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The Signpost: 03 December 2014

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WikiCup 2015 is just around the corner...
Hello everyone, and may we wish you all a happy holiday season. As you will probably already know, the 2015 WikiCup begins in the new year; there is still time to sign up. We have a few important announcements concerning the future of the WikiCup.


 * We would like to announce that Josh (J Milburn) and Ed (The ed17), who have been WikiCup judges since 2009 and 2010 respectively, are stepping down. This decision has been made for a number of reasons, but the main one is time. Both Josh and Ed have found that, over the previous year, they have been unable to devote the time necessary to the WikiCup, and it is not likely that they will be able to do this in the near future. Furthermore, new people at the helm can only help to invigorate the WikiCup and keep it dynamic. Josh and Ed will still be around, and will likely be participating in the Cup this following year as competitors, which is where both started out.
 * In a similar vein, we hope you will all join us in welcoming Jason (Sturmvogel 66) and Christine (Figureskatingfan), who are joining Brian (Miyagawa) to form the 2015 WikiCup judging team. Jason is a WikiCup veteran, having won in 2010 and finishing in fifth this year. Christine has participated in two WikiCups, reaching the semi-finals in both, and is responsible for the GA Cup, which she now co-runs.
 * The discussions/polls concerning the next competition's rules will be closed soon, and rules changes will be made clear on WikiCup/Scoring and talk pages. While it may be impossible to please everyone, the judges will make every effort to ensure that the new rules are both fair and in the best interests of the competition, which is, first and foremost, about improving Wikipedia.

If you have any questions or concerns, the judges can be reached on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, on their talk pages, or by email. We hope you will all join us in trying to make the 2015 WikiCup the most productive and enjoyable yet. You are receiving this message because you are listed on WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk), The ed17 (talk), Miyagawa (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Figureskatingfan (talk) 18:53, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

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GA review
I have left comments for you at Nirmala GA review page. Thanks. --AmritasyaPutra T 11:21, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-50
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Recent software changes
 * All users are now getting pages from servers that run the HHVM tool. HHVM should make pages load faster.
 * You can join a video chat about Phabricator on December 11 at 18:00 (UTC). Phabricator is the new tool to report issues.

Problems
 * There was a problem with Phabricator on November 29. It was due to a network issue.

Software changes this week
 * The new version of MediaWiki ( 1.25wmf11 ) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since December 3. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from December 9. It will be on all Wikipedias from December 10 (calendar).
 * You can now exit VisualEditor by pressing the "Esc" key.
 * It is now easier to use VisualEditor with IMEs. Typing in Malayalam now works better.
 * The new version of OOjs UI fixed many issues with the size and layout of buttons in dialogs.
 * (Lua) You can no longer use  to get the HTML from special page transclusion. You can see a list of scripts to fix.

Future changes
 * Starting next week JavaScript tools won't work if they use jQuery Migrate.

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19:20:17, 7 December 2014 review of submission by John B123
Hi

I've added more sources/citations to the above (and some more content). Rather than just submitting it again I'd be grateful if you could have another look. If there are still problems with the article it would be really helpful if you could indicate which areas are lacking.

Thanks

John

John B123 (talk) 19:20, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the help

John B123 (talk) 18:12, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

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Wikipedia_Signpost/2014-12-17/Featured_content
I really couldn't resist... Adam Cuerden (talk) 18:08, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Castrovalva.jpg


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 * ..Hey bro..Whats this..? --02:16, 13 December 2014 (UTC)The Herald : here I am

The Signpost: 10 December 2014

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St Lucy's Day Greets
 Happy Saint Lucia's day! "Good Morning"The Herald : Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia! 13 December is the day when Swedes perplex the rest of the world by showing up way too early in the morning dressed in white tunics, candles in their hair, singing and bringing saffron buns and breakfast in bed to nice people. Hope you have a bright day! Hafspajen (talk) 09:23, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks..Wish you the same..--The Herald : here I am 13:37, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2014-51
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 * You may see a new tool tested on the mobile site of the English Wikipedia. It asks simple questions to make the article better. In the future, your answers will go to Wikidata.
 * You can watch a video to learn how to use Phabricator to manage projects.
 * You can test a new version of the Content Translation tool.

Software changes this week
 * The new version of MediaWiki ( 1.25wmf12 ) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since December 10. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from December 16. It will be on all Wikipedias from December 17 (calendar).
 * You can now find and replace text in VisualEditor. You can open the tool via the menu,  or.
 * VisualEditor now doesn't change the space at the end of a text that you make bold.
 * The "Apply changes" button in the reference window of VisualEditor is now disabled until you make a change.

Future changes
 * The star image of the watchlist may change soon.
 * You won't be able to use Phabricator on December 18, 2014. It will be down between 00:00 and 08:00 (UTC).

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Theoretical Signpost dates vs. reality
Long story short: The issue of the 17th will probably be published about Dec 19, and be the last Signpost published before Boxing Day (Dec 26). The issue dated on the 24th will, barring a miracle, probably come out on the 26th or 27th, or possibly even skipped and combined with the New Year's issue. But we'll still get comments if there's no Christmas content given its date, and there's always the possibility Ed or Pine publishes it on time and screws up our plans. The Nativity at Night fits awkwardly in the current issue, but there's not quite as much "Must shows" in the next issue.

In any case, even if publication of the issue of the 24th was published at the earliest possible time, as it stands nowm the Yule Log would be up on Portal:Featured content (which gets between fifty to a hundred times more views than the Signpost article pages, so is probably more important) until right before Christmas Day, and the next issue would mostly be up in the week after Christmas, when people stop caring.

In short, I want something in both, but you probably want the Yule log where it is. Adam Cuerden (talk) 18:21, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

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New Wikipedia Library Accounts Now Available (December 2014)
Hello Wikimedians! The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for, free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for:


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13:16:53, 18 December 2014 review of submission by MemoryPlay
Hello. I see the entry for Hallock Hill (musician) had been rejected. Can you tell me what I need to do to improve it? I'd appreciate it. I'd really like to get this entry up for the musician. Thanks

Peter Ward

MemoryPlay (talk) 13:16, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi there and welcome to Wikipedia. you have a good article submission, but you need more citations from trusted sources. Plus, you lack a good outline.. Then just go ahead and submit or review again. Thank you.. --The Herald : here I am 13:58, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

Seasonal Greets!
Madhu Gopal (talk) 15:04, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
 * ..Thanks a lot!!! --The Herald : here I am 16:35, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

Draft:Mushtaq Pahalgami
It appears this draft was submitted for approval, but the author did not ping you as requested. Since I'm lazy and would just as soon have someone else do the work, would you take a look at this? Seriously, it is among the oldest AfC entries requesting approval, and it looks ok to me (although the reference formatting could be improved significantly) but since you spent quite a bit of time on it, I think you should take a look. Thanks! 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 15:34, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅ Great!! Now he have a hell lot of cites... --The Herald : here I am 16:39, 18 December 2014 (UTC)