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ITN recognition for Elsa Peretti

On 22 March 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Elsa Peretti, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 02:41, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

ITN recognition for March 2021 Rohingya refugee-camp fire

On 24 March 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article March 2021 Rohingya refugee-camp fire, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 16:17, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Please clarify sources

Hello, on your edits to the Suez Canal about the Ever Given, your source went against the consensus of other sources on the page, may you please clarify this in the paragraph? Partylizzard (talk) 14:55, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

@Partylizzard: When saying a claim is disputed, you need to provide a source saying that it's disputed. The article I've provided is backed up by many others, such as this one, so it's not disputed. Uses x (talk) 15:02, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

I am not saying the claim is disputed by general consensus, I am saying that it is disputed by the other articles cited on the wikipedia section, all of them say that there will be drastic effects on shipments transported through the canal, while your source says the jam is unimportant to global trade, so you have to clarify that the sources are slightly contradictory Partylizzard (talk) 15:08, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

@Partylizzard: There's an NBC source saying the effects will be drastic if it goes on for a few days, while the Market Watch and RTÉ sources say otherwise since there are alternative routes, stockpiles, and it's only slower for them to pass through (not a complete block). Those are the sources. Uses x (talk) 15:17, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

yes, they are sources that partially contradict each other, and you need to include that it is slightly contradictory information

Partylizzard (talk) 15:19, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

@Partylizzard The presence of oil stocks, and the limited effect on price, is not disputed. The NBC article is trying to predict the future, saying if it goes on for days it can cause problems. It does not say there are problems right now. If you think you can re-phrase what I've added to the articles with that in mind (not reverting what I've added, or slapping disputed tags on) please do. Uses x (talk) 15:25, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

@Uses x Thanks, will do Partylizzard (talk) 15:29, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-13

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

• Some very old web browsers don’t work well with the Wikimedia wikis. Some old code for browsers that used to be supported is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers. [1]
• IRC recent changes feeds have been moved to a new server. Make sure all tools automatically reconnect to irc.wikimedia.org and not to the name of any specific server. Users should also consider switching to the more modern EventStreams. [2]

Problems

• When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split. It might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a job queue problem. [3]
• Some translatable pages on Meta could not be edited. This was because of a bug in the translation tool. The new MediaWiki version was delayed because of problems like this. [4][5]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 30 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 31 March. It will be on all wikis from 1 April (calendar).

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17:29, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Gianluigi Colalucci

On 5 April 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Gianluigi Colalucci, 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. Spencer^T•C 17:28, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-14

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

• Editors can collapse part of an article so you have to click on it to see it. When you click a link to a section inside collapsed content it will now expand to show the section. The browser will scroll down to the section. Previously such links didn't work unless you manually expanded the content first. [6]

Changes later this week

• The citoid API will use for example 2010-12-XX instead of 2010-12 for dates with a month but no days. This is because 2010-12 could be confused with 2010-2012 instead of December 2010. This is called level 1 instead of level 0 in the Extended Date/Time Format. [7]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 6 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 7 April. It will be on all wikis from 8 April (calendar).

Future changes

• PAWS can now connect to the new Wiki Replicas. Cross-database JOINS will no longer work from 28 April. There is a new way to connect to the databases. Until 28 April both ways to connect to the databases will work. If you think this affects you and you need help you can post on Phabricator or on Wikitech.

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19:39, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for April 6

Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Timeline of the 2021 Myanmar protests, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page CBC. Such links are usually incorrect, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of unrelated topics with similar titles. (Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.)

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 05:58, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

 Done Uses x (talk • contribs) 06:02, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Ramsey Clark

On 12 April 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Ramsey Clark, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Black Kite (talk) 08:28, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Gianluigi Colalucci

On 16 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gianluigi Colalucci, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gianluigi Colalucci is credited with restoring the "dazzling splendour" of both the Sistine Chapel ceiling and Michelangelo's The Last Judgment? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gianluigi Colalucci. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gianluigi Colalucci), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Precious

updating biographies

Thank you for quality article Gianluigi Colalucci, for taking care of biographies of people who recently died, also reviewing what others do in the field, for updating the Technological University Dublin and 2021 Myanmar protests, for fighting vandalism, - physicist, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2577 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:00, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-16

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

• Email to the Wikimedia wikis are handled by groups of Wikimedia editors. These volunteer response teams now use Znuny instead of OTRS. The functions and interface remain the same. The volunteer administrators will give more details about the next steps soon. [8][9]
• If you use syntax highlighting, you can see line numbers in the 2010 and 2017 wikitext editors when editing templates. This is to make it easier to see line breaks or talk about specific lines. Line numbers will soon come to all namespaces. [10][11][12]
• Because of a technical change there could be problems with gadgets and scripts that have an edit summary area that looks similar to this one. If they look strange they should use mw.loader.using('mediawiki.action.edit.styles') to go back to how they looked before. [13]
• The latest version of MediaWiki came to the Wikimedia wikis last week. There was no Tech News issue last week.

Changes later this week

• There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

Future changes

• The user group oversight will be renamed suppress. This is for technical reasons. This is the technical name. It doesn't affect what you call the editors with this user right on your wiki. This is planned to happen in two weeks. You can comment in Phabricator if you have objections.

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16:48, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Miguel Díaz-Canel

On 20 April 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Miguel Díaz-Canel, 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 00:18, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Idriss Déby

On 20 April 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Idriss Déby, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Sitaphul (talk) 11:36, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment

On 23 April 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment, 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 04:02, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

Are you now or have you been an agent of the Turkish Foreign Ministry?

Not an accusation, just wondering. You're resisting that good news pretty hard. Unless you're sworn to secrecy on the matter, come on, man. I'm not a bad cop, just want to know what's going on. Did a girl from Yerevan break your heart once, too? InedibleHulk (talk) 07:56, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

@InedibleHulk Yes, it's a very sad story. Maybe we can share a few beers some day and I'll get the opportunity to share the story as I cry on your shoulder. Saygılarımızla, Uses x (talk • contribs) 08:58, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

Aye, na zdrowie! InedibleHulk (talk) 09:05, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

Request RE: Canvassing allegation

Hello, Uses x:

I've respectfully requested that you strike your allegation that editors had been canvassed to the discussion on WP:ITNC regarding the recent news regarding the U.S. President's Armenian Genocide recognition. If you believe that canvassing occurred, then I would understand why you would keep the flag up, though I don't really understand why you would keep up the note unless you continue to believe that I have engaged in prohibited canvassing in making my post. I'm reiterating my respectful request on this page to see if you would be willing to strike your comment, in light of the further discussion on the relevant page surrounding the canvassing tag.

— Mikehawk10 (talk) 02:04, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

@Mikehawk10 HelIo, I plan on striking it when an admin has either decided to post or not, or if an admin determines the flag is inappropriate. I stand by the fact the user shouldn't have been notified considering their limited involvement, and I just want that to be weighed when the nomination is decided upon.

The flag is only "expressed a concern" for that reason. It won't (and can't) be used against you as I made it clear it wasn't intentional (which was apparent anyway), and I left no note on your talk page so that it won't be dug up. Even if I just left it (which I won't), it'd be gone from the page in a week and be forgotten. Uses x (talk • contribs) 02:19, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Speaking of express concern, I just got off the horn with Sabaton, old wounds were reopened, and I need to ask you a couple of quick innocent questions about where you stand on the cliffs of Gallipoli and demand you spill everything you know about the slopes of St. Benedict. Unless, of course, this is a bad time. You do have the right to remain silent, incriminating as that might seem. InedibleHulk (talk) 09:29, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

 Done Uses x (talk • contribs) 08:10, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-17

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

• Templates have parameters that can have specific values. It is possible to suggest values for editors with TemplateData. You can soon see them as a drop-down list in the visual editor. This is to help template users find the right values faster. [14][15][16]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 27 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 28 April. It will be on all wikis from 29 April (calendar).

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21:23, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-18

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

• Twinkle is a gadget on English Wikipedia. It can help with maintenance and patrolling. It can now be used on other wikis. You can get Twinkle on your wiki using the twinkle-starter GitHub repository.

Problems

• The content translation tool did not work for many articles for a little while. This was because of a bug. [17]
• Some things will not work for about a minute on 5 May. This will happen around 06:00 UTC. This will affect the content translation tool and notifications among other things. This is because of an upgrade to avoid crashes. [18]

Changes later this week

• Reference Previews will become a default feature on a number of wikis on 5 May. This is later than planned because of some changes. You can use it without using Page Previews if you want to. The earlier plan was to have the preference to use both or none. [19][20]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 4 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 5 May. It will be on all wikis from 6 May (calendar).

Future changes

• The CSS classes .error, .warning and .success do not work for mobile readers if they have not been specifically defined on your wiki. From June they will not work for desktop readers. This can affect gadgets and templates. The classes can be defined in MediaWiki:Common.css or template styles instead. [21]

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15:42, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-19

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 11 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 12 May. It will be on all wikis from 13 May (calendar).

Future changes

• You can see what participants plan to work on at the online Wikimedia hackathon 22–23 May.

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15:09, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Notice about a new WikiProject Proposal

This is a friendly notice about a proposal to have yearly based WikiProjects. You can find the proposal by clicking here. Elijahandskip (talk) 19:34, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

@Elijahandskip Thanks for the invitation. Honestly I prefer to just contribute to whatever I come across, so WikiProjects aren't really my thing. Thank you anyway. Uses x (talk • contribs) 15:33, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

Tech News: 2021-20

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

Recent changes

• There is a new toolbar in the Reply tool. It works in the wikitext source mode. You can enable it in your preferences. [22] [23] [24]
• Wikimedia mailing lists are being moved to Mailman 3. This is a newer version. For the character encoding to work it will change from UTF-8 to utf8mb3. [25][26]
• An earlier issue of Tech News said that the citoid API would handle dates with a month but no days in a new way. This has been reverted for now. There needs to be more discussion of how it affects different wikis first. [27]

Changes later this week

• MediaWiki:Pageimages-blacklist will be renamed MediaWiki:Pageimages-denylist. The list can be copied to the new name. It will happen on 19 May for some wikis and 20 May for some wikis. Most wikis don't use it. It lists images that should never be used as thumbnails for articles. [28]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 18 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 19 May. It will be on all wikis from 20 May (calendar).

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13:48, 17 May 2021 (UTC)