User talk:Joseph2302/Archives/2022/July

Tech News: 2022-27
 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).
 * Octicons-sync.svg Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on at 07:00 UTC (targeted wikis) and on  at 7:00 UTC (targeted wikis).
 * The Beta Feature for DiscussionTools will be updated throughout July. Discussions will look different.  You can see some of the proposed changes.
 * Octicons-tools.svg This change only affects pages in the main namespace in Wikisource. The Javascript config variable  will be removed from  and be replaced with the variable .

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19:30, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-28
 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
 * In the Vector 2022 skin, the page title is now displayed above the tabs such as Discussion, Read, Edit, View history, or More. Learn more.
 * Octicons-tools.svg It is now possible to easily view most of the configuration settings that apply to just one wiki, and to compare settings between two wikis if those settings are different. For example: Japanese Wiktionary settings, or settings that are different between the Spanish and Esperanto Wikipedias. Local communities may want to discuss and propose changes to their local settings. Details about each of the named settings can be found by searching MediaWiki.org.
 * The Anti-Harassment Tools team recently deployed the IP Info Feature as a Beta Feature at all wikis. This feature allows abuse fighters to access information about IP addresses. Please check our update on how to find and use the tool. Please share your feedback using a link you will be given within the tool itself.

Changes later this week
 * There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
 * Octicons-sync.svg Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on at 07:00 UTC (targeted wikis).

Future changes
 * The Beta Feature for DiscussionTools will be updated throughout July. Discussions will look different.  You can see some of the proposed changes.

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19:23, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

Aus/SA
Hi Joseph - hope you are well. Just a note that while the ODI matches have been cancelled, SA are still scheduled to tour Australia in Dec 22 for three Test matches. The original schedule was for three Tests and three ODIs either side of the New Year. And thanks for all the great work you do on WP too!  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 14:25, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting me know- I've reverted my changing of redirect there, so it points back to International cricket in 2022-23. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:44, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

July 2022
Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. Regarding your edits to Aaron Pike (athlete), 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. Thank you. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:59, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Maryna Striletska
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Adele Nicoll
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-29
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Problems
 * The feature on mobile web for Nearby Pages was missing last week. It will be fixed this week.

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 Technical Decision Forum is seeking community representatives. You can apply on wiki or by emailing TDFSupport@wikimedia.org before 12 August.

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22:58, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for 2022 British Athletics Championships
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-30
<section begin="technews-2022-W30"/> 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 www.wikibooks.org and www.wikiquote.org portal pages now use an automated update system. Other project portals will be updated over the next few months.

Problems
 * Last week, some wikis were in read-only mode for a few minutes because of an emergency switch of their main database (targeted wikis).

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 external link icon will change slightly in the skins Vector legacy and Vector 2022. The new icon uses simpler shapes to be more recognizable on low-fidelity screens.
 * Administrators will now see buttons on user pages for "" and "" instead of just "" if the user is already blocked.

Future meetings
 * The next open meeting with the Web team about Vector (2022) will take place tomorrow (26 July).

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19:26, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

FYI!
I was working on it. Littlebitof (talk) 13:50, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Still, adding something with a citation needed tag is unhelpful. Find the citation, then add the content- not the other way round. <b style="color:#0033ab">Joseph</b><b style="color:#000000">2302</b> (talk) 13:53, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * The way I did it was fine. Stop rushing. Bye! Littlebitof (talk) 14:00, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * No it wasn't, it violates WP:VERIFY. Don't add text with no sources again, or you will get yourself blocked for violating Wikipedia policy. Don't ever post here again, as you clearly have no interest in collaboration or obeying Wikipedia guidelines. <b style="color:#0033ab">Joseph</b><b style="color:#000000">2302</b> (talk) 14:02, 28 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Joseph, looking at this it seems you were wrong, the info added had three sources and no CN tags, but you reverted it anyway. In any case, don't call people "moron" or you are the one that will end up blocked. Fram (talk) 14:19, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I must have reverted one diff too many back then, my mistake. Thank you for pointing that out. <b style="color:#0033ab">Joseph</b><b style="color:#000000">2302</b> (talk) 14:21, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Seeing as the user failed to notify me: Information icon4.svg There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. <b style="color:#0033ab">Joseph</b><b style="color:#000000">2302</b> (talk) 14:27, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

July 2022 (2)
<div class="user-block" style="padding: 5px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; border: 1px solid #a9a9a9; background-color: #ffefd5; min-height: 40px"> You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for abuse of editing privileges. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page:. RickinBaltimore (talk) 16:30, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * was this block based only on the one comment on my talkpage? That was a poor attempt at a joke, and I've removed it. And I do respect people of all backgrounds and varieties of English. As far as I could see, the only other current issue people had with me was the above issue with a user which I thought was resolved (I apologised for a poor choice of language), so am not entirely clear where this indef block has come from? Please could you provide more detail for the blocking, so that I can better understand it? <b style="color:#0033ab">Joseph</b><b style="color:#000000">2302</b> (talk) 17:06, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I have now noticed the updates on the ANI thread, and accept that I have been unnecessary hostile to people, for which I apologise. I have no issue with Americans or American English speakers, but sometimes I get hot headed, and this often comes to blow with discussions of US postings at WP:ITNC. I apologise and had been trying to take myself out of potentially hostile situations pn Wikipedia, but unfortunately I've let that lapse recently by getting involved in too many arguments where I've been hot headed and reckless. I will not post a formal unblock right now, as I will take some time to think about it. <b style="color:#0033ab">Joseph</b><b style="color:#000000">2302</b> (talk) 17:14, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * A bit more context would be good in case anybody would like to understand this. If there is an ANI case, a link to it would be helpful.  Schwede 66  18:48, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents - discussion here. RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:15, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks.  Schwede 66  11:24, 29 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Just seen this, Joseph. Seems a bit harsh for one off-the cuff remark in two years gets an indef, regardless of your past blocks. Hopefully you'll put a block request that addresses the issue and is successful, reduced down to time served. Take care.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 12:40, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red August 2022
--Lajmmoore (talk) 10:59, 29 July 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging