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Tech News: 2015-09
 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 software changes
 * All new accounts are now global.
 * Your Meta user page is now shown if you don't have a user page on a wiki. You can report problems if you see any. You can ask a bot to delete your old user pages.

Software changes this week
 * The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since February 18. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from February 25. It will be on all Wikipedias from February 26 (calendar).
 * It is now easier to see template fields in VisualEditor. The fields are bigger.
 * It is now easier to see when a button is disabled in VisualEditor.
 * Sometimes when you copy-pasted a template in VisualEditor, it was replaced by HTML. This problem is now fixed.
 * Tools in Labs will stop working for a few hours on February 24.

Meetings
 * You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
 * You can join the next weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on February 26 at 00:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * At the moment you need to log in to edit Wikimedia wikis on mobile devices. You can say if anyone should be allowed to edit on the mobile sites. The discussion ends on March 15.
 * Images in the interface will soon work better in Opera 12.

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The Signpost: 25 February 2015
News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's weekly journal about Wikipedia and Wikimedia Read this Signpost in full &middot; Single-page &middot; Unsubscribe &middot; Global message delivery 04:38, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
 * News and notes: Did WMF "participate" in nefarious activity?
 * Op-ed: Text from Wikipedia good enough for Oxford University Press to claim as own
 * In the media: WikiGnomes and Bigfoot
 * Gallery: Far from home
 * Traffic report: Fifty Shades of... self-denial?
 * Featured content: The Moon, Mars, Venus, and Saturn, in no particular order. Also, Kaiser Kong.
 * Recent research: Gender bias, SOPA blackout, and a student assignment that backfired
 * WikiProject report: Be prepared... Scouts in the spotlight
 * Blog: Join the Wikimedia strategy consultation

The Signpost: 25 February 2015
News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's weekly journal about Wikipedia and Wikimedia Read this Signpost in full &middot; Single-page &middot; Unsubscribe &middot; Global message delivery 10:00, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
 * News and notes: Did WMF "participate" in nefarious activity?
 * Op-ed: Text from Wikipedia good enough for Oxford University Press to claim as own
 * In the media: WikiGnomes and Bigfoot
 * Traffic report: Fifty Shades of... self-denial?
 * Featured content: The Moon, Mars, Venus, and Saturn, in no particular order. Also, Kaiser Kong.
 * Recent research: Gender bias, SOPA blackout, and a student assignment that backfired
 * Gallery: Far from home
 * WikiProject report: Be prepared... Scouts in the spotlight
 * Blog: Join the Wikimedia strategy consultation

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Tech News: 2015-10
 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 software changes
 * A Lua function to use Wikidata has changed. You need to update the pages that use it.
 * You can use the Content Translation tool on Wikipedia in Uzbek and Minangkabau. You need to enable it in your Beta options.
 * You can now hide banners if you don't have an account.

Software changes this week
 * The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since February 25. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from March 3. It will be on all Wikipedias from March 4 (calendar).
 * You can use the Content Translation tool on Wikipedia in Punjabi and Kyrgyz. You can ask for the tool in other languages.
 * Editing the fake blank line in VisualEditor is now simpler. This change also fixed a few bugs.
 * The TemplateData editor now warns you if a related page already has TemplateData.
 * The TemplateData table now tells you if a template doesn't take any parameters.

Meetings
 * You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
 * You can join the next weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on March 4 at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.
 * You can join technical meetings in France and Mexico this year. You will be able to ask for help if you can't pay yourself.

Future changes
 * You will be able to get a direct link for a section of a page.

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The Signpost: 04 March 2015
News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's weekly journal about Wikipedia and Wikimedia Read this Signpost in full &middot; Single-page &middot; Unsubscribe &middot; Global message delivery 20:44, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
 * From the editor: A sign of the times—the Signpost revamps its internal structure to make contributing easier
 * Editorial: Conspiracy theories distract from real questions about grantmaking report
 * News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation and OTRS team both publish quarterly reports, indicate operating changes
 * Interview: Meet a paid editor
 * Traffic report: Attack of the movies
 * In the media: Kanye West rebranded; Wikipedia in court; editors for hire
 * Blog: Black History Month edit-a-thons tackle Wikipedia’s multicultural gaps
 * Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
 * Featured content: Ploughing fields and trading horses with Rosa Bonheur
 * Arbitration report: Bradspeaks—impact, regrets, and advice; current cases hinge on sex, religion, and ... infoboxes

Tech News: 2015-11
 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 now create books on almost all wikis. It doesn't work yet on wikis using the language converter.
 * VisualEditor had problems with categories in Safari. It sometimes moved or removed the categories. The issue is now fixed.

Changes this week
 * The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since March 4. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from March 10. It will be on all Wikipedias from March 11 (calendar).
 * In VisualEditor the "Edit beta" button is now called "Edit" on the English Wikipedia.
 * The feedback tool in VisualEditor now looks like the other tools. It also asks for information about your browser to help fix bugs.
 * You now see the VisualEditor toolbar even if the rest of the page is still loading.
 * You now see more information when you edit a link, a reference or other items in VisualEditor. You also see a clearer edit button in those tools.
 * If you use the ContentTranslation tool you now see red links in the list of articles in other languages. The link is red if the article doesn't exist in the language of your options or of your browser. You can translate the article by clicking on the red link.

Meetings
 * You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
 * You can join the next weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on March 11 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
 * You can join a technical meeting in France in May. You can ask for help if you can't pay yourself.

Future changes
 * You can get help to become a developer. You can learn more on the Google Summer of Code and Outreachy pages.
 * You will soon be able to read technical reports in Phabricator.

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The Signpost: 11 March 2015
 News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's weekly journal about Wikipedia and Wikimedia
 * Special report: An advance look at the WMF's fundraising survey


 * In focus: WMF to NSA: "stop spying on Wikipedia users"


 * News and notes: WikiWomen's History Month—meetups, blog posts, and "Inspire" grant-making campaign


 * In the media: Gamergate; a Wiki hoax; Kanye West


 * Traffic report: Wikipedia: handing knowledge to the world, one prank at a time


 * Featured content: Here they come, the couple plighted –


 * Op-ed: Why the Core Contest matters

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Tech News: 2015-12
<section begin="technews-2015-W12"/> 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 servers that resize images are using new software. You should report new problems that you notice with images.
 * You can now see lists of bugs about Commons, Wikisource and Wiktionary.
 * It is now easier to add special characters in VisualEditor. You can edit the list of characters for your wiki.

Problems
 * Wikis were broken for a few minutes on Thursday due to a code error.

Changes this week
 * The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since March 11. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from March 17. It will be on all Wikipedias from March 18 (calendar).
 * A puzzle piece icon (VisualEditor - Icon - Template-big.svg) now shows hidden templates in VisualEditor. You can edit the template by clicking the icon. For example, you can now edit anchor templates.
 * You can now add examples, and details about old parameters, in TemplateData.

Meetings
 * You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
 * You can join the next weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on March 18 at 23:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * The list of bad user names on your wiki will no longer work. The global list will replace it. You can ask to add rules for bad user names on Meta.
 * You can comment on how you want to see Wikidata edits in your watchlist on other wikis.
 * The final steps of single user login (SUL) will happen in April. You can see the rules to rename accounts.

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The Signpost: 18 March 2015
<div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's weekly journal about Wikipedia and Wikimedia
 * From the editor: A salute to Pine


 * Op-ed: Does the Wikimedia fundraising survey address community concerns?


 * News and notes: SUL finalization imminent; executive office shake-ups at the Foundation


 * In the media: NYPD editing articles regarding allegations of police brutality and misconduct


 * Featured content: A woman who loved kings, a king who loved angels ...


 * Traffic report: It's not cricket

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Tech News: 2015-13
<section begin="technews-2015-W13"/> 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 this week Meetings
 * The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since March 18. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from March 24. It will be on all Wikipedias from March 25 (calendar).
 * The text of a reference is now more visible when you click on it. It has a blue background. Many wikis already have the blue color. Those wikis can now remove it from their CSS page.
 * VisualEditor is now much faster. For many users it is now at least as fast as the wikitext editor.
 * When you add a list of references in VisualEditor, you now see it right away. You can still change its group by editing it.
 * You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
 * You can join the next weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on March 25 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * Talk pages using "LiquidThreads" on mediawiki.org will soon use the new system.

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