User talk:2NumForIce/Archives/2024/February

Question from Vamps33 on Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey (12:10, 18 January 2024)
Can you help me edit the page I want to add somebody to the important people column --Vamps33 (talk) 12:10, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi @Vamps33! First, you will need to find some reliable sources as information on Wikipedia must be verifiable. Next, you can use the VisualEditor citoid Cite button-en-gb.png button at the top to insert a citation. If you're working in an infobox or other template, you will first need to get the wikitext source code of the citation by creating the citation outside of a template, switch to source mode, then cut/paste the citation into the infobox in VisualEditor. If you need help, you can ask at the reference desk for information on a topic, or the Teahouse for help on editing or using Wikipedia. Happy editing! 2NumForIce  (speak  &#124; edits) 19:30, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Redoctopus2013 (06:04, 21 January 2024)
Hello, 2NumForIce. I was wondering how to create a new category on an article. Thank you.

Sincerely, Redoctopus2013 --Redoctopus2013 (talk) 06:05, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello @Redoctopus2013, if you want to add an existing category to a page, I recommend you use HotCat, a gadget to manage categories on pages. If you want to make a new category, first see Categorization. Happy editing! 2NumForIce  (speak  &#124; edits) 18:46, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

Question from Hallie55 on ChatGPT (19:26, 22 January 2024)
Show me a happy dinosaur --Hallie55 (talk) 19:26, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Hallie55: Sorry, but the "Ask your mentor a question" feature is only for questions on editing Wikipedia. If you're looking to use ChatGPT, it's at https://chat.openai.com. You can also ask Wikipedia-related questions at the Teahouse. Happy editing! 2NumForIce  (speak  &#124; edits) 22:42, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-04
 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
 * A bug in UploadWizard prevented linking to the userpage of the uploader when uploading. It has now been fixed.

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from . It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from . It will be on all wikis from (calendar).

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Tech News: 2024-05
 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
 * Starting Monday January 29, all talk pages messages' timestamps will become a link. This link is a permanent link to the comment. It allows users to find the comment they are looking for, even if this comment was moved elsewhere. This will affect all wikis except for the English Wikipedia. You can read more about this change on Diff or on Mediawiki.org.
 * There are some improvements to the CAPTCHA to make it harder for spam bots and scripts to bypass it. If you have feedback on this change, please comment on the task. Staff are monitoring metrics related to the CAPTCHA, as well as secondary metrics such as account creations and edit counts.

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from . It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from . It will be on all wikis from (calendar).
 * Octicons-gift.svg On February 1, a link will be added to the "Tools" menu to download a QR code that links to the page you are viewing. There will also be a new page to create QR codes for any Wikimedia URL. This addresses the #19 most-voted wish from the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey.
 * Octicons-tools.svg Gadgets which only work in some skins have sometimes used the  option to limit where you can use them. This will stop working this week. You should use the  option instead.

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Question from Nitesh Narayan (07:55, 31 January 2024)
How to create a new page? --Nitesh Narayan (talk) 07:55, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Red-tailed hawk · Robertsky
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ameliorate! · Ancheta Wis · Anthony Bradbury (deceased) · Cobi · Ev · Moondyne · Worm That Turned

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Worm That Turned



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Wugapodes

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Enterprisey · Izno

Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

Technical news
 * Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size.

Arbitration
 * Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
 * Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.

Miscellaneous
 * Voting in the 2024 Steward elections will begin on 06 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 27 February 2024, 14:00 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
 * A vote to ratify the charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open till 2 February 2024, 23:59:59 (UTC) via Secure Poll. All eligible voters within the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to either support or oppose the adoption of the U4C Charter and share their reasons. The details of the voting process and voter eligibility can be found here.
 * Community Tech has made some preliminary decisions about the future of the Community Wishlist Survey. In summary, they aim to develop a new, continuous intake system for community technical requests that improves prioritization, resource allocation, and communication regarding wishes. Read more
 * The Unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in February 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with Unreferenced. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. Sign up to participate!

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:01, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Custom signature fix needed
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The problem: Your signature contains a syntax error or obsolete HTML tags.

The solutions: You can reset your signature to the default, you can fix your signature, or you can do nothing.

Solution 1: Reset your signature to the default: Solution 2: Fix your custom signature: Solution 3: Do nothing:
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 * 2) Uncheck the box (☑︎→☐) that says "Treat the above as wiki markup."
 * 3) Remove anything in the  text box.
 * 4) Click the blue "" button at the bottom of the page.  (Do not click the red "" button, which will reset all of your preference settings, not just the signature.)
 * 1) Find the signature section in the first tab of Special:Preferences.
 * 2) Click the  button next to the error to learn how to fix the error.
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 * 1) In accordance with a recent request for comment, all invalid signatures will be changed to the default, which looks like "Example (talk)", one month from now. If you have followed these instructions and still want help, please leave a message at Wikipedia talk:Signatures. Thank you! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:05, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-06
 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 mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. If you hear of any problems relating to mobile history usage please point them to the phabricator task.
 * On most wikis, admins can now block users from making specific actions. These actions are: uploading files, creating new pages, moving (renaming) pages, and sending thanks. The goal of this feature is to allow admins to apply blocks that are adequate to the blocked users' activity. Learn more about "action blocks".

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from . It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from . It will be on all wikis from (calendar).
 * Talk pages permalinks that included diacritics and non-Latin script were malfunctioning. This issue is fixed.

Future changes
 * 24 Wikipedias with Reference Tooltips as a default gadget are encouraged to remove that default flag. This would make Reference Previews the new default for reference popups, leading to a more consistent experience across wikis. For 46 Wikipedias with less than 4 interface admins, the change is already scheduled for mid-February, unless there are concerns. The older Reference Tooltips gadget will still remain usable and will override this feature, if it is available on your wiki and you have enabled it in your settings.

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MediaWiki message delivery 19:20, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Teleost Wind (08:19, 10 February 2024)
Hi, nice to meet you. I just learned I can write articles on Wikipedia and edit the incorrect ones. So I wanted to give it a try. Is there anything I need to know before starting? --Teleost Wind (talk) 08:19, 10 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello @Teleost Wind, and welcome to Wikipedia! You might want to see our Introduction, which helps you understand the fundamentals of editing Wikipedia. You can also try The Wikipedia Adventure, which is like a game for learning Wikipedia. When you are ready, you can find articles to edit and ask question on the Special:Homepage. Happy editing! 2NumForIce  (speak  &#124; edits) 23:29, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Thingstodoindubai (13:09, 12 February 2024)
Hey, how are you today? I have seen your details on my Wikipedia dashboard to check with you regarding my edit.

I have edited a minor change on Dubai page and added the attractions but its not edited yet.

Can you guide me if I am doing something wrong? --Thingstodoindubai (talk) 13:09, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2024-07
 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 WDQS Graph Split experiment is working and loaded onto 3 test servers. The team in charge is testing the split's impact and requires feedback from WDQS users through the UI or programmatically in different channels. Users' feedback will validate the impact of various use cases and workflows around the Wikidata Query service.

Problems
 * There was a bug that affected the appearance of visited links when using mobile device to access wiki sites. It made the links appear black; this issue is fixed.

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from . It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from . It will be on all wikis from (calendar).
 * Octicons-tools.svg As work continues on the grid engine deprecation, tools on the grid engine will be stopped starting on February 14th, 2024. If you have tools actively migrating you can ask for an extension so they are not stopped.

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Question from Vanessa hexagon (01:54, 16 February 2024)
Hi! I have a question - if I expand an article that's a stub, is there a way for me to save what I've done as a draft? Thanks :) --Vanessa hexagon (talk) 01:54, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi @Vanessa hexagon, if you mean an auto-save feature to save edits for later, an Edit-Recovery feature is available for testing but not on Wikipedias yet. If you mean starting a draft for an entirely new article, you can learn more at Help:Your first article. You may ask more questions on your Homepage. Happy editing! 2NumForIce  (<sup style="color:#007eb3">speak  &#124; edits) 02:25, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Alamu Abdulrahman (07:42, 18 February 2024)
Hello, How can I publish a article on Wikipedia. Dear Mentor --Alamu Abdulrahman (talk) 07:42, 18 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello @Alamu Abdulrahman, you might first want to check our What Wikipedia is not policy, which outlines what Wikipedia should not be used for.
 * You should also familiarize yourself with Wikipedia by editing existing articles, which you can learn how by going to the Wikipedia introduction, and find articles to edit using your Homepage.
 * When you are ready to create your own article, go to Help:Your first article, which outlines the process of writing and submitting an article draft.
 * If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask at the Teahouse or on your Special:Homepage. Happy editing! 2NumForIce  (<sup style="color:#007eb3">speak  &#124; edits) 16:25, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-08
<section begin="technews-2024-W08"/> 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
 * If you have the "" option enabled, edits by bot accounts no longer trigger notification emails. Previously, only minor edits would not trigger the notification emails.
 * There are changes to how user and site scripts load for Vector 2022 on specific wikis. The changes impacted the following Wikis: all projects with Vector legacy as the default skin, Wikivoyage, and Wikibooks. Other wikis will be affected over the course of the next three months. Gadgets are not impacted. If you have been affected or want to minimize the impact on your project, see  this ticket. Please coordinate and take action proactively.
 * Newly auto-created accounts (the accounts you get when you visit a new wiki) now have the same local notification preferences as users who freshly register on that wiki. It is effected in four notification types listed in the task's description.
 * The maximum file size when using Upload Wizard is now 5 GiB.

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from . It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from . It will be on all wikis from (calendar).


 * Octicons-tools.svg Selected tools on the grid engine have been stopped as we prepare to shut down the grid on March 14th, 2024. The tool's code and data have not been deleted. If you are a maintainer and you want your tool re-enabled reach out to the team. Only tools that have asked for extension are still running on the grid.
 * The CSS <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> property can now be used in HTML <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> attributes in wikitext.

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MediaWiki message delivery 15:34, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jerich kay on Computer music (13:55, 20 February 2024)
Hello --Jerich kay (talk) 13:55, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello @Jerich kay, do you need help with editing or using Wikipedia? If so, you can ask a question at the Teahouse, or your Homepage. If you're new here, I suggest you check out our Introduction. Happy editing! 2NumForIce  (<sup style="color:#007eb3">speak  &#124; edits) 18:28, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jms brynt (03:34, 23 February 2024)
how do I change my username I made a mistake with it.

id like to change it to Jms Brynt --Jms brynt (talk) 03:34, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi @Jms brynt, first, check the Changing username page, which contains important information about changing your username. Then go to Special:GlobalRenameRequest to submit your new username, as well as a reason such as "change capitalization" or "fix typo". Your request will then be reviewed by a steward who will rename your account for you. If you have more questions, don't hesitate to ask me using your Homepage or at the Teahouse. Happy editing! 2NumForIce  (<sup style="color:#007eb3">speak  &#124; edits) 03:54, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Question from JGopal01 on Palam, Parbhani (06:31, 24 February 2024)
I want to add tourism Section --JGopal01 (talk) 06:31, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello @JGopal01, I have reverted your edit because it is related to another subject, there are a few capitalization errors, it does not conform to our Manual of Style, and it also needs some copyediting. A tourism section (and Wikipedia) is for encyclopedic information related to tourism, not a travel guide, which is best suited for our sister project, . You might want to learn how to edit in our Introduction, as well as learn about our style conventions on the Simplified Manual of Style. If you have more questions, don't hesitate to ask me using your Homepage or at the Teahouse. Happy editing! 2NumForIce  (<sup style="color:#007eb3">speak  &#124; edits) 03:08, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-09
<section begin="technews-2024-W09"/> 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 mobile visual editor is now the default editor for users who never edited before, at a small group of wikis. Research  shows that users using this editor are slightly more successful publishing the edits they started, and slightly less successful publishing non-reverted edits. Users who defined the wikitext editor as their default on desktop will get the wikitext editor on mobile for their first edit on mobile as well.
 * Octicons-tools.svg The mw.config value  now only contains groups that are active in the wiki. Scripts no longer have to check whether the group is active on the wiki via an API request. A code example of the above is: <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr">.

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from . It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from . It will be on all wikis from (calendar).

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 * The right to change edit tags (<bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> ) will be removed from users in Wikimedia sites, keeping it by default for admins and bots only. Your community can ask to retain the old configuration on your wiki before this change happens. Please indicate in this ticket to keep it for your community before the end of March 2024.

MediaWiki message delivery 19:21, 26 February 2024 (UTC)