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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Stwalkersock (talk | contribs) at 17:11, 20 February 2023 (→‎ACC CheckUser backlog: Reply). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.


Tech News: 2023-06

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

  • In the Vector 2022 skin, logged-out users using the full-width toggle will be able to see the setting of their choice even after refreshing pages or opening new ones. This only applies to wikis where Vector 2022 is the default. [1]

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 7 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 8 February. It will be on all wikis from 9 February (calendar).
  • Previously, we announced when some wikis would be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. These switches will not be announced any more, as the read-only time has become non-significant. Switches will continue to happen at 7AM UTC on Tuesdays and Thursdays. [2]
  • Across all the wikis, in the Vector 2022 skin, logged-in users will see the page-related links such as "What links here" in a new side menu. It will be displayed on the other side of the screen. This change had previously been made on Czech, English, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. [3]
  • Community Wishlist Survey 2023 will stop receiving new proposals on Monday, 6 February 2023, at 18:00 UTC. Proposers should complete any edits by then, to give time for translations and review. Voting will begin on Friday, 10 February.

Future changes

  • Gadgets and user scripts will be changing to load on desktop and mobile sites. Previously they would only load on the desktop site. It is recommended that wiki administrators audit the gadget definitions prior to this change, and add skins=… for any gadgets which should not load on mobile. More details are available.

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MediaWiki message delivery 10:19, 6 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2023-07

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Problems

  • On wikis where patrolled edits are enabled, changes made to the mentor list by autopatrolled mentors are not correctly marked as patrolled. It will be fixed later this week. [4]

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 14 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 15 February. It will be on all wikis from 16 February (calendar).
  • The Reply tool and other parts of DiscussionTools will be deployed for all editors using the mobile site. You can read more about this decision. [5]

Future changes

  • All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 1. This is planned for 14:00 UTC. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [6][7][8]

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MediaWiki message delivery 01:47, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted Sandbox

I just wanted to ask what my sandbox had on it before you deleted it.

~Aladdin~ (talk) 23:06, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the deletion reasons given in the log adequately sum up why the page was deleted. I will not reproduce the content here. stwalkerster (talk) 23:14, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ACC CheckUser backlog

Hi Stwalkerster. I'm writing because the ACC queue for CheckUsers is seriously backlogged: 48 requests and six weeks. Anything you could do to help reduce this backlog if you have time would be greatly appreciated by me. Thanks and best, — Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 17:04, 20 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I'm aware of it unfortunately. I've been trying to find some time to deal with it, but recently my opportunities have either been a) when I'm not in a position to use my tools (aka now), or b) I'm too tired to do anything meaningful. I'll try and knock off some of the backlog in the next few days, but I can't promise I'll be able to clear it. stwalkerster (sock | talk) 17:11, 20 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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