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Talk to me, Andy Mabbett

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The Signpost: 26 September 2024

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Horizon and The Rocket

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FYI, I was just listening to Gangsters (song) and this led me to start the article for Horizon Studios. I'm not planning to do much more so you might want to keep an eye on it as it's in your patch. Andrew🐉(talk) 20:57, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red October 2024

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About the Cardington page.

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Hello, I am 94.194.31.200. I'd like to apologise for my poor source of citing to the Cardington page. I thought it would be fine to use Wikipedia as a reliable source, as the cite note leading to the Cardington Airfield page had already been edited by me to show that Eastcotts was no longer a civil parish anymore. I struggled to find a source outside of Wikipedia about the Eastcotts abolishment. I now understand and I am going to try harder to find a source outside of Wikipedia. Thank you. 2A02:C7C:6D8A:6A00:6405:CC20:823A:2313 (talk) 15:17, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Quick note: my IP keeps changing so keep note of that 😂 2A02:C7C:6D8A:6A00:6405:CC20:823A:2313 (talk) 15:17, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No problem; we all had to learn to edit from scratch. The IP issue is best resolved by creating and using an account - which can be entirely pseudonymous, and which gives you additional editing privileges and access to tools. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:21, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks man, but I've checked every single IP this tablet gives me, and none of them are where i live! (But you gotta feel sorry for who lives at these places) 2A02:C7C:6D8A:6A00:6405:CC20:823A:2313 (talk) 15:31, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Years of the 9th century

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A tag has been placed on Category:Years of the 9th century indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 00:40, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Pigsonthewing,
I tagged many other empty categories you created today but I didn't want to flood your User talk page with notifications. You can see them at Category:Years BC by century and Category:Years AD by century. This category tagging starts a 7 day holding period where the categories sit in Category:Empty categories awaiting deletion for a week. If, over this coming week, the categories are no longer empty, the tag can be removed. If the categories are still empty next Sunday, they will be deleted. Categories that are deleted for simply being emptied, CSD C1, they can be recreated whenever there is a need for them. Thank you. Liz Read! Talk! 00:53, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciated suggestions you provided me re infoboxes

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Here is what I tried, and I'm afraid it will not show up ia my draft of an article I've been working on. If you can, please explore what the flaw(s) may be. By the way, I had entered complete dates for birth & death, using the prescribed format.

Dick Raymond
Born
Richard Raymond

1923
Newark, Ohio
Died2015
Portland, Oregon
CitizenshipU.S.A.
Alma materHarvard University
Occupations
  • Urban planner
  • entrepreneur
  • publisher
Organization(s)Portola Institute, POINT Foundation, Briapatch Network

Thank you.Joel Russ (talk) 02:56, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Without seeing a diff of the edit you attempted, it's impossible to say what went wrong. As you can see, the version here worked, but your date lines should be: 

| birth_date         = {{birth date|1923|11|30}}
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2015|09|16}}

-- Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 09:00, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Basically, those are the date lines I tried to enter. Except, for the part: and age I suppose that might be the problem, correct?Joel Russ (talk) 20:18, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No, that's optional. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:11, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Pogoda klimat

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Template:Pogoda klimat has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 13:42, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-40

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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.

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Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

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Wikimedia Apps newsletter – Third quarter of 2024

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Hello, and welcome to the app's third newsletter of 2024! In this edition, we will highlight the accomplishments and progress made during July, August, and September 2024!

iOS Updates

Over 20,000 images have been added via the "Add an Image" feature across both iOS and Android! (T372954), good opportunity to try it yourself ;) This tool allows users to enhance Wikipedia articles by adding relevant images. It’s a great way to contribute and improve the visual experience for readers.

The iOS team kicked off the Alt Text experiment to improve image descriptions for accessibility. This feature helps ensure that visually impaired users can better understand the content of images through descriptive text.

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The iOS App has been transitioning from a primarily reader-focused app, to an app that fully supports both reading and editing. After adding a number of editing features, the navigation system of the app needs to grow and change to support them and future additions. Improving our navigation will allow for more app users to discover editing features, and allow experienced users quicker access to their most-used tools. This refresh incorporates findings from usability testing with multiple variants of the App's navigation. The team is currently planning phased rollouts over the coming year to improve user experience. (Phase 1: T373714)

Android Updates

Improvements were made to the Places feature in response to user feedback, including larger cluster icons and a Wikipedia logo for articles without images (T371067, T370094). Also, the team is exploring designs to allow users to explore articles from multiple language wikis simultaneously and will adjust the zoom logic to show nearby locations upon launch (T352757, T368792).

  • WikiTrivia Game

The team prepared for the WikiTrivia Game during a hackathon, selecting a data source and creating initial designs (T371508, T371510).

Work began on adding Recommended Content to search, iterating on design concepts and testing performance (T371613).

The team is now engaging with several wikis to implement Machine-Assisted Article Descriptions based on prior experimental results.

Android users can now share reading lists with others, expanding community collaboration (T370703).

And some performance enhancements: Revision tags for app edits were successfully implemented (T366731, T366732).

The app now supports URL sharing on Pixel devices, thanks to volunteer developer contributions (T370020).

Stay tuned for future updates as we continue to enhance your Wikipedia experience! And you can subscribe to this newsletter.


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Wikidata weekly summary #648

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<translate> Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in the
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<translate>Events</translate> <translate>* Upcoming:

    • Wikidata Day 2024 at the Pratt Institute Manhattan Campus, New York - To celebrate Wikidata's 12th Birthday, a mini-conference with beginner workshops, lightning talks and keynote speeches will be held. October 26, 11am - 5pm EDT (UTC-4). More info, registration and full address on this Wikipedia event page.
    • The Wikidata Days 2024 in Bologna, Italy will take place on November 8th and 9th. Its program revolves around Wikidata for libraries and academia, and features a wide range of Wikidata-enthusiastic librarians and researchers from Italy. Registration is open until October 31st.
    • The next Wikidata+Wikibase office hours will take place on Wednesday, 16th October 2024 at 18:00 CEST in the Wikidata Telegram group. The Wikidata and Wikibase office hours are online events where the development team presents what they have been working on over the past quarter, and the community is welcome to ask questions and discuss important issues related to the development of Wikidata and Wikibase.
    • Scholia hackathon on Oct 18-20, aimed at addressing changes related to the Wikidata graph split
    • Intangible Cultural Heritage on Wikidata - Hosted by Wikimedia Community Malta (WCM), November 8, 2024 18:00 - 19:00 CEST, Malta Fairs and Conference Centre (MFCC) in Ta’ Qali, Malta
    • Edit-A-Thon: 50 States of Comics - Ohio, take part in this virtual event held October 10, 10:00 - 16:00 EST (UTC-5).</translate>

<translate>Press, articles, blog posts, videos</translate> <translate>* Blogs

<translate>Tool of the week</translate>

  • (fr) wikidata MultiSearch - search for a list of elements in Wikidata. A GPLv3 licenced tool built by Philippe Gambette allows you to search for a list of words in Wikidata and retrieve some associated Wikidata properties.

<translate>Other Noteworthy Stuff</translate>

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<translate>Newest properties and property proposals to review</translate>

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<translate>** External identifiers:</translate> ‎Finnish Business ID, Prosocour person ID, Stadtwiki Karlsruhe ID, Athletics New Zealand athlete ID, Encyclopedia of Tunisian Women person ID, ‎LMFDB knowl ID, ACUM performer ID, ACUM creator/publisher ID, ACUM Work ID, ACUM album ID, culture.ru organization ID, ‎Hindustan Times topic ID, Newgrounds submission ID, Storia della civiltà europea ID, Encyclopedia of Brno History literature ID, Linked Open Vocabularies ID, ‎Ontobee ID, ‎typeset.io journal ID, NooSFere editorial collection ID, pomniky.npmk.cz ID, ‎Dictionary of guerrillas and anti-Franco resistance fighters ID, e-LIS publication ID, GameReactor company ID, Latgales dati person ID, ‎FantLab artist ID, RedBA Granada authority ID, ‎NWIS site ID, MetalTabs.com band ID, Koha Kütüphane ID, HA! artwork ID, France television program ID, Radio France program ID, Grand Est inventory ID, Norwegian Media Authority's film rating ID, Historical Encyclopedia of Siberia ID, ‎Münzkabinett ID, MyWaifuList character ID, ‎Kramerius of Czech Digital Library UUID, ‎European Parliament document ID, ‎Western Australian Biographical Index, beniabbandonati (detailed sheet) ID, beniabbandonati (summary sheet) ID, Biblioteka Nauki article ID, Biblioteka Nauki journal ID, Biblioteka Nauki book ID, Biblioteka Nauki publisher ID, PNM Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom person ID, DDB person ID <translate>* New property proposals to review:

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      • male mean age (male mean age in a given place; qualifier of {{P|4442}})
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      • Mummy of a person (mummy of a person)
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      • Monument Counter ID (Digital memorial for women killed by violence)

<translate>** External identifiers:</translate> case id (mainland China), BioMed Central journal ID, FightTime fighters ID, Korean Basketball League ID, Identifiant L'Humanité d’un sujet, Chinese Basketball Association ID2, KISTI institute ID, Hlídač státu subject ID, Acervo de Literatura Digital Mato-Grossense Person ID, Cihai encyclopedia entry ID, Cihai dictionary entry ID, Duocet Wiki of Plants ID, Dwelly entry ID, Indo-Tibetan Lexical Resource ID, A digital concordance of the R̥gveda ID, vardnica.aizpute.lv ID, Identifiant CIRDOC d'un auteur ou d'une autrice, Identifiant CIRDOC d'un document, Department of Defense Identification Code, Identifiant d'un document audiovisuel dans le catalogue de l'Inathèque, LWW journal ID, BAHRA ID, World Historical Gazetteer place ID, Diccionario biográfico de Castilla-La Mancha ID, AniSearch person ID, identifiant Babelio d'un sujet, Identifiant d'une personne sur Madelen, ITTF PTT ID, Push Square series ID, VG247 series ID, dtf.ru person ID

<translate>You can comment on all open property proposals!</translate>

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<translate>* Newest WikiProjects:

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<translate>Weekly Tasks

Tech News: 2024-41

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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.

Weekly highlight

  • Communities can now request installation of Automoderator on their wiki. Automoderator is an automated anti-vandalism tool that reverts bad edits based on scores from the new "Revert Risk" machine learning model. You can read details about the necessary steps for installation and configuration. [4]

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Revisions to Cell 16 page and Mary Ann Weathers page

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Hi Andy,

I attempted once again on October 5 to make revisions to both pages mentioned in the subject line.

I am trying to add on the Mary Ann Weathers page in external links, that the article, "An Argument for Black Women's Liberation as a Revolutionary Force" is also available in my book, "Inside the Second Wave of Feminism." I clicked "edit source" and added this information and then clicked "publish changes." But nothing has appeared. Please advise.

Also revised the same thing on the Cell 16 page under "Further reading" that the above mentioned article by Weathers is also available in my book.

Thanks for any help. Liberationfemale (talk) 14:59, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am stumped, especially as you can make edits here.
There are a few things you could try:
* Make only a very small edit to the article (just one or two words; no links to anything)
* Log out and make a small edit to the article
* Log in on another machine and make a small edit
Let me know which of those work. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:16, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It doesn't appear that either works. OMG!
I tried to add that Weathers was also a member of Boston Female Liberation. I clicked on "edit source" and then added this. Was that correct? I did it both on a laptop and then on a desktop and neither registered the change.
Thanks for your help. Liberationfemale (talk) 15:55, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In each case, did you enter an "edit summary"? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:17, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes! And, I just did that again. Liberationfemale (talk) 16:23, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Movie

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Worrior 49.224.116.170 (talk) 23:49, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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