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Thank you for identifying articles that should be submitted to IABot. Here's a page showing one submission, with some links in green and others in red: https://iabot.toolforge.org/index.php?page=viewjob&id=13303 The ones in red corresponding to articles that don't exist in the English Wikipedia, usually because the dash or an accented letter has been converted to something else: 2020â€“21 Arsenal F.C. season should be 2020–21 Arsenal F.C. season, and A CoruÃ±a should be A Coruña. I don't know how these changes happened, but please try not to submit misspelled article names to IABot because IABot won't be able to find the articles that need to be fixed. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 22:55, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

SB19
Not a mistake. Merely redirecting pages to the group's page. The artists are unnotable beyond SB19. Most of the contents are discographies, yet mostly only a rehash of the SB19 discography. 143.44.164.110 (talk) 11:40, 12 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Why do you think they are unnotable outside SB19? IMO Ken is CEO of a fashion brand, released 2 albums (1 album has a wikipedia article) and has won 5 awards. We have much less notable articles here at wikipedia. Boyinaroom (talk) 12:20, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Witch hunt (disambiguation)
I would be grateful if you could explain your revert at the article Talk page, as your edit summary described my addition as a "test edit". Many thanks. 205.239.40.3 (talk) 13:15, 12 June 2023 (UTC)


 * I have given reason on talk page. Regards. Boyinaroom (talk) 15:11, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

God (word)
My removal of a completely unsourced argument on the page for the etymology of the word god was reverted and I’m not really sure why. I’m not sure how that entry even got approved in the first place, given the entire first paragraph arguing it’s whole Lombard theory isn’t even sourced, let alone the two other actual sources having nothing to do with the actual claim at hand.

I found some people linking to this article on other forums and decided to actually look into its sourcing and noticed just how bad it was. I think it’s, at best, a user putting their own theory on Wikipedia. Brae26 (talk) 05:19, 13 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your Bold edit. To be honest, I am not an expert on this topic, but IMHO you should not delete it balantly just because it is not sourced. Give it a  tag by typing  . Do some research and if you are are doubtful about its verifiability then go ahead and remove it. If you have done some digging and are confident about it being non verifiable then I am OK with your edit. Also see WP:USI. Good luck! Boyinaroom (talk) 06:48, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

DBZ Abridged
Hey, I saw you revert my link change on Connor Calhoun. It's understandable that you would, but do consider that he didn't voice in Dragon Ball Z itself, but in TeamFourStar's DBZ Abridged. I think its more accurate to link the latter than the former. Do you see it differently?

192.77.12.11 (talk) 07:18, 13 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Ok. Sorry for that. I seemed like a promotion of that youtube channel. I have undid my edit. Thanks. Boyinaroom (talk) 07:28, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I admit it looked weird without context. Cheers!
 * 192.77.12.11 (talk) 08:09, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

suggestion for adding Category
I see that you are an active, knowledgeable editor and wondered if you would share your thoughts. I would like to add a Category to the list of available categories. I posted my suggestion "Voter education" on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Category_names. Is this the proper place? Gumballhead1of2 (talk) 15:05, 13 June 2023 (UTC)


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Sage Steele Edit
Yes, you made a mistake. Sage Steele is NOT hostile to transgender people OR opposed to them participating in competitive sports. She DOES oppose (like millions of us) biological men competing against girls. What part of that is so hard to understand? Why do you support Wikipedia being untruthful in this regard? Truth385 (talk) 18:13, 14 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Your edit was reverted because of adding vague statements to Biography of living person (see WP:BLP)
 * You can add above statement but I have problem with this statement- "Some have incorrectly characterized her stance as hostile toward transgender people, but that has never been proven by her critics." This is biography of a living person so we can't be vague about who is saying. Remove this statement (or give names, of course by citing sources). Also give a third party source (if possible) about her comments because Twitter is not reliable source (see WP:RSPSS). Then go ahead with your edits. Thanks and Happy editing!  Boyinaroom (talk) 02:23, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
 * So where is the "source" for this statement: "In recent years, Steele has voiced hostility to Transgender children and advocates, including the ability of transgender youth to compete in sports." THAT is someone's opinion of her stance on transgender participation in sports. Show me the citation or it must be removed. Truth385 (talk) 03:05, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I do not have problem with you adding "concerns regarding the participation of transgender women in competitive sports against biological females". But I have problem with "Some have incorrectly characterized her stance as hostile toward transgender people, but that has never been proven by her critics." You can add first statement. Boyinaroom (talk) 03:21, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

David's bridal.
i updated the page stating that Jim marcum has cut half the stores. I am an employee who is getting laid off at David's bridal due to half the stores closing. So I know what is going on and I can provide proof Lala251 (talk) 02:10, 16 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Please use visual editor to edit, as your edit broke the page. Also there is a preview button to see your edit will do.Cheers! Boyinaroom (talk) 02:13, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

Why are you zionazi lover and Palestine genocide supporting
2001:4DF7:0:933A:0:0:0:1 (talk) 07:24, 16 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia is not the place for politics. Add Sourced content with neutral point of view. then your content will be added. Thanks! Boyinaroom (talk) 07:28, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

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lists of notable persons must be accompanied by an already standing article.

thanks for helping me keep Wikipedia accurate, s 24.17.106.158 (talk) 08:05, 20 June 2023 (UTC)


 * i was hoping you would circle back and fix the erroneous reversals in order to keep things accurate.
 * if you find the time, please do so.
 * thanks again for helping me with my encyclopedia,
 * s 24.17.106.158 (talk) 22:32, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
 * 👍 Boyinaroom (talk) 03:35, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Keep this in mind
I'm not claiming to be you. Not Boyinaroom (talk) 08:46, 26 June 2023 (UTC)


 * ok Boyinaroom (talk) 08:47, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Blocked editor
The article Agathodaemon is pblocked because of IP-hopping block-evading disruption, including copyright violation, by indefinitely blocked User:Akaora, who now persists in posting open-ended requests for other editors to help them (essentially, proxy for them) on a variety of article talk pages. They've been given clear instructions on requesting unblocking, several times. May I suggest that if you see such edits again from another IP, you don't welcome them, as it only gives them false encouragement? Of course, it's quite possible they don't see those messages anyway, because WP:THEYCANTHEARYOU! NebY (talk) 14:10, 27 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks for clarification. Boyinaroom (talk) 15:08, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Revision on Satanicpornocultshop
Hi, you just reverted my edits on this article listing artists on this group's label because they were non-constructive. I was wondering in what way they were non-constructive, and what I could change about my writing so that I could add this information in a constructive way. Konomu (talk) 05:05, 28 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Sorry for that. I made a mistake. Now I have reverted my edit. I apologize for inconvenience. Boyinaroom (talk) 05:21, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
 * OK, thank you! Konomu (talk) 05:35, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

TechCrunch
Re https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:136.25.155.228 - Not a mistake; the article refers to Keith Teare being a founder of TechCrunch. I don't know who put that there, but it's not correct. He has nothing to do with the site. I just tried to fix a mistake, and you re-instated the mistake. I dont' care, you fix it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.25.155.228 (talk) 14:50, 28 June 2023 (UTC)


 * My sources:   . Boyinaroom (talk) 15:33, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

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Zadar
Hi, I'm writing to you because you undone a vandalized edit on the Zadar article here]. The unregistered user keeps insisting, creating an ongoing edit war. Could you do something? Maybe you know an administrator who can fix the situation. Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with English Wikipedia (I'm mainly active on Italian Wikipedia). Indeed it is the same unregistered user vandalism that led to the February 24 protection of the Split, Croatia article. --LukeWiller (talk) 14:43, 6 July 2023 (UTC).


 * Filmssssssssss and EvergreenFir have taken action. Boyinaroom (talk) 16:05, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

This is a ref
This is a ref. Not an external link. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zack_Gelof&diff=prev&oldid=1165283153 2603:7000:2101:AA00:3CD2:4ED2:77A4:5A49 (talk) 05:52, 14 July 2023 (UTC)


 * That's not how you make a reference. Before editing please read Help:Introduction to know how to correctly reference. Boyinaroom (talk) 05:58, 14 July 2023 (UTC)


 * That’s not an EL. Which is what you asserted. I not know why you could have read that, and presumed to be EL. If you have a preferred ref format, kindly revise it to such. Rather than delete it on the mistaken belief that it is an EL. Or because your prefer a variant ref format.

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 * Sorry, I thought that you would do it. But doing it now. Thanks. Boyinaroom (talk) 08:02, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

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Just wondeirng why User:SpaceFactsBot was flagged as inactive? Thanks! Andrewpullin (talk) 23:40, 20 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Oh! that was a mistake. Fixed that now. Thanks for your patience. Boyinaroom (talk) 00:06, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

Swv
I wasn't the editor who added the info about the fourth member to begin with. Whoever that was did not cite that info either. I simply was trying to explain how the group went from four members to three, because obviously the fourth member did leave but the reason for her doing so is not currently known. SWV only recently mentioned her existence on Instagram by uploading her picture but did not go into any further detail. I personally think she doesn't need to be mentioned here on Wiki at all since she has never been a big part of their story but obviously the other user felt she should be mentioned.107.115.153.38 (talk) 03:35, 24 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Self reverted myself Boyinaroom (talk) 03:39, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

All good. Sorry for the duplicate messages. I had already typed my reply on the page where you first messaged me before realizing you wanted me to come to your talk page and wasn't sure where you would see it. I'll go blank my other response now. 107.115.153.38 (talk) 04:02, 24 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Cheers. Boyinaroom (talk) 04:04, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

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Wikipedia shouldn't be a partizan political echo chamber, It should rely on facts not feelings. 150.220.98.88 (talk) 13:55, 17 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Please Clarify. Boyinaroom (talk) 01:42, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

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You know what is بچه قنگدریل  In other countries with kordish lnguage? This is pride men in kurdish2.185.176.60 (talk) 18:21, 27 August 2023 (UTC)


 * But this is English Wikipedia. So please don't use other languages. Thanks! Boyinaroom (talk) 01:43, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

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Sikhism sarbloh Dasam grabth
You sent message on my page reverting what I put but the Granths have no evidence that guru gobind Singh wrote it so should put alleged next to it so to inform new people Dopplegangman (talk) 17:17, 7 October 2023 (UTC)


 * On Sarbloh Granth article you added religion = Sikhism(disputed) which is completely false. The thing is that they are part of Sikh literature. The same happened with Dasam Granth here.
 * As for Sikhism you added the same thing there too. So I reverted them. Boyinaroom (talk) 04:36, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * Thank you for the rights. I will use them carefully. Boyinaroom (talk) 15:42, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

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In the article of Princess Peach, in the section Character background, where it is written "Her age has never been officially confirmed, but it varies between mid teens and early twenties.", would you please change mid to mid-late teens and add these two other sources, please? 151.82.124.63 (talk) 12:03, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Rajasthan MLAs 2023


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Regarding My Edits
Hi ! @Boyinaroom, my edits were reverted by you kindly please check that which was written by the op is already written in the citation and almost all researchers backed by edit. That's why it was written that modern researchers confirm him of being a Gaur Brahmin. I am adding my sources below :


 * 1) India's Historic Battles by Kaushik Roy
 * 2) A History of Rajasthan by Rima Hooja
 * 3) Hemu and His Times by ML Bhargav
 * 4) What Ail's the Indian Army by MM Sharma
 * 5) Political History by A L Srivastav
 * 6) The Mughal Empire by A L Srivastav

Now confusion occurs because he was called "Baqqal" which means a merchant by originally he was a Gaur Brahmin mentioned the A L Srivastav i.e. : In contemporary chronicles he is called Baqqal, but he was Bhargav subcaste of Gaur Brahmins. Complete page of this book is not available but in the same book it is also written that at that time Baqqal word is used for every merchant irrespective of caste. I am reverting you edits to the last version which was done by @/spacemanspiff as the current version is same like the version of sockpuppet @/ministerofunderworld. I have checked you also reverted other of my edits I will also put my point there by adding sources. Dinkar 108 (talk) 04:23, 26 March 2024 (UTC)


 * I am in office please wait till evening Boyinaroom (talk) 05:06, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Sure, I am waiting till evening , but you must know about this user : @/Mahishya created another account i.e. @/Andy mureey and vandalizing the same articles which was previously vandalize with @/Mahishya , which shows sign of socket puppetry just for the vandalizing and promoting his POV , I reverted the edits of OP with explanation but as he created a second id and started the edit war so , I am not going to revert them as it's indulge me in the edit war.  Dinkar 108 (talk) 07:12, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * There is an old discussion about this here and the accepted version was this. Then an editor from this discussion comes and adds "Modern researches confirm that Hemu was born to Rai Puran Das, in present day village Maccheri in Alwar district of Rajasthan" in this edit. Then comes a sockpuppet and adds "a Gaur Brahmin of Rajasthan" in this edit.
 * Now regarding your sources they are discussed there and why are they not good enough. I believe that it is fair that we give space to different opinions.
 * Do you have a specific proposal on how the text I have proposed above should be changed? If so, can you compose the exact sentences that you want to include in the Early life section and provide them here along with the relevant citations? That will help us make concrete progress with the article. Boyinaroom (talk) 10:12, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your support, I agree with you that we should give space to different opinions though I have another source i.e. from
 * Philosophers of War The Evolution of History's Greatest Military Thinkers [2 Volumes ] it mentions him Brahmin with his full name except one author most of the sources claimed him Brahmin and even that was cleared by the A L Srivastva i.e. Baqqal means merchant not Vaishya or Baniya. You can add this that " Most sources mentioned him a Brahmin and that sources which mentioned him Baqqal not Bania coz baqqal word is used for every merchant. In your current version almost add citated sources mentions him being Gaur Brahmin except Majumdar. So It can be added that except majumdar all historians confirms him of being a Gaur Brahmins. You can verfiy the sources. Dinkar 108 (talk) 10:35, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I don't know what is the difference between baqqal and Vaishya but I will add Baqqal in place of baniya nonetheless. And regarding adding most sources mention him Brahmin Give me some time. Boyinaroom (talk) 10:57, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Okay, Thanks no problem for that , FYI Baqqal is an Arabic word which means hawkers as Hemu sell the saltpeter so he was written as the Baqqal and Vaishya is one of the varna of the Hindus and Bania is caste under this varna , there are many other castes in this Varna like Vaishya Vani another hindu caste in this varna. Baqqal , Bania , Vaishya they all three are different terms. Dinkar 108 (talk) 11:11, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Done 👍 Boyinaroom (talk) 11:42, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Series of Unexplained Changes by @Dinkar 108
Hey @Boyinaroom I am thankful to you for reverting recent changes made by @Dinkar 108 in few articles. I want to inform you that @Dinkar 108 is consistenly trying to pull me into an edit war from his side. I want you to examine his recent changes in [Bahun], [Sanadhya Brahmin], [Brahmjit Gaur] and [Anavil]. He removed information and authentic sources without adequately explaining why in a biased manner with an intention of vandalising the articles. Please take it into your cognizance. Mahishya (talk) 04:33, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2024-15
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 * Web browsers can use tools called extensions. There is now a Chrome extension called Citation Needed which you can use to see if an online statement is supported by a Wikipedia article. This is a small experiment to see if Wikipedia can be used this way. Because it is a small experiment, it can only be used in Chrome in English.
 * Octicons-gift.svg A new Edit Recovery feature has been added to all wikis, available as a user preference. Once you enable it, your in-progress edits will be stored in your web browser, and if you accidentally close an editing window or your browser or computer crashes, you will be prompted to recover the unpublished text. Please leave any feedback on the project talk page. This was the #8 wish in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey.
 * Initial results of Edit check experiments have been published. Edit Check is now deployed as a default feature at the wikis that tested it. Let us know if you want your wiki to be part of the next deployment of Edit check.
 * Readers using the Minerva skin on mobile will notice there has been an improvement in the line height across all typography settings.

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Tech News: 2024-16
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Problems
 * Between 2 April and 8 April, on wikis using Flagged Revisions, the "" tag was not applied to undone edits. In addition, page moves, protections and imports were not autoreviewed. This problem is now fixed.

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 * Default category sort keys will now affect categories added by templates placed in footnotes. Previously footnotes used the page title as the default sort key even if a different default sort key was specified (category-specific sort keys already worked).
 * A new variable <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> will be added to abuse filters. It tells how many seconds ago the last edit to a page was made.

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Tech News: 2024-17
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 * Starting this week, newcomers editing Wikipedia will be encouraged to try structured tasks. Structured tasks have been shown to improve newcomer activation and retention.
 * You can nominate your favorite tools for the fifth edition of the Coolest Tool Award. Nominations will be open until May 10.

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 * The appearance of talk pages changed for the following wikis: . These wikis participated to a test, where 50% of users got the new design, for one year. As this test gave positive results, the new design is deployed on these wikis as the default design. It is possible to opt-out these changes in user preferences (""). The deployment will happen at all wikis in the coming weeks.
 * Seven new wikis have been created:
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 * a in Kusaal
 * a in Igala
 * a in Karakalpak
 * a in Burmese
 * a in Malay
 * a in Georgian
 * You can now watch message groups/projects on Translatewiki.net. Initially, this feature will notify you of added or deleted messages in these groups.
 * Dark mode is now available on all wikis, on mobile web for logged-in users who opt into the advanced mode. This is the early release of the feature. Technical editors are invited to check for accessibility issues on wikis. See more detailed guidelines.

Problems
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Administrators' newsletter – May 2024
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Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.

Technical news
 * Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531

Arbitration
 * The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.

Miscellaneous
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 * A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!
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Tech News: 2024-19
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Recent changes
 * The appearance of talk pages changed for all wikis, except for Commons, Wikidata and most Wikipedias (a few have already received this design change). You can read the detail of the changes on Diff. It is possible to opt-out these changes in user preferences (""). The deployment will happen at remaining wikis in the coming weeks.
 * Octicons-tools.svg Interface admins now have greater control over the styling of article components on mobile with the introduction of the . More information on how styles can be disabled can be found at the extension's page.
 * Octicons-tools.svg Wikimedia Enterprise has added article body sections in JSON format and a curated short description field to the existing parsed Infobox. This expansion to the API is also available via Wikimedia Cloud Services.

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).
 * When you look at the Special:Log page, the first view is labelled "All public logs", but it only shows some logs. This label will now say "Main public logs".

Future changes
 * A new service will be built to replace Extension:Graph. Details can be found in the latest update regarding this extension.
 * Starting May 21, English Wikipedia and German Wikipedia will get the possibility to activate "Add a link". This is part of the progressive deployment of this tool to all Wikipedias. These communities can activate and configure the feature locally.

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MediaWiki message delivery 16:41, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-20
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Recent changes
 * On Wikisource there is a special page listing pages of works without corresponding scan images. Now you can use the new magic word <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> to exclude certain pages (list of editions or translations of works) from that list.
 * If you use the user-preference "", then the template-page feature "" will now also work without reloading the page.
 * Kartographer maps can now specify an alternative text via the <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> attribute. This is identical in usage to the <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> attribute in the image and gallery syntax. An exception for this feature is wikis like Wikivoyage where the miniature maps are interactive.
 * The old Guided Tour for the "New Filters for Edit Review" feature has been removed. It was created in 2017 to show people with older accounts how the interface had changed, and has now been seen by most of the intended people.

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 The results page will now use CSS flex attributes, for better accessibility, instead of a table. If you have a gadget or script that adjusts search results, you should update your script to the new HTML structure.

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 * In the Vector 2022 skin, main pages will be displayed at full width (like special pages). The goal is to keep the number of characters per line large enough. This is related to the coming changes to typography in Vector 2022. Learn more.
 * Octicons-tools.svg Two columns of the <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> database table (<bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> and <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> ) are being dropped soon. Users must use two columns of the new <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> table instead (<bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> and <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> ). In your existing SQL queries:
 * Replace <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> with <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> and <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> with <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> in the <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> statement
 * Below that add <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr">
 * See T222224 for technical reasoning.

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Recent changes
 * The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title.
 * New changes have been made to the UploadWizard in Wikimedia Commons: the overall layout has been improved, by following new styling and spacing for the form and its fields; the headers and helper text for each of the fields was changed; the Caption field is now a required field, and there is an option for users to copy their caption into the media description.

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