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Tech News: 2024-35

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

Feature news

  • Advanced item Administrators can now test the temporary accounts feature on test2wiki. This was done to allow cross-wiki testing of temporary accounts, for when temporary accounts switch between projects. The feature was enabled on testwiki a few weeks ago. No further temporary account deployments are scheduled yet. Temporary Accounts is a project to create a new type of user account that replaces IP addresses of unregistered editors which are no longer made public. Please share your opinions and questions on the project talk page.
  • Later this week, editors at wikis that use FlaggedRevs (also known as "Pending Changes") may notice that the indicators at the top of articles have changed. This change makes the system more consistent with the rest of the MediaWiki interface. [1]

Bugs status

  • Editors who use the 2010 wikitext editor, and use the Character Insert buttons, will no longer experience problems with the buttons adding content into the edit-summary instead of the edit-window. You can read more about that, and 26 other community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week.

Project updates

  • Wishlist item Please review and vote on Focus Areas, which are groups of wishes that share a problem. Focus Areas were created for the newly reopened Community Wishlist, which is now open year-round for submissions. The first batch of focus areas are specific to moderator workflows, around welcoming newcomers, minimizing repetitive tasks, and prioritizing tasks. Once volunteers have reviewed and voted on focus areas, the Foundation will then review and select focus areas for prioritization.
  • Do you have a project and are willing to provide a three (3) month mentorship for an intern? Outreachy is a twice a year program for people to participate in a paid internship that will start in December 2024 and end in early March 2025, and they need mentors and projects to work on. Projects can be focused on coding or non-coding (design, documentation, translation, research). See the Outreachy page for more details, and a list of past projects since 2013.

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Question from Outback Menu (05:28, 30 August 2024)

Discover the Best of the OutbackMenu: A Culinary Adventure

When you think of Australia, images of vast landscapes, kangaroos, and the rugged Outback may come to mind. However, another integral part of this experience is the delicious food. At the heart of this culinary journey lies theutbackMenu, a vibrant blend of authentic Australian flavors with an international twist. Whether you're a foodie looking to explore new tastes or simply someone who loves a good meal, the OutbackMenu is your gateway to an unforgettable dining experience.

What Makes the OutbackMenu Unique?

The OutbackMenuis more than just a collection of dishes; it’s an embodiment of the Australian spirit. From the freshness of the ingredients to the innovative preparation techniques, every dish tells a story. The menu showcases a variety of options, ranging from classic Australian fare to globally inspired creations. This unique combination ensures that every palate, whether adventurous or traditional, finds something delightful to savor. 

Signature Dishes You Must Try

One of the standout features of theOutbackMenu is its selection of signature dishes. These are the meals that have become synonymous with the brand, offering a true taste of the Outback. Among these, the Bloomin’ Onion takes the spotlight. This crispy, golden-brown onion is not just a treat for the taste buds but also a visual delight. Paired with a tangy dipping sauce, it’s the perfect start to any meal.

Another must-try dish is the utback Special, a steak that has been grilled to perfection. Seasoned with a secret blend of spices, this steak offers a burst of flavor in every bite. Whether you like it rare or well-done, the OutbackMenu caters to your preference with precision.

Additionally, seafood lovers can indulge in the Grilled Shrimp on the Barbie. This dish captures the essence of the Australian barbecue tradition, delivering succulent shrimp with a smoky flavor that’s simply irresistible. 

Desserts and Beverages: The Per --Outback Menu (talk) 05:28, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Discover the Best of the OutbackMenu: A Culinary Adventure

Discover the Best of the OutbackMenu: A Culinary Adventure


When you think of Australia, images of vast landscapes, kangaroos, and the rugged Outback may come to mind. However, another integral part of this experience is the delicious food. At the heart of this culinary journey lies theutbackMenu, a vibrant blend of authentic Australian flavors with an international twist. Whether you're a foodie looking to explore new tastes or simply someone who loves a good meal, the OutbackMenu is your gateway to an unforgettable dining experience.


What Makes the OutbackMenu Unique?


The OutbackMenuis more than just a collection of dishes; it’s an embodiment of the Australian spirit. From the freshness of the ingredients to the innovative preparation techniques, every dish tells a story. The menu showcases a variety of options, ranging from classic Australian fare to globally inspired creations. This unique combination ensures that every palate, whether adventurous or traditional, finds something delightful to savor.


Signature Dishes You Must Try


One of the standout features of theOutbackMenu is its selection of signature dishes. These are the meals that have become synonymous with the brand, offering a true taste of the Outback. Among these, the Bloomin’ Onion takes the spotlight. This crispy, golden-brown onion is not just a treat for the taste buds but also a visual delight. Paired with a tangy dipping sauce, it’s the perfect start to any meal.


Another must-try dish is the utback Special, a steak that has been grilled to perfection. Seasoned with a secret blend of spices, this steak offers a burst of flavor in every bite. Whether you like it rare or well-done, the OutbackMenu caters to your preference with precision.


Additionally, seafood lovers can indulge in the Grilled Shrimp on the Barbie. This dish captures the essence of the Australian barbecue tradition, delivering succulent shrimp with a smoky flavor that’s simply irresistible.


Desserts and Beverages: The Perfect Ending


No meal is complete without a sweet finish, and the OutbackMenu delivers on this front as well. The Chocolate Thunder from Down Under is a dessert that has earned rave reviews from diners. This decadent treat features a rich chocolate brownie topped with vanilla ice cream, drizzled with chocolate sauce, and crowned with chocolate shavings. It’s a dessert lover’s dream come true.


For those looking for a lighter option, the Sydney’s Sinful Sundae offers a refreshing twist. With creamy vanilla ice cream, strawberries, and whipped cream, this sundae is both satisfying and guilt-free.


When it comes to beverages, the OutbackMenu boasts an impressive selection. From classic Australian beers to signature cocktails like the Wallaby Darned, there’s something for everyone. These drinks are crafted to complement the flavors of the menu, ensuring a well-rounded dining experience.


Experience the OutbackMenu Today


If you’re ready to embark on a culinary adventure, look no further than the OutbackMenu. With its diverse offerings and commitment to quality, it’s a dining experience that you won’t forget. Whether you’re visiting for a special occasion or simply craving something different, the OutbackMenu is sure to impress.


For more information on the latest offerings and to explore the full menu, visit [outbackmenu](https://outbackmenu.com/). Discover the best of Australian c Outback Menu (talk) 05:35, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Question from DeepChhoker on Hisar Lok Sabha constituency (09:18, 30 August 2024)

how do I create citation? --DeepChhoker (talk) 09:18, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2024).

Administrator changes

removed Pppery

Interface administrator changes

removed Pppery

Oversighter changes

removed Wugapodes

CheckUser changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

  • Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past.
  • A request for comment is open to discuss whether Notability (species) should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

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Tech News: 2024-36

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

Weekly highlight

  • Editors and volunteer developers interested in data visualisation can now test the new software for charts. Its early version is available on beta Commons and beta Wikipedia. This is an important milestone before making charts available on regular wikis. You can read more about this project update and help to test the charts.

Feature news

  • Editors who use the Special:UnusedTemplates page can now filter out pages which are expected to be there permanently, such as sandboxes, test-cases, and templates that are always substituted. Editors can add the new magic word __EXPECTUNUSEDTEMPLATE__ to a template page to hide it from the listing. Thanks to Sophivorus and DannyS712 for these improvements. [2]
  • Editors who use the New Topic tool on discussion pages, will now be reminded to add a section header, which should help reduce the quantity of newcomers who add sections without a header. You can read more about that, and 28 other community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week.
  • Last week, some Toolforge tools had occasional connection problems. The cause is still being investigated, but the problems have been resolved for now. [3]
  • Translation administrators at multilingual wikis, when editing multiple translation units, can now easily mark which changes require updates to the translation. This is possible with the new dropdown menu.

Project updates

  • A new draft text of a policy discussing the use of Wikimedia's APIs has been published on Meta-Wiki. The draft text does not reflect a change in policy around the APIs; instead, it is an attempt to codify existing API rules. Comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome on the proposed update’s talk page until September 13 or until those discussions have concluded.

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The Signpost: 4 September 2024

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Question from TimFaragw (01:32, 7 September 2024)

Hello. When I created my login, I used the name TimFaragw, instead of the name TimFarage, which is my actual name. How can I change it? --TimFaragw (talk) 01:32, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-37

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

Feature news

  • Starting this week, the standard syntax highlighter will receive new colors that make them compatible in dark mode. This is the first of many changes to come as part of a major upgrade to syntax highlighting. You can learn more about what's to come on the help page. [5][6]
  • Editors of wikis using Wikidata will now be notified of only relevant Wikidata changes in their watchlist. This is because the Lua functions entity:getSitelink() and mw.wikibase.getSitelink(qid) will have their logic unified for tracking different aspects of sitelinks to reduce junk notifications from inconsistent sitelinks tracking. [7]

Project updates

  • Users of all Wikis will have access to Wikimedia sites as read-only for a few minutes on September 25, starting at 15:00 UTC. This is a planned datacenter switchover for maintenance purposes. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [8]
  • Contributors of 11 Wikipedias, including English will have a new MOS namespace added to their Wikipedias. This improvement ensures that links beginning with MOS: (usually shortcuts to the Manual of Style) are not broken by Mooré Wikipedia (language code mos). [9]

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Question from LillianLogicalLouise23469 (17:11, 12 September 2024)

What do I have to do to start an article about myself? --LillianLogicalLouise23469 (talk) 17:11, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-38

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

Improvements and Maintenance

  • Wishlist item Editors interested in templates can help by reading the latest Wishlist focus area, Template recall and discovery, and share your feedback on the talkpage. This input helps the Community Tech team to decide the right technical approach to build. Everyone is also encouraged to continue adding new wishes.
  • The new automated Special:NamespaceInfo page helps editors understand which namespaces exist on each wiki, and some details about how they are configured. Thanks to DannyS712 for these improvements. [10]
  • References Check is a feature that encourages editors to add a citation when they add a new paragraph to a Wikipedia article. For a short time, the corresponding tag "Edit Check (references) activated" was erroneously being applied to some edits outside of the main namespace. This has been fixed. [11]
  • It is now possible for a wiki community to change the order in which a page’s categories are displayed on their wiki. By default, categories are displayed in the order they appear in the wikitext. Now, wikis with a consensus to do so can request a configuration change to display them in alphabetical order. [12]
  • Advanced item Tool authors can now access ToolsDB's public databases from both Quarry and Superset. Those databases have always been accessible to every Toolforge user, but they are now more broadly accessible, as Quarry can be accessed by anyone with a Wikimedia account. In addition, Quarry's internal database can now be queried from Quarry itself. This database contains information about all queries that are being run and starred by users in Quarry. This information was already public through the web interface, but you can now query it using SQL. You can read more about that, and 20 other community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week.
  • Any pages or tools that still use the very old CSS classes mw-message-box need to be updated. These old classes will be removed next week or soon afterwards. Editors can use a global-search to determine what needs to be changed. It is possible to use the newer cdx-message group of classes as a replacement (see the relevant Codex documentation, and an example update), but using locally defined onwiki classes would be best. [13]

Technical project updates

  • Next week, all Wikimedia wikis will be read-only for a few minutes. This will start on September 25 at 15:00 UTC. This is a planned datacenter switchover for maintenance purposes. This maintenance process also targets other services. The previous switchover took 3 minutes, and the Site Reliability Engineering teams use many tools to make sure that this essential maintenance work happens as quickly as possible. [14]

Tech in depth

  • Advanced item The latest monthly MediaWiki Product Insights newsletter is available. This edition includes details about: research about hook handlers to help simplify development, research about performance improvements, work to improve the REST API for end-users, and more.
  • Advanced item To learn more about the technology behind the Wikimedia projects, you can now watch sessions from the technology track at Wikimania 2024 on Commons. This week, check out:
    • Hackathon Showcase (45 mins) - 19 short presentations by some of the Hackathon participants, describing some of the projects they worked on, such as automated testing of maintenance scripts, a video-cutting command line tool, and interface improvements for various tools. There are more details and links available in the Phabricator task.
    • Co-Creating a Sustainable Future for the Toolforge Ecosystem (40 mins) - a roundtable discussion for tool-maintainers, users, and supporters of Toolforge about how to make the platform sustainable and how to evaluate the tools available there.

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MediaWiki message delivery 23:59, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from CoolSkygazer (12:46, 21 September 2024)

Hi Comr,

I want to contribute. But where and how do I start? --CoolSkygazer (talk) 12:46, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Question from Robert Sunny on Graphics processing unit (13:56, 22 September 2024)

How to edit existing data --Robert Sunny (talk) 13:56, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-39

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

Weekly highlight

  • All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on Wednesday September 25 at 15:00 UTC. Reading the wikis will not be interrupted, but editing will be paused. These twice-yearly processes allow WMF's site reliability engineering teams to remain prepared to keep the wikis functioning even in the event of a major interruption to one of our data centers.

Updates for editors

A screenshot of the interface for the Alt Text suggested-edit feature
  • Editors who use the iOS Wikipedia app in Spanish, Portuguese, French, or Chinese, may see the Alt Text suggested-edit experiment after editing an article, or completing a suggested edit using "Add an image". Alt-text helps people with visual impairments to read Wikipedia articles. The team aims to learn if adding alt-text to images is a task that editors can be successful with. Please share any feedback on the discussion page.
  • The Codex color palette has been updated with new and revised colors for the MediaWiki user interfaces. The most noticeable changes for editors include updates for: dark mode colors for Links and for quiet Buttons (progressive and destructive), visited Link colors for both light and dark modes, and background colors for system-messages in both light and dark modes.
  • Advanced item It is now possible to include clickable wikilinks and external links inside code blocks. This includes links that are used within <syntaxhighlight> tags and on code pages (JavaScript, CSS, Scribunto and Sanitized CSS). Uses of template syntax {{…}} are also linked to the template page. Thanks to SD0001 for these improvements. [15]
  • Two bugs were fixed in the GlobalVanishRequest system by improving the logging and by removing an incorrect placeholder message. [16][17]
  • View all 25 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week.

Updates for technical contributors

  • Advanced item From Wikimedia Enterprise:
    • The API now enables 5,000 on-demand API requests per month and twice-monthly HTML snapshots freely (gratis and libre). More information on the updates and also improvements to the software development kits (SDK) are explained on the project's blog post. While Wikimedia Enterprise APIs are designed for high-volume commercial reusers, this change enables many more community use-cases to be built on the service too.
    • The Snapshot API (html dumps) have added beta Structured Contents endpoints (blog post on that) as well as released two beta datasets (English and French Wikipedia) from that endpoint to Hugging Face for public use and feedback (blog post on that). These pre-parsed data sets enable new options for researchers, developers, and data scientists to use and study the content.

In depth

  • Advanced item The Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) is used to get answers to questions using the Wikidata data set. As Wikidata grows, we had to make a major architectural change so that WDQS could remain performant. As part of the WDQS Graph Split project, we have new SPARQL endpoints available for serving the "scholarly" and "main" subgraphs of Wikidata. The query.wikidata.org endpoint will continue to serve the full Wikidata graph until March 2025. After this date, it will only serve the main graph. For more information, please see the announcement on Wikidata.

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The Signpost: 26 September 2024

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Question from Liberationfemale (15:16, 30 September 2024)

Hello,

I just added a reference on the Cell 16 page but not sure if I did it correctly.

Thanks for any help. --Liberationfemale (talk) 15:16, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-40

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

Updates for editors

  • Readers of 42 more wikis can now use Dark Mode. If the option is not yet available for logged-out users of your wiki, this is likely because many templates do not yet display well in Dark Mode. Please use the night-mode-checker tool if you are interested in helping to reduce the number of issues. The recommendations page provides guidance on this. Dark Mode is enabled on additional wikis once per month.
  • Editors using the 2010 wikitext editor as their default can access features from the 2017 wikitext editor by adding ?veaction=editsource to the URL. If you would like to enable the 2017 wikitext editor as your default, it can be set in your preferences. [18]
  • For logged-out readers using the Vector 2022 skin, the "donate" link has been moved from a collapsible menu next to the content area into a more prominent top menu, next to "Create an account". This restores the link to the level of prominence it had in the Vector 2010 skin. Learn more about the changes related to donor experiences. [19]
  • The CampaignEvents extension provides tools for organizers to more easily manage events, communicate with participants, and promote their events on the wikis. The extension has been enabled on Arabic Wikipedia, Igbo Wikipedia, Swahili Wikipedia, and Meta-Wiki. Chinese Wikipedia has decided to enable the extension, and discussions on the extension are in progress on Spanish Wikipedia and on Wikidata. To learn how to enable the extension on your wiki, you can visit the CampaignEvents page on Meta-Wiki.
  • View all 22 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week.

Updates for technical contributors

  • Developers with an account on Wikitech-wiki should check if any action is required for their accounts. The wiki is being changed to use the single-user-login (SUL) system, and other configuration changes. This change will help reduce the overall complexity for the weekly software updates across all our wikis.

In depth

  • The server switch was completed successfully last week with a read-only time of only 2 minutes 46 seconds. This periodic process makes sure that engineers can switch data centers and keep all of the wikis available for readers, even if there are major technical issues. It also gives engineers a chance to do maintenance and upgrades on systems that normally run 24 hours a day, and often helps to reveal weaknesses in the infrastructure. The process involves dozens of software services and hundreds of hardware servers, and requires multiple teams working together. Work over the past few years has reduced the time from 17 minutes down to 2–3 minutes. [20]

Meetings and events

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Question from Daylight11VR YT (17:15, 1 October 2024)

How am I able to verify my user to be able to edit more pages to help people get the right knowledge? --Daylight11VR YT (talk) 17:15, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2024).

Administrator changes

added
removed

CheckUser changes

readded
removed

Guideline and policy news

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

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Question from Grathony (18:40, 4 October 2024)

I'm a artist, (singer) and I wanna edit, but it's look confusing here, so please can you help me with that --Grathony (talk) 18:40, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Kellyrae, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Urhobo.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 19:54, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-41

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

Weekly highlight

  • Communities can now request installation of Automoderator on their wiki. Automoderator is an automated anti-vandalism tool that reverts bad edits based on scores from the new "Revert Risk" machine learning model. You can read details about the necessary steps for installation and configuration. [21]

Updates for editors

Updates for technical contributors

  • It is now possible for <syntaxhighlight> code blocks to offer readers a "Copy" button if the copy=1 attribute is set on the tag. Thanks to SD0001 for these improvements. [23]
  • Customized copyright footer messages on all wikis will be updated. The new versions will use wikitext markup instead of requiring editing raw HTML. [24]
  • Advanced item Later this month, temporary accounts will be rolled out on several pilot wikis. The final list of the wikis will be published in the second half of the month. If you maintain any tools, bots, or gadgets on these 11 wikis, and your software is using data about IP addresses or is available for logged-out users, please check if it needs to be updated to work with temporary accounts. Guidance on how to update the code is available.
  • Advanced item Rate limiting has been enabled for the code review tools Gerrit and GitLab to address ongoing issues caused by malicious traffic and scraping. Clients that open too many concurrent connections will be restricted for a few minutes. This rate limiting is managed through nftables firewall rules. For more details, see Wikitech's pages on Firewall, GitLab limits and Gerrit operations.
  • Five new wikis have been created:

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MediaWiki message delivery 23:39, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!

@The Herald: Thank you very much.😊

Draft and article review

Hello there, I hope you're doing well. saw that you marked my new article Merry Men 3 as reviewed Thanks . Could you please take a moment to review the attached drafts? some of them already accepted but not been marked as reviewed They've been pending for some time without being reviewed, accepted, or rejected. Draft:Ayden Mayeri , Royalty Hightower,Draft:Hounds of War, Draft:Lobola Man, Yhemolee ,Caoilinn Springall. Afro 📢Talk! 18:09, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Afrowriter, good morning from this end. My day have got a busy start, but I'll surely take a look at them later in the day. Do have a good day ahead. Comr Melody Idoghor (talk) 05:24, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
@Idoghor Melody Hello, good morning from this side as well! Thank you, and I hope you have a wonderful day too! 😀😀 Afro 📢Talk! 06:00, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
@Afrowriter, all done. Done Comr Melody Idoghor (talk) 11:57, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
@Idoghor Melody wow thanks this means alot Thank you very much Afro 📢Talk! 12:00, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Subject

Hi I want ask you something about this content can you check then your idea please

thank you man Inlovewithjournalism (talk) 14:08, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Hello @Inlovewithjournalism. Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed the article you linked. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to meet our notability guidelines. Notability is a key requirement for inclusion on Wikipedia, and it ensures that topics have received significant coverage in reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject. To improve the article, I recommend providing references from reputable sources that demonstrate the subject's broader impact or significance. And don't forget that articles must be written from a neutral point of view. Comr Melody Idoghor (talk) 15:38, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-42

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

Updates for editors

  • The Structured Discussion extension (also known as Flow) is starting to be removed. This extension is unmaintained and causes issues. It will be replaced by DiscussionTools, which is used on any regular talk page. A first set of wikis are being contacted. These wikis are invited to stop using Flow, and to move all Flow boards to sub-pages, as archives. At these wikis, a script will move all Flow pages that aren't a sub-page to a sub-page automatically, starting on 22 October 2024. On 28 October 2024, all Flow boards at these wikis will be set in read-only mode. [30][31]
  • WMF's Search Platform team is working on making it easier for readers to perform text searches in their language. A change last week on over 30 languages makes it easier to find words with accents and other diacritics. This applies to both full-text search and to types of advanced search such as the hastemplate and incategory keywords. More technical details (including a few other minor search upgrades) are available. [32]
  • View all 20 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week. For example, EditCheck was installed at Russian Wikipedia, and fixes were made for some missing user interface styles.

Updates for technical contributors

  • Editors who use the Toolforge tool Earwig's Copyright Violation Detector will now be required to log in with their Wikimedia account before running checks using the "search engine" option. This change is needed to help prevent external bots from misusing the system. Thanks to Chlod for these improvements. [33]
  • Phabricator users can create tickets and add comments on existing tickets via Email again. Sending email to Phabricator has been fixed. [34]
  • Advanced item Some HTML elements in the interface are now wrapped with a <bdi> element, to make our HTML output more aligned with Web standards. More changes like this will be coming in future weeks. This change might break some tools that rely on the previous HTML structure of the interface. Note that relying on the HTML structure of the interface is not recommended and might break at any time. [35]

In depth

  • The latest monthly MediaWiki Product Insights newsletter is available. This edition includes: updates on Wikimedia's authentication system, research to simplify feature development in the MediaWiki platform, updates on Parser Unification and MathML rollout, and more.
  • The latest quarterly Technical Community Newsletter is now available. This edition include: research about improving topic suggestions related to countries, improvements to PHPUnit tests, and more.

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MediaWiki message delivery 21:17, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

RE: Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Zabrđe

Dear Comr Melody Idoghor. Thank you for your message and for reviewing the article on Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Zabrđe. I understand your concerns regarding the need for additional sources, but I would like to emphasize that the notability of this church is based not only on the specific sources currently cited in the article but also on its general significance. I do not intend to make any major changes to the article, as I believe the subject is clearly notable and meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines. I therefore have resubmitted the article for review, but of course, if you feel that this topic does not meet the necessary standards, I understand that someone may feel the need to make the decision to delete it as an irrelevant cultural topic. Thank you again for your time and consideration.--MirkoS18 (talk) 14:05, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

@MirkoS18, thank you for your reply and for understanding my concerns about the Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Zabrđe article which I moved to draft space. While I appreciate your belief in the church's significance, Wikipedia's notability guidelines require that subjects be backed by reliable, independent, and secondary sources that offer more comprehensive coverage beyond local or self-published references. Currently, the article doesn't quite meet these criteria, as the sources cited did not provide the in-depth coverage necessary to establish notability on a broader scale. Notability isn't just about the subject's importance but also about the availability of verifiable and independent sources to back that claim. As you've submitted the article for review, a reviewer will take a look and make a decision. If more reliable sources are found in the future, they can always be added. Thank you once again for your contributions and understanding. Comr Melody Idoghor (talk) 15:26, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for your reply. I just want to point out that there is nothing explicitly making local sources automatically non-reliable. They can be perfectly reliable, independent and often provide more in depth insight. My belief on significance is specifically and directly linked to WP Notability and the fact that notability is NOT to be established only based on references actually used in the article but on online and offline independent sources available. This 18th century church, probably protected cultural heritage, therefore seems clearly notable for a stand alone article. This for more "for the record" and it's now up to other editors and their private decision. Greetings.--MirkoS18 (talk) 18:19, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
@MirkoS18, you are absolutely right that local sources can indeed be reliable, especially when they offer depth and insight that larger publications might overlook. However, to meet Wikipedia's notability criteria, the subject must have received significant coverage in reliable, independent sources that are not closely affiliated with the subject. Even though not all references need to be online, they should demonstrate the broader recognition of the church’s historical or cultural significance. BTW, while reviewing the article, I searched for sources online but didn’t find anything at all. If there are offline sources, such as books or newspapers, that you’re aware of but haven’t included, why not add them to the article? Instead of just arguing that the article is notable, providing those sources would help support your claims of notability. Comr Melody Idoghor (talk) 19:56, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
I wouldn't call it arguing but if you see it that way I can refrain from further dialogue on this particular topic. I fully understand that you simply made the nomination in good intention and being fully entitled to question the topic. My important point is that notability is not established by the sources used in article alone but at least in principle should be judged in general, by all online and offline sources in all languages - in practice, an impossible individual but imaginable collective task. As you can see I already included some new online sources. I understand it can be tricky for you to identify relevant sources considering potential absence of native language skills and search engine geographical variances in feedback. That's why I decided to spend some additional time to help in establishing clearly existing reliability of the topic (sorry if it sounds a bit rude on my side when I say it this way, it simply seems absurdly obvious to me the topic is notable and then understandably a bit annoying to spend more time on it and the whole draft submission process... but if the notability is not clearly obvious to someone I can see how it may look and I will therefore limit further exchanges on this particular topic to avoid being misunderstood). Of course, there are offline sources as well that would require a lot of further research I cannot afford at the moment as I visited this region twice in my life so far.--MirkoS18 (talk) 20:13, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
Yeah, I noticed you're working on adding new sources, which is why I moved the article to the draft space instead of nominating it for deletion. If you improve the sources further, I’m confident that future reviewers won’t raise the same concerns I’ve mentioned. Comr Melody Idoghor (talk) 20:58, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
@MirkoS18 I’ve now accepted your article. I appreciate the effort you’ve put into improving it and addressing the feedbacks. Comr Melody Idoghor (talk) 06:28, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
I am very glad that concerns over notability were addressed and I want to thank you for your appreciation of my additional efforts to explicitly clarify the situation.--MirkoS18 (talk) 06:38, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hello mentor. How are you feeling today? --FastAsFlood (talk) 20:41, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi @FastAsFlood, I am very well, thank you. Welcome to Wikipedia, is there any way I can help you? Comr Melody Idoghor (talk) 03:45, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Comr Melody Idoghor,

I hope all’s going well.

My name is Adam (AJMaus), and I’ve been using Wikipedia since the early 2000s, but I’ve not previously had a user account.

After being prompted by a request to donate, I created an account, made a one-off donation, and set up a recurring donation. I hadn’t previously considered contributing through editing, but I wanted to ask if you could please share your approach to editing, how that’s evolved over time, and any general guidance on best practices.

Many thanks,

Adam --AJMaus (talk) 21:45, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Hello, @AJMaus. Welcome to Wikipedia. It's awesome that you’ve been supporting Wikipedia for so long and are now thinking about editing. My advice is for you to start small by fixing typos and adding wikilinks, always back up edits with reliable sources, use the Sandbox to practice, and get involved with the community if you need help, especially at the Teahouse. Just keep things neutral and fact based, and you’re good to go. Comr Melody Idoghor (talk) 13:14, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Heartherific123 on Karabo Magongwa (03:40, 30 October 2024)

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Help fix Barbara S. Name mispelling

I erred by misspelling the name in the title:

Misspelled Barbara S. Neilsen when it should be Barbara S. Nielsen. If you can help correct I can address the orphan page issue. ProfessorKaiFlai (talk) 14:00, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Hello, @ProfessorKaiFlai! Thank you for reaching out. I've successfully moved the article to the appropriate title as requested and marked it as reviewed. Additionally, I've removed the orphan tag, as it was addressed after the move to it's appropriate title. Feel free to reach out again if there's anything further I can assist with. Comr Melody Idoghor (talk) 14:33, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
Thanks a million! I appreciate the lift - some technical moves I have not mastered yet. I'll be sure to ask if I run into any future roadblocksProfessorKaiFlai (talk) 15:04, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
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