User talk:January2020

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Wikimedia News announcements

The way I've been handling announcements at Wikimedia News is, things like this only get announced if the drop below the milestone was announced when it occurred; and that only happens if the drop seems to be a "significant" one caused by something other than "normal" wiki editing/admin activity (like a massive cleanup effort). I don't really remember what Pashto's drop below 20K looked like it was caused by, but I decided it didn't look significant enough to announce at the time. The fact that it quickly rose back up to 20K basically means that decision was a good one. If a wiki stays below a milestone for a very long time (and I notice that), I'll go back and announce the drop and change the relevant table. Otherwise, I don't announce every drop below a milestone, since sometimes normal editing activity can make a wiki bounce repeatedly back and forth across a milestone, and the idea has always been to only announce the first legitimate passing of a milestone. So, that's why I reverted your edit. - dcljr (talk) 06:32, 14 December 2024 (UTC)