User talk:King of Hearts/Archive/2014/01
Talk page access revocation[edit]
Hi. Can you please disable User:Skyjet89's talk page access? Thanks, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 20:14, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
Never mind, Sergecross73 (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) has already taken care of it. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 20:32, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
The Signpost: 01 January 2014[edit]
- Traffic report: A year stuck in traffic
- Arbitration report: Examining the Committee's year
- In the media: Does Wikipedia need a medical disclaimer?
- Book review: Common Knowledge: An Ethnography of Wikipedia
- News and notes: The year in review
- Discussion report: Article incubator, dates and fractions, medical disclaimer
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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent software changes
- The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf9) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on January 2. It will be enabled on non-Wikipedia wikis on January 7 and on all Wikipedia wikis on January 9 (calendar).
- The old note-taking site (Etherpad) was removed on December 30, 2013. You can see most of the documents on the new site. [1]
Problems
- On January 2, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata and all Wikivoyage projects were broken for 2 hours due to language cache update issues.
- On the same day, it was not possible to edit most wikis for about 30 minutes, due to a database replication problem.
Future software changes
- The new search tool (CirrusSearch) will be added as the default search method for Italian Wikipedia, French Wikisource, Wikidata and all Wikivoyage sites, and as a second search method for the German Wikipedia and all Wikibooks sites on January 6. [2]
- Spanish, French, Portuguese and Russian Wikipedia users will also be able to enable CirrusSearch in their Beta Features options. [3]
- Plural form rules for some languages will be changed. Many translations of the user interface for Belarusian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian and other languages will need to be changed. [4] [5] [6]
- You will see a warning when you try to delete a page linked to from other pages. [7] [8]
- You will be able to hide redirect pages on the list of protected pages. [9] [10]
- You will be able to use keyboard shortcuts in the Translate tool, by pressing Alt+1 and similar key groups. [11] [12]
- E-mails sent by MediaWiki will include the name of the site in their
From:line. You will be able to change this name on your wiki by editing theMediaWiki:Emailsenderpage. [13] [14] - Images viewed in the Beta Features media viewer will load faster. [15] [16]
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08:35, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
SP:AF listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect SP:AF. Since you had some involvement with the SP:AF redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). John Vandenberg (chat) 12:03, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
Because you have edited Wikipedia:No consensus, your input is requested in the discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Wikipedia:NO CONSENSUS and Wikipedia:NOCONSENSUS. Cheers! bd2412 T 14:40, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
Template:Cleanup AfD has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 19:02, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
The Signpost: 08 January 2014[edit]
- Public Domain Day: Why the year 2019 is so significant
- Traffic report: Tragedy and television
- Technology report: Gearing up for the Architecture Summit
- News and notes: WMF employee forced out over "paid advocacy editing"
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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
You can read a recent blog post about how Tech News is put together, translated and sent to you across wikis each week.
Recent software changes
- The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf10) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on January 9. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on January 14, and all Wikipedia wikis on January 16 (calendar).
- Searching in the
File:namespace on Wikimedia Commons may be slow due to a search engine issue. [17]
VisualEditor news
- VisualEditor will be added for all users on several Wikipedias on January 13. [18]
- You can now add and remove
__NOTOC__,__FORCETOC__and__NOEDITSECTION__in the page metadata menu. [19] [20] [21]
Problems
- For a few hours on January 6, it was not possible to edit pages using the Translate tool on Wikimedia Commons and the Wikimania 2013 wiki, due to a settings error. [22] [23]
- For about 20 minutes on January 9, there were problems with CSS and JavaScript due to high server load.
Future software changes
- Wikidata will be added to all Wikisource wikis on January 14. [24]
- The new search tool (CirrusSearch) will be added as the second search method for the English Wikipedia on January 13. On Wikibooks and the German Wikipedia, you will also be able to test it by adding it in your Beta Features options.
- You will soon be able to export page collections into other formats than PDF. [25]
- It will soon be possible to upload groups of photos from Flickr using UploadWizard. [26] [27]
- The Wikimedia Foundation has shared a multimedia vision for 2016. You are invited to comment. [28]
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09:33, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
Sockpuppetry Closure[edit]
Hi, I'm Leoesb1032. You closed my 1st sockpuppet case. Someone is accusing me again and I am not. I know that you can close these cases and mine has been open for over a day now. I put proof of innocence there and I just want it to be closed. this is the page. Thank you. Leoesb1032 (talk) 16:26, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
Sockpuppetry accusition[edit]
This is not correct, Situation is the opposite, please read history on my page. Thank you.(AlexFurman (talk)) —Preceding undated comment added 23:45, January 18, 2014
- The other people are not sockpuppets. End of story. Do not continue to accuse them of sockpuppetry. On the other hand, there is a lot of evidence that MikRomero is your sockpuppet and not merely someone who happens to agree with your views. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:08, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
The Signpost: 15 January 2014[edit]
- News and notes: German chapter asks for "reworking" of Funds Dissemination Committee; should MP4 be allowed on Wikimedia sites?
- Technology report: Architecture Summit schedule published
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RE:Your other account(s) have been blocked indefinitely.[edit]
OMG, I just realized that you have blocked other people.I don't have any other accounts. (AlexFurman (talk))
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent software changes
- The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf11) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on January 16. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on January 28, and all Wikipedia wikis on January 30 (calendar).
- You can now see relatively recent results on special pages like Special:DoubleRedirects, Special:UncategorizedPages or Special:WantedCategories. They were disabled before because they were very slow. The results are now updated once a month. [29]
- As of January 16, you can make and use guided tours on the Asturian, Farsi and Russian Wikipedias. If you want this tool on your wiki, you need to translate it and ask in Bugzilla. [30] [31]
- You can give comments on an idea to have a fixed toolbar at the top of wiki pages. [32]
- You can watch a video to learn how to report problems in Bugzilla. [33]
VisualEditor news
- In the toolbar, the menu to edit the styles (like bold, italic, etc.) now has a down arrow (
). The order of the Insert menu has also changed a little. - You can now edit
<gallery />tags with a very basic tool. [34] - You can now see a help page about keyboard shortcuts in the page menu. [35]
- When you change categories, you will now see them when you save the page. [36]
- When you edit templates, you will now see the parameters in the right order. The ones that you must add have a star (*). [37] [38]
- The page will now be saved faster, thanks to a new way of coding the text that sends 40% less text to the servers. [39]
- Your wiki can ask to test a new tool to edit TemplateData. [40]
Problems
- There was a problem with search on the English and German Wikipedias between January 6 and January 14. You could not see new pages and changes in search results. [41]
- There were "pool timeouts" errors on several wikis on January 13; it was caused by a code change that was made to fix another problem. [42]
- On January 17, Bugzilla and Wikimedia Labs were broken for about 20 minutes due to network problems. IRC channels with recent changes (irc.wikimedia.org) were broken for about two hours. [43]
Future software changes
- If you have removed JavaScript in your web browser, you will soon be able to see the orange bar saying that you have new messages. If you have changed how the bar looks with a gadget, you may need to change the gadget again. [44] [45]
- You will soon be able to add a given Flickr user to a blacklist so that their files can't be uploaded using UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons and other wikis. [46]
- You will see a warning when you try to delete a page included in at least one other page. [47]
- You will so longer see disambiguation pages in Special:LonelyPages. [48] [49]
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10:22, 20 January 2014 (UTC)
Ping[edit]
Ticket:2012110310000825 for you. Guy (Help!) 21:47, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
The Signpost: 22 January 2014[edit]
- Book review: Missing Links and Secret Histories: A Selection of Wikipedia Entries from Across the Known Multiverse
- News and notes: Modification of WMF protection brought to Arbcom
- Featured content: Dr. Watson, I presume
- Special report: The few who write Wikipedia
- Technology report: Architecting the future of MediaWiki
- In the media: Wikipedia for robots; Wikipedia—a temperamental teenager
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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent software changes
- Pages from Wikimedia sites now load faster in your browser thanks to "module storage", a way for your browser to save data like JavaScript and CSS on your computer to avoid downloading them again. See video. [50]
- The code used to show videos has changed. You should be able to play the video on the page, with the play button on top of the video. If you see the play button on the right of the video, or if clicking on the video leads you to the original file, please file a bug or tell User:Bawolff. [51]
- The
Special:ActiveUserspage will be removed because it's too slow. [52] - The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf11) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on January 16. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on January 28, and all Wikipedia wikis on January 30 (calendar).
Problems
- On January 21, Universal Language Selector was turned off on all Wikimedia sites because it makes pages load slowly. If you want to use web fonts, or write in scripts that aren't on your keyboard, you need to add it as an option in your preferences. It will be turned back on when the issues are resolved. [53]
- For about 20 minutes on the same day, there were problems with CSS and JavaScript due to high server load.
Future software changes
- You can give comments about the new version of "Winter", a proposal to have a fixed toolbar at the top of wiki pages. [54]
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09:46, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
Request input[edit]
There is a discussion taking place here regarding the inclusion of File:Jimihendrix1969mug.jpg at Jimi Hendrix. GabeMc (talk|contribs) 19:58, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
Saturday: NYC Art And Feminism Wikipedia Editathon[edit]
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Please join Wikipedia "Art and Feminism Editathon" @ Eyebeam on Saturday February 1, 2014, an event aimed at collaboratively expanding Wikipedia articles covering Art and Feminism, and the biographies of women artists! There are also regional events that day in Brooklyn, Westchester County, and the Hudson Valley.
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