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September 27[edit]

Talk page archives[edit]

I tried using OneClickArchiver on my talk page, but it won't work. I'm trying to figure it out but there must be something I'm missing. —VersaceSpace 🌃 02:16, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@VersaceSpace: It seems to be some sort of script problem. I see that you're using the version by Equazcion, which is unmaintained. Perhaps try switching to one of the versions listed at Wikipedia:One click archiving that are still maintained. Victor Schmidt (talk) 07:00, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I dug a little deeper, and it seems like the RegExp in line 47 is the immediate problem. I am by no means an expert at RegExp, but it seems like the Regex expects the line with the count variable to be present as |count = number, allowing only for differential insofar as that the spaces I gave a red background can be ommited. Victor Schmidt (talk) 07:25, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Good practice would be to make the spaces explicit, and variable in length: \s* Bazza (talk) 09:08, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

SPI with IPs[edit]

Where can I report sockpuppetry/meatpuppetry involving IPs? Is this still appropriate at SPI, given the sensitive nature of the issue, or should I email somebody? Duonaut^{(talk | contribs)} 10:00, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Duonaut You can report sockpupperty with IP's at SPI, but checkusers will not connect IP's with accounts - any blocks will have to be based on behavioural evidence alone. 163.1.15.238 (talk) 10:07, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Good to know. Thanks! Duonaut^{(talk | contribs)} 10:10, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2022 Uganda Ebola outbreak[edit]

hi, I did this edit which moved text from one article to another,(and gave attribution) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2022_Uganda_Ebola_outbreak&diff=1112685173&oldid=1112684203&diffmode=source and I noticed I got this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log/pagetriage-copyvio, what do I do??--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 15:35, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ozzie10aaaa you asked Diannaa about this 20 minutes earlier, so I would suggest waiting for her response. She will not always be able to respond immediately as she will sometimes be busy, or asleep. Please do not ask the same question on different pages as it wastes volunteer time. TSventon (talk) 15:44, 27 September 2022 (UTC) ‎[reply]

ok, thanks--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 15:47, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikidata problem[edit]

Hi--can any of you figure out why Lycée Lamartine links to the wrong article in the French wiki? When I click the French link, it goes to another lycee. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 20:10, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed it. There were some interlanguage links being interpreted as pre-wikidata interwikis. Madeline (part of me) 20:24, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Should work now. Ruslik_Zero 20:28, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed. For future reference, if you want to link inline to an article in another edition of Wikipedia, you need to start with a colon, so [[:fr:Lycée Jules-Ferry (Paris)|Lycée Jules-Ferry]] displays as Lycée Jules-Ferry, and links to the French article. But a better approach is to use the template {{Ill}}. So {{Ill|Lycée Jules-Ferry (Paris)|fr|lt=Lycée Jules-Ferry}} displays as Lycée Jules-Ferry because there actually is an article in English, but if there weren't it would link to the French article with a little "^{fr}" by it to warn the reader that it was in a different language. ColinFine (talk) 20:33, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, all of you! Drmies (talk) 23:52, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dark mode[edit]

Is there a dark mode to using wikippedia? Ebbedlila (talk) 22:16, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Ebbedlila: Yes but actually no. There is a gadget that enables a "dark mode" on Wikipedia, however it's really just a color inverter. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 22:19, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

To try it out, click "preferences" at the top of the page, then "gadgets", then look under "appearance" - Arjayay (talk) 22:21, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]