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The Signpost: 31 July 2013

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 * EdwardsBot (talk) 04:49, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

Noble Effort
Good try on the suicide article. Had I been checking, I certainly would have injected my support. The same group previously demonstrated that this is an 'encyclopedia' when it suits, and a repository for common prejudices when that identity fits better. Either way, science is largely unwelcome when it conflicts with their opinion. I could use your help on the suicide terminology article if you're interested in developing that further. Haven't had much time to dedicate to it. Markhenick (talk) 20:12, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

The new face of DRN:
Recently the Dispute Resolution Noticeboard underwent some changes in how it operates. Part of the change involved a new list of volunteers with a bit of information about the people behind the names.

You are listed as a volunteer at DRN currently, to update your profile is simple, just click here. Thanks, Cabe  6403  (Talk•Sign) 17:21, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 07 August 2013

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The Signpost: 14 August 2013

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 * EdwardsBot (talk) 12:23, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Diff of Message Systems page
This notable subject's page was previously deleted. I've since made a new article that I am concerned will also be deleted if I publish it myself. It can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:AngJT/sandbox. I would appreciate your help in moving this live. Thank you for your time. AngJT (talk) 21:49, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Tech News: 2013-34;
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

New features


 * The previous version of MediaWiki (1.22/wmf13) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on August 15. It was enabled on non-Wikipedia sites on August 19, and on all Wikipedias on August 22.
 * The latest version of MediaWiki (1.22/wmf14) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on August 22. It will be enabled on non-Wikipedia sites on August 26, and on all Wikipedias on August 29.
 * You can now use new styles of galleries. Please give feedback to User:Bawolff.
 * You can now visit a random page in a category, for example Special:RandomInCategory/Science. (25931)
 * You can now use the HTML5 tag to say where a word can be cut. (52468)
 * Gadget authors: you can now use the  hook, so that your scripts are re-run when a page is changed after the   event (for example using Ajax). (30713)

Problems fixed
 * There was a bug where file redirects didn't work when a file was renamed; it is now fixed. There is still an issue with purging, but it should be fixed soon. (52200)
 * Special:SpecialPages provided by special pages will now all be updated on each wiki every six months. This will for example give you recent information on uncategorized pages, unused templates and most wanted pages (see details).
 * There was a bug that caused false positives for anti-blanking edit filters; it is now fixed. (52077)

VisualEditor news
 * The "edit" and "edit source" tabs and section edit links can now be changed more easily; for example, some wikis are using "edit source" for wikitext editing, and "edit beta" for VisualEditor. You can ask for the same change in bugzilla.
 * You can now edit references that are added inside a  block. (51741)
 * You can now test on mediawiki.org new basic tools to add and edit struck text (with the VisualEditor - Icon - Strikethrough-a.svg button for the  tag), lower text (VisualEditor - Icon - Subscript.svg for  ), upper text (VisualEditor - Icon - Superscript.svg for  ), underlined text (VisualEditor - Icon - Underline-a.svg for  ), computer code (VisualEditor - Icon - Code.svg for   and  ), math text (VisualEditor - Icon - Equation.svg for  ), Egyptian hieroglyphs (VisualEditor - Icon - Hieroglyphics.svg for  ), and to say that text is in another language (VisualEditor - Icon - Language.svg for  ). (51609, 51612, 51611, 51590, 51610, 52352)
 * You can now use VisualEditor with the Opera browser.

Future
 * Starting on August 26, you will be able to use data from Wikidata on Wikivoyage sites.
 * Starting on August 27, you will also get notifications on the mobile site if you're logged in to a wiki using notifications.
 * Starting on August 28, all users with an account will be using HTTPS to access Wikimedia sites. HTTPS brings better security and improves your privacy. Some countries (like China) will not use HTTPS. If HTTPS causes problems for you, tell us on meta.
 * Starting on August 29, you will get the code editor interface to edit JavaScript and CSS pages on all wikis.
 * The plan to use Solr for search in MediaWiki was changed; instead, Elasticsearch is now planned.

Tech news prepared by tech ambassadors and posted by Global message delivery • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe. 19:53, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 21 August 2013

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 * EdwardsBot (talk) 09:23, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Talkback from Technical 13
...10:19 am, 6 August 2013, Tuesday (21 days ago) (UTC−4) Technical 13 (talk) 12:50, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

CVUA
I'm interested in being in the "CVUA" and would like to added into it. Unfortunately I'm in the EST and there were not too many EST instructors, and you seem to be the most active instructor there with EST time zone. But you seem to be full at the moment. EuroCarGT 03:46, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Indeed, I'm very full, and am very busy in real life. Sorry,but I can't take on more students atm.  Ross  Hill  14:47, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
 * You know who else could be available atm with EST time zone willing to place me in? EuroCarGT  19:59, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I couldn't find any at Counter-Vandalism_Unit/Academy who had empty slots. Maybe ask someone with a close timezone to you if they can fit you in.  Ross  Hill  21:42, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
 * It's alright. I'll just wait in the future. Thanks for your help! EuroCarGT  02:12, 28 August 2013 (UTC)


 * , I'm taking my CVUA final right now. If you ping me on my talk page in about three months, I'd be happy to run you through the class (I don't want to be an instructor until I've had a little experience past the course itself).  Happy editing in the meantime! Technical 13 (talk) 13:40, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 August 2013

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 * EdwardsBot (talk) 16:48, 31 August 2013 (UTC)