User talk:Ferien/Archives/2023/December
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FerienBot2
Is this bot going to work regularly? Special:Contributions/FerienBot2 Kk.urban (talk) 16:36, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
- @Kk.urban: It will start running regularly soon, perhaps around daily, but I still need to set it up, I just haven't had the time recently/haven't been remembering when I do. It still might not end up making an edit all that often, as we don't get that many protections here. I also need to spend some time on it soon fixing the function to add protection templates that I messed up. --Ferien (talk) 16:45, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
- Ok, thanks. I just thought that if it doesn't edit regularly, it may be better to add/remove the protection templates manually. However, I don't really know how Wikipedia bots work. Do you have to trigger it when you want it to run, or is it completely autonomous? Kk.urban (talk) 16:48, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
- I have to trigger it when I want it to run then it will run automatically from then on every hour until the program closes. Sometime this week, I'm going to set it up to do it at least once a day when I'm online on my computer, without me having to trigger it. Eventually when I have a lot more time, I will get a Raspberry Pi to run it automatically so it will run even when I'm on holiday etc. --Ferien (talk) 21:57, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
- Ok, thanks. I just thought that if it doesn't edit regularly, it may be better to add/remove the protection templates manually. However, I don't really know how Wikipedia bots work. Do you have to trigger it when you want it to run, or is it completely autonomous? Kk.urban (talk) 16:48, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
Wikipedia translation of the week: 2023-49
The winner this Translation of the week is
Please be bold and help translate this article! Sheikh Hussein is a town in south-eastern Ethiopia. The site has been recorded in the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage List since 2011 as a religious, cultural and historical site. (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 01:34, 4 December 2023 (UTC) |
Tech News: 2023-49
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 spacing between paragraphs on Vector 2022 has been changed from 7px to 14px to match the size of the text. This will make it easier to distinguish paragraphs from sentences. [1]
- The "Sort this page by default as" feature in VisualEditor is working again. You no longer need to switch to source editing to edit
{{DEFAULTSORT:...}}
keywords. [2]
Changes later this week
- There is no new MediaWiki version this week. [3][4]
- On 6 December, people who have the enabled the preference for "Show discussion activity" will notice the talk page usability improvements appear on pages that include the
__NEWSECTIONLINK__
magic word. If you notice any issues, please share them with the team on Phabricator.
Future changes
- The Toolforge Grid Engine shutdown process will start on December 14. Maintainers of tools that still use this old system should plan to migrate to Kubernetes, or tell the team your plans on Phabricator in the task about your tool, before that date. [5]
- Communities using Structured Discussions are being contacted regarding the upcoming deprecation of Structured Discussions. You can read more about this project, and share your comments, on the project's page.
Events
- Registration & Scholarship applications are now open for the Wikimedia Hackathon 2024 that will take place from 3–5 May in Tallinn, Estonia. Scholarship applications are open until 5 January 2024.
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Good job.
Hi Ferien, I've been following your activity for years and I'm impressed because you're doing a good job here. I can safely say that you are the foundation of this Wikipedia. Thank you for all you do here. :-) 85.193.208.36 (talk) 20:38, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you! :) --Ferien (talk) 21:53, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
Image Vandal
Are you able to block this user? They've been spamming penis images on the US and Ukraine pages. Thanks! 2601:240:DF00:5690:74AB:1439:65BA:2E77 (talk) 20:46, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Handled. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 22:31, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
Wikipedia translation of the week: 2023-50
The winner this Translation of the week is
fr:Applaudissements aux fenêtres pendant la pandémie de Covid-19
(es:Aplauso por los trabajadores de la salud) (gl:Aplauso ao persoal sanitario) Please be bold and help translate this article! During the COVID-19 pandemic, applauding daily at a scheduled hour was a gesture of acclamation, recognition and gratitude towards health professionals in tribute to their work at the time. This habit emerged in January 2020 in Wuhan, where the pandemic originated, and then spread to several cities around the world during the quarantines and sanitary cordons ordered as preventive measures, Italy being the first one. (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 02:26, 11 December 2023 (UTC) |
Tech News: 2023-50
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
- On Wikimedia Commons, there are some minor user-interface improvements for the "choosing own vs not own work" step in the UploadWizard. This is part of the Structured Content team's project of improving UploadWizard on Commons. [6][7]
Problems
- There was a problem showing the Newcomer homepage feature with the "impact module" and their page-view graphs, for a few days in early December. This has now been fixed. [8][9]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 12 December. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 13 December. It will be on all wikis from 14 December (calendar). [10][11]
Future changes
- The 2023 Developer Satisfaction Survey is seeking the opinions of the Wikimedia developer community. Please take the survey if you have any role in developing software for the Wikimedia ecosystem. The survey is open until 5 January 2024, and has an associated privacy statement.
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CheckuserChart
Ok, I've tried my best but I can not figure out how to add myself to the checkuserchart template and keep my previous time (which I know should show the current color even though it's referring to a prior stint because I'm once again a CU) and add my current time at a checkuser whilst leaving the middle empty. Do you have any idea how to do it? Or is it a Barras thing? fr33kman 07:01, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
- @Fr33kman I have gone ahead and done that for you. Congratulations on your reappointment. -- EN-Jungwon 11:25, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks!! :) fr33kman 19:45, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
Wikipedia translation of the week: 2023-51
The winner this Translation of the week is
Please be bold and help translate this article! Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge in New York City managed by the National Park Service as part of Gateway National Recreation Area. It is composed of the open water and intertidal salt marshes of Jamaica Bay. It lies entirely within the boundaries of New York City, divided between the boroughs of Brooklyn to the west and Queens to the east. (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 02:05, 18 December 2023 (UTC) |
Tech News: 2023-51
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
- The next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 8 January 2024 because of the holidays.
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 19 December. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 20 December. It will be on all wikis from 21 December (calendar). There is no new MediaWiki version next week. [12][13]
- Starting December 18, it won't be possible to activate Structured Discussions on a user's own talk page using the Beta feature. The Beta feature option remains available for users who want to deactivate Structured Discussions. This is part of Structured Discussions' deprecation work. [14]
- There will be full support for redirects in the Module namespace. The "Move Page" feature will leave an appropriate redirect behind, and such redirects will be appropriately recognized by the software (e.g. hidden from Special:UnconnectedPages). There will also be support for manual redirects. [15]
Future changes
- The MediaWiki JavaScript documentation is moving to a new format. During the move, you can read the old docs using version 1.41. Feedback about the new site is welcome on the project talk page.
- The Wishathon is a new initiative that encourages collaboration across the Wikimedia community to develop solutions for wishes collected through the Community Wishlist Survey. The first community Wishathon will take place from 15–17 March. If you are interested in a project proposal as a user, developer, designer, or product lead, you can register for the event and read more.
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Unblock
The block is no longer needed because I understand what I was blocked for, I will not do it again and I will make a good change instead.
@Md Sunnat Ali Mollik 37.111.196.87 (talk) 19:49, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
- You are globally locked and cannot be unblocked here because of that. You need to appeal the global lock first. QuicoleJR (talk) 16:36, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- @QuicoleJR Please help me how to apply for global lock. 37.111.194.88 (talk) 16:44, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- You can ask for them to remove the global lock by emailing stewards@wikimedia.org. QuicoleJR (talk) 16:47, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- @QuicoleJR Will reply if I email. 37.111.194.88 (talk) 16:59, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- I will not reply, but someone who can unlock your account will. If you get unlocked, you can then try to get the block on this wiki removed by Ferien or another admin. QuicoleJR (talk) 17:00, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- @QuicoleJR Thank you very much. 37.111.194.88 (talk) 17:04, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- I will not reply, but someone who can unlock your account will. If you get unlocked, you can then try to get the block on this wiki removed by Ferien or another admin. QuicoleJR (talk) 17:00, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- @QuicoleJR Will reply if I email. 37.111.194.88 (talk) 16:59, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- You can ask for them to remove the global lock by emailing stewards@wikimedia.org. QuicoleJR (talk) 16:47, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- @QuicoleJR Please help me how to apply for global lock. 37.111.194.88 (talk) 16:44, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
You've got mail!
Message added 20:10, 21 December 2023 (UTC). You can take off this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{YGM}} template.
Kk.urban (talk) 20:10, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
- Done --Ferien (talk) 20:13, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
- I sent another one Kk.urban (talk) 18:16, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
- Done --Ferien (talk) 18:18, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
- I sent another one Kk.urban (talk) 18:16, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
Happy holidays
Hello Ferien: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Cyber.Eyes.2005 (talk) 16:23, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
Thank you for the warm wishes. Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a happy winter solstice as well. Cheers! -- Cyber.Eyes.2005 (talk) 16:23, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
Holiday Cheers!
Hello Ferien: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, RiggedMint 16:41, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
That one LTA
Do you think this user might be part of the same sockfarm that tried to frame Dotdotcomma? AFAIK it's a similar editing pattern. LilianaUwU (talk / changes) 21:25, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
- LilianaUwU, I'm not sure, I'm actually not too familiar with that one, apologies. --Ferien (talk) 21:31, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) @LilianaUwU yeah that'd be it. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 21:34, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
- That's what I thought. LilianaUwU (talk / changes) 21:34, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
- Oh look, they think I'm their only hope in getting unblocked. Even if I was an admin, that would be a hard no. LilianaUwU (talk / changes) 21:52, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
- That's what I thought. LilianaUwU (talk / changes) 21:34, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
Merry Christmas
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Hello Ferien, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2024.
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Happy Christmas
Haoreima (talk) is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year!
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In Indian clock, the clock had struck 12. :-) Haoreima (talk) 18:45, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
Wikipedia translation of the week: 2023-52
The winner this Translation of the week is
Please be bold and help translate this article! Plant blindness is an informally-proposed form of cognitive bias, which in its broadest meaning, is a human tendency to ignore plant species. This includes such phenomena as not noticing plants in the surrounding environment, not recognizing the importance of plant life to the whole biosphere and to human affairs, a philosophical view of plants as an inferior form of life to animals and/or the inability to appreciate the unique features or aesthetics of plants. Related terms include plant‐neglect, zoo-centrism, and zoo‐chauvinism. (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 01:58, 25 December 2023 (UTC) |