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WikiProject Wikify: November Newsletter and December Drive
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Improbable redirects
Hi, you may not have been aware that there is a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Archive257 concerning the creation of redirects like Tor (anonymity network)n which you just created. Could you, for the time being, refrain from making these and join the discussion instead (my apologies if you already commented there, I haven't checked, but I don't think I encountered your name there yet). Thanks! Fram (talk) 08:17, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Hey Fram, I put in that redirect because it was a page with over a thousand redlinks (I can't find the link for the list ATM). -- Ross Hill  •  Talk  •  Need Help?  • 11:58, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
 * I know, these pages with "m" and "n" at the end get a massive amount of pageviews, but these pageviews aren't human-generated but bot-generated (or script errors in the pageview counts). This is discussed at the AN discussion I linked to. Basically, you are creating redirects which probably no human will ever use. A whole bunch of them have been deleted at RfD recently. Fram (talk) 12:19, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

re: my signature
yes that's what fixed it. thank you very much, awesome. best regards &#8362; Stormmeteo  Message  21:47, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
 * You're welcome . -- Ross Hill  •  Talk  •  Need Help?  • 21:51, 6 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks
For this.  Wifione  Message 15:39, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
 * You are welcome. -- Ross Hill  •  Talk  •  Need Help?  • 21:59, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

help on topicon templates
hi,

as you fixed my little signature problem yesterday, i'd kindly ask for additional help on something else. i've recently been granted review and rollback rights, now i wanted to add the respective top icon templates to my user page and my talk page.

unfortunately, after saving the page, all top icons are sitting on one another in the same place (when they should be nicely lined up like on your talk page). any idea as to why this is happening? you can check out my user and my talk page, if you find the problem you are free to fix it.

best regards

&#8362; Stormmeteo  Message  17:00, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
 * . I added the "icon_nr" perimeter for you. Regards, -- Ross Hill  •  Talk  •  Need Help?  • 22:05, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
 * thank you very much &#8362; Stormmeteo   Message  22:08, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. -- Ross Hill  •  Talk  •  Need Help?  • 22:09, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2013-49
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

This newsletter is now posted using MediaWiki message delivery.

New features
 * The CommonsMetadata feature was added to all wikis. It creates metadata information about multimedia files (like their license) that can be read automatically by computer programs. It not only works for Commons, but for all wikis, and you can use it for files on your wiki by editing templates used to describe metadata.
 * JavaScript code used on Wikimedia sites is now saved locally on your computer to load faster.

VisualEditor
 * You can now paste formatted content copied from external sources (not just as plain text) into VisualEditor; this includes copy/pasting from other VisualEditor windows.
 * You can now open VisualEditor by adding  to the page URL, regardless of your user preferences.
 * Many bugs have been fixed, and VisualEditor should also look faster, for example when you save a page.

Problems
 * Due to issues, the new search tool ("CirrusSearch") was recently removed from wikis where it was enabled, then added again.

Future
 * MediaWiki 1.23wmf6 was added to test wikis on December 5. It will arrive to non-Wikipedia wikis on December 10 and all Wikipedia wikis on December 12 (calendar).
 * The old Etherpad tool (replaced by a new version) will be removed on December 30, 2013. You can still save old pads before that date using the old address: https://etherpad-old.wikimedia.org.

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Consider joining the Tyop Contest!
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Please comment on Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)
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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Ross Hill Terry Fox run - cropped.png


A tag has been placed on File:Ross Hill Terry Fox run - cropped.png requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image is an unused redundant copy (all pixels the same or scaled down) of an image in the same file format, which is on Wikipedia (not on Commons), and all inward links have been updated.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. -- Ross Hill  •  Talk  •  Need Help?  • 03:16, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Tech News: 2013-50
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
 * You can now see a legend on Special:RecentChanges and Special:Watchlist that explains the symbols used.
 * If your wiki is testing the new search tool ("CirrusSearch"), you can now test it by adding "New search" in your Beta features preferences.

VisualEditor
 * The toolbar is now simpler; all text styles (bold, italics, underline, subscript, etc.) are in the same menu, and the "More" menu is called "Insert".
 * You can now use a basic tool to add special characters to your text. You can add more characters (useful in your language) by editing the MediaWiki interface on translatewiki.net.
 * The tool to add and edit mathematical text is now called "formula".

Problems
 * There was a problem with the "" tool (Collection); books could only be exported to PDF format. The change has been undone.
 * The log-in system for external tools ("OAuth") was broken on wikis that tested the new search tool. It was fixed last week.
 * Because of a bug, this newsletter is delivered to users using the new MediaWiki message delivery, and to community pages using the old EdwardsBot.

Future
 * MediaWiki 1.23wmf7 was added to test wikis on December 12. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on December 17 and all Wikipedia wikis on December 19 (calendar).
 * You will soon be able to select the language of SVG images that have translations using a drop-down menu on the image page. (see example)
 * GLAMToolset, a tool to help GLAM groups (like museums) upload many pictures to Commons, will be added to Commons on December 17.
 * A Draft namespace will be added to the English Wikipedia to make it easier to create new pages. You will be able to use VisualEditor for drafts if you have enabled it.

Other
 * You can read the summary of the technical report for November 2013 to learn more about VisualEditor, Mobile and other features.

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Thanks
I saw that, and was just about to scream and throw the laptop through the window when I saw you fix it.

Bad day, I need a drink.

Cheers. --Floquenbeam (talk) 23:23, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem, Floquenbeam. We all have those days . Happy holidays, -- Ross Hill  •  Talk  •  Need Help?  • 23:27, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

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Happy Holidays!

 * Thanks, Sportsguy17 . -- Ross Hill  •  Talk  •  Need Help?  • 04:18, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

Tech News: 2013-51
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent software changes
 * The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf8) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on December 19. It will be enabled on non-Wikipedia wikis on December 31 and on all Wikipedia wikis on January 2, 2014 (calendar).
 * You can now test the new search tool ("CirrusSearch") on all Wikisource, Wiktionary and Wikimedia chapter wikis hosted on Foundation servers. Enable "New search" in your Beta features preferences.
 * There was a bug where notifications were not sent when the signature of the user leaving the message linked to a translated namespace. The problem was fixed in the software and will soon be fixed on Wikimedia sites.
 * You can now use the log-in system for external tools (OAuth) on all Wikimedia wikis that use the unified login.
 * If your wiki adds stars or other icons to interwiki links for featured articles in other languages, you may need to [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.js?diff=585965732 change the JavaScript code].
 * You can thank other users for their edits even if your browser does not have JavaScript.
 * All edits made through Flow, the new discussion system for MediaWiki, are now visible in user's contributions. You can test it on the Flow talk page on MediaWiki.org.
 * You can test a visual tool that shows edits made to an article over time. It only works for English Wikipedia pages for now and is slow on long articles.
 * You can test the first version of the new mobile Wikipedia app for Android and iOS.
 * Translatewiki.net, the site where you can translate the MediaWiki software, now has a [//translatewiki.net new main page] for users without an account.

Future software changes

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 * There will be no technical changes this week (December 23 to December 29) due to end-of-year holidays.
 * When someone deletes, restores, uploads, or moves a file on Commons, pages on all wikis that use that file will be refreshed.
 * New users will soon have their user and talk pages added to their watchlist as soon as they create an account..
 * The new search tool (CirrusSearch) will not show the text of versions of a page that have been hidden.
 * You will soon be able to see the raw HTML created by some wikitext by using the Special:ExpandTemplates tool.

Happy holidays!


Jianhui67 talk ★ contribs is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year!

Spread the cheer by adding {{subst:Xmas2}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Jianhui67 talk ★ contribs 18:34, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks Jianhui67 . Have a good one.  Ross Hill <font style="padding:1px 5px;background:black;"><font color="ADE6E1">Talk to me!  20:15, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

 * Thanks Hahc21! Merry Christmas to you too . -- <font style="padding:.15%5px;background:#ADE6E1;border:1px solid"> Ross Hill <font style="padding:1px 5px;background:black;"><font color="ADE6E1">Talk to me!  21:05, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2014-01
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent software changes
 * You can now see the text of DjVu and PDF files in search results on wikis testing the new search tool (CirrusSearch). [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6421] [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/101252/]
 * With the new version of the Wikibase DataModel extension, you can install it outside Wikimedia wikis.

VisualEditor news
 * Images are now shown inside VisualEditor as HTML5  elements. Comments are welcome. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53436]
 * You can now test a basic version of VisualEditor on mobile devices; see [//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foobar?mobileaction=alpha this article] as an example.

Problems
 * On December 23, Wikimedia Labs was broken for 4 hours due to an NFS problem. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58888]

Future software changes
 * CirrusSearch will be added as the second search method for Spanish (es), French (fr), Portuguese (pt) and Russian (ru) wikis on December 30. Wikimedia Commons, Wikispecies and Wikinews users will also be able to enable it in their Beta Features options.
 * AbuseFilter log entries will be visible in CheckUser tool reports. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29583] [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/92053/]
 * It will soon be possible to search for log entries done by users without an account. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54404] [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/85436/]
 * It will no longer be possible to globally hide users with more than 1,000 edits. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23653] [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/103216/]

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