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Error in creating wikipedia page

Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Hi Sir,

Today I was going to create a page on Wikipedia but unfortunately it was not created. It is saying that only administrator can create it. So i have contacted you. Please help me to create this page : Anshu Dikshant

I have all the reference links related to this name. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paruljoshi490 (talk • contribs) 08:08, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) Indeffed as meatpuppet. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she/they) 10:11, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-20

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

  • Some wikis can soon use the add a link feature. This will start on Wednesday. The wikis are Catalan Wikipedia, Hebrew Wikipedia, Hindi Wikipedia, Korean Wikipedia, Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia, Portuguese Wikipedia, Simple English Wikipedia, Swedish Wikipedia, Ukrainian Wikipedia. This is part of the progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias. The communities can configure how this feature works locally. [1]
  • The Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 will take place online on May 20–22. It will be in English. There are also local hackathon meetups in Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Nigeria and the United States. Technically interested Wikimedians can work on software projects and learn new skills. You can also host a session or post a project you want to work on.
  •   The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 17 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 18 May. It will be on all wikis from 19 May (calendar).

Future changes

  • You can soon edit translatable pages in the visual editor. Translatable pages exist on for examples Meta and Commons. [2]

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18:56, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Snail

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At first I thought this little guy was an acorn. 28bytes (talk) 17:05, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-21

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

  • Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access Special:Block directly from user pages. [3]
  • The www.wiktionary.org portal page now uses an automated update system. Other project portals will be updated over the next few months. [4]

Problems

  • The Growth team maintains a mentorship program for newcomers. Previously, newcomers weren't able to opt out from the program. Starting May 19, 2022, newcomers are able to fully opt out from Growth mentorship, in case they do not wish to have any mentor at all. [5]
  • Some editors cannot access the content translation tool if they load it by clicking from the contributions menu. This problem is being worked on. It should still work properly if accessed directly via Special:ContentTranslation. [6]

Changes later this week

  •   The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 24 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 25 May. It will be on all wikis from 26 May (calendar).

Future changes

  •   Gadget and user scripts developers are invited to give feedback on a proposed technical policy aiming to improve support from MediaWiki developers. [7]

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00:19, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 May 2022

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Tech News: 2022-22

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

  •   In the AbuseFilter extension, an ip_in_ranges() function has been introduced to check if an IP is in any of the ranges. Wikis are advised to combine multiple ip_in_range() expressions joined by | into a single expression for better performance. You can use the search function on Special:AbuseFilter to locate its usage. [8]
  • The IP Info feature which helps abuse fighters access information about IPs, has been deployed to all wikis as a beta feature. This comes after weeks of beta testing on test.wikipedia.org.

Changes later this week

  •   The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 31 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 1 June. It will be on all wikis from 2 June (calendar).
  •   Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on 31 May at 07:00 UTC (targeted wikis).
  • The New Topic Tool will be deployed for all editors at most wikis soon. You will be able to opt out from within the tool and in Preferences. [9][10]
  •   The list=usercontribs API will support fetching contributions from an IP range soon. API users can set the uciprange parameter to get contributions from any IP range within the limit. [11]
  • A new parser function will be introduced: {{=}}. It will replace existing templates named "=". It will insert an equal sign. This can be used to escape the equal sign in the parameter values of templates. [12]

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20:27, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2022).

  Guideline and policy news

  Technical news

  • Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access Special:Block directly from user pages. (T307341)
  • The IP Info feature has been deployed to all wikis as a Beta Feature. Any autoconfirmed user may enable the feature using the "IP info" checkbox under Preferences → Beta features. Autoconfirmed users will be able to access basic information about an IP address that includes the country and connection method. Those with advanced privileges (admin, bureaucrat, checkuser) will have access to extra information that includes the Internet Service Provider and more specific location.

  Arbitration

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Tech News: 2022-23

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 7 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 8 June. It will be on all wikis from 9 June (calendar).
  •   A new str_replace_regexp() function can be used in abuse filters to replace parts of text using a regular expression. [13]

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02:44, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-24

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

Changes later this week

  •   The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 14 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 15 June. It will be on all wikis from 16 June (calendar).
  •   Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on 14 June at 06:00 UTC (targeted wikis). [16]
  • Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get "Add a link" (Abkhazian Wikipedia, Achinese Wikipedia, Adyghe Wikipedia, Afrikaans Wikipedia, Akan Wikipedia, Alemannisch Wikipedia, Amharic Wikipedia, Aragonese Wikipedia, Old English Wikipedia, Syriac Wikipedia, Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia, Asturian Wikipedia, Atikamekw Wikipedia, Avaric Wikipedia, Aymara Wikipedia, Azerbaijani Wikipedia, South Azerbaijani Wikipedia). This is part of the progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias. The communities can configure how this feature works locally. [17]
  • The New Topic Tool will be deployed for all editors at Commons, Wikidata, and some other wikis soon. You will be able to opt out from within the tool and in Preferences. [18][19]

Future meetings

  • The next open meeting with the Web team about Vector (2022) will take place today (13 June). The following meetings will take place on: 28 June, 12 July, 26 July.

Future changes

  • By the end of July, the Vector 2022 skin should be ready to become the default across all wikis. Discussions on how to adjust it to the communities' needs will begin in the next weeks. It will always be possible to revert to the previous version on an individual basis. Learn more.

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16:57, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-25

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 Wikipedia App for Android now has an option for editing the whole page at once, located in the overflow menu (three-dots menu  ). [20]
  •   Some recent database changes may affect queries using the Quarry tool. Queries for site_stats at English Wikipedia, Commons, and Wikidata will need to be updated. Read more.
  •   A new user_global_editcount variable can be used in abuse filters to avoid affecting globally active users. [21]

Changes later this week

  •   The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 21 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 22 June. It will be on all wikis from 23 June (calendar).
  • Users of non-responsive skins (e.g. MonoBook or Vector) on mobile devices may notice a slight change in the default zoom level. This is intended to optimize zooming and ensure all interface elements are present on the page (for example the table of contents on Vector 2022). In the unlikely event this causes any problems with how you use the site, we'd love to understand better, please ping Jon (WMF) to any on-wiki conversations. [22]

Future changes

  • The Beta Feature for DiscussionTools will be updated throughout July. Discussions will look different. You can see some of the proposed changes.
  •   Parsoid's HTML output will soon stop annotating file links with different typeof attribute values, and instead use mw:File for all types. Tool authors should adjust any code that expects: mw:Image, mw:Audio, or mw:Video. [23]

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20:16, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

The Signpost: 26 June 2022

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Can you comment on my noticeboard thread?

Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Hi 28bytes, I found you randomly in the bureaucrat list, I am not forum shopping. I was wondering if you could comment on the discussion I started on the Administrators Noticeboard titled "Challenging closure of Political legacies thread", which may be about to be archived? So far I think no administrators have shown interest and haven't commented. The editors who have contributed to the thread clearly show they agree, but I think theirs are more personal opinions because they don't show me Wikipedia guidance that back up most of their assertions or contradict mine. As a result I am confused and it would be great if someone can give me proper guidance about the issue of closing talk page discussions. A few editors say it's a small issue but I disagree because in talk pages is where consensus is reached to edit pages. Here is the version I last wrote on the thread [24]. Cheers!--Thinker78 (talk) 16:48, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Hi Thinker78. Unfortunately I am about to leave for the weekend and cannot take a look. Hopefully another administrator will be able to help you. 28bytes (talk) 21:06, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2022).

  Technical news

  • user_global_editcount is a new variable that can be used in abuse filters to avoid affecting globally active users. (T130439)

  Arbitration

  Miscellaneous

  • The New Pages Patrol queue has around 10,000 articles to be reviewed. As all administrators have the patrol right, please consider helping out. The queue is here. For further information on the state of the project, see the latest NPP newsletter.
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Ukrainian Melody

Latest comment: 2 years ago4 comments1 person in discussion
July songs
 

today: violin solo and you can listen Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:51, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

yesterday I attended a unique concert - the 18th Thomaskantor after Bach conducting - and with some good luck caught him happy afterwards! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:17, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

... and another 14 July: Voces8, pictured - I have a FAC open, in case of interest --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:58, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

today: birthday music for a friend, after hiking in the Swiss Alps and a funeral with flowers on a bench and a Rilke poem --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:41, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

The Signpost: 1 August 2022

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2022).

 

  Administrator changes

  Valereee
  Anthony Appleyard (deceased) • Capitalistroadster • Samsara

  Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC has been closed with consensus to add javascript that will show edit notices for editors editing via a mobile device. This only works for users using a mobile browser, so iOS app editors will still not be able to see edit notices.
  • An RfC has been closed with the consensus that train stations are not inherently notable.

  Technical news

  • The Wikimania 2022 Hackathon will take place virtually from 11 August to 14 August.
  • Administrators will now see links on user pages for "Change block" and "Unblock user" instead of just "Block user" if the user is already blocked. (T308570)

  Arbitration

  • The arbitration case request Geschichte has been automatically closed after a 3 month suspension of the case.

  Miscellaneous

  • You can vote for candidates in the 2022 Board of Trustees elections from 16 August to 30 August. Two community elected seats are up for election.
  • Wikimania 2022 is taking place virtually from 11 August to 14 August. The schedule for wikimania is listed here. There are also a number of in-person events associated with Wikimania around the world.
  • Tech tip: When revision-deleting on desktop, hold ⇧ Shift between clicking two checkboxes to select every box in that range.
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August songs

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August songs
 

pics and thoughts on 13 August -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:38, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

and on 15 August: "my" concert of the year (so far) is on the Main page, but not pictured, and I don't understand why --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:44, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

the last week brought more outstanding concerts and bike tours, - how is your summer? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:04, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

The Signpost: 31 August 2022

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2022).

  Guideline and policy news

  • A discussion is open to define a process by which Vector 2022 can be made the default for all users.
  • An RfC is open to gain consensus on whether Fox News is reliable for science and politics.

  Technical news

  Arbitration

  • An arbitration case regarding Conduct in deletion-related editing has been closed. The Arbitration Committee passed a remedy as part of the final decision to create a request for comment (RfC) on how to handle mass nominations at Articles for Deletion (AfD).
  • The arbitration case request Jonathunder has been automatically closed after a 6 month suspension of the case.

  Miscellaneous

  • The new pages patrol (NPP) team has prepared an appeal to the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) for assistance with addressing Page Curation bugs and requested features. You are encouraged to read the open letter before it is sent, and if you support it, consider signing it. It is not a discussion, just a signature will suffice.
  • Voting for candidates for the Wikimedia Board of Trustees is open until 6 September.
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Locked Page

Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Hello, There is a movie page and director and producer want it changed, however, someone has locked the page and won't allow anyone to make a simple edit. They have somewhat kidnapped the page. Could you please help with this matter Moeyun (talk) 03:11, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Which page? 28bytes (talk) 14:14, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

ScottishFinnishRadish bureaucrat chat

Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Hi 28bytes, I have started a bureaucrat discussion for ScottishFinnishRadish's RfA. It can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/ScottishFinnishRadish/Bureaucrat chat. Thanks in advance. Acalamari 01:33, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Acalamari, I will take a look. 28bytes (talk) 02:30, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

The Signpost: 30 September 2022

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Administrators' newsletter – October 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2022).

  Guideline and policy news

  Technical news

  • The Articles for creation helper script now automatically recognises administrator accounts which means your name does not need to be listed at WP:AFCP to help out. If you wish to help out at AFC, enable AFCH by navigating to Preferences → Gadgets and checking the "Yet Another AfC Helper Script" box.

  Arbitration

  Miscellaneous

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Need your assistance to delete a page that is giving untrue and incorrect information regarding our sarawak local opposition party

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Hi there,

I am Devora Chung Siew Yen, Deputy Media & Publicity of Parti Bumi Kenyalang. It has come to our attention that some user has created some information regarding our party and our partners which is untrue. I do not know how to delete the page, and it says i would need the help of administrators to delete the page.

So i need your help and kind assistance to delete a page that is giving untrue and incorrect information regarding our sarawak local opposition party. please help me to remove and delete it immediately. The page below is: https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagasan_Rakyat_Sarawak

Thank you so much. Devora88 (talk) 07:17, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

Hello Devora88. Unfortunately I cannot help you because that page is on the Bahasa Melayu (Malay) Wikipedia. I am only an administrator on the English Wikipedia. You will need to contact someone there to help you, as I do not speak the language. 28bytes (talk) 12:38, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

October music

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October songs
 

Thank you for comments saying things better than I could! - You should run for arbcom. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:19, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

You’re very kind, Gerda. 28bytes (talk) 15:04, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
That's very kind ;) - today's DYK: two facts from the two concert of this years Rheingau Musik Festival I liked best, both a cappella singing. If you follow the songs, you see a circus, where I performed singing, and in the end the whole tent joined for Dona nobis pacem. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:42, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
who shall separate us --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:21, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
today featured Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:25, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
leaving the month with reformation and a cat treat --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:36, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
I do love cats! 28bytes (talk) 20:34, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

The Signpost: 31 October 2022

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2022).

  Guideline and policy news

  Arbitration

  Miscellaneous

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A barnstar for you!

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  The Special Barnstar
For your outstanding contributions, and efforts as administrator on this site. Unfortunately this is the maximum of what I can give, which is a pity since people like you is what keep this site running. Keep up the great work, and I am looking forward to what you may offer in the future. :-) Wikipedian10282 (talk) 02:33, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

November vacation

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November songs
 

I was away for vacation in the U.S., pictured -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:50, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:17, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

A belated Happy Thanksgiving to you as well Gerda! 28bytes (talk) 23:50, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Opera and Advent choral music on my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:05, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 November 2022

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2022).

 

  CheckUser changes

  TheresNoTime

  Oversight changes

  TheresNoTime

  Guideline and policy news

  Technical news

  • A new preference named "Enable limited width mode" has been added to the Vector 2022 skin. The preference is also shown as a toggle on every page if your monitor is 1600 pixels or wider. When disabled it removes the whitespace added by Vector 2022 on the left and right of the page content. Disabling this preference has the same effect as enabling the wide-vector-2022 gadget. (T319449)

  Arbitration

  Miscellaneous

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Happy Sixteenth First Edit Day!

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  Hey, 28bytes. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!
Have a great day! Chris Troutman (talk) 20:40, 14 December 2022 (UTC) 		 
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