User talk:Joseph2302/Archives/2021/March

The Signpost: 28 February 2021
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Just one more month left of Women in Red's Women in Africa contest
Thanks for your fantastic contributions to Women in Red's Women in Africa contest. An update, now that we're two months in: over 100 articles have been created in January and February! Please help make the final month of the contest a success too :) Dsp13 (talk) 14:27, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-09
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 changes
 * Wikis using the Growth team tools can now show the name of a newcomer's mentor anywhere through a magic word. This can be used for welcome messages or userboxes.
 * A new version of the VideoCutTool is now available. It enables cropping, trimming, audio disabling, and rotating video content. It is being created as part of the developer outreach programs.

Problems
 * There was a problem with the job queue. This meant some functions did not save changes and mass messages were delayed. This did not affect wiki edits.
 * Some editors may not be logged in to their accounts automatically in the latest versions of Firefox and Safari.

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).

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19:06, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Ian St John
Hi. Quick question: Why did you remove the list of international goals at Ian St John? It seemed to be well-sourced. Kind regards, Robby.is.on (talk) 10:24, 2 March 2021 (UTC)


 * I didn't intend to- something went wrong with career stats table, and when I fixed that I must have accidentally deleted it. Re-added it now, thanks for noticing. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:51, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Ah, no problem. Thanks for re-adding it. :-) Happy editing, Robby.is.on (talk) 10:53, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

March 2021
Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. Regarding your edits to Wikipedia:WikiProject Europe/The 10,000 Challenge, please use the preview button before you save your edit; this helps you find any errors you have made and prevents clogging up recent changes and the page history, as well as helping prevent edit conflicts. Below the edit box is a Show preview button. Pressing this will show you what the article will look like without actually saving it.

It is strongly recommended that you use this before saving. If you have any questions, contact the help desk for assistance. WP:CIR, AGAIN Joseph2302 (talk) 20:15, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Malysha Kelly
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Fédération des sociétés féminines sportives de France
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-10
 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 changes
 * Section translation now works on Bengali Wikipedia. It helps mobile editors translate sections of articles. It will come to more wikis later. The first focus is active wikis with a smaller number of articles. You can test it and leave feedback.
 * Flagged revisions now give admins the review right.
 * When someone links to a Wikipedia article on Twitter this will now show a preview of the article.

Problems
 * Many graphs have JavaScript errors. Graph editors can check their graphs in their browser's developer console after editing.

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).
 * The New Discussion tool will soon be a new discussion tools beta feature for on most Wikipedias. The goal is to make it easier to start new discussions.

Future changes
 * There will be a number of changes to make it easier to work with templates. Some will come to the first wikis in March. Other changes will come to the first wikis in June. This is both for those who use templates and those who create or maintain them. You can read more.
 * Reference Previews will become a default feature on some wikis on 17 March. They will share a setting with Page Previews. If you prefer the Reference Tooltips or Navigation-Popups gadget you can keep using them. If so Reference Previews won't be shown.
 * New JavaScript-based functions will not work in Internet Explorer 11. This is because Internet Explorer is an old browser that doesn't work with how JavaScript is written today. Everything that works in Internet Explorer 11 today will continue working in Internet Explorer for now. You can read more.

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DYK nomination of Carol Breen
Hello! Your submission of Carol Breen at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! CeeGee 09:11, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Amanda Sister
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Girma Bekele Gebre
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Cut and paste moves re 2021 Rugby World Cup
Hi, just seen your message on User:Mikey'Da'Man, Archangel's talk page about the cut & paste move of the 2021 Rugby World Cup article. I'd also put a message there re the 2021 Rugby World Cup qualifying article, which I've tagged for speedy deletion, planning to revert the old article to it's pre-redirect position and then move it back to the 2021 article. Have you got a cleaner and easier way of sorting that out? It hasn't been edited since the cut & paste move. Any advice you can give would be gratefully received, thanks.--Bcp67 (talk) 12:55, 11 March 2021 (UTC)


 * I think that deleting the one that was copy and pasted and then moving the 2022 articles back to 2021 is the correct way. Which is the way both 2021 Rugby World Cup and 2021 Rugby World Cup qualifying are now tagged. Hopefully an admin will fix the moves soon. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:49, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Great, thank you. --Bcp67 (talk) 16:41, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Looks like they've been fixed by using a history merge, so all good now. Joseph</b><b style="color:#000000">2302</b> (talk) 17:04, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Fran Jonas
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Jasmin Taylor
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Featured list candidates/List of Coppa Italia finals/archive3
In the discussion you opposed the nomination, also explaining the reasons. I answered you and let me know what you think of my answers. <b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#000080">Dr</b><b style="font-family:Verdana;color:#27B382">Salvus</b> (<b style="font-size:80%;color:#a9a9a9">talk</b>) 18:40, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Mark Coles
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Audrey Forlani
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Kettlethorpe Hall, West Yorkshire
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-11
<section begin="technews-2021-W11"/> 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
 * Wikis that are part of the desktop improvements project can now use a new search function. The desktop improvements and the new search will come to more wikis later. You can also test it early.
 * Octicons-tools.svg Editors who put up banners or change site-wide JavaScript code should use the client error graph to see that their changes has not caused problems. You can read more.

Problems
 * Due to database issues the Wikimedia Beta Cluster was read-only for over a day.

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
 * You can add a newline or carriage return character to a custom signature if you use a template. There is a proposal to not allow them in the future. This is because they can cause formatting problems.
 * You will be able to read but not edit 12 wikis for a short period of time on at 06:00 (UTC). This could take 30 minutes but will probably be much faster.
 * Octicons-tools.svg You can use Quarry for SQL queries to the Wiki Replicas. Cross-database  will no longer work from 23 March. There will be a new field to specify the database to connect to. If you think this affects you and you need help you can post on Phabricator or on Wikitech. PAWS and other ways to do SQL queries to the Wiki Replicas will be affected later.

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DYK for Lisa Martin (rugby union)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Carol Breen
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Þórdís Hrönn Sigfúsdóttir
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Téné Birahima Ouattara
Hello! Your submission of Téné Birahima Ouattara at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Joofjoof (talk) 03:55, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

R.e. Steve Cotterill Edits
By my count, I made two reversions, not three. Other users, however, have made three reversions, with no similar warning on their Talk page. --eamont (talk) 19:20, 18 March 2021 (UTC)


 * According to the page history, you made 3 changes, all of which count towards WP:3RR: Special:Diff/1012667467, Special:Diff/1012763979, Special:Diff/1012780843. And no other person made more than 2. Also, WP:CONSENSUS doesn't mean "universal consensus". <b style="color:#0033ab">Joseph</b><b style="color:#000000">2302</b> (talk) 10:08, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
 * The first edit you've linked to isn't a reversion - it was an update. Further, Egghead06 made three reversions: Special:Diff/1012803690, Special:Diff/1012780843, Special:Diff/1012763979. I agree that edit warring isn't the way to make changes, which is why (on my second and final reversion) I suggested we reopen the discussion. Ultimately it doesn't matter; I am happy to continue the discussion on the relevant project page.--eamont (talk) 12:24, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-12
<section begin="technews-2021-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
 * There is a Wikipedia app for KaiOS phones. They don't have a touch screen so readers navigate with the phone keys. There is now a simulator so you can see what it looks like.
 * The reply tool and new discussion tool are now available as the "" beta feature in almost all wikis except German Wikipedia.

Problems
 * You will be able to read but not edit twelve wikis for a short period of time on at 06:00 (UTC). This can also affect password changes, logging in to new wikis, global renames and changing or confirming emails. This could take 30 minutes but will probably be much faster.

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).
 * Syntax highlighting colours will change to be easier to read. This will soon come to the first wikis.

Future changes
 * Flagged revisions will no longer have multiple tags like "tone" or "depth". It will also only have one tier. This was changed because very few wikis used these features and they make the tool difficult to maintain.
 * Octicons-tools.svg Gadgets and user scripts can access variables about the current page in JavaScript. In 2015 this was moved from  to  .   will soon no longer work.

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April editathons from Women in Red
--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 20:16, 22 March 2021 (UTC) via MassMessaging

DYK for Barnham Court
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Barnston Manor
—valereee (talk) 00:02, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Marjan Haydaree
—valereee (talk) 00:02, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 2021 British Athletics Marathon and 20km Walk Trial
Hello! Your submission of 2021 British Athletics Marathon and 20km Walk Trial at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!  Sounder Bruce  06:44, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you
For your comments at the ANI thread - they were very much appreciated. Take care.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 20:28, 27 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Well it was a stupid thread. Their argument was about guidelines, so they should have brought it up at a discussion page, rather than picking on you. <b style="color:#0033ab">Joseph</b><b style="color:#000000">2302</b> (talk) 21:16, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Featured list candidates/List of Coppa Italia finals/archive3
I've read this sentence at least a million times but I don't understand what you mean. .

However, I have now learned the mistakes you and others mentioned in the WP: ANI and I won't participate in GAs and FLs discussions until at least December. <b style="font-family: Verdana; color: #6633FF;">Dr</b> <b style="font-family: Verdana; color: #6633FF;">Salvus</b> 21:40, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Bosnia national team
The original users who were pushing this template come from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Football/National_teams and you didn't even give a day for other people to come in and debate this template change. Stop claiming WP:OWN, hundreds of people edit this page and I have never reverted anyone. Have fun allowing this page to decay as the users who pushed this change don't care about this page and only want to push this template change on every national team, I'm over this. Good job pushing legitimate wikipedia users out without so much as any discussion.Bihnt123 (talk) 23:19, 26 March 2021 (UTC)


 * The point of a template approach is to have consistency. <b style="color:#0033ab">Joseph</b><b style="color:#000000">2302</b> (talk) 14:52, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-13
<section begin="tech-newsletter-content"/> 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
 * Some very old web browsers don’t work well with the Wikimedia wikis. Some old code for browsers that used to be supported is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers.
 * Octicons-tools.svg IRC recent changes feeds have been moved to a new server. Make sure all tools automatically reconnect to  and not to the name of any specific server. Users should also consider switching to the more modern EventStreams.

Problems
 * When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split. It might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a job queue problem.
 * Some translatable pages on Meta could not be edited. This was because of a bug in the translation tool. The new MediaWiki version was delayed because of problems like this.

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).

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17:29, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

RD Bibian Mental
I've made the updates requested by you 185.2.245.17 (talk) 08:55, 31 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks, I have changed to support at WP:ITNC. <b style="color:#0033ab">Joseph</b><b style="color:#000000">2302</b> (talk) 10:08, 31 March 2021 (UTC)