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The Signpost: 04 February 2015
- Op-ed: Is Wikipedia for sale?
- In the media: Gamergate and Muhammad controversies continue
- Traffic report: The American Heartland
- Featured content: It's raining men!
- Arbitration report: Slamming shut the GamerGate
- WikiProject report: Dicing with death – on Wikipedia?
- Technology report: Security issue fixed; VisualEditor changes
- Gallery: Langston Hughes
hat collector
Hey,
I was told that you manage hat collector in the SPI IRC channel. It seems to have stalled, would you mind giving it a reboot? Thanks, Mike V • Talk 21:33, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
- As I just sent in an email to User:DeltaQuad, we probably need a more long-term solution since I'm not really active on IRC or SPI anymore... but I've given him access to the project so that at least one of the SPI regulars can access it. --Rschen7754 04:26, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
- Apparently I have brand new access lol. After hitting a few wrong buttons, i've rebooted it and it's working again. -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 06:39, 7 February 2015 (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 software changes
- You can now use
{{#lsth: PageName | SectionName }}to transclude a section with its title. [1]
Problems
- MediaWiki was reverted to the previous version on February 4. It was because of a performance issue. It was restored later. [2]
- UploadWizard was broken on February 4 because of the revert of MediaWiki. [3]
- All sites were broken for 30 minutes on February 5. It was due to a network problem. [4]
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since February 5. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from February 10. It will be on all Wikipedias from February 11 (calendar).
- You can have one user page for all wikis. Your Meta user page will show if you don't have a user page on a wiki. You can test this tool on test wikis. [5] [6] [7]
- You can search for media files in VisualEditor more easily. Images are bigger and you see the size and license. [8] [9]
- It is easier to review your changes when you save the page in VisualEditor. The window is wider. [10]
- You can read the latest news about VisualEditor. You can now join weekly meetings with developers. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The first meeting is on February 11 at 20:00 (UTC).
Future changes
- Administrators will soon be able to delete change tags used fewer than 5,000 times. [11]
- In the future you will be able to have personal lists of articles on the mobile site. [12]
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16:27, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
Interstate 8 image
Hello, sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I'm not actually sure what the protocol is for the permission in this situation. I've had it on here for years (7, wow!) and this is the first time I've heard someone questioning it. If you want to nominate it for deletion, that will help with finding out if there's consensus. I have a few other he let me use, so curious what would be the result. I'd say definitely remove it from the article for now. I can probably take a more current image from that same vantage point sometime in the future, but can't guarantee anytime soon. Let me know if that helps, or if you need more info from me. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 05:38, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
- @Nehrams2020: The "proper" way to do it is by having the person who took the picture sending a release to OTRS (see [13] for more info. Unfortunately, I don't think it would survive a deletion request at Commons otherwise. (I could probably take a picture too, but it might take me a few weeks to get down there). --Rschen7754 05:44, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 11 February 2015
- From the editors: We want to know what you think!
- In the media: Is Wikipedia eating itself?
- Featured content: A grizzly bear, Operation Mascot, Freedom Planet & Liberty Island, cosmic dust clouds, a cricket five-wicket list, more fine art, & a terrible, terrible opera...
- Traffic report: Bowled over
- WikiProject report: Brand new WikiProjects profiled
- Gallery: Feel the love
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since February 11. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from February 17. It will be on all Wikipedias from February 18 (calendar).
- On Wednesday your Meta user page will be shown if you don't have a user page on a wiki. [14] [15] [16]
- You can now change the order of categories in VisualEditor using drag-and-drop. [17]
- In VisualEditor, you now need to make a change before you can "Apply Changes" to citations and templates. [18]
- The way the cursor moves in VisualEditor is changing. Your browser now handles the cursor directly. Most of you will see no change. In right-to-left text, the cursor now moves in a 'visible' rather than 'logical' way. This is like other sites but you may be surprised at first. [19]
Meetings
- The VisualEditor Team had their first public bug triage meeting on February 11. They will post the results on the meeting page. [20]
- You can join the second weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on February 18 at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join. [21]
- You can join a meeting with the developers of the Content Translation tool. It will be on February 18 at 13:00 (UTC). [22]
Future changes
- You can comment on a proposal about abandoned Labs tools.
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17:57, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
Wikimedia Highlights from January 2015
- Wikipedia turns 14, receives prestigious Erasmus Prize 2015
- Civility, Wikipedia, and the conversation on Gamergate
- How high school student Jack Andraka used Wikipedia to research a new test for cancer
- Wellcome Library donates 100,000 medical images to Wikimedia Commons
- Senior citizens learn to edit Wikipedia in the Czech Republic
- Try Content Translation: A quick way to create new articles from other languages
- Weekly edit-a-thons help create new articles about women and literature in Sweden
(The Wikimedia Highlights issues from some recent months have not been distributed via this notice, but can be found in the archive.)
The Signpost: 18 February 2015
- In the media: Students' use and perception of Wikipedia
- Special report: Revision scoring as a service
- Gallery: Darwin Day
- Traffic report: February is for lovers
- Featured content: A load of bull-sized breakfast behind the restaurant, Koi feeding, a moray eel, Spaghetti Nebula and other fishy, fishy fish
- Arbitration report: We've built the nuclear reactor; now what colour should we paint the bikeshed?
Your GA nomination of California State Route 243
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article California State Route 243 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. 
This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Caponer -- Caponer (talk) 20:40, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of California State Route 243
The article California State Route 243 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold 
. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:California State Route 243 for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Caponer -- Caponer (talk) 21:00, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
User:BarkingFish asking for unblock
Hello Rschen7754. You participated in Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/BarkingFish/Archive. See WP:ANI#User:BarkingFish request for unblock. Maybe you wish to comment there. It's not obvious to me that deciding on an unblock needs any review of confidential information. But perhaps you have specific knowledge. Though your last awareness of this matter may have been in April 2013. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 22:07, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
- I agree that it should be referred to BASC. Unfortunately, I don't remember much beyond that I was involved somehow in the case, and alerted en.wikinews to the situation. --Rschen7754 22:10, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
- BASC is getting tired. There was even a proposal to abolish BASC. Rather than go into a deep investigation, I can see the argument for simply declining the unblock. Can you think of any reason not to? Not sure this is really your issue, but you were kind enough to respond. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 22:12, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
- I suppose I'm not a fan of unblocking either, but I feel that he should at least have his appeal heard somewhere. --Rschen7754 22:17, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
- BASC is getting tired. There was even a proposal to abolish BASC. Rather than go into a deep investigation, I can see the argument for simply declining the unblock. Can you think of any reason not to? Not sure this is really your issue, but you were kind enough to respond. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 22:12, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of California State Route 243
The article California State Route 243 you nominated as a good article has passed 
; see Talk:California State Route 243 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Caponer -- Caponer (talk) 15:21, 23 February 2015 (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 software changes
- All new accounts are now global. [23]
- Your Meta user page is now shown if you don't have a user page on a wiki. You can report problems if you see any. You can ask a bot to delete your old user pages. [24] [25] [26]
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since February 18. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from February 25. It will be on all Wikipedias from February 26 (calendar).
- It is now easier to see template fields in VisualEditor. The fields are bigger. [27]
- It is now easier to see when a button is disabled in VisualEditor. [28]
- Sometimes when you copy-pasted a template in VisualEditor, it was replaced by HTML. This problem is now fixed. [29]
- Tools in Labs will stop working for a few hours on February 24. [30]
Meetings
- You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on February 26 at 00:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- At the moment you need to log in to edit Wikimedia wikis on mobile devices. You can say if anyone should be allowed to edit on the mobile sites. The discussion ends on March 15.
- Images in the interface will soon work better in Opera 12. [31]
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16:29, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 25 February 2015
- News and notes: Questions raised over WMF partnership with research firm
- In the media: WikiGnomes and Bigfoot
- Gallery: Far from home
- Traffic report: Fifty Shades of... self-denial?
- Recent research: Gender bias, SOPA blackout, and a student assignment that backfired
- WikiProject report: Be prepared... Scouts in the spotlight
The Center Line: Winter 2015
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- —MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of Imzadi1979 (talk · contribs) 18:37, 28 February 2015 (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 software changes
- A Lua function to use Wikidata has changed. You need to update the pages that use it. [32]
- You can use the Content Translation tool on Wikipedia in Uzbek and Minangkabau. You need to enable it in your Beta options.
- You can now hide banners if you don't have an account. [33] [34]
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since February 25. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from March 3. It will be on all Wikipedias from March 4 (calendar).
- You can use the Content Translation tool on Wikipedia in Punjabi and Kyrgyz. You can ask for the tool in other languages.
- Editing the fake blank line in VisualEditor is now simpler. This change also fixed a few bugs. [35] [36] [37] [38]
- The TemplateData editor now warns you if a related page already has TemplateData. [39]
- The TemplateData table now tells you if a template doesn't take any parameters. [40]
Meetings
- You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on March 4 at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.
- You can join technical meetings in France and Mexico this year. You will be able to ask for help if you can't pay yourself. [41]
Future changes
- You will be able to get a direct link for a section of a page. [42]
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16:41, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
Books and Bytes - Issue 10
The Wikipedia Library
Books & Bytes
Issue 10, January-February 2015
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs), Sadads (talk · contribs)
- New donations - ProjectMUSE, Dynamed, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, and Women Writers Online
- New TWL coordinator, conference news, and a new guide and template for archivists
- TWL moves into the new Community Engagement department at the WMF, quarterly review
The Signpost: 04 March 2015
- From the editor: A sign of the times: the Signpost revamps its internal structure to make contributing easier
- Traffic report: Attack of the movies
- Arbitration report: Bradspeaks—impact, regrets, and advice; current cases hinge on sex, religion, and ... infoboxes
- Interview: Meet a paid editor
- Featured content: Ploughing fields and trading horses with Rosa Bonheur
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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
- You can now create books on almost all wikis. It doesn't work yet on wikis using the language converter. [43] [44]
- VisualEditor had problems with categories in Safari. It sometimes moved or removed the categories. The issue is now fixed. [45] [46] [47]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since March 4. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from March 10. It will be on all Wikipedias from March 11 (calendar).
- In VisualEditor the "Edit beta" button is now called "Edit" on the English Wikipedia. [48] [49]
- The feedback tool in VisualEditor now looks like the other tools. It also asks for information about your browser to help fix bugs. [50] [51]
- You now see the VisualEditor toolbar even if the rest of the page is still loading. [52] [53]
- You now see more information when you edit a link, a reference or other items in VisualEditor. You also see a clearer edit button in those tools. [54] [55]
- If you use the ContentTranslation tool you now see red links in the list of articles in other languages. The link is red if the article doesn't exist in the language of your options or of your browser. You can translate the article by clicking on the red link.
Meetings
- You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on March 11 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
- You can join a technical meeting in France in May. You can ask for help if you can't pay yourself. [56]
Future changes
- You can get help to become a developer. You can learn more on the Google Summer of Code and Outreachy pages. [57]
- You will soon be able to read technical reports in Phabricator. [58]
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15:19, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 11 March 2015
- Special report: An advance look at the WMF's fundraising survey
- In the media: Gamergate; a Wiki hoax; Kanye West
- Traffic report: Wikipedia: handing knowledge to the world, one prank at a time
- Featured content: Here they come, the couple plighted –
- Op-ed: Why the Core Contest matters
User talk:Mark Winterbottom
You recently blocked User:Mark Winterbottom, but he's written personal attacks against you on User talk:Mark Winterbottom for blocking him. I'd recommend removing his ability to use talkpage. (someone has removed the offensive comments) Joseph2302 (talk) 20:03, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
- I generally don't do it if the personal attacks were against me, since there were enough admins to jump on it already
--Rschen7754 20:05, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
- Fair enough, I'm sure someone else will do it if they continue. Joseph2302 (talk) 20:08, 14 March 2015 (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 servers that resize images are using new software. You should report new problems that you notice with images. [59]
- You can now see lists of bugs about Commons, Wikisource and Wiktionary. [60]
- It is now easier to add special characters in VisualEditor. You can edit the list of characters for your wiki. [61] [62]
Problems
- Wikis were broken for a few minutes on Thursday due to a code error.
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since March 11. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from March 17. It will be on all Wikipedias from March 18 (calendar).
- A puzzle piece icon (
) now shows hidden templates in VisualEditor. You can edit the template by clicking the icon. For example, you can now edit anchor templates. [63] [64] - You can now add examples, and details about old parameters, in TemplateData. [65] [66]
Meetings
- You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on March 18 at 23:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- The list of bad user names on your wiki will no longer work. The global list will replace it. You can ask to add rules for bad user names on Meta. [67] [68]
- You can comment on how you want to see Wikidata edits in your watchlist on other wikis. [69]
- The final steps of single user login (SUL) will happen in April. You can see the rules to rename accounts. [70]
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15:15, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 18 March 2015
- From the editor: A salute to Pine
- Featured content: A woman who loved kings
- Traffic report: It's not cricket
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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 this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since March 18. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from March 24. It will be on all Wikipedias from March 25 (calendar).
- The text of a reference is now more visible when you click on it. It has a blue background. Many wikis already have the blue color. Those wikis can now remove it from their CSS page. [71]
- VisualEditor is now much faster. For many users it is now at least as fast as the wikitext editor. [72] [73] [74]
- When you add a list of references in VisualEditor, you now see it right away. You can still change its group by editing it. [75]
Meetings
- You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on March 25 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- Talk pages using "LiquidThreads" on mediawiki.org will soon use the new system. [76]
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15:10, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
Invitation
Hello, Rschen7754,
The Editing team is asking for your help with VisualEditor. I am contacting you because you were one of the very first testers of VisualEditor, back in 2012 or early 2013. Please tell them what they need to change to make VisualEditor work better for you. The team has a list of top-priority problems, but they also want to hear about small problems. These problems may make editing less fun, take too much of your time, or be as annoying as a paper cut. The Editing team wants to hear about and try to fix these small things, too.
You can share your thoughts by clicking this link. You may respond to this quick, simple, anonymous survey in your own language. If you take the survey, then you agree your responses may be used in accordance with these terms. This survey is powered by Qualtrics and their use of your information is governed by their privacy policy.
More information (including a translateable list of the questions) is posted on wiki at mw:VisualEditor/Survey 2015. If you have questions, or prefer to respond on-wiki, then please leave a message on the survey's talk page.
Thank you, Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 18:13, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost – Volume 11, Issue 12 – 25 March 2015
- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation adopts open-access research policy
- Featured content: A carnival of animals, a river of dung, a wasteland of uncles, and some people with attitude
- Special report: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year 2014
- Traffic report: Oddly familiar
- Recent research: Most important people; respiratory reliability; academic attitudes
Wikimedia Highlights from February 2015
- Love on the Wikis
- A WikiLove story
- Who links to Wikipedia?
- What is Wikipedia Zero? (VIDEO)
- Join the Wikimedia strategy consultation
- Black History Month edit-a-thons tackle Wikipedia’s multicultural gaps
- Wiki Loves Africa photo contest announces winning pictures
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
- You can now hide site banners even if you don't have an account. [77]
- You can now add citations more easily with VisualEditor on the French and Italian Wikipedia. The tool adds the information when you add some types of links. In the future you will be able to add this tool to your wiki. [78] [79] [80]
- All sites should now be faster if you have a recent browser. [81]
- You could see a serious bug when editing some templates with VisualEditor. It was fixed quickly. [82]
- VisualEditor could break when you edited an image. The issue was fixed quickly. [83]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since March 25. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from March 31. It will be on all Wikipedias from April 1 (calendar).
- VisualEditor is now the main editing tool on 53 more Wikipedias. [84]
- You can now edit the mobile site of all wikis without an account. [85]
- You can test a new tool on the beta mobile site on the English Wikipedia. With the new tool, you can create lists of articles. [86]
- You can now see that VisualEditor is opening even if you're not looking at the top of the page. [87]
- VisualEditor doesn't leave empty titles with just nowiki tags any more. [88] [89] [90] [91]
Meetings
- You can join a meeting with the Wikidata team. The meeting will be on IRC on March 31 at 16:00 (UTC). [92]
- You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the Editing team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on April 1 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.
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15:18, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
Global account
Hello,
I am the owner of the french Wikipédia account "Io'. You recently left a message to the english wikipedia account "Io" because it is inactive. I've juste been advised that, due to the global accound policy, my account could be renamed automaticaly if others "Io" acount have more contributions. I am a teacher/researcher and i drive a collective work with students on wikipedia since 2013 (i publish about wikipedia since 2006). So i realy need to keep the pseudo 'Io', even if i dont have a lot of direct contributions 'my students have created lot of pages). Please, could you rename the english "io" account as it is inactive to left me keep the nickname "io" and make it global ?
Regards,
Lionel Barbe Io https://fr.wiki.x.io/wiki/Utilisateur:Io — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.56.65.162 (talk) 17:56, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
- Hello, two days ago i left you this message. First, you did not answered me anything, second, you have created a global account "Io" although you know the english "Io" is inactive since four years. For a steward, you are really not very welcoming.
Io — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.56.65.162 (talk) 14:42, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
- Hello, i've just seen that you weren't connected since the 15 march. So i must conclude that you did not create the global account "Io", perhaps it's been an automatic procedure. So, i'm very sorry for the precedent message i left you..please forgive my wrong reading of the situation. So i hope you will connect soon and consider my arguments. I have about 200 students which pages contains the link to my user account "Io", it would realy be a problem if i had to change it.
Regards, and sorry again. Io — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.83.48.29 (talk) 11:03, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
- I am no longer a steward, so you will have to go to m:SN to have this resolved. I apologize for the delay and inconvenience. --Rschen7754 01:24, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost, 1 April 2015
- In the media: Wiki-PR duo bulldoze a piñata store; Wifione arbitration case; French parliamentary plagiarism
- Featured content: Stop Press. Marie Celeste Mystery Solved. Crew Found Hiding In Wardrobe.
- Traffic report: All over the place
- Special report: Pictures of the Year 2015
The Signpost: 01 April 2015
- In the media: Wiki-PR duo bulldoze a piñata store; Wifione arbitration case; French parliamentary plagiarism
- Featured content: Stop Press. Marie Celeste Mystery Solved. Crew Found Hiding In Wardrobe.
- Traffic report: All over the place
- Special report: Pictures of the Year 2015
Nomination for deletion of Template:Acid2
Template:Acid2 has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Ricky81682 (talk) 05:51, 3 April 2015 (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
- You can join a new email list for important news about Wikimedia Labs. [93]
- You can read the last monthly report. In the future you can read team reports every three months. You can see current work on the roadmap. [94] [95]
- The number of articles in Special:Statistics is now updated once a month. [96]
- You can use a new version of the Wikipedia app for Android. Using the app, you can now share a fact with your friends. [97]
Problems
- The import tool was broken for a few days. Imports didn't add log entries. You can delete and import pages again if necessary. [98]
- Labs was broken several times this week. [99] [100] [101] [102]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since April 1. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from April 7. It will be on all Wikipedias from April 8 (calendar).
- You can now add the same special characters with VisualEditor as with the wikitext editor. [103]
- Many bugs around copy-paste in VisualEditor are now fixed. [104] [105]
- You can now use basic tools of VisualEditor in the new talk tool. You can add links, bold and italics. You can also mention people. [106]
Meetings
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the Editing team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on April 8 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
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15:42, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 08 April 2015
- Traffic report: Resurrection week
- Featured content: Partisan arrangements, dodgy dollars, a mysterious union of strings, and a hole that became a monument
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Christianity
- Arbitration report: New Functionary appointments
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
A new reference tool
Hello Books & Bytes subscribers. There is a new Visual Editor reference feature in development called Citoid. It is designed to "auto-fill" references using a URL or DOI. We would really appreciate you testing whether TWL partners' references work in Citoid. Sharing your results will help the developers fix bugs and improve the system. If you have a few minutes, please visit the testing page for simple instructions on how to try this new tool. Regards, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:48, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
Newspapers.com check-in
Hello Rschen7754,
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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
- You can read the latest news about VisualEditor.
- You can now use the new translation tool on 22 Wikipedias. You now see the tool the first time you create a new page. [108]
- The list of bad user names on your wiki no longer works. The global list replaces it. You can ask to add rules for bad user names on Meta. [109] [110]
Problems
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since April 8. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from April 14. It will be on all Wikipedias from April 15 (calendar).
- Developers will start to rename 1.5 million accounts on Wednesday. After that all accounts will be unique and will work on all wikis. [113] [114]
- All users can now test link previews ("Hovercards") on several Wikipedias. [115]
Meetings
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the Editing team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on April 15 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.
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16:41, 13 April 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 15 April 2015
- Traffic report: Furious domination
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
- There was sometimes a problem when saving a page in VisualEditor. It is now fixed on all wikis. [116]
- VisualEditor sometimes showed empty warnings for wikis using Flagged Revisions. This is now fixed on all wikis. [117]
- You can get the new version of the Wikipedia app for iOS. With it you can share facts with your friends. [118]
- If you write JavaScript, you should stop using importScript and importStylesheet. [119]
Problems
- There was a problem with Labs on Monday. [120]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since April 15. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from April 21. It will be on all Wikipedias from April 22 (calendar).
- Developers are renaming 1.5 million accounts. After that all accounts will be unique and will work on all wikis. [121] [122] [123]
- If your wiki has the auto-fill tool for citations, you can now use it when you edit a reference. [124]
- You can now give examples for template options in TemplateData. [125]
Meetings
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on April 22 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
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15:30, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
Wikibreak
I'm on an extended sabbatical from Wikimedia for a few months to take care of real-life matters. I'm hoping to be back around May or June. I may come by and check on things, but I cannot guarantee a timely response. --Rschen7754 02:04, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
- As an update, I've been checking in regularly, and have done quick tasks, but have been lacking the motivation to do anything substantial. Unfortunately, it will probably be this way for several more weeks. --Rschen7754 04:23, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
California State Route 125
Hello! I noticed that the length of California State Route 125 has been changed to 23.838. If possible, could you please update the "length reference" data field in the highway infobox? Thank you! AndyHe829 (talk) 16:47, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
- I'm not following - do you mean the reference that the 23.839 number is sourced to? --Rschen7754 01:12, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
FYI
As you were involved in blocking some of the socking related to MMA AfDs, I thought I would bring this to your attention ... in the event it needs admin attention. Thanks. --Epeefleche (talk) 07:37, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
- I haven't done anything related to MMA in several months, so it would be best if someone else handled it. --Rschen7754 01:15, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
You were recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Sockpuppet investigation block. Given the legal, privacy and BLP implications of holding the case in public the Committee has decided to run the case completely in camera, to that effect there will be no public evidence submission or workshop. Editors with direct knowledge of the events and related evidence are requested to email their to arbcom-en-b
lists.wikimedia.org by May 7, 2015 which is when evidence submission will close. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:01, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
Werieth was Betacommand...? (Or at least operated a sock which is classed as a sock of Betacommand).
Fancy that...! Forgive the bitterness of a burned out ex-oversighter. LessHeard vanU (talk) 16:35, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
- Well, I'm now a burned out ex-steward, so welcome to the club (or maybe it's the other way around...) anyway, I was a bit unhappy with how the case was handled (there was a lot that went on behind the scenes after that SPI was closed, for several months). Maybe one day if I get some time I'll drop you an email explaining more. --Rschen7754 02:02, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
- @LessHeard vanU: (since it's been two weeks and I've forgotten to ping) --Rschen7754 02:05, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
- I think I should apologise - I should not have directed my ire toward another functionary (ex though you might be). I regret my tone, also. LessHeard vanU (talk) 11:29, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
- @LessHeard vanU: (since it's been two weeks and I've forgotten to ping) --Rschen7754 02:05, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 22 April 2015
- In the media: UK political editing; hoaxes; net neutrality
- Featured content: Vanguard on guard
- Traffic report: A harvest of couch potatoes
- Gallery: The bitter end
Hi Rschen. Quick question: how common are 4-level interchanges in California? I'm wondering if the four-level Kellogg Hill Interchange is worth a mention in the TFA text. - Dank (push to talk) 02:59, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
- I would say fairly common, but this particular interchange is a bit different so it might be worth it. --Rschen7754 04:46, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
- How so? - Dank (push to talk) 11:45, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
- There's apparently an article on it, but there's 5 segments in the interchange instead of the usual 4. --Rschen7754 13:48, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
- Meh. Okay, have a look. - Dank (push to talk) 23:05, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
- One question. "The final portion of the present-day Orange Freeway was not completed until the mid 1970s. The last piece of SR 57 to be added was formerly part of I-210, after SR 210 was extended to San Bernardino in 1998." So, the Orange Freeway and SR 57 aren't identical. But: "California State Route 57 (SR 57), also known as the Orange Freeway" ... for most of its length? - Dank (push to talk) 23:14, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
- According to page 115 of [128] the Orange Freeway is from SR 1 (the unconstructed part) to CA-60, so it would be "for most of its length". (Which raises the question of why it's not in the article, of course... it's the one FA of mine that hasn't been updated recently, but I'm hoping to get to it soon, especially now that it is TFA). --Rschen7754 01:24, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
- More tweaks ... see if that works for you. Trying to mesh it with TFA style, while staying accurate. - Dank (push to talk) 00:36, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
- It should be SR 57 (with the nbsp), not Route 57, per WP:USSH. --Rschen7754 00:41, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
- More tweaks ... see if that works for you. Trying to mesh it with TFA style, while staying accurate. - Dank (push to talk) 00:36, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
- According to page 115 of [128] the Orange Freeway is from SR 1 (the unconstructed part) to CA-60, so it would be "for most of its length". (Which raises the question of why it's not in the article, of course... it's the one FA of mine that hasn't been updated recently, but I'm hoping to get to it soon, especially now that it is TFA). --Rschen7754 01:24, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
- There's apparently an article on it, but there's 5 segments in the interchange instead of the usual 4. --Rschen7754 13:48, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
- How so? - Dank (push to talk) 11:45, 24 April 2015 (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
- All accounts are now unique and work on all wikis. [129] [130]
- You can read a report from experts who tested the security of MediaWiki. [131]
- There was a problem between VisualEditor and an antivirus software. It is now fixed. [132]
- You can help test VisualEditor to see if it works in your language. [133]
Problems
- Some Labs tools had problems due to a software bug. [134]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since April 22. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from April 28. It will be on all Wikipedias from April 29 (calendar).
- It is now clearer that you can delete several rows and columns when you edit tables in VisualEditor. [135]
- You now see more information when you search for a template in VisualEditor. [136]
- You can now cancel when you add citations on desktop, or edit links on mobile, in VisualEditor. [137]
- You can now see the list of other formats for videos only after they're ready. [138]
Meetings
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on April 29 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.
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15:11, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
Route 57
I got that from the article text (that's still there) ... "remains in the legal definition of Route 57". Should that one be changed too? - Dank (push to talk) 01:46, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
- Yes, it should be. I'm hoping to make my way through the article soon to fix it up. --Rschen7754 02:17, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
Support request with team editing experiment project
Dear tech ambassadors, instead of spamming the Village Pump of each Wikipedia about my tiny project proposal for researching team editing (see here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Research_team_editing), I have decided to leave to your own discretion if the matter is relevant enough to inform a wider audience already. I would appreciate if you could appraise if the Wikipedia community you are more familiar with could have interest in testing group editing "on their own grounds" and with their own guidance. In a nutshell: it consists in editing pages as a group instead of as an individual. This social experiment might involve redefining some aspects of the workflow we are all used to, with the hope of creating a more friendly and collaborative environment since editing under a group umbrella creates less social exposure than traditional "individual editing". I send you this message also as a proof that the Inspire Campaign is already gearing up. As said I would appreciate of *you* just a comment on the talk page/endorsement of my project noting your general perception about the idea. Nothing else. Your contribution helps to shape the future! (which I hope it will be very bright, with colors, and Wikipedia everywhere) Regards from User:Micru on meta.
The Signpost: 29 April 2015
- Featured content: Another day, another dollar
- Traffic report: Bruce, Nessie, and genocide
- Recent research: Military history, cricket, and Australia targeted in Wikipedia articles' popularity vs. quality; how copyright damages economy
- Technology report: VisualEditor and MediaWiki updates
I plan to write a guide for the WMF elections this year. --Rschen7754 00:41, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
Wikimedia Highlights from March 2015
- Wikimedia v. NSA: Wikimedia Foundation files suit against NSA to challenge upstream mass surveillance
- Womens History Month
- Growing free knowledge through open data
- Raspberry Pi in Masekelo: Bringing Wikipedia to a school without electricity
- Wikimedia Foundation adopts Open Access Policy to support free knowledge
- Welcome new members of Wikimedia Foundation
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
- You can now chat with other users in Phabricator. [139]
- There was a rare problem with VisualEditor. The text of another wiki could be added to your edit. The issue is now fixed. [140] [141]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since April 29. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from May 5. It will be on all Wikipedias from May 6 (calendar).
- It is now easier to add a link in VisualEditor. You can see an image and a description about the page. [142]
Meetings
- You can join a meeting with the Language team. The meeting will be on May 5 at 14:30 (UTC). [143]
- You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on May 6 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.
- You can join an event in France on May 22−25. You need to sign up before May 8. [144]
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15:16, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
Books and Bytes - Issue 11
The Wikipedia Library
Books & Bytes
Issue 11, March-April 2015
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs), Sadads (talk · contribs), Nikkimaria (talk · contribs)
- New donations - MIT Press Journals, Sage Stats, Hein Online and more
- New TWL coordinators, conference news, and new reference projects
- Spotlight: Two metadata librarians talk about how library professionals can work with Wikipedia
Hello Rschen!
Hi Rschen7754, I was wondering if you wanted to be friends, on Wikipedia? I am a Christian too, and I saw that you were a Christian. CookieMonster755 (talk) 04:30, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
- Well, sure... but keep in mind that Wikipedia is more than just a social network, or otherwise there would be no need for articles. --Rschen7754 01:38, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
- You're right - We are here to expand Wikipedia's database
Cheers. CookieMonster755 (talk) 00:51, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
- You're right - We are here to expand Wikipedia's database
The Signpost: 06 May 2015
- News and notes: "Inspire" grant-making campaign concludes, grantees announced
- Featured content: The amorous android and the horsebreeder; WikiCup round two concludes
- Special report: FDC candidates respond to key issues
- Traffic report: The grim ship reality
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
- You can now make charts and maps on your wiki with the new "graph" tool. If you have an old browser, you will see images instead. It uses a tool called Vega; you can learn how to use it and write help pages for your wiki. You can use the Vega edit tool to make charts and copy the code to your wiki. Charts and maps use complex code and you should put them into templates. In the future, you will be able to create charts with VisualEditor. [145] [146] [147]
- You can apply for technical jobs to develop tools for the community. [148]
- The logos of all wikis are now in a new place. It will make pages load faster. You can still ask to change the logo. You can also use local CSS for brief changes. [149] [150]
Problems
- There was a problem that caused slow editing. [151]
- Pages were sometimes removed from your watchlist in VisualEditor. This problem is now fixed. [152]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since May 6. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from May 12. It will be on all Wikipedias from May 13 (calendar).
- You can now use data from Wikidata on more pages. The page doesn't need to be linked to the Wikidata item. It works on a few wikis and more wikis will be added soon. [153] [154]
- You should get fewer errors when you add files to Commons. [155]
- When you use an external link to link to a wiki page, VisualEditor now converts it to a wiki link. [156]
- When you add a link in VisualEditor, you see pages that match what you type. It is now easier to see where they match. [157]
Meetings
- You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on May 13 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.
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15:50, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
ANY RECOMMENDATION PLEASE?
Hello. It's Jennifer, an editor of Houston Chronicle. Seen that this free encyclopedia is full of inaccurate information and many pages contains spelling mistakes, I've decided to be a Wikipedia's member. It doesn't seem as smooth site and it appears as an arduous online magazine. Yesterday I contacted an adept contributor named User:Dougweller, nevertheless it'd be very favourable if you could give few advice. Cheers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JenniferTheEmpress0 (talk • contribs) 17:12, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
Wikimedia Highlights from April 2015
- New features on Wikipedia iOS app help readers access, explore, and share knowledge
- Wiki Learning holds massive edit-a-thon at Tec de Monterrey in Mexico City
- The first Wikipedia TV spots and awareness campaign in Cameroon (VIDEO)
- Celebrity photographer Allan Warren shares the big shots on Wikipedia
- Introducing the new Wikipedia store
- A Wikimedian asks European Parliament members for copyright reform
- Join Wiki Loves Earth 2015: help capture our natural heritage