User talk:Eyebeller/Archives/2020/November

Administrators' newsletter – November 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2020).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg John M Wolfson
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Bduke • Nilfanion • Philosopher • Rspeer • Yunshui

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Ragesoss
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg TonyBallioni

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg EdJohnston • Oshwah • Yamla
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Yunshui

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Anarchyte
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Yunshui

Guideline and policy news
 * Community sanctions now authorize administrators to place under indefinite semiprotection any article on a beauty pageant, or biography of a person known as a beauty pageant contestant, which has been edited by a sockpuppet account or logged-out sockpuppet, to be logged at WP:GS/PAGEANT.

Technical news
 * Sysops will once again be able to view the deleted history of JS/CSS pages; this was restricted to interface administrators when that group was introduced.
 * Twinkle's block module now includes the ability to note the specific case when applying a discretionary sanctions block and/or template.
 * Sysops will be able to use Special:CreateLocalAccount to create a local account for a global user that is prevented from auto-creation locally (such as by a filter or range block). Administrators that are not sure if such a creation is appropriate should contact a checkuser.

Arbitration
 * The 2020 Arbitration Committee Elections process has begun. Eligible editors will be able to nominate themselves as candidates from November 8 through November 17. The voting period will run from November 23 through December 6.
 * The Anti-harassment RfC has concluded with a summary of the feedback provided.

Miscellaneous
 * A reminder that standard discretionary sanctions are authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to post-1932 politics of the United States and closely related people. (American Politics 2 Arbitration case).

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:51, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Notice of Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents talkback
I have responded!  Mr. Heart  (talk) 15:05, 2 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the notification. I have now responded as well. Eyebeller (talk) 15:12, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

Tech News: 2020-45
 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
 * You can no longer read Wikimedia wikis if your browser uses very old TLS. This is because it is a security problem for everyone. It could lead to downgrade attacks. Since October 29, 2020, users who use old TLS versions will not be able to connect to Wikimedia projects. A list of browser recommendations is available. All modern operating systems and browsers are always able to reach Wikimedia projects.
 * Octicons-tools.svg There is a new automatic tracking category available: Pages with non-numeric formatnum arguments. It collects pages which use the  parser function with invalid (non-numeric) input, e.g.  . Note that   is also invalid input: as described in the documentation, the argument should be unformatted so that it can be reliably and correctly localised. The tracking category will help identify problematic usage and double-formatting. The new tracking category's name can be translated at translatewiki.

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from November 3. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from November 4. It will be on all wikis from November 5 (calendar).
 * Administrators and stewards will be able to use a special page (Special:CreateLocalAccount) to force local account creation for a global account. This is useful when account creation is blocked for that user (by a block or a filter).
 * The Reply tool will be offered as an opt-in Beta Feature on most Wikipedias on November 4. This change excludes the English, Russian, and German-language Wikipedias, plus a few smaller Wikipedias with special circumstances. You can read the help page and the troubleshooting guide for more information.

Future changes
 * A discussion has been restarted about using a Unicode minus sign (− U+2212) in the output of  when it is given a negative argument.
 * In the future IP addresses of unregistered users will not be shown for everyone. They will get an alias instead. There will be a new user right or an opt-in function for more vandal fighters to see the IPs of unregistered users. There would be some criteria for who gets the user right or opt-in. There will also be other new tools to help handle vandalism. This is early in the process and the developers are still collecting information from the communities before they suggest solutions.

Tech news prepared by Tech News writers and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.  16:08, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

Revdel request
This is just to let you know that your revision deletion request has been declined. You may wish to reread WP:RD2 which excludes the type of edits you mentioned. We would have tried to have communicated that in the channel, but you need to stay around until someone reviews it to get the result. Thanks, -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 00:02, 4 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Ok, thanks. I don't really know how IRC works and I ran into issues but I would have stayed. Eyebeller (talk) 00:15, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks, very much appreciated :) Eyebeller (talk) 20:44, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Tech News: 2020-46
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Changes later this week
 * There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

Future changes
 * You can see reference previews. This shows a preview of the footnote when you hover over it. This has been a beta feature. It will move out of beta and be enabled by default. There will be an option not to use it. The developers are looking for small or medium-sized wikis to be the first ones. You can let them know if your wiki is interested.
 * From November 16 the categories will not be sorted in order for a short time. This is because the developers are upgrading to a new version of the internationalisation library. They will use a script to fix the existing categories. This can take a few hours or a few days depending on how big the wiki is. You can read more.

Tech news prepared by Tech News writers and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.  15:48, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Editing and sources discussion
Hello! I was the anonymous user who’s edit you deleted from the wiki page for the musician, Kennedy. At the time of editing, I was not aware that I was not logged in, that must have been a mistake. Anyways, I got all of my information for his discography from his ITunes page, which I am unsure how to cite. If you could restore my edits, and give it a proper citation, it would be much appreciated. Also, the source for his reason for being kicked out of Silversun Pickups was from an interview the bands singer did years ago, which I cannot find. The only record of this information is from a fan site for the band, the owner of which I am in contact with and provided the original, now lost, sources. The reason I left my edit without citation, is I was going to look for my sources. I did not expect such a quick removal, especially on such an obscure Wikipedia page. I hope you can understand that this was merely a misunderstanding, and from what I can gather, my information was 100% accurate. Manmanboyboyman man (talk) 19:46, 10 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Hello Manmanboyboyman man and thanks for reaching out to me. You could have cited the iTunes page, using the Cite Web template. As the page/discography is by the artist themselves, that would be reliable. Regarding him being kicked out of Silversun Pickups - as the article is a biography of a living person, Wikipedia's policy requires "all quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source using an inline citation; material not meeting this standard may be removed". This is likely to be challenged, therefore unless a source is found for that we can't add that in, unfortunately.
 * Your edit was flagged to the edit patrolling software Huggle; that's where I saw it and why I removed it so quickly. To make sure your content isn't removed in the future, please make sure to add the content and sources at the same time. I understand your good intentions. If you reply with a link to the musicians iTunes page, I'll look at it and see if I can add your sourced content back in. Eyebeller (talk) 20:02, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

November 2020
Hello Eyeballer, I am still learning the ropes and until you pointed it out I had no idea I had deleted content, I was only reviewing the article based on new information and standard practice here, and unintentionally didn't leave a description in the edit summary. Thank you for pointing it out as I know what to do next time. Naijaseer (talk) 03:01, 16 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi Naijaseer. Thanks for your message. I'm glad you read my message on your talk page and I look forward to seeing your helpful contributions in the future. :) Eyebeller (talk) 07:55, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

Selenetherium
Don't revert, the thing is actually misspelled. The page needs to be moved, too. Regards, Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI converse &#124; fings wot i hav dun 13:56, 15 November 2020 (UTC)


 * There is no evidence that it is a spelling mistake, the current spelling seems to be correct. Why do you think it's a spelling mistake? Eyebeller (talk) 13:59, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
 * The authorities who named the taxon, Mackaye, Brunet & Tassy, spelled it with an e. You can look at the source in the reflist. Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI converse &#124; fings wot i hav dun 14:11, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
 * There is a response on the move discussion, check it out. Regards, Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI converse &#124; fings wot i hav dun 11:47, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

Tech News: 2020-47
 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
 * Listings on category pages are sorted on each wiki for that language using a library. For a brief period on 16 November, changes to categories will not be sorted correctly for most languages. This is because the developers are upgrading to a new version of the library. They will then use a script to fix the existing categories. This will take a few hours or a few days depending on how big the wiki is. You can read more.

Changes later this week
 * If you merged two pages in a namespace where pages can't redirect this used to break the merge history. This will now be fixed.
 * 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).

Future changes
 * The Community Wishlist Survey is now open for proposals. The survey decides what the Community Tech team will work on. You can post proposals from 16 to 30 November. You can vote on proposals from 8 December to 21 December.

Tech news prepared by Tech News writers and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.  15:36, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

Reverted.
Hi and welcome to wikipedia. How much of the Donald B. Gillies do you think is sourced? In fact, practically zero. I would apppreciate it if you would stop reverting edits about my dad. SystemBuilder (talk) 19:46, 17 November 2020 (UTC)


 * There are quite a few citations. The fact that he is your dad does not make your content sourced or verifiable. Please stop adding unsourced content per WP:CHALLENGE. Thanks. Eyebeller (talk) 19:47, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Pending changes reviewer granted
Hello. Your account has been granted the "pending changes reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on pages protected by pending changes. The list of articles awaiting review is located at Special:PendingChanges, while the list of articles that have pending changes protection turned on is located at Special:StablePages.

Being granted reviewer rights neither grants you status nor changes how you can edit articles. If you do not want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time.

See also: ~Swarm~ {sting} 02:09, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Reviewing pending changes, the guideline on reviewing
 * Pending changes, the summary of the use of pending changes
 * Protection policy, the policy determining which pages can be given pending changes protection by administrators.


 * Thanks. Eyebeller (talk) 07:34, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

Congratulations

 * Thanks for being my trainee. I coincide with your statement, it has been a massive enjoyment while you were my trainee and I express my deepest gratification. I'm kind of annoyed at myself for not checking that Uw-articlesig only has 1 warning level but at least I learnt something. :) Eyebeller (talk) 17:57, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks mate. I actually stopped using RedWarn because it doesn't work on mobile devices. I switched to using Twinkle instead. I do like the default revert reasons RedWarn offers which Twinkle doesn't and would use RedWarn if it worked on mobile. Right now, the buttons just break on mobile and sometimes with both Twinkle and RedWarn enabled, it breaks completely causing me to have to completely disable RedWarn. Is there any way to allow RedWarn to be usable on mobile? Eyebeller (talk) 12:44, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks for the Barnstar. Eyebeller (talk) 21:00, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

Tech News: 2020-48
 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
 * Timestamps in Special:Log are now links. They go to Special:Log for only that entry. This is how timestamps work on for example the history page.

Changes later this week
 * There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

Future changes
 * Octicons-tools.svg The Wikimedia Cloud VPS hosts technical projects for the Wikimedia movement. Developers need to claim projects they use. This is because old and unused projects are removed once a year. Unclaimed projects can be shut down from 1 December. Unclaimed projects can be deleted from 1 January.

Tech news prepared by Tech News writers and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.  17:17, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

Monte Carlo edits
Hi eyebeller. Why are you removing my additions on this subject? They are improvements! I have not yet attributed sources because I want to refer to them as a whole. Otherwise, there are no resources on the present information. Please restore this information, because the present wikipedia page on this subject is incomplete and some times wrong. Esepecially names of participant and vehicles are not correct. I put great effort in improving the quality of information! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:1C02:2B22:F400:E9F0:B26A:30FE:6A8C (talk) 19:04, 25 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Hello. Sorry for the late reply and for removing your content. I have looked at your changes and I'm not sure why I reverted your edit. Sorry about that; feel free to readd your content. Best. Eyebeller (talk) 12:27, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Tech News: 2020-49
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

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).

Future changes
 * The iOS Wikipedia app will show readers more of the article history. They can see new updates and easier see how the article has changed over time. This is an experiment. It will first be shown only to some iOS app users as a test.
 * Octicons-tools.svg The Wiki Replicas can be used for SQL queries. You can use Quarry, PAWS or other ways to do this. To make the Wiki Replicas stable there will be two changes. Cross-database  will no longer work. You can also only query a database if you connect to it directly. This will happen in February 2021. If you think this affects you and you need help you can post on Phabricator or on Wikitech.

Tech news prepared by Tech News writers and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.  17:43, 30 November 2020 (UTC)