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GitLab and GitHub
I just found a way to sync stuff between GitLab and GitHub. I am not sure if you are aware, but maybe you can use that to create a "read-only" or "synced" repository on GitHub for us to work with. But then, it can kind of be a little overboard as you then have to track pull requests all over the place. Aasim 09:50, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , we don't have any plans to make an official GitHub mirror at the moment, especially considering that it could create an issue if people make pull requests there and things. It's easier for us to manage at a single location. Ed  talk!  13:48, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
 * User:Ed6767 that is understood. I know Wikimedia Foundation has a read-only mirror of MediaWiki.  You could maybe get a bot to auto-close pull requests made at GitHub.  Or have the pull requests mirror on GitLab and autoclose or something like that.  So that this happens when you try to make a pull request.  Aasim 18:38, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:56, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

RC patrol
Hi Ed. I can now say I have used RedWarn a few more times. Anyway, today, I just made a (kind of, but not really) more robust RC patrol method that is kind of like Huggle, but a lot simpler lol. I have already worked on an RC patrol widget and a RC notification tool, but now we have RC patrol. I have always wanted to make a more robust tool kind of like wikiHow's, and I kind of did. If you would like to try it, feel free to do so. :) Aasim 03:23, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , looks cool! Reminds me a lot of the first tool I made, but with mine I added like a counter in the bottom left saying "moving on in 10... 9..." and if you didn't press shift to add extra time the redirect would complete as usual. I think that's better than the sudden redirects. Ed  talk!  13:47, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

About the removed changes on OFDM page
Hi Ed6767, I noticed that you deleted all my additions in OFDM page. Could you please explain the reasons why you refused all resources? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amany N Mohamed (talk • contribs) 08:58, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, can you please let me know when and where this occurred? I'm afraid I don't recall. Ed  talk!  15:54, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * And now why you removed my edit in OFDM history although I used a reliable resource from FCC? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amany N Mohamed (talk • contribs) 16:52, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , that wasn't done by me, but was explained on your talk page. Ed  talk!  17:08, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

Ok, could you please help me to publish that edits i followed your instructions and used a strong and reliable resource. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amany N Mohamed (talk • contribs) 20:58, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

Got my recent pull request?
See. Thanks. Aasim 15:49, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , thanks for the ping, it's been merged. Ed  talk!  15:54, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * And Aasim 16:59, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

I think this may be helpful if you are developing RedWarn mobile/desktop
https://labs.ft.com/2012/08/basic-offline-html5-web-app/

Why? Because it allows you to completely bypass the App Store and Play Store and immediately get a working webapp that can work offline. I think RedWarn would be great as a webapp.

I am not sure if you already know this, so I am sharing just in case. Aasim 07:31, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for your suggestion - we're actually already working on a PWA for the new RedWarn. Thanks again :) Ed  talk!  11:54, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

RedWarn and WebKit
What makes RedWarn not work properly on iOS mobile? Aasim 00:20, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , Safari/WebKit isn't supported and doesn't support many of the APIs needed for RedWarn at the moment. Ed  talk!  08:28, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I feel like nothing works on Safari/WebKit. One of the scripts that I wrote that makes new sections shows two boxes.  And I am getting "404" errors in the dev console with regards to redwarn.  Moral of the story: don't use Safari.  Use a Chromium-based browser.  Aasim 18:38, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , y'know how they advertise all the Safari is x times faster than Chrome! Yeah, they don't get that through enhancements, they just cut things out and call it a day. Can't wait for it to have full support really because it's a quite annoying edge case. Ed  talk!  19:30, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * maybe you can have it detect compatible browsers and if RedWarn is not compatible, then it pops up with a notification that says "Sorry, but your browser or device is not compatible with RedWarn." And the reason why RedWarn does not work on iPhone is because all browsers on iPhone have to use Apple's WebKit engine, which breaks everything.  Aasim 20:27, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

New pull request
Aasim 05:00, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks :) FYI, we're all automatically pinged on our private discord channels when a new PR or other event occurs, such as the RedWarn pages being edited, so there's no need to leave a talk page message. Ed  talk!  08:31, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Can you also rebuild the RedWarn script now that my proposed changes are in? Aasim 20:09, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Ed  talk!  21:30, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

New RC Patrol in all its glory
See WP:RCPS. (Yes, I created that shortcut because I anticipate that the tool may blow up like Huggle.) It is still a work in progress, but for now it works on the English Wikipedia. My hope is to get cross wiki support and a configuration file. One thing I am kind of ticked about is that I cannot get the OOUI icons to work properly. It always shows a blank icon. I think I should file a request a Phabricator to fix it. Aasim 22:33, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , looking good! Great improvement. Two things: 1. Have you thought about using the PHP development like what RedWarn does? It'll make development so much easier for you, and can update the script once everything is tested and working. You don't actually need a build script if you're only using one file, let me know if you'd like help setting that up. 2. RE the OOUI icons, have you made sure to import the OOUI libary (i.e through mw.using)? See OOUI/Using_OOUI_in_MediaWiki. Again, great work! Ed  talk!  22:44, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks Ed. Have you checked out some of my other scripts?  One of them, WP:XFDVOTE, has kind of blown up a bit.  Aasim 22:50, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , installed, seems quite useful! If you need any help feel free do email or direct message me on Discord, I'm very happy to help :) Ed  talk!  22:53, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, it seems like a bug with OOUI. Only two icons of the expected several are loading.  I opened a bug report at T262779.  Hopefully they can figure out whether it is a problem with my code or a problem with the documentation or what.  The fact that only one or two icons are loading out of the several that I selected clearly indicates a bug.  Aasim 03:33, 14 September 2020 (UTC) Nah I had to include some other ooui library.  Thanks for the help, though!  Aasim 05:07, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
 * And... I broke up the script for readability. Just to confirm, your GitHub username is Ed6767?  You can kind of help with the build.php file :)    Aasim 19:04, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Ummm, maybe not?
-- Cabayi (talk) 21:04, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Special:Diff/978424699
 * Special:Permalink/973319444
 * , whoops! Didn't know it had increased, and as there'd been little activity I thought it okay to close. Feel free to revert. Ed  talk!  21:12, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Well...
Someone may have already had a similar idea in mind... but... the issue is that the diffs running down the left side of SWViewer is too distracting and requires OAuth. My idea is to have a cross-wiki solution in mind that does not involve having to view every single edit on every single wiki. It just works. And my solution is fast with low risk of accidential rollbacks. Aasim 22:45, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
 * To be honest, I am also amazed by how quickly my RC patrol script developed into something really usable in a matter of a few days. Maybe you want to try it out?  WP:RCPS  Next thing you know I have Pending Changes Patrol fully ready for English Wikipedia. Aasim 02:08, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , yeah, it gets like that. The first version of RedWarn was working within six days, and it grew from there really, so best wishes! Ed  talk!  02:23, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Most recent feedback on RedWarn
I think there should either be icons in Contributions instead of confusing three-letter words, and maybe labels that are always visible under the icons that we can always know what they mean. I have used Huggle, and I bet you have used Huggle before too, and you know that the icons are easy to understand for the most part. But having icon labels provide a level of redundancy.

(Also, I do not think a user should have the ability to hide the "more options" icon lol. I just did that.) Aasim 19:05, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Quick note on User talk:Sandbox for user warnings
Thanks for your edits to User talk:Sandbox for user warnings.

Well... um... you probably need more work on the content of your invitation message, as the entire ToC is filled with the RedWarn page... Aasim (talk) 16:11, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:42, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

hindley milner / wp:tone
Hi Ed6767,

you have added a flag to Hindley–Milner type system. Not that i disagree, but I would appreciate if you'd add a word to the talk page, what in particular caught your eye.

Thanks and kind regards

-- Cobalt pen (talk)
 * Hi, . While I can't remember the specifics of why a tagged it (as it was a good few months ago now), at the moment I feel the predominant use of lists and lack of inline citations in many places, along with other concern would warrant this tag. Hope this helps, and feel free to copy this message over to the appropriate talk page. Ed  talk!  09:19, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thx, just copied over. -- Cobalt pen (talk) 14:25, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

User:FCxO/sandbox
Please help me fix this deletion pattern I don't know if I've done a rest or not please check.--FCxO (talk) 17:11, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , as it's your Sandbox you can just empty the page content yourself so you can use it again later. Or, you can add db-u1 to the page if you want to delete it. Ed  talk!  17:14, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I want to leave a WP:AFD to create it if we can pass it on the draft draft:Amir Sarkhosh and leave a WP:AFD for him because I couldn't do it thank you.--FCxO (talk) 17:17, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
 * LTA locked, AFD and Draft deleted as usual. DMacks (talk) 03:34, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

Redwarn
I explained further on the talk page. (I quite expected your revert). Probably I should judge more exactly by installing it and actually giving it a try. But it's unfortunate to couple features to a nonstandard interface. I do not know how many feeel as I do about such interfaces, but I suppose it will be acome apparent. (If you're wondering, I was raised first on alphabets, and then on Unix)  DGG ( talk ) 00:00, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

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RedWarn Preferences
Hello Ed6767. I know that I could have cleared my RedWarn things on the preferences page, but I intentionally did it through that page because it was buggy. Thanks anyway! Helpthepeople9 (talk) 00:08, 8 November 2020 (UTC)
 * , can you let me know what the issue is you're facing? I'm currently working under the hood in RedWarn now, and I might be able to fix your issue. <span style="font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;font-weight:300;text-shadow: 2px 2px 10px black;color:black;">Ed  talk!  00:10, 8 November 2020 (UTC)
 * RedWarn had been making Wikipedia browsing really slow, but deleting that from the RedWarn config has fixed it. I think it was because I installed a pack that slowed down Wikipedia for me. Helpthepeople9 (talk) 00:15, 8 November 2020 (UTC)
 * , odd, I haven't experienced an issue like that but will look into it. Many thanks, <span style="font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;font-weight:300;text-shadow: 2px 2px 10px black;color:black;">Ed  talk!  14:23, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Automatic bug report
!!! Clicked on RedWarn Preferences option (from Toolbar icons > More Options), while looking at User talk:Sandbox for user warnings. !!! — MrConorAE (👤U &#124; 💬T &#124; 📝C) 18:48, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
 * , thanks for reporting, the bug is now fixed :) <span style="font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;font-weight:300;text-shadow: 2px 2px 10px black;color:black;">Ed  talk!  19:16, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
 * - Wow, that was amazingly quick! Thank you so much! :D — MrConorAE (👤U &#124; 💬T &#124; 📝C) 19:44, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
KITTEN WIKILOVE INBOUND

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 * , this is what I live for. This world is meaningless without kitten WikiLove. <span style="font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;font-weight:300;text-shadow: 2px 2px 10px black;color:black;">Ed  talk!  21:54, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

New, simpler RfC to define trust levels for WikiLoop DoubleCheck
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Offtopic comment
Regarding your offtopic comment, canvassing isn't solely defined by the tone of what you say but also by: where, to whom, and whether anyone of a particular sort other than the ones you said it to knows that you said it. It doesn't look good when you provide a message to users of your proposed gadget in apparently some conspicuous place known only to users of that proposed gadget. This is why people have accused you have canvassing. This note is just explanatory &mdash; I don't personally care too much for/against you on the point. --Izno (talk) 17:29, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

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Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 18
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Hello everyone and welcome to the 18th issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter:

Scripts Submit your new/improved script here
 * Cscr-featured.svg SD0001's W-Ping is this month's featured script


 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Sportzpikachu's bookmarks adds a bookmarks section to the navigation toolbar
 * SD0001's deleted-metadata-link.js adds links to the deletedrevisions API output for deleted pages
 * SD0001's GAN-helper makes it easier to create a GAN nomination.
 * 1234qwer1234qwer4's XfDstarted scripts add links to today's XfD log pages to the personal toolbar
 * Awesome Aasim's rcpatrol is a tool that can be used to patrol recent changes, including reverting edits and warning users
 * A new JavaScript snippet, MediaWiki:AFC-add-project-tags.js, can be used to add WikiProject tags to drafts at WikiProject Articles for creation/Add WikiProject tags without actually needing to install a user script.
 * Nardog's PlayAudioNow makes audio links playable while staying on the page, regardless of the format
 * GeneralNotability's ip-ext-info.js adds extended info on IPs in a popup with their range, ASN, and ISP
 * TheTVExpert's submitRMTR adds a button to Special:MovePage to submit a technical request at Requested moves/Technical requests
 * TheTVExpert's rmCloser helps with closing and relisting requested moves.
 * Enterprisey's parsoid-round-trip uses Parsoid to convert wikitext to HTML and back, and then shows the result and the difference between the original wikitext and the post-conversion wikitext.
 * Frietjes's infoboxgap assists in renumbering infobox labels/data/classes, so that a new line can be inserted in the middle of the infobox.

Pending requests
 * A request for a script to help with maintaining the lists of vital articles
 * A request for a script to make it easier to archive specific list entries, rather than whole discussion sections
 * ...and many more, all available at User scripts/Requests




 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Twinkle has made a number of improvements, including using a change tag to identify actions made with it and automatically filing edit requests for protected XfD nominations.
 * SD0001's shortdescs-in-category is now compatible with scripts modifying category listings, such as Equazcion's CatListMainTalkLinks
 * GhostInTheMachine's TalkHelper2 is a newer version of their prior script, TalkHelper
 * GeneralNotability's spihelper updated to 2.2.10, fixing a number of small bugs, automatically tagging globally locked socks as such in the sockpuppet template, and restoring open cases following an SPI history merge.
 * Enterprisey's script-installer gadget has been updated with more internationalization of messages, as well as addition of a user preference,  to allow controlling where new scripts are to be installed.

Open tasks
 * Enterprisey is looking for beta testers for their new section-watchlist user script. See the announcement.

Miscellaneous
 * The second edition of the m:Coolest Tool Award will be taking place in December.
 * Enterprisey's links-in-logs script has now been implemented as part of MediaWiki core, see 640761 and T207562.

My apologies for the delayed issue. As always, if anyone else would like to contribute, help is appreciated. Stay safe, --DannyS712 (talk) 18:20, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

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Automatic bug report
!!! Replace this text with any further information you wish to provide that will help us fix this bug. !!! Captainllama (talk) 14:46, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

rollback getRollbackRevID failed via final else! related URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indo-European_ablaut&diff=prev&oldid=993307025

user:Snagemit back again?
I find myself in the difficult territory of seeing the same odd but strangely distinctive editing behaviour with user:Freezingwedge as with the now-banned user:Snagemit. The type of articles is broadly the same. The speed and volume of this editor is highly distinctive - moving from one article to the next at speed - so surely having no time to consult sources. There are also pointless edits that do nothing to improve an article. Do you think there is enough for an investigation? - I fear not, hence the question.ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 09:57, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 19
<div style="border-style:solid; border-color:#606060; background-color:#f8f8f8; border-width:2px; text-align:left; padding:7px; border-radius:1em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba(0,0,0,0.75);" class="plainlinks"> News and updates associated with user scripts from the past month (December 2020).

Hello everyone and welcome to the 19th issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter:

Scripts Submit your new/improved script here
 * Cscr-featured.svg Enterprisey's script-installer, a gadget that makes it easier to install scripts, is this month's featured script


 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Enterprisey's copy-section-link adds popups to section headers which has an appropriate wikilink and external link to the section.
 * DannyS712's FindBlacklistEntry can be used to figure out which line(s) in either the local or global spamblacklist prevent a particular url from being added.
 * Nardog's CodeEditorAssist allows customizing the code editor, including changing the color theme and enabling live autocompletion.
 * Cobaltcigs's IllWill allows searches wikidata.org for foreign-language sitelinks, to populate ill and replace plain red links.


 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Twinkle has made a number of improvements, most notably full support for expiring watchlist items.
 * Evad37's Signpost Publishing Script is now at version 2.4.2, with changes including a fix for calculating the size of pages with files.
 * Evad37's MoveToDraft is now at version 2.5.1, with changes including:
 * checks for move conflicts and better options if move fails
 * the addition of Drafts moved from mainspace after moves
 * updating the default move log and notification texts to be more in line with WP:DRAFTIFY
 * Enterprisey's cv-revdel now handles failures more cleanly, including reporting failures caused by the spam blacklist.
 * Bradv's Notepad.js script has been updated with new styles and a new launch button.
 * A beta version of XFDcloser is available for testing, and brings a new user interface for dialogs and some preferences for customization.



Open tasks
 * Voting in the m:Community Wishlist Survey 2021 is ongoing until December 21, 2020. There are 15 proposals in the "bots and gadgets" category that may be of interest.

Pending requests
 * A script to help list discussions at WP:ANRFC (request)
 * A script to allow undoing edits despite conflicting intermediary edits (request)
 * ...and many more, all available at User scripts/Requests

Miscellaneous
 * The Watchlist Expiry feature worked on by the Community Tech team has been enabled on Wikipedia. For scripts that include watching or unwatching pages, developers may want to update their code to take advantage of the new functionality. See the documentation on mediawiki.org.
 * As noted in the prior issue, Enterprisey's links-in-logs script has now been implemented as part of MediaWiki core. By my count, this is his third script that was replaced by implementing the code in MediaWiki core or an extension, along with link-section-edits and abusefilter-hide-search. Additionally, his reply-link script is being converted in part to mw:Extension:DiscussionTools. Are there any other scripts that might be worth integrating directly in MediaWiki? Thoughts would be welcome at Wikipedia talk:Scripts++.

As always, if anyone else would like to contribute, help is appreciated. Stay safe, and happy holidays! --DannyS712 (talk) 00:19, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

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