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New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023[edit]
Hello Eejit43,
Backlog
Redirect drive: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with 23851 reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to 0 (momentarily). Congratulations to Hey man im josh who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by Meena and Greyzxq with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See this page for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.
Redirect autopatrol: All administrators without autopatrol have now been added to the redirect autopatrol list. If you see any users who consistently create significant amounts of good quality redirects, consider requesting redirect autopatrol for them here.
WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team, consisting of Sam, Jason and Susana, and also some patches from Jon, has been hard at work updating PageTriage. They are focusing their efforts on modernising the extension's code rather than on bug fixes or new features, though some user-facing work will be prioritised. This will help make sure that this extension is not deprecated, and is easier to work on in the future. In the next month or so, we will have an opt-in beta test where new page patrollers can help test the rewrite of Special:NewPagesFeed, to help find bugs. We will post more details at WT:NPPR when we are ready for beta testers.
Articles for Creation (AFC): All new page reviewers are now automatically approved for Articles for Creation draft reviewing (you do not need to apply at WT:AFCP like was required previously). To install the AFC helper script, visit Special:Preferences, visit the Gadgets tab, tick "Yet Another AFC Helper Script", then click "Save". To find drafts to review, visit Special:NewPagesFeed, and at the top left, tick "Articles for Creation". To review a draft, visit a submitted draft, click on the "More" menu, then click "Review (AFCH)". You can also comment on and submit drafts that are unsubmitted using the script.
You can review the AFC workflow at WP:AFCR. It is up to you if you also want to mark your AFC accepts as NPP reviewed (this is allowed but optional, depends if you would like a second set of eyes on your accept). Don't forget that draftspace is optional, so moves of drafts to mainspace (even if they are not ready) should not be reverted, except possibly if there is conflict of interest.
Pro tip: Did you know that visual artists such as painters have their own SNG? The most common part of this "creative professionals" criteria that applies to artists is WP:ARTIST 4b (solo exhibition, not group exhibition, at a major museum) or 4d (being represented within the permanent collections of two museums).
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The Signpost: 16 May 2024[edit]
- News and notes: Democracy in action: multiple elections
- Special report: Will the new RfA reform come to the rescue of administrators?
- Arbitration report: Ruined temples for posterity to ponder over – arbitration from '22 to '24
- Comix: Generations
- Traffic report: Crawl out through the fallout, baby
Possible bug with the RM/TR helper[edit]
Hi, just wanted to let you know, I tried to use the helper to handle a move in this revision of the helpdesk, but it threw an error, stating that the draft title for Luke Charlesworth is invalid. It might just be to do with my extensions, but I figured I'd let you know. ASUKITE 15:06, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
- Also, if you want to reproduce the bug, feel free to undo this revision where I removed the link. ASUKITE 15:15, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
- I'll take a look at this later, thank you! ~ Eejit43 (talk) 16:49, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
- Presumably the issue is that the first title was a wikilink rather than just the text of the title (diff). SilverLocust 💬 22:06, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
- I'll take a look at this later, thank you! ~ Eejit43 (talk) 16:49, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
Tech News: 2024-21[edit]
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 Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. [1]
- New changes have been made to the UploadWizard in Wikimedia Commons: the overall layout has been improved, by following new styling and spacing for the form and its fields; the headers and helper text for each of the fields was changed; the Caption field is now a required field, and there is an option for users to copy their caption into the media description. [2][3]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 21 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 22 May. It will be on all wikis from 23 May (calendar). [4][5]
- The HTML used to render all headings is being changed to improve accessibility. It will change on 22 May in some skins (Timeless, Modern, CologneBlue, Nostalgia, and Monobook). Please test gadgets on your wiki on these skins and report any related problems so that they can be resolved before this change is made in all other skins. The developers are also considering the introduction of a Gadget API for adding buttons to section titles if that would be helpful to tool creators, and would appreciate any input you have on that.
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MediaWiki message delivery 23:02, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
Tech News: 2024-22[edit]
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
- Several bugs related to the latest updates to the UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons have been fixed. For more information, see T365107 and T365119.
- In March 2024 a new addPortlet API was added to allow gadgets to create new portlets (menus) in the skin. In certain skins this can be used to create dropdowns. Gadget developers are invited to try it and give feedback.
- Some CSS in the Minerva skin has been removed to enable easier community configuration. Interface editors should check the rendering on mobile devices for aspects related to the classes:
.collapsible
,.multicol
,.reflist
,.coordinates
,.topicon
. Further details are available on replacement CSS if it is needed.
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 28 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 29 May. It will be on all wikis from 30 May (calendar). [6][7]
- When you visit a wiki where you don't yet have a local account, local rules such as edit filters can sometimes prevent your account from being created. Starting this week, MediaWiki takes your global rights into account when evaluating whether you can override such local rules. [8]
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MediaWiki message delivery 00:13, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Another possible bug in RM/TR Helper[edit]
I noticed an issue today with RMTR Helper not loading. After a bit of trial and error, I finally narrowed it down to three move requests where the {{RMassist/core}} template didn't have spaces around all the pipe characters. I would suggest either replacing .split(" | ")
with .split(/\s*\|\s*/)
or adding some other error handling if finalParameters[2]
doesn't exist. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 01:54, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Ahecht done! Thank you for identifying that issue, that saved me some time :) ~ Eejit43 (talk) 02:30, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Eejit43 While I have your attention, it would also be nice to have the script automatically ping the requester when you leave a comment. I haven't tested it, but I believe that would look something like changing line 323 to
`\n${request.full}${request.result.reason ? `\n:: ` + ((request.requester && request.requester.length > 0) ? (mw.util.isIPAddress(request.requester) ? '' : `@[[User:${request.requester}|${request.requester}]] `) : '') + `${request.result.reason} ~~~~` : ''}$1`,
, along with a change to the "optional, automatically signed" text to indicate that the requester is automatically pinged. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 23:55, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Eejit43 While I have your attention, it would also be nice to have the script automatically ping the requester when you leave a comment. I haven't tested it, but I believe that would look something like changing line 323 to
Tech News: 2024-23[edit]
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
- It is now possible for local administrators to add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without JavaScript. Documentation is available. [9]
- The message name for the definition of the tracking category of WikiHiero has changed from "
MediaWiki:Wikhiero-usage-tracking-category
" to "MediaWiki:Wikihiero-usage-tracking-category
". [10] - One new wiki has been created: a Wikipedia in Kadazandusun (
w:dtp:
) [11]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 4 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 5 June. It will be on all wikis from 6 June (calendar). [12][13]
Future changes
- Next week, on wikis with the Vector 2022 skin as the default, logged-out desktop users will be able to choose between different font sizes. The default font size will also be increased for them. This is to make Wikimedia projects easier to read. Learn more.
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MediaWiki message delivery 22:32, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
Sorry[edit]
...but why did you call this vandalism? Drmies (talk) 00:08, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
- Due to the following additions:
- ...
thus foreshaddowing his [[male stripper|future job]]
} - ...
and attempting to [[rape]] her
- ...
and attempts to have [[sex]] with it. Jonesy gets his middle finger chopped off.
- ...
(don't worry, they get back together because she realizes that jerks can be sexy)
- ...
[[bank robbery|robbing a bank]], clubbing children to death
- ...
(he also eats it)
- ...
(Whoop de Do!)
- ...
- and many more that are too many to list. Seems like that content might actually reflect what is in the episodes, but a lot were side comments that didn't appear to reflect the episode content and the vulgarity of the descriptions didn't seem to match others (making me assume the IP was making the edits in bad faith). Sorry if that was incorrect! ~ Eejit43 (talk) 00:15, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 8 June 2024[edit]
- Technology report: New Page Patrol receives a much-needed software upgrade
- Deletion report: The lore of Kalloor
- In the media: National cable networks get in on the action arguing about what the first sentence of a Wikipedia article ought to say
- News from the WMF: Progress on the plan — how the Wikimedia Foundation advanced on its Annual Plan goals during the first half of fiscal year 2023-2024
- Recent research: ChatGPT did not kill Wikipedia, but might have reduced its growth
- Featured content: We didn't start the wiki
- Essay: No queerphobia
- Special report: RetractionBot is back to life!
- Traffic report: Chimps, Eurovision, and the return of the Baby Reindeer
- Comix: The Wikipediholic Family
- Concept: Palimpsestuous
Tech News: 2024-24[edit]
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 software used to render SVG files has been updated to a new version, fixing many longstanding bugs in SVG rendering. [14]
- The HTML used to render all headings is being changed to improve accessibility. It was changed last week in some skins (Vector legacy and Minerva). Please test gadgets on your wiki on these skins and report any related problems so that they can be resolved before this change is made in Vector-2022. The developers are still considering the introduction of a Gadget API for adding buttons to section titles if that would be helpful to tool creators, and would appreciate any input you have on that.
- The HTML markup used for citations by Parsoid changed last week. In places where Parsoid previously added the
mw-reference-text
class, Parsoid now also adds thereference-text
class for better compatibility with the legacy parser. More details are available. [15]
Problems
- There was a bug with the Content Translation interface that caused the tools menus to appear in the wrong location. This has now been fixed. [16]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 11 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 12 June. It will be on all wikis from 13 June (calendar). [17][18]
- The new version of MediaWiki includes another change to the HTML markup used for citations: Parsoid will now generate a
<span class="mw-cite-backlink">
wrapper for both named and unnamed references for better compatibility with the legacy parser. Interface administrators should verify that gadgets that interact with citations are compatible with the new markup. More details are available. [19] - On multilingual wikis that use the
<translate>
system, there is a feature that shows potentially-outdated translations with a pink background until they are updated or confirmed. From this week, confirming translations will be logged, and there is a new user-right that can be required for confirming translations if the community requests it. [20]
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MediaWiki message delivery 20:17, 10 June 2024 (UTC)