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Arrest of Matthew Hedges
Hello, I am new to Wikipedia so please forgive my ignorance on all of this. The Arrest of Matthew Hedges page is full of errors which I have tried to change, but I see now that these changes have not been accepted for various reasons including the sources. The problem is, a lot of the sources used are news stories which contain wrong information themselves. For example, his occupation. He is a PhD student, not a cyber intelligence analyst. How do you recommend we ensure the correct information is on the page even though some sources contain the wrong information and are being used as proof of a fact? Your help is much appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eisseiss (talk • contribs) 11:10, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
February 2019
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It is strongly recommended that you use this before saving. If you have any questions, contact the help desk for assistance. Thank you. Joseph2302 (talk) 11:41, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
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DYK nomination of Stephen Twinoburyo
Hello! Your submission of Stephen Twinoburyo 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! Yoninah (talk) 22:07, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
DYK for Erica Pappritz
On 4 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Erica Pappritz, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1956, German civil servant Erica Pappritz co-wrote a book on etiquette which included sections on correct odour and on how Bonn diplomats liked to carry umbrellas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Erica Pappritz. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Erica Pappritz), 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.
Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 4 February 2019 (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
- It was easy to untick a box by accident in Special:Preferences. This will now be fixed. [1]
The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 5 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 6 February. It will be on all wikis from 7 February (calendar).
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17:12, 4 February 2019 (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 use the
amboxCSS class to show page issues to mobile readers. When you useamboxthere are classes you can use.
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 12 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 13 February. It will be on all wikis from 14 February (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 13 February at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.
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18:45, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
ITN recognition for Maximilian Reinelt
On 11 February 2019, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Maximilian Reinelt, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 22:20, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
DYK for Stephen Twinoburyo
On 17 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stephen Twinoburyo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Stephen Twinoburyo, a Ugandan expatriate in South Africa, said that Ugandans were unhappy about the ticket prices for the 2010 FIFA World Cup that took place in his new country? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stephen Twinoburyo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Stephen Twinoburyo), 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, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Børge Ring
Hello! Your submission of Børge Ring 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! Yoninah (talk) 20:14, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
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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 thank someone on the mobile web you will now have two seconds to cancel the thank. This is in case you clicked on the thank button by accident. [2]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 19 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 20 February. It will be on all wikis from 21 February (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 20 February at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- There is a proposal to add a red link to mobile search results if there is no page with that name. This is how it works on desktop. You can leave feedback. [3]
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23:13, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
DYK for Pierre Cangioni
On 19 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pierre Cangioni, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that from 1977 to 1982, Pierre Cangioni presented Téléfoot, France's first dedicated football television programme? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pierre Cangioni. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pierre Cangioni), 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.
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
Talk to us about talking
The Wikimedia Foundation is planning a global consultation about communication. The goal is to bring Wikimedians and wiki-minded people together to improve tools for communication.
We want all contributors to be able to talk to each other on the wikis, whatever their experience, their skills or their devices.
We are looking for input from as many different parts of the Wikimedia community as possible. It will come from multiple projects, in multiple languages, and with multiple perspectives.
We are currently planning the consultation. We need your help.
We need volunteers to help talk to their communities or user groups.
You can help by hosting a discussion at your wiki. Here's what to do:
- First, sign up your group here.
- Next, create a page (or a section on a Village pump, or an e-mail thread – whatever is natural for your group) to collect information from other people in your group. This is not a vote or decision-making discussion: we are just collecting feedback.
- Then ask people what they think about communication processes. We want to hear stories and other information about how people communicate with each other on and off wiki. Please consider asking these five questions:
- When you want to discuss a topic with your community, what tools work for you, and what problems block you?
- What about talk pages works for newcomers, and what blocks them?
- What do others struggle with in your community about talk pages?
- What do you wish you could do on talk pages, but can't due to the technical limitations?
- What are the important aspects of a "wiki discussion"?
- Finally, please go to Talk pages consultation 2019 on Mediawiki.org and report what you learned from your group. Please include links if the discussion is available to the public.
You can also help build the list of the many different ways people talk to each other.
Not all groups active on wikis or around wikis use the same way to discuss things: it can happen on wiki, on social networks, through external tools... Tell us how your group communicates.
You can read more about the overall process on mediawiki.org. If you have questions or ideas, you can leave feedback about the consultation process in the language you prefer.
Thank you! We're looking forward to talking with you.
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DYK for Rachel Dübendorfer
On 23 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rachel Dübendorfer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the Second World War, Rachel Dübendorfer was part of a spy ring which transmitted German military information to the Soviet Union, including plans for the invasion of the USSR? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rachel Dübendorfer. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Rachel Dübendorfer), 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) 12:01, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
Confused - Rachel Dübendorfer
In the "Did You Know" of 2/23 this sentence is presented:
"... that during the Second World War, Rachel Dübendorfer was part of a spy ring which transmitted German military information to the Soviet Union"
Then, in the Wikipedia article "Rachel Dübendorfer", at the very end, there are these 3 sentences:
"As leader, Dübendorfer tried unsuccessfully to contact Moscow through Hermina Rabinovitch"
Then, confusion:
"Dübendorfer refused to co-operate with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, and did not want to send information back to Moscow"
"She provided information to MI6 officers in Switzerland, under the proviso that this information was not shared with Moscow"
The entire Wikipedia communiqué on Rachel Dübendorfer gives the impression she is noteworthy for collaborating with the Soviet Union during WWII. But the final impression, made only at the end, is Rachel Dübendorfer did NOT want to collaborate with the Soviet Union.
Did she share information with Moscow, or did she not? What changed and when? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pgraesser (talk • contribs) 16:47, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
- This isn't the DYK hook I suggested, and it's been corrupted. No, she didn't collaborate with the USSR, the article is clear about that, but someone corrupted the hook to say that she did. Joseph2302 (talk) 18:38, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
- I've asked at WP:ERRORS for a fix to this hook, but not hopeful they'll do it, since admins seem to be a law unto themselves....... Joseph2302 (talk) 18:52, 23 February 2019 (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
- There is a new version of the iOS Wikipedia app. It has for example syntax highlighting and new toolbars to make it easier to write wikitext. It also has night mode, a find-on-page function and other things. You can give feedback and suggestions. [4]
Changes later this week
- When you look at your watchlist or the recent changes page you can use the new filters for edit review. There you can choose tags to filter different edits. Empty tags will no longer be shown. [5]
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 26 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 27 February. It will be on all wikis from 28 February (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 27 February at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- The Wikipedia app for Android will invite users to add Wikidata descriptions to Wikidata objects that have Wikipedia articles but no Wikidata descriptions. It will only invite users who have added a number of Wikidata descriptions in the app without being reverted. This is to avoid spam and bad edits. You can read more and leave feedback.
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21:17, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
DYK for Børge Ring
On 28 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Børge Ring, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the main award of the Danish Animation Society is named after Børge Ring (pictured), who directed the Oscar-winning animated short film Anna & Bella? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Børge Ring. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Børge Ring), 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.