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Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 13

News and updates associated with user scripts from the past month (February 2019).

Hello everyone and welcome to the 13th issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter:

Scripts Submit your new/improved script here

Cobaltcigs's DiffPreviewFindLine is this month's featured script

Amorymeltzer's History button links • Headbomb's Unreliable/Predatory Source Detector

Interstellarity's Semi-protected edit requests and Extended-protected edit requests

Amorymeltzer's Crat Highlighter now has separate colors for each user access level

Opencooper's IPtoEmoji has been updated

Pending requests

A script to help administrators handle proposed deletions
A script to hide newsletters when viewing another user's talk page
...and many more, all available at Wikipedia:User scripts/Requests

I hope everyone is having a great year so far! --DannyS712 (talk) 15:53, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

The Signpost: 1 March 2020

From the editor: The ball is in your court

How to stop abusive commercial editing.

News and notes: Alexa ranking down to 13th worldwide

Falling behind Chinese websites.

Special report: More participation, more conversation, more pageviews

A statistical insight into the English Wikipedia's very own online community newsletter.

In the media: Mapping IP editors, Smithsonian open-access, and coronavirus disinformation

We're all over the map this month.

Discussion report: Do you prefer M or P?

Wikimedia or Wikipedia?

Arbitration report: Two prominent administrators removed

Arbitration Committee and the "blue wall of silence".

By the numbers: How many actions by administrators does it take to clean up spam?

Numbers for vandalism and sockpuppeting included at no additional charge!

Community view: The Incredible Invisible Woman

No more "Hidden Figures", let's work to make women visible on Wikipedia!

In focus: History of The Signpost, 2015–2019

Covering Wikipedia for another five years!

Recent research: Wikipedia generates $50 billion/year consumer surplus in the US alone

And other new research results

From the archives: Is Wikipedia for sale?

How long has Wikipedia been for sale? When will it stop?

Traffic report: February articles, floating in the dark

Kobe sets another record.

Gallery: Feel the love

Renewing our vows.

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

A selection of good news and encouraging stories from the Wikiverse.

Op-Ed: What I learned as Wikimedia UK Communications Coordinator

Getting across the Wikipedia experience to the press.

Opinion: Wikipedia is another country

Or: how to best bite a newbie.

Humour: The Wilhelm scream

WikiWorld is back.

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:22, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2020

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2020).

Administrator changes

Money emoji

Athaenara • DeltaQuad

Fishhead64 • Kudpung • Mikaey

Bureaucrat changes

DeltaQuad

CheckUser changes

DeltaQuad

Oversight changes

DeltaQuad

Guideline and policy news

Following an RfC, the blocking policy was changed to state that sysops must not undo or alter CheckUser or Oversight blocks, rather than should not.
A request for comment confirmed that sandboxes of established but inactive editors may not be blanked due solely to inactivity.

Technical news

Following a discussion, Twinkle's default CSD behavior will soon change, most likely this week. After the change, Twinkle will default to "tagging mode" if there is no CSD tag present, and default to "deletion mode" if there is a CSD tag present. You will be able to always default to "deletion mode" (the current behavior) using your Twinkle preferences.

Miscellaneous

Following the 2020 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: BRPever, Krd, Martin Urbanec, MusikAnimal, Sakretsu, Sotiale, and Tks4Fish. There are a total of seven editors that have been appointed as stewards, the most since 2014.
The 2020 appointees for the Ombudsman commission are Ajraddatz and Uzoma Ozurumba; they will serve for one year.

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:20, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

Scripophily external link

Dear CptViraj I noticed an external link to leeuwerck.blogspot.com was removed by you. The link refers to a comprehensive blog about the topic. The blog deals with the subject in many aspects, book reviews, exhibtions, etc. This is a blog I run as an amateur. The blog format is simply used because it is for me a handy work tool. I am member of several scripophily associations. Wherever possible I use Wikipedia for research and I quote Wikipedia sources in my blog. Kind regards, Franky Leeuwerck WikiAlesis (talk) 14:38, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

@WikiAlesis: Please see WP:BLOGS. -- CptViraj (📧) 14:40, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Untitled

is that a better sandbox?;) I am a unicorn believer (talk) 14:51, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

@I am a unicorn believer: Huh? -- CptViraj (📧) 14:52, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

I put something in my sandbox, feel free to read it;) — Preceding unsigned comment added by I am a unicorn believer (talk • contribs) 14:54, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Long March 7

I have nowhere found that the satellite was aimed at a GTO orbit, what is your reference. Cordially. — CRS-20 (talk) 06:23, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

Hi CRS-20, Welcome to English Wikipedia! I'm not familiar with the subject, you may wish to contact members of WikiProject Spaceflight. Happy Editing :) -- CptViraj (📧) 06:28, 19 March 2020 (UTC)