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Tech News: 2024-05

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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

  • Starting Monday January 29, all talk pages messages' timestamps will become a link. This link is a permanent link to the comment. It allows users to find the comment they are looking for, even if this comment was moved elsewhere. This will affect all wikis except for the English Wikipedia. You can read more about this change on Diff or on Mediawiki.org. [1]
  • There are some improvements to the CAPTCHA to make it harder for spam bots and scripts to bypass it. If you have feedback on this change, please comment on the task. Staff are monitoring metrics related to the CAPTCHA, as well as secondary metrics such as account creations and edit counts.

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 30 January. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 31 January. It will be on all wikis from 1 February (calendar). [2][3]
  • On February 1, a link will be added to the "Tools" menu to download a QR code that links to the page you are viewing. There will also be a new Special:QrKodu page to create QR codes for any Wikimedia URL. This addresses the #19 most-voted wish from the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey. [4]
  • Gadgets which only work in some skins have sometimes used the targets option to limit where you can use them. This will stop working this week. You should use the skins option instead. [5]

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Question from Aishamohamed101 (17:11, 29 January 2024)

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hello rusty, i am very new to this and im struggling greatly with creating a biography even though i am using reliable sources --Aishamohamed101 (talk) 17:11, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Aishamohamed101: Have you read Help:Your first article and Help:Referencing for beginners? Also, if you cannot find much information on a person, that person may not currently be seen as "notable" by Wikipedia, no matter how important you think they are.
However, remember that creating articles isn't the only way to help out. There are lots of small ways to help out, which are listed at Wikipedia:Task Center.
Happy editing! Rusty4321 talk contribs 00:33, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Beauzo2979 (14:10, 30 January 2024)

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how do you make one of those side description things in your talk page? --Beauzo2979 (talk) 14:10, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Beauzo2979: On my userpage I used {{infobox user}} (click the link to see template). On my talk page I'm using the template {{talk page header}} Rusty4321 talk contribs 00:04, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Beauzo2979 (14:41, 30 January 2024)

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Can you look at my more recent edits and tell me if I am doing well, and if not what I can improve on? --Beauzo2979 (talk) 14:41, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Beauzo2979: You're doing better. If you haven't, I suggest you read Help:Your first article. Most importantly from that help page is that your draft has lots of reliable sources. Also, if you want to ask another question, it would be helpful that you reply to your previous message, so that all your questions are in one place. Rusty4321 talk contribs 00:08, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Beauzo2979 (14:47, 30 January 2024)

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I would like to start reverting pages after vandalism, but I don't know how to find the pages that have been vandalized, and I don't know how to revert it once you have found it. --Beauzo2979 (talk) 14:47, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Beauzo2979: You can do recent-changes patrolling (click the link), which is where you go to the Special:RecentChanges page and open "diff" links to scan for vandalism.
When you find vandalism, you can click the "undo" text (above the username; next or below the text "revision as of... (edit)". Write the edit summary, and click publish. Always remember to warn the user as well.
Rusty4321 talk contribs 00:16, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Mian Usman Khalid (06:56, 30 January 2024)

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Hello! how to write new article about political person? and i wanna add articles about personalties which is not shown in wikipedia ? --Mian Usman Khalid (talk) 06:56, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mian Usman Khalid: You can write articles about people that do not have articles in Wikipedia, but you must not write about people you have connections with, and there need to be sources that support what the article says. Thank you. Rusty4321 talk contribs 00:19, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Aishamohamed101 (07:18, 30 January 2024)

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Hello Rusty! your i have carefully read your suggested articles and they were very helpful, thank you for that.

i am facing an issue with my sandbox tho, i have already published my draft once for review and it got declined, so i edited it again but i cant seem to publish it again for review, is there anything I'm missing? --Aishamohamed101 (talk) 07:18, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to have removed the top four lines when adding new content, including line containing the AFC submission button. I've added it back for you. I also would suggest only listing current occupations as to prevent an enormously large size of the infobox.
Feel free to ask if you have more questions. Rusty4321 talk contribs 00:24, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 31 January 2024

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Question from Blueforextrading on PDF (10:50, 31 January 2024)

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Hello I can't put pictures there and how can I save what I write --Blueforextrading (talk) 10:50, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Blueforextrading: Some pages on Wikipedia are protected, meaning only experienced users can edit them. Try looking at your Homepage for suggested edits.
If you want to experiment with editing, you can create a personal sandbox.
Happy editing! Rusty4321 talk contribs 23:42, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – February 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).

Administrator changes

added
removed

Bureaucrat changes

removed Worm That Turned

CheckUser changes

removed Wugapodes

Interface administrator changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

Technical news

  • Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. (T326065)

Arbitration

  • Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
  • Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.

Miscellaneous

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Question from Sicfilth13 (23:50, 3 February 2024)

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If I use Wikipedia to gain experience editing articles, do you think this would be a valid and effective way to get my foot in the door for a career in editing? --Sicfilth13 (talk) 23:50, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Sicfilth13: Welcome to Wikipedia! Depending on what specifically you are planning to pursue a career in, Wikipedia may or may not have principles similar to that field of language; see Wikipedia:Five Pillars. Also, Wikipedia isn't just about editing – you can write articles here too!
Regardless, you're free to check out our Introduction and Introduction to contributing and see if this site suits your needs. Happy editing! Rusty4321 talk contribs 01:15, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-06

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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 mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. If you hear of any problems relating to mobile history usage please point them to the phabricator task.
  • On most wikis, admins can now block users from making specific actions. These actions are: uploading files, creating new pages, moving (renaming) pages, and sending thanks. The goal of this feature is to allow admins to apply blocks that are adequate to the blocked users' activity. Learn more about "action blocks". [6][7]

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 6 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 7 February. It will be on all wikis from 8 February (calendar). [8][9]
  • Talk pages permalinks that included diacritics and non-Latin script were malfunctioning. This issue is fixed. [10]

Future changes

  • 24 Wikipedias with Reference Tooltips as a default gadget are encouraged to remove that default flag. This would make Reference Previews the new default for reference popups, leading to a more consistent experience across wikis. For 46 Wikipedias with less than 4 interface admins, the change is already scheduled for mid-February, unless there are concerns. The older Reference Tooltips gadget will still remain usable and will override this feature, if it is available on your wiki and you have enabled it in your settings. [11][12]

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Question from Warfrost on Straightedge and compass construction (23:48, 5 February 2024)

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Hello, I know how to trisect an unknown angle and wish to add it to Wikipedia. I tried once before, but can't find page. How do I go about adding "Trisecting Unknown Angles" to Wikipedia? Any help you may offer will be appreciated, thank you. --Warfrost (talk) 23:48, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Warfrost: Your writing has been saved to Wikipedia as a Draft, with the characters Draft: in front of the name, at Draft:Trisecting an Unknown Angle
Unfortunately, it bears little chance of being accepted in its current state as we require sources that support our content.
Also, there already exists an article Angle trisection that you could add to.
Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Rusty4321 talk contribs 00:08, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from FashionableSavage (17:43, 2 February 2024)

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Hi Rusty,

Do I need to have 10 edits prior to publishing a page? Journalist by background so didn't know if it was worth making the page attempt or waiting. --FashionableSavage (talk) 17:43, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@FashionableSavage: You don’t necessarily have to. Before 10 edits, you can create a “draft” page which is then reviewed. However, I recommend reading Help:Your first article. Also, please do not write on a topic where you have an external relationship. That is known as a ”conflict of interest”.
The reason your article was moved to “draftspace” was because it was too promotional. At the end of the day, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, therefore we need to make sure our content is neutral.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask! Rusty4321 talk contribs 16:50, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Very helpful! Thank you for your quick feedback. FashionableSavage (talk) 18:53, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@FashionableSavage: You're welcome! Rusty4321 talk contribs 03:50, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Larsonmoon on Rishang Keishing (12:41, 7 February 2024)

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Hey! Is there a way to question an article? What to do if it’s wrong? --Larsonmoon (talk) 12:41, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a 'talk' tab at the top-left of every article which can be used to discuss improvements to the article. Remember to follow our Talk page guidelines, and feel free to reply to this post if you have any other questions. Rusty4321 talk contribs 22:54, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from JanitaF on User:Tamzin (11:47, 12 February 2024)

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Hello. I am so new to this Wikipedia, and I am lost in translation. I have tried to update the page for my friend, based on the document we wrote together and tried to put it up on Wikipedia (as a correction) and thought that was already complicated. Now I see it is no longer there, and it says it is because I may have a conflict of interest. Probably because I wrote it too positively? Can you help me and tell me how to work this out? I clicked on a bunch of stuff and got more lost while doing so. I am I think a little too old for this. This is the page I updated. http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/David_Kafulila --JanitaF (talk) 11:47, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from JanitaF (11:55, 12 February 2024)

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Hello. My name is Janita, and I tried to update the page of my friend http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/David_Kafulila. We created the update together. I can share his email address if need be. thought it was already very hard to update his profile,, but now it says that I may have a conflict of interest. Maybe we wrote it too positively? I tried to add as many links to verify the information. I clicked on many links when I received that message but got lost in that. Could you possibly help me with the next steps? Maybe review? I'm so sorry to bother you, but I don't know how to move this forward. Warm regards, Janita --JanitaF (talk) 11:55, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@JanitaF: Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. First of all, do not share email addresses, because anyone can see them! Also, Wikipedia pages are not called "profiles" like on social media, they are "articles" like in an encyclopedia.
On Wikipedia, the meaning of "conflict of interest" is writing or updating information about someone you know or have a connection with (read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest if you would like to know more). We require that all articles be written in a neutral way (neither too positive nor too negative). Most importantly, you should declare this conflict of interest on your userpage (the link with your username at the top-right).
Type the below line of text in your userpage, click 'publish changes', then continue reading my response.
{{UserboxCOI|David Kafulila}}
With the declaration finished, I can now tell your about adding the content. Our policy says that these updates should not be directly added to the article by you. Each article has a discussion page ("Talk" tab towards the top-left) that can be used for adding requests of what you want to change, with sources. Follow the instructions in Template:Edit COI#How to use.
Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Rusty4321 talk contribs 01:57, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 13 February 2024

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Tech News: 2024-07

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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 WDQS Graph Split experiment is working and loaded onto 3 test servers. The team in charge is testing the split's impact and requires feedback from WDQS users through the UI or programmatically in different channels. [13][14][15] Users' feedback will validate the impact of various use cases and workflows around the Wikidata Query service. [16][17]

Problems

  • There was a bug that affected the appearance of visited links when using mobile device to access wiki sites. It made the links appear black; this issue is fixed.

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 13 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 14 February. It will be on all wikis from 15 February (calendar). [18][19]
  • As work continues on the grid engine deprecation,[20] tools on the grid engine will be stopped starting on February 14th, 2024. If you have tools actively migrating you can ask for an extension so they are not stopped. [21]

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Question from Tj363 (20:34, 15 February 2024)

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Hi, someone keeps undoing my edit which has been happening for a month now. How should I respond? --Tj363 (talk) 20:34, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Tj363: Even if you are not being compensated for the edit, it is still a conflict of interest as you state that "[t]his edit was requested by the Yale Athletic Department" here, which construes a connection with Yale. (Even Yale does not have the right to state what their Wikipedia article may or may not say.)
Also, on the talk page, it looks like you're either telling other people to put "I agree" or creating new accounts to do so. I would like you to know that this is not allowed and could result in a block from Wikipedia. Rusty4321 talk contribs 01:21, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Bronxdrill (22:11, 17 February 2024)

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How do you title an article you make --Bronxdrill (talk) 22:11, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Bronxdrill: Create the draft at the Articles for Creation page with the title. Once created, you can access the draft by typing the characters "Draft:" and then the name.
Before starting, please read Help:Your first article. Thank you. Rusty4321 talk contribs 16:55, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-08

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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

  • If you have the "Email me when a page or a file on my watchlist is changed" option enabled, edits by bot accounts no longer trigger notification emails. Previously, only minor edits would not trigger the notification emails. [22]
  • There are changes to how user and site scripts load for Vector 2022 on specific wikis. The changes impacted the following Wikis: all projects with Vector legacy as the default skin, Wikivoyage, and Wikibooks. Other wikis will be affected over the course of the next three months. Gadgets are not impacted. If you have been affected or want to minimize the impact on your project, see this ticket. Please coordinate and take action proactively.
  • Newly auto-created accounts (the accounts you get when you visit a new wiki) now have the same local notification preferences as users who freshly register on that wiki. It is effected in four notification types listed in the task's description.
  • The maximum file size when using Upload Wizard is now 5 GiB. [23]

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 20 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 21 February. It will be on all wikis from 22 February (calendar). [24][25]
  • Selected tools on the grid engine have been stopped as we prepare to shut down the grid on March 14th, 2024. The tool's code and data have not been deleted. If you are a maintainer and you want your tool re-enabled reach out to the team. Only tools that have asked for extension are still running on the grid.
  • The CSS filter property can now be used in HTML style attributes in wikitext. [26]

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Question from Hamadi436 (01:22, 26 February 2024)

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مرحبا كيف الحال كيف يمكنني أن انشاء بحث --Hamadi436 (talk) 01:22, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In this Wikipedia, we only use English. You go to Arabic Wikipedia and edit there.
في ويكيبيديا هذه ، نستخدم اللغة الإنجليزية فقط. تذهب إلى ويكيبيديا العربية وتعدل هناك.
(الترجمة الآلية باستخدام ترجمة Bing/Automatic translation using Bing Translate) Rusty4321 talk contribs 04:32, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-09

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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 mobile visual editor is now the default editor for users who never edited before, at a small group of wikis. Research shows that users using this editor are slightly more successful publishing the edits they started, and slightly less successful publishing non-reverted edits. Users who defined the wikitext editor as their default on desktop will get the wikitext editor on mobile for their first edit on mobile as well. [27]
  • The mw.config value wgGlobalGroups now only contains groups that are active in the wiki. Scripts no longer have to check whether the group is active on the wiki via an API request. A code example of the above is: if (/globalgroupname/.test(mw.config.get("wgGlobalGroups"))). [28]

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 27 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 28 February. It will be on all wikis from 29 February (calendar). [29][30]

Future changes

  • The right to change edit tags (changetags) will be removed from users in Wikimedia sites, keeping it by default for admins and bots only. Your community can ask to retain the old configuration on your wiki before this change happens. Please indicate in this ticket to keep it for your community before the end of March 2024.

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. (T353388)

Miscellaneous

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The Signpost: 2 March 2024

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Tech News: 2024-10

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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 Special:Book page (as well as the associated "Create a book" functionality) provided by the old Collection extension has been removed from all Wikisource wikis, as it was broken. This does not affect the ability to download normal books, which is provided by the Wikisource extension. [31]
  • Wikitech now uses the next-generation Parsoid wikitext parser by default to generate all pages in the Talk namespace. Report any problems on the Known Issues discussion page. You can use the ParserMigration extension to control the use of Parsoid; see the ParserMigration help documentation for more details.
  • Maintenance on etherpad is completed. If you encounter any issues, please indicate in this ticket.
  • Gadgets allow interface admins to create custom features with CSS and JavaScript. The Gadget and Gadget_definition namespaces and gadgets-definition-edit user right were reserved for an experiment in 2015, but were never used. These were visible on Special:Search and Special:ListGroupRights. The unused namespaces and user rights are now removed. No pages are moved, and no changes need to be made. [32]
  • A usability improvement to the "Add a citation" in Wikipedia workflow has been made, the insert button was moved to the popup header. [33]

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 5 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 6 March. It will be on all wikis from 7 March (calendar). [34][35]

Future changes

  • All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 20. This is planned at 14:00 UTC. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [36]
  • The HTML markup of headings and section edit links will be changed later this year to improve accessibility. See Heading HTML changes for details. The new markup will be the same as in the new Parsoid wikitext parser. You can test your gadget or stylesheet with the new markup if you add ?useparsoid=1 to your URL (more info) or turn on Parsoid read views in your user options (more info).

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Question from Yani.koleff (12:03, 4 March 2024)

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Hello, how do I move from draft to article? --Yani.koleff (talk) 12:03, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Yani.koleff: Your draft has been declined for not having any reliable sources. At Wikipedia, we need all articles to have sources, so we can make sure the things they talk about are real. Like the reviewer said, please read WP:VERIFY. Also see Help:Your first article for more tips/suggestions on writing an article on Wikipedia.
After looking at your Draft, I see you have a conflict of interest on that subject. Please read WP:COI and note that it is hard to write neutrally with a COI. I recommend you to not write an article on the subject, and wait for another person (who does not have conflict of interest) to write it instead.
Feel free to ask if you have any further questions. Rusty4321 talk contribs 20:46, 4 March 2024 (UTC) Updated 20:53, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Trouted

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{{trout}} You have been trouted for: YOUR REASON HERE 24.151.140.26 (talk) 22:30, 7 March 2024 (UTC) Hi idk if u can read this but just so you know Linh's Middle name is Mai not Hai[reply]

I'm pretty sure it's Hai, but if you can find a source saying that it's Mai, it could be added. Rusty4321 talk contribs 00:01, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gore

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Will you please just let me edit i wish to edit Rotten.com Shock11 (talk) 16:05, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Keetranivaan on Source Filmmaker (07:58, 11 March 2024)

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Hello How to create citation --Keetranivaan (talk) 07:58, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Keetranivaan: If you're on the mobile Visual Editor (switch in top-right), you can add citations by clicking the quote (") icon. Feel free to ask if you have follow-up questions. Rusty4321 talk contribs 20:05, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-11

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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.

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 12 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 13 March. It will be on all wikis from 14 March (calendar). [37][38]
  • After consulting with various communities, the line height of the text on the Minerva skin will be increased to its previous value of 1.65. Different options for typography can also be set using the options in the menu, as needed. [39]
  • The active link color in Minerva will be changed to provide more consistency with our other platforms and best practices. [40]
  • Structured data on Commons will no longer ask whether you want to leave the page without saving. This will prevent the “information you’ve entered may not be saved” popups from appearing when no information have been entered. It will also make file pages on Commons load faster in certain cases. However, the popups will be hidden even if information has indeed been entered. If you accidentally close the page before saving the structured data you entered, that data will be lost. [41]

Future changes

  • All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 20. This is planned at 14:00 UTC. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [42][43]

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RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I

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Hey there! This is to let you know that phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship (RfA) review is now no longer accepting new proposals. Lots of proposals remain open for discussion, and the current round of review looks to be on a good track towards making significant progress towards improving RfA's structure and environment. I'd like to give my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has given us their idea for change to make RfA better, and the same to everyone who has given the necessary feedback to improve those ideas. The following proposals remain open for discussion:

  • Proposal 2, initiated by HouseBlaster, provides for the addition of a text box at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship reminding all editors of our policies and enforcement mechanisms around decorum.
  • Proposals 3 and 3b, initiated by Barkeep49 and Usedtobecool, respectively, provide for trials of discussion-only periods at RfA. The first would add three extra discussion-only days to the beginning, while the second would convert the first two days to discussion-only.
  • Proposal 5, initiated by SilkTork, provides for a trial of RfAs without threaded discussion in the voting sections.
  • Proposals 6c and 6d, initiated by BilledMammal, provide for allowing users to be selected as provisional admins for a limited time through various concrete selection criteria and smaller-scale vetting.
  • Proposal 7, initiated by Lee Vilenski, provides for the "General discussion" section being broken up with section headings.
  • Proposal 9b, initiated by Reaper Eternal, provides for the requirement that allegations of policy violation be substantiated with appropriate links to where the alleged misconduct occured.
  • Proposals 12c, 21, and 21b, initiated by City of Silver, Ritchie333, and HouseBlaster, respectively, provide for reducing the discretionary zone, which currently extends from 65% to 75%. The first would reduce it 65%–70%, the second would reduce it to 50%–66%, and the third would reduce it to 60%–70%.
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  • Proposals 16 and 16c, initiated by Thebiguglyalien and Soni, respectively, provide for community-based admin desysop procedures. 16 would desysop where consensus is established in favor at the administrators' noticeboard; 16c would allow a petition to force reconfirmation.
  • Proposal 16e, initiated by BilledMammal, would extend the recall procedures of 16 to bureaucrats.
  • Proposal 17, initiated by SchroCat, provides for "on-call" admins and 'crats to monitor RfAs for decorum.
  • Proposal 18, initiated by theleekycauldron, provides for lowering the RfB target from 85% to 75%.
  • Proposal 24, initiated by SportingFlyer, provides for a more robust alternate version of the optional candidate poll.
  • Proposal 25, initiated by Femke, provides for the requirement that nominees be extended-confirmed in addition to their nominators.
  • Proposal 27, initiated by WereSpielChequers, provides for the creation of a training course for admin hopefuls, as well as periodic retraining to keep admins from drifting out of sync with community norms.
  • Proposal 28, initiated by HouseBlaster, tightens restrictions on multi-part questions.

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Hey I’m sorry for the

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I'm sorry for the bot configuration I thought due to the person being blocked the time till archive should have been lowered my mistake •Cyberwolf•talk? 20:38, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Cyberwolf It's all good. I didn't mean it in a negative way, and besides, everyone makes mistakes. Rusty4321 talk contribs 23:28, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-12

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Recent changes

  • The notice "Language links are at the top of the page" that appears in the Vector 2022 skin main menu has been removed now that users have learned the new location of the Language switcher. [44]
  • IP info feature displays data from Spur, an IP addresses database. Previously, the only data source for this feature was MaxMind. Now, IP info is more useful for patrollers. [45]
  • The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. [46][47][48]
  • Communities can now customize the default reasons for undeleting a page by creating MediaWiki:Undelete-comment-dropdown. [49]

Problems

  • RevisionSlider is an interface to interactively browse a page's history. Users in right-to-left languages reported RevisionSlider reacting wrong to mouse clicks. This should be fixed now. [50]

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 19 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 20 March. It will be on all wikis from 21 March (calendar). [51][52]
  • All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 20. This is planned at 14:00 UTC. [53][54]

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Question from GenAnaking (11:17, 23 March 2024)

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How do I start writing articles --GenAnaking (talk) 11:17, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, welcome to Wikipedia! See Help:Your first article to learn about writing articles. However, it is important that you do not write an article on something you have a connection to (for example yourself, friends, or family).
Again, welcome, and feel free to ask if you have any other questions. Rusty4321 talk contribs 19:51, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-13

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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

  • An update was made on March 18th 2024 to how various projects load site, user JavaScript and CSS in Vector 2022 skin. A checklist is provided for site admins to follow.

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 26 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 27 March. It will be on all wikis from 28 March (calendar). [55][56]

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St. John of Damascus

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Hello, I just wanted to say that I moved Eastern Orthodox Church to the top of the veneration due to his defense of icons, which are greatly used in the Orthodox Church. However, I did not change anything and left everything the same. Thanks! Spesdedr12 (talk) 22:30, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Spesdedr12 Thanks for telling me. Rusty4321 talk contribs 19:56, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question of how to make admins revert or rollback some edit on protected article

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Can you tell me how can i make admin revert or rollback edit on protected article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by We wuzz kangzz (talk • contribs) 16:09, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@We wuzz kangzz: Most of the time, if the edit is vandalism, it will get reverted quickly by other editors that have access to the page. Articles are rarely fully-protected (meaning only admins can access), more commonly semi-protected or extended-confirmed protected. Could I have a page name or diff for the edit you want to revert? Rusty4321 talk contribs 20:02, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Prattcondre (02:21, 27 March 2024)

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What is considered acceptable as a subject to start a new page? A local college president is a fascinating person and I would like to write an article about her. She has made significant changes in higher ed. --Prattcondre (talk) 02:21, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Prattcondre:
Hello, welcome to Wikipedia! All articles here follow our general notability guideline and notability guideline for people. In short, the person must be published in multiple secondary sources, such as news articles, and receive significant coverage, such as a state or national news article about the person, and not just a brief mention in an article. (see Help:Your first article and Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes § Creating... for more information)
If you need help searching for sources, see Help:Find sources.
Feel free to ask if you have any other questions. Rusty4321 talk contribs 02:34, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Special Barnstar
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The Signpost: 29 March 2024

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Question from Hummera123 (10:08, 30 March 2024)

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How do I create citation --Hummera123 (talk) 10:08, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hummera123: Welcome to Wikipedia! We have a guide at Help:Referencing for beginners. Basically, to add a citation, you just click the "cite" dropdown in your editing toolbar (above the code), then select an option.
Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Rusty4321 talk contribs 14:16, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).

Administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.
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Tech News: 2024-14

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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

  • Users of the reading accessibility beta feature will notice that the default line height for the standard and large text options has changed. [57]

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 2 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 3 April. It will be on all wikis from 4 April (calendar). [58][59]

Future changes

  • The Wikimedia Foundation has an annual plan. The annual plan decides what the Wikimedia Foundation will work on. You can now read the draft key results for the Product and Technology department. They are suggestions for what results the Foundation wants from big technical changes from July 2024 to June 2025. You can comment on the talk page.

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need for a reference

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The reference to William Wragg being 'gay' appears on the same page under ref 31.

https://twitter.com/William_Wragg/status/669302083493961733

I didn't see the point of repeating it but if you think a ref is needed here, pse add it. 213.78.162.233 (talk) 11:46, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for bringing this to my attention; I've updated the reference to a more reliable one, but I don't see a need to include it in the lead section, as it's only meant to summarize the article. Rusty4321 talk contribs 14:18, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-15

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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

  • Web browsers can use tools called extensions. There is now a Chrome extension called Citation Needed which you can use to see if an online statement is supported by a Wikipedia article. This is a small experiment to see if Wikipedia can be used this way. Because it is a small experiment, it can only be used in Chrome in English.
  • A new Edit Recovery feature has been added to all wikis, available as a user preference. Once you enable it, your in-progress edits will be stored in your web browser, and if you accidentally close an editing window or your browser or computer crashes, you will be prompted to recover the unpublished text. Please leave any feedback on the project talk page. This was the #8 wish in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey.
  • Initial results of Edit check experiments have been published. Edit Check is now deployed as a default feature at the wikis that tested it. Let us know if you want your wiki to be part of the next deployment of Edit check. [60][61]
  • Readers using the Minerva skin on mobile will notice there has been an improvement in the line height across all typography settings. [62]

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 9 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 10 April. It will be on all wikis from 11 April (calendar). [63][64]
  • New accounts and logged-out users will get the visual editor as their default editor on mobile. This deployment is made at all wikis except for the English Wikipedia. [65]

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Question from Juanon223 on Mental Treatment Act 1930 (11:21, 8 April 2024)

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I'm lost I don't noe what to do --Juanon223 (talk) 11:21, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Juanon223: Welcome! See the notice I left on your Talk Page for more information. Rusty4321 talk contribs 03:59, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Basedenverist on tiktok (22:06, 13 April 2024)

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Hello how do I do the thingy where you can put result's for a battle like where there is date territorial changes --Basedenverist on tiktok (talk) 22:06, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Basedenverist on tiktok: Hello, we meet again! I think {{infobox battle}} is what you are looking for. Do feel free to inquire further if you have any questions. Rusty4321 talk contribs 00:13, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Mr tuty citizen (10:55, 14 April 2024)

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Thank you --Mr tuty citizen (talk) 10:55, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mr tuty citizen: I'm not sure what you're referring to. Do you have a specific question about reading or editing Wikipedia? Rusty4321 talk contribs 13:57, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Emmanuel Mubiru Smith (23:36, 14 April 2024)

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Hey am here I am kinda a celebrity in my home town but google don’t show it so I wanted to rite about my self am a young footballer can u help --Emmanuel Mubiru Smith (talk) 23:36, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Emmanuel Mubiru Smith: I'm sorry, but our policies say that people can't write about themselves. If you want to be on Google, try getting your social media accounts higher on the results (search for example "how to increase search engine ranking" and you could find some information). Rusty4321 talk contribs 02:36, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Frizit1976 (09:40, 15 April 2024)

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Hello I want to write article about my self --Frizit1976 (talk) 09:40, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Frizit1976: No, sorry, this is generally not possible on Wikipedia, because it would be hard neutrally, also, most average people don’t pass our notability guideline WP:GNG. You’d be better off getting on the news or something, then someone else would write your article instead.
May I ask, what are you known for? This could help me determine if you could have an article. Rusty4321 talk contribs 14:55, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-16

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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.

Problems

  • Between 2 April and 8 April, on wikis using Flagged Revisions, the "Reverted" tag was not applied to undone edits. In addition, page moves, protections and imports were not autoreviewed. This problem is now fixed. [66][67]

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 16 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 17 April. It will be on all wikis from 18 April (calendar). [68][69]
  • Default category sort keys will now affect categories added by templates placed in footnotes. Previously footnotes used the page title as the default sort key even if a different default sort key was specified (category-specific sort keys already worked). [70]
  • A new variable page_last_edit_age will be added to abuse filters. It tells how many seconds ago the last edit to a page was made. [71]

Future changes

  • Volunteer developers are kindly asked to update the code of their tools and features to handle temporary accounts. Learn more.
  • Four database fields will be removed from database replicas (including Quarry). This affects only the abuse_filter and abuse_filter_history tables. Some queries might need to be updated. [72]

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Question from Raj Poudel Actor (01:06, 16 April 2024)

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How to add my profile pitcher --Raj Poudel Actor (talk) 01:06, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Raj Poudel Actor: We do not have profile pictures on Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not social media. Please don't even think about writing an article about yourself, that is not allowed here. Rusty4321 talk contribs 01:07, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gen Z Slang Article

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What was the point of removing my contribution to the article and not even giving a reason? Perfecnot (talk) 03:28, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Perfecnot: I was not reverting your contributions. I was using Twinkle to revert my own edit. Rusty4321 talk contribs 03:31, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I meant the original edit titled "anchor" Perfecnot (talk) 03:33, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Perfecnot: I had no memory of removing "blud" from the article. I think it was just a glitch. Rusty4321 talk contribs 03:35, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
sounds good, thanks for clarifying Perfecnot (talk) 03:37, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Mohammed Omar (Re-Searcher) (18:43, 22 April 2024)

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Hello, My question how to add links jn text --Mohammed Omar (Re-Searcher) (talk) 18:43, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mohammed Omar (Re-Searcher): Hello Mohammed and welcome to Wikipedia! If you are using the Source Editor, you can type [[article name]] to link an article. For example [[Help:Introduction]] which gives Help:Introduction.
If you want to make the text of the link different from the article name, you can use this syntax: [[article name|link text]]. For example, [[Main Page|the main page of Wikipedia]] produces: the main page of Wikipedia.
Happy editing, and do not hesitate to ask further if you have questions. Rusty4321 talk contribs 19:55, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-17

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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

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 23 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 24 April. It will be on all wikis from 25 April (calendar). [74][75]

Future changes

  • This is the last warning that by the end of May 2024 the Vector 2022 skin will no longer share site and user scripts/styles with old Vector. For user-scripts that you want to keep using on Vector 2022, copy the contents of Special:MyPage/vector.js to Special:MyPage/vector-2022.js. There are more technical details available. Interface administrators who foresee this leading to lots of technical support questions may wish to send a mass message to your community, as was done on French Wikipedia. [76]

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The Signpost: 25 April 2024

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Question from AllCass (18:26, 25 April 2024)

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Hi Rusty, nice to meet you! I've newly joined the Wikipedia editing world and accidentally made a mistake. While publishing some changes on an article, I accidentally clicked on a citation which appeared to have created an extra, empty citation as part of the 'Notes' list. It shows up on the page as "Cite error: The named reference noteStockard2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page)." In the editing portion, it appears as "This reference is defined in a template or other generated block, and for now can only be previewed in source mode". I've tried looking for it on the source page but have had no luck locating it. Please help me, I'm completely lost on this! --AllCass (talk) 18:26, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@AllCass: Hi there! Welcome to Wikipedia!
Once you've switched to "Source editing" through the pencil icon on the top left, try searching for the reference name "noteStockard2" in the source page. (Your browser might offer a "find" option.) Looking at your edit, it seems that you've accidentally changed the citation that is being used from "noteStockard" to "noteStockard2". Since "noteStockard2" doesn't have any content, it produces the error. Just change the name of the citation from "noteStockard2" back to "noteStockard" and it should work without an error.
Feel free to ask if you have further questions. Rusty4321 talk contribs 20:17, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Found it using ctrl+f and it worked! The error is no longer there. Thank you so much for helping me to resolve this Rusty, I appreciate it! AllCass (talk) 08:00, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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