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Recent changes
- The database for tags will be changed. This will happen on 2 July on French Wikipedia and 9 July on all other wikis. Please report if recent changes get slower or you can't save edits. This could especially affect editors who use the database on ToolForge. [1]
Problems
- Last week's MediaWiki update was rolled back. This was because of a database problem. [2]
Changes later this week
- There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
Meetings
You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 3 July at 18:30 (UTC). See how to join.-
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00:46, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
Chase Coleman III
A heads up you are tagged in a discussion at Talk:Chase Coleman III regarding your recent edits to occupation in lead sentence and infobox. Would appreciate your input. NinaSpezz (talk) 14:28, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
Category:People associated with Conway Hall Ethical Society has been nominated for discussion
Category:People associated with Conway Hall Ethical Society, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to see if it abides with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:51, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: June 2018
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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
- WebM video files have smaller file size but still be of the same quality. Creating WebM files will take longer time. [3]
- The new filters for edit review tools and interface for watchlists will leave beta. This was supposed to already have happened but was delayed. For most wikis this will happen on 9 July. For the rest it will happen on 16 July. [4]
- All wikis now use the Remex parsing library instead of Tidy. This could cause errors. You can help fix the errors. [5]
Problems
- When you rolled back an edit it could get both the
RollbackandUndotags. This has been fixed. [6] - Rollbacks from autopatrolled users were not marked as patrolled. This has been fixed. [7]
Changes later this week
- When you edit a link in the visual editor there will be two separate buttons to change which page the link goes to (target) or its text (label). [8][9]
- On the mobile version you can find a link to an editor's contributions from their user page. Now this will work even if they haven't created a user page. [10]
- When you edit a discussion on the mobile version you sometimes get your signature automatically added. This will now not happen if you have already added a signature manually. This is to avoid double signatures. [11]
- Structured discussions toolbars will have more style options. [12]
- When you look at Wikimedia code in Gerrit there will be a new interface. It is on by default for new users. This is also true for developers. This is to make it easier to understand what is happening. [13]
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 10 July. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 11 July. It will be on all wikis from 12 July (calendar).
Meetings
- You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 10 July at 18:30 (UTC). See how to join.
- You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 11 July at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- Today all administrators can edit CSS and JavaScript for the entire wiki. There will be a new user group for editing CSS and JavaScript. Administrators will no longer automatically be able to do this. This is because it is a security risk when all administrator accounts can edit JavaScript even if they never plan to or do not know how it works. You can read more. [14]
- Page previews will be on by default for new accounts. [15]
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23:09, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
Nomination of Taxwatch for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Taxwatch is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taxwatch until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. HighKing++ 13:52, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
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 use global preferences on Wikimedia wikis. You can set them on the global preferences page. [16]
- You can now see a new log of pages being created at Special:Log/create. It includes pages which are later deleted. It is now available on all Wikimedia wikis except Commons and Wikidata. [17]
- You can see how many pageviews a wiki had from specific countries. The Wikistats2 maps have now been updated. [18]
Changes later this week
- Your watchlist will show changes from the last seven days instead of three. If you have already set a length preference it will not change. [19]
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from July 17. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from July 18. It will be on all wikis from July 19 (calendar).
Meetings
- You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on July 17 at 18:30 (UTC). See how to join.
- You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on July 18 at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- Some articles have messages to readers about problems with the article. For example that it does not cite sources or might not be neutral. Readers do not see these messages on the mobile version. The developers now want to show them. You can read more and leave feedback.
- You can use
<inputbox>to create search boxes for specific pages. For example to search the archives of a community discussion page. Instead ofprefix:Page nameyou will see a text that explains which pages are being searched. You can read more and leave feedback.
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16:00, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
Awaiting Your Response on the Sunil Wadhwani Wikipedia Page
Hello @Edwardx:
This is in response to the message you had sent me regarding your concerns around the COI with Sunil Wadhwani. I reached out to you last week on my own talk page, but I suppose I ought to be responsible and leave a message here as well :)
I apologize for the confusion caused. I'm not sure what caused the image to be deleted, but given that a more experienced user has called me out on it, I must've made some mistake. But I have little to no connection with Mastech Digital or Sunil Wadhwani. Here is a link to the Mastech Digital website's press room page - Newsroom Gallery. Most of the images here are for public use with respect to anything around the company ecosystem.
Kindly advise on how we can work on this together, so I don't come across as a bad editor. It's well-researched and well-cited, and I took a good month or so to flesh it out completely. Let me know if this suffices as an explanation :)
Thank you. --Nishant.muralidharan (talk) 06:11, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
- Noted that Nishant.muralidharan has now been blocked for UPE etc with regard to Mastech Digital and Sunil Wadhwani. Edwardx (talk) 15:11, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Feras Antoon
On 19 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Feras Antoon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Feras Antoon is a master of the "big-tit-MILF niche"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Feras Antoon. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Feras Antoon), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Rene Strange
On 20 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rene Strange, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Rene Strange's (pictured) puppets included Annie Pride of the Rockies, Mr Bertram, and Samoa the Hula Hula Girl? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rene Strange. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Rene Strange), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
Facto Post – Issue 14 – 21 July 2018
Facto Post – Issue 14 – 21 July 2018
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Overturned deletion
In January you took Stanislav Shekshnia to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stanislav Shekshnia, and it was deleted. In March you nominated it for speedy deletion after it had been re-created, and it was duly deleted by Randykitty. That deletion has now been overturned by another administrator, and the article is at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stanislav Shekshnia (2nd nomination). The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 14:11, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you for letting me know. Will no doubt contribute to this 2nd AfD. Edwardx (talk) 07:54, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Endsleigh Gardens
On 23 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Endsleigh Gardens, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one side of Euston Square may have "tried to bury the murderous memories attached thereto" by changing its name to Endsleigh Gardens? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Endsleigh Gardens. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Endsleigh Gardens), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
August 2018 at Women in Red
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Speedy deletion nomination of American Dry Cleaning Company
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A tag has been placed on American Dry Cleaning Company requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a company, corporation or organization that does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.
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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 you log in to your account you can choose to keep being logged in. This checkbox now works better than before on the mobile version for users without JavaScript. [20]
- Wikis that use Citoid can automatically generate citations for Swedish news sites. This only works in the visual editor. This now works for Swedish public service radio. More will come. Others could use this to add news sites in other languages in the future. [21]
- Editors can do max 90 edits per minute. This is new since last month. This does not affect bots or administrators. [22]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 24 July. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 25 July. It will be on all wikis from 26 July (calendar).
Meetings
- You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 25 July at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.
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09:44, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
Follow-up on Darius Adamczyk
Hey Edward, thanks again for your help evaluating my suggestions earlier. I was recently reviewing this profile of Adamczyk and I was curious if that would be a suitable source to signify the noteworthiness of the FPA award. I'd appreciate any feedback if you have the time!--FacultiesIntact (talk) 23:41, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Peter Wilmot-Sitwell
On 27 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Peter Wilmot-Sitwell, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that according to Peter Wilmot-Sitwell, young well-connected stockbrokers in his firm were known as "orchids" because they were "beautiful but utterly useless"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Peter Wilmot-Sitwell. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Peter Wilmot-Sitwell), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Vanamonde (talk) 00:02, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
Do you expect that a page for the company will be made soon? You added a link on RPDP:AS2 that currently doesn't exist.Naraht (talk) 13:26, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
- I have no idea what RPDP:AS2 might be. Creating redlinks is encouraged, as long as it is reasonable to suppose that such an article would meet our notability criteria - see WP:REDLINK. Anyway, I have just started Anastasia Beverly Hills. Please feel free to expand my short stub! Edwardx (talk) 16:53, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
- Sorry that should have been RPDR:AS2 (RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 2)). If you weren't going to start soon, I think I'd have given it a try. :) Thank you for creating it. I've added the new article to my watchlist and I'll see what I can do. Naraht (talk) 18:32, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
NPR Newsletter No.12 30 July 2018
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Hello Edwardx, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!
- June backlog drive
Overall the June backlog drive was a success, reducing the last 3,000 or so to below 500. However, as expected, 90% of the patrolling was done by less than 10% of reviewers.
Since the drive closed, the backlog has begun to rise sharply again and is back up to nearly 1,400 already. Please help reduce this total and keep it from raising further by reviewing some articles each day.
- New technology, new rules
- New features are shortly going to be added to the Special:NewPagesFeed which include a list of drafts for review, OTRS flags for COPYVIO, and more granular filter preferences. More details can be found at this page.
- Probationary permissions: Now that PERM has been configured to allow expiry dates to all minor user rights, new NPR flag holders may sometimes be limited in the first instance to 6 months during which their work will be assessed for both quality and quantity of their reviews. This will allow admins to accord the right in borderline cases rather than make a flat out rejection.
- Current reviewers who have had the flag for longer than 6 months but have not used the permissions since they were granted will have the flag removed, but may still request to have it granted again in the future, subject to the same probationary period, if they wish to become an active reviewer.
- Editathons
- Editathons will continue through August. Please be gentle with new pages that obviously come from good faith participants, especially articles from developing economies and ones about female subjects. Consider using the 'move to draft' tool rather than bluntly tagging articles that may have potential but which cannot yet reside in mainspace.
- The Signpost
- The next issue of the monthly magazine will be out soon. The newspaper is an excellent way to stay up to date with news and new developments between our newsletters. If you have special messages to be published, or if you would like to submit an article (one about NPR perhaps?), don't hesitate to contact the editorial team here.
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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 design on Special:Log has changed. It will change again soon. Developers are working on fixing problems. [23]
Problems
- Deployment of 1.32.0-wmf.13 has been partially delayed. All deployments have been resumed and successfully done after bug fixes. [24][25]
- Deployment of 1.32.0-wmf.14 has been partially delayed. [26][27]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 31 July. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 1 August. It will be on all wikis from 2 August (calendar).
Meetings
- You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 31 July at 18:30 (UTC). See how to join.
- You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 1 August at 15:00 (UTC) as well as at 23:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- After a community discussion, a new group for users will be created. "Interface administrators" will be the only users allowed to edit interface pages like MediaWiki:Common.css or MediaWiki:Common.js. This is done to avoid technical issues and improve security. That change will be effective by the end of August 2018.
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14:05, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
The Signpost: 31 July 2018
- From the editor: If only if
- Opinion: Wrestling with Wikipedia reality
- Discussion report: Wikipedias take action against EU copyright proposal, plus new user right proposals
- Featured content: Wikipedia's best content in images and prose
- Arbitration report: Status quo processes retained in two disputes
- Traffic report: Soccer, football, call it what you like – that and summer movies leave room for little else
- Technology report: New bots, new prefs
- Recent research: Different Wikipedias use different images; editing contests more successful than edit-a-thons
- Humour: It's all the same
- Essay: Wikipedia does not need you
Saw your edits
I noticed your edits
On Samson Olatunde article. I put the article on the wikiproject Nigeria page, amongst the list of other articles about Nigeria and nigerians that need collaboration in editing. I did that for the sole purpose of inviting other Nigerian editors who are acquitted with the subject to help in the process.
About Sheena Allen, the subject has been featured by world class media houses like CNN, Huffington post, Forbes, Ebony just to name a few. It is all in the citations.
I write based on the stories I get from citations. If for instance, I saw on the stories I accessed in creating the Sheena Allen article that had to call back her products because of a dysfunction, I would have added it. Cheers Aghachi7 (talk) 14:50, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
Aghachi7 (talk) 14:51, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
Nomination of Jake Sim for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Jake Sim is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jake Sim until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Bearcat (talk) 15:06, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
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
- Special:NewPages now has the OOUI look. [28]
Problems
- The MediaWiki version that was released two weeks ago was late to some Wikimedia wikis. This was because of bugs. It was on all wikis 30 July. [29][30]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 7 August. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 8 August. It will be on all wikis from 9 August.
Meetings
- You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 7 August at 18:30 (UTC). See how to join.
- You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 8 August at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.
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19:39, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
John Hall Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hall_(American_businessman)
I am Mr. Hall's Executive Personal Assistant and would like to flesh out his page and help you expand it. I am not sure how to go about doing this in a way that meets the criteria. His retiring Assistant (Ronnica Lee) edited the page back in May but we noted it was reverted back to an earlier version.
For reference material, see below: Mr. Hall was featured in the Documentary "The Kentucky Commodore" on KET: [1] [2] John R. Hall Endowment for Education: https://www.ket.org/the-john-r-hall-endowment-for-education/[3] Here is an article about the Halls: [4] John R. Hall Endowment for Education: [5] Softball Field at Transylvania University named in their honor: [6] Mr. Hall being named CEO at Ashland Oil: [7] Mr. Hall' Statement to the US Senate Environmental Protection Subcommittee re: the 1988 Pittsburgh Oil Spill: [8] Crisis Management re Mr. Hall: [9] Harvard Case Study: [10]
I would love to help get Mr. Hall's page expanded. Please let me know what I can do to help. Thank you! Amy Dusing80 (talk) 13:20, 7 August 2018 (UTC)
References
- ^ https://www.ket.org/episode/KJHAL%20000000/.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.ket.org/the-john-r-hall-endowment-for-education/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.kentucky.com/news/business/article44552166.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.ket.org/the-john-r-hall-endowment-for-education/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ http://transysports.com/information/john_r._hall_field.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/18/business/business-people-chairman-is-named-at-ashland-oil.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ http://digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu/awweb/awarchive?type=file&item=444785.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ http://articles.latimes.com/1988-01-08/business/fi-23221_1_crisis-management.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://avila.instructure.com/courses/40306/files/1727301/download?verifier...1.
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- Hello Amy. Please bear in mind that we are unpaid volunteer editors, and you have to make it easy for us to help you. If there is specific content you would like to have us add, please make an edit request at Talk:John Hall (American businessman), in your own words and with supporting citations (bare URLs are fine). Please use your own words, and use neutral language, see WP:NPOV, and WP:BLP for guidelines (and WP:COPYVIO). You should also look at WP:COI and WP:PAID, and make an appropriate declaration on your userpage, User:Dusing80. That might all sound like a lot of work, but you're getting paid to do this, we are not! Edwardx (talk) 13:35, 7 August 2018 (UTC)
notability for investment firms
At the current state of notability discussions, I think it is likely that a number of the articles of investment firms you have been writing might be deleted. But you are one of the very few people working in this area who is not doing promotional editing, and I have generally supported the idea that WPedians should pre-emptively write articles of companies, to decrease the need for paid editing. Perhaps you ave some idea for how to defend these-especially we cannot obtain total funding DGG ( talk ) 22:02, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you, DGG. Agreed that with the revamped WP:NCORP, some of those articles are likely more vulnerable to deletion. Unlike say, new tech companies, investment firms are often not looking for publicity, so finding in-depth coverage can be challenging. On the other hand, these firms often own US$ billions of assets, and my baseline assumption is that anyone or any company worth a billion ought to be notable enough for an article. Perhaps we need a policy along those lines, say WP:BILLION. Not following what you mean by "total funding"? Edwardx (talk) 14:08, 7 August 2018 (UTC)
- I would support $1 billion as a figure for the US and W. Europe. Possibly a little lower elsewhere. (but the way capitalism is moving these days, perhaps it should be $2 billion? )
- But what is the relevant number?. Capital under management, capital invested via the firm, total financial resources? As you can tell, I am far fro man expert. Some of the investments are indirect, and I've seen the entire value of the firms they cintrol included sometimes.
- For private firms, how good is the information? DGG ( talk ) 18:43, 7 August 2018 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: July 2018
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Alexandra Andresen
arnt this source cited from instagram from same page, so why my edit reverted? --FPP (talk) 15:17, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you, FPP. In her Instagram posting (assuming it is her), Alexandra Andresen has not explicitly stated that she herself is vegan, merely posted a "Go Vegan" graphic with the words "Brace yourself, butthurt people will rage". Using this as a basis for adding "Alexandra is vegan and call [sic] for animal rights" is a bit of a stretch. See WP:SELFSOURCE for more guidance. If she is a vegan, we at least need an explicit statement, ideally from a reliable secondary source. Edwardx (talk) 15:33, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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Recent changes
- CSS in templates can now be stored in a separate page on all wikis. This is called TemplateStyles. This is to make it easier to edit how templates look. [31]
Changes later this week
- There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
Meetings
- You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 14 August at 18:30 (UTC). See how to join.
- You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 15 August at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- The developers are planning more ways to block users. This could be blocking someone from just a page or a namespace. You can read more. You can leave feedback on the talk page. [32]
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17:53, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Doug Gurr
Hello! Your submission of Doug Gurr at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Binksternet (talk) 04:29, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
Alexey M Reznikovich
Hi Edwardx, I can see you keep reverting original citations regarding personal life, family members, citizenship, property ownership etc. You are citing a blog which is considered to be unreliable source of information and cannot be used a reference of biographies of living persons. The blog entry is biased, highly negative and almost personal. Most of information on this blog cannot be verified, highly debatable and simply does not reflect facts, hence I would suggest removing this commentary completely unless additional credible sources can support the fact of acquisition of Maltese citizenship. Moreover, stating that the citizenship was purchased sounds like accusation more than a neutral statement of facts. Needless to say, that information about Mr Reznikovich’s citizenships is irrelevant. I would like to ask you not to use daphnecaruanagalizia.com as a reference for the purposes of Wikipedia page as it is against Wikipedia policies to use Blogs and unreliable sources. If you can find other credible sources verifying statements you make (citizenship, marital status, properties, number of children), that would be great. I believe I am making a point here. If you disagree for whatever reason, I would like to involve other editors. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.214.183.212 (talk) 20:46, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
- Replied at Talk:Alexey M. Reznikovich. Edwardx (talk) 09:37, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Matilda Etches
Hello! Your submission of Matilda Etches at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Johnbod (talk) 02:14, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
Nomination of Fight Your Way Out for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Fight Your Way Out is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fight Your Way Out until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 14:21, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
Your draft article, Draft:Ilkley (film)
Hello, Edwardx. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Ilkley".
In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.
If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.
Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Hhkohh (talk) 11:18, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
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 21 August. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 22 August. It will be on all wikis from 23 August (calendar).
Meetings
- You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 22 August at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- The 2018 Community Wishlist Survey begins on 29 October. The survey decides what the Community Tech team will work on. You can post proposals from 29 October to 11 November. You can vote on proposals from 16 November to 30 November.
- Legacy JavaScript global variables have been deprecated for seven years. They will soon be removed from all wikis. Gadgets and scripts that use them will stop working. You can test your community's gadgets on "group0" wikis. For example Test Wikipedia or mediawiki.org. The legacy JavaScript global variables are already disabled there. You can read the migration guide to fix old scripts. [33]
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16:46, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| Good job at WP:AfD. Bearian (talk) 20:36, 20 August 2018 (UTC) |