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JoAnna Lynne

She's probably not JoAnna Lynne Decker, seeing as she is an independent woman artist who doesn't want to go by either her father's or husband's family name. Sorry, Decker. Decker? I'm still trying to fit her in somehow so she's not an article yet. Chantal Kohl's Bernadette (talk) 20:33, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Hi Chantal. I'm a little unclear on what the Decker thing is all about here, but if there's something I can to to help, please let me know. It sounds like you would like to create an article on JoAnna Lynne. The basic hurdle in creating such an article is WP:BASIC, which more or less translates to "You need a couple newspaper, magazine, books or the like that discuss the subject in detail." After you've found a couple such references, simply include them (instructions below) in the article you create.
The easiest way to start learning how to make references on Wikipedia is to read Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners, which includes a nice video showing how to use the RefToolbar, which makes working with references a whole lot easier.
A last name of Decker won't help anyone around these parts anyway, there's certainly no article about me on Wikipedia. ;p Have a great week, and do let me know if I can lend a hand. --j⚛e deckertalk 00:49, 21 August 2013 (UTC)


STiki emergency

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 Not done --j⚛e deckertalk 01:18, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Guranda Gvaladze

Dear friend, Mr. Ron Ritzman deleted the article about the outstanding Georgian botanist, one of the founders of Plant Embryology in Georgia, Professor, Dr. Guranda Gvaladze. Please, restore this article (if it is possible). Thank you in advance for your attention.

Answered (far too late) at your talk page. --j⚛e deckertalk 01:18, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/RfC Reviewer permission

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/RfC Reviewer permission. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 08:00, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

 Done --j⚛e deckertalk 05:12, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

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Null Bot?

Would you mind / be able to reactivate your Null Bot on 12th September, to purge the main page so that the random picture feature of that day's TFA blurb works? See Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Today's featured article blurb and random pictures. Thanks, BencherliteTalk 15:40, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

Yep, can do. I'll put a note in my calendar to reactive that day. --j⚛e deckertalk 19:31, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
Marvellous. Thank you very much. I would say I'd check the bot's contributions to see whether it's working, but... (!) BencherliteTalk 19:39, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
Some day I shall make another bot, just so that I can have the logs uploaded without adding any contributions to Null Bot itself.  :) In my copious free time, of course.  ;-p (More seriously, some day I'll stick this on Labs or something so that the logs can be accessed more directly.) Just a matter of time... --j⚛e deckertalk 19:45, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
 Done --j⚛e deckertalk 20:30, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

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VisualEditor newsletter for September 19, 2013

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VisualEditor has been updated twice in the last two weeks. As usual, what is now running on the English Wikipedia had a test run at Mediawiki during the previous week.

As announced, the toolbar was redesigned to be simpler, shorter, and to have the ability to have drop-down groups with descriptions. What you see now is the initial configuration and is expected to change in response to feedback from the English Wikipedia and other Wikipedias. The controls to add <u> (underline), <sub> (subscript), and <sup> (superscript), <s> (strikethrough) and <code> (computer code/monospace font) annotations to text are available to all users in the drop-down menu. At the moment, all but the most basic tools have been moved into a single drop-down menu, including the tools for inserting media, references, reference lists, and templates. The current location of all of the items in the toolbar is temporary, and your opinions about the best order are needed! Please offer suggestions at Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback/Toolbar.

In an eagerly anticipated upgrade to the reference dialog, newly added references or reference groups no longer need the page to be saved before they can be re-used (bugs 51689 and 52000). The 'Use existing reference' button is now disabled on pages which don't yet have any references (bug 51848). The template parameter filter in the transclusion dialog now searches both parameter name and label (bug 51670).

In response to several requests, there are some new keyboard shortcuts. You can now set the block/paragraph formatting from the keyboard: Ctrl+0 sets a block as a regular paragraph; Ctrl+1 up to Ctrl+6 sets it as a Heading 1 ("Page title") to Heading 6 ("Sub-heading 4"); Ctrl+7 sets it as pre-formatted (bug 33512). Ctrl+2, which creates level 2 section headings, may be the most useful.

Some improvements were made to capitalization for links, so typing in "iPhone" will offer a link to "iPhone" as well as "IPhone" (bug 50452).

Copying and pasting within the same document should work better as of today's update, as should copying from VisualEditor into a third-party application (bug 53364, bug 52271, bug 52460). Work on copying and pasting between VisualEditor instances (for example, between two articles) and retaining formatting when copying from an external source into VisualEditor is progressing.

Major improvements to editing with input method editors (IMEs; mostly used for Indic and East Asian languages) are being deployed today. This is a complex change, so it may produce unexpected errors. On a related point, the names of languages listed in the "languages" (langlinks) panel in the Page settings dialog now display as RTL when appropriate (bug 53503).

Looking ahead: The help/'beta' menu will soon expose the build number next to the "Leave feedback" link, so users can give more specific reports about issues they encounter (bug 53050). This change will make it easier for developers to identify any cacheing issues, once it starts reporting the build number (currently, it says "Version false"). Also, inserting a link, reference or media file will put the cursor after the new content again (bug 53560). Next week’s update will likely improve how dropdowns and other selection menus behave when they do not fit on the screen, with things scrolling so the selected item is always in view.

If you are active at other Wikipedias, the next group of Wikipedias to have VisualEditor offered to all users is being finalized. About two dozen Wikipedias are on the list for Tuesday, September 24 for logged-in users only, and on Monday, September 30 for unregistered editors. You can help with translating the documentation. In several cases, most of the translation is already done, and it only needs to be copied over to the relevant Wikipedia. If you are interested in finding out whether a particular Wikipedia is currently on the list, you can leave a message for me at my talk page.

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Non-free files with orphaned versions

Hi Joe! I was wondering if you could get the Null Bot to perform a null edit/purge daily on the files in Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old? This is similar to a task already being performed that purges items in Category:Rescaled fairuse files. Thanks, -- Diannaa (talk) 15:19, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Actually Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions, I think, as the aim is to have the bot drop them into the "7 days old" category. -- John of Reading (talk) 18:58, 5 October 2013 (UTC)
Yes, that's right, John. Thanks -- Diannaa (talk) 19:04, 5 October 2013 (UTC)
Yeah, I understand the issue and it should be a slam-dunk. I'm away until Monday, will file a BRFA then, if the most recent requests there are any indication it will likely get a speedy approval and, if that's the case, would be running by Tuesday or Wednesday. --j⚛e deckertalk 19:10, 5 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, Joe :) -- Diannaa (talk) 19:37, 5 October 2013 (UTC)
My pleasure! BRFA filed. I'll keep folks updated here. --j⚛e deckertalk 06:30, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
While I will be mostly off-line (as noted on my user-page) most of the next month and a bit, this really is a trivial thing once the BRFA is accepted, and I fully expect to be able to complete this task. FYI. --j⚛e deckertalk 06:14, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

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 Not done --j⚛e deckertalk 06:29, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

Bon Voyage

Sounds like you're off on another adventure! Travel safe and drop me a line if you have any exciting stories (or pics!) you'd like to share. Cheers,--Jezebel'sPonyobons mots 15:52, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks so much! Yeah! It's nuts here -- I'm back from Yellowstone, but doing a funding Kickstarter because I got a residency that will take me to Antarctica (and the Falklands and South Georgia Island) in November, and a separate residency that will take me to Iceland for the entire month of January. I'll definitely have some time here in December, but I really don't expect to catch my breath until February. It's making me a little crazy, but oh my goodness what a first-class set of problems to have! --j⚛e deckertalk 15:56, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
Indeed!--Jezebel'sPonyobons mots 16:13, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

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Randy Gage

Hi Joe Decker, Please remove protection from Randy Gage, I have a new content for it. I made same request to Jclemens. Thank you. —JOHNMOORofMOORLAND (talk) 18:57, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

Can you show me that that will address the issues raised in Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Gage,_Randy_Paul? I'd recommend creating a draft via Articles for Creation, so that we can see that. I'll be happy to unprotect it if notability and non-promotional content are demonstrated. --j⚛e deckertalk 19:46, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
I understand your concerns. I am aware of the many failed attempts at creating this article. The issues are about notability and advertising, but the subject is presently noteworthy. I rescue such articles, but sorry, I do not contribute through AfC and I do not use sandbox; I use the preview feature and save codes in text files. From my previous contributions, you will know how my tone is—not promotional, and to demonstrate notability, please see:
  1. Patricia Reaney (November 8, 2012). "'The Racketeer' retains top spot on U.S. bestseller list". Reuters. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  2. "Hardcover Nonfiction". Publishers Weekly. November 12, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  3. "Hardcover Advice & Misc". The New York Times. November 18, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  4. "Library of Congress Online Catalog". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  5. Randy Pennington. "The 6-Minute Speech and the Monster Under the Bed". Speaker. National Speakers Association. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  6. "CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame". National Speakers Association. Retrieved September 17, 2013. — Note: this is Google cache (text only) of the web page; the page on NSA website is currently having problems! Scroll down.
  7. "Nido Qubein Philanthropist of the Year Award". National Speakers Association. Retrieved September 17, 2013. — Note: this is Google cache (text only) of the web page; the page on NSA website is currently having problems! Scroll down.
  8. "HOF: Membership > South Florida Amateur Athletic Association Hall of Fame". South Florida Amateur Athletic Association. May 20, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  9. "Randy Gage: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  10. Rubin Khoo (March 1, 2007). "Inspired to succeed". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  11. "Learn The 'Habits Of Prosperous People' From Randy Gage". KCAL-TV. September 12, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  12. Chris Nelson (November 14, 2012). "Author Randy Gage says forgiveness is tool of empowerment". Calgary Herald. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  13. Jen Weigel (January 10, 2012). "'I quit' can be good for you". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  14. Marla Tabaka (October 31, 2012). "Winning the Next Wave of the Internet: Mobile". Inc. (magazine). Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  15. Christine Hall (March 1, 2013). "The Most Disruptive Marketing Trends Of 2013". Forbes. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  16. Brian Malina (March 29, 1998). "Earning Baskets of Money: Network Marketing Industry is Woven of Friendships and Contacts". The Times Leader. Retrieved September 17, 2013. {{cite news}}: line feed character in |title= at position 26 (help)
  17. Jahna Berry (April 7, 1998). "Alternative for Some: Network-Marketing Jobs - Investors Urged to Use Caution, Research". The Blade (newspaper). Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  18. "MLM has Pros and Cons". The Augusta Chronicle. October 18, 1998. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  19. Karen Putz (October 1, 2012). "Randy Gage: Risky is the New Safe". ChicagoNow. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  20. "Randy Gage". Networking Times. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  21. "About: Randy Gage". Small Business Trends. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  22. "Author Archives: Randy Gage". Inspiyr.com. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
Note that 20-22 are only pointing to articles written/contributed by the subject, Randy Gage. There are many more references. I assure you that you would not find much faults (if any) in my contribution.
—JOHNMOORofMOORLAND (talk) 10:50, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Hi Joe Decker, Have you considered my response or the links above? Please, remove the protection or set it to autoconfirm users, so I can post my content. Thank you. —JOHNMOORofMOORLAND (talk) 18:17, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

Hi Johnmoor, I hope to dig through that and the history of the AfD, hopefully tomorrow. I've just returned from a long work trip, and have quite a bit of paying work I need to catch up on. If you have produced a draft, a pointer to that might be helpful as well.
Alternatively, you could create a draft at WP:AFC, which takes a little time, but will eventually get you direct feedback on the article before it's put into mainspace. Thanks for understanding. --j⚛e deckertalk 06:32, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
You did not read or understood my previous response, part of it reads "The issues are about notability and advertising, but the subject is presently noteworthy. I rescue such articles, but sorry, I do not contribute through AfC and I do not use sandbox; I use the preview feature and save codes in text files." In any case, I have recreated the article here—Randy Gage (prosperity coach); I will move it to Randy Gage whenever you remove the protection. Thank you. —JOHNMOORofMOORLAND (talk) 17:31, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
I'm sorry, John, you're correct that I haven't had the time, for work and personal reasons, to read your responses here in the detail they deserve. I'll either address them in 24 hours or hand the issue off to another admin. Best, --j⚛e deckertalk 19:57, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
I'm afraid to my eye the article still has some issues with non-encyclopedic tone that haven't been addressed, and the history of the article being used as advertising was the reason the AfD resolved in favor of protection in the first place. Because I will again soon be out of town and literally away from the internet, at least mostly, through Thanksgiving, I'm probably the wrong person to guide you through what needs to be done, I'd recommend slapping an AfC tag on it and working with the folks there. You're welcome to point AfC reviewers at the text here, I've no objection to other admins removing protection if they feel that the promotionally issues have been addressed. Thanks for your patience--I really thought I'd be able to give you an answer before this. Best regards, --Joe
fwiw, I speedy deleted the new article as G11 , and protected the new title also. DGG ( talk ) 18:52, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
Is the new article a blatant or unambiguous advertising or promotion?! (See talk with DGG) —JOHNMOORofMOORLAND (talk) 22:17, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

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VisualEditor newsletter on 16 October 2013

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VisualEditor is still being updated every Thursday. As usual, what is now running on the English Wikipedia had a test run at Mediawiki during the previous week. If you haven't done so already, you can turn on VisualEditor by going to your preferences and choosing the item, "MediaWiki:Visualeditor-preference-enable".

The reference dialog for all Wikipedias, especially the way it handles citation templates, is being redesigned. Please offer suggestions and opinions at mw:VisualEditor/Design/Reference Dialog. (Use your Wikipedia username/password to login there.) You can also drag and drop references (select the reference, then hover over the selected item until your cursor turns into the drag-and-drop tool). This also works for some templates, images, and other page elements (but not yet for text or floated items). References are now editable when they appear inside a media item's caption (bug 50459).

There were a number of miscellaneous fixes made: Firstly, there was a bug that meant that it was impossible to move the cursor using the keyboard away from a selected node (like a reference or template) once it had been selected (bug 54443). Several improvements have been made to scrollable windows, panels, and menus when they don't fit on the screen or when the selected item moves off-screen. Editing in the "slug" at the start of a page no longer shows up a chess pawn character ("♙") in some circumstances (bug 54791). Another bug meant that links with a final punctuation character in them broke extending them in some circumstances (bug 54332). The "page settings" dialog once again allows you to remove categories (bug 54727). There have been some problems with deployment scripts, including one that resulted in VisualEditor being broken for an hour or two at all Wikipedias (bug 54935). Finally, snowmen characters ("☃") no longer appear near newly added references, templates and other nodes (bug 54712).

Looking ahead: Development work right now is on rich copy-and-paste abilities, quicker addition of citation templates in references, setting media items' options (such as being able to put images on the left), switching into wikitext mode, and simplifying the toolbar. A significant amount of work is being done on other languages during this month. If you speak a language other than English, you can help with translating the documentation.

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My page was apparently deleted for the following reason: "unable to find reliable second sources". In actuality, BRAND X guitarist John Goodsall wished to have me deleted simply because of a personal disagreement.

I offer reliable references below:

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I am listed as a 'notable player' of Wal basses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wal_%28bass%29

Video of me performing with BRAND X: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6HJElK6VU8

Another video of me performing with BRAND X: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA7IR6pU33k

An interview with me that appeared on the online magazine BASBEL: http://bashkov2.narod.ru/mst.htm

A guitar forum which mentions me by name: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/archive/index.php?t-1568456.html

A mention of my joining BRAND X at the end of the article: http://overdoseoffingalcocoa.blogspot.com/2010/01/brand-x.html

Another mention of my joining BRAND X: http://www.scaruffi.com/vol3/brandx.html

I am mentioned in a track listing from a recording of a BRAND X performance: http://planetgong.altervista.org/Brand_X.htm

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Tech News: 2013-43

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

New features

  • The "Toolbox" section in the site sidebar is now called "Tools" in English. You can do the same in your language by editing the interface text on translatewiki.net. Someone else may have already done it. [8]

VisualEditor news

  • On wikis with VisualEditor, you can now use it on pages in the File, Help and Category spaces. [9]

Problems

  • On October 22 (UTC), an error in the site settings caused *.wikimedia.org sites (like Meta-Wiki and Commons) to redirect to wikimediafoundation.org for a few hours. [10]

Future

  • MediaWiki 1.23wmf1 was added to test wikis on October 24. It will arrive to non-Wikipedia wikis on October 28 and all Wikipedia wikis on October 31 (calendar).
  • In the next days, servers in San Francisco will start providing (cached) content to users located in Oceania. If you are in that area and notice problems, please tell us. [11]
  • You will soon be able to test new features easily using the "Beta Features" view. VisualEditor will be in the list on sites where it works and isn't automatically enabled. Another example is a set of changes in the article text style.

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09:41, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #82

Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.
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Tech News: 2013-44

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

New features

  • The style and colors for warning boxes, error messages, and success messages in all skins of MediaWiki has been changed. [12]

VisualEditor news

  • You will soon be able to switch from editing in VisualEditor to editing wikitext directly without having to save the page. You can't yet switch from wikitext to VisualEditor but developers hope to make it possible in the future. [13]

Problems

  • There was a problem on October 31 during the activation of MediaWiki 1.22wmf2 on test wikis. mediawiki.org was also broken, and if you had problems logging in, it was probably because of this as well.

Future

  • Because of the problem with MediaWiki 1.22wmf2, the calendar has changed. It will be added to mediawiki.org and non-Wikipedia sites on November 4, and all Wikipedia sites on November 7.

JavaScript / Gadget developers

  • Due to a recent change, gadgets and user scripts that use jQuery UI should explicitly load the appropriate modules, as they may not be loaded by default. [14]
  • Developers have started to remove long-deprecated methods. You should check the JavaScript console (in debug=true mode) and look for deprecation warnings and their stack trace. [15]

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10:31, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

New RFC on draft namespace

Hello,

As one of the participants in the previous related discussion, you are requested to comment on the RFC on creating a new Draft namespace at the Village Pump.

Thank you, TheOriginalSoni (talk) 19:46, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #83

Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.
Read the full report · Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 21:50, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #84

Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.
Read the full report · Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 21:50, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #85

Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.
Read the full report · Unsubscribe · John F. Lewis 21:50, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Tech News: 2013-45

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

New features

  • You can now use the "Autonym" font of the Universal Language Selector (ULS) to display the name of languages (for example in navigation templates) in their correct script. To do this, add the CSS class "autonym" to the elements that include language names. Note that this font only works for the name of languages, not for any other text. [16]

Problems

  • There was a problem with Parsoid (the program used by VisualEditor to convert wikitext to annotated HTML) on November 4, between 19:40 and 20:40 (UTC). Encoding issues caused non-ASCII characters (including those with diacritics, like "é") to be broken when converted to wikitext and saved to the page. [17]

Future

  • The Beta Features tool is now available on Commons and Meta-Wiki. With it, you can test new features before they're added for everyone. The plan is to add this tool to all wikis on November 21. [18]
  • MediaWiki 1.23wmf3 was added to test wikis on November 7. It will arrive to non-Wikipedia wikis on November 12 and all Wikipedia wikis on November 14 (calendar). [19]
  • The MassMessage tool will be added to all wikis on November 14. It will make it simpler to send messages across wikis. [20]
  • The button of the Search page will soon be changed to be blue and bigger (see the difference). [21]
  • You will soon be able to add a page name as parameter for {{REVISIONID}}, {{REVISIONUSER}} and {{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}} and similar functions, by writing for example {{REVISIONID:Apple}}. [22]
  • In the future, when you hide a CentralNotice banner on a wiki, it will also be hidden on other Wikimedia sites. [23]

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13:03, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Multimodality concern

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Multimodality, a page you created, has not been edited in 6 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it.

You may request Userfication of the content if it meets requirements.

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Wikidata weekly summary #88

Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.
Read the full report · Unsubscribe · John F. Lewis 21:50, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Hey, check my blog

Actually, I'd appreciate your take on User:Lexein/Don't say "violate". --Lexein (talk) 13:58, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #87

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Tech News: 2013-49

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

This newsletter is now posted using MediaWiki message delivery.

New features

  • The CommonsMetadata feature was added to all wikis. It creates metadata information about multimedia files (like their license) that can be read automatically by computer programs. It not only works for Commons, but for all wikis, and you can use it for files on your wiki by editing templates used to describe metadata. [24]
  • JavaScript code used on Wikimedia sites is now saved locally on your computer to load faster. [25]

VisualEditor

  • You can now paste formatted content copied from external sources (not just as plain text) into VisualEditor; this includes copy/pasting from other VisualEditor windows. [26]
  • You can now open VisualEditor by adding ?veaction=edit to the page URL, regardless of your user preferences. [27]
  • Many bugs have been fixed, and VisualEditor should also look faster, for example when you save a page. [28]

Problems

  • Due to issues, the new search tool ("CirrusSearch") was recently removed from wikis where it was enabled, then added again. [29]

Future

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08:38, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Library Survey

As a subscriber to one of The Wikipedia Library's programs, we'd like to hear your thoughts about future donations and project activities in this brief survey. Thanks and cheers, Ocaasi t | c 14:58, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

Mr. Decker, if you could spare a moment...

...could you please take a look at this page: [[31]]


Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.141.208.125 (talk) 22:20, 11 December 2013 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement

Oracle bone of the Shang Dynasty, ancient China – an example of recorded history
Hello, Joe Decker:

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection.

Posted by: Northamerica1000(talk) 04:17, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Tech News: 2013-50

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

New features

VisualEditor

  • The toolbar is now simpler; all text styles (bold, italics, underline, subscript, etc.) are in the same menu, and the "More" menu is called "Insert". [34]
  • You can now use a basic tool to add special characters to your text. You can add more characters (useful in your language) by editing the MediaWiki interface on translatewiki.net.
  • The tool to add and edit mathematical text is now called "formula". [35]

Problems

  • There was a problem with the "Create a book" tool (Collection); books could only be exported to PDF format. The change has been undone. [36]
  • The log-in system for external tools ("OAuth") was broken on wikis that tested the new search tool. It was fixed last week. [37] [38]
  • Because of a bug, this newsletter is delivered to users using the new MediaWiki message delivery, and to community pages using the old EdwardsBot. [39]

Future

  • MediaWiki 1.23wmf7 was added to test wikis on December 12. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on December 17 and all Wikipedia wikis on December 19 (calendar).
  • You will soon be able to select the language of SVG images that have translations using a drop-down menu on the image page. (see example) [40]
  • GLAMToolset, a tool to help GLAM groups (like museums) upload many pictures to Commons, will be added to Commons on December 17. [41]
  • A Draft namespace will be added to the English Wikipedia to make it easier to create new pages. You will be able to use VisualEditor for drafts if you have enabled it. [42] [43]

Other

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08:24, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

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