User talk:Ale jrb/Archives/April 2017

Administrators' newsletter – April 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2017).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg TheDJ
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Xnuala • CJ • Oldelpaso • Berean Hunter • Jimbo Wales • Andrew c • Karanacs • Modemac • Scott

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a discussion on the backlog of unpatrolled files, consensus was found to create a new user right for autopatrolling file uploads. Implementation progress can be tracked on Phabricator.
 * The BLPPROD grandfather clause, which stated that unreferenced biographies of living persons were only eligible for proposed deletion if they were created after March 18, 2010, has been removed following an RfC.
 * An RfC has closed with consensus to allow proposed deletion of files. The implementation process is ongoing.
 * After an unsuccessful proposal to automatically grant IP block exemption, consensus was found to relax the criteria for granting the user right from needing it to wanting it.

Technical news
 * After a recent RfC, moved pages will soon be featured in a queue similar to Special:NewPagesFeed and require patrolling. Moves by administrators, page movers, and autopatrolled editors will be automatically marked as patrolled.
 * Cookie blocks have been deployed. This extends the current autoblock system by setting a cookie for each block, which will then autoblock the user if they switch accounts, even under a new IP.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:54, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

CSDHelper and Template:db-multiple
Hi there. Quick random question: Do you think your CSDHelper script could be modified to support the db-multiple template? Currently it interprets it as "NA" (which is also a bit useless for tracking declined speedys using decltype's extension. Regards  So Why  13:37, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Hm, I can't imagine this would be very difficult, though it's been years now since I touched the code last. I'll take a look. A le_Jrb talk  18:58, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Probably a bit complicated since the dropdown can't support two selections at once? When you are fiddling with it already, do you think you could see if you can add an extra line for speedy deletions that allows one to enter the previous AfD (for G4), the banned user (for G5), the source (for G12) etc.? Regards  So Why  16:39, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * PS: While I'm already bugging you, this happened today. I had filled in exactly the same reason that I added manually later) and CSDH created an empty PROD. Regards  So Why  17:25, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

Deprecated Javascript
Hey, Ale jrb, there's a colorfully-named thread on VPT about some of the deprecated Javascript functions actually getting removed, and one of your scripts was cited as one of the ones broken because of it: User:Ale_jrb/Scripts/unblock.js uses the now-removed hookEvent. The full list of removed JS functions is here, and they helpfully provided a list of the new equivalents on mediawiki.org. Just a heads up. :) Writ Keeper &#9863;&#9812; 17:23, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Cheers, I'll take a look. A le_Jrb talk  18:45, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Blanked one of your scripts
Hi, because it was causing errors for people, I have blanked your user script User:Ale jrb/Scripts/unblock.js. This script uses some very old constructs that are no longer compatible with current conventions and had been deprecated for 6 years. —Th e DJ (talk • contribs) 17:46, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah that is old; I can hardly even remember what it did. Thanks for sorting it! A le_Jrb talk  18:45, 28 April 2017 (UTC)