User:Pelagic/Journal/2021/01

January 2021.

Sun 21 Mar

Parser cache

T267404 Add reply links to the parser cache

Sun 14 Mar

Pics and descriptions for link sharing

meta:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/10 "When someone links to a Wikipedia article on Twitter this will now show a preview of the article."
- Wikimedia links shared on Twitter will now show a preview. Dedicated announcement ticket on Phab.
Twitter cards don't work for any projects besides Wikidata. Has comparisons of how og:graph and og:title render in different services.
- https://indieweb.org/The-Open-Graph-protocol
  - https://indieweb.org/link-preview
Add hover-card like summary (og:description) to open graph meta data printing plain summary
RfC: OpenGraph descriptions in wiki pages TextExtracts, Page Content Service, circular dependencies, oh my!

Thu 11 Mar

Mon 22 Feb

Found this last week, still need to try it out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jdlrobson/vector-max-width-toggle.js

Sun 21 Feb

Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive329#ANI reform proposal. Interesting conversation in context of UCoC Enforcement. Freeform vs structured, dysfuntional vs not broken, ... but note especially the mention of a band-gap between ANI and ArbCom. (08:21 Sun 21, AEST)

Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Desysop Policy (2021). This may actually get up.

Sun 7

"Unfortunately, I don't have a good idea at the moment. Much depends on how events unfold. I did not breed this sizeable frog and I sincerely hope that it will not be me who will eventually swallow it, or kiss it, hoping it will turn into a lovely princess." March Man, [1]

Feb - Wed 3

(todo move to new subpage)

https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/environment/2021/02/02/lord-howe-island/

Sunday 17

[2] Pediomelum tenuiflorum Egan comb. nov. 2009
[3] Kew, 10 specimens.
[4] BHL, orig. desc. (latin) Psoralea tenuiflora Pursh 1813/1814
[5] BHL, Psoralidium tenuiflorum Rydberg 1919.
[6] BHL, illustration (pl. 28, fig. 4), Clements 1914.
[7] BHL, Britton & Brown, fig. 2492
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoralidium_tenuiflorum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Endymiona19

[8] burr medic

Saturday 16

“Of course at some point a user will make a mistake or lose their cool and say something out of order. Happens to all of us. The last thing we want is some hateful goblin sitting on our shoulder gleefully waiting for the moment when we slip up. Without the liberation to make mistakes now and again and be forgiven, we can't build the confidence we need to be bold and work in a dedicated fashion to make useful articles.” SilkTork 17:24, 6 January 2021 (UTC) [9]

Sunday 3

"a large proportion of our CheckUser cases [on Wikidata] involve India" Jasper at d:Wikidata:Requests for permissions/CheckUser/1997kB

m:Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021 looks interesting.

Saturday 2

URL to list user uploads on Commons

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListFiles/Pelagic (learned from Ssr, who has a userbox for it)

IP masking

Updates from recent months:

m:Talk:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation is still getting posts (including recent ones from me)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2020-11-01/Op-Ed "Anti-vandalism with masked IPs: the steps forward", Johan Jönsson (WMF).
- Comments section: Kaldari and Doc also weighed in there.
- Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2020-11-01/Op-Ed#EU Privacy Law WSC and NBB mention that they both have backgrounds in EU data compliance.
- "Legal privilege". Yet again people have noted that the WMF as client could release the info it they wanted. AntiComp.Num says "The reason for the secrecy is likely that Legal's advice to the WMF on this matter would be considered work product." (also mentions beans)
- Motivation. An IP pointed out recent overturn of EU-US privacy shield provisions § EU-US Privacy Shield invalidation. Jules speculated about liability for data breaches if an IP was hacked.
- Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2020-11-01/Op-Ed#A different IP problem SMcC on access issues when using VPN/proxy.
- User:Bri/Misapplication of blocking essay linked from comments
Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2020-11-01/News and notes "Ban on IPs on ptwiki, paid editing for Tatarstan, IP masking"
- § Portuguese Wikipedia bans IP editing by Érico.
  - "The community then contacted the WMF Board of Trustees to argue in favor of the new rule. The WMF has not responded so far, but neither have they interfered. It is not necessary for the WMF to take action, as IP edits are being prohibited through edit filters and IP range blocks."
  - "the developers community, ... simply said that banning IP editors was impossible" phab:T261133
  - "there has been a substantial increase in creation of accounts and vandalism rates have decreased significantly"
- § Mandatory IP masking by Bri
- Comments section
  - "On the Portuguese Wikipedia, the majority of IP edits are mobile edits from Brazil. There was a lot of sneaky vandalism that was difficult to track down, like changing birth dates and adding subtle but patent nonsense. Things appeared to get a lot worse this year when millions of Brazilian youths were locked down with nothing to do except vandalize Wikipedia on their phones." Sagotreespirit.
    - [me mutters something about global south]

Friday 1

Election taskforce

Morrison, Sara (2 November 2020). "How Wikipedia is preparing for Election Day". Vox. Article shows good understanding of Wikipedia's workings. Via SB and Signpost.

Gawker

So that's what happened to Gawker? Sued by Hulk Hogan and others backed by some billionaire Peter Thiel? Bought by Univision in 20116 to form Gizmodo Group, which has now been resold.

Stelter, Brian; Kludt, Tom (2 November 2016). "Gawker and Hulk Hogan settle lawsuit: 'The saga is over'". CNNMoney.