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This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2016)
 Debt is the amount of money that is owed or due.
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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 filter Special:Log in more detail. You can filter different imports and new users. [1][2]
- You can use Telnet to read Wikimedia wikis. [3]
- MediaWiki wikis can handle bigger file uploads. The new limit is 4 GB. [4]
Changes this week
- Wikimedia has a new backup data center in Dallas. Because of planned work on this, you will be able to read but not edit the wikis for a short period of time on both 19 April and 21 April. This will start at 14:00 UTC and last for 15 to 30 minutes. [5]
- There is no new Mediawiki version this week. This is because of the data center test.
Meetings
You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on April 19 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
You can join the next meeting with the Architecture committee. The topic this week is shadow namespaces. The meeting will be on 20 April at 21:30 (UTC). See how to join.
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20:40, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 24 April 2016
- Special report: Update on EranBot, our new copyright violation detection bot
- Traffic report: Two for the price of one
- Featured content: The double-sized edition
- Arbitration report: Amendments made to the Race and intelligence case
This week's article for improvement (week 17, 2016)
Hello, Class455fan1.
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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Problems
- Wikimedia tested a new data center last week. This meant that the wikis could be read but not edited for 45 minutes on April 19 and for 20 minutes on April 21. [6]
- When the data center was tested, new edits were not shown in the recent changes log for 20 minutes. They are in the logs now. You can read more about how to find the edits.
- Unread notifications were sometimes counted incorrectly. This has now been fixed. [7]
Changes this week
- Wikimedia Commons will have better access to Wikidata. They can use data from any page on Wikidata on any page on Commons. This will happen on April 26. [8]
- It will be easier to choose if you want to watch files you have uploaded with the upload wizard. [9]
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from April 26. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from April 27. It will be on all wikis from April 28 (calendar).
Meetings
- You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on April 26 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- The "Save page" button when you edit will be called "Publish" instead. This is to help new editors understand what it does. It already works like this on some wikis. [10]
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21:02, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
February 2016
This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2016)
 Steak à la carte
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The Signpost: 2 May 2016
- In the media: Wikipedia Zero piracy in Bangladesh; bureaucracy; chilling effects; too few cooks; translation gaps
- Traffic report: Purple
- Featured content: The best ... from the past two weeks
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 visual editor now works when you use Internet Explorer 9. [11]
Problems
- There was a security problem with the MobileFrontend extension. It showed information that had been oversighted. This has now been fixed. [12]
Changes this week
- You can now see which notifications are available on a wiki on Special:DisplayNotificationsConfiguration. [13]
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from May 3. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from May 4. It will be on all wikis from May 5 (calendar).
Meetings
- You can join the next meeting with the Architecture committee. The topic this week is "PSR-6 Cache interface in Mediawiki core". The meeting will be on May 4 at 21:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- Pages could be added to new users' watchlists by default when they edit them. New users could also by default get email notifications when pages they watch are edited. This is discussed on Meta. [14]
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20:09, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2016)
.jpg) Gustaf Skarsgård
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This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2016)
Gustaf Skarsgård
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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
- Wikiversities now have better access to Wikidata. They can use data from any page on Wikidata on any page on Wikiversity. This happened on May 3. [15]
- You can use Wikipedia GapFinder to find missing articles between languages. [16]
- Users are invited to try Cross-wiki Notifications on all wikis. This is the last test session before the release by default, scheduled for May 12th at 23:00 UTC. [17][18]
- You can use keyboard shortcuts to open the visual editor (meta+V) or the wikitext editor (meta+E) (on certain wikis, even if you have chosen a favorite editor). [19]
- Uploading files bigger than 100 megabytes on Wikimedia Commons required to opt-in in your preferences. This is not necessary anymore. [20]
- The UploadsLink extension is now available on Wikimedia Commons. [21]
- Deleting a translation unit page didn't remove the corresponding content from the translation page. This is now solved. [22]
- Translation suggestions based on Apertium are now available on Mediawiki.org. [23]
Problems
- MediaWiki 1.27.0-wmf.23 has been rolled back from Wikimedia wikis, due to a performance issue. [24]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from May 10. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from May 11. It will be on all wikis from May 12 (calendar).
Meetings
- You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on May 10 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
- You can join the next meeting with the Architecture committee. The topics this week are Overhaul Interwiki map, unify with Sites and WikiMap. The meeting will be on May 11 at 21:00 (UTC). See how to join.
- 2017 European hackathon will happen on May 19 - 21, in Vienna (Austria).
Future changes
- Today, in categories, a page titled "11" comes before "2". We plan to reorder that: "2" will come before "11". Please tell the developers if the change will cause problems. [25]
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23:23, 9 May 2016 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 20, 2016)
 Ozone-oxygen cycle in the ozone layer.
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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
- Some image thumbnails now load faster on mobile. They also take up less bandwidth. [26]
Problems
- Last week's MediaWiki version was late on some wikis. [27]
Changes this week
- Special:Notifications will have "mark as read" buttons for each day. The non-JavaScript version will get it this week. A JavaScript version will come later. [28]
- Wikis can now locally decide what wikitext they want the signature button to produce. [29]
- A one-time welcome message for users will now be shown in the wikitext editor. This will include existing users. [30]
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from May 17. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from May 18. It will be on all wikis from May 19 (calendar).
Meetings
- You can join the next meeting with the Architecture committee. The topics this week are "Requirements for change propagation". The meeting will be on May 18 at 21:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- Using self-closing tags like
<div/>and<span/>to mean<div></div>and<span></span>will not work in the future. Templates and pages that use these tags should be fixed. When Phabricator ticket T134423 is fixed these tags will parse as<div>and<span>instead. This is normal in HTML5. [31]
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16:01, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 17 May 2016
- Op-ed: Swiss chapter in turmoil
- In the media: Wikimedia's Dario Taraborelli quoted on Google's Knowledge Graph in The Washington Post
- Featured content: Two weeks for the prize of one
- Traffic report: Oh behave, Beyhive / Underdogs
- Arbitration report: "Wikicology" ends in site ban; evidence and workshop phases concluded for "Gamaliel and others"
- Wikicup: That's it for WikiCup Round 2!
This week's article for improvement (week 21, 2016)
 A small whirlpool in a pond
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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 now see a warning message on pages that try to use {{DISPLAYTITLE}} but it doesn't work because it doesn't match the page's actual title. [32]
Problems
- Commons had problems with server lag. This meant that it took longer time for files to turn up in categories. [33]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 24 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 25 May. It will be on all wikis from 26 May (calendar).
Meetings
- You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on May 24 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- All HTTP access to Wikimedia sites and APIs will stop working. Some bots still use HTTP. They will need to use HTTPS instead. This will happen on June 12. [34]
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18:40, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 28 May 2016
- News and notes: Upcoming Wikimedia conferences in the US and India; May Metrics and Activities Meeting
- Special report: Compensation paid to Sue Gardner increased by almost 50 percent after she stepped down as executive director
- Featured content: Eight articles, three lists and five pictures
- Op-ed: Journey of a Wikipedian
- Arbitration report: Gamaliel resigns from the arbitration committee
- Recent research: English as Wikipedia's Lingua Franca; deletion rationales; schizophrenia controversies
- Traffic report: Splitting (musical) airs / Slow Ride
This week's article for improvement (week 22, 2016)
 A photodetector salvaged from a CD-ROM. The photodetector contains 3 photodiodes visible in the photo (in center).
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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
- There is now a standard way to get the target of a redirect page from a Lua module. [35]
Problems
- A new way to handle rollback was introduced. It broke some tools and scripts and was reverted. This will be re-planned after review. [36][37]
- CentralNotice didn't work in some older browsers. This has now been fixed. [38]
Changes this week
- When you edit a file or category page with the visual editor the rest of the page will be shown in its normal place. [39]
- The Translate extension will get an edit summary field. [40]
- A change to the
<charinsert>feature could break some user scripts. Contact Bawolff if the "click to insert special characters" links in the edit window break on your wiki. [41][42] - Elasticsearch will be upgraded on Wikimedia wikis this week. This should not affect you, but if you have problems with the search function this is probably the reason. [43]
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 31 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 1 June. It will be on all wikis from 2 June (calendar).
Meetings
- You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 31 May at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
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16:19, 30 May 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 05 June 2016
- News and notes: WMF cuts budget for 2016-17 as scope tightens
- Featured content: Overwhelmed ... by pictures
- Traffic report: Pop goes the culture, again.
- Arbitration report: ArbCom case "Gamaliel and others" concludes
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Video Games
This week's article for improvement (week 23, 2016)
 The Hilton Athens is part of the Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotel chain.
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Recent changes
Changes this week
- The history page can tell you if a page on your watchlist was updated since you last visited it. This now works the same way in Vector as in other skins. The change broke local designs on some wikis. This will be fixed this week. [46]
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 7 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 8 June. It will be on all wikis from 9 June (calendar).
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20:51, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 24, 2016)
 A cubic zirconia crystal made by the Shelby Gem Factory
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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
- Wikimedia wikis now use AuthManager. If you have new problems related to logging in or being logged in, report them. [47]
- Visiting Special:Notifications doesn't automatically mark notifications as read anymore. You can go between read, unread or all notifications on Special:Notifications. Notifications on Special:Notifications are grouped by day. You can mark every daily group as read individually. Notifications are displayed by groups of 50 on Special:Notifications and you can find former notifications by using navigation arrows. [48][49][50][51]
Changes this week
- You can filter user contributions to hide minor edits. [52]
- It will be easier to edit galleries with the visual editor. [53]
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 14 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 15 June. It will be on all wikis from 16 June (calendar).
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18:41, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 15 June 2016
- News and notes: Clarifications on status and compensation of outgoing executive directors Sue Gardner and Lila Tretikov
- Special report: Wikiversity Journal—A new user group
- Featured content: From the crème de la crème
- In the media: Biography disputes; Craig Newmark donation; PR editing
- Traffic report: Another one with sports; Knockout, brief candle
Welcome back!
Hi, welcome back, hope the exams went well! Bishonen | talk 20:53, 17 June 2016 (UTC).
- Hey Bishonen, good to see you again, I was going to come and tell you i have returned but you beat me to it. I hope you are well. Yes, the GCSE's went well. The only hard one I had was Biology, where the exam board, Edexcel gave us a hard paper. However, I'm glad its all over now and now I have a relaxing summer until September! I may be a little bit rusty about policies etc, so please do let me know if Im doing anything wrong, but it won't take long before i get back to the swing of things! Class455fan1 (talk) 21:02, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
- Glad to hear it. You know, I kind of thought you might want to change my header, lol. Bishonen | talk 21:04, 17 June 2016 (UTC).
- You must be psychic ;). Anyway, its great to be back here. Since I've been back so far, I've declined a PROD, warned someone about introducing deliberate factual errors and opened an SPI on someone who was blocked while I was gone for persistent copyright violation. I did log on occasionally to see if anything major has happened, such as admin appointments etc, AfD's opening on articles I've edited etc. I am going to focus on counter-vandalism for a while and improving transport articles. Speaking of which, the pages on London Bus routes have come under major scrutiny recently and I've just seen quite a few were deleted in my absence, which angers me. What was the point of creating them in the first place and then deleting them only 6 years later for "not being notable". Something needs to be done about this. Class455fan1 (talk) 21:12, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
- Glad to hear it. You know, I kind of thought you might want to change my header, lol. Bishonen | talk 21:04, 17 June 2016 (UTC).
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Lonely Planet plan
I see you are from Victoria. Next time you are in Melbourne, the headquarters of Lonely Planet (LP), why arrange a meeting with a proposal? I've had this idea for a while, but never contacted them. Here it is:
Each town, say in India, has a little section in the book. Hotel owners in these towns revere LP and know how good it is for business, so they gussy up their hotels to get favourable write-ups. But, last time I checked, LP does not have a rating for the cleanliness of each town. So, each book purchaser could become an ambassador and be allowed to up or down vote the town. That rating would go into next year's edition. Each town would end up competing to be the nicest looking and cleanest. The town heads and hotel owners may see to that. Ambassadors could even visit the town heads, who are always very, very easy to find. It could change the entire complexion of the country. No more rubbish here and there. Tourists (people who use LP are not "travellers") get cleaner towns. India gets cleaner. LP comes off smelling like roses. Newspapers would pick it up. They sell more books. Everybody wins. Thoughts? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:08, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
- Anna, I think you may have put this on the wrong talk page 😉 . I live thousands of miles away from Australia, let alone Victoria state! The only Victoria nearest to me is London Victoria Station. Class455fan1 (talk) 00:12, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
- Oh dear, I must have had my head in the clouds. I saw the cat at your userpage "Wikipedians interested in rail transport In Victoria, Australia" and stupidly assumed while missing the "London" cat. I classify my first edits in the morning as mulligans. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:39, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
- Anna, that category was only added with an infobox i placed on my talk page saying that I went on a tram in Melbourne lol. I added this when looking for infoboxes. I did indeed go on a tram in Melbourne, many when I last went there at the end of 2007. Class455fan1 (talk) 10:45, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
Cheers! Bizarre there wasn't one already! 11:13, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
- @Technohead1980: You're welcome. I was going to create it earlier when "This Girl" reached number 1 on the Vodafone Big Top 40, but i was blocked until yesterday. You are right, there is a page on the French Wikipedia on Kungs, but not here, until you created it. Thank you for your work! Class455fan1 (talk) 11:17, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
Rollback
Hello again, and thank you for your clear application. After reviewing the relevant things I have granted you rollback, and therefore offer you some advice in addition to the policy and any templates. Please note it carefully - it is not criticism but genuine advice for the deal you have just made.
Widespread rollback and reverting in general, in my view, is responsible for a lot of problems. In comparison to normal editing methods it stunts article growth. When someone is editing in good faith and undone without any explanation, this is also a problem. It creates extra work for RCP'ers and admins, including people like me. I spend a high proportion of time checking reverts and going further back into revision histories to find vandalism which has been skipped over by either bots or rollbackers, and I often find it. You will know that rollback only reverts edits by one user, in some anti-vandal software (which I don't use) you are only presented with the latest edit. Reverting that edit can leave a dangerous amount of vandalism in articles, indeed this is the basis for an established vandal practice, so I encourage you to always look deeper, if not before then immediately afterwards. "Popups" is very useful for this. Reverting someone who is blanking a page is always so tempting, but it again requires caution. If I see a rollback which restores BLP violations I will be extremely unhappy and undoubtedly let that be known. Rapidly reverting on a single page is highly disruptive, grab an admin or get talking. My penultimate advice is that the warning templates are badly worded and no substitute for an actual message (which will be given equal weight by admins). In short, rollback and template warnings should be the last tools to use.
Lastly, as a message also to others, what admin giveth admin can take away. Anyone unhappy with you with rollback can also complain to me, and any admin is welcome to remove it. Again this is a generic message. Be careful, take it easy, enjoy. -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:33, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks @Zzuuzz:. I have read carefully what you've said and will try my hardest! Going back to something you said about "reverting edits by one user", if that happens, I can use the "restore this version" on Twinkle to revert back to the last good version. I had to do this recently . Thanks again! Class455fan1 (talk) 15:02, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
Duduk
Hello! I have changed the page for "Duduk" to reflect the true Armenian name of the instrument and not the Turkish loan word. Duduk is still clearly mentioned in the article and the only changes that have been made is to replace the word "duduk" with the correct/traditional name "tsiranapogh". These changes have not, in any way, negatively effected the validity of this page - only improved on it. HyeSK (talk) 16:34, 19 June 2016 (UTC)HyeSK
- Did you not read what Widr told you?? You must gain consensus from the community before performing this edit as it is a major change. To do this, you must say what major changes you want to make on the article's talk, then the community will tell you what they think before you can change it. You don't have to do this for a normal edit but for a major edit like this, it is necessary. So instead of edit warring, go on the talkpage of the article and discuss it there. As a matter of fact you have now violated WP:3RR and will be receiving a warning for it. Class455fan1 (talk) 17:01, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 25, 2016)
 The aqueduct of Segovia, Spain
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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
- Notifications were not always marked as read when you followed a link from an email notification. This will now happen. [54]
Changes this week
- The list of other languages an article is available in will be shorter on small Wikipedias and non-Wikipedia projects. This is to make it easier to find the most relevant languages for each user. You will still be able to see the other languages. [55][56]
- Alerts (the red badge) will not be automatically marked as read when you open the Notifications popup. [57]
- When you get several thanks you can see them as one notification. This is instead of one notification for each thanks. [58]
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 21 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 22 June. It will be on all wikis from 23 June (calendar).
Meetings
- You can join the next meeting with the Architecture committee. The topic this week is develop Markdown support strategy for MediaWiki. The meeting will be on 22 June at 21:00 (UTC). See how to join.
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19:14, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 26, 2016)
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The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire • Shelby Gem Factory Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 27 June 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent changes
- The ORES service has now moved to a new location. This should make it easier to use ORES. The ORES review service is now available as a beta feature on Wikidata and Persian Wikipedia. ORES is an artificial intelligence system for Wikimedia wikis to help editors. [59]
- The order of wikis in collapsed cross-wiki notifications was different than when the list was expanded. This is now fixed. [60]
- A new category for tracking pages with math errors was added: Category:Pages with math errors. [61]
Problems
- The Wikimedia Etherpad crashed on June 23. Some edits done that day have been lost. They can be found at etherpad-restore.wikimedia.org for another few days. [62][63]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 28 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 29 June. It will be on all wikis from 30 June (calendar).
- The way to mark notifications as read or unread will be changed to be more clear. [64]
Meetings
- You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 28 June at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- The Collaboration team at the Wikimedia Foundation will look at developing better tools for edit review. This is because research suggests we scare away newcomers who want to help. [65]
- An e-mail from the Editing Department explains the technical work that is planned and being researched for the future. Items include better wikitext and visual editing, prompts for edits, language improvements, annotations, and meta-data separation. [66]
- The sorting of Notifications into the two fly-out menus is going to change on July 5 to 7. Bundled notifications should be easier to explore and mark as read individually. [67][68][69]
- From 29 June git.wikimedia.org (running Gitblit) will redirect all requests to Phabricator. The vast majority of requests should be correctly redirected. [70]
- Catalan and Polish Wikipedias will have Wikidata descriptions added to articles in the mobile view by default. This is currently a beta option for the mobile versions. This might come to other wikis later. [71]
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15:42, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
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- Wikipedia:Protection policy#Pending changes protection, the policy determining which pages can be given pending changes protection by administrators. Widr (talk) 11:13, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you so much Widr!
. Class455fan1 (talk) 11:19, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
CJ Reyes
The Page CJ Reyes should not be speedily deleted because
Hi Class455fan1 the page above should not be deleted on the following stands
1. It is informative and provides information to the public i'm not trying to promote anyone but i am trying to inform more than anything youtubers are all over wikipedia i do not know why this page is any different.
2. None of this information is false or opinionated it is based on fact
please re-consider the speedy deletion the page meets all the criteria if there is anything i might be able to edit to make the page more to your liking please let me know thank you. :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gellerjake (talk • contribs) 19:50, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
- Gellerjake Hi, The article fails Wikipedia's General Notability Guidelines. YouTubers are not notable unless they are one of the most subscribed on YouTube such as JackSepticEye and Pewdiepie. I suggest you have a read of the notability guidelines. Also, the way you've written it, without any form of verifiability makes it look promotional.Thanks. Class455fan1 (talk) 19:54, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
I understand. So what can i do to make the page look less promotional? Any addvice is helpful :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gellerjake (talk • contribs) 19:59, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)@Gellerjake: What you could do is find some reliable sources to back the information up. But before you do, have a read of WP:RS to see if the source complies as "reliable". If there is coverage of CJ Reyes in reliable sources, and you can cite these in the article, this may help it stay on Wikipedia. And another word advice, please remember to sign your comments on talk pages which I will show you how to do on your talk. Thanks! Class455fan1 (talk) 20:09, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
Retrieving deleted page - Shield Healthcare
Hi - I had created a new page called Shield Healthcare, but it has been deleted before I got a chance to respond. Please could you help retrieve the material ? I didnt save a local copy and would appreciate the help.
Also, please note that I did not get adequate time to respond to the speedy deletion notice. People work across timezones, overnight etc. Your deletion policy is too abrupt and does not provide adequate notice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lnsampath7 (talk • contribs) 23:16, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
- I am fully within my rights to request Speedy Deletion to any article if it qualifies under the criteria for speedy deletion. If you want any chance of retrieving your article, I suggest you contact DGG, the deleting administrator. Thank you Class455fan1 (talk) 23:22, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
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This week's article for improvement (week 27, 2016)
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The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Home page • List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 4 July 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
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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
- A daily email summary of notifications could be sent even when there were no notifications from the wiki. Now no email will be sent if there is no activity. [72]
Changes this week
- The "⧼citoid-citefromidtool-title⧽" button in the visual editor's toolbar will move into the "Insert" menu except for Wikipedias, Wikibookses and Wikiversities. This is to make it less prominent on wikis that don't use it as much. [73]
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 5 July. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 6 July. It will be on all wikis from 7 July (calendar).
Meetings
- You can take part in the next office hour for Wikidata on IRC on July 8 at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.
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19:45, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 28, 2016)
 An ear of rye
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Answering machine • Home page Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 11 July 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
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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
- A new image scaler fixed a number of bugs for showing SVG files. Some new problems turned up. [74][75][76]
- Notifications are grouped by types. They are now counted by number of notifications and not by unread groups. That change may increase the number of notifications displayed. The earlier way of counting was often incorrect. Unread notifications will also be displayed first. [77][78][79]
- Special:Notifications now has a maximum width for the notifications list on desktop computers. This allows long titles and descriptions to be cut properly. Notifications are now also better parsed. [80][81][82]
Problems
- On 5 July Wikimedia Commons had problems and could not be edited for 20 minutes. For a short while after that the recent changes log and some gadgets were not working properly. It affected administrative actions on other projects too. [83]
- Users who have multiple unread notifications can mark them as read by visiting Special:Notifications page on their wiki.
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 12 July. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 13 July. It will be on all wikis from 14 July (calendar).
Meetings
- You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 12 July at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
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