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Keith at 00:34, 30 March 2026

2026-03-30T00:34:10Z

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	We'd like to announce the launch of two new projects on the wiki:		We'd like to announce the launch of two new projects on the wiki:

Keith at 00:33, 30 March 2026

2026-03-30T00:33:58Z

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			'''2026-03-27'''
			We'd like to announce the launch of two new projects on the wiki:

			* [[Projects:Laws\|Project Laws]] aims to increase the number of articles about consumer-rights-relevant laws from around the world, so that the wiki can be a useful resource for people trying to find out what the laws are where they live, or for people looking to compare and contrast the laws of different countries;

			* [[Projects:Maintain\|Project Maintain]] brings together a number of the tasks that need to be done on a regular basis to keep the wiki ticking over, and points you in the right direction!

			Also, remember to sign up for this month's Zoom hangout and get yourself on the mailing list for the meeting link by emailing help@consumerrights.wiki with the subject line 'monthly hangout'! The hangout will be at the same time as last month - on the first Sunday of the month at 20:00 UTC. If you signed up last month, you'll still get the email.

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	And the Firefox extension here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/consumer-rights-wiki/		And the Firefox extension here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/consumer-rights-wiki/
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	Quick note to say that we're deprecating Archive.today, and editors should no longer use them for [[Projects:Archive_everything\|archiving]].		Quick note to say that we're deprecating Archive.today, and editors should no longer use them for [[Projects:Archive_everything\|archiving]].
	The reason is a whole bunch of internet drama but long story short, the site maintainer/owner seems to have used malicious Javascript to make all visitors to the site unwittingly participate in a DDOS against the personal website of someone they didn't like, as well as allegedly '''editing archived pages''' as a form of harassment against the same target, making archive.today no longer a reliable archive.		The reason is a whole bunch of internet drama but long story short, the site maintainer/owner seems to have used malicious Javascript to make all visitors to the site unwittingly participate in a DDOS against the personal website of someone they didn't like, as well as allegedly '''editing archived pages''' as a form of harassment against the same target, making archive.today no longer a reliable archive.
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Keith: sahj-platform

2026-03-18T01:36:48Z

sahj-platform

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	A couple of announcements today! We're officially launching both the Wiki Zulip server, and the superconfirmed role on the Wiki.		A couple of announcements today! We're officially launching both the Wiki Zulip server, and the superconfirmed role on the Wiki.

	The Zulip server, located at https://zulip.consumerrights.wiki/ (and accessible via the left sidebar), is intended to act as a Discord alternative for those of you who aren't too keen on setting up a Discord account. It is a privacy respecting open source program which we self-host, and we've also set up bridge infrastructure, meaning that many of the main channels on the Discord and Zulip allow for cross ~~sahj~~-platform communication, with messages sent on one platform being viewable on the other.		The Zulip server, located at https://zulip.consumerrights.wiki/ (and accessible via the left sidebar), is intended to act as a Discord alternative for those of you who aren't too keen on setting up a Discord account. It is a privacy respecting open source program which we self-host, and we've also set up bridge infrastructure, meaning that many of the main channels on the Discord and Zulip allow for cross-platform communication, with messages sent on one platform being viewable on the other.

	Unlike a full wiki mod, superconfirmed users will not have any special privileges relating to banning or managing the permissions of other accounts on the site, but will still be able to remove article notices, edit protected pages, and so on. The full requirements can be found on [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Moderator_applications]] however the gist of it is that you need to know what you're on about and have ~1 month of productive edits on this wiki, or demonstrate to an administrator that you have experience on another wiki with comparable editorial standards, such as Wikipedia.		Unlike a full wiki mod, superconfirmed users will not have any special privileges relating to banning or managing the permissions of other accounts on the site, but will still be able to remove article notices, edit protected pages, and so on. The full requirements can be found on [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Moderator_applications]] however the gist of it is that you need to know what you're on about and have ~1 month of productive edits on this wiki, or demonstrate to an administrator that you have experience on another wiki with comparable editorial standards, such as Wikipedia.

Keith: added zulip + superconfirmed announcement

2026-03-18T01:20:53Z

added zulip + superconfirmed announcement

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			'''2026-03-17'''

			A couple of announcements today! We're officially launching both the Wiki Zulip server, and the superconfirmed role on the Wiki.

			The Zulip server, located at https://zulip.consumerrights.wiki/ (and accessible via the left sidebar), is intended to act as a Discord alternative for those of you who aren't too keen on setting up a Discord account. It is a privacy respecting open source program which we self-host, and we've also set up bridge infrastructure, meaning that many of the main channels on the Discord and Zulip allow for cross sahj-platform communication, with messages sent on one platform being viewable on the other.

			Unlike a full wiki mod, superconfirmed users will not have any special privileges relating to banning or managing the permissions of other accounts on the site, but will still be able to remove article notices, edit protected pages, and so on. The full requirements can be found on [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Moderator_applications]] however the gist of it is that you need to know what you're on about and have ~1 month of productive edits on this wiki, or demonstrate to an administrator that you have experience on another wiki with comparable editorial standards, such as Wikipedia.

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	Quick note to say that we're deprecating Archive.today, and editors should no longer use them for [[Projects:Archive_everything\|archiving]].		Quick note to say that we're deprecating Archive.today, and editors should no longer use them for [[Projects:Archive_everything\|archiving]].
	The reason is a whole bunch of internet drama but long story short, the site maintainer/owner seems to have used malicious Javascript to make all visitors to the site unwittingly participate in a DDOS against the personal website of someone they didn't like, as well as allegedly '''editing archived pages''' as a form of harassment against the same target, making archive.today no longer a reliable archive.		The reason is a whole bunch of internet drama but long story short, the site maintainer/owner seems to have used malicious Javascript to make all visitors to the site unwittingly participate in a DDOS against the personal website of someone they didn't like, as well as allegedly '''editing archived pages''' as a form of harassment against the same target, making archive.today no longer a reliable archive.
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JakeL at 18:33, 5 March 2026

2026-03-05T18:33:52Z

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 We've released our [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Year one annual report|first annual report]]! It contains general reflections on the first year of our operation, as well as all the results from the survey carried out a few weeks ago, and our priorities for the near future. Congratulations to everyone on getting the site to this point, and go give it a read!
 We're also happy to announce the official release of the Consumer Rights Wiki browser extension, which will flag sites related to products and companies with entries on the wiki as you browse.
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 And the Firefox extension here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/consumer-rights-wiki/
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 Quick note to say that we're deprecating Archive.today, and editors should no longer use them for [[Projects:Archive_everything|archiving]].
 The reason is a whole bunch of internet drama but long story short, the site maintainer/owner seems to have used malicious Javascript to make all visitors to the site unwittingly participate in a DDOS against the personal website of someone they didn't like, as well as allegedly '''editing archived pages''' as a form of harassment against the same target, making archive.today no longer a reliable archive.
-===2026-02-17===
 We're starting monthly editor meetings for regular users of the wiki to meet up, socialise, and chat with the team. The meetings will be held via Zoom, and if you're interested, please email help@consumerrights.wiki with your wiki name, and the subject line 'Monthly Wiki hangout' to get added to the mailing list for the Zoom invite!
 These meetings will be hosted at 20:00 UTC on the first Sunday of each month.

Keith: spacing

2026-03-04T13:39:31Z

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	We're also happy to announce the official release of the Consumer Rights Wiki browser extension, which will flag sites related to products and companies with entries on the wiki as you browse.		We're also happy to announce the official release of the Consumer Rights Wiki browser extension, which will flag sites related to products and companies with entries on the wiki as you browse.

	Please find the Chrome extension here: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/consumer-rights-wiki/bppajinomefndbbmopljhbdfefnefdha		Please find the Chrome extension here: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/consumer-rights-wiki/bppajinomefndbbmopljhbdfefnefdha

	And the Firefox extension here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/consumer-rights-wiki/		And the Firefox extension here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/consumer-rights-wiki/

Keith: updated announcement with links to the extension

2026-03-04T13:39:15Z

updated announcement with links to the extension

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	We've released our [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Year one annual report\|first annual report]]! It contains general reflections on the first year of our operation, as well as all the results from the survey carried out a few weeks ago, and our priorities for the near future. Congratulations to everyone on getting the site to this point, and go give it a read!		We've released our [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Year one annual report\|first annual report]]! It contains general reflections on the first year of our operation, as well as all the results from the survey carried out a few weeks ago, and our priorities for the near future. Congratulations to everyone on getting the site to this point, and go give it a read!

			We're also happy to announce the official release of the Consumer Rights Wiki browser extension, which will flag sites related to products and companies with entries on the wiki as you browse.
			Please find the Chrome extension here: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/consumer-rights-wiki/bppajinomefndbbmopljhbdfefnefdha
			And the Firefox extension here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/consumer-rights-wiki/

	===2026-02-22===		===2026-02-22===
	Quick note to say that we're deprecating Archive.today, and editors should no longer use them for [[Projects:Archive_everything\|archiving]].		Quick note to say that we're deprecating Archive.today, and editors should no longer use them for [[Projects:Archive_everything\|archiving]].

Keith: announced the annual report

2026-03-04T13:20:21Z

announced the annual report

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			===2026-03-05===
			We've released our [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Year one annual report\|first annual report]]! It contains general reflections on the first year of our operation, as well as all the results from the survey carried out a few weeks ago, and our priorities for the near future. Congratulations to everyone on getting the site to this point, and go give it a read!
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	Quick note to say that we're deprecating Archive.today, and editors should no longer use them for [[Projects:Archive_everything\|archiving]].		Quick note to say that we're deprecating Archive.today, and editors should no longer use them for [[Projects:Archive_everything\|archiving]].
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	These meetings will be hosted at 20:00 UTC on the first Sunday of each month.		These meetings will be hosted at 20:00 UTC on the first Sunday of each month.
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Keith: added notice about the archive.today situation and deprecation

2026-02-22T02:30:58Z

added notice about the archive.today situation and deprecation

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			===2026-02-22===
			Quick note to say that we're deprecating Archive.today, and editors should no longer use them for [[Projects:Archive_everything\|archiving]].
			The reason is a whole bunch of internet drama but long story short, the site maintainer/owner seems to have used malicious Javascript to make all visitors to the site unwittingly participate in a DDOS against the personal website of someone they didn't like, as well as allegedly '''editing archived pages''' as a form of harassment against the same target, making archive.today no longer a reliable archive.
	===2026-02-17===		===2026-02-17===
	We're starting monthly editor meetings for regular users of the wiki to meet up, socialise, and chat with the team. The meetings will be held via Zoom, and if you're interested, please email help@consumerrights.wiki with your wiki name, and the subject line 'Monthly Wiki hangout' to get added to the mailing list for the Zoom invite!		We're starting monthly editor meetings for regular users of the wiki to meet up, socialise, and chat with the team. The meetings will be held via Zoom, and if you're interested, please email help@consumerrights.wiki with your wiki name, and the subject line 'Monthly Wiki hangout' to get added to the mailing list for the Zoom invite!

Keith: added announcement of wiki community hangouts

2026-02-18T02:11:38Z

added announcement of wiki community hangouts

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			===2026-02-17===
			We're starting monthly editor meetings for regular users of the wiki to meet up, socialise, and chat with the team. The meetings will be held via Zoom, and if you're interested, please email help@consumerrights.wiki with your wiki name, and the subject line 'Monthly Wiki hangout' to get added to the mailing list for the Zoom invite!

			These meetings will be hosted at 20:00 UTC on the first Sunday of each month.

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	===Happy Birthday to us!===		===Happy Birthday to us!===
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