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The Signpost: 30 September 2015

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation fundraising report, Montreal to host 2017 Wikimania

A year of fundraising and a controversial decision.

In the media: Irish legislative editing; coffee quarrel; more sports vandalism

More Wikipedia editing in the news.

Op-ed: Wikipedia needs more administrators

Low numbers of active admins and high standards for adminship make a troubling combination.

Recent research: Wiktionary special; newbies, conflict and tolerance; Is Wikipedia's search function inferior?

A look at newly published Wikipedia research.

Tech news: Tech news in brief

Community technical news

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Tech News: 2015-41

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

Recent changes

The link editor in the visual editor now shows results below the search box. This improves the usability on desktop and mobile. [1]
The description at Special:ChangeEmail now clearly explains that the page can also be used to remove your email. [2]

Changes this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from October 6. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from October 7. It will be on all Wikipedias from October 8 (calendar).
UploadWizard will remind users to add a category. [3]
UploadWizard's category selectors will be easier to use. [4]
A new Cite error will be shown if a named reference is defined more than once in the same article. [5]

Meetings

You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on 6 October at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes

Wikidata requests your input on how to improve the editing of Wikidata's data in other locations, such as Wikipedias.

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18:33, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

TDA

I read TDA's talk page and also followed your invitation to reflect on his recent edits and I don't know what the problem is. He voices his opinion about what's going on in WP and WPO, but he doesn't out anyone or call anyone names. Giano, among others, also used to do the same thing whenever he was blocked and no one ever shut off his talk page access. It looks like you're just trying to silence this editor's opinions even though he's not violating any policies. Cla68 (talk) 00:13, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

And by the way, inviting someone to "reflect on their recent edits" is incredibly patronizing and condescending. I know it's part of WP culture for WP admins to talk to non-admin editors that way, especially editors who have just been blocked, but it's likely one of the reasons why WP's editor base is so rapidly declining. Would you say that to TDA or anyone else if he/she was standing face-to-face, looking you in the eye? I seriously doubt it, because I wouldn't tell you something like that to your face, even if we had a work-related supervisor/subordinate relationship. I would only talk that way to one of my children, and only before they turn 15 years old. I don't know why you all think you can treat people like that, except you're blinded by the anonymity of the internet and brings out the worst in you. Cla68 (talk) 00:17, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

I also saw this and my reaction was the opposite. User talk pages are not soapboxes or forums. I'm usually willing to allow some leeway for blocked editors to discuss things not related to their block, but the whole point of a block is to prevent the blocked editor from editing. Bypassing that by posting on your own talk page and pinging people in order to express your opinions defeats the point of the block. Besides, the whole "Message to SLOWP observers" thread is yet another violation of his Gamergate topic ban—the topic ban for which he was originally blocked for violating. For the third time. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:30, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

(edit conflict) (talk page stalker) Blocked users should only be editing their talk pages to appeal or request clarification of their block, anyone persistently using their talk page for other purposes should and in most cases will have their ability to edit it removed. TDA was not attempting to appeal or clarify his block, and was attempting to participate in Wikipedia by proxy and so 5AS' action was correct. I do not believe that the phrasing was intended to be patronising (it would be rather out of character for one thing), and while it could be seen as impolite I do not see it as a major issue. Thryduulf (talk) 00:34, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Hi Cla68 sorry but talk pages are not forums or soapboxes and when you are blocked they should only be used to discuss possible unblocking. The way TDA was using his talk page was to get a way of editing Wikipedia whilst blocked. So, I treated them the way I would any other person who evades their block which is to increase the original block and to revoke talk page access as that was being abused. Sorry if I came across as patronising, I can assure you that was not meant.--5 albert square (talk) 00:42, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	Great job! Lonjing (talk) 10:56, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 07 October 2015

Op-ed: Walled gardens of corruption

Kazakhstan and Wikipedia: A marriage made in hell.

Traffic report: Reality is for losers

English speakers, like most of humanity, are primarily a northern-hemispheric people, and as autumn draws close and the days grow shorter, as a group we tend to huddle around our flickering screens and remember what matters: TV, movies, sports and, of course, crazy doomsday prophecies.

Featured content: This Week's Featured Content

Some of Wikipedia's newest featured content.

Gallery: Winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 in Pakistan

These winners of the Wiki Loves Monuments Pakistan 2015 contest were shared with the Social Media mailing list recently.

Arbitration report: Warning: Contains GMOs

A new case was opened for ArbCom as the Genetically modified organisms case was accepted and opened on 28 September.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

A reproduced version of the Wikimedia tech newsletter.

In the media: Jailed Saudi blogger wins award; PR editing and Wiki-embarassment; Pakistan's third-richest person?

A summary of Wikimedia's mentions in the media.

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Lead section

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Tech News: 2015-42

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 database size lists have been updated. These control special page update frequency and which wikis use global abuse filters. [6]

Changes this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from October 13. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from October 14. It will be on all Wikipedias from October 15 (calendar).
You will be able to upload images to Wikimedia Commons using the visual editor. When the image is uploaded it will be added to the article you're editing. [7]
Pages that show citation error messages will automatically be placed in a hidden category. [8]

Meetings

You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 13 October at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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16:29, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia:2015 administrator election reform/Phase I/RfC

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LO

There were more. There are always more. Done for the nonce.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:28, 17 October 2015 (UTC)

LOL! Why am I not surprised at there being more? Thank you for doing that @Bbb23:. You really would think that they'd find something better to do with their time.............--5 albert square (talk) 20:34, 17 October 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 14 October 2015

Op-ed: WikiConference USA 2015: built on good faith

We believe that human interaction can only make Wikipedia stronger.

WikiConference report: US gathering sees speeches from Andrew Lih, AfroCrowd, and the Archivist of the United States

Three days at the US National Archives.

Editorial: Why the news media needs a Wikipedian in residence

The news coverage we usually see about Wikipedia is neither in-depth, nor specialized, nor systematic.

News and notes: 2015–2016 Q1 fundraising update sparks mailing list debate

Everyone's talking about money.

Traffic report: Screens, Sport, Reddit, and Death

For the second consecutive week, the most viewed article had less than one million views, the only two weeks that has happened in all of 2015.

Featured content: A fistful of dollars

This week's featured content.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Community technical news.

Blog: Third Wikimedia Spain conference takes place in Madrid

On September 25, 26 and 27, Wikimedia Spain celebrated its third Wikimedia Conference at the Colegio Mayor Universitario Isabel de España in Madrid.

Tech News: 2015-43

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

Tech News is trying to make reading the newsletter easier. The icon means the item is in the newsletter every week, but with new dates. The icon means the item is mainly relevant for readers with technical knowledge. You can leave feedback on this change.
Timestamps in the protection log will now be in the user's timezone. Previously they would show Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). [9]

Problems

A problem with MediaWiki made some pages show no content on October 14. This has now been fixed. [10]
Some templates were misplaced in the Flow description bar. This could make it impossible to click on links. This will be fixed this week. [11]
The deployment of the new MediaWiki version was stopped on October 14. No new code was deployed for the rest of week. This meant planned changes did not happen. [12]

Changes this week

Changes that were planned to happen last week will happen this week. [13]
Wikispecies, Meta and MediaWiki.org will be able to use Wikidata for sitelinks. [14][15][16][17]

Meetings

You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 20 October at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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16:02, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)

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The Signpost: 21 October 2015

Editorial: Women and Wikipedia: the world is watching

Time to clean up our mess.

News and notes: Wikimedia lawsuit against NSA dismissed; Affiliates mailing list launched

District court judge decrees that the WMF lacks standing.

In the media: "Wikipedia's hostility to women"

"The lunatics are running the asylum."

Special report: One year of GamerGate, or how I learned to stop worrying and love bare rule-level consensus

Examining the conflict and its participants.

Featured content: A more balanced week

Please edit descriptions

You should be editing descriptions when using Dabfix. If you don't want to: click "remove auto-descriptions" and it'll remove the unedited description. The tool only gathers all information onto a single page to help you edit faster. — Dispenser 00:25, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

OK, thanks--5 albert square (talk) 01:54, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

October 2015 GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors October 2015 Newsletter

September drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's backlog-reduction drive. Of the 25 editors who signed up, 18 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

October blitz: The one-week October blitz, targeting requests, has just concluded. Of the nine editors who signed up, seven copyedited at least one request; check your talk page for your barnstar!

The month-long November drive, focusing on our oldest backlog articles (June, July, and August 2014) and the October requests, is just around the corner. Hope to see you there!

Thanks again for your support; together, we can improve the encyclopedia! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, KieranTribe, Miniapolis and Pax85.

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:54, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-44

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

Changes this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from October 27. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from October 28. It will be on all Wikipedias from October 29 (calendar).
The first time you use the visual editor, pop-ups will explain why and when you should use the citation and link tools. [18]
You will be able to upload images to Wikimedia Commons from inside the wikitext editor by clicking "Upload" in the "Insert file" dialog. You will also be able to drag and drop them into an article when using the visual editor. [19][20]
When you edit a code block in visual editor, you will have the syntax highlighted. [21][22]
Index and Page namespaces on Wikisource will be defined as content namespaces in $wgContentNamespaces. [23]

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18:04, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

58.172.60.181

Can you look to this Edit i think it seems grossly offensive to me. To be honest i know you're into EastEnders but i want to be Revision deleted from the public view because it not suitable for public view. Would you do that for me please. --Angry Bald English Villian Man (talk) 09:04, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

hello I will have a look at this later in work at the minute 149.254.234.38 (talk) 15:14, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Hi, I have now looked at it and I don't believe that this is worth rev del. I've googled what they've put and it's song lyrics. Given how readily available they are it is probably not worth rev del.--5 albert square (talk) 20:31, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Use of RevDel on User talk:John lilburne

What "other valid reason" did you have for these uses of revision deletion on John lilburne's user talk page? Because, having looked at the revisions you hid, I cannot see any valid reason whatsoever. — Scott • talk 23:34, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Hi, I'm afraid I don't remember. After all it was nearly 10 months ago. If you think I was wrong feel free to undo it.--5 albert square (talk) 23:42, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Many thanks for the swift reply. I've restored visibility. — Scott • talk 23:56, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

No problems, thanks :)--5 albert square (talk) 00:00, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia:Requests for comment/5 millionth article logo

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The Signpost: 28 October 2015

From the editor: The Signpost's reorganization plan—we need your help

A call for volunteers.

News and notes: English Wikipedia reaches five million articles

The community reacts to another milestone.

In the media: The world's Wikipedia gaps; Google and Wikipedia accused of tying Ben Carson to NAMBLA

The week's news coverage about the encyclopedia.

Op-ed: It’s time to stop the bullying

Gangs of bullies and trolls rove the internet and make life difficult for the rest of us.

Arbitration report: A second attempt at Arbitration enforcement

A divisive case before the Committee opens.

Traffic report: Canada, the most popular nation on Earth

What's this all aboot, eh?

Recent research: Student attitudes towards Wikipedia; Jesus, Napoleon and Obama top "Wikipedia social network"; featured article editing patterns in 12 languages

New research about Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects.

Featured content: Birds, turtles, and other things

This week's featured content.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Community technical news.

Community letter: Five million articles

The community celebrates.

Please comment on Wikipedia:Vandalism/RfC for a trial unbundling of blocking

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Tech News: 2015-45

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

You can now see how many editors are using a gadget on a wiki on Special:GadgetUsage. [24]
If you are using the mobile version of Wikipedia, you can now see Wikidata descriptions under article titles in search results. [25]
Editing conflicts are now detected when you edit on a mobile device. Before, this did not work properly on mobile. [26]

Problems

On October 26 the Wikimedia sites went down for ten minutes. [27]

Changes this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from November 3. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from November 4. It will be on all Wikipedias from November 5 (calendar).

Meetings

You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 3 November at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join. You can also read the latest VisualEditor newsletter.

Future changes

A help link will be added to Special:Search. Administrators might have to update the MediaWiki:Search-summary message to avoid two help links. [28]
Empty list items could be allowed in the future. If so, this could affect some templates. [29]

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16:43, 2 November 2015 (UTC)