User talk:King of Hearts/Archive/2014/05

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Edit filter 596
Thanks for the tweak to the filter a few weeks ago (I've been on a long break). I made another tweak since there is no regex used that should make execution faster. At least one would think so. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 04:27, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-19
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Recent software changes
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 * External links in VisualEditor are now in the same light blue color as in MediaWiki.
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 * There is a new type for TemplateData parameters:  for file names.
 * Editing formulae in VisualEditor will soon be enabled for all users.
 * You will soon be able to try a new beta feature to edit text in another language.

Future software changes
 * MediaViewer will be enabled for all users on the Japanese (ja), Portuguese (pt), Spanish (es), Swedish (sv) and Telugu (te) Wikipedias on May 8. Feedback is welcome.
 * You can help translate about 100 new language names that have been added to our data source. They are used, for example, as hover text for interwiki links. Send an e-mail to Nemo if you want to help.
 * If you click on a redirect page in your watchlist, you will soon access the redirect itself.

Problems
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Filter 39
. Unsure why this has tripped it? Black Kite (talk) 20:08, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
 * The article originally contained the word "rape," and the added lines still contain the word. The filter used to exempt cases where the article already had a match, but zzuuzz removed the exemption with the reason that the articles are likely to contain existing problems, and since the filter is not set to disallow, it is more important to catch BLP violations (i.e. prevent false negatives). -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 21:38, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Indeed. The main problem here is that it is not a school article. There are some words in school articles which indicate that any edits surrounding them will always require some review. -- zzuuzz (talk) 08:32, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Wil Wheaton photo discussion
Hi. Can you offer your opinion in the consensus subthread of this discussion? Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 18:06, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Decision requires revision
Good evening. There is the article about one person. None of the administrators does not want to understand it. It's obvious that the article was created on commercial basis. There is no useful information in the article except insults and black PR. References, such as 3, 4 and 6, do not contain any information about Sergei Vasiliev. Have you read the sources? They are not authoritative. Freelancer wrote an article and we should believe him (reference 9)? Since when, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia for a lie?

No one paid any attention to the arguments in favor of deletion. arguments

Please, revise the decision. Article should be deleted. You are an intelligent man. Why do you protect provocateurs who create these articles specifically for spoilage reputation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by VolgaCamper (talk • contribs) 19:41, 9 May 2014 (UTC)


 * I closed it as WP:NPASR, which means that you can feel free to renominate the article for deletion ASAP. -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 21:01, 9 May 2014 (UTC)


 * When? After 24 May? VolgaCamper (talk) 08:25, 10 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Immediately. -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 11:22, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2014-20
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VisualEditor news
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 * Templates that were previously broken in VisualEditor should now appear correctly.

Future software changes
 * It will soon be possible to move category description pages. Pages in changed categories will still have to be moved independently.
 * You will soon be able to clear your watchlist with one click or through the API.
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 * The jQuery JavaScript library will soon be updated. Please check that your gadgets and scripts will still work.
 * The Vector skin will work faster, as the sidebar will no longer collapse partly after being loaded.
 * MediaViewer will be enabled for all users on Wikimedia Commons on May 15. Feedback is welcome.
 * An IRC discussion about Phabricator will take place on May 14 at 18:00 UTC on the channel #wikimedia-office on freenode (time conversion).
 * Toolserver tools will be stopped on June 30. Please make sure to change gadgets [ that link to the Toolserver] to point to Tool Labs instead.

Problems
 * There were problems with generating file thumbnails for all wikis between May 3 and May 6 due to a configuration error.

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Your unblock of Ranjan.phantom
An unambiguous violation of the unblocking terms. AndyTheGrump (talk) 06:36, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque RB.jpg
File:Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque RB.jpg, a picture of a building, was deleted on Commons for lack of FOP in Oman. Could you upload it locally? Armbrust The Homunculus 13:52, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

TINO Page
Dear Sirs, i have noticed that TINO Methodology has been deleted. i don't understand why, mainly when similar pages such http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-creation are active, will appreciate your respond , advice , Best regards , Haim — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.194.205.42 (talk) 08:00, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
 * If you wish to have Co-creation deleted, then feel free to open an AfD. -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 08:12, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Abuse filter 613 – Signing in article
Hey KoH! I'm new to edit filter management. I see you've made quite a few. Anyway you could help me with filter 613? Detailed description of my issue at Wikipedia talk:Edit filter. Thanks! &mdash; MusikAnimal talk 20:40, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2014-21
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 * VisualEditor was added as a beta feature to Wikimedia Commons on May 15. You can enable it in your preferences.
 * You can read a summary of the Wikimedia technical report for April 2014.

VisualEditor news
 * VisualEditor's buttons and icons can now be accessed using keyboard keys.
 * VisualEditor's new citation tool now matches templates like  and not just.
 * VisualEditor's welcome message will no longer be shown to users who have already seen it.
 * VisualEditor now shows a clearer message when you cancel an edit.
 * The toolbar of the PageTriage extension will no longer be visible inside VisualEditor.

Future software changes
 * User ID number will no longer be visible in preferences.

Problems
 * For several hours on May 16, there were problems with loading gadgets on some wikis due to a server problem.

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Ruby Yadav
Regarding User talk:Salvidrim!, I'm very sorry. It just didn't occur to me to check with you first. I do make mistakes from time to time, and this is certainly one of those times. Again, I'm terribly sorry. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 11:12, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
 * No problem. -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 22:42, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-22
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Recent software changes
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 * MediaViewer will be enabled on all Wikisource wikis on May 29, and on the German (de) and English (en) Wikipedias on June 3. Feedback is welcome.

'''VisualEditor news
 * VisualEditor's welcome message and wikitext warning now say that you can switch to source mode editing and keep your edits without saving them.
 * A bug that caused files not to appear after saving edits in the  namespace was fixed last week.
 * VisualEditor tabs will no longer appear in namespaces where VisualEditor is disabled.
 * It is now possible to edit inline images with VisualEditor; many minor bugs related to images have also been fixed.
 * VisualEditor will no longer convert spaces to underscores inside links to pages in namespaces that include spaces in their names.

Future software changes
 * Wikimedia Labs will stop working for about 10 minutes around 18:00 UTC on May 30 due to a server upgrade.
 * It will soon no longer be possible to upload different files under the same name at the same time using the UploadWizard tool.
 * Links to TIFF, DjVu or PDF files created with the syntax  will now show an image caption if there is any text after page number; previously they caused the given page to appear.
 * You will soon see information about global blocks for IP addresses on their contributions page on your local wiki.

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Afd' link
I think there was a minor error from you when you were adding Afd link to Talk:Tim Jonze. But I have fixed it for you.  Occult Zone  ( Talk ) 05:19, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, the script always puts the AfD box at the top of the talk page. -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 17:03, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Script called? It was also about "Tim Jonze" and "Tim Jonze 2nd nomination", but your link was another "Tim Jonze", yes both Afd.  Occult Zone  ( Talk ) 17:50, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
 * User:Mr.Z-man/closeAFD.js. -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 18:07, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

You've got mail!
 LGA <sub style="color:#8B0000;">talk <sup style="margin-left:-4ex"> edits   02:17, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Request for comment
Hello there, a proposal regarding pre-adminship review has been raised at Village pump by. Your comments here is very much appreciated. Many thanks. Jim Carter through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:47, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Unilateral unblock
I'm a bit irritated you unblocked without consultation. I obviously don't know what the CU found or didn't find, but my block was based on behavioral criteria, which I still think were more than obvious. Momanogilgilti's edits had several quite evident and apparently independent intersections with those of, who I had blocked just hours earlier, and other earlier socks (both were editing Total Siyapaa, both were harassing User:Darkness Shines, both were not only campaigning for an unblock of ZORDANLIGHTER but claiming themselves to be that user (Jackolanternstrikes by listing his own account on the SPI page, Momanogilgiti by shouting "UNBLOCK ME" on that page), and Momanogilgiti was also inserting himself into the discussion at Talk:2002 Gujarat riots, which had been another of ZORDANLIGHTER's points of interest. How much more obvious does it get? I don't care if checkuser can confirm they actually are that Zordan sockmaster; if they aren't, they are just an obvious troll. Fut.Perf. ☼ 07:24, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Pending changes protection for The 1975
Article has suffered some persistent vandalism over the past few weeks. A pending changes (protection (level 1) for The 1975 will hopefully reduce it. Thanks. Karst 08:30, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅ King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 20:58, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Sergei Ivanovich Vasiliev (2nd nomination)
Hello! The discussion continues too long. There is a consensus for deletion of the article. Another user, who had not previously participated in the discussion, spoke in favor of delete. And those users, who had offered to keep the article, still did not respond to my and others counter arguments more than a week! After extending the period of discussion and setting "Relist", no one spoke in favor of keep the article. VolgaCamper (talk) 11:29, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
 * As the closer of the previous discussion, I would prefer to allow someone else to close this one. -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 11:31, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

SPI closure
You closed Sockpuppet investigations/Paleolibrairan after having warned the user about editing while logged out. If you have a look at the history of David I Orenstein and Articles for deletion/David I Orenstein, you'll note that the user has not taken heed of your warning and continues to edit from IP addresses, in a likely attempt to avoid detection of his self-promotion. Can you consider re-opening the SPI so sterner action can be taken? WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 16:53, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I have semi-protected both articles. Hopefully that should be enough. -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 02:26, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks! WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:03, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Reference desk trolling
Hi KoH,

These all came to my attention by hits on edit filter 527 -- in each, there is a group of 4-6 accounts created within minutes, each of which then proceeds to post one stupid refdesk question. There are a bunch more new ones this morning. When blocked, they all show on the block log as autoblocking the same IP. And I seem to remember that there was a "reference desk troll" vandal earlier. Unless you strongly object, I think these all need to be blocked. NawlinWiki (talk) 14:44, 31 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Could you point me to a page describing the reference desk troll? (If one doesn't exist, perhaps list some recent socks?) -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 14:50, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
 * (tps) Oh, we're being trolled alright. I blocked some more accounts and reblocked the ones at the SPI. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 15:01, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks for clarifying everything. -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 23:03, 31 May 2014 (UTC)