User talk:DMK-C5/Archives/2022

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Good luck and happy changing! MathXplore (talk) 10:33, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Happy to come here MathXplore. DMK-C5 (talk) 10:43, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Autoconfirmed users

Can an admin give me confirmed flag? So that I could use TW and install some Javascripts using a tool in Preference:Gadget. DMK-C5 (talk) 16:48, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Pinging active admin @Fehufanga or @Auntof6. Please understand my request. DMK-C5 (talk) 02:40, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

We don't manually give that right here. Your account will be autoconfirmed when it is 4 days old. (You already have the required number of edits.) -- Auntof6 (talk) 04:18, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

QD tagging

Hello and welcome to the Simple English Wikipedia! When you're tagging a page with {{qd}}, remember to specify a reason like so: {{qd|your reason here...}}. This makes it easier for the deleting admin to judge the QD criteria the page should be deleted under. Thanks! — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 11:22, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

@Fehufanga, I know that but I can't give reasons without my TW. It helps me to check which reason is appropriate for me. I will keep that in my mind. Thanks. DMK-C5 (talk) 11:26, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Help (07-09-2022 22: hrs(UTC+5:30)

I have heard that users archive their messages for future use. How can I do this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DMK-C5 (talk • contribs) 17:01, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello there. You can find out how to do this at Help:Archiving a talk page. Please let me know if you need any more help. --Ferien (talk) 17:04, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Uh, @Ferien, I know some bots are created like @Sassobot for archiving, they do archiving. I feel irritated in doing manual archiving. DMK-C5 (talk) 17:08, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Alright, would you like any help setting up the archiving bot or are you alright to do that yourself? --Ferien (talk) 17:09, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Yeah I need the configuration, can you set up for me, @Ferien, I won't mind. DMK-C5 (talk) 17:14, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello, I've set it up so posts are archived after 30 days and go to User talk:DMK-C5/Archives/2022 and I've added an archive box with a link to the archive too. If you want it set up in a different way, again just let me know. --Ferien (talk) 08:35, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello

When you tag QDs, you don't need to put a secondary critera in the description box. Derpdart56 (talk) 17:01, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

I know that @Derpdart56, but without TW access, I can't tag multiple Qd tags. DMK-C5 (talk) 17:03, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-37

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 search servers have been upgraded to a new major version. If you notice any issues with searching, please report them on Phabricator. [1]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 13 September. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 14 September. It will be on all wikis from 15 September (calendar).
• Syntax highlighting is now tracked as an expensive parser function. Only 500 expensive function calls can be used on a single page. Pages that exceed the limit are added to a tracking category. [2]

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01:50, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

What's up with your revert on Sioux?

Why did you say this edit is a factual error? Lights and freedom (talk) 03:21, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

@Lights and freedom, do you think soo is exact pronunciation of Sioux. I checked in enwiki, there is no such pronunciation for the topic, so I found this wrong info (factual error I mean). DMK-C5 (talk) 04:21, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

@DMK-C5: Yes, "soo" is the pronunciation of Sioux. It doesn't look that way in the enwiki article because the article uses the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to indicate pronunciation, but the pronunciation they give is the same as "soo" (rhyming with "true"). -- Auntof6 (talk) 04:27, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Hmm, maybe I didn't get into detail, thanks for clarification. I will restore it back @Auntof6. DMK-C5 (talk) 04:30, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

That's understandable, because the pronunciation is a little weird. Thanks! Lights and freedom (talk) 04:33, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

That's because it comes from a French word. It isn't pronounced the way it looks to English speakers that it would be. -- Auntof6 (talk) 05:56, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Unblock requests

Hi there, although the unblock requests on that talk page may be appropriate, I find it best for another admin to handle them. I recommend just leaving them until an admin responds. Thanks, --Ferien (talk) 16:43, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

As you say @Ferien. DMK-C5 (talk) 16:44, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Also @Ferien, this user has a pending request for permission request. SoyokoAnis - talk 22:22, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

SoyokoAnis, I'm aware, I saw their post on my talk page. I just didn't get around to responding to it. Sometimes these requests can be left for a while to see if other admins have anything to say. Seeing as no other admins have commented on it, I will look at the request properly tomorrow. --Ferien (talk) 22:26, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia translation of the week: 2022-38

The winner this Translation of the week is en:2022 Melilla incident (ca:Massacre de Melilla) (es:Tragedia de la valla de Melilla) Please be bold and help translate this article! On June 24, 2022, at least 37 migrants were killed at the Melilla border fence during a conflict with Moroccan and Spanish security forces. Conflict broke out as between 500 and 2,000 people gathered in the early hours of the day to cross the border with Spain. (Please update the interwiki links on Wikidata of your language version of the article after each week's translation is finished so that all languages are linked to each other.) About · Nominate/Review · Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 01:39, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Rollback granted

Hi DMK-C5, I've given you rollback as you requested it. Sorry for the wait. Remember to only use rollback for obvious vandalism, and not good faith edits. If you'd like to test it out, please go here. Thank you for your contributions! :) --Ferien (talk) 14:05, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks @Ferien, I will use it wisely. DMK-C5 (talk) 15:42, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Congratulations on getting your rollback rights! I hope that this tool will prove to be useful to you! It's very useful for me when reverting large amounts of vandalism from one user. Cheers, Hockeycatcat (talk) (changes) 14:06, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

@Hockeycatcat, thanks. It was just first step of my entry as a productive user. DMK-C5 (talk) 15:43, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-38

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

• Two database fields in the templatelinks table are now being dropped: tl_namespace and tl_title. Any queries that rely on these fields need to be changed to use the new normalization field called tl_target_id. See T299417 for more information. This is part of normalization of links tables. [3][4]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 20 September. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 21 September. It will be on all wikis from 22 September (calendar).
• In Kartographer maps, you can use icons on markers for common points of interest. On Tuesday, the previous icon set will be updated to version maki 7.2. That means, around 100 new icons will be available. Additionally, all existing icons were updated for clarity and to make them work better in international contexts. [5][6]

Future changes

• In a group discussion at Wikimania, more than 30 people talked about how to make content partnership software in the Wikimedia movement more sustainable. What kind of support is acceptable for volunteer developers? Read the summary and leave your feedback.

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MediaWiki message delivery 22:16, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Amaro coffee academy

Please take the time to correct this article Aca12010 (talk) 02:23, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Amaro coffee academy

The article has been corrected. Please let me know if there is any problem. It will be corrected Aca12010 (talk) 02:42, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

I have undeleted the articcle, and added a wikify tag. Please go through a regular deletio process if you think it needs to be deleted Eptalon (talk) 06:00, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

I will see to it, if necessary @Eptalon sir. Thanks.. DMK-C5 (talk) 10:21, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Hi, I have reverted your revert here. First, Charles is now the king, so it's preferable to use "Charles III" instead of "Charles, Prince of Wales". Second, the edit about where he was buried was correct: it was already in the enwiki infobox. If you see an unsourced edit (about an uncontroversial fact) that can easily be confirmed by checking the enwiki page, that's usually better than reverting it. Thanks! Lights and freedom (talk) 17:25, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Sorry for that. DMK-C5 (talk) 17:31, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia translation of the week: 2022-39

The winner this Translation of the week is en:George W. Johnson (singer) Please be bold and help translate this article! George Washington Johnson (c. October 1846 – January 23, 1914) was an American singer and pioneer sound recording artist. Johnson was the first African American recording star of the phonograph (Please update the interwiki links on Wikidata of your language version of the article after each week's translation is finished so that all languages are linked to each other.) About · Nominate/Review · Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 02:07, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-39

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

• Parsoid clients should be updated to allow for space-separated multi-values in the rel attribute of links. Further details are in T315209.

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 27 September. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 28 September. It will be on all wikis from 29 September (calendar).
• Visual diffs will become available to all users, except at the Wiktionaries and Wikipedias. [7]
• Talk pages on the mobile site will change at the Arabic, Bangla, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Korean, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. They should be easier to use and provide more information. [8] [9]
• In the Module namespace, pages ending with .json will be treated as JSON, just like they already are in the User and MediaWiki namespaces. [10]

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Hi

@DMK-C5 what is your opinion can you help me with this article Bandar bin fahed (talk) 06:38, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Well @Bandar bin fahed, first of all you need to read certain guidelines WP:GNG, WP:RS, Wikipedia:Notability for creating the articles. As of now, I can't create the article but I will see the article's content, when it is created. Best DMK-C5 (talk) 06:42, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

i cant create the article is there sandbox here ? Bandar bin fahed (talk) 06:44, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

for example draft or something Bandar bin fahed (talk) 06:46, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Draftspace is not used in simplewiki generally, just follow the steps below... @Bandar bin fahed DMK-C5 (talk) 06:50, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Yes, two types,
1. Wikipedia:Sandbox
2. Create your own sandbox (follow Wikipedia:User page#How do I create a user subpage).
Better to go with creating your own sandbox at the userspace. As WP:Sandbox is only for test changes, not creating articles. DMK-C5 (talk) 06:49, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Warning: This action has been automatically identified as harmful.

Unconstructive changes will be quickly reverted and may result in your account or IP address being blocked from changing. Bandar bin fahed (talk) 07:02, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

i see this Bandar bin fahed (talk) 08:07, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Hmm, since your account is new, that's why they are showing warning. When you reach autoconfirmed flag, then these warnings won't effect now. DMK-C5 (talk) 08:11, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

what is your opinion about this content in wiki alpha with sources ? Bandar bin fahed (talk) 08:15, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

I need some time for that. Right now I can't give feedback. Please wait for at-least one week for my response. DMK-C5 (talk) 08:16, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

okay thanks a lot Bandar bin fahed (talk) 08:18, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Above account already locked globally, please see this page. Best --Alaa :)..! 19:01, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2022/Swift Xi Inc

Do you mean to withdraw this RFD ? MathXplore (talk) 07:38, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

@MathXplore buddy, yes.. DMK-C5 (talk) 07:39, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Let's wait for others. If others agree to delete then we may not need to withdraw. MathXplore (talk) 07:41, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Uh @MathXplore, i have reverted the tag and the RfD page at the main page. can you rollback now!!!!!!!!!!!!! DMK-C5 (talk) 07:42, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

One more thing to check, have you read the comments at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_Xi before withdrawing RFD. MathXplore (talk) 07:44, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

@MathXplore No! At first I checked the name w:Swift Xi Inc., and not w:Swift Xi. DMK-C5 (talk) 07:49, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

I think the extra Inc was added to cause confusion, which is a common trick. MathXplore (talk) 07:51, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Yeah! I have seen such cases before (for eg: changing case) DMK-C5 (talk) 07:52, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Please also read my comments at Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2022/Template:Swift Xi. MathXplore (talk) 07:55, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

I saw that. Anyways! After seeing it, I won't withdraw for now. DMK-C5 (talk) 07:57, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

@MathXplore, actually it wan an edit conflict which I saw your name in creating the page (but actually you renamed the page). I'm apologies, and when I saw you created it, I was scared and decided to withdraw but later I check the page history. Thanks for your help. DMK-C5 (talk) 08:03, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

@DMK-C5: Please do not remove RFD templates from articles when the discussion is still open. If you would like to withdraw your RFD, you can do so by commenting on it before any other comments are made. If an admin sees it before other comments are made, it can be closed due to being withdrawn. Thanks. -- Auntof6 (talk) 07:50, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-40

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

• Kartographer maps can now show geopoints from Wikidata, via QID or SPARQL query. Previously, this was only possible for geoshapes and geolines. [11] [12]
• The Coolest Tool Award 2022 is looking for nominations. You can recommend tools until 12 October.

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 4 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 5 October. It will be on all wikis from 6 October (calendar).
• Talk pages on the mobile site will change at the Arabic, Bangla, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Korean, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. They should be easier to use and provide more information. (Last week's release was delayed) [13] [14]
• The scribunto-console API module will require a CSRF token. This module is documented as internal and use of it is not supported. [5]
• The Vector 2022 skin will become the default across the smallest Wikimedia projects. Learn more.

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MediaWiki message delivery 00:23, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia translation of the week: 2022-41

The winner this Translation of the week is en:Meitei classical language movement Please be bold and help translate this article! The social movement of Meitei language (officially known as "Manipuri language") to achieve the officially recognised status of the "Classical language of India" is advocated by various literary, political, social associations and organisations as well as notable individual personalities of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Northeast India (prominently Assam, Manipur and Tripura). (Please update the interwiki links on Wikidata of your language version of the article after each week's translation is finished so that all languages are linked to each other.) About · Nominate/Review · Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 00:55, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-41

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 11 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 12 October. It will be on all wikis from 13 October (calendar).
• On some wikis, Kartographer maps in full size view will be able to display nearby articles. After a feedback period, more wikis will follow. [15][16]

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14:09, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

Account unblocked

I've removed the Simple English Wikipedia block on the DMK-C5 account and you're welcome to resume using this account on Simple English Wikipedia. I've additionally sent a password reset on the account for you. However, if you did remove the email address, there is no way for me to attach an email address to the account and you'll have to create a new account in order to resume editing.

That being said, if you do create a new account after losing control of the DMK-C5 account. You'll need to declare your new account as your legitimate account and acknowledge your previous accounts. I'm aware this is your 2nd time having issues with abusing several accounts so you'll need to make it clear you understand any new account created will be the ONLY account you use going forward. Operator873 ^connect 18:07, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia translation of the week: 2022-42

The winner this Translation of the week is en:Urânia Vanério (pt:Urânia Vanério) Please be bold and help translate this article! Urânia Vanério de Argollo Ferrão (Salvador, 14 December 1811 — 3 December 1849) was a Brazilian teacher, writer and translator. In her childhood she witnessed the conflict between Brazilian and Portuguese troops in early 1822, in the context of the Bahia's Independence process, which led her to write the poem "Lamentos de uma Baiana..." ("Laments of a girl from Bahia"). (Please update the interwiki links on Wikidata of your language version of the article after each week's translation is finished so that all languages are linked to each other.) About · Nominate/Review · Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 03:32, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-42

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 recently implemented feature of article thumbnails in Special:Search will be limited to Wikipedia projects only. Further details are in T320510. [17]
• A bug that caused problems in loading article thumbnails in Special:Search has been fixed. Further details are in T320406.

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 18 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 19 October. It will be on all wikis from 20 October (calendar).
• Lua module authors can use mw.loadJsonData() to load data from JSON pages. [18]
• Lua module authors can enable require( "strict" ) to add errors for some possible code problems. This replaces "Module:No globals" on most wikis. [19]

Future changes

• The Beta Feature for DiscussionTools will be updated at most wikis. The "reply" button will look different after this change. [20]

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MediaWiki message delivery 21:46, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia translation of the week: 2022-43

The winner this Translation of the week is en:Pagoda of the Celestial Lady Please be bold and help translate this article! The Pagoda of the Celestial Lady (Vietnamese: Chùa Thiên Mụ; also called Linh Mụ Pagoda) is a historic temple in the city of Huế in Vietnam. Its iconic seven-story pagoda is regarded as the unofficial symbol of the city, and the temple has often been the subject of folk rhymes and ca dao about Huế. (Please update the interwiki links on Wikidata of your language version of the article after each week's translation is finished so that all languages are linked to each other.) About · Nominate/Review · Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 01:52, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-43

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

• There have been some minor visual fixes in Special:Search, regarding audio player alignment and image placeholder height. Further details are in T319230.
• On Wikipedias, a new preference has been added to hide article thumbnails in Special:Search. Full details are in T320337.

Problems

• Last week, three wikis (French Wikipedia, Japanese Wikipedia, Russian Wikipedia) had read-only access for 25 minutes. This was caused by a hardware problem. [21]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 25 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 26 October. It will be on all wikis from 27 October (calendar).
• Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on 25 October at 07:00 UTC (targeted wikis) and on 27 October at 7:00 UTC (targeted wikis).
• Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get "Add a link" (Assamese Wikipedia, Bashkir Wikipedia, Balinese Wikipedia, Bavarian Wikipedia, Samogitian Wikipedia, Bikol Central Wikipedia, Belarusian Wikipedia, Belarusian (Taraškievica) Wikipedia, Bulgarian Wikipedia, Bhojpuri Wikipedia, Bislama Wikipedia, Banjar Wikipedia, Bambara Wikipedia, Bishnupriya Wikipedia, Breton Wikipedia, Bosnian Wikipedia, Buginese Wikipedia, Buryat Wikipedia, Indonesian Wikipedia). This is part of the progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias. The communities can configure how this feature works locally. [22]
• Starting on Wednesday October 26, 2022, the list of mentors will be upgraded at wikis where Growth mentorship is available. The mentorship system will continue to work as it does now. The signup process will be replaced, and a new management option will be provided. Also, this change simplifies the creation of mentorship systems at Wikipedias. [23][24][25]
• Pages with titles that start with a lower-case letter according to Unicode 11 will be renamed or deleted. There is a list of affected pages at m:Unicode 11 case map migration. More information can be found at T292552.
• The Vector 2022 skin will become the default across the smallest Wikipedias. Learn more.

Future changes

• The Reply tool and New Topic tool will soon get a special characters menu. [26]

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MediaWiki message delivery 21:23, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia translation of the week: 2022-44

The winner this Translation of the week is en:Women in Qatar Please be bold and help translate this article! Women's rights in Qatar are restricted by the country's male guardianship law and influenced by the Wahhabi interpretation of Islam. Both women and men were enfranchised in the country at the same time, in 1999. Labour force participation rates of Qatari women are above the world average and among the highest in the Arab World, which comes mainly as a result of an increasing number of Qatari women who are attaining academic degrees. (Please update the interwiki links on Wikidata of your language version of the article after each week's translation is finished so that all languages are linked to each other.) About · Nominate/Review · Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 02:14, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-44

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

• When using keyboard navigation on a Kartographer map, the focus will become more visible. [27]
• In Special:RecentChanges, you can now hide the log entries for new user creations with the filter for "⧼rcfilters-filter-newuserlogactions-label⧽". [28]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 1 November. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 2 November. It will be on all wikis from 3 November (calendar).
• The maps dialog in VisualEditor now has some help texts. [29]
• It is now possible to select the language of a Kartographer map in VisualEditor via a dropdown menu. [30]
• It is now possible to add a caption to a Kartographer map in VisualEditor. [31]
• It is now possible to hide the frame of a Kartographer map in VisualEditor. [32]

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MediaWiki message delivery 21:15, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia translation of the week: 2022-45

The winner this Translation of the week is en:Truck art in South Asia Please be bold and help translate this article! Truck art in South Asia is a popular form of regional decoration, with trucks featuring elaborate floral patterns and calligraphy. It is especially common in Pakistan and India. During the War in Afghanistan, Pakistani decorated trucks that ran services between Pakistan and Afghanistan came to be known as jingle trucks by American troops and contractors who were deployed across the latter. (Please update the interwiki links on Wikidata of your language version of the article after each week's translation is finished so that all languages are linked to each other.) About · Nominate/Review · Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 02:23, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-45

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

• An updated version of the Event Registration tool is now available for testing at testwiki and test2wiki. The tool provides features for event organizers and participants. Your feedback is welcome at our project talkpage. More information about the project is available. [33]

Problems

• Twice last week, for about 45 minutes, some files and thumbnails failed to load and uploads failed, mostly for logged-in users. The cause is being investigated and an incident report will be available soon.

Changes later this week

• There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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MediaWiki message delivery 00:32, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia translation of the week: 2022-46

The winner this Translation of the week is en:Gorgany Nature Reserve (uk:Ґорґани (заповідник)) Please be bold and help translate this article! Gorgany Nature Reserve (Ukrainian: Ґорґани заповідник) is a strict nature reserve (a 'zapovidnyk') of Ukraine that covers a part of the Gorgany mountain range of the Outer Eastern Carpatians in southwest Ukraine. The reserve is 46% old-growth forest, one of the last and largest such stands in Europe. The reserve was originally created in 1996 to protect relic stands of Stone pine trees (Pinus cembra). The reserve is administratively in the Nadvirna District of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. (Please update the interwiki links on Wikidata of your language version of the article after each week's translation is finished so that all languages are linked to each other.) About · Nominate/Review · Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 01:49, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-46

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

• At Wikidata, an interwiki link can now point to a redirect page if certain conditions are met. This new feature is called sitelinks to redirects. It is needed when one wiki uses one page to cover multiple concepts but another wiki uses more pages to cover the same concepts. Your feedback on the talkpage of the new proposed guideline is welcome. [34]
• The www.wikinews.org, www.wikiversity.org, and www.wikivoyage.org portal pages now use an automated update system. [35]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 15 November. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 16 November. It will be on all wikis from 17 November (calendar).
• There will be a new link to directly "Edit template data" on Template pages. [36]

Future changes

• Wikis where mobile DiscussionTools are enabled (these ones) will soon use full CSS styling to display any templates that are placed at the top of talk pages. To adapt these “talk page boxes” for narrow mobile devices you can use media queries, such as in this example. [37]
• Starting in January 2023, Community Tech will be running the Community Wishlist Survey (CWS) every two years. This means that in 2024, there will be no new proposals or voting.

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MediaWiki message delivery 21:55, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia translation of the week: 2022-47

The winner this Translation of the week is en:Pizza quattro formaggi (it:Pizza ai quattro formaggi) Please be bold and help translate this article! Pizza quattro formaggi (four cheese pizza) is a variety of pizza in Italian cuisine that is topped with a combination of four kinds of cheese, usually melted together, with (rossa, red) or without (bianca, white) tomato sauce. It is popular worldwide, including in Italy, and is one of the iconic items from pizzerias' menus. (Please update the interwiki links on Wikidata of your language version of the article after each week's translation is finished so that all languages are linked to each other.) About · Nominate/Review · Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 02:01, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-47

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 display of non-free media in the search bar and for article thumbnails in Special:Search has been deactivated. Further details are in T320661.

Changes later this week

• There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
• Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on 22 November at 07:00 UTC (targeted wikis) and on 24 November at 07:00 UTC (targeted wikis).

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MediaWiki message delivery 23:22, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia translation of the week: 2022-48

The winner this Translation of the week is en:Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow (de:Reiterstatue des Duke of Wellington (Glasgow)) (es:Estatua de Wellington) (ja:ウェリントン公爵騎馬像 (グラスゴー)) Please be bold and help translate this article! The equestrian statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington located outside the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, Scotland, is one of Glasgow's most iconic landmarks. (Please update the interwiki links on Wikidata of your language version of the article after each week's translation is finished so that all languages are linked to each other.) About · Nominate/Review · Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 02:18, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-48

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

• A new preference, “Enable limited width mode”, has been added to the Vector 2022 skin. The preference is also available as a toggle on every page if your monitor is 1600 pixels or wider. It allows for increasing the width of the page for logged-out and logged-in users. [38]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 29 November. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 30 November. It will be on all wikis from 1 December (calendar).
• Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on 29 November at 07:00 UTC (targeted wikis) and on 1 December at 07:00 UTC (targeted wikis).
• Mathematical formulas shown in SVG image format will no longer have PNG fall-backs for browsers that don't support them. This is part of work to modernise the generation system. Showing only PNG versions was the default option until in February 2018. [39][40][41]
• On some wikis that use flagged revisions, a new checkbox will be added to Special:Contributions that enables you to see only the pending changes by a user. [42]

Future changes

• How media is structured in the parser's HTML output will change early next week at group1 wikis (but not Wikimedia Commons or Meta-Wiki). This change improves the accessibility of content, and makes it easier to write related CSS. You may need to update your site-CSS, or userscripts and gadgets. There are details on what code to check, how to update the code, and where to report any related problems. [43]

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MediaWiki message delivery 20:03, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia translation of the week: 2022-49

The winner this Translation of the week is en:Black Woman with Child (pt:A Mulher Negra) Please be bold and help translate this article! Black Woman with Child is a circa 1650 full-length portrait painting by Albert Eckhout. It is in the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark. (Please update the interwiki links on Wikidata of your language version of the article after each week's translation is finished so that all languages are linked to each other.) About · Nominate/Review · Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 01:45, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-49

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 Wikisources use a tool called ProofreadPage. ProofreadPage uses OpenSeadragon which is an open source tool. The OpenSeadragon JavaScript API has been significantly re-written to support dynamically loading images. The functionality provided by the older version of the API should still work but it is no longer supported. User scripts and gadgets should migrate over to the newer version of the API. The functionality provided by the newer version of the API is documented on MediaWiki. [44][45]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 6 December. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 7 December. It will be on all wikis from 8 December (calendar).

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MediaWiki message delivery 00:41, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-50

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

• An A/B test has begun at 15 Wikipedias for DiscussionTools on mobile. Half of the editors on the mobile web site will have access to the Reply tool and other features. [46]
• The character = cannot be used in new usernames, to make usernames work better with templates. Existing usernames are not affected. [47]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 13 December. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 14 December. It will be on all wikis from 15 December (calendar).
• The HTML markup used by DiscussionTools to show discussion metadata below section headings will be inserted after these headings, not inside of them. This change improves the accessibility of discussion pages for screen reader software. [48]

Events

• The fourth edition of the Coolest Tool Award will happen online on Friday 16 December 2022 at 17:00 UTC! The event will be live-streamed on YouTube in the MediaWiki channel and added to Commons afterwards.

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MediaWiki message delivery 23:35, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-51

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Tech News

• Because of the holidays the next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 9 January 2023.

Recent changes

• On a user's contributions page, you can filter it for edits with a tag like 'reverted'. Now, you can also filter for all edits that are not tagged like that. This was part of a Community Wishlist 2022 request. [49]
• A new function has been used for gadget developers to add content underneath the title on article pages. This is considered a stable API that should work across all skins. Documentation is available. [50]
• One of our test wikis is now being served from a new infrastructure powered by Kubernetes (read more). More Wikis will switch to this new infrastructure in early 2023. Please test and let us know of any issues. [51]

Problems

• Last week, all wikis had no edit access for 9 minutes. This was caused by a database problem. [52]

Changes later this week

• There is no new MediaWiki version this week or next week.
• The word "Reply" is very short in some languages, such as Arabic ("ردّ"). This makes the Discussion tools button on talk pages difficult to use. An arrow icon will be added to those languages. This will only be visible to editors who have the Beta Feature turned on. [53] [54]

Future changes

• Edits can be automatically "tagged" by the system software or the Abuse filter management system. Those tags link to a help page about the tags. Soon they will also link to Recent Changes to let you see other edits tagged this way. This was a Community Wishlist 2022 request. [55]
• The Trust & Safety tools team have shared new plans for building the Private Incident Reporting System. The system will make it easier for editors to ask for help if they are harassed or abused.
• Realtime Preview for Wikitext is coming out of beta as an enabled feature for every user of the 2010 Wikitext editor in the week of January 9, 2023. It will be available to use via the toolbar in the 2010 Wikitext editor. The feature was the 4th most popular wish of the Community Wishlist Survey 2021.

Events

• You can now register for the Wikimedia Hackathon 2023, taking place on May 19–21 in Athens, Greece. You can also apply for a scholarship until January 14th.

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MediaWiki message delivery 00:00, 20 December 2022 (UTC)