User talk:Wugapodes/Archive 29

Accept in your RfB nomination
You already have my support... Would you kindly accept your nomination (formally) in the section just below your self nomination statement? All the best and happy editing... Volten 001 ☎ 16:19, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Linguistic island
Hello, Wugapodes

Welcome to Wikipedia! I edit here too, under the username Steve Quinn, and I thank you for your contributions.

I wanted to let you know, however, that I've proposed an article that you started, Linguistic island, for deletion because it meets one or more of our deletion criteria, and I don't think that it is suitable for inclusion in the encyclopedia. The particular issue can be found in the notice that is now visible at the top of the article.

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Steve Quinn (talk) 04:44, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, it seems the prod has already been contested. You may want to review recent scholarship on the topic including Moric 2021 and Liu, et al 2021 which both use the term in their titles but with different meanings (both listed on the disambiguation page). — Wug·a·po·des​ 04:54, 10 June 2022 (UTC)


 * OK thanks. My mistake. ---Steve Quinn (talk) 05:01, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Just to clarify, in advance, and just in case.
I really, really despise wikipolitics at times. I find myself here only because of wikipolitics. That's not your doing. But, I feel it necessary to post here anyway. I just opposed your RfB. My grounds for doing so are sincere, and are not connected to anything else. I was considering Lee's RfB after I posted my oppose to yours. Not finding anything objectionable in the nominations, I moved onto my next thoughts on evaluating Lee's RfB; does the candidate contribute to RfA and related discussions? To do this, I looked at this (takes time to load; looking at last 5000 edits in Wikipedia_talk) and searched for "requests for adminship" which tells me he's made 58 edits to such topics.

I then realized that I hadn't done that for you. So, I looked at the same list for you, and the first thing I see is Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship/Tamzin/Bureaucrat chat, which took me to Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_adminship/Tamzin/Bureaucrat_chat, where I am mentioned by you a number of times in your comments. You didn't state anything negative or positive about me, but given the whole situation at that RfA, I am presently highly concerned that you might construe my opposition at your RfB as somehow connected to that RfA. For the record; my opposition at your RfB is in no way at all connected to that RfA.

I hate having to be here to explain myself. It shouldn't be necessary. For all I know, I'm making matters worse (yet again) by even posting. I hope I'm not, and I hope you will take what I've said both here and at your RfB at face value. --Hammersoft (talk) 00:51, 11 June 2022 (UTC)


 * @Hammersoft I did view it as sincere, and I appreciate your thoughtfulness and consideration of how I may feel. I anticipated that my view could be controversial, so I saw your comment as just part of the community discussion I imagined could result. I'm glad you felt comfortable enough to push back and think critically about the arguments, and I certainly don't doubt your sincerity. Thanks for your comments there and here. — Wug·a·po·des​ 01:14, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

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Question about a stray category following a merge
I have a question about an odd thing that I have not seen before. Do you know why Johann Nepomuk Berger (chess player) appears in Category:Chess players? Normally that happens when a category is added to or left on a redirect page, and in certain cases that's desirable. Here the redirect page should not be in the category but I don't know how to get it out since I have no idea why it's there. Asking because page history says you performed a merge, and that's when it popped up in the category. Quale (talk) 03:43, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Should be fixed. When performing the history merge, there was a brief period when a 2007 revision was the live page and it contained Category:Chess players. This added the page to the category. When the histories were merged, the categories never got updated (see FAQ). I performed a null edit on the redirect which forced a category update and removed it from the category page. Hope that helps and thanks for pointing this out! — Wug·a·po·des​ 04:37, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks much. I wondered if a null edit would help in this situation but I'm always hesitant to do them on rename type redirects because they can make it impossible for a regular non-admin user to undo the rename by renaming the page back. This "redirect poisoning" is obnoxious behavior done deliberately by many editors to try to get their way in page naming dispute. That's not really an issue here, but I was thinking about it. Quale (talk) 13:39, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * No worries, you can actually perform a null edit by changing nothing. Hit "edit" and then "publish changes" and the cache refreshes but no edit gets saved. Best of both worlds. — Wug·a·po·des​ 15:33, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, that's very useful info. I've been around for a while, but somehow I didn't know that. Quale (talk) 21:34, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-24
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 * The New Topic Tool will be deployed for all editors at Commons, Wikidata, and some other wikis soon. You will be able to opt out from within the tool and in Preferences.

Future meetings
 * The next open meeting with the Web team about Vector (2022) will take place today (13 June). The following meetings will take place on: 28 June, 12 July, 26 July.

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16:57, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from 7forward on Draft:Jessica Matten (18:13, 12 June 2022)
Hi there, I am having trouble publishing my wiki page and making it go live. May you help? --7forward (talk) 18:14, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for your contribution! There were some problems in your wikicode that I fixed for you. As a helpful tip, the code is , and the "nowiki" tags are only used to prevent the template from actually being used when we just want to mention it. You can read more at WP:SUBST and WP:NOWIKI if you're interested. — Wug·a·po·des​ 17:32, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Jessica Matten (June 14)
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Gusfriend (talk) 11:52, 14 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi I submitted this on behalf of  who was having some technical difficulties (see discussion above). Sorry for messing with your workflow. I've just pinged 7forward, but you might want to leave these messages on their talk page as well. — Wug·a·po·des​ 21:53, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Regarding your thoughts on RfXs
I agree with many of the issues you have raised during your RfB nom. If you ever decide to write up some new proposals or some sort of campaign (can't find a good word for that) to implement previous reform consensus I'd be happy to help, so feel free to ping if such is the case in the future. In any case, good luck with the rest of your RfB :) — Ixtal ( T / C ) ⁂ Join WP:FINANCE! 17:40, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * @Ixtal I'm glad you found them interesting, and I appreciate your thoughtful consideration of them at the RfB. Personally I've had my fill of proposals for a while, so I think it's better if these conversations were led by others. Plus I've got the signpost thing and likely an arbitration case so I'm not champing at the bit to run an RfC. — Wug·a·po·des​ 19:13, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I wasn't expecting any proposals in the near future, but thought I'd offer my help. I hope you enjoy the rest of the week :D — Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Join WP:FINANCE! 20:31, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Your request for bureaucratship has closed unsuccessfully
I have closed your request for bureaucratship as unsuccessful. There were a number of concerns brought up in the oppose section, and I recommend carefully reviewing them to see if there is anything that may improve your chances in the future, should you choose to run again. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me on my user talk page or post on the bureaucrat noticeboard. Thank you for taking the time to run the gauntlet, and I hope you choose to run again in the future. ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 00:32, 16 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Sorry to see this, Wug. I'm glad you ran and I wish the community had chosen to crat you. Best, KevinL ( aka L235 · t · c) 01:11, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for closing, . I've been reviewing comments as they came in, and yes there's a lot of helpful feedback in the opposition that I'll keep in mind. I appreciate the note as well. I wouldn't call the process fun, but I did enjoy reading the discussion of the points I raised. With enough time passed and personal interest, I wouldn't mind going through the process again. — Wug·a·po·des​ 01:15, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for running, Wug :) looking forward to when the support sticks – should be much easier when you're no longer an Arb. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 01:19, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry too. I hope that this will not affect your enjoyment of Wikipedia too much. Please take comfort in the fact that the wide majority of editors offered praise for your judgment at the discussion. Mz7 (talk) 01:20, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * @Mz7 Oh it won't affect my enjoyment, don't worry. It's disappointing, sure, but I've been told no plenty of times before. I've got enough other stuff to do that the crat bit won't be missed. I appreciate the concern though. — Wug·a·po·des​ 01:39, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * 78% is a ridiculously high level of agreement about anything and I hope you are proud of that, even if the cut-off is (ridiculously) higher. Levivich 02:02, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm very happy with the support I received and appreciate so many people taking the time to give feedback. 78% is an achievement in itself, and I was only 4 supports shy of tying for most-supported unsuccessful RfB. I enjoyed thinking about, researching, and answering the questions. There were productive discussions about project governance and how to improve various parts of the encyclopedia. There are plenty of things to take pride in, and it helps to view the process itself as valuable. Lots of things went well, and the encouragement from editors in support and opposition is one aspect that made it worthwhile regardless of the outcome. — Wug·a·po·des​ 02:37, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Template:cent/core
Thanks for this. I thought I had tried all of the combinations, but somehow my brain couldn't find the right div tag placement to satisfy all of the if statements. I can usually get it, but my brain was tired today. Sorry for having to undo your addition of the meta code; I have no objection to it, only to unbalanced tag errors. – Jonesey95 (talk) 21:12, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * No problem, the structure was confusing so it also took me a while once you alerted me to it. It turns out the code duplication was the real cause of this bug. Thanks for trying to fix it and for letting me know I messed up. — Wug·a·po·des​ 21:19, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Question
Hey, Wugs - the little "restrictions" bar at the top of my user page (don't remember how it got there) but it failed to note the removal of a t-ban. I don't have the link where the appeal was granted. Can you please correct/update this or get a clerk to do so? Thanks in advance -  Atsme 💬 📧 21:35, 18 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi @Atsme, I checked the enforcement logs and MJL updated it with the successful appeal. I can't seem to find the "restrictions bar" you're talking about. Is this maybe a user script or gadget you have enabled? If so it might be using an old list of restrictions and needs updated. If not, I might need more direction on what I'm looking for since it's not jumping out at me. — Wug·a·po·des​ 22:27, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thx for providing that diff, Wugs. The other reference is the Arbitration enforcement log - to make sure it no longer shows as an active restriction. I meant to ask for the diff to the actual close of the appeal.  (I don't know how I got that neat menu bar but it shows up on any User page I land on.)  Atsme  💬 📧 22:33, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, the diff of the close is this one. It sounds like the restrictions bar comes from a user script. Looked through your common.js and it seems to be provided by User:Bradv/Scripts/Superlinks. So I'd suggest talking to about how to get that updated. Hope that helps! — Wug·a·po·des​ 22:58, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * It does, indeed. Thank you! So it was a script I added in .js - it's actually pretty handy, so good on Bradv for creating it.  Enjoy the weekend!  Atsme  💬 📧 23:19, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

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20:17, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

June songs
Thank you for improving articles in June! My song collection is especially rich, look, and the hall where I first heard DFD, Pierre Boulez and Murray Perahia. Do you find the baby deer in the meadow (last row)? - Cosima Wagner, - I quoted one of your closes there, but some of the participants seem not have read it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:16, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

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New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022
Hello ,

At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000 at the end of May.
 * Backlog status

Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size.

In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).

While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).

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 * Backlog drive

Many new articles on schools are being created by new users in developing and/or non-English-speaking countries. The authors are probably not even aware of Wikipedia's projects and policy pages. WP:WPSCH/AG has some excellent advice and resources specifically written for these users. Reviewers could consider providing such first-time article creators with a link to it while also mentioning that not all schools pass the GNG and that elementary schools are almost certainly not notable.
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There is a new template available,, to show the current backlog. You can place it on your user or talk page as a reminder:
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Tech News: 2022-26
<section begin="technews-2022-W26"/> Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

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 * Octicons-tools.svg Wikimedia Enterprise API service now has self-service accounts with free on-demand requests and monthly snapshots (API documentation). Community access via database dumps & Wikimedia Cloud Services continues.
 * Octicons-tools.svg All Wikimedia wikis can now use Wikidata Lexemes in Lua after creating local modules and templates. Discussions are welcome on the project talk page.

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 * Users will be able to sort columns within sortable tables in the mobile skin.

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 * The next open meeting with the Web team about Vector (2022) will take place tomorrow (28 June). The following meetings will take place on 12 July and 26 July.

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20:01, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Question from Tpsbourke (14:27, 28 June 2022)
How can I create a page? --Tpsbourke (talk) 14:27, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Message regarding Capricorn.js from CrafterNova
Hello, I'm unable to use this tool because that "green box with text fields" does not appear at all when I visit redirect pages. Perhaps this bug could due to other scripts that I'm using (see my common.js page) such as the Dark Mode UI (documented at User:Volker_E._(WMF)/dark-mode) or it could be a problem with my browser. I use Chrome and its current version is 105.0.5195.127 (Official Build) (64-bit). Please help in resolving this bug asap &mdash; CrafterNova [ TALK ]  [ CONT ] 17:11, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

NPP July 2022 backlog drive is on!
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WikiCup 2022 July newsletter
The third round of the 2022 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 180 points, which is a lower figure than last year when 294 points were needed to progress to round 4. Our top scorers in round 3 were:


 * ICS Zulu.svg BennyOnTheLoose, with 746 points, a tally built both on snooker and other sports topics, and on more general subjects.
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Between them contestants achieved 5 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 51 good articles, 149 DYK entries, 68 ITN entries, and 109 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.

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Growth team newsletter #21
Welcome to the twenty-first newsletter from the Growth team!

New project: Positive reinforcement

 * The Growth team started a new project: Positive reinforcement. We want newcomers to understand there is an interest in regularly editing Wikipedia, and we want to improve new editor retention.
 * We asked users from Arabic, Bangla, Czech and French Wikipedia about their feedback. Some people participated at mediawiki.org as well.
 * We summarized the initial feedback gathered from these community discussions, along with how we plan to iterate based on that feedback.
 * The first Positive Reinforcement idea is a redesign of the impact module: incorporating stats, graphs, and other contribution information. This idea received the widest support, and we plan to start our work based on the design illustrated on the side.
 * Please let us know what you think of this project, in any language.

For mentors

 * We have worked on two new features, to inform them about the mentorship:
 * In the Mentor module, we now provide more information about the public nature of the mentors/newcomer relationship and the fact that talk pages are public.
 * We now allow newcomers to opt-in and opt-out of mentorship.

Scaling

 * "Add a link" available at more wikis ― Add a link feature has been deployed to more wikis: . This is part of the progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias. The communities can configure locally how this feature works.
 * "Add an image" available at more wikis ― Add an image feature will be deployed to more wikis: . These communities will be able to configure locally how this feature works.

Suggested edits

 * Selecting topics ― We have created an "AND" filter to the list of topics at Special:Homepage. This way, newcomers can decide to select very specific topics ("Transportation" AND "Asia") or to have a broader selection ("Transportation" OR "Asia"). At the moment this feature is tested at pilot wikis.
 * Changes for Add a link ― We have built several improvements that came from community discussion and from data analysis. They will be available soon at the wikis.
 * Algorithm improvements ― The algorithm now avoids recommending links in sections that usually don't have links and for first names. Also, it now limits each article to only having three link suggestions by default (limited to the highest accuracy suggestions of all the available ones in the article).
 * User experience improvements ―   We added a confirmation dialog when a user exits out of suggestion mode prior to making changes. We also improved post-edit dialog experience and allow newcomers to browse through task suggestions from the post-edit dialog.
 * Community configuration ― We allow communities to set a maximum number of links per article via Special:EditGrowthConfig.
 * Future change for Add a link feature ― We will suggest underlinked articles in priority.
 * Patrolling suggested edits ― Some users at Arabic Wikipedia, Spanish Wikipedia, and Russian Wikipedia told us that "Add a link" and "Add an image" edits can be challenging to patrol. We are now brainstorming improvements to help address this challenge. We have already some ideas and we started some work to address this challenge. If you have any thoughts to add about the challenges of reviewing these tasks or how we should improve these tasks further, please let us know, in any language.

Community configuration
Communities can configure how the features work, using Special:EditGrowthConfig.
 * Communities can set the maximum number of "add an image" suggested tasks a newcomer can complete daily.
 * Future change: allow communities to customize the "add a link" quality gate threshold easily, using Special:EditGrowthConfig.

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Question from Beluga the Yeagerist (05:02, 7 July 2022)
hi --Beluga the Yeagerist (talk) 05:02, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg AA • Gwalla • Ioeth • Laurascudder • Moriori (deceased) • Nat • Rfl
 * Pictogram voting rename.png →

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Lee Vilenski



Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Nihiltres

Technical news
 * is a new variable that can be used in abuse filters to avoid affecting globally active users.

Arbitration
 * An arbitration case regarding conduct in deletion-related editing has been opened.

Miscellaneous
 * The New Pages Patrol queue has around 10,000 articles to be reviewed. As all administrators have the patrol right, please consider helping out. The queue is here. For further information on the state of the project, see the latest NPP newsletter.

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Tech News: 2022-28
<section begin="technews-2022-W28"/> 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 the Vector 2022 skin, the page title is now displayed above the tabs such as Discussion, Read, Edit, View history, or More. Learn more.
 * Octicons-tools.svg It is now possible to easily view most of the configuration settings that apply to just one wiki, and to compare settings between two wikis if those settings are different. For example: Japanese Wiktionary settings, or settings that are different between the Spanish and Esperanto Wikipedias. Local communities may want to discuss and propose changes to their local settings. Details about each of the named settings can be found by searching MediaWiki.org.
 * The Anti-Harassment Tools team recently deployed the IP Info Feature as a Beta Feature at all wikis. This feature allows abuse fighters to access information about IP addresses. Please check our update on how to find and use the tool. Please share your feedback using a link you will be given within the tool itself.

Changes later this week
 * There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
 * Octicons-sync.svg Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on at 07:00 UTC (targeted wikis).

Future changes
 * The Beta Feature for DiscussionTools will be updated throughout July. Discussions will look different.  You can see some of the proposed changes.

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19:23, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

Question from Greenhill54321 on User:Greenhill54321/sandbox (21:37, 12 July 2022)
Hi Wugapodes, I just drafted an article that's ready for review, publishing, and then further improvements by the community, but when I submitted it for review, it said it would take 4+ months to process. Given your experience, are you able to help review so it can become available to others sooner? Please feel free to point out any errors I made when drafting. Thank you! --Greenhill54321 (talk) 21:37, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, it seems someone else picked up this article draft for review, so my original request is no longer needed. Just wanted to let you know. Thank you, Greenhill54321 (talk) 14:55, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Question from Marvijo (15:37, 18 July 2022)
Cómo añadir un nuevo idioma --Marvijo (talk) 15:37, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-29
<section begin="technews-2022-W29"/> Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Problems
 * The feature on mobile web for Nearby Pages was missing last week. It will be fixed this week.

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

Future changes
 * The Technical Decision Forum is seeking community representatives. You can apply on wiki or by emailing TDFSupport@wikimedia.org before 12 August.

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22:58, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-30
<section begin="technews-2022-W30"/> 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
 * The www.wikibooks.org and www.wikiquote.org portal pages now use an automated update system. Other project portals will be updated over the next few months.

Problems
 * Last week, some wikis were in read-only mode for a few minutes because of an emergency switch of their main database (targeted wikis).

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from . It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from . It will be on all wikis from (calendar).
 * The external link icon will change slightly in the skins Vector legacy and Vector 2022. The new icon uses simpler shapes to be more recognizable on low-fidelity screens.
 * Administrators will now see buttons on user pages for "" and "" instead of just "" if the user is already blocked.

Future meetings
 * The next open meeting with the Web team about Vector (2022) will take place tomorrow (26 July).

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19:26, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Question from Ngozi osadebe on User:Ngozi osadebe/sandbox (12:59, 28 July 2022)
How do I place my citation well? --Ngozi osadebe (talk) 12:59, 28 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi Ngozi osadebe, we generally prefer citations to be placed at the end of a sentence, after punctuation, and using footnotes. You can read more at Help:Footnotes, and feel free to ask me any follow-up or clarifying questions you might have. Happy editing! — Wug·a·po·des​ 03:19, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

Arbcom
Hi Wugapodes - hope you are well. I've pinged you in my comments regarding the addition of a topic-ban to the case (added in the last few hours). I see your point in your text for the topic ban, and with regards to this "If Lugnuts wishes to help and can offer a specific plan with measurable objectives, it can be offered and evaluated in an unban request" I'd like to draw your attention to this record of work I've been doing since my article creation ban was enforced. This is work I was doing before the case started, and something I wish to continue with. I don't know how "specific" or "measurable" it is - I just work my way through articles and fix them (about 1 every other day).

If you have any further questions, please get in touch. Thanks.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 11:44, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

The Signpost: 1 August 2022
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Tech News: 2022-31
<section begin="technews-2022-W31"/> 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
 * Improved LaTeX capabilities for math rendering are now available in the wikis thanks to supporting <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> tags. This completes part of the #59 wish of the 2022 Community Wishlist Survey.

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from . It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from . It will be on all wikis from (calendar).
 * The Realtime Preview will be available as a Beta Feature on wikis in Group 0. This feature was built in order to fulfill one of the Community Wishlist Survey proposals.

Future changes
 * The Beta Feature for DiscussionTools will be updated throughout August. Discussions will look different.  You can see some of the proposed changes.

Future meetings
 * This week, three meetings about Vector (2022) with live interpretation will take place. On Tuesday, interpretation in Russian will be provided. On Thursday, meetings for Arabic and Spanish speakers will take place. See how to join.

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21:20, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

Question from Sahnidev87 (15:10, 2 August 2022)
Hello, I would like to create a Wikipedia page about myself. How can I do this? --Sahnidev87 (talk) 15:10, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi and thanks for your interest! We strongly discourage writing about yourself because it constitutes a conflict of interest. Articles must meet our inclusion criteria which for most people is a very high bar as well. You might have more fun improving existing articles rather than starting a brand-new article. — Wug·a·po·des​ 20:10, 2 August 2022 (UTC)