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Tech News: 2023-46

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

Problems

  • Last week, users who previously visited Meta-Wiki or Wikimedia Commons and then became logged out on those wikis could not log in again. The problem is now resolved. [5]
  • Last week, some pop-up dialogs and menus were shown with the wrong font size. The problem is now resolved. [6]

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 14 November. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 15 November. It will be on all wikis from 16 November (calendar).

Future changes

  • Reference Previews are coming to many wikis as a default feature. They are popups for references, similar to the PagePreviews feature. You can opt out of seeing them. If you are using the gadgets Reference Tooltips or Navigation Popups, you won’t see Reference Previews. Deployment is planned for November 22, 2023.
  • Canary (also known as heartbeat) events will be produced into Wikimedia event streams from December 11. Streams users are advised to filter out these events, by discarding all events where meta.domain == "canary". Updates to Pywikibot or wikimedia-streams will discard these events by default. [7]

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Tech News: 2023-47

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Changes later this week

  • There is no new MediaWiki version this week. [8][9]
  • Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get "Add a link" (Quechua Wikipedia, Romansh Wikipedia, Romani Wikipedia, Rundi Wikipedia, Aromanian Wikipedia, Tarandíne Wikipedia, Rusyn Wikipedia, Kinyarwanda Wikipedia, Sanskrit Wikipedia, Sakha Wikipedia, Santali Wikipedia, Sardinian Wikipedia, Sicilian Wikipedia, Scots Wikipedia, Sindhi Wikipedia, Northern Sami Wikipedia, Sango Wikipedia, Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia, Sinhala Wikipedia, Slovak Wikipedia, Slovenian Wikipedia, Samoan Wikipedia, Somali Wikipedia, Albanian Wikipedia, Serbian Wikipedia, Sranan Tongo Wikipedia, Swati Wikipedia, Southern Sotho Wikipedia, Saterland Frisian Wikipedia, Sundanese Wikipedia, Silesian Wikipedia, Tamil Wikipedia, Tulu Wikipedia, Telugu Wikipedia, Tetum Wikipedia, Tajik Wikipedia, Thai Wikipedia, Turkmen Wikipedia, Tagalog Wikipedia, Tswana Wikipedia, Tongan Wikipedia, Tok Pisin Wikipedia, Turkish Wikipedia, Tsonga Wikipedia, Tatar Wikipedia, Twi Wikipedia, Tahitian Wikipedia, Tuvinian Wikipedia, Udmurt Wikipedia, Uyghur Wikipedia, Uzbek Wikipedia, Venda Wikipedia, Venetian Wikipedia, Veps Wikipedia, West Flemish Wikipedia, Volapük Wikipedia). This is part of the progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias. The communities can configure how this feature works locally. [10][11][12]
  • The Vector 2022 skin will have some minor visual changes to drop-down menus, column widths, and more. These changes were added to four Wikipedias last week. If no issues are found, these changes will proceed to all wikis this week. These changes will make it possible to add new menus for readability and dark mode. Learn more. [13]

Future changes

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Question from Aziz mahoi on Sufi psychology (04:51, 22 November 2023)

Hello --Aziz mahoi (talk) 04:51, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from CREEZY BEE on PdotO (17:48, 23 November 2023)

If I edit PdotO's albums what will happen to me --CREEZY BEE (talk) 17:48, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

@CREEZY BEE: Depends. If you vandalize them, you'll probably get blocked. If you constructively add to them then nothing significant will happen. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 17:50, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for the info ♡ CREEZY BEE (talk) 17:57, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-48

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Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 28 November. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 29 November. It will be on all wikis from 30 November (calendar). There is no new MediaWiki version next week. [14][15]
  • MediaWiki's JavaScript system will now allow async/await syntax in gadgets and user scripts. Gadget authors should remember that users' browsers may not support it, so it should be used appropriately. [16]
  • The deployment of "Add a link" announced last week was postponed. It will resume this week.

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New page reviewer granted

Hi Blaze Wolf. Your account has been added to the "New page reviewers" user group. Please check back at the permissions page in case your user right is time-limited or probationary. This user group allows you to review new pages through the Curation system and mark them as patrolled, tag them for maintenance issues, or nominate them for deletion. The list of articles awaiting review is located at the New Pages Feed. New page reviewing is vital to maintaining the integrity of the encyclopedia. If you have not already done so, you must read the tutorial at New Pages Review, the linked guides and essays, and fully understand the deletion policy. If you need any help or want to discuss the process, you are welcome to use the new page reviewer talk page or ask via the NPP Discord. In addition, please remember:

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  • Accuracy is more important than speed. Take your time to patrol each page, including checking for copyright violations using Earwig's copyright violation detector, checking for duplicate articles, and evaluating sources (both in the article, and if needed, via a Google search) for compliance with the general notability guideline.
  • Please review some of our flowcharts (1, 2) to help ensure you don't forget any steps.
  • Use the message feature to communicate with article creators and offer advice as much as possible.

The reviewer right does not change your status or how you can edit articles. If you no longer want this user right, you also may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. In cases of abuse or persistent inaccuracy of reviewing, or long-term inactivity, the right may be withdrawn at administrator discretion. If you can read any languages other than English, please add yourself to the list of new page reviewers with language proficiencies. Hey man im josh (talk) 16:39, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Y'know I had a feeling you would be the one to give me the role Hey man im josh given the conversations on the Discord server. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 16:40, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Game engines without an article

Is this a policy? And if so how is one suppose to know, I couldn't find it with a quick search. :/ The Minecraft article itself mentions Bedrock so I assumed it was a valid addition for the Legends article as well. Ckoerner (talk) 21:35, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

@Ckoerner: Hey there! It's listed in the documentation for {{Infobox videogame}} which says Only use this field for those engines listed in Category:Video game engines, either engines with an established, independent article (such as Unreal Engine), or those that have a redirect to their own section on an appropriate developer or series page (such as Dunia Engine). ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 00:24, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
Ah, got it. I was looking at WP:MOSVG. I see you fixed the Minecraft article too. :) As an aside, kinda odd that the engine for one of the most popular video games on the planet doesn't have an article/section! Ckoerner (talk) 00:37, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
@Ckoerner: Well, the engine for Java edition works out because it's a common game library...although the notability tag on that article is a little concerning being from 2016. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 01:15, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
@Blaze Wolf Middleware (i.e. Havok) and API layers (DirectX, OpenGL) aren't actually suppose to be in that field at all. LWJGL is not an engine. -- ferret (talk) 01:52, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
Ah well then. I'll go ahead and remove it then per the infobox. I was not aware of that fact. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 01:52, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Brianicenhower (23:30, 30 November 2023)

A book that I personally authored & published in 2018 is cited as a source for the Wikipedia page for the term “sphere of influence”. My name Brian ICENHOWER is correctly listed, but I don’t know how to create my own page for my own name to list all of the other published books, works, and etc. --Brianicenhower (talk) 23:30, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

In the “Further Reading” section Brianicenhower (talk) 00:30, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
@Brianicenhower: Hi there Brian! I would recommend not doing so as you have a very big conflict of interest. Also, you have to be independently notable according to our criteria. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 02:34, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Namakkalbharath (14:21, 1 December 2023)

என் பெயர் தவறாக வந்துள்ளது. அதனை எவ்வாறு மாற்ற வேண்டும் --Namakkalbharath (talk) 14:21, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Growth team newsletter #29

Welcome to the twenty-ninth newsletter from the Growth team! Help with translations

Community Conversations

The Growth team will host its first community conversation Monday, 4 December (19:00 - 20:30 UTC). The topic for this meeting will be Mentorship.

This first meeting language will be English, but we plan to host conversations in other languages, and about other topics. Please visit the conversation page on-wiki for the details on how to join. You can also watch the page, or suggest ideas for upcoming conversations there.

Impact Module

At the beginning of November 2023, the Growth team deployed the New Impact Module to all Wikipedias. We recently released a follow up improvement to how edit data was displayed based on editor feedback. [17]

We released “add a link” to 35 more Wikipedias. [18] [19]

We have a few Wikipedias remaining:

  • German and English Wikipedia will be contacted at the beginning of January 2024.
  • There are a few small wikis that will not receive the task until they have enough articles for the algorithm to work properly.

Community Configuration

Mentorship

When a mentor marked themselves as "Away", they were not getting their name assigned to new accounts when they returned. This has been fixed. [21]

We improved the message received by newcomers when their mentor quits, to reduce confusion. [22]

We worked on ensuring that all mentees are assigned to an active mentor. This required reassigning mentees with no mentors to a new mentor. We paused this as the clean-up script confused some editors. We will resume it when the identified blockers are resolved. [23]

It is now possible to create an Abuse Filter to prevent one user from signing up as a mentor. [24]

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Question from Usman Danladi Adamu (11:17, 2 December 2023)

Hello --Usman Danladi Adamu (talk) 11:17, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Shah shabir (20:13, 3 December 2023)

What is Kashmir's longitude and latitude? --Shah shabir (talk) 20:13, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

@Shah shabir: I dunno, I'm not a map, I'm a wolf. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 22:49, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

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Splatoon 3 comments

Here are the comments that I have after a glance:

  • The lead is a bit short right now for a 66,000 byte article, perhaps it could be expanded to describe more about gameplay and how the game was marketed and received by critics. Take a look at Elden Ring for an example of how the lead was expanded to include more information.
  • The footnote in the first paragraph of gameplay is unsourced, and is not very relevant to gameplay in my opinion and could possibly be removed.
  • Painting the ground seems to be an important part of gameplay and combat, but that really isn’t expanded upon until a later part of the gameplay section. Perhaps it can be raised and explained upon in the first paragraph?
  • The footnote about transporting data from Splatoon 2 is unsourced.
  • You don’t need to have more than three citations for a bit of information as that may be citation overkill.
  • The section about TableTurf battle is quite short, and probably doesn’t need to have its own section unless further information can be included there.
  • Some citations appear to be inconsistently formatted: The website sources needs to either all be wikilinked, or not wikilinked at all, and they need to either all have their publishers included, or none of the publishers mentioned at all.
  • Maybe development can be merged into the marketing section?
  • The Reception section is relatively underdeveloped and is probably the biggest hurdle to getting the article promoted at FAC. It cites only 6-7 reviews when there are over a hundred on Metacritic with their own points that may agree or disagree with the current reviewers that are included. Thus, I don’t think the reception section is enough to meet WP:FACR 1b., which intends for the article to be comprehensive.
  • The points made by the reviewers that are organized by paragraph, and good reception sections tend to be organized around "topic statements" where a paragraph focuses on a single theme. For example, the current reception section looks a bit more like this article’s reception before I worked on it, while a FAC-quality reception tends to be more organized like that article's current one. You do not need to go overboard and write something like Katana Zero's reception, but for a AAA game, more reviews and opinions need to be included generally.
  • As with all FACs, there will be users who make their own nitpicks about the writing style, and so I would go over User:Tony1/Advanced editing exercises to help bring the prose up to scratch and help minimize comments on the writing.
  • What helped me the most was taking notes on the writing styles and format of video game FAs from about 2016 onward, so that may or may not help you. How is the writing style of their articles compared to yours? How did FAC reviewers treat the nominated article while it was a FAC? I took notes about those articles and tried to mimic them with my own to make the nomination process easier.

The Night Watch (talk) 15:35, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

@The Night Watch: The things you mentioned that are unsourced are sourced to the game itself which does not require an actual citation to my knowledge. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 16:26, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
Since most information in the gameplay section of articles has the possibility of being challenged, I would try including a citation just to be safe. The Night Watch (talk) 16:33, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
Alright. I believe there's a citation template for this anyway so I'll probably either add the citation saying that it's sourced to the game, or possibly find some other, more accessible, source that states this. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 16:35, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
The rest of this I will go through with the article and try and work on it. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 16:27, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-49

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Recent changes

  • The spacing between paragraphs on Vector 2022 has been changed from 7px to 14px to match the size of the text. This will make it easier to distinguish paragraphs from sentences. [25]
  • The "Sort this page by default as" feature in VisualEditor is working again. You no longer need to switch to source editing to edit {{DEFAULTSORT:...}} keywords. [26]

Changes later this week

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Events

  • Registration & Scholarship applications are now open for the Wikimedia Hackathon 2024 that will take place from 3–5 May in Tallinn, Estonia. Scholarship applications are open until 5 January 2024.

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Question from Skorsnes (23:48, 4 December 2023)

Hello! I'm trying to edit my father's Wikipedia from a crazy ex girlfriend who keeps slandering him. I can't edit the text anymore, it says I need to upload a photo to continue? I don't know where I can upload a photo? This is the link. Thank You . https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lieutenant_Colonel_Helge_Korsnes.jpg --Skorsnes (talk) 23:48, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi, you want the biographies of living persons noticeboard, where editors who are experienced in biographical issues will be able to help you. Note that you are editing with a conflict of interest, which means that you should not make direct edits to the article, except to remove obvious vandalism, obvious libel, or to remove private information. You should also read our policies on the biographies of living persons generally. Fermiboson (talk) 01:23, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you!

The Barnstar of Diligence
Thank you for all the work you've done on List of Warriors characters in removing cruft-filled edits! Blubewwy (talk) 14:39, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

give yourself a pat on the back!

i saw how many edits you made and i was kinda amazed. random person i noiced on the internet 24 hours ago, i admire that. from Margles/71.192.120.109 

^-^

>'*'< Margles (talk) 12:25, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

@Margles: Hello Margles/IP. While I appreciate the comment, I highly suggest you stop adding information with no encyclopedic significance to the article. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 15:33, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Kanungwe on Education in Russia (09:22, 11 December 2023)

Hello How am I going to login in --Kanungwe (talk) 09:22, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

@Kanungwe: You've already done so. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 11:47, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-50

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Recent changes

  • On Wikimedia Commons, there are some minor user-interface improvements for the "choosing own vs not own work" step in the UploadWizard. This is part of the Structured Content team's project of improving UploadWizard on Commons. [30][31]

Problems

  • There was a problem showing the Newcomer homepage feature with the "impact module" and their page-view graphs, for a few days in early December. This has now been fixed. [32][33]

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 12 December. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 13 December. It will be on all wikis from 14 December (calendar). [34][35]

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  • The 2023 Developer Satisfaction Survey is seeking the opinions of the Wikimedia developer community. Please take the survey if you have any role in developing software for the Wikimedia ecosystem. The survey is open until 5 January 2024, and has an associated privacy statement.

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Question from Wikeditor2024 (10:22, 12 December 2023)

Hello, I hope you're doing well! My name is Wael, I just published a wikipedia page for m yself, but it got rejected. I understand that Wikipedia has specific guidelines and criteria for page creation, and I am eager to improve my submission to meet these standards. In my initial submission, I included several reputable online links and articles from well-known sources such as Berytech and Arabnet, ] [36]. Additionally, I referenced my official website, www.bildits.com, where the "Founders' Story" section contains my picture and a quote establishing my role as the founder. Moreover, I cited an article from a podcast with over 17,000 views, where I served as the guest speaker [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DFWJknaeuY. I also mentioned other articles from sources where my company got featured such as Forbes on STEM day https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2019/11/05/understanding-stem-educations-scions-offshoots-and-nodes/?sh=8ec26522a73c and also referenced my LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/in/wael-saade/. Would love to know your feedback and I looking forward to hearing back from you, thank you! --Wikeditor2024 (talk) 10:22, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

@Wikeditor2024: Hi there! The problem is that you are writing an article on yourself, which usually isn't what you should do. I appreciate that you are eager to publish an article, however there's a good chance that you fail our notability criteria. Also, since you're writing about yourself, you have a major conflict of interest and should avoid writing this article about yourself. There's also the problem of reliable sources. While Berytech and Arabnet might reliable (i don't know for sure), websites such as LinkedIn certainly are not. If you believe you truly are notable then someone will eventually make an article on you. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 12:03, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Saganbond (20:31, 10 December 2023)

Hello Blaze Wolf, thank you for being my mentor. --Saganbond (talk) 20:31, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

@Saganbond: Of course! If you have any questions feel free to ask me. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 22:22, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
I'm a long-time Wikipedia user in several languages, but mostly English and French. How do you usually start newbies? Do you have a pool of easy tasks? Saganbond (talk) 00:34, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
@Saganbond: No I don't. Usually I just wait for newbies to ask me a question and I"ll do my best to answer it for them. Also if you're a long-time user what was the previous username you had, or did you jsut edit as an IP? ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 01:34, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
Long-time user as in "Reader", not as an editor. Saganbond (talk) 03:07, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
@Saganbond: Ah I see! Well again, if you have any questions about editing feel free to ask me. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 11:47, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
As a beginner, do I *propose* an edit, do you propose an article to me, or do I simply edit something that needs improvement during my daily readings in Wikipedia? Saganbond (talk) 12:42, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
@Saganbond: You simply edit something that you find needs improvement while browsing Wikipedia. That's how I started editing. I saw someone spelled something wrong on an article I was reading, so I Created an account to fix that edit. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 15:06, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
It's as easy as that, then! Cheers Blaze Wolf. ^_^ Saganbond (talk) 16:36, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
@Saganbond: Apologies for talk page stalking, but if you're interested in any topics you can go to different WikiProject pages (for example WP Military History) and they will generally have several lists of tasks organized by type that you can complete. TunaUnited StatesVeniVidiVici 16:51, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
I made a few edits to a page and someone reverted the changes without a comment. Is this typical? Saganbond (talk) 12:19, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
@Saganbond: Hey there! I took a look at what happened and the user reverted the edit with the edit summary of "Better before" which is quite vague as to what exactly was wrong with the edit. I would suggest asking the user about it on their talk page so that you can possibly gain an understanding of what was wrong with the edit. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 14:09, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Dineshkumarsen1343 (07:04, 15 December 2023)

Hello Blaze Wolf, How are you ? Thank you for being my mentor. --Dineshkumarsen1343 (talk) 07:04, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

@Dineshkumarsen1343: Hi there! I'm doing pretty well. I'm glad to be your mentor! If you have any questions feel free to ask me! ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 16:16, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

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Question from 혜의성 (05:30, 20 December 2023)

Hello. I noticed the page for Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess does not feature the Korean version in the list of regions, when KR was a seperate region with its own region lock. I want to add it, however, all "proof" for this version existing is either in the form of horrendous quality youtube videos, or web.archive old nintendo website release confirmations. Is web.archive a valid source on wikipedia? --혜의성 (talk) 05:30, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

@혜의성: Hey there! I'm not sure honestly. I would as over at the talk page for the video games WikiProject. They would know more than I do. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 15:32, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Neba Wilson (09:38, 21 December 2023)

Hello there, How can I add new images and a brief introduction of myself on wikipedia as a musical artist ? --Neba Wilson (talk) 09:38, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

@Neba Wilson: Hi there! First, to upload a new Image i'd recommend taking a look at Help:Uploading images. Second, Wikipedia isn't the place to introduce yourself as a musical artist as there's a very real chance you aren't notable according to our criteria. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 15:39, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Soup Muncher II (20:44, 22 December 2023)

Hello, and a pleasant day to you! Being a new member of the Wikipedia community, I am eager to contribute my bit by improving the quality of articles on this platform. Could you kindly guide me on how to locate articles that are in need of improvement? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your time and assistance! --Soup Muncher II (talk) 20:44, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

@Soup Muncher II: Hi there! I typically try and find articles that need improvement within my range of interests. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 20:57, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Janet Adebayo (11:33, 23 December 2023)

Hi, I want to write about myself --Janet Adebayo (talk) 11:33, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) See the user's user page where they have written a little bit about themselves. Rusty4321 talk contribs 15:16, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
@Janet Adebayo: I'm sorry to tell you this but Wikipedia is not the place to promote yourself. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 17:13, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

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@Midori No Sora: Merry Christmas Midori! ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 15:56, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Francozisch (07:18, 26 December 2023)

Hello there. Currently translating the page of a YouTuber known as Sam Denby, however, I can't seem to be able to figure out how to remove this box that originally contained a quote in it. I apologise for the stupid question, but it really bugs me. Thank you. --Francozisch (talk) 07:18, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Dineshkumarsen1343 (08:58, 26 December 2023)

Hello blaze, I am writing an article on a person name bhargavi kumari mewar. She is the daughter of arvind singh mewar(wikipedia page exist). I need some suggestion from you to add this article. --Dineshkumarsen1343 (talk) 08:58, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

 Courtesy link: Arvind Singh Mewar Rusty4321 talk contribs 16:14, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
(talk page watcher) @Dineshkumarsen1343: Blaze is on vacation currently, so I'll help out. The most important thing is to find sources/references for the article, and make sure to not have any promotional language. May I ask, though, have you any relation with the family that these two are in? Rusty4321 talk contribs 16:18, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
thank you. I am collecting sources and I don't have any relation with them actually i want to contribute in Wikipedia and no one added information about bhargavi so thats why i choose her. even her husband has a article on Wikipedia name as Lokendra singh(polo player) . so this will help me to authenticate information as well. Dineshkumarsen1343 (talk) 04:23, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
is it fine or I have to choose other person ?? Dineshkumarsen1343 (talk) 06:07, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
@Dineshkumarsen1343: Sorry for late reply, it is fine. You can start a draft via articles for creation if you wish. Rusty4321 talk contribs 15:40, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Coreystudies (06:02, 31 December 2023)

Will you help me to learn about organizing my studies and using proper time management? --Coreystudies (talk) 06:02, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) @Coreystudies, this venue is for questions about editing Wikipedia. Does your question concern your activities on Wikipedia or your academic activities? Rusty4321 talk contribs 16:21, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from SaltyDogSSI (22:08, 6 January 2024)

I would like to change a picture on my Wiki page. --SaltyDogSSI (talk) 22:08, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) @SaltyDogSSI: Per our conflict of interest policies, you may not directly edit an article you have a close connection to (for example, if you are the subject of the article). If a better image is available, you may make an edit request (using a template such as {{Edit COI}}) requesting for the image to be changed and stating why you think so. Rusty4321 talk contribs 16:15, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Bananatony on Altantsetsegiin Battsetseg (17:56, 5 January 2024)

hello how can i add a picture to this because theres no picture attached to this --Bananatony (talk) 17:56, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) @Bananatony: Wikipedia:Uploading images has a detailed guide on how to upload and add an image. You may take the photo yourself, or find a free photo that has already been taken. Rusty4321 talk contribs 16:16, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from DauxPrince (22:08, 7 January 2024)

Hii --DauxPrince (talk) 22:08, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

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33 Quality: Low, Assessed class: Start, Predicted class: Start Your Obedient Servant (song) (talk) Unencyclopaedic
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  • Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. [44]
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  • Bot passwords and owner-only OAuth consumers can now be restricted to allow editing only specific pages. [46]
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It's all theories that aren't proven and can't be proven

There's nothing "more plausible" or "rather", WE DON'T KNOW AT ALL. Medieval authors never left anything about that. 5.173.4.130 (talk) 20:30, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Not only is that not true but your grammar isn't good at all. We have ways of finding things out. "more plausible" is generally referring to theories that are more widely accepted. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 20:35, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

It's totally true. If you know of any evidence for or contra of any of these theories, show it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Merlin#On_the_talk_page (there's no such evidence, not in the stories, not in the medieval commentaries nor a anyhwere). "Widely accepted" according to whom? The ref citing Jean Markale, the rival theorist, who was a highly controversial person? Half of his Wikipedia article is "Controversy" section! And no, your "less accepted" Gaston Paris was much higher regarded (3 times Nobel Prize nominee). But I didn't even change it make Paris "more plausible" thab Markale in turn, because WE DON'T KNOW.

Just revert it back and do whatever grammar fixes you want.

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Adopt me?

Dear Blaze Wolf, I was wondering if you'd consider adopting me as I share your interests in anti vandalism and more of the deeper wiki intricacies. I'm a new editor (34 edits), but I am looking to expand and further contribute here. Thank you! GreatGambino (talk) 15:22, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

@GreatGambino: Sure I'd be happy to adopt you! I'd gladly teach you the intricacies of anti-vandalism work as well as Wikipedia as a whole. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 20:16, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
Sounds good! Where do I start? I assume there is no DM system in Wikipedia, so how will we communicate? GreatGambino (talk) 12:58, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
@GreatGambino: You're free to DM me on Discord (my username is in my signature), or you can post on my talk page. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 13:56, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Chosenn (12:24, 25 January 2024)

Hello, do I edit the whole article? After I’m done editing, how do I see the difference (the unedited article and the one I’ve recently edited?) --Chosenn (talk) 12:24, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

@Chosenn: Hi there Chosenn! You're going to have to be more specific in order for me to help you out here. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 13:31, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Anandani Vikram Kumar on User:Anandani Vikram Kumar (20:24, 15 February 2024)

How can I write autobiography of myself? --Anandani Vikram Kumar (talk) 20:24, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

@Anandani Vikram Kumar: It's simple. You don't. That's not the purpose of Wikipedia. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 02:09, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Frosty45 (19:10, 19 February 2024)

Hi --Frosty45 (talk) 19:10, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

hello!

hello to you, user! I was looking at the adopt me page on Wikipedia and thought I could be adopted by you (if you want too)! I like editing articles on Taiwanese articles because their english articles could be a lot better and more organised (and until a few hours ago, I've been obsessively adding userboxes to my user page haha). I've edited with IPs before, but understood all the WP:(insert something) language and I hope if you adopt me (or if you choose not to), I could learn a couple of things from you too! Thank you for considering and reading my application, please ask me more questions should you want/need to! Cheers to you! Joséthewikier (talk) 09:30, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

@Joséthewikier: Hi there Jose! I'd be happy to adopt you. I"m not very well versed in Taiwanese culture but I'd be happy to help you if you need any help. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 14:41, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
It'd be a great pleasure for you to adopt me! I hope I'll be a great and fast-learing adoptee! I think the first thing is that I like to use the Chinese wikipedia articles and add information (and sources) to English wiki but I think it requires me to be extended confirmed user, which I am not. I think that's all for now! If there's anything I should know before editing Wikipedia (I already read the 5 pillars and some others), please tell me! Thank you! Joséthewikier (talk) 18:17, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
@Blaze Wolf i'm sorry i forgot to tag! Joséthewikier (talk) 02:47, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
@Joséthewikier: Thanks for the ping, for whatever reason I was not notified when you replied here on my talk page. You don't necessarily have to be extended-confrimed to take things from the Chinese Wikipedia and put them on the English Wikipedia. You're mistaking it for the translation tool which does require you to be extended-confirmed. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 12:10, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ashleenkhela (14:37, 21 February 2024)

Hello. Thanks for your help. How do I insert photo and make page published for public --Ashleenkhela (talk) 14:37, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

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