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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #263: 5,000 Functions, passing Z40000
[edit]There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!
In this issue, we mark the 5,000th function on Wikifunction, we explore a new Type for functions, and we take a look at the latest software developments.
Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!
Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on September 7, at 17:30 UTC (link to the meeting).
Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 11:00, 4 September 2026 (UTC)
Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #264: Your code can now call back to the Wikidata fetch functions
[edit]There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!
In this issue, we introduce the possibility of calling Wikidata fetch functions, we present a new Type, we celebrate more than 200 new functions this week, and we take a look at the latest software developments.
Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!
Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:13, 11 September 2026 (UTC)
The next Natural Language Generation Special Interest Group meeting is tomorrow!
[edit]Hi all! A quick message to inform you that Denny will lead a quick first introduction to syntactic phrase functions in the next Natural Language Generation Special Interest Group meeting, that will be held tomorrow, September 15, at 16:00 UTC (link to the meeting).
See you at the meeting! In case you can't join, the meeting will be recorded and made available on Commons. -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:27, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – September 2026
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2026).
Administrator changes
Oversight changes
Guideline and policy news
- Speedy deletion criteria G15 has been renamed from "LLM-generated pages without human review" to "Unambiguously LLM-generated pages" and has an additional sign of detection added to it following a RfC.
Miscellaneous
- The September 2026 New Pages Patrol backlog drive is ongoing. Help tackle the 30,000+ article backlog!
- This week's article for improvement will be added to the Main Page to try converting readers into editors following a RfC.
The Signpost: 16 September 2026
[edit]- News and notes: The Balance of Power
Wikimedia employees unionize, officer departs, The Signpost gains sister on Wiktionary
- In the media: Shocking photos may be changed on Wikipedia
The image gallery anyone can edit.
- Disinformation report: Have UN Secretary-General candidates manipulated Wikipedia?
Speaking diplomatically, not all of them.
- Recent research: Google's AI overviews may have reduced search engine referrals to English Wikipedia by 5%
And other research findings.
- WikiConference report: The backwater symbiosis – reflections from Wiki Conference India 2026
The fourth iteration of Wiki Conference India.
- Traffic report: Heaven let your light shine down
The recently deceased dominate while still leaving room for some entertainment.
- Serendipity: Wikipedia Family Mosh Pit
A poem by Mollystarkdean.
- Obituary: Passing of Gobonobo, community leader advocating for women and minorities
Promoter of cultural knowledge and organizer of global cooperation.
- On the bright side: Fantasy video games, hopeful science fiction, and the change of seasons
The Legend of Zelda, Star Trek, and Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
- Comix: The Adventure of the Unknown Corpse
An elementary case for fiction's greatest detective.
Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #265: More engaging error messages
[edit]There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!
In this issue, we explain how we reworked error messaging, we talk about our recent and upcoming meetings, and we take a look at the latest software developments.
Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!
Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:59, 18 September 2026 (UTC)
Dispute on the meaning of "etymology"
[edit]Like 99% of the time on Wikipedia, a section titled "etymology" refers to where a word came from. I think the Wiktionary definition is poorly worded. For example, the etymology of subtropical cyclone would be:
from the words subtropical and cyclone, with subtropical coming from the prefix sub- and tropical. The prefix sub- comes from Latin, coming from the preposition sub which means "under". This comes from Proto-Italic *supo ultimately coming from Proto-Indo-European *upó meaning "up" or "from below". tropical comes from tropic (as in the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn) and the suffix -al. tropic comes from Latin tropicus,which is an adjective, meaning "of the solstice". This comes from Ancient Greek τροπικός, meaning "of a turn". τροπικός comes from τροπή and the suffix -ικός. τροπή means a turning, and comes from τρέπω meaning "to turn" and the suffix -η. τρέπω comes from Proto-Indo-European trep-, also meaning "to turn". The suffix -η is a noun-forming suffix, coming from -α, coming from Proto-Hellenic *-ā́, coming from Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂, still a noun-forming suffix. -ικός, an adjective-forming suffix, comes from -κός, which comes from Proto-Hellenic *-kos, coming from Proto-Indo-European *-kos, still an adjective-forming suffix. The suffix -al, another adjective-forming suffix, comes from Middle English -al, coming from Old French -al, coming from Latin -ālis, coming Proto-Italic *-ālis, all meaning the same. The etymology of *-ālis is not fully known. As for the word cyclone, it comes from Ancient Greek κύκλος, meaning "circle" or "wheel". That comes from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos, with the same meaning.
Meanwhile, this section on the article is about previous terms for the same phenomenon. The condition "PCOS" was recently renamed "PMOS" but nobody thinks the etymology of "PMOS" is "PCOS".
I hope this clears stuff up. Nibnab43637 (talk) 22:55, 19 September 2026 (UTC)
Books & Bytes – Issue 76
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Issue 76, July–August 2026
- New partnership: The Chronicle of Higher Education
- New Partnership Manager joins the team
- Spotlight: TWL page on Meta
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team – 11:44, 23 September 2026 (UTC)
Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #266: Memoization arriving
[edit]There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!
In this issue, we talk about storing a function call's result in a cache for easier recalling, we analyse how quickly one particular fact propagates through different Wikipedia language editions, and we take a look at the latest software developments.
Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!
Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 09:54, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #267: Refreshing results
[edit]There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!
In this issue, we talk about two new capabilities addressing the issues of caching and freshness of function call results, we introduce our groundwork to support the first pilot communities for Abstract Wikipedia, we discuss news in Types, and we take a look at the latest software developments.
Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!
Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 09:31, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
New cross-language page link: Optical magnification
[edit]A new page Օպտիկական խոշորացում on the Armenian Wikipedia has been linked to page Optical magnification, which you created, via Wikidata (Q675287).
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Administrators' newsletter – October 2026
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2026).
Administrator changes
Oversight changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, the good article criteria have been amended to add accessibility requirements.
- Following an RfC, late signatures added to administrator recall petitions after 720 hours from opening are reverted or struck and do not count towards the threshold, even if the petition has not yet been formally closed.
- The post-May 2026 administrator elections RfCs concluded with consensus for election monitors to curate blatantly inappropriate questions after posting, and to remove or merge true duplicates, clearly marking merged questions. Calls for candidates will include advisory guidance that users with less than one year’s experience or 5,000 edits generally lack a realistic chance of success.
Technical news
- Interface administrators no longer need to specify the
ResourceLoaderoption in the definitions for gadgets on MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition as gadgets are always loaded throughResourceLoader. (T298199) - The
list=abusefiltersAPI module now supportsformatversion=2and includes breaking changes to its responses. In particular, theactionsproperty is now a JSON array rather than a string, regardless of the format version. Maintainers of user scripts and other code using this module should check compatibility and update their code as needed. (T435828)
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Gun control 2 has been closed.
Obituaries
- Doug Weller passed away on 30 September 2026. Doug Weller began editing Wikipedia in 2006 and became an administrator in 2008, making nearly 275,000 edits over two decades. He served on the Arbitration Committee from 2015 through 2018 and was also a longtime CheckUser and Oversighter.
Miscellaneous
- The October 2026 administrator elections are scheduled to run from September 29 to October 19. The call for candidates ends October 5.
- Self-nominations for the electoral commission for the 2026 Arbitration Committee elections is opened and closes on 8 October.
- The Good Article Nominations backlog drive has begun and is scheduled to end on November 3.
Disambiguation link notification for October 5
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