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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Too often great editors like you are overlooked and not given the credit deserved for all their great contributions. So I am awarding you this barnstar to let you know I '''greatly appreciate''' all you do for Wikipedia, and please '''keep up the outstanding work!!''' <span style="font-family:Kristen ITC;">[[User:Ctjf83|<span style="color:#ff0000;">C</span><span style="color:#ff6600;">T</span><span style="color:#ffff00;">J</span><span style="color:#009900;">F</span><span style="color:#0000ff;">8</span><span style="color:#6600cc;">3</span>]] [[User Talk:Ctjf83|chat]]</span> 03:21, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
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:Aww...  Thanks! I'm putting it on my userpage to show it off!  ;) --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 03:29, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
::WOOHOO!! :) <span style="font-family:Kristen ITC;">[[User:Ctjf83|<span style="color:#ff0000;">C</span><span style="color:#ff6600;">T</span><span style="color:#ffff00;">J</span><span style="color:#009900;">F</span><span style="color:#0000ff;">8</span><span style="color:#6600cc;">3</span>]] [[User Talk:Ctjf83|chat]]</span> 03:31, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

== Did I see an edit-war, or something else? ==

<del>Hi Philosopher - I see you are an admin., and I have a technical question about something that I've never faced before. I thought I saw was an edit war and stalking going on between two users: [[user:MFIreland|MFIreland]] and [[user:124.179.251.155|124.179.251.155]], as shown [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_costume&action=history here], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caubeen&action=history here], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kilt&action=history here].  'Both' in turn responded back stating that they have no idea what I'm talking about and described that [[User_talk:Dinkytown#National_costume|here]].  MFIreland has seen fit to leave a curt tag message with me, rather than communicating at all with 124.179.251.155.</del>

<del>Are they/were they slaking/edit warring, sock-puppetry each other, something else - or am I having a 60's flash back? :)  Take care...  [[User:Dinkytown|<b style="color:blue;">Dinky</b><span style="color:green;">town</span>]] [[User talk:Dinkytown|<span style="color:maroon;">talk</span>]] 01:08, 30 November 2010 (UTC)</del>
:{{resolved|Apparently this issue has been resolved (author struck out his question). --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 18:53, 30 November 2010 (UTC)}}

== 1st Governor of Iowa ==
I know you are on a school Wiki break so when you get a chance.
I have left a lengthy question request on [[Talk:Ansel Briggs]] about the article [[Ansel Briggs]]. If you would please give me your input it would be appreciated. I also cc this message to Ctjf83. On another subject somehow in the past I stumbled upon a special page called '''''Changes related to "User:Philosopher/Iowa legislators watchlist" ''''' which I just bookmarked, now I want to know how can I make one of these for the [[List of cities in Iowa]] ? Also do you have any objections if I start up the division WikiIowa Project/Communities ? One more thing has the ''{{tl| Compact election box}}'' finalized with the removal of the &plusmn; column ?<br>
Thanks [[User:RifeIdeas|'''''<span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:DarkGreen;">Rife</span><span style="color:orange;">Ideas </span></span>''''']][[User talk:RifeIdeas|'''Talk ''']] 19:29, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
:[[Special:RecentChangesLinked/User:RifeIdeas/List_of_Cities_in_Iowa]] feel free to rename or whatever. <span style="font-family:Kristen ITC;">[[User:Ctjf83|<span style="color:#ff0000;">C</span><span style="color:#ff6600;">T</span><span style="color:#ffff00;">J</span><span style="color:#009900;">F</span><span style="color:#0000ff;">8</span><span style="color:#6600cc;">3</span>]] [[User Talk:Ctjf83|chat]]</span> 20:07, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
::If you want to start up the Communities workgroup, go for it!  I probably won't be participating there much, though.  Just be sure to leave a note on the main talk page at [[WT:IOWA]] when you create it so that other project members can participate if they want to.  I'll take a look at the compact election box again tomorrow or the day after - too many exams to do it atm. --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 09:25, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

== Members of the Iowa Territorial Legislature category ==

Hi-I started a category for the members of the Iowa Territorial Legislature. I noticed some of the biographies mentioned of being involved in the Iowa Territorial Legislature. I also started similiar categories in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Idaho, and Hawaii. The categories were badly needed. Thanks-[[User:RFD|RFD]] ([[User talk:RFD|talk]]) 17:21, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
:Thanks for letting me know - sounds like a good idea!  --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 09:22, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

== Plot summaries versus a whole synopsis. ==

I'm just curious, I've been thinking a little about this and have always been kind of put off that some articles that have to do with stories or movies or games can have a whole plot synopsis included in the article. Personally I think that a summary of the plot in an article is tasteful, but having the entire plot there can be inconvenient for people who just want to learn about whatever it is they are looking for and aren't looking to have anything either spoiled for them or such. I just wanted to know what you thought and if there was some kind of general reasoning behind this on Wikipedia. If anything I was thinking that as an encyclopedia people are thinking that there should be a comprehensive synopsis but thats all I can come up with. ([[User:NuHalo|NuHalo]] ([[User talk:NuHalo|talk]]) 04:01, 9 December 2010 (UTC))
:Well, we do have [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)#Plot summaries]].  Generally, consensus has settled that spoilers are allowed on Wikipedia (because Wikipedia is [[WP:NOT|not censored]] and because information about plot elements that may "spoil" the story are often important for complete encyclopedic coverage of the work), but I'm not aware of widespread agreement on how much plot summary is too much.  If you want to bring this up for discussion, a good "policy page" place to do so might be at [[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)]].  Other pages of interest are [[Wikipedia:Plot-only description of fictional works]] (proposed policy - though judging from the age of the comments, it isn't an active proposal any longer) and [[Wikipedia talk:How to write a plot summary]] (just an essay, not a guideline or policy).  Sorry I can't help more, ''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 14:01, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

== WikiProject Iowa/Communities ==

I know you are on a school wiki break, but if you have time can you either send this notice out to all Project Iowa members by bot or tell me how to. If it has to be sent out manually let me know that also.
<center><div style="width:80%;float:center; border-style:solid; border-color:blue; background-color:#F5FFFA; border-width:1px; text-align:left; padding:8px;" class="plainlinks">[[Image:Smiley.svg|left|62px]] <span style="font-family:Verdana"> '''<big>GOOD NEWS</big><span style="color:#C71585"> The division of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Iowa]]<br>called [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Iowa/Communities]]<br>has been activated.</span> '''</span> --[[User:RifeIdeas|'''''<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006400">Rife<span style="color:#ffa500">Ideas</span></span>''''']][[User talk:RifeIdeas|''' Talk ''']] 18:18, 12 December 2010 (UTC) </div></center> 
:If you register to use [[WP:AWB]] (register at the [[Wikipedia talk:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage|check page]]), you can use it to make multiple similar edits.  --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 13:49, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
::For that matter, just let me know if you want to use AWB and I'll approve you myself, since you meet the 500 mainspace edit criterion for approval.  --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 11:54, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
:::For future use you can approve me for AWB. In fact if there is any other approvals that you think would be helpful or that you think I am qualified for, approve me, I thank you in advance for expanding the tools available to me. I skimmed the information at AWB and decided to just use the Project Iowa members list and manually placed the new division message on their talk pages yesterday and the day before. If you think of any other groups that should or could be notified, please let me know. The Communities division site is a lot closer to completion, although it is functional. It's scope (unless expanded in the future) as far as a tag, is limited to geographical areas, so far what is included is the state of Iowa, incorporated cities, unincorporated cities, defunct cities (known as ghost towns) townships, and counties. A person joining can declare level of involvement from "1. I am interested in Iowa communities but don't ask me I will help when I want" to "5. I will be active on the project almost every day". I do hope you will join even if it is at a level 1 participation. I know you are busy in school but I do hope you have the time to check out the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Iowa/Communities]] division in detail, expanding the various "hide" boxes to see the details. And check out [[Wikipedia :WikiProject Iowa/Communities/Priorities]] also, and again if you have time, give me your feedback.<br> --[[User:RifeIdeas|'''''<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006400">Rife<span style="color:#ffa500">Ideas</span></span>''''']][[User talk:RifeIdeas|''' Talk ''']] 12:54, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
::::Okay, I've [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage&diff=403010773&oldid=402900453 approved] you for AWB.  If you want to know some of the other permissions, you can see [[WP:RfR]], but none of them seem to relate too much to what you've been doing (though I could be wrong).  Permissions on Wikipedia tend to work on a "apply as/if you need it" basis, so I'm not going to volunteer you for any, but if you feel like they would be useful, just ask.
::::I'll take a look at the communities stuff today or tomorrow, and set up the communities parameter and apply it to the cities, etc. sometime in the next week - I've done this before with AWB, so it should be a pretty simple thing to set up again. --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 13:17, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
:::::This is the first time I looked at [[WP:RfR]], and the only permission that is applicable to me is as a Rollbacker. In [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Iowa/Communities#Patrol schedule]] you can see the two watch links, the one Ctjif83 set up for me, and the more expanded version I set up. I use the all inclusive one all the time. If you look at my Contributions you can see I have a fair amount of "undid" entries. If it is vandalism I have been just using the default message, if it is for some other reason I add that behind the default message. I think this is the correct procedure but I will be reading more about rollback if you grant me permission. The Rollbacker feature would save me time and help with multiple vandalism edits.
:::::On other subjects, I looked again at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Iowa/Government]] and seen the [[:Category:Iowa (government) articles by quality]] and the [[:Category:Iowa (government) articles by importance]]. 1) Do you think I should make the same categories for Communities? In the area of Class and Importance I see a difference between Project Iowa and Project Cities. I understand the importance could and should be different, 2) but what about Class? At this time I think they should be the same. Some of our cities have for Project Cities a B-Class while Project Iowa has only a C-Class. 3) Is there a guideline? 4) If not should we make a standard? 5) I know that there are procedures for FA and GA articles where outside projects evaluate them but what are the procedures for A and B-Class? I have also thought about making a subpage just for the Communities tables as the volume of those continues to increase as more tables are made and will also increase with more data entered. 6) Do you think I should?. Again thanks for your input. --[[User:RifeIdeas|'''''<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006400">Rife<span style="color:#ffa500">Ideas</span></span>''''']][[User talk:RifeIdeas|''' Talk ''']] 15:51, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
{{unindent|5}} 1) Before you use rollback, please have a look at the instruction page at [[WP:ROLLBACK]].  The basic rule is to only use rollback when all edits to be rolled back are ''blatant'' vandalism (if the edit could have been good faith, use "undo" instead of "rollback"), note if the several most recent edits are by the same author, the tool will roll all of them back.  If you end up doing a lot of vandalism patrols, you may want to check out the warning templates at [[WP:WARN]].  ...and... you [[Special:UserRights/RifeIdeas|have rollback]] now.  2) You don't have to create the categories - they will be created automatically by a bot after I create the template parameter and add it to the pages.  The class will generally be the same regardless of project - we do have a checklist for articles before they become B-Class and some other projects don't, but that's the only difference, and a fairly minor one - for the criteria for grading the classes of articles, see [[Template:WikiProject Iowa#Quality scale]].  3) Your project is looking interesting - especially the charts of Iowa's cities.  Putting the table data on a subpage could be a good idea, simply because that'll make the page load faster for those with slow browsers or internet access.  But I'm afraid I don't have any opinion on whether to just link to it or [[WP:TRANS|transclude]] it onto the original page.  --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 17:14, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
:'''Thanks''' for the Iowa Barnstar, I proudly placed it on my userpage as the first image that will show up in a quick view hover. Thanks also for the permissions you have granted me, I have read the links you provided and will use them judiciously.  Whenever someone uses the word "interesting" in reference to someone's work I immediately wonder about what their true opinion is as the term is ambiguous enough to cover a wide range of viewpoints. I also have been known to use the descriptive term "interesting". Let me assure you, I will never take offense to constructive criticism. As far as the tables are concerned I can see now that the Class and Importance columns may now be obsolete with the advent of the multiple categories you installed covering this subject. I was unaware of the category possibilities when I started this project, however it will be easy to blank those out and make them a "future" category. I will also take the tables off the main page and just link to them letting the main page load faster.
:Now to my questions. Can a bot be used to insert the communities tag into the Project Iowa template using the various established lists like [[List of cities in Iowa]] ? (Which I noticed needs some repair which I hope to do today. If the red-links are gone I will of repaired the list). Or by using  [[User:RifeIdeas/List of Cities in Iowa]] or maybe better yet the total inclusive [[User:RifeIdeas/All Iowa Communities]]? Can a bot disregard the red-inks? Otherwise can I use AWB and the list to accomplish the task? With 937 incorporated cities and an unknown number in the unincorporated cities, townships and 99 counties, if a bot could do this it would be a time saver. I have almost no knowledge on what a bot can or can not do. Just a reminder, although I am a quick study (started October 22, 2010) all of this editing, HTML markup, etc. is all new to me.  Again thanks for all your help <br>--[[User:RifeIdeas|'''''<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006400">Rife<span style="color:#ffa500">Ideas</span></span>''''']][[User talk:RifeIdeas|''' Talk ''']] 17:48, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
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::No problem, glad to help when/where I can (and thanks for the barnstar!).  As for my use of "interesting," I did not mean it in a pejorative sense, more of in a "that's kinda cool" sense, sorry for the confusion.  The tags should be able to be added by AWB - it isn't that hard to do an AWB run over the lists (that's how I put the majority of the banners there in the first place), though it can be quite time-consuming.  Speaking of which, your idea for a bot sounds like a good idea, I can ask [[WP:BAG|BAG]] if they'll approve [[User:Philosopher-Bot|my bot]] for that task (it's just an AWB-bot, but being approved means it can run in a fully-automated mode instead of the more time-consuming semi-automated mode that AWB normally runs in). --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 19:34, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
::I've put in [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Philosopher-Bot 2|the request]] for bot approval. --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 20:13, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
:::Great news about the bot. I have repaired all of the bad entries in [[List of cities in Iowa]] It took a few hours as I started from day one and went through each edit. But maybe my all inclusive watch list [[Special:RecentChangesLinked/User:RifeIdeas/All_Iowa_Communities|Patrolling All Iowa Communities]] that covers incorporated unincorporated townships and counties. Although some are red linked and it does have a few other links at the top of the page. Check it out [[User:RifeIdeas/All_Iowa_Communities]].  Whatever works the best. BTW Ctjf joined up and has given me some critical feedback for improvement.<br>--[[User:RifeIdeas|'''''<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006400">Rife<span style="color:#ffa500">Ideas</span></span>''''']][[User talk:RifeIdeas|''' Talk ''']] 21:11, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
:::I do not know if it would affect the bot but just to let you know I did add the communities parameter to one and only one community [[Hiawatha, Iowa]]. --[[User:RifeIdeas|'''''<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006400">Rife<span style="color:#ffa500">Ideas</span></span>''''']][[User talk:RifeIdeas|''' Talk ''']] 02:06, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

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== Portal Directory ==

I just happened onto the [[Wikipedia:Portal/Directory]] and noticed that [[Portal:Iowa]] was not listed. When I entered the information into the directory I assumed that portal Iowa is maintained by [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Iowa]]. If this is wrong please correct it.

And has the political {{tl|Compact election box}} template (for vote counts) been adjusted (or new one made) to eliminate the &plusmn; column? I personally now have a good working knowledge of how to collapse tables or any other information now, so I just need the fixed template. Being that the newly elected officials will be taking office in a few days, places like Portal Iowa, current senators, current representatives, succession boxes, and any other related political articles will have to be updated. I will take time off my communities edits to help with this. I just do not know how to (yet) update or make new templates. I have been watching with interest the [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Philosopher-Bot 2|Bot discussion]] about the addition of the communities parameter, so I am aware of that progress. I made one attempt (in my sandbox) a while back to make a Class/Importance table like is made for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Iowa/Government#Assessment]] by just replacing government with communities in the code I found at . . . I just seen you must have (or it is automatically created) the page [[User:WP 1.0 bot/Tables/Project/Iowa (communities)]] so do I just transclude that page onto [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Iowa/Communities#Assessment]] or does it need to be stepped like it is for the Government division?

Check out [[WP:IA/C]] as we are up to 4 members and there has been many improvements.<br>Until next time.--[[User:RifeIdeas|'''''<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006400">Rife<span style="color:#ffa500">Ideas</span></span>''''']][[User talk:RifeIdeas|''' Talk ''']] 16:18, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

:I don't know if the portal is currently being maintained or not, sorry.  If you are going to update it, though, I doubt anyone would object.  Thanks for reminding me about the political stuff, I'll be taking a look at the pages for the new members of the Iowa cabinet tonight (I think the cabinet is inaugurated before the legislature - that may have happened already, even) and resume fixing the template, etc. tomorrow.<small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]] ([[User talk:Philosopher|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Philosopher|contribs]]) January 5, 2011</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --><small>Whoops, forgot to sign! --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 04:11, 8 January 2011 (UTC)</small>

::Here I said I'd look at it and I didn't - the internet at my apartment went down for a while.  Back now, I should get a good start tonight or tomorrow morning.  --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 04:11, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

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:Those footnotes were actually added by [[User:Libertyforall76]].  But I'll go over the article again in a bit, sure.  (Otherwise, you can [[WP:BOLD|be bold]] and do it yourself.)  Thanks for letting me know. --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 17:16, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

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== acting presidents of Univ of Iowa ==

We've crossed paths before, but I can't remember where.  Eh, I'm lucky enough to remember to wake up.<br>
Your new Iowa President articles came up on a list of articles without the living parameter.  I noticed some of the articles, [[Duane C. Spriestersbach]] and [[Christian W. Slagle]] for example, are articles to acting presidents.  Is that notable enough???  According to [[Wikipedia:Notability_%28academics%29#Notes_to_specific_criteria:|notability guidelines]], specifically section #6, I don't think they are notable. [[User:Bgwhite|Bgwhite]] ([[User talk:Bgwhite|talk]]) 05:39, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
:Yeah, I don't know much about them besides what I found on the University's history page.  Just wanted to create the stubs to encourage people who do know more to fill them out as has already been done with Boyd, etc.'s pages.  I've filled out the later ones some, but to get information before the '40s is difficult.  I'd guess that they would be independently notable (though I would argue that acting president is notable enough in itself - it may be "acting" but the person is still the president of the University), as all of the more recent acting/interim presidents were.  --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 07:53, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
::I've seen a couple acting mayors deleted awhile back.  Hmm, bring one to AfD and let them decide? [[User:Bgwhite|Bgwhite]] ([[User talk:Bgwhite|talk]]) 08:04, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
:::For your first point, mayors aren't automatically notable.  For your second, I wouldn't - if someone wants to challenge any of them, I suppose that's their decision, though.  --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 21:57, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

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== Revision ==

Hello Philosopher, how are you. I have seen you were categorizing [[Adrianni Zanatta Alarcón]], but i beg to inform you that the references asserted in the article do not match the given statements. I have reported the situation at es:wiki, but im not too versed over here, so i'd like to ask you if you could check it if possible. Excuse my English. Thank you. [[User:Rafax|Rafax]] ([[User talk:Rafax|talk]]) 04:00, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
:Thanks for letting me know!  I'll try to check them out - though my Spanish isn't that great.  If all else fails, I'll at least leave a note referring people to [[:es:Discusión:Adrianni Zanatta Alarcon]]. --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 04:19, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
::I put {{tl|cite check}} on the article and left a note on its talk page.  Unfortunately, Google Translate wasn't able to help me decipher things enough to actually check out the problem.  --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 20:29, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
:::Thank you for taking care of it. [[User:Rafax|Rafax]] ([[User talk:Rafax|talk]]) 09:46, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

== Iowa vote counts ==

Glad to see you back in action! I assumed that school became more time consuming. I see you are adding pictures to our elected officials - great - can you find one for [[Deborah Berry]] ? As far as your standardizing the header (which is fine by me) at [[Talk:Swati Dandekar]] that was a newbie error on my part.<br>Reviving an old discussion we had at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Iowa/Government#Vote count formats in articles]], I contacted the original template author for {{tl|Compact election box}} about making a template that removes the &plusmn; column a while back with no results. See [[User talk:BrownHairedGirl/Archive/Archive 023# Compact election box]]. I took a look at trying to create a new {{tlx|Compact election box without &plusmn;}}  from the {{tl|Compact election box}} but the programming language is still above my understanding (at this time).  In the previous discussions about this subject you indicated that the programming would not be complicated (for you). If you have the time can you look into creating the new template?  I diverted my attention and editing to the Iowa communities in the last few months, but will return to help with vote counts and politicians when/if this issue is resolved.<br>--[[User:RifeIdeas|'''''<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006400">Rife<span style="color:#ffa500">Ideas</span></span>''''']][[User talk:RifeIdeas|''' Talk ''']] 15:47, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
:Thanks for the welcome back!  Sorry for not getting the template taken care of, as you guessed, life got busy for me (again).  It still is rather busy for the next few weeks, so I'm going to try to limit myself to the mini-project of the photos of current Iowa legislators until it's done (1/6 done already!).  If I get a big chunk of time free, I'll do the template (it's not hard, but will take a fair chunk of time), but the reason I'm focusing on the photos for now is that I can do them in little bits of time here and there.  As for [[Deborah Berry]], I'll get to her sometime this week - I'm doing all the members of the Senate and House in district-number order, starting with the Senate.  --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 17:24, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
::Heh, took me a little longer than I thought, but Deborah Berry now has an image on her page ([[:File:Deborah L. Berry - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg]]). --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 23:44, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

== Josiah Little Pickard ==

Hi-I expanded the [[Josiah Little Pickard]] article. He was [[Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin]] also. Thank you-[[User:RFD|RFD]] ([[User talk:RFD|talk]]) 19:45, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
:Hi-I change the lead sentence to include his elective office which is just important as being president of an university. Any comments would be appreciated. Thank you-[[User:RFD|RFD]] ([[User talk:RFD|talk]]) 11:54, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
::Looks good to me, thanks for expanding it!  I agree that the elective office belongs in the lead.  --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 01:33, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

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* The <code><nowiki>{{citation needed}}</nowiki></code> template shows when a statement in a Wikipedia article needs a source. If you click on it when you edit with the visual editor there is a popup that explains this. Now it can also show the reason and when it was added. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270107]

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* There is no new MediaWiki version this week or next week.

'''Future changes'''
* You can [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Geoinformation/Ideas|propose and discuss]] what technical improvements should be done for geographic information. This could be coordinates, maps or other related things.
* Some wikis use [[mw:Writing systems/LanguageConverter|LanguageConverter]] to switch between writing systems or variants of a language. This can only be done for the entire page. There will be a <code><nowiki><langconvert></nowiki></code> tag that can convert a piece of text on a page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T263082]
*  Oversighters and stewards can hide entries in [[Special:AbuseLog|Special:AbuseLog]]. They can soon hide multiple entries at once using checkboxes. This works like hiding normal edits. It will happen in early January. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T260904]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Hammersoft|Hammersoft]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/991684447#Desysop request (Andres)|Andres]] • [[Special:PermaLink/991635255#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#December 2020|Brion VIBBER]] • [[Special:PermaLink/991635255#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#December 2020|Rkitko]] • [[Special:PermaLink/991635255#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2020#December 2020|Thatcher]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:Permalink/995653715#2021 Arbitration Committee|Barkeep49]] • [[Special:Permalink/995653715#2021 Arbitration Committee|BDD]] • [[Special:Permalink/995653715#2021 Arbitration Committee|CaptainEek]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/995653715#2021 Arbitration Committee|Joe Roe]]
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:*[[WP:CSD|Speedy deletion criterion]] [[WP:T3|T3]] (duplication and hardcoded instances) has been repealed following a [[Special:Permalink/995058813#RFC: should WP:T3 be deprecated?|request for comment]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* You can now put pages on your watchlist [[mw:Help:Watchlist expiry|for a limited period of time]].

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*By [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Horn of Africa#New alternate motion (3-month DS trial)|motion]], [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures#Discretionary sanctions|standard discretionary sanctions]] have been temporarily [[Special:Permalink/993316360#Arbitration motion regarding Horn of Africa|authorized]] {{tq|for all pages relating to the [[Horn of Africa]] (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes)}}.  The effectiveness of the discretionary sanctions can be evaluated on the request by any editor after March 1, 2021 (or sooner if for a good reason).
:* Following the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2020#Results|2020 Arbitration Committee elections]], the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{Noping|Barkeep49}}, {{Noping|BDD}}, {{Noping|Bradv}}, {{Noping|CaptainEek}}, {{Noping|L235}}, {{Noping|Maxim}}, {{Noping|Primefac}}.

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A tag has been placed on [[:Category:2001 Illinois elections]] requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under [[WP:CSD#C1|section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion]], because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a [[:Category:Disambiguation categories|disambiguation category]], a [[:Category:Wikipedia soft redirected categories|category redirect]], a [[:Category:Wikipedia featured topics categories|featured topics category]], under discussion at [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion|Categories for discussion]], or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. 

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/02|Tech News: 2021-02]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/02|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* You can choose to be reminded when you have not added an edit summary. This can be done in your preferences. This could conflict with the [[:w:en:CAPTCHA|CAPTCHA]]. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T12729]
* You can link to specific log entries. You can get these links for example by clicking the timestamps in the log. Until now, such links to private log entries showed no entry even if you had permission to view private log entries. The links now show the entry. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T269761]
* Admins can use the [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter|abuse filter tool]] to automatically prevent bad edits. Three changes happened last week:
** The filter editing interface now shows syntax errors while you type. This is similar to JavaScript pages. It also shows a warning for regular expressions that match the empty string. New warnings will be added later. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T187686]
** [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Meta:Oversighters|Oversighters]] can now hide multiple filter log entries at once using checkboxes on [[Special:AbuseLog]]. This is how the usual revision deletion works. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T260904]
** When a filter matches too many actions after it has been changed it is "throttled". The most powerful actions are disabled. This is to avoid many editors getting blocked when an administrator made a mistake. The administrator will now get a notification about this "throttle".
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] There is a new tool to [https://skins.wmflabs.org/?#/add build new skins]. You can also [https://skins.wmflabs.org/?#/ see] existing [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Skins|skins]]. You can [[mw:User talk:Jdlrobson|give feedback]]. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2020-December/094130.html]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] Bots using the API no longer watch pages automatically based on account preferences. Setting the <code>watchlist</code> to <code>watch</code> will still work. This is to reduce the size of the watchlist data in the database. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T258108]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto's]] [[:mw:Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#File metadata|file metadata]] now includes length. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T209679]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] [[:w:en:CSS|CSS]] and [[:w:en:JavaScript|JavaScript]] code pages now have link anchors to [https://patchdemo.wmflabs.org/wikis/40e4795d4448b55a6d8c46ff414bcf78/w/index.php/MediaWiki:En.js#L-125 line numbers]. You can use wikilinks like [[:w:en:MediaWiki:Common.js#L-50]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T29531]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] There was a [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.25|new version]] of MediaWiki last week. You can read [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.25/Changelog|a detailed log]] of all 763 changes. Most of them are very small and will not affect you.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.26|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-01-12|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-01-13|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-01-14|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/03|Tech News: 2021-03]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/03|Translations]] are available.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.27|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-01-19|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-01-20|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-01-21|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth|Growth team]] plans to add features to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Personalized first day/Newcomer tasks/Experiment analysis, November 2020|get more visitors to edit]] to more Wikipedias. You can help [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translate&group=ext-growthexperiments&language=&filter=&action=translate translating the interface].
* You will be able to read but not to edit Wikimedia Commons for a short time on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210126T07 {{#time:j xg|2021-01-26|en}} at 07:00 (UTC)]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T271791]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/MassMessage|MassMessage]] posts could be automatically timestamped in the future. This is because MassMessage senders can now send pages using MassMessage. Pages are more difficult to sign. If there are times when a MassMessage post should not be timestamped you can [[phab:T270435|let the developers know]].

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/04|Tech News: 2021-04]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/04|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* You will be able to read but not to edit Wikimedia Commons for a short time on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210126T07 {{#time:j xg|2021-01-26|en}} at 07:00 (UTC)]. You will not be able to read or edit [[:wikitech:Main Page|Wikitech]] for a short time on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210128T09 {{#time:j xg|2021-01-28|en}} at 09:00 (UTC)]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T271791][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T272388]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Bracket Matching|Bracket matching]] will be added to the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] syntax highlighter on the first wikis. The first wikis are German and Catalan Wikipedia and maybe other Wikimedia wikis. This will happen on 27 January. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270238]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.28|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-01-26|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-01-27|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-01-28|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== ''The Signpost'': 31 January 2021 ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – February 2021 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (January 2021).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Hog Farm|Hog Farm]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/997537243#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#January 2021|Mattflaschen]] • [[Special:Permalink/997537243#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#January 2021|Nandesuka]] • [[Special:Permalink/997537243#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#January 2021|Savidan]] • [[Special:Permalink/997537243#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#January 2021|Wangi]]

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[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/999114581#changes_to_functionary_team|Someguy1221]] • [[meta:Special:PermaLink/20997879#Xeno@enwiki|Xeno]]
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:*The [[WP:AC/DS|standard discretionary sanctions]] authorized for [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American politics 2|American Politics]] were [[Special:PermaLink/1001485112#Motion:_American_politics_2_(1992_cutoff)|amended by motion]] to cover {{tq|post-1992 politics of United States and closely related people}}, replacing the 1932 cutoff.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*Voting in the [[:meta:Stewards/Elections 2021|2021 Steward elections]] will begin on 05 February 2021, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2021, 13:59 (UTC). The [[:meta:Stewards/Confirm/2021|confirmation process]] of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically [https://tools.wmflabs.org/meta/accounteligibility/55 check your eligibility] to vote.
:*Wikipedia has now been around for [[Wikipedia:20th anniversary|20 years]], and recently saw its billionth edit!

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/05|Tech News: 2021-05]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/05|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* [[:w:en:IPv6|IPv6 addresses]] were written in lowercase letters in diffs. This caused dead links since [[Special:Contributions|Special:Contributions]] only accepted uppercase letters for the IPs. This has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T272225]

'''Changes later this week'''
* You can soon use Wikidata to link to pages on the multilingual Wikisource. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138332]
* Often editors use a "non-breaking space" to make a gap between two items when reading but still show them together. This can be used to avoid a line break. You will now be able to add new ones via the special character tool in the 2010, 2017, and visual editors. The character will be shown in the visual editor as a space with a grey background. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T70429][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T96666]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=| Advanced item]] Wikis use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter|abuse filters]] to stop bad edits being made. Filter maintainers can now use syntax like <code>1.2.3.4 - 1.2.3.55</code> as well as the <code>1.2.3.4/27</code> syntax for IP ranges. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T218074]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.29|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-02|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-03|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-04|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* [[mw:Skin:Minerva Neue|Minerva]] is the skin Wikimedia wikis use for mobile traffic. When a page is protected and you can't edit it you can normally read the source wikicode. This doesn't work on Minerva on mobile devices. This is being fixed. Some text might overlap. This is because your community needs to update [[MediaWiki:Protectedpagetext|MediaWiki:Protectedpagetext]] to work on mobile. You can [[phab:T208827|read more]]. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Recommendations_for_mobile_friendly_articles_on_Wikimedia_wikis#Inline_styles_should_not_use_properties_that_impact_sizing_and_positioning][https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Recommendations_for_mobile_friendly_articles_on_Wikimedia_wikis#Avoid_tables_for_anything_except_data]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] [[:wikitech:Portal:Cloud VPS|Cloud VPS]] and [[:wikitech:Portal:Toolforge|Toolforge]] will change the IP address they use to contact the wikis. The new IP address will be <code>185.15.56.1</code>. This will happen on February 8. You can [[:wikitech:News/CloudVPS NAT wikis|read more]].

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/06|Tech News: 2021-06]] ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps|Wikipedia app]] for Android now has watchlists and talk pages in the app. [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia]

'''Changes later this week'''
* You can see edits to chosen pages on [[Special:Watchlist|Special:Watchlist]]. You can add pages to your watchlist on every wiki you like. The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|GlobalWatchlist]] extension will come to Meta on 11 February. There you can see entries on watched pages on different wikis on the same page. The new watchlist will be found on [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Special:GlobalWatchlist]] on Meta. You can choose which wikis to watch and other preferences on [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlistSettings|Special:GlobalWatchlistSettings]] on Meta. You can watch up to five wikis. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T260862]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.30|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-09|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-10|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-11|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* When admins [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Protecting and unprotecting pages|protect]] pages the form will use the [[mw:UX standardization|OOUI look]]. [[Special:Import|Special:Import]] will also get the new look. This will make them easier to use on mobile phones. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T235424][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T108792]
* Some services will not work for a short period of time from 07:00 UTC on 17 February. There might be problems with new [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia URL Shortener|short links]], new translations, new notifications, adding new items to your [[mw:Reading/Reading Lists|reading lists]] or recording [[:w:en:Email#Tracking of sent mail|email bounces]]. This is because of database maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273758]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] [[m:Tech/News/2021/05|Last week]] Tech News reported that the IP address [[:wikitech:Portal:Cloud VPS|Cloud VPS]] and [[:wikitech:Portal:Toolforge|Toolforge]] use to contact the wikis will change on 8 February. This is delayed. It will happen later instead. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/News/CloudVPS_NAT_wikis]

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'''Problems'''
* There were problems with recent versions of MediaWiki.  Because the updates caused problems the developers rolled back to an earlier version. Some updates and new functions will come later than planned. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2021-February/094255.html][https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2021-February/094271.html]
* Some services will not work for a short period of time from 07:00 UTC on 17 February. There might be problems with new [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia URL Shortener|short links]], new translations, new notifications, adding new items to your [[mw:Reading/Reading Lists|reading lists]] or recording [[:w:en:Email#Tracking of sent mail|email bounces]]. This is because of database maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273758]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.31|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-16|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-17|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-18|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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'''Recent changes'''
* The visual editor will now use [[:c:Commons:Structured data/Media search|MediaSearch]] to find images. You can search for images on Commons in the visual editor when you are looking for illustrations. This is to help editors find better images. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259896]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:SyntaxHighlight|syntax highlighter]] now works with more languages: [[:w:en:Futhark (programming language)|Futhark]], [[:w:en:Graphviz|Graphviz]]/[[:w:en:DOT (graph description language)|DOT]], CDDL and AMDGPU. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274741]

'''Problems'''
* Editing a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:EasyTimeline|timeline]] might have removed all text from it. This was because of a bug and has been fixed. You might need to edit the timeline again for it to show properly. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274822]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.32|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-23|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-24|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-25|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] There is a [[:m:Wikimedia Rust developers user group|user group]] for developers and users interested in working on Wikimedia wikis with the [[:w:en:Rust (programming language)|Rust programming language]]. You can join or tell others who want to make your wiki better in the future.

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'''Recent changes'''
*  Wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Feature summary|Growth team tools]] can now show the name of a newcomer's mentor anywhere [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Mentorship/Integrating_mentorship|through a magic word]]. This can be used for welcome messages or userboxes.
* A new version of the [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:VideoCutTool|VideoCutTool]] is now available. It enables cropping, trimming, audio disabling, and rotating video content. It is being created as part of the developer outreach programs.

'''Problems'''
* There was a problem with the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Job queue|job queue]]. This meant some functions did not save changes and mass messages were delayed. This did not affect wiki edits. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275437]
* Some editors may not be logged in to their accounts automatically in the latest versions of Firefox and Safari. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226797]

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[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (February 2021).
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[[File:Wikipedia Administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/TJMSmith|TJMSmith]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:Permalink/1008841493#Desysop_again_please|Boing! said Zebedee]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1004081430#Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2021#February 2021|Hiberniantears]] • [[Special:Permalink/1005108063#Desysop request for Lear's Fool|Lear's Fool]] • [[Special:PermaLink/1004462796#Request desysop (only)|Only]] • [[Special:Permalink/1007890148#Voluntary Admin Removal \ WGFinley|WGFinley]]

[[File:Wikipedia Interface administrator.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Interface administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:Diff/1009276671#Interface Admin for AmandaNP & DeltaQuadBot|AmandaNP]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*A [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Desysop Policy (2021)|request for comment]] is open that proposes a process for the community to revoke administrative permissions.  This follows a [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/2019 community sentiment on binding desysop procedure|2019 RfC]] in favor of creating one such a policy.
:*A [[Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#RfC: Deprecate criterion a. from F7|request for comment]] is in progress to remove [[WP:CSD#F7|F7]] (invalid fair-use claim) [[WP:CSD#F7a|subcriterion a]], which covers immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
:*A [[Wikipedia talk:Page mover/delete-redirect#RFC on granting delete-redirect to page movers|request for comment]] seeks to grant [[Wikipedia:Page mover|page movers]] the {{code|delete-redirect}} userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target.  The full proposal is at [[Wikipedia:Page mover/delete-redirect]].
:*A [[Wikipedia talk:General sanctions/Coronavirus disease 2019#RfC on use of COVID-19 editnotice|request for comment]] asks if sysops may {{tq|place the General sanctions/Coronavirus disease 2019 editnotice template on pages in scope that do not have page-specific sanctions}}?
:*There is a [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals) #Pending-changes protection of Today's featured article|discussion in progress]] concerning automatic protection of each day's featured article with [[WP:PC|Pending Changes]] [[WP:PCPP|protection]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*When blocking an IPv6 address with [[WP:TW|Twinkle]], there is now a checkbox with the option to [[WP:/64|just block the /64]] range.  When doing so, you can still leave a block template on the initial, single IP address' talkpage.
:*When protecting a page with Twinkle, you can now add a note if doing so was in response to a request at [[WP:RfPP]], and even link to the specific revision.
:*There have been [[Special:Permalink/1009602172#Pending Changes again|a number]] of [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)/Archive_187#Unable_to_set_Pending_Changes|reported issues]] with [[WP:PC|Pending Changes]].  Most problems setting protection appear to have been resolved ([[phab:T273317]]) but other issues with autoaccepting edits persist ([[phab:T275322]]).

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:*By [[Special:PermaLink/1008369085#Motion:_Remedy_transfer_to_Gender_and_sexuality_shell_case|motion]], the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures#Discretionary sanctions|discretionary sanctions]] originally authorized under the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GamerGate|GamerGate case]] are [[Special:Permalink/1008383822#Gender and sexuality standard discretionary sanctions authorized|now authorized]] under a new [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality|Gender and sexuality case]], with sanctions {{tq|authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, any gender-related dispute or controversy and associated people.}} Sanctions issued under GamerGate are now considered Gender and sexuality sanctions. 
:*The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kurds and Kurdistan|Kurds and Kurdistan]] case was [[Special:Permalink/1008479504#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kurds and Kurdistan closed|closed]], [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kurds and Kurdistan#Standard discretionary sanctions|authorizing]] [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures#Discretionary sanctions|standard discretionary sanctions]] for {{tq|the topics of Kurds and Kurdistan, broadly construed}}.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:*Following the [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2021|2021 Steward Elections]], the following editors have been appointed as stewards: [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2021/Statements/AmandaNP|AmandaNP]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2021/Statements/Operator873|Operator873]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2021/Statements/Stanglavine|Stanglavine]], [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2021/Statements/Teles|Teles]], and [[meta:Stewards/Elections 2021/Statements/Wiki13|Wiki13]].

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== WikiCup 2021 March newsletter ==

Round 1 of the competition has finished; it was a high-scoring round with 21 contestants scoring more than 100 points.  Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 55 contestants qualifying. You will need to finish among the top thirty-two contestants in Round 2 if you are to qualify for Round 3. Our top scorers in Round 1 were:   

*{{flagicon|New York (state)}} [[User:Epicgenius|Epicgenius]] led the field with a featured article, nine good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 945 points.
*{{flagicon|Republic of Venice|wartime}} [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]] was close behind with 896 points, largely gained from 71 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[User:ImaginesTigers|ImaginesTigers]], who has been editing Wikipedia for less than a year, was in third place with 711 points, much helped by bringing [[League of Legends]] to featured article status, exemplifying how bonus points can boost a contestant's score.
*{{flagicon|Rwanda}} [[User:Amakuru|Amakuru]] came next with 708 points, [[Kigali]] being another featured article that scored maximum bonus points.
*[[File:Flag of the United Nations.svg|22px]] [[User:Ktin|Ktin]], new to the WikiCup, was in fifth place with 523 points, garnered from 15 DYKs and 34 "In the news" items.
*{{flagicon|Botswana}} [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] scored 511 points, many from featured article candidate reviews and from football related DYKs.
*[[File:Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg|22px]] [[User:Gog the Mild|Gog the Mild]], last year's runner-up, came next with 498 points, from a featured article and numerous featured article candidate reviews.
*[[File:Bennington Flag.svg|22px]] [[User:Hog Farm|Hog Farm]], at 452, scored for a featured article, four good articles and a number of reviews.
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[User:Le Panini|Le Panini]], another newcomer to the WikiCup, scored 438 for a featured article and three good articles.
*{{flagicon|England}} [[User:Lee Vilenski|Lee Vilenski]], last year's champion, scored 332 points, from a featured article and various other sport-related topics.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. In Round 1, contestants achieved eight featured articles, three featured lists and one featured picture, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. They completed 97 good article reviews, nearly double the 52 good articles they claimed. Contestants also claimed for 135 featured article and featured list candidate reviews. There is no longer a requirement to mention your WikiCup participation when undertaking these reviews. 

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/10|Tech News: 2021-10]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/10|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Content translation/Section translation|Section translation]] now works on Bengali Wikipedia. It helps mobile editors translate sections of articles. It will come to more wikis later. The first focus is active wikis with a smaller number of articles. You can [https://sx.wmflabs.org/index.php/Main_Page test it] and [[mw:Talk:Content translation/Section translation|leave feedback]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:FlaggedRevs|Flagged revisions]] now give admins the review right. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275293]
* When someone links to a Wikipedia article on Twitter this will now show a preview of the article. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T276185]

'''Problems'''
* Many graphs have [[:w:en:JavaScript|JavaScript]] errors. Graph editors can check their graphs in their browser's developer console after editing. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275833]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.34|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-09|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-10|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-11|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* The [[mw:Talk pages project/New discussion|New Discussion]] tool will soon be a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DiscussionTools|discussion tools]] beta feature for on most Wikipedias. The goal is to make it easier to start new discussions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275257]

'''Future changes'''
* There will be a number of changes to make it easier to work with templates. Some will come to the first wikis in March. Other changes will come to the first wikis in June. This is both for those who use templates and those who create or maintain them. You can [[:m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Templates|read more]].
* [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/ReferencePreviews|Reference Previews]] will become a default feature on some wikis on 17 March. They will share a setting with [[mw:Page Previews|Page Previews]]. If you prefer the Reference Tooltips or Navigation-Popups gadget you can keep using them. If so Reference Previews won't be shown. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T271206][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/ReferencePreviews]
* New JavaScript-based functions will not work in [[:w:en:Internet Explorer 11|Internet Explorer 11]]. This is because Internet Explorer is an old browser that doesn't work with how JavaScript is written today. Everything that works in Internet Explorer 11 today will continue working in Internet Explorer for now. You can [[mw:Compatibility/IE11|read more]].

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/11|Tech News: 2021-11]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/11|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Wikis that are part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|desktop improvements]] project can now use a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Features/Search|search function]]. The desktop improvements and the new search will come to more wikis later. You can also [[mw:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements#Deployment plan and timeline|test it early]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] Editors who put up banners or change site-wide [[:w:en:JavaScript|JavaScript]] code should use the [https://grafana.wikimedia.org/d/000000566/overview?viewPanel=16&orgId=1 client error graph] to see that their changes has not caused problems. You can [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/03/08/sailing-steady%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8ahow-you-can-help-keep-wikimedia-sites-error-free read more]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T276296]

'''Problems'''
* Due to [[phab:T276968|database issues]] the [https://meta.wikimedia.beta.wmflabs.org Wikimedia Beta Cluster] was read-only for over a day.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.34|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-16|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-17|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-18|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* You can add a [[:w:en:Newline|newline]] or [[:w:en:Carriage return|carriage return]] character to a custom signature if you use a template. There is a proposal to not allow them in the future. This is because they can cause formatting problems. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_requirements_for_user_signatures#Additional_proposal_(2021)][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T272322]
* You will be able to read but not edit [[phab:T276899|12 wikis]] for a short period of time on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210323T06 {{#time:j xg|2021-03-23|en}} at 06:00 (UTC)]. This could take 30 minutes but will probably be much faster.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] You can use [https://quarry.wmflabs.org/ Quarry] for [[:w:en:SQL|SQL]] queries to the [[wikitech:Wiki replicas|Wiki Replicas]]. Cross-database <code>JOINS</code> will no longer work from 23 March. There will be a new field to specify the database to connect to. If you think this affects you and you need help you can [[phab:T268498|post on Phabricator]] or on [[wikitech:Talk:News/Wiki Replicas 2020 Redesign|Wikitech]]. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/PAWS PAWS] and other ways to do [[:w:en:SQL|SQL]] queries to the Wiki Replicas will be affected later. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/News/Wiki_Replicas_2020_Redesign]

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/12|Tech News: 2021-12]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* There is a [[mw:Wikipedia for KaiOS|Wikipedia app]] for [[:w:en:KaiOS|KaiOS]] phones. They don't have a touch screen so readers navigate with the phone keys. There is now a [https://wikimedia.github.io/wikipedia-kaios/sim.html simulator] so you can see what it looks like.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Replying|reply tool]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/New discussion|new discussion tool]] are now available as the "{{int:discussiontools-preference-label}}" [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta feature]] in almost all wikis except German Wikipedia.

'''Problems'''
* You will be able to read but not edit [[phab:T276899|twelve wikis]] for a short period of time on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210323T06 {{#time:j xg|2021-03-23|{{PAGELANGUAGE}}}} at 06:00 (UTC)]. This can also affect password changes, logging in to new wikis, global renames and changing or confirming emails. This could take 30 minutes but will probably be much faster.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.36|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-23|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-24|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-25|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[:w:en:Syntax highlighting|Syntax highlighting]] colours will change to be easier to read. This will soon come to the [[phab:T276346|first wikis]]. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Improved_Color_Scheme_of_Syntax_Highlighting]

'''Future changes'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:FlaggedRevs|Flagged revisions]] will no longer have multiple tags like "tone" or "depth". It will also only have one tier. This was changed because very few wikis used these features and they make the tool difficult to maintain. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T185664][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T277883]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] Gadgets and user scripts can access variables about the current page in JavaScript. In 2015 this was moved from <code dir=ltr>wg*</code> to <code dir=ltr>mw.config</code>. <code dir=ltr>wg*</code> will soon no longer work. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T72470]

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/13|Tech News: 2021-13]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Some very old [[:w:en:Web browser|web browsers]] [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Compatibility|don’t work]] well with the Wikimedia wikis. Some old code for browsers that used to be supported is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T277803]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] [[:m:IRC/Channels#Raw_feeds|IRC recent changes feeds]] have been moved to a new server. Make sure all tools automatically reconnect to <code>irc.wikimedia.org</code> and not to the name of any specific server. Users should also consider switching to the more modern [[:wikitech:Event Platform/EventStreams|EventStreams]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T224579]

'''Problems'''
* When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split. It might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a [[:w:en:Job queue|job queue]] problem. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T278350]
* Some translatable pages on Meta could not be edited. This was because of a bug in the translation tool. The new MediaWiki version was delayed because of problems like this. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T278429][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274940]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.37|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-30|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-31|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-04-01|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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