User talk:MRD2014/Archive 2

No subject
Hey, stop reverting my edits to Mushroom Kingdom, my edits are detailed and informative. At least provide a reason for the deletion other than sending retarded useless messages on my talk page! 2601:44:0:FF17:DD42:FBD3:1FE1:CE72 (talk) 01:28, 13 June 2016 (UTC)


 * It seems like a possible hoax. If is isn't then you are not providing reliable sources. The Mushroom Kingdom is fictional and did not exist in the 18th century. — MRD2014 T C 01:32, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

Tech News: 2016-24
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Recent changes
 * Wikimedia wikis now use AuthManager. If you have new problems related to logging in or being logged in, report them.
 * Visiting Special:Notifications doesn't automatically mark notifications as read anymore. You can go between read, unread or all notifications on Special:Notifications. Notifications on Special:Notifications are grouped by day. You can mark every daily group as read individually. Notifications are displayed by groups of 50 on Special:Notifications and you can find former notifications by using navigation arrows.

Changes this week
 * You can filter user contributions to hide minor edits.
 * It will be easier to edit galleries with the visual editor.
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 14 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 15 June. It will be on all wikis from 16 June (calendar).

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Tech News: 2016-25
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Recent changes
 * Notifications were not always marked as read when you followed a link from an email notification. This will now happen.

Changes this week
 * The list of other languages an article is available in will be shorter on small Wikipedias and non-Wikipedia projects. This is to make it easier to find the most relevant languages for each user. You will still be able to see the other languages.
 * Alerts (the red badge) will not be automatically marked as read when you open the Notifications popup.
 * When you get several thanks you can see them as one notification. This is instead of one notification for each thanks.
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 21 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 22 June. It will be on all wikis from 23 June (calendar).

Meetings
 * Octicons-tools.svg You can join the next meeting with the Architecture committee. The topic this week is develop Markdown support strategy for MediaWiki. The meeting will be on 22 June at 21:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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Vandalism?
I have added in the League of Nations the sentence "At much the same time, Soviet Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinov facilitated the acceptance of the USSR into the League of Nations, as part of Litvinov's support of collective security, and his efforts form a closer relationship with France and Britain. Thus, the League's membership never included both Germany and the USSR, but only one of them at a time." The infomration was taken from the Maxim Litvinov page. Until I added it, the League of Nations page did not include the fact that the USSR did join the League in 1933 - and now that you reverted it, it again does not include this fact. Why is this edit "vandalism"? Why am I threatend with being blocked because of this "vandalism"? 79.178.128.51 (talk) 20:50, 21 June 2016 (UTC)


 * I used Huggle to revert your edit and when the final warning is issued, it always says "vandalize". Your edit was not vandalism. However, your edit was unsourced and that is why I reverted it. Keep this in mind: adding unsourced content again will likely result in a block. — MRD2014 T C 21:03, 21 June 2016 (UTC)


 * The fact that the Soviet Union joined the League of Nations in 1933 is a well-known historical fact, which I think is quite relevant for the page on the League of Nations. I think defining it as "unsourced content" is a ridiculous hair-splitting. But OK, I will find a reliable source for this undisputed and well-known historical fact and then put it is in again. 79.178.128.51 (talk) 22:55, 21 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia has a policy on verifiability, so that is why I removed it. You can read Citing sources to help you in citing the source. — MRD2014 T C 23:13, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

No subject
Floraalbert Father Vito Cav. Di Maio O.F.M. Edited article today. Please undelete — Preceding unsigned comment added by Floraalbert (talk • contribs) 04:35, 25 June 2016 (UTC)


 * I am not an administrator so I can't undelete it. However, there are instructions on your talk page you can follow for having your submission restored. See WP:REFUND/G13. — MRD2014 T C 12:33, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

Tech News: 2016-26
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Recent changes
 * The ORES service has now moved to a new location. This should make it easier to use ORES. The ORES review service is now available as a beta feature on Wikidata and Persian Wikipedia. ORES is an artificial intelligence system for Wikimedia wikis to help editors.
 * The order of wikis in collapsed cross-wiki notifications was different than when the list was expanded. This is now fixed.
 * A new category for tracking pages with math errors was added:    :.

Problems
 * The Wikimedia Etherpad crashed on June 23. Some edits done that day have been lost. They can be found at etherpad-restore.wikimedia.org for another few days.

Changes this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 28 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 29 June. It will be on all wikis from 30 June (calendar).
 * The way to mark notifications as read or unread will be changed to be more clear.

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 28 June at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * The Collaboration team at the Wikimedia Foundation will look at developing better tools for edit review. This is because research suggests we scare away newcomers who want to help.
 * An e-mail from the Editing Department explains the technical work that is planned and being researched for the future. Items include better wikitext and visual editing, prompts for edits, language improvements, annotations, and meta-data separation.
 * The sorting of Notifications into the two fly-out menus is going to change on July 5 to 7. Bundled notifications should be easier to explore and mark as read individually.
 * Octicons-tools.svg From 29 June git.wikimedia.org (running Gitblit) will redirect all requests to Phabricator. The vast majority of requests should be correctly redirected.
 * Catalan and Polish Wikipedias will have Wikidata descriptions added to articles in the mobile view by default. This is currently a beta option for the mobile versions. This might come to other wikis later.

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Sorry!
Yeah i had recently visited so i wanted to correct some stuff but i accidently hit backspace and save. Thanks for fixing it for me i got freaked out! — Preceding unsigned comment added by MikeSut (talk • contribs) 01:55, 30 June 2016 (UTC)


 * That's all right. No problem. — MRD2014 T C 01:58, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2016-27
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Recent changes
 * A daily email summary of notifications could be sent even when there were no notifications from the wiki. Now no email will be sent if there is no activity.

Changes this week
 * The "" button in the visual editor's toolbar will move into the "" menu except for Wikipedias, Wikibookses and Wikiversities. This is to make it less prominent on wikis that don't use it as much.
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 5 July. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 6 July. It will be on all wikis from 7 July (calendar).

Meetings
 * You can take part in the next office hour for Wikidata on IRC on July 8 at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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Art Rousseau
I was trying to delete the page but can not find how to do it. I wanted to make sure that you have deleted it?

Thank you, arousseaumorris — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arousseaumorris (talk • contribs) 12:47, 6 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Hello. I cannot delete the page because I am not an administrator. Jo-Jo Eumerus speedily deleted the page because it was an unambiguous copyright infringement. — MRD2014 T C 12:57, 6 July 2016 (UTC)

No subject
Hey there! You reverted some changes I made to the Compass 360 Racing entry. This page refers to the car racing team that I own. The information thereon is out of date; most specifically the team's name has changed to C360R. Can you advise me how to make that change? Once that's complete I'll update the entry with current information.

Many thanks,

Karl Thomson Team Principal, C360R http://C360R.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 964c2cab (talk • contribs) 15:36, 7 July 2016 (UTC)


 * First, don't replace all the content with "This entry is no longer valid" because I assumed that was vandalism (and I'm sure others would too). Second, you can add Update to the top of the article to alert others. Third, if you want to update it yourself, you must provide reliable sources. To change its title, hover the mouse cursor over the "More" button next to the search bar. Click on "Move" that will appear under "More". In the text box next to the box that says "(Article)", change the text to "C360R", provide the reason in the "Reason" box, then click "Move". — MRD2014 T C 16:59, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

USAF Air Expeditionary Center
I agree with your recent reversion of a large edit by an IP editor of United States Air Force Expeditionary Center using material from the center's web site. However, since this is a US Air Force web site, the material is in the public domain, so no WP:COPYVIO. On the other hand, it's a direct quote of a large amount of material without credit to the author, so it lacked in two other areas. --Lineagegeek (talk) 23:36, 8 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Ok thank you. — MRD2014 T C 00:42, 9 July 2016 (UTC)

Tech News: 2016-28
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Recent changes
 * A new image scaler fixed a number of bugs for showing SVG files. Some new problems turned up.
 * Notifications are grouped by types. They are now counted by number of notifications and not by unread groups. That change may increase the number of notifications displayed. The earlier way of counting was often incorrect. Unread notifications will also be displayed first.
 * Special:Notifications now has a maximum width for the notifications list on desktop computers. This allows long titles and descriptions to be cut properly. Notifications are now also better parsed.

Problems
 * On 5 July Wikimedia Commons had problems and could not be edited for 20 minutes. For a short while after that the recent changes log and some gadgets were not working properly. It affected administrative actions on other projects too.
 * Users who have multiple unread notifications can mark them as read by visiting Special:Notifications page on their wiki.

Changes this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 12 July. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 13 July. It will be on all wikis from 14 July (calendar).

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 12 July at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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User:EranBot/Copyright/rc
Hi MRD2014 and thanks for your interest in helping with copyright clean-up. I see you have been assessing some of the cases listed at User:EranBot/Copyright/rc. Did you know we have a new tool being developed on Labs, at https://tools.wmflabs.org/copypatrol? The tool uses the EranBot pages as a database and presents the information in a slightly different format. There's advantages and disadvantages both ways. I just thought I'd let you know in case you didn't realize it exists. The main reason I want to alert you is because I am using the new tool on Labs, and it does not go back to the database at User:EranBot/Copyright/rc and update it with my assessments. However, whatever work you do at User:EranBot/Copyright/rc will get updated on Labs. My concern is that you may be reviewing cases that I have already checked. I am usually working on the previous day's reports and you are working on current day, so there may in fact not be an issue. Hope this all makes sense! Best, — Diannaa (talk) 20:32, 7 July 2016 (UTC)


 * I have seen it and have tried it. Thanks for the heads-up. — MRD2014 T C 20:42, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi MRD2014. I just found out that I was wrong; the data from whatever you mark on the Copyright/rc page is marked on that page only, and is not transferred to the tools.wmflabs.org/copypatrol page. So in order to avoid duplication of work, it would be best if you mark your checked items at https://tools.wmflabs.org/copypatrol. You might be interested in following or contributing to the discussions on Meta, at meta:Talk:Community Tech/Improve the plagiarism detection bot. Thanks, — Diannaa (talk) 20:31, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks ! — MRD2014 T C 00:35, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

No subject
Dear MRD2014, The article of the Magnificent Seven of Port-of-Spain is sill a work in progress. Most of the text was retrieved from web sources which have not yet been referenced. The article should be written in authoritative and academic prose, hence, the avoidance of the use of pronouns and derivative language. Also, to avoid plagiarism, the many sources have to be merged and rewritten to be cogent and coherent. Thanks for your feed back. SmithAntigen — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.83.247.241 (talk) 00:49, 17 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Please don't place "to be edited" in articles. — MRD2014 T C 01:09, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Tech News: 2016-29
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes
 * Due to the rollback, new sorting of Notifications on the Fly-Out Menus has been deployed with a delay.
 * Octicons-tools.svg Due to the rollback, the daily special patch deployment process has been changed.
 * In notifications, "Messages" are now called "".

Problems
 * On July 12 all wikis were rolled back to MediaWiki 1.28.0-wmf.8 due to a problem in the log-in system.

Changes this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 19 July. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 20 July. It will be on all wikis from 21 July (calendar).
 * Special:Log now has a help link.
 * The RevisionSlider can be tested on the beta cluster. From 22 July, it will be available as a beta feature at:, ,

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 19 July at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
 * Octicons-tools.svg You can join the next meeting with the Architecture committee. The topic this week is "Devise plan for a cross-wiki watchlist back-end". The meeting will be on 20 July at 21:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * User scripts and bots can no longer use http:// to edit wiki pages.
 * Octicons-tools.svg Gerrit is going to be updated. Developers are invited to test it.

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Saponaria
Perhaps it would have been better to indicate that a citation was needed rather than remove the edit. As per STiki guidlines: 'Uncertainty over constructiveness: If a user is uncertain about whether an edit is constructive, the quickest solution is often to perform a web search (e.g., with Google); this may reveal whether some "fact" is true. Of course, STiki users should consider the reliability of the source found. If no reliable source can be found, the correct response may be to add a Citation needed....' — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.38.135.178 (talk) 22:27, 18 July 2016 (UTC)


 * I tend to just revert the edit in most cases. According to WP:RS, any material likely to be challenged must be sourced. I can't add that template directly via STiki. — MRD2014 T C 22:53, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

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A cookie for you!

 * Thank you! Sounds delicious! — MRD2014 T C 13:35, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

Help Restoration of page contents
Hi I am Usman I have noticed that one user 80.192.47.210 making unnecessary edits and removing important informative text from the selected articles on the basis of own favoritism, He is removing contents from the selected articles on the sole grounds of perceived offensiveness and personal interest I understand he is not the authority, to remove the materiel from articles on personal interest for evidence please have a look at the history of User contributions page his total contribution is just based on the editing of the Template:Ahmad Shah Durrani family tree, He recently removed again and again all content from Template:Ahmad Shah Durrani family tree with this edit as a personal favoritism without explaining why. but just says for source but himself he don't even have a single source to prove it false, so you are requested kindly Restore the deleted contents from Template:Ahmad Shah Durrani family tree. Thanks ( Lala Jan  12:12, 21 July 2016 (UTC))  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Usman Khilji (talk • contribs)


 * Why can't you restore the content? — MRD2014 T C 13:35, 21 July 2016 (UTC)


 * User:MRD2014 but your assistance will be highly appreciated,( Lala Jan  10:43, 23 July 2016 (UTC)).  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Usman Khilji (talk • contribs)

Melania_Trump_speech_plagiarism_controversy
Hi, the consensus on the talk page for this article is to merge. You may wish to go back and look over the comments from the other editors. 166.70.213.246 (talk) 01:21, 24 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you. Your edit said "revert if you disagree" and I didn't see the talk page. Now I've seen it and it doesn't look like consensus. I see both Keep and Merge. — MRD2014 T C 01:25, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Ok. I saw more merge than keeps, but I guess that means it hangs around a bit longer. 166.70.213.246 (talk) 01:29, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I was the one that proposed this Requested Merge. Currently there are 17 "merge" comments and 5 "keep" comments. That is not a SNOW result and the discussion has only been open two or three days. IMO it should remain open for discussion for a bit longer, probably for the canonical week, and should then be properly closed. --MelanieN (talk) 01:40, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks . — MRD2014 T C 01:41, 24 July 2016 (UTC)

No subject
Hello MRD2014 ...HUMBLY IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO ME WHERE I WENT WRONG, REGARDING THE EDITS THAT I HAVE JUST MADE ON RAPULANA SEIPHEMO'S PERSONAL LIFE...THANKS — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.184.174.131 (talk) 17:32, 24 July 2016 (UTC)


 * It's either unsourced (which you'll need a reliable source) or looks possibly like an opinion. — MRD2014 T C 17:41, 24 July 2016 (UTC)

Tech News: 2016-30
 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
 * Interactive maps have been enabled for Meta wiki and the Catalan, Hebrew, and Macedonian Wikipedias. Learn how to add interactive maps to wiki pages.
 * Octicons-tools.svg Last week's rollback is now documented.

Problems
 * Sometimes, the visual editor required saving twice. That problem is now fixed.

Changes this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 26 July. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 27 July. It will be on all wikis from 28 July (calendar).
 * It is now possible to mark all Notifications as read on Special:Notifications, by clicking on the cog icon.
 * Wikipedia search will now detect the language of your search if 2 or fewer results are found. It will then show results from the matching language Wikipedia, if any relevant article exists. It will start to roll out in 5 languages.

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 26 July at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
 * Octicons-tools.svg You can join the next meeting with the Architecture committee. The topic this week is "an extension that implements an authenticated key-value store". The meeting will be on 27 July at 21:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * The current icon for Notifications "" (in English "Notices") will be changed from a bubble-speech icon to a tray icon for consistency.
 * Special:Notifications page code will be changed to be more Mobile friendly.

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Speedily deleted page Francisco Valero-Cuevas restored, with details
Thank you letting me know that the first attempt at my biographical page was deleted, and what was needed to meet Wikipedia criteria. First time I am learning about Draft pages. Now, I have a fully cited article, with a neutral tone, and details of notability. This is an FYI because you helped improve the original article. -V madhu (talk) 20:28, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

Level 2
Why did you skip Level 1? 95.49.33.26 (talk) 11:51, 26 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Let the bot do it. — MRD2014 T C 11:52, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

Hailey Browne article
Hi. I saw your tagged Hailey Browne for deletion per WP:PRODBLP. I've added a few sources to the article. Do you think it's OK to remove the template? --My Pants Metal (talk) 19:05, 1 August 2016 (UTC)


 * It has sources now so I removed it. — MRD2014 T C 19:12, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I'll try to expand it and add more when time allows. --My Pants Metal (talk) 19:20, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Tech News: 2016-31
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Recent changes
 * A prototype for structured data on Commons is available now.
 * The RevisionSlider beta feature can now be tested on mediawiki.org, German Wikipedia, Arabic Wikipedia and Hebrew Wikipedia.

Problems
 * Renamed users on some wikis were not connected to their account on other wikis between 20 July and 21 July. This has been fixed.

Changes this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 2 August. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 3 August. It will be on all wikis from 4 August (calendar).

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 2 August at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
 * The next CREDIT showcase will be on 3 August at 18:00 (UTC). This is to present and comment on new gadgets, small projects and works in progress. See how to join.
 * Octicons-tools.svg You can join the next meeting with the Architecture committee. The topic this week is "notifications in core". The meeting will be on 3 August at 21:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Lambert ofoegbu
Please I am sorry if I may have removed speedy deletion. How can I resolve this, I am confused at the moment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stunnerggg (talk • contribs) 14:11, 2 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Please read WP:G11 and to understand why it's tagged. You did what you were supposed to do (clicking the "Contest this speedy deletion" button). When contesting this, however, you need to explain why it's not unambiguously promotional, which you have not done. — MRD2014 T C 14:15, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Helloo. why i'm I not getting any replies from you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stunnerggg (talk • contribs) 15:25, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

I have done as instructed, please check it and review — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stunnerggg (talk • contribs) 14:47, 2 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Why did you add an Articles for deletion template? — MRD2014 T C 15:39, 2 August 2016 (UTC)


 * I think this might be a little too difficult for me to decide. I'd rather leave it to an administrator. If it is deleted you can ask the deleting admin if you want to retrieve the deleted material. — MRD2014 T C 15:42, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 04 August 2016
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Tech News: 2016-32
<section begin="technews-2016-W32"/> 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 notifications, the icon for has been changed from a speech-bubble icon (Echo chat icon.svg) to a tray icon (OOjs UI icon tray.svg) for consistency. The  icon has been redesigned too. The colors have been changed for accessibility.

Problems
 * If you use the wikEd gadget, changes you made were not kept when you switched from the wikitext editor to the visual editor while you were editing. This has now been fixed.

Changes this week
 * Wikimedia search will now ignore question marks at the end of the sentences or words you use when you search. Until now the question mark was just a wildcard.
 * On Commons, UploadWizard will now be available on mobile, rather than just the old upload form. This should reduce the workload for the community in reviewing images.
 * When you edit with the visual editor a puzzle symbol tells you there is an invisible template in the article. It will now mention the name of the template.
 * The button to read something in another language will move for mobile users. This will happen on 9 August.
 * When someone mentions you and links to your user page you get a notification. You will now get a notification when you mention yourself this way.
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 9 August. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 10 August. It will be on all wikis from 11 August (calendar).
 * A message on Notifications panel will invite users to try Special:Notifications page.

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on August 9 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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Windows 10
Here is the info I took from the year change: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3105277/windows-pcs/microsoft-adds-year-to-windows-10-support.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.29.4.169 (talk) 17:10, 9 August 2016 (UTC)


 * But it says "Meanwhile, consumer- and small business-grade versions, such as Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro, remain wedded to support lifecycles that will end in October 2025, even though they, like Enterprise, were just refreshed with 1607." This may need to be discussed on the Windows 10 talk page. 2026 would only apply to Enterprise versions. — MRD2014 T C 17:21, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations from STiki!

 * Thanks! — MRD2014 T C 13:26, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

The Gouster
The Gouster is an unreleased album that is getting an official release. That should be amended, it is a studio album and should be treated as such. I am not vandalizing, I am making a correction.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tony-visconti-david-bowie-gouster/

http://www.davidbowie.com/news/who-can-i-be-now-1974-1976-details-55996 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.161.91.142 (talk) 04:08, 12 August 2016 (UTC)


 * You have been warned repeatedly to stop adding this data and, until now, have ignored those warnings. If you do not wish to be blocked from editing, you must open a discussion at the article's talk page. — ATS &#128406;  Talk  04:14, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

recent addition
Hello, the recent addition is not have to be reverted. On the chinese site, this information is also present. it has to be moved to another section within the english page. I am not know where to put it, can you put it back on the right place please? thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 145.133.76.52 (talk) 14:43, 14 August 2016 (UTC)


 * You used words that appeared to constitute vandalism. You could probably add them back. — MRD2014 T C 17:08, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

Tech News: 2016-33
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My new articles
Thank you for reviewing and finding them not candidates for speedy deletion. As it seems Sir Joseph is not online at the moment, and he being the one marking the main article and some others for speedy deletion, I would appreciate if you could check these pages (and talk page) and sort it out. I am surprised they got tagged with it, and somewhat distraught. Have a good day! Thanks. --Simen113 (talk) 21:11, 15 August 2016 (UTC)


 * I removed the speedy deletion tag from Vasily Saltykov because I have no idea how that got nominated for speedy deletion as a hoax. — MRD2014 T C 21:50, 15 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I was confused as well. No input on the main page (List of persons with the surname Saltykov)? EDIT: turns out it was deleted, while a page like List of persons with the surname Urusov remain.... What the hell. Can you please helped? I spent a lot of time translating the page! Very annoying as I left a comment which seemed to be ignored and the page just deleted as an "obviously unnecessary page". It exists on several other wikis. Please, please aid. These edits are done by which seems to not respond to a comment on his talk page, and not understand the crucial difference that not all people with the surname Urusov or Saltyakov are nobility, which is why two separate articles are necessary. He seems to delete it because they are "redundant", but listing non-noble people in an article concerning a noble family doesn't make sense. He has also without even discussing with me made the pages administrator only, which only adds to the tension. I do not know where else to contact so I have to write it here. --Simen113 (talk) 21:55, 15 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Materialscientist moved the former page you mentioned to Saltykov, and RHaworth moved the latter to Urusov. Neither of those pages were deleted. They were moved because we have to get the titles as concise as possible. If you need any more help, place Help me on your talk page ask your question, or you if need help from an administrator, place Admin help on your talk page. — MRD2014 T C 22:52, 15 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you for a reply. I saw this, but Materialscientist also first deleted the Saltykov page to make room for the move. I contend these actions, because I believe there needs to be a distinction between the noble family (an article to discuss its history, origin and members), and a general list of all people with the surname, as not all people with the surname belong to the noble family. What do you think? Also: Should I then, if I consider it necessary to resolve this dispute, use the templates you gave me in a post on my own talk page?--Simen113 (talk) 11:06, 16 August 2016 (UTC)


 * The page got deleted because it was blocking the page move. I don't know what else to say. If you want to ask for help on your talk page using the templates I mentioned earlier in this thread, go right ahead. — MRD2014 T C 13:21, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

No subject
Netprotect (talk) 15:22, 17 August 2016 (UTC)Please let me know where I have added promotional material to Wikipedia about Sahara India Pariwar. I would be obliged.Netprotect (talk) 15:22, 17 August 2016 (UTC)


 * On second thought, I don't think this was completely promotional, but you added a telephone number, and you should not add phone numbers to Wikipedia per WP:NOTDIRECTORY. — MRD2014 ( talk ) ( contribs ) 15:31, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Netprotect (talk) 17:05, 17 August 2016 (UTC)Ok, I will not use telephone number in future, thank you.Netprotect (talk) 17:05, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:Tikeem cumberbatch uttp tcgp own
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false accusations
You have accused me of forbidding another Wikipedian to disagree with me. Your accusation is based ONLY on out-of-context quoting. Another Wikipedian ordered me not to disagree with him. That is the worst behavior I've ever seen on Wikipedia. I objected to that. You are accusing me of that, when I was the one who objected to it. Michael Hardy (talk) 05:41, 19 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks for clarifying. — MRD2014 ( talk ) ( contribs ) 13:53, 19 August 2016 (UTC)


 * : Why do you leave the false accusation intact rather than withdrawing it once you realize it was a mistake? Michael Hardy (talk) 04:42, 21 August 2016 (UTC)


 * I withdrew that part. — MRD2014 ( talk ) ( contribs ) 12:08, 21 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks for setting this straight. Michael Hardy (talk) 23:04, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

36? draft edit issue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:36%3F

I just wanted to point out that the website where you found the Beginning section for the band 36? was indeed written by the singer of the band, that festival just copied directly from the material we provided them. If this is an issue I will ask the festival to remove the content so that we are able to use our own written content to describe the journey of the band. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LandlockedMGMT (talk • contribs) 02:35, 22 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Or you could just use your own words on the draft. — MRD2014 ( talk ) ( contribs ) 02:37, 22 August 2016 (UTC)