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Problems
- There was an issue on the Vector skin with the text size of categories and notices under the page title. It was fixed last Monday. [1]
Changes later this week
- There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
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17:04, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 22, 2021)
.jpg) A trench digger being used in Baku, Azerbaijan
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Pork chop • Desktop computer Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 31 May 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Disambiguation link notification for June 8
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited List of American desserts, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Cobbler.
(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 06:02, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
- Fixed. North America1000 07:19, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Changes later this week
The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 8 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 9 June. It will be on all wikis from 10 June (calendar).
Future changes
- The Wikimedia movement uses Phabricator for technical tasks. This is where we collect technical suggestions, bugs and what developers are working on. The company behind Phabricator will stop working on it. This will not change anything for the Wikimedia movement now. It could lead to changes in the future. [2][3][4]
- Searching on Wikipedia will find more results in some languages. This is mainly true for when those who search do not use the correct diacritics because they are not seen as necessary in that language. For example searching for
Beduszdoesn't findBęduszon German Wikipedia. The characteręisn't used in German so many would writeeinstead. This will work better in the future in some languages. [5] 
The CSRF token parameters in the action API were changed in 2014. The old parameters from before 2014 will stop working soon. This can affect bots, gadgets and user scripts that still use the old parameters. [6][7]
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20:01, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
Airborne Film 1993
Ur name is awesome so I am curious if u saw airborne film 1993?(174.76.158.46 (talk) 13:34, 30 May 2021 (UTC)).
This week's article for improvement (week 23, 2021)
 200th Anniversary of Berlin Academy, 1900
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Trench • Pork chop Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 7 June 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2021).
Administrator changes
Ashleyyoursmile • Less Unless
Husond • MattWade • MJCdetroit • Carioca • Vague Rant • Kingboyk • Thunderboltz • Gwen Gale • AniMate • SlimVirgin (deceased)
Guideline and policy news
- Consensus was reached to deprecate Wikipedia:Editor assistance.
- Following a Request for Comment the Book namespace was deprecated.
Technical news
- Wikimedia previously used the IRC network Freenode. However, due to changes over who controlled the network with reports of a forceful takeover by several ex-staff members, the Wikimedia IRC Group Contacts decided to move to the new Libera Chat network. It has been reported that Wikimedia related channels on Freenode have been forcibly taken over if they pointed members to Libera. There is a migration guide and Wikimedia discussions about this.
Arbitration
- After a Clarification request, the Arbitration Committee modified Remedy 5 of the Antisemitism in Poland case. This means sourcing expectations are a discretionary sanction instead of being present on all articles. It also details using the talk page or the Reliable Sources Noticeboard to discuss disputed sources.
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
- Logged-in users on the mobile web can choose to use the advanced mobile mode. They now see categories in a similar way as users on desktop do. This means that some gadgets that have just been for desktop users could work for users of the mobile site too. If your wiki has such gadgets you could decide to turn them on for the mobile site too. Some gadgets probably need to be fixed to look good on mobile. [8]
- Language links on Wikidata now works for multilingual Wikisource. [9]
Changes later this week
- There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
Future changes
- In the future we can't show the IP of unregistered editors to everyone. This is because privacy regulations and norms have changed. There is now a rough draft of how showing the IP to those who need to see it could work.
- German Wikipedia, English Wikivoyage and 29 smaller wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on 22 June. This is planned between 5:00 and 5:30 UTC. [10]
- All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes in the week of 28 June. More information will be published in Tech News later. It will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [11][12]
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20:25, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
regarding a G10 deletion
Hi
I noticed this edit you made https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:OrenBochman&oldid=1022912961 . I was surprised and I'm not sure what this is about, what was the page's title?
OrenBochman (talk) 07:09, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
- @OrenBochman: The title was User:OrenBochman/Adoption/Deletion/3, and I deleted it because it was an attack page, and a rather severe one at that. There was only one edit to the page, so either 1) you created it and forgot about it, 2) another person created the page while you were logged onto Wikipedia and you were away from your computer or mobile device, or 3) your account was compromised and another person created the page. Regardless, I will never restore it, and it's unlikely that any other admin would do so either. North America1000 08:08, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
- A stalker writes: I can't see its content, but it seems to have been an example bad page for the purposes of User:OrenBochman/Adoption/Deletion/Test. Certes (talk) 10:13, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
- Ok, Certes, I remember now!
- I used to be active in the adoption program and this was part of the curriculum originally provided by my mentor and developed further by me. This so called attack page was part of the final test about deletion policies.
- See the lesson here: User:OrenBochman/Adoption/Deletion
- And the test here: User:OrenBochman/Adoption/Deletion/Test
- I tracked down the original page - I think it is based on a real attack page. But I think you should not rush to delete all the other copies as they serve a educational purpose. However If you have Autowikibrowser you might change the school to Hogworts and the names used as well.
- I not sure adoption is still "a thing" but I am developing an AI chat bot and I was thinking of using it with the old course notes, If I can get past the two factor auth of the toolserver that it ;-).
- So I hope we set the record straight about why that page was around. In the future we should probably use something less offensive
- See you round OrenBochman (talk) 12:24, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
- @OrenBochman: I'm glad you figured out what was what with your edits. In the future, instead of creating a supposed mock attack page that includes a full name, and then stating really bad things about that name, you could instead just type on the page "sample attack page". Then it wouldn't get deleted. Admins and others don't know if the name you used is fictitious or real, there was no explanation for the page anywhere on it, and at the end of the day, it read entirely as an attack page. Better yet, if you were to do this again, in addition to simply typing "sample attack page", you would be well advised to include documentation about why the page is there in the first place. Hope this helps. Good day. North America1000 10:39, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
- A stalker writes: I can't see its content, but it seems to have been an example bad page for the purposes of User:OrenBochman/Adoption/Deletion/Test. Certes (talk) 10:13, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
Are you sure ...
... that edit-warring at List of dog breeds is really the best way forward? Hasn't enough damage been done to the project already by arguing over these damned portals? Would it not be preferable at least to wait for the outcome of the discussion at WT:DOGS? Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 21:03, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
- @Justlettersandnumbers: I thought it was a misunderstanding on your part, in part because your edit summary when removing the link was "thank you, but not needed" (diff). When I restored it, I explained in my edit summary why a portal link is functional and appropriate ("Portals comprise an entire namespace, and they need links in highly relevant articles, such as this one, for readers to know about their existence. See also WP:SEEALSO"; diff). Ultimately, I assumed good faith that you may not have been aware of the need for portal links in highly relevant articles relative to a portal's topical focus, rather than edit warring. No matter at this point, because another user that shares your views about "these damned portals" has removed it again. So now it's two apparent WP:OWNers of the article against the highly normative action of adding a simple link to a portal. Sheesh, it's only a link, and it doesn't hinder the page or anything like that. My edit was based upon functionality, and the link's removal was apparently based upon WP:IDONTLIKEIT regarding portals both times now. Furthermore, your actions only serve to further orphan the portal, based upon your subjective views of portals. This does not improve the encyclopedia, it deteriorates it. Good day. North America1000 23:10, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 24, 2021)
Hello, Northamerica1000. The article for improvement of the week is:
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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
- The
otrs-membergroup name is nowvrt-permissions. This could affect abuse filters. [13]
Problems
- You will be able to read but not edit German Wikipedia, English Wikivoyage and 29 smaller wikis for a few minutes on 22 June. This is planned between 5:00 and 5:30 UTC. [14]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 22 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 23 June. It will be on all wikis from 24 June (calendar).
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15:48, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
GOCE June 2021 newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors June 2021 Newsletter
  Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, our first newsletter of 2021, which is a brief update of Guild activities since December 2020. To unsubscribe, follow the link at the bottom of this box. Current events
Election time: Voting in our mid-year Election of Coordinators opened on 16 June and will conclude at the end of the month. GOCE coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Have your say and show support here. June Blitz: Our June copy-editing blitz is underway and will conclude on 26 June. Drive and blitz reports
January Drive: 28 editors completed 324 copy edits totalling 714,902 words. At the end of the drive, the backlog had reached a record low of 52 articles. (full results) February Blitz: 15 editors completed 48 copy edits totalling 142,788 words. (full results) March Drive: 29 editors completed 215 copy edits totalling 407,736 words. (full results) April Blitz: 12 editors completed 23 copy edits totalling 56,574 words. (full results) May Drive: 29 editors completed 356 copy edits totalling 479,013 words. (full results) Other news
Progress report: as of 26 June, GOCE participants had completed 343 Requests since 1 January. The backlog has fluctuated but remained in control, with a low of 52 tagged articles at the end of January and a high of 620 articles in mid-June. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Tenryuu and Twofingered Typist, and from member Reidgreg. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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This week's article for improvement (week 25, 2021)
Hello, Northamerica1000. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Savoriness • Learned society Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 21 June 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Happy First Edit Day!
Have a very happy first edit anniversary!
From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 11:17, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks CAPTAIN RAJU, and thanks for all of that deletion sorting and updating of deletion discussion pages that you relentlessly perform. North America1000 14:03, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
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
- Wikis with the Growth features now can configure Growth features directly on their wiki. This uses the new special page
Special:EditGrowthConfig. [15] - Wikisources have a new OCR tool. If you don't want to see the "extract text" button on Wikisource you can add
.ext-wikisource-ExtractTextWidget { display: none; }to your common.css page. [16]
Problems
- You will be able to read but not edit the Wikimedia wikis for a few minutes on 29 June. This is planned at 14:00 UTC. [17][18]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 29 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 30 June. It will be on all wikis from 1 July (calendar).
Future changes
Threshold for stub link formatting,thumbnail sizeandauto-number headingscan be set in preferences. They are expensive to maintain and few editors use them. The developers are planning to remove them. Removing them will make pages load faster. You can read more and give feedback.- A toolbar will be added to the Reply tool's wikitext source mode. This will make it easier to link to pages and to ping other users. [19][20]
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16:31, 28 June 2021 (UTC)
The Signpost: 27 June 2021
- News and notes: Elections, Wikimania, masking and more
- In the media: Boris and Joe, reliability, love, and money
- Disinformation report: Croatian Wikipedia: capture and release
- Recent research: Feminist critique of Wikipedia's epistemology, Black Americans vastly underrepresented among editors, Wiki Workshop report
- Traffic report: So no one told you life was gonna be this way
- News from the WMF: Searching for Wikipedia
- WikiProject report: WikiProject on open proxies interview
- Forum: Is WMF fundraising abusive?
- Discussion report: Reliability of WikiLeaks discussed
- Obituary: SarahSV
The article List of beaches in the United Kingdom has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
This list-article is very incomplete, and even if it were to approach completion it would seem to serve little purpose. If beach-listing articles are deemed desirable it would seem better to concentrate on per-county lists such as "List of beaches in Dorset". Then, for example, the "England" part of this article could be a list of such county-based lists.
While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.
You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.
Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Feline Hymnic (talk) 11:07, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 26, 2021)
 A Finnish Christmas ham
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This week's article for improvement (week 27, 2021)
Hello, Northamerica1000. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Christmas ham • Alida Morberg Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 5 July 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Tech News
- The next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 19 July.
Recent changes
- AutoWikiBrowser is a tool to make repetitive tasks easier. It now uses JSON.
Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPagehas moved toWikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPageJSONandWikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/Config.Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage/Versionhas moved toWikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage/VersionJSON. The tool will eventually be configured on the wiki so that you don't have to wait until the new version to add templates or regular expression fixes. [21]
Problems
- InternetArchiveBot helps saving online sources on some wikis. It adds them to Wayback Machine and links to them there. This is so they don't disappear if the page that was linked to is removed. It currently has a problem with linking to the wrong date when it moves pages from
archive.istoweb.archive.org. [22]
Changes later this week
- The tool to find, add and remove templates will be updated. This is to make it easier to find and use the right templates. It will come to the first wikis on 7 July. It will come to more wikis later this year. [23][24]
- There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
Future changes
- Some Wikimedia wikis use Flagged Revisions or pending changes. It hides edits from new and unregistered accounts for readers until they have been patrolled. The auto review action in Flagged Revisions will no longer be logged. All old logs of auto-review will be removed. This is because it creates a lot of logs that are not very useful. [25]
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17:31, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – July 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2021).
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Guideline and policy news
- Consensus has been reached to delete all books in the book namespace. There was rough consensus that the deleted books should still be available on request at WP:REFUND even after the namespace is removed.
- An RfC is open to discuss the next steps following a trial which automatically applied pending changes to TFAs.
Technical news
- IP addresses of unregistered users are to be hidden from everyone. There is a rough draft of how IP addresses may be shown to users who need to see them. This currently details allowing administrators, checkusers, stewards and those with a new usergroup to view the full IP address of unregistered users. Editors with at least 500 edits and an account over a year old will be able to see all but the end of the IP address in the proposal. The ability to see the IP addresses hidden behind the mask would be dependent on agreeing to not share the parts of the IP address they can see with those who do not have access to the same information. Accessing part of or the full IP address of a masked editor would also be logged. Comments on the draft are being welcomed at the talk page.
Arbitration
- The community authorised COVID-19 general sanctions have been superseded by the COVID-19 discretionary sanctions following a motion at a case request. Alerts given and sanctions placed under the community authorised general sanctions are now considered alerts for and sanctions under the new discretionary sanctions.
DYK for The Jungle (San Jose)
On 18 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Jungle (San Jose), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that until its demolition in 2014, The Jungle in San Jose, California, was often considered to be one of the largest homeless encampments in the United States? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Jungle (San Jose). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Jungle (San Jose)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
Portal:Basketball
We have a new portal under construction. I've engaged with its creator but, as the topic is bigger on your continent than mine, your help might be appreciated. Certes (talk) 19:37, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
- @Certes: Thanks for the notice. To keep matters consolidated, I have replied at User talk:Crossover1370 § Portal:Basketball. North America1000 20:08, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
Hi there! You closed this one as soft delete due to lack of participation. I did find one review for it; would you mind restoring it so that I can see what I can do with it? You can put it in Draft if you prefer. BOZ (talk) 19:40, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
- Hi BOZ:
Done. Since the article was uncontroversially soft deleted, and since the status quo is for said articles to typically simply be restored to main namespace, I have done so. See The Really Nasty Horse Racing Game. North America1000 03:45, 27 June 2021 (UTC)
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
- The tool to find, add and remove templates was updated. This is to make it easier to find and use the right templates. It was supposed to come to the first wikis on 7 July. It was delayed to 12 July instead. It will come to more wikis later this year. [26][27]
- Special:UnconnectedPages lists pages that are not connected to Wikidata. This helps you find pages that can be connected to Wikidata items. Some pages should not be connected to Wikidata. You can use the magic word
__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__on pages that should not be listed on the special page. [28]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 20 July. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 21 July. It will be on all wikis from 22 July (calendar).
Future changes
- How media is structured in the parser's HTML output will soon change. This can affect bots, gadgets, user scripts and extensions. You can read more. You can test it on Testwiki or Testwiki 2.
- The parameters for how you obtain tokens in the MediaWiki API were changed in 2014. The old way will no longer work from 1 September. Scripts, bots and tools that use the parameters from before the 2014 change need to be updated. You can read more.
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15:30, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 28, 2021)
 Participant countries of the 2019 International Army Games.
Participants
First time participants
Previous games participants, but not this time Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Organized religion • Christmas ham Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 12 July 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Portal:Olympic Games
First of all, thank you and well done for your involvement in updating the Olympic Portal. I would love for you to pay attention to a few things.
- The selected image 6 was not really deleted and a quick search on Commons found it under the same name.
- the selected article you add about Pierre de Coubertin medal. This article does not come close to being an "Featured Articles" or "Featured List". The goal of the selected article is that they will not only be related to the Olympics but also be at a high level of quality. Nimrodbr (talk) 07:38, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
- @Nimrodbr: Thanks for your input. On subpages, it states that FA-class articles can be directly added, which I missed. However, I think this should be expanded to include GA-class articles. Otherwise, the portal will always have limited content, and limited potential to be expanded. I also strongly recommend removing the "nominations" process from all subpages, because nobody ever uses the process, like almost ever, for almost all portals. Additionally, I just added a table to the talk page, and notice all the FA- and GA-class articles that are available. See the talk page for my proposal there regarding article selection criteria, and please chime in there. North America1000 07:52, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
- I agree that it is necessary to extend the criterion to GA-class articles as well. I did not delete your additon, but note that that list is very far from meeting that level as well. I will continue the conversation on the portal talk page in the discussion you opened. Nimrodbr (talk) 08:11, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
- @Nimrodbr: Update: I changed Portal:Olympic Games/Selected article/18 to display the FA-class Australia at the Winter Olympics article. See the talk page for more information about the Ancient Olympic Games addition I performed. North America1000 08:19, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
- I agree that it is necessary to extend the criterion to GA-class articles as well. I did not delete your additon, but note that that list is very far from meeting that level as well. I will continue the conversation on the portal talk page in the discussion you opened. Nimrodbr (talk) 08:11, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
- @Nimrodbr: Thanks for your input. On subpages, it states that FA-class articles can be directly added, which I missed. However, I think this should be expanded to include GA-class articles. Otherwise, the portal will always have limited content, and limited potential to be expanded. I also strongly recommend removing the "nominations" process from all subpages, because nobody ever uses the process, like almost ever, for almost all portals. Additionally, I just added a table to the talk page, and notice all the FA- and GA-class articles that are available. See the talk page for my proposal there regarding article selection criteria, and please chime in there. North America1000 07:52, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 29, 2021)
 The Hittite version of the Treaty of Kadesh, among the earliest extant examples of an international agreement
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: International Army Games • Organized religion Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 19 July 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 30, 2021)
Hello, Northamerica1000. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: International law • International Army Games Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 26 July 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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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
- A new version of MediaWiki came to the Wikimedia wikis the week before last week. This was not in Tech News because there was no newsletter that week.
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 27 July. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 28 July. It will be on all wikis from 29 July (calendar).
Future changes
- If you use the Monobook skin you can choose to switch off responsive design on mobile. This will now work for more skins. If
⧼monobook-responsive-label⧽is unticked you need to also untick the new preferenceEnable responsive mode. Otherwise it will stop working. Interface admins can automate this process on your wiki. You can read more.
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21:10, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
The Signpost: 25 July 2021
- News and notes: Wikimania and a million other news stories
- Special report: Hardball in Hong Kong
- In the media: Larry is at it again
- Board of Trustees candidates: See the candidates
- Traffic report: Football, tennis and marveling at Loki
- News from the WMF: Uncapping our growth potential – interview with James Baldwin, Finance and Administration Department
- Humour: A little verse
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
- If your wiki uses markup like
<div class="mw-content-ltr">or<div class="mw-content-rtl">without the requireddirattribute, then these will no longer work in 2 weeks. There is a short-term fix that can be added to your local wiki's Common.css page, which is explained at T287701. From now on, all usages should include the full attributes, for example:<div class="mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr" lang="en">or<div class="mw-content-rtl" dir="rtl" lang="he">. This also applies to some other HTML tags, such asspanorcode. You can find existing examples on your wiki that need to be updated, using the instructions at T287701. - Reminder: Wikimedia has migrated to the Libera Chat IRC network, from the old Freenode network. Local documentation should be updated.
Problems
- Last week, all wikis had slow access or no access for 30 minutes. There was a problem with generating dynamic lists of articles on the Russian Wikinews, due to the bulk import of 200,000+ new articles over 3 days, which led to database problems. The problematic feature has been disabled on that wiki and developers are discussing if it can be fixed properly. [29][30]
Changes later this week
- When adding links to a page using VisualEditor or the 2017 wikitext editor, disambiguation pages will now only appear at the bottom of search results. This is because users do not often want to link to disambiguation pages. [31]
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 3 August. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 4 August. It will be on all wikis from 5 August (calendar).
Future changes
- The team of the Wikipedia app for Android is working on communication in the app. The developers are working on how to talk to other editors and get notifications. You can read more. They are looking for users who want to test the plans. Any editor who has an Android phone and is willing to download the app can do this.
- The Beta Feature for Discussion tools will be updated in the coming weeks. You will be able to subscribe to individual sections on a talk page at more wikis. You can test this now by adding
?dtenable=1to the end of the talk page's URL (example).
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Updates
Hello NorthA,
It has been a bit. My life has been very busy ever since March 2020. You can probably tell by my contribution activity. I really miss doing Wikipedia and talking with other great editors like you. I am trying to ease myself back into WP.
Anything urgent to do? New backlogs? New Projects?
Best, Your pal AA. AmericanAir88(talk) 20:55, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
- @AmericanAir88:
Working. How goes it? Well, you asked me the same back in February (diff), to which I responded (here), but the List of golf courses in the United Kingdom article is now cleaned up. I will take some time to think things through and try to devise a short list of projects. This will take a little while, and I'll ping you again later either way. Catch you later, North America1000 21:34, 13 July 2021 (UTC) - @AmericanAir88: Not coming up with much to suggest at this time. However, you can check out Wikipedia:Backlog, where there are all kinds of tasks awaiting attention. North America1000 08:16, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – July 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2021).
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Guideline and policy news
- An RfC is open to add a delay of one week from nomination to deletion for G13 speedy deletions.
Technical news
- Last week all wikis were very slow or not accessible for 30 minutes. This was due to server lag caused by regenerating dynamic lists on the Russian Wikinews after a large bulk import. (T287380)
Arbitration
- Following an amendment request, the committee has clarified that the Talk page exception to the 500/30 rule in remedy 5 of the Palestine-Israel articles 4 case does not apply to requested move discussions.
Miscellaneous
- You can vote for candidates in the 2021 Board of Trustees elections from 4 August to 17 August. Four community elected seats are up for election.
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"Para, Bangladesh" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Para, Bangladesh. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 August 8#Para, Bangladesh until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 08:25, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
- Ok. North America1000 10:37, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 31, 2021)
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Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Episode • International law Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 2 August 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Stefan2 (talk) 12:36, 16 August 2021 (UTC)