User talk:Wugapodes/Archive 40

Thanks for the infobox proposal, but
you probably meant "over 50%", not 5. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 20:46, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Over 50% of articles, but over 5% of pages. About 100,000 uses are on non-article pages — Wug·a·po·des 20:49, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Understood. Maybe your point about the ubiquity of infoboxes would be more persuasively demonstrated by "3.1 million articles (almost 50%)". Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 20:54, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I've gone ahead and changed it. Thanks for the heads up! — Wug·a·po·des 20:57, 15 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I wonder why Mozart is listed as unclosed. Talk:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Archive 16. (The archiving was strange.) - Did you see the proposal - above yours - that linking to a composers or actors works might be a violation of guidelines. It came from Vivaldi (and before Rossini) and left me practically speechless. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:46, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Hmm, it seems like I got the pre-discussion and the actual RfC confused since they were in different sections and the RfC got archived first somehow. I've updated the table. I had seen the proposal above, and it's part of why I thought it would be a good time to run this one since it had similar guidance while still tackling the bigger problem. Hopefully once it wraps up there will be a better sense of where the community is at so that future discussions on styling and guidance have a more firm foundation. — Wug·a·po·des 22:31, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you! You may want to include operas and compositions in the list of where infoboxes are common, looking at Rinaldo (opera). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:51, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
 * today's piece is by Arvo Pärt, listen --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:51, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Today, my story is a piece dear to my heart. When I sang it first, a friend was in the audience with her husband who knew he was to die soon. She played a tape from the performance for his funeral. - Max Reger was the last composer where an infobox was opposed for an article I stand for (discussion still on the talk), from 2016 when his centenary of death was coming up. Times changed since, but some just don't want to see that. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:28, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I uploaded vacation pics (from back home), at least the first day, - and remember Aribert Reimann (whom I briefly met per chance during intermission of the opera mentioned). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:30, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Next day, around Porto da Cruz, 2 cats, on Bach's birthday - DYK that I suggested an infobox for Bach on this day in 2013? That one was not accepted, but a simple compromise one in 2015. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:42, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I listen to Bach's St John Passion today, - 300 years after it was first performed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:30, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for putting this together. The community is getting closer to finding a consensus. There's still a very strong 15 or editor group willing to oppose any charge so it makes this process difficult. Don't get discouraged at some of the pushback. It's predictable. Thanks again. Nemov (talk) 12:17, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for putting this together. The community is getting closer to finding a consensus. There's still a very strong 15 or editor group willing to oppose any charge so it makes this process difficult. Don't get discouraged at some of the pushback. It's predictable. Thanks again. Nemov (talk) 12:17, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

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WugBot skipped today's GAN Report
Wugapodes, with the GAN backlog drive about to conclude (nearly 31 hours remaining!), I was surprised to see that WugBot skipped generating today's GAN Report. It's not as urgent as usual, since I'm not using the report for nomination totals now that it runs at 11:08 UTC, but I do use it as a double-check to see whether nominations have been taken for review, so I can remove them from the manually put together old unreviewed nominations list. Any chance you can make sure it runs tomorrow—or, if you're around, can give it a manual run today as well? Many thanks for whatever is feasible. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:10, 30 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, . Should be fixed. The problem was that the "Error" section was present when it ran, and since the bot wasn't expecting a section like that it crashed. Made some changes, so it should be fine now, but let me know if things are wonky. I also figured out how to specify a specific time for running the bot, so it should return to the 01:00 UTC timing starting tomorrow. — Wug·a·po·des 04:47, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2024
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Tech News: 2024-14
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Recent changes
 * Users of the reading accessibility beta feature will notice that the default line height for the standard and large text options has changed.

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 * The Wikimedia Foundation has an annual plan. The annual plan decides what the Wikimedia Foundation will work on. You can now read the draft key results for the Product and Technology department. They are suggestions for what results the Foundation wants from big technical changes from July 2024 to June 2025. You can comment on the talk page.

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New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024
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Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to, who led with over 2,300 points.

Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.

Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the May backlog drive planning discussion.

It's worth noting that both queues are gradually increasing again and are nearing 14,034 articles and 22,540 redirects. We encourage you to keep contributing, even if it's just a single patrol per day. Your support is greatly appreciated!

2023 Awards won the 2023 cup with 17,761 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 50/day. There was one Platinum Award (10,000+ reviews), 2 Gold Awards (5000+ reviews), 6 Silver (2000+), 8 Bronze (1000+), 30 Iron (360+) and 70 more for the 100+ barnstar. led on redirect reviews by clearing 36,175 of them. For the full details, see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone for their efforts in reviewing!

WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers deployed the rewritten NewPagesFeed in October, and then gave the NewPagesFeed a slight visual facelift in November. This concludes most major work to Special:NewPagesFeed, and most major work by the WMF Moderator Tools team, who wrapped up their major work on PageTriage in October. The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers will continue small work on PageTriage as time permits.

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Tech News: 2024-15
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 * Web browsers can use tools called extensions. There is now a Chrome extension called Citation Needed which you can use to see if an online statement is supported by a Wikipedia article. This is a small experiment to see if Wikipedia can be used this way. Because it is a small experiment, it can only be used in Chrome in English.
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Question from Connectinfosoft01 (13:04, 10 April 2024)
What are the key elements of website development services? --Connectinfosoft01 (talk) 13:04, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi, and welcome to Wikipedia! Wikipedia doesn't have an article on website development services yet, but you'll probably find our article on web development helpful. If you want more detailed information on the "key elements" you might want to check out our articles on User experience design, user interface design, responsive design, web performance, search engine optimization, web analytics, and application security. In my experience those are what most web development services offer as their core business models and what most web developers tend to prioritize. If you're interested in contributing to Wikipedia and are interested in the topic, you could try submitting a draft article to help fill the gap! Hopefully that helped you find what you need, and feel free to get in touch with other questions you might have. — Wug·a·po·des 19:20, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 April newsletter
We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.

Our current top scorers are as follows:


 * with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
 * with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
 * with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
 * with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
 * with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
 * with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.

Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read WikiCup/Scoring. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (,, and ) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:06, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

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Problems
 * Between 2 April and 8 April, on wikis using Flagged Revisions, the "" tag was not applied to undone edits. In addition, page moves, protections and imports were not autoreviewed. This problem is now fixed.

Changes later this week
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 * Default category sort keys will now affect categories added by templates placed in footnotes. Previously footnotes used the page title as the default sort key even if a different default sort key was specified (category-specific sort keys already worked).
 * A new variable  will be added to abuse filters. It tells how many seconds ago the last edit to a page was made.

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 * Octicons-tools.svg Four database fields will be removed from database replicas (including Quarry). This affects only the  and  tables. Some queries might need to be updated.

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Tech News: 2024-17
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Recent changes
 * Starting this week, newcomers editing Wikipedia will be encouraged to try structured tasks. Structured tasks have been shown to improve newcomer activation and retention.
 * You can nominate your favorite tools for the fifth edition of the Coolest Tool Award. Nominations will be open until May 10.

Changes later this week
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 * This is the last warning that by the end of May 2024 the Vector 2022 skin will no longer share site and user scripts/styles with old Vector. For user-scripts that you want to keep using on Vector 2022, copy the contents of /vector.js to /vector-2022.js. There are more technical details available. Interface administrators who foresee this leading to lots of technical support questions may wish to send a mass message to your community, as was done on French Wikipedia.

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Growth News, April 2024


The Growth team will now send quarterly reports to keep you in the loop. Growth team weekly updates are available on wiki (in English) if you want to know more about our day-to-day work.

If you want to receive more general updates about technical activity happening across the Wikimedia movement (including Growth work), we encourage you to subscribe to Tech News.

Community Configuration
Growth features are currently configurable at. This quarter we are working on making Community Configuration accessible for other MediaWiki developers while also moving Growth feature configuration to the new CommunityConfiguration extension.

An early version of Community Configuration can be tested at Spanish Beta Wikipedia. We plan to release the new Community Configuration extension to pilot wikis (Arabic and Spanish Wikipedia) in early May, 2024. The first non-Growth team feature to utilize Community Configuration will be Automoderator.

In parallel with the development, the Growth team will propose Community Configuration usage guidelines, Community Configuration design guidelines, and provide technical documentation.

Experiment Results
Add a Image experiment analysis results

The Growth team conducted an experiment to assess the impact of the “Add an Image” structured task on the Newcomer Homepage's "Suggested Edits" module. This analysis finds that the Add an Image structured task leads to an increase in newcomer participation on the mobile web platform, particularly by making constructive (non-reverted) article edits:


 * The likelihood that mobile web newcomers make their first article edit (+17.0% over baseline)
 * The likelihood that they are retained as newcomers (+24.3% over baseline)
 * The number of edits they make during their first two weeks on the wiki (+21.8% over baseline)
 * A lower probability of the newcomers' edits will be reverted (-3.3% over baseline).

Personalized praise experiment results

This feature was developed for Mentors as part of the Growth team's Positive Reinforcement project. When A/B testing on Spanish Wikipedia, we found no significant impact on retention, but we found a significant positive impact on newcomer productivity. However, we concluded that the results weren’t positive enough to justify the time investment from Mentors. We plan to discuss this feature with our pilot wikis, and consider further improvements before scaling this feature further. Meanwhile, communities willing to test the feature can ask to have it deployed. (T361763)

English donors encouraged to try editing

As in previous years, donors were directed to a Thank you page after donation (example). However, this year we tested a new “Try editing Wikipedia,” call to action on the Thank You page. This call to action linked to a unique account creation page. From this account creation page we were able to track Registrations and Activation (editing for the first time). During the English banner campaign, the Donor Thank you page led to 4,398 new accounts, and 441 of those accounts went on to constructively edit within 24 hours. (T352900)

Future work
Annual Plan

The Growth team and the Editing team will work on the WE1.2 Key Result in the coming fiscal year. We will start initial discussions with communities soon to help finalize our plans. (T361657)

Newcomer Homepage Community Updates module

We plan to A/B test adding a new Community Configurable module to the Newcomer Homepage that will allow communities to highlight specific events, projects, campaigns, and initiatives. We are early in the planning phase of this project that will take place first at our pilot wikis and wikis volunteering. We welcome community feedback on initial designs and plans, in any language at our project talk page.

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Question from Connectinfosoft01 (10:11, 25 April 2024)
Which technologies are used in the app development process? --Connectinfosoft01 (talk) 10:11, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi again ! I'm not sure if you mean application development generally or mobile app development more specifically, so feel free to clarify if you're looking for a more specific article. Technologies like version control systems (usually git these days), software testing tools like pytest, linters to check for syntax errors and enforce code styling, and deployment platforms like web servers or app stores typically function together in some kind of CI/CD pipeline to ensure code quality and make deployment to users easier. Integrated development environments such as Android Studio or VS Code, frameworks like Flask or React Native, software development kits for particular platforms like Android or iOS, Application Programming Interfaces for integrating with other software, and database management systems like MongoDB or MySQL are technologies used in the development process to write and support the application. Hope that helps you find the right article, and you're welcome to try editing if you're reading and see something you can fix! — Wug·a·po·des 21:35, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

ChessBrowser
hi.

seems that there is some activity in the project, after being dormant for years. hopefully this will be "approved" one day and added to WM projects.

let me know if there's anything i can help, or if you want any feedback from me.

(if i may: multi-game support with a game selector is an important missing feature. should not be very complex to add. we use it extensively on hewiki, in articles covering more than one game, e.g. tournaments with a browser for each round, or articles about championship duels, like Fischer–Spassky (1992 match) ).

peace. קיפודנחש (aka kipod) (talk) 17:05, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi ! Yes, I've been familiarizing myself with the code again. One place you can be particularly helpful is with documenting the JavaScript code (see related phab task).On a higher-level, I'm focused on getting a minimum viable product deployed. I've been working under a feature freeze so for the moment I'm planning to fix a few bugs and do some final UI/UX work to make sure everything's stable for review and deployment. Once it's in use we'll get a lot more data to inform the next steps of development. With that in mind, I'd recommend creating a phabricator ticket for the multi-game feature, but it probably won't be implemented until after the deployment of the MVP. — Wug·a·po·des 22:38, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks.
 * I will see what i can do to help w documenting the js, though it's a bit far from the shape i left it (logic is still there, but it was heavily stylized).
 * As to phab, I'm a bit turned off by the thing right now. It will pass.
 * Will get back to you regarding the docs, but even if I'll contribute there, it will have to be via a middleman - i gave up on sending actual PRs a while ago. I wish they would move away from gerrit - never got the hang of it and i find it annoying.
 * most important thing was to tell you how glad i am you picked up this project again.
 * Peace. קיפודנחש (aka kipod) (talk) 05:46, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 May newsletter
The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:
 * with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
 * with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
 * with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
 * with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;
 * with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (,, and ) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:38, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Soosan G Soroosh (15:06, 29 April 2024)
Hi! How can I create a webpage? --Soosan G Soroosh (talk) 15:06, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi, and welcome to Wikipedia! If you're looking for a service, I'd recommend browsing our category of articles on free web hosting services or using a search engine to find companies that offer web development services. Wikipedia is not a web host, so we can't be of much help if you're looking to make a website. — Wug·a·po·des 19:21, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-18
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Recent changes


 * The appearance of talk pages changed for the following wikis: . These wikis participated to a test, where 50% of users got the new design, for one year. As this test gave positive results, the new design is deployed on these wikis as the default design. It is possible to opt-out these changes in user preferences (""). The deployment will happen at all wikis in the coming weeks.
 * Seven new wikis have been created:
 * a in Betawi
 * a in Kusaal
 * a in Igala
 * a in Karakalpak
 * a in Burmese
 * a in Malay
 * a in Georgian
 * You can now watch message groups/projects on Translatewiki.net. Initially, this feature will notify you of added or deleted messages in these groups.
 * Dark mode is now available on all wikis, on mobile web for logged-in users who opt into the advanced mode. This is the early release of the feature. Technical editors are invited to check for accessibility issues on wikis. See more detailed guidelines.

Problems
 * Kartographer maps can use an alternative visual style without labels, by using  . This wasn't working in previews, creating the wrong impression that it wasn't supported. This has now been fixed.

Changes later this week
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April music
I like to see Appalachian Spring on the Main page today (not by me, just interested and reviewed, and a bit proud that I brought the woman's pic to lead and Main page), and I also made it my story. - How do you like the compromise in the composer's infobox? - How do you like the statue (see places)? I was undecided so show three versions ;) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:21, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

The statue is of Hildegard of Bingen, and as it happens, her Physica is on the Main page today, and Marian Anderson as my top story (by NBC, 1939), and below (on my talk) three people with raised arms, - and the place is the cherry blossom in Frauenstein. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:47, 9 April 2024 (UTC)


 * The "more" with a link to a dedicated list is an idea I hadn't seen before. I like the idea, but it's hard to notice at first glance. At least on my monitor, the text looks a lot like the work titles so it took me a bit to see. Also congrats on the DYK! I like the statue. It seems she's been venerated for a few centuries, do you know when the statue was placed? Unrelatedly, I'm going to see The Magic Flute in June, so I've been reading through that and related articles recently. — Wug·a·po·des 19:53, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Same for me, exactly the same, - I hadn't seen that little "more" first, and there's no hint at the profession of the author, - these titles could be poems or paintings. But as the first attempt to compromise in 11 years from Nikkimaria's, I let it stand. (Compare Vivaldi where she reverted, and it's still like that.) Perhaps you could discuss with her on the talk? - Hildegard has been venerated like a Saint centuries before the official proclamation. The statue by Karlheinz Oswald dates back to 1998. - Mozart! Good for you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:54, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
 * plum tree blossom for Kalevi Kiviniemi in the snow - see my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:19, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
 * relief: the last of six RD articles in one week is now on the Main page - yesterday I went to a great recital with many anti-war songs by Jewish composers whose music was banned by the Nazis. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:05, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
 * today a sad task - memory of Andrew Davis - turned into entertainment (yt at the bottom of his article, actually both) -- the latest pictures capture extreme weather --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:46, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I really enjoyed the Tribute to Stephen Foster! Such a lively conductor. — Wug·a·po·des 21:44, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you! - more chances to listen: today you can look at the last three stories or "music" on my talk, for the same topics, Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Samuel Kummer and (pictured) one row of 8 double basses and another of 5 bassists ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:45, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2024
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Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg JohnOwens · Killiondude · MelanieN · Nihonjoe

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CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Joe Roe

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg GeneralNotability

Guideline and policy news
 * Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.

Technical news
 * Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531

Arbitration
 * The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.

Miscellaneous
 * This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
 * A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!
 * Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election is open until 9 May 2024. Read the voting page on Meta-Wiki and cast your vote here!

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Reminder to vote now to select members of the first U4C
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Tech News: 2024-19
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Recent changes
 * The appearance of talk pages changed for all wikis, except for Commons, Wikidata and most Wikipedias (a few have already received this design change). You can read the detail of the changes on Diff. It is possible to opt-out these changes in user preferences (""). The deployment will happen at remaining wikis in the coming weeks.
 * Octicons-tools.svg Interface admins now have greater control over the styling of article components on mobile with the introduction of the . More information on how styles can be disabled can be found at the extension's page.
 * Octicons-tools.svg Wikimedia Enterprise has added article body sections in JSON format and a curated short description field to the existing parsed Infobox. This expansion to the API is also available via Wikimedia Cloud Services.

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).
 * When you look at the Special:Log page, the first view is labelled "All public logs", but it only shows some logs. This label will now say "Main public logs".

Future changes
 * A new service will be built to replace Extension:Graph. Details can be found in the latest update regarding this extension.
 * Starting May 21, English Wikipedia and German Wikipedia will get the possibility to activate "Add a link". This is part of the progressive deployment of this tool to all Wikipedias. These communities can activate and configure the feature locally.

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