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GAN March 2014 Backlog Drive

The March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive has begun and will end on April 1, 2014! Sent by Dom497 on behalf of MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-10

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available. Recent software changes

  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf16) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on February 27. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 4, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 6 (calendar).
  • When users enable web fonts by default, Universal Language Selector will now log if they don't have fonts to display pages correctly. This information will be used by developers to improve font support in the future. Read more about missing fonts.
  • You can now use Guided tours on the Czech and Japanese Wikipedia. If you want this tool on your wiki, you need to translate it and ask in Bugzilla.
  • You can now use information from Wikidata in all Wikisource wikis.
  • The multimedia team is now posting weekly updates on their mailing list.

VisualEditor news

  • You can now change image size to default for your wiki. If you add new images to pages, they will also be default size.
  • If you switch from VisualEditor to wikitext editing, your edit will now be tagged.
  • Template parameters now have a bigger, auto-sizing input box for easier editing.
  • VisualEditor now has Arabic, Finnish and Kölsch icons for text styling. If you want icons for your language, ask in Bugzilla.

Future software changes

  • The new tool for viewing media files will soon show a progress bar and a thumbnail while loading full images.
  • You will soon be able to make user contributions show only page creations.
  • Article Feedback Tool will be removed from the English and French Wikipedias on March 3. It will also no longer be possible to add this tool to any Wikimedia wiki.
  • Wikis using the new search tool will come back to the old tool for a few hours starting at 00:00 UTC on March 6.

Problems

  • For about an hour on February 23, there were problems with page loading due to a MediaWiki bug.

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09:30, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Legobot posting GA messages in other people's name

I have previously requested that you stop your bot posting in my name. Don't do it again, I don't like it. If you want your bot to post stuff, then do it in your name, not other people's. Or, get people's permission first. Preferably, write a script allowing people to opt out of the messages completely. I much prefer to contact people in my own time and own way. Your messages appear like spam. They notify people before I'm ready. And they post even when I have already posted. Please sort it out. It's bloody annoying. SilkTork ✔Tea time 22:47, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi. So, for some reason I had never deployed the updated code that I had written in response to your request, my apologies for that. Your username is listed at User:GA bot/Don't notify users for me, so the bot should stop notifying users for you. Please let me know if it continues to do so. Thanks, Legoktm (talk) 05:13, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

Rescaled images script

I've been using your rescaled images script (which is a fantastic update to drilnoth's by the way, thank you!) but it sometimes removes an extra line which means that it breaks the formatting below if there is another template above the {{non-free reduced}}. Some examples . As you can see, this breaks the formatting on the level 2 header. Any chance of a fix? Hopefully it's as simple as adding a line break or something but I have no coding knowledge beyond Wikicode. Thanks very much, James086Talk 15:20, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

should fix it, you may need to clear your cache for it to take effect. Please let me know if it doesn't work. Thanks, Legoktm (talk) 05:17, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
I tested it on all 5 of those examples and it worked perfectly. Thanks very much for the fix and again for the script. James086Talk 11:48, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

Legobot

Looks like the bot is editing while logged out . --NeilN talk to me 02:30, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, the framework should prevent against that. Unfortunately I'm about to go out of town, so I really don't have time to look into it. If it becomes a nuisance, I can just disable the bot, but I'd rather keep it running for now since it seems to be unpredictable and it's not screwing up. Legoktm (talk) 14:53, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Yo bot be trippin' foo!

Legobot (talk · contribs) seems to be editing while logged out (10.4.1.125 (talk · contribs · IP contribs · WHOIS) --slakr\ talk / 09:09, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

...and it looks like someone else already let you know. :P hurrderp. --slakr\ talk / 09:10, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Revert wars, Rachel Marsden page

Thank you for protecting the page. However, a user from the IP 195.132.58.181 (Ile de France, exactly where the subject of the article lives) just reverted all the editing work done - reverted it back to the version that was sourced primarily to - the bio blurbs authored by the subject. Would you please have a look at the page when you are able? Thanks CammieD (talk) 23:16, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

(test) The Signpost: 05 March 2014

  • Traffic report: Brinksmen on the brink
    There's nothing like a good old bit of Cold War nostalgia, combined with a suitably scary international incident, to focus our attention on the real world. That said, nothing could stem our outpouring of affection for the beloved comedian Harold Ramis, whose death managed to top the week in the face of those international concerns.
  • News and notes: Wikipedia Library finding success in matching contributors with sources
    This week, the Signpost caught up with the Wikipedia Library (TWL), which aims to connect reference resources with Wikipedia editors who can use them to improve articles. Funded through the Wikimedia Foundation's Individual Engagement Grants program, TWL has a new "visiting scholars" initiative and a microgrants program in the works.
  • Featured content: Full speed ahead for the WikiCup
    The WikiCup competition is ongoing, while six articles, three lists, and ten pictures were promoted to "featured" status of the English Wikipedia this week.
  • WikiProject report: Article Rescue Squadron
    This week, the Signpost delved into the English Wikipedia's Article Rescue Squadron.

Tech News: 2014-11

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available. Recent software changes

  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf17) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 6. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 11, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 13 (calendar).
  • You can now use the new search tool (CirrusSearch) on all Wikiquote projects. You can now enable it in your Beta options.

VisualEditor news

  • It is now easier to edit templates. Complex tools are now in the "advanced" mode.
  • It is also easier to edit images. You now have more options and they are explained better.
  • VisualEditor adds fake blank lines so you can put your cursor there. They are now smaller and animated to be different from actual blank lines.
  • We have improved the tool to add special characters. The buttons are now larger. More changes are coming.
  • You can now use new keyboard shortcuts to undo the last action, clear formatting, and show the shortcut help window.

Future software changes

  • You will soon be able to use a Beta option to show a shorter list of language links. That way, Universal Language Selector will only show languages that are relevant to you. You will still be able to search for other languages.
  • CirrusSearch will soon automatically index newly imported pages.
  • It will soon be possible to use CSS to style buttons in templates on all Wikimedia wikis, without needing JavaScript.
  • An IRC discussion with the Wikimedia Foundation Language Engineering team will take place on March 12 at 17:00 UTC on the channel #wikimedia-office on Freenode (time conversion).

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09:10, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Bill Chott

I think you did wikiusers a disservice by taking down the page for Bill Chott, a former announcer for the popular Saturday Night Live program, veteran of dozens of major motion pictures and television programs, and someone who's name is referenced in several other articles. You said there was a lack of reliable sources. Here are some that seem reliable to me. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0159273/?ref_=nv_sr_1 http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20364394_20539988,00.html http://www.fandango.com/billchott/filmography/p377853 http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celbrity/bill_chott/

204.145.132.2 (talk)Ted — Preceding undated comment added 20:07, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 12 March 2014

  • News and notes: Wikimedians celebrate International Women's Day, Women's History Month
    Wikimedians around the world gathered to celebrate Women's History Month and the associated International Women's Day by holding editathons. If you lived in the United Kingdom, you had the opportunity to attend Wikimedia UK's event at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, part of University College London and host to one of the largest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese artifacts in the world.
  • Traffic report: War and awards
    An intensely busy week, as a confluence of celebratory, curious and urgent topics pushed typical residents like Facebook and Deaths in 2014 out of the top ten entirely.
  • Featured content: Ukraine burns
    Five articles, two lists, and 52 pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.

User:Legoktm/rescaled.js

Hi Lego, awesome script. I've run into what might be a bug with it though. I'm using Chrome, and the script is deleting old revision(s) but not removing the template (I do get the template telling me that it's been removed though). Any ideas? Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 10:32, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-12

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available. Recent software changes

  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf18) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 13. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 18, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 20 (calendar).
  • You can now view smaller versions of PNG images bigger than 20 megapixels.
  • You can now use the new search tool (CirrusSearch) on all small wikis. You can now enable it in your Beta options.
  • You can read a summary of the Wikimedia technical report for February 2014.

VisualEditor news

  • Searching for template parameters in now case-insensitive.
  • Required template parameters now have an asterisk (*) next to their edit boxes.
  • Several template dialogs are now smaller, and their insert buttons have changed wording.

Future software changes

  • You will soon see an error message if you try to log-in or register with an invalid or taken username.
  • You can now test first version of a tool that includes OpenStreetMap maps inside the UploadWizard. Comments are welcome.
  • You will soon be able to use the Hovercards tool as a beta feature.

Problems

  • VisualEditor was slow to load on March 13 because of an API issue.

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07:14, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Legobot down

Legobot appears to have stopped working after 15:00, 17 March 2014 (UTC); it last updated the GAN page at 12:32 that day. If you could please restart the bot as soon as you see this, that would be great. Many thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 14:44, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 19 March 2014

  • WikiProject report: We have history
    This week, we visited WikiProject History, an ancient project with roots dating back to 2001. The project is home to 196 pieces of Featured material and 483 Good and A-class articles independent of the vast accomplishments of its various child projects. WikiProject History maintains a lengthy list of tasks, oversees the history portal, and continues to build Wikipedia's outline of history.
  • Featured content: Spot the bulldozer
    Twelve articles, fourteen lists, and six pictures were promoted to 'featured' status on the English Wikipedia last week.
  • Traffic report: Into thin air
    The utterly mystifying events surrounding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which has not fallen from the sky so much as vanished from it entirely, has left an information-starved public scrambling for precedents, some logical, some... not.
  • Technology report: Wikimedia engineering report
    The Wikimedia engineering report for February 2014 has been published. A summarized version is also available. Major news include

Tech News: 2014-13

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available. Recent software changes

  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf19) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 20. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 25, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 27 (calendar).

VisualEditor news

  • You can now double-click or press the ↲ Enter key on an image or template to change its settings.
  • Pages that don't exist will now show as red links in the edit mode.
  • You will no longer be able to try to use VisualEditor on pages translated using the Translate extension, and you will see a warning if you try to edit pages marked for translation.
  • You will now see a full warning, including the most recent log entry, when you try to edit protected pages with VisualEditor.

Future software changes

  • Typography Refresh will be enabled for test wiki and MediaWiki.org users who use the Vector skin on March 27. For users on non-Wikipedia wikis, it will be enabled on April 1, and for Wikipedia users on April 3. If you don't use Vector as your skin, you will not be affected.
  • You will be able to use the Hovercards tool as a beta feature on all wikis from March 26.
  • You will soon be able to include the Whatlinkshere special page in other pages.

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18:56, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Revdel request

Please consider a WP:Revdel per "Grossly insulting, degrading, or offensive material that has little/no encyclopedic or project value and/or violates our biographies of living people policy. This includes slurs, smears, and grossly offensive material of little or no encyclopedic value" of Xi Jinping version of 08:12, 25 March 2014 by 218.188.210.142 — warning NSFW picture substituted for this public official's picture. Sincerely, Anomalocaris (talk) 22:00, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

From IRC

Hey. So the list I was hoping for is all pages in the file namespace that are members of Category:Items with OTRS permission confirmed and not members of Category:Wikipedia files on Wikimedia Commons for which a local copy has been requested to be kept. Thanks! Sven Manguard Wha? 01:15, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 26 March 2014

  • Comment: A foolish request
    April Fools' Day is rapidly approaching. Every year, members of the community pull pranks and make (or attempt to make) humorous edits to pages across the project. Every year, the community follows April Fools' Day with a contentious debate about whether or not it is necessary to impose limits on April Fools' Day jokes for future years. It is a polarizing issue.
  • Traffic report: Down to a simmer
    Topics like the 2014 Crimea crisis or the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 eased down the list, making way for such traditional topics as St Patrick's Day, Reddit threads and even Google Doodles, which have reappeared after a long absence.
  • Recent research: Wikipedians' "encyclopedic identity" dominates even in Kosovo debates
    Have you wondered about differences in the articles on Crimea in the Russian, Ukrainian, and English versions of Wikipedia? A newly published article entitled "Lost in Translation: Contexts, Computing, Disputing on Wikipedia" doesn't address Crimea, but nonetheless offers insight into the editing of contentious articles in multiple language editions through a heavy qualitative examination of Wikipedia articles about the Kosovo in the Serbian, Croatian, and English editions.
  • News and notes: Commons Picture of the Year—winners announced
    Results for the two-stage 2013 Commons Picture of the Year have been announced. This year's winning photograph (above) shows a lightbulb that has been cracked, allowing inert gas to escape—and oxygen to enter, so that the tungsten filament burns. From the flames rise elegant curls of blue smoke.
  • Op-ed: Why we're updating the default typography for Wikipedia
    On 3 April, we will roll out some changes to the typography of Wikipedia's default Vector skin, to increase readability for users on all devices and platforms. After five months of testing, four major iterations, and through close collaboration with the global Wikimedia community, who provided more than 100 threads of feedback, we’ve arrived at a solution which improves the primary reading and editing experience for all users.
  • Technology report: Why will Wikipedia look like the Signpost?
    As you have probably read on this weeks op-ed, or via various other channels of announcement, 3 April will see the introduction of the Typography refresh (or update) for the Vector skin on all Wikipedias. Other projects like Commons will have this update rolled out a few days prior.
  • WikiProject report: From the peak
    This week, the Signpost interviewed the English Wikipedia's Mountains WikiProject.

TFA Protector Bot taking a well-deserved break?

Someone spotted that yesterday's TFA wasn't given move protection (and nothing after the TFA on 25th March has had been protected) - is the bot gone for good or just on holiday? Thanks, BencherliteTalk 14:38, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Protected the scheduled TFAs now, but it would be good to have this handy helper back soon - I've grown very dependent on it! Thanks, BencherliteTalk 14:47, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
It probably got screwed up in the eqiad migration. --Rschen7754 18:04, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
@Bencherlite: sorry about that, I had forgotten I had put the bot on a separate tool account so it got disabled during the labs migration. I've re-enabled it, and it should be back on it's hourly schedule. Whenever I get the time, I have plans to work on some monitoring tools so I'll get emails or IRC pings when the bot (and legobot) stop running. Legoktm (talk) 16:00, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Request for newsletter delivery

I am trying to find someone who can deliver a newsletter for WikiProject Baseball tomorrow, the North American opening night for the 2014 Major League Baseball season. Can you have a look at Wikipedia talk:Mass message senders#Request for trial newsletter delivery? I would appreciate it! isaacl (talk) 20:11, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-14

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available. Recent software changes

  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf20) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 27. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on April 1, and all Wikipedia wikis on April 3 (calendar).
  • Typography Refresh was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 27. You'll only see it if you use the Vector skin. For users on non-Wikipedia wikis, it will be enabled on April 1, and for Wikipedia users on April 3.
  • CirrusSearch, the new search tool, was enabled as a beta feature on over 30 new wikis on March 27.

VisualEditor news

  • Blocked users now see the same messages in VisualEditor as in the wikitext editor.
  • The search box for re-using a reference in VisualEditor is now cleared after each use.
  • New links on sub-pages no longer point to the wrong location in VisualEditor.
  • VisualEditor's media dialog no longer breaks when opening some types of images.

Future software changes

  • You will not be able to use the Wikitech wiki for a short period around 16:00 UTC on April 1 due to a server change.
  • CirrusSearch will become the main search engine for all non-Wikipedia wikis except Commons, Meta and Incubator on April 2.
  • You will soon be able to use a new special page listing duplicate files.
  • Deleting a version of a file or a version of its description page will soon be shown differently in the logs.

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09:20, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

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