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This week's article for improvement (week 42, 2016)
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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 a new newsletter from the Collaboration team at the Wikimedia Foundation. It will have more details about for example Flow and notifications. You can read the first issue.
Problems
- Some users got a warning about Wikipedia's security certificate last week. This was because of a problem GlobalSign had. This has now been fixed. Only a small number of users got the warning. [1]
- Editors couldn't edit semi-protected pages in the Wikipedia app for Android. This has now been fixed in the beta version. [2]
Changes this week
- There will be no new MediaWiki version this week. [3]
Future changes
- The Editing Department are working on a new wikitext editor. It will have tools that are in the visual editor but not in the wikitext editor today. You can read more about this. This is an early plan and things can change. The old wikitext editor will still exist.
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16:43, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent changes
- There is a new newsletter from the Collaboration team at the Wikimedia Foundation. It will have more details about for example Flow and notifications. You can read the first issue.
Problems
- Some users got a warning about Wikipedia's security certificate last week. This was because of a problem GlobalSign had. This has now been fixed. Only a small number of users got the warning. [4]
- Editors couldn't edit semi-protected pages in the Wikipedia app for Android. This has now been fixed in the beta version. [5]
Changes this week
- There will be no new MediaWiki version this week. [6]
Future changes
- The Editing Department are working on a new wikitext editor. It will have tools that are in the visual editor but not in the wikitext editor today. You can read more about this. This is an early plan and things can change. The old wikitext editor will still exist.
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16:43, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
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This week's article for improvement (week 43, 2016)
 The attic at a factory
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Noise • Spelling bee Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 24 October 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
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Problems
- The abuse filters had a problem and caught too many edits. This has now been fixed. [7]
Changes this week
The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from October 25. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from October 26. It will be on all wikis from October 27 (calendar).- The "Search" text in the search box will show the name of the project. For example, on Wikipedia it will say "Search Wikipedia". [8]
- About a dozen wikis now have numerical sorting in categories. If your wiki wants numerical sorting in categories you can ask for it. [9]
- Some wikis that want numerical sorting in categories can also ask to use UCA to sort categories. The biggest difference is that characters with diacritics will be sorted together. For example, for most languages Ä will be sorted with A instead of at the end of the alphabet. This is not true for languages that have Ä as a character in their alphabet. Wikis that already use UCA are listed on Meta. Languages that can use UCA are listed on MediaWiki.org. You can test it.
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17:39, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 44, 2016)
 Street food vendors at a roadside market just outside of Hua Hin District, Thailand
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Attic • Noise Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 31 October 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
- Now you can include Commons video films with subtitles in your wiki language. Before you could see translated videos on file page at Commons only. [10]
- Search now has an updated preference tab to configure the search completion suggester. [11]
- The visual editor is now available on all wikis using only one language script. [12]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from November 1st. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from November 2nd. It will be on all wikis from November 3rd (calendar).
- Now you can use autocomplete for page names in "Preview page with this template (what's this?)" field when editing templates. [13]
- Special:NewPages can now be filtered by page size. [14]
Future changes
New MediaWiki deployments will be now based on MediaWiki 1.29. [15]
Miscellaneous
- The Wikimedia Foundation's Technical Collaboration Guideline is available for community review. Any feedback welcome, in any language.
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16:18, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
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- Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi I don't have email enabled so I can't view it. Class455 (talk) 19:57, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
- Which is why I couldn't send it :p ...but I couldn't get the {{IYHEETIWHEY}} template to work. Otherwise it would have said {{If You Had Email Enabled Then I Would Have Emailed You}} No worries! My question was resolved in any case. Happy Hallows. Muffled Pocketed 20:04, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
- Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi Oh I see. The reason why I don't have email enabled is to avoid being impersonated by trolls and to avoid being sent spam by vandals. Happy Halloween to you too, my friend :) Class455 (talk) 20:10, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
- Which is why I couldn't send it :p ...but I couldn't get the {{IYHEETIWHEY}} template to work. Otherwise it would have said {{If You Had Email Enabled Then I Would Have Emailed You}} No worries! My question was resolved in any case. Happy Hallows. Muffled Pocketed 20:04, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 4 November 2016
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What constitutes a notable bus route?
I was hoping we could create a taskforce or a group of editors to come up with a Wikiproject guideline on bus route notability. jcc (tea and biscuits) 18:39, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
- Jcc Let's do it! A task force for bus routes is very much needed. Me and you could be the task force leaders or whatever it's called ;). There was one created by Jeni, but that seems to be dead to be honest. Class455 (talk) 19:39, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
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This week's article for improvement (week 45, 2016)
.jpg) A sword dance performance
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Street food • Attic Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 7 November 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
- Victoria Coleman is the new Chief technology officer for the Wikimedia Foundation. [16]
- First release candidate for MediaWiki 1.28 is now available. [17]
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.gitreviewfor MediaWiki branches and extensions switched from targeting a specific branch to usingtrack=1. [18] - Section numbers in Table of Contents boxes will use grey to improve readability. [19]
Changes this week
- The 2016 Community Wishlist Survey begins on 7 November.
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from November 8th. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from November 9th. It will be on all wikis from November 10th (calendar).
- Special:ActiveUsers will allow users groups selection. [20]
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 8 November 2016 at 20:00 (UTC). See how to join.
- You can join the next meeting with the Architecture committee. The topics this week are Image Thumbnail API and allow SVG files uploaded on MediaWiki to have XHTML namespaces. The meeting will be on 9 November at 21:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- RevisionSlider will be enabled by default on all beta wikis, on testwiki, testwiki2, mediawikiwiki and de.wikipedia.org. [21][22][23]
- Upcoming holidays will impact deployments. The schedule has been published.
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23:01, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
RailUK Forum
Clue - Class 414 
). Mjroots (talk) 15:42, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
- Mjroots we must've bumped into each other without realising. I'm pretty sure I've seen you about there. You could probably guess who I am over there. Class455 (talk) 23:31, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
New deal for page patrollers
Hi Class455,
In order to better control the quality of new pages, keep out the spam, and welcome the genuine newbies, the current system we introduced in 2011 is being updated and improved. The documentation and tutorials have also been revised and given a facelift. Most importantly a new user group New Page Reviewer has been created.
Under the new rule, you may find that you are temporarily unable to mark new pages as reviewed. However, this is nothing to worry about - most current experienced patrollers are being accorded the the new right without the need to apply, and if you have significant previous experience of patrolling new pages, we strongly encourage you to apply for the new right as soon as possible - we need all the help we can get, and we are now providing a dynamic, supportive environment for your work.
Find out more about this exiting new user right now at New Page Reviewers and be sure to read the new tutorial before applying. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:29, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 46, 2016)
 A woman wearing a dress
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Sword dance • Street food Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 14 November 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
- When you edit with the visual editor you can use
meta+shift+kto add a reference. The meta key is often the control key or command key. [24]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from November 15. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from November 16. It will be on all wikis from November 17 (calendar).
- In Special:Preferences you can choose which language menus and buttons will be in. If there is no translation for that language, MediaWiki has a list of fallback languages. A fallback language is a language many will understand better than English. MediaWiki will now use English when there is no Ukrainian translation. [25]
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 15 November at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- Magic links might not work in the future. [26]
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19:18, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
The Challenge Series
The Challenge Series is a current drive on English Wikipedia to encourage article improvements and creations globally through a series of 50,000/10,000/1000 Challenges for different regions, countries and topics. All Wikipedia editors in good standing are invited to participate.
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 choose to see users from specific user groups in Special:ActiveUsers. [39]
- Everyone can now see Special:UserRights. Previously only those who could change user rights could. Other users got an error message. [40]
- ORES can now show how likely an edit is to be damaging to the wiki with different colours. This only works for languages that have trained ORES to recognize damaging edits. [41]
Changes this week
- You will now see categories with 0 pages in Special:Categories. Previously you did not see empty categories there. [42]
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 6 December. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 7 December. It will be on all wikis from 8 December (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 6 December at 20:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- The 2016 Community Wishlist Survey will decide what the Community Tech team will work on next year. You vote for wishes on the survey page until 12 December. You can see what has happened to last year's wishes on the 2015 results page.
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18:07, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
Userpage
@Class455 and Patient Zero: Can you correct the sentence with a period on that section I edited then he reverted it? KGirlTrucker81 huh? what I've been doing 23:02, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
- @KGirlTrucker81 and Patient Zero: This edit war is getting a bit petty now guys, especially over a full stop, so please stop! Anyway, KGirlTrucker81, it does say on the edit notice of my user page that you may edit my user page only if you are editing constructively, which you did, but you should let me know on my talk page that you've performed the edit (I should have put that on my edit notice, but I really did not see this whole thing coming!), which is why Patient Zero reverted you. But anyway, I will change it, and I'll alter my edit notice to make sure this thing does not happen again. But KGirlTrucker81, I do appreciate others correcting my userpage (and some typos in any comments I make), but please take note that most other users do not like others editing their userpage, even if it is minor (I honestly have no clue why). I fell into this trap once and now I know. Thank you both. Class455 (talk) 23:17, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
- I only explained them in the edit summary. KGirlTrucker81 huh? what I've been doing 23:36, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
- KGirlTrucker81 I understand, and I did see this, but only after spotting it on my watchlist. Leaving a message here is a lot better, because I get the "orange bar of death" (as Mjroots calls it) as soon as I log on notifying me that there is a new message on my talk page, and therefore I can see and respond to the change. Class455 (talk) 23:48, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
- KGirl has hit 3 reverts now. I will not be reverting further following your acceptance of the edit. One more thing though, KGirlTrucker81: getting funny about templates really doesn't look good. But yes, I acknowledge the whole thing was rather ridiculous, and I shouldn't have reverted in all fairness. I was simply doing what I thought was right. Patient Zerotalk 10:13, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
- KGirlTrucker81 I understand, and I did see this, but only after spotting it on my watchlist. Leaving a message here is a lot better, because I get the "orange bar of death" (as Mjroots calls it) as soon as I log on notifying me that there is a new message on my talk page, and therefore I can see and respond to the change. Class455 (talk) 23:48, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
- I only explained them in the edit summary. KGirlTrucker81 huh? what I've been doing 23:36, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
- Patient Zero Don't worry about it man, we all make the odd mistake bro 😊. Hope you're well! Class455 (talk) 22:54, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
- Yeah, I'm doing good. I have my mock exams next week! Hope college is going well for you. :-) Patient Zerotalk 08:14, 6 December 2016 (UTC)