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Tech News: 2023-40

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• There is a new user preference for "Always enable safe mode". This setting will make pages load without including any on-wiki JavaScript or on-wiki stylesheet pages. It can be useful for debugging broken JavaScript gadgets. [1]
• Gadget definitions now have a new "contentModels" option. The option takes a list of page content models, like wikitext or css. Gadgets that use this option will only load on pages with the given content models.

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 3 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 4 October. It will be on all wikis from 5 October (calendar).

Future changes

• The Vector 2022 skin will no longer use the custom styles and scripts of Vector legacy (2010). The change will be made later this year or in early 2024. See how to adjust the CSS and JS pages on your wiki. [2]

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Tech News: 2023-41

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Recent changes

• One new wiki has been created: a Wikipedia in Fon (w:fon:) [3]

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• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 10 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 11 October. It will be on all wikis from 12 October (calendar).
• Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get "Add a link" (Swahili Wikipedia, Walloon Wikipedia, Waray Wikipedia, Wolof Wikipedia, Kalmyk Wikipedia, Xhosa Wikipedia, Mingrelian Wikipedia, Yiddish Wikipedia, Yoruba Wikipedia, Zhuang Wikipedia, Zeelandic Wikipedia, Min Nan Wikipedia, Zulu Wikipedia). This is part of the progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias. The communities can configure how this feature works locally. [4]
• At some wikis, newcomers are suggested images from Commons to add to articles without any images. Starting on Tuesday, newcomers at these wikis will be able to add images to unillustrated article sections. The specific wikis are listed under "Images recommendations" at the Growth team deployment table. You can learn more about this feature. [5]
• In the mobile web skin (Minerva) the CSS ID #page-actions will be replaced with #p-views. This change is to make it consistent with other skins and to improve support for gadgets and extensions in the mobile skin. A few gadgets may need to be updated; there are details and search-links in the task.

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WP:AIV

Only admins are allowed to rule on reports at AIV. Please do not do so again.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:17, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

@Bbb23 Thank you for telling me. Rusty4321 ^{talk contributions} 23:17, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-42

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Recent changes

• The Unified login system's edge login should now be fixed for some browsers (Chrome, Edge, Opera). This means that if you visit a new sister project wiki, you should be logged in automatically without the need to click "Log in" or reload the page. Feedback on whether it's working for you is welcome. [6]
• Edit notices are now available within the MobileFrontend/Minerva skin. This feature was inspired by the gadget on English Wikipedia. See more details in T316178.

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 17 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 18 October. It will be on all wikis from 19 October (calendar).

Future changes

• In 3 weeks, in the Vector 2022 skin, code related to addPortletLink and #p-namespaces that was deprecated one year ago will be removed. If you notice tools that should appear next to the "Discussion" tab are then missing, please tell the gadget's maintainers to see instructions in the Phabricator task.

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Question from Raviolimaker (01:33, 22 October 2023)

hello Randy i created a pasta its called braccalette pasta i went viral on the internet when i created it i would like to learn how to make a page sateing this fact --Raviolimaker (talk) 01:33, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Sorry, but per our guideline Wikipedia:Autobiography writing about yourself or something you have made is strongly discouraged. Also, a pasta that you invented is likely to fail our Wikipedia:General notability guideline.

Why don't you try the Task Center or your Homepage for some more simple edits?

Happy editing! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 02:42, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

?

Read before reverting...dont jump into seemingly unrelated (indian sports) articles P L E A S E 93.140.202.142 (talk) 20:50, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

You're not exactly being helpful either. Had you provided a reliable source I wouldn't have reverted.

Also, what do you mean by "[jumping] in to seemingly unrelated articles"?

Note to others: This is possibly the same editor as 93.140.213.54. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 21:05, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2023-43

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• There is a new Language and internationalization newsletter, written quarterly. It contains updates on new feature development, improvements in various language-related technical projects, and related support work.
• Source map support has been enabled on all wikis. When you open the debugger in your browser's developer tools, you should be able to see the unminified JavaScript source code. [7]

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• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 24 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 25 October. It will be on all wikis from 26 October (calendar).

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MediaWiki message delivery 23:14, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Garden of Eden

To be clear, it is an objective fact that, for instance, Origen of Alexandria is anathematized by the Eastern Orthodox church as per the canons of the Second Council of Constantinople https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Second_Council_of_Constantinople#Aftermath . Also, it is an objective fact that the liturgical calendar which the Eastern Orthodox church utilizes assumes a temporal fall https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Byzantine_calendar . This is not my opinion on such, otherwise I would not make an edit.

I have reverted your revert, but please let me know if you have any other disagreements. 71.179.205.73 (talk) 04:14, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for telling me! I'll be more careful in the future Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 00:24, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Joyous Oiza (08:20, 26 October 2023)

Hi mentor,

I am happy to be under your tutelage.

I look forward to learning and sharing my great insights with you for the future good. --Joyous Oiza (talk) 08:20, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

@Joyous Oiza Welcome to Wikipedia! Please see the notice I have sent on your Talk Page for information on editing Wikipedia.

Happy editing! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 23:27, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Question from Andrewrosenblum2023 (17:00, 20 October 2023)

Hi Rusty, I am a paid employee of Alexis McGill Johnson. She would like to change her bio page so that it says she is no longer CEO of the Perception Institute. She is now "president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Previously, she served as the executive director and co-founder of the Perception Institute, an anti-bias research group."

I put in a suggestion on the "talk" page for her, but I"m not sure I put it in the right place? And my understanding is that as a paid employee, I can't make the edit myself, right? --Andrewrosenblum2023 (talk) 17:00, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

@Andrewrosenblum2023: Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! I see that you have already disclosed your conflict of interest. The talk page of an article is most certainly the right place to request an edit. You are correct that you cannot make the edit yourself. However, your request may not be accepted without a Reliable source. I would recommend that you make your request following the directions at Template:Edit COI, which may help it get accepted faster. If you need help, feel free to ask me.

Happy editing! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 22:55, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you very much for this guidance Rusty. I filled out a request on the Talk page, using the "{{edit COI}}" protocol, as you suggested. I hope I did it all correctly. I see that my suggested edit from Friday is still up on the Talk page. I tried to figure out how to delete it, but was unable to do so. Should I get rid of it? (It is basically redundant with my "edit-COI" request). Andrewrosenblum2023 (talk) 16:28, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

@Andrewrosenblum2023 Sorry for the incredibly belated reply. To remove a section, I believe you can click the "edit" link next to the section name, then remove all text, however I'll do it for you this time.

If you need help with editing, you can see the Welcome message I sent to your "Talk" page. 23:58, 27 October 2023 (UTC) Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 23:58, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-44

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Recent changes

• The Structured Content team, as part of its project of improving UploadWizard on Commons, made some UX improvements to the upload step of choosing own vs not own work (T347590), as well as to the licensing step for own work (T347756).
• The Design Systems team has released version 1.0.0 of Codex, the new design system for Wikimedia. See the full announcement about the release of Codex 1.0.0.

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 31 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 1 November. It will be on all wikis from 2 November (calendar).
• Listings on category pages are sorted on each wiki for that language using a library. For a brief period on 2 November, changes to categories will not be sorted correctly for many languages. This is because the developers are upgrading to a new version of the library. They will then use a script to fix the existing categories. This will take a few hours or a few days depending on how big the wiki is. You can read more. [8][9]
• Starting November 1, the impact module (Special:Impact) will be upgraded by the Growth team. The new impact module shows newcomers more data regarding their impact on the wiki. It was tested by a few wikis during the last few months. [10]

Future changes

• There is a proposed plan for re-enabling the Graph Extension. You can help by reviewing this proposal and sharing what you think about it.
• The WMF is working on making it possible for administrators to edit MediaWiki configuration directly. This is similar to previous work on Special:EditGrowthConfig. A technical RfC is running until November 08, where you can provide feedback.

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Question from THEATRICISE (01:04, 31 October 2023)

Are you an AI? --THEATRICISE (talk) 01:04, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

@THEATRICISE I'm not an AI. I'm just a Wikipedia editor. However, we do use many Templates, which is why some messages we send might look similar. Is there anything in particular you want to ask me about editing Wikipedia? Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 01:07, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

"'day mate. I'm 70 and not highly conversant with computers I felt that this was a site where new concepts or ideas could be presented. However (this is my first time here in this site) upon speed reading through your guidelines just then I realize that I cannot continue if I am correct. Why is because Forty years plus of research, in regards to the weight nature of the human pattern and how we humans interact into the pattern of life as a species (a pattern of life) needs a heading as it is not a common concept at all. I created this concept many decades ago and have never shared it so it does identify me as the creator of the alternative natured life-skills-awareness training model. Is it true that I am not to proceed with sharing a part of my research online and should withdraw? THEATRICISE (talk) 01:17, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

@THEATRICISE Yes, we have many guidelines here. I regret to inform you that we have guidelines on editing about things you have a relationship with. Everything must be reliably sourced here.

Also, it is very hard for us to verify that you are the person you claim, or that this concept is really yours.

I don't believe that sending your research here would be very viable. You could try some alternative outlets.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 04:21, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Laylowdaboy2009 (11:47, 1 November 2023)

Are you sure --Laylowdaboy2009 (talk) 11:47, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

@Laylowdaboy2009 I'm not sure what you're trying to ask me. Do you have a specific question about editing Wikipedia? Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 21:50, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Joyous Oiza (17:14, 1 November 2023)

Hi Rusty. I'm trying really hard to locate the edit button to start my easy edit but I've not been able to. Could you please help me out? --Joyous Oiza (talk) 17:14, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

@Joyous Oiza: When you have a suggestion displayed on your "Growth" homepage, you can click on the edit and it will take you to the page. Click the 'edit' button in the top-right (next to "Read" and "View history") to start editing.

I hope this helped! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 21:54, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from NOTHINTSILA (14:03, 5 November 2023)

hello sir or madam how to register CROWD FUNDING, I want to have crowd funding account. --NOTHINTSILA (talk) 14:03, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

@NOTHINTSILA: If you're referring to crowdfunding.com, you can start raising money by clicking "Start a Fundraiser" on the top-right of crowdfunding.com, or the "Start a GoFundMe" button on gofundme.com. If you have any more questions about this topic, please ask at the reference desk, as this is not relevant to Wikipedia. Thank you. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 15:14, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2023-45

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Recent changes

• In the Vector 2022 skin, the default font-size of a number of navigational elements (tagline, tools menu, navigational links, and more) has been increased slightly to match the font size used in page content. [11]

Problems

• Last week, there was a problem displaying some recent edits on a few wikis, for 1-6 hours. The edits were saved but not immediately shown. This was due to a database problem. [12]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 7 November. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 8 November. It will be on all wikis from 9 November (calendar).
• The Growth team will reassign newcomers from former mentors to the currently active mentors. They have also changed the notification language to be more user-friendly. [13][14]

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Some stroopwafels for you!

I appreciate how you give such helpful contributions on the talk pages you watch, and how you were so kind as to help kickstart a fun WoF discussion on Macadamia of the LeafWings’ page. For that, here are some stroopwafels for you! Shadestar474 (talk) 18:37, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

@Shadestar474 Thanks! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 23:46, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-46

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Recent changes

• Four new wikis have been created:
  • a Wikipedia in Moroccan Amazigh (w:zgh:) [15]
  • a Wikipedia in Dagaare (w:dga:) [16]
  • a Wikipedia in Toba Batak (w:bbc:) [17]
  • a Wikiquote in Banjar (q:bjn:) [18]

Problems

• Last week, users who previously visited Meta-Wiki or Wikimedia Commons and then became logged out on those wikis could not log in again. The problem is now resolved. [19]
• Last week, some pop-up dialogs and menus were shown with the wrong font size. The problem is now resolved. [20]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 14 November. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 15 November. It will be on all wikis from 16 November (calendar).

Future changes

• Reference Previews are coming to many wikis as a default feature. They are popups for references, similar to the PagePreviews feature. You can opt out of seeing them. If you are using the gadgets Reference Tooltips or Navigation Popups, you won’t see Reference Previews. Deployment is planned for November 22, 2023.
• Canary (also known as heartbeat) events will be produced into Wikimedia event streams from December 11. Streams users are advised to filter out these events, by discarding all events where meta.domain == "canary". Updates to Pywikibot or wikimedia-streams will discard these events by default. [21]

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Question from Lastofthebeetroots (22:40, 13 November 2023)

Hi :) how do you write something that doesn’t get removed? There are organisations on here that have particular aims that could be regarded as propaganda but if you point that out it gets removed --Lastofthebeetroots (talk) 22:41, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

@Lastofthebeetroots: One of Wikipedia's Five Pillars is neutrality and verifiability. We can't just write something on to a page and expect readers to know if it's true or not.

Also, you saying "could be regarded as propaganda" could be interpreted as original research and may not be verifiable.

On the other hand, the statement will probably not be removed if you find a reliable source supporting your claim. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 23:57, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Fossholl (22:53, 14 November 2023)

Hey Rusty! I'm trying to make a Wikipedia page for a business I work for - obviously there are quite a few pitfalls that I can run into along the way... what would be the best course of action for our business to have a page that is likely to be approved? If the information provided is about the business themselves, what references could I be using to make it appropriate for Wikipedia? --Fossholl (talk) 22:53, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

@Fossholl: Our general notability guideline and guidelines for organizations and companies are in-depth are what constitutes a "notable" business. As reviewers said on your draft article, we require in-depth and independent sources. One of the main referencing pitfalls is adding sources that merely mention the topic. If you need help finding sources, see Help:Find sources.

Should you have more questions, feel free to ask me. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 01:29, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from MajorWarden (01:32, 15 November 2023)

Hi there, weird question but I want to specialize in removing vandalism and/or blatant bad faith edits. Is there any way I can focus/learn how to do that well? --MajorWarden (talk) 01:32, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

@MajorWarden: Check out the Recent Changes Patrol page. Essentially, you scan the Recent Changes list, clicking on "diff" links, looking for bad edits, and revert when you see one.

You can also enroll at Wikipedia's Counter-Vandalism Academy.

Happy reverting! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 01:39, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much!

MajorWarden (talk) MajorWarden (talk) 01:43, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

You're welcome! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 01:44, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Question from Namij-CFG (09:47, 7 November 2023)

Hi Rusty, this is Namij. I just make my first edit of "Angkouch." My Cambodian collaborators and others spell this word differently in English, but English transliteration is disputed. How can I create a "redirect" page from a new shell "Angkuoch" page (my spelling) to this page "Angkouch" (current spelling and entry), so that people who search for "Angkuoch" will find this page? Thanks! --Namij-CFG (talk) 09:47, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

I'm sorry to cut in on anther person's talk page. My apologies. I was following Namij's contributions with interest, as very few have taken interest in that page. Looking at the source I used to make the page, I found I had misspelled it, possibly following something else I found online. I will correct the name right now. Best wishes, Jacqke (talk) 15:36, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

@Jacqke: No worries! A quick Google search shows that the spelling "Angkouch" is sometimes used.

@Namij-CFG: To create a redirect to a page, write the following in the source editor (wikitext), replacing "target page" with the name of the page: #REDIRECT [[target page]]

If you prefer the Visual Editor, click on the icon with three horizontal lines, select "page settings", check "redirect this page to," and enter the name of the page you want to redirect to.

You may also want to categorize the redirect.

If you have any further questions on redirects, please see Wikipedia:Redirect. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 23:59, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Many thanks @Rusty4321 (and @Jacqke)! 132.234.22.169 (talk) 02:48, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2023-47

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Changes later this week

• There is no new MediaWiki version this week. [22][23]
• Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get "Add a link" (Quechua Wikipedia, Romansh Wikipedia, Romani Wikipedia, Rundi Wikipedia, Aromanian Wikipedia, Tarandíne Wikipedia, Rusyn Wikipedia, Kinyarwanda Wikipedia, Sanskrit Wikipedia, Sakha Wikipedia, Santali Wikipedia, Sardinian Wikipedia, Sicilian Wikipedia, Scots Wikipedia, Sindhi Wikipedia, Northern Sami Wikipedia, Sango Wikipedia, Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia, Sinhala Wikipedia, Slovak Wikipedia, Slovenian Wikipedia, Samoan Wikipedia, Somali Wikipedia, Albanian Wikipedia, Serbian Wikipedia, Sranan Tongo Wikipedia, Swati Wikipedia, Southern Sotho Wikipedia, Saterland Frisian Wikipedia, Sundanese Wikipedia, Silesian Wikipedia, Tamil Wikipedia, Tulu Wikipedia, Telugu Wikipedia, Tetum Wikipedia, Tajik Wikipedia, Thai Wikipedia, Turkmen Wikipedia, Tagalog Wikipedia, Tswana Wikipedia, Tongan Wikipedia, Tok Pisin Wikipedia, Turkish Wikipedia, Tsonga Wikipedia, Tatar Wikipedia, Twi Wikipedia, Tahitian Wikipedia, Tuvinian Wikipedia, Udmurt Wikipedia, Uyghur Wikipedia, Uzbek Wikipedia, Venda Wikipedia, Venetian Wikipedia, Veps Wikipedia, West Flemish Wikipedia, Volapük Wikipedia). This is part of the progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias. The communities can configure how this feature works locally. [24][25][26]
• The Vector 2022 skin will have some minor visual changes to drop-down menus, column widths, and more. These changes were added to four Wikipedias last week. If no issues are found, these changes will proceed to all wikis this week. These changes will make it possible to add new menus for readability and dark mode. Learn more. [27]

Future changes

• There is an update on re-enabling the Graph Extension. To speed up the process, Vega 2 will not be supported and only some protocols will be available at launch. You can help by sharing what you think about the plan.

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Your responses to reports at EFFPR

Hello! When responding to reports that were posted due to being disallowed for "notable people disruption", please use the notable people EFFP template {{effp|redlink}} instead of the standard not done template {{effp|notdone}} so that the former template will have some additional instructions when dealing with said reports about attempting to add notable persons, but cannot due to the filter. Thanks! — 64andtim (chat • see here) 21:19, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

@64andtim: Thanks for telling me! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 01:15, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Trouted

Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

You have been trouted for:  Self-trout Mistaking AD for BCE and accidentally reverting a good-faith edit.

First real goof in a while, huh?

Rusty4321 talk contribs 15:31, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

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• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 28 November. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 29 November. It will be on all wikis from 30 November (calendar). There is no new MediaWiki version next week. [28][29]
• MediaWiki's JavaScript system will now allow async/await syntax in gadgets and user scripts. Gadget authors should remember that users' browsers may not support it, so it should be used appropriately. [30]
• The deployment of "Add a link" announced last week was postponed. It will resume this week.

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Question from Ginnisaraswati (18:55, 28 November 2023)

Hi Rusty, I have a question. I contracted an agency to create two wiki pages for me. One for me personally and one for my business. They're currently in draft mode and will be live soon. I'd like to request admin access for these so I can update these pages myself. Is this possible? --Ginnisaraswati (talk) 18:55, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

@Ginnisaraswati: I'm sorry, contracting an agency? Our Terms of Use and community policy discourage paid editing or creating Wikipedia pages for someone. (See Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure) And per our policies on reliable sources and verifiability these articles have no guarantee to be accepted. This agency has a possibility to be scamming you. I advise you to take caution.

Regarding 'admin access': You should be able to edit your Draft article without any user rights, given you know the title of it. Draft article titles are prefixed with Draft:, so you might be able to find them that way.

I hope this helps! Feel free to ask if there are any more questions. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 23:43, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Ugh! I have a sinking feeling that you may be right in your hunch of my being scammed.

These are the drafts that were made below. I'm sorry for the novice question but is there a link/tutorial you could point me in the direction of as to how I could edit these?

https://www.wikipediadrafts.com/profiles/MTI3

https://www.wikipediadrafts.com/profiles/MTQx Ginnisaraswati (talk) 23:57, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

@Ginnisaraswati: This website has a high probability of being a scam, according to a quick Google search. This website does not seem affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation (the organization hosting Wikipedia), so I would have no idea as to how to edit it. These draft pages do not exist on Wikipedia and the website seems to be masquerading as Wikipedia, mimicking the interface.

Quoting our policies, no editor can guarantee any outcome in Wikipedia – not that an article will be kept or deleted, nor that any content will remain or be deleted, nor that any tags will remain or be removed.

Your best bet would be to start a draft through Wikipedia's official process at the Wikipedia page Wikipedia:Articles for creation, and ignore any further things the 'scam' website asks you.

If you are forced or threatened by the 'scam' writers, please email info-en@wikimedia.org.

I hope this helps! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 04:08, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Rollback

Hi Rusty4321. After reviewing your request, I have enabled rollback on your account. Please keep the following things in mind while using rollback:

• Being granted rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle. It just adds a [Rollback] button next to a page's latest live revision - that's all. It does not grant you any additional "status" on Wikipedia, nor does it change how Wikipedia policies apply to you.
• Rollback should be used to revert clear and unambiguous cases of vandalism only. Never use rollback to revert good faith edits.
• Rollback should never be used to edit war, and it should never be used in a content-related dispute to restore the page to your preferred revision. If rollback is abused or used for this purpose or any other inappropriate purpose, the rights will be revoked.
• Use common sense. If you're not sure about something, ask!

If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into trouble or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! Fastily 09:38, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

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• The spacing between paragraphs on Vector 2022 has been changed from 7px to 14px to match the size of the text. This will make it easier to distinguish paragraphs from sentences. [31]
• The "Sort this page by default as" feature in VisualEditor is working again. You no longer need to switch to source editing to edit {{DEFAULTSORT:...}} keywords. [32]

Changes later this week

• There is no new MediaWiki version this week. [33][34]
• On 6 December, people who have the enabled the preference for "Show discussion activity" will notice the talk page usability improvements appear on pages that include the __NEWSECTIONLINK__ magic word. If you notice any issues, please share them with the team on Phabricator.

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• The Toolforge Grid Engine shutdown process will start on December 14. Maintainers of tools that still use this old system should plan to migrate to Kubernetes, or tell the team your plans on Phabricator in the task about your tool, before that date. [35]
• Communities using Structured Discussions are being contacted regarding the upcoming deprecation of Structured Discussions. You can read more about this project, and share your comments, on the project's page.

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Question from Rsahai (02:11, 7 December 2023)

Hi Rusty, I want to create a Wikepedia page about my scientific research, history and acheivements. How do I do this? --Rsahai (talk) 02:11, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

@Rsahai: This may not be possible due to our policies on autobiographies. In particular, [w]riting an autobiography on Wikipedia is an example of conflict-of-interest editing and is strongly discouraged.

However, other people may write an article on you if you are notable enough, with enough reliable coverage from verifiable sources.

In particular see Wikipedia:Notability (people).

Happy editing! Feel free to ask further if you have any questions Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 18:28, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from ERIC NDUNDA WAMBUA (14:22, 7 December 2023)

How can i edit? --ERIC NDUNDA WAMBUA (talk) 14:22, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

@ERIC NDUNDA WAMBUA: Anyone can edit Wikipedia!

You might have noticed that you have access to a tutorial and suggested edits. These suggested easy edits can help start your editing journey.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 18:48, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Stanley Matoka on Talk:Kansanshi mine (17:50, 8 December 2023)

Hello, I'm stanley matoka from solwezi north western province looking for a job as general worker --Stanley Matoka (talk) 17:50, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

@Stanley Matoka: Wikipedia is not a place to promote yourself, and neither is it a social networking service.

If you want a job in the Kansanshi mine this is not the correct website to look for a job. Please look elsewhere. Thank you. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 23:54, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

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• On Wikimedia Commons, there are some minor user-interface improvements for the "choosing own vs not own work" step in the UploadWizard. This is part of the Structured Content team's project of improving UploadWizard on Commons. [36][37]

Problems

• There was a problem showing the Newcomer homepage feature with the "impact module" and their page-view graphs, for a few days in early December. This has now been fixed. [38][39]

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• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 12 December. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 13 December. It will be on all wikis from 14 December (calendar). [40][41]

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Edit filter/False positives/Reports

Did you mean to remove a report in this diff: https://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Edit_filter/False_positives/Reports&diff=next&oldid=1189614196 ? --Tagishsimon (talk) 23:40, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

@Tagishsimon: Yes, I meant to remove the second report left by the same IP editor and remove the malformed report. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 23:43, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Good; t/y; if odd. They were both from the same IP but as far as I could see, refer to two different attempted edits on two different pages. I'm sure you know what you're doing. --Tagishsimon (talk) 00:03, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Randal K (19:07, 12 December 2023)

Hi Rusty: I plan on submitting a new article on a documentary film my partner and I completed a few years ago. I will be looking at other film articles and working on this project over the next few weeks and will probably have questions. Thanks, Randal K --Randal K (talk) 19:07, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

@Randal K: I advise you to take caution in writing in a topic that you have a relationship with. I advise you to try and write your article as neutral as possible. We have a guide about editing articles you have close relationships with.

In addition, read our general notability guideline and our notability guideline on films.

If you have any other questions feel free to ask. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 01:19, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-51

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• The next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 8 January 2024 because of the holidays.

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 19 December. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 20 December. It will be on all wikis from 21 December (calendar). There is no new MediaWiki version next week. [42][43]
• Starting December 18, it won't be possible to activate Structured Discussions on a user's own talk page using the Beta feature. The Beta feature option remains available for users who want to deactivate Structured Discussions. This is part of Structured Discussions' deprecation work. [44]
• There will be full support for redirects in the Module namespace. The "Move Page" feature will leave an appropriate redirect behind, and such redirects will be appropriately recognized by the software (e.g. hidden from Special:UnconnectedPages). There will also be support for manual redirects. [45]

Future changes

• The MediaWiki JavaScript documentation is moving to a new format. During the move, you can read the old docs using version 1.41. Feedback about the new site is welcome on the project talk page.
• The Wishathon is a new initiative that encourages collaboration across the Wikimedia community to develop solutions for wishes collected through the Community Wishlist Survey. The first community Wishathon will take place from 15–17 March. If you are interested in a project proposal as a user, developer, designer, or product lead, you can register for the event and read more.

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Question from Raspe Sarker (05:25, 24 December 2023)

I want bangla text, i can easily edit by that --Raspe Sarker (talk) 05:25, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

@Raspe Sarker: If you want to write articles in Bengali you can go to Bengali Wikipedia. At the English Wikipedia only articles in English are accepted. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 06:17, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

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Question from The doxin king on Talk:Doxbin (darknet) (11:26, 25 December 2023)

Shan --The doxin king (talk) 11:26, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

@The doxin king: Do you have a specific question about Doxbin or about using Wikipedia? Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 15:19, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from Undeadjoker666 (06:17, 29 December 2023)

Can you help make my wiki page better? --Undeadjoker666 (talk) 06:17, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

@Undeadjoker666: At its core, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Your user page seems to have been deleted for being a blog, web hosting service, social networking service, or memorial site.

Your user page (which is not the same as a social media profile) is meant to give some basic information about yourself and notes related to your work on Wikipedia. That is different from an article on Wikipedia. If you want an article that viewers of our encyclopedia can see, you have to be a notable person first.

Thank you, and feel free to ask if you have any other questions. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 15:38, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Question from MikiPedia33 (09:46, 3 January 2024)

LOOK AT THIS!!!

Hi, mentor. How do I make an article? --MikiPedia33 (talk) 09:46, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

If you want to start an article, see Help:Your first article and start an article via Wikipedia:Articles for Creation when you're ready. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 18:29, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	For helping me out with my talk page and the questions I get asked by mentees. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze__wolf 03:49, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

@Blaze Wolf Thank you! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 04:35, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-02

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Recent changes

• mediawiki2latex is a tool that converts wiki content into the formats of LaTeX, PDF, ODT, and EPUB. The code now runs many times faster due to recent improvements. There is also an optional Docker container you can install on your local machine.
• The way that Random pages are selected has been updated. This will slowly reduce the problem of some pages having a lower chance of appearing. [46]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 9 January. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 10 January. It will be on all wikis from 11 January (calendar). [47][48]

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Recent changes

• Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. [49]
• Gadgets and personal user scripts may now use JavaScript syntax introduced in ES6 (also known as "ES2015") and ES7 ("ES2016"). MediaWiki validates the source code to protect other site functionality from syntax errors, and to ensure scripts are valid in all supported browsers. Previously, Gadgets could use the requiresES6 option. This option is no longer needed and will be removed in the future. [50]
• Bot passwords and owner-only OAuth consumers can now be restricted to allow editing only specific pages. [51]
• You can now thank edits made by bots. [52]
• An update on the status of the Community Wishlist Survey for 2024 has been published. Please read and give your feedback.

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 16 January. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 17 January. It will be on all wikis from 18 January (calendar). [53][54]
• Starting on January 17, it will not be possible to login to Wikimedia wikis from some specific old versions of the Chrome browser (versions 51–66, released between 2016 and 2018). Additionally, users of iOS 12, or Safari on Mac OS 10.14, may need to login to each wiki separately. [55]
• The jquery.cookie module was deprecated and replaced with the mediawiki.cookie module last year. A script has now been run to replace any remaining uses, and this week the temporary alias will be removed. [56]

Future changes

• Wikimedia Deutschland is working to make reusing references easier. They are looking for people who are interested in participating in individual video calls for user research in January and February.

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Thank you

Thanks so much for fixing my edit notice! I just have one question: so does the edit notice itself can't be seen by me, like so it doesn't show up when I click the edit button? So it is only visible to other users? I also signed your guestbook, and I wonder if you could sign mine. Thanks! MinecraftPlayer321(talk) 23:21, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

@MinecraftPlayer321: You're welcome. I'm actually not sure whether the editnotices will show for you, but they are showing for me. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 00:48, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-04

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Problems

• A bug in UploadWizard prevented linking to the userpage of the uploader when uploading. It has now been fixed. [57]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 23 January. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 24 January. It will be on all wikis from 25 January (calendar). [58][59]

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Question from Beauzo2979 (20:56, 23 January 2024)

Hello you have been assigned to me as my mentor. Can you give me any pointers on starting out editing, and finding pages that I have editing permissions on? --Beauzo2979 (talk) 20:56, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

@Beauzo2979: Of course! I would recommend to start out small, making minor changes to pages. We have an introduction and a Getting Started page available if you would like.

I've taken a quick look at your talk page and your sandbox page as well, and I would like you to keep in mind that Wikipedia is not a video game and that you may access a list of your edits to Wikipedia at any time (given you are logged in) by clicking the drop-down menu in the top right corner (on the Vector 2022 skin) and selecting "Contributions".

If you have any questions, feel free to ask! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 23:42, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

ok, would you look at my contributions and tell me if I am doing well relative to what you told me? Beauzo2979 (talk) 00:39, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

@Beauzo2979: Yep, you're doing right. Now, I would suggest you to keep making those easy edits that the homepage gives you, including copyediting (correcting of spelling and grammar). Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 04:12, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Scelhoutre on Pheran (10:49, 25 January 2024)

Hello, how do I change an image while editing on phone? --Scelhoutre (talk) 10:49, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

@Scelhoutre: It should be the same as on any other device. Search for an image in Wikimedia Commons, copy the filename, and add it to the article, using the syntax as detailed at Help:Files § Using files. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 17:35, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Contribution guy on Wikipedia:Aricles for deletion/ Emmetsburg, Iowa (04:01, 26 January 2024)

help me create this page NOW! --Contribution guy (talk) 04:01, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

You seem to have spelled the page wrong. Your deletion request at the page Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Emmetsburg, Iowa has been closed as a "speedy keep" because we don't delete pages "just because" and a valid rationale needs to be provided.

If you are here to do things "just because", Wikipedia is not the right place. I must warn you that repeating this kind of activity may be seen as disruptive and cause you to be blocked from editing to prevent further disruption. There are a number of alternative outlets that might provide what you are looking for.

Thank you. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 17:40, 26 January 2024 (UTC)