Group status. All users are encouraged to vote.

2018

December

December 19
Staringt is currently appealing a permaban vote on the de-escalations page. All members of the community are encouraged to vote here.
December 19
In the bureaucrat election, DDR and Stelar have been elected. Thanks to all for voting!
December 1
The bureaucrat election for the December-June term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates here.

September

September 22
The Sysop Guidelines Review policy has passed. The guidelines for Sysop applications have now been changed to reflect this policy.
September 6
The policy discussion to modify the guidelines for sysop applications is currently under voting. All users are encouraged to vote.

August

August 27
A new policy discussion to modify the guidelines for sysop applications is currently under discussion. All users are encouraged to read the proposal and voice your thoughts.
August 26
A new Scheduled Protection has been submitted. All users are encouraged to vote.
August 16
Cornholioo has been nominated for permaban appeal. All users are encouraged to vote.
August 16
There is an Open Discussion about whether to implement rules for enforcing the Urban Dead Wiki Discord server. All users are encouraged to discuss.
August 16
DanceDanceRevolution has been promoted to sysop.

July

Jul 30
DanceDanceRevolution has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
Jul 22
The annual sysop re-evaluations have concluded, and all eligible sysops have been retained.
Jul 3
The annual sysop re-evaluations have begun. All users are encouraged to comment on the current sysops between now and July 18th.

June

Jun 15
In the bureaucrat election, Aichon and Stelar have been elected. Thanks to all for voting!
Jun 1
The bureaucrat election for the June-December term is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates here.

2017

December

Dec 17
In the bureaucrat election, Bob Moncrief and Stelar have been elected. Thanks to all for voting!
Dec 9
DevilAsh has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment
Dec 2
A bureaucrat election is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates here.

July

July 21
The UDWiki Discord server is now online! Join us...
July 19
The annual sysop re-evaluations have concluded, and all eligible sysops have been retained.
July 4
The annual sysop re-evaluations have begun. All users are encouraged to comment on the current sysops between now and July 18th.

June

June 15
The bureaucrat election has concluded, and Bob and Ross have been re-elected.
June 1
A bureaucrat election is ongoing. You can cast your vote for up to two candidates here.

May

May 29
Stelar has been promoted to sysop after a successful promotion bid.
May 12
Stelar has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.

2016

December

Dec 16
The Bureaucrat election has concluded, and Bob and Ross have been re-elected.
Dec 1
A Bureaucrat election for both seats has begun. All users are encouraged to cast their votes.

July

Jul 03
The sys-ops are undergoing their annual sys-op re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.

June

Jun 15
The Bureaucrat election has concluded, and Bob Moncrief and Rosslessness have been re-elected.
Jun 1
A Bureaucrat election for both seats has begun. All users are encouraged to cast their votes.

2015

December

Dec 16
The Bureaucrat election has concluded, and Bob Moncrief and Rosslessness have been elected.
Dec 1
A Bureaucrat election for both seats has begun. All users are encouraged to cast their votes.

November

Nov 29
A new policy has been passed regarding A/RE, A/BP, and sysops in general. Please see here for a full listing of changes made.
Nov 14
A policy regarding A/RE, A/BP, and sysops in general has come up for a vote. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
Nov 5
A policy regarding A/RE, A/BP, and sysops in general is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.

October

Oct 27
A Helpful Little Gnome is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.
Oct 11
A total revamp to the signature policy is being discussed.
Oct 8
A revision to signature policy is being voted on.
Oct 5
A revision to signature policy has been proposed and is now open for discussion.

September

Sep 28
Boxy has been retained as a sysop.
Sep 21
Boxy is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.
Spiderzed has been re-elected as Bureaucrat.
Sep 18
Bob Moncrief has been promoted to sysop.
Sep 7
A Bureaucrat Election has begun with Spiderzed's crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
Sep 2
Bob Moncrief has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.

August

Aug 17
Aichon is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.

June

June 7th
The Bureaucrat Elections have ended, resulting in Rosslessness taking over Boxy's seat.

May

May 24th
A Bureaucrat Election has begun with Boxy's crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
May 2nd
Akule has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
May 2nd
Hagnat has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.

March

March 14th
Rosslessness is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.

February

February 17th
A policy regarding the promotion of zerging being considered vandalism is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.
February 13th
A Helpful Little Gnome is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.
February 2nd
A Bureaucrat Elections have begun with Rosslessness' crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.

2014

December

December 4thth
Aichon has been retained in the recent re-evaluation round.

November

November 17th
Aichon is going through re-evaluation as a sysop. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.

October

October 19th
The Bureaucrat Elections are over, and Boxy gets to keep his seat.

September

September 30th
The September Bureaucrat Elections have begun with Boxy's crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
September 8th
The Abolish Ghost Town Policy policy has been approved by the community.

August

August 30th
Spiderzed's re-evaluation has been successful, and he has been retained as a sysop.
August 21st
Spiderzed is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.
August 20th
A policy to abolish a previous policy is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.

June

June 30th
The June Bureaucrat Elections have begun with Spiderzed's crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
June 28th
The Reduce Minimum Edits For Bureaucrat Promotion policy has been approved by the community.
June 16th
There is an open discussion on a possible overhaul of the Dangermap system. All users are encouraged to participate in the discussion.
June 13th
The vote on a policy regarding minimum edits to be eligible for Bureaucrat Promotion has been restarted after revision of the draft. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
June 12th
Congratulations to A Helpful Little Gnome for becoming a sysop!
June 8th
A policy regarding minimum edits to be eligible for Bureaucrat Promotion has come up for a vote. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.

May

May 29th
A Helpful Little Gnome has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
May 23rd
A policy regarding minimum edits to be eligible for Bureaucrat Promotion is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.
May 3rd
Bob Moncrief is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.

March

March 30th
Congratulations to Boxy for becoming a bureaucrat!
March 16th
The March Bureaucrat Elections have begun with Bob Moncrief's crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
March 16th
The wiki has been rolled back to its state as of February 18 to deal with the encoding problem. Pages that have been changed since have been re-imported, so no important data should be lost. See this discussion for more detail.
March 15th
Boxy is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.
March 5th
It may be necessary to roll the wiki back to February 18th to fix the encoding errors that resulted from the server move. PLEASE TRY TO HOLD BACK ON MAJOR UPDATES TO THE WIKI UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Else, there is the risk of them getting lost in the rollback.
March 2nd
Aichon is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.

February

February 20th
The wiki is currently experiencing some technical difficulties. Users are advised to double-check their pages for strange letters appearing in place of text that used to be there.

January

January 19th
Rosslessness is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.

2013

December

December 18th
Survivor-Zombie Imbalance has been nominated for Featured Article status. All users are encouraged to comment.}}
December 16th
The December Bureaucrat Elections are over, with Spiderzed gaining the bureaucrat seat.
December 2nd
The December Bureaucrat Elections have begun with Rosslessness's crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.

October

October 25th
The Great Suburb Group Massacre has come around again. Group members are encouraged to check their group's talk page over the next few weeks for a message from us that will need a response.

September

September 2nd
Spiderzed is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.
September 2nd
The August Bureaucrat Elections are over, with Bob Moncrief gaining the bureaucrat seat.

August

August 18th
The August Bureaucrat Elections have begun with Spiderzed's crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.

July

July 3rd
Boxy is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.

June

June 21st
Aichon is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.
June 14th
Hagnat has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
Jun 10th
Revenant is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.

May

May 18th
The May Bureaucrat Elections are over, with Rosslessness gaining the bureaucrat seat.
May 4th
The May Bureaucrat Elections have begun with Aichon's crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
May 3rd
Rosslessness is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.

April

April 6th
Karloth Vois has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
April 2nd
Congratulations to Bob Moncrief for becoming a sysop!
April 1st
Kirsty Cotton has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.

March

March 19th
Bob Moncrief has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
March 2nd
A policy regarding the creation of temporary accounts by permabanned users during de-escalation proceedings has come up for a vote. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
March 1st
Izumi Orimoto has been unbanned after a deescalation vote.

February

February 23rd
A policy regarding the creation of temporary accounts by permabanned users during de-escalation proceedings has been created. Please comment on the proposal here.
February 13th
Izumi Orimoto has been nominated for permaban appeal. All users are encouraged to vote.
February 4th
The January Bureaucrat Elections are over, with Spiderzed gaining the bureaucrat seat.
February 1st
Shortround is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.

January

January 21st
The January Bureaucrat Elections have begun with Rosslessness' crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
January 15th
Battle of Pitneybank has been nominated for historical status. All users are encouraged to vote.

2012

December

December 25th
Vapor has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
December 25th
December 24th
Thadeous Oakley has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
December 24th
Misanthropy has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
December 23rd
DanceDanceRevolution has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
December 22nd
SA has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.

November

November 19th
Johnny Twotoes has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
November 14th
Umbrella Corporation, U.B.C.S. Merc-for-hire and Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service has been nominated for Historical Group status. All users are encouraged to vote.
November 10th
A new article has been submitted for Featured Article status. All users are encouraged to comment.
November 4th
Congratulations to Spiderzed and boxy for each being confirmed to serve another term as sysop following their successful re-evaluations.

October

October 30th
Several current Featured Articles have been put up for review. All users are encouraged to comment here.
October 27th
Boxy is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.
October 27th
Spiderzed is undergoing sysop re-evaluation. All users are welcome to voice their opinions here.
October 25th
Tactical Resource Points has been submitted for Featured Article status. All users are encouraged to like comment and stuff.
October 22nd
Regulators Alliance have been nominated for Historical Group status. All users are encouraged to vote.
October 21st
The October Bureaucrat Elections are over, with Aichon gaining the bureaucrat seat.
October 7th
The October Bureaucrat Elections have begun with Boxy's crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
October 3rd
The General is currently up for Re-Evaluation by the community. Everybody is encouraged to voice their opinions here.
October 1st
Revenant is currently up for Re-Evaluation by the community. Everybody is encouraged to voice their opinions here.

September

September 18th
Karek is currently up for Re-Evaluation by the community. Everybody is encouraged to voice their opinions here.
September 8th
Rosslessness was re-evaluated by the community and will continue in his role as system operator and bureaucrat.

August

August 24th
Rosslessness is currently up for Re-Evaluation by the community. Everybody is encouraged to voice their opinions here.
August 24th
After community discussion, Aichon has been promoted to sysop.
August 24th
Gameplay is having its Featured Article status reviewed. All users are encouraged to comment.
August 23rd
A number of articles have been nominated for Featured Article status. All users are encouraged to comment.
August 10th
Malton Uprising has been nominated for Historical Event status. All users are encouraged to vote
August 10th
Aichon has been nominsted for the sysop position. Please make your opinions clear here.
August 4th
The Battle of Pitneybank has been nominated for Historical Event status. All users are encouraged to vote.

July

July 29th
There is an open discussion on the continuing of Good and Featured articles on the wiki. All users are encouraged to participate in the discussion.
July 7th
Pathetic Bill has been nominated for Historical Group status. All users are encouraged to vote.
July 4th
Team Xtreme has been nominated for Historical Group status. All users are encouraged to vote.

May

May 13th
Shortround has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.

April

April 30th
Axe Hack is currently up for Re-Evaluation by the community. Everybody is encouraged to voice their opinions here
April 23rd
Red Rum have successfully achieved historical group status. Good night, sweet prince. (May 1, 2006—April 1, 2012)
April 6th
Red Rum have been nominated for Historical Group status. All users are encouraged to vote

March

March 29th
Misanthropy is up for re-evaluation. All users are encouraged to comment.
March 14th
Generaloberst has nominated himself for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
March 14th
Shortround has nominated himself for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
March 14th
The March Bureaucrat Elections have begun with Boxy's crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.

February

February 19th
Spiderzed is up for re-evaluation. All users are encouraged to comment.
February 14th
A change to the rules on the recruitment page has been proposed. All users are encouraged to vote.
February 4th
Columbine Kids have been nominated for Historical Group status. All users are encouraged to vote.

January

January 23rd
The General is up for re-evaluation. All users are encouraged to comment.
January 15th
Revenant is up for re-evaluation. All users are encouraged to comment.
January 9th
Karek is up for re-evaluation. All users are encouraged to comment.
January 6th
A policy regarding changing the time frame for sys-op inactivity is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.

2011

December

December 12th
There is an open discussion on updating the DangerMap system. All users are encouraged to participate in the discussion.
December 11th
There is currently a debate going on about updating the suburb danger levels. All users are encouraged to give their opinion here.

November

November 29th
The November Bureaucrat Elections have begun with Revenant's crat seat being voted upon. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
November 24th
A policy regarding text rape is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.
November 9th
Due to server constraints, it has become necessary to delete wiki revision histories over one year old, again. This will occur in a few days' time, and will require the wiki to be offline for a short while.

October

October 22nd
Axe Hack has been retained by the community as a sysop, after his latest reevaluation.}}
October 11th
Axe Hack is currently up for Re-Evaluation by the community. Everybody is encouraged to voice their opinions here

September

September 26th
Cornholioo has been put up for permaban appeal on the de-escalations page. All interested users are encouraged to vote here.
September 24th
Izumi Orimoto has been put up for permaban appeal on the de-escalations page. All interested users are encouraged to vote here.
September 21st
Rosslessness has been kept on as a sysop by the community.
September 7th
Rosslessness is currently up for Re-Evaluation by the community. Everybody is encouraged to voice their opinions here.

August

August 29th
Congratulations to Boxy on his successful bureaucrat promotion!
August 15th
A scheduling request is underway to make Speedy Deletion criteria 9 (Prefix Rule) a scheduled deletion. All users are encouraged to vote.
August 15th
The August Bureaucrat Promotion is now open with Rosslessnes' seat being votedupon. All users are encouraged to vote.
August 1st
There is a rule change proposal in the suggestions section, related to the handling of humourous suggestions. All users are encouraged to cast their votes.

July

July 31st
There is an open discussion on a new suggestion system. All users are encouraged to participate in the discussion.
July 31st
A policy regarding the addition of a third bureaucrat is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.
July 28th
Congratulations to Misanthropy for becoming a sysop!
July 23rd
Spiderzed is currently up for Re-Evaluation by the community. Everybody is encouraged to voice their opinions here.
July 18th
A policy regarding redirects to userspace pages has come up for a vote. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
July 9th
Congratulations to Battle of the Bear Pit for being a Historical Event!
July 8th:
Congratulations to Channel 4 News Team for being a Historical Group!
July 8th
Katthew has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
July 8th
Misanthropy has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
July 8th
A policy regarding redirects to userspace pages is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.
July 2nd
A policy regarding extending the A/RE discussion is being voted on. All users are encouraged to cast their votes.

June

June 26th
A policy regarding extending the A/RE discussion is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.
June 25th
Battle of the Bear Pit has been nominated for Historical Events status. All users are encouraged to vote.
June 24th
Channel 4 News Team has been nominated for Historical Group status. All users are encouraged to vote.
June 17th
DanceDanceRevolution is currently up for Re-Evaluation by the community. Everybody is encouraged to voice their opinions here.
June 9th
hagnat has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
June 3rd
A policy regarding clarification on the validity of off-site requests is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.

May

May 30th
A policy regarding off-site requests has come up for a vote. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
May 27nd
The Reevaluation for Bureaucrats policy has been approved by the community.
May 23rd
Congratulations to The General for becoming a sysop!
May 17th
There is an open discussion on page ownership and copyright. All users are encouraged to participate in the discussion.
May 17th
A policy regarding clarification on the validity of off-site requests is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.
May 14th
A policy regarding allowance for SysOps to choose to ignore SpamBot page creations is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.
May 13th
A policy regarding adjusting the upper time limit for bureaucrats holding their seat without election has come up for a vote. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
May 13th
A change to Recruitment advertising rules on the wiki has been proposed. All users are encouraged to stop by and vote.}}
May 8th
Congratulations to Karek for becoming a sysop!
May 5th
A policy on the requirement of signatures to contain a handle linking to the user's page has come up for voting. All users are encouraged to cast their vote
May 4th
The General has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
May 3rd
A policy regarding adjusting the upper time limit for bureaucrats holding their seat without election is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.
May 1st
A policy is up for discussion on the requirement of signatures to contain a handle linking to the user's page.
May 1st
The new Bureaucrat Promotion has started, with DDR's spot up for grabs. All users are encouraged to give opinions here.

April

April 24th
Karek has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
April 22nd
Amazing has been unbanned due to the permaban appeal on the de-escalations page.
April 22nd
A guide has been put forward for evaluation at Guides/Review. All participants are encouraged to vote on the guide.
April 21th
UDWiki's wiki software has received its long awaited update. Thank you Kevan!
April 8th
Amazing has been put up for permaban appeal on the de-escalations page. All interestedmembers are encouraged to vote here.
April 7th
The Permaban Appeal policy has been approved by the community.

March

March 31st
Cheese has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
March 29th
Revenant has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
March 21st
DevilAsh has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
March 6th
A poll for determining community opinion on suburb group classifications is open. All users are encouraged to participate in the poll. The poll will conclude on March 16th.
March 1st
A policy which discusses a system for long-time permabanned wiki users to appeal their bans is under discussion. All users are encouraged to have their say here.
March 1st
A poll for determining community opinion on suburb group classifications is under discussion. All users are encouraged to discuss the poll here before it opens. The poll will open on the 5th.

February

February 21st
A guide has been put forward for evaluation at Guides/Review. All participants are encouraged to vote on the guide.
February 20th
A policy regarding the unbanning of User:Amazing has come up for a vote. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.
February 17th
A policy regarding the unbanning of Amazing is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.}}
February 17th
Axe Hack has been promoted to the position of sysop. Congratulations Axe Hack!
February 15th
The Update Promotion Procedure(2) policy has been approved by the community.
February 14th
A guide has been put forward for evaluation at Guides/Review. All participants are encouraged to vote on the guide.
February 14th
A proposal to adopt the wiki Terms of Service as official rules is under discussion. All users are invited to discuss it here.
February 13th
Congratulations to Spiderzed for becoming a sysop.
February 13th
A discussion regarding the point of view of the Suburb Map is taking place on the Suburb talk page. All users are encouraged to discuss.
February 11th
Nominations and discussion regarding redefining / renaming the Suburb Group Listings is currently taking place on the template talk page. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions / suggestions there. Yeah.}}
February 11th
A policy regarding the bias of group listings is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.
February 9th
Congratulations to MisterGame for becoming a sysop!
February 7th
There is an open discussion on the idea of a new wiki project. All users are encouraged to participate in the discussion.
February 6th
Big Bash 3 has been nominated for Historical Group status. All users are encouraged to vote.
February 5th
A policy regarding preventing harrasment is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.
February 3rd
Axe Hack has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
February 1st
A policy regarding promotion procedure has come up for a vote. All users are encouraged to cast their vote.

January

January 30th
Spiderzed has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
January 28th
Big Survivors Little Survivor has been nominated for Historical Group status. All users are encouraged to vote.
January 24th
Thadeous Oakley has nominated himself for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
January 24th
A policy regarding promotion procedure is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.
January 20th
Cheese is up for re-evaluation. All users are encourage to give their opinion.
January 19th
Vapor has been promoted to sysop. Congratulations!
January 19th
The policy on removing the 20-vote requirement has Passed.
January 17th
The new Bureaucrat Promotion has started, with Rosslessness' spot up for grabs. All users are encouraged to give opinions here.
January 9th
Rosslessness has submitted himself for re-evaluation. All users are encouraged to comment.
January 5th
Vapor has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
January 5th
A discussion has been opened regarding the "Current Status" section on location pages.
January 2nd
A policy proposal removing the 20-vote requirement for policy votes is being voted on here. All users are encouraged to vote.
January 1st
Yonnua Koponen has submitted himself for re-evaluation. All users are encouraged to comment.

2010

December

December 23rd
A policy proposal removing the 20-vote requirement for policy votes is being discussed here. All users are encouraged to comment.
December 12th
A policy proposal for better protection of User talk: Kevan has been put up for discussion here. All users are encouraged to discuss it.
December 9th
A policy proposal for an update of the sys-op promotion procedure has been put up for vote here. All users are encouraged to vote on it.

November

November 28th
A policy discussion is being held about an update of the sys-op promotion procedure. All users are encouraged to comment.
November 23rd
A discussion is being had about an "In Real Life" Urban Dead Convention. All interested parties are requested to provide input here.
November 21th
Blackmore 4(04) has been nominated for Good Article status. All users are encouraged to vote on its status here.
Several new guides are up for review. Users are encouraged to weigh in on their addition to the Guides page here.
November 11th
Dezonus has nominated himself for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.

October

October 13th
Thadeous Oakley has been nominated for the position of sysop. All users are encouraged to comment.
October 3rd
The new Bureaucrat Promotion has started, with the spot of Boxy up for reevaluation by the community. All users are encouraged to give opinions here.

August

August 10th
Misanthropy has been kept on as sysop following his Re-evaluation.

July

July 15th
Red Hawk One is having his re-evaluation as a sysop. The community is encouraged to give their input here.
July 12th
An update to The Community Portal Template, which will add Featured articles to the template, has been proposed. All users are encouraged to weigh in on the proposal here.
July 11th
The new Bureaucrat Promotion has started, with the spot of Boxy up for reevaltuation by the community. All users are encouraged to give opinions here.
July 10th
An open discussion has been started regarding the formatting and use of welcome templates on the Wiki. Users are encouraged to comment on the talk page.

June

June 28th
An open discussion regarding Copyrights, citations, and attributions, has been started. All users are asked to contribute here.

May

May 22nd
A policy enforcing hate speech as vandalism is now under discussion. All users are welcome to voice their opinion.

April

April 23rd
Yonnua Koponen has nominated himself for sysop status
April 15th
The bureaucrat elections have come to a close. Rosslessness won. Congrats, Ross!
April 14th
The policy Altered Ban Lengths has gone to voting. All users are encouraged to vote here.

February

February 21st
Cyberbob has been nominated for re-evaluation as a sysop. All the community is invited to offer input here.
February 13th
The Rooster has been nominated for re-evaluation as a sysop. All the community is invited to offer input here.
February 6th
Another article has been nominated for Good Article status. All users are encouraged to vote on the article here.

January

January 12th
2 of the 3 Better Vandal Data policies have passed, meaning A/DE has been created and A/VD will now be more formalised for the Wiki's users.
January 9th
A new policy relating to shortening the time between re-evaluations is up for voting. All users are encouraged to vote here.
January 5th
Suicidalangel has nominated himself for sysop status. All users are encouraged to provide their input here.
January 5th
A guide has been put forward for evaluation at Guides/Review. All participants are encouraged to vote on the guide here.

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